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New on the Facebook: Only you can view your profile

By Kaleen You-Mee | April 2

Keeping in touch with friends, or even viewing anyone's profile, on the popular social networking Web site Facebook.com will soon be nearly impossible now that the FBI recently announced it will begin using the site to search for and poke possible terrorists.

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Campus briefs

April 2

AU to host fourth annual 'Night' rally A march around campus and a candlelight vigil will take place on April 10 as part of AU's fourth annual "Take Back the Night" event, meant to raise awareness about sexual abuse and sexual assault, according to an event press release.

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Cherry blossoms bloom, tourists flock to Tidal Basin

By Elena Isella | April 2

D.C.'s annual Cherry Blossom Festival began this past Saturday, attracting tourists, locals and AU students who went to the National Mall and Tidal Basin to enjoy the sights and celebrate the beginning of spring. Akina Hiramoto, a senior in the School of International Service, has visited the festival twice since the cherry blossom trees began to bloom.

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Triple DJ gig sways 9:30 club audience

By Cameron Conway | April 2

Last Friday, the 9:30 club was transformed from everyone's most beloved concert venue to a dance floor paradise as the club owners turned down the distortion and turned up the bass. Canada natives MSTRKRFT and the British DJ John Digweed were the main focus of the evening and provided a backbone upon which the audience could dance to its heart's content.

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Professor Palmer dies in tragic, somewhat ironic handstand accident

By Bob Slate | April 2

Documentary filmmaker and School of Communication Professor Chris Palmer died Saturday from injuries sustained in a tragic campus handstand accident. To promote his standup comedy act, Palmer was posing for a Falcon photographer by doing one of his signature handstands in front of the Katzen Arts Center.

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Hot hot hot yoga: Heated brawl breaks out in NCOR workshop

By Fali Foolstein | April 2

A violent brawl erupted between two disgruntled members of the National Conference on Organized Resistance at Mary Graydon Center during the session "Yoga for Peace" March 12. Yusef Smith, a southern California native also referred to as "Brother Yusef," was leading a class on the movement for free mini vegan shampoo bottles at all Holiday Inn hotels when he spotted an arch-nemesis in the environmentally friendly hotel toiletries movement in the audience.

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Lia's offers ambiance but fails service, food

By Drew Richardson | April 2

Lia's 4435 Willard Avenue Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (240) 223-5427 $10-$27 Grade: C- For more than seven years, Chef Geoff's has been a fixture on the AU campus scene. Located just a block away from campus, the fare ranges from basic (cheeseburgers and stone pizza pies) to elegant (seared yellowfin tuna and rack of lamb with mint pesto).

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Opinion

Staff editorial: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Creates Grisly Catch-22

April 2

Last Sunday, the Undergraduate Senate voted to reject AU's policy of allowing military recruiters on campus because of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The university is unlikely to adopt the Senate's recommendation because due to the Solomon Amendment, the university would lose all federal funding if it denied recruiters access to campus.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Freedom to Marry Event Should be Applauded

April 2

Queers and Allies celebrated Freedom to Marry Day Thursday, which allowed two people of either gender to participate in a mock marriage ceremony. Later in the day, Bon Appetit provided food and cake for a mock wedding reception. The event provided a way for students to bring attention to the issue, which usually only receives press during presidential election years.

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Rally, resolution support Women's Initiative

By Kaylor Garcia | April 2

Contrary to recent rumors that Women's Initiative would be removed from the Student Government's bylaws, the Undergraduate Senate unanimously passed a resolution to "recognize the vital role... [the] organization plays in improving the lives of men and women at AU.

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Popo blotter

By Krian Balish | April 2

Monday, March 26 Despite sub-zero temperatures, the Katzen fountain flowed uninterrupted all night long. Public Safety are investigating the incident, testing the "water" for rogue antifreeze elements.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

April 2

Sexual Assault Reporting Dear Editor in Chief: We are writing to provide clarification for some of the statements made by JoAnna Smith, president of the Women's Initiative, in an article published on March 29 ("Sex assault reporting may violate law").

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Freedom to Marry Day marriages really real

By Anders Gardener | April 2

In celebration of the annual Freedom to Marry Day, members of the AU community got together for some good, old-fashioned pretend marriage fun this past Thursday. Or so they thought. What the mock-newlywed couples didn't know was that their unofficial marriage ceremonies were actually officially recognized unions under District of Columbia law.

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Cave monster spooks abandoned Experimental Theatre

April 2

An AU student snapped this disturbing photograph of what appears to be some kind of cave monster inside the Experimental Theatre, raising questions about what exactly has been going on in there all these years. It's unknown whether the creature is a man eater, but many worry the fiend has no pants to cover its loins.

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French-themed film festival at Greenberg

By Madalyn Wasilczuk | April 2

The Washington, D.C., International Film Festival returns to the District April 19 through 29, this year with a geographic focus on France, titled "Voila Cinema!" The festival's opening night gala will feature "La Vie en Rose," a film starring Marion Cotillard and G?rard Depardieu about the life of Edith Piaf.

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Tech bits

April 2

Sonic, Mario face off in Olympics 2008 game When we were kids, Nintendo's competition wasn't coming from Sony and Microsoft. Before consoles went 3-D, it was Nintendo vs. Sega. Mario was the most recognized name in video games but a blue hedgehog named Sonic was increasing in popularity almost as fast as the little guy could run.

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Freedom to Marry day brings debate to colleges

By Iliana Imberman Berkowitz | April 2

Marriage, an institution old and sacred, is the most recognized public declaration of love. When a couple decides to wed, assuming it's for love, friends and family generally coo over the betrothed and a general feeling of happiness abounds. Such displays occurred this past week, when congratulations were given all around to freshly hitched students who decided to tie the knot at Freedom to Marry Day on Thursday.

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