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GOP Meets Reality's Revenge

By Jacob Shelly | March 26

Those of us enchanted by politics are largely dreamers. Like Robert F. Kennedy, we dream of things that never were and ask why not. We ache for some magic wand to realize those dreams. In a society where it too often seems greed is glorified and corruption is congratulated, how dearly we imagine a utopia where the good prosper and the evil perish.

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Sports

March ignites a special sense of spirit

By Justin Hall | March 26

March Madness, the Big Dance, Tourney Time. Whatever term you want to use, it's that time of the year again. Where people across the country cheer for teams they have never cared about before and support players they have never heard of before. It's also a time of great school pride for millions of students across the country, wearing their school colors as their teams march towards a championship.

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News

Sandler gives emotional performance in 'Reign'

By Michael Carusi | March 26

The idea of two people rekindling a long-lost friendship is nothing new to Hollywood, but Mike Binder's latest film will resonate with audiences in a way that few films of such a story line could ever achieve. Binder brings together a stellar cast, realistic problems and current events to craft the superb "Reign Over Me.

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News

Metro brief: House vote on D.C. representative legislation postponed

By Jimm Phillips | March 26

Supporters of legislation that would give the District of Columbia a full seat in the House of Representatives temporarily postponed a vote on the measure Thursday after a Republican legislator attempted to use it as a way of weakening the District's gun restriction laws, according to The Washington Post.

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News

Metro calendar

By Rebecca Kern | March 26

Now through May 28 Katrina: Mississippi Women Remember - Photographs by Melody Golding Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, noon-5 p.m. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. N.W. Metro: Metro Center (red, blue and orange lines) Fifty-three photographs by photographer Melody Golding document Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the determination of Gulf residents.

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Sports

Track teams break personal bests at Navy Invitational

By Justin Hall | March 26

This past weekend at the Navy Invitational, the AU men's and women's track teams set numerous personal best times, including three Eagles qualifying for the NCAA regional meet at the end of the season. The men's side was paced by seniors Dustin Emrani and Brendan Fennell, as well as sophomore Carlos Jamieson, who were able to run well enough to post an NCAA-qualifying time in their respective events.

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Opinion

Don't Mess with Texas (Hold 'Em)

By Caleb Enerson | March 26

With March Madness hysteria conducting its annual sweep throughout the United States, it seems a suitable time to discuss gambling. Americans love to gamble. We spend hundreds of billions of dollars on gambling annually, from the lottery to horse racing to poker.

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News

Campus brief: Agriculture Exchange Returns to AU

By Kyra Smerkanich | March 26

A community-supported agriculture program that brings organic fruits and vegetables to campus from local farmers will begin its second year at AU, according to American Weekly. Students and faculty members can pay $485 to be shareholders, which will allow them to receive 20 weeks of fresh produce and herbs from a farm in West Virginia owned by Allan Balliett, American Weekly reported.

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'Elsinore' explores women's roles in 'Hamlet'

By Ali Goldstein | March 26

Ophelia's first appearance in "Elsewhere in Elsinore" immediately establishes just how different the play will be from "Hamlet," upon which it is based. Shoulders back and voice strong, the commanding Ophelia in "Elsinore" starkly contrasts with the desperate and enigmatic Ophelia who traipses, shadow-like, through "Hamlet.

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News

Senate certifies SG elections, approves first female chair

By Cassie Passinault | March 26

After a presentation by now-former Board of Elections chairman Joe Pavel, a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs, the Undergraduate Senate certified the results of the spring Student Government elections held March 5 and 6. Though many questions arose regarding the presidential elections, it was found by the BOE that neither write-in votes nor abstentions would have had an impact on the result.

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News

Music notes

March 26

ximer "ximer" (Kaploof Entertainment) Sounds like: Something you might hear on '80s or '90s soft-rock radio. Grade: D Al Nakari, the songwriter behind the electronic dance pop of ximer, thinks he's a pretty clever guy. If he didn't, he wouldn't have named his act by reversing the word "remix.

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News

National brief: Dark chocolate improves blood vessel function, study shows

By Jimm Phillips | March 26

Scientists presented findings Saturday from a clinical trial that showed eating dark chocolate improves blood vessel function, according to Reuters. Scientific researchers from the Yale Prevention Research Center, one of the groups involved in the study, presented their findings at the American College of Cardiology's annual meeting in New Orleans, Reuters reported.

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News

PR class aids son of stunt pilot

By Kyra Smerkanich | March 26

When Gemma Puglisi attended the funeral for Nancy Lynn, the stoic image of her son, Pete Muntean, stuck with her. "I was devastated and my heart went out to her son," Puglisi said. "I knew then that I wanted to devote this coming semester to Nancy and to her son, Pete.

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News

Death of Captain America pains fans

By Todd Matthy | March 26

You've heard about it on "The Colbert Report," but not from an analytical or personal perspective, which is why this comic review is taking a different format this week. The issue at hand is indeed "Captain America #25," or "The Death of Captain America." Marvel Comics' "Civil War" miniseries has come to a conclusion and the Marvel universe is a very different place.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

March 26

Volunteering Helps Students Get in Touch with Community Dear Editor in Chief, As students at American University, it's easy to temporarily lose yourself in the stress of writing papers, studying for exams and carrying internships. Sometimes in the midst of all the madness, we lose sight of what it is to be human, to have a heart.

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News

Gymnastics team hosts fundraiser

By Howard Perlman | March 26

The AU Gymnastics Team hosted its Kid's Night Out fundraiser Saturday to help raise money for its trip to nationals next month. Participating children watched movies, played basketball and soccer and ate pizza and soda, according to Julie Wojtulewicz, a sophomore in the School of International Service and Gymnastics Team treasurer.

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News

Black Lips steal show from Ponys

By Hilary Crowe | March 26

For having brought D.C. bands as lauded as The Ponys and The Black Lips onstage Saturday, the Black Cat seemed all too empty. But after music devolutionists and professional pansies Panthers finally vacated the stage, more of the District filed in to see the Lips' kiss-off to decency and The Ponys take on reviving punk.

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