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What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Capitalism?

By Jared Kotler | April 16

I think it is pretty safe to say that AU is a very liberal college. I also think this is a very positive thing and in fact, I consider myself to be quite liberal. Unfortunately, for many students liberal is just a label when in fact their philosophy is more leftist than anything else.

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News

Forum honors past activism

By Allie Feras | April 16

The 1960s and '70s were "an electric time" at AU, School of Communication professor W. Joseph Campbell said at the "I Remember AU When ... The Age of Protest" forum Tuesday night in the McDowell Formal Lounge. The forum, sponsored by the Residence Hall Association, the Kennedy Political Union, Campbell, SOC professor John Doolittle and the AU Archives, discussed the protests that erupted at AU during the '60s and '70s.

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News

America oversweetened with sugar substitutes

By Benjamin Lozovsky | April 16

Sometimes I have dreams, simple aspirations that appear surprisingly translucent and pristine in a clouded mind perpetually stuck in a sky-darkening and bone-drenching monsoon. These notions, these hopeful premonitions, they are rapidly identifiable and always intriguing enough to at least peruse.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

April 16

Ms. Hanson's article is disingenuous about the risks posed by studying abroad. Granted, being away from home and the comforts of the United States can "seem" very scary, but there are relatively few cases of crime or violence against students studying abroad when you take in the full volume of students going abroad.

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News

Rally advocates for more green reform

By Patricio Chile | April 16

Student members of Eco-Sense, AU's environmental sustainability club, joined hundreds of demonstrators in front of the Capitol on Saturday to demand that the government strengthen its efforts to reduce global warming. The event was part of "Step It Up 2007," a nationwide campaign held April 14 to send a message to Congress about reducing carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050.

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News

Music notes

April 16

All Out War "Assassins in the House of God" (Victory) Sounds Like: A fistfight between the psychotic thrash of Slayer and the street-level stomp of classic New York hardcore. Also known as metalcore without the fancy haircuts, girl-pants and eyeliner. Grade: B Sometimes all a band needs in order to deliver its mission statement is a really accurate name, like All Out War.

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Sports

When sports and politics meet: the recent free speech debate

By Mike Hoffman | April 16

It was a strange week for sports, and a strange week for the world. Unless you live under a rock, you know that "wannabe" shock jock Don Imus (who usually saves his tirades for calling Hilary Clinton a "lesbian bitch") has been fired for calling members of the Rutger's women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos.

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News

Mechanicals garner laughs, empathy

By Ruben Luong | April 16

Amid the tireless yearning, misguided brawls and tangles of unsuspecting love in William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night: or what you will," the cast of Rude Mechanicals delivered a humorous performance last weekend in the Tavern, marked by occasional prancing, drunken stupors and a plot braided with amusing farce.

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News

National brief: Abstinence programs have little effect on teen behavior, according to study

By Jimm Phillips | April 16

A Congress-mandated study released on Friday shows that students who participated in abstinence-only education classes exhibited nearly the same sexual behaviors as students who did not take the classes, according to The Associated Press. The study, which was conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

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'Set' illuminates harsh reality of TV

By Donny T Sheldon | April 16

As a recurring director for the ill-fated series "Freaks and Geeks" and "Undeclared," Jake Kasdan knows how it feels to sacrifice his creative vision to the will of a consumer-hungry media conglomerate. In his first film since "Orange County," Kasdan returns with a wildly entertaining satire of the grueling process television pilots endure, from the casting period to being acquired by a network.

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News

SG lowers executive, cabinet pay

By Cassie Passinault | April 16

During a special session of the Undergraduate Senate April 15, the Senate passed a bill to decrease the stipends of Student Government executives and their cabinet directors. The bill passed with 13 yeas, three nays and one abstention. Peter Wahlberg, senator for the College of Arts and Sciences and sponsor of the bill, said the bill's purpose is to "rationalize, standardize and simplify the bylaws of the SG.

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News

Metro brief: Prosecutors drop charges against D.C. high school student

By Jimm Phillips | April 16

Federal prosecutors dropped charges in late March against Eugene Huff, 18, who was accused of shooting a fellow student outside Cardozo Senior High School, The Washington Post reported Friday. Channing Phillips, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office, told the Post they decided to drop the charges due to a lack of evidence.

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Sports

Gorman big on Senior Day; leads lax to win over Bucknell

By Justin Hall | April 16

Playing in her last home Patriot League game, Caithlin Gorman took advantage of the Senior Day festivities by scoring three goals and one assist to help the Eagles to a 17-6 win over Bucknell on Saturday. The victory improves AU's record to 3-1 in PL play and 7-6 overall.

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News

DPA dancers present 'Worlds of Motion'

By Danielle Lowe | April 16

What happens when you string space, time, music and abstract movement together? You get, as Vladimir Angelov said, "the DNA of movement." On Friday, "Worlds in Motion" conquered the Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre. The event featured eight works from three different choreographers and included different media, narratives and age levels.

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Opinion

OP-ED: What's Up with the 2007 Farm Bill?

By Andrew Wolf | April 16

This year, a bill will pass that affects the food we eat, the people who grow it and the impact this food has around the world. Each year, U.S. taxpayers spend $20 billion to subsidize 25 percent of the nation's commodity farmers who grow crops such as corn, wheat and soybeans.

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News

Black Angels herald return of psychedelia

By Hanna Grene | April 16

Psychedelia had not seen the sun in years. It had been locked in the basement of rock 'n' roll, gathering dust since 1968 - until someone let it loose to wreak havoc. Psychedelic rock is back with a force, bringing the world a bit of color, some great guitar work and another look into psychedelic drugs.

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Campus briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | April 16

Four AU students named AU Students Curtis Harris, a sophomore in the School of International Service; Maureen Reed, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences; Alison Shott, a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs; and Katie Young, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, were selected Killam Fellows, according to American Weekly.

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