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Metro brief: Webb aide arrested with gun in Senate office building

By Jimm Phillips | March 29

Philip Thompson, executive assistant to Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., was arrested Monday after security screeners at the Russell Senate Office Building found a handgun and ammunition in Thompson's briefcase, according to The Washington Post. Thompson appeared in D.

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Trailer Park awaits surefire summer blockbusters

By Christopher Patriquin | March 29

All I can say at the start of this week's Trailer Park is... it's about time! Several studios finally released trailers for films that I know I've been looking forward to and you should too. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" Walt Disney Pictures May 25 Before I start on this one, a brief word of warning: I've been waiting a long time for Disney to drop a trailer for this film, probably too long.

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Sports

Women's softball not afraid to play ball with the boys

By Michael Hoffman and Erin Keaveney | March 29

If you wake up early on a Saturday morning and head out to the William I. Jacobs Recreational Complex, you might notice a group of young women taking batting practice or lunging for fly balls. No, the university hasn't sprung for a new varsity sport, but the AU women's club softball team has been filling the spring athletic void quite nicely.

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Playing third wheel sometimes proves rewarding, eye-opening

By Blair Bryant Nichols | March 29

There's an old saying that goes, "Two's company, three's a crowd." In fact, the television show "Three's Company" was playing off this old clich? by trying to show how it was possible for three people to live happily together. But this sitcom showed the pitfalls of this arrangement.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Successful Wellness Center program is a good start

March 29

"Get Fit Be Well," a health and wellness program for AU students, recently finished its six-week run. More than 100 students participated in the program, far more than the 50 expected by the Wellness Center. The program incorporated a holistic approach including physical, social, spiritual, emotional and environmental health.

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Clubs debate global warming issues

By Kyra Smerkanich | March 29

The causes of global warming were the topic of debate as the College Democrats and College Republicans squared off on Tuesday night. Republicans contended a natural cycle of cooling and warming periods was the attributable cause, while Democrats said carbon emissions and greenhouse gases were responsible for global warming.

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Panelists warn against overuse of anonymous sources in stories

By Kaylor Garcia | March 29

Anonymous sources have become "the crack cocaine of journalism," according to Wendell Cochran, associate professor in the School of Communication, who was part of a panel at the "The Investigative Reporting Forum" sponsored by professor Gemma Puglisi's PR Portfolio class.

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'DOUBT' wows with exceptional writing, acting

By Vanessa C. Mueller | March 26

According to John Patrick Shanley, the author of the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play "DOUBT," there are two predominant ways of dealing in America. "There is the culture of doubt, and there is the culture of dogma," Shanley writes. This is the challenge he presents to audiences in his theatrical tour-de-force.

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Sports

Lacrosse drops Colgate in Patriot League opener

By Erin Keaveney | March 26

Marking its fourth consecutive win, the American University women's lacrosse team took its Patriot League opener at home on Saturday with a 15-10 victory over Colgate. The Eagles flew onto the field with a dominating presence in the opening minutes of the game, scoring the first two goals of the half with free position shots by senior Caithlin Gorman and junior Jackie Lane.

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'Most Wanted' reporter savors catching criminals

By Bryan Koenig | March 26

"America's Most Wanted" is one of those shows everyone knows. It turned hunting down criminals into a national pastime, telling the tales of fugitives' crimes and letting audiences call in tips. By no means has the show been futile in its efforts. To date, "America's Most Wanted" is responsible for capturing 923 fugitives from the law.

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AU selects Gill as new athletic director

By Jimm Phillips | March 26

Interim President Neil Kerwin announced Thursday that he chose Keith Gill, senior associate athletics director for administration at the University of Oklahoma, as AU's new director of athletics and recreation. According to an AU press release, Kerwin chose Gill for the position because of his leadership abilities and his commitment to making athletes' academic achievement a priority.

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Sake Club serves ambiance, variety

By Jen Turner | March 26

Sake Club 2635 Connecticut Ave., N.W. (202) 322-2711 $20-$30 per person Grade: B- There are two kinds of restaurants for the average student: those with wallet-friendly prices and substantial portions, and those reserved for birthdays, good dates and when parents come to town - where the prices are usually higher, the food fancier and the chances you can get mozzarella sticks at 2 a.

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No frills, quick service highlights of Greek eatery

By Andrew Gardner | March 26

Zorba's Caf? 1612 20th Street N.W. (202) 387-8555 $7-12 for an entree Grade: B+ Sometimes there's a reason the classics are just that - the classics. Zorba's Caf? in Dupont has served D.C. since 1984 and has apparently figured out a winning formula.

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D.C. literacy below national average, study says

By Emily Blanck | March 26

Thirty-six percent of D.C. residents ages 16 and over are currently functioning at the lowest level of literacy, according to a report released last week by the State Education Agency. The lowest level of literacy is defined by the State Education Agency, as people who "can perform no more than the most simple and concrete literacy skills.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: 24-Hour Library Access: Music to Overworked Ears

March 26

Beginning this fall, the library will be open 24 hours a day from 9 a.m. Sunday to 10 p.m. Friday. To compensate for the extended library hours, the Anderson Computing Complex will be closed at certain hours overnight that are yet to be determined. Student demand, as well as advocacy from SG President Ashley Mushnick, who campaigned on the issue last spring, helped bring about the change.

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Professor injects accessibility, feminism into Shakespeare

By Ali Goldstein | March 26

Department of Performing Arts professor Caleen Sinnette Jennings admitted that the first time she read "Hamlet," it turned her off. The phrase "to be or not to be" repelled her. Many years later, she developed an appreciation for the play's language when she began teaching it, but the characters remained inaccessible.

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EcoSense to participate in climate change rally

By Rebecca Kern | March 26

EcoSense, AU's student environmental group, is helping to plan and organize an April 14 rally on the National Mall called National Climate Action Day to urge Congress to address global warming issues. Claire Roby, EcoSense president and a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said the rally is being planned by Step It Up, a campaign of more than 950 movements nationwide asking Congress to "step it up" by cutting carbon emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, according to its Web site.

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