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Staff editorial: Illiteracy Report Shows a D.C. Tourists Don't See

March 26

A recent report by the State Education Agency found that 36 percent of D.C. residents age 16 and over function at the lowest level of literacy. This amounts to over 170,000 people considered "functionally illiterate." According to an article in The Washington Post, "adults who have trouble doing such things as comprehending bus schedules, reading maps and filling out job applications are considered functionally illiterate.

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News

NC college to eliminate all student loans

By Tony Romm | March 26

Davidson College announced last Monday it plans to eliminate loans from its financial aid packages next August in favor of more grant and federal work-study money, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. AU interim Provost Ivy E. Broder said AU was not considering a similar move at this time.

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Opinion

It's Official: Hip-Hop is Dead.

By Paul Perry | March 22

I am falling out of love with hip-hop. The music that colored my childhood, informed an element of my surroundings and socialized me to a great deal has now come to represent a force too destructive for my collaboration. I can no longer co-sign on its bottom line.

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Bland comedy fails to 'Rock' audiences with laughter

By Bryan Koenig | March 22

It may not be a tale as old as time, but films about married men and the temptation of extramarital activities make up one of the most broken-in genres of Hollywood. "I Think I Love My Wife" was recently added to that list. Chris Rock directs the film and also stars as investment banker Richard Cooper in his happy (albeit boring) marriage.

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New sorority reaches out to college moms

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | March 22

While most AU students worry about class and work, students like Danielle Cooney, a sophomore at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and mother of a 3-year-old son, Jorden, worry about leaving their baby at home with a diaper rash. Although groups that cater to student parents have received little attention on AU's campus, a growing number of universities are facing the need for on-campus day care centers, CNN reported.

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News

SIS ranked top international relations school

By Kyra Smerkanich | March 22

AU's School of International Service was ranked a top school in the field of international relations in the latest edition of Foreign Policy magazine. According to SIS Dean Louis Goodman, the Foreign Policy report was based on a study done by a social scientist at the College of William and Mary.

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Actor continues to give serious roles a 'shot'

By Mike Carusi | March 22

After walking a beat in Boston as a foulmouthed but honorable state police sergeant in "The Departed," Mark Wahlberg will take to the silver screen once again on Friday as a retired military sniper. Wahlberg plays Bob Lee Swagger in the upcoming movie "Shooter," based on the novel "Point of Impact.

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Sports

Lacrosse breaks into groove with three-game win streak

By Anna Tuman | March 22

This past week, while many were relaxing and enjoying the spring break, the women's lacrosse team was working hard to take hold of three wins for American University. The Eagles started off its three game winning streak with a game against Central Connecticut State on Tuesday, March 13.

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Sports

Grounded wrestling champ brings AU to new heights

By Erin Keaveney | March 22

In a city where politics reign supreme and the local sports teams are plagued by mediocrity, Josh Glenn is an anomaly. The American University junior made school history last weekend in Auburn Hills, Mich., when he won the NCAA wrestling title in the 197-pound weight class, becoming the first AU athlete in 40 years to take home a national title.

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News

Transfer student helps Big Easy in tough times

By Erika Crable | March 22

National tragedies have a way of starting New Yorker Daniel Hyman's semesters off on a bad yet motivational foot. He remembers the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks during his freshman year of high school and Hurricane Katrina during his first year of college in New Orleans.

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Book a stay at District's Rock and Roll Hotel

By Bryan Koenig | March 22

VENUE REVIEW: Rock and Roll Hotel 1353 H Street N.E. Open daily at 8 p.m. The Rock and Roll Hotel isn't actually a hotel. There is no room service or concierge, nor any rooms in which to sleep. Instead, it's a club that hosts a large assortment of bands passing through the area.

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Spring break begins life-long exploration

By Blair Bryant Nichols | March 22

A mirage is a visual phenomenon that occurs most often in the desert or at sea: the wavering sight of something illusory, without substance or reality. What is it about these locales that lend themselves to fantastic visions, sometimes intangible or unexplainable? Perhaps the extreme isolation of the Pacific or the heat of the Sahara can explain these optical illusions.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Returning from spring break is basically terrible

March 22

We're students too, and we couldn't resist paying homage to all you out there who are just as disillusioned with returning to school after spring break as we are. For your consideration, here are 10 awful things we're grappling with right now. 1. Late-semester midterms.

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News

Texas university picked to host Bush library

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | March 22

Leaders of the United Methodist Church gave Southern Methodist University permission last Thursday to host a library complex and institute for President George W. Bush. Although SMU President Gerald Turner said he was grateful for the vote, some SMU professors voiced disapproval of the complex, the Dallas Morning News reported.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: High rankings for SIS are great, but no surprise

March 22

A recent survey published in Foreign Policy magazine ranked the School of International Service degree programs as some of the best in the nation. The undergraduate degree program tied for 10th with local rival George Washington University. The master's program earned eighth place and the Ph.

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AU's Roosevelt Institution considered top think tank

By Brittany Aubin | March 22

AU's chapter of the Roosevelt Institution, the student think tank, is considered one of the top 10 in the country, according to President and co-founder Daniel Maree, a sophomore in the School of International Service. The Roosevelt Institution, which is the first student-run think tank, was created in November 2004 by four undergraduates from Stanford University.

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Health Center says Gardasil on back order

By Kim Selman | March 22

The Student Health Center announced earlier this year it would begin administering the HPV vaccine Gardasil by the end of February, but the vaccine is on back order and expected to arrive by the beginning of next week, according to Health Center Director Daniel Bruey.

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