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The Iraq War and Foreign Aid: One and the Same

By Jared Kotler | April 2

Many people in this country and around the world believe the Iraq war was an unnecessary war led by a government that thought it was its duty to export democracy around the world. Unfortunately, these same people don't see how the exportation of democracy abroad isn't any different than foreign aid.

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News

Wing from possessed statue injures student

By Courier Plaintext | April 2

An AU student was severely injured Sunday evening after the right wing of the wooden eagle outside the library spontaneously detached and went hurling through the air. According to the student, who prefers to remain anonymous, he heard cawing sounds right before the wing began spiraling through the air, knocking him unconscious and breaking several bones.

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News

SOC creates ambassador program to represent school

By Howard Perlman | April 2

The School of Communication has begun recruitment for its SOC Student Ambassador Program. These students will "serve as the representative voice for all SOC students," said Jonnel Clothier, the director of graduate and undergraduate advising in SOC and overseer of the program.

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Sports

Track teams finish strong at Maryland Invitational

By Anna Tuman | April 2

The American University men's and women's track teams continued on with their winning ways this weekend as the Eagles traveled to Maryland on Saturday to compete in the Maryland Invitational. Not only was AU able to take home seven top ten finishes, but also two wins gained by the men's team.

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News

Practice earns reward for Sitar Center

By Josh Kramer | April 2

Passing students saw it in Mary Graydon last Thursday and Friday. Many people's reaction to the giant cube was similar to Spencer Siegal's. "What's going on?" Siegal, a freshman in the School of Public Affairs, asked. Lucie Jaronowski, president of the Spinoza Practice Club and a freshman in SPA, explained that the reason a woman was playing the cello in a large, partly transparent cube was to raise money for a good cause.

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News

Bathrooms to be dark lairs

By Saint Ives | April 2

Facilities Management announced Friday it will install new, energy-saving light fixtures in campus bathrooms, which will dim bathroom lighting 75 percent in an effort to conserve electricity and reduce energy consumption levels throughout the dorms and university buildings.

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News

National brief: Google under scrutiny over New Orleans maps

April 2

Members of the House Committee on Science and Technology's subcommittee on investigations and oversight grilled Google over the company's replacement of post-Hurricane Katrina satellite images of New Orleans with images taken before the storm, according to The Associated Press.

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Sports

G-town goes down in hyped matchup

By Michael Hoffman | April 2

All you needed to know about Georgetown last Saturday night is that at one bar, things got so crowded before the game that the owner volunteered to send people in line on a bus to see the game at his "other bar" in Columbia, Md. Other than that, everything pretty much went as expected: the big men (Hibbert, Noah, and Oden) dominated, and Florida and Ohio State both won.

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News

'South Park' continues humorous, daring legacy

April 2

"South Park: The Complete Ninth Season" Comedy Central $49.99 Now available Grade: B+ Who knew that Trey Parker and Matt Stone's cute, foul-mouthed cartoon kids would still be making headlines after all this time? Comedy Central just released the ninth season of the popular show on DVD, and it contains some of the series' best and most controversial bits.

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News

Austin Grill serves up spicy, delicious Tex-Mex goodness

By Ruben Luong | April 2

Austin Grill 7278 Woodmont Avenue Metro: Bethesda (red line) www.austingrill.com $9-$12 Grade: A- The next time that craving for Mexican food takes over, avoid walking into Guapo's in Tenleytown and instead take the Metro to Bethesda's Austin Grill for some savory Tex-Mex.

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News

Wellness Center concludes fitness challenge

By Courtney Albon | March 29

Monday marked the completion of the five-week Wellness Center "Get Fit Be Well" Incentive. One hundred and twelve students participated in the program whose goal was to promote health and wellness in AU students "The program was created as an incentive for students to be energized about making changes in the areas of health and wellness.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: AU, other D.C. schools should note GW scholarship

March 29

A GW scholarship aims to help D.C. highschoolers attend college. The Trachtenberg scholarship awards nine recipients $200,000 for tuition, books, fees and room and board. There are currently no such specific scholarships at AU, but the school says it is implementing improved college recruitment methods in the District.

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News

GW creates scholarship for D.C. students

By Patricio Chile | March 29

D.C. Public School students are receiving better college opportunities because of help from schools like George Washington University, which recently awarded its Trachtenberg Scholarship to nine D.C public high school seniors, according to The Washington Post.

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News

Two AU nominees win Truman award

By Kyra Smerkanich | March 29

Anna Carpenter, a junior in the School of International Service, and JoAnna Smith, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, have been named Truman Scholars. "President Kerwin called me to tell me that I won," Smith said in an e-mail. "I was extremely excited and didn't actually believe it for the first few minutes.

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News

Campus calendar

By Brian Kalish | March 29

Thursday, March 29 "Elsewhere in Elsinore" Through March 31 8 p.m. Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre What are the women of Elsinore Castle doing while Hamlet plots revenge? "Elsewhere in Elsinore," a new verse play by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, explores the motives Ophelia and Gertrude and introduces the audience to other important inhabitants of the castle.

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News

Honors student explores musical alternative for senior capstone

By Drew Richardson | March 29

While most seniors in the Honors Department slave away over their 50-page plus capstone papers, College of Arts and Sciences senior Danielle Giusto is working on a different type of project. Giusto is majoring in music with a concentration in vocal performance, and instead of a paper, she is presenting a recital as her honors project.

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Sports

Stacked four teams make finals worth wait

By Justin Hall | March 29

Although there are championships held in every NCAA sanctioned sport, from field hockey to water polo, the Division I Men's Basketball tournament is the most famous and most prestigious. Ever since the first Final Four was held in 1939, players who have starred at the collegiate level have gone on to become some of the most famous players in the professional game.

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