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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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News

'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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News

Two students injured in hit-and-run

By Jimm Phillips | March 26

Two AU students were injured in a hit-and-run near Tenley Circle on March 15, according to reports from several D.C.-area news outlets. NBC4.com reported that the two students - one male and one female - had just exited a Metro bus and were crossing Nebraska Avenue at a crosswalk near Tenley Circle around 11 p.

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News

Health Center receives vaccine despite delay

By Kim Selman | March 26

The Student Health Center's shipment of the HPV vaccine Gardasil arrived on March 22 after being on back order for several weeks, according to Daniel Bruey, Student Health Center director. The vaccine shipment, which The Eagle previously reported, was originally scheduled to arrive by the end of February, will start to be administered the week of April 2, according to Bruey.

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News

Legendary RPG comes to Game Boy

By Eric Ford | March 26

"Final Fantasy VI" returns for its swan song on the Game Boy Advance. "FFVI," called "Final Fantasy III" when it first appeared in the United States for the Super Nintendo, was one of the best role-playing games of the 16-bit era and arguably one of the best titles in gaming history.

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News

Library to offer 24-hour access

By Brian Kalish | March 26

The library will be open 24 hours a day, from 9 a.m. Sundays to 10 p.m. Fridays, beginning the third week of the fall 2007 semester, according to Acting University Librarian Diana Vogelsong. Students have long demanded for the library be open 24 hours, and the library listened, she said.

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Sports

Eagle sports brief: Men's rugby competes in weekend tournament hosted by University of Pittsburgh

March 26

The AU men's rugby football club competed in the all-day tournament on Saturday, coming away with a win over Juniata in their first match, and two consecutive losses to Kenyon and Clarion. "This was spectacularly better than last season when we didn't win a single game," team vice president Sven Romberg said.

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