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Metro brief: Attendance declining at Smithsonian museums

By Jimm Phillips | February 22

The number of visitors to the Smithsonian's museums and the National Zoo have declined 27 percent since 2001, according to NBC4.com. Since 2001, overall attendance at the Smithsonian Institution's 18 museums in the District and New York City, as well as the National Zoo, has declined from 31.

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Community colleges help some students

By Robyn Slagle | February 22

Students often think of community college as the "13th grade," according to Mike Davis, a writer for Chronicle Careers Web site. However, several AU students who went to community college before attending AU found their experiences at community college to be extremely beneficial.

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Sports

Men's basketball clinches first-round home game

By Patrick Ambrosio | February 22

Four Eagles scored in double figures as AU won its third game in a row, 71-60 over Navy on Tuesday night in Annapolis. With the victory, AU (14-13, 6-7 Patriot League) clinched fourth place in the conference and will host a first-round game in the PL tournament.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Showerhead changes steam up AU without warning

February 22

Even if living in the dorms were the greatest experience in the world, students could at least count on a nice hot shower. Until now. Staff from Facilities Management has been coming into dorm bathrooms and replacing the old showerheads with newer, more water-saving models.

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Panel says racism still prevalent in U.S. society

By Kelly Barrett | February 22

One thing young people often do not acknowledge is that institutionalized racism is still alive in this country, Lucenia Williams-Dunn, the first female mayor of Tuskegee, Ala., said. In honor of Black History Month, Williams-Dunn spoke along with other "children" and "grandchildren" of Alabama Monday night to recount their experiences growing up in the South during the civil rights movement.

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Campus brief: Eagle Endowment grant funds high school conference

By Kyra Smerkanich | February 22

Students from 16 area high schools gathered at AU Feb. 3 for a peace and conflict resolution workshop co-sponsored by the Career Center and the School of International Service's Peace and Conflict Resolution program, according to American Weekly. "This provided a great opportunity to plant some important seeds in young leaders directly, as opposed to giving teachers ideas about how to plant those seeds," Rebecca Davis, an SIS graduate student who helped organize the event, told American Weekly.

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U.S. media under-covers Latin America

By Rebecca Kern | February 22

U.S. mainstream media coverage is "hit or miss" in terms of introducing recent political movements in Latin America to the U.S. public, according to Jose Carreno Figueras, a Washington, D.C., correspondent for the El Universal, a Mexican newspaper, and a speaker at Tuesday evening's American Forum.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Support diversity in the SG - run for office!

February 22

In response to poor turnout at mandatory pre-election meetings, the Board of Elections has added additional meeting times and pushed back the date of Student Government elections. The elections for executives and class and school councils will take place March 5 and 6 instead of March 1 and 2 as was originally planned.

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'Monologues' open dialogue on sexuality

By Madalyn Wasilczuk | February 22

The Women's Initiative brings empowerment and self-understanding to the stage this Thursday, Friday and Saturday in its presentation of "The Vagina Monologues." The play, written by Eve Ensler and codirected by Vanessa Mueller, arts editor for The Eagle and a junior in the School of Public Affairs, and Nicky Smolter, a second-year graduate student in SPA, powerfully expresses women's perspectives on issues pertinent to them, including sexuality, war and abuse.

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News

Free to Speak

By Erin Wildermuth | February 22

Last Thursday I found myself very cold. Need you ask why? I was fighting for freedom, protesting the arrest and confinement of an Egyptian blogger. What can I say, it's what I do. Generally, I was fighting for freedom of speech. Specifically, it was to free Kareem.

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E-package system shortens wait time

By Kyra Smerkanich | February 19

AU's new electronic package system is up and running successfully, according to Catherine Gannon, guest and public relations coordinator for Housing and Dining. Gannon described the system as a collaboration between the Office of Information and Technology, Mail Services and Housing and Dining.

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Sold-out Founder's Day a 'success'

By Andrew Gardner | February 19

The annual AU Student Government Founder's Day Ball proved a "great success," as more than 500 students packed into the historic Willard Intercontinental Hotel ballroom Saturday night in downtown D.C., according to Derek Torrey, deputy programmer for the SG and a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs.

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Sports

Women's bball falls to Crusaders, 61-54

By Justin Hall | February 19

First-half struggles plagued the Eagles once again on Saturday as the team fell behind early in their loss to Holy Cross, 61-54. The defeat gives the Crusaders sole possession of third place in the Patriot League and drops AU into a tie with Lafayette for fourth at 5-7 in the league.

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Metro calendar

By Rebecca Kern | February 19

Monday, Feb. 19 George Washington's 275th Birthday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. George Washington's Mount Vernon Estates and Gardens, 3200 George Washington Memorial Parkway, Mount Vernon, Va. The event will be held 16 miles south of Washington, D.C., and eight miles south of Old Town Alexandria at the southern end of the George Washington Memorial Parkway at Mount Vernon Estate.

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World-class performers spice up flamenco festival

February 19

When the roads are icy and the weather is cold, some people opt for a good book and hot chocolate, while others prefer a fire and a game of Monopoly. Others go to see world class flamenco dancing. Last Tuesday, the George Washington University Lisner Auditorium presented "Gala 2007: Bienal de Sevilla.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Take Wikipedia with grains of salt, not a ban

February 19

The history department at Middlebury College in Vermont recently banned students from citing Wikipedia as a primary source in papers. But should a ban on something so widely used even be necessary? It's true that Wikipedia isn't always the most accurate source.

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Opinion

Why Feminists are Irrelevant

By Caleb Enerson | February 19

The feminist movement, like the civil rights movement, is one that almost everyone is afraid to criticize. If you attack feminism, you're obviously a sexist, misogynistic male who wishes that women would just stay home and cook, clean and raise children. The issues I have with feminism have nothing to do with the idea of equality between men and women; I just feel that women can and will succeed without the now largely irrelevant feminist movement "supporting" them.

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