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AU Chamber Singers makes 'Sound' fit for regal audiences

By Drew Richardson | March 1

The American University Chamber Singers performed "Sound the Trumpets: Music for a Royal Occasion" at the Abramson Family Recital Hall in the Katzen Arts Center last weekend. The chorus, accompanied by a 10-piece instrumental section, sang selections from the 17th and 18th centuries originally produced for royal occasions.

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Indulgence leads to stomach, heart ache

By Blair Bryant Nichols | March 1

A mid-week fire alarm resulted in an early evening visit to the Eagle's Nest. When a friend couldn't find the Velveeta shells and cheese she so desired, I convinced her that the organic brand would be just as good. For those of you who consume organic food regularly, this is not meant to be critical, but the substitution was a far cry from the "cheesy" richness everyone remembers from childhood.

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God-fearing bluesman, nymph search for emotional salvation

By Chris Patriquin | March 1

The plotline for "Black Snake Moan" is plain to see from the trailer: Samuel L. Jackson chains Christina Ricci to a radiator to cure her of "wickedness." However, Craig Brewer's follow-up to "Hustle & Flow" is anything but simple. Using elements from blaxploitation and sexploitation flicks from a bygone era, Brewer has designed a film that can be enjoyed on the base sexual level (and oh what a level that is), but also enjoyed on a deeper, character-driven level.

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Conference looks at use of Facebook as evidence

By Tony Romm | March 1

Lawyers and college administrators debated whether Facebook should be used as a law enforcement tool at a conference on student policing and privacy hosted by Stetson University Monday, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. AU does not use Facebook as evidence against students, according to Gail Hanson, vice president for Campus Life.

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Opinion

A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action

By Paul Perry | March 1

Now I know a little bit about how John Kerry might feel. The near victor in 2004, swift-boated and flip-flopped out of the few thousand votes necessary to win the presidency, seemed almost resurgent and among one of the leading contenders for 2008 until "the joke.

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Campus calendar

By Brian Kalish | March 1

Thursday, March 1 "The Danish 'Flexicurity' Labor-Market Model and the Question of Cross-National Transferability of Institutions" 12:45-2 p.m. Clark Hall, room 130 Anna Ilsoe, research fellow at the University of Copenhagen's Employment Relations Research Centre, will outline Denmark's flexicurity and whether it could be transferred to the United States.

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One AM Radio re-examines lush indie pop

By Hilary Crowe | March 1

When The One AM Radio formed eight years ago, it was primarily a solo effort. Hrishikesh Hirway recorded his first tape while at Yale, using just his voice, acoustic strumming and raw emotion. "I was a computer science major at Yale, with a minor in art, actually," Hirway said.

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Sports

Basketball takes first-round game over Colgate

By Patrick Ambrosio | March 1

Andre Ingram scored a game-high 16 points and the Eagles held Colgate to 1-15 shooting from three-point range to earn a 59-44 victory in the Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals on Wednesday night at Bender Arena. The Eagles jumped out to a 14-point lead early in the second half, but the Raiders held AU to just two points in a four-minute span to cut the lead to eight.

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AU Tango Club dances into students' hearts

By Andrew Gardner | March 1

Looking for a new way to let off some steam? It seems some members of the AU community have the answer, and it's right on campus. Enter the AU Tango Club, an intercultural dance club dedicated to bringing the exciting (and surprisingly large) world of tango to the inexperienced student dancer.

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Audio tech draws music savvy students

By Iliana Imberman Berkowitz | March 1

Of the 5,500 undergraduates at AU, about half are enrolled in the renowned School of International Service with intentions of political careers. In stark contrast, there are approximately 80 who have chosen the path of the audio technology major. For these individuals, passion for music and audio production is essential.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Alarm policy should mirror that of alcohol transports

March 1

Two students at a college in North Carolina were recently fined $150 each for sleeping through a fire alarm. They were found when resident directors and firefighters re-entered the building to search for students. At least one AU student was faced with a similar situation.

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Campus briefs

March 1

College Democrats hold first meeting following suspension Josh Goodman, a junior in the School of International Service, was named acting treasurer Tuesday at the College Democrats' first meeting since being suspended and losing their spring funding. All campus clubs are allotted money through the AU Club Council and are required to fundraise 10 percent of the funds they are given, The Eagle previously reported.

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Sports

Life after Ingram: The future of AU men's basketball

By Michael Hoffman | March 1

Although it hasn't been pretty for most of the year, right now you have to give our men's basketball team all the credit in the world. Sure they have beaten four of the lower seeds in the league, but anytime a team can win four in a row, especially to end the year, the feat is impressive, and it appears the Eagles are getting hot exactly when they needed to.

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Oscars elicit laughs, yawns and a few surprises

March 1

Laughter, confusion, anxiety and outrage: These were the four emotions that pervaded the 79th Academy Awards ceremony last Sunday. And though the Oscars seemed to drag on forever this year, this Scene reporter sat through it all and recorded his reactions .

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Sports

Towson drops lacrosse 17-7 in season's 1st loss

By Erin Keaveney | March 1

Despite a late run in the second half, the American University women's lacrosse team lost at Towson on Monday afternoon, falling 17-7 in recording their first loss of the season. Towson was able to strike first and stay ahead, going on a 4-0 run to start out the first half.

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Violent 'Pillowman' blurs line between good and evil

By Elly Bennett | March 1

The AU Players will bring "The Pillowman" to life this Friday and Saturday in the Katzen Arts Center's Studio Theater. "The Pillowman" is unexpected for a college theater performance. The complex story is dark, violent and, at times, shocking. Ben Naramore, a College of Arts and Sciences senior, plays a young short story author, Katurian, who is arrested by the police.

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Opinion

Bureaucracy, false incentives: Why welfare is broken

By Erin Wildermuth | March 1

As a libertarian, I am philosophically opposed to government transfers of wealth. Period. As a concerned citizen, though, I am more comfortable with transfers of wealth that accomplish their aims of increased equality and living standards for the poor than I am with those that don't.

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