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Lax looks to new coach, junior leadership for 2007 season

By Michael Hoffman | March 8

The clock struck midnight on the Eagles' Cinderella season, changing a potential victory bus into the proverbial pumpkin on Wednesday night as AU lost to Holy Cross in the Patriot League Championship game 56-48. The loss prevents the team from reaching its first NCAA tournament.

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News

Campus brief: Collegiate Society fosters political debate

By Brian Kalish | March 8

Thursday, March 8 "Assisting Law Students with Disabilities in the 21st Century: Brass Tacks" 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Washington College of Law, room 603 Experts will discuss the best practices when assisting law students with disabilities. For more information, call (202) 274-4075.

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News

Poll shows frustration with AU Abroad

By Jordan Beane , Michael Scher , Jen Varadi and Cristin Strining | March 8

An informal poll of 158 students who studied abroad conducted by The Eagle found that 15 percent of those students had trouble getting credit for classes they took while abroad. A further 15 percent said they felt misled by AU Abroad's policy on course credit approvals and transfers.

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News

SG Senate vote supports gender-neutral housing

By Ali Goldstein | March 8

An informal poll of 158 students who studied abroad conducted by The Eagle found that 15 percent of those students had trouble getting credit for classes they took while abroad. A further 15 percent said they felt misled by AU Abroad's policy on course credit approvals and transfers.

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News

Lifting a fallen eagle

By Drew Richardson | March 8

It was Christmas day. Her mother waited pensively at the end of a long hallway in the Entrebbe International Airport in Uganda. Her cousin stood nearby with a camera to document the event. When she turned the corner and they saw her, there were no apprehensive stares or Kodak moments.

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News

Middle East club focuses on dialogue

By Kelly Kerr | March 8

A George Washington University student was attacked in a classroom on Feb. 20, which raised concerns about campus safety at GW and AU. According to the Hatchet, GW's newspaper, the victim of the attack was a female sophomore. She described her attacker as a 6-foot, 250- to 300-pound man and told the Hatchet he approached her while she was alone in GW's Academic Center building around 9 a.

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News

There's no need to fear, the Trailer Park is back in action

By Chris Patriquin | March 8

Let me apologize for not having this in last week, readers. I received complaints from some of you for not having written it. This edition of The Trailer Park is going to be a little shorter than usual (and not just because two of the movies have Peter Dinklage in lead roles), but bear with me.

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Opinion

Progressives: Don't forget your roots

By Jong Eun Lee | March 8

Last weekend, I had an opportunity to attend CPAC, the largest conservative conference in the United States. Featuring high-profile conservative celebrities such as Newt Gingrich, Sean Hannity and Phyllis Schlafly, the conference inspired the attendants to stay true to the authentic conservative values and stand up against the liberal challenges.

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Opinion

Corrections and Clarifications from March 5

March 8

Once upon a time, the environment was important, but left mostly to the elites who understood it. Scientists and other well-read professionals concerned themselves with environmental problems and advised governments on the relevant issues. This was known as the era of conservationism.

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News

GW campus attack sparks investigation, safety debate

By Patricio Chile | March 8

A George Washington University student was attacked in a classroom on Feb. 20, which raised concerns about campus safety at GW and AU. According to the Hatchet, GW's newspaper, the victim of the attack was a female sophomore. She described her attacker as a 6-foot, 250- to 300-pound man and told the Hatchet he approached her while she was alone in GW's Academic Center building around 9 a.

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News

New athletic director to be chosen after spring break

By Jimm Phillips | March 8

The search for a new athletic director will conclude after Interim President Neil Kerwin makes a final decision based on a search committee's recommendations, but the person chosen is not likely to take over the position before early this summer, according to Vice President for Campus Life Gail Hanson.

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News

Violent Miller adaptation cuts through epic movie morass

March 8

Stressed with midterms? Bullshit through that last essay on Friday afternoon and then release some aggression with "300," the latest Frank Miller graphic novel adaptation to hit the big screen. "300" takes the blood, breasts and flying limbs of Miller's "Sin City" and splashes it into a "Gladiator"-style story about the Battle of Thermopylae and the 300 Spartan warriors who took on the massive Persian army.

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News

New president needed to fill some vacancies

By Missy Rosenberg , Jessica Jerrell and and Tara Shlimowitz | March 8

While the position of university president may be the highest profile vacancy on AU's campus, several other executive-level positions also remain open. University leadership is on track to fill two of those top-level positions: athletic director and head librarian.

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News

King, Butler do whatever it takes to be Spartan strong

By Michael Carusi | March 8

The movie "300" was an enormous undertaking for both director Zack Snyder and star Gerard Butler. "Making a movie is always a challenge, but making a movie entirely on a blue screen is frickin' hard," Zack Snyder says about particular difficulties in the endeavor of filming "300.

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News

Vidulich, Manzanares win contested SG races

By Cassie Passinault | March 8

About 100 people waited in the Tavern Tuesday night to hear the results of the spring elections. Cheers filled the room as Comptroller-elect David Teslicko, Secretary-elect Alex Manzanares, Vice President-elect Jeffrey Hanley and President-elect Joe Vidulich were announced the winners of the Student Government's executive positions.

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News

Delta Zeta evicts 12 at DePauw U

By Kaylor Garcia | March 5

The national committee of the Delta Zeta sorority recently kicked out 23 of the 35 members of DePauw University's Delta Zeta chapter, including all the chapter's overweight members and the only Korean and Vietnamese members, causing a massive controversy within the sorority and on DePauw's campus, according to The New York Times.

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Sports

Rookie coach brings veteran leadership

By Justin Hall | March 5

The dawn of a new season often brings about a lot of pressure for both players and coaches. During training camp, players are worried about playing up to their full potential while coaches often strive to find that perfect mix of individual talent and team unity that will make for a successful campaign.

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