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Tech-savy professor promoted

By Lindsey Marburger | February 22

AU announced this past week that they promoted Professor Patrick Thaddeus Jackson to director of the General Education program. The role of the director is to oversee the General Education program at AU, including course development and interconnectedness.

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International brief: Blair announces gradual British troop withdrawal from Iraq

By Jimm Phillips | February 22

British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced yesterday he would begin pulling out some of his country's 7,100 troops stationed in Iraq in the coming months, according to The Associated Press. Under the plan, which Blair announced during his weekly appearance before the House of Commons, 1,600 British troops would withdraw from Iraq during the next few months.

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Diabolic 'Richard III' triumphs

February 22

"Richard III" is one of Shakespeare's most eternal stories of political corruption. From Napoleon to Hitler to Stalin and recently Saddam Hussein, the play has seen an adaptation of the rise to power of some of the most tyrannical leaders in the last few hundred years.

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Different coffee, distinct Movement

By Jeff Lambert | February 22

It happened yesterday, when I was finishing my morning coffee. Croatian coffee is cooked twice, resulting in thick and grainy syrup at the bottom of every cup. I'd gotten used to it after my third or fourth cup in Zagreb, but yesterday morning I realized how completely alien that last sip is to anything I'd ever drank back home.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

February 22

Working with Wikipedia Thanks for the Feb. 19 article on Wikipedia, which was the subject of some discussion (pro and con) at the annual faculty Teaching Conference last month. I encourage my students to use Wikipedia as an initial reference source, and don't mind them citing it in papers and presentations as long as they use other more traditional sources as well.

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Showerheads prompt focus on student feedback

By Kyra Smerkanich and Elizabeth Royall | February 22

The recent installation of new low-flow showerheads and faucets in AU's dorms has provoked controversy and upset many students, leading the director of Facilities Management to admit making a mistake in not consulting with students before the decision was made.

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Eating disorders in athletes not typical

By Ali Goldstein | February 22

Coaches must pay attention to the warning signs of eating disorders in their athletes, according to a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. While the AU athletic community agreed coaches are key in the fight against eating disorders, many said the issue isn't very prevalent here.

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Opinion

Defending my Party Against the Left

By Jong Eun Lee | February 22

I am a Democrat. I believe in the ideals of the Democratic Party and hope to see a Democrat in the White House in 2009. However, lately I have become disturbed not by the opposition from the right but rather by the obstruction from the left that threatens my hope.

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BOE extends dates to run for SG office

By Kim Selman | February 22

The AU Board of Elections held an additional mandatory information session last night after extending the deadline to run for Student Government executive positions because fewer than 30 people had shown up for previous sessions, according to BOE Chair Joe Pavel.

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Sports

Eagle Sports brief: Navy sinks women's hoops

By Justin Hall | February 22

Despite a career-high 24 points from Nicole Ryan, the AU women's basketball team fell to Navy on Wednesday night, 65-58. The loss drops the Eagles into a three-way tie for fourth place with Navy and Lafayette. After giving up the game's opening basket on a three-pointer, the Eagles took its first and only lead of the game on a jumper by Abby Lipskis to go up 4-3.

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Campus calendar

By Brian Kalish | February 22

Thursday, Feb. 22 "U.S. Education Law and Its Human Rights Impact" 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Washington College of Law, room 603 This one-day conference will address mandatory education in the U.S. public education system, which does not guarantee equal education but equal access for all.

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Book teaches kids more than anatomy

By Benjamin Lozovsky | February 22

Ballsack, bollocksack, nutsack, bumper nuts, ballbag, beanbag, bawbag, fruit basket, scrot, scrote, escroto... the list goes on. If I were a trashy foul-mouthed scribe who took delight in peppering vulgarities and equally offensive non-American words throughout his ramblings, I'd be tempted to use one of the above terms.

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Sports

Baseball: The solution to life's problems?

By Anna Tuman | February 22

It's been known since the start of time that spring is a symbol of new beginnings. The plants throughout American University are all beginning to sprout. The animals in National Zoo are all giving birth to new offspring and all of the teams of the MLB have another chance to play for the pennant.

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Dancers melt February 'ice'

February 22

Few go to films like "Stomp The Yard" expecting cinematic brilliance. They go for the totally incredible dancing that transcends all the Hollywood glamour and MTV bling. At last weekend's fourth annual Hip Hop Festival, part of Black History Month and hosted by Dance Place in Northeast D.

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Latest technology tells ageless lessons

By Blair Bryant Nichols | February 22

When my oldest sister left for college in 1993, she took an electronic word processor. It was more advanced than a standard typewriter, but still lacked the spelling or grammar checks now standard on any word processing program. When my second sister departed for college in '99, she took a small desktop computer with her.

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Sports

The NBA in Vegas means everyone wins

By Patrick Ambrosio | February 22

I was sick over the weekend and was lucky enough to stay in and watch 72 hours of the NBA's All-Star weekend from Las Vegas. However, I first have to comment on the shocking elimination of Mr. Boston on "I Love New York." Mr. Boston, who lists "Taxicab Confessions" as one of his favorite shows on his MySpace, was the best thing about one of the best shows on TV.

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'Astronaut' aims for stars, dreams in feel-good movie

February 22

Billy Bob Thornton said he made "The Astronaut Farmer," opening Friday, because it reminded him of the feel-good movies he liked to watch growing up. In "Astronaut Farmer," director Michael Polish and screenwriter Mark Polish have created a film in the vein of Frank Capra's "Mr.

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