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NYU Republican stunt draws negative reactions

By Jen Calantone | March 5

A New York University College Republican event titled "Find the Illegal Immigrant" created controversy and elicited negative responses from AU students. The event was announced on the NYU College Republicans Web site and was scheduled to occur Feb. 22.

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Top 10

March 5

1. Road trip to Northern Virginia When we're short on cash, we all get pretty desperate. So we start to think maybe there's a vacation destination mere steps from our backyard. After all, the Commonwealth of Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the union and calls the grand American Foxhound its official state dog.

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Slovenia gives EU conflicts, bad name

By Jeff Lambert | March 5

One of the tough things about studying abroad in the former Yugoslavia is that every successor state uses its own currency. Every time I travel across borders, I need to get my money exchanged. Slovenia, the self-described "heart of Europe," switched over to the Euro on Jan.

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Sports

Men fall short on last 2nd shot; lose to Holy Cross 55-53 in PL semifinals

By Patrick Ambrosio | March 5

Andre Ingram hit a miracle three-pointer to tie the game with 39 seconds remaining, but Patriot League Player of the Year Keith Simmons scored with five seconds remaining to give Holy Cross a 55-53 victory over the Eagles on Sunday at the Hart Center in Worcester.

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Sexual assault underreported in D.C., at AU

By Patricio Chile | March 5

The majority of students who are victims of sexual assault at AU do not report it, according to JoAnna Smith, director of Women's Initiative. Smith pointed to the most recent version of the Annual Security Report provided by the AU Department of Public Safety, which shows only one case of a forcible sex offense on the main campus in 2005.

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Opinion

Staff editorial; Editorial Board Endorses SG Executive Candidates

March 5

President: Joe Vidulich Unlike the endorsements for the other positions, the endorsement for president was not necessarily an easy one to make. Voters are presented with three options: one mostly joke candidate, a write-in candidate who means well but doesn't come close to having enough experience and someone deeply entrenched in the SG.

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'Final Fantasy V' delivers classic gameplay, little plot

By Eric Ford | March 5

It took long enough, but Square Enix classic "Final Fantasy V" is finally available on a U.S. Nintendo system. But whether this Game Boy Advance port is worth the wait depends entirely on one's appreciation of gaming history. To some "Final Fantasy" fanatics, "FFV" is one of the better role-playing games of its time.

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Sports

Wrestling captures four individual crowns at EIWA Championships

By Dave Stone | March 5

Six American University wrestlers placed in the EIWA championships on Saturday in East Stroudsburg, Pa. with four of the six earning spots to compete the NCAA tournament starting March 15 in Asburn Hills, MI. Redshirt junior Josh Glenn won the tournament in the 197-weight class for the second consecutive year, defeating No.

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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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