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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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Students cast their Oscar votes

February 22

The 79th Annual Academy Awards show airs Sunday at 8 p.m. A lot of good films have been nominated, but host Ellen DeGeneres can only reveal so many winners. The Eagle is feeling Oscar fever, and our resident movie experts already have their predictions. Most of our contributors picked "Babel" to win Best Picture.

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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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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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