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National brief: Suspect in Boston terror scare videotaped bomb squad removing device

By Jimm Phillips | February 8

One of the men arrested and charged in connection with the terrorism scare in Boston last week did not tell bomb squad officers the devices were fake, even as he videotaped them removing one, according to The Associated Press. Surveillance camera footage shows Peter Berdovsky, 27, videotaping bomb squad officers removing one of more than three dozen blinking electronic devices he and Sean Stevens, 28, had placed earlier around the city as part of an advertising campaign for the Cartoon Network's "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" television show.

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News

The Toilet Report

By Donny T Sheldon and Iliana Imberman Berkowitz | February 8

Notorious pop star Britney Spears once said, "I'm the kind of person that when I get up to go use the bathroom, I have this big long hallway and I just know someone's going to jump out and get me." Although we at AU aren't as frightened as our girl Brit-Brit, there are a few bathrooms on campus that certainly send chills down our spines.

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Sports

Wrestling's Cannon holds it down at AU

By Erin Keaveney | February 8

Making the transition from a high school mat to one of the top Division I college wrestling programs on the East Coast would intimidate even the most talented freshman recruit. But rather than getting pinned under pressure, AU's Mike Cannon was able to take on the challenge.

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Sports

Five Super Bowl ads that should have aired

By Patrick Ambrosio | February 8

Let's be honest: the Super Bowl this year was boring. There were more turnovers than the weekly two-hand touch game that I play in and Prince's halftime show would have been a great idea if it was still 1984 (or even 1999 for that matter, but party we did not).

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Opinion

Reconciling Christian Faith and Politics

By Jong Eun Lee | February 8

Since its founding, the Christian church was commanded by Christ to be the light and salt of this world. In accordance to his will, Christians have worked for centuries to promote moral values in their societies. In the contemporary United States, many church leaders have engaged in political activism to uphold what they believe to be a biblical justice.

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News

Campus calendar

By Brian Kalish | February 8

Thursday, Feb. 8 "Forced Labor and Slavery: The Other Side of Trafficking" 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Washington College of Law, room 603 This event will explore the causes of forced labor, common scenarios of slavery, the consequences victims face and what is being done to combat slavery.

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Opinion

Student Interest Rates: The Pretty Little Plan

By Erin Wildermuth | February 8

I never found the nuts and bolts of student loans to be particularly interesting. I was clearly just going to take out as many loans as I needed to go to college at the lowest interest rate I could find. Then, I was going to sell my soul to Satan for several years paying them back.

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News

Kogod Case Competition devises business strategies

By Howard Perlman | February 8

The 15th annual Kogod Gartenhaus Financial Case Competition began Tuesday when 26 teams were first allowed to view a business problem and devise a strategy on how to solve it. This year's question was announced Feb. 6 at 11:59 p.m. and involved a Latin American handmade goods exporting firm that is experiencing negative cash flows.

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News

MGC summer construction aims to make Tavern 'student center'

By Brian Kalish | February 8

Newly updated architectural plans have recently been delivered to the university for the reconstruction of the Mary Graydon Center's first floor, which will take place over the summer. The architectural plans for the renovations are currently 50 percent complete, according to Mike Elmore, senior director of the University Center.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Know before you go: Not all AU W.C.'s are equal

February 8

Two brave Eagle staffers recently conducted a completely unscientific survey to obtain information essential to the entire AU community: which bathrooms on campus are the best. Although Aramark does a superb job keeping all campus facilities clean, some restrooms are just better designed than others.

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News

Human spirit triumphs in August Wilson's 'Jitney'

By Bryan Koenig | February 8

The 1970s were a time of change, of endings and beginnings and of cataclysms and revelations. For the first time in history, a President resigned. A year later, Saigon fell to the Viet Cong, thus ending one of the darkest chapters in American history. As the fate of giants was decided, ordinary men and women went about their daily lives.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Planning a true student center takes students

February 8

If all goes according to plan, renovations of MGC will begin in full force this summer. The first to go will be the bathrooms on the first floor, which will be relocated near the steps to TDR. One of the overarching goals of the renovation is to make the Tavern a "destination spot" rather than just somewhere people pass through; plans include alarming the door between Butler Pavilion and MGC to cut down on foot traffic.

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News

Conference says journalism dangerous career

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | February 8

According to Reporters Without Borders, 140 journalists were incarcerated and 81 died while working in 2006, meaning there has never been a more dangerous time to be a journalist. Journalists from several countries discussed the current status of freedom of the press in the international arena at a conference sponsored by Reporters Without Borders at the National Press Club last Thursday.

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News

Sudan should focus on north- south relations, diplomat says

By Jewel Edwards | February 8

Repairing the uneasy relationship between the northern and southern regions of Sudan is essential to ending the ongoing conflict in Darfur, U.S. Ambassador to Sudan Cameron Hume said in a speech Monday at the University Club of Washington, D.C. AU students also said it was important to mend the relationships within Sudan before the United States intervenes.

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Sports

Men's basketball loses pivotal PL game to Lehigh

By Patrick Ambrosio | February 5

Jose Olivero scored 14 points and hit two free throws with four seconds remaining to lead Lehigh to a 56-54 victory on Saturday night at Bender Arena. Lehigh (10-14, 5-3 PL) was up four points with 50 seconds remaining, but Derrick Mercer hit a lay-up to make the score 54-52.

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News

Metro brief: Four students charged in Wilson High gym fight

By Jimm Phillips | February 5

Four students are facing charges after a gym teacher was injured in a fight at Tenleytown's Woodrow Wilson Senior High School Thursday, according to The Washington Post. Approximately 15 people were involved in the fight, which happened during a lunchtime basketball game in the school's gym.

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News

Some politicians banned from Pa. college

By Elizabeth Royall | February 5

The president of Duquesne University banned Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz, and Barack Obama, D-Ill., as well as Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., from speaking at its law school commencement ceremony, sparking a student-initiated petition. Students at AU expressed mixed reactions about the speakers not being offered speaking invitations.

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