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Poll details foreign disapproval of U.S. policies

By Tony Romm | January 29

AU students expressed frustration this week over a recent British Broadcast Company poll, in which 73 percent of people surveyed worldwide disapproved of the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war. The survey, conducted Nov. 3 to Jan. 9, polled over 26,000 people from 25 different countries.

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Fugazi bassist goes solo

By Hilary Crowe | January 29

In the small, intimate backstage area of the Black Cat, it's hard to escape Joe Lally's steady gaze, especially as one of only 40 people that braved the icy streets on Monday night to see what he's been up to since Fugazi went on indefinite "hiatus." Despite the night's relatively poor turnout, Lally's October 2006 solo effort, "There to Here," is earning him much-deserved respect and attention, though he is still better known as Fugazi's bassist.

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Metro brief

January 29

WMATA to begin testing strobe lights on some Metrobuses The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority plans to begin testing the use of strobe lights on 100 Metrobuses that run in the District, The Washington Post reported. The strobe lights, which are scheduled for installation within the next 60 days, are supposed to warn pedestrians of the presence of a Metrobus, according to The Post.

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Sports

Track runs GMU Patriot Games

By Anna Tuman | January 29

Led by wins from Brendan Fennell, Steve Hallinan and Awit Yohannes, the AU men's track team pulled off a top-five finish at the George Mason Patriot Games this weekend. Running the 1,000 meter for the first time in his AU career, Fennell finished with a winning time of 2:26.

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Opinion

For Seniors, Some Jobs Are Long Forgotten

By Tom Noble | January 29

Graduation is on the horizon. What am I going to do? Where am I going to be five, 10, 20 years from now? There are an endless number of vocations: social work, finance, politics, journalism, etc. All of these possibilities are fine career options and provide their own benefits and drawbacks.

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News

Violent wind storms kill 47 across Europe

By Emily Blanck | January 29

A damaging storm system with extremely high winds killed at least 47 people across northern Europe last week, according to The New York Times. While AU students are studying abroad in the region, none of them have reported any problems resulting from the dramatic weather, according to Kristin Barbee, AU Abroad adviser in charge of some of the countries affected by the storms.

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Sports

Women's basketball unable to hold off Lafayette; fall 4-3 in Patriot League

By Justin Hall | January 29

The AU women's basketball team was unable to overcome a large halftime deficit in falling 62-50 to Lafayette on the road Saturday afternoon. The loss snaps a two-game winning streak for the Eagles, dropping the Eagles to 4-3 in the Patriot League and 9-13 overall.

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For the next few months, all the District's a stage

By Madalyn Wasilczuk | January 29

The New Year. It's a time for resolutions and reflections; a time to ask yourself, "To be, or not to be?" This year, The Bard descends on the minds and stages of D.C. as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sponsors "Shakespeare in Washington." The program, a celebration of the work of one of the most enduring authors in the English language, began on Jan.

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AU prof doubles as stand-up comedian at Bethesda hotel

By Amanda Glensky | January 25

School of Communication Professor Chris Palmer teaches film full time at AU, but he could never teach his daughters to do a handstand, he admitted to 100 people during his stand-up comedy routine Saturday night. Palmer said he uses inspiration from his family and the AU community in his stand-up set at Laugh Riot at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Md.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Sorry, guys: NCOR's speech is also free

January 25

For the last seven years, the National Conference on Organized Resistance has been held at AU. This year, AU students opposed to the conference have organized to create an online petition at www.stopncor.com, stating "I am both embarassed and disgusted that my institution of higher learning has hosted such a motley melange of second-rate fanatics, pornographers, and terrorists" and calling for the Board of Trustees to cease support of the organization.

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Indian economy grows through inspiration of others

By Kyra Smerkanich | January 25

India is historically an entrepreneurial country that has absorbed business practices from other countries, explaining why India has steadily grown economically, said R. Gopalakrishnan, executive director of Tata Sons, a prominent Indian corporation at the India Forum held Wednesday in the School of International Service Lounge.

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MFA candidate stages 'Masterpiece'

By Vanessa C. Mueller | January 25

Last weekend, MFA candidate Patrick Flynn staged a play with an especially poignant message for seniors scheduled to graduate in May: Don't take your life or yourself too seriously at age 22. Titled "Untitled Masterpiece," the 45-minute play was commissioned and originally produced by Contemporary Stage Company last summer.

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News

Exploration does the body good

By Blair Bryant Nichols | January 25

When I first began writing this column, a few people commented I was like Dan Savage, the nationally renowned sex columnist. At the time, I had no idea whom they were talking about. I thought they were comparing me to a third brother or second cousin of the lads from "The Wonder Years" and "Boys Meet World," but I would always nod and smile until I finally just asked who the hell he was.

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International brief: Israeli president faces charges of rape, abuse of power

By Jimm Phillips | January 25

Israeli President Moshe Katsav faces an indictment on charges of rape and abuse of power, according to the Associated Press. Katsav, who serves as Israel's ceremonial head of state, is alleged to have forced himself on female employees. The scandal came to light last summer after one of Katsav's female employees alleged that he had forced her to have sex.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

January 25

I much enjoyed Benjamin Lozovsky's articulate review of Jan. 19's Blackalicous Tavern show, aside from the accusatory comment: "Despite the near criminal lack of publicity surrounding the free campus event." As the assistant director of the Student Union Board, I can assure you that promotional measures preceded the day of show to an appropriate degree considering the show was free of charge.

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News

National brief: Watergate burglary coordinator dies at 88

By Jimm Phillips | January 25

E. Howard Hunt, the coordinator of the Watergate burglary and other clandestine activities during the Nixon administration, died of pneumonia in Miami Tuesday at the age of 88, according to Reuters. Hunt, once a CIA agent, was officially a consultant to President Richard Nixon, and lead the group of "plumbers" hired to plug up information leaks in the Nixon administration with G.

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Campus briefs

January 25

AU to host mock assembly debate Robert Pastor, AU's vice president of international affairs, will work with Christine Frechette, Parliament founder, to host a Triumvairate, a mock interparliamentary assembly that will allow students from different colleges and countries in North America to debate controversial issues, according to the American Weekly.

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