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Last-minute foul call saves men's basketball

By Patrick Ambrosio | February 12

After Colgate's Dan Gentile tipped in a miss by teammate Jon Simon with 0.2 seconds remaining, it appeared as though AU was doomed to suffer yet another agonizingly close Patriot League loss. However, Brian Gilmore ran along the baseline before attempting to inbound the ball, drawing defender Kyle Chones right into Arvydas Eitutavicius, who held his ground and drew a foul.

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News

Metro calendar

By Rebecca Kern | February 12

Tuesday, Feb. 13 "Edward Scissorhands" Feb. 13-16, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17-18, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. N.W. Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU (blue and orange lines) Director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, known for his long-running production of "Swan Lake," brings Tim Burton's dark fairy tale of "Edward Scissorhands" to the stage.

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Sports

Wrestling drops weekend matches against Maryland, Old Dominion

By Dave Stone | February 12

In a familiar ending, the American University men's wrestling team dropped their fourth straight match on Sunday, losing to Old Dominion by a slim margin in the final bout. American was able to keep a 20-17 lead heading into the heavyweight match, but Old Dominion redshirt freshman Matt Pellar proved to be too much for redshirt junior Evan Murtaugh, who was pinned in 2:04 to give ODU the 23-20 win.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Party responsibly - and respectfully

February 12

A predominately white fraternity at Clemson University in South Carolina recently held a "gangsta" party where white partygoers wore baggy clothes and "bling" like that often worn by hip-hop and rap artists, according to The Associated Press. One male partygoer showed up in blackface and a female padded her butt to achieve a stereotype of the black female body, the AP also reported.

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News

Campus brief: Japanese university opens study abroad program

By Kyra Smerkanich | February 12

AU students will now be able to study abroad in Japan for a year at one of the country's oldest universities, Waseda School of International Liberal Studies, the American Weekly reported. Interim President Neil Kerwin and President Katsuhiko Shirai of Waseda University signed an agreement this past week that will allow students to study at Waseda, taking the majority of their coursework in English, according to the American Weekly.

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News

Racial sterotype parties raise student concern

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | February 12

Several chapters from "white fraternities" from universities across the nation hold racist-themed parties, The Associated Press reported last week. Many AU students expressed their concerns regarding racial stereotypes on college campuses. On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Folk singer makes D.C. comeback

By Josh Levitz | February 12

One of the most surprising and triumphant music stories in the last few years is the return of British folk legend Vashti Bunyan. When she played Friday at the District's Rock and Roll Hotel with Vetiver, it was to be an event few would have thought likely: a U.

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Music piracy has increased in U.S.

By Joe Arancio | February 12

The University of South Carolina received 914 complaints of illegal downloading this past year, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. According to The State, the University of South Carolina's newspaper, that amount of complaints makes it one of the worst music pirates in the country.

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NCOR official says conference faces annual struggle to stay at AU

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | February 12

Despite the National Conference of Organized Resistance's 10 years at AU, it annually struggles to keep the conference on campus by making efforts to work with administrators and respect the AU community, NCOR Treasurer Carni Klirs said. NCOR, an outgrowth of AU's Animal Rights Efforts club, held its first conference in 1998.

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News

Underage ban could limit college students in District

By Kate Craig | February 12

Over the past decade, the District's music scene has been on the rise. Many local artists have climbed the charts and District venues attract performers from across the globe. However, D.C. council member Jim Graham's "Protection and Safety of Underage Persons Amendment Act of 2007," which proposes keeping patrons under the age of 21 out of establishments that serve liquor after 11 p.

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National brief: North Dakota, Montana reject popular vote

By Jimm Phillips | February 12

State legislatures in North Dakota and Montana defeated bills Thursday that would have given each state's presidential electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote, according to The Associated Press. The rejected bills were sponsored by supporters of National Popular Vote, a group that wants to effectively dismantle the Electoral College by awarding as many states' electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote as possible, according to the AP.

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News

Down home country kitchen an urban oasis

By Jen Turner | February 12

Colorado Kitchen 5515 Colorado Ave. N.W. (202) 545-8280 Price range: $15-$20 Grade: A Nestled in a oft-unseen corner on the border of Columbia Heights and Takoma Park, Colorado Kitchen is a rare gem in a world of overpriced, oversized District eateries.

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Opinion

Op-Ed

By Leslie Colwell | February 12

Every year, scores of outstanding college seniors sign up to teach low-income students in urban and rural public schools. Over the past 16 years, 17,000 of them - students of all academic majors who are among the nation's most sought-after young leaders - have committed two years of service to Teach For America, the national teaching corps of recent college graduates who fight educational inequity firsthand in the classroom and become lifelong leaders in the effort to expand opportunity for all children.

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Sports

Track sends fresh legs to Thompson Invite

By Michael Hoffman | February 12

At the Thomson Invitation in Newark, Del., the men's track team took 4th place among division two schools and the women's team would take 5th. Perhaps hoping to save runners for the Patriot League Championship on Feb. 17, American University track coach Matt Centrowitz ran only three men - all freshmen - for the event.

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News

Japanese Embassy showcases manga

By Sarah Alsgaard | February 12

Shoujo Manga Exhibit Japan Information and Cultural Center, Japanese Embassy Metro: Farragut North (red line) Through March 16 Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission Rating: B+ As soon as visitors step off the escalator, a glass case in front of them begins an exhibit showcasing original artwork from Japanese girls' shoujo manga comic creators.

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Metro brief: GW tuition, other fees to top $50K next year

By Jimm Phillips | February 12

New students entering George Washington University next fall will pay more than $50,000 in tuition, housing and other expenses, according to The Washington Post and NBC4.com. The university's board of trustees voted Friday to raise tuition costs to $39,210, an increase of 3.

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Marvel Comics injects King series with color

By Todd Matthy | February 12

Last Wednesday at the stroke of midnight, Marvel Comics released one of the most anticipated new comic books of the year: "Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born," based on the bestselling series of novels by perhaps the best-known author of our generation.

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