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Top 10 of 2006

By Andrew Gardner | January 22

Overall, the movie industry's total box office receipts were up as compared to 2005, and Jack Sparrow and the cast of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" were partly to thank. There were some real winners at the box office this year, and then, as usual, some real losers.

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Metro calendar

By Rebecca Kern | January 22

Wednesday, Jan. 24 "World War II: Halsey's Typhoon" Noon. Jefferson Room, U.S. National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Metro: Archives/Navy Memorial (Yellow and Green lines) Bob Drury, co-author of "Halsey's Typhoon," will discuss the true tale of when Adm.

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Sports

Women's hoops come back for win over HC

By Justin Hall | January 22

The AU women's basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half yesterday to beat PL-rival Holy Cross 59-55 in the annual "Phil Bender" game. The victory was the first for the Eagles against the Crusaders since the 2004 PL semifinals. The two teams would start off the game matching basket for basket in opening minutes of play.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Bush's reaction to student loan reform is irrational

January 22

The House of Representatives passed a bill this week that will cut the interest rate on Stafford student loans from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent. The interest rate will be cut gradually and, unforunately for current AU students, will not fully take effect until mid-2011.

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Saudi diplomat encourages tolerance, openness

By Kendra Garstka | January 22

Understanding and tolerance of one another as human beings is key to maintaining good relationships between the United States and Saudi Arabia, according to Turki-Al-Faisal, ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. "We need you to come to our part of the world .

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Opinion

Progressive Point

By Jacob Shelly | January 22

As we all returned to D.C. to start the new semester, we were greeted by President Bush's call for an escalation of the war in Iraq. Jay Leno, of all people, had the most succinct summarization of that plan: "The good news is last night President Bush finally admitted he's made mistakes in Iraq.

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Busdrivers, Ponys on fast track to stardom

By Chris Moreno | January 18

It doesn't take long for the hype of a new year to start. Sometimes it even seems that the "next big thing" is right behind Santa Claus, coming down the chimney to offer up a new album in return for blind, unadulterated appreciation. It is often hard to separate the bands and artists that really will have an impact on the musical world from those musicians that are destined to end up in the bargain bin at Sam Goody.

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AU prof clarifies copyright laws with pamphlet

By Ali Goldstein | January 18

Pat Aufderheide, director of American University's Center for Social Media, has long written about documentary films, but she said they are an especially vital means of communication now more than ever. "Between the poles of homogenized corporate media and the blogosphere, documentarians are critically important," Aufderheide said.

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Sports

Wrestling takes down George Mason, 24-17

By Erin Keaveney | January 18

Despite registering a loss against No. 17 University of Tennessee at Chattanaooga on Friday, the American University wrestling team was able to salvage their weekend by defeating George Mason on Sunday afternoon. Led by their nationally-ranked trio, the Eagles were able to edge George Mason with wins by No.

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Hopes soar in new year

By Blair Bryant Nichols | January 18

Someone once told me that the way you spend your New Year's Eve is the way you will spend the rest of your year. For someone who goes out as frequently as I do, travels far and wide, and is constantly meeting new people, I find this concept more difficult to swallow than that $4 bottle of champagne your friend brought to the party.

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Students divided over Iraq proposal

By Rebecca Kern | January 18

AU professors and students have mixed reactions to President Bush's recent proposal to deploy 21,000 more troops to Iraq and allocate billions of dollars for Iraqi reconstruction projects. Bush announced in his Jan. 10 address to the nation that he plans to double the number of troops in Baghdad by sending 16,000 more troops to the capital.

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International brief: Winter storm death toll hits 51

By Jimm Phillips | January 18

The death toll from a winter storm that affected residents from Texas to New England rose to 51 Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. The storm, which had nearly exited off the East Coast by Tuesday, brought high winds, snow, ice and flooding to areas of the country from Oklahoma to Maine.

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Derailment leads to metro investigation

By Jimm Phillips | January 18

The derailment of a Metrorail train earlier this month caused officials at the National Transportation Safety Board to question the system's safety. On Jan. 7, a Green Line train derailed in a tunnel near the Mount Vernon Square Metro station, causing 18 injuries.

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MacArthur Fellow joins SOC

By Ali Goldstein | January 18

After being selected a MacArthur Fellow - a fellowship given out by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for exceptional creative work in any field, according to the Foundation's Web site - Charles Lewis joined the School of Communication faculty this year as Distinguished Journalist in Residence.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Contract reinforces high textbook prices

January 18

As the new semester begins, many AU students are out of the bookstore to purchase their textbooks from online vendors. These other resources, including Half.com, Amazon.com and IBeatMyBookstore.com offer textbooks for significantly less than the prices offered by the campus store, which is run by Efollett.

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Students look for other textbook sources

By Brittany Schell | January 18

Many American University students found alternative means of buying their books this semester instead of purchasing them from the campus bookstore. They said they found better prices for books at various Web sites. Curtis Harris, a sophomore in the School of International Service, said he bought all of his books on Amazon.

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Trash cans, brooms make crowds 'Stomp'

By Chris Patriquin | January 18

At some point while sitting around waiting for a bus, doing a crossword at the kitchen table, or finishing some reading, everyone has tapped their feet, clicked their pen or used the pencil in their pocket as a drumstick. Now imagine that same phenomena, exploded in scale, and that will be something a lot like "Stomp.

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