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Dissecting Anti-Semitism, Now and Through History

By Matt Rozsa | December 7

As those who know me will readily confirm, I tend to be quite outspoken on political subjects; what's more, I hope most of them would concede (although I may be wrong here) that I am generally accepting of dissenting views, no matter how passionately I may disagree with them.

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News

AU Shakespeare troupe shows promise

By Rebecca Shillenn | December 7

The members of Rude Mechanicals don't mind walking around Anderson Hall in baggy tunics and brightly colored tights. Their swords might make it difficult to sit down while they're doing their homework, though. Rude Mechanicals, American University's student-run Shakespeare theater group, is made up of students who really enjoy Shakespeare and theater but are not necessarily serious actors.

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News

Universities strive to constantly improve technology

By Jimm Phillips | December 7

AU is continuing to improve its network and Internet connections in step with a recent statement from National Science Foundation that U.S. colleges and universities must improve their digital infrastructure in order to remain leaders in the fields of technology and higher education.

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News

Metro brief: Former Johns Hopkins University provost chosen as next president of George Washington U

By Jimm Phillips | December 7

The George Washington University board of trustees chose Steven Knapp, the provost at Johns Hopkins University, as the institution's new president, according to The Washington Post. Knapp, 55, will replace outgoing President Stephen Trachtenberg, 68, on Aug.

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News

Bond encourages student activism

By Bill Debaun | December 7

Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, encouraged students to become involved in their worlds in a lecture on Monday co-sponsored by the Kennedy Political Union and the Eagle Endowment. "Engage yourself in the world around you, whether it's in your backyard, in your city, in your neighborhood, in your county, in your state, in your country or in the larger world because the world is crying out for people like you to lend a hand," Bond said while addressing students in the McDowell Formal Lounge.

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News

Fraternity fires prompt safety measures

By Amanda Glensky | December 7

Recent fraternity house fires at the University of Missouri in Columbia and Nebraska Wesleyan University emphasize the importance of fire safety on and around college campuses, and members of three AU fraternities said they realize the need for more fire awareness in their off-campus housing.

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Campus briefs

By Brian Kalish | December 7

Swartz named new chief tech officer David G. Swartz was recently named the new chief information technology officer at AU, according to an AU press release. Swartz, who will fill this previously vacant position, will begin work Jan. 3. He previously worked at George Washington University, where he was vice president and chief information officer.

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News

Dragon Ball Z fighting game brings thunder, ignites PS2

December 7

It is very easy for the general public to overlook a game if it doesn't have some fancy-schmancy next-generation console associated with it. Especially since these days most fighting games are either a contest of which zombie-esque player is best at button mashing, or a small-order bash-fest where two strangely dressed individuals pummel each other with oversized melee weapons.

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Students spice up ATV with fun food program

By Sean Silbert | December 7

After meeting him, you wouldn't guess that Simon Stilwell, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, is majoring in chemistry. "All my friends asked me, 'Aren't you going to culinary school?'" Stilwell said. Stilwell is the host and executive chef of "College Cooks," an ATV big-kitchen show produced, directed, written, filmed and edited at AU.

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News

Successes, regrets after a semester in city of light

By Miro Nikolov | December 7

There must be something about studying abroad that makes time pass twice as fast. As I looked at the calendar a few days ago, I couldn't help thinking that I'd arrived just yesterday. My time in France seems to have gone by in a blur of classes, assignments, trips and encounters with new people and places.

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News

Campus calendar

By Kendra Garstka | December 7

Thursday, Dec. 7 Training Opportunity: Understanding Your Work Style 1:30-4:30 p.m. Location TBA This workshop for full-time staff focuses on work and personal styles and how these styles affect communication, work relationships and the ways teams work together.

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News

Tenacious D biopic stretches truth for laughs

By Josh Kramer | December 4

The plot of "Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny" is simple and fans will see this movie for one reason: it's for "the D." Those in the know expect a number of things from Tenacious D: crude sexual humor, over the top Rock enthusiasm, trying to write the perfect song, Betties (women), drugs and Satan.

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Sports

Volleyball pressures No. 1 Nebraska in NCAA first-round loss

By Erin Keaveney | December 4

In an encouraging loss that left both sides talking, the AU women's volleyball team was defeated by No. 1 Nebraska on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but not before pulling out a team win of their own. The Eagles, who would eventually fall 3-1 to the Cornhuskers, became the first team to win a game against Nebraska in the first round of the tournament since 1992 and the second team this season to force a fourth game on the top-ranked team at home.

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News

Katzen art exhibit goes global

By Josh Kramer | December 4

AU's Katzen Art Museum recently opened eight exhibitions that showcase different corners of the visual art world. The first four, "Gifts from the Katherine Dreier Estate;" "William H. Calfee and the Washington Modernists;" "Carlos Saura: Flamenco" and "Mark Cameron Boyd: Logocentric Playground," opened on Nov.

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News

Arena play ponders romance

By Lindsey Marburger | December 4

Set largely in the Christmas season, little gifts, little romances and big surprises abound in Arena Stage's musical play "She Loves Me," directed by Kyle Donnelly. The greatest treasure, however, is not the handsome old-world music box that Amalia Balash (Brynn O'Malley) proclaims to be "the voice of God," but the play itself.

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News

'Princess Diaries' author grows up, goes collegiate

By Heidi Davis | December 4

Author Meg Cabot is best known for her series "The Princess Diaries," a fluffy tale that is most suitable for pre-teens. She has written over 40 novels of the same "chick lit" genre. However, her newest book, "Size 14 Is Not Fat Either," is a bit of a departure.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Anthropologists' resolution reflects disapproval of war

December 4

AU graduate student Kanhong Lin co-authored a resolution passed by the American Anthropological Association that condemns the use of anthropological research in torture and calls for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The Nov. 18 meeting at which the resolution passed was the first AAA meeting in 30 years in which enough members attended to achieve a quorum and pass the resolution.

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