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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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Cool steps 'Stomp' out clich? Hollywood plot

January 18

How entertaining moviegoers find a film often depends on their level of expectations. People are much less likely to enjoy a movie if they have high hopes for it than if they don't really know anything about it. It's harder to surpass the expectations that way.

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Sports

Balboa, Boise St. and Bledsoe: Winter Break Sports Recap

By Patrick Ambrosio | January 18

Classes may have started up again, but Jack Bauer has returned from a Chinese prison with a taste for blood, VH1 is continuing to put on innovative reality trash ("The White Rapper Show" is a work of genius) and its only 28 days until pitchers and catchers report, so it's not all bad.

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Campus briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | January 18

AU named No. 8 for Peace Corps alumni AU made No. 8 on the list of the top 25 medium-sized schools that have alumni serving in the Peace Corps, according to a press release from the Peace Corps Press Office. With 41 alumni currently serving, AU moved up three spots in the rankings from last year, according to the press release.

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Owen, cinematography shine in dark thriller

By Drew Richardson | January 18

The unseasonably mild winter on the east coast of the United States is yet another reminder that the latest vogue term for worldwide self-annihilation, "global warming," could be closer to fruition than anyone cares to realize. Like the menace of nuclear destruction, the threat of global warming is centered on the basic principle that humanity's blatant disregard for the environment will have dire consequences for civilization.

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Campus calendar

By Brian Kalish | January 18

Thursday, Jan. 18 Table Talk: "Race Progress: Truth or Illusion?" Noon-1:30 p.m. Kay Spiritual Life Center lounge Panelists will provide perspectives on the 1857 Dred Scott decision and the 1957 founding principles of the Southern Christian Leadership Council.

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Opinion

The Dream, If We Can Keep It

By Paul Perry | January 18

I had the privilege this past summer of taking a trip out to the Left Coast. My journey to Vancouver put me back in touch with a Canadian friend who studies political theory at the University of Victoria. She's on track to become a world-renowned professor and theorist, so I take her opinion with much more than a grain of salt.

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Teens found voice through '80s hardcore punk

By Hilary Crowe | January 18

By the late '70s, The Ramones in New York and The Sex Pistols in London helped propel punk into the limelight and the pages of Rolling Stone. A reaction to the failure of rock 'n' roll elitists to connect with disaffected youth - like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin's 15-minute guitar solos amid tired jam sessions-turned-Top 40 EPs - punk was a much needed grounding force for the bloated egos of the era's musicians.

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Sports

Men's basketball looks to gain PL credibility against Holy Cross

By Patrick Ambrosio | January 18

The AU men's basketball team started off the season with dreams of a conference championship, but fell into a month-long slump over winter break. The Eagles lost six of eight games, including their first two Patriot League matchups. However, they have a chance to establish themselves as a contender on Saturday when they will host the PL-leading Holy Cross Crusaders.

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Teaser tornado tears through Trailer Park in 2007

By Chris Patriquin | January 18

Welcome back! In addition to hangovers and a batch of quickly abandoned resolutions, a brand new year brings a completely new mess of trailers to whet the film lover's appetite. There is a pretty good crop of movies coming out in late spring/early summer that have just dropped their trailers, and it looks like we've got a pretty interesting movie season ahead of us.

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Opinion

... More Testing, Please

By Jacob Shelly | January 18

Broach the subject of testing and almost immediately there's the complaint that our children are already over-tested, that our system seems to prioritize testing over learning. But this misses the point. In grade school, we had a spelling test every week, and I was quizzed on my timetables at least as often.

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Women's basketball falls to Army, drop to 2-2 in league

By Justin Hall | January 18

The AU women's basketball team was unable to overcome an 18-point halftime deficit, losing to Army 60-47 in Annapolis, Md., on Tuesday night. The loss dropped the Eagles to 2-2 in the Patriot League and 7-12 on the season. The Eagles started strong, going on a quick 7-0 run to take an early 7-2 advantage.

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Success in the cards for Tarot Students of AU

By Ruben Luong | January 18

Want to know the future? This spring, the Tarot Students of American University aim to deliver what any ordinary student can't foresee about their future. The Tarot Students of AU started out as a Facebook group and became an official club last semester.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Bush's new plan for

January 18

On Jan. 10, President Bush unveiled a new plan for the war in Iraq, in which an additional 21,000 troops will be sent to the war-torn nation. The plan also calls for another $10 billion for reconstruction projects. In all, the plan raises several important questions.

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Swank-y teacher inspires teens

By Ali Goldstein | January 18

"Freedom Writers" doesn't just begin. Instead, as the fiery chaos of the Rodney King riots tears across the screen, the film explodes to a powerful start. Indeed, the movie's forceful beginning sets the tone for what becomes an overwhelmingly inspirational film.

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