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Promising young stars mean hope for baseball

By Jordan Beane | April 3

LONDON - I know that summer officially starts on June 21, but for all intents and purposes, summer officially started last night when Mark Buerhle threw the first pitch of the season to Grady Sizemore. It may seem that baseball is heading into a season of turmoil off the field as it tries to deal with a decade of overlooking steroids in the game.

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Mammoth love story melts ice, hearts in new kids' film

By Chris Moreno | April 3

It's been almost four years since the hit animated movie "Ice Age" was released to the acclaim of critics and viewers alike. "Ice Age" was one of many in a slew of animated flicks that appeal to both adults and children. Thanks largely to the success of movies like "Shrek," "Ice Age" drew in a huge crowd at the box office, quickly becoming one of the favorite movies of 2002.

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News

The shit list

April 3

01. The Davenport Coffee Lounge Commonly referred to as "the Dav," or "the 'Port" to avoid confusion with "the Tav," a common abbreviation of the grease pit in MGC. As one of AU's myriad coffee shops, we at The Beagle have empirical evidence supporting our hypothesis that out of all those coffee shops, the 'Port has its head furthest up its ass.

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Immigration bill raises objections

By Rebecca Kern | April 3

Fifteen hundred students from Fairfax, Arlington and Falls Church, Va., and 300 students in Kensington, Md., left their middle and high schools Thursday to protest an immigration bill that the House has passed and has raised objection nationwide. The House bill H-4437, sponsored by Rep.

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April Fool's Day celebrated with fake stories, clever pranks

By Kate Oczypok | April 3

A March 2006 survey by CareerBuilder.com reported that 33 percent of workers played a practical joke on a co-worker and 17 percent said they planned office tricks for this year's holiday. Being on a college campus makes practical jokes easier to accomplish.

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National briefs

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | April 3

FBI investigates Red Cross The FBI has begun investigating Red Cross volunteers who distributed relief supplies allegations of theft and other crimes were made against them, the USA TODAY reported Friday. Red Cross workers allegedly diverted supplies away from the relief effort, and the Red Cross is accused of breaking its rule of not using convicted felons as volunteers.

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Oddities on the Internet

By Jen Turner | April 3

Ah, the Internet. Back in 1998 when everyone first got 60 free hours of America Online, the world seemed to open up into a new and glorious place where you could seriously talk to someone who lived in Los Angeles and liked the same No Doubt albums you did! A community was built - a "World Wide Web," if you will.

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Students indifferent about SG elections

By Erie Meyer | April 3

The quad was peppered with students this past Sunday afternoon. Some were sunning themselves; others were un-tagging unflattering photos of themselves from Facebook or catching up with friends. What no one seemed to be doing, however, was talking about this week's Student Government elections.

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Opinion

Reshaping the abortion debate

By Jong Eun Lee | April 3

As an evangelical Democrat, I am perfectly aware of how for the past couple decades, the GOP successfully employed millions of evangelical voters as its foot soldiers by capturing the ultimate moral high ground, the sanctity of life. Some Democrats have tried to respond by bringing the GOP down, pointing out that the military hawkish, pro-death penalty party is inconsistent in its pro-life ethics.

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News

SG candidate's video violates BOE rules

By Cait Douglas | April 3

Student Government presidential candidate Ashley Mushnick was accused and found responsible of breaking numerous Board of Election rules in a music video produced by her campaign. The Mushnick campaign filmed and released a rap video last weekend that featured a song called "The Ashley Dance", which included footage of Mushnick riding the elephant outside of Hurst Hall, and dancing with supporters on the quad.

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News

Torn kites to rest in peace

By Kurtsy T. You | April 3

Smithsonian Institution spokespersons announced this week the commissioning of a National Kite Graveyard, projected to open on a site near the Washington Monument sometime in 2008. The graveyard, which will address the long-standing need to "find a place to put all these damn wind-ravaged kites," has already caused controversy because of its priority over the opening of the National African American History Museum, the site for which was announced in January.

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AU to receive fresh produce

By Kendra Garstka | April 3

American University will participate in a Community Supported Agriculture program this summer. Students and faculty who sign up for the program will receive fresh produce for 20 weeks from May to October. A share costs $500. Thirty people need to participate in the program for it to run.

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Opinion

All thumbs

April 3

Thumbs up Cherry Blossoms... The flowers bloomed and the tourists flowed in. It was a great beginning to the festival. Get down and see them before they're gone! Community Agriculture... AU will now offer vegetables and other farm crops for you to take back to your room or apartment.

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News

British bands play slow, dreamy sets on U Street

By Rebecca Armendariz | April 3

Hard-Fi hail from Staines, England, which they try to pass off as West London (Americans won't know the difference!). Tom Smith's Editors call Birmingham, a former northern factory town, their home, and make no mention of their English citizenship in their songs.

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Class of '14 joins Facebook

By Jim J. Jerolds | April 3

Students from the class of 2014 have created profiles on Facebook, much to the dismay of many current AU students who feel that the privilege to register on the social networking Web site should be reserved until the prospective students arrive at college, or at least until they graduate from their local D.

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Sports

Lacrosse outlasts UC-Davis late

By Justin Hall | April 3

The AU women's lacrosse team stormed out to a 7-0 lead in the opening period and then held off a surging California-Davis squad in the second half to pull out a 9-7 victory Thursday. The win was the first for AU over a non-conference opponent at its home field this season and improved the Eagles' record to 5-6.

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Patriotic bumper stickers run in ironic mishap

By Penny Van Der Housen | April 3

An ink-fixing malfunction at an Iowa bumper sticker plant caused millions of recently printed "These Colors Don't Run" bumper stickers to run this week as heavy rainstorms pounded much of the nation. "This is a regrettably ironic mistake," said Bob Robertson, spokesman for J.

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