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Staff editorial: The SAT has its faults

March 27

Who doesn't hate the SAT? While it may seem like years have passed since you had to get up early on a Saturday, and take a test to boot, the SAT is now in the hotseat. After acknowledging errors, 4,000 students were found to have been affected. Even more interesting is the fact that 100 of the 4,000 students had applied to AU.

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Sports

Beware the ides of March Madness

March 27

Spring is here, and it's not warm enough. March Madness is here, and all I can think about is the NBA Playoffs. The NHL is here and nearing the end of its regular season, but I can't stand watching it because of the rule changes. Still, certain sports have come together to create the perfect time of year when following them is a full-time fantasy job.

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News

E-mail changes academic relations

By Laraine Weschler | March 27

E-mail has changed the nature of student/teacher relationships, allowing for more interaction with professors outside the classroom while encouraging informal and impersonal contact, according to many AU professors. Katherine Gillespie, a literature professor at AU, said a lot of students who don't speak in class e-mail Gillespie their thoughts on course material.

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News

New Circus Club clowns around campus

By Lenore Costello | March 27

CLUB PROFILE: The AU Circus Club. Meets Mondays and Thursdays at 5 p.m. on the quad. They can be found on the quad every Monday and Thursday at 5 p.m., painting each other's faces a variety of colors, juggling beanbags and sometimes even trying to unicycle.

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News

SAT scoring errors affect AU applicants

By Brian Kalish | March 27

More than 4,000 incoming freshman at universities across the country received lower scores on their SATs than deserved because of grading problems, according to the College Board. Approximately 100 applicants to AU were affected, said Sharon Alston, director of admissions.

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News

Student forced to leave GWU

By Rebecca Kern | March 27

Former George Washington University student Jordan Nott recently filed a lawsuit against GWU and eight university administrators, claiming that the school violated federal law protecting Americans with disabilities, according to The Washington Post. The Post reported that at 2 a.

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Sports

Sports briefs

By Kevin Hilgers | March 27

Lacrosse loses to Hopkins, but 3-0 in PL The AU women's lacrosse team fell to No. 3 Johns Hopkins Sunday, but beat Villanova Saturday to stay undefeated in the Patriot League. The Blue Jays (6-0) scored the first ten goals of the game in Baltimore on the way to a 15-7 win over the Eagles.

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News

Companies may check profiles

By KATE SULLIVAN and Rachelle Douillard-Proulx | March 27

Although American University students who attended the job fair last week may dislike the idea of potential employers checking their Facebook profiles for information on their background, there are currently no laws in place to prevent employers from doing so.

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News

National briefs

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | March 27

U.S. destroyer hits oil tanker near Iraqi coast The U.S.S McCampbell, a U.S. Navy destroyer, collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Iraq on Sunday, injuring four people, USA TODAY reported. No oil spilled into the ocean, but both ships sustained minor damage although they remained seaworthy.

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News

Metro calendar

By Kelly Kerr | March 27

Now through March 31 Chocolate Decadence 7-10 p.m. Friday The Ritz-Carlton 1150 22nd St. NW 202-974-5566 Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU (Blue and Orange lines) Tickets: $30 The Ritz-Carlton fills its entire Lobby Lounge with an entire buffet dedicated to chocolate desserts.

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News

Sociology of the Family class holds panel on adoption experiences

By Kate Oczypok | March 27

Professor Andrea Brenner's Sociology of the Family class held a panel on adoption Friday that allowed members of the AU community to share their experiences about growing up adopted. Brenner organizes various panels throughout the year involving many different aspects of the changing American family.

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News

Committee considers college testing

By Megan Slack and Mary Specht | March 27

As statistics show disturbing trends in college completion rates and poor performance by graduates on basic college-level skills tests, the U.S. Department of Education is looking for a way to measure how well universities are teaching their students. A federal committee commissioned by Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is studying the use of standardized testing in colleges and universities to evaluate and compare how much students are learning at schools across the country.

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Opinion

The mourning process of war

By Eve Gatewood | March 27

Imagine intense heat.the smell of charring human flesh and fire coming toward you like a plume, swallowing your body whole in its wake. Imagine the ubiquitous sounds of screaming, and the palpable reality of experiencing your own inevitable death. You having to make a split-second decision of whether to stay and be cremated or to jump and fall to your death in a futile effort to escape.

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Opinion

All thumbs

March 27

Thumbs up Ladner in "Washingtonian"... We were glad to see the noted D.C. publication took note of our ex-prez's behavior. Hopefully next time they credit the photos of ours they used. Wing Bowl... AU's newest frat, Sigma Phi Epsilon, sponsored the event.

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Sports

Runners win trio of events at Navy

By Erin Keaveney | March 27

The AU men's and women's track teams competed at the Navy Invitational in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, grabbing three first-place finishes and recording personal bests for several team members. The Eagles dominated the men's 1,500-metet run, pulling a one-two-three sweep when Brendan Fennell, Brian McCabe and Steve Hallinan placed first, second and third, respectively.

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News

Music notes

March 27

Isis "Panopticon" (Ipecac) Sounds like: Neurosis' artsy little brother. A- For almost a decade, post-metal/prog act Isis has been tearing up the post hardcore and metalcore scene with their unique style of metal, one that cannot be confined to words. In short, Isis has it all.

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News

Go! Team's nostalgia energizes audience

By Ben Lozovsky | March 27

Retro doesn't go as far as it used to in music nowadays. The overabundance of bands who are content with simply repackaging musical archetypes for unsuspecting audiences has taken credibility away from forward-minded musicians looking to the past for inspiration.

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