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AU takes two at EIWA tournament

By Dan Jacobson | March 6

Just four years ago the AU wrestling program was on death watch. On Sunday the program proved how alive it is. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov and Josh Glenn each won Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association titles at Lehigh, earning berths to the NCAA championships next week.

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News

Shouting not neccessary to get honest messages across to lovers

By Blair Bryant Nichols | March 2

Last Friday night, my friends and I arrived at a club and headed upstairs. I was barely ten feet in the door when I ran into the previous weekend's hookup. Never one to be taken by surprise, I turned on my smile and accepted his embrace while offering my cheek for him to kiss.

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Sports

Tournament time for AU basketball

By Jesse Epstein | March 2

Fifty-four percent. That's what the Holy Cross Crusaders shot in their 74-55 drubbing of the AU women's basketball team two weeks ago. That kind of effort won't get it done when the Eagles travel to Worcester, Mass., to play Holy Cross in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament Thursday night.

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News

Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | March 2

Thursday, March 2 "Cracks in the System: The Adequacy of U.S. Health Care Regulation in a Global Age" 1-5 p.m., WCL, room 603 The Administrative Law Review's annual symposium will address the adequacy of our regulatory state in the context of healthcare, with a focus on the federal and state response to a pandemic or biological terrorist attack.

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News

AU finance review finds internal controls satisfactory

By Mary Specht | March 2

A nearly completed review of AU's internal financial controls, commissioned months before former President Benjamin Ladner was ousted for misusing university funds for his personal expenses, has so far found the controls satisfactory, according to Don Myers, vice president of finance and treasurer.

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News

Thoughts on Oscar mania

By Sarah Alsgaard | March 2

This Sunday night is Oscar night, where the question of which film is the best picture of the year will finally be decided and Jon Stewart will go down in history as the best Academy Awards host of all time. It's also the night that will determine which films, actors and directors will be most marketable in the film industry.

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News

'Vagina Monologues' boldly expose taboo topics

By Andrew Gardner | March 2

Eve Ensler could not have realized the effect of her work when she debuted the "Vagina Monologues" in New York in the mid-90s. Not only does this controversial yet popular play persistent in its message, but it has spawned a worldwide movement known as V-Day, which raises awareness about violence against women and girls.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

March 2

Dear Editor: Over the past three weeks or so I have noticed a startling omission from your otherwise fine publication. There once was a time when every Thursday, I would open my copy of?The Eagle, eyes aglow with anticipation, and read the police blotter, marvelling at the heroic deeds of our brave Public Safety officers and laughing at the occasional humorous incident.

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News

U.S. business schools competing for Ph.D. profs

By Rebecca Kern | March 2

Business schools at universities across the nation are competing for a dwindling supply of doctoral business professors to teach the increasing number of business students, according to CNN.com. Richard Durand, the dean of the Kogod School of Business since July 2005, said the business field has a doctorate system that differs from most other fields.

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News

NOFX performs with admirable energy, racy humor

By Peter Kirchhausen | March 2

For being 39 years old, lead singer Fat Mike and the rest of NOFX still know how to put on a great punk show. Monday night at Nation, NOFX rolled into town and slammed out some of their most classic tunes, as well as some of their newer political songs. It's rare for NOFX to be caught here on the east coast, and for the thousand or so fans who made it to the club, no one left empty handed.

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News

Federal spending on abstinence-only programs debated

By Olga Khazan | March 2

Many American University students said they feel the federal government should support abstinence sex education programs provided those programs include information about contraceptives as an alternative to abstinence. A lawsuit was dropped last week that aimed to cut federal funds for a national teen abstinence program that some said was being used for Christian proselytizing, according to CNN.

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Metro brief: Police account of Alexandria shooting disputed

By Kate Oczypok | March 2

A passenger yesterday disputed the initial police account of the fatal shooting of a teenager in the parking lot of an IHOP restaurant over the weekend, saying the off-duty Alexandria police officer was not directly in front of their Jeep when he began firing, according to The Washington Post.

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News

AU Abroad enclaves 'don't immerse'

By Allison Bailey and Amanda Glensky | March 2

Although over 60 percent of students will study abroad before they graduate, some students find they are not satisfied with the study abroad experiences offered to them through AU Abroad, particularly those students who participate in the enclave programs.

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Sports

Great expecations for Eagle wrestlers in EIWA title battle

By Dan Jacobson | March 2

The AU wrestlers will trek to Lehigh this weekend trying to capture an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association title and a chance to make the NCAA Championships. The Eagles will be competing against wrestlers from thirteen other schools to get spots for to the NCAAs.

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News

Activist, comedian encourages involvement

By Elizabeth Royall | March 2

Civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory spoke Tuesday at the Kay Spiritual Life Center, encouraging the audience to not just complain about the problems of the world but to take action. No group in history has made more progress in 40 years than black people in America, he said.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: How truthful is your resume?

March 2

A new online service, fakeresumes.com, is offering students help in getting the jobs they deserve by fluffing up resumes with nice but completely false information. The cost of all this? Around $100 for a "tune up." We are disheartened to learn that according to a study, 53 percent of Americans embellish their resumes, and 70 percent of college students do.

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News

DJs promote Web-only radio station

By Carolyn Phenicie | March 2

WVAU, the university's student-run radio station available only via Web stream, has launched several new projects to expand its reach to the AU community. A group of disc jockeys from the station recently launched an advertising campaign featuring posters proclaiming, "WVAU: We Exist.

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