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Scoring with rebounds isn't a perpetual chore

By Blair Bryant Nichols · Thursday, March 9, 2006

"You're too short for me," my girlfriend's former co-worker quipped at the club, "but you're not too short for my friend." I rolled my eyes and glanced over at his friend. Not bad, but I wasn't exactly drooling. My other friends were otherwise engaged, so I figured there wouldn't be any harm in dancing with him.

Madness nears for PL, D.C.

By Patrick Ambrosio · Thursday, March 9, 2006

Although the AU men's basketball team's season ended last weekend with a loss to Bucknell in the Patriot League semifinals, for 65 teams, Sunday will mark the beginning of a new season as the brackets for the NCAA tournament will be released. Although the recipient of the PL's automatic bid will not be decided until Friday's tournament final, it is possible the league PL will have more than one team in the tournament.

Professor promotes book on Sri Lankan conflict

By Rachelle Douillard-Proulx · Thursday, March 9, 2006

Student and faculty gathered in the Battelle-Tompkins atrium to hear SIS Professor John Richardson speak about his book, "Paradise Poisoned," about Sri Lanka's civil war on Tuesday. The night included a panel, moderated by SIS Dean Louis Goodman, which discussed Richardson's book.

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National briefs

By Kate Oczypok | March 9

DeLay wins renomination in Texas Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) won the Republican nomination in his House reelection bid Tuesday, beating three challengers in his first election since he was indicted and forced to step aside as majority leader, according to The Washington Post.

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Students share their Spring Break plans

By Mia Steinle | March 9

"I'm possibly going to New York, but I'm not sure yet. It's not for business or work, just fun." -Makda Ammanuel, freshman in the Kogod School of Business "I'm going up to Boston and Providence to visit a few friends and run around in the snow. I'm going to be reading a lot of books.

Sports

Now's baseball's time to ban Bonds

By Jesse Epstein | March 9

This week was all about shattered images. From Barry Bonds to Daunte Culpepper to Alfonso Soriano and the National Football League, professional and college sports are not having their finest day. Truth: Barry Bonds should have all his records stricken from the books and be banned from baseball.

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Horoscopes

By Tamara Brown | March 9

Aries (March 21 - April 19) This is the weekend that will make you famous. The stars will align for you all week, and everything you do will be the makings of a legend. Unfortunately, the slow-speed car chase and subsequent mug shots will undoubtedly be the things that your adoring public will remember.

Opinion

Staff editorial: E-textbooks: a new take on the original

March 6

The campus bookstore has begun offering e-textbooks, which allow you to read course materials on your computer. While it may be convenient and sometimes cheaper, e-textbooks would require you to print out pages if you want to take them with you, and this makes highlighting and marking tedious.

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The cream is cheesy, but the clothes are not

By Lenore Costello | March 6

Annie Creamcheese 3279 M Street Monday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. www.anniecreamcheese.com The words "vintage clothing store" may bring to mind an image of the dimly lit thrift shop down the street that somehow always smelled distinctly of "old.

Opinion

All thumbs

March 6

Thumbs up... Jeff Lambert, Mr. American... The Eagle's own "rap-tized" the audience and the judges. Way to go, Jeff! Craigslist Belle and Sebastian Tix... Sold out shows mean frustrated fans. Fortunately, CL is there to save the day ... but for a pretty penny.

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The hit list

March 6

1.. Renting movies that are too old to be on the Oscars All the good stuff has already been done before, dudes. You can get hot love stories and totally awesome action in any given selection from the Hollywood video archives, so why even mess around? "Classics" usually only cost like $1.

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Metro brief: New Metro voice introduced

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | March 6

Randi Miller, the new voice of the Metro, was heard for the first time Thursday in several newly recorded announcements intended to keep riders moving through the system, NBC4 reported Thursday. Miller, a Virginia resident, won a contest last month crowning her the new voice of the Metro.

Sports

Second-half buries AU lacrosse

By Erin Keaveney | March 6

The AU women's lacrosse team fell to Old Dominion on Saturday, losing to the Lady Monarchs, 14-12, in a home contest at the William I Jacobs Recreational Complex. The loss marks the Eagles' second in their first two games after losing to Towson last Wednesday in their season opener.

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Mr. American pageant ends RHA Hall Wars

By Michael Scher | March 6

Two weeks of intra-campus competition ended on stage Friday night as Mr. 2009, Jeff Lambert, was named the winner of the Mr. American Pageant, the final event in the 2005-2006 Hall Wars, hosted by the Residence Hall Association. "Two weeks ago, I declared the north side of campus to be at war with the south side of campus," said Will Mount, RHA president.

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Sugimoto stuns spectators with Hirshhorn show

By Andrew Gardner | March 6

Hiroshi Sugimoto Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden On display through May 14 Admission: Free A+ Washington, D.C., is, as some may forget, a veritable candyland of free museums. But culture at the expense of Joe and Jane Taxpayer does not always mean that the Smithsonian museums deliver the goods; sometimes stuff sucks.

Opinion

Staff editorial: S. Dakota abortion law start of showdown

March 6

Last week, South Dakota's legislature passed a ban on abortion, except in the case of the life of the mother. There are no exceptions for rape or incest, and doctors face up to five years in prison for performing an abortion. Newspapers have also chronicled how the abortion dividing lines are being drawn increasingly according to the Red State/Blue State electoral map.

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U.S. Senate seeks AU input on governance reform

By Mary Specht | March 6

In a meeting with U.S. Senate Finance Committee staff and governance experts on Capitol Hill Friday, Student Government President Kyle Taylor said most of the AU board of trustees cannot be counted on to reform AU's governance because they stood by former President Benjamin Ladner after reports found he misused university money.

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Birdgang, Skrilla's hip-hop picks

By Sam Bromell | March 6

Hip-hop music was born almost 30 years ago on the streets of the Bronx in New York City. In its earliest form, hip-hop was nothing more than a DJ, an MC (master of ceremonies), two turntables and some bass-heavy break-beats blasting out of a set of speakers.

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SOC professor takes on a new role, gets laughs

By David Wilezol | March 6

School of Communication professor Chris Palmer is a Renaissance Man. He's served in the British Navy, been a high school boxing champion and worked on an Israeli kibbutz. He was a naval officer, an engineer, a business consultant, an energy analyst, the chief energy advisor to a senior U.

Sports

AU has big work ahead if it wants to win PL

By Patrick Ambrosio | March 6

The future for the AU men's basketball team should be bright, with all five starters returning next year and a freshman class that contributed significantly to the team. However, Sunday's 64-50 loss at Bucknell exposed some problems that the Eagles need to fix if they are to be one of the elite teams in the Patriot League next season.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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