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Press gets trigger-happy

By Jonathan D. McPike | February 23

By now just about everyone knows that Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot Texas lawyer Harry Whittington last Saturday. Cheney and four other hunters spent the morning hunting, took a break for lunch and then went out for a second quail hunt after lunch at the Armstrong ranch in Texas.

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News

'Freedomland' not as thrilling as previews promised

By Robyn Abzug | February 20

If there were ever a prime example of a trailer misleading the viewer-other than "Spanglish"-"Freedomland" would be it. The trailer makes the movie out to be a crazy thriller, only briefly mentioning the race issues that underscore the film. And the part about the insane asylum? Only a very minimal part of the plot.

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RHA president gets leadership award

By Rebecca Kern | February 20

Will Mount, a senior in the School of Public Affairs and president of AU's Residence Hall Association, was recently awarded RHA President of the Year at the Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls Convention. Representatives from colleges and universities in D.

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New Comedy Central roast DVD less exciting than in past

By Andrew Yonki | February 20

The concept of a celebrity roast is a noble one. The idea of an established figure in the entertainment industry being showered with adoring insults from his/her longtime friends and colleagues is meant to serve as tribute to someone who's had a major impact on them and the public.

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Founder's Week ends with contest and dance

By Kendra Garstka | February 20

Thirty clubs and organizations decorated eagle centerpieces as part of "The Eagle Challenge," that premiered Saturday night at the Founder's Day Ball, marking the end of Founder's Week. The centerpieces were judged by the Office of Campus Life on criteria such as creativity, AU spirit and how well it represented the organization, according to Leah Kreimer, Student Government vice president.

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U.S. Senate summons students, trustees to forum

By Mary Specht | February 20

The staff of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee asked several past and present AU trustees, students and officials to attend a meeting on Capitol Hill March 3 as part of its investigation into financial mismanagement at nonprofits, according to those who have been invited.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

February 20

Dear Editor, Will Haun makes several fallacious assertions in his article "A man worthy of office", but I want to focus on his assertion, in particular, that "preserving the family unit" means denying same-sex citizens and same-sex families equality under the law.

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News

Campus brief: Students celebrate mock weddings

By Laraine Weschler | February 20

Students of all sexual orientations were invited to participate in mock weddings on the quad as part of National Freedom to Marry Day on Feb. 14. They were given marriage certificates good for one day as well as rings, candy and poppers to celebrate the weddings.

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Meditation club brings guest speakers, new ideas

By Tiffany Heimbuch-Maybee | February 20

Rebekah Moan, a senior in the School of Communication started a meditation club at AU last semester that offers different types of meditation, including destressing and spiritual enlightenment. "The meditation I teach, Ananda Marga, is a mantra meditation, where you repeat a phrase over and over again to focus on God and love," she said.

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News

Metro calendar

By Kelly Kerr | February 20

Monday, Feb. 20 George Washington Birthday Parade 1-3 p.m. King and Royal Streets, Alexandria, VA (Old Town Alexandria) 703-991-4474 Take the Metro to King Street (Blue and Yellow Lines) Admission: Free Old Town Alexandria will celebrate George Washington's birthday with a parade featuring more than 100 marching bands, equestrian groups, military units and reenactment units, with Earl Lloyd, the first Afican American to play in the NBA, as the parade's Grand Marshall.

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Metro briefs

February 20

Students protest Belarusian dictatorshop Students for a Global Democracy protested against Belarusan dictatorship last Thursday in front of the Belarusian Embassy on New Hampshire Avenue. The students joined citizens worldwide in protesting on behalf of Belarusian political prisoners, abducted opposition leaders and missing journalists, according to a Students for Global Democracy International press release.

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Sports

Phil Bender spoiled by Holy Cross

February 20

In a frantic pace Saturday at Bender Arena, the AU men's basketball team put on its all-too-familiar display of immaturity and fell to Holy Cross, 69-62. AU (9-16, 5-7 Patriot League) finished with 16 turnovers and 23 personal fouls. "What's going through my head is our lack of preparation for this game," junior guard Andre Ingram said following the uninspired performance on Phil Bender day.

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D.C. councilman takes interest in local college students

By Brian Kalish | February 20

Robert Gordon, a longtime Advisory Neighborhood Council commissioner, officially announced his candidacy for the D.C. City Council Thursday. His announcement was made at the historic Avalon Theatre on Connecticut Ave., which Gordon helped restore. Gordon is running in the Democratic primary for the city council, which includes AU.

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Sports

Eagles top conference rival in final home hurrah

By Dan Jacobson | February 20

The AU wrestling team won its final three matches to cap off a 19-12 comeback against East Stroudsburg Friday night at Bender Arena. The Eagles, who won at South Dakota State Sunday, 38-9, are now 12-6 on the year and 5-1 in Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.

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Music notes

February 20

Prefuse 73 "Security Screenings" (Warp) Sounds like: A more disorganized take from the superior IDMgenius, Scott Herren. B Scott Herren has been spreading the wealth of his talent and intellect for years now. Between Prefuse 73, Delarosa & Asora and Savath + Savalas, Herren and his multitude of aliases are the face of "intelligent dance music" (a ridiculous genre title, to be sure) and the man has perfected the art of infusing gritty, organic sensations into his array of beat sequences and samples.

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News

The hit list

February 20

1. Google Chat Even though it's virtually impossible to tell when someone is messaging you via Google Chat when you've just got Gmail hanging out somewhere in the background, it's still pretty awesome that Google put this contraption out. Not only is it another reason for your grandmother to feel computer illiterate, but it also lets you accuse your friends whom Gmail didn't arbitrarily bless with the chat function feel like a freaking luddite.

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Luke Temple agrees, genres hard to define

By Chris DeWitt | February 20

"What kind of music do you play?" It's a tough question to be asked. In today's world, with sub-genre upon meaningless sub-genre creeping ever faster into everyday music conversation, it's getting tougher to pin down what a given sound is. In some ways this is good; music itself is as hard to pin down as the right words to describe it.

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