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AU ranks 12th among grads joining Peace Corps

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AU ranked 12th among medium-sized U.S. universities whose graduates joined the Peace Corps last year when 39 AU alumni served. "[AU students'] education underscores the importance of relating to the world, and they volunteer for many activities. Peace Corps, then, is a natural avenue," said Robert Pastor, vice president of International Affairs at AU and a former Peace Corps volunteer.

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AU hosts campaign season's first D.C. mayoral debate

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D.C. mayoral candidates introduced central issues of their campaign platforms in a debate last night at AU, and discussed improving public education, addressing the lack of affordable housing and securing voting rights for the District.

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His and hers analysis of 'Project Runway' final five

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With only five designers and five episodes left to go in the second season of the wildly popular "Project Runway," Bravo's reality TV fashion design contest, the race for Olympus Fashion Week and the final three designers is heating up. Here with a rundown of the five remaining contestants and their chances is The Eagle's own fashionista Annie Rebekah Gardner and TiVo box owner and often fashion-impaired nerd Daniel Gray Longino.

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Bono advocates increased public input

The American public can increase aid to Africa by telling politicians that they want their money spent for the cause, said lead singer of U2 and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Bono said Friday night at The Nation's Capital Distinguished Speaker Series. According to Bono, the American "no problem we can't fix" attitude is vital to changing the amount of aid donated to Africa.


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National briefs

Metro revamps 'Doors closing' The new voice of the Metro will soon serenade riders with an updated rendition of the familiar "doors closing" after a contest chose Randi Miller, a 44-year-old real estate manager, according to The Washington Post. Miller will record new voice messages for the Metro system, which are to be played 33,017 times per day across the rail network, according to The Post.


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That's how they roll

The Manassas, Va., Skate-N-Fun Zone may play Lil' Jon and Mariah Carey during Wednesday night open skating, but the members of the burgeoning D.C. Rollergirls league who meet there for practice say they prefer a mix of punk, '80s, synth-pop, hair metal and new wave.


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Journalist tells students to seek truth

Investigative journalist Bob Woodward, best known for the story he broke about the 1973 Watergate break-in for The Washington Post, told AU students to "focus, rewrite, re-interview ... and always try to suck out the truth," at the Kay Spiritual Life Center Thursday.


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Metro calendar

Monday, Feb. 6 Skyline 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The National Theatre Metro: Metro Center (Blue, Yellow, Red lines) Skyline creates original music and also performs popular covers. Each singer brings his or her unique influences to bear on the sound, producing music with a blend of rich vocal textures and soaring leads, accented with thumping bass and vocal percussion.


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Civil rights activist dies, leaves legacy of courage

Coretta Scott King, widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., died Tuesday at 78 of ovarian cancer, according to the Associated Press. King had a public viewing in the Georgia state Capitol rotunda Saturday and will have another viewing in the Baptist church where her husband was a minister today.


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New Pokemon XD is kid-friendly role playing game, but stumbles with sound

Pok?mon has long had a polarizing influence. Naysayers have been calling the Nintendo franchise a fad since its inception on the original Game Boy in 1998, while aficionados fought the critics back with cries of, "Gotta catch 'em all!" "Pok?mon XD: Gale of Darkness" for the Nintendo GameCube is yet another strong role-playing game, but its kid-friendly surface may repel older gamers worried about what their friends will think.


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Conference brings bands and activists to Tavern

Last Friday at the Tavern, the National Conference on Organized Resistance held a concert/rally to kick off this year's festivities. Each year, NCOR brings together a bevy of politically aware AU students as well as a number of community activists who are looking to change the world for the better.


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Harassment common at most schools

According to a study conducted by the American Association of University Women, 62 percent of college students have been sexually harassed, and 35 percent of female students and 29 percent of males reported they were physically harassed. Despite the national trend, members of AU's administration said it has not dealt with as many accusations of sexual harassment, and students say it is not a serious problem plaguing AU.


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Staff editorial: NCOR can co-exist with AU

The National Conference on Organized Resistance met on our campus for the ninth time this past weekend. The hordes of activists that it drew together could not possibly been missed, especially by anyone trying to shuffle down to TDR on Saturday afternoon. While we at the Eagle support the idea of revolutionary voices convening to share and discuss their ideas in what some could consider un-revolutionary times, it must also be noted that the NCOR presence this year was much more in-your-face than ever before.


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NCOR conference attracts hundreds

Community members and students coming together for the National Conference on Organized Resistance were on campus over the weekend to convene on their mutual platform of activism. The conference has taken place on the AU campus every winter since 1998 when it was founded by AU students Nisha Anand, Amanda Moeckel, Leila Spears and Kadd Stephens.


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What's good for Bucknell is just as good for AU

Last March, Bucknell, seeded No. 14 , was in the process of upsetting Kansas, seeded No. 3, in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. My friends and I got into a debate over whether or not we should root for Bucknell. Some people were rooting for Kansas because they saw Bucknell as a Patriot League rival and didn't want to see a rival of AU win in the NCAA Tournament.


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AU can't hang close enough at Lehigh

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Eagles' men's basketball team walked into Lehigh with a swagger that would be unexpected from a middle-of-the-pack team set to face one of the league leaders. The Eagles looked like they knew they could hang with the Mountain Hawks, which they.


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Column: Dems: Go for Dixie

The Democratic Party is better off than many think. It has a has a left-of-center ideology that is acceptable to many Americans, despite what most Republicans, Fox News, and some timid centrist Democrats say. The Democrats' general political positioning is fine.


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Hadavi lifts AU to two-game win streak

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Some days will go down in history as program-changing days. On Saturday, the AU women's basketball team may have had one of them as it beat the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, 75-68, at Stabler Arena for its second road victory of the Patriot League season.


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Sports Briefs

Track sets school records at Armory Collegiate Invitational Three runners from AU's indoor men's and women's track and field teams set records at the Armory Collegiate Invitational in New York last weekend. Junior Brendan Fennell smashed a 32-year-old record in the 5,000 meters Saturday, crossing the finish line at 14:23.


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'Bubble' exposes real America

Doll factory + dysfunctional love triangle + generic American town = murder. Although not the typical cinematic formula, Steven Soderbergh's latest, "Bubble," works wonders with all four. Set in West Virginia, "Bubble" tells the tale of overweight, middle-aged Martha (Debbie Doebereiner) and post-adolescent Kyle (Dustin James Ashley), two doll-factory workers who form an unlikely friendship over lunch breaks and rides home after work.



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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