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Prediction: predict the unpredictable come March

By Simone Echeverri-Gent | February 16

Dazzling dunks, suspenseful overtimes and an incredible display of passion by the players are defining characteristics of college basketball. However, this season can also be defined by another word: unpredictability. Yes, main powerhouse teams, such as Duke, North Carolina and North Carolina State, have maintained their usual elevated standards.

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News

Exhibit gives dada a place in history

By Greg Wasserstrom and Sara Gama | February 16

In 1920, two artists who held a large international exhibition in Berlin were arrested by the German government and brought up on charges of defamation of the Army. George Grosz and Rudolph Schlicter argued that their inflammatory works were merely practical jokes.

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News

Horoscopes

By Tamara Brown | February 16

Aries (March 21 - April 19) In terms of your love life, it appears you've been left out in the cold. Thankfully, you remembered to wear a pair of extra socks and packed your scarf. However, all the layers in the world are not going to save you from the abominable snowman that will be waiting on your doorstep.

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Facebook continues to create tension

By Laraine Weschler | February 16

Faculty, staff and students recently attended a conference at AU to learn about Facebook and other similar online communities and how employers have used student's profiles to screen potential candidates for jobs. "A number of important issues were raised at the inservice," said Dean of Students Faith Leonard.

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Opinion

Stop fanning flames

By Dave Pomeroy | February 16

I take great offense to Issam Khoury's attack on the "free speech contingency" in his opinion piece on the Cartoon War in Monday's Eagle. We in said contingency understand very well the meaning of freedom. Indeed, the cartoons were published to illustrate an article on prevalent self-censorship in the media regarding Muslim issues.

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News

Changes to GRE will occur this fall

By Lauren Gardner | February 16

Changes to the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) graduate school entrance exam will not be implemented until October 2007 because of the switch from fixed testing centers to a secure Internet system, according to David Payne, executive director for the GRE program.

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News

Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | February 16

Thursday, Feb. 16 "The Death Penalty: Religious, Moral and Legal Perspectives" 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., WCL, room 603 This event will examine the development of the death penalty in religious law and the evolution of social moral thought relating to the death penalty.

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News

Protesters denied FOIA expedition

By Jimm Phillips | February 16

The Department of Defense refused a request to expedite the processing of a Freedom of Information Act by an anti-war group whose protests have been under Pentagon surveillance, according to the Partnership for Civil Justice, a civil rights organization. The Partnership for Civil Justice filed the FOIA request on behalf of the Act Now to Stop War & End Racism Coalition and the National Lawyers Guild on Dec.

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News

Japanese students get two cultures with dual degrees

By Sarah Alsgaard | February 16

Fuyuki Kawasaki smiles a lot. He speaks English at a steady pace, and rarely can't find the right words to express his feelings. With a small smile, he won't hesitate to share his opinions with modesty and humility. In short, Kawasaki seems to have embraced the ideals of both American and Japanese education systems: The seemingly opposing American ideal of taking risks and being independent and the Japanese ideal of being polite and not disruptive to the community.

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News

Dialogue needed in response to cartoon controversy

By Kyra Smerkanich | February 16

At a discussion yesterday, AU professors said that the debate over freedom of the press and respect for religion shows the need for an open dialogue in response to the upheaval about the provocative Muhammad cartoons that ran in a Danish newspaper. As previously reported in The Eagle, tensions between Western countries and the Muslim world erupted when the Danish paper chose to publish cartoons that portrayed the prophet Muhammad, despite the fact images of Muhammad are prohibited in Islam.

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News

Second sequel redundant, formualic

By Jen Turner | February 16

The otherwise wholly satisfying combination of really obvious "suspense" sequences and grisly massacres comes together in a horrible mess in "Final Destination 3." Written and directed by the same presumed derelict as the first two "FD" installations, James Wong, the third panel in this triptych of terror is redundant and even boring.

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News

Speed dating offers V-Day alternative

By Kate Oczypok and Andrew Gardner | February 16

He said... These days, it seems like there's always a way to get a quick romantic fix. The dating world is a difficult bridge to cross sometimes, especially that one day every year, Feb. 14, when everyone wants to be loved. Valentine's Day is a Hallmark holiday that stuck one year and has since become one of the most important reflections of love and romance in relationships.

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News

Media professionals look at changing technology

By Laraine Weschler | February 16

With broadcasting available on cell phones, iPods and computer screens, "having a cup of coffee with your morning paper no longer requires any paper," said Tony Varona, a professor at the Washington College of Law at a panel on media convergence last week.

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Gospel choir unites students

By Sereena Hamm | February 16

After nearly 30 years of club status on AU's campus, the gospel choir, whose goal is to bring students together through performance and fellowship, is more diverse than ever before. Joy Henry, a senior in the School of Communication and chaplain of the choir, said the diversity of the group is one of its greatest strengths.

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News

Holiday for love, not only lovers

By Blair Bryant Nichols | February 16

I have never had a valentine on Valentine's Day, and I know I'm not alone. Don't worry. I am not going to go on a rant about the stupidity of the holiday and how it is better to be single, etc. The truth is that Julie from "The Real World: New Orleans" was right when she said, "You don't need a lover on Valentine's Day.

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Facebook continues to create tension: Class of 2010 joins early

By Laraine Weschler | February 16

Many of the incoming students of the Class of 2010 have already joined Facebook.com, the popular college social network, even though their freshmen year won't start for another six months. Sixty-five students now belong to the Facebook group, "AU Class of 2010.

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Cheney's antics are bad, but not that bad

By Ben Lozovsky | February 16

I was hunting at a friend's ranch in Texas the other day when a funny thing happened. While engaged in shooting quail, I accidentally shot...two gay cowboys in the midst of furtively expressing their forbidden love. I know it wasn't my fault, so I don't feel there is any reason to show remorse, or to let my adoring public know about the events that transpired (besides issuing this brief statement explaining my lack of culpability, of course).

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