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Legendary musician showcased in new movie

By Laura Schuetz | February 23

Neil Young is kind of unreliable. His discography is littered with failures and confusing experiments, including an industrial album, 1983's "Trans." Young's music career, now in its fifth decade, has seen itself a lonely singer-songwriter, a rowdy fellow with an electric guitar and even a brief stint in rockabilly.

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Opinion

U.S. should abolish capital punishment

By Brad Archer | February 23

On his first full day on the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito caused a stir among his conservative supporters by voting to stay the pending execution of Missourian Michael Taylor. While Alito's vote in favor of the stay might have been a move orchestrated to demonstrate that he is capable of acting independently of his conservative brethren on the bench, I prefer to believe that the newly appointed- judge is simply more reasonable than many of us have given him credit for.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: TDR serves up big helpings of violation

February 23

AU's main dining facilities on the main and Tenley campuses have failed health inspections recently. During an inspection on March 21, 2005, TDR was cited for having dirty food storage areas and for not protecting food products and ingredients. Since 2001, TDR has had 31 violations, 22 of which were "critical," the most serious type of violation.

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Sports

Sports brief: Wrestling wins finale in North Dakota

By Kevin Hilgers | February 23

The AU wrestling took six matches on the way to winning its last dual match of the season Monday at North Dakota State, 20-16. With the Eagles leading 17-16, the match came down to the heavyweight bout between No. 9 sophomore Adam LoPiccolo and the Bison's Mike Maresh.

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Opinion

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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News

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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News

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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News

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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News

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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News

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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News

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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News

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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