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All thumbs

January 26

Thumbs up Students on the Board... Glad to see the Board of Trustees has followed our recommendation and decided to allow students to serve on select committees. We're making headway. AU Wrestling.. These guys fly under the radar, but they certainly pack a punch on the mat.

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News

Reporter captured in Iraq, held hostage

By Sean Miller | January 26

Although there is still no word from the captors of an American reporter being held hostage in Iraq, today's scheduled release of five Iraqi women in U.S. custody has been widely seen as a move towards securing the freedom of missing reporter Jill Carroll, Reuters reported yesterday.

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Sports

Men's hoops yields rare loss to Mids

January 26

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The AU men's basketball team did something Wednesday it hadn't done in almost 20 years: lose at Navy. The theme of the 77-68 loss appeared to revolve around breaking streaks. Navy (7-11, 1-4 Patriot League) snapped its winless streak in league play.

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News

Grand opening promotes fair trade

By Emily Opilo | January 26

AU celebrated the grand opening of the Pura Vida caf? yesterday with a ribbon cutting ceremony saluting the efforts of students, faculty and administration to make more fair trade products available to the campus. Pura Vida representatives, along with members of the AU community, shared their thoughts on the new vendor and were given free lattes at the Wednesday morning ceremony in Mary Graydon Center.

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News

Defense classifies college protests 'suspicious incidents'

By Jimm Phillips | January 26

Eight protests against military recruitment on college campuses were included among more than 1,500 "suspicious incidents" listed in the Department of Defense's Threat and Local Observations Notice database, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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News

No sweat for new D.C. store

By Drew Rosensweig and Mia Steinle | January 26

As Father Winter extends his icy fingers toward Washington, D.C., for at least another few months, layering becomes a top priority for the student body - after keg stands and classes. Fortunately, university students now have a beacon of clothing hope in downtown D.

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Opinion

Column: Roe could go to the states

By Jonathan D. McPike | January 26

Sometimes I think that I live in the most ridiculous city in the world. Think back to the confirmation hearings of federal appeals court Judge Samuel A. Alito. During one round of questioning, the ever-honorable Sen. Ted Kennedy pulled a McCarthy and baselessly accused Judge Alito of being a racist, sexist bigot.

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News

Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | January 26

Thursday, Jan. 26 Fidelity Investments Representative on Campus All day. A representative from Fidelity Investments will be on campus to meet one-on-one with faculty and staff about their retirement savings plans. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-642-7131.

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News

AU board will have seats for students

By Mary Specht | January 26

Students will serve as non-voting members on many of the AU board of trustees' committees, but not on the pivotal Trusteeship or Compensation committees, which decide who will join the board and how much the president will be paid, student leaders said last night.

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Sports

Third season is the charm

By Patrick Ambrosio | January 26

With a 6-13 record and an offense that has struggled to consistently score points, the AU men's basketball team hasn't exactly had a successful first half of the season. But one of the major bright spots for the Eagles this season has been the improved play of junior guard Arvydas Eitutavicius, who has transformed from marginal role player to the second leading scorer on the team with 11.

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Sports

Last of the great ones puts away his skates

By Dan Jacobson | January 26

Growing up there were four superstars in the four major sports I came to admire and love the most. In basketball there was Michael Jordan, football had Emmitt Smith, baseball had Frank Thomas, and hockey had Mario Lemieux. On Tuesday Mario Lemieux announced his retirement for the second and probably last time.

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Sports

Navy adds to women's PL struggles

By Jesse Epstein | January 26

The AU women's basketball team suffered its third straight Patriot League defeat, losing, 80-70, to the Navy Midshipwomen Tuesday night at Annapolis, Md. The Eagles were led by senior Tala Hadavi, who scored a career-high 24 points, including shooting 5 of 10 from 3-point range.

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News

NY Times editor fatally mugged in Friendship Heights

By Kelly Kerr | January 26

AU students are concerned about the recent fatal mugging of New York Times editor David Rosenbaum earlier this month. Students who walk to neighborhood jobs are particularly concerned about the attack, which occurred a few blocks from campus. Katie Maxwell, a sophomore in the School of International Service who teaches piano for a family in Friendship Heights, said she has someone drive her back to campus from her job in the winter because it already dark.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Rummy is watching

January 26

It has come to light that the Pentagon has opened files on campus protests against military recruiters. Only one protest at the University of California-Santa Cruz was deemed a "credible threat." The military said these protests were a danger to homeland security, and to some extent we see what they mean.

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News

Campus brief: SG AUTO commissioner steps down

By Cait Douglas | January 26

Student Government AUTO Commissioner Mohammed Khan stepped down earlier this week to pursue other opportunities outside AU. Last semester, AUTO helped to alleviate some of the problems students experienced with transportation between Main Campus, Park Bethesda and the Washington College of Law.

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News

Original songs in remade films only for the Oscars

By Robyn Abzug | January 26

At first glance, it seems like nothing is missing from classic shows such as "The Phantom of the Opera" or "Chicago"? These timeless stage musicals have songs and dance and love and happy endings- they are ingrained into our collective brain and we love them.

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News

Recent controversies question Wikipedia's reliability

By Lauren Gardner | January 23

Many AU students use Wikipedia, a Web-based free-content encyclopedia, as a source for papers and other class assignments despite recent controversy surrounding the Web site. Wikipedia uses wiki software on the site so users can add and edit content. The name is based on the Hawaiian word "wiki," which means "quick," "fast," or "to hasten," according to the Web site.

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