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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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Sports

Track gets good mileage in Landover

By Dan Jacobson | January 23

AU mile runners dominated at the Maryland Invitational in Landover, Md., Saturday as senior Keira Carlstrom and junior Brendan Fennell won the women's and men's miles, respectively. Carlstrom had no trouble in the women's mile, breaking out into the lead early.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

January 23

Dear Editor, I am writing with concerns to Will Haun's article 'Iraq: right war, right time" (Dec. 8, 2005). Per usual, in reading Mr. Haun's columns, I find myself in utter disappointment at the lack of informed analysis and the distortion of historical evidence.

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News

Summit aims to resolve Ugandan conflict

By Rebecca Kern | January 23

In order to develop an action plan for conflict resolution among American and African youth in Uganda, AU grad students Charmagne Campbell-Patton and Jaime Alvis participated in the Global Youth Summit in Kampala with students from around the world. Campbell-Patton and Alvis traveled with 23 other American students from 20 different universities to Makerere University in Kampala, where they met up with 25 students from ten different universities in Uganda.

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Opinion

All thumbs

January 23

Thumbs up... Pittsburgh Steelers... They were the sixth seed in the playoffs, and now they'll play in their sixth Super Bowl. Big Ben had a big game and the defense brought the Steel Curtain down on the Broncos. Swim Team Wins Big.. Congrats to the men's team on trouncing Georgetown on Saturday.

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News

Campus briefs

January 23

Blogs update classroom experience for UCLA students (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES - When one thinks about a university math class, several thoughts come to mind - finals, midterms, problem sets - but blogging is usually not one of them. For mathematics Professor Chad Topaz, however, blogs are an important tool for learning math.

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