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'Tavern time' regulation offers prizes, shame

By Badam Ender | April 2

Students will be required to hang out in the Tavern next fall, a Housing and Dining official speaking on background told The Eagle yesterday. The new "Tavern time" policy is part of an AU pilot project designed to make the Tavern a more happening spot on campus.

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Wing from possessed statue injures student

By Courier Plaintext | April 2

An AU student was severely injured Sunday evening after the right wing of the wooden eagle outside the library spontaneously detached and went hurling through the air. According to the student, who prefers to remain anonymous, he heard cawing sounds right before the wing began spiraling through the air, knocking him unconscious and breaking several bones.

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Incoming Falcon editor moves newspaper ops to Paris

By Kuwalish Broioan | April 2

The glass door of the Falcon office was found speared through with a plastic knife and menacing note early Tuesday morning, after news The Falcon was shutting down and moving its entire staff to Paris. The incident and note, which reads, "If you stop publishing, I'll give you a swirlie," came after incoming editor in chief Lauren Chirac decided to stay in Paris, where she is currently studying, and move all Falcon operations to her.

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Bathrooms to be dark lairs

By Saint Ives | April 2

Facilities Management announced Friday it will install new, energy-saving light fixtures in campus bathrooms, which will dim bathroom lighting 75 percent in an effort to conserve electricity and reduce energy consumption levels throughout the dorms and university buildings.

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Popo blotter

By Krian Balish | April 2

Monday, March 26 Despite sub-zero temperatures, the Katzen fountain flowed uninterrupted all night long. Public Safety are investigating the incident, testing the "water" for rogue antifreeze elements.

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Freedom to Marry Day marriages really real

By Anders Gardener | April 2

In celebration of the annual Freedom to Marry Day, members of the AU community got together for some good, old-fashioned pretend marriage fun this past Thursday. Or so they thought. What the mock-newlywed couples didn't know was that their unofficial marriage ceremonies were actually officially recognized unions under District of Columbia law.

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Cave monster spooks abandoned Experimental Theatre

April 2

An AU student snapped this disturbing photograph of what appears to be some kind of cave monster inside the Experimental Theatre, raising questions about what exactly has been going on in there all these years. It's unknown whether the creature is a man eater, but many worry the fiend has no pants to cover its loins.

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Campus briefs, in brief

By Lady Huffington | April 2

Athletic Department to cut funding for all but three sports teams The Athletic Department announced Friday that it is cutting all but three of AU's sports teams and reallocating all athletic funding to the remaining teams, according to an Athletic Department press release.

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After 53 hours of debate, SG votes to dissolve itself

By Bon Gorbon | April 2

After 53 hours of debate last week, the Student Government decided to dissolve itself, saving the AUCC thousands of dollars for next year and many students from pompous leaders and pointless elections. The debate began when a report by a anonymous senator realized Mickey Mouse and Artemis Ward each received more than 5 percent of the vote for each SG position.

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Researchers declare Spring Break 2007 'best ever'

By Smia Meinle | April 2

This past spring break was the "best ever," according to a study conducted by a team of researchers at American University. Ninety-six per cent of students had more fun this year than they did during "all other spring breaks combined," according to the study.

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Guide to coffee in DC

By Kyra Smerkanich | August 21

D.C. is not a town best known for its eccentric and unique coffee houses in the same way New York City or Los Angeles are. Instead, its politically minded residents seem to always be on the move, wanting to grab a Starbucks creation instead of sitting in a small caf? casually sipping a cup of good coffee.

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Guide to DC art museums

By Mia Steinle | August 21

For a city known for politics and power, Washington, D.C. contains numerous centers dedicated to great beauty. From the spacious Smithsonian museums to tiny independent galleries, D.C.'s art museums house diverse and worthwhile collections of art from every period, geographical location and style.

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Guide to the basics

By Lauren Gardner | August 21

Moving away from home isn't easy, and moving into a dorm room invites opportunity for both forgetting items from home and missing the familiar comforts of a hometown. Whether you didn't bring enough crates to hold all of your bath products under your bed or you need to get a shopping fix at a local mall, this guide will help you maneuver your way around there provides for proud new dorm and apartment inhabitants in the Tenley area.

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Guide to DC restaurants

By Carolyn Phenicie | August 21

It's impossible to encapsulate all the great places to chow down in D.C., but if you're new to the city and need sustenance now, these suggestions - listed by neighborhood - should get you started. TENLEYTOWN Neisha Thai 4445 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. (202) 966-7088 www.

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Guide to Eaglebuck$ dining

By Vanessa C. Mueller | August 21

No matter how excited a freshman gets about the plethora of options available through a meal plan at the Terrace Dining Room (yes, ice cream IS available for breakfast), eventually the options exhaust themselves. Chicken sandwiches and salad only taste good for so many days.

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Guide to city smarts

By Jimm Phillips | August 21

Since AU's location in Washington, D.C., is one of its defining attributes, you will need to use the city's varied resources to make the most of your time here. While going away to college can be a stressful experience, the adjustment of living in a large city like Washington can make it even more trying.

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Guide to local music

By Jeff Lambert | August 21

By now, you've probably got your Fugazi poster slathered up on your dorm room wall and your "20 Years of Dischord" playing softly in the background as you settle into your cozy prefabricated nook of a dorm room and begin to plan your attack on the D.C. music scene.

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