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March 3

Thumbs Up Student Advocacy Pamphlet ... This week, SAC released a pamphlet titled "Before you do something Stupid Read this Guide" that explains what rights students and campus residents have. This is a great and useful idea by the Student Advocacy Center.

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Opinion

Opinion: Administration shows no respect for students with decision, timing

By Rachel Centariczky | February 28

American University has drawn the last straw. It shows no respect whatsoever for athletics and the hard work our student-athletes put in. And cutting the Men's and Women's Tennis programs, along with the golf program, is the final straw. It is ridiculous for AU to be considered a credible school in the academic and athletic world when it pulls stunts like this.

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Editorial Cartoon: Uggs

February 28

Editorial cartoon by John Anderson.

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Staff editorial: AU makes unkind cut

February 28

The AU Athletics Department announced Thursday that it will discontinue the Men's Golf and Men's and Women's Tennis programs after this season ends. Though the decision was deliberated for more than a year, the Athletics Department never made the AU community aware until after the decision was made.

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Staff Editorial: Don't burn banners

February 28

A nylon banner advertising James Gardner's candidacy for SC president was stolen from the Quad on Saturday. The thief apparently burned the strings holding up the sign and made off with it. The weight of the sign and the metal grommets suggests that it wasn't a random decision to yank the sign, but a premeditated act to get away with it without anyone noticing it being dragged through the Quad.

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Staff Editorial: Exterminate the Mice!

February 28

For several weeks, mice have been found in the dorms of Tenley Campus. Far from the cute, cuddly mice the Disney Channel advertises, these rodents live between rooms in Tenley and frighten residents. We are fairly sure Luke from the 1990 film "The Witches" is not enrolled in AU; aside from him, there should be no mice in dorms.

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Opinion: Thompson a true American legend

By Daniel Cohen | February 28

I wasn't old enough to really feel the blow of the death of Kurt Cobain. Don't act like I'm some weirdo from that generation who was the only person who wasn't listening to the late icon. I was 10 years old. Most fourth-graders are lighting farts, not wearing torn grunge pants and drinking all night.

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Letters to the Editor: Julian Bond on NAACP, Eagle's Nest and Black History Month

February 28

Letters to the Editor from Julian Bond, Claire Maude and Barnaby Yeh.

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Opinion: Money-grubbing AU athletic dept. puts higher priority on alumni cash than serving students

By Annette Scott | February 28

As a dear friend of the Men's Tennis team but also a fellow student-athlete here at AU, I was incredibly shocked with the decision to cut the tennis and golf teams after the 2005 spring season. Being a relatively small campus and athletic program, we have formed a community within student-athletes.

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Opinion: Take money from Ladner rather than axing teams

By Zachary Sears | February 28

It is with disappointment that I write this letter regarding AU's decision to cut three of its current sports programs - Men's and Women's Tennis and Men's Golf. According to Athletic Director Joni Comstock on AU Athletics' Web site, the program cuts are being made to "target our efforts into sports that will further augment our athletics profile, and will build support from our former student-athletes and friends.

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Take the juice out of sports

By Eric Fantegrossi | February 28

A recent story about steroids has brought a great deal of scrutiny to the game of baseball by questioning the use by players over the past two decades. For those of you who don't religiously watch "SportsCenter" in the morning, Jose Conseco, a former MLB Most Valuable Player, has published a book in which he exposes the rampant use of steroids by himself and former teammates.

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Privacy on its deathbed?

By Dan Miller | February 24

Where's the connection between President Bush and a woman screaming at her spouse while on hold? It's closer than you'd think. Both are victims of surreptitious recording of private conversations. And this phenomenon, while limited, is a symptom of a larger change taking place in society.

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Their words: Leah Kreimer, SC Vice President

February 24

The ultimate goal of student government on any campus is to improve the quality of campus life. While the SC has made progress this year, it has not thought outside the box of the SC. After working to save fall break, fighting to keep the library open 24 hours during finals and maintaining student input on Rank and Tenure committees, the SC has made great strides, and it is up to the incoming executives to keep the momentum going.

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Letters to the Editor

February 24

Dear Editor: I am writing to respond to an editorial that ran last week titled "NAACP Without a Clue."ÿIn the article, the author attacked the NAACP and made personal attacks at chairman Julian Bond, also a professor at AU. In response I say, 'Just the facts, please.

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Their words: Adam Rosenblatt, SC Vice President

February 24

The vice president is responsible for making sure students have fun, and that is why I am running. I began working with the Student Union Board and the SC during my first week as a freshman. My greatest strength is that I know first-hand how the SC works and how to make it work for you.

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Their words: Zach Ulrich, SC Comptroller

February 24

Vote Zach Ulrich for SC comptroller because I have proven my dedication to AU students and because you can trust me to work hard. For more than a year now, I have served as Leonard Hall and Off-Campus representatives in the General Assembly. I have worked tirelessly to promote student awareness about the University budget process and have had many late nights with the Government Operations Committee trying to redefine the purpose of the SC through the new constitution.

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Opinion: Poor Eagle's Nest quality is AU's fault

By Kevin Wunder | February 24

Hi. My name is Kevin Wunder. You may know me as the guy who made you a kick-ass Subway sandwich that one time at the Eagle's Nest. More likely, you didn't pay much attention to who was making your sub because you were too busy watching the sandwich like a hawk, making sure I wouldn't grab one of those gross tomatoes, or use a dirty knife, or use bread that is crumbling and falling apart.

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