theEAGLE Weekend edition
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NEWS
theEAGLE FEBRUARY 7, 2014
CHERISE WOO | THE EAGLE
Student Health Center AU adds more variety extends office hours to meal swipe program by Samantha Hogan | Eagle Staff Writer
by Deborah Carey | Eagle Contributing Writer
The AU Student Health Center began offering evening hours from 6-8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays for appointments and psychiatric follow-ups as of Jan. 27.
AU will offer more swipes and new meal plan options next school year. According to Chris Moody, AU’s assistant vice president for Housing and Dining Programs, the changes include:
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SCENE
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theEAGLE FEBRUARY 7, 2014
The Scene’s weekend guide
Movies coming soon... The Lego Movie
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Starring: Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks
Monuments Men George Clooney Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon
ZACKARY G. MEJIAS | THE EAGLE
Looking for something to do this weekend? The Eagle’s David Kahen-Kashi and Alejandro Alvarez offer 12 places to check out.
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Vampire Academy
Mark Waters Starring: Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry
That Awkward Moment Movie Review by Helen Hu | Eagle Contributing Writer Laughably ridiculous and rambunctious, “That Awkward Moment” overflows with college-suited humor erring on the side of immaturity.
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Also online: Tenleytown shop delivers tasty Thai specialities by Leo Versel | Eagle Contributing Writer
Seventh annual Chinese New Year Parade rocks H Street by Zach Ewell| Eagle Staff Writer
DIANA ALVARENGA | THE EAGLE
The great American theater and show guide
by David Kahen-Kashi | Eagle Staff Writer Even though it doesn’t feel like Company. Here’s a comprehensive spring has arrived just yet, AU’s various guide to events happening on campus theatre groups are acting as if it has over the spring semester. with a selection of plays sprouting out of its department. Most D.C. theater companies are going to begin announcing their spring plan, including the Shakespeare Theatre
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OPINION
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theEAGLE FEBRUARY 7, 2014
Staff Editorial: Founder’s Day ticket process needs to change Featured op/ed
AU will celebrate its history once again with the Founder’s Day Ball later this month. While the ticket acquisition process has changed for the better, several issues still remain apparent and should be adjusted in the future. Founder’s Day tickets in years past were distributed in one day on a first-come, firstserve basis. This year things are different as 100 more tickets are available, but similar to last year’s distribution in which students can get tickets of 12 separate days. The Eagle is pleased with this adjustment. It shows a conscious effort by Student Government to listen to students’ grievances and make the process as fair as possible for all undergraduates. But problems with ticket acquisition to one of the University’s most popular events linger. All tickets have students’ names on them, making it impossible to exchange tickets with anyone who cannot attend at the last minute. Also, the lines for getting a ticket are still very long, which gives stu-
dents an incentive to skip class and leaves busy students (typically juniors and seniors) at a disadvantage. The Eagle’s editorial board unanimously agrees that student names should be removed from Founder’s Day tickets. There’s always a handful of students who can’t attend the event last minute, and an easy solution to redistribute these unused tickets should be implemented. Overall, long lines for getting a ticket remain a prevalent issue. The Eagle suggested three possible solutions for this problem:
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Quick Take:
Do you feel that
marijuana should be decriminalized or even legalized? And should that be the federal government’s responsibility or the states? Courtesy of Mollie Adatto
Op/ed: AmeriPac bipartisanship highlights importance of US-Israeli relationship by Mollie Adatto
On AU’s campus where activ- unwavering support for a strong ism and advocacy run rampant, US-Israel relationship. partisan politics and opposing opinions are the status quo. At the Click here for the first annual AmeriPac Leadership Dinner, however, student leaders rest of the op-ed gathered to voice their bipartisan,
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SPORTS
theEAGLE FEBRUARY 7, 2014
Games this week Friday Track @ New Balance Collegiate Invitational
Saturday Wrestling vs. Navy 7 p.m. Track @ New Balance Collegiate Invitational Women’s lacrosse @ High Point 1 p.m.
Sophomore guard Jesse Reed (pictured on Feb. 2) scored 16 points during the Eagles’ game against Loyola. MURUGI THANDE | THE EAGLE
Men’s basketball suffers first conference loss
By Alex Romero | Eagle Staff Writer
The AU men’s basketball team shattered their 11-game winning streak with a 62-58 loss to Loyola on Feb. 5 in Baltimore, Md. The Eagles arrived in Baltimore undefeated in the Patriot League with a perfect 10-0 conference record. Turnovers and fouls were ma-
jor pitfalls for AU as the Eagles gave up the ball 19 times to Loyola and committed 16 personal fouls. The Eagles’ defense lacked its usually solid coverage, allowing three Greyhounds to score 10-plus points and Loyola guard Tyler Hubbard to total 20 points on the night. Hub-
bard was force from the perimeter, dropping six-out-of-seven of his three-point shots while adding two free throws and two rebounds.
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Also online: Women’s basketball trounce Loyola to keep pace in Patriot League by Austin Sternlicht | Eagle Contributing Writer
Wurm headlines swimmers at Navy Invitational By Jennifer Reyes | Eagle Staff Writer
Men’s Basketball vs. Colgate 2 p.m. Women’s Basketball @ Colgate 4 p.m.
Wednesday Women’s Basketball @ Lehigh 7 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Lehigh 7:30 p.m.
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