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Aries (March 21 - April 19) Be on the lookout for a wicked witch with a vendetta. This weekend, she will find you and try to put a spell on you. Even if you have a huge bucket of water on hand, you might just have to choke a witch. Don't stop until you hear, "I'm melting! I'm melting!" Star-recommended costume: Naughty nurse.

Drag queens race to reign Dupont

The rain and cold did not stop hundreds of people from watching the 19th annual High Heel Race, a D.C. Halloween tradition where men dressed in elaborate drag costumes run down 17th Street near Dupont Circle. Volunteers remarked that numbers were down for the event due to the rainy weather, but the streets were filled nonetheless.

Book turned movie is a good fit for Steve Martin

When he finished writing his novella about Ray Porter, Steve Martin was satisfied he'd written something that would never be made into a movie. Now, seven years later, Martin plays Porter in "Shopgirl." The story follows Mirabelle (Claire Danes), who, having moved from Vermont to Los Angeles, watches the city glitter from behind the glove counter at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Fitted for fate

"Shopgirl," a film based on Steve Martin's 2000 novella of the same name, brings together three different but ultimately complementary actors. Martin, who plays millionaire Ray Porter, woos the young Mirabelle, played by Claire Danes. Meanwhile, Jason Schwartzman plays Jeremy, who spends the movie on the road with a rock band in order to ready himself to come back to Mirabelle.

Georgetown students on alert after four neighborhood robberies

Georgetown University students are being warned to stay alert after a series of robberies occurred near their campus over the past three weeks. School officials sent out a campus-wide e-mail last week informing students of of four robberies that took place in and around west Georgetown.

Metro brief: Rapper shot after leaving D.C. nightclub

Rapper Cameron "Cam'ron" Giles was shot in both arms shortly after midnight on Sunday in Northwest D.C as his car waited at a traffic light, according to The Washington Post. Giles was treated at Howard University Hospital and released on Sunday. He was in the city for Howard University's Homecoming over the weekend and had just left H20, a Southwest D.

With so many possibilites in the city, why sleep alone?

Since I began writing this column, I've resisted the urge to sound like Carrie Bradshaw. But I can no longer resist talking about the peculiarity of sex in the city. Life in the city moves either very quickly or very slowly, and London is no exception. Whether you meet someone at a club and have sex just an hour later, or wait days for a double-decker bus, there seems to be no constant to the amount of time it takes to get from A to sex.

Campus calendar

Thursday, Oct. 27 Third Annual Practitioner's Perspective on Trafficking in Persons 9:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m., WCL room 603. During this conference, sponsored by the Immigrant Rights Coalition and the Women and International Law Program, panelists will discuss legal remedies available to trafficked persons in the U.

Out of context

"I guess that ends his Festival of Lights." -Santa Claus (played by wrestler Bill Goldberg) after stabbing a man with a menorah in the movie "Santa's Slay." The TV commercial for "The Legend of Zorro" includes some pretty positive critical acclaim from some random critic no one has ever heard of.

Field hockey reigns but few fans stand by the Eagles

Last Wednesday the 5th ranked AU Field Hockey team beat 20th ranked Virginia in one of the most exciting games of the year. Unfortunately, there were almost as many Virginia fans as there were AU fans on hand to witness the spectacular overtime finish. Sadly, this is becoming a trend at AU sporting events, where sometimes the visiting team's fans even outnumber AU's.

Staff editorial: Ben Ladner's platinum parachute opens wide

The sweetness of Ben Ladner's dismissal from AU has been soured by the board of trustees' recent decision to award his dishonesty and unethical behavior with a $3.75 million severence package. He will receive $950,000 in compensation, as well as rights to a $1 million life insurance policy and $1.

Ladner takes $3.7 million to sever all ties with AU

Former AU president Benjamin Ladner accepted a severance deal this week that will cost the university almost $3.8 million but will avoid a potential legal battle, university officials said. On Oct. 24, Ladner accepted an offer from the board of trustees that gives him a $950,000 severance payment, $1.

National briefs

Rosa Parks dies at age 92 Rosa Parks, the civil rights activist who helped ignite the fight against segregation laws died at age 92 Monday of natural causes, according to The Washington Post. In 1955, when Parks was 42 years old, she refused to give up her seat to a white man in the whites-only section of a Montgomery, Ala.

Editorial cartoon

Universities introduce controversial policies

Controversial student conduct and search policies at the University of Rhode Island and George Washington University have some students up in arms, but the administrations in each school are warning against overreactions and have defended their policies. The University of Rhode Island introduced three new changes to their student conduct code and search and seizure policies in January of 2006.

Dole discusses life after politics

Although Americans are eager to bring U.S. troops home, pulling out of Iraq now would be a disaster, former Senate Majority Leader and presidential candidate Robert Dole said in a speech at Bender Arena Saturday. "If I have learned one thing in the last 60 years, it is that freedom is fragile and it must be protected by every generation," Dole said.

Metro brief: UVA profs choose to opt out of honors system

Some University of Virginia professors chose to opt out of the school's honor system in light of recent cases of cheating. In bypassing the system, the professors could violate UVA's policies or federal law, said The Cavalier Daily, the university's student newspaper.