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'Capote' captures man, small town crime

The interesting thing about "Capote" is that it's pretty frigging awesome. The film follows Truman Capote as he writes his literary milestone "In Cold Blood," the nonfiction novel that changed the way people write, as well as how journalists approach news.

Protests at AU: Looks like everyone's on board

I wish to tell my readers the truth. So stating, it is imperative they primarily understand that I suffer from cynical objectivism and my veracity knows no bounds. I was deeply engrossed in a cynical and veracious moment walking around campus recently when I happened to observe the flyers advocating the President Ladner protest.

Campus calendar

Wednesday, Oct. 26 Vienna Halloween Parade The Best Little Town in America is this year's theme for the parade. Location: Maple Avenue between Branch Road and Center Street Time: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 Alexandria, Va. Ghost and Graveyards Walking Tour Take a one-hour, six-block walking tour of Old Town Alexandria.

Looser jeans, less makeup

The Bravery has been toting its only record on tour for about a year now, and it's starting to show. Gone are the days of blue eyeliner and ceiling-high hairdos, and here are the days of under-eye circles and looser pants. Maybe their penile circulation has begun to suffer, or maybe they've been on the road for more days than there are New Order fans.

Campus brief: SOC Dean to host classic film series

This week, Dean Larry Kirkman of the School of Communication will begin hosting "Dean Screen," a series of classic films,--shown as double features--and commentary from Kirkman. The new program allows students to enjoy free movies, donated by Tom Karsch, Turner Classic Movies executive vice president and AU alum.

National Coming Out Week educates

National Coming Out Week events scheduled this week plan to promote awareness and offer support for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender community on campus. Queers and Allies and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Resource Center organized the annual week of programs.

Editorial cartoon

Letters to the editor

Dear Editor, When conservative students such as Will Haun tout something as promising as "academic freedom", as Haun did in his column in The Eagle on October 17, it helps to provide a background on what "academic freedom" exactly is. The Students for Academic Freedom states that its mission is to provide "balance" to academia: Namely, that college and university professors should provide curricula that contain diverse views, presumably to educate all sides of the matter.

Undefeated field hockey sinks Virginia

The AU field hockey team had 15 minutes of overtime to beat Virginia at Jacobs Athletic Complex Wednesday. It only needed one. Sophomore Maggie Hall scored the game winner soon after the opening overtime whistle to give the No. 5 Eagles (14-0, 2-0) a 2-1 victory over the No.

GOP: strong by default

Some Democrats are in the cheeriest of moods right now. They may not be in power, but their Republican rivals who are are not exactly having an easy go at it. The President entered his second term with political capital to burn, but since then his plans for Social Security reform have foundered, Congress embarrassed itself in the Terri Schiavo matter, Hurricane Katrina struck, gas prices and budget deficits will not go down and the war in Iraq slogs on.

NRA and Redskins to host controversial fundraiser

The Washington Redskins are pairing with the National Rifle Association to host the Sporting Clays Challenge on Oct. 25, inciting reactions from anti-gun groups. The Violence Policy Center, the Washington chapter of the Million Mom March and Alliance for Justice have written letters to the Redskins asking them to withdraw from the fundraiser.

Destination: Where are you going?

Quad watching is a favorite pastime for many AU students. Also, it is often a refresher course in fashion hits and misses. The lines of fashion have become blurred and many have fallen prey to the myth that if something feels good then it also looks good.

Police blotter

Wednesday, Oct. 13 A staff member reported damage to her vehicle parked in the Sports Center Garage. Public safety removed an individual not affiliated with the university from the President's Office after the man ignored repeated requests from the staff to leave the premises.

Metro brief: Poetry jams at Howard homecoming celebration

Poets from Russell Simmon's Def Poetry Jam performed Monday night at Howard University's Cramton Auditorium as part of the university's homecoming celebration this week. Leading up to the special guests were poets from the Howard community known as Messiah, Rasheem, Drew "Droopy" Anderson and Rhonda, according to Howard University's student newspaper The Hilltop.

SG election results released

The student body elected 25 members this week to the inaugural Undergraduate Senate, the new legislative arm of the Student Government that replaces the expired General Assembly. The election also determined the four officers of the freshman class council, which will be led by Class of 2009 President Andrew Gardner.

Northeast endures 10 days of heavy rain, flood warnings still in effect

The northeast endured 10 days of torrential rain this month, causing flooding in many cities, including Boston's ninth wettest October on record. In Massachusetts alone, the flooding was estimated to have caused more than $6.5 million in damage, said Massachusetts Gov.

Staff editorial: AU's fiscal condition

In recent months we have all seen what a miserable job AU has done managing finances, or so it would seem to those watching from the outside. Former President Ladner's scandal was only one of the university's missteps when it comes to finances. In the last school year, the athletic department unceremoniously cut the tennis and golf teams, as the school claimed it needed to save the money and find wiser ways to spend.