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Drama doesn't preach

By Jorge Del Pinal | April 25

Imagine two actors. One, a talkative veteran, who has been in publicity interviews many times before, is relaxing on a hotel couch, with well-combed and parted hair and wearing a leather jacket. He is very open and seems to be interested in discussion and generally expanding his knowledge.

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Fasten your seatbelts for the traditional road trip

By Kate Naseef | April 25

Many college students will come home this summer to cars that have been sitting in the driveway for eight months. And there's no better way to reunite with the forgotten vehicle than by heading out for a stress-free trip on the open road. But before grabbing a friend and packing up the car, mapping out a route is important.

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Opinion

Opinion: No good reason to oppose estate tax

By Dan Miller | April 25

The problem with writing about something like the estate tax is that sane people have no way to respond. Let's say somebody walks up to you and says "I want to repeal the estate tax." Most people, being relatively sane, will respond with "What the hell? Why?" Then, when they realize that the repealer is serious, they'll start ranting.

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Sports

AU Golf takes 3rd place at PL event

By David Bergman | April 25

After a roller-coaster ride that was its season, the end has finally come for the AU Men's Golf team. The team finished in third place at the Patriot League championship at Bucknell University's golf course. The Eagles posted a team score of 878, 38 strokes above par and 18 strokes behind Army, the tournament's winner for the second year in a row.

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Hair today, fro tomorrow

By Arienne Thompson | April 25

The dreaded D.C. humidity will soon be upon the city, so what are people at AU doing to ensure they won't be walking around like blow-dried poodles? Jabu Salazar, a graduate advisor in the School of Communication, said he changes up his daily regimen to include a special moisturizer from Pantene's line of products made for women of color.

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Opinion

A salute to the best of England's crown jewel

By Colleen McCarthy | April 25

It turns out that London, the tea-drinking capital of the Western world, really shares more in common with a cup of coffee. Coffee is an acquired taste, often a bitter one, but it's full of enough heart-starting bliss to make anyone an addict after one cup.

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'White Pony' stands out in Deftones discography

By Ian Maley | April 25

It was a few months ago, after I had a falling-out with a rather cruel young woman, when I found myself in the time-old blanket of every emotionally battered record snob: a drawn-out, 2 a.m. yelling match with my coffee shop-working friend, Evan, discussing our favorite records as nearby customers waited in silence for the swearing to stop.

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Sports

AU Lax beats Bucknell, 14-8, ends 3-game slide

By Kevin Hilgers | April 25

At the start of the second half of Saturday's match against Bucknell at Reeves Field, the AU Women's Lacrosse team seemed dangerously close to repeating the same mistakes that had mired it in a three-game slide. The Bison, who trailed by four at the break, scored three goals in the first five minutes.

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Senior sets his sights on rock stardom after AU

By Marissa Newhall | April 25

A lot of people like talking up their plans to "cut an album" with their "band." Seth Kroll likes actually doing it. "We basically put everything we had into [our album]," Kroll said. "So now we're kind of broke, but we have something to show for it." Kroll, a senior in the School of International Service, is moving to Boston after graduation in May to reunite with the other four members of his band, Family Junction.

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Pura Vida gaining ground

By Lauren Gardner | April 25

AU is not the only school where students have fought to bring the fair-trade coffee company Pura Vida to campus. Stacey Hess, a regional sales manager for Pura Vida, said Pura Vida has appeared on many campuses due to student pressure on administrations and the need for a campus coffee program that provides high-quality coffee.

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Free massages in MGC

April 25

To help relieve stress from finals, massages were offered to students in the Mary Graydon Center. Masseuses worked out the kinks in shoulders, necks and backs to help their owners finish the semester.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

April 25

Dear Editor: Seth Johnson's line of reasoning that a liberal should not have an opinion on who becomes the next pope is specious at best. The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted the First Amendment to require a "wall of separation" between church and state; thus it not only prohibits government from adopting an official denomination or religion, but requires government to avoid excessive involvement in religion.

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Opinion

'Death' descends on D.C.

By Rebecca Armendariz | April 25

Don't show up at Tuesday's Death From Above 1979 gig at the Black Cat in socks and sandals, the band's T-shirt and badly cut jeans. If you do, singer and drummer Sebastien Grainger may just punch you in the face, but that's merely speculation. He considers the above ensemble to be a "don't," a label commonly doled out by Vice Magazine, an edgy publication housed by the band's record label.

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Mock hip-hop-umentary is big pimpin'

By Marissa Newhall | April 25

If more movies opened with a bling-encrusted rap artist holding fistfuls of cash and shaking two bottles of Armadale over a steaming hot tub full of honeys, maybe more movies would be box office hits. At least, that's what producer and director Damon Dash seemed to think when cutting together his mocumentary masterpiece, "Death of a Dynasty.

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Metro brief: Police search for missing UMd. student

By Kate Oczypok | April 25

Arvin Sharma, a 22-year-old University of Maryland student, has not been seen since he left to spend a night out with a group of old friends. Now police are asking for the public's help with any information leading to Sharma, who was last seen at Club Lime, a popular nightspot in Southwest D.

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The hit list

By Melissa Newhall | April 25

1. www.43things.com This collective Internet oasis allows users to create a list of 43 goals, wishes, hopes or desires, and displays them in list form on its homepage using tags much like those utilized on flickr.com. Registering with a valid email address lets one manage his or her list by prioritizing set goals, crossing off accomplished ones or perusing other users with similar aspirations.

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Opinion

Opinion: Azerbaijan must work for WTO membership

By Emin Teymorov | April 25

Like many other countries, Azerbaijan is considering becoming a member of World Trade Organization. But the road to the WTO membership can be long and difficult. Azerbaijan has to think about its competitive advantage in today's global world, and compare cost and benefits of becoming a WTO member.

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