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Is the Nats' bandwagon well-built?

Be warned. This is another Nationals column. These days they're about as plentiful as District pedestrians donning blue or red baseball caps bearing the cursive W. (If the proliferation of columns and caps counts toward a team's future success, the city should plan the World Series parade now.

Scars of atomic bombing still felt today

A speaking tour of Japanese students and a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing made its way to professor Peter Kuznick's Social Forces that Shaped America class Friday to talk about the first atom bomb drop and the future of atomic weapons. The Chugoku Shimbun newspaper is sponsoring the speaking tour, which began in San Francisco and will end in New York this week.

Stewart trial covered by SOC prof

Reporting on Martha Stewart's stay in prison stretched the journalistic skills of AU professor Alicia Shepard, who had to find creative ways to glean information about a celebrity she was not allowed to interview. "I stopped cars going to the prison and asked for interviews.

Comics

Campus calendar

Monday, April 25 George Mason vs. AU Women's Lacrosse 3 p.m., Reeves Field For more information, contact the Athletics Department at x3000. Baja Fresh with the Gymnastics Team 5:00-9:00 p.m., Dupont Circle Baja Fresh Join the AU Gymnastics team for dinner at Baja Fresh in Dupont Circle.

Video Game Newsbits

Bangladeshi government threatens Sony The government of Bangladesh has threatened to take legal action against Sony because of references to the country in the video game publisher's upcoming tactical shooter "SOCOM 3," according to Chinese news service Xinhua.

Cabinet meeting reports on year

AU President Ben Ladner held his annual year-end cabinet meeting Tuesday morning and answered questions from University officials about new buildings on campus and new academic programs, including the University College program. Members of Housing and Dining including Julie Weber, Rick Treter and Peter Schline (the voice of x1100 fame), as well as other faculty and staff, attended the meeting, which was open to the public, including undergraduate and graduate students.

Opinion: Facts don't take sides in debate

Students may have noticed the blue and pink flags that took up a perfectly good sunbathing area on the Quad last Thursday. These flags were part of the "Cemetery of the Innocents" that was sponsored by AU Students for Life. Each flag signified one of the 4,000 lives that are lost each day through abortion.

Can't knock the hustle

Soft-spoken, thoughtful and instantly endearing, Stephen Chow, the Chinese Charlie Chaplin, seems more interested in asking questions than answering them. The 46-year-old's hair is graying a little, but he still has the endearing smile of a class clown who's just farted.

'School' beautifies 9:30 club

Which is worse: missing a great show you were attempting to review because your name was left off the guest list, or luckily receiving guest passes only to realize after the show they were actually all access tickets? With option two, you get to see Handsome Boy Modeling School.

Opinion: Evolution more than a theory

It is indeed true that we attend a private institution and thus are released from forcibly separating church doctrine from state enterprises. However, as a paying student of this University, we are entitled to a certain standard of academic integrity, which excludes Biblical references as credible scientific sources.

From chopping block to PL champs?

The higher-ups at AU might not have expected this to happen. In a season filled with adversity, AU's best team, the Men's Tennis squad, defends its Patriot League crown at home against Colgate, Army and Navy this weekend. The tournament opens Saturday with the Eagles taking on Colgate and Army playing Navy.

Campus Calendar

Thursday, April 21 Workshop: Greetings from You! 1:00-3:00 p.m. National Postal Museum In honor of National Card and Letter Writing Month, learn about the history of greeting cards and make a card for someone special. Discussion: Constitutional Conversation 7:00-8:30 p.

Out of Context

"Did I tell you the story about Steven Segal? That guy can't act his way out of a paper bag." -An AU professor, overheard addressing a morning block class. Prospective update: Around 11 a.m. Wednesday, an AU tour guide was seen herding a group of 50 camera-toting prospective students and their parental units into the School of International Service building.

Metro Brief: D.C. City Council approves funds for homeless shelter

The D.C. City Council has approved the transfer of $4.5 million from a federally funded crime victims' fund to increase the number of beds in shelters for domestic abuse victims in D.C. The money will pay for a considerable increase in the number of emergency and transitional beds available in the city.

Getting out of the box and into the 'real D.C.'

From college students to D.C. natives, everyone seems to have their own personal escape hatch for avoiding the tourist crowd while living in the city. Typically inexpensive and off the beaten path, the urban oases of D.C. dwellers reflect a sense of appreciation for the "real D.

Movie Matches

Whether it's gang wars or battles between kung-fu masters, there's plenty of flippin' sweet fights in "Kung Fu Hustle." Here are some other movie fights packin' the heat and bringing it straight street. "They Live" - 1988 Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. Keith David In this John Carpenter flick about aliens that have totally taken over the planet, the only man that can stop them is former pro wrestler Roddy Piper.