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'Guess Who' brings laughs to table

All right, so "Guess Who" isn't the most original movie. Its premise about a white guy (Ashton Kutcher) meeting the parents of his black girlfriend (Zoe Saldana) is the racial reverse of the classic "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" with Sidney Poitier. And the rest of the plot, in which Kutcher goes head to head with future father-in-law Bernie Mac and makes plenty of awkward faux pas while getting closer to him in the process, is straight from "Meet the Parents.

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"No, really. It was right there...Yeah, I know, it was right next to the toilet on the ground... I guess they couldn't wait... No, I don't think it was an accident because it was a really neat pile... It bothered me all week long." - Potty problems, as expressed by a highly audible cell phone conversation on the shuttle __ The proprietor of Dupont Circle's Larry's Ice Cream shop is on a diet.

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Movie Matches

I don't know what's worse: unnecessary remakes of good movies, or equally unnecessary remakes of really, really bad movies. Didn't we say everything we needed to say with the first "Revenge of the Nerds?" "The O.C."'s Adam Brody is slated to co-produce the remake/cinematic travesty for Fox Searchlight for 2006.


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After a tumultuous winter filled with steroid allegations, trades, and way to much Barry Bonds the baseball season has finally arrived. The big-money teams have loaded their rosters with more superstars than ever and the game looks set to enter a new, no-steroid era.


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Young AU Lacrosse team ready for homestretch

Finally, the AU Women's Lacrosse team is treading in familiar territory. It's not that the Eagles haven't seen this part of the season before. And it's not like the early season's been a tragedy. AU sits at 3-4 and, more importantly, 2-0 in the Patriot League, with wins over Lafayette and Lehigh.


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Last dance for students in master's program

The College of Arts and Sciences is poised to cut the graduate dance program due to low enrollment, according to Department of Performing Arts Chair Gail Humphries- Mardirosian. Fourteen students are enrolled, including at least nine full-time students. The program has not yet been cut, but CAS Dean Kay Mussell said that early this semester she recommended it be terminated.


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Athletics cuts 17 teams

When AU's teams hit the fields and courts next year, the only sport fans might recognize is basketball. In a move unprecedented in college sports, AU Athletics announced it will reduce the number of teams to 14 while competing only in basketball and Division I's obscurest sports.


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'60s folk finds eager ears with re-release

Vashti Bunyan "Just Another Diamond Day" Philips / re-release: DiChristina Stair Sounds like: The 30-year-old decision to play folk music instead of going to art school. A- The sense of legitimacy in the music industry seems to have faded away with the recent flux of bad Clear Channel radio stations and television's impious programs reveling in the overspending of the rich and semi-talented.


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Most positions unopposed in RHA executive elections

Only one Resident Hall Association executive position is contested for spring elections, while the three others each have a single official candidate the Board of Elections announced Tuesday. Candidates for president are Jason Hesch and Will Mount, both seniors in the School of Public Affairs.


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Superb SUBstance

Jason Geisinger knows that the entertainment business can be fickle. After all, he's practically married to it. Geisinger is one of five AU students who work for the Student Union Board. As part of SUB, he books musicians to perform for the AU community and takes care of their needs while on campus.


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Campus Brief: Group encourages creativity

As Easter approaches, students will be able to paint their perceptions of Christ on a 7-by-14-foot canvas wall on the Quad today and tomorrow, as part of a project sponsored by The Gathering, a religious group. "The Canvas Project" will raise personal awareness about the life of Jesus Christ, according to James Misner, president of The Gathering's on-campus group.


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Late-breaking news: Women actually enjoy sex

I have shocking news you may want to sit down for: Women like sex, too. Yes, I know, you are suddenly feeling faint; but as crazy as it sounds, women are sexual creatures who also love to get laid. Many men seem to be under the impression that men like sex and women have it in order to catch and keep a man, but in fact, the majority of women love sex.


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The Sweet 16? Depends on who you root for

March has truly gone mad, and brackets that looked so good a week ago have more holes in them than Blackburn, Lancashire. With that in mind, it is time to move forward and analyze each of the eight match-ups that begin tonight. We begin in Albuquerque, N.


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Basbeall Preview

As April rolls around, let's look at the return of our national pastime as hell froze over and the Red Sox finally won the World Series. Will they repeat? Will the Evil Empire return to prominence? Will the National League break through and surprise some people? Here's a division-by-division look at this year's hot stove.


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Staff Editorial: Cuts streamline AU

AU will soon announce the termination of the master's dance program from the Department of Performing Arts roster, in order to further focus on the undergraduate dance program. Though the natural reaction among students tends to be indignation toward the administration for cutting something, we feel the University's decision makes sense.


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City Calendar

Thursday, March 24 Book Signing: Jonathan Lethem 7 p.m., Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW Lethem, the author of the National Book Critics Circle award-winning book "Motherless Brooklyn," will sign and read from his newest collection of essays, titled "The Disappointment Artist.


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Police Blotter

Wednesday, March 17 A two-vehicle accident was reported at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and 48th Street. Washington College of Law security reported the accident, and injured individuals were taken to George Washington Hospital. Graffiti was reported on the exterior wall of the handicapped entrance to Bender Library.


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Allen's new film falls short

Yes, Woody Allen is still making movies. And while most agree that his latest flicks haven't been at the same level as earlier classics "Annie Hall," "Sleeper" and "Play It Again Sam," Allen continues undeterred with a new movie just about every year. "Melinda and Melinda" is his latest, and while it has some great acting performances and a clever premise, the film lacks the polish to be memorable.




Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.


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