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All-star cast livens 'Huckabees'

By Jordan T. Landry | October 7

For those whose favorite movies include "The Royal Tennenbaums," and "Rushmore," "I Heart Huckabees" should be the next on their to-see list. This highly entertaining film certainly stands out as one-of-a-kind.

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The Duff drops a bomb

By Daniel Longino | October 7

Ultimately, "Raise Your Voice" is out to sell a product. Terry's songs and the songs on the Duff's new album are the same. The movie is one big ad for her new record. Even the strategically placed movie posters in Terry's brother's room such as "Final Destination 2," "The Lord of the Rings" and "American Splendor," all fellow New Line films, are just ads.

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Diary of an Intern: Tired as hell, not going to take it anymore

By Michael Vallebuona | October 7

Waiting tables, like interning, is pretty demeaning - almost as demeaning as prostitution. But street whores get $20 for just seven minutes of work. What do I get after a six-hour lunch shift? Not nearly enough. This is due, in part, to the neighborhood trophy wives who, wary of overspending their weekly allowances, never tip a respectful 20 percent.

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Rehm looks back on 25 years of radio

By Stokely Baksh | October 7

WAMU staple Diane Rehm talks about her experiences starting out in radio, working through a neurological disorder, and her plans to continue. "Right now, I have no interest or thought of retirement," Rehm said. "What I do is of importance to the country and I love what I do. It's like participating in a college classroom everyday and I feel like I've earned so many college degrees already."

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Opinion

Fraternities transcend stereotypes, jealousy

By Timothy Walburn | October 7

Guest columnist Timothy Walbrun, president of the Interfraternity Council, proposes the positive power of fraternities on AU's campus.

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Colleges get an F

By Kelly Kerr | October 4

The former president of Vermont's Middlebury College believes there is something seriously wrong with the college establishment - and now that he has stepped down he has spoken out. In an opinion piece The New York Times published about three weeks ago, John McCardell remarked on college life, including tenure for professors, the professor-student ratio and the drinking age.

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Conference seeks partnerships

By Khai Ha | October 4

Representatives from six universities from Asia and the Americas discussed security, trade and culture at a conference between Thursday and Friday. The second annual Six University Conference sought to "strengthen partnerships and point the universities in a direction that could help their governments and countries," according to a press release.

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Sports

Sports spell inclusion

By Ian Quillen | October 4

Sports writer Ian Quillen laments his ennui with the current status of sports. He concludes that, barring some violent revolution, those sports will be there when he is ready to foolishly plunge his heart, soul and wallet into them again.

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Sports

Defensive goal gives AU win over Mountain Hawks

By Ian Quillen | October 4

The AU Men's Soccer team secured a precious Patriot League road win Saturday night, beating Lehigh, 1-0, in Bethlehem, Pa., through a last-minute defensive goal.

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Opinion

Kerry: One man, two views

By Eric Fantegrossi | October 4

On Thursday night America got its first chance to witness a head-to-head battle between President Bush and Princess Kerry. Even with a lack of substance to support himself, Kerry appeared to come away with a narrow victory.

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Degrees determine income

By Katie Jennings | October 4

A recent study conducted by researchers at Northeastern University shows that students' bachelor degrees may be more important than their alma maters when it comes to how much they earn after graduating. The study, which was released in a book called "The College Majors Handbook: The Actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends for Graduates of 60 College Majors," by Paul E.

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Visions joins long reel of indie theaters gone dark in D.C.

By Dan Zak | October 4

It was the hippest wake in Washington. Kegs were wheeled in from the back room, bodies were pressed four deep against the bar, regulars spilled outside to Florida Avenue. Visions - the independently-owned movie theater where everybody knows your name - was dead, and hundreds of people came to pay their respects last Sunday.

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Campus calendar

October 4

Need something to do? Here's a calendar for on-campus events this week, from today until October 7.

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Charlotte's 'Chronicles' better than Riddick's

By Jorge Del Pinal | October 4

On Good Charlotte's second release, "The Young And The Hopeless" the band grew up some and made their mark on mainstream music by addressing a teenage diary's worth of issues partnered with great, catchy pop-punk. In the band's latest offering, "The Chronicles of Life and Death," the band has become much more serious and introspective.

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Nerdspeak: October 4, 2004

By Carrie Moskal | October 4

Carrie Moskal's Nerdspeak comic for October 4, 2004.

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Opinion

Fixing flaws in college system

October 4

The criticisms of the college establishment that former Middlebury College president John McCardell made in a New York Times editorial raise valid questions about typical university practices. We have to wonder, though, why he didn't change these things when he was in the position to do so.

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'On Golden Pond' fishes for laughs

By Dan Zak | October 4

As a text, Ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond" is an exercise in restraint, about the subtleties of interaction between husband and wife and parents and children. As a theatrical production at the Kennedy Center, it is an exercise in using comedy to galvanize that restraint, which lends tenderness to some scenes and triviality to others.

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