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Well made indie sci-fi film confuses, entertains

By Neal Fersko | October 14

This is sci-fi without plot exposition, a Discovery Channel special gone horribly wrong. In the end viewers have to piece together what they understood and take away their own conclusions. Still "Primer" took the indie scene by storm this year. Shot on gritty 16 mm film with a scant budget of $7,000 by Writer/Director/Composer/Editor/Star Shane Carruth, it won the coveted Grand Jury Prize for Drama at the Sundance Film Festival and a national distribution deal with Thinkfilm.

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SHALL WE DANCE: B+

By Christina McGee | October 14

"Shall We Dance?" fits the mold of your standard romantic comedy. It is slightly predictable, but director Peter Chelsom hits the nail on the head with the balance between romance and humor. Chelsom also assembled an all-star cast including Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon.

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Media, activists impact election winner, profs say

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | October 14

With 19 days to Election Day and polls showing a dead heat between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), AU's political pundits are weighing in on what factors will decide the winner of this year's presidential election. Two major aspects are helping to shape the election, they said - how the media cover the election and how candidates are running their campaigns.

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Business Week ranks Kogod in top 70

By Rebecca Bellville | October 14

The Kogod School of Business is ranked among the top 70 schools in the United States that offer a master's degree in business administration, according to the Oct. 18 issue of Business Week magazine. The list ranks the nation's top 30 MBA programs, and then lists the next 20 schools and another 20 schools "also considered for ranking.

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Baseball to invade RFK, soccer must share

By Emily Carone | October 14

Not all sports fans were happy to hear about baseball's return to the District. Some soccer fans are worried about how the District's soccer team, D.C. United, will share Robert F. Kennedy Stadium with the Expos. The city plans to house the Expos in RFK stadium from next April until their new stadium is finished in 2007.

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Living 'La Vida Buena'

By Lindsay Bernier | October 14

"Album of the Year" - an ambitious boast, or a heartfelt concept? In the case of the Good Life's recent release, the latter is fortunately true. "Album of the Year" tracks a full year in a couple's lives, month by month. When the first Good Life album, "Novena on a Nocturn," was released in 2000, it seemed like another songwriting outlet for Tim Kasher, who is also the frontman for Cursive.

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Beastie Boys sabotage GMU

By Costa Caloudas | October 14

On Friday, in Fairfax's Patriot Center, the big screen showed an unsuspecting hot dog vender in the concession stand, only to take off his work-uniform and reveal himself as Mix Master Mike, the DJ for the evening. He made his way to the stage, and quickly mixed, sampled and scratched his introduction - a sample of sue-happy Michael Buffer's trademark call, "Lets get ready to rumble." And out came the main event.

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Caught with Your Pants Down: Condoms, use or lose

By Connie Hess | October 14

If you can't talk honestly with your partner about protection, are you mature enough to be having sex? Communication is key in the decision to use condoms. For every type of sex. Every time.

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Sports

Sideline Scholars: Eagles are a little more than No. 7

By Phil Turner | October 14

By the time you wake up, they have practiced for close to three hours, spent time in the training room and probably already made it in and out of TDR. They are AU's seventh-ranked Field Hockey team. Not No. 7 on the East Coast or in the region - in the nation. To make that more real, Florida State is the No. 7 football team in the nation and Duke is the preseason men's basketball No. 7.

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Writer/director describes process of award-winning film

By Neal Fersko | October 14

An interview with now award-winning filmmaker Shane Carruth reveals his experiences creating "Primer" and his explanation of the film's strengths, weaknesses and meanings.

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Opinion

Editorial cartoon: Elevator woes

By Ryan Keller | October 14

Ryan Keller's editorial cartoon for October 14, 2004.

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SAINTS AND SOLDIERS: A

By Jason Alredge | October 14

"Saints and Soldiers" offers a great mix of war and brotherhood. Fans of war films like "Platoon" and "Saving Private Ryan" should include "Saints and Soldiers" in their repertoire. The movie, which was very successful at several of the major film festivals across the country, features both the combat of war and a strong connection to the people fighting in war.

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Opinion

Running for charity

October 14

The Eagle staff urges students to get involved in the American Classic 5K, a benefit race for Habitat for Humanity.

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Final debate changes few opinions

By Rebecca Bellville | October 14

Some AU students said both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) appealed to their base of voters in the final debate Wednesday night. "I'd say it's probably a draw," said Tim Meyer, a senior in the School of Communication after the Wednesday debate.

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'Tropics' exudes wit, sensuality

By Dyane Jean-Francois | October 14

"Anna in the Tropics" is the brainchild of the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Nilo Cruz. It is a story of old lovers who have weathered the better and the worse of life together, new lovers who fall unexpectedly and passionately, and unrequited love turned to madness.

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Diary of an Intern: Pee to procrastinate

By Michael Vallebuona | October 14

If there is one way to procrastinate at your internship, it's by taking suspiciously frequent and curiously long trips to the bathroom. These toilet-bound sojourns allow you precious time - 15 minutes, at the very least - to run the faucet, inspect your reflection and otherwise not do work.

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Opinion

Letter from the Editor

By Anne Godlasky | October 14

The editor of the Eagle explains the removal of Joshua Wu's editorial piece from the September 30 issue.

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