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'Napoleon' conquers nerd kingdom

By Daniel Longino · Monday, June 21, 2004

In a crowded summer with plenty of big-budget films with huge stars many teen flicks, sequels, prequels and remakes leave most viewers gasping for originality. Here to save the summer comes "Napoleon Dynamite," the most original and inventive film so far this year.

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Film Clips

Monday, June 21, 2004

Short looks at four films now in theaters, including "Super Size Me," "The Stepford Wives," "Coffee and Cigarettes," and "The Chronicles of Riddick."

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Advice for transfer students

By Keith F. Shovlin · Monday, June 21, 2004

With the sudden arrival of the Class of 2008 here at AU, another group gets overshadowed as it joins the AU community. They may not be the naive freshmen, but they could also use some good advice as they continue their education here in Northwest D.C. These are the transfer students who have come to AU to complete their education.

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Return of cicadas could increase bird population

By April Astor | June 21

New students on campus will not see much of the cicadas, whose peak was from May to mid-June, but they may notice the aftereffects of Brood X. The cicadas provide a readily available food source for a variety of animals including birds, snakes, lizards and small mammals. This could potentially lead to larger populations of these species in the future.

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Opinion

Our Take: A freshman's guide to AU

June 21

You've gotten the official lines from the AU administration and parent-friendly tour guides, but here are some useful ins and outs on daily student life. Read on for a quick guide to what freshmen and transfer students need to know when August hits.

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Music Notes

June 21

Reviews of new music from Melissa Auf der Mar to Five for Fighting to Punk-O-Rama 9.

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Braid singer speaks on roots of emo

By Emily Zemler | June 21

This summer has seen the reunification of several bands that used to be seminal rock bands, but have since become the nostalgic listenings of music fans. Braid - a so-called emo band that is considered a forefather of the contemporary emo genre - has reunited for a U.S. tour in support of a new DVD that details the last days of their existence.

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Sports

Athens in Fear

June 21

Eagle Sports Columnist Adam Montgomery on the purpose and politics of the Olympics

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EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: Girls swoony over Rooney

By Daniel Longino | June 21

Rooney. They're on the "OC" entertaining little girls everywhere. And here I am, along with four pre-teen girls at their show at the 9:30 club. This California power-pop band, named after the principal from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," seems to have gotten a big push from Geffen Records.

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'Dodgeball' dumb, but classic

June 21

Vulgar, unoriginal and at times even creepy, "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" is everything it's expected to be. It is writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber's first feature film and, fortunately, just as much fun as the trailer would suggest.

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Offices of chaplain's charity raided

By Rebecca Bellville | June 21

The Falls Church, Va., offices of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth, an international charity whose regional offices are headed by AU Muslim chaplain Fadel Soliman, were raided by federal agents late last month. Soliman said the May 28 raid - which The Washington Post reported was conducted by FBI agents, the Joint Terrorism Task Force and U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - took place because of a suspected immigration violation.

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AU yet to develop intramural field

By Keith F. Shovlin | June 21

AU's Office of Facilities, Planning and Development stopped accepting bids for modifications to the intramural fields on the South Side of campus June 10 after the Army Corps of Engineers recently completed work on the site to recover buried chemical munitions. The University awaits a building permit so that the Athletics Department can modify the field.

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Morrissey delivers again

By Costa Caloudas | June 21

Leave it to Morrissey to make a questionable pairing work, teaming up with producer Jerry Finn who was responsible for - to quote Spinal Tap - "shit sandwiches" such as 1999's "Enema of the State," among other pop-punk gems. But remarkably, neither Moz nor Finn screw this one up.

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Sports

Arsenic field renewal delayed

By Ian Quillen | June 21

AU fans awaiting the construction of a multipurpose AstroTurf facility on campus will have to wait just a little bit longer. Work on a softball diamond with a turf outfield large enough to double as a regulation-sized field for field hockey - among other things - has been delayed by logistical issues typical of construction, said Ed McLaughlin, AU's associate athletic director for facilities and operations.

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marriage protection act

By April Astor | June 21

The Marriage Protection Act passed 233 to 194 in the House on Thursday after failing to pass in the Senate the previous week. The act denies federal courts jurisdiction over same-sex marriage cases, such as challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act. SPA senior Mike Gaetani said he supports promoting traditional marriages but is unsure whether amending the constitution is the ideal way.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

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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