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...but 'Walking Tall' needs to be beat with a big stick

By Crista Scaturro | April 2

There comes along so few films in a year that are so brilliantly crafted, so carefully written, so painstakingly researched that one almost feels like a different person upon leaving the theater. "Walking Tall" is, unfortunately, not one of these films. It is a movie that seems to bear much promise, only to have the old "bait and switch" pulled on the audience.

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Stellastar* shines light on retro-punk

By Sarah Reed | April 2

When sifting through the hipster bands of late, Stellastarr* stands out among the competition. While bassist Amanda Tannen said they like to write and play "melody-driven pop songs," the musical integrity inherent in their work leads critics to describe them as art rock, new wave or noise pop.

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Film: 'Hellboy'

April 2

The question "What is Hellboy?" isn't nearly as loaded (or reloaded, as the case may be) as the question "What is the Matrix?" Still, when "Hellboy" opens tomorrow, the majority of the audience will leave the theater feeling the same bitter taste of lingering ambiguity and waning interest.

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Broken Social Scene plays powerful pop

By Jen Turner | April 2

The stage at the Black Cat was put under a little more pressure than usual last Thursday night, as an emerging collective of Canadian music graced the stage. In a sort of communal homage to Toronto, openers the Dears and Stars and main act Broken Social Scene came to the Black Cat to give D.C. a night of powerful, dreamy pop.

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Weekend Hot Spots

By Jen Turner | April 2

Places to go and bands to see this weekend in and around the District.

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Interview: Actor Chris Klein, director Matthew Ryan Hoge

By Michael Menachem | April 2

"The United States of Leland" leaves the viewer with so many questions and allows for multiple interpretations. To address the controversy of the film, which took 28 days to shoot, writer-director Matthew Ryan Hoge and actor Chris Klein made an appearance at the Ritz Carlton in Washington for an inside look at a very complex movie.

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Sports

AU Soccer athlete back on the ball

By Ian Quillen | April 2

Last Saturday, Freddy Llerena finally made it back to the starting lineup. Forget that he only played the first 30 minutes of Men's Soccer's 4-2 loss at Wake Forest. Forget that it was a spring game. And forget that, by his own accounts, he was a bit rusty.

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Ben Kweller is a pop wonderkid on his way

By Daniel Longino | April 2

Singer-songwriter Ben Kweller brings a brand of folky garage rock to "On My Way," his follow-up to 2002's breakthrough "Sha Sha." Despite the risk of clich? wordplay, Kweller certainly is on the way, making his record by his rules.

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Chorus belts out Shakespeare, Whitman this weekend

By Loren Bonner | April 2

This weekend, AU's Department of Performing Arts unites two powerful subjects, music and literature, for its spring concert "Words Wed to Music: A Choral Concert," as conductor Daniel Abraham leads the AU Chorus and Chamber Singers in a unique blend of rhythmic splendor.

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Sports

Talented UConn to win it all

By Jesse Epstein | April 2

In what has been one of the craziest sports years, college basketball fans have witnessed one of the craziest NCAA tournaments in recent memories. On the first weekend of tourney play, No. 1 seeds Stanford and Kentucky lost in surprising second-round matches against Alabama and University of Alabama-Birmingham, respectively.

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GU deals with drunks differently

By Lucia Walinchus | April 2

Georgetown University students do not face disciplinary action if an ambulance is called for alcohol poisoning, according to Kristin Midon, president of the Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service. AU students, in contrast, receive a call home on the first substance-related incident, and can also receive punishments such as writing papers or going to Judicial and Mediation Services (JAMS), as The Eagle has previously reported.

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AU named a 'best value' school

By Stokely Baksh | April 2

AU was named one of the nation's "best value" undergraduate institutions based on academics, financial aid and admissions policies, according to The Princeton Review in its new ranking. The New York-based education services company, non-affiliated with Princeton University, published Tuesday its list of "America's Best Value Colleges."

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Sports

Top 10 Jock Pranks

April 2

Have no fear, April Fools is here. We at the sports desk would like to remind you of the most intolerable jock pranks we remember from high school. I'm sure many of you out there have been on the giving and receiving end of at least one of these. If there is any explanation necessary just turn to the nearest high school all-star athlete for a quick explanation or demostration.

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Students look for jobs, internships at AU fair

By Aviva Perlman | April 2

Fifty percent of students who complete an internship decide that it is something they do not want to do, said Francine Blume, director of Experimental Education at AU. "It's not that it was a bad internship," she said. "But something about it made them realize they aren't interested in this particular field of work.

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Film: "The Prince and Me"

By Matt Mawhinny | April 2

For the young, restless Danish prince Edward (Luke Mably), Denmark is nothing more than a prison of paparazzi and royal responsibilities. The prince comes to America for escape and self-discovery, only to find love in the form of a University of Wisconsin pre-med student named Paige (Julia Stiles).

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Opinion

Our Take: Healthy Campus Help

April 2

The Eagle Editorial Staff discusses its recent findings about health policies at other D.C. universities.

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The Rusty Nail: vending your frustrations

By L. Russell Allen IV | April 2

I finally figured it out. x2716. That's what you dial when the stupid vending machines take your money. 2716. It rolls off the tongue so nicely. I think about calling in and demanding $20 for all the Diet Cokes I was never given. 2716. The promised land.

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