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China, broadcast and SOC

By Stokely Baksh · Monday, March 29, 2004

Journalism may be one of the last professions in the world that still has an air of romanticism. This feeling is sometimes inspired by films like those from AU's recent Reel Journalism Film Festival, which highlighted the dedication of journalists like Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward in uncovering the Watergate scandal, and of Sydney Schanberg in the midst of the Khmer Rouge in war-stricken Cambodia.

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Student financial burden discussed by Congressmen

By Seth Johnson · Monday, March 29, 2004

Congress is planning to act through a series of laws to reduce the financial burden of loans on college students. At issue is whether student loans should be consolidated, and if so, how frequently. Currently, borrowers can consolidate their loans at a fixed interest rate once they start repaying their loans, but cannot reconsolidate when rates fall lower.

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Dynamic duo Local H returns with sophisticated new album

By Garrett Karrberg · Monday, March 29, 2004

Long before the White Stripes became the so-called "saviors of rock," Local H frontman Scott Lucas had perfected the two-man rock ensemble with drummer Joe Daniels. Rigging his guitar so that he is also able to play the bass line, Lucas eliminated the need for a permanent third member. Though touring members sometimes come onstage to shred some solos, Local H has stuck with the formula to maintain a band that truly rocks.

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Music: N.E.R.D.'s 'Fly or Die'

By Daniel Longino | March 29

For the most part, N.E.R.D. mixes simple bass lines with live drums, keyboards and riffy guitars with funky success, although on its new album, "Fly or Die," some of the music comes off as sloppy and forced.

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CD Reviews

March 29

Music reviews from the Eagle music desk, including Eyes of Fire, Between the Buried and Me, Paul Simon, The Cooper Temple Cause, Hellogoodbye, Carina Round and Nellie McKay.

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Reflection on genocide

By David Hodges | March 29

"My son asks 'How come we don't have old people in Rwanda?'" says Justine Rukeba Mbabazi, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide that killed over 800,000. She isn't sure how to answer that question. Hutus killed her entire family and she now lives in Canada with her son.

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McNair named new director

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 29

Mike McNair is calling AU a permanent home, as he became the official director of Public Safety Thursday, leaving behind his acting title. With his new title, McNair is moving ahead with a plan for a student patrol originally brought up in the student elections last month.

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Schools make room for students slimming down

By Emily Carone | March 25

The number of overweight children has doubled in the past 20 years, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The NCHS National Health and Nutrition Survey found that 15 percent of people ages 6 to 19 are overweight, and another 15 percent are at risk of becoming overweight.

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Campus Briefs

By Kate Oczypok | March 25

Briefs from around campus on the passing of an assistant dean, a 16-hour charity dance marathon, and the AU Reel Journalism film festival.

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Top 10 spring time clubs

March 25

The AU sports desk would like to give kudos to the AU Gentlemen's Club for bringing a baseball presence to this campus. For too long, we've been shortchanged when it comes to a variety of intramural and team sports. With any luck, that will change this spring. As a service to AU, here are the Top Ten sporting events that we feel should happen sometime in the next six weeks.

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RIAA defies new ruling

By April Seipp | March 25

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed more lawsuits Tuesday against individuals who use peer-to-peer networks to download copyrighted music files for free, including some D.C.-area college students. A total of 532 people are included in this new round of lawsuits.

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Film: 'The Ladykillers'

By Jorge Del Pinal | March 25

"The Ladykillers" is a stylishly modern remake of the 1955 film of the same name about an attempt to rob a casino by digging through an old Southern churchgoing woman's basement. The theme is signature subject matter for the writer-director team the Coen brothers, who have crafted several dark comedies including "Fargo" and "The Big Lebowski."

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Film: 'Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

By Jordan Landry | March 25

It's called "Scooby-Doo 2," but after seeing this excellent movie, "Scooby-Doo 2-riffic" is more like it. As the movie opens, we join Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Velma (Linda Cardellini), Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) and the lovable computer-generated Scooby-Doo - five unlikely members of Mystery, Inc., who pile into their "Mystery Machine" to discover who has been stealing monster costumes from the criminology museum of Coolsville.

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Satirical news no match for serious news

By Zehra Rizavi | March 25

AU senior Nellie Ghandar settles back into the sofa and laughs as Jon Stewart, host of the "The Daily Show," describes in mock seriousness the signing of an interim constitution by the Iraqi Governing Council as the first step in the American "Operation Get Us the Hell Out of Here.

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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