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Cast build sense of ‘Community’

NBC's newest show "Community" follows the story of Jeff Winger (Joel McHale), an unlucky lawyer whose college degree was deemed invalid by the bar. But the show is not a typical in-your-face comedy. It's subtle, sarcastic and sometimes downright mean, and you can't help but laugh.

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Woodie Awards celebrate college student lifestyle

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Asher Roth said what everyone was thinking best when he said it simply in his breakout single: “Man, I love college.” This intersection of care-free sentiment and popular music is the notion on which the mtvU Woodie Awards are based.

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Live the green life at The Reef’s ‘Big Bash’

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Concerned about the environment, but tired of the usual eco-friendly initiatives? Not into lobbying or letter writing campaigns? Try something a little more hip and spend next Thursday evening dancing, socializing and eating organic food — all for the environment.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON
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Fans take a bite out of ‘New Moon’

Chances are, if you are a woman — no matter how old — you know what “Twilight” is, or have at least heard of it. With the second film in the series, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” coming to theaters on Friday, cast members admit they did not see themselves in this position when they signed up.



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Today’s culture yet to be defined

The way we live now, there are two ways to react to pop culture: consume it or scorn it. Consumers are traditionally regarded as low-brow, mindless zombies who follow trends without question, allowing the synthesized rhythms of Top 40 music to flow through their iPods, which are probably contained in varying forms of tacky cases.


FANG MAN — Playing on the recent trend, Otto Penzler (above) recently compiled a collection of vampire stories entitled “The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published.”
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Vampires join tales

. The time of the flowing capes, non-retractable fangs, Transylvanian accents and gothic castles has passed. “Vampires are seen, more than ever, as handsome, romantic and loving,” according to Otto Penzler, the author of "The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published."


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Mayer takes ‘crooked’ music path with ‘Battle’

Beginning with “Heartbreak Warfare,” John Mayer’s latest record has a slow, dark sound that defines most of the album. As a whole, the songs are covered in more background sound than John Mayer fans may be used to; the time and energy it took to make each song are evident, but it takes away almost any catchy quality they might have had.


FILED DOWN — Three-piece rock act Single File are now touring to promote their first release, “Common Struggles.” The Colorado natives seek to develop a new style of alternative rock, producing pop/rock music with an indie twist. They are now touring the nation and will be performing at Jammin’ Java on Nov. 24.
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Jammin’ Java ready to whistle as ‘File’ work

Single File, a pop/rock band from Colorado, are just beginning to make a name for themselves. They’ve performed on Warped Tour and opened for big name acts, and, earlier this year, they debuted their first full-length album, “Common Struggles.” But the band has yet to make much of an impression nationally.




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Opinion

Corrections

In “Men’s soccer falls 1-0 in PL Championship” published on Nov. 16, The Eagle incorrectly reported that red shirt senior Cooper Bryant was ejected for spitting in an official’s face. In fact, according to a report from the Patriot League, he was ejected for using abusive language towards an official. Bryant violated a different subsection of the same rule; instead of rule 12.15.4 it was rule 12.15.7. In “Panel highlights shortfalls of DCPS,” published Nov. 12 The Eagle incorrectly identified a speaker as Sean Peterson. In fact, his name is John Peterson. The Eagle regrets these errors.





LESS THAN STELLAR— Freshman Daniel Munoz takes the ball up the court in a game this year. AU blew an 11-point halftime lead and went on to lose 65-61. This year’s squad is much differnet than the one that won two straight PL Championships. AU lost its three star players to graduation.
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Men drop first game

The AU men’s basketball team let an 11 point halftime lead slip away as they lost to St. Francis University in Pennsylvania, while the women used a strong second half to defeat Howard in the regular season openers for both teams.




NO PARKING — As part of AU’s 2001 “Good Neighbor Policy,” Public Safety can give members of the AU community $75 tickets for parking on residential streets near AU when going to campus. Reflecting complaints of residents living near campus of excessive student parking, AU mandated that students, faculty and visitors must park in AU lots for campus-related business.
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Public Safety tickets cars off campus

Public Safety has written 923 tickets to AU community members for parking on off-campus residential streets in the past year. All AU students, faculty and staff are prohibited from leaving their cars on residential streets when coming to campus.


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Opinion

Parking policy causes concern

This university’s parking policy is preposterous. The rules are ridiculous and vague. It’s especially unfortunate, considering the consequences for breaking the rules are serious and appealing these consequences is challenging. Something must be done — and the first step is for everyone to understand the lunacy of the status quo.



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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