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Ladyhawke brings ‘big synths’ to 9:30

The words “BIG SYNTHS” appear in block letters on the projector screen hanging over the stage of the 9:30 club. This is the Perez Hilton Tour, and when it comes to spectacles, everyone knows the celebrity blogger goes big or goes home.

‘Barber’ fans ‘shear’-ly delighted

The stereotypical stuffiness of an opera was nowhere to be found in the Washington National Opera’s production of “The Barber of Seville” on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

Eagle rants

After a hiatus, your rants are back!

New opportunities redefine art

Art is not dead! Whether in the world, in America or right here at AU, art is progressing every minute because no one is doing the exact same thing (and if they are, you can be sure that someone is out there blogging about it and explaining). Art is all around us, so why not talk about it?

International brief

Cairo’s streets are now littered with trash after the president of Egypt ordered every pig in the nation to be killed in an attempt to combat swine flu, according to The New York Times.

Metro brief

A 15-year-old D.C. resident died after jumping in front of a Metro train on Thursday at the Columbia Heights station, according to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials.

Scene comic: was Lady Gaga's VMA performance an opera?

Avoid these social faux pas in Spain

SG to debate amendment

The Undergraduate Senate will debate a constitutional amendment this Sunday that would make the comptroller and secretary appointed, as opposed to elected, positions.

Amending the SG constitution

This Sunday, the Undergraduate Senate will debate a proposed amendment to the Student Government Constitution. The amendment would empower the SG president to appoint a comptroller and secretary.

America's crusade against marijuana cannot continue

As you might have heard, Richard Nixon was a crook. He was behind one the largest scandals in our government’s history, but that isn’t the action that has had the most devastating impact on America. Richard Nixon is a crook because he brought us into a pointless, tremendously expensive and impossible war: keeping people from smoking pot.

Campus Life goes all green

The Office of Campus Life was the first to hop on the “green” train, and they are not getting off anytime soon. After certifying 100 percent of their staff in less than a year through training and informational courses with Eco-Sense, AU’s student-run sustainability organization, the OCL is working daily to make sure they live up to and exceed the standards set by the certification.

If you’re comfortable in your own skin, binge drinking seems stupid

I don’t drink. First, a word on terminology: when I mention “drinking” in this column, I mean drinking for the purpose of getting drunk. I don’t mean relaxing with a nice glass of wine or having a beer with friends during the game. I mean getting hammered. Smashed. Shitfaced.

Letter to the editor

When I first encountered Professor Frederick Holliday last fall in Reflections of American Society on Stage and Screen, his boundless energy grabbed my attention. He was wonderful. He treated his students with respect, as equal partners in the learning process.

Police blotter

A summary of calls received by AU's Department of Public Safety.

Concert helps find some ‘Soul’

Though automotive companies haven’t been seen in the best light given our current economic state, Kia is trying to eliminate the bad associated with cars this weekend when their Soul Collective Tour hits D.C. From Thursday, Sept. 17 until Sunday, Sept. 20, the Kia Soul Collective Warehouse will be staging free shows, as well as having DJs spin all weekend. Though the Kia Soul, one of the company’s newest models, is at the center of this concert series (test drive one and you could possibly win a free pair of tickets to a private MGMT show on Sunday), music will be the star of the weekend. Artists like Wale, Dan Deacon and The Creepers will be gracing the Soul stage. Wale, most recently known as the in-house band for MTV’s Video Music Awards this Sunday, has been rapidly rising in popularity. A native of the District, Wale will be releasing his first full-length album this fall after a series of successful mixtapes.

D.C. rolls out new ID cards

Interns working on Capitol Hill this semester may be required to hand over a bit of extra information and carry a government-issued ID card under the new DC One Card program.