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Metro brief

Red line Metro trains will run slower between the Tenleytown-AU and Van Ness-UDC stops and the Dupont Circle and Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan stops after parts of the track failed to meet standards.

Feature photo: Rockin' the basement

Students enjoy WVAU’s first Capitol Punishment concert of the semester on Saturday night. In the basement of Kay Spiritual Life Center, D.C. bands Videohippos, Cheap Dinosaurs and DJ Dog Dick performed for free.

Feature photo: Feeling it

The AU community attended a concert celebrating the Spanish and Latin American music on Friday. The concert featured AU music students like Emily Warden, ‘11 CAS (pictured). “Sientelo” in Spanish means “feel it.”

Thompson is ‘all that’

Think back to your childhood. TV shows probably took up a huge chunk of your time, which, unlike now, didn’t matter. Remember shows like “All That,” “The Amanda Show” and “Kenan and Kel?” What do these classic Nickelodeon shows have in common? Answer: Kenan Thompson. He made you laugh in the ‘90s and he still does today in 2009. Continuing his tradition of comedic excellence, Thompson’s career path has led him to become one of the lead cast members on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” In a recent interview with The Eagle, Thompson said he became aware of “SNL” when Eddie Murphy was a cast member. “I’ve been watching all through the late ‘80s and ‘90s, so I think [SNL] had a large impact on my life,” Thompson said. As an “SNL” cast member, Thompson explained, playing various roles continues to be tough.

‘Beer’ serves fresh laughs to Max

Most people are too afraid to share the ridiculous and embarrassing events that have happened during their lives. Tucker Max is certainly not one of those people, and now audiences across America can see his hilarious antics on the big screen.

GALA plays on words

The cover art for “Lúcido,” the latest staging at GALA Hispanic Theatre, depicts a man hovering in the clouds in high heels, trying to tug his brain down from the sky with a rope like a deflated balloon.

‘Trauma’ starts with big bang

With all the medical dramas on television right now, new shows have to make quite an impression on audiences to stay afloat. Luckily, the new action-filled show “Trauma” breaks through the pack. The show will chronicle the daily lives of first-response paramedics in San Francisco as they travel by air, land and sea to reach victims before it is too late.

Matt and Kim opener fights to win audience

Amanda Blank is more than an opening act. She’s loud, she’s crazy, and she’s not scared of anyone, but she needs an audience that’s right for her. Blank took the stage of Black Cat last Wednesday clad in something resembling a hooded leotard a la Lady Gaga — a bold move for such an unsure audience.

Creativity flows free

It has become a truism that the structure of the music industry is antiquated and that it can’t survive in its present form. That is all well and good, but how are artists supposed to make their living (which they must in order to make the music we love) without becoming, in some way, part of that industry?

'Bright Star' illuminates love

Young love can be fickle. The relationship between John Keats, the great 19th century Romantic poet, and his lover, Fanny Brawne, was no exception. In director Jane Campion’s period drama “Bright Star,” young love can also be beautiful, subtle and frustrating — much like love is in real life.

Keeping healthy starts with proper prevention

We all got that “Emergency Preparedness” talk four or five times on the first day of class — the speech about what we’re going to do if we all get the swine flu. It’s a hot-button issue in the news right now. Some people think it’s all hype; others are scared to shake hands for fear of getting germs.

Danish duo ‘raves on’ at District club

The Raveonettes, Denmark’s heaviest and freshest rock ‘n’ roll export, have a lot to be excited about. After releasing four albums of reverb-drenched, rockabilly-influenced music, the band is set to release their newest confection, “In and Out of Control,” on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Flipped flag jars campus

The AU magazine, American Way of Life, hung an upside-down flag on the Bender parking garage in response to the “dire distress” the United States currently faces, according to AWOL Editor-in-Chief Chris Lewis. The upside-down flag was hung on one previous occasion, was placed back up on Sept. 20 and removed by 10 a.m. on Sept. 21, Lewis said. The flag was also tampered with, making AWOL wonder if students or the university took the flag down due to its controversial nature. “AWOL stands in solidarity with the Americans who have been laid-off, left unable to support themselves or their families,” AWOL stated on its Web site. “The thousands of Washingtonians who sleep on the streets each night. The millions who struggle with illness and disease without access to health care. The countless families that have been destroyed by violence and war — in Iraq, Afghanistan, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Palestine or elsewhere.” The United States Flag Code reads, “The flag should never be displayed with the Union down, except as s signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property,” under Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 8a.

Valuing freedom of speech

An unknown individual or group of individuals may have stifled free speech and political discussion this past weekend by removing an American flag hanging from the Bender parking garage.

Forget the fringe; Obama supporters are silent majority

On Nov. 3, 1969, in a presidential address to the nation, Richard Nixon spoke of his plan to end the Vietnam War.

September 24, 2009

D.C. student sues for discrimination

When Georgetown University student Taylor Price decided to visit a bar on M Street last semester, he was expecting a typical night out with friends. Not long after he entered the building, however, a confrontation with the manager prompted Prince to file a headline-making lawsuit.