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'Ocean's' Delivers Style, Skimps on Substance

By Stephen Tringali | June 21

"Ocean's 13" embraces the "style over substance" ethos like no other film before it - except maybe its two predecessors. Characters still talk in half sentences, almost as though one already knows just how the other will respond. Plot points continue to fly by at such high velocity that, if any holes were present, the audience wouldn't know any better.

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Film Series Offers Classic Cinema

By Stephen Tringali | June 21

The always idyllic pastime of sitting beneath the starry sky of a cool summer night and of watching a classic film among other movie-lovers can once again be enjoyed at Screen on the Green, a free film festival held Monday nights on the National Mall between July 16 and Aug.

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Board Delays Decision on Search's Future

By Jimm Phillips | June 21

The board of trustees decided to delay making a decision on how to proceed with AU's ongoing presidential search until later this summer, board and Presidential Search Committee Chairman Gary Abramson said during a briefing following the board's special meeting Wednesday.

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Public Safety, SG Start Emergency Text Alert System

By Allie Feras | June 21

Students, faculty, staff and parents can now sign up for text message emergency alerts for all of D.C. and American Univerity, according to a press release sent out by Student Government Chief of Staff Joe Pavel. Public Safety and SG decided to implement the program in response to the Virginia Tech massacre, according to SG President Joe Vidulich.

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Presidential Search Committee

June 21

Former Student Government President Ashley Mushnick and former Graduate Leadership Council Executive Chairman Wade Murphy, who both serve on the Presidential Search Committee, selected 11 students to meet with the remaining presidential candidates during the ongoing presidential search process.

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Metro Brings Music to Commute

By Ali Goldstein | June 21

Lisa Richards had no problem recounting memorable auditions for a new program to bring live music performances to Metro stops. Hip-hop artists, whistlers and even a 1950s inspired singing quartet inundated the Metro headquarters May 10 and 12, vying for the opportunity to become paid performers at Metro stops throughout the district.

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AU Abroad to Consider Brazil as New Desitination for Students

By Kim Selman | June 21

AU Abroad Director Sara Dumont is considering adding a Brazil-based program in the fall of 2008 after a group of students showed interest and contacted her about creating the program. Students established the Brazilian Club last semester, said Duval Guimaraes, club president for the 2006-2007 school year and a senior in the School of International Service.

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International Brief

By Carolyn Phenicie | June 21

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Spain June 1, signaling an end to a freezing of diplomatic relations between the countries but revealing new tensions over Cuba, The Washington Post reported. Rice and Spanish officials reiterated a shared goal of democracy for Cuba, but when Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos defended his recent visit to Cuba and suggested Rice would eventually see the merits of that method of diplomacy, Rice rolled her eyes, according to The Post.

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AU wrestler dies in car crash

By Dave Stone | June 21

Jimmy Pepper, a member of AU's wrestling team, died July 31 in a car accident in Columbia, Ill. He was 19. Pepper, who would have been a sophomore in the Kogod School of Business, was driving on an exit ramp of state Route 3 when he lost control of his car and crashed into a ravine.

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Metro calendar

By Jimm Phillips and Rebecca Kern | April 30

Monday, April 30 Charlie Rangel Book Discussion 7:30 p.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers (Georgetown) - 3040 M St., N.W. Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU (blue and orange lines) Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., will discuss his autobiography, "And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets of Harlem to the Halls of Congress.

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Sports

Track competes at Penn Relays

By Anna Tuman | April 30

This past weekend, the AU men's track team headed to its most competitive meet thus far, the 113th Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. "We were accepted into all three championship races [DMR, 4 x Mile and 4 x 800m] which is a great honor," head coach Matt Centrowitz said to Aueagles.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

April 30

Views on Virginia Tech I take great issue with Alexandra LeBraun's letter to the editor regarding the Virginia Tech shooting and the "Progressive Paulitics" column. It is rather sad and indeed disturbing that she misses the point so blatantly - that there is always something that we can do.

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Mencia coaxes uneasy laughter

By Michael Carusi | April 30

Current events, racial discrimination and stereotypes are topics frequently targeted by comedians, but few attack these issues with as much outrageousness and raunchiness as Carlos Mencia. The popular Latino comedian is now approaching his second year of hosting his smash hit comedy show "Mind of Mencia," and the "Season 2 Uncensored" DVD was recently released.

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Equestrian team bucks up with new barn and a fresh outlook

By Erin Keaveney | April 30

The American University club equestrian team is ponying up for a makeover, making moves to alter the program including hiring a new trainer and finding a new barn to hang their horseshoes next season. The team, which has trained in Maryland since its creation in 2003, has elected to move from its previous facility at Clay Hill Stables in Springdale to Windcrest Farms in Clarksburg, where it hopes improved training conditions and more personal attention will help raise the team's level of competition.

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Student government brief: SG confirms executive cabinet

By Cassie Passinault | April 30

At press time on Sunday, the Undergraduate Senate was in session to confirm the nominations of the executive cabinet. Those approved include Amy McConnel, a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs, as Board of Elections chair; Rick Edwards, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, as Student Advocacy Center director; Vanessa C.

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Arab Studies head's contract not renewed

By Jimm Phillips and Kyra Smerkanich | April 30

Students expressed their concerns over the College of Arts and Sciences' decision to not renew the contract of the head of Arab Studies at the board of trustees' town hall meeting Thursday. The students, who had also started a Facebook group, will be able to discuss their concerns with CAS Dean Kay Mussell on May 3, according to an announcement posted on the Facebook group's page.

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NCAA bans text messaging between coaches, recruits

By Elizabeth Royall | April 30

A new National Collegiate Athletic Association text messaging ban will affect American University's athletic teams to varying degrees. The new rule bans NCAA coaches from text messaging recruits. Recruits can text message coaches, but coaches cannot reply, according to The Washington Post and The Associated Press.

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