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Hip DreamWorks cartoon draws royal flush

DreamWorks Pictures has done it again. "Flushed Away" is a fantastic film. Its laugh-out-loud wit and charismatic style make it a fun transition to the more lighthearted post-Halloween movie season. Featuring an ensemble cast of magnificent voice actors, "Flushed Away" also exhibits the animating prowess one would expect from the makers of "Madagascar," "Shark Tale" and the "Shrek" movies.

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AU named Truman Honor Institution due to high number of scholarships awarded AU was named a 2006 Truman Honor Institution Monday with a tea-themed reception honoring four of AU's 11 Truman candidates, according to a Career Center press release. AU's first Truman Scholar received the honor in l978, and there have been two winners from AU in the past two years, according to the press release.

Sacha Baron Cohen of TV's 'Da Ali G Show' comes to the big screen with his Kazakhstani journalist alter-ego Borat.

'Borat' debuts on silver screen

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From the warped mind of Sacha Baron Cohen comes the controversial mockumentary "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." This movie is just what one would expect from everyone's favorite Kazakhstani friend, Borat.

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Top ten

1. The rash resulting from trying to save money by buying less expensive make-up. It's unfortunate when you miss class the day after Halloween due to the horrific, bright-red mask of theatrical make-up shame. You know all of your professors think you're hung over - and what's bothersome is not their loss of respect for you, but that you're actually not still vomiting up Jose Cuervo from the night before.


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Snider brings music to people

Teachers, students and faculty walking by slowed down to peer inside and many of them stayed to listen. This was exactly Nancy Jo Snider's goal when, as Music Program Director of the Department of Performing Arts, she designed the "Four Fridays at Noon: Bringing Music to the People" performance series in the Battelle Atrium.


The AU women's ice hockey team grabbed a 4-1 victory over  Maryland in their season opener at the Verizon Center.
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Women's hockey wins season opener

Growing up, many kids playing youth hockey hope to one day be good enough to skate on the same ice as their NHL heroes. For a group of AU girls, this dream became a reality on Oct. 21, when the AU women's ice hockey team took on the University of Maryland at the Verizon Center for the third annual "Beltway Battle" between the two clubs.


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Staff editorial: Failure to meet textbook deadline hurts students

The Student Government has launched a publicity campaign to encourage professors to get their textbook adoptions in on time. The deadline was Oct. 15. Only 20 percent of professors had their adoptions in on time. When this happens, students get 10 percent of the original value for their books instead of the 50 to 60 percent they could get if the bookstore was assured that professors would use those textbooks again.


Suzan Shown Harjo spoke about the need to abolish references to Native Americans in sports team names and mascots.
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Activist condemns native logos

Suzan Shown Harjo, a Native American activist, said she is opposed to references of Native peoples as sports figures, and references to natives in sports need to be eradicated to provide some sort of dignity to Native American society. "We have very little way of confronting [sports teams and their mascots] because it is so intermingled in what people think is their right," said Harjo, who spoke to about 20 students gathered last night in Battelle-Tompkins.


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Bald Canadians, diabetic rookies and drive-bys: The NBA is back

After the success that was last week's MLB awards column (and since nobody sent in any questions to answer and I didn't feel like making any up this week), I had to decide between two possible topics: NFL Midseason Awards or NBA Season Preview. Although making fun of Brett Favre never gets old (can't say the same thing about Brett), anticipation over the return of Hubie Brown to our televisions made this one an easy decision.


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Pity, love make for one 'Hasty Heart'

Pity is a feeling that makes us act rather quickly. Whether it's a homeless man on the street or a patient in the hospital, it often foments an automatic charitable reaction. How much is this reaction tied in with the growth of love? Furthermore, how much does this pertain to the differences between men and women? In Vincent Sherman's "The Hasty Heart," pity comes easiest to the leading lady, Sister Parker (Patricia Neal).


Acrobats bounce on giant beds during the D.C. engagement of 'Corteo.'
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All the world's a 'Cirque'

For most people, swinging from chandeliers is only a silly fantasy or part of an action film. For the artists in "Corteo," a Cirque du Soleil show currently playing in D.C., it's just another day on the job. Cirque du Soleil has once again gone beyond the ordinary, even for a circus.



The exhibit features art from both renowned and lesser-known artists.
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Hirshhorn exhibit showcases sculpture of new millenium

"The Uncertainty of Objects and Ideas" Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The Smithsonian Institution Independence Avenue and Seventh Street S.W. Open through Jan. 7, 2007 Free Grade: A "The Uncertainty of Objects and Ideas," featuring nine international sculpture artists, opened last week at the Hirshhorn Museum on the mall.


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Board member says U.S. must take action in Sudan

The "grievous" human rights violations taking place in Darfur will not be resolved until world powers like the United States, the United Kingdom and France take decisive measures, said AU board of trustees member Mark Schneider during the latest installment of the Kennedy Political Union's Finest Faculty Lecture Series.


Professor James Sheehan looks at Europe becoming a civilian state on Friday.
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European countries downsize military, increase social programs

European countries have lost their military capacity and are increasingly outsourcing their military needs to the United States, said Stanford University history professor and author James Sheehan. Most countries in Europe have focused on social and economic development in recent decades, as they shift their attention from fighting wars to improving the lives of their citizens, he said at "The Rise of the Civilian State in Europe, 1945-2006" a discussion that took place Friday in Mary Graydon Center.


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Sexy costumes divide students

Halloween can mean many things to many different people. For some, it's about living in a world for one night of total fright and horror that would make Ted Bundy shiver. For others, it's about guilt-free, candy-induced comas and stomachaches. But for others, it's about assembling costumes that are so scandalous that they make grandmothers and schoolmarms across the nation cringe.


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Top 10 spooky hits for haunted Halloween parties

To some, Halloween is merely about candy, horror movies and general debauchery. But to others, the holiday can only be properly celebrated with the appropriate tunes. For folks tired of "Monster Mash," the following is a smattering of the most blood-curdling jams that will provide a soundtrack to any Halloween party, or even any night spent brooding alone in your dorm.



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Music notes

Peter Bj?rn and John "Writer's Block" (Wichita/V2) Sounds like: A touch of Suburban Kids with Biblical Names, a dash of an ex-shoegazer band, all mixed in with cuddly Jens Lekman-esque vocals. Grade: B+ Weeks in and weeks out, new albums come across the pond in attempt to make an impact on the world of quality-yet-slightly-obscure music.



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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