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Ferrell brings 'Fiction' to life

By Michael Carusi | November 6

The line between reality and fantasy becomes blurred in the new Marc Forster movie "Stranger Than Fiction." This mischievous film employs an impressive cast and dynamic plot that come together to bring audiences something rarely seen in the world of movies: a unique plot.

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'Babel' cuts across countries, language

By John Grooms | November 6

"Babel" is Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu's vision of the great tragedy that occurs when people refuse to listen. The vision comes from the story in the book of Genesis when people of all different backgrounds came together to build a tower to reach heaven. God punished these people by bewildering their languages, taking away their ability to communicate and destroying the tower of Babel.

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Metro briefs

By Jimm Phillips | November 6

GWU and student settle mental health lawsuit George Washington University officials and a former student settled a lawsuit brought by the student against the university, according to the Associated Press. They did not disclose the exact details of the settlement, according to the AP.

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International brief: Taiwanese First Lady to be indicted on embezzlement, forgery charges

By Jimm Phillips | November 6

Taiwanese First Lady Wu Shu-chen is expected to be indicted on charges of embezzlement and forgery, according to The Washington Post. Officials at the Taiwan High Prosecutor's office said they believe Wu embezzled the American equivalent of $450,000 over a period of four years by using forged receipts to claim expenses from a government slush fund for diplomatic purposes.

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Punks rattle Kay basement

By Mia Steinle | November 6

The new documentary "American Hardcore," which chronicles the creation of hardcore punk music in the United States, concludes with the sentiment that hardcore is dead. However, over 25 years after the first hardcore bands appeared on the scene, countless newer bands tour and perform incessantly.

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Sports

Volleyball puts streak at 14 with win over Navy

By Erin Keaveney | November 6

The AU women's volleyball team completed a three-game sweep of the Navy Midshipmen on Friday, recording their 14th straight victory and keeping a steady hold on first place in the Patriot League. The Eagles had no trouble prevailing in the first two matches, winning 30-18 and 30-8 respectively, and out hitting the Midshipmen by a wide margin.

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Presidential search firm hired by AU

By Jimm Phillips | November 6

Presidential Search Committee Chairman Gary Abramson announced at the board of trustees' town hall meeting Thursday that the committee had selected Shelley Weiss Storbeck from Edward W. Kelley & Partners to conduct AU's presidential search. In other board news, Rebecca Geller, a third-year student in the Washington College of Law, introduced herself at the beginning of the meeting as the student trustee-designate.

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Employers view social Web sites when hiring

By Amanda Glensky | November 6

One-in-four hiring managers admitted to using Internet search engines to research potential employees and one-in-10 used social networking sites in their screening processes, according to a September 2006 CareerBuilder.com survey, which may jeopardize college students' employment chances if they post questionable personal information online.

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Sports

Men's basketball wins pair of exhibition games

By Patrick Ambrosio | November 6

AU 66 - Carleton 64 Brayden Billbe scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Eagles to an overtime victory over four-time Canadian National Champion Carleton University Thursday night. AU trailed for most of the first half, with Carleton leading by as many as eight points.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Democrats: Be careful with potential new powers

November 6

A recent poll by the Harvard Institute of Politics shows that 32 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds intend to vote in tomorrow's election. If this holds true at the polls tomorrow, it will be the highest youth turnout in 20 years. The poll also shows that the majority of youth favor a Democrat-controlled Congress and that, overall, the president is doing a completely average job.

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News

Former friends, future lovers

By Blair Bryant Nichols | November 6

Dear Blair Bryant, Before my sophomore year of school started, I hooked up with a guy I met at a club. He goes to another school in D.C., and although it wasn't a bad hook-up I wasn't really interested in seeing him again. So after a few semesters, I just began seeing him out this semester at the same bars I frequent - and by "see him out," I mean he seems to be at the same bars on the same night EVERY time I go out.

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Flash aids in WCL foreign recruitment

By Brittany Schell | November 6

The International Legal Studies Program at the Washington College of Law launched an interactive "flashmap" on its Web site about two weeks ago to allow prospective students to learn about the program in their native languages and provide information for recruiters who are looking for employees with legal expertise in certain areas.

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Prof makes students aim high

By Rebecca Shillenn | November 6

Professor Karen O'Connor's voice has a tart edge and her gaze does not waver when she speaks. She would never let her students sleep in class or get away with not doing the assigned work. Her office is neat, orderly and impressively stocked with books. She does not hesitate to remind students that she once sent failure warning notices to almost an entire class and that she "tears apart" paper drafts.

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High youth turnout expected at polls

By Rebecca Kern | November 6

A recent poll by the Harvard Institute of Politics showed that 32 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds said they "definitely" plan on voting in this midterm election, which would be the largest proportion of this age group to vote in a midterm election in the past 20 years.

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NPS to renovate Mall

By Emily Blanck | November 6

The National Park Service unveiled a new planning effort Wednesday that marked the beginning of a major overhaul of the National Mall and other sites maintained by the NPS. Vikki Keys, superintendent of the Mall and Memorial Parks, said the goal of this new effort is to "keep the monuments as beautiful and accessible as possible.

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Minimal props, maximum morals

By Madalyn Wasilczuk | November 6

The Keegan Theatre's production of "Agnes of God" challenges its audience. That is the very reason why director Susan Marie Rhea chose to put on the show. "It is a topic that fascinates me," she said. That topic would be, as Rhea puts it, "miracle versus logic.

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Opinion

Election predictions: Dems to take House

By Jong Eun Lee | November 6

Only a day before the fall election, I look optimistically toward the result. It is hard to believe that the tide of politics has changed so much from two years ago. When 2005 began, the Republicans were in control of the White House, Congress and a majority of gubernatorial offices.

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