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AU Dems, GOP debate illegal immigration

By Jimm Phillips | November 2

The College Democrats and College Republicans offered differing plans on how to handle the issue of illegal immigration at a debate yesterday in Mary Graydon Center. The Republicans said they wanted to increase border security through a variety of methods, including expanding border walls and unmanned monitoring drones.

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News

Subpar script scars Frenchman's face

By Sean Silbert | November 2

"La Moustache" provokes questions about whether there's something funny in the water in France. The premise is bizarre, the script is flat and the viewer leaves confused, wondering if this movie could have been far, far better. The plot is bizarre. Before a party, Marc (Vincent Lindon) asks his wife Agnes (Emmanuelle Devos) on a whim whether he should shave off the mustache he's had for his entire adult life.

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WAMU coverage sparks debate

By Courtney Albon | November 2

WAMU 88.5, AU's National Public Radio-affiliated radio station, has been criticized recently by some listeners for not offering a more diverse range of opinions. Stuart Morris, a local antiques dealer and resident of Hyattsville, Md., says he is concerned that the responsibility of the station of providing a range of opinions and issues is being shirked and, as a result, the public is being robbed of exposure to diverse political perspectives.

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Hip DreamWorks cartoon draws royal flush

November 2

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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Campus briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | November 2

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.

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'Borat' debuts on silver screen

By Chris Moreno | November 2

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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Opinion

Letters to the editor

November 2

Editor's Note: Due to a problem with the "Submit a letter to the editor" feature on TheEagleOnline.com, letters and op-eds submitted via the Eagle's Web site have not been processed correctly and often do not arrive in the editor in chief's inbox. The Eagle is working to correct this problem and apologizes for any inconvenience.

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News

Top ten

November 2

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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News

Snider brings music to people

By Vanessa C. Mueller | November 2

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.

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Sports

Women's hockey wins season opener

By Justin Hall | November 2

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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Opinion

Staff editorial: Failure to meet textbook deadline hurts students

November 2

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.

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News

Activist condemns native logos

By Kendra Garstka | November 2

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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Sports

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

By Patrick Ambrosio | November 2

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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News

Pity, love make for one 'Hasty Heart'

By Neora Luria | November 2

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).

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All the world's a 'Cirque'

By Rebecca Shillenn | November 2

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.

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Metro brief: Man arrested, charged in connection with N.W. kidnappings

By Jimm Phillips | November 2

Metropolitan Police and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Caliss Johnson, 41, on Monday in connection with a recent series of kidnappings that have occurred in Northwest D.C., according to The Washington Post. A second man, whose name has not been released, turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday, according to NBC4.

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Hirshhorn exhibit showcases sculpture of new millenium

By Josh Kramer | October 30

"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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