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Summer at AU leaves peace, quiet for studying

By Marissa Newhall | June 19

In a classic summertime scene, a nearly empty Marketplace in Mary Graydon Center is an uncharacteristically quiet place for reading, studying or catching one's thoughts between classes. Lower numbers of students and on-campus residents in the summer make AU peaceful until August, when the fall semester begins.

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Little Miss Sunshine review

June 19

Little Miss Sunshine Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris With Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear Rated R Now playing Grade: A Few imagined it was still possible to make a good family road trip movie. But here comes "Little Miss Sunshine," a black comedy that's edgy on the outside and full of heart.

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A look inside the Kennedy Center's diverse programs

By Drew Richardson | June 19

Washington, D.C., is best known as the center of political power in the nation, but it is also one of the United States' preeminent cities for the arts. With respected museums such as the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art, playhouses like the Arena Stage and the Shakespeare Theatre and alternative galleries and music clubs in eclectic neighborhoods like Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan, D.

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Mushnick asks Senate to remove 13 trustees

By Jess Reamy | June 19

Thirteen members of the AU board of trustees must be removed from office and students need to be given voting rights on the board, according to Student Government president Ashley Mushnick in a letter she hand-delivered to the Senate Finance Committee chairman last week.

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My Super Ex-Girlfriend review

By Drew Richardson | June 19

My Super Ex-Girlfriend Directed by Ivan Reitman With Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson Rated PG-13 Now playing Grade: A- There's a scene toward the end of the latest Ivan Reitman film, "My Super Ex-Girlfriend," when Luke Wilson and Eddie Izzard are found standing together as their superhero female companions fly away to avert an impending disaster.

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Clerks 2 interview

June 19

Kevin Smith called "Clerks 2" his best movie yet. But the writer/director's first direct sequel faced public resistance before he even put pen to paper. The Chicago Tribune called his last film, "Jersey Girl," a "big, gooey . misfire," and most of the country agreed.

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Summer classes help students finish on time

By Lauren Gardner | June 19

While school's out for the summer for some AU students, others choose to take summer classes to finish their degrees on time or to have something to do while working in the city. There are currently 3,529 students enrolled for the summer. Linda Bolden-Pitcher, university registrar, said in an e-mail that she expects enrollment to increase in the next few weeks with the beginning of the next summer session on July 3.

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Eagle Sports will return in August.

By Marissa Newhall | June 19

Coming in August: Fall sports previews, AU athletes to watch, game schedules, columns and more.

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Pirates of the Caribbean review

By Drew Richardson | June 19

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Directed by Gore Verbinski With Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom Rated PG-13 Now playing Grade: B- In film trilogies, the second installment of a franchise is usually one of the most complicated. It needs to advance the storyline, but can also produce new obstacles for protagonists.

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AU alum works to end the War on Drugs

By Kyra Smerkanich | June 19

Many AU grads go on to shake up policy and politics in the nation's capital, but School of Public Affairs alumnus Kris Krane has enjoyed more success than most in a lesser-known political arena: fighting the War on Drugs. Krane, a political science major and member of the Class of 2000, was recently named executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, or SSDP, a non-profit organization headquartered in D.

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AU student drives drunk, hits 4 in Long Island

By Lauren Gardner | June 19

An AU student visiting a fraternity brother on Long Island was thrown out of a bar drunk and then drove his car into a crowd of people, hitting four and critically injuring two, according to a Nassau County, N.Y., Police Department press release. Sayed Khaled El-Waraky, 19, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with serious physical injury, one count of third-degree assault and one count of drunken driving in Glen Cove, N.Y.

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D.C.'s lazy summer days: pretty as a picture

By Marissa Newhall | June 19

While the barometer climbs, summer brings record numbers of visitors to D.C.. Five of Metro's ten highest weekday ridership records occured in June over the past two years, according to wmata.com, with the highest record being 850,636 on June 9, 2004, for the state funeral ceremony of former president Ronald Reagan.

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Calm before the NSO storm

By Marissa Newhall | June 19

Most AU students are first introduced to the Woods-Brown Amphitheater when they visit campus for NSO, or New Student Orientation. Hosted by the Office of Campus Life, NSO is where many incoming freshmen get acquainted with campus, get a first look at life in D.

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AU students turn to kung fu for focus, fitness

June 19

It's rush hour at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and University Boulevard in Kensington, Md. Horns blare, bus drivers jeer and scattered car stereos pump heavy bass. Above the mess is a kung fu school where a grandmaster from Hong Kong teaches his students focus and discipline.

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Summer fun waits only a short car ride away

By Jeff Lambert | June 19

Summer in the District comes with the smell of sweat and a sea of rattails, as a fanny pack-clad America comes to bear witness to its swampy capital. For students who find themselves mired in tourists and retail jobs, there is one easy way out: road trips.

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Clerks 2 review

June 19

Clerks 2 Directed by Kevin Smith With Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes Rated R Now playing Grade: A- It's been 12 years since we first met Jay and Silent Bob in Kevin Smith's excellent debut "Clerks." The pair, played by Jason Mewes and Smith himself, has loitered in every one of his films since then except the most recent and awful "Jersey Girl.

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Traffic safety still an issue on campus

By Carolyn Phenicie | June 19

Pedestrians face a perilous walk around downtown D.C., but students on AU's more residential campus say they don't have it much easier. Students find crossing from the recently built Katzen Arts Center to main campus particularly perilous due to the short countdown time given at the crosswalks.

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