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D.C. Improv hits home

By Phuong Nguyen | November 21

Self-proclaimed as the "the nation's premiere comedy venue," the D.C. Improv Comedy Club and Restaurant has much to live up to. Though this venue has only been tickling funny bones since 1992, the club chain originated in New York City in 1963. This chain can proudly chalk up credit for kick-starting the careers of stars like David Letterman, Richard Pryor, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno and Andy Kaufman in front of that signature exposed-brick background.

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Andrew Bird eaten up by Black Cat

By Chris DeWitt | November 21

Something's up with Andrew Bird. Despite the obvious being-named-after-a-class-of-animals thing (check your taxonomy, kids), the man lives on a farm with chickens and he named his new record "The Mysterious Production of Eggs." Physically, he has a nose like a beak, and he's really skinny, meaning he must eat like a bird.

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Metro briefs

By Kate Oczypok | November 21

Cell phone bandit and boyfriend arrested Federal and state officials are wrangling over who will prosecute the woman accused of robbing four Northern Virginia banks while chatting on her phone and the boyfriend who allegedly helped her do it, according to www.

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G-town good for crepes, tea

By Juliana Thrope and Vikas Chopra | November 21

With our adventurous tastes, we have set out to bring you an array of good restaurants to experience while here at AU. We'll take you through many easily accessible neighborhoods and stay within a college student's budget. This month, we head down to Georgetown to find some of the lesser-known eateries in this popular location.

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Sports

AU men's hoops will welcome freshmen

By Kevin Hilgers | November 21

A bad cold kept AU men's basketball coach Jeff Jones from the sideline for the AU men's basketball team's Nov. 9 exhibition game against Catholic, so he had to watch the game tape at home in bed. But at one point, he saw something that may have told him the cold medicine was messing with his mind.

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Feminist champions womens' fight for equality

By Kendra Garstka | November 17

As the second half of a feminist debate sponsored by the Kennedy Political Union, feminist Patricia Ireland spoke about the current state of feminism to an audience of about 70. Ireland stressed the importance of student involvement in an always-changing movement that is about "choices.

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Opinion

All thumbs

November 17

Thumbs up... Hip-hop Jumpoff... The Tavern was bumpin' last night as students gathered to let loose on humpday. Women & gender studies.. Indiana University is offering a doctoral program in this area, taking the lead nationwide. Harry Potter... The new flick is out, and AU somehow scored some tickets.

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Opinion

McCain: O, what a pain

November 17

It is no secret that Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, and President George W. Bush do not quite get along. McCain has always cherished his reputation as a maverick, and he certainly has not minded wearing that mantle since President Bush slung a little mud his way in South Carolina before going on to win the nomination and the presidency in 2000.

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Heart fights head for control

By Blair Bryant Nichols | November 17

In the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, I saw the painting "Cupid and Psyche Under the Nuptial Bower" (bear with me, it was a slow week). It was a representation of the marriage between the mythological agent of desire and the incarnation of our brain's facility for emotion.

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Sports

'Halo?' or headstands for hoops?

By Jordan Beane | November 17

It's almost that time. The squeak of shoes on the hardwood, the sounds of a blaring pep band, the catcalls of "AIIIIRRRBBAAALLLLL" after a missed shot, and the yells of drunken college students screaming at opposing players, all point to one thing: College basketball is back.

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'Walk the Line' doesn't Cash in

By Chris DeWitt | November 17

Like other biopics of its ilk, Fox's "Walk the Line" comes oh-so close to being fantastic, but inevitably fails to live up to the hype of both the subject and the film itself. The movie is basically an overview of Johnny Cash's (Joaquin Phoenix) life. It hits most of the hotspots: Cash's troubled youth, his Air Force days, his asshole father, his first marriage, his drug addiction and his affair with and subsequent marriage to June Carter (Reese Witherspoon).

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National brief: University pres. paid millions

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | November 17

Five university presidents were paid more than $1 million dollars in the 2003-2004 fiscal year, according to the Chronicle Of Higher Education. Topping the salary chart with $4.5 million in deferred compensation was Donald E. Ross of Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.

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Adoption support proposed for pregnant students

By Rebecca Kern | November 17

An anti-abortion bill currently making its way through Congress would establish more financial aid and healthcare for pregnant students on university campuses in response to college-aged women having the highest abortion rates in the country, according to Lifenews.

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Dance Place welcomes young and old to the art of modern dance

By Tamara Brown | November 17

Modern dance is not necessarily for everyone, but it is certainly worth experiencing. Dance Place D.C. hopes to give everyone that opportunity. On Sunday, Dance Place presented Carla & Company with BosmaDance and choreographer Amir Kolben as part of their Sunday Family Series.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Making adoption an option in college

November 17

A bill currently before Congress would provide $10 million to be dispersed in 200 grants to colleges and universities to provide for pregnancy and adoption services. The sponsors the bill hope to offer another option other than abortion when women become pregnant in college.

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Out of context

November 17

"Hey, guess what? Dave Coullier totally shaves his balls. He told me not to tell anyone, so I make it a point to tell everyone I know." -Bob Saget, a.k.a. Danny Tanner from "Full House." A guy came into the campus UPS store today asking for stamps. The employee at the time displayed the options: astrological constellations or Greta Garbo.

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As family falls apart, audience is lost in 'Bee Season'

By Casey Shellenberger | November 17

"Bee Season" Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel With Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Kate Bosworth Rated PG-13 Grade: C+ Despite the title of the movie, "Bee Season" does not really have that much to do with spelling bees. The film is more concerned with Jewish Mysticism, Tikkun Olam (the Kabbalah theme that states what's shattered can be made whole again), and family secrets.

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