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AU senior makes professional debut in 'Short Order Stories'

By Rebecca Shillenn | October 9

Four nights a week Anne Veal drives to Arlington, slathers her eyes in black makeup, pulls a black hoodie over her head so it shades her face and sulks, motionless, in a diner chair for half an hour. Veal, a senior theater major in the College of Arts and Sciences, is playing a girl about to start her freshman year of college in Charter Theatre's "Short Order Stories.

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New 'Massacre' heavy on gore, light on plot

By Jeff Lambert | October 9

In the opening scene of the B-movie horror classic "Re-Animator," mad scientist Herbert West reanimates the corpse of his mentor with disastrous side effects. The lumbering corpse is just a zombie, nothing like the person that it used to be. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" has the same problem.

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Dealing with prudes, moans

By Blair Bryant Nichols | October 9

Dear Blair Bryant, My roommate and I have a problem with our neighbors. They're nice girls and we get along fine. However, every night we hear one of them having sex with her boyfriend. Between the squeaky bed springs and their loud moaning, it's incredibly hard to sleep.

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District's Exit Clov 'responds' with new album

By Rafeena Ahmad | October 9

What happens when you mix the indie-pop harmonies of identical twin sisters with a tight rhythm section and a layered guitar? You get D.C.'s very own Exit Clov. "Respond Respond," the bands' second EP, proves Exit Clov's eclectic abilities as it leaves the listener unable to pinpoint one particular style.

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Marvel, DC release new classic titles

By Todd Matthy | October 9

"Justice League of America" Best-selling author Brad Meltzer did something that hadn't been done before last month. He simultaneously topped the best-seller list with new thriller "The Book of Fate" and the comic book charts with the first issue of "Justice League of America," published by DC Comics.

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Di's death through Queen's eyes

By Sean Silbert | October 9

Stephen Frears' new film about the royal family is many things, but most of all it is fittingly majestic. "The Queen" focuses on the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, shown through the experiences of Queen Elizabeth (Helen Mirren) and a wavering, newly-elected Prime Minister Tony Blair, and whether the beloved princess should have a public or private display of grief with the trials of a modernizing government.

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We know it's just fashion, but it's also our lives

By Jen Turner , Andrew Gardner and Mia Steinle | October 9

The season finale of "Project Runway 3," Bravo's hit fashion design documentary-meets-reality show hosted and produced by Heidi Klum, is fast approaching, and we at The Eagle don't know what to do with ourselves. This is a show so addictive that Bravo-less students all across the AU campus are contemplating spending their hard-earned work-study money on episodes available on iTunes for $1.

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Beatles cover band makes splash

By Drew Richardson | October 9

"Rain: The Beatles Experience" Grade: A Beatlemania is sweeping the nation once again. "Rain: The Beatles Experience" played the first of three weekend shows on Friday for a packed crowd at the Warner Theatre. As covered in a previous issue of The Eagle, Rain is the preeminent Beatles tribute band in the United States.

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Three concerts captivate crowds

October 9

UMPHREY'S McGEE As six-piece jam band Umphrey's McGee took the stage at the 9:30 club last Thursday night, the crowd took a deep breath in and didn't exhale all night. The entranced crowd began to sway and dance as the band played the first notes of "Intentions Clear," a song off their newest album "Safety in Numbers," released in April of this year.

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Damon, Dicaprio lift 'Departed'

October 5

The right cast can turn a good script into a great movie. Martin Scorsese's new film "The Departed" started with a cool premise, but knockout performances by its veteran actors make the film a must-see. "The Departed" transplants the plot of a Hong Kong hit called "Internal Affairs" onto the streets of Boston.

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Martin offers one-liners, music

By Natalie Kirkpatrick | October 5

Demetri Martin is on fire. At 33 years old, Martin has a stunning r?sum? listing writing jobs for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and performances on the "Late Show with David Letterman." He has even been ranked one of Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America.

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Politics for bibliophiles

October 5

Customers crowded the Trover Shop bookstore on Pennsylvania Avenue last Wednesday evening for the fifth annual Political Book Fair. The Hill, a nonpartisan newspaper on Congressional events, brought a range of authors from the political realm to speak about their works.

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Punk-activist conference addresses social change

By Jeff Lambert | October 5

Positive Force DC, a group that has promoted radical social change and youth empowerment since it formed in 1985, will highlight the connections between punk rock and activism this weekend at the All Our Power conference. Billed as a punk-activist conference aiming to educate, mobilize and connect the punk community, All Our Power will hold free workshops about a variety of issues at St.

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Genre-defining disc jockey to visit the District

By Tristan Reece | October 5

Show Preview: Ultra Bar 911 F Street N.W. Oct. 10 from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Tickets: $20 in advance, 18+ Paul Oakenfold, the international disc jockey once described by GQ Magazine as a "living legend," has been a defining figure of the international club culture for nearly two decades now.

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AU Players confront tragedy

By Madalyn Wasiczuk | October 5

The AU Players' latest production of the post-9/11 play "The Sleeper" confronts the aftermath of the tragedy and explores the social impact it had on people now living in a changed world. When Bill, played by Roddy Flynn, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, confronts his wife about living her life as if she's in a cocoon, he doesn't realize that every character in "The Sleeper" lives in the same cocoon, whether it be one of ignorance, naivet?, selfishness or emotional blindness.

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D.C. Fashion Week shows local talent

By Mia Steinle | October 5

As the world's top designers displayed their spring collections for the past few weeks in Paris, Milan, London and New York, lesser-known names had their own moments in the spotlight during D.C. Fashion Week. The fifth installment of this biannual event culminated in the International Collections Haute Couture Show at the Embassy of France last Sunday evening.

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16th-century play challenges patriarchy in Spanish

By Pamela Fernandez | October 5

"Valor, Agravio y Mujer" GALA Hispanic Theatre 3333 14th Street N.W. Metro: Columbia Heights Through Oct. 22 Grade: B- The 16th century play, "Valor, Agravio y Mujer" has made it to the 21st century, and it's still fighting the macho image. In the play, Do¤a Leonor (Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey) has the courage to cross-dress to take revenge on Don Juan (Mel Rocher).

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