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Out of context

January 26

"I can't believe it is butter!" - TDR patron overheard questioning shady dairy products. College students are notorious for their poor money management skills. Sometimes, however, certain costs cannot be avoided, as one student was heard to complain this Friday night.

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Laws of physics are laws of relationships

By Blair Bryant Nichols | January 26

Returning to school after a semester abroad (or winter break) forces your body to get back in gear, even when it might not be ready. The strain of new classes, professors and deadlines can make even the excitement of a visit from your long distance partner stressful.

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Alternative breaks serve social justice this spring

By Erie Meyer | January 26

The majority of AU students are just beginning to plan their spring breaks, focusing the trips on sunshine, tourist traps and fly honeys. Meanwhile, somewhere between 60 to 90 graduate and undergraduate students have had theirs in the works since before the weather was cool enough to miss sunshine in the first place, centering their trips around global social justice issues.

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Hot albums in 2006

By Max Rollinger | January 23

Ah, second semester. The days get longer and the weather gets warmer, and this year a slew of long-anticipated music releases will hit the shelves before the school year comes to a close. So get out the calendar and save room on that iPod for the top six upcoming releases of 2006.

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The hit list

January 23

1. SNL best of Alec Baldwin on DVD Some know this brightest Baldwin star only as Mr. Jack Ryan, CIA agent assigned to snag back an atomic sub from the Russkies, or the Shadow, '50s pulp anti-hero. But the man has comic timing, as illustrated by this collection.

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Five Web Ways to Waste Time

By Erie Meyer and Melissa Beal | January 23

Wasting time is a favorite college pasttime. With about 15 credit hours a semester, the average student has 168 hours to kill each week. When there's nothing left to sleep through, the Internet is a great place to waste some time. Students interested in things that are funny and poignant should hit up http://maddox.

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Don't miss the bus

By Erie Meyer | January 23

Those who haven't already taken a low-fare bus from D.C. to another east coast destination during their time at AU have certainly heard stories from those who have. Some will tell the horrors of the onboard bathroom malfunctions, or drivers who leave people at rest stops, while others will recount their experience as a victory over "the man," who, as many suspect, would like to charge college students much, much more to go hither and thither.

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Famous Alums: Where are they now?

By Jen Turner and Ron Abzug | January 23

As AU becomes more and more prestigious under the ill-fated Ben Ladner's surprisingly effective plans, it's important for students to acknowledge the illustrious past that they'll soon be able to show off to the next pool of prospective freshmen. Included in that past is a veritable laundry list of notable alumni.

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Music notes

January 23

Ris Paul Ric "Purple Blaze" (Academy Fight Song) Sounds like: Acoustic pop with an electronic tinge that has the potential to win over the most hardened of hipster hearts. B+ Despite a distressing period of hipster-observed mourning that ensued since this September, there is apparently life after Q and Not U.

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Fall Out Boy rocks Twisted 12 in Chicago

By Marjorie Korn | January 19

Editor's Note: Over the recent break, The Eagle was able to travel to Chicago for a little field reporting. The Twisted 12 show is an annual Chicagoland favorite, and this year was no exception. Hosted by the Chicago alternative music radio station Q101, Coheed & Cambria and Fall Out Boy played to a sold-out crowd at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom on Dec.

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Five for free

By Melissa Beal | January 19

Washington, D.C., is full of fabulous free attractions, but by now, many of them are trite and far too touristy. (Honestly, how many times can one look at Dorothy's red slippers at the Smithsonian Museum of American History? They're not even shiny anymore.

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A Productive Winter Break

By Greg Wasserstrom and Laura Schuetz | January 19

Winter break offers students time off from school and a chance to embark on epic adventures of biblical proportions. Eagle arts editors Laura Schuetz and Greg Wasserstrom didn't, but they took some interesting pictures of their mundane surroundings over the holidays just the same.

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Out of context

January 19

"I need a new dictionary. Mine doesn't have the word 'piss' in it." -Eagle friend S. E. Dobbs, on certain personal demands of our lexicon Upon returning to AU after a semester abroad, a student soon became disgruntled at the local Container Store. The epitome of the American University yuppie, complete with slick iPod, absurd Starbucks concoction and sharp sweater vest, accosted the student and attempted to engage her in a loud conversation concerning his new townhouse.

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The best and worst of the Golden Globes

By Robyn Abzug | January 19

Best Acceptance Speech This one is definitely a tie between Steve Carell, winner of Best Television Actor in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy for "The Office" and Hugh Laurie, winner of Best Television Actor in a Leading Role - Drama for "House." Carell arrived on stage claiming he didn't believe he would win, so his wife, comedienne Nancy Walls, wrote his speech for him.

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Throwbacks and comebacks: New fashion trends quickly take over in 2006

By Annie Gardner | January 19

Spandex It makes people apprehensive to hear that spandex is coming back. It's understandable. It conjures up the memories of 9-year-olds in huge sweaters with those god-awful stirrup pants. Well, dear readers, not to worry! The leggings and unitards of 2006 are not to be worn alone, except for the most daring (not recommended).

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'Hostel' not cheesy, sure to please true horror fans

By Daniel Longino | January 19

In the premiere edition of "Dan's Picks," I turn my all-seeing, Sauron-esque eye on "Hostel." Detractors might initially dismiss "Hostel" as a cheesy "Saw" clone (it's opening in January, usually a death sentence in terms of quality for mainstream movies), a morally reprehensible film for sickos or, to the elitist, a rip-off of Japanese horror filmmaker Takashi Miike, whose film "Audition" contains a similarly violent torture scene.

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Is Murphy Hollywood's new 'It' boy? Yes. He is.

By Jen Turner | January 19

A pretty face isn't exactly hard to come by in Hollywood these days. Bearing careers or not, the beautiful elite aren't all that remarkable. For instance, Sienna Miller is somehow famous for her boots and getting duped by Jude "My accent makes cheating okay" Law.

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