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Vice and virtue in fashion

By Amanda Price | March 17

"Vice Do's and Don'ts" Vice magazine Gavin McInnes Synopsis: The definitive critique of real-life winners and losers in the fashion game. A Note to all men: shoes on, sandals off. Otherwise, end up sandwiched between a medieval punk riding a Vespa and a 300-pound woman wearing a "foxy" T-shirt on one of the "don'ts" pages of the "Vice Do's and Don'ts" book.

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Irish Blood, American Heart

By The Scene staff | March 17

Whether or not you're 100 percent Irish-Catholic and from Boston, or claim heritage from Spain and live in Santa Fe, N.M., it seems like everyone has a little bit of Irish to claim on St. Patrick's Day. This bountiful day falls in the category of random holidays we are all lucky to celebrate together here at AU, mostly because no one is truly justified in going home on the premise of drinking green beer with his or her parents (okay, so that's probably untrue).

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Pawn this tacky 'ring'

By Jen Turner | March 17

The horror genre seems to have strayed from the psychological, cerebral type of fear and given in to the more easily attained sensory experience of just shocking the audience with disturbing imagery. In the case of "The Ring 2," what was once a rather innovative plotline has caved to the whims of a director and cast bent toward insubstantial scares.

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9:30 feels the Heat

By Rebecca Armendariz | March 17

With a sold-out crowd practically worshipping them on Friday night at the 9:30 club, Hot Hot Heat had enough motivation to pull off an intense, high-energy set marked by the constant bobbing of their mop-like coifs. Lead singer Steve Bays started off the show on a good - no, fantastic - note, with the unprecedented arrival of a pair of teeny panties at his feet.

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Kids 'from Mars' party like it's '1977'

By Joseph Popiolkowski | March 17

Any band that can count both Dave Grohl and his mom among they fans must have major crossover appeal. That holds true for veteran Irish rockers Ash, except when it comes to crossing over oceans. Ash, around since the early '90s, have consistently delivered fresh and solid material, yet have not become U.

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Out of Context

By The Scene staff | March 17

It was never clearer until Monday evening that members of the Davenport Coffee Lounge staff appear to actually live there. The tell-tale signs were all too clear: One Dav staffer draped herself over an entire couch while complaining about a Peace and Conflict Resolution reading assignment, despite several patrons sheepishly looking for seats; another was frolicking back and forth between the bookshelves and entryway while humming obscure indie rock; and a third was snoozing conspicuously at a back table, a copy of a really intellectual-looking book draped over her lap.

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Student yearns for teacher's dirty looks

By Jessica Bacharach | March 3

Flipping channels between "The OC" and VH1's "The Fabulous Life," I stumbled upon yet another scandalous tale of a teacher behind bars for having sex with a student. The camera cut to Pamela Turner, 27, an elementary school teacher from Tennessee who was charged with having sex with a 13-year-old student at his home and at school.

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Castanets up close and personal

By Chris DeWitt | March 3

Read any biography on Ray Raposa, leader of San Diego band Castanets, and it'll mention how at the age of 15 he placed out of school and began traveling the country on and off for four years. And how a Castanets show, which graced the stage of George Washington University's Ivory Tower Community Center on Wednesday, relies on improvisation and chaos.

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Teen poet slams opponents

By Blair Payne | March 3

Thirteen-year-old Rhia Hardman couldn't stop smiling after she found out she won third place at Wednesday's Poetry Slam in Kay Spiritual Life Center, beating out not only three of her fellow classmates, but also graduate and undergraduate students from AU.

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Student Comics

March 3

Dorm StormMichael Lucibella Wizard's LayerDanny Friedman

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Movie Matches: Most star-studded films

By Daniel Longino | March 3

The star-studded "Get Shorty" sequel "Be Cool," co-starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Vince Vaughn, Danny DeVito, Cedric the Entertainer, The Rock, Andr? 3000, Christina Milian and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, hits theaters tomorrow, so let's take a look at other movies that bring a who's who of stars together.

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A novel idea: books to bring on break

By Leana Zbrovsky | March 3

Whether your spring break means going on a cruise, taking an exotic vacation or just making a trip home be sure to pack (at least one!) of Jennifer Weiner's novels with you. The author of "Good in Bed," "In Her Shoes" and her latest, "Little Earthquakes," has defined the new genre of "chick lit." Senior Nora Shimmel liked "In Her Shoes" and thinks it's a good spring break read. "It's an easy read with a lot of fluff in it, but there's a deeper story underneath," she said. "It's a good beach book. You probably aren't going to learn any life lessons or take away anything concrete, but it's fun." Not into chick-lit? Click on the story for spring break reading recommendations, from suspense to comedy.

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Out of Context

By The Scene staff | March 3

"Hello. I have an anonymous tip. I'm disguising my voice to protect my identity. At 2:30 this morning this morning a student fractured his penis while giving himself a rubdown." -The kind of calls received at The Eagle office at 2:42 a.m. Later, the caller's roommate called to report the caller had a "hand" in the job.

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'Dear Frankie' a heartfelt film

By Jason Alredge | March 3

"Dear Frankie" is a drama made lighthearted with bits of humor, but ultimately focuses on a boy's longing for his father.

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Latest 'Star Fox' game fails to live up to franchise

March 3

Star Fox Assault Nintendo GameCube Rated T for Teen Released Feb. 14 C Fox McCloud and his crew are back in action on the Nintendo GameCube. Though "Star Fox Assault" returns the franchise to its roots following the Zelda-like "Star Fox Adventures," the space shooter game is missing the polish and charm that made previous entries so much fun to play.

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AU alum showcases art at Spectrum Gallery

By John Anderson | February 28

As an undergraduate student, Elsie Hull didn't really explore still photography until she began her master's of fine arts degree in film and video production at American University. "I thought it was too easy, though [looking back] I really didn't get it," Hull said about the single photography class she took while attending the Corcoran in D.

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Video game newsbits

By Alex Wang | February 28

"Final Fantasy" creator designing games for next Xbox. Microsoft Games Studios has signed "Final Fantasy" creator Hironobu Sakaguchi to develop two role-playing games exclusively for the company's successor to the Xbox. Microsoft is most likely trying to appeal to Japanese gamers, an audience they were not able to tap into as successfully as they would have liked on the Xbox.

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