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Racy performances dominate 'Spring' ballet

By Vanessa Mueller | February 28

Originally commissioned in 1913, "Rite of Spring" was booed offstage midway through its Paris premiere. Since then, adaptations of the sexual and violent ballet have both shocked and titillated audiences worldwide. One performance featured dancers that were completely nude, except for designs painted on their bodies.

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Flogging Molly to play 9:30 club

By Neal Fersko | February 28

Flogging Molly's hybrid of traditional Irish folk music and punk rock has exploded from a cult-like following on the West Coast to a national fan base that lives for every opening note. No small part of their appeal can be attributed to lead singer-acoustic guitarist Dave King, a native Dubliner who has made his integration into American popular music effortlessly while keeping his own identity intact. Those fortunate enough to attend their sold out concert Feb. 28 at the 9:30 club will not be disappointed. Read King's interview with The Eagle here.

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Student Comics

February 28

AU students offer their drawn interpretations on college life.

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The Hit List

By The Scene staff | February 28

1. "COPS" Everything about this show is good, from its theme song to the addict who claims he hasn't done crack since his birthday (which happened to be two days ago). One of the pioneering reality TV shows, "COPS" has been on the air for 17 years. The show is so popular that it has spawned many DVD special editions and has shown "bad boys" what happens "when they come for you.

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Eastwood's 'Baby' sweeps Oscars; Rock rolls as host

By Daniel Longino | February 28

For the 77th Oscar broadcast, things were looking bad when the ceremony ended its opening clip reel with the cinematic blasphemy of a digitally inserted Shrek walking alongside Charlie Chaplin. However, the show moved at a brisk pace and proved to be highly entertaining as "Million Dollar Baby" won four of its six nominations: Best Picture, Best Director for Clint Eastwood, Best Actress for Hilary Swank and Best Supporting Actor for Morgan Freeman.

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Artist brings life to city in 'intense, absurd' paintings

By John Anderson | February 24

Sometimes when discussing work, in an effort to seem less subjective, artists will employ formal terms learned under the yoke of education to describe what a specific piece is doing. You might hear how a painting moves or about its rhythm. But sometimes artists are reduced to more zealous and simplistic expressions of "wow" mingled with "oohs" and "aahs.

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Solitude to Solidarity on mental health

By Megan Slack | February 24

Alexis Chappell was alone. At 16, after moving across the country, to Paris after her parents' divorce, and back again to the States, the current AU junior found herself in boarding school in Tennessee. It was a foreign place for her, not where she belonged, and certainly not a place where people would understand her.

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Back to the Futureheads for fun Brit-pop

By Rebecca Armendariz | February 24

Soon after setting their canvas kicks on American soil Monday, the Futureheads succeeded in conquering the 9:30 club. This band's live show is perfect for those who grew up watching "Sesame Street" and consequently developed short attention spans. The songs are fast-paced and jerky, and out of the whole lot only one clocks in at more than three minutes in length.

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Oscar Night Brief

By ERICA LEMASTER | February 24

**If you want a picture of people watching to Oscars, Anderson Hall is hosting a party in the Anderson TV Lounge, right next to the front desk. - FROM ERICA Erica LeMaster Eagle Contributing Writer Oscar Night The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held their annual award ceremony Sunday night which caused many AU students to flock to the television to see who won the coveted Oscar.

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Movie Matches: Tommy Lee Jones and big hats

By Daniel Longino | February 24

Tommy Lee Jones + five cheerleaders = big hat. That's right. In "Man of the House," Tommy Lee Jones has a really big cowboy hat. Let's take a walk down large chapeau lane and look at some of the big hat flicks of yesteryear.

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The lost art of making out

By Jessica Bacharach | February 24

I knew I wasn't going to sleep with him. Why? Because I liked him. It was date three with my beer-chugging environmentalist and so far I was impressed. I had taken him bowling, he had taken me to dinner and while I was fantasizing about getting him naked, he also made me laugh.

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Hunter S. Thompson's final chapter

By Neal Fersko | February 24

If you understand the workings of a .45-caliber pistol, you realize there's something unmistakably American about it. A star-spangled blast in every bullet fired that's cheap enough to become almost democratic. While it's bathed in the glitz of Hollywood films, it's also available at every pawnshop in the ghettoes.

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Prague Symphony's welcome return

By Chris DeWitt | February 24

The Washington Performing Arts Society hosted the Prague Symphony Orchestra last Sunday at the Kennedy Center for the first time in 20 years. Indeed, it was a long overdue return, as the orchestra brought to D.C. the spirit and passion of the great Czech city.

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Oscar-winning prof. shares Academy picks

By Megan Slack | February 24

School of Communication professor Russell Williams was the first African-American to win two Academy Awards, for his sound work in "Glory" (1989) and "Dances with Wolves" (1990). A voting member of the Academy, Williams shared some of his thoughts on the nominees before he jetted off to Los Angeles to attend the ceremony: Who Will Win: "I haven't seen all the Leading Actress nominated films or performances, [but] it's hard to imagine Hilary Swank not walking away with another statuette, for 'Million Dollar Baby,'" Williams said.

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Comics

February 24

The comics

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And the Oscar goes to...

By Daniel Longino | February 24

As the Oscars approach Sunday, all the speculation from the past year comes to the forefront. To some, the Oscars are awarded on buzz, not quality, and are essentially an exercise in purely missing the point. But regardless, even the most cynical movie buff can get swept up in the pure pleasure of guessing right.

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Professor weighs in on record number black nominees

By Kate Oczypok | February 24

The 77th Academy Awards has broken records in the number of minorities nominated, with Jamie Foxx ("Ray"), Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo ("Hotel Rwanda"), and Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") among those competing for top honors. Until this year, no more than three black actors had ever been nominated at once. As an expert in acting and African-American theater, AU professor Caleen Sinnette Jennings, has followed the four black nominees.

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