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Avert your eyes like Londoners on the Tube

By Colleen McCarthy | February 21

"I like you," a wobbly stranger with a Brooklyn accent and liquor on his breath slurs in my direction. The information we offer, that this train is not headed toward, nor will it ever reach, Liverpool Street, doesn't faze our new friend, especially when he finds out that we are Americans too.

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Vaginas - something to talk about

By Greg Wasserstrom and Leana Zbrovsky | February 21

During AU's fifth annual production of "The Vagina Monologues" 23 performers moved a diverse audience from mild discomfort to the hysterical laughter of recognition to the tears from those who identified with the victims of violence. The women used only their bodies, voices and radiant energy. No costumes, no set. Just words.

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Come on down to South Park for a fifth (season) time

February 21

The people most offended by "South Park" have never watched it. OK, out of context the plot idea of a mother attempting to murder her son after finding out that her husband has been visiting porn theaters and gay bathhouses might not sound very Disney. Heck, in context it's pretty messed up too, but the simple truth is that Trey Parker and Matt Stone's cartoon is offensive to the point where it's difficult to be offended.

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Andrew W.K. parties hard for second AU gig

By Jorge Del Pinal | February 21

Another year, another Andrew W.K. Concert. On Friday evening, the Jesus of fun, Andrew W.K., stormed the stage for a crowd of about 400 people, according to SUB estimates. Jason Geisinger, assistant director of SUB, considered the show a resounding success.

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The Hit List

By The Scene staff | February 21

1. NASCAR Sunday's Daytona 500 kicked off NASCAR's incredible nine-month-long season. The Great American Race came complete with performances by washed-up musicians like Five for Fighting and Vanessa Williams, and people dancing around American flags shaped like the good ol' U.

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Comics

February 21

This issue's comics

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Video game newsbits

February 21

1. Online "Grand Theft Auto?" David Jones, the creator of "Grand Theft Auto," awarded publisher Webzen the rights to his latest creation, "All Points Bulletin," a massive multiplayer online crime game. "All Points" is a game based in living, breathing cities that will feel familiar to players, as they accurately replicate famous cities all over the world.

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Music Notes

February 21

Music from Virginia Coalition to the Decemberists and more.

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Movie Matches

By Daniel Longino | February 17

Shia LeBeouf in the movies

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Intelligent poetry ignites the Dav

By Chris DeWitt | February 17

The Davenport Coffee Lounge played host Wednesday to a night of poetry and hip-hop sponsored by AU's Student Organization for African Studies. Themes for the night ran the gamut of politics, war, love and sex. But the strongest message of the night was empowerment and positivity.

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Fast-food romance

By Jessica Bacharach | February 17

We want it hot and ready to order whenever we are having a craving. Sex, that is. And yes, we want a shake with that, too. As a fast-food nation, have we become so enveloped in our own lives, in our super-sized careers and souped-up cars that we have let dating become something that only comes in a very select few Happy Meals.

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Comics

February 17

This issues comics

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Out of Context

February 17

"They don't get hungry. They're not afraid. They don't forget their orders. They don't care if the guy next to them has just been shot. Will they do a better job than humans? Yes." - Gordon Johnson of the Joint Forces Command at the Pentagon, on an army led by robots Yes, the weather has been nice the past few days. But here's a newsflash: It's not spring yet!

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'Winn-Dixie' not just for kids

By Dyane Jean-Francois | February 17

In this adaptation of the much-beloved book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, a lonely 10-year-old, Opal, and her dog revive the spirits of a small-town people in Florida. Although the movie's trailer looks overly sentimental, it's not just for 5-year-olds.

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SIS undergrad Symposium story

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 17

JEANNETTE KIMMEL SIS Undergrads to host research symposium The School of International Service is hosting its 8th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium this Thursday, February 24. The symposium consists of entirely undergraduate students - they form the panels, write the panels, are moderators and analysts.

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From uncertainty comes promise, bluegrass

By Chris DeWitt | February 17

These are the times of great struggle, of either great victory or shameful defeat. The truth, one finds, is that one begets the other. There is no war without peace, and no peace without war. But these are the times we should come together, rather than push each other away.

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Consistant 'Constantine' delivers

By Jason Alredge | February 17

Keanu Reeves takes a departure from his Neo character of "The Matrix" films and manages to come out ahead in "Constantine." He possesses no superhuman strength, agility or reflexes. All he has is faith. Maybe not even that. But he does have skills that make him the ever-vigilant hero.

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