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Player Profile: Kaitlin Robinson

One of the biggest sports clichés is that the only thing harder than getting on top is staying there. That hasn't yet been an issue for Kaitlin Robinson and the Ducks.

Deerhunter dreams up their best record yet

Animal Collective fanatics may love or hate producer Ben Allen, depending on how they look at the situation. Allen was behind the experimental quartet's 2009 album "Merriweather Post Pavilion," which managed to present Animal Collective as something you might actually hear on the radio, not a strange experimental noise sampling you might come across in Andy Warhol's basement.

Notre Dame Style Spotter

Name: Tricia Hart

The Social Network:' The film that defines a generation

Highly lauded as the film that defines the past decade, "The Social Network" meets, if not rises above, expectations. David Fincher's film tells the story of Facebook's founding, adapted from Ben Mezrich's 2009 nonfiction novel "The Accidental Billionaires."

Movie Rewind: Beauty and the Beast

"Beauty and the Beast" is making a comeback (not that it ever really left) next week. The Disney classic, released in 1991, is one of the most beloved and successful animated (and non-animated) films of all time. Now the movie, about true love, personal identity and talking furniture, is making a return to pop-culture with the upcoming re-release of the film on Blu-Ray and DVD. There will also be a theatrical release of sing-along version for one day only, and that day is tomorrow.

Socially Conscious: Does Life Really Imitate Art

What do you want to do before you die? How would your life be different if you were a teenage mom? Would I like that person if I really knew them? What would it be like to spend a week in the life of a rapper, boxer or homeless girl?

Young collaborates with Lanois on solo album

 The title of Neil Young's latest album, "Le Noise," is an appropriate allusion to the record's producer, Daniel Lanois. Though Young's 33rd studio album is technically a solo effort, Lanois — a renowned producer who has worked with U2, Bob Dylan and Brian Eno — expertly disassembled and manipulated every track to create a remarkable new sound environment for Young. With no band backing Young's electric guitar, Lanois intervened to create a textured album never heard before from the veteran singer-songwriter.

The Bible: Hilariously Abridged

While Foundations of Theology may have put many a Notre Dame student to sleep, "The Bible: The Complete Word of God Abridged" promises to redeem theology of its dry and oftentimes sleep-inducing tendencies.

Weekend Events 9/30 to 10/3

Thursday: Bowling Night

Papa Roach on the Road

For those able to make it to the Papa Roach/Trapt concert at Club Fever this Wednesday who liked what they heard, and for those of you who could not make it but are fans of Papa Roach or Trapt, both have new albums recently released or soon to be released.

Fade to Black

After eighteen years of teaching and editing in the film loft of O'Shaughnessy Hall, Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) professor and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jill Godmilow will retire in May 2011. This weekend, "Days and Nights of a Filmmaker" will pay tribute to her profound impact on the Notre Dame community and the filmmaking medium.

Elkhart's Hall of Heroes houses comic book history

Just over in Elkhart is the world's only museum completely dedicated to comic book superheroes.

Cheyenne Madonna' author Eddie Chuculate weaves a shocking and memorable read

Raw emotion, realistic details and rapid plot shifts characterize Eddie Chuculate's fictional book, "Cheyenne Madonna." Chuculate will be reading from his book Thursday in the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.. The event is free and open to the public.

Lily Tomlin: Queen of Characters

Hot start for Carroll Hall

Carroll Hall is the smallest dorm at Notre Dame, and is often an afterthought to others on campus — especially, in recent years, athletically.

Now & Then: Food

A Sneak Peak at Scene Around the World: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Domers took Amsterdam by storm in mid-September and saw what life was like in the land of windmills and wooden clogs.

Music Under the Radar: New Age Acoustic

The Situation: Music hunters seek, read, blog and cull music from radio, print and most often, the interwebs. Music gatherers collect mix CD's, free digital downloads and whatever their friends happen to be listening to. If you are a gatherer, this space is for you. If you are a hunter, e-mail me your latest find, and I promise you'll find it written up here. (Seriously. E-mail. Even if you're not a student.)

Hitting a wall: Why 'Wall Street' didn't meet expectations

With a glowing cast of talented Hollywood mainstays and eager young artists, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" had the potential to be the film that defined a decade, in the same way that the original "Wall Street" did years before. The focus on the financial crisis, however, distracted from the most interesting character, Gordon Gekko, and placed too much emphasis on the weaker characters to truly give that thrill that had once captivated audiences.

More of the same from Maroon 5

Not quite rock, a little more than pop and at times drifting towards funk, Maroon 5 has refused to be pinned into a single genre since its inception. And at the same time, one of the consistent criticisms against the band is that all of its songs sound the same. The group's newest studio album, "Hands All Over," is no different.