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■ Be the Joy sells handmade beads to send Ugandan girls to school Victoria Daughtery Special to The Battalion Some families in Uganda only make $1 a day. There is no such thing as public education in Uganda and school fees can be about $125. One Aggie decided to give Ugandan girls the opportunity for education and leadership training. Be the Joy is a nonprofit organization which funds school fees for girls in Uganda. Lauren Ray, sophomore business honors student, started the organization after visiting Uganda on a summer mission trip. “We were walking through the ghetto where I saw women making beads and hanging [them] to dry, but they didn’t have a market to sell the jewelry in,” Ray said. “Later that day, I met a girl named Filda at the orphanage who couldn’t afford school fees. I thought selling these beads in America and sending the proceeds to Uganda to pay for girls educations would be a great way to help both groups of women.” Ray sells paper bead jewelry made of rolled magazine paper, sling bags, banana fiber note cards (“Joy Notes” as she calls them) and reusable grocery bags, from Uganda and made by Ugandan women. Lauren also has made Be the Joy T-shirts for the cause. “Be the Joy is an absolutely amazing organization. I have a couple bracelets and a T-shirt, all of which I love,” said Katelyn Allen, senior psychology major. Proceeds are sent to Uganda to pay for the education of girls. Be the Joy has paid for two girls’ college educations and sent 33 children to elementary school, middle school and high school. “She is not even 20 years old and she has done more humbling and selfless acts than most will in their lifetime,” Alyssa Schulze, senior interdisciplinary studies major, said of Ray. With the college scholarship program, girls are able to apply after graduating from Cornerstone Leadership Academy. The academy teaches girls more than reading, writing and arithmetic by teaching them about selfesteem and self-worth. Most of the girls, however, are unable to afford college educations, which makes it difficult to use

With 12 off days during the team’s bye week, the Aggies, led onto Kyle Field above by senior quarterback Jerrod Johnson, senior joker Von Miller and junior cornerback Coryell Judie, will address offensive line and turnover problems.

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Miller’s formidable return from an ankle injury suffered in the season opener flashed fans a glimpse of his continuing impact on a defense that has emerged as an unforseen strength.

The No. 10-ranked defensive unit in the Football Bowl Subdivision, seen celebrating after a big play, will match up against the nation’s No. 2 scoring offense in Stillwater.

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Latin American group to meet The Latin Economic and Business Association will have its first meeting since its inception, featuring Nobel Peace Prize winner Bruce McCarl, at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Wehner 115. McCarl, regents professor and distinguished professor of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with former president Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for work on global warming and climate change. He will speak about the socio-economic impact of global warming on Latin American society. The association strives to create international networks and community as well as promote entrepreneurship and leadership among its members.

Residence Life opens The Gardens at University $3.5 million complex is first new on-campus housing in 24 years Luz Moreno-Lozano The Battalion In response to significant demand for graduate and married student housing, the Department of Residence Life decided to make an addition to the University Apartments. The Gardens apartments, completed Aug. 3, consist of 250 units and are the first new on-campus housing since 1986. “It was time to have something new,” said Cha-

reny Rydl, director of Residence Life. A dedication ceremony marked the opening of the apartments in the Ron Sasse Courtyard on Sept. 17. Rydl, Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Weber, Trang Dang, President R. Bowen Loftin, Michael McKinney and Jim Schwertner spoke at the ceremony. Tours and a reception followed the dedication. The LEED Silver certified building cost a total of $3.5 million. Recyclable materials were used to build the apartments, with low water use plants around the

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If in good academic standing, graduate students, married students with children, military veterans and students 21 or older may apply for any complex within the Gardens apartments. The apartments were dedicated Sept. 17 with distinguished guests in attendance.

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complex. “The building is made of sustainable materials,” architect Deb Ebersole said. “It will last a long time.” Every apartment has furnished kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms. Downstairs apartments have the luxury of a washer and dryer. Other amenities include a computer lab, video library, laundry facilities, lounges, meeting rooms, wireless internet and a 24-hour on-call maintenance service. Dance parties, movie night and ice cream events for children are available as well. Spread throughout the complex are bus stops for transportation to the University and for the children in school in the area. “We wanted a place where [students] they can feel comfortable,” said Ron Sasse, former director of Residence Life. “I am extremely proud of this accomplishment.” Students have month-to-month leases. A 30-day notice is required for vacancy. Parking is included in the rent as well. Electric bills are separate. “They’re really nice,” said Seyi Ogunlela, graduate civil engineering major. “It’s a big phase for the University Apartments. It’s a whole different dynamic and part of the Aggie experience.” Residents of the Gardens apartments must be fulltime graduate or undergraduate students at A&M. Undergraduate students must also be in good standing with the University. Graduate students, married students with children, military veterans and students who are at least 21 can apply for any complex within the University Apartments. Undergraduate students who have completed 30 hours and meet the requirements, but are not married or do not have children can apply for the GarSee Apartments on page 4

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Vatican: UK visit a success The Vatican declared Pope Benedict XVI’s four-day visit to Britain a “great successâ€? Sunday, saying the pontiff was able to reach out to a nation wary of his message. On his ďŹ nal day, Benedict praised British heroics against the Nazis to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and moved an Englishman a step closer to possible sainthood Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said Benedict’s warning about the dangers of an increasingly secularized society had been received “with profound interestâ€? from Britons as a whole. Associated Press

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Melvin was inspired by Night of Color in September 2009, an event put on by Catwalk Hair Studio. Since March, more than 500 hours of work and several supporters have been involved to help put together the event, the No. 1 purpose to raise money for Carpool, B-CS Habitat For Humanity and Brazos Valley Community Action Agency. Benefiting these organizations will not be the only effect of Fashion Week. It is also intended to display the talent of local designers. “You’re going to see a lot of ordinary people wearing stuff they’re really proud of that they probably would not have showcased without this event,” Henley said. Hopefully, this will boost the sales of local businesses. Fashion Week provides an alternative way of looking at art as well, because cultural events in College Station are typically concerts or food tastings. “Don’t get me wrong, I love music, but I think versatility of arts and culture events is what really grows a community,” Melvin said. True, Downtown Bryan has a focus on art, but it rarely spreads beyond the railroad tracks. If it’s not music, it’s usually one painting showcase, or if we’re lucky, a poetry slam. Never fashion. “And that’s not fair,” Henley added. So what has it been like organizing something this big? “It’s crazy, and it’s constant chaos but the chaos is what gives it momentum, and that’s what makes people get involved. That is what makes me happy,” Melvin said. Henley and Melvin admitted they were nervous before starting because they were unsure if anyone would be sup-

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Blogs are judged by how often they are viewed, how often The Battalion Lenovo and Intel have a contestant posts and how creteamed up to offer $20,000 to ative the overall theme of the the student with the best col- blog is. Judges will also look for a blog that focuses on achievlege blog in the nation. Students have between now ing a certain goal of the writer. and Oct. 1 to sign up online Any students in college, underand start blogging for a chance graduate or graduate students encouraged to create a blog. to win prizes ranging from arewww. villagefoods .com The Lenovo director of $20,000 to ait$1,000 We make easy togift eatcard. better Blogs can be about any topic, so worldwide education, Gus whether a person is passionate Schmedien, said the purpose about cupcakes or politics they of the blogging contest is to share in a student’s experience can still enter the contest. Students can sign up at as they drive towards their http://www.lenovoblogu.com own milestone. “Whether your goal is to as long as they have an e-mail learn how to cook or travel address and attend a university cross-country we want to read in the U.S. Ten finalists will be selected and the winner will be why you chose to accomplish chosen randomly. However, all this goal and the steps you took to achieve it,� Schmedien said. 10 finalists will receive a prize. “We want to take the journey

with you.� One blogger on the site goes by Run Away Pain and has a goal to get 70 people to run a 5K marathon for cancer. Chelsea Tajc, a blogger from Northern Arizona University, blogs about eating food from various countries all over the world. “I think understanding other cultures is very important and isn’t something my classes touch on very often,� Tajc said. “From there my blog ‘Bites of the World’ was born and so far I have thoroughly enjoyed blogging about things I’ve learned and the dishes I’ve made.� Diane McDonald, director of social media and marketing at Texas A&M University, said the competition is a great way for students to win cash to go toward their education.

“Texas A&M [is] always setting goals so this contest looks like a great opportunity for students to independently enter for a chance to win $20,000,� McDonald said. Both Lenovo and Intel sell computer equipment and other supplies directed at students. McDonald said this is also another way for companies to market products on a broad scale. “A number of corporations are employing contests that require voting as a way to market their brands to college students,� McDonald said. “For example our business partner Pepsi offers the Pepsi Refresh grants that fund those community projects with the most votes.�

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In conjunction with National Campus Safety Awarenss Month, Kristi Hosea and the University Police Department are offering a self-defense class geared specifically for women. Classes will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at the University Apartments Community Center. “It is important for students to attend a variety of self-defense classes as ongoing training for their own personal safety and peace of mind,� Hosea said. “They can usually learn something new each time. The difference in this class from others is that we begin by explaining how the body reacts in a highly stressful situation. Once you understand what your body may go through and understand the limits your body imposes on you while in crisis mode, you can then react more efficiently. Techniques taught were specifically chosen and include techniques ranging from that which can be used in sexual harassment in the workplace environments up to and including techniques used in defending yourself in a life-threatening situation.� The classes are called SHARP which stands for Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention.

HOUSTON — Three children were found shot dead in their beds Sunday at a suburban Houston apartment building, and their father was charged with their murders after surviving an apparent suicide attempt, authorities said. Muhammed Goher, 47, was charged with three counts of capital murder in the Sunday morning shootings, said Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Jamie Wagner. Goher was in stable condition Sunday afternoon at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, where he was being treated for what investigators say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, Wagner said. A sheriff’s office statement said he was expected to survive. Goher’s two daughters, ages 14 and 7, and a 12-year-old son were killed in the shootings, which were reported around 9:45 a.m. The apartment is attached to a convenience store where Goher worked, about three miles south of Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport. Goher is divorced from the children’s mother, Norma Goher, but had courtordered visitation rights, according to the statement. Those rights were to be the subject of a Sept. 27 court hearing in Houston. How-

R.S.V.P. Call 979-845-5281. SHARP is a six-hour course over two days specializing in techniques students and locals can use in a life-threatening situations. SHARP comes during National Campus Safety Awareness Month, but will have another class in the spring. “Our goal was one each semester for students and one in the summer for faculty and staff,� Hosea said. “At this time UPD has two SHARP instructors and is currently assisted by Deputy Ed Frank from the Brazos County Sherriff’s Office. UPD is looking to train more officers in SHARP so that we are able to offer this program more often. The number of students is limited to 25 due to time restraints, because at the conclusion of the class, participants are able to try out their new skills on an officer in a controlled environment while he wears a padded suit. This class gives participants the added selfconfidence one needs to help deter a predator, as well as knowledge of options if confronted.� Thomas Levitt, special to The Battalion

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ever, Goher received the children Friday afternoon and was to have returned them to their mother Sunday afternoon, authorities said. A female baby-sitter reported seeing Goher with a handgun and fled the apartment before hearing a gunshot, according to the statement. Neighbors did not return telephone messages left Sunday by The Associated Press. One neighbor, Julio Rodriguez, told the Houston Chronicle that he dialed 911 after he saw a woman screaming when she left the apartment at the time of the shooting. “I heard her screaming, “Gun! Gun! Shoot! Shoot!’ I got scared because I knew there were kids in there,� he said. Muhommad Riaz, Goher’s co-worker at a convenience store near his apartment building, told the Chronicle that he had spoken with Goher Saturday. He found him to be upset over the upcoming court date and the fear of losing his visitation rights, Riaz said. Goher said “everyone was lying� about him having a violent temper, Riaz told the newspaper. Associated Press

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the Joy has already extended to other college campuses such as the University of Texas at Austin and Texas Tech University. Through a program called Ambassadors, students are able to take this organization to their campuses to further benefit Be the Joy. “It’s really exciting to see the organization grow,� Ray said. “I think it would be amazing to open a school someday to be able to help more girls.�

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Big 12 round-up: Best games of the weekend 5) Nebraska 56, Washington 21 Nebraska’s Blackshirt defense effectively ended Jake Locker’s Heisman candidacy, forcing two interceptions and allowing 71 yards passing. The Nebraska offense accumulated 533 total yards, including three Cornhuskers who had at least 100 yards rushing. 4) Texas 24, Texas Tech 14 Sophomore quarterback Garrett Gilbert threw for two touchdowns and three interceptions in his first Big 12 contest, while adversary Taylor Potts threw for 158 yards on 35 attempts. Tech’s defense forced four turnovers and freshman cornerback Jarvis Phillips returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown. 3) Kansas State 27, Iowa State 20 Kansas State senior running back Daniel Thomas had his third straight game with at least two touchdowns. Thomas totaled 181 rushing yards on 34 carries, outrushing the entire ground game of Iowa State by 10 yards. Iowa State had a 20-17 lead before allowing 10 unanswered points in the final seven minutes. With the win, the Wildcats improved to 3-0 on the season for the first time since 2006. 2) Texas A&M 27, FIU 20 The Golden Panther defense forced five turnovers, but the offense was unable to capitalize, falling to the Aggies 27-20 at Kyle Field. Running backs Christine Michael and Cyrus Gray combined for 204 yards rushing on 30 carries with two touchdowns, both of which came in the fourth quarter. It was the first time since Nov. 14, 2009 against Oklahoma that senior quarterback Jerrod Johnson did not accumulate 200 yards of total offense. 1) Oklahoma 27, Air Force 24 Air Force scored 10 points in the final quarter against the Sooners, but the visiting Falcons were unable to grab the upset at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Falcons outgained Oklahoma 458367, and topped the home team in time of possession by more than 8 minutes. However, the defense could not stop DeMarco Murray, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Kyle Cunningham, staff writer

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here’s nothing to sugarcoat; nothing to palliate; nothing to celebrate.

Just over two years after Arkansas State, another Sun Belt team waltzed into Kyle Field and nearly supplied Texas A&M with a crippling, program-altering loss. Just over two years after one of the more embarrassing losses in the history of A&M football, another Sun Belt squad offered up a harsh dose of reality. And after a 27-20 escape, here’s hoping the entire A&M offense — starting at the top with Head Coach Mike Sherman — expresses sincere and abundant gratitude towards Tim DeRuyter and his newly-improved defensive unit. Because if not for the aggressive, attacking, inspired play on that side of the football, this Aggie season, and Sherman’s job security for that matter, go down the drain in week three. “The defense carried us today,” Sherman said after the game in the understatement of the year. With iffy play calling — the Aggies started the game by dropping back to pass seven times in a row — careless and unfocused football from the signal caller and enigmatic play from the offensive line, the A&M offensive unit put the other side of the ball in bind after bind after bind. Yet, time and again, the Aggie defense rose to the challenge and seemingly kept the team in the game. They pounded the line of scrimmage with outstanding play, penetration and disruption from their defensive line, starting with senior defensive end Lucas Patterson. The linebackers, led by junior Garrick Williams, flew to the ball and made plays from sideline to sideline. The secondary was aggressive and harassing as they shut down the Golden Panthers’ dangerous passing attack. And senior “joker” Von Miller made his triumphant return to an opponents’ backfield in one of the most impressive performances of his career — with a gimpy ankle, to boot.

David Harris senior economics major, sports editor

Though he only totaled one sack, his pressure off the edge and leadership on the sideline throughout the fourth quarter was the overriding reason for this defense’s success. “I looked everybody in the eye, though I’m not really a talker, and let them know that I was here for them and Daniel Crump — THE BATTALION I was going to give my best, and I expected The Aggies’ senior Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, the same out of them,” quarterback Jerrod Johnson, struggled mightily against FIU and will Miller said. “I told them be under heavy scrutiny when A&M takes the field against OSU. this is the fourth quarter, But more disconcerting than anything is that it’s time, let’s go and Johnson reverted back to his sophomore self. He take it. I really think it was the Aggie Spirit that made poor reads at the line of scrimmage and kept us alive out there.” worse decisions at the snap of the ball. He was Regardless, the story for the next week and a careless and imprudent with the football, and half is this struggling offense and its quarterback. it should have cost his team a game against an Instead of fine-tuning this supposedly-vaunted, inferior, cupcake opponent. Simple as that. potent unit, the Aggies nearly threw away a Yes, A&M is 3-0. For that, they can thank game against a team whose record since moving a boisterous Twelfth Man and a fast-improving to the Football Bowl Subdivision is now 9-41. defense. Senior quarterback Jerrod Johnson, the But with Oklahoma State, a team that has conference’s preseason offensive player of the outscored its first three opponents 171-83, year, is not right and has not been right since looming next on the docket, the harsh dose of his offseason shoulder surgery. Coupled with a mechanics overhaul, his throws lack any sort of reality served up Saturday at Kyle Field is bound zip and consistently flutter out of his hand. to get harsher.

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Aggies follow upset with 3-2 loss at Kansas Courtney Nelson The Battalion After shocking the No. 8 Texas Longhorns at Reed Arena on Wednesday night, the A&M volleyball team fell on the road to the Kansas Jayhawks in five sets Saturday, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 10-15. The Aggies had momentum following the sweep but came up short against the Kansas block. The Jayhawks executed 16 stops at the net, a season high for an A&M opponent. The Aggies (7-5, 1-1 Big 12) had a .159 hitting percentage, just slightly lower than the .164 hit by the Jayhawks. Junior Kelsey Black led A&M with 15 kills, hitting just

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.073, followed by middle Lindsey Miller who swung for 13 kills and added six blocks. Kansas folded in the second set after winning the first, with only eight kills and a dismal .029 hitting percentage compared to A&M’s .250 efficiency. The Aggies grabbed the lead in the beginning and never looked back, winning the set 25-18. The momentum carried the team into the third set, where it pulled ahead to have a 24-13 lead. The Jayhawks went on a 7-0 run to make it 24-20 before the Aggies’ Chelsea Ringel got a kill for the final point of the set. Looking to close out the match in the fourth, the Aggies tied the Jayhawks but

could never take the lead. The teams switched roles in the set, with the Aggies hitting just .067 and the Jayhawks swinging for a .250 percentage. The fifth and final set seemed like it would belong to A&M as it jumped out to a quick lead. Kasas came back to win the set, and take the match, 3-2. The Jayhawks put on a run halfway through the set, and the game ended on a hitting error by the Aggies. Karina Garlington had 14 kills for the Jayhawks and Allison Mayfield contributed 13. Setter Nicole Tate had 29 assists in the game, while Aggie setter Allie Sawatzky totaled a game-high 48 assists.

soccer Senior Whitney Hooper handles the ball during A&M’s 5-0 win Sunday. Tiffany Cornelius — THE BATTALION

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nly 19 years after its creation, the League of Nationss was undone by the world war it was created to prevent. For many reasons the U.N. has become worsee than its powerless predecessor, unable to operate as anything other than a nagging nanny in the world community. As dangerous, brutal countries and dictators go unchecked, sanctions and secrecy is all America can expect from the U.N. Based on how the organization operates today, the world might be better off without the U.N.

At the end of 2009, $2.3 billion in cash was available to the U.N. for peacekeeping. This a pittance compared to the military funds of developed nations, should another global conflict occur, but even with money and support, the U.N. often fails abysmally in its most basic mission. In a shocking story over the summer, rebels in the Congo raped 200 women and some young boys for four days within a few miles of the U.N.’s peacekeeping base. In the world community, the Unless U.N. has even less control the U.N. than in the makes some Congo. significant Satisfying changes, the needs of nearly the world 200 nations is better off would be without it. impossible, but basic goals like nuclear nonproliferation and preventing human rights violations aren’t being appropriately addressed. North Korea refuses to play along with the U.N. and according to Amnesty International, nearly 500,000 people in China are enduring pu-

nitive detention without charge or trial. When sanctioned or otherwise chided by the U.N., countries have the option of simply Ian McPhail ignoring what’s supposed to be world senior history opinion. major, voices editor In a Fox News exclusive, documents were released from a secret meeting in Austria between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of South Korea and 60 of his top lieutenants. Among the topics were the global redistribution of wealth and how to make use of new technologies to bypass member nation states and instead deal directly with U.N. sympathizers. Fox News also reports the U.N. is ignoring the risk of terror attacks on the U.N. complex in Manhattan. New York City claims every side of the building is dangerously exposed to car bombs, warnings and suggestions the U.N. doesn’t have to act on. The U.N. has no authority to ignore national sovereignty and act unilaterally, especially in democratic nations. While it’s understood in situations in the lawless areas of countries like the Congo that the U.N. should step in to protect

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people, it shouldn’t seek ways to supersede democratic nations. If anything U.S. consent is a major source of support for the international organization. But instead of cooperating, the U.N. is tabling reasonable and necessary safety requests from top New York City officials concerned about another attack on American soil. After ominous talk of redistributing the wealth in an Austrian mountain, perhaps it’s time for the nations of the world to remind the U.N. of its role in the world. The U.N. should be a place for the countries of the world to air grievances and make the decisions that require cooperation, without resembling a global government agenda run by international incompetence.

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Every team has a bad game once in awhile. It’s really easy for people to be down on our football team after Saturday’s game, but sometimes that’s just how the game goes. The other team might be clicking. The fumbles might just not bounce our way. The best thing we can do as Aggies is get behind our team and support them for the next couple weeks as they prepare for Big 12 play. If nothing else, Saturday proved the real power of a united Twelfth Man, and the resiliency of our football team in a tough situation. Gig em Aggies.

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ased off Chuck irrationally asks Claire out on a date. Claire, an emotional wreck Hogan’s novel after the trauma she experienced during the robbery and with “Prince of no knowledge of Thieves,” “The Doug’s involveTown” follows ment, accepts. As their relationship career criminal deepens, Doug Doug MacRay, sees an opportunity of a played by Ben different kind Affleck, who of life with Joe Terrell Claire. But as also directed sophomore he watches his and co-wrote the telecommunication life move in media studies film. MacRay is the two radically different direcbrains and leader tions, the FBI of a gang of ruthbegins moving in and Doug less bank robbers cannot ignore the lull of one last in Charlestown, the job, perhaps the biggest score of blue-collar suburb of his career. The convergence of these four elements forms the Boston. heart of “The Town,” a tale of

The film opens with the gang, fiendishly masked, robbing a bank in the morning hours. In the heat of the moment, hot-headed member James, played by Jeremy Renner, takes the bank manager Claire hostage. After fleeing the scene, Claire is released unharmed, but the gang is haunted by the fact that she could’ve seen something that could finger them to the police, specifically FBI Agent Frawley, played by Jon Hamm, from “Mad Men.” Doug begins secretly following Claire in the days after until, in a chance encounter at a laundromat, he

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love, loyalty, violence and redemption. “The Town” is an intense, gripping and chillingly realistic heist film that delves deep into the themes of brotherhood and justice. Its love story is natural and organic, never feeling like a mere plot device used to drive the narrative, as often happens when romance is combined with this genre. But make no mistake, this is not a chick flick. The dialogue is sharp and often profane, and the action sequences are brilliantly rendered, featuring massive shoot-outs that occur in real time amid

the general public. The film’s extended climax, which occurs at the Red Sox Fenway Stadium, will go down as one of the greatest heist scenes in film history. Director Affleck keeps this film steeped in authenticity, so unlike this year’s other heist film, “Takers,” the thieves in “The Town” never stroll around in Armani suits, drive sports cars or frolic in hot tubs pre-populated by bikini-clad women. The men in “The Town” are under no illusion or fantasy: their line of work and lives are intricate, stressful and dangerous. While some may complain about the script’s overuse of genre conventions (unlikely romance, one last job, etc.), one cannot deny the strength of the cast. Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall, Blake Lively, Chris Cooper and Pete Postlethwaite all deliver exceptional performances on their demanding roles. But the best performance of the film undoubtedly belongs to Jeremy Renner. Best known for his lead role in last year’s “The Hurt Locker,” Renner’s character James assaults the screen like a live grenade threatening to explode at a moment’s notice. Overall, “The Town” is an incredibly well-crafted heist thriller. The action scenes are brutal, the romance realistic and the overarching themes of justice and redemption permeate long after the end credits roll.

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