CAS freshman Gray Leonard was charged with destruction of property worth under $1,000 in connection with the vandalism of the Coca-Cola vending machines in Ward Circle Building.

Stacks of the latest issue of The Eagle have disappeared from the stands the morning of April 25. An investigation is ongoing.

Goodbye to the last print edition of The Eagle.

Leaders at the EPA, DreamWorks, the State Department, Foreign Policy, Harvard and J.G. Wentworth will speak at this year’s commencement ceremonies.

Eight members of a protest group called the Coalition of American University Students (CAUS) blocked the door to Butler Boardroom Feb. 22 ahead of the AU Board of Trustees’ final vote on the University budget for the next two years.

Like many local, national and international newspapers, The Eagle is also facing economic struggles. In the fall of 2013, there is a possibility The Eagle will no longer appear in print.

Students and D.C.-area residents swarmed the White House as media declared President Barack Obama the winner of the 2012 presidential election.

The University closed Oct. 29 and 30, including on-campus classes, in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy.

Significant campus and national debate on our coverage of Professor Adrienne Pine’s classroom breast-feeding merits the following statement of fact.

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof sat down with The Eagle before his Kennedy Political Union-sponsored speech at AU on Sept. 10. He talked about the challenges and opportunities he has faced while reporting abroad. 

Nicholas Kristof admits he is the last person you’d expect to write about women’s issues around the world.

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof will speak at AU on Sept. 10 at 8:30 p.m. in the University Club.

With the exception of a few plot imperfections, “The Dark Knight Rises” is a true work of art.

AU was spared significant damage from the June 29 storm, but the situation in surrounding areas is more dire.

Jon Huntsman, former Utah governor and ambassador to China, spoke at AU on April 18 about the 2012 presidential campaign and the state of national politics.

Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., gives a quick speech at AU before taking questions during a College Republicans-sponsored speaking event.

Find out who is running for Student Government positions.

AU is gauging student opinion on making AU a smoke/tobacco free campus. Roughly half the student body thinks AU should be smoke/tobacco free.

Among other problems, Chicago high schools are in session 8,000 hours less than schools in NYC.

LGBT Jews from near and far came to AU to discuss being a minority among a minority.

The Synetic Theater offers a remake of the Old Testament in new play.

Tenley Campus lost power from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16.

Brett Atanasio, Speaker of the Undergraduate Senate, is undergoing an approval process to become the student representative on the Board of Trustees. Atanasio beat out nine other candidates for the nomination.

Students who missed out on the first round of Founders Day Ball tickets could get one of 150 new tickets.

There were no injuries and no suspect has been identified in the incident.

Students at the AU College Democrats State of the Union Watch Party on Jan. 24 were ecstatic about Obama’s condemnations of rising education costs and increasing student loan interest rates.

Former MMA star shines in newest action movie from Steven Soderbergh.

AU administration is considering a meeting next semester to address the demands of student protest groups.

The Kennedy Center’s annual improv show “Shear Madness” picks up laughs by satirizing locals and federal government.

Occupy AU was ushered off the quad on Dec. 5th while trying to pass out flyers.

Tensions rise based on allegations that Occupy D.C. protesters barricaded the Washington COnvention Center on Nov. 4.

The Eagle talks with AU’s veteran community.

AU professor Mike Carberry recounts his experiences in the Vietnam War.

AU students joined other D.C. area students to protest high rates of debt at Sallie Mae’s headquarters on Oct. 28th.

Students remember Professor Marcum through a new Kogod Scholarship.

AU student Barry Weinstein created a new business called Pillowcase Studies to sell pillowcases printed with the basic tenets of some of AU’s most popular majors.

After realizing that he can graduate earlier than expected, Student Government Chief of Staff Kent Hiebel has decided to step down.

After a 5-year stint at Al Jazeera English, class of 2011 AU alumnus Ayman Mohyeldin has taken a job as NBC’s foreign correspondent to Egypt.

Rabbi Kenneth Cohen stepped down May 13 after serving a decade as the executive director of American University Hillel.

Jason replaced Cohen, the longest serving executive director in AU Hillel history, on Aug. 15.

Benkendorf graduated from AU in 2004 with a major in Political Science and a minor in Jewish Studies. He originally wanted to become involved in politics when he came to college. But eventually he changed his mind, and he ended up working at an organization called The Curriculum Initiative, an organization that works to increase ties among Jewish high school students.

“That work that I was doing in the Jewish community as a student leader, through internships and other experiences, was incredibly fulfilling for…

One professor was driving near the Pentagon on September 11 when he witnessed the third plane crashed into the building. An AU alum remembers the University turning into a campus of walking “zombies.” Students and staff describe their remembrances of the World Trade Center attacks.

The popular rock group will perform in Bender Arena with Ben Kweller Sept. 9.

Freshman students were welcomed to AU with pomp and circumstance Aug. 26, as they processed into Bender Arena for the Convocation ceremony accompanied by bagpipes, the AU pep band and school deans in their academic robes.

In light of University efforts, the Class of 2015 brings racial diversity to AU.

American University evacuated all on- and off-campus buildings for a short period of time following a 5.9 magnitude that rocked the eastern United States Tuesday.

No one on campus was injured in the earthquake and there was no apparent damage to any AU buildings, according to emails from the University.

The earthquake, centered in Mineral, Va., started around 1:51 p.m. and lasted less than a minute.

Academic buildings surrounding the Quad were evacuated almost immediately with alarms and building personnel where necessary, Maralee Csellar of University Communications said. Most students were evacuated from AU’s buildings about 20 minutes after the earthquake hit as 40 Facilities Management staff searched the buildings to make sure they were structurally sound.

At 2:47…

The rehearsal space in Wooly Mammoth Theatre doesn’t look like much when the audience first walks in. But the utter simplicity, and grunginess, of “F#@king Up Everything” is manifested in the dingy space turned Brooklyn nightclub. And the crowd goes wild.

But what could have turned into an exposition of the indie-rock scene of New York City becomes a classic love story between more than a few angsty college grads looking for soulmates and one-night-stands. It’s a construct everyone has seen before, and it even has echoes to the recent Broadway sensation, “Rock of Ages.” But as opposed to its prototype, “F#@king Up Everything” evenly balances the fine line between a comedy and a rock concert and does them…

While many AU students complete internships before graduation, few perform their posts at the White House.

Student government presidents from across the country have expressed concerns with the debt ceiling deal passed by Congress.

One SOC junior has a unique summer hobby: pretending to be University President Neil Kerwin

A new shuttle route on Massachusetts Avenue could help students get home safely after dark.

The Undergraduate Senate approved Student Government President Nate Bronstein’s ability to appoint a comptroller-designate during an emergency session April 25.

The Undergraduate Senate confirmed next year’s executive branch April 17.

Bob Schieffer, Sen. Richard Lugar, Vera C. Rubin, Aaron S. Williams, Gene Sperling and Stephen N. Zack will be AU’s commencement speakers this year.

AU announced today that Schieffer would speak at the School of Communication’s graduation ceremony, Lugar for the School of Public Affairs, Rubin for the College of Arts and Sciences, Williams for the School of International Service, Sperling for the Kogod School of Business and Zack for the Washington College of Law.

No Student Government candidate this year spent above the campaign finance limit of $300 for executive candidates and $60 for class council candidates.

On paper, School of Public Affairs sophomore Tim McBride looks like the stereotypical Student Government president: involved in the SPA Leadership Program, College Democrats and the Undergraduate Senate.

Non-AU guests visiting residence halls would be required to sign into dorms and submit identification information under a proposed Residence Hall Association resolution.

Samirah is being sued by his former roommates after allegedly failing to pay his share of the rent since November.

Student Government presidential candidate Zachary Lancet’s campaign promise to improve the Student Health Center might become a necessity if he gets his way.

Campaigns are not the only ones liable for what they do during election season. One student organization and one campaign violated election regulations during the endorsement process.

Since the start of campaigning Monday, the Board of Elections has sanctioned one candidate and warned several others for violations.

The restaurant will be located next to the Metro station.

Twenty-four of 36 positions have not been filled on the ballot.

Bender Library will have more electrical outlets over the next few months, as the building undergoes $350,000 in renovations.

Fan Fridays and possibly other events have been canceled for the rest of the semester, due to a budget reallocation between Student Activities and Student Government.

Professor Michael Mass will step down as director of the University Honors Program at the end of the academic year, after 26 years in the position.

SUB exceeded its annual budget by about $11,000 due to changes made just days before the Jan. 14 concert.

Next year’s Student Government president stands to make $2,500 more for the entire year if the Undergraduate Senate passes a new bill this semester.

Colbert Nation better duck. Eagle Droppings, a new satirical website that will take on AU, local, national and global topics, is swooping in to provide a campus-wide chuckle.

The Student Government’s Department of IDEAS is helping four students work to install printers in dorm lobbies, push for conflict-free minerals in the University’s electronics and bring awareness to the Trevor Project.

Members of the AU community are working to establish an AU chapter of the Lions Club, an organization dedicated to local and global service.

WHEN
Sept. 21 to Oct. 13

COST
$9 per film with valid student ID

WHERE
AFI Silver Theatre, two blocks away from the Silver Spring stop on the red line.

SCENESTERS SAY
If you like Latin American or foreign films, don’t miss this chance to see them in some comfy seats.