TOMS steps up for kids
People are often surprised to hear that Blake Mycoskie, and not someone named Tom, started TOMS Shoes, a company that gives a free pair of shoes away to a child in need every time a pair is bought.
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People are often surprised to hear that Blake Mycoskie, and not someone named Tom, started TOMS Shoes, a company that gives a free pair of shoes away to a child in need every time a pair is bought.
Josh Tickell set off 11 years ago with a camera, his “Veggie Van” and a vision of helping influence America to begin using clean, renewable energy. This vision materialized in his new documentary, “FUEL.”
The Office of Campus Life was the first to hop on the “green” train, and they are not getting off anytime soon.
The new School of International Service building is steadily heading towards its scheduled May 2010 completion, according to Director of Development Morris Jackson.
When AU's Terrace Dining Room re-opened its doors to AU students this August it was still teeming with hungry students foraging for food, but since the beginning of this year, they will have to do it without trays.
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is currently reaching out to college students to educate them about housing inequality under the Fair Housing Act and to assist those who may have been victimized.
Tuesday, Sept. 1
The evening of Sept. 21 is sure to be a great night for the music scene in the District. Why, you might ask? Ingrid Michaelson, queen of "Grey's Anatomy" and Old Navy commercials, returns to the 9:30 club. She is sure to bring tons of sass along with her as she promotes her new album, "Everybody," which just dropped in August.
To be honest, I find the task of writing a health column quite daunting. There is so much information out there about healthy living -- some of it helpful, some of it not -- it's overwhelming. How do you know what's real and what's a trend?
The EcoSense community garden has flourished since its ground-breaking on Campus Beautification Day last May, according to EcoSense President Drew Veysey.
The Undergraduate Senate Committee on Rules and Privileges approved a motion Sunday to sustain the impeachment charges filed against SG Comptroller Matt Handverger.
The saga of the impeachment charges filed against Student Government Comptroller Matt Handverger will continue to unfold this week, but the SG's conduct in the early stages of this undertaking has already invited questions about protocol and communication.
Up in my hometown outside of Philadelphia, the threat of storms is taken very seriously. Residents treat looming remnants of tropical storms like the promise of nuclear apocalypse, stocking up on enough bread, milk and other perishable goods to last them well into 2019 -- just in case. The rain that accompanies these storms is comparable to that of a soaking in the Sea World Shamu splash zone, yet time after time and storm after storm, the public response is dependably overdramatic.
For some AU students, the trendy internship this summer is not on Capitol Hill, at the White House, or even an NGO: it is on a farm.
A group of AU students and professors participating in an interdisciplinary course, Practices of Environmentalism, recently returned from their trip to the Galapagos Islands.
Monday, April 27 Lecture: Environmental Challenges 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. WHERE: Library of Congress, Whittall Pavilion, ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, 101 Independence Ave., S.E. METRO: Capitol South (blue and orange lines) INFO: Barry Hill of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will give a lecture titled "Addressing Human Environment Challenges: Domestic and International." COST: Free CONTACT: For more information, call 202-707-9866.
Julie Munro, a junior and environmental studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences, won a 2009 Morris K. Udall Scholarship.
American League East: Win-Loss 1. Y- Boston Red Sox: 95-67 2. X- New York Yankees: 94-66 3. Tampa Bay Rays: 83-79 4. Toronto Blue Jays: 74-88 5. Baltimore Orioles: 70-92
On the Publick Problem of copius newsprints
Thursday, April 2 Concert: The Atrium Series 1 p.m. WHERE: Battelle-Tompkins Atrium INFO: Students can attend a free performance of "Two by Two: The Duos of Bela Bartok" during this Department of Performing Arts-sponsored event. CONTACT: For more information, visit american.edu/greenberg.