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(02/26/09 5:00am)
The Eagle recently reported that Housing and Dining has begun evaluating plans for the empty retail space in the tunnel, which has been vacant for the three-and-a-half years I've been at AU. Apparently the space's limited size and lack of an exhaust system make it a difficult sell to any potential food vendor. In fact, to get around the inability to cook anything, one of the options being discussed involves trucking in already cooked food, reheating it and then serving it to hungry undergraduates.
(02/23/09 5:00am)
The last car of a six-car Metrorail train derailed at the Mount Vernon Square station Thursday evening, The Washington Post reported.
(02/23/09 5:00am)
An AU student hospitalized last week for pulmonary tuberculosis is recovering quickly, and no such similar cases on campus have been reported, according to Student Health Center Director Dan Bruey.
(02/23/09 5:00am)
From an impromptu student beat-boxing performance to an unconventional organizational team and large number of attendants, this year's Founders' Day Ball, "An American Affair," set new precedents while following time-honored traditions of the annual event.
(02/19/09 5:00am)
I would like to thank the Academy. You know, for highlighting the growing irrelevance of award shows. I'm not saying my eyes won't be glued to the screen Sunday night; but I am saying that it's more likely that I, and many others, will be watching with a keen eye for snark.
(02/19/09 5:00am)
As the economic downturn continues, consumers opt to cut costs and substitute style for comfort. Slate reports that sales of Uggs have grown 57 percent, as well as another brand Merrell which specializes in "glorified clogs." These numbers signal a shift from expensive and flashy heels to more comfortable and useful products.
(02/16/09 5:00am)
A carjacking suspect shot at police Thursday night at Third and Upshur streets N.W. after the police attempted to stop the suspect's car, The Washington Post reported.
(02/16/09 5:00am)
This week is Founders' Week at AU, a long-standing tradition of events, culminating at the end of the week with the popular Founders' Day Ball on Saturday. The theme of this year's Founders' Week is "Founded at AU," because the aim of the week is to celebrate AU traditions, according to Ben Schorr, the events coordinator for Student Government.
(02/12/09 5:00am)
Faced with a budget shortfall of more than $150 million, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials are considering money-saving options that include closing the rail system early, The Washington Post reported.
(02/12/09 5:00am)
Expansion of AU's national prominence and improvements in alumni relations are extremely important to the university's continued growth, President Neil Kerwin said during a Kennedy Political Union event Monday.
(02/12/09 5:00am)
AU's new School of International Service building is complete, according to contractors.
(02/09/09 5:00am)
Bon Appetit, the company that manages on-campus food options including the Terrace Dining Room and the Tavern, will wait for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval to serve some peanut butter food choices.
(02/05/09 5:00am)
Student Government has raised the number of available Founders' Day Ball tickets from 600 to 880 in response to an Undergraduate Senate bill passed Sunday.
(01/29/09 5:00am)
Rising unemployment rates are complicating job searches for some AU students despite beliefs that college degrees are a buffer against the faltering economy.
(01/26/09 5:00am)
A new online forum dedicated to anonymous discussion and debate is now available to AU students, through a Web site similar to the well-known JuicyCampus.
(01/26/09 5:00am)
After George Washington University junior Laura Treanor was found dead in her dorm room Friday morning, AU Public Safety asserted its confidence in AU's ability to handle a similar crisis.
(01/22/09 5:00am)
Jan. 13
(01/15/09 5:00am)
Five Somali pirates died Saturday when the ship they hijacked overturned, the Associated Press reported.
(12/04/08 5:00am)
Schools and offices in Mumbai (Bombay), India, reopened Monday following violent attacks on sites in the city between Nov. 26 and 29.
(12/04/08 5:00am)
A malfunction in a Pepco electrical feeder to several power sources at AU may have caused many students to change their plans Wednesday night and this morning between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., according to a representative from Pepco and an e-mail from the Office of Information Technology sent to the AU community on Wednesday.