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(03/05/07 5:00am)
Thinking about people your parents' age getting it on isn't likely a college student's favorite mental image. For the sake of Terrence McNally's nontraditional love story, "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune," AU students should consider making a refreshing exception.
(02/05/07 5:00am)
A forceful weaving of history, humanity and one man's quest for identity in 1904, Pulitzer Prize-winner August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" is a staple of most American theater surveys. Luckily, D.C.'s Arena Stage brings it to life far better than your bespectacled Literature 101 professor ever could.
(11/20/06 5:00am)
The United States' international policies regarding the War on Drugs are hurting the environment and spreading anti-American sentiment throughout Central and South America while doing little to reduce drug use in the U.S., according to a panelist of drug policy experts who spoke at the national Students for Sensible Drug Policy conference Saturday.
(06/19/06 4:00am)
Most AU students are first introduced to the Woods-Brown Amphitheater when they visit campus for NSO, or New Student Orientation. Hosted by the Office of Campus Life, NSO is where many incoming freshmen get acquainted with campus, get a first look at life in D.C. and make friends they'll have for the next four years of college. The first of five two-day NSO sessions begins today, with others running June 22-23 and 26-27, as well as July 6-7 and 10-11.
(06/19/06 4:00am)
Coming in August: Fall sports previews, AU athletes to watch, game schedules, columns and more.
(06/19/06 4:00am)
While the barometer climbs, summer brings record numbers of visitors to D.C.. Five of Metro's ten highest weekday ridership records occured in June over the past two years, according to wmata.com, with the highest record being 850,636 on June 9, 2004, for the state funeral ceremony of former president Ronald Reagan. Nationals baseball, which came to D.C. in 2005, has also been credited with raising summertime Metro ridership.
(06/19/06 4:00am)
In a classic summertime scene, a nearly empty Marketplace in Mary Graydon Center is an uncharacteristically quiet place for reading, studying or catching one's thoughts between classes. Lower numbers of students and on-campus residents in the summer make AU peaceful until August, when the fall semester begins.
(04/13/06 4:00am)
Police closed much of 16th Street Monday as hordes of immigration rights supporters marched from Adams Morgan to a rally on the National Mall. The festive march stopped traffic in the late afternoon and had many downtown workers leaning from windows to cheer and observe. The Metropolitan Transit Authority's Web site reported 821,283 rides taken Monday, second only to President Reagan's state funeral in June 2004, which drew 850,636.
(03/30/06 5:00am)
Jared Leto, best known for his role on TV's "My So-Called Life," and his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, played a SUB-sponsored concert in the Tavern Saturday. Approximately 300 students attended the show, according to SUB Director Eric Friedlander.
(03/27/06 5:00am)
At this most stressful time of the spring, with Spring Break a distant memory and summer a mere speck at the end of a harrowingly long tunnel, it helps to be reminded that there's life - and hope - off campus. In fact, there's even a little bit of hope on campus.
(03/02/06 5:00am)
This semester, 10 AU students packed their bags for a land forbidden to most American travelers: Cuba. Ex-patriots? Not quite. They are the first-ever participants in AU Abroad's Cuba enclave program, just initiated this spring.
(02/13/06 5:00am)
For the last-minute minded among us, a quick reminder: Valentine's Day is Tuesday. Whether you're single or taken, and even if you think V-Day is simply a Hallmark-engineered scheme to sell tons of candy and greeting cards, it never hurts to send a little TLC in the direction of those who deserve - or just could use - it. So make some reservations and do a bit of creative shopping, and happy Valentine's Day from everyone at The Scene!
(02/06/06 5:00am)
Doll factory + dysfunctional love triangle + generic American town = murder. Although not the typical cinematic formula, Steven Soderbergh's latest, "Bubble," works wonders with all four.
(01/30/06 5:00am)
Since almost all D.C. eateries serve up at least a few meat-free options, the District is a great place to go green. Check out these other vegan- and vegetarian-friendly restaurants - in all parts of Northwest D.C., and all serving up their fare for $13 or less - sure to please omnivores and herbivores alike.
(11/14/05 5:00am)
Ice Skating at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Price: $6 - $9
(11/10/05 5:00am)
Oh, the Super Furry Animals. It's difficult to describe the music of a band with a penchant for five-part songs and futuristic cartoon creatures. A sizable crowd shuffled into D.C.'s 9:30 Club Tuesday night, hoping that seeing these eccentric Welsh rockers live would clear up the confusion.
(11/03/05 5:00am)
If Kevin Spacey's Lester Burnham from 1999's "American Beauty" had been born later, bypassed college and enlisted in the Marines, he could have been a stand-in for Jake Gyllenhaal's Anthony Swofford in "Jarhead."
(10/13/05 4:00am)
A nine-hour meeting of the AU Board of Trustees Monday night resulted in the firing of AU President Benjamin Ladner, the continuation of Dr. Neil Kerwin's service as acting president and the resignation of two university trustees - Paul Martin Wolff and board Chair Leslie E. Bains.
(10/06/05 4:00am)
AU Board of Trustees Chair Leslie Bains resigned last night amidst what she called an attempt by her fellow trustees to derail scrutiny of AU President Benjamin Ladner, according to a letter her attorney forwarded to two student leaders.
(09/29/05 4:00am)
A student-run rally calling for suspended AU President Benjamin Ladner's resignation yesterday ended with students storming a Board of Trustees meeting in Butler Pavilion.