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President Neil Kerwin might find 1,000 cigarette butts on his doorstep soon.
If there’s one thing Rep. Jim Himes knows, it’s money.
The AU women’s basketball team failed to sustain offensive momentum in a 57-46 loss to Lehigh University.
Jan. 28
This January, leaders in Student Government and AU’s environmental community announced an evolution of the Clean Energy Revolving Fund to help mobilize students and community members to create a more sustainable campus.
AU is currently considered the greenest university in the country, according to a recent sustainability rating.
We love green energy and sustainability. We really do. However, we’re questioning the wisdom of the Clean Energy Revolving Fund, which is now getting revamped, repackaged and renamed for a second attempt at success. Haven’t heard much on it, aside from the referendum last year for the one-time $10 fee? Yeah, neither have we — and that’s part of the problem.
The Clean Energy Revolving Fund has been forced to change both in name and nature due to a number of serious problems in its design.
Cold weather and anticipation made for a friendly and intimate atmosphere as the doors opened at the Rock & Roll Hotel on Jan. 14.
The Bender Parking Garage will feature a vertical axis wind turbine with the ability to provide energy for the Tavern, thanks to the recently announced senior class gift.
The Student Government will ask the University’s budget committee to add a one-time, $10 fee onto next year’s tuition to help the Clean Energy Revolving Fund meet its goal of raising $100,000.
This month, Deon Jones, Tyler Sadonis and the A Voice 4 U campaign made major progress not just for the AU community, but also for student activism throughout D.C. Although Sadonis’ run ultimately fell short, Jones has (most likely) won and succeeded in finally securing students a seat on Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D.
• Can someone make the SIS elevators a little less completely ridiculous? It's hard for an electric box with a door to be dumb, but they do it.
A Bahamas government official implored students to bring their education and experience to the islands at Friday’s third annual Caribbean Circle Ambassador Dinner.
The Davenport Lounge will never trash its used coffee grounds again, thanks to a new composting program.
Sustainability concerns dominated Thursday’s Town Hall, featuring President Neil Kerwin and Board of Trustee Chairman Gary Abramson answering students’ questions.
AU is encouraging students to reduce energy consumption through a three-week national competition promoting electricity and water conservation at universities and colleges Nov. 1-19. AU is currently ranked 15th in the competition and reduced its overall consumption by 4.5 percent from the start of the competition on Nov. 1 until Nov. 14, according to the online Building Dashboard, which continuously updates these statistics online.
AU outranked all other D.C. area colleges and received its best grade ever in this year’s College Sustainability Report Card. AU received a B+ grade on its 2011 sustainability report card, released Oct. 27.
An AU shuttle driver sustained minor injuries in an accident Sunday, when an AU shuttle crashed into a utility pole and tree on Nebraska Avenue around 8 a.m.
The Tenley-Friendship Library on Wisconsin Avenue is scheduled to re-open in January, six years after it stopped serving the public at the site opposite the Tenleytown-AU Metro station.
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