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On Aug. 18, the NFL and its fans let out a collective groan as Brett Favre, the guy who just will not go away, signed with the Minnesota Vikings. In a sports world where youth is sexy, veteran leadership and solid production have become overshadowed.
Women’s Resource Center needed asset
Since 2006, AU’s Student Government has talked about creating a women’s resource center. The SG has also discussed starting an online veterans’ network. Next year, both projects will be completed. The Women’s Resource Center will open its doors in January 2010. The Veterans’ Network will launch next fall. The SG and the university should be commended for making good on a long-term promise. However, the creation of these centers raises questions about which special subgroups warrant their own university-funded resources.
AU will expand its resources for students by opening a women’s center in fall 2010 and an online veterans’ network launching this January.
The U.S. men’s national soccer team set a list of goals two years ago, as they began the long journey that they hope will end with them holding a small golden trophy on July 11, 2010, in South Africa.
Despite more than two years of intensive reform under Chancellor Michelle Rhee, D.C.’s public schools still struggle to meet national standards.
Even though the fall semester is nearly halfway done, thousands of student veterans are waiting to receive their financial support from the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is backlogged with requests from veterans seeking to enroll in the two programs, according to AU veterans and the Financial Aid Office.
For thousands of student veterans across America, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is a bureaucratic nightmare. The VA is backlogged this fall with an avalanche of requests from vets seeking financial aid through the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program. Both initiatives are new this semester, so the department has been slammed for months. Luckily, student veterans on campus have reason to hope, because AU has taken several steps since this summer to insure them an affordable education.
The wait is finally over, as hockey season is finally here, with the Capitals facing off against the Boston Bruins tonight at 7:00 p.m.
After a second round playoff exit, the Washington Capitals look to their experienced youth to get them back to the playoffs.
Adam L’Episcopo will get to graduate this spring, but soon thereafter he may be headed to Iraq — again. L’Episcopo is a senior in the School of International Service and he has a remarkable story. He served four years in the Army, including 18 months in Iraq. While in Baghdad, he wrote AU an admissions essay from inside an armored combat vehicle. He wanted to study international relations and he knew SIS had one of the country’s best programs. In truth, he didn’t think he’d get in. He was wrong.
As summer draws to a close, so does yet another season of baseball. While many are ready to transition to the football season, eight teams will be preparing for a playoff run.
Ballston, Va. has been invaded; the small Virginia neighborhood is housing over 70 NHL players from Russia, Sweden, Finland and Canada for Washington Capitals training camp.
September doesn't just mean the start of classes and schoolwork; it is also the start of an active AU fall sports lineup.
AU is not the only hot bed for sports this year. Washington, D.C. boasts some of the most (and, if we're being honest, least) successful teams on the East Coast. The city will be able to provide something for everyone, whether it is the NFL, NBA, NHL or MLB.
AU will join the Yellow Ribbon Program this fall to help veterans pay for undergraduate and graduate education and law school.
The AU field hockey team may have a strong year as eight of their 11 starters return next year.
With almost a month of the young season finished, we continue to preview the MLB with a look at the National League Central.
Only 12.7 percent of teams have come back from going down 2-0 in a Stanley Cup playoff series. Even with history against them, the Washington Capitals shouldn't count themselves out.
Thursday, April 9 Ask A Veteran Forum 7-9 p.m. WHERE: Ward 1 INFO: AU student veterans will share stories and take questions from the audience during a panel on the current war, what it's like to serve and the transition back to civilian life. CONTACT: For more information, e-mail brandonkrapf@gmail.com.
Solutions by The State News