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Rui Hachimura returned to the court for the Washington Wizards on Jan. 9, in a victory over the Orlando Magic. Hachimura hadn’t played in an NBA game since the Wizards were eliminated from the playoffs by the Philadelphia 76ers on June 2 and hadn’t played organized basketball since the Japanese national team was eliminated from Olympic competition on Aug. 1.
When American University professor Elizabeth Rule heard that her students from tribal nations didn’t feel welcome in D.C., she was determined to help – in the form of a mobile app.
For almost two years, the coronavirus pandemic has altered countless lives. For many, the normal “college experience” has been uprooted by online classes, online semesters and COVID-19 testing. These are precautions necessary to sustain the safety of the scholastic and outer communities, but at American University, weekly testing is not mandated.
Tristan, Koz and Spenser revel over the mastery of Ryusuke Hamaguchi's newest film, "Drive My Car." With its deep connection and homage to the theater, Koz appreciates the unique, multilingual approach the film takes within its narrative. They then list their favorite comfort films, as Koz recovers from her wisdom teeth surgery. We also don't know how she was able to record hours after that.
President Sylvia Burwell appeared as a guest on a Washington Post Live event Thursday to discuss American University mask requirements, testing protocols and the start of in-person activities for the spring semester.
Sunday Jan. 23 was a typical January morning in Georgetown: 38 degrees, bustling with life and not sunny, but not quite cloudy.
“You put the envelope under your pillow for sweet dreams and maybe your parents will fill it with money,” an employee from the Chinese American Museum tells the child in front of me.
Since the year 2000, the Baltimore Ravens have reached the postseason 13 times.
American University announced new isolation protocols and expanded testing in an email from the Office of Campus Life Tuesday.
After decades of deliberation, the NFL team representing the nation’s capital decided to rethink their name.
American University removed two smokestacks in December, which previously worked as part of an oil-burning heating system on campus, as part of its ongoing green initiatives.
The American University women’s basketball team saw a double-digit first-half deficit slowly go away as the Navy Midshipmen started missing layup after layup. But AU also pounded the ball inside and forced more turnovers to pull away and win 69 - 60 over Navy Saturday.
American University’s Counseling Center is building on past efforts to diversify its staff to meet student needs with cultural competency, the center told The Eagle.
American University students released a petition that calls for AU administration to reduce the cost of tuition in response to President Sylvia Burwell’s announcement that the University will not provide discounted tuition despite the transition to online learning for the month in a Jan. 10 email.
Like their namesake, the Holy Cross Crusaders (3-15) were driven out of Bender Arena Wednesday.
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is allowing a lawsuit filed against American University in 2020 by student Gianna Wheeler to proceed to the next step, known as discovery.
American University officials confirmed they will not mandate regular and frequent coronavirus testing for vaccinated students on campus at this time, but said the possibility was not out of the question in a Tuesday community forum.
It’s been mostly smooth sailing for businesses across D.C. this month as they’ve worked to implement the district’s new vaccination requirement for indoor gathering places.
Wegmans Food Markets is scheduled to open its first store in D.C. this summer and is hiring more than 300 part-time workers ahead of its opening.
The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into a discrimination complaint against American University’s AUx2 course. The complaint alleges that the course’s Black affinity sections discriminate against non-Black students, violating Title VI.
