There is something wonderful about a family-friendly feel-good musical. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," a biblical tale told through the beautiful and catchy songs of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, is one of the most popular shows of the genre.
Field hockey escapes Worcester still unbeaten Irene Schickhardt's overtime heroics kept the AU women's field hockey team undefeated, as the No. 5 Eagles (15-0, 3-0 Patriot League) defeated Holy Cross, 3-2 Saturday. Schickhardt, a freshman, scored an unassisted goal with just four minutes left to send the game into overtime.
Tropical Storm Alpha formed Saturday in the Caribbean, which sets a record for the most named storms in an Atlantic hurricane season, The Washington Post reported. The storm marks the first time that meteorologists have had to turn to the Greek alphabet for storm names.
Schools like the University of Rhode Island have begun cracking down on drug violations on campus. Employees in residence halls will have greater ability to inspect dorm rooms, though most of any recovered evidence would be inadmissible in court. URI is largely trying to shake its image as a party school, but its methods seem extreme.
Sigma Chi's annual charity event, Derby Days, ended Saturday, after raising an estimated $1,400 for the Children's Miracle Network, a series of hospitals designed to provide free or compensated health care to children across North America. Derby Days, a Sigma Chi event held nationwide, is centered on a weeklong competition, with teams of five members competing and participating in events scheduled throughout the week.
1. District Spooktacular Halloween's a-comin', kids. Pay your respects to the District's haunts before donning a ridiculous costume and trying to blend in with the local trick-or-treating crowd (ages 4-12) by attending one of these Halloween-appropriate walking tours.
Former AU President Benjamin Ladner accepted a $950,000 settlement payment from the university today, along with a deferred compensation package, which includes a life insurance policy of close to $1 million and about $1.75 million dollars from retirement accounts.
Dear Editor, I'd like to make some clarifications in the debate over the banning of military recruiters from American University.ÿ Firstly, there is a distinct difference between active-duty recruiters dispatched by the various branches of the military who promote enlistment in the military and student-organized recruitment for ROTC programs.
Known more for hockey pucks and beer, the Czech Republic is not the world's leading exporter of folk music to the United States. Perhaps it can be attributed to the fact that Czechs, as an ethnic group in America, are not as large or as united or as vocal, as, say, the Irish or Germans.
Despite rainy weather, Howard University's homecoming on Saturday drew alumni, celebrities, fans and crowds of students, including a significant number of people from the AU community. The football game between Howard and North Carolina A&T and the post-game celebrations ended nine days of homecoming festivities held on the campus of the predominantly black 7,500-student university in Northwest D.
Somewhere far away from here, on a city street in Santiago, Chile, a young girl walks with a field hockey stick, thinking about the sport she loves, and her future in it. In all likelihood, she doesn't see leaving the Santiago streets as part of that future.
Amid tuxedos, live piano music, brilliant lights and displays of both the performing and visual arts, the Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen Arts Center was officially opened on Thursday night at the President's Circle Dinner. An estimated 900 benefactors, alumni, artists and friends and family of the Katzens attended the center's first big gala.
The AU board of trustees reached an agreement late in the week which would give former President Benjamin Ladner the choice to accept a severance package worth between $3 million and $4 million, or be fired "for cause" and jeopardize the severance offer, a source close to the board told The Washington Post.
Witches and bakers and beanstalks ... oh my! Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" tells the story of the struggle of a baker and his wife to reverse a curse placed on them by the witch next door, which prevents them from having a child. They must go into the woods to get the materials the witch needs to end the spell, and while on their journey they come in contact with various fairy tale characters.
With the battle for a Patriot League playoff spot tightening, the AU men's soccer team delivered under pressure, defeating Colgate, 3-1, on Saturday at Reeves Field. The win over the then-first-place Raiders may have only complicated the standings, pushing the Eagles into a four-way tie for the PL top spot.
AU's Health Center has prepared for this year's flu season by ordering more flu shots than ever before, as the companies who make the vaccine plan to avoid last year's shortage, said Kathy Haldeman, director of the Wellness Center. Last year, the Chiron Corporation, a British company, was expected to provide 50 million flu shots, about half the U.
This year's annual Family and Alumni Weekend chose to center on life as an AU student, according to Dr. Faith Leonard, dean of students at AU. The weekend began on Friday with open classes and an invitation for parents to eat in TDR for a discounted rate.
The Audition "Controversy Loves Company" (Victory Records) Sounds Like: Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is B It seems as though the pop/punk sensibility of Blink 182 has faded away into mere memories of our teenage pasts. However, a new batch of so called punksters has emerged from the ashes of the post-teenybopper movement and has bombarded the music scene with images of young kids rocking out in tight, high-collared Lacoste shirts and ripped jeans.
Students and members of the AU community participated in Sukkot, the Jewish festival of the harvest by living in a temporary shelter and bonding together through events sponsored by AU Hillel. In keeping with the traditions of Sukkot, where Jewish people are supposed to live in temporary huts, Hillel set up a sukkah, or hut with openings in the roof, on the main Quad.
Solutions by The State News