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D.C. is the fifth most challenging place for asthmatics to live, according to a recent study done by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Washington jumped from No. 50 to No. 5 on the "Asthma Capitals" list. The ranking is based on 12 questions about topics such as annual air quality, pollen level, poverty and school inhaler access laws.
The history of AU, and the honors program's place in it, was celebrated on Wednesday at a tea talk in Hurst Hall. Professor Abdul Aziz Said, a veteran of the school for half a century, explained to the audience what it means to be from AU and how its alumni have "a lineage to be proud of.
AU will work to increase enrollment this summer in Learning Enterprises, a nonprofit organization that sends U.S. college students abroad to teach English in rural villages. The group, which recruits from Harvard, Stanford, American, Georgetown and New York universities through campus and program volunteers, will send the first group of five AU students to Panama this summer.
July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong becomes the first human being to set foot on an extra-planetary body. After reaching the lunar surface, Armstrong famously proclaimed, "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." We have later come to find out that these timely words were much less divinely inspired than they were quickly improvised.
The Davenport Coffee Lounge played host Wednesday to a night of poetry and hip-hop sponsored by AU's Student Organization for African Studies. Themes for the night ran the gamut of politics, war, love and sex. But the strongest message of the night was empowerment and positivity.
AU Eagles soccer star Shawn Kuykendall was drafted by D.C. United of Major League Soccer on Feb. 4, as the final pick of the final round of the draft. Kuykendall, the first Eagle to be drafted into the MLS in two years, highlights the success that AU Athletics has experience in recent years.
We want it hot and ready to order whenever we are having a craving. Sex, that is. And yes, we want a shake with that, too. As a fast-food nation, have we become so enveloped in our own lives, in our super-sized careers and souped-up cars that we have let dating become something that only comes in a very select few Happy Meals.
The escalators on the east entrance of the Tenleytown station have reopened after being out of service for 6 months. The escalators were scheduled to re-open on January 10, 2005 after an estimated five months of repairs, but were not open until last week.
Bender Library spread the love on Valentine's Day by offering free candy and a chance to win $50 gift certificates to Best Buy. The library staff wanted to "get a chance to tell [the students] we appreciate them," said Julie Darnell, library development coordinator.
Keanu Reeves takes a departure from his Neo character of "The Matrix" films and manages to come out ahead in "Constantine." He possesses no superhuman strength, agility or reflexes. All he has is faith. Maybe not even that. But he does have skills that make him the ever-vigilant hero.
These are the times of great struggle, of either great victory or shameful defeat. The truth, one finds, is that one begets the other. There is no war without peace, and no peace without war. But these are the times we should come together, rather than push each other away.
The death penalty should be abolished because its application is racially biased, said federal public defender Gary Christopher during a Thursday speech sponsored by the AU student group Campaign to End the Death Penalty. There is a "very substantial racial disparity in the application of the death penalty," Christopher said.
Every Monday and Thursday after my 9:55 class, I pick up the latest copy of The Eagle. After laughing over the police blotter, I make my way to the conservative or liberal column. Each day I enjoy the rants from both sides about a current issue. However, putting ideologies aside, I find a striking difference between the articles.
Princeton professor Peter W. Singer visited AU yesterday to sign copies of his new book, "Children at War," which looks at the international problem of forced military conscription facing children of all ages and both genders. More than 3,000 children are active in warfare worldwide, along with 500,000 children in armies but not fighting in hot wars, Singer said.
The AU Women's Club Ice Hockey team fell to the University of Virginia's club team, 2-1, Saturday. Captain Sarah O'Hara, an AU graduate student, scored the first and only goal for the Eagles. O'Hara scored her 11th goal of the season after a breakaway opened up a shot for her in the first period.
JEANNETTE KIMMEL SIS Undergrads to host research symposium The School of International Service is hosting its 8th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium this Thursday, February 24. The symposium consists of entirely undergraduate students - they form the panels, write the panels, are moderators and analysts.
In this adaptation of the much-beloved book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, a lonely 10-year-old, Opal, and her dog revive the spirits of a small-town people in Florida. Although the movie's trailer looks overly sentimental, it's not just for 5-year-olds.
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