Scene writers Lisa Leone, Jen Turner and Grant Ritter give their varied perspectives on spring break plans.
Ross Nover's comic Not Quite Wrong for March 4, 2004
I - and I assume many of my readers are in the same boat with me on this one - am finding it almost impossible to generate a comprehensive thought. Being in the middle of studying for mid-terms and spring break being so tantalizingly close, the idea of writing a column has just destroyed my will to live.
Noah Epstein reviews 'Deathwatch', a co-production of The Actors' Theater of Washington and The Washington Shakespeare Company
After a successful fall season highlighted by a win at the AU Classic, the AU Men's Golf team looks forward to a trip to Hawaii and a promising spring season. The Eagles, coming off a fall season where they placed in the top five spots in three out of four events, have a spring schedule to look forward to that incorporates seven tournaments, including a trip to Hawaii and the fabled Princeville Resort for the Kauai Collegiate Cup.
As students prepare for spring break, certain warnings are being released to keep students healthy. Statements like "don't drink the water in Mexico" may be considered old jokes, but these warnings are true. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between 20 and 50 percent of all international travelers each year get traveler's diarrhea, also known as TD, from pathogens in water and food.
A letter to the editor regarding the controversy surrounding Mr. Fadel Soliman, American University's Muslim chaplain.
A student was sent to the hospital after inhaling a gas released from chemicals her Organic Chemistry teacher mixed Wednesday night. As the gas diffused across the room, the student began to have trouble breathing and lost feeling in her fingers, and 911 was called, according to her lab partners Cibrina Hoffman and Peter Baenziger.
Former AU researcher Gao Zhan will be sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to unlawful export of items to China and tax fraud back in November. She faces up to 10 years in prison, according to the plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney.
"Insights," an exhibit featuring more than 30 artworks by nine contemporary African artists, opened last Friday at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art.
The residents of Detroit are completely oblivious to local music; there are countless indie bands that deviate from the garage formula, and - gasp - the scene isn't much of a scene at all. The Von Bondies aim to escape such a misnomer.
The Classika Theatre, a community theater with a maximum seating capacity of just over 80, finds difficulty staging "Uncle Vanya," a rather complex play by Anton Chekhov. Although director Ivan Kovatchev grew up in Bulgaria and witnessed the crumbling of the Soviet Bloc, the authenticity of this play seems most difficult to portray.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's board of directors is considering increasing base fares by a maximum of 15 cents, as well as other initiatives to make and save money, in order to make up for a possible $36 million budget shortage, Metro officials said.
An international Muslim charity group, whose regional office is located in Falls Church, Va., and headed by AU's Muslim chaplain, is under investigation by a U.S. Senate committee for alleged ties to Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist group.
Male condoms, female condoms and dental dams were all involved in a lesson attended by six West African university administrators Thursday to learn about student programming involving safe sex, HIV and AIDS.
In an age when downloading music off the Internet is widespread, it is easy to forget that radio still exists. Today, radio stations are owned by large media companies that standardize playlists for channels across the nation. It is often annoying how the same songs are played over and over again. Still, sometimes there is little choice between turning on the radio or sitting in silence.
Political cartoon for March 1, 2004: by Ed Sack of The Chicago Tribune.
News Briefs from around campus: e-operations updates and an SIS research symposium.
Guest columnist Shaun May discusses the year as a positive term for AU athletics.
Solutions by The State News