Reviews of new music from Melissa Auf der Mar to Five for Fighting to Punk-O-Rama 9.
Student Health Center Director Bethany Chiaramonte has resigned her position effective immediately but will stay on until a replacement has been found, according to Dean of Students Faith Leonard.
This summer has seen the reunification of several bands that used to be seminal rock bands, but have since become the nostalgic listenings of music fans. Braid - a so-called emo band that is considered a forefather of the contemporary emo genre - has reunited for a U.S. tour in support of a new DVD that details the last days of their existence.
Eagle Sports Columnist Adam Montgomery on the purpose and politics of the Olympics
Rooney. They're on the "OC" entertaining little girls everywhere. And here I am, along with four pre-teen girls at their show at the 9:30 club. This California power-pop band, named after the principal from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," seems to have gotten a big push from Geffen Records.
Vulgar, unoriginal and at times even creepy, "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" is everything it's expected to be. It is writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber's first feature film and, fortunately, just as much fun as the trailer would suggest.
The Falls Church, Va., offices of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth, an international charity whose regional offices are headed by AU Muslim chaplain Fadel Soliman, were raided by federal agents late last month. Soliman said the May 28 raid - which The Washington Post reported was conducted by FBI agents, the Joint Terrorism Task Force and U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - took place because of a suspected immigration violation.
AU's Office of Facilities, Planning and Development stopped accepting bids for modifications to the intramural fields on the South Side of campus June 10 after the Army Corps of Engineers recently completed work on the site to recover buried chemical munitions. The University awaits a building permit so that the Athletics Department can modify the field.
Leave it to Morrissey to make a questionable pairing work, teaming up with producer Jerry Finn who was responsible for - to quote Spinal Tap - "shit sandwiches" such as 1999's "Enema of the State," among other pop-punk gems. But remarkably, neither Moz nor Finn screw this one up.
Reviews of recently released metal, punk and industrial CDs.
AU fans awaiting the construction of a multipurpose AstroTurf facility on campus will have to wait just a little bit longer. Work on a softball diamond with a turf outfield large enough to double as a regulation-sized field for field hockey - among other things - has been delayed by logistical issues typical of construction, said Ed McLaughlin, AU's associate athletic director for facilities and operations.
The Marriage Protection Act passed 233 to 194 in the House on Thursday after failing to pass in the Senate the previous week. The act denies federal courts jurisdiction over same-sex marriage cases, such as challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act. SPA senior Mike Gaetani said he supports promoting traditional marriages but is unsure whether amending the constitution is the ideal way.
Editorial cartoon on the swimming pool of maturity, by Ross Nover, an undisputed expert on the subject.
A grand list and guide for new D.C. residents, giving you the top three places to go in a number of categories.
Sports brief on the protest of the Iranian National Wrestling Team, which was supposed to visit AU for a dual meet.
Thousands of Americans filled the Capitol Rotunda June 9-11 to pay their respects to former President Ronald Reagan, who died June 5 at his home in California. Among the mourners were groups of AU students, as the Capitol was open all day June 10 to visitors.
CD reviews of the latest releases from newcomer Erin Bode, mellow indie rockers the Delays, and "refreshing" trip-hop artists Bumblebeez 81, posted June 25.
Theater usually gets a bad rap from college students. More interested in drinking or nights out on the town, students frequently ignore perfectly good plays that are actually not that dorky or just for the artsy intellectuals. Why bother with $5 pints, when the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va. offers a play with full frontal nudity and is solely about the pre- and post-coital interactions between 10 couples.
D.C. is not just the capital of politics and international relations, it also has a surprisingly thriving music scene. The District offers a multitude of smaller nightclubs and stadium-sized amphitheaters. Here is a selection of some of the best places to see live music.
Campus Brief on a new garden on the South Side of campus.
Solutions by The State News
