The Eagle staff urges readers to avoid the pitfalls of shopping for books on campus.
Learn Dr. Joni Comstock's name. AU's new athletic director takes over today and with her at the helm, bounds are limitless and excitement is high.
With 2003 drawing to a close, it seems appropriate to give out awards for the best and worst of the year's movies. Along with the awards, top 10 lists seem like a good way to match our level of pretension against the likes of Stephen Hunter, film critic at the Washington Post, and A.O. Scott, critic at the New York Times.
President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush presided over the lighting of the National Christmas tree on the Ellipse near the White House Thursday night. This is the 79th year of the lighting. According to a White House press release, the tradition dates back to 1923, when President Calvin Coolidge lit the first national Christmas tree in a ceremony organized by the D.
Underworld, one of the best electronic acts to come out of the United Kingdom, releases a collection of 10 years of its work with a solid compilation of some of the best underground dance music the industry has to offer.
Student Confederation Vice President Marguerite Meyer resigned Sunday night, effective next semester, for personal reasons and part-time student status.
Nutrition News is a weekly column compiled and contributed by Professor Anastasia Snelling's Nutrition Class.
While Congress authorized the construction of a National Museum of African American History and Culture Nov. 20, the question of where to put the new museum remains. Smithsonian spokeswoman Linda St. Thomas said the museum is in the beginning stages, and what the museum will contain is unknown.
The Scene's recommendation on what to do around D.C. this weekend
Adrienne Brown has sent out more than 40 resumes and been on four job interviews recently. But if she doesn't land a job by the time she graduates from Michigan State University next month, she'll be working as an office assistant at a campus dorm. Brown, 22, is one of thousands of college seniors searching for jobs in a tough labor market.
Former AU researcher Gao Zhan pleaded guilty to exporting technology to China in U.S. District Court Nov. 26. Gao, who is no longer with the University, had been held captive by China and charged with espionage from Feb. 11 to July 25, 2002.
Briefs from campus: Reindeer Rock Show, and the city's problems with extending the Metrorail line to Dulles airport
The Eagle's columnist Dan Zak offers his account of a Thanksgiving in Prague, Czech Republic.
AU's first four trips to the NCAA Tournament involved hectic treks to Colorado and Kentucky and a battle with ice in North Carolina. But for its fifth, the Eagles won't have to travel to the end of the Green Line.
Alex Kargher wrote a lovely ode to study days, with a sonnet-based rhyme pattern.
Thursday debate columnist Moamar Tidjani argues for campaign finance reform as a necessary supplement to democracy
The Association of International Educators, said in its report, released Nov. 18, that sending more college students abroad, especially to developing countries, can remedy this problem. Former Illinois Sen. Paul Simon, who heads up the organization's Strategic Task Force on Education Abroad, along with former Education Secretary Richard Riley, requested money to send 500,000 students to other nations, and give them need- and merit-based scholarships.
Four students react to this Thursday debate question: Is campaign finance reform a necessary evil?
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