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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, by August Wilson
Two River Theatre Company
9/9/16
Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Scenic Design: Charlie Corcoran
Costume Designer: Karen Perry
Lighting Designer: Burke Brown

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Features

Part-time student, full-time star: 63-year-old actress hopes to earn AU degree

By Lydia Calitri | September 6

‘Dreamgirls’ performer Arnetia Walker sacrificed college for acting

Music

Taylor Swift shapes new narrative with 'Look What You Made Me Do'

By Emily Von Urff | September 5

After a whirlwind of teaser videos featuring a menacing snake and rows of speculative comments on Taylor Swift’s newly blank Instagram, fans finally got the news they had been waiting over two years for: a new album is coming their way. The announcement not only brought a striking black and white album cover and a new single, but also the introduction to a totally new era of Swift. And it wasn’t just the missing signature red lipstick that made fans look twice.

The AU women's soccer team huddles before their match against George Washington University on Sept. 3

Sports

Women’s soccer drops third straight match against GW

By Vincent Salandro | September 4

A well-worked second half goal by the George Washington University Colonials overshadowed a strong performance by the AU women’s soccer team Sunday, as the Eagles fell 1-0 on Reeves Field.

News

DC VegFest celebrates vegan lifestyle for ninth year

By Katya Podkovyroff Lewis | August 31

Free and flavorful experience to showcase plant-based foods

Interim Vice President of Campus Life Fanta Aw speaks at a University town hall on May 2, 2017 about the May 1 hate crime.

News

Fanta Aw named vice president of campus life

By Emily Martin | August 31

Aw will transition from interim vice president on Sept. 1

Music

A$AP Ferg performs in Bender Arena

By Leanna Faulk | August 31

Hundreds of students crowded Bender Arena Saturday night to see New York hip-hop artist A$AP Ferg perform for Welcome Week.

Opinion

Lavar Ball may be a jerk, but he’s not a bad father

By Chris Whitbeck | August 29

Sports are full of polarizing figures, but rarely are any of them related to you by blood.

News

Five ab workouts to switch up your basic crunch routine

By Cordilia James | August 29

Summer--and swimsuit season--is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean you have to kiss your summer-body goals goodbye.

Students marching on campus in 2014 calling for the AU administration to take action against the disbanded fraternity, Epsilon Iota.

News

University disciplines 19 Epsilon Iota members for conduct violations

By Matt Holt and Haley Samsel | August 28

18 students were dismissed, one member faces disciplinary probation

News

The Eagle’s guide to the best concert venues in DC

By Amanda Molloy | August 25

One of the benefits of going to school in Washington, D.C.

Sports

Fall 2017 sports: Games to watch

By Vincent Salandro | August 25

Here’s which sports games to watch this fall

News

AU Gyms 101: The ultimate guide to navigating AU Fitness

By Anusheh Khan | August 24

Find exercise you can enjoy

News

The headlines you need to know going into the 2017-2018 school year

By Haley Samsel | August 24

Frequent protests, the selection of a new university president and a hate crime that shook the student body to its core made last year a whirlwind for AU students, faculty and employees.

News

Five ways to explore D.C. without a Welcome Week program

By Leanna Faulk | August 24

Explore D.C. is a two-day Welcome Week program for incoming freshmen and transfer students, designed to help new students get accustomed to the city, while also introducing them to the issues faced by the D.C.