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Students win $25,000 grant with viral video to send 70 Ugandan girls to school

By Brooke Evans · Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015

AU’s chapter of She’s The First will send Ugandan girls to primary school founded by Arlington woman.

Police apprehend escapee from Tenleytown psychiatric institute

By Cuneyt Dil · Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015

Man escaped from Psychiatric Institute of Washington next to Greenberg Theatre, had been charged in stabbing incident.

Dumiak records double-double in Women’s Basketball 55-44 victory

By Vincent Salandro · Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015

Jen Dumiak, Michelle Holmes, and Arron Zimmerman help orchestrate a 55-44 come-from-behind victory against the Loyola (Md.) Greyhounds.

Lifestyle

UnWired: Slow Netflix? Fix it with net neutrality

By Sophia Barnes | February 4

AU students are directly affected by attacks on free and open internet.

News

Kogod grad looks to streamline undergraduate gym experience

By Deanna Mudry | February 4

The launch of ‘Upace’ will allow students to view the occupancy of each gym and book machines before setting a foot through the door

Sports

Men’s Basketball gets back on track, beats Holy Cross 57-50

By Matt Holt | February 4

A balanced attack from the Eagles stops three game skid.

News

We KNOW Success shows off AU grads’ 88 percent employment rate

By Iulia Gheorghiu | February 3

AU is one of first schools to make its after-graduation data easily accessible online

News

Freshman elected to fill vacant SG Senate Speaker role

By Lexie Morrison | February 3

Will Mascaro will take over as the Speaker of the Undergraduate Senate following Lars Emerson’s resignation last week.

News

Arboretum staff works to ensure AU’s trees remain healthy

By Gabe Bichinho | February 3

Two trees on the main quad are in poor condition, but overall arboretum health remains good

News

SG to advocate for mental health awareness

By Lexie Morrison | February 3

Chief of Staff William McNamara will organize an Out of the Darkness campus walk.

News

The M&M Report: “American Sniper” and “Wild”

By Devin Mitchell and Mark Lieberman | February 3

The hosts discuss two Oscar-nominated movies, including the current top movie at the American box office.

Music

Concert Review: Giraffage ignites the grooves at U Hall

By Andrea Diaz | February 3

Charlie Yin, better known as Giraffage, brought the tunes that ignited the moves for an energetic crowd on January 28th.

News

Movie Review: “Black Sea”

By Ean Marshall | February 3

In “Black Sea,” the newest film from Scottish director Kevin MacDonald (“The Last King of Scotland”), the director turns out a movie that departs from its initial action-adventure premise in an interesting way.

Lifestyle

5 apps to solve your dinner dilemma

By Jean Vozella | February 3

We rate different food delivery apps to help you find the right meal.

News

Taking a day trip to the DC Record Fair

By Jean Vozella | February 2

Vinyl records are still a thing, no matter which generation you're from.

News

Talkin’ Tunes with Professor Axe

By Katerina Pappas | February 2

Chemistry instructor Jennifer Axe challenges all ideas of the “science geek.”

News

AU’s Audio Production program is a “hidden gem”

By Katherine Saltzman | February 2

The program is ranked as one of the best in the country.

Sports

Live-Blog: Super Bowl XLIX

By Mark Lieberman , Erin Vail , Jennifer Reyes , Shannon Scovel and Matt Holt | February 1

Follow along for The Eagle's coverage of the game, commercials, halftime, "The Blacklist" and more.

News

Speaker of the Undergraduate Senate resigns amid “toxic” environment, extreme tensions in SG

By Jacquie Lee and Lexie Morrison | January 30

A student petitioned the Speaker at last meeting to change the “boys’ club” mentality of the Senate.

Lifestyle

Meal Plan-less: No meal plan, no problem

By Katie Burke | January 30

The horror story of going without meal swipes and coffee for a week.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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