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Update: Gail Hanson responds to EI emails and petition

By David Lim , Samantha Hogan and Alejandro Alvarez · Thursday, April 17, 2014

Leaked documents included emails and text messages mentioning illegal behavior of EI brothers.

Audiophile 4.16

By WVAU Staff · Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Thievery Corporation – “Suadade” (ESL Music) With the group’s large genre-crossing discography, the D.C.

Q&A: Melodime

By Zach Ewell · Wednesday, April 16, 2014

In a phone interview with The Eagle’s Zach Ewell, Brad Rhodes, lead vocalist and guitarist of rock band Melodime, shared his thoughts on his band and on being an artist in the D.C.

News

Movie Review: Under the Skin

By David Kahen-Kashi | April 16

Jonathan Glazer’s “Under the Skin” goes below skin deep tendencies and eschewing dialogue for a truly meditative film.

Opinion

Video: Can AU students name their congressman?

By Connor H. O’Brien | April 16

Several weeks ago, a man named Dan Joseph from MRCTV came to AU and shot a video where he asked students whether or not they could name a single U.S.

News

Movie Review: Oculus

By David Kahen-Kashi | April 16

Mirror, mirror on the wall. Is Mike Flanagan’s “Oculus” the fairest movie about a killer mirror of them all?

News

WVAU hosts talk by Pitchfork associate editor Lindsay Zoladz

By David Kahen-Kashi | April 16

Lindsay Zoladz speaks about her beginnings as a writer and writing for Pitchfork on Apr. 13.

Left: Barton Gellman, Pulitzer-prize winning Washington Post journalist

Right: Gen. Michael Hayden, former NSA and CIA chief

News

Journalist and former NSA chief debate security and privacy

By David Lim | April 15

KPU and Political Theory Institute event featured Washington Post writer Barton Gellman and Gen. Michael Hayden.

Pictured: AU a capella group Pitches be Trippin’.

News

AU a cappella groups unite for Acapalooza 2014 in Kay Spiritual Life Center

By David Kahen-Kashi | April 15

The event, hosted by Treble in Paradise, featured Pitches Be Trippin’, GW MotherFunkers and more on Apr. 11.

News

SNL Recap: Seth Rogen and Cecily Strong bring the laughs

By Kara Avanceña | April 15

Although most of the sketches fell flat, Seth Rogen and Cecily Strong carried this week’s SNL in their faux commercial for “Blue River Dog Food.”

News

The M&M Report: A conversation with film critic Susan Wloszczyna

By Devin Mitchell and Mark Lieberman | April 15

Wloszczyna joins Mark Lieberman and Devin Mitchell to talk about her career in entertainment journalism and share stories of her many celebrity interviews.

News

Movie Review: Rio 2

By David Kahen-Kashi | April 15

Blue Sky Studios’ “Rio 2” tries to spread its wings but tried to do so under the heavy constraints of being absolutely unnecessary.

News

Movie Review: Draft Day

By Eric Saltzman | April 15

Director Ivan Reitman and Kevin Costner do their best to recreate an NFL front office on draft day

Sports

Dampman, Lehigh too much for AU women’s lacrosse

By Kara Avanceña | April 14

AU drops its fifth straight game after Lehigh’s 7-0 run in the second half of the game.

News

‘Brink and Boundary’ exhibit opens at Katzen Museum

By Anagha Srikanth | April 14

The nooks and crannies of the Katzen Arts Museum that are not traditionally used for displaying artwork have been transformed into work sites for four artists.

News

OIT alerts AU community to "Heartbleed"

By Alejandro Alvarez | April 13

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) notified the AU community on Thursday about a newly-discovered security breach affecting several of the internet’s most popular websites. The bug, codenamed “Heartbleed” by cybersecurity experts, refers to a serious flaw in OpenSSL, a widely-used method of encryption meant to protect private data such as password and credit card information from hackers.

Music

BSA hosting throwback 'Big (A**) AU Party' in the Tavern

By Jane Morice | April 12

AU’s Black Student Alliance will transport partygoers back to the ‘90s in the Tavern on Saturday night.

Opinion

Op/ed: Give the WONK campaign a chance

By Amanda Elias | April 11

The WONK campaign is pretty cool. I know this is definitely not a popular opinion, but the concept is creative and has so much potential.

News

DPA Dancers to stage ‘Agile, Mobile, Tactile’ at Greenberg

By David Kahen-Kashi | April 11

The Department of Performing Arts dance department presents “Agile, Mobile, Tactile” on Apr. 11-12 The theme for this year’s showcase is about the changing structure of the dance department.

Music

Chance the Rapper excites crowd at Bender Arena

By Zach Ewell | April 11

Chicago rapper brings band to jazz up popular songs at SUB’s final show of the semester.

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.

Solutions by The State News