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9 Places to Find Cheap Books

Textbooks are quite annoying to purchase, especially when the back to school late rush hits the stores.

Escaping my iCal addiction

Going abroad was not in my plan until one day, in between a meeting with a professor and a weekly coffee date with a friend, I decided out of the blue to go to India. I’m a fairly predictable person. I value punctuality. I like to have a plan. When I take personality tests, the final result includes ...

Alison Pease

Top Songs of Summer from the Scene

Whether they accompanied us on the beach, a long summer road trip, or quietly through our headphones at our summer internships, a good summer song will stick with you and remind you of freedom whether it is the dead of winter or the middle of your hardest semester.

Meet the Abroad Columnists

This semester we have three abroad columnists who will contribute a column to The Eagle once a month.

Meet the Scene

Want to know what's going on off- and on-campus? Look no further! The Eagle’s the Scene is determined to keep you updated on all things art, entertainment, music, pop culture, fashion, food and more at AU and throughout the District. So meet the staff working to make sure you make the most of your ...

AU ranks No. 9 in nation for green efforts

Sierra Club ranked AU as the ninth “coolest school” in the nation for its environmental efforts during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Q&A: Betty Who

Correction appended Betty Who is not like the other girls, but that’s why she’s so popular. Born in Australia but native to Los Angeles, the 21-year-old has been involved with music her entire life. While she claims to have grown up on pop music, she learned to play cello at age four, which led ...

Di Vaio brace puts Montreal Impact past D.C. United, 2-1

The Montreal Impact defeated a spirited D.C. United 2-1 at the Stade Saputo Aug. 17. United still has not recorded a victory away from RFK Stadium this season. Montreal’s star striker Marco Di Vaio scored both of the Impact’s goals, while D.C. United’s young striker Conor Doyle grabbed one of ...

Eagle Rants: July/August 2013

• I hate it when people send the equivalent of one text in three different text messages, each with one or two words. • I haven't even met my roommate yet and I'm scared we won't get along to the girl I met in the elevator last night...youre kind of cute;) • There haven't been Eagle ...

Movie Review: Jobs

The film is a series of biographical vignettes sprinkled with what can be only described as unabashed advertisements for Apple and its many sterile products.

Movie Review: Kick-Ass 2

While the film made a valiant effort at the wry, black comedy that made the original famous, it failed to recapture the shocking humor of the first "Kick-Ass."

Movie Review: The Butler

Lee Daniels is not the kind of director one associates with stuffy, Oscar-bait, historical films, but he succeeds with "The Butler" by keeping audiences entertained and engrossed.

Suzanne Gaber

A guide to AU's new smoke-and tobacco-free policy

The ban prohibits the use of all tobacco products and medical marijuana on University property, according to the University's website.

Bender renovations reach conclusion

The massive summer renovations taking place in Bender Arena are nearing completion “right on schedule,” according to new Director of Athletics and Recreation Billy Walker. Highlights of the makeover include new, improved locker rooms for each of AU’s varsity teams. Prior to this year some locker ...

D.C. United falls short in Philly, loses 2-0 to Union

In front of a sellout crowd at PPL Park in Philadelphia, D.C. United was defeated 2-0 by the Union on Aug. 11. Head Coach Ben Olsen rested many regulars as this was United’s third game in eight days. Coming off their impressive midweek victory over the Chicago Fire in the U.S. Open Cup semi-final, ...