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Library of Congress to host Founders Day Ball

AU undergraduate and graduate students as well as staff and alumni are invited to the Founders Day Ball at the Library of Congress Jefferson Building.

The importance of respectful discourse

When arguments abound, don't abandon kindness.

Rising Metro fees, collapsing Metro quality

Recent proposals to increase Metro rates without improving service will hit students' wallets particularly hard.

D.C. to help AU workers move closer to campus

City testing pilot program with AU and Gallaudet University.

This February, cheaper concerts in smaller places around D.C.

Students on a budget can skip expensive shows and check out some of D.C.'s cheaper venues.

AU opens commuter lounges

New lounges in EQB and the library cater to growing commuter community at AU.

Guest column: SOPA protests a lose-lose for American citizens

Websites protesting legislation by blacking out could set a dangerous precedent for political coercion.

President Bill Clinton to speak at AU on Friday

Clinton will speak in Bender Arena and receive the inaugural "American University Wonk of the Year Award."

Movie Review: Red Tails

By JANE MORICE Eagle Contributing Writer Sitting in the theater before the screening of George Lucas’s new film “Red Tails,” one could have sworn the film was being shown in Hollywood, not the Chinatown neighborhood of D.C. Cameras flashed, taking shots of Miss D.C. Ashley Boalch, Miss D.C. ...

High profile sequels, adaptations among 2012's star-studded films

The Scene staff picks their most anticipated spring and summer flicks.

Porcelain Raft makes bedroom pop LP that's far from fragile

Mauro Remiddi delivers pitch-perfect debut album, "Strange Weekend," as Porcelain Raft.

Guest column: A message to adjunct colleagues about unionization

The American University adjunct faculty have an important issue in front of them. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has called for an election to determine whether the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500 for purposes of collective bargaining will represent adjunct faculty. ...

Hannah Pittman

Adjunct faculty to vote on unionization

Professors deciding whether to join local union, University encourages all adjuncts to vote.

Eagle Rants Jan. 23

Your Jan. 23 Eagle Rants!

Micheal McElveen

Marie Zoglo