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Over these past two weeks, the D.C. Environmental Film Festival featured premieres, screenings and discussions in theaters all over the city. AU played a large part in the festival, screening a number of films for the festival and hosting discussions moderated by AU’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking.
AU sophomores Jane Jones and Mike Smith are proud to announce that they are no longer alone, thanks to Eagle Rants.
This story is the fourth in a series investigating World War I-era chemical weapons and equipment buried under AU’s campus and in the Spring Valley neighborhood.
The AU women’s lacrosse team (5-4, 2-1) used its offensive firepower to rout Patriot League opponent Bucknell University (2-9, 0-3).
With the Final Four this weekend, the NBA playoffs approaching and WrestleMania on Sunday, now is a great time to be a sports fan! And what makes it even better is that MLB Opening Day is this Thursday, meaning this is the perfect time to forecast the win totals for a couple of teams (because everyone knows how accurate these predictions always are).
Pennsylvania, Kansas, Ohio, North Carolina — what do these four states have in common? No, they’re not battleground states in 2012. These states represent the homes of the top four seeds in the 2011 March Madness tournament. They’re the favorites, the powerhouses.
AU’s endowment increased by 14.6 percent, or $48 million, from last December.
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in a press release today that it is investigating a recent trend of young Americans getting “high on life.” The DEA decided to investigate the matter after receiving an “alarming” number of police reports from across the country, describing interactions ...
This year’s Greek Week will be open to the entire AU community and not restricted to just greek members. This year’s Greek Week will include an eight-day festival to commemorate the philanthropic efforts by those involved in greek life at the University, according to members of the Greek Programming ...
The AU Department of Performing Arts’ production of “Measure for Measure” was given an urban setting, garnished with hip-hop dance numbers and a graffiti set. Through the show, the audience was given the feeling that they were on the streets with the characters as they bumbled through the Shakespearian comedy.
This Saturday, April 2, is practically a national holiday.
Alpha Phi Omega’s sixth annual Stay-Awake-a-Thon raised more than $2,000 for the D.C. Family Health and Birth Center March 25.
Devotchka and Mariachi El Bronx spiced up the roster of D.C.’s 9:30 club March 22, bringing some worldly flavor to the venue.
On paper, School of Public Affairs sophomore Tim McBride looks like the stereotypical Student Government president: involved in the SPA Leadership Program, College Democrats and the Undergraduate Senate.
The School of International Service building has achieved a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold rating, higher than the silver rating that was originally planned, according to AU officials.
In the world of independent music, it is impossible to approach a new release without first tacking a subgenre onto it. Death-twee, Yanomami-core and Portuguese fado-metal instantly spring to mind. However, as the audience at DC9 is sure to witness on April 1, Brooklyn quintet Crystal Beaches delivers a low-fidelity aesthetic that has yet to be defined by a subgenre.
Asian Flavors opened its doors to more than 1,000 customers during its first week, according to owner Tom Gera.
Next month, a fleet of giant plastic spheres will be rolling on to campus, where they will provide a solution for both smoking and non-smoking students
The zombie apocalypse is coming to AU— but don’t worry, it’s for a good cause.
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