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Department of IDEAS moves student proposals forward

The Student Government’s Department of IDEAS is helping four students work to install printers in dorm lobbies, push for conflict-free minerals in the University’s electronics and bring awareness to the Trevor Project.

Obituary: Sue Marcum: A friend, mentor outside the classroom

The AU community, friends and family remember beloved Professor Sue Marcum.

Students, faculty make plans to honor Sue Marcum

A memorial service for Professor Sue Marcum will be held next Tuesday in Bender Arena at 8 p.m.

Eagle rants

More of your Eagle rants!

Matt & Kim bring usual energy to fast-paced 9:30 club show

The Matt & Kim show last Friday brought all of the band’s trademark energy and charm to the District. Doors opened at 8 p.m. and a young crowd poured into the 9:30 club. A sold out show led to close quarters on the floor and barely any more space on the second tier. All around, the venue was full of energy.

Voters' guide to ANC elections: questions for ANC 3D candidates

Tues., Nov. 2, 2010 marks the day of very important elections for Washington, D.C. No, we’re not talking about the midterm elections of senators — we at The Eagle will be watching the races for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in ANC 3D 02 and ANC 3D 07. Our voter guide offers the scoop on those in the running, straight from the candidates themselves.

Men's soccer ties Holy Cross, will play to share league title

One hundred and ten minutes after the start of the men’s soccer match against the College of the Holy Cross, the scoreboard at Reeves Field remained blank as the AU Eagles could not find the back of the net in a 0-0 draw. “I think the thing for us is we’ve been having chances in a lot of our ...

'Hair' brings groovy rock, 1960s culture to Kennedy Center Opera House

On Oct. 28 the national touring production of “Hair” opened in the Kennedy Center Opera House. As the first rock musical, “Hair” epitomizes the raw emotion, radical thought and groovy fashion that represent the counter-culture movement of the 1960s. From the laissez-faire sexual norms to the drug and love induced nudist gatherings to the draft-card burning “Be-Ins,” “Hair” captures all the essential elements of a time that inspires nostalgia in both young and old.

‘Saw 3D’ promotional tour stops at Tenley with giveaways, free tickets

The frights came alive in Tenleytown the night of Oct. 26, when the “Saw 3D” display truck made its promotional stop at AU. As part of a promotional tour featuring artifacts from the movie franchise, the moving exhibit parked outside of the Tenleytown CVS offered fans a peak into the goings-on inside the “Saw” universe. The truck carried the hideout of iconic movie mass-murderer “Jigsaw,” and was open for all the public to see. Making stops in Chicago, D.C. and Philadelphia, the moving display has set up its mobile shop of horrors within each city’s college communities, gathering crowds and promoting the upcoming release of “Saw 3D.”

Procrastination not on the agenda for these midterms

Most students are procrastinators. I can’t help but chuckle as I walk into the library at midnight, the day before a stats project is due, and see half my class plugging away.

AU: show support for athletics, attend games

A message to the Blue Crew — this is your time to show your AU pride. It’s November. Besides the crisp autumn days and turkey, November also means Patriot League playoffs.

Police blotter

Public Safety actions reported to The Eagle.

Staff Editorial: Changing the general education program

Most students can agree on one thing: the General Education program needs work.

Volleyball notches 17th straight win over Navy

The AU volleyball team extended its current winning streak to 17 in a 3-0 victory over Navy in Bender Arena.

Our Band-Aid foreign policy

Forty-eight years ago, President John F. Kennedy learned of the presence of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. The crisis that ensued in the final days of October 1962 brought the Cold War’s combatants to the edge of the nuclear abyss. Only after painstaking negotiations and the removal of American missiles from Italy and Turkey did the frightening prospects of nuclear war recede.

Letter to the Editor: AU Students for Life should not confuse abortion with genocide

As a club dedicated to genocide prevention and awareness, we are writing to express our concern over the misuse of the word genocide. On Thursday, Oct. 21, AU Students for Life displayed on the quad a poster with the question “What is genocide?” The answers they listed were Rwanda, Darfur, Holocaust ...

Nov. 2, 2010