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Frightened Rabbit not shy with audience in solid 9:30 club performance

The 9:30 club played host to three international acts last Monday that brought wonderful performances and a huge dose of energy. It may seem like a dreadful thought to stand through two hours of warm-up acts to get to the anticipated act — in this case, Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit. ...

Conduct board now includes greeks

A member of AU greek life will now serve as a representative on the Student Conduct Advisory Board to provide input from the greek community on conduct policy issues.

Letter to the editor: Raising awareness of electronic consumption, Congolese paramilitary connection

Chilling articles telling of egregious atrocities in eastern Congo have been littering every major newspaper for the past month. A report surfaced a week ago about 30 women who had been kept in a dungeon and were gang-raped for almost a month on the Congo-Angola border.

9:30 Halloween features South Africans, men in drag, energetic Anberlin show

It’s 10:30 in the morning on Sunday, Oct. 31 and aside from some roadies, there isn’t a soul outside D.C.’s 9:30 club save AU students Sophie Wilmot and her friend Tatianna Wiegand-Stuart waiting impatiently for the Anberlin show starting at 5:30 p.m. with openers Civil Twilight and Crash Kings.

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Consumer Report: Housing

When it comes to housing costs, AU ranks among the top 20 most expensive schools in the U.S.

Almost half of students in triples opt to keep rooms

The number of students choosing to stay in tripled dorm rooms has generally increased since 2000. About 300 will remain tripled this spring.

Professor Profile: Richardson, Anderson’s faculty-in-residence

Anderson Hall is home to over 700 students and only one professor, John Richardson.

New Asian restaurant to open in tunnel

AU students’ cravings for Asian cuisine on campus will be satiated by a new restaurant opening next to the UPS store in the tunnel.

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AU receives B+ on College Sustainability Report Card

AU outranked all other D.C. area colleges and received its best grade ever in this year’s College Sustainability Report Card. AU received a B+ grade on its 2011 sustainability report card, released Oct. 27.

AU lawyers: 'Unsubstantiated' rumors of voter intimidation on Election Day

AU lawyers said they have heard “unsubstantiated” rumors of complaints concerning possible student voter intimidation on Election Day.

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Student ballots challenged at election Tuesday

More AU students voted in D.C. Tuesday, and more ballots have been challenged this year than in recent memory, according to Precinct 9 Captain Lawrence Williams. Williams estimated that roughly 35 ballots were challenged throughout the day. Voters with challenged ballots as well as same-day registrants must cast a provisional ballot and provide legal proof of D.C. residence to the BOEE within 10 days.

Preliminary results for local ANC elections posted

Winners cannot be determined officially until 10 days after the election, however.

Banter, opening bands brighten Monday night at 9:30 club

A live review of The Frightened Rabbit's latest show in D.C.