Student Health Center to operate some evenings
Sick after 6 p.m.? If it’s Monday or Thursday, the Student Health Center will now treat you, provided you have made an appointment.
Sick after 6 p.m.? If it’s Monday or Thursday, the Student Health Center will now treat you, provided you have made an appointment.
When Deer Tick played the Black Cat last week, there was something about the sound that reverberated through the room, the lightheartedness of the band and the energy of the crowd that made the show extraordinary. The Providence, R.I.-based band made a splash with their first two albums, “War Elephant" and “Born on Flag Day.” Their growly country sound booked them on tours with Neko Case and Jenny Lewis, and even got a boost from NBC News anchor Brian Williams on his music podcast.
Tyler Perry has become the master of the dramatic and soulful romantic comedy. With blockbuster hits like “Diary of A Mad Black Woman” and “Madea’s Family Reunion” under his belt, Perry is once again taking inspiration from the stage to the silver screen. But this time around, he’s sinking his teeth in a little bit deeper. Perry’s latest venture (which he wrote, produced and directed), “For Colored Girls” takes audiences on a journey of eight women who are thrown into situations dealing with love, STIs, sexuality, identity, abandonment, rape, infidelity, abortion and finding sisterhood.
The Army Corps of Engineers will conduct tests to determine if perchlorate in Spring Valley groundwater near Sibley Memorial Hospital comes from the same source as the perchlorate in the groundwater at AU’s campus.
AU is encouraging students to reduce energy consumption through a three-week national competition promoting electricity and water conservation at universities and colleges Nov. 1-19. AU is currently ranked 15th in the competition and reduced its overall consumption by 4.5 percent from the start of the competition on Nov. 1 until Nov. 14, according to the online Building Dashboard, which continuously updates these statistics online.
The co-director of this year’s Founders’ Day Ball requested additional funds to add to the $40,000 originally allotted.
Professor Jennifer Diascro’s nearly 20-year career as an academic will be over at the end of the semester, after her request for tenure was denied last spring.
The University community honored AU veterans on the quad Thursday morning with a flag ceremony.
Elton John is hosting a charity tennis match with legendary tennis stars at AU this evening.
Education is key to enacting national policy changes, experts and students said Saturday at the Roosevelt Institute’s D.C.-International Regional Conference.
AU has attracted policy wonks for centuries. George Washington visited what are now Ward Circle and the Katzen Arts Center in the early 1800s at the invitation of Tenleytown landowner John Murdock.
The AU men’s basketball team used a strong second half to overcome a lackluster opening 20 minutes and defeat the St. Francis University Red Flash 62-52 Friday night at Bender Arena in their season opener.
Deon Jones won Advisory Neighborhood Commission seat 3D 07, according to a Board of Elections and Ethics official.
Robert Wexler said the best solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would be a two-state solution during a speech Wednesday night in the University Club.
Comptroller Ed Levandoski released the second quarterly report of the Student Government, outlining the expenses of the SG from Aug. 1 to Oct. 31 this semester.
Any voter who registered at the polls on voting day or had their residency challenged there can check the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics website tonight < WEBLINK: https://www.dcboee.org/voter_info/special_ballot/> to see if their vote will be counted.