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The Tenley-Friendship Library on Wisconsin Avenue is scheduled to re-open in January, six years after it stopped serving the public at the site opposite the Tenleytown-AU Metro station.
In an interview with the Scene, Stephen Colbert emphasized his desire for audience members to react emotionally — not rationally — at the rally he will hold this weekend. The March To Keep Fear Alive is planned to merge with Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity this Saturday. Colbert did not say who his guest speakers would be.
It’s always tragic when a member of our community is taken from us. The circumstances surrounding the death of Kogod School of Business Professor Sue Marcum, however, make the loss of such a beloved member of our community even harder to understand.
A win this weekend keeps the AU field hockey team ahead of Lafayette in Patriot League rankings. The Eagles are seventh in the nation.
We’ve hit the T-minus seven-day mark until Election Day 2010. In just one week, we will have the answers to all our burning questions: Can Democrats keep control of Congress? Will President Barack Obama be able to handle a divided Congress if Republicans win control?
Bo hates catchy choruses and he’s a hungry, hungry hypocrite. So says comedy/rapping sensation Bo Burnham in his newest song “Words, Words, Words.”
LONDON — When considering the world at large, certain places definitely have a more “intense” reputation than others. Populations in some Third World countries struggle on a daily basis just to find clean water and accessible food. In other areas, there are extreme language barriers for native English speakers.
Dean of the School of International Service Louis Goodman will leave his position in the summer of 2011.
Over the next week the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants will square off to see who becomes the 2010 World Series Champions. Though it’s impossible to know who will ultimately come out on top, Lasky tells us the few things that can be counted on.
It’s election time again, and it’s unclear where we’re heading.
Local Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Tom Smith has filed claims against students running for local government positions with the Board of Elections.
You wouldn’t believe how smart I used to be. I once had a professor who at the beginning of each class would ask rhetorically, “What is the meaning of life?”
At least four gay youth ended their lives this September. Each of their stories is unique, but all had a basis in some anti-homosexual sentiment. These deaths received significant media attention and inspired celebrities to speak out about LGBTQ affirmation.
The Administration and Local News Editor of The Eagle takes a look at this year’s report regarding security and crime on campus.
This year, the American University community is more engaged in the ANC elections than ever before, thanks in large part to the “A Voice 4 U” campaign and our Campus Plan process. The incumbent Commissioner of ANC 3D 02, Tom Smith, has received attention from campus media and other outlets, in which he describes his efforts to reach out to the nearly one thousand students he represents on AU’s North-side of campus. We would like to share another perspective regarding these reports and briefly address the challenges facing the community.
Isn’t it every burgeoning musician’s dream to move into a house with their high school friends, record an album, play the biggest music festivals in the world and launch into the upper stratosphere of indie rock? That’s the approximate trajectory of Los Angeles band Local Natives.
The South side residence halls accumulated $1,394.00 in fire-related damages, and North side dorms incurred $180.19 worth of damages in 2009, according to a recently release fire safety report.
Is our university being used to legitimize human rights violators?
Solutions by The State News