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Campus Store to stock clothing from living-wage apparel company Alta Gracia

The AU Campus Store will soon be stocking apparel from the first certified fair-wage college apparel company, Alta Gracia.

Small successes in Morocco

Emma Wimmer

All are safe at Discovery Channel hostage situation, no AU students involved

No AU students were affected by the situation Wednesday afternoon.

AU considers tearing down house to make way for munitions investigation

The AU-owned house at 4825 Glenbrook Rd. might be torn down to make way for a broader investigation of the chemical munitions burial pit at the property, according to David Taylor, AU President Neil Kerwin's chief of staff.

G. I. Jobs magazine names AU 'Military-Friendly School'

Recently, AU earned the rank of a “Military-Friendly School,” from G.I. Jobs magazine, out of a pool of 7,000 eligible colleges.

Student enjoy AU-sponsored Six Flags outing despite transportation difficulties

Over 885 AU faculty, alumni and students braved a confusing two hour commute to Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Md., on Saturday after a ticket promotion offered by Student Activities.

Senators discuss proposed Blue Crew-SG merger at year's first meeting

At the Undergraduate Senate’s first meeting of the academic year Sunday, attendees discussed a possible merger of the AU Blew Crew with the Student Government’s Department of Unity and Spirit to make a more centralized entity supporting school spirit and unity.

Surgery not the end for Nats' Stephen Strasburg

Josh Johnson, Tim Hudson, Chris Carpenter, C.J. Wilson and Francisco Liriano. What do all these guys have in common? All are starting pitchers with ERAs under 3.50 in 2010, and all have had Tommy John surgery. The news that Stephen Strasburg will most likely need the surgery isn’t good, but let’s not start calling him Mark Prior 2.0 quite yet.

Chris Palmer

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Costs and causes: Dollars and sense behind AU's rebranding

The university spent two years of research and hundreds of thousands of dollars on a campaign to rebrand the university. The results? One word: wonk. • See the breakdown of how much becoming a “wonk” actually costs. • What do current students think of being “wonkified?”

AU students buck trends, bring style back to school

Textbooks aren’t the only pricey items under students’ arms this fall. The Scene takes to the streets to see how fashionable students get in vogue. But not all great fashion costs a fortune! From style blogs to Chanel, chic scholars share their tips on how to stay classy for class.

Getting to KNOW/WONK

By now, we’ve all seen the invasion of “wonk” on campus. From “Service wonks” and “Welcome wonks” to Peace and Global wonk T-shirts, wonk has infiltrated campus life — but not without some controversy.

Library launches website redesign

Bender Library revamped its website and search engine, making good on plans that were two years in the making.

Neighbor complaints for Welcome Weeks down

The university received only one neighbor complaint during Welcome Weeks this year, according to Dean of Students Robert Hradsky.

Eagles rock Bender Blue Out

AU volleyball beat George Mason in the annual Bender Blue Out match, drawing record-breaking attendance.