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A portion of the structure over the bridge between Mary Graydon and Battelle-Tompkins collapsed under snow Wednesday. No one sustained injuries.
While AU’s handling of the recent snow storm was impressive overall, the same can not be said concerning the awning collapse. A more vigorous and effective response is needed.
Bananas wedged under my arm and a box of Cheerios clenched between my teeth, I stumbled out of Safeway draped with food. Intent to avoid paying the five cent tax on shopping bags, I opted for an armload at the price of my comfort.
The Founder’s Day Ball originally scheduled for Feb. 20 has been postponed due to snow, according to the Student Government.
Student Government’s highest-ranking executives make $8,500 yearly — high in comparison with D.C. counterparts but lower than in previous years.
When I was 16 years old and at summer camp, I bunked with an Israeli Jew named Shimœn. We spent three weeks with about eighty other youth in southern Virginia. I was surprised to learn how westernized he was, listening to my genre of music, wearing jeans and T-shirts, speaking English with only a slight accent.
A select group of AU students will be testing SmarTrip-compatible AU ID cards in the weeks leading up to spring break to see if the ID cards can be offered to the AU community in the near future.
The undoubtedly well-intentioned supporters of the 5-cent tax on plastic bags should consider what segment of society the tax harms most small businesses and the poor. An affluent doctor living in Georgetown will probably just pay the nickel and remain essentially unaffected whereas a poverty stricken resident of Anacostia is more likely to alter his or her behavior as a result.
Locals raised concerns over AU's increased development at an Advisory Neighborhood Committee meeting Feb. 3.
During a week of canoeing in an area between Minnesota and Canada known as the Northern Tier High Adventure location, a senior in the School of Public Affairs Ryan Korn barely slept. He woke in the middle of the night to the sound of howling wolves; he only had purified lake water to drink and ate moldy spaghetti accidentally dowsed in a stream. He was eaten through his multiple sweaters by mosquitoes in 80 degree weather, came down with a fever on the third day and “definitely almost got struck by lightning. Twice.”
The AU base of the Community Supported Agriculture program has shown a drop in membership this year from last year’s total of 16 participants.
Last week’s blizzard ravaged regular campus activities. The administration canceled classes from Monday to Thursday, put up staff overnight nearby and limited Bender Library’s hours, though the library remained open selectively each day. Some trees on campus and the canopy beside the Mary Graydon Center succumbed to the snowfall and collapsed.
This winter’s unusually heavy snowfall and low temperatures in D.C. are evidence of climate change, according to the National Wildlife Federation.
Despite students missing a week of classes, Provost Scott Bass assured the campus community in an e-mail Wednesday that no changes to the academic calendar will be made at this time.
Today's top rant: I was nearly hit by a car on my way to school on Friday. Neither of the buses I take to campus were running and the sidewalks were un-shoveled, so I had to walk three miles in the right lane of Nebraska Avenue. One car slid on an ice patch and I was only able to dodge it by jumping into the five-foot snow bank on my right. I arrived to school shivering, soaking wet and livid. So thanks for opening on Friday, AU! Conditions were certainly safe for students to commute!
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