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Upright Citizens Brigade set troupe on D.C.

Chances are, when you flip on your favorite sitcom or sketch comedy show, the people you’re watching and the people behind the scenes have some kind of formal comedy training. That doesn’t necessarily mean sitting in college lecture halls deconstructing what makes a joke funny. Often, it means an ...

Beyoncé sets record with eight Grammys

When you put the biggest names in music under one roof, you’re bound to make history. That’s what this year’s 52nd Grammy Awards set out to do. No expenses were spared and the stars came out in their finest. Never one to disappoint the fashion world, Lady Gaga wore a glitzy purple and silver ...

Rude Mechanicals 'Lear' in audience

Lost premiere leads to more questions

“Vanity Fair” draws criticism, Michael Jackson's doc ready to turn himself in

The Scene live blogs the 'LOST' premiere

'LOST': A five-season recap and look ahead

Unearthed jugs might point to larger arms cache

Three broken glass jugs emerged during a dig conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers on Monday, Jan. 25, according to a Corps spokesman. Based on old photographs of similar jugs, some suspect that these may have contained a chemical agent called mustard, according to environmental specialist Richard Albright.

Rushing for a sanction?

In a total of six allegations, the Inter-Fraternity Council has directed regulatory attention toward AU fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa, and in doing so, has become even further involved in shaping the already dynamic greek scene on campus. The charges against PSK stem from its practices during the ongoing fraternity rush process — most essentially PSK has been accused of tainting their recruitment process through various alcohol and conduct infractions, including behavior “unbecoming of a fraternal organization,” according to an IFC statement.

Fraternity faces IFC allegations

The Inter-Fraternity Council recently charged AU fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa with six recruitment and rushing violations, according to the IFC.

AU: A campus of victims?

Hearing the complaints of college students, one might imagine himself to have wandered into the ghetto. Now, it may be confusing at first glance to think that one of the most expensive universities in the country harbors anyone other than the luckiest 20-year-olds on Earth — or, in their own words, the most “privileged” - but this is silly talk. To understand the collective psyche of university political culture, one has to realize that one walks among the oppressed, the damned, the downtrodden.

Angry press, stalled agenda

After a stinging loss in Massachusetts, miserable polling and ever-lower expectations for the November midterm elections, there has been plenty of advice going around for Democrats. Last week, I counted no less than five such articles and editorials in Sunday’s Washington Post.

SPA program in Haiti suffers serious losses

Only half the 20 students in the School of Public Affairs’ public financial management program in Haiti have been accounted for since the earthquake, and the program’s facilities have been destroyed, according to William LeoGrande, dean of SPA.

Letters to the editor

I have gone abroad this semester, and can’t usually keep abreast of campus affairs. But, one astounding thing which did manage to flash across my radar was a recent bill passed by the Undergraduate Senate on Jan. 24th. Entitled “A Bill to Express Support for an Appropriate Clean Energy Revolving Fund,” this bill actually served to undermine the long-term effectiveness of the Clean Energy Revolving Fund (CERF) because it precludes even a discussion of green fees or student government contributions down the line.

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Bag tax leaves District shoppers with arms full

The D.C. government’s and Anacostia River Protection Fund’s “Skip the Bag, Save the River” campaign strikes one AU student as a “nuisance.”

Undergraduate Senate votes to uphold MacCracken veto

The Undergraduate Senate voted 11-7-1 to sustain Student Government President Andy MacCracken’s veto of the recent Clean Energy Revolving Fund bill on Sunday. The veto will allow the Senate to re-draft the bill, enabling the SG the freedom to express support for the fund.