Legal News

Speaker tells Iraq’s story

Iraq is more than violence and destruction, and is instead a nation with rich history, said the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States.

Men even exhibition record

The AU Men’s basketball team pulled their exhibition record to 1-1 with a win over Catholic University Cardinals 70-64 on Sunday. The Eagles had a 12-point advantage going into halftime and never gave up the lead. Catholic closed the deficit to four early in the second half.

College students shrug off need for H1N1 vaccine

Though college-age people are one of the most susceptible groups for contracting the H1N1 virus, some AU students do not believe the vaccination for it is necessary.

Coming out captured in theaters

Next to terrorism, swine flu and our economic recession, nothing terrifies the average American more than some dude-on-dude action. Next week, two films — one, a big studio stint and the other, a low-budget indie — that cannon-balled into the shallow pool of gay film will be released on DVD.

Libertarians trek to Philly, decry gov’t

Libertarians are a diverse bunch. Some of them wish they could abolish government entirely. Others just want its power reduced. But what unites them is their shared belief that the state should be substantially smaller and do drastically less. Here at AU, the libertarians have a club. AU Students For Liberty is a small operation. I’m told that fewer than 20 students attend regular meetings or events. Still, there are few diehards, most of whom I met this past weekend when I traveled with AUSFL to the 2009 Students For Liberty Mid-Atlantic Conference. The event took place at Drexel University, smack dab in the middle of the Cradle of Liberty itself — Philadelphia. The journey I took there and back again is something I won’t forget soon. It taught me about an alternative governing philosophy, but it also gave me a glimpse at what it’s like to be part of a political counterculture.

Tale of left tackle will please all football fans

John Lee Hancock’s new film, “The Blind Side,” tells the inspiring true story of Michael Oher, the Baltimore Ravens’ rookie starting left tackle. For those who do not know of Oher (played by Quinton Aaron), he grew up in Memphis, Tenn., where the Touhy family took him into their home.

W. basketball signs 3 recruits

Head Coach Matt Corkery announced that AU has signed three recruits to the 2010-11 roster Wednesday.

Millan ‘stars’ in her new solo project

Amy Millan doesn’t want to disappoint you — she said so herself. The singer, best known for her work with Canadian indie powerhouses Stars and Broken Social Scene, wrapped up her fall tour right here in the District when she took her ethereal country-folk act to DC 9 this past Sunday, Nov. 8.

AU wrestling victorious in Clarion Open

AU wrestling was victorious at the Clarion Open over the weekend, with three of their athletes placing in the top two for their weight class.

The Week in Pictures

Giraldo’s humor only worth time on YouTube

If Comedy Central-affiliated comedian Greg Giraldo was aiming to offend every demographic possible, he has done so in his recent comedy CD “Midlife Vices.” Just rolling through his track list is an introduction to those he plans to attack, including fat kids, people who are homeless, old, female, Chinese, handicapped, gay, asthmatic or Puerto Rican — emphasis on the female.

Play shows ‘heart’ of war in Vietnam

The American Century Theater’s performance of Shirley Lauro’s “A Piece of My Heart” exposes the human story that is typically left unexplored when telling the war element of Vietnam.

Debut author shows promise, lacks clarity

In Joseph Riippi’s first novel “Do Something,” three characters struggle to find truth and happiness in their own dark cave of reality.

November 12, 2009

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