Cairo’s streets are now littered with trash after the president of Egypt ordered every pig in the nation to be killed in an attempt to combat swine flu, according to The New York Times.
A 15-year-old D.C. resident died after jumping in front of a Metro train on Thursday at the Columbia Heights station, according to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials.
The Undergraduate Senate will debate a constitutional amendment this Sunday that would make the comptroller and secretary appointed, as opposed to elected, positions.
This Sunday, the Undergraduate Senate will debate a proposed amendment to the Student Government Constitution. The amendment would empower the SG president to appoint a comptroller and secretary.
As you might have heard, Richard Nixon was a crook. He was behind one the largest scandals in our government’s history, but that isn’t the action that has had the most devastating impact on America. Richard Nixon is a crook because he brought us into a pointless, tremendously expensive and impossible war: keeping people from smoking pot.
The Office of Campus Life was the first to hop on the “green” train, and they are not getting off anytime soon. After certifying 100 percent of their staff in less than a year through training and informational courses with Eco-Sense, AU’s student-run sustainability organization, the OCL is working daily to make sure they live up to and exceed the standards set by the certification.
I don’t drink. First, a word on terminology: when I mention “drinking” in this column, I mean drinking for the purpose of getting drunk. I don’t mean relaxing with a nice glass of wine or having a beer with friends during the game. I mean getting hammered. Smashed. Shitfaced.
When I first encountered Professor Frederick Holliday last fall in Reflections of American Society on Stage and Screen, his boundless energy grabbed my attention. He was wonderful. He treated his students with respect, as equal partners in the learning process.
Though automotive companies haven’t been seen in the best light given our current economic state, Kia is trying to eliminate the bad associated with cars this weekend when their Soul Collective Tour hits D.C. From Thursday, Sept. 17 until Sunday, Sept. 20, the Kia Soul Collective Warehouse will be staging free shows, as well as having DJs spin all weekend. Though the Kia Soul, one of the company’s newest models, is at the center of this concert series (test drive one and you could possibly win a free pair of tickets to a private MGMT show on Sunday), music will be the star of the weekend. Artists like Wale, Dan Deacon and The Creepers will be gracing the Soul stage. Wale, most recently known as the in-house band for MTV’s Video Music Awards this Sunday, has been rapidly rising in popularity. A native of the District, Wale will be releasing his first full-length album this fall after a series of successful mixtapes.
Interns working on Capitol Hill this semester may be required to hand over a bit of extra information and carry a government-issued ID card under the new DC One Card program.
It’s 3 a.m. and he has it in you right now. It hurts. You are two sober, consenting adults who have just embarked on the journey of anal sex. But let’s back up a moment and figure out how you got here and why.
To be honest, the best thing that can be said about “The Beatles: Rock Band” is that it delivers exactly what you’d expect from the title. It features a stellar instrument-imitating videogame combined with some of the best cuts from the catalogue of the cornerstone band of modern music.
Though the cooling weather and rainy days have made some of us forget the fonder days of summer, not all aspects of the sunny season are over. Just as summer tends to have a period of movie blockbusters, fall is not without its own film perks. Take a look at some of the more highly anticipated movies to watch out for in the coming months.
Despite the presence of numerous fall festivals all over the District featuring the classic autumnal activities involving apples, pumpkins and leaves, the third annual Ganymede Arts’ fall festival certainly does not feel the need to fit in.
AU is located in the one of the best metropolitan areas in the country for attending college, according to College Destinations Index. The 2009-10 College Destinations Index recognized the 75 best locations for students to attend college, with D.C. ranking as the fourth-best metropolitan area after New York, San Francisco and Boston. The report was based on academic environment, quality of life and professional opportunities. “Choosing the right college isn’t just about professors and classes,” said the conductors of the study, the American Institute for Economic Research, on their Web site. “Conversations in coffee houses, performances in concert halls and opportunities for corporate internships also contribute to education.”
It seems as though the summer of 2009 is attempting to recreate the inimitable summer of 1969 — the summer of peace and love. The counterculture is making a comeback, having been re-imagined in films like Ang Lee’s “Taking Woodstock” as well as in fashion and literature. Now it seems like D.C. is finally catching on.
Interested in the film scene beyond D.C.? Want to take a weekend trip up the East Coast? If so, start getting excited for the chashama Film Festival’s “Festival of the Worlds” in New York City, beginning Oct. 22.
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