A pileup involving 42 vehicles resulted in two deaths Monday near the border of Frederick and Washington counties in Maryland, according to The Washington Post. A dozen of the injured went to Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Md., and many of the rest went to a Hagerstown Red Cross shelter, where they were given food and counseling.
Much has been made of the connection between Abraham Lincoln, the esteemed 16th president, and Barack Obama, our new and popular 44th. In a show of both physical and transcendent connection, the new president even swore his oath on the same bible as did Lincoln 148 years and 28 presidents before.
Jan. 13 A student in Letts Hall briefly lost consciousness while exercising on a rowing machine. When he regained consciousness, he indicated he was dizzy and his head hurt. He declined medical attention. He signed a medical refusal form. A shuttle bus operator noticed an unresponsive individual lying on the front seat of an AU shuttle.
Ticket to inaugural gala: $500. Gown: $40. Metro fare to get to inaugural gala: $5. Attending a swanky event with over a dozen open bars: Priceless. On Friday afternoon, I found myself in a jam. I never would have imagined I would be in: scouring the stores around Metro Center for a cheap dress that would be acceptable to wear at a black tie inaugural gala.
Inauguration Day was a chance for some AU students to witness a historical and inspiring ceremony in the company of millions of other Americans, but for others it meant freezing in endless lines without ever catching a glimpse of newly-inaugurated President Barack Obama.
As far as expectations go, "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" is exactly what it appears to be. Kevin James plays the titular fat, moronic-but-lovable loser who dreams of being the hero, but finds himself stuck as a rent-a-cop in a non-descript New Jersey mall. Unfortunately, the mall is not the only thing that is non-descript about "Mall Cop.
Folk music has always stood as the anthem of the working man, whether it be Woody Guthrie singing about striking labor unions or the proud acoustic traditions of South American peasantry. It's a simple enough formula: give a person a guitar or banjo and a lifetime of human experience, and out comes a sound raw with emotion.
The Peace Corps ranked AU third on its list of medium-sized schools with the most Peace Corps volunteers, according to an AU press release. Over the years, the number of Peace Corps volunteers from AU has increased. AU ranked 12th in 2006 and came in seventh in last year's ranking, according to the press release.
Thursday, Jan. 15 National Symphony Orchestra 7 p.m. WHERE: Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom-GWU (blue and orange lines) INFO: Conducted by Ilan Volkov, famed pianist Leif Ove Andsnes will perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, and the NSO will also play pieces by Stravinsky and Crumb.
On a frigid December night in Des Moines, Iowa, - seven days before the first caucus - the Democratic race was tight and Barack Obama was playing his strongest card: preaching a new, post-partisan brand of politics. Obama echoed themes that made him famous, lamenting "our broken and divided politics" and promising the possibility of "a new kind of politics," one that replaced ideology with common sense.
If the Republican Party is to rebuild, it's going to have to drag its core supporters kicking and screaming out of the echo chamber. Movement partisans - members of the apocryphal and ever shrinking "base" - increasingly are too often not involved in politics to support a particular set of convictions.
AU students and faculty are now able to access thousands of online tutorials on software through Lynda, a Web-based training library for software, at on-campus computer labs or from their personal computers. The program works much like an e-mail application, according to Kelly Donnellan, the manager of AU's New Media Center.
Senior guard Garrison Carr's game-high 25 points and Derrick Mercer's career-high 12 assists combined to lead the AU men's basketball team to a strong 69-55 victory over the Bucknell University Bison Wednesday night. The team's fifth straight win improves their record to 10-6 and a perfect 2-0 in Patriot League play.
You can easily spot the just-returned-from-abroad AU student, wandering lost through the quad in search of a warm croissant or ordering at the Davenport in Swahili. Fortunately, multicultural and multilingual D.C. offers ample opportunities for AU students to find the beloved culture of the part of the world they just left behind.
Jan. 2 While on routine patrol, an officer observed graffiti on the west wall of the Dunblane House, adjacent to Warren Street. The officer notified Facilities Management to remove the graffiti. Jan. 6 A university laptop computer was stolen from an employee's office in the Beeghly Chemistry building.
The Naked Hearts "These Knees" (Self-released) Sounds like: Just about any danceable release from an indie pop/rock band. Grade: B- The Naked Hearts' EP "These Knees," set for a Jan. 20 digital release, could easily fit on a shelf with the rest of your digestible indie pop/rock records, but it won't collect dust.
AU has increased efforts to ensure that students make safe decisions concerning alcohol consumption during the presidential inauguration festivities in response to the D.C. Council's decision to extend the hours of operation for more than 200 D.C. bars. Dean of Students Robert Hradsky sent a letter to the parents of AU students before the start of the semester that advised them to talk with their students about making responsible choices regarding alcohol use.
Thumbs Up... to change ... It is here folks. After eight years of President George W., it is time for Barack H. No more waiting - his team is in place, and all we can do is hope and pray for his success. But of all the changes President-elect Obama will engender there is surely one AU students are looking most forward too .
While the prospect of massive crowds and bottlenecked public transportation looms over the heads of D.C.'s event coordinators in connection with the Inauguration, many of AU's departments have implemented new programs to maintain order on campus during the four-day weekend.
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