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AU purchases two clean-diesel shuttles, and Public Safety now offers a Pay-by-phone feature for some AU parking.
AU purchases two clean-diesel shuttles, and Public Safety now offers a Pay-by-phone feature for some AU parking.
Those in SPA and KSB may not know, but The Eagle office is across from the SIS building, inside MGC and up from TDR, below SOC. If you find yourself saying, ‘OMG, too many acronyms!’ this guide to all slang AU is for you.
AU students, prepare to leave the red line behind with this guide to the best stops on the Metro.
Eating fries from the Terrace Dining Room might not be good for your waistline, but it will soon be good for the environment.
It's Sunday morning. The clock reads 11:00 a.m., and you've hit the snooze button too many times to remember. Slipping out of your grogginess, you realize you've accomplished less than half of the schoolwork you need to have done for Monday. For these times when you are in search of the best location to do some damage control, here are some spots on campus that may serve you well.
The Princeton Review ranked AU the "most politically active" college Aug. 2 as part of its annual Best 373 Colleges guide.
Have you ever walked through Mary Graydon Center and wondered who Mary Graydon is? The Eagle went to AU Archivist Susan McElrath to find out "who's who" in regard to some prominent AU buildings.
Every AU student knows that there are a few events that can't be missed this school year. Here are some of them.
For Dr. Cornelius Kerwin, running AU is a family affair. Kerwin met his wife Ann — who graduated with an art history major in 1971 — in the spring of their junior year, and married her about a year after graduation. Their elder son Michael, a 2005 graduate, met his wife, Kara, here as well.
Profiles of this year's Student Government executives.
A former AU employee pleaded guilty May 20 to stealing nearly $400,000 worth of checks made out to AU law journals over a period of six years, according to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Dr. Akbar Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldu chair of Islamic studies, appeared on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Aug. 5 to talk about his new book, "Journey into America: The Challenge of Islam."
Following a successful pilot last year, AU is expanding its test-optional admissions policy for the class of 2015.
Tennis champions Andre Agassi, Anna Kournikova, Stefanie Graf and others will play in AU’s very own Bender Arena Nov. 15, according to the World TeamTennis website.
In his first visit to AU as president, Barack Obama laid out the framework for his idea of comprehensive immigration reform July 1 — including a pathway to citizenship as well as increased accountability — but did not announce any new policy initiatives. About 250 invited guests filled the atrium of the new School of International Service building in its inaugural event to hear Obama’s nearly 40-minute-long speech. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, the Rev. Al Sharpton, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus filled the first few rows of the atrium. AU officials, professors and a small group of student leaders were also in attendance.
The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority might stop running weekend trains at 2 a.m., not 3 a.m. to close the budget gap, according to Lisa Farbstein.
The Undergraduate Senate confirmed the appointment of SG newcomer Josh Levitt as director of Kennedy Political Unit for the 2010-2011 year.
Students and local residents learned at a panel discussion Wednesday evening about the history of the AU Experimental Station and where the Army Corps of Engineers’ dig for World War I-era munitions is headed in the future.