Students should prioritize their commitments and create a work-life balance that avoids overachieving and perfectionism, said Liz Funk, a nationally recognized author and recent college graduate.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit is expanding this November, when 20 new officers from Patrol Districts will be trained to respond to calls from the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community while on patrol.
The Newseum’s newest exhibit will feature a re-creation of deceased “Meet the Press” Moderator Tim Russert’s office. The exhibit will open to the public on Nov. 20 and will run through 2010.
After receiving a record number of proposals, the Eagle Endowment awarded Freshman Service Experience Grants to seven student groups in a ceremony Oct. 14.
In response to the rising number of Vietnamese students coming to study in America, colleges have begun sending more recruiters to Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries.
We all know the tinge of excitement we get when we log into Facebook and have a friend request waiting for our approval. Recently, after eagerly clicking to reveal the person who loves me enough to want to stalk my photographs, I was horrified to discover it was my mom. I accepted, albeit reluctantly ...
AU received a “B” on the annual College Sustainability Report Card, a survey conducted by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, and improved its score for the third year in a row
Queers and Allies asked to hang the pride flag on AU’s flagpole this month, but was told it was not AU’s policy to do so.
Despite the social media phenomenon in today’s society, young people are more concerned over the content of political messages, rather than the way they are delivered, according to some members of Tuesday night’s American Forum panel.
Two days before the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the 9:30 club held a show to celebrate the president-elect. Body upon body packed the floor, forming one great throng, chanting “Obama!” at disc jockey Will Eastman and a screen with a series of images ranging from a psychedelic cityscape to twin neon-Obamas in aviator blinds sunglasses.
Universities in Maryland must adopt policies on the acceptable use of porn on campus by Dec. 1.
About 20 bikes were stolen on campus this semester after the locks were destroyed with wire cutters.
President Neil Kerwin and his wife are in the process of moving back into their 4835 Glenbrook Rd. home, AU’s Director of Community and Local Government Relations Penny Pagano said during a Spring Valley Restoration Advisory Board meeting Tuesday night.
There could be fecal matter in your refrigerator. That’s right. Fecal matter. According to a study financed by LYSOL brand products and conducted by the Simmons College Center for Hygiene and Health, 30 percent of dorm refrigerators harbor fecal indicators.
Crisis pregnancy centers, which are usually funded by non-profit, anti-abortion organization, can give women misleading and untruthful information about pregnancy, contraception and abortions, according to a panel discussion hosted by AU Students for Choice.
Human suffering and troubles are the result of human ignorance, said the Dalai Lama during his teaching, “Finding Wisdom in the Modern World,” at AU Oct. 10. No human being wants trouble or suffering, he said, but suffering is a human creation. Lust for money and power, jealousy, lies, sexual abuse, murder and theft are all the result of ignorance, he said “All these [are] negative action[s] due to certain negative emotions,” the Dalai Lama said. “These negative emotions, these destructive emotions, are basically based on ignorance.” The 14th Dalai Lama spoke to a packed Bender Arena at 9:30 a.m. He sat on a large beige armchair and spoke enthusiastically to the full arena. A large cloth banner, called a thangka, stretched from ceiling to floor behind the stage, colorfully depicting the Buddha. The teaching began in English, with the Dalai Lama using a translator for occasional words. Toward the middle of the speech, the translator played a larger role.
Two recent AU grads are fighting a monster — monster.com that is. Dave Rodriguez and Dave Simnick both graduated this year from the Kogod School of Business and the School of Public Affairs, respectively, and their new Web site, GrouperEye.com, takes a different approach to job hunting than other résumé-posting sites.
The AU Health Center will be receiving its first H1N1 vaccines shortly, according to Director of the Student Health Center Dan Bruey.
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