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AU volleyball wins the Patriot League championship

By Kara Avanceña · Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013

AU swept Colgate in the Patriot League championship game to advance to the NCAA tournament

AU students hold up a sign saying “Kerry: Stop K.XL” outside the School of International Service Building near the intersection between Nebraska Avenue and New Mexico Avenue.

Protesters urge John Kerry to address Keystone Pipeline

By Heather Mongilio · Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013

AU students rallied outside of SIS to alert John Kerry, who was set to speak at AU today, about the controversies surrounding the Keystone Pipeline.

Kerry absent from planned event at AU

By David Lim · Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013

The Secretary of State missed the private conference held in the School of International Service Building since his attendance was required at the White House.

Sports

Brennan brings experience and humor to AU

By Eric Saltzman | November 20

The new men’s basketball head coach brings humor and impressive coaching credentials to Eagles.

A view of the McKinley Building in March 2013.

News

McKinley to open for classes next semester

By Chloe Johnson | November 20

New features of the McKinley Building were discussed at a town hall on Nov. 13.

News

Ron Paul talks about his time as a politician, personal liberty

By Suzanne Gaber | November 18

Former congressman and doctor spoke to students about his career and American politics

News

DC Council considers change to pot possession penalty

By Lindsay Sandoval | November 18

A new proposal puts D.C. on the fast track for marijuana decriminalization.

News

SG vice president resigns

By Simbi Ntahobari | November 17

Student Government Vice President Julia Reinstein resigned on Nov. 17, citing personal reasons.

Sports

Volleyball wins Patriot League regular season title

By Kara Avanceña | November 17

AU swept Colgate at Bender Arena to end the regular season. The Eagles to Patriot League tournament this next weekend.

Sports

Eagles field hockey season ends with loss to Maryland

By Alex Romero | November 16

The Eagles field hockey season comes to a close in their NCAA first-round playoff loss against Maryland 4-1.

AU students involved in Fossil Free AU protest in favor of divestment.

News

Week-long divestment push ends with rally on the quad

By Devin Mitchell | November 15

Students from Fossil Free AU pressured the Board of Trustees to remove all fossil fuel funding from the school’s endowment with a large, on-campus protest.

News

Four residence halls to experience power outage

By Amber Cohen | November 15

Cassell, Hughes, Leonard and McDowell Halls will experience a power outage on Nov. 18 for 30 minutes.

News

Office of Information Technology to boot Windows XP users off Eagle Secure

By Jared Angle | November 15

Following Microsoft’s termination of Windows XP security upgrades, AU will no longer allow the operating system in its network.

News

SG seeks to codify students’ on-campus rights

By Simbi Ntahobari | November 15

Currently in talks with the AU administration, members of Student Government are seeking to outline student rights provided by University policy.

Sports

Jesse Reed’s overtime game winner for men’s basketball

By Caleb Vinson | November 15

Gardner leads charge as AU Eagles overcome deficit to defeat UMBC in overtime.

News

Survey shows students are still homesick sophomore year

By David Lim | November 15

Homesickness listed as a top concern by AU following third year of the MAP-Works survey

Sports

AU field hockey wins NCAA Tournament play-in game

By Alex Romero | November 13

AU field hockey bests Quinnipiac 3-1.

Cedrick “CJ” Posey (left) and Nicholas “Neighbaz” Neighbours (right) pose for a picture.

News

AU’s budding hip-hop stars ready for musical debut

By Mark Lieberman | November 11

Student duo CJ Posey & Nick Neighbaz gear up for their first album release this December.

Sports

AU volleyball sweeps Army and Holy Cross to clinch spot for playoffs

By Kara Avanceña | November 10

The Eagles defeat both teams on their two-game road trip, earning a spot in the Patriot League playoffs

Music

GROUPLOVE concert draws more than 1,000 attendees

By Zach Ewell | November 9

GROUPLOVE and The Knocks performed to a crowd of more than 1,000 attendees at Bender Arena.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

Solutions by The State News