Delivering American University's news and views since 1925 | Tuesday, January 26, 2021
I'm currently a senior in the School of Kogod here at American University. My experience at AU has been a positive one and one that I wouldn't trade for another university ... until now. Last semester I had the opportunity to study abroad. I looked through the programs that AU offered such as Australia, London and Prague.
Eric Garmon Wallace critiques order-in Web sites. He is a certified chef and sophomore in CAS.
Here's "The Rundown." The film opens with the ever-large, the Rock (aka Dwayne Johnson) as Beck, an aspiring chef with dreams of owning a small restaurant. Beck, also just happens to be an "extraction expert," a guy who earns money beating people up, for a gangster.
The Wide World of Club Sports takes a look at the Men's Rugby team.
What's hot and happening this weekend in the D.C. area.
"The Art of Romare Bearden," an extensive exhibit of nearly 130 works, showcasing Bearden's life, career, causes and world, is currently showing in the National Gallery of Art's East Wing from now until Jan. 4. The exhibit is divided into two levels, with several sections on each floor level.
I am not a member of the Mile High Club, but I know many people who are. It's not as though I don't want to "do it" in the bathroom stall of an airplane. I just haven't had anybody to "do it" with when it was possible. It seems to me that having sex in forbidden places is making a comeback.
Future AU students may find it easier to fly out of Dulles International Airport, if final approval is granted and funding is secured for an extension of the Metro rail system. The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, in cooperation with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, is undertaking the construction of a 23-mile transit system that would extend service beyond the airport, into Loudoun County, Va.
Most contemporary high-profile rap albums last too long and use too much filler. Folks like Jay-Z, with last year's "Blueprint 2," release ill-advised double CDs packing too much into one release. However, Outkast, comprised of Big Boi and Andre 3000, reigns the rap genre with its latest effort of two solo albums packaged into "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below."
As with many things, the draw of the television screen can often be a much stronger force than the necessity of homework. After a summer of reruns, many procrastinators are looking forward to the return of fall television. This season boasts the last of "Friends," Alicia Silverstone's return to the entertainment industry and yet another season of "Survivor.
The National Archives have reopened to the public, with new display cases for the country's founding documents, after being closed for more than two years. The Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence, known collectively as "the Charters of Freedom," were taken off display in July 2001 to be restored and re-encased due to concerns that the old display cases were showing signs of age.
Alternative Break, a student club in its seventh year at AU, will expand its scope this year to include trips during the winter break in addition to their Spring trips, according to Andrew Willis, Alternative Spring Break coordinator. Alternative Break was "formed in order to promote and call attention to issues of global justice through community service projects, educational campaigns and other student-coordinated activities," Willis said.
The Public Safety log of offenses for Sept. 22 and 24.
Sports briefs on Field Hockey's win against Georgetown, Honors for two Field Hockey players and a Men's Soccer player, the return of Freddy Llerena to the Men's Soccer roster and the Women's Soccer team's loss to Virginia Commonwealth.
Television shows featuring clean, family-friendly content are more popular than their more sexual and violent counterparts, according to Melissa Caldwell of the Parents Television Council. "The ratings data supports the conclusion that cleaner reality shows are more popular," Caldwell said at Monday night's American Forum: Sex and the Media.
A list of stores where hip-hop fans can find their favorite LPs.
There's virtually never a night when a D.C. DJ isn't spinning hip-hop. Get out of the daily grind by grinding on these dance floors.
The U.S. Women's National Soccer team opened its 2003 World Cup campaign in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, beating Sweden 3-1. As a huge soccer fan, I could not pass up the opportunity to see a match of this level and cheer the lady Yanks to victory.
Whether its due to a hurricane or a hangover, if students get stuck in their dorms again instant messaging might not be enough entertainment. Here are some ways for students to spend some time ... and money, online.
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