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Exploring LeDroit Park: Gentrification in the District

Exploring LeDroit Park: Gentrification in the District

Rhys Heyden April 23, 2013
LeDroit Park is a place defined as being “in-between.”
Bike lifestyle moves into H Street Corridor

Bike lifestyle moves into H Street Corridor

Sam Pearson April 18, 2013

A streetcar is coming to H Street Northeast late this year, but Austin Stubbs won’t be using it.

“There’s absolutely no reason to get on the bus or Metro,” Stubbs said.

Stubbs, 27, shapes his life and livelihood around the bicycle.

The area around H Street is flat, and bike lanes plentiful, making the five-minute ride from Stubb’s home at 15th Street Northeast and East Capitol Street a breeze.

It’s new residents like Stubbs who are behind some of the changes to the H Street Corridor.

Out of Asia, Into the District

Out of Asia, Into the District

Emily Kate Edwards December 6, 2012
Daw Suu Kyi’s visit to American University in September is far more significant than many outside of the community realize.
Stopping Slavery in the Nation's Capital

Stopping Slavery in the Nation's Capital

Rachel Lomot December 6, 2012
It’s 1 a.m. She’s been standing on the corner for four hours. She cannot go home.  She cannot call the police.  She cannot tell her friends. All she can do is wait in fear.
Smells Like Ethiopian Spirit: Ethiopian Punk Rock in the District

Smells Like Ethiopian Spirit: Ethiopian Punk Rock in the District

Ethan Miller December 6, 2012
Over the summer I had the opportunity to see one of my favorite DC musicians, David “Spoonboy” Combs, play a show backed by one of my favorite bands, Good Luck. While moving with the music in the front row, I happened to look behind the musicians.
Your Family’s Politics and the Holidays: A Survival Guide

Your Family’s Politics and the Holidays: A Survival Guide

Emily Kate Edwards November 18, 2012
I love my family more than anything in the world.
Let's Make Civics Cool Again

Let's Make Civics Cool Again

Allie Niese October 20, 2012
Think about the government or social studies classes you took in high school.
Voter ignorance, Christianity, and North Carolina

Voter ignorance, Christianity, and North Carolina

Emily Kate Edwards May 9, 2012

AU is nowhere near representative of the typical American voter. Or the typical American, for that matter.

Looking at Life in Lhasa

Looking at Life in Lhasa

In Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, the Potala Palace stands as a monument to Tibetan Buddhist practices, despite the current Chinese occupation and suppression of traditional religion and culture.
A Hard Pill to Swallow: Contraception and Contemporary Politics

A Hard Pill to Swallow: Contraception and Contemporary Politics

Kelcie Pegher April 25, 2012
While the country revved up for another economy-driven election, something unexpected happened: contraception stole the spotlight from abortion as the center of the social conservative agenda.
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