American University students volunteer at Jumpstart, a nationwide program dedicated to closing “the achievement gap”— in which children from low-income families fall behind those from more affluent homes over the course of their education.
We drink it, we use it to clean ourselves and our dishes, and we use it for irrigation and food production. Our survival and daily lives revolve around its use and availability. Water is the most important resource used by individuals in the world, yet despite all its value, water pollution and conservation are overlooked issues.
A block away form northeast DC's Union Market - a radically-remodeled culinary destination - dozens of businesses specializing in wholesale jewelry, clothing, groceries, and restaurant supplies operate from a group of run-down warehouses.
As a school continually ranked by the Princeton Review as one of the most politically active in the nation, here at AU it’s worth positing the question: how do ya figure that?
Well, any minor search into the rankings goliath that is the Review will tell you that these results are shady at best.
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.
“I think with these sexual assault education programs, what we can prevent is a scared girl lying under someone and trying to convince him what he’s doing is illegal.”
These words echoed through the megaphone and onto the American University quad as Nicole Wisler relived her experience as that scared girl.
