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Female Bodybuilders Raise the Bar: GIRL POWER

Evangeline Lacroix, Editor in Chief May 9, 2015

This is not what she signed up for, the spotlight brightly shining down, glistening off her bikini, as she struts flirtatiously.

Environmentalism in Dubai and DC

Miranda Cleland January 8, 2015

More money, more problems. 

HIV's Rising Rates in the District

Julia Rapp November 10, 2014

How organizations work to erase the stigma and reduce rates

Commercializing Chinatown: Gallery Place

Commercializing Chinatown: Gallery Place

Evangeline Lacroix, Editor in Chief October 27, 2014

To walk out of the Gallery Place Metro Station is to be assaulted by bright flashing advertisements reflecting off of office windows.

At the table in front of the shirts, any passerby could stop and sign the pledge to help prevent domestic violence.

Supporting Survivors: Clothesline Project Begins Domestic Abuse Awareness Month

Anna Moneymaker October 12, 2014

Students wrote messages on t-shirts aimed at survivors of domestic abuse, in an event run by Peer Educators for the Elimination of Relationship and Sexual Violence (PEERS). Some were stories of abuse and others offered support.

Rewiring the Capitol: A Hacker Haven For All

Rewiring the Capitol: A Hacker Haven For All

Brendan Agnew April 30, 2014
DC innovators create community and space blimps
Diplomacy Blossoms: The Secret History of DC's Favorite Tree

Diplomacy Blossoms: The Secret History of DC's Favorite Tree

Jimmy Hoover April 30, 2014
It is late March in Washington DC, well into the world’s most pop- ular tree blossom festival; and yet winter, like a sozzled old man in a bar, is dragging its feet out the door.
No More Silence, No More Violence

No More Silence, No More Violence

Alex Mazzarisi April 14, 2014
Last week's Take Back the Night aimed to raise awareness about sexual violence and celebrates survivors on AU's campus.
Top Ten Insights for 20-Somethings From an Anacostia Cemetery Worker

Top Ten Insights for 20-Somethings From an Anacostia Cemetery Worker

Maya Kosover December 12, 2013
John Shackelford has been the supervisor at Ohev Sholom Cemetery for 15 years.
Transformations at the Anacostia Museum

Transformations at the Anacostia Museum

Chloe Johnson December 12, 2013
Since its founding in 1967, the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture has been unique.
The District at its Height: Will DC Finally Grow Up?

The District at its Height: Will DC Finally Grow Up?

Evan Mills December 12, 2013
At 169 meters, the Washington Monument is by far the tallest structure in the District of Columbia. It is the first thing visitors see driving north on I-395 into Washington and it's clearly visible from almost anywhere in the city.
Holding Up H St.

Holding Up H St.

Brigitta Kinadi December 12, 2013
As dusk creeps into the H Street corridor, the Art Deco marquee of the Atlas Performing Arts Center lights up in beaming blue and white.
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