In the year 2010, Labor Day means family get-togethers, picnics, and barbeque, the heralding of a new football season, and the last sweet bit of summer before really getting back into the school grind.

Vincent Gray supporters were elated following last Wednesday’s mayoral debate at the Newseum sponsored by the Washington Post.

37th and T Streets, NW, this morning.

Panama Canal, 2009.

The new School of International Service building has been touted as one of
the “greenest,” LEED-certified building in the District of Columbia, in sync with American University’s commitment to sustainability and good global citizenship.
The building is visually impressive, and does incorporate numerous eco-friendly initiatives including solar panels on the roof, great use of natural light in [...]

I was in Dupont Circle a few weeks ago when one of my friends began to giggle and nudged me, directing my attention to a group across the street. I looked them up and down, trying to figure out what I was supposed to find amusing. They appeared to be college freshmen and were all [...]

Returning students arrived on campus this fall to three major new developments at American University. First, a big ol’ new building to house the School of International Service. Second, “American Wonks“–a high-powered marketing campaign designed to highlight the passionate intellectualism of AU students. And third, a campus community saturated with various objections to the “Wonk” [...]

For those of you who have returned to the District (or never left) and have some time on your hands, there’s a great chance Monday night to experience some homegrown DC music. GODISHEUS are indie rock products of DC’s go-go scene, exhibiting a potent combination of rock, funk, soul, hip-hop, and social conscience. Monday night [...]

Dr. John DeGioia, president of Georgetown University. (Flickr/Center for American Progress)
This article on pay raises for DC area college presidents, posted last week by the Washington Examiner, made me uneasy for two reasons. For one, presidents of DC area universities are seeing their pay bumped up a cool 42 percent. Georgetown president John DeGioia is [...]

Or: “A Failed Policy for A Failed State”
If anything will finally bring awareness to the flawed nature of US policy towards Somalia’s civil war, it will hopefully be the New York Times article earlier this week that detailed how our government has financially and logistically supported the arming, training, and use of child soldiers by [...]