Sep 21, 2007
College News Roundup
By DCist Contributor Sarah Stonesifer The Eagle – American: >> At American University, officials decided that an official record will be kept along with possible judicial action after students receive their “second medical transport due to alcohol consumption.” So remember kids, the first case of alcohol poisoning is free. >> There was an attempted robbery in an American University dorm last Saturday, but the suspect was quickly apprehended and identified. The Hoya – Georgetown: >>…
Jan 16, 2007
Smoking Ban Roundup: Good News, Bad News
Two weeks into the D.C. smoking ban, and we’ve got news, both good and bad, to report. Smoking Bans are Fleeting: This month’s issue of The Atlantic brings us news that will be music to the ears of the District’s disgruntled smokers. According to the magazine, smoking bans have a long and rich history — and are usually overturned. Whether Pope Urban VIII’s proclamation of a worldwide smoking ban in 1624 or Adolf Hitler’s German…