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: >>…

Post ’em if you got ’em, Washington. According to WJLA, today is the smack-dab middle of cherry blossom season. We hope you got your photos already. With rain in the morning, a cold snap beginning in the afternoon and winds that are likely to pull off blossoms, this year’s best days for walking around the Tidal Basin seem to already be over. Rats. D.C. Council Provisionally Mandates HPV Vaccine: The debate over the Gardasil…

A breakdown in contract talks today led to a strike by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 in New York City, disrupting some 7 million passenger trips and causing economic damage estimated at around $400 million (and providing lots of dramatic images of New Yorkers hoofing it across bridges and through town). Seeing the chaos makes us wonder, how satisfied are D.C.’s transit workers?…

Good morning, D.C. We hope your workplace is slowing to a pleasant holiday crawl — the news certainly is. But cheer up! You might have fewer workplace distractions, but at least today’s weather will include a balmy high of 45, and a pleasant absence of freezing rain. Now, who’s got a good office Christmas party story? Killer Escapes, Is Recaptured: Adrian Ashton had just been arrested for first degree murder when he escaped from…

Photo by Keith Tagg/Adam Stacey via Flickr We woke up this morning and heard the grim news from London of what appears to be a shocking coordinated attack on the city’s transportation system during the morning rush hour. According to the BBC, there have been explosions near three Underground stations — Edgware Road, Aldgate, and the massive King’s Cross station — and on one double-decker bus near Tavistock Square. The city’s transportation system has…