courtroom drawing of Steven Weiss testifying against Charles Manson in 1970

The Smoking Gun

Fifty years after the Manson Family terrorized Angelenos, Steven Weiss, Kogod/BS '81, recalls his connection to one of the most heinous crimes in American history

Allyson Jaffe sits and laughs on the DC Improv stage

Inside the Beltway Current Issue

Funny Business

SOC alum is the mortar lining the bricks of DC's iconic comedy club

characters from Michael Solomon's favorite operas

Perspectives Current Issue

My Favorites: Scores of Fun

Top 10 operas worth singing about

Tim Titus eats a hot dog at a ballpark in Atlanta

Play July 2017

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

There's hardly an American ballpark this alum hasn't visited

Reporter's Notebook Current Issue

Undercover: July 2019

Read the story behind our new cover story on women and the "second shift."

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Insights and Impact Current Issue

3 Minutes On: Robocalls

When did they start and how do we make them stop?

Rubbing Elbows Current Issue

Based on a True Story

SOC alumnus capitalizes on the heat of his first Hollywood hit

AU alumni stand near the Brookland Metro station

Inside the Beltway Current Issue

Metrocentered: Brookland-CUA

Meet AU community members who live, work, and play off Michigan Avenue

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The Spoils

Lego Creator 3-in-1 Sunshine Surfer Van building kit

Master Builders

How many different ways can six 2x4 Lego bricks be combined?

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