Stories from the June 13, 2011, Print Edition
Rising junior Elie Litvin entered politics when he was 9 years old. The son of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Litvin began by volunteering for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign by reaching out to Russian constituents. In middle school, he took weekend trips to New Hampshire and Maine to support George W.
Summertime in the district welcomes not only the migration of summer interns and swamp-like humidity but the season also coincides with amazing outdoor eating venues that have been previously shuttered or unused because of the winter chills. Tabaq Tabaq, located at the U Street Corridor, is a unique Mediterranean restaurant specializing in small plates, a weekday happy hour and a bottomless bloody mary or mimosa brunch special for $12.
The weekly open mic night at U Street's Busboys and Poets restaurant is about far more than just words. It's about a community, the people, their names and faces.
Free is the only four-letter word with the ability to entice college students to brave the summer heat in search of an afternoon of art. And a heavy dose of free art is exactly what students can expect on Saturdays at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
When deciding where to study abroad, Jake Miner wanted to travel somewhere wholly not American.
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