Thurber says ad was ‘mistake’
Professor James Thurber said he “regrets the impact” of placing an ad in Roll Call this week that thanked a “long-time colleague who is involved in a political controversy.”
It is not clear exactly what impact Thurber’s actions had on the AU community and how the administration will react to the situation. Requests for interviews with administration officials have been unanswered.
Kerwin’s compensation tops U.S. list
The AU Board of Trustees disputes President Neil Kerwin’s $1.4 million salary, as The Chronicle of Higher Education reported earlier this week.
AU to receive H1N1 vaccine in November
Swine flu vaccines will be available to AU students either the week of November 9 or 16 at the Student Health Center.
Child center will re-open this winter
The playground at AU’s Child Development Center will be open again after arsenic was found in the soil eight years ago.
AU falls to RMC 49-47
The AU men’s basketball team let its first exhibition game slip away against the Randolph-Macon College Yellow Jackets.
Old ‘footage’ proves funny
Funny corporate training videos and bizarre home videos will be screened at the Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse’s film festival Saturday. The 90-minute compliation is described as “a guided tour through our collection… [from] thrift stores and garage sales.”
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