The College of Arts and Sciences is poised to cut the graduate dance program due to low enrollment, according to Department of Performing Arts Chair Gail Humphries- Mardirosian. Fourteen students are enrolled, including at least nine full-time students.

The program has not yet been cut, but CAS Dean Kay Mussell said that early this semester she recommended it be terminated.

In an interview with The Eagle, President-elect Kyle Taylor discussed some of his top policy priorities as well as his quirky side as he prepares to take office in April.

For Taylor, who can perform the “Napoleon Dynamite” dance,  he also has some serious ideas for his presidency.

Debate over the ownership of a proposed coffee shop in the Mary Graydon Center is rising to the surface faster than it takes a pot to percolate. An unidentified student dropped two banners promoting Pura Vida coffee from the roof of Mary Graydon at 11:10 on Monday morning while many students were switching classes.

A George Washington University student is in critical condition after being discovered in his ninth-floor dorm room that had caught fire early Tuesday morning.

The student, a male freshman from Connecticut, was taken to George Washington University Hospital with severe burns at approximately 5 a.

Saturday, March 19

Defaced property was reported in the Mary Graydon Center. A Public Safety officer saw graffiti outside MGC. 2FIX cleaned up the graffiti.

Unlawful entry was reported in Anderson Hall. A female student reported that she woke up with an unknown male in bed with her.

Thursday, March 24

Book Signing: Jonathan Lethem
7 p.m., Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Lethem, the author of the National Book Critics Circle award-winning book “Motherless Brooklyn,” will sign and read from his newest collection of essays, titled “The Disappointment Artist.

An Eastern Senior High School student was shot in the thigh and shoulder March 17 after a man attempted to steal his North Face jacket, according to washingtonpost.com.

The 15-year-old and several friends were walking to Eastern Senior High, which is located in Southeast D.

As Easter approaches, students will be able to paint their perceptions of Christ on a 7-by-14-foot canvas wall on the Quad today and tomorrow, as part of a project sponsored by The Gathering, a religious group.

“The Canvas Project” will raise personal awareness about the life of Jesus Christ, according to James Misner, president of The Gathering’s on-campus group.

While many AU students will be enjoying such Easter treats as Cadbury eggs and chocolate bars over the upcoming holiday weekend, one particular treat’s popularity has lasted more than 50 years.

Marshmallow Peeps, those yellow balls of sugar in the shape of baby chickens, seem to be infiltrating drugstores like CVS and Target.

The past winter has brought uncharacteristic weather to many regions of the United States. While most AU students spent the season living on campus, friends and family coped with unusual conditions.

The most devastating weather has affected Southern California, which was hit with heavy rains throughout February.

Recruiters from the largest fraternity in the nation, Sigma Phi Epsilon, moved on campus last week to begin a new chapter of an organization that distinguishes itself from other frats by not having a “pledge” status for its members.

Unlike other frats, all new members have the same status as returning members, one of many aspects recruiters say make the fraternity attractive to AU students.

Only one Resident Hall Association executive position is contested for spring elections, while the three others each have a single official candidate the Board of Elections announced Tuesday.

Candidates for president are Jason Hesch and Will Mount, both seniors in the School of Public Affairs.

Kurt Bloodsworth, the first death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence, condemned the death penalty system in Kay Spiritual Life Center Wednesday as a part of the AU Campaign to End the Death Penalty’s Awareness week,

Bloodsworth, a former Marine with no criminal history, was wrongfully convicted of raping and murdering a young girl.