Staff editorial: A sad song for AU clubs

A cappella groups' struggle is a result of bureaucracy.

According to the University Center and Student Activities, AU administrators abruptly ended On A Sensual Note's Mary Graydon Center Thursday performance because passers-by-turned-audience members disrupted traffic in the building and disturbed meetings upstairs. (continue reading)

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Staff editorial: Safer at this speed

A D.C. ad campaign on pedestrian safety is promising.

According to D.C. officials, 27 pedestrians have been killed in traffic accidents this year so far, the most since the city began tracking in 2002. While the fatality count may seem high compared to years past, problems with pedestrian safety are all too familiar for AU students accustomed to the dangerous intersections around campus. (continue reading)

Letter to the editor: SG committed to diversity

Reading this Monday's editorial, "SG Diversity Discussion," we could not help but be disheartened. The editorial gave the impression that the Student Government has done nothing to address the issue of diversity. On the contrary, we have started the conversation about how to address this important issue. (continue reading)

Letter to the editor: Professors should submit textbook lists soon

As the semester is winding to a close, we just wanted to remind you of the importance of getting your textbook adoptions in to the bookstore as quickly as possible. When you get your book lists in on time, the bookstore is able to buy back books from students at higher prices, offer used copies to students at lower prices in future semesters and ensure that students have books in time for the start of classes. (continue reading)

Letter to the editor: Remember more than the fallen on Veterans Day

Sitting on a concrete bench in the quad, a student I know walks up to me and asks what I am doing. I respond, "Spending some time with my friends." She looked confused, as I was seemingly alone, but then picked up on the nod of my head toward the grassy green field in the quad. (continue reading)

Progressive point: Time to prioritize mining reforms

By Jacob Shelly

Politicians stumping on their resolve to "keep us safe" usually train their rhetoric on a predictable lot. For the right, the danger is manifest in cave-dwelling fanatics in the Middle East. For the left, carbon footprints and melting ice caps pose the existential threat. (continue reading)

Correction for Nov. 12, 2007

In "Jackson encourages world to confront its limitations," professor Patrick Thaddeus Jackson explains the origin of the word "grok," which was incorrectly spelled. (continue reading)

From atoms to Asimov: Other life forms: A humbling possibility

By Josh Levitz

Perhaps one of the hallmarks of an intelligent species is an intense interest in life in other worlds. Despite being somewhat taboo, this is certainly true of human beings. Science seeks to describe our universe, but it is often forced to do so in terms of our specific point of view here on Earth. (continue reading)