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.

Professor James Thurber, the director of AU’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies is facing public scrutiny. Thurber’s organization ran an ad thanking a long-time guest speaker, who has been accused of sending forged letters to congress.

The AU Board of Trustees disputes President Neil Kerwin’s $1.4 million salary, as The Chronicle of Higher Education reported earlier this week.

The playground at AU’s Child Development Center will be open again after arsenic was found in the soil eight years ago.

One class in the School of Communication has allowed students to gain hands-on experience while improving the lives of children in the D.C. area this fall.

Professor Gemma Puglisi’s Public Relations Portfolio class — a requirement for undergraduate Public Communication majors at AU — has paired up with the nonprofit organization Neediest Kids to create a campaign to raise money for D.C. students.

Swine flu vaccines will be available to AU students either the week of November 9 or 16 at the Student Health Center.

Public Safety actions reported to The Eagle.

Despite the emergency closure of a popular Northeast D.C. club last weekend due to a fight, club violence is not a serious threat, according to D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier.

AU students stuck without a way back home for the holidays will be able to utilize a new Facebook group that sets up rides among students.

Despite a turbulent economy, AU’s Alternative Breaks program has continued to expand in both its number of trips and its number of applicants, according to Shoshanna Sumka, coordinator of Global and Community-Based Learning Community Service.

At 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, spoke to the AU College Democrats in Butler Board Room. In an exclusive interview with The Eagle following the event, Begich touched on the issues of federal spending and anti-tax tea parties. He also explained how he recently fixed a toilet at a Bruce Springsteen concert.

Following the fatal June 22 crash on Metrorail’s Red Line and several Metrobus accidents, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has begun implementing several new safety procedures.

AU will open a women’s center with a library and counseling center in fall 2010 and will also launch an online support network for AU veterans this January.

A 67-year-old man has stood outside the Vatican Embassy — near the Naval Observatory on Massachusetts Avenue — every day, accusing the Vatican of hiding pedophiles. A negative experience with the church inspired John Wojnowski’s decade-long protest.

The D.C. Council will consider approving same-sex marriages made within the city, after approving legislation to recognize same-sex marriages made outside the District earlier this year.