News
SG senator, president reach consensus on energy bill
Allie Mooney
February 3, 2010
After some debate, SG President Andy MacCracken and Senator Steve Dalton said they created a bill that would serve as a compromise regarding the Clean Energy Revolving Fund. Money for the green-friendly fund would not come from students’ activities fees under the bill unless an individual specified otherwise, according to Dalton.
Drag queens storm MGC with style
Ashley DeJean
February 3, 2010
AU played host to six drag queens from the D.C. area Monday night. The ladies raised money for a non-profit that specializes in HIV care.
AUTO hiatus hinders service club transportation
Meg Fowler
February 3, 2010
During the weeks following winter break when the AUTO program was shut down, Community Service Center operations were forced to adjust to accommodate for their loss of the usual mode of transportation.
Juniors, seniors to have equal priority in housing lottery
Ethan Klapper
February 3, 2010
Juniors and seniors will be on equal footing in the housing lottery later this month, according to a Housing and Dining Programs document.
Student struggles to fill vacant ANC seat
Mitch Ellmauer
February 3, 2010
After remaining vacant for seven years, AU’s seat on the Advisory Neighborhood Commission might have found a taker in Sami Green.
CAS professor airs global public radio show
Brookes May
February 3, 2010
Rachel Louise Snyder may have traded her frequent flyer miles for a tenure track professorial post, but being behind a desk hasn’t diminished her curiosity for the world around her.
Snyder, a professor of literature and creative writing in the College of Arts and Sciences has a new weekly radio show called “The Global Guru,” in which she focuses on one small and unique part of a different culture. Snyder’s pieces run a mere 2 minutes, 45 seconds and are broadcast on stations all over the country, including WAMU 88.5.
Gay marriage bill may aid D.C. economy
Ashley DeJean
February 3, 2010
Legalizing gay marriage in D.C. in 2009 would have boosted the local economy $52 million over the course of three years, according to a Williams Institute estimate.
Christopher Ramos, research associate at the Williams Institute, a think tank at the University of California Los Angeles School of Law that focuses on sexual orientation law, explained the number of dollars generated in the economy would be lower now, but the D.C. economy would still receive a boost.
Talon Web site kicks off in era of Facebook
Stefanie Dazio
February 3, 2010
In an effort to “showcase” its work, The Talon, AU’s yearbook, will launch an updated Web site this week, according to Editor-in-Chief Ashley Kemper.
The Talon will also continue to publish its $65, 300-page hardcover book this year, unlike other college yearbooks, many of which have recently been discontinued. Purdue University, the University of Virginia and Mississippi State University are a few that have recently given up on funding their yearbooks, according to a recent article in The Washington Post.
Unearthed jugs might point to larger arms cache
Christopher Cottrell
January 31, 2010
Three broken glass jugs emerged during a dig conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers on Monday, Jan. 25, according to a Corps spokesman. Based on old photographs of similar jugs, some suspect that these may have contained a chemical agent called mustard, according to environmental specialist Richard Albright.
Fraternity faces IFC allegations
Sarah Rudnick
January 31, 2010
The Inter-Fraternity Council recently charged AU fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa with six recruitment and rushing violations, according to the IFC.
SPA program in Haiti suffers serious losses
Nicole Glass
January 31, 2010
Only half the 20 students in the School of Public Affairs’ public financial management program in Haiti have been accounted for since the earthquake, and the program’s facilities have been destroyed, according to William LeoGrande, dean of SPA.
Bag tax leaves District shoppers with arms full
Nicole Federica
January 31, 2010
The D.C. government’s and Anacostia River Protection Fund’s “Skip the Bag, Save the River” campaign strikes one AU student as a “nuisance.”
Undergraduate Senate votes to uphold MacCracken veto
Allie Mooney
January 31, 2010
The Undergraduate Senate voted 11-7-1 to sustain Student Government President Andy MacCracken’s veto of the recent Clean Energy Revolving Fund bill on Sunday. The veto will allow the Senate to re-draft the bill, enabling the SG the freedom to express support for the fund.
