A former vice president of Lehman Brothers said the inadequacy of the financial services firm’s Board of Directors to handle contemporary economic conditions was a significant factor in the firm’s downfall.

Frank Chi, a political communications strategist who worked for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, suggested ways organizations can more effectively use social media to advance their causes at a Feb. 22 meeting of AU’s chapter of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network.

Cartoonist Rights Network International, an organization that supports political cartoonists around the world who are at risk because of their work, established its first collegiate chapter at AU on Feb. 3 during a Kennedy Political Union event.

The federal government is taking steps towards relinquishing control it has traditionally held over manned spaceflights, according to Paul Lockhart, a NASA astronaut who flew two missions to the International Space Station.

Filling out the infamous Free Application for Federal Student Aid became a little easier this year, thanks to the U.S. Department of Education.

A year after President Barack Obama’s inauguration, he is struggling to cope with populist backlash and vigorous Republican opposition, according to panelists at a recent discussion at AU.

The Environmental Protection Agency ignores the dangers of fluoride in drinking water, according to Dr. Bill Hirzy, the chair of AU’s Chemistry Department.

Former reconnaissance Marine Sergeant Rudy Reyes discussed ways people can draw upon their inner potential to improve themselves at a Sept. 9 Kennedy Political Union event. Reyes, who served two tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, shared with AU students his belief that by improving one’s mind and body, a person can set a good example for others to emulate.

The Kennedy Political Union hosted the Capitol Steps comedy group Sunday to kick off this year’s lecture series.

The Undergraduate Senate reaffirmed the validity of Paul Grever’s vice presidential victory in the Nov. 19 special election, despite the wishes of some senators to pass a resolution condemning his win because of allegations he violated campaign rules. 

The senate was not able to confirm or reject the results of the election as it was able to do in previous terms because of a change in the senate’s bylaws, said Senate Speaker Caitlin Hodgkins.