The Washington College of Law offered the swine flu vaccine on Wednesday, bringing the total number of AU students, faculty and staff who have received the vaccine to approximately 2,000.

Parts of the AU Student Government Web site have not been updated for months because executives and organizations had issues with the site.

The former SG comptroller raised concerns that an event wasn’t adequately prepared for and advertised — concerns that the vice president later disputed.

Barbara Cummings’ car was bombed, she had a run-in with the Dalai Lama and she “faked” language skills during her 27 years with the U.S. Foreign Service.

AU clubs and organizations can now apply for a travel subsidy to cover costs for trips further than 50 miles away.

The Undergraduate Senate represents and advocates for AU students, but does the Senate’s makeup reflect the AU student body?

The entire Katzen Arts Center will be closed today, Oct. 22, from 2 p.m. to about 10:30 p.m. for an annual university black tie event.

More prospective students have visited AU this year, in part because the university switched from the typical Friday preview day event to a Saturday.

Human suffering and troubles are the result of human ignorance, said the Dalai Lama during his teaching, “Finding Wisdom in the Modern World,” at AU Oct. 10.

No human being wants trouble or suffering, he said, but suffering is a human creation. Lust for money and power, jealousy, lies, sexual abuse, murder and theft are all the result of ignorance, he said

“All these [are] negative action[s] due to certain negative emotions,” the Dalai Lama said. “These negative emotions, these destructive emotions, are basically based on ignorance.”

The 14th Dalai Lama spoke to a packed Bender Arena at 9:30 a.m. He sat on a large beige armchair and spoke enthusiastically to the full arena. A large cloth banner, called a thangka, stretched from ceiling to floor behind the stage, colorfully depicting the Buddha.

The teaching began in English, with the Dalai Lama using a translator for occasional words. Toward the middle of the speech, the translator played a larger role.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke to a crowd in Bender Arena Saturday and said human suffering and troubles are the result of human ignorance.

The 14th Dalai Lama will give a teaching titled “Finding Wisdom in the Modern World” in Bender Arena Saturday as part of his 10-day trip to Washington, D.C.

Even though the fall semester is nearly halfway done, thousands of student veterans are waiting to receive their financial support from the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is backlogged with requests from veterans seeking to enroll in the two programs, according to AU veterans and the Financial Aid Office.

The SG Undergraduate Senate approved Alan Chang as the SG Comptroller Sunday with a vote of 19-1.

As comptroller, Chang will oversee the SG budget, the AUTO van program and the Bike Lending program.

The Eagle sat down for an exclusive interview with AU alumnus Abdul Rahman Al Rashed, general manager of one of the largest independent television news stations in the Middle East.

The AU student body will decide if the Student Government comptroller and secretary will be appointed rather than elected positions in a referendum during the SG elections next week.

The Student Government Judicial Board garnered campus attention Sept. 4 when it temporarily halted impeachment proceedings against former Comptroller Matt Handverger.

Student Government executives must provide information on nominees for cabinet positions to the Undergraduate Senate, according to an executive order issued Sept. 11 by President Andy MacCracken.

Before the SG Senate failed to override President Andy MacCracken’s veto on a proposed oversight bill in a special session Tuesday, the senators sang “Happy Birthday” to Sen. Josh Rothman.

Student Government Vice President Alex Prescott accused Comptroller Matt Handverger of negligence and falsification of time sheets during the first session of Handverger’s impeachment trial.

The Undergraduate Senate Committee on Rules and Privileges approved a motion Sunday to sustain the impeachment charges filed against SG Comptroller Matt Handverger.

Early Decision applicants this fall can opt to exclude their standardized test scores from their AU applications, according to Greg Grauman, acting director of Undergraduate Admissions.

The decision to make reporting ACT or SAT scores optional follows a national trend emphasizing academic performance rather than standardized tests, according to the Undergraduate Admissions Web site.

Aug. 23 » In a “new” AU tradition, university faculty, staff and alumni greeted the Class of 2013 at the Aug. 21 Convocation ceremony in Bender Arena.

If Andy MacCracken, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, were president of the United States, he would enjoy having his own airplane.

“I’d try to be out and about as much as possible, actually meeting with people around the country,” MacCracken said. “Policy wise, there’s too much going on in the country to pick any one thing I’d do. I’ll leave all that to the experts.”

But as AU Student Government president, MacCracken knows what he would like to change about the university.

“Year after year AU is ranked one of the most politically active campuses in the country,” MacCracken said. “I’d like to see that kind of engagement on campus issues. There are a lot of things…

Student Government Comptroller Eric Goldstein said he would not file Judicial and Meditation Services charges against former AUTO Commissioner Zack Schwartz in response to allegations that Schwartz misused the AUTO program.

According to AU policy, a university community member may file a complaint with the JAMS office if he or she believes evidence shows there was a violation of the Student Code of Conduct, Goldstein said.

The Undergraduate Senate voted to censure AUTO Commissioner Zack Schwartz during a special session late Wednesday night and approved a motion encouraging Student Government Comptroller Eric Goldstein to file charges against him in connection with allegations he misused AUTO vans.

The body also approved legislation that would increase oversight over the AUTO program and within the SG executive branch. The senate previously passed the AUTO oversight bill during a closed session in the middle of their five-hour-long regular meeting Sunday.

“Unfortunately, the Senate erred when we rendered a decision in a closed session, intended to rectify an internal matter while preserving the AUTO program for use by future generations of students,” the senate said in a statement released Tuesday…