AU works to make campus more sustaniable
On the unusually cold morning of April 10, the campus smelled distinctly of fresh mulch.
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On the unusually cold morning of April 10, the campus smelled distinctly of fresh mulch.
Last week's shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has led AU and campuses around the nation to review their current emergency evacuation procedures.
In a decision made last Sunday, the Student Government rejected AU's policy that allows the military to recruit on campus. The controversy is centered on the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which prohibits gay enlistees from disclosing their sexual orientation.
Monday marked the completion of the five-week Wellness Center "Get Fit Be Well" Incentive. One hundred and twelve students participated in the program whose goal was to promote health and wellness in AU students
AU students are drafting a Student's Bill of Rights to fill what they see as a void in the campus community.
The Student Government and Transportation Services have made the changes to American University's shuttle system permanent following the completion of their pilot program.
Students have taken advantage of the Walk-in Workshops held in Bender Library, according to Senior Reference Assistant Drew Lemerise. He said in an e-mail that of 92 events held during the 2005-2006 academic year, the workshops had 533 attendees.
Growth in the Chinese economy could lead to future competition with Japan, but because of common interests and histories, both countries should approach trade as a triangular relationship with the United States, panelists said at a conference on Japanese foreign policy Tuesday night.
A recent video conference held to commemorate World AIDS Day, which occurred on Dec. 1, focused specifically on the effect that AIDS has on youth and the significant role they can play in changing it.
The Faculty Senate recently passed a resolution that will change the policies that require temporary faculty to be tenured after their fifth year at AU, according to Richard Bennett, a professor in the School of Public Affairs and a former faculty senator.
Human trafficking has been a problem since the beginning of slavery, while punishment for trafficking only began in the 20th century, according to Yelena Varpakhovskaya, chair of criminal law and criminology at Irkutsk Prosecutors' Training Institute and one of six panelists who participated in a discussion Wednesday in Mary Graydon Center about human trafficking in Russia.
WAMU 88.5, AU's National Public Radio-affiliated radio station, has been criticized recently by some listeners for not offering a more diverse range of opinions.
AU is currently piloting a program that will observe how the implementation of a Web-based product called Turnitin could affect the academic culture on campus.
A panel discussion Thursday examined how people respond to terrorist acts, which the panel said have had a direct impact on one-sixth of the world's population, including the family of AU alumnus Peter C. Alderman, who graduated in 1999 and was killed in the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks.