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(12/03/09 2:56am)
Doesn’t it seem like days ago that we were collecting syllabi and scribbling notes onto clean, white pages? Now, we’re filling in the bubbles on professor evaluations and wondering where the semester went. After 27 issues of The Eagle, the staff over in MGC 252 is breathing a sigh of relief — but like most of you, we’re already looking toward next semester.
(10/15/09 2:58am)
Despite the social media phenomenon in today’s society, young people are more concerned over the content of political messages, rather than the way they are delivered, according to some members of Tuesday night’s American Forum panel.
(09/04/09 6:41am)
All charges against SG Comptroller Matt Handverger have been dropped, following an apology issued by Sens. Jared Alves and Josh Rothman early Friday morning, citing, among other points, that they had acted too quickly in filing the complaint.
Handverger is set to resign from his position next week, according to a source close to The Eagle.
Alves and Rothman charged Handverger with negligence and falsification of timesheets Aug. 28, catalyzing the first-ever SG impeachment proceedings, which began Tuesday night. Alves and Rothman issued the following statement, addressed to Speaker of the Undergraduate Senate Anthony Dunham at 2:30 a.m on Friday:
"Days ago I stated that the Senate was entering uncharted waters. However, the hearings held over the past few days have exposed previously unforeseen hazards and have revealed haste in my actions to impeach Matt Handverger. For this I apologize to the Comptroller.
Know that I never took the matter to impeach lightly, but it would appear that I should have spent an equal amount of time considering other options. While it is true that it is the Senate's role to provide oversight, I would recommend that future senators heed the lesson of this process, and focus first on communication with those executives with whom we share this Student Government.
I hereby drop all charges. Let us move forward, and let us resolve to continue to serve the students of American University."
Charges were dropped after over seven hours of impeachment proceedings this week. The proceedings, originally scheduled to last only three hours, took much longer than anticipated.
Handverger was relieved to find that the charges had been dropped and was thankful for the apology, despite the complication and duration of the proceedings, he said.
" [I'm] glad it's over, glad I can get some sleep, glad this organization can get back to doing what it does best," Handverger said, following the release of the statement. "I'm certainly glad that my name is cleared from everything. It was unfortunate that it wasn't dealt with a different way, but stuff happens. The apology helps to acknowledge that it was a mistake, and that it was not the best way of doing it, and I'm grateful that it happened."
Impeachment proceedings came to a halt at Thursday evening's session, when the Judicial Board ordered the process to be stopped. An anonymous party filed an inquiry on the admissibility of evidence with the Judicial Board, prompting the order to suspend the hearing.
Senators and executives had questioned the admissibility of evidence during the first two days of these proceedings. However, the Judicial Order did not specifically reference any particular evidence as being questionable.
The order stirred controversy in the Senate during Thursday's session. Sen. Steve Dalton outwardly expressed his reaction following the announcement.
"This is absurd ... Why are we being asked to turn over the proceedings to five people who are accountable to no one."
The Eagle will provide further details regarding Handverger's resignation as they become available. Check back at theeagleonline.com for more updates on this story as it develops.
(08/27/09 4:14am)
When I picked up my first copy of The Eagle, I never saw myself where I'm sitting right now. As I type, The Eagle staff is sitting here, editing articles, battling computer problems and proofing pages. So often, I forget about that Thursday morning when I grabbed the paper on my way to my 9:55 World Politics class.
(08/13/09 10:14pm)
If you're an incoming freshman, you've probably already maxed out your credit card at Bed, Bath and Beyond to buy a new bedspread, alarm clock, trendy-looking lamp - and anything else you could have sworn you needed to go away to college. Your grandmother probably bought you a "how-to-navigate-D.C." travel book, equipped with Metro maps and tips on where the popular tourist spots are. But leave the fanny pack at home, dear newcomer - you're not a tourist here. D.C. is your new home for the next four years, but don't let that intimidate you. The Eagle's annual guide issue makes a great cheat sheet; we're here to prove that there is life outside of the National Mall.
(06/18/09 4:00am)
I'm not sure if everyone is on the same boat as I am, but I am blown away by the fact that we've reached mid-June already. It's hard to believe that we're at that halfway point between spring semester's finals and the beginning of the fall semester.
(04/20/09 5:00am)
The Undergraduate Senate held a five-hour-plus meeting Sunday, several hours of which were closed to anyone except the body's members, to discuss legal matters involving allegations of AUTO van misuse.
(04/20/09 4:00am)
The Undergraduate Senate held a five-hour-plus meeting Sunday, several hours of which were closed to anyone except the body's members, to discuss legal matters involving allegations of AUTO van misuse.
(03/23/09 4:00am)
AU President Neil Kerwin released the fiscal year 2010 and 2011 budget information to the campus community last week. For FY2010, the university's budget is $456,700,000 and for FY2011 is $479,200,000.
(03/19/09 4:00am)
Despite an impressive showing in the first half of the game, AU's Eagles fell to the No. 3 seeded Villanova University Wildcats, 80-67, in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament.
(03/02/09 5:00am)
AU's board of trustees unanimously passed the university's budget for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 Friday, which included a tuition increase of 5 percent over each of the two years, according to Vice President of Finance and Treasurer Don Myers.
(02/26/09 5:00am)
The Board of Trustees unanimously passed the budget for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 Friday, which included a tuition increase of 5 percent over each of the two years, according to Vice President of Finance and Treasurer Don Myers.
(01/29/09 5:00am)
AU is preparing for its next budget cycle in problematic economic times - students and parents are struggling to make ends meet, potential students are rethinking decisions to attend a private university and the stock market has dipped well below where it was a year ago.
(01/22/09 5:00am)
Public Safety has instituted its first self-defense class for men, in response to several requests, according to Public Safety Sgt. Dale Booth.
(12/04/08 5:00am)
A malfunction in a Pepco electrical feeder to several power sources at AU may have caused many students to change their plans Wednesday night and this morning between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., according to a representative from Pepco and an e-mail from the Office of Information Technology sent to the AU community on Wednesday.
(11/06/08 5:00am)
Tuesday night, I did not sit down in my apartment and watch election returns with my friends. I did not sit and watch states like Virginia, Ohio and Florida turn from red to blue. I did not cry, whether out of fear or out of hope, when President-elect Barack Obama won the race against Republican nominee John McCain.
(10/16/08 4:00am)
The key to gaining the attention of youth voters is to get them engaged in a candidate's message and pushing partisan politics aside, Republican strategist David Winston said during an American Forum event in the Abramson Family Recital Hall Tuesday night.
(10/16/08 4:00am)
The Strategic Plan has undergone additional revisions since the campus community received their last draft of the plan Aug. 25.
(10/09/08 4:00am)
This list indicates the amounts of money the AU Club Council will give to the clubs that applied for funding for the 2008-2009 academic year. Clubs that had budgets that were well organized and realistic got the most funding this year, according to Alexander Livingston, AUCC's chairman.
(10/02/08 4:00am)
AU Public Safety has requested the community's help in identifying suspects in the aftermath of sexual and violent crimes against AU students walking in areas off campus.