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(06/19/08 4:00am)
AU officials approved plans late last month that will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dig behind the Public Safety building, Dan Noble, project manager for the Army Corps' Military Munitions Response Program, said during a Spring Valley Restoration Advisory Board meeting June 10.
(04/21/08 4:00am)
The Darfur rally last week raised a small level of awareness, but the event remains an effective step forward toward an end to the conflict in Sudan, according to officers of AU's chapter of STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, the group that helped organize the event.
(03/31/08 4:00am)
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced Wednesday the city will pay $2.5 million to repair the 17th Street levee - a flood barrier by the Potomac River the Federal Emergency Management Administration and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deemed unsuitable last year.
(03/27/08 4:00am)
The Human Resources office will soon begin preparing to implement the provisions of the "Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008," which the D.C. Council passed March 4, according to Beth Muha, the executive director of the Human Resources office.
(03/20/08 4:00am)
The D.C. Council unanimously passed legislation March 4 requiring employers to give workers paid sick leave, a move that gave supporters mixed feelings about the bill's outcome due to its exemption of certain workers - including students.
(02/28/08 5:00am)
The transition of Cuban leadership last week made headlines around the world, but AU students participating in the spring 2008 Cuba enclave witnessed Cuban citizens' reactions firsthand.
(02/25/08 5:00am)
Newly appointed Cuban President Raúl Castro may bring only gradual change to Cuba's economic and political structures if his administration and the United States do not make a stronger effort to improve relations, School of Public Affairs Dean William LeoGrande said yesterday evening at a "Cuba and Castro" lecture.
(02/21/08 5:00am)
The mass shootings committed by Steven Kazmierczak at Northern Illinois University last week and by Seung-Hui Cho at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University last April have left experts rushing to prevent such unforeseen acts of violence from occurring in the future.
(02/21/08 5:00am)
My first month at AU, the news broke of a former student who had fallen off a balcony to his death. The cause of his fall was determined to be excessive drinking. I remember thinking this to be an unlucky tragedy caused by a rare mistake. Why would anyone drink themselves to the point of losing common sense and their regard for safety?
(02/18/08 5:00am)
The shooting spree at Northern Illinois University that claimed the lives of six people Thursday has renewed questions about the safety of college campuses across the nation.
(02/14/08 5:00am)
AU students and residents of D.C., Maryland and Virginia braved the cold weather Tuesday to cast their votes in the Democratic and Republican primary elections. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama won all three Democratic primaries, beating out his sole major rival, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton. Among Republicans, Arizona Sen. John McCain maintained his dominance over former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
(02/14/08 5:00am)
George Washington University will attempt to ensure immediate care for victims of sudden cardiac arrest by installing 135 additional automatic external defibrillators in highly populated buildings on its Foggy Bottom, Mount Vernon and Virginia campuses.
(02/07/08 5:00am)
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(01/24/08 5:00am)
Three Republican politicians voiced their support for tens of thousands of anti-abortion advocates who rallied at the National Mall and walked to Capitol Hill Tuesday as part of the annual March for Life demonstration.
(01/24/08 5:00am)
D.C. cab fares will start $1 lower than originally decided in a plan Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced at a press conference Jan. 16.
(01/17/08 5:00am)
The dig for World War I-era weapons buried under and around AU's campus stopped Dec. 5 because a munition recovered weeks earlier contained explosive material not described in the site's safety plan, project officials said at a Spring Valley community meeting Jan. 8.
(01/17/08 5:00am)
While Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., were winning their respective parties' New Hampshire primaries, 28 AU students documented the political event as part of a School of Communication course.
(11/15/07 5:00am)
Members of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors Wednesday evening faced infuriated citizens at a public hearing to discuss a proposed raising of fares.
(11/08/07 5:00am)
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced Thursday a new cab fare system that will lower the minimum rate from $6.50 to $4, a breakthrough in his plan to switch the District's cabs from zones to meters by April 1.
(11/05/07 5:00am)
A School of Public Affairs course meant to take place during the Iowa caucuses in January 2008 had to be canceled three weeks ago after the state moved its caucuses to an earlier date.