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(05/01/06 4:00am)
Donald Graham, The Washington Post's chief executive officer; Michael Kahn, the Shakespeare Theater Company's artistic director; and Paul Volcker, former Federal Reserve Board chair, will speak at AU's 120th commencement ceremony May 14. Judge Vanessa Ruiz will deliver the commencement address at the Washington College of Law's graduation on May 21.
(05/01/06 4:00am)
Robert Pastor, director for the Center for North American Studies at AU, serves as a role model because of his drive to work through seemingly impossible situations, his students and co-workers say.
(04/27/06 4:00am)
Nebraska Hall is being renovated to make apartment style dorms for 115 undergraduate students, available in room draw by spring 2007, said Julie Weber, AU's director of Housing and Dining.
(04/20/06 4:00am)
Students and faculty invested in the upkeep of campus as part of Campus Beautification Day Tuesday, which AU Director of Facilities Management Willy Suter called a "celebration of the AU community."
(04/10/06 4:00am)
The School of Communication Undergraduate Council hosted its second School of Communication Week last week and activities included a speech by Jackie Spinner, the American Forum, Dean Screen, Ben and Jerry's ice cream sundaes and a fiesta on the Quad.
(04/06/06 4:00am)
American University voted to pass the Clean Energyt Referendum in the recent student government election, and Eco-Sense, sponsor of the referendum, will now work with the SG and university administrators for its inaction.
(04/03/06 4:00am)
American University will participate in a Community Supported Agriculture program this summer. Students and faculty who sign up for the program will receive fresh produce for 20 weeks from May to October. A share costs $500. Thirty people need to participate in the program for it to run.
(03/27/06 5:00am)
Human rights activist and former political prisoner Bo Kyi spoke to about 200 people last Tuesday night about his personal contributions to the campaign for democracy in Burma.
(03/09/06 5:00am)
In an effort to reach more students, the School of International Service Career Center is now holding weekly advising hours at the Davenport lounge.
(03/06/06 5:00am)
Journalist Benjamin Progrund denounced the claim that Israel is an apartheid state by comparing his experiences living in apartheid South Africa and Israel, in a speech given on Friday, March 3, 2006.
(02/23/06 5:00am)
Two editors at The Daily Illini, the independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were suspended due to their decision to run six of the 12 Muhammad cartoons that have caused recent controversy.
(02/20/06 5:00am)
Thirty clubs and organizations decorated eagle centerpieces as part of "The Eagle Challenge," that premiered Saturday night at the Founder's Day Ball, marking the end of Founder's Week.
(02/13/06 5:00am)
AU will begin holding workshops to educate students on effectively managing their loans following changes in financial aid funding in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, according to a report from the Office of Management and Budget.
(02/06/06 5:00am)
College students may face higher interest rates on their student loans due to the Budget Reconciliation Bill, which is now awaiting approval from President Bush.
(01/30/06 5:00am)
John Schol, bishop of the Baltimore-Washington conference of the United Methodist Church spoke last night in the Kay Spiritual Center and said that as a member of the AU board of trustees, he plans to forge closer connections to students, faculty and administrators.
(01/26/06 5:00am)
The Class of 2009 will be required to buy at least a 150-block meal plan next year and sophomores living on campus will be required to purchase at least a 75-block meal plan.
(01/19/06 5:00am)
Laptops can be a useful classroom aid for note taking or looking up facts as part of a class discussion, but some professors say computers also provide a potential distraction for students.
(12/12/05 5:00am)
Next year, American University's parking policy will use an independent collection company that will collect fines from parking tickets for students with outstanding accounts, but all other parking policies will remain the same.
(12/08/05 5:00am)
Early next year, Metro will institute various changes that include new directional signs and announcements and changes to the direction of escalators.
(12/05/05 5:00am)
Students sifted through the racks at area thrift stores for the perfect outfit to wear for a thrift store prom held in the McDowell Formal Lounge on Saturday.