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(04/15/04 4:00am)
The University College, a proposal that intends to create a two-year program for incoming students to improve academic and cultural life at AU, is still in the process of gathering feedback from the community, including launching a Web site and conducting student focus groups.
(03/29/04 5:00am)
The routine of Public Safety officers has not changed, despite the armed robbery last week outside the Rockwood Building, as patrol changes were implemented after a series of sexual attacks last semester.
(03/22/04 5:00am)
A newspaper, at its best, reflects the community that it serves. At The Eagle, we strive to report on the news involving our campus and surrounding area. Like other college newspapers, we face a unique challenge not only because we are all students and still learning, but also because each year the staff turns over and we start a new chapter.
(03/01/04 5:00am)
An international Muslim charity group, whose regional office is located in Falls Church, Va., and headed by AU's Muslim chaplain, is under investigation by a U.S. Senate committee for alleged ties to Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist group.
(03/01/04 5:00am)
At the second meeting of AU's Board of Trustees this year on Friday, the board discussed its commitment to guide WAMU, the increase in programs in AU Abroad and the approval of AU President Benjamin Ladner's salary.
(02/26/04 5:00am)
ABC's Nightline came to campus Tuesday to interview students about their thoughts on gay marriage, as part of a reaction piece to President George Bush urging Congress to send a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage to the states.
(02/05/04 5:00am)
An autoclave, a machine used to sterilize biology equipment by heating water to extremely high temperatures, was not closed tightly enough Monday, causing steam to escape through the opening and setting off a fire alarm in Hurst Hall.
(02/05/04 5:00am)
While the Senate buildings begin to reopen today after the toxin ricin was found in a suite of offices used by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) Monday, students interning in senators' offices are finding themselves with a few days off.
(01/29/04 5:00am)
Lucia Walinchus donned "the whole caboodle" - two pairs of pants, sweater, coat, hat, scarf and mittens - to keep the chill away while sledding Sunday night.
(01/15/04 5:00am)
AU student Andrew Burr was killed in a car accident Sunday night at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Edmunds Street, near the Naval Observatory.
(12/08/03 5:00am)
A series of fires in Anderson and Letts halls early Friday morning are currently under investigation for arson, according to Julie Weber, executive director of Housing and Dining Programs.
(12/04/03 5:00am)
An AU sophomore was robbed at gunpoint in the National Cathedral area Sunday morning.
(12/04/03 5:00am)
A series of fires in Anderson and Letts halls early Friday morning are currently under investigation for arson, according to Julie Weber, executive director of Housing and Dining Programs.
Five fires were set in trash cans in bathrooms and laundry rooms through the buildings, and evidence of attempted fires - which did not ignite - were found in five additional areas, and included posters on some residence-hall doors. The fire on the sixth floor bathroom of Anderson, the most destructive of the fires, was the last to be discovered around 5:30 a.m.
Weber said that MPD is currently following a couple leads in the investigation.
"I can't even hazard a guess as why someone would do something this destructive, this disruptive and this dangerous," Weber said. Nothing like this has happened at the University before, she said.
In an attempt to prevent copy-cat fires, Public Safety as well as housing and dining staff will make rounds through the residence halls from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. over the next three nights. R.A.'s, desk receptionists as well as select members of the student body will be included in the groups, Weber said.
Water damage from sprinklers was reported in a dozen rooms in Anderson, mostly on the sixth floor, Weber said.
Students with damaged property should contact their Resident Director as well as their insurance company. Housing and Dining Programs recommends keeping all damaged property, making a list of damages and keeping all receipts and records documenting related expenses.
Students with any information are asked to call (202) 885-CLUE.
(11/10/03 5:00am)
AU may help establish an American-style university in Nigeria, an undertaking approved by the Board of Trustees Friday that could determine how AU fulfills its goal of becoming a global university.
(11/06/03 5:00am)
A middle-aged man made a sexual advance toward a woman in Anderson Hall yesterday around 6:40 a.m., pulling back the shower curtain in the women's bathroom on the third floor while she was showering.
(10/27/03 5:00am)
Democratic presidential candidate Rev. Al Sharpton spoke only briefly about his campaign and instead focused on encouraging students to vote Friday night.
(10/20/03 4:00am)
AU kicked off a $200 million fundraising campaign Thursday at the Ritz Carlton in Dupont, unveiling "The New AU" campaign to almost 500 current and potential large donors, distinguished professors and top University staff.
(10/02/03 4:00am)
The University is re-interpreting its policy regarding illegal drug use on campus and will notify parents after first-time drug use, which is one part of an initiative to hold students accountable for their actions and lower AU's alcohol and drug use among students.
(09/25/03 4:00am)
The University is asking the students and University staff involved in damaging the Quad - of which they have identified 75 to 80 students and a handful of staff members - to come forward and pay restitutions, according to Gail Hanson, vice president of Campus Life.
(09/25/03 4:00am)
As its new fall line-up debuts this week and next, ATV is gearing up for its top four shows. Featuring a little debate, a little humor, students involved expect this year's shows to take channel 2 and 15 to a whole new level.