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Free coffee, cookies and Red Bull will be served at Bender Library's Final Perk celebration Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m.
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Free coffee, cookies and Red Bull will be served at Bender Library's Final Perk celebration Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m.
AU was reaffirmed as a Methodist-related academic institution by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church earlier this month.
Professor evaluations should include a question about political bias in the classroom, according to College Republicans who have written a letter to President Ladner about the need to ensure intellectual diversity on campus.
Members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity celebrated their exceptionally fast ascent from associate chapter to charter chapter with a black-tie banquet Saturday night at the National Press Club.
Athletic Director Joni Comstock will organize the NCAA tournament next year as chairwoman of the NCAA Women's Basketball Committee, the 10-member group that selects and seeds teams and picks venues for the tournament.
Student Government President Kyle Taylor has begun assembling his administration, from committees to appointees.
Long-term federal funding for election reform is essential to avoid highly litigated elections and ensure voting integrity, according to members of a commission co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James A. Baker III.
Members of AU NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, celebrated April 20, usually referred to as 4/20, on the Quad. The event offered food, tie-dying and information about the organization.
Tim Russert, Paul Sarbanes, David Inouye and Judith McHale will speak at AU's 119th commencement ceremony on May 8, the Office of the President announced last week.
Bender Library will offer extended hours during exam study days as it did last semester. All service desks will close at midnight, but the library will be open as a study space. Last semester the Student Confederation gave the library about $2,000 to help fund the extended hours, The Eagle previously reported.
Students can offer feedback on the Ruckus downloading program in a survey later this week that will help the administration decide whether to keep the service at a charge of $50 per on-campus student next year, according to Julie Weber, director of Housing and Dining Programs.
The Student Confederation transition ceremony brought tears, laughter, a new executive board and a new name to the organization that incoming President Kyle Taylor said will "guarantee that student rights are being met and their voices heard."
The College Republicans promoted the "Carnivore Initiative," an effort to get students to eat more meat, on the Quad Wednesday with wings, ribs and a pledge-singing campaign.
AU has been one of the most active campuses in embracing Pura Vida, a representative for the company said at an informational meeting Wednesday.
Will Mount was elected president of the Residence Hall Association with 54.7 percent of the vote, and executive positions went to other members of his joint ticket, its board of elections announced Thursday.
Richard Durand will become dean of the Kogod School of Business July 1, Provost Cornelius Kerwin announced Monday.
The School of Communication's "SOC Week" kicks off today and includes activities ranging from forums to food. The week is an effort to bring members of the school together, said Laurie Bernstein, president of the SOC undergraduate council, which helped organize the event. "SOC is kind of like a school divided by different majors," she said. "We want to bring the school closer for unity ... and to try to get a community feeling." The week begins with ice cream sundaes in the Tavern at 8 p.m. on Monday. Tuesday's event, an American Forum called "Does Anyone Still Believe in the First Amendment?" starts at 9 p.m. in Mary Graydon Center rooms 2-4. Pizza will be served in the Letts Game Room at 9 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday features a "Study Break with Starbucks and Snacks" in the lobbies of Letts and Anderson at 9 p.m. On Friday, the "Fiesta on the Quad" will kick off the Reel Journalism film festival at 5:30 p.m. Free tickets to the film festival will be given away.
Wednesday, April 6
Jevonte Philpot, 26, has been missing since March 26. He was last seen in the Adams Morgan area and on the AU campus. His family is offering a $5,000 reward for information that could help police find him.
American University's third Truman Scholar in five years, Forrest Dunbar, won the highest honor for a U.S. student seeking a career in public service, as well as the prestigious scholarship's $30,000 prize.