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(02/05/04 5:00am)
As part of AU's Black History Month celebration, last night's forum "The Black Face in Law and Politics" featured a discussion between several African-Americans from the Washington College of Law community about motivation and steps to achieve a legal career. Issues facing minorities were also mentioned. Speakers included students of the school, law professors Cheryl Epps and Isiah Leggett and WCL Director of Financial Aid Sherry Williams. The topics all emphasized the reasons for practicing law and making a change in society.
(02/02/04 5:00am)
Surrounded by soda cans, pizza boxes and bags of chips, students eagerly watched last night's Super Bowl match ended in a last-second 32-29 New England Patriots victory over the Carolina Panthers.
(01/29/04 5:00am)
In light of the recent discovery of mad cow disease in Washington state, where a dairy cow tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the safety of America's food supply has come into question.
(01/26/04 5:00am)
Professor Emeritus Burton Wechsler, veteran professor at AU's Washington College of Law and champion for progressive activism and First Amendment Law since 1948, died Jan. 18.
(01/15/04 5:00am)
Shaconna Haley, a doctoral student of sociology, will spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day at home with her 6-year-old son, Zuri, as she has done for the last couple of years. Haley talks to her son about the struggle and the civil rights movement, the affirmation of the strong black man and of strong leadership, all of which King stood for, she said.
(12/08/03 5:00am)
Conference to discuss consequences and dangers of atomic weapons
(12/08/03 5:00am)
Thursday, Dec. 4
A fire alarm was pulled due to human error inside of the Sports Center.
There was a barring from University property on Beeghly Chemistry Roadway.
(12/04/03 5:00am)
AU Abroad's first director was hired a month ago, but only started working on Monday, and one of her first duties has been to move into a new building. Still, these hassles won't deter her from her goals.
(11/24/03 5:00am)
The flicker of candlelight was seen on the main Quad last Friday as 30 Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil to 'rescue' practitioners who are persecuted in China.
(11/20/03 5:00am)
If Democratic presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun won the election, she would be the first black person and the first woman to become president.
(11/17/03 5:00am)
On first appearance, Jenny Matthews is a short petite woman with a soft British accent and a chuckle.
(11/17/03 5:00am)
A campus-wide toy drive to benefit the D.C. Children's Hospital begins today and will continue through Thursday, Dec. 4, the night of the benefit show "Reindeer Rock Show" in the Tavern.
(11/13/03 5:00am)
NASA ranked first among federal agencies according to a report, "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government," but leadership among the agencies received the lowest scores, according to a study completed by an AU Institute.
(11/10/03 5:00am)
The election problems experienced by the United States in 2000 can be used to advance democracy in Canada and Mexico, according to Dr. Robert Pastor, AU vice president of International Affairs.
(11/10/03 5:00am)
Wednesday, Nov. 5
(11/06/03 5:00am)
Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, the former Bolivian president who was ousted in October, spoke to a crowded Kay Spiritual Life Center last night emphasizing the importance of democracy in Latin America.
(11/06/03 5:00am)
Professor Peter Kuznick, director of the Nuclear Studies Institute, and co-signers of the Committee for a National Discussion of Nuclear History and Current Policy released a letter of statement of principles to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in response to the museum's plans to exhibit the Enola Gay solely as "a magnificent technological achievement."
(11/06/03 5:00am)
"The Federal Budget: Who Wins and Who Loses" was the issue of Monday's Table Talk Lunch Series in the Kay Spiritual Center, where about 45 students and faculty showed up for the discussion.
(11/03/03 5:00am)
Leon E. Clark Jr., 67, professor emeritus of international education and sociology at AU, died from a cerebral anoxia at Inova Fairfax Hospital on Oct. 25 after he collapsed on a hike in Great Falls.
(10/23/03 4:00am)
Maria Perla has been an AU janitor for 14 years. She is draped in a large Aramark uniform shirt and her eyes look worn. She talks for about 15 minutes with the assistance of a translator before her lunch break is over.