Legal News

Bucknell's success is AU's loss

Five years ago, AU left behind the triple-A lifestyle for the big leagues of the Patriot League, or so it thought. And in these big leagues, AU was supposed to become the New York Yankees, a team that would dominate in all spheres and be the envy of the PL.

Gay Marriage Ban ruled illegal

A judge in California ruled the state's gay marriage ban unconstitutional March 14. The Washington Post reported that San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer said there was "no rational motive" to prevent gays and lesbians from marrying.

Report examines role of Internet in media

The State of the News Media annual report was released March 14, examining the strengths and weaknesses of news media, including the emerging role of the Internet. Reporting is moving toward faster, looser, and cheaper models of journalism, according to the media report.

Comics

Ballplayers face scrutiny on steroids

Less than a month before the Washington Nationals start their inaugural season in D.C., baseball has already come to the capital - just not the way it would have liked to. The House of Representatives' Government Reform Committee on Thursday held an all-day hearing regarding the problem of steroid use in baseball.

Metro Brief: IMAX film explores coral reefs in Fiji

"Coral Reef Adventures," a 2003 documentary co-produced by AU's Producer-in-Residence Chris Palmer, was shown Wednesday at the Natural History Museum. It was one of 106 films featured at the 13th annual Environmental Film Festival, which ran from March 10 to Sunday.

AU finally has wrestling All-American

Before transferring to AU two years ago, 28-year-old senior Daniel Waters had to watch the title bouts from the sideline at Penn State, and before that he was even farther from the college mat as a Navy SEAL.

They might be teachers

At an impressionable young age, many of us may have heard our first non-Raffi album. And for some, it was "Flood" by They Might Be Giants, and it was magnificent. They Might Be Giants taught us all sorts of life lessons about Turkish history, pet rocks and how racist jokes are never, ever funny.

Simplistic drama not cream of crop

Passion, fear, love, weakness, lust, self-destruction and, ultimately, death: We never tire of watching these human emotions played out, from classic Shakespeare plays to the soap operas and reality TV to which we are so addicted. When "Survivor 47: The Moon" and "Swiss Idol: The Hunt for the Yodel" become too much to handle, try some classic American theater drama.

For student band, bluegrass is greener on AU side

Sometimes things just fall into place. And sometimes you need to push real hard to finish the puzzle. As I have previously explained, this column is devoted to the first-hand documentation of the birth and growth of a bluegrass band. We have a timeframe and a deadline.

Campus Calendar

Monday, March 21 Working Time, Discrimination and the Law: The Family Responsive Workplace in Europe and the United States 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Washington College of Law room 508 This conference will deal with working time organization and its role in law, policy and corporate practice in redressing gender discrimination in Europe and the United States.

Music Notes

Music from various artists

Staff Editorial: Death Penalty week a chance to learn

Monday is the start of Death Penalty Awareness Week on campus. The event, sponsored by AU's chapter of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, includes a panel discussion, a vigil and a speech from a death row inmate. The event is a great chance to have a real dialogue about the issue, provided it does not degenerate into a shouting match.

Sports Briefs

Bucknell's NCAA trip ends vs. Wisconsin After defeating Kansas in one of the greatest upsets in tournament history on Friday night, the Cinderella story for the Bucknell Bison men's basketball team ended Sunday with a 71-62 loss at the hands of the Wisconsin Badgers.

Opinion: Choose coffee that promotes fairness

Since October, the administration and our dining services provider, Bon Appetit, have been deliberating what will replace Auntie Ann's Pretzels in the Mary Graydon Center. The deadline for this decision is approaching quickly. Two companies, Pura Vida and Starbucks, are offering similar gourmet coffee shops.

GW dorm fire leaves burned student in critical condition

One George Washington University student is in critical condition Tuesday afternoon, after being discovered in a ninth-floor dorm room that was in flames early Tuesday morning. The student, a male freshman from Conn., was immediately taken to GW Hospital at 5 a.

It Should've Been Us

Five years ago, American University left behind the Triple A lifestyle for the big leagues of the Patriot League, or so it thought. And in these big leagues, AU was supposed to become the New York Yankees, a team so dominant every aspect, that its academics, location, athletics, excitement would be the envy of the Holy Cross' and the Lafayette's of the league.