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Administrator Profile: David Taylor, University’s chief of staff

As the AU President’s Chief of Staff, David Taylor has the ability and experience to cover a lot of bases.

Letter to the editor: AU ignores strengths with ‘wonk’

Geography can be helpful (or hindering) in building up the brand of a university. Certainly the city of Boston imbues a certain heritage of debate and American investigation upon the Harvard Crimson. As if to say, it’s cold here so the privileged (Emerson, Holmes, Thoreau) prefer to stay inside and pontificate.

Women's Initiative director praises sexual assault policy changes

The University amended its policy for dealing with sexual assault on campus by expanding definitions and using stronger language to discourage sexual assault.

Definitions

Definitions of rape, stalking, sexual assault and sexual harassment were added to the definitions section of the conduct code.

Changes will not affect most students, administrators say

Administration and Local News Editor Stefanie Dazio outlines how changes to the Student Conduct Code will specifically affect the University.

Metro reconsiders allowing negative SmarTrip balances

Metro riders could still be allowed to exit the Metrorail system with a negative balance on their SmarTrip, despite an announcement made late last month by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority that said negative balances would soon no longer be allow

Sept. 14, 2010

Letter to the editor: Pacifism and propaganda

Before I can say anything about why I do not subscribe to pacifist ideology, first, before anything else, I feel the need to clear up some glaring misconceptions you seem to have about the history of pacifism and its role in social movements.

AU ROTC cadets score high marks in summer assessment course

AU’s senior cadets in the Reserve Officer Training Corps will find out Oct. 20 what section of the Army they will join after graduation, after undergoing the Leadership Development Assessment Course this summer.

Yaniv Nahon

Liddy Hernandez

Monmouth beats AU in men's soccer, 3-1

Just after shaking off their first loss of the season to Princeton University last week, AU fell to No. 7 Monmouth University Sunday 3-1.

Fantasy football: The real NFL kickoff

As usual, I’m as excited as ever for the first NFL Sunday of the season. But instead of penning an NFL preview column, I decided to celebrate my 10-year relationship with fantasy football by listing the reasons why I’ll be forever hooked on the game. The Draft Some may argue this is the best part ...

Eagles take down Siena in straight sets

The AU volleyball team defeated Siena College on Saturday night, as the Eagles smoked the Saints in straight sets by scores of 25-14, 25-8 and 25-17.

AU field hockey wins both weekend matches

The Eagle’s field hockey team beat both Rutgers University and the University of New Hampshire in College Park, Md. this weekend.

Redskins, fans fed up with Haynesworth’s antics

If you’ve been paying attention to the Redskins this offseason, you might have heard about a guy named Albert Haynesworth.

9-14-2010 Issue Slideshow