Legal News

The apartheid of sound and fury

In case you haven’t seen the colorful posters hanging in Bender Library and Ward, the first week of March has apparently been designated as Israel Apartheid Week. According to the Web site listed on the posters, this means a time for “[educating] people about the nature of Israel as an apartheid system and to build Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns as part of a global BDS movement.” Look, there’s nothing wrong with raising awareness for the Palestinians. The problem here is that doing so in the loudest, most controversial way possible does more harm than good.

Locals question Army Corps' data

Spring Valley residents questioned the Army Corps’ recently announced findings regarding anion levels in local drinking water sources.

AU wins 100-meter backstroke

AU broke two school records, had five top-10 times and captured the 100 back conference championship at the Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships over the weekend in Annapolis, Md.

Gay blood ban: protest through participation

Charity is nothing more than an act of giving. The sense of selflessness and heroism we often seek can be achieved by a simple sacrifice; and despite everything we may have to offer, the truest gift is that of oneself.

Letters to the editor

In the past few months, Student Government has produced a number of great successes that promote the interest of students. Recently, however, I have been forced to question what the true mission of the SG is; to engage in constant parliamentary wrangling and, in many cases, a failure of stated goals, or to promote the interest and welfare of American University students. Sadly the latter has not been the case. Senate sessions have been spent discussing various motions and how to debate a bill, rather than debating the issues. This is absolutely unacceptable.

Incentives offered to students studying abroad in fall

Many more students chose to study abroad in the spring than in the fall this academic year according to Senior Study Abroad Adviser Ethan Merritt.

Twins to take back-to-back division titles

This upcoming season, the battle for the American League Central Division in Major League Baseball will continue between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins.

SG Senate discusses EagleBucks fraud bill

The former Student Government bill to reduce fraudulent EagleBucks activity was “dramatically changed” and adopted as a resolution Sunday, according to Class of 2012 Senator Seth Rosenstein.

Ohio State University overwhelms AU lacrosse 16-7

The AU women’s lacrosse team lost their second game in a row, falling to No. 16 Ohio State on Saturday 16-7. Ohio State got off to a fast start scoring less than two minutes into the match. The game would settle down after that, however, as both teams traded shots and turnovers. AU had several ...

Professors try online video classes during snowstorms

As the historic snowstorms of February 2010 blanketed D.C. with over 30 inches of snow, canceling classes for nearly a week, some professors turned to the Internet to continue classes. Wimba, a new video chat feature available to AU professors, elicited mixed feelings from students and teachers.

Eagle rants

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Campus briefs

News on campus from the Board of Trustees, greek councils and Student Government.

Feds, energy company dispute SOC report

The American Wind Energy Association and the Department of Energy called a report written in the School of Communication’s Investigative Reporting Workshop false. The Feb. 8 report was part of the “Blown Away: America’s billions for clean-energy jobs are flying overseas” series by the Workshop, that said that President Barack Obama’s stimulus package did not generate green jobs in the United States and instead sent money overseas.

Students slosh through commutes of snow and slush

After the series of historic snowstorms earlier this month, AU students who live off campus struggled to commute to campus in a timely fashion for the startup of classes when snow and slush still filled the streets of D.C. D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty lifted the District’s Snow Emergency status on the morning of Feb. 8, but last week Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., requested federal emergency funds for the city for its expenditures on snow removal.

Gender gap closing in colleges

The gender ratio at colleges and universities appears to be stabilizing after a decade of expansion in the gender gap with more women attending college than men, according to a Jan. 26 report from the American Council on Education. However, the implications of lasting gender imbalances on America’s college campuses are still having an effect on where men and women choose to apply to school, according to USA Today.

February 22, 2010

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