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Campus Brief: Study, panel to focus creative rights and filmmakers

By Stokely Baksh · Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004

AU's Center for Social Media will release a study on Nov. 8 that highlights the problems that documentary filmmakers face in controlling rights for their creative work and the consequences for cultural creativity. The Center, along with the Program on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest (PIPPI) at AU's Washington College of Law, conducted the yearlong research project, which was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Similar institutions do not share AU's fall break schedule

By ROBERT H. CHAMBERLAIN · Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004

If fall break is eliminated next year at AU, the new policy would also be somewhat unusual when compared with similar institutions. Three weeks ago, the Faculty Senate and the Graduate Leadership Council approved a proposal that would eliminate fall break and make Thanksgiving break a full week, The Eagle reported. University President Benjamin Ladner's cabinet has the final say over whether the proposal passes, according to David Taylor, Ladner's chief of staff.

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AUTO shifts into next gear, streamlines customer service

By Mary Specht | October 28

AU Transportation Organization Commissioner Mike Berg said at a hearing Tuesday that he plans to resolve recent complaints about AUTO by implementing a system that allows users to reserve AUTO vans online. "This will streamline the process," Berg said. "This system will definitely improve our customer service."

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Grad enjoys fact-checking campaigns

By Mary Specht | October 25

Jennifer Ernst was stunned when Vice President Dick Cheney misspoke the name of her workplace in front of 43.6 million viewers at the vice presidential debate earlier this month. Ernst, who graduated from AU with a bachelor's degree in political science last May, has worked as a researcher for the campaign watchdog site Factcheck.org since June.

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Fire leaves Georgetown student dead

By Theodora Blanchfield | October 25

A Georgetown University student was found dead in the basement of a row house as a result of a fire Sunday morning. According to an autopsy, senior Daniel Rigby, a business major from River Edge, N.J., died of smoke inhalation in a row house on the 3300 block of Prospect Street.

Section 202’s Niche Sports Review

Section 202 host Gabrielle and friends go over some sports that aren’t in the sports media spotlight often, and review some sports based on their difficulty to play. 


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