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Professor may face prison

By Whitney M. Nichols · Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004

A former George Washington University professor was arrested Oct. 12 on charges he embezzled more than $600,000 from the university between early 2002 and April 2004. According to U.S. District Court records, Nabih Bedewi, 41, was charged with one count of embezzlement of federal funds given to the university's National Crash Analysis Center, located on its Virginia campus. The NCAC researches transportation safety, concentrating on vehicles and highways.

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FDA warns of drugs' suicide risks

By Valerie Smith · Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004

The Food and Drug Administration required two weeks ago that all manufacturers of anti-depressant medications to start placing labels on products warning of the drugs' potential to induce suicidal thoughts in children and adolescents. This decision came as a result of FDA clinical trials that showed a 2 percent increase in suicidal thoughts in children taking anti-depressants versus those on placebos. The warnings are mandated on all anti-depressants because of the inability of the FDA to distinguish their individual effects on children and adolescents.

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Campus Brief: Students want fall break, longer Thanksgiving

By Mary Specht · Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004

The majority of students living in all eight residence halls are in favor of keeping both fall break and Thanksgiving break, according to a poll by the RHA. "We're not entirely sure how that would be possible," said RHA President Scott Goldstein.

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More jobs ahead for winter grads

By Kelly Kerr | October 28

Seniors graduating this year face a brighter future than last year's college graduates. While it's too early to tell what the hiring situation would be for May graduates, job prospects are looking up for December graduates, according to Camille Franklin, the AU Career Center's director of career development. The job market continues to improve, especially in areas of security, intelligence and government work, she said.

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

By Stokely Baksh | October 28

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 | October 28

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.

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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