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Fire leaves Georgetown student dead

By Theodora Blanchfield · Monday, Oct. 25, 2004

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.

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Nearly two million miss financial aid opportunities

By Kelly Moynihan · Monday, Oct. 25, 2004

Many eligible students are not applying for federal financial aid, according to a study released two weeks ago by the American Council of Education. In 2000, 1.7 million eligible students missed out on potential money for college, according to the study, which the council does every three years. A study on more recent years will be released in 2006.

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Families experience AU, D.C.

By Kate Oczypok · Monday, Oct. 25, 2004

Friday, Saturday and Sunday marked AU's annual Family Weekend, which allowed students and their friends and family members to spend time together on campus. The weekend was sponsored by New Student Programs and the Office of Campus Life. The weekend gave guests a chance to experience AU life. To that end, lunch in TDR was offered on Friday for a special rate of $7, and there were open classes Friday afternoon so parents could sit in and experience AU faculty. For the main event, former senator and astronaut John Glenn spoke in Bender Arena Saturday night.

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Sleep deprivation prevalent in college life

By Rochelle Chounet | October 25

Sixty-three percent of college students do not get enough sleep, according to a recent study by the National Sleep Foundation. This sleep deprivation can lead to sleep apnea, a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep, according to the foundation. Sleep apnea affects as many as 18 million Americans.

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Edwards criticizes corporate radio control

By Mishri Someshwar | October 25

Increasing corporate control over the media has reduced the diversity of opinions in the media and caused a decline in the quality of journalism, broadcast journalist and AU alumnus Bob Edwards said Friday night in Bender Arena. Edwards, the host of "The Bob Edwards Show" on XM Satellite Radio, said that when he started working in radio, a company couldn't own more than five radio stations. "Now some of them own 1,250," he said.

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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