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Professor, First Amendment law activist dies

By Stokely Baksh · Monday, Jan. 26, 2004

Professor Emeritus Burton Wechsler, veteran professor at AU's Washington College of Law and champion for progressive activism and First Amendment Law since 1948, died Jan. 18. Throughout his career, Wechsler has represented many interests: NAACP; Welfare Rights Organization; citizens charged with contempt of Congress by the House Un-American Activities Committee; anti-Vietnam War protesters seeking to demonstrate in public parks; peace activists challenging anti-leafleting ordinances; anti-nuclear demonstrators; Playboy magazine.

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Debate on faith goes on

By Rebecca Byerly · Monday, Jan. 26, 2004

Muslim Scholar Akbar Ahmed and Dr. Judea Pearl engaged in their second interfaith dialogue on Jan. 20. The event, "Choosing Hope - A Dialogue in Search of Common Ground," was held at Harrison Auditorium, in the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Burr remembered by friends, family

By April Astor · Monday, Jan. 26, 2004

Saturday was a sad day for many AU students who gathered in Kay Spiritual Life Center for a memorial service for junior Andrew Burr, killed Jan. 18 in an automobile accident. As students and family members filed in, songs by Burr's favorite bands played in the background.

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Bus maps delayed until late February

By Rob Chamberlain | January 26

While the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority planned to have free paper maps of the area bus system this month, the maps are not expected to be available until the end of February. The reason for the delay, according to Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein, is that it took longer than expected to design the maps.

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NCOR returns to AU

By Kate Oczypok | January 26

The National Conference for Organized Resistance held its annual conference this past weekend. "NCOR is an AU club that holds annual conferences for activists in the area," said Megan O'Brian, one of the organizers of the NCOR event at AU and first-year graduate student.

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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