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SG Senate discusses EagleBucks fraud bill

By Stefanie Dazio · Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010

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.

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Professors try online video classes during snowstorms

By Nancy Lavin | February 21

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.

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Campus briefs

February 21

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

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Feds, energy company dispute SOC report

By Kien Bui | February 21

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.

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Students slosh through commutes of snow and slush

By Meg Fowler | February 21

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.

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Gender gap closing in colleges

By Helen Killeen | February 21

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.

DECISION TIME — Luke Earls (left) and Jonas Varnum (right), both members of Delta Tau Delta, exit the Inter-Fraternity Council Judicial Committee hearing for Phi Sigma Kappa. The fate of PSK was determined during the meeting, but results will not be released until later this week.
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Phi Sigma Kappa's fate decided, but not yet public

By Sarah Rudnick | February 17

AU fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa appeared before the Inter-Fraternity Council on charges of violating sanctions during their recruitment process this January. After a two-hour long meeting, the council refused to tell The Eagle what the outcome was. T-shirts sporting a message that the IFC deemed inappropriate contributed to the original charges.

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AUpedia re-launch enables more student participation

By Ethan Klapper | February 17

Anyone in the AU community can now contribute their own content to american.edu’s AUpedia feature, after the site re-launched last month with a small facelift. Billed as an insider’s guide to the university, the AUpedia is similar to Wikipedia. Content can be created and edited by anyone with access to the my.american.edu portal, said Bernard Schulz, special assistant to the vice president of campus life and a member of AU’s Web Steering Committee.

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Peace Corps offers refuge to some recent grads

February 17

About six months from now, one AU grad’s place of employment will change drastically from a mall in Northern Virginia to a small rural South American classroom where she will teach English as a Peace Corps volunteer.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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