Many Pennsylvania Democrats I know have mixed feelings about Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa. On the one hand, he used to be the kind of Republican they liked — moderate, independent, with a wicked sense of humor. He agrees with them on abortion rights, environmental issues and illegal immigration. For years, they have helped him win re-election to the U.S. Senate by crossing over and supporting him in general elections. But that was then.
Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., has no apologies for the way he has led his 29-year-long Congressional career and his lifetime in public service, he said at a College Democrats event held Nov. 16. • Political Take: Specter: political affiliation categories are ‘like bikinis’
Two sex educators helped make AU students life a little more pleasurable Monday night with an interactive lecture on the clitoris, multiple orgasms and so much more.
The Board of Regents at the University of Maryland voted last week to defy a legislative order from the state of Maryland by refusing to adopt a new university policy regarding the screening of pornographic films on campus.
Public Safety has written 923 tickets to AU community members for parking on off-campus residential streets in the past year. All AU students, faculty and staff are prohibited from leaving their cars on residential streets when coming to campus.
Twitter is more commonly used by AU’s administration than indicated in a recent study evaluating how colleges use the site, ranking AU 65th out of 100.
Parts of the AU Student Government Web site have not been updated for months because executives and organizations had issues with the site.
The former SG comptroller raised concerns that an event wasn’t adequately prepared for and advertised — concerns that the vice president later disputed.
Schools across the country are seeing increases in both student enrollment in university-provided health insurance plans and student use of university health centers.
Adjunct SOC and SPA Professor Richard Benedetto was one of the founding members of USA Today.
The former editor of washingtonpost.com and AU alumnus Jim Brady will be launching a new local D.C. news Web site in spring 2010.
Fraternities Tau Kappa Epsilon, Zeta Psi and professional fraternity Delta Phi Epsilon will seek charters for AU’s campus.
Many AU students don’t know they can earn 3 to 12 college credits by taking certain exams through College Board for just under $100.
A panel of D.C. public school educators, board members, current students and graduates Tuesday discussed how public schools face grave disparities.
The planned Women’s Resource Center has ignited some debate on campus about the need for such a center. On one side, students argue that the center will fill a void in the administration, the responsibility for which has previously fallen on a paid Student Government official and several volunteer student activists, namely the staff of Women’s Initiative. In opposition, others point out that this costly expenditure will, in some cases, create services that are already available on campus.
The news editor at The Eagle gives a brief rundown of the buzz around D.C.
Iraq is more than violence and destruction, and is instead a nation with rich history, said the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States.
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