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D.C. Council candidates discuss schools, health

By Jimm Phillips | April 20

Four candidates vying for seats on the D.C. City Council debated the best way to provide students with opportunities to excel and constituents with equal health care facilities at a forum held at Woodrow Wilson High School Tuesday. Councilmembers Kathy Patterson, D-Ward 3, and Vincent Gray, D-Ward 7, who are candidates for Council chair, as well as Councilmember Phil Mendelson, D-At Large, and former D.

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Police blotter

By Lauren Gardner | April 20

Wednesday, April 12 A computer monitor was reported stolen in Mary Graydon Center. Officers responded and are still investigating. Thursday, April 13 Two individuals reported having items taken from their locker in Jacobs Fitness Center. The items have not been recovered.

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National briefs

April 20

Former student found dead in Ore. Evian DiStefano, a former AU student, was found dead on a forest road east of Portland, Ore., last Thursday, according to the Mail Tribune, a southern Oregon news source. A passer-by discovered DiStefano's body shortly after midnight on an access road through Mount Hood National Forest to the Columbia Gorge, Multnomah County Sheriff's Lt.

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Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | April 13

Thursday, April 13 Making the Most of Your Benefits Brown Bag Lunch: Building Your Financial Future Noon-1 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 5 Learn about the importance and advantages of early retirement planning with particular emphasis on maximizing retirement plan contributions.

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Classroom bias doesn't affect grades

By Olga Khazan | April 13

A recent study showed that conservative students perform equally well as liberals in courses involving political or social issues, which could be due to the open and accepting nature of the college environment, said Susan McDonic, assistant professor of anthropology at AU.

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Notre Dame permits 'Vagina Monologues' performance

By Rebecca Kern | April 13

The University of Notre Dame's president will continue to allow the performance of the play "The Vagina Monologues" and the school's gay film festival, a decision that contrasts with his January speech questioning the appropriateness of both events according to The New York Times.

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Campus brief: 2006 AU commencement speakers announced

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | April 13

The AU administration announced the graduation speakers for this year's commencement ceremonies, including former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker, CEO Of The Washington Post Donald Graham, theatre director Michael Kahn and Associate Judge of the District Of Columbia Court Of Appeals Vanessa Ruiz.

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Half a million people protest immigration laws in D.C. Monday

By Kate Oczypok | April 13

In Washington, D.C. thousands of people marched in an immigration rally Monday afternoon. Participants marched in Hispanic neighborhoods past the White House then converged on the National Mall. Hundreds of thousands of pro-immigration demonstrators mobilized in the nation's capital and in as many as 100 cities across the country in a powerful display of grassroots muscle-flexing to protest Congress' failure to reshape immigration laws.

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Events mark Holocaust Remembrance Week

By Tiffany Heimbuch-Maybee | April 13

The Jewish Student Association hosted Holocaust Remembrance Week, which featrued a variety of events focusing on different aspects of the Holocaust, ending with a speech by "Nazi Hunter" Arnold Weiss. The Jewish Student Association presented the speaker Arnold Weiss to speak of his experiences in Germany as a Jewish boy in an orphanage and being sent to the United States on Sunday.

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Organization encourages resident involvement

By Rebecca Kern | April 13

D.C. Appleseed, a nonprofit organization that focuses on solving important public policy problems in the D.C. metropolitan area, is holding a contest to compile new public policy input from D.C. area residents, according to their Web site, dcappleseed.org.

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History of Civil War decays

By Jimm Phillips | April 13

Civil War battlefields from Glorieta Pass, N.M., to Gettysburg, Pa., are endangered, according to a Civil War historical preservation society. The Civil War Preservation Trust released its annual list of the 10 most endangered Civil War battlefields on Feb.

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Metro reports second-busiest day in 30-year history

By Marissa Newhall | April 13

Police closed much of 16th Street Monday as hordes of immigration rights supporters marched from Adams Morgan to a rally on the National Mall. The festive march stopped traffic in the late afternoon and had many downtown workers leaning from windows to cheer and observe.

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Candy used to protest Minn. eviction of Easter Bunny

By Kate Oczypok | April 13

A decision to evict the Easter Bunny in the St. Paul, Minn., City Hall has caused Marshmallow Peeps to multiply outside the building of St. Paul, Minn., City Hall, resulting in a controversy surrounding the upcoming Easter holiday. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported that the furor began after St.

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Kerwin: Board reform a priority

By Laraine Weschler | April 13

Interim President Neil Kerwin discussed the academic progress the university has made this year, including its fourth Truman Scholar in six years on Tuesday, in an open forum for the AU community. Kerwin also outlined goals for the upcoming academic year.

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Students march, speak for sexual assault awareness

By Kyra Smerkanich | April 13

A record number of AU students marched through campus and into the Kay Spiritual Life Center Tuesday as part of the third annual Take Back the Night, taking a stance against domestic violence and sexual abuse. "Take Back the Night has a different effect for each participant," Hollander said.

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Police blotter

By Lauren Gardner | April 13

Friday, March 31 A female student was transported from Anderson Hall to Sibley Hospital for an illness. A license plate was stolen from a vehicle at the Katzen Arts Center. A ticket writer discovered a vehicle displaying a false permit. It was booted. Saturday, April 1 An intoxicated female refused medical treatment behind the School of International Service annex.

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Former mob boss speaks to athletes

By Mike Scher | April 10

Over the past several years student gambling has been on the rise, specifically athlete gambling, which has led the NCAA to provide funding for speakers like former New York mob boss Michael Franzese to talk to athletes, said Athena Argyropoulos, the associate director of Athletics at American University.

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