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Counseling joins health Center with focus shift

By Allie Feras | August 31

Students seeking psychiatric services will now have to pay for them, a change prompted by the Aug. 1 relocation from the Counseling Center in Mary Graydon to the Student Health Center on the first floor of McCabe. "After receiving input from students and conducting extensive research into models on other campuses, representatives from relevant Campus Life Offices arrived at a decision that would benefit the most students," said Dr.

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Students upset with exit of fave TDR worker

By Brian Kalish | August 31

Students returning to AU may have noticed some changes to TDR as well as the departure of cafe manager Ted Canto, who some students called the face of the dining hall. "He provided a face for TDR; he was always out in TDR, not just someone behind the scenes," said Meg Imholt, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Freshmen volunteer in city

By Caroline Gilger and Ali Goldstein | August 31

Over 500 freshmen spent an estimated total of 13,000 hours volunteering in D.C. communities last week during the annual Freshman Service Experience. FSE matches groups of freshmen with upperclassmen leaders to explore the city through community service. This year's activities ranged from playing with children at the New Community Church to preparing communications at the National Breast Cancer Coalition.

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Candidates use Facebook to reach young voters

By Rebecca Kern | August 31

Candidates running for local and federal offices in Maryland are appealing to college-aged voters by creating Facebook and MySpace profiles and groups. The Facebook, created by Harvard graduate Mark Zuckerberg in 2004, has more than 8 million student members.

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Metro briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | August 31

D.C. suburbs ranked among wealthiest Census figures show that Fairfax, Howard and Loudoun County are the three most prosperous large counties, The Washington Post reported, with Loudoun County having a median income of $98,000. Local economists say that the recent rise in income can be attributed to the influx of government jobs following the Sept.

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Trustees add one student, two faculty to board

By Jess Reamy | June 19

Despite facing new legislative threats from the U.S. Senate and AU's Student Government, AU's board of trustees unanimously adopted a plan of governance overhaul last month, including a decision to add two non-voting faculty trustees, one non-voting student trustee and one recent graduate with full voting rights to the board.

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Latin American Studies professor known for love of teaching, penguins

By Vanessa C. Mueller and Patrick Ambrosio | June 19

In more than 40 years at AU, College of Arts and Sciences professor Dr. Jack Child has become known for many things, including loving penguins, impersonating Fidel Castro and teaching one of the most popular classes on campus. "Having had two classes with Dr.

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Traffic safety still an issue on campus

By Carolyn Phenicie | June 19

Pedestrians face a perilous walk around downtown D.C., but students on AU's more residential campus say they don't have it much easier. Students find crossing from the recently built Katzen Arts Center to main campus particularly perilous due to the short countdown time given at the crosswalks.

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Calm before the NSO storm

By Marissa Newhall | June 19

Most AU students are first introduced to the Woods-Brown Amphitheater when they visit campus for NSO, or New Student Orientation. Hosted by the Office of Campus Life, NSO is where many incoming freshmen get acquainted with campus, get a first look at life in D.

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AU student drives drunk, hits 4 in Long Island

By Lauren Gardner | June 19

An AU student visiting a fraternity brother on Long Island was thrown out of a bar drunk and then drove his car into a crowd of people, hitting four and critically injuring two, according to a Nassau County, N.Y., Police Department press release. Sayed Khaled El-Waraky, 19, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with serious physical injury, one count of third-degree assault and one count of drunken driving in Glen Cove, N.Y.

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New trustee profiles

By Jess Reamy | June 19

Stephanie M. Bennett-Smith was the first female president of New Jersey's Centenary College. Now in retirement, she serves as the board secretary to the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation's board of trustees and serves on several other university and philanthropic boards.

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AU alum works to end the War on Drugs

By Kyra Smerkanich | June 19

Many AU grads go on to shake up policy and politics in the nation's capital, but School of Public Affairs alumnus Kris Krane has enjoyed more success than most in a lesser-known political arena: fighting the War on Drugs. Krane, a political science major and member of the Class of 2000, was recently named executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, or SSDP, a non-profit organization headquartered in D.

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Summer classes help students finish on time

By Lauren Gardner | June 19

While school's out for the summer for some AU students, others choose to take summer classes to finish their degrees on time or to have something to do while working in the city. There are currently 3,529 students enrolled for the summer. Linda Bolden-Pitcher, university registrar, said in an e-mail that she expects enrollment to increase in the next few weeks with the beginning of the next summer session on July 3.

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Mushnick asks Senate to remove 13 trustees

By Jess Reamy | June 19

Thirteen members of the AU board of trustees must be removed from office and students need to be given voting rights on the board, according to Student Government president Ashley Mushnick in a letter she hand-delivered to the Senate Finance Committee chairman last week.

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TSU president misues funds

By Rebecca Kern | May 1

Texas Southern University President Dr. Priscilla Slade has been accused of misusing school funds for personal expenses, in a situation similar to the misuse of American University funds by former President Benjamin Ladner. Slade was fired by the university for allegedly spending state funds amounting to $86,000 on furnishing her home, $138,000 on landscaping and exterior improvements and $56,000 on security-related equipment and labor, according to the Houston Chronicle.

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Reflection marks SG transition ceremony

May 1

The Student Government transitioned into a new administration yesterday with a ceremony rich with praise for the outgoing executives and full of promises from the new student representatives. Incoming President Ashley Mushnick, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, acknowledged the "big shoes" she has to fill and commended the outgoing administration for professionalizing the SG.

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7 AU students, alums receive Fulbrights

By Lauren Gardner | May 1

Seven AU students and alumni are 2006 Fulbright scholars, and one student is an alternate, according to Francine Blume, acting executive director at the Career Center. The results are the culmination of a rigorous process that begins a year before the applicants can expect to hear if they have been selected, Blume said.

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