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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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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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Campus brief: SOC Week aims to create school unity and promote image

By Kendra Garstka | April 10

The School of Communication Undergraduate Council hosted its second School of Communication Week last week and activities included a speech by Jackie Spinner, the American Forum, Dean Screen, Ben and Jerry's ice cream sundaes and a fiesta on the Quad. "SOC week is meant to create unity and spirit within the School of Communication," said Kristin Zearfoss, vice president of the SOC undergraduate council.

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Lally speaks on U.S. private business since 1990

By Elyse Franko | April 10

Government participation in international private business has increased significantly in the past 15 years, said U.S. Commercial Service officer Michael Lally in a presentation to AU students on Friday, April 7. The fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of the Internet have caused major changes in international business, Lally said.

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McGill wins SG vice presidential run-off election

By Cait Douglas | April 10

Pat McGill won the Student Government vice-presidential run-off with 78 percent of the vote Friday. McGill is a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs an Class of 2008 undergraduate senator. Over 600 students voted in the run-off election. "I want next year to be a year of revitalization," McGill said after the announcement.

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Relay For Life celebrated on quad

By Laraine Weschler | April 10

Relay For Life took over AU's campus Saturday night as participants walked around the quad to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The relay set up headquarters in Ward with a DJ based in Kay Spiritual Life Center and entertainment in the Tavern. The relay raised about $38,000, less than previous years.

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National briefs

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | April 10

Apple unveils new installation sofware Apple Computer Inc. released new software this week to help users install and use Windows XP on new Intel-based Macintosh computers, CNN.com reported Thursday. The new software, called Boot Camp, a free beta-version download from the Apple website, allows users to install Apple's OS X and Windows XP, however users can only use one system at a time.

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Full-time kindergarten may not be needed for kids

By Elyse Franko | April 10

Government money used to fund full-day kindergarten may be better spent on teacher's aides and other classroom resources, according to a study by researchers from American University and the University of Southern California. The study analyzed data from a nationally represented sample of 8,540 students to measure the benefits of full-day kindergarten over half-day kindergarten, according to a professor in the School of Public Affairs Alison Jacknowitz, a co-researcher on the study.

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Congress passes higher education bill

By Rebecca Kern | April 10

"Education is the responsibility of the state, and there isn't much the government can do to oversee it," said Shirleyne McDonald, associate director of AU's Office of Financial Aid. On March 30 the House passed a bi-partisan revision of the Higher Education Act, which aims to make college education more affordable, according to CNN.

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