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Bush proposes domestic sweeps

By Joseph Popiolkowski | February 3

Congress needs to act now and reform Social Security to ensure its existence for younger Americans, President George W. Bush said last night in his State of the Union address. This is Bush's first address since Sept. 11 that focused primarily on domestic issues.

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Norton tries for voting rights again

By Emily Carone | February 3

For the third year in a row, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-C.T.) have introduced a bill that would grant the District full voting rights. At a press coference last week, Norton, Lieberman, two Iraq war veterans from the District, and an Iraqui American Washington resident showed support for the bill.

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Campus Briefs: WCL hosts 2005 Opportunities Day

By Ariel Amante | February 3

The Washington College of Law hosted its fifth annual Opportunities Day on Tuesday for about 400 first-year law students. First-year law students don't get to choose their classes and are still learning basic principles at this point, said David Jaffe, WCL dean of students.

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Tuition to increase more than $1,000

By Kate Oczypok | February 3

Students should expect a 4.5 to 6.5 percent tuition increase per year in AU's upcoming two-year budget plan, said Provost Neil Kerwin on Monday at a town hall meeting in the University Club. This would raise the current $25,920 tuition to between $27,086 and $27,605.

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Campus Briefs: Eli Reed showcases his photography

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 3

Eli Reed, one of the most recognized photographers of Magnum, a collective of photojournalists, spoke at AU in Wechsler Theater last night. Described by famed photographer Gordon Parks as a "gentle, compassionate hulk of a man," Reed has captured some of the most stimulating moments of what he calls the "normal beat of life.

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Prof returns from Sri Lanka, proposes aid freeze

By Anne Godlasky | February 3

"If anybody asks you to give money to the tsunami victims now - don't," said AU Washington Semester professor Amos Gelb. "[Aid organizations] have more money than they know what to do with." Gelb should know - he followed the Christian Children's Fund through the devastated coast of Sri Lanka as the group's representative tried to decide how to empty his pockets of $1.

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Goldberg opines on state of the world

By David Hodges | February 3

Conservative pundit Jonah Goldberg spoke to the AU College Republicans last night about foreign and domestic policy, as well as the future of the Republican Party. The speech, which came on the same night as the State of the Union address, often drew laughter from the crowd of roughly 60 people in the University Center.

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City Calendar

By Kate Oczypok | February 3

Look here to see what is happening in the D.C. area.

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Youths confront city's gun problems

By Mary Specht | January 31

A group of children from Southeast D.C. gathered in the Battelle-Tompkins Atrium for "FLY Youth Hosts the Mic" Friday night to discuss and read from their new magazine that seeks to tackle gun violence through literature and journalism. Anthony Franklin, 12, was a little shy of the microphone at first.

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Police Blotter

By Kate Oczypok | January 31

Thursday, Jan. 27 An individual in temporary housing reported that while he showered, he left his room secure and when he returned, someone had drunk his carton of milk he had set out with his breakfast. There was no sign of forced entry. A small trash can fire was reported outside Megabytes Caf?.

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Campus Brief: Relief concert packs Davenport

By Elliot Smilowitz | January 31

Students packed the Davenport coffeehouse in the School of International Service Building on Friday night for the latest in a series of on-campus open mic nights. This event served as a fund-raiser for tsunami relief. Admission was free, but a collection jar was passed around during the show.

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Campus Calendar: Jan. 31-Feb. 3

January 31

Monday, Jan. 31 Town Hall Meeting on Tuition 8 p.m., University Club 5, Mary Graydon Attend this meeting to learn what to expect in terms of tuition increases for the coming year and find out where your money goes. Tuesday, Feb. 1 Women and Politics Institute Brown Bag Lunch 1-2 p.

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AU professors, writers net $700 for AIDS charity

By Claire Maude | January 31

AU professors raised more than $700 for a local AIDS charity group last night at the annual Visiting Writers Series Faculty Benefit Reading in the Butler Boardroom. The event, which featured the writing of Cornelius Eady, Andrew Holleran, E.J. Levy, Richard McCann, Kermit Moyer, Denise Orenstein and Myra Sklarew, drew a full audience.

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Weber dines with student

By Kate Oczypok | January 31

Julie Weber, executive director of Housing and Dining, treated an AU sophomore to lunch at the University Club Tuesday after he expressed admiration for her work. "I have admired Julie Weber for quite some time," said Daniel Rakowski, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Fate of Social Security in sharp dispute

By Joseph Popiolkowski | January 31

Republicans say Democrats want to apply Band-Aids to a lethal wound while Democrats say Republicans want to perform brain surgery for a headache. The ailment they're talking about is the draining of Social Security funds - an issue that both parties agree needs to be changed.

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Ruling on race unclear

January 31

More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the University of Michigan over affirmative action, some university administrators remain uncertain about admitting students partially based on race quotas due to confusion around the ruling. AU denies that race is a major factor that determines admission.

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For one Kurd, Iraq elections are fresh start

By David Hodges | January 31

As Iraqis around the world participated in their first elections in half a century, one Iraqi Kurd studying at AU summed up what the first elections since Saddam Hussein's overthrow means to him. "It will be written in history that a dictator was toppled and that a democracy was put in his place," said Rawand Darwesh, a 29-year-old working toward his master's in journalism.

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