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NASA ranked first among federal agencies according to a report, "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government," but leadership among the agencies received the lowest scores, according to a study completed by an AU Institute.
The Student Confederation, along with Greek Life and the Washington Wizards, presented a check for $10,000 to the Children's Miracle Network Tuesday night at "AU Night" at the MCI Center. The money will go to the Kids Care Fund, which supports the basic needs of child health care, and to the Children's National Medical Center in D.C., said Kelly O'Neill, coordinator of Events and Promotions for the Network.
By conventional wisdom, college students tend to be more politically liberal than the general population. However, a new survey by Harvard University's Institute of Politics suggests otherwise. The poll, conducted last month, found that 61 percent of the respondents approved of President Bush's performance.
Three separate incidents of sexual advances that appear to be related occurred on campus late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, making five advances this semester.
Veterans Day celebrations were held across the District, with a central event at Arlington National Cemetery: President Bush laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and the third of the five Islamic pillars of faith. During Ramadan, Khalidi, along with Muslims throughout the world, refrains from eating, drinking, smoking, speaking negatively of others or engaging in sexual activities while the sun is up.
UC-Berkeley code of conduct revisions could curb students' rights By Kevin Deenihan & Emma Schwartz Daily Californian (U. California-Berkeley) 11/10/2003 (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. - University of California-Berkeley administrators are preparing sweeping changes to the Student Code of Conduct that would dramatically change how students can defend themselves against university disciplinary charges, according to a final draft of the revisions obtained by The Daily Californian newspaper.
AU Athletics' four-month search for a new director ended Tuesday when AU announced Joni Comstock as director of Athletics and Recreation. She will officially step in as athletic director Dec. 8, replacing former director Tom George, who resigned in July for personal reasons.
Two years after the 9-11 terrorist attacks, life for Muslims living in the United States has changed drastically, said Akbar Ahmed, an international relations and Islamic studies professor at AU and author of the recently released, "Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously in a Post-Honor World."
Two-liter bottles of Sprite and Coke are stacked under the desk and bags of food are piled in the corner of a small, windowless office in the Kay Spiritual Life Center. But Marwan Bagdadi is not preparing for a disaster or winter hibernation. As incumbent president of the Muslim Student Association, Bagdadi is largely responsible for the group's Ramadan events, including the provision of food for breaking the fast.
Some Muslim students at AU say it can be a real struggle to fight back the urge to eat through the day as they fast in recognition of Ramadan.
The Class of 2004 voted to renovate the Letts-Anderson Quad as its Senior Class Gift and plans to raise $50,000 by the end of the school year, said Melissa Chin, co-chair of the Senior Gift Committee.
A weekend summit billed as "America's largest town hall meeting" is meant to gauge how D.C. residents - including students - think the District government should plan for the future.
A weekend summit billed as "America's largest town hall meeting" is meant to gauge how D.C. residents - including students - think District government should plan for the future. At the third Citizen Summit in four years, set to take place all day Saturday at the Washington Convention Center, residents will discuss public education, adding more officers to the Metropolitan Police Department, the availability of affordable housing and other issues.
World-renowned African scholar and Islamic expert Mualimu Ali Mazrui joined professors, deans and students to break the traditional fast for the Muslim month of Ramadan in the Kay Spiritual Life Center yesterday before his lecture on Islam and the West.
Monday, Nov. 10 Theft of student, staff or faculty property was reported inside the Sports Center. Tuesday, Nov. 11 A hospital transport was needed from the Mary Graydon Center. People were found in possession of drug paraphernalia in Park Bethesda. Property was left unattended inside Hurst Hall.
A move to reduce the number of adjunct professors has decreased the number of sections opened in some programs next semester, according to College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kay Mussell. Among the programs affected are the Graphics Design Department and the American Studies major.
Mail delivery at AU should return to normal today after being halted Friday when the possibility of anthrax spores shut down 11 D.C.-area postal facilities. The false alarm shut down the Friendship Station Postal Office, AU's last stop for mail, when suspected anthrax spores were found at its mail-sorting facility in Anacostia.
The AU Honors Program seeks to be more than academic, said Professor Maria Green Cowles, the Program's associate director.
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