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Students attend Harvard Institute

By Stokely Baksh · Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003

AU was among several universities to attend Harvard's Institute of Politics initial strategic meeting as part of the National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement last Friday.

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Formula for aid may change

By Kim Peterson · Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003

Next fall, college students' families could be expected to pay more for a student's education, if a slight change is made to the formula used to determine how much financial aid students receive from the federal government.

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Higher Education Act may change

By April Astor · Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003

While the Higher Education Act, a congressional bill that has sweeping effects on students' financial aid packages, has not passed on schedule, this is no cause for worry, according to a congressional spokesman.

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Campus Briefs

October 16

Former AU Professor Isaac Davidson Welt, 81, died Oct. 10 from complications of a stroke at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. Welt served on AU's faculty for several years, starting in 1960 as a Biology and Chemistry teacher; AU has been hailed for the third straight year as the most published institution in the annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research Journal

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Civitas: What is it?

By Samantha O'Neill | October 16

Civitas, a new initiative that was started this semester, is geared to promoting civilty programs and attitude throughout the AU community.

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Book teaches about greeks

By Luz Lazo | October 16

Imagine what it would have been like to learn about Greek Life while still learning how to read. At that age, upon hearing of Delta, Sigma and Kappa, children might have wondered what those strange words meant. Now, kids can actually learn about sororities and fraternities at a very early age.

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GA, Freshman class elections close today

October 13

AU students headed to the polls to vote for their representatives to the General Assembly and Class of 2007 Council yesterday and continue to vote today. Unlike last year, sheets of paper and pens greet them instead of computers offering online voting. "I've done paper ballots before," said Polson Kanneth, chair of the Student Confederation's Board of Elections. "It's accountable. When someone wants to check the count, they are there. And there's a hard copy." The election, which includes votes for open seats on the GA as well as the new freshman class council, shifted away from the computer system after problems in the past. "Some people were able to vote for themselves five times," Kanneth said, "while others weren't able to vote for themselves once."

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MP3s revolutionize music biz

By Kimberly Peterson | October 13

An audio revolution and a multi-million dollar legal mess have been caused by a little thing called an MP3. Hundreds of thousands of students download these files, yet how many really know anything about them? For starters, an MP3 is a compressed audio file that takes up less space on a computer or disc than a standard CD file.

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Exclusively Online: School vouchers come to D.C.

By Emily Carone | October 13

Congress recently approved the country's first federally-funded school voucher program, giving money to 1,300 D.C. children from low-income families, who live in underachieving and failing school districts, to attend private or parochial schools. These "opportunity scholarships," would provide grants of up to $7,500 to each student, for a total allocation of $10 million in next year's budget, according to the bill.

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Crackdown on fake IDs

By Story Elmore | October 13

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) told a congressional committee last week that newer approaches are needed to deal with illegal document production and sale in D.C.'s Adams Morgan neighborhood - a place that some AU students find using fake IDs easy. Norton also expressed concerns about national security risks in the Oct. 1 hearing before the Select Committee on Homeland Security. She said after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, these activities "could become a conduit for people seeking identification documents to enable them to carry out terrorist activities." Norton said identification document fraud affects the whole nation.

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Club funds allocated

By Joshua Wu | October 13

AU's Club Council has allocated around $110,000 to 126 clubs who initially requested around $340,000, a process that was "especially difficult because the requested amount was three times greater than our total budget," said AUCC Chair Evan Wagner. "The Council's job is not to make your wish-list come true," Wagner said, "but to simply defer some of your costs.

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Law gets those who dare to download

By Ari Natter | October 13

The Recording Industry Association of America's latest tactic to deter file-swappers - a broad and encompassing series of subpoenas and lawsuits filed against music downloaders - has left many file-swappers unsure of how to proceed in getting free music. Many downloaders have more questions than answers regarding the extent of the RIAA's pursuit of file-swappers, the safety of downloading music and the chances of being sued.

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Aramark petition asks higher wage

By Rebecca Bellville and Stokely Baksh | October 13

AU janitors and members of the student group AU Solidarity petitioned people on the Quad Thursday and Friday, asking for student support and claiming that AU's 110 custodial workers lack good working conditions. The main complaints of AU custodians - who work for the company Aramark and are represented by the Service Employees International Union, Local 82 - are that they lack pension plans, have inadequate healthcare and receive low pay when compared to janitors at other District universities.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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