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Crackdown on fake IDs

By Story Elmore · Monday, Oct. 13, 2003

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.

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AIDS Walk raises $685 grand

By Luz Lazo | October 9

Almost 8,000 people participated in the AIDS Walk Washington on Saturday morning. The event, which raised nearly $684,882, will benefit the Whitman-Walker Clinic, which works with D.C.-area HIV and AIDS patients.

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AU professors plan protest of Smithsonian

October 9

Several national and international groups, including AU professors, are planning to protest an upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945. Museum Director, Gen. John Dailey said that the Smithsonian will display the B-29 airplane "in all of its glory as a magnificent technological achievement," a phrase that many find objectionable. The exhibit is expected for Dec. 15 and will be presented in the museum's new annex at the Dulles International Airport. The Enola Gay will be displayed with other World War II aircraft. AU history professor Peter Kuznick said he doesn't oppose an exhibition of the Enola Gay, but what he finds to be inappropriate is the manner in which the plane will be displayed. "Clearly, the Enola Gay is more than a magnificent technological achievement," Kuznick said. "If [the Smithsonian] wanted to celebrate World War II military technology they could choose any B-29. The Enola Gay is the most symbolically significant plane there is for one reason - it dropped the first atomic bomb and wiped out most of the population of the city of Hiroshima."

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Travel agency's future in doubt

By Ashley Mushnick | October 9

AU Auxiliary Services has confirmed that STA Travel, the on-campus travel agency, will not renew its contract with AU. However, this decision will not be confirmed by the STA Travel Corporation until December.

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Burglary, crime rates fall on AU campuses

By Keith F. Shovlin | October 9

Crime has dropped across the board at AU, according to the Department of Public Safety's Annual Security report, released Sept. 24. "Certainly we're thrilled about it," said Colleen Carson, director of Public Safety. "[The drop] has been a trend for us as long as we've been doing the report, and certainly as long as I've been here.

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Police Blotter

By Dan Findley | October 9

Each edition, The Eagle prints a report of crimes on campus, as recorded by the Department of Public Safety.

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Speed past green lights, get fined

October 8

The Metropolitan Police Department is considering the expansion of the automated technology it uses to catch drivers who break the law. MPD spokesman Kevin Morison said the department is "exploring the possibility of using the red light camera infrastructure to ticket for speeding through a green light. This can be done by adding a certain chip to the cameras that are currently mounted on red lights in the District and can be used to photograph people who run red lights, he said. Morison said that the red-light cameras currently detect vehicle speed, but that this addition would ensure greater accuracy. As of now, the department does not issue tickets for speeding picked up by the red-light cameras, which have been in use since August 1999. The red-light cameras are triggered by sensors embedded in the pavement. If a car passes over the sensors after the light has turned red, a picture is taken, but this does not lead to a ticket. If the car continues to drive through the intersection, another picture is taken, which could then result in a ticket and a fine.

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Gorbachev speaks to more than 4,000

By Joseph Popiolkowski | October 2

Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the U.S.S.R., told an audience of more than 4,000 AU students Tuesday night that the United States must assist the international community while recognizing the dangers of creating an empire. "Any repetition of the attempt to impose a political utopia on the world is unacceptable," he said.

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Reaction to smoking ban mixed

By Ari Natter | October 2

The University's "Smoke Free in 2003" ban on cigarette sales and smoking in and around residence halls has caused a mixed reaction on campus. Some students have embraced the smoking ban, while others have not. Still others believe that smoking should be banned from the residence halls, but the Eagle's Nest should still sell cigarettes.

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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