Legalizing gay marriage in D.C. in 2009 would have boosted the local economy $52 million over the course of three years, according to a Williams Institute estimate. Christopher Ramos, research associate at the Williams Institute, a think tank at the University of California Los Angeles School of Law that focuses on sexual orientation law, explained the number of dollars generated in the economy would be lower now, but the D.C. economy would still receive a boost.
In an effort to “showcase” its work, The Talon, AU’s yearbook, will launch an updated Web site this week, according to Editor-in-Chief Ashley Kemper. The Talon will also continue to publish its $65, 300-page hardcover book this year, unlike other college yearbooks, many of which have recently been discontinued. Purdue University, the University of Virginia and Mississippi State University are a few that have recently given up on funding their yearbooks, according to a recent article in The Washington Post.
Three broken glass jugs emerged during a dig conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers on Monday, Jan. 25, according to a Corps spokesman. Based on old photographs of similar jugs, some suspect that these may have contained a chemical agent called mustard, according to environmental specialist Richard Albright.
The Inter-Fraternity Council recently charged AU fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa with six recruitment and rushing violations, according to the IFC.
Only half the 20 students in the School of Public Affairs’ public financial management program in Haiti have been accounted for since the earthquake, and the program’s facilities have been destroyed, according to William LeoGrande, dean of SPA.
The D.C. government’s and Anacostia River Protection Fund’s “Skip the Bag, Save the River” campaign strikes one AU student as a “nuisance.”
The Undergraduate Senate voted 11-7-1 to sustain Student Government President Andy MacCracken’s veto of the recent Clean Energy Revolving Fund bill on Sunday. The veto will allow the Senate to re-draft the bill, enabling the SG the freedom to express support for the fund.
AU Student Government relaunched the AUTO program Monday, according to SG executives. Four of nine vans are now available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Adjunct Professor Robert Lehrman teaches speechwriting in the School of Communication. He worked as a speechwriter for many Democratic political figures, most notably former Vice President and presidential candidate Al Gore. Lehrman recently penned the book “The Political Speechwriter’s Companion.” He also wrote a State of the Union response in 1989 when George H.W. Bush was president.
The federal government is taking steps towards relinquishing control it has traditionally held over manned spaceflights, according to Paul Lockhart, a NASA astronaut who flew two missions to the International Space Station.
Slavery still exists in the United States today, and 10 percent of those slaves come from the agricultural industry, according to Bon Appétit East Coast Fellow Carolina Fojo.
AU received 16,800 applications for admission in the fall 2010 semester, an increase of 12 percent from last year, according to Greg Grauman, acting director of the Office of Admissions. The university is part of a larger trend in the D.C. area in which colleges and universities received an increased number of undergraduate applications this year, according to college admission offices and college Web sites.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s board of directors approved a decision Thursday to add 10 cents to current Metrobus, Metrorail and MetroAccess fares in order to generate $9.6 million to help close its $40 million budget gap. The board made the decision to increase fares instead of cutting back on services because it received written feedback from 596 D.C. residents who said they mostly preferred the fare increase, according to a statement from WMATA.
During the university’s winter break, AU installed 42 new security cameras around Bender Library to decrease safety issues on campus, according to University Librarian Bill Mayer. Several lap tops were stolen inside the library during the 2008-2009 academic year. Mayer said he hopes the security system will be fully operational by March 1.
AU won the Web Marketing Association’s “Best Web site in the Industry” Award for Education for the redesigned Web site presented in March 2009.
AU’s Community and Local Government Relations office started a new program to satisfy students’ cravings for home-cooked meals in the homes of Spring Valley residents.
President Barack Obama did not address District voting rights in his State of the Union address Wednesday night, despite petitions to address this issue from residents of D.C., including AU students and faculty and members of the organization DC Vote.
Even after witnessing concrete sidewalks ‘undulating’ like ocean waves, Pastor is still shocked by the damage of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, a 7.0 on the Richter scale.
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