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Comptroller candidate withdraws

By Mary Specht | February 21

Amy Klinger withdrew her candidacy for Student Government comptroller in an announcement Monday, citing an internship that would compromise her ability to serve. "I have been given the opportunity to pursue an internship that is of great significance to my future career goals," said Klinger, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences and Kogod School of Business. She wished both remaining candidates for comptroller, Ali Khan and Zach Ulrich good luck, endorsing neither. Read more...

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Campus Calendar

By Kate Oczypok | February 21

Events sponsored by campus groups this week.

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Black Panther co-founder to speak on civil rights

By Janel Knight | February 21

In honor of Black History Month, Kennedy Political Union will host Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, in Kay Spiritual Life Center on Wednesday. "We wanted to show the role black nationalism played in the Civil Rights Movement," said Emily Fuller, KPU director.

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Tenley escalators open after six-month repairs

By Valerie Smith | February 21

The escalators on the east entrance of the Tenleytown Metro Station reopened Wednesday after being closed for repairs for six months. The escalators were scheduled to reopen Jan. 10 after about five months of repairs, but were not opened until last week as District- and state-mandated inspections caused delays, said Metro spokesman Steve Taubenkibel.

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Metro Brief: Club's music blamed for assault

By Emily Carone | February 21

D.C. police blamed "go-go" music for violence in a Northwest D.C. club at an Alcohol and Beverage Control Board hearing Saturday. "It's this go-go," Cmdr. Larry D. McCoy of the 3rd Police District said, according to The Washington Post. "If you have a black-tie event, you don't have any problem.

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Race affects voting rights

By Janel Knight | February 21

The racial makeup of D.C. affects the fact that citizens do not have a voting representative in Congress, said Washington College of Law professor Jamin Raskin at the Table Talk Lunch titled "Race and Politics: The Case for the District of Columbia" in the Kay Spiritual Life Center on Wednesday.

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Employers fire workers over complaints in blogs

By Lauren Gardner | February 21

Blogs are increasingly popular to publish and read, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, but their rising popularity coalesces with controversy in the media and workplace. Eight million U.S. adults created web logs or similar online diaries by the end of 2004, according to two November 2004 telephone surveys conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which studies the effects of the Internet on such aspects of society as families and communities.

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Metro Brief: District students gather for GLBT conference at GW

By Mary Specht | February 21

Three D.C. area schools met to discuss gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues in the first conference of its kind Saturday at the OUTSpoken Conference, held at George Washington University. "The passion and energy of students, especially those in D.

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: Author alum reads from new book

By Rochelle Chounet | February 21

Leslie Pietrzyk, a local writer and AU alumna, discussed and read an excerpt from her new book Wednesday evening in Butler Board Room. Her book, "A Year and a Day," is a humorous account about a girl's grief after her mother commits suicide. The book takes place in a small, imaginary town in Iowa, in 1975, and Alison, the main character, begins hearing her mother's voice after the suicide.

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Campus Brief: SIS undergrads host symposium

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 21

The School of International Service is hosting its eighth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Thursday, during which undergraduate students will form and moderate panels and participate as analysts. "This extraordinary event is completely organized by SIS students and highlights significant student-conducted research on pressing topics in today's world," said Nanette Levison, senior associate dean of SIS.

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No one running for secretary

February 21

Kevin Gilnack, who had been running unopposed for the secretary position in student government, has dropped out of the race. Gilnack, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, said that he would not be able to stay in D.C. for the summer for personal reasons, thus making him unable to fulfill the position's requirements. He wishes good luck to anyone interested in becoming a write-in candidate for the position. Read more...

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Campus Brief: Library announces winners of V-Day Raffle

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 21

The following people won $50 Best Buy gift certificates in Bender Library's student-only Valentine's Day raffle, according to Nick Banovetz, assistant to the librarian: Mike Greene, Christine Daly, Teresa Gallup, Tahani Magie, Joy Henry and Ezra Krumhansl.

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Students encouraged to teach English abroad

By Kate Oczypok | February 17

AU will work to increase enrollment this summer in Learning Enterprises, a nonprofit organization that sends U.S. college students abroad to teach English in rural villages. The group, which recruits from Harvard, Stanford, American, Georgetown and New York universities through campus and program volunteers, will send the first group of five AU students to Panama this summer.

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AU history 'Honored'

By David Hodges | February 17

The history of AU, and the honors program's place in it, was celebrated on Wednesday at a tea talk in Hurst Hall. Professor Abdul Aziz Said, a veteran of the school for half a century, explained to the audience what it means to be from AU and how its alumni have "a lineage to be proud of.

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Campus Briefs: Bender Library loves you

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 17

Bender Library spread the love on Valentine's Day by offering free candy and a chance to win $50 gift certificates to Best Buy. The library staff wanted to "get a chance to tell [the students] we appreciate them," said Julie Darnell, library development coordinator.

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Death penalty considered racially 'unfair'

By KATE SULLIVAN | February 17

The death penalty should be abolished because its application is racially biased, said federal public defender Gary Christopher during a Thursday speech sponsored by the AU student group Campaign to End the Death Penalty. There is a "very substantial racial disparity in the application of the death penalty," Christopher said.

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War is not child's play, author says

By Melinda C. Hall | February 17

Princeton professor Peter W. Singer visited AU yesterday to sign copies of his new book, "Children at War," which looks at the international problem of forced military conscription facing children of all ages and both genders. More than 3,000 children are active in warfare worldwide, along with 500,000 children in armies but not fighting in hot wars, Singer said.

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