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Beslan victims receive aid

By Anna Drabant | September 20

Since hundreds of people were taken hostage at a school in Beslan, Russia, two weeks ago, several organizations have formed to help aid the victims and their families.

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Campaigns hunger for humor

By Stokely Baksh | September 20

Panelists at Sunday night's American Forum agreed that this year's election is "grim and lacking humor" common in past elections and the desire for a funnier election is palpable. The forum "Presidential Shtick and Political Speechwriters" discussed the importance of political humor for politicians.

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National ban on assault weapons expires

By Theodora Blanchfield | September 20

The national ban on assault weapons expired Sept. 13, making it legal to purchase AK-47s, Uzis, TEC-9s and other assault weapons. The expiration of the ban, imposed by former President Bill Clinton in 1994, pleases some gun owners, but has critics furious.

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Dewey says multilateralism necessary

By Claire Maude | September 20

A State Department official stressed the importance of a multilateral approach to humanitarian aid and reconstruction for the United States that involves the United Nations at the Mary Graydon Center Thursday night.

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Alum, 'Wag the Dog' director Levinson discusses political satire

By Stokely Baksh | September 16

In the political satire "Wag the Dog," a U.S. president is caught in a sex scandal 14 days before an election, so his adviser and Hollywood manufacture a war that deceives the American people and he ultimately wins the election. This movie has become a pop culture icon and synonymous with government propaganda and manipulation.

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Senator's son's death spurs anti-suicide bill passed by Congress

By Maggie Brink | September 16

Citing suicide as the third leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 10 and 24, Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) created a bill aimed at fighting it. The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act is named after Smith's son, who committed suicide as a college student last year.

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House bill will make it easier to charge illegal downloaders

By Amanda Jane Rodriguez | September 16

Last Thursday the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would expand the definition of illegally traded music and movie files, thus increasing the number of people charged with illegal downloading and companies who "willfully" distribute copyrighted works.

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Gay Republicans, Democrats find common ground in '04 election debate

By Khai Ha | September 16

Representatives of the Log Cabin Republicans and the Stonewall Democrats found some issues to agree on during a political debate hosted by AU's GLBTA Resource Center on Tuesday.

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SC chief of staff resigns

By Stokely Baksh | September 16

Senior Jeremy Holt, chief of staff for Student Confederation President Polson Kanneth, stepped down from his position on Friday for academic reasons and time commitments. "I realized after the first couple of weeks with my grad classes that I didn't have the time to commit," Holt said.

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Political comedy festival's "Silver City"

By Mary Specht | September 16

BY MARY SPECHT Contributing Eagle Writer 202-390-9236 AFI Silver Theatre's 400 seats were all filled at 7 p.m. on Thursday for the D.C. sneak preview of "Silver City," followed by a Q & A session with director John Sayles and producer Maggie Renzi moderated by AU professor and director of the Center for Social Media Patricia Aufderhiede.

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AU hosts summit comparing candidates' health care proposals

By Eleanor Carr | September 16

With healthcare a central voting issue for some Americans this November, AU students and faculty gathered in the Butler Board Room on Monday for The Second Bipartisan Presidential Healthcare Solutions Summit: Meeting Patients' Needs.

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Iranian Reformist Comes to AU

By David Hodges | September 16

On Wednesday, Dr. Elaheh Koolaee, a professor at Tehran University in Iran, spoke to students, academics and Iranian-Americans about women reformers and democracy in Iran. Koolaee, a former member of the Sixth Islamic Parliament from 2000 to 2004, talked in favor of women's rights and democratization in Iran.

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Gone clubbin'

By Junaid Bashir | September 16

Featured pictures of the AU club fair, held this Wednesday despite the morning rain.

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Campus Brief

By Kate Oczypok | September 16

Brief account of campus news: AU professor Lesley Gill promotes her new book, "School of the Americas: Military and Political Violence in the Americas".

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Environment plays a role in 2004 election

By Matt Larson | September 16

Ninety students and professors gathered in the SIS lounge on Tuesday for a discussion centered on different environmental issues, issues that panelists said are increasingly important in the presidential election.

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U.S. health care system costs, access and quality discussed

By Ulysses Tang | September 16

AU's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, the International Institute for Health Promotion and K. J. Lee hosted The Second Bipartisan Presidential Healthcare Solutions Summit on Monday. One of the discussions at the summit, "Current Problems with the U.S. and Healthcare System: Access, Cost, Financing and Quality," looked at the current issues of the health care system and its effect on millions of U.S. citizens.

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Voting machines win

By Matt Larson | September 16

On Sept. 1 in Annapolis, Md. Anne Arundel Court Circuit Judge Joseph P. Manuck upheld Maryland's decision to use Diebold electronic voting machines in the Nov. 2 election after three days of hearings in the case Schade v. Maryland Board of Elections. "The court finds that the state of Maryland has acted reasonably in setting up the system and protecting it against any reasonable risks," wrote Manuck in the court's memorandum opinion.

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