Women less likely to run
Women are less likely than men to run for political offices because they receive less encouragement to run and often think of themselves as less qualified than men, according to a study published this month.
Women are less likely than men to run for political offices because they receive less encouragement to run and often think of themselves as less qualified than men, according to a study published this month.
A local Maryland middle school was one of only 50 schools around the nation selected for the NASA Explorer Schools program, administrators said. Eastern Middle School, in nearby Montgomery County, Md., was the first Maryland school selected for a program that intensely trains teachers and administrators in math, astronomy and other sciences.
A Campus Crime Alert was issued Tuesday following an incident where a female student was groped while walking on the South Side of campus Sunday night. The report states that at approximately 9 p.m. a man grabbed a female student on the breast while it was raining Sunday night.
Safety and security events from around campus since Thursday.
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Metro Brief: a menagerie of panda statues to be visiting the District of Columbia from May to September.
"Say it loud. I'm the grassroots and I'm proud!" The Deaniacs are chanting for a new cause - Democracy for America. Last month, former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean announced the formation of a group aimed at defeating President Bush and "taking back our country."
A red-tailed hawk swooped across the Quad twice Wednesday, April 28, scaring and delighting students. "I was so frightened," said sophomore Ashley Futrell, of the School of Public Affairs. "I was simply enjoying the weather and eating cake and punch. I looked up and there it was, perched in a tree. Our eyes met and I knew what he wanted - he wanted me to fear him. So he opened his wide wings and dove towards my head, causing me to drop my cake and punch."
Each year, select students are given the chance to address their peers alongside renowned speakers and the leaders of the University. This year, Ylber Bajraktari, Ethan Bassett, Judi Byers, Akua Gyekye and Danielle Kosanovich will represent their class as student speakers during the commencement ceremonies on May 9.
Students lined up last Thursday at the campus bookstore for Madeline Albright, former secretary of state, who was signing her latest book, "Madam Secretary: A Memoir." Her book chronicles her experiences in the White House during the Clinton years and diplomacy in world affairs.
Campus briefs on a Kogod summer program and an Associated Press speaker brought to AU by the Society of Professional Journalists.
On Thursday, David Kay, former United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq, gave advice to AU students about what he called "a remarkable period of time we're entering." Kay, who began his government career as a special assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., told students that the United States is about to go through what is only the second fundamental transformation in the paradigm of looking at national security and terrorism.
Throne, Fountains of Wayne and N.E.R.D., three bands unlikely to be used in the same sentence, let alone play the same show, managed to collaboratively rock AU's Bender Arena on Friday night. The concert, sponsored by the Student Union Board, drew in a crowd of 2,395 people, according to the offical audit by Ticketmaster.
The National Zoo will undergo intense modifications, replacing several animal facilities in accordance with the Asia Trail project. The zoo will initiate ground clearing on April 28, said Peper Long of public affairs at the zoo.
According to a study conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earlier this year, nearly half of all new STD cases occurred in people between the ages of 15 and 24. The three most common diseases - human papillomavirus, trichomoniasis and chlamydia - made up 88 percent of cases among young adults, according to the study.
As the Class of 2004 prepares to depart AU, students will hear from a top CNN journalist, a member of the 9/11 Commission and an Israeli scholar during commencement ceremonies on May 9.
Safety and security events from around campus since Friday, April 16.
To beat the heat of the residence halls, students flocked outdoors to the Quad to enjoy the sunshine. When the temperature rose into the 80s this past week, students were found playing catch, studying and catching up on sleep. With less than a week left of classes and finals just around the corner, the Quad should continue to remain crowded well into May.
The School of International Service will take part in the 34th annual celebration of Earth Day today by sponsoring a forum on the environment, according to SIS professor Paul Wapner, who is also an environmental policy analyst. The student group EcoSense will also participate in the SIS Earth Day events.
A special exhibit on terrorism will open May 6 at the International Spy Museum, joined by a lecture on May 19 that explores the mindset of terrorists. The exhibit, called "The Enemy Within: Terror in America - 1776 to Today," highlights nine major events and periods in U.