Despite rainy conditions, AU students managed to celebrate Independence Day in a number of ways.
Interns, Native Americans and onlookers gathered on the Quad Saturday afternoon, July 10 for the Washington Internships for Native Students POWWOW.
New Student Health Center Director Daniel Bruey, who currently directs Temple University's Student Health Services, will begin work at AU Aug. 30, with no current plans of changing the center, he said.
The Department of Homeland Security will now permanently reside across the street from AU at the Nebraska Avenue Naval Security Complex after the passage of a House bill, which squelches the fears of D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Homes Norton (D-D.C.) that the department would move outside the city, taking thousands of federal jobs with it.
There will be no sales tax on clothing, shoes, accessories and school supplies in D.C. stores from Aug. 7 to Aug. 15, the D.C. Council announced in late July.
With less than a week before classes begin, 545 AU freshmen have completed more than 14,000 hours of community service around the District by volunteering in landscaping, maintenance, and working with children and the elderly as part of AU's annual Freshman Service Experience, according to FSE leaders.
Washington College of Law professor Jamin Raskin went to the Democratic National Convention in Boston as a John Kerry delegate elected by Democrats Abroad. He tells of his experience at the convention and his views on expatriate voting power.
Congress has been working on a bill that could dramatically aid the Recording Industry Association of America in its quest to stop illegal file-sharing. The bill aims to involve the Justice Department in suing file-sharers while giving the department $2 million to fund the effort.
Television ads began running in June for a birth control pill that makes women menstruate only four times a year, versus the 13 periods women have when on traditional birth control, according to The Washington Post.
AU students and professors report back from and comment on the Democratic National Convention, which will conclude tonight after Kerry gives a speech introduced by former AU professor Max Cleland.
The Distracted Driving Safety Act went into effect July 1, making it illegal to drive in D.C. while using a hand-held cell phone.
The Rev. William Gurnee will greet the AU community this fall as he takes the place of Roman Catholic Chaplain Keith Woods in the Kay Spiritual Life Center. Gurnee said he was "thrilled" when he found out that Cardinal McCarrick, the archbishop of D.C., had assigned him to AU.
Crime reports from Public Safety in and around campus from June 21 to July 8.
Ernie Kimlin, who has been an AU program advisor for three years, resigned effective July 1 to take the role of assistant dean for campus life and administration at Brevard College in North Carolina.
Construction on the Katzen Arts Center and other projects around campus are proceeding as scheduled this summer, which means students will be greeted by new carpets and new concrete, moved earth and moved offices when they return for the fall.
Susan Clampitt, the former executive director of AU-owned WAMU-FM 88.5, who was fired Oct. 30, filed a $12 million lawsuit against AU and President Benjamin Ladner on June 30 for wrongful termination, the Washington Times reported July 12. A former employee of Clampitt's comments on her management.
AU asked the D.C. Superior Court to reject former WAMU Director Susan Clampitt's $12 million wrongful termination lawsuit, the Washington Times reported today, Aug. 18.
Student Health Center Director Bethany Chiaramonte has resigned her position effective immediately but will stay on until a replacement has been found, according to Dean of Students Faith Leonard.
The Falls Church, Va., offices of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth, an international charity whose regional offices are headed by AU Muslim chaplain Fadel Soliman, were raided by federal agents late last month. Soliman said the May 28 raid - which The Washington Post reported was conducted by FBI agents, the Joint Terrorism Task Force and U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - took place because of a suspected immigration violation.
AU's Office of Facilities, Planning and Development stopped accepting bids for modifications to the intramural fields on the South Side of campus June 10 after the Army Corps of Engineers recently completed work on the site to recover buried chemical munitions. The University awaits a building permit so that the Athletics Department can modify the field.
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