AU in the News

Showcasing AU programs, professors, students and alumni in the news
Week of November 15 - 21

This week's top story...

Vegetarian-friendly
American University was voted the nation’s most vegetarian-friendly campus by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). “Everything's made from scratch right out of the box. We don't do anything pre-made. It's great,” executive chef Mary Soto said during a NewsChannel 8 television segment about the ranking. The designation is appreciated by the students, but perhaps more so by those who cook for them. “I mean, it means the world to the entire staff," said Soto. (11/19/08)

With the election over and the presidential transition beginning , AU's politically-active community was part of the national discussion:

Secretary of State Clinton?
Allan Lichtman, a professor of American political history, was quoted in a FOXnews.com story about Hillary Clinton's possible to accept the secretary of state position offered by President-elect Barack Obama. "The Clintons love to do everything in the spotlight. This is their M.O.," he said. "The question is, are there policy differences, personality clashes that could lead to problems. We saw all the problems they had." (11/19/08)

New relations and less restriction?
In his first visit to Washington, D.C., Bolivian president Evo Morales was a guest speaker at American University. He discussed his country’s relationship with the United States as a new president prepares to take office. The speech was attended by more than 20 national and international news outlets including Associated Press, Washington Post, Univision, Tel Sur and others. (11/19/08)

The financial crisis remains in the media spotlight, and our experts were on the money shedding light on the problem:

A global crisis
Robert Sicina, a business professor, was quoted in a Hearst-Argyle television news story about the economic summit taking place in Washington, DC to discuss the global financial crisis. “All I'm hoping for and expecting is some good handshake agreements that we'll work together and we'll talk more,” he said. The interview was made available to all 26 of Hearst-Argyle's commercial broadcast television stations. (11/14/08)

And when we're not talking business or politics, we make news in other ways...

The journey goes to Salt Lake City, Sin City and beyond
American University professor Akbar Ahmed's current project, "Journey Into America," a study of what it means to be American--and Muslim-America--in the United States today, was featured in the Salt Lake Tribune, Las Vegas City Life Magazine, and the San Diego State University's Daily Aztec. The project, undertaken during Dr. Ahmed's year-long sabbatical, will take the professor and five student researchers to 30 American cities and towns in six months and will result in a book and documentary film. "Part of this study means I've also become a scholar of American history," Ahmed told City Life. "There have been waves upon waves of immigrants here, so each community has a period of adjustment." Follow their journey at www.journeyintoamerica.wordpress.com. (11/19/08)

Less words, same communication
Naomi Baron, a linguistics professor, was quoted in an IT Business Edge story about the trend of newly-invented words on the Internet and in everyday conversation. “What’s going on now is that something is hitting us anew,” she said. “Particularly if it’s technology related, we tend to put it in a separate box in our minds and say, ‘Oh, it’s those technology freaks again’ as opposed to saying, ‘We do this in language. It’s normal.’” (11/14/08)

Islam and Peace
AU School of International Service professors Mohammed Abu Nimer, Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana, and Abdul Aziz Said discussed nonviolence in Islam and peacebuilding at a panel discussion covered by Voice of America. The discussion was the first in a five-part speakers series on Islam hosted by the American University Muslim Students’ Association and the Mohammed Said Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace. (11/20/08).

Continuing the legacy
The American University men's basketball team was featured in a Washington Post story about the ceremonial unveiling of the university banner honoring the team’s first Patriot League championship, followed by their subsequent victory over St. Francis. "We had to just refocus ourselves [after the Oklahoma loss], and now that we have a win under our belt, we can get back to playing American basketball," said senior guard Garrison Carr. "We're heading in the right direction." (11/18/08)

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