Staff Editorial: Preparing for the future

The university's upcoming strategic plan needs to be more specific than its predecessor.

We have mixed emotions regarding the university's creation of a new strategic plan. The proposal - which is currently more a bunch of ideas than a written, specific policy - is likely to become the long awaited replacement to former President Ben Ladner's November 2001 15 Point Plan. (continue reading)

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Letter to the Editor

Eagle endorsements are misguided

I am deeply saddened by your endorsement of Mr. Andrew Woods. While I respect Mr. Woods, I believe your staff has made the wrong decision. This obviously will not be the first time The Eagle has taken the wrong side in SG elections. After all, three of your endorsements last year (for VP, secretary and comptroller) did not carry out the entirety of their terms. (continue reading)

In my humble opinion: A tiered approach to rising tuition

By Peter Brusoe

What do you get for your tuition? For most students, the reward comes in one of three ways. You take a class. You can go into a classroom, learn from an expert in the field, sit in a Torquemada-inspired chair, work on a graffiti-covered desk, bathe in the glow of an overhead projector and use a great library. (continue reading)

What a travesty: AIDS: The District's No. 1 priority

By Travis McArthur

HIV/AIDS may seem to be under control in the United States. Public education about the routes of transmission of HIV has dramatically reduced the rates of new infection. Advances in retroviral drugs are lengthening the life expectancy of people living with AIDS. (continue reading)

Corrections for March 3, 2008

In the "Bustin' Rhymes" feature pictures, King Poetic was identified as Dan Franklin. His name is actually Drew Franklin. Also contrary to the cutline, DJ Phanatic spun for all of the musicians. In "Bill proposes tax forms should substitute for portions of FAFSA," Frankie Solomon was misidentified as male. (continue reading)