Staff Editorial: Digging for real answers

Corps' return to Lot 18 reminds the AU community of toxic materials found on campus before and underscores the need for more transparency.

This week's news that an Army Corps of Engineers team plans to move to a lot behind the Public Safety building to finish clean-up efforts brings back memories of the Corps' previous discovery of dangerous levels of arsenic behind the Public Safety office and near Kreeger and Hamilton halls. (continue reading)

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Capitol blues: Outrage: The Dems' foremost motivator

By Lisa Petak

The state of Texas is still counting its votes - and the Democratic primary was over a month ago. Yes, the Lone-Star State has a convoluted process for selecting delegates (half from a primary and the other half from a caucus), but part of the reason it is taking so long to determine a winner is because no one expected the onslaught of voters that came out on March 4. (continue reading)

Common sense: SAT works, but not everyone can win

By Charlie Szold

When I was young, 4 or 5 let's say, I played T-ball. At 5 years old, the coaches believed we were too fragile to handle loss, so they never told us who had won. At the end of the game, right after a celebratory juice box, we would gather together and the coaches would invariably tell us the game was tied. (continue reading)

Correction for April 10, 2008

In "Magazine ranks SPA 14th on top graduate schools list," the article mentions that the Washington College of Law is ranked 53rd. In fact, WCL is ranked 46th. (continue reading)