In light of recent events surrounding the Board of Elections, the candidacy of Nirvana Habash and the misconduct of Judicial Committee Chaiwoman Erika Zois, the SG has strayed ever further away from its mission to represent and advocate for the students of AU. This year’s presidential elections are flirting with being labeled invalid, a fact which is unacceptable.

Yesterday, the SG Board of Elections revoked the candidacy of a presidential hopeful. Fortunately, through a convoluted appeals process, their error was recognized.

Have you ever wondered what the Eagle Editorial Board talks about in our meetings? Here’s a brief run-down of what’s been on our mind…

By now, surely everyone has heard how the Texas Board of Education voted in favor of making school textbooks more “conservative-friendly.” Apparently, this means substituting Christian right champion John Calvin for non-religious founder Thomas Jefferson, inserting chapters on the rise of the Moral Majority and NRA, while describing our country as a “capitalist republic” as opposed to “democratic.” 

Judging by the sudden deluge of Facebook invitations, Student Government elections are here. Yes, that brief campus kerfuffle characterized by the many candidates scurrying across campus in a panic of publicity. These candidates are widely praised — mostly by each other — as noble public servants. But is this really the case?

More of your scandalous rants!

An impressive petition drive should ensure that students get to vote on a referendum dealing with potential methods of CERF funding. Now, policy can be formed the right way.

This week’s column was difficult to write. Not because of the content, of course - but because of what I had to leave out. I could have written this column about the Women’s Initiative’s new venture, the “Vagina Men” campaign (can I start a “Penis Women” counter-campaign?). But alas, I’ve spilled too much ink whining about feminist follies; this column, instead, will address something of actual consequence.

Democrats aren’t doing half bad right now. So far 2010 actually isn’t looking nearly as dire as it was just after pseudo-Republican Scott Brown won the Kennedy seat in Massachusetts.

If Democrats keep up the hard work and continue to ignore tea partiers—radical conservatives and ultra-liberals like they have been—they might just survive this year. Nevertheless, here’s a little advice.

I am disappointed to see that in the March 1 staff editorial, “This Metro trip: Courtesy of AU?” the staff of The Eagle wishes to obtain a desired WMATA transit discount through the means of a subsidy from the university’s funds.

More of your Eagle rants!

With negotiations for a city-wide student Metro discount at a standstill, the university has the opportunity to salvage the effort. The time has come for an AU-sponsored discount.

As the oldest Greek organization on campus, Phi Sigma Kappa has deeply ingrained itself into the AU and Washington, D.C., communities. We have built a dedicated and enthusiastic alumni club having initiated nearly 1,100 brothers, and contributed in more ways to the school that hosts us than is possible to name in this short space.

Last week instead of being productive, I was circulating through my iTunes, reminiscing about the first time I had heard each particular song. I clicked through some Michael Jackson, Eminem, Jay-Z, a female soprano voice with a haunting flute playing in the background and an entire repertoire of Metallica. Although I pride my taste as being “cultured,” it’s not as if I consider myself a music connoisseur compared to the average listener. In fact, I’d guess that most of us can appreciate various forms of music, perhaps with tendencies towards one or two genres.

Almost everywhere you look on campus, you can find someone glued to his or her cell phone. Our society has become so incredibly infatuated with technology, and yet we are so completely unaware of the fact that we are all directly contributing to one of the deadliest conflicts in the world.