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Eagle Rants Nov. 23

•Where did the police blotter go? My roommate and I miss reading about the strangers wandering into other people's rooms, people getting caught with pot, and the obscene graffiti left in study lounges. [Editor’s note: Public Safety discontinued the police blotter this August with little explanation as to why.]

•Finally away from school, but yup, I still hate you.

•Fellow who fan: What are your thoughts on Quadrophenia? The album. The movie was unfortunate

•Dear "People with weird piercings," Um, "African tribesman?" "Join normal society?" "Pretty young women defiling your noses?" I'm not sure what to touch on first: the ethnocentrism and slight racism or the sexist condescension. Please get some perspective and realize how offensive that comment was. Signed, An girl with a nose ring who doesn't appreciate being told what to do with my body (and who doesn't generalize the differing people living on the CONTINENT of Africa).

•The daily Eagle Rants really highlight the rampant ignorance at AU. Depressing.

•Whoever messed up that Pulp Fiction quote is gonna pay...

•Dear "I’m a smart, decent looking single guy on campus," Find me on campus I'd love to date you ;)

•Big Kahuna Burger! I hear they got some tasty burgers. Mind if I try one of yours?

•Dear teacher, "break" doesn't mean "I have more time to do work for you!" I hate my life so much right now.

•It really annoys me how the anti-bottled water people just don't understand how much they are harming human health by making bottles water less accessible.

•Roses are Red Violets are Blue Sugar is Sweet Go A-U.

•@"Dear Bottled Water Lovers". Clearly you don't understand the economics of human choice. There are not two camps of people in the world (soda drinkers vs water drinkers who will immediately go out and get a nalgene bottle to carry around if bottled water is not available.) When I (and most other students) go to Eagle’s Nest to get lunch or dinner, I decide when I am there what drink I want to go with my meal based on looking at the available selections.

•Being a responsible person, I try to choose the healthiest choice available. If there is no bottled water, this will cause me to get an alternate (and inferior) drink such as a sugary fruit drink or soda. Do you really not see the negative health ramifications here? Convenience is the primary factor when humans decide to purchase goods. And if you take away bottled water, that will result in more people buying unhealthy drinks, more obesity, and more bad health outcomes. Please use common sense.

•Where can a big girl get some bootylicious lovin' 'round tawn? Time is of the s-cents 'n ya bests be willin' 2 git down in dis joint wit dis here sugah mamma!

•Wow people, dissing someone's poetry after they put themselves out there like that? That's low.

•Dear person posting poetry, I really like your poetry. But perhaps you should submit it to AmLit rather than Eagle Rants so that it reaches an audience who actually appreciates poetry.

•Screw it. I give up.

•I hate when Eagle Rants don't make sense.

•Dear boyfriend. You can't just act cute and say sweet things and hope that doing that absolves you from solving the major issue that is tearing apart our relationship. Step up and be a man and try to come up with a compromise that we can both live with.

•Did anyone else read the article in this week's Eagle about the new dating website datemyschool.com that is set up for college students? My dreams have finally come true! And after years of ranting. I signed up. Hopefully I can get a nice AU boy on there. Nice AU boys, SIGN UP! Otherwise I will be forced to choose a nice GW boy or a nice Georgetown boy.

•To the girl in TDR during lunch today: I asked you about what kind of pie you about to cut. I think you are the cutest thing I've ever seen. so. who are you?

•ladies, its called perFUME, not perEXHAUST... seriously though, i shouldn't be able to smell you from twenty feet away -needed a gas mask

•@whoever pulled the fire alarm in mgc/tdr today I hate you. I had a half hour window for lunch and I ate like 2 bites of salad. Please die a slow painful death.

•I was never homesick until I went abroad. I just want to be back at AU :(

•@ "you give me something to rant about": please learn how to use "they're," "their," "your," and "you're" correctly. How did you even get into college after making such elementary grammar mistakes?!

•who is justin bieber and why should we care who is baby is?

•Umm, I'm a regular ranter, and I rarely get involved in other peoples' arguments, but this bottled water thread is so funny. Acknowledge that both sides have arguments in support as well as against.

•That being said, I think as noble of a cause as it is to be green, once you start finding outlets to achieve this, as a result of sacrificing daily comfort and easy access to healthier choices, I think it might be a step too far. The end goal isn't to live in a bubble, rejecting all that doesn't conform... its just to improve wherever possible. :/

•Also, if your goal is to ban bottled water, then ban bottled soda as well... its so biased to say that you want to be green, but then turn a blind eye toward half of the 'problem.' All or nothing... Its not your place to pick and choose for everyone. Whew. Thank you Eagle Rants. :)

•President Rangos: Do an event for Anderson that involves you taking your shirt off. #prettyprettyplease

•To person talking about piercings: First off, you're incredibly small minded and rude. Maybe I have a facial piercing so that people like you DONT talk to me! Not everyone thinks as you do, and blending into society is not something we all want to do, it's called originality and creativity, maybe you should get some?

•... But I don't want her to move in. She has the emotional stability of a Jenga tower.

•Wow, I could not second the painkiller rant more. In the exact same situation...

•Seriously there is someone else that's going to be on Thanksgiving during break?? Please tell me you're southside!!! (and cute)

•I'm blue dabadee da ba daaa da ba dee da ba daaaaaaa

•Please publish Eagle Rants every day of break. Please please please!! [Editor’s note: No promises. This editor wants to enjoy break too.]

•Dear Bottled Water Haters, A) If you ban bottled water, you can still buy bottled soda. B) How do you think they produce and ship the pipes? C) I signed your petition, but now I've changed my mind. How do I unsign

•Why do all the 90210 characters think it's no big deal to date professors?

•I'm in love with you, but I won't be in love with you at this time next year if you can't take the next step.

•My first day to sleep in and you decide to leave blow on the LA Quad, which amplifies sound?

•WHY is #leggoo a thing?? every i see someone tweet it or write it in a status update, i want to puke.

Rant here!



Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.


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