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Speak out on Ladner

I'm writing this editorial because I'm upset by what Dr. Ladner has done and I'm upset at student body's apathy towards this issue. President Ben Ladner has disgraced the school and should resign immediately for two reasons: 1. He has already ruined his own credibility.

Confidential sources spark debate at American Forum

Last night's American Forum on the role of confidential sources fueled a heated disagreement between Mike Isikoff of Newsweek and Matt Cooper of Time Magazine over whether or not sources should be pressured to go on the record. "We're in a little bit of a danger of making a fetish of confidential sources," said Mike Isikoff.

Sheehan featured in war forum

Cindy Sheehan and other speakers compared the war in Iraq to the Vietnam War last night in the Kay Spiritual Center. A sign in front of the podium greeted students, proclaiming the message of the night, "Bring Them Home Now." The event, "Vietnam and Iraq: The Lessons Ignored and Forgotten," was sponsored by the Coalition for Action and Social Justice and organized by history professor Peter Kuznick.

Tasteful gore in 'History'

Sometimes David Cronenberg seems a little crazy. According to his International Movie Database biography, his nickname is "Deprave," and he is known as both "The King of Venereal Horror," and "The Baron of Blood." Kind of makes a person stop and wonder who this man is.

Coerced retirement insulting to love of the game

As a 23-year-old who's young at heart, one of the few ways to make growing up tolerable is to embrace the scenes of my youth. Maybe not the cloudy haze that once possessed my car on Saturday nights, but rathersuch times as when I scored 30 points in a middle school basketball game.

Out of context

"Even if Hurricane Rita destroys Texas - let's say it takes out Oklahoma, too - it still won't end pork politics in Congress." - A School of Public Affairs professor discussing Hurricane Rita's potential effects. An impressionable young girl and her mother were seen walking through the amphitheater Wednesday afternoon, serenaded by a blasting boom box on the stage.

MC5 guitarist offers guidance to young political activists

Since the day in 1965 that he teamed up with Fred "Sonic" Smith to form Detroit's MC5, guitarist Wayne Kramer has been one of the most influential and important political rock and roll musicians of all time. The first MC5 album, "Kick Out the Jams," which opens by entreating listeners to "decide whether they are part of the problem or part of the solution," is still regarded by many to be the greatest live album in the history of rock music.

MPAA president visits AU, condemns movie piracy

"Mom, Dad, this is Larry Kroger, the boy who molested me last month. We have to get married." This quote is from the National Lampoon classic "Animal House," CEO and President of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Dan Glickman's favorite movie.

This week in Eagle

Friday, Sept. 23 Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs. Bucknell Saturday, Sept. 24 Men's Soccer: 1 p.m. vs. Lafayette Volleyball: 2 p.m. vs. Colgate Sunday, Sept. 25 Field Hockey: 1 p.m. vs. Longwood

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Special thanks to a special man, with love

It's a just a couple of guys braiding each other's hair. Taking a bath. Shopping for bed sheets. But don't worry, there's nothing weird about it. But before I indulge you - my reader - with the reason I bring this up, I would like to use this forum to thank AU for making my experience as a Katrina transfer student from Tulane as painless as conceivably possible.

Comic book heroes come to Baltimore

Last weekend Baltimore hosted the sixth annual Baltimore Comic Convention. Baltimore's is not typically a big convention for news, since it takes place after the much bigger "cons" in San Diego, Chicago and Philadelphia, but Baltimore was what comic conventions are really all about: comic fans meeting with creators and vendors to buy, read and talk about comics.

Jazz wars

The Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz's 18th annual international competition was an invitation to jazz guitarists all over the world, an opportunity to prove their skills on a stage that has evolved into a generational testing ground for the likes of Joshua Redmond, Jane Monheit and Tierney Sutton, among many others.

Corrections

Last Monday's article "Shofar, so good for horn blowers" wrongly referred to the shofar as a Yiddish term. It is a Biblical Hebrew term sometimes used in colloquial Yiddish.. Also, the organization covered is Pardes, not Pares, as was reported. Last Monday's article "Study says high school grads are unprepared" incorrectly attributed a quote in the last sentence to SOC Professor Danna Walker.

Staff editorial: Mr. Ladner, meet the FBI

We would like to congratulate Ben Ladner for not only having his own board investigating him, but now agencies of the federal government as well. The FBI and IRS have contacted the Board of Trustees, expressing interest in Ladner's supposed misdeeds. We would like to know why, if the investigation has reached the highest levels of the U.

Metro brief: Metro train splits at Silver Spring station

The first two cars of a red line train broke away from the rest while leaving the Silver Spring station Tuesday morning, abandoning the rest of the train on tracks south of the station, according to the Washington Post. The incident occurred at 9:07 a.m.

Jodie Foster sticks to 'Plan'

"Flightplan" shows viewers three simple things. Sean Bean likes playing slightly boring authority figures, Jodie Foster favors confined spaces, and Hollywood has a thing for psychologically damaged mothers who may or may not have imaginary children. In the movie, Foster ("Silence of the Lambs," "Panic Room" - in which Foster spends much of the movie in a claustrophobic room) plays propulsion engineer Kyle Pratt.