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Legal News

Death penalty considered racially 'unfair'

By KATE SULLIVAN · Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005

The death penalty should be abolished because its application is racially biased, said federal public defender Gary Christopher during a Thursday speech sponsored by the AU student group Campaign to End the Death Penalty. There is a "very substantial racial disparity in the application of the death penalty," Christopher said.

Honesty essential in political debate

By Chris Smith · Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005

Every Monday and Thursday after my 9:55 class, I pick up the latest copy of The Eagle. After laughing over the police blotter, I make my way to the conservative or liberal column. Each day I enjoy the rants from both sides about a current issue. However, putting ideologies aside, I find a striking difference between the articles.

War is not child's play, author says

By Melinda C. Hall · Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005

Princeton professor Peter W. Singer visited AU yesterday to sign copies of his new book, "Children at War," which looks at the international problem of forced military conscription facing children of all ages and both genders. More than 3,000 children are active in warfare worldwide, along with 500,000 children in armies but not fighting in hot wars, Singer said.

Sports

Sports Brief: AU Women's Club Ice Hockey falls to UVA, 2-1

February 17

The AU Women's Club Ice Hockey team fell to the University of Virginia's club team, 2-1, Saturday. Captain Sarah O'Hara, an AU graduate student, scored the first and only goal for the Eagles. O'Hara scored her 11th goal of the season after a breakaway opened up a shot for her in the first period.

News

SIS undergrad Symposium story

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 17

JEANNETTE KIMMEL SIS Undergrads to host research symposium The School of International Service is hosting its 8th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium this Thursday, February 24. The symposium consists of entirely undergraduate students - they form the panels, write the panels, are moderators and analysts.

News

'Winn-Dixie' not just for kids

By Dyane Jean-Francois | February 17

In this adaptation of the much-beloved book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, a lonely 10-year-old, Opal, and her dog revive the spirits of a small-town people in Florida. Although the movie's trailer looks overly sentimental, it's not just for 5-year-olds.

News

GA may pay $600 to parliamentarian

By Mary Specht | February 17

The General Assembly, the Student Confederation's legislative branch, could appropriate a maximum of $600 to pay a professional parliamentarian who attended a hearing on the bylaws Jan. 31. After the hearing, the Government Operations Committee decided not to have the parliamentarian write the bylaws, which could have cost $4,000.

Sports

Kuykendall to start pro career in D.C.

By Ian Quillen | February 17

In most sports, athletes traversing from college to the pros might be sent clear across the country. And in soccer, it is common for American players to venture even farther, plying their trade in one of Europe's or South America's numerous leagues.

News

BET comic promotes worship

By Ariel Amante | February 17

About 50 students gathered in Battelle-Tompkins Atrium Monday night, sitting at tables intimately situated among red, black and white balloons and streamers. Yes, it was Valentine's Day, but the First Love Comedy and Poetry Caf?, co-sponsored by the Black Student Alliance and One Accord, a campus religious group, focused on a different kind of love than most Valentine's events.

Opinion

Staff Editorial: Cab fares & unfairs

February 17

The District of Columbia will soon begin to experiment with a new metered taxicab system, possibly to replace the current zone system that they operate on. Meters will be implimented to some cabs on a trial basis this spring. Funny, during the trial period riders will be told how much it would have cost had they been metered, but still have to pay as prescribed in the zone system.

News

Comics

February 17

This issues comics

Sports

Count Down

February 17

Over the past year, there have been more defections than deflections or reflections. Free agency has hit its twilight period, and never before has the sporting world seen so many players coming and going ... and not so peacefully. Below is the list of the Top 10 Messiest Sporting Divorces (Bennifer and Brad and Jen excluded) of the past year.

News

Campus Brief: Dean chats with students

By Kate Oczypok | February 17

Eric Ratner, resident director of McDowell Hall, and professor W. Joseph Campbell of the School of Communication hosted the second "Meet the Dean" program Wednesday evening. Dean Louis Goodman of the School of International Service, the guest of honor at the event, spoke with 25 students and faculty, including Gail Hanson, vice president of Campus Life, and Julie Weber, executive director of Housing and Dining.

News

Campus Briefs: Religious students volunteer with children

By Kate Oczypok | February 17

Twelve students helped children in a D.C. housing project by taking part in a regular volunteer opportunity called "Daybreak" on Saturday. Students took AUTO vans to Lincoln Heights, a community in Southeast D.C., before 10 a.m. to meet with the director of the program, according to Candace Krieger, a freshman in the School of Public Affairs who coordinates Daybreak.

News

Out of Context

February 17

"They don't get hungry. They're not afraid. They don't forget their orders. They don't care if the guy next to them has just been shot. Will they do a better job than humans? Yes." - Gordon Johnson of the Joint Forces Command at the Pentagon, on an army led by robots Yes, the weather has been nice the past few days. But here's a newsflash: It's not spring yet!

News

Police Blotter

By Kate Oczypok | February 17

Summary of the week's incidents.

News

Mexican ambassador stresses democracy

By Kate Oczypok | February 17

Mexico has been fighting throughout history for democracy, a "great and formidable instrument to success," former Mexican ambassador to the United Nations Adolfo Aguilar Zinser said Monday at AU. In the talk "Has Democracy Really Come to Mexico?" Zinser also highlighted Mexico's relationship with the United States.

Opinion

All Thumbs

February 17

Good and bad around campus and the country.

News

Prof. connects to students via in-dorm office

By Kate Oczypok | February 14

After his first semester with an office in McDowell Hall, School of Communication professor W. Joseph Campbell is still standing tall, literally. (His well-over-6-foot frame is hard for residents to miss.) But he's also looking forward to reaching out to more students this spring.

Sports

First-place hopes start to fade for Men's B-ball

By Ian Quillen | February 14

A week ago, the AU Men's Basketball team sat just one free throw away from tying Holy Cross atop the Patriot League standings. How quickly things change. Bucknell and Colgate combined to officially eliminate the Eagles from PL regular-season title contention during a two-game AU road trip this weekend.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

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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