The News desk provides three briefs of events affecting campus this past week.
Political columnist Eric Fantegrossi discusses the strengths of the Republican Party under George W. Bush.
Rob Famigletti, a freshman in the School of Public Affairs and a Sen. John Kerry supporter, said he couldn't get out of bed Wednesday. "I couldn't deal with the fact that all the hard work we did resulted in failure," Famigletti said. Famigletti's feelings are similar to some other Kerry supporters who expected an entirely different outcome on Nov. 3.
Students, faculty and other guests viewed large digital photographs at The Digital Image Gallery at the Red Brook Gallery in downtown Washington on Thursday. Artists featured in the exhibit included DIG founders, local artists and School of Communication faculty members, including Bill Gentile and Ann Zelle.
"We don't have a football team here at AU," said professor James Thurber, director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, giving welcoming remarks to a large audience gathered to watch Wednesday's post-election forum. "What we do have is a blood sport. And it's called politics." What followed was a political debate in which experts discussed the implementation and impact of President George W. Bush's re-election. They covered a range of topics, from voting machines to partial-birth abortion, from ads to administration, and from voter turnout to congressional redistricting.
8:50 p.m. Tuesday night, Ward 1 - Between 100 and 200 students gather in a relatively low-key atmosphere, lounging in chairs and eating sandwiches with friends. The College Democrats and AU Students for Kerry have decorated the room with streamers and posters reading "Help is on the way" and "Nov. 2: Regime change." A few hundred red, white and blue balloons hang in clear plastic from the ceiling.
Danny Friedman's comic The Wizard's Lair for November 4, 2004.
Representatives from AU's Graduate Leadership Council and the Washington College of Law's Student Bar Association voiced concerns about the vagueness of AU's off-campus parking policy in a meeting with administrators Thursday. "There's nothing in writing in [AU's] 'good neighbor policy' that says, or that would even allude to, what students should do in regards to parking," said Zen Hunter-Ishikawa, executive chair of the GLC. "I realize that the university is taking the 'good neighbor policy' and applying it to parking. What students are asking for is ... to have [that interpretation] on paper so that students can review it."
Fall and winter trends for this academic year have taken a classic turn. From fitted blazers to comfy ponchos, this season's fashions are subject to no complaint. These styles are equally comfortable and make you look unforgettable.
The Eagle editorial staff discusses the ramifications in the wake of last night's divisive election.
Anheuser-Busch is rolling out B(E) - B to the E - a new caffeinated, sweet-flavored beer, according to CNN's Web site. The new beer targets younger generations and competes with partygoers who drink vodka and rum. To target this audience, the marketing campaign will rely on in-store and nightclub marketing approaches, according to Anheuser-Busch.
Guest columnist Lauren Richards joins a continuing dialog between the left and the right, held in the Eagle's political columns over the last week.
Let the Scene be your guide to upcoming events in the district.
If there has ever been a day to get smashed at work, then Wednesday was the day. I know plenty of interns who sat at their desks, staring blankly at CNN.com and resisting the urge to collapse on their keyboards in blubbering heaps. Wouldn't that have been a perfect time to co-opt a temporary bout of alcoholism? I'm telling you: All the smart interns were drinking straight-up vodka from a Nalgene bottle while making flight reservations to Toronto on Priceline.com.
Theodora Blanchfield covers campus incidents for The Eagle's News desk.
Senior Chad Smith writes the the Eagle asking for an antidote to the tattered main quad flag at American University.
Music endorsements, $100 bills, The Daily Mirror, Michael Moore, parking violations and Canada.
With a chance to host the Patriot League tournament hinging on Saturday's match at Lafayette, the AU Men's Soccer team could've overlooked Wednesday's nonconference clash with visiting Pennsylvania. Perhaps that's what happened early. But trailing 1-0 at halftime, the once-groggy Eagles awoke, harased the Quakers throughout the rest of the match and won, 2-1, in overtime on senior forward David Marut's game-winning header.
"Kill" and "Pain" are words probably never before linked with Jimmy Eat World, the band owing a healthy chunk of its popularity to those carefree teenagers dancing around in their underwear in the video for the 2001 hit, "The Middle." And yet, "Futures," Jimmy Eat World's follow-up to their platinum-selling 2001 self-titled album, serves up tracks like "Kill," "Pain" and "Drugs or Me."
Bender Library announced the winners of its iPod contest in a drawing on Monday by University librarian Patricia Wand. Amy Shaw won the grand prize of an iPod and accessories, and Josh Robbins won first prize of an iPod. Six additional students won USB pen drivers.
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