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Bush and Kerry have revealed their plans for college students in the coming administration, allowing The Eagle to provide a comparison and an account of the candidates.
News on a Russian acting troupe at the Greenberg Theatre and Campus Beautification Day in this week's Campus Briefs.
The music desk provides some ideas for what to do this weekend.
The first adjective that could begin to describe Lars von Trier's new film "Dogville" is "striking." The instance is the opening scene, which is a downward shot on a soundstage with chalked outlines of houses with labels and minimal props, perhaps a desk or a wall.
D.C. Council is looking for a way to make schools safer in the wake of the shooting at Ballou Senior High School on Feb. 3. A bill debated during an open D.C. Council hearing last Monday would create a Metropolitan Police Department School Safety office and would shift the responsibility of school safety to the chief of police.
"The Alamo" tells the story of the 13-day siege of the former mission in San Antonio in 1836, right in the midst of the Texas Revolution. The film has excellent performances by Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton and Jason Patric as well as newcomer Patrick Wilson, but lacks the accuracy necessary for a historical film.
Briefs from around campus including news on death penalty discussions and summer plans at AU.
There are two kinds of bad movies. The bad movies that you can laugh at their ridiculousness (flicks like "Gigli," "Bones" and anything starring Ice-T), and the bad movies that are so awful, you can't even make fun of them. "Johnson Family Vacation" falls in the latter category.
The AU Women's Lacrosse team beat the Villanova Wildcats, 6-3, in a defensive battle Saturday afternoon at Villanova. Junior attacker Rebecca Copeland scored three goals for AU, matching the entire Wildcat output, to lead the Eagles to their fifth victory in their last seven contests.
The Eagle Editorial Board gives their thoughts on a move to lower the legal drinking age to 18.
The Eagle Editorial Board discusses the emergency procedures in place for students studying abroad.
"Henry IV: Part II" is the coming-of-age story of Prince Hal and is therefore driven more by character than plot. Perhaps that is why the play can be summed up equally by the patron snoring in the seventh row and the other laughing throughout the play in the sixth row: The dialogue is witty but there is no real action.
Safety and security events around campus from March 31 to April 2.
The National Youth Rights Association (NYRA), a youth advocacy group, is actively recruiting college students in the District in a campaign to lower the national drinking age from 21 to 18.
Junior Ryan Grannan-Doll writes about National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice's adherance to appearing before the 9-11 Commission.
At first it was hard for Student Confederation President Nick Terzulli to get over the fact that he was the second most popular candidate. However, Terzulli has tried his best to get the job done with advice and support from as many people that could help him. Despite his work, he received criticism for being pompous and having a big ego, but he learned that an ego is essential in getting the job done.
Wayne Stayskal's political cartoon for April 5, 2004.
An Eagle reader responds to last Thursday's column by Josh Kraushaar.
Solutions by The State News