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The thin blue line on campus

By Mackenzie Ryan · Monday, March 29, 2004

The routine of Public Safety officers has not changed, despite the armed robbery last week outside the Rockwood Building, as patrol changes were implemented after a series of sexual attacks last semester. "Even in our crazy society, we're in an area where we expect to feel safe, and that's a privilege," said Sgt.

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When in Rome: facing jail on Roman bus

By Blair Payne · Monday, March 29, 2004

Anyone who has been to Rome before knows the troubles with ATAC, the system of buses, trams and metros that run throughout the city. Bus drivers don't have contracts, so there are transportation strikes at least a few times a month. In fact, as I write, the entire transportation system, plus trains in Italy, are shut down for the next 24 hours.

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Film: Ireland's 'Intermission'

March 29

From "Intermission," expect a low-budget art-house movie. Expect a departure from the usual Hollywood staple in both subject matter and style. Expect, of course, top billing for Colin Farrell, but be prepared to have all other expectations shattered during the opening scene.

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Grandaddy tops bad booking

By Costa Caloudas | March 29

Before the word "emo" became taboo, bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Cap'n Jazz (which later evolved into the Promise Ring) and Jawbreaker consistently churned out landmark LPs for the genre in the early '90s. Since then, the sacred works of these bands have been bastardized by new acts like Saves the Day, Dashboard Confessional, Bright Eyes and, to a certain extent, the Get Up Kids. In a bizarre twist of booking, both the sacred and the bastards met on Tuesday at the 9:30 club.

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Abortion rights march looks to mobilize AU students in McDowell

By Kate Oczypok | March 29

NARAL Pro-Choice USA held a program to gather supporters from the AU community and promote the March for Women's Lives on April 25 at the National Mall. The program, which was also a "mobilization party," was held in the McDowell Formal Lounge on March 25, but AU was not the only college campus to be having such a program.

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China, broadcast and SOC

By Stokely Baksh | March 29

Journalism may be one of the last professions in the world that still has an air of romanticism. This feeling is sometimes inspired by films like those from AU's recent Reel Journalism Film Festival, which highlighted the dedication of journalists like Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward in uncovering the Watergate scandal, and of Sydney Schanberg in the midst of the Khmer Rouge in war-stricken Cambodia.

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Student financial burden discussed by Congressmen

By Seth Johnson | March 29

Congress is planning to act through a series of laws to reduce the financial burden of loans on college students. At issue is whether student loans should be consolidated, and if so, how frequently. Currently, borrowers can consolidate their loans at a fixed interest rate once they start repaying their loans, but cannot reconsolidate when rates fall lower.

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Dynamic duo Local H returns with sophisticated new album

By Garrett Karrberg | March 29

Long before the White Stripes became the so-called "saviors of rock," Local H frontman Scott Lucas had perfected the two-man rock ensemble with drummer Joe Daniels. Rigging his guitar so that he is also able to play the bass line, Lucas eliminated the need for a permanent third member. Though touring members sometimes come onstage to shred some solos, Local H has stuck with the formula to maintain a band that truly rocks.

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Music: N.E.R.D.'s 'Fly or Die'

By Daniel Longino | March 29

For the most part, N.E.R.D. mixes simple bass lines with live drums, keyboards and riffy guitars with funky success, although on its new album, "Fly or Die," some of the music comes off as sloppy and forced.

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CD Reviews

March 29

Music reviews from the Eagle music desk, including Eyes of Fire, Between the Buried and Me, Paul Simon, The Cooper Temple Cause, Hellogoodbye, Carina Round and Nellie McKay.

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Reflection on genocide

By David Hodges | March 29

"My son asks 'How come we don't have old people in Rwanda?'" says Justine Rukeba Mbabazi, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide that killed over 800,000. She isn't sure how to answer that question. Hutus killed her entire family and she now lives in Canada with her son.

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McNair named new director

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 29

Mike McNair is calling AU a permanent home, as he became the official director of Public Safety Thursday, leaving behind his acting title. With his new title, McNair is moving ahead with a plan for a student patrol originally brought up in the student elections last month.

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Schools make room for students slimming down

By Emily Carone | March 25

The number of overweight children has doubled in the past 20 years, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The NCHS National Health and Nutrition Survey found that 15 percent of people ages 6 to 19 are overweight, and another 15 percent are at risk of becoming overweight.

Section 202’s Niche Sports Review

Section 202 host Gabrielle and friends go over some sports that aren’t in the sports media spotlight often, and review some sports based on their difficulty to play. 


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