Legal News

News

Contraceptive options sought

By Kerri Anderson | March 22

Several female students, most from AU's Washington College of Law, regrouped last semester to form AU's Contraceptive Coverage Campaign in an effort to tell University administrators that students on campus want oral contraceptives to be covered on their student health plan.

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News

Student robbed at gunpoint

By David Hodges | March 22

According to a Public Safety crime alert, on Saturday at around midnight, an AU student was robbed at gunpoint near the trees of the Rockwood Building on the south side of campus. After the student parked his vehicle, he walked to campus and was approached by two white men in their early to mid 20s.

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Opinion

I'm Mackenzie, bye

By Mackenzie Ryan | March 22

From Mackenzie Ryan to the AU community: A newspaper, at its best, reflects the community that it serves. At The Eagle, we strive to report on the news involving our campus and surrounding area. Like other college newspapers, we face a unique challenge not only because we are all students and still learning, but also because each year the staff turns over and we start a new chapter.

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News

$1 million of PCP seized from dealers in D.C., Maryland

By Emily Carone | March 22

A metro brief on a PCP raid in the District of Columbia.

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Sports

Down by five goals, Lax rallies

By Ian Quillen | March 22

Whenever Lehigh had the ball in the first half of Saturday's Women's Lacrosse game, it was nearly unstoppable. So in the second half, AU just didn't give Lehigh the ball. Instead, the Eagles controlled possessions and dominated the latter portion of their home Patriot League opener, storming from a 9-4 halftime deficit to a 15-10 win.

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Opinion

Should AU sue spammers?

March 22

Six students asked if the legal battle against Spammers is AU's business

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News

AU grad takes care of business on Fox

By Kate Oczypok | March 22

"I guess you could say I was one of the initial pioneering broadcast business nerds," said AU graduate Neil Cavuto, vice president, anchor and managing editor of business news for the Fox News Channel. "My intent was to combine political and business issues with journalists."

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Opinion

Ed Page editor says goodbye

By David Hodges | March 22

For me, the past year at The Eagle has been at turns fun, stressful, educational, and above all worthwhile. I became editorial page editor with the mandate to redesign the page, to get more and better contributors and to have regular columnists. I think I've succeeded in improving the page, and I hope that regular readers are happy with the difference between how the page looked in the beginning of the year and how it looks now.

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Sports

AU geared for success

By Kevin Hilgers | March 22

The hospital room became a very familiar place for junior Jonathan Craig last spring. He was sent there after playing the sport he loved gave him a fractured hip and jammed a safety pin into his arm. Craig isn't a football player or a varsity athlete. He's a member of AU's Cycling team.

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News

Firehouse relocated

By April Seipp | March 22

The engine company that responds to fires at AU moved from its temporary location on Nebraska Avenue to Connecticut Avenue. Engine Company 20 is now at 4930 Connecticut Ave. NW, sharing space with Engine Company 31. The location on Nebraska, which it previously shared with the Department of Homeland Security was "never intended to be permanent quarters," said Kathryn Friedman, D.

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Sports

Bracket Busted!

By Jesse Epstein | March 22

Sports columnist Jesse Epstein writes: This was my year. My annual NCAA tournament pool has become more an annual dive for me the past few times out. My Homer-like instincts constantly find Duke and Kentucky losing and Arizona in the Final Four. And, every year, Duke and Kentucky dominate and I cry over spilled milk, or more like a wasted 20 bucks.

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Opinion

Terror rears head in Madrid

By Frank Martin | March 22

Guest columnist Frank Martin comments on the Madrid situation: On Thursday, March 11 I awoke to yet another excruciatingly painful sight on television in the Madrid train bombings: the senseless slaughter of innocent people, sobbing mothers, cries of children, and Spaniards of all walks of life trying to come to grips with what had just happened to them.

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Opinion

Reality bites on TV and on campus

By Josh Kraushaar | March 22

Conservative columnist Josh Kraushaar discusses reality TV and the student elections in this week's The Right Campus

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Opinion

Our take: Spammers attacked

March 22

The Eagle editorial staff discusses recent court decisions on Spam and junk e-mail.

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News

Get Up Kids new 'Guilt' trip

By Joseph Popiolkowski | March 22

Settle in audience, "Guilt Show" by the Get Up Kids is about to begin. While the rest of us enjoy the "Show" - the fourth offering from the Kansas City quintet - the offending former lover is about to be sent on a 13-track guilt trip. "Guilt Show" plays like a concept album, visiting all the phases of a bitter breakup including regret, denial and despair.

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News

Summer job hunting

By Kim Peterson | March 22

Many students think that finding a job after graduation can be frustrating. According to AU's Office of Institutional Research, that notion may be correct as only 35 percent of last year's graduates went straight into the work force. Despite this statistic, there are a number of resources on campus and on the Web to help graduating seniors land that first job.

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News

Brand names: The quest for a status symbol

By Dwaun Sellers | March 22

In 2000, logomania set its sights on the world of fashion once again. The trend of displaying designer logos on one's clothing, shoes and handbags has surged since, reaching a new all-time high. Not since the 1980s has there been such a logo-obsessed society that seems not to mind being walking billboards.

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