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Capitals Spotlight: Boudreau's gambles payoff in form of 5-1 victory

Capitals change lineup for Game 3

April 19, 2010

Women's Initiative takes $1,000 decrease in budget for coming year

The Undergraduate Senate voted to decrease Women’s Initiative’s budget by $1,000 from its original allocation for FY2010.

Staff Editorial: Grade not, lest ye be evaluated

One of the most important steps in the determination of merit pay is the Student Evaluation of Teaching. Those infamous bubble sheets that reappear without fail at the end of the semester are much more than an excuse to stop lectures early. As The Eagle reports this issue, these forms play a critical role as departments decide various alterations in professors’ salaries.

Letter from the editor

When I reflect on my four years at AU, I think the most formative and educational experiences I have had happened outside of the classroom. The better part of my college education has taken place in MGC 252, behind the doors of The Eagle office.

Debate delays Undergraduate Senate decision

The Undergraduate Senate approved an amended version of the budget for 2010-2011 after a meeting that lasted more than four hours.

Evaluations of faculty affect salary increases

Student Evaluations of Teaching completed at the end of each course can affect AU faculty pay increases.

America’s cultural protectionism

Last Thursday Sarah Palin asked, via Facebook, if perhaps President Barack Obama had a lack of faith in “American exceptionalism.” Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich seems to think Obama is leading “a secular socialist movement ... that represents essentially a European socialism.”

Why I’m leaving The Eagle

I’ve been writing for The Eagle for two years, longer than any other columnist. I applied at the beginning of my freshman year and was hired by Charlie Szold, now The Eagle’s editor in chief. Since that time, through the tenures of Graham Vyse and current Editorial Page Editor Joe Wenner, there has been a fairly laissez-faire policy toward columnists’ submissions. Save for grammatical errors and statements whose truth was dubious, columns were typically printed as is.

Students honor victims of Brazilian land conflicts

Red flags sliced the air and cries of “Dorothy, Dorothy, this one is for you” and “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!” echoed in the streets outside the Brazilian Consulate Friday afternoon.

Editorial questions former SIS professor Hamid Mowlana's loyalty to the U.S.

An online editorial for a site representing several Pittsburgh publications called comments made by a professor Emeritus for AU treasonous.

Letter to the editor

As many may be aware, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, will be speaking on the U.S.-Israeli relationship at AU on April 22. Many may not realize the significance this talk may have, others may be basking in the superficial glory of his political title, others may be further motivated to work towards remedying the stark realities in the region that Oren and the state he represents have an overwhelmingly large hand in.

This week in pictures 4-19-10

Thousands protest at Tea Party rally

Members of AU College Republicans joined protesters outside the Capitol as part of the National Tea Party’s second annual Tax Day rally.

Daniel Ellsburg of 'Pentagon Papers' denounces government secrecy

The American people should never completely trust what the government tells them, Daniel Ellsberg said at an event on Wednesday in the Wechsler Theater.

Fraternity, SAMMY, regains charter after 7 years

AU fraternity Sigma Alpha Mu was re-chartered on Saturday, according to SAMMY President Chase Freeman.