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AU blowout by Georgetown, 73-46

Despite an outstanding effort by junior Nick Hendra and company, the AU men’s basketball team fell 73-46 against neighboring Georgetown on Saturday, Dec. 5.

December 3, 2009

Efron grows with 'Orson Welles'

Zac Efron, Claire Danes and director Richard Linklater talk to the Eagle about the upcoming film, “Me and Orson Welles.” The film’s storyline is based on the book by Robert Kaplow and follows young actor Richard Samuels as he interacts with the acclaimed director during his introduction to life in theater.

Stand-out films take protagonists down new paths in 2009

The top ten best films of 2009 span an incredible range of subject matter, allowing audiences of all walks of life to relate to them. From a historic fictional comedy to cinematic recreations of our favorite children’s books, the films cross genres and break barriers.

Men claim first win of the year

One month into the season, AU’s men’s basketball team earned their first win in a game against Howard University Tuesday night.

Taxation without representation

Times are tough. The worst of this recession may be over, but economic experts say recovery will be slow. In the meantime, many American cities face severe budget strains. In Pittsburgh, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has come up with a creative solution to help solve his budget problems, but it’s not a good one.

AU offers swine flu vaccine

The Washington College of Law offered the swine flu vaccine on Wednesday, bringing the total number of AU students, faculty and staff who have received the vaccine to approximately 2,000.

Chinese actions in Africa ought to worry us

In mid-March of 2004, the government of Angola was preparing to welcome a cohort of foreign dignitaries. Government officials deeply desired to impress their guests. After all, the ambassadors they were welcoming had just provided Angola with a $2 billion loan. In a world that has all but forgotten the African continent, foreign investment is especially appreciated by the few nations that receive it.

Woods fame leaves divot in private life

Since his car accident on Nov. 27, Tiger Woods has been at the center of a media firestorm.

Transfer student finds balance at AU

Julian-Israel Canizares, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, always dreamt of attending a military academy — that is, until he actually went to one. Canizares spent his freshman year of college at the United States Coast Guard Academy. In addition to schoolwork, Canizares said first-year students ...

Nothing old about ‘Young Victoria’

It seems as though when each new year rolls around in the world of filmmaking, there is a flurry to make the perfect period piece. While “The Young Victoria” is not perfect, it is certainly one of the best to come out this year.

Men's basketball loses three in a row over Thanksgiving

The struggles continued for the AU men’s basketball team over the Thanksgiving break, as they lost all three games to the Fairfield University Stags, the University of Manhattan Jaspers and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks.

Film highlights culture clash

A film by Jennifer Taylor illuminates a “clash of civilizations” between Islam and the West in post-9/11 America and provides a unique look into the life of the young Puerto Rican-American rapper, whose conversion to Islam leads him down some very unconventional paths as he struggles to better himself and his community through his faith and his music.

In Afghan war, troops need time to win

On Tuesday afternoon, hours before his televised address at West Point, President Barack Obama wisely acknowledged, “None of this is easy. I mean, we are choosing from a menu of options that are less than ideal.”

Pittsburgh mayor looks to tax students

To ease the strain on budgets across the nation, some cities are considering a tax on universities’ tuitions. At AU, that could mean a $344.56 tax for each student.

Letters to the editor

In her recent letter to the editor, Irena Schneider, President of AU Students for Liberty, wrote that she is “baffled to see” how rapidly her libertarian student group has grown. Likely hoping to promote greater interest in AU SFL, she takes the opportunity to elaborate on what libertarianism is based on, citing the belief that “capitalism is not a system of power or oppression” and that “the free market is the most humane way of looking at the world” as the common inspiration for her fellow potential APA research subjects.

Students 18+ can rent cars for university travel

Avis will allow AU clubs and organizations to rent vehicles for university-sanctioned travel effective Jan. 1, 2010.