Legal News

Opinion

"Fan can" critics wasting their time

August 27

Unnecessary outrage is annoying. It wastes time. It wastes energy. It wastes newsprint. But from time to time, newspapers needed to address it. So here's the latest craziness: More than 25 colleges in this country have filed official complaints with Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of Budweiser, ...

---

News

'District 9' mirrors domestic destruction

By Donny T Sheldon | August 27

Up in my hometown outside of Philadelphia, the threat of storms is taken very seriously. Residents treat looming remnants of tropical storms like the promise of nuclear apocalypse, stocking up on enough bread, milk and other perishable goods to last them well into 2019 -- just in case. The rain that accompanies these storms is comparable to that of a soaking in the Sea World Shamu splash zone, yet time after time and storm after storm, the public response is dependably overdramatic.

---

Opinion

Individual liberty means freedom to buy, sell sexuality

By Phil Cardarella | August 27

I have never been a fan of Rhode Island. It's the runt of our country and last of the original colonies to accept the Constitution. Plus, I was rejected by Brown. Communists. Yet Rhode Island has one redeeming quality: legal private prostitution. The Supreme Court of Rhode Island decided that prostitution can be legal in the privacy of a home.

---

Opinion

Memo to liberals: don't despair on health care

By Nick Field | August 27

"There is nothing more difficult to carry nor more doubtful of success," Niccolo Machiavelli wrote, "than to initiate a new order of things." Therefore, it shouldn't be surprising that the candidate of change is having trouble selling the American people on his largest plan for reform. Americans have ...

---

Opinion

Letter from the editor

By Jen Calantone | August 27

When I picked up my first copy of The Eagle, I never saw myself where I'm sitting right now. As I type, The Eagle staff is sitting here, editing articles, battling computer problems and proofing pages. So often, I forget about that Thursday morning when I grabbed the paper on my way to my 9:55 World ...

---

News

Campus cafes offer coffee fix for students

By Olivia Stitilis | August 27

Though the school year has just begun, AU students are already eagerly -- and sometimes even aggressively -- lining up at their favorite coffee places around campus. With several venues serving up the liquid energy, there is certainly no shortage of caffeine to be found on American's campus. However, ...

---

News

D.C. venues promise eclectic fall season

By Claudia NuezCespedes | August 27

Fall semester is here and along with school comes a great amount of music and talent to Washington. From one-man singer song-writers to once-again reunited emo bands of the 1990s, there are live performances around the D.C. area for anyone. Yo la Tengo, an experimental alternative band from Hoboken, ...

---

News

Budweiser's new all-American cans crack open debate

By Julia Ryan | August 26

Dozens of colleges across America have spoken out against Budweiser's new marketing campaign that features Bud Light cans decorated with popular school colors. The "Team Pride Fan Can" campaign sparked debate in the AU community about whether or not the cans would be popular among AU students.

---

News

My.american portal outage disrupts first day of classes

By Charlie Szold | August 26

The portal outage left many students unable to check their schedules on the first day of classes, forcing some to miss class.

---

News

KPU kicks off year with Capitol Steps performance

By Howie Perlman | August 26

The Kennedy Political Union hosted the Capitol Steps comedy group Sunday to kick off this year's lecture series.

---

Sports

AU ties defending champs Maryland Terrapins in exhibition

By Tyler Tomea | August 26

AU men's soccer had a major moral victory Sunday, tying the Maryland Terrapins, last year's national champions, 1-1.

---

Sports

NL West sparks excitement

By Sam Lindauer | August 26

In the National League, the races in the East and Central are looking more like jogs to the finish line as the Phillies and Cardinals have left their respective division rivals far behind. The West is a completely different story.

---

Sports

Field hockey ties 14th in poll

By Andrew Tomlinson | August 26

AU's field hockey team will start the season tied for 14th with Boston College in the 2009 Kookbaurra/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Preseason Poll.

---

News

AU freshmen enrollment hits 2009 target

By Katie Litvin | August 26

Although some Mid-Atlantic universities needed to enroll students from their waitlists because of low freshman turnout, AU was not one of these schools, according to the AU Office of Admissions.

---

News

For small-town gal, first step away is overseas

By Lauren Linhard | August 26

DUBLIN -- I have never been out of the United States. The furthest I have ever been from home was Chicago during the summer after my senior year. The longest I have been away from home was two months last semester at AU. So no, I am not a worldly person and no, I am not the biggest traveler. However, ...

---

News

New TV series lack shine

By Bryan Koenig | August 26

As though diving headfirst into a full class schedule isn't hard enough, fall television brings new distractions to draw our attention and keep us sane. Television provides a plethora of shows to amuse, entertain and inspire -- or, at the very least, make us forget about the term paper due tomorrow. ...

---

News

Nostalgic films ease college blues

By Caitlin E Moore | August 26

Your first classes have begun, new clubs have been joined and daily routines have been set, but let's face it -- sometimes we still get a little homesick. It's not as easy to grab a flight or take the train home with our newly reduced college budgets, so we turn to the second best option: movies. Our favorite films, like a good cup of Mom's homemade soup on a gloomy, winter day, can put us right back in our comfort zone and bring that little piece of home to our somehow already messy rooms. Here are our picks for a few good movies to watch when you're longing for home but can't actually be there.

---