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SG endorsement fallout

The Eagle congratulates all of the newly elected Student Government executives. While we originally chose to endorse other candidates, both President-elect Andrew MacCracken and Vice President-elect Alex Prescott were fine candidates, and we are confident they will do their jobs well.

A message from The Scene staff

Feds issue Jan. 20 apology

Federal law enforcement officials provided answers and apologized March 25 to the thousands of ticket-holders who were excluded from President Obama's inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20 despite waiting in line for hours. U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan and U.

Campus brief

Kyrie Bannar, a junior in the School of Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, received the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship, according to an AU press release. Bannar will be the 16th AU student to receive the award and the ninth in nine years.

National brief

A 13-year-old boy allegedly bit 11 students at a Des Moines, Iowa, middle school between Feb. 10 and Mar. 13, the Des Moines Register reported. The boy's father told police that his son was biting people because he had seen the movie "Twilight," according to the Register.

Rant: Fuck you Bike Thief

Dear AU Bike Thief, Really? I mean ... seriously? Which one of you fuckers took my bike? I'm not made of money. I can't afford to go out and just buy another bike. No, I need to fuckin' work for it and then buy it. Oh yeah, and by the time that happens the SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE OVER! You make me sick Bike Thief .

Fashion makes righteous turn

Acknowledging the trend of socially conscious fashion, Mo?t Hennessy-Louis Vuitton Chairman Bernard Arnault hinted to the Wall Street Journal Magazine that his corporation may "invest in a fashion company with ecological and ethical goals founded by a global celebrity.

Campus calendar

Thursday, April 2 Concert: The Atrium Series 1 p.m. WHERE: Battelle-Tompkins Atrium INFO: Students can attend a free performance of "Two by Two: The Duos of Bela Bartok" during this Department of Performing Arts-sponsored event. CONTACT: For more information, visit american.

Journos emphasize peace

Soon after the start of the Iraq War in 2003, many Americans turned to artists like Bob Dylan and John Lennon as a way of condemning the invasion's waste and corruption, according to Henry Schwarz, director of the 2009 "Cry Havoc! Poetry of War and Remembrance 1968-2008" symposium at Georgetown University.

Aussies break 'set' standards

Open up your iTunes. Type in "Presets." Double-click the first song that comes up and take a listen. Although the band's MySpace proclaims that the band sounds like "schaudenfreude," the above directions are the only way that Kim Moyes, drummer of the Australian electronic dance punk duo, feels it appropriate to describe their sound.

Gillis sharpens mash-up model

Gregg Gillis never meant to be the sensation he became when he started making music in his dorm room at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. "Success came as a surprise," said Gillis, now more commonly known as Girl Talk, in an interview with The Eagle.

Bilingual students excel at all languages

Clarity is often found in bizarre places. When watching stand-up comedy, I hardly expect to gain insight into an issue that has baffled politicians for decades. But that is exactly what happened while watching comedian Chris Rock. His story opens as he walks into an elevator.

Internet provokes debate

Forty percent of the U.S. populace believes that people and dinosaurs existed together, School of Communication professor Danna Walker said during an American Forum event Monday night. The event's panelists debated whether or not the media are making the public dumber and harming relationships.

Eagle Rants

I've had it with LOL! No one who uses this stupid term actually sits at their computer laughing at the other person's dumb jokes. Stop lying to me people! To the comment about passion parties: sexual pleasure and virginity are NOT mutually exclusive. Make sure your fingers and your clitoris are friends, and chill the fuck out with an orgasm.

Of course I always read War and Peace in public places

This day could not get any better. Here I sit in Mary Graydon Center, enjoying the hustle and bustle of busy students passing and the idle chatter of some cute sorority girls. There is only one thing that could make this day any better - reading War and Peace right here in the middle of MGC! What did you just ask me? "Why would I read 'War and Peace' in the middle of this crowded area," you asked? Well .

'Streamys' recognize viral media innovators

Stingy corporate suits in skyscraper cubicles might control the content of mainstream television, but in cyberspace, it's the geeks who run the agenda. This weekend, their queen was officially crowned. Saturday marked the first celebration of The Streamy Awards, a ceremony honoring online video series of three episodes or more.

Letter to the editor: Eagle's editorial an "apocalypse" in and of itself

The most recent editorial from The Eagle editorial board is one that provides yet another confirmation of a long held belief about Progressives: their self-professed love of reason and science only go as far as reason and science reinforce their ideological aims.