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Letter to the editor: TDR tray editorial too hyperbolic to catch converts

By Jeff Deutsch · Thursday, April 2, 2009

This editorial gives serious cause for concern. I agree with William Haun's letter and with last issue's last Eagle Rant. It's certainly a good thing to want to protect the environment by all reasonable means. However, at least as envisioned by the author of this editorial, the move to ban trays seems driven by a total disregard of other legitimate concerns.

SG endorsement fallout

Thursday, April 2, 2009

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

Thursday, April 2, 2009

News

Feds issue Jan. 20 apology

By Jack Weingart | April 2

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.

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Campus brief

April 2

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.

News

National brief

April 2

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.

THIS IS NOT MY BIKE - But it could be you bike thieving son of a bitch. I couldn't find a picture of my old bike on Facebook because I NEVER FUCKIN' THOUGHT I WOULD NEED TO TAKE A PICTURE OF MY BIKE. Your incompetence makes me sick. Fuck you.

News

Rant: Fuck you Bike Thief

By Me | April 2

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 .

News

Fashion makes righteous turn

April 2

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.

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Campus calendar

April 2

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.

News

Journos emphasize peace

By Lindsey Anderson | April 2

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.

MUSIC MATES - The Presets, who met while pursuing a musical education in Sydney, create the kind of danceable-pop that makes everybody boogie down under. Their second album, "Apocolypso," won multiple ARIA awards, including album of the year. The pair pla

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Aussies break 'set' standards

By Katrina Casino | April 2

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.

ONE MAN SHOW - Gregg Gillis, better known as mash-up artist Girl Talk, will be playing at the Tavern on Saturday. The artist has taken the mash-up genre and ran with it, creating hit album after hit album using the works of other artists as his medium. Gi

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Gillis sharpens mash-up model

By Katrina Casino | April 2

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.

Opinion

Bilingual students excel at all languages

By Joe Wenner | April 2

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.

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Internet provokes debate

By Lindsey Anderson | April 2

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.

Opinion

Eagle Rants

April 2

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.

WAR AND NO PEACE - I just wanted to sit here and read this extremely complicated piece of historical literature right here in the busiest part of campus. Instead you came along and started asking me ridiculous questions about my reading nook of choice.

News

Of course I always read War and Peace in public places

By Mitch O'Toole | April 2

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 .

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'Streamys' recognize viral media innovators

By Jordan Coughenour | March 30

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.

Opinion

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

By William J. Haun | March 30

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.

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Survey: Students drink more than study

By Nicole Glass | March 30

A recently released survey found that nearly half of responding college students in the U.S. who consume alcohol spend more time drinking than they do studying. The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators survey of more than 30,000 college freshmen, released March 22, found 49.

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AU may join initiative to pay for vet tuition

By Lindsey Anderson | March 30

AU is monitoring the progress of the new GI bill that will go into effect in August, as well as financial programs aimed at helping veterans attend private universities, according to Financial Aid Director Brian Lee Sang. The GI bill will cover undergraduate tuition and fees at a public college or university in the veteran's home state, according to the U.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

Solutions by The State News