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Letter from the editor

Dear readers, As the school year draws to a close, The Eagle is in a time of transition like many of you. I am pleased to introduce you all to The Eagle's editor in chief for the 2008-2009 school year, Jimm Phillips. Jimm, who worked as the managing editor for news this past semester, has worked at The Eagle since his freshman year as a staff writer, assistant editor and desk editor.

When good men do nothing: MoveOn: Too left for hypocritical Hillary

If you're like me, you're probably sick to death of the election coverage that has been permeating television news for what feels like the last four years. And if you're Republican like me, chances are you're even sicker of hearing the accusations by liberal activism groups such as MoveOn.

Bikram yoga heals injuries, detoxifies ailing spirits

Bodies drip, backs twist and limbs extend in all directions as hands grasp desperately onto wet skin. "Push back, lean back, fall back, more back, way back - change!" shouts the energetic voice over the microphone. These people are not in hell; they are practicing hot yoga at the Bikram Yoga College of India's studio in Tenleytown.

Progressive point: Reform the primaries, save U.S. democracy

"I think a lot of people on both sides of the fence have a sneaking suspicion that democracy is kind of falling apart," Susan, a Cleveland voter, said in The New York Times last year. Indeed, I fear the veil has long been pulled on the Oz that is American Democracy.

Sub Pop label vaults grunge to mainstream

Punk took nearly two decades to hit the mainstream. When it finally did, the bands that popularized it were not playing alternative-country; they were playing grunge. This happened for one specific reason. "There was a real indie ethic in the '80s that you weren't supposed to be proud of having hit records or being a hit machine," Bruce Pavitt said in the grunge documentary "Hype!" Pavitt and his friend Jonathan Ponemant changed all that when they founded Sub Pop records, a label based in Seattle whose primary goal was to spread the grunge sound to more people.

Letter to the editor

This past Thursday, Mr. DeVries wrote an op-ed espousing the view that humans had a moral obligation to be vegan. I believe Mr. DeVries overlooked a critical issue while on his self-righteous moral campaign: The hundreds of millions of animals killed during crop production and harvest.

Senate passes 2008-2009 SG budget

The Undergraduate Senate passed the Student Government's 2008-2009 budget during its meeting yesterday, which reduced the Student Union Board's funding by nearly $7,000 and increased Women's Initiative's budget by $3,000 from last year's allocations. The senate reduced SUB's budget allocation this year from $172,625 to $165,750, according to Barron Weyerhaeuser, chair of the senate's budget committee.

Sports briefs

Hallinan and Lilley awarded PL Runners of the Week Patriot League conference officials announced that seniors Steve Hallinan and Kate Lilley were named the Patriot League runners of the week for their efforts at last week's Bison Outdoor Games. Both took home the top spot in their respective 1500-meter races; Hallinan finished with a time of 3:44.

In my humble opinion: Strategic plan key to provost search

I was excited when the provost finalists were announced. Our search team came up with four highly qualified finalists with amazing records of success at their current institutions, solid research records, national reputations and genuine interest in coming to AU.

R.E.M. revs up sound, music career with 'Accelerate'

R.E.M. "Accelerate" Warner Bros. Records Inc. Sounds like: An alt/indie roller coaster with clever lyrics. Grade: B "Accelerate," R.E.M.'s newest record, may be the most aptly titled collection of songs so far this year. Its 11 tracks, clocking in at a puny 39 minutes, make up the band's 14th studio album and their first in four years.

Correction for April 3, 2008

In "Study: Adjuncts, big classes may discourage freshmen," professor Whiting Wicker was paraphrased as saying "An AU adjunct teaches up to three courses per semester and must have a doctoral degree and hold office hours. While they teach less than full-time professors, the university also pays them proportionally less.

Nationals fan crisis: MLB in D.C. is lacking

With Ryan Zimmerman's walk-off homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning in the Washington Nationals' home opener in brand-new Nationals Park March 30, fans across the city could not help but wonder if this was the year the Nationals would surprise Major League Baseball.

Celebrate Earth Day 2008

While Earth Day comes only once a year, the effort to save the environment is a continuous job. No time is better than the present to start caring. The Green Apple Festival kicks off Earth Day 2008 celebration Sunday on the National Mall. The event will include appearances by political candidates, community activists, a slew of celebrities and musical performances by the Roots, Thievery Corporation and the D.

This Week in Eagle Sports

Eight for earth

Here are eight handy tips for treating earth's ozone the right way. 1. Buy local foods first, organic second. Buying local foods cuts down emissions from transportation costs. And organic food means harmful pesticides never enter the air. 2. When you leave a room, flip the switch off.

Op-Ed: A modern meat emergency

If you're anything like most Americans, whether on the political right or left, you are strongly opposed to cruelty to animals. I mean, you're opposed to things like forcing dogs to spend their lives in crates, or slicing off parts of cats' bodies without painkillers.

Panel debates post-Sept. 11 media's role

There is a lot of misunderstanding in the United States about Islam in general, Islamic Studies Chair Akbar Ahmed said during an American Forum Monday. "We must be wary of joining terrorism with religion," he said. Several experts on the panel debated whether anti-Americanism in the Arab world is as prevalent as "Islamophobia" is in the West in the years following the Sept.