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Staff editorial: NCOR can co-exist with AU

The National Conference on Organized Resistance met on our campus for the ninth time this past weekend. The hordes of activists that it drew together could not possibly been missed, especially by anyone trying to shuffle down to TDR on Saturday afternoon. While we at the Eagle support the idea of revolutionary voices convening to share and discuss their ideas in what some could consider un-revolutionary times, it must also be noted that the NCOR presence this year was much more in-your-face than ever before.

NCOR conference attracts hundreds

Community members and students coming together for the National Conference on Organized Resistance were on campus over the weekend to convene on their mutual platform of activism. The conference has taken place on the AU campus every winter since 1998 when it was founded by AU students Nisha Anand, Amanda Moeckel, Leila Spears and Kadd Stephens.

What's good for Bucknell is just as good for AU

Last March, Bucknell, seeded No. 14 , was in the process of upsetting Kansas, seeded No. 3, in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. My friends and I got into a debate over whether or not we should root for Bucknell. Some people were rooting for Kansas because they saw Bucknell as a Patriot League rival and didn't want to see a rival of AU win in the NCAA Tournament.

AU can't hang close enough at Lehigh

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Eagles' men's basketball team walked into Lehigh with a swagger that would be unexpected from a middle-of-the-pack team set to face one of the league leaders. The Eagles looked like they knew they could hang with the Mountain Hawks, which they.

Column: Dems: Go for Dixie

The Democratic Party is better off than many think. It has a has a left-of-center ideology that is acceptable to many Americans, despite what most Republicans, Fox News, and some timid centrist Democrats say. The Democrats' general political positioning is fine.

Hadavi lifts AU to two-game win streak

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Some days will go down in history as program-changing days. On Saturday, the AU women's basketball team may have had one of them as it beat the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, 75-68, at Stabler Arena for its second road victory of the Patriot League season.

Sports Briefs

Track sets school records at Armory Collegiate Invitational Three runners from AU's indoor men's and women's track and field teams set records at the Armory Collegiate Invitational in New York last weekend. Junior Brendan Fennell smashed a 32-year-old record in the 5,000 meters Saturday, crossing the finish line at 14:23.

'Bubble' exposes real America

Doll factory + dysfunctional love triangle + generic American town = murder. Although not the typical cinematic formula, Steven Soderbergh's latest, "Bubble," works wonders with all four. Set in West Virginia, "Bubble" tells the tale of overweight, middle-aged Martha (Debbie Doebereiner) and post-adolescent Kyle (Dustin James Ashley), two doll-factory workers who form an unlikely friendship over lunch breaks and rides home after work.

Freedom of expression does not equal racial ignorance

Over the last week, television screens have broadcasted the growing and angry global Muslim sentiment over Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in a negative light. Unfortunately, these cartoons and their subsequent protests in reaction have brought violence to many living in the Muslim world.

Students may pay higher interest rates

College students may face higher interest rates on their student loans due to the Budget Reconciliation Bill, which is now awaiting approval from President Bush. The bill passed the House on Feb. 2 with a vote of 216 to 214. In December, it passed the Senate 51 to 50 with Vice President Dick Cheney casting the final vote.

Flip-flops, though fashionable, may be unhealthy

Finding the proper mix of style and comfort in footwear is not a hassle for college students when they can crawl out of bed, slip on a pair of flip-flops or Birkenstocks and hurry to class. "I wake up really late, and I don't have time to put on socks and shoes," said Logan Atkinson, a sophomore in the School of Communication.

Music notes

P.O.S. "Audition" (Rhymesayers Entertainment) Sounds like: A rap-heavier Beastie Boys. B "Audition," P.O.S.'s second album, sharply blends his punk rock roots with indie rap. The album, released by Minneapolis-based Rhymsayers Entertainment, boasts great bass guitars and percussion mixed with interesting hip-hop beats and some pretty decent rapping.

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor I've been a student at American University for three years now and have put up with a lot but for the first time at this school I've been so outraged as to write a letter to the Eagle with this question, what happened to the Eagles Nest? I go down there to pick up some Tide to do laundry only to find that my trusty deterrgent has been replaced with some new no name environmentally friendly deterrgent I haven't heard of.

Editorial cartoon

Stanford initiates maternity leave policy for grad students

Stanford University instituted a policy that gives time off and paid leave from school responsibilities for female graduate students who give birth during their coursework, a policy that many at AU call progressive. Gail Mahood, associate dean for graduate policy at Stanford, told the Chronicle of Higher Education that the university has implemented the policy to deal with the fact that women's critical professional years often coincide with peak childbearing years, which has made it difficult to retain top female talent, especially in the science fields.

Athletes find balance

A recent conference concluded that college athletes struggle with the stresses of performing on the field as well as in the classroom, but many AU students do not feel the same way. The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics was founded in October 1989 in response to more then a decade of highly visible scandals in college sports, according to its Web site.

Protesters demand presidential resignation

On a Saturday so foggy the top of the Washington Monument was barely visible even to those standing on the National Mall, World Can't Wait, an organization seeking to create a political situation that would drive President Bush from office, gathered protesters near the monument and marched to the White House to denounce the Bush administration and call on the president to step down.