Legal News

Past flings not good for present life

Many people go abroad to experience an entirely new culture with entirely new people. We leave the familiarity of D.C. behind in pursuit of foreign flings and legal drinking, all artfully designed to make us forget about AU. But as the semester comes to a close, why is it that we begin to find the foreign not quite as exciting any more and wish only for the comfort of the familiar? To really get to the heart of the issue, I have to go back not just to the beginning of the semester but to the very beginning of college.

Women split at Fla. tournament

The AU women's basketball team had little famine and then a little feast over Thanksgiving break, finishing third in the Florida International Tournament in Miami. The Eagles (2-3) suffered a 64-53 loss to Big East power Seton Hall Saturday before disposing of Western Michigan, 74-72, in overtime on Sunday to notch their first win of the season.

Carlstrom saves best for last NCAAs

In all sports, there's the myth of going out on top. Nov. 21 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terra Haute, Ind., AU senior Keira Carlstrom did that in her own way, "It was kind of an emotional race being my last cross country race of my college career.

TV game doesn't help AU's image

Did anyone watch the bizarre two hours that was the AU men's basketball team's televised contest at Loyola in Baltimore Tuesday night? I doubt it, since this campus somehow gets three HBOs, but no Comcast SportsNet. But anyone who cares about the basketball program, the athletic department and the university should have watched - with disgust.

Out of context

"Crayons and profanity don't really go together." -Kelly Joyner: AU Lit professor, "Harry Potter" fan and Out of Context veteran. Those goshdarned raccoons are back! An Eagle staff writer walking down the McDowell Hall steps was minding his own business when he noticed the desk receptionists inside pointing frantically to something behind him.

National briefs

Post article criticized by FBI A Washington Post article about the FBI's expanded power to collect the private records of ordinary Americans in the name of conducting terrorism and espionage investigations has been criticized by Justice Department officials.

Editorial cartoon

Men's b-ball still in search of win

BALTIMORE - For the fourth straight game, a win eluded the AU men's basketball team Tuesday, as the Eagles failed to overcome a 20-point halftime deficit at Loyola (Md.) to fall, 68-60. Junior guard Linas Lekavicius led AU (0-4) with a season high 14 points, and freshman Derrick Mercer added 12.

Top five balloon floats you won't see in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade

Each Thanksgiving morning, thousands of people line the streets of New York City to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, as millions more watch from their living rooms around the country. Elaborate floats and "falloons," those oversized floating balloons carried along in the parade, are an indelible American tradition.

Tech bits

Xbox 360 in stores Tuesday Eager gamers will be able to pick up Microsoft's new video game console, the Xbox 360, starting Tuesday. Best Buy will open at 9 a.m., an hour earlier than usual, and tech-heads who line up will be given priority to buy one of the consoles.

Hundreds attend RHA American Formal

Nearly 200 students attended the Residence Hall Association's American Formal at the National Press Club Friday night, a classier, revamped version of the annual Winter Ball. "We wanted to make the event more classy," said Will Mount, president of the RHA.

Letters to the editor

Dear Editor, Jonathan McPike, in his recent editorial "McCain: O, What a Pain" stated that he believes the United States should be allowed to torture terrorists and suspected terrorists to force them to divulge information. "If the rest of the world objects to our torturing a terrorist to save even one American life, then it will not cost me one wink of sleep," he wrote.

Women's b-ball stumbles early

The AU women's basketball team dropped its first two games of the season this weekend, falling soundly at Towson Friday and at home to Delaware Sunday. The Eagles opened their season Friday, suffering a 67-54 loss to the Tigers. Hadavi led the Eagles with a career-high 22 points, and Lipskis scored 10 points and pulled down 12 rebounds.

Concert benefits child abuse prevention

The Catholic Student Association held its "Strike Back" concert Tuesday night in the Tavern to raise money for ChildHelp USA, a group that works on the treatment and prevention of child abuse. CSA President Danielle Giusto came up with the idea to raise money for the organization because her best friend from home was physically abused as a child by her parents.

National briefs

Tropical storm Gamma threatens Florida Tropical Storm Gamma could threaten South Florida this coming week, but is not expected to gain much strength, according to www.washingtonpost.com. The storm drifted north along the coasts of Belize and Honduras on Saturday, and was likely to turn onto a path that could threaten Florida, according to www.

Jennings, West keys to success

As AU embarks on another winter season it's time to close the book on field hockey and men's soccer. Both programs accomplished feats that would be difficult at most smaller schools in weaker conferences. And the brains behind the success belong to coaches Steve Jennings and Todd West - two coaches dedicated to a competitive tradition with or without the competitive budget.

Music notes

Fat Lip "The Loneliest Punk" (Delicious Vinyl) Sounds Like: The Second Coming of one of hip-hop's most unique figures. A- "You know who/back on the block/to bust a rhyme like a four-five glock," says Fat Lip on the opening track of "The Loneliest Punk." After dropping off the hip-hop radar for what might as well have been a lifetime, Fat Lip is back with an album that is going to make waves.