Opinion

Opinion

Eagle rants

January 20

More of your AMAZING rants...

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Opinion

Correction

January 20

In the Jan. 14 article, “Operatic AU alumna aims for Miss America crown,” John Schuler was incorrectly identified as a junior in the School of International Science at AU. In fact, no such school has ever existed. He is a junior in the School of International Service. The Eagle regrets the error.

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Opinion

Making housing work

January 13

When it comes to university housing, it seems rising upperclassmen have pulled the short straw. In order to cope with the drastic shortage of on-campus housing, AU Housing and Dining Programs has decided to institute an exhaustive list of changes including limiting beds available to rising juniors and seniors to a randomly assigned 400.

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Opinion

The rise of liberal homophobia

By Alex Knepper | January 13

What happens when prejudice doesn’t die but merely changes its form? The burgeoning cliché amongst the younger, ostensibly pro-gay set is that we’re just waiting on the crotchety old homophobes to die off. The upcoming generation supports equality for gays, we’re told. At last, gays and lesbians will be liberated as these citizens change the policies of the government.

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Opinion

It ain’t over, Sen. Reid

By Alex Priest | January 13

Thanks for taking the time to read my first column. Every other week on this page you’ll read my unsolicited advice to those who - I believe - need it the most. They may not think they need it. They may not want it. And they might even be a little pissed that a college student would think himself precocious enough to write something like this. But here I am, and I’m going to tell it like I see it.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

January 13

While Romanov’s rebuttal is at times moving, I am rather astonished at the logic he has presented in his attack on capitalism.

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Opinion

Eagle rants

January 13

More of your rants!

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Opinion

Eagle rants

December 9

EAGLE RANTS DURING FINALS WEEK … BECAUSE EDITING EAGLE RANTS IS MORE FUN THAN STUDYING. ENJOY! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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Opinion

Taxation without representation

December 2

Times are tough. The worst of this recession may be over, but economic experts say recovery will be slow. In the meantime, many American cities face severe budget strains. In Pittsburgh, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has come up with a creative solution to help solve his budget problems, but it’s not a good one.

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Opinion

Chinese actions in Africa ought to worry us

By Joe Wenner | December 2

In mid-March of 2004, the government of Angola was preparing to welcome a cohort of foreign dignitaries. Government officials deeply desired to impress their guests. After all, the ambassadors they were welcoming had just provided Angola with a $2 billion loan. In a world that has all but forgotten the African continent, foreign investment is especially appreciated by the few nations that receive it.

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Opinion

In Afghan war, troops need time to win

By Michael Stubel | December 2

On Tuesday afternoon, hours before his televised address at West Point, President Barack Obama wisely acknowledged, “None of this is easy. I mean, we are choosing from a menu of options that are less than ideal.”

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

December 2

In her recent letter to the editor, Irena Schneider, President of AU Students for Liberty, wrote that she is “baffled to see” how rapidly her libertarian student group has grown. Likely hoping to promote greater interest in AU SFL, she takes the opportunity to elaborate on what libertarianism is based on, citing the belief that “capitalism is not a system of power or oppression” and that “the free market is the most humane way of looking at the world” as the common inspiration for her fellow potential APA research subjects.

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Opinion

Letter from the editor

By Jen Calantone | December 2

Doesn’t it seem like days ago that we were collecting syllabi and scribbling notes onto clean, white pages? Now, we’re filling in the bubbles on professor evaluations and wondering where the semester went. After 27 issues of The Eagle, the staff over in MGC 252 is breathing a sigh of relief ­­— but like most of you, we’re already looking toward next semester.

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Opinion

Eagle rants

December 2

Today's Top Rant: • RE: We need more bike racks. No, we do not need more bike racks. We need fewer fuckers who beg for a bike from their parents, chain it up to the bike racks, and then never fucking use them. I am sick of vying for the same 5 spots on the bike racks with everyone else who bikes because all of the lazy assholes taking up all of the spaces. I'M GOING TO CUT YOUR LOCKS AND SET YOUR RUSTED BIKES ON FIRE!

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Opinion

Students should pick speakers

November 22

How would you like to help pick your commencement speaker? The Undergraduate Senate may make this possible in the near future.

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Opinion

Being gay is not a choice. What if it were?

By Phil Cardarella | November 22

This past Friday, I hung out with one of my buddies to eat pizza, talk politics and laugh at Sarah Palin. We went through our routine of taking up interesting political topics and eventually wound up discussing homosexuality.

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Opinion

Mohammed’s trial a victory for U.S. justice

By Casey Petroff | November 22

The trial of the century will take place this year. Attorney General Eric Holder has decided to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed for his part in planning the Sept. 11 attacks. Mohammed will be tried in civilian court and the trial will take place blocks from where the World Trade Center once stood.

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