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We should vote on issues, not superficiality

By Nick Field | November 8

One of the primary criticisms of this generation is that it is not involved in public — or political — service. Why is it that more people choose to work in business than to work in elected office? I believe many people want to work in government, but the problem is so few want to be a candidate for an office, a phenomenon I’ve personally dubbed “The Caroline Problem.”

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Merkel speech on Berlin Wall can inspire us

By Casey Petroff | November 8

Twenty years ago today, Communist East Germany opened its borders to the West in one of the defining moments at the end of the Cold War. As the world looked on, citizens of both countries streamed from one side of the Wall to the other. Families were reunited and total strangers celebrated together in the streets.

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Letter to the editor

November 8

Recently, both The Washington Post and The Eagle ran articles about the price of university parking in the area. Unfortunately those articles have painted some unclear and possibly unfair pictures of AU’s parking policies and prices. We would like to take a moment to try and present a clearer picture for our community. While we understand that no one ever gets their pay check and says, “Now I can pay for that parking permit I always wanted,” AU does its best to ensure that our parking rates and policies are fair and comparable to both local universities and the District of Columbia.

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Correction

November 8

In “Kerwin’s salary in middle of pay list” published Dec. 8, 2008, The Eagle incorrectly reported that AU President Neil Kerwin’s salary was $573, 206 for 2006-2007. In fact, his salary was $573,306. The Eagle then used this incorrect statistic in “Kerwin’s salary tops U.S. list,” published Nov. 5, 2009. In that same story, The Eagle incorrectly used the word “salary” in place of “compensation.” President Neil Kerwin received compensation over $1.4 million during 2007-2008. The Eagle regrets the errors.

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Eagle rants

November 8

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Accurately analyzing Kerwin’s pay

November 4

The Chronicle of Higher Education is spreading misinformation about AU President Cornelius M. Kerwin — and it’s time to set the record straight. The Chronicle would have us believe Kerwin received a salary of over $1.4 million during the 2007-2008 fiscal year. But it’s false. The AU Board of Trustees appropriately has called this claim inaccurate and misleading. And to its credit, the university is pushing back hard against the Chronicle’s claims.

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Election reaffirms two-party system

By Michael Stubel | November 4

Political columnists and pundits tend to overreact to electoral developments and their significance in relation to future contests. I cannot say I am free from such journalistic sin. Yet, in the wake of Tuesday’s off-year elections, I am here to sound a warning before every network and print news outlet engages in the perennial debate over who is up and who is down in the political sphere. I am only afraid I speak too late.

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Alex Rodriguez gives me indigestion. Still, I appreciate his honesty.

By Joe Wenner | November 4

As a Phillies fan, I get indigestion from Alex Rodriguez. Throughout this World Series, I have reached for a Tums every time he steps to the plate. He ruined my Halloween weekend by dismantling Philadelphia’s comeback in Game 4. Regardless of the Fall Classic’s outcome, the Yankees owe much of their success to Alex Rodriguez.

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Letters to the editor

November 4

Perhaps The Eagle’s editorial staff should take a quick look through their archives before running an editorial like “Questioning new resource centers” that contradicts their previous positions on a women’s resource center.

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Eagle rants

November 4

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Questioning new resource centers

November 1

Since 2006, AU’s Student Government has talked about creating a women’s resource center. The SG has also discussed starting an online veterans’ network. Next year, both projects will be completed. The Women’s Resource Center will open its doors in January 2010. The Veterans’ Network will launch next fall. The SG and the university should be commended for making good on a long-term promise. However, the creation of these centers raises questions about which special subgroups warrant their own university-funded resources.

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Cultural relativism is an incoherent doctrine. Let’s abolish it now

By Alex Knepper | November 1

Cultural relativism is an objectively incoherent doctrine. Let me define potentially ambiguous terms at the outset: by “cultural relativism” I mean the idea that it is wrong to cast judgment upon the culture of another nation or ethnicity. By objective, I really do mean objective: it is not up for dispute; the facts demonstrate it in the same way that they demonstrate that AU is located in Washington, D.C.

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Letter to the editor

November 1

Most AU students share a commitment to service and a desire to have a positive impact on the world around them. But what does it really mean to make a difference and how do you go about doing it?

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Eagle rants

November 1

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Justice Department must be reformed, de-politicized

By Phil Cardarella | November 1

When John Ashcroft became Attorney General of the United States in 2001, he announced the Department of Justice’s initiative against “public corruption.” However, evidence has developed that the Department of Justice has been the source, not the opponent, of this corruption. Specifically, a study has come out that demonstrates that the Bush Administration’s Justice Department, under both Ashcroft and Gonzales, committed political profiling on local Democrats. This is a violation of the individual’s freedom to speak and associate and cannot be allowed to stand.

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Colleges: stay out of students’ sex lives

October 28

This year, Tufts University decided to get involved in the sex lives of its students. The school implemented a policy prohibiting students from engaging in sexual activity in their residence halls while a roommate is present.

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Republicans need intellectuals in ‘12; Newt should run

By Graham Vyse | October 28

About a year ago, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote an incredibly insightful column called “The Class War Before Palin.” In it, he describes the anti-intellectualism that afflicts today’s Republican Party. He explains how politicians like Sarah Palin rail against educated elites and refuse to make an intellectual case for conservatism. “What had been a disdain for liberal intellectuals,” Brooks wrote, “slipped into a disdain for the educated class as a whole.”