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Letter to the editor

Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009

As a new graduate student who traveled from a small university in the southwest corner of Michigan, I am settling in well at AU. One of the places that I enjoy most on my new campus is the Kay Spiritual Life Center, a place I have enjoyed visiting for prayer.

A story of service, a noble cause

Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009

Adam L’Episcopo will get to graduate this spring, but soon thereafter he may be headed to Iraq — again. L’Episcopo is a senior in the School of International Service and he has a remarkable story. He served four years in the Army, including 18 months in Iraq.

Common ground tough to find in a polarized America

By Casey Petroff · Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009

Since last year’s election season, partisanship has become our new national pastime. While not every member of the electorate officially belongs to a party, nearly every voter casts their support to either the Republicans or the Democrats, breeding the rivalry that plagues today’s political atmosphere and eliminating possibilities for common ground.

Opinion

Right-wing extremists taint Tea Party protests, hurt conservative cause

By Graham Vyse | September 13

Until this weekend, I gave the Tea Partiers the benefit of the doubt. On principle, I support protests. I think they’re good for democracy. Besides, I didn’t want to believe these anti-tax, anti-Obama demonstrators were the rabid, right-wing radicals Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann and other liberals made them out to be.

Opinion

Letter to the editor

September 13

Where’s the line between a hook-up and sexual assault? The recent Eagle column, “’Sex’-perimentation defines Welcome Week,” indicated no such boundary exists. The line, however, is clear and we want you to know what sexual assault is and what to do if someone is sexually assaulted. The authors made the boundary between hook-up and assault blurry. It’s actually simple.

Opinion

Handverger resignation fallout

September 9

As of tomorrow, Matt Handverger has some extra time on his hands.

Opinion

Eight years after 9/11, ground zero needs rebuilding

By Casey Petroff | September 9

Sept. 11, 2001 set the tone of our generation. That morning eight years ago is indelibly imprinted on our collective consciousness.

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Ted Kennedy's legacy: winning culture wars his 1987 speech started

By Nick Field | September 9

As I watched Ted Kennedy laid to rest at the end of August, I found myself thinking about 1987. That was the year Kennedy castigated Reagan Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork.

Opinion

Letters to the editor

September 9

President Obama kicked off United We Serve, a 12-week summer service initiative, in June by calling on all Americans to "make volunteerism and community service part of your daily life and the life of this nation."

Opinion

Outrage over sex column confusing

September 3

To the amazement of its authors and their editors, an Eagle column this week sparked campus-wide controversy and prompted public pushback. Outraged students debated the piece in their classes. Campus organizations issued official statements of criticism. Simply put, people were peeved.

Opinion

To fix health care, avoid ideologues, summon centerists

By Joe Wenner | September 3

It takes a certain audacity to call oneself a political moderate. I don't mean the type of person who calls himself or herself a moderate in order to either straddle the political fence and appear amenable to everyone or shroud their true ignorance of politics.

Opinion

Barack Obama may be brilliant, but federal government can only do so much

By Michael Stubel | September 2

As summer turns to fall here in our nation's capital, the bloom is off the rose for President Barack Obama. The administration is at the mercy of an unpredictable Congressional majority.

Opinion

Letter to the editor

September 2

The AU Threesome's new sex column, "Sex-perimentation," is cause for concern.

Opinion

Questioning proper protocol

August 30

The saga of the impeachment charges filed against Student Government Comptroller Matt Handverger will continue to unfold this week, but the SG's conduct in the early stages of this undertaking has already invited questions about protocol and communication.

Opinion

Reform rhetoric worthless without clarification

By Alex Knepper | August 30

The 20th century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein was known for breaking down sentences and everyday terms and finding them to be fairly arbitrary in meaning. His conclusions were often rather shoddy, but his processes were frequently eye-opening. Inspired by some of his methods -- and by those of others ...

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JFK was wrong; it's time to normalize U.S. relations with Cuba

By Phil Cardarella | August 30

Nuns love John F. Kennedy. My father used to say that anyone who uttered a word against the fallen president better be prepared to have a ruler smacked upside his face. Luckily, this is a Methodist campus, so that particular measured threat (yes, I do puns) isn't much of an issue. I can safely criticize ...

Opinion

Letters to the editor

August 30

Impeachment charges waste time, resources As a student of this university, I cannot help but feel deeply concerned and frustrated over the current ridiculous impeachment charges brought against Student Government Comptroller Matt Handverger. This is wasting time and resources of the university that ...

Opinion

Fixing our flawed shuttle system

August 27

Most people on campus know the AU shuttle system is immensely imperfect. Buses regularly run late and arrive off-schedule. Students stand squeezed together on shuttles packed over capacity. When drivers cannot fit any more bodies on board, they leave disappointed students waiting on sidewalks.

Opinion

"Fan can" critics wasting their time

August 27

Unnecessary outrage is annoying. It wastes time. It wastes energy. It wastes newsprint. But from time to time, newspapers needed to address it. So here's the latest craziness: More than 25 colleges in this country have filed official complaints with Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of Budweiser, ...

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Individual liberty means freedom to buy, sell sexuality

By Phil Cardarella | August 27

I have never been a fan of Rhode Island. It's the runt of our country and last of the original colonies to accept the Constitution. Plus, I was rejected by Brown. Communists. Yet Rhode Island has one redeeming quality: legal private prostitution. The Supreme Court of Rhode Island decided that prostitution can be legal in the privacy of a home.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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