Opinion

Opinion

Conservatives: Bush one of us?

By Will Haun | April 6

The Bush administration has been criticized by liberals for being, as New York Times columnist James Traub says, " the most extreme-the furthest from the center-of any governing majority in the nation's history." This characterization that President Bush is a conservative extremist is lost on paleoconservatives who question whether the President is conservative at all.

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All thumbs

April 3

Thumbs up Cherry Blossoms... The flowers bloomed and the tourists flowed in. It was a great beginning to the festival. Get down and see them before they're gone! Community Agriculture... AU will now offer vegetables and other farm crops for you to take back to your room or apartment.

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Opinion

Reshaping the abortion debate

By Jong Eun Lee | April 3

As an evangelical Democrat, I am perfectly aware of how for the past couple decades, the GOP successfully employed millions of evangelical voters as its foot soldiers by capturing the ultimate moral high ground, the sanctity of life. Some Democrats have tried to respond by bringing the GOP down, pointing out that the military hawkish, pro-death penalty party is inconsistent in its pro-life ethics.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: BOE needs to grow up

April 3

We thought AU would at least get through SG election week before the tools would start coming out of their boxes. But alas, we were wrong. The Board of Elections is currently punishing presidential candidate Ashley Mushnick for a music video she produced and circulated as part of her campaign.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Support EcoSense in vote

April 3

If you were on the Quad in the last few days, chances are you've seen a girl dressed as a windmill. The students from EcoSense are pushing a ballot initiative that would require AU to get 50 percent of its energy from clean sources by 2012. And they don't mean "clean coal.

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AU needs to support its student athletes

By Rachel Centariczki | April 3

I have a couple bones to pick with the three main "A's" of AU: the administration, AUTO, and the athletic department. I am a coach, a member, and an officer of the Club Gymnastics team here on campus. Many of you may not even know we have a team, for we have only been around for about three years.

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Opinion

Corrections

April 3

The Eagle misspelled the name of the candidate we endorsed for comptroller. The correct spelling of his name is DAVID TESLICKO. Since he is a write-in, it is crucial his name be spelled right. The Eagle apologizes for this error.

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Opinion

Secretary and comptroller candidates

March 30

Joe Colarusso Class of 2008 Senator Sophomore, CAS and SPA Mastic, N.Y. In brief: Clubs need more money and a larger presence on campus. Students need a voice on the board of trustees, students need to understand what the SG is and the SG needs to understand what the students want.

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Presidential and vice presidential candidates

March 30

Rob Boisseau Class of 2006 Undergraduate Senator Junior, SPA and CAS Annapolis, Md. In brief: Too often, candidates will disregard their responsibility to offer real information about their campaigns, instead posturing and offering pretty words about their qualifications that run short beyond the first.

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Students should pay close attention to SG candidates

By Bill Debaun | March 30

Let's look at a few numbers. $849,954. 5,782. 42. 3. In that order, these numbers are the approximate amount of money AU undergrads pay yearly through the UG Activity Fee included in their bills, the approximate number of AU undergrads, the approximate number of AU undergrads who showed up to a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday night to watch the three (yes, that's the last number) candidates up for SG President this year.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Our choices for the SG

March 30

Every year, The Eagle interviews all candidates for Student Government executive offices and endorses one candidate for each position. The Editorial Board considers the candidates' plans for the coming year, including improvements and changes to improve student life.

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Opinion

Don't politicize Iraq casualties

By Jonathan D. McPike | March 30

Last Tuesday night, members of the Community Action and Social Justice Coalition and the Movement for Global Justice, two AU student-run groups, met outside the Kay Spiritual Life Center. Armed with cans of spray chalk and cardboard cutouts of human bodies, they outlined the figures in red "to make the campus look like a war zone," according to an e-mail from MGJ to its listserv that I obtained.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: The SAT has its faults

March 27

Who doesn't hate the SAT? While it may seem like years have passed since you had to get up early on a Saturday, and take a test to boot, the SAT is now in the hotseat. After acknowledging errors, 4,000 students were found to have been affected. Even more interesting is the fact that 100 of the 4,000 students had applied to AU.

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Dems: Flee from this culture of cowardice

By Robert Idlett | March 27

The national Democratic Party has been timid in recent years. The Party's loss of command over the House, Senate, and White House in a period of ten years (from 1994 to today) has left it shell-shocked and risk-averse. A Party that once dominated the national debate on every issue, including national security, is now a shadow of its former self.

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Staff editorial: No safety in seeking help

March 27

When Jordan Knotts checked himself into George Washington University Hospital in the fall of 2004, he thought he was doing himself a service. He was suffering from severe depression and was contemplating suicide. Once GW's administration caught wind of the visit, however, he was suspended and barred from campus, since he was labeled a danger to students.

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All thumbs

March 27

Thumbs up Ladner in "Washingtonian"... We were glad to see the noted D.C. publication took note of our ex-prez's behavior. Hopefully next time they credit the photos of ours they used. Wing Bowl... AU's newest frat, Sigma Phi Epsilon, sponsored the event.

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The mourning process of war

By Eve Gatewood | March 27

Imagine intense heat.the smell of charring human flesh and fire coming toward you like a plume, swallowing your body whole in its wake. Imagine the ubiquitous sounds of screaming, and the palpable reality of experiencing your own inevitable death. You having to make a split-second decision of whether to stay and be cremated or to jump and fall to your death in a futile effort to escape.

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