Opinion

Opinion

U.S. should abolish capital punishment

By Brad Archer | February 23

On his first full day on the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito caused a stir among his conservative supporters by voting to stay the pending execution of Missourian Michael Taylor. While Alito's vote in favor of the stay might have been a move orchestrated to demonstrate that he is capable of acting independently of his conservative brethren on the bench, I prefer to believe that the newly appointed- judge is simply more reasonable than many of us have given him credit for.

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Opinion

Press gets trigger-happy

By Jonathan D. McPike | February 23

By now just about everyone knows that Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot Texas lawyer Harry Whittington last Saturday. Cheney and four other hunters spent the morning hunting, took a break for lunch and then went out for a second quail hunt after lunch at the Armstrong ranch in Texas.

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Opinion

Being 'right' may backfire on GOP in fall

By Jong Eun Lee | February 23

Many times the elections are won because of the opposition's blunders. As I intently watch the development of the 06 election, I must say I am mystified and delighted with the apparent tactical blunder of the ideological wing of the GOP. I am not talking about the corruption that hit "The Hammer" and the Abramoff Scandal (Though they certainly hurt the GOP's reputation).

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

February 20

Dear Editor, Will Haun makes several fallacious assertions in his article "A man worthy of office", but I want to focus on his assertion, in particular, that "preserving the family unit" means denying same-sex citizens and same-sex families equality under the law.

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Opinion

Marriage not for all

By Eve Gatewood | February 20

Recently, the issue of same sex marriage has taken a central place on our national stage. Since this issue will probably not go away anytime soon, it bears talking about. To begin, my readers who are familiar with my ideas will remember that my veracity knows no bounds; so it is in this vein that I write this article.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: One step forward, but two steps back for AU

February 20

Over four hundred students danced the night away at the Mayflower Hotel Saturday night at the annual Founder's Day Ball. The band and DJ had the crowd jamming and cha-cha sliding, and chocolate fountains and quesadillas kept everyone well-fed. The students who attended were diverse, there were no labels.

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Opinion

GOP: Full of hypocrisy

By Robert Idlett | February 20

The modern-day Republican Party is an exercise in hypocrisy, a marriage of convenience between two groups with opposing interests.ÿ One camp is composed western-style libertarians who simply want limited government intervention in private matters.ÿ This strain of Republican wants simply to be able to live life and conduct business without interference from big brother.

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Opinion

Stop fanning flames

By Dave Pomeroy | February 16

I take great offense to Issam Khoury's attack on the "free speech contingency" in his opinion piece on the Cartoon War in Monday's Eagle. We in said contingency understand very well the meaning of freedom. Indeed, the cartoons were published to illustrate an article on prevalent self-censorship in the media regarding Muslim issues.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

February 16

Dear Editor, I just wanted to bring to your attention that Phil Bender is being put on by the RHA, SG, and GLC together. ÿThe article about the basketball recruitment flier seemed to imply that the SG is the only one organizing the event. ÿIn fact, the RHA is putting the most money into organizing the event.

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Opinion

A man worthy of office

By Will Haun | February 16

In an election year, I'm always inclined to think about the Founders' hopes for the kinds of citizens that would fill our elected offices. When one studies the Founders, we discover what they really wanted in our leaders is usually a far cry from what we get.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Muslim cartoon rage

February 16

The news of the Cheney shooting has hardly detracted from the coverage of the publication of cartoons insensitively depicting the Prophet Mohammed. The anger has spread throughout the Middle East, and there has been backlash against publications in the United States that have published them, to inform their readers about what has ignited the crisis.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Facebook and AU

February 16

The popular website among college students has been attracting new clientele as of late. Incoming freshmen and employers are now logging on to Facebook. Some AU students have not been welcoming to the future eagles. An anti-class of 2010 group has sprung up with 25 members.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

February 13

Dear Editor: I was shocked by Riazul Raquib's editorial, "Freedom of expression does not equal racial ignorance," printed in your paper February 6. In it, Mr Raquib claims that Muslim governments "should be commended" for responding vehemently to cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, and that the Danish government, by blindly defending freedom of speech, had compromised its national security.

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Opinion

Cartoons cross the line

By Issam Khoury | February 13

I have been following closely the arguments regarding the recent riots across the Muslim world in response to the depictions of the Prophet Mohammad in European newspapers. ÿI am particularly astounded by the likes of arguments proferred by Mike Inganamort and the "free speech" contingency.

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Opinion

NCOR threatens campus community

By Charles Olson | February 13

I was very glad to see some discussion of NCOR in the last issue of the Eagle and to see that I was not alone in being disgusted and angered at what went on at our school last weekend. However, my disgust goes a little deeper than many who just had to walk through an alien MGC, taken over by the professionally homeless, made into the center for 9/11 conspiracies, anti-tampon booths, and other absurd fringe causes.

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Opinion

Basketball recruitment offends, demeans women

By Emily Caponetti | February 13

EMILY CAPONETTI This letter directly addresses my disappointment with the demeaning and insensitive conduct displayed by the Men's Basketball Office through their objectification of women in recent recruitment materials.ÿ The flier's flagrant promotion of sexist attitudes is undeniable in its description of Washington, DC as "the #1 place to find babes.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Basketball brouhaha

February 13

A recruiting brochure for AU's men's basketball team caused an uproar and threats to pull funding for next weekend's Phil Bender festivities. The Graduate Student Leadership Council and Women's Initiative planned to hold their wallets if the basketball office did not apologize for advertising D.

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