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Letters to the Editor

March 3

Dear Editor: If we were able to go back a few years and stop President Bush from repealing the estate tax and enacting his tax cuts (that are skewed to the rich), not only would we NOT have such a large budget deficit, but we would actualy have a $20 billion budget SURPLUS! The math goes as such: The federal budget for 2005 is projected to be $2.

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Opinion: Column unfair to liberal profs

By Peter Muller | March 3

Eric Fantegrossi's Feb. 14 article, "Academic Freedom Essential," was misleading to the point of being offensive, and the writer should issue an apology at once. Fantegrossi's column argues that "liberal" professors ought to "teach rather than propagandize" and that academic freedom is essential to the creation of an informed populous.

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Opinion: Former opponents endorse Taylor

By James Gardner and Nick Johnson | March 3

Today is the run-off election for Student Confederation president. The choice before you is between Kyle Taylor and Joe Gallina, and we hope you all vote, especially since the margin of victory could be as small as the four votes that separated Taylor and Gallina in the general election.

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Staff Editorial: Vote Taylor in SG presidential run-off

March 3

In last week's Student Government presidential election, Joe Gallina and Kyle Taylor both won about 30 percent of the vote, necessitating a run-off election between the two for Thursday. Though our endorsed candidate, James Gardner, did not earn enough votes to be part of the run-off, we will follow Gardner's lead and pass on our endorsement to Taylor in the run-off.

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Opinion: Before cutting teams, AU should have asked students

By Ashanti Nicole Smith | March 3

As you may have heard, American University's Athletics Department announced that Men's and Women's Tennis and Men's Golf will be disbanded at the end of the year. There was no prior warning of this decision, and the players seemingly have no recourse. The University should not have the ultimate authority to disband student athletics without some form of student review.

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Editorial Cartoon: Tennis, golf snatched away

By John Anderson | March 3

Editorial Cartoon by John Anderson.

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Libs, take back the term!

By Paul Perry | March 3

A friend of mine, who calls himself a moderate Democrat, commented to me the other day that he finds amusement in the fact that liberals often style themselves as "progressives" and that, in his assessment, they are doing so because "it sounds better." This friend has a point in that politics is often a matter of definition and perspective.

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All Thumbs

March 3

Thumbs Up Student Advocacy Pamphlet ... This week, SAC released a pamphlet titled "Before you do something Stupid Read this Guide" that explains what rights students and campus residents have. This is a great and useful idea by the Student Advocacy Center.

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Opinion: Administration shows no respect for students with decision, timing

By Rachel Centariczky | February 28

American University has drawn the last straw. It shows no respect whatsoever for athletics and the hard work our student-athletes put in. And cutting the Men's and Women's Tennis programs, along with the golf program, is the final straw. It is ridiculous for AU to be considered a credible school in the academic and athletic world when it pulls stunts like this.

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Editorial Cartoon: Uggs

February 28

Editorial cartoon by John Anderson.

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Staff editorial: AU makes unkind cut

February 28

The AU Athletics Department announced Thursday that it will discontinue the Men's Golf and Men's and Women's Tennis programs after this season ends. Though the decision was deliberated for more than a year, the Athletics Department never made the AU community aware until after the decision was made.

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Staff Editorial: Don't burn banners

February 28

A nylon banner advertising James Gardner's candidacy for SC president was stolen from the Quad on Saturday. The thief apparently burned the strings holding up the sign and made off with it. The weight of the sign and the metal grommets suggests that it wasn't a random decision to yank the sign, but a premeditated act to get away with it without anyone noticing it being dragged through the Quad.

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Staff Editorial: Exterminate the Mice!

February 28

For several weeks, mice have been found in the dorms of Tenley Campus. Far from the cute, cuddly mice the Disney Channel advertises, these rodents live between rooms in Tenley and frighten residents. We are fairly sure Luke from the 1990 film "The Witches" is not enrolled in AU; aside from him, there should be no mice in dorms.

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Opinion: Thompson a true American legend

By Daniel Cohen | February 28

I wasn't old enough to really feel the blow of the death of Kurt Cobain. Don't act like I'm some weirdo from that generation who was the only person who wasn't listening to the late icon. I was 10 years old. Most fourth-graders are lighting farts, not wearing torn grunge pants and drinking all night.

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Letters to the Editor: Julian Bond on NAACP, Eagle's Nest and Black History Month

February 28

Letters to the Editor from Julian Bond, Claire Maude and Barnaby Yeh.

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Opinion: Money-grubbing AU athletic dept. puts higher priority on alumni cash than serving students

By Annette Scott | February 28

As a dear friend of the Men's Tennis team but also a fellow student-athlete here at AU, I was incredibly shocked with the decision to cut the tennis and golf teams after the 2005 spring season. Being a relatively small campus and athletic program, we have formed a community within student-athletes.

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Opinion: Take money from Ladner rather than axing teams

By Zachary Sears | February 28

It is with disappointment that I write this letter regarding AU's decision to cut three of its current sports programs - Men's and Women's Tennis and Men's Golf. According to Athletic Director Joni Comstock on AU Athletics' Web site, the program cuts are being made to "target our efforts into sports that will further augment our athletics profile, and will build support from our former student-athletes and friends.

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