Opinion

Opinion

Staff editorial: Public Safety: do your job

By The Eagle Editorial Board | March 1

AU police need to keep students informed about their safety

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Opinion

Against Trump; for___?

By Frank Yuwen Chen | February 28

Resisting is not enough; the left needs a transformative vision of its own

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Guest Columns

Op-ed: “He’s just saying what we’re all thinking:” How political correctness fails us in the age of Trump

By Joe Henao | February 24

I wasn’t quite sure if it was a universal maxim, but I had heard friends of mine recite the humourous adage, “he’s just saying what we’re all thinking,” fictitiously assuming the role of the cucked Trump supporter proclaiming their admiration for our new Commander-in-Chief and his knack for stating the obscene, perverse and politically incorrect.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Think about workers before you talk about sweatshops

By Dan Fitzgerald | February 22

We have lost our humanity. I’m not talking about the kind Jimmy Carter talked about in his televised speech in 1979.

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Guest Columns

Op-ed: AU is paying banks with your tuition money

By Erin Thomas | February 21

Financialization is defined as “increase in the size, scope, and power of the financial sector—the people and firms that manage money and underwrite stocks, bonds, derivatives, and other securities—relative to the rest of the economy.” In fact, only 15 percent of the money in our economic system winds up in the “real” economy.

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Opinion

Space exploration programs must continue

By Olivia Richter | February 21

There have been few events in world history that have successfully connected people from all around the planet regardless of country or culture.

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Opinion

Where are the Black editors?

By Ryan Shepard | February 20

Examining the lack of Black executive board members in student media

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Opinion

The commercialization of the resistance

By Julia Gagnon | February 20

To run a good campaign, to start a movement or to mobilize the masses, you need a strong, catchy message.

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Opinion

Don’t leave politics to the politicians

By Frank Yuwen Chen | February 17

Standing up for your beliefs works

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Guest Columns

Op-ed: Sweatshops are good

By Bobby Zitzmann | February 15

If you can, take off one of your shoes. Go ahead; I’ll wait. Check to see where it was made. Chances are, your shoes, like most clothing we wear, were manufactured in a developing country in Asia or Latin America.

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Guest Columns

Op-ed: Make someone uncomfortable this Valentine’s Day

By Jane Haines | February 13

Happy Valentine’s Day! Did you know February 14 is also National Condom Day in the United States? Sexual health advocates have worked hard to make the message clear: while you’re doing whatever sexy things you’re doing on Valentine’s Day, be sure to wrap it up.

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Opinion

Self-care is choosing how to think about things

By Julia Gagnon | February 9

I had never heard the term “self-care” more than during my first experience at AU. I sat in the Ward Circle Building listening to orientation speeches and tried to memorize each slide that flashed before my eyes, as if each jumble of words contained the secret to surviving here.

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Opinion

Audi “drives progress” that is already mandatory by law

By Krista Chavez | February 8

This past Sunday night, an estimated 113 million viewers sat down with friends and family to watch Super Bowl 51.

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Opinion

Climate change under President Trump

By Olivia Richter | February 8

Solar panels are, arguably, old news. The eco-friendly technology has been around for decades now, since Russell Ohl successfully created the first silicon cell in 1941. Thirteen years later, the first full solar panel was invented by three American researchers.

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Opinion

Sexualize me: assessing the emasculation of Asian American men

By Tyler Lin | February 7

What’s a guy gotta do to be viewed as a sexual object around here? Seems like the answer is: not be Asian. Everyone, whether they choose to acknowledge it or not, can recognize that masculinity is an incredibly fragile notion.

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Opinion

Resistance and the civic responsibility that comes with it

By Julia Gagnon | February 7

Just a few months ago, I sat on Capitol Hill and answered phones. I listened to mothers and fathers plead and bargain with me.

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Opinion

Burwell faces many challenges, but we are optimistic for her future

By The Eagle Editorial Board | February 7

The Eagle is happy to welcome AU’s new president Sylvia Mathews Burwell to our campus community.

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