Opinion

Opinion

Op/Ed: Meet the CAUS

September 18

Steve Demarest from the Coalition of American University Students advocates for more student input on University issues.

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Opinion

Quick Take: Is the administration crackdown on fraternity life working?

September 17

The Inter-Fraternity Council has taken the step of postponing all social fraternity activities except chapter meetings until further notice. Is this the right step to take in order to help prevent underage drinking and the subsequent consequences? The Quick Take weighs in.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: FSE is not self-serving

September 17

The 2012 Freshman Service Experience coordinators argue against our latest Quick Take column, saying FSE is a worthwhile endeavor and a good use of school resources.

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A note from the desk of the editor

By Zach C. Cohen | September 13

Significant campus and national debate on our coverage of Professor Adrienne Pine’s classroom breast-feeding merits the following statement of fact.

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Staff Editorial: Eric Reath's resignation leaves big shoes to fill

September 13

Reath fully understood the intricacies of the AU budget, and that institutional knowledge will be hard to replace.

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D.C. bridges cultural gaps through food

By Sam Mendelson | September 13

Truckeroo connects us all with food.

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Build community with empathy

By Derek Siegel | September 13

If we show apathy by deliberately overlooking one another, we demonstrate empathy when we choose to “see.”

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Opinion

Op/Ed: The dangerously high tide of politics

September 6

Ever gone to the beach when you were little and played in the sand? I remember doing that on the Jersey Shore. I enjoyed building sandcastles and drawing in the sand. The only problem was I knew that once high tide came in my hard work would vanish. Even my greatest efforts were whisked away by the ...

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Opinion

Get to know The Eagle's Quick Take columnists

September 2

The Eagle’s Quick Take columnists are back and ready to discuss the controversial issues we typically shy away from. Check out the debate at www.theeagelonline.com each week.

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Opinion

Time to learn from Brazil

By Julia Greenwald | August 30

We should be making voting easier, not harder.

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Appreciate the education others lack

By Deon Jones | August 30

A call to keep in mind how lucky we are.

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Op/Ed: Send Hewlett-Packard packing

August 30

A call for students to boycott HP products until this corporation ceases its complicity in serious humanitarian crimes.

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Quick Take: Is the Freshman Service Experience a good use of fees?

August 30

This year, the Freshman Service Experience, heralded as a way to give back to the Washington community, charged $115 to each freshman to take part. What is the implication of paying to volunteer?

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: New green initiatives are simply inconvenient

August 30

For the school, these changes are impressive. For the students, they are inconvenient.

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Staff Editorial: Parking law passed without student input, harms AU

August 23

AU commuters beware: street parking near campus is now significantly more complicated. Despite student protests, the Residential Parking Protection Act (RPPA) was passed on Aug. 2. The law, geared specifically at AU, requires students to register their cars in D.C. to park in certain residential zones. ...

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Opinion

Breaking the political bubble

By Rachel Lomot | August 23

Au students should focus on inspiring their political activism in our generation outside of the D.C. bubble.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: University Center responds to Occupy AU

May 5

The May 1 edition of The Eagle included a story entitled "Students 'occupy' Kerwin's lawn for weekly meeting." In the story, some students raised the issue of outdoor reservable space on campus. Students in the story made the claim that “since we pay tuition dollars ... we have the right to use [the ...

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