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Eagle rants

January 10

More of your Eagle rants!

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Op-Ed: Taking issue with AU's 'diversity'

December 7

Newsweek recently named American University the sixth most diverse college in the nation. Although we are proud to be recognized for the diversity that we do have, we, along with other AU students, were shocked by this ranking.

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The Eagle invites YOU to be our next great pundit

By Linda Barnhart | December 7

I’ve read your comments. And your letters. And emails. (There’s a lot more of the first kind — you do realize the best way to reach me is at edpage@theeagleonline.com, right?) I’ve read them all, and I have something to say to you all: You want “better” columnists? Fine.

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The top Eagle rants of the semester

December 6

Our favorite rants.

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A farewell to American University

By Michael Stubel | December 6

This will be my final column as an opinion writer for The Eagle. In this space, I’ve argued for drug liberalization, urban renewal projects, and a greater focus on our long-term fiscal health. I discussed the importance of living within one’s means, lamented our dysfunctional political system, and ...

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Staff Editorial: Don’t punish students over DADT

November 22

Imagine that you joined a student group. A club, an organization, whatever you want to call it — you wrote your name down on the sign-up sheet at the club fair and want to get involved. However, every time there is a meeting or an event, you have to trek across the city to attend. Sounds unfair, right?

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Real men aren’t afraid to stick up for women

By Conor Shapiro | November 22

I remember when I first transitioned to a vegetarian diet. As a fledgling convert, I quickly became a zealot, talking to/over anyone who’d listen about my change. I couldn’t suppress my excitement, and although I regret the overbearing tactic now, I did sway a timid supporter.

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The problem with fixing today without regard for tomorrow

By Michael Stubel | November 22

The majority of the Democrats and Republicans that populate this city’s institutions are career professionals and public servants. For the most part, their expertise has served us well. Yet my worry is that maybe, somewhere, there is another Abraham Lincoln. Someone we would mock, someone who didn’t go to an Ivy League school, someone who made it on his or her own.

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Op-Ed: D.C. Students Speak aims to amp up students’ ANC voice

November 22

This month, Deon Jones, Tyler Sadonis and the A Voice 4 U campaign made major progress not just for the AU community, but also for student activism throughout D.C. Although Sadonis’ run ultimately fell short, Jones has (most likely) won and succeeded in finally securing students a seat on Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D.

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Letter to the editor: Supporting the troops outside of the ‘military-industrial complex’

November 22

Last week, columnist Conor Shapiro insinuated that supporting the troops is a process carried out by the brainwashed masses — masses acting not as thinking, caring individuals, but as the unsuspecting henchmen of carefully crafted, age-old government plots and relentless propaganda. Though I disagree with him on several points, I thank him for bringing such issues to the forefront.

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Letter to the editor: Soldiers deserve our respect and thanks, not our scorn

November 22

In light of the recent article about the military-industrial complex, I felt it necessary to bring some alternative views to light.

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Eagle rants

November 22

More of your Eagle rants!

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Top tweets

November 22

The top tweets of the week!

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Eagle rants

November 18

More of your Eagle rants!

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Staff Editorial: Extended Health Center hours a step in right direction

November 15

It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year — that time when we’re up to our necks in term papers, finals are right around the corner, and colds, the flu and germs in general are running amuck. Fortunately for those of us with weak immune systems, the Student Health Center is beginning a pilot program that will extend their hours. Those of you with poor timing might be in trouble as right now the Health Center will only be open late on Mondays and Thursdays, and for emergency appointments only.

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U.S. brainwashed to support military-industrial complex

By Conor Shapiro | November 15

Military idolatry isn’t reserved for Veterans Day. It’s present at halftime shows and seventh-inning stretches. It’s lurking before previews at your local movie theater. It’s evident in posted discounts at restaurants and exclusive lounges at airports. It’s displayed through commercials on television and sponsored road races on the weekend. It’s strewn together in statues, parades and official holidays. And like sitting during the National Anthem, if you dare speak out against it, you’re bombarded by insults and face gratuitous intimidation and/or violence.

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Letter to the Editor: Hope and skepticism abound in Burma after elections

November 15

General Than Shwe is not widely known as one of the world’s worst dictators. People would likely recognize Omar al-Bashir, Kim Jong Il, or Robert Mugabe before Shwe. But he has earned the distinction. The statistics since he came to power are staggering: over 70,000 child soldiers (the most in the world), over 3,500 villages burned since 1996, forced portering, and countless cases of land mine victims, rape and torture as the junta’s method of war. Over the summer, Foreign Policy ranked Than Shwe as one of the world’s most oppressive dictators, one slot behind Kim Jong-Il.

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