Opinion

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Staff Editorial: Giuliani heckling goes against CIVITAS

October 26

Aretha Franklin would have been extremely disappointed with the audience attending Rudy Giuliani’s speech in Bender Arena this Saturday. Between some poor comments and loud booing from some adult audience members, there was a distinct lack of respect in the air that we should be ashamed of. As the most politically active campus in the nation and a strong promoter of CIVITAS, we should be aiming to encourage better civil discourse.

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Staff Editorial: Remembering Professor Sue Marcum

October 25

It’s always tragic when a member of our community is taken from us. The circumstances surrounding the death of Kogod School of Business Professor Sue Marcum, however, make the loss of such a beloved member of our community even harder to understand.

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Staff Editorial: Smith’s complaints distract from real issues

October 25

We’ve hit the T-minus seven-day mark until Election Day 2010. In just one week, we will have the answers to all our burning questions: Can Democrats keep control of Congress? Will President Barack Obama be able to handle a divided Congress if Republicans win control?

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Young voters can still influence Nov. 2, should cast ballots for President Obama

By Nick Field | October 25

It’s election time again, and it’s unclear where we’re heading.

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Dumber than I once was, but better for it

By Conor Shapiro | October 25

You wouldn’t believe how smart I used to be. I once had a professor who at the beginning of each class would ask rhetorically, “What is the meaning of life?”

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Trending topics

October 25

The editorial board's picks and pans.

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Letter to the editor: Change in ANC leadership good for community

October 25

This year, the American University community is more engaged in the ANC elections than ever before, thanks in large part to the “A Voice 4 U” campaign and our Campus Plan process. The incumbent Commissioner of ANC 3D 02, Tom Smith, has received attention from campus media and other outlets, in which he describes his efforts to reach out to the nearly one thousand students he represents on AU’s North-side of campus. We would like to share another perspective regarding these reports and briefly address the challenges facing the community.

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Letter to the editor: Finding human rights violators in academia

October 25

Is our university being used to legitimize human rights violators?

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Eagle rants

October 25

More of your rants! Want an answer to your rant? E-mail your queries to our advice bloggers.

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Top tweets

October 25

The Eagle's favorite tweets of the week.

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Eagle rants

October 18

More of your Eagle rants!

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Top tweets

October 18

The Eagle doesn't have a print edition this week, but that doesn't mean we have forgotten about your top tweets!

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Staff Editorial: Thou shalt not steal

October 11

In addition to the disappearance of spare time, money (spent on mostly coffee these days), and perhaps a bit of our sanity, furniture from the University Center and Butler Pavilion have been disappearing over the course of this semester. We don’t know who the perpetrator of such vile acts is — students on a vandalism lark, students too poor to furnish their house this semester or a dastardly villain that isn’t a student at all. Regardless of the culprit, however, the humor in this situation is fading fast.

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Personal Rant: AU, stop and smell the roses sometimes

By Conor Shapiro | October 11

One attribute you quickly acquire as a writer is thick skin. As an undergraduate columnist in San Diego, I once shadowed syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette for the day. After a brief introduction, he asked me to follow him upstairs. He led me to his office and asked if I’d hold on just a minute. After a few moments he waved me over, pointed to his desktop and I peered over his shoulder.

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Refocusing the U.S. on Sudan as key referendum approaches

October 11

AU was put on the map last week. On Oct. 7 the Tenley Campus served as the starting block for the final leg of the Sudan Freedom March, which began in New York City on Sept. 15. Thousands walked the 6.2 miles from our campus to Capitol Hill for a rally in support of “democracy and freedom from genocide and slavery?throughout Sudan.”

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Eagle rants

October 11

More of your Eagle rants!

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Letter to the editor: AU rhetoric outpaces action on ‘social responsibility’

October 11

From the time that we were prospective students, we have heard about the University’s commitment to public service, social responsibility and community. However, the University falls short of its own sanctimonious spin far too often, especially when dealing with University employees.

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