•ZOMG TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE BESTEST DAY EVARRRRRRR
•White people have feelings too. I'm not racist at all, but when you say things like "I hate all white people, they are all racist", THAT MAKES YOU RACIST. So if you don't want to be discriminated agaisnt, don't discriminate. It's a two way street.
•I'm scared for my future, not because of the seemingly insurmountable amount of debt I'll be in, but the fact that I came here expecting to find the girl I'll be with for the rest of my life; now I have only a semester left, and its beginning to look like I'll never find her. Forever friendzoned.
•@globalscholarssuck, no but we know the difference between 'your' and 'you're' and appreciate the value of spellchecking. Maybe you need a few more years at college.
•All the people ranting that they hate AU and never want to come back, why are you here? Are you seriously paying 50K a year to hate your school? #Transfer
•Not sure what was worse; waiting on the long line for TDR stir-fry with the flu, or having to listen to you for the whole time go on about how you hate your parents and love to stare at yourself while you're filming a show.
•@”US News and World Reports includes sports and grad schools when calculating rankings.” Lol Jocks wish this were true. Actually US News Rankings are calculated by a combination of freshmen retention rate, faculty resources (number of professors, small class sizes, faculty tenure, etc), academic reputation (published articles, highly ranked departments, etc), student selectivity (average SAT/ACT scores and GPA of freshmen), university endowment, and percentage of alumni donating money to the school. Sports are not a factor. And they shouldn’t be because throwing a ball around is in no way enriching the mind or helping society.
•Here is the link to the rankings methodology : http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2011/09/12/how-us-news-calculates-the-college-rankings-2012?PageNr=4
•@other Russian/SIS/nat'l pol people: there are others like me? we're not a nearly nonexistent species? this is fantastic news. let's be friends :)
•@"Why on earth would they change how the Dean's List works?" If you have ever been to an AU graduation ceremony you will know why. When 90% of students graduate cum laude it makes the school look like it is fraudulently giving every single student an A.
•I don't know what I am going to do without rants over winter break. I guess I am going to read the old rants from other schools. Does anyone know any other schools that have rants? Eagle Editor, do you? Do any ivy league schools have rants? [Editor’s note: No idea. Maybe try FML or Post Secret?]
•Football has bee proven to cause brain injury. So proud AU doesn’t participate in this Neanderthal-ic activity.
•@smokers: I honestly couldn't care less whether you smoke on campus or not. it's your choice and all but it would be nice if the butts made it into the trash. The ward steps have a trash can yet they're covered in cigarette butts. Smoke all you want just don't litter please.
•"i know a lot of people complain about leggings and uggs, but its actually one of the best parts of winter. provided that the women wearing them are below the weight limit" and what is this weight limit for leggings/uggs?
•wtf stat. I absolutely hate you.
•Hey bro in Tavern: If there were a Brooks Brothers in Somalia would you be able to find it on a map?
•I'm asexual. Sometimes, I can be classified as aromantic; it's like all attraction is shut off in me for several months. But it comes and goes--sometimes, I really do want a romantic relationship. I'm too scared, though... wouldn't it be wrong for me to be in a relationship with someone only to randomly not want to be with them like that anymore, and then a few months later be interested again? Help me Eagle Rants--you're my only hope (not really, but you get the gist).
•I'm not bisexual, but I'd like to try making out with a girl.
•I feel like I'm the only not-fat freshman girl that's almost out of meal swipes...
•yes
•"Editor’s note: Uhhh, have we met before?" Yes [Editor’s note: Hmmm, assuming you’re a student, what year are you?]
•The letts sky lounge is the worst idea ever
•Know any chemistry jokes? All the good ones argon [Editor’s note: You’re this editor’s favorite ranter ever.]
•I don't think you understand exactly how much I like you. When I see you, and we talk, I cannot help but smile and stare into your eyes. (YEAH THIS SOUNDS CORNY BUT THIS IS REAL.. really.. not joking..) I want to continue building our friendship into a possible something more like hookup; but the stupid MONTH long winter break is in the way. I hope you'll still have that fire of being my friend like you do now. I cannot wait until we study together. It will be the highlight of my week. Literally.
•Wait so I can't take a Gened P/F next semester?? :( [Editor’s note: You can next semester in the spring but not after fall 2012.]
•@Patiently waiting girl, we'd love to have you on our team. flirting helps and let's us know when it is okay to pursue this. -come to my window
•@Fellow politics lover-- I love following national politics as well and am always game for a good debate... I'm not an SPA/Pol-Sci major... but I am a SIS major >.> Do I still count?
•@countrydayschoolkids yes yes yes! we must bond over country day schools % golf courses.
•You broke my heart. And you'll never know.
•@"•are there any other country day school kids here?" Country Day in PA?!?!?!
•to whoever lives in hughes with the south carolina and tea party flag hanging in their dorm. i love you. we must meet up soon
•I'm desperate for love. I don't mind admitting it, I just don't know who to admit it to.... I really need a hug. I want someone to hold me. I don't care about sex at all, I just need someone to love. It's never happened and I'm losing hope that it ever will. Can anybody find me somebody to love? -heterosexual male junior
•Auto-correct plucked up my rant! Duck you, auto-correct!
•All eagle writers I know are hot.
•I just want to apologize to anyone who heard me screaming expletives in the rain on the quad on Wednesday night. My crappy AU umbrella broke.
•Can someone please tell me where to find info on the new academic regulations? [Editor’s note: You can chck out all the changes here: http://www.american.edu/provost/undergrad/undergrad-rules-and-regulations-toc.cfm]
•Dear Best Friend Back Home, I get it--you're happy with your new boyfriend. That's great, I'm glad for you. But now that we've had three 2-hour long Skype sessions with you (only you) talking nonstop about him (ONLY HIM), it's starting to get really old. Would it kill you to talk about something else, anything else? Or, here's an idea, ask me about my life? I don't even want to talk to you anymore and it breaks my heart... Love, "Variety is the Spice of Life"
•Alright, look. Now, I know that rankings are based off of specific criteria and each school is good for it's own reasons... but to know that I could have gone to an in-state school, paid like 1/6 of tuition, still had direct access to D.C. via the metro, and gotten a similar education not to mention been at a more recognizable and higher ranked school (from which I've recently heard professors talked about in my classes and even had one as a guest speaker)... look, I love AU.. but I'm going into a lot of debt for this.
•@hopeful"convert" Just make it known you're open to this. ;)
•Nothing about being single could make me happier than finding out your ex boyfriend is now a misogynist frat boy douchebag.
•@patiently waiting girl i'm you're woman. although currently abroad, expect a conversion come this spring. hope you can hold out. -your latent lesbian lover
•Isn't it in the SG bylaws that the Senators and Execs can't accept gifts, etc.? Then why do THEY get VIP seats and they're picture with every elite that visits this school, while we all sit in the general audience? Transparency.
•The awkward moment when the guys in Z-Burger are so excited to see you and give you a discount for being a good customer. I don't eat there THAT often...
•THIS IS THE QUIET FLOOR. DO NOT HAZE YOUR PLEDGES ON THE QUIET FLOOR. DO NOT BLAST YOUR STUPID MUSIC ON THE QUIET FLOOR. DO NOT FALL ASLEEP AND SNORE ON THE QUIET FLOOR. I HATE YOU ALL.
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