Opinion

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Eagle staffers muse on the importance of Obama's first six months in office ...

November 6

Much as supporters demanded the then-Illinois senator to legislate from the campaign trail and address such crucial issues as the financial bailout, voters will similarly expect President-elect Obama to begin implementing his reforms long before he's actually president.

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Landslide losses will refocus GOP

By Alex Knepper | November 6

Well, there you have it. None of what happened was unexpected. If anything, the Republican Party managed to over-perform certain expectations, as Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and probably Gordon Smith, R-Ore., Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, and Norm Coleman, R-Minn.

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What Obama means for America

November 6

Tuesday's election was a momentous occasion in the history of the United States. Of course, the Dow Jones Industrial Average didn't drop 900 points, Florida's vote didn't need to be recounted and New York wasn't under attack; all of these moments were historic, but they were historic for the wrong reasons.

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Let students keep their money

November 6

Big surprise. Tuition at AU and colleges across the United States will rise faster than inflation ... again. Next year, our $31,816 tuition will increase 6 percent to approximately $34,000. Nationally, tuition will only increase an average of 2.4 percent. We can only hope that the extra $2,000 each student will owe goes to something worthwhile.

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The 44th President of the United States

By Jen Calantone | November 6

Tuesday night, I did not sit down in my apartment and watch election returns with my friends. I did not sit and watch states like Virginia, Ohio and Florida turn from red to blue. I did not cry, whether out of fear or out of hope, when President-elect Barack Obama won the race against Republican nominee John McCain.

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Letter to the editor: Concerning the African- American studies program

By Brandi Mirzakhani and Seth Cutter | November 3

One of the Student Government's foremost policy initiatives this year is to see the adoption of an African American studies program in the College of Arts & Sciences. As a community that values, seeks and affirms diversity, AU must look beyond solely programming for the many cultures we celebrate on campus.

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McCain has earned election victory

By Michael Cartier | November 3

Undecided about your choice in this election? Our next president will either be The Messiah or Rambo. One vice presidential candidate seems to live in Disneyland, while the other, due to "rhetorical flourishes," has disappeared into the Witness Protection Program.

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Corrections for October 27, 2008

November 3

In "Free speech forum angers AU students," The Eagle incorrectly reported that there are 1.5 million Muslims worldwide. The number of Muslims worldwide is actually between 1.3 and 1.4 billion. Additionally, the same article stated that many audience members booed and snickered.

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McCain campaign blundered all the way

By Jacob Shelly | November 3

One of the unfortunate tendencies in presidential elections is to ascribe too much credit to the victor's political strategists and to malign the loser's strategists with too much blame. Past Democratic presidential nominees Al Gore and John Kerry are both belittled as wooden bores who couldn't connect with America and couldn't compete with the genius of Republican strategist Karl Rove.

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Metro bag searches

November 3

Recently, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced its intention to conduct random bag searches for travelers at Metrorail or Metrobus stations. The program, based loosely on a similar program for New York's subway system, was instituted in an attempt to keep riders safe from possible terrorist attacks.

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Thank god this election is almost over

By Ethan Klapper | October 30

When we go to the polls Tuesday, I'm going to be excited - we are going to elect our first black president or our first female vice president. I'm also going to be excited that this election season will finally be over. Enough is enough. I have heard about this election non-stop for two years.

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Letter to the editor: Conservative columnist Knepper can't help lying

By Barnaby Yeh | October 30

Alex Knepper's recent column on the state of the presidential candidacy shows that even when conservatives are trying to be honest, they're dishonest. Obama's wide-margin lead and inevitable - Knepper's idea, not mine - victory is not due to any smooth-talking, charisma, or race, or even any lack of gravitas on the part of McCain/Palin.

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Arr! Piracy on the high seas really ticks us off

October 30

Ahoy, maties! The two of us are slightly obsessed with pirates. You know, the shiver-me-timbers louts that wear silly clothes, talk funny and complain that the rum is always gone. The responses from bewildered friends have been varied. Some politely attempt to change the subject - we've also received discreet inquiries whether we should be on some medication.

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Election Day no holiday for AU

October 30

The last time the Faculty Senate convened to discuss and decide the structure of the student academic calendar was in 1976. It was then that the skeleton of what became our school year was formed: the panel of faculty from both AU and the Washington College of Law dealt with questions regarding exam scheduling, winter and summer break timing, and the policies governing religious holidays.

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Letter to the editor: Fashion columnists don't understand true style

By Louise Brask | October 30

I have a problem understanding the placement of the recent "Brand Name Must Haves" article inside The Eagle. I understand the authors were trying to highlight expensive brand names, but to have a whole article dedicated on high spending may be out of line.

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'Bitches n' hoes' doesn't cut it anymore

By Rachel Lincoln | October 27

So many new things can be learned as an AU freshman - how to balance class assignments with a myriad of social activities, how to live in harmony with a stranger, and how to keep loud noises down in respect of dorm neighbors who sleep all day and stay up all night.

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Pay-per-test

October 27

It seems unbelievable that a college would actually pay students to retake the SATs, but that's exactly what occurred at Baylor University until just recently. Baylor paid already-admitted students $300 in bookstore credit to retake the test; students earned another $1,000 if they improved their scores by 50 points.

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