Opinion

Opinion

Letter to the editor

November 30

Dear Editor, While I appreciate efforts toward partisan equity in The Eagle's opinions section, I am nonetheless inclined to wonder if the selection of columnists is conducive to true intellectual inquiry. Conservative columnist Caleb Enerson presents metered but uncompromising support for the Republican Party in his column, "On the Right.

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Opinion

For College Students, Debt Hits Hard

By Paul Perry | November 30

The American dream is a bitter lie for thousands of students across our country today. Since 2000, the average cost of attending four-year public college has increased over 40 percent. Yet earlier this year, Congress cut $12 billion in student aid (enough to send 230,000 students to college for four years), allowed student loan rates to spike and refused to raise Pell Grants.

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Opinion

Advice to Republicans

By Jong Eun Lee | November 20

First of all, let me begin by saying I am a "Fox News Liberal." While I am certainly a loyal Democrat, I also have high respect for the Grand Old Party. I have regularly attended conservative conferences and seminars, including the famous CPAC. I believe the modern United States benefits from the historical achievements of many dedicated Republicans, from Abraham Lincoln to George Bush, Sr.

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Opinion

OP-ED: How Far Along is North Korea's Nuclear Program?

By Cass Lam | November 20

The U.S. government and Central Intelligence Agency claimed North Korea might be able to finish reprocessing its nuclear fuel and would eventually produce a 50 megawatt-electric reactor by 2008, but some international scientists and non-governmental organizations questioned this claim, saying there is a lack of evidence of North Korea's construction of the 50-megawatt-electric reactor activities.

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Opinion

Democrats: Please (don't) screw up

By Caleb Enerson | November 20

For the first time since 1994, the Democrats have control of not one but both Houses of Congress. They have already announced several goals for the next two years, such as raising the minimum wage, discussing a timetable for leaving Iraq and lowering prescription drug prices for people on Medicare.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Faculty Senate proposes alternative to tenure

November 20

The Faculty Senate recently passed a proposal that will allow professors to stay at AU after their first five years of teaching without gaining tenure. Faculty under the new system will be called Professors of the Practice. After their first five years of teaching, they will be offered renewable contracts ranging from two to five years.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Michigan voters say no to affirmative action

November 20

On Nov. 7, Michigan voted in a referendum to ban the use of race as a factor in state university admissions. Racism and sexism are still a fact of life in America. Officials at Michigan universities were denied an opportunity to help correct these evils of the past that continue to the present.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

November 20

Tenley residents respond Dear Editor, In an editorial from Nov.16, the headline reads, "Tenley Campus residents are AU students, too." My reply to this is, really? I find this rather ironic as students in the Washington Semester Program were denied the privilege of attending a trip to New York City as they were told they were not American University students.

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Opinion

How to eliminate underage drinking

By Caleb Enerson | November 16

Alcohol is not an inherent evil. While it is perfectly acceptable to rally against binge drinking, drunk driving and the like, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with drinking. People have been drinking for thousands of years as a socially acceptable (albeit adults-only) activity.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Tenley Campus residents are AU students, too

November 16

The Washington Mentorship Program gives AU students admitted for the spring semester an opportunity to live in D.C., take some college classes and have an internship. The students live at the Tenley Campus. AU offers the program because it does not have a wait list.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

November 16

Sexual Health Education Not Lacking at AU I am a loyal reader of The Eagle and respect the publication for its reporting and stories. Reading Andrea Chong's story about AU's sexual health education program made me want to write a response to the criticism.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Blue Crew defies odds

November 16

The newly launched Blue Crew, the AU student fan group, has defied the odds to rally school spirit for AU student athletics. The group boasts 580 members, a significant improvement over the 25 members of the Screaming Eagles, the Blue Crew's predecessor. Attendance was high at the basketball game earlier this week, and those in attendance reported a healthy amount of cheering from AU students.

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Opinion

Lyndon Johnson and the peace of the world

By Matt Rozsa | November 16

As we approach the 43rd anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination, it is time we look into the means behind Kennedy's death - not merely the various conspiracy theories which currently abound, but also one particular theory that receives scant attention but is yet especially plausible.

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Opinion

Correction from Nov. 13

November 16

In an article titled "Teleservice jobs provide flexibility," people who work for the company LiveOps are incorrectly referred to as "employees." People who work for LiveOps are in reality "independent contractors." The Eagle apologizes for this error.

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Opinion

Op-Eds

November 13

Will Free Trade End Poverty? Tomorrow is the five-year anniversary of the Doha Declaration that marked the beginning of the Doha round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations. From Doha, Qatar, representatives of the WTO's member nations declared, "The majority of WTO members are developing countries.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: High student loan interest rates have consequences

November 13

Now that the Democrats have won control of both the House and Senate, many expect them to advocate for more funding for financial aid for higher education. Specifically, the Dems are expected to re-authorize the Higher Education Act, which distributes funds to low- and middle-income families, and authorize a a tax break for the parents of college students.

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Opinion

Gridlock? Not so bad

By Erin Wildermuth | November 13

I must admit that I haven't been rabidly fixated on the television this election cycle. Once the results seemed more or less final, I decided that I should probably evaluate the damage that had been done. I was upset, though not particularly surprised, from the get go.

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