Opinion

Opinion

Corrections

September 28

In a Sept. 25 article titled "Women's Initiative reaches out to men," it was incorrectly stated that the Breastival will take place on Oct. 7. It will actually take place on Oct. 5. It was also incorrectly reported that the College Republicans are sponsors of the Breastival, but in reality their sponsorship has not been officially decided.

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Opinion

AU suicide policy better than at other schools

September 25

Federal courts have recently ruled that a college has a duty to intervene when one of its students' lives is in danger. These rulings came in response to lawsuits from students and parents, most notably in the case of a George Washington University student who was evicted from the dorms and barred from campus after he checked himself into the hospital after having suicidal thoughts.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

September 25

I would first like to thank Steven Smallpage for his thoughtful criticism of my first column. I would also like to address his concerns, because it seems as though he has mistaken Libertarianism with Anarchism. On his first point, that the state arose to protect our rights and that in the state of nature those rights are not protected, I am in complete agreement.

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Opinion

Parties blinded by orthodoxy in primaries

September 25

Primaries are usually mere political formalities, particularly if the incumbent is running for re-election. This year, however, there were two very intense primaries in the U.S. Senate races. One was a Republican primary and the other was a Democratic primary.

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Opinion

Reaction to party bust threatens everyone's safety

September 25

Last Tuesday, DRs in Anderson-Centennial caught students trying to sneak a keg of beer into the residence halls. Later, as Housing and Dining staff and Public Safety were attempting to document students who were attending a party in Centennial (for which the first keg was intended), a fire alarm was pulled on another floor.

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Opinion

Attention celebrities: Please, shut up!

By Caleb Enerson | September 25

In the movie "Team America," Janeane Garofalo's character remarks, "Our job as actors is to read the newspapers, and repeat what we've read on TV, like it is our own opinion." What was obviously meant as a comedic statement is, sadly, becoming less satirical and more serious in today's society.

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Opinion

All thumbs

September 21

Thumbs up... Beautiful fall weather... Crisp air and leaves starting to fall makes us smile. Darfur divestment... It may be a small thing, but for war-torn Darfur, anything helps. New season of reality TV... "America's Next Top Model" and "Amazing Race" are back.

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Opinion

New blue lights increase safety, decrease privacy

September 21

Installation of new blue lights on campus should be completed by the end of next month. The 25 new lights have one important safety feature: two-way calling. The old blue lights only let the person calling talk to Public Safety, and Public Safety couldn't respond.

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Opinion

Would new smoking policies be enforceable?

September 21

In one of the last acts of the current legislative term, the Undergraduate Senate is focusing on how to reform the university's smoking policy. The current policy prohibits smoking in dorms and academic buildings, including in entranceways and on stairs. All members of the university community are supposed to enforce the policy.

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Opinion

...Political utopia: Voting for issues, not parties

By Angela Winters | September 21

I was reading an article in The Washington Post yesterday about Maryland's Republican candidate for Senator, Michael Steele. The title was, "Where's The Party? Nowhere To Be Found in Steele's Ads." The article, written by Paul Farhi, focuses on Steele's campaign ads and their lack of party identification.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

September 21

In response to the libertarian columnist, I would like to clarify a few points in the argument proposed. The claim was made that "libertarianism is a philosophy that values individual rights and freedom above all else." Furthermore, it was pushed, one should be able to do anything to oneself because it ought to be your right to do so, "unless it directly affects the rights of another," in which case the government reserves the right to step in.

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Opinion

Corrections and Clarifications

September 21

In a Sept. 18 news article titled "Alcohol-related transports on the rise," The Eagle incorrectly reported that so far this year, no alcohol-related transports related to on-campus drinking had occurred. According to Student Advocacy Center Director Nick Johnson, there have been transports this year related to on-campus drinking, and Letts Hall Resident Director Issam Khoury was misquoted.

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Opinion

Why I'm a Libertarian

By Erin Wildermuth | September 18

When I tell people that I'm a classic liberal, they usually give me a confused look and ask me what the hell I'm talking about. At this point I bite the bullet and admit that the more common term for my political affiliation is Libertarian. Undoubtedly they reply, "Oh, so you're a conservative who smokes pot.

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Opinion

The Class of 2010

September 18

We've entered the "red zone," the crazy first five weeks of the semester when some students feel it necessary to get so trashed that they have to be transported to the hospital. This year, however, it's worse than ever. Apparently the Class of 2010 (and, yes, thanks to your Facebook group, we know you party hard) can now boast one of the highest transport rates in recent years.

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Opinion

Toward a legacy of sanity

By Jacob Shelly | September 18

The reflex of society is to assuage the pain of collective tragedy through myths and narratives that transform suffering into an integral part of the national fabric. The United States is now five years into the process of making sense of those unprecedented September 11 attacks, communally deliberating the past and the future: why were we attacked, how will we respond.

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Opinion

All thumbs

September 18

Thumbs up... 'The Toilet Paper'... Useful health information in a convenient format. TNT should spread the love beyond the dorms. Artemas Ward Week... Free food, themed TDR nights and 'V for Vendetta' captured the essence of Artie and gave us an excuse to celebrate.

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Opinion

U.S. students lag behind in college completion

September 18

A recently released report reveals that the United States is lagging behind other countries in terms of 25- to 34-year-olds with college degrees, ranking seventh among industrialized nations. This despite the fact that the U.S. has the world's highest concentration of 35- to 64-year-olds with degrees.

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