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Opinion

AU swimmers, divers ace both school and sports

September 14

The members of AU's swimming and diving teams might just be superhuman. At a school where attendance at sporting events is dismal and entire sports programs are cut on a whim, swimmers and divers accomplish oustanding feats. Not only do they put in the maximum amount of practice time allowed by the NCAA - 20 hours a week, including three early morning practices - but they maintain some of the highest grades of athletes on campus.

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Opinion

A war unlike ever before

By Paul Perry | September 14

Monday felt like an appropriately dreary day here in D.C. Perhaps the same was true throughout the Northeast and around the country. It was the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and I found myself feeling pretty uninspired by the political discourse taking place in our country.

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Correction

September 14

In a Sept. 11 article titled "9/11 Unity Walk joins different faiths, cultures," it was incorrectly stated that Professor Akbar Ahmed was recently nominated by his native country of Pakistan to be Secretary General of the United Nations. Ahmed's nomination is not official and at this point it "is merely rumors and newpaper reports," according to Ahmed.

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Opinion

Change of policy required to win President's War on Terror

By Jong Eun Lee | September 11

Exactly five years ago, the United States was attacked by a group of professional terrorists. Initially in shock, the nation quickly responded with anger and vigor. President Bush declared a "War on Terror" and used the might of the U.S. military to attack or threaten any global elements perceived to be hostile to the security of the United States, such as the "Axis of Evil.

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Opinion

Remembering the Lessons of Sept. 11

By Caleb Enerson | September 11

It's hard to believe that it has already been five years since the shocking events of Sept. 11, 2001 occurred. As with President Kennedy's assassination for our grandparents and the Challenger explosion for our parents, most of us will always remember where we were when we first heard of the horrendous attack against our nation.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

September 11

At freshman orientation, we are taught that American University encourages diversity. We learn that this campus is a safe zone for race, gender, sexual orientation and ideology. This is no longer the case, however. This August, TDR has become uninviting for conservative students on campus.

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Opinion

Uproar, hype over new Facebook features overlook real privacy issue

September 11

Remember the days when only Ivy League students had Facebook, wall posts were all one long, rambling entry and there were no photo albums? Those days are long gone. Thanks to the recent addition of the news feed and mini-feed features to Facebook, you can find out everything from whether or not your economics class crush is suddenly single to when one of your elementary school classmates joins and leaves the Will Ferrell Appreciation Club three times in 15 minutes.

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Opinion

Lessons from Connecticut

By Jacob Shelly | September 7

On Aug. 8, something happened for the first time since March 31, 1968, when President Lyndon B. Johnson declined to seek his party's nomination for re-election. A prominent politician was brought to justice, held accountable for a disastrous, bloody war fueled by deceit and waged by incompetents more persuaded by fantasy and ideology than reality.

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Arrested or not, Lichtman stands by his principles

September 7

AU professor-turned-Senate candidate Allan Lichtman was arrested on Aug. 31 on charges of criminal trespass. The candidate, along with his wife and a campaign worker, were protesting Lichtman's exclusion from a televised debate among candidates for a Maryland seat in the U.

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Opinion

Dorm living at AU means triples by the dozen

September 7

A problem once limited to North side Honors floors has now stricken the freshmen class as a whole: the forced triple. About 41 percent, or 621 freshmen, are forced to cram three people in a space designed for two. The time has come for the university to take some definitive action regarding this housing crisis.

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Opinion

All thumbs

September 7

Thumbs up... SUB... George Eveleth and the rest of the SUB staff deserve major kudos for finally bringing a real Bender Show: Ben Folds. Also, thanks to SUB and WVAU, we can look forward to Ted Leo's show in the Tavern this afternoon. Way to make it happen.

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Opinion

Politopics: Racial Competition as Entertainment?

By Angela Winters | September 7

If you believe in a racial bell curve, "Survivor" is the show for you. By now everyone has heard that CBS plans to separate the teams on the new season of "Survivor: Cook Island" by race: black, white, Asian and Hispanic. I thought it was a stupid rumor and was disappointed to find out it is anything but.

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Opinion

The Eagle wins national editorial writing award from SPJ

August 31

On August 25, The Eagle was awarded first place in the nation for editorial writing at the Mark of Excellence awards luncheon at the Society of Professional Journalists' national convention. The Eagle's Ladner editorial series from Octiber 2005, which won the award, focused on university governance and called for reform and accountability.

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Republicans down but not out in upcoming political fights

By Caleb Enerson | August 31

Hear that sound? That ringing you hear is the death knell of Republican control of the House and Senate-or so the Democrats hope. They cite polls showing the job approval rating of the Republican-controlled Congress at less than 30 percent and other polls that show voters favoring the generic Democrat over the generic Republican in a Congressional election by 10 percent.

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Corrections and Clarifications

August 31

In the June 19 issue of The Eagle, an article entitled "A look inside the Kennedy Center's diverse programs," it was incorrectly stated that ...

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Survey ranks AU most politically active campus

August 31

The Princeton Review recently ranked AU the most politically active campus in America. Sure, AU students are politically active throughout the city. They intern on the Hill and throughout the district in lobbying and special interest groups. Packs of students atttend national rallies protesting the war in Iraq and genocide in Darfur.

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Politicians use Facebook, Myspace to get the vote out to college students

August 31

Several political candidates, most notably AU professor-turned- Senatorial candidate Allan Lichtman, have been using non-traditional online methods like Myspace and Facebook to reach college students. Some sites, like Lichtman's Myspace page, are created by the candidates' staff members.

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