Opinion

Opinion

A man worthy of office

By Will Haun | February 16

In an election year, I'm always inclined to think about the Founders' hopes for the kinds of citizens that would fill our elected offices. When one studies the Founders, we discover what they really wanted in our leaders is usually a far cry from what we get.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Muslim cartoon rage

February 16

The news of the Cheney shooting has hardly detracted from the coverage of the publication of cartoons insensitively depicting the Prophet Mohammed. The anger has spread throughout the Middle East, and there has been backlash against publications in the United States that have published them, to inform their readers about what has ignited the crisis.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Facebook and AU

February 16

The popular website among college students has been attracting new clientele as of late. Incoming freshmen and employers are now logging on to Facebook. Some AU students have not been welcoming to the future eagles. An anti-class of 2010 group has sprung up with 25 members.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

February 13

Dear Editor: I was shocked by Riazul Raquib's editorial, "Freedom of expression does not equal racial ignorance," printed in your paper February 6. In it, Mr Raquib claims that Muslim governments "should be commended" for responding vehemently to cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, and that the Danish government, by blindly defending freedom of speech, had compromised its national security.

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Opinion

Cartoons cross the line

By Issam Khoury | February 13

I have been following closely the arguments regarding the recent riots across the Muslim world in response to the depictions of the Prophet Mohammad in European newspapers. ÿI am particularly astounded by the likes of arguments proferred by Mike Inganamort and the "free speech" contingency.

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Opinion

NCOR threatens campus community

By Charles Olson | February 13

I was very glad to see some discussion of NCOR in the last issue of the Eagle and to see that I was not alone in being disgusted and angered at what went on at our school last weekend. However, my disgust goes a little deeper than many who just had to walk through an alien MGC, taken over by the professionally homeless, made into the center for 9/11 conspiracies, anti-tampon booths, and other absurd fringe causes.

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Opinion

Basketball recruitment offends, demeans women

By Emily Caponetti | February 13

EMILY CAPONETTI This letter directly addresses my disappointment with the demeaning and insensitive conduct displayed by the Men's Basketball Office through their objectification of women in recent recruitment materials.ÿ The flier's flagrant promotion of sexist attitudes is undeniable in its description of Washington, DC as "the #1 place to find babes.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Basketball brouhaha

February 13

A recruiting brochure for AU's men's basketball team caused an uproar and threats to pull funding for next weekend's Phil Bender festivities. The Graduate Student Leadership Council and Women's Initiative planned to hold their wallets if the basketball office did not apologize for advertising D.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Park Bethesda plans

February 13

The university's apartment builiding is suffering from low occupancy and has become more of a liabiility than a cash cow. Housing and Dining has moved to remedy this, announcing management changes. Students will from now on be required to sign one year leases, as opposed to having the option for nine months.

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Opinion

Corrections

February 13

The Feb. 6 article, "Flip-flops, though fashionable, may be unhealthy" should have been attributed to American Word, where it was first published.

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Opinion

Column: Nickel and diming AU

By Jonathan D. McPike | February 9

For a student body that prides itself on liberal activism, social justice and sticking it to the man whenever possible, it never ceases to amaze me that AU students so often forget to look out for themselves. Sure, students were up in arms over the expense account abuses of Ladnergate, but then those were hard to miss.

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Opinion

No thanks, NCOR

By Bill Quinn | February 9

I was going to keep quiet, but I cannot possibly stand idly by with the pro-NCOR conference columns that were all over the Eagle. ÿThey're message and mission could be positive, and it very well may be. ÿThat's not what I'm writing about. ÿTo be honest, those who were here this weekend were some of the most offensive and ignorant people I've ever encountered.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Changes in the Nest

February 9

Students have been busy complaining about changes to the campus convenience store, the Eagle's Nest, as popular chips, cookies and other snacks have been replaced by organic products and healthy foods. The Eagle's Nest and Bon Appetit insist the inconvenience is temporary while they restock and reorganize the store.

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Opinion

Cartoons: take a chill pill

By Mike Inganamort | February 9

In a recent letter to the editor, Riazul Raquib attempts to justify, or at least explain, the violent protesting by some Muslims in Europe. He does so by arguing that Islam is essentially above criticism, much less comedy. Specifically, he states that "satires of Jesus may not create much unrest to the overall Christian community, [yet] the same principle does not simply carry over into the Muslim worldview.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

February 9

Dear Editor: I am writing in response to Mr. Riazul Raquib's column in The Eagle. While I agree with Mr. Raquib that the several of the cartoons depicting Mohammad were childish and offensive, and that the riots in response to the cartoons have been "gross overreactions," I am particularly concerned with Mr.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Some workout, eh?

February 9

The University of British Columbia recently received the dubious honor of being the first college in North America to offer a course in pole dancing. The course, being billed as exercise, has become on of the most popular new classes and is open to men and women.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

February 6

Dear Editor I've been a student at American University for three years now and have put up with a lot but for the first time at this school I've been so outraged as to write a letter to the Eagle with this question, what happened to the Eagles Nest? I go down there to pick up some Tide to do laundry only to find that my trusty deterrgent has been replaced with some new no name environmentally friendly deterrgent I haven't heard of.

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