Opinion

Recall Reinvigorates Politics

For our Thursday debate Evan Wagner argues the merits of the California recall.

Election empowers few

According to Adam Montgomery, the East Coast media corporations have turned the purest form of democracy into a carnival.

Another day of the year

As I sat in my room and read the newspapers on Sept. 11, 2003, a very strange thought flashed through my head. While I viewed the pictures of commemorative events and read the stories of memorial services, I wondered, "When will September 11 be a date on the calendar? When will it slip far enough away from our minds to establish its place in our day planners and Palm Pilots?" Gregg Zoroya and Rick Hampson of USA Today were correct in their Sept.

Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down

The Eagle Editorial Board gives its Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down choices for the week.

On The Left: Bush errs on edu. policy

Liberal Columnist Corey Parker discuss President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" initiative.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In the latest issue of The Eagle, an article was published entitled "Mud rompers pay for play," (Sept. 25). It's amazing to see how the University is attempting to charge students for the damage to the grass in the Quad. Each student received a letter discussing how we should "prepare" for the hurricane.

Staff Editorial: Time for AU to be responsible

This week, the administration announced that the 75-80 students identified in the Quad incident will pay either $100 or commit to 15 hours of community service. We feel that the administration pursued a just punishment in light of the over $8,000 in damages that was done to the Quad.

The riches of Richmond

Located only one hundred miles south of Washington, D.C., Richmond, the state capital of Virginia and former capital of the Confederate States of America, is rich in history and institutions of cultural enlightenment, such as the exceptionally beautiful campus of the University of Richmond, the stately Valentine Museum, The Jefferson Hotel (one of only 25 five-star hotels in the country), St.

On the new AU policies

The AU campus and community are facing a new combination of policy restructuring and applicable punishments deemed necessary by Campus Life and other supporting entities. Justification is needed as we see the affects of two separate issues now taking the front stage for the beginning of the new school year.

Editorial Cartoon: Sept. 29, 2003

Staff Editorial: Tenley campus is part of AU too

After Hurricane Isabel, power was knocked out of many parts of the region, including AU satellite campuses Tenley and Park Bethesda. The power outages led to no electricity for several days, no Internet and the closing of the Tenley dining hall. Now that electricity has returned, we can look back on how we acted during the hurricane.

S.A.S.: ship full of holes

Effective in Fall 2004, American University will no longer accept credit from the University of Pittsburgh's Semester at Sea. Other schools also deny credit, including Georgetown, George Washington, Emory, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt, Brown, Harvard, Skidmore, Boston College, Kenyon, Macalester, Tufts and Wesleyan.

Is Semester at Sea a legitimate study abroad program?

Four AU students weigh in on our question of the week.

Letter to the Editor

A letter to the editor from Vice President of Campus Life Gail Hanson.

Keep boat afloat

I'm currently a senior in the School of Kogod here at American University. My experience at AU has been a positive one and one that I wouldn't trade for another university ... until now. Last semester I had the opportunity to study abroad. I looked through the programs that AU offered such as Australia, London and Prague.

Our Take: On weathering the hurricane

The Eagle Editorial Board responds to the events following Hurricane Isabel.

Our Take: No new fare hike without results

The Eagle Editorial Board responds to the Metro's fare raise and the services it provides.