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MON 25
Exhibit - ““Voices of Terezin: Art as a
Strategy for Survival
9 - 11 a.m.
WHERE: Bender Library
INFO: This powerful exhibit features
words, images and posters by the
victims of concentration camps in
the Czech Republic.
CONTACT: For more information,
e-mail Diana Vogelsong at dvogel@
american.edu.
TUES 26
THU 27
Panel - ““Narratives of Nonviolence:
Stories from the Field””
5 - 7 p.m.
WHERE: McDowell Formal Lounge
INFO: A panel of practitioners from
the field will share their experiences
of nonviolence as a tool for over-
coming violence, oppression and
conflict.
CONTACT: For more information, e-
mail Courtney Hess at spcr@ameri-
can.edu.
WED 27 THURS 28
Men’’s Basketball vs. United States General Interest Meeting -
Naval Academy Campuses for Clean Air
7:30 - 9:30 p.m. 5:45 - 7 p.m.
WHERE: Bender Arena WHERE: Mary Graydon Center 244
INFO: Come out and cheer on the INFO: Colleges Against Cancer will
Eagles as they take on the United be discussing their participation in
States Navy Academy. the Campuses for Clean Air cam-
CONTACT: For more information, e- paign, a movement to implement a
mail Kathryn Tortorici at tortoric@ smoke-free policy on college cam-
american.edu. puses.
CONTACT: For more information,
e-mail Colleges Against Cancer at
AmericanCAC@gmail.com.
FRI 29
Information Session: Study Abroad
in Sub-Saharan Africa
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Mary Graydon Center 247
INFO: Join AU Abroad for an infor-
mation session to learn more about
how you can pursue your studies in
Sub-Saharan Africa.
CONTACT: For more information,
e-mail AU Abroad at auabroad@
american.edu.
SAT 30
Miss America Watch Party
7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
WHERE: Bender Library Mud Box
INFO: In support of 2009 graduate
from the College of Arts and Sci-
ences and Miss District of Colum-
bia Jen Corey, the Office of Alumni
Programs invites you to watch the
Miss America Pageant in the com-
pany of fellow Eagles.
CONTACT: For more information,
e-mail Heather Buckner at hbuck-
ner@american.edu.

Panel reviews Obama’’s rst year

By HOWIE PERLMAN
Eagle Staff Writer
A year after President Barack
Obama’s inauguration, he is strug-
gling to cope with populist back-
lash and vigorous Republican op-
position, according to panelists at
a recent discussion at AU.
Two panels of speakers spoke
at the Washington College of
Law Friday, Jan. 22, to examine
Obama’s performance since his
inauguration.
CNN’s Senior Political Analyst
Bill Schneider said the recent wave
of populist opposition Obama is
facing with regards to health care
and other policies is normal dur-
ing times of economic instability.
The populist tax revolts of the late
1970s and 1990s that rose from
rough economic conditions and
contributed to President Jimmy
Carter’s and President George
H.W. Bush’s defeats in their re-
election bids, Schneider said.
Celinda Lake, a Democratic
pollster and one of the party’s
leading political strategists, said
for Democratic candidates to win
in upcoming elections and in-
crease public trust in their poli-
cies, the party must “deliver on
prosperity.”
“Unfortunately, the [American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009] did not serve in voters’
minds as a job bill,” she said.
Jonathan Capehart, an editorial
writer for The Washington Post,
said congressional Republicans
have contributed to the difficulty
Obama has been experiencing in
passing legislation.
“You can only change Washing-
ton if you have a willing partner,”
Capehart said. “The Republican
Party made it very clear from the
very beginning that they were go-
ing to say ‘no’ to just about every-
thing, to stop everything.”
Just a few days before the panel,
Republican State Sen. Scott Brown
defeated Attorney General Martha
Coakley, a Democrat, in a Massa-
chusetts special election to fill the
U.S. Senate seat held by the late
Sen. Edward Kennedy. Kennedy
had been a strong supporter of
health care reform during his ten-
ure in the Senate.
Brown represents the Senate
Republicans 41st vote, enough to
make party-line filibusters, giving
Republicans the means to effec-
tively stop legislation from mov-
ing forward.
According to the results of
Rasmussen Reports’ Jan. 23 Daily
Presidential Tracking Poll, 61 per-
cent of voters nationwide believe
the health care reforms Obama
and the Democratic majorities in
the House and Senate are work-
ing to enact should be put aside in
favor of focusing on the economy.
Seventy percent believe reaction to
health care reform efforts played
at least a somewhat important role
in Brown’s victory.
Katlyn Schreck, a freshman
in the School of Communication
— who did not attend the panel
— said there is a bright side the
president can find, despite diffi-
culties.
“I think there are a couple of
things that he knows he has to re-
evaluate,” Schreck said. “He’s real-
izing that the country is not nec-
essarily all behind him on health
care, and his ratings have gone
down, but I think that’s normal in
the first year. Under all the pres- AARON BERKOVICH / THE EAGLE
sure he’s under, I think he’s doing ARGUING OBAMA — Michael Scherer (standing right) moderated the panel Friday with Jonathan Capehart (right),
a really good job of keeping his Phil Elliott (middle), Christina Bellantoni (second left) and Bill Schneider (left).
head up and hanging in there.”
According to the Gallup poll- The panels were moderated by dential candidates.
ing organization, Obama began percent in December. His rating is Michael Scherer, a Time Magazine
2010 with a job approval rating down from a high of 68 percent in White House correspondent who
of 50 percent, up from a low of 47 April. You can reach this staff writer at
covered 2008 Republican presi- hperlman@theeagleonline.com.

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smaller chapters, Tager said.
To ensure the longevity of each
By SARAH PARNASS
greek organization, Burrill ac-
quired the power to delay the
colonization process, according
to Tager.
“It’s better to have them as
an IFC chapter, governed by the
rules the rest of the chapters are
than be an ungoverned local
chapter that just does whatever
they want to the detriment of
other greek organizations,” Tager
functioning effectively for sev-
eral years, it is expected to gain
charter by the end of the semes-
ter, according to Burrill.
“They chose [to colonize]
because they were running very
well,” Burrill said. “They’re prob-
ably running better than some of
our actual chapters on campus.”
You can reach this staff writer at
srudnick@theeagleonline.com.

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or during the first half of the game.
“The Department of Health is excited to partner with the Wizards
and Verizon Center as part of our effort to provide the H1N1 vaccine
to as many residents as possible,” DOH Director Dr. Pierre Vigilance
said in a press release. “Sporting events are great venues to spread
positive health messages for the whole family, so this opportunity for
more people to get protected is appreciated, and especially important
at this point in the flu season.”
In addition, the Department of Health continues to offer free vac-
cines for all residents of D.C., even if they are not in a priority group
delineated by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
The last planned clinics for January will be Monday and Tuesday
this week, when the DOH Immunization Clinic on Georgia Avenue
will be open to the general public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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