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Meet the SG candidates by Kate Magill and Simbi Ntahobari
Eagle Contributing Writer
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Students gather outside of Bender Arena to protest Dick Cheney By Kate Magill Eagle Staff Writer
Approximately 30 students protested former Vice President Dick Cheney’s appearance at AU on March 27, holding signs that read phrases including “Arrest Cheney war criminal,” “Close Guantanamo” and “Torture Wonk.” A variety of students gathered outside Bender Arena, including SG Comptroller Ben Johnson.
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Dick Cheney denies war criminal allegations at KPU event
By Simbi Ntahobari Eagle Staff Writer
Former Vice President Dick Cheney refuted accusations that he is a war criminal during his speech to students and members of the AU community in Bender Arena on March 28. The Kennedy Political Union hosted Cheney as part of a stream of speakers coming to campus. “The accusations are not true,” Cheney said. During his vice presidency, three people were waterboarded, Cheney said. Waterboarding refers to either pumping a stomach with
water or inducing choking by filling a throat with a stream of water, according to a report by NPR. “Some people called it torture. It wasn’t torture,” Cheney said in an interview with ATV. Students protested the event due to the accusations of war criminality against Cheney, The Eagle previously reported.
The spring Student Government elections will determine next year’s president, vice president, comptroller and secretary, as well as the presidents and boards for class and school councils. As an organization, SG is the main advocate for undergraduate students to AU administrators, and also works to bring programming and events to students, according to its website. Voting for the elections will be on April 1 and 2, and the results will be announced the night of April 2. All undergraduate students who are enrolled full time are eligible to vote. Here is the full list of candidates currently on the ballot for the upcoming election. Click on the name of the candidate to view their profile, or click on the position to read about all of the candidates.
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AU space expert shares award with Carl Sagan, Walter Cronkite
Student Activity fee referendum amended for margin of error by Simbi Ntahobari
By Aly Seidel-Thorn Eagle Staff Writer
School of Public Affairs Professor Howard McCurdy has always been a bit of a science geek. “When I was a kid, I built rockets in my basement, I read science fiction,” he said. “I corresponded with the family of a cousin of mine about space exploration, about extraterrestrial life.” Decades later, he’s built a reputation as an expert in space policy.
He’s published seven books and countless journal publications discussing everything from robots on Mars to organizational change in NASA. He’s a regular on NPR and cable news. Despite all of this experience, he was still surprised when he received word last month that he had been given the John F. Kennedy Astro-
nautics Award from the American Astronautical Society. “I just got the notification and that was it,” he said with a laugh. “I wasn’t expecting it at all.”
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SG Senate Speaker to receive higher salary next year by Kate Magill
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Q&A:Jason Bateman
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By Tam Sackman Eagle Staff Writer
Best known as leading man Michael Bluth on the cult-phenomenon TV show “Arrested Development,” Jason Bateman has moved to a larger screen,
both directing and starring in the raunchy spelling bee comedy “Bad Words.” Bateman sat down with The Eagle’s Tam Sackman to discuss his experience
Mission Improv-able expands for a new semester of laughs By Mark Lieberman Eagle Staff Writer
For the second consecutive semester, Mission Improv-able is adding two new comedians to its ranks. Paul Stewart, a freshman in College of Arts and Sciences, and Bob Siegel, a freshman in School of Public Affairs, will both make their
debuts onstage at the troupe’s show on March 27.
Neither one is a stage veteran.
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Cashmere Cat’s DC club debut pleases crowd by Isabella McDonnell
The Muppets Most Wanted
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The M&M Report This week on the M&M Report, The Eagle columnist Devin Mitchell and lifestyle editor Mark Lieberman invited managing editor for news and Editor-In-Chief elect Heather Mongilio to discuss “The Lego Movie” and “The Americans.” Bonus: Mitchell delivered another classic rant in the return of Devin Doesn’t Like Things.
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The Scene Weekender: Return of the Mack By Alejandro Alvarez and David Kahen-Kashi Eagle Staff Writer
1. National Cherry Blossom Festival: National Kite Festival What: Witness the spectacle of Rokkaku, a japanese kite game where participants fight in gladiatorial kite battles for supremacy, on the National Mall for the Cherry
Blossom Festival.
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OPINION
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Staff Editorial: The Eagle’s SG endorsements for 2014-2015 school year AU greek life: Who is your risk management protecting?
By Shelby Ostergaard
Fraternities have existed almost as long as the residential college experience has. In 1825, a group of young men decided the best way to rebel against their administration was through the formation of a secret club—the Kappa Alpha Society. College life used to be quite different from what we experience now. As Caitlin Flanagan explains in an article from The Atlantic, the
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The coming year will be a busy one form. These are our endorsements: for Student Government. The Student Activity fee may be raised and Comptroller – Abby Dunn redistributed. The Board of Trustees may vote to divest from fossil fuel Secretary – Sarah Preston equities. Reported cases of on-campus sexual assault are rising and that needs to be addressed in some form. Vice President – Molly Kepner Now more than ever, the student body needs to participate in the election process and properly inform themselves along the way. The Eagle’s editorial board had the privilege to meet with each candidate running for an SG Executive Board position and openly question his or her plat-
idea that “pursuing a bachelor’s degree might be something other than a deeply ascetic and generally miserable experience was once preposterous.” Enter fraternities. The college clubs exploded across the country, complete with youthful rebellion and Romantic style chants and oaths. They continued their dominance of college social life until the 1960s, when Free Love hit
President – Sophia Wirth
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campuses. Suddenly, supervised mixers, dances and games with your big didn’t seem nearly as fun (or important) as protesting the Vietnam War and really experiencing life.
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Women’s lacrosse launches past George Mason By Shannon Scovel
Eagle Contributing Writer
The AU women’s lacrosse team stormed past George Mason University 15-3 to rack up its second consecutive win thanks to strong passing, persistence and performances from the offense on March 26, at Jacobs Field. “[Passing] is something that we have been working on all season, just being consistent, and today we
clicked.,” head coach Emma Wallace said. “We were more composed and we held on to the ball. We clicked on offense and on the defensive end with our clearing game.” Senior attacker Alex Lugovina set a fast pace early on, earning the first score of the game with a wraparound goal from behind the net within the first three minutes of play.
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By Adrian Cruz
Eagle Contributing Writer
Nick Regan’s first place finish in the 1,500 meter run, achieving a personal best time of 3:56.92. Freshman Peter Rowe finished fourth in the event with a time of 3:59.99..
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Terao falls one win short of All-American status at NCAA Wrestling Championships By Kara Avecena
None of the three AU wrestlers was unable to secure the All-AmerThree members of the AU wres- ican status, awarded to a wrestler tling team made their way to Okla- who finishes in the top eight in homa City on March 20-21 looking their respective weight class. to continue AU’s historical success “This tournament is a test of your at the NCAA Championships. mental will and obviously your Eagle Staff Writer
THIS WEEK’S GAMES
by Danielle Krachie
Eagle Contributing Writer
Regan leads AU track with win at Navy Spring Invitational The men’s and women’s track teams competed at the Navy Spring Invitational in Annapolis, Md. March 23. The men’s team was led by junior
Women’s basketball drops WNIT despite Dobbs’ 24 points
physical will and unfortunately we came up short, but I’m proud of the steps that they’ve made,” head coach Teague Moore told AUEagles.com.
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Senior guard Alexis Dobbs led her team in points throughout the regular season, often scoring in tense moments and giving her team the boost it needed to win games. Dobbs tried to do the same during when the AU women’s basketball team played against Seton Hall University in the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) in South Orange, N.J. on March 20, but Dobbs’ 24 points fell short of carrying the Eagles past the Pirates. “It was a good way to end our season as far as effort is concerned,” head coach Megan Gebbia told AUEagles.com. “Playing against a Big East team on their home floor is never an easy feat, and we were right there with them, so I think that speaks volumes of our team in general.”
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Away Track at University of Maryland Invitational Lacrosse at Bucknell 1 p.m.
Away Lacrosse at University of Virginia 7 p.m.
Away Track at Colonial Relays