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Suu Kyi to speak at AU in September 4 | A look back at AU’s traditions 6

Fraternity activities on hold due to party violations hold the IFC community more accountable for their actions through these requirements.

The Inter-Fraternity Council “In the past, every chapter has postponed all fraternity acwas responsible for its own tivities except for chapter meetconduct,” Hanson said. “Now, ings until further notice. they’re saying every chapter beThis crackdown on IFC chaplongs to the IFC, and the IFC is ters came as a result of an ingoing to take responsibility for cident involving Public Safety all chapters.” catching hundreds of freshman 5IF KVEJDJBM CPBSE XJMM CF waiting behind the Washington a self-governing body consistCollege of Law for rides to an ing of one delegate from each off campus Tau fraternity. The Kappa Epsilon board should party on Aug. 21, be functional said Curtis Burwithin the next rill, assistant diweek or two, rector of frateraccording to nity and sorority Coleman. life.

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Week, Burrill said. on a sanction if necessary, ColeEach chapter also has to sub“Our organizations aren’t man said. mit an alcohol-free and values- here to provide parties,” he said.

The second requirement is based recruitment plan and will IFC chapters need to realign still in the works, but it involves not be allowed to hold fall rush themselves with the core values a collaborative effort between until it is completed, according of their national organizations, IFC and The Department of to Coleman. such as leadership and brother- Public Safety to make the proBurrill said Tau Kappa Epsi- hood, Burrill said. cess of fraternities giving rides lon is not the only fraternity at The IFC and the University to parties safer, according to fault. administration said they hope to Coleman.

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EAGLE STAFF WRITER

“They’ve all done something that violates minimum standards,” he said.

Vice President of Campus Life Gail Hanson said the University has been trying to regulate Greek life, particularly during Welcome Week, for the past three years.

Welcome Week is supposed to be a time of introduction for first-year students, according to Hanson.

“How much can you stop freshmen from partying? ” -Nick Mandalakas, Sigma Alpha Mu

One potential plan would require fraternities to register where they will be giving rides so that Public Safety officers can monitor the rides, ensuring that no more than the legal number of riders are put in a car and that every rider has a seatbelt, Coleman said.

While IFC is implementing the plan, the initial push for the new requirements came from the University, said Coleman.

“Their goal is to try and make us take action,” he said.

Nick Mandalakas, a member

of AU’s Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, said the restrictions are unfair to Greek life.

“They haven’t gone after any of the other student activities clubs,” said Mandalakas, referring to other groups that he believes had parties for freshmen during Welcome Week.

Mandalakas said the restrictions will not solve the problems they are meant to address.

“How much can you stop freshmen from partying?” he said.

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Burmese leader to speak at AU

By LEIGH GIANGRECO EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Burmese pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will speak at Bender Arena Sept. 20 from 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. in a speech catered to D.C.’s Burmese community.

The speech will be in Burmese. There may not be a translator, according to Erin Murphy, a special assistant at the U.S. State Department, who is helping to coordinate the event.

Suu Kyi was elected to Myanmar’s Parliament

in April in a landslide victory. She also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.

However, she was not able to receive this prize until this June, almost 21 years later.

Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest from 1989 until 2010 after her party, the National League for Democracy, won a large victory in the 1990 elections, according to the Burma Campaign.

However, the miliary junta denied Suu Kyi that victory.

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Welcome Week crime drops

By COLIN CAMPBELL EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The number of criminal incidents reported to Public Safety during Welcome Week decreased from last year.

A total of 19 criminal incidents were reported from Aug. 18 to Aug. 26, 24 percent lower than Welcome Week in 2011.

Of the 19 incidents documented, alcohol violations had the highest number of citations, with a total of 10 reported. The second most reported incident was theft, with five accounts. The only theft in the crime log that identified the specific item stolen was a bike theft outside of the Ward Circle Building on Aug. 21. No details of the other

thefts were given in the report.

Disorderly conduct and vandalism accounted for the remaining four other crimes.

Nine of the 19 incidents listed in the crime log were alleged to have taken place on main campus. The 10 other incidents listed occurred at the Washington College of Law, Tenley Campus or off-campus locations, including the Berkshire Apartments.

Vice President of Campus Life Gail Hanson said she needs more time to study the crime statistics before commenting on the numbers.

“In particular, I’d want to know if we saw a reduction in a particular type of crime,” Hanson said.

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An election official counts the votes of Polk County, Iowa residents during the Republican caucus on Jan. 3.

Political organizations on campus encourage student voter registration

By MARIS FEELEY EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A castle moon-bounce, free pizza and music will fill the Quad Aug. 30 as staff help students register to vote in the upcoming elections.

“Vote-A-Palooza is just about getting out there, having fun, getting to know the different political groups on campus and registering [to vote],” said Kathryn Tinker, president of AU College Democrats and a junior in the School of International Service.

Vote-A-Palooza concentrates on getting students involved with the voting process rather than focusing on the upcoming presidential election, Tinker said.

The event is run by the AU College Democrats and co-sponsored by AU College Republicans, D.C. Students Speak and more political clubs on campus.

Each group will host activities, including a whipped cream pie-eating contest at the Black Student Alliance booth and political quizzes with Students for Liberty. A photo booth will also be available.

“There’s definitely a bipartisan hunger on this campus for talking about issues [and] trying to find solutions,” said Josh Kaib, president of AU College Republicans and a junior in the Kogod School of Business.

Vote-A-Palooza is the first voter registration event of its kind on cam-

pus and has been in the works since last summer, Tinker said.

Absentee voters must register 30 days before an election, which puts the deadline to register for national elections on Oct. 6.

At the fair, students will be able to register either via computer or paper forms depending on the state requirements. For students concerned about whether to vote in D.C. or vote with an absentee ballot, Tinker said, “Vote where home is.”

“Too few students vote,” she said. “Using your right to vote is [a] basic step of civic engagement.”

Approximately 46 million people between the ages of 18-29 are eligible to vote in the U.S. As recent-

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ly as the 2008 elections, 84 percent eligible voters actually cast a ballot, according to the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE).

College-educated young adults are more likely to vote, but the first step is getting registered.

Once someone knows the process of voting and exercises their right to do so, they are more likely to vote in later elections, according to CIRCLE. “We’re going to be more impacted by [today’s] issues,” Kaib said.

“Stop and think about the fact that in a few years, you’re going to be out in the real world, trying to find a job and all of these issues will matter.”

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Campus cuts down on plastic bags

By EMILY CLAPP EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Campus Store, Eagle’s Nest and Subway eliminated the use of plastic bags beginning August 19 in an effort to reduce waste. Each store will be selling reusable canvas bags for $1.

The Office of Sustainability chose to eliminate plastic bags because they are the waste most often found in the Chesapeake Watershed, according to Sustainability Outreach Specialist Joshua Kaplan.

Bon Appétit representative Jim Sawyer said the changes were made for environmental reasons, not financial, since plastic bags are inexpensive.

“The store stopped using plastic bags, but still offers recyclable bags, recycled school supplies, water bottles and recycled textbooks for students to buy,” Kristi Cole, the Campus Store manager, said. “Also, the store makes an effort to reuse boxes and use energy efficient light bulbs whenever they can.”

The Office of Sustainability and Auxiliary Services worked with Bon Appétit, who owns both Subway and Eagle’s Nest, to enact the new policy.

Former Student Government Sen. Rob Battaglia first proposed the idea in December 2011.

School of International Service senior Alex Lington said

he is content with the stores’ new policy.

“I’m really happy with the new changes because they seem to be really consistent, especially with D.C.’s new bag tax,” he said.

However, Stephen Anderson, a sophomore in the Kogod School of Business, said he was not as thrilled to see the bags removed.

“I find this annoying,” he said, “because when I buy a lot of things like textbooks from the campus store I’ll have to make several trips because there’s only so much I can carry.”

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AU recognized for green efforts

By SAMANTHA HOGAN EAGLE STAFF WRITER

AU recently acquired two prestigious sustainability awards: a spot on the Princeton Review’s 2013 Green Honor Roll and a level two accreditation for the campus’ arboretum from the Morton Registrar of Arboreta.

The Princeton Review recognized AU in their 2013 Green Honor Roll for receiving a perfect Green Rating of 99.

The Princeton Review tallies the Green Ratings of 806 colleges for their annual publication of “The Best 377 Colleges,” according to its website.

A Green Rating ranges between 60 and 99 and is based on how: • sustainable the lives of students are, • well the school utilizes green energy and • responsible the school’s environmental policies are.

AU has certified 25 existing buildings on campus within Leadership in Energy and En-

vironmental Design Volume standards, as meeting LEED standards for all new construction and using renewable energy sources, sustainability coordinator Emily Curley said.

Only 21 of 806 schools received a perfect score, according to the Princeton Review’s website.

This is the second consecutive year AU has made the Green Honor Roll and AU is the only D.C. college on the list.

“Students and prospective students continue to rate sustainability as one of the important factors they consider in choosing a school,” Director of Sustainability Chris O’Brien said. “I expect that trend to continue, as will our ongoing commitment to sustainability, which I believe makes AU an attractive destination for learning.”

A UNIVERSITY AND AN ARBORETUM AU’s arboretum received a level two accreditation through

the Morton Registrar of Arboreta, AU Zero Waste Coordinator Helen Lee said.

A level two arboretum requires: • at least 100 different types of trees or woody plants, • a collection policy, • educational and public programing and • employees whose responsibilities include the management and operation of the arboretum, according to ArbNet’s website.

AU is nationally recognized as a professional public garden of tress, shrubs and woody plants for scientific, public and conservational purposes, Curley said.

“AU’s arboretum accreditation is a great part of our sustainability efforts, showcasing campus as a living educational tool in itself, where students, staff, faculty and visitors can all learn about trees, or just enjoy the landscape, as they walk across campus,” O’Brien said.

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TDR and Eagle’s Nest undergo renovations

By JORDAN-MARIE SMITH EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Terrace Dining Room and Eagle’s Nest both underwent major changes this summer, resulting in significant design and inventory changes.

TDR updated its menu with healthier options and new interior designs. The dining room’s walls are now repainted blue and new signs hang from the cash registers in the front.

Reusable plastic containers are now sold for a one-time $5 cost for those who want to take their meal to go. Once purchased, students can swap out their reusable container for a new, clean one at each meal.

“The first thing I noticed when I walked into TDR was how open the space felt,” School of Communication junior Sarah Floyd said.

“The new displays opened it up and TDR looked fresh and clean.”

Next to the entrance a mural of farms, trucks and other images represent Bon Appétit’s slogan “Farm to Fork” near the suggestion board.

Along with changes in decoration, there are functional improvements as well. White plates, mugs and bowls have replaced the former blue and orange ones. In addition to sleeker plates, there are three glass and metal water containers for orange, cucumber and lemon essence.

Bon Appétit General Manager Michelle Mooney did not return a request for comment.

Some changes evoked a less enthusiastic response.

“One of the first big changes that I got excited about was the essence water; it makes me feel like I’m in a hotel,” Floyd said. “As much as I love them, having three types of essence water seems like they’re trying to show off.”

Gian Manuel-Alvarez, a sophomore in the Kogod School of Busi-

ness, joked that the water was appropriate given AU’s price tag.

“I think TDR is trying to do a little too much to make it high scale, but we are paying good money so it better be good high scale,” she said.

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In line with TDR, The Eagle’s Nest added new decorations as well as food options. A new sitting area with three tables is to the left of the entrance. This area provides a place for students to eat their Subway meal in between classes, work or internships.

“I think they’re really convenient,” School of International Service sophomore Rachael Mulligan, “if you’re on the go and you get a sandwich and you just want to sit down then go to class or wherever your schedule demands.”

The Eagle’s Nest put an organizer rope where the Subway line used to form to decrease congestion and unorganized lines during busy hours between classes.

The Eagle’s Nest also added a variety of new foods to their shelves. Next to the refrigerators at the rear left is a grains, nuts and sweets self-serve bar. Exotic grains such as quinoa, chickpeas garbanzos and Israeli couscous are available in glass containers.

Although sweets are directly below the health-conscious grains, some are healthy like chocolatecovered almonds and Mixed Rainbow Trail. A gluten-free section was also added as well as a section selling yoga mats, umbrellas and flip-flops.

Frozen yogurt is now available as well. Two Red Mango frozen yogurt machines were installed. The vanilla bean, lemon, original and cookies and cream flavors come with a myriad of toppings ranging from strawberry juice poppers to coconut shavings.

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Class of 2016 carries on AU’s traditions

By CHRISTAL BUNCH EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

While formal traditions may seem sparse at AU today, not all traditions are “traditional.”

AU welcomed freshmen to their new home on Aug. 24 at convocation, a custom that has occurred for almost a century.

Freshmen sported blue class of 2016 shirts at convocation this year. But in earlier years, some freshmen wore beanies, according to an exhibit in Bender Library called “Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle: The Campus Scene 1925-2000.”

“It was a time-honored tradition on college campuses to develop a set of rules which freshman had to follow for a set period of time. Wearing a beanie and/or a sign was among the most common,” according to the exhibit.

However, not all rules were conventional.

“Some of the rules for AU freshmen included carrying your personal belongings in a pillowcase (women) or wearing your pants rolled up 6 inches from the ground (men).”

At AU’s 1926 convocation, David Robertson, then associate director of the American Council of Education, “advised that a tradition of courtesy be established — courtesy of men toward women students and not mere ‘codes’ … even courtesy of sophomores toward freshmen,” The Eagle previously reported.

The AU campus also has a tradition of service-themed

activities, according to University Archivist Susan McElrath. Archived AU photos show students painting poles and gardening during the 1950s.

Community involvement efforts like Campus Beautification Day are similar to celebrations of Arbor Day in the 1930s and Campus Day in 1955, according to the exhibit.

The Freshman Service Experience (FSE) is a way in

ported in 1959. “After the outbreak of the Second World War, the sport was discontinued.”

“A lot of our traditions recently sort of revolve around the basketball program,” McElrath said. “Things like Midnight Madness and Phil Bender are meant to build spirit and camaraderie. That’s kind of what the Bender White Out and Phil Bender are doing, building support for the athletics program.”

Although the University does not have many defined traditions, students on campus have been driven by activities involving social change for years.

“Student participation in ‘traditional’ traditions died out in the 1960s,” a 1997 edition of

“Student participation in ‘traditional’ traditions died out in the 1960s” -The Eagle, 1997 which students carry on that tradition today. FSE is a way for freshman to “meet other students. Get oriented. See what volunteerism at AU is all about,” according to the AU website.

More than 600 students participated in FSE this year, according to the Center for Community Engagement and Service.

“Some of the people in my dorm participated [in FSE],” School of Public Affairs freshman Joshua Llodrat. “They thought the volunteering was cool.”

The University still has a “rich sports tradition” even though AU does not have a football team, The Eagle reported in 1996.

AU eliminated its football team in 1941, The Eagle re-

The Eagle reported. “But this led to the creation of other traditions, including one which is held very dear to students today: the organized protest.”

AU students have always a tendency to be engaged in politics.

The University was recently recognized by the Princeton Review as having the “Most Politically Active Students.”

AU also held the title in 2010.

“AU students are very much interested in causes, being a politically active campus,” McElrath said. “Looking all the way back to the 60s, there’s been student protests.”

A group of students protested a speech earlier this year given at AU by Gov. Jan Brewer, R-Ariz. The students protested Arizona’s immigra-

tion laws.

“And, even further on, if you look at the kinds of groups and clubs that were here on campus, there’s always been sort of that political mind set,” McElrath said.

In April 2007, AU students were served warrants for arrest after they “participated in a protest following Karl Rove’s speech to the AU chapter of the College Republicans,” an edition of The Eagle previously reported. “The protesters attempted to make a citizens arrest of Rove after alleged violations of the Presidential Records Act of 1978.”

For all of its love for politics, AU also has had a strong tie to the Methodist community since its earliest years.

“The University’s largest residential hall was named for AU’s Honorary Chancellor and eighth president, Hurst Robins Anderson,” a 1994 edition of The Eagle reported. “Anderson strengthened ties with the Methodist Church in order to receive financial support from its board of education of the Methodist Church.”

While few traditions have carried on, former AU students can be assured that one custom that has stuck: the pride AU students and faculty take in being part of the AU community.

“A sense of belonging” is what Vivek Supnekar, a recent MBA graduate of the Kogod School of Business, said he felt during his time at AU. Current students agreed the tradition of courtesy is still practiced on campus.

“I feel like everyone at this school has a sense of country,” School of Public Affairs junior Mitchell Rosenstein said. “We may all disagree with each other to the edge of the earth. But at the end of the day, we all care, which is why I respect the people a lot on this campus.”

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Spring Valley house demolition postponed

By LEIGH GIANGRECO EAGLE STAFF WRITER

The Army Corps of Engineers delayed demolishing the AU-owned house at 4825 Glenbrook Rd. The demolition was scheduled to begin in May. The Army Corps finalized details of the demolition on July 12. Spring Valley specialist and Army Corps public affairs spokesperson Andrea Takash said these details included: • the parameters of the demolition, • ways to inform the public of the demolition and • protecting the public in case harmful chemicals are resurrected “We have no date on when we’re breaking ground,” Takash said. “We’re working closely with AU, who owns the property, to determine the exact date.”

4825 Glenbrook Rd. has become an infamous address in Northwest D.C. The AU-owned house sits on former WWI Army testing grounds and will become the site of an upcoming cleanup by the Army Corps.

HISTORY OF 4825 GLENBROOK RD.

At the start of the WWI, most of AU’s campus was undeveloped. But in April 1917, AU’s Chancellor, Bishop John Hamilton, gave President Woodrow Wilson 92 acres of University land for any purpose the army or the government saw fit. With the arrival of 2,100 Army soldiers, that summer the site was dubbed “Camp American University.”

The Mary Graydon Center became the U.S. government’s largest chemical warfare research lab, where they manufactured gas bombs and projectiles filled with explosive material. In 1919, some projectiles were set up in what is now the intramural soccer field and fired into the forest.

Much of the debris from these tests was left in the then vacant land. After the war, it was paved over into the neighborhood that includes Glenbrook Road, Sedgwick Street and Rockwood Parkway.

Another advisory board meeting is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 11.

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Amazon opens textbook rental service

By IAN PROCTOR EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Reflecting Pool updates finished

By ELAINE CLAYTON EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being refilled for the first time since renovations began in 2010.

The water in the pool was declared off-limits to the public in 2010 after years of collecting dirt and trash. The bottom was cracked and leaked thousands of gallons of city water a week, only cleaned by removing truckloads of debris up to three times a year.

The pool’s new circulation systems draws water from the Tidal Basin rather than from the city’s drinking water.

Approximately $30 million have been put into the project in an effort to make a more aestheticallypleasing and environmentally friendly reflecting pool. Bill Line, who works in Communications at the National Park Service, said the city will remove fences surrounding the pool in the next week.

Sidewalks have been installed next to the pool on top of the dirt paths, com-

plete with new lights and benches. The bottom of the pool has also been tinted to give a brighter reflection, according to the National Park Service’s website.

“We’ve been refilling the pool all week,” said Line.

“Construction started this past Friday, and we’re doing a whole reconstruction of the pool.”

Henry Bacon, an American architect, designed the 167-by-2,029-foot pool in 1922 once he finished the Lincoln Memorial. For over 80 years, it has been the site of protests, peace demonstrations, presidential inauguration celebrations and Fourth of July fireworks displays, according to The Washington Post.

School of Communication professor Doug Hecox said he was glad to see the pool go under construction.

“The Lincoln Reflecting Pool needed major surgery for years and it’s nice to have it done,” he said.

“Having substandard filtration, the pool’s water usually smelled pretty ripe every August and probably made President Lincoln glad he was sitting upwind of it.”

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Amazon.com has started offering textbook rentals, directly competing with the AU Campus Store.

This rental program helps students cut costs by offering free two-day shipping to all Amazon Student accounts and free return shipping.

Amazon currently features an online market for new and used textbooks, the ability to purchase eBooks and six months of free access to its Amazon Prime account under its Amazon Student section.

“No matter if a student wants to buy or rent their textbooks, Amazon can be their one-stop shop,” said Ripley MacDonald, director of textbooks at Amazon.com.

Ryan Sarafolean, a freshman in the School of International Service, said he agreed.

“I like to own [textbooks], but they [Amazon] find the lowest price,” he said. “Hands down, it’s so easy. It’s like what the school bookstore is doing, but actually cheaper.”

Campus Store Manager Kristi Cole said she sees the situation differently.

“Students are savvy shoppers and the increase

of larger online competitors has given them the opportunity to really explore what’s out there and at what price,” she said.

“Despite the presence of these competitors, AU students continue to choose the on-campus store or our eFollett.com website for great value and unique service.”

Cole said the connection the Campus Store has with the University and its students will keep customers coming in. The store’s ability to communicate with the professors and the convenience of its location are its best qualities, she said.

The Campus Bookstore

has other options available including textbook rentals. eFollett.com has had Rent-a-Text, their version of a rental program, since fall of 2009, allowing them to directly compete with other online vendors in terms of services offered.

However, for some students like Shelby Ostergaard, a School of Communications freshman, the Campus Store’s prices are deterring.

“They are supposed to overcharge,” she said.

“It’s thirty dollars for a tshirt --- how much do you think they are going to charge for a book?”

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Freshmen give back to the District

By AMBER COHEN EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

More than 600 freshmen participated in this year’s Freshman Service Experience for three days of volunteering, group activities and learning panels encompassing the theme “Keeping the Flame of Service Alive.”

“The goal is for students to get more opportunities to continue forming the bonds they have with their sites,” FSE coordinator Alex Karmazin, a sophomore in the School of International Service, said.

FSE began with an Opening Ceremony in the Amphitheater, where volunteers gathered to listen to guest speakers President Neil Kerwin, D.C. Councilwoman for Ward 3 Mary Cheh and the principal of Bruce Monroe El-

ementary School, Earnest Yombo.

On Day Two, volunteer groups went to 50 locations in neighborhoods all over D.C., which included Columbia Heights, Brookland and Stanton Park.

Ryan Prendergast, a SIS sophomore, led a group of freshman volunteering at Empodérate, LGBT Latino youth center in Columbia Heights.

“They learned about HIV and STIs and how to use a female condom and dental dam,” Prendergast said.

Other groups volunteered at sites including Bancroft Elementary School, Sitar Arts Center and Downtown Clusters Geriatric Day Care.

On the final day of FSE, the groups returned to the same sites but helped with different tasks.

“We helped them with

clerical tasks on Wednesday and on Thursday we aided in condom distribution around the neighborhood,” said Kevin Levy, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences and SIS and a volunteer at Damien Ministries, a HIV/AIDS victims’ support center.

Volunteers and group leaders both agreed that FSE is not just about volunteering.

“A memorable event in this year’s FSE is when my incoming freshmen participated in a condom relay race at Empodérate Youth Center,” Prendergast said.

“One team had to race against one another to see who could put on and remove five condoms on a dildo the quickest.”

FSE came to an end after a final “Champion’s Feast” dinner. The groups then gathered in Bender Arena for the closing cer-

emonies. Guest speakers included D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Center for Community Engagement and Service Director Marcy Fink Campos and Founder of the Eagle Endowment Program Kimberly Williams.

Norton urged volunteers to go out and act during their time in D.C., as they will not have things handed to them.

Volunteers said their experiences from FSE would influence their future at AU. “FSE made me realize: not only am I living at AU, but I’m also living in D.C.” Levy said. “It was a wonderful thing that we were able to give back to the community in which we will be living for the next four, five or even six years.”

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AU hosts many student-run dance groups, including the genre-diverse AU in Motion.

The Scene offers a guide to the campus’ most entertaining clubs, events, organizations Navigating the more arts-based organizations on campus can be difficult, especially when they are outnumbered by the equally important but more abundant political clubs and activism organizations. So if you are into music, dance or anything entertainment-based, the Scene offers a comprehensive guide to AU’s arts and entertainment organizations.

By HOAI-TRAN BUI EAGLE STAFF WRITER

SOUND OF MUSIC AU has four a cappella groups total: the all-male group On a Sensual Note, the all-female group Treble in Paradise and the co-ed groups Dime A Dozen and Blends with Benefits. Each group displays their singers’ talents in individual performances throughout the year (often held in the Kay Center) as well as in the much-hyped annual Acapalooza showcase in April. They also host shows with guest groups from other universities.

CURTAIN CALL

The greatest thing about AU’s theater community is the level of quality not only in the Department of Performing Arts but also in student-run troupes such as AU Players and Rude Mechanicals.

Performing musical theater, comedy, drama and traditional Shakespeare,

AU offers such a multitude of performances that you will never be at a loss for a good show. In addition to the talented students, many of the theater department’s professors and directors play a large role in bringing new and original productions to life at AU’s Katzen Arts Center.

However, if you’re in need of something more raw, there’s always Mission Improv-able, AU’s foremost improv group, whose late night comedy shows are a great way to put off homework.

SHALL WE DANCE?

The AU dance community is probably the best representation of the campus’ multiculturalism.

The AU Dance Program under the Department of Performing Arts allows students to work with famed choreographers and professors in eve-

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AU expresses its creativity with a lively theater scene by groups such as AU Players. rything from traditional ballet to African dance.

The department holds a showcase every semester, which displays guest choreographers’ work as well as student-choreographed dances.

But it is the great quantity of student dance groups that is really impressive. AU in Motion is the largest student group and teems with new dance styles every year. In last year’s fall showcase, they featured modern, ballet, hip-hop, Bollywood and even dubstep choreography. If you are looking for more niche dance groups, look to Bhangra, Jhoom, Salsa Club, Swing Dance Club, Step 101 and the hip-hop group, RAW Movement. Or if you’re in the mood for some cheer, AU Athletics’ Dance Team diligently performs at pep rallies and sports games.

BIG EVENTS ON CAMPUS Sure, some of those events held on campus can be pretty lame, but organizations such as University Center and Student Union Board make free and fun events their bread and butter. Last year, University Center Events offered biweekly movie screenings of movies like “The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo,” a chocolate-themed festival called Chocofest and laser tag in Bender Arena. SUB frequently hosts free concerts of bands and singers, like the Aug. 24 performance by Howie Day in the Tavern.

MEDIA MIX

Students can produce a TV show or run a radio station, too. ATV and WVAU are AU’s student-run media groups who specialize in TV and radio entertainment on campus. ATV airs online and on channels 2

and 15, with programming that ranges from sitcoms like The American Dream to sports commentary like SportZone. WVAU, whose DJs also write a column in The Eagle, airs online 24/7, giving a healthy dose of all music indie.

Both groups are a wonderful showcase of the talents of AU’s budding filmmakers and radio DJs. For news media alternatives, check out AmWord, AU’s short-form new magazine published twice a semester with an emphasis on arts and culture.

If you are more of a literature enthusiast, there is AmLit, AU’s premiere literary magazine. Poets, short story writers, photographers and artists all flock to AmLit, which publishes once a semester, to exhibit their works to the student populace.

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LOOK OF THE WEEK

BEFORE AND AFTER MADELINE BEARD — FASHION With the start of a new school year and the welcome of another freshman class to AU, I find myself thinking back on my first year of college and the growth of my personal style from that point to now. While it is difficult to see the changes in one’s wardrobe from day to day, or season to season, looking back on old photos and memories reveals that a lot has, and will continue to, change.

Phoebe Bradford and Cristina

Keane were originally featured in the April 11, 2011 edition of “Look of the Week” in The Eagle. The pair were freshman roommates and just beginning to explore their sartorial identities. Now the two are juniors; Keane is majoring in graphic design and Bradford in film and media studies. “[In freshman year] we went through a legitimate Courtney Love phase,” Bradford said. “It was a lot of ripped thrift clothes,

tights, lace ... and nothing fit us.

We had too many pieces that were easily disposable ... when a piece of clothing costs you $2, it is easy to throw it away.”

Both Keane and Bradford agree that living (and working) in D.C. has helped them add refinement and sophistication to their personal style.

“With both of us being employed now, we couldn’t get away with half of the stuff we did back then,” Bradford said. “[Cristina] had a half-shaved head and I wore no shirts that didn’t show my bra.

I can’t do that now that I’m interning, so that definitely influenced the way that we dressed.”

Although living in D.C. has encouraged the pair to add polish to their closets, Bradford and Keane still successfully incorporate their own tastes into workwear. While

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“When you have a really professional pencil skirt, you can kind of get away with a lot as far as tops go,” Bradford said. “Even more than that... I definitely play up accessories. I like to wear a lot of earrings, necklaces and bracelets to make a boring outfit fun.”

While Keane and Bradford have remained close friends since their first year together at AU, they have developed their own definitive tastes separate of each other. Bradford thinks she has become much more girly over time, while Keane believes the opposite to be true for herself.

“I am really in love with menswear for myself, not for men, in a

kind of androgynous way,” Keane said. “I usually wear a variation of the same outfit everyday with jeans, oxford shoes and button up shirts. I attribute a lot of this style to living in D.C.” With every new job, trend and turning season, Keane and Bradford’s styles will continue to evolve. However, through the years they have held onto one seemingly timeless belief about fashion.

“No matter how my style changes, I believe nothing is ever set in stone,” Keane said. “Some days I wake up and want to throw on a bunch of different patterns and some crazy accessories, others I’ll wear a ripped T-shirt and my combat boots. My style evolves, but I never completely shut the door on past looks.”

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Metro area puts on theatrics for fall’s lineup of plays, musicals

By HOAI-TRAN BUI EAGLE STAFF WRITER

D.C. is no Broadway, but that does not mean that the average theater buff is at a loss for options. Quite the opposite, in fact. D.C. has a colorful and ever-growing theater community, and it is not centered around the famed Kennedy Center. From the unorthodox to the Shakespearean, The Scene offers you a preview of the upcoming plays at some of the area’s best theaters.

“JEKYLL AND HYDE” AT SYNETIC THEATER

9/20 - 10/21

The Crystal Citybased Synetic Theater is famous for being on the cutting edge of cool. Their daring performances of classic Shakespearean pieces are often completely silent or visually experimental in one way or another.

Now they are putting their dark twist on

the haunting classic “Jekyll and Hyde.”

Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili, the production transports the setting from the Gothic setting of 19th century London to sleek, modern-day America.

“Jekyll and Hyde” is running from Sept.

20 to Oct. 21.

“THE CONFERENCE 10/23 - 11/25 OF THE BIRDS” AT FOLGER SHAKESPEARE THEATRE

The go-to venue for Shakespeare’s classics the Folger Theatre on East Capitol Street is not limited to titles by the famous playwright. “The Conference of the Birds,” produced in association with the Folger exhibition “Very Like A Whale,” is a stage adaptation of a Persian poem by Farid ud-Din Attar. Part epic hero’s journey, part classic musical, “The Conference of The Birds” is sure to be a treat for the avid play fanatic.

The Scene staff suggests must-see fall television Each fall season comes brimming with a medley of new and returning TV shows. That is why the Scene is here to help viewers navigate the turbulent waters and pick the pearls of the small screen.

“The Conference of the Birds” is running from Oct. 23 to Nov. 25. The Folger exhibition “Very Like A Whale” is on view starting Oct. 16.

“THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS” AT SIGNATURE THEATRE

8/14 - 10/7

Signature Theatre in Arlington primarily deals with musicals both new and old.

It is a bit far, but if you are a musical buff, Signature Theatre is your best bet for a good time. They are currently showing the Tony Award-winning musical comedy “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.” If you are in for a bit of raunch, a whole lot of hilarity and a bit of a drive, then check out this swanky little theater in Virginia.

“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” is running from Aug. 14 to Oct. 7.

“FLY” AT FORD’S THEATRE

9/21 - 10/21

If you have read up on your American history, you would know Abraham Lincoln’s morbidly infamous connection to Ford’s Theatre. Despite its depressing past, the venue is a

magnificent piece of American heritage as well as a rather extravagant theater venue. Keeping with their tradition of patriotic-themed productions, Ford’s Theatre is putting on “Fly” (not based on the B-horror movie starring Jeff Goldblum) about the real-life African-American Tuskegee airmen who surpassed race barriers in World War II. “Fly” is running from Sept. 21 to Oct. 21.

“A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDS” AT KEEGAN THEATRE Keegan Theatre 9/21 - 10/14

is probably the most Irish theater venue to ever grace the D.C. Metropolitan area.

Its players wear their pride in Irish heritage on their sleeves, which is especially conspicuous in the theatre’s upcoming production, “A Couple of Blaguards.”

A two-man comedy, the play details the story of two Irish immigrant brothers as they struggle to make a living in New York set to blatantly Irish music.

“A Couple of Blaguards” is running from Sept. 21 to Oct. 14.

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“DOCTOR WHO”

“Doctor Who” is probably one of the most strangely endearing shows ever to grace TV screens.

The show, which debuted in 1963, is about a 900-year-old time-traveling humanoid alien called the Doctor, who picks up human companions and goes on wild adventures in time and space. No, it is not a synopsis for some forgotten B-movie; it is the basis for one of the most beloved British shows of all time.

The novelty of the show is that its sci-fi nature allows the Doctor to be played by a rotating lineup of actors, with the current incarnation played by Matt Smith. However, “Doctor Who” only recently gained popularity worldwide with the recent 2005 incarnation, currently helmed by showrunner Steven Moffat.

Balancing the perfect amount of camp, science fiction and emotional punch, “Doctor Who” has developed a cult following and a special place in the hearts of nerds all over the U.S. “Doctor Who” premieres on BBC America Sept. 1 at 9 p.m.

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“DEXTER”

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If you do not already have Showtime, make sure you get it by Sept. 30: “Dexter” is coming for what could be its last season.

After a shocking season finale, the show is back for its seventh season, which is expected to be one of the most riveting yet. The audience will follow Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) and his adoptive sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) after she discovers his biggest secret.

By the looks of Showtime’s previews, it will be anything but boring. Season seven will test the relationship between Dexter and Deb in a way audiences have not yet seen, as the brother-sister duo clash on what is right, what is moral and what is just.

“Dexter” airs on Showtime Sept. 30 at 9 p.m.

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AUDIOPHILE DAN DEACON AMERICA The eccentric electronic wizard releases his most accessible and ambitious record to date, laden with infectious hooks and sweeping orchestras.

Anybody who has seen Dan Deacon live can attest to the fact that his shows simply explode with energy. Such is Deacon’s most recent record, “America,” a record that is exuberant and exciting as it is thoughtful, as pop-oriented as it is experimental and is just a joy to listen to. The album is divided into two halves,

WILD NOTHING NOCTURNE For their sophomore effort, this shoegaze outfit continues to pay tribute to the ‘80s while also progressing their own sound.

On 2010’s “Gemini,” Wild Nothing mastermind Jack Tatum so thoroughly captured the sounds and feelings of dreamy 1980’s shoegaze, it was reasonable to believe that the follow-up could be a disappointment full of retreaded ideas. Fortunately, this sophomore effort retains all of the qualities that made “Gemini” such a great debut, while improving upon the production and adding new details in all the right

THEE OH SEES PUTRIFIES II Prolific California psych-rockers provethey still have some freaky (and catchy) tricks up their sleeve.

When a band has released 10-plus albums, it can become easy to think you have a band figured out. While Thee Oh Sees latest release, “Purifiers II,” won’t radically change what anybody thinks of the band, it shows just how much they are unwilling to simply kick back and release the same “simple” garage record over and over again.

Looking for new music? DJs at WVAU share their thoughts on a range of recent releases.

with the first having the manic energy and catchy pop-hooks hidden under that energy that Deacon fans are used to. The second half is a four part, twenty minute orchestral suite entitled “USA” which is an absolute joy to hear unfold with an unpredictability that still maintains the fun of Deacon’s music while at the same time shows how he has matured and grown as an arranger of sounds. This is music that is a rare breed of both ambition and accessibility, with Deacon balancing the two as only a master of his craft can.

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For instance, Tatum’s knack for writing a catchy guitar riff is proven intact on opener “Shadow,” but now it is accompanied by a lush string section.

Meanwhile, the band experiments with more ambient passages on the highlight “Paradise” and fuller drum sounds throughout the record.

Tatum’s weakness is definitely lyrics, his talents with melody and aesthetics more than compensate for any clichés in his writing. Overall, “Nocturne” is a rewarding album that proves Wild Nothing has plenty more material to mine out of the ‘80s.

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This album showcases the band at both its weirdest and most accessible.

“Putrifies II” simultaneously experiments with horns and strings in some rather unexpected ways, while at the same time writes what could very well be their catchiest, poppiest song yet (“Floods New Light”).

They’ve kept their freaky, psychedelic soul, while still showing they can grow as a band. For that, and for some damn enjoyable garage-rock, the record proves an achievement nobody can deny.

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Seven days of concerts to explore D.C.’s most popular music venues

By MAEVE MCDERMOTT EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Acclimate yourself with D.C.’s best music venues, and procrastinate on the semester’s first assignments, with a marathon of seven shows at seven different locations. From Swedish post-punk to boy-band R&B, explore the city with a week of live music.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 — SECRET CITIES @ COMET PING PONG

Venture several blocks from Tenleytown to Connecticut Avenue and you will find Comet Ping Pong, D.C.’s most idiosyncratic pizza joint. Top chef Guy Fieri spotlighted the kitchen’s gourmet pies on Food Network’s “Diners, DriveIns and Dives,” and the restaurant’s back room sports several ping pong tables for diners to channel their inner table-tennis Olympian. Comet doubles as a music venue, hosting intimate shows at studentfriendly prices several nights a week. A highlight of their fall schedule is North Dakota natives Secret Cities, who bring their ‘60s-flavored indie rock to town on Sept. 1, supported by D.C. locals the Mean Season.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 2—JULIA HOLTER/ HUNDRED WATERS @ BLACK CAT

The Black Cat is everything a midsized venue should be: conveniently located on 14th Street in the vibrant U Street Corridor and sports a concert calendar full of DJ nights and a mix of established and up-and-coming names.

On Sept. 2, the postcard-sized Black Cat Backstage hosts an avant-folk doubleheader with quintet Hundred Waters and ethereal songstress Julia Holter.

This show pairs two rapidly rising acts (Holter’s March release “Ekstasis” has received almost unanimous critical acclaim and Hundred Waters recently signed to Skrillex’s OWSLA label) on a stage too small for their prodigious talents in one of this fall’s most quality gigs.

SEPT. 2—THE MYNABIRDS/PORT ST WILLOW @ R&R

Across town on H Street at the Rock & Roll Hotel is another indie pop pairing with a headlining female vocalist. However, while Julia Holter’s music is sparse and serene, the Mynabirds’ sound is all rollicking classic rock nostalgia, bolstered by lead singer Laura Bernhenn’s killer pipes and Dusty Springfield vibes.

Opening is Port St. Willow, the project of artist Nick Principe, whose recent selfreleased album “Holiday” could pass as a sparser and murkier Antlers record.

Let the Rock & Roll Hotel serve as your introduction to D.C.’s Atlas District, which hosts a string of restaurants and bars perfect for escaping the stuffiness of Northwest D.C.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5 — HOLOGRAMS @ RED PALACE

The Red Palace sits a block down from the Rock & Roll Hotel on H Street, and its smaller stage and quality acoustics serve

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“AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM” Last year, FX struck TV gold with the slow-burning, plot-twist machine otherwise known as “American Horror Story.” The show, somewhat surprisingly created

by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (the minds behind “Glee”), focused on a family in search of a new beginning. Naturally, they end up buying a home more famous for all the murders that occurred there than its architecture.

What follows is the twisted story of a family being wrenched apart by outside temptations and torture.

Murphy and Falchuk have created a deliriously brilliant show that is as addicting as it is gory. Newcomers to the show need not worry about being a season behind: the second season will follow a mostly new cast and storyline, which will undoubtedly be as full of violent turns and troubled characters as the last one.

“American Horror Story” will air on Oct. 17 on FX at an unannounced time.

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“LOUIE” “Louie” is a “reality show” in the truest sense of the phrase. After “comedian’s comedian” Louis C.K. tried and failed to translate his cruelly funny sense of humor into his HBO sitcom “Lucky Louie” (the show was cancelled after one season), C.K. chose a different format for his current scripted series, with each episode serving as half hour short films depicting C.K.’s life in NYC. “Louie” strings together these vignettes with scenes of him performing stand-up, which swings between the raunchy and profoundly sad.

But the scenes in between, when the comedian is offstage and forced to interact with the real world, are what set the show apart from anything else on television. While other shows leave out the ugliness of daily life under the guise of providing entertainment, “Louie” is a show made of brief and brutal slices of humanity as viewed through the eyes of one of television’s wisest protagonists.

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serve as a foil to the Hotel’s dark and blisteringly loud atmosphere.

Perhaps the Hotel would be a better fit for Swedish punks Holograms, who pair New Wave synths and aggressive guitars with bratty, heavily accented vocals. But there’s no doubt that this band will neatly manhandle the intimate Red Palace stage just as thoroughly as any other one in town. Don’t miss one of the most promising punk shows on deck for this fall.

SEPT. 5 — HACIENDA @ DC9

DC9 hosts a scruffy stage (and a gorgeous roof-top deck upstairs) on 9th and U for shows utterly lacking in pretense. San Antonio quartet Hacienda bring their retro-flavored rock to D.C. on Sept. 5.

The band has strong ties with the Black Keys, and not just as soundalikes; the band played with the Keys’ lead singer Dan Auerbach on his solo tour, and the Akron rocker helped produce Hacienda’s debut record “Shakedown,” released this past June. Auerbach’s sleek production gives Hacienda’s record an artificialsounding sheen, which gets stripped away in their gritty live show.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6 — BOYZ II MEN @ HOWARD THEATER

You know who Boyz II Men are. Or at least you think you know: ‘90s

R&B superstars, responsible for “I’ll Make Love to You” and “End of the Road,” probably responsible for your conception. Enticed yet? If you have any interest whatsoever in indulging in some legendary modern soul, their reunion set on Sept. 6 at the new Howard Theater would be your chance. Except you’re not allowed to go to a Boyz II Men show alone, obviously. That fine lady in your FSE group you’ve been eyeing? Your dream man from your film screening last semester who was always blasting D’Angelo from his headphones?

You know what to do.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 7 — SONDRE LERCHE @ 930

So maybe trying to woo a semi-stranger into your arms by taking them to the least subtle show possible isn’t your style. You might have better luck with Sondre Lerche and his pleasant and completely inoffensive eclectic folk.

The Norwegian singersongwriter’s seemingly perpetual tour stops back in D.C. on Sept. 7 for a headlining set at the 9:30 club, D.C.’s premier stop for larger shows that consistently tops lists for the nation’s best venue.

Lerche isn’t the world’s most dynamic performer, but his well-measured, sonically diverse music is made for a low-key evening out.

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OPINION

STAFF EDITORIAL

NEW GREEN INITIATIVES ARE SIMPLY INCONVENIENT

It’s not easy being green, but it should be.

Over the summer, AU became even more eco-friendly. Plastic bags were eliminated from Eagle’s Nest and the campus store. TDR boxes were exchanged for new reusable plastic boxes, which cost $5 to buy and replace.

For the school, these changes are impressive.

For the students, they are inconvenient. If students need to get a few quick things from Eagle’s Nest, they need to either remember to bring a reusable bag or hike back

to their dorm or off campus apartment to get one.

Many students were seen struggling to carry textbooks across the Quad because they didn’t have a bag at hand. Also, students need to carry their plastic box all day if they plan on getting TDR to go, especially if they live off campus.

Students at AU are busy. We run from classes to internships to meetings. Many will not think to put their plastic box in their backpack before their morning class on the off-chance they want to get TDR later. Instead,

students will end up repeatedly spending $5 on new plastic boxes.

The Eagle does not want to discourage new green initiatives. However, we think there is a better way of implementing them. Instead of burdening the student body, let students decide to save the environment. The goal should be to change student’s daily habits rather than force them to adopt new policies.

Just because our mothers made us eat vegetables back home doesn’t mean we’re filling our reusable TDR boxes with broccoli.

OP-ED

Send Hewlett-Packard Packing Many of us are probably familiar with the printers and computers made

by Hewlett-Packard. We are likely less familiar of the role that HP plays in aiding the Israeli government’s undemocratic rule over the occupied Palestinian territories.

One of the most prominent elements of Israeli control is the checkpoint system. Illegal under international law, the checkpoints deeply restrict the right to freedom of movement that is guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and constitute collective punishment, thereby

violating Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

Referencing legal documents does not capture the harm that the checkpoint system causes to the Palestinian people.

The system is all-encompassing; the Israeli NGO B’Tselem reports that, as of February 2012, there are 57 permanent checkpoints located well within the interior of the West Bank. More unpredictable are the temporary “flying” checkpoints that vary in amount month-by-month but, according to the UN Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Af-

fairs, numbered 256 as of last May. In places such as Hebron, Palestinian children are even forced to go through checkpoints just to get to school.

The terrible impact of such checkpoints, at which it is not unusual for Palestinians to wait several hours to get through, is unsurprising. The Palestinian Red Crescent has reported 112 deaths and 35 still-births as a result of pregnant mothers and other Palestinians in need of medical attention being delayed at checkpoints. In 2004, the World Bank reported that Israeli checkpoints and other

AU needs to give students motivation for going green, and D.C. has already created a model to do that through a tax on plastic bags. An article in National Review notes that D.C. bag usage declined by 67 percent in the first year of the tax’s implementation.

This law encourages people to bring reusable bags, yet doesn’t take away the option of using a plastic bag. With incentives, students will want to go green. But fining students $5 for convenience is too high a price.

AU made the green

honor roll this summer, which is something to applaud. However, those decisions were based on last year’s results. AU has already earned itself the title of an eco-friendly school without inconveniencing its students.

This change could gradually work. Initiatives have been taken to make this law more convenient for students, including giving out Whole Foods reusable bags at orientation. Canvas bags are now sold cheaply in the school store and The Eagle’s Nest. With these two options, and maybe

more in the future, students could get used to these new rules. But AU decided to make abrupt changes that left students in the dark.

The Eagle predicts that this law will become nothing more than a hassle to students and possibly a waste of TDR plastic boxes as they are inevitably forgotten in residence halls.

Being green should be easier, not inconvenient.

movement restrictions had caused Palestinians to suffer “one of the worst recessions in modern history.”

HP has been complicit in this by developing, operating and maintaining the Basel system via its subsidiary EDS Israel. Basel is a biometric system installed in checkpoints that is used to control the movement of Palestinians, helping the Israeli government, a foreign power, to pick and choose which Palestinians may travel through their occupied land. Materially aiding in this apparently is of no concern to HP’s executives.

Not content to involve itself in only one of the Israeli government’s human rights violations, HP has also provided technology services to the Israeli set-

tlement of Ariel, located in the West Bank. Like the other settlements, Ariel violates Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits the transfer of the population of the occupying power into occupied territory.

Furthermore, Ariel and the other settlements materially harm Palestinians by sucking up 10 percent of the West Bank’s water (another 73 percent goes to Israel itself), resulting in a situation in which Israeli settlers can use 280 liters of water a day and Palestinians are only allowed 86 liters. As with the checkpoints, such injustices are evidently of no interest to HP in its hunt for profit.

But they may be of interest to AU students. Our

own bookstore sells HP products and so we are in a position to challenge HP on this issue. In 2005, 171 Palestinian organizations launched the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign, an effort to end the oppression of the Israeli government through nonviolent means. In line with this initiative and using the methods of activists such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi., we call on all students to boycott HP products until this corporation ceases its complicity in serious humanitarian crimes.

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Appreciate the education others lack DEON JONES | THINK, TALK, ACT The majority of us woke up on Monday pleading to have one more day of summer. We didn’t want to hear a professor telling us about the 10 to 20 page research paper due at the end of the semester. For some of us, all we could think about was not having class this upcoming Monday for Labor Day. I understand this sentiment wholeheartedly. I had a great summer spending time with family and friends, and I had an awesome fellowship

here in Washington, D.C. at the Campaign for Youth Justice, an organization aimed at ending the trying, sentencing and incarceration of youth under 18 in the adult criminal justice system. Just like most of you, I was not ready for school to begin.

However, we are one lucky group of individuals because we are here!

There are some young people who wish they could trade places with us regardless of

Time to learn from Brazil JULIA GREENWALD | RANTING WITH MYSELF The Pennsylvania voter I.D. law has not only spurred a national debate among Republicans and Democrats, but also a personal epiphany: if I were a citizen of Pennsylvania, I would not be allowed to vote.

Cleta Mitchell, president of the Republican National Lawyers Association, told NPR, “I am not trying to keep anyone out of the polling place. We want to make it easy to vote, but hard to cheat. I just don’t know why that’s controversial.”

I can think of many reasons why. According to the Brennan Center, voter fraud is “more rare then being struck by lightning.” News21 found only 10 cases nationwide of voting fraud in the past decade, all of

which were easy to track.

So instead of making it hard to cheat, these new voter I.D. laws are disenfranchising poor voters and minorities, teenagers who may not drive and college students who live in major cities and may not have a valid driver’s license. Oh, they also all tend to vote Democratic.

A survey conducted by the Brennan Center found that “up to 11 percent of citizens do not have government-issued photo identification. For AfricanAmericans of voting age, that percentage jumps to 25.”

For a country so proud of its democracy and its ‘pull yourself up from your bootstraps’ mentality, the U.S. isn’t doing a good job.

how awful we think our lives are because they see education as their tool to a greater future.

So as you begin this semester, think about the young person who had to drop out of school because he or she could not afford it. Or, think about the young person who wanted to shop for items for his or her dorm but couldn’t because the money was needed to help a single parent with the bills and to provide food for siblings.

Think about the young people who are receiving a horrible public education in urban cities across our country and will never be prepared to attend a school like AU. As you think, talk about states like Mississippi, where a school district had the “schoolto-prison” pipeline, a dreadful,

national practice of moving students out of public schools and into the criminal justice system.

Most of the students being funneled out have learning disabilities and histories of abuse, poverty, exposure to violence and neglect. Instead of schools helping them, they punish them and send them into the system.

Most of these kids, once in the system, will never see a college classroom. Because once you are in the criminal justice system, it is extremely difficult to break loose from it.

As you talk, find some way this semester where you will be able to take action against these injustices that prevent people from receiving a college education. Injustices like college affordability, poverty, racism, unnecessary incarceration and

The U.S. should take a couple of lessons from Brazil, where voting is mandatory between the ages of 18 and 70.

Brazilian citizens living outside of the country are still required to vote at the nearest embassy and those who do not vote “may have difficulties when obtaining a passport, bank account or credit facilities.”

Only non-Brazilian citizens and military conscripts are not allowed to vote. Citizens aged 16 to 18 and over 70 can choose whether they vote or not. In a country where most of its citizens, including the poor, are allowed to vote using an electronic voting machine no case of election fraud has been uncovered.

Like in the U.S., the election of the most recent presidents, including ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (who came from poverty and learned to read as a teenager) and current President Dilma Rouseff, Brazil’s first female president, have been mostly powered by the poor and young. No I.D. or re-

stricting law has been instated in Brazil. Instead, Brazilians are proud of their voting power and democracy.

While I am a proud U.S. citizen, I can’t help but think that the Republican Party is slowly taking away the very essence of being an American. Many foreigners still regard Americans as the founders of democracy, yet our government is trying to keep us from the polls just to gain more votes in important states like Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Constitutional law professor Alvaro Palma de Jorge still remembers the first time he voted in Brazil: ”It was a great moment of national life, everybody was so excited that democracy was coming back.”

Let’s hope that Americans can remember that democracy is not a liberty that can be taken for granted, but one we must now fight for and keep equal to all.

Julia Greenwald a sophomore in School of Communication.

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broken segments of the public education system.

This semester, even with our busy schedules, I want AU students to think about, talk about and act upon issues that are greater than ourselves and greater than the bubble we may live in.

There are people who are desperately willingly to trade shoes with us and be sitting in a college classroom.

Let’s not trade shoes with them. Let’s make it so they can wear the same ones.

Deon Jones is a junior in SPA, an advisory neighborhood commissioner representing AU students and a national spokesman for the Campaign for Youth Justice.

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SPORTS

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After season-opening road trip, men’s soccer to host D.C. College Cup

By TYLER TOMEA EAGLE STAFF WRITER

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Kati Rothenhoefer and the Eagles nearly knocked off No. 3 Old Dominion, falling 2-1 to the Lady Monarchs Aug. 26 at Jacobs Field.

No. 25 AU looking to bounce back from 0-2 start

By GENNARO FARONE EAGLE STAFF WRITER

The No. 25 Eagles are coming off a rough weekend after falling 4-1 in the season opener against Richmond and then dropping a 2-1 decision against No. 3 Old Dominion two days later.

Rosario Villagra’s 12thminute goal proved to be the game winner for ODU against a competitive Eagles team.

“I just thought that we fought today,” head coach Steve Jennings said. “I thought we really laid it on the line”.

A bright spot for the Eagles was their junior goalkeeper Ashley Dalisera, who turned away nine shots. The ODU offense totaled 20 shots with 11 penalty corners on the afternoon.

“Ashley was huge,” Jennings said. “She basically was in the right space, so she ended up making a ton of saves for

us. It was critical. The game definitely could have gotten away from us if she hadn’t stepped up and performed really well there.”

Freshman Keelin Winslow scored the team’s lone goal, but the Eagles could only manage two shots on goal against ODU’s stingy defense.

After playing the thirdranked team in the nation close, Jennings saw some positives his team can take into their upcoming matchups.

“We made some really good tactical adjustments as the game progressed,” Jennings said. “And now I think we’ll be able to start with those from the beginning and put a lot more pressure on teams the way we want to, and I think we learned a lot more about ourselves today.”

Gina Hofmann will look to lead the Eagles into their next contest Aug. 30 at home against No. 15 Ohio State.

Hofmann scored the team’s only goal in the season-opener against Richmond and assisted on AU’s only score against ODU. “Alex [McMackin] has been awesome up top, and Gina [Hofmann] has been super strong, our backbone in the defense,” Jennings said.

“So we’ve had a lot of strong core leadership throughout the lines, and I think we’ll continue to see improvements on that as the season progresses.”

Ohio State won’t be the only upcoming test for the Eagles, who will head to Harrisonburg, Va., Sept. 2 to take on the James Madison University Dukes.

“Each weekend of the season we want to keep getting better,” Jennings said. “It’s a long year, and sometimes you start off a little bit slower than you want, but I think we’ll be there in the end.”

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After splitting its two games at the Wilson Titan Classic in Fullerton, Calif., the AU men’s soccer team will look to win its first D.C. College Cup since 2009 when the tournament begins Aug. 30 at Reeves Field.

The Eagles will open up play against Howard, who dropped its first two games of 2012. AU has had plenty of success against the Bison in the past, sporting a 12-0-1 record in its last 13 games against them.

“The biggest one is taking care of Thursday’s game,” head coach Todd West said. “If you don’t, you can’t play for the championship on Saturday.”

AU will host George Mason in the second game Sept. 1, and the Patriots have won the past two D.C. College Cups. GMU defeated the Eagles 3-0 last season en route to hoisting the championship.

The Eagles will head into the tournament at 1-1 after winning their season opener against Cal State Fullerton 1-0, before losing 2-1 against Cal State Northridge.

“I was very happy overall with the team’s shape early in the season,” West said. “We moved the ball very well against good competition.”

One player who will be leading the Eagles into this week and beyond is the dynamic Alassane Kane, one of the top goal scorers in the Patriot League.

two games came courtesy of Kane, who enters the season as the Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.

“He can create shots in oneversus-one situations, he can create shots on his own [and] he complements our midfield very well,” West said of Kane.

Cristobal Soto has also had a strong start to the season, and Stephen Hauschild and Dale McDonald are two newcomers who could make an impact this year, according to West.

Soto assisted on one of Kane’s goals and is one of the team’s most experienced players, appearing in 41 of 42 matches in his AU career.

A transfer from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Hauschild started in both of AU’s first two contests and will continue to gel with his teammates as the season progresses.

Forward Dale McDonald will look to give the Eagles another offensive threat after transferring from Northeastern, where he scored three goals and added three assists in 2011.

If the Eagles win this year’s D.C. College Cup, it will be their sixth championship in the 12year history of the event.

George Mason will take on George Washington in the tournament’s opener Aug. 30 at 2:30 p.m., with the AU-Howard matchup to follow. All D.C. College Cup contests will be played at Reeves Field this year.

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Mohandesi shines as women’s soccer begins season with four road games

By SAMANTHA RAPHELSON EAGLE STAFF WRITER

The AU women’s soccer team finally got its footing Aug. 25, gaining a 2-1 victory against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers after losing two matches and tying one during its seasonopening four-game road trip.

Jasmine Mohandesi was a bright spot for the Eagles, scoring in three of the team’s four games. Michelle Montilio stuck out in the Aug. 19 game against Saint Joseph’s, earning her sixth-career goal and fourth-career assist.

Charlene Belanger got the nod in goal for all four games, tallying 16 saves over the eightday stretch.

The victory over UMBC saw freshman Kelly Donovan score her first career goal after retrieving a pass from Erin Mulhern inside the box to put AU up 1-0.

After Belanger failed to save a shot inside the right post ear-

ly in the second half, the Eagles and Retrievers remained tied at 1-1 for over 25 minutes.

Mohandesi’s game-winning goal came from 10 yards out in the 78th minute to secure the victory.

AU defeated the Retrievers in part by outshooting them 178, which included an 8-1 advantage in shots on goal.

“We played well in the first half, but lost our rhythm a bit early in the second half,” head coach Dave Bucciero told AU Athletics. “After UMBC tied the match, we regained our composure and I’m very pleased that we found a way to win.”

But the shots weren’t flying in as easily in the beginning of the road trip.

The Eagles failed to score in their season opener at Villanova Aug. 17, falling to the Wildcats 2-0 after being outshot by a 16-1 margin.

Two days later, AU scored two goals at St. Joseph’s, but the Hawks ultimately tied the match in the 85th minute to

earn the 2-2 draw.

“I thought we played very well in the first half and we showed guts in the fact that we came from behind to score two very nice goals in the second half,” Bucciero told AU Athletics after the game against St. Joseph’s. “Unfortunately we allowed a late goal, which is something that we can learn from.”

Mohandesi continued her great start to the season with a goal in the first half off a corner kick opportunity in the Aug. 22 match at George Mason. AU held a 1-0 lead into the second half, but the Patriots came from behind to score back-to-back goals for the win.

The win against UMBC will give AU some much needed confidence heading into its home opener against Liberty Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. The Eagles will be at home for five consecutive matches until they head to nearby George Washington Sept. 18.

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Saltzman On Sports

SEC set to dominate college football again

By ERIC SALTZMAN EAGLE STAFF WRITER

SPOILER ALERT: This year’s college football championship will come from the Southeastern Conference, just like it has been for the last six seasons.

In the 14 years the BCS National Championship Game has been in existence, the SEC has won eight times. The next closest conference, the Big 12, has only two victories. The only time the SEC has lost in the championship game was last year, and that was only because both teams were from the SEC. Going into the 2012 season, the SEC has five teams ranked in the top 10 in both the USA Today Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25.

The SEC also leads all other conferences with six teams in the top 25.

The main reason for the SEC dominance: defense. Whereas other conferences like the Pac-12 and Big 12 want to score points, the SEC plays the best defense in the country. Last year, the SEC had five teams rank in the top 10 in total defense.

The SEC has played the best defense over the last several years by having the best coaches and best players.

Coordinators like Alabama’s Kirby Smart, Georgia’s Todd Grantham and LSU’s John Chavis have had long careers building the best defenses in the country.

Defensive players like LSU’s Sam Montgomery and Mississippi State’s Jonathan Banks are just two of the many SEC defensive players who could end up as NFL first round draft picks come April.

Yet the strength of the SEC is not just limited to defense. Some of the better rushing attacks come from the SEC. Backs like Knile Davis of Arkansas, Marcus Lattimore of South Carolina and Eddie Lacy of Alabama are not just the best backs in the conference, but also the best in the whole country.

Opening up lanes for those backs are some of the top linemen in the nation. Alabama and SEC newcomer Texas A&M boast two of the best lines in all of college football.

The SEC has had the most players drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft in the last two years.

But if there is one knock against the conference, it’s that some of the top players can’t seem to stay away from trouble off the field.

Tyrann Mathieu, Da’Rick Rogers and Isaiah Crowell have all been suspended or dismissed for incidents away from the field. All three players are extremely talented.

Just because the SEC will win another national championship doesn’t mean there aren’t other good teams to watch that don’t play in the SEC. Wisconsin from the Big Ten or Southern California and Oregon from the Pac 12 could find a way to make to the national championship game.

Maybe even Oklahoma from the Big 12.

While one of the teams mentioned may have a chance of making it to the big game in Miami, the eventual national champion raising the crystal ball will be from the SEC. ESALTZMAN@THEEAGLEONLINE.COM

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SCHEDULE Aug. 30

Men’s soccer vs. Howard at 5 p.m. (D.C. College Cup)

Aug. 31

Field hockey vs. Ohio St. at 3 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Liberty at 4 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Stony Brook at 5 p.m. (Yale Classic)

Sept. 1

Volleyball vs. Texas A&M at 11 a.m. (Yale Classic) Men’s soccer vs. George Mason at 3 p.m.

(D.C. College Cup) Volleyball @ Yale at 7 p.m. (Yale Classic)

Sept. 2

Field hockey @ James Madison at 1 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Virginia Tech at 1 p.m.

Sept. 3 Sept. 4 Sept. 5

No games scheduled No games scheduled No games scheduled

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Juliana Crum totaled 16 kills in the Eagles’ first two games of 2012. The junior returns as one of the PL’s top players.

Development of Scheidt, Cappellino crucial for AU volleyball

Bucknell 1-1, 0-0 PL Holy Cross 0-1, 0-0 PL

≥ American 0-2, 0-0 PL Colgate 0-2, 0-0 PL Lehigh 0-2, 0-0 PL

MEN’S SOCCER Colgate 1-0-1, 0-0 PL

≥ American 1-1, 0-0 PL Army 1-1, 0-0 PL

By JOSH PAUNIL EAGLE STAFF WRITER

More than a dozen contributors return from last year’s AU volleyball team that won the Patriot League Championship, but two of the most important positions on the court are now occupied by newcomers — creating a mix of potential and uncertainty.

This juxtaposition was evident as AU split its first two matches of the season in an Aug. 24 loss to Georgetown (3-0) in the Bender Blue Out and an Aug. 25 victory against George Mason (3-0).

While the Eagles return 2011 Patriot League Player of the Year Sara Rishell, 2011 All-Patriot League First Team selection Juliana Crum and 2011 Patriot League ScholarAthlete of the Year Rebecca

Heath, they also add transfer Kylann Scheidt and freshman Allison Cappellino as their new setter and libero, respectively.

“Who handles the first ball that comes over the net? The libero. Who gets every second ball? Our setter,” head coach Barry Goldberg said.

“So you’re talking about giving the first two balls to two brand new players with our team. [Those positions] gotta be a big part of our success.”

Scheidt and Cappellino will make an important impact on how AU fares this season, which was shown by the results of the Eagles’ first two matches. Due in part to Scheidt and Cappellino’s improved ability to control the ball and set up hitters, AU went from tallying just a .085 hitting percentage and 30 kills against

Georgetown to recording a .269 hitting percentage and 45 kills against George Mason.

“It was a little rough at first in our first game, but even that one game made a ton of difference because we came out the next day and Kylann was running the court and Allison was controlling the back row really well,” Rishell said.

“It was going really smoothly.”

In that second match against George Mason, Cappellino recorded 19 digs and Scheidt racked up 35 assists. Both players were later named to the D.C. Challenge All-Tournament Team, AU’s only selections.

The Eagles only graduated one player last year — setter Alexandra Hammer — but 2011 All-Patriot League Second Team selection sophomore setter Monika Smidova

suffered a torn ACL during the offseason, leading her to redshirt this year.

Despite the two key losses, AU looks poised to make another NCAA Tournament appearance and win the Patriot League Championship for the 11th time in 12 years. The big question for the Eagles could be how well the returning starters gel with the newcomers while continuing their own development.

“Replacing those two has been a big change in terms of how the ball is coming off,” Crum said.

AU will now go on a ninegame, 16-day road trip beginning Aug. 31 against Stony Brook in the Yale Classic. The Eagles return to Bender Arena Sept. 19 for a match against Coppin State.

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Bucknell 0-0-2, 0-0 PL Holy Cross 0-0, 0-0 PL Lafayette 0-1, 0-0 PL Lehigh 0-1, 0-0 PL Navy 0-1, 0-0 PL

WOMEN’S SOCCER Navy 3-1, 0-0 PL Army 2-2, 0-0 PL Colgate 2-2, 0-0 PL Holy Cross 1-0-1, 0-0 PL Lafayette 1-0-1, 0-0 PL

≥ American 1-2-1, 0-0 PL Bucknell 1-2, 0-0 PL Lehigh 0-1, 0-0 PL

VOLLEYBALL Army 2-1, 0-0 PL Lafayette 1-0, 0-0 PL Lehigh 1-0, 0-0 PL

≥ American 1-1, 0-0 PL Bucknell 2-2, 0-0 PL Navy 1-2, 0-0 PL Colgate 0-3, 0-0 PL Holy Cross 0-3, 0-0 PL