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NEWS

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Pitts to be detained

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By Kate Magill and Suzanne Gaber

AU professor David Pitts attended his first preliminary hearing for his Sept. 3 arrest on Sept. 8, according to the D.C. Superior Court. Pitts will continue to be detained until his next hearing on Sept. 15.

Pitts’ attorney Justin Okezie denied The Eagle’s request for comment on the case.

Dean of the School of Public Affairs Barbara Romzeck sent a memo to all students and faculty in the school on Sept. 8 discussing Pitts’ arrest.

The memo listed Pitts’ criminal charges and announced that he had been placed on leave from

the University. Romzeck also wrote in the memo that all SPA students working directly with Pitts had been notified of his leave last week.

“I would like to thank each of you who have remained respectful and positive in the face of this unexpected situation,” Romzeck said in the memo. “We appreciate your support during this difficult time.”

The University has yet to release any memo or update on the situation to the campus wide community.

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“We are working closely with MPD and AU Public Safety to continually assess the situation.”

Plouffe, Cutter open KPU programing for the year

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NN Crossfire cohost Stephanie Cutter and former campaign manager for the 2008 Obama campaign David Plouffe spoke about life after politics at the Kennedy Political Union’s first event of the year on Sept. 8.

Previously, Cutter worked as the deputy campaign manager for President

By David Lim

Barack Obama’s re-election campaign in 2012, and Plouffe worked as the campaign manager for Obama in the 2008 election before becoming a senior advisor to the president, where he served until January 2013.

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TDR expanded and renovated for new school year Extensive reconstruction of both its kitchens and its menu gave the Terrace Dining Room a fresh look for the fall semester.

The revamped dining hall, equipped with upgraded and energy efficient appliances, promises diners more options and a better overall experience, according to Director of Dining and Dining Services Ken Chadwick.

“I think all of our University community will be delighted at the improvements that have been made which will allow us to better serve everyone,” Chadwick said.

For diners with traditional diets, the opening of the renovated sites means the return of several stations, including the “Chopping Block,” which serves a diverse plate that represents every food group. Since the Chopping Block is one of AU’s most popular stations according to Chadwick,

By Brooke Evans

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the new renovations have increased its size.

The Gluten Free station and the “Worry Free Pantry” were also expanded as part of the renovations. With the renovation came a Gluten Free kitchen, complete with physical barriers to help prevent cross contamination.

Jo-Ann Jolly, the University’s registered dietician, assures that there will be a “more robust menu” with the addition of the new kitchen, especially for those with specific diet needs.

“There will definitely be more options for gluten-free eaters besides just going to

the ‘Worry Free’ zone,” Jolly said.

School of International Service sophomore Bretton Caws, a gluten-free eater, is pleased by the promises made by the dining staff.

“TDR is awesome, I just wish there were more options since I’m glutenfree,” Caws said. “I want there to be distinct gluten options, not just a meal that combines vegan, vegetarian, kosher, whatever, into one dish. No more tofu!”

Rather than being isolated to one particular section of TDR, foods that support restricted diets will now be found at almost every station. In particular, the “Friend of the Farmer” station, which serves fresh vegetables and grains, is an anticipated hit, according to Head Chef Norbert Roesch.

Food in “Friends of the Farmer” is locally grown from with a 250 mile radius, he said.

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SCENE

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By Lindsay Sandoval

Mutual Benefit brings wistful folk to Rock & Roll Hotel

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ranscendent, dreamy, harmonic, wistful and heavenly are just a few of the words that come to mind when you first listen to Mutual Benefit, set to perform at Rock & Roll Hotel Sept. 11.

Mutual Benefit sounds like Andrew Bird meets the Antlers.

Lead singer Jordan Lee has the instrumental aspects of Bird and the vocal abilities of Peter Silberman with more simplistic yet eloquent lyrics. Lee is the only permanent member of the indie-folk/experimental lo-fi “DIY” band, which got its break in Boston through Bandcamp.

Mutual Benefit has received a lot of unexpected success, like acclaim from Pitchfork and Stereogum for its 2013 album, “Love’s Crushing

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Diamond.”

In August, the band reissued its 2011 “The Cowboy’s Prayer” EP. “It is interesting to have a chance to take a small step backwards and tour on old work,” Lee said in an interview with Mountain Xpress. “Especially because that EP scratches the surface of some of the thematic musical ideas that became more developed in ‘Love’s Crushing Diamond.’ I think sometimes revisiting past ideas can be inspiring too, though.”

The themes of space, nature and a sort of loneliness, all accompanied in pretty harmonies and melodies (the same elements that were presented in “Love’s Crushing Diamond”) are presented in “The Cowboy’s Prayer” EP. “The Cowboy’s Prayer,” a five-

The M&M Report:

Summer movie wrap-up and fall TV preview On this week’s M&M Report, Mark Lieberman and Devin Mitchell each choose their favorite summer movie experience (“Begin Again” for Mitchell, “Guardians of the Galaxy” for Lieberman) and review Amazon’s new pilots “The Cosmpolitans” and “Red Oaks.” The podcast ends with the return of Devin Doesn’t Like Things, in which Mitchell rants against the tyranny of pumpkin spice lattes.

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SOC grad gets cheeky with his song “Kerwin Money”

track EP, starts off with the song “Auburn Epitaphs,” with euphoric melodies from ambient keyboards, piano loops and delicate acoustic sounds accompanied by the lyrics, “Smoking another cigarette/ I read the auburn epitaphs/ I pause to feel the gravity that permeates a part of me.”

The EP then transitions into a more electro-pop genre in the track “The Cowboy’s Prayer” and then back into a meditative fluid instrumentation routine in “Backwards Fireworks.”

It’s a spiritual journey for the listener, who can almost feel the song wrap around him in a daydream-like trance.

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It’s hardly been four months since graduation and AU alumnus Rafael Smith is still making (sound) waves at his alma mater. Channeling the whimsical music of De La Soul, his new single “Kerwin Money” dropped on SoundCloud Aug. 24 and has been played more than 900 times.

The track pokes fun at President Kerwin’s $1.3 million compensation, alludes to some shady funding projects and coins everyone’s new favorite hashtag — #Kerwinning. The Eagle sat down with Smith to discuss the inspiration behind his musical style and tongue-incheek lyrics.

‘He wants the money in hand by any means and methods.’

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OPINION

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Staff Editorial:

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Students deserve transparency about Pitts case

s the sides of the campus shuttles tell us, AU faculty are in the news every 24 minutes.

Sometimes it’s not for the reasons we would expect.

On Sept. 3, AU professor and department head David Pitts broke into the Foxhall shopping mall near campus

and allegedly started a fire in a parking attendant booth.

Very little is known about Pitts’ motivation for this crime, beyond third party reports that thousands of prescription pills were found in his apartment.

Students were shocked by many aspects of this incident, not least of which

was the University’s decision not to issue a statement to the entire AU student body. This is not the first time the administration has avoided transparency on an issue of staff competency.

Only a few years ago, our last University president embezzled millions of the dollars from the University,

and a president from the 1980s was admitted to the D.C. Psych Ward shortly after his term.

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Column: Not ready for Hillary

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I’m not ready for Hillary Clinton to be nominated for President of the United States yet and neither are many Americans. While she may be the Democratic favorite going into the 2016 primaries, she has her record to answer for before she is given the nod to be the American public’s voice.

Back in April, Hillary said and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, came out of the White House in 2000 “not only dead broke, but in debt” and that “we struggled to, you know, piece together the resources for mortgages, for houses.”

But both Clintons came out of the White House in a great financial position despite Hillary’s ridiculous remarks. President Bill Clinton made $106 million in the decade following his departure from the White House.

By John Foti

That figure averages to roughly $10 million a year, putting the Clintons in the 0.01 percent of income earners per year in the country. In addition, Hillary was going to be sworn in as a U.S. Senator when she was leaving the White House, which means her income was $145,100 per year, a figure that puts Hillary alone in the top 10 percent of earners.

Hillary’s blatant disregard for the struggle of millions of working families is an insult to every American.

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Op/Ed: The Talon might be dying I applied for a position under the Talon and Photo Collective last year as a freshman. I was hired as an assistant photo editor, so I helped shoot events on campus as a photographer. Frankly, it was terrifying.

The first Talon event I went to was the release party in September, when the book from the pre-

vious year was finally printed and distributed. Looking through old Talon yearbooks was intimidating, because the photography was amazing and the design was simple and clean. The Talon, simply put, is a work of art. An incredibly dedicated team of students oversees all operations and somehow creates a yearbook so beautiful, it makes people

cry (at least I did, on the inside, for a little bit).

I went through most of last year shooting events for the Talon, unaware of our situation. I knew our books weren’t selling, but I didn’t think it really mattered. The Talon never had trouble with content. The book always accurately portrayed what a year at AU looked like. Our

By Kristie Chua problem was getting students to appreciate and buy the yearbook.

Our contract with our publisher required us to sell 300 books. For the past few years, Talon has been unable to meet that quota. Last year, we sold a little over 100 books.

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SPORTS

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AU Women’s soccer drops to Fairfield 1-0

By Shannon Scovel

The AU women’s soccer team fell 1-0 to a fast and physical Fairfield University team on Sept. 7 at Reeves Field. Despite its loss, the Eagles remained positive about their performance.

“Our whole thing was ‘bring the storm,’ and I think we did for the first ten, fifteen minutes, twenty minutes, but it did break up the game,” secondyear head coach Anabel Hering said.

“We weren’t able to keep possession, but once the game calmed down a little bit we were able to keep possession and play our game…Overall I think it was a good effort from the first minute to the last minute.”

Fairfield brought strong speed to the game early on, and the players passed back and forth with precision.

Through stellar footwork, the Stags controlled the ball in the first half, but AU continued to fight; the Eagles (2-4) countered the Fairfield attacks with standout defensive efforts from senior Kirsten Eriksen and sophomore Allie Day. AU slowly grew more comfortable with the pace of action throughout the half, and it created more offensive opportunities with each passing minute. Junior forward Kelly Donavon utilized her signature summersault throw-in during the 12th minute to launch the ball to sophomore midfielder Marley Jennings, who attempted a shot on goal, but Fairfield senior goalie Kathleen Early ended the play with a successful save.

Donavan executed the same move again 10 minutes later, but Early rejected the resulting shot again. The Eagles increased its intensity in the final minutes, and, with 2:30 to play, Jennings fired a second shot on goal that soared just wide of the net. “[Our offense] did well, considering the fact that because they were in

a 4-4-2, we had to bring our outside wingers back to defend their outside mids. I think they dealt with [that] well defensively and attacking wise,” Hering said.

Senior goalie Charlene Belanger kept the Eagles alive in the early minutes with a critical tip save off a high shot from Fairfield senior midfielder Michelle Kowalski. AU and Fairfield remained scoreless at the half due to exceptional goalkeeping efforts on both sides.

“She’s just really good with breakaways and one v. one situations like that,” Hering said, “whether it’s a foot save or a hand save, she’s just really intuitive with that.”

AU entered the second half strong, and it developed a quick burst of momentum after Michaela Garcia launched a rifle shot the Fairfield goal, only to be stopped by Early. Garcia continued to shine as playmaker for the Eagles, and her speed helped AU develop a stronger offensive attack.

Sophomore midfielder Sara Perlman and senior defender Danielle Beard also recorded two shots each to contribute to the scoring efforts.

After nearly 60 minutes of scoreless soccer, Fairfield defender Jessica Broadbent delivered a flawless pass across the front of the net to senior forward Ashley Small, who fired the ball into the net.

AU freshman midfielder Emily Weimer attempted to respond to the goal, and she forced a high shot over the net almost just minutes after Fairfield scored. Senior forward Lindsey Muri followed the play with a shot of her own, but Fairfield’s defense help secure its shutout.

The Eagles face off again on again Sept. 10 in search of another win as they take on the Howard Bisons at 4 p.m. on Reeves Field.

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W VOLLEYBALL 2:30 PM | @ Philadelphia, Pa. M SOCCER 4:00 PM

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CROSS COUNTRY at Navy M-11 a.m.; W-11:30 a.m.

W VOLLEYBALL 10:00 AM | @ Philadelphia, Pa. FIELD HOCKEY 11:00 AM | @ College Park, Md.

Women’s volleyball soars to 3-0 victory

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U Women’s Volleyball regained their rhythm Wednesday night in Bender Arena, as they easily put away the Coppin State Eagles 3-0, despite tough previous losses to Marquette and Florida State.

AU (4-2, 0-0) demonstrated their strength from the opening point as senior setter Monika Smidova secured the first block of the game and established early confidence for her team. Coppin State (4-4) struggled to find their flow initially, but the players communicated openly between

each other and stayed within three points of AU for the early part of the first set.

Midway through the first set, senior libero Megan Rosburg fired a smashing ace through the Coppin State court that rallied her teammates and led to a scoring rush. Smidova also added a second ace several points later to continue the high pace of play. AU connected easily with the ball, and their kill statistics represent the fluidity of their game.

By Shannon Scovel

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