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NEWS TKE brothers accuse fellow members of hazing

By RACHEL S. KARAS EAGLE STAFF WRITER

AU’s chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon is the subject of a University hazing investigation for the second time in the past year, according to members of the fraternity.

Five of its brothers accused the fraternity of physically and verbally abusing pledges. Alleged practices include forcing pledges to drink alcohol and smoke marijuana; do planks, wall sits, pushups and extensive walking; drink

an entire gallon of milk in one hour or less (known as the “gallon challenge�); eat an entire jar of mayonnaise; and other tasks detailed by an active brother of TKE who asked to remain anonymous.

Hazing this extensive has been common practice since the Upsilon-Omicron chapter’s inception at AU in 2008, according to the anonymous member. “We decided to come forward to the school as a group because we realized that this hazing would

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COURTESY OF AN ANONYMOUS TKE BROTHER

TKE brothers allegedly abandoned blindfolded pledges in Cabin John Regional Park in mid-February. continue unless we acted,� five TKE brothers who asked for anonymity, including the brother mentioned above, said in a collective email to The Eagle. All five brothers separately confirmed their support of the statement. “We thought the hazing would be

over last spring after being put on probation, but it only got more severe. We all went through the hazing ourselves, in the year that we pledged, and do not want to see others be hazed and insulted like that. We are the minority.�

Tau Kappa Epsilon Interna-

tional Chief of Staff Pat Gleason confirmed an investigation was underway, saying Director of Standards Adam Kearns recently visited AU and is looking into the allegations.

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“We are partnering with the University and are fully cooperative to make sure that what is going on at the University is what should be going on,” Gleason said.

Kearns did not respond to requests for comment by the time of publication.

“TKE nationals did not put an end to this and instead defended our chapter when we were accused of hazing last spring, and it is disturbing to see the national organization defending the practices they swear to abolish,” the anonymous group of TKE members told The Eagle in their email.

Four active TKE brothers first notified University officials of the alleged hazing practices in late January, according to emails shown to The Eagle. The brothers gave Dean of Students Rob Hradsky and the Office of Student Conduct and Resolution evidence of hazing within the organization that dates back to fall 2011, the anonymous brother said.

“We hope that coming forward with this new evidence will shed some truth on the situation our fraternity experienced last year, and expose those who are truly at fault,” the anonymous group said in the email.

The fraternity’s actions are documented in photographs, audio recordings, chapter meeting minutes and screenshots of Facebook posts and chats. The Eagle obtained copies of this evidence on April 19.

“The current leadership of the chapter all supports hazing practices, and they hold secret events without alerting the rest of the chapter to haze the pledges,” the anonymous group told The Eagle in its email. “When we actively speak up against the hazing, we are told to ‘shut up’ and are not included, or even told about pledge events.”

University policy defines haz-

ing as a “physical or psychological ... intentional act or method of initiation ... subjects another person, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, to conduct that may injure, abuse, humiliate, harass or intimidate that person.”

Chapter President Phil Seggio and four other members of the fraternity declined to comment.

At events called “tuck-ins,” members of an unidentified AU sorority were allegedly invited by TKE brothers to strip the fraternity pledges down to their under-

is approximately 10 miles from AU. In a Facebook chat conversation obtained by The Eagle, one member of the spring 2013 pledge class described going to sleep at 6:30 a.m. after a night of tasks, before having to wake up at 9:45 a.m. “[A]pparently it’s a good idea to make pledges walk three miles, buy their own poster board, create their own ransom note letters, and force this all on them when half the pledge class has strep/the flu,” the pledge said in the chat.

haze pledges, according to the anonymous brother. Chapter minutes obtained by The Eagle confirm the presence of pot in fraternity activity.

At a chapter meeting March 3, fraternity leaders allegedly planned to take the pledges to Battery Kemble Park on Nebraska Avenue NW on March 6 from midnight to 3 a.m., according to a transcript of the meeting obtained

by The Eagle. Battery Kemble, known as the “dog park,” is about a mile from AU. The brothers discussed how to avoid police in the area and said not to wear fraternity letters, as the park is closed after dusk and

“It is disturbing to see the national organization defending the practices they swear to abolish.”

-Collective statement by five TKE brothers wear, tie them to chairs and ask questions such as, “What is our sorority flower?” and “What’s my sibling’s middle name?” according to the anonymous brother.

Pledges allegedly had bottles of alcohol poured down their throats as punishment for giving incorrect answers, the brother said.

“They’re things you’d never have any idea how to answer,” he said. “The end goal is to get them puking.”

Around 11 p.m. one night in February, TKE brothers were said to have stripped pledges of their cell phones and wallets, blindfolded and drove them to Cabin John Regional Park in Bethesda, Md., the anonymous brother said.

Brothers allegedly told the pledges to get out of the vehicles and then made them walk for about 10 minutes into the woods. The pledges were allegedly then told to perform push-ups and squats, while the brothers snuck away and drove back to AU, he said.

When the pledges completed the physical tasks, they were allegedly left with a note that read, “Find your way home,” the brother said. Cabin John Regional Park

“Ransom notes” are letters cut out from magazines and glued together to recreate a portion of TKE doctrine, according to the anonymous brother. No two letters are allowed to be the same style and the process takes eight to 10 hours, he said.

In a “line-up” on Feb. 28, brothers allegedly blindfolded the pledges and led them into the basement of the fraternity’s house, where they were drilled on TKE history and symbols, according to a brother who recorded and transcribed audio of the event.

Pledges were berated throughout the process, called “goddamn rodents” by one fraternity leader and singled out for verbal abuse if a question was answered incorrectly, according to a seven-minute audio recording of the line-up obtained by The Eagle. Brothers forced the pledges to perform push-ups and planks for incorrect answers as well.

The line-up lasted longer than two hours, according to the audio transcription obtained by The Eagle.

Allegedly, pounds of marijuana are often present in the fraternity house, and the drug is used to

patrolled by the U.S. Park Police and D.C. police, according to the transcript. TKE has allegedly hidden pledges in the bushes to avoid law enforcement during hazing events, the anonymous brother said.

When discussing freshmen pledges’ midterm exams, a fraternity leader said only “minimal study hours” were needed and did not want to change the pledging process to accommodate exams, according to a transcript of a March 3 chapter meeting.

“So, I’ve been watching ‘Greek,’” one TKE brother said of the ABC Family television series in a private group post on Facebook on Nov. 13, 2011 obtained by The Eagle. “I realize why the fraternities on the show are so tame.

None of the s*** we actually do could EVER be put on TV. Even the tame s***.”

Though the then-pledges supposedly voiced their disapproval with the process, TKE brothers allegedly threatened not to initiate anyone in the class who came forward with information about hazing, the anonymous brother said.

Pledges are blinded by the end goal of becoming a brother

and are willing to endure hazing despite the physical and mental harm it causes, he said.

UNIVERSITY INVOLVEMENT

Hradsky, the dean of students, and Director of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution Rosie McSweeney said they could not confirm or deny an ongoing investigation into TKE’s behavior.

If a hazing complaint is brought forward, the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution reviews the information to determine what level of disciplinary action should be taken, McSweeney said. The Dean of Students office can also investigate such cases and is responsible for the care of and concern for students’ wellbeing throughout the process, she said.

Curtis Burrill, assistant director of fraternity and sorority life, said he is unable to comment on the situation.

AJ Custard, executive vice president of IFC, said that to his knowledge, the University has not notified the Council of a conduct violation by TKE. The IFC is not involved until the end of the process if the University finds an organization guilty of misconduct, he said.

PREVIOUS ALLEGATIONS

Four TKE members disaffiliated from the fraternity after the fall 2011 semester because they took issue with the alleged hazing practices, The Eagle previously reported. One brother was allegedly kicked out of the fraternity after requiring pledges to eat an entire onion in late March 2012.

“The e-board leadership put together a false compilation of evidence against the member in an attempt to scapegoat him for the chapter so we did not get as harshly punished by nationals,” the anonymous group of TKE brothers said in its email. “We feel deeply sorry that this happened and sincerely wish that member did not have to experience that injustice.”

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Board of Trustees creates new student position

No renewal for Schaler stirs debate

By LEIGH GIANGRECO AND TORI DALCOURT EAGLE STAFF WRITERS

A group of students protested on April 24 against the University’s decision not to renew the contract of Assistant Professor Jeffrey Schaler.

Schaler taught in the Department of Justice, Law and Society starting in 1990, according to his university profile. During this time, he received a mix of praise and criticism from both students and faculty for his views. He taught “the myth of mental illness” in his courses and his published works include “Addiction is a Choice.”

“I saw that his name had been dropped from the class sched-

ule,” said Skyler McKinley, a junior in the School of Public Affairs and School of Communication who tried to register for Schaler’s course, “Drugs and Society.”

Schaler is a term faculty member. Term professors are hired for one or multi-year contracts, usually three or five years at a time, according to the procedures and standards for reappointment in DJLS. Senior faculty voted against Schaler’s reappointment in December 2012, according to an email obtained by The Eagle, between senior DJLS faculty and DJLS Chair Ed Maguire. The faculty’s evaluation noted that Schaler received high student ratings in the past. However in

recent years, those evaluations dipped.

For multi-year reappointments, senior faculty members vote by secret ballot and the department chair provides a separate recommendation. The faculty evaluate the professor on both teaching and service.

“Schaler’s teaching evaluations while still good, have fallen below the department average in recent years and do not compare well with those of other term professors in the department,” the senior JLS faculty wrote to Maguire.

Schaler attributed his decreased performance to personal issues.

By TORI DALCOURT EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Board of Trustees Chairman Jeffrey Sine announced the creation of a new position for a Student Trustee-elect, during an open forum on April 4. This position will be in addition to the current job of Student Trustee.

The trustee-elect will serve a year shadowing the student trustee at Board meetings before he or she becomes the student trustee, which will make the transition process for the student representative on the board easier, Sine said.

The student trustee is a nonvoting member of the Board, who is responsible for attending and

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participating in Board meetings, according to the AU Board of Trustees, Student Trustee & Student Trustee-Elect Application.

The Board proposed the creation of the position at the beginning of the spring 2013 term, according to Student Government President Emily Yu. “I think the creation of this position was a great idea,” Yu said in an email. “It allows more students to be involved in Board meetings, gives the student trustee a whole year to learn about their position before they actually serve, and should overall increase both the quality and quantity of student voice and participation to the Board.”

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RHA to hold special election after president-elect resigns

By DEVIN MITCHELL EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Residence Hall Association president-elect Alex McQuade resigned April 21 to accept a position as a resident assistant in Nebraska Hall, according to an RHA press release.

This resignation triggered a special election for his replace-

timeline,” Erickson said.

School of Public Affairs freshman and Hughes Hall Council President Reiter Boldt is running again after finishing second to McQuade with 33.5 percent of votes in the original election.

He will be competing against new candidates Lindsey Malcolm, a sophomore in SPA and

“I have a vision for changing the way RHA operates.”

—RHA presidential candidate Reiter Boldt

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The MSNBC host speaks in Bender Arena as a part of an ongoing book tour for “Drift.”

ment that will be held between April 25 and 26.

The RHA constitution and RA contract state that a student cannot hold both positions, forcing McQuade to choose when an RA position opened up.

While RHA presidents have stepped down in the past, it has been after they were sworn in, according to outgoing President Fiona Erickson. Then, the vice president of administration and finance is sworn in as interim president and an RHA General Assembly votes on a new president.

The circumstances surrounding McQuade’s resignation were unique, Erickson said.

“Because we found out early on, before the swearing in, we were able to orchestrate an entirely new election by the residents, albeit on a crunched

the School of Communication, as well as Nicole Bubnoski, a freshman in SPA. Bubnoski wants to substantially change the organization.

She hopes to advocate for more connections with Housing and Dining, as well as more interaction with Student Government and Greek life.

Boldt ran initially on a fivepoint plan for residents that included a more advocacy, involvement and cooperation.

This time, his campaign posters present a more basic message of partnering with other student organizations and giving back to students.

“I have a vision for changing the way RHA operates,” Boldt said in an email. “I hope that residents will join me.”

McQuade and Malcolm did not respond to requests for comment by press time.

Maddow decries constant US war

By SUZANNE GABER EAGLE STAFF WRITER

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow discussed activism and war in the United States with AU students as part of her book tour on April 21 in Bender Arena.

The event was sponsored by the Kennedy Political Union and was a part of Maddow’s tour for her new book “Drift” that discusses Americans’ acceptance with a state of perpetual war.

“We are the generation that has fought the longest war in American history … and it never, ever really felt like we were fighting,” she said.

Maddow felt uncomfortable with the idea of Americans enjoying tax cuts and shopping sprees while others gave their

life in battle.

“For the last 12 years, the life of military family in America is very, very different than the typical civilian family,” she said.

Maddow urged students to participate in their government and change what she considers to be a society and government inconsistent with its founding principles.

However, Maddow herself had never considered a position in public office, and she credits her history in the activist community for never having run for public office.

“I was the person who would chain themselves to the desk of people in government service [to get their attention] … I saw myself as an activist and now I see myself as a person who explains activism,” she said.

When she first came out as gay in Stanford University’s newspaper at the height of an AIDS epidemic in 1989, Maddow almost immediately joined the AIDS activist community.

Maddow felt a sense of solidarity with the gay community affected by the issue.

“I felt like these were my people … it just felt like we were being exterminated [as a result of the epidemic],” she said.

While she looked to activism as a means of change, Maddow encouraged students to change Congress by running for office.

“I really want people to feel earnest about public service and not be discouraged by the kooks who had gone before you,” she said.

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Campus status as arboretum earns higher award for green efforts

By JORDAN-MARIE SMITH EAGLE STAFF WRITER

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Students place plants during Campus Beautification Day.

University welcomes first new Panhellenic sorority in 20 years

By DEVIN MITCHELL EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Alpha Xi Delta will be the newest National Panhellenic Council social sorority to start at AU next year, according to Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Curtis Burrill.

The sorority is the newest NPC addition to the University since Chi Omega joined in 1993.

“This is really exciting,” Burrill said. “It’s a great opportunity for women who didn’t find a place within our current community to potentially be a part of Panhellenic as a founding member of an organization, which is a unique experience.”

Delegates from the current seven Panhellenic Council sororities voted on April 23 to

bring in Alpha Xi Delta over Kappa Kappa Gamma and Sigma Kappa. They also voted to bring Sigma Kappa within 3-5 years if Panhellenic sorority numbers reflect demand for another organization.

The decision caps a yearlong process to put a new group on campus. Fifteen of the 19 NPC sororities not at AU applied to begin a chapter at AU in August, and the process costs each national chapter between $8,000 and $10,000, according to Burrill.

Outgoing President of the AU Panhellenic Council and School of Public Affairs senior Rachel Jones could not be reached for comment in time for publication.

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Campus Beautification Day, the annual planting of trees and flowers and laying of mulch around the campus, had a record turnout of 392 staff, faculty and students volunteers April 16, according to Assistant Grounds Director Mark Feist.

In his 15 years at the University, Feist said he has never seen so many students and faculty work together to beautify AU’s campus.

During this year’s celebration, AU partnered with the Potomac, Md., public school system, whose students planted trees next to the Katzen Arts Museum.

The University plans to expand the areas behind Katzen Arts Museum into a forest in the future, Feist said.

President Neil Kerwin announced AU’s elevated status as an arboretum from a Level One arboretum to a Level Two at the Campus Beautification Day barbeque that was held after activities. A Level Two accreditation is earned if an arboretum has at least 100 planted trees, hired arboretum staff and arboretum education programs, according to an earlier report by Ravi Raman of AU Communications.

Anthony Jones of the D.C. Urban Forestry Administration presented an updated Tree Campus USA plaque for AU’s new arboretum status at the event. The plaque is updated annually by AU and The Arbor Day Foundation, according to Feist.

UFA is “responsible for establishing and maintaining a full population of healthy street trees

within the District,” according to their website.

Community’s efforts like CBD led to the arboretum’s higher accreditation throughout the last 20 years, Kerwin said.

“CBD is a great way to get to know other people and other walks of life on campus,” School of Communication professor and CBD volunteer W. Joseph Campbell said. Campbell said he works with grounds staff two days out of the week during the summer semester as well.

“What’s happened here is good for the spirit of campus — the soul of the campus,” SOC professor and CBD volunteer Rick Stach said. “When we’re done the campus is so much more beautiful.

There is an inspirational sense to the results of the work.”

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Anita Bonds wins at-large D.C. Council seat amid low turnout

By LINDSAY SANDOVAL EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Interim At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds will keep her seat on the D.C. Council for the next term, beating out five other challengers in a special election on April 23.

Bonds, the D.C. Democratic Party chair and former senior government official under former Mayor Marion Barry, assumed the temporary position when former at-large councilmember Phil Mendelson became city council chairman, according to her campaign website.

Matthew Frumin, head of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission of the Tenleytown and Friendship Heights area, fin-

ished fourth with 11 percent of the vote, despite a sizeable fundraising advantage.

Only 9.8 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots, almost a percentage point lower than the previous special election, according to Washington Post report.

Bonds received 32 percent of the vote, beating out former Washington Post columnist Elissa Silverman by 2,314 votes.

Bonds did well in Wards 4, 5, 7 and 8, where she captured 60 percent of the votes, according to the D.C. Board of Elections.

Republican Patrick Mara, who earned a Washington Post endorsement, finished third, trailing Silverman by 2,373 votes.

Community activist Perry

Redd and Democrat Paul Zuckerberg followed with less than two percent of the vote each.

Zuckerberg studied law at AU and centered his campaign around decriminalizing marijuana, according to his campaign website.

The Charter Amendment, which would allow the D.C. government to spend taxpayer money without federal oversight, passed with 83 percent of the vote, according to the D.C. Board of Elections.

“We know we have to get in there, dig in there and try to make a difference for all citizens of the District of Columbia,” Bonds said during her victory speech Tuesday night.

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WCL alumna opens first all-local grocery store in Dupont Circle

By IULIA GHEORGHIU EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Prompted by her passion for the environment and frustrated by the lack of legislative action, a Washington College of Law alumna opened a new grocery store in Dupont Circle featuring all-local produce and goods.

As a fourth generation grocer, Danielle Vogel used her genetic legacy to put her passion for environmentalism in action by opening Glen’s Garden Market.

After graduating from WCL in 2007, Vogel entered the Department of Justice to be an environmental litigator. Working on the Hill for more than 10 years, she lost faith in the passing of a global climate change bill, she said.

She continued pursuing environmental sustainability by turning to the “family business.�

Vogel’s grandfathers and her own father, after whom the venue is named, owned their own competing supermarket chains in New York. The family history and support she received helped her find a vessel for her cause. “I wanted to create a business that would be a change agent, and so I would be empowering people to make change one bite at a time,� Vogel said.

Vogel now brings food and produce from six different states to the District. The farthest reaching local supplier is Maya Kaimal of Rhinebeck, N.Y., who grows Indian spices. The venue uses inventory from more than 300 local vendors in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, according to Vogel. “The idea was we would be serving locally one bite at a time while growing all these small businesses while we grow ourselves,�

Vogel said.

Vogel said she is confident her number of suppliers and vendors will increase.

Many of Glen’s Garden Market’s vendors have never sold their products directly to retail, which is the most exciting part of creating the venue, Vogel said. “We’re introducing the neighborhood to products they have never seen before and they can’t get elsewhere,� Vogel said.

Glen’s Garden Market also offers a craft beer and wine bar and a prepared food department, overseen by Chef Sean Sullivan.

As the first all-local grocery store in D.C., Glen’s Garden Market has plans for expanding in northern Virginia and Maryland. “I think it’s a concept whose time has come,� Vogel said. “I just happen to be the first one to execute it.�

While Vogel has no business experience as of now, she consults her husband, Ken, who is a reporter at Politico, and on her uncles on both sides, who came down to help her with the opening.

The whole family came to the opening to help stock the shelves, refill the bakery case and produce the prepared foods.

The indoor market filled with anxiety as everyone rushed for the noon opening on April 21.

And they had a lot of help getting prepared: 75 employees were working on the Sunday opening, according to Vogel.

The opening day was a rush of employees restocking, giving freesamples and serving customers.

Meanwhile, many local grocery

shoppers could be seen enjoying a glass of beer as they moved from the wall of salsas to the gluten-free displays and onward.

In the back of Glen’s, the prepared food staff gave suggestions to customers and served a growing crowd behind a large brushedsteel counter.

Customers could sip their beer or wine as they continued shopping and sampling the free food on the silver trays of the employees walking around. “Nobody believed that you can open a grocery store using entirely local products, which I knew we could,� said Vogel.

Glen’s Garden Market is now open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Transparency, lack of communication discussed during SG town hall

By CHLOE JOHNSON EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Former and current Student Government members, as well as a small group of non-SG students, discussed how SG could foster stronger communication at a town hall on April 23.

Most representatives saw a lack of publicity about what SG was doing, and some suggested a stronger presence on social media as a way to communicate SG’s goals and accomplishments to students.

“People would take a more vested interest [in SG] if they knew what was happening,” 2016 Sen. Alex Bradley said, a member of the committee that held the town hall, SG’s Committee on Communications, Outreach and Transparency.

Members of SG argued that communication between

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the students and SG needs to come from both sides.

Lack of communication falls on the students, executive board and undergraduate senate equally, according to former SG president Sarah McBride.

“We can’t shove information down someone’s throat,” McBride said. “Students have a responsibility to seek out that information.”

Bradley also stressed the importance of student input during the process of advocacy. This will be augmented by the addition of the chair of student voice next year, which is a new executive position with the task of collecting student input for SG. “We can’t begin to advocate without having an idea about what students want us to do,” Bradley said.

SG representatives discussed the advocacy that they had worked on this year,

including the research done by the shuttle commission, the creation of sexual assault prevention group Stand Up AU and the success of the divestment referendum.

Some students, however, thought that advocacy could go further.

Kathy Kim, a freshman in the School of International Studies who is not in SG, agreed many students felt alienated as a result of the opaqueness of the organization.

Kim, who is part of the American Dream Student Group that advocates for undocumented students, thought SG sometimes did not give some student groups appropriate attention, calling this phenomenon “cherrypicking.”

“Student Government is honestly a pretty big mystery,” Kim said.

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Go ahead, speak your mind. We’ll probably print it.

AU SHC condoms motto should be “You get what you pay for” (shoutout to all the guys who ever put one on and grimaced. #OneSizeDoesn’tFitAll) I’m really good at manipulating people. What career path would be best suited for my talents?

Resolved: this school is too hipster to function.

I feel like Hamlet when I’m with my roommate. She is Claudius and she murdered my sanity.

I don’t know about everyone else, but I really love the folks-y band that plays in the LA Quad late at night. I leave my window open in the hopes that they’ll brighten my evenings.

“I mean, look at the US Bill of Rights. How old is it? Four hundred years?

Three hundred years?” SIS professor Yes biddies on the silent floor, I did just shush you.

What did you expect would happen when you talk at full volume around dozens of people who are studying?

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ACROSS 1 Pink drink, briefly 6 Arson aftermath 9 Hutt crime lord of sci-fi 14 According to 15 Grazing area 16 Light purple 17 O’Neill drama set in Harry Hope’s saloon 20 Tailor’s target 21 Many a Beethoven sonata ender 22 Popeye’s __’ Pea 23 Jabber on and on 24 __ in November 25 Likable prez 27 More than feasts (on) 28 With 30-Across, drama based on ’70s presidential interviews 30 See 28-Across 32 Aspiring doc’s course 33 Walked alongside one’s master 35 On the Pacific 36 Fertilizable cells 38 “Just __!”: “Be right there!”

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4/23/13 SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S DOWN Monday’s Puzzle SolvedPUZZLE 1 Slyly spiteful 2 Irish actor Milo 3 Say what you will 4 Golda of Israel 5 “The Lord of the Rings” baddie 6 Answering the penultimate exam question, say 7 Actor Connery 8 How lovers walk 9 “Jersey Girl” actress, to fans 10 Goals 11 Emulated Mt. St. Helens?

12 With __ breath: (c)2013 Tribune Media Services, Inc. 4/23/13 expectantly 13 Pains’ partner 53 “Whip It” band 35 Give __: yank 18 Answering 54 Like the driven 37 By way of machine button snow 39 Believability on 19 Journalist 55 Red wine choice, the street, Roberts for short slangily 24 Name, in Nîmes 56 Tint 41 Driver’s license 26 Program file suffix 57 Wrath fig.

29 Not counterfeit 59 Salon goop 42 Threat words 31 “The Good Earth” 43 Actor Snipes 61 Mommy deer mother 62 Initials on 44 Thought 32 “Nonsense!”

L’Homme 49 “March Madness” 34 Tractor fragrance games, informally manufacturer 63 Took the reins 51 Sizing up

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Students gather outside Ward, demand Schaler’s return ≤ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5

“My wife dropped dead a year and a half ago and I was attacked because my teaching evaluations had dipped slightly in that time,” Schaler said.

The email between senior JLS faculty and Maguire also said “personal difficulties may have interfered with [Schaler’s] teaching and ser vice.”

Still, the senior faculty were satisfied with Schaler’s teaching and his ser vice to student clubs on campus, according to their evaluation. Instead, ex-

changes on a listser v jeopardized his reappointment.

“While open disagreement is welcome in online discussions, Professor Schaler often makes comments that go beyond the boundar y of the professional to create a climate hostile to academic engagement,” the email said. “[He makes] insulting comments regarding the intellectual merit of the research areas of individuals on our faculty, and other overreactions.”

The online disagreement resulted from discussions over the department’s potential title

and focus change from “Justice, Law and Society” to “Criminology,” according to Schaler, who believed the shift would “dumb down the department.”

While Schaler attributes his rejection to the email exchanges, Paul Grobman, a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs and a student organizing a rally for his contract’s renewal, claims that the issue is academic freedom.

“It’s just starting to raise serious questions about whether AU is allowing controversial viewpoints,” Grobman said.

Before he took a class with

Schaler, Grobman was about to transfer from AU. He said loved Schaler’s class so much that he decided to stay though and create his own major, “theories of societal control.”

“People talk about looking back on their college experience if there were one or two professors that changed their life and for me, Schaler is that professor,” Grobman said. “He is literally the reason I’m still here.”

STUDENTS RALLY TO SUPPORT SCHALER

Eight students rallied on April 24 in front of Ward Circle Building to support Schaler, collected signed petitions and delivered them to Dean of Academic Affairs Phyllis Peres.

Anca Grindeanu, a senior in SPA, and a student of Schaler for two years, helped to organize the rally.

“I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that a faculty member is being fired without students knowing,” Grindeanu said.

Some people see Schaler’s course material as highly controversial, which may have influenced his contract not being renewed, Grindeanu said.

“Need new ideas, will pay 50 grand, Bring Schaler Back!” read one sign at the protest.

Other students are loyal to Schaler but more skeptical about the academic freedom issue. Justin Song, a senior in SPA, received a recommendation from Schaler and now works at the Cato Institute. He supports his former teacher, but did not attend the rally.

“I would participate if Professor Schaler were being fired for his views,” Song said. “The reason is because of some other administrative issue.”

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50 years later, groundbreaking JFK speech remembered Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy shifted his administration’s policy toward peace as he delivered his commencement speech to AU’s graduating class of 1963.

Kennedy gave his “Strategy of Peace” address on June 10, 1963 while the United States was in

the midst of a stalemate with the Soviet Union and close to war with Cuba.

During his speech, Kennedy called for a test ban treaty, where he promised the United States would stop nuclear testing if other countries did the same.

At the commencement ceremony, Kennedy received a doctorate of civil laws, the University’s highest honorary degree, The Eagle previously reported.

Kennedy was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963, about five months after his speech at AU. Students

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“I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children — not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women — not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.”

“I realize that the pursuit of peace is not as dramatic as the pursuit of war — and frequently the words of the pursuer fall on deaf ears. But we have no more urgent task.”

Kennedy is presented his cap and gown by J.H. Yocum, Hurst Anderson and Bob Stone.

ebrate the anniversary

e Newseum will host ‘JFK Remembered’ with NBC’s Tom Brokaw and journalist Nick ommemorate Kennedy’s speech in 1963. at the Newseum’s Annenberg Theater from 7-9 p.m. and will cost $5 for AU members with he public.

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“Our problems are manmade — therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.”

“So, let us not be blind to our differences — but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved.

And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. “ “But wherever we are, we must all, in our daily lives, live up to the age-old faith that peace and freedom walk together. In too many of our cities today, the peace is not secure because the freedom is incomplete.

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AU students (L-R) Erin Hannigan, Emily Goodell and Pasquale Guiducci in the first segment, “Tag.”

AU seniors end year with ‘Grimm’ captsone, recreate classic tales from the dark, disturbing side of theater

By DAVID KAHEN-KASHI EAGLE STAFF WRITER

A couple trapped in a hellish ‘50s sitcom, two backwoods girls who bicker with a ghost and a

song about eating children.

Isn’t life lovely sometimes?

These are the some of the stories that students wrote and directed for the Department of Performing Arts for their senior

Blockbuster films that should be avoided this summer

By HOAI-TRAN BUI EAGLE STAFF WRITER

‘Tis the season of the overly hyped teaser trailer. And if the barrage of teaser trailers and teasers of teaser trailers is upon us, that can only mean one thing: summer is coming.

The Scene guides you away from the dreg of Hollywood and toward the potential shining gems of summer.

DON’T SEE “THE BIG WEDDING” ≥ SEE “BEFORE MIDNIGHT” (MAY 24) Let’s be honest, “The Big Wedding” looks positively awful.

Not only does it have Katherine Heigl in a supporting role, it has all the clichés of a romantic

comedy and a family farce.

If you’re looking for a good romantic film, check out “Before Midnight,” the third film in Richard Linklater’s “Before” series, which included “Before Sunrise” (1995) and “Before Sunset” (2004).

The film follows the musings of Jesse and Celine nine years after “Before Sunset.” While the last film left the star-crossed lovers in a delightfully ambiguous situation, their relationship seems to be cracking in the latest film.

DON’T SEE “MAN OF STEEL” ≥ SEE “STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS” (MAY 17)

“Man of Steel” is precariously balanced on the line between

capstone titled “And They All...Six Grim(m) Transformations” playing in the Katzen Studio Theatre April 25 to 27.

Adapted from stories of the Brothers Grimm, there are momust-see and maybe-see.

While it has “Dark Knight” director Christopher Nolan in the producer’s chair, director Zack Snyder’s (“Sucker Punch,” “300”) track record has been mostly a tale of disappointment and broken dreams.

“Star Trek: Into Darkness,” on the other hand, is helmed by scifi aficionado J.J. Abrams, whose colorful first take on “Star Trek” was not only entertaining, but true to the heart of the source material.

While the sequel takes a darker turn, it still looks to be more enjoyable than the blue-tinted, origin rehash of “Man of Steel.”

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ments where “And They All...” will thrill and disturb the audience.

Cara Gabriel, assistant professor in the DPA and director of the segment “Freddy and Cathy,” said that the show was inspired by what the students studied in class.

“And They All...” features music by New York-based composer Kristen Lee Rosenfeld and some lyrics for a few of the songs by her collaborator and mother, Luanne Aronen Rosenfeld.

The process of writing and producing began when Gabriel asked her students what they wanted to do for their capstone. Seniors had to synthesize everything they learned at AU and controlled the production from script to stage.

One of the students suggested Grimm’s fairy tales and from there the creative process took flight.

“When I went home over winter break I thought, you know,

there are so many Grimm’s fairy tales that we could do anything with that,” Gabriel said.

Molly Riddles, College of Arts and Sciences and School of Communication senior and writer of the multifaceted tragedy “Pink,” the story of Mark (played by CAS senior Matthew Ingraham), a father whose daughter passes away in a homicide, said she was inspired by news events and history in order to craft the tale.

“I worked closely with the dramaturge, [CAS senior] Erin Hannigan, and we looked really closely at interviews and photographs of people who lived through things like this, and a lot of what they were experiencing was just rage,” Riddles said. “I realized that I had to explore [the character’s] emotions a lot deeper.

I wanted to make it honest.”

The temptations of having a vacation on the film’s paycheck was probably too big.

Instead of watching Sandler’s glorified high school reunion, see “This is the End,” featuring another group of old comedy friends, but with the potential to actually make you laugh.

James Franco, Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill lead a cast of comedy all-stars playing themselves as they try to survive an apocalypse.

Look for cameos from Emma Watson, Michael Cera and Aziz Anzari.

Not so for Pixar, whose newest release, “Monsters University,” looks to be funny and heartwarming.

And while it is a sequel, fear not. This is Pixar, after all.

DON’T SEE “EPIC” ≥ SEE “MONSTERS UNIVERSITY” (JUNE 21)

DON’T SEE “GROWN UPS 2” It’s unfortunate that animated ≥ SEE “THIS IS THE END” (JUNE movies and children’s movies 14) look down on their audiences.

The indulgent, self-appraising “Grown Ups” was a movie that no one wanted to see, so why is Adam Sandler making another one?

“Epic” is just one of many shallow releases, such as “The Smurfs 2” and “Planes,” that keep animated movies in its current low esteem.

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DON’T SEE “AFTER EARTH” ≥ SEE “ELYSIUM” (AUGUST 9)

You’ll have to wait a couple months to see Neil Blomkamp’s highly anticipated second film, “Elysium,” but it will be worth the wait.

While this summer does look good in terms of sci-fi blockbusters (see: Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim”), there are bound to be one or two missteps.

Though “After Earth” doesn’t look to be a travesty, the Will Smith/Jaden Smith movie looks to pale in comparison to the highly ambitious and politically-tinged “Elysium,” which stars Matt Smith, Jodie Foster and Sharlto Copley.

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Miss D.C. 2012 speaks on struggle with Second District Records merges eating disorder, body image campaign business and music, puts students to stop.”

The road to recovery was strewn with a trail of broken Kaitlyn Dinneh Wozniak has glass, as Wozniak would have competed in beauty pageants died had she not been admitted ever since she was five years as an inpatient on that day, the old. Before entering the imagedoctors said. The refeeding proconscious lifestyle, she made an cess began and she eventually agreement with her mother that recovered enough and enrolled once she expressed unhappiin AU to study psychology. ness with the competitions, her “After the second time of gomother would allow her to stop. ing through treatment, I really But the competitive drive was able to grasp the concept was strong, and she continued that my eating disorder was nevto enter into pageants like Miss er about food, but about control,” Maryland Teen USA and Miss Wozniak said. “Once I knew that, D.C., which she won in 2012. and once I was able to maintain A senior in the Cola healthy weight, I knew lege of Arts and SciencI wanted to share my stoes, Wozniak led a perfect ry.” life on the surface. But According to the Nafor many years, she was tional Eating Disorder afflicted with the condiAssociation (NEDA), 90tion of anorexia nervosa.

95 percent of people who Although at the time suffer from anorexia nershe did not know the vosa are girls and womname of her disorder, en. After going through she was well aware, as the affliction herself, were those around her, Wozniak decided to use that something was her title as Miss D.C. for painfully amiss. a good cause. She started “Neither my family by tackling stereotypes nor myself really knew surrounding pageant what was going on,” culture and encouragWozniak said. “We didn’t ing people to transcend HOAI-TRAN BUI / THE EAGLE Kaitlyn Dinneh Wozniak uses her title as know anything about eatboundaries of convenMiss D.C. to spread body image awareness. ing disorders. My mom tional thought. just knew that I wanted to “The great majority lose weight after going through birthday, she was diagnosed of the women I have met in my puberty early and receiving un- with anorexia nervosa. pageant days are some of the wanted attention based on the “I hated putting my fam- most dynamic, intelligent and changes in my body.’” ily through that long day and I considerate people I know, and Wozniak’s mother began no- was scared to know what would they strive to live healthy lives.” ticing differences in her behav- happen next, but I also felt an Wozniak said that if there is ior, from restricting her own overwhelming sense of excite- the need to speak to someone food intake, to becoming more ment and pride,” Wozniak said. then do so because the first step aggressive and irritable. Her “I had finally reached the title of to recovery is to seek help. fear of weight gain had caused ‘anorexic’ and could be deemed “Recovery is possible,” Wozher to become indignant at ‘sick enough.’ niak said, “but it is up to you those who tried to help regulate “This is a common theme to step outside of your comfort with her rituals surrounding with eating disorders: the am- zone and make that decision to food and exercise. bivalence and contradictory feel- reclaim your life from the grips A watershed moment for ings; you know what you’re do- of your eating disorder.”

Wozniak was when her mother ing is wrong but you don’t want DKAHEN-KASHI@THEEAGLEONLINE.COM

By DAVID KAHEN-KASHI EAGLE STAFF WRITER

noticed that her Miss Maryland USA dress was falling off because of the weight loss.

“I had no life in my eyes and my smile was forced,” Wozniak said. “I think for her, seeing me from the perspective of an audience member, and not as my mother, allowed her to step back and accept that something was really wrong.”

Friends began noticing that Wozniak’s anorexia was spiraling out of control, and eventually she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital for her initial assessment.

Days before Wozniak’s 15th

in control of record label

By JULIA MARTINS EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

If Alicia Keys says it’s a good idea, then it’s probably worth a try.

That was the mindset of AU’s Second District Records after Kogod freshman and member

that they are currently working with AU a cappella group On A Sensual Note to record their first album.

Twenty-five bands are on the list to record at AU’s new stateof-the-art Kreeger recording studio. Trying to find space to record all these bands is tough,

“We believe that Second District has the potential to become the best student-run label in the country.”

-Co-founder Spencer Swan Jade Bernad pitched the idea of a student-run record label to Keys, whom she met while interning at Sirius Radio.

With Keys’ seal of approval, students transformed AU’s defunct Music Business Club into the new Second District Records.

Second District’s main goals are to promote and record student artists and to eventually get access to local venues for gigs.

“The idea came out of all of us being a little bit frustrated with combining music and business at AU,” Second District cofounder and Kogod sophomore Spencer Swan said.

Students were frustrated with clubs being one or the other, with nothing adequately combining both.

In order to salvage the club and turn it into something new, Second District Records took over the name, picked new executive board members and wrote a new constitution. The members are currently working to switch all of the aspects of the Music Business Club to Second District Records.

The new label is recruiting artists to record, but Swan said

and Second District Records is working to establish a process to determine recording priority.

Just like any other club, Second District Records has a budget that they are looking to increase so that the artists can continue to record for free.

“We never want people to have to pay, but if you want to give, that’s fine,” Swan said.

One does not have to be a business and music major to get involved with Second District Records. Swan said that there is a wide variety of students in the club, including audio technology majors and music majors— but they all have one thing in common: a passion for music.

So far, the record company has hosted a number of open mics with WVAU and their own successful DJ Battle with over 120 attendees. Second District Records is looking to throw a DJ Battle either every semester or year. Members also want to stage concerts on campus to promote the artists they record.

“We believe that Second District has the potential to become the best student-run label in the country,” Swan said.

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MICHAEL BAY PREPARES DARK ACTION COMEDY, TWITTER DIVES INTO MUSIC MARK LIEBERMAN — TAKE 5 BAY AND SWITCH

Although he’s best known for wildly bombastic, explosion-filled action thrillers, polarizing director Michael Bay (“Transformers” series) has taken a detour with his latest film “Pain and Gain,” out this April 26.

Starring Mark Wahlberg (“Ted”), Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (“G.I. Joe: Retaliation”), Anthony Mackie (“Gangster Squad’) and Rebel Wilson (“Pitch Perfect”), this rollicking but dark action comedy derives its story from a series of 1999 news articles about a violent gang of Miami bodybuilders.

Fans of Bay need not worry that their favorite director has abandoned his trademark franchise, though. After working with Wahlberg here, Bay invited him to star in the latest “Transformers” film, out in 2014.

WHO RUN THE WORLD?

Despite its rapidly dwindling audience, the legendary competition series “American Idol” continues to make history.

For the first time ever, the top five contestants are all female,

guaranteeing that the show will produce its first female winner since Jordin Sparks in 2007.

The remaining finalists range from soul diva Candice Glover to fierce balladeer Angie Miller and country throwback Kree Harrison.

Meanwhile, the male competition stalled out this year. The much-maligned Lazaro Arbos, whose dismally off-key performances carried him through the competition longer than his more talented and enthusiastic peers, was the last man standing.

BOSTON MARATHON

Television networks made cautious adjustments to their schedules following last week’s tragic events.

NBC cancelled the fourth episode of “Hannibal,” a serial killer drama featuring a character who brainwashes children into killing other children.

Meanwhile, Fox pulled the “Family Guy” episode “Turban Cowboy” from its rotation and web site after a YouTube editor arranged several clips to suggest that the show had depicted the Boston Marathon tragedy.

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Fox had also planned to air a repeat episode of “New Girl” in which Jess suspects a character of being a serial killer. But the network swapped out this episode for another repeat.

TWEET IN HARMONY

Twitter unveiled a high-profile new feature last week: a music app designed to augment services like iTunes and Rdio.

Users can see what their favorite artists are listening to and find new tracks through Twitter conversations.

Twitter Music appears to offer functions similar to those of Spotify, but within the context of the popular social media site.

Early reactions have been mixed. Some users are enjoying the streamlined format and possibility for new discoveries, but others see the site as irrelevant in comparison to its competition.

This intriguing new function’s fate is not yet set in stone.

COUNTRY IS AS COUNTRY DOES

A country music superstar and a superstar aspiring to country music both release new albums April 30. Kenny Chesney’s “Life on a Rock,” his 14th studio album, features 10 tracks, including the hit single “Pirate Flag” and duets with The Wailers and Willie Nelson.

Meanwhile, rapper LL Cool J recently stirred up controversy with his Brad Paisley duet “Accidental Racist,” but he isn’t moving away from country music anytime soon.

His latest album “Authentic” features another duet with Paisley, this one entitled “Live For You.” This collaboration presumably traffics in less problematic subject matter.

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COURTESY OF FX

TV PICK: The Americans

By MARK LIEBERMAN EAGLE COLUMNIST

On the intriguing, romantic, ambitious new FX series “The Americans,” Matthew Rhys (“Brothers and Sisters”) and Keri Russell (“Running Wilde”) play Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings, a married couple living with two children in a pleasant, early 1980s Virginia suburb.

The twist: Phillip and Elizabeth are both KGB operatives posing as American civilians in order to sabotage the U.S. government.

It’s a juicy premise that invites the audience to root for characters who would usually be the villains.

Further complicating mat-

ters is the tremendous Noah Emmerich (“Warrior”) as Stan Beeman, a morally confused FBI agent who lives across the street.

This show provides ample suspense, potent action and superb visuals, but it also provides a complex portrait of marriage at var ying degrees of authenticity.

As Phillip and Elizabeth tr y to figure out how much they love each other --- if at all --“The Americans” remains one of the most exciting shows on the television landscape. It airs on Wednesdays on FX at 10p.m.

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“THE AMERICANS” AIRS WEDNESDAYS AT 10 P.M. ON FX

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AU Chamber Orchestra and Singers perform Handel, Vivaldi in showcase of Baroque period music

By DAVID KAHEN-KASHI EAGLE STAFF WRITER

George Frideric Handel was only 22 years old when he composed “Dixit Dominus,” a piece that represented a step toward more complex instrumentation during the Baroque period and is his earliest surviving autograph.

Daniel Abraham, associate professor in the Department of Performing Arts, conducted the AU Chamber Orchestra and Singers through this and another famous baroque composition on April 19 and 20 for “Bold Baroque.” The concert in the Abramson Family Recital Hall featured works by Handel and Antonio Vivaldi.

The “Dixit Dominus” showcases Handel’s earliest choral writing.

The program began when Abraham was working with two Russian orchestras for the groups to perform with. Although some suggested Aaron Copland and Mozart, they eventually settled on Baroque period music due to its reviving popularity.

“I got a response from the Russians that said ‘Oh my God, people here love Baroque music and there’s not enough performed,’” Abraham said.

“And we’re hearing more and more of it and there are some real performance period practice things starting to grow in Russia. It’s ver y new, but I basically received a message that said people tend to flock to these baroque programs.”

The Vivaldi piece entitled

“Gloria, RV 589” is known for its more jovial string passages, though contrapuntal to that is the “Dixit Dominus,” based on the Latin Psalm 110, which contains areas that have elongated intonations, making it a challenging piece for singers to contend with.

The AU Chamber orchestra, which just began resurfacing in the past couple years, went on a hiatus from 2006.

“There hasn’t been an active chamber orchestra till last fall, with Yaniv Dinur, the new AU conductor.” Abraham said.

“He’s been putting this chamber orchestra in more of an active role.”

The Dixit Dominus was the centerpiece of the night, featuring elaborate choral passages performed by College of Arts and Sciences senior Jennifer Glinzak.

“It’s ver y youthful,” Abraham said. “It’s filled with a sense of the German cantorial tradition of Bach in that harmonies are quite complex, the counterpoint is ver y robust and [Handel] took that spirit of his youth to Italy for three years when he was touring and learning the craft of writing vocal music. This work was, in essence, one of the crowning achievements at the end of his three years of his pilgrimage to the land of voices.”

The program of “Bold Baroque” is a celebration of two master works by two incredible accomplished composers and pleased the palate of classical aficionados.

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

AUDIOPHILE

Check out Audiophile online to listen to tracks from new albums and more at theeagleonline.com/scene

PHOENIX

BANKRUPT! Everything will be okay.

Phoenix is flawless. They have always been.

But on “Bankrupt!” the four French feel-good indie-pop rockers infuse sensual groove and more drawn out vocals into their trademark moving keyboard melodies.

There’s a lot more attitude and a lot more variety, prominent bass lines and flowing, dramatic synths disrupt their

usual bouncy, light sound.

This record seems to serve as an outlet for Phoenix’s bottled up feelings and creativity that they may not have had the ability to express in the past.

The title track, which begins with tides of delicate synths that calm to acoustic guitar and soothing vocals, may be the track that sums up the entire feel of the album, one that brings to mind the memories

THE BESNARD LAKES

UNTIL IN EXCESS, IMPERCEPTIBLE UFO

I have no idea what that album title means.

Besnard Lakes are a dreamy indie band with a girl on vocals.

They have fluffy, thick synths and melodic basslines.

Often, the lead vocals are covered in reverb, obscuring

the lyrics, but the melodies stay in the foreground. It sounds like singer Olga Goreas has her mouth full of clouds.

There’s some chillwave influence here as well, with the liquid rhythm sections and dance -influenced grooves.

IO ECHO MINISTRY OF LOVE A passive, lo-fi assault on the ears.

LA duo IO Echo takes sonic indie to the Eastern Hemisphere on “Ministry of Love,” dabbling in Asian elements and crafting an album that has the likes of director Harmony Korine and James Franco tak-

ing notice.

Dark but romantic, the band’s brash guitars and drums contrast with a strategic vulnerability in the vocals. With the flip of a switch, the volatile title track transforms into slow and steady “Stalemate,” only to shift again later.

associated with Wolfgang while hopeful for what is to come.

Those who are quick to criticize “Bankrupt!” as overproduced and disappointing should give it a few more listens.

Even for die-hard “Wolfgang” fans like myself, this record refreshingly broadens Phoenix’s sound in a carefully written and timelessly glowing way.

Recommended If You Like: Empire Of The Sun, The Strokes, Matt and Kim, Passion Pit Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10

By MOLLY PFEFFER, VELVET SESSIONS, WEDNESDAYS 5-6 P.M.

There are hints here and there of acid psychedelia, but they’re well hidden behind the cotton candy mountains of instruments on this album.

This album has some good ideas that are worth checking out.

RIYL: Tame Impala, Olivia Tremor Control, MGMT Recommended Tracks: 2, 4, 6, 9

By CAMERON STEWART, SULTRY RED FEEDBACK, FRIDAYS 2-4 P.M.

Sounds travel with the tempo, and IO Echo aptly named a string of tracks to coincide with the journey.

The band is disinterested in a full-frontal attack. Falsetto poetry masks guttural wishes, but only for so long (hear “Forget Me Not”).

The album’s direction might be lost, but the ambience isn’t.

RIYL: STRFKR, Cayucas, Throw Me the Statue

By MANDI RAY

OPINION

STAFF EDITORIAL

TKE’s alleged hazing tarnishes University Greek life’s reputation What began with pledges forced to eat a jar of mayonnaise has now escalated into forcing alcohol down their throats until they throw up.

The University has failed in its ability to mediate hazing rituals, and it’s the AU community that will suffer.

The AU chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon was reprimanded last year for hazing pledges. However, these charges have resurfaced and, in fact, have gotten worse.

Things are bad within the TKE fraternity. Brothers are fighting with each other, pledges are forced to find their way home without cellphones from Maryland and verbal and physical abuses are committed time and time again.

So much for the University cracking down on hazing.

Not to mention that the brother in charge of all of this is not technically allowed to be a brother. He has not been a stu-

dent since fall 2011, and according to Greek life regulations all members must be enrolled AU students. That’s right, the pledge master is a super, super senior spending his time creat-

How is it that freshmen boys are continuously forced to smoke marijuana and no one is doing anything about it? Supposedly, the Interfraternity Council is there to keep Greek organiza-

Anyone can distinguish right from wrong in hazing rituals and know that being forced to drink alcohol and being marched into the middle of woods blindfolded is not a good idea. ing hazing rituals that are beyond disgusting.

We know hazing is bad, all AU students understand that.

Anyone can distinguish right from wrong in hazing rituals and know that being forced to drink alcohol and being marched into the woods blindfolded is not a good idea.

The problem is not the hazing, it’s the fact that the University let it get this bad.

tions from hazing.

The Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution is also there to help mitigate these situations. But both have failed entirely.

These allegations are not a secret. TKE has been investigated by The Eagle, the University and by TKE National. The University has known about TKE’s abusive hazing for a year.

AU cannot defend itself on this

The last meal: final act of dignity for death row inmates SAMUEL MENDELSON | SPORK The powerful have endless choices from a bounty of meats, cheeses, exotic fruits and unpronounceable delicacies.

The powerless are left with the scraps, the expired and the unwanted.

Food is power. The ability to choose what you eat is perhaps the greatest divider between the powerful and the powerless.

one. It just let the issue slide.

The University will face repercussions for letting these obscene hazing rituals go unchecked.

Prospective students are making their final decisions, and the bad

Choosing what you eat is choosing what feeds your body, what tastes you like and what makes you feel good.

It is within that ethos of choice that prisoners on death row choose their last meals.

Two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream for Timothy McVeigh. Deep-fried shrimp, a bucket of KFC, french fries and

a pound of strawberries for John Wayne Gacy. Chicken with red sauce and cake for John Allen Muhammad. These are the final choices for men whose ability to choose was taken away at incarceration.

The last meal dates back to the Middle Ages, when prisoners were given a last meal with the hopes of warding off their

reputation this will give AU may sway their decisions.

Yet TKE’s actions create a horrendous and unfair portrayal of Greek life at AU. Not all Greek organizations are like TKE. Fraternity life can be a rewarding experience, if done honorably and legally.

It is simply unfortunate that the actions of a few will reflect on all of Greek life.

Responsibility needs to be ghost after their execution (the effectiveness of this is unclear).

Even earlier, Christ’s Last Supper is perhaps the most important last meal in history.

These last meals are extremely telling.

Last meals on death row have been photographed, put into cookbooks and painted on plates. There is a novelty in these meals, which are seen as a window into the minds of killers and a glimpse at evil. These meals are widely publicized as part of the execution.

The average death row last meal has 2,756 calories; 84 percent included meat, 68 percent

taken for the minimal investigation done this year. The University has an obligation to let students know what is going on and to let future pledges know what they are getting into. AU needed to step in before it got this bad, but they can still step in now and give the incoming freshmen the opportunity to stay away from dangerous fraternities.

Fraternity brothers also owe it to themselves to protect incoming members. The five whistleblowers who came forward to the University should be commended, and more should follow in their path. If Greek life is ever going to be policed, part of it will have to be done by the organizations themselves.

Laws need to be made, and enforced, to protect AU students. The last thing we want is news of some freshman boy passed out in the middle of Mar yland next Welcome Week. ≠ E EDPAGE@THEEAGLEONLINE.COM

had fried food, and 66 percent included dessert. Also of note, 16 percent included a Coke (congratulations Coca-Cola).

Recently, there has been pushback against last meals.

Texas ended the practice of giving death row inmates the choice of a last meal in 2011 after Lawrence Russell Brewer requested (and then did not eat) two chicken fried steaks, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, a large bowl of fried okra, a pound of barbecue, three fajitas, a meat lover’s pizza, a pint of ice cream and a slab of peanut but-

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Safe sex means do more than ‘wrap it up’ DEREK SIEGEL | ETHICS WITH A SIDE OF TOAST We often engage in “wrap it up” discourse when discussing safe sex.

We promote condom use to the point where condoms become the primary way in which we measure the health of our sexual encounters.

Truthfully, safe sex is more than this. We need to adopt a more comprehensive definition of safe sex beyond condom use, encouraging young people to communicate with their partners and to ultimately relate to and understand their own bodies in a healthy manner.

When it comes to sex and sexuality, we rarely think of our bodies as subjects worthy of at-

tention. Even when we love them - which is in itself a triumph - we treat them like tools. We treat our bodies like containers we walk around in, the ultimate accessory to be dressed up, dressed down and scrutinized.

Too often we disassociate ourselves from our bodies, talking about them like they can’t hear us, like they’re not in the room with us.

The truth is, however, that our bodies don’t just belong to us, they are us.

In the bedroom, our bodies are more than passive participants. The way we use our bodies, the way we experience them on our own and with others,

how we treat them and how we talk about them impacts how we understand ourselves.

Promoting safe sex, then, isn’t as simple as saying, “Use a condom.”

This rhetoric disassociates us from our bodies, once again treating them like accessories we can bedazzle and order around without any emotional repercussions.

Safe sex can’t just be something that we “do” to our bodies.

We don’t “do” safe sex. We must experience it more holistically and with conscious intent.

We are taught that sex without condoms is “bad,” indicating that we have no respect for our partners or ourselves.

OP-ED

Election recount is the first step toward democracy for Venezuela Many countries, especially those in Latin America, through hard work and dedication, make the transition from an authoritarian regime to a liberal democracy.

In Venezuela, the story seems to be in reverse, and a simple democratic act such as a ballot recount is being denied by the oppressive regime.

The 1999 election of former President Hugo Chávez turned Venezuela’s vibrant democracy to a socialist and controlling government. His 14-year tenure as president made it the longest time a person has ruled over the country, dividing its people.

Chávez reformed the Venezuelan constitution to ensure that the power would lie solely

with him. As the regime grew stronger, the Venezuelan people turned against the government, and the true spirit of the Venezuelan people was exposed.

“A people who love freedom, will at the end be free” the notorious Venezuelan liberator Simón Bolivar once said, encompassing the true spirit of his people.

When Chávez died, new elections were called. Venezuelans once more gained the strength and hope that their beloved country would soon return to normal.

On April 14, millions of Venezuelans turned out to vote, with over 80 percent of the population casting their voice for a better Venezuela. The true vision of democracy was displayed.

According to public opinion polls and experts, the election seemed to lean on opposition leader Henrique Capriles, a fighter for human rights and a strong opponent of the Chavistas.

At 11 p.m., Tibisay Lucena, president of the CNE, the National Electoral Council, and a Chavista, announced that Nicolás Maduro had won by a 300,000 vote difference.

The international community immediately learned that the election results had been adapted to favor Maduro, “the son of Chávez.”

The opposition, along with the majority of Venezuelans, protested and did not recognize the election results, thus demanding a recount.

Likewise, we’re taught that only condoms can make our sex legitimate.

This rigid dichotomy between protected and unprotected intercourse oversimplifies our sexualities. Even though a condom is important, we are more than thin layers of latex between our bodies.

There is a need to protect ourselves, but in a way that doesn’t create more regulation or invoke more shame.

When promoting safe sex we must proceed with caution and treat our bodies as more than accessories, more than a means to an end.

Condoms prevent HIV transmission, but we can’t reduce our bodies to this single function, measuring our value by the presence or absence of a condom as if this alone can determine our self-worth.

Safe sex dialogue must be more holistic, less about body policing and more about engag-

The CNE, Maduro and the rest of the Chavistas in government refused to open the ballot boxes and recount, knowing that this would shed light to the true electoral results.

Venezuela is completely divided, and millions of its people along with foreign leaders demand the smallest act of democracy: a ballot recount.

This simple act could shed light on the true election results and could truly pave the way to the democracy the Venezuelan people truly deserve.

The international community should join voices in this international campaign to demand transparency and, with it, human rights that have long been stripped away from the average Venezuelan citizen.

Salomon Gicherman is a sophomore in the School of International Service and the School of Public Affairs.

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ing the body as a site more complicated and more inherently valuable than “wrap it up” discourse permits.

We should be teaching young people how to communicate with their partners and form mutual decisions, to respect their bodies, to get tested, to educate themselves and to evaluate their risks.

Be skeptical of any discourse that proposes a one-size-fits-all model. Our experiences are not monolithic, and those who don’t fit these expectations will inevitably be ashamed of their bodies.

The rest of us will look in the mirror and not recognize our bodies as important because we have internalized the idea that they are nothing more than tools to prevent HIV transmission, but this isn’t true.

Condoms are tools, but bodies are not.

Derek Siegel is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Looking forward, a new era for The Eagle ZACH C. COHEN | FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK This is the last weekly print edition of The Eagle.

Since 1925, The Eagle has been the campus’s main source of news, recording all of the major decisions that have shaped the history of the University.

As I alluded to back in January, financial pressures have compelled us to take a look at our expenses, and, like many other newspapers, we can no longer afford a weekly print edition. Advertising revenue, our only source of revenue, has decreased substantially over the years. We cut circulation from twice a week to weekly in 2010, and further cuts have left our technology woefully obsolete.

But this is not the end of The Eagle. Not by a long shot.

It is our goal to continue to print, but with much less regularity than what you’ve seen in years past. Over the summer, Editor-

in-Chief-elect Paige Jones and I will craft a business and editorial strategy that uses monthly or semesterly publications and a daily

However, we cannot successfully make this transition without your input. Fill out our short survey online so that we may incorporate your opinion into our transition. We want to hear what you would like to see from your student newspaper.

The Eagle is not dying. It is simply changing form. We mourned the end of the typewriter, and now we embrace the tablet computer. Paper maps have been replaced by GPS and Google.

And we’ve never looked back.

All of those relics of years past, including weekly print editions, hold a special place in our hearts, both as journalists and readers.

But the future is here, and we’re not waiting any longer to join the 21st century.

Zach C. Cohen is the editor-inchief of The Eagle.

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ter fudge.

Eliminating that final, simple choice before death is another indignity of execution in America.

Yet, it is also part of the story of the power of food, and the divisions between the powerful and the powerless.

Jim Crow divided America not only between the North and the South, but at the dinner table as well. Some of the most powerful acts of civil disobedience occurred not on the National Mall but at sit-ins at diner counters across the south.

Having the choice of food is powerful and empowering. Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed of all peoples sitting at the table of brotherhood, yet today that table still remains

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While the powerful have the ability to choose from healthy, diverse food options, the powerless remain eating fast food at the back door.

The power of food fills our lives, and in the case of death row inmates, is a final act of choice before death.

The poet Joy Harjo writes, “Perhaps the world will end at the kitchen table, / while we are laughing and crying, / eating of the last sweet bite.”

Unlike those condemned to die, we will never know which meal is our last.

That is the sweetest bite.

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Lacrosse aims to extend historic season into Patriot League Tournament

By MOLLY KEPNER EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Looking back at the season, the AU women’s lacrosse team (8-9, 5-1 PL) has more than enough to celebrate.

Despite their rocky start, the Eagles have a laundry list of accomplishments: A near-perfect season in Patriot League play, the first win over nationally ranked team Johns Hopkins and stellar individual season performances by players such as Kimberly Collins, Emily Maher, Alex Lugovina and a breakout rookie season for goalie Teal Harrison.

“It’s the girls, they want it,” Head Coach Emma Wallace said about the accomplishments durring the regular season. “They work incredibly. It is my hope that [Assistant] Coach [Colleen] McCaffery and I give them the tools they need. But at the end of the day, they are the ones out on the field.”

Looking forward to the PL

Tournament that takes place on Apr. 26 and 28 in Annapolis, Md., the Eagles’ chances look promising. Second-seeded AU will face the No. 3 Holy Cross Crusaders (8-9, 3-3 PL).

The Eagles beat the Crusaders back on March 16 by a score of 16-8. Wallace points to this game as the spark that lit the Eagles’ fire and got the team back on track this season.

“It’s almost like a new season starts,” Wallace said. “That’s how we are going to look at it.

It’s a fresh season, the postseason. We head into that at 0-0. We have to get past Holy Cross. It’s back to the drawing board, take it one game at a time.”

As for the other PL tournament semifinal matchup, threetime defending PL Tournament champion and No. 1 Navy (16-1, 6-0 PL) will square off against the No. 4 Lafayette Leopards (9-8, 3-3 PL). The Midshipmen beat the Leopards 15-8 in Annapolis back on March 23.

Allen, Woermer record second place finishes for outdoor track at Morgan State Legacy Meet

By ADRIAN CRUZ EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The AU men’s and women’s track teams registered six topten finishes at the Morgan State Legacy Meet on April 20 in Bal-

timore, Md. Overall, the men’s team finished 14th in the event and the women’s team finished 17th.

For the men’s team, the best results came from senior Mark Allen and sophomore Tom Wo-

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Samantha Marshall (second from left) looks to lead AU to the PL Championship finals.

Should AU defeat Holy Cross, the Eagles would likely meet Navy in the PL finals. In their matchup April 21, the Eagles lost a double-overtime 11-10 heartbreaker to the Midshipmen.

A win would have given AU their first PL regular season

title since 2008, their first ever 6-0 record in PL play, and homefield advantage throughout this year’s PL tournament.

AU has not reached the PL finals since 2008 when AU was the Co-Regular Season Champions with Colgate. In 2012 AU

fell to Navy 14-7 in the opening round of the tournament last year.

Eagle Staff Writer Eric Saltzman contributed to this report.

ermer, who both placed second in their respective events.

Allen had a bounce-back performance in the 1,500-meter run, after finishing 55th at the Mason Spring Invitational, by placing second with a time of 4:02.09.

Teammate David McCombs came in third, setting a personal best time of 4:02.94.

In the same race, freshmen Bernard Skomal finished 17th and Brandon Latham placed 26th out of 27 runners. Woermer finished second in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:18.97.

The other top-10 finish for the men’s team was freshman Hunter Lussi, who finished ninth with a time of 15:33.42.

For the women’s team, junior Julia Sullivan provided the best result, finishing third in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:46.80. In the same race, junior Krystal Foster placed 13th out of 36 competitors.

Junior Ali Tyburski achieved the other top-10 finish. She placed tenth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.63, tallying the fifth fastest time in AU history for the event.

The 4x100-meter relay team of freshman Anike Oladeji, sophomore Shaquilla Curtis, Alex King and freshman Olivia Lasche also impressed, recording a time of 4:21.73 for the seventh fastest time in AU history. Curtis was a part of the record-setting relay squad last week which recorded the then eighth fastest time in program history.

The next meet for the track teams will be on April 25-27 at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa.

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Maher (left) has contributed to the Eagles’ success on the field and helped in the hiring of Billy Walker.

Lacrosse’ s Emily Maher plays key role on and off field, participates in committee to find new AU athletic director

By MOLLY KEPNER EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Junior midfielder Emily Maher’s value on the lacrosse field is undeniable.

This time, Maher’s leadership came to light in a different way: as a member of the AU Athletic Director Search Committee.

When former AD Keith Gill left in November, the search began early in the semester for the next department head. A

nine-person committee formed for the search, which included Maher and representatives from various campus departments.

Maher said she worked well with the committee. She admired how each committee member was engaged in the process, and how the body treated her as one of its own and not as a student, she said.

“My experience on the AD search committee was very eye-opening,” Maher said. “I

was able to understand what role the athletic director has in not only the Athletic Department, but also in the academic administration and AU community. I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to be able to contribute to the future of AU athletics.”

Maher was the student body advocate on the committee and said she took her job very seriously. She listened to students’ input on what they wanted in the next Athletic Director and

did her best to relay the concerns to the committee, she said.

“When [students] gave me their input I kept them in mind.

I wanted the new AD to be someone who would enhance my experience at AU, but more importantly the rest of the student body.”

More than 100 candidate applications were narrowed down to three finalists. President Neil Kerwin made the final call on selection of the new AD, and he and the committee announced their selection of Billy Walker from the U.S. Air Force Academy on Feb. 28.

Maher’s ideal AD would continue where Gill had left off, academically and athletically.

She wanted someone who has a deep interest in the department, demonstrates leadership and who cares for all students and all levels of athletics.

“Mr. Walker has demonstrated leadership and knowledge of intercollegiate athletics,” Maher said. “Most importantly Mr. Walker’s experience, character and values at the Academy align with AU’s and the Patriot League. He will also serve as a tremendous mentor to studentathletes as he is invested in their experience at AU and beyond.”

Maher had important confidentiality guidelines to follow, she said. The AD search was confidential for the sake of the candidates and the University.

Although many of her peers often asked how the process was going, Maher was sworn to secrecy about the details of the search.

“It was difficult at times, especially as the search was coming to a close and [the committee and I were] excited about the new AD. I was given information about the candidates who were applying that was confidential throughout the process, but the student body was [only] given vague details from the University during the search.”

Despite all of these restrictions and secrecy guidelines,

Maher did just what she would have done if it had been a lacrosse game: Keep her cool and perform.

ON THE FIELD

Maher is third on the team in goals with 28 and fourth in assists with 10. In addition, she is first on the team in ground balls collected with 29.

Despite her individual statistics, Maher only cares about one stat: wins.

Maher’s teammates and coach recognize her as the hardest worker on the team.

They said she is humble and does everything in her power to help the team to victory. In the beginning of the season, Maher knew she had to step up, especially with the loss of key seniors and a new coach.

“She has stepped up in a big way for us this year,” Head Coach Emma Wallace said. “Emily has become a leader for the underclassmen on this team, and she has helped each and every one of them get better.”

Maher’s leadership and play have produced positive results.

The lacrosse team is the second seed in this year’s PL Tournament and will play the Holy Cross Crusaders (8-9, 3-3 PL) on April 26. They had a nearperfect season in conference play at 5-1. Earlier this year, they pulled off a historic upset over No. 12 Johns Hopkins.

With a noteworthy season and the AD search committee already under Maher’s belt, she still has big plans left for this season.

“We have learned from our losses and we are determined and focused to win the Patriot League,” Maher said. “Right now our team is at a great place.”

Maher and the rest of the Eagle lacrosse team will aim to win their first conference title in AU history when they travel to Annapolis for the Patriot League Tournament beginning April 26.

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AU dance team makes history with first finals appearance at nationals COURTESY OF THE AU DANCE TEAM

By JOSH PAUNIL EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Maggie Klee and Brittany Traeger were crying.

Some of their teammates were shouting at the top of their lungs in disbelief.

Others were dogpiling onto the bed in the third floor Ocean Plaza Club Hotel room in Daytona Beach.

“It was mayhem,” Klee, a junior and co-captain of the AU dance team, said. “It was such a huge deal. Everyone was screaming, jumping and hugging each other. I didn’t believe it.”

Moments before, senior Abby Masenheimer relayed a text from her mom, who was still at the Peabody Auditorium where the team performed. The message was incredible: the Eagles earned a spot in the final round at the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championships for the first time in program history.

“When she told us, I was just like, this is unreal,” co-captain Traeger, a junior, said. “‘This is not real. Don’t kid with me.’

There was lots of jumping around and screaming.”

Traeger wasn’t alone in her disbelief. AU Dance Team Head Coach Rachel Southall also paused and even waited to see written proof that the Eagles made it, which prompted three

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different celebrations since she wasn’t convinced the first two times.

But AU did make it, just like they did set a school-record by scoring an 8.878 out of 10 in that preliminary round.

‘MISERY BUSINESS’

Although the dance team didn’t begin practicing their choreography until the end of winter break in January, Southall began planning out their routine over a year ago, just a day after they competed in nationals last year.

She was sitting on the beach in Florida when a song popped up on her iPod that immediately caught her attention.

“I picked it because it is fast paced and powerful and has a strong female voice,” Southall said of Paramore’s “Misery Business.” “That’s important so that the girls can relate to it and project the power and energy when they perform.”

The song also represented how Southall envisioned her squad: fierce, strong, driven, selfmotivated and self-confident.

The only problem was the team’s reaction when they first saw Southall’s choreography to the song. “‘How am I going to dance this fast? Can I even move this fast?’” Traeger said she remembered thinking when her coach

first unveiled the team’s nationals routine. “It was definitely a fierce song though, and that characterizes our team.”

Southall said she introduced the up-tempo dance because of her squad’s impressive performances during halftimes at basketball games. That’s when she said she first realized that the group of girls she had could be special, a sentiment her co-captains shared.

“That was the time where I really thought this team [was] going to be good this year because in the past, we would get in front of an audience and be a little nervous,” Southall said. “This year they were more confident and they just killed it. That’s when I thought we had the potential to be better than we had ever been before.”

Despite the initial challenges of the new routine, the squad eventually got it down and did an excellent job of executing it.

They carried a lot of confidence into nationals in their ability and attribute that to their close bond on and off the dance floor.

“Outside of dance, a lot of us feed off each other’s opinions, whether it’s the best way to apply for an internship or how to prioritize something,” Traeger said.

“Being together on those kinds of things just bring you together outside of the team so when you’re

inside practice, you know the girls and it’s so personal.”

SHOWTIME

The dance team departed for nationals April 9, two days before they were set to perform. As soon as they arrived for practice April 10, they encountered an intimidating setting: other squads practicing everywhere they looked, whether it was warm ups on the sidewalks or high-flying acrobatics in the grass area.

Yet this year’s team would not be intimidated. Since this was the first season that the majority of the girls returned, they had veteran leadership. They knew how to respond to tough situations.

The team was scheduled to perform at 8:30 a.m. the next day and had to wake up at 5:30 to prepare together. Once ready, they anxiously awaited their turn backstage along with Southall and freshman Megan Buchanan, who was recovering from knee surgery.

After a couple of minutes onstage, they finished their performance.

“With the circumstances, I think it was the best time we ever performed the routine,” Traeger said. “We had never been on that stage, we had never been on that floor and we’ve never been in front of that audience with those lights.”

Since the Eagles competed in the Division I Open category, 20 other squads had to perform in the preliminary round, so the girls went to support the AU cheer team in its competition and eventually went back to their hotel to review the tape of their performance.

Typically, Southall tells the team where they placed. But because their division was so big and they left the site of the competition, it was up to Masenheimer’s mom to relay the results.

“It was unbelievable and unexpected because of the timing,” Southall said. “Usually I would tell them so they would brace for it but this happened so spontaneously.”

Although they had to do their routine once more in the final round of 12 teams, the squad already felt like they were victorious. In that second performance the next day, they went on to earn a score of 8.873 and finished ninth overall to secure their spot in AU history and send their lone senior off like she could have never dreamed of.

“It was amazing … it was perfect,” Masenheimer said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better last year.”

Full disclosure: Student Life Editor Samantha Hogan is on the AU dance team.

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