February 7, 2013

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Photo of the Week AU students wait outside the Campus Store in line for one of the 100 tickets to the Founders’ Day Ball handed out by Student Government on Feb. 4.

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Events FEB. 8

FOR THE LOVE OF DIASPORA

7 to 9 p.m. / Celebrate Black History Month with a performance and free food! / Tavern / Center for Diversity and Inclusion / Caroline DeLeon / ma@ american.edu

FEB. 11, 13, 18 AND 20 WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY?

3:30 to 5 p.m. / Utilize free self-assessment resources to determine the right COVER PHOTOS (CLOCKWISE major and a career path for you.BY: FreshSTARTING AT TOP) DIANA man and sophomores only.

Must regisALVARENGA / THE EAGLE, ANA / THE EAGLE, ter by Feb. 8 / MGC 245SANTOS / Career Center COURTESY OF ALYONA / Jessica Beasley / beasley@american.

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FEB. 11

CAPSTONE SUCCESS - WITH LESS STRESS

5:45 to 7 p.m. / Learn how to manage the stress that accompanies capstone and other major research projects.

All AU students and faculty welcome / University Honors Program / honors@ american.edu

FEB. 13

BOOKSTORE MEETING

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COMMITTEE

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NEWS

Coke machines vandalized again 5 | SG takes on AU investments 6

Financial troubles have plagued The Eagle since 2010

By SUZANNE GABER EAGLE STAFF WRITER

After 88 years of printing, The Eagle plans to slowly transition to a Web-only publication.

“The Eagle will build towards a stronger Web presence next semester to ensure it remains a force for journalism on campus” Eagle Editor-in-Chief Zach Cohen said.

The newspaper has struggled financially in recent years.

While remaining editorially independent, the University has provided the newspaper with a loan to cover production costs each year.

However, unresolved debt

to Student Activities, a sudden reduction of the newspaper’s budget and a drop in print advertising revenues have made it difficult for The Eagle to maintain the publication in print form.

AD LOSS PLAYS MAJOR ROLE IN PRINTLESS FUTURE

The Eagle’s current financial difficulties are due to a lack of ad placement, according to Eagle Board of Directors Chair Brett Zongker.

The Eagle Board of Directors consist of Eagle alumni and working professionals who serve as advisers for The Eagle staff.

Senior members of the paper’s

staff also serve on the board as student representatives.

“The challenge for The Eagle, I think, is there doesn’t seem to be much support at the moment for advertising from campus offices and student groups,” Zongker said. “That’s been a huge loss of revenue for the Eagle.”

In recent years, The Eagle has become more reliant on adserving companies that receive a commission to recruit national advertisers to the paper, according to Jake Kelderman, The Eagle’s business manager. Kelderman was brought in during the fall of 2012 by Student Activities to look at The Eagle’s financial situation.

2010 BUDGET CUTS STILL FELT IN 2013

Charlie Szold, editor-in-chief of The Eagle during the 20102011 school year, was forced to transition the then-biweekly Eagle to a weekly publication in 2010 due to growing financial problems. The paper halved its budget during the transition.

Prior to 2010, Student Activities granted The Eagle a loan of $100,000 per year to cover the costs of production. However, an ad revenue shortage in 2010 reduced the annual loan from Student Activities to $50,000 a year, according to Szold’s 2010 letter in The Eagle.

The transition to Web may serve as an opportunity and challenge for the future of journalism, according to Kelderman.

“Print is just a medium, but the medium is just a small part of the package,” Kelderman said.

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Construction continues at Cassell Hall, which will allow more upperclassmen to live on campus next year.

Upperclassmen receive more housing opportunities

By DAVID LIM CONTRIBUTING STAFF WRITER

AU Housing & Dining Programs will allocate an additional 100 on-campus housing spaces for upperclassmen in the fall 2013 semester.

The University anticipates an increased demand for on-campus housing with the completion of Cassell Hall and the additions to Nebraska Hall for the fall 2013 semester, according to Sasha Gamburg, the assistant director of operations for assign-

ments and dining programs.

Gamburg said that there was not enough demand from upperclassmen during the fall 2012 semester to fill all 400 allocated slots, but expressed confidence that more options for housing would increase the demand for on-campus housing this year.

“Last year, the cap for juniors and seniors who could select rooms was 400,” Gamburg said. “This year the cap was increased to 500.”

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A female robbery suspect held up tellers at banks on Wisconsin Avenue (left) and Connecticut Avenue (right).

Robber strikes banks near AU

By STEVEN MURPHY EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Two banks in the Tenleytown area were robbed Feb. 4 by the same female suspect. Police are still searching for the suspect and request any information regarding the robberies.

The suspect is of possible Hispanic or Middle Eastern descent and is described as being between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall. Officials said she has a medium build with curly black hair and is believed to be in her

late 20s to early 30s.

The woman entered a PNC Bank at 4249 Wisconsin Ave. at 9:13 a.m. and approached the teller with a note demanding money. The teller cooperated and gave the woman an unknown amount of money, according to a Metropolitan Police Department press release.

The woman left the PNC bank but reappeared on cameras at the Bank of America located at 4201 Connecticut Ave. 26 minutes later, according to MPD. The suspect again presented

the teller with a note demanding money. The teller complied and the suspect fled the scene.

The female suspect was caught on camera at both banks.

MPD asks that anyone with possible information regarding the robberies call (202)-7279099.

MPD will give up to a $10,000 reward for providing MPD with information that leads to arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the robbery, according to the press release.

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The vendor stopped selling “Nova Lox & Bagel” due to contamination risks.

Einstein’s issues recall over contaminated salmon

By DEVIN MITCHELL EAGLE STAFF WRITER

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Einstein Bros. Bagels in the Mary Graydon Center has indefinitely suspended service of its salmon products due to food contamination, according to Bon Appétit Resident District Manager Derek Nottingham.

Bon Appétit manages the vendor at AU. Einstein’s in MGC opened for the semester on Jan. 14 and since then has not been serving the “Nova Lox & Bagel” option, which contains salmon.

Einstein’s chains nationwide have stopped serving salmon supplied by Marinos Delifish.

Traces of Listeria monocytogenes were found in some of its smoked salmon products.

Listeria monocytogenes can

cause headache, nausea, high fever and other relatively minor symptoms, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

The germ can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women. “[Einstein’s] doesn’t want products out that don’t meet their standards,” Nottingham said. “They [Einstein’s] said they would have a solution two weeks ago, but it just keeps getting postponed and postponed.”

Chris Polito, the director of food safety and quality assurance at Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, which owns Einstein Bros. Bagels, did not return requests for comment in time for publication.

“It’s driving me up a wall,” Nottingham said.

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AU ranked second for Peace Corps volunteers

By SUZANNE GABER EAGLE STAFF WRITER

The Peace Corps named AU the No. 2 medium-sized university in producing volunteers on Feb. 5.

AU came up second behind

“[The Peace Corps] appeals to people who are interested in other cultures and have a sense of adventure,” Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie HesslerRadelet said in a conference call with reporters.

Many AU faculty members

“American University has always been a terrific partner ... the credit really goes to the faculty, who are committed to a global focus and understanding” -Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet Western Washington University, with 55 volunteers from AU currently enrolled in Peace Corps projects.

The jump to second moves AU up two places from third in 2011. The ranking shift leaves AU ahead of The George Washington University, who placed third with 53 volunteers this year.

volunteer more than once with the Peace Corps and recognize the valuable skills gained from their service, she said.

“American University has always been a terrific partner … the credit really goes to the faculty, who are committed to a global focus and understanding,” Hessler-Radelet said.

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Caulk and spray paint were applied to the surface of the machines. The machines’ power cords were cut by vandals.

Join Us To Learn More: Wednesday, February 13

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Apply by February 28 to depart next winter.

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The Coca-Cola vending machines on the third floor of Ward Circle Building and in the basement of Hurst Hall were vandalized and reported to Public Safety between 11:30 and 11:50 p.m.

on Jan. 30, according to Public Safety’s crime log. A total of three machines were vandalized.

The machines were defaced with white spray paint. A caulklike substance was spread over the dollar bill and coin slots as well as the keyholes to open the coin mechanism.

Other on-campus Coke machines were vandalized in a similar manner Oct. 18, The Eagle previously reported.

Public Safety is still investigating the vandalisms, and the cases are pending, according to the crime log.

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SG committee to explore University investments

By KIERSTYN SCHNECK EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Student Government will form a committee to investigate where students’ tuition dollars are going, according to Class of 2013 Sen. Eric Reath.

The SG Committee on So-

cording to the bill.

The committee plans to research the University’s investments in order to ensure student groups’, such as CAUS and “Fossil Free AU,” concerns with the University’s current endowment are addressed, according to the bill.

“The fact that this is a bill before us, the fact that it’s passed and then signed...shows the University and the Board of Trustees that our issues don’t go away.”

-Former SG President and Class of 2013 Sen. Sarah McBride

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A snapshot of the Quad during AU’s first snow of the season.

First snow dustings excite freshmen

By ALEX SEIBEL EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Los Angeles native Megan Buchanan sprinted through the halls of Anderson 4 on Jan. 23 and screamed in excitement, while Caroline Moore of Haiti ran outside dressed in a tank top, peacoat and sweatpants. Hawaiian Makanani Bell watched the sky, marveling at the phenomenon she had not seen since age 12: snow.

For students like these, the 1 1/2 inches of snow that dusted D.C. during the first snowfall of the semester was the most they had ever seen.

“I started jumping around and squealing and I promptly alerted the masses by running around and telling everyone who was awake,” said Buchanan, a freshman in the School of International Service.

However, Buchanan’s room-

mate, Leah Doolittle, a freshman in the School of International Service from Massachusetts, said the snow was inconvenient and insignificant.

“I may be a cynical New Englander when it comes to snow, but I love watching [Megan] flip out about it,” Doolittle later tweeted.

Moore, a freshman in the Kogod School of Business who lived in Haiti until she was 11 years old, said she lived too close to the equator and sea level for snow to fall. “[D.C. had] like half a centimeter of snow,” Moore said.

“We just started drawing on the snow … I thought it would be heavier.”

Moore said she still prefers the warmer climates of Florida but likes having different seasons and hopes to see more snow this year. However, the last time D.C. received 2 inches

or more of snow was 743 days ago, when 5 inches fell on Jan. 26, 2011, according to The Washington Post.

Bell, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences from Oahu, Hawaii, echoed Buchanan’s celebration. Bell said that the last time she saw snow was seven years ago, while vacationing in Colorado.

“I opened all the blinds in my room and my roommate groaned because she hates the snow,” Bell said.

Bell said she was still happy D.C. had received any snow at all and spent the morning of Jan. 24 watching it fall from her window.

“I was sad it went away so quickly,” Bell said. “It would have been fun to have a little more, so we could go have a snowball fight or make a snowman.”

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cially Responsible Investing will review the University’s investments and how those investments reflect students’ values, Reath said. SG Comptroller Joe Ste.Marie will head the committee, which will make recommendations for sustainability and social responsibility to the Board of Trustees, according to the bill.

SG also plans to push for a University-wide committee, in addition to the SG committee, so students can participate, ac-

This committee is a way for senior SG senators to continue fighting for student involvement in the Board of Trustees’ decisions, former SG president and Class of 2013 Sen. Sarah McBride said.

“The fact that this is a bill before us, the fact that it’s passed and then signed . . . shows the University and the Board of Trustees that our issues don’t go away,” she said.

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AU keeps close eye on flu

By AMBER COHEN EAGLE STAFF WRITER

Housing and Dining Programs has confirmed a slight increase of students exhibiting flulike symptoms in the residence halls this year. “[As of Jan. 30,] there have only been 15 reported cases [of flu-like symptoms] in the residence halls,” Director of Residence Life Rick Treter said in an email.

As of Feb. 5, there were only two open cases of student who reported still not feeling well, according to Treter. Most flu cases on campus last 48 hours, Treter said.

“The increase is slightly up from last year, but nothing that is alarming,” Treter said in an email. “That is also because the flu is being reported at higher rates nationally this year.”

The number of students reported with flu-like symptoms are more common in Anderson, Letts and McDowell halls

than Centennial, Nebraska and Leonard because students have more interaction with other residents in these halls, according to Treter.

A flu outbreak in 2010 led to 50 AU students simultaneously reporting symptoms, compared to the current 15, Treter said in an email.

RAS KEEP FLU COUNTS FOR HEALTH CENTER

This flu season, resident assistants have been instructed to keep track of the number of sick residents on their floors so the Student Health Center can determine how many students reported flu-like symptoms and provide necessary resources, according to Treter.

Housing and Dining chose to record the cases this year due to a higher rate of flu outbreaks nationwide.

AU TAKING STEPS TO HELP SICK STUDENTS AND THEIR ROOMMATES

The Student Health Center and the Housing and Dining Programs Office are handing out a one-meal pass so sick students can give their ID to a friend to get a meal at the Terrace Dining Room, Tavern, the Tenley Cafe or the Marketplace, according to the handout.

RAs typically give roommates of the sick student three options: t Stay in their room but be cautious around their sick roommate t Stay with a friend until their roommate does not have a fever for 24 hours t Talk to their RA about temporary housing in either Hughes Hall for men or Centennial Hall for women Housing and Dining is also ensuring that halls are sanitized, according to Treter.

“We are working closely with Aramark cleaning staff to make sure that common areas are being cleaned and wiped on a daily basis,” Treter said in an email.

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College Democrats and Republicans join to fight national debt

By PETER SEREMETIS EAGLE STAFF WRITER

AU College Democrats and College Republicans have formed a bipartisan campaign that aims to educate AU students on national debt issues.

The creation of the campaign marks the first time that AU Dems and AU Republicans are partnering on a policy issue, according to Ben Ritz, policy director of AU Dems. Previously, the organizations partnered on non-partisan issues such as fundraising for Hurricane Sandy victims and hosting a voter registration drive, Ritz said.

Both clubs created the campaign so they could represent AU in the “Up to Us” campaign competition, Ritz said. The competition is run and sponsored by a nonprofit called Net

Impact, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU), according to the organization’s website.

The three partner organizations selected the AU Dems and Republicans among 11 other national university teams to create the most engaging campaign regarding the national debt, according to “Up to Us” Senior Manager Mary Tam. The winning team will receive $10,000 and recognition from Presdient Bill Clinton at CGIU, Tam said.

“Never, in recent memory, have we been able to come on the same side and say, ‘We agree this is an issue. It needs a bipartisan solution. We’re going to work together on it,’” Ritz said.

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Student unleashes ‘Zoo Story’ adaptation for AU Players script, Cohn insists that the impact of the character lies beyond any superficial question of genFor Tony Cohn, student the- der. ater is more than just a fleeting Playing Pat provided Jereb hobby. with a fresh perspective on the College of Arts and Sciences joys of theatre at AU. and School of Communication “You don’t have to be in a sophomore Cohn has turned his mainstage production in order directorial debut with the AU to have a great experience,” Players’ production of Edward Jereb said.

Albee’s “Zoo Story” into a comCohn echoed this sentiment, plicated, comedic work of theat- extolling the collaborative narical conversature of this projtion. ect as well as Cohn said the sense of perhe views Alsonal possession “ZOO STORY” bee as “one that comes with FEB. 8 AT 10 P.M. of America’s it. Every responAND best writers.” sibility — designFEB. 9 AT 7 AND 10 P.M. The author’s ing the sets, craftIN THE “incredibly ing comfortable BUTLER BOARD ROOM. conversationcostumes, even TICKETS ARE $5 al and persontranspor ting al” style lends the equipment itself to this from the Katzen production’s Arts Center to intimate setthe Butler Board ting and minimalist trappings, Room — fell to the cast. according to Cohn. Low-main“It’s our production,” Cohn tenance surroundings afforded said. time and energy for the cast As the play opens, Pat calmly to discuss the characters and sits on a park bench reading a determine the most dynamic book until Jerry, a strange and blocking. talkative fellow, interrupts her The cast of “Zoo Story” is reverie. Egbert Ospina, a freshsmall but impressive. Leah man in the School of InternaJereb, a freshman in SOC, plays tional Service, portrays the Pat, a woman content with her wildcard character of Jerry with routines but perhaps sheltered a mixture of charisma and insanfrom the messier realities of ity inspired in part by several of the world around her. In Al- the actor’s real-life encounters. bee’s script, the character is a Ospina said that discovering man named Peter, but Jereb’s the similarities between charaudition convinced Cohn that acter and personal experience he ought to make an exception injected him with a newfound for the sake of a superb perfor- confidence, empowering him to mance. Aside from eliminating CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 ≥ references to Peter from the

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EAGLE STAFF WRITER

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(from left) George Washington University’s Pitches, AU’s On A Sensual Note and Catholic University’s Redline and pose for a picture at Washington Auto Show’s first ever a capella competition.

On a Sensual Note competes at auto show

By ALEX PATEL EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

AU’s all-male a capella group On A Sensual Note shined at the Washington Auto Show’s firstever a cappella competition, in a vibrant performance described

by OASN member Taylor Pepper Saia as “sex in a tie.”

The collegiate a cappella competition called “Auto Tunes” featured various local colleges in the D.C. area and included performances from AU’s On A Sensual Note, Catholic University’s Redline and George Washington University’s Pitches.

All three groups were a thrill to watch. Catholic’s co-ed Redline began the competition with their own spin on “It’s Time” and “Rolling in the Deep.” Although there were some problems with pitch, the judges agreed that the leading vocals for both songs were simply amazing. The mix of male and female voices added a great contrast and dynamic to the overall feel of their work.

After Catholic’s fantastic performance, On A Sensual Note came up to the stage and sang, “Lean on Me” and “Fallin’.” The

group came together in sync and flowed as one astonishing a cappella machine. OASN gave two solid performances, although the judges said that the group played it too safe in the “Lean on Me” routine. The judges exalted OASN’s Jose Morales, Jr.’s solo in “Fallin,” breaking gendered stereotypes about the singing voices and capabilities of men and women.

Finally, George Washington’s all-female Pitches took the stage and performed “Broken Hearted” and “Seven Nation Army.” The Pitches also gave an incredible performance, but at times, the group felt too rigid. At the end of the piece, one of the judges demonstrated how the melody and beat of Pitches’ composition of “Broken Hearted” could be engineered into a rendition of “Just the Way You are” by Bruno Mars.

Catholic’s group Redline eventually came out on top and won the competition. Nonetheless, each group gave a championworthy performance and received various prizes.

Although the groups made it look easy, plenty of dedication and effort went into the final execution. According to OASN

member Matt Meyers, the group continued its standard practices in preparation for the competition, but the influx of new members made “practice a little longer than usual.”

All three groups had a similar caliber of skill and were a pleasure to see. Every group was supportive of the others. After seeing Redline and Pitches at rehearsal, OASN’s Matt Lachance described the competition as “really good.”

“Auto Tunes” was highly organized and welcoming to the performers and spectators alike.

Additionally, all of the judges at the competition had a cappella experience and accolades, although it was the audience that ultimately chose the winners. Just to prove their worth, the judges demonstrated their singing ability on stage before the competition, resulting in universal applause from the competitors and audience.

The Washington Auto Show’s first “Auto Tunes” competition looks like it is here to stay, and there seems to be no better way to start it off than with local collegiate talent and AU’s very own On A Sensual Note.

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Sweet, savory crêpes made simple JODY AREMBAND — THE COLLEGE FOODIE Crêpes are probably one of the easiest yet most impressive things to make. When I told my roommates (and very excited taste-testers) that these treats would be the subject of this week’s article, they went absolutely wild. We ended up making sweet crêpes, but this simple dish can really be used with any sort of flavoring.

To make the crêpes, whisk together 1 cup all-purpose flour and two eggs. This will make a very lumpy mixture — combining it well now will help avoid lumps later. Slowly add one-half cup of milk and one-half cup of water to the mixture while

stirring it constantly. Try to get both the milk and water to about room temperature before adding; this will help everything combine more easily.

Again, mixing well at this stage will help prevent your batter from being lumpy. A few lumps aren’t anything to worry about, but the smoother the batter is, the better.

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add it to the mixture with a sprinkle of salt (if you’re using salted butter, you can skip the additional salt).

Grease a pan using butter or shortening. Turn the heat up to a low medium

heat. Use about one-fourth cup of batter for each crêpe. Let the crêpe cook until it starts to brown which should take around two minutes. Then flip the crêpe so that it can cook on the other side. Let the crêpe cool slightly on a plate before filling.

I filled the crêpes with chopped strawberries, chocolate sauce and whipped cream. I also made a simple berry syrup by thawing some frozen berries (they make the best smoothies!) and crushing them in a blender. I put the blended berries in a small pot with sugar and vanilla extract and brought it to a boil for a very

short period of time. I stirred while the sugar melted (caramelized). I poured this mixture over the crêpes. This syrup is also very tasty over ice cream or pie.

For a savory crêpe, scramble an egg with a tablespoon of cream cheese and chives for a smooth and delicious filling.

Another good idea would be to thinly slice mushrooms and sautée them in a little bit of oil and cream of mushroom soup. Put some cheese in the crepe and then pour some of the mushrooms and sauce over it to melt the cheese. Enjoy!

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COURTESY OF NBC

TV PICK: Community

By JORDAN-MARIE SMITH EAGLE STAFF WRITER

If you have ever thought that your group study sessions were as interesting as the ones portrayed on “Community,” you were sorely mistaken.

Each episode revolves around a hilarious, diverse and quirky study group with six eclectic characters. Britta, the causehungry hipster; Abed, the television-obsessed oddball; Troy, Abed’s bromance partner; Pierce Hawthorne, the wayward senior; Annie, the adorable perfectionist; and Shirley, the Bible-carrying sass-master are led by the sarcastic and saucy Jeff Winger.

Pillow fort kingdom wars and totalitarian campus police takeovers are a few of the weekly events that take place in the fictional Greendale Community College’s halls. Although “Community” gets gradually more ridiculous with each season, it doesn’t lose the heart of the show’s success: the relationships of the characters.

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“COMMUNITY” RETURNS ON THURS. FEB. 7 AT 8 P.M. FOR ITS FOURTH SEASON AFTER NBC PUSHED BACK THE ITS SEASON PREMIERE. HELP SAVE “COMMUNITY” BY WATCHING THIS HILARIOUS SHOW.

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TIPS FOR ANAL SEX, MAKING FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS THE CAPTAIN — THE LOVE BOAT HOW SHOULD I PROPOSE GOING FROM “FRIENDS” TO “FRIENDSWITH-BENEFITS”?

Firstly, gauge both general and specific interest: figure out if your friend is generally interested in having a friend with benefits, and if your friend is specifically interested in you. If you have one but not the other, you have a recipe for disaster.

It varies case by case, but for the most part, getting the general idea just means having a theoretical conversation about no-strings sex. Maybe the only benefit they want from you is your Netflix account.

There are a few different ways to gauge specific interest, but I prefer directness because that sets you up for actually making this friends-with-benefits thing happen, and you’ll both forget about it pretty quickly if they’re just not into you sexually.

Oh — be prepared for that.

Don’t get offended, don’t dwell and you’ll have minimal friendship damage.

Ask about their type, and if you’d theoretically fit that type.

You can be subtle. For example, let’s say that you’re wingmanning for the night, and you want to make sure to look for the right type of people.

If your friend is generally interested in no-strings sex, and is specifically attracted to you, don’t stress: you’ve got this. Create a situation where you’re alone together and chil — studying, watching sports, baking cookies together, anything near your/ their bedroom. Talk in theoretical terms about why you’d want this type of relationship: it’s hard to pick up chicks, you aren’t ready for a girlfriend, but good Lord, your balls are blue. (Or switch the gonads, whatever, this is pretty much the same whatever your gender.) Ideally, your friend either cottons on or

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agrees with you, and you can just straight-up propose no-strings sex with them. Boom. Done. Tap that.

P.S.: If you are truly crushed by their rejection, then you have feelings for this person beyond horniness and friendship, and you need to figure those out.

HOW SOON DO GUYS START PICTURING A GIRL NAKED AFTER MEETING HER?

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HEY, SO I REALLY THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN ARTICLE ABOUT ANAL. What are the supplies

I need beforehand? What are some anal-related foreplay strategies I can engage in leading up to the big thing? How do I do it so it doesn’t hurt? Do I need a butt plug? Does my boyfriend need a butt plug?

What is a butt plug? Stuff like that please.

I have a limit on my word count, so I can’t answer this as thoroughly as I want, but there were a lot of questions about anal (get freaky!), so I wanted to at least scratch the surface. Send in the questions you still have after reading....

THE CAPTAIN’S FOUR RULES FOR ANAL SEX

1. Don’t Brokeback this shindig. So in the film “Brokeback Mountain,” these two guys have sex in a tent without prep or lube.

Don’t do that.

Use MORE LUBE (waterbased lube, reapply often, or silicone lube, but not with a silicone sex toy) than you think you need, and make sure the person taking it is really relaxed.

Having an orgasm first helps,

and so does taking anal step by step. Maybe the first time you try you’ll only get up to fingers, and that’s okay. Anticipation makes it more fun.

2. Deliver more than your package. That is to say, there’s more to anal than penetration, and all of the “more” that I’m about to list can also work as awesome foreplay. Rimming, fingering during oral, inter-gluteal sex (the “booby banging” of ass sex), butt plugs, spanking, etc.

3. Bend over, boyfriend. The prostate is a very cool part of a dude’s body, and it’s also boring and dumb to assume that only girls like being screwed. The “Bend Over Boyfriend” is an actual type of strap-on. I know, how weird is that?

4. Don’t insist. Some people just plain aren’t into butt sex, which is okay. Everyone’s into different stuff.

On the other hand, if they’re just worried or embarrassed, try some of the foreplay/penetration alternatives in rule two and work up to it.

IS SENDING A ONE-NIGHT STAND 600 EMAILS OVER ONE WEEKEND ACCEPTABLE? OR AM I BEING TOO FRONTISH?

If by “frontish” you mean “possibly clinically insane,” yes.

There were a few submitted questions that I hoped, for the sake of my sanity and also the world, were just people messing with me, and this is one of them, but just in case it isn’t — no, that is definitely not acceptable. In general, I’d say that text messages or Facebook are preferable to email because they’re more casual, and that a limit to two contacts is a hard-and-fast limit.

Put your questions or qualms into the online submission box, or email sex@theeagleonline.com!

EAGLE STAFF WRITER

U Street Music Hall head of promotions and AU alumna Morgan Tepper gave students a behind-the-scenes look at the music industry during a talk in Wechsler Theater on Jan. 31.

“I’m going to be honest and say landing a job is all about being at the right place at the right time,” Tepper said. “Hard work is how you keep the job.”

Tepper, who studied public communications at AU from 2008 until 2010, is considered the first lady of U Street Music Hall. At the first event of the AU chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America’s speaker series, Tepper shared her experiences in the entertainment/music industry before and after college.

Tepper handles all social media, PR/communication, artist relations, media relations and bookings for U Street Music Hall.

“I hate writing press releases . . . but I get to write press releases about music that I love,”

Tepper said.

Before she was promoted to this position, Tepper worked almost every other position at U Street Music Hall. She said that doing this helped her to truly understand what was going on throughout the entire company because she got perspectives on all different sides.

“You need to understand the brand, understand your boss and the audience in order to communicate well,” Tepper said.

Tepper met one of the owners of U Street Music Hall while doing interviews for her radio show on WVAU, AU’s studentrun radio station. After scouting her for quite some time, he offered her a job. She has worked at the hall since 2010.

Reflecting on her undergraduate experience at AU, Tepper strongly encouraged her audience to explore their passions to the fullest.

“The one thing that I didn’t do [when I was at AU],” Tepper said, “was I didn’t go out enough.”

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overcome the challenges of memorization.

“I have one 6-page monologue,” Ospina said, but he maintains that the struggles were ultimately fruitful. He describes his time with “Zoo Story” as a “great experience” and offers emphatic praise to his “energetic and insane” director.

When asked to describe the show’s principal theme, Cohn

pointed to Albee’s focus on the “effects of human isolation.”

This play provides tentative answers to the pervasive loneliness that affects human emotion and asks viewers to draw their own conclusions.

Whether “Zoo Story” provokes such thoughts or simply entertains with its dynamic interactions and unexpected digressions, the cast will be satisfied.

“It’s been fantastic,” Ospina said.

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theEAGLE SCENE FEBRUARY 7, 2013 | 11 Research is conducted at the NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD

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Electro-pop copycats miss the mark

JIM JAMES

REGIONS OF LIGHT AND SOUND OF GOD Yet to peak, Jim James might actually have a pact going with God.

It’s official. The My Morning Jacket frontman and frequent contributor to side projects such as Monsters of Folk and New Multitudes can do no wrong.

Unlike so many artists who seem to put out a disingenuously experimental solo album, James

succeeds in having a unique, stylistic sound while still delivering something that fans of his other projects will be able to enjoy.

“Regions” doesn’t quite showcase James’ vocal range as extensively as an MMJ album would. But the songwriting is superb, ranging from groovy tunes that sound like they came out of the ‘70s, to soulful jazz numbers,

SOLANGE TRUE EP

SEAN MEEHAN — POP LIFE Being a pop queen isn’t easy. Popular opinion says there can only be one at any given time, and the rest are dismissed as imitators. Every now and then, however, one of these dismissed imitators is able to carve out a distinct niche and become queen of their own domain.

This is exactly what Ke$ha has done. When she debuted in 2009, mine was one of many voices dismissing her as a Lady Gaga also-ran.

In hindsight, that accusation wasn’t fair then, and it certainly isn’t fair now. Ke$ha’s album “Warrior,” which came out last November, solidifies her own distinct style and is better than any pop album released since then.

The problem with breaking into your own niche is that you inevitably attract imitators of your own, whether they’re new artists or experienced veterans

trying to stay relevant. If January is any indication, Ke$ha will have plenty of people riding her coattails in 2013, and the result so far is not pretty.

Two songs currently topping the charts, the will.i.am and Britney Spears collaboration “Scream & Shout” and Swedish House Mafia’s “Don’t You Worry Child,” both sound like rejected Ke$ha demos inexplicably and unfortunately released as singles.

“Scream & Shout,” off of will.i.am’s upcoming album “#willpower” (which is actually what it’s called) is a prime example of how electro-pop, an intrinsically upbeat genre, can still manage to be boring. The lyrics about dancing, and “let[ting] it all out” fit the genre to a T, but the “minimalist” beat and production seem more lazy than intentional.

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You could call her a rebel Beyoncé, but you’d be wrong. Watereddown ‘80s dance never sounded so hip.

She starts out with a bang.

“Losing You,” the lead single off of Solange’s “True EP,” embraces everything and more that the next six tracks will echo. The

song conjures images of a hot summer day, and the heat easily finds a home among layered harmonies, smooth vocals and perfectly-placed hand claps.

It’s a commendable and longoverdue effort from the R&B and indie hybrid — arguably the best song she’s put forth — but it may

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA

II

UMO brings the funk (sort of) on their strong followup.

Upon releasing their 2010 debut, Unknown Mortal Orchestra created a distinct sound that combined classic psych rock stylings with nimble guitar work and surprisingly funky drums.

The aptly named followup, entitled “II,” is more of the same, maintaining the band’s

lo-fi production while still showing off leader Ruban Nielson’s knack for crafting memorable melodies. Unfortunately, you may have already heard the two best songs on here. Singles “Swim and Sleep” and “So Good at Being In Trouble” are the easy highlights, with the former boasting uncharacteristically triumphant chord crashes, while

to folk songs you could picture being sung around campfires.

James effortlessly blends these styles and genres into a cohesivesounding album.

James expertly displays his ability to convey warmth and emotion through his incredible vocals and proves once again that he is one of the most talented artists out there today.

Recommended If You Like: My Morning Jacket, Monsters of Folk, New Multitudes, M. Ward

By JOSH CASTELLANOS, DON’T TECHNO FOR AN ANSWER, SATURDAYS 8-10 P.M.

take the help of the repeat button to extract every ounce of fervor.

It’s not a feel-good EP. But even with a string of break-up inspired titles like “Lovers in the Parking Lot,” Solange adjusts her sound from one track to the next. Nicely paced, hardly predictable and continuously forceful, Taylor Swift should take notes.

RIYL: Miguel, Azealia Banks, Jessie Ware

By MANDI RAY

the latter features a slinking, soulful groove. While the guitar playing is reliably inventive throughout, some of the tracks do meander, particularly the album’s longest cut, “Monki.”

Still, there’s undoubtedly more killer than filler (shout out to Sum 41) on this strong sophomore effort from everybody’s favorite boys from New Zealand.

(Unless you’re a big Flight of the Conchords fan, I suppose.)

RIYL: Tame Impala, Melody’s Echo Chamber, Foxygen

By CAMERON MEINDL, RHYME & REASON, WEDNESDAYS 8-10 P.M.

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fun. lives up to its name at D.A.R. Constitutional Hall show

By LIZZIE BUTLER EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A week after performing for President Barack Obama at the inaugural ball, power-pop band fun. returned to D.C. and played to a packed crowd at the D.A.R. Constitution Hall on Jan. 31.

Andrew McMahon (Jack’s Mannequin, Something Corporate) opened the show, bringing the crowd to their feet with energetic renditions of his past songs such as Jack’s Mannequin’s 2005 track “Dark Blue” and Something Corporate’s 2002 track “I Woke Up In A Car.” About 20 minutes after McMahon’s set, as the arena lights dimmed and three banners in front of the stage lowered bearing

the lit up letters “FUN.”, an overwhelming scream filled the room.

The group started their set with “Out On The Town,” the title song of their current tour, and captivated the crowd immediately.

They continued with “Some Nights,” the high-energy title track off their last album and then began alternating in songs from their first album “Aim and Ignite,” such as “All The Pretty Girls.” Despite the return to an album not as well known as “Some Nights,” the audience had no problem picking up the words and singing along.

Lead singer Nate Ruess bounded all around the stage through-

out the night, held already long notes longer and kept the crowd engaged and screaming along.

Despite all that movement, Ruess managed to keep his voice strong during the show.

After an inspiring play of their latest single, “Carry On” — which was the highlight of the evening and had the audience throwing their arms in the air in triumph

Ruess left the audience laughing with tour stories about getting a sunburn playing a concert in Cancún and his mother breaking her toe on a beach after a concert in Portugal. As the band spoke, it was clear that the group’s recent mainstream fame has not gone to their heads. Ruess frequently commented on how “weird” it was being able to play the band’s music around the world.

The monologue led to the group performthe synth-pop sound, fun. is ing an acoustic version “The Gambler,” a known for is a group with true, of song Ruess said is stripped-down talent. about his parents’ relationship.

Without the added background light effects or the extra touring members, — the band paused for a few this number proved that beneath minutes to talk to the audience. the synth-pop sound, fun. is a With heavy spotlights on Ruess, group with true, stripped-down lead guitarist Jack Antonoff and talent. For the first time that pianist Andrew Dost, the group night, the audience stayed silent, joked around about not having captivated by the song’s simplica monologue prepared. Instead, ity and sweetness.

Beneath

The group then picked things back up again, playing an old, unreleased song of theirs entitled “What The F**k?” which got a loud singalong. They followed that with their first single off the “Some Nights” album, “We Are Young,” which led the audience to throw its hands into the air excitedly in time with the song as they sang along, almost drowning out Ruess.

A stirring performance of “All Alright” closed the main setlist.

Its slow ending allowed the band and touring members to exit the stage one by one. The venue quickly filled with hundreds of voices chanting for more. fun. returned shortly after for a two-song encore, performing “One Foot” and “Stars,” during which Ruess ran up into the two sections of the arena connected to the stage and briefly stood within the crowds as he sang, reigniting the audience’s loud energy and bringing the band’s name to life.

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The song is punctuated throughout by the refrain “bring the action,” but they never do. The song rides the same basic beat with almost no embellishment for almost five minutes.

Compared to the inventiveness and variety of Ke$ha’s tracks like “Warrior” and “Die Young,” “Scream & Shout” falls flat. To Britney’s credit, she is the highlight of the track, and by she, I mean the repeated “It’s Britney, b****” sample from her 2007 track “Gimme More,” occasionally letting the listener pretend they’re listening to a different and much better song.

Meanwhile, Swedish House Mafia’s “Don’t You Worry

Child,” No. 5 on the Billboard Pop Charts at print, takes the electro-pop anthem formula and makes it as cheesy as possible. Whereas Ke$ha’s anthems (“We R Who We R,” “Die Young”) combine arenaready beats with a carpe diem attitude, Swedish House Mafia ruins similarly powerful and dance-ready beats with a corny and cliché message about overcoming heartbreak. The production is club-ready, but the lyrics are so sappy that dancing along feels awkward and unfitting.

Perhaps will.i.am and Swedish House Mafia will release something in 2013 that sets them apart. But for now they are stuck firmly in the shadow of the queen of electro-pop.

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theEAGLE NEWS FEBRUARY 7, 2013 | 13

Eagle Rants

FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 6, 2013

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

I’m going to buy more coca-cola to protest the people who vandalized the coca-cola machines.

AU SG should be taught as a class in training incompetent bureaucrats for the future.

What would happen if there was one baby called America, another called Canada, and they get switched at birth, so Canada lives in America and America lives in Canada?

Being abroad has turned me into a total slut. I love this.

Superbowl power outage? I feel no pity ‘cause it ain’t Gotham City.

My mom just posted “Loving the tight black pants. Go Ravens!” I think I’m going to need to visit the counseling center i’m not even mad at AUSG i’m vaguely annoyed/insanely jealous at/of the people who have time to just sit for hours to get founder’s day tickets FALL OUT BOY IS BACK TOGETHER I THINK MY LIFE IS MADE #marrymepetewentz #noshame Please please please females, DO NOT TAN. The whiter the skin the sexier.

No one wants to date an orange chick.

What is the correct term when referring to a group of Biddies? A gaggle of Biddies?

Would SG be falling to pieces if we elected a king last year?

“HEY GIRL YOU HAVE ENOUGH RINGS ON YOUR HAND? I CAN PICK UP TV CHANNELS ON MY DAMN PHONE AND ITS A NOKIA FROM THE 90’S.

Is it just me or is this school sort of insane? @How do I get a boyfriend? - get off eagle rants.

Lololol Do a lot of AU girls own vibrators?

“The Eagle reserves the right to edit all Eagle Rants for AP Style” I like cheese, apples, and crackers.

[Editor’s Note: I reserve the right, but I abstain. I happen to love the Oxford comma.] omfg my roommate is sick and my tolerance for the human body is quickly dwindling.

Is there a polite way to tell people that you don’t want to hug them? I really, really hate giving hugs to most people (I’m really only comfortable hugging my immediate family + like five close friends total) but I don’t know how to refuse them a. without being super awkward or b. without offending them.

SIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH PEOPLE IN LINE FOR FOUNDER’S DAY TICKETS 2 AND A HALF HOURS IN ADVANCE How can you have a love column and not have him named Long Dong, Dick Havoc, or Mrs./Mr. Vagussey. It just seems wrong.

The library should have free cookies available upon request. Thoughts?

How young is too young to make a page on a dating website? @How do I get a boyfriend? - get off eagle rants. Lololol I know about your extreme fat fetish @” I like my summer tan.” Eww. I sense an orange troll Being abroad has turned me into a total slut.

I love this.

How do you tell your friend who writes for the Eagle that their writing sucks?

I’ve hooked up with three guys with the same name this semester already, I have a problem.

Is it just me or is this school sort of insane? not sure if eagle rants are shorter or if people just dont care any more I sense there’s some serious censorship going on in eagle’s rants now, am I wrong editor?

[Editor’s Note: You are indeed wrong - the rules have not changed] Who is the HOT new worker in TDR? If you see me today, I’m not mad at you: I’m still reeling from showing up 2 hours early to get Founder’s Day tickets and 100 people were already in line.

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Middle Ages century opener 5 Request before a snap 10 “Survivor” airer 13 Something to assume 15 Foofaraws 16 You can dig it 17 European auto club device?

19 Floor application 20 Pronouncement of Pontius Pilate 21 Device commonly used in “The Twilight Zone” 23 “Citizen Kane” studio 24 One-time ring king 25 Raise objections 27 Balkan primate?

31 Vegetation 34 Butts 35 Julio’s “that” 36 Yokel 37 Mythological dogooder 39 Word-of-mouth 40 “Star Trek” rank: Abbr.

41 Greenhouse square 42 Matter to debate 43 Mideast orchestral group?

47 Who’s who 48 One of the Bobbsey twins 49 __ double take 52 “Come here __?”

54 Losers 56 Expected result 57 South Pacific 18wheelers?

60 Counterterrorist weapon 61 “__ Heartbeat”: Amy Grant hit 62 One handling a roast 63 Jiff 64 Indian tunes 65 Makes, as a visit DOWN 1 “Real Time” host 2 Coop sound 3 Dos y tres

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4 Batting practice safety feature 5 Buffalo 6 Magic charm 7 Craters of the Moon st.

8 __ cit.: footnote abbr.

9 Native Alaskans, historically 10 Water cooler gatherers 11 Muffin mix stir-in 12 Hot 14 1943 war film set in a desert 18 Play thing?

22 Bolt 25 Letter opener?

26 Acting award 27 Coll. senior’s test 28 Old-time news source 29 Biblical twin 30 School with the motto “Lux et veritas” 31 It’s measured in Hz 32 Roman moon goddess 33 Relating to childbirth

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37 Like some clocks 38 First few chips, usually 39 Org. in old spy stories 41 HP product 42 Overlook 44 Tankard filler 45 Puts down, as parquetry 46 Harper’s Weekly cartoonist

2/6/13

49 Bangladesh capital, old-style 50 Pitched perfectly 51 Toting team 52 Musical number 53 Throw for a loop 54 Uttar Pradesh tourist city 55 __ roast 58 Eggs, in old Rome 59 Not pos.

SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE

OPINION

STAFF EDITORIAL

The Eagle needs your help

The Eagle is in trouble, and we need your help.

On Jan. 23, The Eagle announced that we might be going digital-only after this semester. We now realize that this doesn’t have to happen. If the AU community wants our only newspaper to continue, it can.

But it will not be easy. The Eagle needs AU’s support.

To guarantee a shot at having a print issue in the future, The Eagle must join the Student Media Board. Our goal is diversifying our revenue so we’ll no longer be dependent on the advertising market.

However, this comes with

concerns. In joining the Media Board, we may not have access to all of the finances we need, since the Media Board only has a certain amount of money to go around. With The Eagle joining, there will be even less funding per organization.

Joining the Media Board could possibly sacrifice our complete editorial independence. The only way to ensure editorial independence is to have business independence.

Despite this, The Eagle cannot sustain itself if it goes digital-only next semester. The transition period would be too quick to maintain our readership and ad sales. We would

make even less than we do now, since most of our revenue comes from print ad sales.

We’re not fighting for a print edition for the sake of nostalgia. We’re fighting to sur vive.

AU needs The Eagle. Where else would you get your breaking campus news? Where would you widely voice your opinion if you couldn’t write op-eds?

The print edition gives students and faculty a sense of community. Each week, at least 3,000 issues of The Eagle are taken off the stands.

Without a print issue on campus, many students will choose other schools over AU.

The School of Communication hosts one of the best journalism programs in the countr y: we would not attract the journalists we do without print.

The Eagle’s print edition is the best advertisement we have. If it were to disappear without first building up a more robust online presence, The Eagle would be relegated to the role of a blog, with few readers and fewer resources.

AU students need The Eagle, and now, we need you.

As staff writers on The Eagle, we are going to work to save the print edition. Until there is no chance of printing next semester, we are going to

keep fighting for this paper.

Here is what you can do: t Join us. Send your stor y to tips@theeagleonline.com.

Be our eyes and ears on campus. t Use the twitter hashtag #SaveTheEagle whenever you tweet about an article or this issue, and use it a lot. t Write a letter to the editor about why we need a print issue of The Eagle. t Donate directly to The Eagle Newspaper Fund.

Take a stand, because AU should be not ready to say goodbye to journalism. .≠ E EDPAGE@THEEAGLEONLINE.COM

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

AU should support its student newspaper

Word is spreading that big changes are coming to The Eagle, AU’s oldest publication.

Since 1925, it has served and informed the AU community. But financial pressures may force The Eagle to stop publishing a print edition in 2013. While current staffers aim to build a stronger presence online, they — and we — believe publishing in print is important as the paper transitions to a digital future. The newspaper is read by thousands every week, and its physical presence helps drive readers online.

AU would be a less complete institution without this paper.

Since 1925, it’s been AU’s historical record, covering the University’s development and representing student viewpoints. Some say The Eagle doesn’t make people comfortable with how they’re represented. Well, journalism isn’t supposed to make

people comfortable all the time.

As former editors-in-chief, we’re proud of The Eagle’s tradition of highlighting good works around campus while also holding those in power accountable.

It’s time for our community to step up and support The Eagle.

Do we want AU to be the first Washington-area university to eliminate its student newspaper?

Make no mistake: The Eagle is adapting to digital reading habits. By publishing breaking news digitally first, The Eagle has built one of the largest online and social media audiences of any AU group. Yet The Eagle needs to reach digital advertisers and new revenue sources. Abruptly ending the print edition and removing it from campus would directly affect ad revenues, as print advertising is more robust than online advertising. The Eagle needs that revenue as it

transitions its business to the web. Other universities recognize this: While the University of Virginia’s Cavalier Daily and the University of Oregon’s Daily Emerald cut back on printing, as The Eagle has, they have not eliminated print entirely as they invest in new innovations.

The Eagle’s alumni believe in its mission. We’ve committed to buying ads this semester to help The Eagle continue publishing because it’s a vital institution.

We’re also working to build an endowment of at least $50,000 to finance future innovations. While we’re a quarter of the way there, we need your help to reach our goal.

Donations are one way to help; advertising support is another, either in print or online.

The Eagle has faced the abrupt loss of long-established ad revenue from campus institutions,

such as the Student Government, which had purchased up to $20,000 in ads annually.

That loss severely affected The Eagle’s bottom line. National advertising still generates revenue, though not enough to keep The Eagle out of debt.

Even while The Eagle has faced financial challenges, it has won numerous awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and last year was a finalist for the coveted Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press.

One option for The Eagle moving forward is joining the Student Media Board to seek student activity fee funding. Other media groups the board funds will understandably worry about the impact on their own budgets, though. If this option becomes a reality, AU needs to increase the funding formula for student

media to help The Eagle survive.

This should be an easy decision.

The Eagle has the largest audience yet would seek a smaller subsidy to keep printing than ATV, WVAU and others receive.

The Eagle has a bright future if given the time to transition to a new model. Alumni stand ready to help. If you want to sustain student journalism, buy an ad, make a donation, or voice your support for The Eagle on Twitter and Facebook.

Brett Zongker Eagle Editor-in-Chief, 2002-2003 Anne Godlasky Eagle Editor-in-Chief, 2004-2005 Chris Kain Eagle Editor-in-Chief, 1990-1991 David Aldridge Eagle Editor-in-Chief, 1985-1986

theEAGLE OPINION FEBRUARY 7, 2013 | 15

OP-ED

Vote AUSA for more student voice

It’s already second semester, and as I approach my graduation I start to think in more depth about my time here at AU. What I am thinking about now is not what I did while I was here, but what I will leave behind. As much as the University has left an impression on me, I get to leave an impression on it.

I plan to do this by supporting the referendum being proposed for the new AU Student Association (AUSA).

As a student, I believe that ever yone here has a voice to be heard. Ever yone has concerns that they feel need to be dealt with. The problem is they don’t think their voice is being heard by anyone else.

I support the AUSA because it helps channel these voices in a more efficient and studentfriendly style to the University.

In reformatting the Student Government from how it stands now to the AUSA, the new government will become more streamlined and will become less bureaucratic.

Even though we are the most politically active campus in the country, we don’t have to mirror the federal government exactly. Instead of having the current three branches, it will be streamlined to a single body of students who are elected on the sole purpose of advocacy for all AU students.

The AUSA will look less in-

timidating and confusing than the current SG structure and will encourage all students to take part. And even with there being a body of elected officials, your voice will be heard better through the AUSA because they are not “senators” anymore.

The AUSA helps throw out most of the politics, so the new body of students will be able to help get your voice heard to the University and the administration. I like to think the AUSA will be more like an NGO; It will be an organization focusing on goals to make students lives better here at AU. They will be able to advocate more efficiently on the big issues like student tuition, endowment and student rights.

I have been here for four years now, and I know that the groups of students who have worked hard on this proposal are trying to leave behind a new system to help the school in the future. The students have worked for years on this new system that lets our voices be heard more clearly to the administration. This referendum will make it so all students can advocate to the University so that we can all leave our marks.

That is why one thing I’d like to see before I go is this referendum’s passage, so that all of AU can be heard for years to come.

Brad Korten is a senior in the School of Public Af fairs.

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I want a predator drone RYAN MIGEED | THIS SIDE OF RIGHT I wanted to write this week about Chuck Hagel’s Senate confirmation hearings. I wanted to write about the utter disrespect, callousness and vitriol that was heaped upon the former senator and war hero.

I wanted to write about Sen. John McCain’s supreme fall from grace as he unjustifiably

enough. If we truly want to protect ourselves from Big Government, we need something more. We need weapons just as powerful as what they have.

We need predator drones.

Predator drones are controlled remotely by a single guy in a room. I could use one from my basement and Big

tools I need in order to protect myself.

If senators like John McCain can be so cruel to a fellow war hero and veteran of the same war (Vietnam), there’s no telling what senators in the future will do to people like me, who haven’t ser ved in uniform. Today, they want to take away our

It is my fundamental right as an American to protect myself and to have access to the tools I need in order to protect myself.

attacked first Secretar y Hillar y Clinton and then former Sen. Hagel for cheap political points.

But there is another issue that I simply have to address that is too important to ignore: our government’s attempts to restrict my Second Amendment rights.

Now the government is tr ying to take away assault rifles.

Look, I know they’re not for hunting; you wouldn’t be able to eat venison with 10 armorpiercing rounds in it. Assault rifles aren’t for hunting.

They’re for my self-defense, from our big, overreaching socialist government.

The problem is, if (and when) it comes down to defending ourselves from Big Brother, how can we know that assault rifles will be enough?

Uncle Sam’s got a whole army. For us, the “little guys,” assault rifles are simply not

Brother would never find me.

(There’s another amendment that says they can’t come in my house anyway.)

Drones are the most costeffective for a fledgling resistance. They kill the opposition without putting a single defending soldier’s life in danger. And predator drones are the most precise weapons we have. The civilian casualty rate is dropping, so we’ll get fewer of our defenseless citizens and more of that socialist Big Government.

The Second Amendment does not define “arms,” and just as technology has advanced over time, our understanding of the Constitution must change with time. So, predator drones should be considered arms, and I should be allowed to own one.

It is my fundamental right as an American to protect myself and to have access to the

guns; tomorrow, our bullets.

If they want to take away my predator drone, they’ll have to steal the joystick from my cold, dead hands.

We’re just lucky that they still let us use the same vehicles our militar y uses. I got my Humvee in camouflage, just like theirs, so in case of a government takeover, they won’t see me coming.

Now they need to take their big, socialist hands off my weapons and my right to protection — and let me have my predator drone!

(The preceding satirical column originated from a latenight conversation with friends at AU. This should appear as a surprise to no one.)

Ryan Migeed is a sophomore in the School of Public Af fairs and the School of Communication and the vice president of AU College Democrats.

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Take responsibility for your senators JULIA GREENWALD | RANTING WITH MYSELF “What’s it like being from a Third World country?”

Many Americans, both at and outside of AU, tend to ask me this question time and time again when I tell them I’m from Brazil.

I try not to take it personally. It is easy to see why many Americans assume Brazil is the Third World when they look at our corrupt government that openly steals from their people. Often my response to such questions about the corrupt Brazilian government is that Brazilians suffer from long-term memory loss and repeatedly vote for corrupt officials to take office.

But to AU students I then pose the following question: “What’s it like living in a corrupt city?”

While American government officials do not openly take money from the people, recent news has exposed that Congress is not corruption-free.

This poses a challenge to the American people, specifically AU and other college students, who now may also fall victim to this long-term memory loss that plagues many countries with corrupt government officials.

The New York Times recently published an article in which it was discovered that Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology firm, scored a great investment return with congressmen and senators who play a major role in federal health care financing. A provision was in-

serted into the final “fiscal cliff”

by Senate aides that allowed Amgen to evade Medicare costcutting controls by delaying price restraints on a class of drugs used by kidney dialysis patients. The delay will cost the Medicare program up to $500 million over a two-year period.

Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Senator Max Bau-

questioned why no measures had been taken.

However, what the editorial and American citizens did not ask is what we the people can do to make sure corruption like this does not keep occurring.

McConnell is currently ser ving his fifth term in Congress.

Hatch is currently ser ving his seventh term, while Baucus is at term number nine.

While I agree that these senators must be charged, we as Americans must also take responsibility for who we vote for and allow in Congress. Allowing a corrupt senator to ser ve nine terms reflects poorly on the people who got him there.

Here at AU, where we have recently regained our spot as America’s most politically active campus, we represent the future of American voting. It is up to us to become informed of what is going on, remember what these senators have done, regardless of whether they are blue or red, and make sure they do not get elected again.

Afterall, the $500 million lost could’ve helped alleviate college debt issues that most of us are currently facing.

As Americans, we must hold on to our long-term memor y, remember to do our homework, become informed and bar corrupt officials from our government.

It is up to us to become informed of what is going on, remember what these senators have done, regardless of whether they are blue or red, and make sure they do not get elected again.

cus, D-Mont., and ranking committee member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, are notable supporters of the delay. However, there is good reason to suspect that other factors were involved in this support, considering both senators have political and financial ties to Amgen, as does Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who praised the provisions.

An editorial written by the Times shows that Amgen paid $200,000 in “bribes” (campaign contributions) to Baucus, Hatch and McConnell in exchange for a $500 million benefit - indeed a great return on investment.

Many who commented to both the Times article and oped demanded these senators be charged or impeached, and

Julia Greenwald is a sophomore in the School of Communication.

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Who holds the power?

The AU Board of Trustees is an enigma. An enigma that is full of risks.

It is comprised of 30 members, 26 of whom have voting power. Included among these voting members are corporate executives, bankers and realestate developers. On the Board there are only two faculty representatives, one who represents the Washington College of Law and one who represents the entire undergraduate and graduate faculty. They do not have voting power. Alone on the Board is a single student selected by the Board itself and Student Government. They also have no voting power.

The Board is clearly paramount in the University decision-making process. The severe lack of student control over this body is thus of great importance. Because the Board has no voting members that are an active part of this campus, they may often be less than fully aware of issues that impact our community and unable to adequately address the needs and desires of students, faculty and staff. With this in mind, the Coalition of American University Students (CAUS) reached out to the Board of Trustees to explain to them the necessity of student power and the terrible impact that this tuition hike will have on student lives.

First, we tried to attend a Board meeting. We had hoped that, with an earnest and “professional” approach, we would be allowed some presence in the meeting. We were met by Public Safety officers and a Board assistant who denied us entrance.

But they promised to provide the Board with our letter to President Neil Kerwin and our petition, containing over 1,700

student signatures and demanding a transparent and itemized budget, greater student power over university decisions and a two-year freeze on tuition.

We know these materials were delivered, but we received no response. Knowing that this might happen, we flyered the cars of Board members with our contact information in the hopes of working with any who might be quietly sympathetic. Again, no response.

We chose to contact Board members directly. Though our calls and emails were largely ignored, we did receive a letter from Board Chairman Jeffrey Sine. He told us to “work with your student representatives and to participate in the process that has already been established.” To this form letterstyle response, we again voiced our concerns about the established process. We received no response.

It is clear to us that any attempt to work with AU’s governing forces will meet a dead end.

If the AU student body wishes to avoid the dreary fate of impotently paying more and more money and falling deeper and deeper into debt, the only way forward is direct action.

The CAUS will continue to agitate and organize until AU truly belongs to students, faculty and staff. We invite you to join us.

As SIS professor Stephen Cohen said of former AU President Benjamin Ladner, a shameless embezzler of University funds whose departure was due partly to student efforts, “If we do not do something about the way the Board is structured, this will happen again.”

Niusha Nawab is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Mind what you’re wearing, not what they’re eating

I used to go to the gym to take my mind off of daily anxieties, until another gym patron unthinkingly and unexpectedly threw my anxieties right back in my face.

For the most part, the boys at Jacobs Fitness Center are perfectly pleasant, though their height and muscles and the fact that they’re usually in packs is pretty intimidating. Still, no one has ever gone out of their way to make me feel uncomfortable or unwelcome. Or, no one had before tonight.

Tonight there was a pack of “bros” all wearing their frat Tshirts, as per usual. As I was resting between sets of decline flyes, I spotted a shirt that said, on the front, “Please don’t feed the sorority girls.” And on the back, “Campus Beautification” and the Greek letters Phi Sigma Kappa. My empty stomach dropped. I unconsciously glanced at myself in the mirror and I fought the urge to cry.

I am a second-year law student here, and I am recovering from an eating disorder. It’s called EDNOS, which stands for “eating disorder not otherwise specified.” My behaviors and thoughts are consistent with an-

I avoided social functions, extracurricular activities, even class sometimes if I thought there would be food there. I didn’t work out because it made me so hungry I couldn’t control the urge to eat afterwards.

stop. Every single day, I have to tell myself that it’s OK to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. I work hard to resist the urge to throw out all my food and lock myself in my apartment until I wither away. Weightlifting is something I look forward to, something to help me get out of bed and remind me to put some fuel in my body and make me feel OK about myself.

But now I don’t feel safe or wanted in the Fitness Center. I

I don’t think it’s too much to ask that students try not to trigger their classmates’ eating disorders, especially at the fitness center. orexia, but I never lost enough weight, even at my worst, to “qualify” for the anorexia diagnosis. When the disorder at its worst, I would meticulously log each calorie – five calories balsamic vinegar, 17 calories egg white, nine calories spinach – and then I would throw away half of the meal, so I was only eating half of the small number I was logging.

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What’s the point of burning 300 calories on the treadmill if I’m just going to go home and eat 400 because I’m starving? I might as well just stay at home and fast, again.

I’m recovering now. I still count my calories and eat less than I technically should. Every single day, I struggle. I still feel like I don’t deserve to eat, like I should just control myself and

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I don’t think it’s too much to ask that students try not to trigger their classmates’ eating disorders, especially at the Fitness Center. A dress code at the gym that includes a ban on offensive and potentially triggering items would be a great step. Other universities, including Harvard, Queens College, St. John’s College and Kalamazoo College, have designated a few hours each week where the gym is women-only, and that would be even better.

But for now, I only ask that my classmates be sensitive to the ways they present themselves, and how they make others feel. They may be driving more women away from the gym, which seems to be the opposite of their tasteless, insulting point.

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Seven Eagles win bouts in upset over Binghamton

By CHRIS HALL EAGLE STAFF WRITER

The AU men’s wrestling team pulled off a huge win at home Feb. 3, beating No. 19 Binghamton University. The Eagles defeated the Bearcats, 26-14, in Bender Arena.

Binghamton came to D.C. boasting two wrestlers ranked in the top five in the country. In front of a large home crowd, the Eagles took the lead from the get-go and never looked back.

“I’m really happy for our guys that we were able to put this match together, especially with Binghamton being ranked nationally,” AU Head Coach Teague Moore told aueagles. com. “The details are really where we won out. We talked a lot about how to finish periods out and finishing scoring holds, and we executed and did that today.”

Coming into this match, AU

was coming off tough back-toback dual meet losses to Hofstra and Columbia. The Eagles picked up the pieces and demonstrated a newfound resolve.

In the first match at 133 pounds, AU’s Esteban GomezRivera beat Binghamton’s Dylan Cohen by an 18-10 major decision to put American up 4-0.

Following that, at 141 pounds AU’s John Boyle beat Binghamton’s Dan Riggi in an intense 2-0 match to give AU a 7-0 overall lead.

But Binghampton struck back at 149 pounds, when the Bearcats’ Donnie Vinson, ranked fourth nationally, pinned AU’s Kevin Tao. The Eagles clung to a narrow 7-6 lead.

At 157 pounds, AU’s Mark Cirello beat Binghamton’s Jack McKeever in a 6-2 decision to push the overall lead to 10-6. At 156 pounds, AU’s Phillip Barrei

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Allen, Leininger run to IC4A Championship berth at New Balance Collegiate

By MOLLY KEPNER EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Mark Allen and Mark Leininger ran well en route to a IC4A Championship qualification when the the AU indoor track and field team continued its streak of successful running Feb. 1 and 2 at the

New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York, N.Y. The Eagles faced some of the best runners in the nation at the meet, and despite having fewer athletes participating than in previous weeks, the team performed well and had some runners post some excellent times.

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Thomas Barreiro matches up against Binghamton’s Cody Reed in the 184-pound weight class as the Eagles upset the No. 19 Bearcats Feb. 3, snapping AU’s losing streak after dropping two straight matches.

Two seniors had strong outings by recording IC4Aqualifying times in the 5,000-meter championship.

Mark Allen, who was named the AU GEICO Student-Athlete of the Week Feb. 4, ran a 14:17:05 and placed second, while Mark Leininger ran a 14:21:79 and placed sixth.

Having secured an IC4A-qualifying time, both runners are eligible to partake in the IC4A Championship in March.

Both runners shattered their personal bests in the event, Allen by 15 seconds and Leininger by 26 seconds.

They also beat the IC4Aqualifying time by over 20 seconds. In addition, the pair ran the second- and third-best times in AU indoor track program histor y, respectively.

Rounding out the runners for the men’s team was junior Constantine Matsakis, who ran a 4:18:07 in the mile and finished in the top 30.

Freshmen David Hamilton and Max Hamilton ran the 800 meters, both finishing in the top 70. David ran a 1:59:90 and finished 54th while Max ran a personal best of 2:00:66 and finished 61st.

Junior Julia Sullivan led the way for the women’s team in the mile, posting a near personal best 5:16:19 and coming in at 43rd. Fellow junior Kr ystal Foster also ran well, finishing 26th in the 3,000 meters and recording a time of 10:41:15.

The team hits the track next on Feb. 15, 16 and 17 at the 2013 Patriot League Indoor Championships in West Point, N.Y. The IC4A Championship that Allen and Leininger qualified for will be held March 1-3 in Boston, Mass.

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Blake Herrin, David Terao win Turnovers, bench play separate women’s late to secure wrestling victory basketball from Patriot League opponents ference. Junior guard Geleisa EAGLE STAFF WRITER George also ranks in the Patriot League top-ten in steals.

Turnovers can completely Despite their tough 49-47 shift the momentum of a game. loss at Lafayette (10-12, 3-4 Turnovers can halt opposing PL) Feb. 2, the turnover battle runs and start one of your own. is what gave AU its lead for a Turnovers can make a coach large portion of the game. They pull his hair out and earn someforced nearly twice as many one a quick spot on turnovers as they comthe bench. mitted and scored 14 But turnovers are points off of turnovers also the reason the while Lafayette scored AU women’s basketOne of the biggest reasons the Eagles just five. ball team (12-9, 5-2 George recorded a are so successful in the turnover battle is PL) sit second in the game-high five steals because of junior guard Alexis Dobbs. in the loss in Easton, Patriot League standings halfway through Penn. while also chipthe conference seaping in six points in son. just 20 minutes of play.

In comparison The Eagles’ Jan. 30 to the rest of the league, the the rest of the conference in the win over Bucknell (13-9, 4-3 Eagles are average in nearly turnover margin.

PL ) had a similar storyline as every category from field goal One of the biggest reasons they forced 24 turnovers and percentage and blocks to re- the Eagles are so successful in scored twice as many points off bounds and assists. They don’t the turnover battle is because of turnovers than the Bison did. score too many points, they of junior guard Alexis Dobbs.

Sitting one game back from give up a fair amount of points, Dobbs ranks first in the Patriot Navy (13-9, 6-1 PL), AU enand they aren’t particularly League in steals with over two ters the second half of Patriot good from beyond the arc. a game and takes care of the League play with a Feb. 9 game But one thing AU does do a ball extremely well, proven by versus Colgate (6-15, 0-7 PL) in good job of is forcing turnovers her assist-to-turnover ratio that Hamilton, N.Y. at 4 p.m.

— something they rank first in ranks as the best in the conSPORTS@THEEAGLEONLINE.COM

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the Patriot League.

The Eagles record about eight or nine steals each game and have the best turnover margin in the conference.

AU is one of just three Patriot League teams who force more turnovers than they commit, and they are above and beyond

Wurm wins 100-yard backstroke at Bucknell

By ADAM HAMBURGER EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Matt Wurm earned the lone Eagle victory Feb. 2 as he posted a 51.17 in the 100-yard backstroke. In the same event Dylan Rasnick and Ross Honig finished sixth and 10th overall, respectively. Rasnick posted a time of 55.17, and Honig finished 56.37.

Wurm had a strong performance in the 100-yard freestyle finishing in 47 seconds, good for third place. His time of 22 seconds gave him a fifth-place finish in the 50 freestyle, missing out on

fourth place by .01 seconds.

The AU men’s 200 medley relay was the best team performance of the event. The team of Bobby Ballance, Charlie Taffet, Tyler Pham and Wurm led the Eagles to a third-place finish with a time of 1:38:17.

Pham recorded a ninth-place finish in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:01.00. In the 200 breaststroke, Rasnick posted a time of 2:13.78 and also took ninth.

Paris Wood posted a fourthplace finish in the Women’s 100yard backstroke.

On the diving side, Melissa

Parker had a good performance on the one-meter board with a score of 243.30. That performance led Parker to a fourthplace finish. Parker also nailed a fifth-place finish in the three-meter board with a score of 245.05.

In the men’s one-meter board, Derek Simmons recorded a 163.20, good for a seventh-place finish. Simmons also placed seventh in the in the three-meter board with a score of 148.70.

AU will return to Bucknell for the Patriot League Championships Feb. 21-23.

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ro made a statement with a major decision victory over Binghamton’s Vincent Grella, 10-2.

With AU leading 14-6, Keithen Cast pinned BU’s John Paris at the 5:12 in the third to put AU up 20-6.

Moving on to 184 pounds, Binghamton’s Cody Reed edged AU’s Thomas Barreiro 5-3 to bring the score up to 20-9.

Following at 197 pounds, Binghamton’s No. 5 Nate Schiedel beat AU’s Devon Bradley by technical fall 18-2 to bring Binghamton within reach.

With the score at 20-14, AU’s

last two wrestlers locked it up for the Eagles. Heavyweight Blake Herrin won for the Eagles in a 9-5 decision over Tyler Deuel to make it 23-14, and AU 125-pounder David Terao beat Mike Sardo 10-4 to make it 2614. The Eagles finished winning all but three matches, led by a pin and two major decisions.

The Eagles will take on Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association rival Navy in Annapolis on Saturday, Feb. 9. Following that, the team has a doubleheader the next day against Army and Boston University, in West Point, N.Y. SPORTS@THEEAGLEONLINE.COM

Healthy adult volunteers needed The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting outpatient research studies on fear and anxiety at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda,Maryland.

Over a period of one to three visits of one to three hours each, participants will be interviewed and complete computer tasks during which heart rate will be recorded. Volunteers must be between 18-50 years of age,medically healthy, and not be taking medication. There is no cost for study-related tests.

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Men’s basketball falls to Bucknell at buzzer, holds off Lafayette in win A CHESS MATCH

side,” Jones said. “And we knew we wanted to pound the ball down low to Lumpkins. We kept It would have taken one more talking the last couple days in second or one more play for AU practice to Wroblicky about be to pull off something it hasn’t ready to rebound on the weak done in more than 80 days. side.”

The Eagles (8-14, 3-4 PL) Lafayette countered the Eahaven’t won two gles’ duo in the second games in a row since half with a shorter, quickNov. 15, and Bucker lineup. The adjustment nell’s (19-4, 6-1 PL) worked. The Leopards layup with less than a came back to take a brief second left on Jan. 30 lead, but Jones had an adguaranteed AU will You’ve got to finish games better justment of his own with have to wait until day than we did. To win a close game, Mike Bersch.

89 to try and start its “I just went with my particularly against a quality opponenet gut,” first win streak in alJones said. “Some like Bucknell, you can’t find way to beat other younger guys had most three months.

The 56-55 loss to yourself. gotten an opportunity, but Bucknell is the perthey seemed a little out of fect example of how sync. I thought, ‘Let’s give tough it is to win a Bersch a chance.’” game when you make The adjustment unforced errors. worked as Bersch hit a “You’ve got to fin3-pointer late and played ish games better than solid defense. Thanks we did,” AU Head to Jones’ adjustment, a Coach Jeff Jones said. season-high 24 points “To win a close game, particular- Tony Wroblicky and Stephen from Lumpkins and clutch free ly against a quality opponent like Lumpkins, the Eagles had a throws to end the game from Bucknell, you can’t find ways to 13-point lead at halftime. AU’s Daniel Munoz, AU won 68-64. beat yourself.” big men forced the Leopards to Where the Eagles failed AU beat themselves in the make adjustments at halftime to against Bucknell, they shined Bucknell matchup by missing its neutralize the pair. Wroblicky against Lafayette. final six free throws and not clos- and Lumpkins’ size and length “Definitely pretty bummed ing down the Bison on two late made the Leopards struggle out Wednesday night and defensive possessions. Allowing to get rebounds and disrupted Thursday,” Munoz said after the the Bison to grab two offensive Lafayette’s shooting. Lafayette Lafayette game. “Same situation rebounds late, Bucknell turned only managed 26 percent shoot- today. Just happy I was able to those opportunities into its final ing in the first half. Wroblicky come through today.” four points. The Eagles’ failures and Lumpkins accounted for The Eagles will look for its at the free throw line and inabil- more than half of AU’s points second winning streak of the ity to grab a late rebound put off and rebounds in the first half. season Feb.9 against Colgate (9any opportunity to start a win“We were hoping that our 14, PL 3-4) at Bender Arena. ning streak. size could be a factor in there inSPORTS@THEEAGLEONLINE.COM

By GENNARO FARONE

AU’s game against Lafayette (11-13, PL 4-3) on Feb.3 marked the 82nd day since the Eagles managed back-to-back wins.

Adjustments and counter-adjustments filled the game.

Thanks to stellar play from

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SCHEDULE FEB. 7, 8

No games scheduled

FEB. 9

Men’s Basketball vs. Colgate 3 p.m.

Women’s Basketball @ Colgate 4 p.m.

Wrestling @Navy 7 p.m.

FEB. 10

Wrestling @ Army, Boston University 5 p.m.

FEB. 11, 12

No games scheduled

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Junior center Tony Wroblicky rises above Lafayette defenders as the Eagles defeat the Leopards, 68-64, Feb. 3 in Bender Arena.

PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS FEB. 13

Women’s Lacrosse @ William and Mary 4 p.m. (Exhibition) Women’s Basketball vs. Lehigh 7 p.m.

Men’s Basketball @ Lehigh 7 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Lehigh 16-5, 6-1 PL Bucknell 19-4, 6-1 PL Lafayette 11-13, 4-3 PL Army 10-12, 3-4 PL

≥ American 8-14, 3-4 PL Colgate 9-14, 3-4 PL Holy Cross 10-12, 2-5 PL Navy 7-16, 1-6 PL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Navy 13-9, 6-1 PL ≥ American 12-9, 5-2 PL Army 16-6, 5-2 PL Bucknell 13-9, 4-3 PL

Holy Cross 11-11, 3-4 PL Lafayette 10-12, 3-4 PL Lehigh 10-12, 2-5 PL Colgate 6-15, 0-7 PL