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November 1, 2012Volume 87 – Issue 10
American University’s student voice since 1925
“WHERE IS KEVIN?”
PAGE 4
YULIYA GORENMAN
PAGE 9
LAST MINUTE WIN FOR FIELD HOCKEY
PAGE 16
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NOV. 3AU SYMPHONIC BAND IN CONCERT
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NOV. 5PANEL DISCUSSION ON PTSD AND BRAIN INJURY OF VETERANS
7 to 9:45 p.m. / Come watch a screening of “Service: WhenWom-en Come Marching Home” at 7 p.m. followed by a panel discus-sion with veterans’ affairs experts on war-induced trauma. / Ward 1 (screening) and Kreeger Auditorium (panel) / Department of Psy-chology / Taylor Ellis at [email protected]
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By JARED ANGLE
EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Heavy rainfall from Hur-ricane Sandy caused leaks in some residence halls and off-campus housing, forcing students to improvise while University workers fixed leaks.
Many of the leaks could not be sealed until it stopped raining, as the caulk used to fix leaks is not effective when surfaces are still wet, according to Chris Moody, assistant vice president for Housing and Dining Pro-grams.
No single hall was par-
ticularly affected more than another, according to Moody.
“We had a number of leaks in rooms and common spaces,” Moody said.
Anderson Hall Resident Assistant Peter Conte said his room was flooded.
“There was a waterfall coming out of my windows, and my bed is now a lake,” Conte, a sophomore in the Kogod School of Business, said.
A stairwell and a lounge in Leonard Hall also leaked, according to Kogod sopho-more Megan Fredricks.
Hannah Schlechter’s
sixth-floor room in Ander-son Hall began leaking at 6 p.m. on Oct. 29 with water coming through the ceiling and down a column in the corner of her room.
Facilities Management arrived at 9:30 p.m. the same day and diverted the leak from the column toward the windowsill, Schlechter said.
Nebraska Hall had a par-tial power outage caused by a large fallen tree on Nebraska Avenue. Three trees were also knocked down on the main cam-pus, according to Grounds Operations Coordinator Stephanie DeStefano.
Maintenance staff moved room by room through resi-dence halls with the goal of responding to every issue
as soon as possible, accord-ing to Assistant Director of Facilities Operations Holly Mussatti. Staff also respond-ed to drain backups at the Brandywine Building in Tenleytown.
Professional contractors visited campus on Oct. 31 to check residence halls for long-term damage to prevent future problems, ac-cording to Mussatti.
The Berkshire Apart-ments had several leaks, mostly on the building’s west side, with water enter-ing upper-level apartments. Leaks also affected some of the stairwells and one elevator.
Eagle Contributing Writer Peter Seremetis contributed to this report.
By JORDAN-MARIE SMITH
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
Hurricane Sandy did not deter AU staff from running the Terrace Dining Room, Eagle’s Nest and mainte-nance operations despite lack of public transporta-tion.
Grounds and facility management staff worked during the hurricane from Oct. 28 to Oct. 30, according to Assistant Vice President of Facilities Management Vincent Harkins.
The grounds staff han-dled fallen trees, branches and debris while resolving problems with roof and ground drainage that oc-curred during the hurri-cane. Meanwhile, Facilities Management responded to internal and external build-ing leaks and reports of bro-ken glass.
Both teams stayed in the Asbury facilities manage-ment office and slept on cots, Harkins said.
AU grounds staff and facilities management staff were compensated for the extra hours worked, which exceeded the standard 40 hours a week, according to Harkins.
Eight Aramark work-
ers and some supervisors stayed overnight in resi-dence halls on Oct. 29, Har-kins said. Approximately 45 Aramark workers came in Oct. 30 despite the Univer-sity closure, for which AU provided them with free lunch and dinner at TDR.
Bon Appétit manage-ment also provided room and board for Bon Appétit workers who chose to work during the hurricane on Oct. 29 and 30. They were housed in the Holiday Inn on Wisconsin Avenue, ac-cording to Residential Di-rector Michelle Mooney.
“Employees that came in on Monday carpooled with others that lived nearby,” she said. “All chefs came in early and managers went out doing what needed to be done. We do what we need to do.”
Bon Appétit compen-sated all employees for the hours worked overtime, ac-cording to Mooney.
Bon Appétit employees had the choice to not work during the hurricane if fam-ily and transportation con-flicts arose.
“It’s unbelievable,” Mooney said. “The dedica-tion you see in people.”
By SAMANTHA RAPHELSON
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
On-campus construc-tion will be completed on time despite flooding and lost days of work due to Hurricane Sandy.
The McKinley Building, North Hall and Nebraska Hall additions flooded on Oct. 29 during the storm but did not suffer any wa-ter damage, according to
Jorge Abud, assistant vice president of Facilities De-velopment and Real Estate.
“Delays because of weather are always antici-pated in the schedule, so I don’t think it’s going to have a material impact on the completion date,” he said.
North Hall and the Nebraska Hall addition are expected to be com-pleted by next fall. The
renovation of the McKin-ley Building into the new School of Communication is expected to be finished in spring 2014.
Crews began visual in-spection of the damage Oct. 30 before beginning to pump out the water the next day, Abud said. Most of the water should be re-moved by the end of Nov. 1, he said.
Abud said the 100-foot crane situated on the North Hall site was work-ers’ “biggest concern” pri-or to the hurricane.
McDowell Hall resi-
dents should not have been concerned about the AU crane collapsing, said Michael Purcell, the proj-ect manager for the Ne-braska and North Halls.
“The cranes in this area are designed to withstand winds of 94 mph, so we knew the storm was going to be below that,” Abud said.
Abud said construction workers took proper pre-caution for the storm.
“We rely on them to use their good judgment,” Abud said.
University repairs leaks after storm passes
Staff work through Hurricane Sandy
Construction not delayed by hurricane
Hurricane Sandy shakes up AU
4 | NOVEMBER 1, 2012 NEWS theEAGLE
Former Spring Valley munitions area surveyed
for health hazards By LEIGH GIANGRECO
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Univer-sity are conducting a D.C.-funded health survey of the Spring Valley area due to residents’ concerns af-ter WWI-era munitions were found in the area.
Residents living on the formerly used defense site worried about their health after munitions were dis-covered in Spring Valley in 1993. The District fund-ed a study in 2007, which determined the commu-nity’s health to be “very good” overall compared to the rest of the U.S.
The 2007 study also found there was no rela-tionship between cancer incidence and proximity to areas contaminated by the formerly used WWI defense site. However, the study found links be-tween cancer incidences and known contaminated areas in specific cases.
The current survey is a follow-up to the 2007 one with more qualitative data, according to Beth Resn-ick, an associate scientist at Johns Hopkins.
Resnick said Johns
Hopkins is trying to sur-vey all residents, includ-ing former AU students who no longer live in the area today.
“We’re trying to send out the survey to not only current students, it’s also alumni that have been there, too,” Resnick said.
The survey is voluntary and not limited to health questions concerning the contaminated site.
“We just want to get the sense of what the people in the community are con-cerned with overall,” said. “So there’s a long list there — that includes domestic violence — that wouldn’t necessarily be related to the Spring Valley study, to give us a picture of overall community health.”
The survey will cover the 20015 and 20016 area codes, since the con-taminated site includes parts of Spring Valley, AU Park, the Dalecarlia Res-ervoir Grounds, Friend-ship Heights, Cathedral Heights and parts of Chevy Chase.
The online version of the survey may be filled out for more than one per-son in a household.
By HEATHER MONGILIO
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
An AU student started a petition after Bon Ap-pétit fired Kevin Nelson, known as “TDR Kevin,” earlier this week.
School of Public Affairs student Sara McClafferty started the petition call-ing AU to pressure Bon Appétit to rehire Nelson, who often worked at the ice cream counter.
“TDR Kevin is every-one’s friend,” McClaffer-ty wrote on the petition. “TDR Kevin is an impor-tant staple of AU culture. Long Live TDR Kevin!”
As of Oct. 30, the peti-tion had 582 signatures.
The reason for Nel-son’s removal is not known at the time, and Bon Appétit and Nelson’s union representative, Lauren Burke, declined to comment.
Nelson is looking to be rehired by Bon Appétit, Burke said.
Students responded to Nelson’s removal with chalk drawings that said “We love Kevin” placed around Mary Graydon Center.
“TDR Kevin is not just a man, not even a legend, he was an idea,” Patrick
Sullivan, a senior in SPA, wrote on the online peti-tion as his reason for sign-ing. “The idea that TDR workers and rich AU kids can span their socioeco-nomic circles and coexist with one another in social environments.”
Students are not the only ones upset with Bon Appétit. TDR cook Anto-nio Brown believes Bon Appétit fired Kevin be-cause he was eating on the job.
Brown, who has worked at Bon Appétit for four years, said he thought a new Bon Ap-pétit employer is behind
Nelson’s removal. “When he comes to
work he comes to fire someone,” Brown said about the new employer.
Sullivan found other employees had unpleas-ant customer service un-til he met Nelson.
“My experience with Bon Appétit employees in the four years I have been a student at AU have been overwhelmingly un-pleasant,” Sullivan wrote in the petition. “But Kevin Nelson seemed to be the new guy who was chang-ing that stigma for the better.”
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By SAMANTHA HOGAN
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
Despite renewed ac-cess to free HIV testing on campus, the number of students using this service remains unchanged from a year ago.
In the spring of 2011, the D.C. Department of Health cut funding for free HIV testing at AU because little to no positive tests came from AU’s student population. This forced the Student Health Center to raise the minimum price per test to $20.
AU students on the Uni-versity’s Insurance Plan can be tested for HIV for free at the Student Health Center with the enactment of the Affordable Health Care Act, Daniel Bruey, director of the Student Health Center, said. The health plan costs $1,680 annually, ac-cording to AU’s website. Almost 3,000 students are enrolled in the plan, accord-ing to Student Health Center Patient Services Supervisor!Teddy Peyton.
National data show low condom use by college-age individuals and a contin-ued HIV epidemic in D.C.
College students may be having more unprotect-ed sex than their teenage counterparts, according to a 2009 survey by the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NS-SHB).
The survey has con-cerning implications for
the D.C. area, which has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the country, according to a July 2012 fact sheet released by the Kaiser Family Founda-tion. Approximately 14,465 D.C. residents have HIV, which is 2.7 percent of its population. Anything over 1 percent is considered an epidemic by the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS.
Only 45 percent of col-lege-aged males and 38.7 percent of college-aged females reported using a condom during their last 10 sexual encounters, ac-cording to this survey.
Getting tested allows in-dividuals infected with HIV to take preventive steps to stop the spread of the dis-ease, live longer and stay
healthy. “Let’s find out now,”
Daniel Bruey, director of the Student Health Center, said. “Let’s take care of it now. Let’s prevent future things from happening.”
However, most college campuses have low HIV rates, according to Debby Herbenick, a research scientist at Indiana Uni-versity and one of the lead researchers of the NSSHB.
HIV TESTING ON CAMPUSBruey said he could
remember only two posi-tive HIV tests conduced at AU in the eight years he worked for the Student Health Center.
The number of HIV tests administered by the Student Health Center in-cludes,
285 oral and 51 blood (between May 1, 2010 and April 30, 2011)317 oral and 14 blood (between May 1, 2011 and April 30, 2012)121 oral and 3 blood (between May 1 2012 and Oct. 16)
The test costs $20 with-out going through an in-surance company, Bruey said. The cost of going
through one’s insurance com-pany may actu-ally be higher, he said.
D.C. college students recent-ly voiced con-cern about HIV testing fees at university health centers.
Students at George Wash-
ington University recently protested their health cen-ter’s $25 HIV testing fee, which is $5 more expen-sive than AU’s, after test-ing dropped by nearly 200 tests last year, according to an article in GW’s news-paper The Hatchet.
“It’s not so much about who has HIV in one’s city,” Herbenick said in an email, “rather, does your partner have HIV?”
By AMBER COHEN
EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Wal-Mart will make its debut in the District with two locations even though a local appeal to the D.C. Zoning Board.
The first store will be located on Georgia and Missouri Avenue in Northeast D.C., according to the Wal-Mart website. The store will be almost a mile from the Takoma Park Metro station and about four miles from AU.
A second store is being built on 1st and H Streets, almost five miles from the AU campus.
There is no prediction as to when either store will open, ac-cording to Wal-Mart Se-nior Director of Community Affairs Steve Restivo.
Six D.C. residents filed an appeal to revoke Wal-Mart’s per-mits to build on the Geor-gia Avenue site in August. The residents said the Wal-Mart store violates cur-rent zoning policies that forbid new
grocery stores to protect the current local stores in this area. Other residents, such as D.C. Jobs orga-nizer Mike Wilson, worry these stores will deplete jobs and hurt small busi-ness in the area.
“Wal-Mart tried to find store locations that didn’t need too many adminis-tration reviews or public hearings without public comment,” Wilson said. “But the community here in D.C. is standing up and
wanting a say.”However, the D.C.
Board of Zoning Adjust-ments overturned this appeal on Oct. 16 because it was outside its jurisdic-tion, according to the Zon-ing Board’s website.
Wal-Mart plans to build six locations in the D.C. area. With two underway, Restivo said the new Wal-Mart locations will create 1,800 new retail jobs and 600 construction jobs.
HIV testing numbers remain the same despite cut funding
College students may be having more unprotected sex than their
teenage counterparts.
Wal-Mart construction continues despite neighbor worries
6 | NOVEMBER 1, 2012 NEWS theEAGLE
D.C. councilwoman may ban sugary drinks
to curb obesity ratesBy LINDSAY SANDOVAL
EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Ward 3 D.C. Council-woman Mary Cheh has moved to restrict the sale of sugary drinks in the District. Her proposal is similar to the soda ban passed in New York City last year that is aimed to reduce obesity rates.
Cheh, who represents the area encompassing AU, introduced a soda tax bill last year that the
council narrowly rejected. However, Cheh may look to draft a new version of the legislation in coming months with support from other councilmembers, according to an Oct. 23 WTOP report.
“That will probably happen this year,” Kiara Pesante, Cheh’s commu-nications director, said.
The proposed ban could face stiff opposition from Baylen Linnekin, a food law scholar and AU adjunct professor. He is the executive director of Keep Food Legal, an or-ganization that unites res-taurant groups and other advocacy groups against food legislation.
“We would certainly argue against [the restric-
tions],” Linnekin said. “We, along with others, would look to challenge it in the courts.”
Linnekin said the cor-relation between soda consumption and obesity rates remains unclear be-cause soda consumption in the U.S. has declined but obesity continues to rise.
“The science is bad, and essentially it would be a tax on the poor,” Lin-nekin said of the proposed
law. Anthony Clark, a soph-
omore in the School of In-ternational Service, grew up in D.C. and believes soda restrictions would help combat public health problems in poorer neigh-borhoods.
“[Companies] are mar-keting to poor people who buy sodas,” he said. “That’s a huge contribu-tor to obesity in Maryland and D.C.”
However, School of Communication sopho-more Haley Holtzscher said she doubts these restrictions will deter fre-quent soda drinkers.
“If you really want to get around the system, or-der two sodas,” she said.
By ALEX GRECO
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
Two AU students are running for commissioner of two districts in the Advi-sory Neighborhood Com-mission.
School of International Service sophomore Rory Slatko and School of Pub-lic Affairs junior Joe Wis-niewski are two of eight students in the D.C. area running for ANC posi-tions this fall, according to citywide student advo-cacy group D.C. Students Speak.
ANCs are local resi-dential groups that advise the local government and neighbors on a variety of issues, ranging from park-ing to noise complaints.
Slatko is running to rep-resent ANC 3D07, which includes students living in Anderson, Centennial, Letts, Leonard, Hughes and McDowell Halls. It is an all-student and single-member district. SPA junior Deon Jones cur-rently holds this title, but does not represent the same constituents since he was elected before the redistricting in 2011. Jones represents Southside resi-dents.
Wisniewski is running to represent ANC 3D10, which includes the Avalon, Berkshire and Greenbriar Apartments. It also repre-sents Nebraska Hall and the Ward Circle Condos.
Ward 3D was redistrict-ed in 2011 to include an all-student district. It also placed Roper and Clark Halls in 3D02 along with parts of Spring Valley. In-cumbent and former ANC 3D Chair Tom Smith is the only registered candidate for 3D02.
Students wishing to par-ticipate in these elections must be registered to vote in D.C.
MEET THE CANDIDATES
RORY SLATKO - 3D07Slatko said he will try
to increase the variety of modes of transportation for students if voted into office.
Adding bike lanes and bolstering the AU shuttle service are all parts of his plan to alleviate the neigh-borhood’s parking conun-drum, he said.
Slatko served in Student Government as the SIS senator last year, where he helped to pass legislation calling for gender-neutral housing on campus.
The 19-year-old is run-ning largely unopposed as a write-in candidate for ANC 3D07. While 25 sig-natures are required to be placed on the ballot, Slatko chose to take the write-in path instead.
Slatko said mediating conflict between neighbors and students will be tricky
because of his all-student constituency. However, having both groups partici-pate in community service may resolve some of the tension.
Slatko said he felt locals’ perceptions of the student community are largely based off a small portion of individuals who choose to be loud, litter and violate the law.
“That’s where the core of the neighbor experience has been with AU students, and I think that’s what is most detrimental [to neigh-bor relations],” he said.
Slatko said he opposes the recent Residential Parking Protection Act (RPPA), which required AU students to register their cars in D.C.
Students who live off campus should have the right to their respective parking spots, he said. However, he said the Uni-versity shared some of the blame for the situation since it charges high on-campus parking fees.
“[RPPA] was a desper-ate move to fix a pretty des-
perate situation,” he said.
JOE WISNIEWSKI - 3D10Wisniewski said he
wants to enhance the Zipcar program, lower on-campus parking pric-es and increase shuttle accessibility to reduce neighborhood parking is-sues.
Wisniewski said he un-derstood students’ hesi-tancy to park within the University, given the steep prices for parking permits.
“Now I don’t know about you or me, but I don’t have an extra $1,000 lying around, especially when I go to one of the most expensive schools in the country,” he said.
The 20-year-old Indiana native is running against Silvia Lucero, a neighbor who lives on Massachu-setts Avenue. Wisniewski acquired 25 signatures and is on the official bal-lot. Wisiniewski currently serves as the speaker of the SG Senate.
Unlike Slatko, Wis-niewski is running in an area that has both student and non-student residents.
Wisniewski said he plans to host events such as choral concerts, where students and neighbors can meet to improve their relationship.
Wisniewski’s biggest regret is not registering to vote in D.C. sooner. He said he was cynical of D.C. politics at first but soon changed his perspective.
“I realized that the is-sues that come up in front of the commissions, in front of the city hall, have a direct impact on our ev-eryday lives,” he said. “It’s something you only find in local government.”
Two AU students dive into local politics
ANA SANTOS / THE EAGLE
“If you really want to get around the system, order two sodas. ”
-SOC sophomore Haley Holtzscher
Rory Slatko (left) and Joe Wisniewski are running for
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By DAVID KAHEN-KASHI
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
Yuliya Gorenman, a musi-cian-in-residence at AU, per-formed the piano compositions of Franz Schubert at the Ka-zten Arts Center in Abramson Family Recital Hall on Oct. 27.
The show was part of an ongoing series of concerts called “The Gorenman Piano Project.”
These recitals have ex-plored the keyboard composi-tions of different composers, including Chopin, Liszt and Schumann.
In Schubert’s lifetime, he composed over a thousand works. Gorenman said it was “extremely hard despite his very short life span” to narrow down the selection consider-ing Schumann’s reputation as a master of melodies.
“I decided to select the ones which best represented his style: ‘Impromptu,’ ‘Fantasy,’
‘Sonata’ and ‘a Song,’” Goren-man said in an interview with The Eagle.
The program included “Four Impromptus op. 90,” “Wanderer Fantasy,” “Sonata in C minor” and two songs of Schubert’s arranged by Franz Liszt: “Auf dem Wasser zu sin-gen” and “Ständchen.”
Gorenman started playing at the age of seven and even-tually gained entrance to the Special School for Musically Gifted Children in Almaty, Ka-zakhstan.
“I had lessons six times a week,” Gorenman said. “At first I practiced for two hours every day and then my hours increased greatly.”
She then later trained at the renowned St. Petersburg Con-servatory, where legendary composers like Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev had studied, before she immigrated to the United States.
“Being a musician-in-resi-
dence allows me to teach as well as perform,” Gorenman said, who joined AU in 1997. “Being around students and faculty greatly enriches my life.”
Gorenman started “The Gorenman Piano Project” in 2011, performing piano works by Bach and Mozart. It was a great undertaking, but for her, the hard work was worth it, she said.
“For a typical solo recital you have to keep in your mem-ory nearly two hours worth of music, thousands of notes and myriad details,” Goren-man said. “And when you have that incredible feeling that the audience is with you it’s worth absolutely everything. All those impossibly long hours of staying up and practicing when everybody is asleep and when your body is aching from fatigue. All worth it.”
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AU musician-in-residence performs recital of Schubert’s classical compositions
MARK LIEBERMAN — TAKE 5
The week’s biggest pop culture news comes in the form of high-profile album released from chart-topping musicians Taylor Swift and Aerosmith and the much-anticipated release of the film “Wreck-It-Ralph.”
LIFE’S A GAMEA new animated film titled
“Wreck-It-Ralph” will attract an unusual demographic when it opens on Nov. 2. Children will be drawn to this colorful Disney adventure while enthusiastic gamers will delight in numerous cameo appearances from some of the most popular video game characters of all time, including icons from “Super Mario Bros,” “Street Fighter,” “Pac-Man” and “Dig Dug,” among others.
This film also boasts strong early reviews and a robust voice cast including John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Mindy Kaling, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer, Ed O’Neill and even dubstep DJ Skrillex.
ACHIEVING LIFTOFFAfter receiving copious criti-
cism for his reliance on new mo-tion-capture technologies in such films as “The Polar Express,” “Beowulf” and the reimagined “A Christmas Carol,” film direc-tor Robert Zemeckis (“Back to
the Future”) returns Nov. 2 with “Flight,” his first live-action film since 2000’s “Cast Away.”
This mystery drama stars Den-zel Washington (“Safe House”) as a pilot who pulls off a daring emergency landing under myste-rious circumstances. In addition to praising Zemeckis’ decision to return to his live-action strengths, early reviews have singled out Washington’s performance as one of his most complex.
NOT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON
After storming the sales charts with her critically-praised fourth studio album “Red” last week, Taylor Swift dropped another high-profile, if not unexpected, announcement on a special edi-tion of “20/20” last Friday night.
Swift will be embarking on an extensive tour next year to pro-mote the new album and provide opportunities for girls (and guys!) of all ages to scream their heads off when they hear her songs of heartbreak and no-longer-a-teen angst.
British pop sensation Ed Sheeran, Swift’s duet partner on “Everything is Changed,” will be the opening act. The tour stops in D.C. on May 11 and 12.
ANTICIPATED ALBUMS, FILMS
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COURTESY OF DISNEY STUDIOS
COURTESY OF ALYONA VOGELMANN
JODY AREMBAND — THE COLLEGE FOODIEIt’s surprising how easy it is to make delicious sauces rather then buying the stuff in jars. There are also a lot more options of sauces that you can make with a roux.
WHAT’S ROUX?A roux, also called pan-
ada, is the base of most sauces, gravies, soups and stews. This thickening agent is largely associated with French cooking al-though it is used in many different cuisines. Simply, it is a mixture of flour and butter in a hot pan.
HOW TO MAKE ITMelt the butter and
then add the flour. The important thing is to keep stirring. A roux will change color from light gold to brown very quickly. You also have to keep stirring so it’s even-ly mixed and creamy. I use the proportion of 1
tablespoon of butter to 1 tablespoon flour. Different recipes may call for differ-ent proportions based on the desired texture of the sauce.
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR
You get variation in the sauce from manipu-lating the proportion of flour in relation to butter, how long you cook them and what you add. If you want a thicker sauce, add a bit more flour; for a thin-ner sauce, less flour. The best way to tell how long a roux has been cooking for is by its color. Roux quickly turns to light gold or light brown color when it is ready to use. But de-pending on what you are trying to make and your preference, you may want to let it turn a darker color.
MIX IT UPTo make a delicious
white sauce, like alfredo, let the roux turn a light brown color on low heat and add one cup of milk, increase the heat to me-dium high and stir con-tinuously. For a true al-fredo, add salt, pepper and nutmeg. For a sauce with more cajun flare, let the roux darken and then add diced onions, garlic and Creole seasoning.
A few days ago, I got some pierogies from Safeway. Pierogies are like Polish ravioli and are usually filled with cheese and potatoes. To go with them, I made a tasty mus-tard sauce. For the whole box, I melted 2 table-spoons of butter and add-ed 2 tablespoons of flour and stirred until it turned very light brown. Then I added a spoonful of Dijon mustard. To make it a bit creamier, add a tiny bit of milk. Enjoy!
Roux: the Base of Sauce
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DON’T MISS A THINGIn the past three years,
most headlines concern-ing legendary rock band Aerosmith have focused on frontman Steven Tyler, who made passes at wom-en half his age and offered scintillating constructive criticism like “Beautiful!” and “Over the top!” during his loopy two-year stint as a judge on “American Idol.”
Having abandoned the “Idol” ship in a haze of dis-turbing facial expressions and high-pitched yowls,
Tyler has returned to his band to helm the new al-bum “Music From Anoth-er Dimension,” out next week. The success of this attempt to restore Aeros-mith’s rock credibility re-mains to be seen.
HOMELAND SECURITY Recent critical and fan
buzz suggests that this columnist has been remiss in failing to watch a single episode of Showtime’s thrilling television series “Homeland,” which airs on Sundays at 10 p.m.
The recent Emmy win-ner for Best Drama has at-
tracted ecstatic reviews for its stunning performances by Claire Danes (“Temple Grandin”), Damian Lewis (“The Sweeney”), Mandy Patinkin (“Jock the Hero Dog”), its masterful sus-pense and powerful writ-ing from such TV heavy-weights as Henry Bromell (“Rubicon”).
In its second season, this show seems to have evolved from a critical fa-vorite to a drama heavy-weight. Take a break from the hurricane cleanup and catch up on a riveting se-ries.
Aerosmith, ‘Homeland’ attract big buzz
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By MEGAN KONYDYK
EAGLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Proving that Folger Theatre offers more than Shakespeare, “The Confer-ence of the Birds” lights up the stage with its adaptation of the 12th century Persian poem by Farid ud-Din Attar.
The play is an epic ad-venture, following a flock of birds on their quest to find the Simorgh, a legend-ary bird that represents enlightenment. Each bird embodies a human flaw that hinders them in their journey. The birds are led by the Hoopoe (“wisest bird”) played by Patty Gal-lagher, who leads the cast admirably, giving just the right amount of wisdom and strength to her charac-ter.
Before the show begins, the sound of a pulsating drum rhythm is heard, cre-ating a tribal atmosphere that is present throughout the play. The play progress-es through a series of sto-
ries told by the Hoopoe and acted by the birds, who por-tray different characters for each story.
The first half of the play is each bird giving the Hoopoe a different reason why they cannot make the journey to see the Simorgh, and the Hoopoe respond-ing with a story to convince them to come. After some of the flock has left, the remaining birds begin the flight. The second half of the play is comprised of the actual journey that spans decades and numerous tri-als, during which many of the birds do not survive.
“The Conference of the Birds” incorporates song and dance into the produc-tion seamlessly. Each song has a different flavor to it, ranging from an acoustic guitar indie number by the Sparrow (Britt Duff) to something reminiscent of 1960s soul sung by the Dove (Celeste Jones). Ev-ery actor possesses an impressive physicality, por-
traying the various types of birds with fluidity.
The set, designed by AU Assistant Professor Meghan Raham, is very el-emental with hanging moss curtains and mirrored glass structures throughout the stage used to represent the numerous locations of the play.
Lighting designer Jen-nifer Schriever made an in-novative use of the unique space of Folger Theatre by putting hanging lights over the audience that resemble a star lit night sky.
The costumes all had an earth-tone theme, along with layers that masked the human form and allowed the actors to portray bird like movements with seem-ing ease.
Though this play origi-nates from 12th century Iran, modern audiences will still connect with its gorgeous visuals and clas-sic story of a journey to self-discovery.
Folger Theatre soars with adaptation of Persian poem
‘Conference of the Birds’
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AUDIOPHILELooking for new music? DJs at WVAU share their thoughts on a range of recent releases.
Why? returns to their unique, up-beat, downtrodden sound.
Why? has always played a strange mix of indie rock and alter-native hip hop, glued together with the half spoken, half sung vocal work by Yoni Wolf.
Much of their appeal comes from a grab bag of appeal: cheery indie rock licks, witty, often hilari-ously detailed lyricism and bizarre philosophical musings.
“Mumps, etc.” is a bit more methodical than previous releases. Lines are immediately apparent and Wolf’s rapping has moved closer to spoken poetry, leaving nothing lost in a flurry of rapid-fire quips that the band used to rely on. This style allows Wolf to make his point more concisely, but sacrifices
the surprise of an off-time punch line.
When other instruments make their cameos, they really shine. “Mumps, etc.” will still leave you chuckling and pondering Wolf’s psyche, but with a slight nostalgia for the band’s quicker, nonchalant days.
RIYL: Dan Deacon, !emselves, !e Front Bottoms
By CAMERON STEWART
“SULTRY RED FEEDBACK”
SATURDAYS 3-4 A.M.
Blending punk and hip-hop aesthetics.Before joining the Minneapolis
hip-hop collective Doomtree, P.O.S. was in a punk band, something that has shown, for better or for worse,
on his first few albums. On his latest, “We Don’t Even
Live Here,” that punk aesthetic is still present, just toned down.
Stefon Alexander’s flow is not particularly interesting, but he makes up for it with his passionate delivery. He often sounds angry while he’s rapping, especially on tracks like “Lockpicks, Knives, Bricks, and Bats.”
Despite this, the first few tracks
are pretty catchy, though. Justin Vernon’s feature on “How We Land” in particular makes for a pretty sing-able hook. The album does seem to drop off toward the middle, but overall there are some really cool tracks on this album.
RIYL: Doomtree, Common, !e Roots By BILL OLDHAM
“KERWIN’S KORNER”
TUESDAYS 10 P.M.-MIDNIGHT
WHY?
P.O.S.
MUMPS, ETC.
WE DON’T EVEN LIVE HERE
Welcome back, Carah Faye.On their newest studio album,
Shiny Toy Guns plays off their signature style with a new feel, one that’s more melancholy and fantastic. The opening two tracks
(“Somewhere to Hide” and “Wait-ing Alone”) are full of futuristic synths, and frontwoman Carah Faye’s influence back in the group shows through reflective lyrics and vocals.
What makes Shiny Toy Guns so versatile and magical is the oth-erworldly feeling one gets when listening.
The more one listens, the more intriguing the sound becomes. A perfect example: “Wait For
Me,” begins with Faye’s whispers and evolves by incorporating of screams, mysterious sounds, some string undertones and beautiful vocal harmonizing.
This album is different, it’s more of an adventure: more mod-ern but still synonymous with what we love about Shiny Toy Guns.
Recommended If You Like: !e Killers, Nine Inch Nails, CSS
By MOLLY PFEFFER
SHINY TOY GUNS III
A new cart soundtrack for your N64. Do you remember the song for
Rainbow Road on Mario Kart 64? Do you think it would be improved by layered female vocals and hard-hitting backbeats?
Black Moth Super Rainbow’s
latest release implements a psychedelic sensibility in combination with Sleigh Bells percussion and Daft Punk breakdowns.
No, really. Take the first track “Windshield Smasher.”
Beginning with power chords and drums full of attack, a vocal enters with the synth, then the whole theme begins to revolve around a “Thriller” electronic sequence.
It’s an unusual combination to be sure. Yet on the first listen, the
sound is actually very appealing. The ghostly vocals may get old at times, but the sheer originality of the instrumentation is so striking that Cobra Juicy could just be your new walking-around music for a while.
Maybe we should book Black Moth Super Rainbow for the new Mario Kart… RIYL: !e Flaming Lips, Da" Punk
By SPENCER SWAN
“TRAVELING WEST ON SWANS”
MONDAYS. 8-10 P.M.
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW COBRA JUICY
MY PLEA FOR MORE THRIFT STORES
JANE MORICE — Secondhand StyleThis week, I unfortu-
nately did not find time to go to a secondhand store of any kind (besides ones that I have already writ-ten about for past col-umns, so that would be boring). However, I have an issue with the second-hand selection in the Dis-trict, and I can’t think of a better place to voice my opinion than right here.
Here is my burning question: Where are all the thrift stores? Yes, I understand that we live in the nation’s capital, and (maybe) its image would be tarnished by a Goodwill or a Salvation Army storefront. That is why there are so many trendy boutiques and a three-story Forever 21 on F St. (I love the idea, but come on).
But who doesn’t love a good deal? And since Hal-loween was just this past week, a great thrift store would have made it that much easier to find a silly T-shirt or dress for a cos-tume, without spending a lot of cash.
Now, don’t get me wrong. The consignment and vintage shops that I have visited in the Dis-trict have been nice. But sometimes I get into this unrealistic habit of com-paring the prices at these consignment shops to the prices of the thrift stores I have back home. For example, I bought my favorite pair of dark-wash Joe’s Jeans at a thrift store back home for probably about $10. If I were to go to a consign-
ment shop here in D.C. (I’m thinking of a few in particular as I write), I would find the same pair of jeans or a compa-rable pair for double or maybe triple that price. I understand that this pair of Joe’s Jeans can run upwards of $150 to $200, so even at $30 I shouldn’t complain.
But where are the bargains? Where are the stupid T-shirts and comfy pullover sweaters that my grandfather would wear? I’ve been searching and I have yet to find one thrift store besides Martha’s Outfitters (associated with the charity Martha’s Table on U Street) where I can get a good bargain. Maybe some of the best thrift stores are inacces-sible by Metro. (If yes, there is my problem. I don’t have a bike nor do I have a car. Even then this seems unfair.)
If you are aware of where some of the thrift stores — the good, nitty gritty, kind of shady thrift stores — in the area, I would love to hear from you, and I may even pos-sibly write about it for this column. Otherwise, I will have to settle for Martha’s Outfitters and the newly-opened Buffalo Exchange on M Street in Georgetown (in the loca-tion where Annie Cream-cheese used to be). Yet hopefully my eyes will be opened and I will no lon-ger be bitter.
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SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE
By JORDAN-MARIE SMITH
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
If you want a reason to watch “30 Rock,” all you need to know is two words: Tina Fey.
Now on its seventh and fi-nal season, the show is upping the antics of the ever-awkward, clumsy and hilarious Liz Lemon, played by Fey.
The powerhouse behind the infamous Sarah Palin sketches
in “Saturday Night Live” in 2008, Fey created and stars in the irrev-erent and quick-witted comedy series “30 Rock.” The series ex-amines the hilarious shenanigans that take place behind the scenes of a late night sketch comedy show.
Liz is not the only reason to watch “30 Rock.” Alec Baldwin revamped his near-defunct ca-reer as an ‘80s action star to be-come a successful comedic actor
as studio head Jack Donaghy. And Tracy Morgan is as odd
as ever as the dim-witted, yet lovable, Tracy Jordan. With his memorable quotes and zany de-livery, it’s understandable! why “30 Rock” has been hailed as one of the greatest comedies on TV right now.
“30 ROCK” AIRS THURSDAYS 8 P.M.
TV PICK: “30 Rock”
I’m an alum and I don’t live in DC. Can someone please explain this “caus” thing?
THE WONK CAMPAIGN IS A WASTE OF MY TUITION.
sometimes, i pretend to lose my key, just so i can go to the anderson desk and ask zooey deschanel for my spare
You keep looking at me across the room and I don’t know why… You should just talk to me. (:
Tumblr is down? Eh, might as well go protest.
Even though people complain about the CAUS, at least they’re showing that they care about something. Keep it up, guys!
There is no safe space anywhere for anyone, because at any moment a flaming toilet seat from the International Space Station could hit you in the head and kill you. Didn’t see that coming, did you?
How many back to back episodes
on netflix does one have to watch before it’s considered binge watching? I just watched 2 entire seasons back to back all day. #lonelylonelylonely
I’m not a smart man either, but I know I could be better. I’m burning the midnight oil, just trying to be good enough.
CLOUD ATLAS WAS AMAZING.
AP people, came into AU with the max. Got to essentially skip gen eds. Yeah the system is pretty flawed in favor of people who understand how schooling works. Thank jebus I got it!
Where’s Kevin?
In a society that has abolished every kind of adventure the only adventure that remains is to abolish the society.
dear dav girl who I met on saturday while working at SIS, you’re beautiful.
Obviously the rants aren’t up
because the editor was going hard on Halloweekend. Good for you man, good for you.
Students here ruin voting
doesn’t it ever occur to guys that you might be hurting someone when you call her ugly, even if you are referring to AU girls collectively? Same goes for girls who say that all AU guys are either unattractive or gay. AU’s started a vicious cycle of self-hatred here.
Kevin, do you miss me?
I don’t know enough about CAUS to have a big problem with them, but can someone explain why they don’t have to follow general posting rules like everyone else? What makes your club better or more special than any other? I’m getting sick of quarter sheets taped on bathroom doors…
I hate how Queen of the Quad is full of ads now. Tacky.
i’m all alone…there’s no one here…beside meeeeee
Eagle Rants Go ahead, speak your mind. We’ll probably print it.
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OPINION
AU SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED HURRICANE SANDYSTAFF EDITORIAL
What could have turned into panic during Hurri-cane Sandy stayed calm, thanks to the AU adminis-tration.
AU’s hurricane prepa-ration and response went above and beyond expecta-tions. They laid out a series of steps for emergencies and provided services to accommodate students during the two-day shut-down.
First, the AU Alert sys-tem worked extremely well. It alerted students fairly early, and the emails fully explained which cam-pus services were operat-ing. Also, an email sent out by administration calmed students’ nerves on the northside construction and described the previous
measures taken to avoid problems in high winds.
Although the AU Alert did not come until 7 p.m. on Sunday night, it was sent early enough for students and faculty to prepare (dis-counting the grumblings of students looking for an excuse not to work on papers). Food was not an is-sue for on campus residents because Terrace Dining Room and Tenley Café were able to stay open with adjusted hours.
Also, AU encountered a fire alarm Oct. 29. What could cause more panic than fire during a hurri-cane? But the AU admin-istration facilitated the alarm well. The evacuation
of all Southside dorms to the Mary Graydon Center lasted only 15 minutes. AU cleared up the situation quickly and with ease.
All damage from Hur-ricane Sandy has either been taken care of or is be-
ing managed now, and for a midsize university, that’s fast. Both the leaks in the campus store and Wi-Fi outages in Leonard Hall were fixed, and the leaks in student dorms on South-side are under repair.
AU provided a vast amount of information in
its emails and emergency website. Students were given ways to contact man-agement if something went wrong, tips on surviving a hurricane and timely re-minders about which ser-vices stayed open. RAs
were also a great help through posting necessary information on Facebook groups or going directly to students’ dorms.
Surprisingly, the re-sponse that needed im-provement was not from administration, but from professors.
Some professors de-cided to hold classes online or send emails with assign-ments due during the hur-ricane. Instead of calling family or friends in more heavily affected areas, stu-dents had to focus on writ-
ing an additional paper. Professors have a
right to assign make-up work for a missed class, but they should not require work to be done during the
storm. Asking students to get work done when power outages are frequent and the wind is blowing at 60 mph is unreasonable.
Not all professors are at fault. Some extended dead-lines and sent out makeup work, understanding that it may not be able to be
turned in immediately. When it comes to de-
veloping a best practice for dealing with cancelled classes in storms, profes-sors should consider that students may not be able to reach the Internet or have the ability to hand in work on time.
Based on conversations with various students, AU did a terrific job dealing with the hurricane. Al-though there are excep-tions to every story, for the most part, AU deserves praise.
After two major storms, tornado warnings and an earthquake in just over a year, we can confidently say that AU knows how to handle a disaster. ! E
Surprisingly, the response that needed improvement was not from administration, but from professors.
Rape has always been a controversial and sensitive topic, but lately rape has been in the public eye for both the right and wrong reasons.
The wrong reasons were sparked by insensitive and downright silly remarks by Missouri Rep. Todd Akin and Indiana Rep. Richard Mourdock. Akin claimed during his Senate campaign in Missouri that in cases of “legitimate rape,” women
“shut that whole thing down” to prevent pregnan-cy. A few days ago, Mour-dock said that pregnancies resulting from rape are “something God intended to happen.”
The outrage and de-bate these comments have sparked shows that rape is being taken more seriously by the American people.
Nevertheless, the rape “scandals” that have been circulating the media these
past few weeks shows that many still do not take rape crimes seriously enough.
Almost two weeks ago, former Amherst student Angie Epifano wrote a piece for The Amherst Student recounting her experi-ence with rape at Amherst University. According to Epifano, the campus’ sex-ual assault coordinator de-nied her request to switch dorms, told her pressing charges would be useless because her rapist was about to graduate and sug-gested she “forgive and for-get” after she “made sure” it was rape and not a bad hookup.
The underlying issue here is not an overall igno-rance toward rape but an
overall indifference to rape crimes. It’s easy to call out a senator who says some-thing ridiculous, but when a college student seeks help after being raped, he/she is treated like a liar and not taken seriously.
News has also surfaced about how rape kits are routinely left untouched in America. A rape kit is the evidence taken at a hospital after one is raped. These kits often sit untested in police storage rooms for years, especially if the rape does not seem believable.
In Illinois, roughly 80 percent of rape kits remain untested, according to fig-ures from Human Rights Watch. Many times, wom-en or their health insurance
companies have to pay for these rape tests that get backlogged and ignored.
Some argue that there is a thin line when regarding rape, specifically date rape due to different interpreta-tions of what consent is, and if consent is valid or even possible when someone is drunk. While I agree that regretting a consensual hookup or one night stand is not rape, treating anyone who comes to you for help as a liar is wrong. To know that colleges across the U.S. tell young women not to press charges and often suggest they take a leave is disgusting.
The fact that rape kits do not get tested, and that many hospitals deny rape
kits to girls who were drunk when raped, is even more disgusting, if not scary. This means that serial rapists are often not identified and thus not convicted. They are free to roam the streets and know that they can get away with rape.
These policies are outra-geous, and if we are going to pound on politicians who claim that legitimate rape cannot lead to pregnancy, then we should also pound down on society’s cavalier attitude toward rape crimes and fight for better policies, and in the long term, real public safety.
Julia Greenwald is a sophomore in the School of Communication.
Serious crimes deserve
serious timeJULIA GREENWALD | RANTING WITH MYSELF
Two weeks ago, one of my friends posted on Facebook, “What do you tell a person who has done everything that they are ‘supposed’ to do and who worked their hardest but still can’t succeed?” Many people commented on it with words of encourage-ment. To sum it up, most people offered surface ad-vice of being patient and keeping faith.
Growing up, I wanted to be a lot of things: a preacher, a truck driver, an actor, a singer and proba-bly a lot more that I cannot remem-ber. All I knew is that I wanted something greater than what I had in a struggling, sin-gle parent home. For me, all those careers seemed to provide a very comfortable living with a lot of money.
However, I came to realize that my definition of success was becom-ing what I wanted: a lot of money to live comfort-ably and to take care of my mom.
But, in life, we don’t always become what we want. As Oprah says, “So much of wanting comes from living in the space of
what we don’t have.”If we want to be suc-
cessful, we cannot make success our goal. As stu-dents, we should strive to be significant and big-ger than ourselves. I have found that significance comes in serving others.
As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. alluded to, we all cannot be famous, but we can all be great and great-ness comes from serving others. You can serve as
a doctor to your patients, a lawyer to your clients, a teacher to your students and, not to mention the ultimate sacrifice, as a sol-dier to your country.
I dreamed of helping millions of young people who grew up like me, and God has placed me in many places where I am working to do just that. I can tell this is just the beginning because I am a confident believer that God can dream a bigger
dream than we can for ourselves. This God could be Buddha, Allah, an en-ergy or other source of religious support. When you surrender your goals to something bigger than yourself, success is easier to reach. For me, that path led to God.
I never imagined the life I have now, but I knew that life was some-thing greater than what my struggling household
showed me, what my neighborhood showed me, and what my school showed me. Now, I can only begin to think about what life has in store for me.
It is a difficult road to find your calling. However,
once you have found it, life is so much greater. When you find this call-ing, stay true to it and prepare yourself for the next best thing. That is the key to success.
Deon Jones is a junior in the School of Public Af-fairs, an advisory neigh-borhood commissioner rep-resenting AU students and a national spokesman for the Campaign for Youth Justice.
You may have noticed a change in Terrace Din-ing Room. Kevin Nelson, who often worked at the ice cream counter, has not been in lately.
Last week, Bon Ap-pétit management fired Kevin for allegedly steal-ing food. H o w e v e r, I discov-ered the true story accor ding to Kevin’s legal repre-sentatives. Kevin had been work-ing all day and didn’t take his lunch break. He asked his supervisor if he could take some food at the end of his shift and his super-visor said OK. But when leaving work, manage-ment approached Kevin and searched his bag, finding the food that he had and claimed he had “stolen.”
Kevin is one of the most charismatic people many of us have met. His positive energy often is a bright spot on many people’s days. Kevin is a fighter. He has been speaking up against man-agement for the many abuses they have been committing in TDR, Ea-gle’s Nest, Tenley Café, Tavern and MGC market-
place and shared these grievances with students.
Over the past year, workers have been orga-nizing in their union to fight against the cutbacks they have experienced at work. Many full-time workers have seen their
hours cut from what is supposed to be a 40-hour-a-week position to 30 to 35 hours. At the same time, they are expected to work harder as Bon Appétit makes “improve-ments” without consult-ing those who are most affected.
After speaking with workers, the Student-Worker Alliance has found that these changes have caused stress at home by making it hard-er for many to be able to provide for their fami-lies and caused stress at work by increasing physi-cal demands on individ-ual workers. Worse yet, when workers ask if they can take food home to
their families that would otherwise be thrown out, they are told they cannot.
There have been many improvements in TDR that have vastly in-creased the quality of the food. This has included more food prepared from
scratch and food served in smaller p o r t i o n s . But there is one fac-tor that has been miss-ing from the equa-tion: the workers.
Bon Ap-pétit has
not been treating workers with respect nor giving them the hours and train-ing they need in order to produce quality food. As students, we have an ob-ligation to stand with the Bon Appétit workers as they struggle for respect on the job. Students need to fight back alongside with Kevin and the work-ers who serve us every day. Until Kevin is hired again and steps are taken to alleviate the situation facing all Bon Appétit workers, we will not be silent.
Ethan Miller is a senior in CAS and a member of the Student-Worker Alli-ance.
OP-ED
Bring TDR Kevin back
As students, we have an obligation to stand with the Bon Appétit workers as
they struggle for respect on the job.
If we want to be successful, we cannot make
success our goal.
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By TYLER TOMEA
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
Trailing Colgate late, the AU women’s soccer team fought back to earn a 2-2 draw Oct. 27 at Reeves Field.
Facing a 2-0 deficit, the Eagles received a boost from a pair of seniors com-peting in their final match at Reeves Field.
Michelle Montilio sent a pass to Carleigh Mor-ba, who split two Colgate defenders and scored a breakaway goal in the 71st minute to slice the AU def-icit in half.
“Michelle and I kind of connected on the goal that I scored,” Morba said. “We were just trying to get in behind the back line, and I tried to keep my composure in front of the goal. It was nice to get my first goal of the season.”
After showing little signs of life for the major-ity of the game, the goal rejuvenated the Eagles (6-9-3, 4-2-1 PL) and gave them the momentum they had been looking for.
“Once we got the first goal, we know we can get a second goal,” Montilio said. “We have a good offense, [and] that helped us out.”
The second AU goal came 12 minutes after the first, when Sam Trotta’s strike hit the post, but teammate Lindsay Muri was there to knock in the rebound.
“Coming back from down two goals was great, and it shows that we can come back and tie and win games that way,” AU head coach Dave Bucciero said.
Neither team could score the go-ahead goal over the final seven min-utes of regulation, or in ei-
ther of the two 10-minute overtime periods.
With Navy defeating Bucknell to clinch the top seed in the Patriot League Tournament, second-seeded Colgate (9-5-4, 4-1-2 PL) and third-seeded AU will meet Nov. 2 in the PL Semifinals.
“Obviously, Colgate is a prolific offense,” Bucciero said. “They’ve scored a lot of goals this year — they scored two goals today — so we’re going to have to be sharp. They’re a very talented group and we’re going to have to play really well to beat them, but we’re certainly capable of doing it and that’s what’s great.”
The Eagles came into the Colgate match on the heels of a rough 4-0 loss at Army, and looked to get back on track against the Raiders.
“It was really difficult
for us to get back from Army,” Morba said. “It was a tough game all around, and we discussed it during practice and we tried to put it behind us.”
After Kelsey Hough’s 19th-minute goal and Jil-lian Kinter’s 54th-minute score put Colgate in front 2-0, it looked like the Army match was unfold-ing all over again.
But this time the Eagles battled back, and will now try and defeat Colgate to secure a spot in the Patriot League Championship.
“We can’t just be happy being in the tournament,” Bucciero said. “You don’t know when you’re going to be back in the tourna-ment again, so our goal is to win the Patriot League Tournament and that’s the first thing that we have to realize.”
By CHRIS HALL
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
The AU men’s cross-country team raced to a third-place finish at the Patriot League Champion-ships Oct. 27 in Hamilton, N.Y., led by a runner-up fin-ish from Mark Allen. Ali Ty-burski was the top finisher on the women’s side, which placed eighth in the event.
The men came into the championships with mo-mentum, coming off a first-place finish at the Leopard Invitational two weeks ago. The team has consistently finished in the top two or top three in meets this season against stiff competition. At the PL Championships, AU looked to Allen to lead the team, and he didn’t disap-point. The senior placed second in a field of 76 run-ners, finishing with a time of 25:28.4. Colgate’s Chris-topher Johnson crossed the finish line first in 25:11.0 to repeat as champion.
Following Allen for the Eagles was Nick Regan (11th place) and Mark Le-ininger (13th).
Allen earned All-Patriot League First Team honors for the second straight sea-son, while Regan and Leini-nger earned a spot on the All-Patriot League second team.
Other finishers for the Eagles included Constan-tine Matsakis (25th), John Pope (27th) and Tom Wo-
ermer (53rd). Ian Lutz rounded out the AU run-ners, finishing in 68th.
Lehigh was the surprise winner in the team competi-tion, snapping Navy’s reign of four straight league titles. The Mountain Hawks fin-ished with 54 points on the afternoon, while the Mid-shipmen ended with 56.
Tyburski continued to lead the way for the AU women, placing 15th in a field of 72 runners in 23:36.1. Her performance was just one spot shy of be-ing named to the All-Patriot League Second Team.
Julia Sullivan was the next Eagle to complete the course, coming in 28th, while Carly Birkhold was next, posting a 48th-place finish.
Other AU runners in-cluded Krystal Foster (56th), Kelseagh Budris (61st) and Olivia DiBiasio (64th).
Navy won the team title on the women’s side, re-cording 46 points to domi-nate the competition and earn its fourth PL cham-pionship in the past six seasons. Annie-Norah Bev-eridge led the way for the Midshipmen, finishing first in 21:45.4 for the individual crown.
Next up for the Eagles is the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Nov. 10 at Penn State.
AU battles back to earn draw with Colgate
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Allen paces cross-country at conference
championships
Sam Trotta assisted on Lindsay Muri’s game-tying goal in AU’s 2-2 draw against Colgate Oct. 27 at Reeves Field.
By ERIC SALTZMAN
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
Both the AU men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams recorded vic-tories over Howard in the Bender Splashdown Oct. 27 at the Reeves Aquatic Center. The day saw the Eagles break nine event records and earn victories in 23 of 32 events.
Dylan Rasnick had a
particularly strong after-noon, registering record-breaking victories in the 200-yard butterfly and the 200 breaststroke. Both re-cords had been set at the 2009 Bender Splashdown.
Rasnick also swam away from the competi-tion in the 200 individual medley, defeating the run-ner up by almost three seconds.
The men’s relay team
finished the afternoon with two victories. Bobby Ballance, Matt Wurm, Mike Allada and Dylan Hall registered the win in the 200 freestyle event. Ballance, Daniel Francis, Tyler Pham and Wurm then combined to take the victory in the 200 medley relay.
Wurm also emerged victorious in both the 200 backstroke and the 100
back with times of 1:53.39 and 51.63, respectively. His time in the 200 back set an event record.
Other winners on the men’s side included Pham, who broke a seven-year Splashdown record when he won the 100 fly in 52.66.
For the women, Julia Von Heeringen and Kerri Knippenberg each took home two victories. Von Heeringen broke a meet record with her time of 2:18.01 in the 200 fly. She also posted a win in the 100 backstroke event, beating Howard’s Benta Horton-Gee by nearly two seconds.
Knippenberg recorded her victories in the 1000 free and the 200 back.
The 100-yard breast-stroke saw AU’s Abby Weingarten edge out team-mate Celeste Borras to fin-ish first. Borras rebounded with a victory in the 200-yard breaststroke.
The afternoon also saw Shekinah Hoffman win the 100-yard fly and Ali Foll-man take the win in the 200-yard IM.
Pools used for NCAA swimming are 25 yards, while international events such as the Olympics use a 50-meter pool.
Melissa Parker, who was named Patriot League Female Diver of the Week Oct. 29, produced win-ning scores of 232.30 and 237.85 in the one-meter and three-meter dives, respectively. The scores broke meet records set in 2010.
Kegan Gerard broke a meet record in the three-meter dive with a score of 163.25, and he also won the one-meter dive.
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Men and women earn wins over Howard at Bender Splashdown
By JOSH PAUNILL
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
The AU volleyball team defeated Navy, 3-1, Oct. 26 in Annapolis, Md., for its fourth straight Patriot League victory. Now, the Eagles are set up with a chance to make a run at one of the top two seeds in the conference tournament with four matches re-maining.
The Eagles de-feated the Midship-men in set scores of 25-20, 25-10, 21-25 and 25-21.
Sara Rishell led the AU attack against the Midship-men by posting a game-high 16 kills off a .344 hit-ting percentage. Rishell, who is fourth in the Patriot League in kills per set and ninth in blocks per set, was one of the honorable men-tions for the Patriot League weekly awards.
Morgan Hendrix also turned in a strong per-formance for the Eagles (16-9, 7-3 PL), tallying a
match-best .533 hitting percentage. Hendrix, who leads the conference in hit-ting percentage (.313) and blocks (1.34 bps), recorded nine kills and a game-high seven blocks.
In her first game back after sitting out multiple matches due to a concus-sion, setter Kylann Scheidt
was one of five AU players to hit .300 or better. Scheidt recorded a match-best 39 assists and ranks third in the PL in the category (8.28 aps).
Allison Cappellino won her second straight Mol-ten Patriot League Rookie of the Week award, her fifth of the season, in part because of her team-high 12 digs. She also posted a dozen digs in AU’s Oct. 23 loss against the University
of Maryland. Cappellino is among the
best in the Patriot League in multiple categories, as she ranks third in digs (4.06 dps) and fifth in ser-vice aces (25).
Erin Fortner and Caro-lyn Ewert paced Navy (9-13, 5-5 PL) in the loss, totaling 16 and 10 kills, re-
spectively.As the Pa-
triot League Tour nament draws closer, the Eagles are two games back of first-place Colgate
and one game behind sec-ond-place Army.
AU split its two matches with Army this season and were swept at Colgate Oct. 13. The Raiders will visit Bender Arena Nov. 9.
Next up for the Eagles is a trip to the Lehigh Val-ley, where they will take on Lehigh Nov. 2 and Lafayette Nov. 3, hoping to narrow the gap at the top of the conference standings.
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As the Patriot League Tournament draws closer, the Eagles are two games back of first-place Colgate and one game behind
second-place Army.
By GENNARO FARONE
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
Every aspect of the AU field hockey team’s 2-1 vic-tory against Bucknell was close, except for one area.
The Eagles (9-9, 4-1 PL) made all the big plays in the key moments, with Gina Hofmann leading the way Oct. 27 at Jacobs Field.
With her team up 2-1,
AU goalkeeper Ashley Dalisera blocked a shot off a Bison penalty corner as time expired, seem-ingly sealing an Eagle victory. But after delibera-tion, Bucknell (9-9, 3-2 PL) received another penalty corner.
“We thought we had the game won,” AU head coach Steve Jennings said. “But whenever there’s a confer-
ence with the umpires, I always prepare for mak-ing sure we’re ready for a call to go against us so that we’re still in the game.”
Jennings’ defense, led by the senior Hofmann, kept their heads in the game and turned away the second Bucknell shot to emerge victorious and clinch the second seed in the Patriot League Tourna-
ment. “A lot of nerves, a lot
of nerves,” Hofmann said when asked what was go-ing through her head on the final play. “But in the end, it’s just like we go over [in practice] … We kind of know what to expect.”
Hofmann set the tone early, netting the first score of the game 14 minutes into play. The first goal has been crucial for AU this season, as the Eagles are 7-2 when they score first and 2-7 when they have to chase a lead.
“Today we ended up in a position where they had to chase, and that’s always going to be a much better position to be in,” Jennings said. “We’ve been on that foot before too, and it’s hard to come from behind.”
Bucknell tied the game up in the 57th minute when Kiersten Sydnor received a pass from Kelly Stefanow-icz and beat Dalisera.
After the Bison goal, AU looked lethargic for a stretch and in desperate need of a play. Carly Atchi-son and Shelly Montgom-
ery delivered, as Atchison cut through the defense and delivered the ball right in front of the goal for Montgomery, who con-verted in the 50th minute to put the Eagles up 2-1.
“I think that was a really important part of the game for us,” Jennings said. “It was important for us to have the resilience to step up and show that we were still in the game.”
The Eagles and the Bi-son will now meet in the Patriot League Semifinals Nov. 2 in Easton, Pa. Both teams are evenly matched, with every statistical cat-egory from last week’s meeting almost identical.
But there are some numbers in AU’s favor. The game is on a neutral field, where AU is 3-0 this season, and the Eagles are 18-5 all time against Buck-nell. AU also has one of the league’s best scorers in Montgomery.
If this last meeting was any indication, then the semifinal matchup will be very competitive.
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NOV. 1No games scheduled
NOV. 2No. 2 field hockey vs. No. 3 Bucknell in Easton, Pa., at 2:30 p.m. (PL Semifinals)No. 3 women’s soccer vs. No. 2 Colgate in Annapolis, Md., at 3 p.m. (PL Semifinals)Volleyball @ Lehigh at 7 p.m.
NOV. 3Men’s soccer vs. Holy Cross at noonSwimming and diving quad meet @ Lafayette at 1 p.m.Volleyball @ Lafayette at 2 p.m.Women’s basketball vs. Virginia Union at 3 p.m. (Exhibition)
NOV. 4 - NOV. 7No games scheduled
SCHEDULE
PATRIOT LEAGUE
STANDINGSFIELD HOCKEYLafayette 15-1, 5-0 PL! American 9-9, 4-1 PLBucknell 9-9, 3-2 PLColgate 4-12, 2-3 PLHoly Cross 2-15, 1-4 PLLehigh 3-14, 0-5 PL
MEN’S SOCCER! American 9-5-2, 4-0-2 PLLafayette 6-7-4, 2-1-3 PLColgate 4-7-6, 2-1-3 PLBucknell 7-6-4, 2-2-2 PLHoly Cross 5-8-2, 2-2-2 PLLehigh 4-12, 2-4 PLNavy 6-6-3, 1-3-2 PLArmy 4-9-2, 1-3-2 PL
WOMEN’S SOCCERNavy 18-1-1, 6-0-1 PLColgate 9-5-4, 4-1-2 PL! American 6-9-3, 4-2-1 PLLehigh 5-12, 3-4 PLArmy 8-10, 3-4 PLBucknell 10-9, 3-4 PLHoly Cross 6-11-1, 2-5 PLLafayette 4-12-2, 1-6 PL
VOLLEYBALLColgate 12-12, 9-1 PLArmy 17-7, 8-2 PL! American 16-9, 7-3 PLLehigh 10-11, 6-4 PLNavy 9-13, 5-5 PLLafayette 9-13, 2-8 PLBucknell 8-17, 2-8 PLHoly Cross 2-24, 1-9 PL
Eagles edge Bucknell, rematch set for Patriot League Semifinals
By TYLER TOMEA
EAGLE STAFF WRITER
For the second straight year, the AU men’s soccer team has taken home the Patriot League regular-season title. Now, the Ea-gles have their sights set on a bigger crown.
Charlie Hunter’s 47th-minute goal proved to be the difference in AU’s 1-0 road victory over Lehigh Oct. 27 and secured the top seed for the Eagles in the Patriot League Tour-nament starting Nov. 9.
The tournament will
be hosted at Reeves Field, where the Eagles are 6-1 on the season. AU’s only loss on its home turf came to George Mason in the D.C. College Cup Cham-pionship.
The Eagles were in the same position a year ago, when they finished first in the conference with a 5-2 record. But after defeat-ing Navy in penalty kicks, Colgate ended AU’s sea-son, 2-0, in the conference championship match.
AU has lost in the Patri-ot League Championship in each of the past three
seasons, but the Eagles are hoping this is the year they break through.
Following a scoreless first half in Bethlehem, Pa., AU’s Colin Seigfreid drib-bled down the far side and found Charlie Hunter, who sent a shot past Lehigh goalkeeper Ciaran Nugent for the game’s only goal.
The assist was Seigfre-id’s seventh, which leads the conference. Hunter now has two game-win-ning goals this season, as his 85th-minute score led the Eagles past Longwood in non-conference action
Oct. 17. Hunter’s goal was
all AU goalkeeper Billy Knutsen needed, as the junior was on his game all match. Knutsen re-corded a career-high 10 saves, and was named the BRINE Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week for the third consecutive week. Knutsen ranks sec-ond in the conference in saves, save percentage and goals against average.
The highlight of Knut-sen’s strong play was denying Lehigh’s Brian Suchoski twice to keep the Mountain Hawks off the board. Knutsen made a diving stop on Suchoski’s shot just before halftime, and then saved another at-
tempt in the 86th minute.With first place secured,
the Eagles will wrap up the regular season when they host Holy Cross Nov. 3. The Crusaders were the last team to hand AU a regular-season loss, when they defeated the Eagles last November in Worces-ter, Mass.
The Eagles will be look-ing to pick up a victory against the Crusaders this time around and head into the tournament on a high note. Meanwhile, Holy Cross will be looking to se-cure one of the three avail-able tournament spots that will be up for grabs on the final weekend of regular-season play.
Hunter’s goal secures top seed for men’s soccer in PL Tournament
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Carly Atchison and AU will face Bucknell Nov. 2.
