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October 24, 2012 Volume XCVIII Issue 10
Published since 1915 by the students of Xavier University By Ed Morley Campus News Editor Over the last few weeks, rumors have been going around campus concerning the future of the Center of Interfaith Community Engagement (CICE). The Xavier Newswire sat down with Provost and Chief Academic Officer Scott Chadwick to clarify what exactly is going on with CICE. Xavier Newswire: First, could you clarify the situation with CICE, please? There are rumors that Rabbi Ingber is leaving but apparently this does not hold any truth. Scott Chadwick: We very much appreciate Rabbi Ingber’s good work for students, interfaith communities and Xavier. The CICE and Rabbi Ingber are funded through June of 2013. Over the past year, the university has instituted a policy of requiring centers to be fully funded and on good financial ground by the end of the fiscal year. The CICE has run a significant six figure deficit that the University can no longer subsidize.
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XN: What are the chances that CICE will survive and continue to be engaged on campus, and indeed in the community, next year? SC: We have more than eight months to secure funding for the CICE. Given the good work Rabbi Ingber has done through his own initiative and in collaboration with others, I believe there is a good chance we will be successful. We are committed to interfaith dialogue and community engagement. If we are not able to maintain CICE in its present form I can assure you we will continue to engage people and groups of all faiths, on campus and beyond, through other existing programs and staff. And we will continue to strive to fully fund the important work that an interfaith engagement center does for Xavier, the local community and the world.
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Rabbi Abie Ingber proudly wears his colors during Holi 2012.
XN: What measures are being tak-
en in order to try and secure the funding for the CICE next year? SC: President Fr. Michael Graham, RS.J., Rabbi Ingber, staff from our University Relations office and I are all intent on matching benefactors of the university to the CICE. While we believe this is an extremely worthy cause, we understand the keen competition for donations to other worthy causes, both within and beyond Xavier.
The future of Xavier's CICE XSASA brings self-defense to students By Hollis Conners Staff Writer
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Xavier Students Against Sexual Assault (XSASA) and the Criminal Justice Society (CJS) have teamed up to bring Debbie Gardner, founder of Survive Institute to Xavier University. On Wednesday, Oct. 24, Gardner will lead a free seminar on self-defense in Kelley Auditorium at 6 p.m. Gardner worked as Deputy Sheriff for the Hamilton County Sheriff ’s Department for eight years and is certified by a number of international and national selfdefense programs. She has also written several books. According to her website, surviveinstitute.com, Gardner, along with her husband Mike, hope to teach people how to use selfdefense effectively and simply,
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without experiencing physical, emotional and financial turmoil. They believe “less is more… when more is right.” Gardner wants those who attend the program to feel safer when it comes to crime. She not only uses humor to keep those in attendance entertained, but her website states that learning selfdefense in a more fun way will enable one to retain the information, especially in a high stress situation. One can apply simple knowledge when necessary. XSASA and CJS want students to feel safer while on and off campus, and they believe Gardner can do just that. The presentation is open to anyone who wants simple self-defense knowledge.
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