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November 16, 2011 Volume XCVII Issue 13

Published since 1915 by the students of Xavier University

Men’s soccer takes A-10 THANK YOU, XU ousts top three seeds to claim second consecutive title

1-0, Xavier freshman Garrett Halfhill headed in a perfectly placed corner kick from sophomore Gino DiPaoli to tie the game in the 77th minute. And though Xavier had more than twice as many chances and nearly three times as many shots, they were unable to net the game winner by the end of regulation. After two overtime periods, the match came down to penalty kick shootouts. On the final shot, sophomore Adar Cohen beat the George Washington keeper by slotting one on the left side of the net, sending his teammates into a frenzy, and sending the Musketeers into the NCAA Tournament. Head Coach Andy Fleming said he’s not at all surprised by his team’s resiliency. “We’ve been in playoff mode for three weeks,” Fleming said. “The last couple of weeks, having to just survive and barely get in the playoffs… I think all those experiences made us battle tested.” It took three battles to win the A-10 Tournament. In Thursday’s quarterfinal match, the Musketeers fell behind early to nationallyranked Charlotte, the No. 3 seed. The 49ers scored on a deflection just 12 minutes in, forcing Xavier to play from behind. But junior forward Luke

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Xavier Men’s soccer team won its second consecutive NCAA tournament title against George Washington in penalty kicks on Sunday.

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the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season. Sunday’s conference championship match was the most dramatic, taking two overtimes and a penalty kick shootout to oust George Washington and ice the A-10 title. After going into halfitme down

ST. LOUIS—For the second straight year, the Xavier men’s soccer team was the last team in the Atlantic 10 tournament. And for the second straight year, they came out A-10 champions. After three dramatic games against the top three seeds in the conference, Xavier advances to

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Relay for Life wins title By Ed Morley Asst. Campus News Editor On Oct. 31, the American Cancer Society announced that Xavier University’s Relay for Life team placed first out of 75 teams in the East Central Division in the Rival U competition. As a result of winning Rival U, two officials from the American Cancer Society will come to Xavier to decorate the campus

for the Relay for Life event, which will take place on April 20, 2012, on Xavier Yard. Xavier overcame rivals from University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University to win the competition, which consisted of four challenges across the month of October.

Members of the Xavier Army Reserve Officer Training Corps “All For One” Battalion performed a color guard during the men’s home basketball game against Morgan State. For Veteran’s Day, they also commemorated the Shrine of Our Lady, Queen of Victory and Peace statue and wore Army Combat Uniforms throughout the day. Newswire photo by Andrew Matsushita

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Construction continues

CORRECTIONS Dana Avenue project 98 percent completed In the Nov. 9 issue, the photo on the front page of Kenny Frease was taken by Andrew Matsushita. In the Nov. 9 issue, Jason Kokrak’s name was misspelled in the subhead of the sports page.

By Molly boes News Editor Xavier students will face the familiar construction on Dana Avenue until June 1, 2012. The Dana Avenue Widening Project was started last year with the goal of straightening out the s-curve, taking out the bad curb along the road and putting in pavers on the north side, ultimately making the road safer for pedestrians. Left turn lanes are also being installed to improve traffic flow in the area. Dana Avenue will also have a landscaped boulevard design as grassy medians are set to be installed. Construction on Montgomery Road began last year, as well. This

construction includes widening the road, inserting a tree lawn and moving the sidewalks back, which, according to the lead project engineer Bob Cost, is intended to increase the safety of pedestrians. “The project is about 98 percent done,” Cost said. “What we have left to do is to put in dirt and topsoil, seed the tree lawn, relocate a few trees, remove telephone poles and install the sidewalk.” The project will not only increase pedestrian safety, but also aid in beautifying the area. Cost said they plan on installing more trees in the area in an effort to beautify Montgomery Road. These projects are being funded by a $1.7 million contribution from Neyer Properties and a $1.4 million grant from the Ohio Job Ready Safety Sites programs.

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Ohio Issues Voting Results Issue 1: Judicial Revision Constitutional Amendment Voted: No This means: The maximum age of those occupying judicial office will remain at 70 years.

Issue 2: Collective Bargaining Referendum — Senate Bill 5 Voted: No This means: Senate Bill 5 has been repealed. Senate Bill 5, as it is written, prohibited public employees to collectively bargain for health insurance and pensions. It also prohibited public employees from striking.

Issue 3: Healthcare Reform Constitu-

tional Amendment Voted: Yes This means: Ohio residents will be free to choose their health care and health care coverage.

E-mail us at newswire@ xavier.edu or call us at 513-745-3607. Newswire photo by Jake Heath Construction on Dana Avenue is expected to be completed by June 1, 2012.

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Students run to fulfill children’s dreams By jessica nekl Staff Writer At 9 p.m. in the Gallagher Student Center Theatre on Thursday, the Distance4Dreams (D4D) club will be hosting a fundraiser concert featuring acaBellas, Harmon-X and the Xavier Singers. Admission is $2 dollars. D4D partners with A Special Wish Foundation to sponsor families with children who have life-threatening diseases in order to send them to Disney World for a vacation. D4D also travels to Disney World in January and partakes in the Disney Marathon Weekend, which will happen on Jan. 7 – 8, 2012. The club has been at Xavier for three years, fostering leadership in the Xavier community and making a difference in the lives of many children and their families. D4D has a fundraising goal of

$12,000 this year. It costs about $4,000 per family of four for an all-expense paid trip to Disney World. Money is usually raised by having friends and family sponsor those who are running in the marathon, pledging a certain amount of money per mile or a donation at the finish line. All the proceeds benefit terminally-ill children and their families who otherwise would not be able to go to Disney World. Nick Rivera, a senior at Xavier, is the President of D4D. Rivera is very passionate about D4D’s mission. Not only is he planning on running the marathon, but he also hopes to run a half marathon the day before, completing what is called the “goofy challenge.” “Running 39.3 miles in a weekend is not the most pleasant thing to do,” Rivera said, “but when you add the goal of granting these

wishes and the awareness we are raising within the community, someone's opinion on running becomes completely altered.” Getting to know the families that D4D sponsors is an added incentive for the club members to go to Disney World and participate in the marathon. “I think the opportunity that we are providing for the children and their families is fantastic, and is able to provide motivation to continue running,” Rivera said. “This is exactly in line with our motto: Dedicated to dreams, no matter the distance.” All are encouraged to come out on Thursday night and support this cause.

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November 16, 2011

One Magical Night Xavier leads country in

American Dream research

By Jenny Mendoza Staff Writer On Friday, the Student Activities Council hosted Muskies After Dark in the Gallagher Student Center. It was entitled ‘One Magical Night’ because it happened on 11/11/11, which is said to be the luckiest day of the century. The event lasted from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m., and at 11:11 p.m. everyone in attendance stopped what they were doing to make a wish because according to urban legend, if one makes a wish at 11:11 it is likely to come true since it is the luckiest time of day. Activities took place on all four floors of GSC, and included a caricature artist, a tarot card reader, a Velcro wall, hoverball racing, crafts and a show featuring Michael Dubois. Michael Dubois’ music-juggling-comedy-circus act is entitled “Solo Circus.” There was also free food including caramel apples, Lucky Charms cereal and popcorn. The event that drew the largest crowd was the showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two in the GSC theater. Students crowded into the the-

By Kevin tIghe Campus News Editor It’s not often that Xavier can claim to be the one and only at something. Currently, Xavier is home of the Center for the Study of the American Dream (CSAD)—the only statistically-based research team dedicated to quantifying the American Dream, which it does monthly. This research team is composed of Xavier faculty members Dr. Amit Sen, Dr. Greg Smith and Dr. Chris Manolis of the Williams College of Business. “The team used findings from surveys, focus groups, blogs and literature, both historic and acaNewswire photo by Greg Rose demic, to examine the American On Friday night, SAC held another Dream and develop a survey that Muskies After Dark event titled “One is used to capture the sentiment Magical Night,” inspired by 11/11/11. of people living in the United States,” Dr. Smith said in an e-mail correspondence. ater to follow Harry on his final The results of this research adventure. are compiled into the American Muskies After Dark is held once Dream Composite Index (ADCI), a month in the GSC by SAC. updated and released monthly, be-

ginning in July 2011. “An online survey of at least 1,000 people living in the United States is conducted at the beginning of each month. The random sample of survey takers is drawn from a pool of nearly 3 million “Our [student] p e o p l e , ” interns work specifically on Smith said. “In adour American Dream Video dition, five Archive, which American D r e a m documents successful sub-indices American are develDream stories oped and from around r e l e a s e d . the country.” They inc l u d e : Kat Ryder, American Coordinator of D r e a m the Center for Economic the Study of the American Dream Index, American D r e a m Well-Being Index, American Dream Societal Index, American Dream Diversity Index and American Dream Environmental

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Index.” Not only does the nation benefit from the CSAD’s research, but Xavier students do as well. “Our [student] interns work specifically on our American Dream Video Archive, which documents successful American Dream stories from around the country,” Kat Ryder, the coordinator of the CSAD and a member of the 2011 graduating class, said. The CSAD has been featured nationally on MSNBC, in Time Magazine and in the Washington Post, putting Xavier University at the forefront of the research on and study of the American Dream. At 3 p.m. on Nov. 28, the creators of the CSAD will provide a 30-minute webinar tutorial on the ADCI. The webinar is free for all participants. To join the webinar, simply visit: http://meet32018046.adobeconnect. com/november2011 and login as a guest.

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Police Notes Nov 8 8:40 p.m. – Xavier Police and Residence Life assisted two roommates having a dispute. Residence Life will follow up with the matter.

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Xavier’s Relay for Life team placed first out of the 75 teams in the Eastern Central division of the Rival U competition.

continued from page 1 The challenges consisted of the committee signing up online, organizing an admissions fundraiser, decorating the campus and signing as many students up for Relay for Life as possible. Xavier’s Relay for Life committee added its own creative spin to these tasks by organizing the “think pink” bake sale as part of the admissions fundraiser and turning the lights purple in the

clock tower of Gallagher Student Center. Relay for Life at Xavier is enjoying huge success this year and Karina Ogawa, event chair for production of Relay for Life, believes that the triumph in the Rival U competition illustrates this perfectly. “I am really proud of how our committee pulled everything off and placed first in Rival U this October,” Ogawa said. Relay for Life has seen an astronomical increase in its fundraising at Xavier, having already raised over $1,800 and increased

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its number of participants to 152, dwarfing last years’ number by 133. “This year is so much better than last year in terms of where Relay for Life stands as an organization on campus,” Ogawa said. Xavier’s Relay for Life will take place on April 20, 2012 on the Xavier Yard. If you have not already signed up to participate, go to www.relayforlife.org/xu. Kevin Tighe, Campus News Editor Phone: (513) 745-3607 Newswire-News@xavier.edu

Nov 8 9:08 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Norwood Police with a prisoner search at Norwood police department. Nov 9 12:44 a.m. – Norwood Police informed Xavier Police that two underage intoxicated commuter students had been arrested after being suspected of causing damage to a restroom at Stones Lanes on Montgomery Road. One of the students was also arrested for assault on a Norwood Police Officer. The Dean of Students has been notified. Nov 10 7:24 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Residence Life with a room search in Brockman Hall. A small amount of drug paraphernalia and alcohol were confiscated during the search. Residence Life will follow up with the matter. Nov 11 4:06 p.m. – Xavier Police, Residence Life and Physical Plant responded to a trouble alarm in Husman Hall. An investigation revealed that the alarm had been caused by students tossing a ball in hallway, knocking a smoke detector off of its base. Nov 11 11:17 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Residence Life with a room search in Kuhlman Hall. A small amount of marijuana was found during the search. Residence Life will follow up with the matter. Nov 12 12:49 a.m. – Residence Life informed Xavier Police that two students had caused damage to elevators and to the second floor of Fenwick Place. Nov 12 10:35 p.m. – Cincinnati Fire and Rescue transported an underage in-

toxicated student to Good Samaritan Hospital from Kuhlman Hall for possible alcohol poisoning. Nov 13 2:37 a.m. – A student was stopped in the Smith Lot carrying a stolen Dana Avenue sign and was cited for theft. Nov 13 5:44 p.m. – A student reported the theft of a catalytic converter valued at approximately $1,500 from their vehicle, which was parked in Lexington lot A. Nov 14 5:35 p.m. – A student reported the theft of a catalytic converter valued at over $1,000 from the vehicle parked in Lexington lot A.

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Party’s over... Nov 12 2:04 a.m. – Norwood Police notified Xavier Police that they were interviewing a student with regard to the production of fictitious ID’s around campus.

Um... we don’t have any money? Nov 8 9:23 p.m. – A non-student was issued a criminal trespassing letter for knocking on doors in the Village Apartments and asking students for money.

So audacious... Nov 12 12:34 a.m. – An underage student who attempted to use a fictitious ID to buy beer at Currito was cited for possession of a fictitious ID.

Regarding the recent increase in theft of catalytic converters from vehicles on campus, Xavier Police is asking all students to immediately report any suspicious activity to 513-745-1000. For further information, refer to Xavier safety website: www.xavier.edu/safety.

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Philosophy Professor survives lifeboat Playing devil’s advocate pays off for Dr. Richard Polt By saunta anderson Staff Writer At the first annual Lifeboat Debate, Dr. Richard Polt, professor of philosophy and playing the devil’s advocate, was voted last professor standing by Xavier students and faculty last Thursday. This event was organized by Dr. Timothy Quinn and the philosophy department. The hosts of the evening, Hannah Dahlby and Chris Dobbs, asked the nearly 130 in attendance to pretend they were the last survivors on the planet and about to rebuild society. However, there was only enough room for one out of the six professors left. Professor Kelly Austin, Dr. Arthur Dewey, Dr. Richard Mullins, Dr. Timothy Quinn, Dr. Bernd Rossa and Dr. Richard Polt were all on the chopping block. “We saw the debate as a way to reinvigorate critical thought on Xavier’s campus. We hoped to challenge both the participating professors and the audience,” Dobbs said. Each professor represented a different major and the students voted for the professor they felt would rebuild society best, if any. For the first round, each professor had five minutes to explain why his or her major was the most important. In the second round, each professor had five minutes to refute the other professors’ arguments.

Mullins, from the chemistry department, went first. He emphasized the importance of chemistry as a central science of survival and technology. He ended with, “What can an organic chemist do for you?” Dewey reprePhoto courtesy of Xavier.edu sented the theology department Dr. Polt won the first annual Lifeboat Debate on Thursday and surprisingly decided to reject the lifeboat situation. Instead, he happen. He compared math to told stories because he knew stay- empty piping that follows logical ing on this boat would lead to pathways. Polt played the devil’s advo“boredom.” During the second round, he refused to defend the- cate and wanted to leave all of ology again. He said the debate the professors behind. He argued was “not about a contest” and that while chemistry is helpful thought beyond being simply a for medical reasons and tools of vote. “Survival is a matter of the survival, the technology chemists build could be the reason why heart,” Dewey said. From the philosophy depart- the apocalypse happened. Dewey ment, Quinn questioned why in- was already willing to drown, but stead of how. Quinn said, “phi- Polt pointed out that saving a major based on mystery and faith is losophy sets us free”. Austin represented the English unwise. As for philosophy, Polt department, and pointed out how argued it is only good for tearing literature is a source of entertain- down civilization with an endless ment and allows the exploration amount of questions. He said of people and human condition. Austin was unnecessary because Her last words of the first round the survivors will continue the English language and stories. For were, “Literature feeds us.” Rossa, of the mathematics de- math, he argued that civilizations partment, said that math is the way were made before the invention we define why and when things of mathematics.

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Dodge ball Tourney Alternative Breaks to hold competition by elly villescas Staff Writer

On Saturday, Nov. 19 a dodgeball competition will take place in O’Connor Sports Center at 1 p.m. Teams of 6-8 students will play on the court at one time, with the option for the use of substitutes. Teams will play a round-robin, followed by a single-elimination tournament. Alternative Breaks, the group affiliated with the week-long service excursions during spring and summer breaks, will be holding the tournament. The competition will give students the chance to re-live childhood memories, as well as raise money for a worthy cause. Each team will raise money for one of the 25 Alternative Break (AB) trips, but if a team does not

choose a trip, their registration money will go straight to the AB fund. This is one of the many fundraisers that will help raise money for the Alternative Breaks trips, and the winning team will receive a complimentary meal from Chipotle. Head of Alternative Breaks’ Fundraising Chair, Katie Cooper, hopes that the fundraiser will raise awareness of Alternative Breaks and encourage people to get involved. “Our ultimate goal is to create active citizens in our society, aware of the world around them and how their actions affect it,” Cooper said. Students may sign up for the event until Nov. 16. Registration is $5. Sign-up and registration will be inside Gallagher Student Center.

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Senior Brian Campbell (pictured above) and Xavier University’s club ice hockey team celebrated alumni weekend in some style by sweeping Indiana. They defeated the Hoosiers 6-4 on Friday night and also won 5-0 on Saturday. Earlier in the season, the Musketeers had lost their first two games against Indiana, so revenge was sweet for junior president and captain, Nate Han. “It was big for the program to show the alumni how much we’ve grown,” Han said. Current player Andrew Armstrong invited his most famous relative, Neil Armstrong to Saturday’s game.

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Soccer: Atlantic 10 Champions Continued from page 1

Spencer tied the game just before halftime, and redshirt freshman Will Walker won it with an overtime goal assisted by Spencer. It was the second time in as many years that Xavier beat Charlotte in overtime in the A-10 tournament. In Friday’s semifinals, Xavier scored twice off of set pieces from DiPaoli to beat No. 1 seeded Fordham. Junior James Queree scored the first goal early in the second half and sophomore Nick Hagglund iced it in the 77th minute to give Xavier a trip to the finals. Fleming thinks that these close victories make his team more ready than ever for the NCAA tournament. “We’re playing really well right now,” Fleming said. “I think our last five or six games have been very good. We’re peaking at the right time.” The players know that this team has what it takes. “From the beginning of the season, every practice, every game, we just go hard,” Cohen said, who was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. “That’s what we do. We’re a team.” “We focus on the process, we

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The Xavier men’s soccer team defeated Charolotte, Fordham and George Washington this weekend in St. Louis to win the Atlantic 10 Championship and advance on to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.

do the little things well,” Fleming said. “These guys are truly a team, they’re unselfish and they really buy in to what we’re trying to do.” As for Fleming, who has

brought this program to 23 wins and two conference titles in his first two seasons as head coach, he says this team is ready for the next step. On Thursday, Xavier will take

on West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament. Fleming has already brought the program to new heights. Now the team looks for another first in Morgantown, WV.

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Xavier men’s basketball team XU cross country records first regualr season win

regional results vary

By sabrina Brown Sports Editor

Xavier began the 2011-12 regular season with an onslaught of national attention. Freshman Dezmine Wells started in the first regular season game of his collegiate career and performed above and beyond expectations. Wells recorded 12 points, four boards and two assists. Two of the guard’s points came from a SportsCenter-worthy dunk off an alley-oop. Wells’ play, assisted by Mark Lyons, earned him the No. 2 spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays. The freshman suffered from leg cramps periodically, something he attributes to the intensity of his first collegiate game. Along with Wells, Xavier saw a strong performance from junior guard Mark Lyons. In the absence of senior point guard Tu Holloway, Lyons took over as point guard for the Musketeers. While Xavier got off to a rocky start early in the first half, Lyons stepped in as the team’s leader, finishing with 22 points, six assists, seven rebounds and three steals. In combination with these re-

sults, the junior recorded only one turnover in his 37 minutes of play. In contrast to the strong performance of Xavier’s backcourt, the Musketeer’s saw a less-thanstellar performance from senior center Kenny Frease and redshirt junior, forward Travis Taylor. W h i l e

Frease was third in scoring for Xavier with 10 points, the 7-footer recorded three turnovers and only five rebounds. Frease also played only 21 minutes, fouling out with 4:21 remaining in the game. Taylor went 0-3 shooting, 2-4 from the line and recorded only four rebounds. This game is Taylor’s first, after sitting out for a year due to transfer regulations. Cintas Center saw the return of redshirt junior, guard Brad

Redford’s legendary three-point shooting in the second half. After missing his first attempt, Redford scored his first three-

pointer after injury with 7:47 remaining. He then returned with another threepointer 30 seconds later, giving him six points in his 11 minutes of play. Wells and Lyons were both named to the Atlantic 10 Honor Roll for the week. The Musketeers also moved up a spot in the rankings, advancing to 13th in the AP Poll and 14th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Newswire photo by Andrew Matsushita

By Lauren Vaughan Staff Writer

The cross country team competed in the Atlantic 10 Championship in Charlotte, N.C. this past weekend where the women placed seventh and the men placed eighth. Sophomore Tom Ohlman and senior Keith Albrektson both earned All-Conference honors for the men’s division, marking the first time in Xavier men’s cross country history that two runners received the honor. Ohlman placed 10th with a time of 24:52 and Albrekston followed in 15th at 25:01. The men’s eighth place finish in the 8000 meter race came with their 181 points, five points behind the seventh-place team. The next finisher for the Musketeers was junior Ben Foley, who was 37th overall, at 25:41. Junior Matt Coniglio placed 51th, at 25:57. Freshmen Corey Zielinski and Connor Buchholtz came in together for 85th and 86th with times of 26:42 and 26:43, respectively. The race saw a total of 124 competitors. The women’s team, which came in 10th last year, fin-

ished 7th this year with 178 points. Senior Caylin Howell finished first for the Musketeers and 29th overall with her time of 18:24 in the 5000 meter women’s race. Junior Rachel Clark ran 18:31 and finished 33rd overall. Sophomore Ashley Vincent followed with her time of 18:38 and was 35th overall out of the 128 competitors in the women’s race. Sophomores Abby Fischer with her time of 18:39, Anna Ahlrichs’ 18:46 and Clare Fischer’s 18:50 finished up the top six for Xavier. Freshmen Audrey Ramos and Chelsea Hoffmaster placed 49th and 62nd respectively with times of 18:56 and 19:03. Juniors Calesse Cardosi and Kaitlin Price were 75th and 82nd respectively and finished out the runners for the Musketeers. The A-10 Championship title went to La Salle in both the men’s and women’s races. The top runner from the men was Alfredo Santana from La Salle with his time of 24:18, and it was Jill Prentice of Richmond who finished first for the women’s race with her time of 17:13.

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Xavier men’s basketball defeats IPFW

The Musketeers start off their season 2-0 with victories at home over IPFW and Morgan State By sabrina Brown Sports Editor

The Xavier men’s basketball team recorded its second regular season win last night, starting out the season strong at 2-0. The Musketeers defeated the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort-Wayne Mastodons 86-63, in contrast to their 7666 win over IPFW last season in overtime. The Musketeers were joined on the court by senior point guard Tu Holloway for the first time in the regular season due to a onegame suspension for a secondary NCAA violation. The senior started his season strong, scoring 24 points for the Musketeers, the leading scorer for Xavier. However, it is clear that this Musketeer’s role on the court is changing, and he is well aware. For a player that played 40 minutes a game in nearly every matchup last season, Holloway played for only 34 minutes against the Mastodons, and not all of those minutes were played as a point

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Senior point guard Tu Holloway led Xavier in scoring with 24 points.

guard. Holloway found himself playing the two-guard multiple times throughout the game. He stepped aside as freshman Dee Davis took point. With six assists, Holloway is finding that Xavier’s biggest change this season will be the increase in players who can be relied upon to score on a frequent basis. Those six assists were far from unnoticed. Junior shooting guard Mark Lyons followed closely behind his backcourt mate with 21 points and five assists. For the second game in a row, one of those assists went to freshman Dezmine Wells for a dunk that sent the crowd into a frenzy. The freshman did not disappoint after his collegiate debut, scoring 16 points and recording seven boards. Though he is a new addition to the team, he is quickly becoming a fan favorite. While the fans are enjoying the show, head coach Chris Mack was unhappy with the flashy tactics of the dynamic duo.

“Make the simple play. Sometimes our guys play to score. We’ve gotta get them to make the right play, the smart play. They tend to do that for the most part,” Mack said. Regardless of Mack’s desire for simpler plays, it is clear the Musketeer’s power was coming from their backcourt as Wells, Lyons and Holloway alone scored 61 of Xavier’s 86 points. The Musketeers were missing the effects of senior center Kenny Frease. Frease scored six points but contributed four of the team’s 16 turnovers. The 7-footer also tallied four rebounds, all defensive. The Musketeers will take on the Miami (OH) RedHawks on Friday at 7 p.m., marking the third game of Xavier’s four-game homestand. The RedHawks are currently 1-0 after a 72-67 overtime victory over the Dayton Flyers. Newswire photo by Andrew Matsushita

Freshman Dezmine Wells scored 16 points and posted 7 boards.

Sabrina Brown, Editor Phone: 745-3607 newswire-sports@xavier.edu

Mixed results for women’s basketball Volleyball advances to

Atlanic 10 tournament

By kyle isaacs Asst. Sports Editor

The women’s basketball team defeated the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 66-61 on Saturday at Cintas Center. The game marked head coach Amy Waugh’s first career win and was also the fourth consecutive season opening victory for the Musketeers. Senior guard Tyeasha Moss scored 22 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, notching her second career double-double. Xavier and Eastern Kentucky changed leads five times throughout the game. With four minutes left, Moss drained her third three-pointer of the game to put the Musketeers up 55-53. “This is her team, and she is going to be the one to make those clutch shots for us,” Waugh said of Moss. Following that shot, the Colonels never got within three points of Xavier. The Musketeers outscored EKU 28-14 inside the free throw line. They also out-rebounded the Colonels 44-39, led by junior forward Amber Gray, who grabbed eight rebounds. The Musketeers were able to overcome a nine-point deficit in the first half by getting to the free throw line 31 times. While Xavier only scored 21 of their 31 free throws, sophomore guard Shatyra Hawkes was able to hit six of eight attempts. Five of those came in the closing minutes of the game to maintain the Xavier lead. Waugh was impressed with the team’s defensive performance. The Musketeers forced 12 turn-

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Sophomore guard Lynette Holmes scored 11 points for Xavier and played for 39 minutes against the Eastern Kentucky University Colonels.

overs and held the Colonels to 36 percent shooting. However, there were moments when the young Xavier team struggled against EKU. “We just need to be more consistent on both ends of the floor. We will have some growing pains, but slowly we will continue to work in those areas,” Waugh said. On Monday night, the women traveled to Starkville, Miss. to face the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs. The Musketeers rallied from a 13-point deficit but fell short, losing 65-71. The opening weekend leaves the Musketeers at 1-1 on the season.The Musketeers pulled down 43 rebounds to the Lady Bulldogs’ 37. Junior forward Jessica Pachko grabbed 11 rebounds en route to her first double-double this season to lead the women. Sophomore guard

Shatyra Hawkes nearly amassed a double-double, scoring 14 points and collecting eight rebounds. The Achilles’ heel for Xavier on Monday night came in the form of turnovers. The Musketeers turned the ball over 19 times, which led to 22 points off turnovers for Mississippi State. Despite the ball control issues, the women pulled within two points of the Lady Bulldogs with 53 seconds remaining. However, Mississippi State knocked down four consecutive free throws to stymie the Xavier comeback. The women return to action on Sunday when they travel to Louisville to face the University of Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center. The Musketeers will be looking to avenge last year’s loss to the Cardinals in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament.

Freshman setter Aubree Smith enters her first career Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament this weekend after a record-breaking regular season. Smith was awarded the A-10 Rookie of the Week honor, yet again, on Monday. Smith captured the weekly award for the seventh time this season, an A-10 conference record. Senior middle blocker Michelle Matia, on the other hand, enters her last conference tournament of her Xavier career. “My top individual accomplishment I would say would have to be unexpectedly getting honored onto the First Team All-Conference and All-Tournament Team last season. I had zero expectations of either of those things happening, so I was honored when I heard the news,” Matia said. “But this year, my goal is for our team to win the A-10 Championship and make my first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. It is my last chance, after all.” The Musketeers took a step in the right direction towards that goal on Sunday, sweeping Temple 3-0 on the road. The victory ensured a No. 2 seed and a first round bye in this weekend’s tournament in Dayton. In the semifinals, XU will face the winner of St. Louis and Rhode Island. A victory in the semifinals

could mean a potential rematch of last year’s A-10 Championship match against Dayton. However, with the loss last Friday against St. Louis fresh in their minds, and the recent loss against Rhode Island, Xavier has a tough match ahead of them in the semifinal round before looking ahead to facing archrival Dayton again in a potential championship match. “It may have been a blessing in disguise to lose to St. Louis. We understand that there is no Sunday without Saturday. We’re not looking ahead for one second,” head coach Mike Johnson said. This weekend’s tournament is being held just up Interstate 75 at the University of Dayton’s Frericks Center. Xavier will play at 7:30 on Saturday night. Should they advance, they will play again at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $3 for students when you present your Xavier AllCard. “I’m really glad it’s in Dayton. It’s close enough for our fans to attend,” Johnson said. This weekend won’t be your last chance to see Xavier volleyball in the area, however, as they return to Cintas Center for one more regular season match against Lipscomb on Saturday, Nov. 26, following the A-10 Tournament. “The Lipscomb match is one more tune-up for us to prepare for the NCAA Tournament,” Johnson said.

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Veteran’s Day At Xavier

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The majority of those who abuse people start by harming animals (animal abuse is the number one predictor for future family violence), and I truly believe that the root of empathy for other people begins with compassion for non-human animals. I think so often about the words “They are only…”. When Eichmann was captured by the Israelis to be brought to justice for having tortured and killed thousands of Jews, they had to observe him for an extended period of time in order to ascertain his daily routine (to quietly spirit him out of Argentina). These Israeli soldiers, who were armed not with just weaponry, but with the details of how this monster had systematically tortured and killed little children, watched in amazement as he played with his own children. They could not wait to ask him how he could seem so normal as he interacted with his own kids, and yet have been so ruthless towards others. And his answer? “They were only Jews.” I shudder each time that I hear anyone (Jews included!) when asked how they can turn a blind eye to the suffering of animals before they end up on their dinner plate and they answer: “They are

only animals”. It does not demean people to make this comparison. Indeed, PETA’s campaign: “The Holocaust on your plate” lays the foundation for the best insurance that I can think of to eliminate these horrid words of: “It is only a ….”, not just from our language, but our psyches. And to encourage us all to have compassion for every living being. I think so often about every mother, who at some time has to justify to her child who suddenly questions whether the lamb chop on his plate has a connection to the adorable little lamb in the petting zoo. Her choice to answer this with either – You are right to question this Johnny, we do not have to be eating animals – or, It’s only an animal, go ahead and eat it – will lay the foundation for the child for the rest of his life on how he will view others. All others -- no matter how different they happen to be. Compassion for the least of us trickles up to compassion for all. L’Chaim: To Life. Ours and theirs. Jayn Meinhardt XU Alum

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On Xavier’s campus on Nov. 9, a group of students, under the guidance of Rabbi Abie Ingber, handed out information on “KRISTALLNACHT is in Our Midst,” the sick initiation to the Nazi dream of ridding the world of Jews. These dedicated XU students, who were donating their time to make the world a better place, explained how the knowledge that we gained from this genocide should be used to help prevent future tragedies by our using our voices to stop the exploitation of peoples everywhere. Rabbi Ingber is well-known for many wonderful causes, including human causes, bridge-building and compassion for all people. It was a delight for me to meet him after having read about him for so many years. But, I wonder, why so often does this desire to save other people from suffering stop when the tortured group may have four legs instead of two, or even wings instead of arms? Often people seem to be offended when one wants them to extend their circle of compassion to animals, but my experiences over many years solidifies my fervent belief that, by extending our circle of compassion to include all sentient beings, this compassion trickles up.

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Veteran’s Day has come and gone and we at the Newswire think the University did a fairly good job. Xavier saw various Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets wearing their Army Combat Uniforms (ACUs) to class. Also, the oft-forgot statue of Our Lady Queen of Victory and Peace was rededicated. Accompanying the statue are plaques that list the names of Xavier alumni who have died in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and now Iraq and Afghanistan. The ceremony featured Army officers, non-commissioned officers (NCOs), cadets and the family of Michael Runyan, whose name was added to the plaque at the service, which was complete with a rifle team in dress uniform. The Veteran’s Day celebration culminated in Xavier We at the Army ROTC cadets presenting a color guard at the flag during the opening men’s bas- Newswire ketball game while Cintas Center chanted, “USA! USA! USA!” think the We at the Newswire think the University did a fantastic job celebrating its, and all, veterans. We saw a plethora of acts of gratitude toward American soldiers, including a University did generous “thank-you” to a few of our cadets. The scene at the rededication ceremony a fantastic job was respectful and incredibly moving. The chant before the basketball game evidenced of celebrating the deep gratitude in our country’s defenders, even despite a costly, unpopular war. its, and all, Perhaps most pleasing about last Friday was the lack of demonstration against the veterans. war or the soldiers fighting in it. We recognize the war is unpopular and has cost the United States both in terms of dollars and, more importantly, human lives. There was an era not long ago during the Vietnam War when colleges were not friendly places for soldiers and included shocking acts of disrespect from protesters, surrounding Xavier Newswire citizens, faculty and even students. Xavier’s existence today is very much associated with the U.S. Armed Forces. The Army has been instructing students since 1887, and between 1936 and 1971, Army ROTC was mandatory for all physically able men at the University. In addition to student involvement, the University received more students, prestige and monetary resources as a direct result. While there could have been more done to highlight the important history between the U.S. Military and Xavier University, the actions that took place were positive and numerous. We have undoubtedly come a long way toward respecting the institution of the military, despite the various political disagreements we may have. To further that, we at the Newswire would like to take this opportunity to formally thank all veterans and give one big “Hooah” to all who will serve in the future, so we truly can be the land of the free and the home of the brave.

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Last week Cincinnati voted and the results are in. While the newly elected City Council may be debated as good or bad, Xavier University students undeniably had an impact on the elections. We at the Newswire feel the results are, and rightly should be, hotly contested. However, Xavier students are making a great difference in the political realm, and the recent election evidenced this. City Council Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, as well as outgoing Councilman Wayne Lippert, attended a Philosophy, Politics and the Public (PPP) class to speak about their campaign proposals. Both candidates had multiple Xavier students working on their respective campaigns. Newly-elected Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld attended a PPP class last spring in order to converse with students about pressing issues of the city as well as encourage politically-inclined students to get involved. Several Xavier alumni currently work in various offices of Council, including those of The Laure Quinlivan and Wendell Young. Another newcomer, Chris Seelbach, is a Xavier involvement graduate. of students The involvement of students in contested city politics is undoubtedly good for a in contested healthy relationship between the University and city officials. Exposing students and city politics is faculty to top city officials regardless of party affiliation increases the prestige of our undoubtedly University, allows Xavier concerns to be presented to city officials and provides access good for for aspiring students to dialogue with local politicians. a healthy Xavier’s growth and goal of improving the quality of education for students relationship should go hand in hand with good relations with Council. Let’s not forget that the between the Xavier Yard, formerly known as the Greenspace, would not have been possible withUniversity and out the support of city officials to close part of Ledgewood Avenue. Xavier required city officials. people in power in Cincinnati to help make the dreams of the University possible then, and while no current Xavier endeavors necessitate Council action, with ambitious expansion plans and an increasing student body, we at the Newswire feel it is best Xavier Newswire to have Council’s support than not. And while we may agree with the results of certain members and disagree with others, Xavier students have gained valuable contacts in the process and the University is reaping the benefits.

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November 16, 2011

The wrong life cannot be lived rightly

here is much emphasis at Xavier on living ethically. Like anything made into a slogan, it has been drained of its content. It is my view that if we carefully examine the most regular day-to-day actions of an American student, we are forced to see that they don’t pass any kind of ethical litmus test. While this problem has something to do with the fact that we tend to view ethics as a scholastic endeavor rather than a rigorously lived practice, it has even more to do with a fairly sobering fact about our present historical situation: for us Americans, what is required to be truly ethical is a kind of self-dismemberment – it’s not only asking too much, it’s certifiably ridiculous.

I offer the following for consideration. Fact: the mineral Coltan is required to construct the microchips inside every computer and every smartphone. Fact: this mineral is mined in countries all around the world, including some in central Africa and this mining has helped to fund violently oppressive military dictatorships, like in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As I write this column, I am therefore arguably implicating myself in certain ethical wrongdoings that I had no way of preventing and of which I certainly do not approve. Nevertheless, I need my computer and I need a phone. I require them like I require legs; without them, I would be disabled. The list goes on. Underneath every Nike logo and every trip to the mall, every stop at the gas pump for a car ride to nowhere important, there is a

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our lives, and if any blame is dealt wellspring of violence, oppresa certain sense, his being such at all for resulting injustices, it is sion and overall disrespect, both a flagrant, walking contradicon the people who sell us these past and present, no matter how tion seems to embody what I’m products, not on ourselves as the well intentioned we think we are. trying to talk about – what we people who buy them. For some This position isn’t a radical one; practice and what we preach reason, we tend to run from the it’s an honest one, and I assure are most often totally conflicted idea that certain elements of our you that any inner voice tellwhen viewed through a critical daily lives are simply privileges of ing you I’ve gone off the deep lens; we just tend to forget that the few that come at the sacrifice end is only trying to steer you fact in order to keep a good conof the many. In this denial, we away from a damning fact about science. In other words, while tend to hold on tightly to conAmerican life: it screws people we can all sit back and scoff cepts like civil rights while being over. at him, the absolute disparity somehow OK about the fact that, Even people who apparently between what he says and what because of the way we’ve grown know a good deal about ethics he does provides a cartoon-like accustomed to living our lives, aren’t at all certain people saved. For are allowed those instance, I rights and hear that “Entangled in the various demands placed upon us, certain people Xavier’s are not. we Americans find ourselves in a technological and Ethics It would Bowl team financial ‘Neverland’ that makes us forget what it be interesting earned to see what would actually mean to live ethically. ” second an applied place in recognition Phil Chevalier, Columnist the Central of that fact States comwould look like in petition this America, but something tells me past Saturday, securing them a caricature of the prototypical it would require an experience spot in the National competition American life. Entangled in the of what it’s like to be oppressed. set to take place in March – but various demands placed upon What I submit, then, is that we I also hear that the team captain us, we Americans find ourselves are. Perhaps the route to finding is a self-concerned A-hole whose in a technological and financial this out about ourselves would actions usually offend even the “Neverland” that makes us forbe to cultivate a deep distaste for most open-minded observers – get what it would actually mean the ways we’re not allowed to be even his mom. Be that as it may, to live ethically. The absurdity ethical. Perhaps, if we allow our we should consider sympathizof the idea of living without a incredulity to become unbearable, ing with him and other similarly computer or a phone justifies we’ll actually seek to change some unfortunate people because, in our choice to accept them into things that matter.

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Xavier as a business, part II

he liberal arts, if you’re doing them right, won’t ever earn you a dime. They, unlike nice cars, attractive stock options or big pensions, are devoted to discovering the “good life.” The liberal arts are meant to provide a normative structure to our life – to tell us how we ought to live and what we ought to pursue as ends. It’s obvious that every university needs a business component to stay afloat – taxes have to be paid, loans have to be made

into the overall “curb appeal” of the school, something that adds some dollar amount of value. At Xavier, this commodification of the liberal arts has affected the form of the liberal arts themselves. They’ve become, like the statistics in admissions handouts that proclaim the student diversity at Xavier, shallow. The liberal arts, in this packaging and selling process, have been separated into a series of individual skills (like “critical thinking” and “openness to new ideas”) and compared to other skill-based

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“In order for the liberal arts to escape the commodifying effect of business, the liberal arts have to be primary. ” Chris Dobbs, Series Columnist

– but the adaptation of the business model across the entire school is something done at the cost of losing the liberal arts. Business, by its very nature, commodifies everything. The liberal arts are packaged and sold, just like nice dorms and new cafeterias. They’re added

majors. Because the liberal arts are valued for nothing more than these artificially derived “critical thinking” skills, in comparison to practical, technical majors, they appear as lacking. Why waste my time on “x” skill when “y” skill will go on a résumé and increase my attractiveness to employers?

In order for the liberal arts to escape the commodifying effect of business, they have to be primary. The liberal arts should be the form of the school, and the career-oriented majors should be accidental properties. Majors should be a defining part of the school, but they should be defining only under the umbrella definition provided by the liberal arts. Every skill taught on campus should be done from a liberal arts basis. Threats to weaken the University core curriculum are the exact opposite of this. There are such things as liberal arts undergraduate colleges that have strong business schools, Boston College for example, but their business schools, along with every other career-oriented program at the universities, are entirely secondary to the liberal arts form. If a liberal arts core class interferes with your major, your major makes exceptions, not the core. At these schools, you’re oriented in a way that shows how you ought to live and gives you specific, technical skills that allow you to be a productive member of society. You become a technician – a cardiologist, a bank manager, a journalist – that knows how to best live life. You leave those schools technologically skilled and directed towards

the “good life.” Xavier has greatly weakened its ability to orient its students towards the “good life,” which can only come from a school based in the liberal arts. Now, we’re way beyond the business model as a way to pay taxes. The “university as a business” model is now standard operating procedure at every level of Xavier administrative, academic and student life. We’ve brought in students that are regularly dismissive, even antagonistic, towards the core curriculum (who bemoan it as a “waste of time” and a distraction from their supremely practical lone concentration), a provost who is seeking to further assimilate the academic faculty at Xavier into business-oriented frame of mind and new buildings that frame the University as a 4-year resort rather than a 4-year education in how to be. If Xavier’s faculty and student body are OK with that — if

they’re content with playing within the rules of business where expansion, not quality, is king — then they should ignore these articles. By all financial measures, it seems we’ve been enormously successful under this business model. However, there’s room in this world for real liberal arts universities (look at, for example, St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md. or Earlham College in Richmond, Ind.). They may not have real-time stock tickers, and they may not have that many students, but they’re truly formed in the image of the liberal arts. They’re guided by the liberal arts, by professors acting as temporary administrators and students that recognize the importance of a core curriculum. These are schools where the students care about the good life, and the administration cares that they care.

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November 16, 2011

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XU Campus Events SAC: Hakuna Matata Stress Relief Day

Need a break? Take a day to relieve stress courtesy of SAC. Available activities include a blow up castle in the GSC atrium, yoga and massages. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Nov. 16 GSC

Voices for Change

See the fruits of student-developed and produced theater works based on contemporary issues of social justice. 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Nov. 17, 18, 19 GSC Theatre

Create your own Crêpe

Feeling French? Enjoy the classy European dessert. 6:30 - 8 p.m. Nov. 30 GSC Clocktower Lounge

Xavier Symphonic Winds: The Lord of the Rings

Prepare for a musical journey through the mythical world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth. The Lord of the Rings Symphony by Johan de Meij will transport you from the Shire to the Mines of Moria and back. 8 p.m. Dec. 9, GSC Theatre

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Bookfair for a cause JOe Carriere Staff Writer

DAYTON, Ohio — Remember those reading incentive programs in elementary school where you got a free personal pan pizza for reaching a reading goal? Now that you’re in college and you can buy your own pizza, you probably need new motivation to read. Since, now that you’re in college, you also have greater control over your finances—finding great deals on things is a motivator in itself. Used books sales, then, are a great place to find books that you actually want to read for prices that you actually don’t mind paying. One of the best used book sales in the Southwest Ohio region is the Friends of Planned Parenthood book fair, which took place last weekend for its 41st year at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum in Dayton. As you might have guessed, this book fair is a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood with proceeds coming from the sales of thousands of donated books. I first heard of the book fair last year, and regardless of where the proceeds were going, I was excited to check it out purely because, as a poor college student who likes to read, I wanted to buy a lot of books for cheap. I did so well— more than 30 books for $5—that I knew I would go back this year, and though this piece is being published too late for those of you who would’ve gone this year,

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it’s always good to know where to find cheap books. If you’ve seen Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, you probably remember when Belle first sees the library and is amazed by the sheer volume of books on the shelves. Walking into this book fair can stir a similar (if less colorful and musical) excitement, as you encounter more than 50 tables full of books filling the high-ceilinged space. Signs designate the subject or genre of books at each table, ranging from mystery to history, poetry to philosophy, economics to cooking, science fiction to literary classics and much more. Music enthusiasts can also have a field day surveying records, CDs and even cassettes (hopefully you still have your Walkman). The shopping carts in the front are a necessity because it’s very likely that you’ll find more interesting things than you’ll be able to comfortably carry under your arm. In a way, the book fair encourages procrastination because it gets cheaper with each day that passes. Admission is charged on Friday, so eager book-seekers can pay to get the first look at all of the offerings before the cheapskates (a.k.a. the majority of people who go to used book sales) flood the place. Saturday is free, and though the selections have been picked over a bit, there are still plenty of great reads to find. I went on Saturday this year and had to leave some good-looking books behind be-

cause I found so many. Sunday is the bag sale, where you can buy as many books as you can fit into a brown paper grocery bag for $5 per bag. I went on Sunday last year, and though the tables were no longer fully covered, I still brought home an impressive pile of books for less than I would’ve spent on a Spicy Chicken Sandwich meal at Wendy’s. Sunday is also a good option for those of you who are antiabortion because you can get a lot of cool books for less than it costs Planned Parenthood to ship a box of pamphlets to one of their locations. This book fair is perfect for any reader, whether you want to get back into reading but don’t have anything good to read, to get a book that interests you but doesn’t seem worth the full price, to get cheap holiday gifts for the readers in your family or just to expand your collection. Again, I apologize that this article is being published too late for those of you who would’ve liked to check out the book fair this year, but you can always do what low-budget readers do during the roughly 360 days before next year’s book fair: browse the discount racks at Joseph Beth, check out Half Price Books, look for other used book sales and go the public library like you used to as a kid. Heck, go buy yourself a pizza on your way back from the bookstore.

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Beyond the Bookshelf with Britt: A Mind to Murder by P.D. James

Britt Nygard Staff Writer

To lovers of the mystery genre, Phyllis Dorothy James, better known as P.D. James, will be a familiar name. To those of you who prefer other genres, P.D. James is definitely a name that you should add to your reading list. A Mind to Murder, James’ second novel, written in 1963, features her most well-known detective and most loved recurring character, Adam Dalgliesh. Inspector Dalgliesh is a diligent,

intelligent and competent member of Scotland Yard who has the unique characteristic of also being a published poet. In his second appearance, Dalgliesh is faced with the murder of Enid Bolam, an administrative officer at the Steen Clinic, a private psychiatric firm in a quiet London square. It becomes evident quite early that the self-sufficient and private Miss Bolam left few people behind to mourn her. However, this does not signify a plethora of suspects for Inspector Dalgliesh, who soon discovers that while Miss Bolam did not inspire love, neither did she inspire hatred. Typical of James’ work, A Mind to Murder contains an abundance of characters, unique yet prototypical all at once. Due to the often short amounts of time that the reader sees each character, it can be a challenge to keep track of each individual. Yet, it is one of the ways in which James is always able to keep you guessing. She is the master of making the obvious obscure. While I enjoyed A Mind to Murder as I do all James’ novels, I admit this one was not one of my favorites; I prefer her more current works, such as Original Sin (Knopf Publishing 1995). Her

Wicked in Cinci Maggie Behan Staff Writer

To the delight of citizens and visitors throughout Cincinnati, Wicked has returned to the Aranoff Center. Based on the book by Gregory Maguire, Wicked tells the backstory of The Wizard of Oz, allowing for more complex character development of and between the Wicked Witch of the West called Elphaba, and Glinda the Good Witch, who was not always as good as she appears. The two witches are sent to the same university as young women and are forced to be roommates; their loathing of this room pairing (which was color-complimentary given that Elphaba is green and Glinda wears only pink), were beautifully reflected in the song “What Is This Feeling?” Glinda, played by Chandra Lee Schwartz and Elphaba, played by Mamie Parrish, had obvious on-stage chemistry that pulled the audience directly into the story. Schwartz’s higher-pitched tone, which befitted her shallow and flighty character, blended wonderfully with Parrish’s low and powerful singing. Parrish did not only shine when performing the low range of notes. Her fantastic range was showcased during the climax of the musical, “Defying Gravity,” which begins in a lower octave,

and by the end of the song reaches a high, powerful belt that is heard over the rest of the chorus, both figuratively and literally as she was suspended above the stage, giving the appearance of being poised to fly over the audience. Watching Parrish and Schwartz develop from archrivals into the best of friends, demonstrated in the moving duet “For Good,” is an experience to which every member of the audience can relate. First they are enemies, playing tricks on one another. After they realize that the other means well, they become close, helping each other balance out their personalities and follow their common dream: to make Oz a better place. This compelling story of friendship, betrayal, deceit and yes, of course, love, would be wonderful with only the dialogue and superb acting. The musical talent of the cast took the show from being a great show to a phenomenal one that entertained the audience, heart and soul. Wicked will remain in Cincinnati through Nov. 27.

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early works are certainly shorter (and thus easier to read on a college time budget) but contain less time to get to know the characters and ultimately less plot turns as a consequence. Having been an avid mystery reader all of my life, James will never top the classic puzzle mystery greats of the early 20th century for me. Authors such as Agatha Christie, Rex Stout and Dorothy L. Sayers will always be my favorites, but P.D. James has been dubbed the queen of mystery for a reason and will always be a worthwhile read.

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November 16, 2011

The Cincinnati Arts Scene Earthbound: Photographs by Marcella Hackbardt

Explore your inner photographer with this exhibit featuring the photography of Marcella Hackbardt, associate professor at Kenyon College. Sept. 23 - Nov. 27, Weston Art Gallery

Contemporary Dance Theater presents: Koresh Dance Company Interested in dance? The Koresh Dance company is internationally known for its “passion, technical prowess, and energy.” Check out a performance. Sept. 18 - Nov. 19, Arnoff Center for the Arts

The Nutcracker Jazzed Up: de la Dance Company

Dance, jazz and classical music combine to give a new twist to this holiday ballet. Ellington’s spirit mixed with Tchaikovsky’s masterful composing provides a compelling and entertaining experience. 8 p.m Nov. 25; 2 p.m. & 8 p.m Nov. 26 ; 2 p.m. Nov. 27 Aronoff Center for the Arts

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Twilight: Friend or Foe? Rachael Harris, Features Editor Phone: (513) 348-4992

Die-hard “Twilight” fans are counting down the days until “Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1” is released in theaters. Whether you are a fan or not, it’s hard to miss the commercials that fill your TV screen promoting the newest movie in the saga (and, let’s be honest, it’s even harder to miss when Taylor Lautner is flaunting his six pack). For many of the younger fanatics, Nov. 18 is the beginning of the end of the “Twilight” series. But how do college students feel about this highly debated movie?

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“I can’t wait, I even bought advanced screening tickets. I hope it lives up to the book.” – junior Jake Burlew

“I do not like “Twilight.” It is poorly written with no character development and is overhyped. My personal opinion is that as soon as Bella met Edward and Jacob, she would have been better off moving back with her mother and stepfather. Edward’s a creep-tastic control freak. Jacob yells at Bella so much for loving the sparkly insomniac that by the time he gets up the nerve to tell her that he loves her, he’s been relegated to the ‘special friend zone.’” – freshman Caitlin Worrell

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For Rent: CINCIVEGAN@JUNO.COM for info on wonderful apts across from campus. All sizes! Studios up to 5 bedroom apartment (and others in between). Tell us what size you want, so that we can e-mail you the links for the appropriate apts. Summer and/or the school year. HOUSING for the 2012 school year, Large 3 and 4 bedroom ($375 pp/mo) FREE laundry, Free internet, A/C, D/W, off st. prkg, deck, balcony, next to other student housing, walk to campus. Call Pat 513-702-8251. For Sale. 1925 Hopkins Ave. Norwood, OH, just a

“To be honest, I just want the movie to come out so that we can get this whole thing over with. The books have never been my favorite, I think that they spread the wrong message to the young fan base that they have. And how are they splitting “Breaking Dawn” into two movies? All personal opinions aside, there is not enough content to spread into two movies. The “Twilight” Saga is a waste of time to watch and a waste of space on my bookshelf.” – junior Jacquelyn Reineke

few blocks from campus. 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, equip. kitchen, central air. Front porch, glass enclosed rear porch, oversize 2 car garage. $139,900. Contact; Larry 513-871-4040. Larry@ KopfRealEstate.com As part of our expansion program, a small company is looking for part-time work from home account managers. The job pays $700 a month, plus benefits and takes only little of your time. Please contact us for more details. Requirements - Should be a computer literate and have 2-3 hours access to the internet, weekly. Also, applicant must be over 19

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years of age; and must be efficient and dedicated to the job. If you are interested and need more information, contact Jennifer Cornwell via email at p.williamsm@hotmail.com Avail for 2012-13 school year. 3757 Spencer – best location! 3BR@$1200/month and 1BR@$600/month Call John at (513) 288-0427 Xavier Students!!! Houses and apartments available for 2012-2013 school year from Flyco Management. Great locations close to campus, safe properties on

“For a series generally devoid of real plot, other than tension, this upcoming feature seems to be entirely devoid of anything resembling plot. It seems, according to the previews, to be strictly focused on the honeymoon and ensuing violent pregnancy.” – sophomore T.J. Hizer

the XU Shuttle Route. See our ads in the Newswire and on our website. For more information call 513731-2800 or visit www.xurents.com. Wanted: Preschool/Kindergarten Spanish Teacher. Teacher needed to facilitate the Spanish with Elena curriculum in local preschools. Teacher will travel weekly to participating preschools. The position is part-time (8 hours/week) and requires a 25 week commitment November through April. Please contact Elena@spanishwithelena.com for more details. HOUSE FOR RENT for the 2012-2013 school

year. Adjacent to campus- great location, 4028 Huston Ave. 6 bedrooms, 2 baths, dishwasher, free laundry, parking. $1590/month. call Karen at 3212946. Large House completely renovated for June 2012 occupancy. 5-7 residents. four living rooms, four baths, three kitchens, laundry, off street parking, walk to campus.$1875-2100/mo. Adam 513.608.0887.