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Due to the low amount of interest from freshmen in the firstyear senate elections, the Board of Elections has decided to add two write-in ballots to the election ticket this year. “Generally speaking, our voter trends are down,” Board of Elections Chair Nate Fischer said. “We work with voter participation, but there’s only so many things you can do to promote something. You can put flyers in every wing of Alter Hall and big posters up in Gallagher [Student Center], but as students are more spread out across campus because of the new developments, you’re not going to get as much student traffic in those places. There’s not much left we can do.” While traditionally the ticket only features one space for We put more w r i t e - i n candieffort into dates, this trying to get year there people to run are only this year, but two eliunfortunately gible canit doesn’t didates seem to have r u n n i n g paid off. The for elecinterest just tion, leavwasn’t there. ing two vacant senate spots for first-year students. Seth Walsh, senate coordinator The four senate vacancies allotted for freshmen will be filled by the four students receiving the highest number of votes, meaning that the open senate seats could potentially go to all write-in candidates, even though there are two eligible candidates on the ballot. “Because students have four votes for the election, allowing two places for write-in candidates is the fairest way to conduct this specific election,” Fischer said. Voting began today at 8 a.m. and will continue until 4 p.m. on Thursday. Any student, both graduate and undergraduate, is eligible to vote. The names of write-in candidates must be spelled cor-
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XU HOSTS COMMUNITY ACTION DAY By Jake Heath Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, Xavier students ranging from Physics Club to sports teams sacrificed their weekend to sleep in. Instead, they gathered in Gallagher Student Center at 9 a.m. to be assigned an entire day of volunteer community service. Xavier’s annual Community Action Day hosted about 300 students traveling to 19 locations around the Cincinnati area to assist in various community service projects. One of the projects included reworking the NEXUS community garden (right).
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CORRECTIONS In the Sept. 21 edition, the article concerning the Marron rape case incorrectly reported the date of the trial. Sean Marron was accused and his trial will be hold on Oct. 18.
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Record breaking turnout at Fall Career Fair By ed morley Staff Writer On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Xavier’s Career Services Center held its annual Fall Career Fair. A record breaking 587 Xavier students arrived dressed to impress for the event, which took place in Cintas Center. Xavier’s Career Services Center put on the Fair in order to provide students with the chance to talk face to face with possible future employers and graduate school programs who were in attendance. The Fair also served as an ideal opportunity for students to network and m a k e contacts, with the chance “The career of plantfairs are also an ing the opportunity to seed for showcase Xavier a potenUniversity to the employment tial job or inworld.” ternship in the Frederick Browne, future. Director of Career “T he Services Center Career F a i r helps connect students, employers and graduate programs with
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one another. This facilitates networking opportunities that may lead (directly or indirectly) to employment, internships and graduate education that benefits the student, organization and Xavier University,” Dr Frederick Browne, director of Career Services Center said. The students are not the only ones who benefit from the fair, and Browne insisted that Xavier’s reputation can only get stronger through events such as these. “The career fairs are also an opportunity to showcase Xavier University to the employment world,” Browne said. There were a total of 104 employers, ranging from Procter and Gamble to the Indiana State Police Department, who flocked to the event to see what Xavier’s pool of young talent had to offer. Xavier’s students met the high expectations of the employers present, and the event was regarded as a success. “Employers were very impressed with our students and consistently remarked on how well-prepared all Xavier students are for events of this nature,” Browne said. The fair was open to students of all majors and ages, although it was a required event for juniors in the Williams College of Business.
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SGA: Freshman Senate elections Continued from page 1 -rectly or the votes are nullified. Once the polling locations close, the Board of Elections will tally the results and verify them with Dr. Luther Smith, dean of students. Smith will call any write-in candidates and ask them to accept the position, and the newly-elected Senators will begin their terms on Monday. In order to be eligible for senate elections, students must attend one of several informational meetings, get 100 signatures of their peers supporting their candidacy, attend at least one senate meeting confirmed by senate Legislative Vice President Brock McMorran and be available for meetings between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday afternoons. Because write-in candidates do not formally campaign, they do not need to meet all these requirements. They are only required to be in good academic standing and be available for meetings on Monday afternoons. Despite this disinterest in senate elections from the freshmen class, the Student Government Association (SGA) is not discouraged. “We had 40 to 60 people sign up on Club Day to whom we sent personal e-mails and 13 attended our informational meetings,” Senate Coordinator Seth Walsh said. The Board of Elections and SGA actually improved election promotions this year, sending out personal e-mails and Facebook
events as well distributing flyers about the informational sessions. “We put more effort into trying to get people to run this year, but unfortunately it doesn’t seem to have paid off,” Walsh said. “The interest just wasn’t there.” In contrast, the Student Activities Council (SAC) had 18 applicants for only eight positions, and likewise eight people applied for the three senate vacancies left by the resignation of write-in candidates early in the year. “The interest in SGA is still there, so [senate] is going to re-evaluate what we need to do,” Walsh said. “We’re in the early stages of deciding what to do for spring [election] recruitment, and what we decide will be based on what we discover as to why there was a poor turnout this time.” Fischer speculates that the low interest level is a result of a shift in student priorities due to the economy. “So many students are trying to finish school in three years to save money, or are working part-time or full-time jobs to pay for their education. They are more focused on other things. It’s not just SGA that’s suffering; there’s low involvement all around,” Fischer said. SGA will also be working closely with the Board of Elections to update the election code as part of its triennial revision. The new code, which should be completed by the end of November, will adapt the election process to the new physical and technological developments on campus.
XU students help Obama By molly boes News Editor On Thursday, a group of Xavier students, including members of Student Government Association and College Democrats, traveled to the Hilltop Ready Mix Concrete to aid in President Barack Obama’s speech. Different groups on campus were contacted to send students to help with parking, admittance to the press area, handicapped accessibility and organization of attendants into lines. Students from other univerPhoto courtesy of Kristin Sanfilippo sities, including University of On Thursday, President Obama came to Cincinnati, were also present. Obama’s speech was in regards Cincinnati to promote his new Jobs Bill. The Brent Spence Bridge that to his new Jobs Bill and how it spans the Ohio River is nearly 50 will affect the Cincinnati area. The President outlined his new years old and in need of repairs. Obama said that this bridge bill by saying that he will set aside will be included in the funds if the $450 billion to create jobs. One of the ways he hopes to bill is passed. “It sees about 150,000 vehicles create jobs is through construction, specifically the repairing cross over every day,” Obama said. of roads, bridges, airports and “And it’s in such poor condition that it has been labeled functionschools. Obama stressed that construc- ally obsolete. Functionally obsotion companies have been hit par- lete. It’s safe to drive on, but it was ticularly hard by the recession and not designed to accommodate tothat there are areas throughout the day’s traffic, which can stretch for U.S. with bridges, roads and high- a mile.” Currently, Obama’s Jobs Bill is ways that are in desperate need of in the Senate. repairs.
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E/RS lecture series kicks-off By kenzi guiver Staff Writer Most Thursday evenings comprise of the student body working on homework, avoiding homework or eating dinner. However, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, many students astounded their parents and impressed their friends by spending the evening “learning for learning’s sake.” The opportunity to attend such lecture did not end Thursday; it will be the subject matter for the new Ethics/Religion and Society Lecture Series, a sequence that will be ongoing from 2011-14. All of the lectures will be free of charge and open to the public. The open lecture series was purposed to examine the meanings of justice, tolerance and diversity and how they are intertwined with one another. The objective is to question how different avenues towards justice impact the conception of tolerance and diversity. On Thursday, Xavier hosted the first of the lecture series at the Cintas Center with Professor Rémi Brague. Brauge teaches at the University of Paris Sorbonne and the University of Munich. Besides teaching Arabic and religious philosophy, Brague has a multitude of works translated
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The Ethics/Religion and Society Lecture Series kicked off on Thursday, Sept. 22 with a speech by Rémi Brague. On Sunday, Sept. 25, Gerald Torres (left) and Lani Guinier (right) were part of the E/RS lecture series and gave interwining speeches building upon the foundations of justice and diversity.
into English, including The Legend of the Middle Ages: Philosophical Explorations of Medieval Christianity, Judaism, and Islam and The Law of God: The Philosophical History of An Idea, both of which are published by the University of Chicago Press. Xavier University philosophy professor Steven Frankel explains that the main focus of Brague’s work is to find the uniting relationship between philosophy and faith that has influenced western civilization over the last 1500 years.
The relationship of these topics helps to explain both the reasons for the West’s productivity and the potential deterioration, or “the failure of the Human Project.” On Sunday, there was another oration that involved Professors Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres. Guinier is the first black female professor at Harvard Law School to be tenured. She has many publications that are often subjects of fiery debate. Torres, a law professor at the University of Texas, has served
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in the Justice Department and has notoriety for his Latino legal rights work. The two professors presented a compelling speech that built upon the foundations of justice and diversity. They opened up a field of diversity much more complex than our societal norm. Guinier reasoned that depth of diversity lies much deeper than the variety of skin colors in a room. The lecture series has a significant amount of highly renowned
professors both nationwide and worldwide. The next lecture will take place at 7 p.m. on Oct. 30 in the Duff Banquet Center. The rest of the series dates and guest speakers can be found on Xavier’s website at http://www. xavier.edu/ers/.
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BY JESSICA NEKL Staff Writer
I could not have found a better way to spend my Saturday morning than partaking in Community Action Day. Excitement was in the air in front of Gallagher Student Center (GSC) as students checked in for Xavier’s largest service event. Community Action Day is an opportunity to spend time with friends doing community service around Cincinnati and becomeing educated about social issues. Michelle Woodruff and
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Christine Kutis, the co-chairs of the board for Community Action Day, were especially thrilled about the event. The day had a rainy start, but that did not stop students from coming out at 9 a.m. The number of students who willingly sacrificed precious sleep to participate in Community Action Day was roughly 300— double the attendance from last year. This Xavier tradition has been active for nine years and is a great example of Xavier’s Jesuit heritage put into practice.
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Xavier students wait outside Gallagher Student Center before beginning their day of service at various locations around the Cincinnati area.
Police Notes Sept. 20 10:46 a.m. – A student parked improperly in the Smith parking lot was arrested on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant and released to Cincinnati Police Department. Sept. 21 5:50 p.m. – Two students reported they were struck by a vehicle as they were jogging on Reading Road near the Fortin Store. The students then ran back to campus and reported the incident. The Cincinnati Police Department was notified. Sept. 23 8:55 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Norwood Police in apprehending three juveniles wanted for shoplifting at the UDF on Montgomery Road. The suspects were stopped in the C-2 parking lot. Sept. 24 10:23 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Norwood Police with a report of a large party on the 2000 block of Wayland Avenue. The students were given a verbal warning, and the party was ended. Approximately 200 people and one beer keg were found. Sept. 25 12:41 a.m. – A student observed walking through the O’Connor Sports Center parking lot carrying a beer was
cited for underage consumption. Sept. 25 1:23 a.m. – A nonstudent suspected of running through the hallways and yelling obscenities in Brockman Hall was Field Interrogation Reported and escorted from the building. Sept. 25 2:06 a.m. – Xavier Police and Residence Life investigated a report of an underage intoxicated student in Husman Hall. The student was checked, and it was determined that he/she could remain in his/her room with a roommate for the night. Sept. 25 1:31 p.m. – A student reported that someone egged the outside of his/her off-campus house. Norwood Police was notified.
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Sept. 20 9:34 a.m. – A student parked improperly in the Sycamore parking lot was fined for disregarding parking procedures. The student had 20 prior violations, and the car had been booted four days earlier for similar violations.
Breakfast was provided as well as lunch for students who volunteered; free t-shirts were provided for those who arrived before 8:30 a.m. Twenty-two groups of students went to 19 service sites throughout Cincinnati. There were many different sites to choose from, such as the Evanston Community Council, Grace Place Catholic Worker House, NEXUS Community Garden and more. Service activities were unique at each location. After completing service at the site, groups went to different locations in the city to reflect on the service completed. I went to the Visions Community Services Center in the western end of Cincinnati. Visions is a child care center where teenage mothers and young parents can bring their children while they are at school or work. This non-profit organization’s mission is to educate children in hopes that their education can help them achieve future success. Denise L. Steward, the director of Early Childhood Education at Visions, was a gracious host to the group of Xavier students who volunteered there. Because it was a Saturday and children were not at the center, we cleaned classrooms and the play room. Kevin Tighe, Campus News Editor Phone: (513) 745-3607 Newswire-News@xavier.edu
BY KEVIN TIGHE Campus News Editor Over the weekend, Norwood Police approached a group of five students who were all 21 years of age or older as they were sitting on their off-campus home’s porch, relaxing and drinking beer. The students chose to remain anonymous but said the police officers warned they would administer a noise complaint against their house, though one had yet to be filed by neighbors. Because of this new foot patrol and the rising concern among upperclassmen for next year’s housing, Student Rights Representative (SRR) senior Taryn Buckley and Administrative Vice President (AVP) senior Lydia Gerlach, are inviting all students living or intending to live off-campus to attend a forum at 7 p.m. on Oct. 3 in the Gallagher Student Center Clocktower Lounge. Not only will police officers be in attendance and open to questions, but Erik Zimmerman, a local landlord, and Chris Kneflin, Xavier’s lawyer, will be there as well to begin a discussion on the newly established lawyer referral system and what is happening in the neighboring towns of Xavier. SRR Buckley and AVP Gerlach
have established a new lawyer referral system to benefit students who either currently live or are hoping to live off-campus. “One of the main reasons for the service is to help students make sure they are signing a good lease, so they know what they are getting into,” Buckley said. “Another reason for the service is to help out the students living off-campus.” Xavier’s lawyer, Chris Kneflin, will be available to speak with students at designated lawyer referral systems from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 6, 10 and 20. “However, the lawyer cannot defend a student against the University,” Buckley said. “He’s here to help students but not defend them in the court of law against the university.” In response to off-campus students being concerned with the new foot patrol by Norwood Police, Buckley recommends they attend the forum and voice those concerns. “I understand that the Norwood Police are wanting to make this a safer place for students,” Buckley said, “but if students have concerns, this forum will be a great opportunity to speak up.”
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Washington, D.C., earned his Master of Arts in philosophy at By Saunta Anderson Loyola University Chicago and is Staff Writer currently in his sixth year of his regency. On Sept. 19, Student Fun Fact: Dunch is the Government Association’s (SGA) youngest in the Jesuit commuClub Relations committee implenity at Xavier and started reading mented a new Club Activation Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle in Process. eighth grade and hasn’t stopped. As a result of this amendment Name: Fr. Michael Graham, S.J. He was also in Rome when Pope to SGA’s constitution, it will now Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Benedict XVI was elected and was be easier to become a successful Iowa in St. Peter’s Square for his first club on campus. Education: Bachelor of blessing as Pope. The Club Relations commitScience from Cornell College, tee of Senator Jared Greene, Master of Arts in American Studies Senator Sarah Roveda and Senator and psychology and a doctorMeghan Savercool (the only reate in American studies from the turning senator) formed the apUniversity of Michigan, Master of proved process. Their aim is to Divinity from the Weston School help new clubs become more susof Theology. Newswire photos by Andrew Matsushita tainable; recently, some new clubs Fun Fact: If he had to go to a at Xavier only lasted about a year. Senators junior Sarah Roveda and senior Jared Greene, pictured left to right, desert island, he would take music are part of the SGA Club Relations Committee with junior Meghan Savercool. “Every step added is deliberate by Bob Dylan, Cormac McCarthy’s with [potential] clubs in mind,” of the new amendment will begin tion of a budget for the next five All the Pretty Horses, John Banville’s Name: Fr. Leo Klein, S.J. in January and will end after the weeks. Savercool said. The Sea and David Mitchell’s Cloud Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Prior to the new activation, first six weeks of the semester. By “By creating a conditional peri- Atlas along with a ground beef, Education: Earned graduate clubs met with SGA with their the end of the six weeks, the po- od we’re helping them to become onion, black olive, green olive, badegrees from Loyola University completed paperwork and could tential club will need to complete sustainable,” Roveda said. con and double cheese pizza from Chicago and the University of try to form at any time of the paperwork and schedule a meetThis five-week pe- Leonardo’s on 16th Avenue in Notre Dame and earned his docschool year. riod requires that the torate from Fordham University. Potential clubs club hold two club Cedar Rapids. Fun Fact: He has had two are now asked to eknee replacements and one hip Ultimately, Club Relations is giving the new meetings, create an mail the description replacement, leaving him one hip clubs training wheels and momentum to get OrgSync page, demof their club before onstrate an effort which is natural. them out there. their meeting with to retain or expand SGA. There are new membership, make a activation periods, plan to keep the club as well, to give time active for the next Jared Greene, Club Relations Chair to the new senate three years and create members to learn the a budget for the first proper process. year. After the five Name: Fr. Albert Bischoff, S.J. Xavier’s Club Relations ing with Club Relations. weeks, if the necessary steps and Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio After that meeting, Club documentation are completed, the Committee will aid the new clubs Education: Undergraduate and prevent them from folding so Relations presents the club to sen- club is approved. and Master’s at Xavier, studied ate. Once senate and the Dean of quickly. The process is not online yet Name: Fr. Joe Wagner, S.J. Theology at Mt. St. Mary Seminary “Ultimately, Club Relations Students, Dr. Luther Smith, ap- but will be soon in a user-friendly Hometown: Erie, Penn. in Cincinnati and at Jesuit School is giving the new clubs training prove the club, the propsed club version. Education: Earned a Bachelor of Theology in Chicago. wheels and momentum to get would receive a conditional club Any questions about the new club process, of Science in mathematics from Fun Fact: Fr. B enjoys dancing status and be treated as a regular contact Jared Greene: greenej3@xavier.edu. them out there,” Greene said. the Massachusetts Institute of The first club activation period club on campus with the excepKevin Tighe also contributed to this and telling stories. Technology and a Master of report. Arts in mathematics from the
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University of Wisconsin. He earned his Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology and earned his doctorate in science and mathematics education at the University of California, Berkeley. Fun Fact: Fr. Wagner is an only child and an only grandchild Name: Fr. Gene Carmichael, and was therefore spoiled rotten S.J. as a kid. Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Education: Studied at Loyola Academy and Holy Cross in Massachusetts. Fun Fact: Fr. Carmichael paid for part of his education by being in a Dixie Land band.
Name: Jim Riordan, S.J. Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Education: Went to St. Ignatius College Prep, then Loyola University Chicago and finished his Master of Arts at Loyola as well. Name: Matthew Dunch, S.J. Fun Fact: Riordan placed Hometown: York, Penn. second in the World Irish Dance Education: Undergraduate Competition in 1997 and was in from Catholic University in The Road to Perdition and “The Jay Leno Show.”
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Conference realignments: Opportunity or tragedy? By john Wilmhoff Staff Writer Could you imagine if there was no NCAA Tournament and no “Big Dance” or “March Madness” for Xavier, or even Butler, a national finalist in each of the past two years? No Final Four appearances for George Mason or Virginia Commonwealth? If this
happened, the smaller schools would have their own separate tournaments, similar to what was created in football with the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. There would be no more “Cinderellas” or “mid-majors.” Only the big schools would be involved in their own postseasons, and the smaller schools would have no chance to knock them
down like they have been doing lately. College sports, as we know them, could soon change forever. In June of 2010, Colorado and Nebraska left the Big 12 Conference for the PAC-12 and Big Ten respectively, causing a domino effect that is still affecting the landscape of college sports more than a year later. Last month, Texas A&M also left the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. Missouri, another member of the Big 12, is rumored to leave for the SEC, as well. Most recently, the conference shakeup continued when Syracuse and Pittsburgh left the Big East last week for the Atlantic Coast Conference. As it stands right now, the Big 12 and Big East are in danger of folding as football conferences. With two of the eight football schools from the Big East leaving and TCU set to join the league in 2012, the Big East is now down to seven football schools and must add one more to remain a football conference. In basketball and other sports, the Big East has a total of seven additional schools that, like Xavier, do not have Division I football teams. Five of the current
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seven football schools in the Big East recently met in New York City and agreed to stick together. Absent from that meeting were University of Connecticut and Rutgers, who are rumored to be following Syracuse and Pittsburgh to the ACC. The basketball-only schools had their own meeting as
well, discussing what they should do. Even for those schools that say they are sticking together, it’s hard to imagine Cincinnati turning down the Big Ten, West Virginia turning down the SEC, Louisville turning down the Big 12 or all of these schools turning down an opportunity to merge with what’s left of the Big 12. If Cincinnati and Louisville are not pro-active, they could end up back in Conference USA. No school wants to be left behind in the new conference structure that is forming and will ultimately do whatever it needs to do to ensure that it is involved in what is potentially becoming four “super conferences” that will dominate the college sports scene and possibly even break away from the NCAA. This would allow schools in the four super conferences to form their own rules and keep their money, instead of sharing it with everyone else and the NCAA. Xavier should be pro-active in
reaching out to schools that share strong basketball traditions and similar budgets, enrollments and campus sizes. The current Big East schools without football should also be reaching out to Xavier, Butler, Dayton and other nonfootball bowl subdivision (FBS) schools if they want to remain in an elite basketball conference. If neither party seeks out the other, then the greed of college football will prevail and the powerful Bowl Championship Series (BCS) football schools will continue to call the shots on the changing landscape of college sports, drawing closer and closer to forming their own organization and keeping their own money while excluding smaller schools from participating at the highest level. The good news for Xavier is that they do indeed have the opportunity to be a part of one of these “super conferences” that may be forming. If the seven Big
East basketball-only schools join forces with other basketball-only powerhouses like Xavier, Butler, Dayton and perhaps other Atlantic 10 schools in the Northeast (who would all fit together quite well geographically) they could create one very powerful basketball league that wouldn’t be overlooked by anyone.
A ten-team, basketball-only Big East could consist of Villanova, Georgetown, Marquette, St. John’s, Providence, Seton Hall, DePaul, Xavier, Butler and Dayton and could play their conference tournaments under the bright lights. Even if the Big East would add Central Florida and East Carolina, or perhaps the military academies that are all rumored to join, the league would survive in football but still have a void to fill on the basketball side. With Syracuse and Pittsburgh gone, and maybe UConn too, the league will need to add schools known for basketball. The schools that could possibly join the Big East offer them almost nothing other than allowing them to still function as a football conference. Those schools would add very little to the league in regards to basketball. The Big East should stick to its talents, which is basketball. If they want to remain as a conference known for basketball, they need Xavier and Butler. The Big East probably needs Xavier more than Xavier needs the Big East, but it’s an opportunity that Xavier can’t afford to ignore. This could all end up being a wonderful thing for Xavier, but the Athletic Department and University administration must recognize this opportunity and seize it.
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Sports 7 Strong conference start Tough loss for for women’s volleyball women’s soccer Xavier Newswire
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On Friday night, students were treated to free LaRosa’s Hawaiian-style pizza and leis around their necks as they cheered on the Musketeers to a sweep of Temple (25-23, 25-19, 25-21) in the Atlantic 10 opener in Cintas Center. Xavier head coach Mike Johnson, who was born in Kahaluu, Hawaii, proudly showed off his Hawaiian heritage as he coached his team in a Hawaiian shirt. XU improved to 9-5 on the season overall and 1-0 in the conference. Sophomore Sarah Brown led the Musketeers in kills with 12, while redshirt sophomore Alex Smith tied her season high with 10 kills. Junior Stephanie Vorherr led the match with 18 digs while striking in a service ace. On Saturday, the Musketeers returned to the court with new faces leading the way. Junior Kaleigh Rougraff led Xavier with 12 kills while freshman Kelly Westerkamp registered her first career start and contributed one kill and five digs. Xavier’s record improved to 10-5 and remained undefeated in conference play with the win over La Salle. The win also marked the 31st consecutive win for XU over the Explorers. “We have a lot of depth. A sum of a great team is greater than its individual parts,” coach Mike Johnson said.
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But of the team’s many individual parts, perhaps freshman Aubree Smith was the most effective this weekend. Smith captured her third A-10 Rookie of the Week honor in just the fifth week of the season. The newcomer from St. Louis, Miss. hit an impressive .610 on the week with 15 kills, along with her 102 assists (11.33 apg), 18 digs, and four blocks. “The goal for this team is to continue to get better in practice,” Johnson said. “Duquense and St. Louis are both projected to finish at the top of our league and
we will have to play great [next weekend].” Duquesne enters Friday’s contest in Cintas Center with a 12-4 record and is undefeated in A-10 play. St. Louis stands at 6-6, but also with a spotless 2-0 conference record. The Musketeers will take on Duquesne at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saint Louis on Saturday, at 4 p.m. For Xavier assistant coach Sammi McCloud, Saturday’s match against the Billikens will be especially meaningful as she coaches against her alma matter.
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The Xavier volleyball team defeated Temple and La Salle in their Atlantic 10 conference openers at home.
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Xavier men’s soccer players honored
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While his work on the field does not show up in the box score, junior defender Sean Ryan is a crucial part of Xavier’s success this season. College Soccer News recognized Ryan for his work this year by naming him one of the nation’s “Team Linchpins.” The award highlights those players who contribute to the team in ways not reflected on the stat sheet. This honor, which was given to 25 players in the nation, demonstrates the commitment Ryan has given to Xavier in his three seasons. TopDrawerSoccer.com released its list of top players, placing Xavier just behind Charlotte for the most “Top 20” players in the A-10. Sophomore Gino Depaoli was ranked second while forward Luke Spencer was ranked ninth. TopDrawerSoccer. com also praised the Musketeers’ defensive performance this season, ranking sophomore Nick Hagglund and junior goalkeeper Justin Marshall in the “Top 20.”
In its second outing of the season, the Xavier women’s tennis team had some strong performances at the Miami Invitational this past weekend. Junior Katie Pleiman went undefeated in her three singles matches, defeating two of her opponents in straight sets. Patton, along with sophomore Allyson Westling, posted an 8-0 doubles match victory over Eastern Kentucky University. Xavier almost recorded another doubles match win, but Pleiman and junior Kally Alkire fell 8-6 to a doubles team from the University of Cincinnati. At the first event of the season, the Bowling Green State University Invitational, Westling and sophomore Andrea Wolf were both champions in their respective divisions. Wolf won Flight 2 and Westling won Flight 7; each went undefeated in three matches to win their flights. Pleiman advanced to the finals of Flight but fell 6-2 in the championship.
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For the third time in as many games, the Xavier women’s soccer team played past regulation time. The women, who won their previous two double overtime games, lost this past Friday in the second overtime to No. 19 Dayton by a score of 2-1. The defeat pushed the Musketeers record to 5-4-0 on the season and 0-1 in Atlantic 10 conference play. The Musketeers were on the scoreboard first after a 19th minute goal from junior Leslie Boersma. Boersma finished from the top of the penalty box after receiving a pass from sophomore Ashton Green. The Flyers answered the opening goal with their first tally of the game in the 68th minute. The game remained tied at 1-1 until the 102nd minute of action, when Dayton scored a “golden goal” inside the penalty box. Head coach Woody Sherwood was proud of the team’s effort despite the tough overtime loss. “For us to hang around until double overtime with one of the best teams in the country is a testament to where the program has come,” Sherwood said.
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He is pleased with the progress the young team has made in his second year, noting that these close losses against nationally ranked teams are not just lucky games. “The first few times we played top teams [Indiana University and the Ohio State University], people might not have taken it seriously, but now everyone is starting to realize this [program] is no fluke.” Freshman goalkeeper Katie Markesbery continued her rookie career by posting 14 saves versus Dayton. The Musketeers were only able to record four shots on goal, which is something that the coaching staff would like to improve. “We’d like to score more goals,” Sherwood said. “If we could get a few more goals, we would be in a really good spot with the way our defense has played.” The women have a chance to up their scoring Thursday at 7 p.m. in Indianapolis as they take on Butler. The game will be a homecoming for Sherwood, who coached at Butler for seven years. “Butler is a team pretty similar to us, so it should be an evenlymatched game,” Sherwood said.
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EDITORIAL Obama Visit Good For Xavier Some here at Xavier like President Barack Obama. Others do not. But his visit to the Brent Spence Bridge this week helped all Xavier students, whether they realize it or not. President Obama’s visit exposed many students to the most powerful man in the world, as well as provoked dialogue on how to reinvigorate the economy, and did so in the heart of Republican territory with several important Republican leaders on hand. At the Newswire, we, like the general student body, are politically split. But herein lies the rub: Democratic President Barack Obama, Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner and Republican Senate Minority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell were in attendance for the President’s speech. The President was very willing to incorporate young people into his event, contacting different elements of Xavier to attend the event, including the Philosophy, Politics and the Public honors program (PPP), Student Government Association (SGA) and the Xavier College Democrats. Xavier’s involvement in a major political event benefits the University in a number of ways. Firstly, and most obviously, exposure to high profile government officials of both parties is encouraging to help produce future leaders. Next, the fact that the President’s office is specifically contacting Xavier departments means Xavier is literally on the map. And thirdly, a visit to Cincinnati, a key city in a key state for national politics, foreshadows Xavier students having big opportunities in both political parties in the upcoming presidential race in 2012. President Obama’s visit to the Brent Spence Bridge represents more than how Congress should vote on his jobs plan. It signals incredible opportunities for both Republican and Democratic students at Xavier University.
EDITORIAL Freshmen SGA Elections Troubling Call us crazy here at the Newswire, but something seems wrong with the freshman class. Yes, we know, there are always complaints from seasoned sophomores and upperclassmen about a pesky annoyance on campus known as the “first years,” but this is more serious. The Student Government Association (SGA) senate elections have elicited an astonishingly low amount of candidates, only two candidates for four positions, for the election this Wednesday. There is plenty of blame to go around, and we’re happy to dish it out. Freshmen. You have disappointed us. We, at the Newswire especially, have sung your praises. You are arguably one of the most touted incoming classes in Xavier history. Your GPAs were supposedly off the charts. You were supposed to solve world hunger sometime in the next four years. Heck, we even heard you guys and gals had some pretty pretty classmates. This lack of interest in student government, a major area of involvement for students, is truly discouraging. There has been many a fight for SGA positions in the past. Dorms have been heavily canvassed. Candy given out. Friendships lost. However, there is still time, young freshmen. Ask any current SGA member or political science major for tips and tricks and a massive write-in campaign can still be had. We at the Newswire, and more broadly, the Xavier student body, could still regain hope in your pathetically uninspired leaders. Let’s bring our finger back to us upperclassmen. For students who are constantly on campus, we at the Newswire wonder, where was advertising for SGA elections for freshmen? Granted, few of us are freshmen; however, there has been a definite lack of dialogue in major academic buildings about promoting freshmen activity in SGA. This must be a direct cause for lack of freshmen participation in SGA. Speaking of the student body, its the real losers should these SGA elections lose its luster. With Xavier rapidly expanding in size and prestige, there is still room in our big shoes left to fill. The outgoing seniors, and even current juniors, will go on in due time. However, these freshmen who seem so unmotivated could endanger the quality of SGA and ultimately, the general student body. For the student body’s sake, we hope the SGA elections can mean something again.
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Don’t Let School Interfere With Your Education
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o after a little over two years at Xavier, a Mark Twain quote has greatly defined what I have learned during college. As I am writing this I can already see the cringing of admission counselors at Xavier along with a “what the hell?!?” look emerging from the faces of Jim and Nancy Adams, but wait before you shred my transcript: I can explain. As freshmen, we are all ingrained with the idea that the main purpose of these next four (or possibly more if you minor in going to Stone’s Lanes on Tuesdays) is to earn a degree. What I think so many people fail to take for granted is the, “Then what?” For most, formal schooling is over, and it is on to the dreaded real world, and many of us will be left saying, “That’s it?” Well the answer can go either way. In college, what major you select can at times seem to define you. One of the first things asked of me by relatives, family and friends is “what are you majoring in?” I am not just Pete Adams, I am Pete Adams the accounting major and another major once he figures his life out. It is what you
are, not who you are, that is asked. Ultimately, isn’t it a central goal in everyone’s life to discover who he is, what motivates him and how to discover his own potential despite his flaws and imperfections? This idea leads me to a second quote from Emerson’s Self-Reliance: “There comes a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance, imitation is suicide, that he must take himself for better, or worse as his portion.” Yes, I am fully aware I’m sounding like a philosophy professor right now and may or may not be talking out of one of my own body parts. It is discovering, accepting and taking pride in who you are that is just as valuable as the degree you will get with your name on it. So seniors, relax if you don’t have a job offer, and freshmen, chill out about that first test you failed. The world of academia is just one part of your overall education. Don’t place so much stock in learning about botany, Buddhism and that qualified medical expenses must exceed the 7.5% floor of AGI to be deducted according to the IRS. Yes, all these things could help you get a job someday, but if you let those facts and figures interfere, you might be missing out on a another whole aspect of your education.
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My Take From the Op-Ed Editor, Mike Hills
he Ethics/Religion and Society program recently hosted Professor Rémi Brague for a lecture titled, “The Failure of the Modern Project.” For someone who enjoys philosophy and for someone who may or may not have been encouraged by his professor to go to this lecture, I felt compelled to attend. Professor Brague is no slouch: he teaches at the Sorbonne in Paris, as well as the University of Munich. He is well-respected in the field of philosophy, as it pertains to the relationship of theology and religion. I showed up, and there was quite a crowd. I quickly found out many people were either forced to attend or “strongly encouraged” to attend, as in, it will negatively affect your grade if you do not go. Fast forward a few minutes into the lecture, and I was texting people, totally daydreaming and almost plotting how to get out gracefully, and I know I was not the only one doing it. I was able to take notes on his lecture and attempt to understand his message, but I was lost in an idea I felt was overly-theoretical and impractical to me as a college junior who does not plan to be a full-time philosopher. While I cannot speak for my classmates, I feel as though the same sentiment crept into their heads around 15 minutes into the lecture. Despite the lecture going almost totally over my head, I feel like the E/RS lectures are a great thing for students and Xavier. Granted, I, a willing student, walked out of the lecture feeling like I really did not get much information or dialogue. However, surrounding oneself with educated individuals and complex ideas can foster a better educated community. I’m still not sure I got the central gist of what Professor Brague was saying, but I am sure that just sitting in that lecture exposed me to more complex ideas, and that is at least a start. I understand not every student may understand exactly what goes on in the E/RS lectures. Complex or foreign ideas are often presented, but if you trust in the value of dialogue with polished, complex ideas, you might be able to understand and benefit from them later.
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Evil Doesn’t Look Like Anything
f the Republican debates are any indication, America wants blood. Not only that, but foreign blood seems to have lost its appeal; for some people, the time of America’s great purging has drawn nigh. But yeah, socialized healthcare is totally one of the Third Reich’s scariest political contributions. Sometimes hitting your head against a cement wall can be cathartic. Feel free to give that a try right now if it suits you. I’ll wait here. For those of you simply unaware—or who are perhaps conscientiously objecting to what is turning out to be an absolute charade—here’s what I’m talking about: two of the three biggest applause breaks in the debates have been markedly pro-death (the third was anti-gay). One was in response to Rick Perry’s uncontested execution record as governor of
Texas, and the other followed a question to Ron Paul that posed the mere possibility of an uninsured man dying from treatable causes. The audience members’ cheers sent a clear and telling message: “Let them die!” Be it out of some deep f r u s tration a b o u t waiting in lines, or maybe simply profound boredom, America wants to see bodies hit the floor. It’s freaking me out. It’s hard to pin down what
we’re dealing with here, but I sure hope it doesn’t creep onto Xavier’s campus disguised as discourse. With the political season gearing up, conversations have the potential to get aggressive. By all means they should —there’s a lot at stake. We should remove the notion of Social Darwinism from them altog ether though, especially when masked by the seemingly innocuous libertarian fantasy of freedom without limits. I have a theory that we’ve
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played a historical trick on ourselves. As a nation, we have positioned ourselves as the enemy of anyone who adopts the political philosophy of oppressing their own people. It’s the stated justification for pretty much every war in our nation’s history, including those Civil and Revolutionary. We then see ourselves as so opposed to evildoing that the idea of us being capable of harboring our enemy’s indifference toward death — or even, in this case, enthusiasm — seems absurd to most people. For some reason, when Americans cheer to end people’s lives they think they’re cheering for things like freedom and justice. Don’t mistake me for one of those nut jobs who shows up at town hall meetings having photoshopped a Hitler mustache on the president’s face. Trust me, I hesitate to even use the Nazi comparison—it’s just that the parallels are so ee-
rily subtle and for that reason incredibly fascinating. I only mean to say that we would be wise to remember what ought to be the most valuable lesson taken from Nazi Germany, which isn’t that advocating for strict regulations on pollution or having no love for big business should be associated policy wise with the deaths of over six million people, but rather this: evil doesn’t wear a sign on its chest, and it always comes masked by good intentions. All I’m saying is be careful. Conversation has this tendency of glossing over matters of life and death with the same matter-of-fact tone appropriate in discussions about the economy. This might very well be because, for some people, the two are completely indistinguishable. Perhaps I’m being too dire, but like I said, the cheering freaked me out.
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Destination the Senate in OTR: Gourmet hot dogs in a classy joint JOe Carriere Staff Writer
The restaurant The Senate in Over-the-Rhine (OTR) is slumming it with the dogs, and you should, too. That doesn’t mean it’s in a bad area; rather, The Senate is located in a cool area of the historic Cincinnati neighborhood where there are a handful of unique restaurants and artsy hangouts. And as for the dogs? Well, The Senate specializes in crafting elaborate gourmet hot dogs that capture both the imagination and the taste buds. Their menu ranges from their authentic take on the Chicagostyle dog, to the Trailer Park dog wrapped in bacon with American cheese, coleslaw and Grippos— Cincinnati’s favorite barbecue chip—crushed on top, to the Hot Dog of the Day (such as the Ashton Kutcher—wood grilled beer-soaked mettwürst topped with avocado creme fraiche, roasted sweet peppers and queso fresco), you can get just about anything you’re craving right on top of the all-beef American dining classic.
If you’re not a hot dog person, don’t worry—there are plenty of other great items on The Senate’s menu. The burger is delicious, as any pub’s should be, and there are other tantalizing sandwiches and entrees offered as well. Vegetarians (as well as anyone else craving a unique mix of greens) can enjoy various salads and everyone can enjoy some duck fat fries, which pair well with just about everything else on the menu. For those of legal drinking age, there is an impressive selection of cocktails, wines, bottles and drafts. If you’re loyal to Cincinnati breweries (OTR is a historic brewing district, after all), there are several local brews, including Christian Moerlein and Hudepol. There is also a variety of imports from England, Belgium, Canada and more. OTR is by far one of the most historic neighborhoods in Cincinnati, and The Senate, with its bare brick walls and concrete bar top, looks the part of a wellworn, no-frills-added pub without
feeling decrepit or unkempt. The simple setting of tables, chairs, hanging lights and the visible kitchen against the back wall fills the unadorned space without trying to be fancy or ornate; the food is extravagant enough to complement the simple arrangement of the space. For those of you who have been reading the Newswire since last spring, in case my review of MOTR Pub didn’t entice you to visit OTR for a cool, unique dining experience, here’s another possible destination in one of the coolest, most underrated areas in Cincinnati. For those of you who started reading the Newswire more recently, consider this a suggestion to expand your appreciation of this great city by checking out all the fun, unique places for which you never thought to look. Cincinnati has a lot of rich history that deserves to be explored and a new food joint is never a bad place to begin. You may be surprised at what you find in OTR and in many of the other historical districts the Queen City has to offer.
The Lion King: A classic turned 3-D Saunta Anderson Staff Writer
Last Friday kicked off the twoweek limited theater release of the Disney classic animation, The Lion King, now in 3-D. Originally premiering seventeen years ago, Disney remade the popular film with piercing scenery and a few pop-outs.
Disney certainly revitalized the film’s African savannahs by making the animations threedimensional. While there was some initial trepidation about the quality of the 3-D used in the film seeing as The Lion King was not created to be in 3-D, outside of some blurry scenes, it was executed rather well.
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Leaving the film, the only memorable 3-D feature was the incoming flight of king Mufasa’s loyal Hornbill, Zazu, during the opening scenes, along with the specially-made Lion King 3-D glasses. Yet, seeing the movie on the big screen was not a waste. The Lion King is a classic Disney animation and touches every popular film genre. In the theatre, there were people of all ages, from parents and their children to twentyyear-old couples. There are still the same songs such as “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” and “Hakuna Matata” to sing along to with Simba and his friends. A tear might slide down your cheek when Mufasa wanes away into the stampede as it did when you saw The Lion King for the first time. Timon and Pumbaa’s jokes are still laugh-out-loud worthy and the graphics of the fighting scene at the end could only be described as intense for a G-rated movie. Why is this re-release so exciting? Because The Lion King was put in the Disney Vault in 2005. A film is put in the Disney Vault the production of the DVD is terminated until Disney decides to release it again at a later date. This October, the diamond edition high definition Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray 3D of The Lion King will be released. Patrick Clark, A & E Editor Phone: (937) 621-2674 Newswire-Diversions@xavier.edu
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Cincinnati Area Events The Cincinnati Art Scene
Enjoy the work of a local artist and, if you so choose, purchase a piece for your dorm wall! Sept. 29, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. 637 Walnut St. (Downtown)
Halloween Haunt
Not for the faint of heart, enjoy 13 scary and thrilling rides at Kings Island including the new Urgent Scare 3,666 sq. ft. maze! Sept. 30 - Oct. 28 (Fri. & Sat) 7 p.m. - 1 a.m., 6300 Kings Island Dr.
The Big Pig Music and Arts Festival
Need to get away? Hit up three days and two nights of music, fire pits, camping and barbeque at Pisgah Farms just east of Cincinnati down river! Fri. Sept. 30 - Sun. Oct. 2, 5113 Pisgah Hill Rd.
Vinyl Club
Dig out your old vinyl records and head to the pub for an open table format. Who knows, if you bring good ones you might get more than your alloted 30 minutes of music! Oct. 3, 9:00 p.m. - 2:30 a.m., Dubbs Irish Pub, 641 Main St. Covington, KY
Midpoint Music Festival:
A Queen city artistic jewel Sara Niccum Staff Writer
Everyone knows that Cincinnati is no rival to New York or Chicago when it comes to entertainment. Sometimes you have to look closely to find artistic jewels in the Queen city. But every year in September, downtown comes alive during the Midpoint Music Festival. From Sept. 22-24, exotic acts from England, Australia and Canada as well as local favorites are performed across 18 stages downtown. A $49 wristband granted access to all shows of the festival, which is a pretty good deal if you know how to plan. With shows starting at 7:30 p.m. and lasting until after midnight, it’s easy to make it to four or five shows in a night. In addition to great music, the fest abounds with swag. Busken
Bakery was there every night handing out free downloads and donuts, and the Hanke Building was stocked with free Vitamin Water for everyone. Best of all, the festival is more than just a regular concert, it’s like a party and a concert combined. Visitors get the chance to mingle with performers and enjoy the night-time commute between venues. It’s a great chance to acquaint yourself with downtown and the local music scene. And though the festival is finished for this year, many of the performers visit Cincinnati regularly. You can catch local seasoned veterans like Banderas, The Lions Rampant, the Skeetones, The Harlequins and many more any weekend of the year. Check CityBeat next year for info on Midpoint 2012.
NEWS BREAK! Sugar N’ Spice Omelet Challenge
Where: Sugar N’ Spice Restaurant When: 4 p.m., October 5, 2011 Cost: $20 per entry What: XU vs. UC in the first ever colossal omelet challenge. Win cash, a coffee mug and a discount at Sugar N’ Spice for the next year and a half! (Plus awesome bragging rights!) Email Sean Comer at comers@xavierledu to register
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
launches 2011-212 concert season Patrick Clark
Arts and Entertainment Editor
Beginning with the stunning one-night-only performance of Itzach Perlman on Sept. 2 and with the most recent performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, Titan and Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish; Cincinnati’s premier performing ensemble, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, has started off its 2011-12 season with a bit of magnificence. Hailing from Spain, conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos is the CSO’s Creative Director for this season’s Masterworks Series and will be conducting on two concert weekends including this last weekend’s program. Undeniably one of the most respected and inspiring conductors, Maestro de Burgos created an atmosphere in Music Hall that demanded attention and encouraged a sound from the orchestra that only a real professional could produce. Maher’s Symphony No. 1 was masterfully played by the CSO musicians. Credit is due particularly to the principal bass player,
Owen Lee, for his superb playing of the famous solo at the beginning of movement three and to Robert Sullivan, the principal trumpet, for fantastic clarity at the end of the piece. I would venture to say that this is noteworthy performance for the CSO that should go down in history. Upcoming for the rest of the season includes many classic pieces such as Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man (originally commissioned for the CSO), Ravel’s Bolero, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and many others. The CSO is currently in search of a new permanent music director after Paavo Járvi (CSO Music Director Laureate) moved to conduct the Orchestre de Paris in France. As a result, there will be a new conductor every week with the exception of a few to conduct twice. The next CSO performances will be Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 featuring pieces by Copland, Philip Glass and Rachmaninoff. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the CSO box office at 513-38-.3300.
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Footloose: The real breakout star Miles Teller: Talent in the making
Miles Teller who plays Willard in the up coming re-release of Footloose
MOlly McGranahan Staff Writer
The remake of the 1984 classic Footloose is causing a lot of Hollywood hype prior to its Oct. 14 release date. After seeing the movie myself, I quickly realized that it wasn’t dancer-turned-actress Julianne Hough’s or breakout heartthrob Kenny Wormald’s performances that left me wowed – but rather that of Miles Teller, who plays Willard, the best friend and sidekick of Wormald’s character Ren
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McCormack. Unlike the originial Willard from 1984, played by acclaimed actor Chris Penn; Tellers’ face is not a familiar one, appearing only briefly in a few films prior to Footloose. However, I assure you it is not a face you will soon forget. At 24-years-old, Teller gives a remarkably comedic performance as a Bomont high school student. He is nothing short of the classic small-town hillbilly stereotype, and his tendency to don overalls and cowboy hats makes his jokes and punchlines even funnier. Willard, alongside McCormack, despises the prohibition of adolesecent dancing in Bomont, in fact, he goes so far as to describe the current dance regulations as total “boner-killers.” He is not quite as eager to fight the law as out-of-towner McCormack. After just a few short weeks with McCormack’s carefree Boston attitude, Willard is not only punching tough guys in bars but also dancing to Barbie stereo sytems with six-year-olds. This change in him, brought about by his newfound friendship, leads
him to embrace the importance of dance and fighting for what he believes in. He faithfully stands alongside McCormack as he fights for the Bomont’s student rights to a prom. Although Willard’s outstanding show is strongly centered around his comedic talent, he proves himself a viable actor as he embraces multiple emotions throughout the film. We see him sad, happy, upset, strong, determined, jealous and even in love. The most memorable scenes from the film include his unwavering desire to learn how to dance. It is easy to say that while you find yourself rooting for the Bomont students throughout the duration of Footloose, you will undoubtedly be rooting for Willard in his journey of dance, friendship and love. Check out the official Footloose website to learn more about Miles Teller and the witty Willard, http://www.footloosemovie. com/en_us, and don’t forget to check out his hilarious performance for yourself on Oct. 14!
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By Molly Boes News Editor Vegetarianism is on the rise both throughout the United States and here on Xavier’s campus for various reasons from hearing the health benefits associated with becoming a vegetarian or vegan to accepting it as a challenge. Currently, 7.3 million Americans follow a vegetarian lifestyle and an additional 22.8 million follow a vegetarian-inclined diet. “I first became vegan after graduating high school; I’d never really liked meat and had been vegetarian for several years when a vegan friend encouraged me to try it,” junior Marita Rivir said. “At first it was just to prove to myself that I could handle it, but I quickly learned about all the benefits: It’s healthier, it’s better for the environment, it’s better for the animals and it’s better for the people.” “My roommate challenged me to do it for a month, and when the month was over, I didn’t see the point in not continuing it,” said junior Alex Pool. “It’s good for me, it’s good for the animals, it’s good for the planet.” And on Xavier’s campus, students are not the only people living a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. John Sniegocki, the faculty advisor for the Animals, People, and the Earth at Xavier (APEX) group, has been a vegetarian for 30 years since he first started college and currently follows a
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mostly vegan lifestyle. Sniegocki’s decision to become a vegan was based on multiple factors, including an ecological concern, a concern for the treatment of workers in the livestock industry, the known health benefits for being vegan — including lower rates of heart disease, cancer and diabetes — and a commitment to nonviolence. “Adopting a vegetarian/vegan diet is one way of responding positively to all of these concerns and being a witness for life and compassion. And of course a vegetarian diet is also a very delicious way to eat,” Sniegocki said. “I have certainly never felt ‘deprived’ in any way in adopting a vegetarian diet.” Sniegocki also has a 6-yearold son who has been raised as a vegetarian. Xavier is making steps towards accommodating the increasing numbers of vegetarians and vegans by offering some new (and some old) options on campus. New this year to Gallagher Student Center’s atrium is Andy’s Mediterranean and Andy’s at Ryans. Andy’s food is all glutenfree, with the exception of their pita bread, and all MSG-free. As far as vegetarian options go, Andy’s offers hummus, a chickpea and garlic dip served with homemade pita bread; labneh, a Lebanese yogurt and garlic spread with homemade pita bread; cheesy X fries; paella, a mix of Vermicelli rice and veg-
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etables; falafel; red lentil soup; and salads, including a hummus salad, Greek salad and house salad. All of the food served at Andy’s Mediterranean is made on location, including Andy’s Greek salad dressing. Also located in the atrium of Gallagher are the options Blue Gibbon and Subway. Blue Gibbon offers a small variety of vegetarian options including white rice, vegetable fried rice, vegetables with sauce, vegetable egg rolls and vegetable lo mein and offers crab rangoon for pescetarians. Subway offers a veggie delight sub that can be vegan-friendly, specially made salads and yogurt parfaits. On a different part of campus, Currito Burrito and the new dining complex also offer some vegetarian and vegan options. Currito offers burritos and burrito bowls with tofu as well as a variety of salads. Vegetarian snack wraps are also available in cheese, peanut butter and jelly and nutella. They also have vegetarian smoothies and a soy smoothie. Lastly, the new dining complex has both returning options and new areas. When you enter the cafeteria, the first area you see is a gluten-free area including cereal, vegetables and desserts. They also offer a hot-vegetarian dish and different salad options every day, as well as a vegetarian soup. They offer black bean burgers and veggie burgers, pasta and cheese pizza along with a salad bar. “I think people assume that
Photo Courtesy of John Sniegocki
Theology professor and 30-year vegetarian Dr John Sniegocki with his six year old son, John David. John David has been a vegetarian since birth.
vegans live on nothing but leaves and berries, which isn’t true (unless you’re a raw vegan, which is a whole ‘nother story). I enjoy things like flavor and variety in my diet just as much as the next person, and my body needs protein and carbohydrates to function properly just like everyone else. I’ve just made the choice to satisfy my hunger in a more socially responsible way,” Sniegocki
said. Xavier is making efforts to become a more vegan and vegetarian friendly campus and is making progress. While vegetarianism or veganism may not be appealing to everyone, it can still be an interesting experience to try a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle for a week and to try new foods, Rachael Harris, Features Editor Phone: (513) 348-4992
Newswire Photos By Molly Boes and Kenzie Guiver
(L-R): Hummus, pita, and a Greek salad from Andy’s Mediterranean; students make salads in the new dining complex; the vegan and gluten-free station in the new dining complex.