Xavier Newswire 4-22-15

NEWSWIRE The Xavier

Published by the students of Xavier University since 1915 Fiat justitia, ruat coelum

April 22, 2015

Volume C Issue 28

Changes come to Xavier Yard

BY TATUM HUNTER LQ WKH FHQWHU RI D FREEOHVWRQH VDLG LQ DQ HPDLO ´9HKLFXODU DF- $OWHU +DOO FRQQHFWLQJ WKH DFD- LF PDOO 7KH GHVLJQ IRU WKH QHZ Editor-in-Chief URXQGDERXW IRU YHKLFXODU WUDIÃ&#x20AC;F FHVV ZLOO UHPDLQ WR %HOODUPLQH GHPLF PDOO ZLWK +RII $FDGHPLF VWHSV LQFOXGHV WLHUHG ODQGVFDSLQJ 6WXGHQWV FDQ H[SHFW D QHZ ZLWK ZDONLQJ SDWKV HQFLUFOLQJ WKH IRU 0DVV ZHGGLQJV IXQHUDOV HWF 4XDG 3UHYLRXVO\ VWXGHQWV KDG WR DQG LUULJDWLRQ FKDQQHOV ORRN IRU WKH ;DYLHU <DUG ZKHQ URXQGDERXW EXW WKH FRPSOHWHG ;DYLHU <DUG ZDON EDFN WR %HOODUPLQH &KDSHO 9DULRXV FULVVFURVVLQJ ZDONLQJ WKH\ UHWXUQ IRU WKH IDOO %RE 6KHHUDQ YLFH SUHVLGHQW ZLOO FUHDWH D SHGHVWULDQ IULHQGO\ RU FXW WKURXJK 0F'RQDOG SDWKV ZLOO EH DGGHG WKURXJKVHPHVWHU RXW WKH <DUG LQFOXGLQJ 3K\VLFDO 3ODQW ZLOO WZR WKDW LQWHUVHFW &OHQHD\ EH UHPRGHOLQJ WKH RSHQ $YHQXH QH[W WR )HQZLFN VSDFH VXUURXQGLQJ 3ODFH 7KH SDYHPHQW EH)HQZLFN 3ODFH +XVPDQ WZHHQ )HQZLFN 3ODFH DQG VWDJH %HOODUPLQH &KDSHO +DLOVWRQHV +DOO ZLOO EH UHDQG $OWHU +DOO RYHU WKH SODFHG ZLWK JUHHQVSDFH VXPPHU ´7KH QHZ <DUG ZLOO 3ODQV IRU WKH UHQRYDPDNH ;DYLHU ORRN PRUH WLRQV KDYH EHHQ LQ SODFH EHDXWLIXO µ 6WXGHQW %RG\ VLQFH WKH FUHDWLRQ RI WKH 3UHVLGHQW $QGUHZ 5HGG &DPSXV 0DVWHU 3ODQ VDLG ´,W ZLOO RSHQ XS PRUH +RZHYHU WKH LPSHQGLQJ VSDFH IRU VWXGHQWV WR XWLOL]H UHFRQVWUXFWLRQ RI $OWHU WKH <DUG $OVR LW ZLOO LQ+DOO PDGH LW QHFHVVDU\ WR FUHDVH DFFHVVLELOLW\ ZLWK WKH OHDYH WKH VWUHHW FRQQHFWLQJ QHZ VWDLUV EHLQJ SODFHG E\ &OHQHD\ $YHQXH DQG 6W WKH &/& µ )UDQFLV ;DYLHU :D\ RSHQ 3K\VLFDO 3ODQW SODQV IRU FRQVWUXFWLRQ WUDIÃ&#x20AC;F to have the renovations 8SRQ WKH FRPSOHWLRQ RI FRPSOHWHG E\ $XJXVW 7KH $OWHU +DOO WKH VWUHHW ZLOO EH WRWDO FRVW RI $OWHU +DOO UHPRYHG DQG UHSODFHG ZLWK UHQRYDWLRQV LQFOXGLQJ WKH JUHHQVSDFH DQG ZDONZD\V FRPSOHWLRQ RI WKH ;DYLHU :KDW LV FXUUHQWO\ <DUG LV SURMHFWHG WR EH Photo courtesy of xavier.edu/plant %HOODUPLQH &LUFOH ZLOO EH PLOOLRQ New elements include Bellarmine Mall and the St. Ignatius steps connecting the academic mall with Hoff Academic Quad.

UHSODFHG E\ %HOODUPLQH 0DOO )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ ZKLFK IHDWXUHV D FLUFXODU UDLVHG IRU IDFLOLWLHV DW 3K\VLFDO 3ODQW ZLOO VSDFH LQ WKH FRUH RI WKH FDPSXV µ /LEUDU\ WR WKH &RQDWRQ /HDUQLQJ DQG GLJLWDO UHQGHULQJV RI WKH QHZ SODQWHU VXUURXQGHG E\ VWHSV RYHUVHH WKH SURMHFW ´0\ LPSUHV7KH 6W ,JQDWLXV 6WHSV ZLOO UXQ &RQQHFWLRQ &HQWHU &/& WR JHW ;DYLHU <DUG YLVLW ZZZ [DYLHU DQG VHDWLQJ 7KH SODQWHU ZLOO EH VLRQV DUH YHU\ JRRG µ 6KHHUDQ EHWZHHQ 0F'RQDOG /LEUDU\ DQG WR WKH 4XDG IURP WKH DFDGHP- HGX SODQW

A diverse perspective: part two

BY MEREDITH FRANCIS Staff Writer 7KH IROORZLQJ VWRU\ LV SDUW WZR RI WKH VSHFLDO IHDWXUH DERXW GLYHUVLW\ RQ WKLV FDPSXV 3DUW WZR ZLOO IRFXV RQ VWXGHQWV ZKR LGHQWLI\ DV 0XVOLP $VLDQ RU /*%74 ZKR DQVZHU WKH TXHVWLRQ ZKDW·V LW OLNH WR EH FRQVLGHUHG D PLQRULW\ RQ FDPSXV" Disclaimer: The students interviewed are only a small sampling of diverse backgrounds at Xavier. They do not speak for their entire cultural community, as they offer only one perspective.

Ali Ahmed $OL $KPHG D MXQLRU VWXGHQW ZKR LV 0XVOLP EHOLHYHV WKDW ,VODP LV D FXOWXUH LQ DGGLWLRQ WR EHLQJ D UHOLJLRQ $KPHG ZKRVH SDUHQWV DUH IURP ,QGLD ZDV ERUQ DQG UDLVHG LQ $PHULFD VDLG EHLQJ 0XVOLP JLYHV KLP D GLIIHUHQW SHUVSHFWLYH DV D VWXGHQW ´,W·V DOPRVW OLNH ZH·UH UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV RI RXU UHOLJLRQ DQG RXU FXOWXUH µ $KPHG VDLG ´:H KDYH WR EH FDUHIXO DERXW ZKDW ZH VD\ ©2015

THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE All rights reserved

Advertising

(513) 745-3561

Circulation

(513) 745-3130

Editor-in-Chief

(513) 745-3607

www.xaviernewswire.com

VR WKDW LW GRHVQ·W VKLQH D QHJDWLYH OLJKW RQ ,VODP µ $FFRUGLQJ WR $KPHG WKH H[SHULHQFH RI JURZLQJ XS 0XVOLP YDULHV ZLGHO\ LQ SDUWV RI WKH ZRUOG ´,W·V YHU\ GHSHQGHQW XSRQ WKH VRFLHW\ \RX JUHZ XS LQ µ $KPHG VDLG ´,W PLJKW EH D OLWWOH ELW PRUH RI D FKDOOHQJH LQ $PHULFD DV D 0XVOLP µ $KPHG VDLG +H DWWULEXWHV WKLV WR FHUWDLQ VWHUHRW\SHV RI ,VODP DV SRUWUD\HG LQ WKH PHGLD OLNH RSSUHVVLQJ ZRPHQ RU EHLQJ D YLROHQW UHOLJLRQ ´:LWK H[WUHPLVWV LW·V WKHLU RZQ UDGLFDO LQWHUSUHWDWLRQ RI WKH VFULSWXUH µ $KPHG VDLG ´,W·V LQH[FXVDEOH EHFDXVH LW·V YDVWO\ DJUHHG XSRQ EHFDXVH WKRVH WKLQJV DUH QRW RND\ WR GR« ,I D VLQJOH UDGLFDO 0XVOLP FRPPLWV VRPH NLQG RI KHLQRXV DFW WKH ZKROH UHOLJLRQ LV KLW E\ WKDW %XW LI VRPHRQH ZKR LV D GLIIHUHQW IDLWK FRPPLWWHG D VLPLODU FULPH LW·V OLNH ¶RK KH KDV PHQWDO LVVXHV DQG LV DQ RXWOLHU ·µ )RU $KPHG DFFHSWDQFH LV

PRUH LPSRUWDQW WKDQ WROHUDQFH ´7ROHUDQFH LV ZLWKVWDQGLQJ VRPHWKLQJ \RX GRQ·W QHFHVVDU\ OLNH µ $KPHG VDLG ´, WKLQN WKH QH[W OHYHO RI DFFHSWDQFH LV WR DVN TXHVWLRQV DQG WU\ WR XQGHUVWDQG µ Siti Syarizan Mohd Nizom 6LWL 6\DUL]DQ 0RKG 1L]RP D VRSKRPRUH ZKR LV 0XVOLP Ã&#x20AC;QGV KHUVHOI DPRQJ D UHOLJLRXV PLQRULW\ DW ;DYLHU HYHQ WKRXJK VKH LV LQ WKH PDMRULW\ LQ KHU KRPH FRXQWU\ RI 0DOD\VLD )RU 1L]RP VKH VRPHWLPHV IHHOV OLNH VKH KDV WR FHQVRU ZKDW VKH VD\V LQ WKH FODVVURRP VR LW·V QRW PLVFRQVWUXHG ´, KDYH QR SUREOHP WDONLQJ LQ FODVV LQ P\ RZQ FRXQWU\ EXW RYHU KHUH LW·V YHU\ GLIIHUHQW IRU PH WR VSHDN ZKDW , IHHO µ 1L]RP VDLG )RU 1L]RP RQH RI WKH ELJJHVW FKDOOHQJHV DW ;DYLHU LV Ã&#x20AC;QGLQJ SHRSOH ZKR XQGHUVWDQG KHU FXOWXUH LQFOXGLQJ Ã&#x20AC;QGLQJ IRRG WKDW LV KDODO PHDQLQJ LW LV SUHSDUHG SURSHUO\ DV GLFWDWHG E\ ,VODPLF ODZ %XW WKHUH DUH RWKHU FKDOOHQJHV WRR ´1RW DOO SHRSOH NQRZ WKDW

In this issue:

Campus News

´7KH FRPLQJ RXW SURFHVV LV VXFK D SHUVRQDO WKLQJ DQG LW·V VRPHWKLQJ \RX KDYH WR WDNH ZKHQ \RX·UH UHDG\ µ WKH VWXGHQW VDLG ´:KHQ \RX GRQ·W KDYH VXSSRUW IURP \RXU IDPLO\ DQG \RX·UH FRPLQJ RXW DW OHDVW IRU PH WKDW·V WKH VFDULHVW WKLQJ LQ WKH ZRUOG ,W DFWXDOO\ LV RQH RI WKH WKLQJV , IHDU VR PXFK µ 7KH VWXGHQW VDLG KH VWLOO VWUXJJOHV ZLWK KLV UHOLJLRQ·V VWDQFH RQ KRPRVH[XDOLW\ ´:KHQ , GLH ZLOO , QRW JHW LQWR KHDYHQ EHFDXVH RI LW" , WKLQN DERXW LW D ORW µ )RU WKH DQRQ\PRXV VWXGHQW WKHUH DUH VRPH GD\V ZKHUH KH GRHV QRW IHHO OLNH KH Ã&#x20AC;WV LQ DW ;DYLHU EHFDXVH RI ERWK KLV EODFN DQG JD\ LGHQWLW\ ´7KHUH DUH GD\V ZKHQ , WKLQN WR P\VHOI ,·P FRXQWLQJ GRZQ WKH GD\V XQWLO , JUDGXDWH DQG PRYH RQ EHFDXVH ;DYLHU LV D JUHDW XQLYHUVLW\ EXW LWV FRPPXQLW\ VRPHWLPHV IHHOV OLNH LW·V YHU\ LVRODWHG YHU\ LJQRUDQW YHU\ VWDJQDQW µ

JUMP to Page 12

A&E 8QLÃ&#x20AC;HG IRU 8JDQGD SUHVHQWV WKH VHFRQG DQQXDO &RQFHUW IRU D &DXVH WR EHQHÃ&#x20AC;W LPSRYHULVKHG FKLOGUHQ LQ QRUWKHUQ 8JDQGD

;DYLHU KRVWHG WKH Ã&#x20AC;UVW HYHU 7('[ HYHQW RUJDQL]HG DQG H[HFXWHG HQWLUHO\ E\ FROOHJH VWXGHQWV page 3

, FDQ·W GULQN WKDW , FDQ·W VKDNH KDQGV ZLWK JX\V µ 1L]RP VDLG ´,W·V VRPHWKLQJ WKDW SHRSOH XVXDOO\ NQRZ LQ 0DOD\VLD 2YHU KHUH \RX KDYH WR PDNH SHRSOH XQGHUVWDQG µ 1L]RP DOVR VDLG WKDW SHRSOH DVVXPH VKH ZHDUV D KLMDE D KHDGVFDUI EHFDXVH PHQ DVN KHU WR ´7KDW·V QRW LW DW DOO µ 1L]RP VDLG ´,W·V SDUW P\ UHOLJLRQ ,W·V SDUW RI EHLQJ D 0XVOLP « ,W·V QRW GLIÃ&#x20AC;FXOW LI \RX UHDOO\ ZDQW WR GR LW µ Anonymous Student $Q DQRQ\PRXV VWXGHQW ZKR ZLOO UHPDLQ XQQDPHG EHFDXVH KH LV QRW RSHQO\ JD\ IHHOV DV WKRXJK KH KDV WR KLGH KLV LGHQWLW\ $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH VWXGHQW PDQ\ JD\ VWXGHQWV DUH DIUDLG WR FRPH RXW DW ;DYLHU EHFDXVH WKH FRPPXQLW\ LV ´VR XQGHUJURXQG µ ´7KH\·UH DIUDLG WR FRPH RXW EHFDXVH LW·V VXFK D VPDOO XQLYHUVLW\ VR ZRUG VSUHDGV µ WKH VWXGHQW VDLG $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH VWXGHQW LW·V LPSRUWDQW WR KDYH WKH IDPLO\ VXSSRUW ZKHQ FRPLQJ RXW

Photo courtesy of socinfo .com

page 11

Photo courtesy of facebook.com

2 April 22, 2015

Campus News

Xavier Newswire Edited by: Raymond Humienny humiennyr@xavier.edu

X-perience Day offers campus preview 6HQLRU ÂżOP DQG DUW

BY ERICA LAMPERT

Staff Writer For the sophomores and juniors in high school who are still deciding what college to attend, Xavier is holding an X-perience Day on April 26 as an opportunity to visit the school.

X-perience day as an open house event for some admitted seniors as a last campus visit Photo courtesy of xavier.edu EHIRUH WKH\ PDNH WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;QDO FRO- %H VXUH WR FRQWDFW WKH $GPLVVLRQV 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH VRRQ WR VFKHGXOH D FDPSXV WRXU lege decision. their majors, life on campus, etc.,â&#x20AC;? more. We allow students to customâ&#x20AC;&#x153;X-Day is a great way for stuCobble said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to engage ize their schedule upon registration dents to explore campus through them in a way that motivates them to include only, and everything, a tour, hear from current stuto apply for admission during se- they wish to be a part of their day.â&#x20AC;?

7KLV \HDU $GPLVVLRQV LV H[dents about their experiences, nior year, and visit us again once pecting 375 reregistered students OHDUQ DERXW Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO DLG DQG they are admitted.â&#x20AC;? speak with faculty members in Students from the local com- and a crowd of 1,200 people all available majors,â&#x20AC;? Associative munity and all over the country to attend the X-Day event this Director of Admissions Lauren come to visit Xavier during the Sunday and hope everyone welCobble said. ; GD\ HYHQWV 7KHVH SDUHQWV DQG comes the visitors as they see X-Day has been held twice students get to experience Xavier them during the day. ´7KH FRPPXQLW\ DW ;DYLHU LV D already this year in the fall and is in any way that they can by creKDYLQJ LWV Ă&#x20AC;QDO GD\ WKLV 6XQGD\ ating schedules that involve ses- huge selling point for us. Any time It involves several events such sions about whatever they want you see visitors at Xavier, whether it be at X-Day or throughout the as information sessions about to know about. ;DYLHU¡V YDULRXV SURJUDPV Ă&#x20AC;â&#x20AC;&#x153;Local families may have been year, please welcome them and nancial aid, majors and tours on campus before, and they just make them feel at home,â&#x20AC;? Cobble around campus and ends with a want to learn about majors and said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once upon a time, you student panel where anyone can KHDU IURP VWXGHQWV 7KDW ZRXOG EH also toured this beautiful camask current students about their covered in two, one-hour breakout pus and felt something that made H[SHULHQFHV RQ FDPSXV 7RXUV VHVVLRQV 7KRVH IDPLOLHV FDQ DWWHQG you choose to spend your college ODVW DSSUR[LPDWHO\ Ă&#x20AC;IW\ PLQXWHV just for those two sessions and be career here. Please help our proand guides families through the on their way,â&#x20AC;? Cobble said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Others, spective students and families feel admissions process. from New England, Minnesota, the same.â&#x20AC;?

More information on schedâ&#x20AC;&#x153;When working with sopho7H[DV &DOLIRUQLD ² RWKHU IXUWKHU mores and juniors, we want them DUHDV ² PD\ ZDQW WR H[SHULHQFH ules and events on X-Day can be to experience the Xavier feel and everything they can, knowing that found at www.xavier.edu/xday or community, as well as get their they will not be making another trip FRQWDFW WKH $GPLVVLRQV 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH DW questions answered regarding back to campus for at least a year or (513) 745-3000.

- Paid Advertisement -

sKRZFDVH WR FRPH

BY JESS LARKIN

Copy Editor Over the last few weeks, graduating Musketeers have been given the chance to display their work and what they have learned at Xavier.

Senior electronic media majors will VKRZFDVH WKHLU \HDUORQJ Ă&#x20AC;OP SURMects from senior seminar, and the art department will be displaying the last of their senior projects in the coming weeks.

Electronic media majors were UHTXLUHG WR GHYHORS D VKRUW Ă&#x20AC;YH WR HLJKW PLQXWH Ă&#x20AC;OP RYHU WKH FRXUVH of the academic year. Students wrote, produced, shot, directed and HGLWHG D VKRUW Ă&#x20AC;OP RU GRFXPHQWDU\ RQ VRPH VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW LVVXH 7KH Ă&#x20AC;UVW semester was focused on pre-production, casting and screenwriting, while the second semester focused on shooting and editing. ´7KRXJK WKH Ă&#x20AC;OPLQJ SURFHVV is long and arduous, we were all able to come together and achieve beautiful representations of how far we have come in our major,â&#x20AC;? senior electronic media major Natalie Lindsey said. ´7KDW¡V ZK\ RXU Ă&#x20AC;OP VKRZLQJ is so important. It is not only a showing of how much time we put into it, but also a sign of how much we have grown as individuals. None of us could have accomplished this without the classes we have taken through our time at Xavier.â&#x20AC;?

7KH HYHQW ZLOO VKRZFDVH VWXGHQWV¡ VHPLQDU SURMHFWV VXEPLVsions for an upcoming college PRYLH IHVWLYDO DQG Ă&#x20AC;OPV FUHDWHG E\ former students that were recipients of the Broadcast Education $VVRFLDWLRQ %($ DZDUG 7KH screening will take place at 7 p.m. on April 30 in the Kennedy Auditorium. Some projects that will be featured in the screening include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Above the Race,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Armed with Words,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clean,â&#x20AC;? ´7KH &RPSHWLWRUÂľ DQG ´$PHULFDQ Dreaming.â&#x20AC;?

Art majors have also worked tirelessly on their yearlong projects. Four total exhibitions, two solo and two group projects, have taken place over the course of the year, representing what art majors have worked for throughout their four years at Xavier. Work was displayed in graphic design, sculpture, photography and other FDWHJRULHV EDVHG RQ WKH VWXGHQWV¡ concentrations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We put ourselves and our work out there for everyone to see,â&#x20AC;? senior graphic design major Katie Gutman said about the SURMHFW ´,W¡V TXLWH HPSRZHULQJ WR do something like this. An entire JDOOHU\ GHGLFDWHG WR \RXU ZRUN ,W¡V pretty awesome really.â&#x20AC;?

7KH ODVW VHQLRU H[KLELWLRQ E\ Katie Hautman will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 1 in the Cohen Art Gallery.

Xavier Newswire Edited by: Raymond Humienny humiennyr@xavier.edu

Campus News

3 April 22, 2015

Student Government Association welcomes new student senators

BY JUSTIN WORTHING

Orientation Team group leader next semester. She was formerly Xavierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Student Government the Student Body President at Association (SGA) held its spring Ursuline Academy and she wants senate elections March 25 to 26. to use her new position to â&#x20AC;&#x153;imAlthough the main senate elec- prove the average studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life tions occur in the fall, SGA held here at Xavier.â&#x20AC;? One thing that WKLV VSHFLDO VSULQJ HOHFWLRQ WR Ă&#x20AC;OO she would improve about Xavier is seven vacant positions. communication between incoming All seven candidates received students and their advisors to imHQRXJK YRWHV WR Ă&#x20AC;OO WKHVH SR- SURYH Ă&#x20AC;UVW VHPHVWHU UHJLVWUDWLRQ sitions. The new senators are Fuller ran for senator because Zeina Farhat, Jack Fuller, Emma he â&#x20AC;&#x153;would like to be more inGripshover, Brandon Kobus, volved and help make Xavier a Alexandra Martinez, Caleb Mickler better place.â&#x20AC;? He hopes to evenand Adrian Parker. tually put staplers by every printer, Farhat is a member of using a small portion of the paper Student Activities Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funds to purchase them.

Live Entertainment Committee Gripshover wants to use her and will serve as a Manresa political experience to listen to

Republicans, Financial Managers Association and Business Leaders of Tomorrow and he strives to both preserve the characteristics of Xavier he takes pride in and â&#x20AC;&#x153;create more reasons for prospective students to choose X.â&#x20AC;? He seeks to change the Complicity Statement in the Student Handbook that holds bystanders of a violation responsible even if they are not participating. In addition, he hopes to redirect the money acquired by tickets, sanctions and write-ups to charity.

Martinez seeks to form new LGHDV WKDW ZLOO EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W ;DYLHU VWXdents using her â&#x20AC;&#x153;innovative and creative mind.â&#x20AC;? She believes her communication skills, interperVRQDO DWWULEXWHV Ă H[LELOLW\ DQG passion will make her a strong senator. As a senator, she wants to change the parking lot policies and allow on-campus students to park in the commuter or faculty lots on weeknights and weekends. She plans to create this proposal through student signatures and testimonies.

Mickler sees his role in senate as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;catalyst for getting questions answered and coming up with real solutions that better serve students.â&#x20AC;? He has experience with programs such as the Black Student Association, Photos courtesy of Stephen Coulter New senators include (pictured from left to right) Adrian Parker, Emma Gripshover, Alexandra Martinez and Caleb Mickler. Student Activities Council, Staff Writer

Xavierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students, faculty, staff and surrounding community and â&#x20AC;&#x153;act as a medium to introduce their ideas.â&#x20AC;? She has worked on local and national campaigns for a few years and worked in her high schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student government. As a senator, she hopes to improve inclusion and diversity efforts on campus by increasing awareness of Smooth Transitions, promoting more cooperation between Smooth Transitions and Manresa and raising diversity awareness in Cincinnatiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public schools through diversity clubs.

Kobus hopes to use his â&#x20AC;&#x153;understanding of the wants and needs of the student bodyâ&#x20AC;? to improve his â&#x20AC;&#x153;home away from home.â&#x20AC;?

He has participated in College

Center for Interfaith Community Engagement, Learning Cabinet, Gentlemen Organized for Achievement and Leadership and more. He hopes to use some of his term to propose a three-year bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree program that may improve retention, graduation rates and costs. He plans to work with the department chairs and co-chairs to accomplish this.

Parker looks to enact change at Xavier and show students that they actually have a voice on campus. He is currently a member of the Gentlemen Organized for Achievement and Leadership and works as the freshman representative on Board of Elections. He is also working on a crowd funding project with Aramis Consulting.

He seeks to promote more diversity on campus by working on the Student Rights and Identity Committee and partnering with WKH DGPLVVLRQV RIĂ&#x20AC;FH PLQRULW\ clubs and organizations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Executives are looking forward on working with new senators to help make Xavier University the forefront of promoting individual growth and community building centered on the concept of inclusion,â&#x20AC;?

SGA president Andrew Redd said concerning future work with the senators.

TEDx talks incite hope for change

BY JONATHAN HOGUE Opinions & Editorials Editor

Xavier hosted a TEDx talk series focused on bringing hope to the future on April 15. This 7('[ HYHQW ZDV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW RQ D college campus that was completely orchestrated and organized by college students. The organizers created the event to help millennials understand that they possess an arsenal of tools to combat adversity with hope.

The speakers included a former executive from General Electric (GE), a former Xavier Student Body President and a veteran who served in Iraq. The topics, while diverse in their delivery, all had a FRPPRQ WKHPH RI Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ KRSH LQ \RXU VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F Ă&#x20AC;HOG DQG HQFRXUaging others to pursue lofty goals.

Former GE executive Robert McEwan spoke about challenging adversity in the business world. As a leader, McEwan understands the complexities that come with a corporation trying to meet lofty goals. He explained that millennials need to follow Ă&#x20AC;YH VWHSV LQ RUGHU WR EH VXFFHVVIXO UHPDLQ Ă&#x20AC;UP IDLU IULHQGO\ value family and respect faith.

With these tools, McEwan stated that millennials can make a positive impact in the world.

Seth Walsh, a former Xavier student body president, gave a

Photo courtesy of Richelle Cyrus

The Xavier community welcomed TEDx speakers on April 15 at their talk â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hope: a Driving Force into the Futureâ&#x20AC;? in the Kennedy Auditorium.

thought-provoking speech on economic growth in Cincinnati. Walsh explained that Cincinnati is one of the most visited cities in the United States, but does not retain dollars effectively like larger locations.

A fact that may surprise some is that Cincinnati receives more visitors than more well-known cities like San Francisco but does not generate enough revenue to re-

main as competitive economically.

In an effort to put hope into action, Walsh supports the revitalization of neighborhoods throughout Cincinnati and large tourism campaigns to make Cincinnati a world class destination.

The most impassioned speech came from Iraq War veteran Nathan Pelletier. He argued that in order to create hope, indi-

viduals have to believe in something bigger than themselves.

Opportunity requires action, but the unknown often prevents indiYLGXDOV IURP HPEUDFLQJ VDFULĂ&#x20AC;FHV necessary for change. Pelletier stressed to the audience that working towards something you EHOLHYH LQ LV GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW EXW KRSH LV what helps you overcome struggles that move people towards

achieving goals.

Audience members commented that the event was a success and left them with a greater understanding of how hope is not a lofty goal, but something that can be achieved in their lifetime.

If interested, be sure to check out more TEDx talks online at www.ted.com.

4 April 22, 2015

Campus News

Entrepreneurship Club offers high school program pants and mentors in team-building exercises. In their off-time, participants are accommodated on-campus at Bishop Fenwick Hall.

At 4:30 p.m. on May 16, the program will host a trip to The Brandery in downtown Cincinnati, a startup accelerator designed to help entrepreneurs build their brand and market their design in the creative industry.

Aspiring entrepreneurs looking to begin a company receive a seed fund of $50,000 while partaking in a four-month accelerator period with The Brandery. Additional EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV LQFOXGH IUHH RIĂ&#x20AC;FH VSDFH for a year, legal consultation and Photo courtesy of www.xavier.edu The Entrepreneurship Club will hold a program for high school students this May. $25,000 worth of free mentorship from renowned Cincinnati-based

BY RAYMOND HUMIENNY pioneering what the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s GHVLJQ Ă&#x20AC;UPV VXFK DV 4XHHQ &LW\ Campus News Editor JRLQJ WR ORRN OLNH DQG WKHQ Ă&#x20AC;JXU- Angels and Cincy Tech.

Xavierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Entrepreneurship ing out also how to make it logistiâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking the students Club has developed a unique op- cally happen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which has all been there â&#x20AC;Ś and then having Brandery portunity for high school students done by students, while referring alumni come in and teach them who aim to attend the Williams to faculty for help. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had sev- KRZ WR SLWFK WKHLU LGHDV Âľ 5HXVV College of Business in the near eral visits to high schools to â&#x20AC;Ś said. The experience focuses on future. On the weekend of May HQFRXUDJH VWXGHQWV WR DSSO\ Âľ exposing high school students 15 to 17, the club will host the The Entrepreneurship Club is to the creative industry, allowing Entrepreneurship Boot Camp a largely student-run organization them to engage with professionals program in order to introduce PHQWRUHG E\ SURIHVVRUV 5DVKPL in order to transform ideas into high school students to the fun- Assudani, George Gordon and Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO VXFFHVV damentals of developing an idea Chris Welter. Club President Gali The deadline to apply for the into a successful business. =XPPDU DQG IHOORZ RIĂ&#x20AC;FHUV KDYH Boot Camp was April 20. The ´,W¡V OLNH WKH PDLQ HYHQW Âľ played a primary role in creating club aims to ensure every student (QWUHSUHQHXUVKLS &OXE RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU a workshop environment that interested in entrepreneurship 3HWHU 5HXVV VDLG ´,W¡V NLQG RI WDN- educates high school students feels welcome on Xavierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s camen over much of what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done interested in entrepreneurship pus. For more information about WKLV \HDU DQG EHFDXVH LW¡V WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW at Xavier. During the three-day the event, visit www.xavier.edu/ year, also, for (the program). So, program, students will learn how summer/high-school-programs/ a lot of (the planning) has been to network among fellow partici- entrepreneurship-bootcamp.cfm.

April 13, 7:11 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Two students reported to Xavier Police and Norwood Police that they were the victims of a road rage incident in the 4500 block of Montgomery 5RDG April 14, 7:59 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Two students smoking marijuana in the Victory Family Park were cited for drug abuse.

April 14, 8:40 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Xavier Police assisted 5HVLGHQFH /LIH ZLWK D URRP search in Brockman Hall. A small amount of marijuana ZDV FRQĂ&#x20AC;VFDWHG April 14, 9:14 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Xavier Police investigated a report of a student banned from the residence halls in the Commons. The area was

searched, and the student was not located.

You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get that in the Coke machines April 18, 6:01 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A student with an open container of alcohol in the Hoff Dining Commons was cited for underage consumption.

- Paid Advertisement -

&ODVVLĂ&#x20AC;HGV Camp Wildbrook Leaders Needed &HUWLĂ&#x20AC;HG /LIHJXDUGV 6ZLP ,QVWUXFWRUV DQG $FWLYLW\ /HDGHUV ² $UFKHU\ %DVNHWEDOO %% $LU 5LĂ H 0DOH *URXS &RXQVHORUV 0DLQWHQDQFH 1DWXUH &DPSLQJ 6RFFHU ² QHHGHG IRU )81 5(:$5',1* VXPPHU GD\ FDPS LQ &LQFLQQDWL 6L[ ZHHN VHVVLRQ EHJLQV -XQH ² -XO\ 0 ) $0 ² 30 &RQWDFW &DPS :LOGEURRN # RU &DPSZLOGEURRN#FLQFL rr.com.

2 Bedroom Apartments Available Â&#x2021; DFURVV IURP 6WDUEXFNV 8 6WDWLRQ Â&#x2021; 6WDUWLQJ DW PRQWK Â&#x2021; &DOO

University Station location apartments and houses available. $IIRUGDEOH UHQWV 3OHDVH FDOO DQG YLVLW www.xurents.com

Spencer Avenue Duplex Â&#x2021; 6SHQFHU $YH Â&#x2021; $YDLODEOH IRU VFKRRO \HDU Â&#x2021; %5 SHU VWXGHQW Â&#x2021; ,I ,QWHUHVWHG FRQWDFW %UDLQ +ROXEHW] #

@xaviernewswire

ways looking for ways to improve student involvement.

Copy Editor â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students in the past may not If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever been interested have been the best candidates for in the decision-making machine their particular committees or behind the scenes at Xavier, now they may not have participated to is the time to act. the level that the committee needApplications to serve on ed. The purpose of sending out University Committees are due to- a notice to the student body is so day, Wednesday, April 22 by 5 p.m. that the news of a particular comUniversity Committees serve mittee reaches the student who as a way to delegate decision mak- will be the most adamant about ing and governing to the students becoming an active member of for many aspects of campus life WKH FRPPLWWHH WKDW EHVW Ă&#x20AC;WV KLV RU such as parking, admissions, ath- KHU SDVVLRQ Âľ 5HGG VDLG letics, disability services, technolStudents who are serious about ogy and many more. becoming a prominent leader in They streamline the processs a particular area of university life of changing and making progress are encouraged to take the applion campus policies.

FDWLRQV VHULRXVO\ DQG Ă&#x20AC;OO WKHP RXW Most of the roles on each before the deadline.

FRPPLWWHH DUH Ă&#x20AC;OOHG E\ IDFXOW\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Student representatives work and staff, but select students alongside faculty and staff to asare appointed by the Student sist with decision-making that imGovernment Association (SGA). pacts the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important to in- the achievement of campus-wide crease student involvement in JRDOV DQG LQLWLDWLYHV Âľ 6WXGHQW the machine of student govern- Organizations Coordinator ment. Without the opportunity Crystal Guffey said in an email. for direct student voices on the To get information about each University Committees, student available position, or to apply for opinions and positions within any positions, visit https://orgthe university are not adequately sync.com/32534/forms/140841.

IXOĂ&#x20AC;OOHG Âľ $QGUHZ 5HGG UHFHQWO\ Students interested in applyelected student body president ing for Student Conduct Liaison said. should note that a separate, University Committees have non-standardized application is existed for a while, but SGA is al- required.

BY MAX BRUNS

JDWHG D Ă&#x20AC;UH DODUP LQ %URFNPDQ Hall. Students smoking marijuana inside a room activated the alarm.

April 16, 11:05 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Xavier 3ROLFH DVVLVWHG 5HVLGHQFH /LIH ZLWK April 18, 4:25 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Xavier a room search in Buenger Hall.

Marijuana and paraphernalia were Police assisted Norwood Police in shutting down several large FRQĂ&#x20AC;VFDWHG GXULQJ WKH VHDUFK house parties in the 2000 block April 18, 7:16 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Xavier of Wayland Avenue.

Police and Physical Plant investiApril 18, 6:43 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; gated a report of a burnt couch in the Village Lot. There are no Xavier Police assisted Student Involvement with loading buses suspects at this time. in the Buenger Circle for an April 18, 1:15 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Xavier off-campus event. A student 3ROLFH DQG 5HVLGHQFH /LIH LQYHVWL- who was intoxicated and had marijuana in his or her possession was cited for underage con

sumption and drug abuse.

Edited by: Jessica Griggs griggsj1@xavier.edu

University Committee applications due today

April 13, 3:42 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Xavier Police assisted Cincinnati Police in detaining D VXEMHFW ZDQWHG IRU Ă&#x20AC;JKWing near Winding Way and Avondale Avenue.

Xavier Newswire

April 19, 1:30 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; An intoxicated, underage student carrying a large object outside of Buenger Hall was cited and released.

April 19, 2:13 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A student reported the theft of property from his or her room in Husman Hall. There are no suspects.

Xavier Newswire Edited by: Jessica Griggs griggsj1@xavier.edu

5

Campus News

April 22, 2015

European immigration crisis emphasized by shipwreck

Photo courtesy of www.abcnews.go.com

Survivors of a capsized migrant ship line up after arriving at the southern Italian port of Corigliano on April 15. More than 800 migrants are feared dead after another ship sank off the coast of Libya on April 18.

BY RICHARD MEYER

European borders.

As of April 20, only 28 surviEurope faces a migrant crisis as vors have been found, and at least people from the Middle East and KDYH EHHQ FRQĂ&#x20AC;UPHG GHDG 1RUWK $IULFD DWWHPSW WR Ă HH WKHLU The Italian Coastguard is home countries with the hope of continuing to look for any other escaping the chaos and poverty. survivors.

The crisis made international To date, more than 100,000 imheadlines on April 18 when a boat migrants have been rescued from carrying more than 900 migrants other boat accidents and more capsized in the Mediterranean Sea than 200,000 have successfully off the coast of Libya. entered Europe. To combat the The boat, described to be no immigrant crisis, Italy revoked its more than 70 feet long, was being â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mare Nostrumâ&#x20AC;? policy on Oct. sailed by human smugglers who 31, 2014. planned to help the migrants cross The policy funded search and Copy Editor

News in Brief

BY JESSICA GRIGGS

Campus News Editor

rescue operations by Italyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s navy for migrants that attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Italy revoked the policy, claiming that it was too expensive without the help of other European countries.

Mare Nostrum was replaced

by Operation Triton, an operation led by the European Union (EU) with the sole purpose of border control.

Operation Triton has about one-third of the funding of Mare Nostrum, resulting in much fewer rescues.

Many European leaders have criticized Italyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attempts to employ programs helping migrants, calling them â&#x20AC;&#x153;an unintended â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pull factor,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; encouraging more migrants to attempt the dangerous sea crossing and thereby leading to more tragic and unnecessary deaths.â&#x20AC;?

Italy has criticized the EU for not being more involved in helping with the immigrant crisis.

The EU seeks to draft a solution proposal in the next month that will prevent people from trying to enter Europe illegally.

Benefit concert created in response to violence in Syria

6W /RXLV 0DUDWKRQ ZLQQHU GLVTXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HG IRU FKHDWLQJ The original winner of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s St. Louis Marathon, Kendall 6FKOHU KDV EHHQ GLVTXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HG DIWHU RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV GLVFRYHUHG VKH FKHDWed and did not run the full 26.2 miles of the race held on April 2IĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV KDYH GHWHUPLQHG WKDW 6FKOHU VOLSSHG RQWR WKH FRXUVH DW WKH ODVW FKHFNSRLQW LQ RUGHU WR FURVV WKH Ă&#x20AC;QLVK OLQH Ă&#x20AC;UVW %RWK her title and her place in the Boston Marathon were revoked, and the title was given to Andrea Karl, the rightful winner.

Indiana continues to see rise in HIV cases An Indiana county is still seeing a rise in HIV cases two weeks after the implementation of an emergency needle exchange program. An increase from last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s count of 106, there are QRZ FRQĂ&#x20AC;UPHG FDVHV 0RVW RI WKH FDVHV LQYROYH LQWUDYHQRXV drug usage, and the needle exchange program aims to supply users with clean syringes to help stop the spread of the virus.

Japanese maglev train sets world record A Japanese maglev train set a new world record when it reached a speed of 603 kph (374 mph) on a test track in Yamanashi on April 21. The previous record was set Thursday at 590 kph (366 mph) by the same Japan Railway train. In comparison, the fastest train in the United States can only reach a speed of 241 kph (150 mph).

Walmart closes stores, leaves thousands without jobs %HFDXVH RI VHYHUH SOXPELQJ SUREOHPV :DOPDUW FORVHG Ă&#x20AC;YH stores unexpectedly last week, putting 2,200 employees out of work. However, Organization United for Respect (OUR) Walmart representatives claim that the closings were actually a means to punish workers for protesting for higher pay. The stores in question are expected to be closed for repairs for about six months.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to save human lives all together, as all together we need to protect our borders and WR Ă&#x20AC;JKW WKH WUDIĂ&#x20AC;FNLQJ RI KXPDQ beings,â&#x20AC;? EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We must build a common sense of European responsibility ... knowing that there is no easy solution, no magic solution.â&#x20AC;?

The boatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s captain, Tunisian Mohammed Ali Malek, along with crew member, Mahmud Bikhit from Syria, have been arrested and likely will be charged with illegal migration and multiple homicide.

Photo courtesy of www.worldmag.com

Palestinian residents of the Yarmouk camp wait to receive supplies in Syria.

BY REGINA WRIGHT Staff Writer

In early April the Islamic State (ISIS) took over Yarmouk Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, Syria.

When Jacob Levy, a senior Xavier student, saw a photo on Associated Press of refugees lined up in Yarmouk for food, he decided to create â&#x20AC;&#x153;6 Hours for Syria.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;An unfortunate part of being an international studies student is having to watch the world

burn from behind my computer screen,â&#x20AC;? Levy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After I saw a photo of the Yarmouk camp, enough was enough. A massive column of people stretched for miles through a burnt and broken city, waiting for food. I decided it was time to do something and my colleagues agreed.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;6 Hours for Syriaâ&#x20AC;? was a sixhour-long concert held on April 15 in Gallagher Student Center.

The concert was sponsored

by Levy, the Muslim Student

Association and the Center for Interfaith Community Engagement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The importance of the concert was because I want to show people it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be this way,â&#x20AC;? Levy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live in a disconnected world anymore, and their lunch change can literally save lives.â&#x20AC;?

The concert raised $373 for Doctors Without Boarders, which does work for refugees in Syria.

Doctors Without Boarders provides relief to people affected by FRQĂ LFW GLVDVWHUV DQG HSLGHPLFV â&#x20AC;&#x153;My favorite part about the event was seeing that people actually cared, seeing broke college VWXGHQWV GURSSLQJ Ă&#x20AC;YHV DQG WHQV into the collection jar,â&#x20AC;? Levy said.

During the concert Levy spoke about the ongoing problems in Syria and why it is important to fund Doctors Without Boarders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The most important learning experience for me was that people are capable and willing to learn more about the world around them,â&#x20AC;? Levy said.

Any students who wish to donate to Doctors Without Borders can visit https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime. cfm.

6 April 22, 2015

NHL Playoffs Start

prowess.

BY ANDREW UTZ Staff Writer In the Eastern Conference Last Wednesday marked the there is another Canadian battle. start of the NHL Playoffs, with The Montreal Canadiens have 16 teams facing off for the Stanley so far smothered the Ottawa Cup. Each team has played three Senators 3-0, and a fourth victory to four games.

ZLOO PDNH WKHP WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WHDP WR Starting in the Western advance in the bracket.

Conference bracket, the St. Louis The Tampa Bay Lightning and Blues and the Minnesota Wild the Detroit Red Wings have split have gone back and forth in their series so far 1-1.

Missouri.

7KH 5HG :LQJV VWROH WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW 7KH :LOG VWROH WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW JDPH game from the hosts, but the of the series, but the Blues held Lightning came back swinging in on through the second game to tie a 5-1 victory for game two. The the series at one. series tie breaker will be played in The third and fourth games Detroit. will be played in Minnesota. With The New York Rangers and no clear leader so far, the series is the Pittsburg Penguins have had a still up for grabs. split series as well.

The Nashville Predators and Both sides have had no clear the Chicago Blackhawks have had advantage, as the Rangers have a back and forth series as well. seemed slow to attack versus a The Hawks have taken games penalty-ridden Pittsburgh. one and three, an away and a 7KH Ă&#x20AC;QDO FRQIHUHQFH JDPHV DUH home victory, of the series. between the Washington Capitals Nashville has only secured a and the New York Islanders. single game after a 6-2 rout on the So far the Islanders have led visiting team. The next game is on the series 2-1, taking games one Tuesday. and three. The Islanders hope to The Anaheim Ducks, the regu- extend their lead further as they lar season winners of the Western host the Capitals on Tuesday.

Conference, have led the series so Looking forward to the rest far against low-seeded Winnipeg of the playoffs, it is hard to pick Jets 2-0. a clear-cut victor from the pile.

Though the next two games are Anaheimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a strong contender to being played in Winnipeg, it will take the Western Conference, but be hard to slow down the Ducks, they must stop high-scoring teams ZKR KDYH ZRQ Ă&#x20AC;YH RI WKHLU ODVW like St. Louis and Calgary. seven games.

The same goes in the Eastern The battle for Canada is on Conference, with Montreal taking LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO EHUWK RI WKH FRQIHU- the helm as the best team. ence containing the Vancouver But the Islanders have so far Canucks and the Calgary Flames. shown they could contend for the The Flames lead the series 2-1, coveted trophy with a patient play but both teams have had blowout ing style, and Tampa Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent victories in front of their home victory could springboard them to crowds to show their attacking a higher playing level.

Xavier Newswire

Sports

Edited by: Brent Raines rainesb@xavier.edu

Hernandez Convicted of Murder

Former New England Patriots tight end found guilty in 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd

Photo courtesy of koaa.com

Hernandez, 25, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at his trial in Fall River, Mass. on April 15. Hernandez ZDV IRXQG JXLOW\ RI Ă&#x20AC;UVW GHJUHH PXUGHU /OR\G ZDV D VHPL SURIHVVLRQDO IRRWEDOO SOD\HU DQG GDWHG WKH VLVWHU RI +HUQDQGH]¡ Ă&#x20AC;DQFHH

Track and Field keeps running

BY ADAM TORTELLI

Staff Writer Xavier Track and Field returns to Cincinnati this week, coming off a jam-packed weekend of competition.

Starting their weekend early, the team headed to Muncie, Ind. to compete in the Cardinal Invitational at Ball State. There WKH\ SRVWHG D VOHZ RI WRS Ă&#x20AC;YH Ă&#x20AC;Qishes against major competition such as Kent State, St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Ohio University, Wright State and Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Top runners for the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team included sophomore Haley Jerabek, taking third in the 800m, DQG 6\GQH\ /DUNLQ FODLPLQJ Ă&#x20AC;IWK in the 400m. Furthermore, junior Mercedes Oliver set a new school record in the hammer throw at 53.18 m, good enough to earn her fourth place in that event.

0HQ¡V Ă&#x20AC;HOG HYHQWV DOVR EURXJKW home another school record when sophomore Brett Neugebauer claimed second place in the javelin, throwing 52.33 m. Neugebauer then continued his success of the GD\ ZLWK D Ă&#x20AC;IWK SODFH Ă&#x20AC;QLVK LQ WKH pole vault.

The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team also saw great success from sophomore Russell Platt who took second in the P Ă&#x20AC;IWK LQ WKH P DQG WLHG senior teammate John Kolibab in the high jump.

Lastly, senior Aaron Moore placed third in the 5000m with a time of 16:07.

While their teammates remained in the Midwest, another fraction of Xavier Track and Field headed out west on April 17 to be a part of the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif.

Stealing the show for the Musketeers was junior Connor Buchholz who set another school record in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1500m by posting a time of 3:53.84.

Conversely, injuries brought an early end to the days of freshman Photo courtesy of sportal.co.nz 5\DQ *HW]ODI VFRUHG D WHDP KLJK RI SRLQWV DQG OHG WKH 'XFNV WR D UHFRUG Nolan Daniels, senior Audrey

Ramos and freshman Gina Genco.

Junior Sarah Mazzei ran through the pain of her ongoing hip injury to set a new personal record in the 5000m.

While in California, the team also traveled to Norwalk to participate in the Beach Invitational on April 18. Coaches hope that multiple competitions in such a short time frame simulate what runners can expect at the Big East Championship meet that is quickly approaching.

Motivated to suceed, Daniels took the second day as an opportunity to make the trip a positive one by embarking on a solid performance in the 400m In addition, redshirt freshman Meghan Vogel continued off her solid performance in April 18â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1500-meter to show another strong outing in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 800m.

The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next event will take place in Philadelphia, Penn. for the Penn Relays at the end of this week.

Photo courtesy of twitter.com

1RODQ 'DQLHOV UDQ WKH P UDFH LQ $]XVD DQG WKH P UDFH LQ 1RUZDON

Xavier Newswire

7

Sports

Edited by: Brent Raines rainesb@xavier.edu

April 22, 2015

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer completes strong spring

BY ISABEL SMITH

Staff Writer The Xavier womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team capped off its spring season with 50-minute matches against the Wright State Raiders and the Capital University Crusaders.

The Musketeers picked up wins against Capital and a tie against Wright State.

The competition rounded off the short spring season to leave the Muskies with a 4-1-2 record.

There were a couple of decisive victories throughout the season, including a 4-1 win over Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Colonels and the concluding game against Capital with an impressive 5-0 triumph.

The spring season began in late February with an exhibition hosted by Ohio State University.

Xavier played in quick 45-minute games against Cleveland State and the Buckeyes.

The Musketeers beat Cleveland State with a single goal by Addie Englehart, who transferred to

Xavier following her 2014 season with Wright State. Xavier went up against Ohio State next, but dropped the game 2-0.

The Musketeers returned to the Xavier Soccer Complex a month later to compete against EKU

who came to Xavier following a 3-0 win the week prior. Xavier found a 4-1 victory with goals by freshman Kenadie Carlson, sophomore Tori Doss, sophomore Maddy John and junior Erin McGauley.

The Musketeers made a quick turnaround and faced off against Northern Kentucky University the following day. The matchup resulted in a 1-1 tie with the Norse, with the single goal assisted by junior Maria Libertin and com-

Newswire photo by Adam Spegele

Sophomore forward Ellie Eckerle slides to kick the ball in a game against the Butler Bulldogs last fall.

pleted by junior Catherine Allon.

Xavier returned to action on April 11 against the University of Indianapolis.

The match-up provided action late in play, with the only goals of the game coming from Xavierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Allon and freshman Cass Nieman LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO PLQXWHV 7KH Ă&#x20AC;QDO PDWFKHV RI WKH VHDson took place this past weekend against the Crusaders and Raiders.

The Wright State competition resulted in a 0-0 tie, but the following game against the 2013 Division III National Runner Up Capital University found Xavier with a notable 5-0 triumph.

Doss led the scorers with three goals, while Carlson and McGauley each had one. The Crusader matchup helped Xavier to surpass its fall season in number of goals.

This past weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games not only conclude spring play for the Musketeers, but also provide the success necessary to boost Xavier into the nearing fall season.

Storylines and talented teams abound in NBA playoffs

pected to roll against the rebuilding seven-seed Boston Celtics while the Eastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top team, the Atlanta Hawks, is not expected to struggle against the eight-seed Brooklyn Nets.

With the three-seed Chicago Bulls racing out to a 2-0 series lead on the six-seed Milwaukee Bucks, the only competitive series is expected to be between the Washington Wizards and WKH 7RURQWR 5DSWRUV 7KH Ă&#x20AC;YH seed Wizards knocked the fourseed Raptors off in game one in Toronto.

The Western Conference, which is widely considered to be one of the strongest conferences Photo courtesy of ftw.usatoday.com ever, is another story. .\ULH ,UYLQJ DQG /H%URQ -DPHV WDON GXULQJ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW SOD\RII JDPH WRJHWKHU While the 65-win and topBY BRENT RAINES great stories such as Paul Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seeded Golden State Warriors Sports Editor return and Russell Westbrookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have fended off the Anthony The NBA playoffs are in full dominating season.

Davis-led New Orleans Pelicans swing in what may be on one of The Eastern Conference might for a 2-0 series lead, the rest of the the more exciting playoffs in re- be the less talented of the two match-ups seem to be competitive cent memory. conferences, and that is evident by affairs.

Both conferences feature many WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW URXQG PDWFKXSV The two-seed Houston riveting storylines and great playLeBron James and the two- Rockets pulled out with a win in ers, even without the presence of seed Cleveland Cavaliers are ex- a Texas-sized battle against rival

and seven-seed Dallas Mavericks in game one.

The four-seed Memphis Grizzlies continued their seasonORQJ GRPLQDWLRQ RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;YH VHHG Portland Trailblazers in game one, playing much of the game without starting point guard Mike Conley as he attempts an earlierthan-expected return from plantar fasciitis.

The series gaining the most national attention might be the one featuring the defending champion San Antonio Spurs and the starstudded Los Angeles Clippers.

The three-seed Clippers took game one in Los Angeles, while the normally sharpshooting Spurs struggled to make open baskets.

Even without the drama surrounding Paul Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return IURP KLV KRUULĂ&#x20AC;F OHJ LQMXU\ VXIfered while playing for team USA, the playoffs are stuffed with storylines.

The Rockets and Mavericks have always had a competitive riYDOU\ LQWHQVLĂ&#x20AC;HG E\ WKH 5RFNHWV signing of former Mavericks

forward Chandler Parsons last off-season.

Several verbal shots have been Ă&#x20AC;UHG LQ WKH SDVW ZHHN LQFOXGLQJ Mavericks owner Mark Cuban referring to the Rockets when saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a very good team over there.â&#x20AC;?

No matter who wins, the winner may have to face another Texas rival in the Spurs.

On the West coast, Pelicans coach Monty Williams suggested that the Warriors may illegally pump noise into the famously noisy Oracle Arena.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr responded with a sarcastic request of his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fans before game two, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to make an appeal for our fans to be as quiet as possible.â&#x20AC;?

If the Vegas odds makers are right, then we can look forward to a Warriors versus Cavaliers series LQ WKH 1%$ Ă&#x20AC;QDOV Even if that does not end up being the case, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playoffs look to be one of the most exciting in recent memory.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf season ends after solid finish

BY BRENDAN BURRIS

Staff Writer The Xavier womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team just completed their Big East Championship in Daytona Beach, )OD Ă&#x20AC;QLVKLQJ WKH WRXUQDPHQW LQ third place out of six competing teams.

The tournament, which took place over three rounds from April 16 to 18, was certainly a closely contested tournament.

The team completed day one DQG GD\ WZR SOD\ LQ D WLH IRU Ă&#x20AC;UVW place, with a team score of +22 and +34, respectively.

Some team standouts from the Ă&#x20AC;UVW WZR GD\V LQFOXGHG IUHVKPDQ +DQQD /HH ZKRVH Ă&#x20AC;UVW GD\ OHG

WR D WRS Ă&#x20AC;YH LQGLYLGXDO Ă&#x20AC;QLVK Also playing strong for the Musketeers were sophomore Gracie Howe and junior Shane &UXWFKĂ&#x20AC;HOG ZKRVH FRPELQHG weekend score of 231 led to the two tying for ninth in the individual standings.

Out of 30 competing Big East DWKOHWHV QR ;DYLHU SOD\HU Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG lower than 22nd place.

7KH Ă&#x20AC;QDO GD\ VDZ D WKUHH ZD\ race for the tournament crown between Xavier, the Seton Hall Pirates and the Georgetown Hoyas.

By the end of a strong day of competition, the Pirates were able to take the tournament with a to-

tal score of 914 (+50), just one shot ahead of Georgetown at 915 (+51). Individual honors for the tournament went to the Hoyasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; -DFTXHO\Q (OHH\ ZKRVH Ă&#x20AC;QDO GD\ DQG ZHHNHQG WRWDO RI

gave her the crown by one shot over Seton Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Erin McClure.

Xavier will only graduate one senior from the team this year. It was a strong season for the team, who played all over the country throughout the season, putting up solid results.

Looking forward, the Musketeers are set to make another charge at the Big East Championship next season against strong perennial conference teams

Photo courtesy of twitter.com

Senior Abby Smith tees off during the second round of the Big East Tournament.

like Seton Hall, Georgetown and Creighton.

However, the team will have to compete next season without

head coach Tom Eifers, who announced his retirement from coaching after nine seasons earlier this season.

8 April 22, 2015

Opinions&Editorials

Xavier Newswire Edited by: Jonathan S. Hogue hoguej@xavier.edu

XAVIER NEWSWIRE What is the proper goodbye?

Copyright 2015

Circulation 1,700

Editor-in-Chief & Publisher TATUM HUNTER Managing Editor CECILIA NONIS Opinions & Editorials Editor JONATHAN S. HOGUE Head Copy Editor AYANA ROWE Advertising Manager AMANDA BURNS Distribution Manager ANDREW UTZ Advisor PATRICK LARKIN Online Editor TREY JOURNIGAN Copy Editors: MAX BRUNS, ALAN GONZALEZ, HUNTER GRAFF, BEN KELTY, JESS LARKIN, RICHARD MEYER, JAMES NEYER ABRENA ROWE, COREY ZIELINSKI Photography Editor: MAC SCHROEDER Sports Photographer: ADAM SPEGELE Photographers: JESSICA BANNON, SARABETH CUDDIHY, LIZ GOOLD, ALEX HERTZFELD

For your information: (DFK HGLWLRQ The Xavier Newswire LV SXEOLVKHG ZHHNO\ WKURXJKRXW WKH VFKRRO \HDU H[FHSW GXULQJ YDFDWLRQV DQG Ă&#x20AC;QDO H[DPV E\ WKH VWXGHQWV RI ;DYLHU 8QLYHUVLW\ 9LFWRU\ 3DUNZD\ &LQFLQQDWL 2+

7KH 6WDII (GLWRULDO LV ZULWWHQ MRLQWO\ E\ WKH HGLWRU LQ FKLHI WKH PDQDJLQJ HGLWRU DQG WKH RSLQLRQV HGLWRULDOV HGLWRU (GLWRULDOV DUH ZULWWHQ LQ KRSHV RI UHĂ HFWLQJ WKH RSLQLRQV RI WKH VWDII DV D whole, but do not necessarily do so.

7KH VWDWHPHQWV DQG RSLQLRQV RI D FROXPQLVW GR QRW QHFHVVDULO\ UHĂ HFW WKRVH RI HGLWRUV RU JHQHUDO VWDII 7KH VWDWHPHQWV DQG RSLQLRQV RI WKH ;DYLHU Newswire are not QHFHVVDULO\ WKRVH RI WKH VWXGHQW ERG\ IDFXOW\ RU DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ RI Xavier University.

Xavier University is an academic community committed to HTXDO RSSRUWXQLW\ IRU DOO SHUVRQV

Parting words for an imperfect community

,Q VD\LQJ JRRGE\H RQH H[SUHVVHV DIIHFWLRQ ZHOO you, it is not because I want this place to shut down wishes and an intent to return. When I tell my room- (except on my most cynical days). I want Xavier to PDWH DQG P\ FORVH IULHQGV JRRGE\H LQ D IHZ ZHHNV Ă RXULVK LQ D UHDO DQG VHULRXV ZD\ DQG WR DFWLYHO\ WDNH DW OHDVW WKDW¡V KRZ , ZLOO GR LW ´, ORYH \RX , KRSH WKH D UROH LQ EXLOGLQJ WKH NLQJGRP RI *RG QRW MXVW D ZDWHUHG GRZQ OLEHUDO YHUVLRQ RI LW $QG , KRSH WKH EHVW EHVW IRU \RX DQG , KRSH , VHH \RX DJDLQ VRRQ Âľ , KDYH EHHQ DW D ORVV IRU ZRUGV ODWHO\ WR H[SUHVV IRU \RX P\ IULHQGV <RX QHHG QR DGYLFH IURP PH , GR KRSH WKDW , ZLOO VHH PRVW RI \RX DJDLQ DW VRPH what leaving Xavier means to me, so I hope that this SRLQW HYHQ ;DYLHU ,I , UHWXUQ KHUH UHGXFWLRQ ZLOO VXIĂ&#x20AC;FH I cannot in good conscience say â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do hope I will DW VRPH SRLQW DV D SURIHVVRU , GRQ¡W it to have changed too much.

WKDW , ORYH ;DYLHU , DP UDWKHU IHG see most of you expect Sure, maybe there will be some up on a regular basis with the state again at some PRUH VLGHZDONV DQG PRUH FODVVURRP RI DIIDLUV DW WKLV XQLYHUVLW\ , GRQ¡W EHOLHYH WKH LQVWLWXWLRQ RI ;DYLHU LV point... I have many space, but some things will stay the The Jesuits will still be doing VXIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQWO\ IXOĂ&#x20AC;OOLQJ LWV YRFDWLRQ DV miles to walk this same.

WKHLU ZRUN TXLHWO\ ODERULQJ WR EXLOG D &DWKROLF XQLYHUVLW\ 'R , H[SHFW LW WR EH SHUIHFW" $EVROXWHO\ QRW %XW summer and much WKH NLQJGRP RI *RG EHIRUH RXU eyes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and starting all over every , WKLQN ;DYLHU FDQ GR EHWWHU D ORW work to do in the EHWWHU WKDQ ' SULQWHUV DQG KDOI years to come.â&#x20AC;? IRXU \HDUV $QG WKH SKLORVRSK\ GHpartment, which has given me the KHDUWHG VXSSRUW IRU VHUYLFH OHDUQLQJ Taylor Fulkerson tools I SURJUDPV ERWK LQ &LQFLQQDWL DQG LQ need, IRUHLJQ FRXQWULHV +RZHYHU , GR YHU\ PXFK ORYH P\ IULHQGV , GRXEW will still be trying to get VRPH RI \RX FRXOG KDYH SXW XS ZLWK PH ZLWKRXW D undergrads to underWRXFK RI *RG¡V JUDFH HVSHFLDOO\ ZKHQ , ZDV D IUHVK- stand Descartes, but not PDQ DQG D VRSKRPRUH 7KDQN \RX IRU GLUHFWLQJ PH WR WR WDFFHSW KLP $FWXDOO\ WKH PRVW LPSRUWDQW WKLQJV LQ OLIH DQG WR WKH JRRG OLIH LW ZRXOG EH EHVW LI ZH LWVHOI , ZRXOG QRW KDYH IDLWK LQ *RG RU WKH &KXUFK Ă&#x20AC;UPO\ UHMHFWHG KLP %XW DV IRU PH , ZHUH LW QRW IRU \RX ZKHWKHU \RX RIIHUHG PH ZRUGV RI have many miles to ZLVGRP RU GHVHUYLQJ FULWLTXHV I love my education, both in the classroom and ZDON WKLV VXPPHU DQG RXW HVSHFLDOO\ ZKDW , KDYH OHDUQHG WKURXJK P\ ZRUN PXFK ZRUN WR GR LQ WKH at The Newswire. The Newswire has given me the in- \HDUV WR FRPH $0'* YDOXDEOH JLIW RI FRQVWDQW H[HUFLVHV LQ ZULWLQJ ZKLFK has greatly improved my prose inside and outside Taylor Fulkerson is the former Opinions and Editorials these pages. Writing has been a privilege and a pleaEditor and Managing Editor at the Newswire. He is a sure, even when I am past my deadlines.

6R , KRSH WKH EHVW IRU \RX ;DYLHU ,I , FULWLFL]H philosophy major from Lanesville, Ind.

%XVLQHVV DIIDLUV Subscription rates are $30 per year or $15 per semester within WKH 86$ DQG DUH SURUDWHG Subscription and advertising inquiries should be directed WR WKH DGYHUWLVLQJ PDQDJHU $PDQGD -RQHV DW 2QH FRS\ RI WKH ;DYLHU Newswire, distributed on campus, is IUHH SHU SHUVRQ SHU ZHHN $GGLWLRQDO FRSLHV DUH FHQWV

:ULWH WR XV The Xavier Newswire is committed to publishing opposing viewpoints and opinLRQV LQ KRSHV RI IRVWHULQJ GLDORJXH RQ FDPSXV DPRQJ VWXGHQWV IDFXOW\ DQG VWDII The Newswire DFFHSWV /HWWHUV WR WKH (GLWRU RQ D ZHHNO\ EDVLV &RPPHQWV FDQ EH VXEPLWWHG RQOLQH GXULQJ WKH ZHHN 3OHDVH FRQWDFW XV LI \RX KDYH RSLQLRQV DQG ZLVK WR ZULWH RQ D UHJXODU EDVLV RU D VHQVH RI KXPRU DQG OLNH to draw. Find us online at xaviernewswire.com.

Newswire cartoon by Digba â&#x20AC;&#x153;Digsâ&#x20AC;? Coker

First Amendment to the United Statesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Constitution

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Xavier Newswire Edited by: Jonathan S. Hogue hoguej@xavier.edu

Opinions&Editorials

9 April 22, 2015

Laugh in the face of the unknown An improviserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lesson on embracing the spontaneous beauty in life

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a planner, a perfectionist.

I need things to go a certain way.

This is funny, because none of lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great moments ever seem to abide by the rules of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;plan.â&#x20AC;?

For years, I was lucky enough to be a member of Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Tell Anna (DTA), Xavierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s improv comedy group. I wanted to be in it so desperately as an incoming freshman, having heard about it from my brother, a 2011 alum. All my dreams came true when I was picked for the group.

Improv has taught me so many valuable life lessons: Always say yes. Contribute. Support your WHDPPDWHV 'RQ¡W EH VHOĂ&#x20AC;VK 7DNH risks. There are no mistakes, only opportunities. If you fail, try again. Amazing and rewarding things happen when you do. Like improv, life is both challenging and incredibly rewarding. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a terrifying thing to improvise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to stand on stage with no plan, no clue as to where the scene is going to go. But it is the most rewarding experience when you look your scene partner in the eye and jump together. Sometimes, it

goes perfectly, sometimes it turns out differently than you expected and other times it fails in ways you never imagined.

Xavier, for me, did not turn out the way I envisioned for myself as a freshman. Things changed and so did I, sometimes in beautiful ways, others in challenging ways.

But I have learned that teamwork and love, and those who act out RI ORYH DQG VHOĂ HVVQHVV UDWKHU than simply preaching it, is what really matters.

I have learned that negative things â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cruelty, apathy, lack of compassion â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are simply not worth it. Like in improv, negativity only dampens what could be a beautiful experience. So I choose to say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, and,â&#x20AC;? and take the frightening but exhilarating leap into the unknown, holding the hand of a trusted partner. In my time at Xavier, I have learned DQG Ă&#x20AC;UPO\ EHOLHYH WKDW KXPRU and beauty come out of the unexpected.

7KHUH LV RQH QLJKW WKDW UHĂ HFWV my experience at Xavier. After holding auditions my sophomore

year, four of us from DTA decided to hang out after a stressful night of debate about who would join the troupe. My friends Chris, Greg and Bobby piled into a small, musty basement, sitting on folding chairs, discussing everything from relationships to

There comes a point toward the end of every semester when all college students say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had enough.â&#x20AC;? We become so exhausted by the general malaise of tests, homework and stress that only late-night fast food runs and hysterical sobbing can cure these woes. It is almost as if an intangible barrier of â&#x20AC;&#x153;enoughâ&#x20AC;? automatically pops up and informs us that the stress is taking its greatest toll.

While we may not realize it, this breaking point can be very positive, letting us know that we have done all that we can to accomplish the task at hand. The problem is that for so many of us, myself included, the concept of â&#x20AC;&#x153;enoughâ&#x20AC;? becomes detrimental, making us feel that we can never truly accomplish greatness.

Our society rests on this notion that the grass is always greener and that there is always something better on the other side. Perfection is our communal and personal teleology. While in small doses this catalyst can push us toward some-

thing positive, more often than not, it drives us into a depression that makes us think that there is always something more that we can do to improve.

Our bodies arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t properly toned, our voice is too effeminate, our skin isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the â&#x20AC;&#x153;rightâ&#x20AC;? color and what we are doing is simply not enough. We constantly grasp for a more perfected version of our work and ourselves, and in the process, we forget to remember just how beautiful we really are.

One of my favorite theater actresses, Sierra Boggess, has a mantra that she repeats to all of her students who attend her master classes: â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are enough.

You are so enough. It is unbelievable how enough you are.â&#x20AC;? I will EH WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WR DGPLW WKDW ,¡P QRW necessarily one to take quotes to heart. I oftentimes question whether or not these celebrities are just blowing smoke and saying something that will maybe improve your mood for 24 hours.

However, it has taken me a great

deal of time to realize that this simple phrase carries so much more with it than meets the eye.

In my four years at Xavier, I always felt like there was something more that I could do. I needed to go to the gym more often, I needed to study harder for my tests, I needed to change my sexuality, I needed to stop eating so much and I needed to just be better. Who I was simply was not enough. If I can relate anything of wisdom to those reading this article right now, it is that you are enough. There comes a certain point, similar to when you are studying, when you need to step back and realize that everything about you has worth. Regardless of your theological teachings or belief, you were endowed with a number of gifts, quirks and characteristics that create a truly composite you.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take risks. There are no mistakes, only opportunities.

If you fail, try again. Amazing and rewarding things happen when you do.â&#x20AC;?

Meredith Francis politics to comedy. As Chris made me laugh and Greg and Bobby got into a comical debate about politics, I kept saying how I needed to get back and study for a Spanish quiz. But Greg said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come on, what are you going to remember 10 years from now? That quiz, or this conversation?â&#x20AC;? I stayed, and

the four of us had an amazing talk until 3 am. (Also, Greg, I remember the quiz. I got a B+. Good, considering the hangover.)

That night was one of those moments where you feel a connection with other people on a very fundamental level. No matter the topic, in having that conversation I felt invigorated as a human being - like no matter how stressed or isolated I felt, these were my three friends and we were LQ LW WRJHWKHU LI RQO\ IRU RQH Ă HHWing moment of beauty. That night was unexpected, unplanned and improvised, like so many great moments are. Life can be inexplicably and unexpectedly beautiful.

So, like we â&#x20AC;&#x153;whooshâ&#x20AC;? in DTA to start a new scene, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m about to begin a scary and exciting adventure. I have a plan, and the perfectionist in me feels anxiety over whether it will work out. But the improviser in me looks to the future with exhilaration, with a need for the humor and beauty that will emerge from the unknown.

Some thank youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are in order: Thank you to the entire

English department and the PPP program. To my Newswire staff, thank you for making me laugh and embracing the 10 p.m. crazies. Thank you to Xavier Police and Lt. Bill Smith for the Police Notes each week. Thank you to my housemates, Alana, Camie and Alex â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you all are my home. And thank you to my hilarious fellow improvisers (past and present) in DTA for making me leap even when I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ready.

I understand that this might seem like any other sappy posting about believing in yourself, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than that. We must embrace the â&#x20AC;&#x153;power of enoughâ&#x20AC;? to know that we are truly doing the best that we can and that what we have to offer has so much potential. We can take the opportunity to step back and realize not that we have more to do, but that what we have is all the more to appreciate.

There are many things in life that we cannot control: our height, our skin color, our sexuality, our family and our gender to name a IHZ 7KHVH DVSHFWV FDQ GHĂ&#x20AC;QH ZKR we are and make us feel that there is always something to change. If Xavier has taught me anything, it is that I am enough. I am so enough to speak out when I feel insulted.

I am so enough to know that I am a person who deserves to be loved uncontrollably by another and feel so damn wanted that I would never change myself for the world.

And I am so enough that I can FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQWO\ OHDYH WKLV XQLYHUVLW\ and hopefully love others for just

how enough they are. So, at the end of the day, whenever you feel stressed to the point of exhaustion, whenever you feel like there is so much going on that life is unbearable and whenever you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that you have enough to offer, take Sierraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words to heart. I say to you: You are enough. You are so enough. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unbelievable how enough you are

Meredith Francis is the former Campus News Editor at the Newswire and is a senior English & Philosphy, Politics and the Public major from Louisville, Ky.

The power of enough

Alex Spindler is the former Arts & Entertainment Editor at the Newswire and is a senior Honors Bachelor of Arts & Spanish major from Indianapolis, Ind.

10 April 22, 2015

Arts&Entertaintment

Xavier Newswire Edited by: Allison Wisyanski wisyanskia@xavier.edu

Art on Vine returns to Rhinegeist

Photo courtesy of gardenhousepottery.squarespace.com

Vendor Trisha McLennan, owner of Gardenhouse Pottery, began as an acryllic artist but later fell in love with pottery.

BY ALLISON WISYANSKI

Arts & Entertainment Editor $UW RQ 9LQH UHWXUQHG WR 2YHU 7KH 5KLQH ZKHUH PRUH WKDQ ORFDO DUWLVWV VHW XS ERRWKV WR VHOO WKHLU ÀQH DUWV DQG KDQGPDGH JRRGV 7KH HYHQW ZDV IURP WR S P RQ $SULO DW 5KLQHJHLVW 3URGXFWV IRU VDOH LQFOXGHG ZRUNV VXFK DV SDLQWLQJV SKRWRV MHZHOU\ EHOWV SRWWHU\ DQG PRUH

$GPLVVLRQ ZDV IUHH EXW SDWURQV ZHUH ZHOFRPH WR VSOXUJH RQ ORFDO DUW SLHFHV 7KH LQDXJXUDO $UW RQ 9LQH WRRN SODFH -XO\ RQ 9LQH 6WUHHW ,W HYROYHG IURP D FROOHJH FODVV SURMHFW E\ -DPHV -HQNLQV DQG 3DJH Lansley which was to be presentHG LQ IURQW RI 3URFWRU *DPEOH +HZOHWW 3DFNDUG DQG :HVWHUQ DQG 6RXWKHUQ )LQDQFLDO *URXS

,W VWDUWHG RXW LQ D SDUNLQJ ORW RQ 9LQH 6WUHHW LQ 2YHU WKH 5KLQH DQG IHDWXUHG RQO\ HLJKW DUWLVWV 1RZ WKH HYHQW KRVWV PRUH WKDQ DUWLVWV HYHU\ PRQWK ÀOOLQJ 5KLQHJHLVW %UHZHU\ GXULQJ IDOO DQG ZLQWHU DV ZHOO DV :DVKLQJWRQ 3DUN DQG )RXQWDLQ 6TXDUH GXULQJ WKH VSULQJ DQG VXPPHU 7KH HYHQW UHFHLYHV PRUH WKDQ HQWULHV HDFK PRQWK HDFK HYHQW DLPLQJ WR EHQHÀW D GLIIHUHQW ORFDO

QRQSURÀW ,W ZDV FUHDWHG WR SURYLGH D XQLTXH DQG H[FLWLQJ DUW EX\LQJ H[SHULHQFH ´2XU JRDO ZDV WR VKRZFDVH ORFDO ÀQH DUWLVWV E\ EXLOGLQJ D PRQWKO\ SODWIRUP IRU ORFDO DUWLVWV WR QHWZRUN DQG VHOO WKHLU ÀQH DUWV LQ D FUHDWLYH IDPLO\ IULHQGO\ HQYLURQPHQW DQG DOVR GR LW IRU D JRRG FDXVH µ -HQNLQV VDLG LQ DQ interview, ´2XU ÀUVW HYHQW ZH SDUWQHUHG ZLWK 275 &RPPXQLW\ +RXVLQJ where a portion of the artist’s IHH ZRXOG EH FRQWULEXWHG EDFN WR WKHP µ KH VDLG -HQNLQV QRZ D SKRWRJUDSKHU IRU 3KRWRJUDSK\ RI WKH 3HRSOH KDV &LQFLQQDWL LPDJHV DQG FDUGV IRU VDOH DW $UW RQ 9LQH UDQJLQJ IURP WR $W WKH HYHQW WKLV SDVW 6XQGD\ YHQGRU 6WHSKDQLH %DUDQRYLF IRXQGHU RI )OHXU GH &LQF\ VHW XS VKRS ZLWK KHU KDQGPDGH YLQWDJH SULQWV ZKLFK FRQVLVW RI ÁRUDO DQLPDO DQG VFLHQWLÀF LOOXVWUDWLRQV OD\HUHG RQ DJLQJ ERRN SDSHU 7KH VKHHWV RI SDSHU DUH IURP ROG /DWLQ JUDPPDU ERRNV IURP WKH V %DUDQRYLF WULHV WR PDWFK WKH ZRUGV RQ WKH SDJH ZLWK WKH LPDJH DQG VDLG WKDW WKHVH SULQWV DUH DQ ´RXWOHW IURP KHU GD\ MRE µ

7KH SULQWV DUH SHUIHFW IRU ZDOO DUW DQG JLIWV %DUDQRYLF KDV RQO\ EHHQ PDNLQJ WKHP IRU D PRQWK DQG LV HDJHU WR VWDUW KHU MRXUQH\ DW WKH &LQFLQQDWL ÁHD PDUNHWV DQG IDLUV WKURXJKRXW WKH VHDVRQ *DUGHQKRXVH 3RWWHU\ DOVR VKRZFDVHG LWV DUW RQ 6XQGD\ ZKHUH YHQGRU 7ULVK 0F/HQQDQ VROG SRWWHU\ DOO RI LW ÀUHG WKUHH WLPHV )RU WKLV HYHQW VKH XVHG LPDJHV RI GLIIHUHQW EHHU EUDQGV VRPH pre-prohibition, since the event WRRN SODFH DW D EUHZHU\ ,W LV KHU ÀIWK \HDU PDNLQJ WKLV SRWWHU\ DQG VKH ORRNV IRUZDUG WR PDNLQJ PRUH IRU XSFRPLQJ HYHQWV )RU WKH VXPPHU IDLU LQ Cincinnati, she will use photos of WKH 2OG &RQH\ 5HJLVWUDWLRQ IHHV IRU YHQGRUV UDQJH IURP WR 7R EHFRPH D YHQGRU DW $UW RQ 9LQH GRZQORDG WKH DSSOLFDWLRQ IURP ZZZ DUWRQYLQHFLQF\ FRP 7KH QH[W $UW RQ 9LQH LV IURP D P WR S P RQ 0D\ DW :DVKLQJWRQ 3DUN DQG IURP QRRQ WR S P VWDUWLQJ RQ -XQH DQG RFFXULQJ RQ HYHU\ ÀUVW 6XQGD\ RI WKH PRQWK XQWLO 2FWREHU 7R FRQWDFW 5KLQHJHLVW FDOO RU HPDLO DUWRQYLQHFLQF\#JPDLO FRP ZLWK DQ\ TXHVWLRQV

2nd Annual U4U Concert for a Cause

‘Death of Print’ zine

Guest Writer Xavier University’s chapter RI 8QLÀHG IRU 8JDQGD 8 8

ZLOO EH KRVWLQJ WKH VHFRQG DQnual Concert for a Cause, which 8 8 FOXE PHPEHU -DNH +DLJLV GHVFULEHV DV ´$Q HQG RI WKH \HDU event to showcase the talent withLQ WKH ;DYLHU FRPPXQLW\ ZKLOH UDLVLQJ PRQH\ IRU WKH GHVWLWXWH FKLOGUHQ RXU FKDSWHU RI 8QLÀHG IRU 8JDQGD VSRQVRUV µ 6RPH RI WKH WDOHQWHG SHUIRUPHUV DW WKLV \HDU·V FRQFHUW DUH -RH

Staff Xavier Writer Newswire ;DYLHU LV QRZ KRPH WR D QHZ VWXGHQW SURGXFHG OLWHUDU\ ]LQH ´7KH 'HDWK RI 3ULQW LV ,QHYLWDEOHµ LV DQ LQGHSHQGHQWO\ SXEOLVKHG ]LQH WKDW IHDWXUHV DUW UDQJLQJ IURP SRHWU\ VKRUW VWRULHV DQG HVVD\V WR GUDZLQJV DQG SKRWRJUDSK\ 7KH ]LQH FUHDWHG E\ VRSKRPRUH *DEH &RVWHOOR DQG MXQLRU 0LFKDHO 7KRPSVRQ PDLQO\ IHDWXUHV VWXGHQW ZRUN EXW DOVR LQFOXGHV ZRUN IURP VHYHUDO QRQ VWXGHQW FRQWULEXWLRQV ´0\ FR FUHDWRU *DEH &RVWHOOR FDPH WR PH ZLWK WKH RULJLQDO LGHD IRU WKH ]LQH DQG ZH EXLOW LW WRJHWKHU IURP WKH JURXQG XS µ 7KRPVSRQ VDLG ´*DEH·V ¶RIÀFLDO· WLWOH LV HGLWRU DQG , VHUYH DV SXEOLVKHU EXW ZH GR DOPRVW HYHU\ SDUW RI WKH SURFHVV WRJHWKHU *DEH ZUDQJOHV ZULWHUV DQG VXEPLVVLRQV DQG KDQGOHV PRVW RI WKH VRFLDO PHGLD ZKLOH , GR D ORW RI IRUPDWWLQJ DQG SK\VLFDOO\ FRPSLOLQJ HYHU\WKLQJ 7RJHWKHU ZH GHFLGH RQ DQ DHVWKHWLF IRU HDFK LVVXH µ ´7KH 'HDWK RI 3ULQW LV ,QHYLWDEOHµ KDV D VLPSOH JRDO WR JLYH SHRSOH D FKDQFH WR ZULWH WKH WKLQJV WKH\ ZDQW DQG WR KDYH WKHP EH UHDG ´:H DFFHSW DOO NLQGV RI ZRUN DQG LI ZH JHW VRPHWKLQJ WKDW GRHVQ·W TXLWH ÀW ZH WDON WR WKH ZULWHU RU DUWLVW DQG KHOS WKHP JHW LW WR D SODFH WKDW ZRUNV EHWWHU IRU RXU SXEOLFDWLRQ $ ORW RI RXU PDWHULDO LV PRUH ¶XQGHUJURXQG· DQG ZH GRQ·W H[SHFW RU UHDOO\ GHVLUH D PDVVLYH DXGLHQFH $OO ZH KRSH LV WKDW HYHU\RQH ZKR UHDGV WKH ]LQH HQMR\V LW µ 7KRPSVRQ VDLG (DFK LVVXH LV KDQGPDGH E\ &RVWHOOR DQG 7KRPSVRQ WKH\ FXW DQG SDVWH SLHFHV SKRWRFRS\ WKHP LQ WKH *DOODJKHU 6WXGHQW &HQWHU

BY KATRINA GROSS

*ODGVWRQH ZKR ZLOO SHUIRUP ´%XEEOH 7RHVµ E\ -DFN -RKQVRQ ´&UDVK ,QWR 0Hµ E\ 'DYH 0DWWKHZV %DQGµ DQG PRUH ERWK VLQJLQJ DQG SOD\LQJ WKH JXLWDU 0DU\ (OOHQ *UHHQ DQG 3DW 0XHOOHU ZLOO SHUIRUP ´7KDW·V :KDW·V 8Sµ E\ /HQQRQ DQG 0DLV\ ´1RW WKH 2QO\ 2QHµ E\ 6DP 6PLWK DQG ´)RXU)LYH6HFRQGVµ E\ 5LKDQQD ERWK VLQJLQJ DQG 0XHOOHU RQ WKH JXLWDU 2WKHU SHUIRUPHUV LQFOXGH WKH $FDEHOODV WKH ;DYLHU 6LQJHUV VRSKRPRUH 'HQQLV 3LFNHWW VRSK-

Photo courtesy of facebook.com

This year’s concert features various Xavier students showcasing their talents.

RPRUH %HQ 0HUORWWL DQG VHQLRU &D] .DQDEURFNL :KLOH DGPLVVLRQ WR WKH FRQFHUW LV IUHH IRRG WLFNHWV FDQ EH SXUFKDVHG IRU ZLWK DOO SURFHHGV JRLQJ WR ;DYLHU·V 8 8 FKDSWHU )RRG WLFNHWV ZLOO JLYH VWXGHQWV XQOLPLWHG DFFHVV WR D FDWHUHG EXIIHW IHDWXULQJ D GHOLFLRXV YDULHW\ RI IRRG LQFOXGLQJ VSLF\ EDOOV IURP 'DQD *DUGHQV DSSHWL]HUV IURP 5\DQ·V 3XE ERQHOHVV ZLQJV IURP %XIIDOR :LOG :LQJV DQG 4GRED FKLSV DQG TXHVR 5DIÁH WLFNHWV FDQ DOVR EH SXUFKDVHG GXULQJ WKH FRQFHUW IRU DQ DGGLWLRQDO SHU WLFNHWV 3XUFKDVLQJ UDIÁH WLFNHWV ZLOO HQWHU VWXGHQWV LQWR D UDIÁH ZLWK SUL]HV VXFK DV D 'HOWD ÁLJKW YRXFKHU DQG JLIW FDUGV UDQJLQJ IURP WR WR WKH ;DYLHU %RRNVWRUH 6WDUEXFNV $PD]RQ 6N\OLQH DQG 7DUJHW DPRQJ RWKHU SODFHV 2WKHU PLVFHOODQHRXV SUL]HV LQFOXGLQJ W VKLUWV IURP WKH ;DYLHU %RRNVWRUH DQG 8 8 FOXE ZLOO EH UDIÁHG RII DV ZHOO 7KH HYHQW DOVR LQFOXGHV D IUHH SKRWR ERRWK )RRG ZLOO EHJLQ WR EH VHUYHG DW S P DQG WKH ÀUVW SHUIRUPHU ZLOO WDNH WKH VWDJH DW DSSUR[LPDWHO\ S P ZLWK WKH ODVW SHUIRUPHU ÀQLVKLQJ DURXQG S P 7KH FRQFHUW WDNHV SODFH DW S P RQ $SULO DW WKH +XVPDQ 6WDJH $OO SURFHHGV IURP WKH HYHQW VXSSRUW LPSRYHULVKHG FKLOGUHQ LQ QRUWKHUQ 8JDQGD ,Q WKH FDVH RI EDG ZHDWKHU WKH *DOODJKHU 6WXGHQW &HQWHU $WULXP 6WDJH KDV EHHQ UHVHUYHG )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ RQ HLWKHU 8 8 RU WKH HYHQW YLVLW WKHLU )DFHERRN SDJH DW IDFHERRN FRP 8 8DW;8

BY ZENAB SAEED

@xaviernewswire

Photo courtesy of facebook.com

A new literary zine comes to Xavier.

DQG SULQW DQG VWDSOH WKHP LQ WKH &RQDWRQ /HDUQLQJ &RPPRQV &RSLHV DUH PRVWO\ GLVWULEXWHG WR IULHQGV RI IHDWXUHG ZULWHUV DQG DUWLVWV ´:H OHDYH FRSLHV DURXQG FDPSXV LQ WKH KRSHV WKDW SHRSOH ZLOO SLFN WKHP XS 7KH ;DYLHU (QJOLVK GHSDUWPHQW IDFXOW\ KDV been very receptive of the zine DQG KDYH KHOSHG XV RXW TXLWH D ELW µ 7KRPSVRQ VDLG ´7KH EHVW ZD\ WR JHW D FRS\ LV IRU VWXGHQWV WR ÀQG P\VHOI *DEH RU DQ\ RI RXU FRQWULEXWRUV DQG VLPSO\ DVN for one, but we are also available RQOLQH 2QOLQH LVVXHV FDQ EH IRXQG RQ RXU EORJ DW ZZZ WKHGHDWKRISULQW ZRUGSUHVV FRP µ 7KH ]LQH DFFHSWV VXEPLVVLRQV IURP DQ\RQH ´6HHN XV RXW PHVVDJH XV RQ )DFHERRN RU 7ZLWWHU HPDLO *DEH RU P\VHOI SULYDWHO\ RU HPDLO XV DW WKHGHDWKRISULQW # JPDLO FRP :H ZHOFRPH DQG HQFRXUDJH DQ\RQH WR VXEPLW QR PDWWHU ZKDW NLQG RI SLHFH WKH\ KDYH µ 7KRPSVRQ VDLG 7KH ÀUVW LVVXH DQG VHFRQG LVVXHV ZHUH SXEOLVKHG RQ $SULO DQG $SULO DQG FDQ EH DFFHVVHG RQ WKH ZHEVLWH $ WKLUG LVVXH LV LQ WKH ZRUNV DQG ZLOO EH SXEOLVKHG E\ WKH HQG RI WKH VHPHVWHU )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ DQG XSGDWHV RQ ´7KH 'HDWK RI 3ULQW LV ,QHYLWDEOHµ IROORZ WKH OLWHUDU\ ]LQH RQ )DFHERRN DW ZZZ IDFHERRN FRP WKHGHDWKRISULQW RU 7ZLWWHU #WKHGHDWKRISULQW

11

Xavier Newswire

April 22, 2015 Arts&Entertaintment â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring Awakeningâ&#x20AC;? successfully brings teenage angst to life Edited by: Allison Wisyanski wisyanskia@xavier.edu

BY TAYLOR ROBERTS

Staff Writer Xavier Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Director of Theatre, Stephen Skiles, and the cast of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Spring Awakeningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; brought teenage angst to life in four bold performances last weekend in the Gallagher Student Center Theater.

7KLV Ă&#x20AC;QDO SURGXFWLRQ RI ;DYLHU Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014-15 season reminded the audience just how tough it is to grow up.

This Tony Award-winning musical adapted from a 1891 German tragedy by Frank Wedekind pulled at the audienceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartstrings like a puppeteer as the characters struggled through controversial issues, such as child abuse, rape, homosexuality, suicide and abortion.

The musical takes place in 19th century Germany with the cast donning attire from that time period. Senior Alice Trentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s light design energized the scenes while senior Alana Yurczykâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set design provided the essential amount of background support for the cast without distracting from their performance.

With music by Duncan Sheik and lyrics by Stephen Sater, Dee Anne Bryll successfully choreographed a show that balanced sensual displays of affection with laugh out loud spectacles of teenagers exploring their sexuality.

While the girls out-danced the boys in their musical numbers, the choreography enhanced â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring

Awakeningâ&#x20AC;? as a whole.

Junior Tyler Kuhlman made a marvelous Melchior, the most gifted student in his class.

Kuhlman nailed his delicate solos and still managed to meld with the rest of the cast in the more rebellious numbers such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bitch of Livingâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Totally F**ked.â&#x20AC;?

Cast as the foil to Melchior, junior Griff Bludworth proved to be effective in his role as Moritz, DQ XQGHUDFKLHYHU PRUWLĂ&#x20AC;HG WR the point of distraction by his bodily functions. He sang a spec-

tacular solo in act two, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Do Sadness.â&#x20AC;?

One of the most compelling performances came from junior Maya Farhat in her role as Wendla, a naĂŻve girl with limited knowledge on adult relationships. She opened the show with a captivating solo in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mama Who Bore Meâ&#x20AC;? and an exquisite rendition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Knownâ&#x20AC;? with Kuhlman and Bludworth.

Others whose contributions led to a strong ensemble included sophomore Stephanie Ambrose

(Martha), junior Mary Bond (Anna), senior Megan Hostetler (Ilse), sophomore Aaron Krick (Ernst), junior Brandon Langjahr (Otto), sophomore Ryan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole (Georg), junior Elizabeth Rancourt (Thea) and senior Alex Spindler (Hanschen).

Juniors Sean Burlingame and Molly Hiltz stole the show in their UROHV DV YDULRXV DGXOW Ă&#x20AC;JXUHV GXUing the performance. They found laughter and sorrow in the scheming and abusive nature of adults as interpreted in this musical.

The Xavier Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 201415 season ended in success with their production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring Awakeningâ&#x20AC;? that had the audience guffawing and wiping tears from their eyes at the intense issues addressed in this coming-of-age musical.

For more information on other Department of Music and Theatre performances, visit xavier. edu/theatre.

Newswire Rating:

Photo courtesy of facebook.com

;DYLHU¡V FDVW RI ´6SULQJ $ZDNHQLQJ¾ EROG\ GHOLYHUHG RQ VWDJH GXULQJ WKH VRQJ ´7RWDOO\ ) NHG ¾ ZLWK FKRUHRJUDSK\ WKDW HQKDQFHG WKH VKRZ DV D ZKROH

Â&#x192;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2021;Â&#x201D; Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2030;Â&#x2021;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2022; ĆŞÂ&#x192;Â&#x2022;Â&#x160; Â&#x201E;Â&#x192;Â&#x2026;Â? Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018; Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2019;Â&#x192;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2013;

BY AIYANA MOORE

Staff Writer The Xavier Singers tap into the audienceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feelings of nostalgia as they perform their newest show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now and Then: When Past Meets Present.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now and Thenâ&#x20AC;? features musical hits of the past, including songs by Queen and *NSYNC, and current hits by Meghan Trainor and Ed Sheeran. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our original idea for the show was to take a look at how songs WRGD\ VKRZ D JUHDW UHĂ HFWLRQ RI songs from the past,â&#x20AC;? junior Vice

President of singers, Bill Bentley said. Following the theme of past and present, the group welcomes several Singers alumni to join the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are songs throughout the show where only current members perform, the alumni and current members perform together and some songs where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just alumni,â&#x20AC;? sophomore co-Public 5HODWLRQV 2IĂ&#x20AC;FHU 7D\ORU -DFK VDLG Sarah Rotte, sophomore co3XEOLF 5HODWLRQV 2IĂ&#x20AC;FHU VDLG WKH director always shares funny and inspiring stories about Singers

alumni. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With these stories engraved into my head, it has been cool to Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ SODFH D QDPH ZLWK D IDFH Âľ Rotte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the chance to perform and share the stage with them is even cooler.â&#x20AC;?

With a wide range of genres, from pop and rock to musical theater, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sure to be something for everyone that comes to the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With this show, I am most excited to showcase â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lovinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Is Really My Game,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; one of our closing numbers,â&#x20AC;? Rotte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a moment where all the

alumni and current members will take the stage together, dancing to a legendary Singers number that has been passed down for years.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been awesome to work with all of the alumni and see how the group was when I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t here at Xavier,â&#x20AC;? Jach said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gives you a cool perspective on the group and its legacy.â&#x20AC;?

Music will be provided by Eclipse, a Cincinnati band known for their mix of new and old school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A sneak peek of the Singers VKRZ FDQ EH VHHQ DW WKH 8QLĂ&#x20AC;HG

IRU 8JDQGD EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W FRQFHUW Âľ Bentley said. The concert will be held at 6 p.m. on April 22 at the Husman stage.

The Singers will perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now and Thenâ&#x20AC;? at 7:30 p.m. on April 24 and 25.

Presale tickets will be sold from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m on April 22 in Gallagher and on April 23 in Fenwick.

Presale tickets are $5 for students and $10 for non-students.

Tickets bought at the door are $7 for students and $12 for non-students.

Photo courtesy of facebook.com

;DYLHU 6LQJHUV ZLOO WDNH D ORRN DW KRZ UHFHQW KLWV UHĂ HFW VRQJV IURP WKH SDVW 7KHLU SHUIRUPDQFH IHDWXUHV PXVLF E\ 4XHHQ 16<1& DV ZHOO DV PRUH UHFHQW VRQJV E\ 0HJKDQ 7UDLQRU DQG (G 6KHHUDQ

12

Xavier Newswire

Feature

April 22, 2015

Edited by: Hana Priscu priscuh@xavier.edu

Continued from Page 1

The following story is part two of the special feature about diversity on this campus and answers the question, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it like to be con-

Amari Alexander Amari Alexander, D Ă&#x20AC;UVW \HDU VWXGHQW who is openly bisexual, thinks itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s odd that students make an assumption that she is straight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just weird, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an automatic assumption that people think other people are straight,â&#x20AC;? Alexander said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be like, oh, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m gay, either.â&#x20AC;?

BY MEREDITH FRANCIS

Alexander said that sometimes in social situations, she has to tell people when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re being politically incorrect.

Staff Writer

A Diverse Perspective

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes some of my friends makes jokes like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh bisexuals canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be trusted, they have way too many options,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Alexander said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I just think, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so not true.â&#x20AC;?

Though transitioning to college comes with many obstacles, Alexander said that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comfortable with her identity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t view it as an obstacle,â&#x20AC;?

Alexander said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that sets me apart more so than anyone else.â&#x20AC;?

Andrew Matsushita

Andrew 0DWVXVKLWD LV D DOXPQL who is of Japanese, Chinese and Jamaican heritage. After completing four years at Xavier, he said he was subject to stereotypes, especially in the classroom.

According to Matsushita, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experienced â&#x20AC;&#x153;whisperedâ&#x20AC;? moments of stereotyping. Matsushita once overheard a student in class refer to him by saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;there goes the grading curve,â&#x20AC;? when realizing Matsushita was in the classroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I took it as a challenge, that they would regret that they said that I was top of the class, that I was recognized for my work,â&#x20AC;?

Matsushita said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;People just assume I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to work hard â&#x20AC;Ś but I had to work as hard as anyone else.â&#x20AC;?

Matsushita said that in some of his experiences at Xavier, it felt as though he was only being valued for his diverse background. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of those things where you often get carried around like a trophy,â&#x20AC;? Matsushita said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of where it gets a little uncomfortable.â&#x20AC;?

Matsushita said that because there is such a small perFHQWDJH RI $VLDQ VWXGHQWV RQ FDPSXV VRPHWLPHV Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ UHVRXUFHV ZDV GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was a minority amongst minorities,â&#x20AC;?

Matsushita said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;And when I was looking for resources to assist me with these issues, LW ZDV GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW EHFDXVH VRPH RI WKH UHsources on campus arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t geared towards helping Asian American students.â&#x20AC;?

DISCLAIMER:

sidered a minority on campus?â&#x20AC;?

The students interviewed represent only a small sampling of diverse backgrounds. The students in this article cannot possibly speak for their entire cultural community, as they offer only one perspective.

Katie Bauer .DWLH %DXHU D Ă&#x20AC;UVW \HDU VWXGHQW who was adopted from China, said that she is â&#x20AC;&#x153;used toâ&#x20AC;? being a minority in a mostly white community.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up in a sea of people that did not look like me,â&#x20AC;? Bauer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that (I) stick out, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m used to it. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m used to people looking at me and thinking, oh, she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have blonde hair and blue eyes.â&#x20AC;?

According to Bauer, her parents have always made an effort to connect Katie and her sister, who is also adopted from China, to Chinese culture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always told us that we were adopted,â&#x20AC;? Bauer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always taught us about our culture. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made us very aware of what lives we could have lived, or used to live at least.â&#x20AC;?

Bauer said that she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always identify with people of a similar cultural heritage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As far as identifying myself as different (from my parents), I guess I never really felt that,â&#x20AC;? Bauer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was no language barrier. Slipping into American culture was really, really easy for me.â&#x20AC;?

According to Bauer, Xavier is welcoming of diversity. However, some people make assumptions about her, like assuming sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s from an Asian family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I show pictures of my family, (people) will kind of go, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh, okay,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Bauer said of studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; surprise.

Pictured: Amari Alexander, Andrew Matsushita, Siti Syarizan Mohd Nizom, Ali Ahmed and Katie Bauer (from left to right)