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Volume CI Issue 16

January 20, 2016

#BlackLivesMatter creators come to Xavier

BY MICAH PRICE Staff Writer After a short opening prayer, members of the Xavier Black Student Association (BSA) executive board met Monday to discuss plans for the next four months. The club has an ambitious semester ahead, with several events targeting the larger campus community and initiating conversations about race relations. One of these events will feature the creators of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Alicia Garza and Patrisse

Cullors, two of the movement’s initial creators who started a social activist group along with Opal Tometi, will be present at the event. Garza and Cullors will each speak for about 25 minutes and then take questions from the audience, which will be composed of only Xavier students, faculty, staff and guests from the community invited by the planning committee. The event, which will take place on Feb. 1, will likely focus on the origins of the movement as early as the Trayvon Martin

case in 2012, how their cause has progressed and its future goals. BSA Treasurer, senior Kayswanna McCoy, said she believes the event will increase social awareness among Xavier students. “I think this is really going to bring awareness to the Xavier campus,” McCoy said. “We’re hoping (students) come and learn and want to get involved.” While talking about how she believes the topic of race has been addressed since she arrived on campus nearly four years ago,

McCoy compared the social climate at Xavier to a bubble of comfort. “Students can’t see past it,” McCoy said. “I feel like there’s a lack of conversation happening.” McCoy said a more honest conversation is the way to rectify the issues she sees and that Xavier needs to live up to its Jesuit values. “(We need an) open approach when talking about race, open approach when we’re talking about social justice, especially when relating to African Americans,”

McCoy said. “We need to step up our game.” 7KH RIÀFLDO 2UJV\QF SDJH IRU the event, where students who wish to attend should RSVP, cites the limited capacity of the Cintas Center banquet rooms as cause for the event being advertised as private. In addition, there are two events tentatively scheduled for the week following the lecture, including a town hall style meeting on Feb. 2 and a vigil on Feb. 8. The Newswire will report on those events in coming weeks.

Twitter talks The #BlackLivesMatter movement has received wisespread support and opposition on social media.

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Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi started the #BlackLivesMatter social media movement in 2013 in response to the shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen.

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SAC Calendar Compiled by Raymond Humienny

Late night movie: Frozen 11 p.m., Jan. 21-23 GSC Theater

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Campus News

3 January 20, 2016

Xavier celebrates MLK Week BY ERICA LAMPERT

Staff Writer Xavier’s Martin Luther King (MLK) week began Jan. 17 and will continue until Jan. 21. This event was started by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in order to honor MLK and to continue his work for racial equality. “I’m excited for this week,� Center for

Diversity Inclusion Director Taj Smith said. “I’ve been doing MLK weeks for a very long time, so what I get excited about is making sure that everyone remembers the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and all the other people that worked with him on these issues of racial justice that are still occurring today.â€? O n e RI WKH Ă€UVW events of MLK week in-

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Rosa Clemente’s speech takes place at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Cintas Center Banquet Rooms.

volves Xavier’s own police force and a select group of students. The event is titled “Right to Not Remain Silent.â€? Its goal is to offer insight on XUPD’s opinion’s about events in the media and racial violence targeting the Black community. “During this event, we hope to build and improve the relationVKLSV ZLWK WKH SROLFH RIĂ€FHUV KHUH at Xavier,â€? Smith said. The Center’s feature event will include its keynote speaker, social activist and scholar Rosa Clemente on Jan. 20. She will explain what she thinks it means to be a social activist, how Xavier students can implement her ideas and become one as well. She will discuss her story and how she came to care about social justice issues. ´6KH GHĂ€QHV herself as an AfricaLatino, where she recognizes both of her heritages and the struggles within them. She plans to discuss these identities, along with several

others during her presentation,â€? Smith said. The Center for Diversity and Inclusion will also host two leadup events for the major events it plans to host in February. The center will host an event on Jan. 21 involving Fr. Graham and two other Xavier staff members. The event, “Why It Mattered,â€? will discuss the Cincinnati Riots, including their impact and how they UHĂ HFW ZKDW LV RFFXUULQJ WRGD\ LQ society. “These riots beg the question of how were they are different from today, and are we continuing to deal with the same struggles?â€? Smith said. “This event is really here to give students a perspective on the institution, how Graham acted as an individual and why responding to racial issues is still so important today.â€? The Cincinnati Riots of 2001 were triggered by the deaths of three black men by local police RIĂ€FHUV 7KHVH RFFXUUHG GXUing Graham’s early presidency, and the discussion will explain how he chose to handle the issue within the Cincinnati community. 7KH &HQWHU¡V Ă€QDO HYHQW ZLOO

also be held on Jan. 21 and will discuss what it means to be white in today’s society, the meaning of white privilege and how people can respond to this concept. Two of Smith’s colleagues will speak to Xavier students about their experiences of ZKLWH SULYLOHJH ZKHQ WKH\ Ă€UVW LGHQWLĂ€HG WKHPVHOYHV DV ZKLWH and their work in different racial settings. Smith said the Center for Diversity and Inclusion hopes that this event expands in the following years and want students to get as involved as possible. All of these events lead up to other major events in February. “Xavier students should be excited about this and see it as an opportunity to get involved in a weeklong program that involves these current issues of racial justice nationally as well as locally,â€? Smith said. “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectlyâ€? Letters from Birmingham Jail – Martin Luther King Jr.

Community discussion leads conversation on race: Rethinking Racism captures open dialogue on struggles in diversity BY JAMES NEYER Staff Writer

Approximately 100 people gathered in the basement of a church last week to discuss racism. They did not just discuss feeling the sting of racism from any particular individual, but also what they have experienced due to institutional racism. Various volunteers led discussions, including conversations about institutional racism in the economic and criminal justice systems. The volunteers lead conversations in mixed groups, composed of people of all ages and races. The event was KHOG IRU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH HYHU E\ WKH Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC) and the Cincinnati Humans Relation Committee (CHRC). “I think the event went really well,â€? Christina Brown, Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator for CHCR said. “We were able to bring about a discussion of racism in areas which people traditionally may not have realized.â€? “Rethinking Racismâ€? took place on Jan. 14 in Father Rivers

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The IPJC hosted several discussion on racism on Jan. 14. Volunteers led conversations on topics such as institutionalized racism and interpersonal racist encounters.

Hall at St. Joseph Parish. The event began with a large group engagement, where instances of racism were brought up by individual members one at a time. Smaller groups emerged following the conversations, led by the volunteers who brought up the original issues discussed.

“I thought it was an interesting opportunity to bring a diverse audience from around Cincinnati to have an open discussion about whatever anyone wanted to talk about concerning race and racism within the city of Cincinnati.� Brian Igel, a senior theology and philosophy major, said.

The group reconvened after WKH ÀUVW VHSDUDWLRQ WR GLVFXVV ZKDW they had all learned. They then broke off once more to engage in discussion with another group about a new topic brought up in the large group. This was repeated once more, allowing for people to engage in discussion about many

different issues. There will be another event from 5-6 p.m. on Wednesday at IJPC. At this meeting, another dialogue will occur so that attendees can recap what was discussed in the previous meeting and what can be done moving forward.

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

Pizzeria opening remains a mystery BY MAX BRUNS

Staff Writer Behind schedule from the start, the installation of businesses in University Station has yet to be completed. A noticeably unfinished business is Delicio, a coal fired pizzeria that has yet to confirm a date or time for when it will open its doors to customers. 7KH 8QLYHUVLW\ 6WDWLRQ SURMect was initially slated to last from 2001 to 2011. Phase one of the project ended in 2014 but left the pizzeria and several business plots at the corner of Dana Avenue and Montgomery Road empty. Ackermann Group Real Estate Services and Messer Construction were in charge of WKH Ă€UVW SKDVH ZKLFK LQFOXGHG the $54 million mixed-use development with 178 student apartments, 46,000 square feet of ofĂ€FH VSDFH DQG VTXDUH IHHW of retail space. “It’s going to bring a lot of life to our campus community. It’s going to bring a lot of folks from the neighborhood, folks

from around Cincinnati, opportunities for our students right here on campus, and that’s only going to help us in terms of competitiveness,� Aaron Meis, Xavier’s dean of admissions and ÀQDQFLDO DLG WROG WKH Enquirer LQ DIWHU WKH ÀUVW SKDVH ZDV completed. With businesses such as Goldstar, Starbucks, Graeters, )UR]HQ <R DQG 7RS 7KLV LQ place and functioning, it would seem that the mixed-use development is delivering in many ways. However, the open spaces and unfinished buisness are beginning to raise questions with students and community members as to what will fill them and when they will be open for business. Although the mixed-use development was scheduled to be completed in 2011, 54 percent of the property, retail or otherwise, has yet to be leased, and the piz]HULD KDV QR RIÀFLDO RSHQLQJ GDWH on record. Edited by Campus News Editor Jessica Griggs

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Jan. 6, 2:46 p.m. – Xavier Police received a report that a statue had been stolen from the McDonald Memorial Library. It was later determined that the statue was located in another room on campus.

Jan. 11, 8:33 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Physical Plant with a water leak in Husman Hall. Several rooms suffered minor damage.

&RPPRQV $SDUWPHQWV 7KH VWX- in Alter Hall. dent was unable to get into his or her apartment while intoxicated Jan. 16, 3:56 p.m. – Damage WKH QLJKW SULRU 7KH VWXGHQW ZDV to a concrete pillar outside the sent back to his or her room. entrance to Cintas Center was reported by an employee. Jan. 13, 9:42 a.m. – Xavier Jan. 15, 5:45 p.m. – An emPolice assisted Residence Life ployee reported that there was Jan. 16, 10:53 p.m. – Cincinnati Jan. 7, 9:27 a.m. – Xavier with a room search in Kuhlman GHURJDWRU\ JUDIÀWL LQ D EDWKURRP Fire and Rescue transported an Police and Cincinnati Fire and Hall. A small amount of mari- stall in the McDonald Memorial underage intoxicated student Rescue responded to Cintas MXDQD ZDV FRQÀVFDWHG GXULQJ WKH Library. to Good Samaritan Hospital. &HQWHU IRU D ÀUH DODUP 7KH search. Residence Life will follow 5HVLGHQFH /LIH ZDV QRWLÀHG alarm was set off by construc- up. Jan. 16, 12:43 a.m. – An emtion in the area. ployee reported damage to a door Jan. 17, 6:28 a.m. – Jan. 13, 3:34 p.m. – Xavier Xavier Police and Cincinnati Jan. 11, 8:55 a.m. – Xavier Police helped Cincinnati Police Fire and Rescue responded Police received a report that with a three-car auto accident at to a fire alarm at 1421 Dana two projectors were stolen from Victory Parkway and Ledgewood Avenue. Drive. Logan Hall. Jan. 18, 8:20 p.m. – A stuJan. 13, 5:14 p.m. – A student Jan. 11, 9:18 a.m. – Xavier dent reported the theft of his Get on their level Police and Cincinnati Fire and reported problems with an exor her cell phone while at5HVFXH UHVSRQGHG WR D ÀUH DODUP DFTXDLQWDQFH 7KH DGYRFDWH SURtending an off-campus event Jan. 13, 5:21 p.m. – Xavier in Logan Hall. No cause could be JUDP ZDV QRWLÀHG in Kentucky. Police, Cincinnati Fire and determined. Rescue and Physical Plant Jan. 14, 7:48 a.m. – Xavier Jan. 18, 10:45 p.m. – Xavier rescued four students who Jan. 11, 4:17 p.m. – Xavier Police and Residence Life inPolice assisted Physical Plant were stuck in an elevator in Police assisted Residence Life in vestigated a student who was with a water leak in Hailstones Fenwick Place. recovering drug paraphernalia passed out and covered in vomit Hall, resulting in minor damage LQ WKH VHFRQG à RRU ORXQJH RI WKH from a room in Buenger Hall. to a classroom.

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5 January 20, 2016

Drug lord captured in home state

BY REGINA WRIGHT

Staff Writer After six months on the run, the world’s most wanted man, JoaquĂ­n “El Chapoâ€? GuzmĂĄn Loera, was captured in his home state of Sinaloa, Mexico. GuzmĂĄn is the kingpin and creator of Mexico’s most powerful and violent drug cartel, the Sinaloa Cartel. The cartel originated in 1980 and became a multibillion-dollar empire that supplied marijuana, cocaine and heroin throughout Mexico and the U.S. and later expanded to Europe and Asia. Rivalry with other drug cartels created an ongoing drug war in Mexico, leaving thousands dead. U.S. indictments claim the organization is responsible for using assassins and hit squads to show off its power. GuzmĂĄn himself has had a direct hand in the murder of hundreds. GuzmĂĄn was extradited from Guatemala in 1993 and sent to Puente Grande, a maximum-security prison in Mexico. Eight years DIWHU KLV Ă€UVW FDSWXUH KH HVFDSHG in a laundry cart. He was recaptured in 2014. In July 2015 GuzmĂĄn escaped for the second time. He escaped from Altiplano Federal Prison by crawling through a hole in his cellblock’s shower area into a tunnel,

which led to a house. GuzmĂĄn then traveled to San Juan del Rio where two small planes were waiting for his arrival. GuzmĂĄn was captured for the third time on Jan. 8, nearly six months after his second escape. During a pre-dawn operation Mexican authorities moved in and raided his beachside condo tower where he was asleep next to his wife. The day after GuzmĂĄn’s arrest, Rolling Stone magazine published an interview with GuzmĂĄn by Sean Penn. The article has been followed by debate since Penn met with GuzmĂĄn while he was on the run. It was three months after the fugitives’ escape that GuzmĂĄn met with Penn and conducted a seven hour-long interview. Kate del Castillo, a Mexican actress who supported GuzmĂĄn, planned the interview. Penn also conducted a follow-up interview through text messaging and video. Currently, GuzmĂĄn is back in the same prison from which he escaped six months prior and faces the possibility of being extradited to the U.S. under drug WUDIĂ€FNLQJ FKDUJHV 7KH SURFHVV could take several months, and GuzmĂĄn would have the right to Photo courtesy of pbs.org -RDTXLQ ´(O &KDSRÂľ *X]PiQ LV WDNHQ WR D KHOLFRSWHU E\ 0H[LFDQ VHFXULW\ IRUFHV DIWHU KLV Ă€UVW HVFDSH LQ )HEUXDU\ appeal.

Fans mourn loss of Alan Rickman, favorite villain BY NICK BERGEMAN Staff Writer

English actor and director Alan Rickman died last Thursday, Jan. 14, at a London hospital from pancreatic cancer. He had been diagnosed last August after suffering a stroke but kept his terminal diagnosis from public knowledge, much like recently deceased English entertainer David Bowie. Both were 69 years old. In a career of highlights, Rickman may be best remembered for his widely beloved role as Potions

Master Severus Snape in the film adaptations of the Harry Potter series. Critics and fans alike praised

Rickman’s performance as Snape for the entire length of WKH Ă€OP VHULHV An outpouring of tributes came from former costars and fans after news broke of his death, including a memorial set up under the “Platform 9žâ€? sign at the London King’s Cross railway station, in reference to his role in the Harry Potter Ă€OPV Rickman began his career as a stage actor, including work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. +H Ă€UVW JDLQHG

prominence for originating the role of Vicomte de Valmont in Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,â€? for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1987. After several stage and television roles, Rickman was cast in his first feature film at 42 years old in 1988 as villain Hans Gruber in “Die Hard,â€? opposite Bruce Willis. 7KH Ă€OP KDV FRPH WR EH ZLGHO\ considered one of the greatest action movies ever made, and Rickman’s character Hans Gruber was named by the American Film Institute as the 46th best villain in Ă€OP KLVWRU\ Gruber became the first in a string of roles as villainous characters for Rickman, including as the Sheriff of Nottingham in “Robin Hood: Prince o f

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Thievesâ€? (for which he won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor), the title character in the HBO biopic “Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destinyâ€? (for which he won a Golden Globe and Emmy for Best Actor in a TV movie) and Judge Turpin in Tim Burton’s adaptation of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.â€? In addition to various other acting credits on stage and screen, Rickman enjoyed a successful career as a director and ZULWHU LQFOXGLQJ RQ WKH Ă€OPV “The Winter Guestâ€? in 1997 and “A Little Chaosâ€? in 2015. Besides his entertainment career, Rickman will be remembered for his commitment to various charities and benevolent causes, such as being honorary president of the International Performer Aid’s Trust. Rickman finished two films before his death that have yet to be released. Those two are “Eye in the Sky,â€? a thriller to open in the U.S. on April 1, 2016, and “Alice Through the Looking Glass,â€? the sequel to the 2010 “Alice in Wonderlandâ€? to be released May 27, 2016. Though gone, Rickman’s LQĂ XHQFH ZLOO FRQWLQXH WR EH felt through his performances. Always.

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Georgetown upsets No. 5 Xavier BY BRENT RAINES

Sports Editor Game Summary: Xavier split a pair of Big East conference games in the past week, winning at Marquette before being upset at home against Georgetown. The 74-66 road victory over the Golden Eagles (12-6, 2-4 Big East) on Jan. 16 was led by senior forward James Farr, who scored 16 points in addition to a careerhigh 19 rebounds. Marquette rushed out to an 18-11 lead, but a 21-0 run by the Musketeers gave them the lead for good. Marquette never came within seven points of the Musketeers for the remainder of the game. Sophomore guard Trevon Bluiett led the Musketeers with 18 points, while Marquette’s freshman forward Henry Ellenson led all players with 20 points and added 7 rebounds. The Georgetown Hoyas (127, 5-2 BE) surprised everyone Tuesday night by storming into Cintas Center and coming away with a 81-72 win over the No. 5 Musketeers. The Hoyas started the game strong and weathered several Xavier runs to take a 39-33 lead into the locker room. They would never relinquish that lead, although Xavier did cut it down to two at one point in the second half. Sumner returns: After taking a scary fall at Villanova on New Years’ Eve, redshirt freshman guard Sumner re-

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Farr backs down Ellenson in last Saturday’s game. Farr was named Xavier student-athlete of the week and will graduate in May.

WXUQHG WR WKH OLQH XS IRU WKH ÀUVW time against Marquette to post 15 SRLQWV DQG D WHDP KLJK ÀYH DVVLVWV Sumner had sat out the previous three games due to a concussion. For his performance in the Marquette game, Sumner was named Big East Freshman of the Week. Player of the Week: As the Big East named Bluiett as its conference Player of the Week on Monday, there is little reason to name another as the Newswire Player of the Week suince no one really played all that

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well against Georgetown, so we Looking ahead: will punt on that game and focus The Musketeers will face two on Bluiett. of the three Big East teams that Farr Bounces Back: they have yet to play in the comAfter an uninspired four point, ing week. They will host Seton Ă€YH UHERXQG SHUIRUPDQFH DJDLQVW DePaul last week, Xavier head coach Chris Mack had some tough words for Farr. “He has to play harder. As you NQRZ ,¡YH EHHQ WKH Ă€UVW RQH WR beat the drum about James Farr being one of the best bigs, most improved players in our conference. He took tonight off and he hasn’t played well over the last couple of practices,â€? Mack said. “It’s disappointing, and when he changes his attitude back to what it was, he will play exactly how he’s been playing.â€? Farr responded big time against Marquette. In addition to the career-high 19 rebounds, his 16 point tally was the second highest of his career trailing only his 18 point performance earlier this season against Western Kentucky on Dec 5.

Hall (13-4, 3-2 BE) at 2 p.m. on Saturday before heading to Rhode Island to square off against Kris Dunn and the Providence Friars (15-3, 3-2 BE) at 9 p.m. on Jan. 26. Seton Hall is off to a solid season after being picked just seventh in the Big East preseason rankings. The Pirates have three players in Isaiah Whitehead, Khadeen Carrington and Desi Rodriguez ZKR DUH DYHUDJLQJ GRXEOH ÀJXUHV while Angel Delgado averages more than nine points and nine rebounds. With an RPI of 41 and wins over Wichita State and Providence, Seton Hall will be looking for a big win to bolster its bubblicious WRXUQDPHQW SURÀOH 7KH JDPH ZLOO be broadcast locally on Fox Sports Ohio. While Player of the Year candidate Kris Dunn deservedly gets most of the attention, most improved player candidate Ben Bentil actually leads the team averaging 19.1 ppg and 8.0 rpg. The Friars have already picked up wins against Arizona, Illinois, Butler and Rhode Island. The game will be broadcast nationally on FS1.

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Staff Writer The Musketeers women’s basketball team capped off its third week in Big East conference play with a 1-1 split in the two games it played during the week. Xavier outlasted the Marquette Golden Eagles (7-11, 2-5 Big East) last Friday night by a score of 71-66. Four Xavier players went for GRXEOH ÀJXUHV 6HQLRU IRUZDUG Brianna Glover went for a team high 20 points to go along with 7 boards. Senior guard Jenna Crittendon provided 12 points, with RS Junior guard Raeshaun Gaffney and senior guard Aliyah Zantt both contributed 10 points

apiece. has compiled an impressive Zantt led all Musketeers in record of 600-315 during that rebounding with nine, an imspan. pressive number for a point Unfortunately for the guard. Musketeers, Bruno notched his The win over Marquette 601st win Sunday as Xavier fell set the scene for a showdown in blowout fashion 70-53. on Sunday with the Big East The score at halftime was ÀUVW SODFH DQG $3 SROO 1R 30-22 DePaul, but the third DePaul Blue Demons, 14-6 quarter is what sealed the (6-1 BE). Musketeers’ fate. The Blue Entering the contest, the Demons won the third quar0XVNHWHHUV VKDUHG D ÀUVW SODFH ter by 8 points and entered the tie atop the conference standÀQDO TXDUWHU ZLWK D SRLQW ings with the Blue Demons. lead. Newswire photo by Adam Spegele DePaul entered the game With the loss, Xavier fell after pulling off a monumental Junior forward Madisson Blackwell dribbles. to 14-4 overall (5-2 Big East), women’s basketball coach to reach and moved into a 2nd place tie in win over Butler on Jan. 15. Their coach, Doug Bruno, the 600 victories mark. Bruno has the Big East conference standings became just the 19th Division 1 been at DePaul for 30 years and with Villanova. Guard Raeshaun

Gaffney scored a game-high of 21 points, well above her season average of 12.7 PPG. Gaffney also grabbed a team-leading 7 rebounds, but the Musketeers were narrowly outrebounded by DePaul 37-35. Guard Aliyah Zantt and forward Brianna Glover both scored 8 points apiece. DePaul had three players score LQ GRXEOH ÀJXUHV Xavier will look to seek revenge against the Blue Demons on Feb. 12 when they travel to Chicago to face them in what hopes to be a better game. This week the Musketeers will be traveling on the road to face Seton Hall Friday and St. John’s Sunday.

Xavier Newswire Edited by: Brent Raines  Â’ĴŽ›ǹȹČ“ ÂŽ Âœ Â’›Ž ™˜›Â?Âœ

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January 20, 2016

Butler and Big East mourn Smith Xavier Different strokes: swims into another year 3KRWR FRXUWHV\ RI [DYLHU HGX

Xavier swimming is coming off of back-to-back Big East championships.

BY ISABEL SMITH

Staff Writer The Xavier swim team began its spring schedule on Jan. 8 following a hiatus at the conclusion of the fall season. Both teams last competed at the Cleveland State University Magnus Cup in November. 7KH ZRPHQ¡V VTXDG Ă€QLVKHG third of 10 teams, while the men’s team took second of six teams. Two Musketeers, seniors Rob Van Kirk and Luke Johanns, represented the men’s team at the 3KRWR FRXUWHV\ RI KXIĂ€QJWRQSRVW FRP AT&T Winter Nationals. Smith with his former coach Stevens. Xavier held a moment of silence before its Jan. 12 game against DePaul in honor of Smith. The Musketeers returned to acBY ADAM TORTELLI the job. Subsequently, he fell into found a niche with the Bulldogs tion in a three-team meet against Staff Writer a coma. and Stevens’ system. host IUPUI and Ball State. The The college basketball comSmith’s story reached national Smith left his mark on Butler as women’s team defeated both of munity is mourning the loss of news when former Butler coach one of only three players in school their competitors, while the men’s \HDU ROG $QGUHZ 6PLWK ZKR and current head coach of the history to score 1,000 points and team came in second behind the GLHG RQ -DQ Boston Celtics Brad Stevens vis- win 100 games. IUPUI Jaguars. Smith played center for the Big ited Smith in his Indianapolis hosSmith’s college career on the Sophomore Paxtyn Drew, East rival Butler Bulldogs during pital room instead of coaching his SLQHZRRG ZDV FDWDO\]HG LQ freshman Becca Titterton, freshback-to-back national champion- team’s game against the Chicago ZKHQ KH SOD\HG D SLYRWDO PLQ- man Caroline Gaertner and senior VKLSV LQ DQG Bulls on Jan. 7. utes off the bench in Butler’s Elite Claire Brolsma earned a second Upon graduation, Smith spent Butler played its scheduled Eight game against Kansas, in re- SODFH Ă€QLVK LQ WKH PHGOH\ UHa season playing professional ball game this past Saturday against lief of teammate Matt Howard, lay with a time of 1:47.81. in Lithuania before returning St. John’s. The 6-foot-11 big who was in foul trouble, Smith The squad carried the momenKRPH WR ,QGLDQD LQ man was remembered before the had only played three minutes the tum into the individual events, as It was midway through Smith’s game by the team wearing 44 on entire month before. Xavier swimmers took the top only season in Lithuania when its warmup shooting shirts and a The performance only spark- three spots in the 1000 free. Junior doctors found a mass in his chest tribute video before his Bulldogs plugged Smith’s offseason mo- Emily Wagner had the best time before he returned to Indianapolis defeated the Red Storm. The tivation as he earned the starting with 10:35:55, junior Mackenna IRU WKH RIĂ€FLDO GLDJQRVLV 6PLWK team will also wear a patch read- center position on Butler’s second 5LIH ZDV VHFRQG ZLWK DQG was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin ing “AS44â€? on the front of their consecutive trip to the Final Four. freshman Jenna Wilkes rounded O\PSKRPD LQ -DQXDU\ jerseys for the remainder of their Smith would not make the out the Musketeers at third with With a slight recovery, Smith season. tournament again until his fourth 10:46.61. EHJDQ ZRUNLQJ IRU D ORFDO Ă€QDQFLDO As a basketball player, Andrew DQG Ă€QDO \HDU ZKHUH KH VHW D Freshman Katie Kerr won the VHUYLFHV Ă€UP ZKHUH KH VXIIHUHG Smith was not highly recruited school record for rebounds in an IUHH LQ DQG MXQLRU cardiac arrest just a few days into coming out of high school but NCAA tournament game. Taylor Jach followed in second

place with 1:58.11. The women’s team also found WRS WKUHH Ă€QLVKHV LQ WKH Ă \ with freshman Maggie Kauffeld HDUQLQJ VHFRQG ZLWK DQG freshman Annie Cummins taking WKLUG SODFH ZLWK The men started the meet with D VHFRQG SODFH Ă€QLVK LQ WKH medley relay. Junior Erik Biernat, freshman Michael Pettinichi and seniors Knox Hitt and Johanns FRPELQHG IRU D Ă€QLVK Xavier began the individual events with junior Nick Strader’s VHFRQG SODFH Ă€QLVK LQ WKH IUHH ZLWK MXQLRU 0DWW 1HSKHZ¡V WKLUG SODFH Ă€QLVK LQ WKH 100 back with 54.13 and Johanns’ third place spot in the 50 free with The Musketeers kept up a solid performance with freshman &KDVH %DOGZLQ¡V Ă€UVW SODFH VSRW LQ WKH EDFN LQ -XQLRU Rodrigo Suriano earned second ZLWK DQG MXQLRU $UWKXU Smith took fourth with 1:58.81. For her performance in the meet Paxtyn Drew was named Big East Swimmer of the Week by TeamUnify and CollegeSwimming.com. Both squads will be back in action in the upcoming week. The Musketeer women travel to 'XTXHVQH RQ -DQ WR IDFH RII against the host team and Ohio. Both men and women will head to WKH %XWOHU ,QYLWH RQ -DQ WR IDFH off against Bellarmine, St. Louis, Youngstown State and Butler.

Opinion: Tanking in the NBA is not all that bad BY DONNIE MENKE

Staff Writer One of the bigger issues surrounding the NBA the past few seasons has been tanking and whether it will have an overall negative impact. To clarify, tanking is purposefully putting a bad team on the court in hopes of obtaining better draft picks and accelerating the rebuilding process. The almost universal opinion is that tanking has no place in the league and should not be tolerated. One of the biggest arguments against tanking is that it makes for awful basketball and that people do not want to watch it. It’s true that most people, instead of watching a tanking team, will watch a different game if available. However, it’s not necessarily true that tanking makes for

bad basketball. The best example of tanking the last few seasons is the Philadelphia 76ers, and while they certainly aren’t a good team, they aren’t bad to watch. Another point in favor of tanking is that if you can be patient enough to endure the process, you are almost certain to come out with a championship-caliber team. It may be hard to picture, but teams like the 76ers could be at a championship level if they draft well, instead of always being stuck in the middle. Right now, tanking WHDPV PD\ EH GLIÀFXOW WR ZDWFK and follow, but they could eventually reach elite levels. Tanking may seem like teams are trying to put the worst squad possible out on the court every night, but in that regard it may be viewed incorrectly. In reality, what most of the tanking teams do is realize they

have no chance at a title with their current roster and can’t obtain the necessary talent through the draft or free agency to become a championship team. What they do next is tear the team down to the base and start over. To do this, you need to get rid of most, if not all, of your pieces that will have no value to you when making a title run and get as much as you can for them. This creates a faster rebuild and allows the younger players, who will be assets in the future, to develop. Also, while tanking is purposeful, once the teams are playing, they are just like any other subpar team the NBA has to offer. The only difference, in my opinion, is that the tanking teams will be better before their opponents. Tanking, at its core, is an extreme and accelerated method of rebuilding a team.

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76ers Nerlins Noel and Jahlil Okafor have suffered through a rough season in Philly.

While it can be painful to watch and follow, the potential payoffs are enormous. Everyone who watches basketball wants to watch teams like the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland

Cavaliers, and they more than offset potential revenue issues the 76ers and other bad teams might cause. All in all, tanking is not as bad as it seems.

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Opinions&Editorials XAVIER NEWSWIRE Be the ‘dipshit’ for once

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

January 20, 2016 Copyright 2015

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A bet t er way t o hel p those who a r e hur ting

Death, depression and divorce affect not only the one acted like I was a normal person. And you ranperson suffering through them, but those around dom stranger, I wanted to thank you.â€? them. This is not said to criticize sufferers but to That does not mean that you should go around bring to light the counterpoint: Those around them using profanity against people who are suffering. For can help them heal. a competitive kid, not having anyone challenge him When we look at people who suffer, their suffer- was infuriating, and it denied who he was. LQJ VHHPV WR GHĂ€QH WKHP :H GR QRW VHH WKHP DV Likewise, for those who suffer from depression, the person they are. We only see their maladies. No common phrases range from “Have you tried not longer seeing them as humans, we do not treat them thinking about it,â€? or “I understand how you feel, as such either. because I have also suffered from (inWe do not purposefully do so. sert noun here).â€? Doing so does not We try our best to make them “feel help because it encourages observers comfortable,â€? but that is honestly a “Everyone means to only focus on the illness and not stupid phrase. It is stupid to make well when they try the person. someone “feel comfortableâ€? when Everyone means well when they it usually involves not treating to help others who try to help others who are suffering, are suffering, but but they cannot truly put themselves them as a person. What brings this to mind is they cannot truly in someone else’s shoes without trivireading the journal of an 18-yearwhat they are going through. put themselves alizing old Dutch football player who Instead, what one should do is simply was diagnosed with terminal can- in someone else’s treat them as a person, as who they cer during his senior year of high shoes without were before they started suffering. school. He went from having the This may seem like it does not need trivializing what to be status of team captain, a beautiful said, but sadly, common sense is they are going not all too common. When trying to girlfriend and lot of money, to losing his health and ability to walk. through. Instead, comfort someone, be sure you are not He wrote in his journal, “Okay, just trying to comfort yourself, copI was ill, but I wasn’t dead for what one should ing with the fact that you are suffering Christ’s sake. I’ve got 6 good do is simply treat along with them. months of life left but the only them as a person.â€? The kid ended his journal saying, things you guys see is a walking “Thanks to that dipshit who keeps vis- James Neyer corpse.â€? They no longer mocked iting me here in the hospital, I know KLP MRNLQJO\ WULHG WR Ă€JKW KLP that the people that truly care about me or even challenged him, believing that those things are here.â€? If you try and comfort someone, do it by make him uncomfortable. forcing themselves to acknowledge that they still are They thought they were helping him. But in their a person, that they still are the same as they were beKHOS WKH\ GHĂ€QHG KLP E\ KLV FDQFHU :KLFK OHDG WR fore. KLP GHĂ€QLQJ KLPVHOI E\ LW WRR (YHU\RQH MXVW VDZ Do not be someone who is new and fake. Be him as “that dying kid.â€? By focusing only on his im- the “dipshitâ€? SHQGLQJ GHDWK WKH\ IRUFHG KLP WR GHĂ€QH KLPVHOI E\ they have always his illness. cared for, and What did bring him happiness was when he was you will both be playing the computer game Starcraft 2. It was not comforted. playing it itself that made him happy, but what happened while he was playing. He used the fairly common strategy completely James Neyer is destroying the enemy’s team before they had time to react. The enemy then did what others had failed to a staff writer at the do since he had been diagnosed: they called him a Newswire. He is a senior “faggot.â€? While the word is obscene and extremely offen- Honors Bachelors sive, he was felt immense joy at being mocked. “For of Arts major from WKH Ă€UVW WLPH VLQFH LW ZDV NQRZQ , KDG FDQFHU VRPH- Cincinnati.

‘A n d yo u w i l l b e l ove d ’ A d v i c e o n p r a c t i c i n g s e l f - l o ve A couple of weeks ago someone asked me, “What do you love?â€? For me that’s an easy question to answer. There is so much in this world I love, am passionate about and enjoy sharing with others. I’m sure I’m not alone. We all have those things we light up about when someone asks us to share our interests with others. I blab on and on talking about my favorite bands, tattoos, friends, family, Xavier, plans for the future and various things. I could go on for a while about the people in my life who I love, the ideas and morals I cherish, etc. I could talk someone’s ear off and not once could I mention myself or anything about me. Not because I’m trying to be humble, but the thought literally never crosses my mind. It’s not something we’re completely conscious about. Does it mean we don’t love ourselves? I’m not sure. I just know, at least for me, it’s not on the forefront of my mind. In this day and age, especially from the conversations I have with my peers, I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt for us to have a little more self-love. Try and think about the things you love most about yourself. Or the last time you thought about self-love. , EHW \RX Ă€QG LW HDVLHU WR OLVW WKLQJV \RX GLVOLNH DERXW \RXUVHOI WKDQ things you love about yourself. We are our own worst critics. It’s just in our nature. Now I ask you, what do you love? Think of all the things you love Abrena Rowe is a copy editor at the and enjoy and see what comes to mind. Write them out and share the ideas with the next person you see. How many things did you list before Newswire. She is a sophomore athletic training major from Cincinnati. you said ‘I love me?’

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Opinions&Editorials January 20 , 2015 The cathar tic experience of the movies

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

How ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ and other movies ease the mind

The great, omnipotent beings known only as “theyâ€? have a well-known expression in regards to life: When it gives you lemons, make lemonade. Unfortunately, life is not as simplistic as Minute Maid would like us to think, and it usually gives us grapefruit and demands a milkshake. Often, when given these bitter, oversized fruit — shitty lemons, UHDOO\ Âł LW¡V KDUG WR Ă€QG VRPHRQH who can relate to them. Whenever I have a particularly shitty lemon I self-categorize as either too complex to discuss with a friend, or, in most cases, so overly simplistic I would not consider it worth their time, I turn to a movie. Who needs human LQWHUDFWLRQ ZKHQ \RX FDQ Ă€QG catharsis through visual storytelling? Call me a sociopath all you ZDQW EXW VRPHWLPHV D Ă€FWLRQDOized dramatization of life expeULHQFH LV PRUH IXOĂ€OOLQJ WKDQ D friendly discussion. Movies aren’t the go-to emotional pallet cleanser for everyone, and I can see why. To pinpoint a VSHFLĂ€F OLIH TXDQGDU\ LQWR D PRYLH and expect it to make you feel any sort of relief is asking a lot and most often happens only in the

case of a pleasant accident. I get that. Not everyone is so devoid of VRFLDO OLWHUDF\ WKH\ WXUQ WR Ă€FWLRQ and that’s okay. Sometimes, however, when you’re feeling lost and the stars circumstantially align, a movie comes along that tells you HYHU\WKLQJ \RX¡UH WU\LQJ WR Ă€JXUH out. For aspiring stunt men experiencing arrested development, perhaps “Hot Rod.â€? For former alcoholic writers house-sitting a ski resort to pay the bills, perhaps “The Shining.â€? (If you are actuDOO\ H[SHULHQFLQJ WKLV VSHFLĂ€F UXW don’t watch “The Shining.â€?) For socially anxious disasters who gave up on romantic happiness, there is “Punch-Drunk Love,â€? a movie that could be written off for a number of reasons. Mainly, it is a romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler (the idea hurts me as much as it hurts you), and on a surface level nothing more than an arthouse romantic comedy whose merit lies in it beLQJ D 3DXO 7KRPDV $QGHUVRQ Ă€OP <RX FRXOG Ă€QG FDWKDUVLV LQ MXVW about any romantic comedy if you really put your heart to it. I say “Punch-Drunk Loveâ€? VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ EHFDXVH , GR QRW PHDQ ´VRFLDOO\ DQ[LRXVÂľ LQ D IXQ TXLUN\

“they will no doubt end up with the boy/girl,� but rather in the sense of literal, diagnosed-or-should-be general anxiety. Sandler’s Barry Egan is never directly addressed

“The great, omnipotent beings known only as ‘they’ have a well-known expression in regards to life: When it gives you lemons, make lemonade. Unfortunately, life is not as simplistic as Minute Maid would like us to think.� - Grant F. Vance as someone with anxiety and, really, has a lot more wrong with him than simply anxiety. He is a character wallowing in loneliness as a result of his mental health, unable to communicate properly with anyone, much less someone he is attracted to. Barry is an important character in this regard, as mental health to this degree is rarely addressed

LQ Ă€OP +LV RXWEXUVWV GXH WR KLV poor social skills are drawn out and exaggerated for comedic effect, but Barry is a character who emotes a great deal of loneliness and desperation as a result of his overbearing mental state. “Punch-Drunk Loveâ€? is centered on the burden of communication and how not being able to properly express oneself can lead to poor decision-making and unfavorable situations. The real takeaway from the Ă€OP KRZHYHU LV WKDW GHVSLWH DQ\ mistake you may have made in the past as a result of mental health, LW LV QRW LPSRVVLEOH WR Ă€QG KDSpiness — it is simply a matter of when, where and with whom. In the case you are a Barry to any extreme, or evenly mildly so out of respect to those who don’t destroy bathrooms when uncomfortable on a date, “Punch-Drunk Loveâ€? may be the cathartic cinematic experience you’re looking for. Watching movies may not be your go-to antidote for whatever shitty lemons life throws at you, but maybe it’s time to give it a shot. In the case of legitimate social anxiety these shitty lemons are ever-present, vile creatures con-

stantly reminding you that you totally suck at the simple act of speaking. But that’s okay. If you’re experiencing any kind of turmoil at grapefruit’s expense and it feels like there is no one out there that understands, watch a movie that does. For socially anxious disasters who gave up on romantic happiness, there is ‘Punch-Drunk Love.�

Grant F. Vance is the Managing Editor at the Newswire. He is a senior English & Digitial Innovation Film and Television double major from Jeffersonville, Ind.

T he enemy of my enemy is my friend

An opinion on NSA power in 21st centur y America

If you’re anything like me, you woke up late on Monday, rolled over, grabbed your phone, opened up your favorite social media app (mine happens to be Twitter) and spent 15 minutes scrolling through D WLPHOLQH EULPPLQJ ZLWK TXRWHV and pictures of Dr. Martin Luther .LQJ -U EHIRUH ÀQDOO\ PXVWHULQJ up enough strength to throw the sheets off and start the day. While it was a relief to have a three-day weekend after such an academically grueling week of classes, I couldn’t help but consider the irony that the U.S. has a federal holiday for someone who at one point was labeled an enemy of the state. I agree with many others who consider King to be one of the PRVW LPSRUWDQW DQG LQà XHQWLDO private American citizens of the last 100 years. Yet, at the time of his death he was being wiretapped

and monitored by the FBI and National Security Agency (NSA) because of his opposition to the Vietnam War and dedication to civil rights. It’s not as if King was threatHQLQJ SXEOLF VDIHW\ ² LQ IDFW TXLWH the opposite. His dedication to non-violent resistance and open dialogue about civil rights issues is unheard of in today’s political climate. Everyone who organizes and mobilizes American citizens to enact effective change in their government like Dr. King did should be admired. What if he was alive today though? Imagine the information the National Security Agency (NSA), an arm of the U.S. government that was revealed in 2013 to be monitoring and storing huge TXDQWLWLHV RI FLWL]HQV¡ SULYDWH RQline and cellular communications ,

would have on Dr. King if he had a cell phone, an email address or a Facebook account. It would be easy to disrupt the movement he was leading if law enforcement had access to such data. I can see J. Edgar Hoover trying to climb out of his grave if he knew the government had DFFHVV WR VXFK D YDVW TXDQWLW\ RI GDWD WKDW FDQ EH VRUWHG ÀOWHUHG and searched by keyword. And yet, if we examine the landscape of candidates running for president, only two – Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul – want to end this practice. Candidates IURP ERWK PDMRU SDUWLHV KDYH VDLG that they not only support this policy but would actually increase the amount of surveillance in or-

der to “protect national security.� This is despite the fact that there is zero evidence that suggests the program assists in that. The fourth Amendment allows for law enforcement to wiretap and conduct surveillance on suspected criminals provided they have a probable cause and a warUDQW IURP D MXGJH It does not allow for what the NSA is doing today. It is the mass collection and storage of such data on law-abiding citizens that should cause alarm. Even if this information is not being used nefariously now, it could be in the future. Imagine this sort of power in the hands of an irrational, impulsive, toupee wearing real estate mogul from New York turned President. The right to private, uncensored communication is essential for new ideas to be formed

and old ones challenged within a free society. The bulk collection of such communications is a threat to personal liberty, political change and ultimately a better world because who knows which enemies of the state today will be the national heroes of tomorrow.

Kevin Mulcrone is a junior Philosophy, Politics and the Public major from Western Springs, Ill. Grant F. Vance is the Managing Editor at the Newswire. He is a senior English & Digitial Innovation Film and Television double major from Jeffersonville, Ind.

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Arts&Entertainment

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

'The Revenant' is 'visually stunning'

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Staff Writer “The Revenantâ€? is directed by critically acclaimed director Alejandro GonzĂĄlez Iùårritu and stars A-list talents Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. 7KH Ă€OP H[SORUHV WKH WUXO\ GDUN and treacherous journey of frontiersman Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) who is left for dead after a brutal bear mauling and proceeds to relentlessly search for those who abandoned him. “The Revenantâ€? was one of P\ PRVW DQWLFLSDWHG Ă€OPV RI WKH year due to my love of the talent involved, and this is undoubtedly RQH RI WKH EHVW PRYLH JRLQJ H[periences I had in 2015. Aside from the incredible performances from DiCaprio and Hardy, by far the most impresVLYH WKLQJ LQ WKLV Ă€OP LV WKH cinematographer. Emmanuel Lubezki deserves all of the praise that he has received, because “The Revenantâ€? is one of the most visually stunQLQJ Ă€OPV ,¡YH ODLG H\HV RQ ZLWK incredible attention to detail and gorgeous natural lighting. This is one of the most beauWLIXO Ă€OPV ,¡YH HYHU HQFRXQWHUHG and I wouldn’t be surprised if Lubezki took home the Best

Cinematography Oscar for the third year in a row. “The Revenantâ€? contains mind-blowing one-shot action sequences that are arresting and endlessly impressive, not to mention intense. Not all of the credit should go to Lubezki, because Iùårritu di-

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Xavier Music Series hosts Brian Newman BY NICK MCGILL Staff Writer

The Xavier University Music Series has built a reputation around consistently featuring world-class musicians, many with Cincinnati connections. The Music Series will host Brian Newman and his quintet along with The Nati’ 6 led by Dan Karlsberg On Jan. 24. CET will be in attendance recording the show for television. Brian Newman, Lady Gaga’s jazz bandleader, is perhaps best recognized for his work with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett

on the 2014 Grammy-winning album “Cheek to Cheek.â€? This album featured arrangements by Newman and his band. He is widely recognized as one of the top jazz performers and is a popular choice for major brands as a master of ceremonies and EDQGOHDGHU IRU KLJK SURĂ€OH VSHFLDO events. He plans to release his own debut album in 2016 produced by "Cheek to Cheek" producer Dave Bennett. “What fascinates me about Brian is how he performs classic songs but makes them sound

fresh and new,â€? Polina Bespalko, director of the Xavier University Music Series, said. “He encompasses both jazz and swing, and he breaks down generational walls. His music appeals to audiences of all ages. , WKLQN KH FRXOG EH WKH QH[W Sinatra.â€? Newman and two of his band members both graduated from the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music (CCM). ´, DP H[FLWHG WR EH FRPLQJ back to perform for the Xavier Music Series because I feel so con-

nected to Cincinnati,� Newman said. “I wanted to be a real New York City jazz player and the Cinci scene had a huge impact on making that happen. � Newman and his quintet will be joined on stage by Karlsberg and the Nati’ 6. Karlsberg was born in Cincinnati and received both Masters and Bachelors degrees in jazz studies from CCM, where he now teaches. “It’s an honor to be involved with the Xavier Music Series, be-

cause it is known for featuring world-class artists,� Karlsberg said. “I can’t wait to perform on the same stage as Brian Newman and other old friends of mine from Cincinnati’s jazz community.� The Xavier University Music Series will present the Brian Newman Quintet and The ‘Nati 6 at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24 in the Gallagher Theater. Tickets range in price from $3 to $28 and can be ordered by calling 513-7453162 or 513-745-3939 or by visitLQJ ZZZ [DYLHU HGX PXVLFVHULHV

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Arts&Entertainment

11 January 20, 2016

'Friends': Not exactly a reunion

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Staff Writer The sitcom “Friends,â€? which ran for a total of ten seasons from 1994 to 2004 on NBC and was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, details the lives of six friends living in Manhattan. On Jan. 13, chairman of NBC %RE *UHHQEODWW FRQĂ€UPHG ORQJ circulating rumors that a much anticipated reunion special of the SRSXODU WHOHYLVLRQ VKRZ LV Ă€QDOO\ happening.

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reunion that fans are hoping for. “I'm hoping all six of them will be all in the same room at the same time, but I'm not sure if we can logistically pull that off,â€? Greenblatt said. 7KLV QHZV ZDV FRQĂ€UPHG by actor Matthew Perry, who portrayed Chandler Bing in “Friends,â€? during his Jan. 15 appearance on “The Graham 1RUWRQ 6KRZ 'XULQJ WKH Ă€OP ing of the special, Perry is set to be in London to work on the

play “The End of Longingâ€? and will be unable to participate in person. “It’s not the reunion everyone LV KRSLQJ IRU 7KH RWKHU Ă€YH DUH going to be on this special, and I am going to introduce them from London,â€? Perry said. The special will be produced by Sean Hayes, who is known for starring in the NBC televi sion show “Will & Grace.â€? James Burrows will direct the show. He also directed 15 episodes of

“Friends� during the show’s run. The special will be a tribute to the director, which celebrates Burrows’ 1000th episode be hind the camera and is also ex pected to feature reunions from cast members of other shows that he directed, including “Will & Grace,� “The Bob Newhart Show,� “Laverne & Shirley,� “Taxi,� “Cheers,� “Frasier� and “Mike & Molly.� The “Friends� reunion special will air on Feb. 21 on NBC.

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ew after his brother's death. Many of the entries deal with very dark content, includ ing “Goat,â€? “Dark Knightâ€? and “Christine.â€? “Goat,â€? starring Nick Jonas, exploits the dangers of hazing LQ IUDWHUQLWLHV DQG ZDV Ă€OPHG DW Xavier. Entering the realm of reality, “Dark Knightâ€? focuses on the 2012 shooting in Aurora, CO., during a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises,â€? show casing the evil it takes to commit VXFK DQ DFW ´&KULVWLQHÂľ LV D Ă€OP about 1970’s reporter Christine Chubbuck, who famously com mitted suicide on live television. On a lighter note, former Sundance winner Ira Sachs (“Love is Strange,â€? “Keep the Lights Onâ€?) is returning to Sundance with his charm LQJ FRPLQJ RI DJH Ă€OP ´/LWWOH Men.â€? Though not everyone is giv en the opportunity to see these Ă€OPV DW WKH IHVWLYDO GXULQJ WKHLU premiere, many of them will make it to theaters for a wide release, with the hope that some ZLOO PDNH LW WR 1HWĂ L[ $PD]RQ or Hulu.

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PROCRASTINATI Hannah Cregan

How do you procrastinate? Class of 2016

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As college students, we all know the crushing weight of procrastination. Even when faced with the pressure of writing this article, my eyes would somewhat briefly slip to my phone to see what Tweetsnap or Facemessage I may have received, until the moment my looming deadline broke the trance. Since the dawn of man, humans have been playing stick ball rather than discoverLQJ Ă€UH GULQNLQJ EDUOH\ LQVWHDG RI JURZLQJ it and sitting around sipping tea rather than signing the Declaration of Independence. Little has changed in the years that followed, and little is likely to change in the future. Procrastination is here to stay. While people have been putting off until tomorrow what they could do today for TXLWH VRPH WLPH LW LV WKH Ă€UP DQG XVXDOO\ well-supported, opinion that college students make an art form of procrastination. How we deal with this dark storm cloud RI WKH ´OD]LHVÂľ LV ZKDW GHĂ€QHV WKH HYHQWV

that follow. Some might decide to bingeZDWFK 1HWà L[ ,Q WKLV FDVH KRXUV RI EOLVV on the trap—that is, the couch—will follow. 7KLV ZLOO UHVXOW LQ VLJQLÀFDQW KDSSLQHVV EXW little progress by most people’s standards, regretfully. Others may choose to rely on social media. Checking the endless list of messages and pictures piling up will supply one with VXIÀFLHQW LQIRUPDWLRQ UHJDUGLQJ ZKR GLG what over the long weekend and what Jenny said about Samantha (Can you believe it?). Sadly, this will not help you when your proIHVVRU GHFLGHV WKDW \RX VKRXOG H[SODLQ DQ answer to the class or even repeat what they just said. They could totally tell you weren’t listening. Although college students have taken procrastination to a new and somewhat frightening level, the ability to cope with massive amounts of stress has been renewed and invigorated amongst those whose future-selves do most of the work. Those future-selves have embraced procrastination and learned to take it in stride. Sometimes right up until the Canvas submission page closes.

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PUTTING IT OFF Upvote cat pictures on Reddit. Watch all the food videos on Facebook.

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