Issue #11 Spring 2013

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Sanchez, Cimino win elections Adam Crawley dcrawle@stedwards.edu

The Student Government Association, SGA, elections have ended, and after a very close race, Octavio Sanchez and Michael Cimino will be the President and Vice President of the organization next year.

This election season, 708 students voted, which is an increase from last year's count of 672. Sanchez-Cimino received 373 votes while 335 students voted for the opposing ticket of Nicole Bradley running as president and Harrison Hadland running as vice president. Twelve students ran to fill 12 senate seats.

Sanchez and Cimino will occupy the vacant spots left

by President Brady Faglie and Vice President Nairod Woods. Faglie and Woods state that their top accomplishments in their time at the association were increasing communication between the student body and administration and increasing school spirit.

"I felt like we’ve accomplished a lot this year. First of all, we’ve established

SGA ELECTION RESULTS 2013 President & Vice President

47.31% 52.68% 335 votes

373 votes

Bradley

Sanchez

& Hadland

& Cimino

[ Total Voters: 708 ]

Senators 10.69% 10.5% 9.57% 9.09% 8.93% 8.36% 7.68% 7.65% 7.2% 6.85% 6.72% 6.69%

Collin Stonecipher Jana Soares Paul Davies Jack Killen Marcy Marbut John Wooding Jacqueline Schicker Luis Ortega Flores Ryan Miller Andy Hirschfeld Souther Berry Recio Manisha Verma

Graphic by Lisa Rodriguez Sanchez and Cimino won the student government elections by a margin of 38 votes.

regular meetings with President Martin, something we haven’t had in a while, and that was part of an effort to increase communication between the administration and the student body.

That’s been very important to us, because at the end of the day, that is our role, as student government," Faglie said. "We do have the power to influence. We do have the power to be in the right rooms with the right people.

And if you know how to utilize that, you can get things done. I feel we’ve done that this year."

To raise school spirit, the SGA introduced several

ideas this year that will be implemented as traditions, Woods said. Bradley and Hadland worked on a class ring initiative this year while Sanchez is working on an initiative to a light up the tower during major school events.

"The tower will be lit up blue for special events, such as homecoming and major sports victories," Woods said. "We can't do it for every basketball game. That wouldn't be feasible, but we'll be doing it for big games like Battle of the Saints."

Sanchez said that the tower is set for an initial launch for May 10, for graduation.

Faglie said that SGA events and initiatives have garnered record response from students like The Big Event, an annual community service event aimed at benefitting neighbors of the campus.

"We had one of the largest, if not the largest one, out of the nine years we’ve done it. We really pushed it and had close to 300 turn up. On a Saturday morning, mind you," Faglie said. "A lot of people were excited about it. We had a lot of participation. The number of people who followed through is one INCUMBENT | 2

Organization raises funds for non-profit Austin Hestdalen ahestda@stedwards.edu

to improve the hospital conditions of the country and create a safe place for the sick and orphaned children who live there.

After his death, Pham’s family undertook the responsibility of maintaining his dream. In honor of Pham, they started Peter’s Clinic, a non-profit organization with

The Asian Students’ Association, ASA, have been selling everything from ties to mugs to cookies in an effort to gain support for the local non-profit organization known as Peter’s Clinic.

These fundraisers were done in honor of Peter Pham, a former “It’s a good way active member of ASA, who died to honor a friend’s in a motorcycle memory ... I definitely accident before he was able to think he’d be overjoyed graduate in 2010. that his friends are “It’s a good way to honor a helping his family...” friend’s memory,” -Desiree Gomez, St. Edward’s said Desiree GoUniversity alumna mez, an alumni who works in the St. Edward’s University Bookstore. “He the goal of raising 1 million was my first friend and only dollars for the cause of buildfriend for about the first three ing hospitals and orphanages months of school. I definitely in Vietnam. Although many think he’d be overjoyed that of the members of the ASA his friends are helping his were not students at the time family and trying to pull ev- of Pham’s death, they all said eryone else in.” it was important to keep his Pham studied International dream alive anyway they can.

Development and was hoping Junior Lan-Anh Van-Dinh to hold a career as a doctor in said her sister used to be close Vietnam where he could help CLINIC | 3

6 | LIFE & ARTS

8 | SPORTS

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Student project “Enduring Women” exhibit is on display until May 19.

Men’s lacrosse will face off against UH for the first round of playoffs, April 27.

Brad Paisley and LL Cool J’s “Accidental Racist” song lacks purpose, writer says.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 • HILLTOP VIEWS 2 NEWS International student count grows sharply in past three years Kelsey Cartwright kcartwr@stedwards.edu

Since 2009, the number of international students coming to study at St. Edward’s University has more than doubled, said Bill Clabby, the associate vice president for Global Initiatives.

“From the very beginning, with Father Edward Sorin coming to Austin from France to found our university, St. Edward’s University has been an expression of international interest and diversity,” Clabby said.

The number of international students was 140 in 2009 and has currently risen to 311 in 2012.

“Last year, we experienced a significant increase in the number of international stu-

dents on campus [and] we are hoping to welcome roughly the same number of international students this fall and perhaps more,” Clabby said.

We also currently have students from over 40 counties studying at St. Edward’s, Clabby said.

“We welcome international students at St. Edward’s University, knowing that they help all of our community understand and become a more integral part of the world in which we live,” said Clabby. “Beyond welcoming international students to our campus, we are working hard to include them into the fabric of our lives here on campus, both in and out of the classroom.”

International students often come to St. Edward’s for

collegiate sports, academics, or even both.

One international student, Abdullah Mutairi, came to study at St. Edward’s from Saudi Arabia. Mutairi is currently a computer science major, but is changing to biology.

Mutairi is a freshman and this is his first semester at St. Edward’s and in the United States.

“I don’t have a specific reason for coming to this university. I was searching for a college that accepted my English. Also I wanted to be here in Texas,” Mutairi said.

Mutairi said that being an international student was hard initially, but getting to know people and doing what they do made the change easier.

Mutairi said he is getting

adjusted and enjoying living Cowell. in Austin, Texas.

Orkild also chose to come “I really like the style of the here because she had heard living here, how it’s organized, the streets, and the “I really like the style people who chat of the living here, how with you on the bus. And I chose it’s organized, the to come to Texstreets, and the people as because the who chat with you on weather is close to my country’s the bus.” weather,” Mu-Abdullah Mutairi tairi said.

Another international student came from Queensland, good things about Austin Australia. Kate Orkild is cur- and liked the small class sizes rently a junior kinesiology at the university. major with an emphasis in She also said that the pre-physical therapy. weather in Texas is similar to Orkild chose St. Edward’s where she is from. because of the Women’s “Texas is the most like AusHead Soccer Coach, Nick tralia,” said Orkild.

The hardest part about being an international student for Orkild was that she had never studied biology, physics, or chemistry prior to coming to college abroad, but Orkild said that her teachers have been supportive.

Orkild is usually able to go back to Queensland over Christmas break and during the summer, but flights were so expensive this year that she will be going an entire 11 months without seeing her family.

Orkild also encourages other international students to stick with it, because it is worth it. She was very homesick at first, but never gave up.

“It’s really hard to be an international student, but it’s really worth it,” Orkild said.

Incoming leader to continue philosophy of current president Continued from page 1

of the highest percentages in a decade.”

There was also a survey that SGA promoted in order to find out which issues mattered most to students on campus. Faglie said that around 600 students answered this survey.

This philosophy of increased communication has inspired Sanchez and Cimino’s campaign, Sanchez said.

The two plan to continue reaching out to students and making SGA a more available organization.

“What we want students to know is that we’re here to serve them and all their goals,” Cimino said. “I’d like to make myself available one day of the week for an hour to talk to students one-onone and say ‘Hey, we’re from SGA, how [can] we help bet-

Courtesy of Rebecca Thomas Octavio Sanchez will be the President of the SGA next year.

ter your school experience?’

So, [we want] an SGA that’s visible on campus, that students know is there as a tool to reach out to the administration.”

To this end, the two are listening to ideas from students and collaborating with them on small projects.

“One student came up to us about putting up hammocks or a community box of blankets that students can use to lay out on sunny days. That’s going to enhance student experience on campus. On a beautiful day, what better thing is there to do than lay out on the sun and do home-

work or just chill with your friends?” Sanchez said. “We’re going to leave our plate open to those little projects that students will appreciate and know that even though it may not be a big issue, It’s something small that shows SGA is there for them.”

Cimino has said he also plans to work on improving campus safety.

“Personally, I’d really like to work on campus safety.

There’s been attacks on campus and I believe that it is our responsibility not only as a senate but as a school itself to work on protecting the students that go here,” Cimino said.

Some of his solutions in this regard include improving camera quality in the parking lots, and getting more lights installed in the East Hall and Teresa Hall areas. He is also interested in a transportation

service for students who need rides to and from downtown Austin.

Sanchez also plans to tackle big-ticket issues, such as parking, by handling them at a realistic level, he said.

“To move a mountain, you have to start little. These are going to be issues that are issues every single year. There’s a way to address it without having to get nowhere, spend all your capital and get nothing done,” Sanchez said.

The solution, Sanchez said, goes back to the SGA’s mission of making sure the student body’s concerns are properly relayed to the administration, which informs both parties.

“For example the library was something a lot of students were upset about. The administration did everything they could to announce it a year ahead of time. Some-

where along the line, the students didn’t hear about it.

Some students missed out on that communication, and when the library closed, they got upset,” Sanchez said.

“They felt like they weren’t being listened to, so what I want to do is fill in that little space right there.”

As Faglie and Woods get ready to graduate, they leave behind reportedly record numbers of participation in SGA events and a philosophy that emphasizes face-to-face interaction with students.

Sanchez and Cimino plan to build upon this foundation in their term.

“We want students to see us and not say, ‘Hey, you’re just a random student,’” Sanchez said. “We want them to say, ‘Hey, you’re my senator, you’re my VP, you’re my president. Let me talk to you about this issue.’”

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Campus program connects and educates future teachers Brooke Blanton bblanto@stedwards.edu

son they are attending St. Edward’s.

“I didn’t even know about St. Edward’s before,” art major Susan Dawson said.

“If it weren’t for Ready, Set, Teach! I wouldn’t be at St. Edward’s.”

Dawson is a McCombs Scholar and Campus Min-

Ready, Set, Teach! is a program for high school students to experience what it is like to be a teacher. The first group of students who ever participated in the program will soon graduate from St. Edward’s University.

Fred Estrello, “I didn’t even know associate facabout St. Edward’s ulty and direcbefore. If it weren’t tor of special projects in for Ready, Set, Teach! the School of I wouldn’t be at St. Education, has been helping Edward’s.” students in the -Susan Dawson, art major program for six years. His i nv o l v e m e n t began with a partnership istry Service Break Experiwith three high schools in ence Leader. the area and has since grown As high school students in to 10 high schools. the pre-teaching program, “After a while, students participants created lesson started coming here to St. plans and taught classes.

Ed’s that were Ready, Set, The experience gained from Teach! alum,” Estrello said. the high school program “I wanted to try to keep gives students an edge on them connected and be able the competitive education to provide some extra sup- market. The leadership port in case they needed it.” skills gained while in the That support, which began program continue to grow when some of his students into college. were just juniors in high Other students also hold school, has grown to become leadership positions at St. a tight community of aspir- Edward’s, such as Alex Duing teachers at St. Edward’s. ran, an organization liaison In addition to attending reg- for Student Life, and Elyse ular dinners and get togeth- Cortez, an officer for the ers, the group of 13 former pre-professional academic Ready, Set, Teach! students group St. Edward’s Educaassist Estrello with Ready, tors.

Set, Teach! with presentaIn addition to improving tions and award ceremonies. teaching skills, the Ready, Estrello worked as a teach- Set, Teach! program aids er and principal for 30 years students in choosing what before becoming a professor. age group and what subject For several of these stu- they would like to teach. dents, Ready, Set, Teach!

“The goal I had set for and Estrello’s partnership myself at the end of the prowith the program is the rea- gram was to decide what I

wanted to teach because I had no idea,” Duran said. “I ended up choosing history.”

Duran, Cortez and Dawson all have plans to student teach or go into the education field upon graduating either this spring or next.

Some of the students have known they wanted to be teachers their whole life and experiences with their own education only solidified that fact. For Cortez, it was her 5th grade teacher who made learning so much fun that led to her desire to become a teacher.

Duran had a similar experience. His 6th grade teacher left an impact on him when she followed her school’s new policy of wearing uniforms to school, even though it was only mandatory for students.

Transitioning from their various high schools to St. Edward’s, the group of 13 students found that the Ready, Set, Teach! community helped them to get more involved on campus.

“Fred was the first person I knew at St. Edward’s and he’s helped me along the way,” Dawson said.

Dawson, who started out with an education minor has an art major, but still hopes to work with children in the future. She is still fully connected with the unofficial group.

“Even though their majors change, the connection they have is with the experiences from Ready, Set, Teach!,” Estrello said.

Duran sees potential professional benefits arising from the community.

“It’s a possible collaborative effort,” Duran said. ‘I have a network of people to go to.”

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friends with Pham his family primarily through their shop in North Austin that sells bubble tea.

“They really wanted to make something positive out of his death,” Van-Dinh said. “We thought it would be great for the ASA to do something and decided we’d do whatever we could to help raise awareness.”

Van-Dinh also said that, according to Pham’s family, the biggest hurdle for the organization at this point is funding and logistics.

Hilltop Views Archive Pham had a knack for pull- Pham planned to care for children as a doctor in Vietnam. ing people out of themselves and into positions where they Kaweesa and several other the organization’s first fundcould make a difference, said members of ASA have ex- raiser.

Phillip Leong. pressed feelings to try and Nancy Pham, Pham’s “Peter and I lived in the visit the site where Peter’s mother, was excited to see so Dujarie Casitas and I would Clinic is currently planning many young people happy to always chill with him,” said to be build on what will be help out in making her son’s Leong, a senior. “I thought he the first of many prospective dream become a reality. was the weirdest guy. When I hospitals in Than Phu, Viet“I feel very blessed as Peter’s first met him, he made me go nam. mother. Even with him gone, to his room so I could see it.

“I’m going to Vietnam for I see that Peter left behind He made it look like the Bat- sure. It’s something he would his dream to other students, Cave. It’s awesome to support have wanted too,” Kaweesa and I am so glad that they are Peter’s family in trying to ac- said. “I would love to do it for connecting with the world, complish his dream.” him and his family and the doing good for themselves Another former and for others, and also for friend of Pham their future,” Pham said. and senior at St. She continued with praise “Peter left behind Edward’s, Elizafor ASA. his dream to other beth Kaweesa, “They are following their students... I am so glad hearts, and it makes me very said that Pham was not only the happy. Peter always told me that they are... doing first person she how lucky he felt to be a stugood for themselves met, but the first dent at St. Edward’s because friend she had of his professors and his and for others.” while studying at friends, and I am so thankful -Nancy Pham, mother of Peter the university. for their hard work,” Pham Pham “We both had said. our first chemPeter’s Clinic currently istry class together and were people in the area.” hopes to build a primary passionate about helping The ASA is scheduled healthcare facility that will those in need,” she said. “I’m to host another fundraiser provide both healthcare and really glad that Jessica is tak- where they said they will be housing for local Vietnaming the reins of ASA and the selling tapioca April 24 to ese families and home for fact that they’re doing this for further increase the $300 disabled and abandoned chilhim is great.” they have already raised from dren in the area.

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LIFE & ARTS Research, art from all majors at symposium Cheryl Cedillo ccedill@stedwards.edu

as for faculty and staff, to see what their students are doing. According to sophomore English literature major Jacqueline Schicker, SOURCE is especially exciting because most symposiums are not open to students at an undergraduate level.

Schicker chose to submit a play she wrote in Stage and Screenwriting with professor Alan Altimont.

“I really liked the script I was working on, so I decided to present it,” Schicker said.

To her, being a part of SOURCE meant contributing to the conversation with-

For many students, the Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression, also known as SOURCE, was an opportunity for St. Edward’s University students to present their work to the community in a professional setting.

The symposium was held on April 19 in the Ragsdale Center.

Since the event was free and open to the public, many professors gave extra credit to students who attended the lectures.

The participants all came together “The process has been to share their intimidating because findings and their art at it’s much more nerveSOURCE, wracking to give a featuring everything from speech to an audience original rethan a classroom.” search to poetry and plays.

-Dillon Schuh, sophomore Examples of topics included the effect of Twitter on consumer opin- in the university community. ion, the continuity between Even students working the reichs of Germany and on research outside of their students’ anxieties about major are encouraged to plagiarism. present.

There were poster preDillon Schuh said he got sentations as well as oral involved because his ethics presentations across all professor Zack Fisher addisciplines. The academic vised him to enter his term research behind the proj- paper into the contest. ects will be published in the “It’s extremely exciting,” SOURCE journal next fall.

Schuh said, “and also an In total, there were 30 oral honor to participate in the presentations and 41 poster SOURCE symposium.” presentations.

For Schuh, presenting at A university symposium SOURCE was not always provides an opportunity for an easy experience, however. the general public, as well “The process has been in-

timidating because it’s much more nerve-wracking to give a speech to an audience than a classroom. Despite the intimidation, it’s still very exciting to have a chance to present an ethics paper of mine to an audience,” Schuh said.

Biology Pre-Med major Cristina Alvarado, who gave a presentation on ways to understand and reduce plaque in the arteries, says the science department always encourages students to present their research.

“I wanted the chance to give someone a piece of what I had done as a research student without having to go through all the jargon,” she said.

Alvarado faced challenges in her presentation process.

One of the most challenging aspects was ensuring the validity of her project after doing all the research.

Also, she had to figure out how to present her research in a very short period of time to an audience outside of her discipline, while still giving them something valuable to take away from it.

When asked about her experience presenting in SOURCE, Alvarado had positive feedback.

“It’s wonderful to see something you worked so hard on come together,” she said.

Each year, the judges for SOURCE make an effort to include a diverse array of topics.

This year’s showcase was full of variety, and many participants were proud to present their findings and ideas.

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End of semester projects also serve as shows for the public Kelsey Cartwright kcartwr@stedwards.edu

As the end of the semester approaches, numerous events are taking place on campus to showcase students’ final work.

Some of these events include the Art Senior Exhibition, an Honors Senior Thesis Symposium and the Mariachi Alas de Oro Concert.

The Art Senior Exhibition celebrated its opening night on April 19, and will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until May 11 in the Fine Arts Building.

The art show features 17 senior art majors and show-

cases a variety of different artistic mediums “Visitors can expect a wide variety of artwork – 2D, 3D, mixed media, realistic and abstract,” Jordan Hamilton, a senior art major who will be participating in the event, said.

The Honors Senior Thesis Symposium will take place in Mabee Ballrooms A-C on April 26 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The symposium will feature projects ranging from applied projects to creative work, such as a short play, to the traditional research paper, said Honors Program Director Barbara Filippidis.

Examples include “A tra-

ditional research paper in a field: History major Grace Kretschmer’s paper on Robespierre and the French Revolution [and] Graphic Design major Erica Ochoa has re-designed the logo and website for a local nonprofit organization,” Filippidis said.

The Mariachi Alas de Oro Concert will take place on April 29 starting at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Auditorium.

The band plans on playing about 15 songs during the concert. Admission to the event will be $5.

Other student events, showcases and presentations can be found on the St. Edward’s University website at events.stedwards.edu.

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From El Paso to DeKalb, 21 St. Edward’s University students traveled across the state of Texas last semester to photograph and document the lives of 14 women for a special class entitled Enduring Women.

The class was offered to junior and senior history and photocommunications students as a creative research course on the principles of documentary photography, oral history and exhibition design.

Each student collaborated on a semester long project with a teammate from the other major.

The project, which was developed by St. Edward’s in conjunction with the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, is now part of the Bullock’s 2013 “Enduring Women” exhibition.

The exhibit focuses on 14 real women across the state whose lives revolve around the land and their struggles to preserve their heritage.

“Enduring Women” is in conjunction with the exhibit “Women Shaping Texas in the 20th Century.”

“This was an unusually rich opportunity for undergraduate creative research,” Mary Brantl, an associate professor of art history and co-instructor of the Enduring Women class, said.

Brantl with a fellow co-instructor Charles Porter, a history professor, reviewed photocommunications students’ portfolios and interviewed history students before allowing them to register for the course.

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As the semester draws to a close, you will likely find yourself pulling more and more all-nighters while getting ready for finals. If you are tired of either working in the labs on campus or studying in your dorm room or apartment, take the chance to study somewhere new at one of Austin’s many 24/7 coffee shops and restaurants.

Strange Brew

Courtesy of St. Edward’s Marketing Department Senior Briley Dockery is interviewed for her work in the exhibit.

dents we were looking for ‘Can you deliver?’—and they did,” Brantl said.

Porter networked to connect students with the women they studied and documented.

“He did an amazing amount of prep work. I can’t overweigh the credit he deserves for that,” Brantl said about her colleague and coinstructor.

Bill Kennedy, a photocommunications professor, assisted both Brantl and Porter in advising and coordinating with the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.

Brian John, a senior photocommunications student, partnered with senior history major Michael Vecchio. John and Vecchio documented the story of a woman named Shirley Shumake from DeKalb, Texas, a small town near Texarkana.

Shumake has been successfully fighting the construction of a reservoir that would be built on the Sulphur River near her home for years.

The reservoir would service the Dallas Fort Worth Me-

troplex and would flood her land as well as her neighbors’ land.

“She was incredibly hospitable,” John said.

The exhibit’s opening night was Feb. 19 and all 14 women attended with friends and family.

“The recognition was amazing for them,” Brantl said.

St. Edward’s and the Bob Bullock Museum have collaborated on two projects to date, “Enduring Women” and “Fridays in Focus” in the fall 2011, an exhibit that explored the culture of high school football in Texas.

“The PHCO program is committed to providing our students with the best, most complete, educational experience possible. The Bullock projects are just examples of that,” Kennedy said. “[‘Enduring Women’ is] a stunning exhibition. The students worked very hard and I’m proud of what they accomplished.”

The students’ work will be on display at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum until May 19.

As one of the closest 24hour study spaces to campus, Strange Brew, is also one of the most popular places to crank out an essay at 2 a.m. The coffee house has ample space for seating, studying and charging your laptop. Strange Brew features a range of local coffee from Third Coast Coffee, as well as espressos and specialty brews for that muchneeded late-night shot of caffeine. Strange Brew can also curb your craving for any midnight snack, whether it is for a milkshake, cookies, sausage wraps or a sandwich. If you manage to pull an all-nighter, Torchy’s

Tacos will be there to greet you with the sunrise.

Strange Brew is located at 5326 Manchaca Rd.

Bennu 24-Hour

Located on the East Side, Bennu 24-Hour Coffee Lounge is a short drive or bus ride away. Cozy, eclectic and mellow with low lighting and comfy chairs, Bennu is probably better suited for relaxing during study breaks than actually studying. But the coffee house has plenty of drinks and snacks to grab while cramming for finals.

Bennu serves French press coffee and gourmet mochas as well as the basics, all from organic and Fair Trade vendors. Also, on the menu is local food from Austin favorites like the Green Cart, Torchy’s Tacos and Hoboken Pie. Bennu 24-Hour Coffee Lounge is located at 2001 E. MLK Blvd.

Buzz Mill Coffee

Buzz Mill is the newest 24-hour coffee shop in town, first open back in January of this year. It offers a limited coffee menu with staples like drip or cold brew coffee, lattes and espressos

Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT Many students turn to caffeine for energy to study longer.

at decent prices. Not basic, however, is the decor — ironic mountain-man rustic, complete with a stuffed beaver to watch over any latenight study sessions. Not in the mood for coffee? The Buzz Mill also acts as a bar with about ten craft brews on tap, so you can grab a few beers after finishing up homework.

Buzz Mill Coffee is located on 1505 Town Creek Dr.

Epoch Coffee

Right on eccentric North Loop on the other side of the UT campus is Epoch Coffee, an artsy coffee house decorated with an assortment of vintage lamps and original art. Epoch boasts a menu of hot and iced coffee and lattes, as well as fruit and coffee blended drinks.

The coffee shop has plenty of seating indoors and out, and the large patio is a perfect spot for studying in the warm Texas nights during finals week.

Epoch Coffee is located on 221 W North Loop Blvd.

Kerbey Lane Cafe

If you are more in the mood for pancakes than coffee while studying, Kerbey Lane Cafe is the place to go. All of the locations around Austin are equipped with Wi-Fi and large, comfy booths perfect for spreading out study supplies. Plus, the friendly service at Kerbey Lane will be more than happy to keep the coffee coming if you do decide you want a cup.

The Kerbey Lane Cafes closest to campus are located at 3003 South Lamar, 2606 Guadalupe and 4301 William Cannon.

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Topper Trends | Festival Wear Festival fashion features florals, flowing skirts and face paint Katie Brown kbrownj@stedwards.edu

The Monterey International Pop Music Festival and Woodstock are just a few of the music festivals that have made lasting impressions on the generations that have followed.

These music festivals took place during the changing times of the ‘60s and early ‘70s, which set the standard for what the experience of going to a music festival should be.

During a time of social revolution in America, these festivals provided a vessel for

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young Americans to stand up for what they believe in.

For them, festivals were not just about going to listen to music – they also symbolized

freedom, equality and peace for the counterculture.

Today, it seems that our generation is more nostalgic and inspired by these music

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festivals than ever.

They not only offer a couple of days of a mini vacation from everyday life, but they also continue to represent a virtue that young Americans have always aspired for: freedom.

For many people today, music festivals have become not only a fun way to go see favorite music artists, but also a way for people to show off their wardrobe.

Each festival seems to have its own unique style, from Bonnaroo’s modern country vibe to the incorporation of the unique Austin style with South By Southwest and

Austin City Limits.

As most of you may know, Coachella took place over two weekends in April.

Original festival-goers showed their desire for freedom by expressing love and peace with flowing dresses and weaving daisy-chain jewelry.

These days, it is a slightly different story, as Coachella fashionistas and fashionistos seemed to take a different approach.

There were, of course, the inevitable flower-child hair wreaths and armfuls of colored bracelets, but there was also a trend that leaned more

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towards a mix of ‘70s rocker and ‘90s pop rather than the usual hippie-chic look.

For the ladies, this includes graphic band tees, crop-tops, bathing suits, sheer, dainty cardigans, a pair of cute sunnies and a lot of black ankle boots.

Oh, and do not forget the abundance of eccentric temporary tattoos, face paint and body jewels.

For the guys, some notable looks include tropical prints, solid pastel shorts and pants, buttoned-up collared shirts, hats and even some jewelry such as chain necklaces and bracelets.

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Men’s lacrosse repeats appearance at playoffs Shelby Cole scole2@stedwards.edu

This coming weekend, the men’s lacrosse team will carry on their playoff tradition. They start with a game against the University of Houston, UH, this Saturday, April 27. The team has gone to playoffs in the Lone Star Alliance branch of the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association in years past.

If the team wins their game against UH, they will face off against No. 1-seed Sam Houston State University, SHSU, this Sunday, April 28, in Friendswood, Texas.

“It’s pretty awesome. It just looks good for program nationwide, always having St. Edward’s [University] in the runnings of the playoffs and in the talk of going to nationals,” Club President and junior Michael Small said.

Of the 11 games the Hilltoppers played this season, the team won four. The Hilltoppers beat teams from Stephen F. Austin, UH, Trinity and Mary Hardin Baylor, going 4-1 in the division and 4-7 overall.

“We beat [the University of ] Houston in the regular season, so we’re expecting them to be very hungry to win,” junior Captain Josh Phillips said. The Hilltoppers won the match against UH 15-12 in a close game.

Should the Hilltoppers beat UH this weekend, they will face one of their toughest matches against No. 1-seed SHSU. The Hilltoppers played against SHSU in regular season and lost 23-3.

Sam Houston went 5-0 in the division.

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“They’ve gone to nationals every year,” senior Captain Reed Traphagen said of SHSU. “A coach got in there about six years ago and just rebuilt the program.”

Regardless of the outcomes in the playoffs, both club leaders and the Director of Campus Recreation, Andy Lemons, agree that the benefits of being a part of a club sport outweigh any possible loss on the pitch.

“When they make playoffs, that’s icing on the cake for me because I know how excited they are,” Lemons said.

Lemons cites Campus Recreation and club sports as a resource for accessing, developing and educating up-andcoming student leaders on the Hilltop.

“It’s about the development of the officers for me, and I expect that the tools or advice

that I’m able to give to the officers that filters down to the players,” Lemons said.

Club sports’ successes — specifically men’s lacrosse’s — have also opened a new door into marketing St. Edward’s to potential students.

“We’ve had conversations with marketing and admissions about the impact that our club sport teams can have on recruiting,” Lemons said.

Lacrosse players and coaches often attend high school lacrosse games and speak to high schoolers about potentially coming to St. Edward’s, using their experiences with club sports on campus as a hook for new players.

“There’s absolutely now an impact that you can see,” Lemons said. “There’s a community of people that incoming freshmen or incoming students want to be a part of.”

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President used leadership to found club sport Shelby Cole scole2@stedwards.edu

Junior club swimming president Octavio Sanchez was recently elected to be Student Government Association, SGA, president for the 2013-2014 school year.

Shelby Cole: How long have you been in charge of club swimming?

Octavio Sanchez: My friend Curran and I founded the organization my freshman year; then from 2011-2012 he was president, I was VP, and we switched roles this year.

Next year, we’re handing it off to a group of new students so they can continue the legacy.

SC: How long have you been involved with SGA? OS: About the same time, I ran for senate in spring registration of 2011, was a senator for that next year, and of course this year, and come next year I’ll be presi-

Courtesy of Octavio Sanchez Sanchez was recently elected SGA president.

dent of SGA. SC: Does being in charge

of swimming translate to your SGA role?

OS: In all honesty? Yes. Being the leader of club swimming obviously doesn’t have such a broad impact as student government does, but managing the role, being able to delegate

responsibilities to the other officers, making sure everything got taken care of, being the face of the organization, recruiting and stuff like that, it showed me a lot of managerial skills. I’m going to be able to translate that ability to run SGA and be the face of the student body.

SC: Are you going to use your time as president to help club sports out?

OS: Definitely will. I’ve talked to men’s lacrosse and I’ve gotten some of their perspectives on things that they need some help with, of course with club swimming I have a good feeling about their needs, club rugby is continuing to grow and it’s a big sport on campus. Hopefully I’ll be able to connect to my inner sports and connect in that aspect as well.

SC: How long have you been swimming?

OS: I started swimming in

the summer of sixth grade.

My best friend from middle school brought me to one of the practices to try it out; all I could do was float.

That’s all I knew how to do.

One of the moms worked with me and my brother and taught us how to swim.

Then I joined a summer league and then I swam in high school, junior varsity for three years and varsity my senior year.

SC: What do you like about swimming?

OS: I’m not good at all the other sports. When it comes to, like, baseball, I don’t think I could hit the ball, I’d miss it. I’d get strikes all the time. So swimming is like that one sport that I feel like I’m really good at. I might not be the best, but it’s physically what I feel I’m the best at.

It’s a full-body exercise. I feel energized after. Instead of feeling drained and tired, I feel more energy.

SC: What is the private Octavio like?

OS: I’m a very shy person, especially when it comes to letting myself go.

SC: But you’re in charge of everything!

OS: Sometimes I just can’t be spontaneous. Like, what’s it called, SOLO? FOLO? YOLO. So it would surprise a lot of people that I sing along to my favorite songs, especially when I’m alone in the car. Then, of course, when someone drives by, I turn it down and act normal.

SC: Andy Lemons told me to make you say nice things about club sports.

OC: Honestly, it is one of the best programs. It’s a great place for people to stay active, live a well balanced life, and it continues growing. If you can’t find what you want to do now, you can always start your own club, it’s really easy.

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Bench clearing brawl injures LA Dodgers star pitcher Greinke Reagan Roehl rroehl@stedwards.edu

Just when you thought the Los Angeles Dodgers organization was getting back on track following the Frank McCourt bankruptcy ordeal two years ago, fate lowered its shoulder and derailed the healing process – literally.

The Dodgers may have won their matchup against the rival San Diego Padres 3-2, but they have certainly sustained a long-term blow to their pennant chances, as pitcher

Zack Greinke broke his left collarbone in a bench-clearing brawl during the game.

Nursing a 2-1 lead with no outs and a 3-2 count in the bottom of the sixth, Greinke hit Padres left fielder Carlos Quentin in the shoulder with a pitch. The situation escalated as Quentin proceeded to charge the mound after Greinke appeared to exchange words with him.

Both Greinke and Quentin lowered their shoulders for impact as both dugouts cleared. Following the game,

it was discovered that Greinke sustained a break in his left collarbone.

Quentin called it “the final straw” in what has emerged as a running feud between the two. This is now the third time Greinke has hit Quentin with a pitch. It is blatantly clear is that the choice words Greinke sent in the direction of Quentin following the pitch is what prompted the storming of the mound.

Quentin has been administered an eight-game suspension and fined $3,000 by the

MLB for his actions. Greinke is expected to miss at least eight weeks to heal his collarbone and clavicle.

Greinke’s injury comes as a major blow for the Dodgers, as they signed the free-agent and former Cy Young awardwinner to a lucrative six-year, $147 million contract in the offseason.

It appears Los Angeles will have to wait on their return to prominence, dropping seven of their last nine games and fourth in the NL West.

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/MCT Greinke has at least eight weeks of recovery time for his arm.

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T-shirt installation attempts to raise awareness Last week, T-shirts strung together with clothesline appeared around campus, hanging between trees and on railings. The shirts feature a variety of handwritten messages, ranging from statistics to words of sympathy for survivors of sexual assault.

This installation, officially called the “Clothesline Project,” will remain on campus until April 30, as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The Clothesline Project is presented by Hilltopper Peer Health Educators, a student group that works through the Health and Counseling Center.

Throughout the month of project was created with April, events and programs good intentions, it does around campus raise questionable job of reaching awareness about sexual its goal. Furthermore, the goal assault. These include self- of Sexual Assault Awareness defense classes and posters about surviving “Many of the messages sexual assault.

The Clothesline written on the shirts Project is are sincere and definitely the heartfelt, but that gets most notable of these, simply lost in the sea of Magic because everyone Marker.” sees the T-shirts every day.

The goal of the Clothesline Project is Month is dubious. pretty obvious: the shirts are Overall, the T-shirts are there to promote awareness confusing. For one thing, of sexual assault. While the the medium conveying

the message is not quite appropriate. Marker on a T-shirt is not what one expects when reading about a topic as serious sexual assault.

People seeking information about sexual assault statistics or stories of survival probably expect printed materials.

A printed placard included with each group of shirts direct victims to the Health and Counseling Center.

Providing such resources is important, but the shirts themselves could also be a resource.

The handwritten messages on the T-shirts are often perplexing. It is unclear whether the shirts are intended to inform students

of statistics, to comfort victims or to encourage students to speak out about the issue. At times, a message on one shirt even appears to contradict another.

For the most part, the way the tee shirts are organized is odd. Students might take a moment to pause and puzzle over the shirts’ meaning, but eventually they would just move along. Many of the messages written on the shirts are sincere and heartfelt, but that gets lost in the sea of Magic Marker.

Moreover, the shirts are not the wisest use of physical resources. A more decisive step toward actually helping sexual assult victims would

be to donate the shirts to a shelter, where victims could benefit from new clothing.

Sexual violence is a complex issue. The problem is not just lack of awareness. Aside from the physical harm sexual assault does, the problem gets worse when victims of sexual assault are either silenced or shamed.

It is ambiguous how the Clothesline Project wants its viewers to address this complicated issue. The installment creates more confusion than anything.

While raising awareness is important, this project does not create the kind of dialogue we need surrounding sexual assault.

Racism is not an accident, but Brad Paisley sings otherwise Mitch Harris rharris7@stedwards.edu

Brad Paisley has won 14 Academy of Country Music awards, 14 Country Music Association awards, and three Grammys. However, nobody will remember him for his outstanding contributions to country music. Instead they will remember Paisley for the unfortunate and terrible ”Accidental Racist.”

“Accidental Racist” is a ballad from Paisley to his African-American barista, LL Cool J. The singer is wearing a confederate flag shirt in front of the black man and realizes the situation is uncomfortable calling it “the elephant in the corner of the south.”

Although the confederate flag is the symbol for a group that upheld the ideas that people can be property and

human rights do not count for people of color, Paisley sings that the only meaning the flag has is its symbolism for 1970s southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

He goes in the chorus to say, “I’m proud of where I’m from but not everything we’ve done,” and that he’s “caught between southern pride and southern blame.”

While Paisley may have some convoluted process for convincing himself that proudly wearing a confederate flag is somehow not racist, he has failed to convince the rest of us. The thought of donning a confederate flag to show pride for the south is as blasphemous as someone wearing a swastika to show his pride for Germany.

If this was not bad enough, LL Cool J decided to join in on the ordeal. He comes in for the third verse and raps about

what it is like being a black man in the south and how the confederate flag symbolizes hatred and exclusion to the black community. However, he also demonizes aspects of black culture and fashion.

Just as Paisley halfheartedly defends his appearance, LL Cool J does the same saying, “just because my pants are saggin’ doesn’t mean I’m up to no good.”

This is where the song crosses the line. Sagging pants were never an official symbol of hatred towards anyone.

The confederate flag however, represented hundreds of years of slavery, hatred and human rights violations.

LL Cool J goes on to reiterate by saying “If you won’t judge my do-rag, I won’t judge that red flag” and “If you don’t judge my gold chains, I’ll forget the iron chains.”

What?

Necklace and shackles are two very different things. One is a fashion choice. The other

quite literally kept millions of black men, women and children in captivity until they died. To put the two

Photo by Renee Cornue Country music artist Brad Paisley performing his music live.

on the same level is not only ignorant, but appalling.

Paisley stands by the song and recently tweeted “Well, we wanted to start the conversation. This is fantastic.”

LL Cool J however, admits that the song is flawed. “I can’t defend the song, but I can clarify my intentions...” he said in an interview with Jay Leno.

The intentions were to allegedly bring together the worlds of hip-hop and country music and start a dialogue race relations in America that will lead to a stronger bond between the disparate communities.

However, this is the wrong conversation to be having.

The only unity that has come from the situation of “Accidental Racist” is the consensus on all sides that this song is a mistake.

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Grizzly Bear helps bring psych-folk into the indie mainstream Michael Darling mdarlin@stedwards.edu

While countless bands have attempted to combine folk and psychedelic music into a tasteful blend, without just rehashing the sounds of the 1960s, few have pulled it off as well as Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear.

Last year’s celebrated release of the band’s third studio album, “Shields,” marked a maturation in the sound of the group as a whole, transforming an indie folk outfit with poppy tendencies into one of the forerunners of the burgeoning pysch-folk genre.

From the heavy, guitar-driven opener, “Sleeping Ute,” to the haunting, emotive piano lines of the final track, “Sun in Your Eyes,” “Shields” is an original exploration of the highs and lows of the human

experience.

19-song performance, to the The album marks one of delight of the crowd. the first realizations of indie Material from “Shields” psych-folk done well. It is composed a good portion of crafted around dissonance and “Grizzly Bear is intricate soundscapes, painted earning indie psychby otherworldly folk some much guitar tones and filtered through needed respect.” heavy reverb and arpeggiated synths. the show. However, Grizzly Grizzly Bear is touring Bear finished the set with extensively worldwide. On three encores, all taken from April 8, the band made an previous albums: the beach appearance in Austin, playing rock ballad, “Knife,” from a sold out show at Stubb’s to the band’s 2006 sophomore enthusiastic fans. release, “Yellow House,” the Grizzly Bear started their mandolin-heavy track “On a set with a definitively tripped Neck, On a Spit,” from the out tracks from “Shields,” same album, and a breath“Speak in Rounds.” The taking acoustic performance band played their hit, “Two of the ethereal, “All We Ask,” Weeks,” from 2009’s “Vecka- from 2009’s “Veckatimest.” timest,” in the middle of the In a word, the show was in-

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la’s album, “Lonerism.” Indie psych-folk, however, has, for as long as it has been a genre, been relegated by critics as dirty hippiedom.

Grizzly Bear is doing the

job of scrubbing the genre clean of its bad reputation by showing the world what a serious indie psych-folk band looks like.

Courtesy of Danielle Reynolds Grizzly Bear performing at Stubbs in Austin on April 8.

Margaret Thatcher leaves behind legacy Jacob Sanchez jsanchen@stedwards.edu

Britain’s first and only female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, died on April 8 of a stroke. Thatcher has a very mixed legacy with many Americans loving her and

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credible. The technical prowess and explosive energy of Grizzly Bear is unmatched by any other indie psychfolk band on the scene, and watching all of the masterful members of the band work together live to recreate the tension and emotion present throughout their albums was an unmatched pleasure.

Through an unbelievably tight live show and a masterpiece of an album, Grizzly Bear is earning indie psychfolk some much-needed respect.

Indie folk has been going strong for years, defined most impressively by artists like Seattle’s Fleet Foxes, and has gained plenty of respect for itself as a genre along the way.

Indie psychedelia has recently garnered much attention and praise with last year’s release of Tame Impa-

Stefan Rousseau/PA Photos/MCT Britain’s only female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher

many British hating her.

Thatcher may have a lot of haters, but she was able to bring the United Kingdom into the modern age and lead it to success.

When Thatcher was elected in 1979, Britain was in very bad economic shape. There was inflation, budget deficits, and problems with the country’s workers. To solve the country’s problems, the Prime Minister lowered income taxes and increased other taxes that did not directly affect income, lowered interest rates, and put limits on government spending.

These policies made Thatcher unpopular with voters, and even resulted in riots in 1981. Despite opposition, Thatcher stayed with these policies and slowly Britain’s economy began to

recover. By 1987, the economy stabilized and was strong.

Britain’s economy became more free market like the United States.

When Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union, Thatcher’s diplomacy with the leader eased tension between the Soviets and Americans.

Thatcher also worked closely with Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan commented that “Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates.”

Contrary to popular belief, Thatcher was not a conservative in the American sense.

She did something that most American conservatives would never do — raise taxes. When Thatcher became Prime Minister, taxes were about 33.1 percent of the gross domestic product.

Taxes in the U.S. are about 18 percent of the GDP. President Barack Obama cannot even dream of having taxes that high because every American would be furious.

Thatcher is more of a taxer than the president.

British conservatism is more liberal than American conservatism. British liberals are also more liberal than their American liberalism.

While countless Brits hate Thatcher because of her tactics with the labor unions, she does not deserve to be remembered as a “witch,” as in the British chart topper “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead.”

Maragret Thatcher should not be praised by just conservatives. She should be admired by all who believe in freedom around the world.

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Party

On Friday, April 19, University Programming Board hosted its annual End of the Year Party on the Holy Cross Lawn. The event featured live music from Sons of Santos, What Made Milwaukee Famous, and Ben Kweller as well as raffles, goats to pet, and a crawfish boil.

Photos by Cheryl Cedillo