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Sexual assault on campus prompts investigation Bridget Carter bcarter5@stedwards.edu
The sexual assault that occurred on campus last month prompted an investigation by the University Police Department, UPD, which led UPD and university staff to reemphasize the importance of reporting any instances of similar cases. The sexual assault occurred Feb. 10 at 5:50 p.m. in Teresa Hall. The UPD Special
Investigator conducted an investigation and no charges were filed. The case is currently classified as “active.” “The sexual assault case was reported to our office,” said Rudolph Rendon, St. Edward’s University police chief. More information on the reported assault will not yet been released as UPD cannot give sensitive information such as identities or specific details on active cases. Sexual assault cases are not
a rarity among universities in rate of one in ten.” to really encourage people to the United States. Many sexual assaults report their concerns,” Dean “National statistics suggest against women go unreport- of Students Lisa Kirkpatrick that one in four college women are “National statistics suggest that one in victims of sexual four college women are victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault assault or attempted sexual assault...” in their time in -Elizabeth Charrier of the Health and Counseling Center college,” said Elizabeth Charrier, assistant director of the Health ed. Assaults against men are said. and Counseling Center. “Men even more underreported. Sexual misconduct offenses are victims of attempted or “If there is one message include, but are not limited to completed sexual assault at a that comes from this, [it] is sexual harassment, noncon-
sensual sexual contact, nonconsensual sexual intercourse and sexual exploitation. Sexual harassment creates a hostile or intimidating working or educational environment. According to the Sexual Misconduct Policy, the determination of whether an environment is hostile is based on the frequency of the conduct, the nature and severity of the conduct, POLICE | 3
Studying abroad presents language barriers in some countries Kelsey Cartwright kcartwr@stedwards.edu
Photo by Hannah Thornby St. Edward’s students can study in France, and take classes in both English and French.
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Studying abroad in a nonEnglish speaking country versus an English speaking country is a decision that every student who plans to study abroad has to make. But a student also has the option of taking classes in English while studying abroad in a non-English speaking country. “I would do it again,” said junior Christopher Bynoe. Bynoe studied abroad in the fall of 2012 in Vina Del Mar, Chile, at Universidad Viña del Mar, UVM. He studied abroad through Academic
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Programs International. Bynoe lived with a host family that he did not know prior to going abroad. The mother of the family knew no English, but the brother knew some English. However, the sister and father knew even less English. Bynoe tested out of Spanish I and II at St. Edward’s University. However, he chose to take Spanish III at St. Edward’s. Bynoe took a language placement test prior to going to Chile and was placed into beginner Spanish at the college he was going to be attending. But he wanted a challenge and decided to take
classes that were taught at an intermediate level of Spanish. Bynoe did not feel prepared taking classes in Spanish, but he passed all of his classes and ended up learning a lot more Spanish. “I just kind of jumped into it,” Bynoe said. Bynoe said that he also did not know much about the country or culture prior to going to Chile. Also, Chilean Spanish was quite different than the kind of Spanish he was used to. He said that while speaking, Chileans would leave out s’s and d’s in words. Therefore, the biggest STUDY | 2
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Language barriers exist but may be overcome, students say Continued from page 1
obstacle for Bynoe was the language barrier. Bynoe said that students should not be discouraged to go abroad, whether it is because of finances or language barriers. However, studying abroad at the St. Edward’s Angers campus poses a different kind of experience and challenge for students. Junior Brittany Williamson studied abroad in Angers, France at Universite Catholique de l'Ouest through the faculty-led program in the spring 2012. Students who study abroad through the faculty-led program are not required to take any French before going
Photo by Hannah Thornby A café close to Universite Catholique de l’Ouest in Angers.
abroad, but they are required to take at least one French class abroad, Williamson
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said. Williamson tested out of French I and II at St. Ed-
ward’s University and deThe program she went cided to take French III her abroad with was the Amerifreshman year. While abroad, can Institute for Study she took French III again. Abroad. Although she was taking “It wasn’t as difficult if you St. Edward’s classes with St. went where they didn’t speak Edward’s professors, a professor “It wasn’t as difficult at the Universite Catholique de if you went where they l’Ouest taught didn’t speak English.” her French class. -Katie Heim, junior “I think everyone that has a chance to do it should do it,” Williamson English,” Heim said. said. However, Heim said that it Studying abroad in an Eng- was hard to understand and lish speaking country can be catch on to certain phrases or just as difficult. words they said in London. Junior Katie Heim stud- For example, one word that ied abroad in the summer of proved difficult was when 2012 in London, England at they said “rubbish.” Heim said Richmond University. that it was easier to under-
stand people in the city versus the countryside though. The accents were harder to understand in the countryside. Heim said her biggest challenge in England was her internship. Heim interned for Time & Leisure Magazine and found it difficult to write for her internship because of the different spelling of words and word usage. However, Heim advised that students not have reservations about studying abroad in an English-speaking country. “Don’t worry that it’s not going to be different enough…[it’s a] completely different culture,” Heim said.
BRIEF
Date
Time
Location
Resolution
Feb. 18
7:22 p.m.
Injured Student
RCC
Closed
Feb. 19
1:40 p.m.
Noxious Odor
Teresa Hall
Closed
Feb. 20
3:37 p.m.
Harrassment
Holy Cross Hall
Closed
Feb. 24
3:05 p.m.
Fraud
Ragsdale
Closed
Feb. 24
4:23 p.m.
Theft
SEU
Active
Feb. 25
10:22 a.m.
Theft
Ragsdale
Active
Feb. 25
3:03 p.m.
Theft
Dujarie
Active
Feb. 28
2:50 p.m.
Parking Enforcement
Fine Arts Parking Lot
Closed
March 1
5:13 p.m.
Theft
Apartments
Closed
March 1
7:11 p.m.
Criminal Mischief
Ragsdale
Closed
March 2
11:28 p.m.
Public Intoxication
Hunt
Active
March 2
7:24 p.m.
Theft
Johnson
Active
Highlights from the President’s Meeting Adam Crawley dcrawle@stedwards.edu
At the President’s meeting, St. Edward’s University honored long-serving faculty members, with five employees having served for 35 years. Featured headlines at the meeting were the Keck Foundation grant for $200,000 for the Wild Basin, and that St. Edward’s is a top producer of Fulbright scholars. The meeting also highlighted the new Center for Counselor Training, which will open March 21. The university also honored its global commitment: out of state and international applications
are up 10 percent each, 28 languages are being spoken on campus, and the university is enjoying new partnerships with universities from Japan, Germany, and France. There is also a Fulbright scholar from Egypt, Dr. Fadwa Gad, in residence. In athletics, St. Edward’s men and women’s soccer won the Heartland conference. Assistant softball coach Cat Osterman was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. The meeting also highlighted the university’s fundraising efforts: St. Edward’s raised $23.1 million this year, and has raised $65 million since July 1, 2007.
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Republican Party facing shortage of college-age, young voters Jacques Mercier des Rochettes jmercie@stedwards.edu
The Republican Party is struggling to reach young voters aged 18 to 29. During the last presidential elections, young people primarily voted Democrat. The Huffington Post reported that 60 percent of voters ages 18 to 29 voted for Barack Obama. Republican candidate Mitt Romney won less than 40 percent of the votes among young people ages 1829, according to the Pew Research Center. The lack of voters has also affected political organizations on university campuses nationwide, including St. Edward’s University College Republicans. St. Edward’s College Republicans mention 26 members on Collegiate Link
Lionel Hahn/Abaca Press/MCT Mitt Romney gained less than half of voters ages 18 to 29.
whereas the College Democrats list 73 members. Nationwide, some College Republicans are stressing the need to reach out to the youth demographic. Ohio State University College Republicans, OSUCR, recently gathered to watch Obama give his State of the Union address. Afterwards,
OSUCR president Drew Stoemple addressing the gap between young Republican and Democrat voters. “We do need serious changes in terms of the way we reach out to different demographics and in terms of the way we message,” Stoemple said in an article from National Public Radio.
College Democrats believe the Republican Party is having difficulty getting support from young voters because its platform does not connect with them. “[The Democrats] address topics that are relevant to students,” said John D. Wooding, president of the St. Edward’s College Democrats. “[The Republicans] didn’t offer any plan for student debts and [Romney] also proposed to cut programs such as the Pell Grant.” Some of the topics which the 18-30 bracket considers important are social issues. Democratic candidates often take stances on these issues that appeal to younger voters. Some Democrats are in favor of legalizing gay marriage and promoting naturalization of undocumented immigrants, while Republicans
tend to foster border control and reaffirm traditional marriage. “When you look at the candidates each party runs, you will see that certain candidates appeal more to students,” Wooding said. A 2011 Gallup poll determined that 70 percent of 18 to 34-year-olds support legalizing gay marriage, a stance that Obama announced he supported last year. Another reason for the lack of young voters for Republicans is technology. The Republican Party is not known for its use of social media to reach the youth demographic. “That was the biggest problem ... I would go on Twitter and I would see Obama promoted. I would go on YouTube, there’s an Obama ad. I would go on Pandora and there’s an Obama ad,” said
Dan Morgano, a College Republican at Ohio State, in an interview with NPR. “[I] never heard anything from Romney when I was online,” Morgano added. Involvement in politics, online and off, at St. Edward’s is active. A public debate, mediated by Brian W. Smith, was organized last semester prior to the elections and College Democrats hold meetings and update their online presence through social media and Student Life. The last event mentioned online for the College Republicans dates back to year ago. St. Edward’s College Republicans was unavailable for a statement on the imbalance of members between its organization and the College Democrats or on its efforts to gain more members.
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the nature and severity of the conduct, whether the conduct was physically threatening or humiliating and the effect of the conduct on the alleged victim’s mental or emotional state. Nonconsensual sexual contact is any intentional sexual touching despite protest. If a person has sexual activity with someone they know to be mentally or physically incapable of making rational decisions, he or she is in violation of the Sexual Misconduct Policy. The so-called “date rape” drugs such as Rohypnol, or roofies, can inhibit someone’s ability to make reasonable and rational decisions. The possession or distribution of these drugs is against St. Edward’s policy and federal law.
Sexual exploitation occurs when a student takes nonconsensual or abusive sexual advantage of another for his or her own advantage or benefit. This includes the unauthorized use of pictures and knowingly transmitting an STD or HIV to another student. If a student violates the Sexual Misconduct Policy and it is determined that intercourse occurred, the resulting sanction will be suspension or expulsion from the university. For sexual misconduct excluding intercourse, the university will conduct an investigation to determine an appropriate sanction. Sanctions can include a warning or modification of living arrangements. “It is important for us as an institution to look at every situation individually so that
we can customize the out- for their sexual misconduct come to fit the circumstanc- behavior, that student will es,” Kirkpatrick said. be sanctioned. If the student A student can report the of- denies having been involved fense confidentially to an on- in such behavior, a Critical campus counselor. If an incident “Unfortunately, is reported to the Dean of Stusomething like sexual dents or UPD, misconduct can be a they will conduct very egregious offense an investigation separately, but and it can affect a lot collaboratively. If of people.” it is determined by the Dean of -Lisa Kirkpatrick, Dean of Students that Students the incident was a violation of university policy, the accused Issues Board will review the student will receive a notice gathered information and a of violation letter requiring hearing will take place. The the student to schedule an Associate Dean of Students appointment with the Dean who acts as the Chief Hearof Students office. ing Officer will determine In the event that an accused the sanction if the accused is student accepts responsibility deemed to have violated the
Sexual Misconduct Policy. “We try to make [the sanction] educational, but sometimes it is punitive. Unfortunately, something like sexual misconduct can be a very egregious offense and it can affect a lot of people,” Kirkpatrick said. St. Edward’s is required to conduct an investigation whether the UPD has conducted an investigation or not. If the victim of a sexual misconduct offense decides to officially press charges outside the university, UPD will assist with that process and the Austin Police Department will continue the investigation. “When UPD is investigating a case, they will typically provide us with their report, but it is a separate investigation from ours,” Kirkpatrick said.
A student may be in violation of university policy if sexual misconduct behavior takes place off campus between two St. Edward’s students, and is egregious. The university may investigate the incident. Alice Gilroy, a UPD police officer, teaches Rape Aggression Defense classes on campus. The next class is in April. “It is an excellent course to teach women simple and effective ways to defend themselves, but also covers ways to prevent rape by awareness and crime prevention techniques,” Gilroy said. Students are encouraged to report sexual misconduct. The Health and Counseling Center is available 24 hours a day. Call 512-448-8538 or 512-448-8444 and ask for the counselor on call.
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Monique Moreno mmoreno8@stedwards.edu
The gap between the Hollywood film industry and Austin is shrinking faster than ever. Recent efforts brought big names such as Rooney Mara and Ryan Gosling while some, such as the recent film “Marfa Girl,” are special in their own way. “Marfa Girl” is special film as its entire cast is composed of Austinites. Students old and new on the Hilltop should also hold this film dear as one of the actors is one of our own. Ulysses Lopez, an alumnus of St. Edward’s University, plays a character named Ulysses in the film that won the Marcus Aurelius Award
for Best Film at the 2012 Army when he began classes Rome Film Festival. at the university, says he was Lopez has known that he humbled and matured by his wanted to be an actor since time on the Hilltop. he was only eight years old. Lopez said to this day he “I did everything I could on my own since my “Remember what your parents weren’t dream was when you very supportive of their eight year were eight years old old son telling and go get it.” them he wants to be an actor,” Lo-Ulysses Lopez, actor pez said. After joining the Army, Lopez attended St. Edward’s, where still finds himself looking at he majored in communica- his Film Theory book and his tion and took classes that Communication Research would help his career such books. as Film Theory, Media Com“All my professors were munication and Visual Com- great, small talks with them munication. are what I miss most,” Lopez Lopez, who was still in the said.
Lopez said that if students want to pursue acting, they should get involved with everything going on in Austin that relates to it. “I used to skip classes to go work on projects, yes it will affect your GPA but who cares about a GPA if you’re acting and doing what you love? I graduated, I didn’t make honor roll or anything, but I graduated,” Lopez said. Lopez scored his role in “Marfa Girl” because his agent emailed him and said the director of the project, Larry Clark, was looking to fill roles for his new film. “Larry likes to get to know his actors so the audition was really laid back. I told him my life story and he liked it,” Lopez said. Lopez auditioned for the
One man in stage version of Star Wars Brooke Blanton bblanto@stedwards.edu
For the past 12 years, Canadian actor Charlie Ross has traveled the world performing the entire original “Star Wars” trilogy completely by himself in only 75 minutes. The Long Center for the Performing Arts invited Ross to execute his theatrical masterpiece from Feb. 26 through March 2. Wearing a black jumpsuit and toe shoes with a black wall and floor for a set in the Long Center’s intimate Rollins Theatre, Ross takes fanatics of George Lucas’ “Star Wars” through episodes IV, V and VI with humor, charisma, energy and extreme dedication. Ross took advantage of every inch of the small stage as he jumped, leaped, danced
and threw himself around while perfectly imitating every character in the series with voices and sound effects. Other than a few lighting changes throughout the performance, Ross relied on only his acting abilities to send his audience through a chronology of “A New Hope,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” Throughout the 12-year run of the “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy,” Ross has performed over 1,200 shows on four different continents. With this in mind, it is no surprise that Ross is incredibly talented at what he does. Ross had the entire audience, including those who have never seen a “Star Wars” movie, laughing and applauding at his interpre-
role of Oscar but a few days later his agent called and told him he got the role of Ulysses instead. Lopez said working with this cast was an incredible experience. “One of the actors, Rodrigo, he sings an original written song in the film, that’s awesome. I want him to get recognition for his talents,” he said. Lopez mentioned a fellow actor named Tina Rodriguez who is also a spiritual healer. “After filming she came by my place and did some spiritual healing on me, and I quit smoking after she left,” Lopez said. Lopez said he hopes that “Marfa Girl” and the award it received will get the actors from the film and all Austin
Album review: Nick Cave’s latest work Sam Jackson sjackso8@stedwards.edu
Tish Wells/MCT Chewbacca at the re-opening of “Star Tours” in Orlando.
tation of the late 1970s to early 1980s science fiction classics starring Mark Hammill and Harrison Ford. With a mixture of intense devotion to the genius of
Lucas’ fictional world and a healthy realization of the flaws in the films made over 30 years ago, the “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy” delighted fans of all ages.
actors recognition so Hollywood will consider filming more projects in Austin. Lopez’s future plans include being a working actor and he hopes to one day add writing to his resume. He said he loves writers because they create the character and story. His philosophy for students looking for work after graduation is simple. “Have an A through Z plan. Nothing is going to go the way you think it is. Be fearless, remember what your dream was when you were eight years old and go get it,” Lopez said. Lopez stressed that aspiring actors must be patient. “Most overnight success took a lifetime,” Lopez said.
Singer/songwriter Nick Cave and his backing group The Bad Seeds jumped out of the Eighties post-punk scene as Bob Dylan’s Gothic doppelganger, and have since enjoyed critical respect and a cult following to this, their twentieth year of existence. So for such an esteemed musician, why does Nick Cave seem to have Ke$ha’s grasp of grammar? On the Bad Seeds’ fifteenth studio album, “Push The Sky Away,” there are track titles that would make English professors angrily fling coffee cups with Nolan Ryan force, especially the first track (and first single) “We No Who U R.” Questionable English aside,
this is clearly not a piece of work for the non-adventurous, and even then it doesn’t quite reveal itself on the first listen. For a start, it doesn’t even feel like music. Musical arrangements are sparse, and seem more like an accent to Cave’s strange and cryptic musings, which range from mermaid fantasies and visions of beaches, to dark tales of a prostitute’s struggles and murders by the water. Cave’s lyrics are delightfully imagistic, even if you can’t sing along to them, and give listeners bold pictures to draw in their minds, and the musical backing is well done even if it is simple. “Push The Sky Away” is definitely a strange album, but a good one.
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Cake makers present edible art at Sugar Art competition Joanna Horvath
Since 1987, Austin has played host to the South By Southwest music conference and festival. From its humble beginnings, SXSW has grown to include not only music, but also film, interactive, ecology and educational conferences underneath the umbrella of the larger music festival. SXSW is now regarded as one of the most influential festivals in the country, drawing more than 60,000 attendees from all over the world.
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Offering a sweet escape into the world of cake decorating, Austin’s Capital Confectioners Cake Club hosted the 9th annual Sugar Art Show and Competition on Saturday and Sunday. The theme this year was “Cake to the air; All Clear for Cake-off!” The event was split up into sections with all of the competition entries on display right next to the entrance. Each cake submitted was placed into one of the sections including children, teens, amateur adults and professional adults. The great variety of decorated cakes showcased an amazing, talented and sometimes even laughable portrayal of the various skill levels of different people. Some of the cake creations included an impressive tribute to Willie Nelson’s head and an homage to the city of Austin complete with flying bats, the Texas Longhorn s symbol and an appropriately enough Hey Cupcake! trailer. Many of the cake entries paid respects to popular cul-
Photo by Joanna Horvath Austin’s famous WIllie Nelson was portrayed with cake.
SXSW
With more than 5000 official events and thousands more unofficial, SXSW can get overwhelming. There are countless musicians to hear, movies to see, panels to attend and free things to collect. Downtown Austin is sure to become an insane place overrun with tourists, bands and fans. Fortunately, the HIlltop Views staff has come up with a calendar of some of the best events from film, interactive and music so you can keep calm and SXSW on.
Photo by Joanna Horvath The wholly edible cake resembles the flying house from “UP.”
ture. There was a “Beauty and the Beast” cake, a cake that was sculpted into the floating balloon house from “UP,” a colorful adaptation of the Candy Land board game and even Harry Potter made his debut in cake form accompanied by his golden snitch and Nimbus 2000. Everything was edible. The children’s section involved simpler designs, like a cake that resembled a hamburger or Barbie dolls with skirts made of cake. For a dollar, kids could decorate a cupcake or cookie with the same icing the professionals use. The show offered everything from classes for kids and adults, raffle prizes, awards and even a speed wedding cake on-site competition. There were many vendors and booths set up that gave the opportunity to learn all about the art of cake decorating.
Vendors like the Sugar ‘N Spice Patisserie and Cake Connection allowed people to buy different spices and flavors like vanilla, cinnamon and lemon specifically designed to be mixed in with the batter of any cake to enhance or liven the flavor. Many people were snapping photos and signing up for classes to find out more about cake decorating with hopes that maybe next year they would have a decorated cake to submit of their own. The Capital Confectioners Cake Club is a non-profit organization that was formed to provide people who are interested in sugar arts the opportunity to share and network with others who share those interests. Club members have all different skill levels from home hobby decorators to experienced pastry chefs.
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SXSW 2013 CALENDAR FRIDAY MARCH 8 #catvidfest
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SATURDAY MARCH 9 Tweets from the DMZ: Social Media in North Korea
SUNDAY MARCH 10 Much Ado About Nothing
Is Social Media Making Us Sick?
4:00-5:45 p.m. Alamo Village 12:30-1:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Shot in 12 days and directed by Joss Austin Convention Center Sheraton Austin North Korea, however, remains a Whedon, this modern style black and Social media can connect us in mystery in the social media world. Two white version of Shakespeare’s “Much ways unfathomable only a decade experts uncover what role social media Ado About Nothing” explores how tricky ago. However, with its benefits come love can be. plays and could play in North Korea. challenges. Is social media really helping us connect or does it isolate us and make New Standards for a New Era of us more anxious? The Future of Porn
Journalism 3:30-4:30 p.m. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Austin Convention Center 5-6 p.m. The world’s first Cat Video Festival Austin Convention Center Downtown Hilton Hotel was held on Aug. 30, 2012. From Nyan Cindy Gallop has one goal -- to make Craig Newmark, founder of free to Grumpy, this panel on #catvidfest everyone understand that porn love is classifieds website Craigslist, will make explores our insatiable appetite for pop not real love. makelovenotporn.com. yet another SXSW appearance, this time culture and internet phenomenon. to speak about the future of journalism. Some Girl(s) Newmark, who was a keynote speaker Appy Awards at the festival in 2006, will discuss 5:00-6:30 p.m. trends in the media along with Kelly AT&T Conference Center McBride, a journalist from The Poytner Similar to the Oscars for film or Institute in Florida. Grammys for music, the Appys pay homage to the web and phone @PBS Party Featuring Peter applications that shape our everyday life.
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8-10 p.m. Lionel Hahn/Abaca Press/MCT The New Movement Theater 9:45-11:15 p.m. Professional storytellers, comedians, Paramount Theatre 7:00-8:30 p.m. burlesque dancers and a lasso artist “Evil Dead” (1981) is a cult classic. Topfer Theatre at ZACH Campier than it is scary, the film causes Neil LaBute’s stage play of a young all come together for this unique albeit more laughs than gasps. Fans anxiously man revisiting his exes has now been chaotic variety show with special guests TBA. await this 2013 remake. made into a film starring Adam Brody.
SXSW Gaming Expo March 8 at 3-9 p.m. & March 9-10 at 12-8 p.m. | Palmer Events Center
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The 2013 Gaming Expo includes three days of live music, technology demonstrations and of course, gaming culture. Nintendo and NASA along with more than 70 other exhibits are free and open to the general public. Highlights include a gaming tournament and two parties that are open to the public, the first being the SXSW Bonus Round Party on March 9 and the closing party on Sunday night. Indie bands Ra Ra Riot and Youngblood Hawke will take the stage at the Official SXSW Gaming Closing Party.
The Making of a Meme 3:30-4:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency Austin Photography is great and all, but you cannot beat a picture of an animal with a witty bit of text underneath it. This panel examines the history and future of memes and where they fit in fields such as social media, journalism and government.
TUESDAY MARCH 12 The Upright Citizens Brigade Presents Stranger Than Fiction 8:30-10:00 p.m. IFC Crossroads House UCB has been a comedy landmark for decades. Comedians like Tina Fey, Aziz Ansari and more got their start at UCB. See members of the current UCB team improv hilarious scenes on the spot.
Icona Pop 9:40-10:20 p.m. The Belmont Icona Pop has an appropriate name. Their brand of electro punk pop is iconic and distinct. The two girls sing, yell and most of all know how to have a good time.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
12:10-1:00 a.m. The Belmont The Future of 3D Printing Most famous for their song “Thrift 5-6 p.m. Shop,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are a Omni Downtown fresh voice in hip-hop. They deal with 3D printing is seen by many as the subjects ranging from drug abuse to gay new means of manufacturing. Medical marriage and do so in an upbeat, catchy supplies, toys, houses, and perhaps even and smooth way. space stations can be made with the emerging technology. This panel looks The Polyphonic Spree into the future of what may be the most exciting technological advancement of 1:00-1:50 a.m. Red 7 Patio our time. Somewhere between an orchestra and a pop band, The Polyphonic Spree is a force to be reckoned with. Standing at 22 members currently, the Dallas based music experience is massive and beautiful even if it does feel a bit like a Ralph Lauer/Fort Worth Star- cult gathering. Telegram/MCT
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Live Radio Broadcasts March 13-16: 7 a.m. | Four Seasons - Downtown Austin
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Getting up before the sun during SXSW is absolutely worth the trouble for those who like live music without a hefty price tag. Austin radio staples KUTX and KGSR will hunker down at a few of Austin’s finest hotels to host live radio broadcasts four days in a row March 13-16. The KUTX morning broadcasts cost $10 per person each day, and the price of the ticket includes a breakfast taco and coffee. The show starts at 7 a.m., and featured acts include folk singer-songwriter Josh Ritter and local indie rock band My Jerusalem. Across Congress, KGSR’s live broadcast runs an hour longer and costs five bucks a person, though breakfast is only guaranteed for the first 300 people who make it out.
Grow Up Tony Phillips 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Alamo Village Directed by Austin local 20-yearold filmmaker Emily Hagins, “Grow Up Tony Phillips” follows a high school senior trying to decide between cool or celebrating Halloween like a kid.
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1:30-10:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. 1st and Red River Parking Lot Haus of Hipstamatic Although the full lineup has yet to be The photo application Hipstamatic is released, this year’s Woodies lineup will hosting a brunch complete with food, include Macklemore, Joey Bada$$, Alt-J drinks, and live music from Capital Cities, and Jake Bugg. The mtvU Woodies is a Neon Indian, Quiet Company and more. giant awards show and festival within a festival to honor the best in music that The Flaming Lips Iron and Wine college students listen to. 8:00-9:30 p.m. Auditorium Shores Nikki Yanofsky Known worldwide for the incredible atmosphere of their shows, The Flaming 9:00-9:40 p.m. Lips will take over Auditorium shores Esther’s Follies Canadian prodigy Nikki Yanofsky is only with lights, props and their brand of 19-years-old. Although she is young, psych rock. her rich, soulful voice has garnered Mike Rich/Chicage Tribune/MCT international attention. Most famous for 11 p.m. - 12 a.m. the 2010 Canadian Olympic anthem “I ACL Live at the Moody Theater Believe,” Nikki has a promising career Mellow musical legend Iron and Wine, ahead of her. Samuel Beam, serenades audiences with Local Natives his distinct smooth voice.
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12 p.m. - 12 a.m. Field in East Austin GAYBIGAYGAY is exactly what you think it is. It is an unofficial music festival under the umbrella of SXSW that celebrates gay music, people and culture. Located in the middle of a field, GAYBIGAYGAY is sure to be a fun time with music, drinks and dancing into the night.
Vockah Redu Time TBA The Jr New Orleans based Vockah Redu & the Cru provides a certain kind of deep south Ron Ennis/Ft. Worth Star/MCT hip hop. His delivery is theatrical and 5:35-6:20 p.m. his music resonates. This is more than Auditorium Shores a concert, it is an interactive experience In 2005 the brothers of Los Lonely combining music, dance and art. Boys looked America in the eye and asked “How far is heaven?” The answer is as far as Auditorium Shores. The Tejano rock group is sure to delight.
$%@* for Forest 6:30-8:00 p.m. Topfer Theatre at ZACH “$%@* for Forest” highlights a German non-profit that sells homemade erotic videos that puts all profits towards efforts to save trees worldwide.
The Rocketboys 8:00-8:40 p.m. Buffalo Billiards The Rocketboys’ music is a sort of heartfelt indie rock that is simultaneously mellow and intense.
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SPORTS Senior rugby star sustains hip-shattering injury WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 • HILLTOP VIEWS
Kelsey Caine kcaine@stedwards.edu
Senior and St. Edward’s University Rugby Football Club Vice President Zach “Chad” Chodaniecky recently suffered a severe injury in a recent game against Texas Christian University, TCU, on Feb. 16. Chodaniecky has been playing rugby since his sophomore year after a friend introduced him to the sport, knowing his background in soccer could be an asset to the team. Although he had never played before, he immediately became an important player. In his last game, the Rams were playing a close game against TCU. Chodaniecky scored many points within the first half when a TCU player took an interest in Chodaniecky as a leader in the game. As St. Edward’s took the lead, the opposing player seemed to become
more aggressive towards Chodaniecky, despite the warnings of officials. During the next play, the TCU player tackled Chodaniecky illegally from behind and landed on top of him. All of the force of the fall was directed into Chodaniecky’s right knee. Not realizing the seriousness of his injury, Chodaniecky stood up. When he did manage to stand, his right leg was visibly shorter than his left. As St. Edward’s rugby is a club sport, the team does not have access to the school’s trainers, and there were no immediate athletic trainers present on the field. This presence would not have mattered, though, as his injury proved to be too severe for any trainer’s help. “We are not a varsity sport, but we get varsity injuries,” Chodaniecky said. He was taken to the
hospital. As his clothes were being cut off of him, Chodaniecky asked if his jersey could be left on. He wanted to avoid damaging a team-bought jersey. Doctors found that Chodaniecky’s femur went through his hipbone, breaking his hipbone into pieces. The femur then continued to travel up, finally stopping in his lower rib cage. After doctors tried to wiggle his hip back into place, they determined that his hip was going to need to be surgically reconstructed. Since doctors had to fuse his original bone with a stainless steel plate, Chodaniecky will have to spend five months with no weight on his right leg. After these initial five months, he will be evaluated for physical therapy. He will need to learn to walk again. “Physical therapy is by far harder than any training I did for rugby,” Chodaniecky
Courtesy of Zachary Chodaniecky Chodaniecky is currently recovering from his hip injury.
said. “It’s actually scary just staring at a leg that doesn’t move anymore.” Currently, Chodaniecky is not even allowed to use a wheel chair, as the angle
could constrict blood flow to his damaged hip and leg. His limited mobility caused him to lose his job and has made touring with his band, Fingers Crossed, impossible.
“We had a full U.S. tour this summer that we had to cancel because I won’t be nearly in shape for the road,” Chodaniecky said. Despite losing his job and not being able to tour with his band, Chodaniecky looks forward to using his recovery time to finish school from home. He will turn in assignments online and keep up with class through email, as his professors have proven to be both understanding and empathetic to his situation. “My professors have all been very helpful ... I couldn’t thank them enough for that,” Chodaniecky said. Chodaniecky went on to say that he does not regret playing rugby. Even with its high risk of injury, rugby, in his opinion, is the best sport. He now faces the difficult task ahead: recovering in time to walk, assisted, at graduation in May.
Club sport teams travel across Texas during eventful weekend Shelby Cole scole2@stedwards.edu
Club sports teams had an action-packed weekend from Friday, March 1 to Sunday March, 3. Director of Campus Recreation Andy Lemons is excited for club sports’ growth. “It has been amazing watching the growth of the Club Sports program at St. Edward’s,” Lemons said. “When we started our Campus Recreation department in 2009, we had four club teams. We’ve created a home for teams in Campus Rec, and as a result there exists an entire new
community for students Men’s club basketball to be engaged with on this On March 1, the men’s campus.” club basketball team saw While club sport leaders, their first team play in club participants and fans are all “It has been amazing excited about big weekends on watching the growth and off campus, of the Club Sports Lemons might be the most excited program.” of them all. “Building -Andy Lemons, director of and creating Campus Recreation something as impactful as our Club Sport program history, when they traveled has been one of the most and played at the University rewarding experiences of my of Houston. While the professional career,” Lemons team lost both games, this said. tournament was one of the
quickest startups for club sports in recent history, as the club was in its beginning stages at the end of last fall.
Dance team
The SEU Dance Team organized a dance clinic for over 20 local middle and elementary-age students. These students performed at the halftime of the St. Edward’s women’s basketball game on March 2.
Rowing club
The rowing club participated in the Heart of Texas Regatta on Town Lake this past weekend. St. Edward’s had three sets of rowers make it to the finals.
Caitlyn Cotter, Ellie Meyer, Sarah Hall and Jessica Cinque took fourth place in the women’s 4x on Friday. The men’s 4x team also took fourth and the 2x team of rowers took sixth.
Women’s club soccer
The women’s club soccer team played against HustonTillotson, a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ranked team. The Hilltoppers went into the second half of the game tied at 0-0. While St. Edward’s lost the game 2-0, the team used the game as practice for their upcoming tournaments.
Club Swimming
Club Swimming hosted the first ever SEU Invitational at the on-campus pool. Teams from Texas State, the University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas Baptist University and Texas State University all came and competed. St. Edward’s placed second overall while Texas State won the meet.
Outdoor Adventure Club
The Outdoor Adventure Club spent the weekend at Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City March 2-3. Club members hiked, swam and camped at the local campsite near LBJ’s old stomping grounds.
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Senior intramural manager plays and officiates Kristina Schenck kschenc@stedwards.edu
Kinesiology major and senior Jordan Yuson is an athlete of many trades–he strings rackets for the tennis team, manages the intramural sports program and plays a number of sports in his spare time. Kristina Schenck: Which athletic activities do you participate in? Jordan Yuson: For intramurals, I’m just going to name off what I can think of — racquetball, dodgeball, basketball. I did play a game of indoor soccer if you want to count that,
Photo by Kristina Schenck Jordan Yuson in action.
volleyball…sand volleyball as well, I like to play ultimate on the side and do
a little running on the side as well. KS: Why do you play so many sports? JY: It sort of comes with the territory ... I manage the intramural sports program, so why not play also at the same time as managing? KS: Does managing change your perspective of the game? JY: Being able to teach somebody something in turn teaches me that same technique or skill set. KS: What’s your dream athletic activity? JY: I want to do wind suit proximity flying, so flying
as close to rocks, roads, trees as possible. KS: What’s your proudest moment as an athlete? JY: I like to think of myself as a well-decorated intramural champion here at St. Edward’s. Three-time champion for volleyball, defending champion for sand volleyball. One-time champion for racquetball. KS: If you could choose a new mascot for St. Edward’s, what would it be? JY: I already made a project about this in Kinesiology. I would choose the Sorin Oak ... we chose the Sorin Oak to represent
the school. So, like how we have the Hilltopper name, but we could be the Oaks. But we are represented by a squirrel because we have so many squirrels on campus. I figured that having a tree to be a mascot would pose a very big liability risk. You can’t have tree branches hitting people ... I thought this through. KS: If you had to pick an animal to represent you, which would you choose? JY: Giraffe. I always liked how tall they are. KS: Do you think they would be good at basketball? JY: Something like that.
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Big Ten poised for deep run come March Madness Regan Roehl rroehl@stedwards.edu
The landscape of college basketball has long been dominated by power conferences such as the Big East and ACC. The two conferences boast nine of the last 14 NCAA champions respectively. However, the ACC has fallen off in recent years, with perennial NCAA tournament teams such as Wake Forest, NC State, and Maryland sinking into mediocrity. The Big East is poised to take a hit too as seven of its Catholic schools, including Georgetown and Marquette, are exiting the conference in 2015. So who will fill the void left by the ACC and Big East? Look no further than the
Big Ten. Indiana and Michigan have joined the ranks of Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin as the conference elites. These five schools are all ranked in the top 17, with three in the top 10. If anyone is built for a crack at the national championship, it is Indiana and Michigan State. The Hoosiers have a Wooden Award candidate in their leading big man Cody Zeller, as well as perimeter firepower with swingman Christian Watford and guard Jordan Hulls. Perhaps most pivotal for Indiana is the play of their other Wooden Award candidate, guard Victor Olapido. At six feet and five inches, Oladipo’s play is reminiscent of NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade, one of coach Tom Crean’s former players at
Marquette. As for Michigan State, they get the nod over their in-state rivals Michigan for one reason, interior presence. The Spartans play is focused in the paint, with veteran big men Derrick Nix and Adreian Payne crashing the glass and star point guard Keith Appling. Pair this with freshman Evan Harris’ perimeter shooting and Sparty fit the mold of a complete team. Ohio State is similar to Michigan in that their game is focused mainly around the outside of the arc. Their post-game is a glaring weakness. Amir Williams and Evan Ravanel failed to fill the void left by All-American Jared Sullinger, and the Buckeyes’ struggled to find offense, save Big Ten leading
scorer DeShaun Thomas. It will be interesting to see how these Big Ten alpha
dogs fare against the nation’s elite from other conferences once March Madness arrives.
BASEBALL Fri. 3/08 | 12, 3 p.m. @Panhandle State Sat. 3/09 | 1 p.m. @Panhandle State Sun. 3/10 | 1 p.m. @West Texas A&M
MEN’S TENNIS Sat. 3/09 | 12 p.m. @Colin County
MEN’S GOLF Mon. - Tues. 3/11-12 SoCal Intercollegiate All day @ Mission Viejo, CA
SOFTBALL Wed. 3/06 | 4, 6 p.m. @Incarnate Word Fri. 3/08 | 3 p.m. vs. Oklahoma Christian Sat. 3/09 | 12, 2 p.m. vs. Oklahoma Christian Tues.-Wed. 3/12-13 Texas Woman’s Tournament @Denton, TX
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Fri. - Sat. 3/08-09 Heartland Conference Tournament
WOMEN’S TENNIS Thurs. 3/07 | 9 a.m. vs. Barry Sat. 3/09 | 10 a.m. vs. Collin County
MEN’S LACROSSE Wed. 3/06 | 7 p.m. @Texas State Sat. 3/09 | 9 p.m. @Florida Gulf Coast Sun. 3/10 | 1 p.m. @University of Louisiana Lafayette
Chris Russell/Columbus Dispatch/MCT Ohio State will need to work on their interior to succeed.
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Champions League may keep Ragsdale lounge area occupied Irma Fernandez ifernan@stedwards.edu
It is that beautiful time of year, that time of the year when the Ragsdale Center is packed full of people screaming, oohing and ahhing at the television screen above them. Forgive us for making the walkways congested, but the Champions League is back. The Champions League is a yearly tournament that looks to crown the best soccer team in Europe. Dozens of teams around the continent vie through round after round of games to play with the rest of the elite teams. The competition takes the top teams in a country’s domestic league and pits them against each other, with bragging rights for the victor’s country for having the best team in Europe. The prestige and the money that can be made by taking part in the Champions League encourages teams in major European countries like England and Spain to simply qualify so they can take a piece of the pie. This year’s Champions League finds itself in the
Porto vs. Málaga
first round of the knockout stages, where teams play two games, one home and one away, and the team with the best aggregate score, the most goals, goes onto the next round. This format continues until the final, where only one match is played in an already-determined hosting site. This year, the final will be held at Wembley Stadium in London, England. With one match already having taken place, it is a bit easier to gauge which teams will survive and which will go home. Here are my predictions.
Porto, Portugal (1-0) Málaga, Spain. The Iberian Peninsula will host perhaps one of the trickiest ties of the round this match. Porto’s one goal lead is too slim for comfort. That is something Málaga will try to exploit as they go on the attack in the second leg. I could see this match up going into penalties. FC Porto to advance.
Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich
Galatasaray vs. Schalke
Galatasaray, Turkey (1-1) Schalke, Germany. Though Galatarsaray now tout former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba up front, Schalke will manage to pull through this match up. The fact that this will be a home game for the German club makes a big difference too. Schalke to advance.
Celtic vs. Juventus
Celtic, Scotland (0-3) Juventus, Italy. Celtic making it into the knockout stages is quite honestly a huge feat for
Tariq Zehawi/The Record/MCT Wayne Rooney plays striker for Manchester United.
the club considering it had a difficult group. It is not shocking at all to see the gulf in goal differential between the Scottish team and the Old Lady from Italy. Expect a game for pride from Celtic and Juventus to field a weaker team, but one that will ensure their passage to the next round. Juventus to advance.
Valencia vs. PSG
Valencia, Spain (1-2) Paris
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Women’s golf takes home top prize Nolan Green Ngreen2@stedwards.edu
The women’s golf team took home the trophy at the St. Edward’s University Invitational. Four Hilltoppers finished in the top 10 at the Feb. 25-
26 tournament. First and second place went to Ryanne Haddow and Haley Haught. Haught and Haddow both totaled 155. Haddow boasted a 81-74. Haught finished 80-75. The team played a big
role in the 26-stroke win. Wallis Spears tied for fifth and Melisa Gonzalez tied for eighth. Jessica Tamen took 16 strokes off her score. The Hilltoppers travel to Florida to the Peggy KirkBell Invitational next.
Saint-Germain, France. (PSG). PSG carry two away goals into this second game that is being played in Paris. Though I think Valencia is a fine footballing outfit, I do not think it can stop the force that PSG is becoming. Let us just hope that David Beckham makes the bench for PSG in this one so we can stare. Paris Saint-Germain to advance.
Arsenal, England (1-3) Bayern Munich, Germany. As an Arsenal fan, it pains me to admit that this tie is virtually over. Bayern Munich is perhaps the strongest team in the entire Champions League and is my favorite to win it all. Bayern Munich to advance.
FCSD vs. Borussia Dortmund
Shaktar Donetsk, Russia (2-2) Borussia Dortmund, Germany Like the Porto-Málaga matchup, the FCSD vs. Borussia Dortmund game is sure to provide entertainment. Ultimately, I feel the German club will ride the wave of their supporters in this home match for them.
Borussia advance.
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Milan vs. Barcelona
Milan, Italy (2-0) Barcelona, Spain The first leg of this matchup was just an absolute shocker. Milan will be accused of parking the bus (playing defensively) and taking advantage of dubious calls from the referee, but the fact is that now they will have Barcelona only attacking, meaning that a quick counterattack is all it could take to deliver a blow to the mighty Spanish team. AC Milan to advance.
Real Madrid vs. Man UTD
Real Madrid, Spain (1-1) Manchester United, England. This is the game of the entire round. All honors were even in the first leg, but this second leg at Old Trafford promises to serve as a throwback to a decade ago when Ronaldo and Zidane faced up against Beckham and Giggs. Ten years later, Giggs is somehow still around, and a new, more beautiful Ronaldo takes the place of the old. It is so difficult to call it, but… Real Madrid to advance.
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Openly gay mayoral candidate murdered in Mississippi Recently, openly gay politicians have been extremely successful, winning high ranking offices in governments. Unfortunately, a promising gay politician’s story was cut far too short. Last week, Marco McMillian, a 34-year-old candidate for mayor of Clarksdale, Miss., was found dead 10 miles outside of Clarksdale near a Mississippi Delta levee, according to the Associated Press. McMillian was a promising figure in the Democratic politics in Mississippi. Also, many believed McMillian had a chance at making history, becoming the state’s first Black, openly gay mayor. On Feb. 28, authorities charged Lawrence Reed, 22, with McMillian’s
murder, according to the in Mississippi politics. Coahoma County Sheriff ’s According to the New York Department. At this point Times, one family member in the investigation, no clear believed some people did not motive has been discovered, want McMillian to run for so it is unclear w h e t h e r M c M i l l i a n’s “McMillan had a murder is going chance at making to be considered a hate crime. history, becoming the That said, state’s first black, M c M i l l i a n’s c a m p a i g n openly gay mayor.” s p oke s p e rs o n , Jarod Keith, explained to the ABC News Radio that he did not think mayor, for they saw him as McMillian’s death was a threat to the status quo of politically motivated or a hate Clarksdale. crime. McMillian’s devotion to Conversely, McMillian’s helping the poverty-stricken family believe his death was town of Clarksdale helped due to his rising significance in garnering a dedicated
following. Those closest to McMillian believed he could have left Clarksdale for higher aspirations, but McMillian felt needed in the small Mississippi town, so he decided to stay. The town of Clarksdale, which is known mostly as a blues music landmark, has been struggling socioeconomically with around 40 percent of residents living in poverty. During his campaign, McMillian championed progressive opinions on education, crime, marriage equality and anti-bullying platforms. His campaign slogan was “Moving Clarksdale Forward.” Moreover, the fact that many Clarksdale residents
believed McMillian had a good chance at winning the candidacy makes his death even more tragic. Following McMillian’s death, different organizations responded to his passing with praise for the politician’s life. The Gay And Lesbian Victory Fund, tweeted a condolence message that read “Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Marco McMillian, one of the 1st viable openly #LGBT candidates in Mississippi.” Elsewhere, McMillian’s college fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma, issued a statement praising the difference he made in their organization. Between 2007 and 2011, McMillian served as the fraternity’s international executive director and helped
to raise awareness concerning HIV/AIDS in minority communities. His role in the fraternity influenced “Ebony” magazine to feature him in its list of 30 up-and-coming African Americans under 30 in 2004. McMillian was not running for mayor during the Jim Crowe era of the 1960s, but that does not mean it was not difficult for him as an out, African-American politician in Mississippi. His presence in Southern politics, though brief, was incredibly noteworthy. With motives still in question, McMillian’s death exposes the frustratingly slow progression of social change, an issue that exist in not only the Southern United States, but also the world.
The American mainstream only gets a taste of Asian pop music Jenna Jaco jjaco@stedwards.edu
This time last year, the majority of Americans had never heard of K-pop. Then, of course, came “Gangnam Style,” which people should probably be sick of by now, but is still worth mentioning. Psy’s “Gangnam Style” gave the American mainstream a glimpse into the shiny, highoctane world of Korean pop music. The song became so viral it garnered attention from American news networks like CNN, with speculation as to what the song’s popularity could mean for both American and Asian music markets. Recently, the Asian-American pop group Aziatix signed a deal with Cash Money Records, a mainstream Ameri-
can record company, home of established artists like Drake, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. With this move, it might seem like Asian pop is starting to break into the American musical consciousness. What is funny, though, is that the select examples of Asian pop trickling into the American mainstream are not necessarily the epitome of “mainstream” in the Asian markets that produced them. Psy’s first five albums, prior to his contract with big Korean label YG Entertainment, came nowhere near the success of “Gangnam Style.” Aziatix is far from the typical Asian pop group. Only one of the group’s members was born in Korea, and all three were raised in America. The group is also more popu-
lar in Japan than in Korea. On top of that, most Aziatix songs are in English, and the group has had more tour dates in the U.S. than in any other country. Meanwhile, some of the most popular musical groups in Korea and Japan, like Girl’s Generation, 2NE1, BIGBANG, SHINee and 2PM have all tried their hand at breaking into the American mainstream, with concerts in New York and Los Angeles and devoted groups of American fans. But none of this popularity can even brush America’s viral obsession with Psy’s bizarre lyrics and quirky presence. Still, many of the albums and music videos these groups put out exemplify Korean pop’s long-time love
for Western culture. English words and verses are typical in mainstream K-pop. Bigbudget music videos showcase Western fashions and concepts similar to American pop videos. BIGBANG and 2NE1, in particular, have taken cues from American culture in terms of fashion and musical style, and Girl’s Generation’s newest music video trades their usual uber-feminine aesthetic for more aggressive hip-hop dance moves. Despite this ongoing cultural mash-up, Asia’s love for American music culture remains somewhat unrequited. It seems the groups that actually try to break into American markets face a unique predicament: the mainstream tastes that brought fame to
such songs as “Gangnam Style,” “Call Me Maybe,” Taylor Swift’s entire discography, and good old “Dragostea din tei,” the numa numa song, can be highly unpredictable, even
baffling. As a result, the piece of Asian pop music introduced to America through Psy and Aziatix is just that – a piece.
Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT Psy performing his hit “Gangnam Style” in Washington, DC.
14 VIEWPOINTS Department of Defense should handle drone attacks, not CIA
Cyber Cold War could lead to technological advancements
Jacob Sanchez
Kelsey Acosta
Jsanchen@stedwards.edu
kacosta@stedwards.edu
The Obama administration has come under attack for its controversial policy that legalizes killing American citizens who may be terrorists. This policy was uncovered by NBC News when they obtained a Justice Department document detailing the lawfulness of the killings, according to the New York Times. The White House’s stance on killing Americans abroad Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times/MCT who are suspected of being An unmanned drone on a training mission in California. terrorists without a trial may be considered by some with Nidal Malik Hassan, rorist activities. That is true, unconstitutional, but this the shooter of the attack at but these innocent people’s lives were sacrificed for the policy is needed. That said, Fort Hood. Drone attacks, like the safety of the world. it needs some changes. That said, drone attacks An attack will only occur one on Awlaki, are justified. if the target poses an immi- These are American citizens are not handled by the right nent threat to the U.S., and plotting attacks against their people. While drone attacks if he cannot be captured, own country. This is the ul- are justified, the way the ataccording to the New York timate type of betrayal of tacks happen could change. one’s country — treason. The drone attacks are conTimes. ducted by the Central IntelOne of the ligence Agency without any most covered type of oversight. “These are American attacks by the Instead the drone attacks American govcitizens plotting should be handled by the ernment was attacks against their Department of Defense the drone atwhere these attacks can be tack that killed own country. This handled by the people who Anwar al-Awis the ultimate type conduct wars, and there can laki, a leading be oversight by a variety of of betrayal of one’s figure of an Al people. Qaeda affilicountry—treason.” During the Senate Intelate in Yemen. ligence Committee’s hearing Awlaki was a of C.I.A. director nominee radical Muslim While the Fifth Amend- John Brennan, several procleric born in New Mexico. ment guarantees an Ameri- testers interrupted by shoutThere were two other can’ s right to the due pro- ing “Assassination is against Americans killed in this drone attack. One was his cess of law these American the Constitution!” and signs 16-year-old son, and the terrorists have basically re- saying “Drones Fly Children other edited Al Qaeda’s on- nounced their citizenship by Die,” according to the New line magazine, according to joining terrorist groups like York Times. Al Qaeda. This program is needed the New York Times. Some say that these at- for the safety of the United Awlaki was involved with the planning of a failed at- tacks kill the person tar- States and other countries, tack of an American plane in geted while also killing some but the White House needs Detroit, and was in contact that are not involved in ter- to make changes to it.
The headlines lately have been afire with news of a “Cyber Cold War” between the United States and its rival in the eastern hemisphere, China. The first Cold War, between the US and the Soviet Union, ended more than two decades ago, so for most of the student body, the Cold War period was well before our time. The Cold War is something we learned about in history classes and movies. Now it looks like we may get a different cold war to make everyone paranoid. “We know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets,” President Obama said in his recent State of the Union Address. “Our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, and our air traffic control systems,” he also stated. So far neither side has directly called out its enemy, but the tensions between the United States and China
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are only becoming more apparent. The Government appears to be taking this threat seriously. The Pentagon recently announced plans to increase its cyber security force by more 400 percent, or 4,000 additional people, according to the New York Times. However, there is some concern about where all of these new cyber security professionals are going to come from. The United States has lagged behind the rest of the world in science, technology, engineering and math, STEM. In 2010, the United States had 150,000 undergraduates graduate with STEM degrees, while China had over 500,000, according to The Motherboard. As far as potential cyber soldiers go, China has the United States outnumbered. However, the United States is not completely toothless. The United States and Israel were responsible for the Stuxnet virus, which successfully took over the
Iranian computer control systems, using them the damage nuclear centrifuges, making it the first and only cyberweapon to cause damage in the real world, according to the Guardian. While most people’s computer knowledge does not extend past Facebook or Netflix, the implications of this new threat are quite scary. Computers are so deeply integrated into our daily lives that acts of cyber terrorism could easily derail key parts of our lives, like banks, power grids the Internet. That said, the fierce competition of the Cold War brought us the microwave, the nuclear bomb, radar and stealth technology. And it put a man on the moon. There is no telling what new technologies both sides will come up with as the Cyber Cold War progresses. Considering how fast technology changes now, the Cyber Cold War is bound to be an interesting ride, at least, now that both sides have added a healthy dose of competition.
Carr/Mandiant/MCT A map detailing organizations, mostly in the US, that have been hacked by Chinese groups.
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Texas city offered millions to re-name itself after a dating site Michael Darling mdarlin@stedwards.edu
In a world where corporations wield an increasing amount of control, one company wants to take it a step further. Last month, the mayor of Sugar Land, Texas, turned down SugarDaddie.com’s offer of $4.65 million to change the name of the city to SugarDaddie.com, Texas, according to CultureMap Houston. While Sugar Land’s rejection of the offer may not come as a surprise, a dating site trying to name a city after itself raises some interesting questions about the relationship between corporations and the public sector in America. SugarDaddie.com has gone on to offer the town
of Woodside, Calif., $11.65 offers’ legitimacy. million to change its name If the offers are simply a to the name of the site, marketing ploy, and are not according to The Huffington backed by actual funds, the Post. higher-ups at SugarDaddie. SugarDaddie.com is a com are geniuses. dating site that pairs old, If, however, the offers are wealthy men with young, attractive “A dating site trying to women. The name a city after itself site must be a big hit because raises some interesting the company questions about the has been able to ratchet relationship between up its offer corporations and the exponentially public sector.” since it first offered Sugar Land $500,000. The dating site has gotten plenty of free press genuine, they bring to light from major news outlets the enormous power held by covering the audacious offers. companies in America. Many online comments For years, large corporations reflect skepticism about the have been merging and
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consolidating to the point where, currently, a handful of companies control a vast majority of the vital economic sectors of food production, media, and banking. Only six corporations control 90 percent of the American media, according to a now-famous FrugalDad. com infographic: GE, News Corp., Disney, Viacom, Time Warner, and CBS. This number is down from 50 corporations in 1983. The 10 largest banks in America hold 54 percent of the nation’s total financial assets, Mother Jones reported. “The top four boxed cereal companies control about 80 percent of the market,” said Dr. Park E. Wilde, associate professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts
University. “The top four beef packers have an even greater market share. ” Clearly, big corporations are only getting bigger. Naming a city after a dating website, while not nearly as serious or monumental as the increasing consolidation of corporations into a few huge multinationals, would be a major step toward companies having their names ubiquitous throughout the world. Mike Judge tried to warn us about this with idiocracy. SugarDaddie.com’s offers also raise the question of where to draw the line between clever advertising and dystopic corporate domination. While it may not be entirely clear how far is too far for a company to go to promote itself, a world where cities are
rebranded as advertisements might not be desirable to the general population. If SugarDaddie.com successfully renames a city after itself, the natural next step is an America where names like Kraft, Arkansas, Duracell, Illinois, and Monsanto, Idaho, replace the names of major cities. Perhaps, if SugarDaddie. com fails to sway any U.S. city to rename itself after the site, the company can use its apparently limitless amount of money to do something that better serves the interests of the people. They could donate the money to a favorite charity or sponsor the construction of a playground for disabled children. Otherwise, perhaps Monsanto, Idaho, will not be that bad.
New pope will face complicated issues Jacob Sanchez jsanchen@stedwards.edu
Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by announcing his resignation as leader of the Catholic Church in early February. The pope cited his old age and poor health as reasons for his resignation, according to BBC News. Benedict’s legacy will arguably be made up of two things — the child abuse scandals that plagued his papacy and this unexpected resignation. Many have alleged the pope has been a part of covering up child abuse scandals from the time he was a cardinal until now, according to ABC News. While the pontiff was not accused of abusing children, he allegedly covered up the inappropriate occurrences,
which is wrong. Being a priest does not put one above the law. If someone sexually abuses a child, he should be put on trial. The other half of the pope’s legacy will be his resignation, for it signals a change in how to view the office of the pope. The papacy has been humanized. Catholics should not worry about the pope’s resignation. They should have faith that the Church will carry on as usual. It will not cease to exist because the pope is resigning. Also, do not expect any changes on the Church’s position on issues like allowing priests to marry, accepting female priests or negativity towards the gay community when the pope is elected. The next pope will continue the conservative path of his predecessors.
The next pope will continue to face the child abuse scandals. He will also face the dilemma of the dwindling membership of the Church in Europe, North America and among young people. To help fix its membership problem, the Church could take a serious look at its decision to prohibit women
to serve as priests or allow priests to marry. Changing its stances on these two issues would be a good attempt at trying to bring the Church into the 21st century. The next pope has an opportunity to change the Catholic Church and modernize it.
Michael Kappeler/DPA/Abaca Press/MCT Pope Benedict XVI at his final general audience last month.
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spring time Warm weather kept St. Edward’s students outdoors this weekend, both on campus and throughout Austin. On March 3, many students attended the annual Zilker Park Kite Festival. Others took the opportunity to enjoy the nice weather by relaxing outdoors around campus. Photos by: Matt Nuñez and Renee Cornue