Issue #8 Fall 2012

HILLTOP VIEWS

St. Edward’s University • Wednesday, October 31, 2012 • Volume 32 • Issue 8 • hilltopviewsonline.com

Preserve hosts events for students, community Adam Crawley dcrawle@stedwards.edu

St. Edward’s University’s creative research center, Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, held a volunteer work day that gave students an opportunity to help maintain the park's trails for visitors.

Four volunteers showed up for the Oct. 28 workday, none of whom were St. Edward’s students.

“We hold this event once a month, every third Saturday,” said Mitch Robinson, land manager and education coordinator of the preserve. “We

call it ‘land management.’ We have issues like putting down fencing and keeping the trails safe. A lot of what we’ve been doing is picking weeds and non-native species. We’ve also been dealing with trying to appease our neighbors and get them to understand what we’re doing here.”

Nature preserves in Austin like Wild Basin face a struggle to preserve native plants like Texas Live Oak and Spanish Oak, especially with an influx of non-native species.

“We’re at a confluence of different ecosystems,” Rob-

inson said. “What happens is that if you have deer eating natural species, then nonnative species have no predators. This is a big part of our time here, to encourage our neighbors to plant native species.”

Robinson has made an effort to encourage volunteers to aid Wild Basin in performing management duties.

“Part of the problem is that we don’t have enough staff,” Robinson said. “We have about 30 staff members for 30,000 square feet.”

Despite that, Wild Basin WILDERNESS | 3

Photo by Emily Blasdell Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve provides a resource for classes across multiple disciplines.

Food trailer park lease to expire, some vendors forced to move Lyanne Guarecuco lguarec@stedwards.edu

Photo by Shannon Wilson Vendors like The Mighty Cone might have to relocate in 2013.

Food trailers on South Congress Avenue may not belong to SoCo much longer.

The popular mobile eateries are facing lease terminations intended to make way for hotel construction by March 2013.

However, these Austin staples will continue to be open for business and are looking for places to relocate.

The food trailers “It’s going to take seem to be heading in separate away from the directions, but atmosphere...” they all intend to stay open and continue serving -Jamie Rice, Fry Baby owner food to the Austin community.

Chris Ruiz, the Ruiz said when asked how chef at Mighty Cone, said he felt the food trailers’ lease they have been looking at terminations would impact several locations, one in par- the SoCo community. “It’s ticular in East Austin. going to take away from the “It’s going to affect all of us,” atmosphere of being able to

eat outside and share experiences with out-of-towners that visit the food trucks on South Congress. They come back every year because they know where we are, especially around events like ACL.” The Hey Cupcake! trailer, which is owned by St. Edward’s University alumnus Wes Hurt, has not yet publicized plans for relocation, but will release information on TRAILER | 2

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15 | SPORTS

17 | VIEWPOINTS

There’s no better time than Halloween – other than orientation – to recount local legends behind hauntings on campus.

The men’s club soccer team advanced to the regional tournament for the first time in the history of the club.

Hurricane Sandy slams the East Coast and presidential candidates continue to stay tight-lipped about climate change.

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the trailer’s Facebook page.

Other food trailers currently located on South Congress, such as Fry Baby, are unsure about where they see themselves in a couple of months.

“I don’t know yet,” Fry Baby owner Jamie Rice said.

“We’ve known for a year that they’re kicking us out, but maybe it’ll fall through again.”

The food trailers are located in the middle of South Congress and feature long lines of customers most days of the week. They have become a SoCo landmark and a go-to eating place for St. Edward’s students, Austinites and tourists alike.

Thai food, cupcakes, fried pickles, Indian dosas, snow cones, gyros, sub sandwiches and fish and chips are just some types of food that can be found in the SoCo food trailers. Their variety and style make the food trailers an appealing concept that

carries out the “Keep Austin Weird” maxim.

Junior Jordan Schmid is disappointed that the iconic South Austin trailer park may be forced to move from the current location.

“It’s upsetting because I think the trailers really represent this sort of area of South Austin. They’ve been there for a long time,” Schmid said. “I feel like getting rid of them would kind of ruin South Congress.”

Some trailers are already thinking about the future and looking for a new place to call home, but many do not have a new location yet. Even though the trailers may have to leave South Congress, they will not be disappearing for good.

“We know it’s going to happen,” Ruiz said. “We can’t prevent it. But we have strong followers, and our people will follow us wherever we go. We’ll stay close.

Maybe we’ll just start keeping Austin weird on the east side.”

Photo by Shannon Wilson Nomad Dosa is a food trailer located on South Congress.

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Festival presents sanitation, water issues Andrew Weber aweber2@stedwards.edu

With the Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL) moving to a two week format next year, organizers and parks officials say they are prepared to tackle whatever challenges lie ahead and utilize all the current strategies for cleaning up and refurbishing the Zilker Park lawn.

But while the festival may use "green" initiatives to reduce environmental impact during and after the festival, some say the water usage the festival requires could be harmful to the springs and, at the very least, to the festivalgoers.

The festival grounds on the Zilker Great Lawn take a beating every year when over 70,000 music lovers descend upon the park. After the weekend, the Austin Parks & Recreation Department shuts down the lawn for maintenance, re-sodding, watering and trash pick-up.

ACL devotees will remember the 2009 festival, when the lawn was completely revamped because of an abundance of rain that left the grounds a mess. But Victor Ovalle of the Austin Parks and Recreation Department said that C3 Presents, the festival's organizers, has more than made up for the damage.

"Since 2006, [C3 Presents] contributed $6 million," Ovalle said. "C3 also reimburses the city for repairs and post-event maintenance."

Next year, when the festival moves to a two weekend format, both Parks and Recreation and C3 Presents plan to continue the current system but will also focus more on renovating and watering during the week off, in preparation for the second weekend of music, Ovalle said.

"General trash pick-up is

Photo by Renee Cornue The Austin City Limits Music Festival uses large amounts of water to rejuvenate the grounds.

managed throughout the Dillo Dirt, Porter said. The weekend and after the festival fertilizer, which has been by the employees," Sandee manufactured by the City of Fenton of C3 Presents said. Austin since 1989, contains "Weather will also be a deter- trace elements of reprocessed mining factor, and we won't municipal sewage and yard know the impact of weather trimmings, according to the conditions until next Octo- Austin Water Utility's webber." site.

Ovalle said that Parks and "I always ask my students, Recreation employees will water after each “...it’s more of a worry night from 10 of where that water p.m. until 2 a.m. is going... When it Ovalle added that employees runs off, it soaks in use raw water, the ground, it runs which costs the city and Austisomewhere.” nites consider-Charles Porter, professor of ably less, instead history and water rights expert of treated water, which the parks department used in previous years.

'Do you realize what you’re "When you [water] at splashing around in out there home, you're hooked up to at ACL?'” Porter said. "I'm the city's water system," Oval- not saying that [it] shouldn't le said. "The pump doesn't be used in that situation, but use water from that system, it I think they should be aware uses raw water." of what you're in."

Charles Porter, a history Porter's advice to students professor at St. Edward's who attend the festival: University and water rights throw away your shoes. The expert, agreed with Ovalle – bacteria soaks into the shoes the process does save money. and is hard to get out, Porter But the maintenance follow- said. ing the festival often requires Besides potential fecal co-

liform risks, Porter said the festival's extension could add additional stress on the lawn, leading to further use of Dillo Dirt and, more importantly, water. Porter said the population boom in Central Texas will lead to further examination of water conservation strategies by both the city and the state as a whole, but the water required to water Zilker is a drop in the bucket, comparatively.

Porter reckons that one inch of water on one acre totals approximately 27,154 gallons. With that in mind, the Zilker lawn, at 46 acres, would require just over 1 million gallons, 36 times less raw water than the city diverts from Lady Bird Lake every year, according to Lower Colorado River Authority's raw water supply records.

Still, it was not the water use that concerned Porter but the potential impact on Lady Bird Lake.

"I think it's more of a worry of where that water is going when it drools back into the lake carrying Dillo Dirt," Porter said. "When it runs off, it soaks in the ground, it runs somewhere. So it's either Dillo Dirt or fertilizer."

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has managed.

To continue this track record, Robinson encourages St. Edward’s students to lend a hand at Wild Basin, and states that it can be a valuable learning experience.

“It’s a good opportunity to see what managing a preserve system is like. A lot of people buy all the development [the preserve land] and then they think they’ve won. It’s a big issue. This place wouldn’t run without volunteers,” Robinson said. “You can not only do a good deed, but you’d be surprised on how much you can learn from two to three hours on the trail. I consider

some of these people my family. It’s interesting to see even if you don’t have a science background.”

John Barr is one of the volunteers who helped out during the work day. He considers the volunteering experience a valuable one.

“One [benefit of working at the basin] is you get to know a place. When you walk the trails, you only get to know a little bit about it. But when you volunteer, you get a deeper understanding. Volunteering has started a process that helped me learn about the Hill Country. I started volunteering here, and all of a sudden, I started taking classes,” Barr said.

Barr is now a regular volunteer at the basin.

Volunteering is only one of the activities that the Basin involves itself in, however.

“I always try something new,” Robinson said.

Such activities include guided and unguided hikes.

Barr leads hikes every second Saturday. Stargazing and moonlight hikes are other activities.

Wild Basin also hosts events for groups such as the Native Plant Society and the Girl Scouts of America.

Wild Basin is also involved in environmental education, one such effort being collaborative courses with ACC that reach out to high-risk

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upper elementary to middle school youth.

Casie Parish-Fisher, professor of forensic science at St. Edward’s, helps to teach these classes at the Basin.

“Wild Basin is a great place to bring kids to get them out of the city. They can enjoy nature and learn about recycling and reusing to help preserve our environment,” Fisher said. “It’s really important to go out to Wild Basin and volunteer whether it’s with a children’s group, girl scouts or just to volunteer to help clean up. It’s a great place to enjoy nature and to give back to the community without going too far from home.”

The preserve is located on

Photo by Emily Blasdell Wild Basin hosts events and classes throughout the year.

the east side of Loop 360 at 805 North Capital of Texas Highway. The turn is about one mile north of Bee Cave

Road. The offices are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the trail is available for hiking from morning to sunset.

EDITOR’S NOTE

Date

Time

Location

Resolution

Oct. 1

10:56 a.m.

Theft $50-500

Casa

Closed

Oct. 1

1:55 p.m.

Theft $50-500

Moody Hall

Closed

Oct. 4

3:16 a.m.

Burglary

Johnson Hall

Closed

Oct. 5

3:17 a.m.

Criminal trespass warning

Parking garage

Closed

Oct. 5

3:18 a.m.

Abandoned vehicle/property Woods behind East

Closed

Oct. 7

3:20 a.m.

Minor alcohol consumption

East Hall parking lot

Closed

Oct. 7

3:21 a.m.

Driving while intoxicated

n/a

Closed

Oct. 8

3:26 a.m.

Burglary

Basil Moreau Hall

Closed

Oct. 11

3:33 a.m.

Theft < $50

Holy Cross Hall

Closed

Oct. 11

3:35 a.m.

Graffitti

Ragsdale

Closed

Oct. 12

3:36 a.m.

Verbal altercation

Apartments

Closed

Oct. 12

3:38 a.m.

Graffitti

Woodward

Closed

Oct. 14

3:18 a.m.

Driving while intoxicated

Visitor parking lot

Closed

Oct. 16

11:29 a.m.

Theft $500-1500

Dujarié Hall

Closed

Oct. 22

2:42 p.m.

Assault

Physical Plant parking lot

Closed

Oct. 22

3:54 a.m.

Criminal trespass

Library

Closed

Oct. 23

2:37 p.m.

Accident

Premont parking lot

Closed

The Police Blotter returns on paper Hilltop Views typically publishes a bimonthly police blotter. The events in the blotter are recorded from events listed in the crime log made available to the public by the St. Edward’s University Police Department (UPD).

However, this week’s crime log is only the second blotter to be published this semester.

Under the Clery Act, public and private institutions that receive federal financial funds are legally obligated to keep a daily crime log and update it for the public.

UPD’s crime log is available to the public in a folder in the UPD office. This folder contains a chronological log and description of all events involving UPD

on and around campus. The log is normally kept up-todate, and Hilltop Views publishes the police blotter every other week to chronicle such happenings.

Since the beginning of the semester, Hilltop Views has been checking these public records for use in the blotter. However, until Oct. 26, the crime log folder was only updated with incidents through the month of September.

Chief of Police Rudolph Rendon said the crime logs were available online during this time.

For the remainder of the semester, Hilltop Views will continue to check and run the police blotter every other week in both the print and online edition.

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Facts about fracking, as told by filmmaker Josh Fox Filmmaker Josh Fox visited St. Edward’s University to speak with classes and host a showing of “Gasland,” a documentary that chronicles the impacts of natural gas extraction throughout communities across the United States. Natural gas is promoted as a clean energy alternative, but Fox is firmly against a process known ‘fracking’ after witnessing these impacts firsthand. Here are six points about fracking Fox made during a class lecture and a Q&A following the screening of “Gasland.”

Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a process used to extract natural gas and petroleum from underground reserves. Pressurized ‘fracking fluid’ is injected into wells to fracture shale and release natural gas that is trapped in spaces underground.

Fracking fluid consists of water, chemicals and sand. Over 500 different types of chemicals are used in fracking, including known carcinogen Benzene.

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Oil and gas companies, like Halliburton, are able to use toxic chemicals in the extraction process because fracking operations are exempt from environmental regulations under the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and Superfund Act.

The oil and gas industry paid $247 million to get exemption from the Clean Water Act in Congress.

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Nineteen percent of oil and gas wells in the world are leaking, and 40 percent of these leaky wells are located near the Gulf of Mexico.

Oil and natural gas wells are prone to leakage because a well is basically a pipe coated in cement that extends up to two miles underground.

Over a 30 year period, 50 percent of injection wells fail.

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Sophomore raises money for mother’s journey back home Willa Goldberg wgoldbe@stedwards.edu

Her room has posters from popular movies tacked to the walls. Papers and books are balanced on her desk. Over her door hangs a single crucifix along with one picture of the Virgin Mary and another of Jesus. All these things and more fill her room, but the eye is drawn to a stock photo portrait of a mother and daughter standing side by side with arms looped over each other’s shoulders.

Beneath the photo reads, “Mother and Daughter…

Truest sisters of the heart.”

Melinda Szabo is a sophomore at St. Edward’s University. Her mother, Elisabeth Szabo, is currently enduring her second breast cancer diagnosis.

During Melinda’s 7th grade year in 2005 her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time. By late 2006, her mother was cancer free. But in her senior year of high school in 2011, her mother was again diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer.

This September, her mother stopped chemotherapy because it had ceased having an effect on the tumors.

Her mother’s wish is to return home to Hungary in case her condition continues to decline. With one teenager in college and two teenagers in high school, Melinda’s parents, who were both nurses until her mother had to stop working in 2011, do not have money to spare for a ticket home.

In an emotional phone interview with Elisabeth, she explained in a thick Hungarian accent why she wanted to visit her home country.

“I want to see my momma,”

Courtesy of Laszlo Szabo Melinda Szabo’s mother has fought breast cancer since 2005.

Elisabeth said.

In an effort to grant her mother’s wishes, Szabo has created an account on the GoFundMe website entitled “Get Mommy Home.” Melinda hopes to raise $2,500 for a ticket for herself and her mother to return to her mother’s home country of Hungary. As of press time, she has raised $1,922 in donations from a total of 56 people in 29 days.

Elisabeth did not come to the United States until 1991.

She was visiting her sister in New York when her friend went to visit someone in California. Elisabeth ended up living in California working as a nanny where she met her future husband, Laszlo Szabo, who had immigrated to the United States from Hungary.

The cause of the breast cancer that affects Elisabeth is not definitive, but she and many scientists speculate that because she was in Hungary during the Chernobyl disaster, toxic radiation may be to blame. The disaster oc-

curred in April 1986 when the reactor melted down and caused radioactivity to spread all over Europe.

Since her initial diagnosis, Elisabeth has undergone a double mastectomy and had her lymph nodes removed from under her left arm.

Survival rates based on fiveyear overall survival statistics place individuals with stage IV breast cancer with just a 15 percent chance of survival, according to American Cancer Society and National Cancer Data Base materials. Just last year, Elisabeth’s 46-year-old sister was also diagnosed with breast cancer.

Melinda explained that her mother has begun to grow tired from her nearly constant battle against cancer. Melinda also talked about what she wanted for her mother.

“What I want for her [is]… peace… to not have inner turmoil with any decisions she makes or what will happen with my brothers and [me] and my father… to know that we’ll be taken care of,” Szabo said.

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LIFE & ARTS Mexican holiday honors rather than fears death Lesli Simms lsimms2@stedwards.edu

The construction of the Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, altar is coordinated by the College Assistance Migrant Program, CAMP. On Oct. 29, the altar debuted in the Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel.

Though the holiday has pagan roots, it also been integrated into the Catholic religion in Mexico. Day of the Dead is a national holiday in Mexico.

Day of the Dead is also celebrated throughout the United States and other Latin American countries.

The holiday allows family and friends to honor those who have passed away.

Recently, the Hispanic Student Association, HSA, constructed an altar dedicated to the professors who recently passed away.

“We wanted to honor the community of St. Edward's and they were a huge part of what makes St. Edward's that tight-knit community,” senior Vanessa Gonzalez, president of HSA, said. “It helps put the event into perspective for the lives that were touched by the professors.”

The construction of the altar coordinated by CAMP coincides with the two holidays Día de los Inocentes on Nov. 1 and Día de los Muertos on Nov. 2. On these days, the veil between the living and the dead world is the thinnest; therefore, souls may cross over.

Though the holidays are around Halloween, the holidays are completely different.

“Death is not something

Photo by Danielle Dalton HSA created an altar to honor deceased faculty members.

that should be feared,” Linda Valdez, senior secretary for CAMP, said. “It is an opportunity to celebrate anyone in your life who has moved on.

It is a chance to honor them.”

The altar on campus spans six 6-foot tables in the chapel.

Traditionally, the altar has to have very specific decorations and items on it. The coordinators of altars strove to include traditional aspects of the altars while incorporating some new elements specific to the St. Edward’s University community.

Traditionally, the altar must have three tiers that are fully decorated with “papel picado” which is brightly-colored tissue paper with designs cut out on them. Each color has specific meaning. For example, the most important paper colors are purple, which stands for pain, white, which stands for hope and pink, which stands for celebration.

Candles are traditionally placed all over the altar, while the top level of the altar must have four candles that signal the four cardinal points. The light of candles are said to illuminate the way for the dead

soul upon their return.

Perhaps the most recognizable aspect of the altars is the candy skulls. Three candy skulls are placed on the second level to signify the Holy Trinity. On the third level, a large skull is placed to represent the Giver of Life.

Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to bring personal photos and items belonging to deceased loved ones.

“Although it deals with somber events, in Latin American countries this is a time of celebration of the people who have left our world,” Gonzalez said. “We celebrate their life and the time we got to spend with them.”

By allowing students, faculty and staff to take part in this annual event, the university will continue to build a global community on campus. Some students look forward to the construction of the altar.

“I think it is a good idea to represent a lot of cultures and to give a lot of people the chance to express themselves,” junior Erica Sanabria said.

The altar will remain in the chapel until Nov. 5.

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Professor widely renowned for outstanding forensic expertise Kelsey Cartwright kcartwr@stedwards.edu

author Christine Ramirez in 2011.

Parish-Fisher said that both of her crime scene classes use this book and that other schools have been ordering the book as well.

Parish-Fisher believes that being straightforward is one of the best tools that she can

Professor Casie ParishFisher is not only an instructor of forensic science and a Senior Forensic Scientist, but she also used to work full-time at the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Laboratory.

Parish-Fisher “If you randomly see received her crime scene tape on undergraduate campus, odds are it’s degree from Baylor Univerme – nothing serious.” sity. At Baylor, she earned a -Forensic Science Professor Bachelor of Casie Parish-Fisher Science in Forensic Science.

A little over a year later, use when it comes to teachParish-Fisher attended the ing.

University of Central Lan“I don’t sugarcoat things cashire, UCLan, in Preston, or make them glamorous,” England where she obtained Parish-Fisher said. a Master of Science in DNA She also discussed how Profiling. real-life forensic science is a From September 2008 un- lot different from what you til last summer, she worked see on TV. at the CODIS Laboratory “It’s not like people die for the Texas Department when it’s 60 degree weather of Public Safety. in a clean room,” ParishAt CODIS, Parish-Fisher Fisher said. worked in a lab studying This extensive background various forms of DNA that and straightforward attitude are found in specimens such has helped Parish-Fisher as saliva or urine. bring her real world experiShe was also a finalist for the 2010 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award.

Parish-Fisher has also been working on her Ph.D. at UCLan. She flies between Austin and England, and is expected to finish her doctorate in Forensic Genetic Research by May. Parish-Fisher said that her biggest accomplishment career-wise was getting her workbook “Crime Scene Processing and Investigation” published with fellow

ences to her teaching.

“She prepares her students for the real world of forensic science. She has given me opportunities that will help me better my career before I have even received my diploma," Natalie Medders, a senior forensic science major, said.

Medders described an example of the guidance received from Parish-Fisher: "[She has me on a] piercing removal program. One piercing each semester is removed, leaving me piercing free as I walk across the stage for graduation.”

Another student of Parish-Fisher’s respects her teaching style.

“Her classes are very structured. I admire and respect that a lot,” Austin Duncan, a junior forensic science major, said.

Parish-Fisher discussed how she will be doing mock crime scenes all over campus this semester because the library is currently located where her mock crime scenes used to be.

“If you randomly see crime scene tape on campus, odds are it’s me–nothing serious,” said Parish-Fisher.

Photo by Shannon Wilson Parish-Fisher has a background in forensic science.

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WEEKLY ‘FLIX FIX | Halloween Night Unknown horror film creates a terrifying vibe on low budget Monique Moreno mmoreno8@stedwards.edu

Weekly ‘Flix Fix takes the legwork out of wading through thousands of film choices on Netflix, bringing you the most truly bizarre, quirky and outright amazing gems instant streaming has to offer.

There is a fine line between a Halloween movie that hits the nail on the head and a Halloween movie that is so ridiculous it just becomes a joke and a waste of two hours. Luckily, the movie "Halloween Night" does not fall into the latter category.

A relatively unknown film,

"Halloween Night" relies on basic concepts instead of bringing out the wellknown celebrities to make a genuinely scary movie that will leave you fearing every future Halloween party you attend.

The film jumps right into the year 1982 and the chilling murder of a family. Right after the murders, Chris Vale, a family member who was spared, is wrongfully convicted of murdering his family.

He is then forced to go to the insane asylum as opposed to a typical jail because Vale was suspiciously

found with the bodies by the police the night of the murders.

The movie then flashes forward 10 years and shows Vale escaping the asylum.

Having spent the past 10 years going in circles with the authorities trying to prove his innocence, he has now become somewhat insane. He then returns to his old home on Oct. 31 in search of clues to prove his innocence.

Even though there is a family in the house hosting a Halloween party, Vale enters the home and begins his search for clues. What hap-

pens as his search continues will leave viewers peeking through fingers and turning down the volume in order to avoid hearing the chilling sounds that will stay with them for days after.

For having a budget of just $75,000 and no wellknown actors on its credits, this movie successfully strikes fear without being too cheesy or unrealistic.

It is definitely a must-see and should be seen on Halloween night for maximum scaring, as it will leave the paranoid thought of “What’s lurking around the corner?” on Oct. 31.

Wikimedia Commons The creepy plot of “Halloween Night” was based on a true story.

Fall weather creates need for pumpkin-flavored delicacies wealth of pumpkin related specials. It was hard sorting out the best of the best, but you certainly can not go wrong with my top five picks, in no particular order, of pumpkin greatness.

1. Pumpkin Seed Pesto Marinated Chicken Breast – Jack Allen’s Kitchen

Photo by Shannon Wilson For another pumpkin treat, visit Hey Cupcake on Congress.

Willa Goldberg wgoldbe@stedwards.edu

As winter approaches, pumpkins start cropping up everywhere: front porches,

store displays, and most importantly in food and drinks around Austin. The city’s eclectic collection of breweries, ice cream shops and other dining options puts out a

Known for its locallysourced food, Jack Allen’s may be a more pricey option for college students, but the food is always great to share and this seasonal addition is just as filling. The dish is served with portobello mushrooms stuffed with artichoke gratin and goat cheese drizzle. Jack Allen’s nearest location only takes about 15 minutes to get to from campus and can be found in Oak Hill just off of Highway 71 West.

2. Pumpkin Cheesecake – Walton’s Fancy and Staple Walton’s is the perfect place to stop by in downtown Austin. Located on West 6th street in a charming building it is only about 10 minutes away from campus and would be a perfect place to study during the week. They serve enough to fulfill all of your savory and sweet hunger needs and floral arrangements are even available for purchase.

3. Pumpkin Pancakes Kerbey Lane Always a student favorite, Kerbey Lane offers plenty of seasonal options includ-

ing their delicious pumpkin pancakes. Students will not have to drive far as the nearest location is just on South Lamar. A bonus: if the pancakes leave you wanting for a little more pumpkin, Kerbey Lane also serves pumpkin bread.

in the cold. Flavors include pumpkin, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin custard, pumpkin pie, and pumpkin praline swirl. With the nearest location just across the street from campus, there is no reason not to stop by and get some pumpkin ice cream.

4. Pumpkin Ice Cream – 5. Pumpkin Coffee – Coffee Amy’s Ice Cream Bean & Tea Leaf Amy’s offers plenty of options for pumpkin lovers not too afraid to eat ice cream

“With the nearest location just across the street from campus, there is no reason not to stop by [Amy’s] and get some pumpkin ice cream.”

For anyone looking to break the Starbucks mold, Coffee Bean offers pumpkin coffee and pumpkin lattes hot or over ice. Coffee Bean’s spice bar, where you can customize a little extra spice for your drinks, makes this a great place to get a pumpkin drink. It is also another great place to do homework or just hang out.

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Campus reportedly home to haunts, friendly and frightening Mitch Harris rharris7@stedwards.edu

One day, however, a strong gust of wind blew the poor brother’s canvas out the window. In a frenzy to grab it, the brother lost his balance and fell out of the window three stories to his death.

It is said that to this day, strange noises will come

St. Edward’s University provides an entirely unique college experience. While the esteemed traditions, student diversity and picturesque setting all play a role in this, perhaps the most unique thing about be“The most unique thing ing a student at about being a student St. Edward’s is the probability of at St. Edward’s is the being haunted. probability of being The university haunted.” is riddled with ghosts, spirits and supernatural beings and it is rare that from Maloney Room at night a student graduates without and that shutters will shake an encounter of some kind. with no logical cause. This Here are the most notewor- is thought to be the brother thy ghouls on campus and revisiting his favorite place on where to find them. campus.

Main Building

Legend has it that years ago, there was a brother on campus who would paint landscapes in the Maloney Room of Main Building.

Every afternoon, he would travel up three stories and gather his painting inspiration from looking out the windows of the Maloney Room.

Holy Cross Hall

Back when St. Edward’s was still a small all-boys school, only brothers taught on campus.

One particular brother was leaving Holy Cross Hall, crossing the street that runs between Main Building and the modern-day soccer fields, very late at night.

As soon as he stepped on

the road, however, he was trampled by a horse and carriage and died almost instantly.

Students, faculty and University Police officers claim strange noises are still heard in Holy Cross Hall. Officers have even claimed to feel a thud on their vehicles when driving in front of the hall on late night patrols of campus.

When they check their vehicles, though, there is nothing on the street and no marks on the car.

Mary Moody Northen Theatre

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre is known for awardwinning theatrical productions featuring both student and professional actors.

It is also known for being one of the most haunted places on campus with more ghosts per capita than any other building.

While there are a multitude of spirits in the one building, the most famous belongs to a former theater student.

Legend has it that after a rough semester and a slew of struggle, one student in the department snuck onto the light grid hanging above the stage and hung himself.

Students today have reported nooses hanging from the grid with no explanation of how they got there. Some even claim that ropes will fall inexplicably from above and if all is quiet, the creaking of a swinging rope can be heard.

Teresa Hall

Photo by Veronica Adams St. Edward’s students often report ghostly visitors on campus.

Teresa may not be as old as some of the haunted buildings on campus, but what it lacks in age, it makes up for in terror.

Teresa is home to the most famous of all St. Edward’s spirits—Danielle.

Danielle is a young girl of 12 years. She has long black hair, wears a white dress and has been known to ask the residents of Teresa Hall if they would like to play a game with her.

Danielle is rumored to be the daughter of one of the construction workers that built Teresa. Although no one is entirely certain what happened to Danielle, many believe she died during the construction of the residence hall.

Danielle has been known to use a variety of mediums to haunt residents of Teresa, including but not limited to audible voices, visions of a small girl, children’s laughter,

Hilltop Views Archive The theater is one of the most haunted buildings on campus.

a heaviness on one’s chest, lights flickering, etc.

The only way to protect

oneself from Danielle is to audibly tell her that you do not want to play.

[slapdash] Forever a loan

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FunFunFun preview

Fun Fun Fun Fest was founded in 2006 to promote underground, alternative and progressive music and has since become an staple of the Austin music culture. The three day festival is split into four stages named after colors, each with a unique vibe.

bblanto@stedwards.edu

Wikimedia Commons All of The Octopus Project’s music is sans vocals.

Mitch Harris rharris7@stedwards.edu

Danny Brown is interesting, to say the least. If his half-shaved head and missing front teeth are not enough proof, listen to his music.

Brown has one of the most unique voices in hip-hop today. It is raw, nasal and different from any rapper in the game. When Brown is featured on a track, there is no question as to who it is.

Brown’s lyrics are rather unconventional. They are bold, brash and at times uncomfortable. He sings of the typical rap fare — wom-

en, drugs, expensive items — but does so in a way that is blunt and unapologetic.

This in-your-face style is especially prevalent in his live shows.

When someone with a mohawk missing his front teeth starts boldly rapping with vulgar language in a style unheard of before, it is difficult not to take notice.

The critics, however, have taken note of Brown.

He is “hilariously funny, an endlessly inventive rapper driven to cook up outra-

book page, their sound belongs to the indie-experimental pop genre. Their music is entirely electronic with no vocals and a wide range of tempos. Check out “Snow Tip Cap Mountain” and “Toneloop” for a taste of their sound variations.

The Octopus Project has been making music since the late 1990s and is based in Austin.

USA Today ranked the band’s 2012 SXSW performance on their list of top five performances of the festival.

The Octopus Project has not released an album since “Hexadecagon” in 2010, but the group plans to release one next year. geous variations on standard rap boasts,” according to Pitchfork.

DANNY BROWN @7:00/sat.

THE OCTOPUS PROJECT @5:20/sun.

The attitude of The Octopus Project can be understood by reading the title bar of their official website: TheTheThe OcOcOcOctopus Projecctctctct. These musicians do not take

themselves very seriously.

More importantly, though, they take their music seriously.

The five-person experimental band consists of Toto Miranda, Ryan Figg, Yvonne Lambert, Josh Lambert and Wiley Wiggins.

According to their Face-

Courtesy of Mark McNairy Danny Brown has a unique appearance and rap style.

BALMORHEA @1:00/Sun.

Brooke Blanton

ORANGE STAGE Mitch Harris rharris7@stedwards.edu

Balmorhea is one of the most influential modern instrumental music groups of the day. The six-piece ensemble from Austin plays pieces that are classical yet modern and gentle yet intense.

Named after a small town in West Texas, the band was formed in 2006 by Rob Lowe and Michael Muller. Since then, they have grown to six extremely talented members and have played three national tours.

It seems difficult to get across emotions or intentions without words, but Balmorhea have become masters at it. They use guitar,

Brooke Blanton bblanto@stedwards.edu

Cursive is the musical fusion of indie rockers Tim Kasher on vocals and guitar, Matt Maginn on bass vocals, Ted Stevens on guitar and vocals and Cornbread Compton on the drums.

The Omaha-based band that references The Smiths, Pixies and Iron Maiden as influences on its Facebook page, has seen a few highs and lows since its inception in 1995.

Having gone through a band hiatus, two drummers, two guitarists and eight albums, Cursive certainly

Courtesy of Keith Davis Young Balmorhea’s songs are emotional musical journeys.

violin, cello, bass, melodica, piano, drums and banjo to layer sounds on top of each other. Their songs build to emotional climaxes that defy words.

Their music is rich and textured. The instruments not only make music, they tell a story. A Balmorhea song is not merely a song; it is an experience.

knows what they are doing.

All of Cursive’s albums are concept albums.

An example is their most recent album. “I Am Gemini,” is, according to the band’s website, a “surreal and powerful musical tale of Cassius and Pollock, twin brothers separated at birth,” and was released in 2012.

Check out “The Sun and Moon” and “Wowowow” to get a feel for the sometimes soft and sometimes rough sound of Cursive.

The catchy lyrics are fun to sing along to and the music lends well to dancing.

Wikimedia Commons Rock band Cursive have been making music since 1995.

CURSIVE @2:35/Fri.

BLUE STAGE

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Brooke Blanton

bblanto@stedwards.edu

bblanto@stedwards.edu

Instead of having one lead vocalist, Brian King and David Prowse of Japandroids “decided to forego the logistical nightmare of having a ‘lead singer’ and do it themselves,” according to their official website.

In addition to singing, King plays guitar with Prowse on drums.

They call themselves “a two-piece band trying to sound like it’s a five-piece band.”

The garage rock duo from Vancouver has released three albums, “Post-Noth-

Saul Williams is an artist.

At least according to his personal bio on his website.

The sub-sections of his artistry include poetry, music and performance. He says that he “seems to vary by mod, mood, and mode of expression.”

Williams explains that his favorite medium as an artist is performance, having studied acting at several different schools. Williams is known for his starring role in the 1998 film “Slam,” has a rap career and currently tours as

Courtesy of Simone Cecchetti Japandroids are a garage rock phenomenon from Canada.

ing” in 2009, “No Singles” in 2010 and most recently, “Celebration Rock” in 2012.

The yell-sing vocals of Japandroids do, in fact, sound like a garage band, but their intelligent and poetic lyrics say otherwise.

The New York Times de-

scribed Japandroids as having the “most exuberant, affirming live show” of recent two-member bands. Critics have compared the band to both Titus Andronicus and Bruce Springsteen.

Mitch Harris

exploring different variations of the same thing.”

Regardless of the genre, La Dispute has a very distinct sound. Dreyer's fragile voice and spoken-word delivery of the lyrics creates an interesting contrast to the heaviness of the music. However, when Dreyer screams, the fragility is replaced with strength born of pain.

Do not be confused. This is not the average emo screamo band that was popular in high school. Their lyrics are personal, poetic and not in the least bit whiny. La Dispute has substance.

rharris7@stedwards.edu

LA DISPUTE @2:50/sun.

Wikimedia Commons La Dispute’s Jordan Dreyer has a unique singing style.

La Dispute, as their name might suggest, is a fairly disruptive band.

Critics describe their music as posthardcore, screamo and hardcore punk, although front man Jordan Dreyer dis-

agrees.

“In general,” he said in an interview with Recoil Magazine, “I think boxing art into categories only serves as a way to exclude people from

Wikimedia Commons Titus Andronicus stole their name from a Shakespearean tragedy, but they cannot be sued due to public domain laws.

Mitch Harris rharris7@stedwards.edu

Besides being the name of William Shakespeare’s

STAGE breakdown...

BLUE STAGE Hip-hop, rap, R&B, electronic, ska.

ORANGE STAGE Rock, indie rock, postrock, instrumental.

a performance poet.

Like a true emcee, his poetry performances are passionate, quick-talking and musical.

It is obvious he has gained an extremely dedicated fan base when watching videos of his live performances and the crowd is reciting his poetry along with him.

Earlier this year, Williams released an anthology of poetry entitled “Chorus: A Literary Mixtape” which he calls “the cry of the unheard.”

SAUL WILLIAMS @3:35/sat.

Brooke Blanton

JAPANDROIDS @4:20/sun.

YELLOW STAGE

Wikimedia Commons Saul Williams is a modernday Renaissance artist.

formed in 2005 by five young friends in Glen Rock, New Jersey.

The band has a gritty and sloppy sound.

The drums are loud and raucous. The guitarist strums hard and fast. The vocals are not necessarily on key, but they are.

Their songs feel like a couple of guys just jamming in the garage, but better.

Titus Andronicus sings of subject matter that is dismal, yet fun. When the band sings in unison, it gives the feeling that we are going down, but at least we are going down together.

TITUS ANDRONICUS @5:45/sun.

BLACK STAGE

bloodiest tragedy, Titus Andronicus is an up-and-coming indie punk band at this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest.

Titus Andronicus was

BLACK STAGE Hardcore, post-hardcore, punk, garage, screamo.

YELLOW STAGE Comedy, alternative performances, poetry.

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Lesli Simms lsimms2@stedwards.edu

St. Edward’s University hosted the third annual Battle of the Saints soccer game at the Lewis-Chen Family Field. On Oct. 25, the men’s and women’s soccer teams played against the St. Mary’s University Rattlers. Though it has only existed for three years, the rivalry has been a long-standing sentiment between the schools.

“To me, it has to do with school pride,” junior and center midfielder Keston Smith said. “The rivalry is something that is understood and ingrained in the team.”

According to the contract provided by the university’s marketing department, “Battle of the Saints” is the “official moniker for all varsity men’s and women’s athletics competition between St. Edward’s University and St. Mary’s University.” Though the title is not trademarked, no other school in the coun-

Photo by Emily Blasdell The women’s soccer team celebrates yet another victory.

try has given their games or events the same title.

The rivalry between the two universities is a competition across each school’s sports teams, meaning that Battle of the Saints is not solely a soccer, volleyball or basketball competition. The Battle of

the Saints relies on a carefully constructed point system.

From the 24 contests played between St. Edward’s and St. Mary’s, a total of 11 points can be attained. If the universities are tied at 5.5 points, the school with the most conference championships in

the sports where both teams are competing will win the competition, according to the contract.

After the conclusion of the contest, a trophy will be given to the winning school with their institution’s name and score engraved on it. The losing team has to pay for the engraving that year.

Though the Battle of the Saints games are a part of a larger point system, both soccer teams cherish the sense of pride that winning the games bring to the school.

“As a representative of the St. Edward’s women’s soccer team, it is our duty and obligation to bring that victory home,” senior and midfielder Olivia Collado said. “We want to show our sense of pride for the school by winning the rivalry game.”

Both men’s and women’s soccer meet for two contests, with each contest amounting to .5 points.

On Oct. 4, both the men’s and women’s soccer teams de-

feated the St. Mary’s Rattlers in San Antonio, Texas. The women’s team won 2-1 while the men’s team brought home a 3-0 victory. Both teams successfully gained .5 points for St. Edward’s.

Though both teams defeated the Rattlers, the second match-up between the teams affects their conference standing. If the women’s team wins their conference, they gain an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament; however, even if the men’s team wins the conference, they do not receive an automatic tournament bid.

“All the previous records go out the window,” freshman and defender Kyle Pujats said. “We are not playing the exact same game.”

Men’s Head Coach Brian Young agrees that the team did not expect a win because they previously defeated St. Mary’s.

“The game takes on a different feel ... It is more of an intense game,” Young said.

With both goals coming from sophomore midfielder Mikayla Engel, the lady Hilltoppers won 2-1. The men’s team defeated the Rattlers with a 3-0 win, with goals by sophomore forward Daniel Riley, sophomore midfielder Andrew Fox and freshman forward and midfielder Kyle Ruck, respectively.

Volleyball and both men’s and women’s basketball teams will meet for two contests with .5 points available at each. The baseball and softball teams meet St. Mary’s three times, while both golf and tennis teams only meet once during their respective seasons.

“I think it definitely brings together the athletes, because every team has a Battle of the Saints game,” women’s Head Coach Nick Cowell said.

The women will compete in the Heartland Conference Tournament. The men’s team has to wait on the vote of an NCAA selection committee.

Miles for a Mission race gives scares in the name of service Sara Sanchez ssanchei@stedwards.edu

St. Edward’s University Campus Ministry hosted its fifth annual Miles for a Mission 5K, which benefits service break experiences including the Alternative Spring Break and International Immersion Experiences. The 5k took place on Oct. 28.

The 3.1 mile race was held on campus and included obstacle courses and zombies that added to the year’s common theme, “How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse: Dystopia and Sustainability.”

The run started in front of Hunt Hall and wove through

all parts of campus until the finish at the Alumni Gym. The run included obstacle courses like tire jumps, rope climbs and belly crawls, and zombies lined the course to scare, entertain and cheer on participants.

“I got to dance in front of people instead of being the traditional, scary zombie, and I got to make peoples’ experience enjoyable” freshman Carlos Barboza said. “Once we went out there, we went crazy with it.”

During the course, zombies popped out of hiding places and ran alongside participants before falling behind to scare others.

“[The zombies] added a great, fun dimension to the race,” Assistant Director of Campus Ministry Brother Larry Atkinson said.

The course had a different route than previous years and took a detour around the construction site of the new science building. From Hunt Hall, participants trekked down Woodward to Congress, then went on a winding route that led to desolate around the tennis courts and through the on-campus apartment parking lots.

The trail was uneven, which aided in keeping participants on edge throughout the race.

“I have run it every year

since the beginning, and this was the longest and most challenging route,” Atkinson said. “It was fun to see parts of campus I have never seen before.”

The race ended in front of the Alumni Gym, and runners were treated to a multitude of bread options, fruit, beverages, t-shirts and a warm area to wind down.

The Miles for a Mission race has grown since its inception from being merely a fundraiser to a community event, Assistant Director of Campus Ministry Liza Manjarrez said.

“We hope to have raised about $2,000,” Manjarrez

Photo by Renee Cornue Both students and faculty joined in scaring the runners.

said. “Instead of doing a bake sale, this is a healthier activity

to do, and it gets the campus involved.”

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Fearless president helps Toppers climb new hills Shelby Sementelli ssement@stedwards.edu

Senior Sean Easton is the president of the Outdoor Adventure Club (OAC), an outlet for students to explore Austin and South Central Texas through outdoor activities. Last year, the club took a trip to Breckenridge, CO. SS: What events does OAC host?

Sean Easton: In the past, OAC has been camping, swimming, cycling, rock climbing, skiing and snowboarding. Ziplining and backpacking are on the table for this year.

SS: On your club’s Facebook page, you refer to yourself as a fearless president. What makes you fearless?

SE: You’re the first person

who seems to have caught that. It’s a joke really. Fearlessness often equates to recklessness. I guess I can say I’m not afraid to ride motorcycles or rock climb as long as I stay within my limits.

SS: How many people make up the OAC? SE: Good question. One hundred eighteen people are fans on CollegiateLink, and 142 people like OAC on Facebook. So that’s a tough question to answer.

SS: Describe in one word the personality of the people in OAC. SE: “Adventurous” is the obvious answer, but much too cliché. However, I can’t think of anything else so I’m going to have to go with “adventurous.”

Courtesy of Sean Easton Easton hiked Enchanted Rock, a local landmark.

SS: What was last year’s

trip to Colorado like?

SE: There were eight of

us, and we had a great time skiing and snowboarding for four days. Colorado is an incredibly beautiful place, and I’m so glad we got to have such a great trip. I can’t wait to go back this winter.

SS: How are you able to offer a ski/snowboarding trip for only $400?

SE: We’ve got a big group going this year, and we booked the trip through a non-profit organization that sets up students with lift tickets and lodging.

Money from the OAC account will also be applied to offset travel costs.

SS: What’s your favorite event that OAC has done?

SE: The trip to Colorado is my favorite for sure just because it’s such a big

achievement as a leader.

Our other camping and rock climbing trips have been really fun as well.

SS: Do you prefer to ski or snowboard?

SE: Snowboard. What’s “skiing?”

SS: What are your camping and rock climbing events?

SE: We’ve been camping twice at Pace Bend Park on Lake Travis, and we’ve been rock climbing in the Greenbelt and at Austin Rock Gym. SS: If you could go to anywhere to hike, where would you go?

SE: The Southern Alps of New Zealand because they are just so epic. That’s where “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” were filmed.

Listening by radio makes Giants’ sweep sweeter Kristina Schenck kschenc@stedwards.edu

America’s pastime is best enjoyed in the stands with a hot dog in one hand and rally rag in the other, but the most recent World Series has since changed that image of perfection for this baseball fan. A combination of too much homework and no TV left the radio as my only option for following the Giants throughout their second World Series run in three years—and nothing quite compares.

Radio announcers really know their stuff, and for someone who is not the most devout or knowledgeable baseball fan, radio brought a whole new perspective to the game.

Courtesy of the San Jose Mercury News The Giants enjoy their World Series sweep over the Tigers.

Since the Giants swept the Tigers in four games, here are four memorable moments from the playoff games and World Series as interpreted by a fan who could not actually see what was happening.

1. Detroit Manager Jim

Leyland chain smokes filterless Marlboro Reds during games—at least he used to until Detroit banned smoking indoors. ESPN radio announcers said he might get special permission to smoke in the Tigers’ dugout because

it was so cold. Hopefully he forgot about his smokes after Cabrerra hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the third in Game Four to give the Tigers the lead for the first time all series.

2. Down three games to the Cardinals, the Giants made history as the first National League team to come back in Game Five and win three consecutive games to advance to the World Series. The Cardinals’ only redeeming quality is their connection to the Giants— former catcher for San Francisco Bengie Molina has two brothers who are also catchers, and youngest brother Yadier plays for St. Louis.

Also, the Molina brothers are the only three brothers in Major League Baseball who

have all won World Series rings.

3. Left-handed pitcher and who some refer to as Oakland A’s traitor Barry Zito made a comeback after he gave up no runs in seven innings during Game Five against the Cardinals.

Zito moved across the Bay in 2007 after signing a hefty contract with the Giants.

4. There is nothing more pure than listening to the announcers shout over the cheering crowd after Pablo Sandoval joined the ranks of baseball greats as the fourth player ever to hit three home runs in a World Series game in Game One. The crowd was so excited when Panda came up for his fourth at bat that I thought he had hit another home run.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER Fri. 11/2-Sat. 11/3 Heartland Conference Tournament

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Club soccer team breaks record by advancing to regionals Shelby Cole scole2@stedwards.edu

The St. Edward’s University men’s club soccer team can now be counted among the record-breaking teams on campus after advancing to the 2012 Region IV South Tournament, a part of the 2012 NIRSA NCCS National Soccer Championships. Their tournament bid was based on their success in the Lone Star South Conference of the Texas Collegiate Soccer League.

The team was undefeated in their conference and played games in the tournament on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27. Though the team lost both tournament games, the team captain, coaches and players are all pleased with the season’s results and hope to build on this year’s success.

The team played their first game of the tournament

Photo by Shelby Cole Midfielder Luke Duncan traps the ball to help create a play.

against the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners. The Hilltoppers dominated the first 15 minutes of the game, but the Roadrunners scored the game’s sole point off of a cross. Sophomore goalkeeper Michael Murad called that he had the ball, but the wind carried it

into the net at an awkward angle.

“I saw Mike’s face, and I felt the wind. And then I saw the ball go in,” Sophomore and Team President Eduardo Maradiaga said. “You never expect that the wind is going to move the ball that way, and it sucked. It went against us.”

Column as I see ‘em Nolan Green ngreen2@stedwards.edu

Column as I see ‘Em is your weekly fix for all things NFL. Here are the selected games for week 9.

Sunday Denver at Cincinnati

Peyton is playing his best and really settling in with his receivers, especially Eric Decker. Definitely the strongest team to come out of the West going into playoffs. Broncos by 14.

Arizona at Green Bay

The cold field of Lambeau will slow down the Car-

Week 9 Predictions

dinals who are already on a four game losing streak.

Arizona’s strong passing defense will make it hard on Rodgers, so look for their RB’s to carry. Packers by 14.

Detroit is still in contention for playoffs, the injury to Calvin Johnson was a setback for the Lions who’s active during this game. Lions by 14.

The Bears squeaked on out against Carolina last week, but look for a solid turnaround against the 3-5 Titans. Bears by 10.

Houston comes back from their bye week looking solid and ready for the playoffs. Once more passing is worked into the game plan, they will be the perfect team. Texans by 21.

Chicago at Tennessee

Miami at Indianapolis

Colts and Luck will take advantage of the cold weather to take their record to a surprising 6-3. Colts by 7.

Detroit at Jacksonville

Buffalo at Houston

Minnesota at Seattle

Freshman forward Jamie Hunt had high expectations for attacking the Roadrunners.

“We didn’t produce offensively,” Hunt said. “We would get the ball and almost completely give it away.”

The combination of wind, temperature and lack of transition from defense to offense resulted in a 1-0 win for the Roadrunner.

The second tournament game took place early the following morning. The Hilltoppers fell to Texas Christian University, TCU, 2-0.

According to Maradiaga, even though TCU scored two goals immediately, the Hilltoppers controlled the game after that point. He also said that the Hilltoppers played better than usual, which made the loss all the more frustrating. TCU ended up advancing to nationals. “[TCU] wasn’t that good.

NFC North teams seem to have difficulty with the Seahawks and Minnesota is on a downhill slide. Seattle

by 10.

Pittsburgh at NY Giants

Giants and Manning continue to win, against all odds. Giants by 3.

Dallas at Atlanta

Atlanta remains undefeated against the tragic comedy that is the Dallas Cowboys.

Falcons by 14.

Monday Philadelphia at New Orleans

Eagles and Vick continue to work out the kinks in their system, mainly Michael Vick. Philly by 14.

We had a couple of mistakes, and they capitalized on them,” Hunt said.

According to Maradiaga, the cold weather was a huge detriment to the Hilltoppers’ game.

“It was awful outside. I think we were caught off guard by the cold. We completely forgot about the game.

We could see that they wanted to win, and we wanted to stay warm,” Maradiaga said.

The young club president has high hopes for building on this year’s successes, and has found the silver lining in the team’s losses at regionals.

“We are so happy. It doesn’t really matter how we did, but we are so happy that we actually won our conference. It really shows that we committed to our practice,” Maradiaga said.

The team is currently coached by two ex-players, including the team’s founder

and St. Edward’s alumnus Daniel Lafuente.

“Since players ... can basically leave without risking anything like a scholarship, it makes it difficult to get players to continue playing through an entire season ...

It is a big step towards getting more players with great soccer experience and skill to want to join the team,” Lafuente said.

Club sports teams often find themselves at a disadvantage, as St. Edward’s is substantially smaller than most of the schools that have a larger student body from which to recruit. With a young team that hosts 14 underclassmen, Maradiaga is looking to pick up steam and preserve Lafuente's legacy.

“If we can see we reached regionals, now we are going to win regionals,” Maradiaga said.

SPORTS BRIEF

Rowing bests big teams at Regatta Shelby Cole scole2@stedwards.edu

The Club Rowing competed in the PumpkinHead Regatta in Austin for the fourth year. Competing is a club tradition, as it requires no travel and takes place on Lady Bird Lake.

• A Men’s Novice Four with Cox boat placed sixth, ahead of two University of Texas crew boats. The other Men's Novice Four with Cox boat finished 11th.

• A Women’s Novice

Four with Cox boat finished in fifth, while two other St. Edward’s boats also finished in eighth and ninth place.

• The Women’s Novice -1 Eight with Cox finished ahead of a Texas Crew in 11th.

• The Women’s Lightweight Four with Cox boat won gold medals.

• The Men’s Lightweight Four with Cox boat won Silver medals.

• St. Edward’s took both silver and bronze in the Mixed Open Four entry.

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BATTLE OF THE SAINTS The Battle of the Saints competition continued last week after men’s and women’s soccer defeated rival St. Mary’s University. St. Edward’s University is hoping to the clinch the third Battle of the Saints title this year after three years of competition. Volleyball will take on the Rattlers for the next Battle of the Saints Nov. 10 at noon.

-Photos by Emily Blasdell

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OUR VIEW

Candidates ignore the issue of climate change Election season is coming to an end, and informed voters are going to the polls with several hot-button issues in mind. But one issue in particular has been suspiciously absent from both major candidates’ campaigns.

This election season saw seemingly endless discussions on health care, foreign policy and job creation. However, in the three presidential debates, both President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney evaded the topic of climate change.

The reason is unclear why both campaigns have shied away from the subject of climate change. Instead of tackling the once-hot issue, both candidates opted to emphasize other subjects.

Presumably, the candidates

must believe that voters care less about climate change and more about other issues.

If the candidates’ topics of choice are any indication, it might seem voters in this election have been more concerned with the economy and job creation than climate change, but that is not necessarily the case. Rather, each candidate has avoided the topic in order to avoid driving away important groups of voters.

Obama has publicized his stance on climate change in the past. During his 2008 presidential campaign, Obama was vocal in his support for a solution to global warming.

While Obama remains an advocate for sustainable energy, Obama never mentioned climate change during his

2012 re-election campaign. climate change, the American He presumably alluded the government should not spend subject to avoid alienating trillions of dollars attempting more moderate voters who may not agree with “Hurricane Sandy, his stance. also known as Romney does ‘Frankenstorm,’ is the believe that the planet is heating most recent episode of up, but he is not extreme weather to hit convinced that humans play a the East Coast.” particularly large part in this phenomena. In this way, Romney both accepts to reduce CO2 emissions, acand rejects the pervasive con- cording to NPR. sensus in the scientific world While Romney has admitthat climate change is a seri- ted that climate change exous, man-made problem. ists, to some extent, his voter Romney further expressed base is likely to disagree with his views on climate change any definitive stance on cliearlier in his campaign, ex- mate change. Considering plaining that, since we do many GOP voters deny that not know what exactly causes climate change even exists,

Romney has taken the safest position by ignoring climate change.

Even if Obama did not mention climate change during this campaign season, his past positions on climate change will likely still get him environmentalists’ votes. That being said, if Obama were to discuss climate change, he could potentially convince undecided voters, according to a recent poll done by Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication.

Somewhat ironically, the climate will be on many Americans’ minds in the days leading up to the election. Hurricane Sandy, also known as “Frankenstorm,” is the most recent episode of extreme weather hit the

East Coast. In the wake of such disasters, the question of whether climate change contributed to a storm of such magnitude is no longer speculation–it is a reality.

Neither candidate could have possibly predicted that Hurricane Sandy would hit the East Coast immediately before the election, but it might bring the one issue both candidates have ignored–climate change–back into the foreground.

The candidates may have made climate change a nonissue, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, whomever is elected will probably have to tackle climate change. Taking the candidates’ past positions into account, Obama, if he is re-elected, is more likely to take a definitive position on climate change.

Popular horror films’ violent messages captivate viewers Taylor Bencomo tbencom@stedwards.edu

Thrills and chills are fun.

Horror movies bring viewers into a frightful world they can exit at any point, but still get a good scare. However, violent horror films are not okay. Many recent horror films such as “Human Centipede,” “Teeth” and “Saw” take twisted to a new level, bringing violent perversion to life. Violent horror films are popular, but this popularity is unsettling.

“Consistent exposure to violence in films would bring out in people a greater support of violent solutions to social problems,” said James B. Weaver III from Virginia

Polytechnic Institute and State, and Dolf Zillmann of the University of Alabama in a study they conducted.

Take for example the “Saw” franchise which features “games” in which the participants are often brutally maimed and killed. It includes scenes of people chopping off their own limbs in a competition.

To a regular audience member, this is grotesque and wrong. However, after watching a movie like this over and over, it becomes almost normal. It is still wrong, but it is not as shocking.

Although these situations are not real, technological effects are getting even scarier and more realistic; there is

something wrong with a society that contributes around $55 million to a movie like Saw. As human beings, a level of respect needs to be paid to death. Violent death need to be discussed in terms of how wrong it is and how impossibly grotesque it is to portray and release such images on a large scale.

What violent horror movies do is plant a seed of possibility. In unstable or young minds, this could be taken too seriously.

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry found that children who watched horror films or violent media were more likely to engage in aggressive behav-

iors and experience anxiety and sleep disorders.

What makes the simulation of death trendy to watch?

The purpose of horror films is to entertain and thrill people. However, the idea of murder and torture as the means to accomplish this is very wrong. This belittles the worth of human life and warps perceptions of what is tolerable.

The thrill and adrenaline rush created from horror films creates a positive association to these violent incidences.

Horror films are not created equally, but carnal and raw violence in these films could make way for a perceived normalcy in these behaviors.

Wikimedia Commons Character Jason Voorhees wears a mask in horror films.

18VIEWPOINTS American Dilemmas course is not appropriate for all students Katharine Heim kheim@stedwards.edu

Students in majors like English writing and rhetoric or communications write many papers that require multiple sources. Through courses such as Text and Discourse Analysis, Inter-

Cultural Foundations (CULF) classes are an important part of the St. Edward's University curriculum. However, they are also a substantial amount of the “Many English writing curriculum, totaling six courses and rhetoric students required for found Dilemmas to graduation. be an unnecessary One such CULF class, prerequisite to American DiCapstone.” lemmas, should not be required.

The whole point of American Dilemmas is to prepare stu- personal Communication, dents for Capstone, where 25 and Media Communication, plus pages must be written students hone writing skills about a social problem. and ability to follow specific In American Dilemmas, instructions. students pick an issue, colAdmittedly, many of stulect stakeholders and sources dents with majors involving on each side of the issue, and less writing felt Dilemmas summarize this information helped prepare them for into three sections.

Capstone. Conversely, many The last section’s primary English writing majors found focus is the student’s personal Dilemmas to be an unnecesopinion on the issue, backed sary prerequisite to Capstone up by sources. Of the entire as they are already confident 15 to 16 page paper, the stu- in their writing capabilities. dent’s own opinions account Due to the spectrum of for approximately two to student’s writing skills at three pages.

St. Edwards, American DiThus, the American Di- lemmas should be optional. lemmas paper becomes less Students who feel already concerned with students de- adequately prepared for Capveloping their own opinions stone through their previous and writing style, and more classes should not have to about regurgitating infor- take Dilemmas. mation retrieved from other A valid criticism would be writers into a pre-determined St. Edward's concern over format. too many students skipping In Capstone, the format Dilemmas out of laziness but and requirements are much then consequently be overthe same as American Di- whelmed in Capstone–which lemmas, but on a larger scale. some students would do. This Students overwhelmingly could be prevented through a agree that American Dilem- variety of solutions. mas teaches them little to no Perhaps St. Edward's could new information. create a writing test for stu-

dents to test of out of Dilemmas. This would make sense, since students are already able to bypass the American Experience CULF class through earned AP credit from high school. Overall, nothing makes American Dilemmas a more essential course than American Experience.

Also, St. Edward's could review applications submitted by students with requirements like writing samples, letters of recommendations or a minimum grade point average, to ensure only prepared students bypass Dilemmas.

Determining who does and does not take Dilemmas in this way would admittedly be a time-consuming process, but both students and teachers would benefit from Dilemmas being an optional course.

Students who feel overprepared for American Dilemmas often end up doing poorly because it is simply not challenging.

Advanced writing students could replace American Dilemmas with an upper level course of their choosing. Professors could create more applicable lesson plans because the writing abilities of their students would be on a more even scale.

Professors would no longer have to worry about keeping advanced writing students engaged without overwhelming others, which is what often happens in American Dilemmas classes.

Essentially, American Dilemmas has merit, but not for all students. Thus, it should not be a required course for every student.

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Pop culture trends from the nineties make a comeback Brooke Lewis blewis@stedwards.edu

For some reason, it seems like the '90s are everywhere.

It started during the summer of 2011, when a program called “The '90s Are All That” came to TeenNick.

TeenNick started broadcasting shows like Doug, Kenan & Kel, and All That.

It was a late night treat for '90s kids. Suddenly, Kel Mitchell was saying, "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the good burger, can I take your order?" and all seemed right with the world.

That summer, Backstreet Boys also went on a reunion tour with New Kids on the Block. Fans were screaming and singing songs like it was 1999.

But it was not just old school boy bands making a comeback.

Now, new boy bands like

One Direction and The Wanted have teenage girls screaming all over again.

One Direction’s songs “What Makes You Beautiful” and “One Thing” blew up the radio all summer.

However, the '90s flashback does not just end with television and music. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" came out in October.

The movie was based on a book set in the '90s, but the context of the film and the acting performances suited anyone of this generation.

Teens were not texting on their cell phones or updating their Facebook statuses in scenes. Instead, they were listening to tapes and getting typewriters as Christmas presents. Regardless of the time period, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" showed how the '90s still resonates with this generation.

So what's with the throw-

Wikimedia Commons “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is set in the early ‘90s.

back? It has a lot to do with the simplicity of the '90s.

Sure, the fashion was not that great, but now the kids of the '90s are slowly turning into adults. Maybe they want to go back to something familiar, something they have a connection with?

The '90s was a pre-historic time because it was pre-Facebook, pre-Twitter – pre-everything that was supposed to make us more connected as a generation.

Instead, the '90s relied on face-to-face communication and simple songs with simple lyrics about heartbreak and genies in bottles.

Christina Aguilera, anyone?

Sometimes it takes a while for people to appreciate a decade. However, it only took this generation about 11 years out of the '90s to start paying tribute. It is probably because the '90s generation is just now getting on their feet as adults.

Maybe '90s kids are starting to become nostalgic like their parents, starting stories with, "Remember when N'Sync ... " Or maybe the media wants to capitalize on a time when things were just about jelly sandals and not dating scrubs.

It is hard to believe how much can change in a 10 year time period. How one group of kids can grow up typing on typewriters and the next are using touchscreen smartphones. How Alanis Morrisette’s revealing song “You Oughta Know” can pave the way for other artists like Taylor Swift to sing about their relationships. How one decade can change the course of time, but still stay with a generation forever.

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Supermodel creates ABC sitcom inspired by her forehead Kelsey Acosta kacosta@stedwards.edu

Tyra Banks, an international supermodel, producer, author, Harvard Business School graduate, talk show host and highly acclaimed media personality, is currently working on a new show that will be produced

by ABC. It is the story of a black teen girl’s struggles through the treacherous years of high school and the torturous taunts she has to endure from her classmates because she has a big forehead.

This gritty new sitcom called “Fivehead” is an autobiographical show based on the Banks' life.

“In high school, if you have

glasses, you’re a four eyes, if you have braces, you’re a metal mouth but if you had my forehead? You’re a fivehead,” Banks said, explaining the title to Deadline.com.

The show is still in the early stages of development, but Banks is working with her life long friend, Kenya Barris, according to Deadline.com.

Barris also co-created Banks' smash-hit reality show “America’s Next Top Model” which is currently in its 19th season.

Barris told Deadline.com that he is very excited to be a part of this project, since he has known Banks for so long.

According to Barris, the refined and sophisticated Banks was “nutty” as a child, so it looks like this new com-

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edy project may have some good material after all.

One concern is that after a season or two, they will run out of material, since Banks only went to high school for two years before being signed by a modeling agency and catapulted to international stardom.

Since Banks has been in the spotlight since she was a teen, she hardly had a normal adolescence. She signed to Elite Model Management at the age of 16, Banks moved to Milan to pursue modeling.

But then again, Banks may be able to spin those experiences into comedic gold.

Who knows, maybe she is a comedy genius. It is hard to know all the facets of Banks. I mean, she is such an infinitely

Robert Pitts/Landov/MCT Model Tyra Banks is the executive producer of “Fivehead.”

complex person.

Perhaps the third season

could tell the story of Banks getting picked up by a model-

ing agency and becoming rich and famous. This would be a refreshing move since fans rarely get to hear all about Banks’ climb to stardom.

However the show is handled, Banks is no television novice, and she will definitely figure something out.

"America's Next Top Model" is a show that just will not quit. It is currently in its 19th season since it first aired in 2003. That is an average of 1.73 cycles per year, meaning that fans have never had to go for long periods without being graced by Banks' magnificent wit and personality.

With the launch of her new comedy series, Banks is going to make sure her face remains on the television screens of America.

Social news website causes controversy Jacob Mooney jmooney2@stedwards.edu

A typical front page can be a mixture of content about science, comedy, politics, video games, and interesting pictures that site users share.

However, one of the smaller communities, “Jailbait,” was a major cause for concern earlier this month.

The “Jailbait” section of the

With so many interesting communities and different types of people on Reddit. com, there are also some very controversial groups.

What is Reddit? A site based on user submitted content, Reddit’s user base has expanded expo“This Reddit blunder nentially since exposes another it was created problem in the in 2005. Reddit was a main force debate over internet in preventing the censorship and SOPA and PIPA acts from being regulation.” passed earlier this year.

The last update regard- site was made by a user, not a ing statistics on the Reddit representative of Reddit, just staff blog said that in Dec. like any other community on 2011, the site received over the site.

34,879,881 unique page The small community startviews spread out among ed as an unregulated commu8,400 main communities. nity to upload sketchy photos

of young women who look underage.

When the site was called out by journalist Anderson Cooper, Reddit staff members defended the site, not the inappropriate content, for the sake of free speech.

After some Reddit users started circulating child porn, the site staff stepped in and closed the entire community down permanently.

If you visit the now-closed webpage, this message can be read under the banned community notification: “This sub-Reddit has been shut down due to threatening the structural integrity of the greater Reddit community.”

Another controversial community was called “Creepshots.” Users would take pictures of women without their consent and upload them to the page.

This community was permanently banned and closed

in early October. The site then re-emerged with the alias of “Cshots,” and was banned again. The forum was re-launched under a second alias and is still up and running.

It is unclear if this community has become another hub for the circulation of illegal content.

With only around 3,000 members, the controversial community makes up a very small fraction of the overall population.

When things become illegal, it is time to abide by the law, but is free speech more important than censorship?

This Reddit blunder exposes another problem in the debate over Internet censorship and regulation.

Thus far, Reddit has done the right thing by closing communities that could potentially harm women and underage girls.

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Zombie Run Miles for a Mission, an annual 5K run hosted by Campus Ministry, took place Oct. 28 on campus. The event raises money for Alternative Spring Break and International Immersion, two Campus Ministry programs that focus on service in various regions of the world. This year’s race included an added element–zombies chased participants through obstacles along the 3.1 mile course.

Photos by Joe Arellano and Renee Cornue