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April 16, 2013
‘A WAY OF THINKING’ FORMER PRIME MINISTER TALKS DEMOCRACY, GLOBAL CHANGE AT HANWAY LECTURE
The World at a Glance
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The United States will defend its allies and itself if North Korea goes ahead and carries out its threat of launching war against its southern neighbor” U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry
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I wouldn’t think that would be something I would do. I’m very happy and very honored to be one of the first [female] members. That wouldn’t be my role there. I’m a member. I’m not an advocate, I’m a member.” Darla Moore, to MSNBC, along with Condeleezza Rice, are the first female members at Augusta National. Moore was asked if she would push for more female members at the club.
Deadly bombings in Iraq
On Friday in a Sunni mosque in Kanaan, just north of Baghdad, two bombs went off in succession, killing around 14 people and wounding another 40. Last week, bombings also affected nearby Baquba. Police officials of the Diyala province, where the cities are located, stated that worshippers were leaving the mosque after their midday prayers when the bombs went off. Just after the bombs went off in Kanaan, a bomb also exploded outside of a Shia mosque in Baghdad, wounding about eight people. Though no one has been targeted as being in charge of the bombings, Al-Qaeda’s Iraqi branch often coordinates bombings of civilian targets.
Human rights violations in Russia
The U.S. imposed sanctions on Russians this past week due to human rights violations. The Obama administration put out a list of 18 Russians who will be banned from the United States and will have their assets in the U.S. frozen. Many of those on the list are linked to the death of Sergei L. Magnitsky, a lawyer who had previously been investigating corruption in the country. The U.S.’s relationship with Moscow has grown rocky over the past year, and a trip by Obama’s national security advisor was to occur this past Sunday, though timing is now odd due to the new penalizations by the administration.
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Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher walks with President Reagan at Camp David
Gay marriage bill passed in France The French Senate voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, allowing it to become law by this summer. Roman Catholics and conservatives fought against the parliament and President Francois Hollande, but administration has gone along with progress of putting the bill into legislation. France’s justice minister argues that the bill will help provide protections to children already living with same-sex parents that do not, as of now, have the same protections granted to children living with opposite-sex parents. The bill will also allow same-sex couples to adopt children. Both houses of the Parliament will continue moving forward with the bill and will have a second reading to adjust minor changes in the bill before it is set to law.
the weekend! Tools and materials are provided. All you need to do is RSVP with Marie McSweeney at memcsweeney@loyola.edu and show up ready to learn. Catholic Social Thought lecture on Albert Camus April 17 John Peck, S.J., philosophy department, will speak on Albert Camus as part of the Catholic Social Thought event on Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. in Knott Hall B03.
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Catholic Social Thought Lecture April 16 There will be a Catholic Social Thought Lecture titled “Thomas, Aristotle and Machiavelli walk into a Board Room!” by Professor Brian Braman of Boston College on Tuesday, April 16 at 5 p.m. in Knott Hall B01. “Evening Evergreening, Green the York Road Corridor” Each Friday, the York Road Initiative is hosting “Evening Evergreening” for Loyola students. Up to 20 spots are available each week from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for a personalized tour and beautification activity on York Road. Groups will end the day at one of the local restaurants on York Road to share a meal and kick off
Flash Fiction Workshop April 19 The Writing Center is offering a flash fiction workshop on Friday, April 19, from 4-6 p.m. Students will write (and finish) several flash fiction stories. Fun, engaging exercises and writing games will provide inspiration and help generate ideas. Students will have the chance to read and discuss their own work and the work of their peers. Instructor will offer suggestions for how to develop and revise. At the end of the semester we will compile chapbooks.
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Margaret Thatcher dies
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed away last week and, with her passing, came many political questions and confusion over the political future of Britain. The funeral for Margaret Thatcher will be held this coming Wednesday. Thatcher was allies with Ronald Reagan during his presidency, and she is regarded by many as being a poor political spearhead for Britain. There are, however, many that supported her and her politics. With the announcement of her death came many British taking to the streets, either celebrating her passing or commemorating her legacy. - compiled by Lizzie Carr Sources: New York Times, The Daily Beast, Associated Press, Al Jazeera
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Volunteers needed at Beans & Bread April 28 Volunteers are needed at Beans & Bread on Sunday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Students, faculty, staff and administrators are welcome to join in serving meals to women and men in need of nutritious meals. If you’re available and willing, please contact Patrick Diamond at beansandbreadsc@loyola.edu.
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Selected excerpts from reports
Wednesday, April 10 At 4:04 p.m., an officer was dispatched in response to a fight at Millbrook Road and Coldspring Lane. Upon arrival, the officer observed a male assaulting a female. It was uncertain at this time whether either individual had any affiliation with Loyola. The officer requested back-up and for Baltimore City Police to respond. To protect the victim and the officer’s safety, the suspect was handcuffed and detained while awaiting the arrival of BCPD. It was determined that neither the victim nor the suspect had any affiliation with the school. The suspect calmed down, and the officer removed the handcuffs. It was determined that the suspect and victim were in a relationship. The suspect was permitted to leave the scene on foot; the victim drove away in her Chevy Impala. Friday, April 12 At approximately 9:54 a.m., an officer responded to the west side of Newman Towers in regard to a student who was trapped in an elevator. The officer was able to communicate with the trapped student upon his arrival, and it was determined that the student was OK. She said she would wait patiently for extraction. At approximately 10:05 a.m., the elevator technician arrived and extracted the student without incident. Saturday, April 13 At approximately 11:54 p.m., an officer was dispatched to a dorm room for a sick person. Upon arrival, the officer was met by a student who informed him that there was another student on the bathroom floor, vomiting. As the officer approached the bathroom, he observed the student sitting in fluids, which appeared to be water. While being interviewed, the student reported that, while at a party in Lange Court, she consumed two shots of vodka, one beer and one Jello shot. She could not remember the address of the party. The student appeared alert and conscious, though her speech was slurred. A medic and GRC were requested. The medic transported the student to receive medical treatment.
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Blair speaks about global policy, answers student-posed questions By Katie Krzaczek News Editor In furthering its presence on campus, the global studies department initiated a new lecture series last Tuesday. The Hanway Lecture series intends to bring “noteworthy leaders to campus to share timely, relevant insight into today’s global society.” The series’ inaugural speaker was Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. During Blair’s brief introductory address, he complimented Loyola as a “great seat of learning,” highlighting the students’ commitment to global engagement— actualized through our nationally recognized study abroad program. Blair explained that being a leader in today’s world presents tougher challenges than ever before, due to the “scope, scale and speed of change.” He emphasized that the best short-term politics are conflicting with the best long-term policies. Here, he referenced the global financial crisis and how any short-term solutions to it may conflict with other conflicts that are developing simultaneously. “Crises don’t come sequentially—crises come on their own time…terms,” said Blair. Continuing in his introduction, Blair addressed that more powerful countries like the United States and the United Kingdom should intervene in countries that are in a state of revolution, because they have the resources to provide aid, sometimes even before a conflict arises. He believes that “true
democracy is not just a way of voting; it’s a way of thinking.” This belief was further displayed when Blair expressed his respect for Baroness Margaret Thatcher, despite their opposing views. “In the end, she was a genuine and a true defender of liberty—and this concept of liberty, which is a great thing which your country holds up as a beacon for the whole world,” said Blair. Throughout the question and answer portion of the lecture, Blair answered questions submitted by students. The questions covered a myriad of topics, including Blair’s time as prime minister, his feelings about Margaret Thatcher, his involvement in Iraq, climate change and his conversion to Catholicism. When asked if being Catholic during his time as prime minister would have influenced his decision to allow same-sex couples to get married, Blair said he would have approached it in the same way. He continued, saying that we need not only democracyfriendly religion, but also religion-friendly democracies. “The only thing that works in a democracy is if the people are helped,” said Blair, emphasizing that religion should not be brought into political decisions if a group will be slighted. He used Jerusalem as an example, explaining that people of different faiths need to be able to work and live alongside one another; a framework needs to be created for people to trust others in order to make compromises. Blair provided an extensive perspective about global relations through both his
introduction and the question and answer portion of the night. Although he has been out of the position of prime minister for over five years, Blair continues to work on relations worldwide, serving as the Quartet Representative to the Middle East, calling attention to climate change and launching the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative and the Tony Blair Sports Foundation. The lecture series was made possible by a $5.2 million endowment made by alumnus Edward Hanway, ’74, chairman of the board of trustees, and his wife Ellen. “I think it’s wonderful when someone who succeeded in life actually gives something back,” said Blair, who spoke in front of 2,800 people, 1,300 of which were students. According to Hanway, this is a testament to the interest of the university and the caliber of Blair as a world political figure.
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The former prime minister speaks at a press conference prior to his lecture in Reitz. He addressed the recent passing of his predecessor, Baroness Margaret Thatcher.
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Author, Holocaust survivor recounts escape from Nazis during World War II By Miriam McKinney Staff Writer
Jewish males age 16 to 60, to be sent away and never to be heard from again,” he said. Bretholz’s mother forced him to leave the country before he could be arrested. Bretholz fled to Luxembourg, then later to Belgium for 18 months. In 1940, he was arrested in Belgium as an “enemy alien,” since he was an Austrian—or rather German, due to Germany’s invasion during the war—citizen. The Belgians sent
Leo Bretholz began his guest lecture last Thursday evening in McManus Theatre by remembering his late wife. He blessed her memory and recalled how she used to joke with people, saying, “I heard you call my husband a survivor, but I’ve been living with my husband for 50 years, and I’m the real survivor.” Bretholz, now 92-years-old, is a Courage is fear that lasts one Holocaust survivor. extra minute, in that minute you either give But the heavy nature of the lecture did up...you freeze. Or you may do something not prevent him that you never knew you had in you. from making jokes throughout. When -Leo Bretholz asked by an audience member, “how do you sleep at night,” Bretholz replied, “with my eyes closed!” Bretholz to a “hell-hole” camp in Southern Bretholz authored Leap Into Darkness, France, but he narrowly escaped incarceration which is featured in the United States by squeezing through a barbed wire fence. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The book Bretholz escaped death once more, when has been translated into Dutch, German he escaped the Number 42 transport train and Russian. However, the French refuse from Drancy, France, which would transport to translate it, perhaps, Bretholz suggested, him to Auschwitz. There were 1,000 people because they are still ashamed of the in every train, with 20 cars and 50 people to atrocities they committed. Bretholz’ story each car; there was one, single bucket for is also featured in chapter 26 of the book people to relieve themselves. Holocaust by Martin Gilbert. “Dehumanization had set in,” said Bretholz. The Honors Program invited Bretholz to After being encouraged by a woman on the speak, recounting his experiences of being train to attempt to escape, Bretholz and captured by the Nazis five times and being his friend took action. In order to save sent to a concentration camp as a teenager. themselves, the two dipped their sweaters into Born in Vienna, Austria in 1921, Bretholz the human waste buckets and twisted them was 18 when the Germans invaded Austria in around the bars, pulling in order to pry them 1938. “The first persons to be arrested were apart. “After a while, we had managed to
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move the bars and I squeezed through...my friend Manford jumped, and I jumped after him,” Bretholz said. There was a book of names that Bretholz later came across, in which the 76,000 names of deported peoples were recorded. “My name is listed, with my birthdate,” he said. “Those who have survived have a little dot next to their names. I have no dot next to my name...The book tells me I’m dead.” At the age of 26, Bretholz came to America by U.S. ship and worked in sales. However, one day, he wanted to do something more. Out of the anguish and horror that Bretholz was left with after the Holocaust, he, encouraged by his wife, decided it was finally time to share his story. He said, “I owe it to those who are no longer with us.” Bretholz lost more than Joe Soriero/The Greyhound 20 family members Leo Bretholz explains his experiences throughout Europe to gassings during the during the German invasion. Holocaust. “I never saw my immediate family members again,” he said. Bretholz’s mother courage is fear that lasts one extra minute, in and two sisters were sent to a camp for that minute either you give up…You freeze,” Bretholz said. “Or you may do something that gassing. Although he wanted to share his story with you never knew you had in you. Fear can do the world, Bretholz disagrees with the many that to you, and fear was responsible for my people who call him a hero. “People say, survival…Fear for every day, that the next Leo you’re a hero, you’re courageous…[but] day, it’ll be the end.”
Sexual Assault AwarenessWeek educates about major cultural issue By Noelia Morales Staff Writer The Take Back the Night Committee organized events each evening from April 15 through 18 for this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Week. As stated in their mission statement, the Take Back the Night Committee aims “to create an awareness, to dispel the atmosphere of silence surrounding sexual assault, turn victims into survivors by means of empowerment and to encourage community and healing on the Loyola campus.” Take Back the Night Committee President Colleen Dorney says that Sexual Assault Awareness Week “highlights an issue that’s prevalence is unseen and often unheard.” Loyola students are able to demonstrate their support for Sexual Assault Awareness Week by attending each evening’s event and stopping by Take Back the Night’s table each day in Boulder. Take Back the Night’s table will be providing support ribbons, safety whistles and important information about sexual assault. Dorney says students can also demonstrate their support by being vocal about the issue of sexual assault, not only throughout the week, but all year. “Sexual assault is not an issue that is limited to one week of the year, it is something we as a society, and as a Loyola community, should be trying to end every day,” said Dorney. “Survivors of sexual
assault should be supported every week of the year, not just this one in April.” The T-shirts worn by 400 members the Loyola community on Monday represented the statistic that every two minutes, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. Dorney said, “This is meant to demonstrate that sexual assault is a universal issue that affects every individual. It is also an outward sign for survivors on Loyola’s campus that there is support for them.” How to Love a Survivor will provide an in-depth discussion at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Hopkins Court Lounge, in which members of the Loyola community will share how the lives of the ones they love were impacted by sexual assault, and how they have learned to love survivors of sexual assault. Learning to support a survivor is a very important part of sexual assault awareness. “Students who want to support friends can encourage them to go to the Counseling Center if the survivor feels uncomfortable talking about it with them,” said Dorney. “A friend can be available to listen to the survivor and, as cliché as it sounds, be a good friend and be there in full support of the survivor.” Dorney said the Counseling Center is important as a resource for survivors and friends of survivors because “the counselors are dedicated to promoting healthy and safe behavior among Loyola students, and they are crucial to the success of Sexual Assault Awareness Week.”
The library auditorium will play host to Wednesday night’s event, A Teach-In on Rape Culture, at 7 p.m. The teach-in will feature a faculty-led panel providing different academic perspectives on society’s rape culture. Dr. Brian Norman, Dr. Dale Snow, Dr. Marianna Carlucci and Dr. Rebecca Dolinsky will provide the faculty perspectives for the panel. Sexual Assault Awareness Week culminates Thursday night at 8 p.m. at the fifth annual Take Back the Night rally and march. In the Hopkins courtyard, students will share their stories in an open mic setting, and after there will be a vigil to honor those who have experienced sexual violence. According to Dorney, the Women’s Center and the Counseling Center are both huge supporters of the Take Back the Night Committee. Dorney said that “without [the Women’s Center] Sexual Assault Awareness week would not be possible.” She continued to explain how the Women’s Center has worked hard to improve the safety on campus for both male and female students. “Sexual Assault Awareness Week forces students to confront the very real and present issue of sexual assault on Loyola’s campus,” said Dorney, though she wishes the week’s events were not necessary. “Unfortunately, we need to raise awareness about this upsetting part of our culture, and our activism and discussions should take place every week of the year.”
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By Lindsey Rennie Staff Writer Editor’s Note: This issue of The Greyhound was produced prior to the tragedy that struck at the Boston Marathon yesterday. Both Brian DeSena and Dan Sweeney are OK, and our hearts go out to all those who were affected. Please keep the runners, their families, the spectators and the city of Boston in your prayers as the story continues to unfold. Two Loyola alumni, Brian DeSena and Dan Sweeney, ran the Boston Marathon on April 15 in memory of Evan Girardi, their classmate and best friend from the class of 2011 who died in his dorm in September 2010 from a congenital heart defect. At 26.2 miles long, the Boston Marathon is the oldest annual marathon in the country and runs from Hopkinton, Massachusetts to Boston. Girardi grew up in Hopkinton, which is one of the reasons that DeSena and Sweeney decided to run the Boston Marathon in his honor. “Ev and I met freshman year and our passion for Boston sports was an immediate connection,” said DeSena. “We also shared a love for the Dave Matthews Band, so the summer of our sophomore year in ’09 we attended both shows at Fenway Park together. Ev was an amazingly happy person who was so much fun to be around.” Sweeney also remembered his time spent with Girardi. “It didn’t take much time for us to hit it off...and we proceeded to room together for the next three years,” said Sweeney. “By the time he left us, he was more of a brother to me than a friend. He was really just an unbelievable source
of encouragement, support and laughter. Anyone who knew him could tell you that.” Last year, Anna Valle, also from the Loyola class of 2011, ran the Boston Marathon in Girardi’s memory. In 2012, DeSena ran the marathon for the first time for Girardi. “After [Valle] ran I knew I had to do it in 2012 and wanted to keep the tradition alive by running this year,” said DeSena. He trained four days a week for 18 weeks before the marathon, totaling almost 500 miles throughout winter, most of it along the East River in New York City at night. “It’s hard to get yourself motivated to train after a day of work when it’s freezing cold outside, or to wake up early and go outside to do this,” said DeSena, “but running for Evan got me through it, I never questioned it. This is our small way of keeping his memory alive. “ Valle, DeSena and Sweeney ran the Boston Half-Marathon together in 2012, as well, donning their Live for Evan T-shirts, the name of the charitable organization they started in Girardi’s memory. Not only are DeSena and Sweeney running in memory of Girardi, but they have also started a scholarship fund in his name that provides students from Hopkinton with money for college. The fund has currently raised almost $3,000, and DeSena and Sweeney are working towards raising more during and after the marathon. “Each dollar that we raise goes to the Hopkinton High School Evan Girardi Memorial Scholarship and local non-profit, heart-related foundations,” said Sweeney. DeSena’s younger sister, Catherine DeSena, is currently a first-year student, and was also inspired by Girardi in his life. “He was the eternal optimist,” she said. “He wasted no
time feeling sorry for himself or playing the victim with the cards life dealt him.” Though he is no longer with them, Girardi continues to play a defining role in both DeSena’s and Sweeney’s life. They run to keep his memory alive. When DeSena was at mile 18 of the marathon last year, he was overcome with dehydration and collapsed at the sidelines. While there, he saw two of Girardi’s friends from Hopkinton, wearing
Live for Evan shirts. They helped him recuperate, all three rehydrated and they finished the race, for Evan, together. “It was really heartbreaking to watch as amazing a person as Evan taken from us so early,” said Sweeney, “and it’s for that reason that several of his friends, both from Hopkinton and the Loyola community, have made it our mission to ensure that his amazing legacy survives.”
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Pictured above, Brian DeSena and Dan Sweeney run the Boston halfmarathon while training to run the full marathon occuring this month.
Freedom Week successfully spreads awareness about modern slavery By Lisa Potter Staff Writer During the week of April 5 to April 11, Loyola’s chapter of Free the Slaves held its annual Freedom Week. Freedom week is one week in the spring semester dedicated to fundraising and spreading awareness about modern slavery and human trafficking. Loyola’s Student Government Association (SGA) and Intervarsity Club co-sponsored the week’s events, which included a documentary viewing, Sunday night mass, an intervarsity service, fundraising tables and proceeds from “Thursdays on York Road” going toward the club’s fundraising. However, this year, Loyola’s Free the Slaves chapter took the entire month of April to participate in a fundraising competition between Johns Hopkins University, Goucher College, Towson University, the University of Baltimore and the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. In the competition, each school has an empty water jug designated for themselves and all the other schools participating. Students were then asked to donate money and to put it into the jug of their choice. At Loyola, the money put in Loyola’s jug will count as positive points for its Free the Slaves Chapter, but the money put in the other schools’ jugs will count as negative points to the respective chapters; the same goes for all the other universities. At the end of April,
all the participating schools will receive point values for the amount of money they raised. First place goes to the school with the highest point value, second place goes to the school with the highest point value per capita and third place goes to the school with the heaviest jug. The money will then be sent to Free the Slaves and the Maryland Rescue and Restore Coalition to end modern slavery, among other organizations combating human
the Slaves sold bracelets and orange lacrosse pinnies on the quad. The pinnies featured the Free the Slaves logo on the front and a crab in handcuffs on the back, signifying the modern slavery that exists, even in Baltimore. “There are 100,000 people who are human trafficked in the United States,” said Ismail. “Baltimore is a huge port for that since it’s close to a big city, and it’s near the water. That’s why we work with the Maryland Coalition to end human trafficking.” We do freedom week to take a slavery is] week out of our lives and busy schedules to any“[Modern forced labor—not focus on slavery. just human trafficking,” said Ismail. “The most -Amanda Ismail, 2013, well known [form] is co-president of Free the Slaves exploitation of labor— basically anything people are doing and not getting paid for, is trafficking and slavery. slavery.” “It’s cool because our chapter is reaching Ismail also cited child labor and forced out to other chapters to see what we can do,” labor as forms of modern slavery. She said said Amanda Ismail, the co-president of Free there are about 27 million people suffering the Slaves and the vice president of social under a form of slavery in the world today, affairs for SGA. and that the problem is worse in India. “As of Sunday, we raised $250, but we are “What we try to do is raise awareness hoping to double it,” said Eve Freishtat, a and fundraise to eliminate trafficking [and junior and coordinator of Loyola’s chapter of modern slavery],” said Ismail. “Our mission Free the Slaves. Freishtat was manning Free is to advocate educational aspects of Free the the Slaves’ table on the quad last Thursday. Slaves and promote it through fundraising.” In addition to their jug competition, Free “Our strategy is to spend time one semester
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to educate…and the other semester is focused on fundraising,” said Ismail. “This semester we’re focusing on a bunch of different fundraising like the tables, mass, clothing sales, [and] Half the Sky—which is a documentary, so it’s not a complete cut out of the educational aspect. A lot of other groups don’t have that dual mission—we got the academic side of Loyola involved; [we] pulled in academic departments that aren’t directly involved in [Free the Slaves].” Free the Slaves will be set up on the quad and outside Boulder every day from 1 to 2 p.m. until April 30 to collect donations from students and staff at Loyola. Additionally, they will set up tables at Loyolapalooza on April 28, as well as a vendor village called Shop a Village to Free a Village, from which the proceeds will be donated to Free the Slaves. “We do Freedom Week to take a week out of our lives and busy schedules to focus on slavery; we are concentrating a week to let that shine through to our community,” said Ismail. Loyola’s Chapter of Free the Slaves was started in 2011 by SGA, but has become its own entity on Loyola’s campus, though SGA is still a co-sponsor. Its final event will be the vendor village at Loyolapalooza; however, donations may be made on the quad until the end of April.
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Celebrating the life, legacy of ‘The Iron Lady’
On Monday, April 8, the world lost one of the greatest political icons of the 20th century, Baroness Margaret Thatcher. As a Pole, I cannot be grateful enough for her help in bringing down communist regimes in Eastern Europe, but it would be unfair of me
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to concentrate only on her efforts in fighting communism. Instead, I want to concentrate on the great impact Baroness Thatcher had on Great Britain and the entire world. Her own life story is an inspiration to women and men everywhere. She was born in 1925 Grantham (a small town in eastern England), a daughter of a grocer who was active in local politics. From her humble origins as a grocer’s daughter Baroness Thatcher went to attend Oxford University where she studied chemistry. However, her true passion was politics. During her time in Oxford in the 1940s, she became the first female president of the Conservative Association; this would be the first in a series of “glass ceilings” Baroness Thatcher would break for women. After Oxford, Baroness Thatcher ran for a seat in the House of Commons in 1950 as a Conservative, but lost. This did not deter Baroness Thatcher (an early sign of the “Iron Lady,” perhaps), who trained to become a barrister, finally being permitted to the bar in 1954. In 1959 Baroness Thatcher finally won a seat as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament for the north London seat of Finchley. Her career in politics culminated in 1979, when she was appointed as the first female British Prime
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Former Prime Minister Thatcher speaks at a fund-raiser in South Carolina in 1993. Minister. Needless to say, Baroness Thatcher was a trailblazer for women everywhere. She went from working in a grocer’s shop to being the first female leader of a major world power. If that isn’t historic, then I don’t know what is. In his tribute speech, current British Prime Minister David Cameron remarked on her accomplishments and said she would be remembered as the one who “made our country great again.” Indeed, Baroness Thatcher held the position for 11 years, becoming the longest serving British Prime Minister in the 20th century and reshaping Britain and the world. When she took over, Great Britain was in decline. The economy was failing because most of the heavy industries were nationalized and, therefore, had no incentive to improve. The British Empire seemed to be in retreat, and people couldn’t get their homes heated because the coal miners’ unions, led by Arthur Scargill, were holding the country hostage. Usually
when politicians encounter these kinds of problems they just follow the status quo, but not Baroness Thatcher. Her brilliant policies brought Great Britain back from the brink of decline and restored most of Britain’s former glory. She set to fix Britain’s economic woes immediately. Her political philosophy, which her opponents bitterly named Thatcherism, was a mix of individualism and a strong belief in free markets. This meant cutting taxes (during her tenure the basic tax rate fell 25 percent) and rolling back the welfare state. A firm follower of Friedrich Hayek and the Austrian School of Economics, Baroness Thatcher fought against central planning, the cause of Britain’s decline. Under her leadership, state owned companies like British Telecom, British Gas and British Airways were all privatized and taken off of government dole. Instead of mooching securely off of taxpayers money, these continued to page 10
Exploring differences between transgender, cisgender in society I want you to mentally walk through your average day. Enumerate all of the mundane details in your mind. You wake up in a room that you share with your roommate. You shower, get dressed, go to class, exercise,
MICHAELEBMEIER hang out with friends, do some homework, etc. By now you should have a pretty clear image of your typical day. Now I want you to picture going through that same series of events, beginning to end, but trapped in the body of a member of the opposite sex. Put yourself in the shoes of a transgender person. You wake up and wipe the sleep from your eyes and look over at your roommate. Why does the university force you to share living space with him or her? You go to the bathroom to take a shower, undress and look at “your” body in the mirror. Hair is growing on your face when it shouldn’t be (or the opposite). No matter how accurately the mirror reflects your appearance, it isn’t you. It’s some bizarre husk that hides who you really are. Your genitals mock you your every waking moment. They remind you constantly that your physical body is the opposite of who you really are. You would gag if you weren’t so used to it all. But it’s not all doom and gloom, because you’ve been living in a body that isn’t yours your entire life; it’s second nature for you to ignore that your gender isn’t the same as the
sex you were assigned at birth. What else is there to do except keep living, mope and feel sorry for yourself? You’re not some wounded animal; you’re a person just like everyone else. But at the same time, you know you aren’t like everyone else. Whenever you inevitably need to use a public restroom, you’re forced to confront that you’re not the person you look like. Whenever people joke about “trannies,” “she-males” or “drag queens,” it hurts you, and you can’t say anything. Whenever people refer to you with a gendered pronoun (he, she) you’re reminded again that society and language don’t account for you. You’re an outsider, on the margins. If you wore the clothes you wanted to wear—if you went out in that cute dress or that sharp looking shirt and tie—people might laugh at you, and even if they didn’t they would stare at you in cold judgment. You can’t afford to let the world know who you really are. Sure, you’ve let a couple of your closest friends in on the fact that you’re transgender and they accept you, but they don’t really understand either. They make assumptions about your sexual orientation, your gender expression and they assume you will eventually receive gender reassignment surgery. It’s not that simple. They urge you to come out publicly and be comfortable with who you are, but it’s just not that simple. What would your family say? If you told your parents how you identify, how would they react? Would they try to “fix” you? Would they tell you that something is wrong
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with you and they’re going to correct it, like a doctor cures a disease? But you’re not a disease—you’re you. No matter how you look on the outside, you will always be you. Living transgender in the United States is no cakewalk. As a cisgender person myself (someone who identifies as the sex they were born as), it’s easy to take for granted certain components of life that may be irritating, offensive or even terrifying for someone who is transgender. Statistically speaking, you are probably cisgender too. My point is not that cisgender people should feel “sorry” for transgender people, but rather that we should recognize the implicit and explicit privileges that those of our gender identity experience. Approximately .3 percent of Americans are transgender. With a population of about 313 million people, that equates to roughly one million people in this country who are transgender. Though this million is often silent out of fear of ridicule or ostracization, their oppression must still be known. It is incumbent upon us to do what we can to make sure our world is open and accepting of those who do not identify their gender with their biological sex.
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Tony Blair lecture offers honest insight on politics On April 9, 2,800 guests, 1,300 of whom were students, took advantage of the opportunity to see former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, speak. While Loyola offers students a myriad of events we can attend on campus throughout
JENNHARMON the year, Blair’s lecture was probably one of the best, if not the best, lectures we could have attended. And that was not just because of the political status and merit of Mr. Blair, but because we were able to witness a professional, yet engaging event that didn’t at all feel like a lecture. Being the political junkie that I am, I live for election season. I love watching the conventions, speeches and, of course, the debates. But Blair’s speech was different than any political address I have ever listened to. His speech conveyed honesty and sincerity, and Blair never danced around the tough questions—all qualities of political speaking that we seem to lack these days in America. I’m sure everyone remembers this past fall, watching in embarrassment as our presidential and vice presidential candidates went toe-to-toe in debates; but as we all noticed, they were more concerned about bashing one another’s ideals, rather than actually presenting their own. So here I’d like to reflect on what made Tony Blair’s speech so powerful, in hopes that readers can realize what we should expect from our politicians now and, of course, encourage any future politicians or public figures that might come out of Loyola to take note. After being introduced by Father Linnane, S.J., with quite the faux pas on his part, Blair
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Tony Blair’s press conference before the Hanway Lecture at Loyola University.
came on stage and engaged the crowd by making light of the situation. “Thank you, Fr. Linnane, for that extraordinary introduction, and for resurrecting me so unexpectedly early, to be frank. I’ll take it.” From the second he walked on stage the audience was already laughing and knew that he was going to be a personable speaker, which he continued to prove throughout his speech. At one point he even joked about how his children think his biggest achievement was his appearance on The Simpsons and, though slightly irrelevant, again made the lecture more enjoyable and helped Blair create a likeable ethos for himself. Another admirable element of Blair’s
speech was that he didn’t just focus on the good things he and other world politicians had accomplished, and he didn’t just focus on everything bad that is still happening. He balanced both aspects in an attempt to show his audience that, “there are many reasons for hope, but many reasons for concern.” He addressed current world issues, such as the United States’ tension with North Korea and the revolutionary attempts in Syria and Egypt, but made it a point to explain to us that, though we want our government leaders to just fix the problem right now, it’s not always that easy. Many Americans feel uneasy about our country’s desire to help other countries, and I think it was important for Blair to explain to his audience that “it’s easy to say ‘it’s not our problem’ and take care of the problems at home, but you end up having to deal with it whether you like it or not.” It was a touchy, yet important issue that Blair needed to address for his American audience. My favorite part of the entire Hanway Lecture was probably that Blair agreed to do a question and answer portion, where students and others from our community were able to submit questions to ask the former Prime Minister. It’s one thing for a politician to agree to come speak on some controversial issues, but it proves a true, genuine one to agree to answer questions on the spot. But even more admirable was that Blair didn’t dodge any questions, an action that is pretty foreign to a lover of American political discourse. Whether it was issues on climate change, globalization or choices in foreign policy, Blair seemed to be very “tell all,” which I think is what helped his lecture become so engaging. With the passing of Margaret Thatcher on continued to page 10
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To the cherry blossoms in D.C. and using them as an excuse to take a day trip and hum the House of Cards theme song off-key every time we pass a monument. To the return of Mad Men. I’ve missed Don Draper’s stunningly good looks/morally questionable antics, and Betty’s gradual mental decline far too much over the past months. To Leo Bretholz. The 92-year-old Holocaust survivor came to speak this week and, in addition to an incredible speech about his book Leap Into Darkness, he was one of the sweetest and funniest men I’ve had the pleasure of listening to, even when talking about the Holocaust.
Defining impossible: Paralympic athlete defeats the odds In 2008, I first became aware of meningitis when a student at my high school contracted the bacterial infection and passed away within 48 hours of showing symptoms. Once
MONICADELUCA again the disease struck fear in my life as it was carried to Loyola University. Although I wasn’t close to the boy from my high school or anyone at Loyola who contracted the virus, the words “devastating” and “impossible to fight” now come to my mind when I hear about meningitis. When something is dubbed “impossible,” people usually do not try to change their views of it, but not Amy Purdy. At the age of 19, she contracted neisseria meningitis—a form of bacterial meningitis—and it changed her life, some would say for the better. But how is it possible to consider this deadly disease a positive game changer in a healthy 19-year-old woman’s life? Purdy suffered cruelly at the hands of her illness. She lost both of her legs from the knee down, lost her spleen and had to receive a kidney transplant on her 21st birthday. Before the disease, she enjoyed snowboarding, like me, and everything that life could give her with two legs, like most of us at Loyola. After losing her legs, Purdy worked closely
with her doctor, designing prosthetic legs and wooden feet in order for her to get back to one of her passions, snowboarding. It took many hours shredding the slopes in order for her to reacquire the finesse she once possessed as an experienced snowboarder. The courage it took to relearn her technique using her “new legs” is the kind of attitude toward life I would love to have. Purdy has won gold medals in adaptive snowboard events and is currently training for the 2014 Paralympics and giving motivational speeches. Losing her legs was not going to limit Purdy. Most of us would give up or ask for a wheelchair, but she fought on. She maintained a positive attitude and didn’t want to just beat the disease, but wanted to move on with her normal life and use this as an experience to build upon. One of her greatest achievements is the non-profit corporation called Adaptive Action Sports, started by Purdy to help other amputees experience snowboarding. The Adaptive Action Sports helps out more than just people who are amputees from diseases. There are many young soldiers that have served our country in Iraq and Afghanistan who have sustained serious injuries caused by enemy IUD bombs exploding and destroying their legs and feet. Purdy’s company gave these individuals a positive experience after such an ordeal. She has also launched a non-profit clothing line called Live Learn Grow. By defeating
To TrashFest 2013 outside of Gardens this past weekend and the Wall-E style mountain of garbage left on the hill by the volleyball court. To the heat still being on in some classrooms on campus. As much as I enjoyed being let out of biology early, it may not have been worth the resulting heat exhaustion.
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Amy Purdy gives a presentation about her clothing line on October 18, 2012. all the odds, Purdy has made a profound difference in my outlook on the “impossible.” As a Loyola student living a much simpler life and facing obstacles regarding my quickly approaching final exams, I know I will keep Purdy’s story in my mind as inspiration.
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To the Loyola Midnight Birds, which are quickly followed by the Loyola 2 a.m. Birds and soon by the normal birds that actually sing when it’s light out.
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Celebrating Baroness Thatcher, continued continued from page 8 companies now had to be accountable to the rigorous laws of the market. To stem the rising inflation, Baroness Thatcher controlled the money supply through high interest rates (a policy known as monetarism). Unemployment temporarily went up, yes, but in the long run inflation was curbed and it eliminated the necessity for union-negotiated payoffs to stem inflation. That was important because the value of the pound was finally stabilized and the British could be sure of their currency’s security again. Baroness Thatcher gave the British people security where there was none before. Before she took office, Great Britain’s days as a great power seemed to be at an end. However, when the Argentine army took over the Falkland Islands (at the time a British territory) in 1982, Baroness Thatcher dispatched a detachment of the British Navy, accompanied by the Royal Air Force, to retake the islands. After two months and 258 killed, the British Expeditionary Force reclaimed the island. During the entire conflict the Baroness remained un-phased and emerged victorious, with broad popular support. This support allowed her to push through the reforms Great Britain so desperately needed. On top of that, the war restored Britain’s image on the world stage and showed she was a power to be reckoned with. From that point on, petty dictators would have to think twice before challenging Britain. What most people hold against Baroness
Thatcher is her treatment of the coal miners’ union. However, I think the PBS documentary Commanding Heights shows that the criticism is unfounded. She took power following the Winter of Discontents, the harsh winter of ’78-79 when widespread strikes by public sector unions left many Britons deprived of everything, from coal to public transportation. She had to do something; the mines were hemorrhaging taxpayer’s money, and Baroness Thatcher had no choice but to close them. Yes, in 1984, 20,000 miners lost their jobs because 20 uneconomic pits had to close, but there was no other choice. Years of government ownership made the mines unprofitable. Baroness Thatcher should not be blamed for the mistakes of her predecessors. Plus, I cannot help but admire how she dealt with the coal miners’ strike. On March 5, 1984, Yorkshire miners went on strike, which lasted for a year. During this time Baroness Thatcher didn’t flinch under union pressure and remained steadfast in her convictions. This, with the British police, helped to bring the union to its knees and put an end to the strike. There is much more I can say about Baroness Thatcher, but there is just not enough space in an op-ed. I think her life can be summed up in her own words: “Where there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error may we bring truth. Where there is doubt may we bring faith. And where there is despair may we bring hope.”
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Tony Blair Hanway Lecture, continued continued from page 9 April 8, just a day before Blair would speak at Loyola, I really thought that, when asked about her, Blair would gush about his love for her though the two stood divided on most social issues. But, to my surprise, Blair was honest and acknowledged this divide. He talked of how he respected her and that she was an influential figure in their nation, but also acknowledged where their differences separated them. It was refreshing to see someone stay true to his ideals and give us an accurate depiction of their relationship. One of his most controversial issues our students asked questions about was Blair’s decision to support and participate in the U.S.’s decision to invade Afghanistan. He explained how he thought then, and still believes now, that his decision was right. Even when bombarded with questions about
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the length of the war and the mass causalities caused by it, Blair stood strong, explaining how he knew the world would be better without Saddam Hussein and how he knew the world couldn’t risk not getting him. Even if you disagree with Blair’s decision, you have to admire that he didn’t flip-flop on his position. Regardless of your feelings towards Tony Blair and his actions throughout his political career, I think every audience member left Reitz Arena feeling like they truly got to know where Blair’s decisions came from. It was an event that not only benefitted the Loyola community, but one that will hopefully make witnesses realize how a political figure can, and should, conduct himself when addressing significant issues.
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Evergreen Players’ produce hilarious portrait of absurdism in Waiting for Godot By Kelsey Carper Staff Writer
The timeless humor and philosophical questioning of playwright Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot was brought to life this weekend in the Evergreen Players’ production of the masterpiece absurdist play. The show, which opened in the Loyola University Maryland Black Box Theater on April 12 and will continue to run through April 20, was filled with laughter and surprising optimism, making the performance an unforgettable one. To describe the play as simply as possible, two men, Vladimir and Estragon, wait beneath a tree for a character named Godot, an “acquaintance” whom they have admittedly never met. They debate whether they should wait or leave, and a third man, Pozzo, and his slave, Lucky, arrive and provide a distraction from their waiting. Lucky dances and gives a lengthy performance of his thoughts for Vladimir and Estragon, and then the second pair of characters departs. After a bit more discussion of whether to stay or go, a young Boy emerges from the shadows where he was hiding to tell the men that Godot will not be coming today, and instead will arrive tomorrow. Vladimir and Estragon wait, and the next morning the previous events repeat themselves, though only Vladimir recalls the day before. This summary is a shallow one, however, and it ignores the most important theme of the production. The world of Waiting for Godot is an uncertain one, filled with anxiety, forgetfulness and confusion. Vladimir and
the Absurd by critic Martin Esslin. This branch of theater is often difficult to understand but open to various forms of interpretation. Esslin defines Theatre of the Absurd as striving “to express its sense of the senselessness of the human condition and the inadequacy of the rational approach by the open abandonment of rational devices and discursive thought.” In other words, Absurdist Theatre expresses the idea that human existence has no meaning, and communication becomes irrational and illogical as a result. Waiting for Godot contains bouts of humor and erratic behavior that exemplify this irrationality and leads to an inevitable conclusion: silence. The acting within the Evergreen Players’ production was commendable. Senior Christopher Maymon played Vladimir, the most intellectual and resilient character of the play who poses stirring questions and observations about human existence. Maymon’s impeccable physical comedy and Joe Soriero/The Greyhound spirited energy gave momentum to his Estragon depend on one another because character, as well as the production itself. they are the only constant in each others’ Senior Claudio Silva portrayed Estragon, lives. The uncertainty of Waiting for Godot the more realistic and pessimistic of the two is easily translatable into the audience’s protagonists. Silva’s steadfast passion and world, as well, signifying that, as explained realism provided an interesting contrast in the in the program, “it is not what we are waiting close friendship of Vladimir and Estragon. for that is important, but how we conduct The pair carried the show with strong ourselves on the journey.” delivery, complimenting each other perfectly. Waiting for Godot is a classic example of Senior Matthew Payne played Pozzo, the vile absurdism, a branch of drama that stems from and controlling slave owner who provides the late 1950s and was coined as Theatre of a diversion in the waiting process. Payne’s
caricaturized performance was both hilarious and disturbing at times in his treatment of his slave. Sophomore Benjamin-Ernest Abraham portrayed the mostly mute slave, Lucky, with skill and sympathy, delivering a performance that was incredibly intriguing. Senior Robby Priego, who played a boy who delivers two messages from Godot, was heartbreakingly adorable in his role, depicting his fear and earnestness flawlessly. Though at times the annunciation was a bit unclear, each actor performed admirably. Director Natka Bianchini, a Loyola fine arts assistant professor, who specializes in 20th century American theater as well as the Theatre of the Absurd, did a spectacular job of translating Beckett’s written text into a lively and engaging performance. The set and audience were integrated throughout the Black Box Theatre, with the audience seats placed around a central stage. Dr. Bianchini’s choice to stage the production in the round allowed the actors to truly connect with the audience on a more personal level than a traditional theater allows, while also enabling them to break the fourth wall and enter the seating area to interact with the audience. Dr. Bianchini’s talented production staff also helped bring the performance to life. Set Designer Daniel C. Pinha created an interesting set that was simple and composed primarily of earth tones. A tree with a bench beneath it stood at one corner of the stage, with jumbled and angular leave-less branches protruding from its trunk. Deep olive-colored frayed strips of fabric adorned the tree as leaves in the second half of the show, and at continued to page 14
Overhauling the fashion media: Modeling industry must promote health over ‘thin ideal’ By Emily Shaw Staff Writer
In 2008, model Ali Michael brought the issue of eating disorders to the forefront of the fashion world. The then-18-year-old came forward with her story of anorexia, brought on by the extreme pressures of her career. When she signed with a modeling agency in 2006, Michael reportedly weighed 130 pounds, a fairly healthy weight for her 5’9” frame. However, over the course of the next two years—after receiving comments such as, “her legs were too fat for the runways”—Michael dropped to 102 pounds, causing her body mass index (BMI) to plummet. Her anorexia came with unpleasant side effects, in addition to the extreme weight loss. Michael explains, “I ran my fingers through my hair, and when I took my hand away there was a dry brittle clump of hair in my hand…That’s kind of when I realized that this wasn’t worth it anymore…[my anorexia] had completely taken over.” By seeking help and going public with her story, Michael has sought to raise awareness about this dire issue. Another model recently rocked the headlines due to her weight, but for different reasons. Crystal Renn, now 26, grappled with anorexia in her teen years like Michael. After extensive treatment, the model regained the weight she had lost—and then some. At a
curvy size 12+, she found campaign work as a plus size model. News of Renn resurfaced recently when the model slimmed down to a noticeably skinnier size 6-8, debunking her “plus size” status. Now Renn doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere in the modeling world, but she’s just fine with that: “If I followed what the public wanted from me, or what the media wants from me, [and remained a plus size model,] I would be doing the same thing. I would have a binge eating disorder.” Renn raises an important point: “It’s about individual health. You cannot tell if someone’s healthy, or where they are mentally from what’s going on on the outside—because health is different for everybody. At different sizes.” It’s tricky to pinpoint which model may have an eating disorder simply because she’s slim; many people have naturally skinny builds. Take Karlie Kloss, one of the most in-demand models today. The 20-year-old supermodel clocks in at a reported 115 pounds. While this is thin for her 5’11” stature, it’s evident to many that Kloss is healthy. Raised a dancer, she now bikes, kick-boxes, runs; she is an active girl with actual, defined muscles. Kloss still finds herself under attack for her weight, though. In a recent editorial shoot for magazine Numero, Kloss was the victim of heavy-handed Photoshop. Rather than slimming the model down, though,
they added weight onto her. Editors at the magazine were wary of using the original photo, as the model’s ribcage and sternum were visible. The Kloss that emerges in the edited version is still thin, but idealized— quite literally, airbrushed. The question is, who is Numero to decide exactly how Kloss’ body should look? If she is indeed healthy, there is no need to alter her body at all. Would this not perhaps be an image of reassurance to someone naturally thin? Just as the slim woman must be able to find relatable images in magazines, so, too, must the curvy one. The key factor is promoting diversity—of all types, moreover—among models. Not only are models of various, nonCaucasian races featured more frequently in Western magazines (i.e. Liu Wen, Ming Xi, Xiao Wen, Joan Smalls, Jourdan Dunn, etc.), but recently, curvier models are booking high-end campaigns and editorials, rather than being relegated to Sports Illustrated or Victoria Secret. Barbara Palvin, Doutzen Kroes and Kate Upton are a few models who have broken the barrier between what might be thought of as “men’s” models and the world of high fashion. Another type of diversity has been seen in the “atypical” beauty favored today. One quirky trait that has proven popular is the “gap-tooth”: Lara Stone, Georgia May Jagger, Jessica Hart and Ashley Smith are all likely booked because of this feature, rather
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Model Crystal Renn poses at a fashion show in 2008. Renn has gotten publicity for her focus on maintaining healthy body weight, in spite of her career.
than despite it. Other examples of “strange” beauty can be seen some of today’s most in-demand models like Daphne Groenevald, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Lindsey Wixson and Kelly Mittendorf. These differing forms of diversity—seen across the pages of magazines and up and down runways—work to declassify the standard of “typical” beauty. This diversity, while both necessary and continued to page 12
PAGE 12 Arts & Society Step into spring with Trunk Show Overhauling the fashion media, cont. APRIL 16, 2013
By Kelly Coleman Staff Writer With the warm spring weather comes the newest spring fashions. However, it often becomes difficult to find the time to go and buy new clothes with all of the work, studying and other activities that take place in a daily student’s life. This spring, the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is hosting their very own Spring Trunk Show here on campus. PRSSA is a growing club on campus whose purpose is to promote and advertise for events and fundraisers. Led by president and senior Shannon Chong, PRSSA has done an amazing job bringing in outside speakers who provided club members with helpful tips and insight into the world of public relations. PRSSA was actively involved in promoting for the BSA Fashion Show, which was held on March 15, and has been equally involved in the Spring Trunk Show, led by senior Patricia Alon. Being the last PRSSA event of the year, Patricia and the committee are extremely enthused and have been working hard to make the show a success. “This event took months of planning, so we are hoping that a lot of students come to help the cause. During my sophomore year, I was on the trunk show committee and wanted to lead the event during my senior year,” exclaimed Patricia. Happening on April 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Hopkins Court, the show will have clothing and accessories from Ellie Boutique, Cupcake and Stella & Dot. The designers that will be sold from these boutiques range from Splendid and Citizens of Humanity to Sevens and Lily Pulitzer. Jewelry from Stella & Dot has been seen on celebrities, such as Anna Kendrick, Carrie Underwood, Carly Rae Jepsen, Nina Dobrev and Sofia Vergara. What better way to forget
about all of the papers and tests due than some spring shopping. As I am an over-the-top shopper myself, I know that a feeling of guilt can arise from swiping that credit card a few too many times. But, rest assured ladies—some of the proceeds made at the event will be donated to the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. The purpose of the Avon Walk is to raise as much money as possible towards finding a cure for breast cancer. The Trunk Show committee has also raised funds for the Avon Walk by selling trendy hair ties in Boulder, which will be sold again at the event. As for next year, Patricia hopes that the Spring Trunk Show will continue. Patricia notes, “I was surprised and overwhelmed by all of those who contacted me in hopes of helping with the event. I am confident that we have a great group working together to plan and make this event successful. A lot of the girls are underclassmen and I know that they will continue this event for future years to come!” What makes this event even better? Food. As all of us ladies know, shopping takes a lot of energy, usually resulting in hunger pangs. PRSSA will be selling all of your favorite goodies in between trying on dresses, shirts, skirts and jewelry. As Paris Hilton says, “The only rule is don’t be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.”
continued from page 11 helpful, does not solve the epidemic of unhealthily thin models. The industry as a whole must work to promote health above all else, prohibiting models who do not meet specified health requirements. Restrictions against thin models have been attempted before. In 2006, Madrid Fashion Week imposed a ban on any model with a BMI below 18 (18.5-25 is generally considered healthy). Officials found that about 30 percent of the models did not meet these standards; those who failed this general check were offered medical treatment. In Israel this past January, legislation passed banning any model with a BMI below 18.5 from not only walking in runway shows, but from shooting editorial spreads and campaigns, as well. However, the BMI threshold as the sole requirement is not the most effective way to deal with this problem. For instance, if this idea were to be implemented, Kloss would be banned from the runway, and perhaps print work, too. This form of restriction is too broad. Many healthy models, like Kloss, could fall beneath the BMI minimum. Conversely, it’s plausible that girls struggling with eating disorders could have BMIs that land in the so-called healthy range. The best method is instead requiring— preferably through legislation—that models undergo biannual medical checkups. Ideally, these appointments would coincide with the two major fashion week seasons. Each model would have to be certified healthy by a practicing physician before walking in shows. Modeling agencies would be accountable for ensuring the models they sign and send off meet certain health standards. If agencies refuse to abide by these rules, they would be subjected to paying a violation fee. This provides a true motive for agencies
to represent only models that are deemed healthy by professionals. It’s a trickle down idea: Restricting who the models agencies are permitted to employ will restrict the models hired by designers and magazines, thus impacting which models are portrayed in the media. The continued trend of diversity across the spectrums of race, looks and size, coupled with the proposed legislation, will solve many of the problems regarding fashion media and eating disorders. Will diseases like anorexia, bulimia and others completely disappear? Of course not. It has been made exceedingly clear by professionals that the media is not the sole source for the formation of eating disorders, and many are a result of inherent traits. However, the fashion industry must do what it can to reduce their marketing and promotion of the “thin ideal” to the point where unhealthily skinny models are the ones seen most often. When the models are healthy, they live up to the full meaning of their job title: They are not only models of clothes, accessories and makeup, but they are role models for girls and women, too.
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Spring Breakers serves as a critique on the new ‘YOLO’ culture By Anthony Landi Staff Writer
The key to understanding, even liking, Spring Breakers is to clear all preconcieved notions from your head. All of the wild-child Florida partying takes place at the onset, only to return in silent, ominous montages over character monologues. Though the advertising may be deceiving—grown-up Disney stars in bikinis go on spring break— the fact that Harmony Korine directed the film should be a dead give away. The cult-film-maker has been making visually stunning indie flicks on old VHS recorders, creating otherworldly, harrowing art-films, all the while being highly celebrated by critics—a drunken “college flick” would never appear in his repertoire. What Korine does offer, though, is a much needed critique of the YOLO culture; through the vibrant, self-mocking portrait of late-teen/early-20s youth, Korine turns a mirror on our partyloving hedonistic generation at large, sending us a much needed wake-up call. The film opens with college students partying topless on the beach, guzzling comic amounts of beers and screaming “spring break” while Skrillex’s crossover hit “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” blares in the background. It’s our generation’s culture in a microcosm—the if-it-feels-good-do-
it state of mind played up to exaggerated, Technicolor heights. The story follows four college-aged girls, Faith (Selena Gomez), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Brit (Ashley Benson) and Cotty (Rachel Korine), who pine for adventure and escape from their drab studies. Spring break hovers over their heads like the Promised Land, except with milk and honey replaced with cocaine and cheep beer. The only roadblock is the girls’ lack of funding, which is quickly remedied by holding up a diner with water guns spray painted black. With money in hand, the girls cruise down to Florida in party bus. In the subsequent scenes, all of the bare breasts, drinking and dubstep your poor little eardrums can handle are thrust in your face for a rather engaging sensational experience. After a cocaine arrest at a party, the girls are bailed out by a particularly seedy James Franco, who plays a white rapper/drug lord named Alien (Google Image “RiFF RAFF” to find Franco’s inspiration for the character). The girls continue to move further and further away from the partying scene they came to visit, and enter the dark underbelly of Floridian crime, even facing off with a gangster played by Gucci Mane (no, really). If it sounds stupid, that’s because it is—Korine shapes the first half of the film
to be like any old college flick, playing to the tropes of the genre. Boobs? Check. Gratuitous scenes of partying? Check. Vapid dialogue? Check. In fact, Korine is so good at mocking the genre tongue-in-cheek that the film runs the risk of becoming exactly that which it criticizes. Those in the theatre who are familiar with Korine’s highly-lauded work cracked up at the four starlets in neon bikinis and the million-dollar production, but even that joke wore thin—the criticism of the culture as a whole and the plot take far too long to develop. The film begins to delve into uncomfortable territories as it progresses. Towards the middle of the film, Faith calls her grandmother, telling her how special a place Florida is. This audio plays over a scene in which one of the girls is nearly subjected to date-rape, drunkenly flailing about a room full of equally inebriated, shirtless men pouring Jack Daniels on her and coercing her to remove her top. It’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion—you’re repulsed, wish you could do anything to make it stop but the scene drags on painfully and slowly. As the characters engage in more harmful activities, the camera flashes to the earlier scenes of beach partying with college kids mutely screaming “YOLO” and pouring beer on one another—the critique comes full circle. A major complaint about this film is its
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gratuity—do we need all of this? But here’s the thing: Our culture is based on gratuity and excess. We no longer fight for our right to party; we expect it. Though Spring Breakers isn’t changing anyone’s lives anytime soon, its cultural critique should never be discredited.
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Top 10 ways to celebrate springtime at Loyola By Bridget Bunton Staff Writer
Despite the fact that the first day of spring was almost a month ago, it hasn’t really begun to feel this way until very recently. To welcome and properly celebrate this muchawaited weather, I put together some of the best ways to ring in the new season, both on campus and around Baltimore: Sherwood Gardens Just past the DGA field, right off of St. Paul Street is a gorgeous little place known as Sherwood Gardens, or to some—the tulip gardens. The grassy area is the perfect place to go on a warm, sunny day with beautiful flowers all around and plenty of sturdy trees to lean against whilst delving into a great book. Stop by the quiet and peaceful garden in your downtime and do some homework or take a nap under the sun. Outdoor Activities Spring is wonderful because it sparks the beginning of outdoor fun and games. Go for a long run outside (there are many great routes near campus), toss around a football or whip up a fierce match on the volleyball courts. You no longer have to be cooped up in the FAC for every workout. Now you can vary it up even more with some outdoor workouts and then head to the pool at the FAC afterwards to cool off.
Bright colors Nothing shouts spring quite like a wardrobe full of bold, bright colors. Take some fashion chances and sport those neon capris or that bright pink button down. Take it one step further with crazy colorful accessories and stand out in style when you tan on the quad between classes. Iced/frozen drinks I don’t know about you, but my drink preferences change with the weather (mainly in terms of Starbucks, which we all love). Winter is all about hot lattes, steaming macchiatos and toasty flavors. But when the warm weather rolls around, iced coffees and Frappuccinos are a must. If you’re not a caffeine addict like I am, you can still get your frozen fix with the f’real shakes in Boulder, as well as the local Rita’s in Towson, just a mile away. Whatever you get, take your frozen treat outside to enjoy in the sunshine. New music Spring and summer welcome music festivals all around the country and the world, for that matter. Whether you snagged a ticket for one or not, you can still welcome the season with new, fresh music for your personal playlist. Check out iTunes or Spotify and discover what’s new in your favorite genre, whether it’s alternative, rap or even Top 40. (Heads up: The ultimate warm-weather band Vampire Weekend’s new album, Modern Vampires of the City, is expected to
release on May 14). Baltimore Farmer’s Market & Bazaar On Sundays from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., head to this outdoor venue under the Jones Falls Expressway to grab some deliciously fresh fruits, vegetables and pretty much every other kind of food, including delicious baked goods. Grab a meal as well from some of the dozens of food vendors that sell sandwiches, crepes, omelets, pizzas and so much more. Enjoy the weather outside while you walk around and stuff your face with tons of yummy food. Picnic on the quad I’ve already seen a bunch of people taking their Red Mango and their Moe’s out on the quad to enjoy. Take it one step further and make up a self-prepared basket of snacks and treats. Bring a blanket or towels and set up a proper picnic on the quad or the closest grassy spot to your residence hall and enjoy some food with friends. Play some of those new songs you found and take a football to throw around after your meal. Make an event of it. Flowermart If you’re waiting around for finals or had them all early in one day, check out the Flowermart on May 3 and 4 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Plaza, which is just a short ride away. The outdoor event, as you probably guessed from the
name, offers a tremendous variety of flowers, as well as arts and crafts and other accessories. The event will also include an array of entertainment, as well as lovely food options and a signature Flowermart treat. If you suffer from allergies, stock up on Claritin, because you won’t want to miss this outdoor event. Barbeques and roasting s’mores Take advantage of the outdoor grills scattered around campus and cook up a barbeque and grill some vegetables to enjoy a meal with friends. For dessert, roast some marshmallows and make some s’mores: very messy but absolutely delicious and lots of fun. Loyolapalooza The absolute best way to simultaneously celebrate the new season and the end of the term is with Loyolapalooza. Upperclassmen are already aware, but for all you first years: The annual spring event held on the quad includes delicious food and treats, games, rides and musical performances. The Palace at 4 a.m. will be the opening act for Shwayze and Karmin. Make sure to snag your Loyolapalooza shirt when they go on sale and don’t miss one of the biggest events of the year.
Cooking with Iggy: Panera-style, homemade macaroni and cheese By Justine Borzumato Staff Writer
My favorite food in the whole world is macaroni and cheese. I will order it in a restaurant or make it every chance I get. When Panera came out with their mac and cheese, it was love at first bite. The creaminess and cheesiness is unmatched, and I was determined to figure it out for myself. After a lot of tweaking of my original macaroni and cheese recipe, I finally figured it out. It doesn’t only taste like Panera’s, but it actually might be a little bit better. Directions: Begin by boiling a large pot of water for the pasta. I always like to do this first because it can take a while. Sometimes putting a lid on the pot helps it come to a boil faster.
Cookie ingredients: 1 pound shell shaped pasta ¼ cup vegetable oil ¼ cup flour 2 ½ cups half and half or whole milk 6 slices white American cheese 8 oz Vermont white cheddar cheese 1 tablespoon mustard Salt
In a small saucepan, heat the oil for 2 minutes over medium heat. Slowly stir in the flour and cook until it begins to bubble while whisking. This is called a roux and will thicken the cheese sauce later on. Cook for another 2 minutes on low. Don’t rush this step because you can end up with floury tasting macaroni and cheese if it isn’t cooked long enough at this stage. Slowly pour in the half and half or milk while whisking vigorously. Don’t add it all at once or you will end up with a clumpy mess. If you don’t whisk you could also risk burning the bottom of your pot. Turn the burner on low and allow the sauce to thicken while stirring occasionally. This stirring is, again, because you don’t want to burn the bottom of your pot. By now the water has probably boiled, so season with salt and put in the pasta. Make sure to stir it so the pasta does not stick together. Cook based on your package directions. My pasta took 12-14 minutes. While the sauce is thickening and the pasta is boiling, prepare your cheeses. Panera Bread uses Vermont white cheddar, which actually tastes a lot different than regular white cheddar. If you can’t find Vermont white cheddar, regular white cheddar will be a good substitute. I like to shred my own cheese because pre-shredded cheese sometimes has chemical stabilizers that affect the texture of the cheese. I also use white American cheese slices and cut them into small cubes. Panera Bread’s mac and cheese is all white, so this is why I use white cheeses. If you can only
Homemade macaroni and cheese. find yellow cheddar and yellow American, that is totally fine too—it just won’t look like Panera’s. Now test to see if the sauce has thickened. Dip the back of a spoon into the sauce and run a line through it with your finger. If the line stays put and the sauce doesn’t run into it, it is thick enough. Now add your mustard and whisk until smooth. Toss in the American and Vermont White Cheddar cheeses and stir until the sauce is completely smooth and all
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of the cheese has melted. A whisk helps to evenly distribute the cheese. Once the pasta is finished cooking, drain it very well and put it back into the pot you just used to cook it. Let it sit there for a minute or two to help dry all of the water out. Now you can pour the cheese sauce over the top. Stir everything together for another 2 minutes over medium heat. Serve and enjoy!
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By Carly Heideger Staff Writer
Outside of the hustle and bustle of the city life in Baltimore lies a bit of rural fields and gardens looking to help shape the community. For many residents of Baltimore, row houses and apartment-style living doesn’t allow for much room to get your hands down into the soil, plant flowers and vegetables and enjoy being around nature. Recently, the Horticulture Division of the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks has developed a new system of community gardens throughout the city, known as City Farms Garden. Currently there are seven different community farms that are maintained by the Department of Recreation and Parks, some which lie in Roosevelt Park, Patterson Park and Upper Fells Point. Each park varies in size, but the concept remains the same. Gardeners can rent out a section of the park for a small fee for the year. Each plot, which is usually around $20-$30, includes water, compost, soil and the tools; all the residents have to contribute are the seeds for what they would like to grow and their hard-working hands. There are a wide variety of crops that grow in the gardens from tomato plants, lettuce heads, sunflowers and petunias to corn, eggplants and peppers and, in some gardens like the one in Hampden (Roosevelt
City), there is even a plastic pink flamingo, the neighborhood mascot, to show off the area’s charm. Some gardeners say it’s hard to choose which seeds to plant because they don’t want the plants to grow tangled into each other and the plots are a little small; but all are so grateful for a chance to have a little nature inside the city walls. There are waiting lists for almost all of the gardens. Each plot is turned over to the next farmer when the plot is voluntarily given up by the previous, or it is apparent to the Horticulture Division that the plot is being neglected and not taken care of. There are even some Loyola students who are trying to get involved. Sophomore Taylor Rodgers is interested in putting her name on the list. “I think it’s so important that we are able to use these gardens to not only plant flowers and make the city look nicer, but to have a little more control over what goes into our meals. I would love to plant some vegetables to be able to harvest and use to cook. Fresh food and helping the community!” Personally, I also have looked to start a vegetable garden this summer to use what I grow in my own food. City Farms now brings me the opportunity to continue the growing when I am back at school. Many of the gardeners use the gardens for different reasons. City Farms is one of the movements in the city to help promote healthy eating. Not every family can afford to put the healthiest foods in their family’s
mouths, but the chance to grow their own food organically gives them the chance to put in a non-pesticide sprayed vegetable into each meal. Allie Hu and Molly McCullagh reported on their blog, Center for Livable Future, “that Coleen McCarty, City Farms Coordinator, says gardeners are motivated to join community gardens for a wide variety of reasons. Some garden their plots intensively for nine months out of the year to contribute to their household’s fresh food supply. Neighbors and friends often reap the benefits of high-producing zucchini and tomatoes. Others enjoy having a space to
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Baltimore’s new City Farms Garden program allows residents to rent plots within the city, promoting healthy diets and giving them a chance to get closer to nature.
WLOY Late Night coffeehouse features local artist Caleb Stine By Bridget Bunton Staff Writer I entered the Reading Room on the third floor of the Andrew White Student Center for one of the last WLOY Late Night events of the year. This week’s coffeehouse featured local musician, Caleb Stine. This was perhaps the most intimate, low-key event of the year so far, with only about 20 or so people in attendance. Despite the small crowd, the freshly-baked cupcakes were devoured within seconds. Stine got right down to his performance promptly at 9:05 p.m. The folk/country singer-songwriter, a resident of Baltimore for about 10 years now, played a collection of songs that he referred to as a “new batch” from the album/collection he is currently recording titled Maybe God Is Lonely Too. The tunes were slow, legato and incredibly thought provoking, with a steady rhythm in the guitar and very profound, soulful lyrics to boot. His hour-long set consisted of new and old tunes as well as a few covers, one being a Willie Nelson song, of whom Stine credits as one of his musical influences. Another one of his songs came to him in a dream, one he called an “old-fiddle tune,” and another is entitled “Five Miles to Town,” to give you a taste of his style.
Stine was incredibly interactive with the audience, telling stories and asking questions between songs. One he prefaced, saying it was conjured up by “me and the birds outside my window.” Listening to his performance, I couldn’t help but think of other current artists and specific songs including Alexi Murdoch’s “Orange Sky” and the Avett Brothers in general. Other audience members associated Stine with the likes of Ray Lamontagne and Jason Mraz. His sound and lyrical significance is reminiscent of the great Neil Young. It’s no wonder that the local musician is compared to these wonderful artists. He began playing guitar at the mere age of 12 and simultaneously began songwriting, stating that it was a “natural progression.” Perhaps Stine should adopt a stage name with the letter “W,” due to the fact that his most notable influences, in both sound and lyric creation, include Willie Nelson and Walt Whitman. The singer-songwriter didn’t always live in Charm City. He was born and raised in Colorado and moved east after college, thinking that his stint in Baltimore would last only a year or so. He said that he loves the city and wonders where the future will take him, unsure of whether or not he will stay or assume a new home elsewhere.
bring their children and teach them where food comes from and how to care for it. Marty and Pam Viel, two fellow Roosevelt Park gardeners, admit they don’t think their garden helps them save money, but they enjoy it nonetheless.” Whatever the reason for the gardening, it brings around nothing but positives. The gardens help families eat healthier, get outside and get those thumbs green. I’m in! Want to get involved, Greyhounds? Stop by one of the gardens and check it out, or contact Coleen McCarty in the Department of Recreation and Parks for more information.
For now, Baltimore is lucky to have such a talented and easy-going musician. The artist’s album, I Wasn’t Built For A Life Like This, is available on iTunes. He is also extremely generous, offering extra copies of his CD to the audience, free of charge. Rachel Stoczo, a first year student, said of Stine, “he’s very talented and played the kind of music I like.” If you’re a fan of folk/country/singersongwriters or you’re simply intrigued and want to see what he’s like, check out the album on iTunes. I snagged a free copy, and it’s safe to say it will be playing many times in my library. Of the Late Night events in general, Stoczo commented that, “they’ve all been really delicious and entertaining”—and I don’t think she was just talking about the music. Most of the events include some delicious treats (in the past there has been Toss pizza, cupcakes, cookies, you name it). There are only two Late Night events left this year, so you better mark them down in your calendar. Thursdays from 9-11 p.m. is when the fun happens. Be there, you won’t want to miss it. Who knows, maybe you’ll get a free CD out of it.
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continued from page 11 the end of each act, as night fell, an oval moon descended from the ceiling and was bathed in a lovely blue light. The lighting design, by Matthew Miller, complimented the set well, transitioning seamlessly from a warm daytime wash to the cool midnight aesthetic in each act. The set and lighting managed to convey a non-realistic tone that supported the absurdism of the production beautifully. The Evergreen Players’ production of Waiting for Godot was one of the best performances of the year, providing both hilarity and deep philosophical inquiry seamlessly. The show will continue to run in the Black Box Theatre this upcoming week on Friday, April 19, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 20, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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Out Of Your Head: Experimental Music Collective
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H oroscopes By Linda Black/MCT Aries (March 21-April 19)—This next month can be even more profitable. Use what you’ve learned to gain confidence. Carefully research your market with the latest analytics. Get expert help. Taurus (April 20-May 20)—You’re lucky in love these days, with Venus in your sign. It’s easier to make money, too. Splurge on a haircut or spa visit. The trick is to feed your soul and stomach simultaneously. Gemini (May 21-June 21)—Fantasies abound this next month, and your dreams will be sweeter. Grasp every opportunity. You won’t be tempted to wear your heart on your sleeve; quiet time is productive. Cancer (June 22-July 22)—It may surprise you, but you’ll be quite popular for the next four and a half weeks. Go out more often, and grow your career. Communicate clearly. Smile. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)—Today is an excellent day to make romantic commitments. Take on more responsibility. Grab an opportunity. List problems to solve. Teamwork is extra effective. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)—The coming days are good for setting goals and acting on them. Let a creative partner take the lead. Collect an old debt or a windfall profit, and count your assets. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)—It’s easier to save and
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G.G. Smith named 20th head coach of Loyola Basketball By Pat Terwedo Sports Editor Athletic Director Jim Paquette introduced GG Smith as the newest head coach of Loyola’s men’s basketball team Friday afternoon. After six years as an assistant under former head coach Jimmy Patsos, Smith will take over a program that won 62 games over the past three seasons and appeared in back-to-back postseason tournaments. The announcement was made at a press conference in Reitz Arena in front of members of the Loyola community. Smith was a three-year starter for the University of Georgia under his father Tubby Smith, the head coach at Texas Tech University. “It is a great day for the Smith family; it is a great feeling, and I am really proud of G.G., not only as his mentor and father, but also as his former college coach, watching him grow and mature into the person he is today. He was part of some of the six or seven winningest years of my coaching career, so he has the pedigree of being around winning programs. He has also benefitted being with Jimmy Patsos and helping restore that program to greatness at Loyola,” said Tubby Smith. GG was on his father’s coaching staff at the University of Kentucky from 2000-2002. After leaving Kentucky, he spent a year with Tennessee Tech and two years on staff at Armstrong Atlantic State University, a division two program. Before coming to Loyola, Smith spent one season down the street at Johns Hopkins, helping them to a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Smith was selected to take over the program after an exhaustive nationwide search that included nearly 50 potential candidates. The department interviewed multiple candidates in Atlanta during the Final Four and hosted a handful of finalists on Loyola’s campus early last week. “The level of interest in the position from quality candidates around the country made the process of narrowing down the pool more challenging, but equally so, more promising. We could not be more pleased with how things turned out,” said Marc Camille, Loyola’s vice president of enrollment management and communications, who chaired the search committee. “While all of us at Loyola know that the men’s basketball coaching position is a great job and the vacancy comes at an exciting point in time due to the team’s recent successes and the University’s impending move to the Patriot League, it quickly became evident to me that the college basketball world has caught on as well.” Paquette was equally excited about the hire, his first major coaching hire since coming to Loyola in 2010. “G.G. is the right person to lead our men’s basketball program as Loyola transitions to the Patriot League Marty Corcoran/The Greyhound next season,” said Jim Paquette, Loyola’s GG Smith will take over the Loyola Men’s basketball program after the departure of assistant vice president and director of Jimmy Patsos to Siena. athletics. Smith made it clear that he intends to Patsos. “His knowledge of basketball, care for pick up where Patsos left off, continuing “We’re going to do some things different. our student-athletes and desire to develop the success that the Greyhounds have We’re going to do some things the same as them as leaders has been evident in his time experienced over the past two seasons. when Jimmy was there,” Smith said. “We’re at Loyola, and we are excited that G.G. will He commented that his style of coaching going to get up and down [the court]. We’re build on the success Loyola basketball has however, would differ. Smith considers going to press. We want to make this an event. achieved in recent years.” himself a much more reserved coach on the We want to be the premier college basketball sidelines, a departure from the emotional team in this area. That’s my vision.”
Women’s lacrosse tops unbeaten Irish, clobbers Marquette By Amanda Ghysel Assistant Sports Editor
Loyola women’s lacrosse team began its weekend road trip by handing No. 6 Notre Dame its first loss of the season in overtime on Friday night, before clobbering Marquette 17-2 Sunday afternoon. The Fighting Irish got on the board just 24 seconds into the game, but senior defender Ashley Moulton was able to block the second shot just over a minute later, resulting in a fast break down field and the Greyhounds’ first goal, scored by senior Joanna Dalton. Junior Marlee Paton gave the Hounds their first lead of the night, tucking one away at 23:28. When Notre Dame tied the score at two, Paton again pushed the Hounds in front with a goal off a pass from sophomore Annie Thomas. The Fighting Irish would proceed to go on a 3-0 run, giving them a 5-3 lead, but Paton had an answer for that as well, scoring a free position goal at 9:27 to earn her 17th career hat trick. Sophomore Sydney Thomas would net one of her own on an extra-man opportunity, evening the score at five. Sydney Thomas’ very next shot also found
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its way into the back of the net, before Paton scored her fourth of the night to put the Hounds up by two. After being held scoreless for 14 minutes, Notre Dame scored its final goal of the half with just eight ticks remaining on the clock. Sophomore Taryn VanThof won the ensuing draw and sent the ball up to Dalton who scored for the Hounds as the half expired, sending Loyola into the locker room with an 8-6 advantage. Coming out of the break, VanThof scored one of her own within the first minute of the second half, but Notre Dame would respond with two goals in a row to pull within one point. Sophomore Hannah Schmitt would extend the Greyhounds’ lead back to two with 25:49 to go, but Notre Dame’s three-straight goals would give the Irish its first lead of the half, 11-10. With 4:21 to go, Schmitt scored the game-tying goal after Loyola had been held scoreless for 21 minutes, sending the game into overtime. Both teams scored twice in overtime, with sophomore Kara Burke and Paton capitalizing for the Greyhounds. With the score reading 13-13, the teams were forced continued on page 18
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Denver coach Bill Tierney. Mike Sawyer opened the game with his 20th goal of the season in under a minute into The Denver Pioneers jumped out to a 4-1 the first quarter. Denver however, reeled off lead in the first quarter and were able to hold four straight goals capped by Flint’s extraoff a late surge by the Greyhounds to win man score to finish the quarter with a 4-1 13-12 in overtime. lead. Loyola cut Denver’s lead in half with Denver’s Chase Carraro was dominant an extra-man score of their own from Sean at the faceoff X winning every draw in the first quarter and all but three in the first half. The Greyhounds trailed 8-3 at halftime but used Cam Flint, a late run at the end game-winning-goal scorer of the third quarter and throughout the fourth to tie the game at 12 with just under a minute and a O’Sullivan, assisted by Sawyer. The ensuing half to play. Jack Runkel made a vital save faceoff went to Denver, who dominated for Loyola with 45 ticks remaining but Mike possession in the second quarter and scored Sawyer was unable to convert the last second back-to-back goals before Davis Butts got on try. After a botched ground ball by Loyola’s the board for Loyola. Blake Burkhart, Cam Flint scooped up the With five seconds left in the half, a quick loose ball and went coast-to-coast for the restart on the end line left Denver’s Eric Law game-winner, just 16 seconds into extra all alone with an open lane for the goal, he time. ran around the crease and dunked it right “After last year, it’s a huge win,” said past the helpless Runkel. Josh Hawkins
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The Greyhounds were down by as much as five before rallying to tie the game and force overtime in front of the home crowd at Ridley on Saturday.
pretty thankful I had one good shot today and stuck it where I wanted to.” Loyola appeared to win the faceoff when Burkhart kicked the ball forward toward the offensive end. He was unable to scoop up the ground ball, however and Denver was able to thwart the Greyhounds’ comeback. “I’m proud of the way our kids came back and responded in the second half,” Loyola head coach Charlie Toomey said, “I’m disappointed but will not let this game Bill Tierney, define our season.” Denver head coach Wi t h t h i s l o s s t o Denver, the Greyhounds see the end of a 13-game ECAC win streak that has ended the scoreless streak with another goal spanned the past two seasons. assisted by Justin Ward with 4:22 remaining The Hounds’ record now stands at 9-3 in the quarter. Denver quieted the Greyhound overall, 5-1 ECAC. Saturday’s game faithful with a score just 21 seconds later determined which team would take over from Sean Cannizzaro. sole control of first place in the conference, Loyola would close out the third with three straight scores: Zach Herreweyers’, followed an honor that Denver earned with the win by O’Sullivan’s second and then Hawkins in over the Greyhounds. The Hounds travel to Geneva, N.Y. on transition with 16 seconds left on the clock. Saturday for a 1 p.m. start against Hobart Denver pushed its lead back to four early before returning to Baltimore for the muchin the fourth quarter with back-to-back goals anticipated Battle of Charles St. when they from Eric Adamson and Gordie Koerber take on the rival Blue Jays at Johns Hopkins before O’Sullivan and Hawkins cut the deficit on Saturday, April 27. back to two with goals less than a minute apart. Adamson scored again for the Pioneers before Loyola notched three straight to tie the game. Sawyer scored the first two in the game, his first four-goal game since Loyola’s NCAA first round win over Canisius where he had five. O’Sullivan capped off the run with his fourth of the game. The overtime period was brief, but not uneventful. “On the last play, he missed the ground ball, I just picked it up, sprinted down the field and hoped for the best when I shot it,” Flint said. “I knew where I was putting it. I wasn’t shooting too great today, so I’m threw a desperate heave down the field that came surprisingly close to being turned into a last minute score, but the Hounds failed to convert once again. The third quarter was a stalemate for the first 10 minutes, with both teams trading faceoffs and being held scoreless. Sawyer
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Cam Flint (18) scored the game-winning goal for Denver just 16 seconds into the overtime period to earn the victory and first place in the ECAC for the pioneers.
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Track and field finishes third at home meet By Chris Singlemann Staff Writer
In their first home meet of the season at the Loyola-Hopkins Invitational, the Loyola women’s track and field team finished third overall and set several school records throughout the day. First-year sprinter Jeanine Gill led the Greyhounds in points with 24 after setting both personal and school records in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. Gill clocked in at just under 26 seconds at 25.99 and finished both events in second place for the Hounds. Gill also anchored the final leg of the 4x100 meter relay team alongside teammates Rebekah Rogerson, Eileen Pastyrnak and Megan Trainer. The group finished in second place with a time of 49.95. Junior Jacqueline Porter added an additional 14 points for the Greyhounds. Porter placed second and clocked a 1:04.20 in the 400 meter hurdles, setting a new personal best for the second week in a row and snapping the school’s record in the event. Megan Trainer, Lisa Potter and Marissa Buccellato joined Porter in the 4x400 meter relay team that finished in third place with a time of 4:06.68. Anna Bosse had the best individual finish
The Loyola women’s track and field team ran to third overall at the Loyola-Hopkins Invitational, with the Hounds’ 4x800 relay team capturing a first place finish.
continued from page 16 to go to sudden death. The Irish won the first draw of sudden death, but freshman Katrina Geiger took advantage of a Notre Dame turnover and scooped up the ground ball, squandering their offensive opportunity. A moment later, Sydney Thomas picked up a ground ball of her own and sent the ball up the left side of the field to Schmitt, who streaked past the Notre Dame defense and netted the game-winning goal for the Hounds, ending the Irish’s undefeated streak. Paton’s game-high five goals and six draw controls were both career highs for her, while Geiger had the most ground balls of the game with five. Goalkeeper Molly Wolf made eight
stops in the cage for the Hounds. Loyola then traveled to play their first-ever game against Marquette in a non-conference matchup Saturday afternoon. Eleven Hounds contributed in the 17-2 rout of Marquette (2-12), with seniors Cassandra Cursaro and Joanna Dalton and sophomore Kara Burke each recording a hat trick. Senior Ashley Cahill added two goals and two assists, while junior Ali Habicht had a goal and a career-high three assists. The Greyhounds got on the board four times in the first five minutes of play, setting the pace early. The Golden Eagles scored next, but the Hounds would answer with an 8-0 run to close the half, leaving the score
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for the Greyhounds after finishing with a time of 11:38.21 in the 3000 meter steeplechase. The Hounds also recorded a team first place finish as Kelly Maguire, Jackie D’Antonio, Kiera Harrison and Cali Pappas ran the 4x800 meter relay in 9:41.14. During the field events, rookie Uchechukwu Emili set a personal record of 32.53 meters in the hammer throw. Teammate Courtney Willeford also tabbed a new personal reord with a distance of 10.20 meters in the shot put. However, the only field partipant to add points for Loyola was senior jumper Alyssa Harrison after fininshing fifth in the high jump with a height of 1.55 meters. Kelly Hilbert and Emma Mascoli added their own personal bests in the long jump with distances of 4.88 and 4.63 meters respectively. Loyola finished the day with 83 points, falling just behind Salisbury and fellow cohost Johns Hopkins. In addition to Gill and Porter, Pastyrnak, D’Antonio, Rogerson and Buccellato all placed in the top eight of their events to add points for Loyola. Even Iggy the Greyhound also did some running for Loyola as he won the first 100 meter mascot race ahead of Poe the Raven, the Oriole Bird and the Johns Hopkins Blue Jay. Iggy’s victory won over $300 dollars for the MARGARET Fund in Washington D.C, a group striving to support education and compliance of Title IX efforts.
Women’s lacrosse wins two in a row, cont. 12-1 at the first buzzer. Marquette scored its second goal early in the second half but Dalton, Burke and Cursaro all completed their hat tricks in the half, with Cursaro scoring her final two in the last 31 seconds of play, allowing the final 17-2 tally. Senior Jayne Jablonski, and freshmen Katrina Geiger and Molly Wolf all had three ground balls to lead the defense, while sophomore Molly Hulseman and freshman Maddy Lesher each had two caused turnovers. The Greyhounds continue their road trip with conference games at Villanova and Rutgers next weekend.
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Athlete of the Week Mike Sawyer, Attack Sawyer tied his career high with four goals and two assists against Denver on Saturday. He scored twice late in the game in a losing effort.
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