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Relay for Life KATIE BAUGHMAN
Campus Life Editor
NOCHE DE GALA HLSU puts on a grand evening, complete with dinner and a dance.
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ECON. INEQUALITY Columnist responds to new report detailing that the rich live longer.
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FAREWELL, KOBE Sports columnist reminisces about Kobe’s career. SPORTS PAGE 6
Pickle spitting contests, Zumba dancing and a musical performance from the Brazilian 2Wins all in the name of fighting cancer were just a few of the events that took place at the Carnival of Hope, also known as this year’s Relay for Life, April 9. Relay for Life 2016 raised a total of $78,546 dollars, and since the event took place donations have continued to flow through and they have reached over $80,000 in fundraising. According to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life website, Relay for Life is an event to fundraise and increase awareness of people affected by cancer. It is also held to celebrate those who have survived cancer and remember those who have lost their battle. Teams were formed before the event to fundraise throughout the year, and made appearances at the event. Executive members from Relay at UNI welcomed participants to the event dressed up as clowns at the opening ceremony, eliciting giggles from the crowd every time they spoke. After introducing the executive board, the events kicked off, with the opening of the 18-foot blow up slide that TC and TK slid down alongside other Relay participants.
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Relay for Life started at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, and ended at midnight the same night. Relay for Life raised $78,546 after the event and continue to raise money.
Hailey Manternach, senior middle level education and mathematics teaching double major and president of Relay for Life at UNI, talked about the planning goes into holding an event of this scale. “We have to plan for all the entertainment, ways to make survivors and their caregivers feel loved, ways to promote and get people involved, and all the way down to what people are going to eat,” Manternach said.
Throughout the 9-hour event, participants could walk around the track and collect beads for their laps, play games and take part in special activities that took place each hour, like an athlete obstacle course, Minute-to-Win-It challenges, the Newlywed Game, a Buffalo Wild Wings challenge or an Ice Cream Eating contest, which was one of the crowd favorites according to Manternach. Sentiments of all sorts
were displayed around the track, such as Relay memories, ribbons of different cancers, “Why I Relay” displays and team posters. Another sentiment available for purchase were luminaries; upon purchase, luminaries were decorated in memory or honoring someone affecred by cancer and were displayed along the track.
Robert Smith, executive director of the UNI Center for Urban Education, serves as the search committee chair. He explained how the Chief Diversity Officer will work to not only end discrimination issues on campus, but also promote positive inclusion initiatives.
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to five candidates. Two of the candidates have presented in open forums this week, with the rest upcoming. Recordings of all f ive open forums will be available for viewing on the vice president of student affairs search website.
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CDO search under way VP search ongoing CLINTON OLSASKY News Editor
Amidst concerns regarding racial discrimination on campus, administration announced last year UNI would be hiring a Chief Diversity Officer. Since this initial announcement, a national search for the position was conducted, which
has resulted in five final candidates being brought to campus. According to a press release issued by the Office of University Relations, the Chief Diversity Officer’s central role will be to “provide senior-level leadership to the university’s campus diversity and inclusion efforts, in addition to serving on the President’s Executive Management Team (EMT).”
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Staff Writer
The Vice President of Student Affairs Search Committee, consisting of 15 members representing an array of students and faculty, has narrowed down the search for the new vice president of student affairs
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Acclaimed author at UNI SHELBY WELSCH Staff Writer
The upcoming elections have pushed immigration to the forefront of the news. But, what this recent coverage often lacked is the human touch. On Monday, April 12, author and Pulitzer Prize winner Sonia Nazario spoke at UNI about her first-hand experiences with immigrants, aiming to educate students about the journey to safety many of them undertake.
For me, an important issue is that the immigration/ refugee crisis in the Americas is underrepreported and is seldom presented as such. Jennifer Cooley
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Jennifer Cooley, professor and Spanish department advisor, said one of the reasons her department decided to invite Nazario is because Nazario’s book, “Enrique’s Journey,” is used in many classes about immigration, Latinos in the U.S., multicultural writing and literature at UNI. One of the biggest reasons she was invited, howev-
er, was because of the impact her book had on UNI student, Walter Abrego, senior communications and Spanish double major. According to Abrego, he was so impacted by the book that he contacted the author. After meeting her, he knew she had to speak at UNI. The Department of Languages and Literatures sought out funding to make this possible, receiving many organizations’ support on campus including the Center for Multicultural Education (CME) and the Rod Library, among others. “Enrique’s Journey” is a nonfiction book that looks into the daily challenges that threaten the wellbeing of families in the Northern Triangle of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. Some of the struggles they face in these areas include poverty, hunger, lack of education and job opportunities and a harsh presence of violence, which drives many to seek better opportunities outside their homelands. “For me, an important issue is that the immigration/refugee crisis in the Americas is underreported and is seldom presented as such,” Cooley said. “The humanitarian crisis in Central America and Mexico is almost never discussed in these terms, yet people are living with constant threats to their well-being and violations of basic human rights.” In the event itself, Nazario
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sonia Nazario recently visited UNI to discuss her book, “Enrique’s Journey.”
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Senior communications and Spanish double major Walter Abrego advocated to bring Nazario to UNI.
gave a brief background of her childhood. She was a child of two migrants who moved to the U.S. from Argentina. Her family lived in the U.S. until she was 12, and then moved back to Argentina after her father passed away. After Nazario witnessed two journalists murdered by Argentinian government officials, she decided that she was going to be a journalist so she could report on these tragedies in hopes that the awareness would make the murders, rapes and torturing in her country cease. Nazario moved back to the United States, went to Williams College and became the youngest writer for the Wall Street Journal. Nazario decided to put her investigative journalism to the ultimate test, and took a dangerous journey that many migrants still embark on today. She hung atop a train in Central America that took her and thousands of other migrants up north. She spoke to many people, including a boy named Enrique, which was what sparked the subject of her book. Enrique, along with others, fought for their lives to make it to safety and reunite with their families in the U.S. See AUTHOR, page 5
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“I think people need to understand that this position is not just about dealing with complaints,” Smith said. “The position is here to help us celebrate and recognize a lot of the good things that we do, as opposed to being the ‘police person.’” Smith went on to describe the extensive search process. He said that the search committee had started reviewing approximately 60 applications in early March. The committee then conducted phone interviews with 11 candidates, after which they further whittled down the number of candidates to just five finalists. These five final candidates are: Roberto Sanabria, Rickey Hall, Gwenne Berry, John BelloOgunu and Diane Marie Ariza. All five candidates will be visiting campus in the upcoming weeks and will participate in campus open forums. In addition, each candidate will engage with students in a student-only forum the day before their respective campus open forum. Sanabria was the first candidate to visit campus. His open forum took place on April 12 in Room 109 of the Center for Multicultural Education (CME). The remaining campus open forums will take place on April 14, 18, 22 and 28 at 1:30 p.m. The first three will also take place in the Room 109 of the CME, while the last one will be held in the Elm Room of the Maucker Union. Smith explained that several years of planning and thought had went into the final decision to hire a Chief Diversity Officer. “This wasn’t just a knee jerk reaction to concerns some of the students of color had on campus,” Smith said. “This was talked about two, three years ago […] The other two universities have a Chief Diversity Officer, so it just makes sense to go ahead and move forward and do what’s being done.” Statistics from a 2012 study conducted by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education indicate that ethnic diversity among Iowa high school graduates (and potential college freshThe Northern Iowan is published semi-weekly on Monday and Thursday during the academic year, except for holidays and examination periods, by the University of Northern Iowa, L011 Maucker Union, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0166 under the auspices of the Board of Student Publications. Advertising errors that are the fault of the Northern Iowan will be corrected at no cost to the advertiser only if the Northern Iowan office is notified within seven days of the original publication. Publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertisement at any time. The Northern Iowan is funded in part with student activity fees. A copy of the Northern Iowan grievance procedure is available at the Northern Iowan office, located at L011 Maucker Union. All material is © 2016 by the Northern Iowan and may not be used without permission.
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men) is on the rise. Smith explained that this growing trend will likely lead to more diverse college campuses. “The position helps us understand that the demographics they’re going to change,” he said. “As they get ahead of things, [we can] make sure that the university is ready to embrace students no matter where they come from.” According to the data, 31,220 white, non-Hispanic Iowan students graduated from high school in 1996, while only 524 Hispanic students graduated. Conversely, 26,771 white, non-Hispanic Iowan students are projected to graduate from high school in 2019, compared to 3,027 Hispanic students. Smith compared the questions surrounding the new Chief Diversity Officer Position with the various questions raised when college football coach Hayden Fry had given an African American college student a scholarship and an opportunity to play football in the 1960s. “Like Hayden [Fry] in the 1960s, people didn’t understand,” Smith said. “And now, when we think of sports today, we don’t look at sports thinking of kids as different races. We just root for our teams. 50 years ago, it mattered…Five years from now, a Chief Diversity Officer on college campuses – people won’t be writing about it. It won’t be an issue.” Smith further likened the role of the new position to the progressive changes that people like Fry had worked to achieve in the past. “The goal of a Chief Diversity Officer is to make sure that we’re all playing on the same playing field and we’re all treated with the utmost respect,” Smith said. “This is just another coach on the team helping the administration.” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Income inequality shortens lifespans On Sunday, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released an article supporting the idea that being poor really, really sucks. It sucks even more than we had originally thought. Or, maybe it just confirms some of our worst preconceived notions about the effects of poverty. At any rate, this particular research demonstrated that longevity is positively associated with income. More specifically, the findings show that those at the top one percent of income-earners live, on average, 14.6 years and 10.1 years longer for men and women, respectively, than those at the bottom one percent of income earners. The overall average age for those at the top is 87.3 for women and 88.9 for men, whereas the averages
for those at the bottom are 78.8-years-old for women and 72.7-years-old for men. It is worth noting that the average age of death for men and women varies considerably from state-to-state, especially for individuals in that bottom one percent. This study showed that much of this variation is due largely to health behaviors, such as exercising and smoking – leading to an increased observed frequency of heart disease and cancer among the bottom group of income-earners. The type of work and hours worked by low-earners are often times cited as reasons this subpopulation of impoverished people do not dedicate time to working out and stress from the job as the reason why they turn to tobacco use at higher rates than those at the top. The tobacco industry’s tendency to target poor communities is another likely factor in the increased rate of smoking among the bottom one percent of earners. I mean, it makes sense. We don’t particularly take
pride in acknowledging the existence of vulnerable populations. In fact, the preferred method is to ignore those suffering around us, or conjure up explanations as to why these people are deserving of their disadvantaged position in society. After all, it is a disgrace that they have even allowed themselves to get to that point in the first place. Here in America, if life is handing you lemons, you better get out there and work way too hard (but not too hard – hate to have to see a doctor because healthcare is expensive) for alarmingly low wages for a grossly-extended amount of time while your children sit in expensive daycares that you can’t even pay for in order to afford the sugar it takes to make some lemonade. It isn’t too complicated. In all seriousness, the most vulnerable parts and people in the United States are too often hidden from mainstream exposure, thus leaving people shocked and saddened when research like
this is published to the public sphere. The most inconvenient aspect of the general ignorance surrounding social inequality in the U.S. is that research like this will be quickly discounted or denied. It is so much easier to blame others for their personal ills than Tribune News Service it is to admit participation in Cobb says a study released April 10 by the Journal of the very system the American Medical Association confirms what was that works to already known — economic inequality is dangerous. the vast demise of others. initiatives people lack, but Healthcare, education and instead should be what facemployment may come eas- tors played a part in your ily for you – perhaps with- relative privilege, allowing out any true cognizance, but you access to the institutions these things are not accessi- that better your daily life, ble for everyone and people and what can we, as a society, are literally losing years off do to extend those privileges of their lives because of it. to others to ensure a better The focus of a societal quality (and quantity) life problem should not be what for all.
It will be relatively easy for Sanders to unite the party under him. He isn’t disliked by anyone, including hard right conservatives. He has no negatives and he would go on to become a strong candidate out of his principles. Scenario #2: Hillary gets the delegate count. Hillary however has an issue. While #nevertrump may be trending on twitter, there is a new hashtag that will be trending all too soon. #neverhillary. In February a CNN/ORC poll found that 20 percent will not support Hillary Clinton if she is the nominee. On April 6, Politico reported than 25 percent will not support Clinton. If that continues to grow, Clinton has a problem: low Democratic voter turnout results in Democrats losing. Scenario #3: Contested Convention Despite Clinton’s superdelegates, the Sanders’ insurgency is able to prevent her from winning outright. This causes infighting between the Liberals and the Progressives. This will weaken the party in a general election as it will, in some way, result in one of the groups being too upset to vote for the other.
this point is minute. In some polls Trump has support in the upper 30’s, in others low 50’s. Cruz cannot win an election without their votes. Scenario #3: Trump and Cruz fail to get 1,237 delegates. GOP est. determines nominee. If Trump fails to get to 1,237, then Cruz fails to get to 1,237 in the 2nd ballot called a contested convention, then the GOP est. will just pick someone in what is called a brokered convention. IRIS FRASHER/Northern Iowan There’s a slight problem Trump speaks at UNI in January ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Slaughter though. The GOP est. hates takes a look into the future of the Presidential nomination process, Trump and Cruz equally. predicting the outcomes of six scenarios, including a Trump nomination. As far as the est. is concerned, they both do not Republican Primary to get to 1237 delegates, represent the GOP despite Scenario #1: Trump gets Ted Cruz wins the 2nd vote. having combined 70 percent the delegate count on the Here’s where the prob- (Trump 50, Cruz 20) of the first ballot. Trump getting lems for the Republican republican party. the nomination is the best party come in. If any canThe establishment will situation for Republicans. didate fails to get 1,237 del- choose someone like a Marco He may not have a majority, egates, they proceed to a Rubio, Kasich, Jeb! (Bush) or but he does have a plurality contested convention where Romney and then go from and the most support out of delegates vote again. there. The entire Republican all of the votes. Cruz behind the scenes primary election thus far Trump has been able to (along with the GOP est.) as been a massive pushback appeal to moderates, inde- has been ensuring that against the NeoConservative pendents and even some Republican delegates are not (Reagan) establishment of working class “Blue Dog” Trump supporters regard- the Republican party. Democrats. less if he wins the state and This would not only tick While his general elec- they are bound to him. off Trump supporters, but tion campaign would be a Therefore, they’ll vote for Cruz supporters as well. sight to behold, it is much him because they have to, Cruz already can’t win easier for the #nevertrump then drop him. This will without Trump supporters, Republicans to hold their upset Trump supporters. but someone like a Rubio nose and vote for him. The chances of Trump sup- couldn’t win without both Scenario #2: Trump fails porters going for Cruz at of their support.
Election 2016: Peering into the future The delegate math for both sides of the 2016 election has started to tighten amongst two primary campaigns who were expecting to wrap it up much earlier. Hillary Clinton is experiencing a losing streak and a much longer Democratic primary campaign than initially expected due to Bernie Sander’s insurgent campaign. Donald Trump is also experiencing somewhat of a lag due to the #neverTrump movement supported by the GOP establishment and Ted Cruz. But at this point in the game you can begin to map out what the future will be, however that doesn’t mean that the choices are the best. Some can result in the destruction of a party. Democratic Primary Scenario #1: Bernie gets the delegate count. Bernie Sanders getting the nomination for the Democrats is the best situation for liberals. He easily beats any republican, including John Kasich and Trump, and Clinton supporters like him.
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HLSU hosts authentic dinner and dance CASEY ALLBEE Staff Writer
On Saturday, April 9, the Hispanic Latino Student Union held their annual formal “Noche de Gala” which included dinner, entertainment, a keynote speaker and a dance that followed. The HLSU began planning and fundraising for the night in November. This event has been taking place annually for over 20 years and was formally known as
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the “Latino Ball.” The focus of this year’s Noche de Gala was to highlight the Mexican American culture as well as others in Latin America. Alexis Alfaro, president of the HLSU, explained how far this event has come over the years. “I think it is really amazing to see how each year gets better,” Alfaro said. “[These events] are improving every year and I am excited to see what is going to happen next year.” The doors opened at 5:30 p.m. in the Mauker Union Ballroom and as the guests checked-in, appetizers and drinks were served until the dinner portion started at 6 p.m. As guests took their seats, servers from UNI Catering brought out the main course of mole (pronounced moelay), a traditional Mexican dish, along with rice and refried beans. Guests also had the choice between two traditional beverages; horchata, a rice water, or Agua de Pina, which is a pineapple water. After the main meal, desserts of tres leches cake and chocoflan were served. Tres leches is a type of sponge cake and chocoflan mixes flan and chocolate cake. As guests enjoyed dessert, a ballet folklorico dance company from Sioux City called Estrellas de Jalisco took the stage. The company performed a dozen traditional, Latin American dances with performers, ranging from grade school to high school. They where dressed in bright, colorful dresses and floral head-
pieces or cowboy hats. The performances were energetic and the guests roared with applause after the company took their final bow. After Estrellas de Jalisco left the stage, Jarret Ramones, a mariachi singer from San Antonio sang two traditional tunes and even encouraged guests to sing along to his secIRIS FRASHER/Northern Iowan ond song. Hispanic Latino Student Union held their annual formal, “Noche de Gala,” including an HLSU then authentic dinner, keynote speaker Maximo Anguiano and dancing. welcomed their one else is.” Chloey Arispe was named keynote speaker, Maximo He also explained how vice president for the 2016Anguiano. Anguiano is an the Hispanic-Latino commu- 2017 school year. “actor, creative personality, nity needs to unite. After the closing organizer, scholar and politPriyasha Mahara, sopho- remarks, the evening ico” from San Antonio. He more sociology major, said became open to the pubis also the executive direc- she really enjoyed the per- lic and the night continued tor of the Adelante U.S. formances and the keynote with a dance. Many stuEducation Leadership Fund speaker. dents and community memand founder of Independent “He [Anguiano] was bers danced the night away Creative Services. really…empowering and to Latin American or Latin Earlier this semester, inspiring,” Mahara said. inspired music. executive board members “We as a community need Rafael Loera, freshman from the HLSU traveled to to look for more ways to Spanish Education major, San Antonio and attended unify rather than divide,” commented on how he the Adelante Leadership Aguiano said. “We can do enjoyed the music variety. Institute where they were more together than sepa“The music is great. It able to meet Anguiano. rated and to be honest, peo- is a good representation,” During his time on the ple are jealous of our unity Loera said. “It is a little of stage, Anguiano spoke about […] What this history sug- everything from different the struggles that Latinos gests is that we have never regions of Latin America.” are facing in the United really been taken seriously Reflecting on the eveStates today, the mentality in this country, but that’s ning, Sandra Pinedo, senior that it takes to be successful going to change. Trust me, health promotion major, and how to live the life that that is going to change.” explained how she decided one wants. Anguiano received a to support the event for “[If I can] share any standing ovation from the multiple reasons. of my personal formula for audience after he closed his “I thought it was going success, it would be: Keep speech. to be a lot of fun,” Pinedo it real and don’t ever forHLSU then recognized said. “The culture and the get about where you come some of their members for opportunity to…hang out from,” Anguiano said. “Do their work throughout the with other people and have what you do and do what academic year. fun. It has been excellent others can’t do and believe Andrew Jessip was and really well organized.” in yourself even when no named president and
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Noche De Gala’s meal included a main course of mole with refried beans and rice, horchata or agua de pina to drink and tres leches and chocoflan for dessert. The event took place in the Maucker Union ballroom on Saturday.
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Later in the evening, during the Luminaria Ceremony, the luminaries were lit while the lights were dimmed in the stadium. Melanie Adams, junior accounting and supply chain management major,
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Athletes from various sports at UNI participated in the Athlete Obstacle Course. The UNI Swimming and Diving team won the competition.
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“We’re excited about the search, and we’re excited about the five people we’re bringing to campus,” said Brenda Bass, dean of students at the college of social and behavioral sciences and the chair of the vice president search committee. She mentioned that all of the candidates greatly differ from each other. “They’re all very strong and they all have a nice breadth of experience,” Bass said. The first forum was held on April 4 with Peter Gitau. The highlights of his platform include: the importance of the promotion of student success; making students’ experiences at UNI distinctive; the importance of faculty-student mentoring; leading in diversity, inclusion and globalization; strengthening the student-centeredness and efficiency of all support services and investing in partnerships, relationships and collaboration. Gitau received his PhD from the University of Kansas, having earned his MS from Eastern Illinois University and completed his undergraduate degree at Kenyatta University in Kenya. Gitau is currently the CEO of OrgHealth International, a human resource company that specializes in diversity train-
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attended Relay for the first time this year and found the luminaria ceremony to be her favorite part of the evening. “It was very moving to walk around and see all the different luminaries and see the support of all the people attending the event,” Adams said. “This was very inspiring and made me want
ing for corporations. He has previously served as the VP of Student Affairs for Northern Kentucky University and is formerly the Dean of Student Life at the University of Dubuque. Student Affairs exists not just as a reactionary means for student concerns, Gitau said, but should be proactive in addressing issues through assessment. “To devise ways to proactively respond to student concerns and issues is probably one of our number one reasons why we are here,” Gitau said. He also stressed a focus and investment in “vulnerable groups” of students on campus to increase overall retention rates. The second candidate was Laura Bayless, who presented on Monday, April 11. Bayless completed her undergraduate work at Denison University in Ohio, earned her MS in college student personnel services from Miami University in Ohio and obtained her PhD in higher education administration from Virginia Tech. Bayless currently serves as the vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Bayless outlined a vision for “learning and effectiveness, collaboration, student focused circumstances, and communication and professional devel-
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to help fight the cause for years to come.” Abigail Stecker, junior communications disorders major and member of the Survivor and Caregiver Engagement Relay committee, participated in her third Relay this year and discussed her thoughts on the ceremony. “I absolutely love Relay’s luminaria ceremony, where we get to honor and remember all those that have been affected,” Stecker said. “It’s so emotion-filled, and you really see the impact cancer has had.” The survivors were also celebrated during a Survivor and Caregiver Lap where they gather to walk the track with cheering family members and friends lining the edges, with a celebration dinner to follow. Stecker interacted with the caregivers and survivors specifically through her role in the Relay for Life at UNI organization. “It’s so much fun to give back to the real stars, the ones that have faced this disease head on,” Stecker said. “It’s incredible.” Haircutting by Kate & Company also took place, bringing tears to the eyes of many participants who made the choice to donate at least eight inches of their hair to someone affected by opment.” She said continued improvement comes from formal and informal assessment of efficacy. “We need to be able to tell […] our story that really demonstrates the impact that happens in the classroom and outside the classroom,” Bayless
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said. Bayless also seemed to allude to diversity issues that have been highlighted on campus. “I think that multicultural competence has a huge element of humility in it,” Bayless said. The three remaining candidates are Dione Somerville, Eileen Sullivan and Eric Arneson. The open forums candidates will be held on April 14, 15 and 18, respectively, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Sabin Hall. In addition to these forums, each of the candidates will engage in separate, student-only forums. These forums are specifically designed for students to ask the candidates questions. The student-on-
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Relay participants donated eight inches or more of their hair to be made into wigs for those effected by cancer. Kate & Company on Main Street provided professional haircuts for the event.
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Zumba instructors came to the event to host a Zumba dance session for any Relay participant to dance along to. The event was held in the McLeod center from 3 p.m. until midnight.
cancer. The event ended with a final ceremony with awards, including the 2016
Honorary Caregiver Award given to Katie Knudsen, senior communications and public relations major.
ly forums take place on April 14 and 17 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Rod Library in the new, centrally located scholar space. The candidate eventually selected will carry out several different roles. They will oversee student affairs on campus in Maucker Union, the Center for Multicultural Education, the Student Health Center, Wellness and Recreation Center and Residence Life, among other duties. “The President took input from across campus in terms of his leadership team,” Bass said about the search process. “He chose members of the search committee that represent the various constituencies around campus, as well as a community member […] There are students on the search committee, as well: two undergraduates and a graduate student.” The next step for the search committee will be to interact with the candidates and gather data from the feedback forms available on the vice president search website, which will then be sent to President Ruud. The feedback forms are available until April 19. “Once all the candidates have been here, the search committee will meet to talk about the strengths of each candidate,” Bass said. “We will have done reference checks and will provide that information to the
president, and then it will be the president and the Board of Regents that work to make final decisions as to who to offer the position to.”
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Nazario also spoke of immigrants who traveled many miles only to get rejected by border control and deported back to their countries, where their opportunities were extremely limited. Freshman Avery Christianson didn’t realize how dangerous the countries that immigrants come from really are. “I thought Nazario was super inspirational,” Christianson said. “I think every American should know what happens to those in third world countries because it would make it more understandable why they are coming to the United States.” Freshman Spanish major Connor Lang said Nazario’s speech made him think about immigration in a new way. “I do think our country should have more sympathy for the immigrants from Central America,” Land said. “However, I also think we as a country should work to fix the roots of the problem so these people don’t feel the need to flee from their countries in the first place.”
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Basketball says farewell to one of the all-time greats RYAN HERRING
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As the NBA regular season comes to a close, professional basketball says hello to the postseason and goodbye to one of its all-time greats: Kobe Bryant. Bryant came to the league right out of Merion High School back in 1996. He was the 13th pick in the first round of the NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets and traded to the Los Angeles Lakers almost immediately. That is where he would play his entire career, making him the only player in NBA history to play with the same team for 20 years. You could say the Lakers and Kobe have had a pretty good relationship and experienced their fair share of success. Bryant has won five NBA Championships with the Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010), he has been selected to 18 All-Star games and has one league MVP (even though a lot of people argue that he was snubbed a few times).
We have had the privilege to see a young kid grow into one of the best players this game has ever seen. He has proved that he is clutch and does what it takes to win. Bryant is often compared to Michael Jordan, our generation’s best player. For college kids, we never saw Jordan play, so it was all about Kobe while growing up. Obviously, towards the end of his career the spotlight shifted to LeBron James and Steph Curry. However, odds are that a majority of your childhood consisted of Kobe being “the guy,” and the L.A. Lakers constantly being up at the top of the league. Also, keep in mind what the universal phrase was when shooting a crumpled up piece of paper into the trash. That’s right, it was “Kobe.” Bryant had a long and decorated career, but he did run into some issues along the way. In his early years, some dubbed him as “stubborn”
or “selfish” due to the tension in the locker room among him, Phil Jackson and Shaquille O’Neal. Despite this, the three went on to win three consecutive championships so that goes to show the kind of competitors these guys are. Bryant’s biggest controversy came in 2003 when he was charged with sexual assault following an incident at a Colorado Spa. The charges were eventually dismissed but his reputation took a big hit. However, I would say he slowly started earning the respect of more fans as his career went on. Since making his announcement that this would be his last year, this season turned into a giant farewell to the legend. Tickets across the country have been selling out just to get to see Kobe in person one last time. According to USA Today, yesterday’s meaningless matchup with the Utah Jazz was possibly the most expensive regular season game in sports history.
Ticket prices ranged anywhere from $739 to $27,500 just to witness Kobe’s last game. Just to put that into perspective, tickets for the Golden State Warriors game last night ranged from $336-$15,900 which was a game to break the record for best regular season record in NBA history.
That is just how special “The Black Mamba” is to this sport. He leaves the game as the third highest scorer in league history, a true winner with his five championships, one of the greatest of ever, and with the respect of NBA basketball coaches, players and fans around the world.
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Kobe Bryant waves to the crowd after the Lakers’ loss to the Boston Celtics. Bryant has averaged 25 points over his 20-year career.
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Young stars rise as 2016 looks like a promising year for the MLB KEVIN DEITRICK
Sports Columnist
After opening week, the Major League Baseball season is off and running. There is nothing like opening week, really. You are excited for your team. You tell yourself that this is their year. The possibilities are endless. Which team will be the big surprise? Disappointment? Who is going to be the next breakout star? From the Colorado Rockies’ Trevor Story, the Chicago Cubs’ hot start and the very cold start from the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves, 2016 looks to be yet another great season for
baseball fans. There have been many surprises so far this year, but none have been bigger than Story, therookie shortstop. In the first six games of the year, Story has hit seven homeruns. That is a record! Another big surprise is Houston Astros’ rookie first baseman Tyler White. White is leading the American League, batting .520. These two guys aren’t the only ones off to hot starts. You’ve got veteran backstop Brian McCann batting .500 so far this year and St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker leading the National League batting .526. There have been some teams
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Jeremy Hazelbaker celebrates after hitting a triple against the Milwaukee Brewers. Hazelbaker leads the NL with a .526 batting average.
that have been a surprises. One of those teams is the Baltimore Orioles. In the AL East division, most experts have predicted the Red Sox, Blue Jays or even the Yankees to win the division. But so far this year, the Orioles are 7-0. To start the year, Baltimore swept Minnesota, beat the Tampa Bay Rays both times they played them, and have won the first two of a three game series against the Red Sox. As a team, they are fourth in all of baseball, batting .293, and they are third with 13 total homeruns. Another surprise team have been the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds are 5-2 and second in the packed NL Central. This is the toughest division in 2016 with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. To start the year, the Reds swept the Philadelphia Phillies in a three-game set. They took two of three against the Pirates and lost once to the Cubbies. Yes, it is way too early. But for a team that is rebuilding, their good start has to give their fans some hope. Another big surprise is the effect a new rule has had on the league already. A new slide rule has gone into effect after Chase Utley’s injury last season. Utley slid into New York Mets shortstop. Ruben Tejada, after attempting to turn a dou-
ble play in a playoff game last year, causing Tejada to tear his ACL. Utley was then suspended for the rest of the playoffs. If you go back and look at the play, it looked rough. If you are confused right now, let me explain. If a team attempts to turn a double-play, the runner at first is told to slide hard into second to break it up. But in Utley’s case, the base runners would slide to either side of the base (wherever the fielder is) to slide into his legs. It is almost like a cut block in football. Anyway, the big surprise is that two games in the first week have ended because of that rule. The Tampa Bay Rays were in hot water late in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, and the game ended with Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista getting called out for not maintaining possession of second base. The same thing also happened in a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Houston Astros. As many surprises as there were, there have been some disappointments. Every year, it seems as though there is a team that decides to go all out and sign all these top free agents and make block buster trades in an attempt to make a World Series run. One year, it was the Miami Marlins. Another year, it was the San Diego Padres.
This year, it is the Arizona Diamondbacks. They signed starting pitcher Zack Greinke, traded half their farm system to the Atlanta Braves for Shelby Miller, traded the No. 1 pick in 2015, Dansby Swanson, former first round pick Aaron Blair and their young outfielder, Ender Inciarte, who hit .278 in 2014 and .303 in 2015. They needed a shortstop, so they went out and got former All-Star Jean Segura from the Milwaukee Brewers. They added these three talented individuals on top of an already talented roster. Coming off of spring training, Arizona is poised for a great year. Since the start of opening day, not so much. Zack Greinke has been disappointing, especially after a 2015 campaign in which he won his second Cy Young Award. In his first two starts, Greinke is 0-2 with a 9.90 era. As a team, Arizona is 3-5 and last in the NL West. With all the surprises and disappointments, there are players and teams that have gone out and have played the way we all expected them to. The most notable team is the Chicago Cubs. They have been on rebuilding mode for years, now they finally have their team. With a great start already underway, the 2016 season looks promising for the MLB.
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Across 1 Tousle 5 F and G, e.g. 10 Soaks (up) 14 Bad thing to be caught in 15 Spells 16 Virginie, par exemple 17 “Need You Tonight” band 18 Start of an old news announcement 20 Frequent Lemmon co-star 22 Chimney 23 Dublin-born poet 24 AWOL trackers 26 Tiny 27 Shine, in Cambridge 29 Ammunition dumps 31 Request to Sajak 32 Stipulation on le menu 34 Numerical prefix 36 Progressive pitcher? 37 When there’s no turning back 41 Where gas and lodging may be found 46 Tulsa sch. 47 Brings to light 50 Pitcher, for one 52 Cambodia’s Lon __ 53 Enzyme suffix 54 Moisten, in a way
55 Northeastern octet 57 Old but coveted 60 Nachos, e.g. 64 Peach __ 65 Landed 66 Ken Jenkins’ “Scrubs” role 67 CVI halved 68 Old map divs. 69 “Dallas” Miss 70 North-of-the-border gas Down 1 Injure badly 2 Radius neighbor 3 Historic Chicago-to-Santa Monica route 4 Largish combo 5 Proctor’s concern 6 Infiniti competitor 7 No. after a phone no. 8 Not agin 9 Fed. benefits agency 10 Stimulating message 11 Senators’ home 12 Part of UPS 13 Betting specifications 19 County bordering Suffolk 21 Dwell annoyingly (on) 24 “Fantastic” Dahl character 25 Initials on a radial
27 “Well, __-di-dah!” 28 Lyon article 29 Weigh station counts 30 Composer Rorem 33 “__ shoe fits ... “ 35 Literary assortment 38 When translated to English, beer brand that hints at the common feature of the five other longest puzzle answers 39 “We __ Marshall”: 2006 film 40 Brynner of filmdom 42 Wipe off 43 Some Cadillacs 44 Scott classic 45 Try 47 Hall of Fame Colts quarterback 48 Grisham output 49 Potion 51 Suppress 54 Low voices 56 First responders, initially 58 Israeli arms 59 Opera star Pinza 61 Classic Jag 62 “Small Wonder” state: Abbr. 63 In need of treatment
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