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The flags on campus were at half-staff this week to honor the victims of the Las Vegas shooting last Sunday.
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Technology code of conduct: explored and explained BY Jack Schweizer EDITOR IN CHIEF
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uring all school assemblies at the beginning of each school year, former principal John Moran famously quipped, “When you sign on to SLUH, you have no rights.” While the statement is partly humorous, he wasn’t kidding. As a private high school, St. Louis U. High reserves all rights to issue any disciplinary action it sees fit—from demerits to expulsion—after a student has violated the code of conduct, which is defined as any activity “ON OR OFF campus that would compromise the reputation of the school,” according to the student handbook (capitals included). But in 2017, as technology continues to spread and entrench itself into daily life, many have questioned whether this code of conduct extends to include activity in the digital world—particularly, on social media. School policy regarding what a student posts on social media is fairly new and complex, as SLUH—along with many other schools across the country—attempts to determine the appropriate amount of oversight. “In a lot of areas of law and policy, for schools and society, the technology races faster than the rules can keep up with it. That’s one important thing to understand,” said principal Ian Gibbons, S.J. The issue of school involvement grows more complicated as new forms of social media emerge, like Snapchat, for example, which boast private and temporary conversations that digitally disappear after a particular time period. Nearly a month ago, a controversy erupted in St. Louis after a group of students was expelled from Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) after exchanging racist messages in a pri-
vate Snapchat conversation, which was later posted on Twitter. Some were left questioning what rights to privacy and freedom of speech the students had in that situation, and whether or not they should have been expelled. Many at SLUH have been left wondering if students—especially in these private settings—have any rights to freedom of speech after they decide to share inflammatory or controversial messages that might violate the reputation of the school. The short answer: they don’t. In the “Technology Code of Conduct” section of the student handbook, which outlines the school’s expectations for online activity, it states that “a student’s enrollment at SLUH may be in jeopardy if he posts or provides any content that conflicts with the values and ideals of SLUH’s Mission as a Jesuit, Catholic school.” Unlike at public schools, students who enroll at private schools voluntarily agree to abide by the principles and guidelines of the institution. In this relationship, students not only attend SLUH, but agree to become a part of the institution itself, representing it in every area of their life—public and private, online and offline. “You do represent the school even in these kinds of scenarios and that’s why it’s important for us to treat them seriously,” said Assistant Principal for Student Life, Brock Kesterson. No rights listed in the 27 amendments of the Constitution—including freedom of speech—can ever be violated during an expulsion because SLUH and the student agreed to enter into a contractual relationship, which either one of them can choose to end at any time, for virtually any reason. “It’s a voluntary association,” said Tom Albus, ’90, a federal prosecutor who works in the U.S. attorney’s office in St. Louis. He added,
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’90 lawyers Albus, Humphrey, Boyce discuss Stockley verdict
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n an effort to help answer some of the many questions regarding the recent verdict in the case of officer Jason Stockley decision, three SLUH alumni lawyers came to be a part of a panel to explain some of the specific legal aspects in the decision. Because of the sensitivity of the subject, the discussion was moved to 215C, rather than in the Field House or Commons. The event was advertised in the student an-
nouncements, but was mainly advertised to politics and Mock Trial students as it was figured that those students would be the most interested in the topic. The goal of the panel was for both students and faculty to hear analysis and opinions from legal professionals who work in trial law. The moderator of Mock Trial, Anne Marie Lodholz, did not want it to become a debate about whether the decision was right or wrong, but another chance for people to form
their own opinions about the case. “It was an opportunity to learn, listen, and gain a clearer understanding of what the case was about, how it operated legally, and what legal operations were allowed under the law,” said Lodholz. Lodholz invited the Mock Trial coaches to share their expertise and answer any questions people might have. Don Boyce, Preston Humphrey, and Tom Albus are all SLUH Class of ‘90.
Plans for Senior Project trip to Puerto Rico BY James Pollard CORE STAFF
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n the wake of Hurricane Maria’s devastation of the Caribbean, plans are developing for a Senior Project service trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico. continued on page 4 After the hurricane hit, the Rev. Flavio Bravo, S.J., the principal of Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola—a fellow Jesuit apostolate in the Central and Southern Province—and Superior of the community, reached out to other apostolates in the Province with information about the situation in Puerto Rico and what type of relief efforts might be needed. President David Laughlin and principal Ian Gibbons, S.J., asked Campus Ministry to brainstorm ideas about how the St. Louis U. High community could be of assistance. “We thought about dophoto | Mr. Matt Sciuto
Martel gets 500th career soccer win
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Hussung to be Friar in play “Arise, one knocks. Good Romeo, hide thyself.” After 29 years of teaching Romeo and Juliet, English teacher Chuck Hussung is being cast in SLUH’s production. Page 2 news
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Soccer defeats St. Dominic The luck changed for the Jr. Bills as senior Billy Hughes tallied an assist to his favorite teammate: the St. Dominic defenseman’s head, breaking the losing streak. Page 5
The “A&P” debate “A&P” returns to the lost minds of SLUH. Relive sophomore English class debates of the legendary comic versus ironic. Page 3 Football falls to Vianney Senior Jared Scott suffered a leg injury early in the game against Vianney, offense struggles in 48-7 loss. Page 5
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Hussung to be the Friar in Romeo and Juliet BY Charlie REPORTER
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fter 29 years of teaching Romeo and Juliet to freshmen, English teacher Chuck Hussung has been given the chance to bring one of its most vital characters to life on the Dauphin Players stage. Hussung has been cast as the Friar in Romeo and Juliet, and even though the show doesn’t open for another month, he’s been hard at work memorizing his lines and learning to look through his character’s eyes. Director of the show and theater teacher Kathryn Whitaker first decided to ask Hussung to take on the role over the summer. Whitaker said she thought that it would be a good idea to do something special with this year’s fall play, seeing as it is the bicentennial celebration of SLUH. Whitaker decided that casting a teacher would be something special for the entire school. This is not the only collaboration between the theater and another department. The art department is helping make masks to be used in the show, and choral director Addie Akin will be writing an original score for the show. Some students were initially skeptical about Hussung’s being cast, saying that it took away a potential lead role from another student. Others wondered how Hussung qualified, saying his teaching skills wouldn’t translate too well on the stage. But accord-
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Hussung during a rehersal for Romeo and Juliet.
ing to current cast members, Hussung has proven to be a valuable member of the cast. Senior Sam Pottinger, who’s playing the lead role of Romeo, described how Hussung will come up to him and give him some deeper insight into a line or a scene that he’d never seen before. “It’s really awesome,” said Pottinger. Despite being absent from the stage since his own junior year of high school, Hussung is well-equipped for the role. Seven years ago, Hussung took a sabbatical where he taught part-time at SLUH
and took Acting II at Washington University. There, Hussung learned a valuable lesson about acting: stepping inside the point of view of another character. Hussung explained how despite 29 years of teaching Romeo and Juliet, he now has “more sympathy for Tybalt than I ever have before.” He explained that even though Tybalt and the Friar never share any scenes together, the Friar still thinks of all of the characters in the show as his flock and would be very worried about Tybalt and the path the Friar sees him going
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down. Another difference between acting and teaching is the importance of lines. One of the Friar’s lines, “Arise, one knocks. Good Romeo, hide thyself ” really has little importance to a teacher. It’s just a throw away line within the walls of a classroom. But on the stage, the line suddenly becomes extremely important, giving insight into how the Friar is feeling during the scene as well as advancing the plot. “There are no throwaway lines on stage,” said Hussung. In the end, the hardest
part is just playing the part of the Friar, not the part of an English teacher. “As a teacher I have my assessment of the Friar’s failings, but as an actor I’m trying to be more attentive to his good intentions and less aware of his failings,” said Hussung. At the end of the day, when it comes to being a part of a cast, staying late to rehearse, remembering blocking or reflecting on how the Friar is feeling, Hussung, more than anything, is “having a wonderful time.”
Choral Director Akin writes music for Romeo and Juliet BY Paul Gillam and Thomas Molen STAFF, REPORTER
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ater this October, Romeo and Juliet is hitting the stage as a production of the St. Louis U. High Dauphin Players. What makes this production unique is that the entire musical score for the play has been composed by SLUH choral director Addie Akin. Fine Arts teacher Kathryn Whitaker approached Akin last spring to ask if she would be interested in composing an entire score for Romeo and Juliet. “I asked her if she would be interested in (writing the music) because she is so gifted and I love collaborating with her,” said Whitaker. The idea was to put a spin on the traditional Shakespearean play and have continuous background music in addition to the dialogue by the characters. Akin, who has an undergraduate degree in piano performance and composition, excitedly agreed to the task. “I love to compose and have been doing it for a long time,” said Akin. While in high school, her school put on a ballet version of Romeo and Juliet and she composed the entire score for the ballet, so composing music for the entire play was nothing new to her. Over the summer, Akin and her husband Mark
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worked on the music for nearly 50 hours in order to have all 20 pieces ready by the beginning of the school year. Even though the music was the main task, Akin first had to be acquainted with the play itself. Akin had previously never read the play so she had to go through and find the different themes and motifs of the play in order to compose the proper music for the proper moments. The first thing Akin did was purchase No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet and read through the translation. Then she read the original play with the help of the translation in order to find the deeper meanings. “The story is a lot more beautiful than I previously thought, because there is so much going on. It’s more than just two people in love,” said Akin. “I kind of just treated this like a film. I would read the scene and think, ‘how did I feel as I read the scene, or what emotions flowed through me,’ and translated that to music.” Akin wrote the music as she read through the play. Her husband helped to critique the music from an outside point of view. Although her degree is in piano performance, she also wrote cello, violin, and guitar music for the production. “In college I loved or-
Choral Director Addie Akin.
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chestral music, and that was definitely where my passion was. So I definitely studied other instruments and how they worked, so I feel that I had a pretty good knowledge base of what would work,” said Akin. “I’m glad that we’re able to incorporate other instruments, because I think it adds a lot more color and variety to the sound instead of piano.” SLUH will be hiring two outside musicians to play the
cello and violin and Akin’s husband to play the guitar. Even though the bulk of the music has already been written, Akin is constantly looking for ways to improve on the music during the reherseals. She looks to see how each actor acts during the scene and uses that to change her music accordingly. Because Akin is starting from scratch, she has to make all the decisions about where to put what music when. She
and the other musicians will be playing throughout the entirety of the play as background music. Despite only being background music, they will be in full costume and worked into each scene. For example, during a jovial feast they will be brightly lit and seem as if they are acting along with the others on stage. Akin is in charge of deciding which type of music will be played when. “There’s a certain theme for Romeo and Juliet, or the tension between the Capulets and the Montagues, or for Friar Lawrence, and as a listener, when you hear that (theme) you know, ‘Oh, in this scene we’re probably going to encounter a fight or whatever,’” said Akin. “There’s nowhere in the script that says ‘music starts here,’ We’re adding this to hopefully make the (play) richer,” said Whitaker. The students acting in the play are happy with the work that Akin has done. “It’s astounding. I have always loved score music and hers is incredibly accurate to what you think the movie would be like,” said senior Sam Pottinger, who will be playing Romeo. “One of the most important parts of acting is being inside the world, and her music adds such an element of undoubtedly being in that world.”
lthough geometry and math are subjects that seem to mainly involve numbers and formulas, and geometry and math teacher Frank Corley has found a new way of viewing them. After taking a group of sophomore students to the Chicago Art Institute, Corley received a letter inviting him to join a newly-formed committee called the Teacher Action Panel. While Corley thought this was mainly geared towards to Chicago and Illinois teachers, Corley still applied, and to his surprise, was accepted to be part of the panel. “I replied saying that I am not from Chicago nor an art teacher, but I am really interested integrating art and math and they took me,” said Corley. Through the Teacher Action Panel, teachers are introducing art throughout the school curriculum with the intent to incorporate art into the classroom. Teachers are given series of art-based activities throughout the year to introduce to and complete with their classes. “Artistic thinking, creativity, imagination, and mathematical thinking are not mutually exclusive,” said Corley. “The specific impact that I want to see is that my students will become better visual learners.” Corley hopes that the activity will also energize the teachers and spark the fire of excitement to spread throughout the classroom. He explains that having something new to teach can boost the teacher’s enthusiasm and make the class more exciting. “Anything that makes a teacher come into the room sort of energetic and enthusiastic and excited is going to up the level that day and the following days,” said Corley. The teachers also get to view things from the perspective of the students. Instead of only the students trying to understand the concepts, the teacher and pupils will work together in unison to have some fun with this new concept. “It forces me, the teacher, to be a learner as well,” said Corley. “So it puts me on an equal footing with my students; not as teacher-student, but as all of us as co-learners.” While this may start in Corley’s classroom, the ultimate goal is to expand it into all subjects as well, and thus fully integrate art with the school curriculum. “What I would like to do, over time, is get other teachers at the school interested and see if they’d like to join the same committee,” said Corley.
COMIC OR IRONIC?
October 6, 2017
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“A&P:” Nearly 40 years of debate BY Nathan P. Wild FEATURES EDITOR
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&P. Need I say anything more? I am sure that the word itself is the grandest introduction to the most controversial debate at SLUH. The popular short story, written by John Updike, has been taught in English classes on and off for over 38 years. The idea behind “A&P” began long ago after future SLUH English teachers Bill Noonan, Jim Raterman, and Pat Conley were in a doctoral program at Ohio State. Noonan and Raterman had taken a class taught by Jim Kincaid who discussed Northrop
Frye’s scholarship on myths and their themes that included the genres of comedy and irony. After being inspired by the genre, they took the idea back to SLUH and decided to use “A&P” because it served as an introduction to two major themes the department wanted students to be familiar with and able to debate. “It is a good way to introduce the idea of comedy and irony. There are more important literary texts that we do,” said sophomore English teacher Rich Moran. “The first time I read it I didn’t see what it was about but the longer I look at it I see how it is deeply and cleverly devised.”
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The text has stood the test of time because of its ability to facilitate discussion among students; there is no clear correct argument. Both sides can have a reasonably sound argument on whether it is comic or ironic. It gives students the chance to argue about literature without any historical influences or literature twists. The story focuses on the text itself, leaving the debate up to
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Comic characters gain knowledge about themselves and the world around them— a knowledge that can be translated into successful and life-enhancing action. Comedy often prizes youth and youthful sexuality, another species of comedy values the wisdom and tolerance associated with maturity and old age. Comic characteers often experience a metaphorical rebirth. Comedy affirms life over death.
Ironic characters may think she or he has found the comic alternative; but we— the audience—know that this “education” is only a dream, an illusion that intensifies the enslavement. The ironic world is a world of prisons— real or imagined—of aborted efforts and thwarted potential. Alienation is central to irony. Irony is a land of either despair or unfounded hope, and we consider ourselves superior to the poor wretches.
the student. “We know that when guys leave here the definitions of comedy and irony might not mean what they mean here at SLUH,” said Moran. “We hope that they won’t need these words to talk about whether a story is hopeful or dreary. I think the definitions of comedy and irony are is what make life sweet and what makes life depressing.”
Student forum: Comic v. Ironic
Teddy Gerard (Comedy)
Despite the upturned noses or piercing glares I may receive from the English department for this oversimplification, a comedic story is one that is life affirming. A comedy sees the main character grow from a position of stagnant repetition to one that accepts and embraces the human experience as a result of his/her journey. With this definition in mind, John Updike’s “A&P” is, without a doubt, a comedy. First examine the beginning position of Sammy. He is a teenager working at an A&P and surrounded by a twenty-two-year-old father, a pervert butcher, and Lengel, the old curmudgeon who has nothing better to do with his life than “haggling with a truck full of cabbages.” All of these characters live a life of little ambition and have nowhere to go. Sammy is in danger of falling into the same stagnant position of just robotically “(going) through the punches” behind a register. Furthermore, the only room for growth at the store is to be promoted to a Lengel. Fortunately for Sammy, however, the three girls that walk in help save him. Though Sammy first objectifies the girls based on their physical appearances, a notably ironic trait, they lead him to quit and walk out of the store, to move away from the ironic trap of the stagnant store to the real world. Of course, the outside world has its problems too, as shown by the woman and screaming children, but it still offers Sammy opportunities and room to continue growing as a person. Had Sammy stayed, he could only hope to become Lengel, but, having left the store, he opens himself up to living a life of actual fulfillment.
Counter-argument: Riley McEnery (Irony)
Teddy makes a fair point in stating that the A&P is an ironic environment, but his assumption that leaving that environment makes the story comic is shortly assumed without further thought. Teddy argues that the girls that wander into the store “help save him.” However, Teddy also admitted openly that Sammy’s view of the girls is flawed and ironic because he objectifies them. Sammy is influenced by an ironic value in the girls that Teddy himself recognized. Sammy’s objectification of these girls blinds him to logic and reason, and leads him to walk out of the store without thinking. Many others would argue that Sammy is led to the beach because of the girls, which is a comic world of the sublime and self-peace. However, when Sammy exits, expecting to see the girls and the beautiful beach, the only thing he sees is the artificiality of the outside world. Teddy also argued that Sammy has much more potential for growth outside of the A&P after he quits, but leaves out any evidence for why that is. The only thing about the outside world that Teddy himself pointed out were the ironic aspects, including the children screaming “about some candy they didn’t get.” Sammy, too, doesn’t receive the “candy” he was expecting when he quits. He is never to see the girls that for many represent freedom ever again, and the beach paradise that he expected is nowhere in sight. The only glimpse of the sun that Sammy has is off of the reflected blacktop of the parking lot. The world that Sammy “escapes” to is no better than the world he just left, and he leaves out of a blind and irrational urge, demonstrating that A&P is ironic.
Counter-counter-argument: Nathan P. Wild II (Comedy)
As Mr. Navarro taught me, our vocation takes the reality check from our friends to ensure we are sane. You, sir, would be a terrible friend to Sammy. You argue that by wasting his years at A&P he will learn “responsibility and duty.” If he stays within the confining walls, he will find himself with no hopes or aspirations in life other than becoming a manager at a grocery store with a pityful knowledge of duty. Sammy only objectifies the girls because his entire life has been artificiality. The outside world is full of beauty and nature yet to be explored by the young lad who has spent vital years for proper social development being cooped up in a mockery of reality. He makes a relation to a witch-like hag and the features including “varicose veins” of another ridicule of beauty. By examining the poor nurture of Sammy in the twisted and contorted reality that exists in the store, one can not feel anything but sympathy for a poor young man. Updike also describes the remnants of the factory and the “sheep” that continue ignorantly through, being helped by Lengel whose face was “dark gray and his back stiff, as if he’d just had an injection of iron.” Lengel is the final image of what Sammy is leaving behind. There needs to be no argument over where the beach is if Sammy successfully escapes the assembly line that would push him to be a droneless robot like Lengel. Riley seems to think that if he reached the managerial position, all would be happy in the hallucinating mind of Sammy. I leave you with one question: Would you really want to end up like Lengel?
Matt Dorsey (Irony)
A&P” tells the story of a young man’s struggle against a phony world. In seeing Queenie and her friends, Sammy glimpses a world of freedom: a world different from his dull job at the A&P. He makes a stand against the conformist prison that is the supermarket, and sacrifices his job in order to join Queenie and the comic youthfulness she represents. Sammy does indeed escape the confines of the A&P, avoiding becoming a lifeless manager like Lengel. However, the world he escapes into is a far cry from the comic ideal he had in mind. It is not the vibrant, dynamic beach evoked by the girls and their swimsuits. It is not the classy, elegant living world conjured by Queenie’s voice. The world Sammy finds outside the A&P is as artificial and dreary as the world inside. Instead of sunlight gleaming off a majestic ocean, light is reduced to “skating around on the asphalt.” Instead of dinner guests enjoying herring snacks, Sammy finds “a young married something screaming with her children.” The girls are gone, (“of course”), with no hope of recovery. Sammy is not truly comically independent; he is isolated, both from his previous world and the world of the girls. Sammy got a taste of an unattainable paradise and dropped everything to unsuccessfully chase it, driven by a dream, as Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet would put it, “begot of nothing but vain fantasy” (1.4.105).
Counter-argument: Nathan P. Wild II (Comedy)
“A&P” is a testament to what kind of person you are, and you, sir, I sadly deem a pessimist. The A&P store represents nothing but dull monotony. It’s a prison for the creative mind, creating static and robotic employees, like Stokesie, who is brainwashed to the point that he can not even perceive the color of life outside the unimaginative concrete entrapment. In contrast, Sammy is a witty character who brings vocal life to a lifeless store through his vivid descriptions of the “varicose veins” that go unnoticed by his dreary coworkers. With my experience as being a tortilla boy at Chipotle for three months over the summer, I can officially say without a doubt that Sammy is bored. By working at A&P, Sammy was becoming too dependent on his mother taking care of him. He showed courage to press for independence from the store and his maternal overlord, freeing his life as he takes control of his own destiny. It is a comic ending that Sammy escapes the “fluorescent lights” into the beauty of the natural “sunshine skating around the asphalt.” Not getting the girls in the end does not imply a sad and hopeless end. He enters a world full of possibilities and to be tied down by a girl right after he leaves would restrict his movement towards a beach-like paradise. I do not want to see Sammy fall to his teen tendency of infatuation, placing him back into a restrictive rut that will hold him back from his future prospects. Sammy needs to keep his wit about him, something I wish those who argue for irony possessed.
Counter-counter-argument: Riley McEnery (Irony)
I would say that Nathan here proved Matt’s points in several places. Matt agreed that the store represented an ironic environment, but he argued that his movement to a new environment is ironic because the world he moves into is no better than the world he escapes. You, in response to this, said that you “do not see how you expect the store to be on beachfront and open up right into the sound of crashing waves and the blinding light over the water,” but Matt never implied that this scenario is the only one that makes the story comic. First off, he doesn’t see any sign of the sublime or nature at all, and he also doesn’t see any sign of the girls, who you claimed represent Sammy’s movement into “freedom.” You argue that finding the girls, the subject of Sammy’s freedom, would limit his freedom. This is the most severe contradiction you could make. You say that the girls “would restrict his future movement towards a beach-like paradise,” but do they not represent his future movement towards a beach-like paradise? Aren’t they the reason why he quit, to pursue the beach-like paradise that they exhibit to him? You contradict your own argument for what makes this short story comic, and you also claim that being in a relationship with a woman would make someone “tied down” and “restricted.” This is not only an inaccurate view of the story and a contradiction to your point, but also a false view of what a romantic relationship is.
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Questions raised about social media environment after MICDS expulsions (continued from page 1)
“You don’t have any right to be a part of St. Louis U. High, you have the right to be judged for admission free of discrimination, but you don’t have any public right to go to a private high school.” However, students who attend public schools do have a general right to receive an education, making it harder to expel those students based on freedom of speech, according to Albus. But the nature of the relationship between the private school and the student can come off as authoritarian, according to students. Spelled out in the handbook is a warning: “students should be aware that the school has the ability to review all network activity.” “First of all it’s kind of weird knowing that your school is kind of monitoring you. And there’s things that are private and then there’s things that are more public and more open to other people, and I know that Instagram has the private account and the public account, so I mean you yourself can help with that and if you want to keep your social life minimal to the people that you know, you can have it that way but if you want it to be more public then you can do it that way,” said freshman Owen Cooney. “Unless you’re speaking directly against SLUH, I
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think your political opinions or anything like that that you post on Twitter is none of SLUH’s business,” said senior Nathan Todisman. “Even if it’s a slightly racist or sexist political view, it’s not SLUH’s job to control your opinion. That’s impeding on your beliefs which I don’t think is SLUH’s goal as a school.” While SLUH does moni-
tor the use of all technology within the school, it has become increasingly challenging to handle technology outside of school. When Kesterson first came here in 2008, he tried to keep track of each student’s Facebook accounts, but as the forms of social media have increased, it became nearly impossible to manage. However, the
Lawyers answer questions about details of Stockley case (continued from page 1)
Boyce is currently the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois and represents the federal government in federal court. Humphrey is a criminal defense attorney who does work in the southern district of Illinois and the eastern district of Missouri and has his own practice in the city of St. Louis. Albus is an assistant U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Missouri. “We are friends from high school and we continue to discuss things and we have different views,” said Humphrey. “We are frequently on different sides of the same case but we still have that respect with each other.” During the first part of the panel, all three attorneys shared their backgrounds and what biases they may have in dealing with the Stockley case, then described some of the specific legalalities involved with the case. The attorneys shared how even though there is DNA on an object, in this instance a gun, it doesn’t mean that a person owned it or not. In particular to the Stockley case, they mentioned that DNA could have gotten on the gun when he unloaded it or even from a drop of sweat. They also spoke about the burden of proof required of the prosecutor when trying someone accused of the
crime. Because people in America are innocent until proven guilty, the prosecutors have to show without a reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty. Without sufficient proof, then the accused should be declared innocent. The lawyers also talked about the varying degrees of murder charges. The first and most severe charge, which Stockley was charged with first degree murder. First degree murder requires cool deliberation, according to the attorneys, who noted that the judge can lower the charge to second degree or manslaughter. Second degree murder is a non-premeditated murder and is often seen as a crime of passion. Manslaughter, in terms of the Stockley case, is when you perceive a threat and kill someone based on that threat, but ultimately the threat isn’t legitimate and reasonable. The attorneys explained that when the judge acquitted Stockley of first degree murder, he could have lowered the sentence to second degree or manslaughter but chose not to. After the attorneys shared some of the specifics of the case and what they meant in regards to law, they opened the floor up to questions, many of which revolved around other police-involved shooting cases from around the country and if and how a
charge of manslaughter would be given to a person, specifically a police officer. The attorneys emphasized that it is important to look at each case separately, especially when dealing with officer-involved shootings. They said each case should be tried according to the law, not what might be best for society. “It was interesting to hear them talk about the different levels of burden of proof and how the case had to be viewed individually rather than in the context of larger societal problems,” said senior Connor Worley. “I wish more people would have been there.” “I enjoyed how we were able to discuss the legal aspect of the case, politics aside,” said senior Andrew Lally. “It was very interesting to learn about the legal process, especially on this case, so I can use the information in the future.” Students and the lawyers who were present on the panel wished more students would have attended the event but remained hopeful about continuing discussions and being respectful about other’s opinions. “The most important thing is to be respectful of everybody else’s experiences and to realize that if someone else’s experiences don’t fit yours, it doesn’t mean that they’re wrong,” said Boyce.
school will check in on a student’s social media account if notified by other students, parents, or friends of SLUH. “I’ll get letters the old fashioned way with maybe printouts of online screenshots and say, ‘are you proud of these students’ or ‘is this the kind of SLUH student that you want to have representing your school out
there?’ It happens. It’s happened a number of times,” said Kesterson. Kesterson said he’s sympathetic to students who feel suppressed by SLUH’s code of conduct, but isn’t going to apologize for prompting students to think twice about what they post. “That whole kind of Big Brother is watching thing, and how far can the arm of SLUH reach, I get that part of the conversation,” said Kesterson. “But again I’d put it out there in terms of thinking about what we are as a school.” Others understand the need for oversight and find it beneficial for SLUH to remain involved in the student body’s social media. “I think they should be able to monitor your social media because companies and everybody else, if you look for a job, they’re going to look at your social media, so you might as well keep your social media in check,” said sophomore Logan Florida. “They’re kind of like going into our private life, but I guess it’s kind of right for them to because SLUH, we’re a big community, and we want each of us to represent SLUH in our own way, and so SLUH doesn’t want us to be a bad image of who we are and social media represents so much nowadays,” said junior
Justin Lombard. “Since we’re a private school, SLUH can pretty much do whatever they want, and when you put something on social media where you say stuff like that, with technology nowadays you got to know that like nothing is safe,” said senior Buck Chevalier. As a member of the technology committee—a group questioning the impact technology has on SLUH—math teacher Dan See emphasized the philosophical reasons for following the technology code of conduct, including when a student has a totally private and temporary conversation on social media. “I think for me it’s a question of integrity . . . whether or not it disappears digitally, it is shaping you, it has an effect on you, and it has an effect on others. So to believe that because it’s digitally erased, and it has no effect is to be naive,” said See. “You know it does have an effect on the person who posted it, or conveyed that message, and those who were privy to see it or read it before it disappeared. So again, it comes back to what are the values, how do they affect what you do.”
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ing another drive but we had already done one drive for the schools in Houston and we were just about to start up the drive for the homeless, so we felt like we wanted to find something else,” said Director of Campus Ministry Joseph Hill, S.J. “Since this is going to be a longer-term recovery we thought about the possibility of sending seniors there for Senior Project.” Having spent one year in Puerto Rico, Hill knows Bravo well and has been communicating with SLUH former theology teacher Pepe Ruiz, S.J. about the potential trip, but the details have been put on hold due to limited communication availiabilitys as well as the need for people in Puerto Rico to focus on immediate assistance. “They are very open to the idea of it,” said Campus Minister Simonie Anzalone. “It seems very likely that we will be able to do something.” “At this point we are working on trying to find accommodations, trying to find a work site, and we also have to ensure that the students are going to be safe, that the stability of the country is sufficient for us to be
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able to go down there,” said Hill. The trip will include about five students and two faculty members who will participate in some sort of rebuilding project for the whole of Senior Project, from Jan. 3 to 26. Campus Ministry is currently putting together an application process for the 15 students who expressed interest and searching for two faculty members to lead them before they finalize the details with Ruiz. “In a couple of weeks we’ll get back in touch with the folks down there to work out specifics,” said Anzalone. “As of now, they seem confident that they can find housing for our students and
that the efforts would be in conjunction with the Jesuit Apostolate there.” “We think that (the trip) will be pretty awesome. It would be a great statement and opportunity to also make a real human connection with the people down there,” said Hill. “What is also important to understand is that Puerto Rico just became a part of the Central Southern province, so they don’t understand what it means to be part of the network of schools that we have and to feel that kind of support. So I think that is going to mean a lot to them, especially if we send students down.”
Soccer team bounces back from losses; tops St. Dominic, O’Fallon
Cross country finishes 4th at Parkway West against tough competition
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fter two heartbreaking losses to end their undefeated streak, the St. Louis U. High soccer team bounced back to its dominant play with back to back wins against St. Dominic and O’Fallon, (Ill.) to improve to 16-2-1. Despite the two victories, the Jr. Bills dropped from No. 3 to No. 5 in the state among large schools, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Jr. Bills headed to O’Fallon, Missouri last Saturday to take on the third best small school in the area. “We knew St. Dominic was a good team coming in,” said senior Jack Nikodem. “No one really overlooked them because they got some really good players, but we were ready for them.” Early in the game, the Jr. Bills looked like a team with something to prove, dominating the ball on both ends, but just like in the Kirkwood game, their attempts proved fruitless. “We were knocking on the door the whole time,” said senior Buck Chevalier. It was not until halfway through the second half
Senior Jack Nikodem in Monday’s game against O’Fallon.
that SLUH found the back of the net. Senior Billy Hughes crossed the ball in front of the Crusaders’ goal, but in an effort to clear the ball, a Crusaders defender accidentally headed it right over the goalie and into his own goal. “We had a lot of opportunities so it was just bound to happen,” said Chevalier. “If it went off of them, it doesn’t matter. Good teams find a way to win.”
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he St. Louis U. High swim team continued to cruise over the past week with two more meet victories, and has turned its eyes toward the toughest competition of the season, at this weekend’s COMO Invite at the University of Missouri in Columbia’s pool. The Jr. Bills competed in a tri-meet against Lafayette and Oakville at Lafayette last Wednesday, Sept. 27, and pulled out a victory by a healthy 55 points. “It’s become pretty routine for us,” said head coach Lindsey Ehret. “These wins
“A goal’s a goal,” said senior manager Peter O’Malley. With the 1-0 lead, the Jr. Bills switched to a more defensive style, neutralizing any St. Dominic threat to coast to the victory. “The St. Dominic win was huge for us coming off of two tough losses,” said Nikodem. “The boys really needed a win tonight. It’s sort of a new season for us.” With the St. Dominic
victory behind them, the team hosted the O’Fallon (Ill.) Panthers, hoping to keep the ball rolling. Coming into the game, senior captain Stephen LaVigne was put back into the lineup, boosting the team’s confidence. The game marked LaVigne’s first game since the Gibault game due to a concussion. “He’s back so that’s a
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Vianney hits Jr. Bills hard; injuries hurt offense Nick Prainito REPORTER
are pretty standard.” The meet saw some major time drops from junior Luke Brawer, sophomore Andrew Zimmerman, senior Barclay Dale—who dropped a second to break the two-minute barrier in the 200 IM—and sophomore Patrick Moehn, Swimmer of the Meet, who dropped a sizable three seconds in the 500 Freestyle. “We’re picking up some traction,” said Ehret. “Other coaches are noticing how deep we are.” The team swam against Parkway South at Parkway South on Tuesday, pulling off another victory with ease,
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wists, turns, and legs that burned characterized last Saturday’s meet as the St. Louis U. High cross country team raced at the Living Word United Methodist Church in Glencoe, Mo. The varsity team struggled in its race, placing fifth behind powerhouses like Parkway West, who is currently one of the top teams in the state, and Lafayette. These struggles were in part because of injuries to sophomore Noah Scott and junior Chris Staley during their race. Scott had issues with his hamstring that caused him to fall back in the pack after the second mile, and Staley, who had been struggling with pain in his knee and hip flexor, was also hit with strong crampage. The course at Living Word is also a generally difficult course, with a lot of turns and hills, which force runners to slow down as they change their pace and adjust their strides, and a 200-meter long stretch right before the finish line where runners can easily overtake one another. “The course is a grueling combination of sharp turns
and steep hills,” said junior captain Patrick Hetlage.“It messes a lot with your cadence and if you aren’t paying attention it can slow you down a lot.” The team also struggled to keep pace and stay together in the race after they passed the two-mile marker. While they initially were keeping pace with some the top teams, the runners dropped 12 places in the last mile. “I think we all kind of had mental breakdowns that sort of made us five feel like we were doing a lot worse than we were,” said senior Paul Burka. “We counted ourselves out before the race was even over.” Despite these difficulties in the race, the team still managed an average time that was ten seconds faster than the goal that the top seven had established earlier in the week, and SLUH’s top three runners—Hetlage (16:22), Burka (16:31), and junior Reed Milnor (16:49)—all medaled. “Coming off of travel from Palatine, this is not really a race we run well at,” said Porter. “But we wanted one more big experience in a crowded field, because we
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The Jr. Bills were hit hard by injuries in the first half. Running duo senior Jared Scott and sophomore Kellen Porter left the game with injuries, forcing the offense to have a more aerial approach. Senior Kam Bowdry also went out early, hurting the Jr. Bills’ size on the defensive line. Although they failed to reach the red zone on their first two drives, SLUH showed a positive sign on the second drive—taking the ball from their own 35 all the way to the Vianney 33. The running game, however, proved tough-
er for SLUH. “Vianney did a phenomenal job of loading up the box (to) stop the run,” said head coach Mike Jones. “We had to take what they (were) giving us, which was the opportunity to throw the ball.” On their second play after the Jr. Bills’ punt, Vianney exploded with a 74-yard reception and touchdown for an early 14-0 lead. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Jr. Bills struck gold. The defense forced Vianney to turnover on downs, following a near
interception by senior cornerback AJ Hardin. Senior quarterback Austin Hannah then connected with an uncovered Hardin for a 35-yard completion to the corner of the end zone. “I thought we threw the ball well. I thought Austin did a good job of finding the receivers,” said Jones. “We also did a good job of catching the ball, I thought we ran routes well.” On the Griffins’ next drive, their offense found holes in the Jr. Bills defense, as
he MCC is one of the toughest conferences in St. Louis football and the St. Louis U. High football team is experiencing that brutality in full force, as the Jr. Bills fell to 3-4 with a loss to Vianney last Friday. The Griffins improved to a 6-0 record on the season, dominating the Jr. Billikens 48-7. Vianney’s powerful offense was just too much for the SLUH defense. Vianney overpowered the Jr. Bills’ defense behind three passing touchdowns from quarterback Tionne Harris. A strong passing game was key, as the continued on page 6 Griffin wideouts, led by impressive athlete Kyren Williams, found holes in the defense to explode for big gains. Vianney showed the initial signs of what was to be a rough night by connecting for a 14-yard run on their first play. They were in the end zone just minutes later, following two passes totaling 40 yards. On their second drive of the night, the Jr. Bills made slow and steady advances. Taking advantage of a penalty on the Griffins, SLUH made progress with short passes. Their air game wouldn’t be enough though. Following a first down, two incompletions and a short run forced SLUH Senior A.J. Hardin with the ball against Vianney in last Friday’s game. art | Eric Richars to punt.
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117-69. Although the meet was uneventful, sophomore Adam Simokaitis was able to drop a second in the 100 Backstroke. The biggest test of the season will be tomorrow at the Mizzou Rec Plex when the Jr. Bills take on high schools from around the state in the largest meet of the year. “I’m really looking forward to this meet,” said assistant coach Tony Ciaravino. “The guys have been working really hard and hopefully we’ll see some exciting races at Columbia.” The meet is an opportunity for the team to achieve its goal of taking at least fourth overall at the COMO Invitational. Generally, the team sees lots of time cuts across the board at this meet due to what has been claimed as the “fastest water in Missouri.”
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Hopefully, the team can work its way closer to the goal of ten individual state qualifiers as well. “The water at the Mizzou natatorium is like the Amazon River,” said former
captain and star swimmer Kyle Irvine, ’17. “It’s hostile, dangerous, and only the most alpha of animals are able to withstand its terror. Luckily, the SwimBills are the most ferocious creatures to ever
three runs averaging 24 yards apiece led them to another touchdown. Afterwards, SLUH was forced to punt again and Vianney scored on each of its next two possessions to take a commanding 35-7 lead. Despite big rushing gains by the Griffins, the Jr. Bills showed a strong pass coverage throughout most of the first half. Vianney rarely advanced yardage on passing plays, and when they did, the gain was minimal compared to their ground game. Meanwhile, SLUH’s offense focused mainly on their passing game, photo | Mrs. Kathy Chott as Vianney’s defense suctouch the water and are hap- cessfully crowded the line of py to attend the feast that this scrimmage, stopping any poriver provides every year.” tentially long SLUH run. Vianney added two touchdowns in the second half and shut out SLUH for a disppointing 48-7 loss for the Jr. Bills. SLUH plays tonight against Rock Bridge High said Porter. “So even if a school dominated a race, they still had a weak spot, and we didn’t really have a weak spot, which really shows the depth of our program.” (continued from page 5) The team will compete game changer,” said Chein the MCC Championship valier. “He brings a lot of stameet this Saturday at Forest bility to the team and a great Park, on a course that runs member of the core.” over much of the same course The Jr. Bills snagged a 1-0 as the Forest Park Cross lead early in the game with Country Festival. senior captain Will Rudder’s goal in the 14th minute of the game. Later in the first, the Jr. Bills were awarded with a penalty kick after a hard foul. Senior captain Cam Verzino lined up to take the kick, and blasted it past the Panthers goalie to secure the 2-0 victory over O’Fallon. “It felt good,” said Chevalier. “It got the swagger back for the boys.” However, regardless of the victories, the Jr. Bills fell in the rankings. Last week, the team was knocked off its top-ranked spot to No. 3 and this week fell even further to No. 5, but the team remains unfazed. “Rankings don’t mean anything, it just motivates us even more,” said senior Jack Steffel. The main goal is to get
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won’t have that at conference when there’s only 35 guys in the race.” The JV team also raced at Parkway West, and placed fifth among 15 teams, with junior Jack Buehring leading the way with a seventh place finish and a time of 17:54. Buehring was followed by senior Matt Gunn, who finished 11th with a time of 18:05, and junior Jack Sommers, who finished 12th with a time of 18:13 and a personal record. “We did well overall against some pretty good teams,” said Gunn. “Guys really stepped up to fill (junior) Charlie (Perry)’s and (senior) John Thomas’s spot and I think it gave them a lot of confidence that we need for MCCs this weekend.” The Parkway West meet also hosted a relatively unique race that most other meets do not have, which is a sophomore exclusive race. With a lot of talent in the sophomore class, SLUH finished second, within two points of the winning Rock Bridge. This effort was led by sophomores Joe Callahan (eighth place, 18:15), and Mitchell Booher (ninth place, 18:16). The freshman team also had a very strong showing,
winning for the second week in a row. They were led by Daniel Hogan (18:25) who finished second overall behind a racer from O’Fallon. As a program, the SLUH cross country team was the most successful boys team at the meet. This was determined by adding the individual placings that the teams earned for their races. With varsity’s fourth place, JV’s
fifth place, the sophomores’ second place, and the freshmen’s first place finishes, the program totalled 12 points, lower than every other team that competed on the boy’s level. “If you add the places together from the four races in the day, our team finishes, and you compare it to the other schools, we had the most successful day program-wide,”
School in Columbia, Mo. and next week they wrap up their regular season schedule on Friday night at home against Jackson for Senior Night. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Jr. Bills play in the District tournament. They are in Class 6, District 2, along with seven other teams including fellow MCC schools De Smet and CBC. “The last two games we’ve been giving up too many big plays defensively so we have to eliminate the explosion play,” said Jones on what would be a key to a victory tonight. “We have to do more explosion plays ourselves.” In addition, Jones mentioned that cutting penalties would be crucial to success— penalties have been a big problem for the Jr. Bills this season. “We’re still getting penalized entirely too much,” said Jones.
Soccer looks to continue winning streak in Peoria
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back to the dominant play that the team showcased earlier in the season. One thing that both coaches and players have noticed is the lack of energy in the losses. “The losses brought us back to level. They were very sobering and brought us back to earth,” said Chevalier. “But we’re rolling now and the energy is back.” “Since the middle of the season we’ve been lacking energy at the beginning of the game so that’s something we’re going to work on for the rest of the season,” said assistant coach Bradley Mueller. “We’re much more of a defensive team than an offensive team so if we can get goals early we put ourselves in a better position to succeed.” The team is traveling to Peoria, Ill. this weekend to face Normal Community and Peoria Notre Dame. “It doesn’t matter where they’re from, we’re going to beat them. It’s just how we play. It doesn’t matter who they are,” said Chevalier.
Swimming Nightbeat
The SLUH swim and dive team improved
its dual meet record to 7-0 with a 128-58 win over Parkway Central last night. Highlight swims came from: Sean Santoni, who dropped three seconds in the 500 Freestyle and now is within four seconds of
Senior Will Rudder scored Tuesday against O’Fallon to propel the Jr. Bills to a 2-0 vicotory. Rudder leads SLUH with ten goals this season. art | Ian Shocklee
the state cut; Joe Feder, who dropped two seconds in the 200 Freestyle making him the team leader for the event; and Micah See, who dropped seven seconds in his 100 Freestyle and was also named swimmer of the meet by Senior Will Rudder against St. Mary’s. photo | Joe Hillmeyer
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Martel gets 500th over 23 years of coaching at SLUH BY Ben A. Dattilo and Alex Fox SPORTS EDITOR, REPORTER
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ive hundred and counting. Varsity soccer head coach Charlie Martel notched his 500th win after the Jr. Bills defeated St. John Vianney 4-0 on Sept. 5. “It’s a feeling of accomplishment and gratitude,” said Martel right after he won his 500th game. Martel has had a successful carrer at SLUH. Martel has 18 district titles, one state title, and in 2003 was named National High School Soccer Coach of the Year. According to MSHSAA, Martel’s 509 wins rank him in the top six all-time in wins by varsity boys soccer coaches in the state of Missouri. “During that period I had two really good assistant coaches that attributed to all that success,” said Martel. “It hasn’t always just been me, it’s been other people too, and some excellent players too.” Martel has coached five players that were selected for national teams, the most wellknown being Taylor Twellman, ’98, who played in the MLS and Bundesliga before having to retire due to injury. The two assistant coaches that he attributes his success to are Terry Murray and Charlie Clark. His newest assistant coach is Robert Carr, ’10, who played for Martel for two seasons. Assistant coach Bradley Mueller currently is in his third year of coaching at SLUH. Martel’s first encounter
with SLUH was being part of the class of 1973 and playing on the 1972-1973 State Championship team that was under former coach of Ebbie Dunn. After two other coaching jobs, Martel started his SLUH coaching career in 1993. “He picked up the success of the program that Ebbie Dunn had,” said former athletic director Dick Wehner. Ebbie Dunn had coached at SLUH for 38 years and had won two state titles. “Coach Martel followed Coach Dunn, who had been here for a long time, achieved state titles, and was at one point one of the winningest coaches in the country in high school,” said athletic director Chris Muskopf. Though he has achieved many accomplishments, Martel knows how to teach the players more than soccer. “Having the experience of going here, playing soccer here, and having his sons go here it has helped him gain a different perspective and appreciation and has ultimately helped him know the purpose of the program,” said Muskopf. “What an accomplishment for Coach Martel! 500 is quite a big number so that’s awesome for him. Not many coaches ever can say they have 500 wins so he should be proud of himself,” said senior forward Will Rudder. “He pushes really hard in the offseason, which gets us in good shape and that’s definitely a key to our success, being able to outrun the other team,”
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said senior goalkeeper Alec Meissner. “He has very good halftime talks and putting in good strategies that adapt to what the other team is doing.” “I look back at some of the games that we’ve played and some of the great victories and tough losses. To just have been a part of that, I’m very grateful,” said Martel.
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KNOCK, KNOCK! IT’S JAMES! Friday, October 6
Around the Hallways Blood Drive Starting next week, upperclassmen will have an opportunity to prove themselves as Men for Others through a different type of donation— blood. From this Monday until next Friday, anyone 16 or older will have a chance to sign up for the biannual Blood Drive, organized by the Medical Careers Club. The actual blood drive will begin on Thursday, Oct. 26. The drive will benefit Mercy Hospital, which will distribute the blood to patients who desper- plying pizza and Ted Drewes ately need it. to all those that showed up. Their hope was to help revive Junior JV Soccer Event school spirit that has not been Junior class president Thom showing up lately to sporting Molen and Vice Presidents events, especially football and Paul Gillam and Alfrick Arun soccer games. By providing have come up with one solu- food and targeting the event tion to the problem of low towards juniors, they hoped to attendance at SLUH sporting bring the class together. About events. For the JV soccer game 15 students showed up for the against De Smet, the three or- game. ganized a class event by sup-
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n the summer of 2015, St. Louis U. High faced a cyberattack when somebody posed as president David Laughlin through email and tried to wire money from SLUH’s bank accounts. In light of this attack, and an increased number of cybersecurity probes, SLUH’s technology department is implementing an ever expanding number of security procedures to keep important data out of the hands of would be hackers. One of the most common forms of attacks and a problem that plagues SLUH, students and teachers alike, is called phishing. This is when individuals pose as reputable companies or people and send emails containing documents or forms that ask for personal information like passwords or credit card numbers so that those individuals may later use that information to gain access to accounts. This technique is especially effective because many people heavily reuse usernames and passwords, so the attacker then has access to any number of accounts. While this is a serious issue and a number of emails have been sent through SLUH servers with this very purpose, it’s not a big deal for the Technology Department. “The phishing attacks are more of an annoyance,” said Jonathan Dickmann, Director of Information Technology. “In most cases they’re not looking to steal our data.” However, the Technology Department has taken steps to keep SLUH students from falling prey to phishing attacks. “We intentionally changed our login page to have the SLUH logo and look very unique so that if you
went to a different login page you’ll be like, ‘this doesn’t look like what I’m used to,’” said Dickmann. “We intentionally did that to make it very obvious that this is what ours looks like.” The Technology Department has more serious concerns about cases like Laughlin’s and is trying to put more security measures in place on top of the ones that SLUH already has. “The targeted attack for Dave (Laughlin), we’ve seen more of those,” said Dickmann. “And those are the ones that really concern me.” However, administration and SLUH’s account holders have many security measures set up to help prevent these attacks from being successful. For example, any transfer of funds requires the approval of both Laughlin and Joe Komos, SLUH’s Chief Financial Officer, before they can take place. “We’ve always been procedurally very careful with what we do,” said Komos. “We’re always mindful of any goofy or suspicious emails and within our banking we have a lot of controls in place.” Dickmann also wants to institute a system for the administration much like one that the Technology Department uses called two factor authentication. About once a month the IT department gets a code on their phone that they then have to use in addition to their regular login information. In the future anybody with any sort of administrative access to SLUH’s servers would have to do this as well. So as technology becomes more prevalent, the technology department is using ever expanding methods to prevent the growing number of cyberattacks.
Regular Schedule
Drive for the Homeless AP Freshman Class Mass Dean College Snack—Mozzarella Cheese Sticks Lunch Special—Philly Cheesesteak Vegetarian—Mashed Potatoes 6:00PM V Soccer @ Peoria Class of ‘67 Reunion Mass—50 Years 7:00PM V Football @ Rock Bridge
Saturday, October 7 Class of ‘67 Reunion C/JV/V Cross Country MCC Championship 9:00AM Swimming @ Columbia Missouri 12:00PM V Soccer @ Peoria Notre Dame
Sunday, October 8
9:00AM ‘67 Reunion Mass
Monday, October 9 Reunion Weekend Eight different groups of alumni gathered at SLUH last weekend to celebrate and reconnect with their former classmates. The Classes of 1957, 1962, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, and 1997 all gathered to see how the campus and their fellow classmates have changed since they graduated. Over 420 alumni from all eight graduating classes
were present on campus to celebrate and remember their time at SLUH. Friday night the Alumni were treated to faculty presentations about life at SLUH in 2017. After the presentation, the alumni attended a Mass in the chapel, immediately followed by individual class parties. —compiled by Kevin Dunne, Kevin Hickey, and Peter Campbell
IT department makes Art retreat draws in changes after hacks SLUH students BY Sam Ortmann CORE STAFF
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he Art Retreat took place last week, drawing in artists from several different disciplines to learn more about their craft’s connection with their faith. The retreatants and leaders departed last Wednesday after school for Todd Hall, a retreat center in Columbia, Ill. The retreat lasted two full days, ending on Friday afternoon. The Art Retreat was created last year as part of a Campus Ministry effort to expand the range of retreats offered to students. Art teacher Sean Powers took what he learned from leading the retreat last year and adjusted the format to create a better experience for retreatants. “We in effect doubled the length,” said Powers. “In that time, we gave the students more work time and prayer time. We also added another talk.” The retreat followed a simple formula in order to maximize the work and prayer time given to the students. “We would have a talk, we would have silent individual work and prayer time, we would have a prayer service, and then we would eat. And then we would repeat,” said Powers. “In my personal opinion, you don’t need a lot of things, especially for upperclassmen. What you do
need is intentional time and discussion.” The retreat celebrated various forms of art, ranging from the performing arts, like music, dance, theatre, and spoken word, to the visual arts, like drawing and painting. Senior Thomas Curdt used the opportunity to practice his trombone skills. “I played a lot of trombone, worked on my college auditions, transcribed some solos, and played through some symphonies,” said Curdt. Senior Sean Anderson honed a new skill with the extra time. “I normally do drawing, but on the Art Retreat I decided to try photography. I got a lot of pictures of a stray cat that looked really interesting and cool,” said Anderson. Although the range of artists expanded from last year, Powers encourages more dedicated artists to consider attending the retreat in the future. “I would only encourage students that really have a passion for the arts and want an opportunity to use the arts to come closer to their relationship with God,” said Powers. “If the student is interested in art and has some inkling in the back of their heart and mind that they could use their art form to draw closer to God, then I say absolutely come on this retreat.”
82. 5&6 Photo Corrections Dominik Skroska ‘18 took the photo of Jared Scott two weeks ago. Gaurav Nigam ‘17 took the photo of Father Marco last week. Joe Hillmeyer ’18 took the cover photo at the Bicentennial Mass last week. John Hilker ’20 took the photo of football last week.
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Drive for the Homeless AP Freshman Exam Advisement Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Duke University Snack —Cinnamon Rolls Lunch Special—Brunch for Lunch Vegetarian—Garden Burger 4:00PM B Soccer @ Ladue C Football vs. Rock Bridge 4:45PM JV Soccer @ Hazelwood West 5:00PM C Soccer @ CBCHS 6:30PM JV Football vs. Rock Bridge College Presentation Regular Schedule Tuesday, October 10 Drive for the Homeless AP Freshman Liturgical Musicians Rehearsal Denison University Purdue University Snack—Pepperoni Bosco Stick Lunch Special—Taco Bar Vegetarian—Grilled Veggie Emory University Lafayette College McKendree University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Southeast Missouri State University 4:00PM Swimming vs. Vianney 4:30PM B Soccer Soldan International Studies 5:00PM C Soccer @ CBCHS 6:00PM Leadership Dinner
Wednesday, October 11
No Classes—Testing Freshman/Sophomore/Junior—Standardized Testing Senior Visit Day 5:00PM C Soccer @ CBCHS 7:00PM Band/Orchestra Concert Regular Schedule Thursday, October 12 AP Murray State University Snack—Chicken Bites Lunch Special—Papa John’s Pizza Vegetarian—Pasta 4:30PM Fall Chorus Rehearsal 5:00PM C Soccer @ CBCHS 6:30PM Parent Advisory 7:00PM Fall Chorus Concert
Friday, October 13
AP Butler University Rockhurst University Snack—Chicken Rings Lunch Special—Pasta Bar Vegetarian—Grilled Cheese 5:00PM C Soccer @ CBCHS 7:00PM V Football vs. Jackson
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SLUH tweet of the week: Jesuits UCS @JesuitsUCS: Our #Jesuit community in Puerto Rico, before & after #HurricaneMaria. To help with recovery. Muchas gracias!