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CSP propos- Students for Life participate es required march started at the National Mall J W and passed in front of the Capitol freshman ight St. Louis U. High stu- Building before ending in front of E dents and two adult chaper- the Supreme Court building. service “The best part was on the acones flew to Washington, D. C. J K by ohn reporter

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n an effort to increase the number of students participating in the Community Service Program (CSP), the Campus Ministry Department unveiled a proposal to the faculty on Friday, Jan. 14 that would require future freshmen to participate in a few hours of service each semester.

The proposal is pending approval by the administration, and specifics are still being finalized, but according to CSP cocoordinator Simonie Bieber, the current plan calls for small groups of freshmen to serve twice during the year—once each at a feeding shelter and a senior living facility.

The ultimate goal of this plan, according to CSP co-coordinator Nick Ehlman, is not to create an environment where service is seen as a requirement, but instead to shepherd students into participating in more volunteer opportunities throughout their high school careers.

“One of the goals is to increase the number of students doing voluntary service,” said Ehlman. “(And) if we start with the freshmen, and one of their first experiences at SLUH is doing some service, then when they become sophomores or juniors, they could be more involved. … It could catapult (them) into (doing service) the rest of their high school experience.”

According to Bieber, participation in CSP this year is “right on track,” with roughly 145 students having participated in service at one time or another so far this year—about fourteen percent of the student body. These numbers were not a factor in the decision to propose this plan; instead it stems from a desire to expand the culture of service at SLUH. “It’s our duty to introduce students to service. It’s a huge part of our mission statement,” said Bieber.

“The experience of service can really change a person,” said Assistant Principal for Mission Jim Linhares. “And until you experience it, you almost don’t know what you’ll say yes to. What we want to try and do is we want to say, ‘Come with us, let’s do a bit of service,

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last weekend to participate in the National March for Life. About 20 more students attended with their parish youth groups. The protest is held every year on the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v.

Wade decision.

Before the march, SLUH attended a conference in D.C. organized by Jesuit high schools and universities from across America.

The Jesuit conference focused on the ethic of respecting life, instead of solely on abortion. The conference included talks about the welfare of women and men, capital punishment, euthanasia, poverty, and racism.

“It was about looking at how these issues work in a web,” said Students for Life moderator David Callon, who led the trip.

The group attended Mass at Gonzaga Preparatory School before taking to the streets behind a Jesuit banner. The mile-long

tual march when you’re at the top of the hill. You turn around and you just see an endless river of people all wanting the same thing,” said sophomore Austin Smith.

“I think it’s important for people to go just to see how many other people support the cause … and see chances to help other people,” said sophomore Augie John.

“It’s really about personal transformation and witness and understanding yourself as an activist. It’s not so much about trying to change one law,” said Callon.

Every night, the group had an hour of prayer, reflection, and discussion. For junior Nathan Fox, this was an integral part of the journey.

“It brought a lot of insight ... for what we were doing,” said Fox.

When they weren’t protesting or praying, the group took advantage of the plethora of museums and landmarks in the area. Favorites

A group of SLUH students ventured to Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life.

this year included the National American History Museum and the National Museum of the American Indian.

Callon explained the journey to the students as a pilgrimage, which Callon defined as “a journey that you undertake to seek some change in yourself or to understand where you’re supposed to move with your life. We went on the trip to kind of be in solidarity with the

people—the tens and hundreds of thousands of people from across the country who care about this issue—to come together, energize each other, and then to try to make a public witness in the heartbeat of our nation,” said Callon.

According to Fox, the power of the march doesn’t end in D.C.

“It’s important to take back what you learned there and apply it to your life here,” said Fox.

Grossman, ’07, drafted by Columbus Crew PHOTO FROM THE 2006 DAUPHIN YEARBOOK

Cole Grossman, (21, center) played only one year on varsity at SLUH, but he showed enough skill to be considered one of the top 5 midfielders in SLUH history.

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ole Grossman, ’07, was taken 28th in the second round of the Major League Soccer draft on Jan. 13 by the Columbus Crew. Before a four-year career at Duke, Grossman began his soccer career at SLUH.

Grossman’s SLUH soccer career, though short-lived, was a couple of agonizing strides away from never happening. Regardless of talent, all freshmen trying out are required to complete a

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three-mile run. If you can’t finish the run, you don’t make the team.

And Grossman was that close to not finishing it. “I still almost can’t do it,” said Grossman with a laugh.

Grossman entered SLUH at a slight 5’4”, but had been playing highly competitive soccer for St. Louis soccer club powerhouse Scott Gallagher since the age of seven. He had high expectations for his career at SLUH, and his freshman year he made the B team.

“I wasn’t that disappointed I didn’t make varsity freshman year,” said Grossman. “There were a lot

of returning seniors, and I was still pretty tiny.”

Traveling with his Gallagher team the following summer, Grossman was beginning to stand out as a player, even in the most competitive of tournaments.

Though the summers spent playing for Gallagher were a huge time commitment, Grossman has no regrets.

“MSHAA obviously doesn’t let you play with any non-school teams while the sport is in season, so basically the day after high school soccer ended, club soccer started.”

Grossman’s off-seasons were comprised of rigorous indoor training during the winter, and then tournaments throughout the spring and summer, sending him to places as far away as Portland, Oregon and Dallas, Texas, as well as trips to California and Florida.

“Yeah, it was a little bit tough,” Grossman conceded.

“But I had great coaches, and I think that (my playing for Gallagher) was essential and crucial to my development as a player.”

When Grossman returned for his sophomore year, he was

confident that he would be playing varsity soccer that fall. But he found himself on the B team for the second consecutive year. The decision rocked Grossman.

“I still think about it, to be honest with you,” said Grossman.

“It was really disappointing, and it completely caught me by surprise.

But it’s always been in the back of my mind since then, especially for the rest of my high school career and throughout college.”

With that in mind, Grossman exploded onto the national club scene in the Gallagher season that followed. It was a summer that ended up having an immeasurable impact on Grossman’s soccer career and future. He was attending elite level high school showcases and tournaments around the U.S. and was standing out among some of the best players his age in the country. He made a regional all-star team that travelled to international soccer hot-beds, including Italy.

But the most impressive honor Grossman received was an invitation from the coaches of a youth soccer team in Brazil to come and train with them for four months.

The decision for Grossman was

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Opinion

Students seek to revive The Pulse After a period of relative inactivity, a group of students plan a schedule of programs for SLUH’s radio station, The Pulse. Page 4

B-ball back in the winner’s circle With a 61-49 win over St. Mary’s, SLUH basketball has its sights on two in a row with tonight’s game against Jefferson City. Page 6

Notebook: A signless, silent March With public discourse filled with so much angry noise, would a march without signs or words at all get more attention? Page 3

MockTrial dealt devastating decision The varsity Mock Trial team suffered a devastating loss at the hands of the Pattonville squad, while JV was victorious. Page 3

Hockey aims to reclaim the Cup The SLUH hockey team celebrates Senior Night with a 2-0 victory over DeSmet in the 38th annual Jesuit cup. Page 7

Cube: Chinese students arrive Four exchange students have arrived at SLUH. Their thoughts about America, food, and SLUH are in a Conversation Cube. Page 5

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January 28, 2010

Senior Project Spotlight

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eniors experienced an unusually rough start to Senior Project this year.

The memorial service for Latin teacher Mark Tychonievich along with heavy snow throughout January led to a disjointed start for many seniors.

After conferring with senior teachers, Principal John Moran chose to extend Senior Project two days to allow the seniors to experience their project to the fullest extent.

A little more than two weeks ago, seniors

on the Kairos retreat brought up the possibility of regaining their lost time at Project to Moran, who was visiting the retreat.

Moran pointed this out to senior teachers following his visit. Although there were concerns about how the Advanced Placement courses could handle having two days shaved off their already tight schedules, Moran and the faculty felt that, in this case, the experience of Senior Project superseded classes.

Instead of ending Senior Project on Wednesday, Jan. 26, the last day of Senior Project will land on Friday, Jan. 28.

Seniors rejoiced in the victory.

“For the most part everyone loves it.

More days off school, more days on project which I’m having a blast at,” said senior John Tsikalas.

“Teachers, especially AP ones, aren’t psyched about it, but from what I gather seniors are all for it,” added senior Brad Pitlyk.

Chess back in action; tops Burroughs, falls to Affton

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he St. Louis U. High chess team (23) defeated John Burroughs 20-10 on Monday but dropped to Affton on Wednesday 22-8, in an arduous two-game chess week.

On Monday, SLUH demonstrated its depth in senior Ralph Scozzafava’s absence, tapping senior Miles Moran for the No. 5 board. Moran had practiced with the SLUH chess team since his freshman year; but he had opted out of playing until Monday’s match. Moran ruled his board en route to his first SLUH victory.

“It was kind of surprising that I won,” Moran said, “because I expected it to be a lot harder than (SLUH practices). But (my game) was actually easier than the games I’ve played at SLUH.”

Moran’s win combined with another first non-forfeit victory from rising freshman star Alvaro Gudiswitz. Before Monday, Gudiswitz had hit the books, studying a

chess book he got for Christmas, and playing practice games with other SLUH chess players. Clearly, the work paid off. Gudiswitz, typically a No. 5 board, won the match on the more challenging No. 4 board.

“I wasn’t that sure that I’d won because it was my first time winning,” Gudiswitz said. “I was like, ‘Is it really checkmate?’

After I made sure, I was like, ‘Holy cow, I won!’”

Sophomore Nick Hunsaker dropped the No. 3 board in a difficult loss. However, junior Kyle Padberg took care of the No. 2 board in an all-out victory, while senior Kevin Buettner turned off the lights with a draw on the No.1 board that solidified SLUH’s victory.

Wednesday’s game against Affton featured not only melting snow, but a melting of tradition. Instead of the typical chocolate chip cookies provided to the players before the match, SLUH feasted on heath bar cookies.

“Maybe (we lost because) it was a de-

parture from tradition,” speculated Hunsaker.

Whatever the reason, SLUH’s play was sloppy.

“I didn’t think Affton was really that good,” Hunsaker said. “We just made a lot of stupid mistakes.”

After the game, “We were down,” Padberg said. “We are just dealing with a hard season.”

Collectively, boards two through five earned zero points for SLUH. The lone bright spot was Buettner on the No.1 board.

Buettner quickly dismantled his opponent, starting later than Padberg and ending earlier.

But Buettner’s win was not enough to propel SLUH to victory.

SLUH’s final two games will decide whether or not the team will have a winning record. On Feb. 2, the club will host Belleville West after school.

Speech earns top honors at second CISL meet

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he St. Louis U. High speech team excelled in its second meet of the year on Jan. 16. No one earned less than a red ribbon, and the team moved into first place in the standings.

In a struggle to memorize lines the day before the meet, junior Adam Hunn pulled off a spectacular performance in the humorous/serious interpretation category. Hunn grabbed a blue ribbon for his rendition of a scene from A Man for All Seasons.

Junior Jordan Bollwerk received a blue ribbon in SLUH’s second entry in the humorous/serious interpretation category for his rendition of a scene from Bang the Drum Slowly.

But the double-entered Bollwerk’s work did not end there. Bollwerk and junior Tom Blood excelled in the duet category, earning a blue. The duet performed “Cover,” a piece that is familiar to both of them, for Blood and Bollwerk did the same speech at the first meet and came away with the same blue ribbon result.

“I thought (Bollwerk) and I had a lot of variation,” Blood said. “It wasn’t just a wash.”

Seniors Patrick Quinlan and Nick Frank captured another duet blue ribbon with a stunning rendition of a scene from A Man for All Seasons.

SLUH flexed its depth, calling up junior Sam Herbig for senior Mike Lumetta, who was out of town. Herbig, in his premier

The speech team poses after its victory Jan. 16. The team leads the league after two meets.

SLUH performance, snagged a debut blue in poetry. Junior Will Edwards took home a red ribbon for his poetry performance, and senior Gregory Scheetz ribboned as well.

Junior Phil Yoffie grabbed a red in prose, and senior Patrick Smith received a blue in original oratory.

Junior Ben Hilker kept the blue ribbon streak alive, debating his way to success in the extemporaneous category. The blue marked an improvement for Hilker, who snatched a red ribbon in his first meet.

Although out of season, sophomore Harry Parker recited a piece from “Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin” audaciously, earning a blue in storytelling. Junior Christian Probst also earned a blue ribbon in the storytelling category for his piece, “The

Wind in the Willows.”

Rookie junior Jack Witthaus earned his second blue ribbon of the year in the radio broadcasting category, dominating both rounds of competition. Witthaus has not lost a single room this season.

“We really came together, really stepped up,” Bollwerk said of the team’s shift in the standings. “We took the bull by the horns and first place. We are truly ecstatic about the meet. And I’m glad we are going into the next meet in the lead.”

The team’s next meet will take place Feb. 27.

bral Palsy, helping clients become more independent

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or their Senior Project, Aaron Heisohn, Nick Schmidt and four other seniors are serving at the United Cerebral Palsy Heartland in University City.

Cerebral Palsy is a condition that refers to a physical disability that pertains mainly to body movement and muscle coordination.

The mission of UCP Heartland is “to provide the highest quality of programs, services and supports while advancing the independence, productivity and full citizenship of individuals with disabilities.”

Founded in 1953 by volunteers and concerned parents, UCP Heartland offers programs that range from adult day and early childhood programs to social and leisure programs. UCP Heartland is essentially a school; the people who attend either live with their families, stay in a group home, or live at a nursing home.

Heisohn helps perform simple everyday tasks such as flipping a switch for a patient, or washing her hands. The clients that he works with are all at least 21 years old; most have cognitive abilities lower than those of a two-year old.

“I really like getting to walk into the project, looking for the ability to make people smile,” said Heisohn.

“I’ve really fallen in love with a lot of the different people I have been working with . . . they’re just such wonderful people,” said Heisohn.

Heisohn said the high point of the project so far has been a woman there who would always look at him and laugh at him. One day, Heisohn decided to join in the laughter with her for a few minutes.

“It was just a really beautiful moment,” said Heisohn.

Heisohn said he’s learned much about himself while serving at UCP. “I need to be more focused on loving and sharing smiles and encouraging people rather than boasting what I have and can do,” said Heisohn.

Nick Schmidt is also serving his senior project at UCP Heartland.

“It is a lot different than anything I have done before, which is something I wanted, and it gave me a challenge and something definitely out of my comfort zone; those are all things I was looking for,” said Schmidt.

A specific moment that Schmidt enjoyed occurred while he was trying to help a man with commands. He was handing the man a bottle which he continuously threw on the floor. Not knowing what to do, Schmidt told him to not throw it on the floor. The man was about to throw the bottle on the floor once again but held back and set it on the table.

“He showed me that they actually understand me and what I am doing actually means something to them,” said Schmidt.

Schmidt gives clients activities to do and either works with them hand-over-hand or encourages them with their task.

“People say working with the handicapped isn’t something easy, or it takes a special person to do that kind of job, but I have learned that we are all capable of doing those jobs . . . we can all help,” said Schmidt.

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A silent March, without signs

In 1776, back-talk was the new thing.

Great Britain’s monarchy had experienced sass before—the Magna Carta was one of the first examples of using words to attack a political opponent—but the British Empire itself? Who could imagine the very right of Britain to be an empire to be questioned?

For that was what the Declaration of Independence amounted to—the greatest act of public insolence the world had yet seen.

By what right can they declare themselves independent? How dare they speak of the rights of man to the most liberal, modernized government in the world?

Back then, being brave and breaking the silence was very impressive. Maintaining one’s composure and using reasonable arguments, as the Continental Congress and Jefferson did, made the Declaration not only spunky but world-changing. But in 2011, we still rely on essentially the same tactic to get our messages across in politics. While we’ve found louder media for our messages, TV and radio replacing ink and quill, back-talk is still our default mode of communication.

Perhaps it’s time to try something different.

Much has already been said about the problems created by all the angry noise in public discourse: how it may or may not incite violence, how it is an obstacle to any real debate, any real exchange of ideas.

The attempts to promote civility after the recent shootings in Tucson—Democrats and Republicans sitting together in Congress, newspaper columns calling for more respect among our public figures—suggest that the desire to cool down the way we deliver political messages is a universal one.

Perhaps that’s because the angry noise is old news—as old as this country, in fact.

And perhaps the new thing now is silence.

That’s not to say that I expect the bickering to end, ever. But I suspect that the next wave of politicians and movements to be successful will be the ones that occasionally use silence to their advantage. People who show calm and reserve when we expect an explosion will be the ones that get noticed.

It’s all about defying expectations, but for some reason, many still think that they can surprise people by getting angry.

I first started thinking about this idea over the weekend. I had an image I couldn’t get out of my head: a March for Life in Washington without signs. For good mea-

sure, I pictured the entire crowd of millions walking silently, too. Everyone knows why they were there—the signs are not needed for identification. Marching with determined silence and composure would be much different than the March I experienced in 2007, with speeches, music, and signs, signs, signs. Signs depicting bloody aborted fetuses. Signs identifying state, city, parish, school, club. I wonder—would a March without signs, without any words at all, send a clearer message to our government?

No more eloquent statement of solidarity and passion exists than millions of people marching together in silence. Silence is in short supply these days, and I bet that those willing to use meaningful silence will get more attention than those that do not.

I have been fairly lax in acting on my beliefs regarding life issues in past years. I only went on one March for Life, in eighth grade, so I am certainly not the best person to make this kind of proposition. While I do not mean to excuse my not going with SLUH this year, I feel like I might be more eager to go on a March that distinguished itself more from the rest of the angry noise on our TVs and radios.

I should note here that the SLUH Students for Life club’s efforts to step out of the deeply rutted Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice trenches are worthy of praise. Rebranding itself as the Students for Life, the group has not only continued its support for the lives of the unborn, but also emphasized other life issues, such as opposing the death penalty, broadening the spectrum of students interested in the club. The club joined the successful efforts to stay the executions of convicted criminals Roderick Nunley and Richard Clay. I hope the club continues on the course it has set.

And so I’m sure that our boys in Washington represented us well on Monday. I do not want to criticize the Marchers, from SLUH and elsewhere, that had signs, especially those with well-thought out messages appealing to reason and common values.

However, I cannot let go of that image in my mind—a silent March. The absence of signage and sloganeering could be much more impressive than their presence. I don’t expect it ever to happen. But it is an interesting idea, and perhaps an interesting new way of sending a message.

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Varsity Mock Trial dealt devastating first decision

JV squad prosecutes case successfully PHOTO BY MR. MATT SCIUTO

The varsity Mock Trial squad, charged with arguing the defense, thought that they had performed so well against Pattonville that they were almost sure they were going to come out on top.

It had them on the edge of their seats just waiting for the judge’s final decision.

Mock Trial moderator Anne Marie Lodholz said, “We all really thought we had the trial. It was really frustrating because we lost one jury member by one point and the judge just ended up choosing the prosecution.”

Lodholz noted standout performances from senior attorneys Conor Fellin, Sam Harris, and Logan Hayward as well as junior witness Dominic Margherio.

Lodholz was also especially proud of freshman attorney Sam Beckmann, and freshman witnesses Joe Edmunds and Adam Thorpe for their excellent performances Senior Sam Harris makes the case for the defense against Pattonville. in their first ever mock trial.

When asked about the

by Michael Daugherty case, freshman Joe Edmunds said, “It was and Adam Cooley really good for the first trial of the year.” reporters

The junior varsity Mock Trial team, who acted on the side of the prosecution, also oth the varsity and junior varsity performed well against Marquette. Standout Mock Trial teams had their first trial performers included junior attorneys Jesse of the year at the Old Courthouse downKeipp, Danny Hogan, Ed Rowles, and senior town on Tuesday night. The varsity squad, Ralph Scozzafava. who squared off with Pattonville, suffered Freshman timekeeper Michael Sit said, a devastating loss in what they thought “We knew it was going to be a blowout was going to be a victory. The junior varwhen we saw that the other team was using sity team won all three judges’ ballots in a notecards for their statements. The evaluators blow-out win against Marquette. said (we were) clearly more prepared.”

The fictional case that the SLUH teams

The next trial for both squads is next tried was provided by the Bar Association of month.

For the second trial, varsity and JV Metropolitan Saint Louis (BAMSL). It was a squads will switch sides of the same case criminal case involving Brock Gabriel Suczi, and be reevaluated.

After the second trial a sixteen-year-old male charged with drivBAMSL will narrow down the field of teams ing under the influence and second degree to one squad per school. murder.

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PHOTO BY BEN BANET CARTOON BY TOM FIELDS

Last week, the Prep News published an article about the recent installation of three cameras outside the entrances to the locker room. The new cameras, which are intentionally more visible than the ones they replaced, are part of the administration’s ongoing effort to prevent theft in the locker room, which has been a persistent problem.

The article was not available in

print, but can be found online at sluh. org/prepnews/news/student-life/493new-cameras-intended-to-deter-theft-inThis cartoon does not reflect the opinion of either the Prep News or St. Louis U. High.

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SERVICE

(from 1) let’s talk a little bit about service and why it matters, let’s have you reflect on what you went through­­–and then there’s the clincher– ‘Would you consider choosing to do more service in your years ahead at SLUH?’”

Throughout the past year, the Campus Ministry department has been meeting with administrators to develop proposals related to expanding service. The current proposal was introduced to the faculty during an inservice day held two weeks ago. During that meeting, a survey was distributed to faculty members to gauge their reaction to these proposals: overall, according to Bieber, they were overwhelmingly supportive.

“Pretty much everyone thinks that we need a change,” said Bieber. “It’s just the specifics of that change that we have to work out.”

Most likely, the faculty will play a large role in executing these service trips. A moderator will accompany the small groups of freshmen to the service sites, and there is a likelihood that theology teachers will integrate some sort of reflection on the projects into their classes throughout the year.

“We’re hoping that as a matter of established practice, that the kids that go on service will be asked to talk about it in theology classes,” said Linhares, who added that they will also reflect on the day of their service.

The Campus Ministry department has shied away from terming the service in this proposal as “mandatory,” referring to it instead as more of a gateway to expanding voluntary service in later years.

“The banner of (the word) mandatory has been stretched big; that’s not a useful way to talk about it,” said Linhares. “You’ve got one short little mandatory component, the whole purpose of which is to introduce service at an early stage so the voluntary service blossoms.”

Most students tended to agree, seeing a

required component as a small, yet important part of service that would develop a foundation for future participation in community service. This program, however, will not affect current students; the earliest that it would come into effect would be with next year’s freshman class.

“If you required a set amount of hours, I feel that it would blush the life out of it,” said junior John Bromell. “Doing something for just one day together is good—you’d also get the community aspect out of it.”

“It’s a great idea,” said junior Austin Huelsing. “It’s good to get (freshmen) involved early, so they can continue to explore their CSP options later on to a greater extent.”

“If we do make them do service,” said freshman Paul Fister, “then I would think that we would need to promote it heavily, so as to not make it a drag.”

The role that senior advisors would play in this program, if at all, is yet to be determined. According to Ehlman, their level of involvement has not been taken into consideration, although he recognized the value they bring in sharing their past experiences with community service.

Aside from the compulsory Senior Project, St. Louis U. High has not mandated that its students participate in service in recent history. Individual classes have periodically held Days of Service, which in some cases were mandatory, but currently those events are voluntary.

If approved soon enough by the administration, Campus Ministry hopes the new program will be implemented for next year’s freshman class. No changes are being made to the remainder of the CSP program, where participation is voluntary, nor are there plans to require any additional service for upperclassmen at this time.

January 28, 2010

Pulse resuscitated: juniors look to revive radio station

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n a sweltering room, once a former janitorial closet, a core of students are attempting to restart The Pulse, St. Louis U. High’s student radio station.

The Pulse, which began in 1999, has dwindled in recent years. The students now behind The Pulse have many ideas to revive the station.

In the past, The Pulse aired sports, talk shows, and recorded SLUH events.

“In the past, we’ve done it over the television, and we even had a short range frequency,” said junior Matt Hruz, a cohost on The Pulse. The station is currently broadcasting online from the website, sluh. org/pulse, which is accessible from any school computer. From there students can listen to live shows or to archived recordings. Recently broadcast shows are available in the SLUH media gallery.

The station currently broadcasts two talk shows in addition to music. Hruz and junior Brad Hoffmeister co-host the show “Brad in the Morning” during Activity Period, described by the title character as, “Everything from music to talk to random bits of comedy.” Aidan Talerico and Stephen Rubio first broadcast a comedy show called “Aidan and Bros” during Activity Period Wednesday.

Pulse moderator John Haefele said the group had three or four new shows in the

work. One of the plans is for old fashioned radio dramas, written by junior Mark Kuehner, played every two weeks. The staff of The Pulse also looks to be a source for displaying SLUH’s own musical talent by playing music by SLUH bands. Haefele said he would “love to see it used for educational purposes,” through activities like foreign language broadcasts.

The group is also looking to restore roles The Pulse had played in the past. The Pulse Archive section of their website includes audio recordings of important parts of SLUH’s history, such as past Masses and the installation of David Laughlin as President. The Pulse hopes to restore that function. “One really big missed opportunity was Fr. Harrison’s talk on Mission Week,” said Haefele.

Now that they are no longer broadcasting over the radio, The Pulse plans to expand its other capabilities, including setting up its website to allow students to subscribe on iTunes. The Pulse plans to do this once shows are produced on a reliable schedule.

And The Pulse continues to look for new people to get involved. Haefele said that if people were interested in making shows on “politics or sports or music, they are more than welcome to do that.” In order to prevent The Pulse from dying down again, the group is especially looking for freshmen to get involved.

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This Week in Sports History Volume 44, Issue 19

January 25, 1980

15-0 Cagers Slip by Griffs for Championship

“We played it tighter with a trophy on the line,” mused Coach Mimlitz, “We weren’t just out there for ourselves; we were playing for the school.”

Vianney used an effective control game to better the Bills by 23-21 after three quarters. But then the game got sloppy, and the Bills capitalized, hitting 17 unanswered

points for a 40-25 lead. Excellent guard play coupled with Dan Vierling’s “chairman of the boards” rebounding held the Griffs to nil, while Rich Reichle’s 75% free throw shooting did most of the offensive damage.

The Bills took the title for the DuBourg Tournament.

Editors note: The 1979-80 team ran their record to 19-0 before losing. The #1 ranked Jr. Bills were upset in regionals by McKinley High School, ending their season with a 25-3 record.

—Compiled by Eric Mueth

Construction Update The construction of the St. Louis Science Center’s Exhibition Hall is progressing on schedule. Currently, the main steel frame is being added to the multi-million dollar facility, which will replace the Exploradome and host traveling exhibitions. Exhibition Hall is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011.

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Editor in Chief: Nick “Ronald Reagan” Fandos News Editor: Conor “Paris June Rebellion of 1832” Gearin Web Editor: Patrick “Java War” O’ Leary Sports Editor: Mike “John Brown’s Raid” Lumetta Assistant Sports Editor: Eric “Easter Rising” Mueth Core Staff: Matt “Spartucus” Cooley, Drew “Tea Party Movement” Dziedzic, Nate “Nat Turner’s

Rebellion” Heagney, Joe “Screen Writer’s Guild Strike” Klein, Nathan “2005 NHL Lockout” Rubbelke Staff: Zach “8888 Revolution” Rauschenbach, Jack “Whiskey Rebellion” Witthaus Reporters: Jack “Days of Rage” Godar, Daniel “Kid’s Crusade” Schmidt, Adam “Mau Mau Uprising” Thorp, Ryan “2011 NFL Lockout” Dowd, Justin “Forest Brother’s Rebellion” Sinay, Jacob “Green Corn Rebellion” Trokey, Thomas “Boxer Rebellion” Riganti, Adam “American

Civil War” Cooley, Michael “April Uprising” Dougherty, John “Glorious Revolution” Webb Staff Photographer: Ted “October Revolution” Wight Contributing Photographers: Ben “Rose Revolution” Banet, Mr. Matt “Vatican II” Sciuto Masthead Artist: Greg “Singing Revolution” Fister Moderator: Mr. Steve “Irish Rebellion of 1798” Missey Advisor: Mr. Tim “Czechoslovakia 1968” Huether

Summer Opportunity Fair at MICDS The Summer Opportunity fair will be held on Saturday, January 29 at MICDS from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The fair displays a variety of summer camps and educational opportunities for students. It is free of charge and open to anyone in high school.The fair features information on educational programs and camps held over the summer.

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Chinese exchange students arrive, share thoughts on America

by Justin Sinay and Jake reporters

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hen the second semester began, St. Louis U. High welcomed four new students from Nanjing, China: Amy Jiang, Victor Wei, Bill Zhao, and Eric Dingyang.

All of them will spend the second semester at SLUH.

The students all come from the Nanjing Foreign Language School, SLUH’s sister school in Nanjing, China. The school teaches French, German, Japanese, and English, with each language program offering an exchange program. The SLUH-Nanjing exchange program was founded in 1997.

The four students placed at the top of their class after taking a senior high entrance exam. With these scores, the students qualified for the foreign exchange program that allowed them to study in America.

Eight different host families will accommodate the four students, one for each quarter. Jiang will be staying with the Thiemann and Siemers families, Wei with the Hoerr and Cooley families, Zhao with the Place and Siegfried families, and Dingyang with the Laury and Webb families.

Normally, the exchange program sends two boys and two girls, but there were not enough SLUH families willing to accommodate girls. As a result, Amy was the only girl able to participate in the exchange this year.

“All of the (Chinese) students are very studious. They even asked for more challenging classes. English and U.S. History are their toughest subjects, they sail through the others,” said Chinese teacher Ching-Ling Tai.

All of the students will be taking physics, biology, Advanced Geometry, U.S. History, English I, and Computer Fundamentals.

Jiang will take drawing, while Wei, Zhao, and Dingyang will take chorus.

In the rectangle to the right, the four students share a few of their thoughts about America, food, and SLUH thus far. Their answers are paraphrased from interviews with each student. Photo by Harold Wayne.

Bill Zhao

Amy Jiang

Eric Dingyang

Victor Wei

Most exciting/ impressive part of coming to America

The different To be able to observe educational/cultural the cultural differences styles and the ability and religions. to learn more about Catholicism.

Nervous about before coming to America

All of the lessons are taught in English.

All of the lessons are taught in English.

Favorite American food

Hamburger

Mom’s Deli

Hobbies

Piano, badminton, table tennis

Basketball and pool (billiards)

Favorite school subject

Science

Reading books, Pingpong listening to music, and playing card games Mathematics No preference To get a better understanding of American culture and improve English speaking ability. Make friends.

The difference in living habits from China, worldwide influence in America.

It’s a “melting pot.”

Spend some time with host families.

Go to some museums.

To spend some quality time with host family.

Teachers are much nicer here than in China. They are more open, too.

Conveniences of America. You can drink from the tap and use the clothes drier.

A lot more space in a house compared to an apartment.

Plans with free Read books in the time in America library, play pool (billiards), and play sports.

Most surprising Lots of work here.

You have to study thing about hard.

America

One of the exchange students left their laptop on the plane, and it was returned to them in the same condition.

Adapting to the classes and speaking English.

The chance to experience a different culture and the opportunity to make friends with people overseas.

No preference

Fried chicken and shakes

Difficult subjects such as U.S. History and English.

Chinese History

Two more assistant teachers study at SLUH

by Jack Godar reporter

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ollegians have invaded SLUH in the form of student teachers Jim Hubman and Shannon King.

Hubbman, a student at St. Meinrad’s College in Southern Indiana, is paired with theology teacher Fr. Ralph Houliahan, S.J., and King, who attends St. Louis University, is paired with Spanish teacher Kevin Moore.

“It’s a big help,” said Houlihan of having student teachers with him.

Hubbman has already taught some of Houlihan’s classes, but Moore is bringing

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Shannon King

King along more gradually. King is currently observing the class, but will soon teach some portions of Moore’s classes. For the last couple of weeks, King will be teaching all of Moore’s classes on her own.

“It’s safe to say I won’t be working very much during that week or two,” said Moore.

Both student teachers hope to teach high school upon graduation.

“High school is the ideal level which I would like to teach,” King said.

Hubbman said, “I enjoy working with people that age.”

Students have had favorable reactions to the student teachers.

“(King) hasn’t interacted too much with the class yet, but the way she has interacted, it seems like a positive thing,” freshman Tom Hunter said.

King and Hubbman have learned a lot so far during their time as student teachers.

King said that she has learned to be ready if the class plan goes too long or too short.

“(You have to) prepare for classes, so you can have a back-up plan if you need one,” King said.

Hubbman finds that working with an experienced teacher such as Houlihan has helped him, especially since he is transitioning from working in corporate communications to being a teacher.

“(Being a student teacher) gives me a chance under someone who is really good at (teaching) and really experienced at it,” said Hubbman.

Moore and Houlihan also shared what they think are the keys to being a successful teacher. Moore said that it is important to

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Jim Hubbman

know the students and their different learning styles.

“The big thing is that students are all a little bit different,” Moore said.

Houlihan stressed the importance of talking to and encouraging students.

“Teaching is really about two things, communicating and motivating,” Houlihan said.

Four juniors help rescue girl from creek January 30, 2004, Vol. LXVIII, Iss. 19,

By Tim Huether While sledding at Greenbriar Hills Country Club in Kirkwood on a snow day, juniors from St. Louis U. High suddenly found themselves called to help rescue an injured sledder. Then-juniors Luke Schlafly, Jim Krings, Connor Finnegan, and Eric Venker noticed a girl sledding backwards down a hill around 3 p.m.

She had lost control of her sled and was careening towards the creek below. She went over a seven-foot drop-off and landed on the rocks and ice, breaking through the ice into a couple inches of water. The SLUH students moved the girl onto the bank, deciding not to move her farther in case her back was broken. A friend of the juniors from St. Joe’s called 911. With some difficulty, paramedics and firemen evacuated the girl, who had broken her back in three places. However, she was walking again soon after the incident.

—Compiled by Conor Gearin

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(from 1) easier than an empty-netter.

“I knew I’d be missing the entire first semester, but at the same time, I couldn’t pass up a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity like that.

I can’t thank SLUH enough for allowing me to do that, and I’ll be forever grateful for all the support they gave me,” he said.

That’s not to say that weren’t some skeptical peers.

“Oh yeah, there were plenty of guys who couldn’t believe it. They thought I wasn’t good enough, or that it was one of those things where as long as you can write the check you can go. It was tough having people think of me as a spoiled kid with a lot of money, and that it had nothing to do with my talent.”

So Grossman made the trip to Brazil, in an experience that would change his life from much more than just a soccer perspective. The only kid who could speak English, Grossman was going up against kids who were basically already pros.

“I was playing with a lot of inner-city kids from all over Brazil who were all coming from poor backgrounds. For them, they were playing for the livelihood, because for them going pro was their only option. They had nothing else to turn to. It was a life-changing experience I’ll never forget.”

By the time Grossman returned to SLUH for his second semester, he had completely transformed his game, going from a great player to a special player. Varsity coach Charlie Martel was an eyewitness to Grossman’s transformation.

“Obviously we were upset not to have

Cole for his junior year, but we understood the reasoning behind his decision,” said Martel. “When he came back he was a more mature, more physical, and more dominant player.”

The first indications of this were in Grossman’s final summer season with Gallagher, at which point he was one of the top recruits in the country. When he came back from Brazil, he attended the Adidas Elite Soccer Program, a five-day camp for the top 100 juniors in the country attended by over 300 college coaches. “I made the camp’s all-star team, so after that the offers started rolling in. That’s when Duke first showed interest in me, and it didn’t take long for me to figure out that that’s where I wanted to go to college,” said Grossman.

So when it finally came time for Grossman to play his first varsity season he only had one goal: “I just wanted to have fun. I was playing soccer with my best friends and it was one of the most fun times of my life.

Outside of winning State, I wouldn’t change anything about it.”

Though the season ended with a heartbreaking double overtime sectional loss to eventual state champion Chaminade, Grossman still left an indelible mark on SLUH soccer.

“He had an awesome senior season,” said Martel. “ I can’t say enough about how good he was. As a midfielder he was physical and creative, and almost never turned the ball over.”

Martel said that he considers Grossman to be one of the top five midfielders ever at

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SLUH and is “definitely in the conversation for one of the best players ever here.”

Though he only played varsity that one year, Grossman still considers the MCC to be, not just one of, but the best high school soccer conference in the country.

“At Duke, I was playing with guys that went undefeated, won state, and were ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the country and played on incredible teams (in high school),” said Grossman. “But the last-place team in the MCC was producing just as many if not more college players as any of those schools.”

After four very successful years at Duke, including a senior season where he was first team all-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and a preseason All-America, Grossman was invited to the Major League Soccer (MLS) draft combine, which is restricted to the top 50 seniors in the country.

“One of the many great things about Duke is that it’s in the ACC, which is far and away the best D-I conference in the country. Year in, year out, you’re going against potential number one or number two picks (in the draft), as well as the top freshmen in the country,” said Grossman. “So while I never really had a moment where I knew I was going pro, it became obvious by my junior year and the success I was having that I could go pro.”

Martel was a little more concrete: “Outside of working on his stamina a little bit, I knew when he left that he was absolutely good enough (to go pro).”

The draft combine is comprised of three games over four days with representatives

from all the MLS teams present.

Grossman played very well at the combine, and was projected by many experts to be a sure first-rounder. In the end, Grossman fell a little bit, to 28th, where he was selected by the Columbus Crew.

“I tried not to think about where I might end up, but at the same time, it’s hard to stay away from all the mock drafts,” said Grossman, who compared draft day to a lot of the big drafts on TV. “I don’t want to go into too much detail, but there’s a lot of talk. You know, stuff like, ‘If you’re on the board when we’re up we’ll take you.’ That must have happened to me 10 times. It was a little frustrating, and it makes you realize it’s a business with no guarantees, but it was still an honor to go 28th overall in the second round, and I’m delighted to be in Columbus.”

Grossman has been in Columbus for a week now, training indoor. On Saturday he and the Crew will fly down to Phoenix to begin their preseason league play. The change in level of competition is obvious.

“It’s hard; all of the young guys are feeling it. But I’m a guy who doesn’t get intimidated easily, and I play the same way regardless of who I’m playing with or against.”

Grossman wants his story to be an example for younger kids in any sport. “Just because you’re overlooked, that doesn’t mean you’re not good, and it doesn’t mean that you should ever stop working hard.”

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vote by ballot on the school that we feel has the best hospitality for officials,” said Rick Glidewell, a 30-year official and member of the board of directors for IOFA’s basketball counterpart, the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials. “It’s very important to our officials, that award is.

They take a great deal of time and interest in voting on that.”

The award encompasses all levels, from varsity to freshman athletics. And Wehner said the award was a testament to the entire SLUH community.

“To me this is a school-wide award.

Everybody takes ownership of this,” said Wehner. “It has nothing to do with me as athletic director and it has everything to do with our coaches, fans and players and how they respect the officials when they come here.”

Basketball ends losing skid IOFA presents SLUH with sportsmanship award

by Nate Heagney core staff

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an abysmal 5 for 25 shooting performance from the field, and Clark said that was key in SLUH’s victory.

“We knew if we shut them down, we shut their team down. They usually score over 75 percent of their team’s points and we held them in check,” said Clark.

SLUH jumped to a 15-3 lead early on before St. Mary’s clawed back. But a 25-17 fourth quarter ensured the Jr. Bills of the victory.

Besides Clark’s 16, senior Sam Hill also added 13. Junior Daniel Schmidt chipped in eight points and 10 rebounds.

SLUH plays Jefferson City tonight, 7:00 p.m., in the Danis Field House.

t took awhile, but the St. Louis U. High basketball team is back on the winning track, and they hope to stay there awhile.

SLUH had only one game this week, at home Saturday against St. Mary’s, and the Jr. Bills took advantage of their first game against a non top-ten team in weeks as they pulled away late to defeat the Dragons, 6149.

“It always feels good to win. I think we played better this game. We still have things to work on,” said SLUH coach John Ross.

“Our first half defense and rebounding was solid. We let them get back into the games PHOTO BY BEN BANET a couple of times, but in the second half we made shots we missed in the first.”

SLUH finished the game shooting 47 percent from the field, including 40 percent from three. Those solid shooting percentages combined with a substantial rebounding margin in SLUH’s favor (38-18) led the Jr. Bills to victory.

However, that victory was in doubt as late as the beginning of the fourth quarter, when SLUH led 36-32. But spurred by a stretch of seven straight points by junior Matt Clark, the Jr. Bills pulled away. Ross said that Clark, who finished with a game-high 16 points, gave the Jr. Bills a big lift.

“I think we are a different team when he is out there. He scores in a lot of different ways.

And defensively, in our zone especially, he’s good at getting his hands on a lot of passes,” said Ross.”

SLUH played that zone most of the game, and it did a good job of smothering St. Mary’s two primary offensive targets, guards junior Jon Connolly and senior Kevin Brotherton. Those guards were held to Senior forward Zak Otten goes up for a shot in SLUH’s 61-49 win over St. Mary’s.

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proud smile slides across Athletic Director Dick Wehner’s face as he describes a run-in he had with a high school referee recently.

“I bumped into a young official the other day who—I know his father. And this young guy tells me, ‘My dad told me that (SLUH) is the best place to referee football or basketball because of the way SLUH treats the officials.’”

That feeling is apparently one shared by more officials than that one, as SLUH was recently honored as the Interscholastic Association of Football Officials Metro Catholic Conference Sportsmanship award.

The award is given to the school who, in the eyes of the referees, best treats officials.

“The officials at the end of the year, we

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Hendren Invitational a warmup for racquetball’s State run

by Fritz Simmon reporter

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f we do well in this tournament, I think it would be safe to say we will do well in State,” said junior Jack Mohrmann of the Gary Hendren Invitational, where the St. Louis U. High racquetball team will tune up for State this Saturday.

The Hendren Invitational is a tournament for varsity players from all five league teams—SLUH, Vianney, Chaminade, DeSmet, and powerhouse Parkway West. The tournament is structured in a round robin format: all the No.1 seeds will play each other, all the No.2 seeds will play each other, and so on. Each seed will be assigned a court and all games for that seed will be played on that court until everyone has played each other.

For most SLUH players, this tournament is not much of a threat. Six out of the eight players remain undefeated. The two players

who have one loss, seniors Nick Schmidt and Joe Murray, have both beaten the opponent who defeated them.

The Jr. Bill who is most anxious for Saturday is sophomore Lorenzo Crim. Crim is playing for senior No. 7 seed and doubles player Luke Hellwig, who is once again out with a groin injury and has made it apparent that he does not want to rush his return.

Crim said, “I am excited and eager to play in the tournament.”

The “Crim Reaper” hopes to wreak havoc on his opponents. He said, “I hope I can bring the team a win competing at the varsity level.”

This does not seem to be too unrealistic since most of his opponents have never experienced his relatively slow type of play.

This tournament will be held Saturday at Vetta Sports Concord in Webster. Matches begin at 3:30 and will go into the late evening.

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Hockey takes home Jesuit Cup, readies for Challenge Cup PHOTO BY CRAIG RAGLAND

by Nathan Rubbelke Core Staff

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nytime there is a trophy at stake, you can expect a highly-contested match.

Such was the case last Friday evening in the 38th annual Jesuit Cup. The St. Louis U. High hockey team defeated DeSmet 2-0 to claim its ninth Jesuit Cup win and third in the last four years.

It was a special night for SLUH as the team also celebrated Senior Night. Honoring the seniors, head coach Charlie Busenhart’s starting lineup included six seniors.

Both teams matched evenly in the first few minutes of the game, but SLUH created more scoring opportunities as the period progressed. However, the Jr. Bills were unable to capitalize on their added opportunities. The score was tied at zero at the end of the first period despite SLUH outshooting DeSmet 11-6.

The Jr. Bills discovered their rhythm quickly in the second period, finding the back of the net for a 1-0 lead when sophomore defenseman Remy Hoffman fired home a slap shot.

The Jr. Bills had numerous scoring opportunities thanks to DeSmet’s style: rely on the goalie to stop shots, then clear the puck down the ice.

“Our game plan was to get many shots on goal,” explained Busenhart.

The Cupbills took a two-goal advantage five minutes into the third period with a goal from senior forward Matt Potter. Both of SLUH’s goals in the game came from the usual third line.

Senior goaltender Justin Ragland

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he SLUH Jr. Billiken wrestling team followed up a tough MICDS tournament this past weekend with a solid win in a dual against MCC rival DeSmet.

The Eric Lewis Invitational at MICDS proved to be another tough go for the Jr. Bills. Eighteen teams, sprawled out across six mats in the McDonnell Athletic Center, competed in the tournament. The teams represented came from as far away as Mexico, Missouri, and were as small as the one-man lineup out of Barat Academy. SLUH was in ninth place after two rounds before falling out of the top 10 in the third and final round of the tournament.

A power outage on Friday night just as the first matches were about to begin delayed the tournament for 20 minutes before the lights flickered on and another five minutes before wrestling was able to begin. Junior 145-pounder Will Whitney and fellow junior wrestlers made good use of the 25-minute delay by playing duck-duck-goose with some wrestlers from Principia.

Pins from sophomore 119 Alex Tackes, junior captains Nick Danter (135) and Whitney, and senior Hans Brende (140) rounded out a strong first trip through the lineup as the four advanced to the quarterfinal round along with sophomore Ryan Arroyo (103), freshman Sean Mulligan (112), and junior heavyweight Parker Schenk, who got through on byes.

Senior John Brusati (215) lost on a takedown with under 10 seconds left to a St. Clair opponent with a 30-3 record.

Danter won in overtime, and Whitney won an 8-4 decision over his Rockwood Summit opponent in hard-fought quarterfinal wins. Wins from sophomore Jack Flotte (130), junior Joe Mungenast (160), who pinned his opponent on a near-side cradle, and Brusati kept the team in the hunt for third place.

The first round ended late Friday night, and wins from Arroyo, Mulligan, sophomore Nick Geiser (125), Brusati, and Schenk put them into the quarterfinals of the wrestleback

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Saturday, January 22 SLUH 35, St. Mary’s 29 The Jr. Bills played great defense in a very slow-paced game. Sophomore Brian Howard had a game high 15 points as SLUH led the entire way.

—Ben Hutchison

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Seniors (from left) Ryan Reding, Andrew Evola, Justin Ragland, Jackson Hoffmann, Matt Potter, Jimmy Berger, and Pat Judge celebrate Saturday night after beating DeSmet to win the Jesuit Cup.

stopped all 16 shots that came his way for his second straight shutout.

“Ragland played extremely well,” said Busenhart.

Though he did not record any points, senior defenseman Jimmy Berger was named the Prepcasts player of the game for his outstanding defense.

SLUH will finish its regular season this weekend with games against Vianney and Priory. While both teams are very beatable, SLUH will need to rely on their depth. As many as ten players will be missing the

games for club hockey games.

Two wins will solidify SLUH as the No. 2 or No. 3 seed for Challenge Cup playoffs.

As a two- or three-seed, the Jr. Bills would avoid powerhouse CBC until a possible championship game matchup.

Challenge Cup seeding takes place this Sunday, and SLUH will begin its quest for their first Challenge Cup title next weekend, but they must not overlook their games this weekend.

“We can’t have any slip-ups,” said sophomore forward Chase Berger.

Wrestling struggles late at MICDS, tops DeSmet

by Clark reporter

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bracket. Mungenast was sick and unable to wrestle his final match Friday night.

Saturday morning proved to be a little tougher for the Jr. Bills as only Schenk pulled out a win the first time around the lineup. Schenk pinned his opponent with a first-period head-and-arm, which advanced him into the semifinals of the wrestleback bracket.

Semifinalists Danter and Whitney each fell, Danter on a first-period pin, and Whitney 11-5 in a tough match that was as close as 6-4 in the third period. Both fell into the semifinal match of the wrestleback bracket.

The end of the tournament’s second round saw seventh-place finishes from Mulligan and Brende. Mulligan won in a 9-4 decision, and Brende won with a first-period pin, both against opponents out of Principia.

Danter and Whitney fell again, as did Schenk, setting each up for a shot at a fifth-place tournament finish. Brusati lost his seventh-place match to a Principia opponent whom he had previously defeated at the Vianney Tournament.

“I finished eighth,” said Brusati, “but I could’ve done better in a couple tough matches earlier on.”

SLUH advanced three wrestlers into the final round, all for fifth-place matches.

Danter won an 8-4 decision over his Mexico opponent for fifth place.

After the match Danter said, “It was a good way to end it, but I should’ve wrestled harder in my earlier matches for a shot at first or third.”

Whitney fell to a Rockwood Summit wrestler in a 9-3 decision for a sixth-place finish. Down one and then two points in the third round, Schenk needed only a takedown to stay alive, but was unable to finish his shots and finished sixth.

Tuesday night the Jr. Bills wrestled in a home dual meet against rival DeSmet. SLUH came out on top with a final team score of 43-27.

Brusati wrestled the first match of the dual at heavyweight, up from his usual slot at 215, to take the place of injured sophomore Sam Wilhelm, and suffered an 8-4 loss to

Nick Wunderli. Brusati brought the match to within two in the third period but was unable to secure a takedown for the tie.

After Arroyo lost a decision at 103, freshman Brendan Bollinger, filling in at 112 for the injured Mulligan, earned a pin in just over a minute with a cradle.

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Tuesday, January 25 SLUH win over DeSmet The Jr. Bills defeated their Metro Catholic Conference rivals in a regular season dual meet.

—Clark DeWoskin Wednesday, January 26 Oakville Tri-Meet SLUH win over Oakville Eureka win over SLUH A pin from sophomore Nick Geiser (125) helped the team earn a victory over the Oakville squad while sophomore Daniel Boyce (189) earned his first win of the season in a loss to Eureka.

—Clark DeWoskin

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Tuesday, January 25 SLUH win over DeSmet Because DeSmet had only seven wrestlers, SLUH received several byes to win by a large margin. In the matches wrestled, though, SLUH still recorded several pins.

—Mike Lumetta Wednesday, January 26 Oakville Tri-Meet SLUH win over Oakville Eureka win over SLUH Oakville, like DeSmet, only had a few wrestlers. SLUH wrestlers pinned all five of their opponents and received byes at the other weight classes for a shutout. Ninetypounder Danny Sullivan got his first pin. A stronger Eureka squad, however, beat the Jr. Bills handily, though SLUH fought out of a few pins.

—Mike Lumetta

Saturday, January 22 Lindbergh 46, SLUH 44 (OT) at Oakville Tournament While SLUH played fairly well throughout the course of the game, Lindbergh stopped them from scoring in overtime. Chris Booker was the high scorer with 17 points.

SLUH 46, Oakville 35 at Oakville Tournament SLUH played well throughout the game and used good defense in the fourth quarter to secure the win. Chris Booker had 19 points.

Wednesday, January 26 SLUH 42, Riverview Gardens 36 Josh Keil had 8 points as SLUH played consistently on both offense and defense to get the win.

—Stephen Lumetta

C White Basketball (9-4)

Saturday, January 22 SLUH 44, St. Mary’s 24 Alex Piening had 9 points, and all of the Jr. Bills contributed on offense to get a solid win over the Dragons of St. Mary’s.

—Stephen Lumetta

JV Hockey (10-1-3)

Sunday, January 23 SLUH 3, Lafayette 2 Sophomores Eric Effinger and Corey Quinn both scored goals, and sophomore Drew Brunts netted the game-winning goal in the third period to give the Jr. Bills the victory.

—Justin Sinay

JVD Hockey (7-2-1)

Saturday, January 22 SLUH 0, Fort Zumwalt West 0 Freshman Brendan Haselhorst kept Fort Zumwalt West from stealing the game by keeping them scoreless throughout.

—Jack Kinzel

JV 1-1 Racquetball (7-1)

Tuesday, January 25 Parkway Central 3, SLUH 2 The top JV team took a close loss to the Parkway Central Colts. Junior Michael Fotouhi was the only SLUH player to win his match in straight sets, as the Jr. Bills lost their first match of the season.

JV 1-2 Racquetball (2-4)

Monday, January 24 DeSmet 4, SLUH 1 SLUH’s 1-2 JV team lost to DeSmet’s top JV on Monday. The Jr. Bills struggled to match the Spartans, as only sophomore Scott Scewczyk was able to break up a sweep.

JV 2-1 Racquetball (8-0)

Tuesday, January 25 SLUH 3, Parkway Central 1 A shorthanded SLUH team faced the Colts in a four-game match. Juniors Luke Hagerty and Jack Sellman won handily and senior Nick Lewchenko locked up a win for the undefeated Jr. Bills.

JV 2-2 Racquetball (4-2)

Tuesday, January 25 Parkway Central 3, SLUH 2 Seniors Marc Fernan and Tommy Majda played well, both winning their matches decisively, but the team lost three matches for a close 3-2 defeat.

—Eric Mueth

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Junior Connor Edler, who had been injured since early in the season, received a bye at 125, and Flotte was able to earn an escape in the final seconds of his match to finish with an eight-point lead at 10-2 and a major decision.

Danter and his opponent stayed even through each of the first two rounds of the 135-pound match, but when Danter started on top at the beginning of the third period, he was able to briefly turn his opponent to earn two back points, which proved to be enough for a win.

Freshman Jim Onder, filling in for Brende, was pinned in a tough match at 140. Coach Jon Ott then moved Whitney up to 152, where he pinned his opponent in the first round rather than receiving a bye at 145. Junior 152 Evan Chipley then moved up to take the bye at 160 while Mungenast wrestled at 171 in place of sophomore Keith Schumacher.

Mungenast was pinned in the third round of a difficult match against DeSmet senior Joe Holden.

“It’s always exciting coming in against a conference rival, knowing we’ll be competitive and be able to win a lot of matches,” said Whitney after the dual.

The team headed to Oakville Wednesday for a tri-meet that included Eureka. The Jr. Bills defeated Oakville 48-25, but were unable to top Eureka, falling 54-27. Edler returned at 125 with a loss in his only match. Flotte was named outstanding wrestler by Ott for the meets after a cradle pin against his Eureka opponent and a 5-2 victory over his Oakville opponent. Whitney and Danter each won against their Oakville and Eureka opponents. Whitney pinned his Eureka opponent in the first round.

MICDS was the last tournament for the Bills before Districts the weekend of Feb. 12. They will face off in dual meets at Chaminade Feb. 2 and against Pattonville Feb. 3 at home next week.

Wehner said that he heard many comments from officials in the past about SLUH’s hospitality. In particular, SLUH’s clean facilities, friendly hosts and even things such as complimentary cold drinks have drawn praise.

“Those may not seem like a big thing. But I was taught a long time ago that little things mean a lot,” said Wehner.

Glidewell added that in his experience, SLUH has always been particularly welcoming.

“When I come (to SLUH) I’m always greeted, shown where to go, the hospitality is outstanding. We’ve got food and drink, great facilities to dress in, wonderful security. It’s just a general atmosphere of making you feel important,” said Glidewell.

Senior Joe Shaver greets the football officials and takes them to their locker room before every game. Wehner said he thought Shaver’s work played a big role in SLUH’s

Sisyphus

comes out next Wednesday

The Sisyphus 2011 Winter Issue will be on sale next Wednesday, Feb. 2, during Activity Period and lunch outside of the cafeteria for 25 cents an issue. Following the print edition’s

of literature from the magazine will be posted online. An art podcast, displaying some of the magazine’s finest pieces of art, will also be made available online soon. The podcast will feature a slideshow of artwork with audio commentary.

9am JV Wrestling @ MCC Tournament 7:45pm Hockey vs. Priory @ Affton

Sunday, January 30 10am 2pm

CLA Meeting FAFSA Meeting

Schedule R

Seniors Return AP Senior 1818 Registration

hospitality.

Wehner has made athlete sportsmanship a major priority during his tenure as athletic director, and Glidewell noted that SLUH players do a good job in that category, saying he never felt disrespected by a SLUH athlete.

That combination of hospitality and respect has made SLUH a welcome destination for officials like Glidewell, who said, “I always look forward to going to SLUH to do athletic contests, be it basketball or football, because I know I’m going to get treated with respect, and I know the people there are going to take care of me and make me feel like I’m part of the process.”

Wehner accepted the award at CBC, where was presented a plaque, which currently resides in his office.

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ULTIMATE Frisbee Players 13-15% extra credit possible* *pro-rated based on 40 time

traditional Groundhog Day publication date, a podcast moderated by literary editor Michael Blair featuring two pieces

Saturday, January 29

Monday, January 31

SPORTSMANSHIP (from 6)

Chinese Confucius Classroom Dedication AP Freshman Class Mass

College Reps:

Purdue University (M115)

Snack—Curly Fries 5:30pm JV Basketball vs. Jeff City 7pm Basketball vs. Jeff City 8pm Hockey vs. Vianney @ Affton Lunch Special—Chinese

Healthy—Sweet and Sour Chicken

Much Ado About Nothing

Quote of the Week

“O God, that I were a man! I would eat his heart in the marketplace.”

—Beatrice

5:30pm C Blue basketball @ Gibault 7pm C White Basketball @ Gibault Lunch Special—Stuffed Crust Pizza

Healthy—Popcorn Chicken

Tuesday, February 1

AP Registration opens 4:30pm JV Basketball @ Kirkwood 6pm Basketball @ Kirkwood Lunch Special—Toasted Ravioli

Healthy—Fish n’ Chips

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Wednesday, February 2

Schedule R

Thursday, February 3

Schedule R

Friday, February 4

Schedule R

Freshman STUCO Primary Elections AP Snack– French Toast Sticks Lunch Special—Burritos Healthy—Enchilada

AP Freshmen Advisement Tutorial

College Reps:

Kansas State University (M112) 3:30pm Racquetball @ Vianney 6pm Wrestling Senior Night Dinner

Wrestling vs. Pattonville Lunch Special—Papa Johns Pizza

Healthy—Chicken Parmesan AP 3:30pm 6pm

Lunch

Snack– Mozz Sticks Racquetball @ Vianney Wrestling Senior Night Dinner Wrestling vs. Pattonville Special—Brunch for Lunch Healthy—Philly Cheese Steak compiled by

Nathan Rubbelke

Winter storm covers region is almost a foot of snow, classes cancelled Printed with permission of the National Weather Service.

St. Louis, MO Weather Service Office Phone: 636-441-8467 Compiled by Nick Fandos

PHOTO BY MR. MATT SCIUTO

Classes were cancelled last Thursday and communtes disrupted through Friday in the wake of one of the largest winter storms in recent years. At 5 p.m. Wednesday meterologists at the National Weather Service were forcasting roughly six inches of snow for a narrow band along the I-70

corridor and from four to six inches in the St. Louis metro area. Twenty-four hours later, St. Louis was still largely gridlocked from a storm that dumped up to a foot of snow in some locations and above six inches for the majority of the metro area.

Due to the cancellation of classes, the Prep News was unable to publish a print copy of last week’s issue 17. Instead the paper was published exclusively online. If you missed that issue online, check it out at sluh.org/prepnews.