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St. Louis University High School | Friday, October 12, 2012
Australians visit SLUH, challenge rugby squad BY Jonathan REPORTER
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hirty-five high school students from St. Ignatius College, Riverview in Sydney, Australia, arrived in St. Louis last Wednesday as part of a two-week immersion trip throughout the United States. In St. Louis, the travelers stayed with SLUH host families for five days, immersing themselves in American culture. “We did what any other American would do,” said senior Joe Walsh. “We went to our high school football game, then hit McDonald’s—or ‘Mackers’ as the Aussies say.” While in St. Louis, the Australians attended classes at SLUH, experienced St. Louis, and visited some landmarks. Highlights of the group’s time in St. Louis included visits to the Federal Reserve, the Arch, and the SLUH football game versus Lafayette. A favorite event among the visiting students was watching the St. Louis Rams play their Thursday Night Football game against the Arizona Cardinals. “Going to see the Rams play, that was pretty good,” said Jarron Smith. When asked about what he
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SLUH’s rugby team and its Australian opponents pose after a soaking rugby match. The Australians won 3-2.
thought about American football compared to rugby, Smith joked, “It was hogwash because I didn’t know any of the rules.” Smith noted Americans have more enthusiasm in watching sports. “The crowds were much more into it, much louder crowds. It was a pretty good spectator sport,” he said.
Overall, the Australians got to learn a bit about American culture, and the SLUH host students learned a bit about Australian culture. “The Aussies got to eat apple pie for the first time and I learned a new way to hold a ping pong paddle,” said Walsh. After school on Friday, 18 SLUH rugby players played an
informal rugby game in the pouring rain against the 16 Australian students. Coach Chris Keeven initially planned to play the game on Monday, Oct. 8, but didn’t realize the Australians were leaving on Sunday. He realized his mistake during the day on Friday, and announced during lunch that the game would happen after school. continued on page 4
t 9:39 a.m., when the activity period bell rings, hungry students venture to the Si Commons to buy some Bosco Sticks, a few donuts, or an overloaded container of fries. By lunchtime, students can be seen waiting in line with a blue tray piled with burgers or chicken sandwiches. With such abundance, it’s relatively easy to solve a hunger issue at SLUH. But for the malnourished children of Malawi, receiving proper nutrition while living in poverty is virtually impossible. Finding food is often hard and sometimes impossible. Some of the food that is found, however, does not provide the necessary nutrition for a developing child. Children who do not receive proper nutrition can end up with serious disabilities and development problems. Halfway around the world, Washington University’s Mark continued on page 4
ACES discussion focuses on East St. Louis Fifteen grade school Kovarik, ACES did not plan to principals tour SLUH have a second presentation, but photo | Ben Banet
ACES moderator Frank Kovarik gives a presentation about East St. Louis BY Jack Godar CORE STAFF
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he Association for Cultural Enrichment at SLUH (ACES) gave a presentation at activity period yesterday titled, “Communities Divided, Part Two: Crossing the River”, to help disprove many local East St. Louis stereotypes and generate discussion about the
attitudes toward the city on the Mississippi’s East Bank. The presentation followed up an earlier presentation on racial segregation and its history by detailing racial segregation on the Illinois side of the St. Louis metropolitan area. According to English teacher and ACES moderator Frank
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decided to continue the series based on the quality of discussion in the first presentation—which happened last month—and feedback from students and teachers. “Near the end of the discussion, Ms. (Suzanne) Renard said that she hoped that the discussion could continue, and in a Prep News article, a student who attended said that he had been hoping that the presentation would also touch on the Illinois side of things,” Kovarik said. “That’s what gave ACES the idea to continue the conversation by focusing on East St. Louis specifically.” Students filtered into 215C Thursday activity period to the sounds of Duke Ellington’s “East St. Louis Toodle-loo.” Kovarik began the presentation with a brief history of East St. Louis. He talked about how the East St. Louis of 100 years ago held a similar stigma as it does now. Kovarik cited the early twencontinued on page 4
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Coming to America Dorlus ’13 speaks about adjusting to life in America, three years after moving to St. Louis from Haiti. Page 5 Big shoes to fill Zach Hoffman and Raymond Wingo carry on the legacy of brothers who starred in their respective sports. Page 7
Program part of admissions effort BY Jack STAFF
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ifteen grade school principals, eighth grade teachers, and counselors visited St. Louis U. High last Thursday to learn more about the school. SLUH sent invitations to more than 160 grade schools whose alumni have come to school here. The invitation was offered to principals, teachers, counselors with the hopes that they would encourage their students would come to see SLUH. “I remember thinking, if we get five, that’s great. Five more that we get to visit with,” said director of admissions Anja Schmelter. “Fifteen was a nice group.”
This week in opinions A healthy harvest of letters touches on social justice, school spirit, secularism, and what it means to be a senior. Pages 2-3 Daily grind Resident deep thinker Mitch Mackowiak reflects upon habits, boredom, and the adventurous life. Page 5
The day began with a continental breakfast and a meeting with the administration. Schmelter and Assistant Director of Admissions Ben Farley then took two groups on tours around the school including an opportunity to look in on classes. “It was neat for them. They ran into some of their ex-students and so it was a nice opportunity for those that were involved,” said Schmelter. The principals then heard presentations from Principal John Moran, Schmelter, and Farley on SLUH and its admissions process, followed by an opportunity to ask an questions. “We’re trying to let people in the metropolitan area know more about SLUH,” said Farley. The day also gave principals the opportunity to meet with Schmelter. She tries to visit a large number of schools in the spring, continued on page 4
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Metro Catholic Conference play begins After beating CBC and nationally-ranked Chaminade, MCC play begins with SLUH losing to Vianney 1-0. Page 6 Lancers deliver a drubbing Footbills lose to Lafayette 50-20, fall back to .500 mark. Page 7
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Prep News Volume 77, Issue 8
October 12, 2012
Medical careers club hosts speakers, plans programs
RC Club flies into SLUH
BY Leo Heinz REPORTERS
ny Jr. Bills who see small aircraft in the skies over Backer Memorial shouldn’t fear that their airspace has been overrun by predator drones—they’re probably witnessing the activity of one of SLUH’s newest clubs, the Remote Control (RC) Aircraft Club, founded by Seniors Joseph Walsh and Eric Walden. The RC club had a booth during the Activities Fair. The club was flying RC aircrafts and getting a lot of attention, resulting in around 120 students signing up for the club. The popular new club was founded after Walsh and Walden, both RC aficionados, started talking about their common interest. Eventually, they decided to form a club so that others could enjoy their hobby. “I got interested in RC aircraft after seeing an RC aircraft show in 7th grade,” Walsh said. “I really wanted to fly one of those big bi-planes that can trail smoke and do all types of acrobatic maneuvers.” Now, the RC club is taking to the classrooms for the new members. With Walsh and Walden bringing in a flight simulator to use on a computer, they have been
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he Medical Careers Club is giving students an opportunity to get to know the activities around the area related to medicine or health. The club is in its second year at SLUH, moderated by science teacher Tim O'Keefe. O'Keefe said, “What I have found over time and after being here for several years, a lot of times people will send me information about activities that are going on around the area, and I wanted to make sure to get these out and available to students, especially the younger students, since I have only seniors for anatomy and genetics. So that's kind of why we started the club.” O'Keefe mentioned that there were a handful of students who did internships at the Science Center over this past summer. Other students were involved in neurophysiology activities at the Science Center, too. On Oct. 2, a group of students attended a seminar on concussions in soccer at an orthopedic center in Des Peres. Three doctors spoke about how concussions can affect the brain and body SLUH graduate Taylor Twell-
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Volume 77, Issue 8 Editor-in-Chief John “John Webb” Webb News Editor Adam “Adam Thorp” Thorp Web Editor Mitch “Mitch Mackowiak” Mackowiak Sports Editors Brian “Brian Dugan” Dugan Clark “Clark DeWoskin” DeWoskin Core Staff Jack “Jack Godar” Godar Stephen “Stephen Lumetta” Lumetta Joe “Joe Kreienkamp” Kreienkamp Staff Kieran “Kieran Connolly” Connolly Sam “Sam Fentress” Fentress Jack “Jack Kiehl” Kiehl Thomas “Thomas Riganti” Riganti Reporters Leo “Leo Heinz“ Heinz Jack “Jack Sinay“ Sinay Will “Will Smith“ Smith TJ “TJ Grieb” Grieb
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man, a former MLS soccer player, also spoke at the seminar about how concussions have affected his life. On Oct. 1, a group of Washington University researchers came to SLUH to give a presentation about their research on certain pain pathways that they are studying in mice. Their studies focus on the certain genes and how the genes affect the pain of mice. About 30 students attended the presentation. This was open to the whole school. Dr. Jason Young will be speaking to the club about his medical education and orthopedics on a date to be determined. O'Keefe mentioned he knew of a couple of juniors who were interested in shadowing at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He hopes to schedule a tour of their facilities for any students who are interested. O'Keefe hopes the club makes students aware of the opportunities and activities in the St. Louis area for those are interested or thinking about a career in the medical field. Any students interested in joining the club should email or talk to O’Keefe.
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getting members familiar with how to fly an RC aircraft. “It’s a way to teach with some administration so they can learn to get a feel for flying,” said Walden. “Of course, it’s nothing compared to the real thing.” “We plan on getting everyone familiar with the feel of an RC with simulations first, before we take them out and start flying real RCs. We sometimes go to air shows of RC planes and helicopters after school so that the members can see how RCs fly in person,” said Walsh about their other activities. Walsh said, “Our goal is for every member to have their own plane, but right now we’re trying to figure out a cost-effective solution for that to happen. Throughout the entire club, we only have about six planes, but all types of RC equipment are encouraged. The more the merrier.” The club has been meeting twice a week for six weeks. These meetings usually bring in ten to 20 members a day. The club also welcomes new members and doesn’t require continuous commitment unless you want to fly the RC planes. The RC club meets every Tuesday and Thursday during Activity Period, in room M122.
11 Seniors attend weekend Service Learning Retreat BY Danny REPORTER
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his past weekend, eleven seniors went to downtown St. Louis on the Service Learning Retreat, led by math teachers Nicholas Ehlman and Frank Corley. For three years now, the retreat has been run through The Bridge, a foundation which provides aid to homeless and impoverished people in St. Louis. This nonprofit organization is attached to Centenary United Methodist Church on Olive Street. Senior Kieran Connolly was thoroughly pleased with his time on the retreat. He was expecting to do more service, but he was very happy with his experiences learning about homelessness and interacting with homeless people. Connolly talked about the pantry that he had helped organize and what he noticed about its contents. “A lot of it must have come from companies who couldn’t use certain things and didn’t have anything better to do with them than donate them,” he said. He joked about the 50 large containers of Mongolian beef sauce which were sitting near the back of the pantry. While donations like this were not necessarily the most helpful, Connolly was happy with the signs of St. Louis taking care of its citizens in need. He reported that one of the Bridge’s employees said, “Saint Louis is really up there when it
comes to taking care of the homeless.” Senior Joel Ocampo said that his experiences helped him to see the homeless “as people, and not just as statistics or numbers.” In one exercise, the members of the retreat were divided into two groups of seven people. Each group was given a dollar per person to buy and prepare a dinner. “That was a tough one,” said Ocampo. Ocampo’s group put together a dinner of ramen noodles, grilled cheese, and Kool-Aid, but it would be very difficult to get any sort of variety or real nutrients on such a small budget. This activity helped Ocampo and Connolly realize just how hard simply surviving could be for many of the needy people that he had met over the weekend. When asked about the retreat, Ehlman said that its name sums it up. He said that the service to the homeless was important, though even more important was learning about why these people are homeless and what we as a city can do to help them. Ehlman wants the students to reflect on their experiences and ask themselves “where God is in homelessness and what our role, as Catholics, is to help them.” Ehlman hopes to lead the retreat again next year and enjoyed seeing how the young men on the retreat came to understand and care for the people who, in many cases, need help just to get by.
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Could SLUH be a shelter? To the editors: What does it really mean to be a man for others? At SLUH, a large emphasis is put on service and providing for the poor and needy. We strive to uphold our Jesuit values of serving the poor through the many opportunities we offer students to do service. Working with shelters like Sts. Peter and Paul and Karen House is a fulfilling way to help the poor in neighborhoods of St. Louis, while we also reach out to the people of Honduras and Appalachia with annual service trips. But are we guilty of overlooking the poor and needy of our own neighborhood, our own community around SLUH, whose basic needs are not being met? With our expensive facilities and vast resources at SLUH, we sometimes overlook or ignore the people that walk the streets very near our own beautiful campus. We have a chance to change that and make a big difference. What if SLUH opened a small shelter, directly in the SLUH community, offering an opportunity for the local poor to receive daily meals and obtain basic necessities such as clothing and blankets? This would offer a way for the SLUH community to make an immediate difference in the neighborhood surrounding us that we so frequently overlook. It wouldn’t take much to operate. All that would be needed is some simple kitchen appliances, donations of food and clothing, but most importantly, the commitment of being a man for others from the students of SLUH. If such a shelter did exist, it would help our Community Service Program, giving students a site to serve within walking distance of the school. Serving at our own SLUH shelter could be integrated into the now mandatory freshman service program to demonstrate the difference we are making in our own community and to inspire further service while at SLUH. Instead of searching for more outlets for service each year, a SLUH shelter could be the centerpiece of the service program. I understand that any new idea generates questions, criticism, and doubt, and we should be open to that feedback, take it to heart, and provide alternate solutions. After all, this is simply an informal proposal, something to get you thinking. Creating this SLUH shelter should be a goal of ours, a project we can all support whether we have direct involvement in its founding or not. C.J. Jung once said, “You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do,” so let’s turn this dream into a reality and change our neighborhood community forever. Adam Cooley ’14
Fall Ball is tomorrow night from 8-11, the doors close at 9. We hope that all the juniors and seniors have a great time and stay safe. Coming up, we have Fall Fest Thursday, Oct. 18. It starts right after exams in the upper field by the football field. There will be all-you-can-eat hot dogs and burgers, beans, and chips all for three dollars. Student bands will be playing music. There is going to be face painting. You are welcome to do pretty
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Letter School spirit lies in diversity of interests To the editors: football team cares so much about Caring for your school is a good thing. Showing appreciation and support for the hard work a sports team puts into its games is a good thing. I’m not saying otherwise. But school pride is not analogous to support for a school’s football team. I’m not trying to make the age-old argument that if someone supports a football team they must also support theater or baseball or racquetball or whatever else. The reason that argument never works is that some people just don’t like theater, some people just don’t like baseball, and, God forbid, some people just don’t care about football. To say that a football team is the most respected team at a school is to unnecessarily and dangerously elevate certain classmates to be somehow greater than everyone else at SLUH. And to argue that kind of superiority is to diminish the equality and acceptance for all interests that SLUH must implicitly stand for. Why does the football team deserve more respect than any other group that puts in the same or greater amount of effort for the things that they care about? I personally think it’s great that the
football. It’s just that I also think it’s great that the people in the Anime Club care so much about anime. And I think that both pursuits are equal representations of school spirit. SLUH is a special place because it supports both interests. Or at least it’s supposed to. And don’t pretend that going to a football game means you have some kind of greater love for your high school than those who don’t. Do people honestly think that attendance at football games is more out of love for one’s school than it is out of the social opportunity that the football game presents? Go to football games if you like football games. Go to plays if you like plays. Go to baseball games if you like baseball games. But at the end of the day, know that SLUH is a different place for everyone. Be proud of the things that you’ve put effort into. It’s okay to try to get others interested in them. But don’t make it seem like the thing that you’re interested in is some special thing that everyone should be interested in, and that those who aren’t should feel ashamed of themselves.
Prep News OPINION Volume 77, Issue 8 Letter For those afloat in secular society: question faith but don’t rebel To the editors: There is a trend that seems to be permeating throughout American culture in recent times. It is a trend that I feel must be addressed to all high school students, especially ones receiving a Jesuit education. This trend is atheism and secularism in general. SLUH is no exception. I know many students, many of whom are close friends of mine, who identify themselves as either atheist, agnostic, or who simply refuse to care about the Divine any longer. As a Christian, I feel I should address this not only to enlighten the student body, but to also help our fellow secular students possibly reconsider their current attitude toward the matter. Before I begin to criticize the secular trends at SLUH, I would like to express my thoughts toward this growing minority. There are a
few exceptional young people in this world who not only have a passion for going out of their way in search of truth, but who also do not fear breaking through the herd mentality of submissiveness. For this, I must commend these students for their driving nature. It is not easy at first (I say “at first,” because as time goes on atheism has a tendency to be worn as a badge of some form of youthful rebelliousness) to announce to your Christian friends, whom you see every day, that you are no longer Christian. There are always going to be some misgivings at the thought. While I respect the thirst for knowledge of this seeminglygrowing minority, I fear they are blinded to their very own (human) nature. Of those I have spoken with who possess these beliefs, many have a rebellious attitude in some degree or another. cartoon | David Greaves
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Maybe we’ve been looking for spirit in the wrong places To the editors: Recent letters published in the Prep News have suggested our school’s Spirit is sagging because attendance at football games isn’t what it could be. I believe Spirit is far too pervasive an entity to be judged on those simplistic grounds. Nor do I believe Spirit is about how much school apparel you wear proudly, or how so many of us give generously to much-needed community outreach drives. These things are very important, certainly, but they are exterior manifestations of a deeper, more boundless Spirit. Spirit simply cannot be meaningfully assessed by taking role or by creating a tally. When I think about Spirit, the Judeo-Christian heritage beckons as a guide. I think of a Spirit that flowed through kings, emblazoned ordinary people, a Spirit that anointed prophets and transformed history. I think of Samuel pulling Saul aside and frantically promising the future first king of Israel that he will be a brand new man once the Spirit rushes upon him. I think of Jesus in John’s Gospel consoling us that the Spirit will come so we will not be alone when He leaves us. I think of the Apostles—those same Apostles who bumbled blindly through life with Jesus— becoming pillars of courage and witness once the Spirit rushed into them in the Upper Room on that watershed day of Pentecost many years ago. When I think about Spirit, I think about what is ordinary suddenly being infused with the extraordinary, and once that infusion occurs, the new cre-
ation never looks back again. I think about a Spirit of transformation that swept through the Danis Field House at a recent pep rally, a pep rally that I found reinforced the beauty that this community can so often demonstrate. I think about a Spirit of mission in the group of Kairos leaders that met at 6:30 on a Sunday morning in order to get ready for their classmates’ retreat. I think of a Spirit of service and love in the eyes of underclassmen who stayed for hours after school on a Friday to do the thankless task of organizing cans after the Food Drive. I think of a Spirit of compassion in a student complimenting a classmate’s courage for taking a chance during a class exercise. I think of a Spirit of empathy and valor in the young men who enter into a different persona and step onto the theater stage. These and so many more such moments are around us, if only we have the eyes to see. Catholic Social Teaching reminds us that the moral test of any society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. Surely we all know the face of vulnerable brothers in our midst. They are the classmates and teammates whose voice is not cheered by our entire community, hugged by the members of the Student Council, or in many cases, whose voice is not even heard. They are the ones whom can only stare and wonder as we laugh in their direction. They are the ones who go home at night and offer a prayer of love and forgiveness for those who mock them and bully them. They are the ones dreaming of their day continued on page 5
This cartoon does not necessarily represent the opinion of the Prep News or St. Louis U. High.
Letter Friday Night Lights (out): football or rest? To the editors In last week’s Prep News there were two letters addressing the topic of school spirit and attendance at football games. Well, I believe there is no trouble with school spirit because I am always proud to call myself a Jr. Bill. But when it comes to the Friday night football games I have an answer to why I am not in the stands. On Fridays, I am too tired to even consider attending the game. SLUH is a demanding school that truly lives up to its reputation, and after a week of minimal sleep and demanding school days I need the rest to continue to live. Most of us during the week have extracurriculars that we participate in that steal from our time that we could be working on homework as well as our time to sleep. Some nights, I am not home until 8 o’clock and have to work on that day’s homework and I usually am forced to neglect some aspects that I still need to review.
A healthy amount of sleep would be between seven to nine hours but I know for a fact that most SLUH students easily average around six hours. Getting six hours of sleep for a long 16-18 hours of being awake and actively studying is no easy matter. I have one friend who on at least one day a week will only get four hours of sleep because he has to work on last minute details to finish a project or paper. Once I reach Friday night, I need to get some extra sleep to catch up on all the hours I missed during the week. So by the time it’s Friday, it’s hard just to stay awake in class, let alone yell and scream at a football game for two hours. SLUH spirit is not the problem; you could look back at the pep rally and see all of the spirit, but by 7 o’clock on Friday, I can’t even stay awake. That is why I am not at the football games. Stephen Turner ’15
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They have a tendency to proclaim their views with pride, even if those in the room don’t want to hear what they have to say. Several, if not many, have somewhat hostile views toward the Catholic Church–views that use pseudoevidence tracing its roots back to the prejudices of modern ideologues such as Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Hitchens, etc. It seems as if these young irreligious students are simply running away from what they view as an imposed, stuffy religion and turning toward the polar opposite, with the hope that one extreme must be true if its counterpart is what they are running away from. I know this because I, too, have had these tendencies to look toward the opposite side. I have found the ideas of Ayn Rand to be mind-blowing. I have found Nietzsche’s Übermensch to be provocative. Nonetheless, I have to continued on page 5
Letter What happened to senior privileges?
To the editors: What does being a senior mean anymore? This year marks the first in the past several decades where no seniors have been allowed to go off campus for lunch. And for what? Mr. Kesterson stated that safety was the main reason for doing away with such a privilege. I see this decision as discipline for the few that abused the opportunity in recent years. The rule book states that discipline is “necessary and essential in order to instill values and ideals, as well as desirable and responsible habits or behavior in the student, so that he is growing into a mature and responsible individual.” How are seniors expected to strengthen these habits and behaviors if such a wonderful chance of doing so has been stripped away from us? It is only a matter of months until we leave for college and as young adults we need opportunities like off campus lunch to mature as individuals. As a compromise we have been offered the chance to leave school early once our academic day is over. This applies to the select few who manage to have no responsibilities after school like driving carpool or practice. Even if a senior happened to be free last period, he would still need to wait until his practice is over or his car pool is ready to leave. So how is this a compromise for the entire grade? I can understand the school’s concern about students but I wish that a solution could be agreed upon that both the students and the administration can agree best serves as a chance to give seniors some responsibility back. Joey Coulson ’13
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Peanut butter will replace lunch (continued from page 1) Manary, father of Micah Manary, ’07, feels pain for the suffering children. He has developed something in his laboratory that can help the malnourished children: genetically modified peanut butter that could end the harmful effects brought on by malnutrition. In years past, the methods for combatting malnourishment in third-world countries were not very effective, with only one in four people recovering from the effects of an inadequate diet. Manary’s groundbreaking peanut butter mixture, on the other hand, is loaded with more necessary nutrients. Out of all those who consumed the product, 96 percent recovered from their symptoms. Known as an RUTF (Ready to Use Therapeutic Food), the product is already being administered around the globe, and many places that are using RUTF have opened up factories so that it can be produced locally. The Campus Ministry department received word about Manary’s story and the life-saving idea, known as Project Peanut Butter, and decided to help out. The Senior Pastoral Team has been working with campus ministers Simonie Anzalone and Meg Buegg to plan a way to help raise money for Project Peanut Butter. On Thursday, Oct. 25, the cafeteria will not offer any of its usual fare. All that will line the counters will be foil-wrapped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Students who wish to purchase food will receive a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a carton of milk for the price of $5.00. Ma-
nary will speak to the students at both lunch hours. On a regular day, $5.00 could purchase a lot, but on this day, one day out of the year, the $5.00 normally spent on fries will instead be donated to help Project Peanut Butter. Although $5.00 seems like a lot of money for a peanut butter sandwich, if five people each buy a sandwich, they will be donating enough money to save a child’s life. Manary’s program can turn $25 into enough peanut butter paste to save a malnourished child. This idea has been carried out before at businesses, but it has not yet been done at a school. However, Anzalone anticipates the event to be successful, with help from the campus ministers and senior pastoral team. According to Anzalone, John Paino, an alum who works for a company called Safety National, approached President David Laughlin over the summer about this program. One hundred of its employees participated and the company brought in people from Project Peanut Butter to talk about the organization. After talking with Laughlin, Paino thought it was worth trying out the event at SLUH. Paino will print the posters and Safety National is paying for the peanut butter sandwiches, according to Anzalone. Students will watch a video about Project Peanut Butter during homeroom a few days in advance of the event to remind them. The video will teach the students about the importance of the program, and the video will
convey the life-changing results made possible through the highnutrient peanut butter paste, known as “Chiponde” in Africa. Buegg hopes that students take full advantage of the opportunity to help those in need. “It’s not another drive, it’s an event,” says Buegg. “We are taking something we already do everyday and save childrens’ lives with what we do.” The money collected from the purchased lunches will go directly to funds for Project Peanut Butter. Although participation is optional, it is highly encouraged. Currently, the school’s food service does not plan to provide an Activity Period snack and only peanut butter sandwiches and milk will be available for purchase during the lunch. If a student is not content with one sandwich, he may buy additional sandwich and milk combos for $2.50. Students who are not satisfied with the meal may bring their own lunch as well. In order to encourage participation, the Senior Pastoral Team will devise an incentive. Students will have the possibility of winning a voucher for a free lunch when they purchase a sandwich. There will be 10 lunch passes available at each lunch period. Campus Ministry is donating the free lunch vouchers so that no money is subtracted from the Project Peanut Butter fund. For more information on Project Peanut Butter, you may visit the organization’s website at http://www.projectpeanutbutter. org/.
ACES hosts discussion on East St. Louis (continued from page 1) tieth century campaign slogan of East St. Louis mayor John Chamberlin: “Make East St. Louis a little more like home and a little less like hell.” Kovarik talked about a variety of events in East St. Louis history, including the race riots of 1917 and the city’s inability to collect taxes on its major businesses, which Kovarik said have always been beyond East St. Louis city limits. He also quoted Andrew Theising’s book, Made in USA: East St. Louis, The Rise and Fall of an Industrial River Town multiple times, which observes that there are many pairings of industrial towns like St. Louis and East St. Louis, such as Gary, Indiana and Chicago. Then, Kovarik showed a clip from a KETC documentary based on Theising’s book that went through East St. Louis’ golden age from the 1930s through the 1960s, and the subsequent flight of white families and major businesses. Kovarik concluded his presentation by talking about St. Louisians’ perception of East St.
Louis. He mentioned that most St. Louisians have never been through East St. Louis. Kovarik shared his own experiences of his drive through East St. Louis last weekend, after realizing he had never been to East St. Louis himself. After Kovarik’s talk, junior TJ Daniels talked about his visits to East St. Louis. Daniels’ dad grew up in East St. Louis, and he still has family there. Daniels talked about how close-knit the East St. Louis community is and compared it to a family, mentioning that the entire town goes to the East St. Louis High School football games. Daniels said that even though there is a lot of poverty, there is also a lot of hope in East St. Louis. Math teacher Dan Schuler shared his own East St. Louis experiences. Schuler’s wife teaches at an alternative high school in East St. Louis for people ages18 to 24 who never graduated from high school and want to go back to school and earn their diplomas. Schuler reiterated Daniels’ point about hope in East St. Louis, citing the various students of
his wife’s whom he had talked to. Schuler also talked about how East St. Louisians get no help from the cash-strapped local government because all of the major businesses, even the strip clubs most St. Louisians associate with the town, are not within the city limits, so they can’t tax them. Schuler asked those in attendance to imagine if their town was so poor that they had no trash collection in five years(which happened in East St. Louis in the 1990s). After Schuler’s talk, the room opened up for discussion. Junior Gabe Miller described some musicians from East St. Louis that he’d met, and English teacher Barb Osburg expressed concern that the industrial decline that crippled East St. Louis is part of a broader national problem. Kovarik said that the presentation’s purpose was to help ACES achieve its goal of drumming up discussions about diversity. “We’re trying to spur discussion of issues of diversity,” Kovarik said. “We’re trying to meet the school and have the conversations that people are interested in having.”
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Bowling club strikes off BY Keith Thomas and Connor FitzGerald reporters
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arl Heumann, S.J., has always liked to bowl. Now, he’s helping Jr. Bills share the joy of spares and strikes. A year ago, Ben Thomas, ’12, asked Heumann about trying to restart the Bowling Club. Heumann, who had been in a bowling league at SLUH as a student in the 1970s, decided to give it a try. “Last year was the first time the Bowling Club came together, and it seemed like a good time for fellow SLUH students and I to go out and bowl,” Heumann said. The club meets about once per quarter. Attendance at the club is poor, and Heumann was surprised. Heumann said around 50 people signed up at the Activities Fair, but “only three showed up to the first meeting at Tropicana Bowling Alley.” He thought Tropicana would be an ideal place because of its central location, in Brentwood. “Bowling Club is probably
the farthest thing from a competitive sport there could be,” Heumann said. “It’s all about going out and bowling a game or two with people who all share the same common interest, and enjoy doing it as a hobby.” Sophomore Kevin Thomas, current student leader of the club, has done a lot to contribute to the club. “Kevin is such a large part of this club because he basically runs it,” Heumann said of Thomas. “Also, he is very organized and plans out the events very well.” Heumann said that the Bowling Club could become a part of a league, but stronger attendance would be needed. “We’re just not at that point yet,” Heumann said. Thomas thinks that over the next year, the club could add many members. “Hopefully we can build a strong base and join a league where we would dominate,” Thomas said. The Bowling Club always encourages new members. If you are interested in joining the club, see Heumann or Thomas.
Australians come to town (continued from page 1) “I think we had a good time with the spontaneity of the whole thing,” said Keeven. The short notice led to quick planning with kits and some creative thinking for shoes. “As far as cleats, we all looked at each other and said, ‘Nobody has cleats, so let’s just play without them,” said Keeven with a laugh. “So we played barefoot in the rain on the soccer field. We just had fun with it.” It was a fun environment for all, despite the 40 degree weather, rain, and lack of shoes. “I lost track of time because it was so much fun,” said senior Sam Wilhelm. “Some may call us crazy for playing in the freezing rain, but that’s just rugby.” They played touch rugby, which is similar to touch football: each team was allowed six touches to move the ball down the field. Even though the SLUH team lost 3-2, the atmosphere was friendly. “We got addresses from each other so we could switch team apparel,” said Wilhelm. One of the Aussies’ comments surprised Wilhelm.
“They said I was really fast. . . I’m not really known for my speed,” Wilhelm joked. Amid friendly gameplay and competition, Keeven was surprised by the level of involvement in rugby in Australian schools. “Apparently each class has. . .a minimum of ten teams. That’s at least forty different rugby teams walking around school,” said Keeven. “It’s a rugby culture.” Before coming to St. Louis, the group visited California for two days, New York City for a week, Washington, D.C., for two days, and then St. Louis. The Australians agreed that New York was the most exciting part of the trip. “New York; that was amazing,” said Australian Jack Carlton. “There’s like 18 million people there, and that’s how many people are in Australia.” “I think they came over to experience a different lifestyle and different culture,” said Walsh. “Maybe they’d teach us something too. In that way, I think the trip went well for everyone.”
Principals visit SLUH (continued from page 1) but she has trouble visiting so many on a regular basis. According to Farley, an informational event like this has not happened in a few decades. At the earlier event, however, the events took place in the evening, and principals didn’t have a chance to see the school filled with students. “I liked that it was during the day and they got to see the school in action,” said Schmelter.
The day was chosen in the fall because of the ongoing high school admissions season. The principals who attended can have a new familiarity with the school, admissions criteria, and be able to ask any questions potential students have. “I think they really enjoyed it,” said Schmelter. “(They were) able to see what happens in our classrooms and I thought it was nice for them to see that.”
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Dorlus tries to find footing away from native Haiti photo | Ben Banet BY Brian Dugan SPORTS EDITOR
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hen many of us at St. Louis U. High think of Haiti, images of poverty and the earthquake—estimated to have killed anywhere between 45,000 and 300,000 people with 900,000 others injured or displaced—of Jan. 12, 2010 come to mind. But senior Radzou Dorlus associates Haiti with something else: home. Shortly after the earthquake devastated the island nation, Dorlus, his mother, and his younger brother moved to the United States. And if adapting to a brand new culture wasn’t already enough, he had to take on a new role—man of the house—as his dad stayed in Haiti to help with the aftermath of the earthquake. “When my dad left us at the airport, I don’t really know how to say it in English, but he said ‘You’re the man now, you take care of everybody,’” Dorlus said. “When I was in the airport, imagine the age I was at the time (15), and everybody, even your mother, who’s supposed to be giving you advice, is yelling at you like, ‘What are we supposed to do, Radzou? Where are we supposed to go?’” The high stakes and stress of the situation were only amplified by Dorlus’ unfamiliarity with English when he moved here three years ago. His limited knowledge of the language and American culture led to a new kind of tension and stress for him and his family, which did not make it any easier to deal with the terror that still gripped his home after the earthquake. The effects of the earthquake still resound today. According to Dorlus, families are still searching for their loved ones, and all too often find them dead. “To be frank, we don’t know how many of our family is dead,” Dorlus said. “All you guys are really connected with your family, but it’s hard for us to do the same
here. There have been some that just, how should I say this, we haven’t found even the body yet. A lot of the people, we don’t even know what happened to their bodies. That’s why we kinda keep hoping that some of them are maybe still alive out there, but at the same time, they’re probably dead also.” Many people still view Haiti as a nation in turmoil. With the death toll from the earthquake still rising as more bodies are found, and with no end to Haiti’s deep poverty in sight, it’s difficult not to. In such a situation, America is supposed to be an oasis, a land for new starts. But to Dorlus, his new life hasn’t been free of difficulty. Still considering Haiti his home, Dorlus continues to adjust to American society and life without his entire family. He doesn’t dislike his new home, but he’s had a difficult time getting used to it. “One of the reasons I don’t find life so great in St. Louis is you lose all of the family you have (in Haiti),” Dorlus said. “Imagine moving around a lot, but imagine moving around this country a lot by yourself.” Most people who have moved before can relate to the uneasiness of a new environment, but probably not to the degree that Dorlus can. A brand new culture and language provided barriers that he had to learn to cross with only a limited knowledge. “First of all, (in America) you have electricity 24/7, all the time,” Dorlus said. “This is how it was back at home: they would give you electricity for 10 minutes. If lucky, an hour—that’s if you’re really lucky. And then you lose it for like two days, sometimes even up to a month.” The quality of life is better in America, but any lifestyle change is still drastic. Even when conditions are better, the unfamiliarity can make a new place seem so
much more frightening than it actually is, as Dorlus can attest. But Dorlus admits that the availability of resources in America, like water, electricity, transportation, and education, is a blessing, and he’s grateful for the things we so often take for granted. “In Haiti, people actually fight over water,” Dorlus said. “You guys take a shower and use like, God knows, maybe five gallons of water. Well in Haiti, sometimes a guy will shower with just one gallon of water. “One of the times, there was a dead guy inside the reservoir,” Dorlus said. “So like we turned on the water, and there was just red water coming out.” Despite the great abundance of resources here, though, Dorlus has learned that there is much more to life than having plenty of what you need readily available. With his dad back home in Haiti, Radzou has taken the role of a parental figure in his own home. He stresses how difficult things can be. “I’m supposed to be the big brother, the cool big brother, but also be (my brother’s) dad for him, telling him not to do stuff,” Dorlus said. “The two of them just don’t work. I mean being a brother is being a friend… but as kids, we see parents as more of having a dictatorship. So I mean, that’s why like sometimes my brother gets mad at me and we don’t get along as well as we used to.” Dorlus has improved his English, learned to use the internet for school, and adjusted to America’s fast-paced lifestyle. But as long as he’s not with his whole family, it won’t be his home. His home is Haiti, where he hopes to soon reunite with his loved ones. “To be frank, every day I really wish I could go back there (to Haiti),” Dorlus said. “I mean, I’m a godfather. And my grandmother, like in one more year she will be
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able to walk with rehabilitation— she had some strokes. And since we went away, she’s not able to walk anymore. So, I mean, I don’t like not being able to be close to her and stuff. Who would really be happy that you can’t see your grandmother? … It’s just so many changes.” Before Dorlus returns to Haiti, though, he must gain United States citizenship or renew his visa if he wants to return to America. Otherwise, his dad has made clear to him that he must finish college in America before returning. Right now, Dorlus plans to finish college. “I haven’t seen some of my family for two, three years, man,” Dorlus said. “I just wanna bring some of them back or go visit them, you know. But first my dad says I have to finish all my studies.” As Dorlus continues to await the day he can return home, he reminds himself of the phrase his father said to him every morning, words intended to steel him against life’s hardships: “Dorlus, prend ton fusil et va à la guerre.” In English: “Dorlus, take your rifle and go to war.”
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Question faith, but don’t rebel
(continued from page 3) remind myself that just because something is new or revolutionary does not mean it is correct. It is natural for individuals to challenge their faith. So long as they are healthily questioning their faith for the sake of the search for truth and not being unique, it is justified. I hope, now that it has been published and put in the hands of the SLUH community, this letter will encourage our doubting fellow students to rethink their beliefs and to strengthen our understanding of this interesting trend so we may reach out to others rather than ignore their turning away and start some productive discussion between the two parties. While this could be a mere phase in the development of some students, we cannot be too fatalistic, with the hope that God will have everything work out in the end. God gave us our brain and voice. We should use it to preach his Living Word. Zach Morley ’15
Maybe we’re looking for Spirit in the wrong places
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Spirit may cascade upon them, as it does upon others in our midst. What would our community be like if each of us went out of our way to extend such love to just one such person, showing them— perhaps for the first time—that their voice is a voice worth hearing and sharing? Affirming and loving other vulnerable brothers among us would be a sign that, despite how many people might not be in the stands on a chilly fall evening, our Spirit may actually be in pretty good shape. Brian Gilmore, ’02 Campus Ministry/Religion
Notebook Departing the doldrums: boredom is easy, but variety is fun BY Mitch Mackowiak WEB EDITOR
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or whatever reason, a quote from a book I read last winter weaseled its way to the front of my mind a week or two ago: “Dunbar loved shooting skeet because he hated every minute of it and the time passed so slowly.” That’s from Catch-22, a book (hopefully) every SLUH student has or will read (sorry for the spoiler, however insignificant). Dunbar here reveals his secret to extending one’s lifespan: be bored. Not only is it an unsavoury solution, it makes sense. If I’m in a class I don’t want to be in, I’ll look at the clock about a hundred times before the bell rings. Boredom seems to slow our perception of time. I rebuke Dunbar’s philosophy. It’s really depressing. Sure, you’ll lengthen your lifespan as you perceive it, but when you look back on your life, how much
will you remember? Days of skeet shooting will compress to seconds. I can’t help but look back at my life and see the Dunbar Effect. For instance, this past summer was one of the most relaxing summers I’ve experienced, but at points too relaxing. Too many days were wasted inside watching movies or surfing the web. I’ve called it the Summer of the College Camps because even though I spent a little under three weeks on two campuses, I remember twice as much from those three weeks than the other eight. But it wasn’t just boredom thinning my memories, it was mindless routine. I did the same stuff every day that my family or friends (or, on occasion, myself) didn’t pull me out of the house. And so it is with the school year so far. I’ve got my school day schedule down to an art form. Attend class in the same classrooms. Spend activity period, lunch, and
a little time after school in the same places. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. I don’t find a problem with this because I’m human. We like habits and routines. If you visit a park and you want to explore the woods, you’re going to take the trail. And if you revisit the same trail, you’re not going to complain about seeing the same things because, in trying to find different views, you’ll battle the underbrush instead of enjoy the forest. There’s another thing about humans and routines, though. Whenever the routine breaks, especially unexpectedly, we get excited. Case in point, surprise free periods. The usual reaction is high-fives with your classmates and musings as to what on earth you’re going to do with your glorious free time. I decided to push this further by abandoning my school routine entirely for a day. And I mean entirely. I pretty much made a
personal opposite day: I took a different route to school, parked on the left side of the parking lot, walked up the left sidewalk and entered school through a different door, took entirely different routes between classes (even if it took longer), held my books in my opposite hand, put my pens in the opposite pocket, switched desks and sat on the opposite side of the classroom if I could … the list goes on. If anything, it was refreshing. I saw and talked to people at times I normally don’t see them and walked through places I hadn’t visited in a long time. I was also more aware of things around me. You hike along a trail because you want to focus on the scenery and not whether your next step will land you in poison ivy. I repeatedly caught myself walking down the same halls or clutching my books in my left hand. And because of this the day felt longer because I was paying attention
more. I should tell Dunbar. On paper, this doesn’t sound too hard. But if you’ve ever taken someone else’s ‘spot’ for class, all hell breaks loose. I got a few dirty glares from my displaced peers; I hope they understand now. You know what’s going to happen if you sit at your usual lunch table with your usual lunch group. You’ve done it innumerable times. Sit on the other side of the Commons, or, if it’s warm enough, eat outside. Spend your activity period in the J-wing or the Danis Lobby or somewhere you don’t usually go. Take a scenic route between classes; you’ve got four whole minutes to spend. If your class allows a free-for-all seat schedule, sit somewhere with a new perspective (take that, peerconstructed seating chart!). These things don’t seem like much, but hey, you’ve never done it before and you might even like it.
6 Jr. Bills run through by Lafayette Lancers on Friday night’s 50-20 defeat SPORTS
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he Jr. Billikens had hoped to get back on track with a big win over the touted Lafayette Lancers last Friday night. Unfortunately for the Jr. Bills, the Lancers had other plans as they handed the Footbills a 50-20 loss, pushing the SLUH record back to the .500 mark. “It was a tough loss. It was just one of those games where we shot ourselves in the foot with some of our mistakes and penalties we made, and we just couldn’t afford to do that,” said senior captain Andy Reik. After one quarter of football, the Bills found themselves in perfect striking position against Lafayette, down just 6-0. But the Bills were buried by the Lafayette offensive attack in the second quarter. Following a Jr. Billiken safety, the Lancers stormed down the field their next two drives, tacking on two touchdowns that increased their lead to 22-0. Lafayette added one more touchdown to its first half lead as Lancer Trey Perez recovered a fumbled punt for a 31-yard touchdown. On of the few SLUH bright spots in the first half came on the ensuing kickoff. SLUH junior Raymond Wingo received a dribbling kickoff that rolled down to the Jr. Billiken one-yard line. Picking the ball up, Wingo blasted through waves of defenders on his way to his second 90-plus
Junior Raymond Wingo darts through a herd of Lancers while senior Matt Hinkebein holds off a defender.
yard kickoff return of the season, giving the Bills some hope as they entered the locker room at halftime down 29-7. The Lancers’ offense never slowed, however. Lafayette added three touchdowns in the second half. The Lancers amassed 426 yards of total offense on the night, with 229 yards rushing and 197 yards passing. The 229 rushing yards marked yet another game in which the Jr. Bill defense struggled to contain the run game. The Jr. Billikens proved themselves offensively in the second half, scoring 13 points in the fourth quarter and returning an
Swimming sinks Vianney
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arsity swimming tallied another dual meet win against MCC rival Vianney in its only meet this week. Last year, the Griffins were able to overcome the SLUH swim team, most likely thanks to the absence of a few of the key swimmers because of college visits. This year, the Jr. Bills fought against the Griffins in full force, with senior Chris Favier dominating in his events while freshman Justin Andrews performed to his usual standard of nothing less than spectacular. The competition, included one of the most hyped swimmers in the state. Vianney freshman Nicholas Alexander has already broken all of the Vianney records by huge amounts (19 seconds in some instances), and he is also expected to break the state record in the 100-yard backstroke. Sophomore Colin Derdeyn, even after an intense practice the day before, was able to keep up with Alexander well, losing by a mere half a body length. Derdeyn, who already qualified for state in the 100 butterfly
race, proved that he can hold his own with the best in the state. After only one year of club swimming, Derdeyn has shown the most improvement on the team. If he can keep up with someone who is favored to break state records while he is sore, there can only be more to come from him as State approaches and taper begins. Derdeyn and the rest of the swim team are getting excited for the approaching MCC meets and State. Senior captain Ryan Caselton said, “With the swim season coming closer to the end, more people are focusing on trying to improve times for MCCs and State. Hopefully we can get a few more qualifications in the next final three weeks before State.” This Saturday, the SwimBills will take part in the Lindbergh Invitational Meet where many of the teams in the St. Louis area will be competing. This is also the first time in a number of years where the Jr. Bills will get to face the potentially powerful Lindbergh swim team.
onside kick. The Jr. Bills’ 20 points scored against Lafayette was a season high against the previously stingy Lancers, and nearly doubled Lafayette’s total yardage allowed for the season. “I think last Friday’s fourth quarter shows the character of this ball club. These kids have got a lot of fight in them and it is just unfortunate that we had dug such a big hole for ourselves to get out of,” said head coach Gary Kornfeld of the fourth quarter All in all, the Jr. Bills totaled 253 total offensive yards, with 176 of those yards coming from the passing game, and 77 on the
Monday 10/8 1 2 3 4 F SLUH 0 0 0 13 13 Lafayette 0 14 7 6 27 - compiled by Michael Zawalski
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Wednesday 10/10 1 2 3 4 F SLUH 6 0 0 8 14 Lafayette 3 7 7 0 17 - compiled by Sam Tettamble and Keith Thomas
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he Metro Catholic Conference Championships always carry significant expectations for any St. Louis U. High runner to live up to. The SLUH cross country team continued its march towards State and met those expectations this week with a dominating sweep of the MCC Championships, winning the varsity, JV, and freshman levels. SLUH has now won the MCCs for nine straight years. DeSmet provided the stiffest competition in the meet, but SLUH still managed a commanding victory. Austin Del Rosso of DeSmet won the individual title with a time of 16:13. He was followed by a close pack of SLUH runners who finished second through fifth to secure the team title. After beating Del Rosso at Parkway West last week, senior captain Matt Nicholson finished second place, but again led all SLUH runners with a time of 16:22. “It was a pretty hard race,” said Nicholson. “In the beginning, I shared the lead with some other
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gound. One of the Jr. Bills’ running backs who came up big in the fourth quarter was freshman Brendan Underwood. With just a few appearances in previous games, Underwood came sprinting into the Jr. Billiken offense Friday, running for 62 yards on seven carries. With his shifty movements and quick speed, Underwood kept a consistent pressure on the Lafayette defense, hitting his holes like a veteran and plowing through defenders on Friday night. “Thanks to my line, the holes were there for me everywhere I
went and I was able to make some big runs,” Underwood said. “I expect this out of myself when I play and it’s just great to have it happen the way it did.” The Jr. Bills hope to carry the fourth quarter’s positive momentum into tonight’s game against Mehlville. Though Mehlville is only 1-6 on the year, the Panthers are expected to come out strong Friday as they try to and finish off their season on a high note in their final two games. “If we can get up on them early and put a few points on the board we should be in pretty good shape,” said Kornfeld. “But if we don’t then we are going to have quite a battle here on Friday.” This Friday is also senior night for the Jr. Bills and could possibly be the Bills final home game of the season. “This could be our last time touching the field, and it’s going to mean a lot to us,” said senior captain Alex Mackin. “It’s something special and only comes around once a year and hopefully we will get a good turnout to cheer us on and to see how we have grown and developed over the past four years. Not to mention it should be a great game.”
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Monday 10/8 1 2 F SLUH 3 1 4 CBC 0 0 0 - compiled by Michael Blood
guys. On the second (mile) I tried to push a little bit on the hills, but I didn’t really get anywhere. So on the third lap I was really tired, and never caught (Del Rosso) again.” “Austin (Del Rosso) is a really good runner,” said head coach Joe Porter. “He made a really good move at the two mile move and I think caught Nicholson a little off guard. He’s an all-State quality runner, so to lose to him, you just have to tip your cap.” Nicholson was followed by junior Tom Rubio, who moved up to number two on the team with a time of 16:31. Rubio narrowly beat out sophomore Matthew Hennessey, who finished at 16:32. The ten-second gap between numbers one, two, and three was the smallest so far this year, and is a good sign for the postseason, where a small time gap between the top five runners is crucial to success. “I thought Rubio ran really well as our two man, beating out Hennessey. The two also got closer to Matt (Nicholson), which is something we’ve been focusing on,” said Porter.
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Thursday 10/4 1 2 F Vianney 0 1 1 SLUH 0 1 1 - compiled by Marty Johnson
Senior captain Joe Archer held off two runners from DeSmet and CBC to finish in fifth place with a time of 16:43. Sophomore Jack Sullivan was the final scoring member on the day, finishing in ninth place at 17:06. Porter was very pleased with the victory. “Our conference has historically been a pretty good cross country conference. This is our ninth consecutive varsity win, so that’s a real big result for us and we’re happy with the win,” said Porter. The team’s next meet is the Borgia Invitational at Big Driver Golf Center in Washington, Mo. The meet will be the team’s final tune-up before the District meet Oct. 20. “We’re holding out six guys and running the rest of the program at Borgia,” said Porter. “We are expecting a lot out of those guys in the varsity race, and expect them to be close to the front. It’s another day to show off the depth of our program.”
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Oh, Brother: Hoffman, Wingo follow siblings in sports stardom BY Clark DeWoskin SPORTS EDITOR
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aymond Wingo sprints across the goal line. Zach Hoffman guides the ball past a defender. Both are familiar scenes of recent St. Louis U. High athletics. But Hoffman and Wingo aren’t the first in SLUH history—not even in their household—to bear those names on SLUH’s soccer and football fields. Hoffman and Wingo both have older brothers who not only played their sport on SLUH’s turf before them, but excelled, captained, and even broke records on the same field they play on each day. Ronnie Wingo, Jr., ’09, broke no less than 12 single-season or career records at SLUH while Richie Hoffman, ’11, captained SLUH’s 2010 squad his senior season when he was named AllMetro Player of the Year by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “I think there’s pressure on the young man regardless when his brother was a ‘name,’” said athletic director Dick Wehner. “So yeah, I think it would be difficult. I think it affects guys depending on their personality, depending on their psychological makeup. I think there’s a fair amount of pressure having to live up to the expectations.” Wehner suspects that the pressure of being a younger brother can affect not only athletes but any student. Ronnie Wingo, who played running back during his time at SLUH, rushed for 4,449 career yards and 48 touchdowns, including career highs of 1,575 yards and 17 rushing touchdowns in his junior season. Raymond currently has earned 788 rushing yards and averages ten yards per carry
with 13 overall touchdowns. To compare the siblings’ rushing stats would be unfair, as Raymond has spent time at quarterback and kick returner for SLUH as well as running back. To illustrate, Raymond has twice returned kickoffs 90-plus yards for touchdowns this season, a feat Ronnie never achieved, since he played only running back. For all his unique accomplishments, however, Raymond has felt the pressure to live up to the standard that Ronnie set. “I thought I just needed to do well early and fast,” said Raymond, “because my brother was playing college football. Always since I was little I’ve looked up to (Ronnie). I’ve been playing since I was six.” Football has long been a big
part of the Wingo family as the Wingos’ father signed with Michigan State out of high school. Comparing a wealth of statistics yields simiarly inconclusive results for Zach and Richie Hoffman. Richie played midfield in his time at SLUH, while Zach plays at the top of the formation as a forward. Richie was a key player on two State runner-up teams at SLUH (in 2007 and 2009), scoring 18 goals and 33 assists in his three years as a starter. Zach leads SLUH’s scoring with 13 goals this season accompanied by eight assists. Their position difference alone, however, renders their stats incomparable. From Zach’s perspective, the positive influence of an older brother who plays the same sport far outweighs any negativity.
“I was trying to make the team as a sophomore so I could play with him,” he said. “His hard work and leadership really stuck out to me. I played with him on indoor teams. We would go to soccer camps together, play in the backyard, go up to Wash. U and play.” If either Wingo or Hoffman has had any insecurity about being the little brother at times, their coaches say it hasn’t translated to their play on the field, although they can see similarities between each of the two sets of brothers. Head football coach Gary Kornfeld doesn’t see Raymond as pressured by his older brother’s SLUH career. “I’ve been here 34 years so I’ve had a few brothers come through. Heck I’ve had sons. Especially in photo | Ben Banet
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Raymond’s case, Raymond is his own person,” said Kornfeld. “I’ve never seen one ounce of pressure for Raymond to try to be like Ronnie. I see a carefree guy that’s having fun, that’s enjoying playing the game. I think the biggest similarity is they are both fast.” Likewise, head soccer coach Charlie Martel has failed to see any pressure appear in performance on the field. “Both Richie and Zach are so motivated to begin with,” Martel continued. “I think if Zach would have come first he would have had a great year and probably wouldn’t have put that much pressure on Richie so I don’t think Zach feels that pressure.” A few similarities between the two, though, are undeniable. “They’re about the same size and they’re both really excellent with the ball and very quick players and smart, extremely smart,” said Martel. “You tell them something once and they do it.” The future of both Wingo’s and Hoffman’s careers are uncertain, though both expect to compete in college, Richie Hoffman is currently a sophomore at St. Louis University, after transferring from Loyola University-Chicago following a knee injury. Zach intends to play soccer in college, and listed Loyola Chicago as a possibility. Ronnie Wingo is a senior running back at the University of Arkansas. Raymond recently received a verbal offer from the Razorbacks, an offer he sees as an appealing opportunity to once again follow in big brother Ronnie’s footsteps.
Senior Zach Hoffman dribbles the ball in the box earlier this year.
Soccerbills lose conference opener to Vianney in PK heartbreaker BY Justin REPORTER
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uesday kicked off Metro Catholic Conference play for the St. Louis U. High varsity soccer team as it squared off against Vianney. Many people around the area feared that the MCC’s reign over St. Louis soccer was in jeopardy this season after many schools lost players to St. Louis Soccer Academy. Those fears have proved unfounded. Chaminade is the favorite to win State, rising as high as second in the country before falling to SLUH. CBC is second in the area and won their own tournament as well as the Gateway City Classic. Vianney and defending State champion DeSmet are playing well too. As in years past, there is little doubt at this point in the season that the MCC will produce teams headed to Kansas City in November for the State Final Four. Hoping to improve SLUH’s chances of winning a fourth State soccer championship this season, head coach Charlie Martel appointed a new team captain this week, senior goalie Jack Walsh. “Jack was named captain due to the fact that he is so positive, hard-working, and is the spirit of the team,” Martel said. “He keeps
all of us in a positive frame of mind and he has a great sense of humor which is contagious. His being a captain is well-deserved.” “I feel good, obviously, to be named a captain,” Walsh said. “It’s a serious duty to help us win a state championship.” The Jr. Bills were able to get a feel for their conference opponents in the early parts of the season with the CBC Tournament, tying Vianney and DeSmet while losing to CBC, the eventual tournament champion, and the CYC Tournament, toppling Chaminade and CBC. Though they hoped to start the road to an MCC title on the right track, the Jr. Bills lost to Vianney on a late goal on Tuesday night. Vianney came out hot against the Jr. Bills Tuesday night. Hoping to gather early conference momentum, the Golden Griffins fired shot after shot at junior goalie Jack Robinson, including a big chance fifteen minutes into the game that hit the crossbar. Senior captain Chris Gys shut down another Vianney threat, kicking away a shot at an empty net late in the second half. Although Vianney outshot the Jr. Billikens 9-4, the Bills had several opportunities of their
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Junior goalie Jack Robinson leaps into the air to make a save.
own, with sophomore Clark Conway nearly giving SLUH a 1-0 lead in the second half before the Griffin keeper made a diving save. With overtime on the horizon, Vianney caught a break when the referee awarded them a penalty kick with a little over four minutes to go. The Griffins scored the only goal of the match to move to 1-0 in the MCC. “The boys played with a lot of enthusiasm against Vianney
and we gave up a late goal,” Martel said. “It was a tough loss, but the boys’ spirits are very good. We had a great practice yesterday. We feel that we are still in the hunt for an MCC title and a good showing in the state tournament.” “Vianney’s a big, strong team,” senior Ben Modde said. “We need to learn to work around that, they like to cram a lot of guys in the box, and we need to target Zach Hoffman up there ‘cause he’s
gonna get us goals.” After handing Chaminade its first loss of the season, SLUH will face the Red Devils in an MCC contest on Oct. 20, and will likely see them again in Districts. Walsh said, “That Chaminade game will tell us a lot about how far we’ve come from the first time we beat them and what we’re going to face in Districts.” First, the Jr. Bills have to take care of business at home this continued on page 8
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Friday, October 12
Schedule R Tuesday, October 16 C Soccer Tournament @ CBC (through Oct. 13) 8:05am Math Exam Football/Soccer Reunions-Class of 72-73 9:50am Science Exam AP Kenyon College—M112 3:30pm Faculty Social Wednesday, October 17 7pm V Football vs. Mehlville PSAT and Freshman Testing Lunch Special—Taco Salad No Classes for Seniors Healthy—Bean and Bean Burrito 6pm Leadership Circle Dinner
Exam Schedule
Standardized Tests
V Swim @ Lindbergh V, JV, C XC Meet @ Borgia B Soccer vs. DeSmet V Soccer vs. DeSmet Fall Ball
Thursday, October 18
Sunday, October 14
STUCO Fall Fest 8:05am History Exam 9:50am Theology Exam 4pm V Swim vs. DeSmet 7pm V Hockey vs. CBC @ Webster
No Events Scheduled
Friday, October 19
Saturday, October 20 9:30am 10am 10am 11am 12pm
V XC District Meet B Soccer @ Chaminade C Soccer @ Chaminade Fall Basketball League V Soccer @ Chaminade
Sunday, October 21
Saturday, October 13 9am 10am 12pm 2pm 8pm
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NACAC at SLU CISL Speech Team @ Borgia 11am Mothers’ Club Card Party 12pm KEEN Schedule R
Monday, October 22
Junior White House Retreat (through Oct. 24) No Classes—Grading Day 2nd Quarter Begins AP Junior Class Mass 11am Class of ’42 and ’47 Reunions Monday, October 15 Exam Schedule Beloit College—M108 3:45pm V2, JV XC Invitational @ Clayton Loyola University-New Orleans—M110 8:05am Foreign Language Exam 4pm JV Soccer @ DeSmet Marquette University—M112 9:50am English Exam Northeastern University—M116 7pm V Football @ Oakville 3:45pm JV Soccer Tournament @ Suburban (through 11am University of Delaware (Sign up on Naviance) Oct. 18) 11:45am Tulane University (Sign up on Naviance) 4:15pm V Soccer @ MICDS 1:30pm Indiana University (Sign up on Naviance) C Soccer @ MICDS 4:30 JV Football @ Mehlville 2:15pm University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (Sign up on Naviance) photo | Joe Kreienkamp 3:45pm C Soccer @ Parkway 4pm B Soccer @ Parkway South V Swim @ Chaminade 4:30pm JV Football @ Oakville C Football @ Oakville 6pm V Soccer @ Parkway South Lunch Special—Chicken Drummies Healthy—Sweet & Sour Chicken Skewer
Tuesday, October 23
Schedule R AP Earlham College—M104 Grinnell College—M106 Lake Forest College—M108 University of Missouri-Columbia—M110 Northern Michigan University—M112 Spring Hill College—M114 Valparaiso University—M116 Villanova University—M118 12:45pm University of Notre Dame (Sign up on Naviance) Lunch Special—Brunch for Lunch Healthy—Pancakes
Wednesday, October 24
Schedule R Mother’s Club Cookie Sale (through Oct. 25) AP Freshman English Tutorial Northwestern University—M112 SIUE—M114 Trinity University—M116 10:30am Hendrix College (Sign up on Naviance) 1:30pm Ohio Wesleyan University (Sign up on Naviance) 3:45pm C Soccer @ Parkway (through Oct. 25) 4:30 JV, C XC @ Findley Lunch Special—Papa Johns Healthy-Philly Cheese Steak
On Wednesday during activity period economist Lawrence Reid spoke to around 100 students in the theater about the history of money. Reid is a well-known economist and the President of the Foundation for Economic Education. Money, Reid said, was more important than capi-
tal goods or consumer goods because money is involved in at least one side of every transaction. He described how a system of bartering evolved into a complex coinage system. Until Nero, gold coins held a steady value. In order to increase his stockpile of money, though, Nero
decreased the content of gold in his coins, thus devaluing the worth of a single gold coin which lead to inflation. Reid used the example of Nero to explain the causes of inflation today. -compiled by John Webb
Calling all aspiring biologists! Gateway Greening is partnering with the St. Louis Zoo to do pollinator habitat and habitat sculpture! There will be ten students selected from St. Louis for the program A lucky two youths from St. Louis will actually get to go to Nairobi. It’s open to anyone 17-22 years of age so current students and past students who are interested in gardening, botany, animal or plant science (botany, entomology, zoology), landscape design/architecture and/or the visual arts are welcome to apply. The due date is quickly approaching—October 15—so if you know an interested student past or present, make sure that they get their application in over the weekend. Here are links to more info and how to apply: http://www.stlzoo.org/conservation/wildcare-institute/center-for-native-pollinator-conservation/p-a-u-s-e/ http://www.aam-us.org/resources/international/museumsconnect
Soccer to square off against DeSmet (continued from page 7 ) Saturday versus Jesuit and MCC rival DeSmet, and against MICDS on Monday. After starting conference play 0-1, the Jr. Bills hope to get on a hot streak heading into District play
later this month. “It’s important to win games to gain momentum heading into playoffs, but even if we don’t win these games we’re a good team that can play with everybody,” said Modde.
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Thursday, October 25
Project Peanut Butter 8am NIE Seminar 9am College of Charleston (Sign up in Naviance) AP Junior Ring Orders Babson College—M106 George Washington University—M108 Illinois College—M110 Rockhurst University—M112 Swarthmore College—M114 William Jewell College—M116 6pm SLUH Night @ Si Commons 4pm B Soccer @ CBC 4:30pm C Football vs. Ritenour 6pm V Soccer @ CBC
Friday, October 26
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STUCO Blood Drive in old Cafeteria AP Freshman Class Mass Junior Ring Orders Florida Atlantic University—M112 George Mason University—M114 Transylvania University—M116 11am Mix-it-up Lunch 4pm V Swim vs. CBC 7pm V Football District Playoff Lunch Special—George’s Chicken Strips Healthy—Chicken Parmesan calendar | compiled by Jack Kiehl