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“I’m big in St. Louis!” Shift author Bradbury visits SLUH Goldkamp orchestrates process, then to keep revising, because, as she says, no one gets it typewriter right on the first try. “Most people say to ‘write takeover what you know,’ but it is more imphoto | Sam Beckmann
Shift author Jennifer Bradbury speaks to the student body at yesterday’s assembly. BY Stephen Lumetta and Sam Chechik NEWS EDITOR, REPORTER
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hift author Jennifer Bradbury visited St. Louis U. High on Wednesday and Thursday to work
with sophomore and senior English classes as well as talk to the entire student body. Bradbury talked to the English classes about the writing pro-
cess of Shift, but she also spoke about how to revise texts and make any paper or writing better. She encouraged students to organize ideas to start the writing
portant to write what you want to know,” Bradbury said. Bradbury said that to write a rough first draft quickly and then revise repeatedly is a good process to use. She showed the students drafts, outlines, and editor comments of her book Shift to show the classes the revision process from a professional standpoint. She also talked about what being a writer involves, how much work a writer does every day, how to get a book published, who reads the drafts to get the book published, and how many revisions a book goes through before it gets to the final draft. “It is always gratifying when people reinforce what you are already trying to teach, and it was great that she was able to talk firsthand and from a professional standpoint about things like the importance of revision,” said English teacher Terry Quinn. “I kept looking around the continued on page 5
Less sloppy Wet Billies among changes to Spirit Week Spirit Week Schedule
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t. Louis U. High will kick off its annual Spirit Week on Monday, Sept. 9. The week, known for its famous Running of the Bills, will focus on what spirit means to the school and how students should be proud to be a Jr. Bill. “I see that spirit is important and that over the two years I’ve been here, I think we have sometimes lost the focus about what spirit should be,” said Student Council (STUCO) co-moderator Danielle Harrison. Harrison, along with Student Body President Josh Keil and Student Body Vice President Larry Hoerr, are enthusiastic and hopeful about their expectations for Spirit Week. “We really agree that we can kick the true meaning of Spirit Week off for future years,” Hoerr said. “It can (almost) become another Mission Week.” “When we first brought Mission Week, a lot of people were trying to differentiate between
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what we did with Mission Week and what we did with Spirit Week,” Harrison said. “We are trying to redefine what we do with Spirit Week. It has been a priority for (STUCO).” The week will begin with an event called Music Monday, which will not include musical chairs as it has in the past. “We are trying to play music during passing periods and activity period on Monday to have some fun during the school day,” Keil said. The Activities Fair, an event that showcases what SLUH’s various clubs have to offer, will be held on Tuesday. Wednesday will welcome the return of Wet Billies after a brief hiatus. But this year’s Wet Billies will be a little different than those of previous years. “Instead of using food like we have in the past, (Wet Billies) will be with slippery things like water and paint,” Hoerr said. The blue paint, according to Hoerr, will make spirit more prevalent, continued on page 5
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enry Goldkamp, class of ’07, sports a rugged beard, brandishes several Stephen Crane tattoos, and is taking St. Louis by storm with a typewriter battalion. Goldkamp’s current project is ‘What the Hell is St. Louis Thinking?’ (WTH STL), a campaign involving a mass circulation of typewriters throughout the St. Louis area. Locations include Yeyo Arts Collective, Sts. Peter & Paul community services, and Karen House, among many others. “St. Louis is writing a book,” Goldkamp said. “There’s about 40 typewriter stations set up across St. Louis city. The project is not over until there is one in each of St. Louis city’s 79 neighborhoods, and the stations sit there with the drop slot towards the front and the typewriter on the back. It’s just a platform for St. Louisans to type their thoughts.” For the past three years, Goldkamp has pursued the spirit and soul of St. Louis citizens, the essence of the gateway city. “It basically runs through the gambit of emotions that you would expect, so they can be heartbreaking, they can be funny, they can be drunk, they can be pissed off or racist,” said Goldkamp. “It’s all across the board, which is exactly what I want to do.” Typewriters are also being distributed to the households of any volunteers, who will then pass it on to other willing carriers. Goldkamp increased the amount of household-based typewriters to ten after a number of St. Louisans expressed concern about representing diversity. “The response has been overwhelming through all the people that are taking it into their homes and have moved it along and passed it on for me. Obviously, Chuck Hussung has been a huge help,” said Goldkamp. “There’s honestly too many people to name, because people have been really well-receptive of this project and they’re making it happen continued on page 5
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A disappearing city A hundred years after its dedication, the Swedish National Society Building is being made into a Subway. Page 4.
Voluntary Service at SLUH Football triumphs over Vikings Jr. Bills get week off after Parkway North A hundred percent in voluntary service is win, prepare for home opener against essential. Page 3. MCC rival CBC. Page 7.
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his year, St. Louis U. High welcomes new receptionist Mimi Hartung. Hartung was hired in June to fill the spot for long-time receptionist Kim Gohl, who retired last year. Hartung’s main roles as receptionist include greeting visitors, signing visitors in, answering phones, accepting packages, and helping out students. “When I was hired, Mr. Laughlin told me that the most important thing about this position was to be the face of the SLUH mission,” said Hartung. “Each day I look out at the statue of St. Ignatius, and I’m reminded that I am here to offer hospitality in the Ignatian tradition. I try to be as welcoming as possible, to be a woman for others. I try to serve the students, parents, faculty and alumni by finding what they need when they come by or call.” Hartung had help adjusting
to the SLUH atmosphere because Gohl was able to stay for three weeks and help her to get adjusted. “Mrs. Gohl was extremely helpful,” said Hartung. “She helped me learn exactly what I have to do and, also, about the culture here at SLUH.” Hartung comes to SLUH from a law office in Clayton where she worked as a part-time receptionist and legal secretary. Before that, Hartung worked in the admissions office of St. Mary’s College in Indiana. An alumna of St. Mary’s College, Hartung also has a Master’s degree in social work from St. Louis University. She grew up in St. Louis and attended Visitation Academy from her toddler years until she graduated from high school. “One thing I’ve noticed is that I’m seeing a lot of my old high school friends’ sons here at SLUH,” said Hartung. photo | Leo Heinz
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In a blaze of glory: Cruz cruises into SLUH BY Marty REPORTER
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dam Cruz, ’10, is the newsAssistant Director of Admissions. For the past eight years, Cruz has been able to call SLUH home in some capacity. From 2006 to 2010, Cruz walked the halls as a student, playing football alongside Ronnie Wingo and writing as a sports editor for the Prep News. Then, Cruz moved to St. Louis University where he will graduate this spring with a triple major in English, psychology, and education. While attending SLU, Cruz also kept his ties with SLUH close. For the past six years, he has been a counselor at Upward Bound, SLUH’s summer enrichment program for rising eighth graders, and for the past four years, he has helped coach freshman football. This fall, Cruz returned to SLUH as a member of the staff, replacing Ben Farley as the Assistant Director of Admissions. Because he is still working on earning his degree, Cruz only works Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. “I will be giving tours, doing freshman interviews, leading Open House and High School
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Night, and I’m head of the student ambassadors,” Cruz explained. Additionally, Cruz has just launched a new social media campaign that includes the use of Twitter and Instagram. “We liked that Adam was an alum and that he had experience working in SLU’s admissions office,” said Director of Admissions Anja Schmelter. “He brings a lot of excitement to the job.” English teacher Sean O’Brien also had positive things to say about Cruz. “(In Upward Bound), he was really good at helping the
kids focus and do their work. A counselor’s job is to be that bridge between the teacher and the student, and he did a very good job at that,” O’Brien said. Cruz is excited about visiting his former players. “I love coaching freshman football and baseball. It’s great to be able to see my players in the halls and talk with them,” Cruz said. He also can’t wait to give his first demerit. “I want it to be senior Ollie Tetamble. I’m definitely gunning for him,” Cruz said.
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Hartung recieves a call at her reception desk.
Well(en), there’s a new teacher
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obyn Wellen is the newest addition to the Science Department here at St. Louis University High, and she has come a long way to get here. After graduating from the University of Illinois-Carbondale with her Master’s degree in zoology, Wellen taught at Illinois Central College before leaving to teach at St. Mary’s High School, Belleville East and West High Schools, and Collinsville High School before coming to SLUH. Wellen will teach two sections of sophomore chemistry and two sections of biology. “Chemistry is a very structured science, so there’s a lot to learn,” said Wellen. “Biology has a lot of freedom of what we’re actually gonna be covering so its gonna be fun.” Wellen has been interested in science since she was a little girl. “The very first instance of me wanting to go towards the sciences was whenever my brother got an iguana as a pet,” Wellen said. “I fell in love with that iguana. I love reptiles and so it kind of steered me (toward science), and then my high school science teacher, Mr. Kuffel, was absolutely amazing, and got me so pumped up about science and I’ve never looked
New Alumni Service Corps history teacher Shane Monaghan assisting with freshman service. BY Michael Smith and Jack Perryman REPORTERS
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back.” “It has been fantastic so far,” Wellen said of her time at SLUH.
“Everyone’s been super helpful, and super nice!”
lum Service Corps (ASC) member Shane Monaghan is one of two teachers joining St. Louis U. High’s history department this year. He is teaching two sections of freshman Global History. Monaghan is a graduate of Regis Jesuit High School in Denver and Creighton University in Nebraska. “Everyone is a good student so far. They are freshmen so you have to break their bad habits. They were timid at first, being
freshmen and all, but they are starting to open up and have a sense of humor,” said Monaghan. Monaghan will help Campus Ministry, coach tennis in the spring, and possibly coach basketball, following in the athletic footsteps of his teaching mentor, history teacher Joe Porter. When asked about his future teaching career, Monaghan said, “We’ll see how this year goes. It’s a unique opportunity to have this year of discernment.”
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Editorial Drawing | Paul Fister
ho decided that spirit is easy? If spirit is just enthusiasm and blind boosterism, then it’s not much of a challenge. As the school enters Spirit Week, it’s time to define spirit so it’s something worth striving for. In this new school year, let’s express our spirit by bringing the actions of SLUH students in line with the principles SLUH claims to embody. Let’s aim for 100 percent participation. This number is not arbitrary. As long as a single student spends his time at SLUH only doing what is required, then SLUH fails to live as the community of men for others we claim to be. Because service is so vital to what SLUH claims to be, it should not be a province of a clique or seasonal horde of National Honor Society form-checkers. If SLUH as a body claims to believe in service but only a few participate, every nonparticipating student allows the school to fall into the hypocrisy of a reputation publi-
You better Belize it: Christopher, S.J., to speak in chapel today
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rian Christopher, S.J. will return to SLUH today for the first time since teaching here from 2002 to 2004. He will be giving an activity period presentation in the Chapel on his experiences in Belize. Christopher will speak about Belize’s drug involvement and how it is affected by drug use in America. Through his program with the Center for Community Resource Development, Christopher works on two main goals: community organization and workforce development. Christopher is especially passionate about the community organization. “We work with (Belize youth), telling them, ‘What do you want to see in your neighborhood?’ and ‘How do you want your neighborhood to be?’ and then we give them the training and encouragement needed to design their own community development programs.”
One such program involves a bakery the center runs, which offers the chance for young people to become involved with the work force in Belize. The bakery’s profits are used to finance IT development classes for those same young people. Christopher emphasized the program’s importance, explaining that it works to get young people away from drug involvement. “Belize has the number sixth ranked homicide rate in the world. I want to tell SLUH that these problems in Belize— the problems with the gangs, the problems with human trafficking, the problems with drug trafficking—are part of a larger system and aren’t just Belize’s issues anymore,” said Christopher. This is the first time Christopher will be making this presentation to SLUH. Christopher has made similar speeches to a group of Rockhurst students and via Skype with DeSmet. However, he still plans to customize his speech for SLUH, rallying the student body. photo | Dauphin 2004
Fr. Brian Christopher, S.J., in his last year at SLUH as a faculty member.
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“We need to start thinking differently. We need to think globally. We need to think systemically, and we’re not there, yet,” explained Christopher. “I want to see conversation. Conversation and awareness.” Christopher’s long connection with SLUH began in 1989, his freshman year here. His time at SLUH as a student affected his decision to become a Jesuit. Christopher said, “I got to know Jesus in a way that I never got to know Him before. As time went on, I began to realize that God is active in me, in my heart, in our neighborhoods, and in our world, and I really wanted to be a part of that.” After graduating from SLUH in 1993, Christopher went to college for four years at SLU before entering the Jesuit order in 1997. As a Jesuit scholastic, he spent three years at Loyola University in Chicago studying philosophy before returning here in 2002 as part of the four-year Jesuit Regency phase. Christopher spent the first two years of his regency at SLUH, teaching freshman, sophomore, and junior theology; he spent his next two years working in north St. Louis. His work there reinspired his faith. He explained, “The Gospels came alive in North Saint Louis. Those words started to take on a new meaning to me—I started to see them firsthand.” After St. Louis, Christopher went to Boston, where he studied for a Master’s degree in Divinity, which is typical for Jesuits, and a degree in conflict, transformation, and religion. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 2009. Immediately following his ordination, Christopher then took over operations at St. Martin DuBouis parish, where he currently serves along with his fulltime involvement at the Center for Community Resource Development in Belize.
cized but not earned. Senior Project and Freshman Service are institutional decisions, not personal ones. These programs, as SLUH’s mission statement says, “help (students) develop kind hearts by fostering habits of service.” The personal decision of every SLUH student whether to serve outside of two nights of freshman year and a month of senior year three years later shows whether those habits have stuck. If SLUH reaches 100 percent voluntary participation, it will be the result of a cooperative effort, which begins when this idea is communicated to students who do not flip back to the opinion page. Groups around SLUH with manpower to spare can follow up with collective service projects, as some sports teams have in the past. Students in official or effective positions of leadership can bring even more bodies in. Excuses are thin. Service is easy to access and offered almost every day of the week. Athletes
can wait for weekend programs or time between seasons and the chronically busy should schedule it in. It will be worth it. Most people who participate regularly in Community Service Project will be happy to tell other students why they find it so fulfilling. Service is important to SLUH students because it doesn’t fit the way we normally live our lives. Unlike sports and, often at SLUH, academics, service is not a competition, and the only way you can excel is by showing up. SLUH is about to enter what looks to be an exciting Spirit Week, tied by tradition to the first home game of the football season. In the past, letters and commentaries in these pages talked about what spirit is and how broadly it can be expressed. Hopefully, SLUH can come to see this journey to 100 percent participation as an expression of school spirit at least equivalent to being painted blue next Friday.
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Rollercoaster ride 10 students joined art teachers Sarah Rebholz, Joan Bugnitz, and John Mueller in the ceramics room this Wednesday after school. The students volunteered to help Rebholz with her initiative to make 80 ceramic coasters to be sent to SLUH donors. All of the students are either in a ceramics class with Rebholz, or another art class with Bugnitz or Mueller. Rebholz started by rolling out slabs of clay, and then collected a bunch of fresh leaves from outside. The slabs would be cut into squares, and the helpers pressed the leaves as well as a fleur de lis stamp into the damp clay. After pulling the objects out, the squares, impressed with leaf designs and a fleur de lis, were fired in the kiln to be packaged and sent away. -Compiled by Paul Fister
Campus Ministry to host day of fasting in Chapel during lunches In his weekly address last Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria this Sunday, September 7, the Vigil of the birth of Mary, Queen of Peace. In his first public remarks about Syria, the first Jesuit Pontif said, “There are so many conflicts in this world which cause me great suffering and worry, but in these days my heart is deeply wounded in particular by what is happening in Syria and anguished by the dramatic developments which are looming.” Campus Ministry is asking students to pray in the Chapel during their lunch periods today in response to the Pope’s invitation. It will last for the duration of the period. -Compiled by Leo Heinz
4 Remnant of a vanished city to ornament new Subway restaurant Prep News
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he world that created the building has disappeared: the immigrants that built it assimilated, the group that funded it folded and, over the next few months, the building itself will be demolished. Soon, all that will remain of the community of Swedes that settled in the area around St. Louis U. High will be the terracotta façade, transplanted onto a new building, that, hanging over the African Hair Braiders Salon and L’s Beauty Supply, perplexed passersby for years. “Swedish National Society” it reads, “1913.” Time has robbed the building of its context, a St. Louis swarming with a diverse mix of immigrants, with Swedes settling especially in the area around SLUH. That St. Louis is long gone, and the Swedish National Society is one of the scant reminders of it. The story of the brick and terracotta building is tied into the history of the Swedish immigrants who paid for its construction. According to a speech on the group’s history given by former Chairman Fred Larson after the group’s dissolution, The Swedish National Society was founded in 1889 by Swedish immigrants to the city “enjoying themselves” in Uhrig’s Cave, a rock formation cum entertainment complex. According to an article in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat Magazine published to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the group, Swedish immigrants staged a march in traditional Swedish costumes on September 14, 1889 in what the Globe-Democrat said was “one of the most quaint and colorful events of that period,” from Uhrig’s down the “prominent downtown thoroughfares of the day,” to mark the arrival of Swedes in America 251 years earlier (the article is silent on what significance the 251st anniversary had). After the parade, the GlobeDemocrat reported that six dollars remained in the treasury, and
the group decided to use that to start the Swedish National Society. It was not an unusual step. Many immigrants who arrived in America during the late 1800s and early 1900s formed national societies to cushion their arrival in the chaotic mix of foreign languages and cultures that was turn-of-the-century America. When the article was published in 1939, two of the original 17 charter members remained. According to the article, the society was envisioned as “a refuge for those things which, in memory, would ever be dear to” the Swedish immigrants and “to help newcomers to become established in the way of life of the day.” Assimilation, initially one of the group’s goals, would also be its end. By 1912, the group had grown to 193 members and decided to put up a building to house events. The building was dedicated on Aug. 23, 1913, as 38 new members were admitted to the group. The building was constructed in an area of St. Louis then known as Rock Springs. This area, roughly between Sarah and Manchester Ave., was the main site of settlement for new Swedish immigrants, many of whom worked at a local shovel factory. Another Swedish institution in that same area was the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Gethsemane Church, built in 1894 at California and Rutger. The church still exists today, now called simply Gethsemane Lutheran Church at 3600 Hampton Ave. The Globe-Democrat mentioned the building in their report, saying “Some years ago a permanent home for the society was erected at 1157 South Kingshighway and, owned outright by the society, will continue to be the scene of meetings for years to come.” The Swedish National Society had Charles Lindbergh, the most famous Swede with St.
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Louis connections, as an honorary member, and this brush with fame seemed to become a bit of an obsession for the group. In 1938, the St. Louis Star-Times reported that a delegation from the society would represent St. Louis at a tour of America by the crown prince and princess of Sweden to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the landing of the first Swedes in the new world. Promotional material from the group used “The Spirit of St. Louis” as their theme, and the group petitioned the city for funds for a Spirit of St. Louisthemed float. As St. Louis assimilated its immigrants and the connection to the homeland weakened, Swedes became a less and less distinctive group—in 1923, Gethsemane switched its services from Swedish to English. By 1939, the GlobeDemocrat noted the society’s difficulties attracting new members. “The failure of the society? Well, despite the fact that it is asking a little too much to expect a thoroughly Americanized younger generation to feel the same sentiment their forebears felt, the members are prepared for perpetuity,” said the article. As membership dropped, it was the building that kept the group financially stable, according to the 75th anniversary address. After improvements to the building, it could be rented out to other groups, bringing in a steady stream of money to the society. Nevertheless, “perpetuity” would only last 30 more years.
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By 1969, 80 years after its establishment, the group had fewer than 40 members, “few, if any members in the offing,” and decided to disband, according to the address on the organization’s history. Two of those members were among the 38 members present at the dedication of the building. The building was sold and the proceeds distributed among members of the society. Since then, the building has been occupied by a variety of commercial owners. The terracotta inscription “Swedish National Society” has sparked curiosity ever since, including questions directed at the President of the newer and unrelated Swedish Council of St. Louis, David Youngberg. “All kinds of people have been asking me about the old building on Kingshighway in South St Louis with ‘Swedish National Society’ on the façade,” said Youngberg in the organization’s newsletter. Youngberg wrote that he remembered at least one bridge member between the two organizations, who is now dead. One hundred years after it was dedicated, the body of the building, and the former Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant next to it, will be demolished for a new Subway building. The inscription in terracotta—“Swedish National Society, 1913”—will be removed from the current structure and incorporated into the new two-story building, according to the plan presented by the
owner to the Preservation Board of the Cultural Resources office of the city of St. Louis. The owner, who owns several area Subways, plans to use the bottom floor as a restaurant and the top floor as headquarters for his local franchises. The facade has stood out among the other, less stately buildings on the stretch of Kingshighway between Oakland and Manchester Ave. and to the building’s most recent occupants, the African Hair Braiders Salon and L’s Beauty Supply. “The (Preservation board) felt (the plans) could take the place of a historic building in the streetscape,” said Betsy Bradley, Director of the City of St. Louis Cultural Resources Office. Bradley said the placement of the old terracotta onto a new building was “kind of an odd solution.” In a report to the Preservation Board, Bradley said the building might be a candidate to be on the “National Register of Historic Places under the Ethnic History area of significance.” Speaking to the Prep News, Bradley said it was a “bit of a stretch,” because of the less prominent role of the Swedish in St. Louis compared to other immigrant communities like the French or Germans. Bradley had researched the use of the building recently, including its role as a host to the hair salons. Bradley said the combination of the African Hair Braiders Salon in the Swedish National Society building was “a wonderful
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The Swedish National Society Building prior to demolition and new construction. photo | Courtesy of the Cultural Resources Office of the City of St. Louis
A picture submitted as part of the builder’s plan for the Preservation Board.
5 “St. Louis is heartbroken, St. Louis is in love, St. Louis is pissed off.” NEWS
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A typewriter stand for Henry Goldkamp’s WTH STL sits in front of a public fountain.
(continued from page 1) just as much as I am.” As for the project’s progress, WTH STL appears to be clicking along cleanly. Although Goldkamp is forced to balance the artistic crusade with his work at Frank Fischer Design Aire, he is aided by Robert Rohe, the project’s primary photographer and typewriter repairman. Ultimately, Goldkamp hopes to organize the submissions into a book, with each chapter organized by emotion of the passerby author. “It’s about plucking that everyday beauty from an everyday thought from an everyday comment and documenting it in this book,” said Goldkamp. “And it hopefully will be out before Christmas.”
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ly began with Fresh Poetry, Ink., a ‘kinda-sorta profit organization.’ Goldkamp would set up a table and typewriter along a city sidewalk, complete with office furnishings such as a lamp, dictionary, rug, and ashtray. Passersby were encouraged to offer up any thoughts for poetry. “He composes poetry in public places, sort of like a busker. It’s the guy playing the saxophone at Busch Stadium, and maybe people will drop a coin in, or in big cities you might see somebody dress up like the statue of liberty,” said Chuck Hussung. “But with Henry, it’s not so much about making money.” Although Goldkamp accumulated a diverse selection of pedestrian poetry, ranging from feuds with orange to Radiohead obsessions to creepy old Italian men, he faced a problem. “A lot of times, people will
say something, and I’ll grill them a little bit more. I’ll interview them a little bit more, especially when their topic is the person. Well, I don’t know this person, so I need to see what you want in the poem, I need to see what you would like me to say. So many times, they will be able to describe it so much more beautifully than I would, but they didn’t even think about it. They didn’t even realize it, because in their mind, it’s just ‘well this is what I would say anyway.’ So that really, in its essence, is what (WTH STL) is about,” said Goldkamp.
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tains both Goldkamp’s delight in writing and his fascination with St. Louis. “He was already very engaged, interested in the city, and I think his college admissions essay was about going to out-of-theway places and the city at night as a high school student and talking to homeless people,” said Hussung. “This practice of setting up around the city and writing poems, that seems like something that he loves to do that also happens to be here. (WTH STL) is more about spontaneous composition. You can see several different things coming together with these two projects.” Goldkamp recalls that he entered SLUH as a math-driven student, but by the time he graduated, he had gathered an interest in writing, as well as a love of 19th century poet Stephen Crane. “The English department took me in, and they really did wonders for just being able to see things through words. I could name so many people: Hussung,
Quinn, Moran, Kovarik, George, and so many others,” said Goldkamp. “The English department at SLUH really facilitated this as being my main discipline, and I’m forever grateful for it.” Goldkamp currently has three tattoos as a tribute, his own badge of courage, to Stephen Crane. Crane’s style primarily relies on short free verse, often telling clever stories with deep meanings between the lines. Although Goldkamp admits his writing style is very different from Crane’s, the poet’s work ultimately inspired WTH STL. Goldkamp’s tattoos are all images representing three of Crane’s poems. For one poem, “Many red devils ran from my heart,” Goldkamp has a typewriting devil, stabbed through the chest by one of the keys. Goldkamp also recently received national media coverage from NPR’s Morning Edition, and anyone interested in following Goldkamp’s progress can find the project on Twitter @WTHSTL. photo | courtesy of Henry Goldkamp
Jr. Bills and Red Devils According to Hussung, Goldkamp’s enthusiasm with his current project is consistent with his literary development while at St. Louis U. High. WTH STL con-
Bradbury visit delights students, teachers Shift took about three years to why it is really fun to do events (continued from page 1) finish, but other books that she and things like this. I do seven or room to see if guys were engaged, wrote took four or five years to eight of these a year but not on and you can kind of tell if students get through the first few drafts, this scale every time,” said Bradfeel like it’s a chore to listen or the editor comments, and more bury. think that not only is the speaker drafts because of revision. BradSLUH impressed Bradbury the boring one, but if they are bury used to teach English, but with its hospitality and friendly making a fool of themselves, but between writing, raising a family, students and teachers. there was none of that stuff,” said and teaching, she had to drop one. “I’ve been overwhelmed with English teacher David Callon. She did say that she would love to the dedication and preparation of “They were charged with good go back to teaching even though it the staff leading up to the visit. It’s will and eager to ask questions, would be part time because she re- been appreciated and very humand mainly people enjoyed the ally did enjoy it. bling,” said Bradbury. chance to put a face on a book.” “I do miss teaching, and that’s The sophomore classes asked photo | Adam Lux many questions, but most of them were directed toward life and fiction and their connection. She incorporated some events in her life into Shift, connecting her world with that world. Bradbury actually did go on a cross country bike trip and was chased by a coyote. Her husband and his best friend also went on a cross country bike trip but, unlike Win, her husband’s parents were not strict and oppressive. “I wanted Win to have a reason to want to escape,” Bradbury commented about Win’s father. In real life, Bradbury’s friend left the bike trip simply because he just wanted to leave and figure things out, maybe to get away from school. Bradbury reads a lot of children’s literature and young adult literature. Bradbury said that Bradbury signs autographs before her presentation.
Goldkamp poses with a cat while transporting one of the 40 typewriters around St. Louis.
Spirit Week revitalized (continued from page 1) whereas food added nothing to the idea of school spirit. Thursday will welcome the return of the popular “Jr. Billy 8 Mile,” a rap battle that pits student against student in front of a crowd. This year performers will have to relate the rap to SLUH in at least one way to develop the idea of school spirit. Raps will be due to Assistant Principal of Student Life Brock Kesterson’s office by Tuesday to be approved. Friday will feature a pep rally and the varsity football game against rival CBC. The pep rally, according to STUCO, has “a big surprise planned.” The day will also hold the Running of the Bills and Freshman Fun Day. Freshman class moderator Tim Curdt is in charge of these two events. Freshman Fun Day will have the traditional events: a trivia contest, a pool tournament, a
bashball tournament, and a BBQ. All of the events will hold a certain point value. The team with the most points will get to lead the others into the stands in the Running of the Bills. T-shirts will be sold to commemorate the week. The shirts will be a spinoff of the popular “Bo Knows” advertising campaign led by Nike in 1989 and 1990, with the caption “Brock Knows” and a picture of Kesterson. All students will be able to dress down for the week in SLUH apparel. Only SLUH-related clothing may be worn. Harrison hopes that this week can focus on all aspects of the SLUH community. “It’s more than just sports. It’s more than just a football game. We need to have a sense of ownership and pride about who we are,” said Harrison.
Alumni Mothers’ Club The Alumni Mothers Club will be having its first meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 6:00 in the Si Comons. Mothers can RSVP by emailing alumnimoms@sluh.org and get more information at http://www.sluh.org/parents/alumnimothersclub/. The website has links to pay dues and volunteer for activities the group hosts. Mothers planning on attending the meeting are reminded to bring items for the Honduras Baby Shower. -compiled by Thomas Riganti
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Prep News
Volume 78, Issue 3
September 6, 2013
photo | courtesy of Mr. Bill Slaughter
BY Danny Schneller SPORTS EDITOR
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he St. Louis U. High soccer team began its season last Friday against St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Ky., who had not lost since August 2011. Despite this daunting statistic, the Soccerbills got off their four-hour bus ride confident that they could snap the Tigers’ win streak. “In the first game, they played like it was the end of the season, and they had been working all year,” said head coach Charlie Martel of his team. “(We) were moving the ball and got two quick goals. I was really, really impressed.” Cleanly snapping Xavier’s 50plus game win streak, the Jr. Bills won their season opener 4-1. Their second game in Louisville put them up against Trinity High School, a Catholic boys’ school that typically fields a topnotch soccer team. Of the two teams faced on the trip to Louisville, Martel believes that Trinity was by far the tougher team. After waiting out an hour and a half game delay, brought about by a fearsome combination of extreme heat and lightning, the team took the field. SLUH had taken a 2-0 lead by early in the second half. But late in the second half, Trinity scored to creep back within striking distance. Yet, despite a close call on a Trinity corner, SLUH held on to win 2-1. “Trinity was a little bit sloppier than the first game,” said goalie Jack Robinson. “We really started falling apart in the second half, but we ended up pulling it out.” Against Trinity, three starting players were on the bench with injuries. The team had to rely on
Senior Tony Doellefeld charges the net in Saturday’s game against the Trinity High School Shamrocks.
support from a few players who have not seen quite as much playing time. “(The guys who came off the bench) came up huge,” said senior captain Luke Nash. Wednesday night, the Soccerbills traveled to Oerter Soccer Park in Columbia, Ill. to square off against Gibault Catholic. Despite scoring first and, later, jumping out to a 1-0 and a 2-1 lead, the Soccerbills fell 3-2 to Gibault. “I thought for most of the game we moved the ball pretty well,” said Martel. “Especially in the second half, we had tons of
chances, but we just couldn’t get it behind the goalie. When you give up three goals, it’s tough to win anywhere in St. Louis. That was our demise Wednesday night. We can’t be so soft in the penalty area; we have to be better.” Though communication and passing were minor issues at some points during the game on Wednesday night, the Jr. Bills also had a great deal of trouble with the size of Gibault’s team. “Gibault is the biggest team we’ll see all year,” said Robinson. “They were just enormous. We’re taller than our usual teams, but
we seemed so small compared to them. They play big and fast, and all their goals were off big and fast plays. They would just play long balls over the top to their big guys.” Before the road trip last week, Martel decided to practice early in the morning before school in order to dodge the heat of the afternoon. He was amazed at his players’ drive, especially when it was still there early in the morning. “I told them we were going to be on the field the next day at 5:30 (a.m.),” said Martel. “They were all on time, and I didn’t have to
tell them to go out and warm up.” Much to Martel’s delight, this year’s varsity soccer team really wants to be a close team. “They’ve really emphasized teamwork,” said Martel. “A lot of the things that they’re doing, we normally have to suggest they do, but they do it on their own. When practice begins, normally we have to tell our teams, ‘Okay, let’s go.’ They go. They’re self-starters.” In what seemed to be a team motto of sorts, Nash said, “Play together. Win together. Lose together.” The Soccerbills will face In-
XC promotes team fellowship through mini golf BY Michael REPORTER
simultaneously throughout the tournament. Best mini-golf “ es! I got a hole in one!” said stance, best dressed, best overall freshman Joe Schwartz excit- scorecard, worst overall scoreedly. card, and lowest team score were There wasn’t a meet this past just some of the many contests week for the Saint Louis Univer- that the coaches were judging. sity High cross country team. InDespite the lots thrown for stead, the XC-Bills held their first SLUH’s varsity golf athlete and annual miniature golf tourna- senior veteran Brendan Keuss, ment last Saturday. newbie Dustan Davidson (sophHead coach Joe Porter, with omore), went four under par to the help of the cross country cap- beat Keuss by five. tains, came up with the idea. The “I was confident in my game tournament’s purpose was to in- plan and mindset going into the crease fellowship between the up- tournament last Saturday, but the perclassmen and the underclass- problem was that the grounds men. crew cut the course that mornWith the promise of food and ing and I was unprepared for the prizes at the tournament, fresh- change of pace on the greens,” men did not need much convinc- said Keuss. “The Statue of Liberty ing to sign-up. got to me, too; thankfully there The coaches also emphasized was no windmill. Bottom line: not the optional crazy and classy enough circles on the card.” (Cirdress code for the tournament, cles on the card= birdies.) which resulted in athletes wearing “I thought the putt-putt toura wide range of clothing options, nament was an excellent idea from suspenders to sports jackets. because it gave the younger guys “The putt-putt tournament time to hang out and get to know was a great way for the team to the older guys and vice versa,” bond and get to know the new said coach Tom Flanagan. “It was runners, especially the freshmen,” really hot too, though. It was hot said senior Greg Murphy. asphalt out there.” Several contests took place
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Biggest rival this year?
Favorite pastry? How long have you been playing your sport? Animal?
Favorite pump up song?
Alex Peraud, XC
Andrew Slaughter, soccer
Sam Sykora, football
Joe Shaughnessy, swimming
DeSmet
CBC
CBC
Chaminade
McDonald’s apple pie
Apple fritters
Jelly donut
Donuts. 12 in 1 minute flat.
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11 years
8 years
11 years
I’ve always felt like a liger on the inside.
Lion with a big big mane.
Lion with a flowing red mane.
Manatee.
“Birthday Song” by 2 Chainz
“We Can’t Stop” by Miley Cyrus, actually anything Miley
“My Life be Like” “Get Out the Way” by Gritz by Ludacris
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September 6, 2013
Prep News Volume 78, Issue 3
Despite flaws in special teams, football storms to victory over Vikings photo | Ben Banet
BY Mar Lonsway REPORTER
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longside hayrides and chilly nights in front of a campfire, autumn brings with it the start of high school football. One game into the season, St. Louis U. High’s talented roster will compete in seven more games after their debut last Friday. SLUH’s opening night was a success as they squared off against the Parkway North Vikings, winning the matchup 30-21. The first quarter was dominated by SLUH as they quickly racked up the first 10 points. Senior captain Sam Sykora connected with senior wide receiver Marcus Ramspott for a 14-yard touchdown. Catching the only three passing touchdowns in the entire game, Ramspott showed that he was the biggest receiving threat in the red zone. “It felt nice,” said Ramspott. “I just got open, and Sam put the ball right where it needed to be.” Following the touchdown, senior placekicker Josh Kiel launched the ball through the uprights for the extra point. One offensive drive later, the Vikings held the Jr. Bills on their 14-yard line whereupon the special teams were sent in. Again, Kiel sent the ball through the posts, giving SLUH a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. The second quarter was not as fruitful for SLUH. Junior running back Roosevelt Abram of Parkway North shredded SLUH’s defense for two rushing touchdowns, and Parkway North left the field after the first half with a 14-10 lead over the Jr. Bills. In the second half, Sykora
Senior Raymond Wingo (14) darts through defenders in last Friday’s win over Parkway North.
and Ramspott teamed up once again, contributing two more touchdowns. Sykora ended the night with ten completions on 14 passes for a total of 142 yards. The special teams suffered during the second half of the game. Parkway North’s defense broke through SLUH’s offensive line to block the extra point following Ramspott’s touchdown and North thwarted two more SLUH field goal attempts later in the half. They also scored again with a rushing touchdown from Abram. Sophomore Daniel Isom had a rollercoaster of a night on both
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and told me to just forget about it,” said Isom. Despite Parkway North’s advantageous field position after recovering the muffed punts, SLUH’s defense prevailed as they held the Vikings to SLUH’s 2-yard line. Running the ball up the middle on all four downs, Abram was finally shut down by SLUH’s impressive linebacker corps of junior Bryan Edwards and senior captain TJ Daniels. Although letting up 14 points in the second quarter, the defense was mostly consistent throughout the rest of the game, leading to four turnovers in SLUH’s fa-
vor. Among the notable athletes, senior linebacker Michael Hall and Daniels led the squad with 16 total tackles each and one fumble recovery by Hall. Senior captain Raymond Wingo may have possibly had the most exhilirating play of the evening. Failing to catch a poor snap from the wildcat formation, Wingo backtracked 10 yards before recovering the pigskin. With the Vikings defense en route to pummel Wingo, a senior captain used his electrifying speed to evade the first tier of defenders. Once in open space, Wingo took off for a 63-yard run before being tackled at the 8-yard mark. This put the Jr. Bills in position for Hall’s 8-yard touchdown rush, the last score of the game. Although SLUH was victorious against Parkway North, the team will need to fix the many holes in the special teams. “I wanna see us come together as one, more than anything,” said Daniels. “The goal as the season progresses is always the state championship, but we need to take it a game at a time and just dominate every opponent we play against.” SLUH’s deep running game combined with dangerous passing abilities can make for a major threat on offense. On defense, the Jr. Bills have honed a fierce 4-3 scheme that looks to stay dominant throughout the season. SLUH will have an extra week to prepare for MCC rival CBC, who will visit the U. High Sept. 13 as the freshmen participate in the Running of the Bills.
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defense and special teams. The young safety picked off two passes thrown by Parkway North for a total of 34 yards on the interception returns. The Viking’s quarterback threw just as many complete passes to Isom as his own team. “It felt good picking one off in my first varsity game,” said Isom. “After the first one, I gained some confidence and the second one just came.” But SLUH’s special teams continued to struggle throughout the night as Isom muffed two punts in the last half. “It was bad decision-making, but my teammates picked me up
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aint Louis U. High varsity swimming officially returns next Tuesday with their first MCC meet at Parkway South. In preparation for this season, coach Joe Esposito is giving this year’s team an overhaul after it won the MCC tournament last year but finished 24th at the state tournament. “The new thing that we’re doing this year is really focusing on the big three: speed, endurance and technique. Especially technique because you could jump into the water and flail as fast and as long as you want, but someone who knows what they’re doing will always beat you,” said assistant coach Kevin Moore. With this new team comes hard work both in and out of the water. Teams will be starting practices with intense warm-up sessions that include pushups, full body stretching, and rigorous laps to encourage endurance. Varsity swimming is known
to be an intense team sport, with a heavy emphasis placed on the team. “We’re very happy to see one of our guys win their race, but the way we win meets is getting those second, third, and fourth place spots. It’s better if we always won, but if you can lock down those positions, that is how (we) win meets,” said Moore. The winner of a race in a meet wins six points for his team and the second, third, fourth, and fifth earn four, three, two and one points, respectively. Last place earns no points. Relays, medleys, freestyles, and most other races are scored similarly. The races that have eight lanes are scored starting from 8 points. With this new year there is also a great influx of fresh faces from the freshman class, giving the varsity team 11 new bodies to contribute and bring a new spirit to the team; Esposito has also shaped this new team. The swimmers have noticed this new feeling and are very optimistic about
the changes. “Coach Esposito has made several steps to make the (swim) team better, for both he, as a coach, and for us,” said senior David Greaves, one of this year’s captains. “He’s even implementing a ‘democracy’ at the practices, letting us pick some of our own workouts.” With their first meet of the season next week at Parkway South, the team is excited and confident in its ability to win most of the races and the meet as a whole. “It’s really cool,” said Moore. “We had our first Blue and White meet last week and we already had guys beating their best times from the year before. I’m really excited to see what they’ll do next Tuesday.” The team also has its eyes on the rest of the season, with plans to win the MCC tournament. “I think that we’re going to do really well this year. If I had to predict how the season will go, we could make it up to the top ten
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Prep News Volume 78, Issue 3
Graphic of the Week
September 6, 2013
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Friday, September 6
Schedule R Food Drive (through Sept. 14) AP Snack—Chicken Giggles University of Kentucky Rhodes College 4pm C Soccer @ Vianney 5pm V Swim @ Marquette Relays Lunch Special—Mini Pancake Bar Vegetarian—Black Bean and Cheese Burrito
Saturday, September 7 10am 12pm 2pm
V Swim @ Marquette Relays B Soccer vs Brebeuf Jesuit V Soccer vs Brebeuf Jesuit
Sunday, September 8 9:30am Family Mass 12pm KEEN
Monday, September 9 Spirit Week (through Sept. 14) AP Snack—Bosco Sticks Loyola University Maryland—M112 4pm C Soccer @ Chaminade JV Soccer vs. DeSmet Jesuit Lunch Special—Toasted Ravioli Vegetarian—Red Sauce Pasta
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Tuesday, September 10
Food Drive kicks off Today marks the beginning St. Louis U. High’s food drive. The SLUH Food Drive is a school wide event that takes place each September. Each homeroom is assigned specific items. Only those assigned items and cash will go toward the homeroom competition. The food items and money that are collected are used to prepare
meals for the Freshmen Service and Community Service (CSP) feeding shelter programs. SLUH currently supports three shelters: Saints Peter & Paul Men’s Shelter in Soulard, Shalom House Women’s Shelter in Mid-Town, and Karen House Catholic Worker in North St. Louis City. The winning homeroom and winning grade will each receive prizes
for their contributions. Last year’s food drive was highly successful, yielding more than 14,000 points. A donation of one can is worth a point; a donation of a dollar is worth two points. The food drive will continue throughout next week, concluding on Friday, Sept.13. -compiled by Thomas Williams
Soccer Nightbeat
Sudden death victory at Ft. Zumwalt South
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ast night in the varsity Soccerbills’ showdown with Fort Zumwalt South, the Jr. Bills fell behind one 1-0 as South slipped the ball past junior goalie Albert Reinwart 25 minutes
into the first half. The game was later tied in spectacular fashion off of a free kick taken by senior Mark Robinson which was chested by senior Tony Doellefeld to the foot of senior Tommy Hill who photo | Christopher Weingart
buried the ball in the back of the net. In the second overtime, Robinson threw the ball in to senior Luke Nash, who headed it into the far netting to pull out the sudden death victory. -compiled by Danny Schneller
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ast Friday at 6:20 a.m., students gathered in the stands for the annual Channel 2 recorded pep rally. Despite the host’s promotion of her own field goal-kicking abilities, the St. Louis U. High football team was prominently featured on Channel 2’s morning news. -compiled by Danny Schneller Students gather at last week’s Pep Rally.
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enior quarterback Raymond Wingo recently won a poll hosted by NewsChannel 5 Sports. The poll asked voters “Who is the best player in the area?” Wingo beat out Vianney run-
ning back Markel Smith, O’Fallon defensive end Dewayne Hendrix, CBC offensive lineman Brian Wallace, and Hazelwood Centrol offensive lineman Rodderick Johnson. Wingo won the
poll with an overwhelming 16,334 votes, accounting for 94.52% of the total votes. Since Wingo won the poll, NBC will come to all of SLUH’s football games. -compiled by Keith Thomas
Schedule R AP Snack—Texas Sweet Pretzel Activities Fair 12:50pm Southeast Missouri State University—M116 4pm V Swimming @ Parkway South 5pm V Soccer @ CBC Tournament vs Vianney Lunch Special—Meatball Sandwich Vegetarian—Manicotti
Wednesday, September 11 AP 4pm Lunch
Snack—Mozzarella Cheese Sticks Boston College—M106 Drake University—M108 C Soccer vs Priory Special—Country Fried Steak Vegetarian—Fried Rice
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Thursday, September 12 8am AP 4:30pm 7pm Lunch
Schedule R SLUH Mothers Ambassadors Meeting Snack—Mini Tacos University of Chicago—M106 Elon University—M108 Maryville University—M110 C Soccer @ Edwardsville V Soccer @ CBC Tournament vs CBC Special—Hand Breaded Chicken Bites Vegetarian—Macaroni and Cheese
Friday, September 13 AP 7pm Lunch
Snack—Chicken Giggles Pep Rally V Football vs CBC Special—Sloppy Jo’s Vegetarian—Pasta Primivera
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Corrections In last week’s issue, the headline read that the back to school mixer netted $17,000 for Honduras. However, this number was the total profit of the mixer. Not all of the money raised will go to Honduras, nor was it supposed to. Last week’s cross country article said that the team took fifth and Matthew Hennessey won the race as an individual. These numbers were reversed. The cross country team took first place in the race and Hennessey took fifth place. The Prep News regrets these errors.