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15 IN A ROW: Bills refuse to put on the brakes By BRIAN HAENCHEN Staff Writer

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Hands-on learning: Students participate in a first aid demonstration during last year’s conference.

No. 13 Saint Louis was supposed to be challenged when it traveled to Saint Joseph’s for the start of a two-game Philadelphia road trip. The Hawks were riding a wave of momentum following Saturday’s 73-68 win over then-No. 21 Massachusetts—their sixth victory in seven tries. But instead of getting involved in a knock-down, drag-out fight, the Billikens seized control early and never looked back, claiming a 65-49 triumph in a game that was not even that close. See “School record” on Page 9

that have yet to be resolved.” SLU’s AED organization is centered on pre-professional health education and providing students with a In keeping up with healthy forum to develop these comnew-year resolutions, Saint mon health-related interests. Louis University’s Alpha EpThey have been preparing silon Delta organization will for this conference since Nohost a pre-health conference vember and, despite some on Feb. 8 for the St. Louis budgeting and speaker-concommunity. firmation issues, the process The conference, an allhas been a day event, reportedis themed ly smooth “ T h e [We] hope [speakone. AED Changing ers] will elucidate reached out L andscap e the sometimes to pre-health of Healthrepresentacare” and confusing world of tives from will focus healthcare surroundon the curing universirent needs -Shelby Lee, ties as well of the U.S. President of AED as advertised he althcare through system. It many SLU is the largoutlets. The organization est event that AED hosts hopes to have at least 200 throughout the school year people in attendance, inand will be their second ancluding faculty and staff nual pre-health conference. members and students from “We are using this conferuniversities such as Wash U, ence to highlight the great Mizzou, and Harris Stowe. strides certain organizations Last year’s conference, or people have made to the with about 120 participants, betterment of our commuwas held in April and themed nity,” said Tiffany Chen, Vice President of AED’s Public Relations. “At the same time, See “AED” on Page 3 we will be discussing issues

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Hearing Voices: Tales from Daraya Syrian citizens share their experiences By JESSICA WINTER Associate News Editor

In August 2012 Syrian government forces invaded the city of Daraya and brought about the worst single massacre the country had ever seen. The body count exceeded 400 in the town alone and Syria has since then accumulated a death toll of an estimated 130,000. Bringing stories of these horrors to Saint Louis University, survivors of the massacre shared their experiences on Feb. 5 during their North American tour “Voices from Syria.” The cosponsored event consisted of three panel speakers, each with a different story to tell about the Syrian tragedies and crimes of the Assad regime. An Arabic translator helped the

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The panel: Audience members with panelists from the “Voices from Syria” event. men to account their experiences while photos from the massacre were displayed. “In Syria, we got used to death,” the first speaker, Mohamad Khir Alwazir, summarized of the terrors he saw

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in Syria. Alwazir was imprisoned for his involvement in the revolution against the Assad regime. He reported experiencing beatings, electric shock and whippings while in prison, and he com-

Chinese Festival: The Chinese Student and Scholar Association hosted a Chinese New Year Celebration on Jan. 21. The event consisted of cultural performances and dinner, with a guest performance Astha-acapella.

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Can it: ‘Recyclemania’ program hits its stride By CHARLES BOWLES Staff Writer

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mented that international pressure ultimately led to his release. Afterwards, however, Alwazir lost his wife when

Saint Louis University is trying to move in the rankings of another competition, but this one involves recycling. For the fourth consecutive year, SLU is competing in Recyclemania, a nationwide competition among colleges and universities to promote recycling and waste reduction activities to their campus communities. The competition will take place until March 29. “We wanted to get the campus community more excited and more aware of recycling on campus,” said Brandon Verhoff, the director of sustainability & benchmarking for facilities services. “Over the past year and a half, we have had huge push for promoting our single-stream recycling pro-

gram. [Facility Services has] an action team designed for waste minimization and in that group we are focusing on refreshing the singlestream recycling program on campus.” Recyclemania started in January 2001 as a friendly recycling and waste reduction competition between Miami (Ohio) University and Ohio University. In 10 years, the program expanded from two universities to 630 colleges and universities around the nation. Saint Louis University began to participate in Recyclemania during the 2009-2010 school year. Over the past three years, Saint Louis University has improved its performance in the contest. In 2013, SLU collected over 200,000 pounds of recycling and trash See “Mania” on Page 3

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When Erica Carrow arrived at SLU, she found herself choosing between a variety of majors, but nothing really excited her until she job-shadowed a school occupational therapist during her Freshman year. “The OT did art projects and exercises and the kids absolutely loved it. I felt such a connection with what she was doing – I could see myself working in a school setting someday”. Carrow is in her fourth year at SLU, working towards a Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy.

It was not just the job shadowing experience that inspired Erica to want to work with children. Carrow has always enjoyed working with the youth, even before beginning her college career. For years she had taught swimming lessons for children ages three to 12. For Carrow, teaching lessons has been a worthwhile experience. “I loved teaching the kids how to swim and seeing how proud they were to accomplish something new,” she said. For two years, Carrow has also been involved in two programs run by faculty of the SLU Occupational Therapy Department: Teen Con-

Syria: Survivors remain hopeful for revolution

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Voices: Panelists share survival stories from massacre. Continued from Page 1

his city was bombed in March of 2012. The second speaker, Anas al-Dabas, recounted similar tragedies as he spoke of the massacre in Daraya. “I could have just as easily been one of the people massacred,” said al-Dabas. His building was one of the first raided in Daraya and he described how soldiers forced residents to strip their upper-body clothing before being interrogated. If soldiers declared anyone suspicious, or simply disliked their eye color, the citizens were immediately executed. Neighboring buildings were subjected to heavy gunfire and bodies were found within each home. Al-Dabas recounted that all protests at the beginning of the revolution were peaceful but Assad’s army met them with violent retaliation. Not having experienced these current violent encounters first-hand, the last speaker was an older prisoner of the Syrian regime. Oussama Chourbagi was part of a group wanting to help the city of Daraya, and

after fearing he would be captured wrote to his family saying, “Today I choose my freedom and your freedom.” His family didn’t receive the letter, however, as a chemical bomb was later dropped near his home. In October of 2012 Chourbagi helped establish the Local Council of Daraya, an organization based on the unification of revolutionary forces. The council aims to provide services to the besieged city and to work towards the removal of Assad’s regime. They continue to demand the release of detainees, including children, and serve as a reminder of the continued suffering of the people of Daraya. Chourbagi left the audience with a wish: “May God help those who have actually seen the massacres.” The panelists asked the audience to serve as “ambassadors of truth” and to carry their messages of the tragedies in Syria on with them. They acknowledged the dark times still ahead but said they remain hopeful for the future. “These revolutions don’t happen overnight,” said Chourbagi.

nections and Tween Connections. The two groups work on developing and improving the social skills of both middle and high school students that have been diagnosed with something that may impact their ability to create and maintain friendships. “We talk about strategies for different problems [the kids] may be having. The group works on a lot of things in addition to social skills. It’s been a very rewarding experience and I feel like I’ve learned a lot from it,” Carrow said. When Carrow isn’t studying, she stays busy fulfilling her duties as Habit for Humanity’s Vice President for

ment Jeff Fowler focusing on the University Communication Task Force, a coalition formed last May with the goals of assessing Wednesday’s assembly and addressing universitysaw the chartering of the wide communication issues. Student Veterans AssociaSLU’s administration faced tion and a presentation by repeated criticism last acaJeff Fowler concerning unidemic year concerning a lack versity communication isof transparency, opportunity sues, among other business. for discussion and feedback SGA voted unanimously concerning important unito charter SLU’s Student Vetversity decisions. erans Association, a student “We know very honestly group founded two years ago that we had a number of with the mission to promote issues last year, communiintegration of veterans into cation being one of them,” college life. Mark Tabor and Fowler said. “It needed to be Eric Sage, the group’s presiaddressed so that commudent and vice president, renication was spectively, better both gave a brief upward and presentaCommunication[n downward tion to the th ro u g h o u t chambers. eeded to be] better the univer“ S p e a kboth upward and sity.” ing as a vetdownward throughOne reeran of the out the university. sult of the Iraq war, task force’s it was [dif-Jeff Fowler, VP of work is the ficult] for University Advancement communicame to come tion feedback home and tool, a feature be a civilon SLU’s website which alian again,” Tabor said. “There lows any member of the uniisn’t any club here that faciliversity community to submit tates this transition.” feedback to the University SVA currently has 17 acadministration. According tive members and is working to Fowler every submission to develop a larger presence will receive a direct response in the St. Louis community. within five business days. The group intends to host Fowler also pointed to a food drive this semester, the open fora and university in addition to developing a input during presidential series of micro-events for search process as positive inVeterans Week and creating dications of improved coma post-traumatic stress dismunication university-wide. order initial response system Fowler stated that the in order to better assist vettask force is still working to erans in need. develop more effective chanThere was also a presennels for discussion throughtation given by Vice Presiout the university. dent of University AdvanceBy WOLF HOWARD News Editor

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Mania: Event aims to recycle 220,000 lbs Continued from Page 1

compared to just over 110,000 pounds of recycling and trash in the 2011 competition. The university came in fourth place in the nation when it came to recycling electronic waste. According to facility services, they collected over 68,000 pounds of electronic waste in 2013. Despite these achievements, there are still areas for improvement. “One of the things that we really are trying to strive for is how to interact with the students and get them excited about Recyclemania and how we can compete,” he said. This year, Verhoff explained there are multiple programs and events aiming to increase student participation and engagement.

One of the newer programs Feb. 22 men’s basketball is “Adopt-A-Spot,” where game against George Washstudents claim a location on ington there will be a new campus and then actively event called “Greening of promote recycling in the the Game” which is an effort area. The both to proteam with mote recythe most cling efforts We...want to get recyclables at Chaifetz collected at Arena. Recymore students inthe end of clemania will volved. That’s where the compeclose with an this program is... tition will ele c tronicreceive prizwaste drive going to take off. es. on March 28. - Brandon Verhoff, A d d i There will Facility Services tional events be other oninclude a going opporspecial comtunities to petition to volunteer for collect a recycling pledge the Sustainability Advisory from students around the Council and other waste recampus. The school that duction activities going on collects the most pledges around the campus. around the nation will re“We are hoping that this ceive a recycled-content approach will be successful plastic bench. During the in getting more of the cam-

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Advertising, part of her role as the of head the Public Relations committee. “I make a lot of signs and submit a lot of things to Newslink,” Carrow jokes, “but it’s definitely a lot more than that, too.” Two of Carrow’s friends, who are now the co-presidents of the Habitat for Humanity group at SLU, encouraged her to join and she ended up enjoying all that the group had to offer. “It’s a great bunch of people and I always have a lot of fun. I enjoy trying to come up with new ideas for the organization, while expanding on previous Habitat events as well,” Carrow explains. Though her schedule remains busy, Carrow enjoys reading, watching movies and being with her friends in her spare time. “I’m a huge Harry Potter buff, but I’ve also read every cheesy romance novel by Nicholas Sparks! I also like to read books that have been made into movies and compare them.” In addition to watching movies and reading, Carrow also enjoys listening to music, and is an avid fan of both Usher and, most recently, Justin Timberlake. “Those two have my heart,” said Carrow. As far as her other hobbies and interests, Carrow also enjoys spending time outdoors, especially with her family. “I feel like people have these hobbies, like, ‘Oh, I go to see shows on the weekend’, but really, my friends and my family are my hobby. They mean a lot to me.”

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pus involved this year than in previous years,” said Sarah Burke, a graduate assistant in the Department of Sustainability & Benchmarking for Facilities Services. “Our goals for this year is to accumulate 220,000 pounds of recyclables, which is a 10 percent increase over last year.” Burke also stated that another goal this year is to place first in the electronic waste section of the Recyclemania contest after placing fourth in 2013. Ultimately, Recyclemania just wants to get students interested in recycling. “We really want to get more students involved. That’s where this program is really going to take off... [and] the easiest way people can get involved is really just to recycle,” Verhoff said.

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“Health for All.” It consisted of over 20 different sessions and the group found that this created conflicts in attendance, as participants had to choose between simultaneous sessions. This year, AED has modified the event’s structure and looks to have 10 sessions throughout the whole conference. They assure that a wide-range of topics will still be offered. “We are very excited for the speakers we have invited, and hope they will elucidate the sometimes confusing world of healthcare,” stated AED President Shelby Lee. “In addition, this conference has something for everyone. It is a chance to broaden your understanding of the changing landscape of healthcare and have a little fun while doing so.” Keynote speakers for the

conference will touch on everything from the importance of a healthy lifestyle to genetic counseling and risk testing. There will also be a panel of speakers discussing medical malpractice cases and a medical student panel to answer audience questions. For more hands-on activities, participants can learn self-defense from the St. Louis Combat Institute, take a Zumba class from Simon Recreation Center representatives or even practice stitching up a fake piece of skin during a suturing lab. Attendees can partake in the entire conference, which is free, or just pick and choose which sessions they wish to attend. Many of this year’s sessions will focus on the future of healthcare and educating participants on critical aspects of the healthcare field. Others hope to facilitate discussions about healthy lifestyles.

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Suturing: Students participate in a suturing seminar during last year’s AED Pre-health Conference. “AED is hoping we can spread health awareness through this conference,” said Chen. “With each individual session we hope to address some pressing issues we may have as pre-health students, as professionals in

our future careers and within our communities.” AED also hosts a number of blood drives throughout the year and each member participates in at least 15 hours of medically-related community service.

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man, the woman said solely, “I’m ready,” which the man construed to mean ready to have sex and they did. A dialogue with the Greek community followed the skit in which students could ask questions and attempted to determine who was at fault for the event. Judging from reactions, nearly everyone was unsatisfied with the presentation, and the reasons for their displeasure were divided into two camps. Some were angry that the Greek community was being singled out for this, as well as other issues, over the past few months. They also felt that the skit was a childish way to explain a scenario for which they could have just received facts. In addition, there were no definitions placed on important concepts such as consent and sexual assault; as an example of the skit’s ineffectiveness, the presenters had to frequently backtrack to explain these terms when consensus would diverge from these definitions. Others were angered by the responses of their peers in the Greek community, which they explained as victim-blaming (that she drank too much; therefore it’s partly her fault). They also didn’t think that the skit effectively presented facts and concepts for the large audience to fully understand. In addition, some were angry that women

and men were put together for these presentations, and they noted a developing bias, as more men would cheer for those putting some of the blame on the girl than for those who put blame on both. There is also the concern with so many men and women together that sexual assault offenders and victims were quite possibly placed in the same room to discuss sexual assaults. Under the legal definitions of sexual assault, the man in the skit would be guilty of sexual assault, as the woman was too impaired to legally give consent for intercourse. This particular event could and should be discussed in greater length than this editorial board can describe in 600 or so words, so those who wish to learn more should reach out to a member of the Greek community for further explanation.. If any benefits of this presentation can be ascertained, it is that the issue of sexual assaults has reached a fever pitch in the past week. This presentation reached 1000 students, and many argue that a more effective presentation should be presented to the entire SLU community. Paraphrasing writer Ursula K. Le Guin, the power of the harasser and the rapist depends wholly on the silence of the community. The topic of sexual assault does not belong in the shadows.

The power of (useful) petitions As we hope you’ve all heard, Justin Bieber was arrested a couple of weeks ago for driving in a rented Lamborghini (not really important to the story, but an interesting factoid nonetheless) while intoxicated. The collective reaction from the event has been nothing short of a conflagration. Bieber has been criticized (or praised) for his mug shot: he flashed a picture-perfect smile and a stylish up-do. He’s been criticized for his apparent failure as a role model for children and teens and he’s been blasted for his utter recklessness. Most interesting, a petition on the White House website popped up after the arrest and has, as of Monday, Feb. 3, been signed over 240,000 times! This many people acting together for the common cause of seeing “the dangerous, reckless, destructive and drug- abusing Justin Bieber deported and his green card revoked.” We’re not going to lie, while some of us are more supportive of the Biebz than others, we’re pretty impressed that 240,000 people can do anything construed as political activity together over so short a time. Of course it’s not important that Justin Bieber will not be deported or denied reentry to the United States, based on two reasons. For one, his privilege as an international pop sensation, and that he generates revenue for days at American venues across the country means he ought not be so quickly kicked out. Second, court precedent dictates that only under extremely

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rare cases does the criminal offense of driving under the influence warrant a deportation. Despite our admiration for the folks who decided that America would be better Bieber-less, we can’t help but wish that Americans would put their political capacity to more useful ends. In fact, in five minutes, we thought of five better things that Americans could write petitions about. 1. Coming to a conclusion on immigration reform and the minimum wage talks this year. 2. Having an annual pool party for Congress and the President (taken out of their own pay) to increase bi-partisanship between these too polarized folks. 3. Make the NSA and other spy agencies’ actions more transparent to Americans. 4. Have American athletes make a stand for LGBT rights in Sochi this winter. The sad part of this saga is that history tells us that when a big enough group comes together with a common cause, they can create positive change. In 2012, after unpopular budget cuts on Wisconsin state employees, Governor Scott Walker was forced to run in a recall election. While Walker eventually won the recall election, the collective action of enough Wisconsinites made a state Governor really sweat. We the people have power, but it remains untapped when we use our political capital on Bieber’s deportation.

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For some, sexual assault is not a topic that typically comes up in normal conversation. For others, sexual assault is all too real, and has had an adverse affect on themselves or their close friends. Regardless, sexual assault, especially those on college campuses, is not frequently discussed, which is a grave injustice to the countless men and women who are sexually assaulted each year on college campuses (approximately one in five students is sexually assaulted by the time they graduate). Talks on sexual assaults received a jolt last week when members of the Greek community attended a mandatory Title IX presentation regarding issues such as sexual assault, drinking and consent. For many, the answers for all of these issues remained inconclusive, which was certainly not the intention of the presenters that were brought to SLU. The presentation was handled as a skit; essentially two relatively new friends, male and female, were at a party. Both drank, but the woman was visibly more intoxicated than the man (the girl threw up twice, passed out twice and blacked out after throwing up the first time. The man could remember the entire night and had no ill effects from drinking at the time or later). After waking up at the side of the

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Last weekend, the New York Times published an article titled “Google, Tell Me. Is My Son a Genius?” examining the not-so-subtle gender preference that Americans have expressed via their web searches in the past decade. Data collected by Google since 2004 has revealed that Americans are twice as likely to Google “Is my daughter: overweight, depressed or ugly?” than to do the same for their sons. In fact, the most common parental Google queries about their male offspring are “Is my son: a genius, a leader or happy?” Essentially, Americans are more likely to associate their sons with positive concerns, such as their intelligence or well-being, while American daughters continue to be subjected to the usual stereotypes surrounding their appearance and emotional “instability.” Technology has been able to record evidence of modern gender preference — this time committed by “supportive and concerned” parents sitting behind a computer screen. Upon reading this article, I couldn’t help but consider my own experiences as the third daughter in a family of four girls, and I found these statistics not only unsurprising, but also disturbingly accurate. For as long as I can remember, my family has encountered gendered

than me? Surely my sisters prejudice walking into resand I couldn’t be so much taurants, in school, at the of a disappointment that the doctor’s office and even in “shortcoming” between our church. We are constantly legs still overshadowed our bombarded with the same accomplishments? It was at ignorant comments regardan early age I realized my sising our gender: “Aren’t there ters and I lived in a very difany boys?” or “Your parents ferent world than I thought never wanted a son?” The we did. We, as daughters, absurdity of these questions will struggle for our entire lies not only in the obviouslives to be accepted by a soness that my sisters and I are ciety who is openly disapgirls (we keep our imaginary pointed in us. brother locked in the baseI can’t help but wonder ment), but that my parents if my sisters and I would incould somehow control the voke the same reaction if we sex of their children. were four Countstrapping less times I sons rather have sat quiWe, as daughters, than dainty etly by, huwill struggle for d aug hters . miliated and our entire lives to The suggesoffended, tion that my while ranbe accepted by sisters and dom stranga society who is I are more ers went openly disappointdifficult on and on ed in us. than sons about the is far more “challenges” than simply of raising insulting; it daughters is outdated, and how bigoted and narrow. Unthey pitied my “unfortunate” fortunately, these remarks father. Each and every one span the breadth of social, had the same condescending economic and educational remarks on what a shame it levels — doctors, lawyers, is that my sisters and I can’t accountants, educators and carry on the family name or even “well-meaning” friends how we will never be able and relatives have relayed to play in the NFL or that opinions about my predomi“four girls equals a lot of nately female family. trouble!” Naturally, I have a Although some of these lot of hostility towards such comments may be teasing obtuse comments. What is and good-natured, their the NFL compared to earnfoundation lies in a much ing a college degree? Is it deeper established opinnot possible for a woman to ion of women. Even in tokeep her maiden name once day’s “modern” and “equal” she is married? Could a son society, daughters are still demonstrate better behavior

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viewed as deadweight. In fact, Google reported that American parents sought for advice on how to conceive a boy 10 percent more often than on how to conceive a girl. How Google is supposed to control the sex of an embryo, or know if your son or daughter is overweight is difficult to say — perhaps Americans should be reevaluating their parenting techniques. I wish I could say that the statistics released by Google shocked me or offended me or even inspired others to make great changes in the way they speak, act and think. However, they only affirmed something I’ve understood for a long time. I know that most people who saw these numbers went on with their day and continued to make ignorant assumptions they view as harmless. Ironically, if our society changed the way they treated women, perhaps the frequency of “concerned” Google searches about female emotional stability or appearance would subside. It’s a vicious and perpetual cycle of unfair sexism that I refuse to be a part of. So, instead of being submissive in a world prejudiced against daughters, I choose to be proud of my femininity, and I encourage all other daughters to become adamant about being treated the same as a man — and more specifically, the same as a son.

Opportunity or income inequality? From the State of the Union to the widely publicized study on income inequality produced by Oxf a m , there h a s been a large focus on inJoe Benoist come i n equality, not only in the United States, but on a global level as well. In January, the World Economic Forum, where economic elites from around the world meet to discuss global issues, discussed the issue of rising income inequality. According to the Oxfam study, which was published on nearly every large media outlet, the 85 richest people in the world take in as much income as the 3.5 billion poorest on Earth. Like most issues or debates in Washington D.C., the democrats and republicans are taking different stances on how to change the inequality that currently exists in the United States. Outside the Washington D.C. realm, some are even denying large income inequality while others claim that income inequality isn’t something new to either the world or the United States. Thomas Donohue, the president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, recently said in a speech that “If there is inequality” the current administration is not addressing it correctly, which implies his doubt that such an inequality actually exists. While not fully believing that income inequality is a problem in the United States, Donohue also disagrees with President Obama’s large focus on wage inequality and increasing the minimum wage. Much like what Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers said in the republican rebuttal to the President’s State of the Union, Donohue advocates that there is an in-

Possibly, government leaders equality in opportunity rathcould stop arguing over what er than income. Opposite of to title the issue but rather Donohue, the President and work together to fix it. congressional democrats beWhile Obama and Donolieve that income inequality hue may disagree on increasis the problem and that ining the minimum wage as a creasing the minimum wage solution, they both remarked will be the basic start to end in their recent speeches the it. importance of reforming edNot only did Obama pubucation. licly support President an increase Obama foin the miniPresident Obama cused on mum wage focused on training training and during his and educating the educating address to the Amerithe nation, American workforce can workhe himself for a new, highly force for a a n n o u n ce d technological new, highly that he will economy. technologibe using his cal econoexecutive ormy, while der privilege Donohue to increase mentione d f e d e r a l fixing the American public worker’s minimum wage to education system. $10.10 per hour and encourMaking higher-level eduaged governors to take matcation more accessible to ters into their own hands on low-income Americans may wages. also be a reasonable, agreeWhether one wishes to able solution to parts of the call it “income inequality” inequality debate. or “opportunity inequality”, Unfortunately, Donohue there definitely seems to be is not a member of Congress some sort of inequality issue where his common ground growing in the United States.

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adding “transgender” under As SGA undergoes its anthe options for students to nual election cycle for the identify for the HRL surnext academic year, I have vey!), that we as students reflected on this past semesmust take our own part in ter in the movement. When “conwhich ferring dominance” doesn’t a hislook like Jim Crowe or Rustorical sia’s anti-LGBTQ riots, but change in the “no homo” afterto Stuthoughts I hear at the gym, d e n t along with “pussy” and “fag”; G o v in the “well, she doesn’t act e r n black” or “your English is m e n t Amelia Romo so great, what generation AssoAsian are you?!” or the lack ciation of gender-neutral facilities, was made. like bathrooms, on campus Senate was reduced by for students. nearly half. While Black StuSince in my position on dent Alliance (BSA) seats SGA Exec, I am forced to were retained, other seats see the invisible ways people were added that were not in our community are dispreviously there – namely, criminated against or unable four Diversity Leadership to fully and healthily funcCabinet (DLC) seats. tion, I want to ask those who I thought about all the serve on SGA, and to those questions that seemed so whom we serve, the student crazy then, and even crazier body: What are ways that now, “Why do we need BSA SGA can serve all of us? In seats?” and “DLC is already its inaugural year, how can a committee, why should it we make our community have a presence in Senate?” one of inclusive and open diThere was this impending alogue by allowing issues of fear that “we will no longer justice, inclusion, safety for be an academic body if oneall students on the platform fifth of Senate is comprised of legislation, discussion and of non-academic seats.” debate in Student GovernI often time found myment Association? self aggravated when anyI’d like to make a speone mentioned the Oath. In cial call-to-action all whom this context, it was always, we consider our commu“We have the Oath of Inclunity and who are passionsion- that should encourage ate about or are identifying people of all races, religions members of the groups DLC and creeds to join SGA” durwill be providing seats for: ing an open forum or while Join SGA – because there is drafting the actual bill. intrinsic value in having stuI thought then about how dents from borderlands pereasy it is to say you believe spectives, people who have in the Oath and that everyconstantly lived a divided one should follow it and live experience, one foot in one up to it, but not really chalworld and lenge yourthe other self to think in a differof who we We are socialized ent, borderinclude in to see racism, ing land; who should because be includsexism, ableism there are so ed? Is it the and religious many benpeople you intolerance as efits of havthink make single acts of ing someone the Shell who has had “shady”? Is “meanness.” to do withit the breast out most of feeding their lives mother in out of necesone of our sity. study spaces in the BSC? Or Take it from me, they’re the whole group of people resourceful and creative and and their caregivers we taunt would be an asset to any when we call someone “reteam or group at any institarded”. Who are we talking tution – because as much as about? people would like to think I’ll paint my thoughts in that “we live in a post-racist a more campus-centric way society” because our Presifor all you who are getting dent is black, we still have uncomfortable. How many stayed at a steady 11 percent people after a campus safety enrollment rate for Africanemail notice comes out hold Americans at this instituour breath and hope it’s not tion. someone that looks like Not because there isn’t an them or their brother or fainterest (we are right in the ther? And how many open middle of St. Louis, Mo.) but those emails, and if the susbecause SLU has not made it pect fits the description they a priority to recruit and realready have in their heads, tain black students, or meet avoid at all costs by crossing 100 percent financial need streets, averting gazes, walkfor anyone for that matter. ing faster than the “male, Because the “Vagina 5-foot-11, African AmeriMonologues” cannot be held can”? on campus, because sexual The thing about privilege, assaults happen and they and those that hold it, is that leave survivors and bystandyou don’t have to see the ers and maybe someone who struggles and adjustments didn’t even know what they that people who navigate were doing was wrong. outside of a white, ChrisBecause all but one of tian, male heteronorm, must the bias incidents that have make. been reported so far this We are socialized to see academic year have attacked racism, sexism, ableism, reeach and every member of ligious intolerance as single our LGBTQ community and acts of “meanness” or overt their allies. individual prejudice or disBecause there still is not crimination. It’s harder to someone in Campus Minlook at all those “-isms” inistry to ensure that our stustead as invisible structures dents who do not hail from that, as Peggy McIntosh so a Christian background have wonderfully puts it, “confers someone who is familiar dominance” to anyone outwith their customs, prayers, side of privileged groups. rules for practicing their So it’s easy to say that faith the way over 75 percent we’ve come a long way since of us from the Christian tra2007 when the Oath of Indition are able to here. clusion was drafted in reThese things should sponse to a series of heinous bother every student on this bias incidences, because we campus. Because if you rehave. ally embrace the Oath, you However, it’s in this time know it means we’ve got a of progressive Universitylong way to go, but that evwide initiatives (shout-out ery step forward is worth it. to Housing and Res Life for

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with President Obama may do some good towards this issue and others on which they agree. Just last week, congressional republicans announced movement towards a possible beginning of some form of immigration reform, something that both Donohue and President Obama think would help the current inequality issue. This discussion on inequality is not something that is new to the political or social scene. In more recent years, movements such as Occupy Wall Street introduced the idea to Americans that a small percentage of top earners in this country have been earning the majority of the country’s income, while other working Americans struggle on the brim of poverty. Hopefully, 2014 will provide more bipartisanship and actual solutions to the income inequality issue in our country and world, and possibly on other pressing issues in the US and the world as well.

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From Friday, Feb. 7 through Sunday, Feb. 23, Russia’s southern province will play host to the XXII Olympic Winter Games. The 22nd Winter Olympiad will take place in Sochi, which is home to just shy of 350,000 people and is located on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. Although competition begins one day earlier, the opening ceremony will take place at the newly-constructed Fisht Olympic Stadium at 10:00 a.m. on Friday (Feb. 7). Thousands of athletes – a winter games record for competitors and countries – are in Sochi making final preparations for the games. For more than two weeks, millions of people from around the world will be watching the spectacle that Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spent the last six and a half years preparing for. Russia is hosting the Olympic games for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in Moscow. Sochi was selected as host of XXII Olympic Winter Games at the 119th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Guatemala City in July, 2007. The IOC awarded the games to Sochi instead of alternative locations in Salzburg, Austria and Pyeongchang, South Korea. The proposal was made by the Sochi Organizing Committee (SOC) and their plan included a multi-billion dollar infrastructure project which differed greatly from proposals in the past. The project included plans to build venues and improve the airport, but also to build hotels, ski re-

sorts, rail lines and a new highway system. To this point, the preparations for the Sochi games have cost upwards of $51 billion, making it far and away the most costly in the history of the Olympic games. The previous record was held by the 2008 Beijing games, which cost $42.58 billion. The Sochi games will likely break that record by $10 billion or more – an astounding number. The cost becomes even more alarming when you put it in perspective. $51 billion is enough to buy Real Madrid, Manchester United, Barcelona FC, the New York Yankees, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Redskins and Twitter. The majority of the world’s countries have an annual gross domestic product (GDP) less than $51 billion. The cost

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of the Sochi games would rank 76th in the world for GDP. Shockingly, the Sochi games are more costly than every other Winter Olympics combined. The initial budget of $12 billion has been exceeded by more than 400 percent. With costs so egregious you would expect luxurious accomodations for journalists, visitors and olympic athletes, but that could not be further from reality. In order for Sochi to accommodate for the many visitors the games would attract, many hotels needed to be built. Several hotels are yet to be finished, leaving thousands of guests with unclean or hazardous water, no plumbing or electricity and dangerous or unsuitable living conditions. Issues with hotels have left sponsors and event committees scrambling,

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Women end recent win streak, fall to Fordham despite late run By CASEY WAUGHN Assoc. Sports Editor

The end of January brought new promise for the Women’s basketball team. Winless in the Atlantic 10 and on the road until Jan. 25, when they traveled to Rhode Island, the women had a three-game win streak, which was broken last night against Fordham. Since traveling to Rhode Island, the women have defeated St. Joseph in Philadelphia, as well as La Salle at home for their first conference win at Chaifetz this season. The women currently sit at a 9-14 record overall and are 4-6 in the A-10. Against Rhode Island, the Bills had four players in double figures; junior Desirae Ball led the team with 15. The team fended off a late push by the Rams to pick up the 58-50 victory. Ball and freshman Erin Nelson, who posted 14 points, scored a majority of their respective points in the second half, with 11 and 10 respectively. Following that Saturday’s victory, the team traveled to Philadelphia where

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Women’s Basketball: Sophomore Jameisha Price looks for a teammate in a contest against Richmond. The Bills had their three-game win streak snapped on Wednesday. they faced St. Joseph’s on Jan. 29 and picked up their second win of the A-10 season, defeating the Hawks 69-65. Nelson led the team with 18 points, all of which came in the second half. Sophomore Denisha Womack also netted 14 points and snagged 10 boards for her second straight doubledouble. On defense, SLU

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WHO TO CHEER: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Northwestern’s football players filed a petition to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board this week. Regardless of your opinion on the efficacy of unions, this is an important first step in ensuring the interests of student-athletes are realized. From concussions to compensation, this is an important step.

but the problems do not end there. Despite the magnitude and the allure of the Olympic games, most will not receive a visitors welcome from Sochi. The United States government has intructed American athletes not to wear team USA gear outside of the official Olympic grounds, and they have warned American visitors to take serious safety precautions. While the culture in the United States is centered on the idea of equality, the same cannot be said for Russia. In July, Putin passed a law banning propaganda that could be accessable to minors, which essentially makes public support

held St. Joseph’s to 32.2 percent shooting on the game. SLU shot 50 percent from the floor in the final half, scoring 47 points in the final 20 minutes. They also had a season-low nine turnovers. SLU ended their road game stint and traveled back to St. Louis to take on La Salle. Getting down by double-digits early in the

game, the Bills battled back and eventually came out victorious, 53-43 for their third straight A-10 victory. Like the previous game, SLU’s defense was a large contributing factor in the game, as they held the Explorers to just 25 points in See “Billikens” on Page 9

By TONY TRAINA, Managing Editor WHO TO JEER: NATIONAL SIGNING DAY Yes, it’s great that hundreds of kids across the country are earning scholarships to pursue higher education while playing college football. What’s not great is the way ESPN glorifies and analyzes these kids before they’ve ever played a down of ball. Their wall-to-wall coverage on Tuesday was a disgrace.

WHO TO FEAR: SYRACUSE ORANGE They played perhaps the best college basketball game of the season last Saturday, topping Duke 91-89 in OT. Oh, they did it in front of 35,000 fans. Every starter seems to be setting career highs in blocks, points, or rebounds every game. Now, the team is No. 1 in the country and 22-0, striking fear in the rest of their new ACC foes.

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Scoreboard Men’s Basketball Saturday, Feb. 1 George Mason 26 42 13 81 Billikens 27 41 19 87 Wednesday, Feb 5 St. Joseph’s 22 27 49 Billikens 35 30 65 Women’s Basketball Wednesday, Jan. 29 St. Joesph‘s 29 36 65 Billikens 22 47 69 Saturday, Feb. 1 La Salle 22 21 Billikens 22 31

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Wednesday, Feb. 5 Fordham 42 14 56 Billikens 25 20 45 Swimming and Diving Friday, Jan. 31 at Evansville Men W (200-60) Women W (170-92) Tennis Friday, Jan. 31 Men L (1-6) @ Bradley Women L (7-0) @ Illinois State Saturday, Feb. 1 Women W (7-0) vs UMSL

Calendar Friday, Feb. 7 Men’s Tennis 12:45 p.m. vs. Southern Illinois

The victory extended SLU’s win streak to a schoolrecord 15 games (Previous: 14-game win streak in 1958-59, 1993-94) and, more importantly, improved them to 21-2 overall and 8-0 inside the Atlantic 10. “I think it’s great, but I think it’s expected of us,” forward Rob Loe later added. “We don’t even look at the winning streak,” guard Austin McBroom said. “Coach always talks about moving on to the next game.” Six players finished with at least three field goals for the Billikens, including Loe who was four-for-seven from the field, three-for-five from behind the arc and a perfect six-for-six from the charity stripe as part of his team-high 17-point performance. He was one of two SLU players to stuff the stat sheet, registering four steals, an assist and a block. It was Loe’s fourth consecutive game in double-figures and the second-straight time he led the team in scoring. “I’ve said it for a long time, [Rob] is a smart player. A really, really smart basketball player,” Crews said. Reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Week Jordair Jett chipped in 10 points and seven assists, while fellow guards Mike McCall Jr. and Austin McBroom accounted for nine points apiece. Saint Louis shot 44 percent from the field overall with six three-pointers and 15 free throws. It had assists on 15 of its 22 field goals and generated 17 points off 17 SJU turnovers. While the Billikens were able to establish some rhythm on offense, the Hawks struggled against their ferocious defense, managing just 15 field goals on 47 tries with one three-pointer.

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St. Joe’s had opportunities to claw its way back early in the second half, but missed free throws (18for-30 on the evening) and a failure to capitalize on SLU missteps (seven points off 14 turnovers) deflated their comeback attempts. Saint Louis led 35-22 at the break, but hit just one of its first 11 shots from the field in the second half, which allowed Saint Joseph’s to cut the score to 45-38 with 9:45 remaining.    However, just as the St. Joe’s faithful came to life, reenergized by the seemingly inevitable momentum swing for their team, the Billikens struck—twice. First, it was Jett who drew the defense towards the top of the arc and slipped a pass to Loe on the left block for a two-handed slam.   Junior Grandy Glaze came through on the ensuing possession, stealing the ball from Papa Ndao and taking it the rest of the way for an easy layup thatpushed SLU’s lead back out to double-digits with nine minutes remaining.   The Hawks managed to remain within striking distance over the next few minutes, eventually pulling within 10 behind an old-fashioned three-point play by Ronald Roberts, but McCall Jr. responded for the Billiken with a wide-open threepointer from the corner. Moments later, Evans batted the ball away from Chris Wilson, which set up Loe for the final dagger— a three-pointer that gave Saint Louis an 18-point lead with 4:21 remaining. “I think, and people accuse me of blowing smoke, they’re a top 10 team because they have something to hang their hat on,” Martelli said. “And in this city we should appreciate that

Meyo Invitational Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Women’s Tennis 4 p.m. vs Bradley

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Jett is one of the five seniors on this year’s roster.

Senior guard Jordair Jett averaged 19.5 points per game last week when the Bills defeated Richmond and George Mason. On the week, Jett posted a field goal percentage of 51.9 percent going 14-29 from the field, and 11-15 for 73.3 percent from behind the arc. Jett was the conference player of the week from Jan. 13-19 earlier this season.

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for gay rights illegal. Putin explained that all wouldbe welcomed at the Sochi games, yet the propoganda laws remain a concern. Yet, the threat of terrorism and the securitiy for athletes and spectators remains the most concerning issue for the Sochi games. In December, a pair of suicide bombings left 31 people dead in the city of Volgograd, which is located only 400 miles from Sochi. Many believe that muslim extremists led by Doku Umarov were responsible for the attacks. The Chechen extremists are called the Caucaus Emirate, and Umarov instructed his followers to take action by attacking the Sochi Winter Olympics. While concerns and controversy will always surround the Olympic Games, there has never been a situation quite like the one that Sochi faces. As for the games, they figure to be as exciting and competitive as ever with a record number of countries and athletes in the field. Dating back to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the United States won a total of 37 medals, the most of any country and a new Olympic record. Germany won a total of 30 medals and 10 golds, ranking second in each category. Rounding out the top three was Canada with 26 medals. The Canadians led all countries with 14 golds, which included an overtime victory against the USA in a ‘game for the ages’ in the gold medal hockey match.

The group of record breaking 2010 American Winter Olympians will have a different look in Sochi. A stalwart of the speed skating team, Apolo Ohno will no longer compete in the games after claiming three medals in Vancouver. Likewise, Lindsey Vonn is unable to compete in Sochi because of an ACL injury. Vonn won gold in downhill skiing and bronze in the super-g in 2010. Fortunately for the American team and spectators worldwide, Shaun White will go for his third consecutive gold in the halfpipe after winning in Vancouver in 2010 and Turin in 2006. Both the men’s and women’s ice hockey team won silver medals in Vancouver, so it will be interesting to see if either team will be able to claim the top spot in Sochi. Three members of the St. Louis Blues – T.J. Oshie, David Backes and Kevin Shattenkirk – are on the men’s roster. Feb. 22 will mark the 34th anniversary of the “miracle on ice” when the USA men’s hockey team upset the USSR on their way to the gold medal. What a story it would be if the American’s could once again claim gold, but this time on Russian ice. As the XXII Winter Olympics begin, all eyes will be watching Sochi. Despite the prevalence of issues and controversy and the threat of terror, expectations for the games remain high. The lingering controversy has threatened to derail the Olympiad. Here is hoping for safe and exciting competition in the Sochi games.

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Men’s Basketball: Senior Dwayne Evans attacks the basket against St. Joseph’s in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. The Billikens improved their A-10 record to 8-0. because that’s how John Chaney’s teams won all the time, because of the Temple zone. Now you have the Saint Louis man-to-man.” Roberts led the Hawks in scoring with 19 points on six-of-10 shooting. He also blocked four shots and recorded a steal. Langston Galloway and Halil Kanacevic, the team’s other top scorers, were held to a combined 15 points on six-of-20 shooting. “I imagine playing 40 minutes a game, like that is pretty grueling,” Loe said. “Our team’s got such a big bench that we really don’t have to do that too often, so

that helped us a lot, I think.” After falling behind 5-0 at the start the game, consecutive steal-and-scores from McCall Jr. and Jett ignited a 14-2 SLU run that featured a pair of three-pointers from Loe, the second of which gave the visitors a 14-7 lead with 14:02 remaining. The Hawks managed to pull within a point six minutes later, but the Billikens extinguished that rally with a 16-4 run to close out the half. That eight-minute surge was orchestrated largely by McBroom, but was highlighted by the defense, which held Saint Joseph’s to just one

field goal over that stretch. As a team, SLU shot 46.7 percent from the field and hit four of seven threepoint attempts. Defensively, it registered five steals, two blocks and held St. Joe’s to just six field goals on 22 tries. “We really played well,” Crews said. “Our guys really kept a really good pressure on them in certain spots and got them out of their rhythm. SLU will travel a few miles to take on La Salle Saturday evening at Tom Gola Arena. The Explorers are 12-10 on the year, but have lost four of their last five. Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m.

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Netting wins: Freshman Erin Nelson looks up the court on Jan. 22. Nelson is the team leader in scoring. Continued from Page 7

the final 32 minutes. Ball was the leading scorer for the Bills with 13, with freshman Sadie Stipanovich following behind with 11 points. Womack was just one point shy of her third consecutive double-double, with nine points and a career-high 15 rebounds. In last night’s matchup, the Bills played the Fordham Rams at Chaifetz. SLU had

previously fallen to the Rams in the Bronx on Jan. 2, 74-52. On Wednesday, Fordham got the best of the Billikens again, and defeated SLU 45-56. However, the first and second halves of the game were a night-and-day difference. In the first half, Fordham shot 55.2 percent from the field, going 16-29. Their first 12 points of the game were all from behind the arc, where they went 8-13 in the first half,

and led 42-25 at the break. However, the second half was a different story. 12 minutes into the half, the Rams were just four points ahead of where they were at the break. The Bills held the Rams to just 20.8 percent on 5-24 from the field and 0-10 from three-point range in the second half. Late in the game, SLU clawed back in, cutting Fordham’s lead to seven, but the Rams held on for the 56-45 victory. Looking ahead on the remainder of the season, the women will face George Mason on the road this Saturday at 1 p.m. Then, they have three straight home games, where they play St. Bonaventure, Dayton and Rhode Island, in that order. The Bills narrowly lost to St. Bonaventure on the road on Jan. 18, 62-60. SLU will have another shot at the Bonnies Feb. 12. The game against Dayton slated for Feb. 17 is a rescheduled game from Jan. 5 when weather in New York and in St. Louis stranded the team on the East Coast. The team will play Rhode Island at home on Feb. 19.

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Remembering Oscar-winning actor and director Phillip Seymour Hoffman I found out Philip Seymour Hoffman was dead while I was on the website Reddit.. In an extreme state of boredom I had decided to peruse the website even though I rarely use or fully understand it, and after checking out a couple lame Super Bowl memes I came across a post declaring the awful news. My gut reaction was to think that this might be some kind of sick joke for hardcore Redditors that went over my head (it wouldn’t be the first time that’s happened to me). Unfortunately, my gut was wrong. A quick Google search confirmed that 46-year-old Hoffman died of an apparent drug overdose in his apartment.

This is obviously tragic and shocking news considering how talented he was as an actor and a director. Hoffman starred in a couple films that have blown me away, the most notable of which being “Capote.” He definitely deserved the Academy Award that he won for playing the role of Truman Capote – the eccentric protagonist of the film and the author of the non-fiction novel that it centered upon. The careless, high-pitched warbling of Hoffman’s voice in that movie alone brought the story of “In Cold Blood” to life for me in a whole new way. The last film I saw him in

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was “The Master.” I went to see it in theaters without any idea of what to expect and stepped outside afterward absolutely hating it. Certain scenes in that movie stuck with me, though, and the more I considered them the more I realized how great “The Master” was for all of its perfect little moments. Hoffman’s performance as the my s t e r i o u s l y placid character Lancaster Dodd played a big part in that realization, and “The Master” continues to get better each time I see it. I think that was the best part about Hoffman’s acting as a whole. The level of depth he was able to put into

And he proved throughout his career... that he could basically play any role.

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all his characters allowed for us as viewers to get more out of his films each time we watched them. And he proved throughout his career with movies as disparate as “Doubt,” “The Big Lebowski,” “The Hunger Games” and “Almost Famous” that he could basically play any role. It’s sad to lose him in such a terrible and unexpected way, especially during a time when there seems to be a shortage of truly great film actors at work. Thankfully, Hoffman will still be remembered for all the excellent work he did and the terrific talent he shared. After logging into Facebook and seeing how many people were already flooding my newsfeed with their favorite movie clips of him, it seems clear that Hoffman will not be forgotten anytime soon.

February 6, 2014 arts@unewsonline.com Molly Rippinger, Arts Editor Kendra Cruse, Assoc. Arts Editor

“Frozen” tells the tale of a sisterly bond

Image courtesy of “Frozen” Facebook page

Frozen: Critics have been lauding Disney’s most recent animated film as one of its most progressive yet.

Images courtesy of Hoffman’s fan Facebook page

Remembering: Phillip Seymour Hoffman shows off his talent through diverse roles like those in “Doubt,” “The Hunger Games” and “The Big Lebowski.” Fans are mourning the loss of this actor gone too soon.

Silly, sappy and surprising: Super Bowl commercials were a home run By EMILY DRENOVSKY Staff Writer

Featuring the most popular celebrities, products and values, the tradition of the Super Bowl commercials as a whole captures a snapshot of American popular culture for a given year. The advertising geniuses of 2014 used a 60-second time slot within a two-minute commercial break to take viewers on an emotional rollercoaster with ads that brought tears, laughter and even sometimes disgust. This year’s commercials can be lumped into two very distinct product categories: cars and everything else. Despite that overwhelming majority of automobile advertisements, viewers saw everything from heartwarming and hilarious to downright bizarre. Some of the most successful ads utilized funny ideas, animals and most unforgettably, funny people. Ellen DeGeneres never fails to bring a smile to millions of faces. In the ad for Beats headphones and speakers, DeGeneres showcases her perfect combination of personality and awesome dance moves as she searches for the perfect beat’s modern home. Audi’s “Doberhuahua” created a hybrid animal so unique and ultimately ridiculous that it even drove animal-loving Sarah McLachlan to lose her temper to the crazed canine. GoDaddy.com utilized shock value to catch the audience’s attention. Such commercials leave success to personal taste and sense of humor. This year, GoDaddy took an unconventional approach of featuring a female

puppeteer quitting her job on air in its first ad of the night, and the second-half commercial featured a stampede of bodybuilders seeking a spray tan. A celebration of quirky nostalgia brought chuckles to all fans of 90’s culture in ads for Radio Shack and Danon Oikos Greek Yogurt. Leave it to the Full House reunion of Bob Saget, David Alan Coulier and John Stamos to break up even the most sensual of tones with the classic antics of Danny, Uncle Joey and Uncle Jesse. With adorable puppies, majestic Clydesdales, a heartwarming storyline and attractive farmers, Budweiser’s “Puppy Love” ad brought smiles to the faces of even the most zealous Bronco fans. But, at the end of the game, the real-life depictions will resonate in hearts and inspire Americans beyond just the television screen. Anheuser Bush’s “A Hero’s Welcome” exudes American pride in its depiction of the actual homecoming parade of Lt. Chuck Nadd to his hometown of Winter Park, Fla. A testament to technology’s power to heal, unite and inspire, Microsoft’s “Empowering” perfectly combines a moving message while relating it directly to the NFL. The ad features former NFL player living with ALS, Steve Gleason, as he narrates the inspirational message to his son using a computer-generated voice. As they will be televised consecutively throughout the rest of the year, these ads have set a tone that will continue to define, inspire and poke fun at all that 2014 has yet to come.

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Commercials: From an unusual animal friendship to a hungry bear in a convenient store to Ellen Degeneres, Super Bowl commercais this year lived up to the hype.

I have seen “Frozen” four times. I won’t even try to count the number of times I have s u n g “Let it G o , ” whether passiona t e l y singing along to Idina Maggie Needham Menzel’s killer vocal skills or catching myself mumbling the words to myself while cooking dinner. I can’t stop thinking about the movie. The animation is beautiful and the songs are catchy and the voice cast is phenomenal. Seriously, whoever decided to hire a bunch of Broadway stars: thank you. But these aesthetic enjoyments are just the icing on the cake to me. What really makes my love for “Frozen” so strong is that its plot revolves around the love between two sisters. This simple fact is worth our attention, because the weight of the history of Disney princesses is on the shoulders of this movie. Out of the current eleven Disney princesses, only two (Pocahontas and Tiana) are shown to have meaningful friendships with other female characters. “Frozen” fights the stereotypes of competitive and catty girls. Instead, it celebrates girls fighting for each other and growing with each other. “Frozen” is helping to fix the imbalance of under-represented non-romantic relationships. It puts romance as a side dish for these newest princesses, rather than the main course. This romantic side dish does not end in marriage, either -- another small but important step for Disney. The ironic line “you can’t marry a man you just met” shows that Disney is interested in a different sort of romantic story, one that involves growth as a couple rather than immediate commitment. Elsa, the first Disney princess to become a queen, does not engage in a romantic storyline at all. This makes her the second Disney princess to finish her movie without a male counterpart, after Merida from “Brave.” “Frozen” continues another trend set forth in “Brave”- Disney princesses are in charge of their own

fate. When Elsa accidentally freezes her sister Anna’s heart, “Frozen” plays with the clichéd idea of an act of true love saving her life. However, the plot completely turns the trope on its head. Anna makes the choice to turn away from Kristoff, her romantic partner coming to save her life, in order to sacrifice herself for her sister. This is what unfreezes her heart: an act of true love performed by Anna herself, rather than an act performed upon her. As cheesy as it sounds, Disney is making a drastic turn away from its traditional stories of princes kissing helpless girls. Speaking of princes kissing girls – at the end of the story, when Anna does end up with Kristoff, he asks her permission to kiss her. Disney shows consent to be not only a good thing for romantic relationships but also to be adorable. Elsa’s plot in the movie is one that complicates the traditional Disney representation of a villain. Rather than the two-dimensional, pure evil antagonists Disney usually puts forth (“Tangled”’s Mother Gothel, “The Little Mermaid”’s Ursula, etc.), Elsa shows that villains are not as cut-and-dry as we’d always like them to be. Elsa is born with powers of snow and ice, but her parents teach her to hide her “curse” from the world, alienating her from the entire outside world, including her sister. She does not learn to control her powers but instead to be ashamed of them. Her parents engrain this mindset into her to heavily that she continues this lifestyle after they have died. As a metaphor for living with mental illness or repressing one’s sexuality, Elsa’s coming to terms with herself is inspiring and invigorating. “Frozen” is not perfect. They switched the traditional fairy tale in which a young girl saves her male friend to a story in which a girl needs a man’s help to save her sister. Disney has not made any significant strides to increase representation of non-white characters since “The Princess and the Frog” in 2009. This is not okay. But “Frozen” takes some strong steps forward and it’s paid off. I can’t wait to see what can happen when they go even further.

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Grassroots campaign plants Local Harvest back in the green By KENDRA CRUSE Associate Arts Editor

Molly Rippinger/Arts Editor

LHC: Above is just one piece of the Local Harvest community that St. Louis fought so hard to keep alive.

You won’t find any “neigh“sayers at Shu Feng On Olive Boulevard off of Highway 170 you can find Shu Feng tucked between the other restaurants of St. Louis’ Chinatown. Shu Feng opened 17 years ago and MELENA has beABIJAOUDE c o m e deeply rooted in its community, serving up some of the best traditional Chinese food in St. Louis. Some would argue that the authentic flavor characteristic of their dishes is not only the best in the city, but also on par with “mom and pop” restaurants found in China. If you think this is an exaggeration, then a short conversion with some regulars quickly speaks to the caliber of its kitchen. The lunch and dinner menus have both Americanized and traditional Chinese options, while a few Taiwanese dishes nod to the descent of the owner. The cold, Taiwanese style noodles are delicious and the twice-cooked pork was a personal favorite. Fans of the Cantonese tea house mainstay, dim sum, should be sure to check out Shu Feng’s tender dumplings served with soy sauce along with sesame and chile oils for dipping. Given their rich history and great reputation, I chose to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Shu Feng with a traditional feast consisting of hot pots, dumplings and various seafood. The Chi-

nese are sure to eat fish during the celebration because it will supposedly bring you good luck. Since this is the Year of the Horse, the owner told us that for those whose Chinese Zodiac is the Horse, this year will either bring great luck and money or it will have the opposite effect. To ensure everyone’s good fortune in the coming year, Shu Feng had a Dragon Dance. The performance is led by several people under a single dragon costume who dance to the music of a timpani drum that was accompanied by a small gong. At Shu Feng there were only two people in the dragon costume – one as the head while the other controlled the lower half of the body. The dance was very “dragon-like.” With every drumbeat, the dragon made a swift move, left, right and even over the tables and chairs. At one point, the two people in the costume somehow became stacked and the dragon swooped side to side and even kicked. The dance started outside and worked itself inside through the restaurant, into the kitchen and back through the tables. The dragon came up to each person who had lucky money to give. Lucky money is any amount of money put in a special red envelope. On Chinese New Year, people give lucky money to each other and also to the dragon because he will eradicate evil spirits in return. Shu Feng is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11:30 to 2 a.m. and is located at 8435 Olive Blvd.

Businesses come and go every day, but some are harder to part with than others. As seen in churches, political parties and other common interest groups, shared values lead to strong bonds, and Local Harvest’s amazing story of salvation proves that emotional attachment can form even between a grocery store and its customers. Local Harvest began as a mom-and-pop-style market with a twist - most of the food is organic and locally produced. The business was designed under the mantra “local matters,” aiming to benefit nearby farmers, the neighborhood, the entire St. Louis area. Almost all the vendors are within 150 miles of the city. The stores and cafes employ nearly 50 people. The original grocery store is located on Morganford Road just south of Tower Grove Park. In 2007 the store added catering to its services along with a cafe in a corner of the already small space. Later the cafe relocated right across the street, rebranded as “LHC” (Local Harvest Cafe). Now, another location downtown serves

the business-casual lunch crowd and is home of the catering sector. In October 2012, business was booming so Local Harvest reached out to the Kirkwood community and added another grocery/ cafe combo to their collection. Capital for this location was provided largely by private investors. This is where things seem to have gone wrong. The Kirkwood store was a limited liability company, meaning that legally, its outcome would not affect the other stores. However, swimming in debt and having exhausted all personal resources, co-owners Patrick Horine and Maddie Earnest thought shutting down Local Harvest was inevitable. Not even a year after opening, the Kirkwood location closed its doors. Just a week ago, each Local Harvest entity was threatening to go down with it. A deadline of Feb. 7 was set to pay off debts to vendors and business taxes, otherwise all business would shut down for good. On Jan. 27, Horine and Earnest took to Facebook making an unusual request of their friends and followers. They explained the situation and plead for financial

help. After opening up to the public, many criticized establishing the short-lived Kirkwood store as irresponsible business practice. It may have been risky, but Local Harvest saw the expansion as an ethical maneuver to share their philosophies about food to the greater St. Louis area. “Our mission was to build a local food community,” the Facebook statement read. “Each step we took was to further that mission.” A series of letters were posted in the following days with updates about the progress and plans for the future. In just 24 hours, $40,000 had already been raised by way of gift certificates and punch cards (redeemable in 2015), an IndieGoGo page and increased business to the stores. It only took six days to reach their fundraising goal, and on Feb. 2, the owners were proud to announce that thanks to the many, quick and generous reactions to their plight, Local Harvest would remain open. A recurring theme leading up to the ultimate success of this campaign was the intense sense of community felt by anyone involved in and affected by Local Harvest. The first public state-

ment raised the questions, “Has Local Harvest helped create a stronger local food community? Has your neighborhood benefitted from Local Harvest Grocery and Cafes? How would your life be different if we no longer existed?” Yes, yes, and very. Through the overwhelming success of the campaign, it’s clear that Local Harvest has succeeded in building a strong community from which many locals benefit. After the tremendous outpour of support, they realized how mutually beneficial the relationship is between Local Harvest and the St. Louis area. A follow up letter read, “When we talk about our future, we need to include you all since you all are putting your faith in us.” Respecting that relationship, they promise to be thoughtful and transparent about where the business will go from here. “We will be open with you about our plans and how we will make ourselves strong again.” Now that the debts can be paid off, Local Harvest is ready to focus on a brighter, more stable future. “We all understand how important our success is and we are going to come through for you, just like you have for us.”

KSLU music picks of the week

On the Steps of the Temple, Tempel. Post-Metal. The debut record from instrumental two-piece band Tempel, “On the Steps of the Temple,” sure doesn’t hit like one might expect. But as soon as that first wall of sound comes over you, you know you are in for a treat. Combining the sludgy drone sounds of post-metal bands like Isis and the instrumental progressive metal of today, Tempel has created a sound both unique and moving. If dingy, grooving riffs are your thing I highly recommend “On the Steps of the Temple.” Chris Prod, Genre Director: Metal. Afternoon Metal Mondays 4-5PM. Habibi, Habibi. Garage Rock. Habibi’s debut LP is the latest release on Burger Records to utilize the foregone sounds of flash-in-the

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pan 60s garage acts. Whereas the majority of its Burger-mates call the fuzzinfested arenas of garage rock home, Habibi hones a focused aesthetic built on equal parts surf rock and the songwriting sensibilities of 60s girl groups. The resulting product is a half hour collection of perfectly crafted minimalist garage pop songs with hooks galore. Tracks like “Tomboy,” “I Got the Moves” and “Sweetest Talk” are concise, upbeat surf tunes that act as the perfect soundtrack to alternate universe beach party films. Closing track “Gone Yesterday” is the most memorable and musically mature moment of the album, displaying the songwriting talent that sets Habibi far and above countless trend-chasing modern garage acts. Alex Cunningham, Music Director.

This is Your Life Now Wednesdays 9-11PM. Chinaberry Girl, Iiris. Pop. With a wide variety of sounds, this release eludes any single genre definition. “Tigerhead” showcases a more upbeat, pop sound that fluidly meshes with the sweet, gentle nature of Iiris’ voice, while “Sapphire” combines more sensual vocals with a pounding bass line and a droning, twangy synth. The titular track, “Chinaberry Girl” maintains a similar tempo to “Sapphire” but introduces more instrumental elements. Overall, an A+ release. Zach Lucas, Programming Director. BassHeavy Mondays 5-6PM Occult Delight, Mode Moderne. Post-Punk. In a moody record remi-

niscent of The Smiths signature fuzzed out guitars and brooding vocals, Mode Moderne manages to similarly mix equal parts darkness and catchiness in their release. Listeners will be bobbing around in their chair and tapping their foot while simultaneously substituting candles for daylight. Standouts include danceable “Grudges Crossed,” the moans of “Severed Heads” and “She, Untamed,” which will leave you staring up from beneath your furrowed brow remembering how much a certain past-romantic interest presently pisses you off. Turn the lights down low and prepare for an eve of dark emotions to be stirred by a record whose guitar riffs and synth lines strike right to the chest. Liza DiStefano, Internal Promotions Director. Watching Trees Sundays 9-10PM

What to do this weekend

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Halftime: In a big game that lacked any luster, fans relied heavily on commericals and Bruno Mars’ performance to keep Super Bowl Sunday exciting. Following Beyoncé’s steamy 2013 show, Bruno and The Red Hot Chili Peppers tried to top the queen with little success.

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Image courtesy of The Monument’s Men

To do: Check out Schlafly’s Cod & Casks on Feb. 7 (top left), catch The Monument’s Men at Moolah (right) and mark your calendars for the upcoming STL250 celebration at Art Hill.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Green Dot Institute Spring 2014 Trainings

February 11th & 18th – (2 part training) 6-‐9pm – Gries Seminar Room – Pizza Provided February 22nd -‐ (Greek Life Only) 10am-‐6pm – DeMatt MPR -‐ Lunch Provided April 15th & 22nd – (2 part training) 6-‐9pm – Gries Seminar Room – Pizza Provided Register at greendot.slu.edu Together we can make SLU a better and safer place! Responsible Billikens Look Out for Each Other

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Recognizing those who serve others

Tuesday, February 11th, 2-5pm Center for Global Citizenship Seminar Room 124

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