Sept. 11,2014 (No.2)

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SLU breaks top 100

By JESSICA WINTER Managing Editor

Saint Louis University celebrated its entrance back into U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of the top 100 national universities.

The news magazine released its 2015 rankings on Tuesday, Sept. 9 and simultaneously welcomed SLU back into the upper echelon of its prestigious list.

Last year, SLU had fallen just shy of the cut and was given a position at 101 – as opposed to its more comfortable placing at 92 in 2013. This year, the university must be improving in some manner and accepts its 99th position alongside three other schools: University of Missouri, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, and University of New Hampshire.

“We are always pleased when the University receives recognition for our outstanding academic programs and successful students,” said Jay Goff, vice president of enrollment and retention management.

Jean Gilman, dean of admission, also commented on this achievement and what it could mean for SLU in the future.

“I think this latest recognition for our academic programs will be yet another factor that will help future students see the value of a SLU education,” said Gilman.

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Forecast: Cloudy with a chance of hacking?

ITS Department talks security, password safety

By Vivek Gorijala Associate News Editor

Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, the iCloud, computers, cell phones, and even the mySLU portal are all tools common among SLU students for work and for recreation.

Many users automatically type in their username and password, and are immediately led to the application or device of their choice, without giving it a second thought. Generally, we think nothing of these actions; they are standard procedures. However, these usernames, passwords and passcodes make inviting targets for cybercriminals, and anyone—from national celebrities to SLU students, faculty and staff—can and has been targeted.

Celebrities’ Apple iCloud accounts were recently compromised by criminals, who stole and then shared compromising photos online.

The iCloud, which stored backups of photos taken on iPhones, was compromised by criminals who abused the password reset features offered by Apple. The photos were then stolen, and the FBI eventually got involved, attempting to track down the criminals while also trying to erase the images from the Internet and prevent the pictures from being shared.

Although in this case, the hackers targeted high-profile, high-value celebrities, Nick Lewis, SLU’s Director and Information Security Officer in ITS says that the mistakes that these celebrities made in choosing weak passwords are mistakes that many people make, including SLU students, faculty and staff.

“There are only so many passwords that a person can remember. It becomes very difficult to keep track of more than a few,” says Lewis.

Compounding this obstacle to more safely secur-

ing online data is the fact that SLU students, faculty, and staff have been targets of malicious phone calls and phishing scams. Phone calls in the past have come from individuals claiming to be from Microsoft, informing the call recipient of something wrong with their computer. As the caller gradually gains the victim’s trust, they are able to then solicit personal information from the individual. Emails have included statements saying that the computer has a problem or that the computer has run out of disk space,

Aramark: First impressions vary

By CHAD MAXWELL Contributor

This semester has seen Aramark replace Chartwells as the dining services provider for Saint Louis University. The change has brought in many new dining locations such as Einstein Bros.

Bagels, Panda Express and the new Billiken Club, as well as changes in the way meal swipes work and the variety of food choices at the dining halls.

Chartwells had been the dining service provider at SLU for over a decade. Replacing them is Aramark, a Philadelphia-based business which serves over 600 universities and preparatory schools nationally. Aramark has contracts with various national chains to bring in Panera Bread (known as St. Louis Bread Co. locally), Starbucks, and Qdoba to join the other new restaurants that are now present on campus.

Bringing in this new company has been a novel experience for many students and staff who have grown accustomed to the old experience. For those students using meal swipes, they are no longer allotted a certain number of swipes per week.

Instead, students are given a set number of swipes for the entire semester and are able to use them as they please.

Other changes include the swapping of old dining options for new ones. The Billiken Club replaced the Mexican-themed Salsarita’s, and the Fusz dining area will

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requiring that more must be downloaded.

One similar email in Aug. 2013, led to a data breach in which criminals could potentially have compromised health records. The attack was conducted on SLU and many other regional universities, and although SLU worked diligently with the FBI and contained the incident, other schools suffered more extensive damage.

However, despite the problems that have occurred in the past, and the difficulty in remembering a different password for each website,

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Lewis says that there are a plethora of options available for those who wish to increase the security on their personal accounts.

One option is a password manager, according to Lewis.

“I use a password manager.

I store all my passwords in a manager called Password Safe, which allows me to look up any password I need from a secure location.”

Another method of better securing data that is being pushed by Lewis is See “ITS” on Page 3

Jammin’ for Jesus: Theology club spreads the love parishioners] and pass them out to people on the street because people would ask for money, but it was easier When sophomore Theto give them a sandwich ology major Hannah Vesbecause I knew they would tal came back from Cape eat…It brought a smile to Town, South Africa after a their face and made them semester abroad last spring, know they mattered.” she knew that she wanted And it’s this generosity to bring some of her experithat Vestal hopes to bring ences there back to St. Louis to SLU through the Jamin some medium. And on min’ for Jesus events. AcFriday, Sept. 12, she will be cording to Vestal, the plan doing just that: hosting the for the “Jammin’” event is to “Jammin’ for Jesus” event get food donations (bread, in collaboration with SLU’s peanut butter, and jelly— Theology Club. the first month’s food has “At least for the first already been couple of donated by m o n t h s S c h n u c k ’s ) [in Cape I knew they would set up on Town], I was eat...It brought a tables under very lonely, a tent (the smile to their face I guess,” first location and made them Vestal said. of the event “And so I know they matis outside spent a lot of the Center tered. time praying for Comand think- -Hannah Vestal, student munity Ening about gagement) ‘Why am and then to I here?’ It get students to come by and kind of went from me being make the sandwiches. Vestal like ‘What am I doing here’ then plans to bring the sandto ‘OK, maybe I can make wiches to St. Patrick’s Center something out of this situadowntown for distribution. tion and help people.’”

“The city of St. Louis While studying in Cape wants you to give donations Town, Vestal attended mass to a specific place,” Vestal at St. Michael’s Catholic said. She will not be handing Church, whose parish activthe sandwiches out directly ity of making and distributon the street. “[Although] ing peanut butter and jelly that’s what I really like,” she sandwiches to the poor insaid, “actually giving the spired her to bring a similar sandwiches to people.” activity—“Jammin’ for JeIn addition to Sept.12, sus”—to SLU. the Theology Club plans to “While I was there [Cape Town], I would also make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches [with St. Michael’s See “Jesus” on Page 3

By PAUL BRUNKHORST News Editor

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Dining: Aramark has yet to open some venues on campus, including in the BSC. turn into the Billiken’s Lair later this fall. Argo Tea inside the Pius XII Library has become Einstein Bros. Bagels.

Most of the changes have been seen favorably by a majority of students; however, one replacement has a demographic of students at SLU less than thrilled.

Many vegetarian students found Terra Ve, a vegetarian/ vegan location in Clemons Hall, to be fantastic for their needs. Terra Ve took meal swipes and offered multiple vegetarian choices, as well as gelato and vegan snacks for purchase using flex points.

Despite this popularity, Terra Ve has been replaced by a Starbucks. This move has been met with some con-

troversy, as many students felt that a Starbucks was not necessary on campus the fully stocked Starbucks located across from Reinert Hall, was already sufficient.

Other than the loss of vegetarian options though, students are very complimentary towards the new additions around campus.

The Panda Express in the Busch Student Center has drawn a lot of praise from various students.

“The food here just hits the spot,” said Tarun Yandamuri, a sophomore at SLU. “It is great comfort food after a tough test. I’m not a big fan of the lines, but it doesn’t take too long.”

Panda Express is not the

only place with a strong following; The Billiken Club also has its fans.

Tannia Pourdavarani said about the Billiken Club, “I love it. The deep fried mac n’ cheese is just so yummy.”

When asked about her opinion of the atmosphere of the location, Tannia called it “great” and “a fun place to go with friends.”

Kent Porterfield, the vice president for student development, was optimistic about Aramark’s new contract with SLU. He said, “In selecting Aramark, we have chosen a partner that we believe will enhance the campus dining experience for all members of our SLU community.”

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We Remember

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Wellness initiative opportunity “Any group can submit a wellness initiative,” said SGA VP of Finance Jaisel Patel.

“It can be a student group, During this past summer, CSO [Chartered Student SLU’s campus experienced Organization], or it can just m a n y be a group changes. of students.

In addiIt’s any inition to tiative that the instalbenefits the lation of mind, body, the new or spirit, or president all three of in July and those.” the UniThe water v e r s i t y ’s bottle fillnew food ing stations, provider -Jaisel Patel, SGA according setting to Patel, are up camp, a palpable there have sign of what also been other, smaller ada wellness initiative can justments to campus life achieve. The 31 stations now – such as the increase in accessible across campus are waterbottle filling stations. part of a joint effort between Behind many of these less glamorous changes is the SGA Wellness Initiative fund.

See “Wellness” on Page 3

By PAUL BRUNKHORST News Editor

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The best thing that I like about this is that anyone can apply for these funds.

Events Calendar Liturgy, Lunch, and Lecture Series

Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit

Sept. 12 at Noon

Monday, Sept. 22, 11:00 AM to 4:00PM

Catholic Studies Program will feature Dr. Hal Parker, professor of History. The talk is titled “The Society of Jesus and the Globalization of Christianity.”

Disability Services Club will host an interactive exhibit founded by SLU students that encourages respect, comfort, and awareness.

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Visiting Polish Law Scholars Sept. 16 and 17 at Noon (Scott Hall)

The School of Law’s Center for International and Comparative Law is sponsoring Polish professors and scholars Michal Balcerzak, J.D. and Marcin Mikolaj Kaldunski, J.D. give talks on international politics and law.

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Chemistry club tutors elementary students SLU’s Chemistry Club is an organization that sponsors numerous chemistryrelated activities throughout the year. They are affiliated with the American Chemical Society, and the activities they sponsor include a fall picnic, tours of local chemistry-related industries, and hands-on activities. For the 2014-2015 school year, the Chemistry Club received a grant in order to support their community service program.

This program is a volun-

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teering activity located at grades. Their mission is to the North Campus, located enrich the lives of these kids, in the w h o North c o m e S t . from unLouis derpriviarea. le ge d T h e backNorth grounds.

CamT h e pus is kids can a comcome to munity North dediCampus cated to do -Nidhi Gandhi t o activibr ingties uni n g til their education-centered afterparents are able to come by school activities to students to pick them up. between the third and eighth At North Campus, mem-

Every other week, we plan an hour-long lesson for them about basic chemistry concepts.

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By AMIT PRAYAGA Contributor

(Busch Student Center)

bers of SLU’s Chemistry Club lead their own afterschool chemistry lesson for sixth to eighth graders. “Every other week, we plan an hour-long lesson for them about basic chemistry concepts,” says Nidhi Gandhi, Chemistry Club’s vice president of public relations.

This is an important project for the organization because, according to Lisa Green, Chemistry Club’s vice president of service and fundraising, some of the students that come to the North Campus do not

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project. In addition, Chemistry Club has already used some of the money to buy have true science teachers. the kids a large poster of the Many of these kids come periodic table of elements to from schools where they canhang up on one of the classnot afford a proper science room’s wall. Another purteacher. Their science classes chase that the club has made are instead taught by a subhas been to buy DVD’s of stitute. Green mentioned her “Bill Nye the Science Guy”. surprise when she learned This grant is only the first that some of these kids had step in the Chemistry Club’s not covered states of matplans for their project. Club ter in school, and that some members also want to excould not pand to read a have more periodic voluntable. teers for In the their serclub’s lesvice. Last sons, the year, there kids get to were only do some eight volhands-on unteers activities last year, in order but for to betthis year, -Nidhi Gandhi ter grasp the projscientific ect has concepts. gained AlOne such project was havpha Epsilon Delta approval, ing the kids construct filmand AED members can volcanister rockets. This project unteer at the North Campus was designed to teach the to complete their required different states of matter to service hours. This has the kids. Since Alka-Seltzer brought about 30 new volunis a solid, it creates a violent teers to the service program. reaction in liquid vinegar, Gandhi said that for the which causes bubbles of gas future, the goal is for stuto form. This reaction causes dents to maintain their inthe rockets to shoot up into terest in science as they go the sky. According to Green, through their classes. As she the kids love to watch the put it, “The main purpose of rockets soar. this program is to encourage The club’s new $250 grant students to develop and trust will cover the expenses for in science. After all of this, buying materials for the sciwe want them in the future ence projects that are conto pursue science and techducted, including the rocket nology.”

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The main purpose of this program is to encourage students to develop and trust in science.

Water: 31 new water bottle-filling stations have been installed throughout campus. according to Patel, includes specific details about fund usage and how it would relate to mind, body or spirit— to the SGA Wellness Committee where, if approved, it would move on to a vote in front of the SGA Senate.

“The best thing I like about this is that anyone can apply for these funds…any

phone being in the same vicinity. This type of protection would provide further verification of the identity multifactor authentication. of the person attempting to Multifactor authenticalog into the computer, and tion is when three phases would give students the opof authenticating a user are tion to reduce the risk of used. The first factor is widesomeone illegitimately gainly known; it is a password, ing access to their accounts. and it is referred to as “someHowever, despite all these thing you know.” However, new technologies that could the other two factors are not provide added security, Lewwidely used. When utilized, is says that the best way to however, Lewis believes they avoid being a victim is simwill be able to provide much ply to be carestronger ful. He advises security. students to O n e be wary when of these giving out perWe want to help peofactors is sonal informa“someple help themselves. tion, and he thing you also suggests If we give you more are,” also students keep options for security, known as their devices then you can help inbiometupdated. rics, which crease the protections “Students require should set around your devices. fingerprint their devices scanners to automati-Nick Lewis, SLU ITS or iris cally update— scanners , or automagia m o n g cally update, other new as I call it. This technologies. While biometway, the applications will uprics authentication is not date themselves without you widely used, and is difficult having to worry,” says Lewis. and unnecessary to implehaving to worry,” says Lewis. ment, according to Lewis, One of the main goals of for anything but the most Lewis, and the ITS Departconfidential data, another ment itself, is to help raise security tactic does have awareness for information potential to be made widely security. The department available. wants to give students, facThis last option is “someulty, and staff the tools they thing you have,” which boils need to avoid being victimdown to any token or device ized by cybercriminals. that someone may own. For “We want to help people example, a person’s phone help themselves. If we give could be connected to his you more options for securilaptop, making it completely ty, then you can help increase impossible for anyone to log the protections around your into the laptop without the devices,” says Lewis.

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group of students or friends can come up with an idea, and as long as it’s attainable and benefits those three criteria—mind, body and spirit—and they can stick to the requirements within the wellness proposal [they will get funding],” stated Patel.

Of course, there is a limited amount of funds. But

according to Patel, they have never run dry in the program’s short history. In his opinion, however, this is not necessarily a good sign.

“If we run out of those funds,” Patel said, “…that’s an awesome thing because we’re utilizing those funds that students are already paying.”

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ITS: Students cautioned to be careful online

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Chemistry: More than science Continued from Page 2

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the SGA Wellness Committee, Student Development and Housing and Residence Life to reduce waste from disposable plastic water bottles. But the Wellness Initiative is not just something that is taken advantage of by official SLU organizations such as SGA. “Anyone outside of the committee could have come up with this idea,” Patel said.

“It’s starting to pick up speed.

My biggest goal for this year is to make sure that students are aware of the wellness initiative. If they have a great idea that benefits mind, body or soul, I want them to bring those proposals to us so that we can bring those goals to life.”

According to Patel, students can only benefit from wellness funds being utilized. The money for wellness funding comes from the wellness fee, paid as part of a student’s tuition.

“All students pay into the wellness fee—this is the fee that also pays for your membership at Simon Rec—and we [SGA] get a small proportion for the Wellness Initiatives,” Patel said.

In order to get funding for a wellness initiative, students or groups submit a proposal on the finance section of the SGA website. Once this is done, the student or group presents their case—which,

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Jesus: Sophomore brings Cape Town to St. Louis Continued from Page 1

hold other sandwich-making events on Oct. 31, Nov. 14th, and Dec. 12th—they all are from noon until 3pm.

The event is sponsored by the Theology Club, one of many extracurricular outlets at SLU, but one that has a special advantage in promoting SLU’s Jesuit mission, its leaders say.

“The Theology Club provides SLU students an opportunity to come together to do something theology related,” said club mentor Dr. Geoffrey Miller, a professor of Theological Studies at SLU, “Whether that be an informal discussion about some theological issue or topic…or a service event for students hoping to make a difference in the community.”

And while the Theology Club is non-denominational, Miller sees reflections of SLU’s Catholic mission in the “Jammin’ for Jesus” event. “’Jammin’ for Jesus’… fulfills SLU’s mission to alleviate poverty and hunger in our community as well as ‘transform society in the spirit of the Gospels.’ Jesus might not have had peanut butter in first century Palestine, but I’m sure he’d be out there on the quad making sandwiches for the homeless,” he said.

As for Vestal, she hopes the ”Jammin’” event will lead to bigger things. “There are so many people here [at SLU] that do amazing things, so you kind of want to get involved too,” she said. “You know, God loves everybody, and everybody deserves to be fed and taken care of.”

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Chemistry: A club member recruits at the activity fair.

SLU sororities show spirit on bid day

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Bid Day: Sorority members celebrate sisterhood as active members meet new recruits on Bid Day. Various chapters celebrated by hosting picnics, having poolside cookouts and going bowling. Bid Day wrapped up a four-day recruitment period.

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Sports Saint Louis tops No. 5 Louisville

By CASEY WAUGHN Sports Editor

SLU handed the visiting No. 5 Louisville their first loss of the season on Sept. 9, in a game with a playing surface similar to a Slip ‘N Slide. Just a few hours before the 7:30 p.m. start time, St. Louis was struck by a massive thunderstorm, causing a 30-minute delay in the start of the game.

However, SLU still came out strong. At the 12:47 mark, junior defender Marco Heskamp launched a corner kick that connected with senior defender Tyler David’s head.

This was David’s first career goal, and Heskamp’s first assist of the season.

Freshman goalkeeper Sascha Otte recorded the shut out in the goal, his second of the season. He also had two saves.

With the 1-0 victory, SLU improves to 3-1 on the season; Louisville moved to 1-1-1.

Previously in the season, Lou-

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isville was ranked as high as No. 2. 15 is the highest the Billikens have been ranked thus far this season.

“I was proud with the way our guys came out and fought for 90 minutes,” SLU head coach Mike McGinty said.

“This game had the feel of a November post-season match with the intensity. Our guys responded well after a disappointing match at Memphis – I couldn’t be more pleased with the effort.”

The win over Louisville was the first of three consecutive home games SLU will play in the next week.

Earlier in the week, SLU was handed their first loss on a road trip to Memphis for a nonconference match. At the Sept. 6 game, SLU fell 4-0 to Memphis. The Tigers scored

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By CASEY WAUGHN Sports Editor

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See “Men” on Page 6

LOOKING UP: Senior defender Tyler David scored his first career goal in the 1-0 win over Louisville.

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September 11, 2014 sports@unewsonline.com Casey Waughn, Sports Editor Kyle Smith, Assoc. Sports Editor

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The SLU women’s soccer team had a weekend of home games. The weekend started with the Billikens hosting Western Illinois on Sept. 5.

Western Illinois struck first in the game, scoring at the 2:33 mark. In the 19 minute, lightning struck, causing a weather delay that lasted about two hours and 45 minutes.

Following the storm, the Billikens were the only thing to strike the remainder of the night, and they did so quickly, scoring three goals in 12 minutes. On the night, the Billikens out shot the Leathernecks 23-13.

Junior forward Livi Logan-Wood started the scoring for the Bills, finding the back of the net in the 23 minute of the game. LoganWood’s goal was assisted by

senior Lindsay Elking on a corner kick.

Sophomore forward Kristen Clemens gave SLU the go-ahead goal shortly after by gathering a rebound deflected by the Western Illinois goalie. Clemens is currently leading the team with four goals scored this season. The assist was credited to sophomore midfielder Danielle Tolmais, since it was her header that caused the goalkeeper’s deflection.

Both Clemens and Tolmais had six shots apiece in the match.

The last goal in the game was scored by sophomore midfielder Tori Marshall at the 34:41 minute mark. This was the third straight game

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*Last week’s Cheer Jeer Fear was done by Kyle Smith, Associate Sports Editor.

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This week in sports Tweet of the week @chrisharriman24 “‘I’m not into recruits rankings. Give me high character guys w/ toughness that want 2 get better, have integrity & discipline’ Rick Majerus”

Scores from the week Volleyball Saturday, Sept. 6 Eastern Illinois Billikens

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Sunday, Sept. 7 Western Illinois Billikens

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Tuesday, Sept. 9 Missouri Billikens

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Men’s Soccer Saturday, Sept. 6 Memphis Billikens

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Women’s Soccer Sunday, Sept. 7 Northwestern Billikens

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Player of the week Meredith Boe Volleyball

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Volleyball triumphs over Mizzou, wins Leatherneck invite set—their only dropped set all weekend. However, the Billikens rallied and won the next It has been a successful three sets skillfully, 25-20, 25week for Saint Louis volley18, and 25-22. ball. Last weekend, the BilWestern Illinois proved to likens swept the Leatherneck be a much easier opponent Invitational, winning all three later that evening, and Saint matches and taking home the Louis won it in three sets by trophy. a margin of at least five points Two players, Meredith Boe each time. The Billikens were and Lauren Leverenz, were aggressive on the court, hitrecognized by the Atlantic ting .337 as a team duringthe 10 Conference as Player and match, including an impresRookie of the Week, respecsive .714 attack percentage in tively. And SLU continued the third set. their winning streak Tuesday Special recognition went night against University of out to junior Meredith Boe, Missouri in Columbia, bringwho was named the tournaing their season record up to ment Most Valuable Player 5-3. after collectAlthough ing 123 asthe Billikens sists over the were ranked Hopefully, the weekend, as second in Billikens’ impreswell as 21 the A10 digs, four sive performance 2014 Volaces and nine leyball Prethis past week kills, with a Season Poll, is indicative of a .615 attack they began successful season percentage. their season In addiahead with a rocky tion, freshstart. While man Lauren hosting the Leverenz, Marcia E. who had 23 Hamilton kills, 15 blocks and a .375 atClassic on Aug. 29-30, SLU tack percentage, and sophomanaged to snag only one vicmore Taylor Paulson, with tory in four games, a 3-0 win 26 kills and 14 blocks, were over Southeast Missouri State named on the All-TournaUniversity. They fell to Memment team. phis, University of Northern Boe’s and Leverenz’s outIowa and Alabama, losing 1-3, standing performances caught 2-3, and 0-3 respectively. the attention of the Atlantic All that changed last week10 Conference, who named end at the Leatherneck Invithem Player and Rookie of tational in Macomb, Illinois. the Week respectively. MerSaint Louis came out strong edith Boe has had a noteworon Friday, opening the tourthy career at SLU thus far. She nament with a win against is one of only 18 Billikens to University of Texas at El Paso ever record over 1000 assists in three sets. The first set was in a single season. tied late in the game, 21-21, Although Leverenz is only but the Billikens pulled away a freshman, based on her stats with a three point run to win this week, she has a promising it 25-22. They took the second career ahead of her. These two and third sets easily, winning accolades are the second and with a score of 25-21 both third such awards for the Biltimes. likens this season; freshman On Saturday morning, Nenye Okoro was the previthey took on Eastern Illinois, ous Rookie of the Week. who defeated the Billikens 26The Billikens winning 24 in a hard-fought opening

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Junior setter Meredith Boe earned two accolades in as many weeks. At the Leatherneck Invitational hosted by Western Illinois which ran from Sept. 5-6, she was named the tournament MVP. This week, she is the reigning Atlantic 10 conference player of the week.

Boe led the Billiken offense as the setter with 123 assists over three matches.

She also had 21 digs, four aces and nine kills for a .615 attacking percentage, notching only one attacking error all weekend. She also led the Bills over Mizzou.

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VICTORY: Junior middle blocker Megan Gilbert celebrates during a match at Chaifetz Arena earlier this season.

HONORS: Meredith Boe, left, and Lauren Leverenz, right, were both honored by the Atlantic 10 this week.

streak continued on Tuesday when they defeated University of Missouri in five sets. This is the first time the two teams have faced off since 1995, when SLU swept them in three sets. This time, however, it was a hard-fought contest.

The Billikens took the first set 27-25, but Mizzou responded with a 25-23 victory in the next. The two teams traded wins in the next two sets; the Billikens took the third 25-22,

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AHEAD: Sophomore forward Christina Rodriguez edges past defenders in a match against Western Illinois. that Marshall had scored.

Both freshman Molly Reed and sophomore Christina Rodriguez were credited with the assist on her goal.

Two days later on Sept.

7, Saint Louis hosted Big Ten opponent Northwestern University, where SLU was defeated 1-0. Northwestern scored the winning mark 31 minutes into the game, going into the locker room at halftime with the lead.

Despite the loss, the Billikens had many good opportunities and looks in the second half. SLU out shot Northwestern 12-5 in the second half, 6-2 in shots on goal. Overall, SLU outshot the Wildcats 15-13 and 8-4 in shots on goal.

Six of these 12 second half shots came in the final 12 minutes of play. Three of these were on frame within a one-minute span.

Tolmais led Saint Louis in shots for the second straight game, with four total shots, three on frame.

Elking and Rodriguez both fired three shots each, two of Elking’s were on goal. Junior goalkeeper Hanna Benben had three saves.

Following the loss, SLU moves to 3-3 on the season.

They finish their three game home stretch this weekend, hosting Murray State on Sept. 14. The Billikens will then head up north for two road games on Sept. 19 and 21 to play the University of Illinois-Chicago and Western Michigan respectively.

but the Tigers responded with a 25-19 win. However, SLU triumphed in the fifth and final set, 15-11.

Hopefully, the Billikens’ impressive performance this past week is indicative of a successful season ahead. Next weekend, Saint Louis will host the Billiken Invitational, starting on Friday. SLU’s first game will be 7:00 p.m. Friday night against Omaha. On Saturday, the Billikens will take

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their first three goals of the game in the first 30 minutes of play. The first goal came in the 12 minute with Hector Cantele finding the back of the Billiken net.

Then seven minutes later, SLU scored an own goal to put Memphis up 2-0. Danny Lane gave the Tigers a threegoal cushion in the 30 minute, and took that lead into halftime. The final goal scored by Giovanni Alvarado came late in the second half.

This four-goal defeat was the first time Saint Louis had lost by more than one goal since 2011. This loss also knocked SLU completely out of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) coaches’ poll and NCAA rankings. They were 15 heading into the game.

SLU has already played two ranked opponents this

season in Notre Dame and Louisville, both of which were victories. SLU also defeated Tulsa, who received four votes in the Sept. 2 NSCAA coaches’ poll.

SLU has three more games this season against opponents who are currently ranked, all of which are on the road. The first is Sept. 20, when the Billikens travel to current No. 2 Creighton. Then on Oct. 1, they visit Bloomington, Ind. to take on the current 11 ranked Indiana Hoosier team.

They play conference opponent No. 22 George Mason on Oct. 12 in Fairfax, Va. The next game for the Billikens is Sept. 12 at Hermann Stadium against Evansville.

On Sept. 19, they host University of Missouri-Kansas City, before traveling to Omaha to take on Creighton. Atlantic 10 Conference play begins for Saint Louis on Oct. 5 when they host St. Bonaventure.

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SHUT OUT: Freshman goalie Sascha Otte makes a diving stop in the shutout against Louisville, his second this season.

Stop Sam As a National Fo otb a l l League fanatic, and someone who claims to Paul Otto understand the game, I hated the media frenzy surrounding Michael Sam. I was immensely proud of him for his courage in coming out in such a testosterone-filled sport. But I worried, due to the fact that coming out of college, he seemed to be a mediocre pass rusher trying to make it at one of the most coveted positions in the NFL. Many pundits I read did not even believe he would be drafted. My worry stemmed from the seemingly huge likelihood that he did not have the ability to succeed in the NFL, regardless of his sexual orientation. All that courage and potential for him to break down barriers would be wasted because of the huge talent gap between the NCAA and the NFL. The Rams took a flier and drafted Michael Sam, and from that point on, I received more alerts from ESPN about Michael Sam than I did about the Packers. To put that into perspective, I am signed up for every single possible alert that concerns the Packers, including every single scoring play in any game. Translated, that means a boatload of texts about Michael Sam. As a fervent ally, I loved his story, but I could not help but tire from the constant barrage of notifications about mediocre games or practices.

And do not let me confuse you, Michael Sam actually played very well during this off-season. If he fit the Packers defensive scheme, I would be thrilled to have him on my team. But I will be totally honest about this fact—despite both his talent, and my desire for him to succeed in NFL, I would never sign him to the Packers. A backup receiving more media coverage than your star players could disrupt the locker room dynamic. Also, lots of coaches and teams strive for solitude, because nothing can interrupt a hot streak like distractions. That’s why Michael Sam struggled to find any team willing to sign him to their roster or practice squad, even though his performance more than warranted such an honor. If ESPN had merely treated Michael Sam as a typical NFL player, perhaps he would not have spent the past week worrying about finding a new job.

His story portrays a widespread theme I have noticed in the LGBT community. As a straight white male, I cannot claim to have any personal experience with discrimination. But from my conversations with friends, and members of the LGBT business coalition in Milwaukee that I have worked with in the past, LGBT people do not want this intense media coverage. They simply want to be treated as equal citizens. These people are striving for rights that are not beyond those shared by your average straight American; they just want a fair work environment, and an opportunity to publicly declare their love for another human being.

The feminist movement is the same. Woman do not want to be treated better or differently from men, they simply want an equal playing field.

This is where ESPN went wrong. Instead of treating Michael Sam as a typical player, or giving him an appropriate amount of national coverage, they overshot that mark, giving him so much coverage it was detrimental. We all need to strive to treat everyone equally, regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation.

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September 11, 2014 arts@unewsonline.com Maggie Needham, Arts Editor Katherine Kelliher, Assoc. Arts Editor

Interfaith concert brings STL together Coffee hot spot

By KATHERINE KELLIHER Associate Arts Editor

Courtesy of artsfaithstl.org

At the end of the concert, all of the performers return onstage to gather together and sing “God Bless America” with the audience.

The Sept. 11 Interfaith Commemoration in Music: An Appreciation of Religious Diversity brought together different St. Louis communities to celebrate the variety of faith traditions that thrive in this city.

The event was hosted by Arts and Faith St. Louis, a local organization whose mission is to “establish an ongoing, intentional relationship between the arts and the faith communities to build a more harmonious St. Louis.”

The event, hosted at the Sheldon Concert Hall in Grand Center, included performances from religious groups from around the city, giving a spotlight to various forms of musical tradition, worship and prayer.

Performers such as the well-known soprano Christine Brewer, a choir from Rosati-Kain High

School, and members of the Baha’í community graced the stage. The differences in background of these groups did not matter that night as they all came together to highlight their differences and their common humanity.

The event opened with the audience standing and singing together the national anthem, led by U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel Jaime Torres (Ret.). Timothy O’Leary, general director of Opera Theatre St. Louis, welcomed the crowd with a quote from Victor Hugo, “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.”

O’Leary explained that his event is meant to bring people together in memory of 9/11, a tragedy that was mean to tear us apart.

Members of the Osage Nation, who had traveled from Oklahoma for this event, sang an opening prayer before Rev. Dr. David Greenhaw, President of Eden Theological Seminary, took

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the stage to make opening remarks.

Greenhaw compared St. Louis to a table that continues to grow and welcome new members around it to join in the meal.

“St. Louis is a wonder,” he said, “unfolded over time.”

He stressed the diversity

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St. Louis is a wonder, unfolded over time.

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of St. Louis and the value of that diversity. “We have said, ‘bring your faith, worship your God the way you do, and we will take you seriously.’”

Greenhaw also spoke of the events that have been

happening in Ferguson, Mo. “This year, in our own city, Michael Brown will not be at the table. There’s an empty space. This is a call to us, because it shows we’re not yet the community we want to be. We still have a ways to go.”

He ended his speech on a positive note, “We can still celebrate and share together the beautiful wonder that we already are,” he said.

“Celebrate the gift it is from God to be together, different as we are.”

Notable performances include the Hindu Temple of St. Louis’s large all-ages choir, which sang a prayer that was a part of Gandhi’s daily morning ritual, and a special performance from the Sikh Study Circle of St. Louis.

“Face to Face,” a song written by Peter Martin and performed by Christine Brewer and members of the St. Louis Symphony, was specially commissioned for this event by Arts and

Faith St. Louis. The song’s lyrics come from Bengali writer Rabindranath Tagore’s collection of poetry, “Gitanjali.”

The last performance was from the Normandy High School Choir, which is the high school Brown attended.

The choir sang “Seasons of Love” from the Broadway musical “Rent.”

Rev. C. Jessel Strong spoke a few words before ending.

“The common thread of humanity is impossible not to feel,” he said, remarking on the power of the performances of the evening.

St. Louis has made progress towards justice and peace, Strong said, but “progress is not an end point. More progress, more dialogue, more action is needed.”

The evening ended with the audience standing once again, singing “God Bless America” with all the performers gathered together onstage.

Farmers markets are here to save the day with all the fruits and veggies you need.

SOULARD FARMERS MARKET Soulard Farmers Market has a long history beginning in 1779, and the market still runs year-long, four days a week. In addition to produce, vendors sell meat, cheese, hot food, crafts and baked goods. The market is at 730 Carroll St. and is open on Wed. and Thurs. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fri. and Sat. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CITY GREENS MARKET City Greens Market is a community market sponsored by Midtown Catholic Charities with the goal of providing healthy, local food at an affordable price. They recently raised over $30,000 to fund a location move and renovation. City Greens Market is now located at 4260 Manchester and it open Tues. to Fri. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sat. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

TOWER GROVE FARMERS MARKET

Tower Grove Farmers Market offers a wide variety of local produce, meats and other food products including cheese and bread. Free yoga and QiGong accompany their market, which runs every Saturday through November from 8 a.m. to noon.

The market is located in Tower Grove Park, past the roundabout on Center Cross.

The third week of school is nearly over and it is already time to start stressing for midterm week.

Midterm week means one thing: caffeine. Saint Louis University students will be pleased to know they have more options than the obvious Starbucks or Cafe Ventana. Northwest Coffee Roasting Company is an off– the-beaten-path coffee shop on 4251 Laclede Ave. The small, yet quaint shop has a strong community atmosphere. The building itself is not a typical cafe-like set up; however, this adds to the charm of the place. The crowd is diverse- a mix of all ages. Coffee goers have the choice to sit outside with their cup of joe, or sit inside and enjoy the familiar tunes played softly through the speakers.

The aroma of fresh coffee surrounds the air as soon as you open the door.

Locals have their usual spots; however, newbies are greeted with open arms by the friendly, knowledgeable baristas. Whether you are a coffee expert, a coffee novice, or a coffee hater; Northwest has choices for everyone.

The Northwest menu is extensive but not overwhelming. Specials are featured every day, adding flair to the already enticing menu.

Varieties of coffee, espresso, tea, and smoothie beverages are offered.

Diversity is present on the menu as well with beans from Latin America, Indonesia, and Africa featured. Detailed descriptions of the flavors and ingredients of each beverage are provided on the menu as well.

Coffee beans can be purchased by the pound, half-pound and quarter pound as well. Do not hesitate to ask the baristas to grind the beans for you; they are more than willing to do so.

Their mission statement, found on their website, highlights their cause.

“Northwest Coffee Roasting is dedicated to making the best tasting coffee in the world, while still taking care of the world we live in. We’re a local micro-roaster serving coffee shops, restaurants, and offices primarily in the St. Louis area. We operate three coffee shops of our own.”

The location on Laclede Ave. showcases the company’s German Probat roaster, which brings out the unique taste of Northwest coffee that cannot be found elsewhere.

The coffee company prides itself on roasting their own coffee.

The shop has accommodating hours; open seven days a week.

The coffee shop has two additional St. Louis locations: 8401 Maryland in Clayton and 1235 Blumeyer St. on North Grand.

Whether you are catching up with a friend, studying for an exam, or making a quick coffee run, Northwest Coffee Roasting Company is an excellent choice destination in St. Louis that can meet all of your needs.

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Theater Dirty Dancing Oct. 21 - Nov. 2 2014 Various show times The Fox Theater Motown Nov. 18 - 30 2014 The Fox Theatre

Movies Boyhood Through Sept. 17 Tivoli Theatre A Most Wanted Man Through Sept. 17 Tivoli Theatre The Hundred Foot Journey Through Sept. 18 Chase Park Plaza Cinemas Chef Through Sept. 18 Chase Park Plaza Cinemas

Music Chuck Berry Wednesday Sept. 17 Doors open at 7 p.m.

Blueberry Hill Iron and Wine Wednesday Sept. 18 Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

The Pageant Spoon Saturday Sept. 20 Doors open at 7 p.m.

The Pageant Bahamas Friday Oct. 3 Doors open at 8 p.m.

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Exhibits “Platinum Visions�

Through Oct. 28 The Dark Room “250 in 250�

Through Feb. 15, 2015 The Missouri History Museum “Inspired by Nature�

Through Oct. 31 The Saint Louis Zoo

Festivals Taste of STL Sept. 19-21 Chesterfield Ampitheater Soulard Art Fair Sept. 19-21 Soulard Market Park Historic Shaw Art Fair Oct. 4 City Park

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A huge crowd surrounds the stage as Outkast ends the festival Sunday night.

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The lead singer of The 1975 performs at LouFest.

LouFest: Forest Park exploded with music and cheers last weekend when LouFest came back to town, as the two-day fesitval brought an even bigger and more assorted lineup. Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue’s signature brand of jazz-rock worked the crowd into a dance frenzy, while Cake showed St. Louis how the 90’s liked to party. The Artic Monkeys closed out Saturday night in a hard rock fashion, and Outkast ended Sunday with as much strangeness, funk and soul as anyone could ever hope for. Outside the music, the free Chipotle tent only added to the beauty of the weekend.

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‘Little Princes’ is a hit

By ABBEY NORTON Contributor

This year, the New York Times Bestseller “Little Princes� was the summer reading assignment for the newest members of Saint Louis Universitythe freshmen. Yes, it was assigned as summer “homework,� but that did not mean it should be considered boring or lame.

And yes, I can also guarantee that around half the class did not read it, but all I can say is “Shame on them!� This incredible story is well worth the time. “Little Princes� follows the author Conor Grennan’s on his journey to Nepal, and how he changed not only the children’s lives there, but also his own. “Little Princes� begins in November 2004 with Grennan planning a trip around the world. Included in his trip is a two-month stint volunteering at an orphanage in Nepal called the Little Princes Children’s Home. Grennan thought it would be a breeze.

Volunteering was not what he expected, and neither was Nepal. Plagued by a civil war, Nepal was in very poor condition.

Resources were on a needonly basis, especially at the Little Princes Children’s Home. Upon his arrival at the orphanage, children bombarded him and clung to his legs, preventing him from walking. Grennan did not expect this, which made him uncertain of how to interact with the children at first. He eventually caught on, with the help of a fellow volunteer and good friend, Farid.

While in Nepal, Grennan learned that the children’s home was not a regular home, but one composed of children who were taken from their families. The children’s parents were tricked into thinking they were sending their kids to receive a better education, but instead the children became child traďŹƒcking victims. They had not been in contact with their parents since the children arrived at the Little Princes Children’s Home.

Grennan grew very fond of the children of the Little

Princes Children’s Home, and when his time there came to an end, he made a promise to the children; he would return to Nepal in one year.

After Grennan completed his trip around the world, he kept his promise to the children and returned to the Little Princes Children’s Home in January 2006. On their second visit, Grennan and Farid discovered a notorious child traďŹƒcker kidnapped seven children from the Humla region.

Grennan and Farid tried to save them, but the traďŹƒcker acted faster and moved the children to dierent locations, preventing them from being properly cared for. From then on, Grennan made it his mission to find the seven children, and he eventually started a nonprofit organization, Next Generation Nepal, to help him find the seven children and the Little Princes’ parents.

This novel is an amazing read, and even if you are not a freshman, ∂I implore you to give it a try. Of course, there are parts that may bore you (like in any book), but I highly recommend this book and give it four out of five stars.

To me personally, it has really shown me how just one person can truly make a dierence in the world simply by showing love and compassion for another human being. Isn’t that what humans are looking for, someone to love and care for us as much as we care for them? Plus, if you do not read this book, you will never know if the seven children are rescued. (I suppose you could Google it, but that is not the same thing!) “Little Princesâ€? is an inspiring read and motivates the reader to keep working towards their dreams, no matter how impossible they seem.

To add to the excitement, the author and narrator Conor Grennan comes to campus Oct. 28. Yet another reason to give the book a try. Trust me, you’ll fall in love with the book and the children in it. So pick up a copy today or borrow a friend’s. I’m sure you can find some free time somewhere.

Homework can wait, right?

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September 11, 2014 opinion@unewsonline.com Ryan McKinley, Opinion Editor

Editorials are opinion pieces written by the Editorial Board of The University News. The editorials printed in this space represent the opinion of The University News.

Commentaries and Letters to the Editor represent the opinions of the signed authors but do not necessarily represent the opinions of The University News.

Aramark draws admiration and ire

Letters Personally, I feel as if the message portrayed in the Sept. 4 article gave a sincere misrepresentation of the purpose of Oriflamme. Oriflamme members are more than happy to give of themselves freely for the betterment of the University and its students, and to help new members of SLU call this campus home. And this article, though satirical, may give others a very wrong perception of Oriflamme’s mission and purpose. Oriflamme is not a group of “babysitters”, rather it is a group of people who work with incoming adults to help show them the resources and opportunities that this University gives to help them develop as individuals of this community.

-Hank Ideker, SLU Student

After a long selection process over Saint Louis University’s food service provider, and a lackluster tenure with previous vendor Chartwells, SLU eventually signed Aramark to a fiveyear contract.

Aramark’s pitch to SLU included a greater offering of local, organic, and sustainable food options; new, popular dining franchises; extended operational hours; and improved meal plans, with more options for students.

For the University, Aramark’s pitch was enough; for students, the reception has been mostly positive.

As well as detailing the ways Aramark has shown its merit to the University community, the Editorial Board would also like to expound the difficulties Aramark has had since its contract began this summer.

The first thing that the editorial board, as well as the larger student body, has enjoyed is the multitude of options that Aramark offers. Extended dining hours shows a flexibility and sensitivity to the schedules of college students. New meal plans allow for double swipes (unlike Chartwells’ policy), and don’t have a weekly quota but an allotted amount for the entire semester. While such a plan will ultimately require students to use basic budgeting and math skills (we believe in you), we’re nonetheless pleased.

Lastly, Aramark has provided a premium plan for athletes and anyone else wanting to pay a large fee to have almost unfettered access to SLU’s dining halls. Last year, this editorial board spoke about college athletes simply not getting enough food to sustain their diets, and it’s good to see Aramark providing this service to athletes at SLU. In other ways, however, there are fewer options with Aramark than with Chartwells. The most noticeable, is the dearth of fully operational dining locations due to construction. Star-

bucks opened this week, and St. Louis Bread Co. is set to follow shortly, but the ‘Billiken Lair’ at Fusz doesn’t seem close to being finished, with deadlines moving back later and later into the fall semester. What makes the situation worse, based on what Aramark stated last spring, is that all of these places were to be ready on time. Throughout the summer, however, the ‘Billiken Lair’ sat, waiting for construction to move in, an event that did not begin until August. It’s a bit odd that the company would say everything was to be ready, only to move so slowly to accomplish such a task.

Another way Aramark has shown less versatility than its predecessor is by removing the only solely vegetarian and vegan eatery on campus and replacing it with a Starbucks. (There is one literally a block away!)

Not only did Terre Vé serve a niche within the SLU community, but the eatery also served as an introduction for many SLU students who had not intentionally eaten a vegetarian meal before. Such an environment is now lost. We’re additionally skeptical that, despite their assurances, Aramark will fully replace meatless options to adequately serve SLU’s vegetarians.

Our last concern is one regarding customer service. Aramark took an excessive period of time to launch their SLU-specificwebsite. Chartwells had one that served multiple purposes: customer relations, opportunities to meet the Chartwells team at SLU, and provide notices regarding specials or other events.

We feel Chartwells’ website was an effective PR strategy that Aramark would do well to replicate.

So far, Aramark has effectively served SLU as its food provider. Einstein Bros, Panda Express, and Starbucks have proven to be incredibly popular, showing that big names do sell. Nonetheless, we are disappointed in a number of aspects that we hope Aramark, and fellow Billikens, will take heed.

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not alone. Nonetheless, Apple and other digital companies have been good about securing that information from both the government and individuals that seek to use the stored information for malicious intent, as was the case here. Many companies hire ‘hackers’ to try to break through their systems, and it can be assured that Apple will improve its security after this break. Nonetheless, such breaks can give many people pause, as one editor stated that some people are incredibly unaware with the implications of recent technological advances in the digital world, and the fine print that inevitably accompanies the new technology.

To be clear, despite media assertions that this was a leak, it was only a hack, as a leak entails someone came forward with photos that came to them from the victim.

To be clear, both are illegal.

As another public service announcement, it is illegal and unwarranted to view photos of anyone that did not consent to giving you them. Lena Dunham, creator of the hit show, “Girls”, tweeted: “Remember, when you look at these pictures, you are violating these women again and

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again. It’s not ok.” Emma Watson also condemned the dissemination of the photos on social media and the accompanying comments, stating, “Even worse than seeing women’s privacy violated on social media is reading the accompanying comments that show such a lack of empathy.”

Therefore, those anxiously clicking away trying to get a sight of Jennifer Lawrence’s body are just as culpable in violating her personal privacy as the hacker himself.

Grievous violations of women’s privacy is not a new occurrence, many celebrities, such as Vanessa Hudgens, have seen photos of theirs leaked through social media or porn sites. Another epidemic regarding women’s privacy is the proliferation of ‘revenge porn,’ when a partner disperses photos or videos without the other’s consent, as an act of revenge.

With new technology and ever more ‘dedicated’ hackers seeking to abuse information, it is important to remain vigilant of what one is signing up for, as well as to remain empathetic to the privacy of others. Would you want people you don’t know, and probably don’t like, to look at nudes of you? We didn’t think so.

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Hacked: Responses and lessons Last week, a hacker made the news for uploading hacked photos of Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence, as well as a multitude of other stars, to online sources such as 4chan and Reddit. Since that time, the females in question have been reeling, either denying photos attributed to them are real, or by pursuing legal action against the hacker and people that have disseminated the photos to other websites, calling the acts “an outrageous violation of [their] privacy.”

The hack was able to occur due to a loophole within Apple’s iCloud (a metadata device that stores pictures and videos from anyone’s iPhone). An Apple spokesperson stated they are actively investigating the breach. Under normal circumstances, data from someone’s phone cannot be accessed by others, but is stored in the cloud whether the photo is deleted or not. Even more concerning, is the fact storing data on the cloud is a default setting on all iPhones, which many users do not realize.

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Power of unity: Remembering 9/11 Greek Organizations The Student Veteran’s Association paints the quad red, white, and blue.

Walking through the quad to go to the library on Tuesday, Sept. 9, many students and faculty were more than likely approached by members from the Student Veteran’s Association who handed out American flags asking to plant them in the grass all along the walk to the clock tower. The simple request that the members of this organization asked didn’t come with any sign in sheets, they didn’t ask for your email address, or even your name, it was just a question to remind us all to honor those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Eric Sage, the president of the Student Veteran’s Association here at SLU recognizes that the events that occurred on “September 11 had a profound impact on everyone in our community and we wanted to engage with other SLU students in a meaningful way.” Obviously 9/11 is considerably one of the most impactful events to happen in American history since the attack

on Pearl Harbor 60 years ing anything from locking before. American flags are the cockpit door on comno surprise here considermercial jets, to citizenship ing that 13 years ago, the enverification protocols for all tire nation, and much of the pilots flying through Ameriworld, literally stopped still can airspace. to watch as the seemingly Dr. Timothy Lomperis, impenetrable national secuprofessor of political science rity was breached. at Saint Louis University, As a typical Tuesday, most was also present on camstudents at the time were eipus that morning. Lomperis ther at home, or at school specializes in international during the terrorist attacks. relations and international Panic was the common resecurity. action. Dr. Stephen Belt, The vibe amongst the the chair of community the aviation at St. Louis department was “mass here at SLU, hysteria… was on camthere was a representation of pus during fear was that unity, recovery the 9/11 atthere wasn’t tacks and just the four and memory for stated that, planes.” Talk those who lost “The attacks of the Arch their lives on 9/11 downtown changed the being atfundamentacked was tals of how we think about frequent, as well as any other aviation protocol.” The FBI iconic structure in the city. visited universities all across Lomperis states “the effects the United States, including on SLU were similar to the the one here at SLU, during whole country” and that we the following weeks after the as a nation wasn’t necesattacks occurred. “In one resarily as “impenetrable” as spect nothing changed,” Belt previously believed. SLU, continued, “but in another however, experienced “dips”, [way] everything changed.” as Lomperis stated, “in the SLU, like all university aviastudent enrollment, espetion departments, had to cially Middle Eastern studeal with a plethora of “new dents” on campus and in flight restrictions” surroundMadrid. In fact overall, both

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campuses temporarily saw a drastic change in the level of diversity over the next year.

Eventually, however, SLU saw its enrollment return to pre-9/11 levels.

The most profound outcome on SLU’s campus after the events that happened on 9/11 wasn’t necessarily the change in aviation protocol, or how we view national security. Rather it seemed to be the message that the members of the Student Veteran’s Association are trying to deliver. Sage states, “The flags are individual memorials to sacrifices made in the last 13 years”. They are a representation of unity, recovery, and memory for those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks and the events following them. He admits that the flags “stand together just as our communities have” and will remain to. The memory of 9/11 is something that many people are not fond of bringing up, but it is something that needs to be discussed and something that is so important for both America and the communities within it.

It is an anniversary unlike any other that makes us, as citizens of the United States, think about how well we can stand together as a country and a community.

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The more you know on Aramark: What’s said and unsaid my process of writing this thirty minutes to answer article). follow-up questions. They As of late, students have were incredibly open to the been socially active and students. aware of the going-on’s of But maybe only because the university. they were asked easy quesEnter Aramark. While it tions? Maybe because we may just be my perception, were pitching them softballs. the overwhelming vibe on Now, its curve ball time. campus in the months folAramark, how are you lowing the announcement responding to an Oakland of their contract and the first University board member’s week of school was of excitehesitance to renew their ment and anticipation. Excontract with you due to citement for Panda express, “concerns about how much for Ms. Mae coming back Aramark pays its workers” to Gries, and the new and the new negative “unlimited re p u t at i o n swipes” opof your CorSLU students are tion.

Anrection Fabeginning to pride ticipation cilities serfor Bread vice? themselves on Co. and the H o w asking the hard new and imare you reproved Fusz. sponding to questions of the And why the fine by university when not? At least the state of for now, the Michigan, needed. So new service issued folread up. provided lowing a seems to be Free Press a definite publication change for do c umentthe better. ing “lack of Efforts to retain all of the old cleanliness including magfront line staff, whom we all gots in and around food”? know and love, have been What is your response to more than appreciated too.

John Oliver’s recent comeAramark, to their credit, has dic rant over all of the above been more than informamentioned? tive to SLU’s student body, I saw the brief John Olimaking themselves open to ver clip referencing them, questions and comments to and did some simple Google all FYE leaders and orientasearches. The information is tion sessions. easy for anyone to find.

At the Oriflamme info Either way, Aramark, for session, which I attended, the next five years, is here to they provided a brief yet exstay. And we all seem to be pansive 20-minute presenhappy about that, which is tation on all of the changes, completely ok. and stuck around for over This is not a call to pro-

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“We want a choice that the community feels good about”. A statement, made

by Dr. K e n t Porterfield, S LU ’s VP for Student Development l a s t Alex Hanel spring , in reg a r d to the selection process of campus’ new food provider, Aramark, concisely reflects the general attitude of SLU’s current generation of students towards many facets of life on campus.

When, in 2010, students did not feel good about the climate created by several bias incidents, the oath of inclusion was born. In the 2012-13 academic year, when students no longer felt good about the leadership provided by the ex-president, the Student Government Association cast their vote of no confidence in Fr. Lawrence Biondi.

In the past six months alone, students have responded (whether you believe strongly enough or not) against recent bias incidents against campus’ Jewish, African-American, and LGBTQ communities last spring and, more recently, in solidarity with the community of Ferguson, Mo. this past month (my Facebook has been flooded with events ranging from the candlelight vigil to the Sept. 4 panel and discussion all throughout

tests and anger or an attempt to stir up trouble. However, when we as a socially conscious student body have grown to the point of pride in our low tolerance for poor social treatment of others or acts/institutions that reflect poorly on our school (again, see students’ responses to bias incidents or not up-topar leadership), we need to become and remain educated.

Aramark at SLU, for obvious business reasons, has not been volunteering information on current fines levied against them.

They are not all bad.

From my personal experience with their employees and management at SLU thus far, I actually find them very friendly and welcoming.

To put things in perspective though, Biondi was not all bad either. But he, in the student body’s opinion, began to reflect poorly on our institution.

Aramark is here for five years, and we are happy with that. Or, at least, I am, because I love Qdoba.

SLU students are beginning to pride themselves on asking the hard questions of the university when needed.

So, read up. Learn both the good and the bad of our new friends on campus.

Many Billikens take pride in their school and its reputation.

So stay informed, because without all of the facts, how can we truly know that this is “a choice the community feels good about”?

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Ryan McKinley

Fraternities and sororities on Saint Louis University’s campus do not have a recent history of being checked or called out. Individuals that are not Greek may have bias against these organizations, but it is not often that fraternities or sororities are publicly called out for the actions of individuals within the community or the community at large. Last year, a member of Kappa Delta Sorority was called out publicly for cultural appropriation (by me). I believe the subsequent response from Kappa Delta was universally positive. Many members came closer to the organizations that seek to combat bias in all of its forms, which, in my experience, has not happened before. These articles are intended to provoke a larger, but nonetheless similar response from Greek organizations at SLU. This piece will come in two parts: the first will be to track the unequal influence of fraternities and sororities in comparison to the actual number of members for fraternities and sororities. The second part will be a criticism of sororities and fraternities, as they exist at SLU today, and how these organizations can and should change. This paper is open to debate and encourages those with differing opinions to submit letters to the editor (300 word max) or articles (600-800 words) to the UNews via opinion@ unewsonline.com.

Coming into SLU, I think most of us are unaware of how many students are in a fraternity or sorority, and how many leadership positions members of these organizations hold. I was personally told that Greek life “was not that big here.” I tend to disagree.

About 20% of undergraduate SLU students are in Greek organizations, constituting a large minority in the student population. In fact, there are more students in Greek organizations than the Hispanic, Asian American, and African American undergraduate student population combined. This population of fraternity and sorority members is made even bigger on SLU’s campus through a couple of ways.

The first way that fraternities and sororities exert considerable influence over SLU is through their over-representation as SLU Ambassadors. As an Am-

bassador, one is effectively a salesperson for the University. They are obviously selling the University to the people on their tours, but what aspects of the University? Despite their training, I doubt any know all, or most of the cultural organizations on campus and the wonderful things they do. I doubt they know much about the curriculums of African American Studies, Women and Gender Studies, or numerous other programs. That isn’t the ambassadors’ faults.

I know very little about the Business school or Medical school. This is all fine. What’s problematic is when 50% of the ambassadors have similar SLU experiences, coming from fraternities and sororities. SLU is different to all of us based upon our own experiences, but the SLU being sold to prospective students is alarmingly monolithic.

The second way that fraternities and sororities exercise their influence is through rush. This is in no way unique to SLU. The narrative is very similar for every school: all the fraternities and sororities recruit members and ostensibly all of the campus gets in a frenzy of who’s joining which fraternity or sorority and who got denied.

Unless you have some sort of bias or are perceived as an obvious oddball, it’s likely most have at least considered joining a fraternity or sorority. Around 30% of SLU students will rush and about 20% will join a fraternity or sorority. Whether one joins or not, they have ties to these organizations. This is not at all insidious. Fraternities and sororities across the country have proven to be excellent marketers of their organizations. It’s just important to know how important fraternities and sororities are on SLU’s campus.

This influence isn’t an accident either; higher-ups in SLU so avidly supporting and defending Greek organizations, students to fill the Greek organizations year after year, and a stream of wealthy alums from Greek organizations have allowed these organizations to thrive and grow within this University. That’s what worries me; these organizations are becoming too large and influential to seriously challenge.

To be clear, fraternity or sorority member, this is not an attack against you personally. I don’t have grievances against individuals, but institutions. This is also my own perspective and I do not represent the ideas of the University News or any other organization I am a part.

I, and The University News, want discussion.

The second part of this article will be published next week. Stay tuned.

Ryan Quinn/ Photo Editor

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