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Canada: Geoﬀrey Canada speaks to the SLU community about his work in urban education By HANNAH WILEY Staff Writer

The nation’s top leader in the education reform movement, Dr. Geoﬀrey Canada, came to Saint Louis University’s campus to speak on his experiences on Monday, Sept. 22 in the Center for Global Citizenship. Brought to campus by the Great Issues Committee, Canada was the first speaker hosted this academic year by the organization, which seeks to highlight important issues

in today’s society by inviting speakers to engage with the campus community through their innovative dialogue. Canada is the founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone, an organization that provides educational services and support for students from the time they are born until they graduate college. Founding the organization in 1990, Canada recently stepped down as CEO and president of the Harlem Children’s Zone in July of 2014. Although his work in an

Understanding disability: Event highlights solidarity pose of this exhibit is to educate people on the effort the ADA has put into making things universally accessible to people with disabilities.” Since the exhibit was open to October is Disability all students and faculty, ElAwareness Month, and as liott’s main goal simply was the month comes closer, Stuto inform the public of the dent Disability Services and impact that a disability can the Disability Services Club have, on the person who has (DSC) here at SLU set up an it, their family and friends, exhibit to kick it all off. Stuand on us as a nation. dents and faculty lined up One of the activities was to venture into the Allies of the “I Know Someone” activInclusion exhibit in the BSC ity, which asked students to Tuesday. There were a variplace a stone into one of two ety of activities that got parglass jars. ticipants inStudents volved and who either informed had a disabilthem of You never really ity or knew often-overknow how intimisomeone looked indating stairs are they conformation sidered to until you are on about varibe disabled ous disabilicrutches or in a would walk ties. wheelchair. up to the The deficorrespondnition of a -Dr. Karla Scott, ing jar to disability is Communication place a stone considered in it. By the professor to be any end of the physical, day, every or mental stone had condition been placed that limits a in one jar or the other. person’s typical movements, Another activity presentsenses or activities throughed several celebrities with out the day. The Allies of disabilities. Famous celebriInclusion exhibit, however, ties such as actor Michael J. wouldn’t have been founded Fox, who suffers from Parif it weren’t for the help of kinson’s disease, and Stethe Americans with Disphen Hawking who suffers abilities Act (ADA) of 1990, from a form of ALS, were which prevented any form of displayed on a large billdiscrimination towards indiboard for everyone to see. viduals with any sort of disability, whether it be physical, mental or emotional. Morgan Elliott, the president See “Disability” on Page 3 of the DSC, stated, “the purBy MAX HAMMOND Staff Writer

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executive position for the organization has come to an end, Canada is still actively engaged in the communities he works with and has influenced the entire nation through his books, Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America, and Reaching Up For Manhood: Transforming the Lives of Boys in America, and his role in the documentary, Waiting for Superman. In addition, Canada has appeared on news and entertainment shows such as Oprah and 60 Minutes,

as well as speaking of his efforts in the education reform movement with President Obama. By coming to SLU’s campus, Canada hoped to spread his message of education reform and how to accomplish seemingly-impossible tasks, to a student body that produces skillful and competitive members of society post-graduation. “The students that I work with will not be able to compete with the students here because of the education standards between the two communities. I came here both for humanistic reasons and because our democracy will not last if young people do not understand there are those suﬀering in desperation out there. All of us will suﬀer.” Canada has dedicated his life’s work to providing alternative education and reforming the system. After graduating from Harvard Graduate School of Education, Canada set out determined to find answers to the crises he observed occurring on the streets of Harlem, NY. With drugs overrunning the community and the population fleeing the city, those who remained found themselves caught in a cycle of poverty, illegal activity, and with no access to quality education. The city had become

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Winterson honored By PAUL BRUNKHORST News Editor

On Tuesday, September 23, English author Jeanette Winterson was presented with the St. Louis Literary Award by the St. Louis University Library Associates, a group dedicated to the promotion of SLU’s libraries and their resources. In receiving the award, Winterson joined the ranks of many notable authors who have been awarded the honor before her, including W.H. Auden in 1970, Arthur Miller in 1980 and John Updike in 1987. “The St. Louis Literary Award recognizes a living writer—with a substantial body of work, available in English—who has enriched

our literary heritage by deepening our insight into the human condition and by expanding the scope of our compassion,” said Philip Boem, chair of the award selection committee. For Winterson—whose first book, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, was published in 1985, the award meant more than just recognition for her own body of work; it was a symbol of the power that reading and writing can have for anyone. “Why do we read books?” Winterson asked after accepting the award. “Why do we want to be in that space? When people say to me ‘I don’t have time to read anySee “Award” on Page 3

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Literary Award: Jeanette Winterson addressed those in attendance at the award ceremony.

IFSA Welcomes International Faculty: Event held to assist foreign members of SLU Staff By VIOLA BAO Contributor

The SLU IFSA (International Faculty and Staff Association) Fall Welcome Event, held on Wednesday, Sept. 24, provided a setting for faculty members to mingle with each other. There were new faculty members from China and India, as well as other countries. The speakers from different sectors of international faculty community of SLU gave speeches that reflected aspects of IFSA’s mission. IFSA is comprised of approximately 90 members whose expertise in various fields and different cultural backgrounds serve as a resource for both the international staff and the SLU community as a whole. The goal of the association is to enhance the richness of the multicultural environment and influence the further development of campus and traditional diversity. The event started with a welcome speech by Lisa Willoughby, a professor in the Department of Psychology. She introduced Hisako Matsuo, the President of IFSA and a professor of research methodology from Japan. According to Matsuo, the ideas for IFSA were initially formed in 2000 and officially established in 2008. In the spirit of IFSA, Saint Louis University will participate in a second annual International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Education.

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IFSA: The association provides international faculty with the opportunity to connect. Active in more than 100 countries, IEW was founded 15 years ago to promote international understanding and build support for educational exchange. According to Dr. Diana Carlin—the vice president of the global initiative—Mary Jean Eisenhower, past president of People to People International, will attend as the keynote speaker for the IEW to promote international exchange. IFSA is a community that embraces coherence and collaboration. Diana said that

she could not do her work without the help of people in IFSA. “I encourage all of you to consider IFSA as a place for support,” said Katie Gauthier Donnelly, the program manager of Global Citizenship. She indicated that IFSA supported her a lot in her first year in Saint Louis University. She also mentioned that the Saint Louis International Film Festival will feature a film-watching activity in the CGC. Tim Hercules, the Direc-

tor of International Services, introduced the mission of his team at the event. International service supports visa and immigration compliance; acculturation initiatives; study abroad; the Billiken Bridge to Success conditional admit program; and federal TRiO programs supporting students with disabilities and students from first-generation, lowincome families. He also inSee “IFSA” on Page 3

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Let Us Introduce You: Simone Bregni New boss in town: Italian professor on skateboarding, priesthood By CHAD MAXWELL Contributor

Simone Bregni came a long way to teach here at Saint Louis University—4,759 miles to be exact. Born in Asti, Italy, a town about 35 miles east of the Italian city of Turin, Bregni has done many things and traveled thousands of miles in order to find the occupation that he feels makes him truly happy. His historic hometown was founded in the year 64 B.C., and it was there that he received his education. Bregni attended both the liceo, the Italian version of high school, and the local university in Asti. He left Italy for America at the age of 31 after completing the Italian equivalent of a master’s degree. Growing up, Bregni found himself being persuaded into certain career paths. Bregni’s family was pro-military, and at the time, if one did not attend the university, they had to join the Italian military. Knowing he would hate being in the military, Bregni worked hard throughout school so that he could be a successful student and attend university. At the university, Bregni attended classes to become a lawyer, eventually changing his mind to pursue a degree in the humanities. However, during his time at the university, Bregni’s father passed away from lung cancer. This caused Bregni to do some deep thinking about his life, driving him to enroll in the seminary to become a Catholic priest. He soon realized though that he would

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not be happy as a priest and decided to drop out. Bregni remembers a friend of his inviting him to attend a theatre class when one of his law classes was canceled. The class resonated strongly with Bregni, and he knew he had to change his career path. Bregni transferred into the humanities, which then lead him to a career in journalism. The pursuit of journalism eventually brought him to write for Super Console, a video game magazine. Bregni, who grew up in the arcade era, is a huge fan of video games, and he believed that writing about something he greatly enjoyed would make him happy. He wrote two regular articles for the magazine, but soon realized that his love of video games and his love for writing were meant to be separate. He did not want to continue combining his interests in this way, so he moved on to graduate school at the University

of Connecticut. To attend UConn, Bregni was granted a presidential scholarship. He then learned that a position had opened up at UConn to teach Italian, and so began his 20 years of teaching the language to American students. In 2000, Bregni was hired at SLU to teach Italian. He says the open-mindedness of the Jesuits and the mission they subscribe to at SLU are two of the biggest reasons he decided to come here to teach Italian language and culture. Bregni has two hobbies he is passionate about and can talk about with a curious listener for hours if one has the time. The first, video games, is what originally brought him to write for Super Console. Bregni is a huge fan of Nintendo games, and his favorite game of all time is the original Legend of Zelda. Bregni grew up spending many days playing the game in local arcades.

Bregni is also a passionate skateboarder. His inspiration to begin riding came back in 1977 after he saw the documentary “The Magic Rolling Board.” Immediately after watching the documentary, Bregni wanted a skateboard, but the equipment was not yet being sold in Italy. So the young Bregni built his own board out of a piece of wood and a pair of roller skates, and was soon rolling around town on his makeshift skateboard. Simone Bregni is a man who has explored many worlds.∂ His life is rife with interesting stories and curious twists and turns, and his travels have given him some guidance to dispense. “I’ve made many, many choices, that at the time, might’ve looked like mistakes,” says Bregni, “but I don’t regret any of the choices that I made, because they made me the person I am now, and I like the person I am now.”

On Oct. 3, 2014, Saint Louis University will host an event not seen on campus in almost 30 years: the inauguration of a new president. At 9:00 a.m., Fred Pestello, Ph.D., will be oﬃcially inaugurated at Chaifetz Arena as the University’s 33rd president. Pestello is SLU’s first permanent lay president; he follows interim layman Bill Kaufman, J.D., and the Jesuit priests before him. In addition to the inauguration itself, there are several other events planned. On Thursday, Oct. 2, an all-university Mass will be held at Saint Francis Xavier College Church with a reception after in the church’s ballroom. There will also be a reception on the lawn outside of Chaifetz Arena following the inauguration ceremony.

Since Pestello was officially installed at SLU on July 1, 2014, he has been active in the push to bring the University strongly into its bicentennial year, 2018. Over the summer and into the first few weeks of school, Pestello has been busy not only getting to know both the University and St. Louis but starting the University’s newest strategic plan, which is slated to be completed by May. The plan, the administration hopes, will provide SLU with a blueprint to further its mission in innovative and eﬀective ways in the future. An RSVP is required for all inauguration events; this can be done on SLU’s website. In addition, presidential well-wishers can post their congratulations to Pestello on the inauguration page of SLU’s website.

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you are on crutches or in a wheel chair.” Most of SLU’s campus is accessible for people with disabilities, but further projects are being Freshman Katie Younge implemented to help stusaid that she appreciated the dents, faculty, staﬀ and the fact that the DSC was progeneral public move around moting a “positive awarethe campus with more ease. ness of this topic that most The exhibit also provided of society usually believes is a variety of irrele vant .” other acShe said that tivities in “before the which stuexhibit [she] Something as simdents could didn’t realize ple as [turning] a participate. how inaccesdoor knob is really Boards were sible most set up with hard for people... buildings pictures of are. Mobility who have some people with seems to be sort of physical different something condition. disabilities that is taken explaining -Dr. Karla Scott, profesfor granted. how others Elliott sor of communication see them, as understands opposed to the fact their actual that much condition. Students showed of campus, prior to the inia positive attitude when partiation of the ADA, was ticipating or watching films not universally accessible. about athletes with disabili“Something as simple as ties, or listening to people’s [turning] a door knob is restories about how they live ally hard for people … who with disabilities. The exhave some sort of physical hibit is supposed to return condition,” said Dr. Karla next year, as are all the othScott, a communication er events that the DSC has professor who specializes in planned for this semester. diversity and culture. “You never really know how intimidating stairs are until Continued from Page 1

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IFSA: Group provides support lined its missions. She emphasized the importance of troduced the faculty asking questions and getting members who serve as the feedback from the students. main resources for internaOther memtional stubers of IFSA, dents. Inlike Simternational one Bregni, counselor I encourage all of Associate A n n i e you to consider Professor Rosenkranz of Italian, IFSA as a place and Scott helped out for support Fetters also during the attended the event. After -Katie Gauthier Donnelevent. the speech G i n a ly, Program Manager of section, Merys, the new faculty Global Citizenship Associate members Director of got to know the Reineach other ert Cenand shared ter at SLU, introduced the their experience at Saint Transformative Teaching & Louis University. Learning program and out-

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Remembering Our Past and Celebrating the Future Friday, Sept. 26, 1:00 p.m.

(John K. Pruellage Courtroom, Scott Hall)

The School of Law will celebrate 40 years of legal service to the community by hosting panels on various topics, including law clinics.

Student Activities Board Blood Drive Friday, Sept. 26, 12 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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To register online for the annual Red Cross Blood Drive, the sponsor code “SLU” can be entered on the Red Cross website. Walk-ins are also welcome.

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Thursday, September 18, 2014 11:56 pm Stealing under $500 A visitor to SLU was twirling his cellphone by its lanyard when an unknown subject ran by, took the phone from his hand and ran south out of the area. The victim told the DPS officer that there was no force or intimidation used when the phone was taken from him. Sunday, September 21, 2014 8:04 am Informational DPS was contacted by parents to check on the status of their student. During the search for the student, the student returned to his apartment. Res Life was notified.

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Fair: Earlier this week, Saint Louis University Career Services hosted its fall Career and Graduate School fair in the Busch Student Center. The fair gave students the opportunity to look into both graduate school opportunities and career possibilites. In addition, students were able to hone their interview skills with career representatives.

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Education: Canada speaks to the crowd about schools in the U.S.

Canada transformed the dents and their backgrounds educational system in Harand taking a comprehensive lem by developing the Harapproach to educating them. lem Children’s Zone, which We need to care not just incorporates about their alternative family situforms of ations, but We need to care teaching stualso about dents. After their mental not just about their his success and physifamily situations, with the cal health. but also about group, HarThe kids their mental and lem started need to get discussing all of their physical health. methods needs met, - Geoffrey Canada, n at i o n a l l y. regardless of HCZ President “Our next whether or step [in the not they can education reform moveaﬀord it.” ment] is to blend what we Throughout his speech, are learning about the stuCanada shared his beliefs on

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desolate and all hope for the citizens was lost. By observing the situation around him, Canada questioned the pattern of poverty itself and traced its roots back to a failing school system; students who were attending schools in Harlem were incapable of rising above their current situations because the educators themselves were not providing a quality curriculum. “Education is like the Hurricane Katrina of social services; everyone is screaming for help, but nobody is coming. Children’s lives have been destroyed by the current failing education system,” Canada said during his presentation. Canada, coming from a low-income, inner-city background himself, began to challenge the education system and contribute his own ideas to benefit the population he was observing. “We have a constitutional right to an education. But it’s hard to save kids when the community is going to hell,” he said. He began working with schools and developing his own methods of providing education for the thousands of students in the Harlem area.

ways to change the current system that seems branded into society. He proposed encouraging minor reforms within schools, such as taking the additional time to investigate why a student is struggling in school and aiding him or her in improving. He discussed why both charter and public schools are important to the communities in which they serve, as public schools are traditional and within the immediate vicinity of a child, whereas charter schools are innovative and creative. He encouraged paying productive teachers a higher salary than those who produce lower success rates. He also advocated for holding both educators and administrators accountable for the quality of education they are providing to students. In concluding his speech, Canada recited a poem he wrote, entitled “Don’t Blame Me.” The poem incorporated all elements of the education system, from the relationship between child and mother, to the moment when the child, failed by the system, is incarcerated and thrown into the prison system. “I believe in teaching a student that life is not straight down, and it is not straight up. But you’re stronger than the toughest thing you’ll ever face.”

more,’ I think that should be a warning signal and not a fact of life. Something is wrong if we don’t have time to read because reading is entering into a unique thing, a private space, an unmediated space in a world where very little is private and unmediated.” In Winterson’s own life, reading and writing have been personal. Although Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is fiction, she said that it does very much reflect her own personal experience growing up. Adopted and raised by a Pentecostal couple, Winterson was forbidden by her parents from reading anything but the Bible; they wanted her to become a missionary. So, when she first discovered the library and the idea that she could read behind her mother’s back, Winterson knew that she had found something truly profound. “What we learn through fiction is to create … a place where we can go, a place where we can retreat and be ourselves but in the company of something which is energetic above all [and] imaginative,” she said. Winterson sees great value in the imagination and the mind, and she believes that they are best fostered through the creative fodder of reading. Stories, she said, create something inside of you that cannot be taken

away, even in the stormy, unpredictable—and often dangerous—ways of our world. “I think that it’s very important to have things inside of you that you can depend upon,” she said. “For me, there’s stories … the whole imaginative world, which actually becomes like titanium and provides the shield and storage and safety [for whatever happens to you in the world].” So much, Winterson said, can come from reading. Humans, she said, are contemplative beings; literature is at the core of who we are, but modern culture—hectic and rushed, scheduled and busy—often forgets this. “In a world where every bit of the day is scheduled— you’re working [or] you’ve got family—there doesn’t seem to be any time. Is that really true of the human condition? I don’t think so,” she said. And to deny the role of books and the imagination in our lives is, according to Winterson, a great travesty. People invented the introspective medium of literature, and to reject this, she said, is to rebuﬀ a key component of humanity. “I’d like to think that everyone would be an advocate for reading … and the power of books in our lives and not to be ashamed or embarrassed,” Winterson said. “If reading is a luxury, then being a human is a luxury.”

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Balloon Glow: Forest Park, ever the home of festivals in St. Louis, hosted the 42nd year of the Great Forest Park Balloon Race. The weekend began with the Balloon Glow on Friday night from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Central Field. Festival-goers were able to see the balloons up close and ask questions to those working them. Every five minutes or so, an air horn went oﬀ, and all the balloons fired up at once, lighting up the evening in the park as bright as day. Food stalls, inflatable games and small performances gave the event more diversity of entertainment and supplied fun for families. The evening ended with a fireworks display sponsored by PNC Bank. The Balloon Glow was followed by the Balloon Race on Saturday afternoon.

Smith raises the quirk level in ‘Tusk’ By SHANNON GREGO Contributor

Tusk

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THE GOOD The movie is certainly memorable, with some outstanding performances.

THE BAD The script drags and takes away from the film’s suspense.

THE VERDICT See this film if you want to satisfy your curiosity.

Written and directed by Kevin Smith, “Tusk” is packed with an interesting story and a killer cast, yet it leaves the viewer disturbed and wondering the same question I would pose: did I really just see that? I went into this movie without a single clue about the plot and walked out never being able to forget it. Comedy writer and director Smith takes the audience to Manitoba, Canada in this horror flick, and there’s definitely no turning back. “Tusk” may come as a

surprise for any Kevin Smith fans out there, but I’m not sure it will be a pleasant one. Overall, l felt the film gave the viewer what he orshe paid for: entertainment. On the surface, the story and the actors master suspense and lure the audience through the creepy, unbelievable turn of events. The film’s central character Wallace (Justin Long) is a podcaster from Los Angeles seeking a new story to share with his fellow podcaster Teddy (Haley Joel Osment). Wallace and Teddy find their perfect story to mock, which brings the former to Canada. When the story falls through, Wallace, scrapping for a new piece, finds himself inside the sprawling manor of an older gentleman named Howard Hough (Michael Parks), who boasts of having many tales of his remarkable life at sea. As the film progresses, the viewer, as well as Wallace, quickly realizes that although his stories may be true, his intentions are extremely sinister: he means to physically turn Wallace into an animal. Now, the title of the film becomes instantly more gruesome. Two performances truly hold this film together, one that is tantalizing and horrifying by Michael Parks, and another See “Tusk” on Page 6

Snarfs delivers quality sandwich

Courtesy of Snarf’s Facebook Snarf’s: The new sandwich shop near campus oﬀers subs and desserts for a fair price. By ANDREW TSIAKILDES Contributor

Overshadowed by the Starbucks and Chipotle across from Reinert is SLU’s personal subshop, Snarf ’s Sandwiches, that serves as a nice reprieve from dining hall and BSC food with their wide array of subs and ice creams. The moment you walk into Snarf ’s you begin to mellow out. Classic rock plays over the speakers, the pastel metal chairs pop against the modern gray interior and the workers greet you with a smile and a how-do-you-do.

The sub menu is divided into two categories, eleven regular subs ($5.25-$9.25, depending on size) and ten specialty sandwiches ($7.65$9.75), on your choice of white or wheat bread. With every sandwich, you get the option of mayo, mustard, hot peppers, onions, lettuce, tomato, pickles, seasoning, oil, sprouts and mushrooms. You can also get extra meat, avocado, bacon, Portobello mushrooms and artichoke, but these are $1.50 extra apiece. We decided to try one regular item and one specialty item. We first

went with the classic Italian, because if a sub-shop can’t make a decent Italian, then there’s not much hope left for them. We got the five“incher” with wheat, and put almost everything on it. Honestly, it was just okay. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t the best either. The wheat bread was toasted perfectly, and the ingredients didn’t compete with each other either, which was a plus. The specialty sandwich we ordered, the prime rib and provolone on white, was a slam-dunk, however. Naturally, we didn’t put any of the extra

ingredients on it, and neither should you. The prime rib was cooked expertly and the provolone was completely melted from the warm meat. This sub I would recommend to anyone; it was truly delicious. After finishing our sandwiches, we tried out some of their desserts that everyone was raving so much about. We got two scoops of birthday cake ice cream ($3.00), a chocolate malt ($3.75), and some of their chocolate chip cookies ($.50 apiece). The birthday cake ice cream was good for a few bites, before the sheer amount of sugar would start to overwhelm you, and you’d have to pass it along. However, the malt, and the cookies especially, were excellent, which is good to know since there really is no place for shakes or cookies near campus besides Snarf ’s. The bottom line about Snarf ’s is that if you’re going to go, order something from the specialty menu or go for a sweet treat. While the specialty subs are little more expensive, they are well worth it, and the cookies are addicting. If you’re a vegetarian, they have you covered as well, with veggie items on both the regular and specialty menus. Definitely consider Snarf ’s in the future, especially if Gries food has got you down. It’s close and pretty good for the moneyprobably even better than Chipotle. Shake things up one night with Snarf ’s, and I bet you’ll be glad you did.

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Taste of STL celebrates 10 years Chef Tyler Florence entertains the masses

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Shows STL Up Late every other Saturday 9 p.m. Satori Theatre

Movies The Drop Through Oct. 2 Tivoli Theatre The Skeleton Twins Through Oct. 2 Tivoli Theatre This is Where I Leave You Through Oct. 2 Chase Park Plaza Love is Strange Through Oct. 2 Chase Park Plaza

Music Colony House Knox Hamilton Thursday Sept. 25 Doors open at 7:29 p.m. The Demo Matisyahu Wed. Oct. 1 Doors open at 7 p.m. The Pageant Bahamas Friday Oct. 3 Doors open at 8 p.m. Blueberry Hill Ingrid Michaelson Thurs. Oct. 9 8 p.m. The Pageant

Book readings “Afterworlds” by Scott Westerfield Monday Sept. 29 7:00 p.m. Left Bank Books

Festivals St. Louis Scottish Games and Cultural Festival Sept. 26-27 Forest Park

Brendan Williams/ Contributor Taste of St. Louis: Food Network Star, Chef Tyler Florence, entertains fans at the 10th annual food fest in Chesterfield. By GEORGIA KAYE Staff Writer

Chesterfield welcomed hungry crowds last weekend to the 10th annual Taste of St. Louis festival. People enjoyed tried-and-true festival favorites throughout the three-day aﬀair, including chef battles, artist booths, and the popular Sauce Magazine Restaurant Row featuring oﬀerings from local restaurants. Despite negative predictions from longtime festival attendees who were displeased with the new venue, the turnout was fantastic. The Taste of St. Louis has traditionally taken place downtown. This year

welcomed a new location in Chesterfield, along with the addition of ticketed shows on the Chesterfield Bud Light Amphitheater Stage. Although Taste of St. Louis has always been free, this new addition oﬀered festivalgoers the opportunity to purchase general admission or VIP tickets to experience food demonstrations by Food Network celebrities. One such Food Network Celebrity that made an appearance was Chef Tyler Florence, host of “The Great Food Truck Race” and “Food Court Wars.” He started oﬀ Friday night with a live cooking demonstration. Seizing audience members’ attention by casually stating,

U2 invades Apple accounts By TESS BROCK Staff Writer

You can tell a lot about a person by their music library. Hidden away in iTunes is a set of songs that reveal more than just your preferred music type; your individuality shines through all your collection of songs from A-Z. You identify with the music you love. Maybe this is the reason that many people have felt a sense of violation when Apple decided to automatically install U2’s latest album, “Songs of Innocence”, to 500 million iTunes subscribers this month. Sure, there are the loyal U2 fans who believe we should be thankful that such a classic band found its way into our libraries. Yet, for the most part, this inventive idea has backfired with millions of users, leading Apple to provide a special button to allow iTunes customers to delete the new album. This is not the first time U2 and Apple have collaborated. They have a decade-long history of working together on TV commercials, the first special-edition iPod, and most famously iPod RED products that sent portions of sales to help battle AIDS in Africa. If you go to your music library on your iPhone or iTouch, the tiny picture of a man singing on the artist tab is actually a silhouette of Bono. It is clear that Apple and U2 are quite familiar with one another. Apple is

reportedly spending $100 million to fund a campaign for the band, even using their lead single “The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)” in their latest commercial. Despite the 33 million listeners that checked out “Songs of Innocence” after its release, many are pointing fingers at Apple and U2 for being intrusive and devaluing music. No one wants new albums every week in their library due to a symbiotic business deal. There is a delicate line between the artistic and economic sides of the music industry. Nonchalantly handing out millions of U2’s album has upset many members of the music community. For struggling musicians and indie record labels, where every dollar counts, this album was a slap in the face for them by making music seem free and readily available with the right amount of fame. If you have been unaware that a new album has been lurking in your musical archive, you should not be too oﬀended. Just take the time to give the album a listen. Despite U2’s age and reputation of being an “outof-date dad-band”, they are still changing with the times and trying fresh new ideas. Maybe they violated your sacred temple of music, but give the guys a break. Who knows, you might even find yourself adding more U2 to your prized song collection.

“We’ve invented a bread that bypasses the organic process of going through yeast,” Florence proceeded to bake hamburger buns onstage in less than 20 minutes. As his innovative hamburger buns baked, Florence discussed his thoughts on creating the ideal grind for a hamburger. “A really great burger is about a couple of things. It’s about flavor and it’s about a fat-to-lean ratio,” Florence explained, going on to cite a 50-50 mixture of ground short rib and chuck as the best combination to heat up on the griddle. Justifying his claim with a description of the softness and texture of the chuck paired with the flavor and fat from ground

short rib, Florence even shared that he and his crew had eaten an entire cow in order to reach this beefy conclusion. After blending together this 50-50 mixture, and taking care not to over-mash the meat, Florence then opted to cook his burgers on a griddle rather than grilling them. He shared his thoughts on cooking burgers properly and explained the Maillard Reaction, where amino acids and carbohydrates actually melt and form that crisp, caramelized burger exterior people crave. After laying his burger patties on the griddle, Florence took a moment to check on his revolutionary

burger buns, before sharing how his perfect burger bun ideally would have “plenty of nooks and crannies to smear goop into,” as he transitioned into the next part of his cooking demonstration creating the ultimate burger sauce. Adding this sauce on top of his caramelized burger patties and game-changing burger buns, Florence oﬀered up his culinary creation for audience members, even passing the plate out into the crowd for people to share. Throughout his cooking demonstration, Florence welcomed crowd participation, asking for thoughts on “The Great Food Truck Race”, as well as encouraging audience questions. Although he refrained from spilling “The Great Food Truck Race” winners, he shared his personal culinary journey, jokingly describing how he learned how to cook in the “school of hot stoves” and then sharing how he actually attended school in Charleston, S.C. and then moved to New York City in 1994, eventually joining the Food Network shortly after. Duﬀ Goldman, “Ace of Cakes” host, also made a surprise appearance on stage, exchanging some laughs with Florence and stealing food tidbits before making his exit. Following Florence’s cooking demonstration was a performance by the band Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Festival attendees got to experience a pastry demonstration from Goldman the next night, followed by a performance by a local band, The Urge. A fireworks display ended the evening.

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by Geneses Rodriguez, who plays Wallace’s caring and underappreciated girlfriend, Ally. Parks delivers as the ultimate villain, hidden underneath his wild anecdotes and immobilized appearance. Smith gives Parks some of the best lines in this largely long-winded film, and the actor does not disappoint. His timing is poised and thrilling; his manic, sardonic laughter towards his victim is haunting. Rodriguez, on the other hand, does not have stellar lines to work with, but excels regardless. Her character brings a level of humanity to the outrageous storyline, allowing the viewer to dislike Wallace but sympathize with his predicament. Stripping away these performances and delving deeper into the script, the film’s flaws become more apparent. One major flaw is Smith’s pedantic and sometimes boring writing. It seemed as though he

Courtesy of Demarest Films Tusk: Justin Long stars as the main character, Wallace. relied too much on the bevy of brilliant actors, resulting in an unfulfilling screenplay. There were a few scenes that dragged on, whereas others displayed an imbalance between comedy and horror. It felt as though Smith would revert to his humor in unnecessary moments. Despite these

shortcomings, “Tusk” succeeds in being unforgettable and enjoyable. It’s a film that one must see to truthfully believe, but be warned nevertheless. “Tusk” made its film debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. It is the first film in Smith’s planned “True North Trilogy.”

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Kristo’s goal lifts Bills past Jays By CASEY WAUGHN Sports Editor

aturday night was déjà vu for the Billikens men’s soccer team. Just like the previous season, they found themselves playing a Creighton Bluejay team ranked No. 3 in the nation late in nonconference play. And just like last year, the Billikens came out on top, 1-0. Unlike last year, this win came in a more triumphant fashion, with a golden goal in overtime. The win in Omaha lifts the Billikens to a record of 6-1, for their fourth straight win. The Jays are the second top-five opponent to which Saint Louis has handed its first loss, the first being previous No. 5-ranked Louisville. The men, who were ranked 15th at the time of the game, jumped up five spots to No. 10 in this week’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. Senior forward Robert Kristo, back after sitting out against Evansville and not starting against the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) due to injury, lifted SLU with a golden goal in the fourth minute of overtime. Senior midfielder Raymond Lee passed the ball to Kristo for the assist on the goal at the 93:54 mark, his third assist of the season. Freshman goalkeeper Sascha Otte, who has played every minute of the season thus far, had a career high eight saves in the victory. It was the team’s fourth shutout of See “Soccer” on Page 8

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FOCUS: Senior forward Robert Kristo handles a ball against UMKC. Kristo has made his way into the Billiken record books this season with 74 career points, 17th all time.

Volleyball beats ranked opponent

Soccer 1-1 on roadtrip north By KALEE GOTTSACKER Contributor

The women’s soccer team was busy this past weekend with two games, four goals and trips to Illinois and Michigan. The Billikens travelled first to Chicago on Friday, Sept. 19, to take on the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames and left triumphantly, 4-2. Senior forward/midfielder Lindsay Elking had two goals and an assist, which gave her a career-high five points. Elking now leads SLU with 11 points and is tied for the team high in goals with four in total. The team blazed ahead in the first half with two goals by Elking and another by freshman forward Danielle Manning. Teamwork was at the forefront as Elking received an assist from sophomore midfielder Cristina Rodriguez for her first goal and sophomore forward Kirsten Clemens for the second. She then went on to return the favor by assisting Manning’s goal at 39:31. At half, the team was poised to bring home a win with a 3-0 lead. UIC’s Sydney Wright (assisted by Jasmin

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Carrera) sought to gain some momentum with a goal at the beginning of the second half, but Cristina Rodriguez quickly answered with another score 20 seconds later, assisted by Danielle Tolmais. The Flames rallied again at 83:22, when Kendall Wilde scored unassisted, but the Billikens left with a 4-2 victory. Hanna Benben, junior goalkeeper, made three saves to keep the Flames at bay and claim her fourth victory of the year. As the Bills travelled up to Michigan, the team hoped their 4-4 record would go up as well. Unfortunately, a goal in each half gave Western Michigan a win over Saint Louis Sunday afternoon at the WMU Soccer Complex. The 5-2 Broncos got their first score of the match at 20:03, courtesy of Audrey Sudomier. Heather Piccariello and Kylie Nylen assisted on the goal, which was Sudomier’s first of the season. Gina Maddi also grabbed her first goal of the year with

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WHO TO CHEER: CRISTIANO RONALDO Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid’s forward, scored seven goals in two games. Against Deportivo La Corouna, Ronaldo recorded a hat trick, and against Elchie he scored an astounding four goals. That means that he scored about every 25 minutes for each game. Have you done anything that productive yet this week?

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Top: Senior Lindsay Elking controls a ball during a match. Bottom: Sophomore Kirsten Clemens plays the ball.

Though their winning streak has ended, Saint Louis Volleyball continues to enjoy a historic season. The Billikens stand at 10-4 for the year after winning two out of three games at the Active Ankle Challenge in West Lafayette, Ind., including an impressive win over No. 11 Purdue. Freshman outside hitter Nenye Okoro has been named the Atlantic-10 Conference’s Rookie of the Week, for the second time this season. And to top it off, SLU has received votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll for the first time this season. In the opening match of last weekend’s tournament, the Billikens scored a major upset over tournament host Purdue. At the time of the match, Purdue was ranked 11th in the country, with an overall season record of 8-1 (they have since dropped to No. 15). Saint Louis took the first set, 25-20. The two schools swapped wins until the fifth, when the Billikens

rallied from a 4-10 deficit to win the set, 15-13. “It was a good, solid win against a good opponent,” head coach Kent Miller said. “Our team stayed composed under pressure and made some big plays to come out on top. I am really proud of how our team fights hard and plays together.” It was a historic win for the Billikens, the first time since 2009 that SLU has taken down a ranked opponent. In addition, the victory marked the eighth consecutive win this season, which tied the Billikens’ second-longest winning streak since 2008. The triumph was shortlived, however, as SLU fell to Notre Dame later that same night. The Irish took the opening set, 21-25. Although the Billikens bounced back with a 25-21 in the second, they fell short in the next two sets, losing 24-26 and 21-25. The Billikens redeemed themselves Saturday, with a decisive 3-0 sweep of Morehead State: 25-15, 25-16, and 25-9. St. Louis earned a .349 attack percentage, holding See “Volleyball” on Page 8

BY Casey Waughn, Kyle Smith, SPORTS EDITORS WHO TO JEER: STEPHEN TULLOCH After sacking Aaron Rogers, Tulloch proceded to mock Rogers by doing the “discount double check” dance, tearing his ACL in the process. Tulloch, the starting middle linebacker, will now sit out the rest of the season with the injury. This will live in infamy, along with Bill Gramatica for the simultaneous best and worst celebration ever.

WHO TO FEAR: HOPE SOLO This week’s fear is more serious, as you should maybe actually fear Hope Solo. Solo has recently been in the spotlight for domestic violence against her sister and nephew that occurred at a family gathering. Solo recently recorded her 72nd career shutout as the Women’s National Soccer Team’s goalkeeper.

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This week in sports Tweet of the week @ChrisWarcraft “Well that press conference was a big ol steaming pile of ‘Don’t blame me, we’re changing things.’” (Chris Kluwe)

Scores from the week Volleyball Friday, Sept. 19 Notre Dame Billikens

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Saturday, Sept. 20 Morehead State Billikens

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Field Hockey Tuesday, Sept. 23 Missouri State Billikens

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Men’s Soccer Saturday, Sept. 20 Creighton Billikens

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the season. Coincidentally, last year in the win over Creighton, former goalkeeper Nick Shackelford also posted his fourth shutout of the season over the Jays. “Obviously [we are], very pleased after this one,” head coach Mike McGinty said. “Creighton is a great team, we knew it was going to be hard. We stuck together and fought hard all night long, and we were rewarded with the win.” Kristo now leads the team in points, as well as goals scored with eight and four respectively. Kristo now has 74 points in his career at SLU, placing him 17th all time on the record list. Next on the slate for SLU is Central Arkansas in the homecoming game on Sept. 27. The Billikens will take on the Bears at Hermann Stadium, looking for their 14th straight win at home. This season, Central Arkansas, members of the Missouri Valley Conference, are

2-4 and on a four-game losing streak, as of press time. Most recently, they lost to UMKC 0-1, a team that SLU beat 2-0 on Sept. 16. Following play against Central Arkansas, SLU will travel to Bloomington, Ind., to take on the Hoosiers in the last nonconference game of the year. The Hoosiers are 4-1-2 and currently ranked 17th in the NCAA coach’s poll. SLU opens Atlantic 10 conference play at Hermann Stadium against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on Oct. 5. SLU was picked as the preseason favorite to win the A-10 conference in a vote by the conference’s head coaches. The Billikens play eight conference games this season, four of them are home contests. Kristo and Otte are the current A-10 Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week respectively. It is Otte’s second time with this honor this season, and the third Player of the Week award for Kristo in his career.

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Women’s Soccer Friday, Sept. 19 Illinois-Chicago Billikens

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Sunday, Sept. 21 Western Michigan Billikens

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AHEAD: Junior midfielder David Graydon dribbles past a UMKC player. SLU defeated the Roos 2-0.

Women: Omaha coming to town Continued from Page 7 Billiken Media Relations

Senior forward Robert Kristo is the current Atlantic 10 player of the week for the first time this season. After sitting out for injury against Evansville, and not starting against UMKC, Kristo played against Creighton and scored the golden goal in overtime to give SLU the road victory against a ranked team. Kristo also scored in the 2-0 win against UMKC. The goals placed Kristo 17th in the SLU record books for career points with 74, 31 goals 12 assists. This is the third player of the week honor for Kristo.

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an unassisted point at 66:39 to bring the final score to 2-0. Rodriguez and Clemens each had two shots on goal, which were individual highs for the game. Despite shots from Rodriguez, Clemens, freshman midfielder Molly Ream and junior forward Livi LoganWood, the Billikens could not erase the deficit. SLU currently stands with a record of 4-5, while the Broncos advance to 6-2. Saint Louis gets another shot at victory when they face the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) Mavericks at the Robert R. Hermann stadium Saturday, Sept. 27 at 4 p.m. for Homecoming, the last nonconference game of the season. Afterward, the

men’s team will play Central Arkansas at 7:30 p.m., with the traditional Homecoming firework display occurring during halftime. UNO, a member of the Summit League, is 2-6 so far this season. The Mavericks had a notable win in their first outing of the season, an exhibition game in Ames, Iowa, where they topped Iowa State 2-1. They also battled Creighton last week and lost 1-2 in double overtime. So far this year, the team’s only road win came at Iowa State. SLU opens up Atlantic 10 play at the University of Dayton on Oct. 4. They then will travel up the East Coast to Fairfax, Va., and Philadelphia, Pa., to face George Mason and Saint Joseph’s respectively. These games will take place on Oct. 10 and 12.

Volleyball: Team ends nonconference play with wins

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WIN: The team celebrates a point at Chaifetz Pavillion. The Bills beat No. 11 Purdue in the Active Ankle Challenge on Sept. 19 and received votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaches Poll. Continued from Page 7

their opponents to just .085. This was SLU’s fifth sweep of the season, bringing their overall record to 10-4. SLU has not earned 10 wins before October. since 2008. Sophomore outside hitter Danielle Rygelski was named to the All-Tournament team for her performance. In three matches, she recorded 47 kills, 22 digs, and six aces. She recorded 12 kills in the game against Morehead. Freshman outside hitter Nenye Okoro, A-10 Rookie of the Week, notched 34 kills, 32 digs, and 10 blocks for the Billikens over the course of the tournament. She was a particularly potent force against Purdue, where she tallied 16 kills, 12 digs, and five blocks.

This is is her second accolade from the A-10 conference this season, and the fourth for the team as a whole. The team’s performance has garnered a nod from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Every week the AVCA releases a ranking of the top 25 volleyball teams in the nation. Saint Louis received four votes, their first appearance in the poll this season. The last time SLU was ranked was 2009, when they were No. 22. Conference matches start this Friday, Sept. 26, as SLU takes on La Salle in Philadelphia, Pa. The Billikens will bring the competition home the following weekend, taking on VCU on Friday Oct. 3 and Davidson on Sunday, Oct. 5

Upcoming Games Friday Sept. 26, 6 p.m. @ La Salle Sunday Sept. 28, 12 p.m. @ Duquesne Friday Oct. 3, 7 p.m. vs. VCU Sunday Oct. 5, 1 p.m. vs. Davidson Friday Oct. 10, 6 p.m. @ George Washington Saturday Oct. 11, 6 p.m. @ George Mason

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Fall sports by the numbers

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number of home games men’s soccer has won in a row

number of players who have scored for the SLU men’s soccer team this season

number of cross country runners who won Atlantic 10 weekly honors for the week of Sept. 23

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number of saves number of freshmen on by women’s soccer the men’s tennis team junior goalie Hanna Benben

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Letters The article “Bicentennial Strategic Planning” (Sept. 18, 2014) states that 2018 will mark “200 years of Jesuit education in Missouri.” But the first Jesuits did not come to Missouri until 1823, and did not open the school that became Saint Louis University until 1829. It celebrated its golden anniversary (fifty years) in 1879 and its diamond jubilee (seventy-five years) at the 1904 World’s Fair. A small school was founded in St. Louis in 1818 by Bishop DuBourg, but it closed several years before the Jesuit school was established in 1829. -Daniel Schlafly, Professor of History

swer some of the questions that may arise regarding the legality of certain interactions between officers and civilians. When used correctly, body cameras do work. Arrests made by officers wearing body cameras more accurately represent the demographic breakdown of a specific area than arrests made by officers without body cameras. On the other hand, there is concern that such cameras will not be used correctly. Cameras on police cars are frequently corrupted or accidently misused in ways that can tamper with any footage collected in a case. Another way to potentially prevent police misconduct is by assembling police forces that accurately represent the precints to which they are assigned. For example, in Ferguson, the racial makeup of the police force is unrepresentative of the city’s population. The city of Ferguson is 67 percent black and 29 percent white. Of the 53 members of the Ferguson police force, 50 are white. One way police departments combat problems with poor representation is by offering classes on cultural competency to try to bridge the gap between the officers and the populace they are sworn to serve and protect. The best ways to prevent future police misconduct and public unrest are to increase police accountability, attention to detail with officer/community demographics, and cultural sensitivty to and knowledge of the areas they patrol.

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In 2013, the Ferguson Police Department made 5,384 stops and 611 searches. 86 percent of the stops and 92 percent of the searches were of black people. Only 67 percent of the town’s population is black.

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Our team stayed composed under pressure and made some big plays to come out on top.

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Last year, blacks, who make up a little less than two-thirds of the driving-age population in the North County city, accounted for 86 percent of all stops. When stopped, they were almost twice as likely to be searched as whites and twice as likely to be arrested, though police were less likely to find contraband on them...

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Last month, Ferguson, and by extension St. Louis, was embroiled in a racial conflict set off by the shooting of 18-year-old African-American teenager, Michael Brown, by white police officer Darren Wilson. A U.S. project to research police arrest data for racial bias was awarded a $4.75 million grant by the U.S. government, Attorney General Eric Holder announced. The study will be looking at five yet unnamed cities’ arrest records, and the government will implement changes if a racial bias is found. The study will be conducted by personnel from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, Yale Law School, the Center for Policing Equity at the University of California, and the Urban Institute, according to the BBC. Earlier this month, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO, stated that she wanted to push back against police militarization in the form of military equipment and counter-terrorism tools that are deemed excessive. Many municipalities buy equipment from the Department of Defense that is fit for a battlefield, not to protect their own populace. There is a multitude of ways for police departments across the country, including those in St. Louis and Ferguson, to proactively reduce potential situations where police misconduct could occur. One way would be by putting cameras on police officers to monitor them as they work, in an effort to increase accountability. It’s not difficult to see how such a camera could help an-

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OPINION & EDITORIALS

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count is decreasing? Black faculty headcount is low, and only black staﬀ is increasing. Black undergraduate headcount totaled 653, 652, and 614 in 2010, 2011, and 2012 respectively (see University FactBook). Black faculty headcount for SLU totals 101--with even fewer black tenured professors. Black staﬀ headcount for SLU totaled 612, 585, and 603 in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Yes, it is important to have black employees, and it is necessary to have black professors and students. Located in a city with a surrounding and growing black population, SLU stands as a gated lilywhite campus. Decision Makers, how many students do we get from St. Louis Public or County schools (like Normandy)? What chances do Michael Brown’s peers have of ever attending and graduating from SLU? What role do you have in ensuring SLU re-examines its role in our community, particularly north of Delmar, where campus ostensibly just ends? Instead of listening to Dr. Norman White explain until he is blue in the face about how “We perpetuate this divide by building fences around vacant lots,” how about doing something to make our campus welcoming to the black St Louis community? Decision Makers, why is the education system in St. Louis in shambles with three universities, two of them large research institutions, and a community college campus within its bounds? The University desperately needs to define its role; Decision Makers, you need to define your role--West Pine is not so far from West Florissant.

An open letter to the Majority A t f i r s t glance, I might not seem to be the m o s t obvious advocate for diverEmily Bley sity and social justice on this campus. I am a white, Midwestern sorority girl from an upper-middle-class suburb, and I have endured virtually no oppression from a society in which I am very privileged. It would appear that diversity and inclusion should mean very little to me, and I would imagine that for those of you who are from a similar background, it is not a topic you find interesting or relevant. I am extremely lucky to call myself a delegate on SGA’s Diversity Leadership Cabinet, and as a result, I am exposed to many issues regarding prejudice, stereotypes and bias incidents that occur on our campus. Perhaps this has given me a concentrated view of the problems going on here at SLU. I have seen first-hand the issues that this campus faces, and I am entreating you, my peers within the majority, to take action and mend the gap. First oﬀ, I would like to state that I do not entertain the possibility that there could be any excuse for why the white majority on this campus has not been proactively trying to make a diﬀerence for the minorities. As Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow

confines of his individualiswe need a colorful student tic concerns to the broader body and staff? What is the concerns of all humanity.” importance of it all? In essence, Reverend King A diverse education is a calls for us to look beyond living and breathing educathe problems within our tion. When you learn with own lives and communities people who are just like and address the greater isyourself, you are engaging sues that burden society as in a monologue. Your ideas a whole. As the majority, we don’t differ; you rarely deshould be part of the solubate or argue; it’s pathetition for eliminating stereocally one-dimensional and types and prejudices on this unexciting. However, an accampus—not perpetuating ademic environment with a the problem. According to healthy dose of diversity enSaint Louis University’s Fact riches and enhances the uniBook (2012), for every 10 versity experience. We learn white students here at SLU, lessons from our professors there is one African-Ameriinside the classrooms, but can student, one Asian stuwe also learn about new culdent, one international stutures, perspectives, and bedent, and half liefs when of a Hispanic we enter student (p. into a dia22). Clearly, logue with there exists a people who By saying nothing, massive gap are not like by doing nothing, in representaourselves. It by choosing to tion between strengthens minorities the comremain ignorant, and the mamunity by you are directly jority white teaching masses at this students contributing to university. how to acthe problems on Caucatively parsians make ticipate in up more than a complex, 70% of the vibrant and undergradupluralisate student tic society, body at SLU. So because we while judging people on the are the group that is most content of their character— widely represented, we have not their backgrounds. It the most potential for influalso strengthens us as indiencing policies that could inviduals by promoting pervoke change; all we need are sonal growth, empathy and the knowledge and tools to effective communication. do so. However, the difficult These are all tools that SLU thing about raising awarestudents can take with them ness to the importance of out into the real world. diversity is that the battle is a And so, with so much two-front war. I’ve found that to offer the students of this students and administrators community, I can’t help but are not only uneducated, but wonder why there exists so also apathetic towards ismuch animosity towards sues of diversity. And so the ideas of diversity inclusion. question becomes, why is I suppose what surprises me diversity relevant? Why do most about the majority’s

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reaction towards discussion and questions surrounding diversity is that it is characteristically angry and defensive. Perhaps it is naïve of me to assume that students at a Jesuit institution actually believe in serving others. As members of the majority, you are lucky enough to have a voice. Use it. Otherwise, by saying nothing, by doing nothing, by choosing to remain ignorant, you are directly contributing to the problems on this campus. When you possess an advantage that allows you to make a diﬀerence for others, it is then your responsibility to make that diﬀerence. These issues don’t belong to one group—they belong to us all. I challenge anyone who dismisses the discussion about diversity on this campus as “radical” to think about what I, a member of the majority myself, am asking you to do. I don’t believe that urging you to think before you speak, to ask thoughtful questions, and to be open to discussion about including others is radical by any means. In fact, there are already resources in place around this campus that can help you become a part of the change. Read the newspaper. Attend dialogues and meetings hosted by DLC and other Chartered Student Organizationss. Pull aside a DLC senator or delegate and ask them questions or for assistance—that’s what they’re there for. Whatever you do, be a conscious member of this campus community. The change that needs to occur is just within our reach, and all we need is for the majority to reach out and grab it.

As a Greek member of the most schools. SLU didn’t deUNews Editorial Board, I am segregate until 1944, almost deeply 100 years into the existence s a d of my sorority. Like colleges dened have become more diverse by the since their founding, Greek closed organizations have too. mindAccording to a 2010 UNedness ews article, SLU received a of other “C-“ in diversity from collegmemeprowler.com. SLU is 71 perb e r s cent white, about six percent of this Asian and African-American Casey Waughn staff, and about three percent Laand the tino (the remaining percentschool as a whole. I am esage are people who identify pecially saddened, by the with more than one race or recent articles from a fellow classify themselves as other), staff member, because I feel according to Forbes.com. that journalistic integrity This isn’t exactly the pinand ethics were not taken nacle of diversity, and while I into account, and proper redo not have exact data on the search was not done on the racial diversity of my chapter matter. or Greek life in general, I feel First, I want to make clear that it is reflective of these that the UNews has no posinumbers. Again, we can only tion, positive or negative toselect new members from ward Greek life, or any other the population we are given, organization on campus. On and those who sign up for relast year’s staff, there were cruitment. four members who were On average, less then two Greek of the fourteen mempercent of college expenses ber staff. For anyone that go to paying Greek life dues did the math, that’s about according to the UTEP 29 percent, which is perGreek Life website, attackfectly representative of the ing the stigma that Greek life SLU population (about 25is only for those with deep 30 percent Greek). This year pockets. there are only two Greek The Greek community people on staff, an undermembers are also singled representation based on the out from the rest of the stustudent body, dent body. Last year during The UNews is just one exfinals week, only members ample where the Greek popof Greek organizations reulation is relatively reflective ceived an email telling them of the student body, and I’m not to “overindulge themsure that if you did this in a selves” in drugs and alcohol, number of different organia message that easily could zations and clubs, the same have, and should have been would hold sent to the true. entire stuA friend dent body. of mine To me, this raised a is definitely Are you Greek great point not putting because you’re inthe other Greek life on day in aska pedestal, volved, or are you ing, “Are you but rather a involved because Greek bemicroscope you’re Greek? cause you’re of scrutiny involved, waiting for or involved the orgabecause you nizations are Greek?” to misstep. I would argue for the first Also, Greeks were the only part of this. In high school, people who had to attend I was involved in eight difa rape seminar, a talk that ferent clubs, so naturally I would have been beneficial wanted to get involved at for all to hear, not just memSLU, and my sorority is just bers of Greek organizations. one of the four organizations Overall, Greek life is benI am a part of. I choose to get eficial for schools. Greeks involved because the clubs account for 75 percent of all interest and challenge me— alumni donations to colleges not because of the letters I on average, according to Elite wear. There are also a numDaily, which shows a strong ber of upperclassmen that go connection and positive through recruitment; roughfeelings toward their school. ly 15 percent of our new Greeks graduate at a rate of members, and most of these 71 percent as opposed to 50 students were already inpercent for non-Greeks, acvolved in things on campus cording to the UTEP Greek prior to going Greek. Rather Life website. than organizations choosCurrent Greek collegians ing Greek students, I believe also give an average of $7 that Greek students seek out million to philanthropic organizations. Members in organizations, and over 10 my sorority are part of over million hours of volunteer 89 different organizations service per year, accordon and around campus, not ing to thefraternityadvisor. only showing our involvecom. If this doesn’t align ment but also our diversity with the Jesuit mission, I’m in activities. frankly not sure what does. After college, chances The mission also states being are a former Greek will run men and women for others, the company you work for. which is the main principle According to thefraternitysisterhood and brotherhood: advisor.com, 85 percent of being there for others. The Fortune 500 company execvalues of each organization utives were Greek, and since are specifically given at an the founding of fraternities interest meeting open to the in 1825, only three U.S. Presentire SLU community at the idents have not been Greek. start of each year. The first female Senator and Most importantly, no female astronaut were Greek one should ever feel embaras well, according to College rassed or ashamed to walk USA Today. Three-fourths of around campus in their letCongress is also Greek, and ters, as I often feel people 85 percent of Supreme Court are. The side glances or imJustices since 1910 were too. mediate conclusions people Another important point reach just because they was raised about diversity see someone in letters isn’t within Greek life. It is true fair, and hurts the inclusive that Greek chapters were community SLU is trying to not founded on principles foster. People are so much of great diversity, reflective more than just Greek. The of the times. However, the bottom line is, as the sayvery institution of college ing goes, “From the outside used to be only for Caucain, you can’t understand it, sian, upper-class males, so and from the inside out, you the same argument can be can’t explain it.” Until you are made for higher education. a member of a Greek organiMy sorority was founded in zation, and have firsthand 1851 before the desegregaexperience of it at SLU, give tion and gender mixing at Greek life a break,

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I want more! I want for you, as the prim a r y representat i v e s of the University, to Jonathan Pulphus do more in being c o m munity stewards in the fight against anti-black racism. You provided a teaser to the community last week in the University News when, regarding the Ferguson crisis, you explained, “If anything, it has called our community to thought and action, and I would like to see our University participate in that.” Ferguson presents an experiment as to how far the University is willing to take its interest in bettering the conditions of black people in St. Louis. Each member of the SLU student/staﬀ/faculty/administrative population takes direction from your lead. I ask you now, “Where are we going?” For example, what role, if any, did you play in the letter dated Aug. 22, 2014 from the SLU Law Clinic calling out Mayor James Knowles of Ferguson? Did the law clinic act on its own, or did it act on behalf of the larger University? If the law clinic can see this is a “racial” issue in Ferguson, how could it not see what is happening in the city? If you were involved, maybe SLU Law Clinic’s engagement and criticism would be internal as well as external, not simply selective. As an aside, the idea for amnesty came from another not-for-profit institution, whose idea for amnesty was

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Dear Decision Makers,

OPINION

THURSDAY, SEPT 25, 2014

Visiting an alternative St. Louis Hello Billikens, old and new! With midterms approaching, the campus is moving into high gear. During this stressful time, many people choose to hunker down in the library with their coﬀee and work, work, work. However, there is also a need to get out of the SLU bubble every once in a while. In an eﬀort to bring new students up to speed on some of St. Louis’ hidden gems, each of the editors provided a spot in St. Louis that isn’t the obvious: i.e. Forest Park and the Arch. Instead we’d like to illuminate y’all on our collective knowledge of some alternative spots in St. Louis. Enjoy!

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Vivek Gorijala: One of my favorite places in the city is the Monsanto Insectarium at the Saint Louis Zoo. Al-

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variety present in the Insectarium caught my eye the was the eight-foot steel sculpture of the centaurus

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THURSDAY, SEPT 25, 2014

2014 Homecoming and Family Weekend

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