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Thursday, September 3, 2015
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Big box ‘blue and yellow’ comes to Midtown
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IKEA: The IKEA opening on Vandeventer Avenue has the largest solar panel rooftop of any other building in Missouri. By EMILY HIGGINBOTHAM Associate News Editor
For years, the makeup of the Midtown area has consisted largely of various uninhabited, red-bricked buildings that were once a staple of St. Louis industry. However, a new addition to the district has brought not only a vibrant contrast in color, but also a promise of new life and vigor to the chockablock, traditional Midtown scene. After breaking ground
By BALEIGH JORDAN Contriubor
On the dying hours of Oct. 12th, 2014, hundreds of activists gathered in the Shaw neighborhood of St. Louis to march in the names of VonDerrit Myers Jr. and the others, who, like him, had recently suffered controversial deaths. A short trek up Grand Boulevard and a small turn onto SLU’s campus led them directly to the clock tower, a move that sparked a week full of discussion over race and diversity
in June 2014, the 380,000 square-foot IKEA, emblazoned with splashes of bright blue and yellow, will be opening its doors to the public on Sept. 30 at 9 a.m. The furniture and houseware retail chain stands at the corner of Vandeventer Avenue and Forest Parkway, just one block from SLU. Unlike the IKEA locations in neighboring states—both of the Chicago-based Ikea stores are located in suburban areas—St. Louis’ store is centrally situated in the city.
“Reflecting our Swedish heritage, we do not shy away from urban settings where we can implement the IKEA concept without sacrificing the store concept,” said U.S. Public Affairs Manager for IKEA, Joseph Roth. Another reason for a Midtown location, Roth explained, had a lot to do with the involvement of the development group, Cortex Innovation Community, and their vision for the Midtown area. “It represented an op-
issues that exist on campus, in the St. Louis area, and across the nation. “You would have seen students, you would have seen activists and organizers who were not students, some local people, people from around the country, you would have seen faculty members, you would have seen administrators,” said Dr. Jonathan Smith, Special Assistant to the President for Diversity and Community Engagement. “It wasn’t simply a group of people who agreed, but at any given mo-
ment there were … protestors and counter protestors … throughout the week any moment that you walked out to the clock tower you were probably likely to find a discussion between two people who really disagreed.” Smith’s position as Special Assistant to the President was created in response to the occupation of SLU’s campus, and its creation was one stipulation from the Clock Tower Accords- a list of goals created by members of the faculty, staff, administration, and student body
portunity to be part of an exciting and dynamic redevelopment effort in the heart of Midtown St. Louis,” said Roth. In 2002, Cortex was founded with the focus of creating a technology and innovation district in the Forest Park Southeast and Central West End neighborhoods. Since then, the group has completed construction on 1.5 million square-feet of new and rehabilitated space, which has added up to $500 million in development costs. The entire Cortex district is a 200-acre region in the Midtown area. “When the founders looked at the map, they said: ‘Well, the obvious place would be in this area, in this old industrial area between the medical school and SLU.’ And that is where they decided to advance the development plan,” said president and CEO of Cortex, Dennis Lower, who has been with the company since 2010. The decision to start a development in this part of St. Louis was a purposeful one, according to Lower. A specific benefit of developing this area would be to gain from the leverage of these various institutions and their assets. See “IKEA” on Page 3
following the events. “The university was moving on some of those issues, but I think one of the things that the clock tower accords did was to really pull into clear focus some of the things we had been moving on … but now [the accords] pulled us into a position to move on them with a greater sense of urgency,” said Smith. The Special Assistant to the President for Diversity and Community Engagement is meant to shepherd the Clock Tower Accords
made, student-tailored By TIM WILHELM News Editor
Frugality and urgency govern the student marketplace of textbooks, living arrangements and the myriad other items that dominate day-to-day college life. Offsetting these restraints are the stark realities of often exorbitantly priced textbooks, tuition expenses and demanding schedules. Ever resourceful, students are bound to find helpful alternatives, but experience proves that the demands and costs are unrelenting. Shai Hatsor, an MBA student at Washington University, and Tristan Thomas, a SLU junior majoring in mechanical engineering, have, with the help of interns Eyal Ben Abraham, Adi Dommaraju and Tom DePriest, developed Quadzilla, a site that they hope will provide a safe marketplace for students seeking to buy and sell with ease. Thomas, whose interest in entrepreneurship grew through SLU’s Center for Entrepreneurship, met Hatsor, who received his bachelor’s degree in computer science in Israel, at a job fair last May at T-REX, a “coworking space and technology incubator”. Quadzilla has since become the product of a year’s research, development and coding. “My interest comes out
into existence and to make sure that the process of implementing them is as effective and efficient as possible, all while providing a comprehensive and concise vision for increasing SLU’s community engagement and practice of the Oath of Inclusion. That vision also takes inspiration from the Jesuit mission in order to fully engage with the communities around campus, an engagement that includes improving educational systems or investigating health and health disparities in the
of an interest in entrepreneurship,” said Thomas. “What [Hatsor] needed my help with was with what I wanted to get experience in, which is seeing how entrepreneurship really works at a very early stage, which is where we were at the very beginning of the summer ... I mean, it’s been a pretty great learning experience.” For Hatsor, conceptualizing the site (previously called CampusBuzz) involved looking at existing platforms,— such as Craigslist, Facebook and Google Spreadsheets— building off their advantages and compensating for disadvantages, which include potential safety concerns surrounding Craigslist (meeting the vendor in person to complete the transaction); the unstructured, decentralized nature of Facebook groups; and the free-for-all editing capabilities behind Google Spreadsheets. Aiming for consolidation, Hatsor introduced an element of familiarity by limiting the site to St. Louis-area students and preserved what he sees as the safety and functionality of Facebook. His vision was one of “engagement with similar, trustworthy people.” After a survey of 400 Wash U. students revealed a 90 percent approval for See “Quadzilla” on Page 3
surrounding areas. “In many ways, I’ll be concerned with looking at how we, as an institution, can become better at creating an inventory of what it is that we do … so that we are better partners with the communities around us,” said Smith. Both of Smith’s parents were involved with civil rights protests during the ’50s, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1956, all of which have influenced See “Assistants” on Page 3
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“The institutions have a lot of assets related to the students, to facilities, to the faculty, to researchers, and being proximate to those institutional assets is a very important component to developing an urban-innovation district,” said Lower. While Cortex’s proximity to universities and medical centers could benefit their development and progress as a company, Jeff Fowler, vice president of Marketing and Communications, at SLU, thinks that Cortex’s work benefits every institution in Midtown. “I believe — and I think everyone else believes — that with all that is going on at Cortex and the IKEA coming that there is going to be more development along that corridor, that’s going to make Midtown, St. Louis and the area around SLU even more vibrant than it is now,” said Fowler. When looking for partners to grow within the district, Cortex is geared toward the millennial work force as well as launching new technologies through companies and into the market place.
While IKEA might not appear to fit the Cortex ideology, Lower would disagree. “On the surface, it might appear to be an anomaly, but it really isn’t. They have a catalog of over 10,000 products that have been designed and developed by them, and they are constantly innovating and bringing new products to the marketplace,” said Lower. “We’ve selected IKEA. and they have selected us — because there’s a culture fit.” Cortex has several projects in the Midtown area in the works focusing on their technology and innovation initiative. One project includes the California-based TechShop, a do-it-yourself workshop and fabrication studio. TechShop will be the anchor tenants in a building that Cortex is calling “4260,” the building’s address on Forest Park Parkway. Another notable addition to the district is a new MetroLink station, which will be located outside the group’s 4240 Duncan Ave. building, and the Cortex Commons itself. Tentatively, construction on the station will begin sometime next year, and that will be complete by late fall of 2017.
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expansion, he opened the site to SLU, Fontbonne and University of Missouri-St. Louis. Registered users log in with their “.edu” email address and a password. Students can buy items other students have posted— clothes, kitchen appliances, furniture or apartments—or post their own for sale. The team plays no intermediary role in student transactions; they provide a platform for student commerce. The team is now focusing on developing the site for mobile compatibility. They have yet to launch a marketing campaign. Originally, Hatsor and Thomas met with university administrators, hoping that they might purchase Quadzilla on an individual basis. When responses proved otherwise, they created a new business plan, making the website free to users, and familiarized themselves with the dynamics of online advertising. Snarf ’s Sandwiches is one of their first supporters, declaring that it “supports a safer environment for students.” “Everything we were doing for the website was oriented toward students,”
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THRIFT: Tristan Thomas, left, of SLU, assisted Shai Hatsor, right, of Wash U., to develop Quadzilla. The site unites area college students in a commercial network. said Thomas. “Students need places to buy and sell things, and they also need places to find places to live.” Susan Rice, a junior at SLU, stumbled upon this need within her first week of classes. Despite a plethora of resources, one textbook remains elusive. Having transferred from four semesters in Madrid, where she spent 30 to 40 dollars on text-
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case their service and internship opportunities. Organizations encompass education, healthcare, poverty, environment, recreation and arts.
resell…a chance to recoup some of that investment.” Hatsor and his team have tried ardently to address this. “I just hope this website helps a lot of people out ... because it has great potential to do that,” said Thomas. A comment of Rice’s reflects the nature of this new marketplace: “We’re all just helping each other out, trying to get through.”
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books, she laments a “lack of knowledge of outside resources.” Students abroad had the benefit of Facebook groups and a free shelf of textbooks. Here, she feels that “a lot of control is taken out of my hands.” She is sympathetic to “a place where students can find reasonably priced used books for the specific classes we have and then turn around and
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Assistants: professors embrace new roles his approach to the new position. His mother was a teacher and his father was a preacher who served on the school board for more than 40 years, and the example his parents set fostered a dedication to community involvement that Smith plans to instill further into the mission. Social justice, primarily focused on diversity and inclusion, was always present in his life as well, in the form of civil and religious engagement. “Education for change was something that was always important to me, and teaching with an eye towards creating engaged citizens,” said Smith. Fr. Christopher Collins, whose position of Special Assistant to the President for Mission and Identity is a retooling of a previously existing office, has been working in tandem with Smith in order to use diversity and community engagement to strengthen SLU’s dedication to the Jesuit mission. Co-sponsored panels and community meetings geared toward civil, religious and political issues are in the
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Thursday, Aug. 20
PROPERTY DAMAGE/NON CRIMINAL;
Contract bus driver was attempting to turn around in the parking area just north of Hermann Stadium and, while making a sharp turn, drove off pavement area and onto soft ground area causing a deep rut and damaging a water sprinkler head. No injuries reported and grounds supervisor was notified.
Tuesday, Aug. 25
5:48 p.m. - ELEVATOR ENTRAPMENT
2 male students became trapped in elevator between the 4th and 5th floor of Griesedieck Hall. Maintenance was unable to reset elevator after several attempts, and SLFD was notified. Students were freed and no injuries were reported. Elevator was placed out of service.
Wednesday, Aug. 26
1:38 p.m. - HARASSMENT SUPPLEMENTAL Two (2) females, not affiliated with the University, became involved in an argument on sidewalk in front of Marchetti Towers East (MTE), and when one female grabbed the other, she broke away and ran into MTE to seek help. No injuries reported and neither female wanted to contact the police. Both females left campus without further incident
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MISSION: Dr. Smith, left, and Fr. Collins, right, will be key members in Dr. Pestello’s administration, and will help further the Jesuit mission at Saint Louis University. works for the upcoming year, but no dates have been set yet. Students can look forward to classroom practices that create contexts within which important issues pertaining to these two offices can be discussed. The offices hope to encourage feedback
on what is most important to students, both inside and outside of the classroom setting. According to Smith, the ultimate goal of his new position is to, “…help make SLU a place where people feel more comfortable having
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discussions about difficult topics and … those kinds of conversations that many of us have been conditioned to avoid,” in an effort to encourage a living dialogue that will hopefully make everyone’s SLU experience the best possible.
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Sunday, Aug. 30 9:35 p.m. - Fire;
After receiving a call for a smoking trash can, Officers Young and Philpott located a trash can on fire, in the Quad, Northeast of Walsh Hall. Using the fire extinguisher from PS-8, the fire was put out. St. Louis Fire Dept. Truck 29 responded. No injuries.
Monday, Aug. 31
12:52 p.m. - AUTO ACCIDENT;
A University employee operating a university owned golf cart struck a vehicle on Locust Ave. The employee continued to Earhart Hall. The owner of the vehicle contacted DPS. The employee was located by Officer Robertson and returned to the scene. The complainant then declined to call SLMPD. Photos taken and attached to report.
Be a Responsible Billiken STOP. CALL. REPORT. 314-977-3000 witness.slu.edu dps.slu.edu
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September 3, 2015 sports@unewsonline.com Lexie Vasos, Sports Editor Lauren Tondl, Assoc. Sports Editor
Men’s Soccer: Season opener ends in 1-0 Victory over Tulsa, Cicciarelli scores in 2-OT
Field Hockey By LAUREN TONDL Associate Sports Editor
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CELEBRATE: The men’s soccer team ran into the screaming crowd after their 2-0 exhibtion victory against Illinois-Chicago during Fall Welcome. SLU finished their exhibition schedule with a 2-3 record. The Billikens will be reunited with their fans on Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. when they play Memphis in their home opener.
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club soccer with Hamburger SV, Greuther Furth, and most recently M a n y SV Todeschanges were felde, all in I thought it was made to the G e r m a n y. good. We created a Saint Louis Coach Mike number of chancUn i v e r s i t y McGinty es and the guys men’s socreleased a seemed to be on cer team this s t a t e m e n t the same page. offseason about his eaafter losing gerness for -Mike McGinty, four crucial Hein to be Coach players. This a Billiken. season’s ros“Lennart is ter includes a player who 14 new players: 10 freshis comfortable in the midfield men and four transfers, one or in the back. We are very of whom is senior forward excited to have him join our Vince Cicciarelli from Notre team. Lennart has experience Dame. Freshman midfielder at a very high level and will Lennart Hein was added late contribute immediately.” in the offseason after playing Also of note this past By LEXIE VASOS Sports Editor
offseason are the accolades awarded to the team, mainly being named the favorite to take the Atlantic 10 Conference men’s soccer title in a vote conducted by the league’s head coaches. A conferencehigh six Billikens were named for the A-10 preseason AllConference team, including Cicciarelli, senior defender Tyler David, and senior midfielder David Graydon. In addition, SLU was the only team in the conference to have three players put on the All-Rookie team, forward Anthony Brown, Hein, and forward Nash Popovic. The Billikens are currently ranked 22nd in the nation, according to the National Soccer Coach-
es Association of America (NSCAA) men’s preseason poll, making this the third consecutive preseason that SLU’s men’s soccer program has been nationally ranked. The Billikens kicked off their exhibition schedule against Jefferson College at Hermann Stadium on Aug. 15. Cicciarelli and junior midfielder Jair Minors tallied a goal and assist each. SLU won the game 4-0 with 23 players getting playing time. The Billiken defense had an astounding performance, not allowing a single shot on goal. The Billikens also outshot their opponent 21-5 and dominated the Vikings in corners 11-4. In the postgame interview, McGinty reflected
on the performance, stating “I thought it was good. We created a number of chances and the guys seemed to be on the same page. We’ve got a lot of new faces that I think are going to be exciting to work with.” SLU continued its schedule at home on Aug. 22 in front of a screaming crowd of first-year students cheering them on during SLU’s Fall Welcome against Illinois-Chicago. Although the Billikens could not find the back of the net in the first half, they netted two in the second. Freshman forward Anthony Brown See “Men” on Page 6
The field hockey team is crossing the country to take on the competition for the 2015 season. Non-conference opponents include University of the Pacific, Stanford, Appalachian State University and Davidson College. This will prepare them for a tough Atlantic-10 Conference. The Bills are bringing back a strong lineup: sophomores Kristin Collins and Morgan Crowe, the top goal-scorers from last season. Senior goalie Tori Westhead looks to run the defense for SLU, ranking eighth in the NCAA for most saves in the 2014-2015 season. There will be new faces to look for this fall. Freshman Carly Kissinger wowed with five shots, one goal, and one assist in the exhibition game against Lindenwood. SLU beat the Louies 2-0. The Bills are not only a strong group on the field, but are unified off the field. “This year our team chemistry is better than expected,” Crowe said. “We work well together and support and push each other to be the best we possibly can.” With a great start heading into the season, the team faced Ohio State and Miami of Ohio this past weekend. The Bills fell to 0-2 on the season, with a 5-0 loss to Ohio State and an 8-0 loss to Miami. After a tough season last year, there aren’t just physical obstacles to overcome. “Our team needs to get over a mental hurdle this season and have confidence to go on the field and play our game,” Crowe said. This weekend, SLU faces UC Davis, California and Pacific. They return to the Midwest to play Iowa and Stanford in Iowa on Sept. 12 and 13. The first home game is Sept. 18 against rival Missouri State at Soccer Park.
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Women smother SMU 5-0 in hot season opening By LAUREN TONDL Associate Sports Editor
Standards are already being challenged within the first three games of the Billiken women’s soccer season. The Billikens scored nine goals in the first two games— the second-highest number scored in the first two matches in school history. SLU beat Southern Methodist University 5-0 and The University of Illinois-Chicago 4-1. SLU plans to draw success this season from their diversity in the attack. “Our attacking group should be pretty exciting this year,” head coach Katie Shields said. “We scored more goals in 2014 than we had in any of the previous years; we’re returning a really good group of creative, talented, diverse attackers,
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and now we’re adding some really electric freshmen that will give us some pace up top. We’ll have a lot of different options in our attack.” This season, the women face a myriad of opponents that will pose good challenges for conference preparation. “We’re going to be testing ourselves in non-conference,” Shields said. “We have a variety of opponents with different styles that’ll get us ready for all of the different teams in the Atlantic-10 Conference.” The Billikens faced just that Sunday evening at Illinois, a familiar Big-10 foe they lost to in the spring. The Illini handed the Bills their first loss of this season, winning 3-1. Other non-conference opponents include their next game against Northwestern, also in the Big-10. The Billikens take
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on the Wildcats for the second season in a row, with Northwestern taking the last win 1-0. The women tie up nonconference at the end of September with Drake, Evansville and Murray State, all of which they played last year. SLU heads into the season with a no. 5 ranking in the Atlantic-10 Conference, and striving for nothing less than the Conference tournament championship. The Bills bring in the conference season at home against major rival Dayton, whom they lost to 3-2 in overtime in the 2014 season. Other conference match-ups include George Mason, La Salle and VCU, all big players in the Atlantic-10 Conference last season. See “Women” on Page 6
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SHOTS ON GOAL: Junior midfielder Cristina Rodriguez follows up on a shot against UIC keeper Kelly Fritz. Rodriguez recorded an assist on senior forward Livi Logan-Wood’s goal.
BY LEXIE VASOS, SPORTS EDITOR
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WHO TO CHEER: JAKE ARRIETA Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta threw the sixth no-hitter in major league baseball this season and the first of his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is the 14th no-hitter in Cubs’ franchise history and results in Arrieta ending the month of August with an ERA of of .43 and a 6-0 win streak. He and the team celebrated the achievement by wearing pj’s home.
WHO TO JEER: LEANING FANS Baseball fans dangling over the stands, sometimes with their children in their arms, in order to catch foul balls or participate in other aspects of the game, seems to be the new trend. Let’s be honest, is it really worth dangling by your ankles to catch a foul ball that you will likely leave under your seat , or drop in your nacho cheese? Don’t think so.
WHO TO FEAR: SERENA WILLIAMS Ranked No. 1, Serena Williams is attempting to complete a calendar grandslam at the U.S. Open in New York, which has not been accomplished since 1988. Williams defeated her first-round opponent, Vitalia Diatchenko, by forfeit due to an ankle injury. She won the first set 6-0 and two games in the second. This victory puts her just six U.S. Open wins away from making history.
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Scores from the week Men’s Soccer Friday, Aug. 28 Tulsa Billikens
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Women’s Soccer Friday, Aug. 28 Illinois-Chicago Billikens
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Sunday, Aug. 30 Illinois Billikens
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Volleyball Friday, Aug. 28 UMKC Billikens
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SEMO Billikens
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Saturday, Aug. 29 Arkansas State Billikens
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Monday, Aug. 31 North Dakota State Billikens
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Player of the week Danielle Tolmais Women’s Soccer
Volleyball goes 1-3 to start the season By VIVEK GORIJALA Staff Writer
The Saint Louis University women’s volleyball team had a bumpy start to the season, going 1-2 in the weekend Redhawk Invitational in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, before losing to North Dakota State at Chaifetz Pavilion. The Redhawk Invitational, which began Friday, Aug. 29, first saw SLU face off against UMKC, losing 2-3. The first set went to the Billikens, as junior outside hitter, Danielle Rygelski had four aces and tallied five kills. The Billikens won the set with a score of 2517. SLU ultimately fell in the second set, despite four kills each from sophomore outside hitter Nenye Okoro and Rygelski, 22-25. After the intermission, Rygelski had another strong performance in a loss, 2125, as she had four kills, with sophomore middle blocker Lauren Leverenz chipping in 3. SLU picked up the fourth set, 25-21, with nine kills from Rygelski. The fifth set and the match went to UMKC, as they won the set 13-15 despite three kills from Leverenz. Senior setter, Meredith Boe had 48 assists in the match, while
junior middle blocker, Taylor Paulson had four blocks, including one unassisted. SLU rebounded with a 3-1 win over SEMO, only dropping the first set, 20-25, despite Okoro scoring five kills- most of any player on either team. The Billikens then powered through the next two sets, winning both by scores of 25-19 behind a seven-kill performance and then five-kill, five-assist performance from Rygelski. Paulson led SLU with four kills in the fourth set, while Okoro provided a strong defense with 10 digs, as SLU took the set 25-22. Overall, Rygelski and Boe notched double-doubles in the match, as Rygelski had 18 kills and 12 digs. Senior middle blocker Megan Gilbert had 11 kills and 13 digs. Boe once again had 48 assists, while Paulson had five blocks, including two assists. The final day of the Redhawk Invitational, Saturday, Aug. 29, saw Arkansas State sweep the Billikens, 0-3. Paulson had two kills and two blocks in the first set, but SLU failed to recover and lost 1025. The second set saw a closer performance, especially with Okoro’s five kills and five digs, but the Billikens still lost the
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scored the first goal in the 56th minute thanks to an assist from senior forward Faik Hajderovic. Hajderovic, along with Brown, are also credited with assists in the 69th minute when freshman forward Noah Murphy gave the Bills some breathing room. The game ended in a 2-0 victory for the Billikens. The Billikens traveled to fourth-ranked Notre Dame on Aug. 24 to end their exhi-
bition schedule. McGinty had a lot of variety on the field, playing 22 different players, with sophomore goalkeeper Sascha Otte and David playing for the full 90 minutes. Notre Dame scored the only goal in the 50th minute as the Billikens fell to the Fighting Irish 1-0. Newcomers scored five of the Billikens’ six goals throughout the exhibition schedule. The men’s team began their regular season schedule traveling to Oklahoma to
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BLOCK: Senior setter Meredith Boe (left) and junior middle blocker Taylor Paulson. set, 22-25. The Billikens ultimately lost an extremely close third set, 26-28, despite Gilbert’s four kills on four attacks and Paulson’s three blocks. Boe recorded 37 assists, while Paulson added five blocks to bring her total up to 14 (1.18 per set) on the season. Leverenz and Paulson lead the scoring at Monday’s home opener, with 17 and 15 kills respectively, against North Dakota State. Both were efficient, with Paulson hitting .667 on
21 attacks and Leverenz hitting .419 on 31 attacks. Boe chipped in 44 assists in total within the four sets. The first set saw the Billikens hit .400 as a team, with SLU winning, 25-22. Rygelski, Leverenz, and Paulson each had four kills in the set with no errors. The next two sets were extremely close, but both went NDSU’s way, 23-25. Rygelski had five kills in set two, while Leverenz and Paulson had five kills each in the third set.
SLU lost the fourth and final set, 22-25, despite Leverenz’s five kills and Paulson’s four. Boe collected 44 assists in the match, for 177 on the season (11.06 per set). Meanwhile, Rygelski posted another double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs. On Sept. 4, and Sept. 5, SLU will host the prestigious Marcia E. Hamilton Classic, at Chaifetz Arena. No. 12 BYU, No. 24 Purdue and ArkansasPine Bluff will compete.
play Tulsa on Aug. 28. Senior defender Marco Heskamp, sophomore midfielder Max Karcher, senior defender Filip Pavisic, and freshman defender Eric Davies, joined David, Hein, Hajderovic, Cicciarelli, Minors, Brown and Otte in the starting lineup. Freshman forward Nash Popovic joined junior midfielder Joe Saad and Graydon as substitutes. This game marked the competitive collegiate debuts of Hein, Davies, Brown and Popovic. The game stayed scoreless through regular time and the first overtime. Cicciarelli finally put an end to the stalemate in the 101st minute, scoring his ninth career goal and his first
in the Billiken uniform during a competitive match. SLU has won its past three seasonopener games. The Billikens also beat Tulsa 1-0 last year in overtime, which was their first overtime win since the 2-1 win over North Carolina in 1994. The Billikens jumped eight spots in the NSCAA NCAA Division I men’s soccer poll to no. 14 after their victory over Tulsa. SLU is ranked second in the NSCAA’s Midwest Region behind Maryland. SLU also racked up individual accolades this week. Cicciarelli was named A-10 conference player of the week after propelling the Billikens
to a 1-0 victory in their season opener against Tulsa. Popovic was one of five collegiate players to be named to the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National team roster. Popovic left for Subotica, Serbia on Aug. 30 as the United States will face off against Serbia on Sept. 3. McGinty expressed how important this opportunity was for the freshman forward stating, “Neboja’s family moved to the United States from Serbia, so for him to get called into this event is a really special moment for him and his family�. The men’s team home opener against Memphis will be Fri. Sept. 4 at 7 p.m.
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Junior midfielder Danielle Tolmais scored the only goal for the women’s soccer team against Illinois in the 3-1 loss to the Fighting Illini on Aug.30. Tolmais now leads the Billikens in scoring through the first three games of the season with two goals and an assist. Her other goal came in the 16th minute against SMU on Au. 21 after she masterfully put the ball in the upper right corner from 35 yards out. Tolmais has also been dominating the offense in the past two games with three shots, all on goal, against Illinois and a game-high five shots against Illinois-Chicago on Aug. 28.
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This conference will nonetheless be action-packed; however, it will be more spread out due to the Thursday-Sunday format, giving players more rest and recovery time. With only five seniors gone and nine new faces to fill the holes, the Billikens are excited to bring in more than a few new players. Freshmen include Lindsay Sands, Jess Kopec, Katie Taylor, Maddie Pokorny, Karley Kucera, Carli Bond, Erin Emmanuel, Rachelle Topolewski and Bella Palazzolo. These new players provide the Billikens with versatility, a deep bench and even some changes in the starting lineup. Returners include top goal scorer of the 2014 season, junior Kirsten Clemens and
All-Conference second-team midfielder, junior Cristina Rodriguez. A new face was also added into the backline, senior Jackie Tondl, a transfer from Texas A&M University this past spring. Even with a big schedule ahead of them and a promising roster, the women’s eyes don’t fall from the prize. “Our first goal is to get into that A-10 tournament and be in the top eight,� Shields said. “We’re on a mission from there to advance and get into that final game at Davidson to win on that Sunday.� The women play Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Sept. 6, at Hermann Stadium after a road matchup with Northwestern on Sept. 4, at Toyota Park in Chicago.
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What are the kids listening to these days? With Labor Day almost here, the days of summer are rolling to a close and, as the award show season begins, we can make a prediction of who will claim the remainder of this year’s music awards. Looking back, Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” instills itself in memories of the summer of 2014, giving his career extreme momentum. Later, at the 2015 Grammy Awards, he not only won Song of the Year, but also Best New Artist. Being high on the Billboard charts for the majority of the summer inevitably beckons future success for an artist. We are the ones to blame for creat-
ing the demand that causes the posters hung around the over-played compilations campus. A few people knew on radio stations around the their songs well, but not the country, but that’s only bemajority of campus. Two cause we’ve shown hit artists and a half years later, the so much love and support, summer hit “Shut Up and m a k Dance” is ing the now mainWe are the ones to songs the stream muofficial sic, and while blame for creating the sounds radio stademand that causes the of Sumtions around over-played compilam e r the country tions on radio stations 2015. have played In it countless around the country... March times, the 2 0 1 4 , rhythmic inthanks die-pop song, to SLU’s Student Activities currently at number ten on Board, Walk the Moon perthe Billboard Top 100 muformed in the Simon Recresic charts, somehow hasn’t ation Center. At the time, dropped far from its peak most people were familiar position at number four, with the band’s name simply with an impressive 41 weeks from name recognition from on the chart.
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or verse will come to your mind? There are so many memories and associations we obtain from music, and popular music chart-toppers give a landmark to put a memory in context. The at times sporadic nature of popular music on the radio reflects a mood to be laid over a section of time. Ed Sheeran offers nostalgic, romantic elements, while Fetty Wap and The Weeknd provide the notorious party vibes. Top hits like “Shut Up and Dance” and “Bad Blood” give energy and spark to the mix. They all did something right, and soon enough, by awards or through fan followings, they will all continue to be recognized for making an effect on music.
Miley goes (slightly) new direction Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz marks change of pace with free online album By TOM BERGAN Contributor
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COMEDY: Madrigal presents routine with energy and confidence. By MADDIE SIEBUM Contributor
The Wool Ballroom is buzzing with excitement. Students yell out suggestions to the improv team, the League of Laughter, as they warm up the audience before the show. A hilarious skit about a mom embarrassing her son on the first day of college leaves the students in stiches, completely ready for what they’re about to see next: a stand-up comedian with a hysterical set. Al Madrigal, a comedian famous for appearances
on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and a starring role on About a Boy, came to SLU on Aug. 27. He quickly warmed up to his young audience, using crowd interaction and dropping multiple “f-bombs”. He repeatedly called out a student named Bennet for the entirety of his set simply for the fact that Bennet supported Donald Trump. Right off the bat, Madrigal seemed like he was just another student rather than some outsider robotically performing a memorized monologue. He held the crowd in the palm of his
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For the most part, Madrigal’s set was spot-on. Madrigal has two children, which he incorporated into his material relentlessly. He poked fun at situations that everyone could relate to, such as the peril of finding out that Santa Claus is not real and the chaos of kids getting candy out of a piñata. His funniest story, which he closed his act with, was about his retaliation on a dance teacher who suggested he was a pervert. He
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The Flaming Lips are not a band one would normally associate with the likes of Miley Cyrus. After all, they’ve been a band for ten years more than Miley has even been alive. Nonetheless, they have been frequent collaborators with Miley in recent years, and this collaboration has culminated in their co-producing of Miley’s new album, Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz. The album, spanning 23 songs and featuring guest spots from the likes of Big Sean and Ariel Pink in addition to The Flaming Lips (who back all of the songs), is as wide spread as the guests that it boasts. The album’s opening song, “Dooo It!”, which has lyrics such as “Yeah I smoke pot, yeah I love peace”, is evidence that this album is one more giant leap away from her Hannah Montana days. While the first song may not be anything groundbreak-
ing or particularly enjoyable, it serves as a warning for the listener to have an open mind when approaching the album. If one does that, the results are surprising. It’s actually really good. No longer does Miley feel the need to come in like a wrecking ball to our lives with cheesy overproduced pop songs. Instead, we get beautiful, simplistic songs that sometimes seem like The Flaming Lips, as if they were fronted by Miley instead of Wayne Coyne. This is great news for the many fans of The Flaming Lips, because although some of the more spaced out songs on this album are reminiscent of the Lips’ newer albums, which are very experimental, songs such as “Karen Don’t be Sad” remind the listener of Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot era Flaming Lips music, with soft vocals, an acoustic guitar presence, and a hint of electronic samples. These soft songs aren’t only a nice departure from Mi-
ley’s past music, but they also showcase her voice, which, when stripped to the core, is nothing short of amazing. The lyrical content is nothing special, and the simplistic rhymes and lyrics are still reminiscent of past pop music that Miley has made, but it’s forgivable because of the quality of the music. Not all of the 23 tracks are hits, such as the very strange sexual experience story that goes on during “BB Talk”, the bizarre “Milky Milky Milk”, and the annoying chants of “I Forgive Yiew”, but with an album of this size, there are bound to be some misses. But if you’re in the mood for pop music that challenges you as a listener and is surprisingly rewarding, definitely give Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz a chance. You won’t find yourself screaming the lyrics at the top of your lungs as you might’ve done with songs on her 2013 album, Bangerz, but the tradeoff is that the music is significantly better.
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St. Louis Art Museum invites guests into the studio, a muse of a different type a large piece by Pablo Picasso called “Woman in the Studio.” The exhibit also includes artists in varying stages of creation, including Rudolf Schwarzkogler being photographed destroying objects and throwing paint at a woman in a wedding gown. While all of the pieces of art in The Artist and the Modern Studio are intriguing in their own way, they give the viewer another layer of information as to how exactly the piece was created. The gallery effectively gives all of the works of art in the exhibit an aspect of beauty they may not have previously had by demonstrating the hard work that happens in the studio, which is a side of art viewers are not usually invited to see.
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STUDIO: Picasso’s “Woman in the Studio,” is on display at the St. Louis Art Museum. By EMILY COATES Contributor
For years, artists have searched for sacred spaces where possible to create beautiful works of art in peace, even going so far as to identify themselves as an artist only if they were attached to a studio space. However, these spaces are not always so easy to come by, and artists struggling to making them so much more valuable to artists when they own space. When looking at the connection between artists and studios, the studio is often
an extension of the artist’s his or her interests, housing the hundreds of works that contained mistakes before reaching that one great piece, or even functioning as a muse to draw inspiration from. The exhibit The Artist and the Modern Studio at the St. Louis Art Museum does an excellent job of giving an inside look into the actual creative process, something that most viewers tend to ignore, as well as showing just how important studios are to artists. When entering the exhibit, the viewer is able to go around the two galleries it is displayed in and take in
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put a new spin on the word “shrimp” and left the audience wanting more. Although Madrigal was very interactive with the audience, sometimes it worked against him. For example, he was quick to point out people on their phones in the audience. He made it seem like a joke at times, but at others he seemed genuinely annoyed, such as when he thought someone was filming him. Madrigal devoted a few minutes to lecturing a student and ranting about leaked jokes. These breaks from his set to chide the audience, although completely warranted, were distracting rather than laughable. Perhaps if he had been more comical rather than paternal when chastising the audi-
ence, it would have sat better with them. Another minor pitfall of the performance was that it seemed as if the students got less interested in the middle of the set, or at least stopped laughing as much. When asked about the lull, junior Gianna Tyrpin said, “I think my face just got tired from laughing so much”. Overall, Madrigal’s set was funny and he kept the crowd laughing. His best moments were when he was poking fun at Bennett or interacting with the crowd. He genuinely tried to connect and relate to his audience, which could be a hard task for an older comic in a room full of critical, distracted college students. Whether that is a good or bad thing, by the end of his set, Madrigal gained back both the audience and their laughs.
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Born Cages: Pleasantly Pop By CELIA HALL Contributor
I may not be Spotify, but here’s a band you might like. Born Cages is a relatively new American alternative rock band with a pop/indie vibe. Their debut album, “I’m Glad I’m Not Me” came out this past June. Regardless of the fact that they are fresh meat in the music scene, they were able to play on the Vans Warped Tour. “I’m Glad I’m Not Me” manages to play around with multiple genres. The album starts off with a couple of cutesy pump-up pop jams. Those first few singles, “Rolling Down the Hill” and “Moving On,” were pretty catchy and uplifting. They gave off a Neon Trees and Young Rising Suns vibe that I liked. I was starting to believe that the whole album was going to follow those same pop lines, however; “I Just Want the Truth, Baby” proved my assumption to be false. This single took a
gritty and sexy turn, sounding more like Artic Monkey’s “Do I Wanna Know?” I’m not complaining about this shift, but I certainly was not expecting it. It barely sounded like the same band. However, the album returns to the pop vibe immediately after “I Just Want the Truth, Baby”. Born Cages’ vocalist, Vlad Holiday, helps the band fit into the pop vibe because of his higher, softer voice. Continuing with the catchy and uplifting tone of the album, most of the lyrics had pretty enthusiastic messages. For instance, some songs talked about staying positive even when life makes it difficult. Other songs created messages of self-love and happiness. Personally, they helped me power through all of the homework I was avoiding. It was like a musical high five. The one part of “I’m Glad I’m Not Me” that I did not quite understand was the guitar solos. In three of their
songs, they just whip out a crazy solo and switch back to the original beat as if it never happened. All three of the songs sounded great, but they did not fit into the overall feel of the album. In my opinion, the songs would be better without the guitar breaks. Omitting the solos would allow for the three guitar heavy songs to mesh better with the other pop beats in the album. Honestly, I was not sure what to expect from this band since they are new. I thought maybe they were just trying to find their footing, and it would all be mildly mediocre. Luckily, my expectations were wrong. “I’m Glad I’m Not Me” is undeniably catchy and enjoyable. From listening to their album, I am sure Born Cages’ talent stretches beyond their album and onto the stage. You can catch them live opening up for The Lighthouse and the Whaler at The Firebird on Sept. 14.
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the numerous photos, prints, sketches, and paintings, including even a chalkboard with notes on it by Joseph Beuys. In addition to displaying how many ways artists can experiment in their studio, the exhibit also shows that the creative process does not have to necessarily be performed in a traditional studio, giving the example of Lucas Samaras’ photo of himself being transformed in his kitchen. Works vary in color, shape, and format, and even feature some notable artists, including a series of ghostly prints by German artist Gerhard Richter and
All too often when walking through art museums, viewers see works of art that they believe are amazing pieces that they would never be able to create, but this exhibit helps to forge a bond between the viewer and the artist. This allows the viewer to step back and realize that the one perfect piece that gets put in the museum is a result of thousands of experiments and mistakes, as well as hours and hours of hard work in a studio. The Artist and the Modern Studio at the St. Louis Art Museum is worth the visit, letting you see that the creative process is just as beautiful, or maybe even more so, than the piece that comes out of it.
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Mass shootings demand action Tyrone, Missouri. Charleston, South Carolina. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Lafayette, Louisiana. Moneta, Virginia. These are just a few of the 901 towns lacerated by mass shootings — four or more people shot in one event — in America since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012, an attack that resulted in the deaths of 20 children — ages 6 to 7 — and six adult staff members. For a short time, it seemed as though Sandy Hook would be the turning point in America’s discomforting obsession with protecting almost unrestricted access to firearms, no matter the cost. That shooting spree in Newtown, Connecticut, renewed the fervor among gun-control activists and brought the issue back to the forefront. But no new meaningful federal policies emerged as a result of that calamity. In a January 2013 ABC News/Washington Post poll, respondents overwhelmingly supported some forms of gun control: 88 percent favored background checks on people buying firearms at gun shows; 76 percent favored checks on ammunition buyers; and 71 percent favored a federal database to track all gun sales. The poll also showed 65 percent support for a ban on high-capacity magazines and 58 percent support for a ban on assault weapons. Three separate bills — a background-check bill, a mental health bill and a gun-trafficking bill — were brought to the Senate floor in April 2013, but while all received majority votes, none reached the 60-vote supermajority needed to continue on in the legislative process. Federal gun-control efforts effectively ended more than two years ago and have seen no real resurgence, despite con-
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tinued, almost weekly, mass shootings. Guns laws have become even more lax at the state level since Sandy Hook, with 20 states loosening restrictions on gun ownership and operation since December 2012. Georgia, for example, passed a law allowing guns in some schools, bars and churches. Tennessee reduced the amount of time a person must wait between completing a drug or alcohol program and becoming eligible for a handgun permit. Missouri passed multiple laws to prevent firearm-registration databases and to keep firearm-ownership information private. According to the New York Times, in the 12 months following the Sandy Hook shooting, 70 laws were passed to loosen gun restrictions at the state level, while only 39 were passed to tighten restrictions. On Wednesday, Aug. 26, Alison Parker and Adam Ward, a reporter and cameraman for WDBJ news of Roanoke, Virginia, were murdered by a disgruntled former employee of the station, while taping a live interview. Videos of the incident — both the live footage and a video taken by and uploaded to social media by the shooter — spread rapidly across the Internet and other television channels. Still frames from the shooter’s video were published in various newspapers, nationally and internationally. It was almost impossible to avoid the story. The occurrence of yet another U.S. mass shooting — the 246th of 2015, according to the crowdsourced database Mass Shooting Tracker — prompted the University News Editorial Board to tackle the topic of gun control in our country. When it comes time to talk gun control, addressing misconceptions is important.
Gun-control advocates are not looking to completely outlaw firearms; they are simply looking to find a way to balance responsible gun ownership with public health and safety. The Second Amendment clearly guarantees the right of U.S. citizens to bear arms, and that is not an inherently bad thing. The framing of the discussion is crucial. We choose to frame the gun-control debate as a public health issue, rather than one of personal liberty. For what good is liberty without safety? Restrictions and regulations on firearms are necessary to protect U.S. citizens, and enacting laws to curb gun violence should be a top priority for legislators at every level. One of the most common arguments posited by gunrights activists, including the National Rifle Association (NRA), is that the best counter to a criminal with a gun is a responsible citizen with a gun. The American Journal of Preventative Medicine (AJPM) published an ecologic study, “Firearm Ownership and Violent Crime in the U.S.,” in June 2015. The study looked at rates of household firearm ownership by state and annual FBI crime statistics from 2001, 2002 and 2004, and compared the rate of gun ownership to the number of violent crimes that involved firearms. “Evidence shows that states with higher levels of firearm ownership have an increased risk for violent crimes perpetrated with a firearm,” the authors note in the abstract. “There was also a significant association between firearm ownership and firearm homicide, as well as overall homicide.” In addition to this study, data compiled by the United Nations shows that the U.S. had 29.7 firearm homicides
per 1 million people in 2012. That number was the highest in the world among advanced nations by an unsettling margin. Switzerland had the second-highest rate, with 7.7. The U.S. rate was nearly six times higher than Canada’s (5.1), more than 15 times higher than Germany’s (1.9) and nearly 50 times higher than that of France, (0.6). The U.S. rate of firearm homicides per 1 million people is not the only statistic of concern. While America has 4.4 percent of the world’s population, it controls 42 percent of the world’s civilian-owned guns, according to recent U.N. statistics. In addition to an increase in mass shootings, firearm suicide rates in the U.S. have steadily increased over the past decade, from approximately 17,000 in 2003, to more than 21,000 in 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In February 2013, Mother Jones found that more than half of mass shooters in the U.S. between 1982 and 2012 used assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, classifications of firearms and ammunition often targeted by gun-control legislation. A May 2014 op-ed in The Washington Post also noted that a gun kept in a home is 12 times more likely to be used on a member of the household than on an intruder. Based on the results of the AJPM study and interpretations of other significant data from the U.N. and CDC, what, then, should be the goal of future gun-control debates? Where can a reasonable balance be found between responsible gun ownership, in accordance with the Second Amendment, and promoting public safety by limiting access to weapons with a greater capacity to harm a greater number of people?
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The Editorial Board supports government regulation of firearms in the same way that vehicles are regulated. All firearms should be registered in a national database, and all gun owners should be required to complete training and safety courses before a sale is complete. Background checks and psychiatric evaluations should be mandatory for all firearm sales, including transactions at gun shows or over the Internet. We support mandatory waiting periods, to prevent potential purchases made in anger or for the purpose of retaliation. We favor the reinstatement of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which prohibited the ownership of many semi-automatic firearms and large-capacity ammunition magazines by civilians. How can those who stand up for gun control stand out from the crowd and make their voices heard? As anchor-
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smiled past the rest. He marveled at potential. He offered Mass on Monday in the comfy Griesedieck Chapel and started the late-night Sunday Masses in the College Church. He was a merciful confessor, a trustworthy spiritual confidante and a good friend. “Peace and all good things!” he would say. I still can’t figure out why he bought the statue for the grotto. Maybe it was a nod to St. Francis’ own devotion to Jesus’ mom. Maybe he just liked it and knew there was an
the opportunity to accept invitations to 20 other debates, which were hosted by organizations other than the DNC. Some Democratic candidates, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, have cried foul on the DNC for eliminating third-party debates, which brought critical exposure to candidates leading up to the 2008 primaries. Sanders and O’Malley have expressed negative sentiment regarding the current debate setup, which they believe benefits Clinton
That statue of St. Francis of Assisi in the little stone grotto between Walsh Hall and the Griesedieck cafeteria: What on earth is it doing there? It’s there because it’s something Father Mario wanted, and that’s reason enough. I remember the grotto being empty when I arrived at SLU in 1988. I heard rumors that the image of the Blessed Mother that belonged there had been stolen as a prank. More likely, it had simply succumbed to the elements and had not been replaced. One day, a 3-foot, stonecolored St. Francis yard ornament appeared in the office of Griesedieck Complex chaplain Fr. Mario Ross. Fr. Mario was a quintessential Franciscan. He radiated simplicity, wonder and kindness. He lived in the Franciscan community at St. Bonaventure Friary, now known as Manresa House, and walked to work. He smiled effortlessly, laughed contagiously and set people at ease — whether they were searching or thought they knew everything. He laughed at stupid jokes and worn-out pranks. He found joy in spending time with college students, who back then could be somewhat loud and self-absorbed. He affirmed what was good and
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good and smiled past the rest. He marveled at potential.
empty place for it. He died suddenly, violently, shockingly, in the summer of 1990. His Funeral Mass in the Cathedral Basilica on Lindell — complete with blasting trumpet stops on the organ — invoked the trappings of heaven but fell short of the simplicity that had been the bedrock of this resting priest’s earthly existence. I could not stand before his coffin and look down at him. It was enough to watch other people come forward to pay their respects. Here was a man who had pointed so many toward heaven. This seemed like a terrible way to get there ahead of them.
At a luncheon after Mass, I sat near a couple I did not recognize but immediately felt drawn to. I learned several minutes into our conversation that they were Fr. Mario’s brother and sister-in-law. Fearful that a good man’s memory would someday follow him to the grave, I asked the priest’s brother, “What are we going to do?” “I’m going to just keep doing what I know Mario would want me to do,” he said. “That should be enough.” The following July, I penned an editorial for The University News, calling for some sort of memorial to be built on campus to “remind those who come to SLU long after we are gone of what Fr. Mario worked so hard to teach us through his own example: the kind of faith, compassion, love and service to God and others that transcends all boundaries of gender, race, religion, place and time.” The Francis statue remained in the chaplain’s office for a couple of seasons until someone placed it in the grotto. It’s certainly not the most memorable memorial the University community could muster, but it’s something Fr. Mario wanted, so it’s enough. Whenever you see it, think of someone whom you respect and admire, who brings the best out in you and graciously accepts the rest — and then decide to keep doing whatever he or she would want you do to. Jay Nies (A&S 1992) is a former staff member of The University News.
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The first Republican debate of the 2016 election cycle took place four weeks ago tonight. The second will occur in less than two weeks. A good chunk of election coverage to this point has been focused on the GOP, while Democratic candidates have been taking a back seat. For months, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) refused to commit to certain times or locations for the party’s six planned debates. When the schedule was finally announced on Aug. 6, it was revealed that the first debate would not take place until mid-October — more than two months after the first GOP debate. Only four of the six debates will take place before caucus and primary season begins in February. That is simply not enough exposure for Democratic candidates to put forth their agendas and make critical impressions on undecided voters. The biggest issue with Democratic debates in this election cycle is the institution of a new exclusivity clause that disqualifies candidates from appearing in partysanctioned debates if they opt to take part in third-party debates. While the Democratic Party also sanctioned only six debates in the 2008 election cycle, candidates were given
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by limiting her opponents’ ability to make their platforms known on national television. O’Malley went as far as calling the process “rigged” in Clinton’s favor during a speech in front of the DNC last week. Sanders may have the bigger gripe, though, as his poll numbers have been surging since his campaign announcement in late-May. The independent senator from Vermont has closed within seven points of Clinton in Iowa, the first caucus state, and leads her by seven points in New Hampshire, the first primary state. Sanders has rallied more than 100,000 fans to events across the country, but a tele-
vised debate prior to October would be a huge benefit to him in his effort to cut further into Clinton’s national lead. If national attention remains uninterrupted on the Republican race for too long, it might be more difficult to shift the narrative come October. The DNC needs to eliminate the debate-exclusivity clause to allow candidates to combat the heavy media focus on the Republican nomination race. All five candidates should support such a change: Clinton would have a chance to deflect coverage of her email habits at the State Department; Sanders and O’Malley would be able to make appeals to the progressive wing of the party on a national stage, while battling Clinton head on; Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb and former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee would finally be given some national attention. While the Democratic candidates continue to fight over the debate schedule, the Republican Party hogs the national spotlight. Donald Trump is making headlines almost daily as he leads the packed GOP field by a significant margin. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is rising in the polls after a solid performance in the first debate. Even candidates like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who have been dropping steadily in the polls over the course of the past month, are making headlines because of their failures. The race for the Democratic nomination has gotten lost along the way, and that could come back to haunt the party later on.
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