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Thursday, October 29, 2015

A dream, passed on: Alveda King’s pro-life talk

By SHRUTHIKA POCHAMPALLY Contributor

A woman of many talents, Dr. Alveda King is more than just the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., presumably the most iconic leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid 1900s. On top of being a civil rights activist leader and a woman of color in 21st century America, Dr. Alveda King is also a mother, a best-selling author, and an antiabortion activist, as well as a former member of the House of RepresenAlveda King, tatives and a professor holding a Masters of Arts degree in Business Management. She also happens to be a former actress and songwriter. Alveda is founder of the Alveda King Ministries, a faith-based organization committed to bettering the world through “positive reinforcement in order to lead people to Christ in expectancy of life, family, hope and ‘agape love’ in the global community.”

On Oct. 28, Dr. Alveda spoke in the BSC’s Saint Louis Room, first giving a brief overview of her personal history, and then revealing the decisions that encouraged her to turn to a life of God with the Gospel of Life, spread the mission of her family, and be an advocate of anti-abortion. Alveda, above all, is an advocate for, as she coined it, the “pro-woman” movement. According to

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Alveda, the political stigmas attached to the terms “prolife” and “pro-choice” have too many implications in the label-oriented 21st century.

Instead, Alveda claimed to be an advocate for women.

Her reasoning, therefore, was that if you were prowoman, you could not advocate taking away the life of another female through any means, including abortion.

Having gone through two abortions herself, Alveda believes that abortion is unjust, primarily because of the question that she repeatauthor edly asked her audience – “who is the lawyer for the baby?” Alveda believes that women do deserve the right to their body, but a baby inside of them is not simply part of their body.

A baby is a being of its own, and therefore deserves the same right to life given to all human beings.

Alveda, also being part of the acclaimed Martin Luther King, Jr.’s lineage, integrates racial struggles into her opinions on abortion. “The Negroes cannot win if they will not save their children,” said Alveda, quoting her uncle, Dr. King himself, hinting that her uncle not only wanted to see people of color succeed, but to do so by protecting one another’s infants and children - the future generations of influential decisionmakers and activists.

The color of our skin is just on the top, and we are all people below this surface of difference.

SCIENCE GUY: Nye, once a fixture on a children’s television show, has recently been outspoken about various social and political issues related to scientific literacy. His signature bow tie was also present.

By LUKE VEST Staff Writer

At 5:15 p.m., students sat cross-legged outside the doors of the Wool Ballroom - an unusual sight. At 6:30 p.m., those same students stood pressed against the doors, engulfed by a crowd of hundreds of students and faculty members, all eagerly anticipating the speaker that hey were about to hear. The doors opened and the patrons passed through like water, quickly getting to their seats in the front row.

The speaker who graced their presence minutes later was not a professional athlete, and he was not a movie

actor. He was Bill Nye the Science Guy. Bill Nye is a science educator and a widely recognized figure to the children of the 1990s. He hosted one hundred, half-hour episodes of the PBS Kids program, “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” from 1993 to 1998. Tall and slender with his signature bowtie, Nye energetically performed science experiments and taught viewers about science in simple terms. Complete with a goofy theme song and sound effects, Nye captured the imaginations of a generation.

On Wednesday, Oct. 28, he visited Saint Louis University to continue his mission.

Summer reading author, coach

By SUSAN NICHOLS Contributor

Following the distinguished Fr. Greg Boyle, from the 2013 summer reading book “Tattoos on the Heart,” Luma Mufleh continues in the summer reading progam’s tradition to inspire an expansive care for humanity and advocate for a life lived in service to others. In the 2015 summer reading book, “Outcasts United,” English journalist Warren St. John spends a soccer season following the inspiring coach, mentor and teacher of Atlanta’s child refugee popu-

lation, Luma Mufleh. The coach herself joined the St. Louis Community to speak about her work on Oct. 22.

It is clear that Luma Mufleh believes in the ability of one person to make a difference, even in the face of extreme opposition. In Mufleh’s own words, she is a gay, Muslim, and Arab woman— a combination of factors that led her to seek asylum in the United States after completing her degree at Smith College in Boston. Through this experience, her family dis-

I was able to speak to Nye before his presentation. We talked about climate change, Mars and other topics. “We want you to take the environment into account when you vote,” he said. “This election, 2016, is a chance to maybe control the future of the earth for humankind.”

When asked about solutions, he said, “Change could keep going, but it’s up to you.”

Nye started his talk by discussing a picture, the iconic Apollo 8 “Earthrise” photo, and how it changed the way we think about the world. He proceeded to tell a story of how his father, a veteran in World War II, met his mother, a code-breaker.

His father’s eccentric interest in sundials motivated Nye to suggest in a NASA meeting that sundials should be included on Mars rovers, an idea which NASA accepted.

His funny story transitioned cleanly into a discussion of Mars and its thin atmosphere, leading him to talk about earth’s atmosphere and climate change – all of which showcased his ability to communicate. He then went on to address the great scientific issues of the era.

“Change the world.” Nye said this countless times during his presentation, ofSee “Nye” on Page 3

environmental experiment, gets underway

Emily Higginbottham / The University News

Green House: Mayor Francis Slay addressed those present about the Venture, which is a collaboration between SLU and local elementary schools.

By EMILY HIGGINBOTHAM Associate News Editor

Outcasts United: Mufleh, subject of the first-year summer reading book, talks with a SLU audience.

See “King” on Page 3

Stumping for change: Green House Venture,

See “Luma” on Page 3

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At the corner of De Tonty Avenue and Lawrence Street, in the Shaw Neighborhood, sits an unremarkable-looking patch of empty land. But in this small field of grass grows visions of sustainability, urban food production and educating children about growing and adapting to the changing environment.

The plans for this vision, a $4 million Nutrition and Science Education Center, were unveiled on Oct. 28 during a press conference. This vision was started by a nonprofit organization known as The Green House Venture.

The project itself has many goals, with the primary objective being supplying a hands-on education for children. For this, the facility will contain a greenhouse, classrooms, an amphithe-

ater, a children’s growing gallery, fish tanks, a food preparation kitchen and a teaching lab.

“The Green House Venture represents a substantial investment in this neighborhood that combines sustainability and science, education and health in a hands-on learning environment,” said Mayor Francis Slay, the first speaker of the press conference. He continued, “[It] is a great example

of innovation: fish tanks, a greenhouse, classrooms, a teaching lab; all of the components to draw young people to the marvel of science.”

Four elementary schools have signed on to bring students to the green house on a weekly basis: Mullanphy Investigative Learning Center, Saint Louis Language Immersion School, Saint Margaret of Scotland Catholic School and Tower Grove Christian Academy.

The students will learn interactively through demonstrations on aquaponic growing techniques, which involve fish breeding, plant fertilization from fish tanks, clay pellet beds and vertical growing. On the outside of the facility, there will be a weather station, an ozone garden, a shade trellis, a climbing fruit garden, a pollinator garden and an aeroponic growth on the rooftop terrace.

Students will also learn about sustainability through the facility’s features, including geo-thermal heating, water conservation, composting and solar panels.

“It’s meant to be not only a kind of neighborhood effort involving schools that are close enough to actually have children to come in for See “Venture” on Page 3

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Teacher Feature: Amanda Izzo From changing oil to changing views on feminism

By PATRICK HYLAND Staff Writer

In a new UNews series, Teacher Feature, a professor at SLU is chosen to be interviewed by a student writer.

This week’s Teacher Feature is Dr. Amanda Izzo, from Women’s and Gender Studies.

Izzo supported herself during her extensive schooling by working at a car service facility. Although, with age, it has become a bit more difficult, she continues to change her own oil. Izzo has also worked as a restaurant waitress and as a sales clerk at a candle shop — where she was expected to wear the dress of a German peasant girl.

It might come as no surprise, then, that one of her pieces of advice for SLU students is to diversify. “It pays to be versatile,� Izzo promised. While she was specifically referring to those students interested in entering higher education as a profession, the advice spills over to those interested in business and other professions, too.

Izzo warned against going to graduate school, “just to go to grad school,� noting that it sometimes paid to have other experiences first to help hone one’s interests and passions, or even just to mature.

Of course, Izzo has not always worked at SLU, but came here by way of Smith College, where she did her undergraduate work; Yale University, where she was a graduate student; and Harvard Divinity School, where she completed a fellowship.

Izzo’s studies at Smith and Yale revolved around American Studies. Her undergrad-

uate thesis focused on Helen Gurley Brown, concentrating on her book, “Having It All,� and her work of over 30 years with “Cosmopolitan.�

Trained as a historian, Izzo currently teaches in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at SLU. When asked for one thing that she would change about SLU, Izzo hesitated, and confessed that there were actually more things that she liked about the University than disliked. She did admit that the Women’s and Gender Studies Program did have only one tenured professor, even with growing student enrollment. This brought her to some of the challenges the program faces at the University. Izzo noted that many students simply

are prejudiced toward feminist issues, often misunderstanding what, exactly, feminism means. Rather than “man hating, strident, or narrow minded� feminism as a movement, feminists themselves, and students enrolled in the courses offered by the program, are simply interested in gender issues which is a relatively new way to frame historical issues.

Next semester, Izzo will be teaching her favorite class, Intro to Sexuality Studies, offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The course can also be made into a graduate class for interested students.

Aside from next semester’s course, Izzo will continue her research interest in Christian women’s organiza-

tions — specifically their liberal political activism. Students interested in learning more about this topic are invited to a reading group held monthly that concentrates more broadly on religion in American culture. The group meets in Adorjan Hall and is facilitated by Dr. Kate Moran from the Department of American Studies. All students are welcome.

It might come as no surprise that one of the things Izzo loves most about SLU is its level of social engagement. She also has interest in furthering connections between the campus and the community. Izzo hopes that with the help of the University, strides can be made in public education for the city of St. Louis.

Friday, Oct. 30, 6:00-8:30 p.m.

Center for Global Citizenship SLU Global Brigades is holding the fundraising event, SLUFEST, for students traveling to Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua this January. The event will feature performances by some of SLU’s a capella, dance and comedy groups.

Presale Tickets: $7 At the door: $10

Friday, Oct. 30, 9:00-11:00 p.m.

Wool Ballrooms, BSC Billikens After Dark will be putting on their annual Carnifall event. The event includes: a costume contest, food, crafts, photobooth and a

Join us in a ‘world of our creation...’

The event is free.

Monday, Nov. 2, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Georgetown Parking Lot

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King: Famous preacher’s niece visits campus Continued from Page 1

Alveda answered audience questions at the end of her presentation, during which she addressed a question regarding the Black Lives Matter movement and the series of Ferguson events that occurred in the St. Louis area over the past few months.

Alveda expressed that she cared about all lives and all races. She stressed the idea that not only black lives, or Hispanic, or Asian, should be preserved and valued, but so should all, because, as she said, “the color of our skin is just on the top, and we are all people below this surface of difference.” Alveda did recognize, however, that Black Lives Matter was a movement spurred from a desperate cry of despair, one that most people could agree was much needed, esMichelle Peltier / The University News pecially following Ferguson and other events that ocKing: From left, Sarah Blackwell, Maggie Schroeder and Liz Mathews visit with King curred throughout the naafter her talk and discuss her book. King is the niece of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. tion around its time. ing her veda later pointed out that Naomi, wanting to keep her One memoto get out it was not a white police ofdaughter informed with the rable anecdote of her car ficer who had punched her happenings of her life, called Alveda shared and to mother, but a black man. She Alveda later, telling her what She emphasized was about her give him emphasized the idea that all had happened. Rather than mother, Naomi the idea that all her keys. lives should be nurtured and being concerned with her King. Naomi lives should be Upon revalued to the greatest extent, own condition, Naomi was was once apnurtured and valf u s i n g , because ultimately, our race more concerned with the proached, while ued to the greatthe man should only be a unifying events that occurred in the in her car, by a p u n ch e d factor, rather than a pyraest extent. boy’s life that made him feel young black her in the midal structure of systemic it okay to repeatedly punch man. He threatface twice. race-oriented harm. an old lady in the face. Alened her, ask-

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owned her, leading to her own experiences of isolation in a strange land. She was presented with the opportunity to create community out of the isolation of another group of individuals, however, and she seized it.

One day while she was out grocery shopping in 2006, Mufleh came across a group of middle-school refugee boys gathered together to play soccer. Recognizing their shared passion for the game itself, she asked to play, and thus began an unexpected transformation in Mufleh’s life. Mufleh became the boys’ coach by default and their mentor by choice. She has responded to the needs of these boys and their families in a myriad of ways: from shuttling boys to and from soccer practice so they are able to participate in extra-curricular activities otherwise not available to them, assisting them with homework, and allowing the

families to stay at her home for a few nights when a refugee family is evicted from their own home. Beginning with the creation of the Fugees Family soccer team within her first year of meeting the refugee boys in 2006, the needs of the community and Mufleh’s dedication culminated in the creation of the Fugees Academy. This is a co-ed middle and high school, particularly focused on the needs of refugee children—which will graduate its first high school class in 2016. Despite widespread political slander against her school and the many struggles to keep it financially soluble, she has persevered for the children she works with.

Mufleh did not set out to create a soccer team and school, but experiencing the needs of the refugee community, she decided it was within her ability to make a change. Mufleh recognized the difficulties and the prejudices parents of these children encountered when

seeking employment and saw firsthand the impediments that made it impossible for children of refugees to succeed in school. When refugee children arrive in the United States, they are enrolled in the grade that corresponds to their age -regardless of if they are able to speak, let alone write, in the English language. The lack of resources to help them achieve mastery frequently leads to extreme isolation, acting out in school, and the continued loss of self-esteem. Already, these children must endure abandoning all that is familiar to them due to war and conflict, and must adjust to the life and culture of the United States. Fugees Academy offers a space where child refugees can have the necessary attention and dedicated curriculum that not only allows them to read and write effectively, but also have a community of support with other refugees and teachers who care about them and

their success.

Luma Mufleh’s story offers much in the way of advice for individuals seeking to make a difference in the community. She cautions that although a college degree will give you education, it cannot give you the answers that a community needs. The community that individuals enter into is the main source of knowledge; and so, it is necessary to recognize that the individuals who have the least power in a situation also have the most knowledge of how their problem can be solved.

In Mufleh’s own life, she listened to the communities she was interacting with, and even went to live with them to gain the full perspective of their lives and challenges.

In thinking about how to be men and women for others, as the Jesuit values compel our SLU community to do, it is necessary that the ideas of those whom we serve are put before our own ideas of what is best for them.

Nye: Capacity crowd, students de-Nyed

Ryan Quinn / The University News

BIONDI: SLU students, who remembered him from his television show, experienced a new side of Nye as he discussed myriad topics related to science.

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ten in an action hero tone.

He talked extensively about climate change, its many deniers, and what he thinks should be done to address the issue. He advocates adopting a “carbon fee” that

requires companies to pay a fee on their carbon dioxide output, a system already established in Alaska.

“Don’t say tax,” he said.

“People freak out.” This fee would eventually discourage the burning of fossil fuels and raise the economic

investment in renewable energy, helping to prevent climate change.

“This thing exists, and it will find you,” he said humorously of the IRS’s role with the fee.

Nye addressed big issues, and he kept the audience’s

attention by intertwining science and silliness.

As CEO of the Planetary Society, Nye spoke enthusiastically about space exploration. He discussed the recent NASA discovery that water flows annually on Mars, as well as its implications.

He believes that water on Mars makes the red planet a much greater candidate to have harbored life at some point.

“It would change the way we think about what it means to be a living thing,” he said.

“We don’t know where it would lead, but it would be profound.”

After an hour and a half, the presentation screen changed to a picture of the St. Louis University Billiken in a starry landscape. Nye excitedly exclaimed, “Go Billikens! Change the world!”

Students of Saint Louis University won’t soon forget Bill Nye the Science Guy. They will carry his message, remembering that faint echo as they have their faces glued to a textbook: “Change the world!”

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Venture: SLU educates local youth on agriculture Continued from Page 1

classes once a week … We mean it to be a regional resource. We want schools from all over the region to be able to come in for tours and we have a lot of different things we can teach,” said Dr. Donald Stump, the Vice President of the Green House Venture, and an English professor and Director of the Micah Urban Poverty Program at SLU. Another way the Venture will reach schools throughout the region and state is through distance learning.

The entire facility functions as a broadcast studio with the ability to record and livestream lessons.

“The whole thing is designed as an educational television studio,” said Stump. “So, if we wanted to do a lesson in the production greenhouse and we wanted to show children how we grow foods in floating rafts, we can actually broadcast from there.”

Stump was one of the original founders of the Venture, which has roots in a separate initiative that began at SLU in 2011.

“There is something at the university called the Urban Project,” said Stump. “It’s just a grassroots collaboration among a lot of departments, centers [and] programs … that have serious commitments to working with people in the neighborhoods around the university.”

The Urban Project at SLU aimed to look forward and anticipate the urban issues that may arise in 2050.

According to Stump, two things will have happened by the mid-century: the world’s population will add roughly 6 billion to 9 and a half billion people and about 75 percent of that population will be living in an urban area.

The group held a series of information sessions and asked the SLU community what projects this interdis-

ciplinary committee should research and pursue together.

The answer of the majority was to build a sustainable greenhouse. Stump applied for a sustainability center grant to design the facility.

Various departments at SLU worked on preliminary plans for the greenhouse, and it was these early drafts and designs that caught the eye of developer, Thomas Purcell, who now serves as president of the Venture.

“He just got interested in this idea and basically one day he said, ‘Would you like to build it?’ and I said ‘you bet,’” Stump recalled, ending his statement with eagerlaughter.

Purcell brought on his own people, who had fundraising backgrounds, and enlisted the St. Louis-based architecture firm, Urban Improvement Construction, which has had a hand in many projects in the area.

From there, the Venture has shaped into what was unveiled at the press conference.

Stump will continue to develop curriculum for the visiting students, conduct research and produce food.

Part of this role is giving back to the community with what the greenhouse produces.

“Food produced by the Venture will be distributed to students in need at eight city schools not too far from SLU,” said Slay. “So this program not only gives to our students, but it also gives back in a tremendous way to the community and helps us prepare for a better future.”

For Stump, the future remains his biggest stump: “Right now, the average bite of food that enters one of our mouths on campus has traveled 1500 miles … x We’re going to have to learn to grow a lot of the food much closer to urban centers, and even in the urban centers.”

The facility is expected to be operating by 2019.

THE SLU SCOOP All Information Provided by Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Thursday, Oct. 22

11:33 a.m. INFORMATIONAL

At 2355 hours, a DPS observed two male subjects on a bicycle heading westbound on Washington Avenue. When the two subjects observed the officer patrolling they tossed the bicycle in the bushes next to 3501 Washington Avenue. The subjects then left the area on foot heading Northbound on Grand Avenue.

The bicycle was recovered and described as a “Rock Hopper” brand, black in color, showing a partial serial number of #GS921921.

The bicycle was not registered with Saint Louis University (SLU). No report found.

Monday, Oct. 26

4:40 p.m. PROPERTY DAMAGE NON-CRIMINAL

A desk worker contacted Public Safety to report a broken window pane to the front outer door. A Papa John’s delivery person had knocked on the glass pane causing it to break.

The delivery person (non-SLU affiliated) had left before officers could arrive. Contact was made with the delivery person by phone and he did not request any medical attention. Maintenance, Residence Life and Housekeeping were notified of the situation.

Be a Responsible Billiken STOP. CALL. REPORT. 314-977-3000 witness.slu.edu dps.slu.edu

Correction: In last week’s issue there was an article reporting on sexual misconduct at SLU. In that article, it stated that a “no contact” order was between the university and the accused party. However, that information is incorrect. While the university will assist in obtaining a “no contact” order for the reporting party, the order itself is between the reporting and the accused parties, and forbids any communication between the two. The accused party will always have the ability to contact and keep up communication with the university.

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CHASE: Senior forward Faik Hajderovic attempts to outrun the Davidson defense at Hermann Stadium on Oct. 24.

Hajderovic played a crucial role in the goal scored by senior forward Filip Pavisic, scored in the 54th minute to seal the win.

By LAUREN TONDL Associate Sports Editor

SLU has broken a string of ties in the first portion of the season with three conference wins in a row after this weekend. The Billikens defeated Davidson 1-0 at Hermann Stadium on Saturday. The men are now 7-5-2 overall and 3-1-2 in conference.

The Billikens controlled much of the first half outshooting the Wildcats 5-2, earning six corners to their two corners. SLU had quality chances, but could not convert to take the lead.

Late in the first half, Da-

vidson had a chance off a corner kick that deflected off a SLU defender, but sophomore goalie Sascha Otte was on his toes to make the save and keep the game tied.

Just a few minutes into the second half, senior forward Faik Hajderovic put a ball into the box off a restart that found senior defender Filip Pavisic’s head and gave SLU the 1-0 in the 54th minute. Pavisic has five goals on the season, leading the team in goals as a defender.

Senior forward Vince Cicciarelli follows close behind with four goals and two assists, and junior forward Joe

Saad leads the team in assists with four and has recorded two goals.

Hajderovic and fellow senior David Graydon, midfielder, continue to hold the first and second place titles for active NCAA Division I leaders in career assists with 25 and 23, respectively.

Otte recorded his third shutout in a row and fifth of the season. He has 18 career shutouts, keeping him as the only underclassmen in the top 15 active career leaders in NCAA Division I in shutouts. SLU outshot Davidson 11-7 and got five substitutes into the game. The Billiken

defense allowed no shots on goal in the 90 minutes of play and have not conceded a goal in their past three victories.

SLU now sits at second in the conference with 11 points, following Dayton. The Billikens need to remain in the top eight to qualify for the conference tournament, which is Nov. 12-15.

The men were scheduled to take on Evansville on the road this past Tuesday, but the game was cancelled due to the condition of the field.

This game will not be made up. The Bills will continue their schedule against St. Bonaventure Oct. 31, in N.Y.

Women’s team posts 1-1 draw against La Salle on senior day

By LEXIE VASOS Sports Editor

The Saint Louis University women’s soccer team wore pink jerseys in order to show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month while playing Saint Joseph’s at home on Oct. 22. The Bills got on the board first with a header goal from senior forward Livi Logan-Wood in the 24th minute off an assist from freshman defender Carli Bond. LoganWood now leads the team in goals with seven for the season. Bond also recorded her first collegiate point. Saint Joseph’s responded with a goal later in the 44th minute. The half ended in a 1-1 tie.

The Billiken offense held strong for most of the second half until the Hawks slipped one past senior goalkeeper Hanna Benben in the 80th minute. SLU could not recover and ultimately lost, 2-1.

SLU out-shot SJU overall 20-12 with 11-20 shots on goal. Junior midfielder Danielle Tolmais led the team with six shots followed by LoganWood with four. Ten out of SLU’s 16 games this season have been decided by a goal.

The women’s team played their final regular-season

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home game on Oct. 25 against La Salle and celebrated the senior players for Senior Day. The Billikens found the back of the net within the first three minutes of the game. Junior midfielder Shaney Sakamoto found Tolmais in the box giving the Billikens a 1-0 advantage. Tolmais has now recorded six goals for the season and currently leads the team in points with 15. Sakamoto recorded her fourth assist for the season, which is the second highest on the team.

SLU’s lead was short lived as La Salle rallied in the seventh minute to even the score.

The score would remain 1-1 for the rest of the 90 minutes, sending the game into overtime. Neither team could find an opening in extra time resulting in a 1-1 tie.

The Billikens out-shot La Salle 16-13 overall and Benben made five saves in the 110 minutes. Logan-Wood tied her career high in shots with five, which was the most from either team.

Senior defender Jackie Tondl commented on Senior Day stating, “My last game at Hermann was truly one I will never forget. The underclassmen did an amazing job making it special for all seven of

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us seniors and really put a lot of time and effort into making sure it would be something we would never forget. Everyone says that four years of playing will fly by, but I never believed it till now. It’s weird to think my last home game is behind me, but it’s something I’ll

cherish forever”.

The result broke the Billiken’s 34 game streak without a tie and results in a record of 8-8-1 overall and 2-5-1 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

SLU will travel to Richmond to take on VCU on Oct. 29 in their second-to-last game.

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FINALLY: Freshman midfielder Molly Feid shoots the game winning goal verse Lock Haven resulting in SLU’s first win.

FLICK: Senior forward Livi Logan-Wood heads the ball toward the box against Saint Joseph’s. She recorded five shots.

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WHO TO CHEER: CHICAGO BULLS The Chicago Bulls took down LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 27, with a close score of 97-95.

Derrick Rose who has rarely played the past few seasons due to chronic knee injuries, recorded 18 points. This is a huge win for new head coach Fred Hoiberg in his NBA debut.

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fielder Katie Moss. The Billikens kept a good thing goSLU’s field hockey team ing and followed up the shot celebrated a lot of firsts this again, this time from freshpast weekend with their 2-1 man midfielder Molly Feid. conference win over Lock HaThe rebound goal put the Bills ven. up 2-1 and was eventually the The Billikens recorded game-winner. their first win of the 2015 seaKissinger commented on son and their first conference the atmosphere and roller win since 2007. SLU put tocoaster energy of the game gether a strong second half to and her team. come back from a 1-0 deficit “Our warm up was slow and grab the win at home. and sloppy, but once the Freshman midfielder Cargame started, everything just ly Kissinger made the first seemed to click,” Kissinger shot on goal of the match in said. “We just worked as a the third minute, but the Lock unit. Then we finally scored Haven goalie made a save to to take the lead, and the enkeep the game ergy was even. Minutes crazy high, later, a foul yet tense, was called on because it SLU, and Lock was the first Haven took time we have the opportuled a game nity to conthis season. vert. A Lock When the fiHaven player nal whistle -Carly Kissinger, split two Bilblew, it felt as Midfielder liken defendif we won the ers, took the Super Bowl goalie on one-versus-one, and or something.” finished with ease.

The final goal marks Feid’s The remainder of the first first game-winner of her cahalf was relatively even offenreer. Bondoc’s assist on the sively and defensively, with equalizer was her first of the Lock Haven outshooting SLU season. Kissinger leads the 5-3, but Lock Haven having team with four goals this fall. to come up with a few more After the weekend, Feid saves than the Billikens. was named Atlantic 10 RookThe women regrouped for ie of the Week for her gamethe second half, looking for winning goal and assist in some early goals to swing the Sunday’s game. This is her momentum in their direction. first honor of this kind, and The Billikens came out firing she is now tied with Kissinger within the first few minutes in leading the team with eight of the half, with a shot from points. freshman forward Erica BonThe team is ready to finish doc. The Lock Haven goalie conference strong. “We hope made a save, but it wasn’t to carry the energy of the win enough. Sophomore back into our last games,” Kissinger Carli Wolfe followed the shot said. “We also hope to win and put the ball in the back of more A-10 games against the the net off the rebound. teams this weekend.”

This was only the beginSLU closes out the 2015 ning for the Billiken offense. fall season this weekend Bondoc put another shot on against Richmond on Oct. 30 goal in the 39th minute, folat Soccer Park. They will play lowed by another a minute Loganwood at Villa Duchesne later from sophomore midin St. Lous on Nov. 1.

BY LEXIE VASOS, SPORTS EDITOR WHO TO JEER: BALTIMORE RAVENS The Baltimore Ravens have recently dropped to 1-6 this season after they lost to the Arizona Cardinals by a score of 18-26 on Oct. 26. Although they have had the opportunity to tie or take the lead in the final two minutes of every game this season, they can’t get the job done in the red zone. Quarterback Joe Flacco can’t lead his team to victory.

WHO TO FEAR: STEPHEN CURRY Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry made a statement against the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 27. Curry scored a game-high 40 points with 24 out of the 40 coming in the first quarter. The defending champions defeated the Pelicans 111-95 in their first regular season game.

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By VIVEK GORIJALA Staff Writer

Saint Louis University women’s volleyball succumbed to Dayton three sets to one on Saturday, Oct. 24.

The away defeat in Dayton, Ohio, meant that SLU remained second in A-10 conference standings, behind only Dayton, who is perfect in the conference. SLU’s loss dropped their record on the season to 7-2 in the A-10 and 18-7 overall. Both Rhode Island and George Washington are close behind in the A-10 race with 6-3 conference records; however, both are teams that SLU has defeated earlier in the season.

SLU dropped the opening set in a close 25-22 affair, despite junior outside hitter Danielle Rygelski chipping in four kills to lead the Billikens’ attack. The Billikens then pounced in the second set with a 25-16 win in which SLU dominated both offensively and defensively. The Dayton Flyers were held to only a .062 attack percentage for the set, while the Billikens had a strong .375 team attack percentage.

The momentum, however, shifted once more after the break, as Dayton came out strong and the Billikens fell in a close 25-22 set. The set loss came despite a strong performance from both Billikens outside hitters, Rygelski and sophomore Nenye Okoro, who both posted three kills apiece. The Billikens were then unable to knot the match up at two sets, despite Rygelski’s three kills in the fourth

set, and the Flyers completed their victory 25-15.

Despite the loss, senior setter Meredith Boe continued her strong season, posting 26 assists against the Flyers to bring her total up to 974 for the season. She is on pace to easily surpass the 1000 assist milestone this season, and if she reaches the 1000 assist mark, would become only the second Billiken to record three consecutive 1000 assist seasons.

Saint Louis University women’s volleyball upcoming matches could prove crucial in the battle for seeding in the A-10 conference tournament later this fall. This upcoming weekend, Saint Louis University will wrap up their regular season away schedule at Fordham, with a Halloween matchup away at Rhode Island the day after. A slipup in the Rhode Island match could allow Rhode Island, 6-3 in the A-10, to surpass SLU in the A-10 conference standings, but a win could help cement SLU’s current second seed.

The Billikens currently have a record of 7-2 in the conference and 18-7 overall.

On Nov. 8 SLU will welcome currently 6-3 George Washington to Chaifetz Pavilion. If both SLU and George Washington continue their good form this season, this match could also have an effect on postseason conference tournament seeding. The 2015 A-10 volleyball conference tournament will take place at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D. C., the home of the George Washington Colonials.

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KILLS: Sophomore outside hitter Nenye Okoro launches in the air to hit the ball. She recorded three kills and a hitting percentage of .208 in the loss against Dayton on Oct. 24.

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REGROUP: After their 3-1 loss to Dayton, the Billikens will have six days to regroup and recover before traveling to Fordham on Oct. 30, and Rhode Island on Oct. 31.

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Saint Louis University freshman defender Molly Feid earned the honor of the Atlantic 10 Conference field hockey Rookie of the Week. This is the first weekly honor for the team as well as the first career accolade for Feid. She scored the game-winning goal in the 40th minute on Oct. 25 against Lock Haven, giving the Billikens their first victory of the season. Feid is now tied for the team lead in points scored this season with eight points. The Billikens will finish their season with two home games, the first on Oct. 30 against Richmond, which is their final in-conference game.

They will finish the season against Longwood on Nov.

Games this week

By LEXIE VASOS Sports Editor

The Saint Louis University swimming and diving teams had at the Lindenwood Quad Meet on Oct. 24. The men went 2-2 and the women went 1-2. Notable performances included freshman Mattea Wabeke first place win in the women’s 200-yard IM with a time of 2:11.44. Sophomore Riley Kirby finished second out of 17 in the women’s 100yard backstroke with a time of 59.96.

Senior Brendan Hulsemann performed well for the men’s team, completing two third-place finishes in the 50yard freestyle with a time of 21.47 and the 100-yard but-

terfly with a time of 51.29.

Sophomore Ryan McCoy swam well for the Billikens, placing second out of 24 in the men’s 100-yard freestyle with a time of 46.22. Sophomore Kalley Schwab placed second out of seven for the women’s diving team with a score of 229.65.

The Billikens will travel to Geneva, Ohio on Oct. 31 to take on Atlantic 10 Conference opponents: La Salle, St. Bonaventure, and Duquesne.

The team will then return home for the Nov. 8 meet against UMSL, LindenwoodBelleville, and Maryville before traveling to Illinois for the Northwestern TYR Invitational on Nov. 20-22.

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Deafheaven rocks The Ready Room Olio: ‘Wine’ not?

ROCK: Lead singer of Deafheaven, George Clarke, gave a very poweful performance.

By TOM BERGAN Staff Writer

Chaos comes in many forms, and on Monday night at The Ready Room, two of these forms of chaos were demonstrated perfectly.

The first type of chaos was insane chaos, which was given to the crowd courtesy of the Swedish group Tribulation.

Pre-concert, the band manager came out and lit incense on both sides of the stage and candles that were hanging from the mic stand. The band then walked out to a minimalistic violin track, but with a look that contradicted this introductory sound. The four band members had heavy makeup on and long flowing hair, doused in baby powder that flew everywhere upon first headbang. When the first note was played, the sound lined up much more with the bands appearance. The

band members were flailing around the stage as if their lives would’ve ended had they stopped moving. Tribulation was a great mashup of many metal sounds: thrash, death, and melodic all combining to create a sound that makes the listener want to hit somebody, but in a good way. Though their style seemed much more of the stereotypical metal kind, Tribulation were very unique in their music and were a great opener for the evening.

Deafheaven represented the opposite end of the chaos spectrum, that being controlled and beautiful chaos. You may be thinking, controlled chaos? Isn’t that a bit of an oxymoron? Yes, but at the same time, the band embodies that idea of controlled, beautiful chaos perfectly. They are also a magnet for contradictions - the crowd that night had

metalheads, hipsters, and average music lovers all in attendance. Singer George Clarke says this wide range of fans doesn’t surprise him, because “We incorporate a wide spectrum of influence in our music, so it feels natural to have fans approaching us from different perspectives.” Touring in support of their new album, “New Bermuda,” the band had a setlist that showcased this new record, playing all five of the songs on it, while also playing two standout tracks from their 2013 breakout record, “Sunbather.”

“New Bermuda” had some critics wondering if the band was going to progress in their sounds, or simply create a sequel to “Sunbather.” They very well could have done the same record over again, and it would have been loved all the same because of how well they mix the black metal and shoegaze

Queen becomes king

By TIM WILHELM News Editor

Héloïse Letissier would like you to know that she’s a man now. That’s what she proclaims in “iT”, the opening song from the album “Christine and the Queens” - her first official U.S. release, and also the name of what she calls her “project” - a grand artistic endeavor encompassing song, dance and video art.

Born in Nantes, France in 1988, Letissier studied theater in Lyon and Paris. By late 2010, she was in London developing her music career. There she met a group of drag queens who had a profound influence on her

music—they are the titular “queens” that serve as muses of her art. From this encounter, Letissier conceived her stage persona, Christine.

She released four EPs before her debut album, “Chaleur humaine” (Human Warmth), in 2013, which has gone on to sell more than half a million copies. She won Best Female Artist and Best Music Video at the 2014 Victoires de la musique, France’s prestigious music awards.

“Christine and the Queens” repackages “Chaleur humaine” for an American audience. This distinction notwithstanding, the album preserves every last bit of eccentricity: The music straddles genders - with

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QUEEN: Christine and the Queens is touring North America this fall with Marina and the Diamonds.

Christine wearing suits and Héloïse identifying as pansexual - as well as languages - with lyrics sung alternately in French and English.

The songs harbor echoes of the bygone nightclubs and music halls of 1970s and 1980s New York; of society’s rejects coming together to celebrate their identities and to find solidarity on a dance floor. Letissier’s aesthetic is indebted to that era’s underground gay scene, encapsulated in Jennie Livingston’s 1990 documentary, “Paris Is Burning.”

A flurry of clarion piano keys welcomes us into the opening track, “iT.” The first words we hear from Christine are nearly unintelligible at first listen: “With it, I become the death Dickinson feared.” We also get a glimpse into her artistic evolution: “I’ll rule over all my dead impersonations.”

But what is it? She tells us, with unbridled triumph, in the chorus: “Because I won, I’m a man now / Because I’ve got it, I’m a man now / And I won’t let you steal it / I bought it for myself.” At that first “got it,” there’s a short, rough slippage in her voice from physical and emotional exertion. “iT” ends with a shift to third-person: “And there’s nothing we can do / To make her change her mind / She’s a man now.”

Letissier’s group’s lyrics sound like modernist See “Christine” on Page 8

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and liquid paraffin candles provide light when the sun goes down. A quote from Oscar Wilde sits on the bottom of the menu. “I’m a man of simple tastes. I’m always satisfied with the best,” truly does sum up all that Olio is.

Olio is a wine bar and restaurant that opened its doors in the autumn of 2012.

Attached to the backside of the reinvented gas station is its more upscale sister restaurant, Elaia. The Olio menu focuses on small plates meant to be shared: including, salsa verde with ciabatta, charcuterie and cheese boards, charred eggplant spread, or hummus accompanied by pita and French bread. There are also many dishes that are very similar to their Elaia counterparts.

Furthermore, they have one of the most diverse wine lists in St. Louis. Many of their wines have a rich history from different regions of

By ABBY ST. CLAIRE Staff Writer

A 90-year-old Standard Oil gas station, now renovated into an eatery, sits unassumingly on Tower Grove Avenue and McRee Avenue. The refurbished facade of white and red tiles frames a garage bay and tall windows, gold painted letters spelling out “Olio” draw in anyone driving through Botanical Heights. The interior is warmly lit and brilliantly designed. The walls are covered in exposed white brick; weathered wooden shelves and marble countertops add yet more character.

Each object is thoughtfully placed, both old and new in contrast, and is an aestheticlovers dream.

It is easy for one to feel at home whilst dining in Olio - a record player sits in the corner, next to the garage bay door that is predominantly windows and hums old tunes, small vases of hydrangeas sit on each table,

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FOOD: Repurposed gas station now a cozy wine bar.

‘The Martian’: Ridley Scott’s

By NATALIE RIOPELLE Associate Arts Editor

OK, I will be honest with you: I really did not want to see “The Martian.” I’ve been about done with space dramas since “Gravity” and “Interstellar.” Not even the ever-charming Matt Damon (starring as protagonist/astronaut Mark Watney) could change that. Or so I thought.

The movie begins with a quick introduction to the film’s band of six astronauts: four basically replaceable “good guys” (OK, so they’re cooler than that, but I’m getting to the important stuff!), Commander Lewis (Jessica Chastain), and Mark Watney—an astronaut with a doctorate in botany, a skill which literally saves his life. Oh, and by the way, they’re all on Mars—walking around in probably the coolest spacesuits ever conceived.

Everything’s great, and the six scientists are collecting tons of information on Mars until a larger-thanexpected space storm forces the astronauts to abort the mission entirely, fleeing to the spaceship and Earth (a journey which takes no small amount of time).

Disastrously, in the craziness of the space storm, Watney is hit by a huge piece of debris and knocked into the clouds of the dust, out of sight. The other astronauts’ suits send up a signal

that Watney’s suit has been breached, implying that he is as good as dead in the Mars atmosphere. After a frantic and fruitless search amidst the devastating storm, the commander and the other astronauts are forced to leave Mars and the apparently dead Watney behind.

Now we get to the actual premise of the movie: Watney isn’t dead—although lit-

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genres together. The band didn’t settle though, and instead continued stretching the genres and influences of their music. Hints of everything, ranging post-rock to indie to thrash music, all come out in the record. To a listener, there is an appeal from every side of the musical spectrum.

Opening their set with “Brought to the Water”, the first song on their new album, the band immediately showcased their immense talent as musicians. Kerry McCoy and Shiv Mehra, the band’s two guitarists, were playing scales and changing keys at a lightning pace, at points playing faster than anyone could possibly headbang to. Stephen Clark’s pounding bass kept things grounded while George Clarke’s vocals ran wild.

It is insane how someone can scream with that much force night after night without losing their voice. The real standout of their band is Daniel Tracy though. His drumming abilities are beyond this world, and he was playing with such intensity and speed that it left more than a few with their jaws agape. The only thing I could liken it to is the scene in the move “Whiplash” where Miles Teller plays the drums so ferociously that his hands bleed. This is how Tracy was playing his drums, but for eight songs over 80 minutes. Even the most casual of metal fans, like me, could acknowledge the incredible musicianship that was on showcase for all those in attendance.

For all these traits of a metal band that they displayed, it would seem as they’re just any other group.

And yet Deafheaven is any-

erally impaled by the debris that first struck him. After a gruesome scene of Watney dealing with his life-threatening wounds, He takes in the hardest fact of them all: He is alone on Mars, doomed to eventually die of starvation if no other calamity hits him first. But, luckily, Watney has more than a few tricks up his sleeve. Rounding out this story (based on a novel of the same name by Andy Weir) is a compelling group of NASA scientists/ workers (played by stars including Jeff Daniels, Sean

Bean, Chiwetel Ejiofor and, rather strangely, Kristen Wiig) all working to help Watney return to planet Earth.

Although none of us can ever really know what being trapped on Mars, alone, with our brainpower as our only hope, feels like, Matt Damon sure gives audiences a pretty darn good idea. In every scene, he is real: his fear, hope, anguish displayed in the most undeniably human way possible. Basically, I’m going to be mad if he doesn’t receive an Oscar nomination for this outstanding performance.

My own love for Matt Damon aside, this movie is worth watching. So, so, so worth watching—my brain may actually have melted from the sheer enjoyment of it, but I’d definitely risk seeing it again. Much to my cynical astonishment, it is not just a “space drama”— it is a genuinely fantastic movie, inspiring in the least pandering way possible (and that’s coming from me, the certifiable queen of “hating-cheesy-inspirationalthings”). If nothing else, “The Martian” will make you feel grateful, even if only for a moment, when you’re walking out of the theater—subconsciously celebrating the fact that you’re still here: safe and sound, on our huge, messy, scary, wild, lovely planet Earth.

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‘The Future of Fashion’: Alexa Chung teams up with British Vogue on YouTube series

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FASHION: Chung is not only a fashion model, but also a contributing editor at British Vouge.

By MEGHAN LOFTUS Staff Writer

The product of British Vogue’s partnership with Alexa Chung, the YouTube series “The Future of Fashion”, has officially finished its first season, and quite the success it was. Back in July, it was announced that this series would be filmed, and as the final episode was released on Oct. 20, a second series was already in the making.

Chung is an English fashion model and a contributing editor at British Vogue.

Her narration of the series is flawless; she keeps it light

hearted and intriguing. The idea behind the production is to educate the general public of the depth and importance of the fashion industry as a whole, in addition to developing aspects of the industry.

So, here’s a brief synopsis of each episode so you can choose which ones interest you in preparation for series two. Each episode is approximately fifteen minutes long, and all are well worth the time.

In episode one, Chung discusses how to successfully break into the fashion

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the world, and Olio also has rose wine made specifically for them. Olio offers a less expensive and more casual dining experience, which is ideal for SLU students looking for something different than another burrito bowl at Qdoba. It is not a far drive from SLU’s campus, and it is situated next to some other great eateries, like Old Standard and La Patisserie Chouquette.

Living in the Chicago area, one of my favorite things to do was to go into the city and try out different restaurants that I would see on Instagram or have recommended to me by friends living in the city. So before I moved to St. Louis, I did my fair share of research on different restaurants and cafes that could compete with some of my favorites back home in Chicago, and, once I completed my search, Olio was on the top of my list.

When I first sat down and took a look at the menu, I really did want to order it all. It was hard enough trying to decide which variety of hummus to get, let alone what I wanted to eat for my actual meal.

Luckily, I was with my family and friends, so I got to try a wide range of food.

Throughout the evening, we ate lahmacun, hummus,

prosciutto sandwich with gruyere, and chicken tagine.

Lahmacun is a Turkish flatbread that slightly resembles a small pizza. It is actually thin dough topped with minced meat and vegetables and herbs, like onions, parsley, and tomatoes. I was pleasantly surprised by how absolutely flavorful and savory it was. It was presented enticingly, and I would return to Olio just to get this again.

We ordered the “king of kings” hummus, which had paprika, pine nuts and was chock full of extra virgin olive oil. Not only was this the most visually pleasing dish, it was quite appetizing with the warm pita bread that came alongside. The prosciutto and Gruyere sandwich, or “ham and cheese” as it is on the Olio menu, caught my eye, being the self-appointed prosciutto enthusiast that I am. It was joined with some other spreads like Dijon and was a very palatable plate.

Chicken Tagine was the last thing I tried. The chicken meat was extremely tender and the rice was piquant, Chef Ben Poremba created a great nod to the Middle East with this dish.

St. Louis is very lucky to have a restaurant like Olio.

Between the atmosphere and the food, it could be reckoned among St. Louis’ very best.

industry. She visited British Council of Fashion and spoke with Christopher Kane, who, despite popular belief, supports the claim that anyone of any social, economic and religious background can make it in this industry.

In episode two, the docu-series discusses how to become a fashion designer.

Chung visits Central St. Martins, a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, and interviews graduates. While I am not interested in design, I respect the talent

and commitment required, and this episode exposes the hard work it takes to make it as a designer.

The third installment of the series is about body image and diversity. If you only watch one episode of the series, this is the one.

Interviews with psychology professors and social experts show the correlation of the two subjects. The episode explores the idea that no one should compare himself or herself to another person.

Episode four was very relatable for me. The topic was how to become a fashion buyer and trend forecaster.

This was fascinating to me because I am exploring the fashion buyer employment path. The main idea of the episode is that the inspiration for designers and heads of the industry comes from people on the street, as opposed to media or the runway. The ideas that we are the inspiration and that history repeats itself are how trend forecasters and buyers are successful.

The fifth episode was on social change and fashion in film. On the topic of fashion as an art and the effect of gender and the glass ceiling, Chung interviewed Simon

Porte Jacquemus, Frédéric Tcheng and Clare Waight Kelle. Later in the episode, further discussion led to the topics of body image and feminism.

The final episode, on Balmain and Instagram, is about how the developing industry maintains the same top-tier brands, and how over the years, these companies have successfully up kept a high reputation and standard for themselves. Olivier Rousteing, Balmain’s creative director, can attest to maintaining a consistent style on social media. Chung closes “The Future of Fashion” with a few powerful statements.

One: “Everyone is approachable and open-minded and keen to involve others in the industry.” Two: “I enjoy clothes because I enjoy how they make me feel and the power they have to transform your character into something - you can be anything you want to be.”

Alexa Chung closes the series reminding us “ … that fashion does have heart and soul and depth and emotion.” If you’re interested, watch series one on the British Vogue YouTube channel.

And if you’re like me, eagerly await series two episode one.

Christine: France meets U.S. Continued from Page 7

poetry by virtue of not only their convention-breaking strangeness, but also of their imagery. In “Saint Claude,” one of the album’s more melancholic tracks, she sings, in French, “The lion gives a half-smile / At my immense solitudes / Your face will never be whole / Since you’re looking outside / I take away a devoured portrait / Pain destiny end to end.” The haunting album closer, “Here,” includes the lines, “Here is where everything happened / My fight has reduced me to geometry” and “Memory is an animal.” She also plays with planetary imagery in the buoyant “Science Fiction.”

Letissier’s English might prove an obstacle to first-time listeners.

Songs like “Night52” and “Tilted” were translated almost entirely from their original French. However, the new lyrics conform to the same musical structure. At times, her pronunciation is warped by the surrounding music. It might take several listens to grasp what she is saying, but some meaning remains stuck in the frankly bizarre realm of her imagination.

Her raw emotion bleeds

through, and she invests all her body and soul into the album.

“Paradis Perdus,” backed by a fluid combination of drums, piano and mechanical beeps, is a welcome interlude for American ears. It’s a piecemeal cover of Kanye West’s “Heartless,” interspersed with refrains of the French singer Christophe’s song, “Les Paradis perdus” (Paradises Lost). “No Harm

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Is Done,” a full-on foray into hip-hop, features 19-yearold, Philadelphia-based rapper Tunji Ige. A third American credit goes to “Jonathan,” which features Seattle-based indie artist Mike Hadreas, who goes by the stage name Perfume Genius. “Jonathan” is a mournful song, addressed to a lover with destructive inhibitions. Hadreas’ piercing tenor contributes enormously to the song’s impact.

A subtle testament to closeted living, Letissier repeats throughout the song “I believed you were above the laws” in French and “Can you walk with me in the daylight?” in English.

“Half Ladies,” “Narcissus Is Back” and “Safe and Holy” offer jolts of pop hooks that make you want to dance: the first with strains of saxophone and electric guitar, the second with an onslaught of resounding bass, and the third with surges of synth backed by feverish drums and electric guitar riffs.

“Half Ladies” also boasts some memorable lines: “Cuz just when you thought I was still a little girl / I’m one of the guys” and “Every insult I hear back darkens into a beauty mark.”

Alas, any night of dancing, no matter how cathartic and transformative, must end. “Don’t let anything be lost,” Letissier murmurs in “Here.” From gaining masculinity at the beginning of the album to this final fear of loss, it’s an ambiguous ending. After getting to know Christine, she’s holding on to her mystery. We are ushered out on the wings of swift violin strokes, suggestive of flight.

With her stateside break, Christine and the Queens appears to have taken off. Let her mount her throne.

Deafheaven: Memorable metal music Continued from Page 7

thing but that, because in between between these fast paces of music, there is often a shoegaze interlude of beautiful music that can only be described as captivating.

In new songs “Luna” and “Baby Blue,” these were exemplified and were generally two minutes of bliss that were a nice change of pace from the fast craziness of the majority of the show.

During these breaks, Clarke would peruse the stage and dance about, another thing not typical of many bands of their genre. Once the interlude was over, he would go back to his terrifying stage presence of screaming his heart out and staring

out into the crowd while the band chugged along with the same ferociousness they had all throughout the show.

Clarke’s ability to command the crowd was unprecedented; one circle of his hand, and a mosh pit would form, one wave forward, and the whole crowd would push against the barrier. It was as if he were a puppeteer, and the fans were simply being controlled by his actions.

During the encore, he crowd surfed for a brief moment and got back on stage and finished the song with no mic, simply screaming along with those in the front row. It was a moment of passion that would be hard for anyone to try to match, and a great image to end the show.

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Media specialize in dehumanization of politicians On Oct. 21, Vice President Joe Biden gave a speech declaring that he would not make a late play for the Democratic nomination for president, and much of the media response to his announcement lamented his decision.

Pundits said that he could have been a major player in the race, positioning himself as an alternative to Hillary Clinton, who has been dealing with both an FBI investigation into her use of a private email server while serving as Secretary of State and a Congressional investigation into the terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012, which also occurred during her tenure as Secretary.

Following Biden’s announcement, the immediate media focus was on Biden’s odds to win the nomination, had he decided to enter the race. This idea that Biden was giving up what could have

been a successful campaign overtook one of the main reasons why he ended up choosing not to run: the recent death of his son, Beau Biden, who passed away on May 30 following an August 2013 brain cancer diagnosis.

In a Sept. 10 appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Biden opened up about how the death of his son was affecting him and his then-impending decision on whether to enter the presidential race.

“I don’t think any man or woman should run for president unless, number one, they know exactly why they would want to be president and, number two, they can look at folks out there and say, ‘I promise you, you have my whole heart, my whole soul, my energy, and my passion to do this,” Biden said, in a heartfelt interview. “And I’d be lying if I said that I knew I was there.”

It was an incredibly open, humbling face-to-face, something that often seems to be missing from media coverage of politics. The media have a way of dehumanizing our politicians, and we are all too eager to let it happen. After all, it seems easier in some ways to allow these officials to represent us when we do not think of them as people who have the same faults and shortcomings with which we struggle.

But, that does not mean we should be OK with this media practice. Dehumanization is not a new problem, and it is, of course, not solely affecting U.S. politicians. There is an expectation for our politicians to be unwavering in their strength, even through difficult times, and it is an unfair onus to place upon them.

Yes, politicians should be held to a higher standard because of their powerful positions as representatives of the people, but this expectation should

not supersede their humanity.

Recognizing the humanity of our politicians is the best way to relate to them and trust them as our elected representatives.

Try showing some consistent emotion as an establishment politician, and see where it gets you. Unless you are on the extreme side of either major political party, attempting to rally people behind you for an unconventional cause, your emotion will not get you anywhere. Take former House Speaker John Boehner, for example.

Boehner is well known for showing his emotions — he can get teary eyed when showing passion toward a subject — and it is constantly used as a narrative against him. Even Fox News has referred to him as the “Weeper of the House,” as a member of the Fox News “Medical A-Team” told the viewers that Boehner’s crying could be a physiological issue

and made jokes about getting him choked up on air.

The dehumanization process takes a darker turn, however, when it comes to female politicians. Hillary Clinton, for example, is a former First Lady, a former senator and a former Secretary of State. She is more qualified than most to be considered for president in 2016. Clinton is an example of a politician who is rarely emotional, yet she is often portrayed as robotic as a result.

While the media tell male politicians like Boehner to keep their emotions in check, they turn around and chide Clinton for being emotionless and cold. This is one of the many double standards applied to female politicians, who must prove that their emotions will not cloud their judgment — simply because women are seen as more emotional — while also appearing likable and kind. You almost never see male politicians held

to the same standard. When a man is cold and calculated, it is a positive, but when a woman is, she is seen as dishonest and untrustworthy.

Male and female politicians are dehumanized in different ways, but we are left with the same result each time. Constituents know very little about their elected representatives — and they do not seem all that interested in learning more. The media need to stop shaming politicians for how they choose to show — or not show — emotion on the job, because attempting to suppress or force out the emotions of others is just one way to make them seem less human. And we must see our politicians as human in order to better relate to them and trust in them as the people who represent us.

There are plenty of reasons to critique politicians, but their expression of emotion is not one of them.

Louisville scandal highlights issues with recruiting An ESPN “Outside the Lines” (OTL) report released on Oct. 20 blew the lid off an alleged recruiting scandal at the University of Louisville, the likes of which may have never been seen before. According to five former UL men’s basketball players and recruits, former graduate assistant coach Andre McGee paid for strippers at on-campus parties between 2010 and 2014, and even paid dancers to have sex with recruits and their parents.

Katrina Powell is the former escort who has admitted to these indiscretions in a book, “Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen,” which was published in early October.

She claims that McGee paid her $10,000 during the fouryear period for supplying the

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dancers, and additional money was paid to the dancers in exchange for sex.

This shocking story leaves many questions to be answered. Was the money McGee’s, or was it coming from someone else? How did no word of these parties get out before now, five years after they started and a year after they ended? Does this happen at other schools? How many people knew about these parties? Did head coach Rick Pitino know?

According to Powell, McGee claimed that Pitino was aware of the parties. That would throw yet another wrench into this incredible story.

Pitino’s son, Richard Pitino, currently the head coach of the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team, de-

fended his father, saying Rick Pitino “knew nothing” about the allegations. But, Richard Pitino also brought up an important point about accountability for head coaches.

“Do I think that [head coaches] know everything?

No, and I think it’s really difficult to do that,” he said. “But it’s on us. And it’s always going to be that way, unless they change the rules again.”

The NCAA is investigating the claims made by Powell, but we may not hear much about the findings for months. In the meantime, it seems that a discussion about the college recruiting process is necessary.

Louisville had the most profitable college basketball program in the country for the 2013-14 season, making roughly $24 million in profit

on an approximate $40 million of revenue. That put the Cardinals roughly 35 percent ahead of second-place University of Arizona, which finished the year with $17.7 million in profit.

When a school is making good money off its college basketball program — which is rarer than you might think — there is pressure to keep up the success of the program in order to keep the money coming in. Could that be why McGee decided to spend thousands of dollars on these stripper parties, which was of course on top of and separate from the money the university had already spent on legitimate recruiting? There is a good chance.

In addition to the ethical questions surrounding the decision to host these

lewd parties, there should be discussion about how the recruiting process affects the student-athletes that are being wooed by potential colleges and universities and even how it affects the school’s students who are not athletes.

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Conspiracies: Welcome to cockamamie Royals err by leaving Volquez in the dark

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But conspiracy theories don’t draw light to these realities; they strive to overshadow them. They wash away specifics and distract us from the real issues.

Our responsibility, then, as enlightened citizens, is to look past these elaborate narratives and focus on the core concerns behind them. Worried about living in an Orwellian police state? Why not do some research on the NSA surveillance programs uncovered by Edward Snowden, or pay attention to police brutality in your community?

Instead of discussing JayZ’s role in the Illuminati, look into the 2010 Supreme Court’s disastrous 2010 ruling, Citizens United, which allows corporations to funnel unprecedented amounts of money into influencing political elections.

And for God’s sake, stop blaming George Bush for 9/11, and start holding him and others within his administration accountable for the numerous misguided and downright nefarious policies — from the Patriot Act to the Iraq War and Guantanamo Bay — enacted under the proclaimed guise of protecting American lives.

The sad truth is that you don’t need to fabricate secret organizations or cockamamie theories to find sinister problems within American society — they are happening every day, out in the open. But when you dismiss everything as a conspiracy, all you are really doing is disengaging from the political process and allowing these very serious issues to remain unaddressed.

Which — if there really is an all-powerful covert group running the world — is exactly what they’d want.

How’s that again, Hillary?: the Clinton DOMA fantasy

In an Oct. 23 interview on MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” former secretary of state Hillary Clinton claimed that President Bill Clinton’s signing of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was a “defensive action,” done to prevent a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

Simply put, this is revisionist history at its finest.

And it’s a problem for the Clinton campaign.

DOMA was the law passed defining marriage as between a man and a woman, at the federal level, while also allowing states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages sanctioned by other states. It passed overwhelmingly in Congress — 342-67 in the House, and 85-14 in the Senate — and was signed

by President Clinton shortly after passing the Senate. It was struck down by the Supreme Court in United States v. Windsor on June 26, 2013.

The Supreme Court ruling that DOMA was unconstitutional is what partially paved the way for gay marriage to become fully legal in the U.S.

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— thanks to the court’s decipolitical momentum toward a sion in Obergefell v. Hodges constitutional amendment as in June. Both cases were monso prevalent that DOMA had umental victories in the fight to be enacted as a defensive for marriage equality, as well measure to stop the bubbling as for lesbian, gay, bisexual, movement,” Michelle Ye Hee transgender and queer (LGLee wrote for the Post. “That’s BTQ) rights, in general. absolutely wrong.”

President Clinton disThe Washington Free Beaavowed the law in 2013, after con published an article citing years of regretting his deciPresident Clinton’s biograsion to sign pher, Taylor it. The New Branch, who York Times said that durreported that ing a June Secretary Clinton’s he signed to 10, 1999, insudden change avoid losterview with ing in a rethe president, on the purpose of election year.

Clinton said: President Clinton’s Whatever “You know signing of DOMA his reasonI signed the ... is a problem ing, there is Defense of no reason to Marriage Act, LGBTQ voters, believe that and I thought he signed it it was right in order to at the time, somehow but I’m not thought of her as help the LGsure that it BTQ comis. Generally munity, by I support the shelving the gay agenda, possibility of right down a constitutional amendment on the line.” to ban same-sex marriage.

That comment by the presThe Washington Post ident presents a stark contrast looked into Secretary Clinto Secretary Clinton’s stateton’s claim and rated it “four ment to Maddow.

Pinocchios” — the lowest ratSecretary Clinton’s suding possible — because there den change on the purpose of was not, as she had said, “cerPresident Clinton’s signing of tainly evidence to support” DOMA, and the subsequent the belief that “there was media response to call her out enough political momentum” on her mischaracterization, is for a constitutional amenda problem for her campaign, ment banning gay marriage. not only with LGBTQ vot“This broader characterers, but also with voters who ization of events frames the already thought of her as un-

trustworthy. The last thing Clinton and her campaign need right now is another reason for voters to see her as dishonest, but that is exactly how she has set herself up.

I challenge the LGBTQ community and its allies to hold Secretary Clinton responsible for her misleading, untrue remarks, rather than allowing her to let it slip away into the political ether.

DOMA was never about protecting LGBTQ rights.

Don’t let Hillary Clinton tell you that it was.

formed prior to the game and had been given the decision as to whether he wanted to pitch that evening, or a game later in the series, to let the news sink in.

It is impossible to speculate about what would have happened had Volquez Casey Waughn learned this news before his start, but that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t have been told. As Those who stayed up into big of a sports fan as I am, I the wee hours of the night, would never pin a bad perfor1:19 a.m. to be exact, to watch mance or a loss on someone the 2015 World Series opener in moments of tragedy, and I were not disappointed. The would like to think that this is game had all of the elements the majority opinion. that a sports fan loves: thrill, One teammate who did drama, comebacks and tragknow of the death was pitcher edy. The New York Mets evenChris Young, who came in tually lost 5-4 in 14 innings to during the 12th inning in rethe Kansas City Royals in the lief. Young, slated as the Game early hours of Oct. 28.

4 starter, was told the news Despite the victory, Kanbecause if Volquez found out, sas City was handed their own Young would have started the tragedy to deal with. Starting game, according to Yahoo pitcher Edison Volquez’s faSports. The Royals should ther passed away earlier in the have explored this option, tellday before the game on Oct. ing Volquez the news before 27, in the Dominican Repubthe game lic, at age and offer63; he had ing him been affectto switch ed by heart [I]t is disheartening starts with problems. that our society has Young.

But, this gotten to the point Yo u n g news did also could not affect that sports so blarelate to Vo l q u e z’s tantly come before Vo l q u e z ; game — he anything else, inhis own fapitched six cluding the death of ther died innings, those closest to us. on Sept. giving up 26, and he six hits and pitched a three runs no-hitter — because the very next day against the he wasn’t even aware of the Indians, and got the win. news. At the request of his Third baseman Mike Moustafamily, Royals staff held off kas lost his mother to cantelling Volquez that his father cer in August, and he now died for the very fear that it writes her initials by the batwould affect his pitching. ter’s box before every game.

While this reasoning can Like Moustakas and Young, be understood, it is disheartVolquez could have risen to ening that our society has the occasion, with the support gotten to the point that sports of his teammates, and perhaps so blatantly come before anypitched even better, given the thing else, including the death opportunity. of those closest to us.

Too often we are too In this situation specificaught up in things that, in cally, it is hard to point fingers the grand scheme of life, realand assign blame. The news ly don’t matter — be it school, had been leaked on Twitter, work, sports or other activiand the Royals management, ties. Moustakas put everythe Fox broadcasters and thing in perspective after the many of the fans in Kaufman game by saying, “[B]aseball Stadium knew of the situis baseball. But family, that’s ation. But Royals Manager something that is more imNed Yost had made a promise portant than baseball. This is to Volquez’s wife not to tell the World Series. It’s phenomVolquez until he was taken enal. But family takes over evout. erything.”

In trying not to cloud the While it may seem that start, however, withholdthe world stops for sports ing the news did just that. and nothing else matters Volquez’s performance, and in the heat of the moment, surely one of the happiest this is not reality. The Roystarts of his career, will now als, and Volquez’s own wife, be tainted with tragedy. It will should have taken a hint from now be “the game I found Moustakas. Nothing trumps out that my dad died after I family, even dreams of winpitched.” This could have been ning a World Series. avoided had Volquez been in-

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Wake up, America. Stop buying into the lies and propaganda fed to you by the politicians, and start demanding the truth. The answers are all around you; you just need to open your eyes and look.

Jet fuel can’t melt steel beams.

(Duh?) This sort of talk should be familiar to anyone who’s spent any amount of time on the Internet. Whether buried deep in the comments section of a YouTube video or plastered all over your Facebook news feed, 9/11 conspiracy theorists (known as “truthers”) are so prevalent online that they’ve inspired their own memes.

To most of us, the idea of 9/11 as an inside job may seem ludicrous. Does anyone really believe that our federal government — which, in recent years, has shown itself to be too ineffective and politically divided to pass a simple budget — is capable of masterminding and flawlessly executing the most sinister act of terrorism the world has ever seen?

My goal here is not to argue about the particulars of jet fuel and steel beams. What I’m more concerned about is the prevalence of these types of conspiracy theories and their impact on our society.

Whether it’s the Illuminati, that fluoride in our drinking water, or Obama’s birthplace, people are always rejecting

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