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The SGA Senate was not in its usual BSC digs for its weekly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24. In light of SLU’s budget shortfalls for the fiscal year 2016 – and its subsequent hiring of the management firm Bain & Company to help right the financial situation – the senate meeting was held in the Center for Global Citizenship, which allowed for more students to participate in the meeting and engage with its main speakers – David Heimberger, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Bain associates Marcus Leonard and Tessa Bysong. SLU has been in financial straits recently – with a budget deficit anticipated for the most recent fiscal year – due to a variety of factors. Heimburger’s presentation outlined these challenges and put forth some of the things that the university, under the guidance of the Board of Trustees, is doing to mend the situation and establish a long-term plan for the health of the school’s finances. One of the main reasons SLU has monetary constraints, Heimburger said, is because of a national trend: there are fewer seniors graduating high school than in years past. “Because of some enrollment declines,” Heimburger said, “we are seeing a shortfall in our budget for FY 16,

Pius Library, which underwent a series of renovations between May 2011 and August 2012, is projected to house a 14,000-square-foot Academic Technology Commons (ATC), located in the area currently accessible by the newly remodeled south entrance. In an email to the Learning Technologies Advisory Committee (LTAC) tasked with developing the project, Associate Provost Michael Lewis described it as “a new collaboration between ITS and Pius Library that will be located on the main floor of the Pius Library. The goal is to create a welcoming and innovative space focused on developing and empowering faculty, staff and students in the use of academic technologies. The staff and resources of the ATC will provide improved support focused on driving new adoption, deeper usage and innovation for the enhancement of the academic mission of Saint Louis University.” During November of last year, Pius and ITS staff hosted “visioning sessions” to gather input from faculty. The advisory committee, composed of approximately 40 faculty and staff, has regularly met since then, most recently Tuesday, Feb. 23. Dan Nickolai, director of the Language Resource Center (LRC) in Morrissey Hall, has a seat on the committee.

By EMILY HIGGINBOTHAM Associate News Editor

While the United States is in the midst of one of the most riveting presidential elections in recent memory, the Student Government Association’s (SGA) executive board election is garnering very little student attention. The lack of student participation with SGA was illustrated on Monday, the evening of Feb. 22, as the unopposed executive board candidates, running on ticket ‘Ignite,’ discussed their platforms in front of an audience made up mostly by SGA senators and very few unassociated students. The low turnout of students was commented on by the candidate for VP of Internal Affairs, Jamie Hardin, saying, “As you can see, the majority of the people here today have been in senate, so there aren’t a lot of students here.” One of the moderators,

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SGA: The Student Government Association held their weekly senate meeting in the CGC while hosting representatives from Bain & Company to answer questions.

so we’re looking at a deficit in this current fiscal year that we’re still working through with our trustees and with our vice presidents … barring a large, unrestricted gift from a donor … we are looking at a deficit for ’16.” Because fewer students means less tuition money collected – a significant part of the university’s revenue source – tuition increases are closely considered, Heimburger stressed. The medical school, for example will see a tuition hike of .4% more than in the past – 2.4% in 2017 versus 2.0% in 2016. But this is due to the appli-

cant demand that this particular school receives. “One of the reason why we’re raising the medicine rate is there is such a high demand for that program – we get over 8,000 applications for 175 slots – so the demand is quite high,” Heimburger said. The endowment – which currently sits at just over $1 billion – is another valuable financial asset that the university has turned to, though not, perhaps, in the way that most people would expect. While banks see it as good collateral – $1 billion is certainly a valuable bargaining

Jonathan Smith, who serves as the special assistant to President Pestello for diversity and community engagement, asked the presidential candidate, Kevin Lynch, to address the concerns about the lack of outreach from him and his ticket to the larger SLU community as the election looms ahead. Lynch explained that his executive board’s lack of engagement with students thus far has been due to their status of running unopposed, saying he wanted those running for senate to have the ear of the student organizations at this time. “Campaigning has been kind of awkward for us since we are unopposed. The senate races, some of them are very competitive,” said Lynch. “We do want to reach out with student groups after the election ends and we can hold open forums with student groups so that they can inform us of what they want us to do as the new E-

board.” Lynch’s current role as the VP of Academic Affairs affects his platform for president in that he says students should be at the center of the every decision made by SGA and the administration. “I think this is something that SGA has struggled with internally,” said Lynch. He continued that his solution to ensure that the student voice be heard would be to work with Hardin to make sure that the senators felt empowered to speak with their constituents and relay those concerns to the association. The rest of the candidates on the ticket detailed their platforms, which generally followed from the work that the respective members of the current executive board are doing now. For instance, Lynch

chip in achieving friendly interest rates – the endowment itself is not, Heimburger iterated, a permanent fix for the budget shortfalls. “It’s really important [to know that] when we elicit a gift from a donor, we tell them that we’re going to protect that gift in perpetuity,” Heimburger said. “So when somebody gives us a million dollars, they fully expect that million dollars to be here twenty, thirty, forty years from now contributing to See “Bain” on Page 3

“It first came on my radar last November,” he said of the initiative, “but clearly it had been percolating longer than that, because they had already identified the architect they’re going to work with.” That architect is Steelcase, Inc., based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It offers both architectural consultation and numerous furniture brands. The committee has also selected an interior design firm. The space in Pius “is going to be reconfigured into different sized rooms,” said Nickolai. These will include an innovation studio, multiple recording studios, an innovation office with access to 3D printing and other “commercial grade technology,” including potentially a hologram generator whose projected images can be manipulated by users. He said that the Commons will include 40 PCs loaded with Adobe Creative Suite, and other software “that’s generally out of reach for the average individual.” “Some of these ideas, they’re kind of just ideas,” he said, numbering them in the hundreds. “I don’t know how much of this stuff is going to be actually implemented.” The committee hopes to implement a service modeled on Apple’s Genius Bar,

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The Billiken Buzz: Student commentary on SLU’s financial crisis Weighing in on Bain & Company

Laura Travis

I think it’s important that the university is trying to address the financial situation, but I think it’s a fact that they need to communicate with students and our parents as well as other members of the SLU community because we should know where our money is going and it’s the univeristy’s responsibility to tell us that.

I think it’s a good decision. Bain is a good company with proven results and that is what we need. The administration taking action to find a solution to this problem at the beginning is what will matter most in the future.

We got an email about how we’re cutting costs but we’re spending money to hire the firm, which it seems like there is a little bit of dissonance there.

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Teacher Feature: Huliyar Mallikarjuna English starting in the 5th grade. When Mallik transitioned to the Engineering Instead of spelling out his field, all of his classes were full name, the Parks College taught in English, so he was Department Chair prefers already fluent before setto hand a business card to ting foot on Pitt’s campus. inquisitive parties. He also He excelled at Pittsburgh, cuts his surname in half; he becoming a teacher himself is known as Dr. Mallik to his during his studies— he actustudents and colleagues. It ally instructed his peers in fits that this no-nonsense ashis own graduate program sociate professor of Electrias he earned his degrees. cal and Computer EngineerThis directly led to his posiing likes things straight and tion at Saint Louis University to the point. through a faculty connecMallik tion. grew up on Dr. Mala coconut lik rarely farm, baskwatches ing under sports, but scores of you can find palm trees – him playing his favorite the occatree to this sional game day. Howevof pick-up er, he decidbadmined to pursue ton in the Huliyar Mallik, his bachSimon Rec Associate Professor elor’s degree Center. In in Electrical his spare Engineering time, he at Bangalore enjoys watching documenUniversity in India. The unitaries and consuming any versity is located amidst the non-fiction book he can world’s largest population of find. Mallik prefers to fill software engineers. “[There his hours indulging his endare] probably near 1 million less “curiosity,” his hunger of them in the area … It’s bigto learn about what he finds ger than Silicon Valley,” Malare “the serious issues faclik explained. He obtained ing mankind.” Biographies his degree in 1980, and after especially fascinate him. “I a year of teaching at the Unidon’t have time for fiction,” versity, he decided to come he quips in his straightforto the United States to conward manner. Mallik also tinue his education. loves to follow the latest Mallik has a B.S., M.S., news on technology, particand Ph.D., all in Electriularly when it relates to his cal Engineering. His postresearch of electrical power baccalaureate degrees both systems and sustainability of came from the University of energy resources. He spends Pittsburgh. Mallik recounts most of his evenings delvthat his mastery of the Enging into books and films on lish language gave him a leg his laptop, sitting next to his up during graduate school. wife who watches her shows Growing up, he spoke Kanon her own laptop. nada, the official language On days when their lunch of the Indian state of Karnahours line up, Dr. Mallik and taka, but he began learning his wife share their mid-day

February Events Calendar

By MAGGIE SCHROEDER Contributor

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Friday, Feb. 26, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Simon Rec Center All SLU students are invited to take part in the Black History Month game night. Come out to get moving and unwind before spring midterms.

I think it was curiosity that drove me to this place from India

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Friday, Feb. 26, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Tegeler Auditorium

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meal together. She works a few blocks east of McDonnell Douglas Hall at Wells Fargo. They used to frequent the Good Pie, when it still sat on Olive Boulevard just off campus. Lately, they have been trying the cuisine from the various food trucks parked near the Wells Fargo offices. But their favorite activity together is satisfying their craving for travel, fueled by their endless wanderlust and curiosity. Mallik and his wife are planning a trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands for next Christmas. Between his travels, Dr. Mallik teaches courses during the school year for Electrical and Computer engineering students. He is

currently instructing two courses this semester—Power Systems Analysis I and Filter Design—on top of his duties as the chair for the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Mallik encourages students to carry curiosity throughout their studies and beyond. He believes it is the first step to gaining knowledge about any subject matter, from linguistics to astrophysics. He himself is a testament to what curiosity can do. Curiosity has certainly taken Mallik halfway around the globe and back again. “I think it was curiosity that drove me to this place from India,” he says with urgency, “If you’re not curious then nothing will happen.”

SLU’s Habitat for Humanity will be holding their annual fundraiser, Harmonies for Habitat. SLU’s A capella groups will perform, including BNS, BAR, Decadence, Astha and 6:8. Tickets are available before the event for $5 and $7 at the door.

Saturday, Feb. 27, 4:00-4:00 p.m. McDonnell Douglas Hall Rotunda The Association of Parks College Students are hosting their Amazing Race competition. Students are invited to sign up in teams of up to four people to compete in a variety of challenges surrounding STEM related topics and Parks College history.

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Debate: Ignite ticket publicizes platform Continued from Page 1

planned to piggyback off the current president, Jay Bryant, and his MetroLink pilot program and extending it so that all SLU students have access. Hardin believed that his predecessor, Luella Loseille, has already lain down the foundation for organization by creating an internal affairs committee, although he did say one of his goals was to get senators excited for some of the topics that would be discussed in senate. Additionally, Devon McDaniel, candidate for VP of Student Organizations, said she wants to continue the current VP Mike Degnan’s work of reevaluating SLU Groups and its value for students. After describing their platforms, each candidate was asked three questions specific to their position. Some candidates had moments of uncertainty. Specifically, Amanda Pekau, the candidate for VP of Diversity and Inclusion, spoke to the importance of bringing attention to fund-

ing and awareness for mental health. However, she was unable to go into detail on the OccupySLU movement. In response to Smith, who asked about if and how well the Clock Tower Accords are being implemented at SLU, Pekau responded, saying, “I am aware of the Clock Tower Accords…but I can’t give you this detailed opinion of mine on [them] because I’m not completely educated as to what SLU has done for it yet but I definitely plan on doing that obviously before I take office.” Similarly, Hardin was at a loss of what could be done when asked about how he plans to retain senators within the association. “I’m going to be completely honest, I wish I had the answers to getting the retention rate up. That’s tough,” said Hardin. He thought one reason that senators might be skipping out on their SGA responsibilities, as well as not returning to serve for another term, might be that the senate meetings are longer than other group meetings that students have to attend. Hardin explained that

he would try to combat this issue, saying, “I think just implementing new things and seeing how that works. And then not being afraid to try new things, and if that doesn’t work then try something else.” However, McDaniel and Ismar Sehovic, the candidate for VP of Finance, were well versed on how they will fund the student organizations during this financial crisis that the university is facing. McDaniel and Sehovic were aware of their need to collaborate on these issues, as well as working with the student organizations, in order to determine the best way to use the money accumulated by the student activities fee. “I think the biggest thing is listening to student organizations and their needs. Just sitting down with student organizations with those concerns and have realistic, honest and candid talks about what the organization needs versus what the organization wants and try to work with those organizations that don’t get enough funding for what they do

need in order for them to grow that organization,” said McDaniel. Sehovic added to McDaniel’s statement, saying, “The nature of the student activity fee is to reach the most amount of students as possible.” But he hesitated before speaking on whether the two were in favor of raising the fee. Sehovic said that he was not sure if raising the student activities fee would be necessary. “I feel like we have to go through the efficiency aspect and make sure that everybody’s using their money properly. If everybody just asked for money and we just gave it to them there would be a lot of money that would just go to waste.” In the end, Lynch said that his ticket’s message of “Ignite” was meant to ignite an overall excitement and pride in the SLU student body. Elections will be held on Monday, Feb. 29. Students can vote for the executive board, as well as for the senators in their respective colleges, by using their SLU Groups account.

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Tech: Commons to bring innovative devices, advice Continued from Page 1

where faculty, staff and students can have one-on-one consultations with “instructional technologists” for using certain technologies. SLU currently has separate technology centers catered to specific needs, including the Instructional Media Center (IMC) located in Xavier Annex; the LRC run by Nickolai, for language students; and news studios and computer labs in Xavier Hall for communication students. Nickolai said that the IMC would be subsumed into the Commons. “Every bit of technology they have in the IMC is going to be included.” He also said that Elaine Marschik, the current IMC director, may be new director for the Commons. “It’s a huge footprint,” said Nickolai, citing the Commons’ multidisciplinary appeal. This ambitious initiative coincides with a host of administrative measures to address fiscal trouble. Moreover, Nickolai said that ITS director Kyle Collins, who is also on the committee, hopes to have the Commons open by August. How might SLU fund a project of this magnitude? Two dorms are under construction, but dorms, Nickolai said, “have historically always paid for themselves. This money will come right back. Building a dorm is zero-risk.” He continued, “If you donate to a scholarship fund, that money is never going to leave the scholarship fund unless it goes to a student.” “It’s not like it’s a big, blue pile of SLU money,” he said. “It’s strange. Just because

money seems to be being hemorrhaged in one pocket of SLU, doesn’t necessarily mean that it could be any other way.” The Commons funding is one such isolated pocket. “We’re at a stage where either plans are drawn up— preliminary plans, I should say—and we’re in the predonor stage,” said Nickolai. “I don’t think anyone’s been approached yet.” He continued, “My understanding is that the university is very good at finding donors for flashy, sexy projects … How soon they find somebody is open to speculation.” President Pestello has expressed interest in the Commons and is supporting it, according to Nickolai. “I don’t know how much of his support is financial, but he must be providing some kind of financial support,” he said. He believes a donor will not be sufficient to cover the entire cost and anticipates an ongoing cost in the form of new hires, some of whom could be student workers. “This is something that they’re going to want to build over the summer because it’s going to be hugely disruptive to Pius,” he said. While questions persist, the Commons would arrive at an opportune moment. “It’s not equitable right now,” said Nickolai of the technological environment at SLU. Some departments have virtually no support or access to an instructional technologist. “I think the new paradigm in the Commons is going to be, we’re going to have people on staff, easily identifiable, that you can walk up to and request help.”

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Wednesday, Feb. 17 9:47 p.m. SICK CASE

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While studying, a student had a seizure. EMS responded, but the student refused to go to the hospital, after speaking on the phone with her father. She signed an EMS medical refusal form. Pro Staff responded. There were no injuries. The student was left in the care of her brother.

TOPPING OUT: The ceremony for the “Topping Out” of Spring Hall was postponed on Wednesday, Feb. 24, due to hazardous conditions created by the wintery mix that descended on St. Louis. The winds were too strong to maneuver the roof atop the residence hall.

Bain: Firm maintains emphasis on student input Continued from Page 1

the same, specific area that they donated money for. So it’s really important for us as we invest the endowment to make sure that we have a very long view of this, that it has an infinite horizon … we do not want to jeopardize the purpose or the principle of the endowment by spending too much from it or drawing it down too quickly.” The university does take money from the endowment every year, but this money is used to pay for long-term financial commitments. “The objective of the endowment is really to provide annual, predictable sources of revenue,” Heimburger said. “For this year, it’s around $41 million, from the endowment … that goes into our operating budget. This goes for scholarships … endowed chairs, endowed faculty members, and some of it falls through to general operating revenue,” he added. However, Heimburger did mention that the Board of Trustees approved a temporary, three-year increase

in the percentage that the university takes out of the endowment each year. That new spend rate will be 5%, instead of 4.5%, which is the long-term annual basis rate determined by the university. But Heimburger, in a response to a question about the increase, posited by Senator Tommy English, mentioned that he does not see the increase as damaging to the endowment, and he anticipates that in two years – after new budget adjustments are implemented – the increase will no longer be needed. These new budget adjustments are what Bain & Company, the management firm hired by SLU as part of its recently initiated Magis Operational Excellence Program, is trying to accomplish during its stint with SLU. “We’ll be here for about 18 months end-to-end, primarily in the background helping … guide the working team and helping do that first round of implementation, with the goal of really transferring those capabilities and teaching the com-

munity here how to do that completely unsupported and embedding that culture of operational excellence so this kind of thing can go on for years,” Bysong said. The team that Bysong and Leonard – and the rest of the Bain associates assigned to SLU – will be helping is anchored by the steering committee, a group of eighteen composed of SLU faculty and administrators. The steering committee will work to cull budgetary information and ideas so that university president Dr. Fred Pestello can make the call on ways that SLU can improve its financial standing. And student collaboration is a crucial part of the process, the Bain associates said. “We really hope [that] through forums like this … [we can] get a lot of ideas about what are ways that we can actually improve. What are the opportunities? Where do they exist? And what’s the most important to you?” Leonard said. After the discussion of the 18-member steering committee, College of Phi-

losophy and Letters senator Dan Kennedy, S.J. asked about the integration of the mission within the financial avenues being pursued. He mentioned that some aspects of the mission tend to be stressed over others, depending on what segment of the campus community is engaging the school’s Jesuit principles. No Jesuits are on the steering committee. “The Jesuit aspect has come up more than once in meetings and discussions of the steering committee,” Heimburger said in response. “I sit right across the hall from Fr. Chris Collins, and I really expect him to be my alter ego in this thing, and I will use him as a sounding board … There’s only 28 Jesuit universities in the country … if you think about brands of universities, brands of higher ed, you have the Ivy Leagues, and I would contend that the second most recognizable name is the Jesuits, and it’s because there’s really true value in what we do in terms of education. If we forget that, we’re dead, and so, we won’t.”

Wednesday, Feb. 17

10:54 p.m.SUPPLEMENTAL Female student that was named in the original report experienced a second seizure near the campus clock tower. EMS was notified again, and after initial treatment, student again declined transport to the emergency room. Student was escorted back to the Standard Apts. by DPS. Pro Staff was notified.

Tuesday, Feb. 23

8:25 a.m. AUTO ACCIDENT As a Saint Louis University employee was attempting to park her vehicle, she struck a parked vehicle. There was damage to both vehicles, however no injuries. The owner of the parked vehicle could not be located at this time, and therefore a note was left on the windshield regarding the incident.

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

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February 25, 2016 arts@unewsonline.com Tess Brock, Arts Editor Natalie Riopelle, Assoc. Arts Editor

King’s ‘Beautiful’ Howard: Recycling old lights up the Fox music for new electronic EP Gulsvig), who penned the illustrious “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling” and “On We open on a girl and Broadway.” The Mann-Weil her piano—simplicity. It was relationship serves as a an opening evocative of Ms. purposeful juxtaposition of King herself. However, it was the Goffin-King match: one a humble introduction into relationship getting stronthe bright-light, Broadway ger along with their success hit that consumed the stage while the other crumbles when “Beautiful: The Carole under the changing times King Musical” began its run and their own changing deat the Fabulous Fox on the sires. evening of Feb. 23. The first act serves as a The bio-musical tells steady swell of songs that King’s story before she beleaves the audience with came a household name and little time to breathe. It’s a big-time Grammy winner. parade of In fact, powerful we meet vocal perKing (an The first act serves formances, impresas a steady swell song after sive Abby of songs that song after Mueller) song. The leaves the audibefore it audience ence with little was her gets campseudtime to breathe. eos from o n y m , groups like b a c k the Driftwhen she ers, the was CarShirelles and the Righteous ole Klein—the 16-year-old Brothers, who all give imBrooklyn songwriter looking pressive performances of to sell her first song. Quickly, their famous hits. If there we are introduced to Gerry were one criticism of the Goffin (Liam Tobin), King’s production, it would be how young husband and writing abrupt these time-jumps can partner, as well as the Brillbe. The show makes light of Building in Times Square, these jumps: at one point, the building that housed the producer Don Kirshner Goffin-King collabortion (Curt Bouril) asks Carole that cranked out so many how old their baby is now Motown megahits. The auand she says, “five.” “Fivedience is taken on a tour of years-old?” we gasp along the up-and-downs of the with Don, and “No!,” Carole pair’s career and marriage, exclaims, “five months”— up until King’s emergence but still! The show doesn’t as a singer-songwriter in her settle into itself until it nears own right, sans Goffin. the end of the first act, as the The show makes good tension builds and the relause of this setting at the tionship between Gerry and Brill-Building 60s—showCarole is clouded with uncasing the Goffin-King numcertainty. bers that went on to top the However, any flaw of the charts, like “Some Kind of show is overwhelmed by the Wonderful,” “The Locomocast’s performance. Franktion” and the epic “Will You houser delivers an extremely Still Love Me Tomorrow.” likeable, hopeless romantic Luckily, the Brill-Building is balled into an anxious hyalso home to the songwritpochondriac in Barry. Gulsing duo of Barry Mann (a By EMILY HIGGINBOTHAM Associate News Editor

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NEW: Brooklyn band, Howard, will be performing with Bronze Radio Return on Feb. 26 at the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill. By TOM BERGAN Senior Staff Writer

Recycling is an action that most people support. Why not conserve and reuse what we can, right? Recycling in music generally has a different connotation, though. In that stratosphere, it is often seen as plagiarism and unoriginal at best. What if instead of ripping off a riff of someone else’s, a band were to completely deconstruct their own music, and create something new out of it? That is exactly what the band Howard has done on their new EP “Please Recycle,” due out on March 25. The band, whose more conventional debut full-length album was released last year, decided to branch out and create a concept EP with an interesting idea in mind. The lead singer Howard Feibusch said of the project, “By nature of a concept it had to be more electronic. It’s

more something we are testtheir own, and I was working ing the waters of, although I with a new software messing can imagine it would affect around putting different layour subsequent music. No ers on different songs. We I don’t think our music will started with 30 sketches and be as heavily electronic but ended with four or five final it has opened some producsongs,” Feibusch added. tion doors for the future.” Since “Please Recycle” T h e is a pretty EP promilarge denently feaparture ‘Recycle’ is what tures an from their really excited me... electronic previous It was a statement sound, release, leaving the one would of its own, and its acoustic think that about not worrying guitars of it might about what’s next. their fullbe a challength allenge con-Howard Feibusch bum “Reverting the ligion” all music to but out of a live setthe picture throughout its ting. The band is planning five songs. The whole project on highlighting the music grew organically, “We were from the EP heavily on their asked by another artist to recurrent tour, though. Feimix one of our songs and we busch said of their live show: were separating the stems of “Because the EP is an extenthe songs, and while separatsion of the record, the tour ing them I got really inspired will showcase both works, listening to everything on some of the new stuff will be

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played as an individual song, some will be extensions of the songs they were pulled out of and will help us determine the direction of new songs. We are using the EP as an expanded piece of our existing show as opposed to putting old stuff on the backburner. It helps us reimagine our old material and keep it fresh.” After this tour, what happens next is a bit up in the air. One thing is for certain though; the band does not plan on going the route of doing nothing but concept albums from here on out. On that topic, Feibusch said, “I think our next album will be more traditional, it won’t sound like our first record but it will be more conventional. As an artist, you need to be creating art, and at that time “Recycle” is what really excited me. It kind of depends on how I’m feeling See “Howard’s” on Page 6

‘The Brood’: Contrasting realities of woman By SONYA WILLIAMS Contributor

The beautifully designed Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) opened at the corner of Spring Avenue and Washington Boulevard, in 2003. The museum cycles through numerous exhibitions annually, preserving its commitment to showcase relevant and meaningful artwork that is accessible to both the visitors and residents of St. Louis. CAM provides a spotlight for the emerging artists of today by refusing to sustain a permanent collection. One exhibit in particular, “Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood,” comprises the Philadelphia-born artist’s past 25 years in painting and is on display in the main gallery. Yuskavage received her BFA from the Tyler School at Temple University and an MFA at Yale University. She currently lives and works in New York. Yuskavage explores fem-

ininity and the human figure in a deeply provocative way. She presents her paintings in triptychs, diptychs, and singular portraits. The consistent whimsical portrayal of the female form draws the viewer into a fantastical world ruled by the complexity, beauty, and vulnerability of the human body. Yuskavage addresses both the physicality and the psyche of her subjects by creating a connectedness in posture and expression. Her execution of color is brilliant; each piece is consumed by intense, saturated color. Figures are brought to life in every curve of their abstracted nude bodies, and often in the eerily cartoonlike black eyes that confront the viewer in mutual curiosity. One of the centerpieces of the exhibition is “Brood (2005-2006)”, which displays a pregnant woman with an indistinguishable face, by a white cloth-covered surface.

The painting is enveloped in soft, yet powerful, whites and pinks with additional hints of color in the fruit and flowers that sit on the front surface of the figure. She is almost entirely unclothed, and her female features are wholly exaggerated and emphasized, drawing attention directly to her breasts and pregnant belly. “Brood” explores the themes Yuskavage uses throughout her entire body of work, creating an entanglement of innocence and impurity in her subjects and their environments. In the ever-expanding world of contemporary art, Yuskavage uniquely extends an intimate invitation to her audience. As her figures exist within the constraints of the astonishing world she creates, they are interrupted by the contrasting taboos and realities of womanhood. Yuskavage’s recognition has not come without controversy, and was especially

subject to criticism during her work in the ‘90s. In a recent interview with “Lenny,” Yuskavage states, “ I understand that people are not used to hearing my voice.

At first it probably sounded really bad, and I just kept on going. I’ve had people say that they used to hate it and now they’re addicted to it.” Her work has remained

the same, but opinions have progressed into a profound recognition and appreciation for her evocative body of work. The exhibit is running until Apr. 3.

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Living life in the ‘perpetual present’ By LUKE VEST Staff Writer

Imagine getting the degree you want. You have made it past the stages of preparation, of fine-tuning your skills so that you can contribute to the world, and when you finally get there, you are diagnosed with terminal cancer. It’s an unpleasant thought, but that’s exactly what happened to Paul Kalanithi, a sixth-year neurosurgery resident at Stanford University. In his final year of life, Dr. Kalanithi learned to live in a “perpetual present,” and he shared his experiences through rich prose in his first and only book, “When Breath Becomes Air.” The dying man’s memoir is no novelty. Randy Pausch’s “The Last Lecture” in 2008 also captivated readers, as the dying often have more to teach than the living. Whereas Pausch was middle-aged and had already achieved his dreams, Kalanithi was just about to begin a promising career in medicine: “…[T]he future I had imagined, the one just about to be realized, the culmination of decades of striving, evaporated.” “When Breath Becomes Air” is divided into two parts: before and after diagnosis. In the first half, Kalanithi writes about his childhood, hob-

bies, interests, family and education. Fearing that he would fall behind in the less than stellar Arizona public school system, his mother introduced him to literature at a young age, which would become a lifelong passion. He read “1984” when he was ten years old. He went on to study biology and English at Stanford and receive a master’s in English literature. After receiving another master’s at Cambridge, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps as a physician. What’s remarkable about Kalanithi is his intense desire to find meaning. He studied subjects not with the intent of making a prosperous career, but to learn more about both the world around him and the purpose of human life. His search is what eventually lead him to medicine, as he sought to unify the lessons found in literature with the laws of the physical world. “There must be a way, I thought, that the language of life as experienced—of passion, of hunger, of love— bore some relationship, however convoluted, to the language of neurons, digestive tracts, and heartbeats.” After his diagnosis, Kalanithi found himself as the patient with all of the doctor’s knowledge. He fought for control of his treatment

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LIVING: In “When Breath Becomes Air,” neurosurgeon-in-residency Paul Kalanithi details his experience after learning that he, a young man so close to his career goal, has terminal cancer. and learned that patients are sometimes treated as “just another case” instead of as people. The statistics used to measure a cancer patient’s lifespan became a constant source of worry, and he struggled with the thought that he could have anywhere from ten months to ten years left. Should he pick up the surgical tools once again, or should he write as he told himself he would do when he was sixty and retired? These thoughts are repeated

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the authors that he admires. The book concludes with an epilogue from Kalanithi’s wife, which is equally as elegant as his own. “[The book] is, in a sense, unfinished, derailed by Paul’s rapid decline, but that is an essential component of its truth, of the reality Paul faced.” She addresses the future and the challenges of raising her child without Paul. Some books change the way you live. This is one of those books.

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throughout the book, and he begins to live with the thought that “even if I’m dying, until I actually die, I am still living.” Quotes from the literature that Kalanithi praised are scattered throughout the book. The years of studying great writers must have seeped into his head and given him their skill. He handles the medical terminology in a way that is easily accessible, and his prose contains the same energy of

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STYLE: Diane von Furstenberg is one of the most influential and creative designers in fashion. By MEGHAN LOFTUS Staff Writer

“Wrap dress,” “empowerment,” “philanthropy”: over the years, these phrases have become synonymous with thoughts of fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg. Entering the industry in 1970, DVF has made great strides in establishing both herself and her luxury brand in the world of couture, and her collection at this year’s New York Fashion Week was no exception to what has become a long legacy of successful styling. In 1974, von Furstenberg created the wrap dress and sold over a million in the first two years. Her company, a global luxury lifestyle brand, has expanded over the years to a full collection of ready-to-wear clothing and accessories, such as jewelry, handbags and shoes. With 132 DVF stores, she has made quite the name for herself. In 2005, von Furstenberg received the coveted and highly prized Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), further securing her place in fashion history. In addition to her design and retail success, over the course of her career, DVF has committed herself to empowering women. “The first advice I give anybody is that the most important relationship in life is the one

you have with yourself. And therefore you have to be very true to yourself, demanding on yourself, hard on yourself,” she told People magazine. She continued, saying, “I am a feminist, and … I really want every woman to be strong and know that she can be the woman she wants to be.” DVF acts as a role model for girls around the world. She has proven that with hard work and commitment, you can accomplish anything – even building your own fashion empire. As an entrepreneur, von Furstenberg spends some of her time working with Vital Voices, an organization that supports female entrepreneurs and leaders around the world. In addition, she and her husband created the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation and the DVF Award. This award, according to DVF, awards grants to women “who have had the courage to fight the power, to survive, and the leadership to inspire – Women who have transformed the lives of others through their commitment, resources and visibility.” While she has her classic looks to fall back on, von Furstenberg does a beautiful job of switching things up when it comes to presenting her latest collections. This past New York Fashion Week was no exception, as she showcased her Fall/Win-

ter Ready-to-Wear at the House of DVF. The evening was unconventional – supermodels had a dance party rather than saunter down a catwalk. Vogue says, “the world’s biggest models – Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss, Kendall Jenner, Jourdan Dunn, etc. – were dancing to disco music as the designer clapped along and occasionally was persuaded to join them. The platform they were boogying on was surrounded by easily a hundred camera phone– wielding guests.” As the show took place on Valentine’s Day, the set consisted of an adorable lip couch and makeup mirror. The idea behind the entire evening seemed to be celebrating life and celebrating one another as women. Lily Aldridge told E! News, “It was a really special night. I have to say it was one of the most special memories because it was so different for us and it was really nice.” DVF will be remembered for far more than her wrap dress—her signature piece that launched her fashion legacy. Her passion, efforts towards empowerment and kind heart will long outlive her physical contributions to the world of fashion. The impact she has made along the way to greatness will have greater staying power than any item of clothing ever has, and that’s something to truly idolize and admire.

vig does a commendable job complimenting her writing partner as the fiercely independent Cynthia. Still, it was Mueller’s portrayal of King that stole the show. Perhaps the most interesting fact of the “Beautiful” traveling company is that it was Mueller’s sister, Jessie, who starred in the original Broadway production, winning a Tony in the process. Jessie received heavy praise for her portrayal of King, from her humble delivery of the role to her uncanny replication of King’s trademark throaty vocal sound. The expectations for Abby were set to a very high standard. While it can be said that Abby vocals are not as consistently commanding as her sister’s, when she got to sing “One Fine Day,” she ripped into the song with an impressive emotional and technical delivery that dissipated any doubts that she couldn’t stand up to the impression that her sister had left on audiences. Additionally, Mueller was such a charming and believ-

able King. She was funny, unassuming and, as she noted multiple times, just a normal person. Mueller’s performance adapted to King’s transformation through time: from the witty and driven teenager with a dream to the 28-year-old single mother of two, scared of doing it alone—Mueller is true to King’s modest nature through it all. What Mueller’s performance and the show hits on best is that, at its core, this story is about a woman – during a time when it was a rarity for women to be respected players in the music industry – finding her independence, her courage and her voice. So by the time we reach the end, when she sits at the piano at Carnegie Hall, we can feel her triumph as she hits the keys and lets her voice soar. When she sings the lines “You’ve got to get up every morning with a smile on your face and show the world all the love in your heart,” it starts to feel like a command. “Beautiful” is a love letter to Carole King, an inspiration for all of us “normal people” out there—that even we can take it all the way to the top.

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at the moment and what inspires me. It was a statement of its own, and it’s about not worrying about what’s next.” Howard continued to explain, “I had never quite heard of this idea of ours, ‘Recycle’ is different than a remix album because we didn’t have other artists remixing and when they do that they pay tribute to a specific song. Remix was all within the album and all mashed together. I really loved the concept and how the songs shaped up and I wanted to release it. Sometimes you can’t think too much about the statement that you’re making and just

make it.” I have had the pleasure of listening to “Please Recycle” prior to its release, and I can attest to the fact that it is something entirely new to the first-time listener. The electronic vibe is a collection of sounds that, by all means, should not go together, and yet mesh perfectly. Even better is listening to the EP again after listening to last year’s full-length album, and seeing where the band pulled from in order to create this futuristic sounding EP. The band Howard will play at Blueberry Hill in the Duck Room this Friday, Feb. 26, in what will be the first chance to fully experience this phenomenal EP in a live setting.

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Women’s basketball knocks off no. 23 Duquesne in huge upset By LAUREN TONDL Associate Sports Editor

No one is quite sure exactly what was the best part of the SLU and Duquesne game on Feb. 18. The Billiken women basketball team earned their 20th win of the season, actively exceeding their previous conference and season bests. They knocked the nationally ranked no. 23 Dukes out of their seven-game winning streak. SLU moved into third place in the conference, tied with St. Bonaventure. To top it all off, senior Sadie Stipanovich scored her 1000th career point. Regardless of what highlights the growing crowds are drawing from Chaifetz Arena when they watch the women’s basketball team, it is clear there is no stopping this group of women and their path towards the Atlantic 10 Championship. The first quarter started with a scoring flurry from both sides, with SLU having a 12-8 lead halfway through the quarter. A layup from sophomore forward Maddison Gits and a three pointer from freshman guard Jordyn Frantz gave them a ninepoint gap to work with. The Dukes had a bit of a comeback in the last two minutes of the quarter, but the Bills held a lead of six points going into the second quarter, 21-15. Sophomore guard Jackie Kemph started off the second quarter with a layup and a pair of free throws to keep SLU’s advantage, 27-20. However, a missed layup and a turnover in the following possession gave Duquesne

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DROP STEP: Junior center Sadie Stipanovich takes on two Duquesne defensive players before drop stepping to the basket and scoring for the Billikens who defeated the Dukes 84-81. the opportunity to bring the game within three points with six minutes to go until halftime. After a SLU timeout to regroup and make some substitutions, SLU expanded the lead within two and a half minutes, 35-24. The Bills let the Dukes back within five as they went on an 8-2 run in the last few minutes of the quarter. The Billikens led 3732 going into the half. Senior center Denisha Womack made it clear that the Billikens were not about to let up in the second half when she sunk a threepointer ten seconds into the third quarter. Stipanovich followed that up with two layups on back-to-back possessions. The Dukes were able to get into a bit of a groove by stringing together a few key possessions, and they came within five points of SLU, 48-43. They hit a spark with two three-point-

ers and a pair of free throws to close the gap even further, 52-51. SLU took some time to regain their composure at the tail-end of the third quarter. They were able to keep their lead throughout the entirety of the quarter, but never really drew away from the Dukes for a comfortable lead until the very last seconds of the quarter with a pair of free throws from Kemph. SLU led 65-60 going into the last quarter of play. Senior guard Jamesia Price secured the early lead for the Billikens with a pair of free throws. Kemph followed her up with a threepointer, making the game 70-64. The Dukes went on a 10-6 run despite SLU’s dominance early on to make it a two-point game with four minutes left to play. The Bills kept the Dukes at a distance in the last minute of the game with some free

throws from Kemph and a layup from Price. Duquesne had a late last-minute go at victory when they nailed a three-pointer with four seconds remaining to trail SLU by only two points, 83-81. They fouled Kemph right away and were unable to generate a substantial chance in the last seconds of the game. SLU took the upset, 84-81. The Duquesne game was clearly a team effort on both sides of the ball. Kemph and Womack registered doubledoubles. Kemph had a game high of 13 assists and consequently set the single-season record for most assists with 187. Stipanovich scored 16 points and Gits pocketed 12 points. Womack brought down 11 rebounds, and the team earned a 35-32 reSee “Bills” on Page 8

Men’s basketball squad edged in OT after leading Dayton at home By LEXIE VASOS Sports Editor

It was Greek night at Chaifetz arena on Feb. 20 as the men’s basketball team hosted Fordham. Although Fordham had a 6-5 lead at the first media timeout, the Billikens gained a 12-11 lead with 11:42 left in the first. Neither team could find a foothold as there were 13 lead changes in the first half. Fordham regained a 17-16 lead with just over seven minutes before the break. A beautiful dunk by junior guard Mike Crawford put the Billikens back on top 18-17. Another dunk from freshman center Matt Neufeld inspired an 8-0 Billiken spurt with 5:07 left in the first half, which gave the Billikens a lead that they would defend the rest of the game. Fordham responded by scoring the last five points of the first half, cutting the deficit to a field goal, 30-28. The Billikens carried their momentum into the second half, extending their lead to 42-30 with 15:57 left in the game. Fordham refused to

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go down quietly and put together a 8-3 run to cut the Billiken lead to seven. Fordham kept the game in single digits. With 7:41 remaining, the score was 52-43. Although a Crawford three gave SLU its largest lead of the night, 14, Fordham continued to penetrate the Billiken defense and brought themselves within six with three minutes left to make something happen. Another trey from Crawford put the game away for the Billikens, with a final score of 76-68. Crawford had an outstanding game, leading the offense with 21 points. He shot a perfect six-for-six from the field and drained all three of his attempts from behind the arc. He also shot six-of-seven from the free throw line and led the Billikens in boards, recording six for the night. Crawford was a defensive animal, posting a career-high four steals. Junior guard Aaron Hines helped the offense with a career-high eight assists. Freshman guard Jermaine Bishop contributed 17 points

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in the victory after shooting five-of-ten from the field and hitting three treys. The Billikens hosted Dayton on Feb. 23 for Senior Night. Yacoubou got the Billikens on the board early with back-to-back baskets that gave the Bills a 5-0 lead. SLU scored on the next possession as well and forced the flyers to call a timeout with 17:23 left in the first. Both teams suffered from a scoring drought, which kept the score low, 8-2, with 11:36 left before the break. Dayton put together a 9-0 run late in the half, but SLU clung to a 13-12 lead. The Bills gave themselves some breathing room with a threepoint lead that turned into a five-point lead, 19-14, as both teams headed into the locker room. Dayton kept the deficit in single digits — sophomore forward Milik Yarbrough drained back-to-back threes to give SLU the seven point advantage with 12:35 left in regulation. Yarbrough forced the Flyers to take a timeout after weaving through the lane for a layup to send the

Track awarded allconference honors By LAUREN TONDL Associate Sports Editor

The SLU track and field team showed off one of their best performances of the season at the Atlantic 10 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 21 in Kingston, Rhode Island. The men finished sixth, their best finish yet, and the women came in a respectable ninth place. Many of the men’s team members placed in the top spots or earned All-Conference honors, which are given to the first-place and second-place finishers of each event. Junior Neal Fitzpatrick earned second-team All-Conference honors in the 5000-meter race with a time of 14:42.83. He lost the nail-biter by four one-hundredths of a second to a Davidson runner. Fitzpatrick also took the seventh-place spot in the 3000-meter race with a time of 8:33.16. Freshman Manuel De Backer finished third in the 5000-meter race (14:50.83) and came in fifth in the 3000-meter race (8:29.33). Fellow freshmen Wes Schoenthal and Tannock Blair competed well on the track as well in the 800-meter race. Schoenthal grabbed fifth place with a time of 1:56.92, and Blair was less than seconds behind in sixth place with a time of 1:56.96. SLU’s relay teams also made their mark at the conference championships. The 4x800-meter team of Blair, sophomore Ryan Noonan, junior Albert Marban and Schoenthal put on an exciting show when they came in second by only seven-tenths of a second to the top team with a time of 7:40.82. They shattered the school record, along with earning secondteam All-Conference honors. The 4x400-meter team of junior Kyle Clinkingbeard, sophomore Josh Freivogel, junior Nathan Hall and ju-

nior Griffin McCurren finished in third place with a time of 3:21.45. Finally, the distance medley team of freshman Dorrian Gordon, Hall, freshman Kevin Ganahl and freshman Sean Conlin earned a fourth-place finish (10:12.49). The men also fared well on the field. Freshman Connor Stelljes finished third in the shot put and earned a school record of 15.44 meters. Senior Robert Tosie earned sixth place in the weight throw at 14.86 meters. Freshman Will Hinegardner slotted in at eighth place in the high jump with a jump of 1.94 meters. Freshman Jaryn Blackshear-Bryant broke his own school record in the heptathlon with 4268 points and earned seventh place. The women competed strongly in several events as well. The 4x800-meter relay team of sophomore Elise Moore, senior Laura Schlueter, sophomore Mary Kelly and junior Emma Kidd earned second-team All-Conference honors with a school-record time of 9:05.51, which was six onehundredths of a second away from the first-place finishers, Fordham. Kidd also earned third place in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:14.18, and Moore came in fourth with a time of 2:14.91. Freshman Ann Harlos took seventh place in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.97. Freshman Anna Schmitz represented SLU in the longdistance races with an eighth place finish in the 5,000 meters (17:47.38). Senior Stephanie Ulrich finished in fifth place in the high jump with a mark of 3.45 meters. She also competed well in the pole vault; she placed seventh with a mark of 1.65 meters. Junior Kamaria Gage earned eighth place in the weight throw (14.97 meters).

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COLLISION: Senior guard Ash Yacoubou crashes into a Dayton defender in the Feb. 23 matchup. Yacoubou recorded 14 points in the heart-breaking overtime loss to the Flyers. Billikens up 33-24. The Billikens continued to push the ball and sharp shooting from behind the arc from Yarbrough put the Billikens on top 42-33 with 7:22 left on the clock. Dayton cut away at the Billiken lead and tied the game at 46 with under a minute to play. Neither team

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WHO TO CHEER: DAMIAN LILLARD Portland Trailblazer point guard Damian Lillard became the first player this NBA season to record five consecutive games with at least 30 points. The Trailblazers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 112-104 on Feb. 24. Lillard scored 34 points in the game and shot a perfect 14-for-14 from the free throw line.

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could take advantage of their possession and the game continued into overtime. Unfortunately, Dayton hit a three in overtime that led to the 52-49 demise of the Billikens. Yarbrough led the team with 16 points and hit a career-high three three-point-

ers. Yacoubou contributed 14 points in the overtime loss and Crawford finished with a career-high ten rebounds. SLU falls to 5-10 in the league and 10-17 overall. The Bills travel to Philadelphia to play Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 28. and to face La Salle March 2.

BY LEXIE VASOS, SPORTS EDITOR WHO TO JEER: RANDY GREGORY Dallas Cowboy defensive end Randy Gregory was suspended on Feb. 22 after failing another drug test, which resulted in Gregory’s suspension from the first four games of the 2016 season. He has failed four drug tests in the last 12 months and one more will result in a one-year suspension from the league – just another issue for the Cowboys.

WHO TO FEAR: CONNOR MCGREGOR UFC fighter Conor McGregor was supposed to face Rafael dos Anjos, but Anjos withdrew from the UFC 196 matchup on Feb. 23 after suffering a broken foot. UFC president Dana White announced later in the day that Nate Diaz would take the injured fighter’s place. Diaz has his work cut out for him as McGregor is a tank in the ring.

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Scores from the week Men’s Basketball Saturday, Feb. 20 Fordham Billikens

68 76

Tuesday, Feb. 23 Dayton Billikens

52 49

Women’s Basketball Thursday, Feb. 18 Duquesne Billikens

81 84

Sunday, Feb. 21 Fordham Billikens

49 51

Wednesday, Feb. 24 Dayton Billikens

52 55

Softball Saturday, Feb. 20 Hofstra Billikens

10 2

LIU Brooklyn Billikens

4 5

Sunday, Feb. 21 Marshall Billikens

6 1

Player of the week Cole Dubet Baseball

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Freshman second baseman Cole Dubet has been named the Atlantic 10 Conference baseball Rookie of the Week for the first week of the season. He started all three games Feb. 19-21, which included a leadoff for the Billikens. He went 5-for-11 (.455 average) and scored one run and was walked three times. Dubet is one of only three Bills to record a hit in each matchup so far this season. SLU head to Georgia to play in the Perfect Game Spring Swing tournament Feb. 2628. SLU hopes to rebound from their rough start to the season in which they lost all four matchups against BYU.

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bound advantage overall. They shot 52.5 percent from the field and an impressive 40 percent from the threepoint line. SLU traveled up north to face Fordham, which was an entirely different game from their previous scoring showdown with Duquesne. SLU eked out a 51-49 win on Feb. 21 to give SLU their ninth road victory of the season. The first quarter began smoothly with a 5-0 lead out of the gate. They shut Fordham down for the first portion of the quarter, leading 12-3 with five minutes left. The Rams went on a 9-6 spurt in the last minutes of the quarter to decrease the margin, 18-12 in favor of the Billikens. The Billikens were unable to find success in the second quarter at all, as they only racked up eight points in the ten mintues of play. The Rams did not take much advantage of the Billikens’ offensive lapse, but still found a way to come out on the front foot. Fordham drew ahead by one basket, 28-26 going into intermission. SLU appeared more like their normal selves offensively at the onset of the third quarter. Kemph and sophomore guard Jenny Vliet opened things up with a layup and a three-pointer, respectively, to take the lead back, 31-28. The game remained close, and both teams took turns with the lead until Womack put away two free throws in the last two minutes. SLU led 41-37 going into the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter appeared quite like the second quarter, as both teams were unable to find a way to put the ball in the basket. The first points of the quarter were not scored until two minutes of play ensued, and Fordham finally put in a layup. The Billikens scored their first points at the 5:55 mark with a layup from junior forward Olivia Jakubicek. This gave SLU a bit of a spark, as Kemph followed up her efforts with two layups to take the lead 47-39. Fordham gave SLU a run for their money when they sunk two three-pointers and earned a free throw from a turnover and a foul on the Billikens’ part. The Billik-

ens had a one-point lead with two minutes left to play. Kemph put in a layup on their next possession, but Fordham showed up again with another three-pointer to tie the game at 49 at the 1:28 mark. A scoring hiatus came over both teams yet again until SLU finally called a timeout with 12 seconds left in the game. Kemph saved the day after hitting a 10foot bank shot with two seconds left to play. The Billikens took the victory, 51-49. Kemph scored almost half of SLU’s points with 21 overall. Vliet added in 10 points while Womack and Stipanovich grabbed five rebounds apiece. Price finally earned her deserved spot as the career leader in steals with 189, four of which she earned against Fordham. SLU ended a trio of conference games when they went to Dayton on Feb. 24. The Billikens opened up the game with an early 4-0 lead. They had a brief lapse when Dayton scored a three and a jumper to take their first lead of the game, but Kemph regained control for her team with layups on back-to-back possessions, courtesy of a steal by Price. SLU kept ahead throughout the end and took the upper hand, 17-14, going into the second quarter. Dayton made it a point that they would not go down easy as they drew within one point at the onset of the second quarter, 17-16. However, Kemph and Vliet strung together five points to pull away once again, 2216. Vliet gave the Billikens another boost at the halfway point with a three-pointer to make the game 27-22. However, Dayton put together a three-point play to give SLU an uncomfortable four-point lead going into half. The Billikens and the Flyers remained steady in the third quarter on both sides of the ball. SLU could not separate themselves by more than six points at any point in the first half of the quarter. By five minutes in, SLU had a 36-31 advantage. Two offensive rebounds let Dayton capitalize on some threepoint plays to draw within one, as SLU struggled to deal with Dayton center Saicha Grant-Allen. SLU kept at a safe distance, 43-38, at the

close of the quarter. Dayton’s third quarter performance appeared to give them the momentum going into the fourth quarter along with their home court advantage, and they made it clearer by sinking a three on their first possession of the period. Vliet came back and answered with a field goal of her own to make it 48-45. Kemph’s drive to the basket off a rebound at the sixminute mark and a pass out to Covington resulted in another three-pointer to give SLU a six-point upper hand. Grant-Allen drew yet another foul to make it a threepoint game once again, 5148 in favor of the Billikens. A Dayton guard pulled off a slick play under the basket to draw within one point of the Billikens at the threeminute mark. SLU showed their composure was still intact when Vliet sunk two free throws with ease, despite having to make a play with only one second left on the shot clock. Dayton answered with an easy layup and proved they still had a chance to come back as they only trailed by two, 54-52. With a minute remaining, Stipanovich fouled out on Grant-Allen on an inbound pass. Even with this advantage for the Flyers, they managed to turn the ball over with 33 seconds left in the game. The Flyers fouled Kemph with eight seconds to go, and she was able to convert on one to give her team a 55-52 lead. Price made the last key play by barely tipping the inbound pass out of bounds, forcing Dayton to a restart. The Flyers attempted a three-pointer, but failed, and SLU walked away with a 55-52 victory. Kemph and Vliet led the way offensively with 17 and 16 points, respectively, but both teams had low shooting percentages, showing how important SLU’s defense was and will be going through the season. Dayton’s size under the basket gave SLU trouble later in the game, but they managed to keep Dayton at a distance and capitalize on their early lead. SLU wraps up their regular season at home on Feb. 27 against Rhode Island at 2 p.m. They will soon after compete in the A-10 Conference Championship March 4-6 in Richmond, Virginia.

Swimming earns two conference titles By LAUREN TONDL Associate Sports Editor

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams made history in the last three days of the four-day Atlantic 10 Conference Championships in Geneva, Ohio, Feb. 18-20. They smashed a staggering 12 school records and medaled in several events. The men finished in fourth place, and the women came in at 11th place. This is the best the men have ever finished in SLU history. Sophomore Mina Glenesk started things off for the Bills at the start of the second day, and she won the consolation heat in the 500yard freestyle with a time of 4:57.47. Junior Olivia Garrett slid into 16th place in the 50-yard freestyle for the Billikens. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Garrett, sophomore Maggie Sheean, junior Bre Anderson and Glenesk came in ninth place. On day two, sophomore Ryan McCoy began the day by setting a new school record in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:24.84. In the same race, freshman Grant Gamroth, sophomore Jeremy Goodison and junior Nick Jessee all placed in the consolation heat. Junior TJ Decker landed in seventh place in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:51.27. He was followed by junior Austin Nguyenphu, who came in 12th place. The team of freshman Brian North, McCoy, and seniors Shane Cano and Brendan Hulseman turned in a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:21.50. Day three brought just as much excitement and just as many outstanding performances from the Billikens. The men kicked things off with an impressive third-place finish from Nguyenphu in the 400-yard IM, who swam a time of 3:56.45. Freshman Isaiah Williams kept the Billikens’ performance consistent with a sixth-place finish (3:58.85) in the same race. McCoy came out strong yet again in the 100-yard butterfly. A new school record of 47.72 earned him second place. Hulseman swam into seventh place with a time of 49.79. Jessee continued the men’s success in the 200yard freestyle with a time of 1:39.40 to earn a fourth-

place finish. Decker and senior Jack Kane snuck into the final two spots in the championship heat in the 100-yard breaststroke with times of 55.54 and 55.74, respectively. Cano broke a record of his own in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 49.34 and a seventhplace ending. The 400-yard medley relay team of Cano, Decker, McCoy and Hulseman earned fifth place with a time of 3:16.82. Sophomore Riley Kirby turned in a time of 56.23 on the 100-yard backstroke to earn seventh place for the SLU women’s team. The team of Kirby, sophomore Nora Gartland, Garrett and sophomore Elaine Mahon came into 10th place in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:50.56. The women started off on a stronger foot on the fourth and final day of competition. Glenesk set a new school record for the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:12.68. She tied for seventh place to push the Bills ahead in the standings. Kirby came out hot again in the 200-yard backstroke to snag seventh place with a time of 2:03.63. They improved in the relay competition and smashed the school record in the process, getting eighth place in the 400-yard freestyle relay with the team of Garrett, junior Alexa Gross, Mahon and Glenesk (3:26.28). Goodison answered Glenesk’s new record with one of his own in the same event, the 1650-yard freestyle. He took an eighth-place finish with a time of 16:00.91. Cano finished in eighth place in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:50.35. SLU’s first gold medal of the day came from McCoy in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 44.18. He also set a new school record for SLU. Hulseman also competed well in the race, earning fourth place with a time of 45.17. Nguyenphu surpassed yet another SLU record in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:59.88, giving him third place. Decker was close behind in seventh place with a time of 2:02.62. The men finished out an impressive day by winning the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 2:59.00, swam by the team of Hulseman, Cano, McCoy and Jessee.

Softball travels to Florida for Four Points by Sheraton Invitational; offensive hardships result in losing record By LEXIE VASOS Sports Editor

The Saint Louis University softball team traveled to Florida to play in the Four Points by Sheraton Invitational, dropping four out of their five games. Their first matchup was against Hofstra on Feb. 19. Junior outfielder Mackenzie Peter hit her first home run of the season in the bottom of the first. Although the Billikens loaded the bases after a walk by senior third basemen Elizabeth Everingham, a single from senior pitcher Brianna Lore, and another walk by sophomore infielder Alyssa Tarquino, the Billikens were unable to capitalize on the scoring opportunity. Hofstra went on a scoring frenzy in the second, scoring six runs, five of which were unearned. They scored another unearned run in the third then went on to bring in single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to defeat the Billikens 9-1. Later on in the day, the Bills played Florida Gulf Coast (FGC). FGC built up a 4-0 lead with a run in the first, two in the third and one in the sixth. SLU was held to

only three hits in the first six innings, but regrouped in the seventh. Tarquino hit a single that was quickly followed by another single from sophomore infielder Allie Macfarlane, and SLU scored on an RBI groundout from junior catcher Hailey Weaver. SLU loaded the bases after a walk from junior first baseman Emma Buckles, and junior infielder Taylor Meeks got on base after an error. Junior shortstop Alex Nickel brought in runners on a two-run single and Peter helped the Bills tie it at four with a hit. The Bills loaded the bases again after Everingham and Lore walked, but were unable to score. Although the Billikens had the opportunity to score in extra innings, they could not capitalize and fell 5-4. SLU had a rematch with Hofstra on Feb. 20. Hofstra scored six times in the first inning: one bases-loaded walk, then a grand slam, and finally a solo home run. The Billikens responded in the second by loading the bases with walks by Weavers, Buckles and Nickel. Peter forced in a run and Macfarlane made it 6-2 with a sacrifice fly. The Billikens would

be unable to cut the deficit any lower, as Hofstra scored two runs in the third and two more in the fifth to dominate the Billikens 10-2 in five innings. SLU looked like a different team in the start of their second game of the day against LIU Brooklyn. Nickel and Peter singled early and Macfarlane followed up with an RBI double. Peter scored soon after on a wild pitch and Lore single plated Macfarlane. The Bills went up 4-0 in the second after Buckles singled and was brought home on a two-out double from Peters. LIU Brooklyn responded with three runs in the fourth. The Bills took a 5-3 advantage after sophomore outfielder Josie Knesel singled with two outs, got to third on a single from Nickels and scored on a double steal. The Blackbirds cut the deficit to one in the sixth and could have tied the game in the seventh, but Lore got the final out and improved to 2-1 for the season. SLU defeated LIU Brooklyn 5-4. SLU finished the tournament on Feb. 21 against Marshall and lost 6-1. Senior pitcher Brianna Lore was selected as one

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CLASS: Senior pitcher Brianna Lore is one of 30 candidates for the CLASS Award with a 3.451 grade point average. of 30 candadites for the CLASS Award for collegiate softball. Lore is a two-time All-Region and Atlantic 10 All-Conference selection. She also holds the Billiken career record for wins, starts and innings and also ranks among the top 10 on a multitude of other SLU career lists. She is a communica-

tion sciences and disorders major with a cumulative grade point average of 3.451 and has logged more than 50 hours of community service. The Billikens fall to 4-6 and will host the Cancer Awareness Tournament March 4-6. Their first game will be March 4 against Missouri State.

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Applauding Apple’s audacity Which is more important: cyber security or national security? That’s essentially the question being raised by an ongoing legal dispute between Apple and the FBI, a debate that has been spilling into the court of public opinion. Tech companies are largely siding with Apple, while law enforcement picks the FBI—and everyday citizens are caught in the middle. The fight concerns an iPhone belonging to one of the two married perpetrators of December’s San Bernardino mass shooting, which left 14 dead and 22 seriously injured. Due to encryption on the phone, authorities investigating the attack are unable to access the most recent data stored on the phone, which they say could potentially reveal other accomplices in the attack or future terrorist plots. The FBI has requested Apple’s assistance in unlocking the device. Apple, however, has refused to comply with the orders, arguing that to do so would set a dangerous precedent. In a public letter, Apple CEO Tim Cook clarified the reasons for their decision. Though the company condemned the terrorist attack and offered their full cooperation with the investigation, they objected to demands that they undermine their own security system by unlocking the phone. According to Cook, deencrypting an iPhone is not as simple as picking a physical lock, for example. What the FBI is asking Apple to do is to design and install onto the phone an altered version of iOS with certain security features disabled—a “master

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key,” so to speak, which could be potentially used to unlock any encrypted Apple device. This is something that doesn’t currently exist and something Apple has previously vowed never to create. In other words, it’s not like Apple is being asked to hand anything over, they’re being asked to build something entirely from scratch. As Cook explains, once created, such a program could be duplicated and used to bypass security measures on any Apple device. Smart phones today contain an incredible amount of sensitive personal data. If such a program were to fall into the

wrong hands, hackers and criminals could potentially gain access to your private pictures and messages, financial information and health records, even your location. Of course, there are compelling reasons to support the FBI’s case. In San Bernardino, the long-feared specter of homegrown terrorism suddenly became a reality. In a country that is constantly under threat, it is harder than ever for authorities to monitor suspected terrorists and prevent horrific attacks from occurring. Some would say that surrendering a little digital privacy is simply the price of living in safety. Besides, as

the common refrain goes, why should you have anything to fear, unless you have something to hide? However, there are a number of reasons for ordinary citizens to be wary of the government’s request. Though the FBI insisted it would limit its use to this particular phone, in the event it prevails in court, it has already requested assistance in unlocking nine other phones in unrelated cases. In addition, other law enforcement agencies across the country have claimed to have hundreds of encrypted phones in storage, waiting to be unlocked. The majority of these instances have absolutely nothing to do with terrorism or public safety. As leaked NSA documents have revealed, the U.S. government has few misgivings about spying on its own citizens. But the problem of federal abuse of power goes back much further, predating even the digital era. In the ‘50s, at the behest of J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI conducted surveillance on many non-criminal, political entities, including suspected Communists, members of the Black Panther party and even Martin Luther King, Jr. and his associates. The importance of cyber security is something that most people hardly understand and scarcely worry about. But as NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said, “Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” We’d like to take a minute to exercise both of our rights and say: Thank you, Apple.

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As a long-time season ticket holder for SLU men’s basketball, I have seen the ups and downs of the program. However, these last two seasons have been the lowest of lows for the Billikens. After having the best 3-year stretch in program history, being blessed with the nicest facilities in the Atlantic 10 and having the support of many major donors, the Jim Crews-led Billikens have crashed to rankings in the 200s. Never in their 100 years of basketball have the Billikens been ranked in the 200s, but barring a miraculous finish to the season, it will be back-to-back years in the 200s. It is time to let Jim Crews go and find a young coach who is a strong recruiter. Each NCAA Tournament game SLU played in over the last 5 years brought in $1.6M of revenue for the school. This would greatly help SLU’s financial situation. Without ticket sales, and attendance numbers reaching an all-time low for Chaifetz Arena, SLU needs to build up excitement again and get back to their winning ways. Jim Crews helped SLU through a hard time after the death of Rick Majerus and as fans we will be forever grateful, but the game has passed him by and he can no longer win without Coach Majerus’ players. He is not a good coach and the program has fallen too far. It’s time to act. -Brett Robertson, St. Louis

A tribute to the sad, sad campaign of Jeb! Bush In an election cycle that has so far upended all of the rules, the latest casualty might just be the most astonishing one. After disappointing results in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, Jeb Bush (Jeb!) announced last week that he would be suspending his campaign and dropping out of the 2016 presidential race. Bush has been floundering in the polls for so long that it’s easy to forget he was once a serious contender. When he first entered the race, no Republican candidate seemed better poised to win the nomination. An experienced governor from an important

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time he ran for office was in 2002, when he was re-elected as Florida governor. Much has changed in the GOP since then. In a race dominated by political outsiders, Bush found himself in the uncomfortable position of appealing to a Republican electorate that has come to see experience as a detriment, the Establishment as the enemy and “moderate” as a synonym for “Democrat.” But no single name has brought the former governor more grief than Trump. While it’s true that no one could have predicted the phenomenon Trump would become, Bush in particular consistently un-

derestimated his opponent and misread his appeal. This made him an easy target for Trump, who seemed to almost revel in mocking Bush for everything from his stage persona to his brother’s presidential legacy. Of course, it’s hard not to lay at least some of the blame at Bush’s feet. Even among the other Establishment-friendly candidates, Bush struggled to gain any traction. He appeared uncomfortable in debates and out of touch in interviews. He stumbled over hypothetical questions about the Iraq War. As Republican voters responded enthusiastically to the feelings of anger

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audience to “Please clap” at the end of a campaign speech, and even struggling to put on a sweater. Regardless of your views, it’s hard not to watch these videos without some morsel of sympathy for poor old Jeb. Would he have made a good president? In all likelihood, he would have continued the legacy of his brother—not an entirely appealing prospect (As one editor put it, “same bullshit, different guy”). But he was level-headed, compassionate and genuine. In light of some of the alternatives in the GOP field, maybe the end of the Bush dynasty is something to mourn.

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MLK: More than just a Scholarship

Alisha Sonnier

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps perpetuate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it,” said Martin Luther King Jr. Saint Louis University needs to be real with itself and its community. Are the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars truly deserving and constantly earning the right to be called King scholars, or do the recipients collect scholarship money and hold the title simply as a resume decorator? In high school, when I first learned that SLU had a Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship, I was elated. I assumed that this meant that there were individuals at SLU who shared MLK’s passion for social justice and understood him beyond two sentences of the “I Have A Dream” speech. Most importantly, I assumed that these individuals felt the same call to action as he did. I knew I had to apply. During the interview, I was asked to define terms like oppression and privilege. I was asked what made me feel qualified enough to refer to myself as a MLK Scholar. But during my two years as a MLK Scholar, I have been greatly disappointed. I have been forced to question who Dr. Martin Luther King really was. First off, let me say that SLU, besides its lack of black scholarly presence, is the perfect place for the MLK Scholarship. King was a part of America’s privileged society, like myself and majority of SLU students. He chose to use his privilege to give a voice to those marginalized in society instead of sitting comfortably and blissfully ignorant. My first moment of disappointment came when I learned that I was one of three African American scholars in the class of 2018. I was confused. Was it that African Americans had not applied for the scholarship, or was it that the University found majority of my counterparts unqualified? MLK was most passionate about racial justice issues. With this being said, should not the MLK Scholars represent a more racially diverse pool of applicants? My second disappointment was the inability of the MLK Scholars to confront current issues of social justice. Last school year featured clarion calls for MLK Scholars, and most of us failed to answer. The current movement regarding black lives arrived on campus, and we failed to get involved. We failed to represent the essence of MLK. during “Occupy SLU,” when black community members who have been marginalized and oppressed came to the university looking to be heard – and where were we? Did we think it was inappropriate for us to get involved in a Black Lives Matter movement? A meeting of the MLK Scholars was called, and the question was posed: What do we, as MLK scholars, want to do in response to the protest for black lives on campus? Do we, as MLK Scholars, want to have a public response when black members’ of our society lives

are being taken due to their race? Do we want to respond when members of our society are crying out? I am saddened to say that, as a whole, we decided no. Someone even said that it would separate us from people within the student body, create conflict and make it look like we are choosing a side. MLK must have turned in his grave. A group of students blessed with the privilege and honor of being associated with King’s name choosing not to get involved in a Black Lives Matter movement because of the risk of conflict? It became clear to me; the majority of the people in the room did not understand King’s philosophy or efforts. “And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right,” he said. Yet MLK Scholars, as a collective, were unwilling to risk comfort to confront injustice. We should be ashamed and apologize to the St. Louis community, as well as King’s family, for receiving financial benefits in his name but failing to do the work. Collectively, we failed to contribute. I am not even sure if MLK himself would have received the MLK scholarship, or if having it would have encouraged him to fight for justice. My fellow MLK Scholars, SLU and community members: There is a problem. Does the program seek to produce and recognize individuals who choose the route of King, or does it solely look good on paper? MLK noted: “All we say to America is to be true to what you said on paper. If I lived in China or even Russia, or any totalitarian country, maybe I could understand some of these illegal injunctions. Maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic First Amendment privileges, because they hadn’t committed themselves to that over there. But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly.” Similarly, I somewhere read “the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity.” Somewhere I read: “In keeping with Dr. King’s legacy, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship is a competitive award granted to undergraduate students who are committed to social justice, academic success, service, leadership and intentional cultural awareness experiences…. King Scholars, will engage with students, faculty and staff who are dedicated to promoting Dr. King’s ideals, both at Saint Louis University and in the St. Louis Community…. Students from diverse and historically underrepresented populations in U.S. higher education are strongly encouraged to apply.” Perhaps if I attended another university or was the benefactor of a different scholarship, I could understand. I could understand the lack of black scholars, the unwillingness to get involved in a Black Lives Matter movement or other current social justice issues. But being that MLK died for black lives and was assassinated while on the brim of a poverty campaign, I cannot. And because my silence is consent, I must speak out. All I ask of SLU, the MLK Scholarship program and the scholars is to be true to what we claim to be on paper.

Voter ID laws: Doing more harm than good? Michael Artigues

With the election cycle in full force, all attention in the media is on the candidates and their increasingly distinguished and aggressive platforms. While voters are worried about what issues will be addressed and how, one issue that has been gaining attention as of late actually affects whether or not certain Americans can vote. Voter ID laws, and specifically photo ID laws, seem like common sense to many: the Constitution (and later amendments) guarantee equal voting rights for all American citizens, a huge step up from an unfortunate beginning of allowing only white, property-owning males to vote. But on the flip side of this inclusivity is some necessary exclusivity: if all American citizens can vote, then of course only American citizens can vote, and one vote per citizen at that. So requiring valid proof of citizenship, such as photo IDs, makes sense on a basic level. But it’s much more complicated than simply “protecting the integrity of the voting process.” The biggest concern of those pushing for photo ID laws is the prevalence of vot-

ing fraud, but some quick inhave current government-issight reveals that the issue is sued photo ID.” To make matsignificantly less of one than ters worse, 18% of seniors and some lawmakers would have a whopping 25% of African you believe. Voter impersonAmericans surveyed did not ation, which usually involves have valid photo IDs. That’s people voting under the guise 3.2 million people ineligible of recently deceased citizens, to vote who are otherwise is surprisingly rare: A study guaranteed that right by the from the Washington Post Constitution, and that already reveals only disturb“31 credible ing number incidents out disproporof one billion tionately ballots cast” includes While voter ID laws between 2000 minorimay aim to protect and 2014. ties, elderthe so-called ‘inOf course, ly, young tegrity’ of the balvoting fraud, adults and lot, what they may no matter the poor how rare alike. Many very well achieve the occurhave no is the widespread rence might driver’s lidisenfranchisement be, is worth cense, for of millions of voters preventing. example, and a severe nderAllowing because mining of American people to unthey are dermine the either undemocracy voting sysable to aftem could inford cars or fluence electhey live in tions, and rural areas though it usually does happen far removed from facilities on a small enough scale to where they can obtain photo not pose a real threat of this, IDs. In Texas alone, over half for a process as important as a million of previously regiselecting our government oftered state voters didn’t have ficials, any precaution should credentials matching the be taken. But maybe photo ID standards of the state’s strict requirements aren’t the right photo ID laws. This is a huge measure to take, if they hurt deal: While voter ID laws may legitimate voters more than aim to protect the so-called they prevent fraudulent vot“integrity” of the ballot, what ers. they may very well achieve is According to a 2011 study the widespread disenfranchisby the Brennan Center for Jusing of millions of voters and a tice at New York University’s severe undermining of AmerSchool of Law, “11 percent of ican democracy. voting-age Americans did not Our country has had quite

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a history with controversial voter restriction laws. From religious tests at polls to literacy tests to the notorious Jim Crow laws, what have seemed like common-sense standards for voter qualification in the past are, in retrospect, horribly discriminatory. With the balance tipped against an alarming number of eligible voters, photo ID laws are a drastic overstep in response to the perceived threat of voting fraud. But supporters cite a number of countries in Europe that have such strict requirements, namely Sweden, Switzerland, etc., all of which have few problems with disenfranchising voters. And yet these countries also automatically provide citizens with photo IDs once they come of age, a measure that should necessarily precede requiring photographic proof of citizenship at polls. That is common sense. So until America is in a position to guarantee photo identification to all Americans, which hardly any supporters of photo ID laws are pushing for, voter ID laws need to move more in the direction of inclusivity. And this is a hard point to sell to an audience of students who almost all have these kinds of identification, but it’s important to expand our awareness to those less-heard voices that we normally wouldn’t think about. And this means being aware of the dangers of photo ID laws and the threat they pose to the American electoral system.

Black History Month: Witnessing progess, in black and white Friends share their perspectives

Sarah Nash

As my last Black History Month as a student at Saint Louis University comes to a close, I am simultaneously hopeful and disheartened. For the past four Februarys, I have excitedly attended events hosted by student groups like Black Student Alliance, I have listened to speakers like Marc Lamont Hill and M.K. Asante, and I have participated in thoughtprovoking dialogues with my peers and professors at SLU. While attending and participating in these events as a white student has frequently been uncomfortable for me, it was in these moments that I was challenged to begin the process of resisting and undoing anti-Black racism by acknowledging and unpacking my own whiteness. Other white students at SLU often ask me what they can do to be a part of the Black Lives Matter movement. My immediate answer is always: “SO MUCH!” I believe white people have a necessary role, and it is NOT

a “white savior role.” Instead, we have to engage in “whiteness work” as individuals and as members of predominately white communities, especially here at SLU. We have to recognize what we are really saying when we tell other students “don’t go north of Delmar” or “never end up in East St. Louis” or when we call the Shell Station on Grand Avenue the “Shady Shell.” We have to identify the voices and people who are absent in our circles and we have to take actions to be more inclusive. We have to let go of the fear of being called racist—as white people growing up in the United States, we are. We have to be willing to make mistakes, to say the wrong thing, but more importantly, we have to be called out when we do it. And perhaps most simply, we have to show up. We have to follow the leadership of black people whose truth and power energies and sustains the ongoing struggle for black liberation. And as students called to live out the Jesuit mission of pursuing “truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity,” we must actively resist and seek to dismantle anti-Black racism and white supremacy—and not just during February.

Noelle Janak

As we wrap up Black History Month, I need other SLU students to know that racism is not over. While this seems like a rather elementary statement, I continue to hear white SLU student after white SLU student celebrate the progress of the Clock Tower Accords without considering that life for many black students on campus has not improved. Racism lives at SLU. As a black student, I walk around my campus and struggle to see black bodies in occupations beyond the service industry. I sit in classrooms devoid of blackness, except for my African American Studies classes. One occasion, I was told by one of my Women’s and Gender Studies professors that so called ‘black on black crime’ was more serious than institutional racism. While certainly Black History Month is a time for celebration of #BlackExcellence, we must also face the undeniable fact that racism is alive and well, even on SLU’s campus. Some may ask the ques-

tion, “As a student on a predominantly white campus, what can I do?” My answer to that question is simple—DO SOMETHING! There comes a time when we must face the “fierce urgency of now.” We must acknowledge that lifeless black bodies line the streets of this country like they once did hanging from trees. We must not only acknowledge the reality of institutional racism, but do something about it! Spending an afternoon in North St. Louis as part of Make A Difference Day is not enough. We must actively engage racial justice issues consistently, knowing that often times we may get it wrong. As students on a Jesuit campus, we have a moral obligation to resist systems of white supremacy. For some, this means joining the thousands protesting in the streets, chanting “Black Lives Matter.” For others, it means talking to fellow students, friends and family about issues of race and police violence. We cannot choose to stay silent or passive on matters of racial injustice and call ourselves members of the Jesuit community—or Christians for that matter. If you want to celebrate Black History Month, get to know black people, and the issues that affect them, or stop calling yourself an advocate for social justice.

OPINION & EDITORIALS

Most people who spend their days on the North Campus of Saint Louis University probably do not know who he was. Names of campus sites, names of buildings, all become commonplace to us as we pursue work and studies. Robert Frost? David Frost? Who knows? Actually, the Frost campus is named in honor of D. M. Frost, a well-known Missourian and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. The university granted this honor to Frost as a result of the substantial gifts from Frostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter, Harriet Frost Fordyce. Gifts aside, we must still question if SLU should maintain a campus name that honors a Confederate general, one who fought to preserve the evil of slavery. Before answering, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s look at the history. Ironically, the campus sits where General Frost rather embarrassingly lost his first battle, Camp Jackson. In May 1861, this was a bivouac of Missouri Militia, conspiring with then Governor Jackson to bring the state into the Confederacy. Frostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s militia had already received Confederate arms and were planning

an attack on the St. Louis ardential Pardon, and continsenal. ued with his life. His first wife However, Capt. Nathanial died soon thereafter, and in Lyon, commanding Federal 1872, he married again. Harforces in the city, led his comriet Frost (born in 1876) was a bined force of regulars and daughter of this second marvolunteers to Camp Jackson riage. She grew to be a welland surrounded Frost and educated and active young his men, forcing them to surwoman, eventually marrying render in a bloodless victory. the wealthy Samuel Wesley Unfortunately, while marchFordyce in 1900. ing the prisoners through Harriet was a woman of St. Louis streets, the Federal dedication and vision, ustroops were confronted by ing her wealth and position C o n to support federate numerous sy mp acharitable How can we, in good thizers. causes. Her conscience, do our In the gifts to the Jework to reach out to ensuing suit commuthe local community, to riots, nities both in inexpeSt. Louis and help heal the wounds rienced elsewhere of racism and bigotry, troops were notable, while over our heads fired but the largw i l d l y, est was a 1959 Frost? killing gift of over 28 civil$1,000,000 to ians. Saint Louis A prisoner exchange soon University for the purchase of brought Frost back to the land for campus development Confederacy and, despite his east of Grand. ignominious start in combat, Harriet was also a loving the Confederacy made him a and loyal daughter, and in general. He went on to fight honor of her gift, the univerin several battles in the westsity agreed to name the North ern theater of the war. Yet his Campus after General Frost, a family, still living in St. Louis, name it has carried for over 50 felt increasingly uncomfortyears. able in this Union stronghold, But back to that quesand so they left for Canada tionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;can we really continue in1863. Fearing for their welto celebrate the heritage of a fare, Frost followed without military leader of the Confedofficial permission. For a time eracy? Throughout the counhe was listed as a deserter, but try, debates are arising about then was just dropped from the flying of the Confederate the list of CSA Army officers. battle flag at government faFrost returned to St. Louis cilities and at schools. Some at the warâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end with a Presihigh schools, named for Con-

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Vince Casaregola

February 25, 2016

federate leaders, have chosen to change their names, while some states and schools have left off the flying of that old emblem of the fight to preserve the evil institution of slavery. I would argue that the time has come to rename our North campus, letting go of a name that connects us with centuries of slavery and the subsequent century and a half of racial segregation, discrimination and oppression. While D. M. Frost may not have been one of the most dynamic or successful leaders of the Confederacy, his name still stands for the support of an intolerable institution. How can we, in good conscience, do our work to reach out to the local community, to help heal the wounds of racism and bigotry, while over our heads flies the banner of Frost? Perhaps we can still honor the gracious Harriet Fordyce by naming the campus for her, rather than for her father. In recognizing the contributions of this generous philanthropist, we divest ourselves of this connection to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Southern Cause.â&#x20AC;? Additionally, in naming the campus for a woman, we can begin to acknowledge more fully how much women have contributed, and continue to contribute, to the success of Saint Louis University. This is a kind of â&#x20AC;&#x153;rebrandingâ&#x20AC;? that may be a lot more significant than a new style or design of the Billiken. Dr. Casaregola is a professor of English and the Director of Film Studies

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