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Vol. XCVI No. 10
Trump stuns by winning presidency Students react to night of the unexpected By JOHN BARRETT Contributor
Red, white and SLU: Students on the issues
tion of immigrants, and we cannot forget that. We can’t just suddenly turn our back With the 2016 election on that heritage. If helping wrapped up, four students the refugees means openoffered their views on seving our borders, then that is eral of the most heavily diswhat we need to do. cussed issues of this election GUN RIGHTS: I am not cycle. The students featured for strict gun control beare juniors Margeux Wilhite, cause I believe people should Andrew Willett, Cody Dow be able to be armed. I guess and Elizabeth Daly. They when it comes to buying were asked to share their guns, we need to look at views on immigration, gun making guns harder to get, rights and abortion in order because that could potento help gauge tially prevent where SLU a mass shootstudents fall ing. We are a nation of on the politiABORimmigrants, and cal spectrum. TION: Aborwe cannot forget Junior tion is always Cody Dow, that. We can’t just a complete who is from injustice and suddenly turn Dallas and that is why our back on that is studying it is such a heritage. computer big issue. I science with think that Elizabeth Daly, junior a minor in the only way Spanish: that it should IMMIbe allowed is GRATION: I’m all for it. when there is absolutely no refugee immigration, I think other way to save the life of we should take in doses. the mother. I think it is reWe should review them beally important to admit crisis fore they come in. I think pregnancies can’t be solved we should not build a wall by abortion. It is through with Mexico. As a Texan, I education. see more open immigration HEALTHCARE: I think affecting the economy in a that there are some issues positive way. with universal healthcare, GUN RIGHTS: I just especially when it comes think all the gun violence is to issues of conscience. It is outrageous. If someone is on very risky for our country to the no-fly list, then they defirequire its citizens to violate nitely should not be allowed their consciences. Universal to buy a gun. healthcare is a great idea in ABORTION: I don’t its mission to help the most think that anyone should vulnerable. have a say in it besides the FINAL COMMENTS: woman, and in some cases SLU’s social justice-minded the victim, [about] whether mission has helped me to or not she should keep the step outside of my bubble baby. When it gets past a that I was brought up in. It certain point and the womhas helped me to think more an knowingly conceived the broadly of how my Catholic baby, I don’t think its morfaith goes far beyond Mass ally right for the woman to on Sundays. abort the baby. Ultimately, it Junior Andrew Willett, should be up to her. who is double majoring in HEALTHCARE: I can’t neuroscience and Spanish, say that I feel like I am well has hopes of attending medienough informed on this cal school after graduating topic to make a sound comfrom SLU: ment. IMMIGRATION: I’m reFINAL COMMENTS: ally for immigration. They’re In this election, I think of coming to America for a betthe quote, “If you are 20 and ter opportunity. It’s not like not a Democrat, then you’re they’re trying to come here heartless. If you’re 40 and and take away from Amerinot a Republican, then you’re can culture. thoughtless.” I think Hillary’s GUN RIGHTS: Guns terideals line up with the Jesuit rify me. I do understand why morals of everyone helping someone could want them each other. for recreational purposes. Junior Elizabeth Daly, I have a lot of friends who president of the SLU Stuhunt. I think the easy accesdents for Life and a double sibility of them is very alarmmajor in education and theing. I do think as many reguology: lations as possible should be IMMIGRATION: Borders are simply ideological and they should only help See “Politics” on Page 2 and not hurt. We are a naBy WILLIAM KERNELL Associate News Editor
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ELECTION: Students axiously await the results Tuesday night at the CGC. Donald Trump defied the polls with a historic upset, leaving many in a state of bewilderment. did a pretty good job of doing so. Anticipation was high as the night started. Students of all majors and interests came to watch the results pour in, many wearing their “I Voted Today” stickers and supporting their candidates with buttons and articles of clothing. Food was being served, and everyone had high hopes that their respective candidate would emerge successful. As the night went on, however, these senti-
ments changed, fast. At the beginning of the night, the room seemed relaxed. As results from Missouri polls came in, students paid close attention to the Senate and gubernatorial races in the state. It was almost as if the presidential election was on the backburner. Next, members of the Political Round Table, the politics club at SLU, gave a presentation on the events they hope to hold. Dr. Chryl
Laird of the Departmet of Political Science took the stage, giving a speech on the changing demographics of American voters. Despite this quiet start to the watch party, uneasy students became increasingly anxious as they began finding nationwide results elsewhere that had yet to be shown in the CGC. Eventually, Missouri See “Election” on Page 2
Jodie Sweetin, Stephanie from Full House, shares her struggles with abuse memories from the show, but what stood out to her was “shooting on location Hosted by the Great Iswas always fun because it sues Committee, Jodie was like a big family vacation Sweetin, best known for her that was sort of like work. I role as Stephanie Tanner also got my first bike on the in the television show Full set, I spent all my holidays House, spoke and birthat SLU last days with night to them.” [The show] hundreds Her favorallowed me to do of students. ite episode a lot of things with Known for was when my life I wouldn’t her witty Stephanie one-liners have normally crashed the on the show gotten to do, but car through such as “How the Tanner’s it’s a challenge to rude!” or kitchen: “It lose your private “Well, pin was so rilife at a very young a rose on diculously age. your nose,” absurd that Swe etin Stephanie Jodie Sweetin talked about backed a car her struggles through the with drug kitchen wall, and alcohol abuse after the but it was really funny, and I show ended in 1995. was so little.” She said, “[The Before the event, Sweetin show] allowed me to do a sat down with The Univerlot of things with my life I sity News and talked about wouldn’t have normally gotFull House: “The family that ten to do, but it’s a challenge I gained from it that I’ve had for almost thirty years now, you can’t get any better than See “unSweetined” on Page 2 that.” She had many favorite By MEGAN HAMMOND News Editor
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GIC: The Great Issues Committee brings Jodie Sweetin to speak about her struggles with substance abuse.
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The race for the White House in 2016 has possibly been the most contentious election in the history of the United States presidency. Candidates running in the primary election announced their bid for president right after the end of the 2014 midterm elections. Nov. 8, 2016 was the only thing in sight two years earlier. It seems fitting that this day mirrored the election cycle as a whole: lengthy and wearisome. No matter who you asked, the consensus from the American public was that it was time this election ended. At the election night watch party, the last event hosted by SLU’s Department of Political Science during the election cycle, students seemed to be in for the longhaul. Students flooded into the Center for Global Citizenship on Tuesday night at 7 p.m., just in time for the closing of the first polls. Results started coming in almost immediately as students found their seats. Within the first 15 minutes, all of the designated tables were filled. The upper level, stadium-style seating was the next to fill, and students
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Politics: Dividing topics at SLU, thoughtfully examined Junior Margeux Wilhite, a native of St. Louis County, who is double majoring in put on them as soon as posEnglish and political science sible. and minoring in women’s ABORTION: My main studies: concern in areas like aborIMMIGRATION: Withtion and the death penalty out immigration, there is no lies in my hope that my govAmerican dream. We were ernment would put the value founded on refugees seeking of the human life as their religious freedom. So who utmost priority. When difare we to blockade that hunferent things take away from dreds of years later? the value of the human being GUN RIGHTS: I think and present easily accessible that buying a gun should be opportunities to terminate a hard. You should have to go life, that’s where it worries through a lot of steps beme. But I also don’t think I fore a gun could be in your have any right to tell a wompossession. There should be an what she can do with her background checks. own body. ABORTION: I believe HEALTHCARE: I think that it’s a that anywoman’s body that As a poltical body. A womsuers from an’s decision. a serious science major, Whether that medical I always want be because of condition people to vote. any reason. I should have Sadly, though, I think that it tre atment . don’t really want should be an On the absolutely acmy friends who are other hand, ceptable area I think the voting for Donald of women’s people proTrump to vote. healthcare. viding the Margeux Wilhite, junior HEALTHcare should CARE: I have finanthink that cially stable universally free healthcare lives. Even though, that is a great idea, and I think shouldn’t be a driving reason that implementing Obamfor someone to go into a field acare was a great first step in like medicine. I think there that. But I feel like it needs should be quite a change so to be revised. We shouldn’t that doesn’t even have to be just get rid of Obamacare discussed. and nix the whole thing. We FINAL COMMENTS: should start by trying to fix This election has really conwhat we have and provide fused me and angered me. more and more free healthI think that Trump has excare to those who need it. posed a whole lot of bad and FINAL COMMENTS: has said a whole lot of bad This is the first presidential things. There is also a lot that election that I can vote in. Hillary stands for and I don’t As a political science matake pride in. The situation jor, I always want people to further confuses me because vote. Sadly, though, I don’t this is my first election away really want my friends who from home. I am not wholeare voting for Donald Trump heartedly behind either canto vote. didate. Continued from Page 1
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POLITICS: Top: Political science major Margeux Wilhite. Bottom: Computer science major Cody Dow.
Election: As results drag on into the night, students watch and wait Continued from Page 1
POLITICS: Top: President of Students for Life, Elizabeth Daly. Bottom: Junior pre-med Andrew Willett.
UnSweetined: Jodie gets real with audience like you’ve gone so far that what’s the point of turning back now once you’ve done to lose your private life at a so much damage. You can very young age.â€? always rebuild and repair, During her speech, and no matter what has hapSweetin brought listeners pened or what you’ve done, through her life and menyou can get back to where tal issues with substance you want to be.â€? abuse. She shared her low After several years of points, times when she felt substance abuse and several alone and dependent on almarriages, Sweetin is five cohol and drugs. When she years of sober. She wrote first left Full House, Sweetin her memoir “unSweetinedâ€? had a self-identity crisis. She and has been sharing her life knew who she was in that story with groups across the moment, but not what she country. She has even been wanted to do with her life. on Dancing with the Stars: To combat her feelings, she “It was one started drinkof the harding, and that est things lead to a seriIt’s never too late I’ve ever ous problem to turn things done in my and years of around...no life. It was hardship. matter what has so much Sweetin fun, and revealed that happened or what my partner her parentyou’ve done, you and I have age made her can get back to b e co m e susceptible to where you want to such good her substance be. friends, he’s abuse issues. Jodie Sweetin like part of Her mother the famand father ily now, but were in prisit was definitely one of the on for drug addiciton when most grueling and exhaustshe was born. Sweetin’s faing, physically and mentally ther was killed in a prison challenging things I’ve ever fight when she was just nine done in my life.â€? months old. Sweetin wanted SLU Throughout her addicstudents to take away the tion, Sweetin managed to importance of the human graduate with honors from element being shared with high school, but had to take others: “We all have things a break from college to rethat we’ve been through that cover. She had a 0.9 GPA and maybe we’re not proud of or described herself as “defiant.â€? things we wish we had done Sweetin said that it takes dierently. When you share work to defeat an addicthose things and they’re no tion. Her advice to college longer secrets that hold this students or people strugpower over you, you can gling with substance abuse laugh about them and look at is: “It’s never too late to turn them and grow from them. I things around. I think the think that’s the most imporreally hard part with peotant thing we can do for ourple that struggle with subselves and for each other.â€? stance abuse is that you feel Continued from Page 1
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WATCH PARTY: Hundreds of SLU students gather to watch the election results. Early Wednesday morning, the announcement was made that Trump was the winner. As the night progressed, students on both sides started to file out in droves. It was getting late, and poll results across the country had still not come out yet. As the party died down,
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so did the results. It took many battleground states, such as Florida and North Carolina, hours to oďŹƒcially call in favor of one candidate or the other. Early in the morning on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the election results were finalized. The watch party was long over before the announcement of the winner: Donald Trump. Nevertheless, the tension during the watch party mirrors the nation throughout this lengthy election. There was a sense of divisiveness in the room. Even though many were disheartened and others were
elated, all of the students left the party with some hope that their choice would win the presidency. The reality is that only some felt the ecstasy that their candidate won. And although Clinton supporters did not get the outcome they wanted, the Political Science Department did. The Election Night Watch Party was the most attended watch party during the election cycle, something the department had hoped for and anticipated. Much like this presidential election, it was the longest party held.
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results were thrown to the wayside. Polls started to come in rapidly. Early results showed Donald Trump in the lead. More results revealed that Hillary Clinton fell further behind in key battleground states, which started to rattle some of her supporters at the watch party. Katlyn Martin, a sophomore political science major, said that she was “hopeful that Hillary Clinton will win the election, but the results are closer than I anticipated. I was pretty confident of the results before tonight, but now I just don’t know.â€? She was not the only Clinton supporter that felt this way. Some students began to leave the party. Others continued to watch and expressed their anxiety through argument with other students. Clinton supporters were not alone at the watch party, and some students were sporting “Make America Great Againâ€? hats and cheering at the results that Donald Trump was in the lead. Andrew Volz, a freshman at SLU, said that he was “slightly worried that Hillary was up in the pollsâ€?, but that “Trump still had a shot and could pull it o.â€? For these students, the results were delightful news. That did not stop the palpable tension felt in the room between the two sides.
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November 10, 2016
Let Us Introduce You: Sarah Ferretti By MEGAN HAMMOND News Editor
Let us introduce you to Sarah Ferretti. She is a junior studying nursing. Her minor is IPE (interprofessional education). She hopes to be a labor and delivery nurse once she graduates, and a nurse practitioner in the future. Sarah participates in many student organizations, including the Student Nursing Association and Alpha Phi Omega, the co-ed service fraternity. She is a member of Beyond All Reason, the all-female a cappella group on campus. She chose to audition for them because she came from an all-female high school and wanted that all-female component where she could just be with girls and have that guaranteed time each week. For her, it is about the music, but also the community. Dance Marathon encompasses many SLU students’ lives and Sarah is no different. She is very passionate about Dance Marathon because her confirmation
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LUIY: Sarah is majoring in nursing with a minor in IPE. sponsor and first-grade teacher’s son was a Miracle Ambassador last year and has had great care from the Miracle Network hospitals. As a nursing major, funding the future and helping children appeals to Sarah. She fundraises for Dance Marathon and her “fun thing” is posting a silly childhood picture of herself when some-
one donates over $10. She confessed that it’s slightly embarrassing, but “I’m cute, which sounds super conceited, but it’s fun.” A St. Louis native, Sarah chose SLU because it was close to home, but still thirty minutes away. She wanted to do nursing and stay in Missouri because of a scholarship. After narrowing her
options, Sarah chose SLU because of the atmosphere. She interviewed for the Presidential Scholarship and felt like the community was very welcoming. She feels challenged (in a good way) to question her values and stay informed while being accepting and open to different mindsets. She asserted, “That’s not something you find everywhere.” Sarah emphasized her belief in life being made of different, little moments: “I don’t necessarily believe that one moment defines or determines who you are. Instead, I think we are always changing and evolving. I think I’m made up of all these little moments — the enjoyment I get from singing, the spirituality I develop through personal connections with others and my Catholic faith through Mass and prayer, the deep connections and uplifting conversations I have with friends, the hugs I give, the smiles I share and the hard work I do in school. Each of those tiny moments makes up this whole person that I am.”
Clock Tower Accords update, part 2: Making strides towards a more diverse student body By PATRICK HYLAND Staff Writer
Among the updates given on the University’s new website dedicated to the Clock Tower Accords is an increase of 100 AfricanAmerican first-year students who applied and were admitted this fall. Jay Goff, vice president for enrollment and retention management, notes that this figure does not include students “that classify themselves as having multiple races including African-American.” Among African-American students already attending SLU, there was a 13% rise in the retention rate between the first and second year. The six-year graduation rate also saw an increase of 5%. The University’s current goal is to expand the geographic reach of the student body, including both students from all 50 states and “a balanced international student population,” according to the University’s racial benchmarks. The University hopes to increase the international population to 15%. The current University Profile lists the international student population at less than 7% of all University
students. and information requests as In order to “optimize the Washington University, acUniversity’s current service cording to a student popuand teaching capacities,” a lation overview supplied by balance in the distribution Jay Goff, vice president of of academic majors is also a enrollment and retention priority. Increasing the nummanagement. SLU also ranks ber of graduates with global first among its Jesuit peers, experiences is another goal, with twice as many black by improving participation students as Loyola Univerin study/travel abroad, in sity Chicago. Georgetown addition to visiting student University, Boston College, programs. Marquette Building a U n i v e r s i t y, representative Fordham UniSaint Louis socioeconomand University ranks versity ic/ethnic/rathe University cial student of San Franfirst among its population is all have Jesuit peers, with cisco another priorfewer black twice as many ity, with the students than Missouri and black students as SLU, accordIllinois colto data Loyola University ing lege-bound retrieved Chicago. p o p u l a from collegtion used as eresults.org. benchmarks. Among the That means that in order to same universities, SLU ranks be representative of the area, last in the number of Latino the percentage of black stustudents, but second in the dents at SLU must be at least number of students with 12%. Currently it is just more two or more races. than half that, at 7%, accordExpanding the access to ing to the current University the University’s transferProfile. student programs is also of Still, more regional black great importance, with a students send their ACT goal of 15% of new enrollscores to SLU than any othments. The University hopes er University. SLU receives to grow a 2+SLU program nearly twice as many scores with STLCC and Harris
Stowe State University to “better support under-prepared high school graduates.” This arrangement allows for students enrolled at community colleges, for instance, to earn an associate’s degree prior to enrolling at SLU, and then have those credits carry over to earning a bachelor’s. The program is important to SLU’s efforts of increasing the diversity of its student body, since the majority of black students enter SLU as transfer students. Jonathan Smith, chief diversity officer at SLU, explains that this is the case because of affordability. With the MLK Scholarship open to not just incoming students, but also students already on campus — as well as transfer students — Smith is hopeful that there is room to grow the pool of eligible students. The average institutional gift aid provided to black students has grown since the Clock Tower Accords, as has the discount rate. In 2013, the discount rate was 43%. In 2014 it grew to 53%, and in 2015 it grew to 58.5%. All of the above goals were approved by the SLU Board of Trustees over four years ago, with the goal of being implemented by 2018.
Students protest Trump at clock tower By TESS BROCK Arts Editor
Angry, appalled and afraid, a group of freshmen gathered at the clock tower last night, Nov. 9, to voice their disapproval of the newly elected Trump. The students, some from Fusz’s Diversity and Global Citizenship floor, encouraged passersby to join in their cause and speak out against injustices they have felt during this election. Janae Robinson, a MLK scholar and African-American studies major, expressed her distress, saying, “We are dehumanized and are not going to be heard…I’m going to have to explain to my children if they’re worthy.” Another SLU student, Vi-Vi Phan said this decision is “disheartening” for her family, who immigrated here 22 years ago, and Jerris Kirkwood got phone calls from his mother and father in tears. Trump’s victory has sparked fear in these SLU students, a man who they believe represents hate and bigotry.
Q&A with Sarah Ferretti:
Q. Who is your role model? Why? This is probably cliché, but Pope Francis because he’s such a great guy. I want to be happy, caring and compassionate like he is. Q. What is your favorite genre of music? What song is your jam right now? It’s a mix of pop and indie. My jam is Sun Shy by Dresses. The acoustic version is good, but I like the original better. Q. What is your favorite childhood memor y? When I was younger, my grandpa would take my sister and me to get new snow boots every year. We always went to this one shoe store in the mall and there was a slide in the middle. He would call my mom and ask to speak to us and pick out a day. Those moments are special to me because that was his time to spend with just me and my sister.
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Tuesday, November 1 5:26 p.m. Simple Assault Four male students became engaged in an altercation over a social media post and three of the students smoking outside of the other students window. One of the students reported being was assaulted and detained in his room by the other three. St. Louis Police were contacted and after interviewing all subjects issued all parties summons for peace disturbance. The student alleging the assault stated he was not injured and declined the offer of medical attention. Pro staff was on the scene.
Wednesday November 2 1:13 a.m. EXPOSING PERSON A Saint Louis University student reported observing a subject exposing himself. Officers from the Department of Public Safety responded and conducted a search of the building for the suspect, however he could not be located. St. Louis Metropolitan Police responded and a report was generated by that agency. A review of camera footage was conducted by the Public Safety Investigator. Title 9 office was contacted regarding the incident. The student refused counseling.
Wednesday, November 2 9:31 a.m. ACCIDENTAL INJURY As a student was walking west on the quad walkway, on the south side of McDonnell Douglas Hall, a low hanging tree branch struck her right eye. The student was complaining of pain and blurred vision in the eye that was struck. At the request of the student, she was conveyed from Student Health to the Doctors Office Building. The office of Student Development was notified, as the student resides off campus. Grounds Department was advised of the incident.
Wednesday, November 2 6:12 p.m. INFORMATIONAL DPS officers were called to assist RA with locating a unwanted student on the 4th floor. Student was located and it was determined that the student was not restricted from the dorm.
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PROTEST: Several freshmen students protest Trump’s victory. The group included members of the Fusz’s Diversity and Global Leadership floor and an MLK scholar.
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November 10, 2016 arts@unewsonline.com Tess Brock, Arts Editor Natalie Riopelle, Assoc. Arts Editor
‘Arcadia’ delves into life, death and love Saint Louis University’s theatre department continues their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)-themed season with Tom Stoppard’s intellectual gauntlet “Arcadia.” Running only one weekend, Nov. 17–20, “Arcadia” is sure to provoke thought, emotion and insight. Stoppard is often highly concerned with etymology, word choice and word play; “Arcadia” is no exception to the rule. Arcadia is a physical place in Greece that is, according to the director, Lucille Cashion, “equated with paradise.” She continues: “This notion of getting back to the Garden [of Eden] is inherent to the play.” Running through this thought process is highly fascinating, and Stoppard does not disappoint in bringing to light the juxtaposition of life and death. He is stating that “even in paradise, death consumes us,” and, according to Cashion, “The dialectical of order versus disorder and thinking versus feeling” are truly salient. The juxtaposition continues through two time periods. Centuries apart, modern scholars living in an English country house discover truths about the previous residents by way of explorations in mathematics, science and romance. These intertwined storylines are connected through physical and mental space. The only disconnect is
time. Cashion stated, “Time changes, but space never changes in the play, and we’re really emphasizing that because we’re doing this minimalist staging with no walls, no doors and the actors are onstage all the time.” She continues, “What I’ve done with staging is as if the actors were points plotted on a graph. The character Valentine speaks a line, showing Hannah these points previously created; however, these points are brought to light through
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This notion of getting back to the Garden [of Eden] is inherent to the play...[and that,] even in paradise, death consumes us. Lucille Cashion, ‘Arcadia’ director
comments on Stoppard’s rhetoric and dialogue, the SLU theatre department will bring in philosophy professor Kent Staley on the same night. These two insights will be highly exciting due to the interdisciplinary approach, marrying the humanities and STEM. Watching a theatrical rehearsal is often viewing organized chaos. Tuesday night was no exception. There was a call for pencils, rearranging of chairs, piano tinkering and trying on shoes. The juxtaposition of creativity in art and the linear, business-like directorial style of Cashion came to mind while watching the rehearsal unfold. Even without costumes, the movement and vocal work of the actors already exemplified the two time periods being portrayed. Cashion stated that, “The actors do character work with their physicality according to the time period.” The way in which Stoppard creates dialogue with character truth in mind also saturates the period in which the play unfolds. The written word brings about powerful accent differentiation between characters and time within a single space. One of the items joining the two time periods is an ancient but still living tortoise. The stage prop was revealed to the actors for the first time Tuesday night to jubilant shouts and jokes. Actor Alex Fyles questioned, “Hey little buddy, where’ve you been hiding?” upon seeing the tortoise.
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computer technology.” This idea of continual intellectual fostering is pertinent to the possibilities of higher education and academia. In science, technology, engineering and mathematics, scholars use the “royal we,” because their intellectual progression is a combination of previous thought and new insight. These building blocks create new insight from which we can view our world. To exemplify this, the SLU theatre department has elicited meteorology professor Benjamin de Foy for a pre-show discussion on Thursday Nov. 17. To pose
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INTERTWINE: Storylines weave together within physical space but outside of time. The mood of exacting rehearsal was livened as the actors began to play and experiment with props, costume pieces and vocal work. Watching this, one becomes nostalgic for the days of youth and is reminded that Stoppard’s goal is to create a utopia of life under the watchful eye of death. Experiencing the world
and being able to play and create within it is the most important part of a human life. If we are able to create, develop, understand and appreciate what the gift of life offers, we can call ourselves good human beings. If we build on the knowledge of our foremothers and forefathers, we can propel the world into an “Arcadia”
of its own. The work of the SLU theatre department recognizes this and brings these ideas to life in their show. Often inccorectly considered as the interdisciplinary work of professors, vastly different fields of study create a world in which study influences creation and work influences joy. This is, after all, what we are here for.
Straight No Chaser: ‘Night School’ brings A cappella kings dazzle problems to light By CHANDANA KAMARAJ Staff Writer
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LEARN: Greg (above) is one of three adult students featured in the documentary “Night School,” which was recently played at the St. Louis International Film Festival. By PATRICK HYLAND Senior Staff Writer
“Night School” is one of the documentaries screened at this year’s 25th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival. Beginning this past Friday and running until this coming Sunday, the festival continues its tradition “of offering a large selection of free events to maximize its outreach into the community and to make the festival affordable to all,” according to its printed program. One of this year’s nearly 60 free events was a documentary by Andrew Cohn titled, “Night School,” which features three different adult students pursuing their high school di-
ploma while juggling work and family responsibilities. By tagging along for one academic year with Greg, Shynika and Melissa, viewers see something very different than the average high school experience. The film starts with startling statistics of the thousands of students who drop out of American high school each year. The film is based in Indianapolis, which is home to a unique adult education center that offers the opportunity for adults to earn not just a GED but a full high school diploma. The difference is significant. GED graduates earn only marginally more than high school dropouts. There is significant difference, however, between the
earnings of those who earn a high school diploma and those who have dropped out of high school. Rather than go to football practice or music lessons, the three featured adults return home after evening classes to family responsibilities. Greg, for instance, is a single father who struggles to care for his epileptic daughter. Shynika returns, not to a family home, but to a friend’s apartment. Bouncing from friend-to-friend, Shynika acknowledges that she is just waiting to be kicked out and needing to find another place to stay.
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As a collegiate a cappella group that formed at Indiana University in 1996, Straight No Chaser performed their “I’ll Have Another…” tour this past Sunday at the renowned Fox Theatre. With a name inspired by Thelonious Monk’s 1967 album, “Straight, No Chaser,” the ten-piece group first performed at a dance marathon. The group that currently consists of members Randy Stine, Michael Luginbill, David Roberts, Charlie Mechling, Jerome Collins, Walter Chase, Donald Nottingham, Sargon Isho, Tyler Trepp and Steven Morgan rose to fame with their track, “The 12 Days of Christmas,” as part of their “Holiday Spirits” album. Since then, the group has released six albums, with the “I’ll Have Another… Christmas Album,” being their third holiday album, which they used to spread their holiday cheer this past weekend. The concert began with a hilarious video clip narrating their tour, seeking to prove the point that former member Randy Stine made, “We take the music very seriously. We just don’t take ourselves too seriously.” From there, throughout the performance the group effortlessly continued to entertain the audience with their humor. The show began with the hit rendition “Marvin Gaye” and continued with other fun numbers like “The Dock of The Bay/Proud Mary” along with a comical piece, “On the Road Melody,” in which they sang all the places that they went on tour. The high-
lights of the first half of the concert include the beautiful, harmonious rendition of Radiohead’s “Creep,” which is sure to make your heart melt while listening to the layered voices in the first ten seconds. This was followed by the hit “All About That Bass” with an addition of the group’s creative word play on the lyrics “All about that bass (no tenors)”. The song was introduced by dividing the group into tenors, basses and altos, along with the percussionist, and was proceeded with the song that jokingly mocked the tenors while letting the basses take up the spotlight. The clever word play that was incorporated into the lyrics along with the synchronized groovy dance moves elevated the musical treat into a visual pleasure. That, along with the playful banter amongst the group
while singing, and Collins’ quirky expressions and his constant catchphrase “Aw hell no!” made the performance lively. Throughout the concert Straight No Chaser kept the audience engaged either by letting the audience sing along with them, to which Nottingham congratulated everyone on their debut at the Fox Theater, or even at the comically flirtatious looks they gave to the women at the front. But, even more impactful than their sense of humor, the talent and the creativity of the group was prevalent. Collins stole the show with an incredibly soulful voice, especially in the piece “Mary, Did You Know?” and in Toto’s “Africa” which are best heard live. Their sincerity and talent can be See “No Chaser” on Page 6
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CROON: Singing in flawless harmony, Straight No Chaser brings melodious voices and big personality.
6 November 10, 2016 What’s up in STL this week?
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‘Night School’ enlightens Continued from Page 5
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A main motive for each of the adults featured in the film is the promise of better pay with a high school diploma. Skynika even engages in the national campaign to “Fight for 15,” as she struggles to hold down her job while also attending classes. Greg has a criminal record that prevents many job opportunities. Viewers accompany Greg along his journey to have his record expunged, which includes a trip to the jail to turn himself in on an outstanding warrant. What purportedly started as a traffic stop for a license plate cover that was too dark, has become for Greg the last hurdle between him and a clean record. The stories told in “Night School” may be unfamiliar to the typical SLU student, which offers an intimate look into three black adults and their journeys to better their lives, but not with-
out challenges. Not all of the students receive their diploma on time, and viewers are likely to share in the tears of disappointment and frustration. Many of the laughs that came from the small audience present came
A main motive for each of the adults featured in the film is the promise of better pay with a high school diploma. at the expense of the adults that opened their lives to the documentary. The algebra struggles that may have caused a momentary headache for most SLU students are much larger dilemma for the high school diploma seeking adults forced to raise families on minimum wage and perpetually held back choices made as chil-
dren. Melissa confessed to the camera, while cooking herself dinner one night, that had she known what she knows now, she would have never dropped out of school as a teenager. While “Night School” does end with updating viewers with the whereabouts and current job of each of the adults featured in the film, it does not put their struggle back into the national perspective. Unlike the film’s opening, its ending leaves viewers with the stories of three adult students, rather than, for instance, the statistics of those who started, but did not finish the program, or others like it across the country. “Night School” delicately educates while appealing to the affective side of viewers, inviting them into the lives of strangers whose dedication and ambition are likely to challenge and encourage any who face seemingly insurmountable obstacles in their lives.
Amy Adams stars as Louise Banks, a linguistics professor, tasked with maintaining peace amidst an alien invasion.
“Fun Home”
“Fun Home” explores the power that lies in childhood and the revelations which occur in growing up.
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EDUCATION: “Night School” shines new light on the people returning to school in pursuit of their high school diplomas and the struggles they have to face.
Nov. 12-Dec.22 This exhibiton features 54 artworks by 51 St. Louis regional artists.
A CAPPELLA: The group of ten sings with energy and emotion, culminating in amazing performances. repetitiveness of the piece while also adding lines from other Christmas tunes. seen through their arrangeThey left the audience enments, especially in the ergetic with their rendition Straight No Chaser original, of “All the Single Ladies,” “Feels Like Christmas.” and after a very long and dePost-intermission, Notserved standing ovation, the tingham acknowledged that group performed a final song it might be too early to start without their listening to microphones, some holiday creating a raw tunes, and had What makes Straight and soulful atthe song with No Chaser such a mosphere. apt lyrics for delight to watch W h a t the situation, makes Straight is the rapport that “To Christmas! No Chaser (The Drinking the ten-piece group such a delight Song)”—an ode shares. to watch is the to their favorite rapport that pastime for the the ten-piece holidays. They group shares. They are all continued with hits like “All from different parts of the I want for Christmas…” and country, and seeing them made sure that they sang come together and simply their famous rendition of making the stage fun while “12 Days of Christmas,” in adding their talents and imwhich they played around pactful music kept the audiwith the tediousness and ence begging for more.
Musicians against Trump By TOM BERGAN Senior Staff Writer
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In theaters
Nov. 15-27 Fabulous Fox
No Chaser
In the 30 days leading up to the election, 30 different artists banded together in the name of stopping Donald Trump. Numerous musicians wrote original compositions or reworked songs of theirs in the name of democracy for “30 Days, 30 Songs.” Death Cab for Cutie had “Million Dollar Loan,” a slow-moving burn of the fact that Trump started his life with the small sum of $1 million from his father. Ledinsky released the uber-catchy
“DonaldTrumpMakesMeWannaSmokeCrack” in which he proclaims, well, exactly that. While all of the songs are of great quality, two standouts of the large compilation are Modern Baseball’s and clipping.’s contributions. Modern Baseball’s “Bart to the Future pt. 2 the Musical” is full of Simpson references and Trump jabs all through a pulsing pop-punk sound. clipping. is quite far from the pop-punk of Modern Baseball, instead opting for a rapid fire hip-hop style. “Fat Fingers” might have a
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ROCK: Modern Baseball is pop-punk band hailing from Philadelphia. Their track “Bart to the Future, Pt. 2 the Musical” is featured in “30 Days, 30 Songs.”
Anthony Bourdain Nov. 12, 8:00 Fabulous Fox Known for his irreverent style and no-nonsense interaction with the world, Anthony Bourdain is sure to bring laughter with a touch of insight.
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MUSIC: “Hamilton” star Daveed Diggs fronts the hiphop group clipping.
record-breaking number of scathing insults of Trump in a two-minute span, acting as a lesson in phenomenal lyricism. Frontman Daveed Diggs, who also played Thomas Jefferson in the hit musical “Hamilton,” makes a compelling argument as he spits with vigor, “He wanna make America great again / Like when women couldn’t vote, and it was legal to own humans as slaves.” All of these songs accomplished a common goal, shedding light on the ridiculousness of the candidacy of Donald Trump. The man is one of the most peculiar nominees in election history, with staples of his campaign being building a giant wall and (up until recently)
wholeheartedly believing that Barack Obama was not a U.S. citizen. These songs did not have the crudeness of YG’s “FDT,” but all had a sense of urgency that this man is a danger for millions, if elected. For these musicians, the election did not go the way they were anticipating. Donald Trump has been elected in a historic election that has created shock, anger and confusion amongst the largely liberal music industry. Hillary had Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé and Chance the Rapper in her corner, along with countless others, but could not win the election. Though our country’s future is as uncertain as ever, know that music will be
a place of solitude throughout whatever happens. The silver lining in this seemingly doom-filled situation is the fact that music can be a driving force to bring the distraught together. Countless numbers of movements and singers such as Pete Seeger sang the protest song “We Shall Overcome.” When the George Bush administration invaded Iraq in 2003, musicians of all genres voiced their strong distaste through the power of song. The Dixie Chicks went so far as to risk their career by being critical of the president’s actions. Pearl Jam sang of “World Wide Suicide” from a time that seems tame in comparison to the present state of our country.
Sports
November 10, 2016 sports@unewsonline.com Lauren Tondl, Sports Editor Vivek Gorijala, Assoc. Sports Editor
Defense is the best offense: Women victorious after a dazzling third quarter By LAUREN TONDL Sports Editor
The SLU women’s basketball team showed that they are picking up right where they left off last season, with a 69-41 exhibition win over Maryville on Nov. 4 at Chaifetz. The women were slow to start, giving Maryville the lead at the end of the first quarter, 16-14. However, that was the only time the Saints would have the upper hand for the rest of the game. The Bills began to make their way back into the game in the second quarter, scoring 10 points to Maryville’s 7. SLU squeaked out the lead going into halftime, 24-23. While the game felt close for both teams, and the momentum wasn’t really for either team, SLU made a statement in the third quarter, outscoring their opponent, 30-9. SLU took their first double-digit lead, 33-23, after going on a 9-0 run in the beginning of the third quarter. Maryville bounced back with a 3-pointer, but the Bills found their groove and went on a relentless 17-0 run for the remainder of the quarter. Sophomore guard Jackie Kemph scored 10 of SLU’s 17 points. The Bills led the Saints going into the final quarter of play, 54-32.
SLU added 15 more points to the board in the last ten minutes of the game to take the victory, 69-41. Senior center Sadie Stipanovich scored 14 points, the game high, and tallied 9 rebounds. Kemph took the game-high in assists with 9 and put in 13 points. Sophomore guard Jordyn Frantz gave the Billikens 10 points, including two 3 -point baskets. Junior forward Maddison Gits had 9 points and 10 rebounds. Senior forward Olivia Jakubicek snatched 7 rebounds, and junior guard Jenny Vliet had the gamehigh in steals with 3. All 14 Billikens played in the game. Head coach Lisa Stone commented on the women’s first time on the court together this season. “We had a conversation at half time that they played harder than we did, cut harder than we did, executed better and they did everything better than we did,” she said. “We lacked toughness and just showed up. It wasn’t enough. We got on them, and that’s harder than I’ve ever been on any team in my entire career at Saint Louis. But they came out and got after it. We had a great start to the third quarter, and it just exploded from there.” While Kemph had one of her lowest-scoring games, it was an important test for the
By VIVEK GORIJALA Associate Sports Editor
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DRIBBLE: Senior forward Olivia Jakubicek takes on a Maryville defender outside the three-point line, keeping her eyes open for a free player. SLU took the win, 69-41. rest of the team. “They were clogging in on Jackie, and she didn’t have one of her best games, but the rest of the team really picked it up,” Stone said. Once the squad made some changes on the de-
fensive end, the game really turned around for them. “We were settling for jump shots, rushing shots and missing shots, but once we settled in and understood that you have to start on the defensive end first, then
good things started happening,” Stone said. The women start their regular season on Nov. 11, with a change of scenery in California. They take on UC Irvine on Nov. 11 and Loyola Marymount on Nov. 13.
Freshmen spark offense in 124-85 blowout against Maryville By VIVEK GORIJALA Associate Sports Editor
The Billikens opened the Travis Ford period of SLU men’s basketball with an offensive fireworks show. The Billikens cruised in an exciting 124-85 exhibition victory over Greenville College on Friday, Nov. 4. The game was SLU’s only scheduled exhibition match for this season. SLU’s offensive explosion will not appear in the official record book because the game was only an exhibition game. However, the 124 points scored in the match would have been the second-most in school history, narrowly trailing the school record of 130 points. The last time that the Billikens managed to score over 100 points, in either an exhibition or normal game, was in 2005. On Nov. 9, 2005, against the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the Billikens scored 102 points in a 102-67 victory. Head coach Ford was impressed with the performance of the entire team, but praised the behindthe-scenes influence of the team’s seniors. “I was really proud of the team as a whole as everyone contributed,” he said. “I told the team in the locker room that I was really proud of
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our seniors. Reggie and Mike played terrific. They were our best leaders and had the best composure.” In terms of points, however, it was a freshman that led the way. Freshman forward Zeke Moore had a team-leading 21 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Many of his points came from the charity stripe, where he was a perfect 10-for-10. His performance included several highlight-reel worthy dunks as well. Senior forward Reggie Agbeko had a double-double, scoring 15 points and 18 rebounds. Senior guard Mike Crawford chipped in 19 points. There were several other double-digit scorers as well. Redshirt freshman forward Elliott Welmer added 16 points. Freshman forward Jalen Johnson contributed 14 points. Meanwhile, sophomore guard Jermaine Bishop and redshirt junior guard Aaron Hines had 13 points apiece. The Billikens offense was extremely efficient, as well. Saint Louis shot 59% from the floor, including a slightly higher 61.5% in the second half. The Billikens were able to effectively counSee “Ford” on Page 8
JEER WHO TO CHEER MANNY PACQUIAO Manny Pacquiao came out of retirement to defeat Jessie Vargas. The win earned him the WBO welterweight title by a unanimous decision and proved to be quite the return for the superstar boxer. Next up? There are already rumors of a rematch with the twice-retired Floyd Mayweather.
Volleyball: Rygelski runs the show
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FINESSE: Sophomore center Matt Neufeld lays the ball in over a Greenville defender in an exhibition game in Chaifetz Arena on Nov. 4. The men took the victory, 124-85.
Senior outside hitter Danielle Rygelski looks to be capping off her outstanding collegiate career by reaching breathtaking heights for the Saint Louis Billikens. She made it to multiple milestones against La Salle and Duquesne on the road in Pennsylvania. SLU’s first match came against La Salle, and the Billikens swept the Explorers in three sets. The Explorers struggled to keep each set close, and the Billikens won in a landslide each time. Saint Louis took the first set by a comfortable score of 25-18. The second set proved no different, with the Billikens winning 25-16. After the break, Saint Louis continued to batter the Explorers, winning the third set by a score of 25-15, giving the Billikens the match. Rygelski had the most kills on the Billikens, recording 14, while also posting an efficient .321 attack percentage. Meanwhile, junior middle blocker Lauren Leverenz also had a strong showing, finishing with seven kills on a .357 attacking percentage. Senior middle blocker Taylor Paulson, however, had the highest attack percentage on the team. She posted an even .500 attack percentage, which netted her a total of five kills. Overall, Saint Louis was a much stronger team than La Salle, and the difference showed both on the scoreboard, with the three-set sweep, and the stats sheet. SLU had a much higher attack percentage than La Salle did, as they posted a .296 attack percentage and La Salle only managed a .058 attack percentage. SLU’s defense was also highlighted in the win. The Billikens outblocked La Salle 12.5 blocks to only two. The individual Billiken with the most blocks in the match was sophomore outside hitter Monica Loftus, who recorded a total of six blocks. SLU also had some individuals that served well. Both Rygelski and junior libero Mackenzie Long had three aces apiece for the Billikens. Next up for the Billikens was a trip from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh in order to take on the Duquesne Dukes. In the reverse matchup that took place earlier in the season at Chaifetz Pavilion, the Dukes took a set off of the Billikens, so SLU had to be careful playing the Dukes on their home court. As it turned out, it took SLU a full five sets to dispatch a Duquesne team that battled SLU until the end. Duquesne took the first set 25-22 to put a dent in
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FEAR WHO TO JEER KANSAS CITY CHIEFS The Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce was ejected in the Chiefs’ game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He threw a towel at an official as if it was a flag, complaining about an uncalled pass interference penalty. He received two personal foul penalties that sent him back to the locker room.
WHO TO FEAR REAL MADRID Real Madrid has re-signed many of its stars, including star winger Gareth Bale and three-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo. If those players maintain their current levels of production, Real Madrid should have no problem staying on top of Spanish soccer for years to come.
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Scores from the week
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This week in sports Thursday, Nov. 10
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Men’s Soccer First round of A-10 tourney 10 a.m. v.TBA @ Davidson
Women’s Basketball 4 p.m. @ UC Irvine Volleyball 5 p.m. v. VCU Men’s Soccer Semis of A-10 tourney Men’s Basketball 7 p.m. v. Ball State
St. Louis Blues 6 p.m. @ Columbus Blue Jackets
Volleyball 1 p.m. v. Davidson Men’s Soccer Finals of A-10 tourney Women’s Basketball 4 p.m. @ Loyola Marymount
Men’s Basketball 7 p.m. v. Southern Utah
St. Louis Blues 7 p.m. v. Buffalo Sabres
Martial Arts 5 p.m. @ Affton White Winter Movie Night: Zootopia 6 p.m. @ Ballpark Village
Women’s soccer falls to Flyers
Men’s Basketball
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Billikens 124 Greenville 85 SLU nearly shattered their record for most points scored in a game, falling just six points short. Senior forward Reggie Agbeko recorded a doubledouble, and senior guard Mike Crawford racked up 19 points. Head coach Travis Ford showed fans in Chaifetz Arena a strong Billiken squad for this season. Women’s Basketball Billikens 69 Maryville 41 SLU pulled away from a tight first half of play after a 30-9 run in the third quarter. Senior center Sadie Stipanovich scored a gamehigh 14 points, and sophomore guard Jackie Kemph netted 13 points for the Billikens in their sole exhibition game. Men’s Soccer Billikens 0 George Washington 1 The men dropped to 6-2 in A-10 play after a GW free kick outside the box in the last ten minutes. Junior goalie Sascha Otte returned from an injury and played all 90 minutes. Despite the loss, the men won the regular season title. Women’s Soccer Billikens 0 Dayton 3 After falling short of qualifying for the A-10 tournament the last two years, the women finally returned to the championship as the two seed. However, they were unable to surpass Dayton despite early chances and outshooting them throughout the duration of the game. Volleyball Billikens 3 La Salle 0 Defense was crucial for this Billiken win. Outside hitter Monica Loftus had six blocks, helping them easily sweep the Explorers. Billikens 3 Duquesne 2 Senior outside hitter Danielle Rygelski was a major attacking influence. She had 31 kills against Duquesne, helping them to take the five-set victory.
Volleyball: Third in A-10
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EYES UP: Freshman defender Alli Klug takes the ball across the field with pressure from a defender, looking for an open SLU player. The women won 14 games this year. By VIVEK GORIJALA Associate Sports Editor
SLU women’s soccer suffered a heartbreaking loss in the Atlantic 10 conference quarterfinals to the tournament winners, the Dayton Flyers. SLU came in as a number two seed, but were upset 3-0 by a tough number seven seeded Dayton Flyers team. SLU outshot Dayton 16 shots to 12, and had five corner kicks to Dayton’s one, but Dayton’s superior finishing was too much for the Billikens to handle. SLU let in one goal in the first half. Then, the floodgates opened a little wider in the second half, as SLU surrendered two in the second half. Junior goalkeeper Mary Niehaus made four saves in the match, despite letting in three goals. Niehaus, senior defender Kacey Bright, and senior midfielder Tori Marshall played all 90 minutes. The goals for the Flyers came from midfielder Libby Leedom, forward Alexis Kiehl,
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unique playing style. Greenville is from Greenville, Ill., which is roughly 40 east of St. Louis. The team tends to play at a very fast pace and uses a highpressure defense. However, SLU was able to effectively counter Greenville. While Greenville did finish having taken 91 shots in the game, including 56 three-pointers, SLU won the game by an extremely wide 39-point margin. After the convincing victory, SLU will hope to carry this momentum into their season opener against Ball State. Tipoff for the game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Chaifetz Arena on Nov. 11. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Midwest, and tickets can be found by contacting the Billiken Ticket Office at 314-977-1260 or online at SLUBillikens.com. After the Ball State season opener, SLU will follow with two additional home games, against Southern Utah on Monday, Nov. 14 and Eastern Illinois on Thursday, Nov. 17. The team will then travel to Las Vegas, Nev., to take on BYU and either Alabama or Valparaiso in the MGM Grand Main Event, which will take place in the MGM Garden Arena.
and midfielder Beth Kamphaus. The Dayton goalkeeper, Kaelyn Johns, made four saves to deny the Billikens any goals in the match. The Flyers went on to defeat George Washington in a comprehensive 2-0 victory in the Atlantic 10 semifinals. Then, in an astonishing display of offensive firepower, the Flyers throttled number one seed Saint Joseph’s by a score of 7-0. The blowout victory came as a surprise to many. Saint Joseph’s had lost only one match all year, and entered the postseason tournament as favorites to win the tournament. However, Leedom had a hat trick that contributed heavily to the dismantling of the Hawks. The Flyers, with their conference tournament victory, have won the A-10’s automatic qualifying spot for the NCAA tournament. Saint Joseph’s will be waiting anxiously for the decision of the NCAA Selection Committee, who will decide whether the Hawks’ performances this season have
merited inclusion in the national tournament. Despite the disappointing loss for Saint Louis, the women’s soccer team will be buoyed by their outstanding 2016 season. The team was expected to finish tenth in the conference in the regular season, and instead exceeded all reasonable expectations by finishing in second place. The team will lose some excellent seniors for the 2017 season, but many of SLU’s contributors this season will be returning, as well. The Billikens will hope to learn from their disappointing defeat and build on their results this season. The seniors from the team that are graduating include Bright, midfielder Shaney Sakamoto, Marshall, forward Danielle Tolmais, forward Cristina Rodriguez, and forward Kirsten Clemens. The graduating seniors all had important roles to play on the 2016 team, and will be fondly remembered in the still-developing history of SLU women’s soccer.
SLU’s hopes to win the match. The Duquesne win came despite four kills and four blocks from junior outside hitter Nenye Okoro. However, a strong showing from Rygelski in the second set, in which she recorded 9 kills, led SLU to a narrow 25-23 win. After the break, Duquesne responded well despite six kills from Rygelski and won the set 25-21. With their backs against the wall in the fourth set, SLU managed to turn the match around. The Billikens won another close set by a score of 25-22. Rygelski added three aces to six kills in the fourth set to lead Saint Louis to tying up the match at two sets apiece. The Billikens then dominated the Dukes in the deciding fifth set, winning the set by a score of 15-8. Saint
Louis hit .391 as a team, but the hero was once again Rygelski, who aced the Dukes several times to win the match for the Billikens. Overall, Rygelski had 31 kills, her third match this season with more than 30 kills. Her seven aces in the match also matched the third-highest ace total in SLU history, the most in the rally-scoring era. Previously, the last Billiken to have 7 aces was Sutton Lasater versus DePaul on Oct. 29, 2004. SLU also had 18 team blocks, which is the most since a 2011 match against Fordham. Paulson had a season-high nine blocks. Next up for the Billikens will be a pair of home matches next weekend against VCU on Friday, Nov. 11 and Davidson on Nov. 13. The Davidson match will be when the team celebrates senior day.
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SCREAM: Teammates gather around senior outside hitter Danielle Rygelski after she makes a big play
Men’s soccer earn fifth Atlantic 10 regular season title with 6-2 record By LAUREN TONDL Sports Editor
The Billikens saw the end of their regular season in Washington, D.C. against the George Washington Colonials, losing 1-0 after surrendering a goal in the final ten minutes of play. After sitting out six games due to injury, SLU brought a familiar face back to the goal. Junior goalie Sascha Otte played all 90 minutes for the Billikens, recording three saves. The first half of play showed no clearly dominant team between the two. Both squads took four shots on goal, earned two corner kicks and each goalie made a save apiece. George Washington, who needed a result to qualify for the A-10 tournament, came out in the second half with a much more urgent tone, firing 9 shots to SLU’s one. In the 82nd minute, the Colonials earned a free kick just outside the box. A George Washington midfielder tucked the ball into the left corner to give the Colonials a 1-0 lead. SLU was unable to answer and dropped to 6-2 in Atlantic 10 play. George Washington moved to 3-3-2 in A-10 play, but was unable to make it into the conference tournament.
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PASS: Senior midfielder Joe Saad plays a penetrating ball past a Fordham defender at Hermann Stadium. The men clinched first place in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The men earned their fifth A-10 regular-season title since joining the league in 2005. They will be the top seed in the conference tournament on Nov. 10-13
in Davidson, N.C. They face Dayton at 10 a.m. SLU will play the winner of the match between UMass and VCU. On the other side of the bracket, Fordham takes on Duquesne
and La Salle faces Rhode Island. SLU took down Dayton this year in a 1-0 victory off a goal from freshman forward Saadiq Mohammed.
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Media bias: Engendering distrust in the press “I have to put up with some of the most dishonest people in the world — the media,” President-elect Donald Trump said on Nov. 2. This statement, made at a rally in Pensacola, Fla., parallels a number of others Trump and his campaign made regarding “the media.” He and his campaign did not clarify who “the media” refers to — not the New York Times, Fox News, remote online websites or studentrun newspapers like the University News. He tossed all of it under the bus. Apparently, all of “the media” was against him and his campaign. Whether he was generalizing or intended to frame all of journalism as biased, his claim is dangerous. By labeling “the media” as a group of lying journalists out to get him, he spreads misinformation and reinforces distrust of legitimate sources. What’s more, Trump’s words against “the media” spell danger for other news platforms, introducing the idea of corruption in any source that disagrees with one’s worldview. “People increasingly don’t believe or trust the news media and fact-checking and instead resort to less reliable sources of information that reaffirm their own views,” wrote Domenico Montanaro, NPR’s lead editor for politics and digital audience. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher noted how politics “has become tribal” in the U.S. “People seek out media outlets which confirm their views rather than challenge them.” The criticism of the “mainstream” media opens the door for all platforms to be discredited if they disagree with one’s views. The New York Times and a high school newspaper are on the same level of “mainstream” when they present the facts in a certain way. Social media has become
an effective way to spread information and to also spread misinformation. The question remains: Does Trump place popular social media figures within the bundle known as “the media”? Trump has singled out Katy Tur, a journalist who works for NBC News, so it would not be impossible for social media personalities to be similarly attacked. Social media platforms like Twitter have also become pathways for “mainstream” information sources to report the news. Twitter history reveals how “the media” has, against Trump’s claims, portrayed Trump’s campaign events accurately.
29, the article read: “During the primaries, Trump’s head counts were nearly always larger than those of his Republican rivals or Clinton’s, whose audiences back then usually topped out at 1,000. But instead of celebrating the actual size of these crowds, Trump has routinely exaggerated the already large numbers.” Journalists cover Trump accurately, but the businessman takes offense to accurate representations of his deceptive behavior. His petulance manifests in his cries of bias in reporting by “the media.” New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet ex-
Sophie Lappe / Illustrator Trump has claimed that “the media never show crowds.” However, various reporters, such as CNN’s Ashley Killough, the Tampa Bay Times’ Adam Smith and BuzzFeed News’ Rosie Gray tweeted pictures and videos of Trump’s crowds. Danielle Waugh of the New England Cable News even tweeted a photo of a Trump rally with the caption: “Here’s a look at the packed gym for Trump rally in Lisbon, Maine — in case he says media never shows crowds.” The main issue Trump had with reporters was their fact-checking. In a Washington Post article from Oct.
plained how his newspaper has begun to cover Trump’s claims not as falsehoods but as lies. Referring to Trump’s claim that Obama was not born in the United States, Baquet said, “I think to have called it just a falsehood would have put it in the category of, to be frank, ‘usual political fare,’ where politicians say, ‘My tax plan will save a billion dollars,’ but it’s actually a half a billion and they’re using the wrong analysis. This was something else. And I think we owed it to our readers to just call it out for what it was.” NPR and CNN are among
the media organizations that fact-checked the candidates, at times while they spoke. While reporting on Trump, CNN used a graphic that read: “Trump calls Obama founder of ISIS (He’s not).” What may seem to some like media bias simply is telling the truth — but if you disagree with the truth, it’s easy to claim media bias. Using the term “the media” creates a loose definition of information distributors and allows candidates like Trump to define the truth. By cherry-picking sources and dismissing “mainstream” sources as rigged, Trump shapes the public perception of “the media.” He takes issue when journalists describe his statements as lies, as the New York Times has begun to do, and he loathes factchecking. He has created a world in which his word is the only word, as if his voice is the divine mandate. Trump bends the concept of truth and appeals to one’s lack of knowledge and deep-seated distrust of powerful institutions. “You can’t review 650,000 emails in eight days,” Trump said in a Sunday campaign speech in Michigan, referring to the FBI statement reaffirming that Clinton would not receive an indictment. However, because of the filtering tools and advanced technology the FBI possesses, this is entirely possible. Trump manipulates information presented by the FBI in the same way that he manipulates information presented by news organizations. His claims of rigging were made to engender distrust of our elections, in our government institutions and in our press. There is not one media. His comments cheapen our freedom to publish freely and create a divide between the public at large and the truth.
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Editors respond to the 2017 Presidential Election Tess Brock: We all grow up thinking America is the best place in the world, but now I have never been so ashamed of our country. We elected a horrible human being to the White House. A person who has put the fear in the hearts of every single minority in America with hateful and offensive words. However, there are still so many people out there that care. And we will fight to survive the next four years. Megan Hammond: For the main portion of the night I did not look at election results. Neither candidate was ideal, and I awoke Wednesday morning to mixed reactions of joy and despair. As our country continues, I’ll
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more stronger than anticipated by statisticians such as Nate Silver. How does this happen? It seems that a large number of the non-college educated, white and oftenrural voter base simply was not taken into account by polls, whether because of flaws inherent in their technological access or a myriad of other factors. What’s perhaps even more unspeakable is the voter turnout. An upwards of 47% of eligible voters simply didn’t vote. Maggie Cipriano: As I walked down West Pine this morning, I saw multiple groups of students intertwined with tears in their eyes discussing the election results. This election has
shown America’s true colors. It is important to love at this time. Parting words to love and live by: “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.” - William Ernest Henley. William Kernell: I spent much of my youth in firm support of the GOP and began my political activism by defacing magazine covers that had John Kerry’s face on them. Naturally, I began to shift away from the Party in high school and saw the Democratic Party as a bit more hip. Now, I have come back to the Middle and colored my ballot purple this Tuesday. I had quite the moral dilemma when it came to our 2016 presiden-
tial candidates. Let us move past our slacktivism of unruly Facebook and Twitter posts and actually make a damn difference. Natalie Riopelle: I’m from Madison, Wisc. The birthplace and an eternal hub of progressivism and general liberalism. What I didn’t fully comprehend is that the rest of the United States, and even the rest of Wisconsin, isn’t like this. Madison did not vote for Donald Trump, while much of the rest of Wisconsin, what has been a majority blue state for 32 years, did. My state swung the race in Trump’s favor, for a sexist and a homophobe. I’m so painfully disappointed.
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The deterioration Defending the Presidential Scholarship: of the NBA Why scholarship interviewers ‘exhibit preference, not bias’... John Schaefer
One could argue that last year’s NBA season concluded with one of the greatest games in league history. LeBron James reached the culmination of his career in thrilling fashion with an NBA Finals Game Seven victory, shocking the world with his talents yet again. Regardless of those 48 minutes of jaw-dropping competition, we need to face the facts: the direction in which the NBA is heading towards is disheartening for longtime fans of the sport. Whether it’s the painfully grueling and seemingly never-ending regular season, the ridiculously disproportioned scoring margins in many of the playoff games, the lack of physicality or the combinations of superstar-type players arranging to play on the same team each offseason, the NBA is not what it used to be. At first, the NBA regular season might not appear as drawn-out as previously implied, sitting at a somewhatmodest 82 game mark, especially with the MLB season casting nearly double this number. But when you think about the extreme toll that each exhibition places on a player’s body and match that with the constant impact of sprinting and stopping on a dime, cutting violently back and forth or exploding to the rim, it’s no wonder that there are so many injuries throughout the league every year. With that being said, the repercussions of a single injury can be devastating not only to the player, but also to his team, franchise and even potentially his entire city. One injury can redefine the trajectory of a player’s career, as we have seen time and time again, most recently with the myriad of injuries experienced by Derrick Rose. Surely, there is a great possibility that cutting down the number of games could decrease the risk of injury, but quantifying that truth would be challenging, based on the varying severity that each injury presents. On top of that, the regular season presents few storylines of interest to the average spectator. It’s one thing to be present at a game and enjoy the thrill of witnessing your favorite players on your hometown team, but if you are sitting through commercial after commercial to watch lackluster defense along with sporadic barrages of three-point attempts, all I can kindly say is “to each their own.” The unfortunate reality of the situation is that regardless of how uninteresting and non-beneficial the regular season is, as long as the current schedule is prosperous for NBA shareholders, the season will remain lengthy, even if it is not in the best interest of its players. To combat the extreme stress that the NBA season exerts on players, the way that the game is being played and the way that rosters are constructed is changing as well. As seen in recent history, superstars are more frequently joining forces in order to alleviate some pressure from themselves. Just this last offseason, we saw Kevin Durant join the powerhouse Golden State Warriors, Dwyane Wade team up with Rajon Rondo and Jimmy Butler in Chicago and Joakim Noah look for a new beginning with fellow allstar Carmelo Anthony in the Big Apple. Now all this is fine and dandy in terms of creating more interest in the league,
right? Wrong. It is so disappointing to watch the best in the game play on the same teams. Prior to 2007, when the first “big three” (Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett) came together, it would have been practically unheard of to see superstars — let alone rivals — team up with one another. Nonetheless, it is becoming commonplace in the sport because players don’t want to labor day in and day out chasing a championship ring in what might as well be deemed a one-man mission. One can’t fault a player for feeling this way, nor throw hate on their decision, but with the current structure of the NBA, this negative trend will only persist. Hate is not the only thing being thrown around in the NBA. Today’s players are hoisting up shots from the perimeter at ungodly rates. Perhaps the most prominent example of this is Stephen Curry’s consecutive singleseason three-point records. This demonstrates that the game is not nearly as physical as it once was and that fewer back-to-the-baskettype players are coming into the league. Nowadays, it seems that every scout is looking for the next foreign seven-footer whose passing and ability to shoot the ball either matches or exceeds his skills when playing down low in the post. I again credit the decreased physicality to the length of the season. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who wants to bang in the post for the entirety of the night, at least 82 times a year. It is so much easier to become a great three-point shooter and spend the majority of time on the floor waiting for catch-and-shoot opportunities. Shooters are also much more valued in today’s league, as virtually every position is now expected to be able to hit jump shots. Furthermore, the power forward position has completely transformed, and I will even go as far as saying with Tim Duncan’s retirement, there will never be another true “power forward” in the NBA. With Timmy D’s departure, the new definition of the “four” position in today’s game is one who can hit the ten-to-fifteen foot jump shot and maybe grab a few rebounds here and there. With each ensuing reality building on the last, it is clear that the league is not headed in the right direction. I will say it once again: the NBA is not what it used to be. It is neither right nor wrong; it is simply how the game has transformed due to the league looking to maximize profits, regardless of the toll it takes on players. Don’t expect big changes any time soon either. Unless there is a sudden drop in ratings or substantial changes within the next collective bargaining agreement, the format of the league is here to stay. The NBA also signed a massive television deal that will come into play in the next few years as well, further increasing revenue for the league. This deal will continue to bring the sport into the homes of millions of fans of all ages. In doing so, these consumers will continue to feed into the vicious cycle that has been previously created. There is great irony in the current state of the NBA between the fans and the product being presented to them. The situation is ironic in the fact that the true fans of the sport were supposed to be rewarded by a lengthy season when in fact their vast interest in the sport has led to its downfall. Too much of a good thing can certainly turn into a bad thing, and, at this point in time, that is the inescapable reality for the NBA, as well as its players and fans.
Madeline Cornell
In light of a previous piece entitled “Problems With Presidential Scholars,” written by a senior Presidential Scholar, numerous conversations, as he intended, have occurred, primarily within the Presidential Scholar Society. While the author does address certain aspects of the scholarship he feels need improvement, the comments made about the process that determines the recipients of nearly $160,000 are not based on up-to-date facts. Moreover, inaccurate generalizations are made about a group of nearly one hundred of his peers, comprising one percent of the student population, and he inadequately questions who a Presidential Scholar is at his or her core. In regard to how students are awarded the full-tuition award — there is an extensive application, interview and grading process each applicant undergoes. First, a potential student, meeting specific criteria (a 3.85 GPA and a 30 or above ACT) must fill out an application, attaching both a resumé and letters of recommendation. This application, which has since been revised and improved this past academic year, allows students to provide the Office of Admission a comprehensive, holistic view of who they are as in-
dividuals. Then, following self: when interviewing, he intense review, students are “favor[s] students with clear invited to interview for the passions that they hope to full-tuition award if they bring to SLU.” Passions are have met certain additional wonderful, but who knew criteria. Interviewees unpassion was more worth dergo two sets of interviews a full-tuition scholarship in which at least one current than having “excellent inScholar serves as interviewterpersonal communication er in each set, meaning each skills” or exhibiting leadercandidate comes in contact ship? The argument of prefwith a minimum of two curerence, or what the author rent Scholars. The other indeems bias, is something the terviewers are composed of author himself does. And SLU alumni, SLU faculty or finally, striving to award past Scholars. Moreover, incandidates that are “diverse” terviewers are offered, and because current Scholars in some cases mandated, to are not “diverse” is a simple attend information sessions attempt to solve what some hosted by the Office of Adview as a problem. mission, explaining grading As a Presidential Scholcriteria for candidates and ar, the leadership I and my outlining what differentiates peers have assumed over a Scholar from others interour years on campus have viewing. not only been formative for Some have vocalized ourselves as individuals, but concern with the “bias” that also for the organizations occurs withfor which we in the interhave been view proand are a It is the personal cess. To this, Some responsibility of every part. I have three might argue r e s p o n s e s . Presidential Scholar to there is a forge his or her own lack of unifyFirst, if a Presidenpath and decide what ing identity, tial Scholar a rubric being a recipient means or feels the inthat outto him or her. dividuals lines “what with whom it means to he or she is be a Presiinterviewing alongside are dential Scholar.” I comnot informed, inform them. pletely disagree with this Tell the Office of Admisclaim, simply because of sion, who ultimately runs the fact so many of us posthe event. The Scholar’s sess leadership roles in varyvoice is crucial during this ing organizations campusprocess, but is only relative wide. Think of the presence if he or she makes his or her this group has on campus. voice known. Second, all From Oriflamme to Housinterviewers — true in any ing and Residence Life, from interview process, not just the Office of Admission to the interviews conducted OneWorld, from a capella at Saint Louis University — groups to Greek Life, from exhibit preference, not bias. Micah to FSA and many The author even said it himmore, one thing we as a col-
lective group on campus can agree with, is that we all have at least one organization to which we are devoted and display our interests. To me, I think that is identity enough. For someone to say we must be limited to a specific outline stating who exactly we are to be over the course of four years is not only stunting but goes against everything for which the scholarship stands. Moreover, it is the personal responsibility of every Presidential Scholar to forge his or her own path and decide what being a recipient means to him or her. If there are concerns, address them fully with those that can answer questions and assuage worry. Specifically, talk to the Office of Admission, and learn the process where you will be, on average, 20% of the deciding factor as to whether or not someone is a recipient of this award. Be grateful you are a Scholar because, whether you want to admit it or not, so many avenues have been opened to you by being a beneficiary. Become involved, and get to know your fellow Scholars. Partake in the mentor-mentee program, provide suggestions to the Presidential Scholar Society Board, interact with your class representatives. Serve as a TA for our Honors Crossroads class. Address concerns you have with factual information, and more importantly, do so less than $120,000 into your time at SLU. Part of being a leader is taking action, and being a leader is, after all, one of the main components of what it means to be, and identify as, a Presidential Scholar.
...and why criticism without ‘work toward solutions’ is meaningless
Paulina Menichiello
One of the traits I admire most in SLU students is our courage to outwardly speak against injustices and in favor of the values that we hold as a University — even and especially when they concern sensitive and controversial issues. Last week’s op-ed, “Problems With the Presidential Scholarship,” attempted to tackle an issue that, for some, is indeed both sensitive and controversial. Yet, it lost sight of what I can only assume was the author’s goal: to judge the true scale of the problem and find serious solutions. With recipients of the scholarship comprising only one percent of the undergraduate population, the administration and utilization of the Presidential Scholarship is not wellknown among the majority of students. In that context, one phrase from the op-ed is especially rhetorical and condemning: “When I think about Presidential Scholar culture, I immediately think of off-campus parties, stuffing leftover food from banquets into Tupperware containers and upperclassmen drinking too much free alcohol on interview weekends.” As a senior Scholar myself, I am saddened and concerned that these three somewhat inaccurate and misleading statements have defined the scholarship for the author. I am also curious as to why the author has chosen to address these concerns now instead
of at some point within the past three and a half years. First, I would be hardpressed to identify an organization on campus whose upperclassmen do not have at least one off-campus celebration during the year for all of its members. The Presidential Scholar Society is no different. The interview weekends are opportunities to reunite with other Scholars and friends that we rarely see. That being said, taking food home in Tupperware containers (somewhat isolated incidents) and allowing Scholars of age to drink during the reception have been banned for years for the sake of professionalism. Pres. Scholar interview weekends are certainly not the “freefor-all” that the author depicts but hours that most consider serious obligations to the University. The author brings up a few worthwhile and complex points, namely the lack of racial and ethnic diversity of the Scholarship recipients, yet he fails to mention that diverse recruiting and retention is an issue with which most universities struggle. Biased criteria for all scholarship awards, not only the most prestigious scholarships, is an issue that is and should be heavily considered by institutions of higher learning. He also failed to investigate the methods that diversity and multicultural departments within SLU’s Office of Admission currently employ to make the same information and outreach accessible to all — regardless of where one went
to high school or how much one’s parents make. This is why our application for admission and all additional scholarship applications are free-of-charge and why the Pres. Scholarship application was revised to more accurately reflect the values of the scholarship. I know firsthand that the issues that the author mentions are not new, ground-breaking topics but questions with which SLU departments constantly grapple because of a multitude of systemic factors. It is important to be critical of the groups to which we belong as well as the members, but criticism is eventually rendered meaningless when not supplemented by comprehensive investigation and work toward solutions. The author’s points are complaints — not arguments. They inspire outrage over action. If our current application process is not the best process to date, what is? Which institutions are implementing such a process and how might we? How can we interview 500 students in a reasonable amount of time with as little bias as possible? What should be the diversity goals of a full-tuition leadership scholarship? Answering these questions requires a significant amount of research, investigation and collaboration — not an oped that generalizes 90 plus students, the vast majority of whom are dedicated to a variety of on- and off-campus leadership and social justice initiatives. I hope that the author has considered applying for the Investigative
Sweeping generalizations and mischaracterizations function to spark outrage, not find solutions.
Learning Experience funding available to Pres. Scholars to study these important questions or those of the like. An executive board member of the Presidential Scholar Society has already contacted me to form a discussion group on how to improve the scholarship requirements and experience. My biggest issue with this op-ed is that it does not criticise the scholarship process as much as current Pres. Scholars. As a past TA for the Honors Crossroads course and a participant in the mentor-mentee program, I know first-hand that the vast majority of scholars do their best to give back to the community in gratitude and will likely continue to give back long after they graduate. It is likely that the same scholars that party on the weekends have also implemented months-long sustainability projects in developing countries, hold leadership positions at nonprofits and assist in groundbreaking medical research. The same Scholars who enjoy the food at the reception volunteer at homeless shelters during the winter, promote fair trade products and work in urban gardens. I would even argue that the lack of binding requirements (beyond GPA) allows Scholars to organically carve their own path so that they can uniquely follow the University’s commitment. My main point: sweeping generalizations and mischaracterizations function to spark outrage, not find solutions. Current Pres. Scholars and all those interested in making changes to the selection process, talk to the Pres. Scholar Society and the Office of Admission, do your research and form arguments — not complaints.
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