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Editor-in-Chief-elect set to take the helm

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For Kyle Smith, his rise to the helm of Saint Louis University’s student newspaper was not something he expected would happen when he was recruited to be a part of the paper’s editorial staff during his sophomore year. “I’ve had quite a few lucky, unexpected breaks during my time with the UNews,” he admitted. “I first began as an associate sports editor my sophomore year, having never actually written for the paper before then. When the opportunity to join the editorial staff came up, I took it, honestly thinking of it as just something that would be fun, easy and a good way to make a little money. But pretty soon, I found myself running a sports section, followed by the opinion, and now, apparently, a newspaper.” But the junior, who is studying political science

and hopes to attend law school after graduation, feels ready to lead. He is energized by the responsibility vested in him to lead one of SLU’s oldest and most prestigious student organizations – one that is not bound by SGA funding or under editorial influence by the administration, and that generates most of its own revenue from advertising. Smith, in fact, has already had a taste of UNews glory; at the annual Missouri College Media Awards ceremony in April – the event that represents all college press in the state – he won an award for best editorial writing for some of the work he produced during his tenure as the UNews opinion editor. But, though the paper has had success in the past, Smith admits that times are changing – especially at the university level, where more and more students get their news from cell phones and social media. Smith outlined

a balanced approach to addressing this phenomenon, stressing the continued importance of the student press while also not underestimating the power of these new media forms. “I think the UNews plays an important role in campus life,” he said. “We are the only newspaper in the world that is focused solely on the SLU community. This gives us a pretty unique opportunity to do some really impactful original reporting. I also think that the paper plays an important role in documenting the history of the present day. Decades from now, people can look to our archives to get an unfiltered look of what life at SLU was like during our time here, and that’s something no one else can claim to do.” “[But] I’d like to expand

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

CSO groups grouse over SGA disbursement By EMILY HIGGINBOTHAM Associate News Editor

By PAUL BRUNKHORST Editor-In-Chief

Cheers ... to 42 years: An editorial tribute to Dr. Avis Meyer.

As student enrollment continues to slide and the number of Chartered Student Organizations (CSOs) steadily climbs, the mileage of the Student Activity Fee has become less and less. This trend has led to frustration with the activity fee, as well as the funding process, which the Student Government Association steers. The funds that SGA accrues from the activity fee, and then doles out to student organizations, have not been able to fund some of the essential costs for some of the organizations. Undergraduate students pay $55 per semester, and graduate students pay $30 per semester, with SGA gleaning only 20 percent from the graduate fee. For the 2016-17 school year, SGA had about $907,000 to allocate to 142 CSOs. Nathan Dollinger, who served as the Vice President of Accounting for SLU Relay For Life and is the incoming Co-Chair for the CSO, expressed his frustration with the funds SGA allocated to his group for the 201617 school year. He said that SGA approved a budget of $8,400, but that amount will not be enough to support Relay’s spring fundraising event. “As a fundraising event, we like to keep our costs low in order to maximize our fundraising efforts, so managing on a low budget is a must,” Dollinger said. “I was not exactly happy with the funding process this year. Our operating costs for our event next year will increase by $500. SGA was aware of this, but decided on reducing our budget by $500, which will cause issues going into the next year.”

Dollinger said that the group appealed to SGA twice to make up the $1,000 deficit, but to no avail. He claimed that the funds that the group did not receive were deemed “not necessary for the success of the event” by SGA. “If we can’t cover the operating costs, we won’t have an event,” he added. However, according to Ronald Clark, the Vice President of Finance, the funding and appeals process are both complicated and challenging to execute. “A lot of groups are doing good work, but can’t be rewarded properly because the fee is decreasing, and the number of organizations is increasing,” said Clark. As the VP of Finance, Clark is aware of the challenges of the funding process, which comes with the difficult decisions on how much money each group is granted. In order to streamline the process, as well as remove bias from it, Clark and the rest of the Finance Committee have created a set of rules, called funding directives, which clarify what kinds of events and costs will be backed by the activity fee and which will not. These directives are then passed by the Senate and sent out to each CSO. Then, a funding kickoff takes place so that the Finance Committee can communicate the directives, as well as which types of groups will likely receive more money for their budgets. For example, a CSO like Student Activities Board is going to receive a substantially larger sum than a group like the Italian Club because of the inherent nature of the group and how many students the group serves. This funding kickoff is mandatory for all CSOs. If a group does not send a representative to

the meeting, the group will be ineligible to appeal their budget. Once the directives are sent to the CSOs, the executive boards have the month of March to design a budget and submit requests to SGA via SLU Groups. Before approving a CSO’s budget, the finance committee meets with each CSO to talk about the proposed budget, so that the groups can explain how they would use the requested funds. Then, SGA decides, in line with the directives, how much to allocate to each student group. Student organizations receive their approved budgets via SLU Groups. Item by item, the group can see if their request was completely, partially, or not fulfilled at all. If the committee decides to either partially fulfill or deny those funds for that particular cost item, they will provide an explanation in the notes section for that item. However, some student leaders found those explanations to be vague and nondescript. “I personally found it very confusing,” said Caroline Kelly, who serves as the president for the African Students Association. “There’s no conversation about why decisions are made, just a few notes on the side column.” Often, these notes are classified as an “undue burden” or simply “non-fundable per directives.” However, Kelly’s group did not appeal for additional funds. Other groups, however, like Relay For Life, appealed to SGA for more funds. This appeal process takes place at a closed Senate meeting, where The CSOs had to

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Seeking a center, student veterans get a room of their own By TIM WILHELM News Editor

SLU’s veteran students have secured space for a commons located on the second floor of Wuller Hall. The acquisition came about through efforts by the Student Veterans Association (SVA) and the Student Veteran Success Task Force, which, led by Dean of Students Mona Hicks, unites professors, counselors and off-campus affiliates to advocate for veteran students. The commons will serve the academic and personal

needs of the university’s 336 military-affiliated students. These include approximately 200 veterans, as well as ROTC cadets, spouses and children who receive the transferrable benefits of the post-9/11 GI Bill. Jonathan Hurly, SVA President for the upcoming academic year, explained, “It’s going to be a central hub where veterans could gather all their information, where the SVA could meet. It’s going to be like a little area where they could do work, meet with their families, have lunch.”

Hurly enlisted in the Marines Corps right out of high school, leading to a nine-year tour that included 14 months in Iraq, seven months in Afghanistan, and two years in Japan. Medically discharged in October 2015, he now studies business and intends to work in federal service. He acknowledged that acclimating to college life on such a delayed timeline can be stressful. “We get these guys—and me myself—coming out of four to ten to 20 years of military service, and you know, the college envi-

ronment is definitely unique to us,” he said. “And we’re not the same, you know, a lot of us have wives, we have kids, we’re commuter students, we have experiences and backgrounds that make it really difficult for us to relate … with the student body itself.” The commons fulfils a pronounced need for a tighter social network. “A lot of these guys, they’re used to having something like a battle buddy or a fire team or, you know, a group of people that they kind of rely on, their support,” said Hurly.

Hurly sees an opportunity for growth through the National Organization of Student Veterans of America, which offers $10,000 grants, totaling $400,000 and sponsored by Home Depot, for the expansion of veteran centers. “One of these reasons we were able to acquire the space, schools all over the nation are realizing what it takes to help veterans succeed,” said Hurly. The Student Government Association recently approved an increase in the VSA’s budget, to $2,000. The funding will help with

events, outreach and further veteran support. VSA has also joined the Diversity Leadership Cabinet, which includes 21 other CSOs. Some of Hurly’s biggest challenges as president will be to unite and engage SLU’s veterans, whom he says “fall into so many different subcommunities on campus”; to improve the veteran attrition rate; to bolster SLU’s regional and national competitiveness with veterans’ benefits; See “Vets” on Page 3

Senior Send Off: A farewell to the UNews’ graduating editors Yea...so my first year with the UNews is down and I think I am starting to get the swing of things? But now they are telling me I have to leave? I... uh, don’t really know what I’m doing here anyways, Dr. Meyer just told me to come in and critique people’s writing? But the people are great, so thats been fine! Alex Hanel

It’s been a good three years — from writing for the opinion section during sophomore year to being editor this year, my senior year. As stated in my obituary, I love letters and when they’re put together: words. So I’ve enjoyed working here, being surrounded by great words and great people. I think we’ve done some excellent work this year.

This year on the Editorial Board has been the most stressful, demanding and rewarding experience I’ve had during my time at SLU. I learned a lot about myself and my place in the world of journalism and writing, but I think what I’ll remember the most are the people who have inspired me to be a better writer and journalist. Together we’ve put out some damn good papers. I’ll miss you guys. “You are the best thing.”

Paul Brunkhorst

Emily Higginbotham

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April 28, 2016

Last Hurrah: Looking back ... in endearment By AVIS MEYER

“Think where man’s glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was that I had such friends.” (W.B. Yeats) Dear survivors of my classes … and U. Newsers, ad infinitum: Welcome to a metaphorical game of hide and seek, where the goal is to delve into and dig behind every picayune memory and moment, striving to excavate and acknowledge the names, characters and events that have defined, refined and enriched the last four-plus decades of my life.

### Roll film: Citizen Kane and A Man For All Seasons; tawdry ties; ’49 Buick Roadmaster; globetrotting tales; Orwell and E.B. White; “nobody gets in to see the wizard, not nobody, not no how;” AFAR; green pens; Johnston and Baricevic: alliterative headlines, current-events quizzes; Jeep Wranglers; The Graduate and 2001: A Space Odyssey; Elements of Style, face quizzes; AP Stylebook; Baker and Barry; cockamamie characters; copydesk shenanigans; reading papers aloud; Fr. Reinert and Fr. Fitz; Jason and Chelsea stories; face quizzes; editing handouts;

Ready or not, here I come.

On The Waterfront and Lion In Winter; ’53 Dodge; flexible deadlines; Feature Writing; Steinbeck and Agee; intermittent poetry; Fred and Bruce at Chaifetz; war-room meetings. Carrocci and Pauly; Sodality Hall; Alex and Ellen stories; Literary Journalism;

### I have reveled in, exulted over and rhapsodized about my students for so many years, that the thought of relinquishing them, henceforth, to the world at large seems melancholy, poignant, even woebegone. For I have learned more than I have taught … or so it seems to me, when recollected in tranquility. I have rambled on about the joys of journalism, the recompense of writing, the exhilaration of editing and the mojo of movies for so many semesters that the memories form a jumbled montage that seems infinite … though the reel will run out, eventually.

Annie Hall and Elephant Man; Lit. to Film classes; Christmas at Cupples; administrative skulduggery; O’Connor and Dillard; elusive A’s; lemon bars from the world’s most nearly perfect wife; movie quizzes McNamee and Mandeville; West Pine powwows and popinjays; Scholars’ House; hanging at Humphrey’s; All The President’s Men and The Right Stuff; moving days; CBF; steel-mill yarns; Herr and Wolfe; end-of-semester book awards; 4 a.m., BSC layout nights; Norm and Nordmann’s; Charles and Roy (SJR); XH Room 317; graduation cigars and pens; year-end picnics;

In return, my students have instructed me in the fine arts of: grace under pressure, wit, empathy, caprice, eloquence, integrity, sagacity, whimsy, defiance, skepticism, imagination and compassion. And for each of these honorable nouns, a flurry of names and a malarkey of stories spring to mind. (Even now, the muddled montage begins to gear up, unbidden, behind my eyes — without a whimper, despite an occasional bang.) Ferreting out those far-flung classroom memories, the hubbub of names and clamor of students … the eager faces, youthful idealism, unlimited promise, chockablock experiences and vivid imaginations that have traipsed through my classrooms … it seems a fool’s errand. But let’s give it a shot.

A Thousand Clowns and Grapes of Wrath; ’55 DeSoto; Santa Claus adventures; Essays; Bacon and Twain; MCM(N)A escapades; weddings and funerals; graduation galas; Farrell and Trees; SAG meetings; snacks in perpetuity; Post-Dispatch folklore;

### Roll credits: The University News “kids,” especially, leave a rococo legacy that endures. But — if I were to take a stab at dredging up and thanking all those memorable, beloved personalities, I would surely neglect someone — bringing regret to my doorstep, and perhaps theirs. However, the editors-in-chief offer a vagabond catalog of characters and quirks that exemplify the symbolic mountain peaks, by which I remember the terrain of the decades. (“Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.”) Thus, those stalwarts will stand in, here, for all those stouthearted souls I might neglect, as well as all those I never shall ... and you know who you are. Here’s looking at you, kids. Thank you: Mary Jo, Jean, Erv, John R., Gerri; Mary, Mike, Cyndi, Kathy, Anne; Tom D., Charles, Rey, Paul, Teryl; Tom F., Erika, Trish, Tim, Bill; Matt, Lee, Patrick, Diana U., Eric; Krissy, Andrew, Diana B., Katie, Adam; Kat, Jonathan E., Brian, Kristen, Bri; John S., Paul B. … et al. I have cherished every moment.

Life and death … The Undiscovered Country; The U. News — a student voice since 1921: Nancy Dintleman; John Castasus; Steve DeBellis; alas.

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Vets: VSA looks to expand in future and to develop a process for approving the academic credits veterans earn during their military service. He is not alone, however. The task force of faculty and staff will provide guidance and make an effort to put these ideas into motion, as they did for the commons. Michael Bamber, program director for enrollment outreach and territory development, as well as an Army veteran, is part of the task force. He acts as a military liaison, providing outreach within the Office of Admission. He explained that the university created his position, in May 2012, to better know its military-affiliated population, “coding” them

into five categories: active duty, reservists and guardsmen, veterans, family or dependents, and ROTC. He sees the commons as a “hangout place” for veteran students. He cited Fort Riley, in Kansas, as a benchmark facility and said that UMSL, Lindenwood, Xavier and Loyola Chicago have the kind of veterans centers that the VSA and Task Force aspire to. In his view, what makes all of these “centers,” recognzed as some of better university Veteran commonspaces, is their consolidation of liaisons and counseling services within one accessible place. “You have to keep meeting their needs or they’re going to go elsewhere,” he said. He continued, “It’s an attempt to show them what we

have on an academic side, show that yes, we do have services for them, and we want them to be … as successful as students as they were in their military careers.” Bamber echoed Hurly’s emphasis on the stark differences between veteran students’ backgrounds and those of civilian students: “If you take a look at your 18- to 22-year-old single student in the dorm, look at the difference between the age, the family status, the whole works.” He also mentioned a 60-percent increase in eligibility for the Yellow Ribbon Scholarship, which supplements GI Bill benefits for military-affiliated students: this fall, 80 students can apply.

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present to SGA and explain their need for the money. The Finance Committee also provided a rationale for their original allocation of funding. Senators could ask questions to both parties to inform their voting. Student groups leave these sessions knowing whether they receive the funding or not. However, the groups have one more chance to appeal at the following SGA meeting. Mike Degnan, Vice President of Student Organizations, said that historically, the majority of CSOs do not appeal for additional funding. However, this year, the appeals process was particularly tension-filled. Originally, 32 groups appealed for a collective amount of $122,000. However, SGA only set aside $8,000 to fund appeals. Degnan said that if SGA exceeded that amount for appeals, every CSO across the board would have a percent cut from their budget to make up the difference. “That’s the challenge with appeals, this year especially,” said Degnan. “It’s a difficult process. You’re right in front of Senate as they’re talking about the group, and it’s hard, I think, to separate personal from professional.” For some CSOs, like the Knights of Columbus, the appeals process was particularly stressful. “It was painful,” said Connor Renz, the president of the Knights of Columbus group at SLU. Renz said that the group went through two rounds of appeals hoping to acquire the typical funding the group receives, which totals $1,000. However, this year, the CSO received around $300. He attributed this to the types of questions his group received from senators during the appeals. “In our appeal, the senate had a hard time grasping our mission and activities. One of the senators even suggested that we were ‘not inclusive’ because we were a ‘Catholic male CSO,’” said Renz. In these situations, Senator Tommy English believes that the Senate and Finance Committee made the right choice in denying these funds. He does not believe

that groups like the Knights of Columbus were ever meant to receive the benefits of the fee. “The Student Activity Fee was originally intended for what it is named: student activities. It is supposed to fund organizations that are open to all students and promote student activities and events,” said English. “However, over time, several types of organizations have come to be funded by the students’ activity fee and they don’t promote activities that are easily accessible by all students, and they are often extremely expensive.” For example, the fee currently funds honors organizations and club sport teams. These CSOs benefit a few students, in contrast to groups like Billikens After Dark, or Great Issues Committee, which both host events open to all students. For many student leaders, the simple answer to this complex issue is to raise the Student Activity Fee, which would create a bigger pool of money to cull from. “Raising the Student Activity Fee is a must. Based on the number of CSOs, we can not just function as needed with the student fee where it is [now],” said Dollinger. English agreed that raising the activity fee could be a quick fix for some of the issues that both the SGA and CSOs face in this process, but would not be the answer for long-term change. “It [raising the fee] would alleviate some of the difficulties faced by SGA and would appease some student’s desires, but it will not fix the systemic issues currently being faced,” English said. “We need to decrease the number of CSOs we have, so that the best and most effective CSOs can receive all the funds they need.” English proposed finding different sources to fund clubs like honor societies and sports teams, so that their backing did not come from the activity fee. Regardless of the outcome of raising the fee, Degnan said that such an action would have to be studentdriven. It could not simply come from the Senate. “If we wanted an increase in the fee, we would have to put the exact amount that

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we would want it to be and it would have to pass on that ballot. Then what it comes down to is would students agree with it,” Degnan said. Students would be able to vote on this referendum during normal SGA elections. Degnan said the tricky part of raising the fee would be coming to a definite number that both CSOs and students have to agree on. Compared to other universities, Degnan said SLU’s Student Activity Fee is modest. As it stands now, both the budgets and the appeals process are kept confidential by SGA. Students are not allowed access to how much each CSO gets or where the Student Activity Fee is going. This fact has made some CSO leaders uneasy. “CSO budgets are funded directly from the Student Activity Fee,” said Dollinger. He continued saying that SGA cast out a utilitarian rationale for their allocation of the funds, which Dollinger thought required SGA to be transparent in their operations. “For the reason that the allocation of money is determined by the perceived potential benefit to the SLU population, I believe that we should know where that money is going toward.” In his response to this type of assertion, Degnan said he could see both sides. He thought that it could be beneficial to release the information regarding the budgets, but that it could also have repercussions regarding CSO privacy. “On the one hand, it could be beneficial for everyone to see exactly where it goes,” Degnan said. “On the other hand, at the organization level, you don’t want everyone to know your business… you have organizations that have similar purposes or do similar events and someone might have gotten more than the other. Then it’s ‘Why did they get this and we didn’t?’ ” Degnan said that a consequence of releasing this information could be that students would be upset at other students, which is not the intention. He thought that SGA acted as transparently as possible, but that there was room to improve and grow in the process.

A long-term goal for the commons is to unite SLU’s military liaison, VA-certified official and veteran counseling services within one location. On- and off-campus recruitment and promoting diversity in veteran students’ ranks figure among other goals. Hurly said he is working on a personal veteran initiative, identifying areas where the school is lacking. Hurly sees “a lot of potential out there” for engaging SLU’s veteran and militaryaffiliated students. He said that ROTC women in particular are a unique group. “Nobody can relate to their experience and prepare them for what they’re about to go into than the women that have already served,” he said. “Engaging them and getting them together at a single table, that could be a really powerful experience.” The veteran students’ commons will open on Wed., May 4.

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

Tuesday, April 26

2:37 a.m. Property Damage Public Safety received a call from a university student, who stated that upon returning to his vehicle, found its front, passenger-side window broken out and his aftermarket radio had been removed by person(s) unknown. The student said he parked his vehicle at 9:30 p.m. St. Louis Police Dept. was contacted and arrived. No suspects were found.

Tuesday, April 26

10: 21 a.m. TRESPASSING Officers from SLU’s Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a subject, not affiliated with the university, sleeping on a couch in the lobby of Reinert Hall. Officers made contact with the subject and determined that he was not affiliated with the university, having gained entry when a person, believed to be a student, allowed him to enter the lobby. A REJIS computer check on the subject found no arrest warrants. There was no matching record in the Public Safety computer system name-file for the individual. The subject was released with a warning for trespassing on university property.

Saturday, April 16

4:06 a.m. PROPERTY DAMAGE Public Safety received a call from a Resident Advisor at Griesedieck Hall, who stated that, on the sixth floor restroom, someone had etched profanity on the stall doors of the restroom. The DPS officer, upon arrival, observed the words “F**K RAs” on the doors and walls. The RA stated that he would contact his supervisor in the morning. Photos were taken.

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

EIC: Bridging old values and new media Continued from Page 1

tion. And he shows gratefulness and respect for his new position as editor-in-chief. “The UNews is unlike any other student organization in the fact that we don’t have to necessarily answer to the administration, SGA or any other body,” he stressed. “We have complete editorial

our paper’s online presence quite a bit,” he added. “While I do think our print edition will always be indispensable to what we do here, I think the internet is hugely important for the future of journalism. Rather than falling behind the curve, I’d like the UNews to become a leader in a changing industry in Rather than falling behind the next few years. I the curve, I’d like the UNthink we can begin ews to become a leader that transformation now by reforming our in a changing industry in website, offering exthe next few years. I think clusive online content we can begin that transand increasing our social media presence.” formation now ... These goals do not come without chal-Kyle Smith, editor-elect lenge, however; the 2015-2016 school year saw the UNews website plagued with problems – text wouldn’t freedom to express ourselves always render properly, pichowever we chose. While tures often did not show up we definitely have to use this correctly on the page and freedom responsibly, I think online advertising was imwe owe it to ourselves and to possible because of various the student body to print the technical difficulties. But honest truth, regardless of Smith is optimistic. He plans who might object.” to spend the summer in St. Smith, unlike his predeLouis and sees these months cessor, does not exhibit a as the ideal time to get things dislike of bow ties – which in order – both on the digital many thought would chill and print sides of the operarelations between SGA, with

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its bow-tie-clad executives, and UNews leadership. It hasn’t, and Smith is happy about that; he mentioned that he wouldn’t want anything to get in the way of the UNews doing its civic duty of keeping an eye on the financial underpinnings of the student government. When asked what he’s liked most about working on the UNews for the last few years, Smith, of course, mentioned his amusement with the obsession his coworkers have for tuna fish videos. He also expressed appreciation for having had the opportunity to work with other editors who have won academic awards – “It’s not everyday you have people win these awards,” he said. But he also referenced more recent incidents that have occurred during his time at the Opinion desk. He said: “While I’ve had a lot of really great memories over the past two years, I would have to say that the high point of my career here at the UNews was when a SLU alumnus wrote a letter to the paper referring to an editorial I wrote about Trump as ‘true liberal balderdash.’”

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Calendar

Thursday, April 28, 7-8 p.m.

Monday, May 2, 6 p.m.

Monday, May 2, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Black Box Theater at Xavier Hall

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Busch Student Center

A Spanish class, SPAN 4930, will perform an adaptation of author García Márques’ novel, “100 Years of Solitude. The performance will be in Spanish. Admission is free.

DeRay Mckesson — an activist, educator and former Baltimore mayoral candidate — will give a talk. The event is hosted by the Black Student Alliance.

Society will host a research symposium for undergraduates and graduates from various academic areas to showcase their work.

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April 28, 2016 arts@unewsonline.com Tess Brock, Arts Editor Natalie Riopelle, Assoc. Arts Editor

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RECIPES: Spoon SLU’s recent video for Oreo pull-apart bread has recieved almost eight million views on the offical Spoon University Facebook page.

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BUNBURY: Algernon Moncrieff (Zachary Bakouris), left, spends “The Importance of Being Earnest” cajoling with Jack Worthing (Joseph Kercher) while the two spend the play’s length attempting to dig themselves out of a series of silly situations. By NATALIE RIOPELLE Associate Arts Editor

Last Sunday, April 24, the University Theatre put on its last show of the Spring semester and the 2015-2016 season, and, boy, was it a good one: “The Importance of Being Earnest” by the incomparable Oscar Wilde. Making a mockery of stuffy etiquette, societal snobbery and the institution of marriage, Wilde’s famous play is as funny as it is pointed. And, let me tell you, people—it’s funny. Featuring a darling cast of quirky characters, “The Importance of Being Earnest” stars the incorrigibly witty Algernon Moncrieff (Zachary Bakouris), affectionately called Algy—the nephew of the eminent and opinionated Lady Bracknell (Danny Guttas)—and John “Jack” Worthing (Joseph Kercher), the somehow both clever and befuddled friend of Algernon, who is first introduced to the audience as Earnest. Our two leading men begin the show with a conversation surrounding the concept that becomes central

to the play: “Bunburying.” It is the process of inventing a fake friend or relative who is often in need of help, thereby giving their inventor an excuse to escape from the pressures of society and family by going away to “help” them. We soon learn that, though Algy has coined the term, both he and Jack are up to their necks in “Bunburying.” Jack lives in the country, the guardian of a young woman named Cecily, a girl who has been told that “Earnest” is Jack’s younger brother—a rapscallion who’s always getting into things he shouldn’t, leaving Jack to go into town to clean up his mess. But really, Earnest doesn’t exist. Or rather, Earnest is really Jack and Jack is really Earnest. The younger brother that Jack has invented to escape the seriousness of the country is the name that Jack himself goes by during that escape into town; Earnest is his ultra ego. Jack has even gone so far as to convince everyone in town that his name is actually Earnest, even the woman he intends to propose to, Gwendolen Fairfax (Hannah Grimm), daughter

of Lady Bracknell and cousin of our Algy. This is problematic for Jack for numerous reasons. Perhaps most importantly, Gwendolen loves Earnest. Not the man who calls himself Earnest (though she is fond of him, too), but the name, as she says, “…my ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Earnest.” Oh, well, Jack better just change his name … but it seems the “Bunburying” has gone just a little too far. For, before Jack can say a thing about it, Algy is off to Jack’s country estate with young, pretty Cecily in mind and the name “Earnest” on his lips, intent on convincing her that he is the devilish younger brother of her beloved guardian. The brother named Earnest who has never really existed at all. With two people now both named and not named Earnest, we are really in a pickle – and a ridiculously hilarious one at that. Topping the laughter charts was Danny Guttas’ Lady Bracknell, a woman who believes she knows everything while proving time and time again that wealth

does not necessitate common sense. To this point, when Jack informs her that he was orphaned as an infant, Lady Bracknell quickly exclaims: “To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness!” Quips were certainly guaranteed whenever this high-status lady entered the stage. Wrapped within the play’s bundle of hilarity lies beautiful grains of truth (all of which I’m positive someone somewhere has tattooed on something). The play gives the audience everything, both informing us of the proper way to eat muffins (“quite calmly”) to gifting us with statements like this of Algy’s: “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.” This was not my first time seeing “The Importance of Being Earnest,” but I laughed just as hard the second time around. That’s the magnificence of Wilde’s writing: It’s so dangerously true, that even the end of the Victorian era couldn’t take away its humor – or its genius.

The Purple ‘Reign’ ends; Prince mourned “Baby, you’re a star.” Prince Rogers Nelson died Thursday April 21, 2016, age 57, in Chanhassen, Minnesota. His cause of death is currently being investigated. Prince has been difficult to classify into one musical genre since the beginning of his music career in 1976. However, Jon Pareles of the New York Times described him as, “a master architect of funk, rock, R&B and pop.” He was a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who played bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion and synthesizer. On his first five albums, he played nearly all of these instruments, and on his debut album, “For You,” he played 27. He harnessed “new-generation synthesizer sounds in service of the groove,” the LA Times reported on the contribution of his instrumentals to his style. Since Prince’s passing, musicians, fans and celebrities have made an outpouring of tributes to the late

musician. At the music fesdustry. Here in St. Louis, the tival Coachella, musicians arch displayed bright purple such as Ellie Goulding, LCD lights to honor Prince. The Soundsystem, Sufjan Stevens Broadway casts of “Hamiland Usher covered Prince, ton” and “The Color Purple” and the New Orleans Jazz also paid tribute. Prince’s and Heritage Festival had former band, the Revoludedication songs played by tion, has discussed having a Pearl Jam and the Red Hot reunion tour as well. Chili In life as Peppers. well as death, A jazz Prince was recSince Prince’s funeral, ognized for a parade passing, musihis music. He t h a t was nominated cians, fans and b o t h for 33 Gramcelebrities have mourns mys, winning made an outpourdeath seven, includand celing Best Rock ing of tributes ... eb r ate s Performance life, may by a Duo or also be Group with Voh e l d cal; Best Score in New Orleans in Prince’s Soundtrack Album for a honor, And from celebriMotion Picture, Television ties, an epitath from Whoopi or Other Visual Media; Best Goldberg: “This is what it R&B Song; Best R&B Perforsounds like when doves cry.” mance by a Duo or Group Other tributes have apwith Vocal; Best Male R&B peared on Broadway and Performance; and Best Tratelevision. Saturday Night ditional R&B Vocal PerforLive dedicated an hour long mance. Also, he was nomiepisode to Prince, and MTV nated for 12 MTV Video played music videos reminisMusic Awards (VMAs) and cent of the time when Prince won for “Raspberry Beret” first broke into the music in-

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(Best Choreography in a Music Video), “U Got the Look” (Best Male Video and Best Stage Performance in a Music Video), and “Cream” (Best Dance Video). Outside of music, Prince also was a player in the world of motion pictures, as an actor and a director. Prince acted in “Purple Rain” and directed and acted in the movies “Under the Cherry Moon,” “Sign o’ the Times,” and “Graffiti Bridge,” and made special appearances in the television shows “Muppets Tonight” and “New Girl.” As we listen to our old Prince albums and records, or decide to listen to him for the first time, death makes a few things apparent. We should appreciate those we love in life, including friends, family, mentors and artists. Although their influence may live on in their legacy, we should not wait until people’s death to honor them. The outpouring of love that humans are capable of is best given when they can still share it with each other.

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Music Fortune & The Ninetys The Pageant April 28, 10:00 p.m. Gabisauke / Wikimedia Commons

Nothing But Thieves Blueberry Hill May 3, 8:00 p.m.

Ellie Goulding Chaifetz Arena May 16, 7:00 p.m.

Miike Snow The Pageant May 23, 8:00 p.m.

HAIM The Pageant May 25, 8:00 p.m.

Movies The Jungle Book In theaters Currently Purple Rain In theaters Currently Barbershop: The Next Cut In theaters Currently

MESMERIZING: Bonnaroo, the Tennessee-based festival, involves camping, people and music sun up to sun down. By TOM BERGAN Senior Staff Writer

We only have two weeks left until the semester is over, which means festival season is officially right around the corner. I can safely say that attending music festivals is one of the most magical experiences a person can have and should be a staple of everyone’s summer. Not only are festivals a way to see seemingly countless artists in a weekend’s time, they are a way to meet people from all different backgrounds, eat exquisite food from the top vendors from the festivals’ cities, and most importantly, be a part of an atmosphere that is nothing short of magical. With all that being said, here are some festivals close enough to St. Louis to warrant packing up your car, grabbing some friends and having a life-changing experience. In just over a month, the Midwest festival season will kick off on May 27 in

Chillicothe, Illinois at Summer Camp Music Festival. Summer Camp, or “Scamp” as its attendees call it, is not as large as some other festivals, and yet has more than a healthy dose of jam, electronic and hip-hop to offer to those who venture to central Illinois for Memorial Day weekend. Some of the best offerings on the bill are Big Grizmatik, a collaboration between Big Gigantic, GRiZ, and Gramatik, who are three of the greatest producers in the EDM scene. This set is guaranteed to have saxophones and guitars galore, and is guaranteed to be the dance party of the weekend. Another elusive snag who will be performing is Mudcrutch, Tom Petty’s ‘other’ band that is not the Heartbreakers. Fans shouldn’t go in expecting “Free Fallin’,” but instead a rawer and heavy southern sound. Regardless of what the specifics are, going to Summer Camp ensures that you get to see Tom Petty perform in the

flesh, and that will be magical regardless of what he plays. With such great artists all throughout the lineup, and a ticket that runs just over $200, Summer Camp is both economical and a guaranteed great time. The biggest festival within road-trip distance of St. Louis is Bonnaroo, the gritty, dirtier version of Coachella that takes place in Manchester, Tennessee on June 9-12. Four days of camping, music that goes until sunrise, and 90,000 of your closest friends make for the quintessential American music festival. With Bonnaroo, you are getting so much more than just the run-of-the-mill performances. There are silent discos; the Kalliope stage, which bumps EDM until sunrise while also mesmerizing the crowd with pyrotechnics and lasers galore; and the famed SuperJams, in which you see once-in-a-lifetime collaborations between artists of all genres (last year brought us an ‘80s-themed collaboration between Chance the Rapper, Bleachers, and Robert Trujillo of Metallica, to name a few). Few things in the world can match the magic that “The Farm” of Bonnaroo creates, and if you are searching for one spot in which you can see the John Mayer-fronted Dead & Company, the synthtinged sounds of Chvrches and the tripped-out jams of Tame Impala, look no further than Bonnaroo. And if you are trying to squeeze in one last excursion before school starts again, pack up your Camelbak and sunscreen and head to Chicago for Lollapalooza on July 28. Expanding to four days for its twenty-fifth anniversary brought some skeptics

and a hefty rise in prices, but the lineup silences any doubters and shows why the festival is already sold out (tickets are available on Stubhub and other resale sites, but be ready to pay a pretty penny). Radiohead, who are making their triumphant return after a four-year silence, will have a new album by the time August rolls around and will no doubt showcase new material during their headline performance. In addition, Lollapalooza brings us the first Chicago performance from LCD Soundsystem since their breakup and subsequent reunion, the raucous South African raps and wicked live performance of Die Antwoord, and a hefty amount of fantastic hip-hop that includes local favorite Vic Mensa, Danny Brown and Vince Staples. Though the festival’s undercard does not contain too many surprises, it does have a few

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SUMMER: The 25th anniversary of Lollapolooza, the massive music festival, will be in Chicago this July. The festival this year will be four days long, instead of the usual three.

Spoon caters to SLU foodies

A Hologram for the King In theaters Currently Keanu In theaters Currently

Theater The Sound of Music Fabulous Fox April 26-May 8 Courtesy of Emma Lally

Bill Engvall River City Casino May 15, 7:30 p.m. Jersey Boys Fabulous Fox May 18-22 Paul Simon: Live in Fabulous Fox June 12, 8:00 p.m. A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor Fabulous Fox June 18, 4:45 p.m.

pop-punk acts who are going to be given a whole new demographic to win over. The Front Bottoms and Modern Baseball will both be bringing their phenomenal live shows to the heat-stroke-inducing late-summer-Chicago weather, but will no doubt bring the energy nonetheless. The crowd will probably give back just as much energy, and these shows will no doubt be two highlights of the weekend. Not to mention that any show with the Chicago skyline as the backdrop is already a phenomenal one. Regardless of which festival you make it out to this summer, I would encourage you to go to as many as you can. Few things can compare to singing along to your favorite song of an artist with a field full of people who are just as in the moment as you are. And once you reach the end of your festival journey come Sunday night, you will already be searching for the next one you can make it to.

SPOON: The Spoon University Saint Louis University chapter, Spoon SLU, was launched April 6, 2015. Since then, Spoon SLU has gained almost 900 Facebook likes and 1,600 Instagram followers. On their pages, they feature reciepes, reviews and more. Continued from Page 5

Now, Spoon SLU is one of the more than one hundred Spoon University websites. Just over a year old, Spoon SLU has successfully been able to reach the foodies of SLU. They publish a wide array of stories, from quirky and hilarious articles like “7 Beers for Anyone Who Hates the Taste of Beer” and “The 21 Stages of Going Out in College, as Told by Ron Swanson”, to helpful health and lifestyle articles like “Why Cage-Free Eggs Aren’t Exactly What They Seem” and “The Non-Obvious Reasons You Should Eat More Avocados, According to Science.” And of course, they cater to SLU students

specifically, with amusing articles like “How to Survive Mardi Gras 101” and “The 10 Stages of Pickleman’s After a Night out at SLU.” The Spoon SLU team knows their audience well and wants to make their stories enjoyable for students, understanding how many hours students already spend with their heads in textbooks. Daly says: “We have stuff that you should be aware of, what’s going on with your food, and we make it interesting to read for college students.” Another trend that Spoon SLU has picked up is creating short videos of new and tasty recipes. Social media manager and videographer Emma Lally is in charge of

creating two videos a month. She gets to choose a simple recipe provided by Spoon University and then makes the video herself. Although

the videos are usually no longer than a minute, it takes quite a bit of work to get the perfect shots, Lally says. “My favorite part

about making videos is seeing content that I’ve worked really hard on get such amazing feedback from the Spoon audience. Spoon has such a large following on Facebook that our videos have the potential to reach millions of people throughout the world.” Her latest video, “Oreo Pull-Apart Bread,” was posted on the Spoon University Facebook page and now has almost eight million views. Those Facebook views are well deserved. Spoon SLU knows how to be successful on social media. Their Instagram is close to reaching 1,600 followers. They post eye-catching pictures featuring the best eats around St. Louis that will make your mouth water. Whether it’s through their articles, videos or Instagram posts, Spoon SLU has made a name for themselves on our campus as the go-to source for the most entertaining and informative food-related content. Be sure to keep up with Spoon SLU as they continue to grow their website and fuel our “hangry” moods at slu.spoonuniversity.com.

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Softball sweeps Saint Joseph’s at home The Saint Louis University softball team continued their Atlantic 10 conference schedule on April 23-24 when they hosted Saint Joseph’s. The Billikens grabbed a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when junior Brittany Durant stole home as part of a double steal. The Billikens tacked on two more runs in the fifth after a two-run slam from junior shortstop Alex Nickel that sailed into right field. Saint Joseph’s got on the board in the seventh after scoring an unearned run. They threatened to tie, but senior pitcher Brianna Lore put the game away and was credited with her tenth win of the season. Lore allowed just four hits, sent two batters back to the bench and walked one player during the 3-0 victory. In the second matchup, Saint Joseph’s scored once in both of the first innings to take a 2-0 lead. Senior pitcher Laney Kneib kept the Billikens in the game by closing out the first two innings while runners were threatening to score – two in the first inning and three in the second. Sophomore infielder Allie Macfarlane tied the game in the bottom of the second, recording her sixth home run of the season with a two-run blast down the right field line. The game remained tied until the eighth inning. Junior first baseman Emma Buckles came through for

the Billikens with the gamewinning hit, following a twoout error, that sealed the 3-2 victory for SLU. Kneib recorded eight hits, but just three in the final six innings. She struck out three and walked three in her fifth victory of the season. In the final game of the series, Saint Joseph’s jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first. SLU cut their deficit in half in the third with a twoo u t run as senior third basem a n Elizabeth Everingh a m hit her first R B I of the day with a single. The Bills tied the game in the fifth when junior outfielder Mackenzie Peter hit a solo home run and landed a new school record for season home runs, 12, which broke the record set by Nickel last year. Saint Joseph’s responded in the sixth with three runs, two of which were unearned, to take a 5-2 lead. Peter broke the dry spell for the Billiken offense in the seventh after being hit by a pitch. She was

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the first batter of seven attempts to get on base, before Buckles went on to hit her third double of the day and Everingham followed this up with a two-run single to make the score 5-4. Lore kept the momentum going with a single. This was followed by a Macfarlane single that brought home sophomore infielder Miranda Cotton for the tying run. Sophomore infielder Alyssa Tarquino hit a ground ball that could not be handled by the shorts t o p and allowed D u rant to sprint home f r o m third to give the Billikens the 6-5 victory. SLU improves to 10-7 in the A-10 and 20-23 overall. This weekend SLU will travel to Virginia to play George Mason on April 3031. They will return home to play George Washington at the Billiken Athletic Complex for their final threegame series of the season on May 7-8. The Atlantic 10 Conference Championships will be held on May 11-14 in Washington D.C.

They [Saint Joseph’s] threatened to tie, but senior pitcher Brianna Lore put the game away and was credited with her tenth win of the season.

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April 28, 2016 sports@unewsonline.com Lexie Vasos, Sports Editor Lauren Tondl, Assoc. Sports Editor

Baseball sets new records in series with Saint Joseph’s By LAUREN TONDL Associate Sports Editor

The Billiken baseball squad dropped a home series, 2-1, to Saint Joseph’s on April 22-24, bringing their record to 17-25 overall this season. SLU lost the series opener in a tight game that came down to the final inning. They lost 3-2 despite a comeback from a 3-0 deficit. The Hawks started the game off strong, with two runs in the top of the first. After a walk, their second hitter blasted a home run to left field to bring in two runs. They continued to dominate into the third inning with another home run, this time to right field. The Billikens finally found a spark in the fifth inning. Sophomore catcher James Morisano started things off with a single, followed by back-to-back singles from junior first baseman Devin Mahoney and sophomore outfielder Parker Sniatynski. Senior outfielder Michael Bozarth also cracked a single to left field to bring in Mahoney and reduce Saint Joseph’s lead to a single run. Three scoreless innings followed, and SLU was waiting for the right time to strike. After two singles from the Hawks in the top of the ninth inning, they were in line to add another run to the scoreboard. A Saint Joseph’s batter struck a single to right field, and the third-base runner gunned for home. Redshirt junior

outfielder Trent Leimkuehler came up with the ball and quickly threw to home, where catcher James Morisano was able to apply the tag for the third out, keeping the Billikens in the game. With the momentum swinging in SLU’s favor, the crowd was on its feet and eager to watch a ninth-inning comeback. Senior infielder Josh Bunselmeyer connected with the ball early on, and it almost made it out of the park until a Saint Joseph’s outfielder came up with the catch. Senior infielder Braxton Martinez drew a walk, and Morisano hit a single to keep the game rolling. However, the Hawks came up with two big strikeouts to finish the game and clinch the win, 3-2. Senior right-handed pitcher Matt Eckelman was hit with the loss, but still recorded 11 strikeouts and only two walks. Morisano went 2-for-4, and Bozarth was 1-for-4 with an RBI. The men were on the flip side of the coin in the second game of the series. They started off on the right foot, leading 2-0, but then dropped the contest, 3-2. Mahoney and Sniatynski got on base in the second inning with a single and a double, respectively. Mahoney finally scored on a wild pitch for the first run of the game. Leimkuehler grounded out to second base, which allowed Sniatynski to reach home plate. Saint Joseph’s answered

right away in the top of the third inning with two runs of their own. A series of singles combined with a throwing error on the Billikens’ part allowed the Hawks to tie up the game, 2-2. Despite a scoreless two innings to follow, Saint Joseph’s kept their momentum going and scored the final run of the game in the sixth inning with an early-inning homer. SLU had their best chance at a comeback in the bottom of the sixth inning with two hits and a man on third base, but they could not recover and find a way to cross home. Freshman right-handed pitcher Miller Hogan took the defeat, earning five strikeouts and allowing five hits. Mahoney went 4-for-4, matching his season high for most hits in a game. Sniatynski went 2-for-4. Bunselmeyer went 1-for-3 with a double, giving him his 12th double of the season, the team’s highest record this year. The Billikens completely transformed in the final game of the series, destroying the Hawks, 22-6. The men scored an astonishing number of runs in the second inning alone, with 13 – the most runs the Billikens have scored in a single inning. The 22 total runs tied the current record that was set in 2012 against SEMO. The men started off on fire, with four hits and five runs, showing that there was See “End” on Page 8

Record season for women’s tennis comes to an end The SLU men’s tennis team saw their season come to a close on April 14 with a 4-0 loss to George Mason in the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. The Billikens started off from behind as they dropped the doubles point, losing at number one and number two doubles, 6-3, 6-2, respectively. Sophomore Juan Calero lost in a tough three-set contest at number two singles. He lost the first set, 7-5, but was able to steal the second set, 6-2. George Mason took the final set, 6-2, to lead the competition, 2-0, overall. Sophomore Charlie Parry suffered the same fate with a three-set loss at number four singles, 2-6, 6-2, 4-6. The Patriots sealed the deal with a 6-0, 6-4 win at number six singles over SLU senior Miguel Flores and stamped their ticket into the quarterfinals. Overall, the men finished 10-7 on the year and 2-2 in regular-season conference play. The women’s tennis team concluded their season on April 23 as they were ousted in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference Cham-

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pionship by top-seeded VCU, 4-1. The women, ranked fourth in the tournament, coasted through the first round against Rhode Island, 4-0. Due to rain delays, the singles competition was held first. SLU swept the singles and consequently did not need to enter into doubles play. Junior Verginie Tchak arov a dominated at number three singles, winning her match 6-0, 6-0. Senior Madison Cook excelled at number four singles, only dropping one game in her 6-1, 6-0 victory. The Billikens tied the school record for most wins with their victory against Rhode Island, a record previously set in the 1979-80 season. SLU continued to cruise through the competition with a win against Richmond in the quarterfinals. The squad clinched a 4-1 victory. The junior sister duo of

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Eleonore and Verginie Tchakarova took the number one doubles win, 6-4, and the duo of junior Aspen Cervin and senior Madison Cook followed with a 6-2 victory to take the doubles point. The singles competition was more of a battle, however. Eleonore Tchakarova defeated her competitor at the number two singles spot, 6-3, 6-2, resulting in the only match to finish in straig ht s e t s . Verginie Tc h a karova came out on top after dominating the first set, 6-1. She battled through a much closer second-set tiebreaker, conceding the set 6-7 (5-7). In the end, she gained momentum once again to finish out the third set with ease, 6-1. Richmond claimed the next point at number four singles to edge closer to SLU, 3-1 overall. Cook lost in a three-set battle, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6. Top dog Aspen Cervin made

The Billikens tied the school record for the most wins with their victory against Rhode Island...

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RECORD: The SLU women’s tennis team celebrates their record breaking season after losing to VCU in the semifinals. They ended the year with an A-10 record of 4-0 and 20-5 overall. it clear she had her teammate’s back and came up big from behind with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win to seal the victory for her team, 4-1. Their record-breaking season would come to close on April 23, with a loss to number-one ranked VCU, 4-1. The Rams dominated in doubles with wins at the number one and two spots.

They took a bigger advantage with a straight set victory at number four singles over Cook, 6-1, 6-4. Cervin had her third singles win of the tournament at number one singles, 6-2, 6-3. The match could have gone either way, with the momentum in favor of the Billikens as they were slowly coming back from the 2-1 deficit.

Unfortunately, VCU stymied SLU’s chances and put away the second and third singles matches to take the overall win and secure a spot in the conference tournament championship. The women boasted their best record so far in a season, 205, and established a respectable 4-0 record in regularseason conference play.

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WHO TO CHEER: STEVE KERR Golden State Warriors’ Head Coach Steve Kerr was named the National Basketball Association’s Coach of the Year on April 26. In his second season as head coach of the Warriors, he led his team to 73-9 in the regular season. This is the best regular season record since the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.

WHO TO JEER: JOHNNY MANZIEL Can things get any worse for former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel? After being dropped by the Browns, as well as all his sponsors, it was announced on April 26 that a Texas grand jury indicted Manziel on a charge of misdemeanor assault. It’s about time Manziel answered for his behavior.

WHO TO FEAR: OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER The dynamic duo of Oklahoma City Thunder players Kevin Durant and Russel Westbrook is dominating the NBA playoffs. The Thunder finished off the Dallas Mavericks on April 25, winning the series 4-1. Although critics like Maverick’s owner Mark Cuban believe that Westbrook is not a superstar, it is hard to deny a combined 69 points.

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This week in sports Tweet of the week @StLouisBlues

Who’s ready for more? Round 2, here we come.#stlblues

Scores from the week Softball Saturday, April 23 Saint Joseph’s Billikens

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Women’s Tennis Saturday, April 23 VCU Billikens

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Player of the week David Ferragut

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The rivalry raging in the streets of Spain By BLAZE CARUSO Contributor

Thousands of sun-soaked Atlético Madrid “football” fans gather by the banks of the river Manzanares, sipping on either plastic cups of Mahou beers or tequila mixed with any sodas in arm’s reach. People of all ages join in on the festivities, from older men pushing 80 to families with their five-year-old kids in hand. Thick clouds of cigarette smoke billow above everyone, leaving foreign observers to wonder if reports of lung cancer and secondhand smoke had reached Madrid yet. Along with the overall feeling of joy and excitement in the air, the main thing that unites these people is their striped red and white shirts. “We take our football very seriously, the Calderon is almost like a church to us,” said Ruben, a lifelong Atlético supporter. Every other weekend, when there is a home game, Ruben and his seven-year-old son, who was too shy to talk, eat a pregame meal of bread and fried calamari before entering the stadium together. “We’ve been sitting in the same section for years, everyone around us is like family to us.” A week later and little more than four miles north, eighty thousand people rush their way through packed streets to the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, home of Real Madrid. Located in the north of the Spanish capital, it is fairly evident that this is an upper-class region. The third largest football stadium in Europe seems almost small packed between skyscrapers, banks and other

large corporations along the Paseo de la Castellana Street. From the multiple different languages, you can tell that there is a heavy mix of tourists from around the world for the spectacle that is Real Madrid. For those who aren’t aware, Real Madrid isn’t the only football team the city of Madrid has to offer. There is also Atlético Madrid, commonly described by Real Madrid fans as “their little brother.” Twice a year, these two teams face off against each other in El Derbi Madrileño, or the Madrid Derby. For many Americans who don’t know, derby is a term used in Europe for football matches played between two geographically close rivals. This rivalry surpasses the boundaries of sport. It represents the division in Spanish society itself. Real Madrid, known as the royals, openly supported Felipe VI, the current king of Spain, and associates itself with the political conservatives and the upper class. Atlético is associated with the working class population, along with a majority of the left-wing voters, some of which who are anti-monarchy. El Derbi Madrileño had its likely final yearly run (although the teams could potentially meet again given how various tournaments shape out) on February 27th, with Atlético Madrid winning 1-0 against Real Madrid for the third successive year in a row – something no team has ever done in La Liga. With both teams still alive in the quarter-finals of the European Champions League, there remains a

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Sophomore tennis player David Ferragut has been named to the Atlantic 10 Conference men’s tennis All-Conference first team in a poll conducted by the league’s head coaches. Ferragut was ranked No. 1 in singles and No. 2 in doubles and led SLU in singles victories with 20 and singles win percentage, .833. With 20 wins, he sits in third on SLU’s all-time single-season list. He is the first Billiken tennis player to be earn this accolade since 2009.

more in store in the coming innings. As if the five runs in the first alone were not enough, the Billikens blasted 11 hits and 13 runs in the second inning. Saint Joseph’s finally scored in the top of the third inning, but the 18-2 deficit was too great for the Hawks to have any chance of getting back in the game. Bunselmeyer gathered the lone run in the bottom of the third inning for SLU, followed by runs from sophomore shortstop Alex King and sophomore outfielder Kyle Fletcher in the fourth inning. The Hawks were able to muster up four more runs, but they were insignificant

to SLU’s growing collection of runs throughout the game. SLU ran away with the win in the second inning, but finished the game with a 22-6 domination over Saint Joseph’s despite losing the series, 2-1. Ten different players scored for the Billikens in the final matchup. They matched their RBI record of 19 and were hit by a record nine pitches. The men tied the school record of most hits in a single game with 22. Numerous players had impressive bouts from the plate, most of them with multiple RBIs. The Billikens were supposed to travel to Eastern Illinois on April 26, but due to weather conditions the game was cancelled. SLU will host Davidson April 29-May 1.

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VICTORY: Members of the SLU baseball team celebrate their record-breaking 22-6 victory over Saint Joseph’s.

possibility of these two sides meeting for one final showdown, although it will be in a neutral ground outside of the city. Until recently, this wasn’t much of a fair rivalry. Many see Real Madrid as the most popular and successful team, not only in Spain, but also in the world, which left poor Atlético Madrid in its shadow for years. It wasn’t until 2013 when Atlético finally beat Real Madrid for the first time in the 21st century during the Copa del Rey Final, ending a streak of 25 winless matches against their more s u c cessful rivals. And in 2014, Atlético reached the apex of Spanish football by winning its first La Liga title of century. This was no small feat for Atlético, considering the extreme power of super-clubs Barcelona, with Lionel Messi, and Real Madrid, with Cristiano Ronaldo, as their competitors. So, for the first time in many years, the Madrid rivalry can finally be considered equal on the field. However, many differences remain between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, starting with their stadiums. Real Madrid’s stadium, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, is an

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architectural work of art that can hold upwards of 80,000 people. Some of the stadium luxuries include heaters for those cold night matches and complimentary Wi-Fi to keep everyone, not just the countless businessmen in suits, glued to their cellphone during the match. While on the other side of town, Atlético Madrid’s stadium has none of these perks to offer. The Vicente Calderón Stadium can still hold an impressive 55,000, but the run-down, dimly-lit interior reminds you more of a low level Division I American football stadium than that of the 2014 Spanish League champions. “They might have a nicer stadium than us, but we by far have more passion than them,” Javier says, as he leans up against a cracked cement pillar, lit cigarettes in hand. “I’ll take passion over money any day.” And it’s no secret that Real Madrid holds all of the money in this city. In 2013, Real Madrid spent an insane 113 million euros on purchasing a single player, Gareth Bale. This bargain buy surpassed the previous world record for the most money ever spent on a football player, held by – you guessed it – Real Madrid for the 106 million euros pur-

They might have a nicer stadium than us, but we by far have more passion than them. I’ll take passion over money any day.

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chase of Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009. Another key distinction between the two clubs is their supporters. Because of Atlético Madrid being located in the south side of the city, their supporters tend to be from more of the working class. With the combination of their joint hatred towards Real Madrid and their working class background, the Atlético Madrid fans create a real us-againstthe-world mentality. At an Atlético Madrid game, the fans in the sections greet each other with hugs and kiss like a giant family. Yelling obscenities and whistling at the opposing team and match officials is encouraged heavily. Compare that family affair to a Real Madrid game, where people can go the whole game only peering up from their iPhones at every other Ronaldo goal. He scores! -- and without speaking a single word to the person next to them, with a few brief claps in between, they are back to their phones. “Atlético [Madrid] fans are crazy about their team, they will take their team with them to their grave! Real [Madrid] fans are much more easily frustrated, they have much higher expectations.,” said Pilar Ortiz, who has been a lifelong Real Madrid fan. “My father was a Real supporter so there was no other option for which team I would support.” Other fans like Ortiz, a local university student, chose to support Real Madrid for completely different, but some could argue completely logical, reasons. “I support Real [Madrid] because Cristiano is cute!”

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It would be a feat of unimaginable lengths to sum up this Editorial Board’s gratitude and reflections - not to mention the thoughts of 42 years worth of UNewsers into this 900-word piece, but we will try to keep this as tight as possible, in the spirit of the man that this piece is dedicated to: Dr. Avis Meyer. No words can adequately describe what he has done for us as individuals, for the paper and for the University. Dr. Meyer can be described in many ways: SLU Communication professor, English scholar, UNews advisor, former resident of the Samuel Cupples House, mentor, friend, father figure… the list goes on. But first and foremost, and as he himself would want to be described, Dr. Meyer is a lifelong journalist and storyteller. This Editorial Board, as I’m sure others in the past would attest, has yet to come across anyone at SLU who has taken a class or interacted with Dr. Meyer and didn’t have the utmost respect for him. When the goofy-tiewearing professor’s name is brought up, what follows is generally, “I love Dr. Meyer! Did he ever tell you about that one time…” or “Does that old newspaper advisor still teach classes? He’s a SLU legend.” For most people, the name “Avis Meyer” and “SLU Journalism” are synonymous. Those who have had Dr. Meyer in class are familiar with his characteristic green felt-tip pen that marks up ev-

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ery writing assignment and the big, circled B+ – or, if you’re lucky, an A- – tacked onto the last page. Dr. Meyer is one of the toughest – but also one of the fairest – graders at SLU. An A- in one of Dr. Meyer’s classes is something we all strive for and cherish if we receive. His expectations are tailored to the individual, but also to what will ultimately lead to success in the ominous “real world” that he so aptly prepares his students for. This is likely why his students turn out to be so successful; from front-page editors of huge publications like The Wall Street Journal, to entrepreneurs and business owners, to PR executives at international firms, Dr. Meyer’s former students have prestigious careers all across the country. While a tough grader, Dr. Meyer is also the first person to give praise when deserved. For many students, he is the first person they turn to both for letters of recommendation and to share exciting life happenings, like getting a job or obtaining a promotion. His style of teaching is unique, integrating real-life examples and personal stories. After listening to a story for just a few minutes, it is clear how intelligent he is; as a man who knows everything from classical music and world news, to the latest in sports, he’s the last person you’d want to face in Trivial Pursuit. One of the things that we most admire about Dr. Meyer is his constant thirst

for knowledge and his curiosity for what is out there. This is demonstrated by the fact that he has traveled the world, seeing five of the seven continents and dozens of countries along the way. He shares this passion and open-mindedness with his students by relating worldly life lessons to his travels. The UNews has been fortunate to have Dr. Meyer at the helm for 42 years. UNewsers past and present can attest to the family atmosphere fostered in the newsroom, which stems from the top down. Even during a scuffle with the administration almost a decade ago, Dr. Meyer has always aided the paper in any way that he could. From bringing snacks to the newsroom each week -- on his own dime -- and always calling the newsroom phone at 10 p.m. -on the dot -- to check in and suggest headlines for the front page, he’s always done what he could to make the late nights in the newsroom a little less brutal. Dr. Meyer, though older than retirement age by several years, has candidly said before that he would never retire or leave the University until he felt that the paper was in a good place and safe from the administration. This speaks volumes to his relationship with Dr. Pestello, but more importantly shows how passionate he is about providing a free student newspaper to the SLU community. Dr. Meyer cares for his students in a way that is un-

paralleled. Often, he gives students clips of articles and factoids out of issues of The New Yorker and other various publications, with a note telling them that he thought they would find the piece of interest. Similarly, as demonstrated on page two, he can name every single former editor of the UNews and where they currently are in the world, along with hundreds of other staffers. His 1939 Buick Roadmaster has been in countless weddings – free of charge, of course. To close simply, Dr. Meyer, thank you. Thank you for the endless stories, for the toughbut-fair grades, for the life lessons. Thank you for going above and beyond the traditional role of a professor and advisor, and for caring about our individual lives and successes, even long after we have left SLU. Thank you for sharing your life, your family, your Roadmaster and your wife’s cooking with us. Thank you for refusing to back down from injustice and for always thinking like a journalist. Thank you for shaping the journalism program at SLU and for making this paper what it is today. None of this would be possible without you. We wouldn’t be the journalists we are without you. We have cherished every moment that we have had with you. Even with your departure, your name will forever be spoken in conjunction with the UNews, and your SLU legacy will live on for decades to come.

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Students, we are with you Recent publicity revealing a culture of open and unapologetic racism among members of the Saint Louis University baseball team is an embarrassment to our institution. Sadly, such incidents are not a surprise to many of us who live, work, and call ourselves members of the SLU community. Apologies will be issued. Statements will be released. Lawyers will be readied. PR professionals will be on call. This is how an institution must respond to such events. It is a familiar pattern to those of us who practice, research and teach in university environments. Although this is how an institution must react, it is not enough. We, the undersigned, write to you, the students of Saint Louis University, in solidarity and full support. We want this campus to be a space where open, honest and compassionate dialogue thrives. We want to be transparent and clear about the long-standing culture of racism that has been allowed to take refuge here, and why we will not be silent regarding the trauma and pain that culture brews. Let us be clear: It is not for the institution to find and expel those who do not live by the mission of the University, the Oath of Inclusion, or other publicly available statements espousing our system of values. Forcing out those who spread hate, those who foster its presence by refusing to actively work against hate, and those who remain willfully ignorant of hate does nothing to fight hate. It merely creates the illusion that we have been made safe from its existence. Worse, driving out those who hate galvanizes their justification for believing and acting as they do. It creates the impression that they are the victims in this scenario, not the perpetrators. The only way to counter hate is love—but not the kind that gives lip service and accepts unconditionally any behavior. What we need is the kind of love that is willing to be unpopular, that is willing to toe the line of action, and that is insistent on investing the time to create and maintain change for the better. Know this: We are here because we love you, our students. We deal with institutional racism, sexism, xenophobia and social intolerance. We are not immune to what goes on here. And that is why we are standing in solidarity. The Clock Tower Accords have shown us that President Pestello and his administration are amenable to supporting institutional changes that move our university in the right direction. But that kind of change takes time and it must be accompanied by immediate actions among the SLU community that demonstrate the values that we claim to uphold. It is not the job of the administration to make us be better people and to treat each other with love and respect. It is our responsibility to be better people and to love and respect each other. To you, the students who are a part of the problem, you know what the right thing to do is: Be better. We pledge to do what it takes to make our classrooms safer, our housing facilities safer, and our campus community safer. We pledge to listen actively. We pledge to push back against microagressions, passive intolerance, active hate and apathy. We pledge solidarity. Consider this letter a letter of support, but also an invitation to join us in action. Here are some ways that we can and will help the university community: We will facilitate intergroup dialogue among parties who are involved in conflict, who do not understand each other, or who wish to learn more about themselves and others. We will facilitate public forums (fora) and town hall meetings for students and community members to gather and discuss issues that matter to them. We will serve as guest speakers/facilitators for student organizations who would like to learn more about social movements, First Amendment law, intergroup dialogue, intercultural communication, gender communication, social justice communication, organizing activism, conflict, mediation and negotiation, political communication and more. We will provide consultation services for the creation of media (news, documentary, art, and so on) to chronicle and share stories that need to be told. We will provide consultation services for creating and conducting just social media campaigns. We will advocate for the creation of safe spaces for members of our community, including gender-neutral bathrooms, dorms and locker rooms, locations for breastfeeding, on-campus child care, etc. Yours in Solidarity, Elizabeth Richard, Associate Professor of Communication, NTT Amber Johnson, Assistant Professor of Communication Tim Huffman, Assistant Professor of Communication Jennifer E. Ohs, Assistant Professor of Communication Mary Gould, Associate Professor of Communication Karla D. Scott, Associate Professor of Communication Amber Hinsley, Assistant Professor of Communication Cynthia Graville, Instructor of Communication

Professors react to unionization I am writing in response to the UNews article about non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty unhappy with the unionization movement on campus. I serve on the College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Council Executive Committee (FCEC), and last night we received a request from professor Christy Bagwill to address NTT concerns about unionization on the floor of the Faculty Council. Below is an abbreviated version of the response I sent Bagwill (and copied to the rest of the FCEC, the President of the Faculty Senate, the Dean of the College, the Provost, and President Pestello): I have a long history as an advocate for faculty and student concerns at SLU. In the spirit of advocacy, I signed the petition circulated among tenured and tenure-track faculty asking for administration neutrality on the question of unionization. In this same spirit, I now ask my colleagues in the College of Arts & Sciences to consider the concerns of NTT faculty as distinct from adjunct faculty. Adjuncts and NTT faculty have very different contractual relationships with SLU. Therefore, there are very different needs and concerns that make the collective bargaining of both groups under one lumped category impractical and even unfair. I work in a department, with several NTTs (some with over a decade of service, multiple teaching awards and unquestionable commitment to our undergraduate program), that has lost seven tenure lines in the last two years (some to retirement, some to better job offers). In the 12 years since I was hired, my department has gone from 30 full-time, tenure and tenure-track lines, to now having 15 tenure and tenure track lines. Our NTTs are some of our best teachers; they are committed student advisors and mentors, and, in some cases, also active researchers. Without NTT faculty, the quality of instruction in our department would suffer and our numbers of majors and minors would be severely impacted. Not only do we value our NTTs as colleagues, we entrust them with key administrative roles, and, in some exceptional cases, have granted full-time NTTs graduate faculty status. So why, after signing the petition requesting neutrality from the administration, am I now asking the Faculty Council to heed Christy Bagwill’s concerns? Because I have been approached by almost a dozen NTT faculty members who are worried about the unionization movement, have described rather aggressive pursuit by SEIU organizers, and are greatly troubled that their hardfought status to become full-time faculty is being undermined. Bagwill has asked the FCEC to bring NTT concerns to the Faculty Council. The President of the Council has informed me that an hour of the May 5 meeting will be devoted to unionization efforts on our campus. Believe me when I say that if I perceive the administration is in any way working to obstruct or prevent unionization, I will be the first to speak out. But also recognize that the laws behind the collective bargaining process do not necessarily protect all parties included in a particular bargaining unit. Here at SLU, we are trying to nurture a culture of shared governance and mission-driven leadership, in which much progress has been made as regards NTT faculty, and in which neutrality and silence from the administration might be perceived as withdrawal from these commitments. My hope is that we can put aside our differences to reason about what is best for the students and faculty of the University. Dr. Rubén Rosario is an associate professor in the Department of Theological Studies.

“Magis” is a term that we hear a lot on Saint Louis University’s campus these days. Magis simply means ‘more’ in Latin. In the Jesuit context, it captures the striving for excellence, to do more for the greater good of all of society. Magis is also a term added to an Operational Excellence initiative that was recently launched to improve SLU’s efficiency and effectiveness and to increase revenue and growth. SLU contingent faculty members—who have little employment security, inadequate access to benefits and promotion, and oftentimes have to teach on multiple campuses in St. Louis to make ends meet—are deeply committed to SLU as an institution, to its social justice mission and, especially, to its wonderful students. We, too, want magis, more, for SLU. Considering that only 32 percent of SLU’s expenses go toward instruction, we strongly believe that investing more in those who teach SLU students is an essential way to strengthen our campus community. Another important Jesuit concept that is meant to shape our daily lives on campus is “cura personalis:” care of the person. Many contingent faculty do not feel adequately cared for and do not feel valued enough. Many of us struggle to make a living wage, doing a job that we love at a university with an endowment of over a billion dollars. We deserve more—in fact, a complete shift from where we are now. Many of us might not know until August whether we will be teaching for SLU next semester. Many of us do not have adequate office space to meet with students. While at most other schools in town, parking for faculty is free, many of us walk extra miles every day for free parking so as not to lose additional money out of our meager paychecks. Many of us do not have access to health care coverage. Many of us get very little recognition for the excellent work that we do, or support to keep getting better at our jobs. We deserve more not only for the dignity of faculty, but so that our students can get the most out of their educational experience and the ever-growing tuition bills that come with it. In our own efforts to strive for magis, contingent faculty at SLU have decided to form a union. We believe that only as a union will we have a loud enough voice that will be heard. More than 400 students have signed a petition asking administration to support our unionization efforts and to refrain from spending tuition money on anti-union efforts (such as very expensive anti-union lawyers). More than 70 tenure-track faculty members have signed a similar petition in support of better working conditions for contingent faculty. By unionizing, we are joining our colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis Community College, St. Charles Community College and more than 40 other institutions of higher learning nation-wide that have decided to change the face of academia. Saint Louis University prides itself in its focus on social justice. The Catholic Church has a long history of supporting labor movements. Let’s actually live our mission. SLU students and contingent faculty deserve ‘magis.’ Dr. Ina Seethaler has been a contingent faculty member in SLU’s Women’s and Gender Studies Department for the past three years.

Challenges to SLU, from an outgoing senior conservatism are ripe with meaningful solutions to these problems. I suggest the College Republicans or the Great Issues Committee invite Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institution to speak on campus. Brooks, a conserNathan Rubbelke vative think-tank president, has dedicated his career to As I enter my final few discussing a conservative viweeks of college, I’ve been sion for social justice. His vireflecting on my SLU expesion is one that fits SLU’s misrience. Over the past eight sion, and would be beneficial semesters, there have been for this campus to hear. many times when this univerThirdly, I challenge SGA sity has exceeded my expectato become relevant again. tions. Yet, there have also been To be frank, it’s currently an times where I’ve been disapabsolute joke. SGA senators pointed or frustrated with recently admitted their body how specific aspects of SLU isn’t “efficient,” and former operate. I am someone who senators have discussed how doesn’t believe in just comSGA has lost the ear of stuplaining or letting the status dents. It’s hard for me to think quo continue without saying a of one significant action SGA word. I’d like to use this space undertook during my time not to list my problems with at SLU, or of one action that SLU, but to challenge SLU. My had full student support bechallenge is four-fold. hind it. Because it’s been so First, I challenge the adremoved from students like ministration to be more me, I don’t even know how to transparent in both its decisuggest SGA find its footing. I sion-making and budgetary know it should include many processes. As a private uniinternal discussions, as well as versity, SLU is given much outreach to the student body. discretion I challenge in disclosstudents ing such frustrated matters. with SGA Though, to run for It is for SLU students the adits offices. ministraThat last to become more tion can s e n tence engaged in matters build trust fits into that affect campus life with bemy fourth and administration. ing more point. It SLU students are open and is for SLU engaged so well, transparstudents ent. When to become both in the community m a j o r more enand in their campus gaged in academics, but seem decisions the matters to fall short when it are made, that affect comes to campus I’d like to campus life business. see more and adminvoices istration. and faces SLU stuinvolved. dents are T h i s engaged means more diverse hiring so well, both in the commucommittees and increased nity and in their academics, outreach on financial issues. but seem to fall short when When undertaking major it comes to campus business. financial commitments, I beMany are unaware of the lieve further explanation on current budget shortfall and funding and implementation some don’t even know what is needed. I think both prothe Clock Tower Accords are. ponents and skeptics of the It’s hard to be too judgmental Clock Tower Accords would on SGA when many students like to see more updates on are quite apathetic themselves. their status and funding. EsCampus synergy can only impecially, in the midst of the prove with a more engaged current budget situation, student body. I am always transparency is needed. What frustrated when I see students I’d like to see is more details attend the pre-game parties provided on how projects are before basketball games for funded. For example, there is the free food or shirt and then talk of renovating the men’s leave before the game begins. basketball locker room. Some It shows a total lack of effort may see that as an unnecfor campus engagement. The essary expensive given the SLU administration can only current budget. In this case, succeed with student buy-in. transparency would mean After all, most of us pay a lot explaining the need for such to go here so we should care a project, explaining where about what goes on. its funds came from (whether With all that said, I should from a specific budget or from note that SLU is full of amazdonors) and how the project ing and talented students will benefit the whole SLU who excel in the classroom, community. in their co-curriculars and Secondly, I challenge conin the community. The same servative students and those goes for Dr. Pestello, his adwith free-market principles to ministration, and the faculty speak up more often and offer and staff. My challenges are a voice that fits SLU’s mission intended to critique, but also for social justice. Most college to move towards a better SLU. campuses are hot beds for libWhile I’ve offered my four eralism, and nearly all profeschallenges, I want to list two sors lean left. There’s nothing things I hope never change at wrong with being a liberal, but SLU. One is Dr. Pestello’s enconservative students should thusiasm for this university speak up, so their voices are and his outreach to all corheard just as often. During my ners of campus. The second time here, discussions around is the genuine dedication to social justice issues have often students from professors, inrevolved around liberal and structors and staff. progressive policies and soThanks for a great four lutions. Free-enterprise and years, SLU.

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