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Humphrey’s: SLU’s 40-year-old watering hole gets new look

By PARKER PENCE Contributor

Russian Division appoints new leader odor Dostoevsky and the author of Dostoevsky and the Catholic Underground Following the retirement teaches several sections on of longtime Russian lanthe Russian language, Rusguage professor David Mursian literature, and Russian phy, PhD, the accomplished Orthodoxy.

Elizabeth Blake, PhD has During the summer ascended to the position of of 2016, she spent several Coordinator of the Russian weeks giving lectures on Division.

Dostoevsky and touring the Established in 1968, The various ornate Russian monRussian and East European asteries. When asked about Area Studies Program at what draws most students Saint Louis University flourinto the Russian program, ishes thanks to dedicated Dr. Blake spoke of the great faculty and students from a curiosity many students wide array of backgrounds. have about a country so ofRecent graduates work in ten portrayed in a negative several diverse fields ranglight by western media. ing from In her researching opinion, most Vladimir Putin, the intricate students who is the life forms have little to found in president of no previous Russia’s Lake knowledge of Russia, is quite Baikal to the rich culunpredictable. working for ture of histhe National tory, language Dr. Ellen Carnaghan Geospatialand the arts Intelligence that is, and Agency, among other excithas been, so vibrant in Rusing professions. With such sia for centuries. success in the department, Dr. Blake went on to say the program has kept posithat students should study tive favor with the University Russian because, “as the and remains the only Ruslargest country in the world, sian program in the St. Louis Russia is a major military region. and economic power enjoyWith the exception of ing good trade relations with St. Louis University High China, and our Russian maSchool, there are no Russian jors are well prepared to enprograms in St. Louis area ter successful graduate prohigh schools either. With grams or to find attractive so few Russian programs in career opportunities.” existence, the importance The nation’s culture has of the field of study is quesaccumulated through its histioned. tory. Dr. Schlafly, a beloved Daniel Schlafly, Phd, professor of history with a spoke very highly of Dr. focus on Eastern Europe has Blake, saying “There’s absobeen a distinguished memlutely no other person more ber of the Russian division qualified for the job of coorfor decades. His classes on dinator of the Russian DiviRussian and Eastern Europesion than Betsy Blake.”

Dr. Blake, a world-renowned scholar on the faSee “Leader” on Page 2 mous Russian writer FyBy WILLIAM KERNELL Associate News Editor

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On June 18, Humphrey’s Restaurant and Tavern, the beloved SLU institution, celebrated the 40th anniversary of its founding. After four decades marked by remarkable consistency, however, the bar and restaurant at 3700 Laclede Ave. will look to turn the page on nostalgia and set in on establishing a new chapter in its storied history.

As revealed by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, this coming spring, if plans hold, will see the demolition of the original building—part of which dates back to 1904— and its replacement with a more contemporary structure.

While Humphrey’s will remain at the same location, the new plan calls for, amongst other things, Laclede- and Spring St.facing outdoor seating, a second-story outdoor terrace with its own bar, a designated banquet space and room for up to three retail stalls flanking the restaurant.

These upgrades largely reflect broader trends in the bar and restaurant industry as a whole. Many college bars across the country have begun the shift from holein-the-wall, greasy-spoon type establishments to modern and open floor plans that accommodate more patrons and are especially well suited for dancing and mingling rather than the traditional seated gathering. If the design firm chosen to undertake the rebuilding is any indication—Oculus, whose calling card is sleek lines and a modern feel–it would seem to indicate that Humphrey’s figures to fall into this same

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HUMPHREY’S: Since May, Humphrey’s has been under new management. Next spring, the current building will be demolished and then rebuilt with upgrades. general category.

While Humphrey’s might be changing aesthetically, perhaps the biggest news to come from the announcement is the inclusion of the additional retail space on the property. The addition of independent retail space reflects the growing demand and value of property in the Cortex-Grand Center-Central West End region as well as a desire to serve and do business with the upwardtrending SLU population.

Reaction to the recent news has been decidedly mixed as some have bemoaned a perceived lack of character that the renderings

seem to convey. Casey Roberts, a member of the class of 2016, echoed the feelings of many of the upperclassman and recent alumni in stating her displeasure. “It is so sad to think that next time I go visit SLU’s campus one of my favorite aspects of it will be completely different,” she stated when asked her reaction to the news.

Current senior Brian Dugan built upon that sentiment and reflected that “As it stands pre-demolition, Humphrey’s charm is its transcendence of time at SLU. It knew the campus when cars could drive on West Pine, and it watched

the construction of Spring Hall.

Ultimately, it’s a dive bar driven by nostalgia and tradition. Generations of Billikens have spent their Wednesday nights there. It still has Big Buck Hunter and Golden Tee, and the inflation rate of penny pitchers over the past forty years greatly lags behind that of tuition.

“It doesn’t have the glamour of Ballpark Village, but it doesn’t need to.” Dugan went on to add his concern that, “Demoing the building for a new one runs of the risk of See “Hump’s” on Page 2

New sorority Phi Mu joins Greek community

By MEGAN ANTHONY Contributor

Phi Mu may be new to Saint Louis University but it is actually the second-oldest secret society for women, coming second behind Alpha Delta Pi. SLU and Phi Mu share many core values. Both believe strongly in serving others, as SLU is a Jesuit institution and Phi Mu’s creed reflects their dedication to community service.

Founded in 1852, less than 25 years after the University, some may be wondering why it took so long for the two to find each other.

The process of establishing a new chapter at a uni-

versity takes time. Many may have noticed as early as April 2015 that consultants from Phi Mu headquarters were on campus, already gearing up for their first recruitment coming later this month.

However, Phi Mu at SLU had been in the works for much longer than just since last spring. It is up to the university to decide if it can support another sorority, and when/if that decision is made, the appeal is sent out to the extension teams for organizations.

New Chapter Specialist for Phi Mu, Whitney Wright shared a few words about the process. “When SLU opened for extension we sent in our

packet to be considered.

From there, we were invited to present to the campus and eventually were chosen to be the group to join the Panhellenic community!”

Once selected, the consultants for the new chapter went to work. Coming into a smaller Greek community compared to those at a public university, it is important to understand the dynamic.

“The hopes when opening a new chapter is that we can join the Greek community and help to make it stronger, but also offer a different experience to students and See “Phi Mu” on Page 2

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PHI MU SORORITY: Phi Mu joins the Greek community this fall. It will be one of seven sororities on Saint Louis University’s campus. Recruitment will be held soon.

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Phi Mu: Recruitment begins soon Continued from page 1

making our chapter unique while trying to fit in with the campus norms,� says Wright.

The recruitment process is one of those experiences that will be dierent for students, at least as Phi Mu finds its home on campus.

Rather than formal recruitment, those interested in Phi Mu will go through a much more casual recruitment, as the goal is to attract students who may have been weary about going through the traditional process. “There are 3 requirements

for our process: (1) You must register on gophimu.com; (2) You must schedule and attend a one-on-one interview; and (3) You must attend at least one recruitment event.

The interview and recruitment events are casual, get-to-know-you kind of events.� These events oer a great opportunity for students to decide whether or not they can see themselves as a part of this sisterhood without the pressure of formal recruitment that can deter potential new members.

Recruitment for Phi Mu

begins Sept. 26th. What are the hopes for the chapter as the date quickly approaches? “My hopes for our members is that we provide for them a sense of comfort and community at college, that we provide them with the best memories and greatest friends, that they will be challenged and grow into confident young women,� shares Wright.

After shining during the extension process and months of preparation, the Phi Mu team is excited to welcome its new members home.

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creating a bar that blends in to the point of not having character.� He remains hopeful however, as many do, that “the new bar will create its own life at SLU, distinct from both its predecessors and its neighbors.�

Others, typically younger members of the SLU community, have celebrated the announcement as exciting news with regards to their anticipation of their coming time at Humphrey’s.

One freshman, Stephen Olwig, mused that the new

plan seemed to be a sort of “Hump’s on steroids� with the expectance that the fun would correlate directly with its increased size. “When you look at places like Mizzou and Ole Miss and Alabama, these are the types of places that are on every street corner in those schools’ towns and it only makes sense that SLU-centric bars and restaurants would seek to replicate their success.�

Even though Humphrey’s physically is changing and has even seen some changes to its ownership (as local

businessman Bernie Squitieri took over the restaurant in May), Janis Mangelsdorf –who started the business along with her nowdeceased husband, Robert “Humphrey� Mangelsdorf, himself a graduate of the John Cook School of Business in 1969–has remained a constant as she will continue to be involved in the management.

While some things inevitably change, some also inevitably stay the same. And so it is with the bar at 3700 Laclede Ave. known simply as “Hump’s.�

Leader: Dr. Elizabeth Blake heads the Russian Division

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BLAKE: Dr. Elizabeth Blake will be taking over for Dr. David Murphy. She specializes in Dostoevsky and She recently returned from a summer program in St. Petersburg.

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an history are incredibly popular among students even outside of the Russian & Eastern European Area Studies Program.

With an impressive background in Russian history, Dr. Schlafly has been invited to lecture on the historical importance of the Crimean Peninsula with respect to the Russian annexation of Crimea.

Dr. Schlafly cites the conflict in Crimea as the perfect example of why Russian history is integral to under-

standing the modern day actions of the Russian state.

Ellen Carnaghan, Ph.D., a political science professor that specializes in Russian politics and who teaches a class on Soviet/Post-Soviet politics, generously oered her input on why it is important to study Russian politics- “Vladimir Putin, who is the president of Russia, is quite unpredictable.â€?

Furthermore, Dr. Carnaghan went on to say that the conflict in Crimea is especially worrisome because “whatever has led them into Ukraine could very easily

lead them into similar countries that border them.� The capriciousness of Putin’s Russia will likely continue to play a major role in global politics.

Dr. Blake will be joining Eric Carter, a student who studied in St. Petersburg over the summer, in a question-and-answer session at 9 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2016 in the Center for Global Citizenship.

The event will focus on their experiences in St. Petersburg over the summer, and a range of topics will be discussed.

SCHLAFLY: Dr. Daniel Schlafly is a professor of history and brings a wealth of Russian and Eastern European knowledge to the Russian Division’s curriculum.

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Let Us Introduce You: Sidney Thompson Recently canonized Saint Teresa of Calcutta once said “Never be so busy as to not think of others.” For Saint Louis University senior Sidney Thompson, this isn’t just a proverb—it is a lifestyle.

This Breese, Illinois, native came to SLU two years ago to major in anthropology, while tacking on double minors in Women’s and Gender Studies and Forensic Science.

Throughout her years at SLU, Sidney spent time on the Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory Board, the Honors Student Association and the Anthropology Club.

As a member of the Honors Program community, she lived on the third floor of Fusz, advising younger members of the Honors Program as a peer mentor. It was in this position that Sidney learned to love SLU and everything it has to offer.

At SLU, the peer mentor program consists of upperclassmen SLU students (typically former participants of the program as freshmen) who shape the first-year experience of new students through small group or oneon-one meetings and vari-

ous social and academic activities.

Peer mentors are matched with first-year students of similar interests and backgrounds, and guide them through the often turbulent transition to the college lifestyle.

In her time as a peer mentor, Thompson fell in love with the community fostered by the honors program. It was on 3-Fusz that she met

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I love very hard, in a Leslie Knope-esque way. I make sure the people I care about are taken care of.

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By ROBERT LINDSAY Contributor

Sidney Thompson, senior

all of her friends, living and growing in a tight-knit group in which caring for others was a major principle.

Sidney credits this community as the most significant source of growth and support in her college years, explaining that it was on Fusz’s third floor where she “learned to be calmer, working with freshmen of all types of backgrounds. I learned to put people ahead of myself.”

However, peer mentorship comes with its challenges, and for Thompson, it hasn’t always been fun and games.

Sidney expressed that it’s not always easy to get along with everyone, and talked about the difficult task of trying to make a large group of people happy, while still managing to look out for herself and not step on anyone else’s toes.

She said, “When you come to college, it isn’t always apparent at first what people need from you. Everyone is different. Professors all want different things.

Some students need more help, some need less help. It takes time to figure out what it takes to create a happy community.”

In her final year at SLU, Thompson says she has been spending most of her time working on applications to graduate school.

Her end goal is to attain a Ph.D. in forensic anthropology, an ambition she has been working toward since she was 13 years old.

She hopes to be accepted into the Forensic Anthropology program at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, the leading school in

Joe Eckert / The University News

LUIY: Senior Sidney Thompson shares her experience as a student at SLU. the field.

After grad school, Sidney plans to work in the field for an organization such as the United Nations, focusing on situations in which there are a large number of casualties, such as mass genocides. This work would consist of identifying bodies, similar to the efforts put forth following the terrorist attacks of September 11th.

Eventually, she would like to end up teaching at a

SLUstainability looks for fresh start

By PATRICK BERNAS Contributor

Ever use the recycling bin provided for you in your dorm room? If so, then you have participated in sustainable practices on campus.

These bins are the result of work done by the Green Billikens Club, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable practices on campus. And although the recycling bins are one of their bigger projects, they also work in many subtler, less visible ways to make Saint Louis University a greener place to be.

This is the second year of the club’s existence. It was started last year, and is run by two graduate students.

The club is open to anyone, and members join smaller “interest groups,” which focus on more specific things within the realm of sustainability. Although each group has its own specific sustainability practices, they communicate and make sure that all groups know about what any one group is working on, so that they can exchange ideas and help out if needed.

Students are also encouraged to join more than one group, if multiple things within the realm of sustainable practice interests them.

On the club’s Google Drive, they specify the different groups within the club, focusing on sustainable lifestyle, biodiversity, waste, energy, education and outreach, and fundraising. The club requires members to attend a certain number of meetings and to get so many hours of working with the club on sustainability events outside of meetings.

Spencer Ruggles is the sustainability coordinator and graduate assistant at the club. He has a BS in Financial Economics at Centre College and is working on a Masters in Sustainability at SLU. He got involved with the club because he felt it was very important for undergrads to learn about sustainable practices.

He is also working to prepare the undergrads to take over the club, since the number of grad assistants is dropping from two to one next year. The undergrads need to be prepared to take over some of the events that the club runs.

The club runs events all

year long. They set up a table during welcome month and handed out blue recycling bins and magnets. They have tables at sporting events, trying to make sure that people are recycling their water bottles and putting trash and compost in the right bins.

They hold an Earth Day celebration as well as sustainability conferences.

One of the biggest events that the club does is SLUstainability month. During SLUstainability month, which has yet to have an actual month set, the club holds daily events, as well as month-long ones. This year, the three themes for SLUstainability month will be energy conservation, alternative transportation and food and waste. Ruggles is responsible for the event this year and he is very excited for how this will turn out.

He hopes to hold contests between residence halls to

see how much energy they can save, offering prizes for the residence hall that saves the most energy over the month.

To promote alternative transportation on campus, the club will hold a fair to show all the different ways to practice more sustainable

Ever use the recycling bin provided for you in your dorm? If so, then you have participated in sustainable practices on campus. transportation, such as biking and taking public transportation rather than driving your own car.

Even if you haven’t heard of the club, as is the case with Patricia Vi-Viphan, a first-year student at SLU, the

club can still have an impact on your life.

Although Vi-Viphan has never heard of the club before, she uses the recycling bins in her residence hall as well as the solar-powered trash compactors.

Vi-Viphan thinks that by adding competition to sustainable living, it will make people more likely to participate in it. She also believes that the SLUstainability month will help people see how easy sustainable practices can be and how people can implement them in their own lives.

Ruggles hopes that this club can last long after he has left SLU, and that one day he will be coming back for the club’s 50th anniversary. With any luck, the students will pick up this club after the grad assistants are gone and carry it into the future that the club hopes to protect.

SLUSTAINABILITY: These blue recycling bins are part of an effort to make SLU a far greener campus and cut down on the amount of waste ending up in landfills.

university (“Hopefully SLU!” she says). She wants to establish a forensic anthropology research facility, more commonly known as a body farm, in which decomposition can be studied in a variety of settings.

As a first-generation college student, Thompson works two jobs to get through undergrad and prepare financially for graduate school, in addition to her regular courseload. This, on

top of the stressful and timeconsuming task of applying to graduate school, has made this the busiest semester the senior has ever faced.

Still, when asked for something that no article about her would be complete without, Sidney answered, “I am very passionate about the people and things I care about. I love very hard, in a very Leslie Knope-esque way. I make sure people I care about are taken care of.”

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

Thursday, September 8 12:28 a.m. SICK CASE Public Safety was contacted by a residential Advisor stating that officers were needed in reference to a student who had possibly consumed some type of narcotic and was behaving erratically. Officers responded and made contact with the student. The student was extremely paranoid and his behavior was irrational. Minutes later the student ran to his dorm room and barricaded himself in his room. For officers and students safety, Emergency Medical Services, Pro Staff and Sgt. Sgt. Aycox was contacted and arrived. Officer Manuel, Sergeant Aycox and Willoughby made repeated attempts to ask the student to open his door and he refused. Using a key for entry, the officers forced the door open. The student attempting to prevent entry reached his right hand outside of the door attempting to strike officers. Officers struggled with the student, but were able to subdue him. Medic 9 arrived and transported the student to Saint Louis University Hospital for treatment.

Tuesday, September 13 9:09 p.m. TRESPASSING Responding to a call for a suspicious person, DPS located a subject outside of Reinert Hall who had earlier piggy backed into Reinert Hall to use the bathroom. There were no warrants on the subject, who was released after being advised of the SLU trespassing policy.

Tuesday, September 13 10:52 p.m. AUTO ACCIDENT A male SLU student was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle heading westbound on Lindell. Witnesses on scene contacted EMS immediately along with SLU DPS. Both units arrived simultaneously to the scene and the student was immediately conveyed to SLU ER by the EMS unit. SLMPD was contacted and was also on scene. The student’s last known condition was updated to “stable”. Pro Staff was notified and a RAVE messaged was sent out to Command Staff.

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

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‘Wild World’: Walls not crumbling Justice blind in down on Bastille’s new album

‘Don’t Breathe’

By TODD JOHNSON Staff Writer

The band that gave us the ever-familiar indie ballad “Pompeii” in 2013, Bastille has just released their second album on Sept. 9, 2016.

“Wild World” is a bolder and more emotionally relevant album with as much energy and unique sound as Bastille gave us in their first album, “Bad Blood.” The band, comprised of Dan Smith, Kyle Simmons, Will Farquarson and Chris “Woody” Wood, formed in 2010 and picked up Charlie Barnes in 2015 as a touring member. This album proved that Bastille could hold its own against the myriad indie-pop groups cropping up in the current entertainment climate.

One aspect of Bastille’s music that set them apart from the beginning was their unusual lyrical timing, which sounded new and interesting when we all first heard it three years ago.

This sound has continued into “Wild World,” and if you were to hear any of the songs on the radio it would be no question as to who was singing. Smith’s British accent is also very clear and pronounced when he sings, an attribute of some bands, like The Smiths and The Kooks, that I have always enjoyed hearing. Despite the similarities between “Bad Blood” and “Wild World,” it is delightfully apparent how far the band has come since the beginning. The sound and lyrics have developed far beyond any songs prior to this album.

New to this album is a heavier use of guitar, which can be heard in “Power” and “Blame,” and it sounds really good. The guitar mixes with

the dark causes transfers to the viewer, forcing them to feel what Alex, Rocky and Money are feeling. Alvarez Fede Alvarez’s new hordid not rely on cheap jump ror, “Don’t Breathe,” lives up scares or excessive gore to to its title by leaving viewers terrify the audience; rather, absolutely breathless. he used the power of the huThe movie tells the stoman mind and how it reacts ry of a trio of young robto cinematics. bers—Rocky (Jane Levy), In my opinion, what made Alex (Dylan Minnette), and this movie great is how well Rocky’s boyfriend, Money the characters and the plot (Daniel Zovatto)—and their are developed. At the start, home invasion gone wrong. it seems as though the trio When the normally smallare horrible people, about to time, smash-and-grab robrob an old man blind (pun bers catch wind that a blind intended), but as the plot veteran (Stephen Lang) is sitdevelops, it reting on a $300K veals itself to be settlement far more sinisfrom when his Alvarez did not daughter was rely on cheap jump ter than that.

The plot dekilled by vehicular man- scares or excessive velops in a way gore to terrify the that creates slaughter, they begin to devise audience; rather, moral ambiguThere is no their plan, but he used the power ity. true villain or quickly realize of the human mind hero. their target is The concept not as simple and how it reacts to of good and evil as they make cinematics. not being so him out to be. black and white A l v a r e z ’s is incredibly use of effecrare in modern film, and this tive cinematography leaves aspect is what sets “Don’t viewers constantly guessing Breathe” apart from other and feeling the same state of new releases of its genre. I panic the characters are in. also found the characters to The use of colors like deep be well developed in comgreens, warm oranges and parison to other horror and putrid yellow in the film thrillers. evokes a feeling of disgust Alvarez went to great and panic. lengths to develop Rocky’s High angles and quick character and to give her camera movements add to a compelling backstory, the panicked feeling as well. enough so that she definitely Lighting also plays a huge earned her strong female part in “Don’t Breathe” and lead status. The only flaw its ability to psychologically here is that while Rocky was terrify viewers. highly developed, I found In one scene, the unthat Alex and Money to be named blind man turns off very surface-level characthe power, thrusting the trio ters. For these reasons, I give into darkness. The sense of “Don’t Breathe” a four out of helplessness and fear that five stars.

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EXPERIENCE: Bastille’s sophomore album, “Wild World” brings even more emotion and energy than their first with a newfound depth to their accessible sound.

Bastille’s traditional, electronic beats and drives the songs, making them more powerful. Lyrically, many of the songs seem to be more coherent and relatable than songs before “Wild World.”

Not to say that the vagueness of songs like “Daniel in the Den” and “Pompeii” didn’t have a place, but it’s refreshing to be told a story by songs like lead-single “Good Grief ” and “Warmth.” That does seem to be the purpose of this new album, to give the audience a distinct narrative. Not always chronological and not always obvious, “Wild World’s” songs tell of the deaths of friends and personal struggles interspersed with moments of clarity and, occasionally, fun.

One feature of this album that initially put me off was the use of vintage movie sound clips dispersed throughout. I have never been a fan of hearing spoken words before or after songs— and maybe with individual songs I still oppose it—but after “Warmth” it began to fit with the feeling of the album. Listening to the album in full feels like watching a movie, and is how it should be experienced the first time.

Wild World does an incredible job of creating a unified feeling between the songs while still giving each song individuality. It is easy to distinguish songs from each other after only a couple listens, something I would not have expected from Bastille

prior to this album. In “Bad Blood” there was too much overlapping of sounds between songs. This band has obviously grown in the past three years and Wild World is the indisputable proof.

Bastille hit its stride with this album and to the excitement of fans, much more is likely to come from Dan Smith and fellow band members. Aside from the narrative and unique sound of Bastille, they make music that is exciting to listen to.

We now know they are open to developing better and better music with the addition of the stronger guitar and diversity of sound. If you have not been a fan of Bastille before, now is the time.

LouFest: Still great despite changes in a time dominated by pop and hip hop music, there is always space for some good This year’s LouFest enold rock and roll. countered perhaps the Another clear highlight most hesitation the festival of the first day was Frighthas faced since it’s debut in ened Rabbit, whose Scottish 2010, with many people disstorytelling was a picturappointed with the lack of esque painting to have gifted big names in acts compared to LouFest patrons on Saturto previous years. However, day evening. Pulling heavLouFest 2016 was anything ily from this year’s album but a let down.

“Painting of a Panic Attack,” First up Saturday mornthe set was partially a dance ing, Diarrhea Planet took party, partially an emotional the stage and jolted awake cleansing, and everything in attendees who had gotten between. From a whisper to out of bed just a roar in the a short while span of a song earlier. From is common for Another clear their first song these lads, and highlight was “Seperations” crescento the last Frightened Rabbit, the dos seemed chord struck whose Scottish to grow larger an hour later, storytelling was a than any stuthe band credio recording ated an at- picturesque painting. when transmosphere formed on the in which the stage. Though thought of staying clean was mainstream success seems put on the backburner, and to have narrowly avoided the was replaced by the need to band since their inception, join the giant mosh and mud they definitely walked away pit that broke out. from the Forest Park stage With members joinwith a whole slew of new ing the fray and running fans. through the crowd and mud, One of the last acts to banter of alcohol and the take to the stage Saturday earliness of their timeslot, was electronic duo Big Data. it was clear that Diarrhea Despite the mud’s attempt to Planet was having just as solidify fans to the ground, much fun as the crowd. The the crowd went crazy for the band, though one of the first pair’s set. The crews of frat to perform, came away as a clear victor of the weekend and was the clearest See “2016” on Page 6 reminder all weekend that

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FRIGHTENED RABBIT: Hailing from Selkirk, Scotland, Frightened Rabbit made their way to St. Louis to please an eager crowd at LouFest. Lead singer Scott Hutchison belted songs from their latest album, “Painting of a Panic Attack.”

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2016 LouFest: Smaller acts still shine ment,” which opened more than a few mosh pits, to the drop in “Dance Yrslf Clean,” the band crossed genres regularly while always sounding distinctly like themselves.

It seemed as if the whole weekend had led up to the final eight minutes of the weekend, however, in which LCD transported the crowd to another dimension with their otherworldly rendition of “All My Friends.”

All of St. Louis seemed to jump in unison and scream “Where are your friends to-

Flume The Pageant Sept. 16, 7:00 p.m.

One of the biggest names in electronic music will play a soldout show. If you’re cool, you’ll be there.

“Kubo and the Two Strings” In theaters Met with immediate critical acclaim, “Kubo” matches beautiful animation with rich and careful storytelling.

Artist Talk: Kelley Walker Contemporary Art Museum Sept. 17, 11:00 a.m.

Experience multidiscipliary arist Kelley Walker’s work and get a chance to meet her in person.

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LCD SOUNDSYSTEM: After annoucing their breakup in 2011, the band recently reunited for a reunion tour, headlining LouFest along the way.

Continued from page 5 boys dressed in Hawaiian shirts moshed to Big Data’s energetic show as they played hits from their debut album, “2.0.”

All the talented acts weren’t limited to Saturday.

On Sunday morning, much like day one, those who arrived early were treated to truly phenomenal musicians. One of those acts was Mothers, a four piece from Georgia who graced the BMI stage and rewarded the small crowd to a set of truly beautiful music.

Pairing slow-tempo but incredibly technical guitar playing with Kristine Leschper’s haunting falsetto is as good of a classic pairing as peanut butter and jelly. Add into that mix sticking lyrics

Fox Theatre Through Sept. 25 The Tony Award-winning comedy makes its’ St. Louis debut.

Budweiser Taste of St. Louis Chesterfield Amphitheater Sept. 16-18 Good beer; great city.

such as “I don’t like myself / When I’m awake” from “It Hurts Until It Doesn’t” and you have a winning formula for a band that has pure talent.

Greensky Bluegrass and Shakey Graves brought a

Throughout LCD Soundsystem’s set, the crowd was treated to a nonstop shot of adrenaline for nearly two straight hours. healthy dose of jam and folk to a festival that was otherwise light on the genres.

Greensky Bluegrass’ show winded every which way and pure talent shined in the

multiple solos given to every band member.

Festival veteran Shakey Graves started with his original one-man band style, playing his bluesy track “Roll the Bones,” before his band joined him for the duration of the show. Grave’s witty songs’ back stories and shout outs to inspirational artists kept the crowd laughing, and he ended his time on stage with his most popular song, “Dearly Departed.”

The final grand act of the weekend was recently reunited rock/electronica group LCD Soundsystem.

Throughout LCD Soundsystem’s set, the crowd was treated to a nonstop shot of adrenaline for nearly two hours straight. From the repetitive opening chants of “Us V Them” to “Move-

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SHAKEY GRAVES: Alejandro Rose-Garcia, otherwise known as Shakey Graves, pleased his LouFest crowd.

‘Queen of Melody’ Shreya Ghoshal rivets STL audience

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night?” at the top of their lungs in a moment that will live in LouFest history forever as one of the greatest.

This year’s festival provided two noteworthy days filled with underrated acts like Frightened Rabbit and Shakey Graves, but still managed to bring in over 25,000 fans each night.

These numbers matched last year’s, when folk gods Avett Brothers and Hozier headlined, proving that St. Louis doesn’t need a shiny lineup to have a good time.

This past Saturday was the first time I had ever walked into the 4,000-seat beautiful and historical venue, The Fox Theatre. After initially starting out as a movie theater, the “Fabulous” Fox Theatre has featured various Broadway shows like “Matilda the Musical,” “The Sound of Music,” “Mamma Mia!,” and more. This time around, though, I was going in to see something different. I was going in to be part of the first time The Fox Theatre has ever brought a South Asian artist to perform—Shreya Ghoshal.

My first exposure to music came through songs in Indian films. Not only did I listen to Bollywood music, but all types of South Indian songs as well. As I was exposed to India’s music as a whole, I always recognized one specific smoothtextured voice that could be heard in any Indian language. Little did I know that this was the Angelic voice of Shreya Ghoshal.

Known as the “Queen of Melody,” Ghoshal started her career at the age of 16 on the television music reality show “Sa Re Ga Ma” featured on the channel “Zee TV.” Since then, she has received four National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singing in Hindi, Bengali and Marathi films, and won several Filmfare Awards in the

South as well—while working with legendary musicians of India including A.R. Rahman, M.M. Keeravani and Ismail Darbar to name a few.

I couldn’t contain my excitement knowing that I was going to watch such a talent with a large body of work live. But it wasn’t just me. Before the show started, people filled The Fox, entering in their finest saris and suits, there to celebrate the music of India at its finest.

Before Ghoshal came out

in a sparkly green gown, Hrishikesh Ranade, a finalist from the show “Sa Re Ga Ma” opened for her, with the song “Jeena Jeena” from Badlapur, which sent the crowd roaring. But it wasn’t until Shreya Ghoshal entered the stage singing the Hindustani Classical piece “Mohe Rang Do Laal” with such precise technicality, that the beauty of music was tangible. Accompanying Ghoshal was a nine-piece band consisting of three drummers, an electric guitarist, an acoustic

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BOLLYWOOD STAR: Ghoshal has recieved four National Film Awards for Best Female Playback singing.

guitarist, two pianists, a synthesizer and a flutist, all who simply elevated the entire performance.

After finishing the first song, Ghoshal continued to sing her melodies “Saibo,” “Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai” and “Shukran Allah.” Between the pieces, she exclaimed to us that she was extremely excited to be performing in St. Louis for the first time, especially in the historic venue of The Fox Theatre, which was overwhelming for her—especially when she was in the green room. Before continuing on to her tribute to A.R. Rahman that consisted of “Barso Re,” “Saans” and “Kaise Mujhe” she told us that she was here to create a feeling of romance through her music, which was done beautifully and flawlessly throughout the concert.

During the A. R. Rahman tribute medley, the flutist was at his finest as he played through staccato notes with such precision along with the strong melodies.

There were many elements to the rest of the concert, including the many heavily-drummed dance numbers that she swayed to such as “Chikni Chameli,” “Yeh Ishq Haye” and “Nagada Sang Dol,” while a huge crowd from the audience shamelessly accompanied her. Once the songs would start, a group of people would rush from the audience and fill up the aisles trying out the moves that they

remembered from the movies. A couple of men bowed down to her between songs to which she laughed and returned their bows.

Before the second half of the performance, Ranade appeared again and performed a tribute to the late Mohammed Rafi, bringing back the evergreen hits of the ‘80s.

Ghoshal appeared again, now in a gorgeous red gown, to continue celebrating the time for ‘60s-through-‘80s music by singing songs sung by her greatest influences, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and K. S. Chitra. Ghoshal added her own touch to the songs “Jiya Jale” and “Tujhe Dekha To” with her slightly textured voice using her high range. She also took this opportunity to show her expertise in the highly technical Carnatic music as she sang each note.

After a few more dance numbers, a couple on the left of me screamed out, “We want to hear Telugu songs!” to which she replied by jokingly telling everyone to “chill,” but then sang A.R. Rahman’s “Vintunaava” from the film “Ye Maaya Chesave” to please the fans.

After the chaos calmed down, Ghoshal closed with “Zoobi Doobi” and “Teri Meri” and thanked her fans for being there for her.

I’ve been listening to Shreya Ghoshal throughout my childhood, but hearing her live was a divine experience.

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September 15, 2016 sports@unewsonline.com Lauren Tondl, Sports Editor Vivek Gorijala, Assoc. Sports Editor

Wins coming in for women’s soccer

By BOBBY STILLWELL Contributor

Women’s soccer dominated SIUE in a contest at Hermann Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 11 by a score of 4-1. As it was the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, the team decided to designate the game as “Salute to Service Day.” Members of the armed forces entered the stadium for free and were presented with soccer scarves at halftime in appreciation of their service to the country.

Parks Guard also was in attendance and presented the nation’s colors during the national anthem.

The starters for the Billikens were junior goalkeeper Mary Niehaus; senior defender Kacey Bright, sophomore defender Carli Bond and sophomore defender Isabella Palazzolo, and freshman defender Alli Klug in the backfield; sophomore midfielder Maddie Pokorny, senior midfielder Shaney Sakamoto, senior midfielder Tori Marshall, and senior midfielder Cristina Rodriguez, and freshman midfielder Courtney Reimer at midfield; and sophomore forward Lindsay Sands up front. Junior midfielder Molly Ream and junior defender Lauren Merlo; senior forward Danielle Tolmais and senior forward Kirsten Clemens; and freshman midfielder Evie Lavelle, freshman defender Emma

Farley, freshman defender Julia Peterson and freshman forward Alyssa Seitzer also saw playing time for the Billikens.

The Billikens got on the board within the first two minutes of play, with Sands scoring off of a pass from Palazzolo. The Billikens would score again in the 13th minute, with Sakamoto assisting Pokorny. Not long after, the Billikens scored a third time in the 18th minute. Seitzer scored off of a pass from Tolmais. Tolmais would score outright in the 33rd minute off of a pass from Palazzolo. SLU carried a 4-0 lead to halftime and maintained that lead for a large part of the second half until SIUE scored in the 74th minute. SIUE continued their attack for the rest of the second half, but the Billikens held on to win 4-1 over SIUE. With this win, the Billikens are tied with the Fall 2000 team for the best sevengame start in team history.

Sophomore Karley Kucera, a midfielder who is currently injured, attributes this success to hard work: “We have put in so much work since last spring season and it is so exciting seeing it all pay off.”

Kucera also thinks the team is looking strong heading into conference play.

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STRIKE: Senior midfielder Shaney Sakamoto blasts the ball upfield against a Kansas State defender at Hermann Stadium. The Billikens are now 6-1 on the season and are ranked fourth in the Mid-Atlantic Region poll.

Fun run in Forest Park Volleyball bests Virginia Men’s soccer ties rival

By VIVEK GORIJALA Associate Sports Editor

contributors as well. Sophomore Dorrian Gordon, who posted a time of 18:58, and The Saint Louis Universophomore Matt Prest, who sity men’s and women’s cross was just behind Gordon with country teams competed on a time of 18:59.

Sept. 9 in the Forest Park SLU head coach Jon Bell Cross Country Festival at was pleased with the team’s Aviation Field. Both teams performance in their first started the season off strong, meet of the season. “The winning their respective first meet of every season is opening team titles. Three always a little stressful for SLU men placed in the top coaches as you aren’t always four, while five SLU women sure what you have as a team. placed in the top seven.

Tonight, our men and womThe meet had two NCAA en showed Division 1 they can comprograms pete. We’re competing, Tonight, our men pleased with with Saint and women showed the way they Louis Univerthey can compete. executed their sity beating race plans out Southern We’re pleased and how they Illinois for the with the way they ran as a team. victory. The executed their race We’ll begin victory for plans... our prepathe women rations for came partly Jon Bell, head coach Notre Dame behind strong t o m o r r o w, runs from juand continue nior Courtney to build off of tonight’s victoLink, who ran the women’s ries,” he said.

5K in 19:35, and sophomore SLU will visit Notre Dame, Amy Kieliszewski, who was Ind. for the National Cathonot far behind with a time of lic Championships that take 19:37. place on Friday, Sept. 16.

The men’s win came beThey will face stiff compehind a quick time from tition, including from the sophomore Manuel de University of Notre Dame Backer, who ran the men’s on their home field, but will 6K in 18:55, which was good hope to build on their strong enough for second place performances in the Forest overall in the event.

Park Cross Country Festival The Saint Louis Univeras the season unfolds. sity men had other strong

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JEER WHO TO CHEER PARALYMPIAN RUNNERS Four visually impaired Paralympians ran the 1500-meter final in a faster time than the winner of the Olympics. The Paralympic winner, Abdelattif Baka of Algeria, won gold in 3 minutes, 48.29 seconds, compared to the time Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz posted— 3 minutes, 50 seconds.

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final set.

Against Virginia, SLU won the first set 25-19 due Saint Louis women’s volto 6 kills from Rygelski. SLU leyball visited Lexington, then could not come away Ken. to take part in the Bluewith a win in either of the grass Battle. The Billikens next two sets, losing 25were swept by Marquette 23 and 25-21 respectively. before prevailing against SLU’s breakthrough came in Virginia in a five-set thriller. the fourth set, which the BilSLU ultimately lost once likens won 25-18, and they more to Kentucky, once finished off the victory in a again in a three-set sweep.

15-12 fifth set win.

Senior outside hitter DanWhen facing Kentucky, ielle Rygelski showcased her SLU kept it close in the first talent in the Bluegrass Batset, but ultitle, winning mately lost All-Tourna25-21.

The ment honSenior outside Wildcats then ors. Against hitter Danielle pounced on Marquette, she tallied 17 Rygelski showcased the Billikens, earning a 25-13 kills and 10 her talent in the victory, before digs, for her Bluegrass Battle, winning the third doublewinning Allthird set 25-19. double of the After the season. She Tournament honors.

Bluegrass Batfollowed that tle, the Billikperformance ens managed to up with her pull out a five-set victory on fourth double-double of the the road against Austin Peay, season with 24 kills and 16 to improve their overall redigs. Finally, against Kencord to 3-8. Sophomore settucky, she led all attackers ter Camila Rivas took over with 16 kills. Rygelski will setting duties against Austin hope her performances will Peay, notching 52 assists in arrest SLU’s poor form as the the match, a personal best A-10 schedule approaches. for the second-year player.

The Marquette match saw Next up for Saint Louis SLU lose 25-17 in the first women’s volleyball will be set, but keep it close in the Murray State, Omaha and second set, losing only 25Illinois visiting Chaifetz Pa23. The Golden Eagles then vilion for the Billiken Invitaproceeded to defeat the Biltional. likens 25-16 in the third and

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ing 11 shots. Marquette edged SLU on corner kicks, Men’s soccer moved to 5 to 4, respectively. Defen1-1-2 after a 1-1 draw with sively, junior goalie Sascha Marquette on Sept. 10 at Otte made four saves, a save Hermann Stadium. count matched by the MarThe Golden Eagles were quette goalkeeper. just four minutes away from SLU had the clear adsealing the victory after takvantage in the second half, ing a 1-0 lead, but sophooutshooting Marquette 6-4, more forward Anthony with one shot inches wide Brown drew a foul inside the from the far post and anbox to give SLU a chance to other caroming off a post tie things up. Senior defendthat proved to be the Golden er Max Karcher successfully Eagles’ best friend. put away the The Bilpenalty kick to likens travel the goalkeepto Denver on er’s right side to Senior defender Max Sept. 15 for an earn the point Karcher successfully 8 p.m. kickfor the Billikoff. The away put away the ens. penalty kick to the game against Neither will be goalkeeper’s right Denver team could find a tough one a game-winner side to earn the point for the Billikfor the Billikens. in the twenty ens, considerminutes of exing that the tra play, as both Pioneers are teams started ranked eighth to show signs of fatigue. SLU in the nation and sit on a especially began to fade in healthy 4-0-1 record enterextra time, showing the tired ing the showdown against legs that may have been a SLU. consequence of last week’s The men return to face extra-time game against TulLouisville at Hermann Stasa. The Billikens played the dium on Sept. 20, where the full 20 minutes of extra time new mascot will be revealed. against Tulsa, and will hope The Billikens will be able to to avoid a third-straight play at home again on Sept. overtime game in their next 24 to take on VCU for their match. homecoming game. SLU will Both offenses were pressthen begin a three game road ing during the course of the trip, which will open with a match, with each team firtrip to take on Wisconsin.

FEAR WHO TO JEER BILLY BUTLER Designated hitter and first baseman Billy Butler of the Oakland Athletics was released with one year left on his contract. The release possibly stems from a fight with teammate Danny Valencia earlier in the season, when Butler told one of Valencia’s sponsors that Valencia was using unauthorized equipment.

WHO TO FEAR NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS No Tom Brady? No problem.

Jimmy Garoppolo led the Patriots to a surprise win over the Arizona Cardinals, despite missing probable future Hall of Famer Rob Gronkowski and four other starters. If the Patriots look this good without their stars, just imagine how strong they will be at full strength.

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This week in sports Thursday, Sept. 15 Men’s Soccer 8 p.m. @ Denver

Cam Newton takes hygiene seriously. He’s flossing on the sidelines.

Scores from the week Men’s Soccer Billikens 1 Marquette 1 The Billikens and the Golden Eagles renewed an old conference rivalry on Sept. 10 at Hermann Stadium that resulted in a 1-1 draw. Senior defender Max Karcher converted on a penalty kick with 4 minutes remaining in regulation to tie the match, and neither team scored in extra time.

Women’s Soccer Billikens 3 Evansville 1 Freshman forward Alyssa Seitzer scored two goals to contribute to a comprehensive SLU triumph.

Billikens 4 SIUE 1 Seitzer’s third goal of the week won her A-10 Rookie of the Week honors, while a balanced attack contributed to SLU’s domination of SIUE. Volleyball Billikens 0 Marquette 3 Senior outside hitter Danielle Rygelski earned her third double-double.

Billikens 3 Virginia 2 Rygelski scored her fourth double-double.

Billikens 0 Kentucky 3 Rygelski tallied another double-figure kill count.

Billikens 3 Austin Peay 2 Sophomore setter Camila Rivas notched a career-high 52 assists.

Field Hockey Billikens 4 Missouri State 1 The women clinched their first win of the regular season on Sept. 11 against Missouri State, 4-1, to improve to a 4-1 record. Four different Billikens scored throughout the game: Freshman midfielder Sophia Cheever, freshman midfielder Alison Pinnock, sophomore midfielder Molly Feid and senior back Maya Bentley. The Bills fired 15 shots on goal, 10 in the second half alone.

Friday, Sept. 16

Saturday, Sept. 17

Sunday, Sept. 18

Monday, Sept. 19

Field Hockey Volleyball Field Hockey 2 p.m. @ UMass 12 p.m. v. Omaha 11 a.m. @ UMass-Lowell Cross Country 7 p.m. v. Illinois National Catholic ChampiSoftball onships @ Notre Dame 2 p.m. v. Rockhurst Women’s Soccer 4 p.m. v. Wash U 6:30 p.m. @ SMU Swim/Dive Volleyball CSCAA Open Water Na7 p.m. v. Murray State tionals @ Lawrence, KS

Field hockey puts Bears to bed

Tuesday, Sept. 20 Wednesday, Sept. 21 Women’s Soccer 4:30 p.m. v. Murray State Volleyball 6 p.m. @ Western Illinois Men’s Soccer 7 p.m. v. Louisville

St. Louis Cardinals 2:10 p.m. @ Colorado Rockies

New Billiken mascot will be revealed before men’s soccer game.

Women’s soccer: 6-1 Hermann is set for 4:30 p.m., with the revealing of the new “Our team has an incredible mascot and men’s soccer vs. bond and dynamic on and off Louisville to follow. the field which helps us enAfter an eight-day hiajoy being around each other tus, the women will begin so often and strengthens conference play against our chemistry on the field.” conference-rival Dayton.

On the field, They travel Kucera says to Ohio on the group plays Sept. 29 to as a team and face the FlyOur team has an “everyone has ers, who incredible bond and their own role were picked dynamic on and for the team to to win the off the field which make it all run conference helps us enjoy smoothly and this year. being around each work efficientO t h e r ly.”

Looking conference other so often and ahead, Kucera matchups strengthens our is excited to see include chemistry on the what happens: Rhode Isfield.

“We’re excited land, Richto keep workm o n d , ing even harder Karley Kucera, sophomore George Mato keep our sucson, Fordcess going.” ham, St. BoThe Billikn av e n t u r e , ens play next at St. Joseph’s, Southern Methodist in DalLa Salle, VCU and George las with a 6:30 p.m. kickoff Washington. The Bills will on Friday and return to Herhost five of their ten confermann Stadium on Sept. 20 to ence games at Hermann Staface Murray State. Kickoff at dium.

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The field hockey squad recorded their first win of the season on Sept. 11 with a 4-1 victory over rival Missouri State. The Billikens improved to 1-4 on the season, and will hope to build on their victory as the season progresses.

The Bears beat the Billikens to the board in the 19th minute after a SLU foul.

However, from there on out, the scoring then shifted decisively in favor of the Billikens. SLU started their scoring run by converting on a penalty corner in the 27th minute. Freshman midfielder Sophia Cheever put the ball away after a SLU possession around the circle.

Ten minutes later, freshman midfielder Alison Pinnock scored the game winner on another penalty corner.

Sophomore midfielder Molly Feid and senior back Maya Bentley were credited with the assist.

SLU’s third goal came in the run of play from Feid in the 55th minute of the game.

Sophomore forward Amanda Clark found Feid on a through ball at the top of the circle, and she flicked it over the goalie’s head to pull the Billikens ahead, 3-1.

The Bills scored their final goal of the game off a penalty corner from sophomore midfielder Carly Kissinger.

Bentley finished the goal with ease from a quality service from Kissinger.

Bentley had the goal coming for a long time and was thrilled to see her persistence pay off. “I had been practicing that particular shot for awhile, so it was really exciting to be able to capitalize on the shot in a game,” she said.

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BATTLE: Sophomore midfielder Molly Feid races against a Longwood defender to win the ball upfield.

Despite the disparity in scoring, the teams competed closely on both sides of the ball. SLU just outshot Missouri State, 15 to 14, and Missouri State earned 9 corners to SLU’s 8. The Bears earned 6 penalty corners in the second half alone, but a strong Billiken defense shut down their chances. Sophomore goalie Jessie Bryan made four saves in the game, but the Bills did not allow any shots on goal in the second half.

Bentley commented on the victory, and the importance of this win going into conference play. “It felt great to get our first win. We have been working hard and it’s great to see that work pay off,” she said. “It’s nice to get a win under our belt before

conference so we can go into it with confidence in our ability to win.”

Head coach Danielle Baumgardner, who entered the season hoping to reverse the fortunes of the women’s field hockey team, earned her first win of her career with the Billikens. This was the Billikens’ highest-scoring game since a matchup against Appalachian State last October.

SLU travels to Amherst, Mass. on Sept. 16 to take on UMass and begin their conference season. “We will be practicing with an offensive mindset because we want to come out strong and score early against UMass,” Bentley said. The matchup between the two teams is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.

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DRIBBLE: Sophomore defender Bella Palazzolo squeezes by an SIUE defender to find open space.

Softball sizzles in fall doubleheader

By BOBBY STILLWELL Contributor

SLU softball got off to a great start for their fall season, sweeping a doubleheader at the Billiken Sports Complex Saturday, Sept.

10. The Billikens played the Shawnee Community College Saints and Jefferson College Vikings, with scores of 12-0 and 8-2.

In game one, junior pitcher Maddie Baalman got the start, throwing 3 innings, striking out 3, walking 2 and allowing 1 hit. Sophomore pitcher Kallen Loveless entered the game in the bottom of the 4th and went on to strike out 4, allowing 1 hit.

On the offensive side, the Billikens came alive early with a three-run blast by junior infielder Allie Macfarlane in the 1st inning. Junior infielder Alyssa Tarquinio also drove in 2 runs in the Billiken half of the first, putting the Billikens up 5-0.

In the 2nd, senior infielder Taylor Meeks led the Billiken offense, driving in 2 runs off of a double up the 3rd-base line. Sophomore catcher Kaylyn Breitbach and Tarquinio also contributed, driving in a run each in the 2nd.

The Billikens were on top 9-0 at the end of the inning.

A mishandled ball by the Saints’ 2nd baseman during the 3rd scored another run, putting the Billikens up

10-0. Also in the 3rd, a deep hit by sophomore infielder Mackenzie Lawson bounced off the home-run marker in center field for a ground-rule double, scoring the final 2 runs that the Billikens would score in game one.

In game two, freshman pitcher Kaylea Chappelle started on the mound, pitching 4.1 innings and striking out 1. A major defensive play occurred in the 4th when Chappelle induced a double play for SLU after allowing 2 of 3 hits. The next batter lined out to the third baseman to end the inning. Loveless again came in to relieve, this time with one out in the 4th. Loveless struck out 2, walked 1 and allowed 2 runs on 3 hits.

Offensively, the Billikens got to work early again with an RBI off a double from senior outfielder Mackenzie Peter. The Billikens continued to strike in the 1st, with Meeks and Breitbach each driving in a run. An error by the first baseman resulted in another run scoring for SLU. A two-run homer by freshman infielder Bailey Strecker capped off the offensive explosion, putting the Billikens up 6-0.

In the 3rd, junior outfielder Josie Knesel doubled to center field, scoring another run. The Billikens added their final run in the 4th, when Peter grounded out with a runner on 3rd. The

Billikens led 8-0 after 3. The Vikings would try striking back in the 6th, managing to score two off of a double up the 1st-base side. This is the only time the Vikings would score.

Macfarlane attributes this offensive success to hard work over the summer: “In the summer, we went home and we got to practice just on our own, but then right when we got back we started practicing. We’ve been working hard. Hitting is really important to us, and so is defense.”

On every team, there are the players to watch. Going

into the season, Macfarlane thinks that Peter (2016 AllRegion Honoree and team leader in home runs), senior infielder Alex Nickel are the ones to watch offensively, while Chappelle, Baalman and Loveless are the ones to watch on the mound.

Looking ahead to the rest of the short fall season and upcoming spring season, the team looks strong to Macfarlane: “We have 2 returning pitchers and a new freshman who has lots of experience in summer ball. We have almost our infield and outfield back, so I think it’s going to be a good year.”

With this sweep, Macfarlane also thinks that it tells any opponent that “…we’re here to take care of business and that we are taking every game seriously no matter the opponent. We’re going to play hard and get better each game. Our goal this year is to win every moment we can, not just games, but each play, each pitch, and we’re going for an A-10 Championship.”

Softball will be in action next at the Billiken Sports Center Saturday in yet another doubleheader, facing Rockhurst at 2 p.m. and Washington University at 4 p.m.

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FOCUS: Senior infielder Alex Nickel smashes the ball for a Billiken base hit. SLU earned two victories against Shawnee Community College and Jefferson College.

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Sophie Lappe / Illustrator On Monday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced that it will be pulling seven championship events scheduled to occur during the 2016-2017 academic year from the state of North Carolina. The March Madness games in Greensboro were included, which are the biggest relocations, economically speaking.

The decision was based on North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2, which maintains state laws concerning concerning wages, employment and public accommodations over those of local municipalities, preventing the passage of laws that protect LGBT individuals from discrimination in public places, except at the state level. North Carolina does have a statewide antidiscrimination law, but there are no provisions specific to LGBT individuals.

Since being written into law in March 2016, HB2 has been protested by a number of businesses. PayPal, Dow Chemical and Google have been among them. On July 21, the National Basketball Association announced it would move its 2017 All-Star game from Charlotte to a different city, which will cost

the city an estimated $100 million. Artists like Bruce Springsteen and Demi Lovato have decided to cancel their performances in protest as well.

The combined effect of these protests by expansive businesses and prominent figures should work toward reversing the North Carolina law. With the ability to withdraw economic support from the state, the businesses and performers can damage North Carolina’s economy, which could result in legislators repealing the law. If the legislators do not repeal the law as a result of the protests alone, their constituents could vote them out of office to bring business ventures and performers back to the state.

However, the democratic process in North Carolina is not so simple. The state has 13 federal congressional districts, 10 of which are occupied by Republican members of the House of Representatives. In 2012, Barack Obama carried 48.35 percent of the popular vote, losing the state to Mitt Romney by just over 2 percent.

With these numbers, one might expect Democrats to hold nearly half of the House seats in North Carolina, but

they hold less than a fourth.

At the state level, Democrats hold 45 of the 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives, again far less than half of the seats.

Why don’t Democrats hold more seats in the legislature?

Although there are many factors at play, such as splitticket voting and increased voter turnout during presidential election years, one explanation involves North Carolina’s districts. The state legislature controls the creation of districts at the state and federal level. In 2014, the federal districts yielded ten Republicans but looked ridiculous. District 12 looks like an island chain passing through District 7. Districts 1 and 3 look like two intertwined hands. The state-level districts are no better.

A Federal Court ruling in July 2016 ordered the state to redraw 28 of its state-level legislative districts because they were racially gerrymandered, or in other words, the districts were manipulated in order to electorally favor the Republican Party. The state legislature will draw new borders, so the lines will most likely still support Republican candidates, and the changes to the districts will come into effect only after

the 2016 election.

Because Republicans are less likely to support laws protecting LGBT rights than Democrats, a legislature that is the equivalent of a weighted-die will be much less likely to respond to voters. Even if voters support candidates that would repeal HB2, it might not be enough.

By protesting HB2, businesses and celebrities promote the equality of LGBT individuals across the world.

Their actions are inspirational and significant; the economic effects may cripple the state enough to force the legislature to repeal the law from the financial side of the issue. However, decrying the law does not get to the root of North Carolina’s problems. A state which voted for Obama in 2008 and barely went to Romney in 2012—a “purple” state— should not overwhelmingly lean one way or another because of the way districts represent the population.

Perhaps a better way to protest the denial of civil rights would be to put money into groups fighting for equal representation in North Carolina. Facing a legislature that makes the rules of the game, such groups will need all the backing they can get.

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Clinton releases medical records, puts conspiracy theories to rest Hillary Clinton has a body double. How else could the Democratic presidential candidate walk around New York City on Sunday, one minute healthy as can be, the next stumbling into a van and leaving a shoe behind?

Peaking on Google Trends at 9 p.m. on Monday night, the term “Hillary Clinton body double” describes the latest conspiracy theory surrounding Clinton since her campaign revealed that she has pneumonia. Many conspiracy theories have surfaced about Clinton since she became a public figure, but before New Jersey resident Zdenek Gazda recorded her struggling into a van with Secret Service agents catching her before she fell, these theories seemed far less plausible.

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Over the past few months, videos have been posted online that depict the candidate walking with difficulty, suggesting she is ill. The footage comes from questionable sources, however, and it looks doctored.

Because Clinton did not release information about her pneumonia diagnosis, these conspiracy videos gained greater traction. Her campaign did not release information about her sickness and the candidate thought she could battle through without providing the opposition with new fodder.

Tough as she may be, Clinton’s decision to continue her public appearances despite her illness cost her more speculation about her health and about her trustworthiness. Partnered with

the decision to hide her doctor’s diagnosis, by attending the 9/11 memorial she risked getting caught—and caught she was.

Supporters of Clinton contend that the former secretary of state’s health is being questioned at a rate inconsistent with other candidates. President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not publicize that he had polio, and he was not condemned for it. President Ronald Reagan governed the country with Alzheimer’s disease, yet the Republican Party widely reveres him. Because she is a woman, perhaps critics accuse her of health problems, believing she is weaker than male politicians.

However, others believe Clinton has received a fair amount of speculation over

her health records. After all, until Wednesday she had not released nearly as much information compared to 2008 presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama, or compared to 2012 presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.

In a tweet, Senator McCain’s daughter, Meghan McCain, wrote that she “would just like any journalist to admit the hypocrisy on how they covered [her] fathers [sic] health compared” to Clinton’s.

When presidential candidates, especially those nearing seven decades spent on the planet, do not release their medical history, it raises questions. It nurtures conspiracy theories and plants doubt in the minds of voters. Questions of health

are especially damaging to Clinton’s candidacy because much of her credibility rides on her foreign policy acumen. If the candidate suffers from disease, she seems like a less stable leader—not the person you want presiding over conflicts with Russia and China.

With that said, Clinton’s sickness should not be of immense concern; she has left the campaign trail for now, adhering to her doctor’s orders, and is receiving some of the best healthcare in the country. Her pneumonia is contained in one lung, and her antibiotics should help combat the infection. According to her doctor, she is “recovering well.” Clinton’s bigger problems involve her mistake of concealing information about her diagnosis.

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Early recruitment would ease stress and end ‘Terrible Tuesday’

Audrey Manners

For a large population of the female student body, sorority recruitment season is the most stressful time of the school year. Much of the criticism about sorority recruitment ends up being directed towards individual sororities or the Greek system as a whole; however, these organizations are not to blame. The majority of the problems with sorority recruitment is the result of is its poor timing at the beginning of the year--something that SLU’s administration could easily prevent.

For most schools, recruitment takes place in the weeks prior to the start of school. This is helpful to sorority women because it allows them time to focus solely on preparing for recruitment, without interfering with their classes or other obligations. SLU, however, is unique in that it holds recruitment after school begins. Sorority members are among the most involved students on campus. But adding long, daily practices on top of their other commitments is daunting and causes many girls to overextend themselves. The actual weekend of recruitment typically falls three weeks into school, which happens to be the time when many tests are scheduled and when everyone’s workload begins to pick up. As a result, sorority women end up behind and struggle to catch up.

SLU’s recruitment schedule poses social problems as well. In the time leading up to recruitment, sorority women are asked to keep their contact with any potential new members to a minimum. They must refrain from drinking or socializing with anyone who is not an active sorority member, even if they are of age. This means that after a long summer away from friends, they must isolate themselves for nearly a month. The purpose is to promote a fair recruitment process and most of the sorority women I know are more than willing to

You don’t hear about many schoolwide, bingedrinking catastrophes occurring annually at other universities, because they just don’t happen. make this sacrifice so that potential new members will have the same experience that they did. But this seclusion is not easy, and it leads to even bigger problems once it ends.

“Terrible Tuesday” is the nickname for the Tuesday immediately after bid day.

It is the first day that sorority members are allowed to drink and socialize with their non-Greek classmates.

While of course, each student absolutely has a responsibility to drink safely and in moderation, I believe that the weeks of forced isolation contribute to a culture of binge drinking and dangerous behavior that students would not normally partake in. If SLU was serious about promoting self-care and a

well-rounded, healthy lifestyle, it would not bring its students to these extremes.

I had never heard of Terrible Tuesday until I came to SLU and experienced the mass chaos that ensued after recruitment. You don’t hear about many schoolwide, binge-drinking catastrophes occurring annually at other universities, because they just don’t happen. Terrible Tuesday is not a timehonored tradition at every school with Greek life, just at SLU. At most schools, sororities can hang out with old friends and make new ones as soon as the rest of the school student body moves in, because recruitment is already over. Asking sorority women to sever all contact with non-Greek individuals for the entire first month of school is not natural.

Recruitment doesn’t have to be this way. Faculty mentors and sorority advisors have reached out to SLU to move recruitment to before classes start, but the University refuses to budge. Allowing early recruitment would mean letting certain students move in early, which means paying to keep those buildings open. It may cost money, but allowing early recruitment would promote a more balanced lifestyle in its students and might lead to higher retention rates and better GPAs in sororities.

Sorority women across the U.S. usher in new members every year, and every year SLU asks one of its most involved groups of women to stretch themselves a little further in order to save money. If schools around the country can front the cost to promote self-care and moderation for their students, I don’t think it is too much to ask for SLU to do the same.

Instant-runoff voting would give voters the freedom they deserve

Trevor Rogan

In November, the United States will elect its next president. After two terms of Barack Obama, and before him two terms of George W. Bush, the odds are the next president will be either a Democrat or a Republican. Only three other parties have won the Whitehouse.

The last politician from neither the Democratic or Republican parties to win it was Millard Fillmore of the Whig Party in 1850.

Especially in an election cycle where each candidate has such low favorability ratings, voters need another choice. With the current electoral system, however, the odds of a third party winning the election are very low; most voters will either vote for one of the two major parties for fear of “wasting” their vote, or will not vote at all. In our current system, a third-party choice is not viable. The presidency need not be a choice between Democrats and Republicans, though. If the electoral system were different, it would not be a choice between two.

The binary system results because the U.S. only lets voters pick one candidate. If the U.S. elected officials through instant-runoff voting (also known as the ranked-choice voting system or single-transferable vote system), then voters could choose the candidate they want most while also

ensuring their vote is not wasted. In IRV voters rank the candidates from first to last, first being their most preferred candidate and last being their least preferred.

If their first candidate does not achieve a majority of the votes, their vote passes to their second most preferred candidate and so on until a candidate receives a majority.

Through this system, voters can choose their favorite candidate without fearing that they will tip the scales in favor of the candidate they prefer the least. For instance, if this was the method by which the US voted in the 2000 election, voters could have chosen Ralph Nader as their preferred candidate

If the U.S. elected officials through instantrunoff voting ... then voters could choose the candidate they want most while also ensuring their vote is not wasted. while ranking Al Gore as their second-most preferred candidate. After Nader failed to earn enough votes to win, his votes would pass to Gore and prevent him from losing the election to George W. Bush.

As the electoral system stands now, a vast number of Americans are underrepresented.

Americans, especially in this election, have chosen one candidate in order to prevent another candidate from winning.

Some Republicans have refused to vote for Trump, but many will do so as a veto toward Clinton. In the same

respect, supporters of Bernie Sanders’ primary campaign will support Clinton because they dislike Trump while acknowledging that they do not agree with many of Clinton’s stances. These Americans do not have the candidate that represents them, but they are forced to choose between the lesser of two evils.

Released in January 2016, a Gallup poll found that 42% of Americans identified as Independents in 2015. Sixteen percent of these Independents lean Democratic and another 16% lean Republican, which implies that most Americans would not vote for a true centrist candidate. However, it also implies that the two parties Americans choose between have fundamental issues, and in spite of their disassociation, Americans pick a side in order to seize electoral relevancy.

With an IRV system, we could also eliminate primary voting. Instead of choosing between the Democratic and Republican nominees in the spring, all of the candidates would enter the general election and the leastpopular candidates would be eliminated. By doing away with the primary process, the money raised for these campaigns could be saved.

Because voters can rank the candidates, an IRV system would also result in much less negative advertising; the major political parties will not have one clear target for attack ads, and such ads would be less useful.

Instant-runoff voting takes fear out of the electoral process. It provides voters with more freedom. This system is what the country of stars and stripes needs.

Decision on labor unions will ensure grad students receive fair treatment

By TORI HERRERA AND ELIZABETH EIKMANN

In the early 1980s notable feminist scholars Gloria T. Hull and Barbara Smith detailed the oppression they felt throughout their careers in the academy: Often our position as Black women is dishearteningly tenuous within university walls: we are literally the last hired and the first fired. Despite popular myths about the advantages of being “double-tokens,” our salaries, promotions, tenure, and general level of acceptance in the white-male “community of scholars” are all quite grim.

Although nearly 35 years have passed since Hull and Smith detailed their experience, to some it seems that little has changed within the academy. Graduate student workers, particularly graduate students of color, face crippling student loan debt, a struggle to afford many basic living conditions, and find a lack of institutional support, despite their labor and service to the University.

Thanks to a landmark ruling on Tuesday, August 23, the livelihood and professional careers of graduate students across the nation will never be the same. The National Labor Relations Board ruled that graduate students who serve as research and teaching assistants at private universities are employees with access to

collective bargaining rights.

And graduate students at SLU have begun their organizing campaign.

Following in the brave footsteps of SLU’s adjunct community before us, and bearing in mind the University’s commitment to the October 2014 “Clock Tower Accords,” SLU graduate students envision organizing as just one more way the SLU community can begin to address racial inequality and issues of social justice on our campus. While the Clock Tower Accords are not spe-

Ultimately, we celebrate the NLRB decision for a myriad of reasons, but what we find most exciting is that graduate students, particularly students of color, will be recognized as valued employees who play vital roles in the success of the university. cifically addressed to graduate students in the ways they speak to the undergraduate population, we are excited to uphold their mission and priorities through a graduate student union.

By improving poor working conditions and moving toward a system of fair wages and benefits, the graduate student body on SLU’s campus can find the institutional

support to not only experience success in their professional lives by retaining their position as important and valued employees of the SLU community, but also find relief in their personal lives.

“Cura personalis,” care for the entire person, has been SLU’s repeated dedication to the student body. By gaining an equal voice to express concern over their own professional and personal experiences, graduate students on SLU’s campus will be able to move away from their “dishearteningly tenuous,” to use Hull and Smith’s words, work lives and instead play an active role in this portion of the University’s promise to its students.

Ultimately, we celebrate the NLRB decision for a myriad of reasons, but what we find most exciting is that graduate students, particularly students of color, will be recognized as valued employees who play vital roles in the success of the university. The NLRB decision is just one more way universities are being held to a standard as high as the one they set for their employees. With a graduate student union, we can attain fair wages, we can find guaranteed job security and we can claim our rightfully earned space within the community of scholars.

Through these changes, we can achieve social justice.

Higher education is changing, and we’re excited to be part of that change.

Combating division in St. Louis

Michael Tettambel

Despite great movements such as the Civil Rights Movement in the mid-1900s and the Civil Rights Acts in the 1960s, segregation still exists, especially within St. Louis. Although the citizens of St. Louis may not see race as an issue in the community, the events of Ferguson and the ensuing protests suggest that institutionalized racism and segregation have never left. The city has a history with these two issues, and it is necessary for people to understand that segregation and discrimination have never left this country, and that appropriate measures must be taken to eradicate them. Segregation is an issue not only in St. Louis, but also in other cities across the nation.

Problems of race can even be seen at Saint Louis University. For example, SLU students commonly refer to the Shell gas station on Grand Blvd. as “Shady Shell.” The gas station is well-

lit and is relatively nice, so what makes it shady? Does the presence of poverty and minorities qualify the gas station as “shady?” Some students’ perceptions of black people in St. Louis are the homeless people on campus asking students for money.

Redline real estate was widespread in St. Louis.

Redline real estate, or redlining, is when realtors would only show houses in certain neighborhoods in order to keep blacks in specific areas.

Urban communities were destroyed for urban renewal—projects such as highway construction. The construction of I-55 destroyed the neighborhood of Pleasant View along with the construction of other interstates which left thousands of African Americans without homes. The construction of St. Louis’ own airport led to the destruction of homes in North St. Louis County. In the wake of this construction, the racial composition of Ferguson and other cities in North County split.

A possible way to combat this segregation could be a North-South Metrolink line, and to extend Metrolink into Chesterfield. This will allow those who can only afford public transportation more opportunities outside of St. Louis City.

BBC made a four-min-

ute documentary on the particular street that is the quintessential example of St. Louis segregation, the “Delmar Divide,” titled “Crossing a St. Louis street that divides communities.” On one side you see great houses and gated communities and on the other there are vacant buildings and people striving for a living. The polarization is best seen on Delmar Blvd. near the Central West End. According to BBC, the median home value is $335,000 on the southern side and $73,000 on the northern side.

It is time to stop avoiding the issue and address St. Louis’ history of segregation so that change may come.

The notion of a divide in this city must be eliminated, and I believe that exposure is one way to facilitate it. One may choose to simply absorb the diversity that this city has to offer, or one might join movements such as Black Lives Matter. Both big and small steps are steps nonetheless. These small actions may inspire others to take part in the effort to end segregation in St. Louis. Lastly, on a more personal level, explore St. Louis. Leave campus. Expose yourself to the diversity this city has to offer.

Don’t be afraid of a city that you live in, but be aware. Be proud of this city.

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UNEWS THROWBACK The ad below ran in the Sept. 10 issue of The University News way back in 1976, which is the year Humphrey’s Restaurant and Tavern first opened its doors. While it may seem fairly distasteful, the ad was actually a take on an infamous National Lampoon magazine cover that ran in January 1973. This spring, the original Hump’s will be torn down after four decades of serving SLU students and replaced by a bigger building with a more modern feel.

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