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Debate ensues over SAB’s ‘Vibe’ looks Knights of Columbus charter to future

By KYLE SMITH Editor-in-Chief

builds up to the concluding Vibe concert on Thursday: that which will feature muLining the Billiken Club sical artists Daya and COIN and Grill on Monday, April at the Chaifetz parking lot at 24, students filled the on7:30 p.m. campus restaurant for not Though spanning over only the free cheesy nachos, a four-day period instead but also for the karaoke and of one, SAB a cappella President showcase Matt Meyers We wanted to organized expressed his do something by the Stu“ideal Vibe” dent Activiportraydifferent; ties Board. ing that of a something to Kicking off Lollapalooget other groups Vibe, a fourza-esque atinvolved. day week mosphere. of events “Last year, Matt Meyers, senior brought to we were disthe staff and cussing how students by we wanted to do something the organization, the Bill different; something that we Grill hosted performances could get other groups inby Bare Naked Statues, Bevolved,” he explained. “There yond All Reason and League are so many talented groups, of Laughter. From Monday’s and SLU’s population is so opening night and Tuesday’s multi-faceted—it’s good to dance performances at the celebrate this diversity, so Simon Recreation Center, we pulled together as many to literature, comedy and stand-up on Wednesday, the three days of entertainment See “SAB” on Page 2

By MEREDYTH STAUNCH Associate News Editor

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Questions about religion, gender and SLU’s identity as a Catholic Jesuit institution flared up at Wednesday’s SGA meeting when a proposed bill saw the Knights of Columbus — a Catholic organization exclusively for men — facing the prospect of losing their status as a CSO, or chartered student organization. The Senate chambers were unusually packed as members of the Knights of Columbus chapter — which boasts a total of 15 members, according to SLU groups— along with other concerned students showed up and spoke before the Senate to defend their organization’s right to remain chartered.

The reason for resolution was to better accommodate CSO guidelines, which stipulate that CSOs are not permitted to discriminate on the basis of gender or religion. Membership of the Knights of Columbus, a nationwide fraternal order dating back to 1882, is open to males 18 years of age or older who are “practical (that is, practicing) Catholics,” ac-

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SGA: Senators gather to debate the de-chartering of the Knights of Columbus. cording to their website.

The CSO Guidebook states, “Any student organization that selects its membership upon the bases of restrictive clauses such as race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status will be considered operating in conflict with Uni-

versity policy.”

In the end, efforts to defund the group were narrowly defeated in a 10-10 vote, with none abstaining (resolutions require a clear majority to pass).

“A vote no would mean you don’t support us on this campus,” said sophomore Sean Pilcher, speaking on

behalf of the Knights. “The fact that Knights of Columbus pre-exists [SLU SGA] is a good reason for us to be grandfathered in. We didn’t change, the handbook did. We’ve been here for 74 years.”

See “SGA” on Page 2

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Catholics talk birth control alternatives

By MEGAN HAMMOND News Editor

On Monday, April 24, SLU Catholic Studies presented their annual presentation and discussion of Natural Family Planning (NFP) to around 100 attendees. The topic of contraception has been debated lately on SLU’s campus and in the SGA chambers. On April 5, SGA passed a resolution recommending the Student Health Center increase access to birth control for students. Although it is the University administration’s choice, the topic is fostering conversation and discussion.

For the third annual NFP night, SLU Catholic Studies held a panel of five speakers to help promote the Jesuit Catholic mission that focuses on glorifying each human person. They emphasized that artificial birth control does not give the inherent dignity due to every man and woman and can be harmful to relationships and women’s health. Some birth control can even act as an abortifacient.

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NFP: A group of panelists from medical and religious fields share their experiences with natural family planning.

NFP is limiting births by natural means, such as avoiding having sexual intercourse during a woman’s ovulation period, rather than using artificial methods such as medication or condoms.

The five panelists were Troy and Emma Woytek, Dr.

Cara Buskmiller, Dr. Patrick Yeung and Megan Sustar. The Woytek’s explained their experiences practicing NFP in their marriage; Troy is a campus minister at Washington University in St. Louis and Emma is an attorney. Dr. Buskmiller

is a SLU Medical Resident in OB/GYN. She shared her expertise with NFP and gave a background of the process.

Dr. Yeung is the Director of SLU Center for Endometriosis and Infertility Care and showed how NFP works and the benefits of it. Sustar

is an RN and Natural Family Planning Practitioner; she has personal experience with NFP and assists women going through it currently.

In Dr. Buskmiller’s presentation, she said it is generally only possible for a woman to get pregnant

four to seven days out of a month. Inserting something between the working fertility of one person and another person is the definition of artificial means. NFP never puts up a barrier between the working processes of two people. The only compromise is abstaining from sex for a small number of days out of a month. According to Dr. Buskmiller, there is a different mindset in NFP couples; they are open to the thought of having children and participate in sexual intercourse knowing that a pregnancy could occur. She said a change of heart is required if an artificial barrier is used and fails. Instead of rejoicing while looking at the pregnancy test, couples can be disappointed because they were actively avoiding having a child.

The Woyteks have been married for several years and have used NFP throughout their whole marriage. Troy said that his and Emma’s marriage has been enhanced See “NFP” on Page 2

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SAB: Second annual Vibe event is underway Continued from Page 1

students and contacts as possible to organize an event made for students by students.�

2016 marked the first year of Vibe, which initiated more of a trial-by-error stage with formulating the events. “Last year, we pretty much planned three events in about a month’s time, which was really difficult,� Meyers said. “It was also raining during some of our events, and we couldn’t promote them until the day before.�

Amidst the issues during last year’s opening of Vibe, Meyers mentioned how he and SAB started reaching out to organizations and artists as early as this past November. With a board of 40 to 50 students, SAB initiated who each member was personally connected to as far as performance groups were concerned; by working through the grapevine, SAB was able to meet with presidents of the various organizations to pull together the event.

Last year, the main front artist was Hoodie Allen, and he proposed Wale as his own opening act. As part of this year’s Vibe featured artists, Daya and COIN were both

Courtesy of SAB

VIBE: The one-week event, Vibe, provides an opportunity for several student a cappella, dance and performance groups to contribute to events on campus. Since securing contracts is an issue, working with student groups is easier. available and fit the SAB budget. “We tried to keep open relations with SGA to tell them what we were doing. By keeping open relations with them and gaining their trust, we were able to

set more of the ground work this year and have a budget to better fit our needs than in years past,� VP of Finance Pooja Nair said. “We are finally starting to have a name on campus.�

Even though promoting the events and organizing larger artists to perform has improved, booking has not always been as smooth sailing as initially intended. “Unfortunately, artists origi-

nally secured back out more than expected,� VP of Events Michael Artigues explained. “A lot of it gets stopped during the approval process, but some artists have signed the contracts and backed out af-

ter committing, even though this doesn’t happen quite as often. The contract process is tough in and of itself because we have our own contracts that SLU Administration must approve of since we have our own wording and paperwork, but the artist also has to have his/her own contract of approval which needs to line up with what we propose. There can be exchanges between us and the artists without them signing the contracts.�

Although some entertainers cancel before coming to perform at SLU, Artigues mentioned that the connections with certain agents is crucial in solidifying artists. “We have a few dierent people who we usually go to, to talk about potential artists—it’s not just for music artists, but also speakers and comedians.â€?

With one performance left for Vibe this year and two years of the event under SAB’s belt, the group hopes to continue raising the entertainment bar, as AVP of Operations Wes Speer will be the new president for the 2017-2018 term. “Right now, the biggest thing that we are planning is Fall Welcome, and next year is the Bicentennial,� he said. “Homecoming will be a very big deal.�

NFP: The answer to contraception?

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CATHOLIC: Left: Fr. David Meconi introduces the panelists. Right: Dr. Cara Buskmiller, an OB/GYN resident at SLU, explains natural family planning methods and benefits.

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by practicing NFP. There is increased communication between them, and it is a shared experience rather than just Emma figuring out her cycle. They are fully committed to each other and both have ownership over fertility. NFP creates a space for greater love and intimacy that goes beyond just the physical; when people are in the pattern of having sex regularly then it is more diďŹƒcult to abstain from sex after giving birth (abstinence is required for six to eight weeks). Troy also stressed the value of anticipating sexual intercourse; “You know what’s better than sponta-

neity? Anticipation. There’s something to be said about knowing on Friday we can have sex then looking forward to that all week.�

Dr. Yeung talked about the Catholic Church’s views on contraception. He said the Church seems to only oer a list of don’ts such as contraception, abortion, premarital sex and adultery. Instead of a no message, chastity, natural family planning, sex and marriage should be a challenge to fullness. There is a love and life connection; babies and bonding go together, likewise the love and life connection cannot be broken.

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made infertile. Babies without bonding would be in vitro fertilization (IVF), essentially making a baby in a test tube then injecting it inside of the woman. Dr. Yeung said that Pope Pius II said every human has the right to be born out of love, therefore, IVF is not the best method for conception. It is not only expensive and bypasses the couple, but also increases the chance for birth defects

and multiple gestation.

Dr. Yeung cautioned against using hormonal birth control. He said it essentially gives the side effects of pregnancy because the medication is attempting to fool the woman’s body that it is already pregnant.

Additionally, there is the possibility of liver damage and blood clots. With NFP, there is increased body knowledge, empowerment

and no side eects.

Megan Sustar is a registered nurse who went through a NFP course while she was engaged. She asserted that women feel an increased sense of freedom with NFP because they know what is happening to their bodies. Typical OB/GYNs do not learn NFP methods in med school; Sustar shared her diďŹƒculty finding a capable doctor who had NFP

training, thus encouraging her to become a nurse and share her experience with others. Sustar said a popular misconception is that all couples who practice NFP have large families. In her family, she has four children—all planned. Couples who do NFP just have a different mindset about babies and family, they embrace life instead of preventing it through artificial means.

SGA: Knights of Columbus unscathed Continued from Page 1

Vice President of Student Organizations, Devon McDaniel, however, mentioned that the purpose wasn’t to defund or eliminate the group, merely to restructure it in a more appropriate manner. Suggestions were oered about reclassifying the group, such as placing it under the wing of Campus Ministry, or allowing it to exist as an endorsed student organization (ESO), which would grant it temporary access to some of the resources oered to CSOs while still remaining outside the SGA’s administration.

Other Senators argued in favor of carving out excep-

tions to the non-discrimination rule for Catholic organizations.

Pilcher pointed out that many club sports, such as women’s soccer and men’s rugby, are allowed to discriminate on the basis of sex and able-bodiedness.

Senior Betsy Daly mentioned that a female-oriented counterpart to the Knights of Columbus exists, called the Daughters of Isabella.

Though no such chapter currently exists at SLU, she argued that female Catholics would be able to form one if desired.

As several Senators pointed out, however, other faith-based CSOs, such as the Jewish Student Associa-

tion, Interfaith Alliance and the Muslim Student Association, do not require members to adhere to any one particular faith in order to join or even participate on their executive board.

Senator Andrew Budd said, “I don’t see a problem with having a group based on religion because it’s part of our Catholic heritage...

I think SGA de-chartering them sends the wrong message. Our role here as senators in the Student Government Organization is to support the Jesuit mission of this university.�

Still, questions about the exclusive nature of the group remained. Vice President of Inclusivity and Diver-

sity, Amanda Pekau, said, “I don’t appreciate you sitting here and lying, saying you don’t discriminate based on gender and sexual orientation when your organization historically has donated $15 million since 2005 to prevent gay marriage.�

In one exchange, an SGA senator challenged the inclusivity of the group in regards to exclusion of members based on sexual orientation, and wondered whether an openly gay practicing Catholic would be permitted to join the organization.

Pilcher replied, “Like I said, we’re not going to conduct a background check. If you say you’re a practicing Catholic, that’s fine.�

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Let Us Introduce You: Juan Barzallo

By AGNIESZKA GORCZYCA Staff Writer

As a graduating senior, Juan Barzallo took some time to reflect on his time here at SLU. He pared down his extensive involvement in extracurricular activities from 15 to six after his freshman and sophomore years.

“Juan, his freshman year, wanted to do everything, he wanted to be everything,” said Barzallo. In addition to mere participation in each organization, he was also on five executive boards during his sophomore year.

Even after his cuts, he was still involved in several organizations, including Student Activities Board, Residence Hall Association, Oriflamme, Rainbow Alliance and SafeZone, as well as being the president of League of Laughter for two years and a SLU 101 leader over the summer orientation sessions.

His main motivation for cutting things out of his life was for his personal growth.

“If I had focused a little earlier on doing the things that I love and doing the things that make me feel like I’m making a difference and like I’m changing and growing, I would have had a much easier transition from my high school career to my college career,” he said.

Of all the things that have helped him grow over the years, he pointed to League

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LUIY: Juan is a senior planning to participate in the Billiken Teacher Corps program after graduation. of Laughter, the improv comedy group on campus, as an experience that has shaped him in a profound way. He has adopted one of the improv rules in his own life. “In improv, we go through this rule, it’s called ‘yes, and,’” he said. “basi-

cally the idea of ‘yes, and’ is that you’re given something, anything at all, and you take and accept that thing by saying ‘yes,’ and then you add something to it. The ‘and.’ In life, the same thing works. That’s why ‘yes, and’ has become one of my per-

sonal mottos. You can use this in your everyday life, in your work life. You can bring this to relationships, you can bring this to everything.”

Even when he can not say “yes,” he still employs a similar principle. “Sometimes, we can’t say yes to everything,” he said. “And we say no. But you still give something. It’s not only the ‘yes, and’, but it’s also the ‘no, but’ and that’s very important.”

This principle will guide him into the future. For the next two years, he will be taking part in the Billiken Teacher Corps program where he will teach in a Catholic school in St. Louis while concurrently pursuing a Master’s in Education.

“When you graduate, you basically get two choices that are really shoved down your throat and one of them is [to] go back to school and the other is to get a job,” he said. “I have the privilege of doing both, and doing both in a beautiful and impactful way in a city that’s given a lot to me.”

After the two years are up, his future is still unclear.

“I could see myself falling in love with education and being a teacher for the rest of my life easily because I’ve always loved kids,” he said.

“But also, I’m not afraid to have some other present be given to me and I’m willing and ready to say ‘yes, and’ at something like that.”

The Frost campus

Name origins and changes onry, artillery and ammunitions from the Confederate government.

While registering for The militia was not reclasses in Banner, talking sistant, however, and local to an old professor or lookcitizens rioted at the news. ing at an old map, one may A total of 28 died as a result. encounter references to the Another 75 were wounded.

Frost Campus. The name is The riot sparked the besymbolic for something that ginning of a conflict that the university would like would eventually expel to move on from, and that Governor Jackson. After is why it is less and less rethe Camp Jackson inciferred to as the “Frost Camdent, Frost was paroled and pus,” and now often as the joined the Confederates in “North Campus.” the South as a major genThe origin of the Frost eral and then as an inspector Campus’ name is intergeneral. He abruptly left the twined with the stories of the Confederates and joined his American Civil War. In 1861, family in Canada, who had the area that currently makes been forced out of St. Louis up the engineering school for their Confederate symand Busch pathies.

Student CenAfter the ter was called The origin war, Frost Lindell’s e v e n t u ally of the Frost Grove. moved back Campus’ name is to St. Louis.

At the time, the intertwined with He wrote a wooded area the stories of the s i g n i f i c a n t was home to amount about Camp Jack- American Civil War. his time in the son, a civil war, contrawar camp dictorily sugnamed after gesting that he had never the newly elected, pro-secesplotted against the Union sion governor. General Danbut also that he had never iel M. Frost was a strong proabandoned the Confederate ponent of Governor Jackson. army.

Frost lead the Missouri MinIn 1867, after the war, the utemen, a secessionist parauniversity purchased Linmilitary organization. dell’s Grove. In 1962, HarFrost operated overtly riet Frost Fordyce, daughter as the Missouri Volunteer of Gen. Frost, donated one Militia, despite Missouri’s million dollars to the univerneutrality policy. Frost also sity, allowing the university secretly conspired with Govto purchase 22 acres of land ernor Jackson to plan an ateast of Grand Boulevard. Per tack on the Federal Arsenal her request, the campus was in downtown St. Louis. Two named in honor of her faMinutemen sought out arther. The area that once was tillery, which Confederate home to Camp Jackson was, President Davis agreed to ironically, included in the supply. Union Captain Nanew Frost Campus. thaniel Lyon intercepted the In October of 2014, plans and planned an arrest. amongst national incidents On May 10, 1861 the of civil unrest, Saint Louis Missouri Volunteer Militia University found itself a was arrested for receiving warzone of protesters flya secret shipment of weaping upside-down flags and

By BRANSON FOX Staff Writer

calling out students and faculty. The rhetoric came from those that believed Saint Louis University was “systematically racist” and “full of white supremacists.” The protesters were unwavering and refused to leave until 13 demands were met. Pestello agreed to meet these demands after several days of protesting. Although it was not officially expressed, the administration quietly changed the name of the Frost Campus. A professor in the sociology department

removed all references to the Frost Campus in his guides and rubrics, but the name came up in conversation nonetheless. Banner still refers to the main campus as Frost Campus in all of its catalog.

It is important to remember that behind every name is a story. It just so happened that the name of Saint Louis University’s main campus came from a stanch Confederate. Thus, the Frost campus is now known as the North campus.

Q&A with Juan:

Q. If you were an ice cream flavor, what would you be and why?

Mint chocolate chip, hands down. If there’s one thing that I know I love, it’s mint chocolate chip ice cream. If you’ve ever been to Coffee Cartel, their coffee might not be great but their mint chocolate chip ice cream is stellar.

Q. What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever done over a summer break?

Back when I was in high school, I was part of the US International Fencing Team and I went to the NAC, the North American Cup, and I ended up getting third at that competition. Afterward, my family and I went on an entire trip to Yosemite. So it was the best summer ever because it was everything you need—a little bit of nature, a little bit of family and a bit of ego boost.

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

Thursday, April 20 10:11 a.m. PEACE DISTURBANCE A Saint Louis University student reported that at approximately 9:55am, 04/20/17, while walking from Reinert Hall, to DuBourg Hall, an unknown individual male put his hand on her shoulder and then asked if he could rub her buttocks. The incident occurred as the student was walking north on the public sidewalk, west side of Grand, between the Shell Service Station and Laclede Avenue. The subject was last seen walking north on the sidewalk, near West Pine. The student did not wish to file a report with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Title IX office and Residence Life professional staff were notified. The Public Safety Investigator was notified, in order to review camera footage of the area where the incident occurred.

Thursday, April 20 10:00 p.m. ACCIDENTAL INJURY A 32 Year Old Female fell on a set of stairs in the Chaifetz during a concert. She refused any assistance and failed to report this incident. Approximately 45 minutes later she was in the restroom and fell again losing consciousness. She was escorted to the Chaifetz First Aid Station by Staff EMS. She advised them that she had a pre-existing medical condition involving surgery recently and she felt her fall today was relative. St. Louis Fire/ Medic # 13 responded to the Arena and transported the female to Barnes Hospital for further treatment.

Monday, April 24 12:05 a.m. ROBBERY 1ST-CAR JACKING Two students were approached by two black males asking for a ride to the Metro Link station. After taking the two black males to Sarah and McPherson, one of the individuals flourished a silver hand gun. He told the two students to get out of the vehicle. The two students complied. The suspects drove northbound in the victims silver Toyota Rav4. SLMPD was notified and issued Report Number: 17-019428 for Robbery 1st-Car Jacking.

Be a Responsible Billiken STOP. CALL. REPORT. 314-977-3000 witness.slu.edu dps.slu.edu Courtesy of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield

FROST: The namesake of the Frost campus, Daniel M. Frost was a confederate general in the Civil War.

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April 27, 2017 arts@unewsonline.com Natalie Riopelle, Arts Editor Tom Bergan, Assoc. Arts Editor

The Flaming Lips daze The Pageant

By TOM BERGAN Associate Arts Editor

The Flaming Lips are on their third decade of mainstream success, a feat that has not been celebrated as much as it should be. Though they are “old” by music standards, they have shown no signs of slowing down, as made evident by Sunday’s show at The Pageant. In stark opposition to the many bands that fall into a complacent mentality of “playing the hits,” the Flaming Lips have been just as innovative in the past decade as they were in their first years of existence. They are promoting their excellently weird new album “Oczy Mlody” on this tour, but always have a new project on the horizon.

Collaborating with everyone from Henry Rollins to Miley Cyrus, making tripped out tributes to “Sgt. Pepper” and “Dark Side of the Moon” and still being one of the best live acts in music are simply commonplace for The Flaming Lips.

Though none of these collaborators or absurd covers appeared on Sunday, their jaw-dropping live show was brought along in tow, and awed the sold out crowd. Before this, however, Los Angeles punks Cherry Glazerr took the stage for a raucous set. Riding high off of an extraordinary amount of coverage at this years SXSW festival, the band immediately justified the hype

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REALIZE: The Flaming Lips, pictured above, had high praise for The Pageant. “This is the best place in America to play a show. It’s always such a joy to play on this amazing stage,” singer Wayne Coyne remarked between songs. created at the fest. Cherry Glazerr ripped through tracks one after the next, each song raising the intensity more than the last.

The paint on their faces seemed to signal that these were no ordinary punks.

Their sound mixes the L.A. punk sound of legends such as X and T.S.O.L. with the electronic synth vibes of Tame Impala, resulting in a sound that can only be Cherry Glazerr. Though a 45-minute set might be entirely too long for many punk acts, the crowd found itself asking for

more by the end of it. shot even more confetti into The Flaming Lips then the crowd. This moment, in appeared after a short break, which all these moving parts bringing confetti cannons happened in an instant, indito life with the cated perfectly opening notes the wild, magof “Race for ride The Flaming Lips ic-filled the Prize”, an that the Flamhave been just as ing Lips were instant downpour of hap- innovative in the past going to take piness in the decade as they were the crowd on. form of small The highpieces of paper. in their first years of energy openexistence.

Simultaneousing of “Prize” ly dozens of was immedigiant balloons ately followed appeared, bouncing around up by another fan favorite, the crowd as Wayne Coyne “Yoshimi Battles the Pink

Robots, Pt. 1” off of the album of the same name. The robot fighting Yoshimi had the crowd grinning from ear to ear, singing at the top of their lungs, all the while still dancing in a sea of confetti and balloons. The LED vines and backdrop projected a burst of colors at all times.

As if these visuals were not enough, there were unicorn rides, dancing inflatable characters, costume changes and hamster balls incorporated throughout the night.

None of these seemed to be a shtick, as they often would

with other artists. It felt entirely necessary that they be incorporated into the show, pieces of the puzzle that created the atmosphere that can only be a Flaming Lips concert.

The set took the crowd on an adventure through all of the band’s albums and sounds. New tracks such as “How??” and “There Should Be Unicorns” take the experimental ideas to the fringes, a far cry from the older, wider-appeal of “She Don’t Use Jelly” and “The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song.”

Regardless of which type of track The Lips played, the fans in attendance could not get enough. Tears in eyes were a common site throughout the show, especially in encore closer “Do You Realize??” Preceding the track, Coyne briefly talked about the importance of the crowd being as engaged and loud as possible. “Some people in the audience tonight are feeling a profound sadness, and they’ve come here to escape that for a night.”

He continued “This laughing, screaming and joyous rumble is all important. That sound is truly the greatest sound in the world. Remember the screams. Continue to laugh and scream and have the greatest time of your life.” How could a crowd not be emotional after a riveting See “Lips” on Page 6

‘Unicorn’ spotted at SLU French cafe feels ‘Like Home’ Starbuck’s Frappuccino review Every so often, large brands like Starbucks will capitalize on a social media trend. Colorful unicornthemed products have been taking all the social media platforms by storm, with different companies showcasing everything from makeup to clothing to ice cream sundaes in the mythical animal’s swirled pink, purple and blue hues.

Starbucks is no different; during the week of April 19, 2017, the brand’s popular Frappuccino blended beverage got a temporary unicorn makeover. The premise was a pink drink with a blue drizzle that changed flavors from sweet to sour as the ingredients mixed together while drinking it.

Magical, right?

The Unicorn Frappucino has been sweeping the nation through Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. The new game is how long one can scroll through their newsfeed without seeing something about the concoction.

Largely promoted through social media, Starbucks definitely got a lot of buzz for hopping on the unicorn-food bandwagon with over 150,000 posts on Instagram and approximately 166,700 mentions on Twitter using the hashtag #unicornfrappuccino.

The novelty of a colorful, flavor-changing blended drink created excitement, and its trendy aesthetic was the perfect setup for countless styled Instagram photos.

Besides the promise of a flavor change and over 100 Instagram likes, the conversation around the drink revolved around the not-so-

sweet health concerns associated with such a decadent beverage: a grande size of the drink has 410 calories, 16 grams of fat and 59 grams of sugar. Yes, 59 grams. That is the equivalent of three Snickers bars. By comparison, the World Health Organization recommends a maximum intake of 25 grams of sugar per day for adults.

Although that fact is enough to deter some people from ordering it, others—us among them—flock to the nearest Starbucks, curious to taste and experience the

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The pink base is like cotton candy and vanilla and the blue parts... are like sour Warheads or sour Skittles.

-Lilly Mehdirad, junior

puccino with pink powder mixed in and mango syrup layered with a sour blue drizzle. No one really knew what to expect for the taste; there was hearsay that it tasted like pure sugar, a creamsicle and practically every other sugar-infused food.

“The pink base is like cotton candy and vanilla and the blue parts of it are like sour Warheads or sour Skittles,” said junior Lilly Mehdirad after trying it for herself. “At first I thought it was good, but then when I got to the sour parts of it, I didn’t like it as much.”

The drink was immensely popular with several others who ordered it before and after us. At first sip, it was hard to really notice the mango, but the taste came out more with subsequent gulps. It tasted somewhere between a Jolly Rancher and a Skittle.

After mixing the sour blue drizzle and the whipped cream with the pink base, the sour taste began to make its appearance as well. This was what we’ve been waiting for: the flavor change that Starbucks had promised us.

The reality was that it was pretty underwhelming as it only lasted a minute before returning back to the sicklysweet flavor that it had had at the beginning.

As it turned out, our 410-calorie drink was only made with mediocre rainbows. Our opinions were split—just like those of everyone else talking about the drink.

Though now gone, the controversial Unicorn Frappuccino will always hold a special place on our Snapchat stories and Instagram feeds. Gone, but never forgotten.

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By AGNIESZKA GORCZYCA and MEGAN HAMMOND

drink for themselves.

The full experience of the Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino is an explosion of happiness and rainbows that makes you hate yourself right after consuming it.

When we walked into the coffee giant’s location on campus, the chalkboard that always features the current special had the frothy pink and blue concoction pictured with the words “Made from only the finest rainbows” below it. Our question was, would they deliver?

The drink itself is beautiful: pink with blue swirls, decorated with whipped cream and pink and blue powder on top. The ingredients include cream Frap-

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PARIS: There is no need to study abroad when an authentic French cafe, Like Home, is nearly on SLU’s campus. The cafe offers a variety of French meals and sweets.

By CHANDANA KAMARAJ Staff Writer

Word spread around until I finally made it to Like Home/Comme Á La Maison, but I wish I had heard about it earlier. The newest French Bakery opened up back in February, run by the passionate baker Clèmence, a Parisian native, and her mother. The charming little space was covered with a splash of soft pastel green and gray on the walls and French signs and paintings.

“It reminds me of home,” Clèmence said, when I spoke to her. “It looks just like this in my room as well. I tried to make it colorful but not too bright, but just enough to make it seem like home.”

The menu is equally authentic as well. “My goal when moving to America was to start a small pastry shop.” Clèmence mentioned that a lot of the other cafés she had been to were too large and didn’t have many people taking care of the customers because it was too large. “I want people to

feel good when they come here, so we made it a small café.” The menu is very selective with savory dishes like the few Tartines (salmon, ham and vegetarian), bacon and vegetarian quiches, roast beef, tuna and veggie sandwiches, onion soup and a variety of salads. It also features tasty treats like the

The Meringue provided the perfect combination of texture, with a soft topping down to a grainy crumble. lemon meringue, cake and a variety of puff pastries, but the best part is their list of macaroons. Since they make everything from scratch, there are only five macaroons out per day from their list of twelve. “Out of all of them, my favorite dish right now is the watermelon salad,” Clèmence stated.

“We just changed our menu

for the spring, so it was the smoked salmon tartine, but now it’s the watermelon salad. We put in ingredients like watermelon, feta cheese, tomato and onions, and when you take a bite it’s just the freshest tastes that pervade you.”

I was able to try out the lemon meringue and dark chocolate mocha. The meringue provided the perfect combination of texture, from the soft meringue topping down to a grainy crumble on the bottom with various textured lemon and lime pastry cream.

Having the most authentic menu, I asked her what made her come to St. Louis.

“Well first,” she said, “I didn’t know where St. Louis was.

I had initially prepared to go to New York and work in a famous bakery there, but my father didn’t let me go. But, one day I was looking through a pastry book,” she pointed to a bookshelf in the corner, “and found a list of job offers in the back See “Cafe” on Page 6

6 April 27, 2017 What’s up in STL this week?

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May 3, 8:00 p.m.

The Pageant Anastasio, best known as the frontman of Jam legends Phish, will fly solo at this show.

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Trey Anastasio Band

By SEAN KELSO Staff Writer

Starting Friday Tivoli Theater The polarizing Kubrick classic returns to the Tivoli for fans.

“Monster” Through April 30 SLU Mainstage

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BALLOONS: The band brought in tow an absurd amount of balloons and confetti, to the crowd’s delight.

Cafe: ‘Homey’ Continued from Page 5

Sustenance Through Ritual Through August 6 Kemper Art Museum Pulling from the archives of the museum’s permanent collection, the exhibit explores artistic depictions of meals.

and found that a place in St. Louis was hiring, so I tried it out and I love it here. I love the fact that this location is

by Saint Louis University because there are a lot of open-minded international students who would like to try out a place like this.”

Clèmence has experienced a lot of St. Louis after she got here as well. “I love walking my dog in Forest Park, and found interest in going to Blues games,” she said with a smile. “I like the fact that there is bit of fighting in it.”

She takes pride in the décor of her space as well.

She mentioned that she envisioned a very homey space with soft pastel-like colors

and furniture to complement it. That was very obvious when I looked at the set of green and cream furniture with standing lamps.

I couldn’t help but notice the small red table set with chairs that have pencil-like legs, perfect for children.

With plenty of flower-like embellishments and signs with coffee shop fonts, Like Home creates the perfect Paris-like space in St. Louis.

“I hope to eventually expand this pastry shop to a different location, but I will work here because this one is my baby!” Clèmence exclaimed. Like Home is a memorable pastry shop, open only Wednesday through Sunday, and is a must-visit.

Offering beautiful cinematography and well-developed plot lines, “The Lost City of Z” is a majestic journey for antiquated explorers and audience members alike.

Written and directed by James Gray, “The Lost City of Z” is based on the novel of the same name by David Grann, and tells the true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) and his various expeditions through the largely unknown regions of the Amazon at the turn of the 20th century. Right from the opening shots, Gray establishes the world this film takes place in and we meet our heroic protagonist, Fawcett, a well-accomplished soldier who still faces scrutiny after his father disgraced his family name.

The Royal Geographical Society approach Fawcett to lead an expedition in mapping out the uncharted regions of Bolivia, which offers him the rare opportunity to restore his family name—an offer he surely accepts.

Fawcett leaves his wife Nina (Sienna Miller) and young son Jack, and sets off on a boat to the Amazon with crewmate Henry Costin (Robert Pattinson). Once we first see the Amazon, we can tell we’re “not in Kansas anymore”—native tribesmen are mixed with other European explorers at the trading post, and there is a great sense of danger in the air, whether it is the wildlife, disease, weather or people, anything can lead to imminent death. Fawcett and Costin get a few more crew members and a native guide and set off on the river in search of uncharted lands.

Once they are on the river, mayhem begins to ensue “Heart of Darkness” style.

Not long after the crew begins to battle upriver, arrows fly left and right from the

jungle, as natives try to kill the crewmates. Some members are thrown off the boat, where ravenous piranhas rip them apart piece by piece.

After a mentally and physically brutal trip, Fawcett and his crew finally reach the end of the river and find a waterfall with ancient pottery scattered around it—signs of a civilization living in the area with a much higher intellect than previously acknowledged by the British.

Fawcett and Costin return to Britain to relay this information about the civilization and their home, which Fawcett coins, ‘The Lost City of Z,’ while naysayers scrutinize it for being the same as ‘El Dorado.’

Emboldened by his mys-

Fawcett’s obsession over the Lost City is much like Gollum’s desire for the ring in “The Lord of The Rings. tical experience in Bolivia and with looming questions about this greater civilization, Fawcett teams up with Costin and several other British explorers to return to Bolivia for more substantial proof of the Lost City.

Throughout the remainder of the film and Fawcett’s life, the Lost City remains a magical and transformative goal he quests to find.

After recently reading Joseph Conrad’s iconic novella “Heart of Darkness,” and viewing Francis Ford Coppola’s epic “Apocalypse Now,” I spotted numerous homages to these works in “The Lost City of Z” which deepened my experience with the film and Fawcett’s story, and expanded the allegorical danger and allure associated with expeditions

of any capacity. Early on in the film when the natives fling spears at the crew on the boat, it seemed like a direct adaptation of both “Heart of Darkness” and “Apocalypse Now.” It lies far closer in plot and analysis to “Heart of Darkness,” however, since both are told in the same relative time period (early 1900s), and tell tales of exploration into the deep unknown and the psychological effects it can have on a person. Fawcett’s character changes throughout the course of this film, and it is mesmerizing and believable to watch this transformation, due to the great writing and source material Gray has to work with. Fawcett’s obsession over the Lost City is much like Gollum’s desire for the ring in “The Lord of the Rings,” but Gray brings such humanity and grace to the storytelling that we become infatuated with the concept of Z too, and understand Fawcett for pursuing it so much.

Overall, “The Lost City of Z” is an epic exploration that not only tells Fawcett’s quest for the unknown, but represents humanity’s same quest for answers and meaning in our lifetimes. Writerdirector James Gray offers stunning visuals that offer a grainy look into the early 20th century, and he drives the story home with welldeveloped, albeit unevenly paced, storytelling. Hunnam gives a complex, breakthrough performance as Percy Fawcett, while Pattinson and Miller offer strong performances to balance out the cast. My only gripes with this film would be regarding the excessive length (2 hours, 21 minutes), but the cinematography is charming enough for you to be drawn into these exotic lands, and overlook some pacing issues, to watch a fantastic explorative genre film that may be remembered for a long time.

Saint Louis University Theatre presents

“Monster” By: Neal Bell

Black Thorn Tower Grove Good vibes and Chicago style pizza are aplenty at this pub, which often has live music.

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ADVENTURE: Amazon Studios continues their foray into movies with a great exploration tale, starring Robert Pattinson, pictured above, and Charlie Hunnam.

“2001: A Space Odyssey”

A reinterpretation of “Frankenstein” is on display as the final theatre production of the semester, and is one of the finest shows SLU has put on in years.

Critic’s Corner review

April 28-30

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STUDY SPOT: A two minute walk from campus, Like Home is sure to become a hit with students.

Friday/Saturday - 8 p.m. | Sunday - 2 p.m.

Sports

April 27, 2017 sports@unewsonline.com Lauren Tondl, Sports Editor Vivek Gorijala, Assoc. Sports Editor

Tennis turns to post season, women seeded fifth

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SLICE: Senior Aspen Cervin cuts through a one-handed backhand in a match against William Woods University at Forest Park. They won their final home match, 7-0.

By LAUREN TONDL Sports Editor

The men’s and women’s tennis teams completed their seasons this past weekend with a road match against UMKC on April 20. The men closed their season with a loss on the road to UMKC, 7-0, and finished with a 7-10 record. The women finished

out the year with a 14-7 record.

In doubles play, the men were unable to take any of the matches off UMKC. Junior John Nogalski and sophomore Oscar Pachon lost to Airam Castellano and Mike Psarros, 6-2. At the second spot, junior David Ferragut and Charlie Parry lost in a

STRENGTH: Freshman Justin Nogalski swings through a forehand in a match against Quincy at Forest Park. The men lost to William Woods in their last home match, 4-3.

close set to Uldis Gaismins and Amaury Navette, 6-4.

Finally, senior Paarth Dodhiawala and freshman Justin Nogalski fell to Tom Kruse and Vinh Pham, 6-1.

Going into singles play, 0-1, the Billikens were unable to scrape together a comeback. Ferragut put up a fight in the first set against

Castellano, losing 7-5, but Castellano made quick work of the second set, 6-2. John Nogalski collected the only set of the day for SLU, but ultimately lost, 2-6, 6-4, 107. Dodhiawala was beaten handily, 6-1, 6-0, by Kruse.

Pachon played Navette tight in both sets, losing 6-3, 6-3. Parry could not get in

UMKC. Sophomore Ally McKenzie came up big with a three-set win at the number four singles place to give her team the victory.

The Bills dug themselves a tough hole after losing the doubles point. Seniors Eleonore Tchakarova and Verginie Tchakarova lost to Yana Grechkina and Me-

Macfarlane shatters RBI record in 9-0 win over La Salle

By BOBBY STILWELL Staff Writer

SLU Softball saw action over the weekend, hosting La Salle, before having their midweek game against SEMO cancelled.

In the La Salle series, SLU went 1-2, winning Saturday’s game in remarkable fashion. Junior pitcher Maddie Baalman pitched a complete game shutout, going five innings in the short game. No scoring happened in the first three innings, despite both teams getting runners on.

SLU’s first came in an unusual way: a bases-loaded walk. SLU led 1-0 after four innings.

The bats came to life for SLU in the fifth. Senior center fielder Mackenzie Peter singled down the right field line, and later scored off an infield single by senior designated hitter Taylor Meeks.

Meeks scored off a double by senior left fielder Emma Buckles. Junior left-fielder Josie Knesel batted in both Buckles and senior shortstop Alex Nickel off a base hit up the middle. Junior third baseman Allie Macfarlane hit a grand slam home run to clinch the 9-0 victory for SLU. With that grand slam, Macfarlane broke the career RBI record with 124, beating out Lindsay Friedman.

CHEER

Macfarlane credited the team for helping her hit the grand slam. “RBIs don’t come unless people get on base. I owe it all to my teammates...”

While SLU had an offensive rally in the fifth, Head Coach Christy Connoyer gave credit to Baalman. “[She] threw a nice game; [She] got them guessing.”

Connoyer also credited the rest of the defense: “When we needed to make a play, we did.”

Baalman notched her tenth win, striking out seven on three hits and one walk.

Sophomore second baseman Mackenzie Lawson and Peter registered two hits apiece.

On Sunday, SLU played a doubleheader against La Salle, dropping both games.

In game one, SLU struck early, with Peter batting in sophomore second baseman Mackenzie Lawson in the first. La Salle got on the board in the fifth, tallying three. SLU answered back with a Nickel solo shot, and trailed 4-2 at the end of the fifth. Another homer in the sixth by Peter cut the lead to 4-3. Despite freshman reliever Kaylea Chappelle striking out two in the seventh, SLU couldn’t get any See “Softball” on Page 8

JEER WHO TO CHEER WASHINGTON CAPITALS The Capitals have become the poster child for choking in the playoffs. However, could this year be different? They toughed out a 4-2 series win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and now they go up against their old nemesis the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Only time will tell whether this time, the Capitals are for real.

linda Johnson, 6-4. Senior Aspen Cervin and freshman Ariana Rodriguez put SLU back in the game with a 6-1 win over Mariam Kurasbediani and Thanushree Vale, but Ally McKenzie and freshman Mariluz Rojo Domingo See “Tennis” on Page 8

Baseball bests Dayton in series

By VIVEK GORIJALA Associate Sports Editor

Saint Louis Athletics

FLY BALL: Senior infielder Alex Nickel makes contact with a pitch against La Salle at Billiken Sports Center. The Billikens dropped the series, 2-1, to drop to 18-22 overall.

SLU baseball got back to winning ways against Dayton, the A-10’s current lastplace team. SLU won two games out of three to begin to rectify their A-10 conference record. After the two victories, SLU stands at a 2314 overall record and a 7-6 A-10 record.

The first game against Dayton showcased some of SLU’s strongest pitching performances of the year, as the Billikens registered 15 strikeouts and won the game 4-2. Sophomore starting pitcher Miller Hogan registered nine strikeouts in his seven innings pitched, while only allowing four hits, two walks and two earned runs.

Sophomore pitcher Ryan Lefner then struck out six in his two innings pitched, allowing only one hit. Lefner earned the save, his seventh of the season, to move to fourth on SLU’s list for most saves in a single season. The fifteen SLU strikeouts matched a season high, which was set at SIUE on March 8 earlier this year.

Junior outfielder Parker Sniatynski went 2-for-3 in the contest with a double and triple, making the first game See “Baseball” on Page 8

FEAR WHO TO JEER REAL MADRID Having just scored an equalizer after having their best defender sent off, one would think Madrid would defend for the last minutes against Barcelona.

Instead, they pushed six men forward, exposing themselves to a counterattack, and Lionel Messi finished a sparkling strike to send Madrid packing.

WHO TO FEAR HOUSTON ASTROS With a record of 13-6, the Astros have one of the best records in baseball and continue to make huge strides. It wasn’t long ago that the Houston Astros were one of the worst teams, and if they continue to improve at this rate and with the talent they have, they could go far this season and beyond.

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Scores from the week Baseball Billikens 4 Dayton 2 Sophomore pitcher Miller Hogan tallied nine strikeouts, tying his best, and fellow sophomore pitcher Ryan Lefner doubled his best with six. SLU matched their season high for strikeouts with the combined total of 15.

Billikens 5 Dayton 6 Junior infielder Carter Hanford went 2-for-3 and helped the Bills collect three runs, but the Flyers earned four runs in the fourth inning to lock down the win. Junior catcher James Morisano had a two-run home run called off after he failed to touch home plate after hitting the ball out of the park.

Billikens 5 Dayton 3 Senior pitcher Devin Mahoney tallied seven strikeouts. Redshirt senior outfielder Trent Leimkuehler earned his first home run of the year.

Billikens 8 Eastern Illinois 5 Morisano had two home runs in the game, only the second Billiken this season with a multi-home run game. It was only SLU’s second multi-home run game of the season.

Softball Billikens 9 La Salle 0 Junior outfielder Allie Macfarlane became SLU’s career RBIs leader with a walk-off grand slam to help the women blank La Salle. She now has 124 RBIs.

Billikens 3 La Salle 4 Senior infielder Taylor Meeks recorded a single for the Billikens, and junior pitcher Maddie Baalman only allowed two earned runs in five innings pitched.

Billikens 5 La Salle 7 Macfarlane earned three hits and senior catcher Hailey Weavers had a double.

Freshman pitcher Kaylea Chappelle retired nine of ten batters she faced.

Women’s Tennis Billikens 7 William Woods 0 SLU won their fourth consecutive match and eighth in their last nine. The women dropped one set in doubles.

Men’s Tennis Billikens 3 William Woods 4 The Bills dropped to 7-9 on the season in their last home match against William Woods University.

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This week in sports Thursday, April 27

Friday, April 28

Saturday, April 29

Track and Field Women’s Tennis Women’s Tennis All Day, Drake Relays @ 8 a.m. A-10 Quarterfinals 9 a.m. A-10 Semifinals Des Moines, Iowa v. TBA @ Orlando, Fla. Softball Men’s Tennis Men’s Tennis 12 p.m. v. George Mason 11:30 a.m. A-10 3 p.m. A-10 Championship 2 p.m. v. George Mason Championship v. Fordham v. VCU @ Men’s Tennis @ Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. A-10 Semifinals Baseball Baseball 5 p.m. @ Purdue 5 p.m. @ Purdue

Sunday, April 30

Monday, May 1

Tuesday, May 2

Wednesday, May 3

Women’s Tennis 9 a.m. A-10 Final Baseball 12 p.m. @ Purdue Men’s Tennis 12 p.m. A-10 Final Softball 12 p.m. v. George Mason

St. Louis Cardinals 7:15 p.m. v. Milwaukee Brewers

Softball 4 p.m. v. Indiana State Softball 6 p.m. v. Indiana State Baseball 6 p.m. v. SEMO

St. Louis Cardinals 7:15 p.m. v. Milwaukee Brewers

Softball: Women fall to 18-22 overall and 7-10 in A-10 Continued from Page 7

more offense going, losing game one 4-3.

Like Macfarlane on Saturday, Peter gave credit to her teammates for pumping up the energy in game one. “We all rally around each other; it’s awesome.”

Meeks registered a single, and Baalman allowed just two earned runs in five innings of work.

In game two, La Salle struck early with two tallies in the first and four in the second. SLU answered with a Macfarlane 2-RBI single down the left field line in the third, cutting La Salle’s lead to 6-2. La Salle hit a solo home run in the fourth, boosting their lead to 7-2.

SLU tallied three in the fifth, thanks to RBIs from Peter and senior first baseman Alyssa Tarquinio, and a sac fly to right by senior catcher Hailey Weavers. Despite this rally, neither team scored

again in the 7-5 loss to La Salle.

Despite the pair of losses, Connoyer was appreciative of the effort the team puts in to every game. “They fight and they keep pushing.”

Macfarlane registerd three hits, Weavers collected a double, and Chappelle retired nine of the ten batters she faced in her three innings of relief. Nickel, Peter, Knesel, Lawson and Buckles all chalked up singles.

SLU was originally set to play Southeast Missouri State University, but the game was cancelled due to rain in the forecast. The softball players may appreciate the lack of a midweek game, though, with conference games looming in the near future.

SLU hosts A-10 foe George Mason this weekend for a three-game series. SLU plays a doubleheader Saturday before honoring the seniors Sunday.

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LOOK TO THE SKY: Junior infielder Allie Macfarlane watches the ball sail overhead after a hit against La Salle. She had three hits in the final game against the Explorers.

Track place in top three at Pacesetter Invitational, set several PR’s

By VIVEK GORIJALA Associate Sports Editor

Saint Louis University track and field continued its outdoor season this past weekend, traveling to Indiana State University, located in Terre Haute, Indiana, to compete in the Pacesetter Invitational. Both the men’s and women’s teams placed in the top three, and numerous personal records were set in the meet.

Several Billikens finished in the top five of their respective events, which powered the SLU women’s team to a second overall finish and the SLU men’s team to a third overall finish. Indiana State made good use of their home

Tennis: A-10 Tourney

advantage, finishing first in both the men’s and women’s competitions.

The SLU women’s first place finishers included sophomore Ann Harlos and sophomore Sarah Reich.

Harlos finished first in the 400-meter hurdles and Reich finished first in the javelin with a throw of 38.34 meters. Second place finishers for the Billikens included senior Rachel Staab, sophomore Megan Gahart, and the 4x400 relay team. Staab earned her second-place finish with a 100-meter time of 12.45 seconds. Gahart finished the javelin event with a throw of 36.92 meters, and the 4x400 meter relay team ran their race in a time of

3:58.68.

SLU’s only third place finisher was senior Jenna Ginsberg in the pole vault, with a vault of 3.07 meters. However, SLU had a large number of fourth and fifth place finishes. Gahart’s 40.97 mark in the discus was good for fourth place, as was Harlos’ 14.48 second time in the 100-meter hurdles.

Junior Katherine Kelly finished fourth in the 800 meters, with a time of 2:13.04, while senior Kamaria Gage finished fourth in the hammer with a throw of 46.37 meters. Meanwhile, freshman Amanda Baker finished fourth in the javelin with a throw of 27.68 meters, and the 400 meters went to soph-

omore Avery Pacella with a time of 59.81.

Fifth place finishers for the SLU women included senior Hannah Rohde, who ran the 800 meters in a time of 2:13.23, and junior Courtney Link, who ran the 5000 meters in a time of 18:23.76.

Junior Jasmine Jefko earned fifth place in the shot put with a throw of 12.57 meters, and Gage earned fifth in the discus with a throw of 39.22 meters. The 4x100 relay team also finished in fifth with a time of 50.46.

The SLU men had several top five finishers as well. Senior Griffin McCurren finished first in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.09. Meanwhile, sophomore Alexander

Eldridge finished first in the javelin with a throw of 51.24 meters. SLU had no second place finishers amongst the men and only one third-place finish—sophomore Dorrian Gordon earned third with a 3000-meter steeplechase time of 9:43.48. SLU’s two fourth place finishers were senior Hiob Gebisso, with a time of 3:59.74 in the 1500 meters and the 4x100 relay team, with a time of 43.72.

Next up for the Billikens will be the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, which will last from Thursday, April 27 to Saturday, April 29. Afterward, the Billikens will travel to Amherst, Massachusetts, to compete in the Atlantic 10 championships.

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were defeated by Marina Albert and Aliona Ladutska, 6-3 to concede the doubles point to UMKC. However, the Billikens were not fazed by the setback. Cervin started the Bills off strong with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ladutska. Verginie Tchakarova dominated Kurasbediani at the number two spot, 6-0, 6-1. Eleonore Tchakarova followed in her sister’s footsteps with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Melinda Johnson. Rojo Domingo and Rodriguez lost their matches, but Ally McKenzie brought her team through the battle with a 3-6, 6-0, 10-4 win over Grechkina to give SLU their fourteenth victory of the season.

While both teams have fought through regular season play, they will put their hard work to the test when they travel to Orlando, Florida to compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship on April 26-30. The women will begin play on April 26 while the men will start up the action on April 27.

SLU’s women’s team is seeded fifth, taking on Saint Joseph’s, the twelfth seed, on April 26 at 8 a.m. The winner will face either No. 4 Davidson or No. 13 St. Bonaventure on April 28 at 8 a.m. The semifinals and finals will take place on April 29 and 30, respectively.

in the Dayton series his eleventh multi-hit performance of the year. Sniatynski’s triple was also his fourth of the year, meaning he moved into a tie for fourteenth on SLU’s single season list. The last Billiken to hit four triples in a season was Danny Murphy in 2014.

Junior shortstop Alex King also went 2-for-3 and scored a run. As a team, SLU recorded four doubles in the game, courtesy of Sniatynski, King, senior pitcher/designated hitter Devin Mahoney and freshman utilityman Jake Garella.

Bad luck hit the Billikens in the second game of the Dayton series, with an apparent SLU home run being called off in the eighth inning due to the batter not touching home plate. SLU went on to lose the game by a single run, making for a game many SLU fans will want to forget.

Junior infielder Carter Hanford went 2-for-3 with three RBI, but Dayton used a four-run fourth inning to defeat the Billikens in a close 6-5 game. The win marked only Dayton’s second win in their A-10 season.

Hanford’s three RBI were a career high, while junior infielder Nick Reeser, Garella, King and Hanford all registered two hits apiece. Garella has managed to earn himself an impressive hitting streak and batting average. He is

SLU’s batting average leader at .338, and he has now managed to hit safely in each of his last nine games.

Meanwhile, King had his bat going in the first two games against the Flyers. In the first two games, he was 4-for-7 with a pair of runs scored. Senior pitcher Brett Shimanovsky, meanwhile, contributed some strong pitching in relief, allowing in only one unearned run and scattering three hits through his five innings pitched. He also struck out six while allowing no walks.

Junior catcher James Morisano made a gaffe that could have turned the game.

In the fourth inning, Morisano appeared to hit his eighth home run of the season. However, Dayton challenged that Morisano never touched home plate, and upon further review, the umpire called Morisano out.

Mahoney also had some bad luck in the game. In the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs, he appeared to hit a two-run home run.

However, the ball skewed foul by a razor-thin margin, and SLU subsequently lost the game.

In the final game of the Dayton series, SLU won 5-3.

Mahoney picked up the win to move to 5-0, as he pitched seven innings. He allowed three earned runs and seven hits, while walking two and striking out seven. Lefner once again earned the save,

his eighth, allowing two hits in two innings pitched and striking out four.

Redshirt senior Trent Leimkuehler hit his first home run of the season in the seventh inning. The tworun shot put SLU ahead.

Garella improved his hitting streak to ten games, and sophomore infielder Cole Dubet was 2-for-3 with a run scored.

SLU’s midweek game saw the Billikens travel to Charleston, Illinois, to take on Eastern Illinois. SLU won 8-5 in a rain-shortened game that only lasted six innings.

Junior pitcher Aaron Patton

picked up the win with four innings pitched, in which he registered two earned runs on two hits, along with three walks and two strikeouts.

SLU started with a sixrun outburst. Morisano had two home runs in the game, the second Billiken with two home runs in a game. He finished with four RBI and three hits out of four attempts. Meanwhile, Garella extended his hitting streak to eleven, a SLU season high.

Next up for the Billikens will be a series against Purdue beginning on Friday, April 28 in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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ROUND TRIP: Redshirt senior outfielder Trent Leimkuehler runs the bases in a game against Dayton.

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France’s election: Why European affairs should matter to students at SLU As university students, the results of the French election may seem peripheral, if not totally irrelevant, to our lives. However, this election will determine who we are as a global society and the path in which we are headed. The recent political movements indicate that many people across the Western world are discontented with the state of society and are willing to risk fracturing the world economy in order to bring about political change.

Although SLU students may feel that the political affairs within the United States are more important than those elsewhere, we must recognize that the prosperity of Europe is linked to our own.

France’s presidential election could determine the fate of the European Union (EU) and the integrity of the interconnected world economy. Based on last Sunday’s first-round results, there is hope that a leader who values stability will emerge victorious. However, uncertainty remains.

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, each political outsiders, have advanced to a runoff election that will occur on May 7. The results of the runoff will determine the next French president.

Macron received about 24 percent of the vote to Le Pen’s 21.3 percent. Although Macron had a plurality of the vote, his relatively small margin of victory is vaguely concerning.

Le Pen, a member of the National Front party, represents France’s anti-immigrant and anti-European Union sentiments. Her candidacy corresponds to that of Donald Trump, sharing

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his message of putting the country’s needs before the international order’s. Le Pen has campaigned on restricting immigration and making France “more French,” and she has attacked the reigning political order.

Macron has also criticized the political establishment, but he maintains centrist political positions. He founded his own political party, En Marche!, last April and has never held elected office. He previously was a member of the French Socialist Party, aligning with its right wing, and has held appointed positions in the French government.

Most prominently, Macron supports the EU and free markets. Le Pen, meanwhile, wants to orchestrate France’s departure from the EU, and she intends to institute a number of hazardous protectionist economic poli-

cies. If France leaves the EU, the union is doomed. The Euro, a hugely important currency, would lose legitimacy. The economic consequences of a “Frexit” would be catastrophic.

Trade barriers would grow between countries, and free trade, which lowers the costs of goods to consumers and encourages economic efficiency, would suffer. Europe would soon see grave economic damage, and this damage would spread across global markets. The U.S., with its ties to the European economy, would also feel the pain of massive changes to the global economy. Jobs in both Europe and the U.S. would dry up as fewer economic interactions occur between countries.

Although Le Pen and her supporters are not wrong to say that the current system has flaws, dismantling the EU in order to put France

first is not worth a major economic disruption that would hurt French people and the rest of the world.

To destroy the EU would also only lead to a world less safe from international aggression. The EU was created in part to prevent another great war from occurring.

Trade is thought to reduce the likelihood of conflict between countries resulting in an attack; as the benefits of trade increase, war seems less attractive. Europe may be more connected through infrastructure and social norms than it was during the first half of the 20th century, but our world should always do what it can to reduce the likelihood of conflict between countries.

Putting aside the immense economic risks and the increased possibility of conflict, Le Pen’s rhetoric against immigrants and Muslims living in France is dangerous. A person who espouses her hateful ideas should not occupy a position of power. SLU students, a group of people who should be concerned with the welfare of others, should be concerned with the impact that Le Pen would have on marginalized groups.

As students at SLU, we cannot vote or do much of anything to influence the outcome of the French election, but we should make ourselves aware of these events occurring across the Atlantic. Although they may not seem to matter to our daily lives, they inform us on the more familiar developments of our society. By drawing parallels between France and America, we can better understand our world.

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Dear UNews Editors, Following the SGA resolution urging the university provision for artificial contraception, an editorial appeared last week echoing that recommendation. As Dr. Pestello indicated in the open forum when this issue arose, we are a university founded upon and shaped by the Catholic and Jesuit intellectual tradition that holds a particular view of the human person. Precisely as a Catholic institution, we never impose our beliefs on community members but rather propose a vision of the common good and full flourishing of the human person as this tradition conceives of it. As such, the university does not force students, for example, to serve the poor and the marginalized. But in many aspects of our SLU culture, it is made clear that the good life is lived when we begin to live not for ourselves but for the good of others, especially those most in need. In the very same way, we do not police the sexual behavior of our students but neither do we think it is responsible on our part to enable sexual behavior that falls short of the fullest dignity of the human person. To provide artificial contraception for students would be a failure on our part in cura personalis—the care for the whole person. As a Jesuit institution, it is our hope, though we will not impose it, that among other areas of life, students come to recognize the great gift of sexuality that comes from God. As a gift, it is to be reverenced and lived with humility and concern not just for one’s own pleasure but for the good of the other. Now it is neither possible nor desirable to impose this vision on our students, but at the very least we are obligated according to our institutional conscience, not to directly facilitate behavior that leads to unhealthy habits and lack of trust precisely in an area of life where authentic intimacy should be cultivated. In continuity with the Catholic and Jesuit tradition that has striven to reject anything that cheapens and distorts the many gifts of sexuality, we hope for better choices, better futures and more happiness for each and every one of you.

Fr. Chris Collins, SJ Assistant to the President for Mission and Identity

Sexual assault awareness should put survivors first April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and it is an effort in which our campus wholeheartedly participates. Quotations from victims across the nation dot the long walk along West Pine, supplemented by similar signs with facts about sexual assault. Not surprisingly, facts about sexual assault are sobering: 80 percent of reported rape victims knew their attackers; one in every five women and one in 71 men will be raped in their lifetime; one in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted in college (National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 2015).

These numbers are astounding. Even more disturbingly, these numbers represent only the instances of sexual assault that have been reported, meaning that they are artificially low.

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While there is always more work to be done, SLU and its students have shown themselves to be very attuned to the importance of this issue.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) has become a mainstay on the campus; Student Online Sexual Misconduct Awareness Training, “Haven,” is mandated.

New to these efforts is the “Breaking Out Campaign”— a series of photographs of sexual assault survivors holding posters with pieces of their stories written on them. The stories within each picture, often statements made by the perpetrator of the assault, are poignant, raw and particularly horrifying in their familiarity. These are not impossible stories; these are stories of terrible suffering that happens more often than anyone, particularly colleges,

would like to admit. The campaign is startling, to say the least, and undoubtedly an act of great courage on the part of the participants.

The Breaking Out Campaign began at Duke University about five years ago, sparking extensions of the campaign nationwide, with the goal to end the suffering of silence. In its own words, it is intended to “encourage healing through art and counter the culture of silence that shames, blames and isolates survivors of sexual assault.” Fear of speaking out about sexual assault is real and, unfortunately, exists for good reason. Time and time again, victims are told that they brought the traumatic experience on themselves: it was your clothes, your smile, your personality. Why were your jeans so tight? Why were you out so late? Why

were you asking for this?

Thankfully, efforts have been made to counter this de facto rule of silence, leading to some, such as those involved in the Breaking Out Campaign, to feel comfortable enough to share their picture and their story (or a small portion of it) with their community. This change represents huge progress toward greater understanding and, hopefully, a decrease in the violent acts themselves.

With any subject of this magnitude and complexity, however, spreading awareness and promulgating societal change is never cut and dry. Though some survivors may feel solidarity with those who chose to be photographed and inspired by their courage, for others, the effect may be quite the opposite. That is where our concern lies.

In experiences as incomprehensible and traumatic as sexual assault, survivors react in different ways at different times. Any effort to raise awareness, no matter how well intended, ought to be cautious about its impact on those most vulnerable to its message — sexual assault survivors themselves. While those depicted in the Breaking Out Campaign may feel empowered by sharing their stories, others may not even feel prepared to think about the assault. For these survivors, visual or written reminders of their trauma could be startling, disruptive or even damaging.

There must be ways to spread awareness without retraumatizing victims.

Campaigns such as Breaking Out, with its stark retellings of trauma, could potentially be moved to a space where

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Sexual assault awareness and programs dedicated to furthering it are important, and we by no means advocate anything to the contrary. Our worry is only that, in bringing awareness to the greatest number of people, sexual assault victims will be made all too aware, pained by the unexpected reminder.

In a tragic sense, the question becomes: what is the price of spreading awareness? And, subsequently: at what point does that price become too high?

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Without immigration, America will lose Response to editoriits economic edge Trevor Rogan

Concerns about the impact of immigration on the lives of native-born Americans have existed for centuries, from the nativism expressed by the KnowNothing Party, to the quotas of the 1920s to the antiimmigrant sentiments held today. Advocates against immigration, such as Harvard economist George Borjas, defend these sentiments on the grounds that immigration results in fewer jobs for native-born Americans.

However, while immigration increases the supply of labor and therefore makes the job market more competitive, other research suggests that immigration does not take away American jobs in the long run.

Employment data also displays that immigrants tend to seek forms of employment that differ from the work that native-born workers pursue. Rather than taking away the jobs of native-born workers, immigration might even increase the amount of jobs available, and in the end, the net economic benefits of immigration exceed the costs. Importing highly skilled workers is less expensive for the American economy as well, and encouraging people with different perspectives of the world to bring their talents to America drives innovation.

In turn, this innovation cre-

ates more job opportunities for native-born Americans.

Although immigrants make the American job market more competitive, they do not necessarily take away American jobs. A September 2016 report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found that immigration does not, in the long run, negatively impact the overall wages or employment of native-born workers. Immigrants from previous generations who remain in the same lowwage labor markets may have greater difficulty securing employment due to increased competition from new immigrants, and teenagers who did not complete high school may also experience greater competition for low-wage labor. However, there are many other factors that contribute to why young people without high school diplomas struggle to find jobs.

Immigrants competing in the low-wage labor market also tend to have different occupations compared to native-born, low-wage workers. The Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C.based think tank, found that immigrant workers without high school diplomas work mostly as maids and housekeepers, cooks and agricultural workers. In contrast, native-born workers without high school diplomas work mostly as cashiers, truck drivers and janitors. Although immigrants compete for low-wage employment, this data indicates that they may not compete with native-born workers as much as some economists have implied. The employment

niche that low-wage immiImmigrants may also grant workers fill overlaps help native-born workers with native-born workers in by spurring innovation and some areas, but each group creating new employment is largely separate. For this opportunities. By working reason, immigrants may be for companies in the U.S. or taking jobs that would not be by starting new businesses, easily filled, and this makes immigrants contribute to inthe economy more efficient, novation that creates growth benefitting Americans as a and provides new employwhole. ment opportunities for Research from econonative-born workers. Steve mists at Indiana University Jobs, the former CEO of Apand the University of Virginple Inc. and a revolutionary ia suggests that immigrant figure in computer technolemployment may benefit naogy, was the son of a Syrian tive-born workers by generimmigrant. Elon Musk, the ating new employment opCEO of SpaceX and Tesla portunities. The 2015 study Inc., immigrated to the U.S. conducted by Gihoon Hong from South Africa. Serand John McLaren found gey Brin, who co-founded that immigration increases Google, emigrated from the the demand for goods proformer Soviet Union. These duced by “non-tradable inindividuals are only a few of dustry,” which includes jobs the many immigrants that in hospitalhave fueled ity, teachtechnologiing and cal innovaretail. Non- The U.S. cannot main- tion in the t r a d a b l e tain its long-term tech- U.S. Had industry the U.S. p r o v i d e s nological and innova- r e s t r i c t e d e m p l o y - tion advantages without their access ment to highly-skilled immi- for fear that local workthey would ers whose grants, and limiting im- o u t c o m goods and migration hurts Ameri- pete nativeservices are can economic progress. born worksold doers, the U.S. mestically. would have I n c re a s e d lost the opdemand for these goods portunity to further its techand services incentivizes nological superiority. firms to expand and provide U.S. employers in the more jobs. According to the field of science and technolstudy, each new immigrant ogy need immigrants in orproduced approximately 1.2 der to compete with firms jobs, meaning that if 100 imfrom other countries. The migrants moved into a town, number of talented workers for example, the local econthat the U.S. produces is not omy would gain 120 jobs. large enough to satisfy the These findings imply that demand of U.S. businesses. If immigration does not hurt the U.S. intends to maintain American workers but that its long-term technological it actually helps them. and innovation advantages,

Communication technology’s effects on dating casual hookup culture. But today we are in the midst of a movement that is almost entirely connected to an increase in communication technology.

It’s funny to think that one day kids will look back on our romantic interactions—flirtatious texting Fiona Clair and commenting, “talking” with our crushes, using TinIt’s not fair. We are supder and Bumble—and laugh posed to immerse ourselves about how ridiculous it is. in books, movies and music.

Don’t think they won’t, beWe are supposed to be culcause we do it too. We think tured, and yet all that culture that the concepts of “getting does is give us unrealistic pinned” or having a dance expectations for the world. I card and a list of gentleman grew up infatuated with rocallers are utterly ridiculous mantic comedies from the (while simultaneously be1990s and the early 2000s, ing jealous of those simpler I have read hundreds of rotimes). We’re too close to mance novels, I’ve kept up the crash zone to see it, but with all the hit love songs our current dating culture is both past and present, and weird. still — nothing. All I got was I blame social media. I’m a long list of celebrity crusha hypocrite of course, bees and a twisted perception cause I’m an avid social meof what being a teenager and dia user, but it’s ruining my young adult was going to be fantasy of my life being like like. a John Hughes movie. No I sound cynical—I’m an one plans elaborate schemes angsty 20-year-old, so this to get the girl’s attention, or is true to serenades some exsomeone in tent—but the streets the real- I blame social media. I’m to win ity of the their love. a hypocrite of course, So those situation is that dating because I’m an avid so- things are culture is far-fetched shifting in a cial media user, but it’s and fannew direc- ruining my fantasy of ciful, but tion. This in what’s more itself is not my life being like a John concerning ne ce ssaris that noHughes movie. ily concernbody even ing; it has asks people happened on dates before and it will happen anymore. In our culture, again, but this shift is a little going on a date is a meticudifferent. In the 1920s dating lously planned-out ordeal culture shifted from road-tothat comes after a period marriage courtship to recreof time spent “talking.” We ational dating. In the 1990s jump right from meeting a it shifted again from easygoperson to being in a relationing dating to an increasingly ship, and somewhere along

the way the fun exploratory concept of dating fell to the wayside.

To top it all off, dating apps have naturally become a norm in our media-driven society. I cannot think of anything less romantic than scrolling through a bunch of profiles and putting them into the equivalent of an online shopping cart. Don’t get me wrong, dating apps should appeal to me, seeing as I am lazy and really good at finding the perfect selfie lighting, but doesn’t it seem a little dull?

Unfortunately, I don’t think this culture is going to stray from its technological ways any time soon. In fact, technology is just going to continually become more and more integrated into every aspect of our lives. We will get more apps, more gadgets and more immediate gratification, and we’ll get less dating, less romance and less fairytale-esque imagination.

Maybe I’m wrong, I really hope that I am, and that’s saying something because I go to extremes to make sure that doesn’t happen often, but I hope that dating culture shifts again soon. I keep holding out for my romantic comedy to happen, for the guy to hold his Bluetooth speaker outside my window blasting his hand-picked Spotify playlist, for the rebel to serenade me in front of the whole school (which would undoubtedly be on everyone’s Snapchat stories spreading the scene across the world), or for the prince to sweep me off my feet and change my Facebook relationship status to keep my family from worrying about my personal life.

Maybe this culture isn’t all bad.

it must either increase the amount of talented workers born in the U.S. or import workers from other countries. The first option requires increased funding for education, which is costly and, given the trend in education funding over the past decade, unlikely to occur.

According to the State Higher Education Executive Officers Associations, the percentage of state and local tax revenues allocated to higher education has dropped from 7.6 percent in 2003 to 5.5 percent in 2013. Although increased funding to education would strengthen the U.S. economy in the long run, using immigration to supplement the needs of firms is a cost-effective solution while states continue to lower higher education funding. U.S. firms cannot maintain their long-term technological and innovative advantages when less money is being spent on higher education unless they hire workers from outside the U.S. Unless states decide to allocate more tax revenue to colleges and universities, immigration is the best way to maintain U.S. technological and innovation superiority.

Immigrants provide a net economic benefit to the U.S. economy, providing new employment opportunities to native-born workers and satisfying the employment needs of the most innovative U.S. firms. The U.S. cannot maintain its long-term technological and innovation advantages without highly-skilled immigrants, and limiting immigration hurts American economic progress.

UNews editorial on contraception is unreasonable Dear Editor, as most do, that stealing is I’m responding to an artiwrong. If I were to see somecle I read earlier arguing that one stealing, I would stop SLU should provide birth them. I also believe Eminem control to students because, is great, which others may to paraphrase the writing, not. However, I don’t require SLU shouldn’t force adherothers to listen to him. This ence to Catholic doctrine, enforcing of one belief and it’s unfair to enforce only not the other isn’t unfair, but some Catholic doctrines, normal. As such, SLU enand students will want to lie forcing birth control policies to obtain birth control. As a but not requiring Lenten philosophy major, I take isfasts is not a viable reason sues with this reasoning and for one to disregard the birth want to address it. control policies.

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al on contraception

Dear UNews Editorial Board, I strongly disagree with your view, and SGA’s, that “SLU should increase access to contraception.” I respond in particular to your editorial in last week’s issue with that title.

By refusing to provide students with contraception for avoiding pregnancy, the University is not forcing “its students to adhere to Catholic doctrines.” On the contrary, this refusal is SLU living out its beliefs that anti-procreative contraception is wrong. Just as a person who believes that stealing is wrong will not steal, an institution that holds this same belief will not equip others to steal. This is different from dining places at SLU that serve meat on Fridays in Lent despite the mandate that Catholics abstain from meat on these days. This meat abstinence mandate is a customary penitential requirement for Christians whereas the Church’s ban on anti-procreative contraceptives is based on her understanding of universal morality.

The Church does not teach that Catholics should not use anti-procreative contraception. Rather, she teaches any form of contraception that is used to purposely make sex infertile is immoral for all people, in all places, at all times. Such contraceptives, the Church believes, are contrary to both the divine law and the natural law.

You argue in your editorial that SLU’s “main role in the lives of students is not to influence their private affairs” and that “the United States is becoming increasingly secular, [so] the University should adapt to this changing reality.” I strongly disagree. Education, especially a Jesuit education, should influence all aspects of our lives: public, professional and private. The best education will leave students thoroughly altered and improved in all aspects of their lives. SLU should aim to do this for its students.

Additionally, SLU should not accept the reality that society is becoming more secular. In fact, SLU should combat this reality. As a Jesuit and Catholic institution, SLU should mourn at the secularization of society and seize every opportunity to reverse it.

This issue of demands for unlimited access to contraception at SLU (and possibly the other Jesuit universities mentioned) points to a deeper and, in my opinion, more concerning issue: these demands arise among students who have never been told at SLU why the Catholic Church teaches that sex is only for a sacramental union between a man and a woman or why the Church opposes anti-procreative contraception. I know this because the conversation about these topics at SLU hardly exists for anyone. I believe that this is the bigger issue, that this is a far more concerning social justice issue that our Jesuit institution should align itself with. I believe that SLU should embrace this opportunity to defend the Church’s teaching on the beauty of sex and procreation, and to empower women and men to know and respect the intricacies of the female reproductive system in such a way that upholds the dignity of the bodies of women and men.

Sincerely, Betsy Daly

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