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A student voice of Saint Louis University since 1919

Vol. XCIII No. 22

Fred Pestello named first lay president of SLU

here...and the enthusiasm that everybody seems to have for SLU.” Pestello, the current presSaint Louis University ident of Le Moyne College in announced Dr. Fred P. PesSyracuse, N.Y., will assume tello as its next president at the presidential position on a reception July 1, 2014. on Friday, He has been March 21. serving as I’m just The SLU president of Board of Le Moyne impressed by Tr u s t e e s College since the genuine had a spe2008 and has warmth of cial meeting also served people here. Thursday as a faculty evening to member and -Fred Pestello, elect Pesprovost at tello for the UniversiPresident elect SLU’s 33rd ty of Dayton. president, He is a Jesuaccording to it-educated, Board of Trustees President sociology scholar and a RoJ. Joe Adorjan. man Catholic who has spent “It’s been a terrific day,” stated Pestello on Friday. “I’m just impressed by the See “President” on Page 4 genuine warmth of people By WOLF HOWARD News Editor

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Welcoming party: Pestello speaks with students on the med campus during one of the presidential receptions.

Battling Bias:

Week of events raise disability awareness

As more incidents ignite controversy, is SLU doing enough?

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[Dis]ability Awareness: SLU student Peter Vishneski talks about living with a disability on SLU’s campus.

“Saint Louis University has received a report of a bias incident involving a member of the University community.” These words have been emailed out to the SLU community 13 times this academic school year. Seven of those times being since January, with four of the instances having a current ongoing status of investigation. What the words really mean and how many people pay attention to them remains to be seen, as does the amount of bias incidents that never get reported.

SLU defines a bias-related incident as any act or behavior that violates the student conduct code or harassment policy and is motivated by a regard to race, sex, religion, sexual orientation or any other protected classification. All reported incidents go through the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, which in See “Bias” on Page 3

14th Atlas Week turns attention to education, South Asia By WOLF HOWARD News Editor

The fourteenth annual Atlas Week will turn its attention to education and South Asia, welcoming keynote speaker Shabana BasijRasikh and Pakistani rock band Junoon as its headlining guests. The 2014 program will offer 130 events over the course of seven days, with topics spanning the globe and over 50 percent of the programming hosted by students. This year marks the first time Atlas Week will host a musical performance, in addition to a kick-off event and a culinary special with guest Samina Ahmad.

Atlas Week will run from March 31 to April 4, and this year’s theme is “Education: Igniting the Flames of Change,” focusing on the work of Basij-Rasikh in Afghanistan. Basij-Rasikh is originally from Kabul, and she founded School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) while she was attending school in the U.S.. SOLA is both a non-profit aimed at helping Afghan women gain access to education and jobs and the first girls’ boarding school in Afghanistan. In her keynote symposium, titled “Dare to Educate Afghan Girls”, Basij-Rasikh is Photo Courtesy of Atlas Planning Committee

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Junoon: Pakistan’s most successful rock band will play next Friday as part of Atlas Week.

SLU SOTA President Jaclyn Berlino thought Vishneski’s speech was both informative and inspirational. “I thought it was interestDuring the week of ing that we were able to hear March 24, the Saint Louis a student’s perspective about University Student Occupaliving on campus with a distional Therapy Association ability. I loved how he didn’t (SLU SOTA) is sponsoring let his disability stop him Disability Awareness Week. from living his life as a SLU Members of SLU SOTA student.” host Disability Awareness Katie Brudek, a senior ocWeek each year in March cupational therapy student, to raise awareness of how mentioned her delight in people with disabilities funchearing how tion indeVi s h e s k i ’s pendently therapists in their daily [People with disworked with lives. abilities] are the him to regain M o n the strength day’s event same as everyone and ability to featured a else, they may just do everyday presentation have to do things tasks. from Peter “As an ocin different ways. Vi s h n e s k i , cupational a SLU stu-Jaclyn Berlino, therapy madent who SLU SOTA President jor, it was sustained a nice to hear spinal cord about my injury folown future profession in lowing a car accident almost action. I loved hearing how two years ago. Around 80 Peter worked with the therastudents attended the talk pists to regain some of his where Vishneski, a current function and independence.” junior in the physical theraVishneski’s presentation py program, talked about his marked the first of three days hospital stays, rehabilitation of events during Disability journey and return to SLU Awareness Week. after his accident. Vishneski The second event took spoke about the support he place on Wednesday, March had while in recovery and how he learned to see the positive outcomes of living See “DAW” on Page 3 with his disability today. By BRI RADICI Editor-in-Chief

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Professors shed light on Ukrainian crisis

Events Calendar Flaming-Hawkins Dance

Saturday, Mar. 29, 8-11:00 p.m. (Busch Student Center) Rainbow Alliance will host a dance to kick-off their All of Us Campaign.

Atlas Week Kick-Off

Sunday, March 30, 7-9:00 p.m. (Center for Global Citizenship) Various groups participating in Atlas week will be tabling to promote events while other groups will be performing. The event will feature food from around the world. Map courtesy of the Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book

The region: A map of Ukraine. The Crimean Peninsula is south of the country’s mainland.

Russia’s annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine has received global attention over the last month. The move followed the overthrow of President Viktor Yanukovych’s government in a Ukranian revolution led by civilian protestors. The legitimacy of a referendum held on March 16, in which Crimean citizens reportedly voted for the region to become a part of Russia, has been a topic of international discussion. Conflict over the Crimean region goes back as far as 1783, when the Russian Empire first annexed Crimea. In 1954, the Soviet Union transferred control of Crimea to what was then the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. After the breakup of the Soviet Union Crimea remained a part of Ukraine and the naval base located in Sevastopol remained under Russian control. The Soviet Black Sea Fleet stationed in Crimea was split between

the two countries under the zens in favor of joining Rusdeal, creating conflict besia. tween the two countries. Some media outlets have Tensions in the area were maintained that the conflict reignited due to civil unrest in Ukraine has been between under the Ukranian governthe Ukrainian speaking ment led by Yanukovych. western half and the RusRevolutionaries were sucsian speaking eastern half cessful in forcing Yanuof the country. Eppinger kovych out of the country. stated that the majority of Shortly afterwards, Russian Ukraine is bilingual, and that forces stormed the Crimean the protests have not been peninsula with Putin claima conflict of cultures but a ing that Russia was protectconflict of goals. According ing the into Eppinger, terests of the the revolucountry and tion was led There was an exits citizens. by those who ercise meant to 40 countries wish to join denounced the Eurolook like a voting Russia’s pean Union procedure. military inand opposed vasion of by those in -Monica Eppinger, the area in support of professor a joint U.N. a stronger statement relationship Wednesday. with Russia. During a Tuesday afterShe noted that in a poll of noon panel covering the inCrimean citizens conductternational implications of ed on Feb. 28, 41 percent the Ukranian Crisis, Monica of those surveyed said they Eppinger, a professor in the would prefer to be a part of school of Law, touched on Russia. This is a considerable misconceptions in popular difference from the 97 permedia concerning the lines cent of citizens who voted to of division in Ukraine and become part of Russia in the the referendum which found recent referendum, which 97 percent of Crimean citisome national governments

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Atlas: Committee hosts first musical performance dialogue, health and wellness and music education expected to talk about her across the world. work in Afghanistan and Atlas Week has also exthe belief that educating panded its Coffee and Conyoung Afghan women is the versation programming folmost effective way to affect lowing the success of last change for women in Afghan year’s event. society. In addition to the discusAccording to Michelle sion held with Basij-Rasikh, Lorenzini, assistant profesAtlas welcomed nominasor of Political Science and tions for members of the the head of Atlas Week, SLU community to host the decision to invite Basijtheir own talks. Rasikh was informed by the According to Nebu Kohopes of hosting a South lenchery, a senior in the ColAsian-themed program. lege of Public Health and an Junoon, Pakistan’s most Atlas intern, the idea for the commerseries was cially sucinspired by cessful rock a conversaYou never get band. will tion between to... react to what perform members of you’re hearing with his SLU’s Pofull band litical Round about. on April 4 Table. Some in an event students -Nebu Kolenchery, that looks to found that, Atlas intern explore the while they work of poet can attend and theolosocial justice gian Jalaluddin Rumi. talks and hear from influSalman Ahmad, Junoon’s ential individuals, there was frontman, and Samina Ahlittle opportunity for an acmad, a medical doctor, actual discussion. tivist, television personality “You never get to... reand Salman’s wife, will host act to what you’re hearing a collection of formal events about,” Kolenchery said. during the week: Samina will This year’s series will feadiscuss holistic approaches ture Shannon Potter, a resito wellness and Salman will dent physician at the SLU give a talk on civic education School of Medicine, Luke and women in politics PakiYarborough, an assistant stan. In another event the professor of Middle Eastern husband and wife will talk History, and Sara Rahim, a about their work with the senior in the both the ColSalman and Samina Ahmad lege of Public Health. Each Global Wellness Initiative event will provide an oppor(SSGWI), a non-profit orgatunity for students to have a nization based in New York more personal conversation which works to facilitate inabout the host’s experiences terfaith and cross-cultural and ideas.

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have refused to recognize. Eppinger also denounced the referendum as illegitimate and “a myth” due to the use of coercive force before the vote. Citing reports of men with assault weapons confiscating passports from families that expressed support of the Ukranian revolution as a means of intimidation and control, she said that the referendum has wiped any opportunity to accurately gauge the opinion of the Crimean people. “There was an exercise meant to look like a voting procedure,” Eppinger said. “If you think you can cast a free vote with someone sticking a bullet to your head, then it was a referendum.” She also stated that citizens were only given the option of secession on the ballot: the two choices were ultimately to become part of Russia or to become an independent country. According to Ellen Carnaghan, a professor of Political Science at SLU, there are multiple reasons for which Putin might disapprove of

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Crisis: Middle East

Monday, March 31, 5-7:00 p.m. (Busch Student Center) Students can experience a Model UN style crisis simulation and act as diplomats in a crisis scenario.

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26 at Webster Groves Ice Arena. SLU students were invited to attend a session presented by the two-time national champion St. Louis Blues Sled Hockey team, a team comprised of athletes with various types of disabilities including spinal cord injuries and spina bifida. Brudek had the opportunity to try playing hockey with the team. “It’s a lot harder than it looks. It took a lot of arm strength and coordination. It was literally incredible how well they played the game.” Disability Awareness Week’s final event will take place on March 27 from

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. near the clock tower. SLU SOTA members will be running an obstacle course using adaptive equipment and simulating how certain tasks and activities may be completed if a person was living with a disability. Through all the events during the week, SLU SOTA members hope that students will take full advantage of the opportunity to learn about how the diagnosis of a disability can impact a person’s life. “I would hope that people understand that people who live with a disabilities aren’t different. They’re the same as everyone else, they may just have to do things in different ways,” Berlino said.

Bias: Students push for community action

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Photos courtesy of Christopher Martin

Standing against bias: SLU students at the Billikens Against Bias Incidents sit-in. The protest was inspired by the recently reported incident concerning one of SLU’s sororities. Continued from Page 1

turn investigates the incident and handles it accordingly. Last month the office received a particularly alarming incident report in which members of one of SLU’s Panhellenic sororities had taken a photo that portrayed the Mexican culture in a stereotypical light. The photo was found as offensive and to be a perpetuation of the idea of cultures as costumes. It prompted many upset and angry responses from members of the SLU community, including those from the Diversity Leadership Cabinet, the Hispanic-American Leadership Organization and even members of that same sorority. This incident does not stand alone at the University, however. Twelve other bias-related incidents have

occurred since the beginning of the academic year, and many people question the amount of incidents that go unreported – as well as the general lack of concern that they see from the community. “If you live in this privilege, then why would you have to be concerned about people who are different and people who go through those daily struggles of being different?” said Mikaela Romo, SGA vice presidentelect of diversity and social justice. She commented on cultural insensitivity coming from those who are not directly affected by certain issues and therefore do not need to worry about them. SLU attempts to promote this sensitivity through the incident report log and the bias-related incident alert emails, but there are com-

plaints that the log is too vague and that the emails get ignored by a majority of the community. Michelle Lewis, director of the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, said that the protocol for these situations is currently being reworked, but that a certain balance must be achieved. Lewis stated that the vagueness of the report log comes from an individual’s right to a certain level of privacy and the need for more investigation into the situation once the community has been alerted. “At the end of the day, every incident that comes to our attention needs to be addressed,” said Lewis. “What we’re looking at now is: what is the proper mechanism for addressing it?” She expressed concern for the integrity of the report log, as the documented inci-

dents can include everything from graffiti that was intended to be humorous to an actual targeted attack against a culture. The department is looking for a way to handle each incident with care while not creating an immunity to the emails and report log. Educational opportunities, such as an intergroup dialogue course, are being discussed as ways to enhance cultural competence. “We just need to start educating the masses because it’s hurting people,” stated Black Student Alliance Senator Brittany Kendrick. “Prejudices and thoughts that we tend to develop here at school will follow us into our everyday lives after college.” Kendrick says that the emails and report log should serve as a reminder to remain conscious of one’s actions and words.

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his 30-year career in Catholic higher education. Pestello will be the first lay president to ever serve at SLU. At Friday’s announcement, Adorjan touched on some of the many reasons why the Board of Trustees Search Committee found Pestello to be the best choice for SLU’s next president. He remarked on Pestello’s results-oriented mindset, ability to collaborate, outstanding communication skills and his interest in shared government systems. Pestello first greeted the SLU community by introducing his family and saying how humbled and honored he is to accept the presidential position. “If you know this institution, its importance, its mission and its success, how could I not be humbled and honored to be here?” he said. The new president said that he has been closely following SLU throughout his years, as he sees the university as a fierce competitor. He commented on being impressed with the search committee and everything that he has seen thus far at SLU, including people’s inspirational attitudes about the future. When regarding his own plans for SLU, Pestello announced having high aspirations of his own. “My goals are to continue the excellent trajectory that this fine Jesuit research university has been on,” Pestello stated. “I want to continue to work with the community to keep SLU a premiere Jesuit research university that educates students as whole persons.” Pestello finds SLU to be well positioned for success,

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An introduction: Pestello sharing a few words during his med-campus reception. as long as the community the charism, what I now can work together. He reneed to understand a little marked on first needing to more deeply is SLU.” get to know the SLU comHaving come from a Jesumunity so it-educated that he can background then bring and being I think the first the commuthe current part is to transinity together president tion and begin to to collecat a Jesuit tively decide institution, understand the what the futhe new institution. ture of SLU president should look assures that -Fred Pestello, like. he is famil“I think iar with the President-elect the first part mission that is to tranis grounded sition and in the Cathbegin to understand the inolic and Jesuit interests. stitution,” said Pestello. “I’m What he wishes to excoming in as one person to plore, however, is how SLU an institution with a 200can continue to build and year history...I understand adapt to the times in a man-

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portant historical symbol of Russian might by Alexander Konovalov, president of the Ukraine’s current governInstitute of Strategic Assessment, including its support ments in Moscow. for the EU and Western The responses to the governments and the fact Crimean annexation by that the Ukrainian revoluRussia have been, accordtion came about as a result ing to Carnaghan, mostly of popular resistance against symbolic. She stated that a pro-Russian regime. She limited sanctions imposed cited complaints amongst by the West on Russia, and protestors of corruption, auRussia’s suspension from the tocratic tendencies and lack G8, a group of eight leading of responsiveness to popuindustrialized countries, are lar needs as criticisms that unlikely to have a major efcould also apply to Putin’s fect on the global economy. own government, giving him However, further reathe conson to make flict has had a strong Annexing Crimea alsome effect statement lowed Putin to send on the Rusagainst the sian stock revolutiona message about the market , aries. costs of [revolutionwhich has al“ T h e ary] political change. ready fallen Russian 14% since government -Ellen Carnaghan, Russia’s invahas shown professor sion. itself to be Accordvery hostile ing to Ivan to the idea Lapuka, an assistant profesof political change pushed by sor of marketing, Russia’s popular resistance and has economy relies heavily on worked hard to ensure that the exportation of its natural opportunities for popular resources. protest are very constrained He stated that oligarchs, in Russia,” Carnaghan said. the most wealthy people in “Annexing Crimea allowed Russia, and foreigners with Putin to send a message interests in the Russian about the costs of this kind economy are likely to withof political change.” draw from the country due Carnaghan also noted the to the Western sanctions. strategic value of the Black He also pointed to Russia’s Sea Fleet and the Russian reliance on neighbors, spenaval base located in Sevascifically Ukraine, in order to topol, Crimea. By taking the fund continued modernizapeninsula, Putin secured action of the country. cess to the fleet in addition “It’s a very murky future. to Sevastopol’s base, which Most likely we will see stagallows the Russian navy vital nation in terms of growth in access to the Mediterranean Russia, and we will see some Sea through the Bosporus inflation in the currency,” strait. The naval base has Lapuka said. also been cited as an imContinued from Page 3

ner that allows the mission to be lived out and students to be adequately prepared for the future. He expressed avid interest in open communication with the students and entire SLU community, and he met with the Student Government Association to begin a cultivation of a hopeful and healthy student relationship. Pestello said that he is most looking forward to meeting people and adapting to the community, but that he seeks the help of the entire community in this transition and the future success of the university. “I am fallible,” said Pestello. “I am but one person... there is nothing I can do alone.”

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March 27, 2014 arts@unewsonline.com Molly Rippinger, Arts Editor Kendra Cruse, Assoc. Arts Editor

SLU’s Irish dancers are raising the bar

Courtesy of Elevation: SLU’s Irish Dance Performance Team Facebook

Elevation: Members of SLU’s Irish dance performance team celebrate their own heritage by sharing Irish culture using both traditional practices and modern twists.

Elevation, SLU’s very own Irish dance team, showed off their hard work and passion in their third annual showcase last Saturday evening in Xavier Theater. I cannot explain what happens in my heart when I hear the sound of an Irish reel or the powerful rhythm of Irish hard shoes tapping on the ground. I become irrationally emotional. I admit that I grew up with family gatherings turning into Irish music jam sessions. Irish music was frequently echoing through my house and I myself Irish danced between the first and sixth grades. So I’m not really sure this can come across as an altogether unbiased review. But Elevation really puts on a show. At once an art form and a sport, Irish dancing can embrace both tradition and adaptation. Elevation exhibited their strength at owning these dualities in their showcase. Elevation combines traditional Irish music and dancing with contemporary aesthetics in a way certain to entertain everyone in the audience. “I think it was a really cool blend of old-timey Irish music and contemporary music,” said Andrew Bennet, a student in the audience. “I gained a new appreciation

for it because I consciously decided to just look at their feet during the show.” Those feet jigged and reel-ed away to anything from “Breakin’ a Sweat” by Skrillex and The Doors to traditional ceili tunes. This year, they expanded on their range of performance with a piece called “Acappella!,” which they performed without music accompanying them. They also performed a dance entitled “ B e a t s ,” which models itself after a trend begun by TapTronic, a group that calls itself a “progressive fusion of Irish dance and electronic music.” With these new types of dances under their belt, Elevation’s showcase was a powerhouse. They danced with grace and passion, sweeping across the stage with their high kicks and delicate footwork. What’s clear is that for these SLU students, dancing is more than just a casual hobby. Most of them have been dancing for more than a decade already, and their passion transcends the steps they are doing. For many of these dancers, the steps are a

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At once an art form and a sport, Irish dancing can embrace both tradition and adaptation.

HandleBar serves up a night of Russian culture in the Grove For one night, HandleBar was transformed from a favorite Grove hangout to a Russian-inspired bistro complete with white tablecloths, soft candlelight and an authentic family-style menu. The intimate setting last Monday was an opportunity to celebrate the customs and culinary traditions of owner Tatyana Telnikova, who grew up in Moscow before coming to St. Louis as a teenager. Right when guests entered the door they were welcomed by the Russian tradition of bread and salt by bar manager Keeley McGrew. The custom is a symbol of the host’s hospitality and all were offered to tear off a hunk and dip it into the salt. Guests were then handed a complex harvest cock-

tail anchored by barrel-aged were abound in the followSamogon and the juice of aping stacked beet salad and ples, beets and lemons. Durtossed green herb salad that ing the cocktail hour guests paved the way into the threewere free to snack on a beaudish entrée course. tiful row of hors d’oeuvres Led by chef Flynt Thompthat included bread coins son, the kitchen staff at Hantopped with red caviar, eggdlebar was able to prepare plant spread an incredand chicken ible Russian liver pâté. feast. As Led by chef Flynt Dinner Thompson began with set to work Thompson, the bowls of ason carving kitchen staff at sorted fresh his brined HandleBar was pickled cuand then able to prepare cumbers spit-roasted and tomagoose stuffed an incredible toes that with apples, Russian feast. served as the rest of the the chaser team dished for a shot up slices of of chilled Stiletto vodka. a rabbit roulade wrapped in A wonderfully rich Borsch cured pork belly and filled kicked off the meal on a high with house-made sausage. note that continued with Each plate also received a the next course of Solyanka roasted baby bell pepper – a Ukrainian-style stew stuffed with turkey, pork and with chicken, beef, tomato rice. Between rounds of apand pickles. Bright flavors plause for impromptu toasts,

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By Molly Rippinger Arts Editor

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way to connect both to each other and to their Irish heritage. Colleen Mullane, current co-president of Elevation, explained that her love of Irish dancing comes from the relationships she’s formed.“I originally started dancing because it was something that everyone in my family did,” she said. “I have continued to dance into college because I love the friendships that I have been able to make through it. For me, dance is all about the relationships that I have been fo r tu n ate enough to create and maintain, and I wouldn’t trade them for the world.” Of course, for many dancers, it all goes back to a strong identification with their Irish heritage. “Both of my mother’s parents immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland as teenagers,” said Elevation member Emily Drenovsky. “The Irish legacy they began in America inspires me and makes me so proud to be able to carry on their culture and traditions.” Mullane added, “Family is the most important part of Irish heritage, and I think

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guests passed the accompanying sides of marinated carrots, roasted mushrooms and buckwheat with aromatic vegetables. Vodka infused with horseradish and honey was paired with the main course as a palate-cleansing sipper. The tour of Russian cuisine ended with a traditional tea service, which was followed by a slice of apple cake studded with raisins and a pour of Stone Imperial Russian Stout. Though touted as a onetime affair, we can only hope that HandleBar makes their family-style dinners a new tradition. Find a few of the Russian dishes on the daily menu at HandleBar, such as the Borsch and Solyanka. Other Russian fare will also be served at Telnikova’s soonto-open Craft Art Bar on Cherokee Street.

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HandleBar: True to the Russian love of vodka, HandleBar was heavy on the hand with the country’s drink of choice.

we have been able to carry the family aspect from each of our own experiences and create a new family here at SLU.” That passion for Irish heritage and each other comes through clearly in their performances. Their ending dance, “Craic” (a difficult-totransate word from Gaelic with roughly means “fun”), gave each dancer the opportunity to dance a short solo while the emcee provided some humorous commentary on their personality and relationship with the group. The playfulness between the dancers exhibited their strength not only as individual dancers but also as a cohesive group. The group has achieved so much in their fives years. Their numbers have grown and they’ve raised their profile on campus. This weekend, they’ll be attending their first intercollegiate competition hosted by the University of Dayton, competing against the host university, the University of Notre Dame/Saint Mary’s College, Ohio State University and Villanova University. “This third [showcase] was probably our best so far,” said Elevation member Laura O’Lannerghty. “We are improving with age, that’s for sure.”

‘Five Dresses’ to be a fun, fast-paced performance

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Five Dresses: Don’t miss this SLU production running March 28 through 30 in the Studio Theater of Xavier Hall. By Katy Keating Staff Writer

Saint Louis University Theatre presents “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” by Alan Ball. This hilarious comedy is directed by Kristin Rion, a senior Theatre Major, and assistant directed by John Clark, a sophomore Theatre Management Major. The play is set during a wedding reception in Tennessee where there are five bridesmaids hiding upstairs to avoid the party. In a recent interview, Rion said the production is “fast-paced, fun, lively and then it’ll switch on a dime to something more serious.” Caroline Kwan plays Trisha, a jaded beauty who falls for one of the ushers at the wedding. As a senior, Kwan has been a remarkable talent in the department. On her final role, she said, “I could not have been happier to be a part of ‘Five Women’ as my last show at SLU. Playing the role of Trisha has

been a fun challenge because in some respects I can relate to her character completely, whereas in others she and I are on totally different levels of thinking. My favorite part is being able to have these one-on-one moments with all of the characters. These moments really help define one of Trisha’s best qualities – that she is a great friend to have because she will always listen and she cares deeply about others’ happiness.” The other four bridesmaids in “Five Dresses” are played by Maddie Spruce, Alicen Moser, Alyssa Still and Sam Moyer. Ryan Lawson-Maeske also stars, adding to the sheer force of comedic style in you’ll find in “Five Dresses” that will leave you wanting more. Certainly a production you won’t want to miss, “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” opens in the Studio Theatre of Xavier Hall on Friday, March 28 at 8 p.m. and continues Saturday, March 29 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 30 at 2 p.m.

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Jandek shares set with locals By KEVIN GUSZKOWSKI Staff Writer

The Billiken Club held one of its most memorable shows to date this past Friday, hosting the mysterious folk/blues project Jandek for an innovative two-hour set. The secretive and prolific Texas musician behind Jandek (who is probably named Sterling Smith, although this has never been confirmed) has been quietly releasing albums since the late 1970s and very rarely performs for live audiences. This made Friday’s event a particularly momentous occasion for the Billiken Club, as it’s most likely the only show he will be playing anywhere in the United States this year. Jandek performed a blend of improvisational blues that

ranged from acoustic ballads to woozy blues-rock jams and more experimental atonal meanderings that incorporated distinctive spoken word passages and haunted poetry. The stylistic changes of the live show matched the varying melancholy folk and blues styles that characterize Jandek’s wealth of recorded material. Smith also had Friday’s show recorded and may possibly release the material as a live album in the future. As with most of his previous shows (of which there have not been many), Smith chose to collaborate live with other artists for a good part of the show. Joining him and another female collaborator on stage were local musicians Joseph Hess of Spelling Bee and Matt Coonfield of Bugchaser. Hess and Coonfield were not aware of what

they would be playing until hours before the show began, having the chance to practice only once briefly beforehand. This made for a highly original, creative performance that felt exciting to watch, with the four musicians continually switching between guitar, bass and drums throughout the set. Over 200 people attended the event, making it the most popular show thus far for the Billiken Club since its return last spring. Other previous acts this year have included art punks No Age, electronic producer Lapalux and a host of local artists. To find out about more upcoming shows at the Billiken Club, follow them on Twitter or visit their Facebook page. The Billiken Club’s next sponsored show is on April 3 at Apop Records; noise rockers Wolf Eyes will be headlining.

We Will Rock You March 27-30, times vary The Fabulous Fox Theatre Justin Moore March 27, 7 p.m. Chaifetz Arena

Theater Ghost March 27-30, times vary The Peabody Opera House Five Women Wearing the Same Dress March 28-30, times vary Xavier Hall Studio Theatre

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Jandek: The infamous musician came to SLU for a performance at The Billiken Club.

Top picks from KSLU

“Living Alone,” Living Alone (Pizza Punk) Denver’s Punk Scene is thriving these days and veteran best buds Matt Best, Max Boyd, Dan Galansky and Dan Gilbert are using their decades of cumulative experience to play and produce a Gutter Pizza Pop Punk style of music. Nothing sums up Living Alone, the band or the experience itself, better than the track, “Weathered.” With rolling bass lines amongst sparse guitar riffs and the cutest drummer boy in Denver singing as he drums a beat, you can dance your misery away. If “Living Alone” is an image, it’s the hue of the sky from your favorite childhood picture. Each member has experience on multiple instruments and vocals, which gets put to use in the six-song EP, produced by virtuoso Joey Hidalgo. Dancing at shows is a must so give punk a chance! Rooster Jake, local music director: Burning the Cassette - Mondays, 12-1p.m.

“The Colourist,” The Colourist(Alternative) Comparative to bands like Youngblood Hawke, Walk the Moon and Of Monsters and Men, The Colourist’s self-titled album is a collection of jams intended for a fun-loving and young audience. Fast-paced and alternatively influenced, songs like “Little Games” and “Fix This” remind you of summer drives with the windows rolled down. Adam Castilla and Maya Tuttle’s vocals matched with their pop-fueled and indie-bred sounds create an infectious feeling of optimism and teenage rebellion. Their unique musical talent can be seen in album tracks, such as “We Won’t Go Home,” “Yes Yes” and “Wishing Wells.” If you haven’t added them to your summer playlist yet, you’ve made a terrible mistake. Matt Meyers, KSLU affiliate.

“Suck My Shirt,” The Coathangers (Girl Punk) Originally formed as a joke, The Coathangers’ fourth studio album “Suck My Shirt” says the all-girl punk band has become anything but. Rocketing out of Atlanta but with a kick-assCali-garage-girl sound, the group delivers gritty guitar and smoker’s rasp vocals that make you want to kick

someone’s teeth in at the first cord. Especially fightsong-meets-prepping-fora-night-out tracks like “Adderall,” “Derek’s Song” and “Merry Go Round,” while “Zombie” takes a darker, The Ravenettes-style turn. Lace up those combat boots and hit the city screaming out car windows with this record turned all the way up for full movie effect. Liza DiStefano, internal promotions director: Watching Trees - Sundays, 9-10 p.m.

“A Dotted Line,” Nickel Creek (Bluegrass/Folk) After eight separated and coinciding with their 25th anniversary, Nickel Creek has reunited with what might be one of their most adventurous albums yet. A Dotted Line combines three separate careers, highlighting each one, but without overshadowing each other. While Chis Thile shows off with his strong vocals and intricate mandolin playing, Sean Watkins provides the necessary and wonderful backbone of guitar. Sarah Watkins tops everything off with her both supporting her band mates and taking the lead with her deft fiddle skills and soaring vocals. This album is a tight and skillful one, but overall, just fun and enjoyable.

No fright for ‘Ghost The Musical’ in STL stage their voices matched Tuesday night was the perfectly, making their duets opening for the U.S. Tour of “With You” and “Unchained “Ghost The Musical” at the Melody” a true delight to Peabody hear. The difficulty in giving Opera such passionate performancHouse, and it es each night was shared w a s by Postonik, who said, “The hardest part of this show was packed. the emotional challenge of The mulosing the love of your life at sical was every performance.” written Carla R. Stewart, who by Bruce Melena played Oda Mae Brown, J o e l Abijaoude Rubin, brought so much talent to who was the show. She filled every scene with energy and proalso responsible for writing vided a humorous outlet to “Ghost” the movie that origia serious plot. Her singing nally hit theaters in 1990. was on point and she created In the show there was a wonderful a different use of techatmosphere nology that when talkIn musical theater, brought aling with the most a magighosts veryou have to have sus the peocal element really strong belief ple, which to the stage. in yourself and added sigThe backnificant drop consistnever take no for depth to the ed of several an answer. show. screens that Her perchanged with -Katie Postonik, formance each scene, lead actress in the bank along with scene was a few strucwondertural items. ful and her solo “I’m Out of This was particularly useful Here” truly showcased her during scenes featuring the talent. subway or the city the backThe musical was fast ground had silhouettes of paced and things happened people moving, thus giving very quickly. The backthe impression that the acground dancers were great in tors were walking through a building the atmosphere and city. in helping with the scenes In the first subway scene, that included body switches, the screens showed the for instance when Sam died subway moving from sevand his ghost was separated eral perspectives. This alfrom his body. These body lowed the audience to feel as switches happened so quickthough they were actually at ly that it was a mystery how the subway station and not they were even possible. in a theater. The special efPostonik left us with adfects were also used to create vice for people wanting to the ghost world in which the pursue a career in musical actors walked through walls, theater. “In musical theater, moved objects and even you have to really strong bemoved on to either heaven lieve in yourself and never or hell. take no for an answer. There The stars of the musiwill be a lot of auditions so cal were Katie Postonik and you just need to be positive. Steven Grant Douglas, who And finally, the key is persisplayed Molly Jensen and tence.” Sam Wheat, respectively. On

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“The Expression of Power,” BL’AST (Hardcore Punk) Originally released in 1986 as “The Power of Expression,” “The Expression of Power” is the latest LP from Santa Cruz’s BL’AST to be reissued on Southern Lord Records. The reissue uses alternate recordings to form a product harsher than the original, reveling in relentless lo-fidelity brutality. BL’AST makes the most of both its thrash and sludgeinclined leanings throughout, as the album features both thirty-second melees and longer, more conventionally metallic compositions. Vocalist Clifford Dinsmore’s lyrics pile vitriolic misanthropy and Cold Warera paranoia upon BL’ASTS hyper-speed guitar murk. “Don’t Need It II” provides a rare moment of lyrical positivity and self-awareness, although this respite is thankfully brief. “Expression of Power” is everything hardcore should be: short, abrasive and unsettling. Alex Cunningham, Music Director. This is Your Life Now - Wednesdays, 9-11p.m.

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Ghost: The movie turned musical took the stage at the Peabody Opera House during their Broadway season.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014

Humanities festival New Shakira CD sure shapes culture in STL to make you shake Celebrating arts and culture is what we’re all about here at the UNews Arts desk, but we’re not the only ones. The humanities shape cultures; they define and explain generations and populations. April 1-6, the Missouri Humanities Council is partnering with the International Institute to celebrate the annual Greater St. Louis Humanities Festival. With this year’s theme “Migration and Mobility,” they’ll be sharing stories of immigration through literature and film, history and politics. Events are happening all over the city throughout the week. Starting on April 1, you can choose between two events. I would recommend making your decision based on convenience of location as both are at 7:00 p.m. and both sound fascinating. At the Missouri History Museum you can catch a screening of Homeland: Immigration in America followed by a panel discussion including the film’s producer. This documentary was made in conjunction with the 2012 election to encourage informed voting and critical thought about immigration policy. It touches on stories of the experience of immigrants living in the U.S., as well as U.S. citizens exploring what immigrants in this country means to them and their way of life. Meanwhile, you can hear from internationally-

acclaimed Canadian author and editor Gary Geddes, as he reads some of his many stories and poems about the effects of violent war and conflict on individuals, families and communities. Geddes has traveled the world witnessing places ridden with social and political unrest, connecting with refuges along the way. Walking Wounded: Migration, Displacement and the Long Road Home will be held at the University of MissouriSt. Louis. With immigration policy

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The humanities shape cultures; they define and explain generations and populations.

SLU, the Stage at KDHX will be showing a selectedscenesviewing from Prison Performing Arts’ production of Going Home on April 5 at 4:00 p.m. This drama is a compilation of stories written by inmates at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center. It looks at a form of migration that is frequent but forgotten within this country. The stories follow prisoners as they are freed from incarceration and envision their future journeys. At the final event of the festival, the Great Migration of African Americans leaving the rural south and venturing to other regions of the U.S., will be examined by Dr. Spencer Crew. He’s built a career making history publicly accessible. His most recent project is establishing the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, which he’s been building from the ground up. Adding this history of internal migration in the U.S. to the discussion today is sure to shed light on the plight of people living similarly in this age. In Search of a Better Life: African American Migration in the Early Twentieth Century, will be held at the Missouri History Museum on April 6 at 3:00 p.m. Most of the events comprising the Greater St. Louis Humanities Festival are free and open to the public. See www.mohumanities.org for a full schedule and more details.

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being a particularly hot topic these days, Thinking About Movement is sure to be informative and engaging, whether you think you could stand to learn more about the issue or you’ve already formed a strong opinion. This conference will span over two days at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, closing with a debate on April 3 at 7:00 p.m. between prominent political commentator and media personality, James Carville and former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Just down the street from

By MEREDITH HARGIS Staff Writer

The “She Wolf ” whose singing started off in 2014 with a chart topping single, “Can’t Remember to Forget You” (feat. Rihanna), released her 10th album simply entitled “Shakira” on March 24. Since the 1990s, the Colombian singer and dancer has built a fan base that has made her name one of the biggest in pop music. Monday night’s release proves that Shakira’s incomparable sexy Latin style isn’t about to make an exit off the world music stage quite yet. The past few years have contained big milestones for the 37-year-old singer. Not only is she about to mark four years with boyfriend Gerard Piqué, but the couple also welcomed a baby boy last January. Before listening to her new album, fans can’t help but wonder how these parts of Shakira’s personal life have affected her music. After listening to the twelve-track album, it seems that they have, but only for the better. Bringing an interesting mix of heartfelt songs with upbeat hip-shakingworthy ones reminiscent of our Shakira in the ages of “Oral Fixation” and “Laundry Service,” Shakira still impressed wit h her rich and fun mix of music in this 10th album. The fact that by Monday night her album was already No. 1 on iTunes in 60 countries should certainly prove

that point. Some of the quieter, ballad-like songs on the album like “You Don’t Care About Me” and “Broken Record” sound similar and may catch the listener off guard if they expect the whole album to be extremely upbeat. The inevitable song dedicated to her happy little family, “23,” is sweet, but not the high point of the record. Some of the lyrics are a little unoriginal, though this small weakness can be looked over

thanks to the power of other songs on the album. The real make-you-want-to-turnthe-volume-up-and-putthe-car-windows-downsongs are “Dare” (La La La), ‘Empire,” “Spotlight,” “Medicine” (feat. Blake Shelton) and “The One Thing.” “Dare” has an irresistible, danceable beat that brings the scene of a Latin American club to mind while “Empire” is an irresistible anthem whose music video released also on Monday with the rest of the album.

“Spotlight” and “The One Thing” have strong guitar rhythms that bring a new rock ’n’ roll sound to her music and put the spotlight on her full-bodied voice. These are definitely worthy of belting in the shower or into your hairbrush. Perhaps the most interesting song from “Shakira” is “Medicine,” which involves the collaboration of country star and co-judge on The Voice, Blake Shelton. Whoever thought Shakira could be categorized in that genre? Or perhaps a better question is what type of music can’t she sing? Their duet is emotive and fun, as it overlaps distinct voices into a blend that only country music can achieve. “I don’t reach for the bottle of whisky / No you won’t see me popping pills / ‘Cause if I want the pain to go away / In a second make it fade / You’re the only thing that will / You’re my medicine.” Given the early spring release date, with any luck these will be the sounds of summer 2014. On the radar of the music industry since as early as 1995, 19 years and going strong, Shakira isn’t finished with us yet. It’s always comforting to know that some things never change; Shakira mixes things up slightly with her incorporation of rock and country in her new album, but continues her legacy of what her fans recognize as distinctly Shakira – the “She Wolf ” we know and love whenever, wherever.

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Billikens sent packing by reigning national champs By BRIAN HAENCHEN Staff Writer

Basketball team begins new chapter nett, Dwayne Evans, Mike McCall Jr., Jordair Jett and Rob Loe, he could not help but smile as he spoke about It was a remarkable run. their contributions to the The 2013-14 Billikens won program and their complea school-record 19 games in tion of “the process.” a row, posted an 11-1 road “They got the most out of record, collected the protheir careers that they could gram’s second-consecutive get out… They came through Atlantic 10 title and earned with championships, a lot of a top-10 ranking for the first wins and went to the tourtime in 40 years. All of which nament three times,” he culminated explained. with an im“You miss probable seniors, but They came through come-fromI don’t miss behind vicwith championships, seniors that tory over a lot of wins, and much to North Carotell you the went to the tournalina State in truth, bement three times. the second cause the round of college and -Jim Crews, the NCAA the basketTournament. Head Coach ball experiS u r e , ence is supSaint Louis’ posed to p ost se a son prepare them for a bigger run ended sooner than most and better future. had hoped it would, but it “They’re moving to a difcertainly left its mark, rallyferent chapter, so I’m exing from a 16-point deficit cited for those guys. They’ll with eight minutes to play do bigger and better things to stun the Wolfpack in than being a good basketball overtime and advance to the player and playing on good third round for the third year teams and everything… in a row. That’s what’s fun about colIt was a miraculous comelege, seeing kids go through back that will not be soon the whole situation—seeing forgotten, orchestrated althem come in as freshmen most entirely by a senior and when they pop out as seclass whose contributions to niors, that’s pretty rewarding the program will forever be to watch.” remembered. The coach raved about On Wednesday afterthe seniors’ ability to pinnoon, coach Jim Crews met point particular opportuniwith the media to recap the ties elsewhere on the floor 2013-14 season. He discussed a myriad of topics, but when the conversation See “Future” on Page 10 shifted to seniors Jake BarBy BRIAN HAENCHEN Staff Writer

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Roll Bills: Senior forward Dwayne Evans looks to the basket. Evans,who started and played in every game this season, led the team in avergae points per game with 14. For the most part when it was in the half court we did a pretty good job defensively. [But] we weren’t very good or efficient offensively.” Despite hitting just six of its first 21 shots from the field and committing 11 turnovers, SLU only faced a 25-16 deficit at halftime, due in large part to its defense, which managed to come up with just enough stops to keep the Cardinals from pulling away. Undaunted but not oblivious to what was on the line over the final 20 minutes,

the Billikens came out firing in the second half, ripping off a 13-2 run over the opening 5:35 to seize a 29-27 advantage with a layup by Loe. However, once they had a lead, they started to get careless, committing turnovers on their next two possessions, both of which were caused by poor ball handling and resulted in buckets on the other end for Louisville. 33-29 Cardinals. “We had two careless turnovers and they converted them for points,” Jett said in the locker room. “I think

we had some momentum.” “We got a little anxious on offense, trying to force a couple of things instead of sharing the ball around,” McCall added. Immediately after the second steal-and-score, Crews called timeout, hoping to get his team back on track. Whatever he said during the break worked—at least at first.

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On Saturday afternoon in Orlando, Fla., Jake Barnett, Mike McCall Jr., Dwayne Evans, Rob Loe and Jordair Jett played their last game in Billiken jerseys as their tournament dreams were snatched by the defending National Champions. For the third year in a row, they failed to advance past the Round of 32. “It comes to a crashing halt for everyone except the national champion—it comes down fast,” coach Jim Crews explained Friday afternoon. “It’s a little bit of a shock to the system, especially for the seniors…[it’s] very emotional for them.” From becoming the first Rick Majerus team to ever finish with a losing record as freshmen to battling through tragedy to claim the Atlantic 10 championship last season, Saint Louis’ seniors have been to hell and back over the past four years. Unfortunately, the game is callous to the human element, just as it is ignorant to seeding, overall record and program’s prestige. For the Billikens, Saturday afternoon’s game against Louisville provided a neatly-packaged, 40-minute showcase of their best and worst tendencies. “We didn’t play particularly well today,” Crews said afterwards. “We just weren’t good enough with the ball…

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Lore tosses no-hitter Billikens topped by EIU By CASEY WAUGHN Associate Sports Editor

The Billikens took a break from Atlantic 10 play last night to take on Southern Illinois University. SLU split the double header with the Salukis. In the afternoon matinee, sophomore pitcher Brianna Lore pitched her first career no hitter in the 1-0 victory. Lore only allowed two runners to reach second base, walking three batters and hitting one. Lore also had a hand in the Billikens lone run. She hit a double in the fifth inning, and freshman pinch runner Brittany Durant scored on sophomore Elizabeth Everingham’s mishandled ground ball. SLU lost the nightcap 9-3. The Salukis scored one third of their runs in the first two innings. SLU kept the game tight in the first at the start, scoring a run in each of the first two innings. The score was 3-2 Southern Illinois going into the third inning. The Salukis then added two more runs in both the fifth and sixth innings.

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Softball: Reigning A-10 pitcher of the week Brianna Lore pitched a no-hitter against SIU on Wednesday.

Baseball: Junior RHP James Norwood improved his record to 3-0 after shutting out Rhode Island last Friday.

SLU started the second game with a hot bat. Junior Lindsay Friedman led off with a single and then stole second base. The next batter, freshman Alex Nickel walked and senior Kelsey Biggs’ single loaded the bases. Friedman then scored a run on a sacrifice fly by Lore.

Everingham scored the second run in the game after hitting a double and scoring after two teammates’ singles. The Billikens went on the board for the last time in the seventh inning when See “No-No” on Page 11

By CHARLES BOWLES Staff Writer

Saint Louis University’s baseball team opened its Atlantic 10 conference schedule on the road against the Rhode Island Rams. The Billikens played a three-game series against the Rams and

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WHO TO CHEER: T.J. OSHIE Oshie and his fiancé had their first child, Lyla Grace, on March 17. Oshie missed that evening’s game against Winnipeg to be with his family, which is also applaudable, but returned two days later to the lineup against the Blackhawks. The American hero’s child definitely takes after his parents in the looks category.

completed the series sweep to open their conference record at 3-0. The team holds a 14-8 overall record going into the main stretch of their conference season. The Billikens started the series on Friday, March 21 with a 4-0 victory over the Rams. The game was high-

lighted by a pitcher James Norwood’s complete game one-hit shutout. Norwood threw 97 pitches in the shutout and allowed his only hit of the game in the fourth inning. SLU gave Norwood a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a Mike Vigliarolo double to left field. Vigiliarolo would add an extra run after a throwing error by Rhode Island later in the same inning. That was all of the run support Norwood would need as he continued to pitch. Josh Bunselmeyer added another run on a sacrifice bunt in the sixth, giving the Bills their final margin of victory. For his efforts on Friday, Norwood was named the A-10 Conference Pitcher of the Week. This was the first weekly honor of his career and the fourth weekly award for the Bills this season. After Norwood’s performance in Friday’s game, the ball was handed to Nick Bates who gave the Bills another great pitching perfor See “Baseball” on Page 11

By CASEY WAUGHN, Assoc. Sports Editor WHO TO JEER: WICHITA STATE The Shockers got knocked off their high horse as the first No. 1 seed to fall in the tournament. On their climb to the top, Wichita State apparently claimed St. Louis, and found it appropriate to put up “Shocker Nation” billboards around SLU’s campus. Sorry Shockers, but this will always be Bills territory.

WHO TO FEAR: CHICAGO BEARS DEFENSE Coming off a season with the worst rushing defense in the league and a mere 30 sacks on the season, expect the Bears defense to be back and strong in 2014, especially strengthened with the addition of defensive end Jared Allen. If everyone stays healthy through the 2014 season, the Bears could post league-leading numbers once again.

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Future: A tradition Ousted: Returning Billikens of championships? look forward to next season

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Calendar Thursday, March 27 Women’s Tennis 2:30 p.m. vs. Southern Illinois

Friday, March 28 Track and Field @ Washington University Relays @ Texas Relays Baseball 6 p.m. vs. George Washington

Saturday, March 29 Softball 12 and 2 p.m. vs. Rhode Island

Baseball 2 p.m. vs. George Washington

Sunday, March 30 Baseball 12 p.m. vs. George Washington

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for a teammate to have success and their blue-collar work ethic. It’s an approach they learned from their predecessors and now they are paying it forward. This program-wide commitment player development is why Evans, Barnett, Jett, McCall and Loe will graduate as the winningest class in school history. And it is why the future remains bright for Saint Louis men’s basketball. “The season’s a long season and…it’s tiring,” Crews said. “But [on Tuesday] I met with all our guys that are returning and I’m really excited. What I heard in those meetings and how they responded—I knew I was going to get excited eventually here, but I thought I’d have to be tired for a little bit. John Schuler/Photo Editor They gave me a little hop in my step. I was just so enStarters: With the departure of the Billikens five senior starters, players like freshcouraged by what they said man Mike Crawford figure to be the main beneficiaries of more minutes next season. and how much they’re looking forward to it and their contributions this year— “Grandy Glaze—he’s a reis not going to dictate one Continued from Page 9 their responsibilities going ally good teammate. I’m talkthing or another,” Crews to more of a primary from ing to him on Tuesday and I said in his opening stateSLU came out and more of a role situation. It’s said to him, ‘Grandy, I’m just ment. “I certainly don’t kept pace with Louisville, really good.” really proud of you. You were want that to overshadow— moving to within four folWith the encouragit won’t overshadow in our lowing a layup by Loe unique bening guys program – what these sewith 10:20 remaining. efit of fieldand some of niors have done. They’ve Unfortunately, just ing an all-sethose guys had an amazing career.” as it appeared the Billiknior starting were taking In the locker room afens were ready to make five comes away some ter the game, there was no another run at the surgthe equally of your mincrying, only reflection from ing Cardinals, their offense unusual utes at the completely unraveled, failchallenge end.’ And he ing to even score a point of having to said, ‘It’s not -Grandy Glaze, over the next five minutes. retool an enabout me. “You hear the expresjunior forward tire starting It’s about the sion ‘defense wins champilineup the program. onships’,” Louisville coach next season. I’m not goRick Pitino said. “A lack of These new ing to be offense keeps you from winopportunities will lead to here forever. No one else is ning a championship. Every competition, which Crews -Jordair Jett, either.’ That’s a pretty mature team can play defense at firmly believes is the best attitude…and very unselfsenior guard this stage, so you’ve got to way to improve a team. But ish.” have a great offense to win.” within these battles lies a The identity and core valIn the final 10 minutes life lesson and one of the ues of this program personiof regulation, SLU hit just six defining qualities of Billiken the seniors on this season fied. An admirable approach of 18 shots from the field, atbasketball—for each player, and their careers. The moshared by the players and tempted (and missed) seven there must be a balance bements immediately followtheir coach that is applica3-pointers and hit just two tween self responsibility ing Saturday’s game was a ble both in- and outside the of five free throw attempts. and team responsibility, an subtle reminder of these segame of basketball. Louisville capitalized and understanding of the bigger niors’ most admirable trait. “We try to promote that pulled away 66-51 victory. picture. Through all the adversiit’s bigger than any of us,” A disappointing end to “Everyone wants to do Crews explained. “That ty, all the good, bad and ugly what was otherwise a fantaswell. That’s human nature,” things that have happened, should be the same way with tic season for the program he said. “But at the same these five young men have their families, neighborhood and a tremendous fourtime you have self responsishown an uncanny ability to or community. It’s bigger year run by its five leaders. bilities and you have group maintain their composure— than anybody.” “One game certainly responsibilities…

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Junior Pitcher James Norwood

Billikens RHP James Norwood was selected as the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week after his dazzling performance against Rhode Island this past weekend. Norwood claimed the first weekly honor of his career after allowing just one hit against URI, while only four Rams hitters were able to reach base. With the victory, Norwood improved to 3-0 on the sseason with a 2.25 ERA and .172 batting average against.

they never allowed themselves to get too far high or too far down. It is one of the primary forces that drove their success and kept them together through the years. “It’s emotional—sad, mad, little disappointed,” Jett said. “It was fun. We did a lot of good things for the school and ourselves, so it’s exciting.” “You want to go out with a win, but I’ve had the pleasure of playing with four great seniors this year,” Barnett said. “Looking back on going to the NCAA Tournament three times and winning some games there and winning some conference championships, who wouldn’t want that? We had a great run together and overall, we had a heck of a season… I love these guys. I love the other four seniors.” “It was an emotional day, especially for us seniors. You just have to move on,” McCall said. “We all know that we had great runs here… [When I first arrived], I saw that we had a great group of guys—a lot of guys that like to work, work hard and just put it all on the floor. That’s what made us come to the Tournament and win championships… We worked really hard to get where we ended up.” Statistically, they will go down as the winningest class in school history (93 wins); fans will remember them as the class that resurrected Billiken basketball. They may not have gotten Saint Louis its first Sweet 16 berth, but in a few years when the program does finally reach the second weekend of the Tournament, we will be pointing to the Class of 2014 as the one that made it all possible. “They’re the winningest group in Saint Louis history,” Crews said. “They won three championships in the last two year, the number of games they’ve won in the last three years, three NCAA Tournaments… They’ve been good. They’ve been great ambassadors within the community and really the world… Big picture, I couldn’t be more proud. I salute these guys for having a wonderful, wonderful career.”

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Intramural championships take center stage at Chaifetz Arena By JESSICA WINTER Associate News Editor

In an effort to help kickstart the March Madness craze and Billiken basketball pride, the Simon Recreation Center held their basketball intramural championship games in Chaifetz Arena on Monday, March 3. The games consisted of a Men’s A league, two Men’s B leagues, a Co-Rec league and a Greek league. Over the span of about four hours, two teams from each league scrimmaged for their bracket’s championship titles. Coming out on top were the five student-named teams: Ders, Gilbert Arenas, Rainbow, Ball Don’t Lie and Sig Ep. This year’s championship tournament differed from those in the past because of its location in Chaifetz Arena. The exciting change in venue allowed for more spectators and a more engaging atmosphere, with seniors Adam Cruz and Michael Gaines as the DJ’s and voiceovers, sophomore Natalie Lynch as the scorekeeper and sophomore Nathan Van Haute as one of the three referees. “Having the championship games held in Chaifetz Arena created a much bigger spotlight for the games,” said Van Haute. “There were more spectators than I’ve ever seen at intramural games…I hope in the future that we can draw bigger crowds, open up a concession stand and get some of the D1 guys to come watch.” The SLU Intramural Sports program is a studentrun collaboration of intra-

mural supervisors, administrators and referees. Campus Recreation Program Coordinator Sam Kelner works with and organizes the intramural sports and sport clubs at SLU. Through his communication with the Athletics Department, Kelner was able to secure Chaifetz as the championship location – an exciting feat for the intramurals program. “We have never been able to host in the Chaifetz Arena [before],” stated Kelner. “It was such a great honor...I think that since we did not play it up too much and since there was very little chatter about the possibility of the games being played in Chaifetz, a lot of students did not believe it would happen. Our Athletic Director Chris May wanted it to happen and we are very thankful for that.” Cruz praised Kelner’s persistence in obtaining Chaifetz for the evening and his overall planning of the championship event. “[It’s] just a huge testament to Sam Kelner. He worked so hard to get it in [Chaifetz], and his smile all night was a mile wide,” Cruz said. A few highlights of the evening included one of the Men’s B team players scoring 27 points in the game and the Men’s B league team Rainbow coming back from a 15pt deficit. Teams displayed an overall good-sportsmanship attitude and were able to enjoy the support of their friends and fraternity brothers who showed up to cheer them on. The student response to the event was reportedly positive, with many

participants excited for next year’s intramural basketball championship. “Intramurals is a program that will give you great fun, give you leadership and sportsmanship skills, expose you to diverse populations

and help you meet a cross section of the university community,” stated Kelner. Other spring intramural sports include volleyball, indoor soccer, dodgeball, floor hockey and racquetball leagues.

Photos courtesy of Annalise Wilcox

Top: Sig Ep celebrates their intramural championship. Bottom: Ross Santee wins the tip in the title game.

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mance on Saturday, March 22 in a 3-2 victory over Rhode Island. The game on Saturday was not as easy as Friday’s game. After Bates allowed an early run, SLU responded in the third inning as Michael Bozarth advanced home on a series of errors by Rhode Island to tie the game at 1-1. Later that inning, Braxton Martinez ripped a triple to score Vigiliarolo to give the Bills a 2-1 lead. The Bills added an insurance run in the fifth inning, but the Rams responded by pulling the game within one run in the eighth inning. URI had an opportunity to tie the game in the ninth, but SLU pitcher Matt Eckelman was able to force the final out and earn his sixth save of the season. Bates pitched six innings allowing one run on three hits. He also had seven strikeouts and allowed four walks. Eckelman pitched three innings to earn the save. Saint Louis swept the series on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Rhode Island to open their conference season with a perfect record. SLU’s offense was silent this game for the first six innings, but the team woke up in the seventh. URI took a 1-0 lead going into the seventh inning. SLU’s Colton Frabasilio jump-started the offense with a single in the seventh inning. He would later score on a balk by the URI pitcher to tie the game at 1-1. SLU took the 2-1 lead in the eighth inning on a Frabasilio

RBI single. Bozarth added another run with an RBI double giving the Bills as 3-1 final advantage. Sophomore Josh Moore pitched 6.2 innings without allowing an earned run in the victory over the Rams. Saint Louis traveled to Charleston for Wednesday’s contest against Eastern Illinois University riding a fivegame winning streak. Freshman RHP Zach Girrens started on the mound for the Billikens as they dropped the back and forth tilt with the Panthers. Saint Louis opened the scoring with three runs in the second inning and stretched their lead to 6-0 in the third. Eastern Illinois came storming back and cut the deficit to one run after six frames. SLU added an insurance run in the seventh, but the Panthers refused to succumb to the visiting Billikens. EIU answered with one run in the bottom of the seventh inning and claimed the lead with three runs in the eighth. With the 7-9 loss against Eastern Illinois, the Billikens record fell to 14-9 overall. For the game the Billikens were outhit 14-8 as Girrens was hit with the loss. SLU will return home to continue its conference schedule against the George Washington Colonials in a three-game home stretch from Friday, March 28 to Sunday, March 30. These games will be the first to be played at the newly renovated Billiken Sports Complex. Following the home stand, seven of their next eight games are on the road.

SLU Club Lacrosse team

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SLU LAX: The Saint Louis University club lacrosse team is back in action this weekend. You can catch them on Sunday (Mar. 30) at 1:00 p.m. on the SLU Med campus.

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sophomore Ellie Huffman doubled, advanced to third on a ground ball and scored on another Lore single. With the 9-3 loss, sophomore pitcher Laney Kneib had the loss, making her 4-5. Earlier in the week on Saturday, March 22, the team faced their first A-10 opponent, Massachusetts. The Billikens swept the Minutewomen in the doubleheader with scores of 2-1 and 6-4. Aiding in the team’s win were the 14 walks they drew over the two games. Lore picked up the win in both of these games. Caroline Raymond pitched the first game for UMass. Though the Bills only managed to get two hits off of her on the game, they drew eight walks. Freshman Mackenzie Peter drew a walk in the first inning with the bases loaded to score Friedman. UMass tied the game 1-1 in the third inning. SLU struck for the final run in the game in the fifth inning. Peter stepped up to bat with the bases loaded and

one out. She hit a single to left field, which allowed the eventual game-winning run to score. On the game, she was 2-2 with two RBIs and a walk. In the second game of the afternoon, Massachusetts was the first on the scoreboard, scoring two runs in the first inning. Saint Louis didn’t stay down long and scored three runs in the second inning to take a 3-2 lead heading into the third inning. The Minutewomen added two more runs again in the third inning, but Everingham answered in the bottom half of the inning with a solo homerun, tying the game at 4 going into the fourth. In the sixth inning, Friedman stepped up to bat. With the go-ahead run at first base, she homered to left-center field, which gave SLU a 6-4 lead. This sealed the game for the Billikens, who held Massachusetts scoreless in the seventh. Over the two games, SLU had 11 hits and 14 walks for an on-base percentage of .467. In her 10 innings pitched, Lore held UMass to

a batting average of .167 with six hits, two walks and three strikeouts. The Billikens are 15-12 overall. So far, they have only played two in-conference games and they are 2-0. SLU has collected wins over Jackson State, Houston Baptist, Northern Colorado, Buffalo, Bowling Green, Missouri State, SEMO, Western Michigan and conferenceopponent Massachusetts, among others. Losses have come against Tennessee State, Arkansas Pine Buff, Mississippi, Wichita State, Louisiana Tech, North Dakota State and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The team has traded wins with Kansas, Southern Illinois, UT Martin and North Carolina A&T. Leading the statistics for pitchers on the season thus far is Lore. She has the lowest ERA on the team (2.84). Peter is leading the team in batting average at .333. SLU will continue conference play on March 29 against Rhode Island. The double-header at the Billiken Sports Complex begins at noon.

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The first is to “catch” SLU up with other universities in the area and country that either have tobacco or smoke-free policies, as if it’s inconceivable that some people in the University appreciate that they or others can smoke within the set boundaries at SLU. The second sub-theme is the idea that smokers on campus, most notably West Pine, are a nuisance or health hazard for others in the SLU community who do not wish such exposure. It is not that these two ideas are bad, but there is much more room to debate these points than the lofty ideals presented in the document. The editorial board consists of opinions across the spectrum: support, apathy and opposition, but many of the opinions pointed to a level of bewilderment of why such a proposal is needed. The SLU community, through any governing body, did not ask for such a policy initiative by the school of public health. Indeed to some of the editorial board, this policy looks like one side imposing itself on the other, which may not recognize the tolerance and diversity present at SLU. With a possible imposition in question, one must ask the question: how much are people in the SLU community who do not smoke really burdened or harmed? No member of the editorial board could recall

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an instance in which they recall a smoker being a nuisance. It is also possible that by making the use of tobacco prohibited on campus, we would be inconveniencing those who use tobacco more so than nonusers do now under the current rules in place. There are also serious questions about the yet unanswered question of enforcement mechanisms for the rule change, which is effectively a community-wide honor system. With the level of apathy on campus, and some downright opposition to the rule change, such an honor system may just fall flat. We all agreed that smoking should not be made DPS’s problem, but a community effort may not be enough to end the practice of smoking on campus. So, the editorial board has a couple of directions that we would like the people heading this proposal to take. First, we think it is important that the proposal invokes a clear and effective plan of enforcement for such a rule change. Second, and more importantly, this editorial board would like to see this fundamental rule change be accepted by the entire SLU community. Every level of this university must see a desire for this proposal before such a proposal should be made SLU policy.

Welcoming President Pestello With just about everyone else warmly welcoming Saint Louis University’s new president, Dr. Fred Pestello, (including staff writer Olivia White on page 11) the UNews’ editorial board has decided to give the president a welcome as well. Congratulations on your appointment and we look forward to your tenure at SLU! Now, we’d also like to speculate on what Dr. Pestello’s introduction to St. Louis and the SLU community means for students on campus, but also for parents, faculty and for the more general St. Louis community. The first aspect to discuss is what facets of the University will receive a greater preference by the president in relation to president emeritus Fr. Biondi S.J. With Pestello being a professor of sociology throughout his professional career, one could see a renewed emphasis in the College of Arts and Sciences. Another aspect is the fact that Dr. Pestello is not a Jesuit. This is the first such time that SLU has hired a permanent president that was not a Jesuit. Upon his arrival at Jesuit institution Le Moyne College in 2008, Dr. Pestello was also the first layperson to be president of this university as well. So, he has experience being a trailblazer and should show no anxiety on being the first layperson to be president here. In addition, the editorial board has suggested that being a layperson may offer him more accessibility for students and parents alike. Dr. Pestello has children that attended college and could hopefully relate to the college life of students as well as to parents who have children in college. While the tangibility of such relatedness is suspect, symbols such

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as this could be powerful for talented prospective students. Another point to be made is that Dr. Pestello has no connections to St. Louis or SLU. On one hand, this naivety regarding St. Louis affairs could lead to a possible mistake early in his tenure. On the other hand is the idea that someone new to the area can act with an impetus that has been unsullied by spending a long time in St. Louis. Indeed, some long-time residents tend to believe that the current state of affairs is unchangeable, which is altogether a pessimistic and unhelpful viewpoint. Speaking to a packed audience in the Wool Ballrooms, Dr. Pestello appeared relaxed and more relatable to students than the tight-collared formality that surrounded Fr. Biondi’s speaking events. It will be even more of a surprise to students that Dr. Pestello has a history of greater interaction with students. At Le Moyne, Dr. Pestello would host bi-monthly lunches for students as a place to interact with him and discuss what’s happening at the university. In addition, he would schedule trips to popular watering holes for students to congregate in a social setting with the president. Folks, this is not the type of president we are used to having. Our incoming president may find some stumbling blocks as he acclimates himself to the SLU environment, but he brings with him an ability to relate with students, be more present with students and being a faculty member himself at Le Moyne, a compassion for professors. This may very well be a brave new world for SLU.

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Lace up those combat boots and hit the city screaming out car windows with this record turned all the way up for full movie effect.

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We just need to start educating the masses because it’s hurting people.

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We all know that the statues scattered across campus represent the artistic tastes of one man, and one man only, so let’s cut the crap and get rid of them.

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the editorial board of the university news recognizes avis meyer, ph.d. as the newspaper’s faculty mentor.

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For those that remember, this editorial board published an editorial last fall regarding a tobacco-free SLU. It’s been several months now, and a revised document has been sent to various outlets of the SLU community, set for implementation at the beginning of the fall 2014 semester, “or another date determined by the SLU leadership.” In theme, the document is essentially the same: taking tobacco off-campus has been shown to cause less students to smoke and for those who smoke to smoke less and such an endeavor would be good for that reason. Throughout the document, there are several modifications, showing a more sophisticated document than the one that was first presented to the SLU community. However, there are still many questions and concerns that have been left unanswered in this document that this editorial board hopes to illuminate. The theme of this document is for the honorable goal of making SLU a healthier campus and place to be. However, there are a few sub-themes of the document and in presentations by Dr. Edwin Trevathan (the Dean of the Public Health Program and the face of this proposal) that settle in our stomachs with a bit of uneasiness.

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Laundry list for new president Welcome to SLU. We are happy to have y o u as our newest Billiken, and we h o p e you are exc i te d Olivia White to join o u r community. I’m sorry to hear that you will be starting your tenure here on July 1 because St. Louis summers are unbearably humid. Blame the fiscal calendar. At any rate, now that you are president, I’m sure people have already been making a lot of requests of you. We Billikens are a needy bunch. I hate to add to your already long to-do list (sorry for the mess around here), but your students have some requests of you as well. I do have a word limit, but I’ll give you the short list here. I think we can all agree what the most pressing issue at this institution is: statue removal. We all know that the statues scattered across campus represent the artistic tastes of one man, and one man only, so let’s cut the crap and get rid of them. There’s nothing like rushing to class in the morning and being assaulted by almost crashing into a frozen bronze nude figure. You just

allocate hammock resources don’t recover from that. I’m so that every student has 24 not suggesting we destroy hour hammock access for them, but let’s rip them all the greater glory of God.” It’s up and put them in a museokay if you haven’t read that um. We’ll call it ‘The Musefar yet, I know you’re new um of “What’s That?”’ Head here. But there will be a test. curator: Lawrence Biondi. Let’s move on to SLU traPresident Pestello, (can I call ditions. I’m embarrassed to you Freddy?) the act of stattell you that we do not have ue removal alone would do many traditions here at old so much to revive the morale Saint Louis U. But that’s just of faculty, students and staff another opportunity for imthat you will think the Carprovement. dinals just won the World I know you hail from Series (re:2011). Trust me on LeMoyne where there is a this one. tradition Another called Dolissue that phy Day. requires Wisely allocate For those of your immeyou out of diate attenhammock rethe know, tion is hamsources so that Dolphy Day mocks. It every student has started in is an indis24 hour access for 1971 at LeMputable fact oyne as a day that three the greater glory to enjoy the hammock s of God weather and for a stuhave fun on dent body of the first nice over 13,000 spring day of the year. The people are just not enough. I actual date of Dolphy Day think you should issue an exis kept secret until the last ecutive order to fill the quad possible moment, but when with hammocks, as well as it’s announced, it is a huge scatter them throughout campus-wide event. The other locations on campus. great thing about transferI mean don’t you think ring a tradition like this to St. Ignatius gets tired from SLU is that we already have standing in the quad all day? a Dolphin Pond. What better Has anyone ever offered him place to announce the begina hammock? Didn’t think so. ning of Dolphy Day than at I don’t know if you’ve read the Dolphin Pond? We will the mission of the Univerchange the name of course. sity yet, but under the secBilly Day? Okay the title is tion reading “In Support rough but we’ll work on that. of this Mission,” one of the The last and most imbullet points reads “wisely

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portant demand I have is to bring back Senior Week. Senior Week has been long gone at SLU for some time now, a distant memory known only to alumni. But I’ve heard and read about Senior Week, and as a senior, I want it back. It was taken away because some students abused it, but that’s ancient history now. I can think of no better way to celebrate the end of my college career than a week of fun events to celebrate the accomplishments of myself and my peers. Dr. Freddy, we have earned that. Senior Night at the Ballpark is not enough. We need a giant senior party where we congratulate ourselves and SLU foots the bill. Bringing back Senior Week would boost Billiken spirit to 2000 percent. Now, I don’t think I’ve asked for that much here. If you would like to discuss the other 282 items on my list of demands however, I would be more than willing to schedule a meeting for us. Don’t worry, I already know where your office is. Also, if you’re looking for a young alum to help you understand how to best address the needs of students, I am looking for a job. Thanks for taking the time to read this letter. I’ll see you in DuBourg. Sincerely, Olivia

Understanding others behavior], which recalls St. Nothing exemplifies the Vitus’s dance or the motor difficulty of real human reflex spasms of the maimed communication and agency animal.” (If you didn’t already in conthink this postwar German t e m theorist had a funny bone, porary think again.) AmeriIn Infinite Jest, Wallace ca betbuilds a particularly maliter than cious form of entertainment, Infinite cleverly called the EntertainJe s t . ment, a video so enthralling The cirthat watching it causes the cuitous Roberta Singer viewer to become catatonic a n d and eventually die due to hefty self-neglect. The two other novel by the late (great) Danarratives in the novel invid Foster Wallace begins volve a similar type of surwith Hal Incandenza, boyrender to pleasure addiction protagonist, sitting before in the form of drug use (and an interviewing panel of the ensuing indoctrination academics and university of recovery-speak) as well administration. His inner as competitive tennis. The voice as they question him point is this: all we want is to is completely sane--a highly be by ourselves, amused, and intelligent monologue on his we seek the swiftest road to qualifications and his husuch amusement, regardless manity. “I read. I consume of the cost. libraries,” he thinks he says If Wallace’s dystopia in to them, “but it transcends any way mirrors reality, it the mechanics. I feel and behas profound implications lieve. I’m not just a creatus, for the type of communicamanufactured, conditioned, tion we all seek. It is nearly bred for a function. 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His about mass culture similarly books and essays themselves have this notion of a throng are famously riddled with of people greedily slopping footnotes and parenthetical up whatever establishment asides, showing the burden gruel they can get their of information and ideas chomps around, from the that he obsessively carried grease of television to the with him and couldn’t relinanesthetizing desert of inquish, causing his thoughts dustry-produced pop music. to splay out mycelia-like unThe few, the critics, they are der the obvious structure of the tortured souls with the the prose. real thoughts in their brains, But why is it so hard to crying out Hal-like for true say what you mean? Or to be interfacing and meeting understood--to find somenothing but incomprehenone to understand? The cosion. (Father oh father, what nundrum of having our own do we here, in this land of separate consciousnesses, unbelief and fear? 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Implications of affordable housing sets on her brackets. Cardinals. I am the owner It’s called March Madness of a Cardinals t-shirt, purfor a reason. In these three chased especially for the weeks, anything can happen. 2013 World Series. My MilAccording to Nate Silver, a waukee friends will label me statistician who correctly a traitor, but I enjoyed cheerpredicted 49 of the 50 states ing for a team that was doing in the 2012 presidential elecwell. tion, Duke had a 93 percent Contrastively, March chance of winning the game Madness is all about the unagainst Mercer last week. derdog. Mercer, a school that For those of you who may I had never heard of, beat have forgotten everything out Duke, a team ranked about statistics once you renumber three, and busted ceived your brackets evgrade that er ywhere. means MerThe fun cer had just part is that I’ll be the first to a seven perit was next admit that I’m a cent chance to imposbandwagon jumpof winning. sible to be er when it comes T h e r e ’s upset about something that—Duke to professional beautiful is the team sports teams about a blank that most bracket. love to hate. With sixtyAnd who four teams to doesn’t love choose from, anyone is fair it when the underdog pregame. It is inevitable that at vails? There’s truly nothing least a few upsets will oclike an upset that nobody cur, but which ones? Which saw coming. Similarly, the teams are overrated, and world (or at least the colwhich teams are under-seedlege basketball-watching ed? Too much deep thought population of the world) was leads to almost certain failshocked when Florida Gulf ure. Everyone has heard of Coast University, ranked 15, the girl who picks based on beat a team ranked number team mascot or jersey color, two in 2013. Interestingly, a and nearly everyone is bitter friend of mine called both of when she comes out on top. those highly improbable up-

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Do I know what the SF in SF Austin stands for? I surely don’t—but that didn’t stop me f r o m che eri n g loudly f o r them on Frid a y night. Betsy Barton I could not tell you for a thousand dollars what their mascot is, nor could I tell you where they are located; in fact, I was pretty sure that they were located in Austin, Texas until a friend told me otherwise. Yet I found myself extremely invested in the outcome of their game against VCU. March Madness is exciting for avid college basketball fans, but it is also exciting for those of us who generally don’t follow sports as much. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a bandwagon jumper when it comes to professional sports teams, mostly because I don’t follow them very closely. Once Ryan Braun broke my heart in the performance-enhancing drug scandal of 2013, I turned my attention to the

March Madness is about inclusiveness, something that perhaps we at Saint Louis University need to work a little bit more on, as evidenced by the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity’s ever-growing Incident Report Log. Anybody can fill out a bracket and anyone can win the pool. An extensive knowledge of basketball is almost a hindrance when it comes to filling out one’s bracket. Any of the sixty-four teams can advance to the next round—as Dayton (11) vs. Syracuse (3) showed, seed isn’t everything. It is this anything-ispossible atmosphere that we must translate into our lives. If Stanford (10) can beat Kansas (2), then who’s to say that our less than stellar grade point averages won’t get us into grad school? Seeding talks only about the past, and not necessarily about what can be accomplished in the future. In a tournament game, 16 seconds is enough time to change the outcome of the game. It is essential to think about what that could translate to in our lives. As SLU showed in the first round of tournament play, it’s never too late to turn things around and claim an albeit short-lived victory.

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OPINION & EDITORIALS

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014

Baristas, bankers, and the American middle I ran my fingers over the makeshift crate at Whole Foods. The rustic crates were so realistic I pulled m y h a n d a w a y o n l y when a small splinter slipped Tony Traina into my finger. I have no idea where my food actually comes from (nor do I particularly want to know). But, I feel like I know it now: fresh off a cross-country journey from the Central Valley in California, my squash was unloaded from a 1977 Chevy pickup early this morning and dragged in front of this store. Of course, Whole Foods is the most intricately staged operation this side of “West Side Story.” We pay for this luxury. The more modern our society becomes, the more removed we become from the production process, the closer we want to feel to it. “Those who labour in the Earth are the chosen people of God,” Thomas Jefferson, perhaps the greatest champion of agrarian lifestyle, wrote. Over the last two centuries though, the United States has become the opposite of the Jeffersonian ideal. Steel cathedrals line La Salle Street in Chicago, next to chic markets and “cultured” coffee shops. Jefferson’s “chosen people” make up less than two percent of the population. Now, businessmen in $1,000 suits pay premiums for organic food, double pump lattes and hot yoga studios that line our city

streets. We go to college hoping it will gain us admission to this class of bankers, creatives and otherwise influential individuals who can enjoy $2 cups of coffee, a craft beer at the local bar or an “organic” shopping experience at Whole Foods. I’ve never been to a farm. I assumed cows, like humans, worked five-day weeks until someone told me otherwise. Our interaction with this larger machinery is softened. While at first our interaction with the Internet was defined by clunky IP addresses, these gave way to domain names. And increasingly, we can click on the slick icon of our favorite app. As the vaunted American middle class disappears, a new, service class has risen. Instead of making cars, or steel, a new class now serves the hipster, chic and organic demands of the creative class. We cherish that personal interaction with the barista at our local Starbucks. They ask us our name, if only to scribble it on a recyclable cup. They smile and ask us how our day is going. We might even dare to inquire how theirs is, making, wouldn’t you know it, an actual, real-life, human connection! Most of the time though, we want it fast, we want it now. We want self-checkout at the store, we want to deposit checks on our phone, we want to buy Gap jeans and new Nikes on Amazon. And yes, much of this Starbucksian consumption occurs on the coasts. The Midwest, not so affectionately referred to as “flyover” country in more “important” circles in cities of Angels or Empire States, fuels much of this consumption.

Much as these young professionals try to turn a blind eye, to act like their cheap gas or food falls from the sky- it doesn’t. The flyover country they neglect, they shut the blinds on as they take their vacations to Cancun or Cabo, provides much of the luxuries they take for granted. As we move further away from the Jeffersonian ideal, the more we want it. The more refined and specialized our businesses become, the more dehumanized they are. Not only are the parts interchangeable, but the very workers also are. We want interaction with humans as we order our skim, no-whip fraps, but not too much. We want a smile and a wave, but we don’t want the opportunity to be hurt, to feel an actual loss or connection. So we move to cities, removing ourselves from the ugly process of making things. We leave the nasty bits to a select few that continue to live in Hannibal, Washington or St. Joes. They’re romanticized in movies and comedies, but the work is rough. It’s not “Runaway Bride.” Richard Gere’s not going to walk into the hardware store to sweep a beautiful Julia Roberts off her feet, but small town America still has its beauty. Natural gas is prospected in the Dakotas, corn grown across Iowa and Missouri, new agricultural technologies researched in fields across the Great Plains. So next time you’re taking off from Lambert International Airport, over the fields of central Missouri or Illinois, take a second to look out. This is where your gas comes from, where your food comes from. Ugly as it may be, it’s home.

American Middle: While some former industrial cities like Chicago have reinveted themselves with steel and services, the fuel of our country still lies outside these cities, in rural towns far away from the urban cathedrals like the Willis Tower.

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Saint Louis University A frican A merican Male Scholars (A A MS) 3 rd A nnual Community Education Panel

A pril 3, 2014 Center for Global Citizenship A uditorium Doors Open at 5:00pm, Panel Discussion begins at 5:30 pm Panelists Include:

Featuring Dr. Steve Perry A uthor and Principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School

Chinelo Bandele Pamoja Preparatory A cademy Jamala Rogers A uthor, The Best of the Way I see It Terrence Freeman St. Louis Community College LaTanya Buck Director of the Cross Cultural Center at SLU Jonathan Pulphus Freshman A A MS Scholar Moderator: Dr. Stefan Bradley Director of A frican A merican Studies Program at SLU

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Check out our April Events! Guest Speaker, Jim McKelvey Date – Thursday, April 10th Location – Kelley Auditorium Time – 5:00 to 6:00pm Jim McKelvey co-founder of Square, Inc., owner of Third Degree Glass Factory, co-founder of LaunchCode, will be on campus to speak to SLU students about how technology impacts entrepreneurship, creativity, and your future. “What I Wish I Had Known” (Alumni Panel) Date – Tuesday, April 15th Location – BSC 251 A Time – 4:00 to 6:00pm SLU alumni are excited to share their wisdom and experience with you. A panel of alumni will answer your questions about what to expect after you graduate from SLU! Etiquette Dinner Date – Thursday, April 24th Location – BSC Wool Ballroom Time – 5:00 to 6:00pm You are cordially invited to an elegant 5-course Etiquette Dinner! Join us for a fun and interactive evening with your friends and classmates and learn the art of fine dining. Look for a formal invitation in early April! Graduation is just around the corner! Don’t forget to visit CareerLink and apply for job opportunities and internships! Log in here! https://slu-csm.symplicity.com/students/