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Inspire: When the skates come oﬀ, Kwan devotes her time and energy to the betterment of athletes worldwide. After retiring, Kwan’s own education took precedence.

students’ engagement with their campus comes as a response to a noticeable hamWhen provided with blue mock shortage: The three skies, sunshine and warm hammocks on the grassy extemperapanse along tures, camthe quad are pus becomes unique SLU I think it’s becompopulated fixtures, yet by a recently ing a cultural lucky are common, altrend. those few beit strange, students sight. Like -Andrew Barenz, who manage clusters of to find them Wilderness Advenhuman puunoccupied. ture Club president pae in fabNotably, ric cocoons, these hamstudents sit, mocks’ nets, sway and installed sleep in lightweight, poronly a few weeks ago, are table hammocks suspended blue this year, as opposed to between trees. the usual white. This phenomenon in Sophomore Ashley Long, By TIM WILHELM News Editor

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had to keep pursuing the value of aspiration and work toward bettering herself. After graduating from the University of Denver in 2009, and then moving on to pursue her master’s degree at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at the University of Tufts, Kwan claims that education has played a key role in her life, and See “Kwan” on Page 4

lying on a SLU hammock at Mueller was preparing to rethe time, did not own one cline in his own hammock – of the growingly popular borrowed from his brother – personal hammocks, but and read a book. He said that acknowledged seeing them setup takes him no longer around. than 30 “It’s easier seconds. when you have On FriAll this is here for your own inday, April the kids to use. stead of having 24, SLU’s We’re providing to wait to steal Wi l d e rone … I think ness Adan environment I saw three or venture where they can be four at a time,” Club held comfortable. she said. a fund-Jeff Macko, Director “A couple raising of Grounds Services of my friends event inback home use volving them at their tie dying, schools,” said sophomore Alex Mueller. Settled in a shaded grove See “Hammocks” on Page 4 of trees near the clock tower,

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Having started her training not have much time for anyat the age of thing else five, Kwan’s besides her sole mission daily hours I believe that we in life was of practice are not just ‘one to one day and prepathing.’ You choose compete in ration for the Olymbig events. what’s important pics. As sucBut once to you. cessful as she she retired -Michelle Kwan, wanted to be, at age 26, World Champion and eventuand oﬃcially skater ally became, hung up her the young skates, Kwan Kwan did realized she

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Most Americans know Michelle Kwan as the most decorated figure skater to represent the United States during the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics. In addition to her accomplishments at the Olympics, Kwan is also a five-time World champion skater and nine-time U.S. champion skater. With such a successful career as an athlete, many might wonder what influenced Kwan to begin a completely separate career as a Public Diplomacy Envoy at the U.S. State Department, in 2006. Speaking on her experiences both on the ice and in a political position, Kwan visited SLU on Monday, April 27, as a guest speaker for the Great Issues Committee. “People don’t always see the connection between skating and diplomacy, but I believe that we are not just ‘one thing.’ You choose what’s important to you,” Kwan said. Throughout her career as a high-profile figure skater, while traveling the world and achieving unbelievable goals, Kwan did not think much about life beyond the ice.

SLUsive committee, which is made up of both RHA and non-RHA students. “After being elected, I On Monday, April 25, the wanted to make sure that I InSLUsive Language Cammade this position one that paign held a dialogue on actually made an impact gender identity and sexual here at SLU; I wanted to do orientation in the Griesedisomething of substance,” eck Hall classroom. said Farmer. “After a lot of The InSLUsive Language conversations … our InSLUCampaign is a new initiative sive campaign was born, and on campus aimed toward my committee and I have encouragbeen working the SLU ing hard setcommunity ting its founIt is important for to use indation.” clusive lanstudents to begin Although guage to creto understand how the dialogue ate a more focused the words they knowledgemainly on able, underuse can impact gender idenstanding enothers. tity and vironment. sexual ori-Amy Ballweg, Student “ O u r entation, the Succes Coach hope is that campaig n’s through goal is to these conpromote inclusive language versations we can build a regarding all identities and stronger community here demographics represented together, and ultimately take at SLU. this understanding with us “We know words have the wherever we may go after power to both hurt deeply, college,” said junior Molly as well as build a rich comFarmer, Vice President for munity, and it is important Advocacy for the Residence for students to begin to unHall Association. derstand how the words they The VP for Advocacy is use can impact others,” said a new position for the RHA Executive Board. In her inaugural term, Farmer creSee “inSLUsive” on Page 4 ated and now chairs the InBy EMILY HIGGINBOTHAM Staff Writer

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Decorated Olympian now wields diplomatic clout

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Leisure in suspension: Two students share the comforts of a portable hammock in the middle of a spring afternoon.

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures hosted its on Thursday, April 23. A total of 15 acts, comprising 65 performers in of song, dance and poetry. Each represented a particular language and cultural tradition. Andrés Arteaga and Cherry Crush

Beegala (pictured, right).

food, fun and friends that brought faculty and students together in

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Let Us Introduce You: Paul Brunkhorst New EIC sees an advantage in print media By JOSH CONNELY Copy Editor

A challenging road lies ahead for University News Editor-in-Chief-Elect Paul Brunkhorst. The junior English and political science student will be tasked with running the official print voice of Saint Louis University students for the 2015-2016 academic year. “People say that print media is in decline, but I think that is an opportunity for what remains of print media to be a voice above everything else,” Brunkhorst said. “We live in a world of so many people saying whatever they want on the Internet, and it’s just a cacophony of information, and I think that the UNews … [has] a great opportunity to be a voice that stands out,” he added. Brunkhorst will helm the newspaper in his third year as a staff member. As a sophomore, he was a staff writer for the opinion section, and he has spent this past year as Associate News Editor. His experience with multiple sections of the UNews is one of the attributes he notes as a reason to entrust in him the future of the paper. Brunkhorst knows how the UNews works, and he believes that he is the right person to bring the paper to further prominence. “I think that I am able to work well with people, and that’s what I look forward to doing. I really embrace leadership roles … [and] I like to hear all sides of situations. … I think that is what makes, especially an editorial board,

strong,” he said. “It comes down to understanding other people and being able to express ourselves as a body.” As the incoming editorin-chief, Brunkhorst realizes that changes will need to be made in order to expand the paper’s message, while

… Something that we can do [diﬀerently] is include more feature stories, go in depth into something,” Brunkhorst said. “If we could get a couple of 2,000-word essays – you know, really big feature stories – then that would draw people to the news. … I want people to ask: ‘Have you read that new article in the paper?’” When given the opportunity to oﬀer his unfiltered opinion on any matter not related to the newspaper, Brunkhorst quipped: “I can’t stand bowties. I think that normal ties are better. People complain about length, but you know what? Learn how to tie the damn knot.” Courtesy of Michelle Peltier All fashion opinions aside, keeping it financially viable. Brunkhorst is looking forIncreasing readership is the ward to moving the newsbest way to do that, and he paper forward next year. has an idea of how to get Increasing readership and people more interested in improving content are at the reading the weekly paper. top of his to-do list, and he “As Associate News Ediwill not stop until the UNtor … I noticed that we cover ews is on top. a lot of [on-campus] events.

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Hammocks: Students’ solution to campus relaxation THE SLU SCOOP

Wednesday, April 8

3:10 a.m. PROPERTY DAMAGE-NON CRIMINAL

IT’S ALWAYS THE FLOWER POT : Officers stopped a non SLU affiliated female individual that was driving through the quad. She showed signs of being inebriated when questioned. Public Safety Officers escorted her to the Shell station on Grand, where friends were coming to pick her up. Her vehicle was driven safely off SLU property to Shell by Public Safety. An inspection of the Beat 1 and Beat 3 areas turned up no damage to SLU property other than a flower pot by DeMattias Hall. It could not be confirmed whether the damage to the pot was caused by the individual.

Saturday, April 11

3:58 a.m. PROPERTY DAMAGE

CAUGHT GREEN-THUMBED: While on patrol in the Upper Village, an officer observed an individual walking carrying several yellow tulips complete with bulbs toward Brown Hall, he also observed several holes in the ground in the nearest flower bed containing yellow tulips. The subject later identified as a Saint Louis University student was detained and questioned. The student re-planted the tulips and was released to his dormitory.

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slacklining and music. Several members of the club perched in personal hammocks suspended in the lower – and dizzying upper – branches of trees bordering the clock tower fountain. “I think it’s becoming a cultural trend,” said junior Andrew Barenz, president of WAC, citing the hammocks’ compactness and portability. “That’s probably why they’re so popular [on campus] … A lot of students carry them around with them.” Barenz owns an Eno brand hammock, which costs around $60. “I kind of discovered them on my own,” said freshman Chris Gaynor, doing homework from the comfort of his hammock. “I think a lot of people already know about them.” Gaynor bought his for $80, and explained that they generally cost “no more than $100.” The legion of hammock users joins the traditional groups of sunbathers, Frisbee throwers and whiffle ball players that define spring days at SLU. They represent a paradox of very public privacy as well: Many drape blankets over the gaps in the tops of their hammocks as they nap – all while students parade past them between classes.

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and athletic interests. Kwan traveled as an envoy for six years through exchange programs that allowed her to make one-onone contact with children in the different countries she visited. She also worked

body who hopes to compete athletically. In her work both nationally and globally, Kwan has spoken on the need to expand upon opportunities for women to openly compete in athletic events. During

ited her time on the ice for the passion she developed for her political career. “I wear many hats, or as I say, I have many slashes in my life. I’m a wife; I’m an Olympian; I am a World and U.S. champion; I’m a Pub-

I wear many hats, or as I say, I have many slashes in my life. I’m a wife; I’m an Olympian; I am a World and U.S. champion; I’m a Public Diplomacy Envoy; and sometimes I do pushups with the First Lady ... but I do all these things in the hope that I can inspire people on the things I’ve learned through sports, and to encourage others to always lend a helping hand. -Michelle Kwan, World Champion skater

although now in a different professional position. Since beginning her new profession as a Public Diplomacy Envoy, Kwan has had the opportunity to work with two presidents and three Secretaries of State, and she continues to make strides in the global arena as a promoter of American values

to promote equality for any child who hoped to participate in athletics at any point. In addition to her political work, Kwan is also a staunch advocate for the Special Olympics. She is passionate about educating people on where disabilities and sports intersect, and she promotes positivity for any-

her GIC speech, Kwan talked about her hope that one day each gender will have an equal opportunity to dream and achieve something from sports, and to gain the level of aspiration and growth from which she profited in her own athletic career. Talking to the SLU student body, Michelle accred-

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Macko brought up the fact that many employees from neighboring businesses, as well as myriad other off-campus visitors, gravitate toward SLU’s nurtured landscape. He asserted that Grounds Services strives to maintain a “SLU standard.” “All this is here for the kids to use,” said Macko. “We’re providing an environment where they can be comfortable.”

Twilight downtime: Two students eat ice cream on one of campus’s signature blue hammocks. Students have supplemented the hammock shortage with a portable alternative.

Kwan: Tracing the ‘slashes’ in her life that she has always felt a responsibility to earn a degree once she finished her career as a skater. Once fulfilling this accomplishment, Kwan could continue inspiring others,

under the strain. “Our grounds crew is very passionate about what they do … [They] take ownership in the areas that they have,” he added. One concern is the beds of perennials, planted in late February, around the areas in which students tend to congregate. Thus, Grounds Services’ work is a matter of balance between an active campus and the green spaces it encompasses.

lic Diplomacy Envoy; and sometimes I do pushups with the First Lady … but I do all of these things in the hope that I can inspire people on the things I’ve learned through sports, and to encourage others to always lend a helping hand.”

inSLUsive: Wording gender sophomore Sena Lyons, a participant in the dialogue. Like many others, Lyons has struggled with underStudent Success Coach Amy standing the different gender Ballweg. Ballweg served as a identities and gender expresfacilitator for the discussion, sions, but Farmer believes along with Assistant Directhat is just another reason tor for Housing and Resito continue the conversadence Life JJ Janulis. tion about T h e how to exdialogue press confupromoted sion over the these idetopic in a als through positive and discussion inclusive about exactfashion. ly what the “Gender terms gender identity and identity and sexual orisexual orienentation is tation mean. one of many For the important students to understand the conversations I think we all discussion topic, a handout need to have,” said Farmer. titled ‘The Genderbread Per“It is an important topic that son’ was passed around. The is commonly misconstrued handout expressed the difor misunderstood.” ferences between biological In particular, when it sex, gender identity and gencomes to sexual orientation, der expression. a common misconception is The handout explained that it is directly correlated that an individual’s biologito gender identity. A portion cal sex included the physiof the discussion centered cal sex characteristics with on the idea that sometimes which the individual is born there is no label for how a and develops, including person identifies with gender genitalia, body shape and or sexual orientation. hormones. The handout “I think that our culalso expressed that while an ture socialindividual izes people may be born ... and simply let to think in biologically people be who terms of patas a male terns, which they are and who or female, often times it does not their soul tells includes mean the inthem they are. placing ladividual will -JJ Janulis, Asst. bels on peoidentify as Director for Housple, putting the gender ing & Res. Life them into traditionally ‘boxes’ and assigned to categorizthat biologiing them,” said Janulis. “We cal sex. Gender is not binary need to move away from tryand has to do with how ining to ‘figure out how a perdividuals align – or do not son identifies’ and simply let align – themselves. Along people be who they are and with gender identity, gender who their soul tells them expression has to do with they are.” the way an individual presThe Campaign will have ents gender through actions, similar dialogues on using dress and demeanor. inclusive language that har“I always thought of bors understanding. things as binary, and I re“I am excited to see what cently incorporated the next semester brings for the middle of there being transcampaign and subsequent gender, but there’s so many dialogues,” said Janulis. other levels to it,” said SLU Continued from Page 1

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Encourage: Kwan sees her embodiment of many roles—Olympian, wife, and Public Diplomacy Envoy—as a way that she can inspire and encourage other people to lead lives of service and dedication.

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This interaction between students and campus flora has endured for decades. Indeed, its longevity is the fruit of continuous labor by Grounds Services, whose director, Jeff Macko, has noted the hammocks’ marked presence. “We try to talk to the kids about where they’re placing them,” he said. He mentioned the risk of suspending the hammocks from thin trees, which bend

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Sports This Year...

April 30, 2015 sports@unewsonline.com Kyle Smith, Sports Editor Lexie Vasos, Assoc. Sports Editor

For continued multimedia coverage of Billiken sporting events, visit unewsonline.com or follow us on Twitter @TheUNewsSports Men’s Soccer

Women’s Soccer

The Field

Received NSCAA Team Academic Award

Graduated four players into the pros

Women’s Volleyball

This Year...

Men’s Basketball

Record-breaking crowd of 7,184 vs. George Mason

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Freshman Milik Yarbrough led team in PPG (10)

Made it to A-10 Semifinals

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Baseball swept in 3-game series vs. Fordham

Softball wins fourth straight By LAUREN TONDL Staff Writer

This past weekend, the Billiken softball squad brought home a clean sweep from Philadelphia against St. Joseph in three conference games. Blazing through the Atlantic-10 Conference rankings, the Bills hushed the Hawks 7-1, 11-1, and a final nerve-wracking win, 6-5, to conclude the series. The Billikens started out strong in the opener on Saturday, April 25, despite being the away team. SLU had a shocking six runs all in the first inning on five hits and an error from the Hawks. St. Jo-

seph’s didn’t get a crack of the bat until the third inning, and even then failed to make anything out of it. Sophomore shortstop Alex Nickel notched another run for the Bills on a stolen base and a Hawks fielding error, giving SLU a 7-0 lead halfway through the game. The Hawks rallied late in the bottom of the seventh inning with three hits, which resulted in the lone run for the home team. The Billikens had no mercy that afternoon, going in for the sweep. SLU earned four runs and six hits in the first inning. Nickel, junior

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Dusk: The sun sets on the Billikens as the year draws to a close. The team has 10 games remaining and is preparing for the post-season, which will take place in Washington, D.C. By LEXIE VASOS Associate Sports Editor

The Saint Louis University baseball team traveled to the Bronx to play a threegame series against Fordham, from April 24-26. On April 24, Fordham scored two runs early in the second inning. The Billiken offense was shut down until the top of the fifth, when freshman shortstop Alex King put SLU on the board with an RBI

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double down the right field line. Fordham responded in the bottom of the frame, scoring two runs to make it a 4-1 game. King cut the lead to two in the seventh with an RBI single, breathing some life back into the Billikens. Senior first baseman Mike Vigliarolo hit a record-breaking double, cracking the ball into left field and moving into scoring position. He passes Adam Gabris (1994-97) for the all-

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time doubles record and is the first Billiken to break the 50 career doubles barrier since the switch to BBCOR bats in 2010. Vigliarolo scored later in the inning on an RBI single from senior outfielder Danny Murphy to bring the Billikens within one. SLU loaded the bases in the ninth and with two outs junior catcher Jake Henson stepped to the plate. He hit a See “Baseball” on Page 7

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Record: Senior outfielder Lindsey Friedman now tops the school record charts for career RBIs, with 120.

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WHO TO CHEER: LYDIA KO Lydia Ko is ranked No. 1 in the world and is only 18, but she is recieving recognition for handling herself with the poise of a superstar athlete. After winning a tournament this past week, Ko announced at the Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout Presented by JTBC, on April 29, that she was donating the purse of $1.8 million to the relief effort in Nepal.

pitcher Brianna Lore, sophomore catcher Hailey Weavers and sophomore first baseman Emma Buckles all collected singles. Freshman infielder Alyssa Tarquinio doubled and senior outfielder Lindsay Friedman had a home run early in the game. However, the Hawks answered with one run in the first, attempting to prevent a substantial lead for the Bills. Nickel stepped up to the plate at the top of the lineup during the second inning and crushed a homerun to right centerfield, making it 5-1 in SLU’s favor. Freshman outfielder Josie Knesel started the fourth inning by adding two more runs for the Billikens. She singled, then stole second and reached home on Friedman’s double. Friedman stole third, and reached home on freshman infielder Allie Macfarlane’s single, widening the gap 7-1. SLU sealed the deal in the top of the fifth with another four-run inning. Weavers, Buckles and Knesel tagteamed to get Weavers in; Nickel followed up with a single, allowing Buckles to put another run on the board. Nickel added to the collection with an unearned run and Lore snuck in a single at the tail end of the inning, to allow See “Softball” on Page 7

BY LEXIE VASOS, ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR WHO TO JEER: MLB The MLB is being heavily criticized for its decision to not allow fans to enter Camden Yards for the April 29 White Sox-Orioles game, due to the riots currently taking place in Baltimore. This was the first game in MLB history to be closed to the public and as a result is now the MLB game with the lowest attendance. The Orioles beat the White Sox 8-2 without their cheering fans.

WHO TO FEAR: ANDREW WIGGINS It was announced on April 29 that small forward Andrew Wiggins won the NBA Kia Rookie of the Year. He is the first player in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 26-year hisotry to win Rookie of the Year. Wiggins led all the rookies per game in points (16.9), minutes (36.2), field goals (.437%) and free throws (.760%). He also became the only Wolves player to appear in all 82 games this season.

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Friedman to score and put the Billikens ahead of the curve, 11-1. The Hawks were too deep in the hole; SLU took the victory in a shortened game, and swept the first day, 2-0. The second game may have been the biggest game for the Billikens so far this season. The 2015 lineup shattered records left and right, within the short five innings of the 11-1 victory. Following Saturday’s game, SLU had 31 wins, surpassing last year’s record of 30. The Bills dominated offensively, setting a record high number of doubles, 77. Nickel currently holds the title for most runs scored in a season, 49. She also holds the highest number of total bases at 108, and tied with teammate Friedman for the most home runs with 10. Friedman set the record for career RBI’s with 120.

This record hasn’t been broken since 2010. SLU also hit it out of the park with a record 16 hits in the second game. SLU started the final game Sunday, April 26, with a 4-0 lead at the top of the second with two home runs from Buckles and Nickel. St. Joseph got on the board in the fourth with a triple. The Hawks chipped away at SLU’s lead in the bottom of the sixth to tie it up, 4-4. Two singles, a double and a fielding error let St. Joseph’s back in for a taste at revenge. With just the deciding seventh inning left on the weekend, it was anyone’s ball game. A single from Elizabeth Everingham and a walk placed Friedman on third for a promising start, but St. Joseph third baseman and catcher denied her the run. Tarquinio stepped up to the plate with two outs and a final chance for the Bills to break away and hold down

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the field in the bottom of the seventh. The rookie saved the day with a single to centerfield. Macfarlane and junior pinch runner Madeline Brungardt found home plate to give the Bills the lead, 6-4. Lore and the rest of the defense held the Hawks at bay, despite allowing three hits and a late run. The Hawks fell 6-5 at home in a last-ditch effort to save face from a total 18-2 run disparity to the Billikens on Saturday, but could not stop SLU’s streak. SLU played A-10 rival SIUE on April 28, at the Billiken Sports Center. The Billiken’s offense started the game off strong. Friedman drew a one-out walk and stole second. Junior third baseman Elizabeth Everingham snuck a ball between third base and shortstop for an infield single, and Friedman scored on a overthrow to first. Macfarlane hit her eighth homer of the year to give the Billikens a 3-0 lead. SIUE scored on an unearned run in the second, but SLU quickly responded with two runs in the fourth and fifth innings. SIUE scored in the seventh, but was unable to cut the deficit after that, resulting in a 7-2 victory for the

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Swing: Sophomore catcher Hailey Weavers had an RBI single against St. Joseph to assist the Billikens in their 6-5 win. Billikens. The Billikens, who have won four straight, and eight of their last nine games, improved to 33-16 and freshman pitcher Maddie Baalman registered her 10th win of the season. The Billikens will travel to Massachusetts

-Team sets new mark for season wins with 33 -Alex Nickel earns second A-10 Player of the Week this season

Aspen Cervin Tennis

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Wind-up: Freshman pitcher Maddie Baalman successfully pulled off her 10th victory of the season against SIUE

-Lindsey Friedman earns 120th career RBI, a school record

Baseball: Falls to Eastern Illinois

Rugby punches ticket for nationals By KYLE SMITH Sports Editor

Billiken Media Relations

Sophomore Aspen Cervin was chosen by A-10 head coaches to be on the All-Conference first team for the second-consecutive year. She was also voted to the six-player All-Academic squad by the conference’s women’s tennis sports representatives. Cervin is the Billikens’ No. 1 singles player with a 21-4 overall record, which tied for the eighth-highest total victories in the program. She led SLU in overall singles wins (21), overall singles win percentage (.840), total overall wins (32), dual singles wins (14), dual singles winning percentage (.875) and total dual wins (21).

Friday, May 1 Baseball 6 p.m. vs. VCU

Saturday, May 2 Baseball 2 p.m. @ VCU Softball 11 a.m., 1 p.m. @ UMass Track/Field All Day @ A-10 Championships

Sunday, May 3 Softball 11 a.m. @ UMass Baseball 12 p.m. vs. VCU

Tuesday, May 5 Baseball 6 p.m. @ Missouri State

to play UMass in a three-game series on May 2-3. The softball team is now 33-16 overall, and 15-5 in conference play. With one series remaining, the Billikens are ready to blaze into the conference tournament, held in Massachusetts, May 6-9.

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chopper that was easily handled by the infield and the Billikens fell, 4-3, for the fourth time in conference play. Right handed pitcher Clay Smith picked up his first loss of the season. On April 25, Fordham struck early once again, scoring five runs in the first. SLU was able to plate two runs in the third, but could not take advantage of this opportunity to overcome the deficit. Fordham scored in the third and eighth innings to round out the scoring and clinch a 7-2 victory over the Billikens. Freshman outfielder Parker Sniatynski was the top hitter for the Billikens, going 3-for-4 at bat and raising his season batting average to .305. Right-handed pitcher Robert Pohr allowed two runs –

one earned – on five hits and struck out three. The series finished on April 26, with the Rams sweeping the series in a 3-0 win over the Billikens. Sniatynski led the Billikens once again, going 2-for-4 at the plate. King also helped the Billikens with two walks and a hit by pitch. Sophomore right hander Zach Girrens was effective as a reliever, pitching five scoreless innings, striking out eight batters without allowing a base runner. In his five innings, Girrens allowed only nine balls in play, and only two were hit in the air. The Billikens traveled to Charleston, Illinois, on April 28, to play Eastern Illinois at Coaches Park. The Panthers took an early 4-0 lead, scoring three runs in the second inning and one in the third.

In the fourth, junior catcher Jake Henson scored on an RBI groundout from junior infielder Josh Bunselmeyer, finally putting SLU on the board. Unfortunately, Eastern Illinois made up for the score with a run of their own, taking a 5-1 lead. The Panthers scored again in the sixth, but in the seventh, Bunselmeyer hit a ball to deep right field in for a solo home run for the Billikens, who trailed 8-2 heading into the eighth. SLU’s offense caught fire in the eighth, scoring two runs off a homer by Vigliarolo, his second of the year. The Panthers responded by plating five more runs in the bottom of the frame, which sealed the 13-4 victory. The Billikens fell to 28-16 overall and will face VCU in a three-game series, at home, from May 1-3.

As classes wind down and students prepare for their finals, there is one group of athletes that is working toward something else entirely. Saint Louis University’s club rugby team is gearing up for the 2015 7s National Championship, which will be held May 23-24, at the University of Denver, in Colorado. “7s” is a variant of rugby with only seven players on a side, as opposed to the usual 15. Though the halves are much shorter in 7s – only seven minutes long, rather than 40 – the game takes place on the same sized pitch as 15s, allowing for a faster-paced game with more open-field play. Fundamental skills, such as passing, tackling and rucking are much more critical, as every mistake made will likely

result in points – known as a try – for the other team. Senior John “Cupcake” Stackpole, a captain on the team, viewed the upcoming tournament as an opportunity for the team to grow. “I was excited, obviously, when we first qualified for nationals,” he said. “This will give us a chance to take our game to the next level and play some highly ranked teams we’ve never played before.” This is the second national championship for which SLU has qualified this school year. In December 2014, the team hosted and played in the Round of 16 for nationals in 15s. This year marks the first time in school history that a squad has qualified for nationals in both 15s and 7s. SLU punched its ticket to See “Rugby” on Page 8

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“Bubbles”: Senior fullback Ryan Guercio scans the field for chances to make a play. SLU is going to nationals for 7s.

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Left: Senior flanker Jake Kreitler passes away from an opponent. Right: Freshman lock Tim Lally picks the ball from a scrum.

Denver after winning the Gateway Conference Tournament in Rolla, Missouri, back in February. Despite a blistering snowfall, SLU dominated the pitch all day, going undefeated and holding opponents scoreless in five games, including a decisive 10-0 victory over conference rival and reigning 7s national champion, Principia University. Principia and SLU have had a storied history; in addition to winning nationals for 7s, Principia was the only team to defeat SLU in conference play for 15s last year. The two teams will have a chance to square off again in Denver, as Principia will be attending nationals after winning a qualifying tournament in Iowa.

“As last year’s champs, ence. Principia will be a good opNationals will take place ponent, but we have a good approximately two weeks after squad and some talented playfinals week. The entire team ers, so I expect we’ll go far,” will remain in St. Louis for said Stackpole. “If you want to training until then, practicing be the five days best, a week. you’ve Un d e rgot to classmen If you want to be the beat the w h o best, you’ve got to best,” he live on beat the best. added. campus In - John “Cupcake” Stackpole will be addistaying SLU Rugby Captain tion to with offS L U campus a n d teamPrinmates. cipia, Since Southern Illinois Universitythe university has only proCarbondale has also earned vided support for a single a spot, meaning that of the 10 annual trip to nationals, the teams currently scheduled to team will be travelling on its play at the tournament, three own dime this semester. It are from the Gateway Conferwill take its bus, which was

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purchased with team funds, on the 12-hour trip to Denver. This is actually the team’s second trip to Colorado this year, after taking part in a scrimmage against Colorado College last semester. Despite his team’s historic success, Stackpole expressed a desire for future squads to continue to raise the standard for SLU rugby. “For seniors, the hope is always that the class after you will do even better than you did,” he said. “I’d like to see us reach the Final Four next year. The ultimate goal, of course, is winning a national championship. That’s always what we strive for.” With nationals less than a month away, SLU Rugby may have the chance to bring home the title sooner than it thinks.

Saint Louis University’s outdoor track and field team sent runners to the prestigious Drake Relays and to the Kip Janvrin Open, located in Des Moines and Indianola, Iowa, respectively, from April 23-25. The meets represented the final week of preparation for the upcoming A-10 conference championships. Heading into the conference championships, the Billikens saw several school records break, especially in the Drake Relays. The 4x1600 meter women’s relay team, which consisted of senior Madie Alexander, freshman Courtney Link, freshman Alex Groene and senior Jamee Holmes, posted a school-record time of 20:10.15 minutes in the event. In one of the shorter distance events, the 4x200 women’s relay, the Billikens also managed a new school record. The group, which consisted of sophomore Hannah Rohde, sophomore Maddie Bryan, sophomore Rachel Staab and junior Kelsey Gentry ran the race in 1:40.81 minutes. The women’s 4x100 school record was nearly broken, as the squad, which consisted of freshman Mackenzie Bonk, Rohde, Bryan and Staab, ran the second-fastest time in school history: 47.84 seconds. The men’s relay teams also had some success. The 4x400 relay team registered a season-best time of 3:16.26 minutes in the event. The 4x400 men’s team consisted of sophomore Kyle Clinkingbeard, sophomore Nathan Hall, freshman Josh Freivogel and sophomore Griffin McCurren. Meanwhile, at the Kip Janvrin Open, both Emma

Kidd and Mary Kelly set personal records in the 800-meter women’s event, with times of 2:14 and 2:16 minutes, respectively. The men’s field events saw sophomore DeeJay Owens set a personal record of 13.32 meters in the triple jump. Next week will see the 2015 A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships take place on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, at George Mason Stadium, in Fairfax, Virginia. For next season, the Billikens will welcome 15 new signees onto the cross-country and track and field teams, in addition to six athletes who have already signed NLI’s to compete for SLU. The men’s side boasts signees from the St. Louis area, the broader Midwest and even a pair from New Zealand and a runner from Belgium. Head coach Jon Bell was optimistic about the future of the SLU men’s program with these new signings. “This is a tremendous class. The quality and quantity of high-level men in this class is remarkable. The student-athletes in this class have bought into that vision and are ready to bring championships to our program,” he said. Only four women were added to the team behind 13 signings last year. However, Bell was confident that the additions would help add depth to the current squad and also provide some finishing touches to the team that have been lacking. “We were able to add some depth to our distance core, as well as add some middle distance and long spring talent. As our women’s roster matures, we look to be in a position to secure some Atlantic 10 championships,” he said

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Onstage: (left) Katy Keating (Rosalind) and Maddie Spruce (Phoebe) perform in Xavier Theater. (right) Katy Keating and Anthony Kramer (Orlando) star in “As You Like It.” By ALEX FYLES Contributor

The Saint Louis University theatre department debuted its final show of the school year Friday night, April 24: William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, “As You Like It,” directed by Nancy Bell. The production is the first Shakespearean play performed on SLU’s main stage in four years. “As You Like It” is one of Shakespeare’s first and most frequently performed comedies. While the play is not as well known as his later works, it is generally held in high regard and contains many similar thematic elements to his more famous works. The play takes place in duchy France and follows young lovers Rosalind

(played by Katy Keating) and Orlando (played by Anthony Kramer) on their separate conquests to reunite, following their exile from the royal court. Full of encounters with unique characters along the way, the story chronicles their separate journeys back to one another in lighthearted fashion, with plenty of comical gender reversal and exploration of gender stereotypes, a standout theme of “As You Like It.” Senior theatre major Sarah Griﬃth, who plays both the conniving Duchess Fredericka and the dull-witted sheepherder Audrey, describes the play’s accessibility as a “fun show for audiences and a fun show to do”. With that being said, “As You Like It” is still a Shakespearean play, and it can be easy to get bogged down in

the dialogue. One might find oneself desperately trying to keep up with the actors amidst the rifling oﬀ of one foreign sounding sentence after another. However, if one forgoes the desire to decipher each phrase, it becomes much easier to appreciate the play as a whole. Building on that, the actors – under the direction of Bell – do a fine job of adding a much-needed emphasis to lines that are intended to be funny or important to the plot, making the Shakespearean dialogue easier to digest. This was no easy feat, according to Griﬃth, who described the nearly twomonth long rehearsal process as “equal parts text See “Theater” on Page 12

St. Louis celebrates Shakespeare with festival By CASEY WAUGHN Managing Editor

Though the school year is wrapping up and finals loom, the SLU theatre department is still in full swing, staging Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” May 1-3. The well-known romantic comedy tells the playful and passionate tale of Rosalind and Orlando and is full of pompous characters. The play also contains several famous lines and is relat-

SLU student by day, lead singer by night By KATHERINE KELLIHER Associate Arts Editor

In today’s world, if you are able to land your dream job or discover a job that you love so much it’s not considered work — you are one of the lucky few. SLU senior Ian Thompson was fortunate enough to find his calling, as a musician/ singer/ songwriter, during high school. Like a true musician, sitting in a white tee, dark blue jeans and brown boots, he can recall the first moment that he realized his future included the music industry. One day, he turned on the television to a music channel, and Jeﬀ Tweedy, the lead singer of WILCO, was singing and playing guitar for a crowd of people. Thompson vividly remembers that moment and thinking, “I wanted to do what he was doing. Watching him playing for 20,000 people, with just him and his guitar…it was so cool.” Thompson is currently the lead vocals for his band, Mt. Ivan. Besides his gifted voice, Thompson also plays a vast amount of instruments, including: guitar, banjo, harmonica, piano, drums, ukulele, and says he “dabbles” with bass guitar. Despite his

diverse musically-inclined talents, the majority of the songs for the band’s first album were written on the guitar. The band oﬃcially formed last summer and consists of Thompson, Matt Schmitz (banjo) and Eric Ward (bass guitar). Ward and Thompson were the original two members— “before we were even a band, we were playing together,” Thompson said. Each member has his own individual taste, which Thompson appreciates. Schmitz enjoys classic folk, Ward prefers punk and Thompson digs experimental folk. Describing the band’s sound, Thompson hesitated, “I don’t want to say it’s folk… folk can be anything.” He later referred to it as American folk, with instrumentation. “There is [definitely] a modern spin,” Thompson noted, as their recently released EP and upcoming album include traditional instruments with reverb and various vocal eﬀects. The band is about halfway done recording their first album. Thompson estimates the album, which features nine brand-new songs written by Thompson, will be released near the end of the

Courtesy of Ian Thompson Boy meets band: Thompson, SLU senior, co-founded the band Mt. Ivan

year. Currently, the band is working with a recording studio in Kansas City. While each of the band members is a serious musician, they don’t let themselves forget to have fun, and even partake in an occasional basketball game. “[We’re] just some dudes hanging out,” Thompson said. Mt. Ivan’s EP, “Kansas City I,” includes eight tracks composed by Thompson over three years. Various guest musicians are featured on the album. Thompson’s favorite track is “Nothing More.” The EP is available for purchase and additional information can be found on

the band’s Facebook page. Thompson enjoys listening to a plethora of artists and bands, which caused him great diﬃculty when selecting his musical icons and inspirations. He immediately noted Bob Dylan, Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens and Jeﬀ Tweedy, then took a few moments and added Jim James, The War on Drugs and Gregory Alan Isakov to the list. Thompson is a double major in English and Secondary Education, but even with his education, he can’t imagine doing anything else besides playing and singing music. “I’m going to keep doing this forever.”

able for anyone who has ever been in love. The first weekend the play showed, April 24-26, it was part of a special festival by Shakespeare Festival St. Louis (SFSTL) called SHAKE 38. SHAKE 38 is a marathon Shakespeare event that began in 2001 as a 38hour performance by more than 200 artists. The event has now grown to a five-day celebration where all 38 of Shakespeare’s plays are performed. This year, the plays were performed at 38 locations throughout the St. Louis area by a variety of groups and individuals. The only guideline over the five days of performances was to make the play happen any way the director sees fit. All five days of the event and all 38 locations offered performances free to the public. SHAKE 38 opened at 7:15 a.m. on April 22, with “Richard II” at the Missouri Botanical Garden and culminated with “Timon of Athens” at the Centene Center for Arts and Education. Among the other schools and groups performing Shakespeare’s works or helping with productions were Webster University, Washington University and John Burroughs School. In addition to “As You Like It,” SLU contributed to three other performances over the course of the event. The first production SLU was involved in was on April 23, in the Xavier Hall Studio Theatre. Andy Southern and SLU Theatre members put on an evening production of “Cymbeline.” On April 24, SLU, along with SFSTL, staged “Measure for Measure” on the Xavier Hall Main Stage. April 25 brought “As You Like It” to the La Mancha Coﬀeehouse, and on April 26, the final

day, SLU put on a morning, outdoor performance of “Titus Andronicus” on the DeMattias Hall lawn.In addition to the main SHAKE 38 festival, SLU partnered with SFSTL to spearhead a program called Student2Student: Measure4Measure. High school and college students were called to submit videos via the SHAKE 38 website with their own poetry. Students were asked to use quotes and ideas from Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” to create a piece using all styles of spoken word – from poetry to hip hop – to share what justice and equality meant to them. Submissions were due in early April, and selected videos were streamed live for the film premiere and performance during SHAKE 38.For those in St. Louis this summer, SFSTL’s main stage performance is “Antony and Cleopatra,” a story that impacted the entire Roman Empire, changed nations and shifted the balance of power in relationships. From May 22-June 14, nightly, with the exception of Tuesdays, patrons can enjoy free performances at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park, beginning at 8 p.m. This year’s production is different from past productions SFSTL has staged because there is no back wall to the set, according to SFSTL Executive Director Rick Dildine. But, have no fear, even with no back wall, the production promises gorgeous scenes with sculptural and elegant sets depicting Rome and Egypt, set around 30 B.C. Before the productions, beginning at 6:30 p.m., there will be a family-friendly green show with short plays, a craft area, roaming performers and musical acts.

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BNS celebrates 15 years of a cappella By ABBEY NORTON Staff Writer

On April 25, at 7 p.m., I attended the Bare Naked Statues’ “The Golden Statues Awards” concert. This was my first BNS concert, so I was interested to see if they would live up to their lofty reputation. Well, I have one and only word for this concert: phenomenal. The Bare Naked Statues were an absolute joy to watch. To start off, it was their 15th anniversary as a group on campus, so they decided to have an Oscar-themed concert. This not only an a cappella concert, but a show complete with hilarious prerecorded reenactments of scenes from Oscar-nominated films. Some of the video clips had me in tears from laughter. BNS’ version of Cinderella took home the Oscar by popular vote. More important, though, was the song selection. BNS began their concert with Justin Timberlake’s “That Girl” (arranged by Will Higgins and Jim Kane). Sophomore Tim Skelly started the concert off right with taking the lead on the song. Then, after the ladies of Beyond All Reason performed, Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” (arranged by Zach Scherzer) was up. This was a stand-out song. Scherzer and Jeff Allison were the lead vocalists for “Blank Space”; it could not be more apparent how opposite the two were. Scherzer had the serious tortured artist look when he was singing, which completely worked for him and was perfect for the parts he sang. Allison, on the other hand, acted and looked absolutely crazy – in a good way – and perfectly portrayed the other Taylor Swift, who goes absolutely crazy in the song’s music video. The juxtaposition of these two char-

acters was as clear as day and made watching them so much more exciting. After Walk the Moon’s “Iscariot” (arranged by Joe Colarelli and sung by Ahish Nathani), we got to my favorite song from the entire concert, Twenty One Pilots’ “Holding on to You” (arranged by John Holland). BNS did this song justice. Tim Skelly was the perfect choice to match the voice of Twenty One Pilots lead singer Tyler Joseph. I cannot put into words how amazing this was to watch. Skelly and BNS were just as good – maybe even better – than the original. This concert was also heartfelt and meaningful. These 13 members (12 present at the concert) care so much about each other, and it was especially evident when they said goodbye to senior John Holland. According to fellow members, Holland is the heart of BNS and how they stay motivated. Sophomore Alex Tadevich called him the “human pitch pipe.” Holland then performed his senior solo, “Da Jazz Medley,” which he arranged on his own. He has a Broadway-style voice, and I hope he continues to share his gift with others for a long time. Finally, after Washington University’s The Amateurs performed, BNS ended their concert with their ICCA competition set. Emotion was strong onstage, and it was clear by the looks on the singers’ faces how much that set means to them. BNS received third place at the ICCAs with this set. After their final number, they came back out for an encore and did an awesome arrangement of “Uptown Funk.” Here is to many, many more years of BNS’ wonderful musical talent.

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Zac Brown Band releases new album, ‘Jekyll + Hyde,’ in time for summer By MEREDITH HARGIS Staff Writer

On Tuesday, April 28, Zac Brown Band set the stage for a country summer with the release of their fourth studio album, “Jekyll + Hyde.” Ahead of the release, the

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band performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Good Morning America” and made their debut on “Saturday Night Live” in March. Zac Brown Band’s last album, “Uncaged,” which was released in 2012, won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album, leaving big shoes for “Jekyll + Hyde” to fill. Back in January, during the depths of winter, the band released “Homegrown,” the lead single for the new album, which has been near the top of the country music Billboard chart for a steady 15 weeks and currently resides at number three. Another single from the album, “Heavy Is the Head,” was released in March, while a third, “Loving You is Easy,” will be released in early May. Scoring a top position on the charts is nothing new for Zac Brown Band, however, with 16 of their singles having made it to the Billboard charts and 10 having achieved number one status. Two tracks on “Jekyll + Hyde” are collaborations with other musicians. “Mango Tree” features singersongwriter Sara Bareilles and a vintage vacation vibe. “Heavy Is the Head” features singer-songwriter Chris Cornell and a rougher rock ’n’ roll edge. As far as country music goes, Zac Brown Band stands out with their ability to get their foot in the door of other genres. The ability for a music group to adapt and branch out is essential in today’s industry, particularly if the band can accomplish that task and

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“Jekyll+Hyde”: Zac Brown Band’s latest album, released on April 28, is full of soon-to-be summer country hits. still cultivate a recognizable, unique sound. Driving on country roads with the windows down, morning, noon or night, is the perfect setting to listen to Zac Brown Band’s latest addition to their discography. Other stand-out summer-ready songs on the album include “Beautiful Drug,” “Loving You Is Easy” and “Tomorrow Never Comes.” These tracks prove the band is not anywhere close to being burned out, as they maintain the classic flavor we know and love from their Atlanta roots. “Beautiful Drug” explains your fate when you are addicted to a beautiful girl; “Loving You Is Easy” contains a time-

less, southern charm that is sure to get stuck in your head; and “Tomorrow Never Comes” completes the mix, with sentiments reminding listeners to live in the moment — live it up and drink it down in case “tomorrow never comes.” Whether it be collaborations with other artists or simply a change in mood of the lyrics, Zac Brown Band succeeds at giving fans new music to love with each new single and album. The perfectly timed release of “Jekyll + Hyde” aligns it to be the soundtrack of endless summer sing-alongs and parties. The band’s new tour also begins this week and continues through the summer and fall.

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work, equal parts on our feet working scenes,” and it was made possible only through the cast’s “love of Shakespeare.” Since “As You Like It” is a Shakespearean play that takes place in both the royal court and the sprawling forest, the set is minimal, with

the production relying more heavily on extravagant costumes and a well-crafted lighting design, which gives the production a whimsical feel. Griﬃth aptly describes the production as “a feast for everybody’s eyes and ears.” As a result of the great line delivery paired with well-designed costumes and lighting, the production does

well to remain true to Shakespeare’s blueprint, while adding just enough to make the production unique, fun and worth the two-hour run time. “As You Like It” will continue to run this weekend: Friday and Saturday night, May 1-2, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 3, at 2 p.m., in Xavier Hall.

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Semblances of safety at SLU Late Sunday night, April 26, a young woman was lacerated on the neck by a man with a knife, outside of Starbucks, on Grand Boulevard. Bleeding, she ran into the Starbucks, where the doors were barred, preventing her male assailant from continuing the attack. Eventually, the attacker was subdued and arrested by St. Louis Police Department (SLMPD) oﬃcers. For many of us, this is old news, but perhaps the details were a little diﬀerent the first time we heard about the attack. Students using Yik Yak, GroupMe and Facebook detailed their observations, or what they had heard, for the world to read. Rumors quickly surfaced that someone had died and that there was blood everywhere. For some, these rumors may have shaken their own sense of safety on this campus. It concerns us that SLU’s Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (DPS) has done nothing to squash rumors, alleviate fears or even provide us some level of information regarding the stabbing. We have been told that the reason that DPS has been silent is due to the SLMPD’s insistence that it

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finishes its investigation before it can be reported by DPS. However, we find this explanation problematic for a number of reasons. First, just because we cannot be given specific information regarding the attack, does not mean that DPS should not be allowed to report basics: when, where and what happened, even if no names can be included. SLU students should not have to wait until local news covers an attack to see if someone died or not. Perhaps DPS should negotiate with SLMPD to be able to report information to the SLU community without jeopardizing the city’s investigation. Second, the DPS reports on many incidents that are often ridiculous and even funny, rather than truly important events. One editor incredulously asked, “DPS has more time to talk about unsubstantiated claims of a “confirmed odor” than a stabbing?” While discussing this specific investigation, we began thinking about safety at SLU more generally. One editor argued that certain events could cause our sense of security to be shaken. These

events include university shootings, changes in security protocol and other violent events on or near our campus. However, the idea that we are all safe on campus at all times is somewhat of a façade anyway. There are no metal detectors to get into buildings, and most young looking people in backpacks can move around without provoking concern on this campus. In some ways, we have created a sense of false security for ourselves. A sense of security is important. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs requires people to have certain needs satisfied before they can do other things, such as read or think about philosophy. While events like this shake our sense of security, we, too, want to be aware of events happening around our campus. DPS moving its incident reports to a Google Doc, rather than reporting each incident individually, could give many of us an even greater false sense of security. While some of us may still not change our behavior if we hear the specifics of an incident report, we need semblances of both safety and awareness on our campus.

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John “Cupcake” Stackpole, Senior Rugby Captain, Page 8

[“As You Like it” is a] fun show for audiences and a fun show to do.

Sarah Griﬃth, senior theater major and actor in “As You Like It,” Page 9

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Effective social justice, the kind that is bringing millions of bars of soap to people in need each year, reaches both sides.

Alex Hanel, Staﬀ Writer, Page 13

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We need to move away from trying to ‘figure out how a person identifies’ and simply let people be who they are and who their soul tells them they are.

JJ Janulis, Assistant Director for Housing and Residence Life, Page 4

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ity. Some believed that Groening should be punished for his crimes, while others felt it would be irresponsible to do it now, after waiting decades to bring charges. Some editors were also concerned about his age being a disqualifier, as well as the length of time in between the crimes committed and the present day. It will be the 70th anniversary of V-E Day on May 8, and for many, that seems like enough time to for individuals to be absolved of punishment for those crimes. Discussion of individual guilt led to one of collective guilt. Some editors noted how the collective guilt of Germany for its atrocities was greater than any other country. Germany’s collective guilt for the Holocaust is interesting for a number of reasons. First, Germany ultimately paid reparations to the Jewish people. For some context, the only group that the U.S. has paid reparations to is the Japanese Americans for their internment during the Second World War. These reparations were only paid in 1988, after consistent activism to right historical wrongs. Germany also pays a significant amount of money to maintain historical sites where atrocities were committed. Auschwitz and other death camps and concentration camps are a constant legacy in the eyes of the Germans, in part because a physical presence is maintained. We considered why Germany attempted to atone for its collective sins more than any other country. We believe that it is a combination of focused international pressure combined with its defeat in World War II. The United States has never oﬃcially atoned for its use of slave labor or the genocide of Native Americans. We came to a pessimistic conclusion that we will only feel a collective guilt if someone makes us.

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Earlier this month, the 93-year-old Oskar Groening, a former member of the Waﬀen-SS who was stationed at Auschwitz as an accountant, was charged as an accessory to 300,000 murders stemming from his time at the extermination camp. Groening is part of an aging coterie of former Nazis and SS members who are being prosecuted under a new German legal practice where former death camp workers can be held accountable for any deaths which took place in the camps, even if they did not physically kill anyone while working there. During the proceedings, Groening stated that while he was morally guilty of these crimes against humanity, he was not legally guilty. Under this new type of trial, physical proof of agency in the murder of innocents is required for conviction. It is that burden of proof that has made convicting former SS or other Nazi Party members so diﬃcult. Of the more than 6,000 SS soldiers that were alive at the end of World War II, the number that have been prosecuted and convicted is fewer than 50. For Germany, complicity is a new way of considering crimes, but it has been seen in the United States for many years. For example, under U.S. law, everyone who is present during a lynching is culpable of the lynching. One editor studying prisoner-of-war (POW) camps found that in killings of inmates in which hundreds are involved, all are implicated in the crime, even if they threw no punches. However, that is rarely the case in practice, which is why proving direct involvement is so important to criminal cases. This idea of being guilty for murder without physically committing the act had us thinking about the moral and legal implications. We agreed that Groening obviously knew the scale of the murder around him. In fact, most of the surrounding community in which these camps were placed were also eventually aware of what was happening. We did not agree, however, on a framework that defined guilt based on complic-

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APRIL 30 2015

OPINION & EDITORIALS

Asking for a more inclusive SLU Economics of

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line that the pancakes were for “this special young lady over here” and pointed in my direction. With my head down, I quickly returned to my seat and ate my pancakes; I left Greis as soon as I finished. This is one of the many experiences I have had throughout my freshman year at SLU. Due to this encounter, I would like to clarify what it means to be gluten intolerant or have Celiac Disease, for everyone - students, faculty and staﬀ. Celiac Disease is an allergy to gluten or wheat, and diagnosed with an endoscopic test of the stomach lining. If the lining tests positive for the allergy, the diagnosis is Celiac Disease. If the test is negative, but the adverse reaction to gluten persists, the individual is labeled as gluten intolerance. This is a medical condition; I did not choose to be this way. I do not like to wait 20 minutes for my food, or be berated by dining staﬀ, but I put up with in order to avoid being sick for the next three days. I am not asking for the entire campus to go gluten-free, but next time you are ordering food for an event or a club, think about the food allergies that people have, and try to make adjustments for them without unnecessary attitude. A little consideration goes a long way.

SLU and sustainability An annual checkup of our efforts

John Schuler / Editor-in-Chief

planters year-round instead contamination in recycling, of changing them to palm so please stop throwing your trees in the summer. I will empty Panda Express connever understand the containers in the recycling bestant changing of plants, just cause that wastes all the reto get blooming flowers all cycling in the bin. We need the time. Could we please to fill them with recycling just plant some perenniinstead of trash. It may not als that bloom at diﬀerent be the easiest way to dispose points in the year and let of trash and recycling, but it them thrive? In my opinion, is important. As a student there are numerous options body we need to take the to limit this expenditure steps to try to be more conand waste. All that labor is scious of recycling as much a huge price to pay for some as we can, even when it may aesthetics on campus. It’s a not be convenient. waste of waMore ofter, energy ten than not, and fossil students It is more fuel to plant want to take environmentally the beds so cars to a resoften. taurant or a conscious Second, store instead focusing of utilizing responsible more on stuthe public dent actions transportato invest in a rather than tion system Nalgene [water administraor bicycles. tive, there The individbottle]. are numerualist moveous things I ment of cars would like in the US is to mention. First of all, we a huge contributor of greenare terrible at recycling. St. house gases, so SLU students Louis has made it relatively need to stand up and behave easy to recycle by using sinmore responsibly, biking and gle-stream recycling, but we using public transportation cannot seem to keep trash, as much as possible, even and especially food, out of though those are way more the recycling bins. There is a diﬃcult than simply driving fairly low threshold for food yourself and some friends to

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I want to start by saying that SLU is actually doing a pretty great job at trying to rework its practices to be more sustaina b l e . Recent pushes, such as S G A putting in new Paul Otto water fountains meant to curtail plastic bottle usage and the recycle mania that has taken SLU by storm, have had great success. In fact, Princeton Review included SLU in its 332 “green” colleges for 2014. So clearly SLU is on a good path and can only get better. However, there are a few things that we could do better, especially with regards to actions taken by the student body. First of all, I think that almost everyone can agree there is rampant overplanting on campus. We have a beautiful campus, which I am sure is part of the reason students choose to come to SLU, but I do not think that they will begrudge us evergreens in the West Pine

your destination. The last thing I want to focus on is the water bottle situation on campus. Despite SGA’s considerable eﬀorts to move towards reusable water bottles, many people use plastic disposable water bottles instead of reusable hard plastic ones. Honestly, I will never understand this. It is more environmentally conscious and fiscally responsible to invest in a Nalgene and fill it up at the numerous water fountains around campus. The bookstore has hundreds available for purchase, so there really is not an excuse. I know that the plastic bottles may have soda or something else before using them as water bottles, so good job re-using the bottles, but those disposable bottles are really only good for a limited number of uses, whereas I have used the same Nalgene bottle for the past seven years. SLU is on a wonderful path in terms of its sustainability movements. The administration has made it a priority, and it is beginning to pay oﬀ. Unfortunately, the student body has not followed suit to the same extent. We all need to work better to build towards a more sustainable future.

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In early April, Derreck needed it. He approached Kayongo, a CNN Top 10 several large hotel compaHero of 2011 for his work nies, giving them what he with the called his “sob story” of how Global bad life in refugee camps is, S o a p and how helpful getting soap Project, would be. which It does not take a cynic repurto know that alone would poses not elicit a $1.3 million dohotel nation. Kayongo then introsoap to duced his first rule of applysend to ing business to social justice: those Do your homework. A bit Alex Hanel w h o of investigation led him to need it discovering that the same worldcompany who turned down wide, came to SLU as part the donation request spent, of the Fifteenth Sam and you guessed it, $1.3 million a Marilyn Fox Atlas Week. He year disposing of their soap spoke at two different events: through waste management. his keynote presentation Global Soap even allowed on April 16 and at a coffee the company a tax write-off and conversation session on in exchange for the money. April 17. At both, he introHe was able to use the induced a new perspective to terests of business to further social justice, of which SLU his own social justice goals, might be in need: business. garnering a relationship with I argue that adding a pracbusinesses along the way. tical or even business-like This is valuable coalition approach to social justice building. In short, it was a issues could aid in its effecwin-win. tiveness, as well as increase His most striking comthe community connected to ment, though, came the afa social justice ternoon fight. before his Kayongo’s address. keynote ad“ When Simply dress began we saw with his life that the condemning story, where hotel was something that he explained th ro w i n g how he beis wrong is no away all came the man this soap, longer enough. he is today. At doing this a young age, terrible the Ugandanthing, it born Kayongo w o u l d was forced to have been flee to Kenya so easy as a refugee after watching just to start a protest or boyseveral of the men in his vilcott them. But what good lage be killed. After coming would that have done?” to America, following an Kayongo then went on to extended period of time in a explain that the hotel was a refugee camp, Kayongo was business, and assuming that amazed at how hotels hanit would act in ways that dled soap, which was in low would not only not make it supply at the refugee camp. money, but would in fact His first night in the states, lose it quite a lot (i.e. the doKayongo, like most hotel nation for which Kayongo visitors, took a few unused asked), is a very unrealistic soap bars from his hotel to way to approach an issue. keep for himself. After trying His point he seemed to to return them, thinking he be trying to make all week, would have to pay for them, though, seemed like an unafter seeing that the soap intentional direct challenge was replaced the next night, to SLU, which has seen more he was informed that the hothan its fair share of social tel would have thrown the justice related issues pass soap away anyways. From through its campus in the this realization came the past few years. Simply conidea to begin an organization demning something that is called the Global Soap Projwrong is no longer enough. ect, which would bring soap Gone are the days of simply and hygiene education to detearing down the bad. veloping countries, a project Effective social justice, the which has significantly aided kind that is bringing millions overall health for these comof bars of soap to people in munities. need each year, reaches both In the beginning of buildsides. It recognizes that soing the project, Kayongo lutions are most easily made found himself $1.3 million in the intersection of mutual short of the money needed benefit, and it seeks not to to purchase a repurposing tear down and destroy what factory, which was required is bad, but help to change it to get soap out to those who into an agent of good.

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could have some gluten-free the gluten labels at Greis. pancakes made, to which the The worst part is not the vaman behind her responded riety of food, but the judgthat he did not have time ment from dining staff. for such a task. He assigned It is very difficult for me, the task to someone in the or any gluten-free student, back kitchen, and I stepped to eat breakfast on campus, to the side of the counter so when Greis began to ofto wait for my food. During fer gluten-free options, I was my wait, “May I help you” very excited. These options harassed me until my panallowed me to add more cakes appeared 20 minutes variety to my weekly meal later. Throughout the wait, I plan. Two weekends ago, I was told that, “Oh, you think had a craving for pancakes, you’re special or something,” at the traditional Greis Sunand that “You’re not the only day breakfast, and decided one who believes they are to ask the Greis dining staff special on this campus.” to make me gluten-free panThe kind gentleman cakes. I was immediately told working the that they did omelet stanot have any tion came mix. Asover to me suming this midw ay to be true, I through my found somefor me, or any wait time thing else to gluten-free and asked eat that day. why I had The folstudent, to eat been standl o w i n g breakfast on ing there weekend, for so long. the urge for [SLU’s] campus. I explained pancakes reto him my mained, so I situation, once again to which he returned kindly reto Greis plied that he understood and in search of breakfast. I could not imagine how hard jumped in the line that it was for me to find food. serves gluten pancakes and “May I help you” was not the lady running the station, pleased with this encounI will refer to her as “May I ter and once again rattled help you”, delivered the lines off her comments. When she is named after with just my pancakes were finished, the right amount of sass “May I help you” announced that makes a person’s Sunto everyone currently in day morning. I asked her if I

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Saint Louis University prides itself on serving a diverse student-population with a plethora of options regarding activ itie s and lifestyles, f r o m housing to Lexie Vasos dining . T h e University even claims to account for various food allergies, intolerances and preferences in the campus’ kitchens. However, I have noticed inconsistent applications of food options on a daily basis. Three years ago, I was diagnosed as gluten intolerant and forced to remove gluten from my diet. This greatly impacted my decision on where I would attend college because I refused to spend the next four years of my life living oﬀ salads. SLU responded to my concerns with promises of a wide variety of gluten-free options and an all flex-meal plan. Needless to say, I was promised a lot more than what is actually provided on campus. There are some considerations; Grill Works carries gluten-free buns, the addition of Qdoba to Fusz, and

Courtesy of Michelle Peltier

Global Soap: Derreck Kayongo, pictured above, mixed social justice aims and practical business interests, which this author argues can be used as a model for students pursuing social justice aims of their own.

See you in the fall!

SENIOR FAREWELL

APRIL 30, 2015

A Senior Send-Off

from the UNews Editorial Board Though my time with UNews has been brief, it has certainly been sweet. I worked on the high school newspaper years ago, and when the opportunity for me to join UNews was presented, I had to take it. I love visuals and design, and UNews has given me the chance of working with both. Not only have I been able to refine my design skills before entering the “real world” but also I have had the great pleasure of being a part of something important, where passionate people live. The nights can be long, but the finished product is always worth it. I am grateful to UNews for letting me join their team, and for them trusting me to make the paper pretty. Mary Kate Fitzpatrick, Design Director

In August 2013 I began my tenure as Opinion Editor. I can thank the UNews for being an outlet through which I could g r o w Ryan McKinley in my understanding of justice and oppression. The UNews helped me grow more confident in myself and my voice. I recognize now that this position is a platform and a privilege. I hope I was able to amplify the voices of the marginalized and facilitate discussions this university is in dire need of having. I hope my words challenged others’ convictions and perceptions of the world and promoted critical thought. If I have done those things, I think I can consider my tenure successful, and I look forward to the way future editors define their own success. The most important advice I can give anyone at SLU is to find and keep people in your corner, people who

will have your back, respect you, challenge you and affirm you. There will be times in your college career and in life when you clearly see an injustice, and you stick your neck out to challenge it. Vulnerability is vital to have that group. I’m so thankful to John Schuler, Jessica Winter and the rest of the UNews team who had my back during the diﬃcult times this year brought. Thanks for making long Wednesday nights bearable; thank you for the Boston accents; thank you for the fun; and thank you for the growth. Throughout my junior year, I exhausted my list of excuse s of reasons not to attend the weekly d e bauchery at Hu m p h r e y ’s Deirdre Kerins Re st aurant & Tav e r n . I grew precariously close to actually drinking watery beer and making awkward small talk over thumping bass music. Mercifully, college students continue to mix up “their,” “there,” and “they’re,” and autocorrect fails to acknowledge the Oxford comma. Thankfully, a wise mentor recognized my love of grammatically correct stories and knew my eccentricities would fit in with a small, but exclusive group that met on Wednesday evenings. Luckily, SLU and St. Louis continued to stir up news for a declining method of communication to cover. Fortunately, I discovered peers who remain dedicated to late nights of hard work, insightful commentary, movie quotes in character, satirical one-liners, stupid YouTube videos, camaraderie and friendship as much as I do. If only I had discovered

this legitimate excuse to avoid Pennies earlier in my collegiate career. One experience that is quintessentially “college” is the endless ritual of meeting new people. Every person y o u m e e t John Schuler has the capacity to become your closest friend or remain a complete stranger. While begrudgingly participating in that rite with another freshman, the topic of newspapers came up. I naively asked, “Does SLU have a newspaper?” Their answer was “Yeah, it’s a piece of shit.” Four years later, that person remains a complete stranger, but that “piece of shit” is as close of a friend as an organization can be. I started as the guy in the corner responding to the name “Photos” and somehow find myself leaving the newspaper as editor-in-chief, a transition few expected and even fewer predicted. While SLU is far from the perfect school, having an organization like the UNews has made my experience here much more tolerable. It has forced me to witness, document and participate in many diﬀerent sides of this school that I would have never seen. These experiences have been worth every sacrificed Wednesday evening and countless other hours of my life. The long nights went by quickly, as I worked alongside a surprisingly diverse group of dedicated students and allowed me to see the world a little diﬀerently. While I gladly say goodbye to being an undergraduate student, it is with sadness that I say goodbye to the UNews.

Greetings from your beloved Associate Arts Editor! In the w i s e words of Forr e s t Gump, “Life is like a box of chocoKatherine Kelliher l a t e s . Y o u never know what you’re gonna get.” I can certainly compare those profound words to my time as the Associate Arts Editor for the magnificent University News. Wednesdays have been my favorite day of the week, all year, and not only because Dr. Meyer provides us with delicious snacks. One production night was never like the last; some were filled with occasional Kendrick Lamar sing alongs, while other nights consisted of debates over controversial issues. Working with such a talented group of writers and editors, who share my passion and delight for a well-crafted story, has been nothing short of a privilege. I would like to sincerely thank all of you who read the paper each week. Thank you for taking an interest in the happenings of your University. Thank you for helping to expand my horizons while writing about the various cultural elements of this fine city. Peace and love my friends- take care of yourselves. At 22, I am already a veteran of endings: years and semesters; journeys; periods of sadness and happiness alike; states of mind and unforgett a b l e Tim Wilhelm nights w i t h friends. I have seen some

lives end, too. I believe, however, that you know you have grown once you realize that these endings usher in new experiences, outlooks, challenges and opportunities. The earnest yet directionless Tim I remember from freshman year seems vaguely foreign to me. If the occasion ever arose, I would like to tell him that he would encounter stress, doubt and loss, but also new friends, a life-changing trip to France, lessons learned and a clearer understanding of himself. Senior Tim has a better sense of where he’s going; he is happy and grateful. Soon after my first opportunity writing for the UNews came the opportunity to become Religion Editor for the paper, and I quickly seized it. Adnan Syed What c o m menced was the best year of my college experience. The long Wednesday nights working on Adobe InDesign, racing to edit articles to send to the copy desk before the other editors; the stress of getting staﬀ writers to cover various events; and most importantly, attending Editorial Board meetings as a sophomore to discuss serious matters with the mighty seniors, such SLU’s president and SGA. Fast forward to this year, when I returned as Online Editor. It has been a little diﬀerent this time around, but being in the newsy atmosphere and working with the paper’s social media accounts made it great anyway. I am glad to have been able to come back and hangout with editors both old and new. The experiences I have gained are great; this space is not big enough to list all that I have learned. My parting advice is that the best learn-

ing occurs outside the classroom, so push yourself to try new things! When I first told my mom as a freshman that I would be joining SLU’s newsp a p e r, she said, “ O h , just like Rory in ‘Gilmore G i r l s ! ’” Maggie Needham And I’m not going to lie, becoming an editor for the UNews may have begun partly as a step toward fulfilling my pre-teen dream of becoming Rory Gilmore. However, my “Gilmore Girls” fantasy did little to prepare me for my time here. I fell into the position without knowing anything about running a newspaper. As I prepare to leave the newsroom for the last time, I know that I have learned so much. I’ve learned how to lay out pages and how to manage a staﬀ of writers. I’ve learned how to work with deadlines and collaborate with the other editors. I know that these skills will help me in the future, and I am grateful to have learned them here, but they are not what I am going to miss most about the paper. I am going to miss the newsroom: the rhythm of my Wednesdays, to which I have grown so accustomed; the witty banter and laughter, which sustained us through late nights working; the conversations, which ranged from “How can universities address racism in student organizations?” to “What is your fourth favorite breakfast cereal?” So I’ll take this moment to be sentimental in the way college seniors are allowed: Thank you, to everyone I have worked with on this newspaper, for making my time at SLU just a little more like Rory Gilmore’s at Yale.

Thank you for a great year!

The University News 2014-15 Editorial Board

APRIL 30, 2015