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Pius Library finds itself in a bind SGA initiative encourages improvements

By SEAN WORLEY Enterprise Editor

Students at Saint Louis University have made their opinions heard, and Student Government Association has listened. Specifically, students have made it known to SGA that they are not satisfied with the current facilities and resources offered by the Pius XII Memorial Library.

“I feel like there’s a lot of underutilized space, and I know it’s a lot of hard work to renovate, but I feel it could be done,” sophomore Amy Keys said.

Students know what they want changed about the library and SGA is aware of this.

“We always knew Pius was bad but not this bad,” SGA President Courtney Anvender said.

Anvender said that there has been an overwhelming amount of student support

Charles Turner Senior, College of Arts and Sciences

“I wish there were more private space to study...I wish it were more up-todate and modern.”

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Sophomores Katie Mckinney, Dana Mcnicholas, and Mary Claire Purcell study in SLU’s Pius Library. >> Opened May 1959 >> No building-wide renovations since opening >> 15 old typing rooms in use for group study, 7 technology classrooms >> Two plans have come forward for Pius renovations. The plan proposed by SLU library officials is a phased renovation of Pius, which would include expanding iCommons on the lower level and moving special collections to the third floor. SGA is pushing for an Information Commons extension to be built on to the main building.

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NUMBER OF COMPUTERS

280

Marquette University

Sam Hope Sophomore, College of Arts and Sciences

“[The library] could be better definitely. More comfortable seating would be nice; it’s hard to find seating in there.”

Cudahy Library Loyola Chicago University

250+ computer workstations and 30 laptops available

Loyola University- Chicago

270

220 computer workstations and 50 circulating laptops

Washington University

200

200 computers in the library system and notebook computers also available

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SLU

60 computers in the 1st level iCommons and wireless capacity for 330 unique users

“We have an amazing Information Commons attached to the library. The walls of all four floors are glass and the east side is right over the lake. I love it.”

– Andrew Gaillardetz, Sophomore at Loyola Chicago University

>>Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons opened spring 2008 >>$30 million project >>700 seats in the Information Commons

Raynor Memorial Library Marquette University “I really enjoy the variety of study spaces that Marquette’s library has to offer. With two different libraries attached together, it creates a unique atmosphere that allows for various methods of studying and socializing, including spaces for group studying, individual studying, and a café for social studying.”

–Colin Ehlenbach, Junior at Marquette University

>>The IC is a separate building and is connected to Cudahy, the main library, by a café bridge extension >>Around 35 group study rooms total, 25 in the IC >>The IC provides space and technology for group study, research assistance, high-speed Internet connectivity and comfortable spaces for serious work.

Source: Loyola Chicago Library Webpage & SGA Library Proposal photo courtesy of Joe Peraud, Loyola Chicago University

Source: Marquette University Library Webpage Matt Blessing, Head, Department of Special Collection and University Archives photo courtesy of Taylor Levicki, Marquette University

Washington University in St. Louis Libraries “Our library isn’t much of a centerpiece on campus, but it’s a nice building and a good place to study if you need to get away. I wouldn’t really call it “the place” people go, but it’s usually pretty crowded.”

– Ryan McCombe, Junior at Washington University in St. Louis

1.4 million volumes

>> 1,100 seats in Raynor, 1,050 seats in Memorial

Number of volumes

1.1 million volumes

>> 17 group study rooms, 2 electronic classrooms

1.74 million volumes

>> The Raynor library, including the Information Commons, is a separate building and is connected to Memorial Library by a café bridge extension

4.2 million volumes

>> Kimberly-Clark Information Commons opened in 2003 >> Project included $5 million renovation of Memorial Library, $41 million Raynor Library project

>>12 libraries on three campuses, including Olin Library >> Olin library renovated from 2001-2004 >> Just under $37 million renovation >> 1,130 seats >> Around 10 group study and quiet study rooms in Olin for undergraduates. >>The renovation of Olin was a Keystone award winner for Sources: Washington University Library Webpage architectural design

Joy Lowery, Director of Communications and Special Events photo courtesy of Washington University Libraries

By ASHLEY JONES Arts Editor

Pius XII Memorial Library Saint Louis University

Assistant News Editor

and ERIKA MILLER

Tonic to headline Homecoming concert

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With a little over a week left until the Homecoming Concert, Student Activities Board has booked the rock group Tonic.

This announcement comes after a challenging process and weeks of uncertainty.

“With our initial artist backing out this summer, we were especially challenged finding available artists,” SAB Coordinator Janelle Densberger said.

They had originally hoped to book rap artist B.o.B. However, he backed out of their contract in late July.

The group usually creates a list of artists they want to book and go from there. This year, they went through this list with no luck. It was at this point that they consulted the surveys they collected from the general student population, as well as the suggestions of SAB members.

“After compiling a new list, we again had to check several of them off. However, Tonic was the next on our list and, luckily, [they] confirmed,” SAB President Stephanie Hart said.

According to Densberger, SAB tries to get a sense of what type of music the student body is looking for. They do this in several ways, one of which is the survey.

“Rock is typically the number one choice, and Tonic fits nicely into this category. The group has some good classic songs that fit the values of Homecoming well, and their type of music fits the bill for what many SLU students ask for when polled about the concert,” Densberger said.

Tonic is a rock band that was formed in the ‘90s and released its first album, Lemon Parade, in 1996.

The album later gained platinum status. The group is perhaps best known for the hit single “If You Could Only See,” which reached number 11 on the Billboard Airplay Hot 100 chart.

Since its formation, the band has sold over four million records, has had six topten singles and has obtained several Grammy nominations.

“We are glad to have them,” Hart said.

Javier Mendoza will be the opening act for Tonic. This pop/rock artist, who currently lives in St. Louis, was voted “Best Male Vocalist” by The Riverfront Times’ Reader’s Poll. His most recent albums, “You” and “Tu” takes listeners back to his Spanish roots.

The songs were first written in English and later translated into Spanish.

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TV journalist fosters message of social justice

By ANDREA ROYALS News Editor

and MEGAN SAKSEFSKI Contributor

Approximately 400 members of the Saint Louis University community gathered on the evening of Sept. 15 in the Bush Student Center to listen to the first presentation of the year from the Great Issues Committee, which featured investigative reporter Chris Hansen of Dateline NBC. Hansen, known for his work on NBC’s To Catch a Predator and To Catch an Identity Thief, addressed the impact his journalism has had on the public and how his investigations can be applied to issues of social justice, the common mission of the GIC. Hansen began his presentation with lighthearted humor about the cable program To Catch a Predator, a television show that exposes adult sexual offenders attempting to engage in intimate relations with underage teens through the Internet.

“Most of the people who are doing this online do not have the word ‘predator’ tattooed across their forehead. They look like the guy who could be standing next to you at the dry cleaner on Saturday morning,” Hansen said.

Since the program aired, 300 men surfaced in the investigation, and 249 of them were prosecuted, convicted, pleaded guilty or pleaded no contest.

Hansen said that through his 17 years with NBC, he has been able to explore other areas of investigative journalism, including identity theft, the sexual traffic of children in Cambodia and the counterfeit of prescription drugs in China.

Hansen said he considers the news magazines featured on Dateline NBC to be “a journey of discovery” where the audience can learn from what investigative journalism can expose.

“It’s just been an incredible opportunity to be a witness to the truth and see things that very few other people get a chance to see, and to watch your work and to see the difference that it makes in big ways and in small ways,” Hansen said.

While reporting on the

sexual trafficking of girls as young as six years old in Cambodia in 2004, Hansen said he and his production team grew fond of the 37 girls that they rescued during the investigation.

He returned four years later to see the girls he had helped, and said he was glad to see a few of them doing well and in school.

The girls accompanied him and his crew to the airport, where they parted with an emotional, tearful goodbye.

“It’s those moments that make you realize that, every once and a while, you change someone’s life,” Hansen said.

However, he acknowledged that successful stories do not come easily. Hansen said that, when people ask him how he became so successful, he replies that he is too stupid to believe there is anything he cannot do.

“If you don’t stick your neck out and pitch the big story, or if you don’t do something that is a little edgy or dangerous, you’re never going to get there. That’s not just in journalism, it’s every walk of life,” Hansen said, advising that people should be passionate about what they choose to do.

“Make your own good luck and find something that you are passionate about.”

GIC Chair Colin Shevlin said he was affected by Hansen’s advice to not put limits on oneself.

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Let Us Introduce You Roland Corvington Served the public as an FBI agent for 23 years, likes to fight crime, hunt and fish

By ANDREA ROYALS News Editor

As Department of Public Safety transitions into a new academic year, Roland Cor vington, former highranking FBI official, settles into his new position as director of public safety at Saint Louis University.

Corvington, who began serving SLU on Sept. 7, has spent almost the past 23 years as an agent in the FBI. Corvington comes to the campus having most recently served as the special agent in charge of the Eastern District of Missouri, where he directed all investigative, national security and intelligence operations.

“Corvington not only possesses superb training and experience as a law enforcement official, but his education and management background has helped him to be a leader who is able to organize, motivate and inspire those he directs to work effectively with a common purpose,” Vice President and General Counsel Bill Kaufmann said.

As Cor vington was approaching retirement age, he began exploring other options for work.

“This opportunity at SLU surfaced, and I was very much interested in it,” Corvington said.

While attending Western Illinois University, where he majored in law enforcement and public administration with a Master’s degree in political science, Corvington acted as a resident assistant, a dispatcher for the university police and as a parking services clerk.

Corvington said he expects to discover many of the same issues at SLU that arose while he was in college, including alcohol or drug abuse among students.

Corvington said he was inspired to become involved with law enforcement by his neighbor, a local preacher and an Illinois state trooper.

“He just impressed me. He looked great in that uniform, and was a very disciplined and very focused individual, yet very personable,” Corvington said.

New policy changes affect CSO events

By SEAN WORLEY Assistant News Editor

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Corvington said that he admired those characteristics, and wanted to engage himself in a meaningful, yet spontaneous, career.

“I was also looking for something that was ver y purposeful in terms of the vocation,” Corvington said. “I found that in the FBI, most certainly.”

Corvington said that working for the FBI is not a job, but a way of life and conduct.

“If you look at people coming into the bureau, they are not looking for money. They are coming because of patriotism and service,” he said.

Through the FBI, Corvington learned the values of integrity.

“I wanted to be part of an organization that demanded the most from me. The public shouldn’t expect anything less from an organization like the FBI,” he said.

Corvington said that one of his greatest experiences

while working in St. Louis was helping to reunite Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck, two young children who had been kidnapped, with their families in 2007.

“That brought with it tremendous satisfaction,” Corvington said. “We were relieved and the emotion was palpable.”

His advice to college students who may be living on their own for the first time is to be cautious and aware of one’s surroundings.

“Don’t do things that will make it easier for a criminal to prey on you,” he said.

When he can’t be found fighting crime and protecting the public, Corvington spends time with his family and takes part in various recreational activities.

“I like to work out. I like to hunt. I like to fish,” Corvington said. “When you’re out there on a pond, all you think about is fishing.”

Last summer, the Department of Student Life created a new policy regarding “Performance, Presentations and Speaker[s].” The policy focused on the amount of time that Chartered Student Organizations must take when attempting to schedule on-campus events. CSOs are now responsible for turning in a completed “Program Planning” form 20 business days before the event is to take place. This is a change from the required five days that was in effect last year.

David Young, operations manager of Student Life, expressed that an event now is defined as “anything that requires reserved space outside regular group meeting times.” Reserved space for holding events ranges from the ballrooms in the Busch Student Center to a classroom to green space down West Pine. If an organization wishes to hold an event that involves any members of the SLU community outside of group membership, Student Life must first approve the event.

When this policy change was presented to Student Government Association at its Sept. 15 meeting, many senators were unclear as to where this new extended notice requirement stemmed from.

“I don’t remember these 20 days being discussed,” Black Student Alliance Senator Kalé Kponee said during open discussion of the policy.

It turns out that this new

policy was discussed during last year’s general assembly when the senate was contemplating a new speaker policy—one that dealt with censorship, not approval time. “[This] went through policy review,” said SGA President Courtney Anvender. “Student and senators had an opportunity to weigh-in on it.”

Anvender expressed that this change in the event policy was possibly overshadowed by the debate in the speaker censorship policy that spanned across multiple

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[CSO’s] will all be ...informed about policy changes.

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Organizations Paul Paetow

senate meetings last spring.

Two senators from last year’s assembly were a part of the SGA Policy Review Committee, and served as senatorial representatives on the body that was working on developing this new event policy. Both senators are no longer participating in SGA. While the policy was in its developmental stages last semester, it was not until this summer that Student Life put ideas to paper and created the now set policy.

In attempts to enhance student group organization, Young expressed that the new policy will help strive for

organization.

“We have a lot of Chartered Student Organizations on campus, and a lot of times a CSO would schedule space and not follow through with their respective event,” Young said.

This, of course, leads to a lack of on-campus space for CSOs to hold events.

Though the policy is no longer up for debate or amendment, some senators expressed to Young that this may hinder events that can only be scheduled with short notice.

Some senators inquired whether this was going to be changed for groups who must deal with said circumstances; however, it does not look like that will happen.

“It would be difficult to justify a change,” Young said, and expressed that any inquiries or desired amendments to the policy must now he brought before the Vice President of Student Development.

Paul Paetow, vice president of Student Organizations, expressed that he is in support of the policy, and that it should not pose too many problems for CSOs. Paetow said that this will turn out to be policy that can only help the groups, not hinder them.

“CSO leaders have responsibilities including being mindful with their organizations’ time,” Paetow said. “They will all be thoroughly informed about all the policy changes and this policy will be beneficial since planning events is something that needs to be done in advance.”

Two other bills were passed at the meeting.

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Bookstore carries Alta Gracia clothing

By ASHLEY SELAS

Contributor

The Saint Louis University bookstore now carries the Alta Gracia clothing brand which comes from a factory in the Dominican Republic that remains fully committed to the importance of giving workers fair wages.

Joseph Bozich, the CEO of Knights Apparel, through which the factory operates, stated that Alta Gracia is “the first apparel brand that is really repaying the workers not what is required by law, but rather based upon doing a living wage study”.

According to Debbie Schneider, the general manager of the bookstore on campus, The SLU Bookstore is at the forefront of this movement because the Barnes and Noble Corporation requires that all items sold in the bookstore be sweatshop free.

SLU’s store is chosen to test new products.

SLU has been active in this movement for a long time. The Student Government Association also began an initiative four years ago to ensure that all products that bear the SLU name and logo are sweatshop free.

This ground-breaking new project is receiving attention because the Worker Rights Consortium has monitored the entire process, all the way from conception through development.

The WRC has been responsible for developing labor standards and the living wage figure, which is 338 percent higher than the minimum wage in the Dominican Republic, and is happy to report that Alta Gracia’s compliance has been “exemplary,” according to Theresa Haas, director of communications for the WRC. The effect that the factory is having on the workers’ lives runs deep.

The president of the union and worker at the

Alta Gracia factory, Martiza Vargas, shared her story.

“My life has changed quite a bit since I have been working there. Before, I lived in a very uncomfortable house. All four of my children shared one room, and now we can each have our own space,” Vargas said. “That has been really great for me.”

There are signs posted in the bookstore next to the products that tell the story of people that work for the company in order to remind consumers that the proceeds go back to support their business.

“The products that the bookstore is carrying are both of great variety and great popularity since they have been introduced,” Schneider said.

“We have something for men and something for women.

The men’s [apparel] has sold really well,” Schneider said.

She said that the bookstore will receive a new shipment of merchandise from Alta Gracia in November.

Sweatshirts and T-shirts are currently available, but Schneider said that she hopes that sweatpants and long-sleeved T-shirts will arrive in the next shipment in time for winter.

Schneider said that she feels that student interest on the topic of labor rights and sweatshops has diminished in the past years.

“I know there is a lot about diversity this year, which is good, but this kind of diversity [needs attention], too,” Schneider said.

Schneider said that she is impressed with the success that the merchandise has had so far.

She encourages students to become involved with efforts for labor rights by supporting the Alta Gracia line.

“I don’t know of any other organization that will specifically state that they support a specific organization like Alta Gracia does,” Schneider said. “It has sold really well and we will take feedback.”

Homecoming: SAB schedules performances Continued from Page 1

In addition to these two artists, SAB is also looking for a band from Saint Louis University to play before Mendoza.

“You never know what challenges might arise when booking concert artists, but I do truly commend all of

SAB, especially the Executive Board and the Homecoming Chairs for the their dedication, commitment and enthusiasm throughout this entire process. It will be a great Homecoming Week,” Densberger said.

General admission for the concert will start at 7 p.m. The SLU band will open at 7:30.

Mendoza will follow at 8:15 and Tonic will perform last, beginning at 9:30.

SAB has also organized several other Homecoming events for this year.

The events for this month include the Billiken Music Festival on Sept. 18, a Luau at SLUruba on Sept. 19, a blood drive in the Busch

Student Center on Sept.

20, Capture the Flag in the Quad on Sept. 21, Quad Day and an outdoor movie viewing on Sept. 22 and SLU Night at the Fox on Sept. 23.

Finally, this year’s Homecoming Concer t, located in the parking lot behind Greisedick Hall, will take place on Sept. 24.

Hansen: Journalism as means for social justice Continued from Page 1

no matter what profession you are going into or what subject you are studying,” Shevlin said.

Hansen’s nephew John Ellis, a freshman at SLU, said that hearing his uncle speak to his campus community was an interesting opportunity.

“For me, he’s always just been my uncle, so it was cool to see him in a new way. He had great stories to share,” Ellis said. “I thought what he said was relevant to us.”

Hansen, whose sons also

received a Jesuit education, said that the Jesuit tradition of men and women for others at SLU can easily be applied to his occupation, and Shevlin said he agrees.

“All of [Hansen’s programs] are exposing problems in the world and seeking change which is exactly what the University wants to do,” Shevlin said. “We are educating our students to be men and women for others, and that is exactly what you do when you see a problem in the world and you want to change it.”

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Chris Hansen signs student’s programs following his speech.

Hansen believes that investigative reporting must impact the public, bring upon a positive change and take people on a journey of discovery.

Q&A

Chris Hansen, investigative reporter for Dateline NBC, shared his journalism experience with the Saint Louis University community. Hansen has led several undercover investigations around the world and is recognized with seven Emmy awards and four Edward R. Murrow awards for his reporting.

Would you consider your journalism self-directed, or is it profiteered by your network?

How do you deal with and respond to negative comments on your journalistic image?

What is the most drastic change in media you’ve witnessed during your career?

Obviously we need to get good ratings, so we can make money, so we can stay. But we are very creative about doing very important stories in very interesting ways. We can both do what is right as journalists and bring people into the tent.

I know sometimes the more traditional journalists may say [we] push it too far, but some of those same journalists are at papers that are failing because they are not getting creative. So it’s a balance, but I am very comfortable with what we do.

The speed at which information travels, and the number of outlets broadcasting information is dizzying. It’s not just Facebook or Twitter; there’s bloggers and websites. People tend to believe everything they read on the Internet and you really have to do your diligence if you’re using alternative news sources.

What is your criterion when determining whether or not a topic is worthy of investigating?

Have you found there to be any boundaries that should not be crossed when trying to investigate and develop a story, or is good journalism getting information at any cost?

Well, I think it has to impact people’s lives, and I also think that in the news sector of magazines, you have to affect change. And thirdly, I think it’s important to bring people along on a journey of discovery. We need to take people along for the ride.

There are boundaries. You have to be ethical and you have to be honest about the process. I think that’s what gets journalists in trouble. You can use enterprising techniques, hidden cameras, for instance, as long as you are transparent, as long as you are honest and as long as you tell people who are watching the story exactly what your methodology was.

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According to data from a SGA survey, the majority of students are dissatisfied with the space in the Pope Pius XII Memorial Library.

Library: SGA input Continued from Page 1

amount of student support and involvement in this project. This is evident in the more than 1,200 student responses to the most recent SGA survey distributed via email on Sept. 1.

Now that the survey is complete, SGA has compiled the research—including survey data from May—and will present the proposal to the President’s Coordinating Council on Sept.

30.

“Students see Pius as mediocre at best and a transformation of space is the biggest thing,” Anvender said.

Students in their survey responses brought up space issues multiple times.

It seemed that students had many other grievances with Pius that they wanted to express.

According to data from the survey, 56 percent of students were “very or moderately dissatisfied” with the lack of available outlets; 47 percent were “very or moderately” dissatisfied with the group study space available; 39 percent of respondents expressed that they were “very or moderately” displeased with the availability of individual study space.

Through evaluation of the survey data and from student responses, SGA is aware that physical space is what needs to be the focus.

Not only creating more study space but also making the current area more appealing to students is something Anvender said that SGA is stressing.

Sophomore Michael Baltes would like to see the space be made into something more contemporary and modern.

“Pius inspires conformity.

The colors are all the same and uniform, there need to be more pretty colors,” Baltes said.

When SGA presents to the PCC, they will be proposing that an actual construction of more space needs to occur along with current spatial renovations going on in the library.

The new construction would include extending the iCommons and integrating it with current resources of the librar y.

SGA is not submitting any

architecture blueprints, but will instead describe what type of space will be most suitable to the study needs of students.

SGA made sure to incorporate infor mation from the administration as well in the report.

“The administration has been very supportive of the process and have been genuinely interested,” Anvender said. “[Fr. Lawrence Biondi, S.J.] wanted SGA to assess student study habits.”

Vice President of Frost Campus Manoj Patankar Ph.D., oversees all University libraries and had talks with SGA about the Pius initiative.

“I met with the SGA team awhile ago and we talked about the real needs of students,” Patankar said. “After talking with them, it seems we need more study spaces.”

When asked if he felt Pius was up to the current demands of students and if the current facility were competitive with other university libraries, Patankar said that there are areas of Pius that can compete with other facilities, but there is room for improvement.

“We can do better than what we have,” Patankar said.

Pius has had some renovations since its construction in 1959, but the need for student study space has yet to be fully addressed.

“Student study [tables] need to be refreshed and redone,” David Cassens, director of Pius. “We all agree that Pius needs to be renovated.”

After SGA presents the proposal to the PCC, it will be up to the council and Biondi to decide if this is a project that the University can undertake at the moment.

“It will be viewed in context of other competing projects,” Patankar stated.

Funding the renovation project will need to be considered if the initiative is approved by the administration.

“Ever ything is dictated by funding,” Cassens said.

If the administration does not take action on the proposal, Avender expressed that SGA will still continue to work on the project.

“I won’t lie and say that that would be a huge setback, but we can’t let Pius just sit,” Anvender said.

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Students hitch over to other venues in search of better study niches than Pius Memoirist, academic, and author Azar Nafisi (of Reading Lolita in Tehran fame) speaks of books as her “portable homes.”

In a book signing in March at Left-Bank Books, she spoke reverently of libraries as places where our intellect, our imaginative capabilities and our ability to empathize grow and develop.

They are where we actually live and feel ‘at home’ when we understand that home is essentially a place of learning and comfort.

At college, libraries certainly are traditional places for students to study, learn life lessons and absorb knowledge. We can thus reasonably expect our librar y to have an atmosphere conducive to studying.

Pius XII Memorial Librar y, however, is not that home-away-from-home for most Saint Louis University students. Maze-like bookshelves that constantly shift, uncomfortable tables and chairs next to cold windows, and lack-luster walls form a stern, harsh space; students go there in spite of these qualities, not due to them.

While the atmosphere is better suited to individual studying, many groups of students feel the need to hold socializing sessions that become especially annoying for dedicated students during midterms and finals.

Apart from the general ambience, Pius lacks the resources to accommodate an undergraduate body of just over 8,000 students. The first floor is packed at all times, with our 60 computers growing faster as a valuable commodity than gold.

Tables and outlets are equally treasured during finals and midterms weeks. Private study rooms for group discussions are non-

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existent. Our meager book collection forces us to find other venues for our research papers and projects. For the books we do have, the librar y has taken what is a marvelous system of scholarly organization (invented by a certain Mr. Dewey) and turned it into a massive juggernaut of moving bookshelves; our mystifying reference sheets send students on fools’ errands as they can hardly keep up with these changes. When we take stock of our librar y and compare it to those at other universities, these inconveniences seem especially sad.

Loyola University in Chicago, Marquette and Washington University in St. Louis all have quasi-palatial libraries. Loyola has over 300 computers, along with laptops available for check-out. WashU has several libraries with multi-media production labs.

Marquette has a myriad of study rooms and electronic classrooms to ser ve the needs of their students. With all of the resources to accommodate their student bodies, these universities have successfully constructed productive learning environments.

Erudition and higher learning flows through varied channels to the students that flock to those libraries as regulars.

Here at SLU, students flee our brusque, inhospitable librar y, orphaned from what should be a comfortable study niche. We hope to see Pius undergo renovations that will reassemble, recollect and refurbish our scant resources into a state-of-the-art facility that students can find useful as well as call home.

We want to enter those doors and feel welcomed and ready for intellectual growth.

We want to be welcomed home.

SAB scheduling plays into a tedious musical drama With $84,000 in hand, Student Activities sonable manner.

Board began planning for the quintessential Instead, they kept us on tenterhooks from party of the year. Homecoming heralds the then until yesterday, withholding the goingsreturn our treasured alumni to their glory on of the organization that were surely workdays at Saint Louis University. ing towards acquiring an act for Homecoming.

As a prominent organization on campus, The use of our $54,000 was not revealed to us SAB receives the largest chunk of the Student until this final stretch of time, with SAB finally Government Association’s Chartered Student booking Tonic (a one-hit wonder 90’s group).

Organization funding each year. The afore- This is the final week before Homecoming. mentioned figure is solely for Homecoming Not only did they fail to organize themfestivities; $54,000 of that money – which selves, they shoddily acquired a group that comes from our Student Activities Fee – is required a Google search to find. While reserved for booking Tonic no doubt has an artist or group to quality music, students perform on campus. will hardly wish to Students eagerly await attend the event at this each year for artists point. This furthers our While Tonic no doubt like Eric Hutchinson, little domino effect by has quality music, Jack’s Mannequin and giving SAB only a week Lifehouse to fill camto market this massive students will hardly pus with buzzing anticito their schedwish to attend the event change pation and excellent ule. at this point. music.

The gross irresponThis year, however, sibility with the use SAB has not met stuof students’ time and dents’ expectation. money is something Their first choice for an artist – B.o.B. – fell that few can and should tolerate. It hardly through for various reasons. While we feel shows the best of SLU to our alumni when that this is certainly an unprecedented and we are scrambling to put together what immediate emergency, SAB has had more should be one of the most heart-warming and than enough time to plan for a back-up artist. vivacious times of the year. We expect more With their mass resources, personnel, and than information that is slow in coming and organization, there is every reason to expect a Homecoming performance that will shun SAB to rectify the situation in a timely, rea- rather than welcome our SLU community.

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Posted below are the results from our web poll on The University News’ website.

These are the current opinions on the name for our new Billiken cartoon!

Adviser Jason L. Young jyoung42@slu.edu The Editorial Board of The University News Recognizes Avis Meyer, Ph.D. as the newspaper’s faculty mentor.

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What should the Billiken cartoon be named?

Bender (old SLU football coach)

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Blue

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Claude (founder of the UNews)

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This week, Student Government Association Senate Chambers had a new vibrancy after welcoming 28 new senators. On Saturday, senators brainstormed new initiatives at the internal retreat.

Legislatively, SGA passed the new annual funding guidelines for Chartered Student Organizations.

These guidelines can be found in last week’s SGA mailer. Hoping to connect with the entire student body, SGA will be holding a meet-and-greet cookout in the Quad on Sept. 30 from 5 p.m. to 7p.m.

This will be a great opportunity to express your concerns, meet your representatives and understand the critical role your SGA has on this campus.

-Matt Ryan, sophomore, SGA Senator for the School of Public Health.

SGA creates a new task force to organize the relief efforts for Pakistan floods Millions of citizens were displaced when massive floods hit Pakistan in July. Although the United Nations recently called the tragedy ‘the greatest humanitarian crisis in recent history,’ U.S. media coverage of the natural disaster has been very minimal.

Student Government Association found it necessary to create a task force to centralize the University’s efforts in raising disaster awareness.

The task force will provide aid to the best of the University’s ability and will coordinate any initiatives that the student body would like to undertake, for instance, serving as a central discussion group, and pushing fundraising efforts.

If you would like to get involved, whether you are a student or a faculty member, please send an e-mail to slupakistanrelief@gmail.com.

-Oscar Vasquez, senior, SGA Vice President of Diversity and Social Justice.

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SLU needs to embrace its urban environment In the September 9th issue of The University News, you might have noticed two cover articles Commentary dealing with Midtown development and Saint Louis University’s proper ty holdings.

One article chirpily announced Noah Berman just how fantastic Midtown is, while the other informed the reader of how, besides a few parking lots and the occasional hotel, SLU has relatively little to do with “... bringing back the luster.”

This is extremely curious.

We are, correct me if I am wrong, an urban campus. We eat, sleep, learn and play within one of the larger metropolitan areas in the country, and yet we seem to avoid any and all interaction with the area around us.

“While the University owns a few buildings in Midtown, most of the SLU land in the area is comprised of parking lots for Chaifetz and the University,” read the latter article, a seemingly innocuous statement that hides a far more uncomfortable truth.

With apologies to Kanye West, SLU doesn’t care about St. Louis people.

For example: The next time you’re at the intersection of Grand and Lindell, take a look at that “sculpture park” across the street. Sure, it’s green. Sure, it has a nice little modern bendy sculpture inside it. But that’s just about as far as that little plot of land ever gets.

It is prime real estate, a corner plot at the intersection of two fairly major streets, but it might as well be a vacant lot for all the use it serves.

This is not the only location in which SLU does this sort of thing - referred to

by some as “land banking,” this is the process of holding empty land or even tearing down existing structures to maintain empty plots.

Land banking is great if you’re planning for the future in a several hundred square acre field, but in a crowded inner-city location, it is a shocking waste of space.

We do this all over the area of town the University inhabits: Go east of the Medical school and south of Chouteau and you’ll find empty plots galore.

On some of those plots, venerable old buildings once stood, buildings that could have been renovated (much as “Hotel Ignacio” is now) and put to use in the community or for the school.

Many of the plots, especially those nearest the medical campus, are so far out of the way of anything useful or interesting that it seems questionable to even hold onto the land.

Even plots that SLU has developed - see the occasionally slightly full Compton garage - are simply locked in holding patterns.

We could be building and

refurbishing. We could sell that land and buy up developed-but-falling-apart buildings much, much closer to campus and turn them into dorms, or sell them to new businesses, or encourage old businesses to return.

Imagine the effect of a dorm or other SLU building, modern and well used, in the Locust-Grand area, or perhaps further up Grand and across Delmar.

Sure, the dorms would be somewhat off campus, but they would be within walking distance, no worse than an inhabitant of The Drake (a building SLU once tried to own) hiking to a class in Beracha.

Plus, building off campus would mean that students would be forced to experience the city around them, not simply existing within the borders of Forest Park Pkwy. and Delmar, Vandeventer and Compton.

SLU is trying its damndest to create a suburban campus in an urban environment. Flat green areas, artificial borders on where students inevitably will hang out, show an unwillingness to build outside of

itself.

We did not start this process: Big open land is always more valuable on a finance sheet, but we are happily continuing it until the SLU bubble forever closes, keeping us from ever having what Washington University has with the Loop.

And it is of course not only WashU that benefits from that arrangement: University City has forever changed because of the active presence of students, something the Midtown area of St. Louis does and will continue to lack.

How can we make this better? In writing this commentary, I sought out people far more knowledgeable about urban practices than I, and all seemed to agree on the old cliché: Build it, and they will come.

Hotel Ignacio and the West Locust Lofts are a good start, but a few apartments here and there does not an urban integration make.

Fantastic development is going on up and down Locust, Washington, Grand, etc: SLU should give up its quest for the downtown picket fence and take up the cause of the

what you truly care about, the more the map becomes clearer to you.

I want to test this theory this year. I want to open up, and share with you my fears, loves, memories, mistakes and ambitions.

Hopefully, in the end, I will be able to read my map a little better and put myself on the right path that will lead to a life filled with food, prayer and love.

I hope that you, as well, will find some type of inspiration to enlighten your life.

I would highly recommend this book, but if reading is not your thing, find something closer to your heart and cherish it.

See what becomes of you when you look for your own map.

Dana Torres is to blame.

An over-40 Olympic swimmer at the Beijing summer games, T o r r e s Commentary stroked her way into the hearts of every American woman approaching midlife.

Wa t c h i n g her inspired me. I decided that Katerina Canyon if Torres could stand next to a bunch of young adults and match them stroke for stroke, I most definitely could do the same academically - that’s what brings me to Saint Louis University as a freshman at age 41.

My whole life, I dreamed of going to college and living the college experience. Due to circumstances in my life, however, I could not enroll when I graduated at 17.

If you take a look around, you’ll see that I am a minority here. Most adults my age opt for going to school at night or taking classes online. This was my route before I started SLU, but was never the experience I wanted as a child and not the experience I want now. I want to be a Billiken.

Welcome Week was daunting. For the first few days, people kept looking at me quizzically, asking, “Are you a student?” with that inflection of disbelief. Did Torres have this problem?

My mother was a Civil Rights activist, and she once said to me, “Katerina, sometimes you have to put yourself in other people’s faces to let them know that you deserve the same chance as everyone else.” She said this to me as she sent me off to an all-white school; now I heard her voice telling me this because of my age. I decided to attend sorority information night to see if I could qualify.

I learned that sororities place a high importance on academics, and that a high GPA improves your chances.

I had an average high school GPA, and an excellent college GPA. Members should demonstrate leadership potential.

I was president of local and regional organizations. I was poet laureate of my city, and I received several commendations from the mayor and one from the U.S. Congress.

There’s also a high importance placed on philanthropy.

I started a girls’ camp that ran for five years and I was the chair of my company’s community involvement committee for the Los Angeles region.

I thought I was covered.

I was worried about my age until I learned of the Potential Member’s Bill of Rights, which said that I had the right to “be treated as a capable and mature person without being patronized.” With that little piece of information tucked into my mind, I decided to officially become a sorority recruit.

The sorority recruitment process involves up to six days or nights of introductions and eliminations. First, you meet all the sororities, and they meet you. Once everyone has met everyone, you select your top five, and they decide if they want to invite you back for a second night. If you get invitations, you come back. If not, your recruitment process is over.

First, I met brilliant women with excellent networking skills.

I was invited back to two sororities the second night, and got the chance to learn more about each sorority’s philanthropy.

Here, I worked with the girls to complete art projects for the respective sororities.

The only problem is, I have horrible arts and crafts skills. On the third night, I didn’t get invited back to any of the sororities, thus ending my recruitment process. I’m guessing this had more to do with my arts and crafts abilities than my age.

I didn’t know what to expect when I started, but I came out of this experience with a lot of respect for sororities and their work.

Was I disqualified because of my age? I can’t say yes or no for sure. But I can say that I was treated with respect, and sorority recruitment is very competitive.

While I did not become a member, I find myself honored to be considered, which is something I would not have said three weeks ago.

Laura Hicks is a junior in the College of Education and Public Service.

Katerina Canyon is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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city campus.

As students we do not just live on campus, as we might at a smaller university or a more naturally insular school.

No, we live in St. Louis. Until the school acknowledges that fact and takes advantage of it, we might as well move the campus west of Highway 270, the no-man’s land of St. Louisian suburbia.

In our mission statement, it is regarded as important that we be “men and women for others.” As it stands, we are merely “men and women for others, on or very near the SLU campus.” This is not the student body’s fault. No. The University itself is to blame.

Palm trees up and down campus do absolutely nothing to help the massive community that surrounds us, nor do empty plots of land and senseless sculpture gardens.

We have a tremendous opportunity to do good by the city we occupy: The infrastructure is already in place, we simply need to step in and offer to help.

Noah Berman is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Upcoming World Social Forum reveals our ambivalence towards the destitute

“A More than Pretty Woman” inspires some soul searching

The harbors of Porto Alegre, the riverbanks of Bamako and the peninsula city of Mumbai have all felt Commentary the indelible influence of – arguably – the most remarkable social movement of the past decade.

A stirJacqueline Fuqua ring and quintessential example of community organization, the World Social Forum ambitiously seeks to mobilize a community of the largest degree: the global populace.

The World Social Forum, first held in 2001, is an annual event that aims to solicit the attention of industrialized nations, in order to elucidate the vast injustices that result from their negligent, profitdriven intentions.

The audiences at past WSFs exhibit great diversity, featuring ever ything from swaths of eager journalists, to struggling West African cotton farmers, to proactive political leaders like renowned ecofeminist, Vandana Shiva.

The true splendor of the five-day conference held each January, however, resides in the ability for the citizens of our world to enter into endless, respectful discourse.

The formal seminars and open air debates that fill the air of every corridor, concentrate on the condition of third world economies, their peoples and the elusive prospects of economic stability in

Since I started college, during the first week of August, my mom and I have celebrated the end of summer Commentary by giving ourselves a low key, but well needed girls’ night out that always involves s e e i n g some sort Laura Hicks of chick flick after a strenuous day of shopping and eating. This past August, we decided to go see Julia Robert’s newest film, Eat, Pray, Love.

I was excited enough just to see my favorite actress back in the saddle again, no matter the movie.

I had spent the weekend watching the “More Than A Pretty Woman” marathon on USA, so it is safe to say that I was in a Julia Roberts kind of mood.

I was ready for her big smile, contagious laugh, the

the future.

For many of you, I am willing to venture that this is the first you have heard of the World Social Forum.

Assuming this is the case, you need not be concerned.

In fact, the majority of Americans are also oblivious to the existence of this event, and its mission to urge the altruistic pursuit of another world.

Regrettably, January 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the WSF. My sadness stems not from the fact that the conference has endured since its inception, but rather, that despite its tremendous growth, a paltry fraction of our global community will celebrate this milestone achievement.

What should be the most significant session of the World Social Forum, will likely come and go with only scant coverage from the mainstream, American news stations, papers, and blogs. The most inexplicable phenomenon, however, is the correlation, or lack thereof, between attendance and implemented change.

As previously mentioned, the World Social Forum was conceived in 2001, hosted in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and attended by a meager 12,000 participants.

Although the registered number of entrants may be decent for an inaugural conference, it starkly contrasts the 155,000 citizens that were in attendance in 2006.

More simply stated, in a period of no more than five years, the World Social Forum’s turnout increased by

an incomprehensible 1291percent.

When one considers the drastic jump in participation for the event, one must beg the question: Why, then, have I not heard more? Or better yet, what changes are being executed after 10 years of exposing the injustices of economically elitist nations?

The answer to both is that the global community is not yet capable, or even willing, to recognize the consequences of our actions. In our unfettered attempts to augment profit margins amongst corporations like Monsanto and Nike, we disregard the crippling ramifications we thrust upon fledgling economies and peoples of the third world.

As our world has become more interconnected due to technological advances, our globe has thus been flatter.

National boundaries have, as result, begun to blur.

This phenomenon, more frequently referred to as globalization, appears at its surface to be advantageous.

Though in reality, at its core, it is exceptionally more opportunistic.

For example, as citizens and legislators,we must force ourselves to acknowledge that the effects of every political decision that is made in the name of our nation’s “best interest” isn’t contained within the confines of our country’s boarders.

Take, for example, cotton.

For every subsidy we provide our ‘needy,’ native cotton farmers, our nation’s surplus increases.

As the supply outweighs demand, we search unceasingly for any consumer on which we can dump our excess product.

Naturally, finding no other alternative, we simply flood international markets with our refuse, consequently driving down the market price of cotton by 62 percent.

For reasons such as our national handling of the cotton surplus, the World Social Forum is indisputably necessary. Attention must be paid to even the simple occurrence of the event.

Moreover, after 10 years of toil, it is long overdue that economic tyrants like the United States answer the pleas of third world voices around the world.

Jacqueline Fuqua is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Or maybe just my compulsiveness telling me I had to buy it then or else.

Either way, I started reading the book that had inspired the movie that had been on my mind for weeks.

I wouldn’t say this was uncommon for me to do.

I’ve always been an avid reader and a movie lover, but something is different about this book.

Its effect on me has been significant, and, I think, if read by anyone who has even the slightest question of self-existence or self-worth, it would have had that same effect, if not possibly stronger.

The movie, the book, the entire story – all of it – has opened my eyes to the questions and potential answers out there.

It is the reason I wanted to start writing this column. I see writing as a map of sorts – a map guiding you through your own life.

Your fears, loves, memories, mistakes, ambitions – all aspects of the map.

The more you write about

The movie, the book, the entire story – all of it – has opened my eyes to the questions and potential answers out there.

beauty of Italy, India and Bali – where they shot the film and, of course, the sinfully seductive accent of one Mr. Javier Bardem.

However, what I was not prepared for was the impact the personal story of journalist and author Elizabeth Gilbert, whose travels around the world were the inspiration for the film.

Sure, I knew there would be some good lessons learned throughout the movie, but I never thought that they would affect me in such a strong sense.

A few weeks later, as I made my way into the Busch Student Center for the first time, my junior year, I found myself buying Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love, before I even picked up my textbooks.

Maybe it was just another form of procrastination, a talent of which I am proud to say I’ve mastered.

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Shrek the Musical The Fox Theatre For ticket prices visit fabulousfox.com Friday, September 17 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

All That Jazz: A Night of Kander and Ebb Studio Theatre (Xavier) Admission is free 8 p.m.

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Equus HotCity Theatre For ticket prices visit hotcitytheatre.org Saturday, September 18 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

All That Jazz: A Night of Kander and Ebb Studio Theatre (Xavier) Admission is free 6:30 p.m-10:30 p.m.

Billiken Music Festival: John Hardy and the Public The BSC Amphitheatre Admission is free 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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Equus HotCity Theatre For ticket prices visit hotcitytheatre.org Sunday, September 19 1- 5 p.m.

Luau SLUruba 7:30 p.m.

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Sophomore Mollie Amburgey and freshman Joey Sminchak are just two of the nine performers in the revue.

Fine and Peforming Arts Department provides on-campus entertainment

By KRISTEN MCGUIRE Staff Writer

Saint Louis University is surrounded by opportunities to partake in the fine and performing arts. After all, campus is within walking distance from places such as The Fabulous

Fox Theatre, The Contemporary Art Museum and Powell Symphony Hall.

However, the quality of art present on campus should not be underestimated. The Department of Fine and Performing Arts at SLU is composed of four programs: Art History, Theatre, Music and Studio Art. Numer-

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In terms of music, there will be a plethora of concerts and recitals this semester. On Oct. 8, Nov. 5 and Dec. 3, student recitals will take place in the Samuel Cupples House from 3:30 - 4:30

p.m.

“There’s a lot of talent on this campus that just doesn’t get recognized very often. We really appreciate support from our peers,” junior music studies major Kristine Gage said.

The numerous ensembles on campus also have their own performances every semester. These ensembles’ performances include the University Choirs on Nov. 5, the Wind Ensemble on Nov. 30, the Guitar Ensemble on Dec. 2, the String Orchestra on Dec. 3 and the Jazz Ensemble on Dec. 6.

“The concerts give a display of how well-rounded SLU is,” sophomore Gretchen Weber, a music performance major said. “They serve to help increase student involvement and encourage students to explore lesser known areas of the University.”

If you are looking for some music education, the Senior Capstone events are mandatory presentations done by all senior music majors. John Donovan and Emily Newton will present their capstones on Oct. 29.

There will also be two faculty recitals this semester. The first will take place on Sept. 26. Performers will include Diana Umali and James Nacy. The second will take place on Nov. 7, and the performers will be Pamela Dees and Jeral and Wanda Becker. Both recitals will take place in St. Francis Xavier College Church.

Tuesday, September 21 8 p.m.

Shrek the Musical The Fox Theatre For ticket prices visit fabulousfox.com 10 p.m.

Capture the Flag The Quad Wednesday, September 22 4-8 p.m.

Quad Day The Quad 4 p.m.-1 a.m.

Late Night Putt-Putt The Quad 8 p.m.

Shrek the Musical The Fox Theatre For ticket prices visit fabulousfox.com 9 p.m.

Outdoor Movie: Toy Story 3 The Quad 9 p.m.

Prefuse 73 with Royal Bangs & Chain Gang of 1974 The Billiken Club Admission is free Thursday, September 23 7:30 p.m.

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Students of Saint Louis University’s Theatre Department have paired with Alpha Psi Omega, the National Honorary Theatre Society, to present All That Jazz: An Evening of Kander and Ebb. This musical revue is completely student run, from the actors to the director. While junior and director Anita Shastri has been performing since she was two years old, she is fairly new to directing.

“I’ve always wanted to do some work directing, and I thought this was the perfect opportunity,” Shastri said.

She sat down with APO President Erin Almand and the chair of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts Gary Barker to pick the show they thought would be best.

In the end, they came up with a musical revue of the music of Kander and Ebb. This duo has written music for shows such as Chicago and Cabaret.

“Kander and Ebb are two of the greatest songwriters that musical theatre has ever had…Their shows tend to be a bit darker, dealing with more issues of sex, drugs, alcohol, love, lost love and pain, which is a nice break from the normal bright, bubbly, excitement that is normal musical theatre,” Shastri said.

The theatre department will be putting on Cabaret in November, and, according to Shastri, they felt that this revue would be a great teaser for the musical.

The revue will be a grouping of songs that are connected by the theme

of Kander and Ebb. In a musical, there is a script and different characters. However, in a revue there are no named characters and no script.There is no plotline, the songs are just connected by a common theme, in this case, songs by the same composers.

“When you do a revue you surprise people with the songs you do,” Amburgey said.

In order to prepare for the show, they picked songs that people would know, as well as some unfamiliar songs that they felt people might like.

“Their shows can be performed for any generation and be loved. No matter what they write it is bound to be loved,” Shastri said.

The cast has been rehearsing for the past two weeks for two to three hours a day. On the weekends, they have been practicing for four to five hours.

“We have all worked really hard to put this show together. And the cast is always giving me their best, so [the show] will be great,” Shastri said.

The cast is made up of nine members: three men and six women.

Senior Peter Hasser explained that one of his favorite parts of this experience has been the cast dynamic.

“We all have an equivalent role in the show…we all go in and out of being a soloist,” sophomore theatre major Mollie Amburgey said.

The revue will take place on Sept.

17 and 18 in the Xavier Hall Studio Theatre. There will be two showings each day at 7 p.m. and at 9 p.m. Admission is free; donations will be accepted.

Shrek brings characters to life This past weekend, fairytale creatures of all shapes and sizes invaded the Fabulous Fox T h e a t e r.

Shrek the Commentary Musical opened on the evening of Sept.

10, with encore performances Satur day Maria Muldoon and Sunday evening.

Like others, I was skeptical at first about a stage adaptation of one of my favorite films. However, as soon as the curtains opened and the cast entered the stage in full costume and song, I realized this was something fantastic.

To anyone who has seen the original DreamWorks film, the story is a familiar one. The big, mean, green ogre is upset about the unwanted, homeless fairytale visitors dumped on his land. He sets out on a quest to the kingdom of Duloc to win back the deed for his beloved swamp. Along the way he finds friendship, love and some surprising truths about himself. That, in a nutshell, is the basic plot.

However, in truth, the musical is so much more. David Lindsay-Abaire wrote a script that doesn’t stray too far from the original film screenplay and gives the audience plenty of opportunities to laugh at the ridiculousness of the characters. He also provides a deeper insight into the childhood of three main characters: Shrek (Eric Petersen), Fiona (Holly Ann Butler) and Lord Farquaad (David F.M. Vaughn).

The creative team did an excellent job of bringing car-

toon characters to life on the stage, even tackling problems such as getting a giant, green dragon to fly in perfect time with the music.

The cast really seems to have taken the story’s message to heart. The wide variety of characters in the ensemble repeatedly remind audience members to celebrate oddities and individualism. The energy and talent of the cast members shone through during each musical number, whether they were dressed as tap-dancing rats or citizens of Duloc.

Petersen commands the stage as the foul, yet lovable, Shrek. He puts on a very sincere performance and has perfected the art of belching and farting. Butler, playing Princess Fiona, gives him a run for his money during their bodily gas-filled duet, “ I Think I Got You Beat.” Through their unexpected romance, Shrek and Fiona prove the time-old tale that true love is blind.

However, this leading duo would be nothing without its supporting cast, most notably the character of Donkey (Alan Mingo, Jr.), who stole the show with his energy.

Vaughn’s Lord Farquaad takes role commitment to a whole new level by doing the entire show on his knees. His portrayal of the pompous and overcompensating lord of Duloc is outrageously funny and adds a different element to the show.

All in all, Shrek the Musical is a pleasant surprise. With its lavish costumes and set, it is sure to mesmerize any audience, regardless of age. It is a show that oozes creativity, wit and sass. The unconventional happy ending does everything a musical should, and does it in a way sets it apart from others shows of its kind.

ous recitals, productions and exhibitions are put on every semester by these programs so that the students and faculty are afforded the opportunity to showcase their talents. In addition to supporting fellow SLU students and faculty, students are encouraged to attend these events for

their entertainment value.

“These events will prove to be entertaining, but the real purpose for students to attend is to broaden their perspectives through the arts,” the Department of Fine and Performing Arts’ publicity manager John Lamb said.

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Art faculty and students will also make their contribution on this campus with a few shows this semester. The Faculty Art Exhibition will take place from Sept. 24 to Oct. 15 in Boileau Hall.

Then from Oct. 22 to Nov. 22, Boileau Hall will be host to the Invitational Art Exhibition. Finally, art will finish the semester with the 200 Show from Dec. 3 to Jan. 22.

“Any student that is in a 200-level art class or higher is encouraged to submit pieces of art that they have designed. It is a great way for the students participating in the SLU art programs to exhibit their work and feel appreciated,” junior studio arts minor Molly Mostyn said.

There are ample opportunities to appreciate both SLU faculty and student art this semester.

Sophomore Hannah Dussold, an art history major, agrees.

“It’s important to see what these young artists are trying to express. I think students would enjoy the exhibitions. They are small, but mighty,” Dussold said.

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The theatre department will begin this semester with its production of Almost, Maine in the first two weekends of October. This romantic comedy will be the first of the two main stage shows produced by SLU Theatre.

Cabaret, a musical set in preWWII Germany, will close the season in November. Cabaret is a social history of 1930s Germany as it shifted to Nazi control. Student tickets for both plays are $7 and can be purchased at the box office in Xavier Hall.

“Our two shows are a great way to escape everyday life and to just enjoy yourself,” theatre major Anita Shastri said.

‘Hair’ provides playful quality

By SARAH FENTEM Staff Writer

I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to the Contemporary Art Museum for rubbing my grubby hands all over their new art exhibit.

But honestly, I was trapped and didn’t know what to do.

The art exhibit that I’m referring to is “Hair,” an exhibition that opened Sept. 10 at CAMSTL. The show features the art of Richard Artschwager, who throughout his 50-plus year career has experimented with a unique medium: rubberized horsehair.

While at first the choice seems bizarre, the artistic leap came naturally to Artschwager, who created furniture using the material. The material has a wiry, fuzzy appearance, similar to a pool mat. At the opening, visitors could feel a sample of the material, which is surprisingly springy, like a sponge.

Artschwager uses this material to make sculptures, like inside-out chairs and tables, as well as what are called “object pictures,” which are akin to fuzzy tapestries hung on the wall. Flat sheets of the material are cut into shapes, like jumping people, and are painted and refined. The result is what the artist calls “perfect imprecision:” an object with an unmistakable form that remains blurred around the edges when one looks closely, like an impressionist painting. “Present but imprecise,” Artschwager said.

This fuzzy quality is what got me into trouble. I was lucky enough to meet Artschwager in person at the opening. After approaching him once, shaking his hand and retreating in shyness, I approached

him again and explained that I liked his choice of medium as it created a distance between the viewer and the artwork.

Because it is fuzzy, one wants to touch it, but is not allowed to.

“Who says you can’t touch it?” he said, and I wondered if he were completely serious. I explained that I couldn’t possibly touch it.

“Now you have to touch it,” he said. I was at a loss. I self-consciously walked over to the nearest art piece, a lifesized fuzzy picture of a jumping woman, and touched it very quickly. It felt like I expected, a pool mat. I returned to where Artschwager was sitting and smiling sardonically.

Of course, I was reprimanded by the staff.

It is the playful quality that defines the art in “Hair.” Dispersed among the larger pieces are small, football-sized fuzzy patches, called “blps,” hung at unexpected places in the gallery, such as high

up in one corner. They were created when the artist was taking notes in a book with a felt-tipped pen to emphasize certain points. When closely examined, the dots in the book are irregular with fuzzy edges. Horsehair was the perfect medium to blow up the “blps” into giant marks.

When asked about the meaning of “blp,” the artist explained that it was a word like “yes” or “no,” but which meant “all.”

“It’s just, ‘blp’!” he said.

“It’s playful,” the museum’s deputy director, Lisa Grove said. “Sometimes you think that art has to take itself so seriously, and this doesn’t.

It’s playful, welcoming and warm.”

To confirm her point, Artschwager rose from his wheelchair to walk to the jumping lady picture. He then ran his hands all over the fuzzy surface. Of course, no one reprimanded him. He is the artist, after all.

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The Contemporary Art Museum is hosting Artschwagers exhibit, “Hair” through Jan. 2.

The University News

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The first Billiken Blue Out will be held Friday, Sept.

17 for the women’s soccer game against Missouri State.

The tailgate takes place on the north side of the stadium from 5-6:30 p.m., with kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Students are encouraged to bring their own grills, food or drinks. Only students aged 21 and up will be permitted alcoholic beverages, which must be held in cups. Additionally, the first 100 students will recieve a SLU Billikens vuvuzela.

Saintsations

The Saintsations will hold their annual fundraiser Saturday, Sept.

18, at Humphrey’s from 6-10 p.m. SLU students recieve a 50% discount for admission price, and tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door for $10. The event will include free food, a silent auction and a raffle, as well as the 2011 Saintsations Calendar.

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SLU Students Get Rowdy Blue Crew changing names As the great, classic-rock band The Who clearly exclaims in its 1978 mega-hit: “Blue are you?

Blue, blue, blue, blue? I Commentary really wanna know. Blue are you?”

Or so I think that’s what the song exclaims. I’ll be honest, sludents, I don’t listen to Neil DuRoss music; I just do not care for it. Catchy lyrics, melodies that make you boogie? Forget about it; that’s just not for me. However, what I do have a passion for is good, old-fashioned, bring-thepeanut-butter-and-pump-up-thejam Billiken basketball.

From head basketball coach Rick Majerus’ black-on-black clothing ensemble, to Kwamain Mitchell leading the offense, all the way to the student section on the west end of Chaifetz Arena, Billiken basketball has undergone a serious transformation recently: from the doldrums of Division I hoops to being primed for a run at excellence. At the heart of

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this transformation is the student section that steadily increases in attendance as the Legend of Chaifetz grows.

The words I think that The Who sang are very applicable when describing the student section at all home basketball games: Blue are you? Well, for the past decade or so, the group in charge of organizing student section participation called itself “Blue

Crew,” yet the group is currently in the midst of an identity switch and name change.

The name is too dated and generic, the leaders and Athletic Department claim. I agree. Any school with the color blue could be deemed “blue crew.” Students here at Saint Louis University (sludents, if you will, and I will) are much more creative than that.

A simple three step process to make soccer popular in America It’s frustrating. Maybe it’s the fact that, for three years and 11 months, nobody cares.

Or, even Commentary worse, maybe it’s because, for one month, everybody thinks they know what they are talking Chris Ackels about.

T h i s summer’s World Cup brought back those frustrations: No, Meathead Mike, don’t act like you’ve paid attention to soccer for years. Listen, Football Frank, it’s pronounced “DidyAy”, not “Didier.” And, for goodness sake, Sportscenter Scotty, stop complaining about the “acting.”

Yes, players try to milk penalties. Yes, there is only one ref. Yes, games end in ties. It’s soccer.

And for those of you who were diehard fans of the sport for a month over the summer – don’t you think this thing should be more popular in America? Because, trust me, those of us who follow the game for the other four years… we’re laughing at you.

But believe it or not – despite the acting – there are ways to make this happen, to make the world’s sport, to some extent, more than just an obscure sport in America.

It’s a realistic approach that will require a little bit of money, a little bit of drive and a strict adherence to this three step process.

Step one: Win the World Cup. Oh, yeah, I said it was realistic. Strike that one. Start over.

Step one (for real this time): Get rid of the tie.

American sports don’t tie.

There’s a winner and there’s a loser, and you do whatever it takes to determine them.

After the 2005 lockout, hockey figured this out. It only required a slight change in how the game is handled, adding a shootout to the end of an overtime period.

Perfect. Works for soccer, too. Twenty minute overtime, then a shootout. Learn from hockey’s improvements.

Two: Create a team that can compete with European leagues.

Throwing money and great players into the MLS has proven to go nowhere.

In coming to Los Angeles, David Beckham did more for American fashion than for American soccer.

Building up the entire league to the competitive level of the English Premier League is simply impossible at this point.

So the solution is to build a team or two. Create one or two American franchises that can compete in the high-level European leagues, a team in New York and a team in

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Great players not always key to team success I had to admit a terrible truth on Wednesday night.

The St. Louis Cardinals are not a great ballclub.

Commentary Gone are the visions of grandeur that led us through the dogdays of s u m m e r.

Gone are Derrick Neuner the roars of triumph as the Birds swept the National League Central leading Cincinnati Reds. Gone are the rays of hope that we, the heir-apparent to the 2010 World Series, will rally from our slump.

All gone, thanks to the Chicago Cubs. But how?

How could a team comprising of the NL MVP candidate, and triple-crown threat Albert Pujols, NL Rookie of the Year candidate Jaime Garcia and NL Cy Young front-runner Adam Wainwright not be playing baseball after the first of October?

The answer is easy: great players do not make great teams.

The 2010 Cardinals are Exhibition A. After sweeping the Reds Aug. 9-11, the Cardinals have played an abysmal 9-21 ball since. The Reds, on the other hand, surged after the whipping and have never looked back.

You see, regardless of whom you have on your team, there’s still a key element, something so crucial to success it’s almost laughable how quickly owners, coaches and fans are to forget it. Ready to be clued in?

Teamwork.

Our coaches all told us

The current campaign to rename the student section and its organizational governing body is a fantastic opportunity for sludents of all ages to take part in their fan-ship and University.

This is a great chance to showcase the creative habits of student fans here that have already permeated into the crowd at basketball games.

The imaginative prowess of the student section, regardless of its name, is already on display in the form of inflatable dolphins, ridiculous cardboard cutouts, student costumes and crowd surfing the Billiken.

Some could chalk this up to the draught beer on tap in the arena concession stands, but I’ll give the credit of these hijinks to the ingenuous student body, which keeps adding to the fun nature of Billiken basketball.

If students put their creative muscle (which scientific texts refer to as “the brain”) to work, then this new name to the student section will add to the Billiken basketball experience, give more ownership of the group to students and put a distinctive answer to the question: Who are you?

We are Billikens.

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All of the articles and The UNews on KSLU Chicago that can compete, commentaries you see in on a weekly basis (both at The University News are Ever y Thursday, The home and abroad), with available on our website: University News sports Chelsea, Milan, Manchester editors Chris Ackels and Photo courtesy of Athletic Department and Barcelona. unewsonline.com Derrick Neuner host their Those teams would love weekly talk show “Laclede it – constant exposure in Have ideas for the Blue Street Sports” on KSLU. America.

Commentator Adam Crew name change? Think And our boys would be you can make soccer popular Corrado and sports writer able to compete beyond a in America? Are you a long Tyler Vachio also join the field day of an exhibition as lost NFL expert? Comment program each week. the “MLS All-Stars.” A comFrom NCAA realignment on these stories on the webpetitive team or two playing site, and let us know what to NFL predictions to MLB good games every week will Playoffs, no topic is off limits you think. draw a crowd.

The webpage allows you for The UNews on KSLU. Three: A major TV deal. to interact with our stories, The reason people don’t Thursdays pictures and videos. Leave watch the Chicago Fire 5:00-7:00 p.m. comments, submit letters play the Seattle Sounders is kslu.slu.edu and send links to friends. because those are bad teams playing a boring game. (That, and they could watch for two If you’re a sports expert, let the SLU community hear hours and the game could from you. We welcome letters and commentaries from end in a 0-0 tie.) any SLU student or faculty member. To submit your ideas, Ever seen an EPL game email us at sports.unews@gmail.com. on TV? Anything but boring. That’s high-level soccer, a highly strategic sport with highly involved fans.

By putting together a competitive team and putting them on TV, we give Americans the chance to see some real socNot many people would Last weekend marked the cer. beginning of an event that expect the over-hyped New That’s the issue. We don’t people around the country York Jets to lose Week 1, or get to see real soccer. We get h a v e the Pittsburgh Steelers to win the MLS. b e e n without starting quarterback Commentary anxious- Ben Roethlisberger. That’s So the easy way out is the ly await- what makes the NFL so madfirst point: Win the World ing all dening, but it’s also what Cup. That would solve all of summer makes it so exciting. our problems.

The excitement is almost l o n g But until that happens, if – the overwhelming. The Coltswe ever want to make soccer start of Texans game definitely had its worth your time in America, the NFL fair share with unknown runwe’ve got to get to work. This ning back Arian Foster nearly season. is our game plan. doubling his career totals by W i t h Adam Corrado the first rushing for 231 yards and

set of three touchdowns.

The Chicago Bears win games comes the excitement of a new season, and a great over the Detroit Lions had it excuse for college students when Calvin Johnson’s wouldto put off that four-page paper be-game-winning touchdown that may, or may not be due reception with 31 seconds left in the game was called back.

Monday at 9 a.m.

He caught the pass, but Along with the talk shows, the half-time entertainment when he left the ball on the and the post-game analysis, ground as he got up to celfantasy football is starting up ebrate, the referees ruled that once again, and everybody is he did not fully complete the ready to prove that they really catch.

As with any disputed call, are the most knowledgeable football fan in their small they went to an official review in the booth. group of eight friends.

And even after minutes of This anticipation is extreme, but the expectations deliberation, fans were still are useless. This is the NFL. perplexed when the referees And the NFL does not always confirmed the incomplete pass. work out like people plan.

Ryan Giacomino/Photographer As a lifelong Bears fan, This unpredictability “there’s no ‘I’ in team,” and is frustrating. If you don’t even I was confused by the most of us rolled our eyes. believe me, go find The call.

But there’s something spe- University News’ sports ediBut we’ll take it! Every cial missing for my beloved tor, Chris Ackels, and ask game counts, especially with Redbirds. The dynamic of him about the Cowboys’ loss the always tough Green Bay “us” is not apparent on the on opening day. If that is Packers looking to capitalize field or in the clubhouse. The not enough for you, go find on any Chicago mistake. The team is dysfunctional. While the associate editor, Derrick Packers came into the season the Reds rallied around each Neuner, and ask him about as the NFC North favorites other after the beat down, the Sam Bradford’s three inter- and a popular pick to win the Birds have flown the coop. ceptions in his “promising” Super Bowl. But after losing And it’s a shame; with talent NFL debut. running back Ryan Grant for like Pujols and Wainwright, You see, even the so-called the season in the team’s first the Birds would have been experts would never have told game, their season becomes a dynamic team to watch in you that the Houston Texans just as unpredictable as any October. would beat the Indianapolis other.

These 2010 Cardinals Colts by 10. None would So it looks like the experts’ provide a great example for have told you that the Seattle picks can’t always be counted another team just down the Seahawks would beat the NFC on. But then again, in a game street. Sam Bradford, I hope West favorite, San Francisco like this, are there really any you’re watching. experts?

49ers, by 25.

No matter how hard we try, the NFL is most unpredictable

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Men’s Soccer secures first win of season, prepares for No. 3 Tulsa

By ANDREW BUSH Senior Staff Writer

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Senior James Dice beats a defender to the ball during a recent Billikens home game. SLU faces Tulsa Friday, Sept. 17.

After a convincing 5-2 victory over Oral Roberts last Friday, the Saint Louis University men’s soccer team (1-1-1) will face its toughest test tomorrow at 7:00 p.m.—a road game against the No. 3 University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-0).

The Billikens will enter Tulsa coming off their first win of the season. The victory over Oral Roberts was head coach Mike McGinty’s first at the helm of the program.

By the halftime whistle against Oral Roberts, SLU had already jumped out to a 3-0 lead, thanks to goals by senior Jimmy Holmes, sophomore Alex Sweetin and freshman Christian Briggs.

Within five minutes of the opening of the second half, Holmes gave the Billikens a 4-0 cushion—but SLU allowed two consecutive goals before freshman Adnan Gabeljic ended the scoring with a tally in the 90th minute.

Briggs added that, defen“Any time you score five goals, you are happy,” sively, SLU needs to work on McGinty said. “We created switching who it marks more a number of chances. Oral effectively.

“We’ve shown we can Roberts is a good team, but we are disappointed that we defend really well,” Briggs gave up a couple. However, said. “Teams can’t break us we are moving in the right down very easily—they usudirection, and we look for- ally score on set pieces and ward to begin preparing for crosses. What we need to work on is crosses and switchTulsa.” es, as well as Briggs was always talking also disapand communipointed that [Tulsa is] 4-0... cating in the the Billikens back.” gave up con- but we know what The impors e c u t i v e we are capable of. tance of effecgoals to Oral We can beat any tive communiRoberts. team. cation in SLU’s “ [ O r a l defense will —Christian Briggs Roberts] was be heightened by no means a in the game pushover,” Briggs said.

“It was good for us to get tomorrow against Tulsa.

The Golden Hurricane has some goals on the board, but we’re disappointed to have outscored its opponents by a conceded two goals—that combined score of 12-2 so far wasn’t the plan. We need to this season, a prolific average settle down, not rush any- of three goals per contest. It’s thing and make sure to not a strong team offensively or get lackadaisical. We just took deffensively.

But despite the fact that the gas off a bit, which cost us SLU will enter tomorrow’s the late goals.”

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game as the underdog, Briggs and his teammates are still confident that they can compete.

“I think we have improved in every game this season, in all aspects of the game,” Briggs said. “We showed, after conceding three goals (against New Mexico), that we needed to do some reflection. We have built on every performance since that game.”

And if SLU can continue that trend of improving in every game, the Tulsa game is coming at the right time.

“It’s going to be a tough game away from home,” Briggs said.

“They are 4-0. We have to go in with the mindset that [Tulsa] is riding high on confidence; but we know what we are capable of. We can beat any team.”

Additionally, junior forward Mike Roach, the leading scorer from last year’s squad, will not be traveling with the team. He hopes to see his first action against Drake.

Women’s soccer drops two, shifts focus to offense

By TYLER VACHIO Staff Writer

The Saint Louis University women’s soccer team fell twice over the weekend, with a 1-0 overtime loss to Butler on Friday, Sept. 10, and a 2-0 loss at home against Louisville on Sunday, Sept. 12.

The Billikens traveled to Indianapolis for the Friday game, and after a full slate of scoreless soccer, dropped their second consecutive road game in overtime.

The Bulldogs’ Katie Griswold scored the game’s only goal with 3:14 remaining in the extra frame. Griswold scored her fourth goal of the season on a long breakaway pass into the lower right-hand corner of the goal.

Head Coach Tim Champion described the loss as “frustrating,” as it dropped the Lady Bills below .500 on the season.

The Billikens then came back to St. Louis to face the No.18 Louisville Cardinals at Robert R. Hermann Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals entered Sunday’s match with an unblemished 5-0 record in non-conference play and faced the Billikens at home, where they were previously unbeaten.

In the first half, a strong Billikens defense held the Cardinals’ charge at bay, allowing for a 0-0 tie at halftime.

Louisville came out of the half and scored in the 62nd minute with a short cross-

goal by Caitlin Rehder, assisted by Julie Casselman.

The Cardinals scored again, this time with a high shot unassisted from distance by Christine Exeter.

The Billikens tried to cut into the lead in the second half and actually out-shot the Cardinals, 5-4.

“We played a good team on Sunday, and, as a team, we are not quite there yet,” Champion said. “We need to work on the offensive side of the ball and start putting some balls in the back of the net.”

The game ended in a 2-0 win for the Cardinals, their sixth of the season.

The Billikens fell to 1-4-2, picking up their third loss in a row.

But sophomore defender Allison Hu remains positive.

“Even though we lost both of our games this weekend, we see what we have to work on, and we will get better,” Hu said.

The Billikens will look to improve this weekend at Robert R. Hermann Stadium against the Missouri State Bears (4-3) on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. They hit the field again on Sunday at 1:00 p.m., taking on the Loyola (Md.) Greyhounds (2-4-1).

“We are working toward scoring more goals and playing the full 90-minute game,” Hu said.

“Even though [we got a] slow start, the team is staying positive and looking forward to good things to come.”

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Senior Ashley Brazill fights for a ball against Louisville. The Bills return to action Friday, Sept. 17 against Missouri State.

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