No. 17 Feb. 2, 2012

The University News Celebrating 90 Years as a Student Voice of Saint Louis University

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Beloved basketball coach dies at 72 Charlie Spoonhour

Alumni excel in spite of economy

By ANDREA ROYALS Senior Staff Writer

With graduation only four months away, seniors may be aching to lay poolside and move back in with their parents for free meals and laundry service. Many will instead spend their summers searching for employment.

While applying for jobs may be a daunting task, future graduates should not be in fear. Several recent alumni agree that the education they received at Saint Louis University has equipped them with the skills to excel in the job market.

According to Kim Reitter, the director of the Office of Career Services in the Student Success Center, 95 percent of students have reported that they are satisfactorily occupied within six months after graduation. They have either found a job within their major, attended graduate school or have neglected to find employment for personal reasons, like taking care of family. While most graduates find a desired path within six months, Reitter said 5 to 6 percent of students may still be searching for employment.

“The economy is still weak, and there are a lot of companies that are not hiring like we were hoping they would be by now,” Reitter said.

However, Reitter predicts that this year may see an in-

crease to 96 percent.

Alumna Anna Casten said that her friends were jealous when she found a job before graduating in 2009.

“I graduated when the job market really crashed, and a lot of my friends couldn’t find a job for months,” Casten said. “I felt really lucky to have a SLU degree.”

Casten, who earned a biology degree, found a job through CareerLink.

During her senior year, Casten utilized CareerLink to find an internship with a small microbiology company.

“Finding an internship with Career Services helped me to find a job later,” Casten said.

“The only reason I got the job I have now was because of the internship I had, which qualified me more than the people who had only the degree.”

Casten is now a microbiologist at Barnes Jewish Hospital. CareerLink offers resources to students beyond job listings. Resumes can be critiqued and posted on the website. If they have a webcam, students can also use CareerLink for virtual mock interviews and then send the exchange to Career Services for critique.

Career Services also provides guidance to students unsure of their future plans.

Reitter said that making See “Careers” on Page 3

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June 23, 1939-Feb. 1, 2012 Head Coaching Career: - Missouri State (19831992) - Saint Louis (1992-1999) - University of Nevada at Las Vegas (2001-2004) Record at SLU: 122-90

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Charlie Spoonhour (left) discusses his decision to retire as the coach of the Saint Louis University men’s basketball team on the KFNS radio show on March 5, 1999. Spoonhour passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

By CHARLES BOWLES Associate Sports Editor

Legendary Saint Louis University men’s basketball head coach, Charlie Spoonhour, affectionately nicknamed “Spoon” died on Wednesday, Feb.1 in Chapel Hill, NC, after a long battle with a lung disease. He was 72.

Spoonhour was head coach at SLU from 1992-1999.

He posted an overall record of 122-90 while at SLU. Prior to arriving at SLU, he was the head coach at Missouri State University.

“Charlie Spoonhour was a man of great character and integrity. I will always remember his positive personality, his energetic spirit and his deep devotion to his players. Coach Spoonhour left an indelible mark on our basketball program, on our university and on the City of St. Louis. Spoon was — and forever will be — a Billiken in every sense of the word. We all will miss him,” President

Lawrence Biondi, S.J., said to future NBA first-round draft pick Larry Hughes. That seaSaint Louis Athletics.

After a 12-17 record his son, the Bills were in the top first year, Spoonhour quickly 10 nationally for attendance. turned around the 1993-1994 The Bills lost in the second Billikens basketball program round that year to the evento 23-6 record with SLU’s tual national champion, the Kentucky first NCAA Wildcats. basketball Spoontournament hour reappearance Coach Spoonhour left tired from since 1957. in That year, an indelible mark on our SLU 1999.

The U.S. “There B a s k e t b a l l basketball program, on Writers As- our university and on the is just a point in sociation your life named him City of St. Louis. when it’s national time to Coach of the - President Lawrence get off the Year.

Biondi, S.J. mer r y-goSpoonround. For hour would have his 1994-1995 team me that time feels like right return to the NCAA tourna- now,” Spoonhour said to The ment. He advanced his team University News in 1999 upon to the second round of the his retirement.

However, Spoonhour brieftournament that year.

In 1997-1998, Spoonhour ly returned to a head coach’s directed the Bills to another position at the University of NCAA tournament berth. Nevada-Las Vegas from 2001The team was led that year by 2004.

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Notable Players Coached at SLU: -Erwin Claggett, -Scott Highmark, -H. Waldman -Larry Hughes After he retired from UNLV, Spoonhour was a basketball analyst for the Missouri Valley Conference and the Oklahoma Sooners network.

Spoonhour was known for the development of a type of basketball known as “Spoonball.” “Spoonball,” according to the Spoonhour and other sports media members, described Spoonhour’s teams by their fiestiness and reliance on fundamentals. His teams were also known for their sharp 3-point shooting.

According to those who knew him, Spoonhour was notable for his folksy charm and quick wit as much as he was known for his coaching.

“Charlie Spoonhour was a great Billiken in every sense.

His commitment to his student-athletes, the University community and the St. Louis region helped energize the program like none other.

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GIC to host worldrenowned surgeon

By BRIAN BOYD News Editor

Atul Gawande can be labeled a modern-day renaissance man without a hint of hyperbole. Gawande’s lists of achievements are staggering: Stanford and Harvard graduate, Rhodes Scholar, MacArthur Fellow, Harvard professor, world-renowned surgeon, New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist. In 2010, TIME Magazine named him as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world, as well as the fifth-greatest thinker alive today.

With a laundry list of accomplishments and successes unfathomable to most, Gawande will come to Saint Louis University on Feb. 7, but not to inform the audience of his contributions to the world.

Instead, Gawande will give a lecture titled “Learning from Failure.”

According to Great Issues Committee member Mitch Garrett, Gawande’s innovative mind and wide-reaching impact made him an attractive candidate as a GIC speaker.

The GIC has been responsible for bringing influential figures such as Cornell West, Ben Stein and Elie Wiesel to campus over the years.

“He’s an innovative thinker, and GIC sees his message as one that applies to all disciplines to further success,”

Garrett said.

Gawande, currently a general and endocrine surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, is considered the foremost expert on methods to improve safety and efficiency in surgery. In 2007, he was appointed director of the World Health Organization’s efforts to lower the frequency of surgery-related deaths. Gawande serves as an associate professor for both the School of Medicine and School of Public Health at his alma mater, Harvard University.

Gawande has made his mark as a writer as well. He has written numerous articles concerning medicine and public health for prominent magazines The New Yorker and Slate. He penned his first book, “Complications: A Surgeon’s Note on an Imperfect Science,” in 2002 to worldwide acclaim. The work was named a National Book Award finalist. Gawande recently published a new title, “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right,” in which he discusses the significance of planning and organization to achievement for not only the world of medicine, but the world as a whole.

Gawande’s lecture will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Wool Ballrooms of the Busch Student Center, with doors opening at 6 p.m. The lecture will be followed by a book signing. Admission is free.

Minghao Gao / Senior Staff Photographer

Workmen in Pius XII Memorial Library take precautions to preserve library texts as renovations commence. The renovations, which began on Tuesday, Jan. 31, have shut down the fourth and fifth floors of the library, but the books located on those floors are still accessable by request.

Black history at SLU a complicated story February to feature events focusing on African American history

By KRISTEN MIANO Associate News Editor

February is Black History Month, but this month 67 years ago was marked by a different sort of historical moment in Saint Louis University’s history.

On Feb. 11, 1944, Claude Heithaus, S.J., gave a sermon at St. Francis Xavier College Church stating that it was SLU’s obligation as a Catholic university to start admitting African American students.

“Now, some people say that if the Society of Jesus gives Catholic Negros the Catholic education which the Church wishes them to have, our white students will walk out on us. Is this true? I deny it. I say it is a lie and a libel,”

Heithaus said in his homily.

“I challenge the whole world to prove that even one of our Catholic students will desert us when we apply the principles for which Jesus Christ suffered and died…Do you want us to slam our doors in the face of Catholics because their complexion happens to be brown or black?”

According to “Seasons of Change” by former SLU President Paul C. Reinhert, Heithaus’ message of tolerance and integration was published in The University News and was picked up by other St. Louis media sources, but his words were not well-received.

Both Archbishop Glennon of St. Louis and the University president at the time, Patrick Holloran, S.J., made clear

their displeasure with what Heithaus had preached.

History such as this is why Karla Scott, director of the Department of African American Studies, believes Black History Month is important.

“I think it’s all the more critical that this generation understands the back story, how we got where we are today,” Scott said. “There’s a back story. There’s a context for how we got where we are in terms of the good and the positive, but also the negative.”

The negative turned positive later in 1944, as Holloran reconsidered his reluctance to integrate SLU. That See “History” on Page 3

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Let Us Introduce You

Ericka Roland

New DeMattias Hall RHC loves women’s basketball and sunshine

By ANNE MARIE BECKERLE Staff Writer

This past July, Saint Louis University welcomed Ericka Roland as DeMattias Hall’s new Residence Hall Coordinator. Her job not only includes overseeing SLU’s fraternity and sorority housing, but also everything from students moving in and out, to the maintenance and safety of the building.

Roland said she enjoys working with the Greek community and the amicable nature of SLU students.

“I like it a lot, especially working with the fraternities and sororities. Students here are very achieving, but they also get their fun in,” Roland said. “One thing I love about the SLU community is that students don’t mind having a conversation with you.”

A native of Delray Beach in south Florida, Roland received her undergraduate degree at the University of West Florida. She attended graduate school at the University of Tennessee and finally found her way to St. Louis for her current position.

Although Roland misses Florida and went home for the holidays, she said she has adjusted to the weather and has continued her hobbies of food and women’s basketball. She also said she brought the sunshine back to St. Louis when returning from break.

“Here in St. Louis, I love to try new restaurants; I like to eat. I love women’s basketball. I’m usually either in front of the TV watching or trying to plan my next trip to see a game,” Roland said. Her favorite restaurant thus far is Sweetie Pie’s, which reminds her of Southern cooking.

Roland would like students to recognize her approachable nature and know that she is available to listen to them.

“I make a point to be visible in the building, and I try to be relatable to my students.

I am also here to advocate for the good that fraternities and sororities have to offer,” Roland said.

As a fellow Greek, being

THE SLU SCOOP All Information Provided by Department of Public Safety and Security Services

Thursday, Jan. 26

11:17 p.m. - Stealing Under $500 DPSSS was contacted by a student who witnessed two subjects removing copper downspout from the rear of Queen’s Daughters building. Officers arrived and observed two other subjects with the downspout section in their possession. The subjects placed the downspouts in the trunk

of a vehicle. All four subjects seated in the vehicle were detained and SLMPD was notified. Maintenance was notified.

Friday, Jan. 27

9:19 a.m. - Accidental Injury A SLU maintenance employee, who was using a torch to cut a piece of steel, received burns to his neck and abdomen when the torch hose exploded. The employee was transported to SLU Hospital ER. The employee’s supervisor was notified.

1:20 a.m. - Alcohol Response Team DPSSS officers made contact with an intoxicated male student emitting a strong odor of alcohol. His speech was slurred, and he had problems standing. The student was escorted to his residence hall and left in the care of his R.A. and his roommate.

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

Spoonhour: Memory lives on Minghao Gao / Senior Staff Photographer

a member of Alpha Gamma Delta, Roland said she holds the students of DeMattias Hall responsible for their actions, always reminding them of the commitment that comes with living in housing with Greek affiliation.

“We are a special community, and therefore when things happen in here, it’s magnified because of our Greek letters. It is important for us to be held accountable,” Roland said. “I make sure we are held accountable, know the policies and uphold the policies. But I like to have fun and be present for residents to come speak to me.”

Roland has immersed herself in the DeMatt environment and hopes to add even more to the DeMatt experience.

“I am so invested into the DeMatt culture and changing the culture to be a positive experience. This building ad-

vocates positive fraternity and sorority images,” Roland said.

In addition to supervising the residence hall, Roland is involved with Billikens After Dark and iLead as a mentor.

In iLead, Roland gets together with a group of students throughout the semester to discuss leadership qualities.

This is Roland’s first time working in a residence hall, but is not her first time working with Greek life. She worked with historically black fraternities and sororities at University of Tennessee.

Roland said she is happy at SLU and feels supported by the Residence Life family here, but she said she has one critique of herself.

“I wish I was taller,” Roland said. “People always say I don’t appear to be smaller than what I really am: big personality and big attitude.

Then you look at my 5’2” stature and say, ‘What?’”

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“Charlie was an unbelievably positive force in the history of our department. We are so proud that he will forever be associated with Billiken Basketball,” Director of Athletics Chris May said to Saint Louis Athletics.

“Charlie Spoonhour will be remembered by his players and fans most of all for his authenticity. He was genuinely a great guy who cared about the players and the people in his life. Charlie was a fantastic coach, a wonderful teacher of the game and a competitor extraordinaire. He was a ‘coaches’ coach,’ and will be missed by one and all,” Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rick Majerus said to Saint Louis Athletics.

Spoonhour was living in Chapel Hill since 2010 after receiving a lung transplant.

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Students paid homage to Spoonhour at the Feb. 1 men’s basketball game vs. St. Bonaventure.

He had been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — a scarring of the lungs.

Spoonhour is survived by his wife, Vicki, and two sons, Jay and Stephen.

His son Jay told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that his father had died peacefully surrounded by his family.

Funeral arrangements are pending. There was a moment of silence before the men’s basketball game last night against St. Bonaventure.

“He’s a great guy. His legacy will be his children. He had a wonderful wife. He was a genuine guy and a fantastic competitor,” Majerus said.

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SUFAPalooza celebrates culture Fundraiser raises awareness and funds for Africa

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Musical group Songs of Africa performed at SUFAPalooza, highlighting African culture. library are taking full advantage of the opportunity.

SUFA president Megan McCray has a compassion and love for Africa that shines in the organization. McCrayand her team are responsible for fighting for Africa at SLU without the aid of a sponsor or help of a professor.

As president, one of her main duties is to create a successful SUFApalooza, the biggest fundraiser SUFA holds each year.

Her efforts have been triumphant. This year SUFApalooza raised over 600 dollars for the library efforts in Ghana.

Part of the mission of SUFApalooza is to create in an environment that brings an awareness and understanding of African culture and its needs directly to campus.

During the event, students receive both a taste and vision of the beauty behind African culture. With delicious food, an exhibit of handcrafted brace-

lets and jewelry, and authentic performances and displays of African arts, SUFApalooza was successful in its efforts to emerge SLU students and the northern Ghana community.

A huge delight for SUFApalooza attendees was the performance of Songs of Africa, a group that brings the insight and passion of African songs from countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe to people across America.

The importance of bringing a group like Songs of Africa to SUFApalooza was evident. It was a cultural experience in itself to hear the voices of the group blend together to create a vision of Africa for the students of SLU. SUFApalooza highlighted the message that it is possible to create a relationship across the globe between two very different communities.

With all proceeds going to the Ghana library, SLU students were able to make a difference in the lives of those

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appointments with career counselors can help students explore career paths pertaining to their interests and abilities. Reitter said that Career Services offers its resources free to students, as well as alumni.

“We understand that what you’re doing in your 20s may not be what you want to do in your 50s,” Reitter said.

Finding a dream job, however, may not happen right after graduation. Alum Chris Dolan, who graduated in 2010 with a degree in business administration, said he encourages students to be optimistic.

“You have to take some jobs you aren’t happy with, and you may have to serve tables in between going to interviews, but take as much as you can from any position,” Dolan said.

After graduation, he secured a position with Ansira, a marketing company in downtown St. Louis. He left the city last summer to search for employment in New York City.

While working in New York,

SLURide service to be “tweaked” for efficiency

By MARK CAMPOS

By HANNAH WILEY

The night began as Professor Emmanuel Uwalaka, a Nigerian native, introduced the annual SUFApalooza, which was held this past Thursday, Jan. 26. He began by telling the inspiring story of a young schoolgirl from Nigeria.

Belonging to the small percentage of privileged children who have access to an education, the young girl in his story knew this opportunity was crucial. To complete her homework, the girl would take chalk-like substances and finish assignments on pavement with only the rays of the moon as her light.

Across the globe, children of the Western culture are pulling a classic Ferris Bueller, begging parents for one free day off from school.

Uwalaka, in his 20 years as a professor of political science at SLU, has noticed how location has an impact on ideals and values of a culture. Students United for Africa has noticed the difference as well.

SUFA provides empowerment to and education on African countries that are struggling to acquire education and fighting for civil rights.

However, SUFA makes clear that Africa is not powerless. Through the sponsorship of a school and library in northern Ghana for the past six years, SUFA has empowered the people of Ghana to earn an education and begin to fight for a better future.

The knowledge that education is crucial for success has been a key component in advocating for a better Ghana. The 1,800 children who are now receiving an education from the school and the adults who will be using the

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Dolan was offered a position in St. Louis with Maritz as a travel director, his “dream job.”

Dolan travels 230 days out of the year and spends his time managing events, conferences and meetings all over the globe. Dolan said his experience studying abroad at the Madrid campus helped him to feel confident in his current position.

“This job was an opportunity that I couldn’t pass,” Dolan said. “It was the best of both worlds because I get to travel and be in St. Louis where my family lives.”

Melissa Faulbaum, who graduated with a degree in communication science disorders, said that aside from a rigorous education, the University has helped her to network with professionals within her field and provide her with a range of interests and skills.

Faulbaum said that although she enjoyed studying communication disorders, she was more interested in the public policies that regulate how it is practiced.

“My capstone project on

Words of Wisdom from Recent Graduates 1. Network - Attend career fairs, join

LinkedIn and CareerLink, and reach out to Career Services.

2. Perfect Your Resume - Have it critiqued, list GPA only if it is a 3.0 or higher, exclude high school activities and keep it to one page.

3. Craft a Cover Letter - Tailor it to the position and company.

4. Give Thanks - Send a written thank-you note to the potential employer after an interview.

5. Be Calm, Comfortable and Communicate - Companies will like you.

public policy sparked my interest in politics,” Faulbaum said. “It pretty much changed my life, but in a good way. I had so much fun doing that.”

Through her capstone course, Faulbaum began fundraising for a state Senate campaign. She became increasingly interested in politics and government and currently owns Faulbaum Consulting, L.C.C., where she assists clients with political campaigns.

Faulbaum said the skills she learned from her education at SLU have helped her to recognize how to work with clients.

“I think the communication skills I learned apply to everything I do,” Faulbaum said. “I recognize different dynamics between people and communicate with them in ways that allow me to meet them at their level.”

Like Faulbaum, who said that fields offering positions within her major did not fit her taste, Casten is also exploring other options by going back to school to earn another bachelor’s degree in nursing.

“I wanted to work with people,” Casten said. “I really liked working in a medical setting but working at a lab can be redundant.”

For job-seeking graduates unsure of their options, Casten and Dolan said they think that SLU offers significant opportunities that place its graduates ahead of unemployed competitors.

“I knew that SLU would prepare me for whatever was going to be thrown at me,” Dolan said. “It’s held at a higher standard, and I think the students are the reason.

Once we are out there, everyone makes a good example in their work that has given us a great reputation.”

Reitter said she encourages students to attend t h e career fair from 12 to 4 p.m. in the Wool Ballrooms on Feb. 22, where they can meet with graduate schools and 125 hiring companies. Career Services is also holding an Etiquette Dinner on March 20, where students can learn how to interact appropriately while networking and attending interviews.

Dolan said that aside from a SLU degree, developing networking skills will help students to impress employers.

“A lot of my friends who have graduated from SLU have done really well,” Dolan said. “Businesses are impressed that we are able to handle so much responsibility at such a young age.”

who want to take back their power to create a profitable and rewarding life for themselves.

McCray and the members of SUFA plan on scheduling several events this semester that will serve as fundraisers for the library and help gain more recognition for the club.

In addition SUFA is hoping to bring Invisible Children, an organization that raises awareness of child soldiers in central Africa, back to campus to release their new documentary.

“What matters is not how big you are, but what you want to do and what your ideals are,” Uwaka said. “These kids want to do something, be something, so use your education and skill to help others.”

SUFA takes these words and puts them into action, transforming a Ghanaian community and empowering individuals to make a difference.

Twenty-seven thousand walking escorts, golf-cart rides and van-shuttle services later, SLU Ride is being “tweaked” this year for efficiency.

“In my opinion, I think SLU Ride is very efficient and useful,” senior Michelle Espinoza, who uses the SLU Ride service often, said. “However, I have heard other students have issues with the walking escorts.”

The SLU Ride service, which is provided for free by the Department of Public Safety and Security Services (DPSSS), exists “for students, faculty, staff and visitors who want to be accompanied to cars, other buildings or across campus,” the service’s website says. Depending on the availability of escorts, a student’s location, weather conditions and the time of day, SLU Ride may dispatch an officer, a DPSSS golf cart, a SLU Ride van or a trained student worker to accompany the student from one location to another.

Espinoza said that she has used the walking escort service once, and while it was helpful, she “did not see the sense of having two girls walk alone at night, unprotected.

She only had a whistle on her.”

“We’re trying to streamline [SLU Ride] so it’s more efficient,” Captain Chris Bingham, student worker commander for SLU Ride, said.

He said that with any changes to the current system, there were bound to be concerns; in this case, with the walking service.

“Some of the concerns are, ‘Are you guys only do-

ing walking escorts?’ That’s not true, we’re just providing the best service for the escort that’s needed,” Bingham said. He added that SLU Ride strives for perfection and is receptive to feedback.

The addition of trained student workers as safety escorts to SLU Ride’s walking service is part of a streamlining of the service, in response to an internal audit last year, Will Hartzler, a student and lead SLU Ride coordinator, said.

In an email, Hartzler said that the staff “took a step back to evaluate the program [and] find areas needing focus, change and better implementation.” In addition to students escorting fellow students, these changes include increasing walking escorts on the Frost campus, extending SLU Ride’s boundaries two blocks outside of all SLU property and accepting safety escorts from off-campus locations to other off-campus locations, he said.

“SLU Ride is grateful for the work of Transportation Services by providing use of the vans and maintenance,” he said. “We truly appreciate the hard work and dedication to the SLU Ride program by Joe Stumpf and Ann Gioia.”

Stumpf is the mail and transportation supervisor, and Gioia serves as the director of Parking and Card Services.

Espinoza said that while she understands that the student workers are trained, she still prefers the vans during cold weather.

“The drivers are pretty friendly and safe,” she said.

SLU Ride’s efforts to frequently improve their services have proven successful in the past and may calm student apprehension

History: A struggle for equality one of the largest groups on SLU’s campus and hosts several events for Black History Month.

Throughout the month of February, BSA will host discussions, service events and other entertaining programs focusing on African American history and issues facing the African American community today.

On Feb. 16, the Cross Cultural Center, in partnership with African American Studies, the Department of History and the Doerr Center for Social Justice, will be bringing comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory as this year’s keynote speaker.

“He can be a little controversial,” Scott said of Gregory.

“Who knows what he might say that might upset or please some folks? We can guarantee that it will be an interesting, informative evening.”

The University News Archives Scott believes that, especially in light of the UniverDr. Martin Luther King, Jr., came to speak at the University sity’s history, Black History in 1964, the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

Month will continue to be important for SLU students.

Continued from Page 1 with hostility, it was not ig“I think it’s unfortunate that nored. According to Barber, we need to set aside a month several students and faculty to observe when it should be SLU admitted its first five members withdrew from the a part of history. Period. But African American students, University and held a hunger setting it aside does give it a special designation and it becoming the first educa- strike.

“For me, it was eye-open- does start these kinds of contional institution in a former slave state to open its doors to ing because I didn’t realize versations which is good,” the ways in which the Univer- Scott said. “It’s important for black students.

Despite this progressive sity had not communicated SLU because our students are step forward, however, the well with African American growing up in a world where University was naïve when it people,” Barber said. “You they may not think it is imporcame to appropriately meet- sort of think everything’s tant. Black History Month for ing the needs of its African fine, we all understand each this generation is a good comAmerican students, some- other, but there were some plement to the education here because you go out in the thing Michael Barber, dean serious misunderstandings.”

In response to the pro- world and work in businessof the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Phi- tests, the University held es and communities that are losophy and Letters, said he several workshops featuring very different than those that remembers coming to a head African American speakers, I grew up in, or your parents brought in a g r e w in the 1960s and 1970s. up in, “There was protest here federal mediaor their on campus that was all about tor to improve the Vietnam War,” Barber communication For me, it was eye- parents grew up said. “Students wanted ROTC and appointed to move off campus, and that Roy Wilkins, opening because I didn’t in.”

Barwas the resolution. Then, at the head of the the meeting where this was National Asso- realize the ways in which b e r announced, a number of Afri- ciation for the the University had not e c h o e d Scott’s can American students came Advancement of Colored communicated well with s e n t i into the room.”

According to Reinert’s ac- People in New African American people. m e n t s , stating count of the event, the stu- York City at t h a t dents, some of whom were the time, to the Black African American Vietnam school’s Board -Michael Barber Histor y veterans, took the micro- of Trustees.

One of the Month phone from Reinert, who was signifiis a step in the right direction addressing the protestors at most the time, and said that the as- cant and lasting actions the but should extend past the sembly’s concerns were mis- University took in response month of February. to the protests, was to create “It’s really important for placed.

SLU students were protest- the African American Stud- all people in our culture to be ing a war thousands of miles ies Program in 1974. SLU did aware of the contributions, away while ignoring the injus- some other notable things, the art, the poetry, the music tices that existed at their own including bringing Martin and the events,” Barber said. university. The African Ameri- Luther King Jr., to campus “African American history can students called for great- to speak in 1964 and creating belongs to the United States. er attention to their needs as a the Black Student Alliance in Black History Month is a sym1972. bolic nod in that direction, but minority on campus.

BSA has grown to be one month isn’t enough.”

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Archbishop visits College Church

“Lectio Divina” Campus Ministry has officially started up a new weekly Bible study in the Fusz Campus Ministry office.

The study, entitled “Praying with Scripture,” will focus on narrowing in on certain passages of Biblical text and tuning in to God’s voice through the words.

The study will take place every Wednesdayfrom 8:30 to 9:15 p.m.

For more information, contact Fusz Hall Campus Minister Rachel Kondro at rkondro@slu.edu.

have included Hafidh Wisam Sharieff, Mufti Minhajuddin Ahmed, Sister Yasmin Mogahed, Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda, Mufti Abu Layth Al-Maliki, Ustadha Menahal Begawala, Sheikh Omar Hussaini and Mufti Asif Umar.

It so happened that when one of my students asked me about writing something for the new UniverCommentary sity News Religion column, I was in the midst of writing a paper proposal for a conPATRICK COUSINS f e r e n c e on “The Role of the Theologian in the Public Square.”

As a campus minister rather than a professional theologian, that question has shaded away for me from being an academic into the larger question of the role of the academy, especially the Catholic academy, in the public square.

Theology students or not, Christian or not, religious in any way or not, all of us at SLU work and study under the aegis of a Jesuit mode of education. What difference does that make? You study the same kinds of things as your peers at other universities (with the addition of a few required theology classes), you gain comparable expertise in your given career paths, you encounter the challenges of the job market just like people from other schools. What, then, might be the role of the theologically informed university in the public square?

Thomas Merton (19151968), a Trappist monk and perhaps the best-known Catholic writer of the twentieth century, did not work at a university or hold any credentials as an academic, but he was someone who spent a great deal of time thinking about the place of education as a mode not only of instruction but of formation, of transformation.

In an essay entitled “Learning to Live,” written for students at his alma mater, Columbia University in New York City, Merton argued that “the function of the university is to help men and women save their souls and, in so doing, to save their society: from what? From the hell of meaninglessness, of obsession, of complex artifice, of systematic lying, of criminal evasions and neglects, of selfdestructive futilities.” (359) A bit of a far cry from getting a degree in math or social work or something, maybe, but maybe not. By the by, if “saving one’s soul” sounds a bit more theological than you care to be, consider Merton’s explanation of that most elusive of concepts, the soul: “the ‘self’ that is found after other partial and exterior selves have been discarded as masks….the radical self in its uninhibited freedom. The self no longer clothed with an ego.” (362) How easily can university education become an exercise in learning to conform, wear the right mask, play the game, become an operator? We need to be saved, then, not from a God who is going to send us to hell, but from the hell of our own making, “the machine,” the whole system of falsehoods which we are socialized into believing is “reality.” Society, he notes, “continues to do you the service of keeping you in disguises, not for your comfort, but for its own” (360) – that is, by educating you into a task, making you “useful” to itself, it can exert a pretty potent kind of control over you. (*Note the frenzied scramble among your peers who are entering the job market…*) He adds, “The danger of education, I have found,

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InterFaith Saturday of Service A day of service and reflection for students of all faith backgrounds. For more information, contact sluifa@alu.edu.

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Interfaith Bus Tour The Intefaith Alliance is sponsoring a bus tour throughout the city of St. Louis to visit the many places of worship that are located nearby.

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New MOCRA Exhibition

Archie Granot’s collection entitled “The Papercut Haggadah” profiles the Jewish festival of Passover through abstract imagery.

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SLU students gather to hear the words of Archbishop Robert Carlson at 9 p.m. Mass on Jan. 29. (Below) Archbishop Carlson speaks to the SLU community in his homily that was tailored to the student audience members.

Carlson reflects on Jesus’ integrity and honesty

By MAGGIE NEEDHAM Staff Writer

This past week on Jan. 29, Archbishop Robert James Carlson visited Saint Louis University to preside over the popular 9 p.m. Sunday Mass.

Carlson had previously served as archbishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and then Saginaw, Michigan, until April 2009, when Pope Benedict XVI named him bishop of the archdiocese of St. Louis --- a region that includes not only the city, but many surrounding counties as well.

After a Gospel from the first chapter of Mark, Carlson delivered a homily revolving around Jesus’ integrity and honesty in his teaching. Carlson contrasted Jesus with a friend that might always give advice that he himself doesn’t follow, or who is always eager to give advice but never to listen. “Jesus,” however, “taught [the people] with authority,” he said. “He lived it … He spoke, and it happened.”

This message was relatable to Claudia Gomez, a freshman student in attendance.

“I liked it when he talked about friends giving advice -sometimes friends want you to listen, but they don’t listen to what you have to say.”

Carlson was able to tailor his homily to the audience in a way that made sense to the SLU students who made up the majority of the congregation that night.

The second half of the homily transitioned to focus on listening to God, as the archbishop led the congrega-

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tion together in a prayer to allow one to be open to listen to God when He speaks. As Carlson said, “Jesus will speak … if only we can open our hearts to what he has to say to us …

God says ‘I’ve been speaking to you and my word is life.’”

Keeping the Jesuit theme of service in mind, the archbishop ended his sermon by reminding everyone that Jesus came “not to be served but to serve.”

Carlson’s personal visit to campus was another instance of the service that he has given to SLU throughout the

years. While he was here, the SLU community took the time to thank him for the support that he has given to some of the University’s endeavors.

Carlson has been supportive of the Saint Louis University Prison Program, an initiative of the University that promotes education, service and research to people who are incarcerated and prison staff members in Missouri.

After the archbishop’s endorsement, the program was able to acquire a grant that funded many needed services within the program.

He also presided over the Newman Convocation this past fall, part of a five-yearlong celebration of the Second Vatican Council.

He will be back again next year to continue the celebration. Students were glad to have the opportunity to thank the archbishop in person.

“I thought it was really nice that the archbishop came out,” junior Matt Stegeman said. “[It] let the SLU community express their thanks for his support for SLU’s efforts to improve to the community.”

Student response to the archbishop’s visit was both appreciative and enthusiastic.

His investment in the Jesuit mission and SLU community was apparent.

“I appreciate that he takes the time to come to visit us,” freshman Johanna Reicks said. “I think it’s important for head religious leaders to spend time and get to know today’s youth.”

Katherine Kelliher, a freshman, agreed and said, “I felt honored to be within the presence of such a profound figure such as the archbishop, and I enjoyed his homily because I thought that it was interesting how he interpreted the readings.”

Sophomore Emily Howard, who plays cello on Sunday nights as a part of the liturgical orchestra, said, “As a member of the orchestra, I was delighted to hear that the archbishop appreciated our music.”

Students at SLU were happy to have the opportunity have the archbishop lead the community in worship and thank him for his support.

MSA brings crowds for “The Balancing Act”

By KATHERINE KELLIHER Staff Writer

On the weekend of Jan. 27-29, 2012, in the Busch Student Center, the Saint Louis University Muslim Student Association presented an event called “The Balancing Act: Deen & Dunya.”

The term “deen” refers to religion, and “dunya” refers to the world we live in. When asked about the symbolism of the name of the event, coPresident of MSA Imman Musa responded that the title means “balancing our religion with the life we live right now.” Musa is co-president of the MSA along with Bilal Mahmood.

The lecture titles included: “Rights and Responsibilities of a Muslim Woman,” “Dhikr: All Day, Every Day,” “Putting the Unity back in Community,” “Akhirah State of Mind,” and many more. The lecture topics ranged from discussions about how to handle the role of a Muslim woman

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A large crowd gathered on Saturday, Jan. 28 to hear a presentation sponsored by MSA. according to the Quran and Sunnah while living an American lifestyle, connecting with Allah throughout the day, finding ways of valuing time and increasing productivity, among others.

Certain lectures were reserved for only men or women such as: “Rethinking Romance,” wherethere was a

section reserved for only sisters and a section reserved for only brothers.

This is the fourth year that the event has been held. The event consisted of 20 lectures from eight different speakers throughout three days.

Each year, there is a variety of different entertainment and speakers. Such speakers

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is that it so easily confuses means with ends. Worse than that, it quite easily forgets both and devotes itself merely to the mass production of uneducated graduates – people literally unfit for anything except to take part in an elaborate and completely artificial charade which they and their contemporaries have conspired to call ‘life.’” (364) The means, that is, taking this and that class, writing this and that paper, are hardly the same thing as the ends, which are in no way to be limited to merely being a person who “knows a lot of stuff” and has the necessary skills to get a job. Fine on its own terms, that fails to address the fundamentally human and humanistic nature of education; it is a cliché to say that teachers don’t teach subjects, they teach students, but it is a cliché because it is true. While this is not limited to a liberal arts education, the very idea of the liberal arts

is the formation of freedom; mate goal of the university, however, since we tend to is learning from the grand think about freedom as “no insights and the terrible misone telling me what to do,” let takes of humanity over the me clarify what freedom re- sweep of history to become ally means, using basketball more fully human as individuals and as a society -- free from as an example. the falseDespite hoods of the way we the mass usually think, mind as the “freest” person ... it is a cliché to m a n i f e s t in “isms” ever to play the game say that teachers don’t of every is not some teach subjects, they stripe, free from selfkid messing around on teach students, but it a g g r a n the court, is a cliché because it is dizement, and free with no one from the telling him true. lie of “sucwhat to do, cess” as but someone the goal like Michael Jordan, who trained and stud- of the human enterprise. We ied other great players for a need only watch a few molong, long time to develop the ments of reality television range of excellences that al- to see that one can be wildly lowed him the true freedom “successful” by the convento go do just about anything tional definitions of the word and have not an inkling of he wanted on the court.

Similarly, the formation of how to navigate the human freedom, which I (and Mer- condition.

Merton puts it thus: “If you ton) would argue is the ulti-

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have learned only how to be a success, your life has probably been wasted. If a university concentrates on producing successful people, it is lamentably failing in its obligation to society and to the students themselves.” (365) Or, in other words, “The problem with running the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.”

We are here not simply to learn to play the game of business, law, medicine, whatever, but to challenge those games to become more humane, more in keeping with the true needs of the world, more means of enabling people to pursue the grand question that we as humans are.

The fact that you are at SLU means that you are intelligent enough to become successes in just about any endeavor you care to pursue.

What (I hope) we are doing here is not only equipping you for those endeavors but focusing that intelligence to see beyond the brass ring of success as it is usually presented.

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When asked about her favorite lecture from the event, freshman Emina Selimovic said, “Hafid Wisam Sharieff because he made modern references to historical events.

“It’s the type of event you wish would happen every weekend because it portraits the ‘true’ Islam rather than the ‘media-portrayed’ Islam.”

“It could also bring more awareness to those who aren’t familiar with the Muslim religion.

There were people of all ages that came from all around the country to unite, and it was a huge learning experience.”

Not all attendees were

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Hafidh Wisam Sharieff gives a speech about the importance of establishing a relationship with the Quran, the holy book of Muslims, on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Muslim.

Freshman Emerald Austin, a Christian, said, “I wanted to learn more about other reli-

gions. I don’t want my opinions to be based off of other people’s opinions. I think more people should attend

next year.”

The weekend consisted of lectures, prayer, food and entertainment.

Mass changes bring both frustration, appreciation “The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable.”

John F. Kennedy Commentary really hit the nail on the head with that one (Irish people have a way with proverbs, trust me).

BRIAN BOYD Nearly every aspect of the human experience is dynamic; change serves as a natural law, poking holes in seemingly impenetrable comfort zones. Long-lasting traditions that become interwoven into the fibers of our existence over time are not immune.

Even the Roman Catholic Church, one of the few institutions that can go toe-to-toe with the winds of change throughout history ultimately succumbs (even if the change is self-imposed.)

Sitting in a pew of Saint Francis Xavier College Church on Nov. 27, 2011, I found myself teetering on the brink of an existential crisis.

Well, not really, but I felt old.

Truth be told, I felt a bit sad, too. I had spent 20 years of attending Catholic mass, and each and every Sunday, the core components remained constant. As a youngster more concerned with Pokémon then psalms and praise, I found the repetition to be boring. As my mind and spirit matured over the years, I learned to appreciate the weekly worship and celebration for its theological value and spiritual enrichment. I also learned to appreciate the beautiful gift of constancy.

The older I get, the more things change. I was convinced that the one hour every Sunday spent in Mass was 100 percent resistant to change.

Well, like most things I speculate on, I was wrong.

After a minute of lamenting the human condition and feeling old enough to start eating dinner at 4:30 p.m. and watching ‘Matlock’ reruns, I snapped back into the realm of the rational. “Things change, right? Besides, the Vatican knows what they’re doing,” I reassured myself. I crawled into the cozy cocoon of complacency and awkwardly stumbled through the unexpected twists and turns of the new Mass language until the very end.

If someone were to have attended their first ever Catholic service on Nov. 20 and their second on Nov. 27, they would label me a drama queen. What’s the big deal?

A changed word here and there, maybe an added verse or two was all that changed.

On the surface, it might not be a big deal. Then again, no matter what faith or denomination, religion dives deep past that surface.

After I walked out of my first Mass that adhered to an updated and purportedly more accurate translation of the Roman Missal, I began to question.

At one point on the walk back to my apartment, two guilty thoughts tiptoed across my mind: Did the Vatican change Mass for the sake of change? How necessary was this revised translation of the

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Missal?

I felt guilty for what initially struck me as doubt. Then I remembered that there is a stark contrast between unchallenged doubt and thoughtful questioning.

I could see why the changes were made. All the way from the Council of Trent in 1563 until the Second Vatican Council in 1965, Mass was celebrated in Latin. The Second Vatican Council decreed that Mass could be said in each parish’s native language, and the English spoken mass settled in during the early 1970s. A span of 41 years offers ample time to sharpen up the Latin-to-English translation and reflect the original Latin syntax and meaning.

Still, I returned to my question: Was the change necessary? The question begs for a subjective answer, and I’m certainly no theology expert.

I just wonder whether or not the Roman Catholic Mass exchanged accessibility for accuracy.

Of the 13 peoples’ parts of the Mass language that were changed, a handful struck me as material. I concede that the expansion of the Gloria adds depth to the worship. Perhaps the most significant changes come in the Nicene Creed.

The phrases “born of the Father before all ages” and “consubstantial with the Father” replacing the original English “eternally begotten of the Father” and “one in being with the Father”, respectively, further establish Jesus Christ’s role in the Holy Trinity and affirm his divine nature.

Other modifications left me a bit puzzled. The switch from “and also with you” to “and also with your spirit” in the greeting and offering of peace adds little substance.

Minor tweaks, such as “fulfillment” to “accordance” in the Nicene Creed and updating “Lord, I am not worthy to receive you” to “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof” in the Ecce Agnus Dei, to name a few, trade simplicity for syllables.

I understand that this new translation better maintains the integrity of the original Latin, but slapping a shiny coat of paint on the previous English translation adds little value and approaches pretension.

These minor changes detract from the individual spiritual aspect of worship.

I find it hard to believe that an all-loving, all-knowing Creator demands that I dust off the Webster’s dictionary when I offer my thanks and worries to Him throughout the day. So why are we required to do so at Mass?

The Mass could be said in Billy Madison gibberish and I would still attend. It will take a lot more than a few changes to shake the faith of the Catholic Church.

Still, I can’t help but feel that some of the revisions, no matter how loyal to the original writing, can potentially obfuscate the true tenets of Christianity for some.

One of the most powerful messages in all of Christianity happens to be one of the most simple: “Love one another. As I (Christ) have loved you, you must love one another.”

Most things do change, adding a layer of complexity, for better or for worse.

Thankfully, what really matters echoes in eternity.

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Much like religious beliefs and the round- The accomplishments we make during times ness of the earth, the celebration of Black of struggle, as well as accomplishments we History Month is becoming something of a make during times of peace and rest, are the dead dogma. things that make history.

Many of the same controversies about Furthermore, having one month dediBlack History Month circulate as February cated to Black history should carry no imapproaches: Why do we have a month dedi- plications about the way we remember Black cated to the history of only one race? Why is history. it February, the shortest month of the year?

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SLU is anything but stagnant, and the acquisition of the new law school building is just the most recent example of how SLU is dedicated to improving its third-tier ranked programs. The plan for the SLUCare surgery center was also about improving both academics and health care, just as much as it was about business, as training the best future physicians requires learning the newest procedures in a state-of-the-art facility.

The relatively-new Doisy Research Center is also about improving SLU as an academic institution, as copious cutting-edge research publications increase national recognition. Take a look at Wash U. Even Chaifetz Arena and the new track will help make SLU a more academically-competitive school. An outstanding athletics program will increase our national attention, which will increase SLU’s number of applicants. Take a look at Butler.

An increased number of applicants means that SLU can be more selective in the acceptance process, thus taking in smarter students and enhancing our status as an academic institution. Hotel Ignacio may be entirely about business, but when Biondi brings prospective donors to campus, I would sure prefer them to stay at Hotel Ignacio than the Water Tower Inn if it means donations such as a new law school building.

If we want SLU to be a top-ranked university, we, as students, need to change our attitude. The annual U.S. News ranking system involves a survey for graduating students. Positive responses on that survey incredibly help the school’s ranking. Attitude, not funding allocation, is one of the biggest differences I see between SLU and Wash U: ALL the students at Wash U seem to think their school is the best. SLU students definitely don’t have that attitude.

Sincerely, Theodore Kremer - Theodore Kremer is a first-year student in the Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

Website comments Your criticism is misplaced. Parking meters are not primarily in place to make money, via the meters, giving tickets, or otherwise. They are primarily employed to allow a stream of visitors to the area.

If you could park on a street all day conveniently, people would leave their cars there, and people who came to the area to visit local businesses or to do other things could not park here. If the primary purpose of the city was to make money off of parkers, they would sell city passes, like other cities do.

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In my 5 years at SLU, all I have heard is people complaining about SLU Ride. Seems to me like people are looking a gift horse in the mouth. Don’t like it? Get SLU to pony up more dough for vans that have had their use limited or stop calling for rides from Gries to the Village.

Also, you might want to fact check this statement: “It is quite troubling that a SLU Ride dispatcher would consider the distance between Vandeventer Apartments and The Flats a ‘short distance.’” Pretty sure that would warrant a van.

Finally, you’re being obtuse if you think you need a bodybuilder to navigate the treacherous wilds of SLU’s campus. Be smart about it and you’ll stay out of harm’s way.

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... I know unions are a hot issue for some people, but unions do nothing for their employees. Unions charge a membership fee, they force strikes when necessary to ensure members get paid more money then their worth, and all they do is pocket a profit from it. This is the same problem with the auto industry. An individual with technical school training working as a mechanic for Chevrolet should not be making $30 an hour or more... (read more online) - Andrew Sova on “Parking meter regulation is in need of a compromise”

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Valentine’s Day is not just another hallmark holiday President The essence of Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, can be summed up with one simple anonymous quote: “Love is like playing the piano. First you Commentary must learn to play by the rules; then you must forget the rules and play from your heart.”

Va l e n t i n e ’ s Day still holds a special place in everyone’s Dustin Paluch heart, even centuries after its creation. Though it may seem like Valentine’s Day has turned into a Hallmark holiday, it is anything but. In just 12 days, many couples will express their affection for one another.

That affection may include going out to dinner, staying in to watch a movie or simply enjoying each other’s company in every way that words cannot describe, like physical affection. And no, I’m not just referring to sex. This includes holding hands, hugging, kissing and cuddling.

Single people, on the other hand, have a different attitude toward Feb. 14. “Will I be asked out on a date?” “Will I have enough courage to tell someone I like them?” Questions like these cloud the thoughts of many single people on Valentine’s Day. However, they should understand that telling a person you have feelings for them is nothing to be ashamed of.

For young kids, Valentine’s Day is often their first experience expressing special feelings for someone outside their family. They bring in friendly cards and distribute them to their classmates, giving generic cards to everyone except that one special crush.

For that one person, many children look for the card with the best saying or perhaps even make their own card. They do this to let that special person know how they feel, even though they might deny those feelings if asked.

In any case, it’s a non-threaten-

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adopters looking to make their family complete with an adopted child, but I can only wonder about the fate of children who are disabled and being put up for adoption.

I do not think it is ever considered by proponents of adoption over family planning that adopters are most likely looking for healthy children to adopt and children with severe physical, mental, or developmental disabilities may get overlooked. It is not a far stretch to think that such children will perpetually be wards of the state.

I am by no means trying to offend the disabled community; it just seems unlikely that many parents would choose to adopt a child with more needs. Children who are not adopted at birth, regardless of their condition, often feel displaced and unwanted, which can lead to emotional and psychological problems like ADD and depression.

Even if you do not agree that abortion is a woman’s right, it is hard to argue that adoption is a feasible alternative to contraceptives and education. How can you tell a young woman that if “you have sex, you will get pregnant…but it’s ok, you can just give up your child if you cannot afford to care for it”, instead of educating her about ways to prevent pregnancy in the first place? Not only is giving a child up for adoption an extremely difficult choice for a woman, but it also completely disregards a woman’s right to privacy. Abortion is a private matter and the use contraceptives should not need to be discussed outside of sexual partners. In addition to having to face the emotional and physical stress of childbearing, a young mother can most likely expect to be faced with social criticism as well.

It seems very naive of Mr. Gingrich to assume that making abortion illegal and refusing to educate the public about safe, effective family planning would not increase the number of children in foster homes.

Education is the only way to really prevent abortions.

Yes, you read the title correctly: Barack Obama is going to be reelected president in 2012.

One may ask, is this possible Commentary with unemployment soaring, conflict in the Middle East, Obamacare and increasing deficits? This election will somehow end up being about none of Sam Joseph these issues.

The shift from important issues to personal attacks has already become evident in the GOP primaries. The current back-and-forth between Gov. Mitt Romney and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has been fueled not by their differences on issues, but by personal attacks.

Many pundits have been claiming that this election will be similar to the 1980 Carter v. Reagan election.

I respectfully disagree. This election seems to have a striking resemblance to the 2004 election, where Bush handily defeated John Kerry.

Bush was said to be an easy target for many reasons, such as the faltering economy, uncertainty in the Middle East, increasing deficits, etc. During the 2004 election, John Kerry was nominated by the Democratic Party to take on President Bush. All of the issues previously mentioned were disregarded and the attacks on Kerry’s military records were used against him. Bush cruised to a re-election and did what his father could not: Secure two terms as president.

The “weak” incumbent was able to turn the tables on his Democrat opponent by shifting the debate in the 2004 election. This year’s election will be a mere repeating of history. With the media clearly taking the side of Obama, the issues will certainly be pushed to the sidelines.

Assuming Romney is the GOP nominee, his time at Bain Capital will be under much discretion. His Republican rivalries have already attacked him, it can only be expected that Obama will continue to pick at these wounds. Since Obama can be described as a “weak” incumbent president, personal attacks seem to be the only way to ensure his stay in office.

Obama benefits from his magnetic personality and natural charm, much like the Beatles did, disarming almost anyone except Jan Brewer.

His aides have already begun to categorize Romney as “out of touch”, and “removed” from most Americans. And America has been divided into two categories: The “haves” and the “have entitlements.” The citizens that “have entitlements” are afraid of losing them, whether they are social security, Medicare; or even college loans.

Obama has labeled Romney as someone that will take away entitlements and give tax breaks to the wealthy. By resorting to class warfare, the president has driven Americans apart and has left many fearful of what is to become of their future.

During the 2012 election, the promises of hope and change will continue to be “employed” (maybe the unemployment rate will go down as a result) by the president to promote progress, and to prolong his stay in office.

The real issues of lowering the debt, balancing the budget, and rejuvenating the American economy will fall to the wayside. Instead of hearing debates on the issues, Americans will hear back and forth rhetoric about “politics of envy” and “paying their fair share.”

Unless Romney can resist the urge to be drawn into “who can create the best buzzword game” he will certainly lose the election. Thus, the American people will be forced to watch a debate about nothing (kind of like Seinfeld).

Romney has many challenges to overcome and I am quite positive that he will do his best to navigate through this tempest that lies ahead. Obama is a crafty politician with a colorful personality to back his extraordinary rethoric skills.

While Romney has a great story and background, his speeches seem robotic, his personality banal (much like Kerry).

Despite all of the problems that America has faced over the last three years, the people of this country are still very much in love with President Obama. According to a poll by the Huffington Post, Obama’s likeability continues to remain stable and has increased. The likeability poll is essentially the same age-old question, “which candidate would you rather have a beer with?”

This question is simple, but seems to be one of the determining factor supporting which candidate Americans vote for on Election Day.

Liz Kiefer is a senior in the School of Public Health.

Sam Joseph is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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ing way of expressing feelings that might otherwise be difficult to express.

That one instance in grade school when children give a valentine to their crush is the first time Valentine’s Day has any true meaning.

As we age, Valentine’s Day takes on even more of a special meaning.

Throughout most of the year, people try to impress those they like or are already in love with by showing off, in hopes of winning their affection.

On Valentine’s Day one doesn’t have to be perfect; it’s the day that people are loved for who they are, inside and out. Feb. 14 is the one day when people can take a break from all the nonsense of trying to be the best in front of that special crush because Valentine’s Day is more than a juvenile holiday.

Some couples spend hours planning their Valentine’s Day, just so they can spend one perfect day together worrying about nothing but each other.

Look past the commercialization –- the zillion heart-shaped novelties that lead people to despise Valen-

tine’s Day -– and you’ll find that Valentine’s Day still celebrates love.

So what if Valentine’s Day is the second-biggest card-selling holiday or the largest chocolate- and flowerselling holiday? The reason people buy so many cards, flowers and chocolates is because it is human nature to love, and these gifts merely help serve the purpose expressing our love in ways words cannot.

Why would anyone want to squelch a holiday centered around love?

Whomever one chooses to love is up to each individual, and sometimes differences in which we choose to love divide us. On Valentine’s Day, however, the common bond of love unites us all.

There is always the possibility of looking like a fool; just look in the media. The world is full of fools, so you’ll fit right in. You’ll never know how your crush will respond if you never let him/her know how you feel about them.

Besides, if the person feels the same way about you, your bold move will have paid off, and you will

get the girl or boy of your dreams.

The feeling of fullness is what Valentine’s Day is all about.

So go ahead and indulge in the holiday that is all about love, and don’t let those party poopers who say the holiday is too commercial stop you. Looking back at the quote I wrote at the beginning, the anonymous person is trying to tell us that we must first respect each other and not be judgmental when someone expresses love for another individual.

Second, love is blind. We never know whom we are going to fall in love with -- sometimes it’s even our best friend, something we’ve seen plenty of times in films. Fear should never keep you from following your heart.

Who knows, the one you are falling for now might just be the best thing that ever happened to you.

Next time you see them, especially on Feb. 14, don’t let the person you like be the one that got away.

Dustin Paluch is a junior in the John Cook School of Business.

Censorship check: Twitter limits freedom of speech for profit Have you heard the latest news?

Seems like Twitter now wants to implement new country-specific censorship tools.

Under this Commentary new concept, Twitter would withdraw tweets that are considered illegal in a country upon request by another user, a company or the government of such Federico Garcia country.

Lorca Outrageous!

Incredible! Outcry of the freedom of speech!

Lately we have been hearing issues with SOPA and PIPA; direct attacks to our Internet freedom.

Google, Wikipedia and many other famous sites went on a virtual blackout for a day, in one way or another, protesting for this new legislation.

They won the fight and legislators turned around.

Nevertheless, look what happened to Megaupload. The website was shut down by the government without SOPA or PIPA. That should remind us all of the power that the government already has to control Internet’s flow.

A lm o s t ever ything is based on private companies, from Internet providers to developers, IT maintenance and online host services, it is common sense that when the government knocks on their door and asks them to do something, they obey. After all, they want to stay in business.

Back to the outcry, it is worth noting that Twitter is also a private company seeking profit. Growing larger every day, Twitter needs to tailor its policies to each country. It is either that or completely losing business, like Facebook in China.

Twitter is also banned in China, by the way. And Thailand, known to be one of the toughest countries in terms of freedom of speech, was on the brink of doing the same. Now, with new censoring tools, the government has endorsed Twitter instead.

Right now, at this moment, there are governments whose priority lists include keeping control over their citizens and keeping the citizens quiet so the corrupted government officials can carry out their own personal agendas to enrich themselves and their friends. It is in these countries that not only Twitter, but Facebook, Google and Wikipedia, struggle to stay online.

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But not all of this is bad news.

Let’s imagine a user in Thailand trying to tweet about a political issue that the government considers “sensitive.” The user’s tweet would be unavailable to readers in Thailand, showing a gray box instead informing the users that such tweet has been “withheld.” However, users anywhere else in the world would still be able to read it.

So users in a country with active censorship will still be able to see such censorship as a gray box, which could inspire dialogue and debate about the state of affairs of their country. What this policy is really telling users around the world is to stop using Twitter as a political tool.

Events like the Arab Spring will no longer be powered by users around the country tweeting about protests, meeting points, ideas or police attacks in this or that city.

Free thinkers in Syria, Iran, Turkey or anywhere else better start finding new channels, or else they need to moderate their language into a cryptic-like message where not even the government can be sure of requesting censorship because they don’t know what is going on.

To all of those who claim to be courageous freedomprotectors, believing that such a new policy is unacceptable and that it is imperative to stop Twitter right in their tracks, I would suggest looking at their own country. Are the States in better shape? I don’t think so.

Songs are continuously being censored on the radio. Are you telling me that a 12 year old doesn’t have as easy access to Twitter as he does to a radio? They probably even have it easier to get online than to find their dad’s good old FM radio.

Should we then censor Twitter in the same fashion here in the U.S.?

Nobody should blame Twitter for its new policy. Trying to stay in business and increase profit is the nature of each private company.

Try to see the glass half full instead; at least now Twitter will be safely conducting its business in many countries that currently keep tight control on its citizens. And Twitter being there means that at least there will always be a small possibility for those citizens to communicate with each other.

Gathering together is the first step towards any social development anywhere in the world.

What this policy is really telling users around the world is to stop using Twitter as a political tool.

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Federico Garcia Lorca is a senior in Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology.

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Adoption unfair alternative to abortion Planned Parenthood and reproductive health have been a prevalent issue during the GOP race this election year, and the annual Commentary March for Life, which occurred Jan 21, brings even more attention to the tireless debate.

Last week, Newt Gingrich addressed protesters in D.C., Liz Kiefer making powerful assertions about his plans to remove Obamacare, push a prolife agenda, and remove funding for Planned Parenthood along with “any research that destroys a human embryo”. However, perhaps his most ambitious statement was that in taking away the money being put towards invaluable reproductive health education for both men and women, he would use it “to promote adoption and other pro-family policies” as an alternative to Planned Parenthood.

People adopt for many reasons, and it is a great thing for those who are unable to bear children or who choose not to have their own, for whatever reason. But adoption in the U.S. is such a convoluted and expensive process that several of those hoping to become parents are looking abroad to adopt, instead.

As legislation is getting stricter on intercountry adoptions, it will never change the fact that adoption is a harrowing ordeal for mother and child. I will not pretend that I know what it is like to be a child who has lived in a foster home or grew up knowing that my birth parents were either incapable of raising me or consciously decided to give me up.

Certainly, there are adopted children who will never have to be faced with that knowledge either, but it is not difficult to imagine the emotional and psychological challenges faced by children who are adopted or placed in foster homes to await adoption.

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Midtown’s latest addition promotes nightlife

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With a good dose of inspiration, Maebelle Reed brought her creative vision to the Midtown area.

Reed, owner of Plush, sees the newly-opened concert venue-restaurant-bar as a place that brings communities together. Ultimately, Reed hopes that Plush will serve as an establishment where locals can become a part of a community.

“I wanted to be in the Midtown corridor or near the [Central] West End because it is easily accessible from all over the city and Illinois,” Reed said. “The areas are solid and have potential for strong future growth, and there is diversity in the area.”

Plush’s location at 3224 Locust St. is an area that complements the St. Louis nightlife.

Music, in particular, is one of the most popular forms of entertainment, and Plush has the upper hand with its highend venue for live music performances.

Plush accommodates those who are more private individuals, as well smaller crowds who do not want to be overwhelmed by masses of people. For concerts, two floors of the venue hold up to 800 people.

“Our capacity is up to 800 people, but we can handle small, intimate acts as well without feeling cavernous,” Reed said. “We have tried to create an interactive environment to enhance the experience.”

Plush serves their full menu until the venue closes, and has a café that offers a wide variety of coffee drinks.

From 7 a.m. until 1 o’ clock the next morning, customers can take advantage of the full-service restaurant that accommodates children and vegetarians.

David Zimmerman, the executive chef, is responsible for providing customers with a quality meal from the diner-style menu. The fact that Plush combines a restaurant, café, bars and concert venue is what sets this particular

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Located at 3224 Locust St., Plush is a diner-café, concert venue, bar and hangout in the Midtown neighborhood. Owner Maebelle Reed said that she hopes the venue will serve as a “third place,” a term describing the sphere of life separate from work and the home. venue apart from other concert venues. Overall, Plush serves as a multipurpose place for exquisite dining, drinking and music.

But this music venue and restaurant is by no means a nightclub. Plush is not associated with a club-like environment, where hardcore metal and hip-hop are popular.

“We are not a nightclub,” Reed said. “We do not host DJs, dance parties or the ‘see and be seen’ culture. Plush is about promoting the art in live music and beyond. We host musical artists who use their medium and instruments to create a unique experience for their audience.”

Reed, who is responsible for advertising, marketing and private event booking, has creative control of publicizing the concerts and special events. Kris Kerry, the talent buyer and venue booker,

searches for musical and creative talent from national and international touring bands, as well as local artists, and puts together the concerts.

Reed and Kerry work together to create different dynamics for the shows, and to help local musicians and bands become established.

Kerry also books tours for a small number of artists who travel around the country as a way to experience the true meaning of what it is to be an artist— making your music memorable and doing what you love.

“Plush is multi-faceted, and the hope is [that] each turn of the corner gives you a slightly different environment,” Reed said. “The ambience of Plush illustrates four key themes: relative comfort, ease, handmade or recycled, and interactive.”

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Evening performances at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, afternoon performances at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday Rock Of Ages The Fabulous Fox Theatre Tickets available through fabulousfox.com

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derful staff that works diligently to create a comfortable and enjoyable environment.

“I have been meeting there for my internship the past few weeks, and I love it,” said Kate Voight, senior. “It’s super edgy and cool, the staff are super friendly and the food is good. It’s a great place to get work done during the day and then go back for music at night. Also, it’s awesome that it is so close to school, and the prices are great.”

The casual dress code and age policy of 18-and-up indicates how laid-back and inclusive the environment is at Plush. Reed said she expects to see a mixed crowd of locals, teens, college students, young adults and older adults. Plush offers free Wi-Fi service to its customers, as well as ping-pong tables for the college crowd.

“I am definitely looking for-

ward to going to Plush sometime soon,” said Alexandra Rigali, senior. “I have been told by several people that Plush is a cool venue with a good atmosphere where they have ping-pong and cheap drinks.”

Plush books many private parties and special events for teens and young adults. The private parties include corporate retreats, large and small birthday parties for teens and adults, wedding receptions, company promotions and fundraisers. In addition, this venue promotes special events, such as Café Soul open mic nights, Fringe Fest and “Riverfront Times” events.

“Plush is the dynamic between music venue, diner, café and a place to hang out day and night,” Reed said.

“Essentially, Plush captures the true essence of what the St. Louis community epitomizes— a third place.”

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Dooley’s Beef-N-Brew House, located in Grand Center, is inspired by Irish pub ambiance.

I had a dilemma last semester.

No, I wasn’t failing a class or going through a Restaurant Review break up, but, for a foodie, it was quite serious.

I had an uncontrollable craving for a delicious Molly Rippinger b u r g e r.

Nothing fancy, just a perfectly executed, melt-in-your-mouth cheeseburger. Somehow I managed to survive without one, but now I know my refuge was only a block away at Dooley’s Beef-N-Brew House.

This weekend I had the great pleasure of talking with the owner, Sean Dooley, over lunch. He recommended that I try a World Famous Dooley Burger — voted best in the world by Trans World Airlines — topped with cheddar cheese and the works on a sesame bun. As I attempted to daintily devour the burger, he explained that, while Dooley’s may be new to our neighborhood, they were actually established in 1968 at their old

location on 8th Street and Olive Boulevard. There, the eatery became a legend with St. Louisans who, like me, found their burgers to be top notch.

Dooley’s new location is in the heart of Midtown, just north of the Fox Theatre, and offers a larger space with more diverse seating options.

Upstairs there is a relaxed and warm atmosphere, with seating at both the bar and tables.

While the street level would cater to anyone hoping for a great bite and a view of the big game, Dooley’s has a gem of a basement, which houses a larger bar and lounge area.

On my tour with Dooley, he explained his hopes for the lower level to integrate the pub ambiance that the name “Dooley’s Beef-N-Brew” conjures. The focal point of the room is the space created by the plush red booths, which encircle three plasma TVs mounted above a fireplace.

With a nod to his newest neighbors, Dooley ensured that the bookshelves flanking the fireplace were made complete with SLU memorabilia. While walking around, I could easily imagine myself with friends watching some of the upcoming March Madness games. One of the cool-

est parts of the basement area is that the full Dooley’s menu is available, including their incredibly well-stocked beer list.

Dooley’s is a place where SLU students can come to unwind. The menu is sure to please every appetite, with a wide variety of options that take the burger to new levels.

All burgers begin with locally sourced meat, charbroiled to perfection before becoming the tasty rendition of your choosing. One of the most popular is the Big Pappy, which incorporates the famous local smokehouse’s barbeque sauce with onion rings, bacon, grilled pineapple and cheddar.

If you are craving something lighter, you may want to try the dynamite Ahi Tuna Sandwich that tantalizes the taste buds with the Asian flavors of soy, wasabi and sesame. Also, all sandwiches are served with perfectly seasoned and crispy golden brown french fries. I know that I would be willing to pay quite a bit for food of this quality, but that’s one of the best parts of Dooley’s. The most See “Charbroiled” on Page 10

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He goes on to search for ev“The Descendents,” “The Artist,” “Midnight in Paris,” ery person with the last name “Moneyball,” “The Tree of “Black” in the phone book.

Life,” “The Help” and “Hugo.” As he sets out on his journey, When paired with a Best Sup- he meets a mysterious mute porting Actor nomination for known as “The Renter” (von Max von Sydow, it is hard not Sydow), and grows more and more frustrated with his lack be impressed at first glance.

Based on the novel by of progress as the game turns Jonathan Safran Foer, the film into an obsession that might revolves around young Oskar never end.

Newcomer Thomas Horn Schell (Thomas Horn), whose father (Tom Hanks) died makes a formidable effort, playing the at the World difficult role Trade Center of Oskar. on 9/11. Oskar It’s a shame is very antisocial and, for One year after the that he will be forever a nine year-old boy, he is par- incident, Oskar starts known as ticularly intelli- snooping around his the boy who won Jeopgent. Through and the use of dad’s closet, and finds ardy flashbacks, we a key in an envelope s c r e e c h e d too painfully see that Oslong in this kar’s father is marked ‘Black.’ film. his hero, and His part the only one is intended who can truly to be in-your-face, but Direcrelate to him.

His father had developed tor Stephen Daldry’s intera sophisticated set of clues pretation is just plain unbearand adventures for Oskar to able. Horn’s valiant effort is complete, which were also upstaged by the repeatedly aimed to help him overcome painful moments that end up his fears of public transporta- defining his character.

Hanks and Bullock are tion, talking to strangers, and crossing bridges. On 9/11 fairly shallow characters, (which he calls “The Worst through no fault of their own.

Day,”) Oskar is sent home from school early, and has an See “Tearjerker” on Page 10 exceptionally traumatic expe-

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HBO presses its ‘Luck’ with equine series Cable drama’s narrative, theatrics embody the visual novel Writer David Milch has been hard-pressed to find any luck with HBO. In 2006, his revisionist neo-westTelevision Review ern “Deadwood” was cancelled despite rave reviews and a solid fanbase. Just one year later, HBO T.J. Keeley pulled the plug on “John from Cincinnati” after only nine episodes.

However, Milch is back.

This time, he is working with film director Michael Mann (“Public Enemies,” “Heat”) to craft “Luck,” a drama centered around a cast of eclectic characters who populate the same horse-racing track.

Nick Nolte plays Walter Smith, the gruff and grumbling trainer-owner who makes the viewer beg for closed-captioning. He works with Escalante (John Ortiz) to train and prepare the horses to be ridden by Leon Courtesy of HBO Watch Micheaux (Tom Payne), an arrogant hot-shot jockey and Dustin Hoffman (above) serves as a protagonist of sorts in the HBO drama series “Luck.”

Rosie (Kerry Condon), a charming Irish immigrant.

The jockeys are managed nists, if it can be said to have arena, of the pain these hu- find a home on the cable netby Joey Rathburn (Richard main characters at all. Ches- mans can and often do cause work. An aggressive marketKind), a fast-talker who chews ter is released from jail at the on the unknowing and trust- ing campaign and the casting up Milch’s verbal ticks with show’s commencement, but ing animals. It is a fair and of Hoffman are obvious calls manic neuroticism. One of his we see little of him in the rest equal portrait of an exciting for wider viewership, but clients, Ronnie Jenkins (re- of the pilot. and corrupt enterprise.

Milch’s tele-novelistic aspiratired jockey Gary Stevens), Judging by the pilot alone, Not much happens in the tions might alienate the casucannot kick the bottle. the cast is way of plot in the pilot. The al audience; it only intrigued On the solid down hour-long episode seems to and excited this viewer. other side the line, be more interested in introIt seems as though Milch’s of the track, filled with ducing its players than in play- free-form narrative and high or rather, c h a r a c t e r ing ball. While some might theatricality can be too chalWhile some might find actors and find Milch’s storytelling to be lenging even for cable drama. up in the stands, we “that guy”s too slow, “Deadwood” showed Unlike most network dramas, meet Mar- Milch’s stor ytelling to be who have us that patience will pay off like the “Law and Order” and cus (Kevin too slow, “Deadwood” d e v e l o p e d in full. Even though Milch’s “CSI” clones, Milch and other D u n n ) , c a r e e r s drama can be a slow burn at television auteurs, like David Jerry (Ja- showed us that patience carving out times, his dialogue is simply Simon of “The Wire,” demand son Gedniche roles unlike anything else on tele- the careful attention of an inrick), Ren- will pay off in full. and chew- vision. His words and use of telligent viewer. zo (Richie ing up scen- jargon characterize each of To them, television is not Coster) and ery. They all his creations and give them merely a small box of flashing Lonnie (Ian feel right at life long before they step on lights where tired souls stare Hart), a quartet of “degen- home amidst Milch’s high re- screen. Milch’s trademark to help them forget their days. erates” who pull together to alism and theatrical dialogue. monologues, too, are nothing No, for these mad visionartake a shot at the Pick-6 jackMilch himself is a horse- short of poetic, almost Shake- ies, television has become pot, nearly $2.5 million. owner, and his equine love spearean. something new altogether: a And, of course, last but not shows in the intricate details HBO has ordered nine epi- forum for teleplay scribes and least, we meet Gus Demitriou and many shots of the process sodes of “Luck,” but it is hard a drawing board for the visual (Dennis Farina) and Chester of caring for the animals. And to tell whether the show will novel.

“Ace” Bernstein (Dustin Hoff- yet, Milch offers us a close suffer the same fate as “John We are indeed in the Goldman), the show’s protago- look at the underside of the from Cincinnati,” or if it might en Age of television.

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Four for ‘12: Lend an ear to new music this year Has this year’s attempt at New Year’s resolutions already fallen apart? Are you looking for fresh Commentary artists, bands and albums to awaken your soul in the dold r u m s of these dark winter days?

David Mooney If you are still reading, then you must be— and I have got just the thing for you.

Through tireless effort and boundless dedication to musical justice, I have compiled a list of four artists and bands that you ought to make a resolution to listen to in the year of 2012. Some are more obscure and some are almost household names, but they are all bands and artists that deserve to be known.

Fleet Foxes The Fleet Foxes mix Beach Boys era surf-pop with Appalachian folk from the 1890s, with a touch of influence from medieval castle sounds. You know, just your basic band.

Hailing from Seattle, Wash., the group has been playing and recording since the release of their first EP in 2006. Afterward, they signed with Sub Pop records — a major Indie label — and released a second EP, “Sun Giant.”

They followed those with a self-titled, full-length album in 2008, which brought the band worldwide attention, and “Helplessness Blues,” one of the best albums of 2011.

Their songs are like time machines that take listeners back to days we can only read about in history books. They make you want to grow a beard, wear flannel, read Emerson and Thoreau and live in the woods. Their harmonies are reminiscent of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and are guaranteed to turn any frown upside down. For full Fleet Foxiness, I recommend trying out “Montezuma,” “Blue Ridge Mountains” or “White Winter Hymnal.” tUnE-YarDs Besides the difficulty of saying and writing the name, tUnE-YarDs are a pure pleasure. They are a breath of originality after a decade in which Nickelback was one of the best-selling rock bands.

Starting as the project of Connecticut native Merrill Garbus, the band has grown to include a bassist and a saxophone section. Reviewers have tagged their unique sound as a blend of experimental rock, Afro-beat and Lo-fi. Following their debut release “Bird Brains” in 2009, they put out “w h o k i l l,” their breakthrough record in 2011, which has received much critical acclaim.

Garbus works like a mad scientist during live shows, with tools that allow her to

record densely layered vocal and percussion parts on the spot, along with a ukulele under-distortion and a versatile voice that will power through a brick wall. Unlike a mad scientist, she does not create monsters, just banging jams.

Check out “Bizness” or “You Yes You” for a sample.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Although this crew has not recorded collectively since 2009, be expecting big things soon from these folks. Their 2009 debut “Up From Below” earned chart success and widespread popularity, with nearly all of America singing their classic “Home” at one point or another. Led by Alex Ebert as Edward Sharpe — and followed by what looks more like an army of pacifists and peace lovers than a band — these 21st century troubadours come together to make a beautiful blend of music with the key ingredient of love: love for life, love for your significant other, love for your family, love for the land and love for yourself.

Not only do they bring transcendentalist vibes and free hugs, but also guitars, drums, trumpets, keyboards, accordions, a bass and a choir full of voices. It feels like a campfire jam with good friends on a summer night.

Join the party by listening to “40 Day Dream,” “Janglin’” or “Jade.”

Youth Lagoon Search “Youth Lagoon” on Wikipedia and you get one sentence, explaining that Youth Lagoon is the stage name of Trevor Powers, and that he released an album in 2011 on Fat Possum Records.

This all fits perfectly with the persona of Youth Lagoon.

The debut album, “The Year of Hibernation,” sounds like it was written and recorded entirely from the bedroom of a sweet, shy kid from Boise, Idaho. It is filled with simple and fuzzy guitar riffs, gentle synthesizers and wavering echoed vocals that sound like a kid reading his diary out loud. It is simple in nature, and less complicated than most music out there, but its simplicity is what makes the music great. And what it lacks in musicianship, it makes up for in truth, purity and emotionalism.

The record is a straight shot to the heart for anyone who was ever a kid in the past, and anyone who has dealt with heartache. Ultimately, it shows us that hope is the most beautiful thing we own.

With lyrics such as “When I was seventeen/ my mother said to me/ don’t stop imagining/ the day that you do is the day that you die,” Powers shows us that it is okay to be a kid sometimes. In fact, we should try it more often. Give a listen and shed a tear to tracks “17,” “Posters” or “Afternoon.”

Happy New Year and happy new listening!

Charbroiled: Burgers discounted for SLU students Jennifer Wang / Photo Editor

Senior Adrienne Edson (left) and 2011 SLU graduate John Donovan were among the student artists and performers at an open mic night hosted by The Billiken Club on Friday, Jan. 27.

Tearjerker: Film exacerbates tragedy Continued from Page 9

The use of flashbacks to show Oskar and his father makes Hanks come across as a mythical character. He is infallible and, well, perfect. Bullock, on the other hand, is relegated to the role of the depressed mother who cannot relate to her son. Besides one touching moment at the end, all we see of her is one tone of the distraught, single mother.

One of the brightest spots in the movie is von Sydow’s role as The Renter. Dialoguing only through handwritten notes, he is thoughtful, clever and funny. It’s a welldeserved nomination for the veteran Swedish actor, and he provides much-needed relief from the chaotic mess that is Oskar. John Goodman is also cast wonderfully as the door-

man at the Oskar’s apartment building.

When the phrase “tearjerker” gets thrown around, sappy romance movies such as “The Notebook” and “Titanic” often come to mind.

If not a struggle of hopeless love, these movies bond to us with deep emotional ties and rip our hearts out by throwing their characters’ dreams in the mud. “Extremely Loud” attempts to do this, but without first establishing solid main characters that we can relate to.

When these empty characters are combined with the emotion associated with 9/11, it is very confusing. It was still really hard not to cry, but that’s not the point. The two polarities are very con-

fusing and, although they do elicit emotion, it feels forced.

National tragedy is almost an afterthought, and takes an awkward backseat to the strange adventures of this nine year-old boy. Bringing up a topic as sensitive as 9/11 or the Holocaust is always a big gamble, because it is so hard to capture the raw emotion involved, and anything less than perfect on-screen comes up short.

How this film garnered a Best Picture nomination is beyond me, as it has only a 46 percent positive rating on rottentomatoes.com. The cinematography was excellent, and that team deserves many praises, but even this cannot overcome the awkward, underdeveloped characters.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

CTHE GOOD Strong performances

by Horn and von Sydow, along with its beautiful shots of New York City.

THE BAD

The characters are underdeveloped, and the movie lacks substance.

THE VERDICT

The novel proves to be too detailed and complicated to be skimmed over.

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expensive item on the menu is only $8.50 — the Rib Eye Steak Sammy — while most items run at $7.50. The prices get even better for SLU students.

If you show your student ID card, you can get a burger, fries and beverage for only $6.

Also, if you happen to mention reading this article, Dooley said he would be willing to knock off an additional 20% of your bill. Honestly, Dooley’s is offering top-quality food at a bargain price that can’t be found anywhere else in St. Louis for us students.

When I walked back to Marchetti from Dooley’s, I realized that besides the great environment and delicious food, something else made me want to go back to the restaurant: the integrity of the owner.

During our lunch, Dooley was constantly greeting customers and making sure that everyone was having the best experience possible. When I mentioned that it was apparent how much he enjoyed his job as owner, his reply, though incredibly simple, resonated with me for the rest of that day.

Homoud Al-Jalahma / Staff Photographer

Dooley’s burgers are charbroiled, and are made from locally sourced meat.

“When I ask someone how they are, I truly want to know that answer. Too many people nowadays ask without actually caring about the response,” Dooley said.

If you are looking for a restaurant where the food is absolutely delicious, the prices are ridiculously reasonable and the service is unparalleled, be sure to check out Dooley’s Beef-N-Brew.

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The men’s and women’s track and field team has just one meet left until the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.

The last two competitions have helped the Billikens know where they stand amongst their competitors and will be a good predictor for who will perform the best in the conference.

The tournament begins Feb. 17 and concludes the following day and will be held in Rhode Island.

Tennis Teams Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams had this week free of competition. The men’s team faces Eastern Illinois University on Feb. 3 at the St. Clair Tennis Club in O’Fallon, Ill. The women’s team travels to Peoria, Ill to face Bradley University on the same day. Look for Jenny Nalepa, Mia Elmore, Brooke Urzendowski and Maria Toro Moreno to match what they did last week by recording victories in Singles Competition. The pairings of Drew Feder/ Vuk Poledica and Joe Flanagan/Dave Welkener look to win consecutive Doubles matches.

BILLIKEN SCOREBOARD

Men’s Basketball

L 59-72 @ Massachusetts

W 86-62 vs. St. Bonaventure Women’s Basketball

L 45-63 vs. Richmond

L 57-67 @ Xavier Men’s Swimming and Diving

W 151-69 vs. Evansville

W 151-57 vs. Eastern Illinois Women’s Swimming and Diving

L 110-113 vs. Evansville

W 169-49 vs. Eastern Illinois

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Defensive lines will prove key in Super Bowl XLVI

By JACOB BERRY and PATRICK McNAMARA Staff Writers

The 2011 football season has no doubt been the year of the quarterback. A number of record-breaking seasons by a number of different passers around the league has shown the importance that a quarterback can have on a team.

The two teams facing off this weekend in Super Bowl XLVI have two of the best gunslingers in the game today in Tom Brady and Eli Manning.

Yet, this late in the season, it is often how the defense performs in crunch time that ends up being the most important factor to postseason success.

The Giants’ defensive line has been the talk of the season in New York. Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, Jason Pierre-Paul and Mathias Kiwanuka have been giving offenses problems all year long.

These defensive linemen hassled Aaron Rodgers all game as the Giants upset the Packers in the second round of the

playoffs.

Had it not been for their superb play, the Giants would more than likely be back home at this point in the postseason. The defensive line was the key reason the Giants were able to upset the unbeaten Patriots in the 2008 Super Bowl and it will have to play a big role again if they want to pull off another upset this time around.

The New York defensive line has been excellent as of late, but not to be outdone is New England defensive front, led by Vince Wilfork.

The Patriots have been abysmal on the defensive side of the ball at times during the regular season, and Tom Brady and the rest of the New England offense have had to put up big points to win games.

However, during the playoffs, their defense has drastically improved and helped keep it close when Brady was struggling against the Ravens. Wilfork has been the x-factor on the defensive side of the ball.

In the divisional round, Wilfork was critical in the game plan to stop Tim Tebow and the Broncos rushing attack. The Broncos struggled to get their signature run plays going all game, and Tebow’s magical late-season

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The Patriots just might be better equipped, both from a style and personnel standpoint, to neutralize the opposing pass rush.

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run finally came to an end.

In the AFC championship game the following week against Baltimore, running back Ray Rice, the catalyst of the Ravens’ offense all season, was held to just 67 yards rushing.

Wilfork played a tremendous role in this containment,

tallying three tackles for loss while also recording a sack.

The key to the 2012 Super Bowl will be the question of which team is able to neutralize the other’s defensive line.

New England has been able to deal with blitzes by dumping off quick short passes to their two star tight ends, Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski, and to wide receiver Wes Welker.

However, the biggest question mark going into the big game is surrounding Gronkowski’s health. He suffered a high ankle sprain during the game against Baltimore, but would return later in the game. With Patriots coach Bill Belichick not shedding much light on the extent of the injury, no one really knows just how bad it actually is.

He is listed as questionable, but it is hard to believe that after such a stellar season he will miss this game. The Patriots also have not been the most trustworthy team, having been known to fiddle with the injury report to hin-

der the other team’s preparation.

New York, on the other hand, relies more on a downfield passing attack, which takes a bit more time to develop. In their regular season matchup versus the Patriots, the Giants did not provide great protection, and New England’s defense was able to knock Manning down 8 times. That was when the Patriots had arguably the worst defense in the league. Since then, they have only gotten better and will cause even more havoc in this rematch.

The Patriots just might be better equipped, both from a style and personnel standpoint, to neutralize the opposing pass rush. So whether or not New York can contain Wilfork & Co. to give Eli Manning sufficient time to throw could be the deciding factor in Sunday’s game.

In a game offering so much offensive firepower, this year’s Super Bowl will be won or lost in the trenches based on the play of these two defensive lines.

Super Bowl XLVI Predictions I’m sure I’m not the only person in the world that wishes there was a way both of these teams could lose. Since that’s not possible though, I’ll try to make a serious pick. Eli Manning is having a great year and he has a solid crew of receivers, but I don’t see them stepping up on the big stage like this. The Patriots will get off to a hot start, and the Giants will keep pace for the first half, but pull away at the end. Aaron Hernandez will catch at least one touchdown pass and Green-Ellis will rush for one as well.

Tom Brady is a winner and will get his revenge and yet another Super Bowl ring.

Joseph Cacchione, Sports Editor 34-17 Patriots I’m a firm believer in the whole “Defense wins championships” mantra. If that’s the case, this one comes down to a lesser of two evils: Both defenses were lit up throughout the season. I think it comes down to a battle of the two gunslingers, Eli Manning and Tom Brady. Look for the Giants defensive front to make Brady uncomfortably in the pocket and force some mistakes. Manning has been on a tear throughout the playoffs, and I see him picking apart the Pats defense. Despite a non-existent ground game, the Giants ride Manning’s arm to a victory. In related news, Eli finally gets to sit at the big kids table with Peyton on Thanksgiving.

Super Bowl XLVI will be an all out battle right from the beginning. The Patriots are looking to return to glory after the Giants spoiled their perfect season in 2008. This game will be similar to that game in almost everyway.

Tom Brady and Eli Manning will both be shut down early by strong defensive play. This game will be decided by a touchdown or less and I believe Eli Manning has the ability and leadership to carry his team past the Patriots once again on the big stage.

The Patriots will win a blowout in Indianapolis. This will be accomplished as the Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning suffers a heartbreaking broken sternum while Patriots’ tackle Vince Wilfork delivers a punishing blow. After Manning scores a touchdown on the first drive, backup David Carr leads the Giants to three field goal scoring drives.

Ridley and Green-Ellis each score for the the Patriots. Tom Brady scores four touchdowns, half going to each tight end. Karma is restored for 2007.

Jonathan Ernst, Editor in Chief 17-13 Giants

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From past experience and historical trends, the Patriots have never let me down. I believe the Patriots here are David, and the Giants are the well… giant that David destroyed. Tom Brady has shown his ability this past decade to conquer even the toughest of foes. Although Eli Manning has some raunchy offensive numbers, the Patriots’ defense will shut him down. Wes Welker is going to run all though the Giants’ defense, score two touchdowns, and score more points on his own than the entire Giants team. Plus, Tom Brady is really cute.

Erika Klotz, Chief Illustrator 21-7 Patriots This game will be an offensive geared game. The Patriots and the Giants both have high powered offensives, but I think the Patriots have the slight edge with Gronkowski playing in the game. I think the game will close with both teams through the first three quarters. Eli Manning will lead a fourth quarter drive, but he will leave too much time on the clock for Tom Brady and the potent Patriots offense.

The Patriots will win on a last second field goal by Stephen Gostkowski.

Charles Bowles, Associate Sports Editor 27-24 Patriots

Brian Boyd, News Editor 31-24 Giants

Manning is unbelievable Pats looking for revenge This year’s Super Bowl matchup could be called Déjà Blue. It could be called the rematch for which the Patriots have been waiting.

Many call it the result of an injured team getting healthy and hot at the end of the regular season and riding its way through the postseason to Emily Cavaliere meet a team that has played much more skillfully and successfully and truly deserves to be playing for the championship.

However it’s described, the Giants’ impressive post-season performance might have a couple of critics regretting their words earlier this year.

Last August, during an interview on ESPN New York 1050 radio station before the 2011 season began, Giants quarterback Eli Manning was asked if he considered himself in the same elite standing as the Patriots’ quarterback, Tom Brady. Manning replied, “I consider myself in that class.” The aftermath from the critics was ugly – and aren’t New Yorkers the harshest critics?

I learned this the hard way. My dad is a New York City native, and he passed along his love of the Giants to me. One weekend while we were visiting my grandmother in Brooklyn, we tuned in for a particularly ugly Giants game with a less-than-elite performance by Eli. They were playing at home against the Vikings and losing…badly. After the game, I was listening to the angry calls of New York fans stream in on WFAN, a New York sports talk radio station.

The callers did not seem disappointed, but actually angry with the outcome of the game, which my 15-year-old self deemed a less-than-appropriate response to one loss of the season.

Nonetheless, the callers were saying harsh things that suggested that the Giants find themselves a new quarterback and that they would never be successful with Manning leading them.

I was shocked at these comments for two completely different reasons.

The first from the rational side of me that wished that these fans would not turn on their quarterback so easily, and second from the teenage girl side of me who was (and still is) head-over-heels in love with Manning.

Little did I know that while I was swooning over his good looks, Manning was going to teach me some valuable

lessons in the seasons to come.

This is Manning’s eighth, and unquestionably best, year in the NFL. He threw for 29 touchdowns, just two fewer than his career high from last season. He reduced his interceptions from 25 to 16.

He also threw for a career- and franchise-record 4,933 yards. Keep in mind that the New York Giants have been around since 1925 and have had such terrific quarterbacks as Charlie Conerly, Y.A. Tittle, Fran Tarkenton and Phil Simms (my father’s favorite, though he says Manning is growing on him.)

Manning is not one to get flustered, and I feel as if I have personally watched his composure in the pocket develop over the years. In fact, while the heavens parted in praise for the Denver Broncos’ Tim Tebow’s ability to come from behind and win games, it is actually Manning whose fourth-quarter passer rating is 6.0 points higher than Tebow’s and 4.4 points higher than Aaron Rodgers’, the Packers quarterback whom the Giants defeated in the divisional playoff game this postseason. Only three other quarterbacks in the league rival Manning’s 20 fourth-quarter and overtime-winning drives.

So, while Tebow had both a more alluring story and victory pose, it is Manning’s quiet confidence that reigned supreme. Manning celebrates modestly, to say the least, always looking ahead to future games.

It was a less-than-prodigal season for Manning and the Giants, and yet they are the ones who will play for the championship. No “Tebowing” or “discount double checks” in sight.

Manning’s postseason performance has earned him the title of current NFL quarterback with the most road playoff wins. Because the Giants finished the regular season as a 9-7 team proves that the regular season is distinct from the playoffs. Aaron Rodgers’ and the Packers’ 15-1 season met their demise courtesy of a clutch Big Blue squad, just like four years ago led by you know who.

While I still have to wonder what the critics expected Manning to say during his radio interview last August, it is clear that there is no longer any question about his quarterback status. I am not surprised though, as I have been his biggest supporter since he first became a Giant. After all, as we’ve all heard, you really can’t spell “elite” without “Eli.”

The New England Patriots have a clear advantage in the upcoming Super Bowl game.

The Patriots are peaking at the right time both offensively and defensively.

If there is one thing that puts the Patriots ahead of the Giants, it is the fact Charles Bowles that the Patriots are out for revenge for their loss in 2007 to the Giants.

Tom Brady is one of the most demonized athletes in the past decade, but you cannot argue with his success (both on and off the field).

Brady had a great year with 39 passing touchdowns, quietly collected over 5,000 passing yards and put together one of the greatest playoff games against Denver this postseason.

Brady will walk into the hall of fame someday. What makes Brady such an amazing player is his ability to make the other players better. Without Tom Brady, players like Deion Branch, Troy Brown, David Givens, Daniel Graham and other previous Patriot wide receivers would not exist in Patriot lore.

However, this year Brady walks with a more talented team than those he won his previous Super Bowls with in 2001, 2003 and 2004. The only exception is the 2007 Patriots, who had Randy Moss and was the best team to ever lose a Super Bowl.

Unlike previous Super Bowl teams though, the Patriots have one advantage that they will play up the entire game, and that is Rob Gronkowski.

Gronkowski is only in his second year in the NFL, but ever since he has entered the league, he has been nothing but extraordinary. He owns the NFL record for total touchdowns by a tight end in a single season with 18 touchdowns.

Gronkowski is a matchup nightmare for every team, being an athletic freak at 6 foot 6, 265 lbs. He will be covered by Michael Boley, Antrel Rolle and Kenny Phillips, who all will have problems with him.

He will play in the game this weekend. The injury that he has sustained is not as severe as the Patriots are making it seem. They did the same thing with Brady in the 2007 Super

Bowl when he had a walking boot.

Gronkowski will be on the field, which will only increase the Patriots defense.

Gronkowski playing will open up the field for his fellow tight end Aaron Hernandez. Hernandez has played great in the past two playoff games, even with so much attention on Gronkowski.

Hernandez was the leading rusher in the Denver game for the Patriots and has been utilized as a running back when Gronkowski is on the field.

Hernandez will be a key contributor with or without Gronkowski in the lineup for the Patriots.

Some commentators are worried about the Patriots defense, but that is not a problem for the Patriots going into the Super Bowl.

The Patriots did allow the secondmost yards in the regular season, but this is the postseason. In the postseason, teams have only averaged 278 total yards against the Patriots, and many of the Patriots defensive starters like Patrick Chung, Brandon Spikes, Jerod Mayo, Devin McCourty and Andre Carter, were hurt.

Chung and Spikes missed seven games and only returned in the postseason where the Patriots have made their run to the Super Bowl.

The Patriots were not a complete defensive unit until the playoffs. Now, they are peaking at the right time and will be not be the glaring problem that they were in the regular season.

Finally, the Patriots are out for revenge. Publicly, the Patriots will never admit that it is not “The Patriot Way.” However, outside the media’s eye, Bill Belicheck is probably telling his remaining players from the 2007 roster that this is their moment to defeat the team that ruined their chance at an undefeated season.

Belicheck claims he has never seen the game film, but he probably will use it to motive his team this week.

This revenge factor will motive a lot of the Patriots, including Tom Brady, who wants to join Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana as the only quarterbacks to have won four Super Bowls. Brady has cemented his place in history, but winning another Super Bowl would put him in another class among the football greats.

Belicheck also does not want to lose again to Tom Coughlin, which could damage his legacy.

The Patriots are peaking at the right time, and there is no way the Giants can stop them as they win their fifth Super Bowl under Brady and Belicheck.

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Tim Ream joins Vedad Ibisevic across the pond Former SLU soccer standouts continue professional careers in Europe

By W. PENNINGTON Staff Writer

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Marian Gaborik The New York Ranger won MVP honors in the NHL All-Star Game last Sunday.

Unfortunately no one watched the NHL AllStar game because they were too busy not watching the NFL Pro Bowl.

Former Billiken men’s soccer stars Tim Ream and Vedad Ibisevic are on the move again. The ex-collegiate standouts are both continuing down the ever-winding path of a professional athlete.

Ream, who suited up for Saint Louis University from 2006-09, has shifted continents and will be adjusting to life on the British pound and the gloomy English climate.

The defender was transferred to the Bolton Wanderers F.C. of the English Premier League from his former team, the New York Red Bulls of the MLS. Ibisevic, who spent only the 2003 campaign with the Bills, remains in the German Bundesliga, shifting allegiances from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to VfB Stuttgart.

Both moves were announced on Thursday, Jan. 26.

These transactions give SLU a presence in two of the top soccer leagues in the world and solidify the pro-

sional career.”

Ream’s transfer fee of $3.2 million is the highest for an MLS defender and is reportedly the highest ever for a four-year NCAA player.

To put the number into perspective, the amount paid for the rights to Ream would be enough to bankroll an entire MLS team’s salary cap for a season. This move also makes the defender the first St. Louisan to compete in the Premiership.

“I want to thank @New York RedBulls for giving me the opportunity to play for them,” Ream tweeted from his verified Twitter account after the transaction was made official. “It was a great 2 years and I met a lot of great people.”

“I also want to thank the great fans in New York for all your support over the past two years,” Ream added in an ensuing tweet. “You guys were always great!!! #rbny.”

The news of his transfer arrived at an interesting time for the 24-year-old.

After training with a handful of EPL teams this past De-

gram’s reputation of developing professional-caliber talent.

“These moves by Tim and Vedad speak volumes to the type of university and soccer program we have,” Head Coach Mike McGinty said.

“I can’t think of any other school in the country that has had moves this big in a oneweek span. This is phenomenal.”

McGinty, who was hired in the winter of 2010, did not have the opportunity to coach either of the players, but he recognized their contribution to his program and collegiate soccer landscape. The transfers were monumental on a monetary and symbolic level.

“They have taken different routes to where they are today, but it began with Tim playing all four years at SLU and Vedad playing one,” McGinty said.

“These are shining examples that prove college soccer is a great way to develop talent. Whether you are here for a year, two, three or four, you can follow your dreams of getting a high-quality education while preparing for a profes-

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WPS Ownership The Women’s Professional Soccer league will suspend their season due to a legal conflict with a former franchise owner. It looks like all of us fans will have to settle for watching less popular sports like the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball.

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Tim Ream was a regular defender for the Billikens and received second-team AllConference honors. >>Women’s Basketball

By CHARLES BOWLES Associate Sports Editor

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Janisha Gearlds faces down the ball carrier at Chafietz Arena.

By NICK SHACKELFORD

The Billikens men’s basketball team will welcome the Dayton Flyers to Chaifetz Arena on Feb. 4 after losing to them on the road in overtime earlier this season. The big difference between the two games is that this one won’t be played in the middle of nowhere.

By: Jonathan Auping Staff Writer

and he was a finalist for the league’s Rookie of the Year award in his two-year stint with the Red Bulls.

Ream also suited up in the red, white and blue, while making seven appearances with the United States National Team.

Ibisevic, in his only season with SLU, tied for fourth nationally in scoring with 40 points en route to claiming first-team All-American honors and Conference USA Freshman of the Year accolades.

He left SLU after his freshman season to sign a deal with Paris St. Germain in France.

With Hoffenheim, Ibisevic was the top scorer in the Bundesliga for a portion of the 2008-09 campaign before an injury forced him to miss the rest of the season.

He recorded 48 goals in 123 appearances for Hoffenheim.

Who will be the next hero of Robert R. Hermann Stadium to follow in these footsteps and find himself on grand stage of European soccer? Only time will tell.

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cember, rumors of a potential trade abroad began to materialize in early January.

Ream was married on Jan. 7 and had a Tahitian honeymoon planned for the days following the ceremony.

“I was married for all of 24 hours when I got the phone call,” Ream said in a conference call.

“The manager asked if I’d be willing to cancel the honeymoon and come to Bolton and honeymoon here.”

Ream agreed and spent the next few weeks acquiring the proper paperwork and work permits before the move could be made official.

The newest member of Bolton competed in all but one game during his career as a Billiken. The defender started 68 of 82 matches and tallied 24 points over that span.

The Atlantic 10 Conference awarded him the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year honors for his efforts, and his production also landed him on the third team of the 2009 NSCAA All-American team.

Ream was a member of the MLS All-Star squad last year,

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Ibisevic scored 18 goals and 4 assists during his freshman year at SLU.

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The Billikens’ luck didn’t change as they traveled to Xavier on Wednesday night to continue their Atlantic-10 Conference play.

The team already suffered losses against George Washington and Richmond the previous week.

Despite four players reaching double digits in scoring, the defense faltered and the Muskateers were able to pull off a 67-57 victory.

Desirae Ball and Courtney Webb both scored 11 points each and Janisha Gearlds contributed 10 points.

Mallory Eggert led the Billikens with 14 points, 11 of them coming in the second half. She also recorded 7 rebounds, driving to bring the Billikens back from an 18-point first half deficit.

Gearlds also passed the ball well, dishing out 4 assists and helping to keep the Bills in the game.

Nevertheless, Xavier’s offense proved too much thanks to a game-high 24 points by Tyeasha Moss and a solid 21-point performance

by Jessica Pachko.

The Billikens were able to outrebound the Muskateers 35-34 thanks to the strong defensive performance by Lorreal Jones The Billikens shot 29 percent from the field in the first half knocking down only 9 of 31 shots. SLU found themselves trailing at half by 18 points. Xavier shot a 56.7 percent from the field, hitting 17 of 30 attempts.

As the game progressed the Bills began to turn things around, shooting 51.5 percent from the field in the second half, hitting 17 of 33 attempts.

Even with two rallies that brought the Bills back to just a single-digit deficit, the Muskateers made 5 of 6 free throws down the final stretch to secure the victory.

This was Xavier’s first win in their last 12 games and just their fourth on the entire season. They were winless in the A-10 Conference, occupying last place for most of the season.

With their win on Wednesday, they now are tied with the Billikens in the conference standings and are a game above current last place

team Rhode Island.

With their losses this past week, SLU falls to 7-15 overall with a 1-6 A-10 Conference record. St. Bonaventure leads with an 8-0 conference record.

SLU hopes to end their losing streak this upcoming week when they face both Duquesne and Temple at Chaifetz Arena.

Duquesne is currently 8th in the conference, but sport a impressive overall record of 15-7.

They have lost their last two games, including a tough defeat against St. Bonaventure.

They will be out to play well against the Billikens in order to remain relevant in the A-10.

Temple on the other hand has lost just once in the conference and have an overall record of 13-8, good enough for third place.

They have won their last five games, including a decisive victory over Xavier, 64-38.

With just seven games remaining in the regular season, the Billikens must string together a few quality wins in a row to break into the middle of the A-10 pack.

In the final tune up before the Atlantic 10 championship, the swimming and diving team performed well.

The men’s team defeated Eastern Illinois, 158-57, and Evansville, 151-67.

The women’s team defeated Eastern Illinois, 16949, but was barely edged by Evansville, 113-110.

This was the last home meet of the Billikens as they prepare to travel to Buffalo, N.Y. on Feb. 22 -25th for the A-10 Conference Championship.

The men’s swimming team was led by two freshmen, Justin Pasquesi and Zach Billingsley. Both won three events each.

Pasquesi won the 500yard freestyle with a time of 4:45.77, the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:44.68, and was a part of the 200-yard freestyle relay with a collective team time of 1:26.18.

Billingsley won the 50 yard-free style with a time of 21.15, the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.03, and was also a part of the winning 200yard freestyle relay.

On the men’s diving side, senior Chad Carmichael won the one-meter board with a score of 337.50.

The score put into his fourth zone regional. According to slubillikens.com, He joins fellow senior Billy Hrabovsky as the only male divers in SLU history to make four zone regionals.

On the women’s swimming side, junior Taylor Streid and sophomore Lizzy Osterman continue to lead the women’s side with strong performances.

Streid won the 200-yard IM and the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.63 in the backstroke. Streid’s 200-yard IM victory gives her fourth consecutive victory in that event.

Osterman won the 100-

yard freestyle with a time of 53.73 and she was a part of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team that clocked in with a time 1:39.52.

Another significant contributor to the women’s swimming team was freshman Jalynn Gieseke.

Gieseke was a part of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team. Gieseke also won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.71.

On the women’s diving side, Christiana Eltiste also qualified for zones with her score of 273.90.

With this being the last home meet of the year, special mention was given to swimmer Molly Culver, the lone swimmer on the Women’s team.

The men’s team on the other hand graduates seven swimmers and divers: Jimmy Brabbins, Brian Brasser, Kyle Embrey, Mike Kelly, Blake Kocian, and the aforementioned Carmichael and Hrabovsky.

The swimming and diving team will travel to Buffalo where they will face some tough competition from the other members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Currently, Osterman holds the fastest time in the 50-meter fly with a time of 26.53. Fellow sophomore Sarah Sikora is right behind her with a fourth best time of 28.52.

Christiana Eltiste recorded the highest scores this year in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives and hopes to win her second consecutive A-10 diving title.

Billingsley has the opportunity to win multiple conference titles, being in the top 3 in both the 50 and 100-meter freestyle. To win the 100-meter freestyle he will have to outperform fellow Billiken freshman Patrick May. Brian Brasser has the second best time in the 100-meter breast stroke and Carmichael has the top scores in all dives other than the 3-meter.

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>>Men’s Basketball

SLU dominates in second half to gain key Atlantic 10 victory Conklin scores his 1,000th career point; St. Bonnie’s Nicholson shut down by Billikens Conklin scored his 1,000th career point early in the first half, and the late Basketball Coach Charlie Spoonhour “Funky” and “disjointed,” was honored by a moment of these are just some the words silence before the tipoff.

After all of the dust settled, Head Coach Rick Majerus and Brian Conklin used to The Bills (17-5, 5-3) are now describe the game against St. fourth place in the Atlantic Bonaventure on Wednesday 10 standings behind La Salle, night where the Bills won, 86- Temple and Xavier.

The Bills were led by Kwa62.

The laundry list of “funki- main Mitchell who scored 22 ness” began before the game points, 15 of which he scored in the second half. The Bills even started.

Eleven NBA scouts were had four other players that at the game, not to see any scored in double figures.

Conklin players from had 19 SLU, but to points, see potential McCall first-round We played especially had 15 NBA draft p o i n t s, pick Bonhard in the second half.

Jordair nies forward They are a ver y good Jett had 13 A n d r e w Nicholson. team. I was proud of my points and Dwayne Nicoholson guys maintaining their Evans had played a a doublegame that composure. double he would 10 points like to forand 11 reget. bounds.

Kyle Cas- -Rick Majerus, head “ W e sity, who basketball coach played normally very hard starts, did especially not start due in the secto a coach’s decision. Instead, Mike Mc- ond half, they are a real good Call Jr. started in Cassity’s team,” Majerus said. “I was place. If you removed all of proud of my guys maintaining the starters, who scored in their poise and composure.”

The game started as a tight double figures for the Bills, the team would have only matchup. Nicholson played a minute in the first half as he scored seven total points.

The Bills scored 50 points picked up two early fouls. in one half, which is the most With Nicholson on the bench, that they scored in one half all SLU took an early 10-7 lead. season, while only converting The Bills took this advantage less than 20 percent of their with Brian Conklin’s basket three pointers attempts. Brian and subsequent free throw atConklin scored 19 points in 19 tempt. Conklin, with that basket, made his 1,000th career minutes.

The Bonnies melted down point.

However, SLU could not in the second half with two technical fouls, one of which take advantage of Nicholson sitting on the bench. The was on Nicholson.

Finally, in all of this mess, game was tightly contested through the first half and the

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game was tied at 33-33 at the 4:00 media timeout.

After Jett made a free throw, the Bonnies went on a 5-2 run to close out the half and take the advantage at halftime, 38-36.

After halftime, the Bonnies were carrying the momentum, until the 16:24 mark in the second half when Da’Quan Cook received a technical foul after drawing a personal foul against Conklin.

This was a huge turning point in the game.

After the technical foul and personal foul free throws, SLU reclaimed the lead 44-42 and would not give the lead back to the Bonnies.

To make matters worse for the Bonnies, at the 14:03 mark, Nicholson received a technical foul after being frustrated with a foul call made by the referees.

After the technical foul on Nicholson, SLU took control of the game. After the 12:00 media timeout, SLU, who was only up 54-49, went on a 21-2 run which destroyed any chance of the Bonnies coming back. The run was capped by a Dwayne Evans offensive rebound putback.

After the 11:37 mark, the Bonnies only scored 13 points and even worse, Nicholson fouled out at the 5:34 mark.

Conklin was the man to draw the first and last foul on Nicholson.

The Bills drove the basketball a lot more in the second half and played more aggressively because they had not converted many of their three point attempts. Mitchell and Jett continually drove the basketball in the lane because Nicholson was stuck on the bench, which hurt their defensive presence throughout the game.

After the Nicholson technical foul, the Bills went on an overall run to finish the game

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Kwamain Mitchell acrobatically drives to the hoop for a layup against Dusquene. with a 40-17 run.

The Bonnies self-destructed and never could regain their composure after getting those two technical fouls.

Demitrius Conger led the Bonnies with 13 points. Nicholson had one of the worst games of his career with only 2 points and 4 rebounds.

“Brian and I kept telling the guys that our effort won us this game. Everybody was confident in their shooting, and we have a big game coming Saturday,” Mitchell said.

The Bills had one of their best games offensively after a

poor shooting first half, but in the second half their offensive outburst was uncharacteristic of the normally defensive oriented team.

The Bills had 28 points in the paint in the second half and scored 17 points off turnovers compared to the Bonnies 0 points on turnovers in that half.

On Saturday, the Dayton Flyers come to Saint Louis.

Dayton has lost two straight games at home. However, Dayton defeated SLU 79-72 in overtime earlier this year, but that game was at Dayton.

Dayton is led by Kevin Dillard who averages 12.5 points per game and nearly 6 assists a game.

This game will certainly be remembered as being “disjointed” but will have to be forgotten quickly if the Bills want to continue to succeed in the A-10. The Bills will face Dayton with a chance to avenge their earlier loss to Dayton this season.

The Bills had a strange game against St. Bonaventure, but they were able to shut down a potential NBA first round draft pick.

>>Track and Field

New school records set at Gladstein Invitationals and Relays Cloudy breaks school’s long jump record; Men’s 4x800-meter relay sets new top mark

By JOSEPH CACCHIONE Sports Editor

The men and women’s track and field team traveled to the University of Indiana to compete in the indoor Gladstein Invitational and the Indiana Relays the past two weekends.

During the Invitational, Brittney Cloudy, with a jump of 12.12 meters, was good enough to win the women’s triple jump, and Naya Owusu’s jump of 11.27 meters placed her in third out of 14 competitors.

Owusu also broke the top 10 in the high jump, tying for sixth place with a 1.65 meter jump.

“Indiana was the best meet I’ve had since competing at SLU. It is rare for me to do well in both events. I nearly set a personal record in both events,” Owusu said.

Sophomore Lauren Fyalka placed third in the 5,000 meter run at 17:49.46, with junior Elise Medley right behind her

in fifth at 17:55.08, and freshman Natalie Myers in 11th at 18:17.86.

On the men’s side, freshmen Michael Scolarici and Tim Zellmer finished second and third in the 5,000-meter run and were the main standouts for SLU. Overall, the team improved from their last meets due to stronger preparation before and during the meets.

Owusu said she prepared by “eating properly and sleeping well the week leading up to the meet.” She also made sure she “knew when she was competing so she knew when to properly hydrate and nourish for her events.”

While at the Indiana Relays, Cloudy dominated again by breaking the school’s long jump record with her 19-1.25 leap, good enough for fifth in the competition.

She also finished sixth in the 200-meter dash and fourth in the triple jump.

The men’s 4x800-meter relay, consisting of Kevin Fal-

lon, Will Herrington, Henry Harndt and Matt Bucher, also set a school record with their time of 8:03.14, placing them in fourth overall.

Many Billikens also broke personal records at the relays, including Kita Alvares and Allison Walter, who finished 14th and 18th respectively in the 600-meter run.

Mallory Duggar and Ashley Roche set personal bests in the 400-meter run with strong times of 59.31 and 59.66.

Other standouts at the Relays were Owusu, who placed fifth in the high jump, Jessica Hoefert in the 3,000-meter run and Margo Richardson, who placed sixth in the onemile run.

The Billikens compete next at the University of Notre Dame for the Meyo Invitational.

That will be the final meet of the year before the Atlantic 10 Championships, which will be held Feb. 17-18 in Rhode Island.

Courtesy of Billiken Media Relations

SLU’s track and field team competed well in all events. They hope to continue their success in two weeks at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships.

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