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Vol. XC No. 20
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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Sophomore Stephen Koniak uses his SLU ID to enter the Loyola lot on Feb. 23. Around 8,000 SLU students and faculty utilize spaces in parking lots and garages maintained by Parking & Card Services. SLU’s current parking permit system has been in place since 2000.
SLU Parking lots: It’s a space and numbers game Current system tackles campus needs
By ERIKA MILLER Enterprise Editor
Over the years, many Saint Louis University parking lots became the casualties of campus expansion. John & Lucy Cook Hall, the lower level of the Simon Recreation Center, the Village Apartments and the SLUruba outdoor pools are just a few of the well-known campus spots that were once parking lots. As a result, like many universities located in a city environment, SLU is tight on parking. SLU’s office of Parking & Card Services (PCS) is charged with ensuring a little campus parking space goes a long way to serve the vehicular needs of the SLU community. In 2000, SLU’s parking system underwent major changes to cover the costs of PCS and to change how parking spaces are reserved. Beginning with the Laclede Garage in 1992, SLU opened four new parking garages. Though the garages increased the amount of parking space, the debt from these projects prompted a price increase of 65 percent in one year for all parking permits. “[It was] set down that we should be selfsufficient; the money we were bringing in should cover the expenses that we have and with building the four garages, that’s a very big expense,” director of PCS Ann Gioia said. A new preference system was also implemented to change the hierarchy of parking permits. Lots near academic buildings, which had been set aside for faculty and staff, were opened to anybody and became “premium”
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There are 5,475 parking spots in the three garages (Laclede, Olive and Hickory East and West on the med campus) Around 9,000 total spaces in the system They sell around 8,000 of the spaces 1,000 surplus spaces, about 500 on each campus (main and medical) The parking system is reviewed every 3 years
Accreditation team to assess SLU’s status Last review was 2002; institution prepares self-study for 2012 By ANDREA ROYALS Managing Editor
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and “reserved” lots. “It’s a first-come, firstserve basis based on what you want to pay; it’s a more fair system,” Gioia said. Part of the idea for the parking choice program came from students. When the lowerlevel of the Rec Center was still a parking garage, students studying the parking system for a psychology class said PCS should charge more for these in-demand spaces. “That kind of opened the door for the whole parking choice program where we had lots that were higher-priced,” Gioia said. Currently, SLU maintains around 9,000 parking spaces, with 5,475 spaces located in garages. Around 8,000 of the spaces are occupied, with a surplus of 500 spaces on each campus. Though the system has surplus spaces, Gioia said the administration and PCS would like to add additional parking west of Spring Street due to the high volume of residence halls on that part of campus. Current prices for parking permits range from $280 per year, for general evening parking, up to $1,410 per year for some of the reserved lots. A Parking & Transportation Advisory Committee reviews parking prices every three years and decides if a percentage increase in price should be implemented. Student Government Association, the Faculty Senate and the Staff Advisory Committee each contribute two members to the advisory
The current parking system went into place in 2000
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There are plans in the works for the BaumanEberhardt Center. An underutilized building on Saint Louis University’s campus, the goal is to turn the old West Pine Gym into a new Center for Global Citizenship. “It’s pretty much vacant right now,” Student Government President, Courtney Anvender said. “The conversations that have been had between myself and student development have been looking at this blank space. Its not being used, but it’s a cool building in the heart of campus. So what can we do to kind of to give it some new life and make it part of the campus experience?” Plans for the Center for Global Citizenship aim to create a central location on campus for students who might not otherwise meet to congregate. The plan is to create a common area to facilitate this interaction, a space Anvender compared to the atrium in the John Cook School of Business. “It would be a good compliment to the Pius Library Renovation,” Anvender said. “It would be a multi-purpose space students can use— a place to bring students together in a kind of campus living room.” Anvender stated that a “campus living room” would be an excellent way to put SGA’s new oath of inclusion into practice. She feels that if students have a central location to meet and study, there will be greater interaction among the diverse student groups around campus. “What this would be would is a space that has an intention and a focus for a really inclusive atmosphere for all students,” Anvender said. “It will have some learning objectives that will be tied to what it takes to be a good global citizen. You have to have the academic side and the social side together and then have the space for these interactions to occur.” Other plans for the space include a renovation of the space to create an auditorium with a theatre style setting for events that might attract a larger audience than other spaces around campus might hold and the possibility of adding a new café. There have also been talks about creating a central location in BaumanEberhardt for the crosscultural groups and programs around campus. “We’re looking at the possibility of developing some of the space in BaumanEberhardt as a compliment to what we have in Des Peres Hall now,” Kent Porterfield, Vice President of Student Development, said. “We’re thinking of things like expanding the Cross Cultural Center and cross-cultural studies and programs.” While conversations between the Board of Trustees, the administration and SGA are in the works, the ideas for how to use the space are still in the preliminary stages. Porterfield said that those involved with the
happen if they support it. “I’ve had some students say this is an awful idea, but others have told me this is a The Student Government great idea,” Anvender said. Association elections on Feb. “I say to both sides, vote that 28 will not only offer students way. This is their choice.” an opportunity to vote for next By voting “yes” on the refyear’s Senate, but it is also a erendum, students are agreechance for students to voice ing to pay the fee for both setheir opinions regarding the mesters of the academic year. Athletic Fee. Though every student will The proposed fee states be required to pay, not every that undergraduate students student will be able to attend would pay a mandatory $15 each home game. The fee will Athletic Fee only allot per semes1,000 seats ter. Gradufor every ate students game, so a would have method of the option I’ve had some stu- distribution to pay the will need fee. This will dents say this is an aw- to be finalprovide stu- ful idea, but others have ized. dents with “By the the oppor- told me this is a great end of this tunity to get idea. year, we one of 1,000 need to figfree tickets -Courtney Anvender ure out the to all home distribution games durdetails,” ing the Anvender men’s basketball season. said. Students currently pay $10 According to Anvender, if for admission to each home the fee passes more student game unless they purchase feedback will be gathered and season tickets that sell for the distribution plan will be $135. worked out. SGA has the power to imThe issue of too few seats pose a fee on students without has already been considered. their vote, such as the imple- Anvender said she and varimentation of the Wellness Fee ous administrators involved in in 2010. However, SGA Presi- the creation of this fee believe dent Courtney Anvender said 1,000 seats will be enough, that they felt that offering the but they are not eliminating vote to students would have the best outcome and would See “Athletic Fee” on Page 4 allow students to make the fee By SEAN WORLEY
By KRISTEN MIANO
A team from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) will visit the University in April of 2012 to review the institution for continued accreditation. “Technically the accreditation is voluntary unless you want federal funds for anything,” Miriam Joseph, Pius XII Memorial Library librarian and steering committee chairwoman, said. Joseph, who began preparing for the visit nearly three years ago, said that unless the University wishes to receive money for research, financial aid, Pell Grants and loans from the federal government, the
institution as a whole must be evaluated by consultants from the HLC. The last visit from the HLC occurred in 2002, and since then the criteria for evaluation have changed. Joseph said the self-study report that the University submitted to the HLC nearly a decade ago was a descriptive narrative and lacked evidence of assessment. “Now HLC wants evidence,” Joseph said. “We have to respond to different criteria in a different way than how we did 10 years ago.” The criteria, which includes five distinct categories of institutional evaluation, will allow the University to examine the areas that it has improved upon since the last accreditation, as well as give
an opportunity to reflect on how the principles of the University’s mission statement are presently being met. The analysis of each criterion will examine the knowledge and experiences of the campus community, including professional schools and the Madrid campus, and how they relate to the mission of the University. Joseph said the process of self-study involves the entire institution, including education programs, support services and facilities of the University, its human, financial and physical resources and the structure of the administration, governance and planning. See “Accreditation” on Page 3
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A packed house celebrates at Chaifetz Arena during the annual Blue Out game against Charlotte Feb. 19.
Search for A&S Dean: Four candidates to visit By ERIKA MILLER Enterprise Editor
The search for the next dean of the College of Arts & Sciences kicked off Feb. 21 with a presentation from one of four candidates. A committee that included Saint Louis University staff members and one student narrowed down a pool of 90 nominees and reviewed nearly 40 applications before selecting four candidates for on-campus interviews. Candidates for the position include John Kiss, professor and chair of the Botany Department at Miami University in Ohio; Michael Barber, S.J., interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and dean of the College of Philosophy and Letters at Saint Louis University; James Payne, interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and professor of economics at Illinois State University; and Robert Pratt, chair of the History Department at the University of Georgia. During screening interviews, the committee used criteria drawn from recommendations made earlier in the process by department chairs, faculty, staff and students of the College. Each of the candidates will meet with several groups within the College and the University during their visits to campus, according to an email sent by the search committee Feb. 16. Open meetings with stu-
dents began Feb. 21 with Kiss, who met with a small group of students. Kiss answered student questions and spoke of his previous experience as a professor and a student mentor. He said a College of Arts & Sciences is the “basic knowledge part” of a university and said he would embrace the challenge to work with people from many different departments. Kiss attended undergraduate at Georgetown University and said coming to a Jesuit university would be like “coming back to my roots.” He also spoke of the importance of faculty mentors and said if he is selected dean, he would like to keep in touch with students directly in some capacity. Barber’s open forum with students will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Busch Student Center Room 254. Payne will meet with students on Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. in BSC 254, and Pratt will meet with students March 10 at 1 p.m. in Room 304 in the School of Law. Additional information on each of the candidates, including their previous positions and published works, was sent in an email to all students in the College. All graduate and undergraduate students in the College of Arts & Sciences are invited to attend the meetings, ask the candidates questions and provide an evaluation to the search committee.
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Let Us Introduce You Jackie Koerner SLU Law School employee runs pet rescue, loves animals By SHANNON BOYLE Contributor
The saying “dog is man’s best friend,” is especially true for Jackie Koerner. Koerner, a financial aid coordinator at Saint Louis University Law School, is the co-owner of St. Louis Pet Rescue, an organization which she helped found in June 2009. The program helps pets find new homes when their owners can no longer care for them. Before starting St. Louis Pet Rescue, Koerner was no stranger to adoption events. She has volunteered at several in the past, but was unhappy with the way they usually worked. “I’ve been working in pet rescue for awhile and I noticed that a lot of people were gossiping and not really focusing on the animals,” she said. “We would sit at adoption events and I felt like I was getting the brunt of the work. I thought, why aren’t these people pitching in? Why aren’t we all working together?” Koerner wanted to create a better environment for herself, the volunteers, and, of course, their furry friends. “It was such a negative thing,” Koerner said. “I thought, ‘why are we turning our energy into negative energy? Why not turn it into positive energy actually help the animals?’” And so St. Louis Pet Rescue was born. According to their website, The St. Louis Pet Rescue is a non-profit organization that saves pets from local animal control facilities and other negligent situations. The facility seeks to end the overpopulation and abandonment of cats and dogs through education programs about spaying and neutering, training, and breeding practices. The St. Louis Pet Rescue does not employ any paid staff. The facility relies totally on the time and generosity of volunteers, though one day they hope to expand to provide affordable veterinar y services and serve as an animal shelter. The main thing the organization does, however, is find the unwanted pets they take in loving foster homes and safe environments with families who have the means and time to care for them. “It’s really strange how this has all happened. The whole rescue just kind of took off on its own,” Koerner said. So far, St. Louis Pet Rescue boasts 20-25 foster homes. Currently, the organization cares for approximately 70 pets. The rescue, run by Koerner
THE SLU SCOOP All Information Provided by Department of Public Safety and Security Services
Wednesday, Feb. 16
9:55 p.m. - PROPERTY DAMAGE A student notified a DPSSS officer who was patrolling Iggy’s parking lot that an officer from the department left a note on his vehicle to contact the 501 desk in reference to some damage found on his vehicle. The damage was reported as new and a report was filed.
Thursday, Feb. 17
4:12 a.m. - PROPERTY DAMAGE A DPSSS officer discovered a six foot section of wrought iron fence located on the north side of the Flats at 374 to have been damaged. The damage was apparently done by a vehicle. Maintenance was notified.
Friday, Feb. 18
12:59 a.m. - STEALING OVER $500 A student notified DPSSS that person(s) unknown removed a camcorder from off the table across from Au Bon Pain. The device was a rental from the Communication Department of the BSC.
10:57 p.m. - INFORMATIONAL DPSSS detained three male students in the Fordham Parking Lot who had in their possession a water bong, a fifth of rum and a film container with what appeared to be marijuana residue. Officers also found a small marijuana cigarette All items were seized and held as evidence. Photos were taken and Student Conduct to be notified.
Be a Responsible Billiken STOP. CALL. REPORT. 314-977-3000 witness.slu.edu dps.slu.edu
SGA discusses University budget By SEAN WORLEY News Editor
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and her husband, does all of its own fundraising work. Trivia nights, dog washes, and bake sales are all held to raise money to help benefit the rescued pets. Though many animal adoption organizations exist, Koerner points out that there are key differences between St. Louis Pet Rescue and other animal rescue and adoption shelters. “We focus primarily on pets whereas with stray rescue, they focus primarily on strays,” Koerner said. “We focus on the animals that have been in homes.” Pet adoption does not merely help the abandoned pets who are adopted, but is also beneficial to new pet owners as well. “For the owner, I can assure them that their pets will go to a secure, normal environment and they will be happy,” Koerner explained. “It helps the person’s psyche as well.” Koerner felt her work in pet rescue was very important, especially to those in desperate situations. “Some people feel they have no other resource to go to when they’re evicted from their homes or have to give up their pets because they
can’t afford the pet food,” she said. “We’re trying to be that resource for offering people a solution to keep them with their pets like the Pet Food Pantry and also having a place to go so they’re not euthanized in an Animal Control facility.” The hardest part of running the rescue, Koerner said, is the time it takes to run the organization. “It’s mostly recognizing that I don’t need to be open and working twenty-fourseven… I’m not Walgreens. People can wait until morning. It’s been tough striking a balance.” Between working at the SLU Law School, family time, and keeping St. Louis Pet Rescue running, it’s a wonder she has any time left to spare. “I think that now, finally, after two years I’m achieving that balance,” said Koerner. By day, she works in the law school. In the evenings, she’s bringing peace of mind to many owners and their pets. Thanks to Koerner’s devotion to this organization, many of man’s best friends will find safe, new homes and pet owners can feel at ease.
Usually when the term “budget” is mentioned in the Student Government Association senate chambers, it most likely regards student organizations. However, at the SGA meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 23 this was not the case. The senate was given a special presentation of the Saint Louis University Fiscal 2012 operating budget. Bob Woodruff, vice president and chief financial officer, walked the senators through the approved budget that will officially start on July 1, 2011. According to Woodruff, a significant portion of the budget allocation process stems from the freshmen admission and current student remission rates. In total net tuition revenue alone, $263.8 million is expected to be gained. This
is with an enrollment goal of 1,675 freshmen. “We need to achieve that goal in order to deliver the education you expect,” Woodruff said. It should be noted a greater portion of the almost $700 million budget will not be directly put toward academic programs and improvements. According to Woodruff, almost 70 percent of the budget goes toward staffing benefits, salaries and other associated costs. These are the “people” costs, as Woodruff explained in his presentation. “We try to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible so we don’t waste money,” Woodruff said. “We’re not a for-profit business. We want to create a surplus so we can reinvest in programs and buildings.” With the mention of campus buildings, some senators inquired about a new resi-
dence hall being included in the budget anytime soon. According to Woodruff, there are no immediate plans. The fiscal year 2012 budget will see an increase of tuition costs by four percent for undergraduates and a 2.5 percent increase in room and board rates. John Cook School of Business senator Grant Podolski said that the rate increases should be expected as long as the costs of retaining employees climb and inflation plays a factor. “The way to decrease the increases in tuition is through increased revenue, most accessible through larger amounts of students,” Podolski said. “At some point, the University will reach a climax in student capacity, but until then, it is necessary the University comes together and promotes itself to always be gaining new students.”
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Contest to encourage recycling on campus By CAITLIN SIMMONDS Contributor
In an effort to spot light sustainability on campus, Saint Louis University is participating in the 2011 RecycleMania Tournament along with 630 other colleges and universities. RecycleMania, which goes from Feb. 6 to April 2, is a competition whose ultimate goal is to increase recycling and reduce waste on college campuses. “This program is a key starting point to make people aware of sustainability and what impact they have on the environment and the community,” Jimmy Meiners of the Environmental Task Force said. Though the tournament offers no prizes for the winners beyond a trophy, it is designed to give schools the momentum to establish and develop effective recycling and sustainability programs. Schools across the country join one of two divisions, the Competition Division or the Benchmark Division. SLU is enrolled in the Competition Division, making the University eligible to place in any of the four main categories and four secondary categories. Each category evaluates a different aspect of recycling. The Grand Champion category is awarded to the school with the highest recycling rate, the Stephen K. Gaski Per Capita Classic measures the amount recycled per person, the Waste Minimization category rewards the school that produces the least amount of recyclables and trash per person, and finally, the Gorilla Prize acknowledges bigger schools by measuring the largest total amount recycled. The fifth main category has four subcategories, each for a targeted recyclable material and is measured per capita. The targeted materials are paper, corrugated cardboard, bottles and cans and food service organics. SLU employs a singlestream recycling program so that any recyclable item can be put in any recycling bin. The items that can be recycled on campus are cardboard, paper (newspapers, phone books, junk mail, catalogs, magazines), paperboard (cereal boxes, snack boxes), dairy and juice containers, plastic bottles numbered 1-7, glass bottles and jars, all aluminum and tin or steel cans. The Benchmark Division schools do not participate in the competition, but still measure and report their recycling data. This division is open to all colleges In the past, SLU has been
criticized for throwing the recycling in the trash. “I’ve heard maintenance say that it’s not going to recycling,” said sophomore Maria Smith “My goal is to make sure the recycling is going to recycling and not to trash,” Meiners echoed. Jeff Macko, Director of Grounds and Custodial Ser vices, heard about RecycleMania from at other colleges. The Sustainability Core Vision Team, made up of students, faculty, and staff, has been looking at the program for the past two years. Macko expressed concern regarding how SLU will compare with other schools in the competition. “We need to do a lot better,” Macko said. “In addition to raising awareness, it’s also about a change in culture and expectations.” Macko said that the biggest obstacle to recycling on campus right now is the contamination of the recycling bins in the residence halls. When students throw food in a recycling bin, the whole thing must be thrown out. The solution is to communicate more about recycling, bringing the issue to the forefront. In order to promote RecycleMania on campus, Macko contacted several student groups. “One thing I’ve learned is that everyone who is successful is student driven,” he said. His goal is partnership with the students. Other campuses have “green teams,” something Macko likens to the SLUnatics. He wants the recycling program to have the same level of buzz with students, faculty, and staff at SLU. Meiners said a student group like SLUnatics, but for sustainability, could be a real possibility with more funding for the Environmental Task Force. He also encouraged harnessing rivalries SLU has with surrounding schools to foster student support. “Since it’s such a good cause and there’s a competition, then you’ll have better results with what you’re trying to promote,” said freshman Molly Schissel. Marketing plans for next year include using the ETF and Residence Hall Association to get undergrads involved in RecycleMania. Meiners said they will start earlier to get more people excited about it. “We need marketing to make recycling fun rather than guilt tripping students into it,” he said. “The goal is to hopefully not finish last, but if we do, we do,” said Macko. “I really hope this raises awareness.”
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By PARISA ROUIE Staff Writer
Last year it was the question of gender equality. This year it is a question of the fundamentals. As is the tradition of the Atlas Week program, which began in 2001, student groups and organizations will host events around a central global theme set by the Atlas Week committee. Beginning on Monday, April 4, the eleventh round of this Saint Louis University legacy will focus on the very fundamental things that keep us human. In a multitude of student panels, discussions, lectures, and prayer services, Atlas Week invites the SLU student body to meet the basic human needs. “It’s the basic things that connect all people,” Anu Gorukanti, a student member of the Atlas Week committee said. “Issues like poverty and hunger [that] we have all experienced, though not necessarily to the same level.” Among these fundamentals,
poverty and the need for shelter, food, and water are most specifically targeted. These issues, Gorukanti believes, are not stressed enough and are often underestimated. “So many people in the world don’t have access to the basic necessities,” she said. For this reason, inspired by the Better Together Campaign theme of the year and some of the United Nations Millennium Development goals, the group came up with the idea of bringing issues like poverty and hunger into attention. Nipun Gupta, another member of the Atlas Week Committee, explained that the responsibilities of the students on the committee began at the end of the fall 2010 semester. “Over winter break, we organized events, and as students, contacted other student groups,” Gupta said. The student members also had to contact speakers, especially the keynote speaker of this year, Irene Khan. Secretar y-General of
Amnesty International in 2001, Khan has been an activist in many social justice issues, ranging from crisis management to women’s rights. In line with the theme of her 2009 book, “The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights,” Khan will address the lack of basic human needs in the society. The argument is that this lack of basic human needs is a human rights violation,” Gupta explained. She went on to clarify that this issue should not be taken lightly, that as students of a Jesuit university, it should serve as a “moral call” to action. Besides contacting speakers and coming up with the theme, the other major responsibility the student committee had over winter break was publicity and advertisement, both within SLU and also the greater St. Louis communities. Leading up to the event, the student members of the committee also finalize the calendar and make sure that the events are well-organized and student groups in charge
of the events have everything they need. “This is really a great task, considering there are 70-plus events,” Gupta added. Once Atlas Week begins, the six student members of the committee, including Gorikanti and Gupta, act as ambassadors. Gupta explained that the basic responsibilities of the event ambassadors is to attend every event, distribute fliers and related handouts, stamp students’ passports as they keep track of the events they attend, and do other things to make sure the events run smoothly. “We try to have at least one ambassador at each event,” Gupta said. In this way, as students, they can encourage other students to attend the events and take part in social justice. “I would expect a lot of students to not only present, but to attend the events,” Gupta said. “As students in a Jesuit community, we have this mission to stand up for social justice and find ways to engage in [it].”
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Students in the John Cook School of Business model business attire at the Fourth Annual “Dress for Success” fashion show on Feb. 23. The show is one of many events during BusinessWeek.
Accreditation: Self-study reviews institutional mission Continued from Page 1
Joseph said that the steering committee is holding open forums to address the criteria so that they can discuss sufficient evidence, and all members of the University community are invited to attend in an effort to gain appropriate feedback for the self-study report that will be submitted to the HLC by early spring of 2012. The self-study team is comprised of several sub-committees devoted to evaluating each of the criteria. Joseph said that each committee includes a variety of members from the University, from administrators and vice presidents to professors and students so that every aspect of University life can
be addressed and assessed for the study. Junior and SGA senator Ashley Garcia was asked her freshman year by Sam Howard, then the SGA President, to be the student liaison for the steering committee, and has since worked closely with them to provide appropriate student feedback. “I am a proud member of SLU and that is one of the reasons I wanted to be on this committee,” Garcia said. “To be able to help SLU in the accreditation process is a once in a lifetime experience for a student, but it helps those here now and soon to come continue to get a strong Jesuit education.” Garcia said she is responsible for student awareness and
involvement and is currently researching other institutions to examine how they involve students in campus life. While Garcia said she has researched several Jesuit institutions that are also accredited by the HLC, she also explores other public and private universities that may provide beneficial information. “Saint Louis University has a strong message to send and it will be portrayed in the final self-study report as well as to the Higher Learning Commission on their visit,” Garcia said. “Students need to know they are important in this process too and their input is vital.” While all institutions are reviewed by the HLC under the same criteria, each insti-
tution is evaluated on an individual basis related to the specific mission of the particular college or university. “I think the criteria, because they are so broad, let people think expansively,” Joseph said. “I am seeing some conversations we don’t usually get to have.” A list of dates of open forums to discuss the criteria with the community and preliminary criterion outline content are available at http:// accreditation-hlc.slu.edu. “This is an opportunity to learn about ourselves and both recognize all the terrific things that go on at this institution, but also a time to think about how we might do things better or differently to help us achieve our goals and fulfill our mission,” Joseph said.
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Allison Smith / Photographer The new design for the Bauman-Eberhardt Center is expected to increase inclusion on campus with additional student space. Continued from Page 1
the preliminar y stages. Porterfield said that those involved with the planning have started talking to architects and facilities people to figure out what undertaking a project like this might cost. “We think it’s a concept that might appeal to donors and supporters of the University,” Porterfield said. “We’re still early on in our work determining the viability of the project, but that’s the kind of thing that we are thinking about.” Students are already showing support for the project. The Bauman-Eberhardt project was listed as an important focus in all three of the platforms of the SGA presidential candidates running for the 2011-2012 academic year. Jimmy Meiners of Evolve, Tim Janczewski of Ignite, and Matt Ryan of Building Bridges all said that making Bauman-Eberhardt a central location for students could be beneficial for the SLU community.
Porterfield said that the student support so far is very encouraging, as the Center for Global Citizenship will provide a valuable service to the University. “There’s no question in my mind that SLU graduates are going to have to be global citizens in the world,” Porterfield said. “They’re going to have to understand what that means to be problem solvers and leaders within communities large and small, domestic and international.” Though this information is not widely known among the student body, students agree that the space could be put to better use. “I think it’s a good idea if it’s not being used for much,” sophomore Annemarie Batzel said. “It would help to have more space to study.” Porterfield said that there is still a long way to go. “Every step along the way is encouraging,” Porterfield said. “But it’s a journey, and we’re clearly not at the end of it.”
committee. Jimmy Meiners, a junior and one of the SGA representatives on the committee, said parking is an area SGA can really have an impact on because it is something “a lot of students have to deal with.” Aside from the committee, the Office of the Treasurer is also involved in the review process to add in the outstanding debt from the four parking garages. Gioia said the garages are on 30-year loans, but the life expectancy of a parking garage is only 20 years due to wear and tear on the structure. “I need that garage to last as long as it can or we’re not being cost-effective,” Gioia said. Revenue from parking passes is also utilized for upkeep of garage and surface lots, including striping, sealing and maintaining fencing and access to storm sewers. A new parking gate system is nearly finished, which took a large part of the revenue. SLU’s lots and garages also must pass building standards set down by the City of St. Louis. Other than an impervious surface fee, which is a fee on water run-off, PCS does not have many fees from the
city. “Truly, the debt is the largest part of our budget,” Gioia said. She also said PCS does not use enforcement in the form of tickets, towing and booting as a revenue generator. “It’s truly just for compliance, to try to get everybody to abide by the rules.” Methods of enforcement vary by the severity of the violation. Generally, less severe violations result in a ticket or immediate boot (a device placed on the tire of a car to immobilize the vehicle). More severe violations, such as parking in a disabled space, will result in a ticket and a tow. Lots and garages are patrolled by two PCS staff members, with help from the Department of Public Safety and Security Services. “Although we do not write parking tickets or tow vehicles for violations, we do notify PCS if [we] observe a serious violation,” DPSSS Sergeant Pasquale Signorino said. Occasionally, DPSSS may be asked to tow vehicles off lots reserved for special events to another lot for safekeeping. “We generally do this under the direction of PCS, and the owners are directed to them for retrieval of their autos,” he said. According to PCS, around 95 percent of permit holders never violate parking rules,
and some are just one-time violators. PCS occasionally voids some tickets after having a conversation with the permit holder. “It’s a learning opportunity, and we will do that,” Gioia said. Though PCS tries to work with violators, some students take issue with what constitutes a violation. Last semester Jeanette Pieper, a freshman in the Doisy College of Health Sciences, received a ticket for not having her hazard lights on while her vehicle was parked in the circle drive behind Griesedieck Hall. “I realize that SLU needs to enforce their parking rules, but a fine of $75 for not turning on your hazard lights is a bit ridiculous to me,” she said. “I feel like there are bigger issues on campus that SLU needs to be focusing on.” Students can appeal parking sanctions through a Parking Appeals Committee. Meiners also sits on this committee, and though he said the decisions are objective, “[it can be] really hard to make that decision because the appeals are heart-wrenching sometimes. You hear some really interesting stories.” Meiners believes more information on SLU parking policies can be communicated to the general campus population. “[We] do need more communication from PCS, so
students know what exactly is happening and where their money is being spent,” he said. Amelia Blanton, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, also recently had an issue with a lack of communication about parking rules. She has a general resident parking pass, which usually allows her to park in the Olive Garage. The Olive Garage is utilized for events at Chaifetz Arena, and when a friend tried to park Blanton’s car in the garage during a basketball game, he was told he would have to pay out of pocket to park, even though the vehicle had a hangtag. To combat these communication issues, Gioia worked with SGA to pass a resolution allowing PCS to e-mail students and staff that park on campus to receive information about rules and regulations directly. Although PCS has utilized the same parking system since 2000, they are open to increased dialogue about parking from the SLU community. “We’re always looking to see if there’s a better way to do [parking] and still be able to maintain the revenue, and we’ve not found anything,” Gioia said. “We’re always open to suggestions and ideas.”
Voters Guide SGA Election
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1 INFORM Know the issues by reading their platforms and visiting their websites. Ignite: www.igniteslu.com Evolve: www.evolveslu.com Building Bridges: www.slubuildingbridges.com
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3CHOOSE Make your decision in the 2011 SGA elections by choosing who you think is the most qualified for each position.
Things to remember Short biographies of candidates will be included on ballot.
Candidates will be listed in alphabetical order under each position.
Ignite Tim Janczewski President
Students will have the option to write in candidates on the ballot.
Students may vote on the referendum to approve the Athletic Fee.
Unfilled positions will be filled next semester by the Committee for Internal Affairs. “It is important to take voting seriously. The direction that SGA drives toward truly depend on the people behind the wheel.” -Chris McGeehan, SGA Election Commissioner
Building Bridges
Jimmy Meiners President
-Building Momentum on the Library Improvement Efforts -Greater Senate Independence/ Higher - Expectations of Senators -Student Organization Debit Accounts -Greater SGA Outreach -Commitment to Diversity -Election Reform -Better Utilization of the Bauman-Eberhardt Center -Pro-Active Planning for the Recreation Fields Kathleen Cadigan Internal Vice President -First Year Senator Elections -Synthesizing SGA Records Electronically -Increasing Senate Accountability -SGA Internal Retreat and Follow-Up -SGA Weekly Mailer Improvement -Men and Women for Others
-Promoting Sustainability -Ensuring that Bauman-Eberhardt Center and LIbrary Renovations Remain Student-Centered -Working to Make the Conduct Process Fairer for Students -Converting the Village Fields to Turf -Making Event Planning Easier for Students Brett DeLaria Vice President for Internal Affairs
Matt Ryan President -Deliver a student government that works for students -Listen to the needs of all students -Promote inclusion on campus -Create a new student union -Ensure better housing options Scott Hessel Vice President for Internal Affairs
-Transparency -Accountability -Presence -Spirit Initiative
-Build a Bridge Between Students and Senators -Create a Senate that is Accountable and Effective -Ensure Senators are Student Leaders on Campus
Libby Deiters Vice President for Student Organizations
Jessica Rozycki Vice President for Student Organizations -Ignite the SGA Connection with CSOs -Empower Student Involvement within CSOs -Ignite Student Involvement Outside of CSOs -Revive the Conversation between CSOs -Strengthen the Involvement of SGA in CSOs Joe Woster Financial Vice President -Creation of Student Organization Debit Accounts -Greater Financial Transparency -Objectivity in Monetary Allocations Based on the Funding Guidelines -Continuing the Vision of the Current Executives Grant Podolski Academic Vice President -The Library Renovations -Increase Admission Standards in Order To Improve Our Rankings and Increase the Quality of Our Education -An Improved Academic Advising Program -Creation of a Service Leadership Certificate for Arts & Sciences -Creation of a Student-Accessible Saint Louis University Alumni Database --Teacher Evaluations Myiah Johnson Diversity and Social Justice Vice President
-Promoting Collaboration of Chartered Student Organizations -Continuing to Update Wiki and Other Online Resources -Updating Fall Activities Fair, Spring Involvement Fair, and Leader of the Pack Retreat -Starting a New SLU Tradition: SLU Stock
Tyler Sondag Vice President for Student Organizations -Continue and Enhance Leaders of the Pack -Bring a “Student Rock” to Campus to Promote Events -Create New Student Organization Space -Increase Collaboration Between Student Groups
Sara El Khatib Financial Vice President
Jonathan Serpas Financial Vice President
-Overhauling the Wiki Site -Fixing the Broken Process of Allocation of Funding for Speakers -Mandating Early CSO Election
-Improve the Financial Panel Online -Strengthen the Leaders of the Pack to Discuss Finance Issues -Create Monthly Check-ins with Chartered Student Organizations
Lauren Chalmers Academic Vice President
Patrick Grillot Academic Vice President
-Updating our Advising Process -Expanding the Service Leadership Program -Expanding Internships -Placing School-Specific Study Rooms in Pius LIbrary
-Improve Academic Advising, Faculty Mentor Relationships, and Support Services -Increase Service-Learning Courses in Curriculums -Maintain Library Renovation and Expansion -Rethink Faculty Evaluations
John Gallagher Diversity and Social Justice Vice President -Utilizing the Intergroup Dialogue Program to its Full Potential -Promoting HAVEN as an On-Campus Resource -Emphasizing the No Fear Campaign to Educate Students -Expanding the Presence of Center for Civic Engagement and Doerr Center for Social Justice Education and Research -Evaluating of CSOs in promoting diversity
-Diversity Promotion -Connecting the SLU Community -Transparency
Kripa Sreepada Diversity and Social Justice Vice President -Promote Education on the Complexities of Diversity and Inclusion Issues -Create Healthy Discussion to Understand and Grow from Differences -Restructure the Diversity Leadership Cabinet -Check up with Organizations to Approach Diversity Issues
Ximena Cordon Vice President for International Affairs
Federico Garcia-Lorca International Vice President
Ticket names will be visible for Executive-board candidates.
Evolve
-Improve SGA International Affairs Committee -Promote the Cultural Diversity Student Organizations -Improve the Host Family Program
-Billiken Buddies for International Students -Expanding International Student Orientation -Cutting Down on Bureaucracy for International Studies -Continuing the Utility Dictionary -Working on International Social Justice Issues
Stephanie Song Vice President for International Affairs -Create a Club that Connects International and Domestic Students -Improve Manresa Housing Arrangement -Develop an “International Students in US” blog
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the possibility of adding more if the need arises. Anvender said she had worked extensively with various administrators, including Vice President of Student Development Kent Porterfield and Director of Athletics Chris May, to formulate and finalize the fee and the corresponding referendum. The plan was also presented to the President’s Coordinating Council and the Board of Trustees, both of which showed interest and were “receptive” to the proposition, Anvender said. If the fee passes, it is not guaranteed student attendance will increase, but Porterfield believes the fee would help remove barriers to student attendance. “I do know that if I’m paying for something I’m going to use it,” Poreterfield said. “A lot of it will be determined by how busy students are and how good the team is. Everyone likes to cheer on a winning team.” May said the referendum approach is a feasible plan to make the fee successful. He also said this fee could provide a way for campus pride to be increased. “When you’re building campus pride, one way you can do that is through athletics,” May said. “This can develop a culture
of enthusiasm and create a real opportunity to grow the collegiate atmosphere.” May also said the real strength of this fee is that it is a student-driven issue and the voice of the students can drive greater change. “That’s exciting,” he said. While the administration and SGA have their opinions on the fee, the voice of the student body will make the decision on the referendum, and that voice features many mixed opinions. “I’m totally for it,” Mike Putnam, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said. “[Students] really respond to the free ticket.” Putnam compared the Athletic Fee to the fee students are charged for the Simon Recreational Center. All students pay for access to the Rec Center, but not all students utilize the resources provided. “It’s up to the students to take advantage of it,” Putnam said. “Ten dollars is a lot for college students to pay time after time so if you want to put butts in the seats and spark enthusiasm then you have to lower costs.” Though SGA will not take a side on the fee, some senators were not afraid to show their support. Eric Lampe, a representative of the College of Arts and Sciences, made an announcement in Senate on Feb. 23 of his recently created Facebook event, “VOTE YES FOR ATHLETIC FEE.”
As of press time, the event had 170 attendees. Other students do not see the benefits of an Athletic Fee. “I am opposed to the fee because I don’t think students who are not interested in attending games or supporting SLU’s basketball team should have to pay,” Terrence Murphy, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said. When asked if this is a student-initiated fee, Murphy said the fee would essentially be imposed upon the student body because “a minority of students vote in the SGA elections, so this is not truly the opinion of the entire student body.” Bani Saluja, sophomore in the School of Public Health, said she is not in support either, but for different reasons. “I don’t attend as many games as I like, but price doesn’t keep me away,” Saluja said. “My schedule is so busy. Basketball games aren’t high on my priority list.” Saluja also mentioned that there are already a few free games per year and these suffice for her. “I don’t want to pay $30 more a year for games I probably won’t attend,” Saluja said. Only the results of Monday’s elections will determine if students will be seeing a new fee on their bills, and only students will be able to make the decision.
Current SGA President Courtney Anvender
In order to be an effective SGA President, you must have the heart of a student and the mind of an administrator. It is crucial to listen to the concerns of the students, but you must consider those issues in context of the larger University community. As SGA President, you get to assume a role that allows you, as the representative of all of the students, to have a voice at the table when it matters most.
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SGA Executive-board candidates (from left) Scott Hessel, Tyler Sondag, Patrick Grillot and Stephanie Song perform a flash mob as part of their campaign in front of Griesedieck Dining Hall on Feb. 23. With the election date approaching on Feb. 28, candidates have stepped up their campaign tactics to gain attention from the student body.
SGA Endorsements
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2011-2012 SGA Endorsements The following Student Government Association endorsements, an annual endeavor of The University News Editorial Board, are formulated following interviews with each candidate and attendance at the SGA Debates. Endorsements of the candidates are the sole opinions of the Editorial Board and are not necessarily shared by the newspaper’s staff writers.
PRESIDENT Vote: Matt Ryan Matt Ryan can rejuvenate what has become a stagnant SGA. Ryan offers something very different - and very necessary. He has a platform and a passion that can rouse the student body, build crucial connections and grow from the work of past administrations. It is also grounded in realism and practicality, which means that his goals are achievable. His innovative ideas for the renovation of the Bauman-Eberhardt Center and plans to meet with individual students through “box lunch Saturdays” build on his passion for student-led initiatives. Ryan has the ability to be the champion for the student cause, to promote and strengthen the student voice. His infectious energy is the catalyst we desperately need to get this done. He will also not
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shy away from other, more controversial issues. Students need a president that can hold his or her own ground when student needs are at odds with administrative decisions. Janczweski and Meiners provide excellent platform points that hit on key issues at SLU, including the Library construction, student space and sustainability. Janczweski and Meiners have also proven they can work well with the administration, but Ryan has the potential to do a much better job engaging both students and administrators with his enthusiasm for SLU and for SGA in a way the campus has never seen. And most importantly, Ryan will have the wits to have fun with the job. His campaign ads show that, while he is serious about his position, he is also creative and inspiring.
Ryan Vice President for Internal Affairs Vote: Kathleen Cadigan
Cadigan
DeLaria
Hessel
Kathleen Cadigan has a fundamental understanding of SGA affairs. Her position last year as the Chief Information Officer is a firm credential. She kept minutes at SGA meetings and has a thorough understanding of how SGA committees are organized and what they do. Cadigan properly understands SGA policy and procedures, which will be useful for holding senators accountable in doing their tasks. While DeLaria and Hessel bring great enthusiasm, only someone with experience can properly understand
the inner workings of SGA. Cadigan also has a realistic platform. Allowing freshmen senator elections could generate freshmen interest in SGA, and tracking senator progress online could bolster senator-constituent relations. Her sensibility and background knowledge make her an ideal candidate. We do advise that she assert a very strong crackdown on senators in reaching out to their constituents. This is a pressing concern which is key for being a successful and powerful VP for Internal Affairs.
Vice President for Student Organizations Vote: Jessica Rozycki
Rozycki
Deiters
Sondag
Jessica Rozycki has strong credentials, a very approachable personality and substantial organizational capabilities, as well as a very polished professionalism towards her duties. As the President of the Association of Parks College Students, she has essentially already held the position of VP for Student Organizations when she handled student organizations in Parks College. This gives her the mental acuity to know exactly what to do when CSO’s need to resolve problems - she has likely encountered such situations. She also has enough background knowledge to direct CSO’s to appro-
priate resources when she may not have the answer. Sondag and Deiters are both experienced leaders in SGA, but their platforms do not reflect the creativity and potential they both have. Rozycki is also personable. CSO leaders can approach her easily for help and guidance. Rozycki has a clear vision of pressing CSO issues, such as the need for increased internal organization, more inter-CSO communication and greater empowerment. Her personality, combined with very stable organizational skills, and backed by tenacious experience forms the picture of a strong candidacy.
Financial Vice President Vote: Joe Woster
Woster
Khatib
Serpas
Joe Woster is very reliable and steady, with a concrete understanding of Chartered Student Organization financial guidelines and rules. He proved himself a leader in a situation that called on him to make informed executive decisions in place of Financial VP Emeritus Tim Janczewski, a role which he fulfilled admirably despite only being a freshmen. He is not to be underestimated, and is very qualified for the position. Additionally, Woster’s platform is sensible and well crafted, especially compared
to the other tickets. El Khatib’s point about having GIC in charge of all speakers is unrealistic and Serpas’ platform offers no new improvements from current financial policies. Woster’s plan of creating debit accounts for CSO’s with prepaid debit cards, which will belong to the group instead of individual members, will be immensely beneficial for student organizations. His steadfast knowledge of the CSO financial system and his practical proposals make him a strong candidate.
Academic Vice President Vote: Grant Podolski
Podolski
Chalmers
Grillot
Grant Podolski has all the tools to exceed as Academic VP. Not only does he have the fortitude necessary to work with administrators but he also has realistic and futuristic goals. Increasing the admission standards of new students, continuing work on Pius Library and creating a student-accessible alumni database are all attainable objectives. While Patrick Grillot and Lauren Chalmers each have various strengths in their platforms,
they do not present the long term impact Podolski acknowledges and strives for. He pragmatically asserts that not all of his plans for improvement can be accomplished in one term, but he is confident that he can implement a dialogue that will improve academic resources for years to come. It is this confidence and presence that makes him the ideal candidate for working with the administration as Academic VP.
Diversity/Social Justice Vice President Vote: Kripa Sreepada
Johnson
Gallagher
Sreepada
Kripa Sreepada has a strong and steady drive as well as an obvious passion for diversity. Her detailed and realistic plans to restructure the Diversity Leadership Cabinet, her experience on the SLU/FUSED committee and her highly proactive efforts these past weeks have bolstered her image as an incredibly strong-willed, energetic and experienced candidate. Sreepada also has the organizational abilities to create transparency and foster dialogue, two issues she understands are crucial for diversity.
Both John Gallagher and Myiah Johnson present similar platforms as Sreepada, but they lack the experience needed to bring the changes necessary for development. Sreepada provides a perfect balance between ideal goals and pragmatic measures to achieve them, and administrators will be impressed by this level of professionalism and realism. Sreepada will go above and beyond her responsibilities to promote inclusion on campus.
Vice President for International Affairs Vote: Federico Garcia Lorca
Lorca
Cordon
Song
Federico Garcia Lorca is a confident and persuasive student leader. His platform is not as specific as the other tickets and it does not address the certain pressing needs of the international student community. Ximena Cordon and Stephanie Song both present realistic platform points, but they lack a strong presence. Lorca has the verve, adaptability and presence of mind to learn about the issues and improve
his platform. Furthermore, he is assertive. Administrators will take him seriously. Lorca is capable of listening to our international students and voicing their concerns to those who can affect change. This immense potential makes up for his lack of experience. If he is willing to learn and listen, he will be the voice of the international student body.
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The spotlight is on inner voices and hidden stories in monologues Dressed in black and a splash of color, Saint Louis University students will use their voices this weekend to bring into the light those haunting, poignant and sometimes jubilant personal stories that other wise would lurk in the dark. SLU Monologues is an event hosted by Una, The Feminist Voice at SLU, where monologues are performed by SLU students (who audition for the parts); the monologues could be submitted by anyone and ever yone. These are deep, personal tales involving sexuality, identity, abuse, attraction, personal development and many more. These stories are performed with intense emotionality, yanking and tugging at the audience’s heartstrings. But not all are woeful – they can portray humorous situations and comic characters, too. In the end, they are each a lyric and bold sketch that reveal the innermost recesses of human identity. The monologues resist definition in their diverse range of topics. But whether it is about hickeys on faces, sexual abuse or racial identity, all of the dialogues hold something in common.
They bring to surface topics that would never be discussed in normal situations. We will hardly ever discuss childhood sexual abuse over dinner at Griesedieck Cafeteria, or the discomfort transgendered individuals feel about our binar y-bathroom system. Ever ything from pregnancy scares to racial stereotypes is covered, allowing us to face issues that govern the deeper emotional currents of the human soul – and have a discourse about it. The panel of students and faculty that will be held after the monologues is an ideal opportunity for students to have questions answered and to become informed. The monologues also strive to foster discourse on campus; these are personal stories that are being shared to the student body. The expectation is that crucial issues – the ones that really define our inner worlds – will finally see the light. The monologues put the individual literally on a stage for all to see – and to celebrate, embrace and accept, for all her flaws and experiences. Hopefully, we see the monologues spread from the one, lone voice into a larger chorus of discourse.
We take for granted what the Middle East is bravely fighting and dying to win It is a laughably ironic situation that We see young, enlivened and empowered Americans are, on one hand, praising the individuals in other countries taking up the successes of the Tunisian and Egyptian name of democracy, holding it up at a level protestors in their struggle for a democratic more precious than their own lives. They world, but on the other hand, we have Demo- will die for the ability to march, to speak, cratic representatives boycotting the state to govern. Years of living under corrupt, legislature of Wisconsin, and the remaining oppressive dictators has compelled them to 19 Republican representatives deciding to fight. They were successful because their go ahead and continue passing policies in a governments could not stifle their numbers truly non-diverse, dictatorial manner. or their persistence. They showed a speechWe are praising potential democracies lessly inspiring solidarity. when we make a charade out of our demoHere, we have only 40.3 percent of our elicratic government. There is a lesson to be gible voting population dropping ballots into learned from these the polls, accordyoung radicals ing to the United halfway across the States Elections world. Project; this is the We are praising potential Protestors in turnout for electdemocracies when we make a Bahrain, Libya, ing the President Morocco and Iran of the United charade out of our democratic have marched, States of America. government. There is a lesson to squatted and Let’s not disfought in the face cuss our turnout be learned from these young radof tear gas, confor senatorial and icals halfway across the world. cussion bombs representative and even real elections. Solidarbombs. More than ity aside, we can200 deaths in the not even achieve bombings in Liba 51 percent maya against peaceful protestors is a sharp, jority. wrenching reminder of the cost of reform. What right do we have as Americans to Democracy comes with the price of blood. praise the democratic efforts of those in the Politicians here cannot go a day without Middle East? finding insult and injury. The unwarrantedly Instead of claiming ourselves experts in long floor-fight in the House of Representa- democracy and, in a very elitist way, granttives on Feb. 18 had politicians revealing past ing praise to these protestors, maybe we abortions and referring to a certain spending should learn the definition of democracy measure as “an orgy of self-congratulation.” from them. We need to stop boasting of our right to They sure seem to have a better handle free speech if this is the dialogue that our on the meaning of freedom – and how we representatives engage in. It is disgraceful. should use it, not waste it.
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In the spirit of The University News’ voter guide, we, as the current Student Government Association Executive Board, wanted to comment on the importance of the SGA elections. The candidates running in this election are competing for the positions that we currently hold. Although we have decided not to offer our endorsements to individual candidates or tickets, we do have some advice to share with you as you decide whom you want to fill our shoes. For you to make the best choice as a voter, you must do your homework. Take the time to read through the platforms of each candidate individually irrespective of their ticket. You do not have to vote for a ticket in its entirety. Rather, you have the option to assess each candidate separately and to vote as you see fit. Make sure that each candidate you support has goals that are both well-researched and practical. We challenge you to use your vote as an expression of your support for a candidate’s ideas and qualifications rather than for their popularity. Demand professionalism from the students who will be representing you to the Board of Trustees, SLU President Lawrence J. Biondi, S.J. and other members of the staff and administration that are crucial to the functioning of our University. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you throughout the past year. We trust that you will take your responsibility as voters seriously so that SGA can continue to successfully advocate on your behalf. - Student Government Association Executive Board
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At one point, everyone was screaming, ‘shoot it!’... it was awesome. -Kyle Cassity is a junior in the John Cook School of Business.
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I hope that the monologues encourage the audience to be more open and receptive to the stories and experiences of others outside of the monologues. - Teresa Wink is a senior in the School of Nursing.
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We’re always looking to see if there’s a better way to be able to maintain true revenue and we’ve not found anything. -Ann Gioia is the Director of Parking and Card Services.
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Every step along the way is encouraging, but it’s a journey and we’re clearly not at the end of it. - Kent Porterfield is the Vice President of Student Development.
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Combined community efforts needed to comfort the homeless Praise goes to the protestors I visited Hopeville a few weeks ago. Hopeville is a homeless fighting for community stationed by the Mississippi river. some progress C It was a ommentary
cold Sunday afternoon, and I went with three other people to talk to some of the residents concerning an ar ticle I was writing about Wolf Howard the homeless and St. Francis Xavier Church’s program to help out with overflow housing. My first look at the place was humbling. At the entrance of Hopeville, there is a memorial made of a cross and a basket with a few teddy bears. Just beyond that, the tents come into view, made out of tarp and older tents – essentially anything that could be used to keep a structure standing. In the center of the tents was a large fire with a few residents huddled around it, two men playing chess at a table off to the side and two others were grilling food on an old George Foreman grill. Within seconds, one of my friends struck up conversation with someone. Eventually all four of us were talking to different people, asking questions and hearing stories. Hopeville residents come from what seems like everywhere – New Orleans, Texas, New Mexico, Russia – and they all have different stories to tell. Ever yone knows everyone and anyone is welcome that needs a place to stay. A memorial in front is for Hopeville’s puppy, Sierra, who passed away recently. The residents are friendly, helpful to each other, and joke around plenty. The sense of community that came from these people was immense. They have found help from each other and have become a family. Other than the lack of real protection from the elements, this community is better for the people that need it than any government run housing programs. Mayor Francis Slay started
a stand for us as students, who will not communicate information accurately and who will not be ser vant leaders, we will fail ourselves. The choice is ours. SGA may take the reins for a majority of the year - but it is on this day, Monday, Feb. 28, that we have the power. We have the opportunity to make our voices heard and to make a change with our own willpower and solidarity. And with 21 admirable candidates to choose from, there are so many options we need to be aware of. Thus I warn you. I warn you against simply voting based on popularity and rappor t. Vote informed. Vote intelligently. Make yourself aware of the issues you face ever yday and then compare these issues to the platforms of each candidate. Platforms are essentially promises candidates will work toward fulfilling during their tenure in office. Do those promises align with what you want to see changed? Therefore, I attempt to motivate you - no, I implore you. I am simply one voice amongst countless others. My opinion is a whisper in the storm. Yet I hope you hear me. I ask that you inform yourselves, be educated and vote for those candidates who inspire you -- not for those who have simply wowed you with their campaign antics. The day is finally upon us. It is now up to you whether we look back upon this day as one filled with well-informed choices or as one at which we shake our heads in disappointment. You decide.
The revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia have clearly spilled beyond their borders to the rest of the Arab world. What this Commentary means for us is yet to be determined, but what this means for them is incredibly profound. There are now daily protests in a multitude of Arab nations. Matt Bommarito Egypt and Tunisia were the first. Both were relatively successful revolutions; they nonviolently toppled decades of autocratic rule in a matter of weeks. But now that these protests are spreading across the Arab world, other rulers are panicking. In the first days of protests in Bahrain, some of the protesters were shot and killed by the police. They have since rescinded using lethal force and are allowing the demonstrators to protest freely. Unfortunately this is not the case in Libya. In only a few days of demonstrations, more than 200 people have been killed by police and military forces. This is truly disgusting behavior and should be condemned unilaterally. Some of the military forces have defected to the cause of the protesters and now the city of Tripoli is under their control. Although Moammar el-Qaddaffi’s son said that the ruling family will remain and “fight to the last bullet,” this remains to be seen. The force and determination of the protesters is so strong that it is hard to imagine Qaddaffi resisting them in anyway, especially with military defections. The only glimmer of hope amongst the violence is that there are so many people protesting that violence will not stop them. Violence against protesters is no longer an effective deterrent. No government has the ability, or the desire, to kill all of the people protesting. If they did that, the rest of the populace would hate the government for killing peaceful citizens. In the end, the government would fall anyway, or at least be severely weakened. Neither do these governments have the ability to scare their citizens so as to stop protesting, as had been the case for years. The only options government officials have now are either to flee or institute dramatic reforms such as those that have been proposed in Bahrain and Morocco, and even then their staying power is in jeopardy. In either case, the protesters gain a victory. What is truly surprising is that none of these autocratic leaders seem to have anticipated these events in any way. They were so concerned with their own power and image that they neglected their people to such a severe degree that they were overthrown. Let this be a lesson to governments around the world. People will revolt when the conditions are ripe for it. And right now the conditions are just that. The protesters in the Arab world right now (or anywhere for that matter) deserve our utmost respect. People are literally dying so that they can have the freedom to assemble, freedom of speech, freedom to elect representatives and have a say in politics; freedoms that we take for granted all too often. In Libya, people are getting shot and killed because they have dared to tell their rulers that it is ultimately the people who empower the government. Without popular suppor t governments will fall. It is only a matter of time. The greatest fear among rulers around the world is that these mass demonstrations will not stay confined to the Middle East. With protests in Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Jordan and Iran, it is not difficult to imagine massive outpourings of people around the world. It is similar to a domino effect. It is empowering to watch another group of people struggle for freedom -- and succeed. If an entire region of the earth throws off their collective chains and is able to have functioning, free and democratic governments -- well, it will be quite inspiring to say the least. There are groups of oppressed peoples all over the world. Many of them are standing up for themselves in the Middle East for the first time in their lives. And they feel great about it.
Sean Worley is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Matt Bommarito is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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a 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness in 2005. This is following a 5-year plan that started in 2000 that apparently failed. The city planned to open four 24-hour safe houses for the homeless to have somewhere to shower, do laundry and take care of themselves. According to a news report in November, they have only opened one. They cannot find the funding for support, nor can they find a generous enough non-profit organization to maintain the project. Though the number of homeless in the St. Louis area has decreased by about 12 percent over the last five years, the safe housing plan is not working. For all of the years that politicians have talked about their plan to help the impoverished and the homeless, I have come to realize that homelessness is not something that can be solved through political plans. The
homeless are not key constituents of any politician’s election strategy – there are not enough of them to count – nor is the level of apathy for their condition strong enough amongst the majority of voters to make or break an election. Though I am sure it adds a really nice tint of sympathy and humanism to a speech. The issue of homelessness can only be taken care of once we actually start to care. It is a community problem and must be solved by the community. There must be outreach from average people that care. With enough people and enough heart, real progress could be made. Teka Childress’s program for overflow housing is a good start: on nights when the weather is especially bad churches open their doors to anyone who could not find a place in the normal shelters. If Childress could get enough churches to participate, she could actually make it so that everyone
has a place to sleep on any night that they need it. That is progress. In the long term, this sort of thing can help to form communities and create bonds that can really make a difference in people’s lives. If a space could be found and with enough people, something like Hopeville can be created with better shelter, so that people can have somewhere to clean up and take care of themselves, and they can find an entire home of support to help them get back to where they need to be. Self-sufficiency could become a reality again for a lot of people, and all through donations and dedication. If enough people really care about helping the homeless and are willing to put in the time, true advances can be made toward solving the issue, and all without even touching the tax rates. Wolf Howard is a freshman in the University College.
LikeALittle, lose a lot Website destroys interpersonal skills
When Facebook launched in 2004, it marked the beginning of social networking as we know it today, and, I argue, the decline of actual socialization. Since then, Commentary Facebook has evolved and inspired the birth of other social media websites. The most recent of these F a c e b o o k descendents is LikeALittle. Doug Anstoetter com, a website that takes the last remnant of humanity left on the internet and puts it through a shredder. With LikeALittle.com making its way onto web browsers all over campus, we can expect to see students spending more time with their computers and less time with each other. LikeALittle. com gives people, primarily college students, the ability to flirt with each other without actually flir ting… or meeting. Posts consist of a subject line that includes the type of person being addressed, e.g. blonde female, and where the author of the post has encountered this person, e.g. BSC main floor. Following the subject of the message is a brief note. These notes usually indicate something specific about the person such as a nice smile or the ability to rock a pair of sweat pants. In most cases, they also include an expressed desire by the author to get intimate with the subject, anything from cuddling to, um, really intense cuddling. Most posts are addressed to complete strangers, sort of secret admirer notes, but on a larger, digital scale. I would think that problems with LikeALittle would be obvious. First of all, the posts read like stalker letters. Most are pretty harmless, but a little unsettling all the same. Is it not bad enough that we can already go on Facebook to find out all there is to know about a person without actually meeting them? We can see pictures from their high school prom, discover their favorite bands, movies, and books, and learn the names and faces of their entire family all without spending a moment with the actual person. This would not be such
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a problem if it was a rarity, but it is not. “Facebook stalking” has become a part of the college student vernacular. When a boy and girl meet, they may exchange phone numbers, but you can bet they have thoroughly Facebook-stalked each other before a phone call (or the more popular text message) is made. In this way, our generation learns all kinds of things about each other without spending a single moment together. If someone were to follow you around every day, observe your habits, figure out your music taste and watch you at the parties you go to, it would be creepy as hell. But, if they do on Facebook, it is no big deal. You have probably done it yourself. Can that really be okay? LikeALittle is just taking another step, piling on added anonymity to the already impersonal institution of Facebook. It provides an outlet for people who are attracted to each other, but are unwilling to do anything about it. Neither the posters nor the subjects of the post are identified in anyway but physical description. There was a time when a boy who was attracted to a girl would go talk to her. Now he can write a creepy note on a website about how the best part of his day is watching her eat Salsaritas. What is the hope in situations like these? Are people expecting the objects of their affection to read LikeALittle and seek out the author of the post? It just doesn’t seem like a proactive strategy or a good way to begin a relationship. I am not implying that college students do not know how to flirt anymore. I have been to late night Lacledes enough times to realize that young people will always find a way to start touching each other. Unfortunately, I think we are going about it the wrong way. There is a lot to be said about actual human contact. LikeALittle has just recently become the new social media rage. Based on its predecessors, I doubt it will be going anywhere for awhile. I hope only that everyone remembers there are ways to initiate contact with a member of the opposite sex that do not involve a computer.
LikeALittle.com gives people the ability to flirt with each other without actually flirting... or meeting.
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Doug Anstoetter is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Vote on goals, not glamour The day is finally upon us. Ner ves are frazzled. Debates are heated. The aura of competition fills the crisp Februar y air. Commentary S t u d e n t Government Association elections—they have arrived. While I myself am not r unning for any position in SGA, I am forSean Worley tunate enough to be ver y close to the elections this year. Having gone to ever y meeting, I feel I have a fairly accurate idea as to what the issues this campus faces are and the corresponding theories on how they can be resolved. Yet I am not here to climb a soapbox or to attempt to sway the vote in anyway whatsoever. Instead, I am here to warn you and motivate you. The issues we as students face ever yday on this campus range from minor ones, like a lack of napkins in a dining hall, to major issues, like being discriminated against by a peer. No matter the gravity of the situation we, as students, deser ve to have individuals in positions of power who can advocate and fight for us. This is the role of SGA. They are elected students, chosen peers who are ser ving the student body as liaisons to the administration. This power and responsibility are equally as grand as they are daunting. If we, as a united student body, elect individuals who will not take
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MUSIC Thursday, February 24 7 p.m. Alex Giltner-Acoustic Rock Cafe Ventana Admission is free Sunday, February 27 8 p.m. Pete Yorn with Ben Kweller and The Wellspring The Pageant General admission is $27 plus a $2 minor surcharge Monday, February 28 9 p.m. Akron / Family with Delicate Steve presented by LouFest The Billiken Club Admission is free
UNA, the feminist voice of Saint Louis University, aims to end violence and oppression against all marginalized bodies. “The SLU Monologues” is just one of the ways they try to achieve this goal. Core Team member of UNA Teresa Wink said that silence is just one kind of violence these groups face. By hosting these monologues, the group hopes to confront this violence. The monologues are a series of stories told by SLU students covering a range of topics, such as sexuality and identity. While the group is a feminist voice on campus, they also serve as a voice for other marginalized groups on campus. Core Team member Lauren Araujo said that one of the biggest misconceptions about feminism is that it only advocates for the rights of women. She explained that feminism means reaching equality for all people.
“Most marginalization is rooted in a connection to patriarchy,” Araujo said. While they draw inspiration from “The Vagina Monologues,” “The SLU Monologues” not call for an end to violence and oppression against women and other marginalized groups, alike. “Opposition against women is linked to opposition against other marginalized groups,” Wink said. Wink explained that “The SLU Monologues” are also more “personal” than “The Vagina Monologues” in that SLU students tell the stories. “It is therapeutic to know that your story is known by others,” Araujo said. The auditions for “The SLU Monologues” follow the rules of the VDay Campaign, meaning that anyone who auditions has to participate in the show in some way. The performers were then paired with a piece that the core team felt they would best express. Wink explained that the See “Monologues” on Page 10
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Una, the feminist voice of Saint Louis University, will host “The Vagina Monologues” on Feb. 24 at The Sheldon Concert Hall. They will also host the “SLU Monologues,” which are inspired by “The Vagina Monologues.”
Midtown: A history of the arts History at a glance
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1910 The area becomes a center for theatre and vaudeville around 1913 when theatres such as the Princess Theatre, The Empress, Victoria and Grand Central open. Grand Central, which was the first theatre in St. Louis built exclusively for motion pictures, brought large crowds to the area.
Friday, February 25 7 p.m. SLU Monologues Tegeler Auditorium Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for nonstudents 8 p.m. Much Ado About Nothing Saint Louis University Theatre Tickets are $10, $9 for senior citizens, $9 for SLU faculty and staff, and $7 for all students.
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The St. Louis Symphony Society acquires The St. Louis Theatre and turns it into Powell Symphony Hall in 1966 and later opens in Jan. 1968 after $2 million worth of renovations. The area begins to decline.
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In 1996, KETC/ Channel 9 begins building the Dana Brown Communications Center in Grand Center. They relocate to the new facility in 1997.
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MOVIES Monday, February 28 8 p.m. Sleepless in Seatle Cafe Ventana Admission is free
OTHER Tuesday, March 1 9 p.m. Tenacious Trivia Cafe Ventana Admission is free
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The Midtown arts district as it appeared in 1940. SLU supported the area during its period of decline and its recent period of rebirth. “SLU being in this area has anchored the arts district through the dooms and declines,” John Waide said.
Public radio station, KDHX is set to move to Grand Center sometime in early 2012.
1920 In Nov. 1925, The St. Louis Theatre, which would later become Powell Symphony Hall, opens. The theatre features the debut of talking pictures in 1927. On Jan. 31, 1929 The Fox Theatre opens with 6,000 seats. At the time, it was the second largest theatre in the world.
1970 The Fox Theatre closes its doors due to a decline in attendance in 1978.
1980 A renovated Fox Theatre re-opens in 1982, and the Sheldon Concert Hall reopens in 1986. In 1987, Grand Center, Inc. is established in hopes to revitalize the area.
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University is staple in historic St. Louis arts district By JONATHAN ERNST Editor-in-Chief
Seventy-three years ago, 1942 Saint Louis University graduate Mary Bruemmer took her first steps on campus. But it was her first steps off campus, however, that has her raving about the Midtown area. “The area around campus attracts an entirely different kind of audience which makes this area so rich in culture and opportunity. We are just blessed that we can step off campus and go into a rich arts district that is Midtown,” Bruemmer said. “It is just unbelievable when you think about how rich an atmosphere our students study in.” This rich atmosphere began in the early 1900s as the commercial sector began to boom with small businesses and theatre openings. With the incorporation of the widespread streetcar lines crisscrossing the area, more theatres came into the area turning the area into a hot spot for the entertainment venue. In 1913, theatres such as The Odeon Theatre, the Princess Theatre, The Empress, Victoria and Grand Central opened. Grand Central was the first theatre in St. Louis built exclusively for motion pictures, as it brought
large crowds to the area. The be a popular spot for a night district received even more out. attention as the St. Louis “I think the existence of Theatre, the building now the facilities like the Fox and known as Powell Symphony Powell encourage people to Hall, opened in 1925 and The invest in bringing entertainFabulous Fox Theatre opened ment, live entertainment in1929. Talking pictures made to the Grand Ave area,” their St. Louis debut at the St. Bruemmer said. Louis Theatre in 1927 with “Former SLU president a 13-week run of the movie Rev. Paul Reinert’s involvetitled “The Jazz Singer.” On ment in making Grand Center the other a place for side of the students to street, the learn and Fox rose to appreciate grandeur; it the ar ts was the secmade the We have a histor y dif ference ond-largest theatre in this in this area, and we for the world area.” continue to strive to at the time In the with 6,000 e a r l y bring entertainment to seats. 1960s, the St. Louis. “We have area began a history in to decline this area, and as an out- Erin Hentz we continue w a r d l y to strive expanding to bring population entertainment to St. Louis,” and tax base halted the thePublicity Coordinator for The atre and entertainment disFabulous Fox Theatre Erin trict. Hentz said. “I think people Reinert was offered to have seen this theatre as a move the SLU campus westkey mark for the entertain- ward near the area where ment life in this area.” Maryville University in St. In its early years, the Louis currently resides. theatre was at the peak of Instead of moving and acceptluxury and despite the Great ing more area for developDepression, the theatre and ment, Reinert resisted movthe entire area continued to ing the campus out of the
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Midtown area and, in doing so, he may have saved the area. “SLU being in this area has anchored the arts district through the dooms and declines,” University archivist John Waide said. “If SLU would have moved out of the area, you would have seen a much different kind of area.” The 1970s saw more decline as in 1978, the Fox closed its doors due to a decline in attendance. That same year, the Midtown area was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Looking for a revisualization, several theatres acquired new owners, including the Fox and the Sheldon Memorial Concert Hall, and in the 1980s, they were renovated. At the end of the decade, a multi-million dollar plan to revitalize the area, called the Grand Center Redevelopment Project, attempted to rejuvenate the area. Today this area, now known as Grand Center, has propelled itself back into a thriving arts and entertainment district. “I have seen a tremendous transformation in this area; this area has a history of arts and entertainment, and it is great to see it coming back to what it was originally,” Waide said.
‘Sunset Limited’ deals with issues of life and death One of the taglines for The Sunset Limited reads: “Two men. One room.” That is Movie Reviewer a pretty accurate and comprehensive plot summary. O n l y H B O w o u l d take such a risk, T.J. Keeley vir tually filming a 90-minute, one-act play with only two characters. The reward, however, is compelling drama. One could explicate on that plot summary and say: “The Sunset Limited is a philosophical argument between an atheist college professor and a maintenance man who foiled his attempted suicide.” However, this summary invokes feelings of “been there, seen that.” Atheist vs. theist. Isn’t there enough of this on Fox News? (No, actually.) But if you haven’t seen The Sunset Limited, then you surely haven’t been there. Tommy Lee Jones directs the script by Cormac McCarthy (author of The Road and Blood Meridian), based on his own play. The players are Samuel L. Jackson as Black and Tommy Lee Jones as White. And that they are. Another tagline insists that “nothing is ever black or white.” The film, set entirely in Black’s inner city apartment, wrestles with God, death, destiny, morality, character and nihilism. It’s basically McCarthy 101. But what sets this drama apart from a Tuesday night dorm room debate is McCarthy’s dialogue. With his characteristically dark tone, McCarthy once again challenges his audience to pan for a fleeting glimmer of hope at the play’s end. Some critics claim that The Sunset Limited is just canned theatre; that Jones didn’t open the play up enough for the big screen. While that is partly true – no scenes are added, and like the play, the film’s attack point is after the attempted suicide – it would be a mistake to overlook Jones’ work as a director. The screen veteran knows his way around a camera and, while he doesn’t invent any new camera tricks, he manages to make two men arguing compelling enough for 90 minutes. Of course, acting opposite Mace Windu doesn’t hurt. Jackson infuses Black with enough energy, wit and intelligence that he isn’t merely a good Samaritan. Similarly, Jones wears so much of White’s festering depression heavily under his eyes and over his mouth. His slouching stature shows that he is never quite comfortable among the living. The Sunset Limited never goes much further than life and death. McCarthy himself once remarked that literature can only be valuable if it considers life and death. And consider he does. One could say he obsesses. But The Sunset Limited is compelling and the work of obsessive professionals at the height of their powers. And that leaves one happy to be aboard The Sunset Limited.
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The Good: McCarthy’s language sounds as good from Jones and Jackson as it does on the page.
The Bad: The ending is slightly more uplifting than the one in Blood Meridian.
The Verdict: Leaves viewers happy.
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Monologues: Una calls students to listen to diverse viewpoints Continued from Page 9
experiences about which are discussed in the show are common, and she hopes they will make people feel less alone. “I hope that the monologues encourage the audience to be more open and receptive to the stories and experiences of others outside the monologues,” Wink said. Araujo hopes that the audience will realize that despite their upbringing or background, there is no shame in talking about sex. “You can’t talk about the bad things in sex if you can’t talk about the good,” Araujo said. Some consider the subject matter discussed in the monologues to be taboo on a Catholic campus such as SLU. “There is always tension
between the view points of some of the monologues and the teaching of the Catholic Church,” Wink said. However, Araujo explained that in the two years the group has been performing “The SLU Monologues,” they have not had a problem getting them approved. Wink considers the monologues to be within the school’s mission because they affirm that all human beings have worth and dignity and that we are called to listen even when we do not agree with their viewpoints. There will be a panel present at the show to answer questions that the audience may have. This panel will include Theologians that will be able to provide comments on how the issues discussed come into play with religion. Wink explained that the process of putting the show
together is fun. While there are some heavy pieces, there are also some lighter ones. “It is worth all the effort. It has a lot to offer,” Wink said. Una will be hosting “The SLU Monologues” on Friday, Feb. 25 and Saturday, Feb. 26 in Carlo Auditorium, Tegeler Hall. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for non-students. All of the proceeds will go to supporting Karen House, Women’s Safe House and a women’s shelter in Haiti. Una will also be hosting the “Vagina Monologues” tonight at The Sheldon. The show will start at 7 p.m. The group will be asking for $10 donations to go towards Karen House, Women Safe House and the official VDAY spotlight campaign in Haiti.
Ben Bailey brings comedy act to campus
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Comedian Ben Bailey performed at Saint Louis University on Monday, Feb. 21 in the Busch Student Center Wool Ballrooms. Bailey is well-known for his role as the host on Discovery Channel game show “Cash Cab.”
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Billiken Club teams up with LouFest Groups work together to bring up-and-coming artists to campus Dirty Beaches, Minks and the Dum Dum Girls gathered in St. Louis on Feb. 23 as part of a threemonth tour. Concert Review Wo r k i n g with Lou Fest to promote up-andcoming bands, the Billiken Club found itself filled Stephanie Mueller with aheadof-thecurve fans and undemanding music-lovers. The one-man band, Dirty Beaches, started out the show with repetitive beats and indecipherable lyricism to combine into a sort of assault on the senses. While the bulk of the songs were unnecessarily harsh, the introductory beats of each tune were calmer and proved to be the high points, only to quickly fade to a lasting low point. During these fleeting moments, there was a quiver of hope for a listenable song, only to be squelched once the verses began. In his defense, Dirty Beaches was better with his cover songs, both the lyrics and instrumentals clearer and more comprehensible for listeners. Although, it could not be determined which song he was covering, it was far more bearable than the original songs. To the credit of Dirty Beaches, his sound was absolutely incomparable. Minks was the next act up and a welcome change of pace-- their sound more mellow than the first and an actual pleasurable experience. The light-hearted lyrics and complexity of sound seemed to elicit an already strong sense of support for the group from their obviously present fan base. Strikingly similar to She and Him, the lead duo harmonized to create an almost ethereal sound, an appreciated shift from the harsh sounds of Dirty Beaches. The musical variety of Minks could only be described as a pleasant surprise, each song somehow blending effortlessly to the next without falling into a state of monotony. Minks, at points, became reminiscent of the Shins with a bit of 1960s-era vibrancy
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Dirty Beaches opened up The Billiken Club’s Feb. 23 show. He was followed by Minks and Dum Dum Girls. thrown in, as well, all to the overwhelming agreement of the audience. In combining mesmerizing voices, energized beats and a seemingly genuine happiness at being in the city of St. Louis, Minks delivered a worthwhile listening experience that will hopefully propel them out of their general state of anonymity. The Dum Dum Girls were the main event of the night and likely what most fans came out to see. Their fans were not disappointed. An enthralling sound stemming from the band’s captivating voices and hypnotic drums started their set. They managed to combine lightweight harmonies with nothing less than catchy drumbeats to create the feeling often associated with a stereotypical summer day. Each song seemed to have an ever-present pulse pushing it through to the next, the pulse keeping the songs alive and interesting, without
any addition of unnecessary electronica. The transition to the ballad “Take Care of My Baby” was outstandingly fluid. It would seem hard to fathom that a group could switch so quickly from one style to the other, but the Dum Dum Girls managed without problem. The haunting background vocals are what took this song, arguably the best of the set, over the top. If looking for a song to tap your toe to while sitting by the pool this summer, the Dum Dum Girls would be the place to go, although the universality of their sound is unlikely. As there is a time and a place for anything, the band’s music almost seems situational, appropriate only under certain circumstances. Whether this reigns true or not, the Dum Dum Girls are easy to listen to and are a lively alternative to the majority of mainstream music.
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The SLU men’s club ice hockey team posted By DERRICK NEUNER Associate Sports Editor a regular season record of 24-5-1, winning the Few things have gone as exThursday, February 17, 2011 pected this year for the Saint Mid American ColleLouis Univeristy Billikens. giate Hockey AssociaThat finally changed Tuesday, tion (MACHA) division Feb. 22, when SLU walloped title. Chicago State 90-52 at Chaifetz Arena. The Billikens (10-17) The team continued led the entire game against its success by winning the Cougars, who are rated Missouri State Univeras one of the worst Division I teams in the nation. sity and Southern IlliThe game, originally nois University to win scheduled for early January, the MACHA conference was pushed to Februar y in the middle of Atlantic championship tourna10 Conference play due to ment scheduling conflicts within The team heads to the league. It is the first game of a home-and-home. SLU retheir regional tournamains 4-9 in A-10 play, which ment in Chicago this resumes Saturday, Feb. 26 weekend to compete for against Duquesne. It is hard to take any stat a spot in the American from this game seriously, as Club Hockey Associahead coach Rick Majerus tion national championquickly noted in his postship tournament. “We have had an impressive season and won our conference tournament,” Mitch Michals, ice hockey team member, said.
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game press conference. For the year, he leads the Regardless, it was a big night team with 5.8 rpg and leads for freshman Dwayne Evans. all A-10 freshmen with 7.5 rpg to us: BrianHe Boyd The A-10 Freshman of the in Talk league games. also has 314.977.2812 Week collected a game- and a team-leading five doublecareer-high 17 rebounds for sports.unews@gmail.com doubles. his fifth double-double over“I feel like every time all, second straight and third we come [into the press in four games. He was 6-of- room], we are talking about 11 from the field and 4-of-4 Dwayne,” Kyle Cassity joked. from the foul line and added a “That’s what we need from game-high three blocks. him, though.” “Dwayne’s confident,” In general, it was a proMajerus said. “He’s really ductive night for almost any done a good job of under- Billiken that found the floor. standing that criticism is Mike McCall tallied 16 points; constructive, and you move his 6-of-11 performance from forward by addressing those the field included 2-of-3 from situations. He has a matura- 3-point land. He added three tion level and can compart- assists and three steals. Brian mentalize between basketball Conklin had 14 points, seven and school.” rebounds and a career-high It has been the “Dwayne four assists, while Rob Loe Evans Show” over the last chipped in 10 points and contwo weeks for the Billikens. tributed nine of the overall 50 Prior to Chicago State, Evans boards collected by the Bills. had averaged 15.8 ppg and It was also SLU’s best of9.8 rpg and has led the Bills fensive showing since a 91-56 in scoring in each contest. victory over Houston Baptist
on Nov. 10, 2007. “It’s a guarantee game ... you can’t really take much out of this game,” Majerus said. “It’s hard to look at this, you know, in what context… it is what it is. Stats conceal as much as they reveal. You know, it’s ‘against whom?’” The nature of the blowout allowed Majerus to give walkon Brian Daly a chance to do more than just hold the ball. Daly logged eight minutes on the floor, took three shots and recorded his first bucket of his college career against the Cougars. Previously, Daly saw the floor against four teams without a field goal attempt. His appearance on the floor drew an ovation from the crowd. Every time he got within 30 feet of the basket, he felt the pressure of 5,000 fans.
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Dwayne Evans goes up for a dunk against Chicago State.
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Track and field finishes strong in conference
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No longer underdogs, SLU sluggers have a target on their back
3rd Place
Tennis preps for conference
“I think he deserves the nod for sure,” Hendrickson said. “He needs to get better and work a lot harder, but he has matured. He is way advanced for a sophomore.” Hilary Orf-5,000-Meters HoldmeyerSLU also 3000 boastsMETERS a deep bullpen Maddie this season, a -500 Meter O’ Quinn rarity in college baseball. Big right-hander Andres Wiltz led the team in ERA last season, working mostly out of the bullpen. Jerry Mancuso also pitches, in addition to his starting role in the outfield.
4th Place
SLU returns another five position players who saw action in over 50 games last season. Mike Levine was Holdmeyer -5,000-Meters fourthBrian on the team in batting average, posting a solid .296 average, and Steve Fernandez Sara Frayler1000 Meters was not too far beBrian hind with a .293 average. Dahmar Smiles50-Meter Hurdles the solid hitting numbers, something the SeeDespite Brittney Triplenine Jump Billikens haveCloudyone through in their lineup is just a valuable of a commodity: depth. As a matter of fact, when asked what the starting nine would be for this weekends upcoming tournament, Hendrickson replied, “More like starting twelve.” “We plan on playing a lot of guys. We have a lot of
2nd Place
The team may have suffered defeat in regional play against the University of Louisville, but in the A-10, they still remain supreme. Fourth-year Justin Kwasa-knows Weight Throw head coach Darin Hendrickson that the Billikens are not going to sneak up onLong anyone. Brittney CloudyJump “We better be ready. I do not know if they understand that. I have been harping on them hard. You’re going to have a bull’s-eye on your back now,” Hendrickson said about his team. The spotlight began to shine even harder on the Billikens when it was announced that the A-10 coaches had picked them to finish fourth
1st Place
Head coach Jon Bell signed three recruits to compete on the cross country and track and field squads beginning in 2011. Henry Arndt (Westmont, Ill.), Sean Canavin (Lewisville, Texas) and Michael Scolorici (O’ Fallon, Ill.) are all being hailed as solid additions to the SLU community, both academically and athletically. “We have had some good recruiting classes lately, but this is the best yet,” Bell said. “They all have strong academic reputations, enjoy spirited competition and enjoy giving back to their teammates and the people around them. I couldn’t be happier with the start to this recruiting class.”
finish in the 5000-meter race and Dahmar Smiles’ 2nd-place finish in the 55-meter hurdles After an indoor track and with a new school record time field season in which records of 7.58 seconds. were being broken at nearly On the women’s side, every meet, it was only fitting Brittney Cloudy won an A-10 that the Billikens broke their title for the third straight year, own team record at the Atlan- but the title is for a different tic 10 Championships. event than she had won the Taking place in Rhode past two years. Island on Feb. 18 and 19, Cloudy won the long jump the SLU men placed seventh championship but was denied overall, is not impresthird consecutive triple SLU baseball begins the 2011 season on Friday, Feb. 18, at Texas Pan-American University. The Billikens are led bywhich three seniors starters thisher season. sive until you consider the fact jump gold medal. that this is the same squad The women’s team finthat finished dead last in the ished fifth overall, the highleague the previous season. est placing in SLU history. The men’s side was led The continued progression of by senior Justin Kwasa, who both the men’s in the league, their highest preseason projection ever. guys who can hit lefty; we have a strong bench, a lot and the womBy BRIAN BOYD became the SLU en’s programs is a testament With all the hype and accomplishments, it can be easy of versatility. Wefirst-ever can make defensive replacements Sports Editor male and field athlete to wind to both head coach Jon Bell to get distracted. late in track the game and on days the is blowing These Billikens will not let it happen. out, play moreatoffense. We have good mix, which he has earnwea can gold medal the A-10 anda the athletes To be the best, you have to beat the best. This year’s team returns six starting position play- and versatility isKwasa something that notrecruited. many people tournament. claimed Naturally, everyone is looking to take down the ers from last year’s championship squad and brings have,” Hendrickson the top spot in said. the weight Other outstanding perchamp and show that they deserve the top spot. back seven others who saw significant playing time. In addition to the with wealthaofdisexperience returning throw, finishing formances on the women’s As they say, heavy lies the crown, and the Led by senior Jon Myers, the Bills boast a lineup with on offense defense, the Billikens back Sara Fraley’s tance of 62and feet, 3.25 inches. sidebring include reigning kings of Atlantic 10 baseball are about seasoned veterans who can swing the bat and play some big-time arms in both the starting rotation great to do some- 2nd-place finish in the 1000to find out how heavy that burden is for the first solid defense. and“It thefeels bullpen. thing that has been meter Slugger race and Hilary Orf’s time ever. Myers, an all-conference selection last season, abSophomore Alexnever Alemann, a Louisville done. ItísAll-America something I canlast4th-place in the 3000After years of competitiveness, but not greatsolutely crushed opposing pitchers last year, hitting Freshman selection season, is finish the always Kwasa meter ness, the Saint Louis Billikens baseball squad for .365 average and blasting 16 home runs along the ace of thetake staff.with Last me,” season, he posted a 906race. record said.a 4.71 ERA, but reached his season The Billikens have a mont finally broke through last year and captured the way. He and graduated first baseman Danny Brock with peak durnotable off abefore beginning their outcoveted A-10 tournament crown, earning the formed one of the most intimidated 3-4 combinations ing Other conference play,performancin which he posted 6-2 record Courtesy of Billiken Media Relations right to compete for the NCAA Division-I chamin the country last year, but with another season un- with a 2.93 a result, Alemann is the defiand ni- field season on es by the ERA. menísAsside include door track pionship. derboth his belt, his numbers should continue rise.SLU. tive No.1 starter heading into the 2011 season. Brian Holdmeyer’s 2nd-place March 26. Brittney Cloudy (left) and Justin Kwasa (right) brought home Atlantic 10 goldto for By BRIAN BOYD
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By BRIAN BOYD out with a sickness, so we Zych recognizes two key a 51-50 lead with a little over Sports Editor compensated well, still had a players to both teams: Joe two minutes to go. Contributor good chance to play, and we Flanagan and Hailee Elmore. The final few minutes were came very close,” Zych said Joe Flanagan, freshman St. Bonaventure stole vic- an emotional seesaw battle. The men’s and women’s about the Richmond match. from Melbourne, Australia, is tory from the jaws of defeat SLU quickly relinquished By DERRICK NEUNER tennis teams both started “All individual matches were playing No. 1 singles on the on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at the their lead, but then stole Associate Sports Editor Billiken’s expense. it right back on an Ayriell their seasons off with im- close losses, but the team rec- men’s team with a current By reDERRICK NEUNER track for their worst finish in SLUEditor was close to pulling a Robinson layup. Associate Sports pressive wins against Oral ognized it as a landmark to cord of 2-2. 10 years.The Currently, “We’re a really young team major Atlantic 10 almost upset durBonnies hit a couple Roberts University on Jan. 28 be proud of, with Richmond When Shimmy Gray-Miller Men’s Basketball the team the this ing the seniors’ last homestands of 11th free inthrows to increase match asscores of 3-2 on being one of the best team’s with four new freshmenJust waswith announced head coach when it looked like conference which would en-three, but anothfrom last year.” year. This group will be togame in knocking off the their lead to the Saint men’sLouis side University and 4-2 for the of the the season could not get any ter them into the post-season In addition to the Oral Rob- gether for the next worse 3 to 4for 17-10 Bonnies, for about er quick layup, this time by women. women’s basketball program, the Saint Louisandtournament. W 64-56 erts match, the women’s seayears. It’s an exciting time for 32 minutes, it lookedSLU likehad it anJanisha Gearlds, pulled the one of Since the first priorities she then, the men have University men’s basketball early lead off mentioned was heavily reson includes a tone-setting 7-0 SLU. This season is a building could happen. Billikens within one. had two wins, against Southteam, it did. St. Bonaventure’s vs. Charlotte hot shooting by Rob Loe. cruiting the St. Edwardsville Louis Metro and victory against Bradley Uni- block for the next fourOgo years,” Billikens nineswapped With 16 seconds to go, SLU ern IllinoisAdegboyeThe hit six 3-point- led Thebyteams leads for area. She jumped quickly to half and by as much as half fouled andSLU hoped for the best, ers en routeattothe a career-high the University of Illinois, with versity, a forfeit win against Flanagan said. most of the before thescores Metro-East, 29 points, Nicholson Flanagan is currently un- Andrew seven with eight minutes to Rick but the Bonnies made both head coach Majerus was of 5-2 signing and 5-2.four The Bil- McKendree University, a 6-1 W 90-52 players in unbeaten her first two years scored 20 ofgo hisin22the in the sec- called for a technical win against SIU-Edwardsville, decided on his major but comcontest. their foul. free throws. Needing likens start was inat the helm. ond half, Cook Bonaventure tooktothetie, the attempt and a 6-1 loss against Mizzou, mented that he was drawn to and Da’Quan But then, things St. started a three terrupted twoonly losses. vs. Chicago State Four years by later, Lautied his career-high 21out points lead off the tworimmed free shots andsealing the fate arguably the strongest oppocoming to SLU and playing for spiraling of control. out, The first of the two was ren Woods remains. At the in an 83-73 lashing on Wednesnever looked back. nent they have seen thus far. the team after a campus visit. Before you could blink, the of the Billikens. against Bradley University beginning, Gray-Miller de- on Women’s Basketball day,repuFeb. 16.lead was down to fourThe Bonnies went on a 14-2 Conference is approach“I saw the academic after a When all was said and Feb. 18 by a tally and anscribed Woods as of “a 7-0, must Dwayne Evans led the Bil- run over a six-minute span to ing in April, and the coach taion, met with the coach and 13-1 St. Bonaventure run. done, SLU fell to the Bonnies other 7-0 followed shortly sign for us …loss a mature leader likens (8-17, 3-9 Atlantic 10 open up the lead for good. realWith164:30 left, the Billikens with unlimitedagainst potential.” Tothereafter Southern Il- sees only good prospects for the rest of the team, and Conference) with points, They wouldbygoa score up by ofas60-55. Woods is set to leave the all his players. ized that it was something to climb L 70-53 day,linoisCarbondale. whilethat Brian were Conklinscrambling added 15. much as 18 in theRobinson second halfled the Billikens Billikens as an Atlantic 10 All- may “Our No. 1 women’s sin- I wanted to be a part of.” back theRemegame and instreak scoring, in 18, and Although the margin Mike McCall and in Cory off wondera 8-1 scoring ledchipping by Conference honoree. on paper, the gles player, Hailee Elmore, @ Charlotte Hailee Elmore is aken senior, ing how apiece. their lead evaporated Lorreal Jones tallied a douadded 11 points seem significant Adegboye. Woods SLU afSLU has so nowquickly. dropped four ble-double, pulling down 10 majoritycame of theto matches played is three matches away from speech pathology graduate Over the final 1:32 though, ter came four incredibly successful games on theall Billikens four turnSLU’s all-time singles victory student playing at No. 1 sin-in a row Justand as are it seemed hope forced boards and scoring 10 points. close, leaving the Billikat Belleville East High L 60-55 years overs and each record,” Zych said. “She has gles with an impressive re- was lost, Ashley Hanlen spot-capitalized SLUon wraps up its seaens just short of victory. School in Belleville, Ill. As a possession forgeonanSaturday, 11-0 ted up and hit a huge three- to son Feb. 26 at After the winless weekend, the willpower and consisten- cord of 5-1. Lancer, the six-foot forward run that cut theRichmond. deficit to sevvs. St. Bonnaventure averaged cy, and she is very mentally “I think our team’s dopointer to give the Billikens the men’s squad has gone 15.8 points, 3.3 reen, 80-73, on a Conklin layup. ing well. Everyone’s excited from and a 3-01.45 to steals a 3-2 her but still focused and determined.” bounds Time was not on the Bills’ Men’s Tennis The women’s team is ex- about season, and we have look season, ahead with great SAINT side, LOUIS BILLIKENS 7-20 (1-11) senior landing herhopes and the team fell by 10. ceeding expectations everypotential to win conference,” awards from All-Conference for the semester. 14th the Atlantic SLUPlace shot in a blistering 56 Ten perselections an Associated “Theto team has a brand where. Zych believes that this Elmore said. “Every match is the major first half and 50 categories. Ranked last in cent four in of the statistical Press newClass set AA of All-State players,honand we year’s women’s team is the fun because we’re figuring out percent for the game, but al5-2 orable mention. Her team W our doubles line-up and who need time for the experience “best team ever fielded.” lowed the Bonnies to shoot 73 Lauren Woods moves the but ball down court to during alsoto advanced to theZych, super-coach Scoring offense- percent 56.2 PPG (Last) Not only that, they the is going workthe with who.” settle,” John in the second half. @ Southern Illinois sectionals inmen’s the Illinois State “Pinkhave Out”made gameitverses Xavier Feb.sees 16. the closeness Scoring defense- 66.1 PPG of (10th) Because travel, Majerus their No. fifth6year in on Wed., Elmore of the and women’s Playoffs. and the team were not availa row to earn the highest GPA of the team as an asset. “We’re Scoring margin(-9.9)(13th) teams, said. “I feel that in a “High school was a blast,” close to home and play for “When I heard I was goWomen’s Tennis able for comment. Award Woods amongst all pretty close offI the tennis month, willhad beaatpretty the top.” Free throw percentage66.4% (12th) Gray-Miller. said all be- sports Woods said.we “We ing to play with Theresa, Majerus did comment teams at SLU. Averaging at a court too. It’s good for our Thehigh women’s played Field goal percentage34.7% (13th)over the coming a Billiken provided thought, ‘I get to play with successful schoolteam career about his concern GPA of these ladiesone have team have,in to past Iweekend Feb. the 18 chance to 3.75, “do something as this a team. had four on great of the best to players thebe friends Field goal percentage defense-44.1% (Last) “highs and lows” of his freshobviously keptdone theirbegamearea, andandwith those toyou a lot of as well. not been years of building on my skills. that had it’s going be spend fun Blocked shots- 1.4 peringame (last) with The L 5-2 man an interview school a remarkable bal- with time with.” fore, come in up andinhelp build a playing I think, entering high school, her instead of They squared off against University Steals- 7.1 per game (9th) News on Monday. program, andact. lay the founda- going head toThe I was still raw,University, so develop-falling head,’” ancing menWoods continue their Richmond The(13th) Billikens return to ac@ Richmond Assists10.3 per game tion for something hadZych ingtomy skills and building said. combination would A piece of that advice re-Theseason against the Northern the Spiders 5-2. TheonBilliktion Saturday, Feb. 19, when Assist to turnoverCharlotte ratio- 0.6 (Last) been donetells at SLU.” them a lot of back fun.” on Feb. never move Billikens into the his players is, theIllinois Huskies on Feb. 25, enswas bounced 19 peatedly visits Chaifetz AreWhat she did moment not expect Her career as aState Lancer conversation of competitive Defensive rebounding22.6 Per game (Last) “Be in the and focus and the women’s team has a against Morgan Univerna at 7 p.m. W 7-0 was playing alongside Metrograbbed attentionblanking of sev- the your energy at the right A-10 time.basketball. match against Southern IlIt is 16.0 the annual Offensive Rebounding-PG (1st)Billiken sity inthe Baltimore, Theresa Lisch. An eral schools, including Texas East rival Woods’ first Carbondale year at SLU slated for Blue Out, and fans are enDon’t focus on the past or fulinoisBears by a score of 7-0. @ Morgan State Tech, Oklahoma State, Il- Althoff High School graduate, was a quiet one. Though she couraged to wear blue. The Brianna Radici / Design Director Focus on the now.” appearedMarch our No. and 2 player Lisch ture. regularly faced Woods linois “We State,had Evansville in 26 4.games, she By RUBINA BAIG
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Baseball splits games in Texas Softball concludes on high note Feb. 18 SLU-5, Villanova-4
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Feb. 18 SLU-8, UIC-1 Sophomore Alex Alemann pitched five solid innings, giving up one run on five hits in a no-decision. The game was tied 1-1 until the sixth when catcher Connor Gandossy and Mike Levine both drove in runs. Zach Miller added five RBIs, including a three-run homerun in the seventh, which effectively put the game out of reach. Jim Foster picked up the win, throwing three scoreless innings.
Feb.19 SLU-17, UIC-7 The Billiken offense exploded against the flames for a second straight day, with 13 of their 17 runs coming in a three-inning span. Connor Gandossy had a big day for SLU, driving in four runs on two hits. Jerry Mancuso put forth a strong effort on the mound, allowing two runs over six innings and striking out four.
Feb. 19 Texas-Pan American-5, SLU-4 (13 innings) Host team Texas-Pan American swiped a victory from the Billikens in dramatic fashion, winning with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 13th inning. First baseman Jordan Hammerman drove in two for SLU. The Bills had a chance to take the lead in the 11th inning, when they had runners on the corners with two outs, but were unable to drive a run in. Travis Parker threw four scoreless innings to keep the Billikens in the game.
Feb. 20 Texas-Pan American-5, SLU-0 The Broncs cooled down the Billikens’ blistering bats in the final contest of the Ogeltree Classic, shutting them out by a 5-0 tally. SLU had chances to convert but were unable to come up with a run, leaving eight runners on base in the game. Jason Bell gave the Billikens four productive innings out of the pen, giving up only one run on three hits.
Blowout: Bills hammer Chicago State Continued from Page 11
“At one point, everyone was screaming, ‘Shoot it,’ “Cassity said, “and [the Cougars] started denying him, shading toward him. It was awesome. It was great to see him get out there and play a little bit.” “He’s a good kid: He tries hard, he’s there every day,” Majerus said about Daly. “I was happy he had a chance to score. The redeeming quality of this game is you get to put a guy like that in.” Up next for the Billikens
is Duquesne (17-9, 9-4). Previously, SLU dropped a contest 67-45 in Pittsburgh, Pa. In that contest, the Billikens held Duquesne, the league’s top rated offense, well below their scoring average. The Dukes shot 45.1 percent from the field . SLU was hampered by 20 turnovers that resulted in 20 Duquesne points as well as a 41.7 percent shooting mark from the charity stripe. Cody Ellis led the Billikens with 10 points, while Kyle Cassity chipped in eight. Associate head coach
Porter Moser noted that the loss of Ellis will drastically effect SLU’s ability to spread the floor against the Dukes. “They speed you up and make you turn the ball over,” Moser said. “Without Ellis, we will have to shoot well to stay in the game.” In related news, freshman Loe did not have any family directly affected by the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. Assistant Spor ts Information Director Brian Kunderman said Loe has contacted his family. Loe is from Auckland.
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Freshmen Rob Loe (left) and Brian Daly share a moment during the Billikens’ win over Chicago State. Daly, a scarcely used walk-on, had three shot attempts in the contest and scored the first points of his college career. Rob Loe grabbed 10 rebounds in the rout.
Junior Tori Holland started the Billikens off on the right foot, blasting a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning to set the tone in a 5-4 victory over the Wildcats. Junior Hannah Huebbe scattered six hits in her complete game effort, boosting her record to 2-0 on the season.
Feb. 18 Michigan State-9, SLU-0 Despite loading the bases in the first inning for the second straight game, the Bills could not push through a run and were eventually shut out by the Spartans. Kristin Nicoletti led off the game with a triple, but the MSU pitching staff neutralized the SLU offense.
Feb. 19 Georgetown-3, SLU-2 Freshman Julian Austin pitched a gem, striking out eight in six-and-a-third innings, but two calls at the plate caused the Billikens to drop a thriller to the Hoyas. In the top of the seventh, Erin Cejka was thrown out at home, keeping the score knotted at two. In the bottom half of the inning, Georgetown pushed across the winning run in walk-off fashion.
Feb. 19 SLU-2, Florida Gulf Coast-0 Hannah Huebbe’s shutout performance, coupled with some timely hitting, propelled SLU past host team Florida Gulf Coast. Kristain Burger blasted a second inning home run, and Tori Holland drove in a run with a triple to give Huebbe the offense she needed to secure a Billiken victory.
Feb. 20 SLU-7, Georgetown-5 The Bills exacted revenge on the Hoyas after dropping the first meeting between the two squads. It was all tied up at four runs a piece in the fifth tallying two runs in the inning. Freshman Kelsey Biggs recorded her first hit as a Billiken, belting a two-RBI double which would ultimately serve as the winning runs.
The big bat for the Billikens Jon Myers brings a spark to the SLU lineup By DAVID MANKE Contributor
Standing at six-foot-two and over 200 pounds, it is easy to see why Jon Myers can belt home runs with ease. Coupled with his seemingly effortless swing, he has all the makings of a pure hitter with a bright future in the game. Myers, a senior, began his last tour in a Billikens uniform on Feb. 18. This year, however, instead of sharing the spotlight with Danny Brock as the slugger of the SLU lineup, Myers is now one of the few seniors on the squad and is being looked toward for leadership. With 14 new players on the Billiken roster, Myers has embraced this role. “It is a fun role to play. You have to set an example for the younger players and set high expectations, so they know they have to pick it up when the time is needed,” Myers said. Myers has support from other teammates to share the leadership role. “Nick Becker and Cody Cotter are both great leads as well.” First picking up a bat and glove at age six, Myers’ career has taken him from the diamonds of Little League to Ft. Zumwalt South High School, then to Meramec Community College in St. Louis and finally here at Saint Louis University. Eager to get back on the field, Myers’ junior season was cut short almost as early as it began. He suffered a season ending injury only 14 games into the season. Determined to battle back and have a strong 2010 season, Myers worked hard to rehab from his injury and even harder to become a better ballplayer. When the 2010 season
rolled around, Myers established himself as one of the most fearsome hitters in the Billikens lineup, if not all of the Atlantic 10. Coupled with fellow slugger Danny Brock, Myers and the Billikens won the A-10 Conference Tournament, securing a bid in the NCAA Regionals. Although they fell to Illinois State and Louisville, the season was considered a suc-
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cess by all. Myers played a key role in not only the A-10 championship, but also in keeping the Billikens in a good position during the regular season. He led the team in batting with a .365 average to go along with 16 home runs and 72 RBIs, second to only Danny Brock in both categories. Perhaps the most important statistic Myers had to show for last season was making all 62 starts after missing so much time during the 2009 campaign. With the loss of Danny Brock heading into the 2011 season, Myers remains as the only true power threat in the Billiken lineup. He is the lone returning player to post more than 10 home runs; the second closest Billiken in that category is Steve Fernandez with five. With more of the attention focused on him, Myers was motivated to not only improve his offensive game, but his defensive game as well. “I had to improve my agility and fitness,” Myers said. “My
fielding percentage needs to go up.” To become an even better presence at the plate, Myers worked on adding another dimension to his swing during the off-season-- the ability to drive the ball the other way. “I looked at some of the downfalls of last season and realized what I needed to get better at,” Myers said. “I worked on some aspects of hitting, mainly hitting the ball to the right side. You just have to push it a little harder each and every offseason.” Myers found himself in a bit of a slump as the team traveled to Texas to compete in the Al Ogeltree Classic Tournament hosted by Texas-Pan American University. Myers only collected three hits in 16 at-bats over four games, driving in a single run. Realistically, there is little cause for concern. Seeing the level of intensity of which he approaches his game and his natural ability, his slump is not likely to last for long. As for life beyond baseball? Myers would like to extend his career as far as it can go. “I would love to play professional baseball. It has been my dream since I was young,” Myers said. Myers realizes the value of his education and that the college experience only comes around once, so before he gets too deep into his professional baseball aspirations, Myers is focusing on the tasks at hand: Finishing his degree and wrapping up his career as a Billiken on a positive note. “Right now, I want to concentrate on finishing my degree in management. I am happy to have a SLU education to fall back on in case the pro-baseball thing does not work out,” Myers said. Myers and the Billikens continue their journey toward another A-10 crown on Friday, Feb. 25 against Kansas.
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The Student Media Production Team is a team of students who are trained videographers guided by staff advisors. Our rates are very affordable and our production is top notch. Let us create a promotional video, commercial or caputre a historic event for your group.
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Are you looking for a way to give back to the SLU community and earn valuable professional experiences? Tutors for the summer 2011 and 2011-2012 academic year are needed for the Frost and Medical Center campuses.
Positions offer flexible, on-campus hours at the rate of $10 per hour. Must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA , 3.0 in the course you wish to tutor, and faculty recommendation.
Download your application by visiting slu.edu/tutoringservices.xml. Applications and recommendations are due to BSC suite 331 by Friday, March 4. but will be accepted until all of the positions have been filled.
For more information, contact Kelly Herbolich (kherboli@slu.edu).
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t a t h g i N r o i n a e n S e r A z t e f i a h C Saturday,
Seniors Only:
February 26th 7:00pm
Participate in half court shot Chance to win signed basketball Buy tickets at the Student Involvement Free Pizza Raffles during the Center (BSC 319). game Must buy tickets at the Spirit Competition Student Involvement
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Center in order to be eligible for contests and prizes.
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Currently hiring for a variety of courses (including Acct, Bio, Philosophy, Chem, Math, Econ, Foreign Languages and more).
This Saturday
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For more information, contact Chris Koerner (koernerc@slu.edu) or Jason Young (jyoung42@slu.edu).
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