No. 25 April 19, 2012

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

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A SAINTSATION’S FIGHT AGAINST CANCER

Emily Evans inspires her cheerleading team in the face of adversity >> SPORTS

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GEOCACHING An indepth look at the newest GPS hobby >> ARTS

Graduate programs Student organizations fight for funding 2011 receive recognition

- Total amount requested

by CSOs - $1.2 million - Total amount allocated $801,869 - Total amount allocated through appeals $29,269.59

Health Law ranked number one

By KRISTEN MIANO Associate News Editor

Each year, the U.S. News and World Report analyzes more than 1,200 graduate school programs to make lists detailing the top schools in the country. For the 2013 rankings, several of the graduate programs at Saint Louis University received some recognition. Among the most notable were the No. 1 ranking awarded to the Health Law program, the No. 13 ranking awarded to the Geriatrics program and a slew of awards given to several programs in the business school.

The SLU Health Law program has been recognized as the top program in the country for nine consecutive years. According to their website, Health Law prides itself on an excellent education experience both in and out of the classroom. The program offers opportunities for students to study in-depth a specialized section of Health Law, and it encourages its students to put what they learn into practice with health law placements within the St. Louis community.

“U.S. News & World Report’s recognition of the Saint Louis University Center for Health Law Studies is a testament to our faculty’s strong scholarship and sought-after expertise and the combination of top-notch classroom and practical experiences we provide our law students,” Tim Greaney, co-director of the Center for Health Law Studies, said in a statement in a press release put out by the University.

John Morley, director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine, attributes the placement of SLU’s Geriatrics program in the top 15 in part to the impressive faculty who work in the program.

“We did well because the faculty here is very successful and does a lot of research,” Morley said. “We are known to provide very high quality teaching for students in geriatrics and to multiple health professionals both at the student level and beyond.”

The Geriatric Medicine program began around 23 years ago and now serves as a key component of internal medicine studies at SLU. See “Rankings” on Page 3

Fangyu Wu / Staff Photographer

Four graduate school programs in the John Cook School of Business were ranked in the top 50 programs by U.S. News and World Report.

2012 Minghao Gao / Senior Staff Photographer

Members of the Student Government Association listen to the first round of annual funding appeals from CSO board members on Saturday, April 14.

By MARTINA BOYTER Associate News Editor

On Saturday April 14, 19 CSOs presented their cases before SGA to appeal the amount of funding they had been allocated for the 2012-2013 academic year.

The meeting, held in DavisShaughnessy 173, started at 9 a.m. Saturday and lasted until after 4 p.m.

The entire process commenced on Feb. 8, when SGA’s Finance Committee presented the Annual Funding Guidelines as a bill in Senate. Almost one month later, on March 5, the annual budget reports from all CSOs were due at 5 p.m. These budgets required detailed information about where funds would be spent and estimations based on previous years’ spending.

Along with a budget, each CSO was required to include contact information for the executive board-elect for the next year and receipts from the previous year. Receipts were needed in order to legitimize requested increases in funds allocated.

With this information, SGA’s Finance Committee began the Annual Funding Hearings. The hearings took place over two weekends, March 23-March 31. Within

this time, the committee met for four hours each Friday and nine hours each Saturday to make decisions on what requests from CSOs would be approved or denied.

The Finance Committee based its decisions solely on the Funding Directives. John Cook School of Business Senator and Finance Committee member Piera Blandon said, “We dive into making a recommendation by assuming that everything is fundable and we can allocate all the monies requested, except for what is deemed un-fundable by our directives.”

Blandon explained that when a group comes in for their Finance Hearing, the funding buddy of said group is assumed to be an expert in that budget; that person is in charge of asking questions of things that are unclear to the group.

During a hearing, the committee may ask whether certain programming events are open to the entire SLU community or how all students will benefit from a group’s activities. If the events and activities are not beneficial to the SLU community, they are considered internal social events. Such events could be funded by the members of the group: for example, through

membership dues, instead of from a fee that is paid by everyone. Namely, this fee is the Student Activity Fee (SAF), which earned an increase for the 2012-2013 school year for the first time since 2003. The increase to the fee was passed through a student body-wide vote concurrent with the SGA Executive Board elections in February.

While deeming what SGA should and should not fund, the committee also considers whether an event is an undue burdens to the SAF. That is, groups that request a disproportionate amount of money compared to the benefit that it will bring to all SLU students.

The committee notified every CSO of their recommended budget, which still sought approval through passage as a bill by the SGA Senate. If groups were unsatisfied by the funds they were set to receive, they were offered the opportunity to appeal their budgets for reconsideration.

Groups had until April 10 to notify the Finance Committee if this was an action they wanted to take.

On April 14, the annual funding omnibus bill passed through Senate, and the first round of appeals were heard.

See “Funding” on Page 2

- Total amount requested by CSOs - $1,105,638.39 - Total amount allocated $890,809.00 - Total amount allocated through appeals - $10,795

CSOs receiving the highest amount

- Student Activities Board (SAB) - Great Issues Committee (GIC) - Black Student Alliance (BSA) - Muslim Student’s Association (MSA) - Student Government Association (SGA) - Indian Student Association (ISA) - Club SLU Crew - FSAE - Park’s Racing - International Student Federation (ISF) - Club Ice Hockey

Additional money received thanks to the increase of the SAF: 2011-2012 - $801,869.00 2012-2013 - $890,809.00 Difference - $88,940

Parks student launches Grand’s saucer close to landing two tenants Starbucks, Chipotle close in on leases for former Del Taco building ‘Campus Bazar’

By BRIAN BOYD News Editor

Thomas Muntaner, a senior in Saint Louis University’s Park’s College of Engineering and Aviation Technology, wanted to help his girlfriend find a partner for one of her class projects. Having trouble, Muntaner had a thought — why not have a website where students could find partners for class projects?

That thought expanded into his website, Campusbazar.

The site serves as a social networking site with the goal of linking students from similar colleges and universities to locate buyers and sellers for goods such as textbooks, furniture and even to find sublessors for apartments or partners for school projects.

“We found that a lot of students end up buying and selling the same things every year, buying the same couches from target every year and throwing them out,” Muntaner said. “Students are

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always having trouble finding people to buy their books and need a way to contact other students.”

Muntaner said that Campusbazar will only allow access to students with .edu email addresses, and it will allow them to connect with students from their own universities and other schools nearby for free. He said that by requiring an .edu email address, it verifies that the person on the other side of the transaction will be a student.

“On other websites, like Craigslist, you never know the other person and whether to trust them. Through Campusbazar, you’re guaranteed that the other person is a student,” Muntaner said.

The website will not allow transactions between students on websites via credit card; rather, Campusbazar exists only to link the students and allow the two parties to carry out the transaction independently.

According to Muntaner, other site features enhance the users’ experience. An iPhone application will be released in the next two weeks, which will allow Campusbazar users to browse and post items and receive message notifications on their phones.

Students will also be able to compare prices offered by sellers to Amazon listings using the Amazon Associate widget.

“It’s a good way to keep students from exploiting each other, since they’re easily able to check it with amazon.com, which usually has the lowest prices,” Muntaner said.

The site, launched on March 15, earns all of its revenue from advertisements.

See “Bazar” on Page 3

By JONATHAN ERNST Editor-in-Chief

Ten months have passed since Del Taco vacated the saucer-shaped building at 212 S. Grand, leaving the historic building in the dark without a tenant.

If everything goes according to plan, the building may be on its way back to prosperity as Starbucks and Chipotle are near completion of leases that will allow them to occupy the saucer-shaped building by the start of the fall semester.

Rick Yackey, developer and owner of the building, unveiled plans to renovate it during a public meeting at the site on Sept. 14.

The renderings that he presented featured an expansion of the retail space to about 4,800 square feet to allow space for two tenants.

“It’s going to be a great adaptive re-use of the site and we will be able to save the building and we will be able to get something that students

can utilize that isn’t drawing problems to this area,” Yackey said at the meeting.

Chipotle will occupy the east side of the building, about 2,000 square feet, while Starbucks will occupy the other 2,800 square feet of the building.

Plans for the renovation include the utilizing of Del Taco’s drive-thru window for Starbucks to use.

The building, originally constructed in 1967 as a Phillips 66 gas station, gained attention in the summer as Yackey first proposed to demolish the building after Del Taco moved out.

Preservationists and passionate citizens protested against the demolition, stating that the building was a St. Louis landmark because of its unique design.

Yackey said that at first he did not believe maintaining the building could be economically feasible.

By September, Yackey had begun finalizing his plans to

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Construction begins on the site of the former Del Taco building. It is reported that Starbucks and Chipotle are close to signing leases to occupy the building. keep the building and renovate the building for two tenants to occupy.

“Once completed, this building will be next to the Arch as the iconic piece of St.

Louis,” Yackey said.

Plans to renovate and expand the building are moving forward as Starbucks and Chipotle are believed to be near completion of leases.

UNews awarded ‘Best Overall Newspaper’ at state conference STAFF REPORT

For the second time in three years, The University News has been recognized as the best overall college newspaper among the largest Universities in Missouri.

On April 14th, The University News received 21 awards including the title of “Division I Best Overall Newspaper” by the Missouri College Media Association at the annual awards ceremony, held this year at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. The University News also claimed the title of “Best Over-

all Newspaper” and “Best in The organization received State” in 2009-10. Thirty-six honorable mentions or placed Missouri colamong the leges and top three universities in 17 other were eligible categories. for MCMA “I am I am extremely proud awards. extremely In addi- of what our organiza- proud of tion to the tion has been able to what our ‘Best Overall or ganizaNewspaper’ accomplish in the last tion has award, The few years. been able University to accomNews took plish in first place in the last the catego- -Jonathan Ernst few years,” ries of EnEditor-intertainment Review; Editorial Chief Jonathan Ernst said.

Writing; and Regular Column. “We have provided the SLU

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community with award winning journalism and that is something that we can all be proud of.”

The schools competing in division I include the University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri State University, Saint Louis University, the University of Missouri-Saint Louis, Washington University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Each student publication vying for the title of “Best Overall Newspaper” submitted three newspapers to be judged on criteria such as story content, design, photography and community interest.

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THE SLU SCOOP Tuesday, April 17

1:43 - Aggressive Panhandling A student was walking toward her apartment, when she was stopped by an unknown black male. The subject requested money from the student. The student told the subject she didn’t have any money. The subject told her he knew she had money and stated he would walk with her to the ATM so she could get some.

The subject gently grabbed the student’s arm and started walking with her. Upon arrival, the student withdrew $60 and gave it to the subject.

The student stated at no time did the subject threaten her but, was afraid if she didn’t comply he may have gotten physical with her.

Elena Dalla Torre

Well-traveled professor teaches students to become global citizens

By HANNAH WILEY Staff Writer

Born and raised in the small town of Casale Monferrato in the northern region of Piemonte, Italy, Dr. Elena Dalla Torre did not always expect her future home to be in St. Louis. Dalla Torre received her B.A. in French language and studies with an English minor at Vercellí Università del Piemonte Orientale.

Dalla Torre said she always knew that her passion for languages and cultural experiences outside of her own comfort zone would someday lead her out of Italy and around the world. Her first multicultural experience was in elementary school, when she spent a year abroad in France learning the language and culture.

“I used to be a very shy kid, and speaking other languages helped me to become a different person; more outgoing and spontaneous,” Dalla Torre said.

This desire to speak other languages sparked Dalla Torre’s enthusiasm for learning languages, and today she speaks Italian, French, English, some Spanish, and her own regional dialect in Piemonte.

“I have a tendency to like all the Romance languages.

I think Italian, French, and Spanish are the most beautiful languages,” Dalla Torre said.

After she completed her undergraduate education, Dalla Torre met an American friend who inspired her to move to the United States.

“When I was a teenager, I had a myth of America. I was watching all American programs, all American TV, all American actors and my favorite singer was Bruce Springsteen. Then it faded a little bit,” Dalla Torre said.

Dalla Torre moved to the U.S. to attend the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

For three years, Dalla Torre taught and received her Master’s Degree. She then attend-

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ed the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor to pursue a doctorate degree in French language and cultural studies.

Dalla Torre describes her time in the United States as a “constant process of adaptation.”

“One thing that you have to get used to is the huge, empty spaces. It was one of the first visual impacts that I saw in America. In Italy, I’m used to seeing things filled and with a large amount of cultural history,” Dalla Torre said. “Here there is not past, but very present. In such vast spaces, social relations are different and makes for social interactions that are not as deep.”

Dalla Torre began her time at Saint Louis University in the fall of 2011 after 7 years in Ann Arbor. Right now, Dalla Torre said she is still getting used to St. Louis and her favorite part about SLU is her own students.

“I like the interactions I have with them. Most of them

are very spontaneous and genuine, and these are two qualities that facilitate cultural change and learning languages,” Dalla Torre said.

Dalla Torre strives to give her students a strong and authentic taste of what Italy is truly about by showing YouTube videos of famous singers and readings of historical and beautiful cities in Italy.

Dalla Torre offers viewpoints and values that involve her experiences as an Italian in the pursuit of being a global citizen, and stresses the need for reaching out to others.

“I think that as someone who has always been into communication and culture, the most important thing is to get out of yourself, and be in touch with others,” Dalla Torre said. “Turn to the person next to you and try to be in touch with people who are different than you and enjoy it, rather than fearing it. Let go of the fear and throw yourself into it.”

Nineteen CSO’s appealed their proposed budgets, and many were successful. The total amount requested by CSOs this year was $1,105,638.39.

On Saturday, $10,795 additional dollars were allocated.

The second round of appeals took place on Wed., April 18 and yielded $11,010 to equal the sum of $901,819 that was allocated to all CSOs for the upcoming year.

In comparison to the funding allocated in 2011 for the present academic year, all amounts have increased. This increase corresponds with the increase in the SAF, making it possible for CSOs to receive more money for more activities and events. The total amount requested by CSOs in 2011 was approximately $1.2 million. Through appeals, an additional $29,269.59 was allocated in 2011. The total amount allocated in 2011 was $801,869. This means that as a result of the increase of the SAF, an additional $99,950 was allocated to CSOs. The major decrease in funds allocated through appeals between 2011 and 2012, almost $10,000, reflects the greater amount of money initially granted to CSOs, making for more satisfied CSOs and a shorter appeals process.

After the first round of appeals last Saturday, four CSOs chose to re-appeal for a second round of consideration in hopes of gaining greater amounts of funding. These

four CSO’s are the Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA), Delta Sigma Pi, a professional business fraternity, SLU-TV, and Filipino Student Association. Yesterday, Wed., April 18, the four CSOs stood before SGA for the second round of appeals.

SOTA appealed for additional funds for a national SOTA conference. Initially, the conference did not meet requirements for a fundable conference because the group did not present a cost breakdown for transportation, registration, and lodging. The issue of what the conference contributes to the entire SLU community was also questioned.

Similar concerns were the focus of many CSOs’ appeals.

Delta Sigma Pi also appealed for funds to attend conferences, but was unsuccessful.

The requirements for a fundable conference were also the subject of the appeals of Campus Kitchen, the Society of Women Engineers, NSHLLA, SLU Karate, Beta Alpha Psi, Women’s Club Basketball, SLU Club Rowing, Society of Aeronautical Engineers, but these groups were granted additional funds during the April 14 hearings. For most, presenting further details as to the use of funds and showing how it benefits the SLU community were the keys to success.

For instance, Women’s Club Basketball initially received zero funds due to insufficient details on cost breakdowns for tournaments.

At the April 14 meeting, the team presented detailed figures for hotel fees and transportation; the funding was then amended and passed successfully.

There were other common reasons CSOs appealed their recommended budgets for the 2012-2013 year. One trend was the request for transportation to an event, as evidenced in Interfaith Alliance’s unsuccessful request for money for a bus for a “Bus Tour”.

Another repeated reason for declined funding requests was the limit put on funding for publicity or printing. No CSO can receive more than $150 for printing purposes.

SLU-TV, on the other hand, appealed their budget for technological devices that were supported by funding last year, but were believed to not need replacement after just one year. SLU-TV was partly successful in their appeal and received a portion of what they requested.

Overall, the CSO receiving the highest amount from SGA was the Student Activities Board (SAB). The second greatest allocation was granted to the Great Issues Committee (GIC). Rounding out the top ten for amount received were the Black Student Alliance (BSA), the Muslim Students’ Association (MSA), SGA, the Indian Student Association (ISA), Club SLU Crew, FSAE- Park’s Racing, the International Student Federation (ISF), and Club Ice Hockey.

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Sorority turns SLU ‘Ultra-Violet’ Sigma Kappa dedicates week to philanthropy

By MARK CAMPOS Senior Staff Writer

zheimer’s research,” Woodson said, “Most of the girls in the sorority have been closely affected by Alzheimer’s so they are passionate about it.”

Last year, the campaign raised over $1000 for Alzheimer’s research and won an Order of Omega award for Greek Community Involvement, she said.

On Wednesday, soror-

SLU became “Ultra-Violet” this week, thanks to the Kappa Theta chapter of the Sigma Kappa sorority hosting its third annual Ultra-Violet Campaign.

“Our Ultra Violet campaign is Sigma Kappa’s chance to give back to others and to make a difference in our community,” President of Sigma Kappa Ashlee Walsh Our Ultra Violet camsaid.

The week, which is paign is Sigma Kappa’s named after the sorority’s flower, allows Sigma Kappa chance to give back to members to focus on their others and to make a passions, as well as other organizations they may sup- difference in our comport, Walsh said. munity.

“For me, I am extremely passionate about Al- -Ashlee Walsh zheimer’s and the effects it has on so many including members of my own family,” ity members sold ForgetWalsh said. She added that Me-Not flowers provided by the chance to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association a cure to Alzheimer’s as well and handed out lollipops to as awareness of the disease is students who donated their powerful.Sigma Kappa thinks loose change. There was also the campaign will be enjoy- a profit share event that eveable for students, said Public ning at Flying Cow Frozen YoRelations Chair of Sigma Kap- gurt, during which a portion pa, Michelle Woodson. It con- of what students paid for their sists of four events, spread out meal went to the campaign.

On Thursday, in addition from Wednesday to Friday.

“The campaign helps us to continuing Forget-Me-Not raise money for our philan- sales and loose change collecthropies and support Al- tion, Sigma Kappa will hold a

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“Fraternity Feud” game show in the Tegeler Auditorium.

Fraternities had until Monday to sign up to participate in the show, which is a variation on “Family Feud,” and non-participating students can watch the event by donating an empty soda can to the event. The empty cans are forwarded to Inherit the Earth, another Sigma Kappa philanthropy.

Sigma Kappa will finish off the week by holding a “Ultra-Violet Sketti Dinner” on Friday evening. The dinner will take place in the DeMattias Hall Multipurpose Room and tickets will be available for purchase from Sigma Kappa members or at the door.

The food will be catered

by Fazoli’s Italian Restaurant, she said.

“They can come and hangout and have a cheap delicious dinner,” Woodson said, “Who doesn’t love pasta?”

Proceeds from the campaign will benefit the Sigma Kappa Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropy meant to support the fraternity. The foundation supports research into combating Alzheimer’s Disease, a form of dementia.

The foundation also supports sorority members of Sigma Kappa with scholarship opportunities, leadership and educational programs, and financial aid.

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Muntaner said that he plans to allow companies to post deals and special offers on the site for a fee. Using the site will be completely free for students.

Muntaner developed the website over the course of a year, and he said that the programming aspect of the project was difficult despite his experience in computer programming.

“The language I used, I had never used before, so basically I had to learn a new language and then program

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with it,” Muntaner said. “I actually rebuilt the website from ground up three or four times because I found a better way to do things and make it more efficient.”

Muntaner said that one of the most appealing aspects of Campusbazar is the ability for students to get a better deal on textbook resale.

“It helps make sure you get the most bang for your buck so you can spend that money you earned from your books.

It helps students buy their books for the next semester and makes sure they’re not constantly losing money,”

Muntaner said.

Senior Joe Andreoni said that he was excited to use the website and that it gives students a cost-effective means of buying and selling.

“I think it’s a great idea. It saves students money, which is always a plus, and it avoids wasting materials when students are done with them,” Andreoni said. “They can recoup some of their money instead of keeping the book on their shelf for years or throwing it out.”

The website can be reached at www.campusbazar.com.

Clock Tower under construction

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Workers continue construction on the Joseph G. Lipic Clock Tower on Wednesday, April 18. The concrete closest to the center is being replaced, among other renovations to the area.

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The program provides outpatient care in assisted living facilities and nursing homes and features opportunities for its students to work at both Des Peres Hospital and SLU Hospital in acute care and intensive care for the elderly.

The Geriatric program also notably developed tools that have become widely used in the care for the elderly.

One tool is an evaluative measure for dementia in patients, called the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination, or SLUMS. SLUMS and other tools created by the programs have been translated into a multitude of different languages.

Other notable accomplishments of the Geriatric program include the development of a drug to treat Alzheimer’s that is moving into clinical trials and extensive research in areas such as nutri-

tion and muscle deterioration.

Despite the successes of the program so far, Morley would like to see more in the future.

“I’d like to be number one of course,” Morely said.

“I think we’re very lucky to ranked at all, however.”

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I’d like to be number one, of coure. I think we’re ver y lucky to be ranked at all, however.

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Three programs in the Graduate Business School were ranked in the top 25 in their categories.

According Ellen Harshman, dean of the John Cook School of Business, the En-

trepreneurship, International Studies and Supply Chain Management programs have stayed fairly consistent in their top 25 rankings over the last few years.

The program’s ranking that surprised her the most, however, was the placement of SLU’s part-time MBA program at number 35.

“They changed the ranking process a few years ago, so this is a big deal,” Harshman said. “This ranking is a comparison with all the ACSD accredited schools that have part-time programs. SLU stood out to that degree in that process, in comparison to the bigger and better-known schools.”

Harshman attributes the success of the part-time MBA to the hard work that has been put into it in the last few years.

“For us to be 37, it amazes me. I was proud, since we’ve worked so hard. We’re getting great recognition.” Harshman said.

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Disparity in program rankings must be met with new focus, distribution There was a wonderful time in medieval society when scholars possessed knowledge of ever ything imaginable, from art histor y to philosophy and literature and science and math and you name it.

Nowadays, these areas of knowledge have expanded so much that we cannot possibly learn all of it. So most of today’s scholars pick one area of knowledge and devote their life to it. But if you asked the average aerospace engineer, he or she probably wouldn’t be able to tell you where their appendix is. Similarly, most physicians probably can’t point to Belize on a world map.

The recent rankings of SLU’s graduate programs in the U.S. News and World Report show a considerable favoritism toward SLU’s health care and business programs.

The humanities are noticeably underranked. This could be that the humanities are not as carefully evaluated as other areas, or it could be that the humanities are

growing fast and SLU is falling behind in this growth.

It is time that we build upon our humanities. Although most students complain about their philosophy, theology and literature core requirements, and others grieve about science and math requirements, students need to realize that a university is a unique chapter of learning in its commitment to a rounded education.

If we are truly attending a university, where the search for truth and knowledge is a universal search, then the truths hidden in the humanities must now be improved to achieve higher ranking. There is no reason why the programs that are already thriving should receive all the efforts and resources to reach the top. Our resources must be allocated equally and our scope must be refocused.

We must focus on improving our underranked areas of study so that we are truly a university, unified.

Adulthood means a grave responsibility to address problems adolescents face The documentary “Bully” sheds light on of college takes root in understanding what an issue that has not often been thought being an adult means. Responsibility and about. Like many issues that arise in youth, maturity are vague terms we are forced to bullying is often treated as a given with any define for ourselves as we take this journey childhood. It is a sad phenomenon, we all to adulthood, but a big part of adulthood is agree, but like war and bloodshed, it is a bur- being wary of the younger ones in our lives den that must be. and understanding the responsibility we Let us not forget what power we have in have toward them. ameliorating injustices and what responsibilMost kids who fall victim to bullying and ity that imposes upon suffer greatly for it us. As college stuare ones who do not dents, although peer get the attention they pressure and social need for one reason cadence do not leave another. They A big part of adulthood or us, we are not as likely are made to feel into be exposed to bulis being wary of the ferior and the bullylying as we once were ing seeps into their younger ones in our lives conscience, while in elementary and high school. Entering should have the and understanding the they the adult world leaves strength to resist us with a higher repressure and responsibility we have peer sponsibility to speak deprecation. Let us be out and protect the adults and the source toward them. younger in our lives of this strength for from bullying. those who lack it.

If we have not alBeside the responready, at some point in the future, we will sibility of setting a good example and behavall have to interact with kids prone to be af- ing kindly with adolescents, we must develfected by bullying. If you tutor kids or have op the maturity to give good advice and be younger siblings or relatives, and if there are good ears for them. kids in your life who look up to you as adults, If a bullied student cannot confide about take your relationship with them seriously. his or her bullying with parents or other You might be the only person they would family members, we must step up and be trust to confide in with their problems. the adult they can confide in and develop a The transition from elementary and sec- culture of trust and confidence, a culture of ondary education to the apparent adulthood listening, a culture of responsibility.

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For us to be number 37, it amazes me. I was proud, since we worked so hard, we’re getting great recognition.

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The best item I found on geocaching was on the same trip in Glenwood Springs.

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I feel like my whole family has cancer because we are all going through it together.

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It is skilled organization, not lackadaisical procrastination Three dire You look at the calendar to see that the eight-page paper that was assigned so long ago is finally due tomorrow, but have you started Commentary it? Of course not!

Your teacher advised you to begin researching weeks ago, but did you do that?

No. You figured you would have plenty of time.

We are all Maeve Donahue victims of this pushing-it-off-until-the-ver y-lastminute-possible-and-then-realizingyou-shouldn’t-have-procrastinatedso-long epidemic.

After days and weeks of putting assignments off, we must finally face them. With each assignment, we promise ourselves to work ahead of time so we are not rushed to finish at the end, but let’s be honest, when has this ever worked?

As college students, our lives are packed with assignments and obligations from our courses, as well as extracurricular activities. We are forced to organize our lives in order to accomplish all of the tasks we have been assigned, and these organization methods come in all shapes and sizes.

Although our parents might think differently, we should all be extremely proud of the ways in which we have trained ourselves to organize our time in the most efficient ways possible. We have learned how to perfect our daily routines in order to be as productive as possible. We have learned how to finish assignments on time and under strict time crunches. We have taught ourselves that in the real world, we may not have two months to work on a fourpage paper, and therefore, in order to be prepared, we must train ourselves to finish this task in less than 12 hours. No matter what professionals say, college students are really the ones who are cracking down and getting work done.

Now, because we have gotten so good at working under pressure, we

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and the businesses should be up and running in time for fall semester. If I had one recommendation, it would be to stay open late. With the presence of a Chipotle, Pickleman’s will likely suffer. Customers will be trading in their late-night asiago chicken pizza cravings for a steak quesadilla with extra guacamole.

Furthermore, its presence reduces the need to escape our bubble in order to hit the Loop or Clayton to satisfy a hankering for Chipotle.

However, it is usually refreshing to venture away from campus and into the urban jungle on occasion. On the other hand, getting to these offcampus locations is not an option for all; the proximity of delicious meals will feed the hungry underclassmen who can’t find any open dining locations on Sundays on campus.

Maybe some healthier options could have been preferable, but for now the supergiants are moving in and a new wave of freshman 15 (or sophomore/junior/senior 15) will probably hit the campus like an epidemic.

Nevertheless, it is enticing to picture a newly renovated and expanded South Grand saucer with crowds of students meeting up for lattes and tacos.

With this new development around campus, it will be interesting to see how it inspires other businesses. It is common for competitors to locate next to each other in order to bring in larger crowds from beyond the confined area where the closest consumers are located. Theory is that with the greater amount of people coming from farther distances, the businesses will make more revenue than they will lose to their competitor next door. So, should we expect the arrival of a Caribou Coffee and high end fast food next spring?

Not only does the advent of booming businesses around SLU excite current students, but it is also a lure for potential students. And happy students mean a happy Biondi.

Now, what to do about revamping the “Shady Shell?”

Four papers, four finals and 12 class days left, and then I will be done for the semester! Unless I take summer classes or accept an inCommentary ternship, my late-night studying and tireless work hours are done for three months.

The past three years have, at times, seemed to trudge by yet Dustin Paluch simultaneously sneak past me like a ninja. The close of junior year marks 16 years of education but not the end of learning.

Education is often confined to lectures and textbooks, but there is much more to discover outside the classroom. As I reflect upon my college years thus far, I can’t recall half of what my professors taught me.

But life’s experiences have revealed to me a few essential lessons.

Life lesson number one: You don’t need to do “everything” to succeed.

College is not only about studying, checking items off of a to-do list and maintaining a high GPA. College presents an opportunity to explore the social and financial constraints in life to discover what you enjoy, what you’re good at and what might be a logical next step outside of college. This cannot be accomplished when you are overcommitted to academics or constantly stressed about flawlessly executing every project or extra credit opportunity.

So I say, procrastinate when you please! Give into peer pressure once in a while. Take a risk and put down your books! Constant work is not sustainable. It is stressful to the body and stifles creativity.

It is important to accept the fact that we cannot do everything, nor do it all well, and as much as I hate economics, I have to admit: Yes, opportunity cost is very real.

A big part of effectiveness and efficiency is prioritization. Happy and productive students take a moment to identify tasks and activities that warrant the greatest return. This means declining a lot of “necessary” things to enjoy yourself once in a while.

Life lesson number two: You need to be comfortable with social drinking.

The modern professional is presented with plenty of opportunities to have a few pints, pitchers or cocktails after work. If you didn’t go to college and learn that there is always a time and a place for this type of event, you may not have been able to control yourself.

You now know that your work supervisor finds it much less entertaining if you show up for the job late, hung-over or generally unproductive. Sure, you could order that last drink on a Wednesday night.

But Thursday morning comes awfully fast, and you won’t have the option of just skipping this class.

If you save big party nights for the weekend and avoid keg stands at company parties, you know you’ll be safe in your place at work.

Social drinking has almost become a necessity in the modern work world. It presents a time to connect with your boss and fellow co-workers in a relaxed setting. So while in college, make sure you go to parties, go into a bar (legally) and kick back a few drinks, even if they are non-alcoholic. Just being in a relaxed setting can set you up for a promotion down the line because your boss and co-workers will know the non-professional you.

That’s not to say you have to drink alcohol, but in today’s world, you need to be comfortable around those who drink a little after work.

Life lesson number three: Stay young.

So you want to eat pizza and Cheetos every night for dinner. You occasionally sleep till noon and ignore the alarm like a bandit. And nobody stops you. I hope you realize by now that college, like life, affords you incredible amounts of autonomy to make your own decisions. This is a great thing, right?

It was until you realized the main consequence of complete freedom is total responsibility. You know that if you forget to finish an assignment, you’ll get a low grade. This is why you now know that if you fail to finish a project at work you might actually be fired.

This doesn’t mean that the occasional crazy stunt should be avoided. After all, staying young is also important. Can you drink a gallon of Mountain Dew at 5 a.m. like you used to? Probably. Will your kids make fun of you and will you feel crazy hyped up tomorrow at work?

Ooooh yeah.

There are countless life lessons I could share with you, but for now I leave you with my top three.

Stephanie Woods is a junior in the John Cook School of Business.

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

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have needed to find new methods of filling up our time. Whether it is checking emails 18 times per hour, going on Facebook every four minutes to see new updates and notifications or discovering new things on StumbleUpon, students spend hours upon hours doing things other than their homework, but who’s complaining? In college, we are given more freedom than we could have ever imagined having in high school.

If a student doesn’t want to go to class, don’t worry about it. If a teacher announces that eight separate essays are due throughout a semester, but points won’t be deducted if they are all turned in at the end of the semester, why work on them ahead of time? We all know our responsibilities and are aware of what we have to get done, so why does it matter when we choose to do it as long as it’s completed on time?

The hours spent procrastinating on an assignment can be extremely amusing, but at a certain point the night before it is due, a student must confront themselves and come to the realization that they have pos-

sibly procrastinated too much and therefore are in for a long all-nighter. For some students, these nights are dreaded and avoided at all costs.

For others, they are accepted and at times even welcomed. It is reasonable to say that these all nighters can be productive, but it is not reasonable to expect that the entirety of the night will be spent working on homework.

Every student that is accustomed to them has a specific routine for what their all-nighters consist of. No matter what the routine, there are many phases to any all-nighter. It begins between 11:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. when a student realizes that they have procrastinated too long and, to put it lightly, are screwed unless they pull an all-nighter. The hours of 12:00 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. go on without a hitch with the help of some caffeine and some brief “study breaks.” Around 3:00 or 3:30 a.m., a student will begin to feel a slight wave of exhaustion and may possibly doze off for a few brief seconds.

With this overwhelming need to close his or her eyes, a student may

stand up and walk around a bit or try and find some activity to wake them up again because their assignment is still not finished and therefore, they cannot sleep.

This would also be a good time for a little refreshment and snack. After a little energy boost around 4:00 a.m., a student’s focus lasts for about another hour until another wave of exhaustion --- sometimes accompanied by nausea --- hits, and the need for sleep is stronger than ever. Eventually the student is drawn back to their assignment where they remain focused up until 6:30 or 7 a.m. when it’s time for another coffee that officially wakes them up and gets them ready for a whole new day running on absolutely no sleep.

Many of us can agree that we have given into the countless methods of procrastination, and while these allnighters may seem a bit unpleasant, we all just have to give up the belief that our study habits are going to change any time soon.

Maeve Donahue is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Food or fuel? An unnecesary dilemma in biofuel controversy With Earth Day just around the corner, people are searching for ways to do their part and make an impact on the environment.

Commentary A newer way in which many individuals are becoming involved in benefitting the environment is by producing biofuel, which is any type of fuel produced Rachel Smith from renewable biological resources.

If biofuels are known to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it would seem obvious that the production of biofuel is worth our time. So, why is there so much controversy surrounding this issue?

With the production of these biofuels comes the risk of diverting both farmland and crops from the production of food supply. This controversy has come to be internationally known as the “food vs. fuel” debate.

This has created a new demand for the land that previously had been used for crop production or forests, and it can lead to an increase in prices of food crop, or more importantly, it can lead to deforestation.

However, those who lean toward the priority of grain in this “food vs. fuel” debate have not considered in their argument America’s many advances, including advances in seed technology, efficiency regarding agriculture and biofuel production innovations. Furthermore, there are many other developments that are permitting the farmers of America to meet the needs for food, feed, fuel, etc., on a global level.

So, although there are evident flaws with its production, biofuel is a vital part in moving forward in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is possible because when using the fuel, the carbon dioxide that is captured during the growth of the plants replaces that used while burning biofuels. This means that this greenhouse gas does not contribute to the issue of global warming.

By adding biodiesel --- an alternative fuel created entirely for diesel engines --- to the common biofuels, the overall amount of particulates, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide that are released into the atmosphere can be reduced. The environmental advantages of these bio-

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fuels can also be increased by using agricultural remains, marginal lands or plants that grow at a rapid rate.

Additionally, biodiesel is able to break down at a much quicker pace than fossil fuels because it is biodegradable. Biodiesel is also capable of being used in almost all diesel engines with discretionary modifications.

Furthermore, by using biodiesel fuel, we can solve another of the country’s great issues: reliance on foreign oil companies. This dependence would be moderated, if not greatly reduced, if biofuel production were increased.

With all the advantages that using biofuels provides, it is a shame that its production should just be cast aside because of a possible flaw.

It is a concept that is already so developed that we would scientifically be moving backwards if it were to be eliminated as a solution to some of the problems surrounding greenhouse gas emissions and oil. An answer must be found to this question of “food vs. fuel.”

Why take three steps back when we have taken a great one forward?

O n e solution is to find the balance between the two, which may sound easier than it actually is, but it can be done.

Many areas of the U.S. are known for producing an excess of something.

For instance, farmers in the Midwest grow an excess of soy, the most common plant used in the production of biodiesel. Why not use this excess to produce fuel instead of letting it go to waste?

Additionally, our farmers have been the leading exporter of corn in the world in recent years, even with the increased use of corn for ethanol in the past decade. Corn exports have remained steady in these years, nourishing foreign demands and even increasing slightly.

Biofuels are not the enemy of nations’ food security. By giving attention and finding an agreement with individual countries and their needs, biofuels could even generate income and help countries reduce their anxiety regarding food and fuel.

Obviously not all crops are in abundance, but those that are would serve perfectly as fuel. Without this solution or another that can be found quickly, there is no telling where biofuel production will be left.

Will it be left in the dust?

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Rachel Smith is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Saucer shall live; all will be well Adios, Del Taco. Hellooo, fewer drive-by shootings around campus!

Although most students claim never to had stepped foot in the infaCommentary mous Del Taco “restaurant” on Grand Boulevard, many were victims of the tantalizing 39-cent taco adver tisements.

If meat is being sold for less Stephanie Woods than a postal stamp, it should be an immediate red flag.

This flying saucer landmark was a Mecca for crime and food poisoning until its closing on July 1, 2011.

Good riddance. It is the only casualty of the economic recession that is widely celebrated. With its 24-hour drive-thru came a 24-hour crime opportunity around Saint Louis University.

Although students are thrilled to see it go, many St. Louisans do not share our fear and frustration with this pesky establishment and thus are disappointed that the historic “saucer” is no longer. Apparently its unusual shape has caused quite a splash with locals since its development in the 1960s. More than 12,000 people on Facebook liked the “Save St. Louis Del Taco” page with the slogan “Save our saucer.” Well, consider it saved. Although Del Taco packed up and shipped out, the unique architecture remains.

And with this UFO (Unoccupied Filthy Outlet) still parked near campus, students are eager to know what business will take off next.

Speculation says Starbucks and Chipotle Mexican Grill will soon have their turn. Talk about an upgrade. Pity for those who live in Reinert or the Flats is immediately being replaced by envy. Griesedieck inhabitants will certainly make the trek more often to visit their distant neighbors once a gourmet burrito pit stop is a possibility.

The lease is in the works now, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

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Spring Fest, sponsored by the Student Activities Board, rocked the Georgetown parking lot behind Griesebeck Hall on Friday, April 13. Super Mash Bros., Karmin, and Griffin and the Gargoyles played to a large crowd from 5 to 10 p.m.

An interview with musician Eric Church Country artist talks old boots, new baby and memories of college

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This weekend, Chaifetz Arena will welcome one of country music’s top up-andcoming stars, Grammy-winning artist Eric Church.

Church, the self proclaimed “outlaw rebel of country music,” is becoming more and more well-known – and his music is becoming less and less mainstream in the process. His recent single “Drink in My Hand” is the first No. 1 hit of his career, and it comes from the critically-acclaimed album “Chief,” a unique mix of traditional country and untapped creativity.

Church is known for other hits like “Homeboy,” “Springsteen” and “Smoke a Little Smoke.” He plays at Chaifetz Arena on Friday night, and tickets are still available through the box office.

Chris Ackels of The University News got a chance to sit down with Eric Church earlier this week to discuss everything from cowboy boots to college memories.

Chris Ackels: Your newest album, “Chief,” is pretty sonically different. With songs like “Creepin’” and “Hungover and Hard Up,” it’s pretty unique and ambitious.

Is this the direction country music is going, or are you just having fun with this stuff?

Eric Church: “Hell I hope so. I believe that as an artist, there’s a certain period of time when the spotlight is on us. So while people are paying attention, it’s up to us to do something different, and maybe take the format somewhere that it hasn’t been.

“I just get bored easy. I get bored with my own stuff, I get bored with other people’s stuff, you know. I just think that the coolest thing is reach-

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There’s cash in the terra?: On geocashing

Friday, April 20 & Saturday, April 21 Noon to 4 p.m.

Studio Art Invitational Exhibit Boileau Hall Saturday, April 21 7:30 p.m.

Stand-Up Comedy: Daniel Tosh Peabody Opera House Monday, April 23 4 p.m.

Fifth Annual Walter J. Ong, SJ Memorial Lecture: “Transliteracies: The Big Bang of Online Reading” Il Monastero Sanctuary Tuesday, April 24 7 p.m.

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Stand-Up Comedy: David Sedaris Peabody Opera House

MUSIC Friday, April 20 7 p.m.

Eric Church in Concert Chaifetz Arena Monday, April 23 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals on “The Voice” NBC Elimnations @ 8 on Tues.

On Saturday, Feb. 25, Clare Conner and Katie Newman, both juniors at Saint Louis University, found themselves corralling chickens in Tower Grove Park. Were they fully engaged in learning where their food comes from? Not exactly; this is just one of the many adventures a person might come across while geocaching.

Geocaching is a global treasure hunt that was started in 2000 by a group of Global Positioning System enthusiasts, after a major upgrade in the civilian GPS system. This upgrade allowed GPS users to pinpoint locations as much as 10 times more accurately than they had previously been able to, according to former president George Bush’s press release on May 1, 2000.

According to geocaching. com, Dave Ulmer, a GPS enthusiast, wanted to test the accuracy of GPS technology. He hid a navigational target in the woods, posted the GPS coordinates on a GPS user website and waited to see if someone would find it. His rules were:

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Country musician and ‘rebel’ Eric Church will perform Friday at 7 p.m. at Chaifetz Arena. ing out, saying, ‘Hey let’s take country over here, take it over here,’ and I think that’s our job. I think it’s healthy for the format, I think it’s a natural evolution of the format, so it’s something that we strive for every record.

“So ‘Chief’ just happened to be the record that, for whatever reason, we just captured whatever that emotion and whatever that feeling was that was rolling around in that studio. And we were able to keep it and capture it for the whole record. I think that’s why a lot of the stuff on this record is maybe a little more out there, a little more progressive than the other stuff we’ve done.

“And there was a healthy level of, frankly, just not giving a shit on this record too.

We had just come off ‘Smoke

a Little Smoke,’ which everybody had told me was career suicide, releasing a song with that subject matter, and it was the biggest hit we’d had. So when I came in to make the ‘Chief’ record, I was feeling pretty good about sticking to my guns and doing my own thing.

“So we made our decision, ‘Hey on this record, we’re going to 100 percent follow the creative path. And I don’t care

what the label thinks, I don’t care what radio thinks, I don’t care what fans think. We’re gonna let creativity dictate the path of this record. And if it’s great, so be it. And if it’s not, we can at least say that we were creative as we could be.’

So, I think a lot of it is that attitude of fearlessness.”

Life on the road must be interesting. When you travel to St. Louis, what does your timeline look like?

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“Take some stuff, leave some pants can write their names stuff.” and the date. While many After much dialogue, “geo- geocaches have pens, some caching” was chosen as the of the smaller containers do name for this new hobby. not have a pen in them — so “Geo,” to represent the global bring one along just in case. nature of the treasure hunt; Conner began geocaching the French word “cache” re- about a year ago, after hearing fers to a temporary hiding about it from a family friend. place.

“I’ve been Over the geocachcourse of a ing in my few months, h o m e It was hidden in a town, in this experiment evolved tree; make sure to look F o r e s t into geocachP a r k , ing, and Jer- in the obvious hiding a r o u n d emy Irish, a places, as well as the SLU and GPS enthusiin Tower ast who ran not-so-obvious.

G r o v e across UlPark. The mer’s project, first geocreated geo- -Clare Conner, junior cache I caching.com. found was Through the in the forwebsite, users can search for est preserve near my homegeocaches in their neighbor- town. It was hidden in a tree; hood or post the coordinates make sure to look in the obviof a geocache they have hid- ous hiding places, as well as den. the not-so-obvious.”

Quite simply, a geocache is As for the adventures one a hidden container. The sim- can have while geocaching, plest versions have a logbook Conner said geocaching in or logsheet on which partici- Tower Grove Park was the

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most fun she had. “We got to do so many things — like find animal bones, corral chickens, climb trees — and we found three geocaches. We were on our way to the last geocache when we passed the park ranger’s house, and there were four chickens outside. They had escaped from behind the fence! We went and knocked on the ranger’s door, but no one answered.

We didn’t want to leave all the chickens trapped outside, so we guided them back behind the fence.”

Johnny Dolan, a junior, has gone geocaching in St. Louis and Chicago, as well as in national parks and on hiking trails. Dolan and his family go geocaching on their biannual trips out west.

“My favorite geocaching adventure was in Glenwood Springs, Colo. We were at a family reunion on my mom’s side, and we convinced the entire family to come searching with us! There were about 25 of us all looking around See “Ecodinero” on Page 8

Do not miss the midnight movie fun Whether it’s the fifth movie in a dying series, a cheap compilation of aging action stars or the next “Harr y Potter” film, midn i g h t screenings provide a unique Richard Pugh and special atmosphere.

It all starts the day of the screening. From the very start of the day, anticipation begins to build. The hours begin to drag on, and the final stroke of midnight can’t come fast enough.

Eventually it’s time to get ready. Like athletes getting ready for the big game, people start putting on their uniforms; favorite heroes and villains come to life in costume.

Then it’s time to get mentally prepared. Pretty soon quotes are being rifled off and friends are quizzing friends on any and all facts they can dream up.

Finally, people begin arriving at the theater — some have been there since that morning camping out and living off movie theater concessions for a day. There is a palpable energy in the theater that isn’t there normally.

A movie theater can often be a bit dull. People are usually pretty quiet and respectful.

It’s not too loud.

On the evening of a midnight premier, that all changes. Fans can’t hold their excitement in. They are screaming and jumping up and down. More often than not there is a mad dash into the theater as soon as the doors open. Friends must shout to each other to be heard in the theater. Finally the previews start.

During the intro to the film many people will shout things like “Go get him, Harry!” or “I love you, Megan Fox!” It becomes a group event and an entirely different experience. The movie comes alive as the entire theater is clapping, laughing or even crying together.

Like anyone who has gone to a “Rocky Horror Picture Show” screening can tell you, it’s an exciting feeling to get involved in the film.

Now obviously there are some drawbacks to going to an event like this. Movie theaters, especially in malls, can be a haven for young, bratty kids who are looking for attention. There are always going to be people at the screenings that are just trying to be funny and talk during the whole film with their personal commentary.

Another problem is that most people either have work or school on Friday mornings and staying up until 3 or 4 a.m. doesn’t make it easy to get up the next day. There is also the whole waiting-in-line-forhours thing to worry about.

Those who haven’t been to a midnight show should at least give it a shot once. Most of my favorite shows have been late night premiers with my friends, and they don’t all have to be summer blockbusters.

“The Expendables” was a perfect example of a film that wasn’t great but it was easy to get excited about, and it attracted a fun and rowdy crowd that just added to the enjoyment.

So next time you see a movie that you’d want to watch consider grabbing some pals and going to a midnight show.

Here’s a checklist for your midnight experience: 1. Sleep in. You don’t want to be asleep by the time it starts.

2. Grab some friends.

Make it an adventure and get excited.

3. Eat a late dinner. You don’t want to be buying the movie theater meal.

4. Dress up. This is the best chance you’ll ever have to show off your movie passion. There is nothing wrong with getting a little nerdy.

5. Wear a big coat. This comes in handy for two reasons: you can put lots of food in it --- and you will want to bring food --- and you can use it as a blanket while you wait.

6. Have fun!

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8 ‘Bully’: Pick on somebody your own size Thursday, April 19, 2012

We are taught, when bullied, to retort, “Why don’t you pick on somebody your own size?”

But Lee Film Review Hirsch’s new docum e n t a r y, “ B u l l y, ” a s k s , “Why do you pick on anybody at all?”

T.J. Keeley A t least, it thinks it does. “Bully” is a more successful empathy piece than an exploration of the psychology behind bullying. The film does not offer much in the way of solutions either. But, coming at an activist moment, “Bully” works with point-ofview in order to inspire empathy.

“Bully” is an incomplete documentary. Hirsch cherrypicks four middle-to-high school students and gives them an ear.

We meet Alex, a boy called “weird” and “fish-faced,” who has trouble communicating with his parents. Even at home, Alex is an outcast, with his younger sister telling him “people make fun of me because I’m your sister.”

When the filmmakers finally intervene and show Alex’s parents footage of him being bullied on the school bus, Alex’s mother seems more upset that he never told her than she is that he is being bullied.

How’s that for family support?

We meet Ja’Maya, a 14-year-old girl who took her mother’s gun on her school bus after being bullied excessively. Ja’Maya finds herself in a juvenile detention center with 45 felony charges. Too little of her story is offered to really make Hirsch’s point –- that Ja’Maya was driven to violence by circumstance -– and Ja’Maya’s story focuses mainly on her mother.

We meet Kelby, a 16-yearold who recently revealed she is a lesbian. Kelby lives “in the heart of the Bible belt.”

Despite her parents’ offers, Kelby refuses to move and believes in being an activist and a figure.

We meet Tina and David Long, whose son committed

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“Bully” is now playing at the Plaza Frontenac Theater. suicide as a result of bullying.

Their story of turning tragedy into activism marks the film’s clearest gesture toward a solution and really deserved its own film.

In asides, we also meet Kirk Smalley –- a father-turnedactivist whose son committed suicide –- and another little boy who claims to have cured his own bullying by standing up to his assaulters. The inclusion of this boy’s story is vexing because, of course, the little boy does not see the whole story, and thus Hirsch seems to suggest that some kids just need to stick up for themselves. Surely he cannot mean that.

“Bully” is a moving film. Its greatest strength is its ability to give voice to the voiceless and put a face on these sweet little helpless kids whose only offense is that they do not fit in. The film also succeeds in portraying the ineffectiveness and buffoonery of those who are supposed to protect those children. One superin-

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for one little box, and when we finally found it, the entire family sat down together and we enjoyed looking through the many items in the box,” Dolan said.

As for geocaching in St. Louis, Dolan says there is no reason to roam far from campus. “The best hidden geocache in St Louis that I’ve found is in the park right

across the street from The Fox! The hiding spot is very clever, and — without spoiling it — essentially out in the open!” said Dolan.

Another draw for geocaching participants is the promise of treasure: In larger geocaches, people often leave little trinkets, which can be swapped for something of equal or greater value.

tendent blames a bullied boy for “being just like” his bully because he did not shake his hand. In a later scene, she looks at the kids boarding the bus and calls them her “little cherubs.” She insists that the bus is safe, despite the cry of the parents. This woman is simply missing the point.

Furthermore, Hirsch’s choice of subjects does not reflect the bullying that occurs across the nation. All of the subjects are from the Midwest, as if bullying does not happen on the more advanced and sophisticated American coasts. The film would have benefited from either telling just one story or becoming a documentary television series.

As alluded to before, the story of the activist parents offers the clearest solution and note of hope. Otherwise, Hirsch never seems to care what might have caused all this violence. I was left wondering, “Why do all of these kids have such immediate ac“The best item I found while geocaching was on the same trip in Glenwood Springs,” Dolan said. “I found a little bracelet with hearts all around. I still wear it, three years later. It’s a constant reminder of how much fun we had on the trip, and it can bring me back in an instant.”

Both Dolan and Conner recommend having some form of GPS to make the search easier.

As for advice to new geocachers, “Don’t give up! I don’t think I actually found

cess to guns?” and “Why do they assume that is a viable option?” What about these parents and the breakdown of communication between them and their children?

Bullying is an epidemic in the American school system.

It is finally receiving media attention and is being treated as a national problem. Celebrities like Justin Bieber with his new single and Ellen Degeneres with the “It gets better” campaign have taken it on themselves to spread a positive message. So, it is hard not to appreciate a film that takes such a firm empathetic and activist stance on an issue that has caused the death of so many innocents. Bullying is like cancer; are you really going to make an ambivalent film about it?

“Bully” is admirable, but half-baked. The most touching gem from the film comes from the best friend of one of the boys who committed suicide. In maybe the film’s best scene, this boy takes a walk into the woods and shows the camera where their secret clubhouse was, recounting all the fun they used to have. Then the boy muses, “if I were the King of the United States, I would make it so that there was no such thing as popularity. Everyone would be equal ‘cause that’s how it’s supposed to be.” If more children (and parents and superintendents) thought this way, then perhaps it would indeed get better.

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Touchingly offers a voice to the voiceless. Inspires empathy.

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Needed to pick a pointof-view and specific narrative and stick with it.

THE VERDICT Important, but should have been much better.

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How ‘The Voice’ will make ‘American’ idle Normally, I’m not one for singing competitions, but all that changed when I first saw “The Voice.”

I saw Beverly McClellan, a 40-yearold rocker who was a bald lesbian and had tatCharles Bowles toos from her head to feet. She sang a stirring rendition of “Piece of My Heart,” which made Christina Aguliera and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 turn their chairs around for the “blind” auditions.

After they saw her, I thought, “OK, who is going to be Simon Cowell and mock her for her tattoos or style or something?” But they complemented her on voice and passion --- no insults. They did not insult her style or anything. What is this show, so positive and affirming to its contestants?

I certainly thought social stigmas would carry with the show after the initial “blind” auditions, but I was completely wrong. After I heard McClellan was advancing, I was hooked on “The Voice.”

Finally, here was a show that did not disparage artists, but instead sought to affirm them for their talents, personal choices and other factors.

“Idol” is so disparaging and hateful toward its contestants; why did anyone like insulting and ridiculing commentary

by Simon Cowell for eight long and painful years?

Another thing that I despise about “American Idol” is their censoring and bias of contestants who are in minority groups. In the first season, Jim Verraros was the first openly gay contestant on the show. He was told by FOX to remove all gay comments from his online journal.

Another more famous example is when Jennifer Hudson was removed from “Idol” in the third season. Hudson, along with two other African American contests, were in the bottom three and Hud-

son ultimately lost to John Stephens, a white male pop singer. “Idol” has been losing steam since Cowell left. The show then made a terrible decision to bring on Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.

“The Voice” has stayed current with having judges in their early 30s, all from different genres of music.

Another key to its success is its effective integration of that week’s music to iTunes, social media and other popular forms of media among the people who are 18-49, the demographic that TV executives kill for every week.

The best example that illustrates why “The Voice” is better than “Idol” comes with one of this season’s favorite contestants on “The Voice,” Jamar Rogers.

Rogers, 29, an HIV-positive former crystal meth addict and African American male, tried out for “Idol” in its eighth season along with his friend Danny Gokey, a white male.

Rogers lost out and Gokey ultimately finished third that season. Last year, Rogers auditioned for “The Voice,” only this time, he told the same story and that he was HIV-positive. Rogers said, “[It] felt like I kind of had an obligation to let people know what my story really was.”

Rogers auditioned and was selected by Cee Lo Green.

Rogers has quickly become one of the favorites with his strong vocals and stage presence.

“Idol” is dead. It has clear racial bias, demeaning minority contestants and supporting contestants who are white. It has been “whitewashed,” as the past four winners have been white males.

Rogers last week sang Lenny Kravitz’s “Are You Gonna Go My Way?” one of the season’s best performances. Yes, Jamar, I am going your way, and the way of “The Voice.”

“The Voice” is cutting into “Idol”’s ratings because it allows contestants to be truthful about their identity and character, which is why “The Voice” is and always will be better than the cruel, dying and racially bias “American Idol.”

a geocache until my 10th search,” Dolan said.

An easy way to avoid searching for a lost geocache is to check any comments on geocaching.com. While some geocaches might not be logged as missing, checking the site will reduce the chance of searching for a lost geocache.

While geocaching is fun in and of itself, you can never know: In addition to hunting treasure, you might pick up a new skill — maybe even corralling chickens.

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Jamar Rodgers, contestant on this season’s “The Voice,” sings his heart out during the battle rounds vs. Jamie Lono.

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Billiken Briefs Bohning’s Week The league office announced last Monday that junior Laura Bohning has been named the Atlantic 10 Conference softball Player of the Week. Bohning is currently on a 10-game hitting streak and led the Billikens in batting average (.421), hits (eight), runs (four), doubles (two), on-base percentage (.421) and total bases (13) during the six-games last week. Overall, she is second on the team in RBIs (19), hits (27), and home runs (3.)

Women’s Tennis SLU’s women’s tennis team drew the No. 10 seed in the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Tennis Championship and face No. 7 seeded Fordham during their first-round match on Thursday, April 19. The Billikens are currently 11-9 this season after losing to Richmond in the title match of the A-10 Championship last season.

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‘Saintsational Angel’ battles cancer with optimism Students, saintsations rally together to support freshman and her family

By CHARLES BOWLES Associate Sports Editor

“Cancer.” No other word in the English language has the cold, numbing effect when you are told you have this disease.

Cancer, whether directly or indirectly, has affected each and every one of our lives. But imagine finishing your first semester of college, on top of the world, and then being told that you have been dealt his unfortunate hand.

This is what happened to 18-year-old freshman, Saintsation Emily Evans. After completing her first semester, Evans was diagnosed in February with osteosarcoma—bone cancer. Evans was told that she would face a seven to nine month fight.

Two months into her fight against cancer, Evans has faced this disease with courage and positive energy, and she would not have it any other way.

“I really try not to focus on the situation I am in, and I think about the blessings I have in my life. Why be sad when you can be happy? I choose to think about my amazing family and friends, the great care and treatment I am getting and the little things that keep me going,” Evans said.

Evans’ ordeal with cancer began back in December 2011 when she began to experience pain in her knee, which got progressively worse. In January, the athletic trainers recommended that Evans go to SLU Hospital, where a mass was discovered near her knee.

Evans had a biopsy done.

Initially, doctors thought it was an infection, but on Feb. 10, Evans received the shock of her life.

“I knew from his choked up voice the results of my biopsy weren’t good,” Evans said. “When he [the doctor] said, ‘You have osteosarcoma,’ I can’t even explain my reaction. I went numb. When you hear the word ‘cancer,’ whatever follows is lost in a blur. Your heart just stops beating. I cried with my parents.”

The news also stunned her

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Fellow Saintsations visit with Emily Evans, who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, in Columbus. Evans was diagnosed with cancer in December 2011 after feeling pain in her knee. Saintsation Alyssa Wedding calls Evans a “ Saintsational Angel.” parents sitting in the room Saintsations. Evans called with her when the announce- the Saintsations her “second ment was made. family.” Evans was a part of “The blood drained from the Saintsations last semester my head and I got dizzy. As he and has had a lasting effect explained the diagnosis from pathology, I thought we were in a movie,” Emily’s mother, Jane said.

When you hear the After her diagnosis, Evans packed up her word ‘cancer,’ whatthings and moved back ever follows is lost in to Cleveland to fight this disease. a blur. Your heart just “When I was diagstops beating. I cried nosed and discharged from the hospital, I had with my parents. about five hours to go back to campus, tell all -Emily Evans my friends I have cancer, pack up some things from my dorm and say goodbye before I flew back home on them due to her positive to Cleveland the next morn- mindset. ing. That was devastating, “She is the most positive and it is hard to be away from person and knows exactly school,” Evans said. how to bring [the team’s] A possible source of Evans’ spirit up. She is so bright and positive mentality, besides full of positive light that it is her own personal conviction, impossible not to love her,” is her relationship with the Saintsation Alyssa Wedding

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“She is facing her cancer head on, fearlessly, with a smile on her face every step of the way. It is for these reasons and more that I have absolutely no doubt or worry in my mind that Emily will beat this,” Saintsation Janae Dearing said.

In March, during the Billikens’ trip in the NCAA tournament, the team chartered a bus up to Cleveland to visit Evans while she was at the Cleveland Clinic.

“The Saintsations’ visit to us at the Cleveland Clinic when they were in Columbus for the NCAA tournament was wonderful. Emily had a difficult time that weekend – she felt awful, had difficulty breathing and a rotation of medicine on top of missing the tournament, was almost too much to bear. We loved the fact they were able to travel on the charter bus and see her and our family,” Emily’s parents said.

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Track and field hosts first invitational at SLU Cloudy wins long and triple jump, Owusu wins high jump

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After years of running, jumping and throwing at other tracks around the nation, the Billikens track and field team now has a place to call their own.

Last Friday and Saturday, the Billikens kicked off the inaugural Billiken Invitational and properly christened their new facilities by breaking a number of personal and school records.

This was the first track meet for the new medical school track since it opened last fall and had two athletes possibly headed the NCAA West Preliminaries.

“It was great [competing at home]! It felt so relaxing like practice but also exciting because of the competition. I feel that everyone was ready to have their best performance.

We have been anticipating this weekend for a while so we were ready to compete hard,” senior Brittney Cloudy said.

On Friday the Bills kicked off the meet well in the women’s 5000 meters. Jessica Hoefert, Elise Medley and Natalie Myers finished first, second and third respectively.

All three set personal bests in this event.

Cloudy won the long jump with a jump of 18-8 and fellow teammates Mallory Duggar and Naya Owusu finished second and fourth respectively.

Cloudy won the triple jump on Saturday with a jump of 40-11.

Hannah Kuenzel had an amazing meet finishing second in the hammer throw, winning the discus with a throw of 128-02, and won the shot put. Another SLU thrower, Callan Luetkemeyer, won the hammer throw.

The most notable performance on the women’s side

With all these people around her, Evans has an enlightening perspective about cancer.

“My family likes to call it ‘the little c’ because it is never bigger than us. Cancer affects so many people, not just the person diagnosed. I feel like my whole family has cancer because we are going through it together,” Evans said.

Besides her direct family, she has a very supportive community at Saint Louis University, which she is very grateful for every day.

“Your continuous words, thoughts and prayers get me through my worst days.

When I feel like I can’t do this anymore, I think of you and I think of the day when I will be back on campus, when this is all over,” Evans said.

Evans’ mindset and strength is an inspiration for anyone fighting cancer. There are certainly many people cheering for her to defeat this disease and return to SLU.

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Tennis loses in first round

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SLU’s track and field team competed for the first time on their own campus this past weekend after years of traveling around the country. on Saturday was by Kita Alvares. Alvares set a school record in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00:72. This performance allowed Alvares to qualify for the NCAA West Preliminaries.

The women’s 400 meters was dominated by SLU. Allison Walter, Ashley Roach, Duggar, and Cailtlyn Brinkmann finished in the top four in this event. Walter finished first with a time of 56:90.

“There’s no kind of energy like running in front of a home crowd. It was the first tie I won the 400 in a college meet and to be able to do it

with my family and friends watching was the best part,” said Walter.

On the men’s side, Michael Scolarici won the 1500 meters. Eric Stoddard finished third in the 10,000 meters.

Sean Canavin finished in the 800 meters, William Whitehead finished fourth in the 100 meters.

Dahmar Smiles finished second in the 110-meters hurdles and third in the 400-meter hurdles.

The meet was a major success for the Billikens.

“It was great! It felt so relaxing like practice but also

exciting because of the competition.

I feel that everyone was ready to have their best performance. We have been anticipating this weekend for a while so we were ready to compete hard,” Cloudy said.

The Bills have a few more meets this season. The team will travel on Friday to the University of Arkansas to compete in the John McDonnell Invitational.

The team will then follow up this meet with the Drake Relays on Wednesday April 25 which take place in Des Moine, Iowa.

SLU finishes their season at the Atlantic 10 conference tennis tournament with a close loss to first-round opponents, Fordham Rams.

Last Friday the 13th did not bode well for the Billikens in Mason, Ohio, netting them a 3-4 defeat in singles and a sweeping 0-3 defeat from the doubles teams.

Sophmores Patrick Kella and Vuk Poledica defeated their opponents in their singles matches along with Junior Drew Feder.

Kella defeated his opponent, Mike Puntillo, in a 6-2, 6-1 Victory. Poledica finished with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Peder Gram, and Feder defeated J.J. Tauil in back-toback 6-2 victories.

Though this marks the end of an average 7-13 season, SLU has high prospects for its young team. Only graduating one senior this year, Dave Welkener, the Billikens have an optimistic outlook for the future.

Next year Seniors Drew Feder and Bobby Kidera will hopefully lead the five other sophomores and one freshman to the final round in next year’s A-10 tournament.

While the SLU men’s tennis team is out of the tournament, there is still hope for the women’s team. They are playing Fordham this Thursday, April 19 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

With a current 11-9 record, hopes are high for the women’s tennis team. With seniors Jenny Nalepa and Kasia Tomalak leading a team of primarily freshman and sophomores, with one junior thrown in, there is an optimist outlook for the young team.

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Baseball recovers to win three straight NBA Billikens defeat Xavier twice and nationally ranked Missouri State Playoff Preview

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L.A. Dodgers Magic Johnson’s most recent purchase has been the surprise of baseball with a hot start early in the season. While the Dodger players seem to love the direction of their new owner, former owner, Frank McCourt can be found in the darkest room of a mansion somewhere plotting his next move with a sinister laugh.

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The Billikens baseball team is on a three game winning streak coming off a doubleheader against Xavier and defeated nationally ranked Missouri State on Wednesday, 1-0. The team is now 2511 overall, (7-5 in the Atlantic 10).

“We struggled in on Friday, but after the game was rained out Saturday, we bounced back Sunday to get the double header against Xavier,” senior pitcher Jerry Mancuso said.

The game on Friday was off to a slow start, until Xavier came on the scoreboard in the 7th inning.

Junior RHP Alex Alemann went for 8 innings, allowing three hits, four walks and only one run. Senior RHP Travis Parker was brought in for the bottom of the ninth and excelled. He shut down the Musketeers in the ninth, 10th, and 11th innings.

However, the Billikens had two errors in the bottom of the 12th that allowed 2 runs in for Xavier, and cost the Billikens the game in a heartbreaking loss of 2-3.

In the first game of a doubleheader, the Billikens bounced back quickly in the first. Junior Alex Kelly began the rally when he hit a two-out single. Junior Steve Fernandez, hit his second homerun of the season and drove in

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Freshman Alex Solé swings for the fences against Saint Joseph’s during a game on Friday, April 6.

Kelly giving SLU a 2-0 lead.

They didn’t turn back from there, going on to win the game 8-2.

The third game seemed repetitive of the first, with a scoreless game through the eighth inning due to a pitching battle. Saint Louis’ Damian Rivera shined only allowing five hits for six innings

Men’s soccer team struggles in spring exhibition

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Eli Manning The Super Bowl winning QB will host Saturday Night Live on May 5. So if you enjoyed Peyton Manning’s performance on SNL then I’m sure you’ll love his camera-shy, timid looking, more awkward Courtesy of sportslogos.net younger brother.

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our conference record, this week’s series against UMass is going to huge in terms of helping our conference record,” DiRoma said.

The Billikens play next this weekend against Massachusetts, and Atlantic 10 rival. Game one of the series is scheduled for Friday, April 20 at 4 p.m.

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The former NFL QB is facing possible jail time for breaking into home to steal prescription pain killers. It is expected to be a high profile case, but probably won’t live up to all the hype.

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and having three strikeouts.

The Billikens came back to St. Louis to pick up their 25th win of the season over Missouri State this Tuesday with a final score of 1-0. Saint Louis’ freshman RHP Nick Bates threw for five innings with four strikeouts and allowed only one hit and two walks.

“We need to improve

SLU’s men’s soccer team has struggled thusfar during their spring preseason, going 0-2-1 in their first 3 games.

For the only road game of the Spring season, Saint Louis traveled to Indianapolis to face a tough Butler team.

Due to severe weather, the game was postponed until Sunday, April 15.

Thunderstorms knocked out power at Butler’s campus delaying the game until Sunday. The Billikens unfortunately fell 4-2 in a hard fought game.

The score did little justice to show the efforts of Saint Louis.

Butler jumped out to an early 2-0 lead against the Billikens. Butler’s Zach Steinberger and Nico Oliverio both scored against the Billikens and held the 2-0 advantage going into halftime.

Steinberger scored early in the second half, but then the Billiken rallied scoring two goals to cut the advantage to one goal. However, Olivero quickly scored another goal which gave the Bulldogs the 4-2 victory.

SLU Men’s soccer has had three games so far this Spring

season and the results have not been to their liking (0-21).

With a team that boasts only 12 players, three of whom are goalkeepers and with injuries to other key players, the Billikens knew this Spring season would be a battle.

The Billikens opened the season with a 3-2 loss to Indiana University at Glenwood High School in Springfield, Ill. The game was more than just a Spring game, all proceeds went to Kailey’s Krew, a nonprofit organization founded by family and friends in memory of Kailey Wilmarth.

Kailey is the sister of former Indiana soccer player Neil Wilmarth.

In September of 2010, Kailey was diagnosed with acute lymphoblasitic leukemia. She lost her battle with the disease in May 2011.

With two more games left at home against, Washington University on Friday, April 20th and Bradley on April 28th, the Billikens are looking for positive performances before heading into the Summer and beginning a very difficult fall season.

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Billikens sweep series against La Salle, snap five-game skid

By JOSEPH CACCHIONE Sports Editor

The Billikens (19-23, 6-6 A-10) snapped a five-game losing streak on Sunday by beating the La Salle University Explorers 4-2 and 12-0 in a doubleheader in Philadelphia.

The Atlantic 10’s softball Player of the Week Laura Bohning went 1-3 with a run scored in the first game to compliment Lindsay Fried-

man’s 2-3 effort.

Julian Austin threw seven strong innings, giving up just two runs and on seven hits with five strikeouts and picked up the win.

“We had to focus on maintaining a high level of intensity and taking the positives from our games against Fordham into our Sunday games against La Salle,” said Bohning.

SLU put on a hitting clinic

in the nightcap, recording 15 hits, including two home runs by sophomore Kelsey Biggs.

Biggs also pitched-in three RBIs. Erin Harcar, Jessica Buschjost, Kerri Dockins, and Biggs all recorded two hits apiece, and Bohning had three of her, own including a double.

Kelcie Matesa spun a gem, pitching five scoreless innings and giving up just two hits.

“We are just trying to focus on staying positive and playing relaxed but still maintaining our intensity. We can’t take any teams or games lightly for the rest of the season,” continued Bohning The Bills travel to Indiana this Thursday to play a doubleheader against Evansville before returning home to continue A-10 play another doubleheader against Charlotte this Saturday.

With the NBA regular season winding down and the playoffs just two weeks away, I wanted to take the time to talk about why this year’s playof fs could be one of the most exciting Alex Kozich in recent memory.

Starting with the eastern conference, potentially every series could be face-offs between two teams that despise each other. Right now the top-seeded Chicago Bulls would be facing the New York Knicks, the team that ESPN writer Bill Simmons has called this years team that know one wants to face in the first round with the player that know one wants to face (Carmelo Anthony.)

With the way that these teams have played their recent games against each other you can expect this series to be full of hard aggressive play as well as trash talking and other theatrics.

Things get even more interesting if the Knicks can manage to move up to the seventh spot and get a matchup with the Miami Heat.

This series would revive one of the most heated rivalries in recent history as well as the chance to see Carmelo Anthony vs. LeBron in a playoff series, what NBA fan wouldn’t love to see that?

The second round could feature a Bulls-Celtics matchup and everyone remembers how the last series between these teams played out last time they met in the playoffs.

Seven overtime periods, all games except game seven decided by three points or less; it doesn’t get much better than that.

And to cap it off, there is the potential rematch between the Bulls and Heat in the Eastern Conference finals for the chance to go to the NBA finals. Can the Bulls with their improved roster get past the Heat this season or will LeBron get a chance to redeem himself from his dismal performance in last season finals — here’s hoping he doesn’t.

As much as the eastern conference is open this year, the west is truly wide open for anyone to take. Last year’s champions the Dallas Mavericks are currently sitting at the sixth spot in the west after making the mistake of not resigning Tyson Chandler and the failed Lamar Odom experiment, although to the Mavericks credit it wasn’t their fault, it doesn’t look like they will be able to repeat their performance from last year.

The Lakers are starting to play better lately with the addition of Ramon Sessions and the emergence of Andrew Bynum as one of top, if not the top, center in the league but if Kobe Bryant’s shin injury hampers him at all they won’t win the west.

Whatever the matchups this years NBA playoffs should be one of the most entertaining in a while for the sheer fact that it is so wide open and any team could win it. Whatever happens, I will be watching every minute of it — when I’m not studying for finals of course.

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