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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2001
SLU joins nation, world in mourning By Maria Baran
Timeline of Events
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Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania left millions around the globe shocked and asking the still-unanswered question: “Why?” The events unfolded rapidly: Within 20 minutes, two hijacked airplanes hit the towers of the World Trade Center, eventually causing their collapse in the streets of New York City. The third plane crashed into the ground just outside the Pentagon, sliding into it. The final plane crashed into the ground near Pittsburgh. Officials said that the target may have been Camp David. At Saint Louis University, students and other members of the community reacted and attempted to deal with their mixed feelings. Memorial services were conducted, class discussions were held and campuswide e-mails were sent. “This will take days to really absorb” [bold] As details of the events spread across campus, many planned to attend the Mass for Peace at noon and the evening prayer service at St. Francis Xavier College Church. Others mourned silently. If not in class, students remained glued to television screens. Every second gave a bit more information, a hint more of what was actually happening in America on Tuesday. “It’s so scary,” said junior Maureen Kenney, who attended both the noon mass and the evening prayer service. “People flying those planes like they were fighter jets.” After watching television for a good portion of the day, Kenney echoed the idea of many others that these acts of terrorism on U.S. soil didn’t seem real. “It was seriously like watching Independence Day [italics],” she said. Students and professors expressed their feelings in class. Brenda Markovitz, political science professor, commented on the economy. “Obviously, at least for a day, the economy is shut down,” she said. “This will take days to really absorb. “If Bush is smart, he might be able to get support from some Arab nations,” Markovitz continued. “I think that Bush will avoid an immediate reaction, at least a week is needed to figure out who is responsible.” “A great majority of Arabs do not want to go to war,” said Chad Kreikemeier, junior political science major. “This could push us closer to Israel if we realize these are only a small number of extremists.” Some question whether more funding for the missile-defense system ould have helped make the U.S. immune to such attacks. Continued on page two
7:45 a.m. American Airlines Flight 11, carrying 92 people from Boston to Los Angeles, crashes into the north towr of the World Trade Center. 8:03 a.m. United Airlines Flight 175, carrying 65 people from Boston to Los Angeles, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center. 8:40 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77, carrying 64 people from Washington to Los Angeles, crashes into the Pentagon. 8:48 a.m. The U.S. Capitol and West Wing of the White House are evacuated. 8:50 a.m. The south tower collapes. 9 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93, carrying 45 people, crashes just southeast of Pittsburg. 9:29 a.m. The north tower collapses. Cory Weaver/The Uniersity News
Approximately 1,500 people filled St. Francis Xavier College Church Tuesday afternoon during a mass held for victims of the terrorist attacks in New York, the Washington, D.C. area and Pennsylvania. A prayer service was also offered at 8 p.m.
7:30 p.m. President George W. Bush addresses the nation for a third time that day, stating that, “Today, our nation saw evil.”
U.S. reacts, investigates terrorism By Maria Baran
OF THE UNIVERSITY NEWS
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 will be marked in history books. Four U.S. airplanes were hijacked. Three of the four hijacked planes ended in disastrous crashes into American landmarks all four ended in massive fatalities and casualties. At 8:45 a.m., eastern-standard time, American Airlines Flight 11 flew into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. Confusion and hysteria had no time to settle in before people attempted to flee the building and almost-certain death. Firefighters and rescue teams attempted to save the survivors inside the building. Minutes later, at 9:03 a.m., United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center and exploded. From the Trade Tower, people had already jumped out of windows more than 100 stories up, plummeting to their deaths, as opposed to waiting
inside the burning building. Just when people were trying to escape danger, media coverage was being broadcast all over the world. President George W. Bush, while beginning to give an education speech in Florida, announced that these flights were “apparent terrorists’ attacks.” Immediately after the announcement, the Federal Aviation Administration halted all flight operations at U.S. airports. At 9:43 am., American Airlines Flight 77 hit the ground next to the Pentagon and slid into the building. The remainder of the building began to be evacuated immediately. At 10:10 a.m., United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Somerset County, Penn., southeast of Pittsburgh. It is believed that this plane was on its way to Camp David. By lunchtime, both the south and north towers of the World Trade Center, along with a portion of the Pentagon, had collapsed. All federal buildings in Washington, D.C., along with
others across the nation, had been evacuated. Later in the evening, the 47-story Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex collapsed. “Today, our nation saw evil,” Bush said in a four-minute speech to the nation tuesday evening. The death estimate is unannounced, but on a typical day the Trade Center alone is filled with 50,000 workers. Americans were glued to television screens all day to find out what had happened, how America could be the victim of such acts of terrorism and who had created them. After the shock of terrorism, the economy virtually shut down for the remainder of the day. Flights were canceled for the day as the FAA shut down the naton’s airports. In Washington, Congress, the Supreme Court and most departments and agencies closed down. Federal courthouses and offices and businesses were closed nationwide or put on tight security. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are not expected to
open before Friday. Wednesday morning, Pope John Paul II opened his weekly address with a statement condemning Tuesday’s attacks,
saying, “Evil and death will not have the last word.” Continued on page three
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Students lit candles during Tuesday evening’s prayer service held in St. Francis Xavier College Church.
Senate passes resolutions offering support, prayers By Beth Fortune OF THE UNIVERSITY NEWS
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SGA Presdient Mike Cappel addressed the senate as it passed resolutions regarding Tuesday’s terrorist acts.
During the first Student Government Association meeting, senators passed two bills about the terrorist attacks. The first expressed the “prayers, compassion and support to the families and loved ones of the vicitms of the Sept. 11 attack.” The second resolved that the SGA would “stand firmly against all forms of racism, ignorance, violence and inhumanity.” Both bills were passed without dissent. “Let’s not just pass it, let’s live it,” said DeMattias Senator
Nick Sarcone. Business School Senator Nicholas Fagan said, “Let us take extraordinary care with our words and actions.” Other Senate Bills seated committees, including the Committee for External Affaris, the Finace Committee, the Commuter Concerns Committee, the Taskforce for Civic Affairs and freshmen members of the Great Issues Committee. In addition, the SGA standing committees were expanded to reflect the expansion of senate seats enacted last year. During pass the gavel, other senators expressed their concern and sympathy for the vic-
tims of the attacks. BMC Renovations In about 105 weeks, Saint Louis University can celebrate the opening of the renovated BMC. Kathleen Brady, vice president of Facility Services and Civic Affairs, gave the timeline for renovations of the BMC during the SGA meeting. The report was the first monthly report from the SLUnion Advisory Committee. The committee, which meets every other week, represents the users of the BMC. Brady said that their primary work at the moment was listing ideas for uses and needs in
a student union. She said the Committee had developed a “comprehensive, well thought out list of things we want to see in the building.” Those ideas are given to architects, who then plan the size and feasibility of the center. Once this step, referred to as “the program,” is finished, Brady said the architects would need about 27 weeks to develop plans, finalize costs and obtain permits. During this time, the architects would be checking in with the committee to verify and approve costs and plans. Continued on page four
Inside News
SLU ranking drops in U.S. News & World Report; former Colorado Restaurant to house new restaurant, lease will be signed soon; House of Governors holds first meeting of the year, proposes issues currently facing students; future for chartered student organization funding remains uncertain...............3
A&E
Classical music returns as the Saint Louis Symphony opens its 2001-2002 sesaon at Powell Hall; reviewing last Friday’s Centro-Matic performance here on Saint Louis University’s campus; Keanu Reeves stars in new film Hardball; reviewing Ozomatli’s performance at The Pageant.....................................9
Sports
Men’s soccer defeats Rutgers and UNC last weekend at Nike Classic; Golf finishes third in first meeting; Women’s soccer drops two against WVU, Auburn; women’s volleyball canceled Tuesday night due to recent national events; SLU Challenge aims to improve student attendance at sporting events.........................................12
2011 Editor’s Note: This page is a recreation of the front page published by The University News on Thursday, September 13, 2001 after the events of September 11, 2001. Page 2 provides the jump from the lead story and the page was created with elements from the same edition. The University News covered this new event for the next three issues in 2001.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2001
A look back at 9/11: SLU joins nation, world in mourning Continued from page one “No amount of security is going to make me feel safer,” Kreikemeier commented. University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J, sent out an e-mail on Tuesday to express concern for the situation and invite student to the noon mass and the 8 p.m. prayer service. “The events [Tuesday] morning in New York City and Washington, D.C., have shaken our nation and our Saint Louis University community,” the e-mail stated. “I feel that now, more than ever, the victims and families of these tragedies and our country need and deserve our thoughts and prayers.” “I have still not pulled myself together” St. Francis Xavier College Church scheduled a Mass for peace at noon in an effort for those praying for the events of terrorism. Students said that, with approximately 1,500 in attendance, the church was fuller than they had ever seen. At 8 p.m., there was a Campus Ministry scheduled prayer service. The church was, once again, full. During the homily, Michael Doody, S.J., expressed his feelings on the situation. “I have still not pulled myself together,” he said. He echoed the sentiments of many other students when he said that “this doesn’t seem like reality.” He, said that it felt like a movie in which he could just leave the theater and everything would be normal again. “But that’s not going to happen,” Doody continued. “Today’s violence cannot be rewound.” Doody commented on his feelings of vengeance and anger, the fury he felt for the faceless people who did this. “My first inclination was to get even,” he said. But he said that it was not for vengeance that students and SLU faculty were gathered at College Chruch on Tuesday night. Doody advised churchgoers to go beyond justice and seek reconciliation. He said that one’s hope is not in himself, but in God. “Let us be instruments of peace to heal and soothe,” he said. “It doesn’t get any more real than this.” “Islam does not condone this in any way” Representatives from the Muslim Student Association were upset by some initial reactions to Tuesday’s events.
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Members of the Saint Louis Universty community gather in prayer at the noon Mass for Peace in the St. Francis Xavier College Church. To acommodate the large numbers of mournful citizens, the balcony of the church was opend for the mass. “I’m just a little upset about how some people are blaming Muslims,” said Owaise Mansuri, a co-president of MSA. “We don’t even know who did it yet.” Owaise continued, “Even if it was ‘Muslims’ who did it, Islam does not stand for this type of violence.” Razi Rashid, a former MSA president, said that the organization is planning an event led by an imam, or religious leader. “Islam does not condone this in any way,” Rashid said. “I have family in New York, and I haven’t heard from them yet,” he continued. “We feel this just as much as everyone else.” Rashid hopes that these acts of terrorism do not escalate further into a spiral of violence. “People who did this are not the people who live here.” The MSA sent a campuswide e-mail to let the SLU community know where the organziation stands: “Muslims across the nation are grieving along with the rest of America,” the e-mail stated. “It is a time when blame and anger will run high, a time of heightened nervousness
and feelings of insecurity. “Many Muslims have been born and raised in the United States, along with the victims of this tragedy lay the bodies of Muslims buried in the rubble; their families will suffer, pray and cry along with the families of the other victims,” the statement continuted. “Their children will be buried in American soil, the land in which they lived and loved, now they are in America forever.” A resolution for peace and unity SLU’s Student Government Association has also expressed concerns about the acts of terrorism and any effects they may have on our campus. At last night’s SGA meeting, the senate passed two resolutions. The first resolution offered “prayers, compassions and support to the families and loved ones of the vicitims.” The second resolution called for peace and unity inside the SLU community during this time of tragedy. Both of the resolutions were passed with no dissent and co-sponsored by almost every
senator in the room. On Tuesday, SGA President Michael Cappel and International Student Federation President Darrell Bradley sent a campus-wide e-mail. “It is important that the students of Saint Louis University stand together in mourning the senseless and tragic loss of life,” it read. “Our community of students is comprised of 11,000 students from more than 96 countries around the world,” the statement continued. “This is not a time to single out certain members of our community, but rather a time to unite and to stand firmly against all forms of ignorance, violance and inhumanity.” “The easiest thing to do now... is pray” Campus Ministry is responding in four main ways: encouraging prayer, providing a place for donations, scheduling a blood drive and holding a prayer vigil. The first concnern of Campus Ministry is to help students with whatever personal struggles they may be encountering, according to Campus Minister, Harry O’Rourke. “This is something that so
disturbs us at the heart of our being,” O’Rourke said. “As ministers, our first concern is to help students deal prayerfully and in line with what God has called us to do.” The second action of Campus Ministry is to help collect donations for the Catholic
Charities, which will go directly to the survivors of the collapsed buildings and families of victims. “It’s our natural inclination to want to do something more concrete than pray,” O’Rourke continued. Campus Ministry, through the American Red Cross, is attempting to schedule a blood drive at SLU in the next few weeks. O’Rourke stressed that an event of this nature can completely empty the blood banks. “Even in a month’s time, in two month’s time, the blood supplied will be tapped,” he said. University students are also interested in forming a benefit of some sort to raise funds for the victims. Campus Ministry will hold a meeting Monday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. for any students interested in helping with the benefit. The fourth issue is a citywide prayer vigil to take place tonight, at 5 p.m. on the ocrner of Market Street and Tucker Boulevard. Students will meet in Campus Ministry at 4 p.m. to go as a group to the service. “The easiest thing to do now, with as much effect as anythig, is pray,” O’Rourke said. “Pray for the victims, our country and even the perpetrators; pray for the conversion of the heart of everyone involved.” Counseling for students was available in the Busch Memorial Center and in the residence halls on Tuesday. Students are invited to contact the Office of Student Life or Campus Ministry for more information or the Counseling Center at 977-2323
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An American flag placed near the Quad greeted students on Wednesday (Sept. 12, 2001) as a symbol of patriotism and hope. The flag was placed by an unknown person .
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‘WE REMEMBER’ SLU community reflects on fateful September day >> OPINION
9/11
TEN YEARS LATER
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By JONATHAN ERNST Editor-In-Chief
LOL, OMG, Harry Potter, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and smart phones are just a few cultural symbols that shape the current college generation in 2011. Despite the influence of these commodities, this generation has been defined by something bigger - an event that history will never forget. Sept. 11, 2001, the day that “we will never forget,” has labeled this as the “9/11 - generation,” as the imagery and events from that day still live within the young American consciousness. Senior Luke Gatta was in sixth grade at the time and he remembers a “clear blue summer day” in Brooklyn, N.Y. that morning. While
in theology class, he said he heard the second plane fly overhead, and his teacher Mrs. Davis told the class to pray - and pray hard. “I remember looking outside and seeing people running in general directions, running up the block and down the block and in the street,” Gatta said. “I remember walking back from the bathroom and seeing the secretary erupt into tears, saying the ‘icons had fallen.’ This, for me, was dumbfounding because these things were powerful, they were prestigious, they were towering. I remember seeing them everyday and thinking, ‘if we can build these, we can do anything.’” Ten years have passed since the four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda ter-
rorists that collapsed the Twin most powerful nation in the Towers of the World Trade world, we are vulnerable, and Center in New York City, and that is a great truth that we left damage to the Pentagon learned on that day.” in Arlington Virginia. AmerThat vulnerability hit the ica had current colfaced war, lege genand even eration, the tragic and that events of Even though we are experience the attacks at such a on Pearl the most powerful na- young age Harbor in tion in the world, we are has left dif1941, but ferent efSept. 11 had vulnerable and that is a fects on the left the na- great truth we learned “9/11-gention in a diferation.” ferent state, that day. Psychola state of ogy profesvulnerabil- -John Kavanaugh, S.J. sor Terri ity. Weaver “To me it was the shock of studies the psychological and our vulnerability,” John Kava- physical sequelae of traumatnaugh, S.J., Saint Louis Uni- ic events and said that Sept. versity professor of theology, 11 was a traumatic event that said. “Even though we are the affected young people in a
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different way during their elementary years. “Certainly they are learning a lot by watching the adults around them and how adults around them reacted to it, but they might not have had all of the ability to understand it fully,” Weaver said. “I have heard this generation talk about a very clear memory of what happened to them that day and maybe that the generation is coming into a greater understanding of Sept. 11 as they grow with those memories.” Weaver said that a single experience could have a large impact on memory. These are called “light bulb moments” in physiology. For Gatta, he will never forget the state of his city. A few hours after the attacks, Gatta remembers seeing a car cov-
ered in ash on a street with the phrase, “this will not stop New York” written in the ash. “I remember thinking the world had come to an end,” Gatta said. “The events of 9/11 gave me a consciousness of tragedy, living in a moment of chaos helps you have a deeper appreciation for it.” The effects of this national event did not take long to impact SLU’s community, as multiple morning classes were disrupted from the tragic news. Kavanaugh was on his way to his 9:30 a.m. class when he heard news about the attacks. “I prayed right when I was walking over to class. I found it hard to believe that See “9/11” on Page 5
Here comes Common DPSSS prepares to move to Wool Rapper, activist to address diversity By BRIAN BOYD News Editor
Dubbed “The King of Conscious Hip-Hop”, Common, one of the most famous rappers in the industry, will be bringing his insights on diversity to the Saint Louis University community. Presented by the Greater Issues Committee, the event will take place at 7 p.m. on Sept. 22 in the Wool Ballrooms. “This will be a great opportunity for the SLU community. He is a great role model for everyone of all races, colors and creeds,” GIC Chairman
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Luke Gatta said. This is not the first time Common has spoke on a college campus. In 2009, he spoke at Memphis University, Wright State University, University of Rochester and California University of Pennsylvania. Hailing from Chicago, Common’s career kicked off in 1992, but did not hit the mainstream with his music until 2000, with his first major label release “Like Water for Chocolate”. Common has released nine studio albums, with his most recent, “The Dreamer, The Believer,” earlier this year. Common is known for his thought-provoking and empowering lyrics. He has been nominated for 11 Grammy Awards, winning two. Common’s significance in hip-hop culture is not lost on College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Jake Losey. “He has to be one of the most inspirational rappers of all time. His influence on hiphop culture is immeasurable,” Losey said. Common has been known to collaborate with other superstars, such as Kid Cudi, Kanye West and Nas. Aside from his musical exploits, Common is known as See “Common” on Page 4
Holding cell, lockers, communication center to be added to site
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Communication officers Terrance Lee (Right) and Christine Crider (Left), will benefit from the new DPSSS technology. By SARAH TARRANT Staff Writer
The main concern of the Department of Public Safety and Security Services has always been to keep students, faculty and staff safe at Saint Louis University. In order to maintain this safety and continue improving upon it, DPSSS is under construction. By January of 2012, DPSSS will be relocated in the Marvin and Harlene
Wool Center, and will undergo many improvements. “[I’m] excited about the new location, improvements being made and creating a safer environment,” DPSSS Assistant Director of Field Operations Captain Kenneth Hornak said. DPSSS is currently located in DuBourg Hall and is no more than 3,000 square feet. With the move to the Wool building, the headquarters will span 6,000 square feet,
and will include men and women locker rooms, an advanced communication center and a holding cell. According to Assistant Vice President of DPSSS Roland Corvington, the purpose of the improvements is greater than a simple location change or cell addition. “My hope is to increase productivity, improve morale of the officers and [create] a more professional work environment more conducive for what we do,” Corvington said. An example of how a safer environment would be created comes in the form of the Communications Center. Currently DPSSS has no way of knowing the location of their officers if something were to happen to them in the field. “The new technology that will be placed in [the Communications Center] will be able to know their whereabouts at any given time,” Corvington said. DPSSS officers are licensed by the Board of Police Commissioners as private security officers. Along with this license comes the authority to make an arrest on campus, as well as to search and seize evidence in connection with the arrest. With the addition of the holding cell, officers will now
have a safe place to hold those under arrest while an investigation takes place. Currently perpetrators are held in the “Role Call” room, also located in DuBourg Hall, offering less than ideal safety conditions. “We would handcuff them to a chair and have an officer keep an eye on them until the police arrived,” Corvington said. Senior in the John Cook School of Business and SLU Ride employee Chelsey Cisar said she believes that an addition of a holding cell to the DPSSS location will add to the overall safety on campus. “There have been times when I have gone into work and while I am clocking in, there is someone in handcuffs sitting in a chair in the room… having a place to keep those who pose a threat to students is a great plan,” Cisar said. Individuals can be arrested for any criminal act, including anything from felonies to misdemeanors and city ordinance violations. Corvington said that the holding cell will facilitate a safer environment for the procedure of such arrests. “The holding cell is for those individuals, regardless of who they are, that are arrested during our patrols on campus,” Corvington said.
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SLU professor ‘plants’ his foot in the physical therapy program By PATRICIA SCHAFER Staff Writer
Very few physical therapists or athletic trainers have discovered a new plant. Mark Reinking, chairman of the Saint Louis University Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, is not like most physical therapists. Working toward a master’s degree in biology at Ohio State University, Reinking was identifying plants in an ecological study of an abandoned limestone quarry when one puzzled him. “I showed it to my advisor who was a botanist by training. He couldn’t identify it, and he knew every plant in the state of Ohio. We knew something weird was going on,” Reinking said. The quarry contained two species of the same genus. The plants were close enough genetically that they hybridized, creating a new species called Juncus x Stuckeyi. “The colloquial name is Stuckey’s Rush. This was my advisor’s name who suggested I name the plant after him,” Reinking said. After working as a high school teacher and coach for seven years, Reinking became intrigued by sports injuries and decided to pursue athletic training and physical therapy. “Much of what we do in the rehab of athletes is teaching. It’s teaching about movement and position,” Reinking said. After practicing as a physical therapist and athletic trainer for several years, Reinking came to SLU as a faculty member, becoming department chairman in 2007. To him, SLU was more than merely a job opportunity. “One reason for coming to SLU back in 1999 was the sense of community I felt at SLU - a community of students, staff and faculty. I continue to feel that way today,” Reinking said. Reinking said that he Jesuit mission of service aligned with his ideals of physical therapy. “Our professions are to
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11:39 a.m.- Informational A faculty member received an email from a student who said he had suicidal thoughts. The student was off campus and contacted by SLMPD and DPSSS officers. After a conversation, the student agreed to be seen at an area hospital. He was transported by SLFD EMS.
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1:06 p.m.- Elevator Entrapment Due to a power surge the elevators in Griesdieck Hall failed to move. Several students were momentarily trapped and had to be extracted by SLFD.
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8:25 p.m. - Informational A DPSSS officer noticed strobes and sirens coming from 3411 Grand Forest. The officer responded and found a SLU student fanning the smoke from her apartment. The student stated she was cooking and the oil in the skillet started smoking, setting off the smoke detector. The DPSSS reset the alarm. There was no fire.
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serve. That’s just what we do,” Reinking said. “Professionally, I see ‘men and women for others’ as my job in serving people in pain, people who are injured, people who have disease, and helping them in their recovery.” Reinking’s particular research interest is in injuries related to running. He collaborates with other faculty from SLU to develop models to predict injury risk factors. In addition to research and teaching, as chairman, Reinking is pursuing a vision to build nationally recognized programs in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training. Though the Physical Therapy Department originated 77 years ago and Athletic Training was added in 2007, Reinking said he has equal concern for the growth and develop-
ment of both programs. “Through the years, we have grown as a program in our reputation. We have some nationally-recognized scholars in our faculty,” Reinking said. Outside of scholarship, Reinking plays guitar at his church and cycles. He said he plans to participate in an upcoming 150-mile ride that will raise awareness for multiple sclerosis. Whether he is biking, researching or developing academic programs, Reinking’s life centers around the ideals of the Jesuit mission. “Life, to me, is more joyful when it is spent in service rather than spent on self. [SLU] is a good fit. It’s a place where it’s more than being an academic,” Reinking said. “There’s a human side that I truly appreciate.”
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an activist and philanthropist. In 2007, he launched his own charitable organization named “The Common Ground Foundation, a group dedicated to educating, informing and empowering urban youth. Common has also appeared in multiple films, including blockbusters such as “American Gangster” and “Smokin’ Aces”, and has also written a memoir titled “One Day It’ll All Make Sense.” His fame, however, is not the reason why GIC selected common to speak to the SLU community. “While he is a celebrity, he is a celebrity with substance. He is someone I personally admire” said Gatta. “A member of an inner -city community can be attatched to this guy and listen to what he has
to say.” GIC members submitted Common as their speaker choice and met to discuss how he releated to the Jesuit
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mission. They agreed that he would serve as a way to further the Jesuit ideals of SLU. Common was submitted to the admin-
istration and approved within two days. Junior Community Health student Matthew Greene believes that Common brings a fresh perspective to SLU’s speaker series. “Common coming to SLU? There is nothing common about that. It is pretty rare to get such a triple threat artist, actor and activist to our campus,” Greene said. Admission is free for students and tickets will be available for pickup later this week in the Busch Student Center, at the Student Involvement Center, room 319. The Wool Ballrooms are expected to fill to capacity and students are recommended to arrive an hour early. “It is going to be an extravaganza” Gatta said. “We are thrilled about it. Let’s bring SLU, WashU, and the St. Louis community all together.”
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New student group adds magic to campus ‘Dumbledore’s Army’ plans to bring social justice and Quidditch By KRISTEN MIANO Staff Writer
Seven books and eight movies later, the Harry Potter series is finally over. For some students at Saint Louis University, however, a new chapter is just beginning. Dumbledore’s Army, a new Harry Potter fan club on campus, brings students who want to see the adventures continue together. “I love Harry Potter and have met so many friends through it,” the president of Dumbledore’s Army, Molly Carroll, said. “I knew people would like this. Dumbledore’s Army was born on a whim.” Carroll, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, first proposed the idea to create the fan club on a Facebook group for the Class of 2015. The idea garnered more interest than she said she had anticipated, so Carroll started a new Facebook group to get the club going. The group itself has already recruited more than 100 members from
all across SLU. Dumbledore’s Army is based on a wizard student group from the book series. In the story, Hogwarts students ban together to work against a rising evil in their world, Lord Voldemort. While the SLU group is not comprised of wizards and have no villain to fight, it has not stopped them from looking for ways to create change. “We are connected to the Harry Potter Alliance, which is a Harry Potter fan organization that does service linked with social justice issues found in the books,” Carroll said. “They work with things like literacy and economical stability.” Apart from service work, the group has plans to participate in other Harry Potter related activities. Carroll said that one of their biggest and most popular ideas so far has been the creation of a SLU Quidditch League. “This is a great way to fuse a love of Harry Potter with action,” Quidditch Captain David Gaillardetz said.
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Dumbledore’s Army will hold a Quidditch orientation on Sept. 12 and 14 to teach any “muggle” interested in playing Quidditch. “Muggle” Quidditch, according to Carroll, is similar to “wizard” Quidditch, except the player’s brooms do not fly. Instead, players run around with brooms between their legs, attempting to score points by throwing a ball through hoops. The game also features a Golden Snitch, who is usually a cross-country runner who the players must attempt to “catch,” thereby awarding their team 150 points and ending the match. Having played “muggle” Quidditch before, Gaillardetz said he was excited to do so again. He also said he was looking forward to the service component of the club as well. “The Jesuit mission is to care for the whole person, going past academics and fostering an inner desire to help others,” Gaillardetz said. “The real Dumbledore’s Army
fought evil and oppression in the books, and the aim of our service is to fight the ‘Death Eaters’ we encounter in everyday life.” The group also plans to host events such as Wrock, or wizard rock concerts, play live wizard chess and hold a Harry Potter themed dance. The next step for Dumbledore’s Army, however, is to become an officially chartered student organization through the Student Government Association. Carroll said that the group will be presented to SGA in the hopes of starting the CSO process. “[Harry Potter] has always been a passion of mine. It’s taught me a lot of good lessons,” Dumbledore’s Army Vice President Bindu Paruchari said. Carroll said she is excited to get started and is looking forward to the events the group will have in the future. “We’re always open to new members” Carroll said. “Anyone into Harry Potter can join.”
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9/11: College generation still influenced by traumatic attacks
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John Kavanaugh, S.J., delivered a homily during a Sept. 14, 2001 mass in remembrance of those affected by the attacks. and held meetings to discuss the tragic effects of terrorism. this World Trade Center colInspired students joined lapsed. These great symbols a procession behind a bright of power and money,” Kava- red fire truck that rolled down naugh said. “That day, I really West Pine Mall, and Amerihad to focus on trusting God can flags were anonymously that some good could come placed in the Quad. out of this horror.” Masses held in St. FranDiana Umali, a 2002 SLU cis Xavier College Church graduate, said she remem- on the day of and after the bers that day on campus well, attacks were flooded with atas she heard the news on the tendees as they spilled out of televisions the church in the Cook doors. Hall Atrium Kavanaon her way ugh delivto class. That day, I really ered a homAs editorily Friday, in-chief of had to focus on trust- Sept. 14 The Univer- ing God. in rememsity News, brance of Umali said -John Kavanaugh, S.J. those afshe had to fected by pay parthe terrorticular attention to the news ist attacks. events as the Wednesday “The SLU community had newspaper production dead- a strong sense of solidarity, line loomed. grieving and sorrow, and I “I remember getting mul- think that breached across all tiple calls that day from my divides, as there was a lot of news editor and staff. I knew interfaith collaboration that we were going to run it on the week,” Kavanaugh said. “With front page, but we wanted to my homily, I tried to focus on focus on what was most rel- what brings us together and evant to the SLU community,” how this event would shape Umali said. “A lot of people the students’ lives.” were distracted that day, and Kavanaugh believes that it was definitely a huge news Sept. 11 has a moral lesson for event and the effects of it on all people that breaks through campus were everywhere.” all divides. Within days of the attacks, “If we accept our vulnermultiple programs and fund- ability as people, this can lead raising incentives were initiat- to a greater reliance on love ed by groups such as Campus and on God, and less thinking Ministry and Greek Life. we can do this just on our own Students passed out fliers power,” Kavanaugh said. Continued from Page 3
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Ten years later, the 9/11 legacy is yet to be written Ten years ago, 19 men tried to tell us we munity. Our generation was not supposed were wrong. They told us we had no right to go to war, but it is our brothers, sisters, to express our opinion, no right to worship classmates and cousins who are fighting the god of our choosing, no right to be against terrorism. Our generation was supgay, no right to include women in politics, posed to, finally, break free of prejudices of schools, or businesses and no right to be one another, but 9/11 planted suspicions of free. Muslims and an unsettling distrust of the But those 19 men, led by the false ideals Islamic faith - all because of four hijacked of Osama bin Laden, were wrong. airliners. Ten years later, we remember. As stuWatching war had made us immune, but dents of a religious university, publishers following the terrorist attacks, our nation of a paper that embodies a mission to pro- was ready to deliver retribution. This Suntect the rights and opinions of our commu- day, we also remember the on-going afternity, we know better. math of Sept. 11. Now, 10 years later, thouOn that day, not only were buildings sands of patriots - Americans, Muslims and leveled, but the ver y Arabs - have died in ideals that we, as Afghanistan and Iraq Americans, live each and trillions have day were threatened. been spent to avenge Those reckless acts those who brought of terror not only about these acts. Bin 9/11 changed the way Laden is dead, but targeted Freedom’s people but Freedom the war drags on. itself, along with all we view each other The exact legacy of the values we are 9/11 is yet to be writgrateful for each and and our place in the ten. ever y day. But we will never You remember forget. We will never international community. where you were. forget the horror Most of us were in of watching as the grade school, and World Trade Center our day was just beburned, as upper ginning. For us, it Manhattan was enwas just another Tuesday. But we know veloped in dust after the Towers fell, taking better now. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, will thousands of neighbors and heroes with forever be our day in infamy. On that day, them. We will never forget how patriotism, we watched in unexplained horror as our like a flower in the frost, blossomed in the way of life was uprooted and turned on its face of evil. head. We will never forget how our world How could we, then, possibly understand changed that day – when our generation how our lives would change? We were not learned that men can ruthlessly hate one expected to know of al Qaida or bin Laden. another, that war is at times necessar y, if How could we, then, possibly understand not inevitable, and that the cores of humanthe deep hatred of our nation shared by a ity can both unite and divide people across few in a far-off land? We know better now. the globe. On that day, a sense of patriotism as We will never forget how Americans, on unbridled as this countr y has seen since that day and the days that followed, proved Pearl Harbor, swept across our nation. We Osama bin Laden wrong. mourned and we commemorated. StrangAmerica has never been united by ers held hands and prayed for those lost at blood, birth or soil. We are bound by ideals church ser vices. Old Glor y was seen from that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift porches, sides of barns and lapel pins. us above our interests and teach us what it Communities unified in the face of reck- means to be citizens. The fight to protect less anger to show the world that faith, the ideals of the United States will never hope and love will always prevail. The falter. foundation of our buildings shook but the Though the politics of 9/11 may lead foundation of our nation was made only us to our differences, each anniversar y of stronger. Sept. 11, 2001, reminds us that in our weakThis Sunday, we also reflect on how est moments, the fight to preser ve the Sept. 11, 2001, changed the trajector y of deepest need of ever y human soul cannot the United States of America for our gener- be contained. ation. It changed the way we view each othThis Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, we rememer and our place in the international com- ber, knowing we will never forget.
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I feel I speak for a majority of the student body that graces the medical campus when I say that we are upset by Chartwells imposition of a 10 percent charge on all purchases using Flex Points at Fresh Gatherings Cafe, located in the Allied Health Building. Due to the fact that I reside off campus, my meal plan only consists of 150 flex points which, as we ver y well know, doesn’t go ver y far in the on-campus dining scene. I am already paying 200 dollars for this meal plan, clearly not making my flex points dollar for dollar. Seeing as all of my classes are held across campus, Fresh Gatherings is one of two campus dining options, the other being the cafe located in the new student center. Fresh Gatherings has always been a favorite of students that have classes over here; the food is from local farmers and made from scratch each day by student employees. Now, however, my already-limited meal plan is becoming more limited. My 150 flex points will amount to 135 flex points, cheapening my 200-dollar investment even more. The same applies to students who live on campus, even though their meal plans contain a higher sum of flex. I am unsure if this is a ploy to get students to eat at the new cafe, or if Chartwells wants a hand in this popular dining option, but regardless, I think it is unfair to require the student body to pay a tax just because we aren’t eating the predominant organization’s food. This action makes me feel like more of a moneymaker for the University rather than a student. - Gabriele Geerts is a junior in the Doisy College of Health Sciences.
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We Have Not Forgotten Editor’s Note:
The following are reflections gathered from the Saint Louis University community. These are reflections on personal experiences from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
“My mom ... didn’t know when she would be home”
“I began to learn about other faiths”
“We didn’t know what was going on”
“Everyone in the waiting room began staring at her”
“ ‘ Your sister is on the line’ ”
I was in seventh grade, and it was our morning downtime while select classes at my school attended Mass. I don’t think I will ever know why our eighth grade teacher decided we needed to see the Twin Towers that morning, but she was showing us history. I remember not understanding the what, the why – I mean, who could? My mom, who worked on a military base, called to say she didn’t know when she would be home. When she finally did, she sobbed silently on the couch watching the news. I didn’t understand then why she was crying – I do now.
I remember my fourth grade teacher being scared because his daughter lived near Ground Zero. I remember my Dad having to escort a Muslim secretary to her car, while she said to him, “everything is about to change.” He had to carry a baseball bat to make sure no one attacked her. I remember being scared because my dad worked for the government. I was at school when I found out; my fourth grade teacher told us what happened. Sept. 11 definitely impacted my life because I began to learn about other faiths besides Christianity. This anniversary is a time for reflecting, remembering our role in the world, thanking our service men and women and hoping they come home soon.
I was in sixth grade. I was in science class and one of the other teachers came in and told us to turn on the television. She was distraught and we didn’t know what was going on. My teacher turned on the television and the rest of the day was spent watching the news. At the time, I really didn’t know what was going on, even after I got home and my parents explained it to me. Now, 10 years down the line, I realize what an impact it has had, not only on the United States, but the world.
My sister and mother were at Cardinal Glennon Children’s hospital, sitting in the waiting room for their appointment time. On the headlines was the plane crash in New York. My mother said when words about Muslims and Islam were mentioned, everyone in the waiting room began staring at her. Knowing very little English, my mother was still able to understand the displeasing and harsh language people uttered at her and my sister. My mother figured that it was time to leave, regardless of the appointment time. Although I had no individual experiences on the day of 9/11, my mother remembers that incident in the hospital that never happened before in any setting.
My fourth grade teacher was a born and raised New Yorker, living in Nashville at the time. I distinctly remember her voice shaking, as she told us that her sister worked in the building next door that the first tower had fallen on. She couldn’t get hold of her for hours, leaving the room every few minutes, just in case, every teacher in the school taking turns to watch us, taking a part of her fear. Eventually, the school secretary came over the speaker saying, “your sister is on the line.” Chronically late as a child, her sister had missed her subway and was running late. Even as a child, I knew that the sigh of relief that followed might never be paralleled.
- Derrick Neuner
“America is not in this world by itself ” I remember like it was yesterday. Everything I thought I knew was shaken to its boundaries as I entered a new period in my life -- my teenage years. I was 13 years old and starting the day off in my eighth grade class when Al-Qaeda attacked the U.S. We first heard of a plane hitting the North Tower, so we immediately said a prayer. Not long after, we saw the second plane strike, and then, everything changed. Now, at 23, those attacks teach me that the world is not such a small place after all. I may never understand what other people think and why, but those attacks forced my generation to realize that America is not in this world by itself. We must be more aware of our surroundings. The impact of the attacks changed our music, our pop culture and even our lifestyle. My thoughts and prayers go out to the 3,000 people who lost their lives that day. I promise I will never forget. - Jim Grzesik
“Terrorism, demonization and dehumanization” The things that happened because of that traumatic Tuesday change the way I remember it. My experience matches that of my contemporaries; the details hardly matter. As a boy, I learned a slew of new words: “Terrorist,” “Afghanistan” and, later, “WMD.” The world became suddenly smaller and less insular. Appalled that humans could treat each other this way and that God seemed not to care, I soon learned that America, “God’s country,” was just as capable of acts of terrorism, demonization and dehumanization as it was of making lies and empty promises of missions accomplished. This little boy often still wonders how buffoons and fanatics can be so similar under all that propaganda. Where have love, mourning and God gone, as “a million bureaucrats are diligently plotting death, and some of them even know it.” - TJ Keeley
- Dena Anderson
- Charles Bowles
- Bisheng Ahmed
“The fear was probably the same”
“I want to feel on top of the world that day”
I was in fifth grade and I remember school in my D.C. suburb being crazy that day. Everyone’s parents were picking them up early and I didn’t understand why. When I got home, I watched news coverage of what had happened. I remember feeling more confused than upset. Looking back on that day at school, I wonder if our proximity to D.C. made everyone especially alarmed, or if reactions were the same all over the country. My gut tells me that the fear was probably the same all over the country. I don’t think anyone my age will forget where they were that Tuesday morning, and I hope future generations never have to experience anything like it.
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I am turning 20 years old on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Each birthday is the same. People hear the date, and I hear “Oh.” I also hear “Wow, that sucks” and “Whoa.” Am I a horrible person to ask people to feel happy when I say “I was born today?” I want to shout it with gumption! I want to feel on top of the world that day. Yet I can’t. Not when the world came toppling down on so many others. Despite this guilt, I celebrate. I celebrate life while others mourn death. I am blessed to be alive. In light of 9/11, I choose to appreciate this gift. To the terrorists who destroyed lives and gave me this burden: I am alive! I was born, and this is a privilege. I will focus on life, and I will welcome my 20th birthday with joy. It’s my birthday. I can laugh if I want to.
- Emily Cavaliere
“Much harder for children like us”
- Priya Sirohi
I didn’t give much thought to the World Trade Center burning on T.V. as I went to school that morning, even though the last thing I remembered was my grandmother transfixed in front of it. Only a few minutes into homeroom, however, a school-wide announcement was made that the country had been attacked. Nevertheless, we were told to go on with classes as if nothing was wrong in the world. It’s easy to say that over a loudspeaker, but much harder for children like us, who were scared and confused out of our minds, to accept. A friend of mine started tearing up in front of me, mumbling that she would never get to visit the towers that were hit and that it was her birthday.
“9/11 pushed, stretched ... and tore my world” What I remember most about 9/11 is how it changed my view of the world. I was 10 years old living in Waterloo, Iowa, and big cities and skyscrapers were a subject of fascination. Sitting in class, the lights off, everyone quiet, it was hard to convince myself something like that could happen. For me, 9/11 pushed, stretched, pulled and tore my world open. My small-town eyes opened to the wide world around me and from then on, I knew the potential of humanity: The confusion, pain and destruction, as well as the kindness, the love and the unity that resulted afterward.
- Mark Campos
“As if the pilot had merely fallen asleep”
- TK Smith
“School started as normal”
- Stephanie Mueller
“I did not understand the significance” I remember getting into my neighbor’s van, as she picked us up to take us to school. She yelled to my mother, “planes just crashed into the World Trade Towers!” and turned up the radios. I did not understand the significance of what happened right away, but knew it was serious when all the teachers at school were watching the coverage on T.V. when the students arrived. 9/11 continues to affect my life today because it lead to America’s entering of an unwinnable war and the overspending on our military. Our country’s economy soon deteriorated to the point where it will be difficult for me to get a job or acquire a loan for a house or a car. - Joey Cacchione
“You’ve got to be kind in the face of disaster.” A massive fireball rising from a building. That was the image they printed on the front cover of one of those little magazines our fifth grade teacher would sometimes hand out at the beginning of class. I couldn’t take my eyes off it -- I knew that image meant death and sadness and all those things my teachers didn’t think we could handle. It was two months after 9/11. They never gave us that issue. In the end, that was probably the right decision. As a photographer, I recognize that an image like that - fire, a building - can only reduce catastrophe to the one incident. We wouldn’t have seen the reasons people feel it necessary to commit acts of terror. We couldn’t have correctly understood our country’s response, nor how we ourselves should respond. Because you’ve got to be kind in the face of disaster. Teach. Learn. Talk. Help. But all we would have seen was a massive fireball rising from a building. - Noah Berman
I’ve never quite forgiven my sixth grade English teacher for her ignorance on that fateful Tuesday morning. We were engrossed in our weekly “Reading Day,” when she answered her telephone, sputtered a “No way!” and slammed the receiver. “My sister just called to tell me someone crashed a plane into the World Trade Center,” she said, in an irritated voice. “What an idiot.” What an idiot. As if it was a mistake, as if the pilot had merely fallen asleep. What an idiot. Imagine what an idiot I felt like when I came home from school that day, and found out that my country had fallen victim to radical terrorists. There was no good way to find out about it. Unfortunately, that task fell largely on the shoulders of our teachers.
On Sept. 11, 2001, I was working as a safety patrol in my school cafeteria when the first plane hit the North Twin Tower. I was 10 years old. At first I remember all the teachers and adults thinking it was an accident, everyone was watching television, but school started as normal. Then the next plane hit. My teacher’s father worked in the South Tower. The principal came into the room, spoke in her ear, and she began crying. Then she quickly left the room. Two days later, I led my entire elementary school in a memorial service that paid special tribute to all the victims, but especially my teacher’s dad who died in the towers that day.
- Erin Everett
- Dustin Paluch
“I was greeted by the haunting images”
“I had never seen my mom cry like she was”
I was in Iran. I sent a letter to my uncle who worked in New York. “I hope you weren’t scared.” I drew angels around the letter and mailed it. The videos in the news gave me a headache. It looked like the cameramen were running for their lives, and I just wanted them to turn off the camera and run for it. Why did we need to see people dying? Why did children need to watch a tower rush to the ground? I hated it. It should never happen.
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in my sixth grade reading class. However, my school decided not to tell us what had happened. Instead, at the end of the day, they made an announcement that all after-school activities were cancelled. When I got home, I was greeted by the haunting images of the planes hitting the tower. I had no idea what the importance of that day was until a year later, when I cried watching the anniversary specials. To this day, I don’t think I’ll ever understand the pain that survivors of the attack deal with every day. My hope is that they find peace and can go on to lead happy, healthy lives.
I remember it all quite vividly; I was eating lunch in the middle school cafeteria, and one of my best friends walked in, back from an orthodontist appointment, holding Taco Bell in one hand and using the other to whisper, “Terrorists just bombed the Twin Towers in New York! America’s going to war!” in ears all around me. I was a confident and proud American teenager, though. “We’re not going to war,” I responded. I had never seen my mom cry like she was when I got home from school on the bus that day, and I’ll never forget when she hugged and held me the minute I stepped through the door.
I remember being in sixth grade homeroom, and our teacher announced to us that the World Trade Center had been hit by a plane. I had no idea what the World Trade Center was at the time and did not have any clue as to the magnitude of the situation. Our grade school did not let any teacher turn televisions on in the classroom. Then we were all ushered into our church for a prayer service before lunch. Lunch was then cancelled and the students were sent home. I had no idea that another plane hit until I saw it on television at home. Being young, the day is a blur, aside from those main instances. I think that it is important for us to remember that day, while not dwelling on the depressing aspects for too long. Moving on is just as important as remembering in my opinion.
- Parisa Rouie
- Mary Kate Murray
- Tyler Sondag
- Andrew Hill
“Lighting candles and saying a prayer” I was less than thrilled when our teacher stopped us mid-game to answer her walkie-talkie. Then she started to tear up. Some people think that because our generation was so young, we don’t really remember what happened, where we were or what we were doing on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. We do. I do. I remember watching the news all week. I remember being with my dad and sister out in the driveway with the rest of the neighborhood, lighting candles and saying a prayer. I remember being terrified, but at the same time filled with a sense of patriotism and community. I remember, we all remember. And we will never, ever, forget. - Emily McDermott
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“I did not know the name of the buildings” 9/11 was probably the most shocking event I’ve ever experienced. Even though I was thousands of miles away and I did not know the name of the buildings, it was a horrific moment to see them go down. I still remember the image of people jumping out of the windows hopelessly. It’s an unforgettable event for all of us. I hope for a peaceful world. - Curtis Wang
“Moving on is just as important as remembering”
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Sunday, Sept. 11 8 p.m. Bon Iver The Pageant Tickets $32.50 - $35
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Senior Rosie Laughlin, 21, displays some of her favorite handmade pieces from her closet, including a navy blue dress and retro-inspired tank top.
Social work student fights sweatshop labor with homemade clothes Wednesday, Sept. 14 Door opens at 8 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. Vivian Girls with Widowspeak The Billiken Club Free
OTHER Friday, Sept. 9 6 p.m. Continuing Tradition: Paintings by Michal Artal Saint Louis University Museum of Art Opening Reception
MOVIES Friday, Sept. 9 Midnight The Neverending Story The Tivoli Tickets are $6
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make a pillow together. “I would go over to her house whenever I wanted to use a sewing Some students will shop tens or machine,” Laughlin said. “But other hundreds of miles away from home to than that, I’m pretty much self-taught.” avoid the “high school prom disaster” Laughlin said that she began sewof arriving in the exact same dress as ing by making pillows and handbags, another. For Rosie Laughlin, 21, the and she first learned how to sew her solution was to make her own dress— own clothes at the age of 15. When but she did not stop there. her grandmother’s treasured sewing Laughlin, a senior in the College machine broke, Laughlin received of Education and Public Service, de- her own sewing machine as a 16th scribes her relationbirthday present. ship to her mannequin Her first dress, a and sewing machine yellow formal with as “an obsession.” white polka dots, “I can’t go more was worn to her than two weeks with- When I’m happy, high school senior out taking scissors to prom. some fabric,” Laughlin I sew. When I’m “I had a very said, through a mouthspecific prom dress sad, when I’m ful of pins. in mind,” Laughlin As she speaks, a said. “My mom gave petite grey and black stressed, I sew. me $40 to buy a patmannequin is betern and some fabing swiveled about. ric, and you’d better Laughlin diligently -Rosie Laughlin believe I was the pins pieces of fabric only girl in Omaha, to her latest creation: a black, strap- Neb. with that dress.” less dress with a sweetheart neckline, As a social work major, with minors complete with a full, cream-colored in political science and Spanish, one of ruffle skirt. the greatest inspirations in Laughlin’s The skill and incredible talent of clothes-making process is her comsuch pieces, strewn across the living mitment to humanitarianism. room and sewing desk, began as a A strong advocate for sweatshopthird grade history project. Accord- free labor, Laughlin said she stopped ing to Laughlin, her class was told shopping in stores with sweatshop lato make something with one of their bor practices two years ago. Instead, grandparents. Her Nani, a chosen Ital- Laughlin said she opts for American ian name for “grandmother,” decided Apparel, Goodwill and other thrift that she was going to teach her grand- stores. daughter to sew, and that they would “It was important to me to practice Arts Editor
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what I was preaching,” Laughlin said. “I’m not a girl that refuses to go to the mall with friends anymore, I just don’t shop there.” Laughlin is currently working on her social work practicum at the St. Louis Inter-Faith Committee on Latin America. She is currently serving as chairwoman in the drafting process of a sweatshop-free agreement with the city of St. Louis. Laughlin said that the “ultimate dream” for her future would be to start her own clothing line and nonprofit organization, “There aren’t too many humanitarian lines out there,” Laughlin said. Diving into her impressive body of work, Laughlin pulls various colorful pieces out of her closet one-by-one. Many are outdated, 99 cent pieces from thrift stores that Laughlin has fashioned into something so chique, that they can only be recognized in before-and-after pictures. Laughlin said she jokes that her wardrobe consists of about 80 percent of clothes she has made, while the other 20 percent are shirts for her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi. “When I’m happy, I sew. When I’m sad, when I’m stressed, I sew,” Laughlin said. “It’s just something I love to do. If I was forced to do it, if I had to for a career, I don’t know if I’d like it as much.” Among the assortment of hangers are a nautical-themed navy blue dress, a recently completed 1950’s-era red swimsuit and a unique cream colored dress, of which Laughlin says she is “most proud.”
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The Chicago band Madina Lake will release their new album “World War III” on Sept. 13. By STEPHANIE MUELLER Staff Writer
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Laughlin pins cream-colored fabric to her newest creation. The strapless dress, made for last year’s Alpha Delta Pi premiere night, falls just above Laughlin’s knee, fitting her as perfectly as only one of her own See “Inspiration” on Page 10
Tragedy and hope inspire latest Madina Lake album
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As Madina Lake’s lead singer, Nathan Leone’s hopeful message of living in the present resounds with a new album. A look into the life of a rock group on the rise reveals a side of the music world that is sadly, and increasingly, ignored.
Formed in 2005, Chicagobred quartet Madina Lake has experienced both tragedy and hope in the past two years, all of which has climaxed in their newest album, “World War III,” which drops on Sept. 13. The band began with twin brothers Nathan and Matthew Leone, eventually adding Mateo Camargo and Daniel Torelli. The four focused their at-
tention into creating a trilogy of albums based around a small fictional town, Nathan Leone said, that would be called Madina Lake. The newest album will be “the most real and honest album,” according to Nathan Leone. He said he hopes to battle the evolution of trends like social networking, cosmetic surgery and autotune.
“People can . . . sound this surreal version of themselves,” Nathan Leone said. Dealing with these concepts on the most basic level, “World War III” attempts to bring that honesty back into music where it belongs. “World War III” has been in the works for a while, briefly ceasing when bassist Matthew Leone was severely injured last June as he intervened in a domestic abuse dispute, resulting in a swollen brain and intense surgery that would eventually total more than $80,000 in medical bills. Nathan Leone said that the album acted as a sort of prophecy of the altercation and the following struggles. “It was very eerie to listen to ‘They’re Coming for Me,’” Nathan Leone said. The track, which was recorded a day before the incident, boasts lyrics like, ‘angels coming for me, but I’m not ready to leave, I have a promise to keep,’ a message that Madina Lake found to be more real than ever expected, as Matthew Leone battled a comatose state and extreme surgery. The incident drew hoards
of attention from big Hollywood names, bringing about a benefit concert from the band’s heroes, The Smashing Pumpkins. Madina Lake received donations from people like Madonna and Lady Gaga during this period, only solidifying the surreal nature of the road they had traveled. “It was an overwhelming feeling of compassion,” Nathan Leone said. The winding road has taken them to a current state of optimism, and Nathan Leone said he wants to tell his fans one thing: “Accept everything about yourself from top to bottomthe pros and cons, the best and worst parts. Be at peace. Ignore any negative energy. Pursue passions. Just be.” Madina Lake has performed in the past with bands like My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park, plus stints with Warped Tour and the Soundwave Festival. Madina Lake will perform with Make Me, Break Me, Make the Years Last and Drop the Drama at 7 p.m. on Sept. 15 at The Firebird. Tickets are $12, with a $3 minor surcharge.
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MTV Music Fesival, Madrid-style Student abroad attends weekend of cultural celebration
Hidden Treasures By CASSIE ROHLIK and LINDSAY NOESEN Columnists
SLU Friends! Welcome or welcome back! Our names are Cassie and Lindsay, and we are fourth-year students and roommates. We met our freshman year after living on the same floor (talk about divine intervention!). Our friendship began after bonding over Carrie Underwood’s fantastic performance at Chaifetz Arena in the fall of 2008. Since then, we have been committed to exploring all that St. Louis has to offer, whether it be restaurants, music venues or interesting people. We’ll give you the dish (ha!) once a month. If your appetite for delicious food still isn’t satisfied, be sure to check out our friends Adam and Tim’s column, Taste Buds, that will run once a month as well. When you know a secret, the first thing you want to do is tell someone, right? Well, we feel the same way. As seniors at SLU, we feel that it is our duty to expose our fellow classmates to the best-kept secrets in St. Louis. These “Hidden Treasures” are exactly what you need to rejuvenate after a long week of classes. Whether it is giving a mouth-watering food review, filling you in on fun weekend activities for you and your friends, or introducing you to our favorite people, both from St. Louis and those just visiting, we’ll give you all you need to know. Keeping these treasures to ourselves would be downright rude, after all. Coming back to school or being at SLU for the first time can sometimes be a little much. It is nice to just get off campus for a bit, and the Bleeding Deacon Public House at 4123 Chippewa St. is sure to have just the fix
you need. For the over 21 crowd, this dive has more than 80 beers to sample, and a fully stocked bar and juke box for after-dinner festivities. For the rest, there is of course the menu, a personal foodie favorite. From the comfort food of Meatloaf Sliders to the more outrageous Spicy Chicken and Cajun Pork Sandwiches that will set your taste buds on fire, there is something for everyone (full menu at www. bleedingdeaconstl.com). The Deacon even offers a vegetarian menu (that doesn’t just include a salad and some cheese). The portabella Veggie Philly would make any vegetarian’s mouth water, and the Smoked Mac and Cheese will bring you right back home. Prices are reasonable and the staff is eclectic, helpful and welcoming, and has some really awesome tattoos. Some extras that make this place truly a treasure are the Wednesday movie nights (with cheap drafts to go with your popcorn, of course), music trivia nights and a spacious patio. The Bleeding Deacon Public House is definitely a change from the ordinary cafeteria food or microwave dinners, and is worth a trip for lunch, dinner or happy hour. Some other treasures to highlight this upcoming month include: The hot air balloon race (Sept. 16-17, Forest Park) and the Taste of St. Louis, to try out samplings from all kinds of restaurants around the city and peruse booths set up by local artists and crafters. We hope you enjoy these treasures, because there are a lot more to come!
There’s no quicker way to get a handle on a new culture or country than to check out the local Foreign Desk Chief music scene. It just so happened t h a t within days of my arrival in Noah Berman Madrid to study abroad, MTV Spain was holding a massive outdoor, free music festival just a metro stop away from my apartment. Called the MTV Madrid Beach Festival, it was three days of bands I’d never heard of (with one exception), mostly in a language I have to speak accompanied with hand-gestures, and, one time, drawings. In other words: The perfect welcome to Madrid. I arrived to the concert on the first day just in time to see
Spanish band Triangulo De Amor Bizarro play a fantastic set. The language barrier means it’s difficult for me to recommend particular songs, but this is a band more than worthy of a listen. It’s easy to get Americacentric in one’s music listening habits, and if you’re looking for a way off continent, you could do worse than a weird love triangle. They have that “indie” sound, but with an energy and a rock-’n‘-roll level that’s refreshing in a genre jampacked with quiet, mumbling, stage-shy musicians. (Not that such a genre is, by nature ,a bad thing, but not everyone is a Thom Yorke.) The next band was the Canadian “hardcore” outfit known as Fucked Up - which they were. Research suggests the band is actually quite technically skilled, and the musicians are all wonderfully intelligent individuals. In concert, however, they sounded like a man trying to operate a table-saw while
fighting off bears. Moving on. The second day saw a number of excellent, but much more synth-based, acts play a further series of, well, groovy sets. It was a day of 80s-esque tunes, and it’s not at all surprising that a performance by a band called Delorean was the go-to event of the night. You wouldn’t think that music as down-tempo as this could turn into a rock concert, but that’s just what happened. The band played a number of popular favorites and kept the crowd dancing throughout their short set. I had high hopes for this show and was not disappointed. Day three brought all-Spanish bands to the MTV stage. It was a rock-filled night, with Spaniards going crazy for the bands No Way Out, Miss Caffeine and El Pescao. I should also note at this point that the music played in between each set was as wild and varied as “Surfin’ Bird” (the “bird is the word” song),
followed by American fauxpunk followed by the Stone Roses. The Spanish apparently love to dance to “Surfin’ Bird” - interpret that how you will. Anyway. Special mention should go to the El Pescao show for being some of the most fun I’ve had since I arrived in this city. They brought out a full-on set, along with video project stuff, and then proceeded to make great music. Sometimes flashiness does away with good tunes, but that was not the case. El Pescao ended their set by dancing like mad men to “Blitzkrieg Bop,” just another indication that I’ve landed in the right country. Also, that rock and roll is alive and well here in España. Seriously. You might think of Spanish music as being all castanets and big bands, but the musical scene here is as vast and varied and interesting as a new resident could possibly hope for. I can’t wait to hear more.
Inspiration: Retro self-expression Continued from Page 9
creations could. According to Laughlin, the dress began as raw canvas and a tank top. Laughlin hand-painted the bodice and pleated its tiered skirt by hand, before completing the dress and submitting it to an Urban Outfitters recycling contest. “That was the first time I’d really put anything ‘out there’ that I had created,” Laughlin said. “It was really cool to get online and be able to see my dress, right there on the website.” Some of the inspiration for Laughlin’s pieces comes from the Internet, though she said she admits to having “very random” taste. Her influences are largely based on low-maintenance grunge, ‘50s and ‘60s hippie-
retro and classic, ModCloth and, most recently, Bottega Veneta’s fall collection. Laughlin said she admits that sometimes, her plans go awry. “Sometimes, I have this vision and, once I start sewing, it doesn’t turn out quite how I had planned,” she said. “There’s a closet at home with pieces that I’ve set aside, but I’m not ready to give up on them.” The avid, young designer estimates that she has made 40 full recreations since she began working with her sewing machine at age 16. “Fashion is wearable art,” Laughlin said. “I express what I’m feeling or thinking at the moment by the way I dress, and I hope the love and the joy that goes into my work can be seen.”
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Laughlin with her latest piece, a strapless dress inspired by Bottega Veneta’s fall collection.
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Two ranked teams await the SLU volleyball team as it heads to the Clarion Inn-vitational hosted by the University of Northern Iowa. The Billikens (3-1) take on No. 6 Minnesota Friday, Sept. 9, in a 5 p.m. match. SLU faces No. 15 Northern Iowa in a noon contest Saturday, Sept. 10, and closes out the tourney against Kansas in a 5 p.m. start. The Billikens won their first home game on Sunday, Sept 2, against Arkansas State in four sets, 3-1.
Women’s Soccer Following four consecutive road games, Saint Louis women’s soccer (1-4) returns to Robert R. Hermann Stadium Sunday, Sept. 11. UMKC (1-2-2) is the opponent, and kickoff is slated for 5 p.m.
In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States, Sunday will be “Local Heroes Day” at Hermann Stadium. All fans will be given a patriotic Billiken lapel pin upon entering the stadium
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McGinty experiments to strike the perfect blend of experience, talent and consistency as the Billikens look to capture a NCAA-best eleventh title By MICHAEL JOHNSON Sports Editor
The SLU women’s tennis team opened its fall season with a 9-0 victory over Lindenwood on Sept. 7. The Billikens did not drop a set in breezing to the win. Jenny Nalepa beat Adela Slovakova 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, Stephanie Hollis downed Mariona Pinol 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 and Brooke Urzendowski was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Sarah Sharpe at No. 3.
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Saint Louis University Men’s Soccer Head Coach Mike McGinty will not tolerate his team throwing in the towel and settling for a rebuilding year. There is too much talent embedded in all his players, even if they are young. “I don’t think our philosophy is ‘lose today so we can win tomorrow,’” McGinty said. “We are going to start the best 11 we can come up with, and it just so happens in these early matches that the freshmen have been playing. I don’t think we’re sacrificing anything on any given weekend.” McGinty has adapted his coaching style to better suit the available players, opting for a more conservative and fundamental style of play. These types of adjustments
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are the signs of a coach who is looking to win now. His starting lineup has featured up to five freshmen in the first three games. This amount of youth and inexperience on the field may or may not be a permanent fixture. 2010 Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference midfielder Alex Sweetin is currently relegated to the sidelines while his partially torn Achilles tendon heals. Team captain Mike Roach missed the first two games due to injury as well. The squad is anticipating the return of the two stars. “We have some guys coming back from injury, which will be key to our development as a team,” junior midfielder Michael Robson said. “As a team, we’re still in the process of getting on the same page and developing the type of chemistry we expect to have [by the end of the
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year].” Meanwhile, freshmen Raymond Lee, Kingsley Bryce, William Hidalgo, Robbie Kristo and Anthony Manning have flourished in their early roles on the field. Lee has led the pack, netting a team-leading two goals on the season. Robson has done his part to show this group the ropes, especially Lee. “I can’t say how much Robson has helped my growth,” Lee said. “He’s helped me become a more mature player and a smarter player. The mental side of the game in college can be difficult to grasp, and he’s helped me out a lot there with that.” McGinty has tailored his approach to coaching for not only the young players, but also for his veterans. He looks to put his players in the best position to win, even if it may be in unorthodox fashion. With this being his second
year at the helm of the program, he is still shuffling his lineup to put players in the best position to succeed. McGinty’s style places more stress on good defense, ball movement and harmonized teamwork, rather than constantly pressing for a highlight reel goal. For baseball fans, it’s soccer’s version of “small ball.” McGinty coaxes his players into bunting and stealing bases, rather than swinging for the fences. The defense will be rock solid with vocal senior Blake Schneider at back. Also, look for sophomore back John Roeckle to jump start attacks after he tallied a jaw-dropping five assists last season- a surprising number for a defender. Even though he still has some shuffling of the lineup to take care of with Sweetin’s return, the players are start-
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September 16 at 6:30
October 30 at 1:00 pm
The Zips of Akron University roll into St. Louis as the No. 4 team in the nation. A win would greatly increase the Billikens’ chances of reaching the NCAA tournament.
SLU travels to Florida to face the nationally-ranked Bulls, a NCAA tourney participant last year. USF were picked to finish second in the Big East this season.
SLU’s A-10 rival could stand in the way of the Billikens taking the season championship. Picked third in the conference, the Musketeers won ten games last year, including five in the A-10.
ing to buy into McGinty’s preaching. “Obviously, we just picked up a big win this Sunday,” Roach said. “No one tried to do too much. We kept it simple, and look how it worked out in the end.” This is no time to get complacent. The rigorous schedule that McGinty pieced together has shades of Fresno State University’s Head Football Coach Pat Hill’s motto, “Anyone. Anyplace. Anytime.” Games against the likes of Notre Dame, Indiana University and Akron University will help boost the team’s RPI when the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee evaluates the Billikens’ resume. These non-conference battles will test the squad and may bruise their record, but come A-10 play, the squad should be clicking on all cylinders. At least, that’s what McGinty is hoping for.
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November 5 at 7:00 pm Picked first to win the A-10, it may all come down to this match, the last of the season. SLU’s post-season hopes may hinge on a victory of the Niners, who finished 8-1 last season and won the conference championship.
Two years in, McGinty won’t settle for second best Head coach ready to drive team to NCAAs By DERRICK NEUNER Associate Sports Editor
The men’s soccer program has often been described as “illustrious,” “a history of champions” and “a tradition.” After all, Saint Louis University leads the nation in NCAA championships with 10. There’s just one problem. The last championship came in 1973; Head Coach Mike McGinty was two-years-old. And, though McGinty’s predecessor took SLU to the quarterfinals twice, the Billikens haven’t even been close to the crown – their last trip to the championship was in 1974. Since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2003, SLU has won the conference tournament title just once, not exactly the picture of national
dominance. Above all else, McGinty is looking to change that. When he was announced as the sixth head coach of the Billikens, McGinty left his position as associate head coach at the University of Virginia, where, as chief recruiter, the Cavaliers reached the NCAA tournament each of the ten years McGinty was on staff. As a college player at Wake Forest, McGinty helped his team compete at the highest level of the ACC, and in 1991, he made his first trip to the NCAA tournament. At Wake, he ranks third all-time with 255 saves over four years of eligibility. Beyond the numbers, though, McGinty credits his coaches with inspiring his drive to succeed each and every day. “I was lucky I was play-
ing for the smartest coaches we’ve had in the United States, Walt Chyzowych, one of the founding members of American soccer, and he was like a father to me. Jay Vidovich, his assistant, was somebody who just had a passion for the game,” McGinty said. “And I think, with those two guys, I was able to listen, learn and understand how committed and passionate you have to be [about coaching]. It’s not just hanging out, putting on a sweatshirt and walking to a game. You have to love it, and live it and want to get better every day.” Following his college career, McGinty played eight years of professional ball, including stints as goalkeeper for the Richmond Kickers See “McGinty” on Page 13
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Pair of Alexes: SLU’s hand By ANDY HILL
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Saint Louis University men’s soccer players Mike Roach and Michael Robson share more than just a first name and a position on the pitch. The Mikes have their eyes fixed on an Atlantic 10 title and a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. They are experienced enough to not get too far ahead of themselves. “At SLU, you’re ultimately judged on how far you go in the NCAA tournament,” Roach, a senior and the team’s captain, said. “With this being my last year, I want to make sure we make a run and leave my stamp on this program, one game at a time.” Roach and Robson, a junior, recognize the road to these lofty goals will not be paved with level asphalt. This fall campaign is more likely to ride like a 1982 Chevy Bronco with blown out shocks on a bumpy red dirt road. The pair of midfielders will do their best to play team mechanic and steer this year’s team to a successful season. The Mikes are up to the task. “We’re a tight-knit group,” Robson said. “We hit a rough patch together here at the beginning of the season with a couple of losses, but we’re only going to get better.” A team that includes five freshmen starters, as SLU’s does, needs upper-classmen leadership. When players make their first collegiate appearances and starts against nationally ranked opponents, nerves can creep in and affect play. Robson and the rest of the team
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Senior Mike Roach hopes to earn an NCAA tournament berth in order to leave a legacy at SLU.
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Junior Michael Robson has been given a leadership role. relied on an age-old tradition to keep the freshmen loose and relaxed on their recent road trip to Bloomington, Ind. With No. 18 Indiana and No. 10 Notre Dame awaiting, the upper-classmen shattered any nervous ice that may have been freezing over the bus ride. “We have a little rite of initiation for the freshman,” Robson said. “We have all of them get up on the bus and do a little singing. It was all in good spirit.” The impromptu a capella concert set list consisted of many rap songs and a couple renditions of Rick Springfield’s hit “Jesse’s Girl”. No worries, SLU soccer fans. This class of freshmen will not be moonlighting for The Bare Naked Statues anytime soon. “Terrible voices,” Robson offered, doing his best Simon Cowell impression. Roach relishes in his role as the team’s head honcho. “I have been through the rigors of three seasons, so I know the ropes, and I have a pretty good idea of how to direct these guys,” he said. He leads through example and does not expect to be treated any differently than the rest of his teammates. “Yeah, I’m the captain on the field, but I’ll listen to anything anyone has to say off the field,” he said. This lack of a sense of entitlement from the team’s star player allows for everyone to contribute and grow. The team’s balance and developing chemistry is evident on the statistic sheets of the first three games. The team’s four goals were scored by three players. The only player to score two goals is freshman Raymond Lee. Expect more players to join in on the goal-scoring fun with Roach and Robson distributing the ball and their even-keel vibes around.
Alex Johnston and Alex Sweetin, men’s soccer players for Saint Louis University, have a handle on what it means to be upperclassmen at this point in their SLU careers. With a team that boasts five freshman starters, Johnston, a senior, and Sweetin, a junior, understand the importance of stepping up as leaders. The midfielders take different approaches to their inherent roles as commanders on the field. “I’m not the most vocal person,” Johnston admitted. “Instead of following other seniors [like in the past], I’m the one who has to make sure I’m doing things right for others to follow.” Sweetin takes a more hands on approach with the youngsters on the team. “It’s our job, having been with Coach McGinty and his system, to point the young guys in the right direction,” he said. Johnston could not have led by example any better than he did against No. 10 Notre Dame this past Sunday at the Indiana University Credit Union Classic. The midfielder buried a golden goal in the second overtime to seal a 2-1 victory. His clutch performance led him to be tabbed co-Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week. As a senior, Johnston understands the importance of building and getting better as the season progresses. Although the game winner was confirmed as his “career highlight,” Johnston understands that this a mere step in the right direction. “For the team as a whole, it’s a big first step because of the toughness of the opponent and also because it was our first win,” Johnston said. “We’d love to build on the Notre Dame win,” Sweetin added. “We want to prove to others and to ourselves that we can play with teams ranked in the top 10. Hopefully we’ll
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Junior Alex Sweetin, temporarily on the bench due to injury, is leading by teaching.
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Senior Alex Johnston chooses to lead by example. keep the ball rolling and grab a win or draw against Akron.” Johnston likes to keep the season in perspective. He understands how the early battles against top-tier nonconference competition will only help in the long run. When the conference schedule picks up, they’ll be ready. “Having been through [two topranked teams], we’re going to know how to play good soccer by then. In the A-10, we’ll be able to kick it up, and I don’t think those teams will compare.” Right now, no player knows what it means to look at the big picture more than Sweetin. He has had to watch the first three games in a walking cast with a partially torn Achilles tendon. He is itching to get back out there to help the team. “Right now, my main focus is to get healthy and get my fitness in to help immediately when I get back,” Sweetin said. “I just want to get back and help in any way – whether it’s 20 minutes in the game or preparing at practice.” His sights, like Johnston’s, seem set on the A-10 and beyond. “We’d love to roll in the A-10 and be able to win the regular season or conference tournament or both. Further on, a home game in the NCAA tournament would be a good point to build to, and to get there, it’s on us.” “For now, we’ll just be focusing on Akron, though,” Sweetin added. Sweetin spoke of how everyone sees their teammates as equals, making upperclassmen perks few and far between. “Not having to move goals during practice or pick up after everyone in the locker room is nice,” Sweetin said with a laugh. It is probably better off he stay away from the goals and continue to nurse his injury to full health. The team will need him and Johnston on the field if the Bills hope to reach their high expectations.
Four Billikens audition for starting keeper spot Competition drives the group of goalies as they vie for time in the box By MICHAEL JOHNSON Sports Editor
Saint Louis University men’s soccer players Nick Shackleford, Mark Pais, Dillon Saffle and Jordan Gladstone will all sport the black goalie uniforms on game days for the Billikens this fall. While this may seem like overkill to the traditional soccer fan, the black jersey crew is convinced there is a method behind Head Coach Mike McGinty’s goalie-hoarding madness. Pais, the only junior of the bunch, recognizes the benefits of the unusual practice of suiting up four goalkeepers. “It may look odd to some, but it’s not too uncommon and the positives definitely outweigh the negatives,” he said. The goalie gang’s ability to keep opponents off the scoreboard will determine if the Bills will be playing games all the way into December. With a pair of freshman starting at defensive back, it is paramount that the men between the pipes be sharp at their craft. No matter who stands on the goal line come game day, McGinty has full confidence in him. “All four of them have the ability to start a game for us,” he said. Not only does the four-deep lineup provide ample backup in case a plague rips through the team, more importantly, it makes for a more productive practice environment. Typically, goalie drills are run in pairs. By adding an ex-
tra body, ironically, more opportunities are created. “When you only have three goalies, it makes training awkward,” Shackleford said. “You don’t get an even amount of reps because you’re working with an uneven amount of guys. With this system, we have a balanced amount of work, and we each get an equal opportunity to showcase our talents.” Even with their improved training regimen, the first three matches of the Billiken’s schedule met the keepers with mixed results. Only Pais and Shackleford have seen action through the first tilts. Pais struggled through the first two contests, allowing four goals in his 180 minutes of work. The Billikens dropped both of those games. Shackleford got the nod in their third matchup against No. 10 Notre Dame and notched a win in a 110-minute overtime battle, allowing only one goal in the process. There is plenty of room for improvement amongst this group, and they are turning to page one of the official goalkeeping handbook to jumpstart their development. Recently, goalkeeping coach Franco Carotenuto has been emphasizing the basics of catching the ball and communication to his pupils. “You’re not going to make six or seven top-notch saves a game,” Shackleford said. “We’re concerned more with the simple ones: the ones you look foolish on if you miss
them. They’re just as valuable, even if they’re not as flashy.” A competitive yet amicable atmosphere has developed around the goalie training sessions. “We all push each other, constantly. There are no days off,” Pais said. All four of them knew they were going to have to battle to see the field at SLU. All converged onto Robert R. Hermann Stadium to compete at the highest level, coming from cities and towns all across the map of the United States. Pais is a St. Louis native and Ladue High School alumnus. The remaining three, all sophomores, hail from across the nation. Saffle is a former Spartan at Skyline High School in Sammarmish, Wash.; Shackleford calls Orange, Calif. home; and Gladstone brings southern pride from his hometown of Katy, Texas, where he attended Seven Lakes High School. Not only are they a geographically diverse bunch, but they also each possess unique skill-sets. What if they could take select talents from each of them and funnel the skills into a single super-goalie? Shackleford generated his version of a SLU soccer ubergoalie: “I would take Saffold’s fitness, Mark’s raw athleticism, Jordan’s hands and my footwork.” This concoction would erase any doubts surrounding the SLU goalkeepers. Paging Dr. Frankenstein.
CJF Who to CHEER
The Billiken midfielder scored the game–winning goal in the second overtime, capping off a huge upset for Saint Louis University’s soccer team over 10th ranked Notre Dame. In other news, SLU has won exactly as many football games as Notre Dame.
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Ryan Finley The forward for the Notre Dame soccer team was ejected with a red card before SLU’s win. Finley is quoted in the Notre Dame school newspaper, The Observer, as saying, “There was a slight resemblance of acting from the other team,” as well as, “We were clearly the dominant team.” Here at The University News, we don’t condone unsportsmanlike excuses. Besides, the Billikens probably would have defeated Indiana as well if forward Mike Roach hadn’t missed the game due to injury.
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Akron Men’s Soccer Team While SLU is flying high after their upset over Notre Dame, they are also preparing for an even bigger challenge. The defending national champions and No. 2 ranked team in the nation, Akron, will come to SLU this Saturday. No joke is needed here. I strongly suggest that any and all proud Billikens come out and support their soccer team in the biggest game of the season this Saturday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.
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Soph. Nick Shackleford is facing stiff competition in net.
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Recruiting class arrives early & prepared Newcomers are leaders both on the court, in the classroom By EMILY McDERMOTT Staff Writer
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21 Raymond Lee, from Park Hill High School in Kansas City, Mo., has made his presence known at midfield for the Billikens, tallying two goals already in his young collegiate career. Although Lee found the rigorous practice schedule at Saint Louis University to be a difficult adjustment, he felt it has helped the team bond. “We’re a really close class and get along well. We came here a month early to train for three weeks and to help get into shape faster,” Lee said.
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Defender Anthony Manning comes to SLU from Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas, where he acquired district MVP honors as a senior. Other notable honors in-
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clude Defensive Player of the Year for his team and being named an honorable mention All-Conference. In addition to his high school team, Manning played club soccer with the Dallas Texans, where he participated in the Classic League Grand Championships and Disney Soccer Showcase with his club. If he develops on track, he will be feared by Atlantic 10 foes for the next four seasons. BRYCE
22 Midfielder Kingsley Bryce arrives at SLU from the nationally acclaimed soccer program of Jesuit Prep in Dallas. As a senior, along with fellow freshman teammate Hansel Reyes, he helped lead his undefeated team to a state title. Bryce has found the transition to collegiate soccer easier because of his mentor, junior midfielder Mike Robson. He is optimistic for the most recent recruiting class. “As a team, I can see us winning at least one National Title,” Bryce said. “This class can compete for one. No doubt.” Bryce’s Billiken career is
off to a great start, as he was named to the Indiana University Credit Union Classic AllTournament team. KRISTO
18 Robbie Kristo, a forward from Parkway North High School in St. Louis, led his team to a 17-5-2 record, the best in the school’s history. Kristo has been placed on the preseason A-10 All Rookie team. Some of his other honorable mentions include a first-team All-State nod and 2010 Suburban South Conference Player of the Year. Kristo also was named a first-team All-Metro player by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, was ranked as a leading scorer in the St. Louis area and was a member of the U.S. Soccer U-18 team camp. HIDALGO
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William Hidalgo was a fouryear starter at Cabot High
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School in Cabot, Ark., where he was named the 2010-11 Gatorade Arkansas Player of the Year. Hidalgo’s standout prep career has led him to be tabbed a member of the preseason A-10 All Rookie team. Hidalgo was an All-State selection and captain of the U.S. Youth Soccer Region III Olympic Development Program team, which traveled to Argentina. In addition to his success on the soccer field, Hidalgo was also a kicker for his school’s football team and graduated in the top five percent of his class. WESTERFIELD
24 Brendan Westerfield, a defender from Chaminade Prep in St. Louis, helped lead his team to twenty wins his senior year. As a junior, Westerfield helped the squad climb the ranks in the Metro Catholic Conference. In addition, Westerfield was a captain of his club team four years running, and he was a member of the Olympic Development Program team that participated in the 2010 England Games.
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SLU’s club hockey team prepares for a new year on the ice. By ZACH BUTTNER Staff Writer
This Friday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m., the puck will drop as Saint Louis University’s hockey team begins their season. The opener will take place at Webster Groves Ice Arena. The Billikens’ first clash pits them against the Boilermakers of Purdue University. Head Coach Todd Ewen’s players begin the campaign full of confidence and ambition. “It will be interesting to see who clicks with who, but that all starts Friday night with Purdue,” forward Charlie Ga-
ravaglia said. Last year the team hammered out a 26-5-1 record and plenty of leadership and talent returns for this year’s season. Productive seniors like defenseman Paul Goodwin (12 goals, 34 assists) and forward Garavaglia (18 goals, 30 assists) will anchor the team’s offensive efforts and provide maturity and direction. Their defense will be anchored by Ben Blank. The Billikens debut with a four-game home stint. The stand culminates in an anticipated homecoming clash against intrastate rival the University of Missouri.
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and DC United. But the itch to coach never seemed to leave SLU’s head coach. Immediately after graduating Wake Forest, he returned to the sidelines as an assistant coach, and, before taking the job at Virginia, coached the United States Youth Soccer teams. He was also named goalkeeper director for the Soccer Organization of Charlottesville. According to McGinty, the
allure to change people’s lives has always drawn him back to the sidelines. “Dealing with 18-22 year olds is a different scenario [than professional ball],” he said. “They are two different animals. I enjoy having an impact on people’s lives in and around soccer, and in and around academics, and also thinking long-term character development. Things like that are important to me.
“I enjoy seeing young people grow and mature and go on to soccer careers, or careers as doctors or lawyers. Those things excite me.” But, while SLU and its fan base are excited about watching young players grow, ultimately, it all comes down to winning. And as McGinty knows best, dedication and determination will get the Billikens back on top. After all, McGinty may be
SLU’s number one commuter: he travels each day from Springfield, Ill., where his wife, Jasmin, an orthopedic surgeon in the Illinois capitol, and two children are living. McGinty says the distance “isn’t that big of a deal” because the journey allows him to plan his day and accomplish work he otherwise may not have time to do, and this may allude to the commute the Billikens are undertaking, too.
McGinty, like Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rick Majerus, cleaned house upon arrival. Typically, a coach does not prefer to start five freshmen against top teams like No. 10 Notre Dame or No. 2 Akron. But McGinty has, and this shows his faith and drive to bring SLU back into the spotlight. When he was hired to coach the Billikens, McGinty made it quite clear why he
was here. “The only way I would leave a position as associate head coach of the national champions is to go somewhere and have an opportunity to compete for a national championship as a head coach,” he said. “SLU has the pieces in place to compete on a national level.” Two years in, the drive has begun. With McGinty at the wheel, SLU hopes No. 11 is the next stop.
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