December 2012 AD MAJORAM DEI GLORIAM Volume 94, Issue 3 Mr. Buchta Leads 10,000 Against Comerica Park Conrad Kovalcik ‘13 an old infield with its stands, group held rallies, appeared on had also won their latest World Editor in Chief bleachers, and foundation being television programs (including the Series and the higher ups of the ripped down and made into a nationally renowned news source organization believed they needed parking lot. of CNN), published brochures ex- a larger venue to sell tickets for. Mr. Buchta disagreed. I n ninth grade I knew Mr. Buchta as the World History According to our history teacher who gave the toughest teacher, “Tiger Stadium was reading checks on this side of the great to watch baseball in.” Mississippi. I also knew him as U The proximity of seating to the of D’s most informed and loyal field was unprecedented. In left winger. Unfortunately, I did current fields, the upper deck not know him as one of the De- is very far away from the actu- troit Tigers biggest fans and as a al playing field. At Tigers Sta- leader here in our home town of dium, the upper deck sat di- Detroit. rectly over the lower deck. These were some of the best Beginning in 1987, Robert seats in baseball because fans Buchta helped lead a movement were literally right over the that attempted to save Tigers Sta- field, being able to view every- dium, a once very famous land- thing like they were in the first mark of our city. Home to Al Ka- What Mr. Buchta organized plaining their cause and even row behind home plate. The Ti- line, Mickey Cochrane, Hank between the years of 1987-1988, staged the world’s largest hug. gers organization claimed that Greenberg, and Ty Cobb nick- was a revolt in the form of the Mr. Buchta became interest- there were obstructed views in the named “the Georgia Mr. Teasdale lays down the law for Academy students Tiger Stadium Fan Club, a group ed in saving Tigers Stadium in the stadium, which was not entirely Peach” (record holder for the that on a national level protested late summer of 1987. “It was a big false. Beams were needed to sup- highest batting average in Major the destruction of the historical year for the Tigers…a pennant port the upper deck, so a select League Baseball history and pre- field to construct the current stadi- winning season...ticket sales were few of the seats had obstructed viously the all time hits leader), um of Comerica Park. Accumulat- up” says Mr. Buchta. Just a few views. Tiger Stadium now is nothing but ing over 10,000 members, the years earlier, the Detroit Tigers Continued on Page 9 U of D’s Poet in Residence Kalen Kennedy ‘13 reads, “His poems have appeared When asked, he described placed for ultimate importance to Literature Critic in many publications including his creative process as: receiving the audience. His poetry, being New England Review, Virginia a brilliant idea at an inconvenient between neoformalism and post Quarterly Review, The North time, staying up all night in at- modernism, is self-classified as I n a world very distant American Review, Apple Valley, tempt to convey this ideas proper- main current poetry. It is free from most of us, where teachers’ Boxcar, Cider Press, Tampa Re- ly, coming back to it later, making verse and tells a narrative that is first names are not Mr. or Mrs., view, and musical, in a sense, when heard there lives a poet named Michael Innisfree, and aloud, while also connecting with Lauchlan. Michael Lauchlan have been an- the reader on a subconscious lev- came out of the womb mesmer- thologized by el. His poem “Twitch” makes a ized by the melodic flow of Wayne State direct reference to incident many speech. Language has always in- University students are faced with. “I snipe terested him. Growing up during Press and Ox- his phone of course, since it is my the Vietnam War, in a racially torn ford Press.” job,” touches that one spot that time, he was ever so conscious of While all of every student is left with after a the societal pulls all around him. this is true, it teacher takes his primary means Guided by the renowned could not truly of communication with the out- knowledge of his high school define him any side world. The poem goes on to English teacher, Fr. Richard G. less. Michael symbolically portray the lack of Polakowski, S.J., a young Mi- Lauchlan lives direct communication in our soci- chael was drawn towards creative poetry! Con- Drawing by Evan Mulligan’13 ety, and the effects that miniscule writing. He was so drawn that he stantly con- Mr. Lauchlan shows that the pen is indeed mightier! daily interactions have on teach- took this track at a small liberal versing with ers. arts college to receive his Masters his many poetic friends, who in- a lot of revisions, ensuring the Poets, even ones as talented of Fine Arts, and slowly formed spire him to be both edgier and sound and imagery are communi- as Michael Lauchlan, are lost art- into the genius word-smith, who more conservative at the same cated exactly how he desires, and ists in today’s society. Michael we are blessed to be taught by to- time, he surrounds himself with finally making sure each words explained to me that poetry is an day. the multiple lenses of poetry that has resonance. Michael forms po- essential part of many different Lachlan’s bio, as printed he loves so dearly. etry in the densest and most cultures on many of his publications, meaningful lines possible. Each word is chosen carefully and Continued on Page 3 Page 2 The Cub News, November 2012 Cub Life Reflection on Tragedy Mr. Fichtinger, S.J. Academy Counselor fact work. This is not meant to be rienced tragic loss in his own life, we are called to trust in a message I n the wake of any tragedy there a dour article, nor is it meant to this knowledge that death, no mat- heralded to us by an Angel so long are often similar questions that paint a picture of hopelessness, but ter how tragic, is not the end. ago. arise. What could have been done, in order to paint an authentic pic- Moreover, we have a God who is why do things like this happen, ture of hope we must start from a constantly beaconing us to be in Tragedy surrounds us and at and what now? In all honesty, the place of authenticity and strip relationship with Him -- even after times this can make us fear the un- mystifyingly frustrating answer away the hype from the tragic loss death. known or as a wise green figure of that can be given is: we don't of 26 lives. fiction was started, "Fear leads to know. We may never know what Our school's famous tag line anger, anger leads to hatred, hatred causes someone to reach such des- In St. "Being a man for others" is taken leads to suffering" but we are bol- Paul's letter from Pedro Arrupe's address to stered by a faith that finishes that to the Philip- Jesuit alumni in Europe in 1973. line, or as St. Paul says, "And suf- pians tells us The full text states: fering produces endurance, and to rejoice al- “Today our prime educational ob- endurance produces character, and ways. At jective must be to form men-and- character produces hope, and hope several women-for-others; men and wom- does not disappoint us." (Rom 5:3- points in the en who will live not for them- 5). For us, gets the last word, the New Testa- selves but for God and his Christ - dark side does not. ment we're for the God-man who lived and exhorted to died for all the world; men and rejoice de- women who cannot even conceive spite the of love of God which does not in- great and clude love for the least of their terrible hard- neighbors.” ships being Today we're called to live this levied motto from a distance, but no less against the authentically than if this tragedy early Christians and Jesus himself. peration and I am sure the media were in our own back yard. We're As Father Kiser said in his letter pundits will continue to debate a called to pray for the victims and earlier this week, "That founda- plethora of possibilities and re- their families, we are called to ex- tional story (the fall of Adam and sponses that might help overt a amine the structures that lend to Eve in Genesis) ends by God's tragedy similar to this in the fu- the conditions of violence in our promise to never abandon us and ture. My hope is that there are re- country, we are called to love one- to help us on our journey: He sponses that might lead to that another by reaching out to our promises us His grace and salva- end, but again the truth is we don't brothers and sisters in need, and tion." As someone who has expe- know if those responses will in Page 3 The Cub News, December 2012 Cub Life Mr. Ossman—U of D’s Dark Knight Bret Guest ‘13 cast as a chorus member, “and peers, teachers, and others was Western Michigan University. He from there I was hooked” Mr.