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BY TIM HUBBARD we have a large Contributing Writer addition of hous Even with the addition of 274 ing for juniors new beds from the Commons, and seniors," said Residence Housing Association Slepitza. (RHA) hosted a forum last Since the uni ·Wednesday with the hppes of versity is trying opening'.up a dialogue between to balance the students and Residence Life. population of the . - As reported in previous edi student body liv tions of The. Newswire, students ing in each area, who had moved off campus are students with pri now bY,ing allowed to return. ority ~ousing Respond~ng to student ques will be dis tions was a six person panel con persed1 with sisting of: Vice President for Stu those students dent Development' Dr. Ron occupyi.ng Slepitza, Director of Residence . roughly 30 per~ Life Ava ~ean Fiebig, SGA Presi cent of each dent Jeff Pugh, Commuter Coun-. dwelling area. cil members Melissa Currence While one.can and Kevin Moeller, and RHA only speculate as ·President Sarah Schwab. · to . how many NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY DEVIN MATHIS . Ultimately, the decision to al commuters are Director of Residence Life Ava Jean Fiebig sat on the panel at last Wednesday's low commuters to return to cam considering the housing f orum. Inset: Semor· Steve B1e· Iec k'1 voices· h'1s conce.· ms. pus was a decision made by move back to Fiebig. There was an overall campus; there has not been an ing selection process in future years before Residence Life will anxiety centered around the idea overwhelming amount of com years. SGA president Jeff Pugh be able to know approximate de some students may be without muters responding to the new said, "The point to remember is mands on university housing, ac- on-campus housing, a: conflict not policy. In recent years, approxi this process is not set in stone." cording to Fiebig. . unfamiliar to Xavier students. mately · 15-20 students have There were various sugges Students planning a return to . Following Ia.st year's selec- shown interest. tions about the housing process on-campus housing should ex tion, there were 30 students "One of the key things to re in the future, most ideas focusing pect a survey requiring them to placed on the waiting list who member is that students living off on seniors receiving higher num say why they are moving back on were left without on-campus campus were not issued a lottery bers or setting the lottery on the to campus, and why they moved housing. number," said Jeff' Pugh. basis of seniority. Aside from the off campus in the first place. "The odds•are still greater that Commuters wishing to return suggestions, there was no serious "Fact of the matter is there is you will get housing" said Fiebig. to campus will only receive hous discussion about the future pro no guar~riteed housing - stu With the addition of the Com ing if they are invited to live with cess. dents came in knowing that hous mons, the chances of being another student who has sec4red The housing policies are not ing was uncertain," said Moeller. placed in an on-campus housing a. place to live. . certainties, according to Fieb!g. facility are greater than they have Perhaps the key element of the "I am open to Iooking_at the pro been in the past. evening was the recognition of cedure in the future," said Fiebig. see Housing, page 3 ".For the first time since 1988 opportunity to change the hous- It .will take approximately two Many still unaware of parking regulations . . Ambiguous markings, various space reservations create confusing parking situation for residents, commuters
BY ERIN RYAN the tickets may have them re Cohen Center lot are open to stu suggested Delaney. "It's just so don't know when they can park Asst. Campus News Editor duced to warnings. "If they are. dents with proper parking per confusing." where. · As usual, many students were willing to change their parking mits, with the exception of game Students also may have no "We have requested signs from ticketed last week for parking. in habits," added Couch. days. ticed the markings on .the park the Cintas Center, and sign boards Schiff Family Conference Center Sophomore Theresa Delaney. "On game days students can- . ing spots in Cohen have been like the ones you see outside the reserved spaces in the Cohen Cen- was one of these students to re not park in the numbered or re changed to numbers alone, as Info Desk," explained Couch. . ter lot. ceive a ticket for parking in a served spots," said Couch, "be opposed to the former "event re These signs will announce events These spots, marked with Schiff reserved spot. cause these go to premium ticket served" designation. taking place in the Cintas Center, "CONF," are reserved at all times "The reason I had to park in · holders." He added this still "In the past, the markings were and thus aid students in making for individuals attending events that spot that day was because leaves over 500 spots for student quite confusing," said Couch. the best parking decisions. in the Schiff Family Conference they blocked off commuter park- parking . "We evaluated the different Center; students parked in these . ing to. repaint' the numbers," ex "The C-1 lot is still dedicated wording on the spots and re spaces will be ticketed. plains Delaney. to commuters., the residential quested that they be modified." "This policy has been in effect "I think that on occasions like spots are still there and there are These numbered spots are off for quite a while," said Campus that the Campus Police just the two ·F&W lots on Woodburn limits on event days. Police Chief Mike Couch. shouldn't ticket us, especially and Dana Avenues." Some students have expressed "We've been ticketing these of- . because it didn't look like there "They really should post maps concern· that they aren't made fenses for four ·to five weeks." was an event at· Schiff." . around campus, showing where aware of events taking place in First-time offenders who contest All other parking spots in the commuters can and can't park," the Cintas Center, and therefore,
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2 week of NOVEMBER 8, 2000 CAMPUS NEWS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE . BRIE·FS ·::.;;; 1 mt1mrm~m;;1 ; l!lll! 1 >Nie iissa Currence, .Editor , FOUR SCORE AND 7 YEARS :AGO.·~.< Housing:~- :>News Room: 745-3122 :>[email protected] mi ~~~ 1 1 ! :Emtmu: :tt more Scholarships The Office of Financial Aid space· has information on three scholar ships: Mensa Education and Re- . search Foundation, National So projected.. :·> ciety of Accountants and Ohio . continued from page 1 State University School of Pub While the addition of housing· lic Policy & the John Glenn In- has provided more space· for stu . stitute of Service and Public dents desiring to live on. campus, J>olicy. The Mensa scholarship is historically Xavier has never' guar based on an essay competition on anteed housing to students. the student's career. or academic . Unfortunately, students wHlncit goals. The National Society of ·know the cost of Ii ving in the Com" Accountants award is open to mons when signing up; however;· undergrads majoring in accountc Fiebig believes the cost will ·not go ing with at least a 3.0 GPA. The over a 5 percent addition to'what' OSU scholarship is open to jun the Village is charging (which is ioni and seniors and is judged on $1,910 ·for a two· bedroom and. an essay about "The Internetand $2,075 for a four bedroom)._ - the Future ofDemocracy." Con-. Those students interested in the· tact the Financial Aid Office at lottery process must bring XU iden 745-3145 for more information. tification and your roommates. :Stu dents who cannot attend the selec OutFront panel tion process due to a conflict must fill out a proxy form at the Office .On Monday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 · of Residence Life. p.m., the OutFront panel "Reli gion & Homosexuality" will be . ·NEWSWIRE. PHOTO BY DEVIN MATHIS held in Kelley Auditorium. A Junior sa·m J. Stephens argues the Republican platform at the Xavier College Democrats panel of religious leaders of dif and College Republicans debate.last Thursday. · ferent faiths will discuss their per spectives on homosexuality. This · event is sponsored by OutFront and Amnesty International. Jewish f acuity discuss Poetry reading . The English department pre sents a poetry reading by Michael acceptance, support ' . Palmer on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 8 BY MELISSA MOSKO Finkelstein, a member of· "We are better off because we p.m. in Rooms 1 and 2 of the Contributing Writer .Xavier's Jewish Faculty and Staff take religious questions seriously Schiff Family Conference Center This past Monday, the university group, noted the influence of Juda and take them at the heart, .be in the Cintas Center. Palmer is in hosted a discussion entitled "The ism in the classroom differs among cause these are the. mosf impor ternationally· recognized as one Jewish Teacher at Xavier: a Dia~ educational disciplines. "It ,is a tant questions;''. he said. ·. of the most innovative American logue." qualitatively different matter Sophomore Stacie Stark, a poets writing today; The author The discussion panel included within different disciplines such as former student ofKorros, encour of nine books of poetry, includ Dr. Alexandra Karras from the his: philosophy, history and literature aged all faculty, not just Jewish ing The Promise ofGlass and The tory department and Dr. Norman as _compared to mathematics or bi faculty, to examine the·· way 'they Lion Bridge: Selected Poems, his Finkelstein of the English depart ology," he said. teach. · ., .. work is frequently anthologized. ment, both Jewish teachers, and Rev. "I .never had the sense that this "From Dr. Korrc)s, I learned to A reception will follow the read Michael Graham, S.J., of the Office environment was less than support think 'outside the box,' outside .. ·.\,:=.,.:,: ing. of the President. ive and encouraging, and this is the of social conventions and outside · Kcirros and Finkelstein spoke most important aspect that impacts of the way in which I was brpught ""Tuke·me away about the atmosphere at Xavier, and me intellectually," Karras said. up ... and I believe that Dr; Korros' · th_e acceptance of their religion by She noted that teaching at a Je Campus Ministry and Peace & . religious tn~ditions played a big their colleagnes. suit institution such as Xavier' re- · part in that." Justice Programs are sponsorii:ig quired some rethinking of ideas and the Threshold Retreat, an oppor Grahl!.m spoke of the importan~e of the diversified faculty to total confronting the methodology of her tunity to explore the connection education. teaching. between faith and justice. The· retreat will be held Dec. 1~3. Sign ups are now available at Campus of the fire, whether accidental or Officers received a neighborhood Ministry and the Dorothy Day purposeful, is unknown. disturbance report due to a large House. The cost is $45 with a $25 Wednesday, Nov. 1, 12:40 p.m. party on th-e 3900 block of Re nonrefundable deposit at sign-up. - A student reported that she had Thursday, Nov. 2, 5:39 p.m. - gent Avenue in Norwood. Cam Call the Dorothy Day House at PoliceN• parked h~r car in the Cohen Cen Officers responded to five car acci pus Police anC:I Cincinnati Police 745-3046 with questions. ofthe1'1ek ter lot for class, and when she re-· dent in the North lot. A student lost · responded and advised the resi turned she discovered the car had control of his vehicle and. struck . dents t_o end the party. · Monday, Nov. 6; 6:03 p.m. Emerge as a leader been struck. four other car's parked in the lot.· - Officers responded to Al Friday, Nov. 10 is the deadline .Sunday, Nov. S, 4:25 a.m. - ter Hall, where a non.-student . for turning in nomination forms Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1 :34 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, 9 p.m. - Offic AVillage resident was cited for had set up a temporary office for.the Pee'r Leadership Team's - A student vehicle parked in ers responded to two fans in atten- . disorderly conduct after officers ·and recruited at least 12 stu- Emerging Leaders retreat. Nomi the North lot slipped out of gear dance at the XU Basketball Exhi investigated· a loud arguement. dents to solicit credit card ap nation forms can be obtained and struck another student car bition game throwing beer cups.in The. student persisted· in his. be plications on campus. The ·from club presidents, heads of parked in the lot. . the stands. Both subjects were havior even as the officers at~ non-student was cited for departments or the Peer Leader warned and released. tempted to diffuse the siutation. criminal trespassing and es ship Team Office in O'Connor Wednesday, Nov. 1, 5:53 p.m. corted off campus. In addition, Sports Center. For more informa- - A student parked in the Cohen Sunday, Nov. 5, 12:11 a.m. - Monday, Nov. 6, 1:45 .p.m. - it was discovered that the stu . tion, contact the Peer Leadership lot reported that his vehicle had Officers responded with the Cincin A resident student reported that dents recruited had given the Team at 745-3662. been· struck by an unkonwn car nati Police to a neighborhood dis $30 was missing from her wallet, non-student their driver's li between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. turbance report on the 1000 block which was left. in an unsecured censes and/or All Cards. All of Dana. The· party included ap" . dorm room while she was at liinch. IDs were confiscated and re Thursday, Nov. 2, 1 :30 a.m, ~ proximately 150-200 people and She also noted that someone had turned to their owners. - Officers responded to a garbage was broken up. removed the ball from her com- ' .... ' - ..·. .- . - can fire outside Husman Hall. The puter' mouse and plac1;1d it in a fire was ext_inguished; the source .Sunday, Nov. 5; 12:38 a;m. ;...._ drawer.·. THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE CAMPUS .NEWS week of NOVEMBER 8, 2000 3 Homecoming dance to be held in ·Cintas .Center BY LIZ HUGHES to the building;~' ·said Wolesky. to campus, and hopefully, we will both men and women, but the jun is exciting because it is going to Co/ltributing Writer There. will also be attendants in be able to make this a tradition for ior class will only be represented give freshmen the opportunity to With the completion of the Cintas the restr~oms during the dance. future years," said Clifford. . by women. meet upperclassmen and attend an Center, the Homecoming dance wm· With 1,100 tickets, the ticket According to Wolesky, the fact A penny war will. determine the all-student event," she said. be held Friday, Nov. 17 on the Cintas price is $13 and are sold pre-sale that the dance will be held on cam King and Queen of Homecoming. Center arena floor. only. · · pus should add to the Homecom For each penny the candidate re Expressing concern about stu- Although the dance has tradi ing excitement. "It's kind of a para ceives a point will be given, but for . dents'. behavior that might prevent tionally been held on Saturday dox when Ilomecoming is off-cam each silver coin the candidate has, the dance fro~ remaining on cam night, .it moved to Friday night pus," she said. · a point will be deducted. Each rep pus in future years; Student Activi this year in order to accommodate Another change to Homecom resentative has chosen a charity to ties Council (SAC) chair Katie scheduling conflicts w.ith the ing Week is the Homecoming which they will donate any money Wolesky said, "SAC worked really Homecoming basketball game. Court, sponsored by the Office of raised. · hard to get the dance in the Cintas . The theme for Homecoming Alumni. affairs, which will be Students can sign up at the SAC Center, and it's up to the students to Week (Nov. 12-17)is "There's no present at the week's activities. office for the 3rd annunal Home keep it here." place like Homecoming 2000." Homecoming Court representa coming Challenge. Te~ms of four A cash bar will be available. Sophomore Rob Clifford likes tives were chosen. based on their can compete for cash prizes and Those drinking alcohol will be re that the dance will be on campus. extracurriculars, community in~ front row seats for the Homecom quired to stay in the beer garden and "The dance being moved· onto volvement, awards, achievements · ing basketball game. wear bracelets .. campus is another example of how andG.P.A. Freshman Kelly Dendinger sees "We are having extra security for Xaiver is making a commitmen,t The freshmen, sophomore, and ·Homecoming Week as a chance to the Cintas Center to prevent damage to bringing the student body back senior classes a~e represented by meet new people. "Homecoming Sweatshop issues draw crowd, spark debate BY RACHEL NAPOLITANO to Nieporte ·Lounge to listen to . Slavery was defended; accord cused the corporation of beating ued to criticize current trends of Colltributing Writer the speakers. · ing to Danaher, by saying it really workers for being late. globalization. Last Wednesday, people from lo The fashion show element l;tad was not that bad for the slaves, that Global Exchange representa Wolfe criticized Michael Jor cal schools and surrounding col to be cancelled to stay on time. they are better off in slavery than · tives passed out literature, includ dan for having a good game but. leges came to Xavier to learn about The scheduled models, Xavier they were before. ing an example of a typical pay "bad politics." She claimed his $20 sweatshops and their correlation to students, were supposed to wear Danaher challenged corpora check. million endorsement of Nike shoes current globalization trends. clothes by GAP, Nike, Adidas, tions that used this reasoning to . "Working 12 hours per day was f!!Ore than the total salary of Approximately 150 people gath . Banana Republic and Victoria's interview the workers and ask them Monday through Friday and nine the 30,000 people who make Nike's ered in Kelley Auditorium to watc.;h Secret, companies known for if they are better off and "quantify hou.rs on Saturday, she [the typical shoes. When approached about the .a sweatshop fashion show and lis sweatshops. the measures of what a good life Salvadoran woman. aged 16-30] claim, she says Jordan refused to ten to three sets of sweatshop speak Dr. Kevin Danaher from Glo is." was able to ~ake. about $50 per talk about it. ers. balExchange analogized a popu Danaher said that sweatshop week," the sample check explained. Her biggest concern was that Despite a late start due to a . lar justification of sweatshops to workers often work 15-hour shifts It equated 50 U.S. dollars to 750 capitalism is "built ~.rn human double booking of the auditorium, ari 18th century justification of seven times a: week with no over Salvadoran colones. greed, not human need." almost all the event-goers traveled slavery. time. Attacking Wal-Mart, he ac- Global Exchange approximated The last speakers were students weekly costs and deducted this from Miami University Students · from her weekly pay. and Staff Against Sweatshops The average woman was left (MUSSAS). They spoke of how Ohio's Best 11·irift Store with 37 colones, roughly two U.S. they got their school to join the dollars to afford "basic health care, Worker's Rights Cons.ortium and clothing, shoes, water and a place how Xavier could follow in their to live." footsteps. VILLAGE Danaher set the tone for the fol Peace and Justice Programs, lowing speakers. Coalition for a Humane Economy Sherry Wolfe from Students (CHE) and Voices of Solidarity DISCOUNT· OUTLET United Against Sweatshops con tin~ (VOS) sponsored the event. /. 95.J'i (:. ,.,,, c , ,7,...,,...l .1, C•l'-i; o 9' .:S _;:.; ">1
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. - . Presidential race toO close to call at press time . ' • • • ·' . • • '1, • • \ EXCITEMENT AT POLLS ALSO INCLUDES flRST LADY'S WIN OF SENATE SEAT, DELAWARE ELECTING FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR . .. . ·, ' '
BY BILL. SNODGRASS cou.nted. At press time, no winner . presidential race, Connecticut Gov- in the Nevada senate race, former World News Edito.r . ·had been delared in the state; Other ernor John G. Rowland would ap- congressman John Ensign (Rep.) THE COUNTRY'S In one of the closest presiden- states that were l.mdecided ind~ded . pointa special replacement to fill defeated Ed Bernstein (Dem.), re- . POLITICAL OUTLOOK .tial races inrecent history, Texas ·Wisconsin (l lelectoral votes), Iowa.· the vacancy llntilaspecial election placing retiring sen~for John Bryan NOW . Governor George w. Bush (Rep.). (7 votes) and Oregon (7 votes). would be held in 2002. (Dem.). . j· and Vice President Al Gore. are . . . . . In Delaware, Ruth Ann Minner Senate maj~fity feader Trent As of press time, the Repub- neck and neck going into the CLINTON :WI.NS SENATE (Dem;) defeated John Burris (Rep.) Lott (Rep.) w6n reelection in his 1icans were able to maintain majority control over the Sen ·. ~~7ee;.tretch as the polls have SEA~H~~~~~AC::J~C~~ti~~~~~~~~f~~er~l!t*~rffi~~~jr;.r.~i~t&~~~jt!~;:~!~i*r~~ ~;~:n~ ate, with R,epublicans holding At press time, Bush was lead- . : .·. . " f.#j 16 to work on her family's farm, (D~~)j1Ted Kenn~dy was elected onto 49 seats, the Democrats . ing Gore with 246 electoral votes, ··In other.Electioilpay news,~first went back to school to earn her gen- to ~J~,,::lleventh term m the U.S. Sen" having 46, with five races still .. while the vice president tailedthe Lady Hillary R:odham Clinton (li?,~m.) era! equivalency diploma, and used at~1i:defeating Jack E. Robinson undecided . ., governor closely with 242 elec- beca~ethe·only first lady in hi@tory to work as a receptionist in the q}e~) and Libertarian Carla Howell In the House of Representa toral votes. · In order to· win the to ·be elected tci public offo;e)~.She governor's office, beeame her state's ,i;,witJ'Ha whopping 72 percent of the tives, the Republicans also held presidency, .a candidate must re- was elected to the U.S. Sef)atef#~m first female governor. . //VO~ a slim majority, with 187 seats ceive a majority of the vote inthe New York, 'defeating her opp~~ent; Al_so in Del~ware, Willi.am R~~h mNew Hampshire, Governor to the Democrats' 176. And Re Electoral College, or 270 votes. U.S. Rep. Rick Lazio (Rep.) ~~ 55 . <~:p.), the chat~man of the S~!)ate J~a~:1Shah_een (Dem.) won reelec- publicans also contain the ma All night long, the two candi- percent of the popular vote. !'.~fhe Fm~nce Committee, was ~fea~ed t1010l beatmg out former Senator jority of the nation's governors, · dates changed leads and at- president, first.lady and daugliJher by C\J_{fent Governor T~e-1' Carper Go~~on ~umphre~ (Rep.) Shaheen with 28 Republicans compared . tempted; without success, to pull Chelsea voted in the towii1 of (Dem~1~, who won 54 p,9rcent of the W011)Clesp1te breakmg a 30 yearcus to 16 Democrats. away from the field, only to find Chappaqua, where the Clinton~~wn vote. Ca~Re~.::'.~)(~.cf~five te~m.s in torri\~~t: gubernatorial _c;andidates the other candidate close on .their a home. ·. ·. ·· ; .. ~he U.~: H<3ilse ofRepresentatives proa1smg to. veto ~n ~ncome t~x. heels. .Democratic Vice Preside,itial m a?dttton to two terms as gover- Shal:ieen refused thts tm~e, statmg In one of the more dramatic nominee Joseph Lieberman.was1r.e-..l.fif~~'?& • Call XU's Tobacco Risk Reduction Program at x3599 if you'd like to quit. 6 week of NOVEMBER 8, 2000 OPINIONS AND ED.ITORIALS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE $""'""'Su.t~~1r:~. \''-•l'-o.lli>, ~··..- . ~~ll... , .. ~ . . !'\.a." . . . . >Erin Nevius; Editor >email: OPEDNBlllSV\llRE@HOTMAiLCOM . . . -STAFF EDITORIAL- .So01e CoinIDons sense Next fall, the Commons,' as it know housing will not cost more than has been dubbed, will house some a certain amount, it "'.ill be a lot easier of the more posh accommodations on them. on campus. However, some prob Of course, we realize it is not lems have already arisen before Residence Life which sets the prices the foundations of this building of such things. The Xavier Board of could even be laid. . Trustees is the deciding body in this The first and most alarming case, and we have been informed problem is one of finance - not their decision will not be finalized and the cost of the building to the uni announced until sometime. next se- versity, bufthe cost of the hous . mester, possibly as late as February. ing to the students. There is no Xavier has a responsibility to their definite figure for how much it students ~o provide them with neces will cost an upperclassman to live sary information, like how much we in the Commons .. In the literature have to shell out to live on campus distributed about this new resi for another year. Steps should be dence hall, the price was listed as taken to ensure that this information $2075 (the cost of singles 1in he is decided before students have to se- Village)+ lect housing next TBA. This is week. We realize not a price, it is also the 'board N .A T . 0 N A L P E R S P E · C . T I V E a blank check. ''Knowing the members don't It might be costs ofone's exactly live down Social. class diversity unjustly ignored impossible to the street, but we exactly calcu accommodations do live. in a highly BY MELISSA CURRENCE middle-class children in urban majority rule, it is much more im late the cost to technological Campus News Editor school systems. Bush, on the other . portant to realize our classism and Xavier of is invaluable ... " age ...We have I'm worried about us. I'm wor hand, advocates school vouchers have discussions about these issues. housing a stu- email, faxes and ried about how we supposedly because of the belief private schools We, the middle-class majority, have dent in The teleconferencing; value diversity at Xavier while be provide a better education and pri- . to be held accountable for our Commons with utilities, furnish surely there is some way the board ing entreated in classism. vate school is a right. These can~i prejudices. Low-income people ings, appliances and so forth, but can reach a decision without having Okay, here's another diversity dates are not discussing ways to save need to be respected, and we, as a who in their right mind would sign to physically gather in one place. editorial. the public school system itself, Jesuit university, nee~ to rise abcive a binding lease not knowing how While considering that, consider How many times have we made where mostly miitority or low-in'- our ingrained classism. much one is expected to pay for this - Residence Life intends to put jokes about Norwood and The presidential election was ~o a year's rent? "TBA" is a pretty between two and four RAs in The Avondale? In an editorial entitled close because they were both ap- loose term when it applies to the Commons. Is this not upperciass "Crime always present'', Steve .Low-income people . pealing to the middle class to gain cost of housing. The cost bf hous housing? Have we not matured mor Belicki referred to residents. of the most votes. Maybe this is why ing here has the potential to (and ally and spiritually enough by now North Avondale as the "degenera need to. be respected, the election was so close. · There often does) increase a few per such that we don't need RAs wander- tive area residents" [Oct. 25 edition was ·hardly any vari.ance in· their centage points every year anyway. . ing the halls, making sure we don't of The Newswire]. .and we, as a Jesuit proposed policy, or their back Knowing the cost of one's ac make too much noise or are hoard There has been talk about our · grounds for that matter.. commodations is invaluable in ing contraband candles? If students racial diversity and the GLBT com university, need to The ghetto Kro' jokes are funny budgeting their limited resources haven't learned to clean up after munity, but we also need to be in · rise above our and the bar population of the for a year.of school at an institu themselves or obey basic fire safety clusive of those who are lower on Woods is segregated, but how .can . tion that is anything but cheap. regulations by oow, they probably the socioeeonomic scale than most we absolve our own classism?,;" ' iofus. . . i~grained classism. " An exact and unchangeable fig never wilt We do not need peer su-' , . ' I don't know, because I still shop ure isn't even nece~sary- a ceil pervision in the new building. This lack of sensitivity struck at the Hyde Park Kroger arid not ing figure will do. ~f students me while I attended the College c.ome children are educated. my neighborhood grocery. .Demo~ratic and College Republi These policy proposals are During'Xitvier'.s political debate, COPYRIGHT 2000 CIRCULATION 3,500. can debate last Thursday. Xavier geared toward the middleclass, th~ the old adage was said; "If you want Editor-in-Chief & Publisher . JONATHAN MOSKO students were debating the national great political entity of our couritry, to live like a Republican, vote for a policies of the two presidential can- but are detriment of those who are Democrat.;' There sure isn't much Managing Editor JILL GREEN a . didates. According to the Demo low-income because those who are selection here ifyou do want to vote Business Manager CAROLYN HUGHES with prejudice. Advertising Manager LANCESCHUERGER crats, Gore supports charter poor do not command to the bulk schools, making the public school of the electorate. Advertising .Assistant BETH GOFFENA system more competitive for Because our country believes in Adviser MIKE KAISER Campus News Editor Photography D 0 C T A L K MELISSA CURRENCE DEVIN MATHIS Dear Doc,· Dear Doc, Asst. Campus News Editor SARAH RICHTER Questions answered by Dr. l had a bump under my skin Do you have to throw away ERIN RYAN JACKSON GOODNIGHT James P. Konerman, the mediCal on my wrist for about three your contact lens if your being World News Editor Contributors director of the Health and weeks. I have mild discomfort. treated for pink eye? BILL SNODGRASS JAY KALAGA YAN Couseling Center and gr.aduate of A friend volunteered to stick a Signed, Pinky Online Editor News Feature Editor Xavier Univesity. ·Questions for needle in it or smash it with a JILL GREEN JENNIFER KENSILL Dear Pinky, Doc. Talk can be dropped off at hammer. What should I do? Opinions and Editorials Copy Editors It depends on the type of contact the Health and Couseling Center Signed, Bumpy Guy ERIN NEVIUS BECKY MUICH lens and type of conjunctivitis (pink or emailed to LORI GOETZINGER MARIA HAJ.JAR eye). Many times you only need to opednewswire ®hotmail. com Dear Bumpy Guy, Sports Accounts Receivable clean & sterilize them. Ask your This is usually a Ganglion.Cyst. JOE ANGOLIA AMANDA CLINE doctor. Let a physician_evaiuate. Hitting SEAN 0' BRIEN Distribution yourself with a hammer can be haz Diversions ERIN SLATTERY Dear Doc, ardous to your health. . MIKE KOHLBECKER · I'm getting leg cramps at night• ANNAMARIE VITALE Is this because of Iiick of potas Dear Doc, Calendar sium or calcium? If you take a friend to the hos ADAM ZIEMKIEWICZ Signed, Charleyhorse pital who may have alcohol poi ; soning and they are underage, Dear Charleyhorse, >On the Web: HTTP://www.xu.edu/soa/Newswire/ will they be arrested? Leg cramps at night in a young 111t Xavier New»wlrr is puhlishttl wc:ekly through mc::stc::r widdn the USA and un: .pmrutt:U. SubscriptiOn out lli&: school yeur, exct:pt during vacation und final Inquiries •hould bC din:cwd to Cumlyn Hughes, Busi Signed, Worried individual are probably secondary exwns, hy the Htut1enl5 or Xavier Univendty, 3800 Vic· nc•• Mw1uger. 513 745-3130. tory Pwi .. MALL TALK ,,,, If: you could invite. a f anl~us person to dinner, who would y ·~':::.::'·' ·. . -LETTER· TO· THE EDITOR - Remember the veterans This Saturday is Veteran's Day. any of u~. At one ti me they were I would like to invite everyone to just like you and me, and then all make this something more than just of the sudden_something happened another day passed. l invite every in the world and they found them American to reflect on what selves someplace far from home, in Veteran's Day means. a uniform, defending our ideas. Veterans are commonly stereo Some came back to a hero's typed as elderly men w.ho talk end welcome and others ·did not. Some lessly about unknown places and came back to happy families and countries. There are, however, others did not. And there were many different kinds of veterans. those who never came back at all. There could be a veteran teaching Yesterday was Election Day for in your classroom or sitting next Americans who exercised their to you in class. right to try to influence change in Veterans are everywhere. It is the government. In a few weeks a ·easy to distance yourself from their, club on campus will be going to experience or even forget, but protest the School of the Americas when you look and see all the vet to voice their opinions. These are erans on 'this campus alone, you the rights we owe to those men and may be surprised. We should ap- . women who ha:ve fought, defended preciate the sacrifices they have and made sacrifices to uphold them. made. Sometimes we take for Rights we enjoy, rights those in ser granted the fact we are relatively vice defend and protect. close to our families and can call This Veteran's Day, take a mo . them anytime. Imagine being ment to think about those people across the ocean from your fam who have served our country, pro ily, in an environment where if you tected the foundations and ideals of do not apply camouflage face paint our rights and made sacrifices. Or correctly you could be seen and · say thank you to a veteran who did . shot by the enemy. Imagine a their duty once upon a time self schedule where you are constantly lessly for their family, their com on the move, not sure where the munity and their country. enemy will strike at you next. - Michael A. Nguyen They are not that different from Class of 'OJ THE LOVE DOG E01pty promises and Inanufactured candidates -aggravating Well, everyone, the great elec ally pathetic, but I didn't care. and I love the process of politics. promises were just empty rhetoric. ther the candidates' personal integ tion of2000 is over. As f write this Now, I want you all to keep in But as I sat and watched C-Span Each man went after a minority rity or their issues or 11 combination now, I have absolutely no idea who mind what was at stake in this elec day after day I came to realize this ·vote: Bush the Hispanic vote, Gore of both, this election was solely is going to win, what the margin tion. Debate the different policies election w.as s.o similar to every the African-American community. about partisanship! Who· wants to will be, what states will go what - Social° Security, tax reform, single other election, ye~ so differ And again, Hke so many years, nei care about an election that seeks to way. All I really know right now school ·Vouchers :- but the most ent. ther candidate gave a rat's ass about defeat a party rather than elect a is I'm thankful to God it's over. vital part of the election was the Su The cynic in me says nothing minority concerns. It's so.obvious leader? · We vote for president be · Don't get me wrong. I think the fact preme Court appointees. The next changed. Two politicians in this this goes on that it makes me sick. cause we feel that candidate will be that we live in a free country and president, whether it. be Bush or tragic dino.saur of a two-party sys But it doesn't surprise me any the best Commarider-in-Chief, not are able to choose our leaders is Gore, will appoint probably three tem debated the same issues more. And I guess that's why I because we don't want a Democrat wonderful. I have to admit, justices to the. highest court in the politicans have debated since re don't care. Neither man did any or Republican in office. We want a though, from the bottom of my land. This is the court whose ml,. corded time. Again, a third party thing to make anyone care about leader, not a party member. · soul, this election was the most ings affect the \Yay you and I live candidate was all but completely them. Republicans don't care So, yeah, I didn't care too much. boring thing I have lived through. our lives every day. From abortion ignored by the national· media, a · about "Dubya," they care about And no, I wasn't very interested. If And that's the problem - I re to gay rights, affirmative action to t_ravesty that must change in the fu getting the Clinton legacy the hell you want to know th'e truth, I wrote ally hated the fact I couldn't get corporate monopolies, the next ture. (And to all you who remem out of Dodge. Likewise, Demo in Eddie Taubensee for Pres. and interested in this thirig. As impor court will determine policy for this ber Perot, don't think for a minute crats just feel Gore was their best Corey Dillion for Vice. Did I waste tant as this election was, and it is country and set the tone for the land, the press cared what his policies chance of keeping the Republicans my vote? I don't think so. most likely the most important either conservative (Bush) or more were, tht( media just loved his out of the White House and estab- I guess the Love Dog is a little (and closest) one since Kennedy, I liberal (Gore). soi.mdbites.) Both candidates slung 1i sh i ng a three-house control older and wiser because of this elec found 'myself just waiting and And I still didn't get interested. a little mud, but not enough to get . (House of Reps., Senate, White tion. Maybe a little more depressed. dreading the evening news. Hell, If you warit to call me apathetic and their hands stained. House) for the first time since God But he still is ... the Love Dog. I watched Australian rules rugby . uninterested, go right ahead. ·I can I guess what pissed me off the knows when. instead of foflowing the different handle the criticism. The problem most was the realization, call it a My point is that unlike.so many campaigns. Yes, I know that's re- is I'm not. I love to follow politics more maturing mindset, all these other elections, when we voted ei- ·" ,., ' 8 week of NOVEMBER 8, 2000 OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS THE XAVI.ER NEWSWIRE L E T T E R S T 0 T .H E E D I T 0 R Truth .is not an issue I am writing in regard to last Forgive my skepticism. But let me week's staff editorial in The News- · tell you why I think we've gotten . wire. Am I going. to see you at ·away from the.truth . physical training 01.1 Friday? There . The military's role ill not public are open seats in any of the mili relations, it's national_ defense. tary· science classes. Perhaps you They have presented their answers; could attend sm.all tinit tactical they have other things to do. And training on Saturday. If not, your · in the.absence of an active dissent, opinion on what constitutes an in demagogues thrive. terest to ROTC is suspect at best. The protesters love to paraphrase I've taken an oath, an oath I will Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Please, reaffirm in a few months, to defend allow me. King said there was noth this country not only against physi ing worse in this world. than con cal threats, but ~lso against propa- · scientious ignorance. Misguided ganda. What's at stake on the U.S. good people do more damage any· Army School of the Americas given day than the truly malevolent. , (USARSA) issue is something I . Well, it's time for the g~od hold more dear than my feelings for people, and Xavier's activists are the Army. It's truth. And it's a good people, to wake up. The rea battle that is lost everyday, particu son Congress won't close USARSA larly in respect to our Armed is simple. Under the prompting of Forces. protesters, the school has already Last Monday, ·been thoroughly the protesters ar investigated by a · gued as if truth is "The military's multitude of out not .an issue. The side organizations issue was whether ·role is not public arid cleared of any or not Xavier Uni wrongdoing. Read . versity should sup relations, it's · the writing on the. port a recognized na#gnal defense; " wall. organization injoin There are i ng ·in a protest plenty of other iS~ where federal law Wotild be broken. sues outthere. Let.me give you one. Never mind the only dissenting Our military is hurting. We're hurt voices in Monday's meeting were ing for personnel, we're hurting fo~ people who have actually been to equipment and we're hurting for theUSARSA. . . support. I look at the bombing of Let's rationalize away the fact U.S.S. Cole as only the beginning, that the Army Ranger who ad and it's directly related to. our state dressed the Student Senate Mon of readiness. day actually worked with USARSA We face a host of enemies who instructors, and claims the informa won't. challenge us symmetrically · tion espoused by the protesters is ori a conventional battlefield. In a . wrong. Let's forget the fact I can recent address to the U.S. Naval In quote numerou~ sources on the stitute, Marine General Anthony school, authoritative sources that Zinni stated a nuclear, biological or include the U.S. State Department, chemical terrorist attack on a major DOD and various Latin American population center in the United heads of state. I've yet to hear one States, in the next 20 years, isn't from the activists. lgn\)re the fact possible, it's probable. . that any number of faculty and The Newswire staff is obviou~ly · prior~service students on this cam intelligent, capable and dedicated. pus have lived and worked at Fort We need you. And to the protest Why won~ ro~ wr;ft fo ~fl- Wh111 J;J Wt Benning, and can attest to the in ers, you've demonstrated you are nocence of the school and the mis resolute and of principle. We need behavior of protesters. you too. Let's stop kicking our .tfltl' Jo fo ro~? Gvtty wuk Wt When does truth become the is selves in the ass and start doing great sue? I'm listening to people who things for the country we all love brt11fMt11fy11w11;f yo~r ftHtu, onfy fo haven't spent a day in uniform tell so much - America. me what occurs on an Army Post. - Jason A. ~lindauer J;t One all-nighter spent in front of a computer. monitor (with 2-liter Mt.~D~w and bag·ofTostitos) . $5.50 One set of Webster's Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus and MLA H_andbook (stil_I shrink-wrapped) $35.00 . ·One used copy of Plato's Republic. from the XU bookstore· (extremely overpriced) $59.99 One 50.. minute session ·with a James A. Glenn Writing Center consultant PRillllS!i ··There are some things money can ~ buy. One of them is your next appointment wlth a writing cen . , ·..... ter:, consultant. Call us today (745-2875)- or visit our .website (www.xu.edu/wriicntr). ' . 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NEWSWIRE BRIEFS >-Joe Angolia;Editor. >Sports Desk: 745-2878 Xmen roll over All-Stars >-XUSPORTS@HOTMAIL.!=OM West, Price led team "Yith 16.points, newcomers shine in debuts BY "JOE AN GOLIA nounced that freshman Anthony Women's golf Sports Editor Coleman will be redshirted for this names new coach If Friday night's ex.hibition year's basketball season. Tony Kountz has been named ·against the California All-Stars was Coleman, at 6-9 210 pounds head coach of the women's golf any indication of how the season · -needs to add more size before he team, replacing April von will go, XU fans can expect a takes on the rigors of the. college Haefen. strong departure from last year's · · basketball game. Kountz come to.Xavier from style of play. . ''Anthony is someone that even St. Ursula Academy in Cincin Head coach Skip Prosser uti tually can give us something we nati, where he has been head golf lized every scholarship player be have lacked - a player with very ·coach and director of golf opera fore the half,· as a rotation of 12 good size who can also run the tions since 1997. St. Ursula has players saw game time in guiding floor," said Prosser. "We're hoping enjoyed a 87-5 r:egular season the Musketeers' 101-76 victory. he's one of those classic Xavier record (including one state While previous seasons have sleepers." championship) since Kountz seen the Musketeers rely heavily The redshirt season will allow took over. In 19.97 he was named on a six to eight player rotation, him to spend more time in the Cincinnati Enquirer Coach of the th~ team's new up-tempo style of - weight room so that he can be a Year. play demands greater GOntributions . greater contributor in his first sea "We are all extremely pleased from a larger pbrtion of the bench. son as a Musketeer, next year. As a to have such a talented coach at '!If we want to play at that pace, freshman in high school, Coleman . Xavier. Tony has been very suc we have to play more guys than we was just 5-9, growing nearly a foot cessful and will be instrumental did last year," said Prosser. "We by the time he graduated. The in taking our women's program have to develop some guys off the redshirt will also help himto be to the next level," said Associate bench. When our first wave of subs come better accustomed to his role Athletic Director Dawn Rogers. coines in and the other team gets as a "big man." tired,. our press should still be a . -Joe Angolia blur." ONTHEWAY XU sports wrap The Xmen close out the exhibi~ XAVIER 101, ALL:.STARS 76 tion season on Thursday when they SWIMMINGi While the The Musketeers came out gun take on Athletes in Action at 7:30 women's swimming team con ning early on as freshman Romain p.m. The game will serve as the tinued to get strong perfor Sato knocked down Xavier's open NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY DEVIN MATHIS tearri 's final tune-up before they mances from its freshmen, XU ing shot of the game, a three Junior guard Alvin Brown (left) attempts a layup in Friday's 101- welcome the Miami RedHawks to fell to Louisville on Friday 58- pointer, that electrified the crowd. 76 exhibition win against the California All-Stars. the Cintas Center in the team's regu 37 in the O'Connor Sports Cen XU entered into a three-point lar season opener on Nov. 18. ter. shooting contest with the All-Stars gether a solid line, finishing with co~captain Reggie ~utler played Miami took last year's game be Freshman Angie Hinrichs . as Sato, junior Lloyd Price and se eight points and five boards on 3-4 well inside, producing eight points tween th_e two teams, 67-58 at Mil won two individual events and · nior co-captain Maurice McAfee shooting from the field. and four boards in just 16 minutes let Hall, and will look to spoil the took part in a winning relay team tried to keep pace with Cali's. For sophomores Lionel of action. Musketeers' coronation of their new as well. Hinrichs won the 200 Rumeal Robinson and Curtis Chalmers and Dave Young, their "Reggie brings something a little arena. freestyle in 1:59.86 and tied in Staples. debuts were a year in coming. bit different to the table," said the 100 freestyle with a time of For t~e ga·me, the Xmen re Chalmers' speed and ability were.fi Prosser. "He knows where he's sµp- · 54.49,just.72 seconds off of the ceived three-point buckets from nally displayed for the crowd of posed· to be most of the time, and Xavier record. · Freshman five different players while shoot 5,903. He finished the game with 15 that gives him an edge." ·Heather Greidanus, sophomore ing 56.5 percent (13-23) as a team. points and three steals while hitting Though the game was just an Meghan ·white, and senior A three-pointer byMcAfee put 6-9 from the field (3-5 from three exhibition, the Musketeers shot the Rachel Reilly combined with the Musketeers ahead 20-18. They point range). ball well, 49.4 percent on the night, Hinrichs on t'1e winning relay would lead for the rest of the game. "It was a big experience for a lot and enjoyed a 42-36 rebounding team. The exhibition marked not only of us,". said Chalmers. advantage. Prosser contends though The men's swim team also fell the first basketball game played in Young made two three-pointers that his players "weren't being to Louisville, 68-27, despite wins the Cintas Center, but also the first in. the win and gives Prosser another guarded" and "will be much more . from freshmen John Janszen and · chance for fans to get a look at the guard to throw into the rotation. challenged down the road." JeremyClark. Janszen's4:18.97 program's newcomers, some of The newcomers weren't the only ·Next up for the Musketeers is a was good. for first in th~ 400 In whom shined in their debuts. ones to play well in the, game. final exhibition tune-up against Ath dividual Medley, while Clark_ Sato knocked down 4-7. three Sophomore David West grabbed a letes in Action on Nov. 9, before won the 100 breastroke in point attempts and made several team-high nine boards and tied Price they kick off the regular season with 1:02.71. spectacular passes, finishing with for the team-high in ppints with 16. a home game against Miami on The men's and women's four assists, en route to a 15-point McAfee was a perfect 3-3 on the · Nov. 18. teams are next in action on Sat night. night (all three-pointers), dished out urday at 11 a.m. against St. Louis Khalil Nixon, the other XU a teain-high seven assists and tied COLEMAN REDSHIRTED at here at the O'Connor Sports freshman making his debut, put to- Chalmers with three steals. Senior On Friday, the Musketeers an- Center. CROSS COUNTRY: After taking a weekofffrom competi tion, the Xavier cross country GAME teams travel to the campus of On Tap EasternMichigan University in Ypsilanti, to compete in 'the of the NCAA ·Great Lakes Regional Wednesday, Nov. B •Women's basketball vs. Wednesday, Nov. 15 with the hope of advancing to the Cincinnati Stars (exh.) at 7:30 WEEK NCAA ~.hampionships. •Women's soccer vs. Illinois p.m. •Women's basketball vs. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEN'S SOCCER: In in first round of NCAA OGBM Legends (exh.) Tournament Saturday, .Nov. 1t at7:30 p.m. VS. CINCINNATI STARS men's soccer, departing seniors. 7:30 Friday at Koen Kuiken and Josh the Cintas Center Hammerschmidt were both hon Thursday, Nov. 9 •Rifle hosts Walsh match ored with selections to the A-10 at8a.m. Home volleyball matches take The women's team will. All-Conference First Team. •Men's basketball vs. •Swimming vs. St. Louis place in the Cintas Center. open up the season with its Defender Kuiken a co-captain Athletes in Action (exh.) at 10 a.m. Home rifle matches take first exhibition game in their on this year's squad and the 1 , Thinking About ·Law School? If you or someone you know is considering a law school· educationnoworafewyears fromnow,.then plan to attend the Cincinnati Metropolitan Law School Fair. Forty-six law schools from across the countxy along with LSAT test preparation representatives will be available to answer your questions. You. will also be able to receive catalogues, applications and financial aid information. Ifs one stop · s~opping! This event is FREE and open to the public. Event: Cincinnati Metro Law School Fair Date: Saturday, l~fovember·11, 2000 Time: . 11:00 a.In. to 3:00 p.m~ Place: . Cintas C.enter at Xavier University Schiff Family Conference C.enter 1624 Herald Avenue . 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Tapies has developed his vi sual vocabulary using a wide variety of forms that readily reach across borders to the emo- . tional core of human nature. Tapies has· created collages using such diverse imagery as letters, symbols associated. with Christianity, abstract shapes, his initials and various elements of nature such as wood, soil and marble dust. The Contemporary Arts Center will exhibit 20 of Tapies' most recent works, both sculptures and mixed media paintings. His work will be on display until January 14, 2001. For more information, call 721-0390. Art museum Now through Dec. 3 l, the To ledo Museum of Art presents The American West: Out ofMyth, Into Reality. Experience the works of PHOTO COURTESY OF DISNEY /PIXAR Charles Deas, Frederic "To infinity .... and beyond!" America's favorite computer generated heroes are back and better than ever in "The Ultimate Toybox:' Remington and many others whose art remain the best depic tions of the American West. Im BY MICHAEL RIESENBECK will be uritouchable for a long time 5 .1 soundtrack is THX certified and Also included on the first two ages of buffalo, the vast Western Contributing Writer · now that "The Ultimate Toy Box" EX enhanced. The sound mix does · discs are Pixar animated short films, landscape, Native Americans, If you've been feeling the urge to has hit the shelves. "The Ultimate justice to the intricate sound de- behind the scenes documentaries cowboys, gunslingers, prairie act like a kid again (or just need one Toy Box" is not near perfect; it is sig.n by· Oscar winner .Gary and "interviews" with Woody and women, wa&on trains and the more reason to keep doing so) Disney perfect. Rydstrom. Buzz. struggle to survive against the and Pixar have the DVD box set for The unique vi.suals of both films Th~ s.oundtrack is wonderful Pixar didn't stop there though. harsh, uncivilized West reveal you. "Toy Story" and "Toy Story· 2" come alive on DVD. The films were during the actioti sequences, but it Disc 3 contains nine hours of ex the archetype of the folklore of have found their way to DVD and the transferred to DVD using a "direct is the subtleties that are most im~ tras! The disc is divided up into two the American West. toys are back in town in a big way. from digital" process. The images pressive. All of the sound work was main sections (for each film) and For more information, ca'! ''The Ultimate Toy Box" is a mam seen on the discs were taken directly done in postproduction, but the further divided up into sections Adrian Lilly at (419)255-8000. moth three-disc set chock full of good . from the computer-generated· unique sounds used for each toy highlighting the film's production. ies that should satisfy kids and adults sources eliminating the need to use are seamless and accurate. Having Every aspect of the'filmmaking · alike. · · the film ele- a great sound process is touched on by the Pixar Silver shining ''Toy Story" was a huge critieal and ments~ design that crew, from the original concept to financial success, so a sequel was in Since it is translates so the final advertis1ng campaigns for On Saturday, Nov. 11, the Cin evitable. It would be tough for "Toy not necessary to well on DVD both films. In between looks at the cinnati Art Museum is hosting Story 2" to live up to precedents set use the actual just adds to the computer animation process; spe Shining with Stephen. by the first film, but in fact the sequel filmstrip in the fun nature of the cial effects, sound work and really Join Stephen Bonadies, chief eclipsed the success of the original. process, the im-,1 film. anything else you wanted to know conservator and director of mu As with most high' profile films, age is free· of The set's true about "Toy Story" and "Toy Story seum services, for an informa DVD fans couldn't wait. to get their grain, imperfec selling point is 2" are included. tional hands-on workshop on the hands on "Toy Story." Many people tions or dirt.that the endless cor The films are great by them care and conservation of silver. were upset about having to wait, but is inherent in nucopia of extra selves, but the nine liours of extras The discussion will be followed now that "Toy Story" has been re even the best features. make them so much better. by a hands-on demonstration for leased the wait was well worth it. regular film Both "Toy If you 're a fan of the "Toy Story" participants to learn to clean their "Toy Story" has been released si transfers. Colors are strong and vi Story" and "Toy Story 2" contain films you owe it to yourself to pick own silver. multaneously with "Toy Story 2" brant, with a sharpness a~d clarity audio commentaries with director up "The Ultimate Toy Box." It is Cost is $15 for the general along with a third .disc devoted en that is unparalleled. John Lasseter and others in the Pixar the best way to watch the films. It public and $10 for Cincinnati Art tirely to extras. The title of "best DVD Audio quality isn't quite as im animation crew, as well as isolated should be the only way to watch Museum members. Class size is yet released" has· been thrown around pressive as the video, but it should effects-only soundtracks highlight the films! DVD just doesn't get any limited, two items may be to many DVDs lately, but that title not disappoint. The Dolby Digital ing Gary Rydstrom 's work. better than this! brought in for consultation. Call 721-ARTS for tickets. ~~~~~: ;f@p!~~~~~;m:~. ' WlfOI h(! "1!C\ll111loli«:""•,,.I~ J)fv:(ft To( l"1Cl(l(· ~l:ttlllloft•llliolll' M1~, . N!"M .,., r:flr. :.Al /.U llr.'l:t;iff~ ... ,.,, •H ~n..:"111111 New Releases tH!llf• ""• ~"" ,.,-l•U• '1111.Hl Ul!ICI ll U'Jfl•Jllfn live Wires Art museum II ~Jilt1¥ ... , (f.l ll \Tit l•llf"! Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 4- p.m. to 8 p.m. is Members Appre The following discs are due for release on or before Nov. 8 ... Wednesday, Nov. 8 . Sunday, Nov. 12 ciation Night at the Cincinnati BBMak Ani DiFranco Art Museum. Original Soundtrack, Dao Wop 50 Live (Rhino) ... blink-182, Live at w/ Jessica Riddle @ Aronoff Center the Mark, Tom & Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back) (MCA) ... Snoop @Bogart's , 1 Cincinnati Art Museum mem bers are invited for a special . Dogg presents Doggy's Angels, Quiet as Kept (TVT) ... R. Kelly, TP2.com Tuesday, Nov. 14 evening where the museum's new (Jive) ... Ziggy Marley, L1ve.(Elektra) ... Prodigy, H.N.l.C. (Loud) ... Spice Thursday, Nov. 9 Cherry Poppin' Daddies Handbook of Collec.tions will be Girls, Forever (Virgin) ... Original Soundtrack, The Grinch (Interscope) ... 311 w/O.P.M. unveiled. Original Soundtrack, Rugr,ats in Paris - The Movie (Maverick) ... wl Zebrahead @ Bogart,'s To join the museum, call 639- @Bogart's 2968. ... all dates are tentative. THE }CAVIER NEWSWIRE DIVERSIONS week of NOVEMBER 8, 2000 15 M 0 V I. E R E V l E W 'Charlie's Angels': Good at being bad THESE ANGELS. AREN'T FALLING. FROM. GRACE, . . BU'.1' THEY DON'T EXACTLY SOAR, EITHER 1 . BY .JOEL BOUTiERE cell-phone conversations. friends, and you ·get a movie ·Contributif!.g-Writer The Angels. take the case and th.at revels in its own campy Don't belie.ve ev~rything your ·. ·. using their triple-B assets (brains, shtick. parents told you~ Sometimes setting brawn and breasts), find out the The fact that the movie low expectations is agciod thing. .shocking truth: that the plot twist doesn't collapse iritci lame Take; for example, the recent three-quarters. through the movie joke after Jame joke is largely Columbia Pictures" release cciQld; be figured out in five min- due to the efforts of the near ''Charlie;s Angels." Unlike m~st utes by anyone who's ever seen a· perfect. cast; The three leads films in. the ."motion picture event'~ movie before. seem almost to be winking at genre; it doesn't pretend to be the The plot beyond this is pretty · the viewer, letting them know defining moment in actim:i film. much a formality. Director McGis thatthey're in on the joke, too. Instead, the movie takes a note a veteran of music videos, which is Bill Murray takes what · from the television series that in- never a good sign. This time, how- could have been a throwaway .spirecl it atid becomes a goofy romp · ever, something clicks, and instead rol_e and goes at it wholeheart that; although it won't setthe world ofgroaning a~ all the bad jokes and . edly, getting laughs out of on fire, makes for a· good _night's the paint-by-numbers plot, you ac-. ·scenes that other actors could en.tertainment. , tually put your brain away and go · never have handled. • The Angels of with the Crispin Glover does his im- the 21st century flow. pression of Chow Yun Fat, are Na ta lie . Of cour- playing a silent, sword-wield- .(Cameron Diaz), se, the cast- ing hired killer, and makes you Dylan (producer ing of Tim . completely forget he was· the Dre_w Barrymore) . Curry, here geeky guy in "Back to the Fu- and Alex. (Lucy playing' a ture." Liu): They take self-impor- The only weak 'link in the their orders from tani billion- cast is, surprisingly enough, the unseen Charlie a ire, is al- Tom Green, whose two cameos - (voice cir John· ways a sign seem to grind the movie to a Forsythe, the the people halt. ·· original Charlie) involved in Amovielike"Charlie'sAn- and Bosley (Bill this movie gels" can best be described as Murray). · aren't ex- "g'ood at being bad." It's not · As the movie actly put- likely to be a mov.ie you'll re- begins, the Angels are hired to res- ting ·reservations in for tuxes on member seeing· six months cue a genius inventor (Sam Oscar night. frmn now, but it's virtually Rockwell) and recover his voice- · Add in the wild kung fu fights guaranteed that you won't be PHOTO COURTESY OF COLUMBIA PICTURES recognition device that i::ould al~ (witll obligatory "Matrix"-y ef- bored while you're watching. low unscrupulous individuals to fe~ts) and the goofy subplots in- it. They're beautiful, they're brilliant, and they work for Charlie. track anyone on the planet through valving the Angels' various boy- Barrymore, Diaz and Liu (left to right) in the action-packed 'Bagger Vance' stuck in the rough STAYING .CONSISTENT WITH THE GOLF THEME, THIS FILM IS BORING AND LONG WI~ED . . .· BYJValKE KOHLBECKER the game of golf again. He fades With any luck, Rannulph will _ Diversions Editor ·· into obscurity, abandoning his girl get his act together in tirrie for the There's no doubt about it, golf friend, his game, everything·. tournament.. If ncit, he is letting the is perhaps the most boring game In the meantime,· Adele has whole town'down. on TV to .watch. Even worse are found herself in a predicament. The Problems. First is the title char those senior PGA tournaments depression threatens to take away acter Bagger Vance, who doesn't where the washed up old guys at her late father's prized accomplish even appear until late in the film. te~pt to recapture'the glory days. ment, a golf course. In order to save Smith was terribly miscast arid con Robert. Redford thought a story the club, she comes up with a plan sequently butchered the most im about a has-been golfer frying to --- Hold the world's best golf tour portant role. The character should "find his swing" would be· a good nament featuring the world's two' be a guiding light for Junuh, not a idea for a movie. What ever was he leading golfers. wise-cracking 20-something. thinking? One problem, though, the South Smith) characteristic attempts at "Th_e Legend of Bagger Vance" Carolina town won't support the hip humor have no place in a film opens in the endeavor set in the '20s. An actor such as early 1900s. An without the Morgan Freeman would have been_ up and coming addition of a more appropriate. golfer. named local golfer. Also sabotaging the potential of Rann u 1 p h: Who ever the film is a bothersome perfor Junuh (Matt .·" could the lo mance from the young .J. Michael Damon) is set to cal hero be? Moncrief as he portrays the faith PHOTO COURTESY OF DREAM WORKS take the world of You get one ful Hardy Greaves. Hardy is too Caddy Bagger (Smith) guides Rannulf (Damon) in his quest to golf by storm. guess. emotionally attached to Ranni.dph "find his swing:' ·With all this and I t ' s for his own good. The mere men the beautiful Rannulph tion of Rannulph faltering causes Any thread of interest that still lin Ad.ele (Charlize Junuh, who Hardy to burst into tears. This be gers is severed when the film Theron) by his by' the way, comes absurd after the second time. stumbles into its unfulfilling end side, things has since Jost ·Damon's portarayal ofRannulph ing. couldn't possibly be better. As fate his touch. is mediocre at best. He fails to sell This one will bore even golf fa would have it, though, Rannulph 's The rest of the film fumbles the iO)age of an emotionally l;>ro natics. It's more about a man's ascent is put on hold when the war around with Rannulph trying to ken man. In other words, it's not struggle than the game. breaks out. come to terms with his demons hard to see through the five-o-clock It's sad. One expects more from The war's effect on Rannulph is. (Adele; the war memories) and thus shadow and cigarette. a director who has delivered such tragic. What returns is a broken man · "find his swing." .Hefinds'the emo This awful execution of paten- . accomplishments as "Quiz Show" robbed of ambition. Hi~ emotional · tional guidance he needs from a · tially interesting characters makes and "T,he Horse Whisperer." breakdown leaves him. with no mysterious caddy named Bagger it very difficult to stay interested Fore! This one is so far off I drive or intention of ever playing Vance (Will Smith). · in "The Legend of Bagger Vance." doubt we'll ever find the green. 16 week ofNOVEMBER 8, 2000 DIVERSIONS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE T H E A .T E R R E V I E W More than your average- pUppet SAW ·THEATRE'S LATEST EFFORT CAPITALIZES ON THE MAGIC OF. PUPPETEERING BY JAY KALACiAYAN Saw Theatre is an organization· Contributing Writer dedicated to the creation, produc The Story tion and study of contemporary "Account Me Puppet" is an origi puppet theater. It js a sophisticated nal show created bY. Saw Theatre. . and complex puppet world that The title comes from the line, "Ac delights and. challenges the audi- count me man" in John Milton's . ence. This is no Bert and Ernie epic poem "Paradise Lost." It was puppetry. from this off-handed and rather flip "Account Me Puppet" begins pant intrusion into Milton'.s semi with the archa,ngel's fall from grace. nal text that the show began to take Music and a simple projection onto form. a wavy tarp send the audience into "Account Me Puppet" does not a sea of lights and sound. We. see · illustrate line-by-line thel 7th cen the falling of an angel before our tury verse but rather shadows and eyes and forget about wood and fleshes out some of Milton's rich steel figures, lighting techniques · themes and imagery. and. light projection. Milton's story of the fallen arch Saw Theatre creates so many angel and mortal failing is told with masterful iinages: Life size pup- .· the use of Saw's pets kneel to unique puppetry quench a .PHOTO COUR techniques, live thirst, shad A puppet from "Account Me Puppet," an astonishing display of puppeteering at its finest and recorded ows and pro sound, light, film jection . por~ ited to approximately 50 seats, ab · Jo~n M.ilton (although some En in the Queen City as opposed to a and video. tray fire and s01:b the. textured themes Fox .and glish professors would say, "why larger city.. A large part of the year The Good . swarms of in · Luensman place in front of them. not?"), knowledge of the basic plot they are touring to Tampa, Atlanta The word sects and the The puppet and puppeteer, both . and idcias would definitely; en- or New ·York fo the East Village. "puppetry" men devil is a mask seen, add to the dimension of the hance the performance. · · This show is unique and worth ex- . tioned to most . and a hand scenes as, like reality, characters are Saw Theatre's use qf imagery periencing. Sci few organ!Zations . people in their · · given flesh manipulated before our eyes. and symbolism seems so attached conceive original work iii: The twenties to thir · from the dark. The Bad ·to "Paradise Lost" that a synopsis ·Queen City, you should supportand ties conjurs an Directors, The story. A general familiarity in-. the program might help, experience Saw Theatre at any op image of the ·· performers and with Milton's work would have · TheBiazz · portunity. belligerant Oscar in his trash can, creators of "Account Me Puppet," aided the audience's understanding Saw Theatre tours the nation and or worse, Elmo with his innocent Mark Fox and Anthony Luensman, of"Account Me Puppet." Although. receives grants from organizations observations that make the more create an incredible world in such one does not need to be a scholar such as the Jim Henson Foundation. jaded viewer want to throw up. a,small space. The audience, lim- of "Paradise Lost" anq t~e works of .. It is only pure luck th~y are. based I N Y 0 U R E A R C R 0 S S W· 0 R D Unlike many of the other heavier bands out there, Cold mixes moody, dark melodies inside their metallic crunch instead of just blud geoning the listener throughout the album. Cold has often said they are in fluenced by the Cure and Sarah McLachlanjust as rriuch as they are influenced by Black Sabbath and Kiss. There are plenty of moments ·Cold when Cold lets their aggressions out and rock full force, but the melo 13 Ways to Bleed 011stage dies ~tay intact. - (Geffen} Favorite tracks on the album in clude "She Said" with vocalist Scooter Ward supplying a beauti ful piano melody in one of the Fred Durst's newest album's mellower, moodier tracks. discovery in full effect "End OfThe World" is another Many moderri hard rock fans great example of Cold's mellower have not heard of Jacksonville, side. Cold turns up the aggression Florida's Cold. Howeyer, ifl men and rock out full force on "Send In tion the name Fred Durst, people The Clowns" featuring a guest ap will recognize that name. pearance by Aaron L.ewis from Cold was known as Grimdig a Staind. few years back when Durst discov Cold redefines heavy music on ered them playing in a Jacksonville the album by putting dark depress club. Ve.ry impressed with what he ing lyrics up against the sludgy heard, Durst signed them to his la guitar riffs and rumbling rhythm bel Flip Records. section. Like their peers in Staind, He acted as executive producer Cold really wants the listener to of their first album (1998's self titled "feel" their lyrics and Scooter Ward debut) and also co-produced their does just that by demonstrating his newest effort, 13 Ways To Bleed amazing vocal range on all the Onstage. album's killer 13 tracks. No, this is not a live album al . My favorite track is the opener, though it may seem like it because "Just Got Wicked." This song gives of the album title. However, the the listener a preview of what awaits emotions and thoughts that Cold in the next 12 tracks. expresses in the music "bleed" 13 Ways to Bleed 01}.stage is. a throughout this amazing record, definite winner in all departments. possibly a dark horse candidate for -Asa Kra11ing, record-of-the-year. Contributing Writer THEXAVIER NEWSWIRE DIVERSIONS week of NOVEMBER 8, 2000 17 I N Y 0 U R E A R ANNAMARIE s CUCHINA ti ..... ' Picass.o f.she's got a few things out of place.·:~" Lesson 4: Italiano alim·ento ' Aside· from capturing one of · today's great songwriters in his READ ON, AMICO! ITALIAN FOOD.IS MORE THAN CHEESE RAVIOLI natural environment, the. album BY ANNAMARIE VITALE 2. Cut stems from artichokes to is a really easy one to make. It is a contains two phenomenal versions Asst. Diversions Editor make the base flat; trim leaf tips .two part recipe. First, you have to of "Conversations With A Ghost." This week I would like to share with scissors. Wa~h under running make fried eggplant, then you make Normally it is considered to be a some of my favorite Italianrecipies. cold water; drain well. Spread pet the eggplant parmesan. faux pas to put the same song on an The recipies may be a .little com als slightly with fingers. album .twice, but the second ver plicated, but I have faith in you. If 3. Spoon stuffing into center and Eggplant Parmesan sion is an amazing duet with folk/ the directions are followed, you one tsp. of stuffing into spaces be The ingredients: blues artist Patty Larkin. While her will have no problems. tween leaves. Tie a string around 1 eggplant primary function on the track is Ellis Paul· Artichokes are one of my 3 eggs carrying ham10ny, it is great to hear Live favorite foods. I bet some of 1-1/2-2 cups flou~ · two singer songwriters of their cali- . . (Rounder) you are saying - what. in salt her on stage together. the world is an artichoke!?! pepper Traditionally two ·discs of · Well, you can find them in 1 jar of spaghetti sauce singer- .songwriter music has a ten- the vegetable section of just· 1 pkg. grated mozerella a memorable folk artist dency to begin sounding redi.m about any grocery store. cheese dant, and generally puts one to caught live , sleep (unless you're talking about They are green and have parmesean cheese leaves ori them. But watch Recorded at the Somerville Tt)e- early Dylan or Woody Guthrie), but out, the top of the leav~s are. The recipe:. atre in Massachusetts; the latest re- the lyrical ingenuity of Ellis Paul kind of sharp~ They may Fried Eggplant lease from Ellis Paul serves as both should keep even the most cynical look a lit~le strange, but they 1. Peel and slice egg a retrospective of his career thus far, of listeners entertained. are delicious. plant. as well as an opportunity to ~ear a Even though the· music does not 2. Dip slices into beaten couple new tracks. Often catego- · challenge the boundaries of con Stuffed Artichokes egg and then dip in flour. rized as a folk musician, he shares. temporary pop, most listeners Italiano Sprinkle with salt and pep more commonalities with the title won't notice. The ingredients: per. of singer songwriter. In the midst' of his great melo- 2 cups bread crumbs (4 3. Fill sauce pan with . Ellis Paul's wit and great song dies and emotionally intelligent slices) about two inches of writing ability has been a major fac- songwriting, it begins to feel like 1/2 cup chopped parsley canola or vegetable oil. t9r.in ;his subtle rise to popularity these are the songs you have been 1/2 cup grated M.K. Fry slices until cooked. .. over the past several years. wanting to write your entire life, Parmeseam chees.e Eggplant Parmesean ; ··fortunately, with the release of but have never found a way. 1 tbsp. orageno each artichoke so the stuffing 1. Pour half of sauce into a cas this live album, listeners have the -'Tim Hubbard, I '. ~ . I • . ' . ' 1, clove garlic minced doesn't fall out. Stand in large deep serole dish. opp9rtunity to experience Ellis Contributing Writer 3/4 tsp. salt. saucepan. Drizzle 1 tbsp. oil over 2. Layer cooked eggplant slices Paul when-he is at his best; on stage. 1/8 tsp. pepper each. Pour in one inch of boiling with sauce and grated· mozarella Thi.s compilation serves as a 4 large artichokes water; cover. cheese. great introduction an intelligent, 4 tbsp. olive oil - 4. Cook 50 minutes on stove top 3.Sprinkle top \Vith grated contemporary songwriter. or until fork tender. parmesean cheese. · For those wondering what his · - · -The recipe: They may take a while to make, . ·I love garlic;sol also.like to add songwriting is like, "Here She Is~· 1. Mix bread crumbs, parsley, but it is definitaly worth the wait. a little garlic powder, but that is owns one of the best introductions cheese, garlic, salt and pepper in a Another favorite Italian recipe optional. in recent songwriting history: ~·If small bowl. of mine is eggplant parmesan. This Buon Apetfro! you could paint her, she'd be· a Attention, ·students: Do you want to give your parents a Christmas present a week until May? Purchase a gift subscription for them before ·Thanksgiving Break. We can help. Each issue of The Xavier Newswire, the campus newspaper, is packed with Xavier news, sports, entertainmentand opinions. 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For 'over 100 years, we've helped build better communities by teaching skills and restoring pride and hope. Find out how you . can help. Call 1.800.899.0089 or visit www.voa.org. .llHD .t:O.ATUH.t.* There are ·no_ limits to caring. . Volunteers ofAmerica® · •RESULTS MAY VARY. 20 week of NOVEMBER 8, 2000 CAMPUSCAIENDAR THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE Greek ancestry. That sophomore ••:1\1 kid Daedalus gets all the benefits. '~'!=·:~November 8 I think I already miss all the political advertisements. !'miss hearing about Judge Incompetent By Adam Ziemkiewia To place an item in the calendar, call 745-3122 or mail to ML 2129. Pow! Kaboom! RuPaul! Now, and how she is not at all a good as far as onomat~poeia goes, those choice for office because of her this graham cracker goodness? been longing for. are some words ihat move. But, if and that being out of whack, or '4!!1 iE :~ •tITT you want to see some. real her distant cousin once drank too I just wanted to alert SAC that I · I will use the paper for my own. "Words That Move,'~ then dance much at a bar downtown and will be filing a lawsuit against them. agenda or my friend's. Therefore, . November 11 on up to the dance studio in started singing Shirley Temple for _their blatant disregard of my I encourage my millions of weekly . Today is Veteran's Day. The ·Edgecliff at 8 p.m. for the Xavier songs; and "Do you want some cultural heritage. My great-grand~ readers to not miss the local debut ·one day of .the year you better Players' production. Making an one in office who cares so little mother was a munchkin, and proud of Xavier Alum Hassan Al-Rawas hope your dog or cat doesn't get appearance will be the Bible. $3. about family values?"· What about . of it. She would not have stood in Stage First's production of the sick because all the veterans are Congressman Not-Worth-a-Damn for such defamation as "The comedy "The Scoundrel Scapin taking off work to participate in Homecoming Week has begun. who is inflating this and neglect Munchkin Money March," a scav- and Rehearsal at Versailles." parades with floats of Scooby Doo SAC is giving us something to do ing that? If only we could use . enger hunt that wtll occur next . Hassan is putting his heart on · ·and Woody Woodpecker. Then,. · everyday. You can start it out right these ads when we were having week. !think more than one per stage beginning tonight. The show they will be ~ttending the women's·· with a midnight snack from 10 p.m. trouble with work or with our loved· son would take offense If they runs three weeks. Tickets are $12 volleyball game vs. Fordham at 7 until midnight. on the residential ones. You can imagine just sitting called it the "Pygmy's Parade for for students. Come see Has·san be p.m. in the Cli1tas Center. mall. There will be toto~fu burgers in front of the television and all of Cannibalism"or "Mick's March for fore he changes his name to a11d Aunty em-press chicken from a sudden you see a commercial:. Beer and Potatoes." Sign-ups will Sammie Sands. . Music major Valerie Theile, a The Main Moon. As is always the "Calendar- Guy says he will be begin today. Yoli can pick up in ' 0 master of impressions, will be re case in Munchkinland, food and there for you. Well, he was not formation at the Info Desk. SAC living moments from "The Goldt:n song are free. there last weekend when we were can pick up my settlement d.e FRIDAY Girls" and "Mama's Family" when supposed to go out for dinner and rriands in their mailbox. November 1 o she presents her senior voice re a movie. Don't choose Calendar cital at 7:30 p.m: in Bellarmine Guy, he will only let you down." The last international dinner I Chapel. I can't.wait to hear Estelle November 13 Suddenly, we start living better iiUIJ;f1•W attended was at Chi-Chi's when I Getty's sassy comments just· one lives because there will always be November 9 was in grade school. I had their more time. When you hear Valerie. Let Homecoming Week con the fear that someo!le we offend kiddie portion of grilled cheese in· it's like they're really in the room. tinue. Pay no attention to the will attack us in a national ad cam The men's basketball team con a fajita or something like that, and She will probably sing a few selec Mylanta bottles under the table. · paign. That whole monastic tinues its exhibition seaso,n today not an hour or so after I had forced tions as well-. The White Castle eating contest lifestyle seems more attractive by when it faces Athletes in Action down the awful food, I was faced takes place on the residential mall the day. at 7:30 p.m. in the Cintas Center. with an uncontrollable urge to In their contin.uing exodus from at 1:30 p.m. I'm a little upset they This should pose more of a chal · purge the contents of my stomach. .the theatyr, Xavier Players will be won't have.chicken ring things or Today, .in 1895, the X-ray was lenge for the men than last year Well, the Romero Center and ISS performing in the dance studio on . onion chips. What sort of coritest discovered. It is rumored that in- .. when the Athletes were still on are s.poilsoring an International the second floor of Edgecliff.. is this? Obviously run by fascists. stead of barium fluid, they used strike seeking union rights and Dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the O'Connor "Words That Move" is a pseudo an industri.al inocha/kona blend. were not very active at all. They· Sports Center. · The cost is $5 or poetic, movement oriented explo Thus, the International Coffee put up a good fight, but it is diffi free if you bring a qish. I' rri bring ration' of the power of language. llJESDAY. Hour will be administering X-rays cult to picket and play adequate ing the Papa John's pizza. Emesis Which is another way of saying I November -14 on your stomach today at 3:30 p.m. . defense at the same time. buckets provided. have no idea what it is about. See in the Romero Center. You can find for yourself at 8 p.m. Cost is $3 I've been "On the Run" for out if you are developing that ul Those crazy Greeks do ·not en The women's basketball team whieh will contribute to the "Find quite some "Time" now with no cer again this semester. There will joy being lonely, that is for sure. I will be kicking off its home exhibi Us an Adequate Home" fund. "Money" in the bank .. I cried. out also be corn served. dated a Greek once and wa~ invited . tion games by engaging in inter to SAC, "Speak to Me," I feel like I to a family event. Now, granted galactic battle with the Cincinnati The culmination of Greek Week am ~xperiencing "Brain Damage." As ,part of Greek Week, Alpha there was a lot of food and unpro Stars at 7:30 p.m. in the Cintas Cen · occurs today from 10 p.m. until 2 They have heard my prayers and Kappa Alpha wi.tl be serving voked fits of dancing. I never once ter. Of course, these Stars aren't a.m. in the O'Connor Sports Cen- answered .by showing "The Wiz · S' mores in the Village Gazebo from felt like I was at a loss for com fooling anyone. Any good as . ter. It is being hyped as a party, ard of Oz" and "Dark Side of the 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. Pleas_e explain pany. Well, in the tradition of tronomer knows damn well the . but I s.aw them bringing in a rather Moon" simultaneously at 8:30 p.m. to me why they can't have some Greek orgies, Alpha Phi Alpha will stars in the Northern hemisphere large fountain and lots of loin- in the Cintas Banquet Room. I can good slouvaki. What sort of re be hosting a Dating Game in Kelley are. not Cincy specific. There is cloths and grapes. If you wonder finally let out my "Breathe in the spectable Greek would find him-_ Auditorium at 8 p.m. Finally, you nothing worse than false advertis how thes.e Greeks celebrate their Air." And: to think, I didn't resort self doused in marshmallow and can find that concubine you've ing. I say we protest. week, cost is $5, or $3 if you are of to name~c~lling or negative ads. ' . Classified ads are 25 cents per .word with a $6 minimum. 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