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October 1, 2008 XAVIER NEWSWIRE Volume XCIV Published since 1915 by the students of Xavier University Issue 7 NEWS, pg 2 A&E, pg 11 Violence on Cleneay Caffeine around town ALWAYS ONLINE: Assault charge filed after The Newswire surveys the xavier.edu/ student attacks fellow student Cincinnati java scene newswire inside @ Service Fellowship in state of flux opportunity to engage in a set Expanded of opportunities that would help program means them think about how to be an agent of social change toward the lower scholarships; pursuit of social and economic justice,” said White. more emphasis to This change is the first of its kind in the history of the Service be placed on social Fellowship, but is “the next logical change step,” said the university’s Interim Vice President for Mission and BY JOHN LAFOLLETTE Identity, Fr. Gene Carmichael, Editor-in-Chief S.J.. The Service Fellowship, one The Service Fellowship began of Xavier’s flagship programs and as a serious effort to attract, by the highest academic scholarship means of a full-tuition, full-room- offered at the university, is in the and-board scholarship, a greater midst of a major structural change number of service-minded high that will expand both the number school seniors 16 years ago, ac- of participants and the scope of cording to Fr. Carmichael. the program beginning in the Fall Since then, there has been of 2010. a growing need among Service The new program, which will Fellows for a complement to di- be called the Community Engaged rect service that would help them Fellowship, will double the num- relate their experience to their lives ber of fellows from five to ten after graduation, which White per class and increase their focus said was the goal of the program on issues of social justice within change. Photo courtesy of Greg Rust communities. However, the ultimate shape The 20 current Service Fellows, posing with Fr. Gene Carmichael, S.J. (back row, center). The budget for the program of the Community Engaged commitment to what the Jesuits was made. was had without us,” she said. will remain the same, meaning Fellowship is still unclear. are about,” Kutz said. “We thought we were being Still, Kutz said most current that the full-tuition, full-room- “Specifically, what looks differ- What made current Service consulted from the very begin- Service Fellows have embraced and-board scholarship that ac- ent, we really don’t know,” White Fellows initially uncomfortable, ning,” said Kutz. “It turns out the reality of the situation, and companied the Service Fellowship said. Kutz said, was the increase in the that the decision had been made have recognized their part in shap- will be reduced to a scholarship of While the activities of the cur- number of future Fellows, the prior to that about the [scholar- ing the future of the program. $18,000 for each Fellow, and will rent Service Fellows will remain decrease in the size of the schol- ship decrease].” “The commitment to service not include room-and-board. relatively unchanged, White said arship and the way in which the “It’s been hard for some of us has not changed,” she said. “If The Community Engaged he is seeking input and leader- decision to do both those things to let go of [the] conversation that anything, it’s matured.” Fellowship will better prepare ship from current Fellows in students to affect social change shaping the Community Engaged Ground Broken on Hoff Academic Quadrangle after graduation from Xavier, Fellowship. said Byron White, the associ- Current Service Fellows, as The ground allocated for ate vice president of community well as alumni of the program, construction of the Hoff engagement. will have regular meetings through Academic Quadrangle was “There is an increased demand the Fall to determine the specifics ceremoniously broken last among students to get involved in of the emerging program. Friday, Sept. 26, amid much issues, conditions and situations in The proverbial heat is on, pomp and circumstance. a more comprehensive, systemic though, to settle on a definite Concluding his address way,” said White. structure, given the Dec. 1 dead- to those in attendance, “Xavier has become more en- line for current high school se- Xavier President Fr. Michael gaged institutionally, developed niors to apply for the Community Graham, S.J., said “This is more community partners and Engaged Fellowship. our day, all of ours together, invested more resources in the re- The effort to enhance the because today is about the gion overall,” said White. program is seen by some current past that is our past and, “Being able to support a set of Service Fellows as being unneces- even more, about the future students who are already leaders sarily hurried. that is our future, together.” and already moving in this direc- “They’re putting a lot of pres- At left, (from left) are Fr. tion is [an] opportunity to really sure on us to define the pro- Graham, Board of Trustees develop the program,” he said. gram for the future Community Chairman Joseph Pichler and There are currently five Service Engaged Fellows,” said senior Capital Campaign Chairman Fellows in each class, making 20 Service Fellow Krista Kutz. and Cintas Vice Chairman in all. “Less than a calendar year has Robert J. Kohlhepp. Each is required to do 10 hours passed and this new program has - Staff Report of service per week, maintain already been decided upon before a grade point average of 3.0 for we fully know what we’re doing,” ©2008 their freshman year and 3.25 for said Kutz. THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE subsequent years and participate And while Kutz said most are All rights reserved in regular reflection. welcoming the new emphasis on According to tentative plans, issues of social justice, the de- Community Engaged Fellows will crease of scholarship money per be expected to do much of the fellow was a sticking point for Fax (513) 745-2898 same things as current Service some Service Fellows. Advertising (513) 745-3561 Fellows, but with more of an em- Having a full-tuition, full- Circulation (513) 745-3130 phasis on social change. room-and-board scholarship for Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 “The Fellows would have an service at Xavier, “showed such Newswire photo by Jess Thimons www.xavier.edu/newswire FIAT JUSTITIA, RUAT COELUM 2 October 1, 2008 News XAVIER NEWSWIRE Student facing assault charges after fight BY KATHRYN ROSENBAUM then hit Wynveen in the head with News Editor a mug which caused a deep gash Xavier freshman Kevin Burns in Wyveen’s forehead, said Sean was charged with felony assault Marron, a witness and one of after he hit sophomore Nate Wyveen’s housemates. Wynveen in the head with a glass Patrick Foley, who also lives beer mug on the corner of Cleneay with Wynveen, tried to chase after and Montgomery Avenues at Burns, and Burns attempted to hit 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21 ac- him with pieces of broken glass, cording to a police report filed in said Foley. Norwood. Wynveen was conscious after The incident began when the assault and started walking Wynveen denied Burns entry into back to his house. He then passed his residence, the police reported. out on the sidewalk because of Wynveen said that he did not blood loss, he said. want Burns in his house at 1932 An ambulance came to the Cleneay Ave. because he didn’t scene, but he was taken to the know Burns’ reasons for wanting hospital by friends and received Newswire photo by Erika Breese 60 stitches: three layers of 20 Freshman Kevin Burns allegedly assaulted sophomore Nate Wynveen at the corner of Cleneay and Montgomery Avenues to be in the house. with a glass beer mug. This resulted in a large gash in Wynveen’s forehead that required 60 stitches. After telling Burns to leave, stitches. The gash was so deep that Wynveen and his housemates Wynveen “could feel the bone on the ground and turned it over A grand jury will meet a mutual friend, but did not have were walking to a party towards with his hand,” said Wynveen. to Campus Police. Wednesday, Oct. 1, regarding this much interaction with each other. campus when they saw Burns in Foley said he reported the in- Burns was arrested at 2 p.m. case, said Detective Jeff Kilby of Burns declined to comment on the street. cident to Campus Police, and that on Tuesday, Sept. 23 in Gallagher Norwood Police. the incident. Burns approached Wynveen they called Norwood Police. He Student Center and was charged Prior to this incident, Burns and More information will be re- and words were exchanged. Burns also found the broken beer mug with felony assault. Wynveen met at a party through leased once the grand jury meets. ‘NY Times’ columnist adresses Xavier students, faculty BY ANDREW CHESTNUT where she is today. Her career and print style but insisted it would be The 2008 presidential Online Editor the political fire in her belly can be vastly different and prevalent.