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Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 2018-08-08 Xavier University Newswire Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio), "Xavier University Newswire" (2018). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 3063. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/3063 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Xavier Student Newspapers at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Xavier Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. XAVIER Published by the students of Volume CV Issue 1 Xavier University since 1915 August 8, 2018 NEWSWIRE Fiat justitia, ruat caelum xaviernewswire.com ‘Tis the season for construction... This summer’s projects covered all parts of campus, from a new chapel across from Edgecli to repairs in Hailstones to upgrades in Elet. Consult the map below for a guide to just what happened while you were away. KEY Upgrades New construction • Logan Hall, Elet Hall: interior up- • Our Lady of Peace Chapel Repairs grades • Health United Building: founda- • Village Apartments: roofs, • Buenger Hall: phase II of renova- tion and utility lines laid windows and decks tions including key card door en- Demolition (renovated into • Edgecli Hall: roof tries and common room nishes green space) • Hailstones Hall: xed leaks • O’Connor Sports Center: PoolPak • Judge Wilke’s house between • Schmidt Field House: exte- (pool dehumidier) replaced Kuhlman and Buenger Halls rior xes • Schott Hall: elevators modernized • Dana Avenue houses In this issue... World News, Page 3 Op-Ed, Page 4 Sports, Page 6 Features, Page 8 Hear one student’s Senior Ryan Spolar This year’s NBA Sum- Make the most of the perspective on the reminds you to Keep It mer League featured last few weeks of city’s eorts to remove Simple, Students, as you ve former Musketeer summer with this homeless camps. prep for the year ahead. standouts on the court. handy list of activities. 2 August 8, 2018 Campus News xaviernewswire.com Xavier’s signature campus quirks A compilation of Musketeer oddities students can count on returning to BY KATIE NICHOLS the energy in the air is palpa- 6WDৼ:ULWHU ble. The later the night, the better the Currito. Dressing Up D’Artagnan Directly outside of Cin- The Tunnel tas Center stands the bold The Tunnel connects the D’Artagnan statue. D’Art- basements of Alter and Hail- agnan’s sword threatens our stones Halls, arguably the Catholic rival University of two most contrasting build- Dayton, and his hand leads ings on campus. It’s a simple the charge against our clos- way to get from one build- est D1 rival University of ing to the next without hav- Cincinnati (UC). More often ing to face the elements. The than not when passing D’Art- tunnel is also a conveniently agnan, you’ll notice miscella- located time machine to ven- neous items hanging from his ture from one era of bath- pointing finger or off the end rooms to another. Note the of his sword. It’s tradition to stark difference between the place some random treasure mustard-tinged bathrooms on this Musketeer. The best of Hailstones and the stale, object to placed to this day starch-white stalls of Alter. Photo courtesy of John Stowell has been a glazed donut bran- Besides classrooms and house plants, Alter Hall is home to an underground tunnel and a set of showers. dished against UC. Alter Hall Takeover 7UDGLWLRQDOO\XQGHUJUDGXDWHVVSHQGDQH[RUELWDQWDPRXQWRIWLPHLQWKHUHVWXG\LQJIRUWKHLUÀQDOH[DPV Alter is one of the main ac- Elephant Head able). If you heed this warn- keep corpses from escaping. Late-Night Currito ademic buildings on campus, Somewhere on campus ing, you will be better pre- Currito Burrito is a Xavier situated at the front of the Ac- hides a stone elephant head. pared for the carnage of the Brockman Fire Alarms gem and the last restaurant on ademic Mall. If you somehow It’s your job to find it. There’s Dec. 8 Crosstown Shootout. Brockman Hall is one of campus not owned by Chart- manage to avoid Alter during nothing more to say on that Xavier’s four first-year resi- well’s. Offering internation- your tenure at Xavier, you subject. A.B. Cohen Center dence halls, planted next to ally inspired cuisine, Currito are an outlier. Comfortable Housing multiple depart- Gallagher Student Center is located at Fenwick Place. classrooms, huge windows, Hating UC ment’s, Cohen Center’s block- (GSC). Brockman is notori- Currito is known for their individual study rooms and This one’s not an option. like construction has notably ous for many things, not least stellar smoothies, guacamole vending machines make Al- You have no choice. Hate UC. fewer windows than the aver- of which is its fire alarms. and music playlists. Currito is ter the perfect place to study If you have friends at UC, age building, and its hallways At least once a year, a poor also one of the only spots on for finals. In fact, Alter is the unfriend them immediately. and classrooms form a sort of Brockman resident will have campus open past midnight. perfect place to live during fi- If you have family members maze. This was intentional. to leave their room mid-show- It’s not uncommon to pass nals. There are showers in the associated with the Bearcats, Cohen used to be owned and er. Once you’ve seen the horde Currito at night and see a line bathrooms in the basement disown them. Disconnect utilized by the Cincinnati of disgruntled first-years of people inside, especially on that make camping out there yourself from everything as- College of Mortuary Science, huddled outside of GSC, you the weekends. The food just during finals week a realistic sociated with UC (soliciting and legend goes that the halls will understand why Brock- tastes different at night, and option. their Raising Cane’s is accept- are labyrinthine in nature to man’s fire alarms are iconic. Getting Ready for the Semester Dates to put on your calendar now Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday ursday Friday Saturday 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Upperclassmen move-in Manresa Orientation 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 OSI: Game Night SAC: Taste of SAC: Muskies Arrupe Overlook Cincinnati Aer Dark 6 p.m. Xavier Yard 5 p.m. GSC 9 p.m. Week of Welcome 26 27 28 29 30 31 SAC: Movie on the Yard Xavier Yard 8 p.m. Confederate statues debate rages @xaviernewswire U.S. & World News August 8, 2018 3 CPS goes toe-to-toe with FC Cincy Homeless encampment sues Cincy The city attempted to shut down The Colony but received a lawsuit in return Photo courtesy of The Colony Facebook page A man holds a sign while attending a press conference held by the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition on July 25 regarding the city’s decision to shut down an encampment on Third Street. The camp was shut down on Friday for two hours while the area was cleaned, and people have since returned to the location. A lawsuit is currently pending against the city. BY KEVIN THOMAS the space entirely. City offi- (the city’s reasons for shutting for the residents to use and less Coalition, said. Managing Editor cials shut down the encamp- down The Colony), which is take up. So when you’re say- “You can’t get any more Mayor John Cranley and ment on Friday at 2 p.m. for why it’s such a tricky thing to ing, ‘we’re doing this for your seen than here on Third Hamilton County Prosecuter cleaning, but the community talk about,” senior social work well-being,’ while still not Street. In fact, city officials Joe Deters are working to- moved back in at 4 p.m. The major Lauren Bailey said. offering up affordable hous- have made it clear that part gether to put an end to the city claimed that the reasons “I think health and well- ing for them to move out of of the reason they don’t want encampment of people ex- for shutting down The Colo- ness and everybody’s overall a tent and into a home, I don’t people here is because they periencing homelessness on ny were health issues, safety well-being needs to be taken think you can justify it as be- think it’s bad for business, for Third Street, between Main issues and economic impact. into account and it’s import- ing done for the well-being of tourists… and we are saying and Walnut. Deters and Cranley are cur- ant that that aspect is brought these individuals.” no. People are here because The city gave the group of rently working together to in. However, I don’t think it’s The Greater Cincinnati they have no other place to people, who call themselves find a way to permanently valid to use that as a reason- Homeless Coalition respond- be, and they have chosen this The Colony, 72 hours’ notice shut down the encampment. ing for doing this when you ed to the attempt to clear out place because other people can before they would be cleaning “There are valid points to don’t offer up viable solutions The Colony by filing a federal see.” lawsuit claiming that the peo- Bailey agreed that there ple living in The Colony are is a housing crisis and that Summer in review “engaged in symbolic political something should be done to speech calling attention to the change it.