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Thursday, JanuaryARROLL 27, 2011 EWSVol. 87, No. 12 C The Student Voice of John Carroll UniversityN Since 1925 Track and field scheduled for updates Dan Cooney the project as a re- of disappointment,” she said. Campus Editor placement for the Dietz said the University turf and track. is working with a track con- Preliminary plans are in place “The track coach- sultant to help them specify for upcoming improvements to es, quite frankly, different products for the track. the playing field and track at Don have been wined and The consultant was a former Shula Stadium at Wasmer Field. dined by a lot of Olympian. The project will include laying the manufacturers’ “He would never recom- down new turf and rebuilding reps for some really mend to us a product that was and resurfacing the entire track high-end products, subpar,” Dietz said. “We would structure. like what they use in never put anything in that wasn’t Carol Dietz, JCU’s associate Olympic stadiums,” NCAA approved.” vice president of facilities, said she said. “Unfortu- The long jump and other the track has been unusable for nately, they think field areas may also be moved meets for a number of years they should have to another location within the because of poor drainage and what they have at facility, said Dietz. ripples in the track surface. the Olympics and all According to Massa, indi- “It’s a huge improvement,” I’m saying is that’s viduals and groups involved in she said. not what we have the planning process include Members of the track and field now. [The project] Photo courtesy of jcusports.com club sports and recreation, soc- JCU is planning to revamp its track and field. teams expressed concerns that was never budgeted cer, football, track and field and they would receive a lesser grade for that.” equipment and athletic training. of track. Dietz said the University, JCU Director of Athletics and vent the University from getting the “The scope of this project and the Coaches for sports that use the through the department of athlet- Recreation Laurie Massa said that highest-end products, the results improvements for all programs in- field have provided input about ics and finance office, budgeted while budget constraints may pre- should impress. volved should alleviate any feelings Please see, FIELD, p. 3 AD Building gets repairs Crozier remembered Brian Bayer Brian Bayer around the Administration Build- Construction Richard Bretz. Dan Cooney Campus Editor ing had deteriorated and needed The newly renovated walls and The Carroll News to be replaced. The old walls were walking surfaces are water resistant. Last semester, John Carroll constructed in the early 1930s, In addition to the waterproofing, This past Sunday, Campus University students who had to when JCU moved to its current Bretz said, “A better insulation Ministry held a memorial mass walk between the O’Malley Cen- location and the Administration system was installed between the for Matt Crozier at the Church of ter and the Boler School of Busi- Building Complex was being built. waterproofing and the concrete to the Gesu. ness faced a bit of a challenge After more than 70 years of wear, help with energy conservation as On New Year’s Eve, Crozier, crossing the quad instead of the the walls had begun leaking into the well as monolithically-poured con- 20, sustained head trauma after sidewalk, which was undergoing mail center’s storage area and the crete which we colored and stamped an accidental fall that evening. He renovations. main electrical equipment for the to be more architecturally correct died at the University of Pennsylva- The sidewalks and walls AD Building, said JCU Director of with the building.” nia Hospital several days later. Freshman Alyssa Brown is glad In addition to being a business Photo courtesy of jcusports.com Matt Crozier passed away that the leaks are being fixed. “I management major, he was a tre- on Jan. 5. was walking from under the mail mendous asset to the John Carroll center and I noticed these giant pink basketball team. According to The splotches on my brand new John Plain Dealer, Crozier was an hon- to Crozier. After this, Crozier’s Carroll hoodie,” said Brown. orable-mention All-OAC athlete as sister gave a few words in honor of The waterproofing will prevent forward/ center for the Blue Streak her late brother. these leaks from affecting the build- basketball team. Menkhaus said, “I personally ing similarly in years to come. “Some of my fondest memories thought it was very moving.” “The proposed completion date are the times we spent between Junior Thomas Coast added, was Dec.1,” said Bretz. Due to the lines on the basketball court, “The student body had a good turn- inclement Cleveland weather, ex- as well as the time we spent at my out, more than they normally would cessive rain and other unexpected house this year just talking and [for a Sunday mass]. The family delays, it was not completed until watching TV. He was the best big seemed to really appreciate it.” Dec. 15. man that I had played with,” said Student Union President Rita Sophomore Katie Heegan said, junior teammate Corey Shontz. Rochford said that the service really “I thought it went on for way too Religious studies instructor brought out Matt’s personality, and long. It was a huge inconvenience. Jimmy Menkhaus attended the that the Class of 2012 will be doing mass. He explained that half of the a project to find some way to re- Photo by Dan Cooney Please see, AD, p. 2 homily, delivered by the Rev. Ber- member him on campus, hopefully Newly finished walkway in front of Kulas Auditorium. nard McAniff, S.J., was dedicated with the basketball team. Index Inside this issue Campus 2 Diversions 15 Tunisian Revolution Men’s and women’s Arts & Life 6 Editorial 17 rocks the Middle East, basketball highlights, Sports 8 Op/Ed 18 World News 12 Classifieds 20 p. 13 p. 8 2 Campus January 27, 2011 www.jcunews.com The Carroll News Campus Rochford inaugurated as SU Senate President

Molly Wilson Briefs Assistant Campus Editor College of Arts Thursday, Jan. 20 marked the start of new student leadership at and Sciences John Carroll University as Rita Rochford was inaugurated as accepting award the 89th president of the Student Union Senate. This is the third year nominations Rochford has served on the senate. She was executive vice president The College of Arts and during the last term. Sciences is currently accepting The ceremony opened with an nominations for the Lucrezia introduction from Senior Sena- Culicchia Award for Teaching tor Nick Grady and an invocation Excellence. The award honors from the Rev. Bernard McAniff, a faculty member in the College S.J. In her farewell address, past for their exemplary work in the president Amanda Papa listed items classroom. she worked to accomplish during Required to nominate a fac- her year-long term and thanked the ulty member are a nomination 2010 Student Union Senate and letter describing how that pro- executive board. fessor has made a difference in “I felt so honored last year to the classroom climate, letters be elected to the position and I still from three JCU students who feel honored to have served such a have taken at least one class with great group of students,” Papa said. the nominee and letters from two Photo by Stephen Baznik “I took on the position vowing that fellow faculty members. Alumni passion and energy would be a major Outgoing Student Union President Amanda Papa (left) swears Rita Rochford in as the new Student are also welcome to write letters part of my yearlong term and I think Union President at a ceremony on Thursday, January 20 in the Jardine Room. Rochford is the 89th of support for the nominee. I accomplished that. I am extremely President in the history of the JCU Student Union. All documents for nomina- happy with what was achieved and I tion are due Wednesday, March believe the campus community has Senior Jocelyn Ralutz, who Petsche. tablish a firm dialogue and to better 2 in the Office of the Dean, Col- been strengthened.” sits on the Student Organization Papa then returned to the po- understand their concerns.” lege of Arts and Sciences. Senior Chelsey Neuhaus, the Budget Board, presented leadership dium to swear Rochford in as the She promised to be “available” For more information, con- outgoing vice president for student awards to several students who new president. After Rochford was and “accommodating” to all stu- tact the Dean’s Office at 397- organizations, then announced the displayed excellent leadership over sworn in, she gave her inaugural dents who may have ideas in order 4215 or secretary Bernadette Organization Awards, which are the past year. Junior Andrew Burns, address. Rochford expressed how to better the campus. Sferry at [email protected]. presented to one club or organiza- the new vice president for business excited she is to be given her new Rochford’s family was in the tion in each category for excelling affairs, was selected as Senator of position and that she wishes to audience to support their daughter, JCU receives over the past year. In the academic the Year. change JCU for the better. and she even remarked that her category the winner was the Finance The Student of the Year award Rochford has many plans and parents came home early from distinguished Association, the Italian Club won was presented to several students, ideas for the upcoming school vacation in order to attend the in- the cultural category, in Greek life which included Neuhaus and fel- year. auguration. She explained how she service the winner was Order of Omega, in low seniors Ashley Bauer, Erin “I look forward to working with would model her presidency off a government the winner was Student Flaherty, Chris Haering, Maura our community, both in terms of quote her parents always told her classification Organization Budget Board, Envi- Jochum, Amanda Papa and Vic- campus life and our neighbors in growing up. The Carnegie Foundation ronmental Issues Group won for toria Shelton, junior Dan Krajcik, University Heights,” she said. “I She said, “To fail simply means for the Advancement of Teach- service, and the overall winner was and sophomores Jeanniece Jack- plan to attend several University we have the opportunity to try ing honored JCU as one of 115 Relay for Life. son, Kayla Naticchioni and Greg Heights city council meetings to es- again.” higher education institutions to receive its 2010 Community Engagement Classification. The foundation, based in Administration Building walls, after 70 years, receive repairs Stanford, Calif., is an indepen- dent research and policy center that works to improve Ameri- for most of fall semester; sidewalk access restored can education through tighter From AD, p. 1 “This was not possible in the Because these projects appreci- close to the classrooms, the facili- connections between teaching fall because the backfill against the ate the value of the building, they ties department tried to schedule the methods and proof of student If I was running late, I had to run foundation wall needs to settle and are considered capitol expenses construction so that it would not be learning. all the way around [the walkway be better compacted. This work is and do not come from the mainte- inconvenient for the students. In order to be chosen, JCU around the quad] or in the snow.” planned to take place mid-May,” nance budget. According to Bretz, “We tried to minimize the dis- “had to provide descriptions and To avoid affecting students’ said Bretz. the facilities department receives turbance by having this work per- examples of institutionalized commute to class, most projects There were three companies its money from a special budget formed when the students were not practices of community engage- are planned to take place during the primarily responsible for the proj- set aside each fiscal year based on going to classes,” said Bretz. ment that showed alignment summer. Since the scope of this job ect. Technical Assurance was the requests that it makes for campus Despite their efforts, some stu- among mission, culture, leader- was bigger than most maintenance engineering firm, Mid State Res- needs. dents still felt that the construc- ship, resources and practices,” jobs on campus, it had to extend into toration was the brick restoration However, since the upkeep of a tion was a distraction from their according to the press release the academic year. company, and Harry S. Peterson campus the size of JCU is very de- classes. issued this month. There is still caulking work to Company did all of the excavation manding with the changing weather Freshman Kelsey Aerni said, “I To see other institutions be done once the temperatures are and waterproofing work. Each of and constant pedestrian traffic, the had German at 10 a.m. and the noise listed with JCU, visit www. consistently above 40 degrees, and these companies also hired subcon- Facilities Department has to priori- was pretty distracting.” carnegiefoundation.org concrete still needs to be poured tractors as necessary to complete tize and make repairs to the areas in Looking forward, said Bretz, where the stairs meet the grade of the project as close to the scheduled greatest need. “There are no major projects planned the quad. date as possible. Since this work was done so for the balance of the semester.” Campus Safety Log January 18, 2011 January 23, 2011 The smell of marijuana was reported in Murphy Hall A medical emergency was reported in Murphy Hall at 9:12 p.m. at 12:59 a.m.

January 23, 2011 January 24, 2011 A resident assistant reported the smell of marijuana A student reported a theft from his room 4:19 p.m. in Dolan Hall at 8:39 p.m.

These incidents are taken from the files of Campus Safety Services, located in the lower level of the Lombardo Student Center. For more information contact x1615. Campus 3 The Carroll News www.jcunews.com January 27, 2011

Corbo and fitness center see new layout and New staff named for The Carroll equipment for new semester News for Treadmills with iPod connections, space utilizations highlight changes Spring 2011 Anna Busta emphasize. The changes took place over three new treadmills in place, they will be The Carroll News winter break, and student employees helped progressively replacing the older treadmills rearrange the machines. as the budget allows. Students can expect low-budget changes to In addition to the layout changes, the Lamb and McLaughlin are continuing to make a big difference to the Corbo Weight and weight room features several new machines to work alongside Recreation Director Courtney Editor in Chief Cardiovascular Room this year, according to make working out less repetitive. One of the Farver, intern Amy Mauceri and student su- the recreation department staff. “We only get several changes made includes the purchase of pervisors Nick Hallal and Kaitlin Gill. Work- Bob Seeholzer a small amount of money per year, so we have new Matrix treadmills to replace the LifeFit- ing with a low budget, this group is planning to take baby steps to make improvements,” ness treadmills. to add what they can to help students be more said Recreation Student Supervisor Kara “The shock absorbency [of the new ma- active and enjoy working out. Budgetary Lamb. The recreation department has taken chines] helps prevent any strains or injuries information was not disclosed, but the group Managing Editor steps to make working out at John Carroll’s and is good for those who run long distance,” remained within their regular budget for this on-campus gym more inviting, comfortable said Lamb. project, according to recreation. Emily Gaffney and fun. Junior Jack Kirwin has tried the new tread- Despite the low funding, the group has also With large numbers of students (many of mills, but said, “I wasn’t exactly sure how to added new dumbbell weights, plyo boxes and them athletes) and a small workout space, use them, so I switched back to my old habits a rack for medicine balls. All of these addi- Campus Editors recreation supervisors have been working to [using the LifeFitness machines]. But may I tions are helping to make a small weight room utilize the space properly and beneficially to add they look stellar.” more spacious and workout-friendly for the Dan Cooney promote not only a healthy lifestyle, but stu- Prior to this, the most recent change to large volume of students and JCU community dent success in and out of the classroom. the weight room was the addition of televi- who use it. Brian Bayer Recreation Graduate Assistant Brendan sion screens to the LifeFitness treadmills. After hearing about the new additions to McLaughlin said that they have rearranged the However, the Matrix treadmills have new the Corbo Weight Room, freshman Katie Claire Olderman weight room “in effort to gain [the] additional features, “You can connect your iPod straight Kiliany said, “I am eager to check out the space needed.” According to McLaughlin, to it, use the touch screen to choose your new parts and the new organization of the Molly Wilson the machines are now sorted by arms, legs songs, your work out, and to watch TV as weight room. It will help make working out and other parts of the body that the machines well,” said Lamb. Although there are only more exciting.” Arts & Life Don Shula Stadium to undergo improvements Editors Jennifer Holton From FIELD, p. 1 sports because everything will be new,” Dietz said. Bridget Beirne what kind of turf they liked at different schools Massa also noted that the men’s and they have competed against. According to women’s track and field teams will be able some, the current turf at Shula Stadium is in to host meets at Don Shula Stadium. poor shape. “The improvements will provide us the World News “The turf was coming apart at all the seams opportunity to host track meets for the first and it was becoming a hazard to the players,” time in years, and provide safe practice and Editors said Hector Marinaro, head coach of JCU’s competitive venues for a variety of varsity, men’s soccer team. “The new turf will give club and intramural activities,” she said. Sean Webster a truer bounce. The old turf gave off a dead “When the improvements are complete, bounce.” the intent would be to host multiple events Michael Reiser Along with a new playing surface for both at the stadium. The design firm has assured the men’s and women’s soccer teams, the us that the specifications are NCAA and dimensions of the soccer playing field will OAC compliant, and the product choices Sports Editors change. NCAA rules give a range of dimen- meet specifications as well.” sions that fields must fall between. Currently, Marinaro said he expects students will Tim Ertle the soccer field is 120 yards long and 68 get a thrill out of soccer games on the yards wide. After installation of the new turf, new turf. Photo by Dan Cooney Zach Mentz the field will be set at 115 yards long and 72 “With the shorter and wider field, I yards wide. think scoring will be up and will make Numerous divots in the track (pictured) “The wider surface will enable us to spread for more entertaining games for the students and deterioration of the field have teams out offensively and, hopefully, create attending our games,” he said. warranted improvements to both Editorial & Op/Ed more gaps in the defense, which will lead to The improvements to the track and field surfaces at Don Shula Stadium. more scoring,” Marinaro said. at Shula Stadium will also help recruiting Editors Dietz and Massa believe students will efforts. like the new improvements once the work is “When you tell a recruit that JCU is spend- of-the-art field?” Kaitlin Gill complete. ing [a significant amount of money] renovat- Due to the improvements, JCU plans to “I think it’s really going to improve the ing the field that they will be using, it really close Shula Stadium in late April and re-open Nick Wojtasik student experience whether you just do in- carries some weight,” Marinaro said. “Who it in early August in time for the start of fall tramurals, club sports, or regulation varsity doesn’t want to play on a brand new, state- sports practices, Dietz said. Campus Calendar : Jan. 27 - Feb. 2

27 Thursday 28 Friday 29 Saturday 30 Sunday 31 Monday 1 Tuesday 2 Wednesday The Underground SUPB is Late Night Ignatian Heritage Bishop George A luncheon and The men’s will host karaoke sponsoring a wing at Carroll is Week begins Murry, S.J., Ph.D., Ignatian prayer basketball team will from 9-11 p.m. and spa night in the sponsoring a trip with Celebrate of the Diocese of service will be face Heidelberg atrium of Dolan to a Lake Erie the Student Mass Youngstown, will held in the Dolan University at the Center for Science Monsters hockey at Church of the speak in the LSC Reading Room at DeCarlo Varsity and Technology game. For more Gesu at 8 p.m. Conference Room 11:45 a.m. Center at 7 p.m. from 9-11 p.m. information, see at noon. RSVP for the All-Stu. lunch required.

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Come support you Blue Streak Hockey Team February 4th at 7:00 p.m! Following the game there will be food provided as well as open skate for those in attendance! 6 Arts & Life January 27, 2011 www.jcunews.com The Carroll News

‘No Strings Ashton Kutcher’s latest comedy offers comical peek into friends with benefits

“People aren’t meant to be to- go into an intimacy-only relation- aren’t what the film is about. They don’t have personalities. FILM REVIEW gether, together,” teen Emma tells ship which consists of late-night Reitman (“Ghostbusters” and Heck, they don’t even have char- “No Strings Attached” teen Adam when they first meet calls and nooners. “Kindergarten Cop”) doesn’t seem acter traits. They just exist to move each other. But when Adam begins to want to be at the top of his game here but the plot along. Fifteen years later, Adam (Ash- something more, Emma must evolve never falls into the trap of tasteless- We understand Adam is likable ton Kutcher) and Emma (Natalie from her fear of love and choose ness that many comedy directors and that Emma is a workaholic. Portman) meet again. what’s important to her. fall prey to. That’s about it. Joe Marino Emma is a doctor who doesn’t Believe it or not, the film isn’t as While the film is at times hi- Still, while it may not contain Staff Writer believe in lasting love or relation- raunchy as it sounds. Actually, it’s larious, it is not “When Harry Met the vivid characterization or witty ships. Adam is an assistant screen- endearing. As you’d expect from the Sally” hilarious. It misses the intri- banter of “When Harry Met Sally,” Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. writer for a “Glee”-like show who trailer, the film is quite sexual. cacies of the real relationship humor it is definitely more amiable than 75 Boy recaptures girl. That’s the has just lost his girlfriend to his Yes, the word “sex” is mentioned of those films. percent of the romantic comedies all-too-familiar plot of romantic druggie movie star father (Kevin close to 80 times. Yes, the film is It’s likable enough, yet it doesn’t I’ve seen over the years. comedies, going back to the classic Kline). about a man and a woman who de- have a plot or characters with Even so, it can’t escape its lim- movies of actors like Cary Grant. In pure distaste cide that they want to skip the pains enough depth to make it anything ited and unsurprising genre. While Director Ivan Reitman’s for past relation- of relationships and go right to the special. But then, I doubt anyone will “No Strings Attached” is typical of ships, Adam and “good stuff.” But The two stars are an unusual see this film expecting it to offer what you expected – it is a surpris- Emma decide to these scenes pairing. Right off her Golden Globe groundbreaking emotional truths ingly entertaining comedy. award-winning stint in “Black about love. Swan,” Natalie Portman here What it does offer is a relatively takes a turn that makes loyal enjoyable comedy about two people fans scratch their heads in who think they can enjoy the fruits bewilderment. This may of a relationship without any of the seem like a film worthy of accompanied responsibility. Kutcher, but not her. “No Strings Attached” is not a Even worse, both great comedy. It won’t be remem- actors are better than bered in a couple years. the cardboard cutout But still, it’s good in that it is not roles given to them by idiotic or juvenile about the topic of the writers. love and relationships.

Kutcher and Portman snuggle up in “No Strings Attached.”

Photo from allmoviephoto.com. New store “Native Cleveland” inspires civic pride

Dale Armbruster C.L.E. Clothing Co. and located in “We’re inspired mostly by the they’re from.” nan” hoodie and the “Never Say Staff Writer the Collinwood area eight minutes large sum of local artists popping Native Cleveland currently car- Die” tee. from downtown, aims to use fresh up lately,” said Coffman. ries between 10-12 vendors on a Two of the unique C.L.E. designs Comedians love us. Others love ideas on fashion to inspire pride and She stresses that it is not just a regular basis, and the plan is to add are a gray tee with King Kong to hate on us. As a new decade encourage other small businesses. store based on pride apparel and more every month. climbing the Terminal Tower and a dawns on Cleveland, it would seem At Native Cleveland, you won’t other items. All vendors hail from the Cleve- green “Eliot Ness for Mayor” shirt. there isn’t much to be proud or find endless racks of sports-inspired The store is meant to be an en- land, Columbus and Akron areas, a As they say, only in Cleveland. hopeful of. clothing in the typical brown, or- gine to drive local artists and shop- clear message by the store’s own- For prospective shoppers, there The steel mills sit empty, a re- ange, wine and gold. pers to build pride through support ers that to make the city and state is a “Walk all over Waterloo” minder of jobs lost. Our stadiums Those are available in the store, of each other. thrive again, supporting each other weekend on Feb. 11-13 featuring and arenas stay quiet, as the rem- but the emphasis is on clothing, Coffman also sees it as an alter- is vital. concerts, dining, shopping and art nants of past successes fade away. jewelry, bags, hats, art and home native to crowded and impersonal Many of the items in the store shows happening on the street. Forbes magazine has dubbed furnishings made by artists locally shopping centers and malls. are reasonably priced, an added Native Cleveland will feature a Cleveland “the most miserable city and from across the state. “We’re moving to a do-it-your- bonus to the support given to local “Valentine’s Gift Pack” featuring in the country.” Store manager Megan Coffman self approach that you’re starting artists. a Love Button pack, a Love Ohio However, a new store on the recognizes that the store invokes to see in the bigger cities versus Most adult shirts fall between Shirt, and Love Ohio underwear East Side hopes to usher in a new feelings of pride amongst Cleve- buying into the corporate world,” $20-25. Many of C.L.E. Clothing’s sponsored by C.L.E. Clothing. era of civic pride and sense of com- landers, but sees the greater mission she said. designs feature Cleveland-specific Native Cleveland is located on munity. of the store as one that will help “We like the idea of people references, including the “Bad to 15813 Waterloo Road. Call 216- Native Cleveland, owned by local citizens in the long run. spending their money in the state the Bone” tee, the “Brian Bren- 383-5196 for hours and info. Entertainment Calendar Check out what’s happening on campus and in Cleveland this week!

Never Say Die tee New era Snapback Pride of Cleveland $15 Cleveland hat tee $20 $25 Photos from amlicensing.com, commons.wikimedia.org, and cleclothingco.com. 7 The Carroll News Artswww.jcunews.com & Life January 27, 2011 Recycling: Good for aluminum, bad for Cake overall the changes are few ALBUM REVIEW and far between. “Showroom of Compassion” The 11 songs them- selves don’t break new ground in any sense. Cake’s work has always loosely focused on some odd themes, but on “Show- Noah Lamprecht room” the band clings to Staff Writer them. “Federal Funding” has the same unemotional Dear Cake, I’m bored. paranoia “Comfort Eagle” If I were allowed to turn in four-word re- did in 2001. views that would be the best way to describe Three separate tracks my reaction to Cake’s newest album “Show- are about cars and none is room of Compassion.” as fun as “Stickshifts and There was a seven-year gap between Safetybelts” was the first Showroom’s Jan. 11 release and the band’s time I heard it in 1996. previous album, but I’m starting to question The album’s saving what John McCrea and company have been grace is “Long Time” doing since 2004. which perfectly combines The album isn’t terrible, but it isn’t keys and background amazing either. The whole record just sort chants that would fit in at of isn’t. a $5 haunted house with

In interviews leading up to its release McCrea’s off-beat and off- Photo from torrentsland.com. frontman McCrea, whose distinct, half-barked tempo singing. Cake’s Jan. 11 release of its album “Showroom of Compassion” was its first in seven years. singing has always defined Cake, claimed “Long Time” is an un- that the band had gone in a totally different deniably sexy take on reminiscing, and it his cold-cut combo. has a sense of apathy that might as well be direction with their sound and approach to saves the album from being a total waste of For the first time ever on a Cake album I describing the album as a whole. On it Mc- making music. time. have an urge to hit the skip button, multiple Crea claims to be “sick of you, me, work and I don’t believe him. Yes, there have been There is a difference between a band hav- times. On any other record the band has re- play.” Is it a cry for help? some tweaks, but there is a big difference ing a unique sound and putting out the same leased, a ho-hum reaction would be a mortal Probably not, but it is as close to a thesis between putting lipstick on a pig and signing record twice. “Showroom of Compassion” fits sin, but with more snoozers than good songs statement as this album will get. He’s bored, it up for “Extreme Makeover” and plastic firmly into the latter distinction. I’ve heard it’s inevitable. I’m bored, it’s bored, we’re bored. No matter surgery. this album before and it was better the first I could make a terrible pun about Cake’s how you conjugate it “Showroom of Compas- “Easy to Crash” has a slightly more ex- time around. new album needing to show room for compas- sion” is missing something. I took more words pansive sound than anything Cake has ever It’s still Cake and it’s still easy to listen to, sion for their fans who expect more than this, than I originally needed, but the message is the done, and the 2:40 piano-driven instrumental but it leaves me wanting more the same way but that’s below even me. same at 568 as it is at four: I’m disappointed “Teenage Pregnancy” is totally different, but Jared Fogle is secretly not full after finishing The album’s lead single “Sick of You” in you Cake.

Celebrity Tweet(s) of the Week

Auditions This section is dedicated to honor those Twitter- happy celebrities who take the time out of their busy day to drop us a line or two of wisdom and Marinello One Act Series humor. If there is a celeb tweet you find worthy, e-mail it to [email protected]! Marinello Little Theatre One Acts: “Bedtime” * Cast: Two females Conan O’Brien wasn’t happy to find his personal pizza had been eaten this past “The Faculty Meeting” Tuesday. He was ready to start cutting staff members until he realized a few hours later * Cast: Six people, male and female he was the culprit all along.

When: Thursday Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. “TWEET TO MY STAFFERS: Friday Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. Whoever took a bite of the pizza Where: Marinello Little Theatre clearly labeled “CO’B” will be fired. Scanning kitchen security footage Scripts are available for a 48-hour sign now...” 2 p.m. out in O’Malley Center, Room 45. “TWEET TO MY STAFFERS: Okay, For additional information, call that was me. Totally forgot. Carry on. 216-397-3408. You guys do a great job.” 5:30 p.m. Photo from reviewstl.com.

Entertainment Calendar Check out what’s happening on campus and in Cleveland this week! 1.27 1.28 1.28 1.29 Headtronics Fitz & The Tantrums Tri-C High School Rock Off Robin Stone Beachland Ballroom Grog Shop The House of Blues Grog Shop 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 8 p.m. $15 $10-$12 $10 $8-$10 -Compiled by Jennifer Holton 8 Sports January 27, 2011 www.jcunews.com The Carroll News Tim's Turn Men’s basketball just finds a way

Zach Mentz mark in conference play. Assistant Sports Editor Currently, JCU is tied with the Capital University Crusaders for After finishing with a record second place in the OAC behind of 21 wins and seven losses last the Marietta College Pioneers. Tim However, a pair of head-to-head Ertle season, some thought this would be a rebuilding year of sorts for wins over Capital would give JCU a Sports Editor the John Carroll University men’s tiebreaker advantage should it come It surely happened basketball team. into play for postseason tournament The program lost Brian Dan- seeding in March. drea, Rudy Kirbus, Tyler Kirsch Their most recent win was over Shortly after Auburn University and Chris Zajac to graduation and those Crusaders, this time at the defeated the University of Oregon senior Tommy Lavelle left the team Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center. to win the BCS National Cham- to pursue other interests. The Blue Streaks turned away pionship, ESPN’s Bill Simmons Before the season even started, Capital by a score of 82-77 on Sat- tweeted, “Congrats to Auburn junior Patrick Sweeney was lost for urday, Jan. 22 to give JCU five wins for winning the 2011 title. And Photo courtesy of JCU Sports Information Department the year due to injury. in their last six games, with the lone congrats in advance to Oregon for Junior Mark Hester (above) has stepped up of late, including a After seven games, senior Kyle loss to first place Marietta on the winning it retroactively in 2013.” new career high of 18 points in the win over Capital last weekend. Hubbard’s season came to an end road by a score of 101-90. Auburn was led by Heisman when he suffered a season-ending JCU is roughly two-thirds of the for fans to watch, but the team hangs be in better shape and play better Trophy winner Cameron Newton, injury. way through their regular season their hat on their defense. defense than these other teams. the do-it-all quarterback who was In the midst of conference play, schedule as they have seven games “This season our success is due Basketball is a long season and we ruled ineligible for a day after the Blue Streaks suffered a huge left on the schedule before postsea- to consistency. We preach defense definitely need to outlast our op- NCAA investigators looked into emotional setback when junior Matt son play. and we practice it every day,” said ponents,” said Haynes, who leads claims that Newton lost his ama- Crozier, who was taking a medical One reason for their success so Maurice Haynes, the lone senior on the Blue Streaks in scoring with teur status when his father initiated redshirt this season, tragically lost far is the system that they play. De- the team. “We also have the expecta- just under 15 points per game. “The a pay-for-play scheme. his life on Jan. 5. spite losing a lot of key contributors tion to win. We expect to win, and postseason is down the road, so I Newton was re-instated after Despite all the setbacks, the team from last season, the team still leads we expect to shut any team down think we need to take it one game it was ruled he had no knowledge has found a way to once again be the conference in points per game, defensively.” at a time.” of his father’s wrongdoing, but near the top in the always-tough averaging just under 86 points per The Blue Streaks also look to Perhaps the biggest game left there’s still the (small) chance Ohio Athletic Conference. game. head into postseason play with on the Blue Streaks regular season down the road the NCAA could JCU entered last night’s road With their fast-paced platoon momentum on their side, as four of schedule is their season finale on discover that Newton knew of the contest with the University of system, JCU likes to speed oppo- their last six games are home at the Feb. 19 as they get a second chance violations. In that case, Oregon Mount Union with a record of 12 nents up and wear them down. DeCarlo Varsity Center. at Marietta, this time inside the would be the national champion. wins and five losses, including a 7-3 Lots of offense makes it exciting “In the postseason, we have to DeCarlo Center. There’s precedence for that happening, as the NCAA has stripped teams of wins retroactive- ly after finding rules violations. In many cases, it has been years after Women’s basketball riding rollercoaster of a season the violations occurred when the penalty was finally handed down. It makes no sense. Blue Streaks take on Mount Union in midst of season-best winning streak More than a year after the University of Memphis lost to the University of Kansas in the 2008 Patrick Fallon and push in transition, and that’s men’s basketball national cham- Staff Reporter simply what I’ve been doing.” pionship, the NCAA stripped the Spahar, who averages nearly Tigers of all 38 wins they earned After their best start in nearly 12 points per game and has logged in 2007-08 because they used an two decades, the John Carroll Uni- four double-doubles on the year, has ineligible player, believed to be versity women’s basketball team been a big contributor to the recent Derrick Rose. has gone through a rollercoaster success. The official record book says of a season. The Blue Streaks cur- Over the past three games she’s Kansas won the national cham- rently are tied for sixth in the Ohio averaging 14.3 points and 6.6 re- pionship, but has no mention of Athletic Conference at 5-5 and own bounds per game. Memphis being in the champion- an overall record of 10-7. “Before every game I just think ship game. The NCAA can say Perhaps the greatest up of the about all the things that I have to do that Memphis wasn’t in the Final season came when the Blue Streaks to help contribute to the team,” said Four, but we all know they were. defeated the No. 7 ranked team Spahar. “I have a lot to learn but I We saw them. in the country, the University of know that I am with a great group of John Calipari, who coached Mount Union, on the road in Alli- girls and coaches that will make me that Memphis team in 2007-08, ance, Ohio. play to the best of my ability.” also had his Final Four run in That victory marked the first Of course, the spectacular play of 1995-96 with the University of time in program history that JCU senior guard/forward Lee Jennings Massachusetts vacated after their defeated a team ranked in the top and junior transfer Emilee Ritchie star player, Marcus Camby, was 10 on the road. shouldn’t be ignored. ruled ineligible for accepting Despite that remarkable achieve- Aside from the Capital game, money and gifts from an agent. ment, the Blue Streaks would have either Jennings or Ritchie has led The same thing happened with a difficult time handling some the team in scoring in every game former University of Southern of the tougher opponents on the this season. California star Reggie Bush. The schedule. The duo also ranks first and Trojans vacated wins from his time The first five losses of the season second in scoring in the OAC with there because he broke NCAA came against teams with a combined averages of 22.8 and 17.8 points per rules. Bush was removed from record of 63-15, including an 85- game, respectively. record books, and it’s just a silly, 47 defeat at the hands of DePauw Photo courtesy of JCU Sports Information Department In the win over Heidelberg, worthless punishment. University, the No. 12 team in the Freshman Allie Lustig (above) and the Blue Streaks had won three Ritchie posted a career high 27 He went there and played. He country at the time, in Greencastle, games in a row heading into last night’s game with Mount Union. points, and leads the OAC in three- won a ton of games and we all Ind. over Christmas break. pointers made per game with 53 watched. To say otherwise is just The DePauw loss triggered a ning streak with wins over Marietta with 12 points and six assists, and made three-balls on the season. untrue. four-game losing streak, including College, Heidelberg University and then came up big for her team this As the Blue Streaks head into The NCAA can put an asterisk losses to Baldwin-Wallace College, Capital University, who is tied for past Saturday against Capital with another tough stretch in the schedule next to records if they want, but Muskingum University and Wilm- fourth in the conference. a career high 15 points and five with Mount Union, B-W, and Ohio to me, vacating wins and saying ington College. B-W sits atop the In those three wins, the Blue assists. Northern University around the things didn’t happen when we all OAC, and Muskingum is currently Streaks are averaging 83.6 points “I was definitely nervous to start corner, the Blue Streaks are looking saw them serves little purpose. tied for fourth. per game, riding the solid play of for the Marietta game, but once I like they are ready to respond to the Once the season ends, what’s However, since the Muskingum freshmen Allie Lustig and Missy got all the nerves out, everything challenge. done is done. Let’s let it be. loss, coach Kristie Maravalli’s Spahar. just seemed to fall into place,” said Next up for JCU is Saturday’s squad has had a reverse of fate, Lustig got the call to start in Lustig. “I know that one of my showdown in Ada, Ohio with ONU, Contact Tim Ertle at currently riding a three-game win- the Marietta game and responded strengths as a point guard is to run slated for 2 p.m. [email protected] Sports 9 The Carroll News www.jcunews.com January 27, 2011 Blue Streak Weekly Round-up JCU Athletics Swimming and Diving Scoreboard The John Carroll University men’s swimming and diving team began last weekend with a 138-104 loss jan 1. - Jan. 24 on the road at Oberlin College on Jan. 21, but quickly turned their weekend around with a win at the Johnson Natatorium over visiting Hiram College, defeating the Terriers by a convincing score of 138-84 to earn the Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball non-league win. JCU 96 JCU 71 Seniors Nick Grady and Max Wilberding were big contributors to the winning effort, as both won their Wilmington 66 Wilmington 73 respective events and helped the Blue Streaks improve their overall record in the 2010-2011 campaign to four wins and six losses. JCU 76 JCU 40 The women’s swimming and diving team followed the same pattern as the men’s team, dropping their Muskingum 62 Muskingum 56 first meet of last weekend at Oberlin College by a score of 149-82. However, just as the men did, the women rebounded and followed the loss with a win against Hiram College at home, winning by a dominating score JCU 90 JCU 99 of 137-76. The Blue Streaks have three more regular season meets before the Ohio Athletic Conference Marietta 101 Marietta 66 Championships begin on Feb. 17 at the University of Akron. JCU 87 JCU 76 Wrestling Capital 82 Capital 70

The John Carroll University wrestling team is coming off of a tough loss to the Ohio Northern University Polar Bears but look to rebound and turn their season around after beginning the season with a record of Men’s Swim/Diving Women’s Swim/Diving three wins and five losses. Deerfield Beach Winter Deerfield Beach Winter The Blue Streaks were off to a solid start to their dual match against ONU (1-1, 9-3) as the teams split the College Relay Invitational College Relay Invitational first four head-to-head matches, but the Polar Bears ended up pulling out the win, defeating JCU by a score - Unscored - Unscored of 26-9. Freshman Kenny Locsei won in impressive fashion in his match in the 149-pound weight class, defeating his opponent by a score of 8-1. JCU 104 JCU 82 Oberlin 138 Oberlin 149 Senior Kevin Nycz and redshirt sophomore Bryan Steinmetz also picked up wins for the Blue Streaks, winning their matches by scores of 3-2 and 12-9, respectively. Following the Blue Streaks meet against the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, the team will travel to Wheaton, Ill. to compete in the Pete JCU 138 JCU 137 Willson Invitational which begins tomorrow afternoon. From there, the Blue Streaks will have only three more Hiram 84 Hiram 76 regular season meets before the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships take place on Feb. 26 at ONU. Men’s Track/Field Women’s Track/Field

Indoor Track and Field B-W Mid-January Meet B-W Mid-January Meet Third of eight teams Fourth of seven teams The John Carroll University men’s indoor track team returned from the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January Wrestling Meet last weekend finishing in third place out of eight teams. Sophomore Vince Kopen contributed to the third place finish as he finished in the top five in pole vaulting. Sophomores Anthony Colbert and Mike Minjock JCU 18 JCU 18 also played important roles in the third place finish, as Colbert won the 500 meter dash and Minjock also Baldwin-Wallace 21 Thiel 17 posted a first place finish in the long jump event. JCU 15 JCU 16 The women’s team also fared well in the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January Meet as they took fourth place New Jersey 29 in a seven-team field. Sophomore Tara Knight placed third in the 500 meter run and senior Katie Skelly York 25 finished fourth in the event as both helped the Blue Streaks on the day. Junior Cassandra Figueroa chipped in a fourth place in the triple jump, clearing over nine meters. JCU 40 JCU 9 R.I.T. 7 Ohio Northern 26 - Compiled by Zach Mentz

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Sean Webster World News Editor The Middle East is burning World Briefing It was embarrassment that drove Mohamed 1. Hezbollah chooses new Lebanese prime minister Bouzazi to douse himself in paint thinner and Two weeks after Hezbollah and its allies withdrew from Lebanon’s cabinet, light himself on fire. After the apples that he which forced the collapse of the government, a prime minister chosen by Hez- sold to support his family were confiscated by bollah won enough support on Monday to form a new government. Hezbollah government workers; after he was slapped in is a Shiite Muslim movement backed by Iran and Syria and based primarily in the face and publicly beaten by them – twice; southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel. It withdrew from the government after one of them insulted his dead father; after after it learned that a U.N. tribunal, set up to investigate the assassination of he walked to the governor’s office, demanded former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005, had indicted members of Hezbollah. an audience, and was refused, the 26-year-old However, Hezbollah has denied any role in the killing, and their withdrawal Tunisian felt his dignity had been permanently resulted in the collapse of the government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a robbed. Sunni Muslim and son of the assassinated Rafik Hariri, who was backed by I doubt Bouzazi thought his suicide would the United States. Pictured at left, an angry Sunni protester reacts as he burns spark a revolution that would topple his tires with other protesters to block the highway link to southern Lebanon on country’s authoritarian dictator. But it did. Jan. 24. (The New York Times) And now the revolutionary fervor he inspired Image from www.nytimes.com 2. Massive protests across Egypt is spreading like fire – literally – across the Two civilians and a police officer have died after a wave of unusually large Middle East. In the past few weeks, there have anti-government demonstrations swept across Egypt, calling for the ouster of been at least 11 instances of Arabs imitating longtime President Hosni Mubarak. In central Cairo, crowds numbering in the Bouzazi’s fiery self-immolation: five in Alge- thousands protested and clashed with police on Tuesday. Security officers fired ria, four in Egypt, and one each in Mauritania tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets to drive the protesters away. The and Saudi Arabia. demonstrations were reportedly the largest in years, rivaling those held against Just as in the case of Bouzazi, these acts the Iraq War in 2003 and in favor of free elections and civil society reforms of martyrdom seem to have been driven by in 2005. The 82-year-old Mubarak has ruled Egypt unchallenged for almost a shared sense of humiliation felt across the three decades. A presidential election is expected to be held in September, the Arab world. From colonial manipulation to second in the country’s history. Despite Mubarak’s public commitments to the Israeli annexation of Palestine in 1967 to freer elections, the president is widely believed to be grooming his son Gamal, the way so many current Arab leaders oppress who is already a powerful figure within the ruling National Democratic Party, their own citizens, the Arab world has had its to succeed him. (Al Jazeera) dignity robbed for far too long. But the tide is finally turning. The Tuni- 3. Al Jazeera leaks ‘Palestine papers’ sian revolution has encouraged a wave of A cache of thousands of pages of confidential Palestinian records covering more demonstrations across the Middle East, and than a decade of negotiations with Israel and the U.S. has been obtained by Al even leaders in Arab countries that seemed Jazeera. The biggest leak of confidential documents in the history of the Middle immune to domestic turmoil are starting to East conflict has revealed that Palestinian negotiators secretly agreed to accept worry. Massive anti-government protests have Israel’s annexation of all but one of the settlements built illegally in occupied broken out in Egypt, where Hosni Mubarak East Jerusalem. The documents also reveal how Israeli leaders privately asked has clung to power for almost 30 years. And for some Arab citizens to be transferred to a new Palestinian state, the intimate in Jordan, thousands have taken to the streets level of covert cooperation between Israeli security forces and the Palestinian in anger over economic hardships and lack Authority, the central role of British intelligence in drawing up a secret plan to of democratic reform. The most interesting crush Hamas in the Palestinian territories, and how P.A. leaders were privately aspect of all these protests is that they seem tipped off about Israel’s 2008 war in Gaza. Pictured at left are supporters of to transcend ideological lines. It’s not just the Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, burning an Al Jazeera Islamists, or the liberals, or the trade groups sign. (The Guardian) who want change. It’s everyone. However, while the Middle East is burning, 4. Terrorists hit Russian airport, killing dozens it also has the potential to explode. Terrorists struck in the heart of Russia on Monday, with a suicide bomber Palestine, at the physical and psychological blowing himself up in Moscow’s busiest airport and turning its international heart of the Arab world, is home to the two arrivals terminal into a smoky, blood-spattered hall of dismembered bodies, bloodiest uprisings in modern Arab history. screaming survivors and abandoned suitcases. At least 35 people were killed Despite the breakdown of Israeli-Palestinian in the blast, including two British travelers. No one claimed responsibility for peace negotiations, the continued construction the blast at Domodedovo Airport that also wounded 180 people, although Is- of Israeli settlements, and the second-class lamic militants in the southern Russian region of Chechnya have been blamed treatment they receive in their own homeland, for previous attacks in Moscow, including a double suicide bombing on the the Palestinian people have so far remained capital’s subway system in March 2010 that resulted in 40 deaths. Russia’s surprisingly silent. But if peace talks con- Interfax news agency said the head of the suspected bomber had been found. tinue to fail, then the revolutionary fervor Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called it a terrorist attack and immediately that has hit other Arab countries could easily tightened security at Moscow’s two other commercial airports and other key provoke a Third “Intifada” (or “uprising”), in transportation facilities. (AP) the Palestinian territories against their Israeli occupiers. 5. Report uncovers Bush White House violations If that happens, Israel will also have to The White House Office of Political Affairs during the George W. Bush admin- deal with a re-armed Hamas in the Gaza Strip istration violated the law by giving briefings to political employees, concludes and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, both of a government report issued Monday. The report says the electoral success of which are backed by Iran and Syria, resulting the Republican Party and possible strategies for achieving it were often on in the largest Arab-Israeli war since 1973. the agenda at some 75 political briefings at 20 federal agencies from 2001 to Of course, Israel will win ... but victory will 2007. Prohibited political activities were prevalent in the months running up come at a high cost. The unified Arab force to the 2006 midterm elections, according to the report. The Office of Special will make Israel bleed, and the Middle East Counsel oversees compliance with the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal will continue to burn. employees from engaging in partisan political activity. Hatch Act penalties call for violators, at most, to be removed from their government positions, so the report would appear to have no impact now that the Bush administration Contact Sean Webster has been out of office for two years. (AP) – AP images and information at [email protected] compiled by Sean Webster. World News 13 The Carroll News www.jcunews.com January 27, 2011 jcunews.com World News Poll

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AP A protestor stands in front of the prime minister’s office in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on Jan. 25 to demand Word for Word the removal of members of the ousted president’s regime still in the government. “ ” “And to help pay for [clean energy break- Revolution in Tunisia ‘rocks the Casbah’ throughs], I’m asking Congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but nisians the direness of their situation. has promised to quit after elections, Wycliffe Odhiambo they’re doing just fine on their own. So instead of Armed with songs and pictures of the which are expected in the next six The Carroll News subsidizing yesterday’s energy, let’s invest in martyr Bouazizi, they took to the streets months. tomorrow’s.” Tunisians took to the streets in late again. Neither police brutality nor a The commander of Tunisia’s armed – President Barack Obama’s State of the Union December to protest against high food heightened state-imposed curfew could forces has expressed his reservations prices, limited political and social free- stop them. The protests resulted in the about calls for Ghannouchi to quit before dom, unemployment and government ouster of Ben Ali, who then fled to Saudi the elections. “So tonight, I’m asking Democrats and corruption. That quartet of factors had Arabia. He said that such a move would cre- Republicans to simplify the system. Get rid of the been as much a part of their lives as the The task of spearheading the Tu- ate a power vacuum that could be filled loopholes. Level the playing field. And use the sav- 23-year rule of former President Zain Al nisian transition from an authoritarian by another dictatorial regime. ings to lower the corporate tax rate for the first time Abidine Ben Ali. state to a more democratic one was left Normal business has yet to resume in in 25 years - without adding to our deficit.” Initially, their aim was to see their to the prime minister, Mohammed Ghan- Tunisia and over 50 people are believed – President Barack Obama’s State of the Union government remedy their grievances. nouchi, who named a new interim unity to have died since the demonstrations But that aim changed on Jan. 5 because government. began. “...Let me be the first to say that anything can be of a man named Mohamed Bouazizi. The government is now comprised The Tunisian protests have inspired improved. If you have ideas about how to improve Bouazizi, a vegetable vendor in Tu- of labor union representatives and op- similar ones in the neighboring countries [the health insurance reform law] by making care nis, woke up as usual that morning to position leaders but has also kept some whose citizens have relatively similar better or more affordable, I am eager to work with sell his vegetables. However, in order to ministers from Ben Ali’s Democratic grievances as the Tunisians. Two people you. We can start right now by correcting a flaw in continue selling his vegetables, he had to Constitutional Rally Party (RCD). The have set themselves alight, Bouazizi- the legislation that has placed an unnecessary constantly bribe council officers. RCD has retained such key ministries as style, in Algeria where protests have bookkeeping burden on small businesses.” That day, when the officers came to Defense, Foreign and Internal Affairs. occurred, albeit of a lower magnitude – President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Bouazizi to demand their customary More demonstrations and protests than Tunisia’s. bribe, he refused to give them anything. against the interim government fol- In Egypt, Jan. 25 was declared a The police then proceeded to confiscate lowed as the Tunisians demanded a “true “day of revolt” and despite the govern- “So tonight, I am proposing that starting this his vegetables. democracy” with no elements from the ment outlawing protests and warnings year, we freeze annual domestic spending for the Bouzazi’s attempts to reacquire his Ben Ali party – including Ghannouchi. from the police, the Egyptians took to next five years. This would reduce the deficit by goods or get a hearing from the governor Several ministers from RCD, opposi- the streets to protest against President more than $400 billion over the next decade, and of the state were met with brutality from tion parties and labor representatives Hosni Mubarak’s government. The will bring discretionary spending to the lowest share the police. Four police officers repeat- have since resigned from the interim protests were mainly organized through of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was edly beat him up. Bouazizi then bought government. Facebook. president.” a bottle of petrol, poured it all on himself Earlier this week, protesters con- To some degree, Jordan, Libya and – President Barack Obama’s State of the Union and set himself on fire. tinued to camp in Ghannouchi’s home Morocco have also had protests and The self-immolation showed Tu- demanding his resignation. Ghannouchi unrest. – Compiled by Sean Webster Obama, GOP hunker down for budget battle amid tough economic times Michael Reiser sentatives) feel like I do, that we’ve the upper hand in the House, it ment spending. Some of the spend- probably don’t match the magnitude Asst. World News Editor got to do some big, big things,” should not be forgotten the Demo- ing Obama wants would be put to- that the GOP is looking for. The Rep. Joe Walsh, a newly-elected crats still own the majority in the wards clean-energy manufacturing, White House has said that GOP With it being the week President Republican from Illinois, told re- Senate. education and infrastructure. proposed budget cuts could stall Barack Obama is expected to release porters. “The voters sent us here “President Obama will have In his State of the Union Address, economic growth. his proposed budget for the next to do this.” problems getting his policy propos- Obama called for more spending in According to Schwab, President fiscal year, the newly-elected Tea While campaigning, the GOP als enacted because the Republicans an effort to create more jobs and Obama has two goals in mind with Party Republican representatives promised voters that they would hold the majority in the House,” bolster American competitiveness his proposals. have begun to make their presence cut $100 billion from the federal said Larry Schwab, a political with economies challenging U.S. “First, he wants to gain favorable known on the political stage. budget – excluding non-defense science professor at John Carroll supremacy, like those of China and public opinion by showing Ameri- Last week, the freshman mem- programs. University. India, according to the Wall Street cans that he has more ideas about bers of Congress called for even In order to do that, lawmakers “On the other hand, the Repub- Journal. improving the economy. Second, he larger spending cuts than Repub- argued that roughly 33 percent of licans cannot enact their agenda in “We seek to do everything we can use these proposals as bargain- lican House members initially those government programs would Congress because of the Demo- can to spur hiring and ensure our ing chips in his negotiations with recommended. have to be cut by the end of the fiscal cratic majority in the Senate and nation can compete with anybody Republicans,” he said. The newly-elected members year, which ends on Sept. 30. the president’s veto power. So both on the planet,” Obama told report- During his State of the Union were elected under the pretenses that However, on Tuesday, the House parties must compromise to achieve ers after a tour of a General Electric address, Obama called for ending they would reduce the government’s voted to restore spending for the any progress on legislation and the Plant in Schenectady, NY, on Jan. earmark spending and proposed a role and cut spending drastically in next fiscal year back to 2008 levels, budget,” said Schwab. 21. five-year partial budget freeze. He an effort to stop the bleeding of the $40 trillion less than what the GOP Contrary to these recent efforts of Although he has called for new said this would reduce the deficit nation’s $14 trillion deficit. originally aimed for. the newly-elected officials, Obama spending, Obama has also proposed by more than $400 billion over the “I think most freshmen (repre- Although the Republicans hold plans on pushing for more govern- his own sort of budget cuts, yet they next decade. Join THE CARROLL NEWS Do you like writing? Do you like having your picture in print? If you answered yes to one or both of the above questions The Carroll News might be for you. E-mail [email protected] for more information

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Editorial Beneficial stadium renovations John Carroll University will embark on renovations of the field and track of Shula Stadium at Wasmer Field. The field will soon have new turf and the track will be resurfaced and rebuilt. JCU is proud of its academic and athletic facilities and the improvements to the field and track will increase that level of pride. There are preliminary plans for these renovations, and with the project’s budget, the quality of Shula Stadium will be enhanced. It is a great idea to improve the field and track. The improve- ments will benefit JCU athletic teams and the student body as

a whole. Carol Dietz, JCU’s associate vice president of facilities said, “I think it’s really going to improve the student experience whether you just do intramurals, club sports, or regulation varsity sports because everything will be new.”

Both the turf and track are in poor shape. Hector Marinaro, head coach of JCU’s men’s soccer team said, “The turf was coming apart at all the seams and it was becoming a hazard to the players.” The new turf will have a change in dimensions that will ben- efit JCU’s soccer teams in a way that the current turf does not. Cartoon by David Hickey “ As of now, the turf is 120 yards long and 68 yards wide. The new installation will be 115 yards long and 72 yards wide. The shorter and wider surface of the field will allow more scoring NOTABLE QUOTABLE opportunity for soccer teams, and create more exciting games for students who attend them. The track has been unusable for track meets for years. Poor drainage and ripples in the track surface contribute to this condition. With the resurfacing of the entire track structure, JCU will have the opportunity to host track meets. “We weren’t going to play not to According to JCU Director of Athletics Laurie Massa, “The design firm has assured us that the specifications are NCAA and OAC compliant, and the product choices meet specifica- lose.” tions as well.” Some might ask why it has taken JCU so long to begin these -Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach, Mike Tomlin, in reference to the team’s renovations. The University should not have waited until the American Football Conference Championship win last Sunday turf was “coming apart at all the seams” and the track was “ unusable for competition before making this move. The improvements to the field and track of Shula Stadium at Wasmer Field will strongly benefit the JCU community. The standard of JCU facilities ought to match the high level of pride the University takes in both academic and athletic aspects. HIT& miss Hit: Washington Redskins linebacker and JCU grad London Fletcher made the NFC squad for Sunday’s Pro Bowl miss: Fitness pioneer, Jack LaLanne, dies at 96 Come celebrate our heritage Hit/miss: Pittsburgh and Green Bay advance to Super Bowl This January and February, John Carroll miss: Bomb explodes in Moscow airport miss: University will have a chance to come together Hit: Corbo Room makes new renovations Hit/ Toyota begins new year as top car maker Hit: Giant pandas allowed to and celebrate our Ignatian heritage. Students stay five more years in the national zoo and faculty can use this week of free and open Hit/miss: Winter weather miss: High gas prices continue events to reflect on the mission and identity Hit: First issue of The Carroll News this decade of JCU. Hit: Carnival cruise ship rescues three men : This week of events is a great way to recog- Hit Ignatian Heritage Week starts Sunday Hit/miss: OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) begins nize our roots together as a University!

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Business Manager Photo Editor Kaitlin Gill Nick Hermez e-mail: [email protected] Signed material and comics are solely the view of the author. Jeff Sigmund Taylor Horen Nick Wojtasik David Hickey Peter Davis 18 Op/Ed January 27, 2011 www.jcunews.com The Carroll News OURVIEW License to Gill: I’m offended that you won’t offend me! Troubles with What could have such a dramatic strongly about? impact on that state of the world? Of course, arguing whether the time management Aliens? Terrorists? Inuits? pizza or the calzones in the dining What’s fun about this is we hall are better for you that than the Another point Francis makes is can cause change ourselves. How other is hardly worth the effort. to schedule priorities rather than empowering! I know, I know, I still Either way, you’re going to need Kaitlin Gill prioritizing the bits and pieces of a didn’t describe what I’m talking triple bypass surgery in three years. Editorial & Op/Ed Editor schedule. I find this to be especially about. Precisely. But, what has happened to quality I already find myself stressing helpful because usually my to-do Far too often people get stuck arguments in all settings, not only list consists of numbering the parts in a sand pit that is the comfort the classroom? We don’t want to about my work load, which is es- pecially concerning since it is only of my schedule in order of impor- Nick Wojtasik zone. This has come from years of offend anyone by saying something the second week of the semester. I tance. After her advice, I have been Assistant Editorial & Op/Ed Editor taking the path of least resistance. politically incorrect or hurting their scheduling my priorities to finish I’m in full support of efficiency in feelings by pointing out, with logi- am sure I’m only one of many who have this same concern. first, and finding time to get to the Going about our daily busi- all practices of life; but what is the cal, supporting evidence, every way rest of my schedule seems to be ness, we often find displeasure good of doing anything if there is that they are deficient. My class schedule is more dif- ficult now, than it has been since I starting to fall into place. in the inconvenience that comes no reward? Naturally, I am not only I actually find it more offensive Francis emphasizes the signifi- with sacrificing our time to fulfill speaking of physical discomfort but if one says nothing, for inaction is enrolled at JCU. I just can’t seem to find enough hours in the day. On cance of saying “no.” In this sense, an obligation. Normally, fear does emotional and intellectual turmoil. still an action (see “Hamlet”). What say “no” to projects rather than to not dissuade us from riding the Being the Jesuit University in I think you are communicating by the first day of classes I told myself that I was going to stay ahead of my people. There is no way to do ev- flow of a schedule we devised for Cleveland, we pride ourselves in not communicating is that you don’t work in all of my classes—now in erything that everyone asks you to ourselves. But what if it did? The appreciating many complex and care about my betterment. You want week two I find myself struggling do. I have difficulty with this point typically comfortable citizen of the sometimes conflicting perspectives. me to be a slug, like you. Misery to finish all of my work on time. because it is not easy for me to say world would cease to be relaxed Yet, the populous of this university does enjoy company… Each time I finish Spanish no—though I’m working on not and thrown into a state of constant is shockingly similar. Of course it Universal acceptance is quite homework I have enough time to being such a pushover. alert. An air of primal competition is easy to accept other viewpoints if often preached. By keeping our take a deep breath, and then start It is important to set goals, both would become commonplace and we never have to face them. thoughts to ourselves, uniformity the homework for my other Span- long and short-term because when one would be forced to perform You know that person you can’t is encouraged. Ergo, we are accept- ish class. The same routine applies achieved it gives a feeling of suc- better or be destroyed. stand and disagree with every ing a lower standard of human by to my English classes, along with cess. This success leads to more Some, who are unfortunately product of their brain? You say, eliminating brain competition. the other courses in my schedule. motivation and the achievement of deficient of intelligence, might “enemy.” I say, “opportunity!” It Oh well, you can just take a test, In between classes and homework, more goals. At least, this is what find themselves constantly in such is very desirable to avoid conflict get a high GPA and secretly be bet- my time is split between being I have found since reading these a condition. For that, I am sorry. and simply agree to disagree. But ter than everyone else. At least no as productive as possible in the tips. However, the contentment one really, how fun is that? Besides, one will get upset at you. newsroom, and supervising the Many factors can contribute normally experiences doesn’t seem what ever happened to standing Recreation Center. to procrastination: fear, boredom, to do much except encourage com- up for our principles and fighting Contact Nick Wojtasik at I am the type of person that stress, etc. Francis advises that in placency. to the bitter end for things we feel [email protected] can’t admit I have too much on order to beat procrastination, the my plate. This may very well be source needs to be identified as a flaw in my personality, but I just soon as possible. This way, the feel like I’d be backing down from problem can be fixed before it gets Wonderword a challenge. I should probably get out of hand. over that sometime soon. Until that The last part of Francis’s work What does boondoggle mean? day comes, I will just have to find I want to touch on is more of an a way to manage my time. organizational activity. Keep track I’ve been reading, “Run Your of your time in 10-15 minute incre- Business So It Doesn’t Run You” ments for a few weeks in order to by Linda Francis, and her tips see how your time is actually spent. for good time management have This can be beneficial because it actually been helping me stay orga- shows what aspects of the schedule nized. I will touch on a few of her ought to be changed/improved. For points so they can benefit anyone the past two weeks, I have been who fits in the same overwhelmed keeping track of these increments of category as me. time before, after and in between my One tip that Francis provides is classes, and I’m realizing how I can “A toy for a dog.” “A dock on the Atlantic “Brown goggles for dogs.” to buy a weekly planner/date book use my time more wisely. and write down everything that These are just a few ways to take Ocean.” needs to be done. In this book, sepa- a seemingly overwhelming schedule rate the pieces of the to-do list into and make it more manageable. This Ashley Klein, Anthony Ahlegian, Hannah Schade, is the second week of the semester, freshman freshman junior two categories: urgent and vital. This is important because, though and there are still 13 more to figure many tasks may seem urgent, they out how to work smarter. Boondoggle: A waste of time and/or money do not exactly call for immediate Contact Kaitlin Gill at action. [email protected] That’s what See said: Dropping cake to drop weight It can’t be a 5 Hour Energy. Yes, If you did it right, then you spent Ramen noodles. The next day I’ll show up on it works for the guy in the commer- Thanksgiving eating a lot, Christmas You would figure I’d be over- a tandem bicycle and we’ll ride cial, but he got paid to pretend it eating a lot, New Year’s Eve drink- weight, right? Wrong. I’m about as around until we find a fast food worked and you’re a college student ing a lot, New Year’s Day sleeping skinny and malnourished as they drive-thru that is slightly uphill. Of which means you can’t afford to buy a lot, and last weekend playing beer come. So clearly I’m doing some- course, I will refuse to pedal, so you 4.8 bottles of that stuff to get you pong in a Warrensville basement. thing right and am qualified to be a will have to exert extra effort to get through every 24-hour day. You’ve got a lot to work off. personal trainer. both of us to the second window. It can’t be ham sandwiches either You hear the word exercise and Day one we’ll start with the clas- I would feel like a fraud if I Bob Seeholzer because, well, it just can’t. you probably think about joining an sic motivational technique of “Hey, didn’t include some sort of ab- Editor in Chief You’re probably worried right aerobics class, doing power yoga, or that guy’s eating ice cream while I dominal workout, so to work that It’s cold outside. You’re feeling now, wondering what options are even joining the track team. Wrong. work out, that’s not fair!” Basically area of the body I’ll have you go lethargic between waking up and left if excessive caffeine and deli Those are dumb ideas. Those all you take me to get ice cream, I order on YouTube and watch people do walking to philosophy class. You meats have been eliminated from pale in comparison to the one I’m an item equal to or less than $12, funny stuff until your tummy hurts need something to perk you up, but contention. Don’t fret, I have a plan: about to suggest. you pay for it. Then you start doing from laughing so hard. it can’t be just anything. exercise. Hire me as your personal trainer. push-ups, and I count them out for I charge 20 McNuggets and a For example, it can’t be a cup of Yes, that’s right, exercise. It’s the I guarantee results. you while simultaneously eating the Coke with no ice (approximately coffee from Einstein’s. That might perfect solution. It gets you moving, What makes me qualified to be ice cream you bought for me. $6) per session. be able to keep you awake while it sends endorphins to your brain your personal trainer? Better ques- Trust me, it works. I found the I’ll have you looking like Mike discussing Descartes’s theories on and it serves as early preparation for tion, what’s your favorite color? method by watching deleted scenes “The Situation” Sorrentino by God, but it’s not going to last past beach season. Much like the objects I eat McDonald’s three times, from “Rocky IV,” it was the real March, I guarantee it. psychology, where you’ll be nap- in your car’s side mirror, Spring pizza twice, and Taco Bell once a reason Rocky was able to defeat the Contact Bob Seeholzer at ping to make up for lost REM. Break is closer than it appears. week. For most other meals I eat Russian. Well, that and the script. [email protected] Op/Ed 19 The Carroll News www.jcunews.com January 27, 2011 The Op/Ed Top Ten: Graciously Gaffney: Polite Politics was taking control and hot-button to agree. One of the great things issues like repealing the health care about the United States is that we law were put on the back burner for have a variety of opinions that are Weight Loss Methods a moment. voiced. I like that there are oppos- Following tragedies, people ing views on every issue. It allows unify. They are much more careful me to consider both sides of an is- about what they say. They are kinder sue and then decide if I agree with 1. Exercise to one another. either extreme or fall somewhere in Emily Gaffney Following this trend, politicians the middle. 2. Starvation Managing Editor are unifying – at least for a while. However, I don’t like when the Colorado Democratic Senator Mark debate veers away from the issue at 3. The Paleolithic Diet According to a recent New York Udall suggested that politicians hand and becomes about the person Times article, “Mary from Loui- reach across the isle to sit with a col- or correctness of ideology. It would 4. Jenny Craig siana asked Olympia from Maine league from the other party. Hence, be nice if they would just debate the because they are BFFs, but had a Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu issue. Have an argument, have the 5. Weight Watchers backup in Bob from Tennessee in asked Republican Senator Olympia reasons for supporting it and de- case she was rebuffed.” Snowe, according to the New York bate it on those grounds. You don’t 6. Hydroxycut A few questions may arise from Times, to sit with her at the event. need to attack each other because 7. The Atkins Diet this introduction. Who are Mary, Sitting with each other, rather it doesn’t accomplish anything. It Olympia and Bob? Where are they than Democrats sitting on one side incites more anger and hostility in 8. Gastric Bypass Surgery going? Well, they are United States of the chamber and Republicans sit- people. senators and they were asking each ting on the other side, is supposed I enjoy learning about issues 9. Southbeach Diet other out on a date to the president’s to be a symbolic, unifying gesture that affect our lives and our com- State of the Union address. made by our lawmakers to promote munities. I get excited to vote 10. The Shake Weight In the wake of the tragic shoot- civility. every November. I am proud to be ing in Tucson, in which six people Call me a cynic, but I doubt that (somewhat) aware of what’s hap- died and 13 were injured, includ- simply sitting together will result in pening around me. It’s difficult to ing Democratic Representative harmony between Democrats and like politics when it becomes so Gabrielle Giffords, discussion was Republicans, at least not a harmony divisive. -Compiled by Kaitlin Gill and Nick Wojtasik sparked about the tone of political that will last long. I think sitting We’ve had a reprieve from the debate in this country. Both the left together is a nice gesture, but it harsh political rhetoric. I hope it and right were quick to point fingers doesn’t accomplish anything. stays that way, but like I said call at each other for using mean, some- If we want there to be more me a cynic. The Bayer Necessities: times violent, rhetoric. civility, lawmakers should curb the I’m sure the name-calling and This tone seems to be a norm in vicious speech about each other. negativity will soon ensue. Con- our political culture, exemplified I’m not suggesting that Democrats gress will be haggling over program Resolved in the midterm elections last fall. and Republicans hold hands and cuts. After that, politicians will Negative political ads attacking the sing “Kumbaya.” Let’s face it, that be gearing up for 2012 election attacks have also been the legacy of other side ran rampant. It’s also hard would be ridiculous and if you’re campaigns. individuals. If you commit yourself to forget the infamous health care anything like me you find that song Although I don’t foresee it, I hope to action, if you resolve to be the town hall meetings in the summer really annoying. that our lawmakers can maintain this best that you can be for the world, of 2009, where people angrily yelled They don’t have to agree on civility and simply debate the issues. then there is nothing you cannot at their representatives. policy; in fact, they probably never With campaign season approaching change. There is no better place to With a divided government now, will. Many lawmakers view things before too long, wouldn’t it be nice do this than right here at JCU. it seemed that the polarization in fundamentally different – taxes, to see some positive campaigns? I Brian Bayer Naturally, there will be obstacles Washington would only increase. health care, etc. and how involved won’t hold my breath, though. Campus Editor along the way, and the only way However, the shooting in Tucson the government should or shouldn’t Contact Emily Gaffney at to hurdle them is with the help of happened just as the new Congress be. In all honesty, I don’t want them [email protected] Every year, around this time, others. So take a friend, or make we make small goals for how we a friend. Accept your helpers into can improve our lives. This comes your life and make them a part of after the biggest annual season of your mission. giving, so we lightheartedly commit There are countless ways to to these “resolutions.” Well, the first change the world without even decade of the new millennium has leaving campus. But, the boundar- just ended. If you haven’t realized ies of our cozy University Heights that yet, now you do. campus don’t bind you. Go to The world is a different place downtown Cleveland; go to St. than it was just ten years ago. That’s Louis; go to Africa. Wherever you why, unlike most weeks, I am not feel that you can make the biggest issuing a call to action; rather, I am difference, go there and be that issuing a call to resolution. When difference. you think about your future, broaden So here is the revised formula your horizons. Think about your that I am proposing. It isn’t a re- long term goals. placement for the one above, but Our new years’ resolutions tradi- perhaps an addendum to it. “Last tionally have a very narrow scope. year, I noticed that the world was They follow a formula designed for bad at X. This year, I will take these self-improvement “Last year, I was steps to change X so that the world bad at X. This year, I will change X can be a better place.” so that I can be a better person.” Un- With this sentiment at heart, I fortunately, this egocentric formula bid you to step outside of your com- THE excludes a very important part of fort zone. Make yourself a part of our lives the “everyone else” part. the next decade and resolve to act. Of course it is always important In short, people have loved to make sure that you have your and people have lost. And when it own life in order before crusading comes down to it, all this has hap- for humanity; but once you have pened because of individuals being sufficiently reveled in your own themselves. Now that this period CARROLL potential, think about how you can of contemplation and resolution affect the world. is upon us, it’s up to you to decide Most major things in our world how to use it. So in the words of St. Ignatius, “Go forth, and set the NEWS were orchestrations of one single person. Facebook, for better or world on fire.” worse, was the brainchild of one Contact Brian Bayer at person. 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