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John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 1-22-2009 The aC rroll News- Vol. 85, No. 11 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 85, No. 11" (2009). The Carroll News. 791. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/791 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Printing problems Five cents per page is adding up and students’ printing dollars are quickly disappearing, p. 2 THE ARROLL EWS Thursday,C January 22, 2009 Serving John Carroll University SinceN 1925 Vol. 85, No. 11 Obama & Hiznay AP Photo Photo by Mike promise change Spinelli Newly elected presidents deliver speeches of hope and optimism Max Flessner Meghan Wolf Emily Gaffney The Carroll News Assistant Campus Editor Every four or eight years, the country turns to the steps of Capitol Hill John Carroll University junior Matt Hiznay spoke about Student Union to watch the true spirit of American Democracy: The peaceful transition of accountability and increased communication in his Inaugural Address last power. Inauguration Day was no exception as more than a million people Thursday. gathered to watch President Barack Obama take the oath of office and become Hiznay was sworn in as the 87th SU president on Jan. 15 in Dolan Science the 44th president of the United States. Center. He outlined several areas that the Student Union hopes to improve With former President George W. Bush looking on, Obama became in the coming year. president at noon Tuesday. Immediately after Chief Justice John Roberts Issues such as communicating student concerns to the administration, administered the oath, Obama gave his Inaugural Address. holding all members of the Student Union accountable for their duties as “The speech was exceptionally good,” said Lauren Bowen, associate outlined in the Student Union constitution, and allocating all funding ap- academic vice president and political science professor. “It was inspirational, propriately were mentioned in the presidential address. yet a call to action. The crowd was unparalleled in my lifetime.” One of the main objectives of the Student Union, according to Hiznay, Obama discussed several of his campaign promises, but his main focus will be to “promote the inclusion of all members of the student body.” was on the ailing economy. He addressed the economic crisis by saying that In the address, Hiznay said the incident of racism that occurred on cam- the failures were caused by “our collective failure to make hard choices.” He pus last November following Obama’s win in the presidential election was said our problems are “serious and they are many. They will not be met easily “regrettable” and he was “disgusted [with the] response from the campus or in a short span of time. But know this, America – they will be met.” community.” Bowen said, “He set the right tone. He never lost sight of the pains of Hiznay also said that the mission of the Student Union is to create a just U.S. history.” and united campus community for every student. Communications professor Douglas Bruce was slightly more critical “We can never achieve the mission of a just and united campus community of the speech. “It was a good speech, not a great speech,” he said. Bruce if this disrespect exists at John Carroll,” said Hiznay. sighted echoes he recognized from Inaugural Addresses given by Franklin He went on to say, however, that he is “confident that together, we are Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. “I almost would’ve liked to hear a little capable of accomplishing this goal of collective respect among the student more of Obama’s own voice,” Bruce said. body.” Bruce also pointed out that the economy was front and center. He said Accessibility to the student body was another issue that Hiznay mentioned Please see OBAMA, p. 8 Please see HIZNAY, p. 2 Features 10 Inside this issue Powerful Alumni Index Sports 14 JCU grads Caserio and Campus 2 Editorial 17 Local bands preform Arts & Life 5 Op/Ed 18 McDaniels take on important live for WJCU, p. 5 NFL positions, p. 16 World News 8 Classifieds 20 2 Campus January 22, 2009 www.jcunews.com The Carroll News Campus New restrictions placed on student printing Caitlin Huey-Burns said Burke. Briefs Campus Editor “When you put a price to something, people pay atten- The John Carroll University tion.” 2009 Millor Orator Information Services Department Printing will be charged Applications for the 2009 Millor has implemented new printing limits five cents per side. “We did not Orator are now available. All appli- in which students will be permit- differentiate between single cations and accompanying materials ted 500 pages per semester, or $25 and double-sided printing are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, March worth of printing, before being because the majority of the 13. Everything should be returned charged five cents per copy. cost of printing is in the toner to the Office of Student Activities in This program has been estab- and equipment, not the paper,” Suite 201 of the Lombardo Student lished in an effort to reduce costs said Burke. Center. All graduating seniors are and further the green initiative of Heartland Payment Sys- eligible to apply. For more informa- the University. tems, the same company that tion or to download the application JCU has already placed $25 on runs the backhand process for visit the Millor Orator Web site at each student’s CarrollOne card to be the CarrollOne card, installed www.jcu.edu/osa/millor_orator. used for printing only. the 500-page limit and moni- htm. Jim Burke, director of informa- tors students’ printing. The Photo by Mike Spinelli tion services, said that the Uni- company offered this service Senior David Somrack prints pages at the library. The University versity has been tracking printing as part of the entire CarrollOne allows students to print up to 500 pages without additional charges. trends over the past four years. package. Opportunity to study Information Services deter- The company established abroad in Italy mined that more than 80 percent the software to tie into the students’ Burke also recognized that it is lish, said, “I’ve tried to limit, mostly, of the student body prints less than logins and automatically draws from difficult to limit printing for certain photocopying by uploading files the $25 given at the beginning of courses that require more printing to Blackboard for students to read There will be an informational 500 pages per semester, with only a each semester. than others. either on screen or by printing the meeting for the “Summer Institute small percentage printing thousands Once the $25 has been used, the The Information Services De- copies themselves. 2009 Program” in Italy. The meet- of pages. system will take money from the partment discussed the new printing “I imagine it will impact the kind ing will be held at 5 p.m. on Jan. “It is not fair for most students student’s Carroll Cash or it will ask system with the professors to gener- of materials I post on Blackboard 22 and Jan. 27 in Room 112 of the to pay for unchecked consumption the user to place funds onto the card ate a head count of the courses that and lead me to encourage students O’Malley Center. Any students in- of paper by a few people,” said to continue the print job. had a legitimate need for printing to read material online rather than terested in studying abroad in Italy Burke. “It is an unbelievable cost The system tracks printing in over the limit and added a printing print them.” are welcome to attend the meeting. for students.” the classrooms and labs for all ac- stipend for those courses. Controlling printing consump- For more information contact Luigi Printing related costs average counts, but only academic accounts Burke said, “We do not want to tion will also allow information Ferri at [email protected] or Giusep- $50,000 per year, according to are charged for printing; therefore, penalize students for taking those services more time and resources to pina Mileti at [email protected]. Burke, who also said that JCU is one of the last universities to implement professors will not be charged. sorts of courses.” maintain and repair the printers to a printing limit. Burke estimates that the 500- Meanwhile, some professors make sure they run efficiently. “The goal here is not to raise page limit breaks down to 90 pages have adjusted their teaching styles to Students are also allotted extra JCU hosts “College money, but rather, to raise aware- per class for five classes, or 75 pages accommodate the printing limit. pages in the event of printer failure ness that there is a cost to printing,” for six classes. Thomas Pace, professor of Eng- or misprinting. Goal Sunday” From HIZNAY, p. 1 the community of Student Union it must be accessible and visible on munication as a way to improve the John Carroll University is host- activity. campus. relationship. ing “College Goal Sunday” Feb. in the address. The Student Union “The primary goals for this “As vice president of communi- “As students of John Carroll 8 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Dolan will concentrate this year on making semester center around a mission cation, I am dedicated to ensuring University, we also serve as resi- Science Center.