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Pride of Bolivia We won’t tell... Xavier men’s golfer Sebastian MacLean We talk to Ollie Birckhead and Pat Always Online: enjoyed childhood success and led a Brennan as the improv group Don’t Tell national triumph in his native country. Anna celebrates its 15th anniversary. xavier.edu/ SPORTS, pg 9 A&E, pg 10 newswire inside @ Fall concert: Taking Back Sunday By Monica Laco As of now, SAC has no plans About Taking Asst. Campus News Editor to have a fall concert, especially Back Sunday since they are using some of their Cintas Center, supported by resources to help with the Taking Taking Back Sunday began as an the Student Activities Council, is Back Sunday show. alternative rock band (with emo bringing Taking Back Sunday to SAC hopes to use the lack of leanings) in 1999 in Amityville, Xavier on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 8 a concert this semester to save New York. p.m. Cintas is providing the fund- a budget for a concert later this Lead singer Adam Lazzara has ing and accommodations for the school year. been with the band since 2001, concert but SAC is promoting “There are no plans for a spring replacing Jesse Lacey, the current the event and discounting student concert yet,” DeLisle said. “Our frontman of Brand New. tickets. intentions are to have one, but we The band has released four studio Cintas Center, along with the can not know now for sure.” albums: “Tell All Your Friends” help of a booking agent, chose Photo courtsey of Flickr.com SAC will hold a ticket kick-off Taking Back Sunday frontman Adam Lazzara. (2002), “Where You Want to Be” to bring Taking Back Sunday to party for Taking Back Sunday at 1 (2004), “Louder Now” (2006) and Xavier. SAC was not involved Tickets, which are regularly $30, Dougherty, SAC chair, said. p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18 in front “New Again” (2009). Their most in the decision-making process, will be sold through SAC for $23. SAC was not able to discount of Gallagher Student Center. popular song “MakeDamnSure” from “Louder Now” was named said Hattie DeLisle, SAC special SAC can’t discount tickets by Demitri Martin tickets, another “SAC is very excited and the 52nd best song in 2006 by events chair. any more than seven dollars; oth- Cintas-sponsored event, because grateful to have this opportu- “Rolling Stone.” Around 540 floor tickets are erwise “the possibility of a SAC the event had been planned well nity to work with Cintas Center,” reserved for Xavier students only. concert would be in threat,” Emily before the start of the semester. Dougherty said. Baccalaureate Mass will Comm. department move to Cintas after 2010 lawsuit dismissed By Meghan Berneking News Editor by Ohio judge also claimed they did not receive The Class of 2010 will be the Discrimination equal pay compared to male pro- last to continue the custom of re- fessors and were discriminated cent years to have Baccalaureate suit, filed in 2007, against because of theirs ages. Mass at St. Peter in Chains still ongoing in They sued for damages to rep- Cathedral. Beginning with the utation and professional standing, Class of 2011, the annual Mass federal court including emotional distress in the will move to Cintas Center. amount of $10 million each, at The decision was made by By Kathryn Rosenbaum least $75,000 a year for back and President Fr. Michael Graham, Editor-in-Chief future wages and $5 million in S.J., in order to better accommo- damages for “intentional, wanton, date the large crowd that will be Former Xavier communication willful and malicious violations” necessary for the Class of 2013, arts professors Dr. Miriam Finch of Finch and Michaels’ rights. though space has been an issue and Dr. Tara Michels’ lawsuit filed They also wanted to prevent their at St. Peter’s for several years, he in December 2007 was dismissed termination from Xavier and fur- said. in the Hamilton County Court ther discrimination. St. Peter’s has a capacity of of Common Pleas, The lawsuit filed in 1,100, though the congregation but still is ongoing in the Court of Common seen at Baccalaureate Mass usu- the Southern District “There Pleas was dismissed ally comes closer to 1,400 people. of Ohio U.S. District is, in the by all parties without This will make it necessary to is- Court. Department prejudice on April 28. sue tickets as crowds grow. The two profes- of Comm. This means the case Mindful that it would be nec- sors filed discrimina- Arts, a culture could potentially be essary to change the location for tion lawsuits against refiled. Baccalaureate Mass for the Class Xavier University. of acrimony, As of June 11, 2009, of 2013, the mass has been moved The original filing in- disrespect, the pretrial and trial to Cintas Center for the classes of cluded academic Vice hostility, but dates in District Court 2011 and 2012 in order to gain President and Provost also deception were vacated and will experience accommodating the Dr. Roger Fortin, and lack of not be rescheduled un- current crowds before the num- Dean of the William’s collegiality.” til a ruling on summa- bers increased dramatically for the College of Business ry judgment is made. Class of 2013. Newswire photo by Katherine Monasterio Dr. Ali Malekzadeh, – Vice President Summary judgment Graham originally decided St. Peter in Chains Catholic ©2009 former Chair of the and Provost allows a judge to rule Cathedral in downtown Roger Fortin at a Baccalaureate for the Class of the Xavier Newswire communication arts on a case without a 2010 would also be located at Cincinnati has hosted the Xavier Faculty Hearing Baccalaureate Mass for 15 years. All rights reserved department Dr. Indra Committee whole trial. The judge Cintas Center, but changed his de Silva and associ- Meeting may rule in favor of decision upon discovering that ago; however, this venue was ate communication Xavier during sum- St. Peter’s, a popular venue that not available at the desired time. arts professor William mary judgment—end- receives many event requests, still Representatives from Campus Fax (513) 745-2898 Hagerty as defendants, but they ing the present case or will deny had Xavier University booked for Ministry in charge of book- Advertising (513) 745-3561 were dismissed from the case. summary judgment and require Baccalaureate. ing the event waited for official Circulation (513) 745-3130 Finch and Michels alleged de the case to go to trial. Graham made the decision to Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 Silva discriminated against them move to Cintas Center four weeks Continued on page 2 www.xavier.edu/newswire because they were women. They Continued on page 2 Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum 2 September 16, 2009 News Xavier Newswire Xavier Newswire Baccalaureate Mass will move after 2010 Continued from page 1 pressing concerns for the change in location. word from the Commencement The students outlined their Committee to change the time reasons for wanting to see the at Cintas Center and cancel the “continued tradition of having reservation at the cathedral, Kelly Baccalaureate Mass in St. Peter Albainy-Jenei, campus minister, in Chains” in a general letter with said. plans to send out a mass e-mail to The all-inclusive the student body with booking fee at St. “I’m with the same content. Peter’s is $600. The Among the stu- cost for hosting the you. There’s dents’ concerns are, event at Cintas Center no way to “Xavier students as- would be approxi- replicate sociate Cintas Center mately $5,000. in Cintas with concert perfor- A group of eight Center the mances, comedians, senior students (Sarah atmospehere and Xavier basketball. Dudek, Dusty Francis, There is no previous Matt Matovina, of St. Peter’s... spiritual connection James McShane, Really it was to the facility, while at Mag gie Prosser, a matter of Xavier there have been John Taravella, Allie accomodating no student Masses in Thompson and Joel everyone.” the space.” Valentino) have taken – President Fr. “Since the Classes up a grassroots ef- Michael Graham, of 2010, 2011 and fort to appeal for the S.J. in response 2012 are not that dif- continued use of St. to the student- ferent [in size] from Peter’s for the Classes led petition that of 2009, we don’t Newswire photo by Katherine Monasterio of 2011 and 2012. believe that space is an Students will continue to petition that the Classes of 2011 and 2012 have Baccaluareate Mass at St. Peter in Chains. In addition to a sig- issue until the class of student-led petition. 15 years or so. having Mass at Cintas Center such nature petition, the students set 2013,” Taravella said. However, he also men- “Really it was a matter of ac- as a more flexible start time and up a Gmail account for students “I’m with you. There’s no tioned that the petition may be commodating everyone—the plenty of free parking. and parents to send letters to be way to replicate in Cintas Center in part “misinformed,” as the price being the atmosphere of the The earliest available start time handed in together to Campus the atmosphere of St. Peter’s,” Baccalaureate Mass has only taken cathedral,” Graham said. at St. Peter’s is 8:00 p.m. due to the Ministry and Fr. Graham, ex- Graham said in response to the place at the cathedral for the past Graham cited other benefits to cathedral’s normal Mass times. Comm. department lawsuit dismissed in Ohio Continued from page 1 [their] research programs by creat- pened this morning was so low. “There is, in the department of years…This is a serious cause [for ing obstructions in their paths and They [Finch and Michels] were so communication arts, a culture of termination].” Based on documents and de- by refusing to allow them the same uncivil. [They] keep laughing at acrimony, disrespect, hostility, but Xavier University could not positions filed in the federal suit, privileges as male faculty.” Michels me and constantly passing notes also deception and lack of col- comment on the lawsuit because the communications department alleged she could not teach the to each other. legiality created and sustained by it does not comment on pend- was in a state of tumult for years classes she was hired to teach and “I was shaking and if I had a Tara’s and Miriam’s pattern of ing litigation, said Deb Del Valle, before the lawsuit was filed. way to feed my family I would behavior; excuses, denial and in- director of public relations for The university had been deal- have walked away from this job civility over the course of several Xavier. ing with the situation for at least this morning,” he said. a year before Finch and Michels Other members of the depart- -Paid Advertisement- sued Xavier. ment expressed the lack of civility “Yes, the Tara [Michels]/ and professional behavior present Miriam [Finch]/ [communica- at staff meetings. This prevented tion arts professor Dr.] Randy work from being done. A major- Patnode/Indra [de Silva] saga ity of the interviewed professors wages on. While a part of me re- said they were never discriminated IN DEFENSE OF FOOD: ally wants to be done with it, an- against and de Silva treated them other part wants or even needs to with respect. The Omnivore’s Solution confront the situation head on,” Furthermore, communication Dr. Janice Walker, dean of College Newswire stock photo arts professors said they believed Ecology and Sustainability: Food and Agriculture of Arts and Sciences, said in an e- Former professor Merriam Finch. this hostile environment led to mail to Fortin dated February 21, problems with the department re- 2007. instead had to teach multiple in- cruiting and hiring new professors Finch and Michels’ filing said troductory writing classes. to fill empty slots. Michael Pollan problems stemmed from Dr. de De Silva alleged Finch and Michels and Finch, both ten- Michael Pollan serves as the Knight Professor Silva. They opposed the reap- Michels frequently acted inappro- ured professors, were terminated of Science and Environmental Journalism at pointment of de Silva as chair, priately and disrespectfully. After from their positions in January the University of California, Berkeley and is the author of the award-winning book complained de Silva ignored the a staff meeting on Aug. 27, 2007, 2008, which took effect fall 2009, Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Faculty Handbook, questioned de Silva wrote an e-mail to Walker at the recommendation of Xavier’s Four Meals. Prior to the November election, his resume and qualifications as and Fortin. “I didn’t expect a Faculty Hearing Committee. he published an open letter in the Times to department chair and “obstructed cakewalk today but what hap- In the meeting, Fortin said the “Farmer-in-Chief” of the United States, claiming that agricultural and food policies will become the next administration’s most important agenda item even though they figured little in the national election campaigns. Classifieds SUNDAY, SEPT. 27 LARGE Efficiencies, 1-, 2-, 3- Hyde Park doctor’s office in need Bedrooms in HYDE PARK for of part-time assistant Fridays 1:00 p.m. rent in excellent condition. New 11-6. Varied duties, no experience For classified orders and CINTAS CENTER ARENA appliances including dishwashers, needed. Some flexibility with hours A/C. HEAT and WATER paid. possible. 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For more www.xavier.edu/ers/lecture information call: 888-839-3385 Xavier Newswire News September 16, 20093 Justice, Faith and Ministry Community Center opening set for June 2010 Campus Ministry, Peace and Justice Programs and Interfaith Community Engagement first to unite By Meghan berneking tain commitment to social issues News Editor which can be difficult, and look- ing at different traditions makes Within one year, Campus our lives richer, so when [these Ministry, Interfaith Community departments] are working togeth- Engagement and Peace and er, we find the beauty of a distinct Justice Programs will come to- experience and discover common gether to form the Justice, Faith ground,” he said. and Ministry Community Center, Johnson also indicated the the first center to move forward need for the community center to with the new organizational model remain a place in which students proposed by last year’s Structural feel comfortable engaging in ser- Review Task Force. vice from a secular approach as In an effort to promote more well. “It needs to work for every- collaboration between related de- one,” he said. partments, the task force provided The hiring process is under- a model in which departments in way for a new Director for Peace the Division of Student Life and and Justice Programs. Although Leadership would unite in three Johnson will continue to pro- “community centers.” Newswire photo by Danielle Meiners vide leadership for the depart- Though currently housed in the Loyola House on Herald Avenue, Campus Ministry will move into Gallagher Student Dave Johnson, current director Center in June 2010 when it becomes one of the three departments in the Justice, Faith and Ministry Community Center. ment this academic year, he will of Peace and Justice Programs, gradually pass along duties to his will serve as the executive direc- Gallagher Student Center will with other departments will only between departments and build replacement. tor of the first center, which is set house the community center. help their goals. “I want to part- a “dynamic community center The other two Community for full operation in June 2010. All three departments to be in- ner with everyone on campus. where [the departments] learn and Centers to be put into opera- cluded under the Justice, Faith and Wherever we land, as long as the feed off of each other,” Johnson tion will be the Leadership and Ministry umbrella will continue to door opens us to students, we will said. Learning Center (including the exist individually as well, Johnson be OK,” he said. The Interfaith Though the center remains in Office of Student Involvement, the said. Community Engagement Office, its beginning stages, Johnson ac- Women’s Center, Performing Arts “Nobody’s going away. We are currently entering its second year, knowledged the need for precise and the Office of Multicultural looking for more mission align- is the youngest of the three un- planning of the future changes. Affairs) and the Student Life ment. There is a common affilia- der the new community center. “I “With details will come security Center (including McGrath Health tion between these departments have no concerns our wings will and stability,” he said. and Wellness Center, Recreational but also a distinctiveness,” he be clipped,” said Ingber. Citing the lives of famous so- Sports, Residence Life, Psychiatric said. The biggest challenge for im- cial justice leaders such as Dr. Services and Gallagher Student Rabbi Abie Ingber, founding plementing the new community Martin Luther King or Mahatma Center). Newswire photo by Jessica Thimons director of the Office of Interfaith center will be solving how to be Gandhi, Johnson acknowledged Dave Johnson will serve as the first Community Engagement, is opti- one center with three distinct de- an intertwined relationship be- Meghan Berneking, News Editor executive director of the Justice, Fatih Phone: (513) 745-3607 mistic about the changes ahead, partments. The goal is to “ensure tween faith and service. [email protected] and Ministry Community Center. saying that the collaboration coordination and collaboration” “Faith and spirituality can sus- -Paid Advertisement-
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