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85thyear, issue 7 week o/OCTOBER 13, 1999 www.xu.edu/soa/newswire/ Lottery moved Upperclass students can apply for housing Nov. 10
BY SARAH KELLEY campus properties had already been Senior News Editor rented, leaving students with little ·(f r@d~y, ()ct.J s; •the Clnnuafskyiine·thili The housing lottery for to choose from." :
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PAGE 3 PAGE 6 PAGE 12 PAGE 14 t ''t r 2 week ofOCTOBER 13, 1999 CAMPUS NEWS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE BRIEFS XU choir :>Sarah Kelley, Editor ALCOHOL ISSUES DISCUSSED :>News Room: 745-3122 :>[email protected] travels to i Jj !i Si R 3 If:! r !!l!Jt Alcohol Awareness Germany On Wednesday, Oct. 13, BY BRYAN RIECHMAN "mocktails" (non-alcoholic Campus News Eilitor strawberry dacquiris and pina From Oct. 2-9, more than 40 coladas) will be served free of members of Xavier's concert choir charge outside the cafeteria in the were in Munich representing Xavier University Center from 5-7 p.m. as well as Cincinnati. The trip was On Thursday, Oct. 14, a lec in part to celebrate the 10th anni ture entitled "Beer, Booze, & versary of the Cincinnati-Munich Books" will be presented by Jim Sister Cities Program. Matthews, special assistant to the "Xavier really got some great vice president for alcohol and exposure," said choir director Dr. drug programs at Keene State Helmut Roehrig. "The students College of New Hampshire. The were really very professional and lecture will take place at 8 p.m. well behaved. It was a fine experi in the University Theatre. ence for everybody." Matthews has published a book, The choir sang not only for au also titled "Beer, Booze, & dience members native to Munich, Books," and has spoken to more but also to other official delegates than 75,000 students at 75 cam from Cincinnati who were in puses across the nation. His pre Munich celebrating the anniver sentation is meant to entertain, sary of the sister cities program. educate and empower students, On Tuesday, an alcohol forum was held in Kelley Auditorium as part of Alcohol Awareness Former dean Dr. Max Keck was staff and faculty. Week. Among administrators involved in the forum were assistant director of Residence Life among the delegates representing Lori Lambert, Executive Director for Student Services Luther Smith, director of Psychological the city, who attended one of the Info session Services ,Christine Dacey and director of Health and Counseling Tony Birckhead. The speakers choir's concerts. The choir's itinerary was not Xavier is hosting an informa addressed the consequences related to alcohol abuse. geared merely toward sightseeing. tion session for its Executive Throughout the six-day excursion, Human Resource Development choir members perfonned four con Program. The session will be Lottery: ·housing changes made certs, including a concert on Sun held on Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 7 day night, just after their plane p.m. in Cohen Center, Room 187. Continued from page 1 are unsure about their decision. within walking distance of campus landed in Munich. This session is designed for indi upperclass students will take place "We need people to be commit to be used for student housing next "We were very busy, but it was a viduals who are considering pur between 6 and 8 p.m. Maximum ted to their lease on-campus just as year. lot of fun," said freshman choir suing a master's of education de occupancy is required when sign they would off-campus," said "We don't want to compete with member Erin Price. "I liked it that gree in human resource develop ing up for housing in this phase. Fiebig. "Students are legally and the off-campus market," said way." ment. Admission requirements Students cannot "pull in" students financially obligated." Fiebig. "This just provides another Several hours a day though, and financial aid will be dis currently living off-campus as a If a student decides to live off option for students." when not practicing or performing, cussed. Faculty, students and roommate. campus after signing a contract for Another pos'sibility for students choir members were allotted time alumni will be on hand to explain Following the placement of on the following year, a $200 cancel who wish to reside on campus is to engage the culture of Munich. program requirements and answer campus students, open sign-ups lation fee will be required. Cancel theme houses. There are currently The group also saw Munich's old questions. For more infonnation, will begin for off-campus students lations after June 15, 2000, will ei eight theme houses, where groups City Hall, Strausberg and Dachau, call 745-3360. interested in living on campus. ther result in a forfeiture fee charge of students live together bound by formerly a concentration camp. During this phase, current off-cam of $500, or the student will be a common purpose. This number The trip allowed returning Fredin Scholars pus students, graduate students and charged the full amount for the could increase by next year. members and new members to be Full-time Xavier students are on-campus students who did not go room. The application process for come acquainted. Students say they invited to apply for the Fredin through the lottery process, may se Because students who apply to theme houses has also been moved developed camaraderies and en Memorial Scholarship Program, lect a space if any are available. become Resident Assistants in the up. Students interested in living in hanced previous friendships. The which provides a full year or half Students in this phase will be served fall will not find out if they have a theme house must submit their students were also afforded the op year of studies at the Sorbonne on a first come, first served basis. A been accepted until January, those applications to the Apartments/ portunity to learn about Germany's in Paris, France. Students must waiting list will be established who are chosen will not be required Houses Office in the Village by culture through first-hand experi have at least 55 hours of credit based on the order in which stu to pay the forfeiture fee. noon on October 29. ence. by the time they arrive in Paris. dents make a request for housing .. "I think November is too soon Theme house applicants will Since the trip came so early this Prior knowledge of French is "It seems like the semester just to hold the lottery," said sophomore then be interviewed between Nov. semester, the choir had to do its highly desirable but not required. started, and I don't know my plans Anson Brown. "I don't know ifl'll 2-4. Decisions will be announced fundraising last year. Xavier's Stu Two scholarships will be for next year already," said sopho know who I want to live with that on Nov. 5. dent Government Association and awarded. Further information is · more Sarah Johnstone. "It's nice to early in the year, or if I will even "For the past several years, we the Fine Arts Fund partially con available from Room 124 Alter know where you stand in the lot want to live on-campus." have gotten feedback from students tributed to the expenses of the trip, Hall, the office of the Associate tery , but it still seems a bit early to Current on-campus locations saying it would be nice if the lot but beyond that, students had to Dean of the College of Arts and me." available to upperclass students tery was held sooner," said Fiebig. pay their own way. Sciences. The application dead According to the Office of Resi include the Xavier Village Apart "This is our response to those con- This year's choir trip to Germany line is Monday, Nov. I. dence Life, students need to be ments, 1019 Dana Apartments, . cems." is not the first. In recent years, the committed to living on campus if 1760 Cleneay Apartments and sev For more information concern group has traveled to the Czech they participate in the lottery, and eral houses near campus. ing the upcoming lottery, call the Republic, Austria and to the Rhine. Xavier Action they encourage students not to sign The Office of Residence Life is Office of Residence Life at 745- The choir's last trip to Germany was The community service orga up for on-campus housing if they trying to acquire more properties 3203. last year. nization Xavier Action is orga nizing its annual Community Action Day on Saturday, Oct. 16. Faculty, staff and students will Police Notes be organized into teams and will Friday, Oct. 8, 12:03 a.m. - Friday, Oct. 8, 8:25 a.m. - Police Note go into the community to help Campus police responded to a call Physical Plant reported three sprin in schools, shelters and social ser Monday, Oct. 4, 3:45 p.m. - from the Cincinnati police, who kler heads on the academic mall, ofthe Week vice agencies. For more infor A Xavier commuter student re were attempting to apprehend a worth approximately $45 each, mation, call Xavier Action at ported her vehicle was struck suspect on .Wooqburn Avenue near were damaged. Friday; Oct. 8, 1:20 p.m. 745-4343. while it was parked in the Elet F&W Publications. Xavier and -Three lockers in the men's parking lot. Cincinnati police officers pursued Sunday, Oct. 10, 1:35 a.m. - faculty room were broken Freshman Senate the individual and caught him in An underage Xavier student was is into at O'Connor Sports Wednesday, Oct. 6, 10:30 p.m. front of the music office on Dana _sued a misdemeanor citation for Kelly Borchers, Jolie Kwan, Center. Personal items, in -A nonstudent was given a mis Avenue. Between $8,000 and possession of an alcoholic bever Dan Savage and Jessica Tillman cluding wallets, were re demeanor citation for possessing $10,000 worth of cocaine was age. are the newly elected freshmen moved from the lockers. an open container of beer on cam found on the suspect. senators. pus. THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE week of OCTOBER 13, 1999 3 Economic justice addressed United Way hits XU ·BY ANDREW WEISS To facilitate discussion, Xavier it has led them to different conclu BY CAROLINE CRISPINO "It is important that Xavier Uni · Contributing Writer welcomes two guests to its campus. sions about dealing with social and Contributing Writer versity positions itself in a leader Should the United States and Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton is economic matters," said Dr. Will Every year Xavier is invited to ship role," said Pearce. other nations forgive all debt of currently Auxiliary Bishop in the iam Madges, professor of theology participate in the area's United Way Every summer students from third world nations as the new mil Archdiocese of Detroit. He has and head of the E/RS program. Campaign. The United Way Cam Xavier' have the opportunity to be lennium approaches? Do people served as president of Bread for the The discussion on Sunday will paign is an invitation to all faculty, come a United Way interri. These have the right to a decent paying World and as founding president be followed by· a reception in the students and staff of the university · students not only get to serve the job? These and many other ques- . of Pax Christi USA. Terrace Room of the University to make donations to the United community, but will also work for tions of economic and social jus Michael Novakhas served as Center, and a luncheon and discus Way. and observe how non-profit orga tice are up for discussion at the next ambassador of the U.S. Delegation sion in Schott Dining Hall on Mon The campaign began Sept. 21, nizations operate. installment of the Ethics/Religion to the U.N. Human Rights Commis day. 1999, and continues to the end of The United Way internship pro & Society lecture series at Xavier sion and as head Of the U.S. Del Those wishing to attend the October. gram is run by Beaupre. This past on Sunday, Oct. 17. egation to the Conference on Se 12:30 p.m. lunch need to contact. Mr. Gene Beaupre, instructor in summer twenty-four Xavier stu "Economic Justice in the New curity and Cooperation in Europe. Darleen Frickman at 745-2009 to the political science and sociology dents participated in the internship Millennium" is the focus of the dis "The significance of these two R.S.V.P. The 1:30 p.m. discussion departments and director of com program and were able to serve the cussion in the University Center speakers is their knowledge of is open to all Xavier faculty, staff munity relations, is the chair of the community through working in a Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Catholic social teachings and how . and students. · United Way Campaign. The vice variety of agencies. I chair is.Mrs. Deborah Pearce, in "This affects a lot of our stu structor in the communitation arts dents' summer experiences," said department. Pearce. "More and more students "United Way is a powerful and are becoming involved in commu Beta Gamma Sigina honors student positive force in the community. nity service, and United Way affects Xavier senior Jacqueline terns. "In fact, she has a perfect of the junior class, the upper 10 United Way is private people do the community;' said Beaupre. Amatulli is the recipient of ·a 4.0 GPA and is vice president of percenfof the senior class or the ing work for public good. "In the past years, Xavier's "fi $1,000 Beta Gamma Sigma our accounting society." · upper 20 percent of the graduat "Our job is to make people aware nancial contributions have been scholarship. Amatulli also had an intern ing master's class. on campus, especially faculty, staff good. What we're looking for this This is the 86th year Beta ship last summer at the account While almost 300,000 stu and students, of the United Way year is that more people will par Gamma Sigma has recognized ing firm of Arthur Anderson. dents receive bachelor's or venture, and helping people under ticipate. We would like XU to excellence in the study and prac The missiol') of Beta Gamma master's degrees in business each stand that financial support of the emerge as the leader among educa tice of business through award · Sigma is to encourage and honor year, only about 17,000 students United Way benefits over 200 agen tional institutions in this region," ing scholarships. the study of business and per are selected as members of Beta cies in our area," said Pearce. Pearce said. Amatulli, an accounting and sonal and professional excel Gamma Sigma. Some of the 200 agencies in If you would like to make a do- . information systems major, was lence in the practice of business. In 1999, Beta Gamma Sigma clude Big Brothers, Big Sisters, nation to the United Way, donation chosen for her "superior perfor Membership in Beta Gamma awarded 65 scholarships totaling Boy Scouts of America, Great Riv cards are available on the third floor mance in the study of business," Sigma is highly recognized $65;ooo. Since 1988, the soci ers Girl Scout Couricil, the of Schmidt, or contact Gene according to Beta Gamma Sigma. among business students. ety and its member deans have Freestore and Talbert House. Beaupre at 745-4271. "Jackie is one of our top stu To be eligible for membership, awarded $447,000 in· student "When people give to the United Delegation cards are available dents," said Ed Vanderbeck, the academic ranking of those scholarships to outstanding stu Way, they are making a contribu on the third floor of Schmidt, where chairman of the department of ac being considered must place dent members from across the tion to support people's lives in our .you can choose the agency you counting and information sys- them in the upper seven percent country. area," said Pearce. would like your donation to help. r-- ---~--~~~-~---·-~---·~-~-~·-··~~~~~~~~~--iii ( 0.hio 's !JJesl 7.hr{I r5!ore ·' VILLAGE DISCOUNT OUTLET 4619 Montgomery Rd., Norwood; 9529 Pippin Rd., Cincinnati; 1813 Monmouth, Newport Thinking About v1NlAGE C.LOltnNG Law School? t\E~! 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ORGANIZED BY THE OHIO LAW SCHOOLS ," .,., ' 4 weeko/OCTOBER 13, 1999 WORLD NEWS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE WORLD BR·I,EFS Mexico in sh.ambles aft-er ·fl·oods · >-Compiled by : Pat Scallen >-Source: College Press Wire · ~ressure mounts as government struggles 'to react to disaster . BY RICARDO SANDOVAL cratic Revolution and ranking mem- hood worked for·garment factories Military coup began broadcasting nationalistic Knight-Ridder Newspapers ber of the legislature's Civil Protec- that stitch clothes for U.S. compa songs and footage of Pakistani MEXICO CITY-As rescuers tion Comniittee. "What's new is the nies. It is .unclear whether their shocks Pakistan troops and heavy armor in pa continue to unearth bodies after last radical increase in rain, and that's.· homes, below a cemetery high · ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - In rades. week's tragic flooding, politicians focusing attention bn something above the town, were on a legal · an apparent coup, Pakistani troops The pmyerful army has ruled here are facing tough questions politicians have allowed for de- construction site. , took over state-run media on Tues Pakistan for 25 of its 52-year his about why they have ·permitted cades." At a prf?SS conference to present day, closed airports and announced tory, and army takeovers have oc flimsy neighborhoods of tin and the government's response to the democratically elected govern curred repeatedly. Butdemocrati laminate shacks to spring up in city Mexico's latest natural disaster, In ment had been removed after· cally elected governments have after city, leaving thousands of poor "Politicians won't terior Minister Diodoro Carrasco Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif fired been in place since 1985. Mexicans vulnerable to nature's bristled at criticism of the his powerful army chief, Gen. wrath. respond to this government's presumed role in Pervaiz Musharraf. Jakarta ends During last week's heavy rains, such tragedies, calling it political Troops cordoned off the prime dry riverbeds turned into torrents, chronic problem opportunism without "genuine con Suharto inquiry cern" for people who've lost fam minister in his residence in rivers rose over their _banks and, until it hits them Islamabad, took over the houses of JAKARTA, Indonesia gathering sediment as they ran, suf- ily and homes. However, it's.not just several other top ministers and (Reuters) The government· of . focated entire cities in southeastern directly. " the political opposition that is criti seized other government buildings, President B.J. Habibie announced Mexico with blankets of thick inud. cizing the ruling Institutional Revo according to an Associated Press Monday that it was dropping an Unconfirmed reports say the lutionary Party for allowing uncon report filed Tuesday. investigation of possible corrup death toll could reach 600. More -· Mexican engineer · trolled growth in risky zones. As the soldiers moved through tion by former President Suharto, than 200,000 people remain home Alberto Arroyo Montes. "Politicians won't respond to this· chronic problem until it hits the main cities, many Pakistanis defying public sentiment days less, and dozens of roads and de Oca danced in the streets and waved before an assembly is to choose bridges have been closed. them directly," said Alberto Arroyo flags, celebrating the apparent . the next president of Indonesia. The disaster ranks as one of the After Hurricane Paulina killed at Montes de Oca, an engineer with ouster of a government which had In a statement that drew an im worst in decades for a country still least 400 people in Acapulco in Grupo Roche Syntex in Mexico become increasingly unpopular. mediate angry response from reeling from a major earthquake 1997, Mexican President Ernesto City. Earlier in the day in Islamabad, many people here, Attorney Gen earlier this month and disastrous Zedillo promised to crack down on Typically, ·a local political or la Sharif announced Musharraf's re eral Ismudjoko said that in a year flooding in 1997 and 1998 - politicians who had allowed home . bor union boss will encourage poor moval and appeared on national long investigation he had failed to events that killed 1,500 and crippled construction along riverbeds and people to build homes on empty television shaking the hand of his find enough evidence to proceed several cities. ecologically sensitive hillsides ground to enhance his power base. replacement, Gen. Zia Uddin, head with a case against Suharto. Mexican officials face a possibie overlooking the Pacific coast resort Around Mexico City, entire suburbs of the country's secret service. lsmudjoko's inquiry centered on political disaster, too. Opposition city. have sprung up in this fashion, de Within hours, the army was fan a complex of seven charitable politicians and many engineering Yet homes have since been re- nuding hillsides and filling flood ning out in the capital and other foundations. experts are arguing that poor and built in the same ar~as, and little has plains. cities. Troops surrounded and Critics said Suharto had laun working-class Mexicans must no . been done to stop such construction Congresswoman Vasquez said closed Islamabad International dered huge payoffs through those longer be allowed to homestead in elsewhere.· opposition leaders already have Airport, while others were seen foundations as part of a corrupt floodplains and on unprotected hill That was the case in Teziutlan, won approval for changes in where taking over the central TV build regime that earned him many bil sides. where at least 125 bodies have been housing is ~uilt and how local com ings. lions of dollars. "This is not new," said Estrella recovered from one neighborhood munities prepare for disasters. International phone Jines out of Habibie did not comment on Vasquez, a congresswoman from buried by a mudslide last week. Those decisions are now in the the capital were cut, and television the issue on Monday. the opposition Party of the Demo- Many residents uf ·he neighbor- hands of federal bureaucrats.
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- ST AF F ·E D IT 0 RI AL - Pointless contract ith the housing lottery roommate or a smoke-free wing. Wright around the corner, The premise behind substance many upperclassmen anxiously free housing has merit. However, wait to discover whether or not creating it for sophomores at the they will need to begin searching expense of upperclass housing is for off-campus housing. unjustified. The stress Upper the past few The premise classmen who years has been may have been increasingly behind substance- able to live in hard to bear the Manor because the .free housing has House and the Manor House University and University merit. However, Apartments Apartments, creating it for are displaced which have through no traditionally sophomores at the fault of their been reserved own. for upperclass expense of The larger -CAMPUS COMMENTARY- housing, have campus com become upperclass housing munity is also substance-free is unjustified. affected by the Shantytown promotes awareness housing for loss of the BY DAN MORRIS Cincinnati Coalition for the Home- mall - be there), followed by sophomores. Villa, the Guest Columnist less. Everyone is welcome to sleep · speakers Bishop Gumbleton and Next year, the Villa will Christian Mens' theme house. Many times we find ourselves in the shanties. Michael Novak in the theater. become substance-free. Theme houses are a proactive contemplating an issue of social Let's get something very clear The night will close with a First, one must question the addition to campus because their injustice because for some reason from the start about these shanties. candlelight vigil and bagpipes at 11 whole idea of substance-free hous residents contribute to Xavier by or another we have had some ex We are not trying to pretend like we p.m. (yes, you read right, bagpipes). ing for sophomores. programming events and promot posure to it. are homeless for a week - that On Monday at 7 p.m. the bucket Our understanding is students ing awareness and appreciation of Perhaps you have had personal would be impossible, insensitive boys will create music from buck Jiving in these units will sign a their particular theme. experience through volunteering, and just plain silly (yep, here I am ets like you've never heard, fol contract binding them to remain Substance-free housing for or perhaps you are a victim of a in my Abercrombie shirt being lowed by talks from a few le cal alcohol and smoke-free for the du sophomores is redundant. Any social problem yourself. homeless). homeless advocates: Donald White ration of their residence. How ex student who resides on-campus is Whatever the case may be, once The function of the shanties is head and Andy Hutzel. actly does this proactively contrib bound to live by the student hand we have been confronted with how to serve as a physical reminder Tuesday will focus on Global ute to the Xavier community? book, which prohibits underage deep some of the problems of our throughout the week of the prob Perspectives of Homelessness with Most students don't turn 21 drinking and smoking in non-des society are, it is a common response lem of homelessness. a talk at 7 p.m. and another at 8 until the end of their third year of ignated areas. to try to figure out what we can do p.m., both concerning forms of dis college. If the majority of sopho Freshmen and sophomores are to help. placement. mores are nol legally permitted to already guaranteed housing, so You may have several personal No matter how The evening will close with drink, what is the puq)ose of this why should upperclassmen sacri relationships with homeless men some Spanish music. (This is the contract? fice their housing for students who and women or perhaps you have deeply you have day for Spanish students to get in a In addition, residence life al aren't making much of a sacrifice walked past a homeless person cultural event for class, right here ready accommodates non-smok at all? sleeping on the street. thought about the on the residential mall.) ing students by providing the op -A.J.W. and L.N.M. Perhaps you haven't had any issue ofhomelessness Wednesday will deal with per tion to request a non-smoking for The Newswire staff personal contacts with a homeless spectives of corporate downsizing person but have read stories, heard and how you fit in, . at 7 p.m. and close with a concert statistics or seen them in a movie. by Xavier's very own Mike COPYRIGHT 1999 CIRCULATION 3,500 No matter how deeply you have Shan-tytown has a Hasenmueller, Megan Halverson Editor-in-Chief & Publisher LAUREN MOSKO thought about the issue of and Tom Sheibley at 9 p.m. Managing Editor LORAINE CROUCH homelessness and how you fit in, challenge for you: On Thursday at 7 p.m. there will Business Manager LISA BECHER Shantytown has a challenge for Think about it some be a couple of talks concerning Advertising Manager NICK SCHMALENBERG you: Think about it some more. gentrification in Cincinnati and at Advertising Assistant LANCESCHUERGER Think about how you view more. 8 p.m. there will be a candidate fo Adviser MIKE KAISER homeless people. Do you see them rum for City Counc_il. as people? Do you know the names The candidates were told the Senior News Editor Contributors of any homeless men or women? week is focusing on issues of SARAH KELLEY TIM MCMACKIN Have you thought about how the In other words, say you don't homelessness, but any issue is fair Campus News Editor JAY KALAGA YAN homeless of our society are accused often think about issues of game. I suggest we take advantage BRIAN REICHMAN JoHN THOMPSON of being lazy, yet the result of their ·homelessness because you just of this opportunity to let our voices World News ADAM ZIEMKIEWICZ homelessness is so much more than don't have much contact with the be heard. PATSCALLEN KRISTEN FEENEY this? issues. This week you will have Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. there will Opinions and Editorials ANDREW WEISS Have you wondered why, in the plenty of contact with these issues be a music fest and the day's focus CAROLINE PURTELL ERIN NEVIUS abundant world of ours, people can and the shanties will help remind will be on opportunities to get in Sports JOHN THOMPSON make billions of dollars yet thou you of them. volved. At 5:30 p.m. there will be JoEANGOLIA Online Editor sands still sleep on the streets? Of course, the shanties are only a simulated soup kitchen. If you MAT!' BARBER MAT!' BARBER One of the purposes of a very small part of the week. There have a meal plan, the money for Diversions Copy Editors Shantytown, which takes place the are so many angles of homelessness your meal will go toward a home JONATHAN MOSKO JILL GREEN week of Oct. 17-23, is to provoke to cover that each day of the week less organization in Cincinnati. Mnrn KoHLBECKER BILL SNODGRASS such thoughts in every Xavier stu is packed with activity. Plus, there Finally, the week will close with Calendar Accounts Receivable dent. We also plan to have a lot of is also that goal of having some fun a volunteer day on Saturday from JENNAH DURANT LEAHF!NNEY fun throughout the week as well. throughout the week. 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the buses Photography Distribution The most infamous aspect of All cf the activity will take place will leave from the top of the resi ERIN MOONEY DAN MORRIS Shantytown is, of course, the con on the residential mall. Rain sites dential mall. LAUREN POMPILIO struction of cardboard shanties on vary, but they will be announced. My friend Wendell said young >On the Web: HTIP://www.xu.edu/soa/Newswire/ the residential mall where Xavier The kickoff begins at 2 p.m. on Sun people are the movers and shakers The Xavier Newswire is published weekly through· Inquiries should he directed to Liso Becher, Business students can sleep throughout the day with the building of shanties concerning fighting today's social out the School year, except during vocation o.nd finnJ Monoger, 513 745·3130. exams, by die students of Xavier University, 3800 Vic· Advertising Inquiries should be directed 10 Nick week. and an opening reflection. At 4 problems. tory l'Drkway, Cinci1111oti, OH 45207-2129. Schmolcnherg, Adv -MALL TALK- .WHO, is your secret celebrity crush? LETTERS TO THE EDITOR_;, -RANT- Good neighbor· act goes too f3r Road rules to remember BY JOE MENARD ways people who refuse to shove ttention Xavier students: College Press Exchange .over to the left to make way for those wake up! Okay,. it's been A As far as 'promoting responsibility' goes, This past summer, I lived in one who are desperately trying to merge just about three and a half years Illinois town, worked in another and . onto the highway before their tem now and I'm getting fed up with the university has absolutely no went to Chicago every chance I got. . porary lane ends. the crap this institution is attempt In other words, I spent a lot of Kudos to those of you who really ing to put myself and my peers responsibility _in regulating my off-car!zpus time driving. I am by no means a ARE trying to honor Rule No. 1, but through. perfect driver. really, it's aHright for you to change Every time I turn around, I am social life. - I've been known to speed a bit lanes to make room for people try bombarded with Xavier's new and have gotten into my fair ·share ing to get onto the highway (Just re rules and regulations concerning Their job is to educate, not regu surrounding community call on of fender-benders, but at least I'm member to get back_in the right lane students and what they should do late: campus to report loud parties? considerate. immediately afterwards). for fun. As a college student and prac Why do they call the on-cam Yo.u should be too. So, let's go 5. There's no need to take driv· Yes, I came to Xavier to ob ticing EMT here in Cincinnati, it's pus police? Why does my univer over a few important concepts that ing personally. tain a degree, but I would have no surprise students are hinge sity care how crazy the parties off way too many drivers out there to- Some people speed up when driv certainly made a different deci drinking before these dry events. campus get? day seem to have missed during ers try to pass them, making it nearly sion if I knew my civil rights It's college, and the students As far as "promoting respon driver's ed class: impossible to complete the pass would be constantly tampered are going to do as they wish. The sibility" goes, the university has 1. Slower traffic keep right. without running into oncoming traf- 'with at the university's discretion. medical consequences of the uni absolutely no responsibility in ' For those of you who are easily fie. Students, the administration is versity ~µggesting to its students regulating my off campus social confused or just plain stupid, allow I hate to break it to you, buddy, slowly taking over and I feel it is to force as much alcohol down life. me to break down this concept into but the driver of the car that's pass .time we get on the horse and make their throats as fast as possible Every Newswire is painted with the simplest terms: Wanna drive at ing you is not trying to mak.e you them realize who's in the saddle. before the dances is not only dev administrative decisions regulat or below the speed limit? look like a little walrus-sissy for let- Someone explain to me why astating, but sick. ing what we students can and Great, then stick to the far right ting him or her pass. the university has taken the privi Let me get this straight. Now can't d.o. I have no problem with lane. Prefer to travel with the flow Chances are, the driver probably lege of denying me alcohol at two my university is sending letters . campus regulations because I ·of traffic - not too fast and not too doesn't care if you area walrus-sissy of the coolest, and certainly most out to the private landlords in the know safety is their main concern. slow? or not, he or she is probably just in a bonding, activities during the surrounding areas suggesting As far as the student organiza Fine, the middle lane is rightfully bigger hurry than you are. So quit . school year. they attempt working into their tions and off-campus events go, yours. Feel as if you were Speed being a jerk. After tu~ning 21, I was ex leases how many individuals are the administrative authorities Racer in a previous life? That far· 6. Driving while intoxicated is tremely proud the state of Ohio allowed in THEIR houses. These should find some other soft group left lane is all you, baby. incredibly stupid. instilled trust in granting nie the are private landlords that have ab of individuals to attempt to throw Got someone riding your back But that doesn't seem to prohibit responsibility of drinking. solutely no connection with the around their rank. bumper? Get a clue and move to the some morons from making the semi Ifthe state believes I am re university. right. There would be fewer traffic conscious decision to get behind the sponsible enough to drink, who Students, I see no connection -Corky Lieneck jams if more people would. wheel anyway. cares what my school thinks? whatsoever here. Why does the Senior 2. There really IS something to "I'm OK to drive," they say. "I this proper-lane-usage thing. only had four beer-bongs, three shots Ladies and gentlemen, switching of tequila and a 12-pack." ROTC not just 'playing Army' lanes is supposed to be a graceful 7. Last, but certainly not least, few weeks ago in Calendar They also promise the govem or even military life insurance. I motion, quite different from the "let it's important to give driving your A City, Jennah Durrant made ment they will maintain a certain volunteered. me stick my rectangular car as undivided attention. a comment about Xavier's ROTC GPA and physical shape. If not, It's important for people to re quickly and forcefully as I can into. This really isn't the greatest time cadets "playing Army to get col- they could face serious trouble alize and understand the sacrifice the little square opening I see to the to change CDs, fiddle with the radio lege credit." · with the government. we make and the responsibility left (or right) of me" that I saw all or - talk on a cell phone! I then began to wonder, "Wow, Not to mention the young man demanded of us. summer. By getting you to read this, I've how much do civilian students at or woman in uniform sitting next The next time you see a guy or 3. Turning signals work won- completed about eight minutes of my Xavier really know about to you in your English composi girl on the academic mall in uni ders. Enough said. court-ordered community service. ROTC?" tion class may some day have to form, realize they've just volun 4. On-ramps· provide people And if there's one thing I'd like for I think some people don't re-· die in war. teered, at a young age, to commit with a means to get on a highway. you to take out of this, it's ... aHze the· responsibility of a stu- It is a tremendous undertaking the next 12 years of their lives, But it never fails. There are al- SLOWERTRAFFICKEEPRIGHT! dent who is in ROTC. for an 18- or 19-year-old student. while most are trying to figure out ROTC is the Army's four-year I think it's something people over what major to choose. -CORR·ECTION- training program to prepare stu- look and just think, "There's one They have volunteered to take dents to become Army officers. of those camouflage kids .again." on a difficult challenge in their Pantene not for star gazing These officers will be respon- These students have physical college life, and they may one day n page two of The Newswire So much for the BIG BANG! sible for the lives of at least. 30 training three times a week, two have to go to war whether they · .O (9/29/99) under the column men and women after graduating. military classes a week, a military want to or not. BRIEFS it states that Pantene was When an entering freshman ac- lab a week, field training exercises After all, it's not just a club or providing cosmologists. -Dr. Terry Toepker cepts a scholarship, signing an and additional training as well. · some event for the calendar; we're Members of the physics depart Physics department Army enlistment form, he or she Many of us also give up our talking about 12 years of ment were very excited to read that has already determined a large summers for mandatory and op someone's life. To me, it sounds SAC was sponsoring such a high Editor's note: The column should part of the next 12 years of their - tional training. a little more serious then "play level academic event. have stated that Pantene would pro lives. They commit to four years This summer I spent almost a ing for Army credits." However, we were disappointed vide cosmetologists, not cosmolo of ROTC, four years of active duty month at Ft. Benning, Ga., Iearn when we discovered not one cos -gists, ones who studies astronomy. after college and four years of re- ing how to parachute from planes -Michael A. Nguyen mologist was present at the event. serve duty after that! with no pay, benefits, allowance Junior ' 8 week of OCTOBER 13, 1999 OPlNIONS AND EDITORIALS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE -LETTER TO THE EDITOR- On adult decisions,· choices, precautions was happy to see a serious · · ing a fact; the decision is left to us. a temptation that encourages people. nobody agrees anyway,- the only the pregnancies and STDs. Kids I effort to find a reasonable view To hear and reflect on what the uni- to acquire a habit that will limit their solution is to use the consequences have more sex because they have on the issue of condoms at Xavier versity is saying does not curtail our liberty and harm their health in the to determine the mo.rality of the act. been made to believe that they are in the last two issues of The Ne"ws- freedom to make a decision, right future, and it is an implied admis- But what makes the consequences safe. So even the consequentialist wire. ot wrong, in the sanctuary of our sion that it is all right, even when good or bad? argument fails. Let me comment briefly on 1) conscience. thefilterdoesnoteliminatetherisk. There is an implicit morality Moralityis·aquestionoffact,not the university's· role and 2) the We don't have to be ignorant' to · Besides, Ryan's analogies of be- here. For instance, is dying always oflikes and dislikes. Human beings meaning of adult decisions, to then be free. Truth makes. us free, and haviors that require precautions are a bad thing? are unique in that they have a con focus on 3) the morality of precau- Xavier has the obligation to offer limited to acts which are not in Suicides do not think so, nor science to judge their own conduct, tions. the evidence it has, since a moral ·themselves objectionable. That re- those who die for their country, or and they have a nature to be true I. Xavier University is an edu- problem, not a religious one, is a .veals a bias. those who sacrifice their lives to to. So the standard is human nature cational institution, not just a stake. An adult decision is ·an in- Would you say the same about save others in fires, earthquakes, with each of its powers and rela- trainer for employment. formed and examined decision. advising the following precautions: etc. Consequentialism lacks stan- tions. Education begins in the family 3. The thesis by Erin Ryan that "Please, do not rob a bank, but if . dards to judge the consequences. So the question about premari- at birth and ends, ifsuccessful, in ·a precautions do not reflect immoral- you have decided to do it, at least To say that since Xavier Univer- tal sex is: Am I being true to this fully developed adult, where the ity needs to be qualified. be sure you do not trip the alarms" sity has the moral obligation to keep amazing power which is my sexual desire to satisfy instinctive drives, Suppose that··a "Safe Smokers or "It seems to me a bad choice, but · its students safe, it is morally faculty, or am I frustrating its very which ruled the baby, is now sub- Club" asks for a table at Xavier to if you are going to kilI your wife, obliged to make condoms available reality? ject to reason. promote filter cigarettes, free to all for Pete's sake, get a good lawyer." on campus, is a moral conclusion When a person is not blinded by This is not a small task; as we students, since, they argue, it will · Those cases make clear that in that comes out of the blue, without misguided inclinations the answer all know, some people never grow be immoral for Xavier to let stu- urging precautions in· the _perfor- a rationale to support it, since we is very straight forward and very up. Xavier meets students at the cru- dents use unfiltered smoke, and mance of an evil act, you are aid- just have read·that to agree on mo- simple: only in marriage can the cial time when they are trying to there is nothing immoral about fil- ing and abetting crime to some de- rality is unrealistic. · faculty of sex be true to all the ele- define who they will be, and helps ters anyway, it is a precaution gree because you show some accep- But even a pure pragmatist has ments that constitute its essence: a them toward self-realization. against disease and death. tance of it. to agree that "protected'~ sex is not personal, loving, committed rel a- . This t~quires an env_ironment They judge as unconscionable This reveals precautions take safe. Here are the facts: A study in tionship opening to its procreative which inspires growth. The episode · that the university, bringing up the their morality from the act they aid. the Consumer Reports a few years fruitfulness and pleasure. on the mall was educative in itself, fact smoking is harmful to your The efforts to dissociate the moral- back has a statistic that, when you To reduce such a magnificent since Xavier cannot give to those health, would forbid that very help ity of the precautions from the mo- do the math, shows that five acts of power to a truncated and deformed who come to it for enlightenment to students who needed it precisely rality of the act are just wishful "protected" sex with someone with expression is to live a lie to our own the ·impression it is endorsing as to conserve their health. thinking. · gonorrhea, result in 90 percent reality and to frustrate it. normal, acceptable or natural, types This fallacy is transparent to In our case, the question boils chance of catching the disease. of conduct that are self-destructive. most people, because they see free down t0 the morality of premarital Making condoms available in -Elena Blair, 2. In this, the university is teach- cigarettes, with or without filter, are sex. Erin Ryan suggests that, since schools has been shown to increase Assoc. Pmfessor of philosophy CONCERT AT ATTENTION. ALL STUDENTS . 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Before the Madness five-game losing streak, it's pretty With many of the regulars sitting Students who show up for the safe to say things are not going well, on the bench, the Musketeers festivities at Corcoran Field, be but for the Xavier men's soccer played very competitively, and the fore the men's soccer game team it's even worse. In the last two match remained scoreless after the against Massachusetts, will find weekends, the team's flights have first half. themsevles bombarded by con been late, luggage has been lost, TU scored two goals in the sec tests and giveaways compliments and even head coach Jack Hermans ond half before XU got on the board of the university. has been injured, and that's not when Kuiken scored off a pass from The first 100 students to the counting the fact that all five of the Crouch with less than five minutes men's soccer game will receive a losses have been by one goal. remaining in the game. The Owls Midnight Madness VIP T-shirt. held on to the 2-1 lead to win the Possession of one of the shirts . RIGHT NOW match. gives the student a floor seat to the Right now, with a 3-9-1 record Midnight Madness events at overall and an 0-5 mark in the At POSITIVE ATTITUDE Schmidt. The VIP shirt is the only lantic 10 Conference, the If there is one thing the Muske ·way that a student can sit courtside postseason is all but out of reach teers have going for them, it is.their for the Madness. 'for the Musketeers. The last four positive attitude. The coaching staff The first 200 students at the matches, all conference games, re has stayed positive all season, as soccer game will receive a free sulted in losses to St. Bonaventure, have the players, despite the frus CD, from artists such as Fatboy Duquesne, St. Joseph's and Temple. trations of the season so far. The Slim and Third Eye Blind. Xavier would like nothing more bench players have been support For every goal the Musketeers than to stick Massachusetts and ive all season, one of the reasons score, a $30 gift certificate will be Rhode Island with losses when they many of them were given a start on given away to a random fan in at visit Corcoran Field this weekend Sunday. tendance. as a step toward finishing the sea In particular, Stumpf has been an Other giveaways include prizes son with a respectable record. important Musketeer as the back from Soccer CSI, the Coca-Cola "It's been mentally frustrating up goalkeeper. Fanatics and a chance to register for the guys ... we've been in every "Jeff has been outstanding in and win a Jamis cross country bike game, and they've all come down practice, he never complains and he compliments of Biowheels. to the wire. It's just frustrating," NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY ERIN MOONEY always gives 110 percent every day. WIZ 100.9 will be on hand said. Hermans, who was knocked Senior co-captain David Spaccarelli has been a mainstay at He earned that start in practice," with a live remote radio show in down on the sidelines during a re midfield for the Musketeers this season. Head coach Jack said Hermans. "The regular start the O'Connor parking lot. The cent game and injured his knee, but Hermans has praised his attitude and leadership. ers who were on the bench on Sun parking lot will also host a num not seriously. The same cannot be day were very positive as well and ber of games and activities after said for the rest of the Musketeers. almost every game. As well, some where they came away 1-0 losers supportive of their teammates on the soccer game sponsored by Xavier players have been forced to to the Dukes who scored in the 33rd the field." Coca-Cola. INJURIES, INJURIES play out of position to fill holes on minute. The Musketeers had Hermans also praised the atti The doors to Schmidt Senior defender Brian DiBattista the field; trouble getting their offense going, tudes and play of Spaccarelli and Fieldhouse open at 10:30 p.m. missed the first few games of the taking only five shots in the match, Schick as steadying forces on the with the men's and women's bas season but has been healthy since THE GAMES but four were on goal. team. "Those two keep up the fort," ketball tern conducting their first then. Senior forward Koen Kuiken Against St. Bonaventure in New Last Friday's game against St. he said. practices of the year after mid~ was not at 100 percent to start the York on Oct. 1, the Musketeers Joe's in Philadelphia was a shootout night. season and played sweeper for the played well, but the Boonies scored with the Hawks prevailing 4-3. Jun MORE TO COME -Joe Angolia first few games before moving back in the last five minutes of each half ior forward Josh Hammerschmidt Xavier will try to change its for to striker. to outduel Xavier, 2-1. SBU's first scored first in the game for XU less · tune at 7 p.m. on Friday when they Rifle riddles UTEP Senior midfielder Maringo goal came in the 44th minute on a than five minutes in on a breakaway. host UMass to kick off the Mid The Xavier rifle team, which Vlijter had been playing with an breakaway with the shot traveling SJU responded with two goals, night Madness festivities. The first finished seventh in the nation last injured knee, but he has sat out of over the head of XU junior keeper but Xavier answered them with 100 students at the game will re year, opened its season against the the last two games and is question Paul Wesseling. goals by senior midfielder David ceive floor seats for Midnight Mad University of Texas at El Paso this able for this weekend. Sophomore In the 8 lst minute, freshman for · Spaccarelli, assisted by sophomore ness, and there will be many more past weekend and came out on defender Dan Limburg injured his ward Scott Lagedrost scored the defender Alex Schick, and Kuiken, giveaways during the course of the top, 6,121-5,991. knee three weeks ago and has not · first goal of his collegiate career who headed in a corner kick by evening. In the three-position small played since after starting in the when he finished a pass from Hammerschmidt. However, the URI will take on Xavier at 1 p.m. bore competition Xavier backfield in the beginning of the sophomore midfielder Andy Hawks tallied two more goals be on Sunday at Corcoran Field to outscored UTEP, 4,593-4,490. season. Crouch right in front of the goal. fore the match ended for the win. close out the weekend. The Musketeers were led by fresh These injuries, as well as suspen Unfortunately, the Bonnies scored Last Sunday at Temple, Xavier "I'm pleased with the attitude of man newcomer Thrine Kane who sions due to red cards (NCAA rules again just over five minutes later on started many players.who had seen the team. The close losses just eat put together a 396-370-387 per stipulate that a player receiving a another breakaway to seal the vic little· or no action thus far into the you up, but everyone is trying hard. formance totalling 1,153 points. red card must sit out his or her tory. se·ason. Sophomore Logan It's just one of those years," said Sophomore Danielle Langfield team's next game), have forced · Two days later, Xavier was in Wallace, junior Matt Carlstedt and· Hermans. followed with a 395-367-389 Hermans to start a different line-up Pittsburgh to challenge Duquesne freshmen Scott Hutchinson and 1,151 round. Junior Sheri Jedinak (1,148) and freshman Scott Kerr (1,141) also scored for the Mus keteers. On Tap GAME In the air rifle round of the x match, Kane was again the top Monday, 18 of the shooter for Xavier scoring 392 Friday, Od. 15 Saturday, Oct. 16 Oct. points. Freshman Joseph Fitzgibbon followed with 383 •Volleyball vs. Dayton at •Women's tennis at Louisville •Volleyball vs. Morehead State WEEK points as Xavier outshot UTEP 6:30p.m. Invitational at noon at 7 p.m. MEN'S SOCCER VS. 1,528 points to 1,501. •Cross Country at Queen •Women's golf at Lady Bulldog MASSACHUSETTS City Invitational in Cincinnati Sunday, Oct. 17 Fall Invitational 7 p.m. Friday at Did you know? •Men's soccer vs. UMass Corcoran Field at 7 p.m. •Men's soccer vs. Rhode Tuesday, Oct. 19 A Xavier football record was •Women's tennis at Island at 1p.m. The men will square off felled over the weekend when the Louisville Invitational •Women's soccer vs. Rhode •Women's golf at Louisville against UMass to start off the Miami RedHawks defeated the at noon. Island at noon Invitational at noon night's "Before the Madness" Bowling Green Falcons 45-31 on •Women's soccer vs. UMass •Women's tennis at Louisville events. Students will be Saturday at BGSU. MU's point at 3 p.m. Invitational at noon Home soccer matches take treated to several giveaways, total was greater than any previ place at Corcoran Field. including VIP T-shirts given ous visiting team's to Bowling •Maidnight Madness in to the first 100 students. Get Green. XU's 1971 gridiron grunts Schmidt Fieldhouse Home games are in bold. to the soccer game early, and had set the former mark of 42 you could be sitting courtside points. for the Madness. -Matt Barber THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE ·SPORTS week of OCTOBER 13, 1999 11 Colonials snap home winning streak at 15 BY JOE ANGOLIA . night, just one off of her career high. ing to move up in the standings with Sports Editor Ores and sophomore Angela a big win over the XU women. The All good things must come to Rohling split duty at setter. Ores fin Hokies put up an inspiring fight, ral an end. The Xavier volleyball team ished with 24 assists to Rohling's lying back from an 11-1 deficit, but knew their home winning streak 17. came up short, as they fell 14-16 in would eventually run its course, but the first game. who would have thought it would G.W. DEF XAVIER There was another highlight in end against the team they last lost 3-15, 15-10, 15-6, 4-15, 15-11 the first game, aside from the XU to at home over a year ago. The women found themselves women's victory. Osterday became George Washingtqn was the last back at home facing George Wash the first member of Xavier's 1,500 team to defeat the XU women at ington on Oct. 8, with a chance to dig club. The school's all-time home way back on Sept. 19, 1998. extend their home win streak to 16 leader in digs entered the match The team not only saw their win games. with 1,497 and finished the evening ning streak stopped but went 3-2 After a 15-3 win in the first with 1,517 after recording a season over the past two weeks of action. game, the XU women looked as if high 20 digs. their luck at home would continue. The Hokies would continue to XAVIER DEF. OHIO The Colonials, however, would contend with the XU women, but 15-3, 15-5, 15-10 rally to take both of the next games. their effort simply was not enough. On Sept. 22, the women played The Musketeers found them The Musketeers took the final two host to Ohio University with a selves the victims of 15-10 and 15- games, 15-10 and 15-8, respec chance to set a new school record 6 defeats in the next two games. tively. for straight wins at home. The Ho Facing a 2-1 deficit, the XU Bachus led the way offensively Schmidt Fieldhouse had been good All . . , women would rally back with a with 14 kills, followed by Janszen · to the women lately, and their luck 1.ifVl1ti~i~~broidt;Fi~14.IJ.o.us~Bd,;p;{AV%05Wif':t%HWG:t:&TJt'1>iJNc@?.)§M'.Xii'.'1i commanding 15-4 victory in the with 10. Bachus also added 13 digs, would not run out aga!nst the Bob fourth. giving her a double-double for the cats. hardest to earn their 10th win. plorers had been. With both teams The momentum and the out evening. Ores again Jed the team The XU women would set the In the first game, the XU women vying for a share of the A-IO's top come of the match both appeared in assists, passing out 41 for the tone early by blowing out Ohio 15- were ambushed as a determined La spot, a victory here would be an as if they were on the Musketeers match. 3 in game one. The Musketeers Salle team edged out the Muske important statement for the side, but before they knew what hit backed up their commanding game teers to take game one, 15-13. The frontrunner to make. them the Colonials had taken the ON THE WAY one win with a 15-5 victory in the XU women would battle back in the With that in mind, game one fifth and deciding game, 15-11. The win improved the Muske second game. second game, fighting off the Ex turned into a war of wills. Both "We had a horrible week of prac teers' overall record to 13-5. At 5- The team ·continued to pound plorers the entire time, to earn a 15- teams gave everything they had, but tice, and with me switching up the 2, the XU women are in a tie for away at Ohio, but the Bobcats were 11 victory. in the end only one of the teams line-up all the time, the girls haven't third place in the A- IO. unwilling to add another sweep to Though the first two games were would be able to emerge as the vic been able to develop any chemis Remaining there might be a the women's season totals. Ohio close and had all the makings of a tor. Temple established its desire try,'.' said Deaton. challenge, especially with several came to life in the third game, bat five-game war, La Salle would by pulling off a 15-13 win in game Several Musketeers had big players hampered by injuries. tling the Musketeers for momen score just three more points over the one. games in the losing effort. Osterday This past week, freshman An tum and the lead, yet the XU remaining course of the match, fall The disappointment of dropping recorded yet another double drea Meyer sustained an injury to women pulled away with the game, ing to the Musketeers 15-2 and 15- the first match, and the outstanding double, posting team-highs of 15 her right knee, and will undergo an 15-10, and tile match. 1 in the final games. play of Temple's Alma Kovaci, was kills and 17 .,digs. Ores matched MRI this week. Ores received a turf Senior Jenny Janszen and jun Four players scored kills in the just too much for the XU women to Osterday's dig output with 17 of her toe injury last week, adding to the ior Tami Ores provided an offen double digits in the winning effort. overcome. own, and added 48.assists. team's growing disabled list. sive attack that Ohio struggled to Leaning the way was sophomore Kovaci scored a match-high 25 Hampton fell one kill shy of her "We've got seven girls who are find an answer for all night. Ores Jill Hampton, who tallied 16 kills kills, giving the Owls the offense own double-double, finishing with either not practicing or severely passed out a match-high 48 assists on the night, followed by Janszen they needed to defeat the Muske nine kills and 12 digs. Janszen and limited," said Deaton. "We have to on the night, while Janszen led all with 14. teers in the next two games, 15-8 Bachus continued their strong play get healthy if we want to contend." players in kills with 15. Bachus and Osterday. both and 15-7, respectively. scoring 14 and 11 kills, respec The team will head to Dayton on Sophomore Sara Bachus fell just racked up 13 kills, with Bachus hiF "I'll take the blame for this loss, tively. Friday to see if they can chalk up one kill short of a double-double ting on a remarkable .545 percent it's my fault," said head coach Floyd another A-10 victory. on the night. Bachus finished with of her shots. Osterday recorded her Deaton. "I've been messing around XAVIER DEF. VIRGINIA TECH "There are five teams battling for nine kills and 10 digs. Senior Beth ninth double-double of the year, as with the line-up and it doesn't give 16-14, 15-10, 15-8 the third and fourth spot in the con Osterday added 11 kills to the she added a team-high 15 digs. us a great chance to win." With the winning streak snapped ference," said Deaton. "A loss to Xavier attack. Ores dished out 55 assists in the Both Bachus and Osterday re and the pressure off of their backs, Dayton would make it hard for us win. corded double-doubles in the los the team played host to Virginia to make the turn." XAVIER DEF. LA SALLE ing effort. Osterday's 11 kill, 10 dig Tech the following night. The The XU women will then head 13-15, 15-11, 15-2, 15-1 TEMPLE DEF. XAVIER performance was her 10th double match would prove to be another to Kentucky to take on Morehead . The first match on the team's 15-13, 15-8, 15-7 double of the season. Bachus added closely contested one for the XU State before returning to Scmidt trip was a stop in Philadelphia to Hoping to continue their suc a team-high 13 kills to go along with women, yet this time they would be Fieldhouse for a big game against square off against La Salle. The cess, the women ventured to her IO digs. able to walk away with a win. A-10 rival Massachusetts. Explorers entered the match with a Temple the next night but found the Sophomore Anna Yasuhara re In the first game, the Musketeers 9-5 record, and would try their Owls hardly as hospitable as the Ex- corded a team-high 16 digs on the faced a Virginia Tech squad look- Cross Country takes on Ohio Tennis at Mianti Invite BY JOE ANGOLIA of 25:22.80; however Malone fin- 20:36.50 in the women's 5,000 BY JOE ANGOLIA only player to win both of her Sports Editor ished in second place with 69 points meter event. Sports Editor singles matches. Senior Dave Dickman continues to Ohio State. The Buckeyes placed Follo~ing Sarid was senior Jan The Miami Invitational offered Fraunfelder defeated Bowling to lead the men's cross country team four runners in the top IO en route Feichtner and freshman Jamie the women's tennis team a chance Green's Beth Wilson 6-1, 7-5 in the by example. This past weekend to a 48-point performance. Adams. Feichtner's time of to travel to Oxford and show off first round. On the second day, Dickman was the high finisher for The XU men had two other run 20:50.50 put her in l 12th place, fol their game. Fraunfelder rolled over Miami's Xavier in the All-Ohio Cross Coun- ners place in the top 100. Fresh lowed by Adams in l 15th Due to the near tropical rain Erica Echo 6-3, 6-2. tr.y Championships. man Josh Masters' timeof27:13.90 (20:51.50). storm that hit the area, the meet was Several other of the XU women Both the men's and women's was good enough for 57th place. Malone College again provided moved inside. The match was also had strong performances at the in teams made the journey to Ohio Junior Randy Dublikar placed the top finisher as Everlyne cut down to just one singles and one vitational. Wesleyan University to participate IOOth after running a time of Jerotich, a freshman, turned in a doubles round per day. Junior Natalie Palmenter, along in the championship, and both were 27 :40.60. time of 18:36.60. It was Kent State In doubles competition, the with sophomores Kerri Kramer and rewarded with top 25 finishes Thanks to .the efforts of these University that took team honors, combination of sophomore Kristen Emily Senich~ all managed to win against a strong field made up of three runners and the rest of the scoring 72 points. Wolf and freshman Katy Wiles their first-round matches, though Ohio's finest. men's squad, the Musketeers were Next up for the cross country dropped their first round match 9- they were unable to repeat their suc The men's event was an 8,000- able to finish in 16th place out of a teams will be the Queen City Invi 7. cess in the second round. meter run, which Dickman finished field of 38. tational, here in Cincinnati on Oct. The duo rebounded in the sec Sophomore Beth Abraham, in 26:28.80. His time was good The women's squad, Jed by 15. The following week's ONU ond round, though, to defeat Kelly Wiles and freshman Lindsay enough for 17th overall out of 256 freshman Liz Sand, placed 22nd out Great Midwest Classic will be the Dredge and Beth Wilson of Bowl Dressman all fell short in the first runners. of a field of 40. Sand, the top final warm up before the Atlantic ing Green 8-2. round, yet pulled off victories in the Junior Daniel Kibungei of · ·Xavier finisher for the champion IO Conference Championships on The team's highlight for the second round. Malone College was the overall ship, finished in 86th place (out of Oct. 30. weekend was junior Tracie The team will next play in the winnerofthe men's race with a time 267) after running a time of Fraunfelder, who was the team's Louisville Invitational on Oct. 15. 12 weekofOCTOBER 13, 1999 SPORTS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE Women return to championship form BY JOHN THOMPSON Christie Reinshagen found her homestand to a close in superb fash Sports Writer self on a two-game scoring streak ion, defeating Temple in a game With a five game winning streak after putting home the final goal of not well represented by the final in tow, the women's soccer team has the game and the lone score of the score. Xavier again showed prom quelled early fears of a letdown af second half off of an assist from ise of returning to last yea~·s cham ter last year's tremendous march junior Erin Coley's corner. pionship form while out-shooting through the A,10 season and tour Temple 14-3. nament. XAVIER 2, ST. JOSEPH 1 After a scoreless but promising After a conference-opening loss Xavier's fourth win in a row first half, Singer found the goal with to Dayton, Xavier responded by came at St. Joseph's expense as they the help of Porter at 67:05 of the downing Wisconsin-Milwaukee fell to 1-3 in the A-10, thanks to the game. Soon after Christie and then winning their next four efforts of Gruber. By scoring both Reinshagen fed Hosty, who ended league matches to raise their record Muskie goals against a St. Joe's a breakaway with a successful rip to 7-6 overall and 4-1 in the A-10. team also having lost a key player from 15 yards out. Everyone involved has had to to a torn ACL, Gruber raised her Xavier's tough defense let down step up their play to compensate for total for the year to 12 goals. just long enough for Temple's the loss of senior Amy Reinshagen, Along with two assists, Gruber Brandi Wright to score from about who tore the ACL in her left knee. now stands at 26 points for the year, e~ght yards out with 16 minutes re- With rehab going well, Reinshagen which is good enough for second . maining. holds out hope of making a return place on the A-10 scoring list. to the team this season. The 23rd minute marked A FUT.URE SO BRIGHT The constant shuffling of the Gruber's first with freshman Katie With the last of their five-game lineup, along with new and unor Porter assisting. Eleven minutes winning streak in hand, the Lady thodox formations, have proven to NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY ERIN MOONEY later Gruber did it again, after Muskies raised their record, their be two more obstacles the team has Junior midfielder Erin Coley controls the ball against a defender. sophomore Lauren Garber carried confidence and their hopes of re hurdled to realize its recent success. the ball well into the Hawks' terri peating as champs in the A-10. winning goal, assisted by junior shutout in the last three matches tory and set up Gruber for th~ game A young Xavier squad led by XU 2, ST.BONAVENTURE 1 Annete Gruber, from 12 yards out. thanks to a defense that called on winner. only three seniors now faces its The women began their streak · The Bonnies managed to deny her for only one save. White~s attempt at another shut strongest test of the year: a make with a 2-1 win against St. Xavier a hard-fought shutout with Gruber struck again to open out fell about 17 minutes short as or-break road trip to four A-10 op Bonaventure at home, led by sopho a goal off a chip shot by senior scoring at the 17 :35 mark when she the Hawks' Courtney Kennedy ponents featuring a showdown with more Liz Singer. Singer scored Kelly Nagy with eleven and a half put the ball away from just in front managed a goal at the 83:55 mark. A-10 leader UMass this Friday. A XU's second goal and assisted on minutes to go. of the goal. Assisting on the play Xavier showed the strong attack victory is necessary to keep the the team's first goal by senior were junior Margaret Broe and fans had become accustomed to in team's hopes alive of living up to Christie Reinshagen, which broke XAVIER 3, DUQUESNE 0 freshman Tricia Ruszkowski. out-shooting St. Joseph's by a mar the expectations which have resur the tie late in the second half Xavier continued on its roll, Within five minutes, sophomore gin of 18-7. faced after last week's outstanding (71 :02). dominating Duquesne from begin Megan Hosty changed the score to play. Twenty seconds later, Singer ning to end. Freshman goalie 2-0 with a shot from nearly 30 yards XAVIER 2, TEMPLE 1 netted what proved to be the game- Missey White tallied her second out at 22:35. The Lady Muskies brought their This is a place unlike any other. A place with one name, and infinite possibilities. A place thats many companies, with many opportunities. You'll bring your own ideas here. 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WE HELP YOU INVEST RESPONSIBLY• THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE week of OCTOBER 13, 1999 13 SHOW ME SGA ••• We gotissues THE MONEY Current projects address student concerns A listing ofrecent financial motions passed by Senate BOARD MEAL BLUES A group of senator~, headed by Natosha Cuyler-Sherman, did some research on food Sept.20,1999 service around campus because of mounting student complaints. After fielding student International Student Society $350 opinions, they brought their findings to Dan Yeager, manager for Sodexo-Marriot who runs supplies for annual potluck dinner Xavier's food service. Fromtheir work, we will see a number of changes - certain Grill Alpha Phi Alpha $358 menu items in the Cafe, set lines for food stations in the Grill to ease congestion and the funding for summer conference addition of fruit and yougurt to the board meal plan. Along with this, Yeager agreed to STYUKA $2,000 review current prices for meal plans. If you would like to comment on this project or have Spring charity festival a question, please call Natosha Cuyler-Sherman @ 745-3094. . XU Boxing $1,500 equipm~nt EXTRA DAY OF STUDY BEFORE FINALS· Sept.27,1999 Senator Jessica ~'Peet" Zeller has been working diligently to get a "dead day" on the PRSSA $1,400 Friday before finals week. If accepted by the Xavier Calendar Committee, classes would national conference in Anaheim, ·Calif. not meet the Friday before finals and professors would be in their offices for student Marketing Club $550 questions. This would go into effect for upcoming semesters in which classes meet on Ml "Class of the Class" WIF schedule. · She has been gaining support for this project by getting students to sign a Pax Christi $140 petition, saying they would welcome such a proposal. If you would like to contact Peet budget for fiscal year about this project, please call her@ 745-3094. Alpha Phi Alpha $1,275. fund Black & Gold pagent CROSSWALK TO THE XAVIER VILLAGE · BACCHUS $844 Senator Rudy Fajardo has heard a number of students who feel the crosswalk on Dana attend.national conference Avenue between campus and the Village is too dangerous. He is currently researching Financial Club $2,000 ways to make the area safer for pedestrians. If you have any comments or questions for trip to New York Rudy, leave hima message@ 745-3094. Oct. 4, 1999 RHA I $1,250 SMOKE-FREE DORMS Senators Mike Sigg and Laura Siegmann are looking into students' opinions on mak CAACURH Conference ing the dorms completely smoke-free·. Let them know what you think about this issue by Computer Science Club $2,000 calling 745-3094. trip to Argonne Research Lab in Chicago Shantytown $1,900 "XTALK" BSA $1,405 Why not sit down to lunch with Fr. Hoff, president of Xavier University, or Fr. Graham;· retreat executive assistant to the president, and let your voice, be heard? These lunches, referred to as "X Talk," are held in the Cafe during the week, and all are welcome. If you are If your club needs funding please call MarkMallet, chai~ offini:mcial affa,irs@ 745-3094 . . interested in this program, call senator JP Engelbrecht@ 985-8751. "~·:PARtl'ES~:AiE'.~'~.;·:PA~T1°0~F.~l:o1tlr~~:E~.:''.~~;O.'l-l:Nlr'.ol~'~·utEs•··.. 1·1-tAr~:,:} ·.. CAlENDAROF EVENTS T·{,1~~~i~~~~~~~t~~~ii~~~~t~}~~~~~~~~~~~~;~~}l~~ri~~i,,; :w.:.•_:~: OCT.13 NANA(NORTH AVONDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ·, repr~s.ent~tiv~s'.froJ?l:tl:i~ GiJ\ciiln~Fi 'police a~d·NANA t~·discu.ss 'con~.e.rns.facirig~'¢i~f:::_:: :"' _g ASSOCIATION) FORUM PRESENTED BY SGA ... 7 P.M. ~ ·.. ca~J?H~ hous~s.:~- top~cs·to .l?e .discuss~d foclu.de the:"party cJa~se,''. polic~ jurisdidlop'.c ·· OCt.26 NEW UNIVERSITY CENTER FO~UM .. : 8:30 P.M. IN :x.:>·.>.·i.:';~ri~·9t~~r:·:t¥~¥~~4.Js~.µ~~~~t~fth~:84i;ro9nq~4i;spm#iunity.J1n~·~1J~ie.s:; .•.·.· .•. •.. H}<~j ..• •.. 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SENATE MEETINGS ARE HELD @ 3 BOOGIE DOWN AT THE SHARONVILLE CONVENTION CENTER FOR THE P.M. ON MONDAYS IN THE TERRACE ROOM. SAC FORMAL DANCE MEETINGS ARE HELD @ 3 P.M. ON TUESDAYS IN THE TERRACE. ROOM. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED rn MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!!!!!!!!! ATTEND BOTH MEETINGS. .. •·1.' 14 week of OCTOBER 13, 1999 DIVERSIONS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE L 0 .C A L B A N D SPOTLIGHT- BRIEF.S Jonathan Mosko, Editor Absent Minded _:~a band to .. -re·member · Diversions Desk: 745-2878· SOMETIMES IN THE STRANGEST PLACES, YOU FIND A LITTLE ACT WITH A UNIQUE SOUND DIVERS@?<~Vier.~u.edu BY JONATHAN MOSKO Then drummer ·.Boo Diversions Editor Bryan O'Flynn Cincinnati's Absent Minded put a climbed back onto Boofest '99 is infuJI swing at unique spin on the worn genre of the the .stage and an the Cincinnati History Museum. club/dive act, and has been making .nounced that it was The Boofest experiem:e includes waves ever since. Newel's turn in the trick or treating, games and tales In· only their first months of hot seat. of Cincinnati's haunted history, existance, they made a big splash at "I'm gonna play a among others. the Mad Frog's "Battle of the Bands" groove and Josh is · Beginning Oct. 18, hours will last December and have headlined a gonna smoke while be .extended to Monday through few area high school dances. Draw he does his thing ori. Friday from 5:30 - 9 p.m. Cur ing on influences from Radiohead to the turntable;' he rent hours are Saturdays and Sun Dave Matthews to Phish, they cha!~ said. At first, I days from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. lenge the cookie-cutter image of many thought "smoke" was Museum admission is re of today's club acts. a reference to quired. The cost is $6.50 for Friday before last, they returned Newel's prowess at adults, $3.50 ~ $4.50 for children, for a show at the Mad Frog in Clifton, scratching records, and $5.50 for seniors. Explorer where they play regularly. (UC terri · but as he took the and museum members are free. tory, I know, but should you ever ven stage I realized that For more info, call 287-7000. ture there, the big black Xs the door he would be viciously person marks on your hands will working the turn The art of decay ' make you feel right at home.) tables ... with a ciga- The poetry of Edgar Allen Poe Immediately fans knew something rette hanging from PHOTO CQURTESY 0 0F KATIE OWEN will be featured in this year's. was up. Instead of the usual sound his mouth. Steve Masters, Chris Alverson, Josh Edlen and Jay O'Flynn (left-right) and "The Know Tour of the poetic check that involves one guy standing This new wrinkle Bryan O'Flynn (background) are Absent Minded. Here they are playing a gig verse." The program will consist alone on stage, hunched over the mi was an interesting at the Mad Frog in Clifton. of a performance followed by a crophone, repeating "check, check, surprise: O'Flynn question and answer session with one, two, check ... "Absent Minded laid down a drum riff while Newel ·Amused" brought the set to a close. hasn't changed about this place is the director and actors. Featured actually had a sound check song. It went .to work - Run DMC would Unfortunately, the stage presence of the creativity." Masters has also in poems include: ''Annabel Lee," may not win any Grammys, but it was have been proud. Meanwhile, re the band was greatly restricted by troduced a more bluesy element to "Lenore," "Alone," and "The a lot better than what we're used to. cently recruited bass player Steve the small space at Mad Frog, which the band; which will be featured in Bells." · Before tl~e music began, vocalist Masters roamed the crowd, provid as stages go has about as much leg the near future. The tour will stop at Barnes Josh Edlen took a moment to wish a ing more backup for the onstage act room as a Chevy Nova. Absent Minded, first and fore- and Noble in Florence on Oct. 15 happy birthday to two of the audience as well as showing off his skills to Especially notable about the per most, is about having fun, but that's at 7 p.m. Admission is free. For members - a nice personal touch. the audience. formance was the 5-string bass not all. According to Jay O'Flynn, questions or other dates, call 871- With that, Absent Minded burst into For the next song, Absent work of Masters, who recently "Basically what we're trying to do 1429. "Changes," their first number of the Minded reunited onstage, Edlen's joined Absent Minded after play ... is get some good music out there. evening, led by Edlen, who some Indiana Jones hat came off and the ing freelance for 34 years. By his The new bands all sound the same, Stars times sounded a bit like a mix of Dave band giooved along into "Hours," own count, he's played '40s swing we just want to bring a different "Scope Out '99" will take Matthews and Bruce Springstein. an upbeat number that featured for the shriners, "disco in the '70s, ' sound."· .. . . ., ."' place on Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Before the echoes from the first song Alverson performing solos on the metal in the '80s ... young country When asked if there was any Cincinnati Observatory Center. had barely passed away, the band sax, clarinet and flute. last year, which is really disco with thing else .he wanted to tell the The featured speech is entitled jumped right into their next song, Ending on a high note, the last a cowboy hat." Masters' recruit . world, Jay added: "I'm single." "Where did we come from? Are which was punctuated skillfully by the song opened with a guitar duel by ment with Absent Minded has Look out ladies, and look out we alone?" and will be delivered saxophone solos of Chris Alverson. Edlen and electric guitarist Jay sparked his reunion with the Clifton Cincinnati. by Dr. AlanDressler at 6 p.m. A Right away, the undeniable energy O'Flynn. The crowd got on its feet · area: "The last I played Clifton was variety of other speakers and ac of the band was apparent. By the sec and the band cut loose as "Eas_ily . '75. Things have changed, but what tivities will be presented through ond song, exuberant young fadies out the day. Dinner is also avail were already occupying the dance · .. ::::;. _·,.. : : ·.~!,~,.(c:.:".9A~.~it::rr. N; .. ;.~}>'.,;/ ~;'?P· o .. N-· able. floor in front of the stage. Ten min For admission rates and ques utes after the set began, the anemic ~:)E~popolis ,-9~»:. ~a-ck far a cause tions, call 321-3927. crowd at Mad Frog had swelled to 50- plus, not counting the intimidating :LOCAL BANDS HEADLINE'BENE.FIT·CO~CERTINNEWPORT Puppet plays women at the pool table in lhe back. ';For the second yelit-in ~rc)i.i; are prepirri~g1thefr.deb~t .. album for. Jungle rock trio Promenade, The band had a trick up their >Midw.esterrt pop/rnc~ bands ·will. release. ·. ·. •... , ·· ...... who are also working on an up- "Stories of Dreams from sleeve, pulling guest musician Josh unite in:the ·Popopolis·festival to . The first'.Il1ajor. fabelbarid (as coming C::D, willalso be featured Around the World" will open this 0 Newel from the crowd to take a spin .celebrate, musit and . wel1asscime'of'.the fifstwomen)to atthis year:sfestival. season of puppet plays at the Cin ~aisedi.nids on the turntables during their third cinnati Art Museum. The perfor forthel9ca}Fi:ee~tore/FoodBank,· ~pfay f~popoli~·i~.: .. gi~i~s~i~spired· ••..•. 1'h.e sho\:V· V\fill also display song, adding another.musical layer to ·. •w.hicl{provides•• r~Iie(for .local d.pop· b&nd: ')~ro'gp BY JUUE SMALLWOOD plan, there are people who can grainy, bright film Contributing Writer screw it up. Among them is a used predominantly How much do you know about bumbling soldier, Private Conrad . in the 1960s, which, the Gulf War? Well, you might have Vig (played by video director Spike along with the to rethink that answer after you've Jonze), who clings to Barlow and shaky and quick seen "Three Kings," the latest wants to be just like him. camera movements, movie for the post-"ER" George Also, Nora Dunn plays the ag gave the film a sur Clooney. ing reporter Adriana Cruz who has real documentary "Three Kings" is a literal smor been assigned to Gates and is look feel. And, despite gasbord of genres. It's a comedic ing for the hard-hitting story all the the old woman be war-drama-adventure with some other newscasters seem to have hind me who made times overt political statements. missed. a point of constantly The movie begins at the end of "Three Kings" contains an abun saying how dizzy the Gulf War while the victorious dant amount of political statements she felt, the move American troops are disarming the you wouldn't expect having only ment was not at all Iraqi troops. Among them is Ser seen the previews, but they do in overwhelming or geant Troy Barlow, played by Mark fact blend well with the movie and nauseating. Wahlberg, who finds a map in one do not seem to be a phony attempt In spite of the of the Iraqi soldier's body cavities. at political correctness. sometimes heavy Even though he realizes it's "im For example, a sizeable amount use of political mes portant enough to squeeze your of plotis directed toward America's sages which serve to cheeks for," he shares it with his r~'i! betrayal of the Iraqi citizens, who bring the mood of PHOTO COURTESY OF WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES friend and superior officer, Chief were urged by President Bush to the film down to a Fadil Al-Badra, Ice Cube, George Clooney and Cliff Curtis (left-right) play with Elgin, who is played by Ice Cube. rebel against Saddam Hussein and dark level, "Three guns and fancy cars in Warner Brothers' new release "Three Kings." Captain Archie Gates (Clooney) his army. After many Iraqi civil Kings" remains is an officer ready to retire in tw9 ians honored this request and light in its tone. Though some of excellent film that can be enjoyed socially and politically conscious. weeks who is looking for a way to Hussein "surrendered," the U.S. this can be attributed to the eccen by even those viewers who are not Rating: ***-A boost his retirement fund. . promptly left the rebels without any tric characters, the soundtrack has When he learns of the map support, exposing them to massa a tempering effect. through gossip, he seeks out Barlow cres and torture at the hands of the It is an eclectic sprinkling of mu and immediately takes over. Iraqis. sic that includes a seemingly The map allegedly shows the lo Throughout the film, the Ameri drunken rendition of "God Bless cation of several bunkers of Kuwaiti can motives behind involvement in America," some Michael Jackson gold Hussein has stolen during the the Gulf War become slightly and even some surprisingly catchy war. And suddenly, presto! - a clearer,. which is horribly revealed Arabic pop music. nice pension plan for Gates and a in one scene as crude oil is forced Along with the impressive per way to get out of the dead-end jobs· down Barlow's throat by an angry formances by the actors, the inter the other two have waiting at home. Iraqi soldier. esting plot and the vivacious But of course, where there's a The movie was shot with a soundtrack, "Three Kings" is an 16 week of OCTOBER 13, 1999 DIVERSIONS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE I N Y 0 U R E A R listener will be shocked at how im synthetic foam rubber, similar to the fell asleep six times just trying to pressively original the first 5 songs make-up of another menace, listen to this, so maybe it can serve are. After this, the momentum hits Barney the purple dinosaur. They as a sleep aid for little insomniacs. a brick wall and never recovers. inhabit "Teletubbyland" where they Possibly, it could serve to oc I Bi.ficus opens with "I Died," a play games and annoy the crap out cupy fidgety little kids. .I have an song about heartbreak (get used to of everyone who c:omes into' con~ aunt who. would ~it her little boy it - this is a recurring theme). A tact with them, all under the guise down in front of a Barney video violin intro morphs into a solid of educating young children. tape, where she could leave him, verse that explodes into "I died eat The claim argues they are teach amused for hours. He would laugh ing french fries I in the restaurant ing young children about technol at the silly antics of that crazy di on the corner." ogy and friendship in a comfort nosaur while she got some errands She does an excellent job ex able, enjoyable atmosphere. I beg done. Bifnaked pressing emotion within her songs. Teletubbies to differ. I watched a show once (it Of course, my cousin wa~ se "Spaceman actually has a "spacy" was really late, I swear) and I had a cretly plotting to destroy the earth I Bificus Nursery Rhymes and Other feel to it, providing a nice blend of sudden urge to decapitate my room because Barney told him to, but that (Colombia) Fun Songs subject matter and sound. "Mo mate and rim around naked recit is another story. The Teletubbies (Mammoth) If you have been religiously ment of Weakness" is the MTV ing "Humpty Dumpty." Luckily, could probably. serve as baby-sit watching your MTV, you probably song, meaning it is most accessible In the beginning, there was Sesame Street came on next, and ters in a similar fashion, which is have seen a certain woman named track on the album. This sounds heaven and earth, night and day, all my roommate's life was spared. I more frightening than the baby-sit BifNaked lurking around. She re remarkably like a No Doubt song. creatures great and small and it was still ran around naked. ter who once tried to get me to eat ally can't be missed with her jet In the video, she even dresses and good. Then came the Teletubbies. The majority of the songs on this .a toenail. black hair, multiple tattoos, and big sings like Gwen Stefani. Resist the Perhaps we here on earth are still disc are rehashes of classic fairy What remains especially fright black straight-edge X's. urge to label BifNaked as "the other receiving the punishment for that tales. Most of them are told by two ening is that this is where educa Either way, this is an artist that No Doubt" because it is not an ac whole "original sin" thing. voices, one male and one female, tional television is going. The MTV is really trying to push. Her curate evaluation. Obviously a severe mistake of and told repeatedly as Tinky Winky, Teletubbies are making someone a video for "Moment of Weakness" Two words can describe the rest modern society, the Teletubbie.s Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po yell "again, lot of money with their complete is in heavy rotation and has been of the CD - bland and unoriginal. refuse to go away: They have now again, again!" It's a nightmare, re nonsense - kids like this stuff. given the supposedly prestigious The rest of the songs just do not gone so far as to release (like hell's ally. My personal favorite is the five Ragdoll Productions, which cre title of "Buzzworthy." Don't be stand out. Her voice ranges from blind fury) a collection of nursery minute rant "Little Miss Muffet" ated the Teletubbies, is based in fooled if you like this song because bored to annoying and the songs rhymes and other fun songs, fun and the lyrics of "Pat-A-Cake:" Stratford-upon-Avon, which as it is not representative of the rest of lose all of their luminance. being a completely relative term. "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's many know is the birthplace of the album. It all comes down to whether or The curse continues. man i bake me a cake as fast as you William Shakespeare. I think I Bi.ficus goes much further than not you are willing to purchase five If you are at all familiar with the can ..."are truly inspiring. Shak~speare sums up my feelings one would think. Such instruments good songs and seven not so good Teletubbies, I am sorry. If, like There are a couple of original on the Teletubbies and this ill-con "If as violins, keyboards and synthe songs. For most part, I advise to most sane human beings, you only songs, if you want to call them that. ceived disc in Julius Caesar: you sizers can be heard as Bif Naked pass on this one. know so much as is shoved into our I'm sure you'll hear "The Tubby have tears, prepare to shed them attempts to tackle a variety of styles. This CD earns $$. aesthetic periphery by public tele Congo" at the next house party. now." You always knew what to - Mike Kohlbecker. However, she succeeds in this vision and the intolerable market Also, I predict that their "Exercises" say, Will. Asst. Diversions Editor task for only half of the CD. The ing ploys of the Teletubbie con segment will replace Tae-Bo in no This CD earns$. glomerate, allow me to explain: time. -Adam Ziemkiewicz, The Teletubbies are four fright Seriously, the Teletubbies are, I Diversions Writer ing the band's ability to blend dif ening, chubby creatures made of suppose, serving some purpose. I ferent styles well. Pilfers re-recorded a few songs . <; ;·,.>:~ .· ::·.:::F:·q''':R:··t ;r::·::.1·/~·~cp:~:~(·:~ :C·<~s•.:~i':rnucr f: c· ;E · ~ from their debut CD, the laid back 1 "Climbing," and enerjetic "Choose Life" being two of them. Occasion Tlie:F~'s ·sonie~fting· aDoilt ·Train ally, trombonist Nobile doubles as >WrANJl.;CQI\fJNG,'ACT,OP]j}NS<[\'OR..BEN FOLDS FIVE TIDS FRIDAY a vocalist, trading off with Ranx's ';," rastified fills. "Hypnotized" .and ·.. Acco,rding·.:to.: S~Ii :F,i~na~co ·~ "Saga" are two prime examples. Chronicle writer.'J; P,oet, "This: .• "Skungle" makes for an interest- Tr~n.is.b6un~i6t:glofyl' .p · i •• ing mix of ska and jungle music. · Fortunately.for us, Train is stop- : Pilfers Unadventurous listeners may pass pillgjll .9,1'19~nn~ti,A11.{operts ·f~~ , Chawalaleng this off as ridiculous. 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Delicious lining up in the parking lot early. think that itty and bitty place needs sense of it all. I have chosen to on the tongue. BACCHUS has F·RIDAY all that attention, so let's hope its use a simple equation to help me provided you with ample oppor fame doesn't mount today during figure it out: Alcohol Awareness tunity to recite this mantra as they October 15 ~1!' ii] ;l •1:.\'4 the men's soccer game. They will + Shantytown - the differential of will be serving free schmocktails One of my high school English October 16 take on and humble the Rams of the radius of Community Action from 5-7 p.m. outside the Cafe. URI at 1 p.m. at Corcoran Field. teachers grew incredulous when a If you were crazy enough to Day divided by the square of pi to student would misidentify a verb: look on the XU Web site calendar the 14th power + the hyperbolic "You car, I car, tonight at the mall Shantytown starts today, so a~d think there was a Singers con minimum of Midnight Madness - ii; lll ;f1 •J!\1 we're all going to car?!" he would shine up your best cardboard box cert today, don't feel silly. I [sorry for the mathematic simplic and put on every piece of fleece October 14 point out. Then everyone would thought so too. You can do other ity of this eqaution, but + and - clothing you own, because it's laugh. Now everyone's going to fun things, though, like get a free· are the only math symbols I can So maybe your closest associa time to sleep outside. Pretend it laugh at a certain bunch of Min T-shirt and tromp through the va find on my keyboard] the back tion with Edgar Allen Poe is the was like that one time when you utemen: "UMass, IMass, tonight cant lots of Evanston, scouring the slash in E/RS =Alcohol Madness! one Simpsons' Halloween episode passed out in the bushes in your at the mall we're all going to landscape for errant 40 bottles and Go ahead, crank up the slide rule, when Lisa reads "The Raven." front yard, only this time there's a Mass?!" Since I have so cleverly grocery carts. Yep, it's Commu but it's all there. And, yes, maybe it's not as scary lot more people around. There unmasked their grammarious nity Action Day, when we try and now as back yonder in the 1800s, will be plenty of homeless-cen fraudulence, it's time to kick some make locals not hate us as much According to the Calendar City but just get into Homer-mode and tered fun starting today, including booty. Watch the men's soccer by cleaning their yards. A round Etymology Department, "rornero" let it freak the bejesus out of you. an Over the Rhine concert at 4 team have its collective way with about method of diplomacy, yes, was a term used in Middle Span The Know Theatre Tribe will fa p.m. and a vigil at 11 p.m. with the aforementioned visitors at 7 but there's free food in it for you. ish to mean "one who grinds the cilitate this bejesus egress as they freaking bagpipes. Whatever p.m. at Corcoran Field. Meet in the lobby outside the Cafe fruit of a certain tree and mixes it present "The Art of Decay: the that's about. at 10 a.m. with hot water to produce a bev Works of Edgar Allen Poe" at Bor The time has come for the cul erage that, when consumed, makes ders in Tri-County at 8 p.m. mination of the Midnight Aware the drinker surge with enough en ness Week. Many of us go through SUNDAY_ ergy to wrestle the strongest bull." Alliteration isn't always easy to our day not even realizing there They had a word for everything, come by, and sometimes you need comes a time when the night stops October 17 those Middle Spaniards. Come a touch of redundancy to help it and the day begins. We don't even Slap the word "millennium" on The planners of Shantytown to the Romero Center today to flow. A little irony never hurt ei realize the hurt we cause telling a the back of any phrase and sud will be available at 2 p.m. on the help carry on this ancient tradition, ther. Enter BACCHUS, the "don't story about what we did last Sat denly it's fresh and discussion residential mall to answer all your from 3:30-4:30 p.m. get drunk a lot" group sharing a urday night at 2 a.m. It just doesn't worthy. Not that economic jus hostile questions and boys will name with the Roman god of wine make sense, people. Hopefully we tice is ever an irrelevant topic, but bang on buckets at 7 p.m. "Schm-" is a highly unregarded and debauchery. Will someone can get this all straightened out at just because there will be more prefix in the world of proper En please explain this to me? Midnight Madness and create an zeroes in the year soon doesn't glish. As we speakers of the ver Couldn't they have thought of a open dialouge, so we can all talk mean that everything needs a new TUESDAY, nacular know, it usually means less conflicting acronymn? Any plainly. And watch some b-ball. perspective. Whatever the time, October 19 nonchalance or indifference to way, to get back to where I never It's that magical time of year when E/RS presents Bishop Thomas Mi casa es su casa, and Su Casa ward a topic, as in "test, schmest,'' was, they're sponsoring the pre Muskie Madness isn't just a Gumbleton and Michael Novak to is Margaret Singer's. The direc~ or "yak, schmak." 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