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What did these guys learn from Johnny Carson? p. 10 THE Thursday, SeptemberARROLL 24, 2009 EWSVol. 86, No. 3 C Serving John Carroll University Since N 1925 Dan Cooney New programs The Carroll News After three days of ticket sales, the Student Union Program- ming Board’s Homecoming Committee sold all its tickets to this year’s dance, which will be held at the Cleveland Browns aim to attract Stadium. Maura McCool, director of events for SUPB, explained that changes were implemented in ticket sales this year. new students One of the changes was the senior pre-sale held on Mon- day, Sept. 14. Senior Megan McGinnity liked the pre-sale. Nicole Green Homecoming “I think it was great that they had a special day for Assistant Campus Editor seniors,” she said. “There wasn’t a Senior Day last year, Proposals from faculty members for 11 new so a lot of the seniors didn’t get their tickets.” academic programs received over $50,000 in All John Carroll students could purchase tickets start- funding for research and further development. tickets sell out ing Tuesday, Sept. 15. The tickets sold out by Wednesday, According to Academic Vice President John Sept. 16 at noon. Day, the New Academic Programs Develop- This year, unlike previous years, students were also ment Funds were provided by a donation to the only allowed to purchase one ticket during the first University that was to be used for academic in under 72 week of ticket sales. purposes at the discretion of University Presi- “The one ticket per person policy was put into place dent, the Rev. Robert Niehoff. after the committee had heard a lot of feedback from students “Donors want to do what is best for the last year who felt that JCU students should have the first chance school. Students and perspective students hours to buy their ticket, before students started purchasing a ticket have been asking about new programs. From for a non-JCU friend to attend the dance with them,” a gift, we were able to provide the faculty with McCool said. seed money for new initiatives,” said the Rev. The venue for the dance was chosen through a Niehoff in an e-mail. “A number of exciting survey e-mailed to the freshman, sophomore and innovative academic programs have been pro- junior classes during last year’s spring semester. Stu- posed. In fact, our faculty responded with more dents chose between three places: Cleveland Browns ideas than we could support at this time.” Stadium, Great Lakes Science Center and Sammy’s Associate Academic Vice President for Metropolitan Ballroom. According to McCool, 60.2 Academic Programs and Faculty Diversity percent of the 467 students that voted in the survey chose Lauren Bowen has been overseeing the ad- Browns Stadium. ministrative duties related to the development Please see, FUNDS, pg. 2 Please see, TICKETS, pg. 3 JCU mourns last weekend’s losses JCU sophomore dies on campus Professor’s son passes away in ATV accident Max Flessner Rachel Szuch Campus Editor Editor in Chief John Carroll University was troubled last The 15-year-old son of a John Carroll Sunday with the news that a student was University faculty member died in an ATV found dead in his dorm room. accident this past weekend. Nineteen-year-old sophomore Frank Daniel Murphy, son of Paul V. Murphy, Kinmonth was found dead by sophomore JCU’s director of the Institute of Catholic roommate Rudy Donatelli at 3:55 a.m. in Studies, and Marcia Leous Murphy, was a Millor Hall. sophomore at St. Ignatius High School in JCU responded quickly to provide support Cleveland, where he was a member of the to the campus and Kinmonth’s family. “Our crew team. community is hurting,” said the Rev. Robert Matthew Previts, head coach for crew Niehoff, president of the University. “And and director of information systems at St. that matters to us.” Ignatius, said, “Murphy was an exemplary Freshman Melissa Maksim, Kinmonth’s oarsmen, friend and young man. Our lives girlfriend, said “Frank was one of the better were enriched by his presence.” Photo courtesy of www.Facebook.com Photo courtesy of St. Ignatius High School ones. He was such a happy person, loved to According to Lt. Chris Viland of the Solon have a good time and loved his family and Frank Kinmonth was a JCU sophomore. Police Department, Daniel was one of four Paul Murphy’s son, Daniel Murphy. friends so incredibly much.” thews Band and the Baltimore Ravens. teens involved in the ATV accident that oc- sustained only minor injuries. Kinmonth was a member of the JCU la- Donatelli placed a call to 9-1-1 once he curred on Saturday, Sept. 19, in Solon, Ohio. In a statement to John Carroll University, crosse team and was considering a major in woke up and found Kinmonth. University Daniel was declared dead when Solon police Murphy’s parents said, “Words fail at a time the Boler School of Business. Donatelli said, Heights police responded along with JCU arrived on the scene after a 9-1-1 call was like this. The family of Daniel Patrick Murphy “[he was a] caring, generous, upbeat [person EMS, who attempted to resuscitate Kinmonth, placed at 3:35 p.m. cannot adequately express the enormity of who] would do anything for us.” according to Sherri Crahen, dean of students. One of the other teens was life-flighted to the loss and the depth of the pain that we are According to Donatelli and Maksim, MetroHealth Medical Center for injuries to Kinmonth was a fan of fishing, the Dave Mat- Please see, KINMONTH, pg. 3 his leg and head. The other two teens involved Please see, MURPHY, pg. 2 Inside this issue Index Arts & Entertainment10 Campus 2 World News 12 Mercedes-Benz Cafeteria ‘goes green;’ Campus Spotlight 4 Editorial 17 Fashion week features plans to plant herb Sports 6 Op/Ed 18 new styles, p. 9 garden, p. 2 Life 9 Classifieds 20 2 Campus September 24, 2009 The Carroll News Campus Dining hall goes green, serves green, saves green Briefs D’Von Gay boxes were used each week which The Carroll News would take about 100 years to Environmentally friendly changes Revised campus Schott Dining Hall has made compost in a land field,” said Tyson many changes in an effort to be more Dubay, director of dining services. policies now online environmentally friendly. “So far this year we are using about $• 1 refills for all cups less than 32oz. at The Inn The 2009-2010 Com- There are three fundamental 250 per week which would take Between and Einstein Bros. Bagels munity Standards Manual, green changes that the dining hall is about 5 years.” the revised Student Conduct implementing: using locally grown According to Dubay, a more • Environmentally friendly to-go boxes System and the Sex Offense products, recycling and compost- long-term plan of the cafeteria is Policy are now available to ing. to get reusable to-go containers students. These documents One way in which dining services that will allow students to take a • Herb garden can be found online at www. will recycle and reduce waste is by to-go container once and then bring jcu.edu/campuslife/deanof- offering $1 refills of beverages when back a used one to trade for a clean • Fruit and vegetable alternatives for side students/csm. students bring a cup of 32oz. or less one, which will improve recycling options For more information to the Inn Between or Einstein Bros. techniques. contact Sherri Crahen at Bagels. This will decrease the num- Another of the cafeteria’s long- • Recycling food scraps for fertilizer [email protected] or at 216- ber of cups used, which will serve term plans is to plant an herb garden 397-3010. the dining hall employees and the on campus. environment. Dubay said, “We are planning to Another environmentally friend- place an herb garden outside of the staff is excited to be going green in organic and healthy selections VPAC open house ly change that has been instituted dining hall or in the Dolan Science the cafeteria this year.” to choose from such as fruit and The Violence Preven- this year is the to-go boxes, which Center for students and faculty to In order to support local farmers, veggie crisps, and students can get tion and Action Center will cost $.50. Students can pay for the access.” the cafeteria is sponsoring Apple carrots to go with combo meals be hosting a drop-in open to-go boxes using cash, plus points, The dining hall is also beginning Fest on Sept. 24 and the Fair Trade instead of fries if they want to,” house from 3:30 - 5 p.m. on Carroll cash or guest meal swipes. to recycle in the kitchens by send- Expo on Sept. 26, which will pro- said Hans. Wednesday, Sept. 30. All However, guest swipes are valued ing food scraps and coffee grounds vide Fair Trade tea and cookies.