A Story of Bravery Avenue

2010’s Best Songs So Far Scottie Reynolds Interview Songs | Page 9 Reynolds | Page 14 VILLANOVA, PA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010 Villanova and Radnor A Complex Relationship Drawing courtesy of Laura Mitchell By MATTHEW CRAWFORD Photo courtesy of Patrick DiLoreto Imagine you are a Radnor Villanova has expanded resident. In order to travel greatly in the past few decades, effectively, you must take Lancaster and this expansion has naturally A Story of Bravery Avenue. The traffic is moving along created concerns in the community. nicely, until you hit the Villanova Complaints have increased over Eddie DiDonato’s Struggle portion of Route 30. Your gingerly the years about traffic, stadium commute has suddenly become lighting, and rowdy students. By PATRICK DILORETO very stressful because of the vast So what could be done to As most people at Villanova gifted as Eddie. and nursing staff in ICU Wing of Villanova traffic. And, without mitigate these problems and have already heard, on January 17, In the darkest days Jefferson Hospital. The countless Villanova being your alma mater, thus lessen tension with the former Villanova lacrosse captain surrounding the DiDonato family, Sunday prayer sessions held by place of employment, or current surrounding community? The Eddie DiDonato, ’09, was shot in the Villanova Lacrosse community Fr. Rob with friends and family school, you now have a reason to Campus Master Plan recommends Center City Philadelphia 6 times was there to offer their support. In by Eddie’s bedside were working. dislike the neighboring Augustinian certain things, such as a multilevel in his chest, abdomen, and hand the first 48 hours teammates and Thousands of prayers were being University. parking structure, improved while walking home with teammate parents, past and present, arrived answered. Although this dislike may not crosswalks across Lancaster or Andrew DiLoreto, ‘09, and friends. at the hospital from all over the east At the end of month two, actually exist in the minds of people even a pedestrian bridge over the Conscious and fighting for his life, coast to offer their prayers for Eddie Eddie’s personality and good spirits living in the area, there certainly is major road. The university could Eddie was immediately rushed to and his family. were present in his voice and good some tension. There is a perception also add some senior on-campus Jefferson Hospital where he was The hospital waiting room humor while his organs began to in the minds of Villanova students housing in the future, which would placed in Critical Condition. was literally transformed into strengthen in bed. The doctors that Radnor residents do not like not only decrease noise complaints Since being placed in Critical a Villanova tailgate gathered in working with Eddie credited his Villanova and its students because emanating from those students Condition, Eddie has battled support of the DiDonato family, rapid recovery to his physical of the disruption they cause, such living off campus, but would through multiple induced comas a member of the “Team.” So large condition and the strength of his as the high levels of traffic. also decrease traffic of students lasting weeks at a time, ten surgeries and so strong was the support that body prior to the shooting. John Fisher, one of seven commuting to campus. (no surprise - his lucky number the hospital staff had to ask that The most recent weeks have Radnor township commissioners, However, the Master Plan’s that he wore at Villanova was 10), all but the DiDonato family and likely been the most challenging agreed that traffic is a major recommendations are costly and as well as unimaginable amounts of relatives to please relocate in the for Eddie. Although his mind is problem saying, time-consuming. This article will pain and suffering (although he’d cafeteria. fully alert and functioning, his “The traffic for events on focus on what the university and its never show it). Everyday tasks such At the end of the first month, body must still continue to fight to campus has escalated exponentially student organizations are currently as walking, balancing, eating and Eddie’s status had been changed get stronger. It is hard to imagine in the last ten years. I have lived doing to improve relations with the drinking were no longer achievable, from “Critical Condition” to the mental challenges, fears, and here for 25 years and have never community. First, it should be noted even to someone as physically “Medical Miracle” by the doctors seen anything like it.” continued DiDonato, continued on p 4 Villanova & Radnor, on p 13 On the inside Evil Genius Beer Rolling Stone Speaker Obama Roast Marijuana Masters 3 5 7 12 15 Company William Greider, a Justin Tippens critiques Legalization Jennifer Bradley writes Two Villanova grad writer for Rolling Stone the Southern Republican Staphanie Fujihahra about this year’s Masters students start their own brewery, Magazine speaks at Villanova. Leadership Conference of 2010. discusses California’s motion tournament with their first product launching to legalize marijuana for this June. recreational use. 2 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010 THE VILLANOVA TIMES THE CRUX OF THE ISSUE thoughts & reflections Progress: With this being our last issue of the semester, we are packed with stories about progress, or lack of. We examine the progress the university has made with respect to the township it belongs to. We take a look at the progress of Villanova’s former men’s Lacrosse team co-captain, who was shot multiple times in January near Temple University. We also, as we always do, take a look at the progress of the government of the United States and of our society - both national and here at Villanova. Last but not least, Chris Fujimoto takes a look into the future progress of Scottie Reynolds in a very special final Villanova interview. ISSUE 1: January 27, 2010 ISSUE 2: February 10, 2010 ISSUE 3: March 24, 2010 ISSUE 4: April 21, 2010 NOTABLE NEWS FROM THE OUTSIDE George Washington Racks Up Late Fees at NY Library New York, NY(AP) - New York City’s oldest library, the New York Society FIRST WORDS: The Editor’s Letter Library, says one of its ledgers shows that the president has racked up 220 years’ worth of late fees on two books he borrowed, but never returned. The head librarian says the institution isn’t seeking payment of the fines, but would love to get the books back. The library’s ledger also lists books being taken out by other founding fathers, including Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and John Jay. The entry on Washington simply lists the borrower as “president.” Man Jailed for Intentional Vomit on Phillies Fans Philadelphia, PA (PA) - A New Jersey man was jailed after he intentionally vomited on an off-duty police captain and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands during a Phillies game. Matthew Clemmens, 21, was being held Fri- day on $36,000 bail. Clemmens made himself vomit on an off-duty police captain and his daughter after a companion of Clemmens’ was kicked out for unruly behavior, police said. 2 Sanitation Workers Accused of Hauling off 50 Cases of Expired Brew from Landfill Columbia, MO (AP) - A Columbia beer distributor sent 1,500 cases of expired beer to the landfill in two shipments. The first shipment was destroyed, but the second, containing about 700 cases of Budweiser and Michelob Ultra, was not. Two Solid Waste Division workers, who haven’t been identified, brought a city truck to the landfill and hauled off about 50 Supreme Court of the Future cases of the beer. City officials reviewed video from the landfill and saw the workers drive away with their haul. Dear Reader, CONTACT US Welcome back to another issue of the Times! As usual, this issue is packed with great Website vutimes.wordpress.com articles for you to read. On the cover, Patrick DiLoreto updates you on the status of E-mail [email protected] Villanova lacrosse player Eddie DiDonato, and Matt Crawford discusses Villanova’s image in the eyes of the surrounding community. Advisor [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS & DONATIONS One page over, read the entrepreneurial story of two Villanova grad students opening The Villanova Times is a subscription and donation driven publication. We their own brewery. In campus, we cover Villanova’s annual walk for water in Waslala are continually in need of assistance with publication costs. Printing papers as well as the annual women’s studies conference held in Connelly. is very expensive. Subscriptions are $20 for this semester’s 5 issues and $30 for a full subscription of 10 issues. If you would like to begin receiving our paper in the mail, please send us your address with a check made out to Over in commentary, Rob Duffy takes another look at Westffest, while Justin Tippens Villanova University to the following address: critiques the Southern Republican Leadership Conference of 2010. Culture returns The Villanova Times with the usual movie and music reviews, and Mark Ballweg takes a nostalgic look back 108 Dougherty Hall Attn: Jeffrey Brown on his four years writing “Gaming with Ballweg.” 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 Payable to: Villanova University In politics, Thomas David writes on “Backroom Deals, Furtive Collaboration, and Your donation to The Villanova Times, a non-profit organization, is tax Other Evils,” while Stephanie Fujihara discusses California’s move to legalize recre- deductible. If you would prefer to meet us in person before donating, ational marijuana use. please contact us at [email protected]. Moving onto sports, Chris Fujimoto gets an exclusive interview with Scottie Reynolds, post-basketball season. And finally, in the Last Word, Mark Ballweg critiques the recent Hollywood trend of creating non-scary vampires.

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