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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Xavier Student Newspapers at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Xavier Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. XAVIER Published by the students of Volume CVI Issue 22 Xavier University since 1915 February 26, 2020 NEWSWIRE Fiat justitia, ruat caelum xaviernewswire.com New department awaits name Following a merger in Fall 2019, GDST and sociology prepares for rst prof. 2019 semester. The history of BY CHARLIE GSTALDER the two programs date back 6WDৼ:ULWHU even farther. Xavier University’s Gen- “I think this is the seventh der and Diversity Studies year (GDST) has been a ma- Program (GDST) and sociol- jor… For a while, (Sociolo- ogy program have merged to gy) has been a department form a new department. The that has done a lot of work department, which is still un- for a variety of different pro- named, was created in Fall grams,” Renzi explained. 2018 and is currently in the Senior GDST Major Riley process of hiring its first full- Head was directly involved time professor. in the new department’s hir- Kristen Renzi, director of ing process and welcomes the Gender and Diversity Studies changes. and a professor in the English “I love GDST… but I was department, explained that always a bit frustrated be- the department still lacks a cause I felt like it had a lack of name because of a desire to structure because there’s no allow the newly hired faculty dedicated staff person,” Head member to help name the de- said. partment. However, a name The merger has marked can be expected relatively changes in the structure of shortly, the two programs. Previous- 3KRWRFRXUWHV\RI[DYLHUHGX The Gender and Diversity Studies and the sociology program merged in Fall 2019, but the department will be “Hopefully we’ll be able to ly, GDST was run by an ad- QDPHOHVVXQWLOLWUHFHLYHVLWVÀUVWIXOOWLPHSURIHVVRU$FFRUGLQJWRRQHSURIHVVRUWKHQDPHZLOOFRPHVKRUWO\ have a new title to go along visory committee composed with the merged departments of faculty with disciplinary sues related to gender, race, Renzi explained that with- will benefit students in the in the Fall of 2020,” Renzi appointments in other depart- class and sexuality,” Renzi ex- in GDST, one could receive current job market. said. ments. plained. a GDST major or one could “We anticipate and actually Although the merging of “For instance, my disci- The advisory committee choose a concentration. Exist- require our students to work the two programs occurred in plinary appointment is in En- oversees all department needs, ing concentrations at Xavier interdisciplinary as they’re 2018, the organization struc- glish, an English professor, from curricular standards to are Race and Ethnicity and completing their senior the- ture of the department was fi- but my research and teaching senior thesis work. Renzi re- Women and Gender. Within ses,” Renzi said. “Students nalized leading up to the Fall specialties focus around is- vealed that, for the time being, the broader scope of gender have to work in multiple disci- the GDST advisory commit- and diversity studies, other plines, which can be challeng- tee will function in its normal separations exist. ing on one hand, but it also is role. “There’s been kind of one a huge leg up in the job mar- “We thought that until we hand of gender diversity ket that’s increasingly asking had a critical mass of tenure studies that has been in the hu- people to cross our tradition- track faculty or tenured facul- manities, another hand that’s al boundaries and to work in ty in gender diversity studies, kind of been in the social sci- ways that are advocating for it wouldn’t make sense to kind ences,” Renzi explained. and embracing the complex- of take away the scaffolding In Renzi’s view, sociology ities of individual people’s of what has allowed the cur- is a great study to pair with lives.” riculum and program to flour- GDST. While Head will be grad- ish,” Renzi said. “The social scientific per- uating this semester, she is Currently, the system is spective of things has often looking forward to watching structured so that alongside been foregrounded in sociolo- the program grow. the advisory committee, each gy. In GDST, while it embrac- “It is really exciting to leave of the two programs has a di- es both halves, I think at least campus knowing (GDST) is rector. The director of the so- in our institutional structure, going to be even stronger ciology program, Kandi Stin- it’s been heavily slanted to- next year,” Head said, “and son, also serves as the chair of ward the humanities,” Renzi as the program continues to the new department. Stinson said. grow, more and more people 3KRWRFRXUWHV\RI[DYLHUHGX was not available to comment Renzi stressed that inter- are going to have a great ex- 7KHQHZ*'67GHSDUWPHQWZLOOKRSHIXOO\KDYHDQHZQDPHE\)DOO by printing. disciplinary nature of GDST perience like I did.” In this issue... World News, Page 4 Op-Eds, Page 7 A&E, Page 11 Back, Page 12 The new coronavirus is According to Charlie Sometimes it’s good Wonder which musical threatening the safety Gstalder, we need to re- to trust in your friend’s artist each building is? of the Tokyo Summer vamp our mental health music recs, especially if Well, we have got the Olympics. care as soon as possible. it’s Frankie valet. answers for you. 2 February 26, 2020 Campus News xaviernewswire.com Event initiates tough conversation A panel of Xavier students unpacked the intersection of faith and racial justice

BY HUNTER ELLIS sity studies double major Ri- 6WDৼ:ULWHU ley Head said. “Someone said at the beginning of the panel As part of a tour of Faith that race is often viewed as in Public Life, a panel of Xavi- a black and white issue, but er students spoke about the here, multiple different voices intersection between faith and from different backgrounds racial justice and how their got to chime in.” Xavier experiences have been “This was a very necessary shaped by these disciplines. discussion to be having, and it The event was co-spon- was important to have people sored by several organizations here to listen in to all the dif- on and off campus, including ferent perspectives that were the Division of Student Af- offered,” Onders said as a pan- fairs, the Center for Diversity elist. “For me, being willing and Inclusion, the Center for to engage in this conversa- Faith and Justice, the theolo- tion was the biggest thing, yet gy department and the Igna- also recognizing that I don’t tian Solidarity Network. know all the answers and I’m Marcus Mescher, a profes- not going to know all the an- sor in the theology depart- swers.” ment, also played a significant Mescher believes that as role in organizing the event. a Xavier community we still “As a product of fourteen have a long way to go to pro- years of Jesuit education, I’ve Newswire photo by Hunter Ellis mote racial justice, but host- learned about my own privi- Last Thursday, Xavier was joined by Faith in Public Life to have a conversation about racial justice at Xavier and ing events like these is an im- lege as a White American male beyond. Above, Dr. Marcus Mescher addresses the audience, commenting on the importance of this dialogue. portant first step. and how much I benefit from to the issues. The panel con- ton, D.C. 50,000 clergy and faith lead- “From here, we have to racism, especially as a system sisted of senior marketing “Policy doesn’t change ers united in the prophetic keep pushing ourselves to put of oppression,” Mescher said. and business analytics double without changing minds and pursuit of justice, equality ourselves into uncomfortable “So, I really planned this event major Blair McKee, junior hearts, and stories and narra- and the common good. The positions, we have to not be out of gratitude to my own criminal justice major Camer- tives really matter,” Gehring group’s stop at Xavier was a afraid to disagree and we have Jesuit heritage, as well as out on Lakes, senior Spanish sec- said. “Our hope at Faith in part of their Catholic Univer- to show up for each other,” of a commitment to our Jesuit ondary education major Na- Public Life, by lifting up the sity speaking tour. Mescher said. identity and mission here at thalie Solorio, senior chemical voices of student advocates, The students who attended “As we wrap up this event Xavier.” science major Anjali Nelson is that we will reach voters, thoroughly enjoyed the differ- and turn our eyes toward the At the event, Father Mi- and senior occupational ther- lawmakers and even reach ent perspectives offered by the future, I hope that this was chael Graham, president, gave apy major Molly Onders. individuals who we hope will panel. just one event on campus that the opening remarks followed The event was moderated think more critically about “I liked that they included a can be a part of many more by a panel which spoke on by John Gehring, the Catholic these issues.” lot of different voices,” senior dialogues that ultimately lead their experiences with racism Program Director at Faith in Faith and Public Life is Philosophy, Politics and the us to more inclusive relation- as well as potential solutions Public Life, based in Washing- a national movement led by Public and gender and diver- ships.” Photo-op: pondering pre-existing perceptions Students re ect on how Xavier has in uenced their sense of faith and justice BY KATE FERRELL 6WDৼ:ULWHU In this issue, the Newswire decided to explore the ques- tion of social justice more ful- ly. We decided to walk around Gallagher Student Center to ask students the question: When in your Xavier experi- ence have you been challenged to think about faith and jus- tice? These were some of the responses we received.

“I think I probably see faith “Having friends and ac- “I denitely see faith and “I think for me the rst and justice at work when I quaintances that have justice in my life at LGBTQ time I saw faith and justice do service. One of the plac- dierent views that maybe Alliance meetings and at work was in my rst-year es, I recently worked at was oppose mine are interesting activities. theology class, one of the Lydia’s House. to see, I guess? Also, being present on cam- rst college classes I ever Sort of learning how to bal- I wouldn’t say I have ever pus makes me think about took. ance faith and action made been challenged, per se, but justice in general and how Before Xavier, I went to me ask myself how much it’s denitely become part of we can work to make the a small Christian school, do I let my religion impact my world as a Jesuit stu- school more equitable for so this was the rst time I “My theology class for sure. the way I work and engage dent. We all have dierent everyone, I suppose.” heard views which were dif- I have o en thought about with others because I have viewpoints, but are all unit- Emily Hoose ferent than my own. It was interesting controversial to realize that the people ed under the Jesuit values.” Sophomore applied chemis- a very eye-opening experi- topics. My theology class that I work with aren’t nec- Lauren Hanley try major ence that has continued to really opened me up to new essarily like-minded and I Sophomore applied biology challenge me.” ideas and viewpoints.” have to respect that.” major Sarah Dillion Michael Armitage Caroline Dziubek Sophomore biology major First-year nance major First-year English major @xaviernewswire Campus News February 26, 2020 3 Trip unites and empowers HOLA Nine students traveled to Chicago for USHLI conference this past weekend Many students who attend- said of the reflection periods. and it makes me want to tack- ed noted that the event was Additionally, attendees le all the world issues and empowering and motivation- helped create a space for Lat- keep fighting,” he said. al. inX students to engage with Razo noted that the con- “It was really nice to see non-White students outside ference instilled in him a be- Latino people in the positions of the predominantly White lief that Xavier should fund of power that they’re in and campus. more groups to attend similar hearing the background sto- “At Xavier, a PWI (Pre- events. ries of how they got where dominantly White Institu- “Xavier needs to start in- they’re at,” Kamilly Lousado, tion), it is hard to find or seem vesting more in taking other a proudly Brazilian first-year as you fit in and so going to ethnic groups to conferences exercise science major, said. a conference of like-minded and other identity groups to “After the speakers left, you students from different stu- conferences so they can expe- wanted to change the world.” dents, meeting other students rience something outside of HOLA president Julian from different places was im- Xavier,” Razo said. Razo noted that the Huerta portant,” senior international “I believe we’re in a bubble Find Your Voice Workshop business major Alfredo Mer- and getting exposure to other was the most motivational ex- cedes said. universities and experiences perience of USHLI for him. “It was an engaging event is really empowering.” “It made me think about and be grateful for what I have,” Razo said. “Just seeing all those Lati- February 24 nos and being able to witness Photo courtesy of Instagram what they mean in the com- Student Government Accompanied by Spanish professor David Inczaukis, S.J., the above nine members of HOLA spent three days in Chicago at the USHLI conference. munity and how they give Association Meeting Recap back in the community was BY MO JUENGER founder of the Institute, just inspirational.” COURTESY OF CLARISSA DIXON 6WDৼ:ULWHU Hamilton composer Lin-Man- Students agreed that the Students representing the uel Miranda, the first Latina trip also bonded them clos- ‡ With a vote of 13-3, the Senate decided to en- Hispanic Organization and surgeon general and several er as a Xavier organization. dorse a statement published by the Jesuit Stu- LatinX Awareness (HOLA) congresspeople. Many noted that their daily dent Government Alliance calling for more club said “¡Adiós!” to the Unit- Out of the approximated reflections helped to create a LGBTQ-friendly housing. Moving forward, ed States Hispanic Leadership 6,000 total students in atten- safe space where they could the Senate believes it needs to explore gen- Institute (USHLI) on Sunday dance, Xavier was represent- voice their feelings together. der-inclusive housing options in order to fully after a weekend of keynote ed by nine members of HOLA “Everyone opened up a commit to this statement. speakers, workshops and sem- and faculty member David In- little bit… There were hap- inars. czaukis, S.J. py and sad tears,” junior ear- ‡ The Senate met with Bill Moran, Senior Di- The group traveled to Chi- “It was necessary to be in ly childhood education ma- rector of Auxiliary Services, to discuss the cago for the three day con- a space with professional and jor Katie Casablanca said. “I student perception of ConneX and to gauge ference. The event included like-minded people who are talked about my life and my areas which need improvement. both professional and social goal-oriented,” senior liberal hardships and my family… it experiences, such as a gradu- arts major and HOLA Vice really brought us together as ‡ Senators Dan Joyce and Patrick Finlay have ate school recruitment fair, a President Grant Russell said. people.” decided to create a committee to review the plethora of cultural foods and “Representation matters, and “People spoke out in a space Higher Learning Commission’s document for live music. it was good for this organiza- where we were able to share Xavier’s reaccreditation. USHLI also featured sev- tion to be there to see what we our ideas and know it was able eral speakers, including the could be.” to stay in that space,” Razo Peer ambassadors aid in navigating the job market BY JOSEPH COTTON ing reverberate through the students prepare for the ev- They also help promote career perspective. 6WDৼ:ULWHU Conaton Learning Commons er-looming future. fairs and other CDO activities. Another reason behind the As students move swiftly in (CLC), three trustworthy stu- These students are the ca- In all of these dimensions, team’s success is their exten- and out of classrooms and the dents sit patiently on the fifth reer ambassadors. The team a career ambassador is de- sive traning that begins before sounds of printing and typ- floor of the building, helping is trained to assist students signed to be a starting point the start of the school year. through any stage of career for students with questions or Subsequently, they are able to development. who are in need of technical efficiently connect students to These three student em- assistance. useful information. ployees are senior psycholo- “I see us as peer coaches for While all three ambassa- gy major Caitlin Richmond, students,” Zelis said. “It is the dors recognize that their role senior business analytics ma- same service you have with a is accompanied by lots of re- jor Bailey Tiu and senior eco- career coach on a more indi- sponsibility, they also share a nomics and management dou- vidual level where it’s easier sense of accomplishment in ble major Carolanne Zelis. to come with an unprepared helping others. The primary task of career idea and brainstorm.” “You get to see all the cool ambassadors is to assist stu- She continued to explain things that students are do- dents in acquiring internships that having a conversation ing,” Richmond said. “You or jobs. Most commonly, the with a certified career coach hear about all the things that team aids in creating or ed- can be daunting. As fellow Xavier is doing to prepare iting resumes, writing cover students, career ambassadors students and how their ex- letters and locating appropri- can often ease this stress. tracurriculars are preparing ate jobs either on or off cam- “Because I am a student, I them for their career.” pus. think I have a different van- Zelis also explained that The team is also tasked tage point on what students the team is currently looking with creating online profiles, are looking for,” Tiu added. to expand in order to have preparing students for inter- “I can relate to what they’re more of a presence in the views or even negotiating sal- stressed out about and what CDO. aries. they really need help with.” Undergraduate students As employees of the Career One of the reasons the can receive help from the ca- Development Office (CDO), team finds their work success- reer ambassadors during their career ambassadors are also ful is because they are able to daily drop-in hours on the Photo courtesy of Caitlin Richmond responsible for leading work- tap in to their knowledge of fifth floor of the CLC from Caitlin Richmond (left), Bailey Tiu (middle) and Carolanne Zelis (right) are shops about job preparation career development in con- 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. every Mon- the three career ambassadors who prepare students for the workforce. for clubs or residence halls. junction with their student day through Friday. 4 February 26, 2020 U.S. & World News xaviernewswire.com Wuhan virus threatens 2020 Olympics Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe insists games will happen despite concerns BY ANDREW ZERMAN the Olympics now.” 6WDৼ:ULWHU The governor of the Tokyo region, Yuriko Koike, echoed a Concerns are rising across similar sentiment. the globe over whether or Koike acknowledges the not the 2020 Tokyo Summer large sizes of the stadiums Olympics will be postponed, that will be used for the games or cancelled altogether, be- and tells the Japan Times that cause of the Wuhan coronavi- she “is worried about (nCov).” rus (nCov). Koike recently acknowl- Senior International Olym- edged that she has been pic Committee member Dick speaking to national and local Pound estimates that there is authorities about how to best a three-month window to de- contain nCov. Containing the cide on whether or not to con- virus can be a challenge, espe- tinue with the games. cially with the large number Pound also added that if of Chinese athletes who will the games were at the point of be competing at the Games. not being put on, it will prob- Koike made a statement to ably end up being cancelled the Japan Times about the im- instead of postponed. portance of the “small things” The Olympics have not in virus prevention. This in- been cancelled since World cludes the washing of hands War II. and wearing protective masks The virus started in Wu- when in public spaces. han, China, shortly before This is not the first time a the turn of the decade and global virus has been promi- its symptoms include a fe- nent at the same time as the ver, along with coughing and Photo courtesty of the BBC Olympic Games. There was sneezing. The primary means a H1-N1 (better known as The 2020 Summer Olympics are in jeopardy after the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. The International of transmission is from drop- Olympic Committee has said it will decide on whether or not to cancel the summer games by the end of May. swine flu) during the 2010 lets in sneezing and coughing. Winter Olympic Games in Mainland China currently spike exponentially. Paralympic games, far exceed- unteers was supposed to oc- Vancouver, Canada. The 2016 has about 98% of 80,000 to- Shinzo Abe, the current ing their original prediction cur on Feb. 22 and will be Summer Games in Rio de Ja- tal global cases of nCov, but prime minister of Japan, is of $7 billion. It is also esti- moved to another date. neiro, Brazil, dealt with an 28 countries have reported at resolute on making the games mated that 11,000 athletes Dr. Hitoshi Oshita, a re- outbreak of the Zika virus in least one case. This includes happen. This is in part because will be participating, and spected virologist in Japan, South America. Japan, which now has more of the economic costs put into it may break the record for expressed concern about the The main difference be- than 100 cases. supporting the games and the Olympic attendance. games. tween those outbreaks and In the event that nCov is consumerism added to it. But other Olympic relat- “I’m not sure of the situa- this one is because of Japan’s not in a controlled environ- It is estimated that Ja- ed events will be moved due tion in the end of July,” Oshi- close in proximity to mainland ment when symptoms appear, pan has spent more than $26 to concerns over nCov. The ta said to Fox News. “It would China has deemed the country the numbers of cases can billion for the Olympic and training for the Olympic vol- certainly be difficult to have as vulnerable. Week in review - no police notes edition Bloomberg campaigns with meme advertisements Class ring, name changes, opera preferences, swarms of bees, “Phallic Male,” AI and Twitter help ‡ A high school class ring wings (Feb. 19) ‡ Two thieves broke into a belonging to the late hus- Florida medical marijua- band of a Maine woman ‡ A minister in Indonesia na dispensary at exactly was found under 8 inches has called for the rich to 4:20 a.m. (Feb. 21). of soil in a forest in Fin- marry the poor in order land 47 years after it was to diminish the national ‡ Vegan actor Joaquin first lost (Feb. 16). poverty rate (Feb. 20). Phoenix is producing a new documentary about ‡ A Pennsylvania art mu- ‡ A Swedish ad campaign pig sentience as a form seum discovered that a found in a new poll that of animal rights activ- painting they believed to children prefer watching ism (Feb. 21). be a Rembrandt knockoff an entire opera to eat- was actually painted by ing one piece of broccoli ‡ Firefighters responding Rembrandt himself (Feb. (Feb. 20). to a report of a bee sting 17). in Pasadena, Cali. were Photo courtesy of News Parliament ‡ A Swiss court found that attacked by a swarm %LOOLRQDLUH:DUUHQ%XIIHWKDVÀQDOO\VZLWFKHGIURPDÁLSSKRQH ‡ Ohio hip-hop stars Bone Jägermister’s logo, a stag of 40,000 hostile bees. ‡ The Defense Department clear if Apple CEO Tim Thugs-N-Harmony and cross, is not offensive Firefighters respond- has promised to only use Cook had flown to Oma- have officially changed to Christians. The brand ed by spraying the bees artificial intelligence (AI) ha, Nebr. to help him set their name to Boneless is now permitted to use it with fire extinguishers for good, according to the it up as he had previous- Thugs-N-Harmony in on a variety of products, and carbon dioxide (Feb. Military Times. “We owe ly offered sometime last order to promote Buffa- including cosmetics and 21). it to the American people year (Feb. 24). lo Wild Wings’ boneless mobile phones (Feb. 20). and our men and women ‡ Tempe, Ariz., have an- in uniform to adopt AI ‡ Homeland Security Act- nounced that the “Penis principles that reflect our ing Deputy Secretary Man” vandal did not nation’s values,” Lt. Gen. Cuccinelli asked Twit- work alone, and that Jack Shananah, head of ter for help accessing many other “Penis Men” the Joint Artificial Intelli- a Johns Hopkins map may still be at large (Feb. gence Center, said. “This on the spread of nCov. 21). runs in stark contrast to “Has the Johns Hopkins Russia and China, who map of the coronavirus ‡ Actor Mark Hamill use AI tech for military stopped working for oth- tweeted a request to purposes” (Feb. 25). er people, or just me?” President Donald Cuccilnelli tweeted. Cuc- Trump to pardon the in- ‡ Billionaire Apple investor cilnelli is leading the famously bad Star Wars Warren Buffet has traded Trump Administration’s Photo courtesy of Twitter Holiday Special (Feb. in his $20 flip phone for a response to nCov (Feb. A class ring that was lost in Maine was found in Finland years later. 21). newer iPhone 11. It is un- 25). @xaviernewswire U.S. & World News February 26, 2020 5 Boy Scouts le for bankruptcy Organization to create a victims’ fund that will settle sexual assault lawsuits

BY DAVID LUDWIG 6WDৼ:ULWHU Amid allegations of sexual assault in the organization, the Boy Scouts of America (Boy Scouts) national organization has filed for bankruptcy. The organization has elected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which is available to organiza- tions that wish to redistribute their assets. Also known as “reorgani- zation bankruptcy,” Chapter 11 bankruptcy will allow the Boy Scouts to take funds from other areas in order to create a compensation fund that will aid in settling the sexual as- sault cases that are still pend- ing. Founded in 1910, the Boy Scouts have around 2.3 mil- lion members ranging from Photo Courtesy of wikicommons the ages of 5-21. Initially 3UHVLGHQW'RQDOG7UXPSJLYHVDVSHHFKDWWKH6FRXWLQJ-DPERUHHDWWKH6XPPLWVFRXWFDPSLQ9LUJLQLD7KHQDWLRQDORUJDQL]DWLRQRIWKH%R\ only allowing male members 6FRXWVRI$PHULFDÀOHGIRU&KDSWHUEDQNUXSWF\EHFDXVHRIVH[XDODVVXDOWODZVXLWV7KHRUJDQL]DWLRQZLOOFUHDWHDYLFWLPV·IXQGDVDSDUWRIWKHÀOLQJ in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts programs, Boy Scouts is) an independent organi- ent and as an Eagle Scout,” Rittgers said in a separate in- for them to present their case, began allowing female mem- zation of the national Boy Zahn said. terview with WLWT. which varies by state, has ex- bers in February 2019. Scouts of America. We are While local chapters seem The law firm that Rittgers pired. However, according to the not considering bankruptcy.” hopeful that the organization works for is based in Warren Moving forward, the na- Boy Scouts bankruptcy web- Zahn also stated that the will improve moving forward, County, Ohio, and is involved tional organization of the Boy site, bsarestructuring.org, lo- organization has been mak- some attorneys involved in in one of the sexual assault Scouts states on its restruc- cal area councils will not be ing efforts to create a safe the legal proceedings are tak- cases against the Boy Scouts. turing website that it will affected. In an interview with environment for all members ing a negative stance regard- Due to how long ago many create a trust fund through WLWT, Scout Executive An- and added that approximate- ing the Boy Scouts’ decision of these incidents occurred, the Chapter 11 redistribution drew Zahn of the local Dan ly 90% of the national sexual to declare bankruptcy. “It is some states have begun work- process. Beard Council, explained the assault allegations are from essentially a ‘get out of jail ing to increase the statute of This will allow possible difference between the nation- before the 1980’s. free card’ for business. It will limitations for such cases. victims in the future to come al organization and local chap- “We all agree one victim of really shield and potentially This would allow new alle- forward to submit their cases ters. child abuse is one too many. help the pedophiles be more gations to come forward, even for review and request com- “(The Dan Beard Council It’s outraging to me as a par- secretive,” attorney Charlie after the standard time period pensation. Bloomberg campaigns with meme advertisements

BY CHARLIE GSTALDER person running a social media The image of the bird and Bloomberg purchasing me- ing flashpoint for the much 6WDৼ:ULWHU account for an elderly man’s Sanders was shared online be- mes fits the larger corporate larger debate Democrats and Mike Bloomberg’s presi- political campaign would do,” fore being coopted and built vs. grassroots debate of the the country are having.” dential campaign has begun Titgemeyer said. upon by the Sanders cam- 2020 campaigns. Bloomberg’s personal to purchase meme advertise- The use of memes for po- paign. “You can’t buy a meme, so contributions outweigh con- ments on Instagram. The litical gain is not a new phe- “The difference in this case in some senses; that can give a tributions by other wealthy meme campaign was orga- nomenon, Andrew Zolides, is that (the) idea of paying for candidate a feeling of authen- candidates. CNN’s Fredre- nized by Meme 2020, a new a communications professor a meme... The whole point of ticity that you don’t get see- ka Schouten reported that company comprised of many who specializes in digital me- a meme is to participate in a ing an ad run on TV or Hulu,” Bloomberg has spent $464 influential meme makers in- dia, explained. culture... When (corporations Zolides said. “It’s the same million on his campaign since cluding the CEO of Jerry Me- “The difference here is this post a particular meme), the idea as the frustration about November. In 2016, President dia, Mick Purzycki. extreme feeling that it is inau- meme is considered dead,” money standing in for honest Trump spent $66 million of The memes were all styled thentic and bought. It seems Zolides added. support. In a weird way, me- his personal wealth on his as fake direct messages from counter to the definition of Zolides feels that mes have become an interest- campaign. Bloomberg and were post- memes,” Zolides added. ed on at least 22 accounts, Zolides defines memes as including Instagram meme “attempts to describe the dis- juggernauts grapejuiceboys creet units of social expres- and kalesalad. The accounts sion that get passed down.” have nearly 59 million follow- Under this definition, jin- ers between them. On Feb. gles, inside jokes and the three 14, Facebook announced that lined S can all be described as unlike traditional campaign memes, according to Zolides. advertisements, memes are Memes are “popular culture not subject to audience review not from the top down; but because Facebook does not from the bottom up,” Zolides earn profit. However, spon- said. sored memes must utilize Bloomberg’s use of memes Facebook’s sponsored content differs from other candidates’ tools. campaigns, such as Senator First-year Philosophy, Pol- Bernie Sanders’ campaign. itics and the Public major An- “Some memes can start at a drew Titgemeyer realized the grassroots level and then (be) memes were sponsored even taken by a campaign,” Zolides before sponsored content said. tools were utilized. One example of memes on “I knew they were paid for a grassroots level is the meme by a political campaign be- that was created when a bird Photo courtesty of Flickr cause they weren’t funny... landed on Sander’s podium Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has begun to purchase memes from popular Instagram meme accounts. they felt like something an old during a 2016 speech. 7KHPHPHVZHUHVW\OHGDVIDNHGLUHFWPHVVDJHVWKDWFDPHIURPWKHRIÀFDO%ORRPEHUJFDPSDLJQDFFRXQW 6 February 26, 2020 Opinions & Editorials xaviernewswire.com Our meaning is transcending tragedy After looking far and wide, own life. I’m sure that every- herent tragedy should put you est with yourself on how you slightly less tragic place that talking to many wise people, one has a story about how their in a bad mood. Once you real- can be better. It’s all about the people actually want to come and looking over my philoso- family was torn apart by sick- ize this truth, you are called to journey. to. This may be a small exam- phy notes, I have finally found ness or do some- So, what does transcending ple, but can you imagine if you the secret to a meaningful life. about how If you’re going to thing the tragedy of life look like? applied it to the entirety of I do have to warn you, howev- a close transcend the tragedy of about it. It should look different for ev- Xavier’s campus? The entire er, it’s not necessarily amazing friend life in a way that pushes You are erybody, but there should also city? The entire world? Imag- news. passed called to be similarities. You should be ine the suffering we could pre- To get a share in this mean- away in a the world slightly toward transcend working to push yourself and vent if we all just cleaned up ing, you first have to accept one car acci- the good, you’re going to the trag- the world toward the “good” after ourselves. thing as true: Life is a tragedy. dent. If need to become the best edy and and away from the “bad.” I Notice that I am not argu- This one is pretty obvious. If you can’t version of yourself you to aim like to think of it as striving ing this as the secret to a hap- you think otherwise, you’re see trage- for some- for heaven and avoiding hell. I py life. I actually think that our just naive. Just look at your dy in your can possibly be. thing bet- don’t mean that in a religious culture puts too much empha- own life, ter, even sense. For me, it is very con- sis on happiness. Just think all you have to do is read the if you fail. This call, my fel- crete. As I stated earlier, the about it, with all of the trag- news to hear about how life low Musketeers, is where the world is a tragic place and you edy in the world, how can you has put people through some meaning of life is found. can easily act in a way that possibly expect yourself to seriously tough times. Wheth- If you’re going to transcend makes it worse. consistently be happy. Even if er it’s gang violence in Los the tragedy of life in a way For example, if you leave you are happy at the moment Angeles or wildfires in Aus- that pushes the world slightly trash around your dorm room, you eat a candy bar or get a tralia, there is no shortage of toward the good, you’re go- you’re going to upset your promotion, it’s not reasonable tragedy afflicting human expe- ing to need to become the best roommates and make the envi- to expect happiness to be your rience. version of yourself you can ronment in your room a slight- default emotional state. Pursue Joseph Cotton is a soph- Now, accepting this truth is possibly be. Everybody can ly more hostile and negative meaning, not happiness. omore Philosophy, Politics probably going to be a hard pill articulate an aspect of them- place every time you do it. On So, dear reader, the world and the Public major. He is to swallow. It was definitely selves they can improve. You the other hand, if you consis- may be a tough place, but you a staff writer for the News- hard for me. However, I don’t need to accept the fact that you tently clean up after yourself, are tougher. It’s all about the wire from Dearborn, Mich. think that accepting life’s in- will never be perfect. Be hon- you can make your room a journey. Respect the process Escaping the trap of stress one break at a time Every semester at Xavier friends add on new responsi- energizes you. way to visualize me week. time I spend sleeping or eat- seems to start the same way, bilities to their plates. On top When you’re tired, over- Then, it’s easy to assign time ing, I prioritize what needs to with a rush of excitement and of all that, I’m a second semes- worked and have too much on slots to different assignments get done. a little bit of dread. After four ter senior and have the added your plate, it’s easy to get slug- or tasks. When you’ve only First, look at what deadlines weeks (or three months) of stress of trying to figure out gish. Staying up to finish three got a half hour between class- can’t be changed (think tests time to relax, I’m desperate for my post-grad plans. papers and study for a test isn’t es and work it can be tempting or events) and get those done some structure to return to my Since getting back to school going to make your grades any to try and squeeze schoolwork first. But, if there are things schedule. I’ve been sleeping less, eating higher, but it will take a toll in, when in reality your body that don’t have pressing dead- I’m also ecstatic to live worse and seeing my friends on your and mind need lines, email a professor and within walking distance of less frequently. It’s hard, and body. That is the trap that that time for a ask for an extension. If you my friends, regain a sense of often the only solution to It’ll also break. But, if communicate early enough, independence and feel like I’m beating this immense to-do take a college (and the you’ve sched- very few people will ask you working towards a goal. But list seems to be bearing down toll on working world) like us uled time lat- to sacrifice your wellbeing for even with all of these new be- and working through it. Nev- your to fall into, the myth er to crank out a deadline. And if they do, find ginnings, I’m always nervous er taking a break, pulling ability that working yourself that homework, better people, taking a break is about what’s coming next. all-nighters and living off of to focus then there’s no important. Not only for you, At least the first few days a variety of caffeinated bever- and re- to death pays off. pressure to take but also the work you do. of syllabus week were pretty ages. Now that we’re almost tain in- some time off. easy, and clubs hadn’t started halfway through the semes- formation. Even if that time is spent do- so there’s plenty of free time. ter, I feel like I haven’t taken a So, my advice to you is to ing something like scrolling I could cook, go out in the eve- breath in weeks. slow down, and take a break. through Tik-Tok, taking a nings, sleep for a full night and That is the trap that college It may feel impossible as the break is good for you. still have time leftover for my- (and the working world) like semester only gets crazier and Second, with good commu- self. But as the semester goes us to fall into, the myth that deadlines get closer, but there nication and prior planning, on, things have only gotten working yourself to death are ways to mitigate that stress deadlines are usually flexible. busier. Eventually, as course- pays off. and find some time for your- When I’m stressed out and work has been piling on, work It doesn’t, and remembering self. realizing that the amount of Sam Peters is a senior for the extracurriculars I’ve to slow down and take a break First, getting organized can work I have to get done is im- Philosophy, Politics and the been involved in has also got- makes you more effective. Not help you find time to take a possible to get done in the time Public and economics double ten more time intensive. only does taking a break and break. Having a list of every- I have available, it feels like I’m major. She is a guest writ- I’ve started picking up more making time for yourself make thing you need to do, and when drowning. But, instead of cut- er for the Newswire from hours at work, and watched you more productive, but it re- it’s due, works for me as a good ting down on the much needed Auorora, Ill.

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Clarissa Dixon, Hunter Ellis, Kate Ferrell, Charlie Gstalder, @xaviernewswire Opinions & Editorials February 26, 2020 7 We need to better mental health care The U.S. is facing a mental seriously contemplate suicide. censed clinicians, each sees an pressant, are assessed not by a $249,850 annually, significant- health crisis amid its younger Of all people aged 18-29 who average of 30 clients per week. psychiatrist but by a TriHealth ly more than necessary for generations, and Xavier Uni- suffer from a severe mental This is through a combination general practitioner. The psy- new hires. This would increase versity is on the verge of fac- illness, only 40% receive treat- of individual and group ther- chiatrist only prescribes medi- the average net cost of attend- ing the consequences. ment. apy. cation for more complex needs. ing Xavier by 0.14%, a largely While Xavier’s mental Last semester, someone While Xavier has no limit Fixing these problems is negligible change in tuition. health system is one of the very close to me had been go- on the number of free coun- easy. According to salary.com, Salaries are expensive, talk is best among similarly-sized ing to the Health United Build- seling sessions one can attend, the salary range of a college/ cheap, and lives are priceless. colleges, more staff must be ing for therapy. At one session, it is lying by omission. Of the university psychologist in the Xavier administration, your hired. I fear failure to do so they told their therapist that mental illnesses that require Cincinnati area is $59,330- mental health services are crit- will result in student suicides they were suicidal with a date long-term support, only the $76,400 annually. The salary ically understaffed, and thus within the near future. and plan. They were notified it students who are experiencing range of a higher education you are faced with a choice: Before I begin, I’m Charlie, would be two weeks until their limited resources or certain counselor in the Cincinnati You can either hire more pro- I have a generalized anxiety next appointment, and were cultural factors stay under the area is $48,429-$64,426 annu- fessionals, or you can begin to disorder and I battled anxiety told to talk to a friend about permanent care of the univer- ally. The average salary range dust off your black suits and and depression throughout all their feelings until then. sity. The overwhelming ma- of a psychiatrist in the Cincin- dresses. Act now, or students of high school. My freshman This type of response is jority of students requiring nati area is $96-$152 per hour. will die. year of high school, two stu- disgusting, unacceptable, dan- long-term care get a “warm Using the low end of these dents died by suicide within gerous and not the fault of the handoff ” in which the univer- assessments, the annual cost two weeks. I cried while re- therapists who work tirelessly sity works with a student’s in- of adding two higher educa- searching this piece. and dutifully to help Xavier surance and their community tion counselors and one col- Let’s start with some na- students. The fault lies within partners to find a student out- lege/university psychologist tional statistics. According to the administration’s failure to side help. is $156,138. Combining this a 2017 study conducted by the employ an adequate number I understand this practice is figure with the cost of mak- National Institute of Men- of staff. necessary regardless of staff- ing our visiting psychiatrist tal Health, the 18-25 year old Within Xavier University ing, but I am perturbed none- available for an additional four demographic has the highest Counseling Services (separate theless. The university does hours each week, for the 38 rate of both mental illness and from the Psychological Ser- not employ a full-time psychia- weeks of classes, indicates a Charlie Gstalder is a first- severe mental illness, at rates vices Center, aka Sycamore trist. Rather, the psychiatrist is total annual cost of $170,780. year English and philosophy of 25.8% and 7.5% respective- House) nine practitioners are available for a mere four hours Increasing the Student double major. He is a staff ly. The National Alliance on available. Of these nine prac- each Friday. Because of this, Wellness Fee, which funds writer for the Newswire Mental Illness states that each titioners, five are trainees. students requiring SSRIs, the the counseling services, by from Westchester, N.Y. year, 10% of college students Of the four independently li- most common type of antide- $50 would net the university Learn how to play golf: It’s a life skill Golf is an awesome sport make the most challenging child didn’t want, more than doing endless cardio when Learning how to play golf is a that is not just for old re- golf courses in the world anything , to drive a golf cart? you could go out with your life skill in the working world. tired white men. I personally look like your local putt-putt Aside from that, you can friends and get in a nice work- Whether you’re working in learned how to start playing place you were forced to go to stuff hot dogs and all the tasty out without even thinking sales and are taking a client golf at the age of three. Both for some family fun time. Do treats (which can be found in about it? If you don’t believe out to play or simply trying of my parents have been avid not be deceived — golf is ex- any pro shop) in your mouth me, go walk 18 holes with a to impress your bosses at a golfers most of their lives and tremely hard. for relatively cheap. Some golf bag slung around your company golf outing, being at were keen on passing down For those of us who do not of my shoulder for least a competent golfer will their knowledge to me. have the time or resources to great- ...your mind will fall into four hours, complement your work life in From a young age, golf make golf our primary objec- est the rhythm of trying to and you’ll more ways than one. taught me many things. Per- tive in life, the game becomes dining perfect each shot. I know change your While I have not yet en- fecting a golf swing, as I soon much harder. The lessons of expe- from experience that golf mind. tered the working world to came to find out, is impossible. learning to be patient and riences Aside experience this myself, there When you watch any number keeping a level head on the h a v e has boosted my mental from its have been countless days of professionals on TV, they course when things aren’t come health many times by physical when my parents have come going your way are the two on a hot providing me with some health ben- home from work boasting most important things I have sum- time off from my real- efits, play- about how their golf perfor- been able to gain from being mer day ing golf is mance got their foot in the a golfer. when world problems. a great way door with the right people. Now, aside from the trials I made to relieve Unlike other sports, golf and tribulations of an average the turn to the back nine and stress. As soon as you tee off can be played through retire- round of trying to hit that picked up an ice cold Coke on the first hole, your mind ment and beyond. It’s engag- tiny ball into a hole, golf is with a loaded up hot dog to go will fall into the rhythm of ing and offers much more than fun! Don’t believe people who along with it. trying to perfect each shot. simply hitting a ball down the tell you it’s boring — they are One of the more under- I know from experience that fairway. I encourage everyone wrong. There are many fun rated aspects of golf is the Will Pembroke is a first- golf has boosted my mental to go beyond just playing mini things to do while golfing. amount of time you get to year Philosophy, Politics health many times by provid- golf. Try the real thing, and if First and foremost, if spend getting exercise in the and the Public major. He is ing me with some time off you need someone to go with you’re lucky, you can drive great outdoors. Why would a staff writer for the News- from my real-world problems. you, I can always be persuaded a golf cart! Golf carts make you want to be cooped up in wire from Glen Ellyn, Ill. My final point might be to play. Golf is a life skill — everything better. Who as a some sweaty disgusting gym one of the most important. learn it. 8 February 26, 2020 Sports @xaviernewswire Musketeers easily exorcise Blue Demons 78-67 Xavier nets season-best 12 3-pointers and led for all but 24 seconds in game “The rebounding war is re- BY LUKE FELICIANO Sports Editor ally upsetting … That’s not good enough and we gotta do Xavier had a prime oppor- better.” tunity to recoup from a rough Two of Xavier’s freshmen, offensive performance last guard KyKy Tandy and for- Saturday against Villanova ward Zach Freemantle each when facing the Big East’s scored in double digits. Tan- last-place team, DePaul, on dy showcased his driving Tuesday night. skills with 10 points while The Musketeers accom- Freemantle hovered around plished and then some, with the paint for 11 points. flashy yet confident play. Marshall, the team’s lead- Their scorching start from ing scorer, netted a team-high beyond the arc (10-19 in the 23 points. He also had six re- first half, 48% overall), pro- bounds and distributed six pelled them to a runaway 78- assists. 67 victory. Xavier only trailed for 24 “After the Villanova loss, seconds throughout the game we took practice very serious- and learned from its pitfalls ly,” junior forward Naji Mar- from the last meeting with shall said. “Guys got in the DePaul when it had some gym, worked on their jump troubles handling the Blue shots, worked on their game, Demons’ press. watched film. (We were) real- “I thought we got off to ly locked in the last two days a good start tonight,” Steele and it showed on the court. said. “Our defense will be the We gotta keep that going.” key to that … I thought we Just about everyone had finished the game the right the hot hand Tuesday night Newswire photo by Desmond Fischer way. We had a little more as the Musketeers touted Freshman guard KyKy Tandy supplied offense off the bench with 10 points in 16:28 of on-court action. His poise against their press (and) their best shooting perfor- H[SORVLYHQHVVWRWKHULPZDVRQGLVSOD\DVKHDOVRFKLSSHGLQWZRSRLQWÀHOGJRDOVGXULQJWKHWHDP·VZLQ inbounding the ball.” mance from distance. The baskets,” Steele said. “You the Musketeers once 13-point who had a total of 22 turn- The Musketeers now find Musketeers’ 12 3-pointers gotta find a way to get two, lead nearly evaporated with overs. themselves on a two-game marked a new season high. four, six, eight points, easy the Blue Demons drawing as Steele emphasized that road trip in the final leg of Xavier played exception- points, easy buckets – wheth- close as one possession to ty- Xavier could have done a bet- the regular season. al in transition with 16 fast er it’s on the glass, in transi- ing the game. ter job controlling the glass Every win will be crucial break points. The Musketeers tion. That’s the difference be- However, the Muske- as the Musketeers were out- not only for postseason hopes forced the issue by finding the tween winning and losing … teers hung onto the lead and rebounded 40-25. but more immediately for a outlet man in a snap and at- If we get a stop, we’re going, stepped on the gas — taking “We can’t get bullied on more favorable seeding for tacking the basket. we’re running.” advantage of haphazard of- the glass. We’re not going the Big East Tournament in “We gotta get some easy Early in the second half, fensive play from DePaul –— down that way,” Steele said. a few weeks. Women’s tennis wins a pair on road trip Musketeers place third Xavier aces Miami (OH) & Cleveland State at the Rio Verde Invitational BY JOE CLARK BY WILL PEMBROKE 6WDৼ:ULWHU 6WDৼ:ULWHU Xavier women’s tennis Xavier women’s golf had Spring picked up two road wins last an impressive showing this weekend, knocking off Mi- past week at the Rio Verde ami (OH) 4-3 Friday evening Invitational, finishing in third Events before sweeping Cleveland place with a 54-hole total of State 7-0 on Sunday. 909 (+39). Arkansas State Dr. Donnis Thompson Invi- Against Miami, Xavier’s won the tournament with a tational (Kaneohe, Hawaii) No. 1 doubles team of juniors final score of 880 (+16). Ahmeir Kyle and Kaitlin Ru- The Musketeers ended up Tuesday March 10-Wednes- ether won 6-2 before its No. 3 in third place in both par 4 day March 11 doubles team of sophomores scoring at 4.22 and total pars Anna Letto and Natalie Moy- with 168. er won 6-4 to clinch the dou- Junior Morgan Tinsley John Kirk Panther Inter- bles point. was the top scorer for Xavi- collegiate (Stockbridge, Xavier went up 2-0 after er, finishing in a tie for 15th Ga.) Moyer won in straight sets in place with a 224 total. Tins- No. 5 singles, but Miami got ley recorded 36 pars and five Sunday March 29-Tuesday their first point after Laura birdies in her 54-hole outing. March 31 Rico knocked off Kyle in No. Graduate senior Mikayla Photo courtesy of goxavier.com 1 singles. Fitzpatrick and junior Andie A three-set Miami win Freshman Anna Roggenburk was named the Big East Athlete of the Shukow paced Xavier with Week after earning two singles wins and a doubles win last weekend. Lady Buckeye Spring Invi- at No. 6 singles tied up the two top-30 finishes. Fitzpat- tational (Columbus, Ohio) match at two points apiece, quickly grabbed the doubles Reichenbach won in a su- rick finished in a tie for 22nd but freshman Anna Roggen- point as No. 3 doubles ended per tiebreak, dropping the and led the Musketeers in par Saturday April 18-Sunday burk, who was named the Big in a forfeit win for Xavier, and first set 6-2 before winning 3 scoring at 3.07 while shoot- April 19 East Athlete of the Week, Reichenbach and Roggenburk the next set 7-5 and taking ing even par on par 5 holes. put Xavier back on top with won handily with a 6-1 win the tiebreak 10-4. Shukow tied for 28th and a three-set 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 win. at No. 2 doubles to grab the Kyle finished off the sweep carded a team-best 37 total Big East Championships Xavier then clinched the point. with another super tiebreak pars. (Okatie, S.C.) match with a three-set win for Xavier won No. 6 singles win, as she won 6-3, 4-6, 10-5. Junior Ke’Asha Phillips Ruether, although Miami did by forfeit, then Roggenburk The two wins bring Xavi- tied for 31st place with a 229 Friday April 24-Sunday April win another point as Lysova picked up a straight-set win er’s record for the spring (+13) total and junior Amy 26 Milana beat senior Rachael at No. 2 singles. season to 5-4 as it begin con- Kucera finished in 61st place Reichenbach at No. 4 singles Ruether followed with a ference play this weekend on with a 237 (+21). NCAA Regionals (TBD) to finish the match 4-3 in fa- straight set win at No. 4 sin- the road against Marquette The Musketeers return to vor of the Musketeers. gles, and Moyer followed up on Saturday before traveling the links March 10-11 at the Monday May 11-Wednesday On Sunday afternoon in with a 7-6, 6-0 win at No. 5 to Chicago to face DePaul on Dr. Donnis Thompson Invi- May 13 Cleveland, the Musketeers singles. Sunday afternoon. tational in Hawaii. @xaviernewswire Sports February 26, 2020 9 Women’s hoops takes down Providence at home A’riana Gray records 25th straight double-double with 25 points and 11 boards

BY JOE CLARK trailing by nine points head- 6WDৼ:ULWHU ing into the second quarter. Xavier women’s basketball Creighton shot 9-14, good for returned from a two-game a .643 field-goal percentage in road trip last Friday against the first quarter. Providence for a matinee Xavier cut the Creighton start. lead to seven with 7:54 left In front of 3,317 fans for in the second quarter, but Field Trip Day (Xavier’s sec- Creighton seized an eight- ond-largest home crowd of point lead into the half. Soph- the season), the Musketeers omore Carrie Gross led the pulled out a 61-42 win over Musketeers with seven points the Friars. On Sunday, the at the half. Musketeers fell to Creighton, The Bluejays extended 76-62 in the team’s home fi- their lead to 14 in the third nale. quarter before Gray went on The Musketeers’ defense a 6-0 run by herself to put was stifling in the first quar- Xavier back within eight at ter, only allowing the Friars 43-35. Creighton responded to score five points while as- by going on a 16-7 run to put suming a 12-5 lead. itself up comfortably at 59-42. Xavier built its lead up to While Xavier outscored 19-8 after starting the sec- Creighton 20-17 in the fourth ond quarter on a 7-3 run, but quarter, it wasn’t enough, as Providence responded with Creighton picked up the 76- a 10-0 run to make it a one- 62 road win. point game. Newswire photo by Desmond Fischer Gray scored 11 of her The Musketeers main- Junior forward A’riana Gray’s uber productive 2019-20 season continued last Friday against Providence as team-high 21 points in the tained a one-point lead at the she recorded her 25th straight double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds in the 61-42 home victory. fourth quarter, while ju- break, leading 21-20. Provi- ter with an 8-2 run to cut ing 25 points and grabbing due to Xavier’s ability to force nior guard Aaliyah Dunham dence opened the second half Xavier’s lead to 42-38, but a 11 rebounds. This included 21 turnovers. The Musketeers chipped in 12 points. by taking a 24-23 lead, but 13-2 Xavier run put them up second-half points. produced 17 turnovers, which Xavier’s continues the fi- a 15-3 Xavier run gave the 15 at 55-40, and the Muske- Redshirt freshman guard they converted into 24 points nal stretch of the year on the Musketeers a double-digit teers would close out the 61- Ayanna Townsend was also in of their own. The win was road as it takes on Seton Hall lead at 38-27. 42 win. double-figures with 10 points. Xavier’s third of the season. Friday night before traveling Heading into the fourth, Junior forward A’riana Providence’s 42 points Against Creighton, Xavi- across state lines to battle St. Xavier led 40-30. Providence Gray recorded her 25th were a season-low for the Fri- er faced adversity after go- John’s on Sunday to bookend came out hot in the final quar- straight double-double, scor- ars, which was in large part ing down 15-8 early before the regular season. FC Cincinnati head coaching carousel continues Ron Jans resigns from his post after uttering a racial slur in the locker room

BY HUNTER ELLIS and play style, it has been even 6WDৼ:ULWHU more difficult for the team to produce consistent results on FC Cincinnati will kick the pitch. off its second season in Ma- In order to provide more jor League Soccer (MLS), but continuity despite many the team will begin the 2020 coaching changes, FC Cin- campaign without a full-time cinnati has embraced a Dutch manager. identity during the past year. News broke on Feb. 14 that Last summer, the team hired Ron Jans, now the former FC General Manager Gerard Ni- Cincinnati manager, was be- jkamp from the Netherlands. ing investigated by the MLS The team now has three for using a racial slur and that high-profile Dutch players, in- he would be stepping away cluding Jürgen Locadia, Siem from the team while the inves- de Jong, and Van der Werff. tigation took place. While the team will hope One week later, the team to regroup under Damet, Ni- announced Jans was resigning Photo courtesy of espn.com jkamp has already confirmed from his position voluntarily Former FC Cincinnati head coach Ron Jans resigned from his position after an investigation revealed he one of his targets to be the as the team’s head coach. uttered a racial slur in front of his players at the team’s preseason camp. He was hired in August last year. next coach of FC Cincinnati Jans was accused of utter- ment “the narrative that the deserve this.” club decided to move on from is Jaap Stam, a former Man- ing the racial slur in front of conduct here involved singing Meanwhile, team captain Jans because of a rift in the chester United player. players — an incident which along to song lyrics is com- Kendall Waston was seen lik- locker room. Nonetheless, the coaching was reported by a player to pletely false.” ing a batch of tweets speaking Even if Jans was found to predicament could not have the MLS Players Association Club President Jeff Ber- negatively about Jans, includ- have used the slur out of igno- come at a worse time for the (MLSPA). ding revealed as the investi- ing one which, originally in rance and could return to his team. FC Cincinnati brought According to Jans, the in- gation unfolded that “some Spanish, read “Hopefully they position, he likely would not in six players over the offsea- cident occurred in the locker themes emerged.” Berding take away (Jans’) coaching li- have the support of the whole son who will likely be in the room while he was singing took swift action last week cense.” locker room. This disconnect starting lineup. along to a song that was play- saying that all club employees After his resignation, Jans could have led to poorer per- Things were beginning to ing that contained the word. will undergo cultural sensi- apologized to those who may formance by the club. click in the preseason as well Some have criticized his use tivity training following the have felt offended by his state- FC Cincinnati will hope after they beat the Philadel- of the word a clumsy attempt events that have transpired. ments. He said, “I don’t feel to unite under interim coach phia Union 1-0 in a preseason to bond with the locker room Some players have been guilty, but I really apologize if Yoann Damet, who will take friendly. while others have dismissed more vocal about the issue, in- I hurt feelings.” over for a second term as in- Now, the team will have to the incident as a cultural mis- cluding Maikel Van der Werff, Jans’ use of the racial slur terim coach in less than a year. rely on Damet’s leadership to understanding. who was brought in last sum- is perhaps not the only reason The loss of Jans is the fourth not only fix the dynamic in the Jans hails from the Neth- mer since he had formerly he vacated his position. The coaching change that FC Cin- locker room, but also to get erlands, and has only been in played under Jans. resignation came before the cinnati has made since the wins on the pitch. America for about six months. “There is anger and dis- findings of MLS’ investiga- team’s promotion to the MLS Since it’s likely that it may However, the MLSPA dis- appointment in the players’ tion were released. in March 2019. be a few weeks before a new puted this, saying in a state- group,” he said. “(Jans) did not This could signify that the Without a consistent coach coach is named, FC Cincinnati 10 February 26, 2020 Arts & Entertainment xaviernewswire.com Opinion: Batty for one last Batman creasingly clear that, despite performances in films like how hard his enemies try, no- Good Time and The Lighthouse. body can kill the Batman. Aside from Pattinson, the What do Christian Bale, rest of the cast is equally as Ben Affleck, Will Arnett talented. Zoë Kravitz as Cat- and even Jimmy Kimmel all woman, Colin Farrell as the have in common? They’ve all Penguin, Paul Dano as the played Batman at one point in Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as the span of a single decade. Commissioner Gordon and And next year, Robert Pat- Andy Serkis as Alfred will be tinson will take up the Caped fantastic to watch. Regardless Crusader’s cowl. of how it’s written, there’s On the one hand, I’m sick no question this will be one of Batman. The Dark Knight well-acted film. is my third favorite super- It’s not just the acting that’s hero of all time, yet I’m sick a cause for excitement. Speak- and tired of seeing his stupid ing to CNET, director Matt face on the big screen. Hav- Reeves gave a taste of what’s en’t there been enough inter- to come from his Batman, de- pretations of Batman, enough scribing it as more of a noir, to make any others superflu- calling it a “detective-driven ous? Filmmakers have retold story.” the same three stories and the He elaborated further, stat- success-fail rate has been neg- ing he would be drawing not ative recently. Despite that… from previous Batman films I’m really excited to see this but from the works of Alfred new movie. Hitchcock. To be quite honest, Robert Pattinson as Batman he had me at Hitchcock. is nothing short of perfect So, are there too many casting. Anything would’ve Batman interpretations these been better than the has-been days? Yes. Have they been bad alcoholic prancing around in in recent years? Absolutely. 3KRWRFRXUWHV\RI9DULHW\FRP slow motion for Zack Snyder But I have hope that with this 7KRXJKÀOPPDNHUVKDYHSURGXFHGPDQ\UHWHOOLQJVDQGLQWHUSUHWDWLRQVRIWKHOHJHQGDU\%DWPDQVRPHIDQV (I wish Ben Affleck a speedy new trilogy, the Caped Cru- KDYHJURZQWLUHGRIWKHP7KHQHZHVWÀOPIHDWXULQJWKH&DSHG&UXVDGHUZLOOVWDU5REHUW3DWWLQVRQDV%DWPDQ recovery). sader will experience a renais- Now we finally have a tal- sance unlike any other super- ented actor as Batman, and I hero story. BY BEN THOMSON test of time and remain rele- sible by various storytellers. can’t wait. And if you think Whether the film is good 6WDৼ:ULWHU vant generation after genera- Otherwise, said character will he’s a bad actor because you or bad, there’s no doubt I’ll be There is one way a fictional tion. They need to be retold become a relic of the past. saw him in Twilight, you need in the front row on opening character can truly stand the and remade as much as pos- However, it’s become in- to check out his power-house night. Ordinary Man leaves a lukewarm impression BY ANDREW ZERMAN 6WDৼ:ULWHU Graveyard” with Duff McKa- gan also follows the stucture It has been 50 years since of “Straight to Hell.” “Ordi- the world was introduced to nary Man” features Elton John Ozzy Osbourne and 41 since on the piano and as a backing he left the metal band Black vocalist. The song is soft, and Sabbath to pursue a solo ca- it sounds more like a song in reer. All these years later, the John’s musical palate than Os- self-proclaimed “Prince of bourne’s, but it is nonetheless Darkness” returns with an al- a beautifully made single. bum at the ripe age of 71, his Osbourne recorded the first in a decade. songs in a frantic duration of While Ordinary Man is full four days. He chose to stop of exhilarating songs and recording once he attained a proves that greatness has no minimum of 10 songs to put age, the album lacks coherence on this album. This was not and the “filler” songs that the wise, as the worst songs are album has keeps it from being certainly forgettable. an otherwise superb product. His collaboration with Post Dating back to his days Malone, “Take What You with Black Sabbath, Osbourne Want,” is an attempt to ap- has recorded songs with un- peal to a new generation, but conventional and dark lyrics. it taints the album more than This album is a continuation any other “filler” song. It is of that, as the songs have lyr- not an Osbourne song, as he ics of the supernatural, death, plays second fiddle to Post drug abuse and ultimately Malone. A rap song on a met- regret. What makes this al- al album is not something that bum different, though, is that Osbourne fans want to hear, Osbourne reflects on his life and they certainly didn’t ask 3KRWRFRXUWHV\RI3DQGRUDFRP 2]]\2VERXUQH·VQHZHVWDOEXPOrdinary Man, IHDWXUHVKLVVLJQDWXUHWKHPHVEXWLQFRUSRUDWHVDVKLIWLQVRXQG throughout the songs. This for it either. WKDWOHDYHVDOXNHZDUPLPSUHVVLRQ8OWLPDWHO\2VERXUQHUHÁHFWVXSRQKLVOLIHWKURXJKWKHPXVLFRIWKHDOEXP reflection was spurred by a However, “It’s A Raid,” series of health scares he had which also features Post Me” have rather eye-popping your life and skip the song. he went out on a mostly high the previous year. Malone, is a victory. It pays lyrics representative of the Ordinary Man was a mixed note, and his longevity within The album opens up with homage to the punk era with cult figure that he is, but the bag skewing to the positive the metal genre that he creat- “Straight to Hell,” an an- the rapid drumming with a musical quality is lacking. Just side, with the best songs be- ed remains unmatched. ti-drug song that features fast pace throughout. This is in case you have never seen a ing worthy of a spot on an Slash from Guns N’ Roses as arguably the most complicat- sci-fi movie, spaceship noises Osbourne compilation album Total score: the lead guitarist. The guitar ed song on the album from a and the stereotypical robotic, while the worst songs were riffs steal the show in addition musical standpoint. high pitched alien noises are deserving of a spot in the gar- to the seemingly ageless voice Other songs such as “Scary put into “Scary Little Green bage. But if this is truly the of Osbourne. “Under the Little Green Men” and “Eat Men.” Save three minutes of last album of Ozzy Osbourne, @xaviernewswire Arts & Entertainment February 26, 2020 11 Star Wars series satis es viewers BY JACK DUNN multiple episodes. “The Bad Batch” suffers from no such Campus News Editor problem. The opening mon- tage makes the battle feel It’s a strange time to be a enormous and that there is to- Star Wars fan. On any given tal and complete devastation. day, you’ll see thousands of The scene makes it feel like tweets saying how they’ll nev- you are actually watching a er watch another minute of war across the stars. Star Wars again. So in a time “The Bad Batch” is every- where it’s impossible to please thing I hoped it would be. It everyone, is it even possible focuses on returning charac- for an animated Star Wars TV ters that I love while intro- show that was last on the air ducing new ones into the mix. in 2013 to entertain Star Wars The action is on par with some fans in 2020? of the greatest scenes in Star The return of Star Wars: Wars. It makes me feel like that The Clone Wars does exact- kid who first saw these char- ly that. The first episode in acters on the big screen when season seven, titled “The Bad he was 10 years old. I can’t Batch,” reintroduces us to wait to see what the rest of familiar characters such as the season has in store. clone trooper Captain Rex The final season of The and pairs them with new char- Clone Wars will be released one acters, modified clones with episode at a time, every Friday “desirable mutations” from on Disney+, for a total of 12 an elite squad known as the episodes ending on May 8. If Bad Batch. The action is spec- you haven’t watched the rest tacular, the story is intense of the series already, I highly and when the episode ends, it Photo courtesy of Starwars.com recommend doing so before leaves you wanting more. It’s The return of Star Wars: The Clone Wars has delighted fans of the series, featuring stellar voice acting, the series ends so you can en- exactly how Star Wars should amazing battle montages and interesting characters that leave viewers eagerly anticipating the next episode. joy the reveals as they happen. feel: leaving me wanting to ties and personalities through The animation of the se- a precursor to the series and It is hard to create a sto- know what happens next. the voices he gives them. Only ries is the best it’s ever been. the look of the show feels like ry that an audience will want Voice actor Dee Bradley the best voice actors are able Clearly having more than five night and day. to watch when they already Baker really shows off his to make a conversation with years to let technology ad- Early on in The Clone Wars, know the end (see the en- skills in this episode. As the themselves into entertaining vance has allowed Dave Filo- the battles between the clone tire Skywalker Saga), but The voice of an army that is a copy television, but this perfor- ni (the apprentice of George and droid armies felt more Clone Wars might just be what of one person, it can be diffi- mance puts Baker among the Lucas who directed, executive like small skirmishes. In what makes Star Wars fans fall in cult to show enough differ- best. produced and starred in The were supposed to be giant love with the saga all over ence between clones to give I won’t spoil exactly what Mandalorian) to have his char- battles between a large num- again. them their own personalities. happens in the new episode, acters have less rigid facial ex- ber soldiers on both sides, you Because of the focus on this but know it calls back to some pressions and have the battle- never saw more than a hand- Total score: new squad of clones, the ep- of the best story arcs in the field’s background feel like it’s ful of troops. As the show isode is almost entirely voiced series, such as Domino Squad, really there as opposed to just went on, these battles even- by him. He does a fantastic job the Citadel and the Order 66 being paintings. I rewatched tually got bigger and better showcasing their unique abili- saga. the 2008 movie that served as and started taking place over Frankie valet’s Waterfowl mesmerizes listeners

Waterfowl is dreamy indie or when it’s warm enough to pop/indie rock. It is mixed sleep with the window open and arranged beautifully with but still cold enough to use notes that flow from the left your duvet. ear to the right and sounds Track seven, “Our Apart- placed so that they seem to ment,” is intentionally nasal- nestle above the corners of ly and harsh. Listening to it my jaw. is like sharing an apartment At 28 minutes, it’s short but with a noisy musician: pur- not too short, and the tracks posefully unpleasant but al- are so cohesive that it should together weirdly enjoyable. I be listened to in one sitting. hate the vocals but can’t stop The five seconds of silence bopping my head to the heavy at the end of the album’s last drum kit. song and beginning of the Track eight, “Try Not to first song signify it is meant Think,” is by far my favorite. to be played on loop. Literally Listening to it is like that feel- none of that actually explains ing you get when someone how the album sounds though, you love catches your glance so let me talk about cereal. or brushes their fingertips Some songs like “Engulfed” lightly across your hand. It is and the second half of “Water electric. It is a fast pulse and Foul” are hard like dry cereal. slow deep breaths and blow- Listening to them feels like ing eyelashes into the wind. It when you first bite into Cap’n epitomizes the album. Crunch, and it breaks and Waterfowl gets five stars. I crumbles as you chew, slight- didn’t think I would like it, but ly cutting the roof of your I have found that I absolutely Newswire photo by Kevin Thomas mouth in the process. Other love it. Remember to listen to Frankie valet’s recently released album Waterfowl enchants its audience with its cohesiveness and the images tracks, like “Soft Skin” and your music recommendations, evoked by the experience. The album’s dreamy feel and intoxicating vocals make it beautiful and enjoyable. the first half of “Water Foul,” folks — you might discover a are gentler. Listening to them treasure. BY CHARLIE GSTALDER friend, not because they genu- ie valet. Yet when I listened feels like cereal in milk, biscuts 6WDৼ:ULWHU inely enjoy the project. I love to the album, I found that it in tea and donuts in coffee. Total score: When someone tells me to it when I’m wrong. is good — not just “good” in Track one, “Nakid,” sounds listen to their friend’s album, A friend told me to listen the “well, my friend made it” cool and smooth. Listening to I immediately assume they are to Waterfowl because they’re type of way, but genuinely, it is like laying your head on suggesting it to support their friends with the band, Frank- unequivocally good. the cold side of the pillow, 12 February 25, 2020 The Back Page xaviernewswire.com Aries: Coronavirus is inevitably coming to America, so you’d better tell your crush how you feel about Academic Buildings them soon. You need to get used to the crushing feeling of despair. BY JOSEPH COTTON Taurus: Aretha Franklin always as Musical Artists 6WDৼ:ULWHU talks about the son of a preacher Alter Hall - Maroon 5 man but never gives any love to the Both got a lot of history. However, aer a renovation in the early 2000s, they are preacher man himself. This one’s for overproduced. Just like everyone else, but somehow still popular. you, Fr. Graham. Gemini: Watch out for any rogue Hailstones - MF DOOM clickbait. Instead, read 12 CRAZY It’s underground. It’s gritty. And it’s a hidden gem of a study place. I’m looking for- horoscopes that you WON’T be- ward to the collaboration tape. Beats produced on the virtual desktop and DOOM lieve. Gemini will surprise you! spitting bars. Plus, they could lm the black and Cancer: Your week will be de- white music video right there. scribed by the Full House theme song: “Everywhere you look there’s Joseph Hall - BTS Yeah, I guess it’s a big thing, but you’ve probably a face of somebody who needs you.” never heard of it. Most likely because it’s for chil- Just a lot of needy goobers on all dren . sides. Leo: Ya ever wonder why the holi- Smith Hall - Drake day whose mascot is a bunny is not e shiny pillar of campus and the music industry. Everything looks new and ex- leap day? Write a research paper on pensive. Also, it’s mostly for White college bros. We need more women in business this. but I guess Cardi B will do for now. Virgo: Try really hard to have boomer energy this week. 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Hinkle has a sense of class that isn’t matched anywhere else on campus. ere is Sagittarius: Don’t let the world something classic about the idea of your favorite professors sitting down at their get you down; the world is your’s! computer with a cup of coee, ready to contribute to the library of knowledge. Seize your friend’s property and use it to your own ends. DOWN Capricorn: Express yourself with- 1. If you feel like humming out words. Noise speaks louder than statements. Break some instruments Tantum ergo sacramentum you in Alter so the noise rings through- might be experiencing this out the building, sorta like how the 2. Steve from Blues Clues piano does when people practice on famously always it. looks _____ Aquarius: There comes a time in every man’s life when he must decide 4. The star of who he is. There was a time when Full House is Bob _____ Richard Anthony Wolf looked into 5. This Degrassi star grew up the mirror and decided for the rest to become Smith Hall of his days he would be Dick Wolf. Now, obviously you’ll never be that 7. The creator of Law sick, but still, you gotta try. and Order is named ____ Wolf Pisces: The stars got your tastebuds fiending for a new palate. ACROSS Hit up the sketchy Kroger and eat 3. Dog breed and “musician” some starfruit. You don’t gotta buy 6. Alter has it, obviously. It’s sketchy Kroger, just this in eat it right in the aisle. common with Maroon 5 8. Your bic Fictionary might be a ______Answer key Your weekly well of wacky words™ BY TESS BREWER 6WDৼ:ULWHU Moccitchin (Mah-kit-chin): When your foot itches but the shoe you are wearing prevents you from a relieving scratch. Reverburge (Re-vuhr-buhr-j): e overwhelming desire to hum a Gregorian-like chant in a stairwell.

Prosperipen (Prah-sper-a-pen): An important ballpoint that never runs out of ink or luck. “ is prosperipen got me through my midterms.” Fline ( -ine): When someone wears a striped shirt that looks a-maz-ing. “Girl, you are lookin’ ine today!”