Volume 47, Issue 2 student newspaper November 2010 since 1966 f10 m D) inqi -J * #• November EleSopis page 5 Dig For The Cure page 9 The University Avenue Project page 14 Johnny Knoxville Interview page 15 Follow the Sword on kuiilefeerl @ CSPnewsupdater Concordia UN ! \' E R SIT Y- S A1 N T PAUL I r •me SWORD TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER A student potter at work in Concordia's clay studio NEWS Student Outburst p.3 ' Parking Tickets p.3 Ayd Mill Standstill p.3 Promoting Human Dignity p.4 Presidential Support p.4 Columbus & Thanksgiving p.5 Student Complaints p.5 Greetings students, faculty and staff of Concordia University St. Paul, Election Recoimt p.6 Kyle Herman Bill p.6 I would like to open with a brief explanation of our cover page. It is a pic­ C.A.B. Overview p.6-7 ture taken by Professor Vermeland at the University Avenue Project (Article Student Assault p.7 p.14). This particular picture contains a huge projection monitor that is displaying some of the photos that had been taken so far. Vermeland is a OPINION/EDITORIAL volunteer for this ongoing project. "Smart" Phone p.7 As I mentioned last issue, the main goal for the year is to coimect with the My Fake Butt p.8 Ode to the Dining Hall p.8 student body more and more each month. I have received a few emails in response to certain articles and an overflow of Post Secret art clips (p.16). SPORTS The Sword is making strides, but we need to continue to hear from you; your interests are our interests. Follow the Sword on Twitter (CSPnewsupdater) Women's Gold Recap p.9 and on Facebook (The Sword) so we can continue to improve for you. Football Interview p.9 i As the temperatures cpntinue to decline, keep high spirits, keep warm, and Dig For the Cure p.9 ^ keep reading. CU Dance Team p.10 Cross Country Success p.10 Speaking on behalf of the entire staff, New Lacrosse Club p. 10 Soccer Struggling p. 11 VoUeyball Hype p. 11 Stephen Lybeck Men's Gold Doing Well p. 11 Editor-in-Chief, The Sword ARTS AND VARIETY The University Avenue Project p.12 Music Department p.12 Waiting For Superman p.13 r- CU Art Club p.13 Three Cups of Tea p.13 President Hoist Goes to Israel p.14 Hubble p.14 Open Mic Night p.14 Music Review p. 14 Jackass 3D p. 15 Bearly Confidential p. 15-16 THIS PAPER IS A bTUDFNT PUBLICATION NOT AN OFFICIAL C.ONLORDIA PIJBLICA7I0N AND THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARIl Y THAT OF THE UNIVERSITY BUT OF THE WRITERS AND STAFF INVOLVED IN THE PUBLICATION. THE SWORD STAFF LAYOUT-'DESIG-N DIRJiClOR EDITOR IN CHIEF Clil<x' Weinbeig COI.UMNI.STS Stephen Lybfck Ashley Marzolf, ChliK' Taipale PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR NEWS EDITOR Briar-Rose Jacobson PHOTOGRAPHERS Gonkama Johnson Briar-Rose Jacobson CONTRIBUTING WRITERS SPORTS F-UITOR Phillip Barlow, Sam Campbell, Levi Gribbon, Shon Haastrup, Briar- PRODUCTION Will Lange Rose Jacobsen, Joanna Johnson, Kevin Jose, Aaion Krason, William Dylan Enderlein, LaTashia White Lange, Kristi l.oobcck, Stephen I-ybeck, Ashley Marzolf, Savannah ARTS and VARIETY EDITOR -Nolen, Tara Rupper, T.G. Schoenberg, Arielle Stimson, Chloe Taipale FACULTY ADVISER Savannah Nolen Victoria Vasterling, C. Cody Wilcoxson, Chloe Weinberg, Charlie Eric Dregni Wirth, Kaitlen Young "1 s(v f * siw i£ ~ -«¥ 1 TWe SWORD "*^ "*" * 1 •••••• »»?; Concordia Student Has Parking Tickets an Outburst in Meyer Parking Tickets on CSP Campus By: Kaitlen Young Hall • Many of us arc ready to empty our wallets purchasing expensive books we need for classcs. But, who's ready to open their wallets for parking tickets? After only a few weeks of school, there Student Disrupts Classes on September 28, 201JO are always those whirt envelopes with the green stripes wrapped around them, or the colored papers. The differences between these two arc, the white ones are from the county and the other By: Victoria Vasterling ones are from CSP. There arc ways to avoid getting tickets here on campus. The Incident: 1 asked Mark Heiser, assistant director of security, to find out the ins and outs on their decision "I wouldn't have known about it if I hadn't heard him screaming," making for giving out tickets. "Tickets are issued for violations of the university parking rules, says a Concordia student named Briar-Rose, in relation to the regulations, and policies. A ticket may be issued for things such as not having a valid Concordia issue that occurred on Concordia's campus on September 28"', parking permit, not paying a parking meter, letting a parking meter expire, parking overnight in 2010 at around 10am. On this day a student was reported to have a lot that isn't designated for overnight parking, or parking in an area not designated as a parking gone from classroom to classroom yelling obscenities at teachers. space. These are the most common tickets issued," According to Heiser. since he has worked at Michael Mulso, Head of Security for Concordia University, said CSP (over 14 years), there has always been a need for parking permits. This is for security to be that the student was walking into classrooms and telling the teacher able to regulate whose vehicles arc parked on campus and to make sure it is only staff, students, and the classes his opinion, and then would move on to the next classroom. In the emciil sent to the entirety of the student body, Heiser said. "At the beginning of each school year we give out parking warnings 2-3 weeks it was reported that the student avoided security—^who had been before we start issuing tickets. This gives campus community members time to ensure they alerted to the situation—for a while longer than expected. When have an updated parking permit. We issued over 200 parking warnings this year before we security finally met up with him, he was escorted from the building. started tickcting. Signs are also hung up around campus and information goes out in university According to Michael Mulso, the individual was "emotionally publications to remind campus community members that parking permits are needed." distressed and acted out of response to emotional distress." He said that the student's intentions were not to harm anyone, but that he just wanted to let his feelings be knovra. Accord^g to Mulso, officers were alerted eeirly on and began looking for the student right way. He continued on to say that the student was escorted off campus and is now receiving assistance. Keep Yourself in Good Mental Health Ayd Mill Standstill Concordia's on-campus RN, Cher Rafferey, had some information Both persistence and resistance have kept the long-debated project on how to keep students from sucoimbing to such a situation. She says that students should not get overly tired, because when a in limbo person is overly tired they are usually more sixsceptible to becoming overly stressed, and as a result could have some kind of breakdown. By Charlie Wirth She also said that it is important to eat well and to avoid excessive alcohol and drug use. Though the nurse reports that it is unknown if the student had any of these problems, these are all things that Winter and road construction, aren't those the two seasons in Minnesota? The projects seem end­ could lead to a breakdown and are things that can be easily ayoided. less, but there's a potential one that has an influence here at Concordia University St. Paul and sur- Continuing on, Rafferey says that students should take advantage roimding areas. The plan; finish connecting Ayd Mill Road to Interstates 94 and 35E.As of now, of their access to free and confidential counseling, and any other Ayd Mill Road (also nicknamed The Short Line) is a four-lane stretch of roadway that runs from an health service that they might need. She stresses that all of these interchange at Jefferson Avenue, which eventually feeds into Selby Avenue near Snelling Avenue. The services are free—included in every students tuition—and that they route also has intersections at Hamline, Grand, and St. Clair Avenues. If this project were to happen, are confidential. Unless the student chooses to share what services it "will have both positive and negative impacts on Conco rdia," according to Dr. Eric LaMott, they have taken advantage of, then it will remain between the Vice President of Administration, and professor at Concordia St. PauLStarting with the potential student and the counselor/nurse that they visit with. Another fbing negatives, LaMott says a "significant portion" of Concordia property such as Parking Lot D and the that Rafferey recommends is using Concordia's tutoring programs Kolar buildings would be lost due to the project. Which in turn, would hinder school expansion on if you are feeling overwhelmed with school work and feeling like that side of the campus as well.However, students, visitors, and faculty who fmd crossing the street you can't manage everything. If any student is feeling like they or along Hamline Avenue or surrounding roads would see an improvement in that area, as traffic would someone that they know could use emy of these services, all health be significantly reduced due to the smaller number of ceirs using these roads as routes to 1-94. The 'information is located in the offices above the dining hall. Tutoring project would edso set up the possibility of makirig Hamline Avenue a two-lane road like it was before services is located in the Tunnel.