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TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015 NEWS // Rumors of dramatic hous- A&E // Student band Funny Business OPINIONS // Student responds to on- SPORTS // Sooners outlast Flyers VOL. 62 NO. 22 ing changes are dispelled by residence explores different genres, takes to re- campus police mistreatment, pg. 11. in Round of 32, pg. 16. official, pg. 6. cording studio, pg. 7. Bridget Corrigan and Kristin Ackerman participate in Zeta Tau Alpha’s Car Smash for FLYER NEWS breast cancer awareness. Martin Sheen Flyers get first taste of Sweet 16 to receive STEVE MILLER honorary Asst. Sports Editor UD degree “The goal all along has been the Sweet Sixteen,” head coach Jim Jabir RACHEL CAIN reminded the UD women’s basketball Staff Writer team before their second-round game against the University of Kentucky on Sunday. Hollywood actor and social ac- Consider the mission accomplished. tivist Martin Sheen will join the Overcoming foul trouble with stel- class of 2015 at commencement lar free-throw and three-point per- May 3 where he will receive an centages, the seventh-seeded Flyers honorary degree for a lifetime knocked off second-seeded Kentucky commitment to social justice, ac- in the most monumental game in Day- cording to a University of Dayton ton women’s basketball history thus press release. f a r. Sheen, a practicing Roman This marks the first time in pro- Catholic, has earned fame for his gram history that the women’s team performances on stage, in films has advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. It and on television. In an acting was the sixth straight year, however, career spanning nearly 50 years, that UD appeared in the NCAA wom- Sheen has become best known en’s basketball tournament. for roles such as President Josiah The journey started Friday for the Bartlett in the TV show “The West Flyers, when they took on the tenth- Wing,” a serial killer in the movie seeded Iowa State University Cyclones “Badlands” and a soldier in the at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Vietnam War film “Apocalypse Kentucky. Now.” Playing to their size advantage, UD “Martin Sheen is a legendary controlled the tempo for the entirety of actor. More importantly, he’s a the game. legendary humanitarian, who Senior guard Andrea Hoover led advocates for peace and justice the UD with 20 points as the Flyers around the world,” UD President knocked off the Cyclones 78-66. Daniel Curran said.“He has used Four Flyers scored in double digits, his celebrity status to be a voice including senior forward Ally Malott, for the voiceless, and, in the Mari- who recorded a double-double with 18 anist education tradition, he leads points and 12 rebounds. Jim Jabir celebrates the seventh-seeded Flyers knocking off second-seeded Kentucky in the most monumental game in through service to others. The The win advanced the Flyers to the Dayton women’s basketball history. Photo courtesy of Leon Chuck. University of Dayton is honored second round against second-seeded to award him with an honorary Kentucky—a veritable home game for presence by knocking down five three favor of Kentucky. and Cornelie-Sigmundova were also degree for his humanitarian ser- UK in Lexington. point field goals in the first seven min- Three minutes into the second half, in foul trouble at the time, and ended vice.” “We played Kentucky two years ago, utes of the contest. They jumped out junior center Jodie Cornelie-Sigmun- up fouling out before the game’s con- Martin Sheen, born Ramon and they have a lot of lengthy kids that to a 20-11 lead. dova drained two jump shots within 20 clusion. Estevez, grew up in Dayton dur- like to get to the rim,” Hoover said be- The Wildcats stormed back, howev- seconds of each other, tying the score After Hoover’s departure, Ally Ma- ing the 1940s. He lived only a few fore the second round matchup, con- er, turning up their defensive pressure at 48. lott assumed the leadership, putting blocks away from UD, according to trasting Kentucky’s style to the less- to force several key Flyer turnovers. Leading the way for Kentucky, the team on her back en route to a the press release. physical tempo set by Iowa St. Kentucky built up a nine-point lead sophomore guard Makayla Epps con- thrilling second half. He attended Chaminade High Commentators on ESPN remarked in the closing minutes of the opening trolled the tempo for the Wildcats’ of- Malott scored 28 points in the game School, which was founded by the before the game about Dayton’s gritty period. fense, building a 62-54 lead for UK with and added 13 rebounds in her eighth Society of Mary, according to the style, and speculated a close contest. Dayton battled back resiliently, 12 minutes remaining. double-double of the season. press release. The Marianist ide- The Flyers hit a roadblock early though. The Flyers chipped away at Just after the nine-minute mark, However, the Flyers remained in the als have continued to inspire and on after Andrea Hoover collected two the UK advantage, and junior guard Andrea Hoover was charged with her game in large part due to their success, influence Sheen throughout his fouls and departed for the bench, re- Amber Deane capped the run with a fifth foul of the game, and left the con- and Kentucky’s lack of success, at the life. maining there for much of the first three pointer to close out the half— test for good with her team trailing free-throw line. half. But Dayton’s deep team more UD’s sixth three-pointer of the game. 72-69. than made up for the lack of Hoover’s At the break, the score stood 45-42 in Freshman guard Jenna Burdette See FLYERS pg. 13 See SHEEN pg. 2 FOLLOW @FLYERNEWS ON TWITTER FOR MORE UPDATES ON CAMPUS, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS 2 NEWS NEWS 3 Online at flyernews.com Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Online at flyernews.com SHEEN CAMPUS (cont. from pg. 1) ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN HONORED HORVATH HITS UD AGAIN The Miryam Award, an annual recogni- The annual juried student art Horvath “I was inspired and nourished by dhi” to charity, according to the New “His schedule has been such that a good deal of his work in Hollywood tion of someone or some group’s actions Exhibition will be on display in Raymond the basic, fundamental education of York Times. it’s been very difficult to coordinate has really been focused on trying to to better the campus climate for women, L. Fitz Hall Gallery 249, starting Thursday service to others. That’s how we really “The interesting thing that Martin with him,” Benson said. “But we did promote Catholic social justice values. will be presented Wednesday from 4:30- until April 23. The exhibition has featured grow ourselves—giving to others,” and his friends bring to their social manage earlier this winter to connect And that, we feel, is such an important 6 p.m. in the chapel in Chaminade Hall photography, fine arts, art education and Sheen said, speaking to Chaminade activism is a sense of joy. Certainly, with him, and he cleared his schedule and influential thing, in addition to his followed by a reception service. This graphic design work since 1975 – pos- students in 2012. “We can’t really know they’re heartbroken and angry over and really made a firm commitment to Dayton roots and his deep attachment year’s winners are interim ETHOS direc- sible through a donation from Josephine ourselves except through community. the injustices,” Sister Rose Pacatte of come.” The Honorary Degree Commit- to the Marianists.” tor Malcolm Daniels and the society of Horvath in honor of her husband, Bela, None of us live an isolated life. We’re the Daughters of St. Paul, author of tee rarely gives honorary degrees, usu- Benson believes Sheen intends to women engineers. Source: udayton.edu who taught painting at UD in the 1950s. made to walk the journey alone, but we the new biography “Martin Sheen: Pil- ally only one every three or four years, deliver a short speech during com- Source: udayton.edu can’t do it without community.” grim on the Way,” said in an interview Benson said. mencement. ORAL FUNK NOT A DISEASE Sheen purposely failed his entrance with Flyer News. “They’re angry about “It’s infrequent, and that’s inten- Immediately following graduation, Join international and domestic UD MAGIC MAN NOT A MAGICIAN exams to UD so he could move to New that, but they bring to the protests this tional. We try to make this really a Sheen will attend a luncheon. students in ArtStreet Thursday at noon Campus Activity Board and Campus Con- York City to pursue his acting career, Christian joy.” special honor to individuals who rep- “He will have the opportunity to for coffee, tea and poetry. Sierra Le- cert Committee have worked together to much to the disapproval of his father, Sheen has been arrested multiple resent the values and mission of the meet with some selected members of one of Oral Funk Poetry Productions present this year’s spring concert: indie according to the New York Times. times due to his involvement in liberal University of Dayton,” Benson said. the university community: faculty, and A Slate will lead a spoken word pop band Magic Man. The band captures Off screen, Sheen has become well protests, according to IMDb. The decision to award Sheen an staff, students,” Benson said. “Espe- performance. Tea and snacks will be a sound similar to Walk the Moon.