Xavier University Newswire

Xavier University

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All Xavier Student Newspapers

2016-09-07

Xavier Student Newspapers

Xavier University Newswire

Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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Published by the students of Xavier University since 1915 Fiat justitia, ruat coelum
Volume CII Issue 4

September 7, 2016

Flash floods damage campus buildings

BY REGINA WRIGHT

Campus News Editor

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Xavier Newswire

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Edited by: Henry Eden

September 7, 2016

Campus News

[email protected]

E/RS Lecture Calendar

E/RS Lectures focus

Compiled by Henry Eden

on the common good

September 13
E/RS Interviews: Why Thought Matters:
Community Equality, Environment
Kennedy Auditorium- 7 P.M.

on topics related to the E/RS ic of immigration as it has been

BY MAX BRUNS

Staff Writer

courses.

handled by our current presiden-

The lecture series has been tial candidates. The panel includes hosted every semester since 1998 Mack Mariani, Julie O’Hara, Anas and is currently directed by phi- Malik and Paul O’Hara. The localosophy professor Dr. Gabriel tion and time of this event are still Gottlieb. This semester, the to be determined.

While Xavier has seen

a

180-degree reworking of what is called the “undergraduate core

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years, a consistent staple of the old core remains in the form of the Ethics/Religion and Society focus. E/RS courses, as well as its annual lecture series continue to innovate and expand within the boundries of the new curriculum. The old core consisted of requirements that took up a lot of credit hour space, while the new system allows students greater freedom to explore accademic interests.

September 26
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Race in America
Cintas Center- 7 P.M.

theme of the series is “Imagining

Finishing up the circuit,

the Good: Community, Equality, Elizabeth Anderson will speak Environment.” The 2016 fall cir- on racial justice and mass incarcuit begins on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. ceration on Oct. 20 at 7 pm in the in the Kennedy Auditorium with a Kennedy Auditorium. Anderson

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and Tyrone Williams about why women’s studies at the University

October 11
Immigration and the Elections
Location TBD- 7 P.M.

thought matters.

of Michigan and has authored the

This year, the much anticipated award-winning book The Imperative guest of the series falls on Sept. of Integration. Finally, on Nov. 10, 26 at 7 pm in Cintas Center, when Samuel Moyn, Harvard professor award-winning author Ta-Nehisi of law and history will speak on Coates is coming to engage stu- human rights and history.

October 20 -
Elizabeth Anderson on Racial Justice and Mass Incarceration

According to Xavier’s website,
“The goal of this carefully structured sequence of courses is to foster students’ understanding of

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perspectives of the humanities, especially literature, philosophy and theology, as well as the perspectives of the social and natural sciences.” The focus mandates several courses in theology, literature, philosophy and one elective. In addition, the E/RS structure gives Xavier the unique privilege to host a lecture series every year

dents in a discussion about Race

Each year, this lecture series

in America. Given the presidential provides Xavier with an academic election platforms and the move- platform to engage its students ment “Black Lives Matter,” this in discussions about human contalk has been advertised heavily cerns that exist within the campus and is selling out at a rapid pace. and throughout the rest of the The anticipation for Coates’ lec- world. E/RS has remained one of ture is causing waves in the larger Xavier’s most notable and unique

Kenmnedy Auditorium- 7 P.M.
November 10 -
Samuel Moyn on Human Rights and
History

Xavier community.

focuses since its beginning, and

Location TBD- 7 P.M.

Coates’ lecture isn’t the only has recieved multiple grants withone in the series stirred up by the in the last twenty years to continue 2016 election cycle as it relates to moving forward and providing race. On Oct. 11, a panel of fac- students with informative and inulty members will discuss the top- tellectual speakers.

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“The impeachment does not in

the University of Sao Paulo.

party’s genesis. Temer takes over

BY ERICA LAMPERT

“The narrative that Temer has a nation plagued in the last year

Staff Writer

President Rousseff also be- any way resolve the political or eco- stabbed her (Rousseff) in the back by enormous scandal on both the

lieves that her enemies are the nomic crisis, but it gives us some will be polarizing for a long time in SROLWLFDOꢁDQGꢁÀQDQFLDOꢁVHFWRUVꢀꢁ7KHꢁ

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The national spirit Brazil had during the Olympics quickly came to a halt as the impeachment of its former President Dilma Rousseff

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ond impeachment out of four presidents Brazil has elected since returning to democracy in 1985. main driving force behind this im- Brasilia. peachment was the former speak-

The voting process of her im-

Trinkunas said.

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Temer is the oldest person in his inaugural address. “It is urer of the house, Eduardo Cunha. peachment began in April and led HYHUꢁ WRꢁ DVVXPHꢁ WKHꢁ RIÀFHꢁ RIꢁ gent that we pacify the nation and
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Democracy,” Rousseff said. “I her to await trail with the senate is a member of the Brazilian government of national salvation. GRQ·Wꢁ ÀJKWꢁ IRUꢁ P\ꢁ WHUPꢁ IRUꢁ WKHꢁ until the Olympics were over. On Democratic Movement Party he vowed not to talk of the crisis, SRZHUꢂꢁEXWꢁ,ꢁÀJKWꢁIRUꢁWKHꢁGHPRF- Aug. 31 the senate voted 61 to 20 (BDMP) and has been since the but instead to ‘just work’. racy, for truth and justice and the in favor of President Rousseff’s

The Brazilian Senate

im-

peached Rousseff for illegally manipulating government accounts. She had been found guilty of moving funds between government budgets which is illegal under Brazilian law. Some say her purpose for doing so was to plug

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grams to boost her chances of being re-elected for a second term in October 2014.
Rousseff has denied these accusations and has stated that moving money between budgets was common practice within her

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impeachment.

Despite her claims, President

Vice President Michel Temer

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plummeted from their 79 percent as president as a result of the im-

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Some sources say Temer is as unpopular as Rousseff and they

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deep in recession. However, some

“I think he can put Brazil back of

“I have not committed a crime, and I am proud that I have been

Brazilians felt a sense of relief that some kind of track,” said Heron do the eight month process of im- Carmo, a professor of economics at

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff lost an impeachment vote on Aug. 31

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