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88thyear, issue 3 week o/SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 www.xu.edu/newswirel Worl BY JOHN DORSCHNER attacks would give impetus for the You could see the fires." Knight Ridder Newspapers Bush Administration's drive to de The night after the attacks, she The numbers are astonishing. velop the oil reserves in Alaska's cowered under her bed in a Brook On a sunny September morning wildlife refuges. That move col lyn apartment. "For days,,I was a year ago, 19 terrorists killed 3,000 lapsed in April when the Senate re just nuts!' She went to hospitals, people by attacking the very sym~ ·. jected the drilling. seeking co-workers. She didn't bols ofAmerican fmancial and mili Others were concerned that or find them. tary might. Instirance.companies are dinary crimes would be ignored as Ground Zero has gone from a paying at least $40 billion for the _the FBr concentrated on terrorislll, smoldetjng moun<;i oftwisted st~el . New York destruction. The federal and, indeed, for the last months of and corpses to New Yor''s biggest government so far has spent another 2001, the FBI referred fewer cases tourist attraction. $82 billion for a foreign war on ter . Thousands come to the site rorism, homeland security and New each day. They look somberly and York recovery. The economy was ''If it}going to silently .into. the cavernous hole hit hard for many billions more, par where dozens of workmen still are ticularly the airline and tourism in happen, it} going to busy cleaning up the site. They dustries. snap photos, then they cross the · And yet in dozens of interviews happen. You can't spend street to the iron fence that sur across the country, one theme your life worrying. " rounds St. Paul's Chapel. keeps popping up - resilience. There, on scribbled bed sheets That's true even in the places that - Fiona Carr and T-shirts and ballcaps and suffered the most, New York and scraps of paper are thousands of Washington. tributes to those who died. "Things are more or less return Experts still debate how much ing to normal," says Paul Mauro, a for prosecution. But by March, the . the attacks hurt business overall.· Manhattan police officer. "There's number ofreferrals for such crimes "The surprise is that there hasn't still a slight edge ofuncertainty, but as drug dealing and bank robbery been a much larger impact," says New Yorkers are a pretty resilient was backto nonnal, according to a Ken Goldstein, an economist with lot." Syracuse University tracking analy the Conference Board, which In the days after the Sept. 11 at sis. tracks financial trends. tacks, many said that our security, For those directly involved, of Sometimes the hardship may our psyche; 'our· economy and our course, the tragedy goes· on-·and be ·as ::?imple as overcoining our · very way of life were going to not just in New York and Washing own fears. change radically and permanently. ton. Last November, National Some even wondered if a fearful Many who had near misses are Guard troops were stationed on populac~ would abandon our big also.struggling-people like Laura the Golden Gate Bridge near San gest cities. Maynard, who escaped from the Francisco to guard against a ru A year later, there is no doubt 104th floor of the trade center's mored terrorist attack. Immedi many things have changed. But South Tower, but whose life has yet ately after Sept. 11, pedestrians PHOTOS COURTESY OF CORBIS Be RElITERS many things have not. to return to ·anything approaching · were prohibited from crossing it. Americans witnessed the birth of a new breed of Rightafter the attacks, for ex normality. Adrian Barrow, 40, an adver patriotism after tpe attacks of September 11. ample, inquiries about enlisting in An employee of the insurance · tising executive who lives in Yet he crosses the bridge almost Explained Fiona Carr, a tourist the military doubled. The fervor was company Aon, Maynard stepped nearby Mill Valley, is aware of daily, as do many others. Last fromAustralia: "Ifit's going to J:iap short-lived, says the Pentagon. En out of the elevator moments after what could happen. "I can't help month, the parking lot by the bridge pen, it's going to happen. You can't listment and re-enlistment remained American Flight 11 slammed into the but suspect that if someo·ne was crowded with tour buses and spend your life worrying." at normal levels. North Tower. wanted to make a statement, it cars of people waiting to walk the Environmentalists worried the "One of our windows blew out. would be ~perfect target," he said. bridge. · War on terrorism, national progress hard to measure. RICHARD WHITTLE , But U.S. officials remain uncer above the surface of the water, and just how far the cancer has spread survive, possibly even thrive, even MICHELLE MITIEJ.STADT tain if al-Qaida mastennfud Osama then there's a great deal going on or where it might manifest itself without its infamous founder is one The Dallas Morning News bin Laden is a live or dead. And that's below the surface," he muses. again. reason FBI, CIA and ~ther officials Nearly a ·year after ·the World while'al-Qaida·clearly has·been dam; "There's ai1awful'lotwe don't s'ee~" ·· ~·You dort 't takeit down tlieway say-thefr' f6cus· is" on 'the'liiiri.dful of Trade Center and Pentagon attacks, aged, government officials and pri That makes measuring progress you might kill a poisonous snake, high-level operatives who could the largest criminal probe in FBI his vate analysts warn the organization in this war more difficult than in a by chopping off the head," assume the bin Laden mantle. tory and a military campaign in Af- · could reconstitute itself - and re conventional conflict, where battle Wolfowitz said. "It's more like· an "We're after all of them," said ghanistan costing billions, gauging tains the ability to launch more at lines visibly ebb and flow. infection in the body. You have to Gen. Richard Myers, chainnan ofthe progress in the war against terror tacks. For all that, another way to think go after the pockets of infection all Joint Chiefs ofStaff. ism remains dlfficult. . One way to think about the en about terronsm is like a cancer, and over the place.;' The message al-Qaida has taken The U.S.-led military campaign emy in the war on terrorism "is like while the initial "surgery" - the Af Counterterrorism experts a lso is that "they can SurVive the worst made way for a government eager an iceberg," says Defense Secretary ghan campaign- may have re say al-Qaida doesn't .need bin the United States is willing to throw to help the United States consoli- · Donald Rumsfeld. moved the most threatening "tu Laden to continue its mission. at them," Lind said. "They were hurt date its gains against the terrorists. "There's a certain amount of it mor," no one can clearly ·diagnose The reality that al-Qaida would by it, but they certainly weren't de stroyed by it." ©2002. THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE - NEWS: OP-ED: SPORTS: DIVERSIONS: 1 N~:~ 1d~~~.~R~~::l['.'i~;;;t§4~;~122• Xavier tries to mend Controversy surrounds Mens soccer shuts out Swimfan sinks 1ld:vert:ls:l:D (513) 745-3561 fences at council meeting 'war on terrorism ' Western Michigan ~~~'(f![;.::;:·':::~ksi~'l)74s+3fao: B:litar-m-oD.ef 1s13) 745-3607 PAGE 3 PAGE 6 PAGB 10 PAGB 14 2 week o/SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 .CAMPUS NEWS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE lll111.UMf~mN4JBRIEFS Elizabeth Boneau, Editor Not same ~Id song· and dance News Room: 745-3122 BY COLIN MCDERMOIT ~~=~112!!!1,!~!,lL,,,y~.~"'".," Contributing Writer Xavier University's music min . Jane Goodall istry is changing the musical as pect of Mass in an attempt to veer comes to Cintas from a traditional service into some- ·· thing more profound and inclusive. Biologist and animal behaviorist This initiative was begun by Scot Jane Goodall, best known for Buzza, Xavier's liturgical music di her work with chimpanzees, will rector, when he. was hired last year. be speaking on Wednesday, "We're still in the process oftry Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cintas ing to figure out what we want to ·. Center. The event will benefit do. The whole music piece, when I the Cincinnati Zoo and arrived, was all, about sip.gjng IJice .. Botanical Garden and Cincinnati music in Mass - which is kind of Museum Center. Reserved superficial and shallow," explained seating is available for $5-$40. B~. Tickets are available at the · Buzza believes his job includes Cintas Center Ticket Office or at discovering what peoples' needs www.cintas.xu.edu or through and expectations are for Mass, and TicketMaster at ( 513) 562-4949 in some way accounting for that or at www.ticketmaster.com. For with his contributions. To form a more information about the Jane better idea uf what those needs Goodall Institute and its PHOTO COURTESY OF CAMPUS MINISTRY might be, last spring Campus Min Worshippers at the 10 p.m. student Mass will be hearing some new tunes programs, visit istry put together a focus group to www.janegoodall.org. this year under the direction of Scot Buzza, Xavier's new liturgical identify what people feel Mass is music director . .doing that is right and what is not meeting anybody's needs. munity service project orchestrated, cal program has grown since he dents who want to do something · Service learning "We took data that we got from some activity with the Jewish com- started to institute changes and help more profound than just singing in focus groups, and found out the munityandtheMuslimcommunity," · itgrowtomeetmorepeoples' needs. Mass," he said. sessions I 0 p.m. Mass. community consid- he added. Just last year, the program had a core "I trust Scot and feel that what ered music a big part. It can't sim- Buzza is also looking into Sept. 4, 11: ll p.m. - Sept. 6, 10:55 ·a.m. - Sept. 8,. 2:15 a.m. - Graduating.. Students. There was a loud noise com Campus Police warned five non Campus police assisted Resi plaint in the Village. Campus students of trespassing. when dence Life with an intoxicated un Students who were unable to Police advised the residents to they were seen soliciting free derage student in Brockman Hall. attend Super Start Saturday have tum down the loud stereo. trips to Las Vegas in front of The student will face internal three more opportunities to get Alter Hall. The non-students discipinary charges. registered in the Xavier Sept. 6, 2:39 a.m. - were then escorted off campus. e.Recruiting database. Interested Norwood Police arrested a students should attend one of the Kuhlman resident for underage Sept. 7, 2:10 a.m. - following meetings: Wednesday, consumption and possession of Campus Police observed a female Sept. I I from 5:30-6:30 p.m., a fake ID in. the.Norwood Plaza. Husman resident.on.the ground. Friday, Sept. I3 from I :30-2:30 p.m. in the C-2 parking lot The un and Tuesday, Sept. I 7 from I :30 Sept. 7, 12:10 a.m. - Sept 7, · 12:34a.m.- Cam~ derage student was extremely to 2:30 p.m. All meetings are in Two non-students from the pus Polic.e· ended a keg party in intoxiCated and cited for under Alter B- I I. Contact the Center for University of Cincinnati were the Village. There were approxi age· consumption. Her non-stu'-· Career and Leadership cited for underage consump mately .20 students 'in atten-· dent boyfriend was also cited for Development at 745~3 I 40 for more tion and drinking in a motor dance. The students will face in underage consumption and pos information. vehicle in the C-2 lot. ternal discipinary charges. session ofa fake ID. (~~ .. ~ ...... :. :.. :.:...... : ...... ~;, .... ~ ...... - ..:..- ... ..,...... ·__ ...... ··-~-· ...... - ...... --..... ·-- ...... _.,...... :...... ~ ~ ...... -· ...... ,..... ,...... ,...... ~ -- ...... - - .... ,...... __ •.... ,, ..... _..., -...... - ·-·· ...... ·• -.::.>,... •.. ~··..... •·.. : · ...... ·-·~·.: ~::.:_ .... :... ~:~·:: .~.: .. ~.; .... :.. ,) THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE CAMPUS NEWS weekofSEPTEMBERU,2002 3 City council m~eting tackles tension AGGRESSION RUNS HIGH BETWEEN XAVIER'S CAMPUS AND NORWOOD COMM_UNITY BY CHVCK SAMBUCHINO inconveniences, Xavier's growing spoke very bluntly about things that tered with head shakes, murmurs, As long as Norwood residents Senior News Editor · campus and student population. have happened in the past. ·sarcastic hand motions and inter- carry a natural bias and prejudice TheNorwood Community Coun Norwood, as a cpmmunity, has Horror stories told included . ruptions. against students who infiltrate their cil meeting on Thursday, Sept. 5 been populated by stude~ts for slashed tires, hit and runs, backyard Most often, attention was neighborhood, things will not be re- started out amiably enough, yet years, ali the while dealing with prob sex and the most common com- brought back to the consistently solved. soon deteriorated into a heated de- . lems. plaint: pubiic urination. loud disruptions that plague resi- Meanwhile, as long as Xavier bate. S t u d e n t s · dents on weekend nights.· students continue to not take neigh- The evening at acknow Ied the ac- Withnorecognizedhourordeci~ hors' concerns seriously·and throw tempted to .field com tions of a small num- bel limitation, parties are .a fine line. parties that have the possibility of plaints from both "Prior to even having met ber often make the Smith addressed how social gath- raging out o.f control, things willnot;.;. Norwood residents and our neighbors, they just collective whole look erings will always be a double- be resolved. Xavier students living in bad. edged sword. "I try to take responsibility and the Norwood area in assumed we were going to be "Some ofthe stuff Smith spoke to the crowd, say- tum people away at the door," said hopes ofeasing the long that's happened over.. . i!1&. that colleg~.get-tog~thers are a . .Chris. f'.~rez, a senior ~tuc;l,~nt. . standing tension be unruly college students, when the years is horrib!!3;' ·n~£pral part of .IJ$i11g ·a,ltudent. ,,,,.,.,,"If,J have friends over, and a tween the two parties. It's upsetting to kn'Ow .rl'ln11not·"il' · · ·~thro:win .,.,,, "· es knocking with no one Since Norwood is not we had done nothing to there are peqpl~ o · "'~:i~st because t~ey heard an enclosed college com there who a ft? t let them in. If the de~erve such a reputation. " afe 1 munity, the antagonism of college" · d\qd find the place between students and - Karen Gladstone, b~cause"'&;Je I, w~p:,are they going families is inevitable and semor had to act'"r!di ,p.ot the wandering has always been a source They ruin it\for . !lmbled in." of frustration for both us," said onefstud~ht ' questipJ;t was raised about ' . ·"''· ' ' 'thJ' meeting abruptly delegations. "Not five 'fnidgte ether Rbthfug was resolved and '• ' ,. wafriilig,neigli~9!1i~!pfup:...... ''·' ... ,, . ,,,.., ..... :•. . . ;,8'B THEY TAKE THEIR CHANCES ' •. ·.h· ...• "···· We m1g · t .111st buyyou .· a fish·•·. sandwich•. · CONTACT.CAMPUSNEWS . .·.:· ... :.7.4s;3.1!22\~··.··.(.~.h.·.:,,L.;r,.!,h::.>:, .... ··~· .:." .·xunews@ho(tn~·~1:¢riltl; .. · i·,: . NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY BRIAN ANGOLIA . '> :. ' • ,. :- ;, ' •• ' ';. ,:.:. •,;":<· . ' ..... ·.··.· ' .•',~: -~'.' ·; :'· .:\·,. Students at the Student Activities Council table on Club Day spin ' ',' :~:.;·,~·~ :.': ' ,_., . ' . .., .. , ~-,:::·::':':·· ~:, • ~ -·: .... >."'.:;<>~: ...:~~; ::_;}.x.:\;. a wheel to win prizes: free Fall Ball and Hom~coming tickets and candy, a Club Day staple. ,, ... ::· ;:L.\'.:,~.: .::.:., ·<:'"'.L'\ '.. ·4": .•'.s!<:·;.: .:::· '.~~,~~~tt ... .~ •·T. r 4 week o/SEPTEMBER 11,2002 ·THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE . . Attention. First Year Students: Want to make a difference? Want to get involved? . ··. Want to have fun? ·. . . . . Then run for Student Senate . . If interested, must attend one of the·mandatory meetings listed below in the· Student Government Office Wednesday, September 11th 4:00 Thursday, September 12th 9:00 Thursday, September 12th 4:00 F~day, September J3th 9:00 If you have questions, call the Senate office x3560 THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE WORLD NEWS week o/SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 5 Nicaragua's ex-pres,identmay set larceny record . . . BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER government funds to live like a king where they Knight Ridder Newspapers during his 1997-2002 term. charged $25,955 ·. Inthe grand scale ofLatinAnieri- . Acting chief prosecutor Fran- to their American . · can presidential larceny, the $124 cisco Fiallos and his aides told me Express cards, miilion allegedly stolen during the · in telephone -interviews from including·$l,300 presidency of former Nicaraguan · Managua that they have found up at a Gianni President Arnoldo Aleman may not to $124 million in questionable gov Versace shop in . sound like much money. Compared ernment and private transfers, Rome, $11,500 at with the fortunes suspected to have which they suspect ended up in the the Mariorita In- been p·lundered under Peruvian hands of Aleman, his relatives a_nd temational store, President Alberto Fujimori or Mexi- associates. arid a $574 din can President Carlos Salinas de In addition, the prosecutors said ner . at the Gortari, it may be small potatoes. they will file charges against Al'Augusteo But if you look at it in the con- Aleman within the next 10 days in restaurant. text ofNicaragua's extreme poverty, volving an additional $1.8 million -In March, and hear from Nicaraguan prosecu- in illegal government expenditures. 200 l, the couple tors - as I d.id this week - the to cover the former president's and their ,aides · details of Aleman 's shopping American Express card purchases. took an 11-day sprees in Miami and his $30,878 bill Aleman's plastic card was used for vacation in Egypt, at the Taj Mahal Hotel in India, it personal _purchases and paid for by . where they makes you wonder whether he is the Central Bank, prosecutors say. charged $98,282 not poised to win a hemispheric cor- In August 1999, Aleman, at the to their credit ruption championship ifhe and his time 53, threw a big party at the cards. Among the entourage are proven guilty. Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables to expe_nditures Former Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman told supporters on celebrate his engagement to 30- were$1,029inper Sunday that accusations that he stole some $100 million in year-old Miami schoolteacher fumes at Royal public funds during his term amounted to a slander campaign. Maria Fernanda Flores. About 300 Perfi.unes ofCairo, 'These exp~nses ·were · guests were invited to the party, $22,530 in carpets at the Carpet School . . $6, 749 at the Jonie Cherie Taylor Co. diplomat, Otto Reich, visited legitfmate. Part which, according to a·Miami Her of Egypt and $8,462 in unspecified and $14,583 at the Sodhi Textiles Managua and told the daily El of ald report atthe time, featured baby items at the Gabry Gift Stop. Jaipur shop. Nuevo Diario and the Nicaraguan ·them were covered with Iamb chops, shrimp sauteed in co "This was paid for with the Weekly Confidencia/ that "we sup gnac and salmon in champagne American Express card that was be port President Bolanos' campaign a confidentialpresiden sauce. The party cost $46,609, not ·''We support ing fed with government transfers, to attack corruption." including entertainers, the Herald which did not have a legal origin," Aleman denies all the charges tialfund, and what reported. President Bolanos' says assistant prosecutor and says he is a victim of political .exceeded the authorized Nicaraguan prosecutors now say Raimundo Romero. · persecution. that Aleman paid part ofthe bill with campaign to attack The new government of Presi "These expenses were legiti spending limit was his American Express card, later cov dent Enrique Bolanos has asked the mate," says Jamileth Bonilla, a se ered by Central Bank funds. corruption. "· Nicaraguan congress to lift nior congressman of Aleman's reimbursed f?y Aleman Aleman's card shows $3,866 paid to -· Otto Reich Aleman's congressional immunity · party. ''Part of them were covered the Biltmore that weekend, plus four U.S. State Department's from criminal prosecution. Aleman, with a confidential presidential or his secretary. " purchases at Mayor's Jewelers in who is president of the congress fund, and what exceeded the au : top. La"~. J.\inerica.n diplomat - Jamileth Bonilla Miami-for$1,610, $2,599, $3,244 and controls about half of the 93- thorized spending limit was reim senior congressman of and $3,840, respectively- on ilie seat legislature, is benefiting from bursed by Aleman or his secre Aleman's party same days, they say. a deal he made three years ago with tary." Among other purchases that ~In July 2001, the couple took fellow former President Daniel But if the allegations against prosecutors ~ay appear on the a sev.en-day holiday in India, Ortega - who is fighting his own Aleman are proved, his Miami shop American Express cards of Aleman· .. Sipg~pore 11nd Tai""'.an. On that oc share of corruption and sexual ping sprees and his vacations at Nicaragua, along with Haiti and and his private secretary, Alfredo ca~foil~ ·the)' spenC$~Q~878 at the abuse charges - under which he the Taj Mahal Hotel in India will be Honduras, is one of the poorest · Fernandez: --Taj .Mahal Hotel ifi.{)ndia·and· obtained an automatic congres'" · come ·a• maj"or e·ntty" l"n U1tin countries in the hemisphere. Yet, -In November 1999, soon after $13,77p,at.theR_itzCarifon in Bali. sional seat for former presidents. America's hall of shame. according to prosecutors, that Aleman's wedding, the newlyweds . In addition/they tl:iarged $12,549 Last week, the -U.S. State didn't stop Aleman from using spent their honeymoon in Italy, in jewelry· at B~and~ri Jewelry, Department's top Latin American LOOTERS DESTROY .. :CHILDREN FROM UPPER NGO,,$~xs;·~po:poo WORLD BRIEFS NATrONAL SEED . NILE ~EGIONSiA~E >CHltDREN ARE •Compiled by: Tim Shields ·•Source: .UN Wire . COLlEC°TION ..... · 'WORSE Off·.· DOMESTIC\YOR,KERS . .· · ·. Looters have destroyed A stlidy by the Egyptian gov- ·D~fefuiefot;Ghildi:e11Intermi~ ' ~gx~~~(ri~~S rgF .U.N. ANTI-TERROR ROLE Afghanistan'slargestcropcoUection, emment and UNICEF on Upper·· tlomtl~eleaj;¢a~·~fliciyl~tmorith· ·. -STRE.ET.. "_c.... HI LDRE·N· SHOU Lo· FOCUS ON consis~ing of hundredS pfvari,~ties· Egyptian childl'.en'rt~leased,' y~steri'..,. in Cf),sta~c:a'iD,~~g~ol'e thllll. ·· PREVENTION metic:ulouslyga:thered to preser\re the .·· .. day.. concludes that d,espite the re la~ , . 2qo;Q09;gU:~:~9ttc:~ '.ttP:~~tic)a- . . HondUl'aS, thiswe~k •. an- The Unite~fNatj9n~ is not well counliy'saglicultiltalheriiage,Future. ·:tive irn~rov.em~ptin,th,e ipdicato~ :, l>oiersmqe~ttj1f~~ticii,'Mexico nouncedthatit has established a . 'placed ''tO pla}'an actiye operatl~mll .f{arve~t·said'i¥i)'· Ali irlteIDa.tio~al.. . :for E~~iaji cµil THE XllVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS.WIRE Lena Davie, EDITOR email: [email protected] STAFF EDITORIAL-' Attacks increase awareness How much have we, as a stu- result, once again, for the attending dent body and university, changed students was a deepening i~sight for in the past year since the infamous the religion oflslam and how to re September 11 .tragedy? The afore- spond to situations ·of other coun mentioned statement is a question tries. that one could argue for an ex- This week will once again be a tremely long time. However, one time for reflection on "what we have thing is evident on campus. · learned." On September 11, at4 p.m. Since the events oflast year, the in Bellarmine Chapel, an interfaith religious forums which discussed prayer service will be held. The the event and the responses have chapel will be open to any students truly helped the university in the and faculty who wish to attend and healing process. The upcoming reflect. one-year anniversary of the Sep- Also, on Friday, Sept. 13, the tember 11 attacks might conjure up MSA will once again be sponsor~ng . negative memo- an event to re- ries that the ------.. fleet on the situ- Muslim Student •·. · 'The.student bocfy ations. The Association is ·· · ·. Muslim Ameri- anticipating. OWeS. much to the can Society semi- ·1raq war questiona.ble ·~bOCTALK- .Last year, the M.'CA' . +; · · ~J· nar series en- MSA set up ... ·· ;,,: . titled, "Muslims :JorprOVtutng BY CHAVON MITCHELL triotism, the great appreciation for DearDoc, Opinions and Editorials Assistant the police and fire department, and My nose is run.lling lil~e a fat,1- the .. Editor ~~1~:~ t!~~ .f.onie}ig~?.~h~~ ..~~.:~~ ... .. !~~~;~c=~~~~! tighter airport security are a tremen- · ' cet; I'ti~~e be~ii ·ta·kintSuda(ed · dent body cope • wei:laf/inthe dark ·a· the Gallagher In light of the one-year anniver- dous boost to American citizens'. like candy.amt phlgging my nose with, accept and ... '' . . . ;;,_,. ,:center. The sary of the September 11 attacks, I conscience. ·.with rolls oftoiletpaper. Can you understand the year ago.' . •· .·. event will include ...._....______....__,_.,,._..., refreshments im- personally believe the United However, other than the tighter . help me fix this leaky faucet? events through States is not honoring the deaths airport security, the other changes ·Signed, Leaky · various discussion;;;' mediately fol ofthousandsofinnocentpeople by are simply speculations. Even the oriented forums. lowed by discussions in the the entering a war right now. In this airport security often comes at a Dear Leaky, In one particular event, "Re ater. comment, I am of course referring price that treats every Arabic-Ameri It may be allergy-related. You sponding to September 1I: An In Many Americans had negative to the very likely war America will can like they're no longer American may n~ed an antihistamine ill terreligious Interactive Public Fo feelings regarding Muslims after the declare on Iraq. citizens, but radical terrorists who . stead ... ··. of a. deqongestant rum for Discussion, Reflection and events of September 11. However, Our .inconsiderate and often ..threaten our country. Therefore; I .. (Sudafed)'. See adoctorfor assis Prayer," the MSA invited represen we at Xavier were lucky enough to damaging foreign policy is one of ask again: What in America has ac . tance; . · tatives of various religions, includ have open minds and an MSA chap the primary justifications the terror- tually changed? ing Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and ter that helped us cope with confus ists used to excuse the horrible at- To attack Iraq now is foolish for Dear Doc, Buddhism. The result was an as ing and often conflicting· feelings. tac~~,µ.iade against our country. By eign policy by the Bush Adminis ..• . . Is the WestNile Virus at tounding display of understanding, The student body owes much to heading into a war with Iraq with· · tration, and I fear it will only result ;xavi~r?'' ·· · ., .. ,. ,,. ···. · · peace, and at the same time, mourn the MSA for providing some light nothing but assumptions, how are in more cowardly attacks like those Signed,. Mosquito Magnet ing. when we were all in. the dark a year we proving them wrong? on September 11. What will a coun- In December, the MSA set up an ago. Without their help, Xavier In any war try with no real DearMagnet, other discussion to address the is would not have the understanding n ow a d a y s , 'The ·united 5 tates way to fight off The WesfNile Virus is spread sue "Women and Islam." This was of September 11, nor would it have there will be ci- · an American war · by an infected mosquito. It can- in response to the Taliban's treat the knowledge of where Islam vilian casual- is not honoring the do to defend not be spread person fo person ·ment of women in Afghanistan. The stands in America and the world. . ties. when we J h ,,.(' ,.1_ d ,,.( t.hemselv.es2. ,.or,J:>i.r(l/1tors~.to .p~l'SQJJ.;.JYl.ost kill innocent ci- ueaf. S 0 lfJOUSan S 0 Well to answer . people (approx. 99· percent) ex- COPYRIGHT2002 CIRCULATION 3,500 vilians in one of . /i b that question, all posed to West Nile Virus will have the poorest innocent peop e ?Y you have to do no symptoms. Editor-in-Chief & Publisher MELISSA MOSKO countries in the enteritJa a war riaht is look at the Is- Onlya very small number (1. Managing Editor ANTHONY MOSKO world,aren'twe b b' rael and Pales- : percent)willdevelopflu:-likesymp- Business Manager KELLY GIETZ really just add- now.". tine situation, toms.'Evenfewer;\Villdevelopen- Advertising Manager LISA WARNER ing more fuel to and wonder ifwe . cephalitis (infection ofthe brain) Advertising Assistant RENEE HUTCHISON the fire? should start fear- which. may be. fatal. The. risk of Adviser MIKE KAISER We come off in a very bad light ing suicide attacks or more events .severe disease .ishigber for those by attacking a country for no real like September 11 from people who over age 50; . . . Campus News Edito,r Calendar reason except for the possibility support the Iraqi cause. If you are planning to gC> hik E..JZAiiE1HBONEAU JAMES MURPHY they might pose a threat to us. I just don't want to see more ing or be .outdoors at dawn or JENNIFER PUTNAM Photography Editor However, we have no real evidence events like this happen because our dusk; you can miriim_iie your risk· Senior News Editor BRIAN ANGOLIA of this apparent threat. foreign policy doesn't thoroughly ·'by·using insect repellent with CHUCK SAMBUCHINO Photography Editor America also doesn't impress think about the consequences of deet World News Editor MARIO GOMEZ anyone by choosing Iraq to declare our hypocrisy. I say the word "hy- TIM SHIELDS BRANDY DUNLAP war upon. Several U.S. senators pocrisy" only because it adequately Questions answered by Opinions and Editorials Copy Editors and government officials around portrays our actions when we beg James P. Konerman MD., the· LENA DAVIE SAMUEL.ARK the world have. criticized Ameriea Israel and India to show reserve, but medical director. at the Health CHAVON MITCHELL" MICHELLE HAMILTON for attacking Iraq and ignoring the ignore the rest of the world when andCounselingOffice. Ques- Sports AMY MILLER other more dangerous threats to our they beg us to show the same. tions for Doc Talk can be STEVE METZGER Contributing Writer country. In conclusion, I would just like · dropped offat.th.e Health and JENNIFER PUTNAM COLINMCDERMOTI For example, even though inure· fo make it abundantly clear Tdo not· ·· · Cdunselint Center'. or'e'mailed'' Divers.ions Distribution than halfofthe 9-11 hijackers came mean to belittle the events of Sep- to [email protected]. DAN COX JULIE LANGENBRUNER from Saudi Arabia, our president tember 11 or the lives that were lost JIMMY DILLON had a meeting with the president of on that infamous day in history. Saudi Arabia at his ranch. With America needs to reconsider .how President Bush in office, it doesn't we treat other countries in the wake take a genius to figure out why we of the September 11 tragedies. areri 't attacking oil-rich Saudi I will end this article with a very On the Web: HTTP://www.xu.edu/Newswire/ Arabia. relevant quote from a profound man The Xavier New.1wire is published weekly through mesler within the USA and are prorated. Subscription American media and public op in- whose words continue to· live on out 1he school year, except during vacation and linal inquirirs shouidbe directed 10 Melissa Mosko, 513-745- exams, by the students of Xavier Universitx 3800 Vic· 3067, ' ion has applauded our country for after his· death: "You're not sup tory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45207-2129. Advertising inquiries should be directed lo Lisa The statements and opinions of The Xavi.r Ne.y.1· Warner, Advenising Manager, 513-745-3561. all of the changes made after the posed to be so blind with patrio wire are not necessarily those of the student body, fac One. copy of The Xavier New•wlre, distributed on September 11 attacks. However, tism that you can't face reality. ulty or administration of Xavier. The statements and campus, is free per person per week. Additional copies opinions of a columnist do not necessarily reflect those are 25 cents. what has actually changed? I un Wrong is wrong no matter who does of editors or general staff. · Xavier University is an academic community Subscription rates are $30 per year or SIS per se- · committed to equal opportunity for all persons. derstand the renewed sense of pa- it." - Malcolm X ·:·.·····.- •• ~~·,:...··1·,. ·~··; ... ;'\'"·.I .. _,. .•,, THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS. week of SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 7 ·~ '. ·.> -·' ' What did you do afte; ;o~ hea:d ~b~ut the 9-11.attaCI{i~·,~'',~~~~:"H;;~;; :'' ':.;'. .. >;·.0 ·:· _.,:i:~··_:i.,.J:;·~;:=:;: ::·,· ..... "I called my "I was just deeply "/\group of my "I called my "l prayed fol" all of "l rushed home "I watched ."Tcall~cl~Y:.·.· .· sister in Brooklyn saddened by all friends and I got parents and said a the people and watched the ·· television in utter' family to:¢61@1n and then Jcried." the innocent lives together and prayer for the · affected and their news in complete shock the entire · it.~~s·,11Utfue~:; .. ·. ; shock" .. ·day," · lost." pra,yed for the victims." families.". tlt¢hT:call~d ritY ·:·''·· . Amy)vfartin··· victims." ·· ·•. un~ie :ill :N¢w •... :. " :>'::·::.;,~. ·· ': Se~ioi' , . . Kim:Mi-jeong Troy Zavagno Greg Dickman Geoff Putney Maria "·::·;::· .. ;·;·; York." ESL Student . • . Jason Jones Senior Junior Freshman Woodworth Sophomore Senior ·BetzaidaCueuart;'.~~)~i; Sophomore '''·': .. L E T T E R S T 0 T H E E D I T 0 R Recycling Action produces justice prohibited? One year has passed since ter for regime change in Iraq. Vice have spoken out against the war on of such an action are. merely today's After all of the horror stories of rorists ·attacked the United States in President Cheney's speech to the terrorism as "immoral" or "unjust" Neville Chamberlains, people who ·.last year ranging from fire alarms New York, at the Pentagon and over VFW was not the beginning ofthat may remember the hell that was Sep-· do not understand must be stopped, constantly going off to seemingly the skies of Pennsylvania. effort; it was a concise and com tember 11, but have not yet learned not appeased or negotiated with, hollow walls through which one In the year since that evil act, our. pelling synopsis of what must be their lessons. and certainly never trusted. could hear anything, I .was quite · nation has rallied together in an up done. The only way to achieve true It is our duty to work for the good hesitant to move into the Com lifting and long-overdue wave ofpa . Hussein is a dangerous man who peace and true justice is t9 defeat of people throughout the Middle mons. triotism. President Bush has led the is working to de or remove the ter- East. Leaders like Saddam Hussein Surprisingly, since I moved in, nation in a just, moral and effective ve I op nuclear, ------rorist networks stand in between their people and life hasn't been so bad actually, I'm campaign against terrorists world biological and "'National securiAi' and despots who that promise. The leadership of the quite pleased with my room. Sure, wide, with the focus, thus far, on dis chemical weap-. 'Y stand in the way United States and Britain on this sometimes you have the occasional mantling Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. ons; weapons he is notjust a government of true freedom. issue will, in the future, be viewed loud neighbor, but that happens in . But the campaign for freedom will pertainly use . Xavier has dem- as a turning point in world politics; the dorms, too. True, the kitchens and justice we are still carrying out against the concept ... it is a very onstrated itself the time when we began to take se- are a little small and lack a functional in Afghanistan cannot be limited to United States and l fl as a misguided in- riously our obligation to work for silverware drawer, but that's a mi- that one country. The radical Islamic i ts allies ... and, rea e ement of our stitution, blinded freedom for all people. nor tradeoff. netWork t1:1at hates our freedom and very likely; even fa'Cedom· and datfli .IJY an unthinJdng.· J.,et.us hope o,i this anniversary.. How.~v.~r, J was .. r~tb~r di~ap- our success - while ignoring our his own people. Y pacifism and an ofSeptember II, we remember, we pointed by a new policy enormous generosity and efforts to If we do not act lives. " aversion to love learn and we act. We owe nothing change. Students who live in the help others achi~ve the same suc against Iraq, we of the United less to the victims, and to our fel- Commons no longer have access to cess - will not be defeated easily. will only help this States, which low citizens who bravely serve in trashrooms. Instead, they have to Furthermore, rogue states around madman's quest. continues to be the greatest nation the military. May God Bless haultheirtrashouttothedwnpster. the world, which oppress their I hope we all realize by now "na- in the world. America! Rumor has it that the policy people while seeking weapons of tional security" is not just a gov- Many voices at Xavier point out change occurred because Procter mass destruction, pose a serious and ernment concept..·. it is a very real that we do not yet have a broad -Matt Byrne and Gamble interns who lived in the real threat to our national security. element of our freedom and daily based international coalition in sup Classof'04 Commons this summer supposedly For nearly one year, the admin lives. Those students, professors, port ofpreemptive action. But those let trash pile up in their rooms. I istration has been making the case and administrators at Xavier who world leaders who stand in the way . don't know if this is true or not, but it's not really that important to me. Hauling my trash down four flights . . .· . ·.. · .• ...··· ·• .•... of stairs is just a small inconve E.xpens1v~ grad111g··· nience. My frustration lies in the fact stu dents no longer have bins for their · ·· policies · ;.·· recyclables. Instead, we have to throw out everything including · fa' response· to your latest news I OOpercent for a1,1AorB a11d.only glass, plastic bottles, aluminum release date4 Sept.4,2002 you did 70 percent fora C; . · . • : , · cans and newspaper. When you not mentiori how·. ·· ·. · · ·.. · ·. ·. · · · ·. .· · ·· ·•· · ·In this. case cook for yourself, you generate a 1 ::i~r~~~~i:::·· ~.'·:.··.·.· •. :.·''stiiaenls.·wiil'·heed··.··"·::~ue~e~~.,·~~;i !•: · ~~~err;;:e~~~t~::~,~~~~~~~~~~ fi?~ncial ha~d- to Jund a larger p(!rtion ia.rgerportion. of. to more recyclables. I feel it's such ship from makmg · . . ·· · · .. ..·... · · . , his/her educatipn . a waste to let items that could po- sucha ~ra:matic of his I her education · out or. his/her tentially be recycled end up in 1and- change m grad- .·. . . . . • , ·. . • ownj~ocket and fills. Xavier we fag. . OUt ojhts /her OWn attend at aislower. Xavier boasts such a socially ac- With Xavier .. ·p.·.ocketa.n. d .. atten.. da. t.·a . pace, give~ the tiveandawarecampus,yettheirre- love to hear receiving a large . , university . has cent decision to eliminate the at1dience of adult slower pace, given the "dec.i~ep." to· trashrooms seemingly contradicts fromvou. sfodents from hand out more Cs; this ideal. By removing trashrooms, .leading. busi- , UniV(!rsity . has "de-:- Furihennore,.will the university has done away with· Write us nessesin the tri- · · · · · · this ultimately te~ ·. a simple way students can work to . state area; such . cided"to handout imltin'.higher tu• save the environment. z todav! as Cinergy, Proc- .· . more Cs. " ' itiori to meetbud- I propose officials reopen the 0 tor and Gamble; ·.. ·. · ...... ·... ·., get..at.·axma.y·"·.ibeer?w.·i.·l'-.: .. •.: trashrooms to recyclables only or Convergys and .. ·..·. . 1 · attheveryleastplacerecyclingbins (~iotas, the qiiestion inusf~eraised. •.··. derep,tha~Xavier:decide4'.to.'ch~ge'.. outside next to the dumpsters. By z whether Xavier' even eorisidered its gradirig:systell1f~.r .th~),etier,'.()f;, this simple measure, Xavier would .that its 'students·ar~ reimbti'rs~d •· Jh~.:univer$it)'; ·Y~t~,rdi · The staff. and contributors. . of the Newswire would.like to send our prayers and thoughts . to all those a~fected by the ··events of . September' . . 11.. . ·. · ',···, . .. ':. ..·. .. ' . Know that all of . · ·America is with you...... ,...... ·I" ,-, ... # ~· • '"I•·.~.·.··~·" ·:-,·,·.·-,·,·· r.• •i"(,•i ·:·' • r 1· 1 0 week o/SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 SPORTS. .THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE BRIEFS. ~~~~~~!".".:?»~~mm:i;n~ Steve Metzger, Editor · Volleyball team finishes Sports Desk: 745-2878 [email protected] tournament on positive note The Musketeers compiled 54 ·BY STEVE METZGER kills iri ·the thfee games a·nd ·beat Sports Editor X-Treme Fans the Lady Broncos 30·25, 30-17 and The Xavier Invitational opened 30-16. Meeting in the Cintas Center for the third On Thursday, Sept. 12 at 9 p.m year in a row on Friday. XAVIER 3, TENNESSEE in the Cintas Center, the X-Treme Florida International, Texas~ TECH 1 Fans will be holding their first mass Pan American, and Tennessee In. the night cap, Xavier once meeting. Tech came to Cincinnati, looking again achieved victory. All students are welcome to at to take from the Muskies the title Senior Katey Wygant set the tend and learn more about the club of the tournament which the vol · tone early in the first game with that bleeds Xavier blue and.white leyball team has held since the two monster kills. However, Ten at all sporting events. tournament started two years ago. nessee Tech did not roll over and Men's assistant basketball A very young and highly tal die, but came back strong. coach Alan Major will also be ented team coming off a tough Fatigue began to play a role af present at this meeting. road trip readily accepted this chal ter a long two-day tournament, but lenge and put up a good fight, win the Muskies refused to succumb to ning two of the three matches they it and walked away with their sec played over the weekend. ond straight victory. Hoffinan led the Musketeers with 22 kills. Three Muskies earn FLORIDA A-10 honors INTERNATIONAL 3, FLORIDA Xavier had three athletes earn A- XAVIER 0 INTERNATIONAL WINS 10 Weekly honors on Monday. ·· The Muskies Iookei:I' strong ·TOURNAMENT NEWSWIRE PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIAN ANGOLIA Sophomore Patrick Rischmann was from the start in game one, but fac Sophomore Molly Martin sparked the Musketeers to Although the Muskies played named A-10 men's cross country ing a very strong group from victory on Saturday. well, they were not able to come Performer-of-the-Week. Also, Florida International, the intensity away with the overall title and, for Steven Barten and Meggie Hoffmari and momentum quickly left the glimpse ofa new position in volleyball· Unlike the night before, the the frrst time, lost their tournament. were named A-10 Rookie·of-the- Cintas Center. this season, the libero. Freshman Jor Muskies never lost their intensity, . The weekend also marked the Week for men's soccer and volley- Xavier jumped out to an early dan Brightwell and sophomore Kari fueled by team spark plug sopho· first loss at home in 18 matches, ball, respectively. lead, but the Golden Panthers Hewald, with an impressive yet brief more setter Molly Martin who, by though Wygant and Hoffman were Rischmann was honored for the quickly rallied with strong perfor· appearance, foreshadowed the impact play and encouragement, kept the named to the All-Tournament Team. second time in his two-year career mances·from senior Nirvana Kos, this new back court position could team's head in the game. Martin The Musketeers now will travel after placing ;linth in a field of 133 who compiled 12 service aces have on the game. ended the match with 10 kills to Florida this weekend to partici~ i-unners with a time of26:54.89 in an · compared to Xavier's seven. and 37 assists. pate in the Boca Bash at Florida , SK race at the Hanover Invitational Serving seemed to be the de- XAVIER 3, TEXAS-PAN Senior Katey Wygant, junior Atlantic University. in Hanover, Ind. His performance termining factor in this game, since AMERICAN 0 Kim Cockerel, sophomore Laci lifted Xavier to a second place fin.. the Musketeers committed 2 I ser- On Saturday, the Musketeers Hasenour and freshman Meggie ish among 16 teams. • vice errors. looked to stop their beginning·of~the Hoffinan proved that while the Barten led Xavier with five Xavier fans caught their first season skid, and they did so handily. team is young, they have not lost · points in their only game of the their ability to hit. . week, a 4.0 win over Western Michi- gan on Sunday. Barten netted two goals and assisted on another in the win. Hoffman was named to the All- .. ,:::5 ,, . : ,, t , , Tournament Team at XU's own !i1::i'C?~'.0;'~~.fa;'J~fil~;:,,,,;; ';:iii,;. '°'' ..; ,,,:,. .. . .ii' Mike Castrucci Automotive Xavier .. sY:.sTEViE:MliTiciful.~;~ ·?.'.~~!Jo., -~~~~, ,., .. ~,e~., .... ,,,.,. '· .... :.... ·"·"· ., '·}?;:Helli?~ ~r .· ~. 8?,l1~~.:-) ,, .... ,.~f~th~,O\Q~ .. wi,11/e~~~J~t·: Invitational after leading the team . ' Sii'orts·&litor' · · ·,, · ; ,·:~· 1,ue'•MusJCeteer(w.ent 20,tiriirlut :•;m~:.· ..« ''. :.·)1 • ,. : • t' "\' :- :<·:,.;" . ef~St,(,l ::. e,:season. .::1;·,: '~" · .« .... .,... ' p < ' •' • , ' ,-1,.,, '"~ .. ~, .. ?'.,,. •• ,.~ ,_;-:;, 1d,, ~\ """ "~',... ~-I" ~>.., -~-i;"""'~{".l""1'J'< '-<.~-~ .... '•"'-' 1' ,'\ , ' to a 2· l record this past weekend. . .:: · . ·: · , ·: ·.· ... wi~hdut·s~~r!,Dg .. a ..go~fi~,~~'.·-~~0,~?,_-: 1;,:::··:muid:St:·1?~-'~i~t~r'; .. t (~as,,; "<-:.qca,~~r;ffi,Q~~~:.~9>.l;f ~~·~-e;s~a:~· She had a career day on Saturday , .The Xavier men's soccer team:· half until· senior'-Logari Wallacer. anCI · -'.aJso .some\ distress.mg·. ne:ws" on·: while, Westeril'Micliigan: falls 1, with 13 kills and 10 digs in a 3-0 defeated Western. -Michigan 4-o · "·fresrunan Steven·Barten ea1m'sc6red'a ~·;:si'fud~y.' ;wiili ~1:38 ietrfrt~'.ilie:f~~t · '· :::} :.-1:• .'Tne·M~~kete~rs·:i~hJn ' sweep of Texas-Pan American as on Sunday afternoon at Corc~irut · goal in a:tfu.ee-minute span:,:,.:'.'·"' .,J· :· ) ~ half{~a~·.:fi:eshAfari :d~fe,tid~r:!Jq~'. :f~'.;~~cti6n: ~n«'f.tlday~::[ffglii'~~t: well as 22 kills and 18 digs in a 3-1 Field. . · . '.. · , · . · · ~~en.~ddecf~oth~rgo~(~itj2;58, ·.p?1ajt,.~~- ~we~~iYiely:.'pJa~~i: BY TIM MONTAVON Falcon Antigua Invitational. This Sports Writer tourney will be he.Id in Co!Orado Springs, Colo. and will take place The Xavier Men's golf team fin Sept. 20-22. ished tied for 10th place out of 15 This weekend, 35 women's colle-. teams in the Wisconsin Badger.Invi giate golf teams competed in sunny tational. Their 15-over total of 879 Myrtle Beach, S.C. at the Unlimited put them 36 strokes behind first place Potential/Baytree Classic. Toledo. The Muskies shot a 976 as a team Sophomore Neal Grusczynski tied and finished 21st overall in the tour for 22nd place individually and led nament. Xavier's team by shooting a three Sophomore Emily Shoplik posted round total of 217. The strong play Xavier's lowest score. Her three of junior Miles Maillet and junior round total of237 placed her in a tie Matt Makinson also helped boost the for 53rd in the individual standings. Muskie's tournament standing. Behind Shoplil<, sophomore Abby Maillet fired a final round 68 to Fowler and junior Jill Ste.in both shot finish tied for 25th in the individual scores of 246 while senior Beth standings with a total score of 218, Hamilton finished the tournament ·while Makinson completed the tour one stroke behind her teammates nament by shooting rounds of68 and with a final tally of247. 74 over the wee~end. Makinson's The women's team has two weeks total score of 220 was good enough to work on their play before compet to place him in an eight-way tie for ing in the Lady Falcon Invitational 30th place. in Bowling Green, Ohio. Watch for.. Although the team had a respect the women to play consistently in able showing, the men look to im this two day tournament which will prove upon their play when they be held Sept. 2 l-22. compete in their next tournament, the Read the Newswire. ; :. We'll love you for it. Well, we~ll at least like you for it8 Well, we'll at least not hate you anymore. 12 week o/SEPTEMBER 11,2002 THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE We Catholic Sisters of the ..· Greater Cincinnati area believe that World Peace begins in· our homes / and our cities. ( . ~'. ••·· '; .. :; ;',1 . ' : ... : •.•, '··· .j.; :. '.-·.·, : ·.' =: ·. :: . •. . . . ·>>i~{~'/·'.'''"·.. = ·''' "''· '· ;,.· :::.:·,,=;:~·,:,, .:'.. ·.~-.•• ... · , ' ( . ~·· ~ WHATARE .O :····,=.:: '. -~~-·'5,'.:'''>.'.:i. ;,'' ':['..'·>.~~.: .~<.:.'('': . . . . ·~·': ~.:.. ;~'. __: __:::. ,· ,.y>;-_:-:·~ -('-'· ! i .~:,:,;,' ;·.:.·;·>(/\'= ., "":"·\'.;·;·' ~·P Log on to www.pled;~Reace. Watch world peace efforts,gro "'-- ""--- / .. •...... '...... '· •.. ... '· - THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE week o/SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 13 Meet one-on"'.one with a TIAA-CREF Financial Consultant Talk to us about your financial goals · It's natural to be concerned about keeping your retiremenfstrategy in sync with your goals. 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Diversions Desk: 745-2878 • 'Swimfan' ·sink·s fa·s·ter than a .b·rick [email protected] WF'PH JU~'"''"""'""""'"'"""'•WWW""""'"""'""' NEW TEEN PSYCHO~HRILLER FAILS THE. SINK OR SWIM TEST WILDERNESS! Ah, Wilderness! is a portrait of middle-class family life at the tum ofthe last century. Set on the fourth BY JULIE SMALLWOOD of July in 1906, the play introduces Contributing Writer audiences to the Miller f!lmily. Fa ther Nat, the editor ofthe local news Okay, so I know you've seen this paper, guides his household with a before. You're in a bar, a restaurant, loving and gentle hand. But the at a club, or even the mall and you family's plans for a peaceful holi see this girl walking towards you in day are put to the test by the ac clothes you know shouldn't belong tions ofthe Millers' teenage son Ri to her. She's not really fat, but she's chard, a romantic dreamer itching . trying to shove what God gave her to rebel against his youth. into an outfit that He created for her Ah, Wilderness! begins public little sister. Her stomach is begin previews on Tuesday, Sept. 3 and ning to cascade over her hip continues through Oct. 4 in the buggers and her Iovehandles and Playhouse's Robert S. Marx The belt are getting friendly. All you can atre. think is "She looked in the mirror Prices for Ah, Wilderness! range before she left the house and said from $31- $43, depending on day and 'yes, this outfit will do."' seat location. What does this have to do with Any reserved tickets are half "Swim fan" you ask? Well, let's just price every day wnen purchased at say, I can't believe Hollywood pro the Playhouse between 11 a.m. and ducers actually read this script and 5 p.m. on the day of the show for said "yes, this movie will do.''. performances Tuesday through How did this movie get made? Sunday and from noon to 5 p.m. on It's "Fatal Attraction" only with Sunday. young people who can't act well For more information, call the and then they replace the all-too PHOTO COl)RTF.SY OFWWW.IMDB.COM Playhouse box office at 421-3888 or famous bath tub with a swimming Jesse Christensen and Erika Bradford look worried about their futures. toll free in Ohio, Kentucky and In pool. Oh, and then there's that diana at 800-582-3208. Tickets can whole part about "Fatal Attraction" also be purchased at being a classic and this movie can't www.cincyplay.com. even lick that movie's shoes. no reason to make this movie. It Jesse Bradford plays Ben Cronin, was predictable, stale and 90 min The Guys an attractive high school senior with utes too long. Ben is a completely Ensemble Theatre's regional pre a perfect girlfriend and an amazing unsympathetic character from the miere of The Guys by Anne Nelson, talent for swimming. Even Stanford outset of the movie. He willingly runs Sept. 4-22, at the theater lo wants to recruit him. sleeps with another girl and she cated at 1127 Vine Street in down Everything seems pe~fect until turns out to. be freakier than just town Cincinnati. the new girl shows up. Enter Madi wanting to have sex in a pool at their .. Originating .at the Flea Theatre son Bell (Erika Christensen, "Traf h i g h near Ground Zero in New York City, fic"). She's beautiful, mysterious school. The Guys is still playing at sold-out and extremely aggressive. She only Yet an mention she's houses. Ensemble Theatre of Cin wants to be his friend, right? Nope, otherhigh prone -to jeal cinnati is the first theatre in the coun-. she wants something much more. school ous homicidal try to present The Guys outside of Of course Ben and Madison senior rages? She's New York. sleep with one another and Ben learns cruel to the to Dennis Parlato plays a fire chief soon discovers his immense guilt that hav ken socially who is at a Joss for words about isn't his only problem. Madison be ing pro deficient nerdy how to describe his "guy.s" he lost comes obsessed with the swimmer miscuous kid (in this in the September 11 World Trade and can't handle the rejection he sex-es case, Center attack. Ajoumalist, played ultimately gives her. The jilted lover pecially cousin) by Amy Warner, comes to his aid in gets him fired from his job, kills one with a girl movies like to this play directed by D. Lynn of his best friends, gets him kicked who says add just to Meyers. For tickets, call Ensemble off the swim team and tries to kill no strings show how void Theatre of Cincinnati box office at Ben's girlfriend. Ofcourse, no one are attached - is bad news, be of compassion the villain really is. 421-3555. believes Madison is doing all ofthis . cause, guess what, some girls are "Swimfan" was poorly made. In because it turns out Ben ha~ a shady psycho. Maybe, it's my estrogen a million years I could not think of Desire, Tunnel, & past of drugs and stealing, subse talking, but I could not feel bad for one reason to go see it. Well, maybe quently leading to a six-month stint his character throughout the entire one. Someone should go· see just Wheelchair in juvenile hall. There, he learned movie. to make sure mouth-breathing Desire, Tunnel, & Wheelchair · of his talent for swimming. He was· Christensen 1s character is· also Bradford ever learns· to breathe · encompasses a series of muitime in charge of the daily cleaning of totally contrived. The beautiful vil through his nose as the unbearable , d ia installations by Gagik the center's -pool, but pretty soon lain, Madison, dresses like a librar plot thickens. : ~ p>, ,/:: Aroutiunian (former professor ofart he's "swimming in it more than clean ian, flirts like a Times Square hooker, at Xavier University), that examines ing it." How original. and walks like Michael. Meyers: the transcience of human life, the Basically, there was absolutely unnecessarily slow. Oh, and did I passage of time, the vulnerability of memory and the conditions of exile and alienation. ~~~::·~~~~f,0~.~.:~; *~J,:i~~~.!~~~:~0~, ;(~· ,. so::t~ ~~I•IU•-#'ZI u.:11111ruttlfll'U.lllOU•~I' On Friday, Sept. 23, from 6-9 p.m., m~t: l!IX#l'' sh:: .;w,~, New Releases l'llU•I• .. ~-•-•Ufl'll UVeWires M••Jt .,._uo11wurt1:i the Cincinnati Arts Association's "llic•r v.11.ern '"'''"H '!!'Ill.I~ Ull ~l.1.)1 \'Ul•Hl!'I Weston Art Gallery in the Aronoff The following discs are due for release on or before September I 0 ... Saturday, September 14 Monday, September 1.6 Center for the Arts will premiere the Jackass Allister new series of provocative video in Authority Zero A Passage in Time (Lava/Atlantic) ... Ani DiFranco So @Art's Billiards @Bogart's stallations. Much Shouting, So Much Laughter (two-CD live set) (Righteous Babe) The exhibition will run until Nov. ... The Fallen Front Toward Enemy (Metal Blade) ... Dave Holland Big 10. Shows will be on Tue-Sat 10 Band What Goes Around (ECM) ... The Smokey River Boys Sing 0 Friday, September 13 Monday, September 16 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Sun noon-5pm. Brother (Universal Special Products) ... Too Short Whats My Favorite Homunculus Gold finger For more information, call 977-4165. Word (Jive) ... Peter Wolf Sleepless (Artemis) @ Madison Theatre @Bogart's ... all dates are tentative. THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE DIVERSIONS· week o/SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 15 I N Y 0 .U .R .:e: A R blight they call "Mad Cow." This barking out the chorus. Believe me, . song is initially fueled by a cow that fan or not, you will be shouting I repeatedly "moos" at the beginning · will be" heard once you hear this of the song and lyrics that would song a few times. infuriate a two-year-old: "I got the Not only does the album slam · mad cow. Lay it down on the floor/ from top to bottom, but Hatebreed · If you want to get lazy, lay it down also get some help from heavy metal some more." legends such as the almighty Slayer The remaining tracks are not as on one track. Hatebreed definitely saddening as the first twoj but they have the right formula going for them still have the' ability to make a sane and it shows from track to track. Black & Tan Cai-pet person· mad. .On "Smokerri If Ya Hatebreed These guys are like one big hardcore Band Gottem," lead singer Sal Paradise Persever:ance machine that just keeps on chug Dirty Mama chants "Walter Kronkite," arid the (Stillborn/Republic/Universal) ging. (Batcbmusic) band instantaneously knows to · Fans had to wait over five years move to a kazoo solo. for this album to see the light ofday, The two most promising songs but.rest assured, it was well worth on the album are "I Think I Been the wait. With the new record spark Long-awaited and well Live to studio is not an Had" and "Sign of Noah." . The ing acclaim from critics and fans, acoustic "I Think I Bee.n Had" is worth... it alike. Hatebreed have been tearing · easy transition extremely introspective and worthy . it up.on.stage, most,notably·at this of at least one listen. On "Sign of After picking myselfup from the summer's Ozzfest. Being unable to Throughout all ofrock and roll's Noah," the fantasy-fused lyrics of floor after listening to this record, I attend, I did hear Hatebreed was in history, many small-time, local a man's battle against demons and have come to a conclusion: This credible, especially since they bands have attempted to convert the mood-shifting sounds of the record should come equipped with were one of the fe'w "metal" bands their live shows into a format fitting band save this album from being a seatbelt. on Ozzfest, but Jet's' not get into that. studio album. Although this is al- . exempt of all merit This is nearly It is so infectious and brutal that · Catch therri this fall on tour again ways good for the die-hard fans of · forgotten, however, once the final you will not be able to stop your with death metal band Six Feet Un these groups, some bands Jose q-ed~ · . trnck.Js'played. ··"Penny }>inchei:" self from rocking out to it. Much der at Bogart's. Should be badass, ibility amongst people· unfamiliar seems to be the culmination of ev more brutal and better produced but bring your earplugs, kids, be with the band's Jive show. erything bad this band. is capable than their first record, Hatebreed cause it will be loud. And most defi One such band is the Black & of producing. take full advantage ofa major label nitely pick this CD up now, and be Tan Carpet Band, a Cincinnati-area -Tim Fair budget and record one of the best ·heard. four-piece. On "Dirty Mama," their Contributing Writer metal releases of the year. -:-Asa Kranig first effort, the band relies upon lyr- In less than 45 minutes, they Contributing Writer . - ics and technique that are fitting of crank out 16 tracks that pummel the a 2 a.m. gig in a dirty dive-of-a-bar listener into a hardcore frenzy. filled with inebriates. Jamey Jasta's shouts are so in your The self-professed "funky-ass face, it's as if he's about to come rock & roll" musicians combine all flying out ofthe speaker at any sec- · oftheir skill to include six tracks on ond. Combine their brutally heavy their first album. The first track is hardcore with ultra-positive lyrics called "Devil's Daughter,''. which . and yqu have yourself one winner begins with a belch and continues ofari ·album. . .· with confusing lyrics (unnecessary My personal favorites are the chants of "break it down" and a first four tracks which basically sum cheesy guitar solo also ensue). up the entire album. The first single Somehow, they manage to be "I Will Be Heard," is classic come even more irritating with the Hatebreed complete with Jasta Diversions ressurects 'The Mummy' in the arena ASSISTANT DIVERSIONS EDITOR JIMMY AND SENIOR NEWS EDITOR CHUCK BATTLE IT OUT JIMMY SAYS: the benefit of the film. "Men In walk out of the theater. Notice the In the summer of 1999, "The Black" worked the same way with palm trees outside Rachel Weisz's Mummy'', a hip version of the clrui the goofy, yet charming Will Smith office? What's the matter? Couldn't sic horror movie, swept the coun as the lead role. "The Mummy" was Universal get a permit to remove try with great success in the box nothing more than a summer flick, them from the studio backlots in Los office: The movie ended up being however, it combined fun, a little Angeles? so popular that Universal Studios horror, and some great actiOn to While Weisz's character seems decided to create a sequel ("The make one ofmore entertaining sum to be brilliant and know everything, Mummy Returns") and a spin-off mer movies in quite some time. she always lacks knowledge when · ("Scorpion King"). However, the it counts. "Hmmm ... Book of the first of this mummy trio, took the · ·dDead?·' Let's·just'read·'Some ·aim cake by introducing a fresh hero in less passages, shall we.? What harm Brendan Fraser .and putting new could come?" Or after awakening spins and special effects into the CHUCK SAYS: and encountering the evil in the . story of"The Mummy". desert, she insists on staying and The recipe for a classic horror "The Mummy" tries hard to en~ taking care of the problem herself, movie is as follows: .a person at tertain us as the ultimate B movie, like a good slap in the face would tempts to excavate a cursed tomb but bad humor and a terrible script send the mummy Imhotep back to in Egypt, and a mummy __:__ com never Jet the movie be enjoyable. his coffin demoralized. monly depicted as a decomposed Just because Hollywood makes Action and explosions in a humanoid in cloth wraps - a summer blockbuster doesn't ex- . PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.IMDB.COM movie are great; just make sure at emerges from the grave to wreck cuse that studio ·from worrying Brendon Fraser saves the day and gets the girl some pouit the audience's minds are havoc. Finally, the hero ofthe story about minute details such as writ challenged - f}t least a smidge. This must devise a way to stop the O'Connell decides to stick around He's not just beating a mummy and ing, direction and plot. "The is a concept that would have worked undead. to partake in a wonderful escapade carrying a pistol, he's crackingjokes Mummy" embodies where movies better as a comic book or video Based in the 1920s, Fraser plays that includes not just frightening have gone wrong in recent years and winning the the girl. This type game. Rick O'Connell, an American ad scenes with state-of-the-art special of light-hearted hero is refreshing and the belief that eye candy and Ifyou want to see a good action venture-seeker who has joined the effects, but also a few chuckles in contrast to some of the other · generic laughs will take the place of adventure, rent an "Indiana Jones" Foreign Legion. O'Connell rambles along the way. l 990's stone-cold-action heroes like interesting characters and good flick and enjoy yourself. In the · into the burial site of Imhotep; a · Fraser's character can be likened Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Termi storytelling. meantime, don't be enchanted by cursed high priest of an ancient to the Harrison Ford persona, Indi nator 2,'' Tom Cruise in "Mission S9 little attention is given any the mass fodder studios continu Egyptian pharaoh. Intrigued by the ans Jones. No, Fraser is not the Impossible,'' and Keanu Reeves in where. By the time I saw indestruc ally shove down our throat like "The possibility of adventure and the actor Ford is. However, when you're "The Matrix." tible, overacting Brendan Fraser fire Mummy.. " love interest of witty archaeologist sitting throughthe movie; you can't This mo\iie was based on a like-.:: m<5re·rounds than·his weapon· can·· Evelyn Carnarvon (Rachel Weisz), help to think how cool this guy is. able, fun and adventurous hero for hold for the third time, I wanted to ...... - ...... -- ...... w ...... ·- ... _ ...... - .. ··---~ ...... j 16 week o/September 11, 2002 ·CAMPUS CALENDAR THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE i¥J~1)$1?;1>~·· September 11 September 16 Mazeltov! Yorn Kippur begins A year ago today, America wit: tonight at sundown. This reminds nessed a tragedy of immense pro By Murphy · me of Tevie from "Fiddler on the portions. If you do not already Jim To place an item in the calendar, call 961··4479 or :rrail to ML 2129. Roof," whose only dream in life know to what I refer, then you must was to be rich. He would have have been living in a box for the Jen Putnam can think ofat least gone to see Goldfinger tonight at past year. This week, I urge you THlJRSDAY. 13 rt)asons to go out and party to Bogart's, as you should. to not only pray for and remember night, so go out and join her. Honestly, I have no idea where the victims and families of last September 12 they come up with this stuff, but year's attacks, but also to make a George W. Bush pleads today is actually "Stay Away from . conscious effort to work towards America's case against Iraq and SATURDAY Seattle Day." I think they gave it peace in the future. With that said, other terrorist countries to the . September 14 this name after Shawn Kemp ille~ I hereby dedicate this week's is United Nations tonight with the When I think ofpeaceful sports, gitimately impregnated his fourth sue to peace awareness. With all hope of gaining support for his three specific ones come to mind - girlfriend. this talk of peace, I am reminded of canpaign agcinst terrorism. golf, croquet and rugby. Seriously, As long as we're talking about Gandhi. Speaking of Gandhi, Tune in to hear the speech that rugby players are really sensitive· weird· holidays; lefs'th'row '1Pre Ortman, you'd better give Wesley . will be as new to his eyes as it is humanitarians who simply like to serve the Ozone Day" in' here. I his copy of that movic:i back or else ~o our ears. There may never have severely beat other men every he will kick your ass. What? Wow, the Xavier Players have usually celebrate this one in April been anyone more · once in a while. But, they do pro As usual, the Romero Cel)ter been extremely busy lately. Not when it's called Earth Day. File this vide entertainment for first-year will be sponsoring an International only are they performing their peaceful. (or cowardly) one under, "Days no one cares freshmen on the weekends. So go Coffee Hour today from 3 :30 until own shows, but they are also about." than Snarf. show them your gratitude by 4:30 p.m. at the G-Spot. Head on sponsoring a Shakespeare event . ' watching them scrum against rival over and grab a quick cup of joe, for free today in the G-Spot The Eastern Kentucky University at I ..TUESDAY.· then proceed over to the Interfaith atre at 4 P·ID· FRIDAY·. ' p.m. down on the Intramural Field. September 17 Prayer Service at 4 p.m. in I didn'tgetthe memo: When Septemher 13 Bellarmine Chapel. This service is did someone tell Adam Sandler Delta Sigma Pi, Xavier's busi being held in memory oflast year's that his dried-up formulas for The men's soccer team battles SUN.DAY nes~ fra~ernity, is holding its an terrorist attacks. People of all movies were still funny? If you Wright State tonight at 7 p.m. ori riual "Meet the Chapter Night" to creeds are encouraged to attend. . think differently from me, then the Core: Show up and give them September 15 night at 9 p.m. in CBA 2. I know Much to niy dismay, the XU head over to Ryan's Pub at 8 p.m. your support. 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