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Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 2013-04-10 Xavier University Newswire Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio), "Xavier University Newswire" (2013). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 676. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/676 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Xavier Student Newspapers at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Xavier Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. This week we bid farewell to our OSI portrays the school year through staff seniors. Inside we have a special “good-bye” just for them club t-shirts CAMPUS NEWS | PAGE 5 INSIDE CAMPUS NEWS | PAGE 2 The Xavier University Newswire Published since 1915 by the students of Xavier University April 10, 2013 | Volume XCVIII | Issue 25 FIAT JUSTITIA, RUAT COELUM xaviernewswire | www.thexunewswire.com | xaviernewswire XN Xavier Alliance hosts Spectrum Week BY LYDIA ROGERS on the negotiations that Xavier Alliance had to go Staff Writer through to name the week this year. Xavier Alliance recently celebrated diversity “We liked Queer Week because ‘queer’ is an inclu- through this year’s Spectrum Week, featuring various sive term that simply includes [anyone who] doesn’t speakers and presentations about LGBTQ issues, on think that gender is a male/female binary. You don’t and off-campus. Spectrum Week ran from April 2-5. have to be gay to be queer,” Dobbs said. Xavier Alliance is a club that works to ensure a safe April 4 was Spectrum Week’s keynote speaker environment on campus for people of all sexual iden- event, “Love Makes a Family” featuring Zach Wahls. tities. It aims to heighten awareness of LGBTQ issues Wahls, 21, is the star of a viral video in which he and promote equality. addressed the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in a Xavier Alliance hosted a number of presentations public hearing on a proposed constitutional amend- open to all students and faculty members, regardless ment to ban gay marriage in Iowa in 2011. He is the of sexual identification. The ongoing photo display son of two lesbians, and he stated that, “the sexual “Love Makes a Family” was set up on the third floor orientation of my parents has had zero effect on the of the library from March 25 - April 5. The event, content of my character.” Wahls has since become sponsored by the Family Diversity Project, featured an inspirational speaker and activist for conversa- portraits of around 30 “non-traditional” families. tions about equality. On April 2, Xavier Alliance hosted “The Changing The final Spectrum Week event was the presenta- Family: Faculty Perspectives” event. At this program, tion of the Vagina Monologues on April 5 in Kelley faculty members provided their respective discipline’s Auditorium. Xavier Alliance teamed up with Xavier take on the truth that there is a shift away from the Students for Women’s Progress to host this contro- traditional family format of a mother, father and versial production. By showing the production, the one or two kids. The faculty speakers included Sarah organizations hoped to educate the Xavier commu- Melcher, professor of theology, Christine Anderson, nity about the moral failures of silencing rape victims professor of history, Margo Heydt, professor of so- and interfering with the sexual and private lives of cial work and George Gordan, professor of manage- women. ment and entrepreneurship. Over the past few years Spectrum Week has dem- The Department of Interfaith Community onstrated progress in getting its message across. It is Engagement put on the “Use Another Word” event in still making headway in its aim to “identify a com- the Gallagher Student Center Clocktower Lounge on mon cognitive dissonance held by many Xavier stu- April 3. The event focused on “ways that the LGBTQ dents, faculty members and administrators,” Dobbs community can use language to either become more said. “It’s one thing to privately tell a friend that you at-one with the mainstream culture or to separate support them, it’s an entirely different thing to work themselves from the mainstream in order to maintain with your friend publicly and proudly. We need their own subculture,” Xavier Alliance officer Chris more students, faculty and administrators of the sec- Dobbs said. ond type if we’re going to make sure that Xavier is Another presentation titled “Naming the Week: truly a place where ‘men and women for others’ are LGBTQ Life on Our Campus” was held in Kelley formed.” Newswire Photo by Andrew Matsushita Auditorium. According to Dobbs, “This event said Zach Wahls, the son of two lesbians, spoke on April 4. the most about our school.” The program elaborated Xavier introducesof the OMA and theCenter Women’s Center communityfor collaboration.Gender There will be andstudents,” SGADiversity President Drew Dziedzic BY HOLLIS CONNERS Staff Writer will become a part of the new CGD. more investments in developing a mutu- said.“I encourage all students who have Programs and resources to help enhance ally respectful environment and mutual input to let me know, and together we can Traditionally the Office of Multicultural the learning and advocacy for women on appreciation. outreach to the administration.” Affairs (OMA) and the Women’s Center campus will still be available, as well as The new center will also work with More information will be given during have been separate centers. On April 3, it programs to provide diversity awareness other faculty members. Doing so will al- a forum with the students at 1 p.m. April was officially announced that the two cen- and promote cultural experiences of the low the CGD to utilize research to pro- 11 in GSC 214. ters would merge into what will be called, students. mote the success of students specifically for the time being, the Center for Gender The new center will continue to be a on Xavier’s campus. Partnerships with ©2012 THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE and Diversity (CGD). space for those who consider the OMA students who are part of underrepresent- All rights reserved After numerous discussions with fac- and the Women’s Center a place of com- ed groups and support for these groups ulty and staff, this decision was formed fort and a place they consider a second will be developed and enhanced. with the exploration of race, ethnicity and home. Many parts of the plan are still in the gender in mind. The merging of the two The programming staff will also in- works. Students play an important role in Advertising (513) 745-3561 centers will become official July 1. crease, providing even more engage- further development. The new office will be placed in the ment and innovative ways to work with “I am very excited about the conversa- Circulation (513) 745-3130 current OMA offices in order for its loca- students. tions during the upcoming year between Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 tion to be in the “heart” of campus. There will be emphasis on spaces for students and administrators about how www.thexunewswire.com The most important aspects and goals inter-group dialogue and other forms of Xavier can do an even better job serving Questions, comments or story ideas? email us at [email protected]. Continued from page 1 XAVIER NEWSWIRE 2/Campus News XN April 10, 2013 Going out in style Rachael Harris..............Editor-in-Chief Molly Boes..............Managing Editor Ed Morley..............Campus News Editor Pete Adams..............Op-Ed Editor Matt Coniglio..............Asst. Op-Ed Editor Robert Lisiecki..............Head Copy Editor Jake Garrity..............Business Editor Mike Powell..............Web Editor Maggie Behan..............Copy Editor Stanzi Littlefield..............Copy Editor Sarah Merkt..............Copy Editor Sarah Roveda..............Copy Editor Haley Seger..............Copy Editor Amelia Stultz..............Copy Editor Rebecca Bayens..............Staff Writer Caleb Childers..............Staff Writer Cris Freese..............Staff Writer Jake Heath..............Staff Writer David Maxwell...........Staff Writer Kris Reilly..............Staff Writer Kevin Tighe.............Staff Writer Andrew Bush..............Columnist Chris Dobbs..............Columnist Mike Hills..............Columnist Thanks for a great year, seniors. It’s been legen — wait for it — dary. XAVIER NEWSWIRE April 10, 2013 XN Campus News/3 Xavier University hosts Vagina Monologues Fontana gives last lecture BY HOLLIS CONNERS Women’s Progress, Xavier Players able to give insight into how The Staff Writer and others. Vagina Monologues fit into Xavier’s After ten years, The Vagina A variety of different stories Mission. Monologues were brought back to set the tone for the performance. LaRocca began the conversa- Xavier University. The monologue titled “My tion talking about just that. Students for Women’s Angry Vagina,” performed by “[Xavier’s mission] has an em- Progress, along with Xavier’s Kaileen McGourty, centered on phasis on justice, peace and respect Alliance, Xavier Students Against common injustices women ex- of the person,” LaRocca said. Sexual Assault, Artists for Others, perienced when it came to their “We have to listen to each oth- Marketing Club and the Women’s vaginas. er. We have to talk about things Center worked together in order Tampons, she claimed were like this. We have to be open.” for the event to occur. just “dry wads of cotton.” The final question addressed The performance was the final She humorously rants about in the panel was if there were any event of Spectrum Week 2013 on douching and how uncomfortable perspectives omitted from the April 5. vaginal exams are. She kept the performance and whether there The Vagina Monologues is an epi- audience laughing through the en- were other performances like The sodic play, written by Eve Ensler tire monologue, using anger over Vagina Monologues.

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