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Test your predictions Senior Adam Green of who will take ranks amoung top home Oscars this 50 ice cross downhill year, p. 4 racers, p. 8 THE Thursday,C FebruaryARROLL 21, 2013 The Student Voice of John Carroll University N Since 1925 EWSVol. 89, No. 15 Abigail Rings Assistant Campus Editor Changes for John Carroll University students keep coming, as the Office of Residence Life released updates about housing for next academic year. The details for on-campus housing for the 2013-2014 year were announced this week in Game of chance the form of a four-page document explaining the changes to prices and who can live where, as well as expanded options for upperclassmen. Online housing agreements will be open online through “My Housing” for students to sign starting Res Life makes the week of Feb. 25. These agreements have a strict deadline of Friday, March 1, and if students do not major changes complete these agreements, they will not be signed up to participate in the housing selection process. Just because current sophomores and juniors com- to housing plete this form does not mean they will be guaran- teed housing for next year. Students will be able to and lottery see their lottery date and time by March 4. Because JCU has a two-year residency require- ment, rising sophomores will be guaranteed a room on campus in either Millor, Hamlin, Campion halls or Dolan and Pacelli halls on the third floors. In addition, rising sophomores are required to live with other rising sophomores. The housing lottery for rising sophomores is scheduled to take place on March 15, 18 and 19. Please see HOUSING, p. 3 CN close-up: JCU’s Students ‘dare to move’ with new houses on The Living Person Dave Schillero committed to the Living Person Challenge also Jackie Mitchell The Carroll News spoke about how they pursued those goals. One Miramar and Milford of the most exciting parts of the evening came On Friday, Feb. 15, nearly 200 John Carroll when Cleveland Browns offensive lineman John Jackie Mitchell students filled the Lombardo Student Center Assistant Campus Editor Greco spoke to the crowd about his faith and how Atrium for The Living Person’s “Dare You To it relates to his football career. Students hunting for a place to live next year now have another Move” event. During all of the games, speeches and option to consider. The Office of Residence Life is offering more From 9 p.m. until midnight, JCU students had Please see DARE TO MOVE, p. 2 off-campus housing choices to students for the 2013-2014 school the opportunity to take part in a night of music year. Six houses owned by the University on Miramar Boulevard and and inspiration, as local musicians, JCU students Milford Road will be available to students through the general hous- and professional athletes came to share their faith ing lottery. experiences and what drives them to be a “living This additional housing, along with the eight duplexes Residence person.” Life offers on Warrensville Center Road, will provide a wider selec- The Living Person is an organization and tion to students concerned about limited housing options due to the movement of people striving to become better impending renovation of Murphy Hall, which is scheduled to com- than they are now, seeking a holistic well-being mence this summer. centered on faith in God. Over the past several “Given the planned renovation of Murphy Hall, the University months, dozens of students joined the Living decided to offer these houses to students in order to enhance the on- Person Challenge, through which they commit campus housing options,” explained Director of Residence Life Lisa to either an intellectual, physical or spiritual Brown. goal and strive to accomplish that goal with the The houses are in close proximity to campus, located across the encouragement of others in the movement. street from the Dolan Center for Science and Technology and Gras- Resident ministers Jurell Sison and Craig selli Library. Sidol took the reins of The Living Person this According to the Office of Residence Life website, each of the year and hoped the event Friday night would let three-bedroom houses features a fully furnished kitchen, a washer and people know about the movement and how they dryer and a garage. Each bedroom is furnished with a bed, desk and could be involved. dresser. Internet and cable are also provided. The evening included musical performances “In accordance with the regulations set forth by the City of Uni- from the popular student band Four Guys Who Photo by Dave Schillero versity Heights, three students will be able to live in each house,” said Love Sax, alumni Chelsea Gilbert and up-and- Resident Ministers Craig Sidol and Jurell Brown. Rising juniors and seniors are eligible to live in the houses. coming singer/song writer Sam Brenner. Between Sison met Cleveland Browns lineman John the musical performances, several students who Greco at the “Dare You to Move” event. Inside this issue: Index Finance 12 Find us online Campus 2 Diversions 15 Meteor streaks Arts & Life 4 Editorial 17 across Russia’s Sports 6 Op/Ed 18 sky, injuring issuu.com/ World News 10 Classifieds 20 hundreds, p.10 Like us on Facebook @TheCarrollNews thecarrollnews 2 Campus Feb. 21, 2013 www.jcunews.com The Carroll News Campus STO: Should it stay or should it go? Briefs John Carroll decides against removing SportsTime Ohio from on-campus cable UH City Council Spencer German Director of Residence Life Lisa Brown said, “At this Campus Editor point, we are not removing SportsTime Ohio from the cable appoints Wiseman line-up. SportsTime Ohio broadcasts the Cleveland Indians Over the course of the past week, rumors had circulated about and some JCU games, so we know this is a channel viewed University Heights City Council has the idea of removing channels from John Carroll University’s often by students.” appointed a replacement for Councilman on-campus cable circuit, including Cleveland’s own SportsTime The idea to possibly eradicate any channels from cam- Thomas Cozzens, a John Carroll University Ohio. pus televisions came into play due to a potential price alumnus who passed away on Jan. 17. STO is particularly popular to students who, year after year, increase in the cable plan. “Because of a pending cable Vice Mayor Frankie Goldberg an- dedicate themselves to Cleveland Indians baseball, rooting their price increase, we looked at the most expensive channels nounced that lawyer Mark N. Wiseman hometown team to victory from April through October. on our cable system, one of which is SportsTime Ohio,” will fill the vacancy. He was sworn in at The rumor brought about a handful of complaints and discour- explained Brown. City Hall on Feb. 15. agement from a number of students, such as sophomore Steve Jim Burke, the associate chief information officer who Wiseman was chosen from a selec- Henderson, who said, “I was shocked and pretty mad. I thought partially works to administer all information technologies tion of six candidates. He has resided in that it would be really unfair to take away the only option to watch on campus, helps execute any order from Residence Life University Heights for 25 years and offers Cleveland Indians games.” to add or remove channels from JCU’s cable plan. expertise in the area of foreclosure issues. This week it has been confirmed that the Office of Residence “When a channel everyone used to watch is no longer He also served on the city’s Charter Review Life has chosen not to eliminate SportsTime Ohio from their being viewed, it is sometimes switched for a more popular Commission in 2008 and 2009. campus cable plan. channel from the same package. This type of change has no impact on the cost of programming. Sometimes a program provider will demand a significant increase in the price they JCU hosts ‘Body are charging for a specific channel. Given the popularity of Beautiful’ during National STO, I can only assume the reason for this change is related to a significant price increase,” said Burke. Eating Disorders Before any action was taken by Residence Life to remove the channel altogether the students were able to share their Awareness Week insight on the idea. Brown explained further that the Res Life staff addressed the Residence Life Advisory Board, a The Cleveland Center for Eating Dis- panel of students who offer suggestions and feedback to orders is partnering with John Carroll improve campus, about the issue. It was their response that University to present “Body Beautiful.” The suggested SportsTime Ohio was too popular of a channel event will take place during National Eat- amongst students to have it taken off the cable plan. ing Disorders Awareness Week on Monday, Feb. 25 in the Dolan Center for Science and “Based on this feedback, the cable line-up will not Technology. change this academic year,” Brown added. “Body Beautiful” begins at 6 p.m.