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Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 2013-04-17 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. 677. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/677 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]. Features Editor Hollis Conners Xavier spring sports prepare for final gives tips for staying stress-free during finals week. A-10 Tournaments SPORTS | PAGE 7 INSIDE FEATURES | PAGE 12 The Xavier University Newswire Published since 1915 by the students of Xavier University April 17, 2013 | Volume XCVIII | Issue 26 FIAT JUSTITIA, RUAT COELUM xaviernewswire | www.thexunewswire.com | xaviernewswire XN Students honored for undergraduate research BY JENNY MENDOZA and contribution to society by re- environment at their institutions. ers increased, the Copy Editor maining active and involving un- NCUR also provides information Celebration was There were roughly 3000 dergraduates in research. NCUR’s on the importance of undergrad- moved to Cintas students representing over 300 leadership works to enhance re- uate research to state legislatures, Center. However, schools, from over 35 states search opportunities for faculty private foundations, government in order to encour- in this year’s National Council and students. NCUR also pro- agencies and the U.S. Congress. age more non-pre- on Undergraduate Research vides support for faculty develop- The conference included a vast senting students (NCUR). This year the confer- ment and welcomes faculty and range of academic disciplines. to interact with ence took place at the University administrators from all academic Thrity-five Xavier students at- the presenters, it of Wisconsin at LaCrosse. institutions. tended NCUR as well as Dr. Mack was moved to the The mission NCUR is to pro- Their publications and out- Mariani from the Political Science Gallagher Student mote undergraduate research reach activities are designed to Department and Dr. Mullins from Center. scholarship and creative activity share successful models and strat- the Chemistry Department. More recently, it done in partnership with faculty egies for establishing and institu- In addition to Xavier stu- was moved to the and/or other mentors as a vital tionalizing undergraduate research dents attending NCUR, the 2013 Connaton Learning component of higher education. programs. They assist administra- Celebration of Research and Commons (CLC). NCUR believes that faculty tors and faculty members in im- Creative Activity took place hon- The 2013 members enhance their teaching proving and assessing the research oring the achievements in the Celebration was areas of undergraduate re- held from 1:30 to search and creative activities 4:30 p.m. on April by students from all three 15th in the CLC colleges of the university. and had 150 stu- The Celebration began dent presenters in 1995, and the first sev- sharing the results Newswire Photo by Adam Spegele eral celebrations were held of their work either Senior biology major Chris Lagnese presented his in the foyer outside of as a poster or as an research on the circadian rhythms in Drosophila. Kelly Auditorium and in oral presentation. These students, ing seniors. classrooms of Alter Hall. who represented a variety of ma- The Celebration allows stu- Approximately 60 stu- jors and programs, had been men- dents to share their work, which dents participated in the tored by 38 faculty members. may represent a 2-year investment Newswire Photo by Adam Spegele first Celebration. As the Many of the projects were the of time, with the entire Xavier Xavier students presented their research both orally and with the aid of posters. number of student present- capstone experience for graduat- community. Praying for Boston Owl City and Neon Trees perform for Xavier SAC Spring Concert BY TIM WILMES group, led by singer Tyler Glenn, came on with Sports Editor a much more commanding presence than Owl Xavier University hosted its spring con- City and immediately got the crowd going. cert featuring Owl City and Neon Trees on After performing an upbeat opening song, Sunday night in Cintas Center. Glenn came up near the front of the crowd and The event was open to the public, as lo- began singing lyrics to the hit song “Animal” cal Cincinnatians and Xavier students alike (2009) unaccompanied by instruments. The filed into the lower bowl of Cintas Center crowd immediately responded in an uproar, to watch the two bands play. and the band started playing the song, request- Owl City was the opening act of the ing the crowd to sing along. night and played for about an hour before Neon Trees continued to play for the next a 30-minute intermission as the technical hour, accompanied by a number of stage exits crew set up for Neon Trees to perform. and shirt changes by Glenn. At the end of the Owl City got the crowd excited with concert, the band came back on stage and per- favorites such as “Fireflies” (2009) and formed their hit “Everybody Talks” (2011) as “Good Time” (2012), and overall had a an encore performance. good performance based on the crowd’s reaction. Although some students might ©2012 have been disappointed with the Owl City THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE hiring, students who attended the con- All rights reserved cert generally walked away with a fun and Newswire Photo by Adam Spegele worthwhile experience. The Xavier Student Government Association (SGA) and the Dorothy Day Center “It’s always a good time with Owl City,” for Faith and Justice (CFJ) worked together to hold a prayer service on Tuesday junior Paul Heintzman said after the con- night in Bellarmine Chapel to remember and honor those who were affected Advertising (513) 745-3561 by the tragedy that occured in Boston on Monday during the Boston Marathon. cert. “This concert was no different.” Circulation (513) 745-3130 The Xavier community will continue to keep those affected in its thoughts and After Owl City and the 30-minute inter- Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 prayers as they recover from Monday’s horrific events. mission, Neon Trees came onto the stage www.thexunewswire.com with a bang and plenty of bass. The rock Questions, comments or story ideas? email us at [email protected]. Continued from page 1 XAVIER NEWSWIRE 2/Campus News XN April 17, 2013 Donuts for Darfur Xavier partners with local has sale this week H e r b e r s , business for student interns along with in the city, offers dining options mented on their own experiences BY LAUREN YOUNG and details shopping sites, among of living at Xavier while interning Sexton and Staff Writer several St. other options. in Cincinnati and their utilization Xavier alum- Xavier University is home to In addition, Yocal has a 24/7 of BlackbookHR’s services. ni, started over 400 interns and co-ops from concierge service that permits an “I was an intern at P&G two a chapter all over the United States dur- intern to get his or her questions summers ago. It’s so easy to only when they ing the summer months. A tech- answered quickly, similar to Live go out in your personal neighbor- Newswire file photo came to nology startup company called Chat, which is available on most hood, but Blackbook opens my retail websites. eyes to all the other new areas of Donuts for Darfur sells donuts to students to help raise Xavier. BlackbookHR, which is headquar- awareness for genocide in Darfur Since then tered in Cincinnati, has partnered Xavier has been known for exquisite cuisines that Cincinnati Donuts for with Xavier to help interns adjust housing interns during the sum- has to offer,” one intern said. Darfur has to the city. mer from various parts of the “Also I love how I can just send a BY REBECCA BAYENS spread to many universities in the BlackbookHR aims to help nation. In 2012, Xavier hosted simple concierge request – about Staff Writer United States, and the Cincinnati people create genuine relation- interns planning to work at 50 sports leagues, yoga classes or chapter has raised approximately ships with those they work with of Cincinnati’s top companies in- tickets to upcoming events – and Donuts for Darfur will be sell- $20,000. as well as with the business com- cluding Procter & Gamble, GE someone always responds.” ing donuts for one dollar each “I love what we do,” Herbers munity. They do this by using the Aviation, Dunnhumby, Kroger, “The biggest advantage [of in from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on said. “I believe it is highly reward- interns’ Embeddedness Quotient, Macy’s, Fifth Third Bank and BlackbookHR] is that those not Friday, April 19, in Gallagher ing to be able to know that what a measure of how connected em- Deloitte. from the area can get insight into Student Center (GSC). we are doing here at Xavier (and ployees feel with their job as well By providing affordable hous- events that we otherwise wouldn’t Ed Herbers, Vice President all our other chapters) is part of a as their community. ing in a convenient location, Xavier know existed,” another intern of Donuts for Darfur, said in a movement to take a stand against This quotient was gener- has become a perfect place to stay said. recent email that the group “is a injustice and get people to think ated by Dr. Brooks Holtom of for those interning in Cincinnati.