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John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 2-28-2013 The aC rroll News- Vol. 89, No. 16 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 89, No. 16" (2013). The Carroll News. 1012. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/1012 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Chinese hackers Have you seen suspected of these celebs around hacking major U.S. campus? Or just their businesses, p. 10 look-a-likes? p. 4 THE Thursday,C FebruaryARROLL 28, 2013 The Student Voice of John Carroll University N Since 1925 EWSVol. 89, No. 16 With sequester looming, JCU aid is threatened JCU gets a How the possible cuts on March 1 could affect John Carroll sex talk passes without an agreement, the results could be crippling. Abigail Rings Arrupe Scholars hold ‘Sex Signals’ event Assistant Campus Editor As of Tuesday evening, a deal has not been reached. Some of the cuts would be cuts to defense and domestic March 1 is not just an important date to remember because discretionary program. Some of the most notable programs Alyssa Brown it is the start of Spring Break and the deadline for housing being cut are border security, special education, the Federal Staff Reporter agreements. It is also the deadline for the sequester, an im- Bureau of Investigation, the National Science Foundation, Last Thursday, over 200 students came to the Kulas plication of about $85 billion in cuts to military and domestic NASA, Head Start and FEMA. Auditorium to watch “Sex Signals,” a performance programs. While many of the cuts will not have a direct effect While cuts to these programs will impact the country as brought to campus to raise awareness and inspire audi- on John Carroll University, there are certain cuts that could a whole, JCU would be affected in a few ways. Dora ences to create social change in the fight against domestic impact JCU as a whole, including the allocation of Pruce, director of government and community re- violence. The performance involved two actors, Deanna funds to the work study program and professors’ lations, explained that JCU would be impacted Myers and Chris Sanders, and used improvisation and ability to get money for research. if the government could not reach a deal. audience interaction as a means of showing the underly- The sequester is a result of the failure Fortunately, Pell Grants, money provided ing issues of domestic violence, particularly in dating. of Republicans and Democrats to reach an by the federal government to students who Three seniors in the Arrupe Scholars Program were agreement in 2011. Congressional Repub- need it for college, would be unaffected. asked last fall to choose a social issue for their culminat- licans wanted spending cuts in exchange for “The somewhat good news is that Pell is ing senior project and devise a plan to create a policy raising the debt ceiling. Democrats did not held harmless. Pell grants are tremendously change involving the issue. Seniors Sean Whalen, Lisa agree with the cuts, and a compromise of sorts important to JCU students and families; one Reichert and Samantha Hoch were inspired to work with was reached in the form of the Budget Control Act, third of our students receive Pell,” said domestic violence. After Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority which intends to cut domestic spending over Pruce. “However, according to reports successfully fundraised to bring “Sex Signals” to campus the next 10 years by about $1 trillion. released over the weekend, Work Study last year, the students decided to do the same. Because the Democrats refused to agree is at risk, as well as Federal Supplemental “It took months to plan for ‘Sex Signals’ to come to cuts without additional tax revenue, and Educational Opportunity Grant funding, to campus. We spent all class time working on how we Republicans refused tax increases, a committee which some JCU students receive. So, yes, would fundraise the money and get support from the was set up to find additional deficit reduction there will be some impact.” JCU community to come to the performance,” he said. tactics. In order to provide the committee with Some reports have said that funding “In class, we learned how to effectively plan for an ad- an extra push to reach an agreement, a fallback for some science and research programs vocacy project such as this. Learning how to fight for a was designed. This fallback was supposed to be so frightening could be cut, limiting universities’ ability to do research. change in a social policy ultimately helped us bring ‘Sex that it would never happen: $1.2 trillion in automatic cuts to Pruce indicated, while she was not sure, any time cuts made Signals’ to JCU.” both military and domestic programs. to the National Science Foundation and the National Institute As “Sex Signals” cost $4,200, the Arrupe students These cuts were supposed to go into effect Jan. 1, but it of Health, it diminishes the faculty’s ability to get funding fundraised to pay for the group. “With the gracious help was pushed back to reduce the potential impact of falling off from grants for research. from all the departments that sponsored us, we were the “fiscal cliff.” The deadline is fast approaching, and if it Please see SEQUESTER, p. 2 able to raise just enough for them to come,” Whalen explained. The Arrupe Scholars Program, Program of Applied Ethics, the University Counseling Center and Jackie Mitchell the Office of Student Activities all donated money as sponsors of the event. JCU talks going green at As an interactive approach to discussing domestic violence, “Sex Signals” used humor as a technique. Sanders said, “Humor builds equity and puts people at ease, especially when talking about such difficult topics sustainability forum as sexual violence.” Myers agreed. “Humor is such a great way to break Jackie Mitchell Dietz welcomed visitors to JCU’s campus and provided down those barriers that people often put up and get them Assistant Campus Editor a brief history of the University. Later in the forum, she to talk,” she said. Sustainability experts from the local community gathered explained John Carroll’s commitment to sustainability and Please see SEX SIGNALS, p. 3 in Donahue Auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 21 to join in an preserving the earth in harmony with its Jesuit mission. She extensive panel discussion during a sustainability forum described the various ways in which JCU staff members and hosted by the Boler School of Business and the KPMG students have addressed sustainability by hosting energy Professorship in Accountancy. Panelists included Maureen workshops and offering classes with an environmental Brennan, environmental attorney at Baker & Hostetier; focus. Barbara Brown, co-owner of BrownFlynn; Carol Dietz, John She also discussed how the University’s carbon footprint, Carroll University’s associate vice president of facilities including gas and energy use, has reduced in size over the and sustainability coordinator; Mark Rabkin, co-owner of past few years. Dietz said she believes sustainability is Deconstruction Management; Christopher Rhodes, sustain- evolving on campus. “It’s got a lot of momentum behind ability manager at Swagelok; R. Scott Thomas, sustainability it,” she said. officer at Sherwin-Williams, and Dennis Wolcott, sustain- Dietz said the University also plans to incorporate ability director at Parker-Hannifin. sustainability into this summer’s Murphy Hall renovation The forum began with each panelist discussing his or by reusing some of the building’s original materials and her enterprise, including its history, mission, products, ser- preserving many of its architectural features. According to Dietz, the residence hall meets the requirements to be Photo by Evelyn Green vices and evolution. The panelists described their continu- Pictured (from left to right) are Samantha Hoch, ally evolving journeys with sustainability. “We’ve always LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified. Chris Sanders, Deanna Meyers and Sean Whalen. valued conservation,” Thomas said of Sherwin-Williams’ Hoch and Whalen are Arrupe scholars who helped mission. Please see GREEN, p. 3 organize the event, and Sanders and Myers are the “Sex Signals” actors. Inside this issue: Index World News 12 Find us online Campus 2 Diversions 14 JCU baseball starts Arts & Life 4 Editorial 17 Sports 6 Op/Ed 18 off season with 2-1 record, p. 6 issuu.com/ Finance 8 Classifieds 20 Like us on Facebook @TheCarrollNews thecarrollnews 2 Campus Feb. 28, 2013 www.jcunews.com The Carroll News Campus Breaking the chains: Students and faculty Briefs New internship opens dance to fight violence againstwomen exclusively for Spencer German out of the box and dance. Campus Editor Freshman Jackie DiFrangia was one student who showcased her JCU students On Thursday, Feb. 14, people on John Carroll University’s cam- moves on Valentine’s Day, excitedly explaining that she thought the flash mobs went very well. John Carroll University has partnered pus witnessed two flash mobs rallying faculty and students to take “Dancing outside of the library and in the dining hall was so much with Turner Broadcasting System to launch a stand for women. a summer internship only open to a JCU One Billion Rising is a program established by Eve Ensler, an fun,” DiFrangia said. “When we were outside of the library, I saw a student. The internship is in Turner Digital’s activist known for her play “The Vagina Monologues” (which has bunch of people walking by and looking back at us dancing away.