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Sports, pg 9 Feature, pg 12 Xavier’s Xoo I only had a couple... Always Online: Assistant men’s soccer coach Kris John Schroeck investigates the physical and xavier.edu/ Bertsch has injected new energy into financial risks students take when driving the Xavier Soccer Complex. drunk. newswire inside @ Mortenson speaks Comm. arts legal battle about public service nearing end with trial By doug tifft had enough evidence to over- ginalize and discriminate against Editor-in-Chief come the tenure of both of the women in communication arts,” After nearly three years of suits professors and terminate their and accusing Fortin of blaming and counter-suits, the case involv- contracts. Finch and Michels for the entire ing two former communication “There is at least some evi- department’s issues. arts professors—Drs. Miriam dence which would support a Roughly a month later, a Finch and Tara Michels—suing finding that [Finch and Michels’] five-member Faculty Hearing the University for more than $20 conduct was not the true reason Committee unanimously rec- million is set to begin proceedings for their termination,” Beckworth ommended Finch and Michels’ for a formal trial this week. wrote. “For instance, the fact that dismissal. The case will go to a pre-trial none of the members of [Xavier’s] “There is, in the Department conference at 2:30 p.m. today at Faculty Hearing Committee could of Communication Arts, a culture the United States District Court pinpoint a specific incident in of acrimony, disrespect, hostil- for the Southern Division of which [Finch and Michels] were ity, but also deception and lack Newswire photo by Scott Holzman Ohio in the Potter Stewart U.S. guilty of gross dereliction of duty of collegiality created and sus- Greg Mortenson spoke at Cintas Center on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Courthouse on East Fifth Street, suggests that the committee’s as- tained by Tara’s and Miriam’s pat- By kristine reilly Vowing to repay the villagers with the trial scheduled to begin sessment of their conduct was tern of behavior: excuses, denial Staff Writer for their generosity, Mortenson at 1 p.m. on Oct. 19 before Judge highly subjective.” and incivility over the course of On Wednesday, Sept. 29, Greg promised he would come back Sandra S. Beckworth and a nine- The decision also denied Finch several years,” Fortin said at the Mortenson, 2010 Nobel Peace and build the town a much-need- member jury. and Michels’ attempt for summa- Committee hearing. “This is a se- Prize contender and author of ed school. The trial became necessary af- ry judgment—a decision based on rious cause [for termination].” the bestselling novel “Three Cups With a bit of fundraising ter Beckworth issued a 28-page statements and documents, with- Both professors were given of Tea: One Man’s Mission to luck and sheer determination, ruling on Feb. 10, denying the out a trial—on the University’s one-year terminal contracts after Promote Peace, One School at Mortenson has more than fulfilled University’s attempt to dismiss countersuit. the Committee hearings, and dis- a Time,” addressed a sold-out his promise by building more than charges of age and gender dis- The University’s suit against the missed at the end of the 2008-09 crowd of 4,500 people at Cintas 145 schools for the Pakistani and crimination, retaliation, breach of professors alleged that Finch and academic year. Center. Afghan children, especially girls. contract and violations of Equal Michels broke the principles in Before the hearings, Finch Both Xavier students and the In 10 years, the number of Pay Act. the faculty handbook, abused the and Michels had filed formal dis- general public heard Mortenson children attending school in Beckworth’s decision hinted civil processes of Ohio and made crimination complaints with the speak on his school-building ef- Afghanistan has increased from that the University may not have false allegations of discrimina- University in February of 2007. forts in the remote and impov- 800,000 children—mostly boys— ©2010 tion against former communica- Soon after, Fortin set up an erished areas of Pakistan and to 9 million children, including 2.8 the Xavier Newswire tion arts chair Dr. Indira de Silva, ad hoc committee to investi- Afghanistan. million girls. All rights reserved Xavier’s Academic Vice President gate the department, which had An amateur mountaineer, The program, “A Cup of Tea and Provost Dr. Roger Fortin and been noted for dysfunction since Mortenson failed to climb K2, the with Greg Mortenson: Peace Dean of the College of Arts and 2002—particularly when de Silva world’s second highest mountain, through Education,” was spon- Sciences Dr. Janice Walker. arrived in 2004 from a tenured in Pakistan in 1993. Lost in the sored by Xavier’s Dorothy Day Advertising (513) 745-3561 Finch and Michels first filed position at Mt. Union College in rugged and harsh environment, Center for Faith and Justice along Circulation (513) 745-3130 a suit against the University on Alliance, Ohio, and assumed the Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 Dec. 3, 2007, alleging that de Silva Mortenson stumbled into a small with the Human Foundation Continued on page 2 Pakistani village whose inhabitants www.xavier.edu/newswire carried out “a campaign to mar- nursed him back to health. Continued on page 2 Four freshmen join SGA Raising expectations Low turnout mires freshmen senate elections By lizzie glaser Campus News Editor After less than two months of acquainting themselves with the University, four first-year stu- dents—Elizabeth Bousson, Ricky Narsinghani, DeAngelo Rankin and E.J. Swisshelm—were elect- ed to the Xavier Student Senate Thursday, Sept. 30. Eight first-year students ran in the election, in which 525 students voted—down from 649 last year. In order to vote, students had to log on to the Portal, click on the Student Services tab and cast a vote for four people. Newswire photo by Jade Sanders Ballots were cast on Sept. 29 Freshmen Elizabeth Bousson and Ricky Narsinghani are two of the four new and 30, with voting ending at 4 Student Government Association senators. p.m. on Sept. 30. to run for Senate had to attend a The candidates had to also say Newswire photo by Andrew Matsushita The four students who received Senate meeting and collect at least why they were running for Senate Senior point guard Special Jennings and the Xavier women’s basketball the most votes were elected to the 100 signatures of Xavier students and what made them qualified team began practice at 1 p.m. Monday in Cintas Center. A year after Senate. affirming the eligibility of the for this position. Their written re- falling two points short of the Final Four, the Musketeers have been ranked in the top five in many preseason polls. First-year students who wished candidate. Continued on page 4 Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum 2 October 6, 2010 News Xavier Newswire Comm. arts legal battle Communication Arts Trial nearing end with trial Continued from page 1 that Finch and Michels acted in- TIMELINE chairmanship of the department, appropriately and disrespectfully Spring Semester, 2007 a role Finch and Michels claim he toward him. Dr. Roger Fortin, academic vice presi- gained without the consultation “[They] keep laughing at me dent and provost, formed an ad hoc com- of department faculty. and constantly passing notes to mittee to investigate the communication The ad hoc committee wrote each other,” de Silva wrote in an arts department. Dr. Ali Malekzedeh, dean an email to Fortin on Nov. 6, email to Fortin and Walker after of the Williams College of Business, Dr. Nov. 6, 2007 Malekzedeh, Sheerer and Pearce wrote in a letter 2007—nearly two months before an Aug. 27, 2007, departmental Carol Scheerer, chair of the Department Finch and Michels filed the ini- meeting. “I was shaking and if of Occupational Therapy, and Dr. Debra to Fortin that an investigation into the communica- tial suit—citing Finch, Michels Pearce, chair of the Department of tion arts department found dysfunction dating back I had a way to feed my family I Biological Sciences at Northern Kentucky to 2002, much of it stemming from Finch, Michels and Michels’ husband, Dr. Randy would have walked away from this University were on the committee. and Michels’ husband, Dr. Randy Patnode. The Patnode, for creating a “divisive job this morning.” letter recommended firing Finch and Michels, and and distrustful” environment in Finch and Michels deny the Nov. 17, 2007 suspending Patnode for 60 days. the department. claims, saying in the 2007 lawsuit Fortin suspended Finch and Michels’ The letter recommended dis- that de Silva “marginalized and promotion process and “wrote to Finch and missing Finch and Michels, and discriminated against [Finch and Michels that he was asking the University placing Patnode on a 60-day Michels] by changing their teach- Hearing Committee to dismiss them from Dec. 3, 2007 suspension. ing assignments, often without the University,” according to a suit filed by Finch and Michels file a lawsuit in U.S. District Previous documents and pre- notice, by ignoring their positions Finch and Michels on Dec. 3, 2007. Court and the Hamilton County Court of Common sentations in court have alleged on department governance mat- Pleas, alleging discrimination against women, retali- that Finch and Michels carried on ters, by belittling them personally ation for assertion of rights, defamation and breach an adversarial relationship after an and by making defamatory state- of contract. The suit specifically alleged that former- incident in 2002, with the pair not ments about [Finch and Michels] communication arts chair Dr. Indira de Silva car- speaking between 2003 and 2006. in meetings.” ried out “a campaign to marginalize and discrimi- Yet, the ad hoc committee Finch served as Communication nate against women in communication arts.” found that in early spring 2007, Arts Department chair from 1995 Jan. 2-3, 2008 as de Silva was being re-appointed to 2004, after being hired in 1988 Finch met with Xavier’s five-member for chairmanship of the depart- and granted tenure in 1994. Faculty Hearing Committee. ment, “Dr. Michels called Dr. She ceded the chairmanship to Finch at home, and asked her to de Silva, who served as chair until Jan. 20-21, 2008 join her in charging Dr. de Silva Dr. Stanley Hedeen assumed the Michels met with the Faculty Hearing Committee. with gender discrimination, ha- role of acting chair in 2009. At the conclusion of the meeting the Committee rassment and retaliation.” Michels was hired in 1999 and unanimously recommended terminating Finch and Subsequently, de Silva alleged granted tenure in 2002. Michels’ contracts with the blessing of President Fr. Michael Graham, S.J. After a one-year terminal contract, both professors left the University after May 7, 2008 the 2008-09 school year. Mortenson speaks U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission granted Finch and Michels about public service right-to-sue letters. The professors filed Summer 2008 Finch and Michels requested documents from portance of philanthropy. complaints asserting gender and age dis- Continued from page 1 crimination soon after. Xavier University to present their case that they “I was talking to a couple doz- were discriminated against and that promotion Institute, Inc. en [Xavier] students earlier and I hearings for other faculty members were held dif- The presentation highlighted asked how many of them are in- ferently than for Finch and Michels. These requests the ongoing work Mortenson, co- volved in community service here included reports on the economic status of male founder and Executive Director and all of the hands came up,” and female faculty at Xavier and all documents of the non-profit Central Asia Mortenson said. “They said that’s Aug. 28, 2008 related to the Xavier Faculty Hearing Committee, Institute (CAI), is accomplish- fairly reflective of the campus Xavier filed a document saying it provid- complaints or allegations of misconduct, student ing in Pakistan and Afghanistan, here. Compared to other schools ed Finch and Michels “with approximately evaluation forms, appointment books, itineraries even amidst the threats of war I’ve visited, Xavier had 100 per- 1,700 to 2,000 pages worth of materials, and diaries of Xavier employees. and extremist groups such as the cent [participation].” documents and exhibits that may be rele- Taliban. Mortenson was impressed with April 28, 2009 Mortenson was kidnapped by Xavier students’ commitment to vant” to this case. The professors asked the Finch and Michels’ discrimination lawsuits the Taliban in 1996. service, emphasizing the need to court for more time to gather documentary against Xavier University were dismissed from Court Mortenson’s driver, while trav- give back to society. evidence and take depositions. of Common Pleas by all parties without prejudice. elling into a dangerous area of A key theme in Mortenson’s The case had named academic Vice President and Northern Pakistan to discuss the message is bridging the gap be- Provost Dr. Roger Fortin, Dean of the William’s building of new schools with tween two different yet still similar College of Business Dr. Ali Malekzadeh, former Waziri tribal leaders, led him into cultures. Chair of the communication arts department Dr. a Taliban hideout. He stressed that this message Indra de Silva and Associate Communication Arts Mortenson was locked in a cell is especially applicable for college Nov. 30, 2009 professor William Hagerty. U.S. District Court held a status confer- guarded by armed Taliban fighters students. ence, informing both parties their motions for eight days until they realized “I’d like [students] to know for summary judgement would be denied. he wasn’t a threat and gave him that anybody can make a dif- Feb. 10, 2010 money to support his schools. ference,” Mortenson said in the Judge Sandra S. Beckworth of U.S. District Supplemented by a video press conference. “I’d like them to Court denied the University’s attempt to dismiss documentary and a photo slide- know, which I have been learning, charges of age and gender discrimination, retalia- show of his schools and students, if you want to go out and make tion, breach of contract and violations of Equal Pay Mortenson spoke of his success the world a better place, first make Act. The decision also denied Finch and Michels’ in furthering global education and yourself a very strong person. In motion for summary judgment on the University’s the work that still remains to be college, you should use and abuse countersuit, accusing the professors of dereliction done in America and around the your resources academically, spiri- Oct. 6, 2010 world. tually and emotionally. The key to The case will go to a pre-trial conference of duty. “I think education should have that is to ask for help and it takes at 2:30 p.m. at the United States District a much more prominent role in a lot of hard work.” Court for the Southern Division of Ohio in our government,” Mortenson said The Xavier and Cincinnati the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse on East in a press conference before the communities concluded the pro- Fifth Street. event. “There’s no reason why we gram by presenting Mortenson Oct. 19, 2010 shouldn’t double our public na- with a donation for his “Pennies The trial is scheuled to begin at 1 p.m. before tional education budget.” for Peace” program that works Beckworth and a nine-person jury. Aside from the financial aspect with the CAI in furthering educa- of education, Mortenson, a for- tional opportunities for children mer member of the U.S. army and in Pakistan and Afghanistan. trauma nurse, also stressed the im- Xavier Newswire News October 6, 20103 English club revived Paper airplanes make route in GSC By David maxwell travel voucher to the creator of could be determined,” Wetterau Staff Writer the airplane that landed closest said. with the arrival of Last Friday Gallagher Student to the X on the floor of the GSC Students and faculty were stag- Center was the site of the first ever atrium. gered among the three floors of XU’s newest faculty Xavier Paper Airplane Day, held The second and third place Gallagher with freshman on the to support Cincinnati Children’s winners received gift cards donat- first floor, sophomores on the sec- By John Schroeck Hospital Medical Center air trans- ed by the Xavier bookstore. ond, and seniors and faculty on the Staff Writer port services. Amy Wetterau, Program third. Each student or faculty mem- Assistant for the Xavier Interfaith The English club has all but ber who participated constructed Community Engagement, helped disappeared over the past several an airplane out of recycled paper organize the event and was on- years, but the two newest faculty that could be purchased for $1. hand during the judging process. members of the English depart- There were 209 airplanes “With 10 seconds left to launch ment are aiming to revitalize the launched with nearly $300 being planes, three planes landed within club. raised for medical transport of a quarter of an inch of each other. As faculty advisors to the club, children in desperate need. The three planes were carefully Professors Kristine Johnson and The event was hosted by the measured by judges Joe Christman Niamh O’Leary led a meeting last Office of Interfaith Community and Rabbi Abie Ingber (Founding Photo courtesy of Xavier University Students threw paper airplanes Thursday to discuss future plans Engagement. AAA Travel was Director of Interfaith Community in Gallagher Student Center as a and events for the club. also involved, providing a $250 Engagement) before the winners fundraiser. “We hope that the club will support a number of on-campus and off-campus events,” Johnson BRIEFS Opportunity theft plagues said. “As faculty advisors, we want to support the ideas students Photo courtesy of Kristine Johnson Flu shots offered at campus with increased crime have for the club and let them take Dr. Kristine Johnson is one of two new the McGrath Health ownership of it.” faculty advisors for the English club. By Molly boes and Wellness Center issued more than 50 “ripped off ” Events include: plays and po- for an active club in the next few Assist. News Editor cards on Tuesday, Oct. 5. etry readings around Cincinnati, years,” Johnson said. The McGrath Health and This school year has seen an in- “Ripped off ” cards are issued open-mic nights, academic and All students interested in the Wellness Center will have stu- flux of opportunity crimes includ- for educational purposes. These creative writing groups, brownbag club are encouraged to get in- dent flu shot clinics on Tuesday ing five car break-ins. cards are issued on cars that have lunches on success as an English volved regardless of major. The Oct. 12 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Xavier Police have caught the possessions, anything from power major and career preparation for first planned off-campus event is Thursday Oct. 19 from 4pm to 6 culprits, who are now out on bail, cords to laptops, in view, along English majors. a poetry reading on Sunday, Oct. p.m. The shots will cost $20 and driving a van with more than 20 with rooms that are unlocked. Many of the 20 students in 10 by Norman Finkelstein and can be put on students’ Bursar electronic devices. No car break- They remind students to secure attendance Thursday night were Daniel Morris. bills. To schedule an appointment, ins have been reported since. their possessions by either putting freshman English majors, which is Anyone interested in getting students should call 513-745- Along with car break-ins, four them out of sight or placing them something Johnson and O’Leary involved with the club should 3022. bikes, three chained and one un- in the trunk, along with making both expressed excitement about. contact Kristine Johnson at john- Jake Heath, News Editor chained, were stolen, wallets have sure their windows are shut and “We hope that this cohort of [email protected] or Niamh Phone: 745-3607 [email protected] been taken from the new basket- doors are locked. freshmen will lay the groundwork O’Leary at [email protected]. ball courts and several phones Sergeant Grossman also rec- have been taken from various ommends that students using the buildings where they have been new basketball courts only take Xavier prepares to tackle left unattended. with them what is absolutely nec- According to Sgt. Kenneth essary and to keep their posses- review by the HLC in April Grossman, who is in charge of sions with them. crime prevention and training, the Xavier Police have tried to pre- By Doug tifft the document during the summer, Editor in Chief best way to prevent opportunity vent opportunity theft by increas- encouraging faculty, staff and stu- theft is to not provide people with ing patrol and saturating high risk Roughly 29 months after the dents to provide suggestions and the opportunity to steal students’ areas, but also urge students to University was forced to cancel critiques before the Peer Review possessions. take matters into their own hands its decennial Higher Learning Corps investigates the content of In September of 2009, Xavier and make sure to secure their Commission (HLC) self-study the report in April. Police issued 101 “ripped off ” possessions. because of insufficient campus- “The point of the self study cards. This September, Xavier wide involvement, Xavier officials is to take a picture of where the Police has issued 206. Xavier Police issued a 180-page document on University is right now and iden- Aug. 25 in preparation for next tify areas where we are doing a -Paid Advertisement- April’s review by the HLC. good job, and areas that present The HLC, an independent or- challenges,” Hart said. ganization that evaluates colleges Xavier President Fr. Michael and universities in 19 states on Graham, S.J., has required all de- the quality of academic and stu- partments to review the document dent services as part of the North and make written remarks. Central Association of Colleges Xavier’s HLC committee has and Schools, will review the docu- also arranged for a mock peer-re- ment before it sends representa- view group to visit the University tives from its Peer Review Corps Feb. 28 and March 1 to speak with to campus April 4-6, 2011, to University employees and stu- decide if Xavier can maintain its dents, providing practice for the accreditation. April 4-6 investigation. Though the Peer Review Corps Photo courtesy of Xavier.edu The 2011 investigation became could decide to take the largely Dr. Kathleen Hart helps Xavier prepare necessary after a Peer Review unprecedented step of stripping for this year’s HLC review. Corps terminated an April 2008 the University of its accreditation tion] is the consequence. But a study due to lack of campus- if academic programs and stu- well-established University with wide participation—a move that dent services are inadequate—a a long-standing tradition of suc- led to apologies from University step that would relegate Xavier cess like Xavier—I just don’t see officials. credits unusable for transfer or it happening.” “It was a mess,” Hart said. “To graduate students, among other Hart, a psychology professor, not sail through the process is a consequences—the editors of the has been working with English mess.” document are confident the peer professor Dr. Graley Herren since The University has attempted review will run smoothly. August of 2009, gathering infor- to ensure the 2011 review does “They aren’t going to pull the mation on the academic depart- not encounter the same issues plug,” Dr Kathleen Hart, co-edi- ments, financial statements and by placing the document on the tor of Xavier’s Higher Learning student services. Portal, along with testimonials Commission report, said. “In After collecting information, from numerous members of the theory, [losing our accredita- Hart and Herren wrote and edited Xavier Community. 4 October 6, 2010 Campus News Xavier Newswire Professor Profile: Philosophy Department’s Dr. Gabe Gottlieb By pamela brault knowledge in the context of ex- nent faculty. Staff Writer pert actions athletes perform. Professor Gabe Gottlieb is an XN: What school(s) did you Dr. Leon Chartrand, profes- assistant professor of philosophy. Xavier Newswire: I understand attend? sor of theology and environmen- His area of expertise is 19th cen- that you are a “visiting professor.” GG: After I graduated high tal ethics, completed his doctoral tury German Philosophy. Currently, What does that mean? What are school I wanted to be an audio work in environmental ethics and Gottlieb is teaching Later Modern you teaching here? engineer and work in studios re- has also recieved two doctoral Philosophy which focuses on the Gabe Gottlieb: Last year I was cording music. I quickly realized certificates: one degree in large philosophers Kant, Fichte, Hegel a visiting professor, but now I’m I was more interested in political mammal conservation from the and Marx. He has also taught a an assistant professor. The differ- and philosophical issues, so I took University of Toronto and a de- course called Sport, Expertise and ence is that visiting professors are up the study of political science at gree in theology and ecology from Action, which dealt with issues temporary faculty and assistant the University of North Texas. I St. Michael’s University. relating to the mind, body and professors are primary/perma- graduated from the University of Dr. Chartrand is a visiting pro- Massachusetts, Boston. For grad- fessor at Xavier. The Newswire re- uate school, I studied Philosophy cently had the opportunity to talk New Senators elected at the New School for Social with Dr. Chartrand about his ex- Continued from page 1 tended their first official meeting on Research in Manhattan. Newswire photo by Alexa von Bargen periences as a professor both on sponses are posted on the Oct. 4, where they were inducted Dr. Gabe Gottlieb is an assistant professor who specializes in 19th century German philosophy. campus and in the wilderness. Portal when students cast ballots. by Legislative Vice President Cristin XN: Why/how did you be- Heaven.” According to Elections Giacci so that they could begin serv- come a professor? gallery that has the largest paint- I knew I wanted to teach, XN: How long did you work Coordinator Kara LeNoir, this ing the student body. GG: ing I’ve ever seen. and I wanted to teach something What is one thing you hope in the Jackson Hole area? What year’s turnout was disappointing. The new senators were also in- XN: I really cared about. Once I fell to teach each student? were your jobs there? “Despite all of the material en- troduced to their mentors, who will XN: What kind of music do I think, like most profes- LC: I worked in the Jackson couraging everyone to vote, most assist them with any questions they in love with philosophy, it be- you listen to? What kinds of mov- GG: sors here, I want to aid students Hole area for seven years as a upperclassmen still don’t think have throughout the semester. came clear that the best option ies capture your interest? in fine tuning their critical and re- regional bear biologist and a they are allowed to vote in this The Mentor/Mentee list is as was to get a Ph.D. and become a GG: I listen to a good bit of flective abilities. I think it is im- bear management officer for election,” LeNoir said. “I felt like follows: Elizabeth Bousson and professor. indie rock—mostly stuff that portant that students learn how the Wyoming Game and Fish the election was promoted really Nick Albin, Ricky Narsinghani and stems from the 90s. I guess two to assess arguments and ideas— Department. well this year, yet was disappoint- Victoria Mansy, DeAngelo Rankin XN: Where is your hometown? bands I still love are Fugazi and identify their assumptions, plau- I was responsible for bear man- ed by the voter response.” and Brock McMorran and E.J. Why do you like/not like it? a Texas band called Bedhead, sibility, validity, etc. The best agement in all the area outside of In efforts to increase voter Swisshelm and Jimmy Geiser. GG: I’m from the suburbs who now play under the name way to do that is through a close and around Yellowstone National turnout, LeNoir hopes to move the With these newly-elected sena- of Houston. There are two The New Year. Bedhead’s music reading of important texts. My Park. Student Government Association’s tors, there are 20 students that serve great things about Houston— is often characterized as “slow- classes tend to focus on devel- voting section to the Home tab of on the Student Senate. Vietnamese food and art. The core.” I grew up listening to a Menil Collection is an excellent oping these skills, or at least I XN: What is your favorite the XU portal. She also encourages “We’re excited to start working lot of noisy punk and hardcore museum and collection of galler- hope they do. thing about the Yellowstone area? increased campaigning by the candi- with the new senators and prepare and still love to listen to it from LC: I feel a deep connection to dates in order to get out the vote. them to be leaders of the association ies. The highlights are the Rothko time to time. Over the last few What is the best piece the Yellowstone and Grand Teton The campaigns officially began in just a few short years,” Senate Chapel, a chapel built to house years I’ve been listening to a lot XN: of advice you’ve ever received? on Sunday, Sept. 26, and ran through Coordinator Neil Heckman said. seven or so Rothko paintings of Animal Collective. Movies? My mom has always told the elections, with the bulk of cam- After a few weeks of becoming commissioned for the Chapel. I love Woody Allen, especially GG: me to work hard, but make time paigning efforts geared towards acquainted with Senate policies The paintings are huge dark pur- “Annie Hall,” and Terrance for fun. posters on the academic mall. and procedures, the new senators ple works that are really mesmer- Malick’s films, especially “The LeNoir also ensures that the can- will be placed on a committee ac- izing. There is also a Cy Twombly Thin Red Line” and “Days of didates are eligible to run for election, cording to their preferences, and and that they thoroughly understand then begin work on their committee the election rules and process. project. “I know it is my responsibil- Meet your new first year senators “I hold meetings prior to each ity [as a Senator] to speak on behalf Hometown: Columbus, Ind. computer lab on campus and to campaign period to go over the of the Xavier community, but I do Reasons for running for increase the amount of laptops in Elections Code,” LeNoir said. “I not want to speak for the Xavier Senate: I want to be actively in- the Gallagher Student Center. then serve as a resource for the community,” Senator Ricky arsing- volved in making Xavier the best ly exists with a heavy focus on candidates, someone they can hani said. “I want the students to campus community it can be, and economics. come to in order to make sure that explain to me what changes they that can also include working with “The Environmental Studies they are not breaking any rules want to see and how they envision members of communities outside major will give students the op- with the campaign.” these changes occurring.” of our campus boundaries. portunity to engage with the en- The newly-elected senators at- Senatorial Platform: As a vironment intelligently and with senator, I vow to put my full po- practical implications for a future was left under a bush when the tential into understanding the career,” said Laura Wallace, sus- student went for a run and upon Newswire photo by Jade Sanders needs of students. Once I gain an tainability intern. arrival the tote bag was gone. Name: Elizabeth Bousson understanding, I will try my best The Campus Action Plan was Police Major: Biology to implement the ideas and infor- acknowledged and supported Oct. 3, 8:05 a.m.– Physical Hometown: Southampton, mation obtained into senate deci- by the Student Government Plant reported the remov- N.Y. sions. With community in mind, Association this past Monday in a Notes al of bricks from the paved Reasons for running for I hope to achieve results for the written resolution. The resolution sidewalk near Kuhlman Hall. Senate: I want to build on the people. Xavier hopes to reduce its carbon emissions bywas 50 percent passed by supporting 2025. the main Photo courtesy of facebook.com Sept. 30, 1:20 p.m.– A foundations of other senators goals of the Campus Action Plan student reported the theft before me and to be a good Name: E.J. Swisshelm unanimously by Senate, most no- of a bike from the Kuhlman leader and role model for other Major: Philosophy, Politics, tably the “green fee.” Hall bike rack. Upon ini- students. and the Public “This resolution supports the tial investigation, the lock Senatorial Platform: I will Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio green fee which will help further securing the bike was cut. not promise the students anything Reasons for running for the mission and objectives of the that I cannot fulfill, which is why, Senate: It is my hope that I may Campus Sustainability Plan,” said partake in SGA efforts to improve Oct. 1, 2:28 a.m.– Two with some experience and hard Senator Chris Hale. subjects were given trespass work, I will make sure to develop the University and to develop all For students interested in get- warnings for trying to gain a project that will benefit the stu- students. It is the mission of the ting involved with sustainabil- access into Husman Hall dents in the best way possible. Student Senate to provide repre- ity efforts around campus, the and then sent on their way. sentation and service to students. Student Sustainability Club has Photo courtesy of facebook.com I want to be your connection to gotten underway this year. A sec- Name: DeAngelo Rankin SGA. Oct. 1, 2:56 p.m.– Xavier Natural Sciences tion for an individual pledge ex- Police and Cincinnati Fire Major: Senatorial Platform: My over- Galena, Ohio ists on the Xavier website where Department responded to Hometown: all goal is to have a print station students make promises such as a fire alarm in the Conaton Reasons for running for housed within every residence I want to be on Senate in turning off lights when not in use, Learning Commons. There was Note of the Senate: hall as well as the Commons order to get more involved in the using both sides of paper for note no fire found in the building. Apartments and other campus taking, thinking before purchasing Xavier community and have an housing. I also hope to establish products and leading by example. active role. open lines of communication be- Oct. 2, 10:54 a.m.– On Week

Senatorial Platform: I want tween SGA and the student body. the fields near the O’Connor Sept. 29, , 12:23 a.m.– to better the Xavier community Hence, I am proposing a new link Sports Center, a student re- Two suspects soliciting lol- Newswire photo by Jade Sanders by making things more efficient ported a stolen tote bag after lipops were advised to leave or forum on the Portal where you for students. Two of my major going for a run. The tote bag campus. Name: Ricky Narsinghani can post your concerns, comments Major: Natural Sciences goals are to re-establish a 24-hour or ideas in an open environment. Xavier Newswire Campus News October 6, 2010 5 Honors Villa slated for possible demolition By sarah wieten Managing Editor losing the Villa’s full-size kitchen, as well as blackboards to make the While much attention has been Dr. Leon Chartrand, profes- space more useable for teaching. paid to the new buildings spring- sor of theology and environmen- The demolition comes on the ing up on campus, not much has tal ethics, completed his doctoral heels of work last summer to been said about one building that work in environmental ethics and make the Villa wheelchair acces- may be coming down in their has also recieved two doctoral sible, at the cost of $25,000 ac- wake-the historic Honors Villa. certificates: one degree in large cording to Korros. The Villa has been home to two mammal conservation from the Efforts to save the house based on classrooms and numerous events University of Toronto and a de- its historic value as the one-time home for the three honors programs for gree in theology and ecology from of silent film star Theda Bara have many years, and for each of the St. Michael’s University. been stalled by the discovery that the past six years has been home to Dr. Chartrand is a visiting pro- actress may have never actually lived at two honors students, the co-presi- fessor at Xavier. The Newswire re- the site, though the home is decorated dents of the Honors Council. cently had the opportunity to talk with pictures of the actress. This year those two students, with Dr. Chartrand about his ex- “I was discussing the house with seniors Alyssa Konermann and periences as a professor both on Dr. Christine Anderson and she Dr. Gabe Gottlieb is an assistant professor who specializes in 19th century German philosophy. Esther Cleary, received quite a campus and in the wilderness. mentioned that several years ago shock about the status of their liv- (two or three) a woman historian ing arrangements. whose name I don’t remember did XN: How long did you work “We were told right before the in the Jackson Hole area? What the research and discovered that there first day of classes that the plan was no evidence of any connection were your jobs there? was to demolish the Villa before LC: I worked in the Jackson between Theda Bara and the Villa,” Founder’s Day,” Cleary said. “We Hole area for seven years as a Korros said in an e-mail. were told that Dr. Roger Fortin, regional bear biologist and a Nevertheless, students do not plan Academic Vice President and bear management officer for to give up on the Villa and are organiz- Provost, said he was unaware that the Wyoming Game and Fish ing some kind of student-alumni co- anyone was living there.” Newswire photo by Alexa von Bargen Department. operative campaign to save the Villa. Though the Villa is currently The Honors Villa is home to two seniors, Alyssa Konermann and Esther Cleary, co-presidents of the Honors Council. I was responsible for bear man- “I like the new buildings, but spac- scheduled to stand for at least the will at least require significant though plans for demolition were “What we needed was to have agement in all the area outside of es like this really give students a sense rest of the semester so as not to maintenance.” not specified,” Korros said. a conversation about our needs and around Yellowstone National of Xavier’s history and an intellectu- leave these students without lodg- The house’s stucco is crum- Robert Sheeran, associate vice as an honors program [before Park. ally stimulating environment in which to ing, its fate after winter break is bling in several places, and the president for facility management construction began on the CLC],” learn,” Cleary said. uncertain. structure suspected of having ter- for Physical Plant, who is in charge Korros said. “That conversation XN: What is your favorite “Helping cook for the honors “Well it’s obvious it’s going to mite damage. of the Master Plan for campus, was didn’t really take place.” thing about the Yellowstone area? Thanksgiving dinner in this house was have to come down at some point- That the Villa is slated for demo- unavailable to comment. “What we should do as an hon- LC: I feel a deep connection to really one of the first times I thought the place is falling apart,” said Jim lition is not much of a surprise to The honors lounge and seminar ors program is to reconfigure the the Yellowstone and Grand Teton ‘Xavier is home’ as a freshman,” Bergen, project manager renewal Dr. Alexandra Korros, director of rooms in the Conaton Learning space we do have on campus rather Konermann said. “I want others to & replacement for Physical Plant. the University Scholars program. Commons (CLC) were meant to than try to ‘save’ our current situa- have that experience.” “But they have not told us that it “The Villa has not been on the replace the space offered by the tion,” Korros said. is slated to come down yet. The master plan since I first saw it five Villa. However, these spaces are not Korros hopes a possible rede- Lizzie Glaser, Campus News Editor project is kind of up in the air years ago. That space has always exactly comparable to the Villa’s ac- signed space in the CLC might have Phone: (513) 745-3607 [email protected] because it is clear that the house been greenspace on the maps, al- comodations at this time. a kitchenette, since the program is - Paid Advertisement -

ly exists with a heavy focus on economics. “The Environmental Studies major will give students the op- portunity to engage with the en- vironment intelligently and with practical implications for a future career,” said Laura Wallace, sus- tainability intern. The Campus Action Plan was acknowledged and supported by the Student Government Association this past Monday in a written resolution. The resolution was passed supporting the main goals of the Campus Action Plan unanimously by Senate, most no- tably the “green fee.” “This resolution supports the green fee which will help further the mission and objectives of the Campus Sustainability Plan,” said Senator Chris Hale. For students interested in get- ting involved with sustainabil- ity efforts around campus, the Student Sustainability Club has gotten underway this year. A sec- tion for an individual pledge ex- ists on the Xavier website where students make promises such as turning off lights when not in use, using both sides of paper for note taking, thinking before purchasing products and leading by example.

October 6, 2010 6 Opinions&Editorials Xavier Newswire Xavier Newswire Copyright 2010 Circulation 3,000 Editor-in-Chief & Publisher Do u g Ti f f t Managing Editor Sa r a h Wi e t e n Business Manager Me g a n McDe r m o tt Advertising and Classifieds Manager Ja k e Ge r r i t y Distribution Manager Ed Sa d o ws k i Advisor Pa t r i c k La r k i n Online Editor Ch r i s An d e r s o n Op-Ed Editor: p e t e r f r i c k e Photo Editor: a l e x a v o n b a r g e n Photographers: k e l s e y e d s o n , a l e x k l e i n , Al y s s a Ko n e r m a n n Head Copy Editors: m a t t a c k e l s , a l y s s a k o n e r m a n n , k a r a l e n o i r , a s h l e y s r o u f e Copy Editors: b r i d g e t g a v a g h a n , Ca i t r i n Re i l l y , Al e x a n d r a Ko t c h , Le e Ki n d i g , Es t h e r Cl e a r y EDITORIAL | Communication arts lawsuit And justice for all... Upon consideration of the recent developments in the long-simmer- ing legal drama between Xavier and two former professors, one reac- tion supersedes all others. For all the formality and restraint customary to legal proceedings (with a few televised exceptions), and despite the venerable acuity of our journalists here at the Newswire, this particular case nonetheless rendered the better part of a page in this edition in- distinguishable from the gossip rags which flank grocery store checkout aisles. Lest the reader judge us harshly by association, we will attempt to redeem ourselves by refusing to condone the abundant speculation surrounding this case. Rather than exhaust our energies analyzing allegations at face value, we would all be better served to consider this case as a lesson in the value of our judicial system. Pessimistic souls will no doubt think only of the system’s failings, but for the rest of us the courtroom offers the most definitive resolution possible to this drama. Though the upcom- ing trial will most likely discredit one or both sides, even an unfavorable Letters to the editor decision is preferable to further uncertainty. In the absence of judicial review, one can only judge the allegations translate to a career. The proposed Additionally, we would like to of each side against the other, to the point that even the most discerning Some voluntary $10 “Green Fee” is not invite you the Sustainability Week reader is forced to accept that competing claims may be equally credible. clarification a part of the CSP, but will help us (Oct. 24-28) events, particularly As a result, false and misleading accusations are just as damaging as le- achieve our goal of carbon neu- Sustainability Day on Oct. 25. gitimate ones, provided they are at least plausible on the surface. about trality. The Student Government Please register online and review Hence, the Newswire encourages the Xavier community, and especial- Association reviewed a resolu- the schedule at xavier.edu/green. ly the parties involved in this lawsuit, to join us in supporting the judicial sustainability tion supporting the Green Fee Furthermore, look for us “catch- process. Not only will the eventual verdict allow all of us to move past We, the sustainability interns, on Monday, Sept. 27 and voted to ing students green-handed” and this unfortunate episode, it will also satisfy our curiosity without requir- would like to clarify a few points pass it on Monday, Oct. 4. This fee entering them into a monthly ing that we admit to it. mentioned in the sustainability ar- will be a tool to help us and others drawing to win a $20 gift card ticles last week. Firstly, the Campus who want to take on sustainable to a sustainable dining or shop- EDITORIAL | Re-accreditation Sustainability Plan calls for carbon capital improvement projects. We ping location for recycling. We neutrality by 2025 through chang- will not be able and have no plans will give raffle tickets for using Xavier gets a second chance es in campus structures, policies, to rely on this exclusively to fund reusable water bottles, attending a and culture. The plan calls for our programs. A project like the We at the Newswire must confess to having certain qualms about Sustainability Club meeting, turn- a Sustainability Major. It reads, Sustainability Center will certainly the re-accreditation process now ongoing. Regardless of the extent to ing off the lights when leaving the “These students encouraged by require other sources of funding. which we may object to Xavier’s handling of the matter, we nonethe- room, and biking. their coursework, will help to We have no current intentions to less recognize that students and University officials share the same goal change the culture on campus raise the fee or to make it manda- of successful re-accreditation, and so will not presume to question the Taylor Mauro| ‘12 to be more aware of sustainabil- tory. Those interested in getting administration’s motives or methods. Rather, we seek merely to fulfill Emily TeKolste| ‘11 ity issues.” Our goal is to educate the most up-to date versions of our journalistic duty by examining the failings which led us to our cur- Laura Wallace| ‘12 students about this pressing issue the CSP and Green Fee can con- rent predicament. while providing them with practi- tact Laura Wallace at wallacel@ The recent re-release of Xavier’s self-report to the Higher Learning cal skills and knowledge that will xavier.edu Commission comes in response to the rejection of its 2008 report due to insufficient participation. Given that the HLC report is required only once every 10 years, and that the very essence of Xavier’s status as a university rests on its acceptance, we are quite simply stunned that such lackadaisical treatment of the report was tolerated. Blame is irrelevant in this case, since it is evident that balls were dropped at virtually every level. 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For some ery student has the opportunity to Graduate Student Association has students, being the “X-Factor” purchase them. been involved in brainstorming Asides can be very expensive. In comparison, Xavier’s aver- ways to make tickets available,” A collection of comments, observations, and general remarks On a recent Wednesday eve- age attendance last season at the said current GSA president April from your friendly editorial staff, intended for your edification and ning, the X-Treme Fans student Cintas Center was 44th in the na- Sobieralski in an e-mail. “We hope amusement organization held their first meet- tion with 10,123 fans per game. to work out a similar arrangement ing of the year in Cintas Center. The Cintas Center has a listed for this year.” • Despite the low turnout in the recent Student The Xavier capacity of This is a step in the right direc- Government Association elections for first-year sen- athletics’ offi- 10,250. That tion; however, tickets could eas- ators, there is still plenty of cause for optimism. For cial student fan is an average ily be made available to graduate one thing, the Board of Elections is no longer trying group held the of 127 tickets students for more than just two meeting to share per game that games a year. If other universi- to increase turnout by restricting campaign speech. helpful informa- aren’t being ties with major college basketball We wish them luck in promoting future elections tion about the used. Why let programs have no problems with more successfully. point system and those seats go distributing student tickets to • Bravo to Greg Mortenson for addressing con- men’s basketball to waste when grad students, then why is it an is- ticket system. As there are grad- sue with Xavier? “Undergraduate tentious issues in a conciliatory manner. He works a graduate stu- uate students students pay a hefty activities fee independently of the military in the Middle East, but dent, I inquired at Xavier that and other tuition expenses that not as a political statement; and he calls for increased about attending would love give them access to ‘free’ tickets,” public funding of education while also emphasizing the meeting and to go at a fair said Sobieralski. “However gradu- being able to pur- John price? When ate students have no such fee in the importance of philanthropy. People like him re- chase men’s bas- Xavier hosts place right now, thus they are not ally take the wind out of ideological sails. ketball tickets this Wilmhoff Butler, Florida entitled to many of the resources • Although unconfirmed as we go to print, there season and was Staff Writer and Wake of undergrads, including free bas- is a rumor that footage of the scene at Gallagher dur- given the follow- Forest, those ketball tickets.” The simple solu- ing response from Clare McGrath, games will easily sell out, but what tion would be to allow graduate ing Paper Airplane Day will be made available on President of the X-Treme Fans: about home games like Wofford, students to pay an optional athlet- YouTube. But can Xavier produce a viral video? “Graduate students have the Fordham and La Salle? It’s safe to ic fee if they would like to attend • As easy as it is to blame Xavier or Cincinnati opportunity to purchase season say that less than 10,000 tickets basketball games. If they don’t Police when thefts occur, Sgt. Kenneth Grossman tickets for a twenty percent dis- will be sold to those games. pay the fee, they cannot get stu- count. I’m sorry to say that there It makes sense to at least allow a dent tickets. Other opportunities makes a good point about individual responsibility is nothing more that we can do limited number of games that will for graduate students to earn tick- for opportunity theft. Xavier Police are not merely about graduate student tickets. not sell out to be open to graduate ets could be point systems, raffles shifting blame, however. The “ripped off” card pro- The demand for men’s basketball students. And what if there aren’t and lotteries. This wouldn’t result gram sounds like a clever way of helping students tickets is extremely high, and we enough undergraduate students in any loss of revenue as it would only have a limited number of in town over the holidays to use if they actually provided addition- protect themselves. tickets available.” their tickets for the big game with al discounted seats. • This week’s feature on drunk driving is, if the I understand that there’s a de- Florida on New Year’s Eve? Will Xavier does offer a 20 percent reader will pardon a pun, sobering. For underclass- mand for Xavier men’s basketball Xavier then allow grad students to discount to graduate students that men, the revelations may be surprising, given the tickets. The demand is high; how- purchase student discounted tick- wish to purchase a full season ever, there are still other schools ets before they allow them to go ticket plan, but it is unrealistic to propensity of freshmen revelers to walk in groups with much larger demands that on sale to the general public? expect a graduate student to be down the middle of the street in defiance of un- are still able to make their student Student tickets are free to un- able to come up with that kind of suspecting vehicles. For upperclassmen, however, tickets available to all full-time un- dergraduate students and they cash. Especially in this job market, drunk driving is an omnipresent issue. Thankfully dergraduate and graduate students. should remain free for the price many graduate students elected to The University of Kentucky, for that undergrads pay to go to come back to school because they for the vast majority of students who do not inten- example, led the nation in atten- school here for four years. A rep- could not find a job. Graduate tionally drive drunk, and for pedestrians in general, dance last season averaging 24,111 resentative from the Xavier ticket students make up nearly 40 per- a $20 investment in a keychain breathalyzer can al- fans per game in Lexington even office also informed me that cent of the entire student body at low one to avoid the financial, emotional, and le- though Rupp Arena has a seat- tickets were available to gradu- Xavier. Why should 40 percent of ing capacity of only 23,000 seats. ate students for only $10 to two the student population be denied gal costs of driving drunk. Perhaps SGA will even Kentucky still accommodates all games last season. This was made the same privileges as everyone splurge for them… of their students by having a lot- possible by the work of former else? Iron chef: meet Jake Heath, “iron stomach” For a 145-pound, 19-year-old ers have decided to move on to palate. I would like to congratulate the contender. boy, you’d never have guessed that their next article with even a men- The veal parmesan chases in at chicken potato bowls. These This soup is phenomenal! one of my greatest passions is tion of the pizza as in my top five no. 4. Deviant from its cousin the quaint little bowls of south- I actually don’t know the name food. I have always wanted to be meals. chicken parmesan, the veal parme- ern love and comfort could take of my no. 1. Sad, yes, but it just a chef. If it wasn’t for my lack of However, I san is a crowd Colonel Sanders in a fight any day. adds to the mystical lore that all a French accent and a big poufy wanted to ap- pleaser. A lean There’s a reason that the line spi- those flavors hide behind. Some hat, I would have been one when plaud the caf for beef coated rals out the door for these guys. call it “shooter” (though nobody I was 10. offering a very in a crispy Mashed potatoes, corn, fried seems to know why). Some call But when that went out the diverse choice breading that’ll chicken, gravy. A few fireworks it “open-faced sandwich.” I call it door, I found my calling in the of toppings: turn even the and a blanket and you’re pretty love at first taste. food connoisseur’s life. So here’s Neptune Pizza, pickiest of eat- much eating July 4th as a meal. This masterpiece is a rare one, my chance to live the dream and New Orleans ers into food And we all like Independence making its appearance once in write about one of my most cher- Pizza, Cinnamon mongers, this Day, right? a blue moon. But when it does ished dining locations: the caf. Bun Pizza, A La delicacy com- Next in line is the soup above come it comes hard and fast I want to prove to all the hat- Grecco Pizza, plements any all soups, the queen bee sitting on with a slosh of mashed potatoes, ers that the caf is actually not that F a r m h o u s e assortment of her steaming mount of sour cream topped with gravy and roast beef, bad. C h i c k e n carbohydrates and white cheddar, crowned with all served over a hearty piece of Despite its grease-loaded eggs Pizza, Quattro the caf has to tortilla chips galore. That’s right; white bread. I give my blue ribbon and tofu-stuffed tofu, the caf has Formaggio Pizza, Jake offer right next no. 2 goes to the tortilla soup. to this manwich of a sandwich. created a diverse menu this year and Chicken Taco Heath to it. It would be unlike me to place a Now, there are others meals that has long been missing from Pizza. A pile of soup so high on my list, but the that could be cited, but accuracy is the student body’s diet. I think the only News Editor bow tie pasta, caf does a splendid job mixing the not my concern. The point here is So here’s to the caf for the five common ingre- a lump of biting spice of the Mexican broth that if anyone reads this and hears best meals that any cafeteria has to dient these pizzas have might be mashed potatoes, or even those and the simmering sour cream. a stomach growl or a low groan offer! crust and cheese. Other than that, waffle fries. They all have their I mean, food that has the pow- with the mention of mashed po- Riding the caboose is the pizza. each one of these meals offers a own sentimental value. er to cure any sickness or runny tatoes, please realize something. Already, I know half of the read- chance to develop any student’s Moving to the bronze medal, nose should be deemed a worthy The caf can be good! 8 October 6, 2010 Sports Xavier Newswire BRIEFS Injuries piling up for Muskies Freshmen strong in Cincy Invit. Volleyball picks up two conference wins Much to the delight of head By Scott Mueller the other end, when a team gets coach Eric Toth, the Xavier Sports Editor blown out, like Rhode Island did women’s tennis team defeated With two conference victories in the first set, it tends to galva- tough opponents and showed over the weekend, the Xavier vol- nize them and usually helps them strides toward improvement in leyball team moved into sole pos- to play better.” the Cincinnati Invitational last session of second place in the In the second set, the Muskies weekend. Atlantic 10. lost six points on ball handling er- “We looked really solid,” Toth The Musketeers (10-6, 3-1 rors and plays at the net. said. “The intensity was good.” A-10) have won eight of their last “Something we preach all the Though fall tournaments do 10 matches, including a pair of time to our girls is we want to take not count toward the team record, lopsided victories at home over care of the little plays,” Johnson it was clear that the women had the weekend. said. been working on their individual The wins come despite the The Musketeers would go on strengths. Musketeers battling several key in- to win the next two sets for the One of the keys to the juries. Senior Shannon Wells and 3-1 match victory. Musketeers success when the real sophomore Alex Smith missed In addition to Wells and Smith, season starts in the spring will be this weekend with injuries. senior Shannon Voors, although the play of the freshmen. On Friday, the Musketeers not missing any time yet, is playing Freshman Andrea Wolf con- hosted Fordham. The first set with a banged up shoulder. tinues to show improvement was a battle of runs. The Muskies “Voors had a great offense and promise for the Muskies. jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but an performance,” Johnson said. On Friday, Wolf took down the 8-0 Fordham run put the Rams “She’s been doing it and being a University of Cincinnati’s No. 1 on top. little dinged up too, it shows that player, Ksenia Slyncko, 7-6, 7-5, in The teams traded points un- she has a lot of grit, which is singles A-flight. til, with the score tied at 16, the impressive.” “The freshmen are blending in Musketeers went on a 9-2 run to Voors led the team with 16 kills nicely as well,” Toth said. “We play close out the set 25-18. against Rhode Island. a very good schedule. Our strength “Overall we played pretty well,” Photo courtesy of goxavier.com The Musketeers will travel to and conditioning [are] good. The head coach Mike Johnson said. Junior Kathryn Traut (left) and freshman Sarah Brown (right) will be key in Philadelphia this weekend to take helping Xavier weather numerous injuries. kids are going to improve.” “In a few areas we did not meet on La Salle and Temple. Also, in action was rising our standards, particularly in the more kills. Junior Kathryn Traut back down. “We’re going to play Xavier star freshman Allyson Westling. third set.” led the team with 11 kills. “I’m convinced that some- volleyball regardless of our op- Westling swept one opponent 6-0, The Musketeers won the third The next day the Muskies host- times one of the hardest games ponents,” Johnson said. “I’m not 6-0 in singles competition. set 25-23, but at no point in the ed Rhode Island at Cintas Center. to win is game two after blowing always happy if we don’t play to “I’m really pleased with Allyson set did they hold more than a two- “We looked great in the first out a team in game one,” Johnson our capability.” (Westling),” Toth said. “She’s re- point lead. The narrow victory in set,” Johnson said. said. “Teams sometimes will relax La Salle and Temple are a com- ally equipping herself for games the third set gave the Musketeers The Musketeers never trailed a little. Teams sometimes, when bined 1-5 in the A-10. down the road.” the 3-0 match win. in the first set, winning 25-14. that happens, don’t quite put the The Musketeers will play La Westling won the Singles The Muskies had a balanced In the second set, the same energy and focus they put Salle at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8 B-Flight final 6-1, 7-6. offensive attack against Fordham, Musketeers jumped out to an early forth that allowed them to win the and Temple at 7 p.m. on Saturday, “There is a great quality of girls with five players recording eight or 7-3 lead, but Rhode Island did not first game in the same fashion. On Oct. 9. on the team, they pull for each other, and they’re very cohesive,” Toth said. The team will travel to Women’s soccer opens A-10 play Knoxville, Tenn. on Thursday, lead. Oct. 14 to participate in the By Jocelyn Taylor Freshman Lauren Heap re- Asst. Sports Editor Intercollegiate Tennis Association sponded with two insurance Ohio Valley Regional. “We’re ready to tackle the A-10,” goals to give the Muskies the 4-1 ­ — Jocelyn Taylor head coach Woody Sherwood said victory. before the start of the conference Heap’s second goal sparked MacLean grabs schedule. some fireworks between the The Xavier women’s soc- teams. second victory cer team came out Friday trying While the team was celebrating The men’s golf team took first to prove its coach correct. The Heap’s goal, a fight broke out. place honors again this year at the Musketeers showed an incredible One of the Explorers went Renaissance Invitational. amount of offensive and defen- after Brooks, but the referee in- Junior Sebastian MacLean won sive aggression that has not been tercepted her. The players were the event thanks in part to a tour- seen in more than three years in still anxious for a fight, and after nament low 4-under par-68 final the 4-1 victory over La Salle. a tough foul, La Salle’s Kierstyn round. The win is MacLean’s sec- The team came out a bit too Mabey was ejected from the ond of the season. excited to open up against La Salle game. Along with MacLean, two oth- on Friday. They spent nearly ten The ejection spurred the er Musketeers finished in the top minutes on their half of the field Explorers into action, and they 10 at the Invitational. Senior Peter defending the Explorers’ attacks. began to take more shots at the O’Neill finished third and senior The offense picked up when net. One player got a clean look Herbert Day finished seventh. freshman Mariah Whitaker nailed at the goal because senior Jenny Photo courtesy of goxavier.com “I think we went out [in the fi- a five-yard goal while covered by Rosen was not attending the net. Freshman Mariah Whitaker scored the first of four Xavier goals in the victory over La Salle. nal round] and just played golf,” two defenders. However, senior Rachel Mason head coach Doug Steiner said. Four minutes later, junior alertly ran to cover the net, and holding the Rams scoreless in the from the net and knocked the ball “We have been playing really well Jessica Brooks went one-on-one deflected the ball out to protect first half. directly past her into the net. for some time and it was our time with her defender drawing the the Musketeers lead. However, the Musketeers could The Musketeers scrambled to to win a tournament.” Explorer goalkeeper away from She was named player of the not muster any offense either, put up shots. Although, they got The Musketeers finished 7-un- the net. Brooks slid to the ground, game for her defensive contribu- and the teams remained scoreless open looks at the net, their balls der par and three strokes ahead of but still managed to get the shot tions and the spectacular save in through the first half. were deflected or saved. Time ran Florida Gulf Coast University. off and into the net behind the the second half. As in the previous game, senior out on the Muskies and they fell The men’s golf team will partic- goalkeeper. “I’m just happy I was at the Jenny Rosen, playing in her sec- 1-0 to Fordham. ipate in the Firestone Invitational The Musketeers tight defense right place at the right time to get ond game of the season, started The Rams outshot the Muskies in Akron, Ohio, on Monday- kept the Explorers out of the net, the ball back out of there,” Mason as goalie in the second half. 11-5 in the second half. Tuesday, Oct. 11-12. and they took a 2-0 lead into the said. Her inexperience on the field The team returns to confer- — Jocelyn Taylor second half. On Sunday, the Muskies hosted was exploited when she made a ence action against the University Six minutes into the second Fordham, ranked third in the A-10 poor judgment call while trying to of Massachusetts at 7 p.m. on Scott Mueller, Editor Phone: 745-3607 half, a La Salle goal off a Xavier preseason poll. defend the net. A Fordham player, Friday, Oct. 8 at the Xavier Soccer [email protected] deflection cut into the Muskies’ Muskie defense was strong, poorly defended, drew Rosen away Complex. Xavier Newswire Sports October 6, 2010 9 Defense shines as Xooligans revive soccer soccer draws UC Bertsch hopes attendance at soccer games swells By Shane Mulvihill By Shane Mulvihill Staff Writer Atlantic 10 Staff Writer Xavier vs. University of Standings Xooligans (if you are having Cincinnati is one game that needs The men’s soccer team will trouble, it is pronounced zoo- no introduction. Both teams open Atlantic 10 play this li-gans) is the Xavier version of Friday at UMass. Here is a look know what is at stake and all their at the standings before any England’s raucous and unruly fans become just a little bit more conference games have been football supporters known as intense for this local match. played. Hooligans. As the name implies, Last Wednesday, the Xavier the Xooligans go crazy for Xavier men’s soccer team faced off School W L T soccer and show up in large num- against UC in a match that lived Charlotte 5 4 0 bers to support the Musketeers. up to the expectations of this lo- Fordham 5 4 0 The Xooligans are the brain- cal rivalry and the teams played to St. Bonaventure 5 4 0 child of men’s soccer assistant a scoreless tie. Duquesne 4 3 2 coach Kris Bertsch. Both teams came into the Dayton 4 4 1 “The Xooligans are basically match with defenses that were Xavier 3 2 3 our 12th man,” Bertsch said. Newswire photo by Kelsey Edson in the top ten nationally in goals La Salle 2 4 2 Bertsch, who is in his first sea- The Xooligans have already set the single game attendance record for the against average, so no fans en- son at Xavier, has started simi- Xavier Soccer Complex. Massachusetts 1 3 5 tered the Xavier Soccer Complex lar groups at his two previous This support in the stands has athletics.” expecting a barnburner. Saint Louis 2 3 2 schools, Syracuse University and helped translate to performance The students are the ones re- A record-breaking crowd of Temple 2 5 2 most recently at the University of on the field for the team. sponding, but it is clearly Bertsch, 1,151 watched as the stellar de- Rhode Island 2 6 1 Connecticut. His group at UConn “Since we have had great at- who has a passion for soccer and fense panned out into a 0-0 tie George Wash. 2 7 0 received national attention for reg- tendance so far this year, it helps is sharing that passion with others, at the end of 110 minutes of Richmond 1 7 1 ularly bringing in crowds of more us be more locked in each game,” who is the driving force behind play. The tie was the team’s third than 4,000 people and sometimes Bertsch said. “I have to believe the Xooligans. Saint Joseph’s 1 7 0 straight and fourth overall. exceeding 6,000. that when I, as an assistant coach, Whether it is hosting youth UC played a rough match with The fact that the Musketeers’ The goal of Xooligans is to am getting chills, our players are soccer clinics in the community or 21 fouls to Xavier’s 15, and col- defense had only allowed two provide an exciting and loud envi- getting chills. We are very appre- e-mailing interested fans, Bertsch lected all three of the yellow cards goals in 600 minutes of play pre- ronment for home soccer games ciative of the fans.” is making a positive impact on issued throughout the match. vious to the match, made the fact by increasing awareness about the The group is not only led by Xavier soccer and the Xavier Despite UC’s aggressive play, that it allowed two goals to a 0-7-0 games and making the games fun Bertsch, but also by a group of community. the Musketeers were able to team that much more surprising. for students to attend. students. He coordinates all the Bertsch personally answers ev- mount one of their most effec- “The bottom line against A&M “Soccer fans are very passion- promotions with the students and ery e-mail he receives and says that tive offensive attacks of the sea- is we got outworked and outplayed ate all over the world and I think in lets them know details about the he has sent out “hundreds, maybe son. The Musketeers had 16 shots and didn’t show them enough re- college soccer the student groups opponents that fans should be even thousands” of responses against the Bearcats, and are now spect,” Fleming said. “We did not have escalated and are a huge part aware of. The Xooligans are the back to people. averaging 10.4 shots per game. stick with our core values that have of the game,” Bertsch said. fans in the stands each game living The work of Bertsch and the Head coach Andy Fleming felt gotten us to this point, mainly on The Xooligans’ presence has out the efforts of Bertsch’s work. Xooligans is just beginning. The good about the ways his team per- the defensive side of the ball.” already been felt at home soccer To Bertsch however, Xooligans revitalization of Xavier soccer is formed in the match. On Tuesday, the Musketeers games this season. goes beyond just cheering on a not only happening on the field, “I think overall we played well traveled to Indiana University- Last Wednesday’s match against team and being rowdy; it is about but in the stands as well. Bertsch is on both sides on the ball against Purdue University Indianapolis the University of Cincinnati set the college experience. confident that Xooligans will con- UC, particularly as an attacking for their final non-conference the new single game attendance “As much as we want students tinue to grow and become a posi- unit in the first half,” Fleming said. game of the season. record for the Xavier Soccer to support the soccer team, I’m tive force in the years to come. “In the second half [UC played After 90 minutes, the two Complex with 1,151 fans coming very big on the fact that they will “We really want to embrace slightly better than us], mainly due teams remained scoreless. Six out to cheer on the Musketeers. create relationships and friend- the passion of Xavier students,” to depth, but we certainly created minutes into the overtime period, The very next game, the ships when they come to these Bertsch said. “We want to make some chances, as evidenced by sophomore Luke Spencer found Xooligans were able to break the games,” Bertsch said. “At previ- soccer something that is worth- our season high 16 shots.” the back of the net to give the season attendance record in only ous places I’ve been, people have while to come out to and get On Saturday the Musketeers Muskies the victory. five home games with a total at- created their friendships through someone to say ‘There’s a Xavier collected their second win of the It was the fourth overtime game tendance of 3,426 fans attending the student group and it allowed soccer game. You have to be season against Alabama A&M by of the season for the Musketeers, men’s soccer games this season. them to embrace the school and there.’” a score of 3-2. who have not lost in five games. Despite getting the win, the As the Atlantic 10 Conference staunch Xavier defense surren- schedule begins, Coach Fleming dered two goals to an Alabama wants to take it slow with his Kauffmann breaks record A&M team that came into the team. ever, Xavier continues to show overall finish and second place y ohn ilmhoff match with a 0-7-0 record. “Our goals in conference are B j W steady improvement as a team among all freshmen earned him Staff Writer The locker room after the to take it one weekend series at a as they approach the Atlantic 10 his third straight A-10 Rookie of match was not one of excitement; time and to pick up points as we Senior Tommy Kauffmann set Championships at the end of the Week honor. instead, it looked like a team who go,” Fleming said. “While our goal a new school record as he led the October. Xavier finished above In the 5k women’s race, ju- had just been blown out. is to be in the conference playoffs Musketeers to an overall second A-10 foe Dayton, just two weeks nior Caylin Howell, sophomores “After the game, we had a four in Charlotte, we need to have a place finish in the men’s 8k race after finishing behind them in the Rachel Clark and Kaitlin Price game unbeaten streak and ev- week to week, game by game ap- at the All-Ohio Championship in National Catholic Championships and freshmen Ashley Vincent, eryone in the dressing room was proach in order to get there.” Cedarville, Ohio. in South Bend, Ind. Abby Fischer and Clare Fisher all not happy,” Fleming said. “That The Musketeers are back in ac- Kauffmann finished sixth over- Their efforts have started to broke their personal best times. showed me that the bar has been tion on Friday when they will trav- all breaking his previous personal gain national recognition. They Howell was the first Musketeer raised and the expectations are el to Massachusetts for the first and school record by seven sec- are ranked 13th in the Great Lakes to cross the finish line at 21st now different.” conference match against UMass. onds with a time of 24:43. Region in the latest U.S. Track & place with a time of 18:21. The Muskies finished second Field and Cross Country Coaches Just behind Howell was as a team to Miami University, Association poll, the highest re- Vincent at 22nd place with a time which was Xavier’s highest ever gional ranking Xavier has ever of 18:22, the third time in her finish in the event. The Redhawks had. A-10 rival Dayton is ranked freshman season she has finished swept both the men’s and wom- two spots behind the Muskies at in the top 25 overall. She was the en’s races. No. 15 in the poll. fourth fastest freshman in the The Xavier men finished ahead Top to bottom, the men and field this weekend. of rivals Cincinnati and Dayton. It women both have improved indi- Just behind her for Xavier was marked the third event this season vidually as well. fellow freshman Fischer, who fin- in which the men have finished in Kauffmann, juniors Keith ished in 25th place with a time of first or second place. Albrektson, Ben Foley and Joe 18:28. It was also the second time Ryan, sophomore Hank Geer and The Musketeers’ next event this season that the Musketeers freshman Tom Ohlman all shaved will be the Princeton Invitational

Photo courtesy of goxavier.com defeated their crosstown rival, the time off of their personal bests on at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16. Sophomore Luke Spencer scored the winning goal in overtime against IUPUI Bearcats. this weekend. The event will be the final tune up Tuesday night. More importantly, how- For Ohlman, his 18th place before the A-10 Championships. 10 October 6, 2010 Arts&Entertainment Xavier Newswire Six ways to spend your fall in Cincinnati 1. BY Rachael Harris Oct. 16 and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. dances. Asst. A & E Editer on Oct. 17. Warm up with a glass of cider With fall approaching, the Admission is $5 per person. and some cheese fries or satisfy smells of autumn fill the air. your sweet tooth with fresh cara- Freshly fallen leaves, ripe apples, 2. Iron’s Fruit Farm mel apples. caramel, festivals, hay and pump- They also feature a large out- kin patches fill our minds, and we If you’re looking to pick your door store with toys, food, games crave foods like pumpkin pie and own apples, then Iron’s Fruit Farm and knick-knacks. 1. caramel apples. in Lebanon is just the place to go. Admission and parking are Get ready to grab your friends, They also have a pumpkin both free. Open from 9 a.m. to 6 because the Newswire is about patch, corn maze, farm animals p.m. all weekends in October. to present you with the top six and a small store to enjoy. places to go in Cincinnati for fall If you’re hungry, they sell 4. Rouster’s Apple House festivities! fresh apple cider and delicious, homemade cinnamon apple cider Also located in Milford, 1. Minges Pumpkin Fall doughnuts for only 75 cents each. Rouster’s, a farm market, harvests Festival Prices vary depending on how and sells over two dozen types of many apples are picked. apple, and is best known for their Located in Harrison, this festi- Open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. hand-pollinated “Krispy” variety. val is a bit of a drive but definitely Monday through Saturday. Inside the market, you can keep worth your time. warm by the fireplace, drink a The festival features live music, 3. Shaw Farms glass of warm cider or enjoy their pumpkin carving contests, games, Owned by a family in Milford, original apple cider pops. arts and crafts and food. Shaw Farms features pumpkins, They also sell varieties of jams, This year, the festival will take farm animals, tractor rides, corn apple butter, honey, salsa, soups place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on mazes, face painting and barn and other treats. Photo Courtesy of ohiotraveler.com “Every time I go to Rousters, Two swordsmen show off their skills by performing for attendees of the the one thing I definitely have to Ohio Renaissance Festival. get is the cider,” says sophomore Admission is $20 for adults and from 12 p.m. to 1 a.m. every SAC: larger concert Blake Gibson. “Best cider I’ve $10 for children. Saturday in October. ever had.” Admission is $21.99 on Fridays They are open from 10 a.m. to 6. Kings Island’s Halloween and $27.99 on Saturdays. Saturday still to come this fall 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Haunt tickets also include park admission during the day. 5. The Ohio Renaissance Cincinnati’s favorite amuse- Festival ment park offers frightening fun for those seeking some Halloween Although not your typical thrills. pumpkin-and-hay-ride farm, the This year, the Haunt features Renaissance Festival is a classic fall a variety of indoor and out- event for the Ohio community. door mazes, such as Club Blood, Celebrate fall 16th-century Urgent Scare, Trail of Terror and style with jousting, mud shows, Corn Stalkers. theatre, arts, crafts and good old Select rides will also be open, English food. including Fire Hawk, Vortex, Each weekend has a different Drop Zone and their newest ride, theme with different activities, Diamondback. such as the “Wooing Contest,” If you would like to be en- where you can win your sweet- tertained, they also have two live heart’s favor, and the Turkey Leg shows. Hot Blooded features Eating Contest. rock-n-roll music and vampires, The festival is open from 10:30 and the Half Pint Brawlers fea- a.m. to 6 p.m. every Saturday and tures midget wrestling. Halloween Haunt is open from Halloween Haunt at Kings Island Sunday until Oct. 17 and is located Courtesey http://www.iaapa.org/ in Harveysburg. 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Friday and -Paid Advertisement-

Newswire Photo by Andrew Matsushita   Main vocalist and guitarist Dean Tartaglia performing at the concert on Saturday.    BY Rachael Harris free of charge for promotional Asst. A & E Editor purposes. At 5 p.m. this past Saturday, the Mind Fish is not the larger Student Activities Council hosted concert scheduled for the coming Mind Fish, an unsigned, Ohio- months. based, alternative band from “The Mind Fish show was NOW. Athens. put on by the Enrichment Welcome Although this was a fall con- Committee,” DeLisle said “Which cert, it will not be the main fall is separate from the Special Events Back Students, concert hosted by SAC. Committee, who is in charge of all Faculty and Plans for that concert are still larger-scale concert affairs.” S t a ff ! underway.The concert idea fo- The band has also played at rums have not yet been held. several other colleges, including They “are scheduled for the the University of Dayton and upcoming weeks, and therefore Miami University. Open daily are of no relation [to the Mind They have released two No appointment necessary Fish concert],” SAC Chair Hattie albums, “Measles, Mumps, and Most insurance accepted* DeLisle said. Rebellions” and “B-Sides.” Experienced physicians and nurses Bringing Mind Fish to Xavier Music from both of these al- Lower copay than an ER visit (513)559-2236 was a student’s idea. bums can be heard and purchased Because they are still up-and- at www.themindfish.bandcamp. 311 Straight St. in Clifton • minutes from Xavier • www.dhurgentcare.com coming, the band performed com. *Xavier Student Health Insurance accepted. Academy Awards in question

Xavier Newswire Arts&Entertainment October 6, 2010 11 Lil’ Wayne attempts album from prison LiveWires BY John Stevens “Bedrock.” Staff Writer There seems to be a lack of Muse Straight from the get go, Lil’ identity to the album, which is The concert will begin at 8 p.m. Wayne lets you know that all strange considering Wayne’s of- on Oct. 11 at US Bank Arena (100 might not be right in the land ten gargantuan presence on his Broadway St.). Tickets are $48 and of Mr. Carter. All you need to tracks. Truth be told, when Lil’ can be purchased online at www. do is read the title of his latest Wayne is good, he’s good. He’s stubhub.com. album. borderline infectious. “I Am Not a Human Being.” But I’m still quite confused as to the point of the album John Mellencamp What? Is he a robot? Maybe The concert will begin at 7 p.m. here. he’s Megatron. on Nov. 1 at Cincinnati Music It’s only 10 songs, a shorter Whatever the case, for bet- Hall (1241 Elm St.). Tickets range offering than his normal out- ter or worse, arguably the most from $111 to $352. Students can put. The end result is that it prolific rapper of the last sev- arive two hours before the show sounds like Wayne might not eral years has made an attempt for half-price tickets. Tickets can know what he was doing here. to maintain his position at the be purchased online at www.stub- Supposedly it’s what Wayne top of the rap mountain while hub.com. still keeping one foot firmly had completed prior to his pris- planted in the pop arena. on sentencing this year. Problem is, that’s not always This being the case, why not a formula for success. perfect what’s already good here Sure, one of his own “dis- and put it on the forthcoming New Releases coveries,” Drake, pulls the for- “Tha Carter IV?” He already (as of 10/5) mula off quite well. had a release this year as it is, But rather than creative, it and he’s still in prison at the David Archuleta stands on borderline annoying. moment. The Other Side of Down One could argue that after There are tracks on “I Am (19 Recordings) his strange forays into rock mu- Photo Courtesy of lilwaynehq.com Not a Human Being” that de- sic it’s impressive that he’s still If Lil’ Wayne is not a human being, then what is he, exactly? serve some accolade. Maybe Toby Keith coming up front as a rapper. par with the work off of “Tha Human Being” seems to go no- when Wayne gets back to the Bullets in the Gun If you’re looking for a cer- Carter III.” where with a techno and rock world in November, he can (Show Dog Universal Music) tain eloquence in the music, There are some radio-ready overlay that does not fit with write a classic that everyone can you will not find that in Wayne’s pop-filled tracks (like prior sin- what Wayne is mumbling. be proud of. Bruno Mars collaboration with Drake called gle “Right Above It” or “That The second is actually proba- Doo-Wops & Hooligans “Gonorrhea.” Ain’t Me,” a collaboration with bly quite familiar: a track called Newswire Rating: (Elektra) To be fair, the entire album Jay Sean), but interspersed are “Popular” featuring Lil’ Twist. is not so explicit. random, more “raw” tracks, And if it does sound famil- Joe Satriani BY Felipe Three other collaborations iar, that’s because the first two Black Swans and Wormhole such as the finale “Bill Gates.” Garcia-Wasnich with Drake (“I’m Single,” You also find two very odd lines, the beat and the hook are Wizards “With You” and “Right Above songs. all from a prior song he was (Epic) It”) are catchy and right on The title track “I Am Not a credited for, Young Money’s Classifieds -RVHSK%HWK%RRNVHOOHUV:HOFRPHV TUCKER MAX

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I’ve got this.” And oftentimes they have “got this,” arriving at home with- That $10,000 is the amount out an incident. paid by an offender who has Such drunken driving occur- passed out in their parked car rences go unnoticed and unre- with the keys in the ignition. ported when nothing adverse That $10,000 is the base rate. results, and it is these types of Cause damage to person or occurrences that are most ram- property, and that rate typically pant. When peers continually skyrockets above six digits, de- drive under the influence without pending on the situation. a problem and get away with it, On top of the fees directly a mentality eventually emerges: connected to the DUI offense, Maybe it is not quite so danger- offenders pay high-risk insurance ous after all. rates and can even be dropped “A couple of my roommates by their providers outright. do it pretty often,” said another Realistically, most people are anonymous source. “Not when aware of the penalties associated they’re really drunk, but defi- with a DUI offense, not to men- nitely after they’ve had a few. It tion the tragic consequences that was a big deal to me at first, but an accident can cause. Despite nothing ever happens so now I this fact, they find themselves just kind of shrug it off.” driving under the influence. The Certainly Xavier students may come as little surprise to limit. Through no fault of law en- dangers are well known, but the do not drive dangerously under those who regularly partake in, This perception of what it forcement, students are sim- “I’m fine” and “that can’t hap- the influence of alcohol. Sure, or merely bear witness to, the means to drive under the in- ply not getting caught driving pen to me” mentalities prevail. maybe a late-night trip over to weekend activities of the average fluence remains an ongoing under the influence. While 3.5 The real problem lies in the McDonald’s after a beer or six, college student. problem. million students drove drunk in fact that most offenders either but nothing out of control. Just “I’m fine” is rarely a true ut- “Yeah, I’ve definitely driven at 2009, less than 110,000 of them fail to acknowledge the fact that a quick drive to Quik Pik to grab terance. The line between feeling times when I probably shouldn’t were caught and arrested for the they are over the legal limit or another case. “Hey, no worries, sober and being sober is a thin have,” said an anonymous stu- offense. truly believe they will not get I’ve only played like four games one, especially when it comes to dent. “I usually wake up the next When that threat of being caught. of pong. It’s just a minute up the the legal limit on blood alcohol road. I’m fine.” content. Incidents such as these “The legal limit is .08, which are common in the Xavier is not very high at all,” said Sgt. community. Kenneth Grossman, sergeant of The “I’m fine” epidemic is crime prevention and training not new, and is certainly not for Xavier Police. “That’s just contained to the Xavier student two or three drinks for a lot of population. A survey found that people. You might not feel like nearly 3.5 million students in the you’re impaired when you are.” U.S. between the ages of 18 and Whether or not two or three 24 drove under the influence drinks puts everyone over the of alcohol in 2009. While this legal limit is beside the point. number is frighteningly high, it Drinking to the point of in- toxication, the point which most college students aim to reach, re- quires a BAC far exceeding the legal limit. Most individu- als making the “I’m fine” morning and shake my head caught does not feel imminent, The responsibility to solve claim only take about it, but then I go out and do individuals are much more likely this problem lies in the hands of into account it again. I don’t really understand to throw caution to the wind. students, the friends who have the fact that why I do it.” Officials suggest that, the next formerly been too afraid to be they are not This alarmingly nonchalant time the “I’m fine” defense is perceived negatively by speaking yet intoxicated, attitude toward driving after made, students should drop the up and those reading this right disregarding consuming five or six drinks ego and ask whether it is worth now, well aware of the fact that what legally seems to stem from a number of the potential penalties. they drive when they have had a constitutes be- sources. “The average DUI cost is few too many drinks. ing “fine.” There tends to be an irratio- around $10,000,” Grossman Based on the evidence, “I’m Being be- nal overconfidence in individuals said, “and that’s just for a guilty fine” and all other renditions low the level who have admitted to driving un- plea. That’s not even factoring in of the same sentiment must be of intoxication der the influence. They perceive going to trial.” rejected outright, both by the is rarely syn- themselves as being completely That $10,000 is the result of friends hearing the excuse and by onymous with in control of themselves despite a harmless DUI offense that did those drunkenly attempting to being below the influence of alcohol on their not result in accident, injury or make the excuse. Feeling “fine” the legal BAC cognitive processes. “Don’t wor- death. is insufficient.