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Sports, pg 9 Feature, pg 12 The Musketeer defense Dana’s: a history Always Online: Doug Tifft analyzes the pack line Madeline LaFave chronicles the xavier.edu/ defense employed by Xavier. Xavier mainstay’s storied past newswire inside @ Tuition to approach $14,000 for 2009-10 Graphic by John LaFollette Task Force, which convened to By John LaFollette identify potential permanent bud- Editor-in-Chief Percent tuition increase getary improvements in the uni- The price of a Xavier educa- { } versity’s operating budget, though tion will reach an all time high next he could not say with certainty Between +6.3 percent, year, after the University Board of 2008-09 & to $13,950 because next year’s budget will Trustees approved a 6.3 increase 2009-10 not be finalized until the end of in undergraduate tuition and fees February, at the earliest. for the 2009-10 school year at its Between Graduate school tuition also 2007-08 & +6.4 percent, December meeting. 2008-09 to $13,125 increased, but varied widely across Starting in the summer 2009 programs. semester, full-time undergraduate Between Tuition for the graduate educa- students will pay $13,950 per se- 2006-07 & +6.0 percent, tion programs, which experienced mester, up $825 from the current 2007-08 to $12,330 a significant enrollment shortfall $13,125. in the fall 2008 semester, will re- The cost of room and board is main the same next year. up between 3 and 5 percent, de- Given the volatility of the pending on the residence hall. {Percent room and board increase} national and global economies, The tuition and fees increase Between Fortin said, the planning for next 2008-09 & +3.6 percent, is explained in a letter to Xavier to $2,593 year’s budget has been particularly students from Dr. Roger Fortin, 2009-10 tough. the academic vice president and “This was the most difficult Between provost. -2.3 percent, budgetary process that I’ve gone 2007-08 & to $2,504 According to the letter, the in- 2008-09 through because there’s so much crease will help fund faculty and that we don’t know,” said Fortin. staff development, expanded Between Based on research done by the 2006-07 & +11 percent, technological services, renovation to $2,563 university’s enrollment manage- in two residence halls, improve- 2007-08 ment team, which in turn con- ment in career services support 1 2 3 4 5 6 tracts a private firm that tracks and more integrated learning. national and local trends, Fortin Noting that the cost to attend The above graph charts the percent increase of Xavier’s tuition and fees over the last three years (represented by navy thinks Xavier will meet its enroll- Xavier is “significantly below the blue hash marks, compared with the inflation rates used in the price adjustments (represented by the boxes of white). ment projection numbers. average” for Jesuit and private in- conditions, the University Budget cerned about what effects the eco- it will be possible to address costs “We’ll be in the ballpark,” stitutions in the Midwest, the let- Committee did its best to contain nomic downturn might have on that might arise,” Fortin said. Fortin said. ter also announces an increase in tuition costs,” Fortin said in the students and their families’ ability Fortin said that the increase, “When you do enrollment pro- available financial aid for students letter. to pay for a Xavier education. which amounts to about $2.2 mil- jections, you should at least be in with documented financial need. In an interview, Fortin said that “With this increase in aid, which lion, will likely come from areas the ballpark; last year we weren’t “Sensitive to global financial the Budget Committee was con- is higher than usual, we’re hoping indicated by the Structural Review in the ballpark.” Mixed success for SGA execs Musketeers trek to nation’s as well as free athletic trainers capital to March for Life available to students. “SGA has been very help- ful in extending the [O’Connor] operational hours and providing fitness interns, adding an educa- tional component to the mission of the Recreational Sports program,” said Jim Ray, Director of O’Connor Sports Center. SGA is also looking into providing more funding to O’Connor to replace the existing equipment, since the new fitness center that was to be located at Xavier Square is now on hold. Scanlon said that SGA has not accomplished its goal of advocating for students to more fully participate in plans for campus Newswire photo by Erika Bresee expansion. Scanlon has talked The current executives (from left) Josh Badall, Craig Scanlon and Carter to Dean of Students Dr. Luther Johnson, have made good on some platform goals, and not on others. Newswire photo by Jess Thimons Smith and Associate Provost for Xavier students (from left) ©2008 By Kathryn Rosenbaum well as new goals that they hope Student Life Dr. Kathleen Simons junior Jessica Thimons, News Editor SGA will continue to pursue in about including students on the the Xavier Newswire All rights reserved The Student Government the future. board. They have been receptive senior Keith Warnke, Association executives have ac- Scanlon said one of the ac- to the idea, but it has to be ap- junior Sarah Zick, senior complished some of the goals complishments he and Legislative proved by other administrators. Julio Minsal-Ruiz and they named in their proposed Vice President Carter Johnson Another accomplishment that Molly Guilfoyle attended Fax (513) 745-2898 election platform. and Administrative Vice President the executives focused on was the annual March for Advertising (513) 745-3561 But, said SGA President senior Josh Badall are most proud of increasing the visibility of SGA Life demonstration in Circulation (513) 745-3130 Craig Scanlon, they have revised this year is increased funding to Washington, D.C. More Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 that platform to include projects O’Connor Sports Center to allow Continued on page 2 www.xavier.edu/newswire they are continuing to work on, as for an increase in operating hours, on Campus News, pg. 3 Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum 2 January 28, 2008 News Xavier Newswire Recession offers grim job Neighborhood Summit outlook for ‘09 graduates promotes collaboration By andrew Chestnut Although having a degree does and fast-track advancement op- Editorial Columnist By Kelly shaw represent an advantage, this year’s portunities to go around. Senior News Writer New reports are issued every graduating class is still at a disad- One study showed that each day that portend an ever-darken- vantage chronologically. one percent increase in unemploy- Xavier hosted the seventh ing forecast for the U.S. and glob- According to the National ment during recessions signaled a annual Neighborhood Summit al economy over the next couple Association of Colleges and 7 to 8 percent drop in wages on on Saturday, Jan. 24, to allow years, containing figures that are Employers, firms plan on hiring new workers upon entering the citizens and city officials to dis- very hard for graduating college 1.3 percent more college gradu- workforce, and suggests the gap cuss and collaborate regarding seniors to overlook. ates in 2009 than they hired in between recession graduates and major issues currently affecting As graduates prepare to enter 2008. Last year, the percentage expansion graduates does not Cincinnati. This year’s summit the workforce, many will find the increase in expected hiring was 16 close for up to 13 years. addressed Cincinnati’s housing task of finding a job unusually percent. In light of the many layoffs, market, the economy and how difficult. Recent research is suggesting dire unemployment numbers and to improve communities. The national unemployment that on the average, graduates hiring freezes that saturate our “Collaboration is key to ad- rate, which was reported at 7.2 per- who enter the workforce during news, it is not surprising that in- dressing all of the challenges Photo courtesy of 21stcenturydems.org cent as of December, is forecasted recessions experience years of re- creased numbers of graduates are and opportunities that we face Rep. Steve Driehaus attended in Cincinnati,” said Cincinnati the pre-summit dinner and spoke to peak between 8-9 percent over duced earnings because there are finding it more advantageous to about city improvement. the next two years—which would simply fewer high-level job offers pursue graduate, law and MBA Mayor Mark Mallory. “Every mark the highest level since 1983. degrees, in order to improve re- year, the summit is a chance for and the best practices for com- Ohio has seen similar labor Important figures sumes or delay the time until one large-scale brainstorming and munity collaboration. trends, experiencing an unem- has to find work. problem solving about neigh- During the housing session, ployment rate of 7.3 percent as of 7.2% National rate of Higher education applications borhood issues that fuels prog- officials from the Cincinnati unemployment November. typically spike during recessions. ress throughout the year.” Metropolitan Housing Authority However, the outlook is far 7.9% National unemployment Already, there has been an increase The summit began with a discussed how communities more positive for college gradu- rate for men in the percentages of people that dinner on Friday, Jan. 23 where could reuse and improve aban- ates, to whom recessions are tra- 6.4% National unemployment have registered for standardized awards were given to city vol- doned and foreclosed proper- ditionally less harmful. rate for women tests—15.3 percent for the LSAT unteers. Rep. Steve Driehaus ties, as well as how to stabilize The unemployment rate for 7.3% Unemployment rate in and 5.1 for the GMAT. spoke to the audience about neighborhoods that are current- college grads was only 3.7 per- Ohio While both graduate school the changes he wants to see in ly in good shape. cent in December; those with de- 3.7% National unemployment admissions and the labor force Cincinnati, as well as the com- Mallory took part in the grees tend to stay unemployed for rate for college grads become more competitive dur- munity’s role in improving the economy and workforce devel- city. opment session, where he dis- shorter periods and have econom- The percentages represent the most recent ing recessionary periods, having a ic resources to more comfortably data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. college degree remains extremely Driehaus is a first term cussed the importance of the handle these periods. beneficial. United States Representative for 2010 census as well as Agenda the first congressional district 360. -Paid Advertisement- in Cincinnati. He previously Agenda 360 is a program served in the state house as the that intends to create significant 31st District Representative. He improvements for Cincinnati also is the former director of the by the year 2020. It will require Community Building Institute, the city to develop performance an organization run by Xavier indicators, use assets, confront University and the United Way diversity challenges and come of Greater Cincinnati that pro- to more consensuses among motes citizen-led community neighborhoods. development. Driehaus now During the final session, $ARWIN serves as the senior associate of which concentrated on commu- !#OLLABORATIVE#ELEBRATIONOF%VOLUTION the CBI. nity collaboration, the CBI dis- Mallory began the sum- cussed the benefits of commu- mit on Saturday. Following his nity collaboration. The war on speech, participants attended violence in Cincinnati and ef- [gZZegZhZciVi^dcWn9g#EVja:lVaY three one-hour sessions focus- forts to make the city more en- ing on housing, the economy vironmentally friendly were also and work force development discussed in the third session. HjcYVn!;ZW#& ,/%%e#b#Å./%%e#b# Mixed success for SGA execs 8^ciVh8ZciZg Continued from page 1 ated a committee because he on campus since “many students wanted more input and a more ?VbZh8Vgda^cZ9j[[ don’t know what their funding streamlined budget. goes towards,” said Scanlon. This The newly elected executive 7VcfjZi8ZciZg was accomplished through placing ticket’s platform will be consid- stickers on SGA projects, a news- ered in the budget. This is impor- letter and dorm visits by SGA tant since the amount that SGA members. will receive is in question, said I]ZZkZci^heVgid[i]Z SGA has also implemented Scanlon, and he wants the new 9Vgl^c'%%.XZaZWgVi^dc# Presidential Advisory Initiatives, ticket to have funds available to which bring together SGA and complete their goals. club leaders in order to encourage The executives planned on cre- collaboration and awareness. ating a survey that would give con- K^h^illl#jX#ZYj$YVgl^c However, SGA did not concrete facts about projects. It is late tinue the Student-Administrator in Scanlon, Johnson and Badall’s dgXVaa*&(",)*"(+'( forum because of the low turnout term to use a survey to guide this at the event last year. year’s initiatives, so it is up to the One goal that Scanlon said that president-elect to create a survey. he wants to work on for the re- The executives also did not mainder of his term is to advocate yet deliver on their platform goal for student participation regarding of bringing Rukus, a free music campus expansion plans. download service, to campus. This Another project that will con- requires cooperation with the IT sume much of the executive’s term department. SGA has also not ex- is the Budget Review Committee. panded food options in Gallagher. Previously, the president had the Chartwell’s, Xavier’s food service power to create the budget for provider, is in control of food ser- next year. However, Scanlon cre- vice options on campus. Xavier Newswire Campus News January 28, 2009 3 Crime stats stay steady; XU students march in D.C. no cause for concern By Kathryn Rosenbaum or not forcibly or against the per- News Editor son’s will where the victim is inca- From 2005 to 2007, the num- pable of giving consent and forc- ber of crime reports on Xavier’s ible rape,” according to the Jeanne campus has remained fairly con- Clery Disclosure of Campus sistent. Crime statistics have not Security Policy and Campus Crime been available since 2007. Statistics. Specialist Ken Grossman, The Clery Act requires colleges crime prevention officer for and universities that participate Xavier University, said that none in federal financial aid programs of the statistics have been alarm- to collect, report and dissemi- ing to Xavier police. Grossman, nate crime data to the campus in communication with local and and Department of Education. other urban campus police depart- Statistics for 2008 will be available ments, said that crime on Xavier’s in April. campus is “better than average for Liquor law and drug abuse ci- an urban campus.” tations are also tracked by Xavier Some of the more notable sta- University Police. A new sys- tistics include a decrease in on- tem now reports the number of campus burglaries to six in 2007, citations that both police and down from 14 in 2006. Grossman Residence Life report. For in- attributes the higher number in stance, in 2005 there were 54 li- 2006 because doors to individual quor law citations and 11 drug rooms of the residence halls were abuse citations, which only reflect Photo courtesy of Jessica Thimons Twenty-two Xavier students joined thousands of others to march against Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in 1973. left unlocked. There were also two the number of citations issued by off-campus burglaries in 2007, campus police. By Meghan Berneking Over 1,000 red roses were laid that more resources must be pro- compared to eight in 2006. In 2006 and 2007, both police Asst. Campus News Editor on the steps of the Supreme Court vided for pregnant women so that However, the crime reports and Residence Life’s numbers were On Thursday, Jan. 22, several building, which “provided a better no woman is forced to choose be- show that in 2007 there were two reported. In 2007, there were 606 Xavier students joined thousands visual for the cause,” said Jaqueth. tween her child and an abortion,” motor vehicle thefts on campus liquor law citations and 56 drug of pro-life activists for the annu- At one point, said Jaqueth, a said sophomore Kelly Perkins, and one off-campus, compared to abuse citations and in 2006, 810 al March for Life in Washington group of Xavier students began president of Students for Life. zero on-campus and two off-cam- liquor law citations and 48 drug D.C. praying the rosary and were joined This year’s march was seen as pus thefts in 2006. abuse citations were issued. These The march commemorates the by others around them. Though particularly important among pro- Campus crime trends may numbers often “fluctuate because anniversary of the Roe v. Wade de- a protest march, “It can be very life groups due to the recent presi- have a correlation with crime they are dependent on the size of cision, which legalized abortion in meditative,” said Jaqueth. “We can dential election. President Barack trends in the surrounding areas the parties and resulting citations,” 1973. Twenty-two people repre- move through action and prayer.” Obama, who supports abortion of North Avondale, Evanston said Grossman. sented Xavier this year on the trip “You see a lot of people who rights, overturned the “global and Norwood, according to Campus Police now faces an organized by Students for Life. believe the same things you do, gag rule” as one of his first acts Grossman. increased patrol area because of Once in Washington, Xavier who are trying to have some say as as president. The global gag rule Four forcible sex offenses on the campus expansions. Last year, students joined approximately 20 a group,” said Xavier junior Ben banned U.S. funding of organi- campus and two off-campus of- Xavier added a new full-time day other Jesuit universities and high Schuerman, who co-coordinated zations providing or advocating fenses were reported to Xavier shift officer. They are also work- schools for Mass the morning of the trip with Jaqueth. abortions. in 2007. Forcible sex offenses ing with developers to decrease the march. Problems finding an adult According to Schuerman, include “any sexual act directed construction site crime and make Afterwards, a rally took place chaperone almost prevented the there were several protest signs against another person, forcibly safety suggestions during the de- on the mall with various speak- group from going. According directed towards Obama, particu- and/or against that person’s will, sign phase. ers and music. The protest march to Schuerman, the Students for larly regarding the controversial itself began around 2 p.m., pass- Life advisor, Patrick Welage, had Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). ing the United States Capitol and hoped to go but was later unable “The most important sign in ending at the Supreme Court to attend. all of the march read: Obama’s building. This left group members ask- Mama Chose Life,” said senior According to Xavier senior ing around for a willing chaper- Julio Minsal-Ruiz, who attended Ellie Jaqueth, co-coordinator of one four days before the march. the march. the march, one thing that was dif- Fortunately, Dr. Daniel Dwyer, a “For me, attending the March ferent about this year’s march was professor in the philosophy de- for Life was a way to address the that the crowd was led by women partment, stepped in. pressing social justice issue of our and men who have regretted their “While the March focuses time: abortion. The voice of the decisions to abort a pregnancy or on Roe v. Wade, Students for unborn not only falls within advo- encourage an abortion. Life prefers to take a much more cacy of social justice, but remains concrete stance overall. The club to be the center and foundational There are no Police is founded on what is known as issue,” said Minsal-Ruiz. Notes this week due to the consistent ethic of life. This “We were very lucky to have the weather. Police Notes means that we work to protect life the opportunity to unite with oth- will return in the Feb. 4 at every stage from conception ers who share our same values and issue of the Newswire. to natural death. It is our opinion Photo courtesy of Picasa Web Albums beliefs,” said Perkins. Xavier’s crime statistics have been mostly consistent from 2005 to 2007. 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BEST and detail oriented with mathematical dential camp, located in south central, e-mail [email protected]. DEALS IN TOWN. [email protected] and mechanical aptitudes. 4 January 28, 2009 Campus News Xavier Newswire Xavier grad returns to speak on MLK By AMY WINDHORST TheA brief look at events forCalendar the week of January 28-February 3, 2008 the first African American presi- Campus News Editor dent. He additionally took ques- After working successfully tions from the audience. for Proctor & Gamble and the Such events are important be- Wednesday Sunday Democratic National Convention, cause they “acknowledge the steps January 28 February 1 Xavier graduate Damon Jones we have taken to embrace diver- took some time out from his busy sity since Martin Luther King Jr. International Tea Coffee Guest Speaker: Dr. Paul schedule to return to campus. and [remind us] that there are Hour Ewald on Emerging Jones’ stance as a rising black still so many more to take,” said Diseases community leader made him Lynda Simon, Project Director When: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. an ideal candidate for speaking for Student Life and Leadership. Where: Faces of the World When: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. during the Dr. Martin Luther Simon, along with Cathy Lounge, GSC Where: Cintas Center, Banquet King Jr. events held last week. Springfield and the Performing Room 2 On Wednesday, Jan. 21, Jones Arts department, were responsi- Come and join International gave a free presentation in the ble for bringing Jones to campus. Students’ Society for their All are welcome to attend Clocktower Lounge at Gallagher Many other departments partici- special coffee hour. They will “Emerging Diseases: How Student Center. pated in the Martin Luther King be serving exotic teas from all Darwinian Thinking Helps Photo courtesy of Damon Jones “We could—and do—bring Jr. week events, including the over the world. Food will be To Distinguish the Few Grave folks in from outside Xavier to Damon Jones, Xavier graduate, spoke Student Government Association, on campus during MLK week. available as well. Threats From the Many share their knowledge and ex- the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Fizzers,” a presentation by Dr. periences,” said Xavier’s Media Student Government Association International Student Services Paul Ewald. It is presented Relations Coordinator, Laurel president. and Interfaith Community as part of Darwin 2009: A Bauer. “But to bring someone “He represents what Xavier Engagement. Thursday January 29 Collaborative Celebration who was once one of us, and considers the gold standard – one While the events gained a of Evolution. The year 2009 have him tell us what all of this who is committed to serving and good amount of publicity—even marks both the 200th anniver- has meant in his life, makes it even caring for others,” said Bauer. a small mention in the Cincinnati Peru: Living in Fear, Terror sary of Charles Darwin’s birth more personal.” The free presentation, which Enquirer—the numbers in atten- and Lies and the 150th anniversary Jones, who was listed as one had an attendance of forty, gave dance were low. “It was disap- of the publication of “The of the “Forty Under Forty” busi- Jones the opportunity to reflect pointing to see the small turn out When: 6:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. Origin of Species.” ness professionals by Cincinnati on what “Living the Legacy” of at the events,” said Simon. Where: Albers 103 Business Courier, graduated from Martin Luther King Jr. meant to However, in many ways, the Xavier with a Bachelors of Arts in him. He displayed statistics that Martin Luther King Jr. week events The Student Organization Broadcast Journalism and a minor highlighted the progress made were still a success. The increasing of Latinos and Spanish Club Tuesday in Business Administration. Even since the time of King. awareness reminds us “that equal- present “Peru: Living in Fear, February 3 during his time at Xavier, Jones His recent involvement with the ity is a work in progress and each Terror and Lies.” The event displayed leadership among his Democratic National Convention of us must always remain vigilant will include a presentation peers. He was an honors student, also gave him the opportunity to to ensure oppression does not and discussion on the violent L.E.A.D. presents “Speak and served for two years as the comment on the inauguration of gain the upper hand,” said Bauer. Peruvian guerilla group Your Mind” known as Shining Path as well as the corruption of Peru’s When: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. President Alberto Fujimori. Where: Multicultural Affairs, Presented by Fabiola Arce and GSC Room 280 Erica Handley. Join Ladies with an Emphasis on Achievement and Distinction to explore several Friday hot topics within society and January 30 debate about the issues from different perspectives. Threshold Retreat

When: 6 p.m. – 12 p.m. Sunday, Acoustic Night at the GSC Feb. 1 Fireplace with Peace & Where: Dorothy Day House Justice Clubs

The Threshold Retreat is When: 8 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. sponsored by the Peace & Where: Gallagher Student Center Justice Programs. The goal Fireplace of the retreat is to inspire students to continue on their The Peace & Justice Clubs will personal faith and social be hosting an acoustic night at justice journey through both the Gallagher Student Center stimulating and rejuvenat- fireplace, featuring members ing activities while building of the clubs. The new Peace a community of support for & Justice hoodie will be on continued growth. sale during this event. Xavier Newswire Paid Advertisements January 28, 2009 5 6 January 28, 2009 Opinions&Editorials Xavier Newswire Xavier Newswire Copyright 2009 Circulation 3,000 Editor-in-Chief & Publisher John LaFollette Managing Editor Emily Hoferer Mng. Editor for Special Projects Kelly Shaw Business Manager David Cranston Advertising Manager Ellie Jaqueth Classifieds Manager James Cave Ad Sales Manager Chelsey Alexander Distribution Manager Skip Young Adviser Patrick Larkin Op-Ed Editor: darren lacour Assistant Op-Ed Editor: katherine monasterio Online & Design Editor: andrew chestnut Photo Editor: erika bresee Head Copy Editor: madeline lafave Copy Editors: monica laco, kate phillips, dan rozier, sarah wieten, maggie cardosi, ashley sroufe EDITORIAL | TUITION HIKES Not fun, just necessary. The news that Xavier is increasing its tuition for the 2009-10 school year would be significant even in less perilous economic straits. That they are occurring now, in the midst of a recession that is showing no signs of weakening, makes the increases all the more tangible for tuition-paying students and their families. While substantial, and in many cases painful, the tuition increase for The Newswire would like to thank all essential staff for working so hard, even when the university is closed. the coming year is not surprising. It is on a scale consistent with increases from other years, and as Dr. Roger Fortin, the academic vice LETTERS president and provost, said, it’s been since the Nixon administration How can you judge these peo- visited the top 10 this season, that there hasn’t been an increase in tuition from year to year. For the love ple for pursuing degrees that will and suddenly the senior fans have What makes this cost increase the most difficult is the timing. When hopefully offer them good oppor- disappeared! families are finding it the most difficult to send their children to college, of $? No way tunities for their future, when you Quick—name a senior who in- the cost of a Xavier education is going up by $850 a semester. Darren LaCour’s column “For describe your father as doing the spires you to stand up and cheer at Fortunately, the university is offering another $2.2 million in financial the love of money?” (Jan. 14) exact same thing? a game—can you name two? aid to students in need, which is enough to cover the $850 increase for threw me for a loop and shocked Maybe the students you de- Our student section is great— 2,500 semesters. The actions that Xavier has taken in this regard are me a great deal. The piece took a scribe are being pushed by the if we are playing a rival or a ranked laudable. drastic turn after the first few para- same desires as him, trying to cre- team. Still, that money has to come from somewhere. The recommenda- graphs and became an article that ate a better situation for their chil- We seem to devote our energy tions of the university’s Structural Review Task Force are becoming seemed to vilify and degrade many dren than the one they had. based on our opponents, not our more and more interesting with each passing week. of my peers and close friends. How can you ignore the fact own terrific team. We’re in con- With the operating budget of the university firmly scheduled to in- LaCour seems to be of the that we are all undergoing the ference play now. We will again crease with the opening of the Hoff Academic Quadrangle next year, mindset that everyone who pur- same liberal arts education, the dominate the A-10. the addition of $2.2 million in financial aid and a cloudy enrollment sues a degree in business, medi- same core curriculum? We all seek How is this a bad thing? We horizon, it is in the interest of everyone in the Xavier community to cine or other disciplines is in it to find “‘knowledge,” “truth” and fans—especially seniors—need attend the open forum discussing the Structural Review Task Force’s solely for the money. This may other “ideals” in our lives. to get to the game, stand for the recommendations. be true of some people, but it is How can you look down on whole thing (ignore those knee hardly true for everyone. these students with an “air of pains) and cheer our hearts out. Some people study these sub- superiority?” We only get four years to do EDITORIAL | FEBRUARY SGA ELECTIONS jects because they want to do In reality you are the same as this—become boring after you things with their degree; great they are—students who are trying graduate. Are you a breath of fresh air? things that will change the world. to find their way in the world, stu- There are six more home Soon there will be an election for the three executive positions and Science and pre-med students dents who are attempting to dis- games. Seniors (and everyone it’s probably safe to say that there will be tickets composed of past who want to cure diseases; busi- cover what is calling them to be a else): dust off that banana suit, members of SGA and SAC, but the Newswire would enjoy a non-SGA ness students who want to use better person and do great things. crack open that blue paint, pour ticket. their skills at a non-profit organi- some creativity into a sweet sign In fact, to run for president, the only requirement is that you have zation or use this degree as a step- Ben Schuerman | ‘10 and give our team two hours of been at Xavier for three semesters and at Xavier for only one semester ping stone towards future educa- absolute insanity every time we to be legislative and administrative vice president. tion and possibilities. Where are play! With that being said, this means that a lot of students meet the re- Most of these students are How are freshmen and oth- quirements to run for these positions. So, therefore, a non-SGA ticket pursuing their chosen field be- the seniors? ers going to learn how to act at a shouldn’t be a far-fetched idea. cause they genuinely enjoy what Our men’s basketball team is basketball game if no one cares to But maybe it’s a far-fetched idea because some students feel that they are studying. I have a friend the best it has been in my four show how it’s done? they can’t really penetrate the bubble of the hyper-involved, popular who told me they were taking all years at Xavier, but the student If you have complaints or sug- students who are all from the same social circle. science classes this semester and, section might be the worst! When gestions, PLEASE email me at We know that sometimes cliques form at Xavier surrounding stu- after seeing my grimace, replied, we were in the AP poll at No. 24 [email protected]. dent groups; the Newswire can be guilty of this too. 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Xavier Newswire Opinions&Editorials January 28, 2009 7 —STAFF TALK— Shake the shame with Darren LaCour & Katherine Monasterio By Emily Hoferer like the boyfriend she had at the “How do YOU stay warm on snow days?” Managing Editor time. I nearly threw away one of the greatest friendships of my life Girls are a confusing bunch. because I was busy judging, being The reason that I know we are angry and feeling neglected. I was confusing is because I have lived too concerned about her dealings with my maturing female brain for with her boyfriend and I failed to 22 years and I still don’t under- focus on our individual friendship. stand myself half the time. Once again, shame on me. One thing I do know for sure No one is perfect, especially is that the only reason I have ever me. I still hold teeny tiny grudges Emily Hoferer John LaFollette Katie Rosenbaum Darren LaCour Managing Editor Editor-in-Chief News Editor Op-Ed Editor hated another girl is because of a and get jealous. Again, I seem to boy. catch myself dwelling on a lot of “Chilean llama “Wild Turkey, “Dreaming of my “Oh...I don’t think I hear this happens to other negatives. socks!” neat.” Bahamian cruise.” we can print that...” girls too, but not necessarily be- However, I have come to real- cause girls are fighting over a guy ize that no one is going to like ev- or that one of the girls is jealous. eryone else all the time. This is not Sometimes girls get mad at their a perfect world. It would be ideal friends’ behavior or decisions for me to sit here and say that we with a guy. should all throw our differences I used to not like one of my aside and every double X chromo- friends because she and I liked somed human being should unite the same boy. I look back on this together instead of drive each situation with a lot of shame be- other apart. cause my jealousy and competi- But, like I said before, nothing tiveness blinded me from seeing is perfect. These things are going what a tremendous person she is. to happen. It is unavoidable in girl photos by Katherine Monasterio Doug Tifft Katherine Monasterio Andrew Chestnut Amy Windhorst I even remember saying to anoth- world. Sports Editor Assistant Op-Ed Editor Editorial Columnist Campus News Editor er friend that if it weren’t for the So I’m trying a new approach: boy in question, she and I would Not focusing on the girls that I “By the massive “Blankets, cocoa “By standing next “Vommin’.” probably be friends. But I let the don’t like. Instead, I’m going to fo- amounts of heat and probably Fable to Brad Redford.” (Editor’s note: Amy radiating from II. God help me, I has the flu.) drama of the situation get the best cus on the girls I do like, whether the Publications am so ashaaamed.” of me. its because we bond on matters of House.” Looking back, I know I said the heart, laugh a lot at life’s little this because deep down I really happenstances or just really click. did think she was cool and want- In the last semester of my seed to be friends, but because of nior year, I am going to try very this boy, our friendship was de- hard to not dwell on the negative layed. (Yet another reason to feel people in my life, whether they be ashamed.) boys, girls, real, fictional or what X-tremely quiet I am fortunate now to see that have you. By Brandon McClain rival like the University of Dayton one. Otherwise give your ticket all wounds heal with time, and it Instead, I’m going to try and Editorial Columnist or the University of Cincinnati, to someone who is willing to be makes me really happy to say that be thankful for all the wonderful and even then we half-ass our sup- an active member of the student we are friends. Isn’t it strange how friends I do have and how fortu- I can’t stand Duke, plain and port for the team. We’re fortunate section. things work out like this? nate I am to have them. I shouldn’t simple. I can’t stand their tradition, enough that Xavier is the No. 10 Let’s try to take our student And you know what? Neither of waste so much time and energy on the amount of national television team in the country, whether we section seriously and unify our- us are with that boy in question. people I dislike. exposure they get, the refs that of- play Dayton, UC, LaSalle, NJIT or selves instead of looking like a I am also guilty of judging re- I’m going to spend as much ficiate their games, Kyle Singler’s whomever. We need to act like we mish-mash of colors and students lationships that girls have with time as possible with the girls that ugly self, and Coach K. Most of actually support our team. who are bored. We’ve got a great guys. I almost stopped speak- I do like. They are smart, strong all, I can’t stand the Duke students Too many people come to the team and we should be more than ing to my best friend from high and hilarious girls. And great and their ridiculous student sec- games to socialize, not to cheer or willing to give them the rowdiest school, Molly, because I did not friends. tion, the Cameron Crazies. Maybe be loud and obnoxious. Why is it student section in the country. it’s because they’re all nerds and that we can’t get our students to be they’re spoiled, but that isn’t it. into the game for the full 40 min- Our student section is spoiled utes while wearing Xavier blue? too, but we don’t act on it at all. Sure, the X-Shirt is a little pricey, Instead, we’re energetic and ex- but is it really that hard to wear cited only occasionally and we’re a basic navy Xavier shirt? If you not unified in any way. At the time want to be in the student section, of this publication, our men’s bas- please make sure that you’re in the Well Wired ketball team has a 17-2 record, Xavier student section wearing is undefeated in A-10 play and is blue or white, not orange or, God number 10 in the country. Also forbid, red (we don’t like UD or By Ben N. Formed at the time of this publication, UC, remember?). Lycanthropy is a disease in which a man thinks he’s a wolf. Duke is No. 1 in the top 10, sitting I don’t know what it will take, pretty with an 18-1 record. I ask but let’s show some apprecia- Twelve or more cows are known as a flink. all of you Xavier basketball fans, tion towards our team. Sure, you where’s the passion and energy in might say, “oh, we’re not Duke/ In Australia, the male antechinus mouse has up to sixteen partners per sex session, which take our student section? Where’s the UNC/Notre Dame/etc. and our place in trees and can last up to twelve hours. Often they become so weak they fall out of trees unity in color? Where are the ri- student section is different,” but and are killed. diculous signs that make fun of let’s be real here, how many of the opposing team or show sup- you honestly wouldn’t enjoy get- The sloth can starve to death even with a plentiful supply of food if there are too many cloudy port for our guys? What is it that ting the workout from jumping days in a row. makes our students different than up and down for 40 minutes as Spider monkeys like banana daiquiris. Duke’s? a unified body? Maybe you don’t Ladies and gentlemen, I don’t want to jump, but is it hard to stay Only two animal species wage war on their own kind – ants and humans. know if you’re aware of this, but in the game vocally? Our chance we’re currently experiencing some to do that is coming up with the A snail can sleep for three years. of the best times in Xavier bas- Blue/White game Feb. 5 against ketball history and things are only Temple, that will be broadcast The average talker sprays about three hundred microscopic saliva drops per minute – about two going to get better. I sincerely ask on ESPN. Our student section and a half droplets per word. all of you: Are you going to get is strongly encouraged to wear better with the team? It appears blue for the game, which isn’t Always move toward your demons; they take their power from your retreat. that we’re only into a game when that hard to do. If you don’t have we play a “good” opponent or a a navy blue Xavier shirt, borrow www.xavier.edu/health-couns/ 8 January 28, 2009 Sports Xavier Newswire BRIEFS Doug Tifft, Editor Xavier travels the road to success Phone: 745-3607 [email protected] Musketeers win two away from Cintas Center; go to 5-0 in A-10 By Doug TIFFT ment behind him and come back,” Records abound Sports Editor Miller said. Also, “Derrick Brown When Xavier head coach Sean clearly was the best player on the for track team Miller looked at the 2008-09 court.” The Xavier University track Xavier men’s basketball schedule While the upperclassmen were team set eight school records at he knew that a two week stretch leading the Musketeers, Xavier the Gladstein Invitational hosted in mid-January was going to pose had to rely on an added contribu- by Indiana University on Saturday, a tough test for his team. tion from freshman center Kenny Jan. 24. In addition, Xavier run- Now, following five victo- Frease, while starting center, ju- ners were able to capture first in ries—four on the road—in 13 nior Jason Love, was hampered by two events. days, the Musketeers stand at 5-0 an upper respiratory infection. Senior Becky Clark came in in the Atlantic 10 Conference and Frease answered the call by first in the women’s mile -invita have returned to the top 10 in the scoring 12 points on 6-8 shoot- tional with a time of 5:03.43. In country in the national polls. ing, earning him recognition as the men’s 400, freshman Nick The smooth sailing through the the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Williams placed first with a time rocky waters was driven by strong Week for the time period when he of 50.43. Sophomore Tommy senior leadership, and outstand- scored 8.7 points and pulled down Kauffmann missed first place by ing defensive efforts in Xavier’s 3.3 rebounds per game. three seconds in the men’s 5,000. most recent road victories over Frease was a major part of the There were four school records St. Bonaventure and Southeastern depth advantage that Xavier held set for the men. Junior Derek Conference-leading Louisiana over the Tigers, one that helped LeBlanc in the triple jump, fresh- State. them hold LSU to 32.3 percent man Brian Armstrong in the in- In the Jan. 21, 84-64 victory shooting in the second half, while door 200, senior Clinton Womack over the Bonnies, Miller’s team re- Xavier shot 60 percent. in the indoor 800 and sophomore sponded to an early challenge by “We wore them down,” Miller Joey DelCecato in the 35-pound controlling the last 14:50 of the said. “That has a lot to do with weight throw record with a throw first half with defensive effort. the depth that we have; we stayed of 13.41m. St. Bonaventure was held to 30.8 with it, we were physical around On the women’s side, Clark percent shooting in the half, and the basket.” also set a new school record. In made only one of five three point Having successfully navigated addition to winning the mile in- attempts, allowing the Musketeers the difficult two week stretch, the vitational, Clark bested her own to take control of the game with a Photo courtesy of the Associated Press Musketeers now return to con- record in the 800. There were also 19 point halftime lead. Senior forward C.J. Anderson averaged 11 points and 7.5 rebounds per ference play for a series of home school marks by freshman Emily A key cog in the Xavier run was game in wins over St. Bonaventure and LSU. games against Charlotte on Jan. Tyler in the 200 meter dash, se- senior forward C.J. Anderson, who Anderson showed in Olean car- Senior wing B.J. Raymond 28, Massachusetts on Jan. 31 and nior Danna Deans in the 600 and ended the game with 15 points, six ried over to Xavier’s next game, scored 21 points—including 9-10 Temple on Feb. 5. the relay team of freshman Grace rebounds and four assists. an 80-70 win in their final non- free throw shooting in the second With his team’s national stat- Venzor, Tyler, sophomore Lauryn “I thought C.J. was the best conference game of the season half—and redshirt-junior Derrick ure rising as the team’s win streak Dugan, and freshman Brittani player on the court for most of against LSU. Brown scored 22 points and extends to eight games, Miller Peltz in the 4x400. the game. He made big plays and While Anderson provided grabbed nine rebounds. wants to make sure that his team Xavier’s next meet will once he was a tough matchup for them a solid, yet undazzling, seven “B.J. Raymond did not have his remains focused in their return to again be at Indiana when they take based on how they chose to play points and nine rebounds, his best first half, but as he can do, Cintas Center. part in the Indiana Relays next defense,” Miller said. fellow fourth-year players shone and has done so many times in “We don’t need a wakeup call,” weekend. The senior leadership that brightly. his career, he can put a bad seg- Miller said. Record-setting women roll to undefeated A-10 start By ken burton The shot improved the Ram’s managed to find the scoring col- Staff Writer shooting to 18.5 percent, narrowly umn in the 40 point drubbing. No. 21 ranked Xavier contin- avoiding the record-low 17.9 per- The Musketeers also put ued its record-breaking ways again cent by the 1992 St. Bonaventure on a show earlier in the week- this week. Bonnies. end, playing the Massachusetts The new year has seen head Had the shot rimmed out, the Minutewomen. coach Kevin McGuff eclipse the Musketeers would have also tied Once again, the defense and re- school’s all-time wins mark, the its previous record of field goals bounding were key to the victory, highest rebound differential when allowed (11) in a game. as the Musketeers set the tone by Xavier outrebounded conference The Musketeers, who lead the out-rebounding UMass 50-30 on foe Duquesne by 37 and the most nation in field goal percentage their way to an 83-54 victory. wins in the first 20 games (16) of defense at 31.7 percent, were also While Xavier again cleaned any team coached by McGuff. plenty proficient on offense. up the glass, a balanced offensive Another record to add to Ta’Shia Phillips celebrated onslaught also kept the UMass the list was notched against the her birthday in grand fashion defense off-balance all night. Rhode Island Rams on Jan. 24. with 18 points and 15 rebounds, With five Musketeers recording The Musketeers allowed just 29 while helping add to the astound- double digit scoring nights, the points, the lowest allowed by any ing 34-2 margin of points in the Minutewomen couldn’t key in on Musketeer team, on its way to a paint and plus-26 rebounding dif- one player. 69-29 rout of the Rams. ferential. For her efforts, Phillips “We are at our best when we The Musketeers nearly broke was named the A-10 Player of have balance,” McGuff said. “We many more records. Had it not the Week for the third time this have to get the ball inside, certainly been for a Sherrie Session three season. to Ta’Shia and April Phillips, but point jumper in the last seconds Following Phillips’ lead was se- also have the ability to spread the Photo courtesy of GoXavier.com of the game, the Rams would nior guard, Tudy Reed who also ball on the perimeter and make Sophomore center T’Shia Phillips (shown here in a Nov. 14 victory over have scored the fewest points of hit double digits with 10 points. outside shots.” Robert morris) won her third A-10 Player of the Week Award following any team in Atlantic 10 history. On the night, 11 Musketeers The Musketeers remain unde- victories over Rhode Island and Massachusetts. feated at 5-0 in the A-10 and are are a lot of teams playing well and a heavy emphasis on strength of -Paid Advertisement- 17-4 overall. obviously we haven’t seen them all schedule and opponents’ winning The Musketeers’ A-10 domi- yet, but I know it is going to be a percentage. Spring Break !# nation put the team on the cusp really challenging season because The Musketeers will need to be of another conference record, the there is a lot of parity in this year’s up for another one of those chal- best start in conference history, league.” lenging games McGuff spoke of TIKI BAR which was set in 2004-05 at 7-0. Echoing those sentiments are this weekend, as they head to Saint That is not to say, however, that the Ratings Percentage Index Joseph’s on Saturday, Jan. 31 for a BEACH RESORT #!$ the team has simply been rolling (RPI) ranking released this week, 5 p.m. tipoff before heading back Free Spring Break Model Search over cupcakes all season. slating the Musketeers at number home to square off with the one- 800-488-8828 ! "! “[The A-10] is as deep as our 18 in the country. The RPI index loss St. Bonaventure Bonnies. league has been in quite some helps rank and seed teams for Stay tuned; more records are www.SandpiperBeacon.com time,” coach McGuff said. “There postseason tournaments and puts sure to be rewritten. Xavier Newswire Sports January 28, 2009 9

the pack to assist with on-the-ball screens—the only time that a post player leaves the pack. Leaders of the Pack “[We] just focus on showing By Doug TIFFT packline has become all the rage [our] hands to the referee, not get- Sports Editor in college basketball as of late, ting little ticky-tack fouls [on the In the summer of 1999, Jim with coaches ranging from Notre on-ball screens], and just being Boone felt dejected. Boone, Dame’s Mike Brey to Michigan tough down there,” Xavier junior then the head basketball coach State’s Tom Izzo having installed center Jason Love, a current expert at Division II Robert Morris the system. in packline post defense, said. University in Pittsburgh, had “Initially we ran it because our While the on-ball and post suffered through a long season talent level necessitated it, but af- defense has been exceptional for in which he watched in vain as ter having run it for the last sev- Xavier, the Musketeers have been his smaller, weaker players were eral years, we feel that with better able to stick with the packline in dominated by superior offensive talent, that it becomes a better large part because the coaching talent. defense because we are much staff has stressed the fundamen- Boone needed a way to help better at defending the basket- tals of closing out on wing play- level the playing field and allow ball one-on-one which makes the ers with hands held high above his players to guard better athletes pack even stronger,” Boone said. the defender’s head—Xavier has on a nightly basis—and help him “With better athletes you can limited opponents to 33.2 percent win games. put a lot greater pressure on the three point shooting in Miller’s To solve his problem, Boone basketball.” tenure—and not allowing any did what many other coaches had So many schools have under- offensive player to drive to the done before, and what hundreds taken the packline system that baseline side, where there is not a of coaches have done since: seek coaches who abstained from mak- “help” defender. out Dick Bennett, the legendary ing the switch, like Duke’s Mike As the fundamentals of the former coach of the University of Krzyzewski, are having newfound system have been endlessly re- Wisconsin. success because their opponents peated in practice, and the sketch- Bennett, who retired shortly af- are not accustomed to seeing de- es of its system have scattered ter leading the Badgers to a Final fenders pressuring the offensive across countless whiteboards in Four appearance in 2000, had players away from the ball—such the Miller years, the Xavier pro- been wildly successful for close to as the way the Blue Devils shut gram has become the envy of col- two decades with what he called down Xavier on Dec. 20, when lege coaches across the land for his “packline defense.” the inexperienced Musketeers their commitment to defense, and Boone studied the system for were unaccustomed to the pres- toughness that is required to run weeks before returning and im- sure defense. such a system. plementing the system at Robert Xavier is now one of the photo courtesy of the Associated Press “It’s really a blue-collar, hard- Morris, where he turned the pro- schools at the front of the crowd Xavier head coach Sean Miller has injected a tough defensive mindset into nosed way to play defense,” said gram around with an 18-12 season for recruiting elite athletes to play his team with the use of the packline defense. Wake Forrest head coach Dino before moving on to presence of excellent on-ball de- that makes your defense tough, Guadio, whose team adopted the success at Eastern fenders, such as Justin Cage and that gives you a chance. The better system in 2007 when Guadio took Michigan University Stanley Burrell, who obstruct the we do that, the better we are. If over the head coaching role for and his current po- view of the ballhandler, and do we don’t do that, then bad things the late Skip Prosser. sition at Tusculum not allow them to see the open happen.” With the success that the sys- College in Tennessee. man on offense. Another important part of tem has had nationwide, “pack- The key to the suc- “Man-to-man defense [in the Xavier’s packline success has been line” is now the most influential cess was the defen- packline], the analogy would be agile post players such as Anthony compound word in college bas- sive system known as that if we are a football team, Myles and Josh Duncan, who are ketball. It seems that the system the “packline.” whatever defense that we choose able to play aggressive defense employed by Bennett, Boone, The system is so we just never stop pressuring the down low by “walling up” with Miller and countless others may called because while quarterback,” Miller said. “You their hands extended without just be the key to getting ahead of one defender plays have got to pressure the ball and fouling, and also get out and leave “the pack.” tight defense on the man with the ball, the other four team- mates remain inside an imaginary in a packline defense for men’s Tennis joins award season line known as “the pack” (See basketball coach Sean Miller. which coupled with a forfeit and a Diagram A). The packline system matricu- By Scott MUeller victory from Caneles gave Xavier Asst. Sports Editor The basic premise of the pack- lated to Xavier in recent years, in their points. line defense is to even the play- large part because of Boone. The Xavier men’s and women’s The men’s tennis team will ing field for the team with lesser Boone, who has longstand- tennis teams showed award win- travel to Richmond, Ky. next athletic ability. By placing the four ing ties with Miller dating back to ning play this week. weekend to take on Chattanooga off-the-ball when Miller The men’s team swept the on Friday and Eastern Kentucky defenders and his father weekly awards with Senior Ra’ees on Saturday. in “help” Jim would Ismail taking home A-10 per- For the women, a 1-1 week fea- positions, put on clinics former of the week and freshman tured a win over Toledo and a loss it severely for Boone at Richard Canelas winning A-10 to Eastern Kentucky. w e a k e n s C a l i f o r n i a Rookie of the week, while Junior In the Jan. 23 win over Toledo, the offen- University of Kaitlyn Zinn earned A-10 per- Zinn, senior Cara Courtney and sive player’s Pennsylvania former of the week for the wom- sophomores Kelsey Kinnard and ability to in the 1980’s, en after remaining undefeated in Christie Pleiman notched victories drive un- had many dual meets thus far this season. to give Xavier a 4-3 win. contested to c o n v e r s a - The awards came in follow- “For this early in the season, the basket, tions with ing the men’s team posting a 1-2 to have a match of this high of and allows Miller about week, knocking off Toledo for the quality was just outstanding,” said the defense the defense, first time in 12 years, but falling Photo courtesy of GoXavier.com Toth. “Both sides played so hard, Sophomore Kaitlyn Zinn. to double with Miller to No. 1 Ohio State and Western and I give Toledo a lot of cred- team the conver ting Michigan. Toledo on Jan. 24 at Toledo, in it. They were certainly a worthy o f f e n s e ’s Xavier to the While the Musketeers fell on which they swept the doubles opponent.” post players system after Jan. 21 to the Buckeyes in all sev- matches and got victories from The following day, Xavier was effectively. b e c o m i n g en of the day’s matches, they hung sophomore Bobby Deye, Ismael tripped up by Eastern Kentucky photo courtesy of tusculum.edu W h i l e Jim Boone, head coach of the Tusculum head coach tough against the top team in the and senior Mike Dieciuc in 4-3. Sophomores Tifanie Treece the defense Pioneers, is a pioneer in the movement in in 2004. country. singles. and Jill Druco won along with started out college basketball to install the packline Miller has Head coach Eric Toth said, “I The team did not get to cel- Zinn, but it was not enough for as a way defense. e m p l o y e d thought our guys really fought ebrate their first victory long, Xavier. for players the system hard, even in the second sets when as they had to travel to Western Toth said, “We did not have to compete against the stronger, expertly, holding opponents to a the matches seemed to be slipping Michigan the next day, where they our very best stuff tonight, and faster athletes from larger schools, 41.1 percent field goal shooting in away.” fell to the Broncos 4-3. to beat a quality team like Eastern it has now spread to those very his five years as head coach. The effort held over in Xavier’s Ismail was able to win his sec- Kentucky we need to click on all same stronger, faster athletes. The A key for Miller has been the next time out, a 4-3 win over ond singles match of the week, cylinders.” 10 January 28, 2009 Arts&Entertainment Xavier Newswire Don’t stray during ‘Lost’s’ fitth season Stuff Xavier BY Amy Windhorst The Dharma Initiative vivors of the “Lost” plane crash Campus News Editor The Dharma Initiative is a across two separate storylines. The hit television series “Lost” group that arrived on the “Lost” Instead of the typical flashback/ People Like returned for its fifth season this island long before the plane flashfoward structure of “Lost,” past week, offering the same com- crash. The Initiative’s goal was episodes will now jump between Introducing a series of (not serious) columns, plexity and depth that fans have to bring several upstanding sci- the two storylines. inspired by Christian Lander’s book “Stuff White come to love. In the premiere entists to the island as a place to The first storyline will focus on People Like,” devoted to exploring the things Xavier episodes, “Because You Left” and perform research. Most of the the survivors who had been left students love... and the reasons behind them. “The Lie,” the “Lost” producers Dharma Initiative was killed off on the island at the end of season pushed the series to new grounds, by The Others; however, hints of four (including Sawyer, Juliet and playing with time travel and test- their presence on the island crop Locke). The events of this sto- ing fans’ knowledge of the show’s up constantly. Survivors of the ryline will eventually lead up to timeline. crash often interact with Dharma Locke’s death. Derrick Brown However, after nearly five years “stations.” The second storyline will focus of twisted plotlines, the casual One station, the Swan, released on the survivors who left the island #1& Joe Hughes fan may be left feeling confused electromagnetic energy that was at the end of season four, including and unsatisfied. For those brave actually responsible for the plane the Oceanic Six (Jack, Kate, Sun, enough to tackle “Lost’s” fifth crash. Most recently, a Dharma Sayid, Hurley and Aaron), Ben season, here is a brief rundown station known as the Orchid al- and Desmond. This storyline is set of some of the series’ most im- lowed the survivors to move the three years after the first storyline, portant aspects. “Lost” airs on island through space and time. and deals with Ben’s attempts to Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on ABC. The Others bring everyone back to the island. The Island The Others are often viewed as Time Travel “Lost” follows a band of sur- the show’s main antagonists. They The survivors who were left on vivors whose plane crashed onto were living on the island even be- the island at season four’s close a mysterious island. The island fore the Dharma Initiative arrived, are currently traveling through itself is one of the show’s larger though it is unknown exactly how time. The show sets up several mysteries throughout the sea- long they have been there. While rules for time travel, including the sons. It is undetectable under the Others’ motives remain un- inevitability of certain events and normal circumstances, and home clear, they do take an interest in the inability of the time-travelers to a monster made of smoke, as people they deem “special,” in- to change the past. well as a mysterious entity named cluding Locke, Walt and Benjamin The only person who can be Jacob. Various episodes have also Linus. Locke was recently cho- impacted by the time travelers suggested that the island has the sen to lead the Others due to his is Desmond, who became “dis- capacity for healing—one of the “special” nature. They are also lodged” from time after being survivors, John Locke, was able to interested in reproduction, since overexposed to electromagnetic walk after years of being paralyzed. something about the island makes fields at the end of season two. Most recently, the audience discov- it impossible for women to give If something changes in the past, ered that the island has the ability birth. The Others are currently Desmond recalls it as a new mem- to move through time and space. led by Richard Alpert, a man who ory. At the end of the season five Photo courtesy of musketeermadness.com While many of these details have never ages, and the mysterious premiere, Desmond was contacted Nothing is worse for Xavier students than looking away to talk to a yet to be explained, it is clear that island entity known as “Jacob.” by Farraday from the past in or- friend and missing one of Derrick Brown’s spectacular dunks. the true nature of the island is one der to save those shifting through Dual Storylines anything. of the show’s integral mysteries. Season five will follow the sur- time-space on the island. BY Andrew Chestnut Xavier Cultural Anthropologist In fact, Brown is so popular that at the start of each Because Xavier lacks a real semester, students are often football team and the oppor- excited to tell their friends tunity to tailgate, the mens’ that Derrick is in one of their Def Jam poets visit XU basketball team is of very high classes, or that they heard him importance to students. say something in Gallagher. “Music is the new Black,” from BY Felipe The team has been ex- On the other hand, Joe which he gave the audience a hi- Garcia-Wasnich tremely successful in recent Hughes is important for a Staff Writer larious sample. The album fea- years, and home basketball completely different reason. In honor of Dr. Martin Luther tures a predominant critique on games give students some- Hughes looks like less of King Jr. week, Student Activities urban culture. thing fun and free to do on a a basketball player and more Council brought two acclaimed The poetry that Loring pre- regular basis. like a regular guy, and students slam poets to campus. sented mainly detailed her per- Unfortunately, the en- find him highly relatable. Shihan the Poet received the sonal relationships with lovers or tertainment value of home When Hughes plays, which 2004 National Poetry Slam award with people desiring to classify her games is sometimes dimin- only occurs at the end of and is a frequent flyer on HBO’s racially. To the first she soothingly ished, as the basketball team games, fans cheer wildly, bel- Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry cooed, “I wanna do lap dances on frequently blows out weaker lowing (often for the first time Jam. Shihan came to campus with your intellect and wrap my legs A-10 opponents at Cintas in the game), “Huuuuuughes!” fellow Def Poetry Jam veteran, around your consciousness.” Center. encouraging him to shoot Gina Loring. The event finished with Shihan Unless the team is play- wildly from anywhere on the The poets rotated turns de- taking requests from the crowd ing a rival like Dayton or court. livering their material to a mea- and sharing his love for his two Cincinnati, many home games When Joe Hughes suc- ger but enthusiastic crowd in small children. Loring ended the fail to capture the attention of ceeds, he makes everyone else Kelly Auditorium at 9 p.m. last evening by treating the Xavier less adamant portions of the feel like they could succeed at Thursday, Jan. 22, Shihan, who audience to a new poem, freshly student section beyond half basketball, too. helped birth a slam poetry move- written on the train. time. It is not surprising that ment in Los Angeles by way of his Later during a Q–and–A ses- Photo courtesy of last.fm This makes two basketball Hughes shares a first name Poetry Lounge venue, started the Shihan the Poet in action during one sion, the poets encouraged Xavier players especially important. with other everyman heroes, slam banter out strong with po- of his many poetry readings. students to be determined in their The first is arguably the team’s like Joe the Plumber and the litical commentary on technology teaching high school creative writ- dreams and above all else, be un- best player, Derrick Brown, a mythical Joe Sixpack. Hughes culture and rapid-running, crazy ing, served as a soothing pres- afraid to write. When asked how 6’8” forward known for freak- is essentially Xavier’s “Joe the robots. ence. As both a singer and a poet, she wanted to be remembered by ish athleticism and dunking basketball-player.” “The point is this,” he stated, she transitioned into her verse by one curious student, Loring was prowess. When Joe Hughes “these robots are not our friendly singing lyrics from her recently re- oddly taken aback and made jokes Another famously spec- scores, Cintas Center vigor- helpers, and Honda should not leased album. about her demise. tacular Derrick Brown dunk ously erupts. For many, a Joe be trying to sell them to us like Both poets featured work “It’s hard to tie it down to one or alley-oop can occur at Hughes two-pointer is like a dishwashers.” from their newest CDs. While thing,” she said, “But if I had to, any time, so fans pay extra second “moral” victory long In stark contrast to the blatant Loring proudly pitched her musi- I would say that I want to be re- close attention when he is on after victory in the real game sharp words of Shihan’s poetry, cal début, “The Get Back,” Shihan membered as someone who left the floor so they won’t miss has been determined. Gina Loring, who has spent time mentioned his latest poetry album footprints.” Xavier Newswire Arts&Entertainment January 28, 2009 11 Don’t stray during ‘Gran Torino’ revs its engine Live Wires BY John LaFollette (week of Jan. 25) Editor-in-Chief Clint Eastwood has made an 2nd Annual Winter ‘Lost’s’ fitth season Stuff Xavier acting career out of playing cranky Blues Fest men of sullen disposition, and a 6 p.m., 1/30 @ directing career showing that he, Southgate House, People Like himself, is no such man. $15 In his latest foray into the ac- tor-director arena, Eastwood Oso Bear plays retired Ford assemblyman, 9 p.m., 1/31 @ The recent widower and born-that- Mad Hatter, $5 way bigot Walt Kowalski. Having forged his antithetical impressions Aja of Southeast Asians fighting in 8:30 p.m., 1/31 the Korean War, he has lived long @ 20th Century enough to see his white, work- Theatre, $15 Derrick Brown ing class Detroit neighborhood become a community of poor Big Head Todd & #1 Hmong immigrants. The Monsters & Joe Hughes We meet Walt at a low-point: 8 p.m., 2/3 @ 20th he is mourning not only his wife, Century Theatre, $22 but also the moral state of his Photo courtesy of latimes.com inconsiderate progeny (and their It has been rumored that “Gran Torino” is Eastwood’s cinematic swan song after a long and storied career. inconsiderate progeny). He has New resigned himself to bitterness, namic and tense than the reduced Eastwood’s take on the pre- and “The Changeling.” The film is grumbling venom at everyone but version in the film’s trailer (“Get dictable prejudiced-recalcitrant- as tight as they come in dialogue, Releases his barber and his dog, Daisy, who off my lawn!”), and ends with has-change-of-heart plot is worth camerawork and editing. If “Gran (as of Jan. 27) also gets the gruff-treatment every the gang members appropriately seeing not only for the grace, but Torino” spins its wheels at all, it’s now and again. scared. also the extremity of the change. during the scenes that set up Walt’s Duncan Sheik Wanting only to be left alone Thus begins the thawing of Dyed in the wool, Walt hurls contempt for certain members of “Whisper House” to Pabst Blue Ribbon-soaked Walt Kowalski. Overwhelmed epithets (like “swamp rat” and his family, which is visible from (RCA) afternoons on his front porch, with gifts of thanks from the “gook”) with impunity through- the get-go. Walt is thrust into the lives of his Hmong in his neighborhood and out the film, but as he warms to If “Gran Torino” really is Andrew Bird neighbors when one of them, a at the invitation of Thao’s preco- his neighbors, the tone of his Clint Eastwood’s last movie, he’s “Noble Beast” (Fat teenaged boy named Thao, tries cious sister Sue, Walt reluctantly slurs approaches endearment. A made a gem, worthy of a ride into Possum) to steal his 1972 Gran Torino as a attends a barbeque at his neigh- word to movie-goers: it’s okay the sunset. One piece of advice, reluctant initiation into a Hmong bors’ house. to laugh; you’re witnessing a though: stick around for the cred- Paul McCartney gang. When Thao’s labor is offered metamorphosis. its. The title track is worth your “Amoeba’s Secret” The botched theft is the cause as recompense for trying to steal In the final assessment, “Gran $9.50 admission (guess who wrote (Hear Music) of a scuffle that begins in Thao’s the Gran Torino, Walt makes it Torino” measures up with the it). front yard, but ends with the gang- his business to impart his proto- best movies of 2008, and certainly Bruce Springsteen bangers staring down the barrel of American values to the young man. eclipses Eastwood’s most recent Newswire Rating: “Working on a a bolt-action rifle, in Walt’s. A relationship forms that changes directing ventures, “Flags of Our Dream” (Sony) The scene is more colorful, dy- both characters immensely. Fathers,” “Letters from Iwo Jima” AM radio still very much alive BRIEFS BY Nora Heink an interactive appeal, which, until Asst. Arts & Entertianment Editor matched by other media devices, will keep AM on the airwaves a Karaoke Night Last week, the Newswire contem- while longer. plated the relevance of FM radio Karaoke comes to the GSC, Def Jam poets visit XU thanks to the International in a media culture that is becoming increasingly personalized. AM Radio Students Society and Ryan’s With media devices such as Pub. ISS will host an evening DVR units, iPods and internet in Cincinnati of singing and mingling from radio enabling users to create in- 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30 dividual playlists from a range of 550 WKRC: in Ryan’s Pub. Stop by for a fun- specialized programming, mass News, Talk filled multi-cultural event! media outlets—radio stations in particular—are being forced to rethink how they will attract 700 WLW: SAC Ski Trip audiences. News, Talk, Sports Amid the scramble to adapt ra- Tickets to SAC’s annual mid- dio formats for a new technologi- night ski trip to Perfect North cal era, the stability of AM radio is 1050 WCVX: go on sale at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Christian Jan. 30 on the first floor of perhaps overlooked. Photo courtesy of epguidescom GSC. The trip will leave at 8 There is also some speculation Famous comedy act Abbott and Costello were first discovered on the radio. that this band, which pre-dates Local AM radio station 700 WLW began broadcasting in 1922, during the p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7 from the clearer sound quality of FM Golden Age of radio. 1090 WKFI: Buenger Circle. Tickets are radio, could become more entic- Classic Country $25 and include a lift ticket, ski ing as High Definition radio sales tive material are faring better than Colmes also used talk radio to rental, beginner’s lesson and increase. music stations. reach liberal audiences. transportation. While, in general, AM radio FM public radio and NPR sta- In addition to providing a plat- 1160 WDJO: offers mainly specialized stations tions, which typically carry news, form for political opinion, AM Oldies featuring talk and sports shows, as arts and local informational pro- radio generally carries local news Ben Folds Tickets well as smaller music stations that gramming, continue to enjoy a and commentators as well as play classic country and oldies, it solid audience-base as well as fi- syndicated self-help and finance 1360 WSAI: appears that there is a recogniz- nancial sponsorship from listeners shows such as “The Dr. Laura Sports Tickets to the Ben Folds able commercial niche for this and private donors. Show” and “The Bruce Williams concert are still on sale at the brand of programming. AM radio also subsists as Show.” Cintas Box Office. Tickets are Despite the woes of commer- a fixture of political culture. While in recent decades music 1480 WCIN: $15 for students with All Card, cial radio (most recently demon- Conservative talk show hosts such has prevailed over information Smooth Jazz $25 for others. strated in last week’s announce- as Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly in the commercial radio market, ment that Clear Channel, the and Laura Ingraham have gained news and talk programming are nation’s largest radio station own- notoriety due to their AM radio less easily replaced by mp3 play- 1530 WCKY: er, is cutting nearly 2,000 jobs), presence. Similarly, commenta- ers and mix CDs. Sports broad- Sports, Talk Stephanie Metz, Editor [email protected] stations that broadcast informa- tors such as Al Franken and Alan casts and call-in talk shows offer

12 January 28, 2009 Feature Xavier Newswire DANA’SA Xavier Legacy By MAdeline LaFAve son from the bar for his Features Editor birthday, most of which Every college campus has since been used up, has its local watering hole, according to Reif. and while Xavier’s might Reif, however, is not appear more like a hole- alone in this passion. in-the-wall than much to There is a Dana Gardens look at, Dana Gardens has Facebook group with a deeply rooted history in over 880 members, and the Xavier community. nearly half that number Established as a bar in posted “fan photos.” in 1935, Dana Gardens, Various wall-posts grace commonly referred to as the group’s page, stat- “Dana’s,” was owned and ing: “the greatest bar in run by Dan Delaney. The the world!”, “a place I Delaney family lived up- can always come home stairs in what is now the to no matter how much upper level of the bar. XU changes!”, and “ah, On Friday afternoons, college memories…good Dana Gardens, the preferred destination ole’ Dana’s.” Delaney would illegally for Xavier students and alumni, has cash paychecks through remained structurally unchanged since it Marketing Dana’s as a cubbyhole in the wall opened in 1935. “An Irish Possession, Newswire photo by Erika Bresee near the door and keep A Xavier Tradition,” BJ the change to the nearest ally still the same as it was in Shootout a year after he Bottled beer prices have ris- chine with everyone going and Robby try to involve dollar, according to Bill 1935. “We keep it simple.” had graduated. “The team en from $1.75 to $2.25, and crazy. themselves in the Xavier Studer, a frequenter of BJ and Studer reminisce came in and the coach at drafts from $1.25 to $1.75. Reif ’s usual is a Bud community as much as Dana Gardens since 1964 of stories from the ‘30s the time was Bob Stack,” Dana’s has one domestic on Light “because of it’s drink- possible. Dana’s spon- and former manager in of patrons being thrown he said, “music was playing tap—Bud Light—and five ability,” he says with a smile. sors the Fenwick golf the 1970s, who also met out or jumping out of the and [coach Stack] and the imports. “[Xavier Students] Sitting at the original tables tournament and Senior his wife at Dana’s. “He’d second floor window and players were dancing on the have more sophisticated from 1935, now character- Week, and BJ says that keep the change and of landing on mattresses. A bar.” tastes now—more willing ized by hundreds of names they “try to keep united at course they’d spend half car even came through the Tim Keaner, class of to drink imported,” BJ said carved into the wood, he Xavier—we are all huge their paychecks here,” wall in roughly 1983, tak- 1972, recollects a similar of the beer drinking ten- also sometimes eats cheese- fans.” said Studer of the factory ing out a large chunk at one craziness at Dana’s follow- dencies of today’s student burgers saying that they beat Studer, who resides workers who cashed their end of the bar. “Some lady ing a Crosstown win, say- patrons. “All young people out those at the on-campus in Ault Park, still comes checks with Delaney. was driving and had a big ing that the bar was once so now are [more willing to Ryan’s Pub. As a former into Dana’s for a Pabst Industry thrived in the old Cadillac coming into crowded, a neighbor called drink imported beer] than employee of the pub, Reif Blue Ribbon every night lots surrounding Dana the bar,” BJ said, noting in a riot. “When I got there, we were,” added Studer. commented on the Dana’s he is in town, and still Gardens during the ‘60s that she was underage with there were 30 police cars “The prices are fair— burgers saying, “They are works the occasional 12-5 and ‘70s. With the Coca- no driver’s license and was and 60 cops plus three K9 very fair,” said senior Cullen way better…way better.” p.m. shift during reunion Cola plant on the same uninsured. dogs and it was crazy—it Reif, 22, of St. Paul Minn., The signature drink at weekend. “It’s where block and a chemical “It’s a lot more tame than was crazy,” Dana’s is hookups have turned into plant across it used to be,” said he said. BJ called the marriages,” he said of the Studer of Dana’s and Studer H e r s c h e l now-legendary bar, think- the street, “You may not Dana’s was today in compar- were famil- S p e c i a l ing back to meeting his open from 5:30 remember ison to the ‘80s,” iar with this named after wife there. a.m. until 2:30 all of your explaining that riot-like cel- one of the BJ is enthusiastic a.m. The men experiences the drinking age ebration and b a r t e n d - about business, saying would come in here, but you used to be 18. described the ers—a secret that weekends are usually for meals and know they Eighteen-year- good times, concoction busy with Thursdays and olds could drink saying that that BJ was Fridays getting the most strong drinks were good.” during their beer with 3.2 when Xavier unwilling to crazy and that Dana’s is breaks, accord- -Senior Cullen percent alcohol beat UC, ev- share. Upon also bustling most of the ing to Studer. Reif and those over eryone would asking the summer. He’s not too D a n a ’ s 21 could drink be partying student reg- worried about the halt- closed down in 1994 af- that of regular beer. A red inside, out- ular if he’s ing of Xavier Square, ter getting caught serv- cap denoted 3.2 beer and a side, upstairs, tested out although remarked that ing to minors, and was blue cap was regular.“But jumping on this Dana’s Dana’s will likely start to purchased in 1995. It the biggest reason [Dana’s the bars, Newswire photo by Erika Bresee d e l i c a c y serve lunch like the old Dana’s was reopened in 1995 when it was purchased by is now run by the well- is more tame now] is the just dancing. three Xavier graduates, including the well-known “BJ” Hayley. and what days as campus moves known Branden John girls,” Struder said, speak- “That par- it might up to Montgomery Road Hayley, or “BJ,” Xavier ing of when Xavier used ticular year that place was who has continued the contain, Reif replied, “I with more student traffic class of ’94, along with to be an all-male university so crowded, [the students] Dana’s tradition for about have. I think it’s a good in the area. “I know even- Robby DasVarma, Bill until 1969. were blocking Montgomery two years now as a regular at drink—gosh it’s probably tually it will get done—the Keehn and Carl Hayley. “Guys being guys Road and the cops shut the bar, usually making the gin, vodka, rum, some kind sooner the better, obvi- DasVarma and Keehn are would—it was like you nev- down the bar,” Studer said trip 4-5 times per week. “If of pineapple juice or fruit ously,” he said. also graduates of Xavier. er brought a woman here— with a smile. you go downtown, you’re juice…that’s all I can think A quote scrawled on “We had the opportu- you’d go to another bar and As a season ticket going to pay $4-$5 for a of,” he said. the wall in the men’s bath- nity and thought it’d be strike out and come back [to holder, Freytag still goes beer,” he says of the prices. The passion Reif has room seemed to touch fun to own [Dana’s], you Dana’s] and get drunk.” back to Dana’s after the “Here you will pay $2.” for spending time at Dana’s Reif and clearly con- know, being Xavier grads Joseph Freytag of games saying that “things Reif describes the Dana’s clearly runs deep, as his vey his attitude toward ourselves,” BJ said of ac- Minster, Ohio, a market- don’t change, alumni still experience, saying, “It’s kind Dana Gardens memorabilia Dana’s. Upon confirm- quiring Dana’s. “From ing major from the class of go there,” he said. “It’s a of like a history of the col- collection includes a few ing the exact words, he what I’ve heard from 1983 remembers frequent- tradition.” lege experience,” he said. beer coozies and a T-shirt shared them, summing alumni is that they came ing Dana’s about twice Attempting to carry on “You may not remember all with plans to purchase the up his experience at the here and just had such a per week, beginning right this tradition, BJ says that of your experiences here, grey sweatshirt hanging on legendary Dana Gardens: great time,” BJ said, ex- from the start of Manresa even after being there for but you know they were display above the bar. Reif ’s “I’ve hated this bar, I’ve plaining that almost weekend. Freytag told the 13 years, the prices have good.” He remembers vis- mother, Laurie, aware of loved this bar, I’ve been everything in the story of his most vivid not changed much with iting the bar one night after his interest in the historical kicked out of this bar is structur- memory at Dana’s when the pitchers of beer only going the Crosstown to see BJ on hangout recently purchased bar…I love this Muskies won the Crosstown from $5 in 1996 to $6 today. top of the videogame ma- a $40 gift certificate for her bar.”