John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 1-29-2009 The aC rroll News- Vol. 85, No. 12 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 85, No. 12" (2009). The Carroll News. 790. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/790 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. “I want to avoid losing the The Carroll News looks at the SU’s promises and outcomes focus. Even though I want to have fun, we need to re- Max Flessner, Projects Editor member what we are there ormer Student Union President Molly Delaney and the five members of for and continue to lead by the Student Union Executive Board took office at the beginning of 2008 example.” Fwith plans to visibly change how students interacted with John Carroll - Matt Hiznay, SU President University. ¶They had lofty goals, most notably the idea of starting a shuttle that could transport students to and from Coventry Village on Thursday nights. Delaney also wanted to create more student lounge space and remodel The Underground. ¶An amended version of the Coventry shuttle is cited as the Student Union biggest success of the Student Union last year, and an $89,000 increase in the budget of the Programming Board led to a noticeable benefit in weekend activities year in review on campus. ¶But initiatives to make any radical changes were met with apathy Please see SU, p. 12 THE ARROLL EWS Thursday,C January 29, 2009 Serving John Carroll University SinceN 1925 Vol. 85, No. 12 1 Don Shula Stadium - Increased hours allowing use of the lights from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and the addition of five more night games, two reserved for high school football games. JCU’s plan Miramar - A curb cut to increase safety and 2 accessibility by opening up the pathway to the street. 8 1 for the 3 Bushes - Removal of bushes surround- future ing the perimeter to open the campus 4 to the community. 2 6 Katie Sheridan Bellefaire Courts - An agreement for the 4 Campus Editor restoration and use of the Bellefaire tennis 7 courts. 3 As the needs of John Carroll University continue Miramar & Carroll Gates - Opening the to grow, University officials are looking to make some changes. They hope to expand the campus 5 gates located on the sides of the campus. and redesign some of their current space. 5 The proposed solution involves the addition of Lombardo Student Center - The addition more property and making the campus more open 6 of an on-campus aerobics fitness center as 12 to the community. JCU has been meeting with funds become available. University Heights City Council and community members to discuss their suggested changes. 7 Guest Houses - Redefine the use of John While JCU would like to make changes sooner Carroll owned homes. rather than later, when it comes to purchasing homes, they are willing to wait for homeowners’ 8 South Belvoir Boulevard - Close the street willingness to move. between Washington Boulevard and Carroll 9 Director of Government and Community Rela- Blvd. for safety reasons. tions Dora Pruce said, “We cannot and will not aggressively pursue the purchase of any of these 10 9 Milford Houses - Demolish the houses on properties.” Milford Road to create a playfield. 11 One of their biggest concerns is the use of Shula Stadium. Currently, JCU is permitted to keep the North Park Boulevard - Renaming the street Green Road Annex - stadium lights until 9 p.m. The new plan would 10 “Carroll Boulevard” for branding reasons. Request to rezone the allow the lights to be on until 11 p.m. The other annex. request is to have ten night games, two of them as BP Station - The University would like to use high school football games. The city only permits 11 the space for economic development. five night games at the moment. Bohannon - Demolish Bohannon to create Please see PLAN, p. 3 12 Hamlin Quad and move parking. Map courtesy of John Carroll University Cabbie D makes students question safety of cab services en route to pick up JCU students before the Caitlin Huey-Burns Senior Erin McBride, a passenger in is easier than driving a car, and he charges Campus Editor accident occurred. Rodriguez’s vehicle, said that the cab driver only $5 for a round-trip ride.” To reports of The incident highlights the fact that claimed he was reaching for his ringing cell Aikens’ accident, Babinski said he “is not Five John Carroll University seniors were students continue to rely on unsafe trans- phone when the accident occurred. bothered by it.” driving southbound on Belvoir Road on Jan. portation, through multiple cab services Aikens did not return phone calls from Despite Aikens’ quick and affordable ser- 15 at 11:30 p.m. when they were sideswiped and overcrowded cars, to get to off-campus The Carroll News. vice, the question of safety had been raised by popular cab driver David Aikens, more locations. Aikens operates his own cab service by several JCU students. commonly known as “Cabbie D.” The left front corner of the cab struck the and is known to drive students to and from McBride, who prefers driving to off- Aikens was cited with failure to maintain middle of the right side of the car, causing popular locations quickly and affordably. campus locations on her own rather than control, according to University Heights Po- damage to JCU senior Ernie Rodriguez’s “I have been taking Cabbie D for two years lice Lt. David Novinc. The cab driver was vehicle. now,” said sophomore Mike Babinski. “It Please see CABS, p. 3 Inside this issue Index Features 14 Campus 2 World News 16 The staff Super Couch Surfing Arts & Life 4 Editorial 21 Bowl predictions People open their homes and Sports 7 Op/Ed 22 couches to strangers, p. 14 Special Report 12 Classifieds 24 p. 9 2 Campus January 29, 2009 www.jcunews.com The Carroll News Campus Mixed feelings from students on printing Cassandra Larson was wrong with the system,” she Some students never utilized the money exactly used for and where Briefs Staff Reporter said. on-campus printing facilities and are does all of it go?” The 500-page printing limit has not impacted by the University’s Senior Jon Stoltman believes the Winter Welcome Back New printing restrictions imple- caused several students to voice decision. student’s reaction to the printing fee mented this semester have culti- their opinions about the change on “I am not affected by John Car- may be a result of concern about our Concert featuring vated mixed feelings amongst John campus. roll’s decision on controlled print- current economy. Matt Nathanson Carroll University students. “I support the school’s effort to ing,” said junior Chelsea Getts. “I “The fact that students are shown The administration says that go green by reducing the amount have a laser jet printer, so I print all a dollar amount every time they The Winter Concert featuring students who print when there is of wasted paper,” said Eberhardt. of my documents from my dorm print documents may have caused Matt Nathanson will take place on no paper in the printer will not be “However, I do not think the stu- room. With the laser jet, you do not some panic,” said Stoltman. “It is Saturday, Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. in Kulas charged, but this was found to be dents were given enough money. have to keep purchasing ink, which one more cost that a college student Auditorium. The doors will open at false. Students are charged for how- Because our printing is now con- cuts back on the cost.” feels the need to budget.” 7 p.m. Admission is free for JCU ever many pages Many students students, but they must reserve a they send to the are required to ticket. printer, regard- print their own Tickets may be reserved in the less of whether “I am a history and “I am not affected syllabi, lecture Atrium on Thursday, Jan. 29 and they actually English major and I have [because] I have a laser notes and Pow- Friday, Jan. 30 from 11 a.m. to print. erPoint slides for 1 p.m. Remaining tickets will be Some stu- already used half of the jet printer, so I print all of class. available at the door for the public dents have ex- Jake Studer, a and are $5. perienced prob- money given to me by the my documents from my junior, feels as if lems with the certain majors are printers putting University.” dorm room.” at a disadvantage a dent in stu- -Jake Studer -Chelsea Getts because of the 2009 Lucrezia dents’ allotted JCU junior JCU junior printing fee. Culicchia Award for fund. “I am a his- “When one tory and English Teaching Excellence of my documents came out of trolled, students need to be ex- Junior Dan Fotopoles agreed major and I have already used half Nominations are now being ac- the printer, all of the pages were tremely aware of how much they with Getts. “Having to pay for print- of the money given to me by the cepted from students or faculty for creased,” said junior Matt Des- are printing.” ing does not impact me,” Fotopoles University,” said Studer.