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THE XAVIER UNIVERSITY Campus News: Shootout view-out p. 2 Op-Ed: Where’d the hype go? p. 6 EWSWIRE Sports: XU/UC lineups and stats p. 9 NPublished since 1915 by the students of Xavier University Diversions: “The Holiday” at Hollywood p. 10 92nd year, issue 17 week of JANUARY 24, 2007 www.xavier.edu/newswire A SNEAK PEEK AT THE OSCARS Coming to a campus near you A LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW IN 2007 DARREN LACOUR Senior News Editor What’s new at As the new semester kicks off, Auxiliary Services and Student the Pub? Government Association have New hours: been hard at work to bring changes • Mon-Thurs: 11:30 a.m.-11 across campus. After Kinko’s vacated its loca- p.m. tion on the ground fl oor of Gal- • Friday: 11:30 a.m.- mid- lagher Student Center, the space night has become “The Student Business • Saturday: 5:00 p.m.- mid- Development Center,” which will PHOTO COURTESY AUXILIARY SERVICES night serve as a headquarters for existing Weekend brunch at the cafe will businesses like FliX, Xpress Laun- • Sunday: 5:00 p.m.- 11:00 now feature waffl es emblazoned p.m. dry Service and Muskie Mart. with the Xavier X. According to Tom Barlow, the Director of Auxiliary Services, game and a Golden-T video game. New menu items: “the facilities will support Dr. Tom “After Jim Miller and I renegotiated • Gravy cheese fries Clark’s Entrepreneurial Center’s the amusement agreement, this will goals to build student run business not be an additional cost to student • Chili on campus.” government,” said Barlow. • The Big Ryan and The Big SGA President Steve Bentley Most underclassmen have prob- Ryan with cheese is also very confi dent that soon a ably noticed a few changes in • Curly fries student-operated convenience store the Dining Hall as well. Week- PHOTO COURTESY WARNER BROTHERS • Smaller straight fries Leonardo DiCaprio (left) and Djimond Hounsou were nominated for will be opened in this space. “The end brunch goers will notice that center will only grow,” he said. the waffl es served now bear the • Dessert Academy Awards on Tuesday for their movie “Blood Diamond.” Who • Personal pan pizzas else made the cut? For a full preview, see HOLLYWOOD, page 10. Bentley also shared that there Xavier Univesity logo. “When I will be a contest to name the new saw an article last May in a food Student Business Development management magazine about how New prices: Center. “We’re looking for some- the ivy-league schools were hav- • Mozzarella cheese sticks thing catchy,” he said. ing their waffl es logoed, I thought Harris, Granderson explode Elsewhere in the GSC, most this would be a great value added from $5.25 down to $4 students will be happy to discover for our Xavier customers as well,” • Cheese fries from $5.50 in second half to take shootout that Burger King has moved out said Barlow. “We also deserve only down to $4 to make way for the Blue Gib- the best.” JOHN LAFOLLETTE Xavier’s patience and mental • Chicken tenders with fries bon Chinese restaurant. After the The Dining Hall has also changed Sports Editor toughness paid off as Cincinnati’s from $6.95 down to $6.50 The Xavier women’s basketball turnovers began to add up in the architectural designs for the new its pizza style, with a different type facility are completed and approved of crust and new display menus. • Wings from $6.50 down team showcased its experience and second half, while Granderson to $6 resilience against the Cincinnati and Harris came alive to spark the and building permits are obtained, The self-serve pizza station seems Bearcats, rallying from a 14-point Musketeer offense. remodeling can begin. to be a big hit among the students, • Caesar salad from $5.25 defi cit to win 89-76 in the women’s With Cincinnati on the ropes and It’s estimated that the restaurant who swoop down immediately down to $5 Crosstown Shootout last Wednes- clinging to a 66-60 lead with 9:43 will be moved in around spring after each pizza is pulled out of • Cheeseburger from $6 day at Fifth Third Arena. remaining in the game, a jumper break, roughly the same timeframe the oven. it took to move Subway. All of these changes have taken down to $4 Senior guard Suntana Grander- by sophomore guard Jerri Taylor • Adding fries/ onion rings son and freshman forward Amber sparked a 12-0 run by Xavier over Ryan’s Pub, “Xavier’s Sports place in response to student and Harris combined for 38 second-half the next 3:20 during which Grand- Café,” has undergone a dramatic staff needs, in an effort to start from $1.75 down to $1.40 points and 55 overall as the Muske- erson scored eight consecutive makeover, with new hours, new serving “The Best of Cincinnati.” • Buffalo chicken wrap from teers fi nally found an answer to the points. food items and lowered prices. In keeping with Xavier’s mission $6.95 down to $6.50 trap defense that terrorized them for Future changes for Ryan’s include a of excellence, Barlow said, “Again, 100 CD jukebox, a tournament dart we are expanding our service to the most of the fi rst half. New entertainment: It was indeed a tale of two halves game, mega-touch fl at screen trivia students.” for Xavier. The Musketeers turned • 100 CD jukebox the ball over on each of their fi rst Coming soon to Gallagher • Tournament darts three possessions, and eight times • Flat screen trivia The Student Business The Blue Gibbon in the fi rst 11 minutes of the game. • Golden-T video game Cincinnati’s strong pressure and Development Center aforementioned trapping defense WHAT: A locally and family led to the majority of Xavier’s WHAT: A home for student- owned Chinese restaurant. The Sean Miller show is turnovers. run business on campus. Numerous second chance scor- broadcast live from the Pub WHERE: The former home ing opportunities gave the Bearcats on Monday nights from 7-8 WHERE: In the former home of Burger King in the GSC a 27-13 lead midway through the p.m. fi rst half. of Kinkos on the ground food court. Xavier chipped away at the lead PHOTO COURTESY GOXAVIER.COM fl oor of the GSC. for the remainder of the half, getting Freshman Amber Harris’ 32 points WHEN: Early March. as close as 40-34 before halftime. helped push X over the Bearcats. ©2007 THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE Inside the ’Wire… All rights reserved • Journalist Nick Clooney to speak to Xavier about Darfur: Campus News, page 2 Fax (513) 745-2898 • A house divided: A crossless church and the state of our union: Op-Ed, pages 6-7 Advertising (513) 745-3561 Circulation (513) 745-3130 • Defensive struggles doom Muskies in setback at St. Joe’s: Sports, page 8 Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 R E S I P S A L O Q U I T U R 2 week of JANUARY 24, 2007 CAMPUS NEWS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE BRIEFS Darfur activist Nick Clooney to Kelly Shaw, Editor News Desk: 745-3122 [email protected] speak at Xavier KELLY SHAW “We, as a Jesuit university, have Campus News Editor an obligation to insist upon more ac- “Into the Woods” Though Xavier has hosted fa- tion from our own government and mous musical personalities, well- the international community, and auditions known poets and playwrights, this event is an excellent step in the and controversial politicians, the direction of education and change Production Directors Scott university has never had the chance for this terrible humanitarian crisis,” Buzza and Steven Skiles are to host a name such as Clooney. said Kukucka. inviting students to acting au- An appearance and presentation by Both Nick and George Clooney ditions for Peter Sondheim’s journalist and advocate Nick Cloo- are adamant about sharing their musical “Into the Woods” from ney will amend that statement at 7 experiences and have appeared on 1-4 p.m. on Sunday in Edgecliff p.m. on Feb. 6 in the Schiff Family “Anderson Cooper 360” on CNN, Hall. The play is slated for the Conference Center. “The Today Show” and “The Oprah first week of November and While Nick Clooney may not Winfrey Show.” They also contrib- the directors ask that those have the credentials of a superstar ute to national events sponsored who wish to audition prepare as his son George does, the Xavier by groups such as the Save Darfur a song by Sondheim and get chapter of a larger national group Coalition. George Clooney recently called Students Taking Action Now: spoke to the United Nations Security an accompanist, if possible. In PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.CLOONEYSTUDIO.COM addition, persons auditioning Darfur, believes he has just as much Journalist Nick Clooney and his son George Clooney are well-known Council, comparing the current situ- should schedule a vocal work importance.