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Letter Policy: Brontë set, work in progress | Samantha Dick, St. Norbert Times The St. Norbert Times welcomes letters to the Theatre Studies’ Perfor- can come and see all the Heights” and “The Tenant and a brother trying to get editor and encourages mance and Production Lab hard work it took to build of Wildfell Hall,” and they along and find their place in reader involvement, par- (THEA 250) has been hard and present “Brontë” in the did it in a time when female the world. A bit deeper the ticipation, and voicing at work this semester put- Webb Theatre. authors were not taken seri- play explores the nature of grievances. See page 4 for ting together their produc- The show is a peek ously. creativity and explores how our Letter to the Editor tion of “Brontë” by Polly into the lives of the fa- Dr. Stephen Rupsch, artists write or paint, and Policy. Teale. The students and mous Brontë sisters, Em- Theatre Studies professor what value that has to them professors involved spent ily, played by Janie Janc- and director of the show, personally. And deeper still, Senior Reflections: the whole semester work- zakowski (’21), Charlotte, provided his own com- there are themes that ques- See pages 8 and 9 for Se- ing on their selected show, played by Marissa Helchen ments on the premise of tion our very existence. I nior Reflections from rehearsing, building the (’22) and Anne, played by the show. “The play has am intrigued with working soon-to-be-graduated set, making the costumes Samm Dick (’19). They several really important on a play that has so many members of the Times and much more so that they were responsible for creat- themes working simultane- layers.” could bring another im- ing works that are still well ously. For example, at the Staff! SEE THEATRE portant play to SNC. Now, known today, including core of the play it is a fam- STUDIES Page 2 > starting on April 5, anyone “Jane Eyre,” “Wuthering ily drama, with three sisters

So, You Think You Can House? SAMANTHA DICK | NEWS CORRESPONDENT St. Norbert College has on-campus housing for the dorms, namely Berg- housing, along with MMM, process is filling out the always prided itself on be- students to live in and call strom, Madelaine/Lorraine, VMC, Michaels and Burke. housing application. This ing a four-year residential home during their school MMM and Sensenbrenner These include the Carriage application is found on a college, requiring each stu- time stay. Different options halls, second year students House, Townhouses, vari- link on the REH website, dent to live on campus for and choices for where to will find themselves with a ous College Houses and and takes students to a web- the entire time they are at- live are available depend- little more flexibility, and Doksany, Hugh, Roggen- site consisting of several tending, unless they are ap- ing on a student’s classifi- are eligible to apply for burg, St. Joseph, Xanten, pages of information, from proved for commuter status cation, which is based on MMM, VMC, Burke, Mi- Prémontré and Gries Halls, the basics such as name and occasionally when up- the number of semesters chaels and certain rooms with Xanten and Prémontré and home address, to any perclassmen are allowed to a student has complicated in Sensenbrenner. As each offering only 11.5 month accommodations that need rent apartments off cam- up until Jan. 1, and various student continues with their long leases, and Gries of- to be made, loft and key us- pus. Not fitting into either buildings have their own education and reach the fering both 9 and ll.5 month age, and the general profile of these options is very perks. third and fourth year stand- leases. of students- usually, this is common, and as such, St. While first years are ings, they become eligible The first, and most im- SEE HOUSE Page 4 > Norbert has a wide range of confined to freshman to apply for upperclassmen portant, step in the housing

sntimes.wordpress.com facebook.com/stnorberttimes @sntimes Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Editor: Samantha Dyson NEWS sntimes.wordpress.com/news | 2 Editors in Velasquez Chief: Heidi Swanson Elynor Madelyn Glosny Gregorich Anna Erika Ditzman Vanseveren Vocations of a Peacekeeper Leadership Sports Team: JACK ZAMPINO | NEWS CORRESPONDENT Team: Addy Bink Graeme Andrew Gehring In keeping with their for peace and social justice. sparked the permanent state Terrell expressed that Gallagher Kyra Kronberg Elynor Riley Haas mission statement to “cul- Prior to his appearance at of war the U.S. seems to be the pursuit of peace and jus- Gregorich Erika Ditzman Copy Editing: tivate awareness, compas- St. Norbert, Terrell returned facing. He established how tice needs to be addressed Nicole Fellrath Anna Anna Vanseveren sion and commitment to to the U.S. after visiting Af- all but one individual, Bar- as a state of emergency. He Vanseveren Leah Hennick justice and the building of ghanistan for his sixth time. bara Lee, voted for moving emphasized that everyone Samantha Dyson Hannah Caitlin Robinson sustainable peace,” the Nor- Terrell’s presentation against Al Qaeda, quoting needed to be talking about McCauley Kyra Vinz Jared Gartzke Mercedes man Miller Center hosted centered on peacemaking her argument “we need these issues and protesting Kenneth Costa Danforth Hernandez Brian Terrell in the Mulva as a vocation. He opened to be careful lest we be- them. He established that News Team: Sarah Schepp Samantha Dyson Rebecca Jacques Library, where he presented with a piece of art by Fritz come the evil we deplore.” protesting injustice would Madeleine Wenc his lecture “Peacemaking: Eichenberg titled “Christ of He continuously used the not look the same for ev- Jack Zampino Photography: Samantha Dick Kenneth Costa Being Human in a Time of the Breadlines” to convey phrase “the last 17 years of eryone, but that it was nec- James Viall Features Team: Erin Vits Permanent War.” the importance of serving war” to emphasize the state essary for all to participate. Caitlin McCauley Social Terrell attended St. the poor within Christi- of violence the U.S. has Terrell has been arrested on Emma Sipiora Media and Distribution Norbert for a year before anity. He expressed how maintained since the attack several occasions for his Opinion Team: joining the Catholic Work- many opposers of Christi- on the World Trade Centers protests for peace and jus- Team: Nicole Fellrath Jared Gartzke Alyssa Brugger er movement, remaining a anity perform the works of and Pentagon. tice. Erika Ditzman Aldo Gonzales Advisor: part of that movement for charity that Christians fail His travels to Afghani- He made it clear that Emily John Pennington Buellesbach over 40 years and work- to do, an example he cited stan were discussed a great changes are gradual. He Cate O’Brien ing with other activists like being two anarchists that deal. Terrell openly talked discussed how Pope Fran- Entertainment Dorothy Day and Fr. Daniel were executed after being about the struggles the cis has stated that World Team: Sam Sorenson Berrigan fighting for peace. framed for a robbery and communities he worked War III is already happen- Rebecca Jacques Eduardo He acts as co-coordinator how they were saints in with faced and how they ing, simply in pieces. He Jose Padrino of Voices for Creative Non- heaven because they served never ceased working to- exclaimed that an extinc- MISSION STATEMENT violence, travelling within the poor. ward peace. He showed a tion was happening on the The St. Norbert Times strives and outside of the U.S. to Terrell talked about video of these communi- margins, that the margin- to be an informative student-run newspaper that acts as a balanced help communities working how it was 9/11 that has ties handing out homemade alized were being affected and accurate source of news about duvets for free to the poor, the most. St. Norbert College, as well as the an act which he participated Terrell concluded his world around it. In the spirit of the Norbertine tradition and the First in. His point was to convey lecture with a call to be vo- Amendment to the United States how these communities cal and clear about issues Constitution, the Times will encour- supported each other, to surrounding injustice and age and defend the principles of free inquiry, vigorous debate and show the work that they do demand for peace. He talk- the pursuit of truth. and the joy they have doing ed about how pacifism is it. There was much laugh- not about sitting back and In the spirit of the Norbertine tradition, we embrace the ter and playfulness present, doing nothing. Just as Dor- following credo: despite having no reason to othy Day embodied in her be hopeful. It was a dem- life, Terrell exclaimed that “Almighty Father, the onstration of human resil- pacifism is about actively scriptures inform us that: ience. opposing violence. ‘THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE!’ Brian Terrell | commondreams.org Free from compromising principles Free from being self-serving > THEATRE STUDIES final product all the more tumes. But also, the actors formed on April 5-6, 11-13 Free from suspicion Page 1 worth it. and entire crew are telling at 7:30 p.m. and April 7 at Free from prejudice Free from intolerance Overall, students have “One of the biggest a compelling story that is 2 p.m. Tickets for “Brontë” Free from fear of retaliation enjoyed working on the challenges is that the play appealing to many people.” can be purchased online at Free to be courageous and show. Samm Dick (’19) is not always linear or Theatre is an important part www.snc.edu/tickets/ or in bold Free to be honest and spoke of her experience chronological in its story- of culture and a way to learn the Box Office of the Fine forthright.” acting this semester. telling. Somehow we need in addition to entertain- Arts building. They cost “It’s been different than to find a way to portray all ment. This show is one way $16 for adults and $5 for “Bless those who speak, promote and value the truth. anything else I’ve ever the various time periods in to have a new experience in students. Pick up a ticket Bless those who have made the Brontës' lives clearly.” a new place and time with- today to enjoy this spring and continue to make the done. Anne is a really fun St. Norbert Times a vehicle character to play. The script In order to drum up out ever leaving campus. production. for honesty, truthful and courageous information, both gives you a lot and awareness for the show, The show will be per- who make it a beacon for the doesn’t give you anything cast members performed enlightened progress of St. Norbert College, protecting so it left me a lot of room to scenes from the show and it from half-truths and read excerpts from the au- misinformation. Help the staff do what I wanted with her. know that they are called and There’s always something thors’ famous works in the chosen to be that voice crying in the wilderness, especially to be said for playing a library on March 28. This for the students whom they strong female character in a was a unique way to adver- enlighten and inform, helping them to take up the banner time when females weren’t tise “Brontë” and also pro- of truth courageously and vide an additional new ex- openly for their welfare and allowed to be strong. It’s to help St. Norbert College be also a very physical show - perience on SNC’s campus. the shining beacon it is called and destined to be.” which is fun but sometimes Rupsch also hopes, as hard in heels and skirts certainly the whole cast Rev. Rowland De Peaux, O.Praem. and a corset. But I literally and crew would agree, that St. Norbert Times Banquet wouldn’t want to be any- many people will come out April 30, 2008 to see the show. “First of CONTACT US where else. I’m having the St. Norbert Times time of my life.” all, April Beiswenger has SORR Box 29 Stephen Rupsch also created a beautiful environ- 100 Grant Street discussed challenges that ment for us with her gor- De Pere, WI 54115 geous set, lights and cos- [email protected] made the excitement of the Plan becoming a reality | Stephen Rupsch News| 3 Vocations of a Peacekeeper Martinez and Pirman Display Work at SNC MADELEINE WENC | NEWS CORRESPONDENT

St. Norbert College’s cutouts are displayed with content, “working on paper Bush Arts Center hosts a lights aimed at them to cre- that already holds visual number of art exhibitions ate a heavy shadow which information and narrative throughout the academic adds an extra dimension to stretches my sensibilities year in the Baer and God- the work. They take similar because I choose to only schalx Galleries. From Feb. shapes and forms to the rest minimally engage with the 25 until March 29, the Baer of the works displayed in lines and columns of text. Gallery hosted Sandra Mar- the gallery, creating a sense I enjoy the bits of narra- tinez’s art exhibition, called of cohesiveness among tive that remain discernible “Between the Lines,” while Martinez’s work. by chance.” Some of these the Godschalx Gallery Much of her work is pages are made into the displayed “Experimental created using pages from base for paintings, which Digital Patterns,” created the work of William Hog- leave blank space on the by St. Norbert College art arth, who created popular page, allowing some words professor Brian Pirman. Martinez Exhibit | James Viall satirical engravings in the to show through. Many of These are the second to last sixteenth century. Others the works done on Hog- art exhibitions to be hosted website says that, “his ex- describes her work as sym- use outdated, obsolete le- arth pages are painted with in the Bush Arts Center perience includes corporate bolist, meaning her pieces gal documents. Martinez acrylic paint, and ink, be- for the Spring Semester of identity, logotype, collater- are abstract with an intent says of her choice to work fore ash and dirt are added 2019, as exhibitions are al, poster, signage and web to represent something. Her on pages that already hold to create a unique, gritty changed over roughly ev- design, as well as brand eq- website says that she “ren- ery four weeks. The Bush uity and package design.” ders contemporary works Art Center regularly hosts As an artist, he often “ex- on paper that reference art from both national and periments with digital im- human, plant and shelter international artists, as well aging which involves elec- forms. Her designs evoke as art created by students tronic image manipulation a shared human experi- at the college. Anyone focusing on color, form, ence that transcends bor- who is interested in view- texture and patterns.” All ders, race and language.” ing work in the Bush Arts of this is visible in the work Regardless of its form or Center is welcome to do so, displayed in the Godschalx medium, Sandra Marti- as the galleries are free and Gallery. His primary goal nez’s collection of work open to the public Monday is creating engaging and as a whole is cohesive in through Friday from 9 a.m. thought-provoking work.” its shape, color and theme. to 3 p.m., and open until 7 He has been teaching class- Much of her work is made p.m. on Thursdays. es at St. Norbert for over on or of old documents, Brian Pirman’s art was two decades. such as Hogarth Pages or displayed in the Godschalx Sandra Martinez is a old legal documents, which Gallery of the Bush Arts Milwaukee-based artist she applies other mediums Center. The gallery con- who is currently displaying to or forms them into paper tained 100 pieces, which her collection of work, en- sculptures. were geometric and multi- titled “Between the Lines,” Martinez is inspired colored, making them in the Baer Gallery. Marti- by Haitian forms and arts. slightly hard to look at, but nez’s work is created from In her artist’s statement, appealing nonetheless. The a variety of different me- which is displayed in the gallery offered 3D glasses diums, including old docu- Baer Gallery, she says, “my by the entrance, which ments, wire, wool, ash, dirt process is meditative and made certain parts of the and various types of paint. explores automatic drawing works stand out. Pirman Her works include paper and writing as a vehicle for is a professor of Art at St. sculptures, paintings on spiritual focus. This body Pirman Exhibit | James Viall Norbert College, where he old documents and woven of work uses a wide variety teaches several art classes works created in tandem of non-traditional materi- texture the piece. and Shimmer. on design and art history. with Wence and Jacobo als such as tyvek, antique Sandra Martinez also Upcoming exhibits in His page on the St. Norbert Martinez. Sandra Martinez parchment legal docu- uses weavings as a medi- the Bush Arts Center Gal- ments, and book pages.” um, which are created col- leries includes the Senior Automatic drawing and laboratively with Wence Art Exhibition, in which writing are forms of spiri- and Jacobo Martinez. She seniors studying art at St. tual meditations that allow and Wence select pieces of Norbert College will be dis- the user to write or draw her work to turn into weav- playing their work. Ques- without consciously do- ings, which are made on tions about the exhibits can ing so. Martinez also says traditional loom tapestries be directed to Shan Bryan that “Each new body of with hand-dyed Churro Hansen, at shan.bryanhan- work begins with a stream wool. Wence Martinez has [email protected]. Questions of consciousness drawings five decades of training and about Brian Pirman’s work that generate new figures weaving experience, which can be directed to brian. and relationships between he uses to add a refined [email protected]. To learn figures. I mine those draw- touch to Sandra Martinez’s more about Sandra Mar- ings for content that can pieces. The woven pieces tinez’s work, go to http:// be explored through paint- that were on display in the www.martinezstudio.com. Pirman Exhibit | James Viall ing, weaving designs, or Baer Gallery included Dis- sculptural cut-outs.” These cusion, Flora, Mujer Gold

Plan becoming a reality | Stephen Rupsch News | 4

> HOUSE Page 1 chance for the success and ate that REH is trying to used by incoming students, happiness they desire. This ensure that students reg- for finding new roommates year, they added three dif- ister for housing on time, in a school that they are ferent dates for housing ses- they should probably filter brand new to. sions that were designed to the seniors out so that they “It was my first time fill- answer any questions from do not fill up their inboxes. ing it out, and it was actu- how to apply, when the I know that is tedious and ally really straightforward! deadlines are, how to apply unlikely to happen, but it We had a little trouble fig- to live off campus and any would be less stressful as uring out how to request other questions that attend- the housing emails are just each other as roommates, ees could come up with. On another reminder that grad- but we finished it pretty top of that, there are fre- uation is fast-approaching.” quickly and we are super quent emails that are sent At the end of the day, excited to choose our dorm out with all the informa- REH works very hard to building!” Marissa Helchen tion needed to get started, ensure that each student has (‘22) stated. ensuring that everyone can a roof over their head and a After that, there is not start out on the same foot- bed to sleep in. They have anything else for the stu- ing. Many underclassmen been making changes and dents to do until the lottery find this useful. offering more information for housing is announced, However, there are to give everyone the best where the rush to get in to some downsides. Jack chance for success. And the housing option of their Zampino (‘19) expressed while there might still be choice with the people that their distaste with the fact a few problems here and they want. that they were still getting there, the system has been MMM Hall | Kenneth Costa St. Norbert College all the emails that were working well, and students takes its housing very seri- coming in, despite having can rest assured knowing ously, determined to make no need for housing. “As that their wants and needs sure that each student gets a second semester senior, are taken into consider- into the housing option I don’t need to apply for ation. that will give them the best housing. While I appreci-

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Editor: Jared Gartzke OPINION sntimes.wordpress.com/opinion | 5 MEET OUR OPINION Isolation Through Technology EMILY BUELLESBACH | OPNION COLUMNIST COLUMNISTS: Technology is a part regular users post their best I find connecting with self. Though you obviously of our culture now. It has selves on platforms. I have friends and family through have friends, you start to developed and grown with come across several fash- social media or texting notice thoughts of loneli- my generation, creating ion bloggers or YouTube extremely useful and ex- ness or doubt if you truly a reliable source of com- influencers whose posts on tremely dangerous. The have anyone. munication. Almost every- Instagram mold their life false belief that a friendship Technology has so one carries a phone with into some fantastic lifestyle can be maintained through many different platforms them; they’re either tex- filled with fancy food, spe- snapchatting, texting, etc. that people use to talk with ting, checking social me- cial events and/or savvy one another, can lead to an each other. Which is great, Jared Gartzke ’21 is an dia or using some feature outfits. At times, I envy the awkward and bland rela- until you only spend your Economics major from of the phone to entertain life that is posted on the tionship. Nobody can truly time on your phone by Freedom, WI. themselves. There are an platform because it looks create a real and trustwor- yourself talking or watch- abundance of positives that so much more eventful than thy bond through “lols” and ing others through apps. It come along with technol- mine. All the friends and “wyd.” Being with each can cause a false reality that ogy. However, I feel that family they post with can other in person is far more I believe has a strong like- technology has the ability convince me, sometimes, valuable and real. How- lihood of making someone to make us feel more alone that I don’t hangout with or ever, I have found out that, feel more alone then they than we truly are. have as many people in my once you’re done snapchat- really are. Viewing every- I often find myself sur- life (even though these are ting or texting someone and one else’s lives and what MMM Hall | Kenneth Costa rounded by people, in a totally false thoughts). you set the phone down, they are doing can make room or out in public, star- YouTube has recently you can feel isolated from someone question the truth ing at their phone screen. spiked in popularity among real activity. A relationship of their relationship with Most of the time I am also my generation. Watching is about having real con- people, and can cause one guilty of putting my energy influencers’ footage of their versations with people, not to doubt if anyone actually Erika Ditzman ’21 is into my phone. I also fall lives and events can make just Snapchats, likes on pic- is friends with them or if an English, Commu- into the habit of looking at viewers feel as though they tures, texts, etc. Once you it’s a delusion from social nications/Media Stud- my phone to avoid uncom- are connected to them. put your phone down and media. ies double major from fortable situations or to However, that is mislead- stop interacting via apps/ Green Bay, WI. blend in with others who ing because we are watch- texts, you’re left by your- are doing it. These little ing these videos behind a habits are popular amongst screen, but it can make peo- my friends and I am sure ple feel as though they are it is common with others. communicating with oth- The phone can be a form ers. This can create isola- of avoidance or acceptance tion within the viewer. That by making you look as if individual could decide that you are incredibly busy or watching others live their not available to talk. lives is part of their own Aldo Gonzalez ’22 is a I think the scrolling, social life, leading them Computer Science and posting and viewing of oth- to want to dedicate their Communications dou- ers’ social media accounts time to sitting in their room ble major with a minor also factor into feeling watching videos instead of in Theology from Green alone. It is obvious that so- truly socializing with oth- Bay, WI. cial media influencers and ers in person. https://unsplash.com/search/photos/waiting Spring Break: In Memoriam ERIKA DITZMAN | OPINION COLUMNIST As a child, I realize magic of Disney World or not, a break! What we lost touch with what I truly that I took spring break for or extend a helping hand decide to do on that break enjoy doing, whether that granted. I spent the vast to people in need through should be completely up to be working out, coloring majority of the week laying the TRIPS program, I was us, whether that be travel- or binging “The X-Files.” on the couch, staring mind- saddled at home, incapaci- ing or squaring away those Maybe staring mindlessly lessly at the television. I tated with Vicodin after an medical appointments at the television is healthy Emily Buellesbach ’22 recall how bored I was and excision of a right periduc- we’ve been putting off. once in a while, allowing a is a Communications how much I wished that I tal fistula. Thankfully, only Aside from the homework person to destress from the and Media Studies ma- could go back to school. At the biology majors read- I may or may not have got- day. Regardless, I cannot jor fom McHenry, IL. least I would have some- ing this will understand. ten done, working was my succeed in life if my mind thing to keep my mind oc- Of course, I wasn’t able to first priority. I had to make and body are not happy and cupied. When I got to col- rest with mounds of study- money that I couldn’t even healthy. It’s time for me lege, reality hit me like a ing, readings and papers enjoy spending. Into the to find the child in myself freight train. I’m finally that had been assigned over empty savings account it again and revert back to a beginning to appreciate the the break. None of which, went, being saved to pay simpler, more enjoyable simpler times because I no I admit, were completed in for next semester’s tuition, lifestyle. longer have a spring break. their entirety. Nor should which I can barely afford as I’m living the life of an they have to have been. it is. It’s disheartening. adult in a world that never What person should be ex- On the bright side of Cate O’Brien ’19 is stops moving forward. pected to after being cut this rather dull spring break, an Art and Psychol- My spring break wasn’t open? But that’s just my I have come to the realiza- ogy double major with particularly ideal. While opinion. Spring break is not tion that I need to start an English minor from others were given the meant to act as a catch-up making time and enjoying Wauwautosa, Wis. chance to experience the period, but as, believe it the little moments. I’ve Opinion | 6 After Parkland CATE O’BRIEN | OPINION COLUMNIST

When I heard about the ism that some of the Park- remind you that it’s okay to ground music of our lives. cus on one issue. Wait un- two recent Parkland sui- land survivors reached. To take a breath. Sometimes, it builds into til the school year ends. cides, I felt a surge of guilt. think that a year later, not You don’t have to quit. a crescendo that makes us Take breaks when you need I had not thought about only has nothing changed, But with the advent of tech- want to cover our ears com- them. I don’t think we as a the shooting that happened but the uproar that sur- nology, we have access to pletely. It’s normal to feel society have figured out the a year ago in a long time. rounded gun control has more tragedy than ever be- that way. We’re not built to perfect way to be activists The survivors, however, do abated into a quiet sizzle. fore. We’re flooded with it. be constantly changing the in this digital world, so do not have that luxury. High I know that people are Sometimes, it becomes a world. We’re only human. the best you can. school students - just kids - still fighting: fighting hard. quiet buzzing in the back- So take a breath. Fo- will think about the attack But sometimes the sheer for the rest of their lives. abundance of issues that Some of them will not have have to be addressed in this very long ones. country and in the world I don’t want this article makes me want to shrink to be about the suicide vic- into a ball and hide. tims. I never knew them I can’t imagine how the and it feels inappropriate survivors feel. and disrespectful to make This article is not a call them into symbols of the for change. It’s not a debate effects of mass shootings. with the opposing side. If But the suicides made me you don’t believe that gun remember an incident that legislation in this coun- I feel I should have never try needs to be changed in forgotten. some way, this article is not There is something dis- for you. We make too many heartening about the idea things for you, and frankly, that so many tragedies have you don’t deserve it. happened recently that I But if you are feeling have nearly forgotten one the increasing, suffocating that took place merely a pressure of a world with so year ago. It becomes even many issues, almost all of more disheartening when I which you can access with http://www.hot1061.com/the-survivors-of-the-florida-school-shooting-are-organizing-a-march-on-d-c-for-gun-law- remember the level of activ- a tap of the finger, I want to reform/ The Mueller Report JARED GARTZKE | OPINION EDITOR Robert Mueller’s report of cated to revealing the truth to be a completely hollow United States democracy, had three wives, paid off a the special investigation about the election of Presi- lie, and people believed it. become president, then sur- pornstar, won the election into the 2016 election and dent Trump it finally comes People believed devoutley render the whole country to in a historic upset and for the possible ties and collu- out, he was in no way in- that Donald Trump, who Russia. Needless to say, I whatever reason has or- sion with Russia has finally volved with Russia, not democrats tout as the single wasn’t very shocked when ange skin; he’s not exactly come out after two years of him, not his son, literally stupidest person to ever run that conspiracy turned out a great role model. How- almost 3,000 sopenas, 500 no one in his campaign has for office, all while being not to be totally fake. ever unfortunate it is that a witness interviews and 37 colluded with Russia. The abysmally stupid construct- So now what? Are man like that is leading the indictments. After all of this biggest scandal of Trump’s ed a genius masterplan people going to wake up to free world, it seems that on time and hard work dedi- presidency has been shown to undermine the entire the fact that they are being an objective level he seems force fed lies to push an an- to be doing a good job. ti-Trump agenda? Will any We need to start talking of the people who created objectively when we are and sold this conspiracy talking about politics. The story for years apologize to fact that people got tied up Trump? While I certainly in a hoax backed by zero hope both of those happen, evidence for two years is if I’m not stupid enough very revealing about the to believe in the Trump- state of political discourse Russia collusion, I’m cer- in our country. Both sides tainly not stupid enough to of the aisle need to start believe that any of this will working towards creating change. At this point there dialogue based on facts. If is no concern for truth, we continue to let this trend there are only lies and con- of hysteria control our po- fusion fueled by the hatred litical dialogue I don’t look of President Trump. No- forward to the day where it body, including me, wants is commonplace to see peo- to admit that Trump is ple’s lives ruined because https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/mueller-report-william-barr-letter-release-trump-russia-live-updates-2019-03-26/ leading a good presidency. none of us want to be face He’s a New Yorker who has to face with the facts. Opinion | 7 Identity Politics - Reason and Experience ALDO GONZALEZ | OPINION COLUMNIST In my previous piece on of backgrounds and experi- on to claim that because of shut people out of the dia- tie this back to the abortion this topic, I looked at iden- ences to discuss this issue his experiences, we should logue. example, if I cannot speak tity politics from the side of and others. In this example, not have border security at To illustrate that expe- against abortion because of assumptions and hostility two people may exchange all. Here, most would see rience definitely has a role, my gender, can I also not - the harm of saying “you thoughts on the weight of red flags going up, and per- a distant friend of mine, speak against slavery be- voted for Trump, therefore someone’s experience with haps even begin to see the who is Hispanic, was mis- cause I was not a slave nor you are racist.” Now I will abortion, whether there problem with going purely treated by a TSA agent a a slave owner? This would look at the grouping of is any difference of value off of experience. while back. The agent con- be absurd. Reason and jus- people by experiences, and between preborn children, We realize that we have tinued to boldly speak in tice demand that I condemn the claim that anyone out- born children and so on. to ground ourselves in English when my friend it, despite how little expe- side of those groups can- To take a second ex- facts, statistics and basic kept requesting a translator. rience I have with certain not speak on the subject. ample, say person X is an policy information, or we It was unacceptable preju- elements of it. In brief, the harm of saying immigrant and his family will get nowhere. We fur- dice, no doubt. This kind My main point is that “you did not go through ex- struggled to gain citizenship ther realize that people who of experience can serve the we can come together with perience X, so you cannot in the U.S., while person Y lack certain experiences public by pressuring orga- what is common to all of talk about issue Y.” Both of has no past hardship with can weigh in on whether nizations to remove anyone us - reason - despite having these are in some ways two immigration. Person X’s a certain policy will help who behaves in such a way. different experiences, and sides of the same coin of experience with the system achieve its goal or not, such Once again, I am not strive towards understand- identity politics. might be useful for person as granting amnesty or im- saying experience is of no ing what is true and false, I’ll start with the claim Y to better understand how migration reform. So expe- value. The problem is when which policies will work that men cannot speak it works. But say person X rience can be good insofar we say that experience can best for the common good, about abortion because has not looked into the po- as it is not throwing these throw reason out, so only and where injustices lie so they are not women. The litical nuances of the immi- fundamentals by the way- those who experience cer- that we can fight them - to first problem with this gration debate, and yet goes side and thereby aiming to tain things can speak. To gether. claim is that there are vary- ing levels of experience in this issue. Men cannot experience pregnancy - right - but there are some women who have not experienced pregnancy yet, and others who never will (whether by choice or not). Many women will also never get close to abortions, and fewer women will go through pregnancy complications, and so on. A second problem is that women do not become pro-life or pro-choice by virtue of getting pregnant or giving birth, much less by merely being women. In fact, according to 2018 Pew Research Cen- ter data, men and women have very similar views on abortion. In other words, being a woman does not make one more likely to be pro-choice. As a side note, many women have been passionately pro-life. Some examples include Lila Rose, Dr. Alveda King (niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) and Norma Mc- Corvey (“Roe” of Roe vs. Wade, who later became pro-life). So now we wonder why so many people, both women and men, think a certain way regarding abortion. Experience, of course, has a role to play, but by and large, these beliefs are arrived at via reason. Our capacity to reason is what allows people from all sorts http://anewdomain.net/how-republicans-and-democrats-think-whats-the-difference-jason-dias-psychology/ Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Editor: Caitlin McCauley FEATURES snctimes.com/features | 8 A History of April Fools! EMMA SIPIORA | FEATURES COLUMNIST Every year on April 1, switch calendars and did nal equinox which was It was the role of jesters to the whole thing up. It took a traditionally, people play not realize the new year the first day of spring in put things in perspective couple of weeks for the AP pranks on friends and fam- started on Jan. 1 and con- the Northern Hemisphere, with humor.” to realize that they’d been ily, and then reveal the tinued to celebrate it dur- when Mother Nature fooled In 1983, Boskin’s ex- victims of an April Fools’ joke by yelling, “April ing the last week of March people with changing, un- planation was brought to joke themselves. Fools!” Pranks range from through April 1 became the predictable weather. attention in an Associ- No matter where this fake dog poop on the floor recipients of many jokes According to info- ated Press article printed holiday originated from, to elaborate schemes that and pranks. A common please.com, another expla- by newspapers. But this it is enjoyed by many trick people for hours. prank played was having nation was given by Joseph whole explanation turned throughout the western April Fool’s Day, also paper fish put on -some Boskin, a professor of his- out to be an April Fool’s hemisphere and continues known as All Fools’ Day, one’s back and then this tory at Boston University. Day joke too. Boskin made to cause both joy and frus- has been celebrated by person was referred to as He said that April Fools’ tration! many different cultures for “poisson d’avril,” meaning Day began during Constan- many years which causes April fish, which is said to tine’s reign in 288-337 when historians to be unsure symbolize a young, easily- some court jesters and fools of the holidays’ origins. caught fish and a gullible told Constantine that they There are many theories person. could run the empire bet- as to where it came from. Another theory is that ter. Constantine let a jester According to His- the day is linked to fes- named Kugel be king for tory.com, one theory is tivals like Hilaria which one day. Kugel passed an that April Fools’ Day be- was celebrated at the end edict calling for absurdity gan in 1582 when France of March in ancient Rome on that day, and the custom switched from the Julian where people would dress continued on from then. calendar to the Gregorian up in disguises. “In a way,” explained calendar, as decreed by Some people believe Prof. Boskin, “it was a very the Council of Trent in that April Fools’ Day was serious day. In those times https://www.bustle.com/p/13-april-fools-day-2019-pranks-people-will-actually-enjoy-16983737 1563. People who did not tied to the ver- fools were really wise men. Campus Spotlight: Tech Bar CAITLIN MCCAULEY | FEATURES COLUMNIST lia Easter (’19), a two- The SNC Tech Bar is their essays, the Tech Bar help with a it is a peer-tutor situation, year Tech Bar consultant. one of Information Tech- helps students learn how to specific task or assign- which can help making So the next time you nology Services’ (ITS) work and take advantage of ment, the Tech Bar offers scheduling and booking find yourself stuck - try latest and greatest devel- technology programs like more general skills train- appointments a little less ing to create a video for opments and attractions. WordPress sites or WeVi- ing sessions. These can be intimidating, being with a class, or decide you fi- Located on the first floor deo for class projects. one-on-one consultations fellow student. Not only nally want to create your of Cofrin, the Tech Bar is Similar to the Writ- or they can be small group does the Tech Bar help stu- own blog, stop over at the far from simply fixing your ing Center, students can sessions as well. During dents struggling with digi- Tech Bar! You’re sure to computer and its program- schedule appointments at these sessions students can tal programs, but the stu- leave much more digital- ming. the Tech Bar with a stu- learn skills like creating dent workers at the Tech ly-savvy! One of the biggest mis- dent consultant. Student blogs, videos and prac- Bar also learn so much as a conceptions about the up employees are currently ticing good social media result of working there. and coming Tech Bar is trained in G Suite (read: habits, which will greatly “I like working at the that the student workers do Google programs), Arc- help with in-class assign- Tech Bar because we learn the same thing as ITS, fix GIS, Productivity, Visual ments in college. These new things every week, problems with your com- Media Creation, Social are also great skills and while helping students puters, phones, tablets, etc. Media and WordPress Do- habits to have post-grad- with digital projects. I have The Tech Bar is actually mains, with plans to learn uation in the “real world” gained many skills with more like the St. Norbert and expand training even as well. technology because of this Writing Center; instead of more. Part of the appeal of job and am forever thank- helping students fine-tune Even if you don’t need the Tech Bar is also that ful for it,” commented Ju- https://www.snc.edu/its/services/techbar.html Senior Reflection: Maddie Wenc I’ve always been an a clinical psychologist for things. Many of my choices tric Company this semester. new can result in the most over-planner. My best pa- kids with anxiety. On the that led to something won- I took Intro to Women and amazing, rewarding experi- pers begin with an outline other side of the coin, I had derful over my four years Gender Studies for the fun ences. The very best things of each and every point no plans to study abroad, here happened because I of it. I’m directing the show that have happened in my I want to cover. I make join a social group, write took a risk. I requested my “Doubt: A Parable” for my college career were things checklists before I start for the St. Norbert Times, freshman year roommate senior capstone project. I couldn’t plan for, things I packing. I write down my or major in anything other and very close friend Samm It’s fitting that so many could never have imagined homework assignments in than psychology. Dick on a whim after see- wonderful things have hap- I would be doing when I at least three different loca- Four years ago, I never ing her profile on the hous- pened because I trusted my committed to St. Norbert tions. I love to make lists. would have guessed where ing website. I changed my gut, considering that I chose four years ago. As a freshman, I thought I I’d be today. Here I am as major to English and added to go to St. Norbert on a gut had a solid plan laid out for a senior, having done so Theater second semes- instinct after an overnight the rest of my life; I would many things that I other- ter Junior Year. I studied here in late March of 2015. major in Psychology for wise would not have gotten abroad in London. I submit- If there’s one thing I’ve dis- four years at St. Norbert, the chance to do if I hadn’t ted an essay to the Sigma covered over my time at St. graduate and get my Mas- stepped outside of my com- Tau Delta convention and Norbert, it’s that going out ter’s degree, and become fort zone and tried new got in. I’m joining the Elec- on a limb to try something Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Editor: Caitlin McCauley snctimes.com/features | 9 A History of April Fools! Senior Reflection: Jack Zampino A few nights ago, al—and I learned how to days following graduation. matter if people saw me in doubt, stare at your friend my roommates were go- grow in more ways than I I am afraid of what lies because all they saw was Sammi and start dancing through old pictures could have imagined. ahead of me, what kind of someone having a good ing. She will always dance from freshman and sopho- I was told as a freshman jobs will find me, where I time and walking around along with you. There is more year, reminiscing that it was likely I would will live, who I will meet. like a doofus. Find your not a song playing, but you about how much we have change my major at some Being an English Major, own inner doofus. They are both know that sometimes changed since then. Fresh- point, but I have remained there are so many options a splendid friend, I prom- a little bit of dancing will man year, I finally had a a die-hard English major for me it is difficult to nar- ise. lessen the hardness of the proper name. That sounds all four years and that kind row down what I want to And whenever you are world. odd for most people, but as of resilience is what makes do with that knowledge. a transgender, non-binary me feel like I graduate even My life is a mystery, but person that came as a relief. though it scares me. Gradu- that will not keep me from I had been having some- ation was so far away fresh- moving forward. thing of an identity crisis man year. I did not have to Those that know me for several years prior to fret about what life would may find this reflection a bit that moment and all it took really be like after school. more serious than I tend to was a consultation with my Now that everything is fi- be. Let me end with a little friend Emily Rosenfeldt for nally wrapping up, I am nonsense, as the best reflec- me to be christened Jack. I still finding that no matter tion I can offer is one that have been reflecting on that how many plans you create, puts a smile on someone’s name for a while now, try- they will still change. There face—even if that face is ing to determine if it will are those plans, however, only mine. If you ever find remain just as it is, as Jack that remain consistent. I am yourself bored when walk- is typically thought of as a still an English major. I still ing to class, try walking nickname. There has been intend to write—as it is my with a different gait. Over https://www.bustle.com/p/13-april-fools-day-2019-pranks-people-will-actu- so much that has changed passion. Everything else is the past four years, I have ally-enjoy-16983737 for me over these four as open and blank as a new- strutted, marched, skipped years: I found my name, I ly-bought journal. and shimmied down the came out to my family— There are many things sidewalks without a single Campus Spotlight: Tech Bar which was less than ide- that I am fearful for in the care in the world. It did not

Senior Reflection: Sam Sorenson When you write joke Times for about three years ble. Thank you to the Times 1. Music: Dark Com- Mortal Kombat lists and and just joined because I 4. Video Game: The for giving me a platform to edy by Open Mike Eagle do editorials on random wanted to write about mu- Last of Us rant about them. 2. Movie: Chopping and often nonsensical music. I did not expect to be 5. Book: Montage of a Whenever you are Mall sic topics, you don’t con- in charge of anyone, much Dream Deferred by Langs- reading this, I will leave 3. TV Show: True De- sider how hard it is to write less an entire section, but ton Hughes you with a few take-aways tective Season One about yourself. Want me here we are. And the enter- of what I feel you should to write about my opinion tainment section still exists know about me. First and on the divide in pop music so that’s a plus. foremost I love my cat more today? Got it. Want me to Lucky for me I have than anything. I probably rank every Rockstar game met lifelong friends at col- included a picture of him released in the past decade? lege that I wouldn’t replace with me as the picture next Sure thing. But if you want for the world. I got to travel to this reflection. His name me to talk about myself, it’s to Europe, I went to many, is Dan Ger. I’m a pretty unnerving. many concerts and I even passionate person whether These past four got a cat out of it. I could https://www.snc.edu/its/services/techbar.html that is about horror movies, years have been simultane- not have made it through video games or Guy Fieri. ously the fastest and lon- college without the support If I have any lasting advice gest four years of my life. of my friends, family and it would just be to not be a Senior Reflection: Maddie Wenc I’ve been through a lot, my consumption of me- trash person. There’s a lot but came out the other end dia. It’s hard to understate that you can do to not be with a better understand- how much music, mov- trash, so just try your best ing of who I am and with a ies, books, TV and video to be a good person. I find business degree that pretty games have impacted me it fitting finally to leave you much leaves me with infi- and stopped me from losing with one recommendation nite options with what I will my mind. I try very hard from each of the five medi- do with my life. That’s to- to practice self-care and ums I mentioned, so enjoy tally not overwhelming and without these five things, some killer forms of enter- terrifying. I wrote for the it would be nearly impossi- tainment: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Editor: Samuel Sorenson ENTERTAINMENT snctimes.com/entertainment | 10 Junk Drawer Favorite Cover Art

Anna: “The Fruitful Darkness” This Trevor Hall album has one of the most gorgeous covers of any album I’ve listened to. The artwork was done by an artist named Mitch Gobel and I really think it encompasses what Hall’s album is about. The overall message of the album is to embrace the bad parts of life, our darkest moments, because we will learn so much more from those moments than from the brightest moments. I think Gobel’s art piece showcases life as many winding paths or rivers that branch off into many other winding paths or rivers. His work shows the ebb and flow of life; the mixing of the good and the bad. I love how much thought Trevor Hall always puts into his music, from the instrumentals to the lyrics, but I also love how he extends that attention toward his album artwork and that he chose a piece like Gobel’s. The cover’s beauty is a preview of the music’s beauty.

Madelyn: “The Mortal Instruments” If you put together the spines of The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, the books create a picture. I love it because it’s a very powerful image and the whole book is left up to the imagination, escape for the spines of the first six books which create this image:

Rebecca: “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” Sometimes the simplest of ideas can get across the meaning, or idea, of something in a very powerful way. When it comes down to it the minimalist styled posters and covers have always been a favorite. While detailed covers get their point across, there are times when there is too much going on. I’ve been a long time fan of the wizarding world of Harry Potter as a result of the memories I have watching the series with my family. The normal movie posters and DVD covers are great for providing a quick glimpse of how the characters change and evolve over the course of the series but provide little insight as to what is to come. While we lose this aspect in most minimalist posters, we gain a bit of knowledge on what the movie or book will be about and can ponder the outcome, and how the information received will be obtained and used throughout the movie.

Eduardo: “Post” – Björk Björk’s music has been acclaimed for being an intricate work of art in every release of her discography. Ranging from the music to the artwork and photography, every detail adds to each album’s style. In the artwork that is featured in Björk’s most recent albums like “Biophilia” and “Vulnicura,” we see the artist wearing extravagant apparel covered in colors of all sorts and amazing make-up design, creating an image that feels surreal. The artwork for 1995’s “Post” shares a lot of these same qualities. Björk looks like she is painted on the album cover, surrounded by intense colors with sharp shapes and delicate textures to match Björk’s texture. Overall, this cover art looks like the album sounds: it has the delicate textures of the instrumentals and Björk’s vocals, but it also has the unnatural feel of the retro hip-hop beats that are all over this album.

Sam: “Popular Culture” - XV I’ve always been a fan of collages. It’s hard to place where this came from, but there’s just something so satisfying about looking at a picture and picking it apart detail by detail. Mina Kwon knocks this cover out of the park by recreating the classic opening sequence from “The Simpsons,” with animated images of various popular culture characters. This cover specifically resonates with me because I see so much of my childhood in it. From Darth Vader and Goku to Kanye. It’s just so cool to see so many characters in one picture. The mixtape is also pretty solid and pretty ambitious for a free album.

Sudoku Trivia

Trivia, Partner 1. What is the only film to be a part of the “steampunk western action comedy film” genre on Wikipedia?

2. Which film tells the story of a former US Army captain tracking down a former confederate general to bring him to justice for the massacre of former slaves following the end of the American Civil War?

3. What film features an impressive 80 feet mechanical spider with a nitroglycerin cannon?

4. What is objectively Will Smith’s best film?

5. What is objectively Will Smith’s best song?

4. Wild Wild West 5. Wild Wild West, Happy April Fools April Happy West, Wild Wild 5. West Wild Wild 4. 1. Wild Wild West. 2. Wild Wild West. 3. Wild Wild West West Wild Wild 3. West. Wild Wild 2. West. Wild Wild 1. Entertainment | 11 Book Review: “Beneath the Surface” ANNA VAN SEVEREN | ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST Favorite Cover Art Over the course of two advocate and a whistleblower essentially blaming them for shocking and unforgettable. “SeaWorld’s corporate decades, John Hargrove spent who exposed the dark truth the incidents; I’m angry that I don’t read nonfiction books marketing strategy turned the time with 20 different killer behind SeaWorld. Hargrove SeaWorld took away the free- often, but I already want to re- orcas into the pandas of the whales kept in captivity at writes about the incredible dom of these innocent whales read this one. This book will sea, commercial and cuddly, SeaWorld. It was his dream relationships he formed with in order to make money off of educate and enlighten you, with little hint of the com- as a child to become an orca the orcas. These relationships, them; I’m angry at how Sea- and I truly encourage you to plexities of killer whales and trainer and he did every- plus his detailed knowledge of World treats their trainers, read it. the effects of confinement on thing in his power to achieve their strained lives in captiv- the people who deal with the Favorite quotes: them.” that goal. Once that dream ity, made the decision to leave whales every day and know “Captivity is always cap- came true, however, it didn’t SeaWorld even more diffi- them inside and out and who tivity, no matter how gentle take long for it to turn into cult. Hargrove was an integral actually care about the whales the jailer.” a nightmare. As Hargrove’s part of the 2013 documentary and not the money. I’m just relationships deepened with “Blackfish” and in “Beneath angry. I realize that anger the whales, especially with the Surface” he expands upon isn’t necessarily an emotion two of SeaWorld’s most all of the claims made against that people look to feel when dominant whales, Takara and SeaWorld in that documen- reading a book and that my Kasatka, his doubts in Sea- tary. At its core, “Beyond the expression of anger might dis- World’s abilities to care for Surface” is the story of a man suade you from reading this the whales in captivity also with an intense love for killer book. However, this book is deepened. These doubts came whales and his fight against an incredibly moving. You will to a head in 2010 when Dawn organization that puts money probably feel angry or sad or Brancheau, a trainer at Sea- above the welfare of the orcas. even scared, but I think that is World Orlando, was killed I don’t really have the the hallmark of a good book. by a whale named Tilikum. right words to explain how It’s supposed to make you feel This incident came only a few this book made me feel. Ever something, and if that some- months after an orca killed since seeing “Blackfish” for thing is anger, then so be it. Alexis Martinez, who was a the first time, the issue of or- To hear through a train- trainer at Loro Parque, a park cas in captivity has hit a part er’s point of view what it was in Spain affiliated with -Sea of me that I can’t describe. like to work with these orcas World. For now, I’ll settle on the day in and day out, and to hear In this heart-wrenching, word “angry.” I’m angry that about the complex relation- harrowing book, Hargrove SeaWorld thinks that what ships that he formed, especial- describes his journey from they’ve done to these whales ly with Kasatka and Takara, a loyal trainer of SeaWorld, is okay; I’m angry that they was breathtaking. Learning who wholeheartedly believed continue to lie about the about the horrors that these in their mission, to an orca deaths of Dawn and Alexis, whales face in captivity was

The Industry’s Obsession with Live Action Films EDUARDO PADRINO | ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST 2019 is the year when a Of course, there are ex- This is not to say that we lot of our childhood favor- ceptions. Some books and should not be optimistic about ites are returning to the big cartoons are more big-screen these live-action remakes of screen. “Dumbo,” “The Lion friendly. Films like “Alice in some of our childhood clas- King,” “Aladdin” and even Wonderland” and “101 Dal- sics. On the contrary, I think “Dora the Explorer” are com- matians” are examples of live that this is an effort, not only ing in the form of a movie for action done right because it for companies to make money this year. All these movies was very hard for filmmakers off today’s adults, but also to will be live action remakes or to make them look weird: in bring us back to the things we spin-offs of the original fran- the case of “101 Dalmatians,” used to love when we were chises. This is a trend that has they just had a lot of cute pup- kids and hopefully appeal to been dominant with the con- pies and there is no way to the younger audiences as well. stant improvements in CGI make that unappealing, and However, it is fair to say that technology in the last couple “Alice in Wonderland” was a live-action “Shrek” movie is of years. However, the vast originally weird to begin with something that no one wants Above: In the 2019 remake of Dora the Explorer, Danny Tre- majority of the live action so the result was great. to see. jo will be voicing Boots. films have failed to reach the In the case of some of hearts of their audiences as these newer movies, this they were intended to. might not be the case. When Transferring a cartoon looking at the original cartoon into a live action film is quite for “Dora the Explorer,” part Star Rating System challenging, similar to book of the appeal for children was adaptations. Looking back at that the show would break the the adaptation of “The Giver” fourth wall and keep the audi- from 2014, it is hard to com- ence engaged. This is obvi- Terrible pare the experience to that ously something that would of the original novel. Critic not work very well in a the- Borderline Richard Roeper critiqued the ater, which means that the Worth checking out movie by saying “the magic writers will have to come with of [the novel] gets lost in a plot to make up for the limi- Great translation,” which is perhaps tations that are set in the mov- the most accurate way to de- ie market, potentially making Masterpiece scribe why a lot of these live some of the “magic” get lost action adaptations feel weird. in translation. Entertainment | 12 Five Feet Apart REBECCA JACQUES | ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST

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The Fox Cit- Design of a Musical and Best so be sure to visit at least one! Ruth’s Marketplace | 11 am ies Performing Arts Center Lighting Design of a Musical. Tickets and pricing can be announces their lineup for If you want to be in the “room found on www.ticketmaster. 4/8 Chamber Music Concert Spring 2019 the 2019-2020 season. The where it happened,” watch for com. For more information on Dudley Birder Hall | 7:30 pm Kimberly-Clark Broadway ticket sales! the upcoming 2019-2020 sea- Across America Fox Cit- The season will end in son, visit the Fox Cities Per- 4/9 Miller Lecture with Susan Brooks ies Series brings three Tony June of 2020 with the six cat- forming Arts Center website. Thistlewaite Award recipients for Best egory Tony Award-winning See the Kimberly-Clark Fort Howard Theatre | 7 pm Musical of 2016 (“Ham- production, “Dear Evan Han- Broadway Across America ilton”), 2017 (“Dear Evan sen.” The plot follows the Fox Cities Series lineup here: Hansen”) and 2018 (“The story of a boy who longs to 1. Hamilton: Oct. 1-20, 2019 Band’s Visit”). fit in and stop being invisible 2. The Phantom of the Opera: Sudoku Solution The season will be kicked in school. In 2017, this dark, Dec. 4-15, 2019 off with a bang, the first show comedic show brought home 3. Blue Man Group: Jan. 24- being “Hamilton.” Premier- awards for Best Musical, Best 26, 2020 ing in 2016, this production Performance by an Actor in 4. Miss Saigon: Feb. 18-23, earned a well-deserved 11 a Leading Role in a Musical, 2020 Tony Awards in one cer- Best Performance by and Ac- 5. Jimmy Buffet’s Escape to emony. Such awards titles tress in a Featured Role in a Margaritaville: March 24-29, include Best Musical, Lead- Musical, Best Orchestrations, 2020 ing Actor in a Musical, Best Best Score and Best Book of 6. Dear Evan Hansen: June Score, Featured Actor in a a Musical. 23-28, 2020 Musical, Featured Actress in Needless to say, there are a Musical, Direction of a Mu- some amazing productions to sical, Best Book of a Musi- hit the Fox Cities Perform- cal, Best Choreography, Best ing Arts Center. You can’t go Entertainment | 13 Ranking All 13 Weezer Albums SAM SORENSON | ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Weezer is a fascinating band to me. You could probably say I am a fan, but with so many bad albums, you could also call me a Weezer hater. With the recent release of the “Black Album,” I figured 13 was a nice, lucky number to round up and rank each of their albums. Ranking 13 albums is a daunting task so along with numbering them I will be putting each album in one of five categories: Great, Good, Meh, Bad and Gross. Rather than explaining my reasoning for each album, I will instead talk about them in their respective categories. These rankings are based on listenability, creativity and general personal preference. That is to say, this list is my opinion and I’m sure many will disagree, but I welcome that. If you want to discuss this list, please feel free to reach out to me.

Gross: So this category is dedicated to two specific albums: “Pacific Daydream” and “Make Believe.” These albums are both flat- out terrible. They’re boring, they’re not creative and they are just not at all enjoyable to listen to. I truly hate both of these albums. I think “Pacific Daydream” is just slightly worse because it somehow feels longer than “Make Believe” while being 11 minutes shorter. Please avoid both of these albums, for your own good.

Bad: This category holds just one album because it is hard to categorize it for me. “Raditude” is a bad album. A really bad album, but at least it isn’t boring. Weezer took risks on this album and even got a Lil Wayne feature. This album quickly approaches “so bad it’s good” territory and for that reason, it is better than the albums in my “gross” category.

Meh: More than any other category, Weezer has many “meh” albums. “Black,” “Teal,” “Hurley,” “Green” and “Red” are all great and bad simultaneously. For each of these albums, they are not consistently mediocre, rather they have really strong points and incredibly weak points. Take “Hurley” for example. The first three tracks are some of Weezer’s best songs ever made, but then the album crashes into a million pieces when “Where’s My Sex?” hits. Yikes. These albums are all worth listening to, but mostly so you can pick out a handful of favorites. Some have more good than others, but they all have their fair share of bad material.

Good: Yes, the good album category. Everything from this and the following category are must-listens in my eyes (or ears?). “Ev- erything Will be Alright in the End” and “Maladroit” are both really really good albums, but just not quite great. “Everything” is the album that got me into Weezer and feels like one hell of a return to form. The song “Eulogy for a Rock Band” is one of my favorite Weezer songs ever and shows a strange moment of self-awareness and nostalgia that few bands are able to capture. “Maladroit” is probably Weezer’s most experimental piece of work and it’s honestly pretty awesome. Listen to both of these.

Great: The top three undisputed albums from Weezer. I’m willing to go out on a limb and say that 99 percent of Weezer fans would have the same top three albums. “White,” “Blue” and “Pinkerton” are all fantastic albums. “White” proved that Weezer can still make a phenomenal album 20 years into a rocky career. They do so many different things on this album and somehow execute them all nearly flawlessly. “Blue” is probably their “best” album, even if not my favorite. This album forever changed indie-rock and perfectly embodied making being “nerdy” cool. And then there’s “Pinkerton,” one of my favorite albums ever. Maybe it was hearing it as an angsty, depressed teen; maybe it’s because the album creates an amazingly realized, yet troubling character. I could go on for days about how awesome this dusty, gross and noisy album is, but honestly I would just recommend listening to it. Many people will probably hate it, but “Pinkerton” is peak Weezer and you cannot tell me otherwise.

1. Pinkerton 2. Weezer (Blue) 3. Weezer (White) 4. Everything Will Be Alright in the End 5. Maladroit 6. Hurley 7. Weezer (Teal) 8. Weezer (Green) 9. Weezer (Red) 10. Weezer (Black) 11. Raditude 12. Make Believe 13. Pacific Daydream

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 | Editor: Adriana Bink SPORTS sntimes.wordpress.com/sports | 14 Baseball Drops Home Opener to Pointers RILEY HAAS | SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

The Green Knight baseball team hosted Stevens Point in a double-header last week. The games marked the team’s first time this season playing in front of their home crowd but got swept by the Pointers. Stevens Point scored in the first inning before Brett Reinhart ’20 evened the score in the bottom of the second with an RBI tri- ple. St. Norbert went on to get out to a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning thanks to two more RBIs from Reinhart ’20 along with an RBI single from Max Van Boxel ’21. fox11online.com The Pointers bats got hot in the fourth inning. the offensive attack for the the first game going for 3 Knights, losing 5-0. They pitched in the second con- They scored six runs in Green Knights going 2-4 1/3 innings and allowing 6 couldn’t really ever get the test for the Green Knights. both the fourth and seventh with three RBIs. Ben Kohl runs. With the loss, Bras- bats going and finished the He lasted 4 1/3 innings giv- innings before tacking on ’22 and Max Van Boxel ’21 pennickx ’20 falls to 1-2 on game with just two hits, one ing up eight hits and five three more in the eighth to each added an RBI as well. the season. by Griffin Jack ’19 and one earned runs. win 16-5. Second base- Bryce Braspennickx The second game didn’t by Lucas Reynolds ’21. With the losses, SNC man Brett Reinhart ’20 led ’20 was on the mound in go much better for the Brad Szymusiak ’20 falls to 5-8 overall.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! @SNCSportSection A Look Back: Baseball, 1959 ADDY BINK | SPORTS EDITOR Baseball kicked off its sixty-first season at St. Nor- bert this month. To honor over six decades of baseball, we decided to take a look back at the 1959 team. Led by Coach Mel Nicks, the ’59 team went 4-9. This picture was found in the 1959 yearbook. BACK ROW: Coach Mel Nicks, D. Verbrick, R. Newhouse, L. Guetschow, G. Gries, D. Cherovsky, D. Blahnick, J. Shuda. FRONT ROW: J. Pay- ant, L. Buch, C. Lepak, G. Simoens, P. Paul, W. Greco, W. Miller.

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SNC Baseball, 1959 Sports | 15 Bracketology: The Study of Weird Brackets ADDY BINK | SPORTS EDITOR It’s that time of year even wilder. ing that show up in my Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” it all the way because that again: March Madness. Overall, this is maybe feed. My vote is the “Godfa- song is always stuck in my And that means a never my most favorite bracket. 4) Best Picture Edition ther.” Thanks, @theacad- head. ending slew of brackets 3) Nickelodeon Bracket The Oscars Academy emy. 6) SNC Building Wars popping up everywhere: This one popped up in literally made a bracket for 5) 6 God Madness This whole Twitter ac- some not even related to my own Twitter feed and, all the film which won Best A whole bracket dedi- count is based off follow- basketball. honestly, I am not mad. Picture. cated to the songs of er’s opinions on buildings Here’s a list of the best For me, the most diffi- Currently, the Final Drake. on campus. ones a quick Internet search cult match up is “Rugrats” Four consists of “The God- That’s it, there’s Polls are paired with provided me: against “Catdog.” father,” “The Silence of nothing more to say. pictures of each building 1) Baseball Movie Tourney Regardless, thanks to the Lambs,” “The Godfa- Personally, I would like featuring a bried bio of The name speaks @_ChrisCarrie_ for mak- ther Part II” and “One Flew to see “Jumpman” make each. for itself here. Created by The most surprising up- Twitter user @Stadium- set so far is Cofrin versus sTen, it includes hits such Boyle. Cofrin won 61% of as “Major League,” “Field the vote and has moved on of Dreams” and “The to face GMS. Rookie.” This bracket is just get- At the time of the writ- ting started, so make sure ing of this article, “Mon- to tune into @SNCBuild- eyball,” “Bull Durham” ingWars. and “Major League” have 7) Ultimate Fast Food and advanced to the Final Four. Fast Casual Restaurants The last spot is a tough race I know the picture here between “Field of Dreams” does not do this bracket jus- and “The Sandlot.” tice, so make sure to check I’m picking Field of out @JeffDLowe on Twit- Dreams. ter to see the full bracket. 2) Disney/ Pixar Bracket I cannot believe Cul- This has been float- ver’s is up against Chick- ing around on Twitter for Fil-A. Obviously, Culver’s awhile and has created should win. some turmoil. There are a number Whoever pitted “Fro- of great brackets out there zen” against “Moana” is that are not about basket- wild, I must say. Anyone ball. I love them all and you that does not send “Lion should too. King” to the Final Four is @SNCBuildingWars | Twitter

@JeffDLowe | Twitter Sports | 16 A Look Back: Softball, 1981 ADDY BINK | SPORTS EDITOR

Softball began its thirty- ninth season during spring break. We decided to take a look back at SNC Softball, one year after the program began here. This picture, found in the 1981 yearbook, did not include names of the play- ers. We do know this team went 7 and 5 under the coaching of Judith Cohen. Congratulations, softball, on almost 40 seasons at St. Norbert!

SNC Softball, 1981

INTERESTED IN WRITING FOR THE SPORTS SECTION? EMAIL US! [email protected] UPCOMING EVENTS Baseball Men’s Tennis Apr. 6 - at Lawrence (DH) Noon Apr. 7 - vs. Lawrence (DH) Noon Apr. 6 - at Cornell 9 a.m. Apr. 11 - at UW-Whitewater 3 p.m. Apr. 6 - at Grinnell 3 p.m. Apr. 13 - vs. Illinois College (DH) Noon Apr. 7 - at Knox 9 a.m. Apr. 14 - vs. Monmouth (DH) Noon Apr. 12 - vs. Ripon 6:15 p.m. Apr. 16 - at Marian Univ. 7 p.m. Apr. 13 - vs. Lake Forest 8:30 a.m.

Softball Women’s Tennis Apr. 6 - at Knox College (DH) 1 p.m. Apr. 6 - at Coe College 2 p.m. Apr. 7 - at Illinois College (DH) Noon Apr. 6 - vs. UW-Lax (at Coe) 5 p.m. Apr. 10 - vs. Lawrence (DH) 3 p.m. Apr. 7 - at North Central 9 a.m. Apr. 11 - vs. Stevens Point (DH) 3 p.m. Apr. 7 - vs. St. Mary’s College Noon Apr. 13 - vs. Grinnell (DH) Noon Apr. 14 - vs. UW-River Falls Apr. 14 - vs. Cornell (DH) Noon Apr. 14 - at Concordia Univ. 3 p.m.

Men’s Track & Field Men’s Golf Apr. 6 - at WPC Champ. 10:30 a.m. Apr. 5-6 - at Wartburg Invite Apr. 13 - at Carroll Invite 10:30 a.m. Apr. 13 - at Wis. Luth. Invite 1:15 p.m. Apr. 14 - at Lake Forest Invite 10 a.m. Women’sTrack & Field Women’s Golf Apr. 6 - at WPC Championship 10:30 a.m. Apr. 13 - at Carroll. Invite 10:30 a.m. Apr. 6-7 - at Marian Univ. Invite Apr. 14 - vs. Marian Univ. 10 a.m. INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY NATASHA GEIGER