Wednesday, February 6, 2008 Volume 77, Number 15 SYMPOSIUM SUCCESS AMIDST SNOW By Becky Rosenthal The maximum viewing capacity was 10,000 but are not limited to, the construction of a users, and the webcast viewing far exceeded green dormitory, the use of hybrid mowers, Editorials Contributor that number. Even though viewing the the high albino roof, and participation in The Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society "2% Solution" was not possible, Tri-Beta recycle mania. and the Latin American Studies Department quickly responded by showing videos on Raphael Hernandez, a junior at hosted two events that allowed Saint Xavier global warming that can be found at www. SXU majoring in Philosophy and History, students to participate in the Focus the Nation earthdaytv.net. presented a paper prepared in collaboration movement. Focus the Nation is a nationwide On Thursday, members of the Saint with Dr. Olga Vilella, Associate Professor movement hopes to get high schools, universities Xavier Community gathered in the fourth in the Department of English and Foreign and community organizations interested in floor boardroom to participate in the "1" Languages and Director of the Latino/
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By Victoria Stewart America's youth (ages 18-30) is the least likely made strides in health care. Many students of the all the age groups to vote. However, 1 talked with expressed their concerns about News Correspondent the youth have been shaking their apathy and health care. Nearly 47 million people in the Each election, we are bombarded with becoming more interested in the political United States do not have health insurance. campaign promises, fancy rhetoric, and are process in recent years. A recent poll in Governor Blagojevich has supported the constantly reminded of the importance or Time Magazine shows the increased volume All Kids program and pled for a bi-partisan significance of the election itself. Our mailboxes of young people that are interested in politics. expansion of the SCHIP program to cover are full of campaign materials, our phones seem In 2000, only 13% of young people were more of the uninsured. The Republican to be ringing off the hook with automated paying attention to the election. It grew to candidates have not showed much interest messages telling us who to vote for, and our 42% in 2004 and has risen to 74% this year. in providing universal coverage, but they are televisions seem to run a seamless series of In 2004, the Democratic Party prided itself concerned with rising insurance premiums. attack ads that usually manipulate facts and on registering many new votes (mainly young Senator Obama wants to cover all children, distort sound clips. The candidates are trying people). Another poll in Time Magazine took then work for universal coverage. Senator I spy, with my little eye, to gain or maintain momentum for the heat of a survey of this age group and 71% of the Clinton wants universal coverage to become dead people. the campaign season leading to the convention, participants admitted they were interested in a reality in 8 years. then the general election in November. The the political process (although, their interest The other major concern for the Page 6 candidates must mobilize their base, broaden ranged from very interested at 31% to only students I talked with was illegal immigration. their appeal, and refrain from overlooking somewhat interested at 40%). We have recently seen two women take an any potential opportunity for votes. This Illinois is an interesting state for the overt stand off with authorities and seek Sports election, the candidates must be mindful of the candidates to appeal to. Illinois is one of asylum in our state. Elvira Arellano and Flor importance of gaining the youth vote. the heavy hitters in the Electoral College Crisostomo have sought sanctuary in the Despite the passage of the twenty-sixth and carries 21 electoral votes. Illinois has Adalberto United Methodist Church under Amendment to the US Constitution, which been proactive on many issues, including guarantees eighteen year olds the right to vote, the rise of the minimum wage, and has "Voicing out" continued on page 2 NEW PAPERLESS PAYROLL By Chris Lonergan students to print paper copies and keep an effect as the default pay notification Editor-in-Chief electronic archive of previous statements. starting on Feb. 23. If students still want While the statements do contain some to collect printed statements, he or she Starting on Feb. 23, student employees payroll information, student employees' may opt out electronic notification using will no longer have to walk down to the payroll online statements do not contain Social a form at the Payroll Office or on the SXU Can I legally write office to pick up printed pay stubs. All student Security numbers. The security of any other Employment Opportunities page (www.sxu. SuperBowl™ here? employee pay stubs, instead, will be viewable via information is protected by one's CLAWS edu/employmentopportunities/forms). CLAWS. Page 11 user name and password. For more information, contact the The new online statement system allows This new online system will go into Payroll Office. Page 2 The Xavierite Wednesday, February 6, 2008
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Sports Editor Steve Dunn Deputy Sports Editor "Voicing out" continued from page 1 Bush's immigration reform legislation President Bush's guest worker plan, and is John Wyskiel (including the legal path of citizenship for opposed to the different protocol proposed Sports Correspondents the care of Rev. Walter Coleman. SXU senior some). The Republicans are more divided to grant citizenship within this legislation. Steve Delmagori Emilia Nichols said, "Illinois has one the over this issue. Senator McCain actually Congressman Ron Paul supported another highest rates for illegal immigration. The high co-sponsored President Bush's immigration piece of legislation that did not provide a path Advertising Manager & concentration of Latino, Polish, and Chinese legislation. Mike Huckabee also supports to citizenship for some illegal immigrants. the legislation and disagrees with other Americans should become aware of the Graphic Designer families (illegal or not) will all feel the effects of whatever decision is made." Senators Republican proposed plans to deport illegal candidates, their stances, and the impact the Chris Lonergan Obama and Clinton supported President immigrants. Mitt Romney disagrees with candidates will have on these major issues. Business Manager Crlstal Arrieta
Contributors EARLY VOTING TRENDS IN CHICAGO Brandon Redner By Jen Betcher early voters than in the past, there was the candidates have been campaigning in News Correspondent over 70,000 ballots cast over the period of particular regions where they think it is likely Interim Manager of eighteen days. Some have said that it is to receive the early votes. As stated in her The Xavierite Voting early was not uncommon this unusual to have such a high number of early article, Benac acknowledges that early votes Tony Gallelli year. With about fifty-one places in Chicago voters for the primary. are precious to candidates. in addition to forty-four places in the suburbs As Nancy Benac has stated in her article, Normally, in an election such as this one, of Cook County to come and vote, registered Early Voting Important Factor in 2008, one has people would hold their ballots. However, that voters were allowed to show up with a photo to consider whether it is more beneficial does not appear to be the case. Benac suggests ID up until Jan. 31 to help decide who will to vote early or to wait. Some people have that since there are so many advertisements be the next president, Cook County state's argued that they want to wait to vote until about voting early that voters are '"getting attorney, and other elected positions as they see who is stronger. Others believe hammered by these campaigns'" (Benac). well. that it is very convenient to have the early Now that Super Tuesday has ended, According to Chicago voters join earl} voting. we know who have become the presidential voting trend by Kahrin Deines, 4,200 people It appears that the candidates have candidates. Are you happy with the outcomes had already voted by 11:00am on the morning been doing as much as they can to ensure thus far? Share your thoughts by writing to of Jan. 31. With nearly three times as many early votes (Benac). It is no surprise that The Xavierite. ICPA Photo Credits from Front Page Bar: Any undergraduate students may write for The Xavierite. Other 1) www.lombardi.ws 2) Nathan Peck interested graduate students, faculty, administration and staff ILUNOH COLLSGI MM ASSOCIATION 3) movieweb.com 4) See Sports Section may write a "Letter to the Editor." Wednesday, February 6, 2008 The Xavierite Page 3
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THE SPIN ZONE: TOO MUCH MEDIA CONTROL
By Mike Noonan minutes. The media, or who ever controls a candidate they were. The black versus white, else did. it, must really be so afraid of Ron Paul's man versus woman, election of 2008 is far One could argue that Ron Paul and Denis Editorials Correspondent ideas that they feel the need to silence him. more 'interesting' than finding the most able Kucinich alienate themselves from voters I understand the irony of someone writing That may sound a bit like conspiracy, but candidate to run our nation. I am not saying enough without the media black out because a published article about media control, but after seeing some Barack Obama is not of their nontraditional, or so called 'crazy' we are going to have to deal with that tor of the illogical the best person tor the views. Consider the Republican candidate now. In the land of the free, there are several drivel that spews job (1 will not make the that wants to deport all illegal aliens, with modes of control over the populace: the out of television, same qualification of your money, as early as ninety days after his government, the church(es), and the media, a far fetched Hilary) but his being election. This sounds crazy to me, not only among others. Now, none of these things explanation does black, or her being a in principle but in practice. Consider the are bad in and of themselves, in fact they are not seem that crazy woman, should not terrible impact on the economy that getting good, but they have become means to control anymore. affect their ability to rid of a couple of million people would do, our thoughts, actions, opinions. There are Media control lead, and that is what and then consider that the money spent to few better examples of media control then does not just skew they are being elected deport them would be your tax money. This the presidential election. the Republican for, their ability to is Mitt Romeny's idea. To be fair he never My personal favorite candidate, Ron Paul, candidates, the lead. Some of you explicitly said that the funding would come is a victim of this. He picked up two second Democrats suffer as may remember Dennis out of your pocket, but I do not think it will place finishes in primaries, but the media well. John Edwards Kucinich, also of the come out of his. still fails to recognize him as a legitimate is the most recent Democratic Party. The long arm of the media extends over candidate. Fred Thompson and Rudy causality of media Like Ron Paul, he was far more than just this election. If anyone Guliani, who both ran failure campaigns, neglect, but for a doomed to obscurity really wishes to become informed about what got more press than he did. In the Northwest different reason. from the beginning goes on in the world, they have to exude more Indiana Times there is a front page story He does not fit because of his less than and more effort. This seems a bit backwards about the Republican party, and four men the soap opera moderate views. The to me considering we have cable channels are pictured: John McCain, Mitt Romney, narrative that the media put the final that show 'the news' twenty-four/seven. The Rudy Guliani, and Mike Huckabee. Rudy media has created Ignored candidate Ron Paul stakg j_ his coffln when internet is one of the last few reliable sources Guliani is no longer in the race, and he still for Barack and Hillary. Now admittedly, the he claimed to have seen a UFO. The media for news, but there is a lot of garbage on it as gets more press than Ron Paul. first potential woman or black president took this and ran with it, making Kucinich well. Foreign newspapers are a great source In the last Republican debate, Ron Paul is a big deal, but the media has taken this look crazy when all he really did was claim he of news, but they have their own biases as was present, but largely ignored. The majority historical time of change and turned it saw something in the sky that did not look American sources do. The nice thing about of the questions were directed at McCain and into an episode of Survivor. No one in like an airplane. Maybe Kucinich was not foreign news is that it fills in some of the Romney, and those two children were allowed the Democratic Party stood a chance with the best person for the job, maybe he was, holes left in American news, so it makes a to argue about who said "timetables" tor 15 Barack and Hillary, no matter how viable of but he deserved equal treatment as anyone nice compliment. WRITER'S BLOCK, AN EXACTING MISTRESS
By Amelia Moreno that offer helpful hints like 'free writing,' sit there and be unproductive. have no idea where to go from there. That Editorials Editor which is when the writer puts pen to the Another suggestion I find often is the problem I need to find a solution to. I am not going to lie. I have nothing to page writes whatever comes to mind. There repeated is to follow some writing exercises Yet there is no book that can really write about, and I have not had anything for is no censorship or deleting things. I suppose in books or on web pages. That is a good deliver a solution to every writer for every quite sometime. My first reaction to realizing that can help some, but if I start writing idea, too, if I was having trouble coming up problem. Any product that claims to do that nothing is rattling around in my brain but whatever comes to mind there will be a lot with things to write. Perhaps I could find the is lying. Writing is a mix of instinct, hard spare parts was to cry "WRITER'S BLOCK!" work, and reading a lot of other people's Perhaps I could claim disability, or get a tax work. If any one of these is missing, the write-off, or cry. Either way, I would just be writing suffers for it. Anyone can write, using writer's block as an excuse. I have come but there just has to be something special to the conclusion that writer's block does about those authors that have created not really exist, not in the literal sense that timeless works of literature that still speak I am blocked from writing by some unseen to audiences today. I hope to one day create force. I am always capable of writing, as is something like that, something people fall anyone in my position; it is just the quality in love with over and over, but right now I of the writing that goes down substantially cannot even get over a sentence. Something whenever I happen to wander into the has got to change. mire called Writer's Block. One word falls People tend to have this misconception flat on the page, is violently scribbled into that writers have it easy, that there is nonexistence, only to have the word that something special that separates the layman follows suffer the same fate. Even writing from the author. Words seem to flow from these articles has become a chore because I the pen onto the page with the ease of am constantly typing and erasing due to my breathing. Writing something good never dissatisfaction with the sub par sentences I gets easier; writing something great is a come up with. religious transformation. That is the same Sometimes it is not even the words that for everyone. The only difference between drive me mad. I have an idea of something a writer and someone who is required to I want to write about, I start to write it write for class, work, or whatever reason, is and everything goes smoothly for the first that a writer has a love for the art. That love paragraph or two and then everything falls is sometimes enough to keep me struggling apart. I run into obstacles, the biggest one through delay, and horribly written sentences, being the question: why am I writing this? just so I can keep producing something that What is my point? What purpose does will turn into something good at some point. this piece of writing serve? I cannot find I read somewhere that the creative process is the driving force behind a story, and thus not a simple A equals B equals C procedure, I cannot find the will to write on. I have like math or science. Sometimes it takes snippets of these descriptions uselessly stored going from A to F to H to Z and back again in my flash drive, waiting to be weaved into in order to find a viable solution. I believe something substantial. I have not finished that. I have suffered through that numerous anything of my own in months. Where is Did Shakespeare ever have writer's block? times. I get lost in a tangle of letters more my spark? It is like I can feel my brain cells of other people's words and profanity. Song spark of a story in something I wrote for a often then I find my way out. shriveling up from disuse and I am not quite lyrics, everyday worries, things I have to do writing exercise. Yet, my problem is not that As someone who loves to write for fun, sure how to reverse the effects. would find themselves on my page. All I can I cannot think of something to write, per all I can do is try to find the time to put pen to Sure, I have books on writing and how imagine that accomplishing is showing me se, it is that I have something to write and the page and follow those inanely stumbling to 'cure' writer's block. There are websites how many other things I have to do besides halfway through it the story falls flat and I letters until I complete my alphabet. Wednesday, February 6, 2008 The Xavierite Page 5
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The commercial would keep showing Bob Knight for Internet Explorer clips of Wolfe in action and run the tagline Travis Henry for Bob Knight resigned as head coach of "sometimes you have to see it for yourself." Ortho-Evra or the Texas Tech on Monday in the middle of the Then text would scroll on screen "Watch Today Sponge season handing the job over to his son Pat. Wolfe in HD." Henry, a Denver Internet Explorer used to be a popular Bronco running web browser, until other designers created Patrick Sharp for Check In To Cash back, has nine kids programs that function properly. Sharp, a Chicago Blackhawks right with nine women. 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Cut to ten hours later when Bob has a overwhelmed by a pile of bills. Suddenly her looking like this. smile on his face. An attempt to Google his door bell would ring and it would be a man A woman is shown name using IE having yielded no negative coming to repossess some items from het. As looking happy, out results because the program kept having the man goes to step into her home, Sharp You do not want this man in your home (stadium). with her friends. to quit because it became non-responsive appears from across the street and raises his sell some cheesey wares. What follows are Then she is spotted by Henry. Cut to the attempting to perform the search. stick. He then slapshots a wad of cash into just a few product endorsements, the TOV woman looking miserable as she is kept up her hands. She smiles and hands it to the endorses with our full unofficial this is not an late with the sound of a crying baby. The Garrett Wolfe for HDTV man at her door who takes it with a look of official but rather a nonofficial TOV official ad would close with the tagline "Ortho- Wolfe Watch: Garrett Wolfe is the disappointment on his face. Sharp would endorsement endorsement. Evra, because Travis Henry does not have it then give the woman a thumbs up and a covered." Chicago Bears' awesome runningback. With him playing in a limited role the team big cheesey smile as a voice over says "That Eli Manning for Gatorade G2 The Today Sponge commercial would was knocked out of playoff contention with was a professional hockey player for Check Eli's older brother, he plays for the start with a woman lying in bed under the several weeks to go in the season. When he In To Cash. Come on, he is famous, he is Colts and he used to be great, has been a cover. She rolls over to see Henry smiling at started to get more involved, the team had a professional athlete." They may need to pitchman for Gatorade for several years now. her. The tag line then comes on screen as their longest winning streak of the year at shorten the tag line. Now though, Eli has clearly surpassed his the announcer tells you "The Today Sponge: two straight games. The possibilities are endless. Somebody, brother on the football field. Gatorade on You may never need or you may meet Travis HDTV, short for high definition roll film, and we will be sure to watch. the other hand has been around for decades, Henry." television is becoming all the Lebron James for rage in the world of AIG Homeowner's television. The HD Insurance picture is much Earlier in this clearer and more NBA season a group vibrant than what is of ladies in Toronto found in standard decided to heckle the definition. Cavalier superstar. To truly He responded by understand the dropping 23 in capabilities of the fourth quarter HD you need to in a come from see it in action, behind road win for we recommend Cleveland over the an NHL game. To Raptors. truly get an idea of In a recent game the awesomeness at Portland, James of Garrett Wolfe, scored 17 in the forth you need only be in a last second win. conscious, but We see the seeing him would commercial as a short enhance your spot where a family understanding. comes how to find LeBron sitting in We think their home, all their the commercial furniture replaced by would look a little items with his face something like and the Cavaliers this. It would be clips of the Bears His name is Eli Manning and he may drink G2. logo on them. The use the products I tell you to use, I insist on it. Page 10 The Xavierite Wednesday, February 6, 2008 LA. LAKERS LAND GASOL FOR GASOL IN TRADE By Brandon Redner happen. Kupchak revisited earlier trade talks be surprised if these numbers increase down Suddenly, Bryant in the MVP race, has with the Memphis Grizzlies. The two teams the stretch of the season. Bynum leading the league in field goal Contributor had talked previously, but with the Lakers Kobe Bryant absolutely demanded a percentage, an all-star caliber PF Gasol, Last season the Los Angeles Lakers playing so well Kupchak feared ruining trade from the Los Angeles Lakers this past four deadly three point shooters, the best raced out to a 26-13 record by late January, player chemistry. With the team in disarray, offseason because he believed management rebounding team in the league, and a title before a series of injuries to key players however, and a substantial void at the center and ownership were not making moves to contention this season and in foreseeable derailed their season. The team finished 16- position, Kupchak pulled the trigger on a help the team contend for a championship. future. 27 over the final three and a half months of deal. The Lakers acquired Memphis PF Pau the season, losing an embarrassing fashion Gasol and sent back struggling center Kwame to the Phoenix Suns in the first round of Brown, little used point guards Javaris the playoffs. Almost a year later, the 07-08 Crittenton and Aaron McKie, two first round Lakers were off to a similar start at 25-11. draft picks, and the rights to Marc Gasol. This year's team, however, looked much Essentially, the Lakers acquired an all-star more promising. Of those 25 wins, 16 were by caliber player without trading a single one double digits. Twenty year old center Andrew of their top ten players. Bynum was maturing into a dominating force The Gasol trade makes the Lakers instant before our eyes, leading the NBA in field goal contenders in the Western Conference, percentage and averaging a double-double once Andrew Bynum returns from injury. with 13.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per The addition of Gasol allows Los Angeles game. The Lakers were battling for the top to move Lamar Odom to the SF position, seed in the Western Conference. giving the Lakers the tallest front line in the rJ On January 13th, 2008 history began NBA. L.A. already ranked as the 3 best to repeat itself. Bynum, the teams most rebounding team in the league, and the top improved player, was subdued by a knee defensive rebounding squad. Gasol's 18.9 injury that will take eight weeks to heal. points per game gives the Lakers five players Exactly one week later defensive ace Trevor averaging higher than 10 points per game, Ariza broke his right foot in practice. Nine and will contribute greatly to the NBAs third days after that, starting forward Luke Walton highest scoring team. The ability to feed the suffered a right hip pointer. The Lakers had ball into the post to Gasol and Bynum will hit a 2-5 funk, and the team appeared to have aid the Lakers three point shooters on open lost its identity. kick-out opportunities more than ever. The Lakers already have four players shooting The season was on the brink of fading higher than 40% from three point range, from relevancy, but Lakers general manager and two others shooting over 35%. Do not Mitch Kupchak made sure that did not Pau offering his new teamate a hug SCOTT LIGHTS UP THE OPPOSITION FOR COUGARS Sophomore forward Julian Scott really contributing five rebounds. Cambell was By John Wyskiel the second halt. Senior guard Alok Aiyar ser the tone for SXU with 25 points and a one of the reasons for the turnaround. Deputy Sports Editor scored 6 dramatic points in a row (3 free throws and a three pointer) and tied the team-high seven rebounds. Amir Resic and One of the main reasons SXU was able Heading into the second half, the Saint game up at 61-61. Junior guard Amir Resic junior forward Adam Gregoriou each finished to pull oft the win in the second half over Xaviet Men's Basketball team was down 17 continued the scoring streak and helped with 15 points a piece for the Cougars, while St. Francis was because of their half-court points (57-40) against the Chicagoland the Cougars rake the lead 64-61, knocking Aiyar played very well with 15 points, five press defense. Lead by the quick hands of Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) in a three pointer. SXU never looked back rebounds, and five assists. Junior guard Scott Resic (four steals), the Cougars were able rival St. Francis (111.). However, the Cougars outseoring St. Francis 28-4 over a 10 minute Cambell played the center position for the to force 19 turnovers and 10 steals. They were able to cut the deficit down to 56-61 in stretch on their way to a 84-75 victory. Cougars otf the bench and scored 11 points limited St. Francis to only 16.7% three point percentage (2-12) in the second halt en route to their victory. In a surprisingly close game against Indiana University-South Bend (Ind.), the Saint Xavier Men's basketball team edged out a thrilling 89-88 road win. Julian Scott really came through tor the Cougars, hitting a thtee pointer with just seven seconds Julian Scott scored a career-high 30 points (12-13 shooting) for Saint Xavier while contributing six rebounds and seven assists. Gregoriou was the second scoring option tot SXU with 20 points, five rebounds, and three assists. The Cougars were down 86-81 with under two minutes to play against IUSB. Ending with Scott's three pointer, the Cougars outscored IUSB 8-2 in the final 1:40 to lay claim to their victory. As a team, Saint Xavier shot 61 percent (36-590 from the field. Saint Xavier (19-5 overall/3-1 CCAC) now head to Bourbonnais, IL, to match tip against arguably rheir biggest rival, Olivet Nararene University (111.). The game is scheduled for Saturday, February 9 and slated to starr at 3 p.m. rrom rhe Davis, Pan Bolger, Adam Gregoriou, and Julian Scott NBA 2007-2008 MID-SEASON POWER RANKINGS By John Wyskiel 11. Denver-Melo and AI work 21. Charlotte-Have a lot of talent Deputy Sports Editor 2. Boston-KG runner-up 12. Houston-Can't count out Yao 22. New Jersey-Useless w/o Kidd 1. New Orleans-Chris Paul for MVP 3. LA Lakers-Bryant loves Gasol 13. Golden State-Wondering about Webb 23. Philadelphia-Iggy will be a star 4. Dallas-Nowitzki is heating up 14. Cleveland-LeBron is keeping together 24. Milwaukee-Talent but not enough 5. Phoenix-Raja Bell consistent option 15. Toronto-Bosh becoming even greater 25. Clippers-Waiting on Brand 6. Detroit-Billups having career year 16. Washington-Better without Arenas? 26. Seattle-Durant not living up to hype 7. Utah-Korver addition fitting well 17. Sacramento-Healthy team looks good 27. Memphis-Going young w/o Gasol 8. San Antonio-Cannot rule out champs 18. Chicago-Deng should boost Bulls 28. Minnesota-Jefferson is a beast 9. Orlando-Turkoglu outplaying Lewis 19. Atlanta-A little better than the Pacers 29. Miami-Wade is better than NY 10. Portland-Nobody is as clutch as Roy 20. Indiana-Play no defense but can score 30. New York-How is Isiah still there? Wednesday, February 6, 2008 The Xavierite Page 11 THE GREATEST GAME IN SUPER BOWL HISTORY By Steve Delmagori from ever finding a groove. Accumulating to his helmet while he came crashing down this game was the best Super Bowl ever. Sports Correspondent five sacks, the Giants' line played the best with Asante Samuel for a 32 yard gain. That It was a thrilling defensive battle until the game at the best possible time. They never play was the key play of Super Bowl XLII, and final minutes which featured the most Super Bowl XLII was the best Super Bowl let up, as the relentless attack continued it was beyond impressive. If you have yet to intense drama possible in a football game. ever. This game was better than the Rams/ with 30 seconds left, allowing Jay Alford see that highlight, find it. It is spectacular. The Giants did the impossible, and scored Titans classic from the '99 season or any of to absolutely plant Brady in the final And how fitting for the winning play to the biggest upset in Super Bowl history. the Steelers/Cowboys games from the '70s. seconds. go to Plaxico Burress, the man of guaranteed After all was said and done, we did get to So much was on the line, and it came down The defense as a whole kept the team victory. Burress was hit hard in the media witness history. The story will not be about to the waning minutes of the final quarter as in the game when Eli and the offense could for making that prediction, but he stood by that undefeated team and all its records. the unbeaten team, looking to go 19-0, and not muster much of anything. They did it his comments throughout the week, and he The story will be about that team that was the confident underdogs, looking to make without key turnovers, or erratic play from and his team went out and won the game. not given a chance, and proved everyone their own name, squared off in sixty minutes Brady. Brady struggled because of the But perhaps most impressive of all, wrong. of riveting football. defensive line. There was nothing cheap is the fact that the Giants withstood the No one expected this. Sure, some may about this win at all - the Giants manned Patriots for the have picked the Giants to win, but the final up, went at the Patriots face-to-face, and whole game. One score was 17-14, which was truly shocking. The bested them. Saying that is impressive does of the fascinating Patriots had scored at least 21 points in every little justice. things about game this season. They were the juggernaut, The secondary was fantastic as well, the dominating steamrolling their way to Glendale. To beat keeping Randy Moss in check and bending, Patriots unit this them, a team would have to play perfectly but not breaking, when Wes Welker was year was that when for sixty minutes, and then hope for the Pats running through the slot. they would punt, to struggle. That did not quite happen on Despite all that, the game was in they looked like it Sunday, but the New York Giants did what doubt for the Giants, as they handed the was no big deal. many thought impossible - end the bid for a reigns over to Eli Manning in the final However, when perfect season and overcome all obstacles to 2:32 of the game, down 14-10. Manning their opponent become champions. has grown before our eyes this postseason, would punt, you If the Patriots had won, they would have and he solidified his new position as could see panic been immortalized. 19-0, fourth title in seven top quarterback by leading his team creep in. In the years, and the list goes on. History would have downfield to stop the Patriots' perfect Super Bowl, been made, but the scrappy bunch from New season. Manning had one interception, but the Pattiots still York had other ideas. threw for 255 yards and had 2 touchdowns. looked calm and After watching the game, it is impossible Just one year ago, everyone was questioning collected, even to give the Giants enough credit. They did whether Manning would ever find a niche, when Brady was not play perfectly. Eli Manning had an let alone win a playoff game. A year later, getting clobbered. interception, and the offense really did not he has tied his older brother Peyton with But the Giants, do much until the fourth quarter. But the one Super Bowl, and he did it in half the unlike every other defense was simply phenomenal, harassing time his brother took. team, never let up. They faced the Tom Brady all night long, and going toe-to-toe Manning had some help, though. On sixty minute grind with the Pats' offense, giving more credence the final drive, Manning evaded a sure sack that is the Patriots to old adage "defense wins championships." - and probably the end of the game - and and ground right The Giants' defensive line was able to heaved a ball thirty yards towards David back at them. create pressure on Brady throughout the Tyree. Tyree leapt, touched the ball, lost game and was able to stop Laurence Maroney it, then grabbed it again and held it firmly That is why THE GREATEST UPSET SINCE CHAMINADE VS. UVA By John Wyskiel team of all time. They turned their 18-0 By Steve Dunn Honolulu. Deputy Sports Editor season into a complete disappointment. Sports Editor It was not even supposed to be a game. They pressured and completely changed Virginia was the best team in all of college It is hard to argue against Super Bowl Tom Brady's game, sacking him five times The Giants win in Super Bowl XLII basketball, Chaminade was not even the lcass XLII as being the biggest upset in sports and pressuring him several times and may have been the biggest upset in Super of the NAIA. If they lost by 50 nobody would history. A team that barely made their way into limiting the pass game. They also held Bowl history, but it was not the biggest in have been shocked. the NFC Wild card and led by a quarterback, Laurence Marony to a 2.6 ypc average. sports history. More upsets than would fit When the final buzzer sounded, the Eli Manning, whose job was in jeopardy Wait a second, was this the same here in this space were greater than what scoreboard read Chaminade 77 Virginia several times during the season due to poor defense that looked absolutely horrible over 97 million people saw out of Glendale 72. Nobody could believe it, reporters kept play defeated arguably the most dynamic against the Dallas Cowboys, giving up 45 on Sunday. calling the AP offices in New York to verify offense and the only team to go undefeated points? Allowing Tony Romo to throw for Back in 1981, the University of Virginia it. When SportCenter anchor Tom Mees was during the regular season since the '72 Miami 345 yards and four touchdowns? Allowing boasted Ralph Samson, one of the most handed a note with score near the end of his Dolphins. Barber and J. Jones to run a combined 120 dominating players in college history. They broadcast, he did not believe it and refuse to And let's not take away credit from the yards on the ground against them? were the top ranked team in the country and report it on the air. New York Giants; they definitely outplayed With all of this adversity in their way, coming off big wins over Patrick Ewing and A few other NCAA Basketball games the Patriots in every aspect of this game. But the Giants were able to overcome. They Georgetown and Hakeem Olajuwon and were bigger upsets than what we saw in the what made it the biggest upset of all time was did what no one thought possible to the Houston. The win over Houston came with Super Bowl, Villanova over Georgetown in how the game was won in the final minutes. Patriots, while controlling all of the media Sampson out of the line up. 1985, George Mason over UNC and UConn When the score was 10-7 and the New England frenzy and drama around them. Eli pulled Chaminade was a tiny NAIA school in 2006. Patriots had the ball back, everyone knew that an '01 Brady. whose 800 students went to class in The greatest upset in the history of Tom Brady was going to march down the sports however, took place in Lake Placid field and score the winning touchdown. in 1980. The Soviet Union had last gone Though Brady did score the expected back from a Winter Olympics without touchdown, it was not the winner. It was gold in 1960. During an exhibition the very much criticized Eli Manning that before the Olympics, the USSR crushed marched down the field. He evaded about the Americans 10-3. four Patriot defenders and threw a bullet The USSR was loaded with professionals, to wide receiver David Tyree, trademarked though they kept them eligible through "The Huge Catch." I bet Eli, himself, technicalities. The US team was filled thought he could never do anything like with college kids, with the best Ametican that. players skating in the NHL. Not to mention that head coach Tom When the game began, the Soviets were Coughlin was all but fired at the beginning expected to cruise to the gold medal of the season. After starting 0-2, New game. They jumped out to a 1-0 lead, but York Media called out for Coughlin's the Americans were not discouraged. head and former RB Tiki Barber publicly With ten seconds to go, captain Mike flamed him at the beginning of the season, Eurozione found the back of the net to claiming that Coughlin pushed Tiki put the Americans up 4-3. towards retirement and that he would still Goalie Jim Craig and the rest of the be playing if Coughlin was gone. kids made sure the score would hold up Even after all the New York City as a group of kids on skates taught us drama, the Giants overcame and defeated miracles do happen. No upset in sports history has ever topped Team USA. what would have been, the greatest NFL Yes, Eli Manning really is a Super Bowl MVP. Page 12 The Xavierite Wednesday, February 6, 2008 HEINE ECLIPSES 1,000 POINTS IN COUGAR VICTORY By Steve Dunn The two teams combined for 62 fouls in run. The game was a blow out at the half, as the Fighting Saints Sports Editor the game. Freshman point guard Alex Barone followed out of the game with six fouls. NAIA led 46-30. Enteting the Cougars game against players are ejected from the game after their Saint Xavier fought back in Robert Morris on Tuesday Jan 29, only five fifth foul. Barone was able to get the extra the second half, getting to within players in SXU women's basketball history, foul, picking up a technical foul on her way six with under fifteen minutes to but 30 seconds in to the second half, senior to the bench after she fouled out. go in the game. With just over forward Jackie Heine put the list at six with In addition to Heine's record setting ten minutes to go in the game, a lay up. night, the Cougars received a big effort from the Fighting Saints had another Heine entered the game with 997 career Sophomore forward Erin Hannemann with double digit lead. points. When the night was over she had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Barone had 15 The Cougars finally tied the added 11 points to her total as the Cougars points to go along with seven rebounds, six game back up again for the first beat the Eagles 83-71 in a Chicagoland assists and five steals before fouling out and time since the opening minutes Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) tilt senior guard Candis Jackson finished with with 2:01 left to play in the in the Shannon Center. 14 points. contest. Robert Morris kept the game close in The Cougars then headed to St. Francis Jackson and Heine finished the first half using a flurry of points in the for a game broadcast live on WXAV With the game with 22 points each, paint. The Eagles scored 28 of their points three seconds remaining, Jackson drove while sophomores forward Erin in the lane and went into the break trailing through the lane for the game winning lay Hannemann and guard Kathlyn 40-36. up as Saint Xavier won 79-78. McClain each had 14 points. The Cougars put the clamps down on The teams were neck and neck in the Saint Xavier played at defense in the second half limiting the Eagles opening five minutes of the contest but St. Indiana University-South Bend to just 23 percent shooting from the field. Francis began to pull away with a 12-2 run. last night, results were unavailable The Eagles managed just three points in the The Cougars closed the gap to 29-25 but then at press time. The team plays next first nine minutes of the half. the Fighting Saints went on a 17-5 scoring at Olivet on Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. Senior forward Jackie Heine WXAV TO HIT THE ROAD WITH SXU BASKETBALL By Steve Dunn WXAV audience. territory. women's games against Olivet Nazarene on Sports Editor At the start of the game, the broadcast When asked if the St. Francis fans were Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. and at Robert Morris at 5 team of play-by-play man Tim Moran and aware he was broadcasting from the stands p.m. on Feb. 23. The station will also air a WXAV listeners who tuned into the color analyst Christian Ballenger started the Moran spoke about the experience, saying: pair of Men's games on Feb. 9 against Olivet station this past Saturday and Tuesday may game calling through a phone box. When the "The people around me were very aware Nazerene at 3 p.m. and Feb. 13 at Robert have been surprised by what they heard. power kept on cutting out the team tried a and I don't think they liked me much for it Morris at 7:30 p.m. No, it was not the latest cutting edge switch to a cell phone box but the broadcast at all." The decision to broadcast the away band in independent rock, or the newest team ran into issues with sound quality and In the past when SXU basketball teams games was Moran's who also serves as the hit in the clubs, nor was it anything from reception. left the Shannon Center fans either had to station's Sports Director. Moran spoke about the top of any other charts. It was not music During halftime Ballenger made the hope the opposing team had a webstream of his hopes for the broadcasts, commenting, at all, instead listeners were treated to the suggestion that Moran try calling into WXAV their broadcast of the game, they could call "I hope by doing these road broadcasts broadcasts of SXU women's basketball away like a normal listener. Moran attempted to a friend who was there for updates, or they that more people will tune into Cougar games. do play-by-play from the broadcast table but had to wait until somebody posted the score basketball games and listen to the station as The first broadcast took place on found he had trouble with reception. Not up online. Now, WXAV has begun to change a whole." Saturday, Feb. 2 as the Cougars defeated the teady to give up, Moran climbed up to the that. Moran also said that the station plans University of Saint Francis. top of the stand among the Fighting Saints In addition to the games against St. to broadcast any road games from the CCAC The broadcast ran into many problems faithful and broadcast the play-by-play of Francis and Indiana University-South and National Toutnaments the Cougar men getting a decent sound quality out to the the second half in the middle of hostile Bend, WXAV will air road broadcasts of the and women may qualify for.