ISSUES DAY 2004: FACING THE FUTURE Sessions feature 40 speakers, 15 topics Students re-elect Timo Kim After students received nametag Core Staff schedules in homeroom, the student body Bush in landslide congregated in the gym for an introduc- ednesday, as students filed into St. tory assembly. Moderated by organizer Greg Fox WLouis U. High for this election Jeff Harrison, S.J., the assembly consisted Editor in Chief year’s Issues Day, they carried not books of a prayer from President Paul Sheridan, tudents gathered in homeroom mid- and pens but slogans, stickers, signs, and S.J., opening words from Principal Mary Sday Wednesday to cast their votes for posters. With over 40 speakers discussing Schenkenberg, and the keynote address presidential candidates in St. Louis U. 15 total topics, Issues Day attempted to on the importance of voting from High’s quadrennial mock election. As in educate the student body about key issues Marcouiller, a professor of economics at SLUH’s 2000 mock election, George W. in this year’s presidential election so stu- SLU. Bush won the election by a landslide in dents could make informed decisions of The three issue discussions, lasting the electoral vote. how they would vote. 40 minutes each, followed in succession, The Prep News gathered data from As keynote speaker Dr. Doug before upperclassmen and underclassmen its archives dating as far back as 1956 and Marcouiller, S.J. said in his speech, “The alternately ate lunch and gathered in spanning ten elections (2000, 1996, ’92, Lord asks us to look and to listen and to homerooms to debate, hold mock elec- ’88, ’84, ’80, ’76, ’72, ’60, and ’56). In the live and to learn. Very few things are clear tions, and create slogans and posters. 11 mock elections for which the Prep and straightforward. That’s why we need After all the classes had finished vot- News has empirical data, students voted to spend a day … to discern what Christ’s ing, the school once again gathered in the for the Republican candidate nine times spirit is doing in the world.” see MARVIN GAYE, 11 and the Democratic candidate twice (Bill Clinton in ’92 and John Kennedy in ’60). The Fifth Sun debuts in theater For this year’s mock elections, stu- PHOTO BY ALEX SCIUTO dents returned to their homerooms after The Fifth Sun, attending various discussions earlier in performed by the the day. Upon returning to homeroom, Dauphin Play- students separated themselves into the ers, debuted last left and right sides of their homerooms night. Jack and debated various issues pertaining to Buthod plays the the election and Issues Day in general. lead role of Os- “It shows people what politics are car Romero, about,” said Jeff Harrison, S.J., who was archbishop of El one of the main coordinators of the day. Salvador, in the Harrison said that the goal of the hom- dramatized story eroom debates was to “expose people to of Romero’s life. the process ... and to start to think about See article, page ‘What does somebody mean (by the con- 3. tent of political ads)?’ That was my hope.” see FLEETWOOD MAC, 4 2 SportsNews October 1, 2004 18 selected as National Merit Semifinalists Tim Huether not only at the PSAT score, but also the score being much lower than his PSAT Sports Editor student’s level of performance in the class- score. room, an essay written by the Semifinalist, Nationally, there are about 16,000 ighteen St. Louis U. High seniors counselor recommendations, and SAT National Merit Semifinalists each year. Ehave received National Merit Semi- scores. Of the original 16,000 semifinalists, finalist recognition for scoring a 213 or “If all those things line up, then even- 15,000 Semifinalists move on to Finalist better out of 240 on the PSAT last year. tually, in February, these guys will find status, and about 8,000 of those receive Each year, only the top scholarships of half of a percent of test- some kind be- takers in Missouri be- National Merit Semifinalists cause of the Fi- come Semifinalists. Paul Barker Patrick Kutz nalist designa- Last year, SLUH had tion. 19 Semifinalists. Stuart Condit Joseph Lorenz Of the 8,000 In addition to these Luke Dang Joseph Moorman scholarships, 18 semifinalists, 35 other Thomas Gezella Jason Murphy 2,500 are seniors were commended Daniel Polokonis awarded by the for scoring in the top 5 Joseph Hejlek National Merit percent of test-takers. Byrne Hobart Andrew Schaeperkoetter program, 1,100 Additionally, Chris Chris James Timothy Szewczyk are awarded by Cahill was named one of Mike Keeline Kevin Turkcan corporations, only 30 achievement and the remain- scholars in the state of David King Eric Venker ing 4,400 are is- Missouri. Achievement sued by the col- scholars are honored for being African- out if they are a finalist,” said counselor leges themselves. The National Merit American high school students who ex- Dave Mouldon. scholarships are $2,500 each, while cor- cel academically. Mouldon noted that, in most cases he porate and college scholarships are of SLUH’s highest scorer, Luke Dang, has seen, when a Semifinalist does not varying amounts. scored a 234. become a Finalist, it is either because of Most corporate scholarships go to the For a Semifinalist to become a Fi- grades not being up to the level of the children of employees who work for the nalist, the National Merit program looks student’s PSAT score or the student’s SAT see DROPKICK MURPHYS, 12 Freshman frolic on Friday’s Fun Day Jim Santel as soon as school let out at 3:00 p.m. bashball, homeroom M109 emerged tri- Reporter Freshmen and senior advisors had three umphant. Said Kevin Becvar, one of basic options: PHOTO BY ALEX SCIUTO M109’s senior ast Friday, St. Louis U. High fresh- compete as a advisors, of the Lmen participated in one of SLUH’s homeroom in victory: “I never most hallowed and anticipated days: the bashball thought that in Freshman Fun Day, which featured ping- tournament my four years, I pong, pool, foosball, a bashball tourna- held on the P.E. would actually ment, varsity soccer and football games field, watch the accomplish this. to attend, a barbeque, and the sacred rite varsity soccer (My team) had that is the Running of the Bills. team take on heart and spirit.” A day designed for SLUH’s first- Parkway South As their com- year students to relax, socialize, engage in the stadium rades toiled on in games of skill, and put their school free of charge, the P.E. field, the spirit on display, this year’s incarnation or head down Freshmen play kill—er bashball last Friday. remaining fresh- was a rousing success overall, thanks to to the pool hall for various individual men headed to the depths of the rec hall to the valiant efforts of Student Council, activities. shoot a few games of pool, try their skill at senior advisors, and freshman class mod- The bashball tourney consisted of 10 the foosball tournament, or give the new erator Tim Curdt. homerooms competing in a bracket for- ping-pong tables their first real test in a The afternoon of amusement began mat. After about an hour and a half of see BEACH BOYS, 8 October 1, 2004 OpinionSports 3 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Luner, ’05 alleges bias of Issues Day To the Editor: students were informed that “the only efficient way to provide I would like to take this opportunity to express my disgust health care to all Americans is through a federal health care with the organizers of this year’s Issues Day. I had hoped that the program.” workshops would present a fair look at issues that gave all sides My understanding of a Jesuit education is that we are taught and allowed the students to make their own decisions after being how to think, not what to think. This standpoint is the reason I presented with the facts. But instead, the speakers selected chose to come to SLUH and why I plan on attending a Jesuit presented a biased, one-sided view on the issues that left no room college next year. I did hear of a few presentations that estab- for an opposing viewpoint. The international relations workshop lished the positions and arguments of both Bush and Kerry on the I attended was nothing but a speech bashing Bush’s military issue they were supposed to address, and the organizers should spending and complaining about how the United States does not strive to make all presentations like this. But on the whole, the give enough power to the United Nations. This may or may not presentations were not fair or balanced. The organizers of the be a valid criticism, but to every issue there is more than one side Issues Day presentations effectively created a monopoly of and the presenters selected for Issues Day failed to recognize this. liberal viewpoints and left little room for diversity of thought, The presentation on taxes by the director of the Missouri Budget overlooking the goals of the Jesuit education by presenting the Project argued for higher taxes and gave no real explanation of student body with extremely biased leftist positions where the the tax issues voters are faced with in the 2004 election, other than only opposition and criticism came from students that chose to both Matt Blunt and Claire McCaskill being wrong on taxes educate themselves on the issues and not blindly follow the because they favor lower taxes. The War on Terror presentation ideology they are fed by a large portion of the faculty. I will not given by the Holocaust survivor was very critical of Israel yet be here for the next Issues Day, but I hope that the organizers only mentioned Palestinian suicide bombers once, and only after don’t chose to have a monopoly of left-wing (or right-wing, for being asked about the issue. The presenter also said that, “There that matter) viewpoints and allow the students to make up their is no question, Bush has to go.” The speaker did not mention the own minds. I hope that the students four years from now are not War on Terror and how it effects the 2004 election once in my let down in the same way I was. session. Talking with friends after Issues Day, I discovered that I was not alone in my experiences. In the health care workshop Jared Luner, ’05 Dauphin Players debut The Fifth Sun Paul Barker Grande (senior Joe Locastro)—Romero cally-charged than most St. Louis U. High Reporter begins to see the real plight of his country’s productions, and Schulte asserted that it is poor and ultimately steps forward to de- “very appropriate that Issues Day and the esterday marked the opening of the nounce the El Salvadoran oligarchy’s show come together like this.” He pointed YDauphin Players’ production of abuse of power. also to the historical importance he takes Nicholas A. Patricca’s The Fifth Sun, a Combining the real from the show, in re- dramatization of the ministry and assassi- characters of Romero’s PHOTO BY ALEX SCIUTO gards to its story of nation of Oscar Romero, a Jesuit priest story with the ancient “someone who must who spoke out in defense of the poor of El Mayan traditions of the rise up from the com- Salvador. land, The Fifth Sun struck mon man and become Romero, played by senior Jack director Joe Schulte as a god, become a leader Buthod, strives for justice against the pres- “a very creative approach to solve the problems sures of a papal representative, the Nun- to the story of Oscar of his people.” Schulte cio (senior Kevin Boehm), and an aggres- Romero.” The four cited Harry S. Truman sively nationalistic Colonel (senior Eric Mayan gods, played by and Abraham Lincoln Sardina). junior Brett Hartmann as other historical ex- The first act of the play focuses on and seniors Bryan amples of such a hero Romero’s transformation from a timid, Glaenzer, Kevin Becvar, figure. rule-bound archbishop to an active and and Paul Barker, weave The lead roles of The Fifth Sun The actors are outspoken defender of the poor. Pres- the ritual story of the Fifth perform Thursday night. excited about the play. sured by his friends—the volatile, Marx- Sun rising out of the people to solve their Becvar, who plays Ahpuch, the Lord of ist El Salvador native Hector (senior Marty problems into the main storyline. The Death, remarked that “this is the most Wilhelm), the feisty intellectual Sr. Anne play includes dancing natives and a back- powerful play I’ve been in.” Dunn (Nerinx senior Margaret Murphy), drop of a Mayan temple. Buthod commented, “It’s important and the compassionate priest Rutilio The show’s subject is more politi- see SUGAR RAY, 12 4 SportsNews October 1, 2004 FLEETWOOD MAC

(from 1) to listen to speeches from representatives votes were shown, Bush was leading the Senior Jason Kertz, however, had of the Republican and Democratic par- electoral race 317-91 and had already little good to say about the homeroom ties. After John Hancock spoke on behalf secured enough votes to win the election. debates. “You already have your views of the Republicans and Jeff Smith for the Seniors, however, voted overwhelmingly set,” Kertz said of the debates. “What Democrats, students asked the represen- for Kerry, who picked up over half his other people say is not really going to tatives hand-picked questions. electoral votes (92) in the senior class. affect you. I actually got mad because Said Harrison of the speeches, “Mr. The final electoral vote total was 343 people would interrupt you.” Hancock could sell ice to Eskimos. He’s (Bush) - 183 (Kerry) - 12 (other candi- “It wasn’t helpful as much as it was been doing this for a long time, and he’s dates). The popular vote total was 524 interesting,” said senior David Gregg. “It very articulate and very passionate. ... (Bush) - 386 (Kerry) - 80 (other). was interesting to see where everyone (Mr. Smith) was not on his best game, and Harrison had a strong idea going into was coming from. ... It’s different when I was a little disappointed.” the voting that Bush would win. “Younger people you know talk about stuff instead Following the speeches, Craig people tend to reflect the views of their of politicians.” Hannick displayed the popular and elec- parents,” Harrison said. “Being an incum- After exploring their own and their toral votes on a screen in the gym. In past bent also helps.” classmates’ political ideas, the students years, Harrison had assigned homerooms History teacher Steve Aylward was then cast their votes on reproductions of electoral vote values ranging from five to also not surprised with the results. “Fresh- official Missouri General Election bal- 20, but this year, the range was from 11- man and sophomore year, (students) are lots. Students could vote for Bush, John F. 15. This helped even out the results of the going to vote Republican, but by the time Kerry, Michael Badnarik, or Michael A. race, which were still rather incongruous. they’re seniors, they’ve broken out of the Peroutka. Bush took eight of ten freshman parents’ thinking mode. ... Four years Upon the casting of the ballots, re- homerooms and repeated his strong show- ago, we saw the same pattern. By junior sults were tabulated. ing in eight sophomore and seven junior and senior year, (students) start thinking Students then entered the gymnasium homerooms. Before the senior homeroom for themselves.” October 1, 2004 Sports 5 Pigskinbills blank Beaumont, 44-0 Defense hasn’t allowed a point since Althoff game Bryan Glaenzer, Tim Huether SLUH ended its next series with a On the ensuing possession, Behr field goal by kicker and quarterback Matt Reporter, Sports Editor marched down the last few yards with his Behr. troops and scored a touchdown on a 1- ast Friday night’s football game was The defense came up big on yard run. La tale of Beaumont mistakes and St. Beaumont’s next possession when In Beaumont’s next series, Beaumont Louis U. High capitalizations. The de- PHOTO BY GREG FOX utilized its speed and began to pick fense helped out the offense, tiring out away at the SLUH defense. However, Beaumont’s team, which was small in junior lineman Mark Sharp soon sacked numbers, and giving the offense the ball the Beaumont quarterback, stripping in favorable positions. the ball, which junior defensive back The beating began with 7:22 left in Jim Sansone recovered. the first quarter. In SLUH’s second se- SLUH’s next possession was odd, to ries, junior Chris Hoffmann trucked say the least. Behr, under pressure, de- through a hole the line made, cut up the cided to run, and a Beaumont player hit field and sprinted the rest of the field for him hard, knocking him out of the next a 92-yard touchdown. two series. During SLUH’s attempt to After kicking back the ball, the de- punt away the ball, however, Beau- fense came out hard; senior lineman mont drilled the Jr. Bills’ punter. SLUH David Franklin recorded a crucial sack got the ball back as a result of the which forced Beaumont to punt. On the The SLUH defense tackles a Beaumont player. The defense infraction, but Chaney, who had stepped next play, junior defensive back Paul forced eight turnovers, tallied six sacks, and has not allowed a in for Behr as quarterback, could not Chaney came off the snap hard, break- point in two games. eke out a touchdown. ing the kicker’s concentration, and caus- Franklin again sacked the quarterback, On a later Beaumont possession, ing him to drop the ball. Chaney then causing a fumble which fellow senior sophomore defensive back Willie Shipp tackled the kicker, and SLUH gained pos- lineman David Caldwell then pounced intercepted a pass by Beaumont quarter session. on. see NOTHING, 7 Soccerbills shut out Parkway South, Duchesne Andrew Schroeder Parkway South also had a couple of of the half, the ManchesterUnitedbills Reporter good chances to get on top in the first half, maintained possession and kept it around but senior goalkeeper Wyatt Woods de- the Duchesne goal, barring a few streaks ndefeated this past week, the flected each attempt and recorded another downfield by Duchesne forwards. How- U Soccerbills shut out both Parkway shutout. ever, neither team could score and the South in a matinee performance last Fri- The BendItLikeBeckhambills turned game entered the second half tied up at day and Duchesne on Tuesday night while up the heat early in the second half. They zero, a continuing trend with the 2004 improving their overall record to 7-4-1. spoiled a few good scoring opportunities Soccerbills. They did so without head coach Charlie before senior forward Luke Schlafly bur- The second half saw much of the Martel, who was not feeling well on Fri- ied a loose ball in the right side of the goal same Jr. Bill domination but with a few day and had to sit out Tuesday night with 25 minutes left in the second half. more Duchesne scoring chances. Woods because of the red card he received two The Jr. Bills kept the ball in the Pa- stopped every shot, however, and clinched weeks ago against Francis Howell North. triot end for the rest of the game but could his second shutout of the week. The Friday afternoon battle between not squeeze in any insurance goals. As it Finally, with 20 minutes left in the the Jr. Bills and the Parkway South Patri- turned out, they did not need any as half, senior midfielder and team captain ots, who were 8-3 coming into the game, Schlafly’s goal held up, and the Jr. Bills Tim Weir broke the tie with some fancy proved to be a good matchup. The first went on to win the game 1-0. footwork. He settled the ball in the box, half favored SLUH, as they hammered On Tuesday night, Duchesne, the pulled it back, poked it around the diving the Patriot goalie with shot after shot. Post-Dispatch No. 3 small school, made goalie, and booted it into the back of the Junior midfielder Zach Weiss put the pres- the trek from across the Missouri river to net to put the Jr. Bills up 1-0. sure on by firing several shots in the tangle with the Soccerbills. The first ten Then with ten minutes left, a strange period, one of which ricocheted off the minutes of the game featured an up-and- play resulted in SLUH’s second goal of right post, inches from breaking the score- down midfield battle as Duchesne played the night. Junior defender Malcolm less tie. the Jr. Bills tough. But for the remainder see NOTHING II, 7 6 SportsNews October 1, 2004 Chinstrapbills dominate Kirkwood, 12-6 Greg Mantych fourth quarter. Seniors Heafner, Kevin Pioneers. Reporter O’Neill, and Eric Appelbaum rifled off “I hadn’t played in awhile,” com- seven unanswered goals to propel SLUH to mented Heafner, “so I did what needed to n their never-ending quest for aquatic a 10-3 lead over Kirkwood. This offensive be done.” Idomination, the St. Louis U. High eruption proved insurmountable, as it cre- Commanding the fourth quarter with water polo team faced off against PHOTO BY ALEX SCIUTO an intimidating lead, the Jr. Bills Kirkwood this past Friday, continued to fight the Pioneers, but soundly defeating the Pioneers Kirkwood managed to slip three 12-6. shots into the goal. Yet Kirkwood’s At the start of the game, attempts proved to be futile as the Kirkwood quickly tested the Jr. game ended with SLUH ahead 12- Bills’ skills by scoring the first 6. goal, putting SLUH in a 1-0 hole. The team’s play, however, was However, senior Tim Heafner re- certainly not without its faults. taliated seconds later with a pow- “Defensively, we shouldn’t have erful shot that zipped past given up six goals to that team,” said Kirkwood’s goalie. Baudendistel. “That could have been As the first quarter rolled on, the worst game we played all year.” SLUH and Kirkwood exchanged In spite of the errors made dur- goals, but the Polobills managed Senior Tim Heafner pounds in one of his eight goals against Kirkwood. ing the game, the fact that SLUH to obtain the upper hand, ending Behind Heafner’s efforts, SLUH won 12-6. still managed to win by six goals is the period up 4-3. ated a deficit which Kirkwood would not proof of their talent. “We came out pretty flat,” remarked be able to overcome. For more examples of this intensity, head coach Paul Baudendistel, “and of- Much of this lead could be attributed come down to the beautiful Forest Park fensively we’re not playing well.” to the prolific goal scoring of Heafner. Community College this evening to see However, SLUH’s play received a Scoring eight of SLUH’s first ten goals, his our Jr. Bills battle Parkway West at 5 p.m. thrust that would carry them into the presence was essential in conquering the Hancock Invitational eludes XC again Henry Samson points, disappointed and a little shocked, finishers for SLUH in meet history. How- Reporter behind first place West Plains (45), St. ever, his leg problems flared up unexpect- Joseph’s Central (110), and Emporia (112). edly with about 600 meters remaining, aught in the second week of big The team adopted a pack strategy for forcing him to pull out to avoid further Ccompetition in a row, the Jr. Billiken the Hancock Invitational because of the injury. cross country team found out the hard size of the field; the point was to keep Also, at about the same point on the way that “little things really do add up,” runners close to each other until the finish. course, Mike Jonagan and Drew Kaiser as head coach Jim Linhares likes to say. Frontrunners Alex Muntges and Ben kicked each other, causing Kaiser to fall, The curse of Hancock still remains on Murphy-Baum were supposed to cover the get partially trampled, and lose some the Billikens as they will have to wait yet leaders, while the remaining five stayed places. another year to win the Hancock Invita- within striking distance. “I guess our strides just sort of col- tional. “Unfortunately,” said senior Joe lided,” stated an apologetic Jonagan. “If Hancock was a truly spectacular Carlson, “we made a few strategic errors you’re reading this, I’m sorry, Drew.” venue. Thousands of runners galloped last Saturday. We got out way too slow.” Specific races and efforts did shine over the hills in historic Jefferson Bar- Even so, the pack was in decent posi- for the Bills, however. Murphy-Baum racks. Top teams from around the state tion when entering the pack side of the continued his hot streak of races by blaz- and fast homegrown individuals made course until they hit a surprise hill right ing in with a 16:36, 7th place overall, the field incredibly difficult; in the 4A after the two-mile mark. “The trail got tying him with the legendary Sean Locke boys varsity division, almost 20 runners really thin and the hill got really steep. It for the highest finishing position ever for broke 17 minutes. broke us up,” said senior Charlie Samson. a SLUH runner in the race. Although SLUH posted some solid Two more problems haunted the Bills. Even though the pack broke up a bit, numbers in response to the difficult field, The top runner, Muntges, was running in they managed to pull the race together, at they came away in 4th place with 114 6th place, on pace to be one of the highest see XPECTATIONS, 10 October 1, 2004 Sports 7 Week in review: Underclassman Sports Wrap JV Soccer B-Soccer JV Water Polo Season: 5-3-2 Season: 10-0 Season: 5-0 Last week: 1-1-0 Last week: 2-0 Last week: 1-0 Lost to Westminster 4-0 on Tuesday Defeated Parkway South 5-1 on Friday Defeated Kirkwood 14-8 on Friday Defeated Roosevelt 8-1 on Wednesday Goals: Zanaboni, Rivers, Weis, Haffner Goals: Mehan, Read, Martin, and Dale Next Game: Tonight vs. CBC at Forest Defeated Duchesne 3-1 on Tuesday Goalkeeper: Appelbaum Park at 4 p.m. Goals: Emnett, Haffner, Twellman Next game: Tonight vs. Parkway West at C-team Soccer Next Game: Tonight at Marquette at 5 4 p.m. Season: 7-0 p.m. C-team Football Last week: 2-0 B-Football Season: 2-3 Defeated Granite City last Friday, 1-0 Season: 3-3 Last week: 1-0 Defeated CBC last night, 2-0 Last week: 1-1 Defeated Holt/Wentzville last Friday, 42-0 4th shutout of season Lost to Beaumont 14-8 Mike Liebach: 4 TD passes Goal: David Ziegler Defeated St. Mary’s last night, 28-6 Jim Barton: 4 yard fumble recovery for TD Shutout: Nick Marey Next game: Thursday at DeSmet at 4:30 Next game: Oct. 7 vs. DeSmet at 6:00 in the Next game: vs. MICDS JV team today p.m. Stadium —Compiled by Scott Mueller and Tim Huether Note: For other JV XC results, check the XC article in this issue of the Prep News. NOTHING NOTHING II (from 5) Head coach Gary Kornfeld was (from 5) back Leon Brinkley. Shipp returned the “happy to see all the guys got in the DeBaun carried the ball up the right side interception 34 yards, which put the SLUH game.” of the field, cut it to the middle, and ripped offense in great position to score. Behr Although the offense put up 44 points, a shot. The ball hit the goalie, came back capitalized as SLUH’s possession resulted SLUH’s defense was the story of the to DeBaun, bounced off him, and sailed in another 1-yard run by Behr, bringing game. The defense ended the game with right in front of the goal where junior the score to 23-0. eight turnovers (seven fumble recoveries, forward Billy Ferris tapped it in for his After halftime, the rout stalled. But one interception.) The defense also chased fourth goal of the year the SLUH defense was there to inspire the Beaumont’s quarterback relentlessly, ac- The Jr. Bills still had not finished team again. Senior Matt Herzberg recov- complishing six sacks. though. Senior midfielder Connor ered a fumble, and again Behr snuck the As joyous as the game was for SLUH, Finnegan poked junior Tom Irvin’s ball into the end zone when the offense the game was equaly frustrating to the cross—which flew right in front of the got its chance. players of Beaumont, for their efforts were goal just like DeBaun’s earlier cross— After these points, the game really stopped at every turn. Additionally, late into the back of the net with four minutes became lopsided. Dave Franklin notched during the 4th quarter, one of the officials left, scoring the third and final goal for the his third sack and second forced fumble of allegedly addressed Beaumont players Soccerbills. the night, and once again, Herzberg was with a racial slur. The Beaumont team “Scoring is contagious,” said assis- there to pounce on the ball for his second took a timeout and discussed what they tant coach Charlie Clark, referring to the fumble recovery. Later, seniors Bobby were going to do, and decided to play out three goals scored in quick succession to Schuster and David Caldwell recorded the game. catapult the Jr. Bills to their 3-0 win over sacks, and senior David Klug recovered According to Athletic Director Dick Duchesne. “We just need to score earlier, yet another fumble. Wehner, the referee was in no way asso- which comes with experience,” Clark Hoffmann scored his second touch- ciated with SLUH, and it was his first added. Clark is happy to see that the team down of the night on a 7-yard run with game officiating a football game involv- is improving with each game. 8:02 left, bringing the score to 37-0. When ing SLUH. Wehner said the referee who Come out and cheer on the Soccerbills Beaumont had possession of the ball again, supposedly made the slur is a well re- this weekend on Friday night at Marquette it was swiftly taken away by senior line- spected-referee, and there will be an in- at 7 p.m and Saturday in the stadium backer Dave Koehneman, who nearly ran vestigation of the referee’s actions by the against MCC rival Vianney, also at 7 p.m. it back for a touchdown. When the offense Missouri State High School Athletic As- came back on, SLUH’s quarterback Gabe sociation (MSHSAA.) Quote of the Week Gassner scored the final touchdown of the Beaumont’s principal, Travis Brown, “We Americans have no commission night on SLUH’s fourth 1-yard touch- could not be reached Thursday night for from God to police the world.” down run, all by quarterbacks. This set the comment. —Benjamin Harrison final score at 44-0. 8 SportsNews October 1, 2004 BEACH BOYS “It was a game where normally there may (from 1) generosity and sacrifice of his senior ad- not be as many fans, because it wasn’t a student organized ping-pong tournament. visors. “The senior advisors give up their conference opponent. But it turned out According to Curdt, the famed pool whole Friday and Friday night,” he said. great, because all the freshmen were there tournament did not occur this year be- “I had seniors volunteering to go work in painted, and the fact that it was on (Char- cause he wanted to try to get as many the rec room. It’s always fun to be out at ter Communications Information Net- students as possible to watch the soccer bashball, but you miss the seniors who work). It was just a great coincidence to game, whereas a billiards tournament were doing the anonymous service.” have.” would have kept most freshmen inside the Among the advisors’ responsibilities After a long day of competing in and pool hall. For the same reason, the re- were playing bashball, moderating the watching sports, eating burned hot dogs, nowned rock-paper-scissors competition pool hall, or cooking, a job which senior being painted blue, and charging with wasn’t included among this year’s activi- Erik Sardina did not enjoy: “I burned my savage fury in the Running of the Bills, ties, either. Aside from the omission of hands so much,” he recalled with dismay. the class of 2008’s Freshman Fun Day those two events, the only major differ- For their part, STUCO was respon- came to a close. Concluded Curdt, “It is ence from Fun Days of years past was the sible for buying the paint, a purchase that, what it is. It was a fun day for freshmen. I ability to have both a soccer game and the according to STUCO religious commis- thought it went well.” following varsity football game versus sioner Marty Wilhelm, came out of Beaumont on the same night, which Curdt STUCO’s budget. As for the Running of said was due to the new Sportexe turf in the Bills itself, STUCO Sports Commis- For Sale SLUH’s stadium. sioner Dan Iovaldi says his job was to “get 3 tickets to the James Around 6:30, following the barbeque the freshmen all fired up. It brought a tear in Alumni Park, STUCO, the senior advi- to my eye. It reminded me of my own Taylor & Dixie Chicks on sors, and the freshmen walked up Berthold Running of the Bills.” Oct. 6th at the Fox Theatre. Ave. to Compton-Drew field to smother Not only did the day benefit the fresh- See James Lang, ’05, in themselves with blue paint in an unri- man class, but it was a great asset to the homeroom J123 valled show of spirit and general disre- varsity football team and its coaches. gard for normal human behavior. At 7:00, “From a coach’s perspective, at the var- as the varsity Footballbills took the field, sity level, it looked great,” stated Curdt. the Blue Train ran with reckless abandon into the stadium, striking fear into the opponents’ hearts. Unfortunately, not all freshmen could ACES car wash nets $300 participate in the festivities. The C foot- Tim Jansen lunch for the volunteers, $200 less than ball, soccer, and water polo teams all had Reporter the $500 raised last year. games during the bashball tourney and Although they raised only about $300 ast Saturday, Sept. 26, the Associa- barbeque; in the case of the football team, with 50 cars washed, moderator Spencer tion for Cultural Enrichment at SLUH they did not return to SLUH until after the L McCall said, “It does give the guys a (ACES) held its fifth annual car wash. varsity football game had begun. chance to get used to each other, to work Volunteers began arriving at 10 a.m., and “It was not good for the C teams, with each other to get the task done.” eventually,40 of the 85 members of ACES because we had three teams with games. The money goes to fund miscella- helped out this year, a great improvement Ideally, we would like it to be a day where neous ACES events throughout the year, over the 15 that showed up last year. everyone can be there,” said Curdt. including the ACES mixer, the annual Using an assembly line method in However, the absence of a number of ACES Mass, a conference in Dallas, and which participants collected money, wet the freshmen did little to dampen the other diversity conferences. ACES also down the cars, cleaned the tires, and success of the day, which Curdt said could sponsors an annual toy drive and helps a washed the cars with soap and water, the not have been possible without the help of family with their food, money, utilities volunteers worked from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. STUCO and the senior advisors. “The bill, and rent. They also find a Big Brother Each car took about 10 minutes to clean. work the senior advisors did was excel- night during which they play basketball, After washing each car, the volunteers lent. The way the entire STUCO helped play pool, and eat pizza. rinsed and dried the cars before applying organize the painting and the Running of Overall, ACES president Chris Cahill a coat of Armor All to the tires. the Bills. … It was really nice leadership.” concludes, “The car wash was very, very, ACES raised about $300 after buying Curdt seemed especially proud of the very, very successful.” the Armor All, the rags, the soap, and October 1, 2004 FeatureSportsNewsNews 9 Alum’s book narrates affirmative action suit Alex Sciuto colleges and universities have complied with the decisions. Assistant Editor Stohr said that the cases “had really compelling people on This past Wednesday, at Left Bank Books, a hand rose from both sides” and that he “tried to focus the book on people.” Stohr the audience of forty people who had just listened to Greg Stohr, said, “I wanted to tell the story through their eyes.” ’85, read from the prologue of his first book. A man asked, “Do One of the most compelling characters of this legal epic was you think that in the near future affirmative action will be struck Lee Bollinger, the lead lawyer who defended Michigan in both down?” the cases. Bollinger enlisted the help of hundreds of business- Stohr, who has spent the past three years researching and men, military leaders, and academics who filed briefs with the writing his newly published book A Black and White Case: How Supreme Court supporting affirmative action. These briefs played Affirmative Action Survived its Greatest Legal Challenge, an- a large role in the court’s decision to maintain affirmative action. swered that affirmative action is here for the next few decades. “It might have been a very different case without the briefs,” Even though the court may be divided on Stohr said of the affirmative action case. how to apply affirmative action, seven of PHOTO BY ALEX SCIUTO After graduating SLUH in 1985, Stohr nine justices support the principle of affir- attended four colleges, including Queen mative action. Mary’s college in London and Notre Near the end of 2000, Stohr decided to Dame University, before graduating in write an account of two cases brought ’89 from St. Louis University. against the University of Michigan’s law After college, Stohr worked for three school and undergraduate college. These and a half years for California congress- two cases were the first in a generation in man Tom Campbell. “I was (Campbell’s) which the Supreme Court had ruled on the press secretary. It was my job to promote constitutionality of race-based admissions. him and get newspapers to say nice things Jennifer Gratz, an undergraduate not about him. It wasn’t that hard to do admitted to Michigan’s undergraduate col- because I thought he was a really good lege, and Barbara Grutter, a graduate stu- guy and member of Congress.” dent not admitted to Michigan’s law school, Stohr cannot remember a time when both made legal history when they filed he did not love writing, but Campbell separate suits against the University of gave Stohr his love of law. Michigan claiming that the university vio- While at Harvard, Stohr clerked for lated their 14th amendment rights. The U.S. district judge Frank Kaufman in Center for Individual Rights, a Washing- Baltimore. “I did the first draft of a lot of ton, D.C. public interest law firm, supplied his opinions. If motions would come, I the lawyers and provided the two women would make a recommendation regard- with the resources needed to make their ing what he should decide. ... I really got challenge in the courts. to be, well, assistant judge would be On December 13, 2000, a federal judge Stohr, ’85, and English teacher Jim Raterman pose for a glorifying it too much. I got to com- decided that the undergraduate college’s candid photo Wednesday night. pletely see how a judge goes about mak- point-based admissions process was constitutional, and four ing his decisions,” Stohr said. months later, a different judge ruled that the law school’s more After Harvard, Stohr wanted to combine law with writing. vague admissions process was unconstitutional. Lawyers on both “I like writing, and I like trying to make sense of legal issues so cases appealed the decisions to the Supreme Court. that non-lawyers can understand them. ... To take a case that may After a quarter century of silence on race-based admissions, have a lot of legal language and make it make sense for people the Supreme Court on June 23, 2003, in a 5-4 decision that ruled who are not lawyers is great.” Michigan’s undergraduate point-based admissions process as “I was always interested in journalism. I was editor of the unconstitutional, but kept the more vague affirmative actions of PN, so journalism was in my blood,” Stohr said. “When I the law school. Even though Michigan won only one of the cases, graduated (from Harvard Law School), I had done a lot of the two decisions ruled that affirmative action is not only consti- freelance journalism but never full time, and I decided at that tutional, but conducive to a better classroom. point I’d give journalism a try full time, and I started working for As a result of the decisions, very large universities using Bloomberg News covering legal stuff.” point-based systems were required to alter their admissions Stohr eventually ended up covering the Supreme Court for process. The largest change resulting from the decisions was that Bloomberg. Covering the Supreme Court gave Stohr the chance race-exclusive scholarships, scholarships open to only a certain to meet all of the Supreme Court justices. “All of the chief justices minority, were deemed unconstitutional. As of now, almost all see STOHR, 10 10 FeatureSportsNews October 1, 2004 STOHR (from 9) Stohr still fondly remembers the Prep News and the English know me, and I’ve talked to all of them. (Justice Clarence) department. “The English department’s enthusiasm for literature Thomas never really said ‘hi’ to me, though. He is quiet around and good writing is really infectious,” Stohr said. Stohr’s best me,” Stohr said. memories at SLUH come from working on and editing the Prep Although the differences between writing a book and writ- News. “I had never had Mr. (Jim) Raterman for English, but he ing news articles may seem great, the similarities between the was the Prep News moderator, and I love him. ... He just got so two surprised Stohr. “Both (articles and books) are telling a story. excited about literature and the Prep News. A teacher like that just They’re both trying to engage the reader and make the reader gets you excited about English.” Rich Moran’s English class interested in what you’re saying ... and inform the reader, stands also stands out as a great experience at SLUH for Stohr: perhaps, along the way.” “That was a wonderful class,” he said. The most memorable case Stohr personally experienced and Even though 19 years have passed since Stohr edited the reported on was the Bush v. Gore case in 2000. The excitement Prep News, he still remembers the amount of work required to and importance of the case especially struck him. “There’s no print the newspaper. “We had to run off Prep News on this printer other occasion where I’ve felt like I was in the middle of such with a wheel on it, and it seemed that it broke down almost every drama, as when I covered that case. Cross my fingers, it’s Thursday night, and you would have to hand crank the thing, and probably a once in a life-time experience. ... I sure hope we don’t it would take forever and we would all have to take turns have to go through that again after this election.” (cranking) it ... The production end of the Prep News was always Writing a book specifically about a contemporary court case chaotic.” presented difficulties. Stohr had to interview lawyers involved in Regarding his experiences in high school, Stohr said, “SLUH active cases. “Lawyers, for good reason, are a little hesitant to say was the best oppurtunity to figure out who I was. There were a lot too much while a case is going on. They’re bound by attorney- of great people there, both classmates and teachers, that were client privilege and so it was a struggle at times to get what I there to help you figure that out. SLUH probably has (had) more needed out of the people,” Stohr said. enduring effect on me as a person than in a professional sense.” PN Nightbeats XPECTATIONS (from 6) West Plains (70 of 80), SLUH scored 34 Weir scores two; least until the tripping incident, bunching points and took home the title behind the three respectable times close together. stellar performances and senior Dan Meier, Soccer defeats Mike Jonagan finished in 17:10, followed who was the individual champion, and closely by former JV man Matt Dirnbeck sophomore phenom Pete Heagney, who MICDS, 4-0 at 17:12, and then Carlson at 17:16. They dipped below the 18-minute mark for the The Soccerbills made it three in a row last scored 24th, 26th, and 28th respectively, first time this season. In awe of the JV night by shutting out MICDS, 4-0. The with respectable races in such a tough race, varsity runner Murphy-Baum said, game also marked the return of head coach field. “We’ve got one of the strongest JV teams Charlie Martel, who coached his first game Special recognition goes out to Drew in ... like ... everywhere.” since Sept. 16. Kaiser, who, after being trampled, did not This statement will be tested tomor- Goals by junior Malcolm DeBaun, buckle, finishing in 17:35 for 34th place row at the 5th annual Jesuit Invitational as and senior Matt Wilson, and two by senior overall as SLUH’s fifth man. Charlie the varsity team takes the weekend off in Tim Weir, led the Soccerbills past MICDS Samson rounded out the team’s day with hopes of resting their legs for the MCC 4-0.DeBaun scored in the first two min- a 17:48, for 42nd place. meet next weekend. Assistant coach Tom utes of the game and that set the tone. “To tell you the truth,” stated Flanagan has high hopes for the day, think- Weir’s two goals came on penalty kicks Linhares. “I’m actually kind of happy we ing that “we could give (the other teams) Joe Guntli started in goal and re- took fourth by so little. It is going to help a battle. I’d like to think five guys could corded the Jr. Bills’ third shutout in a row. our focus.” medal for us, and that would give us a —Reported by Andrew Schroeder JV, on the other hand, danced to a decent score.” completely different tune. The freshmen SLUH welcomes the 21 runners from joined the upperclassmen and ran their brother school Regis in Denver, Colo- Footbills travel to first 5K in a field that included over 400 rado, who have stopped by for the festivi- Cape Girardeau runners. The JV squad once again showed ties. Races begin at 2:15 p.m. at DeSmet the area who’s boss on the junior varsity High school. See you there! Central, win 21-13 level. Outdistancing DeSmet (55) and October 1, 2004 SportsNews 11 MARVIN GAYE sented, helped me form my own opin- does this side think,’ some (speakers) (from 1) ions.” said, ‘I don’t specialize; I don’t think that gym and heard arguments for the Repub- Other students emphasized how com- way, so I wouldn’t know,” Hagen said. lican Party and for the Democratic Party, plete student involvement facilitated the Freshman Dan Everson, on the other given by John Hancock and Jeff Smith, taking of stances and positions. “(Issues hand, said, “With a regular schedule, we respectively. Students then posed ques- Day) gave us a chance for us to criticize could’ve attended four 45-minute ses- tions that they had thought of while in the what we don’t like without (dealing with sions rather than three 40-minute ones. homeroom elections to either of the two what other people expect of us),” junior That could’ve changed the election re- representatives. The day ended with a Sam Cummings said, “For the first time, sults a lot.” tallying of the outcome of both the popu- we have the chance to choose.” Junior Tim Schisler presented an- lar vote and the homeroom electoral vote. For those students who came to the other alternative. “I would’ve liked it if Overall, many students felt that Is- debate with set opinions, the discussion they had more time (in the final assem- sues Day succeeded in not only increasing cultivated a respect for other viewpoints bly),” he said. “They could have opened their familiarity with the different sub- and exposed the spins that each party had up the floor to questions from the students jects but also instilling a concern for cur- put on issues. Senior Andrew directly. I would have liked time for a rent events. Schaeperkoetter said, “I got a better idea debate between the two representatives.” “What (Issues Day) did for me was to of what the candidates stood for, but many Throughout all the classes, however, show me the importance of researching views are slanted from previous bias. It’s students came to a consensus that Issues issues and informing myself before I sub- important to see the truths from the myths Day helped them consider ideas in new mit my vote,” senior Dan Queathem said. of the candidates.” and insightful ways. Queathem said, “(Is- For many undecided students, the Despite much positive feedback about sues Day) raised good questions that un- organization and scheduling of the activi- the impact of Issues Day, many students derlie the topics in the election. It showed ties helped students round out their opin- also thought certain aspects could be im- me how important it is to have a candidate ions. proved upon. Students praised the speak- that stands for your beliefs and morals.” Because the group sessions focused ers for revealing both sides of the issues on providing students with facts and cur- fairly and minimizing bias in their presen- rent information, students first enaged in tations, but often left with clear opinions discussions of some relatively but not a clear idea of how to vote in line rep marginalized issues, such as crime or the with their convictions. P environment. Westwood said, “Often with the is- ews “(The speakers) got in depth, so I sues, they would talk about them, but they could get an outline (of the issues) that I wouldn’t say how the candidates stood on hadn’t really been exposed to yet,” junior the issue. Considering that it’s an election N=www.sluh.org Joel Westwood said. year, they should say what (the candi- [email protected] However, for many students, this new dates) felt so we can make a decision on “NICKNAME” CREDITS understanding of the problems and con- who we would rather vote for.” cerns did not come solely from the speak- In addition, some students thought Volume LXIX, Issue 6 ers. Often, the atmosphere of debate that that the early dismissal schedule rushed Editor in Chief: Greg “Bush Hugger” Issues Day fostered encouraged students them through the Issues Day activities Fox to exchange ideas and perspectives. As and did not allocate enough time to de- Sports Editor: Timothy “Heath Bar” discussion of these positions filled the air, velop their own convictions and then con- Huether some students re-examined their stances sider those of their classmates. Assistant Editor: Alex “Mr. Sciuto’s and amended their views before the final When asked how to employ the extra Son” Sciuto vote. Sophomore Tim Ryan said, “You time, students agreed that more time for Core Staff: Sean “Snake” Powers, Brian got to see where everybody stood on the debate during the day would help the “Kwaabs” Krebs, Kyle “Hyunil/Klo/ issue.” voting process. However, they disagree Kankle” Kloster, Timo “Timo” Kim, Junior Killian Hagen added, “When I as to where the extra discussion time Andrew “Muether” Mueth started today, I was in the middle, (but) to should fall. Advisors: Frank “Opa” Kovarik, Sean hear what other students have to say about “(Instead of) one person talking to us “Mr. O’Neil” O’ Neil (the issues) and why they thought that on an issue, they could have two people Moderator: Steve “Stone Cold” Missey way and at the main assembly, where we who represented both sides, because a lot heard more of what each party repre- of the time, when people asked, ‘What 12 ValleySportsNews of Peace October 1, 2004 by Andrew Mueth Calendar Oct. 1-Oct. 8 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 College Visits: JV Soc vs. St. Mary’s @ Compton Drew, Schedule R Edu. & Career Opp. in the Marine 4:00 College Visits (Sign Up in Counseling Corps V/JV WP @ Ladue, 4/5:00 Office to Attend): V Soc Hudson Tourn. @ Soccer Park Emory U. @ 9:40 (through Saturday) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 V Soc @ Marquette, 7:00 V/JV WP vs. Lafayette, 4/5:00 Schedule R V/JV WP vs. Parkway West, 4/5:00 STUCO Forum JV Soc vs. CBC in Forest Park, 4:00 TUESDAY, 0CTOBER 5 Faculty/Staff Mix-up Luncheon B Soc @ Marquette, 5:00 Schedule H IM Bashball So/Jr C Soc @ MICDS, 4:15 Faculty Mtg. 1pm Sodality in Chapel College Visits (Sign Up in Counseling SSLA Mtg. 5pm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 Office to Attend): Amnesty Mtg. V Soc vs. Vianney, 7pm Colorado Coll. @ 8:00 College Visits: C Soc @ CBC Tourn (2nd-9th) JV Soc @ DeSmet, 4:00 St. Louis U. V/JV/C XC @ Chaminade, Jesuit Invita- V/JV WP vs. MICDS, 4/5:00 CAL-TECH @ 9:30 (Sign Up in tional, 2:30 Counseling Office to Attend) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 B FB @ DeSmet, 4:30 MONDAY, OCTOBER 4 Schedule R C FB vs. DeSmet, 6:00 Schedule R Fr. Eng. Tutorial Fr. Lat. Dream Team @ AP IM Bashball So/Jr IM Bashball So Pro-Life Club Mtg. College Visits: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 Fr. Advisement Lake Forest Coll. Schedule R Soph. Latin Dream Team @ AP Macalester Coll. STUCO Pep Rally Quincy U. IM Bashball So/Jr South Illinois U.-Carbondale Amnesty Mtg. V FB vs. DeSmet, 7:00 SUGAR RAY DROPKICK MURPHYS

(from 3) (from 2) sophomores to take the test—according for students at a Jesuit school to see and corporations, although some corporations to Mouldon, only about 25 percent of learn about someone who truly followed give scholarships to residents of the com- schools that require juniors to take the test the example of Jesus.” munities in which they have plants or also require sophomores to take the test. The show continues through this offices. There are 350 corporate sponsors “(The PSAT) really means nothing weekend, with a 7:30 performance on that provide these scholarships. more than (a practice test) sophomore Saturday night and a 2:30 matinee this Students who receive the scholarship year,” said Mouldon, “What’s nice is when Sunday. This afternoon, the entire sopho- from the National Merit program undergo you get the PSAT back you get not only more class will assemble in the theater to the same process that chooses Semifinal- the score but you get an item summary watch the show, an arrangement made ists, but the competition is much stronger, that tells you the correct answer, your between the theater and theology depart- as 15,000 students are competing for 2,500 answer, and your original questions you ments while Schulte was in the process of scholarships. get back. And you can figure out the ones selecting a play. A special performance At SLUH, both juniors and sopho- you missed and why you missed them.” reserved for students is a new concept that mores take the PSAT each year. Juniors The PSAT for this year’s juniors and Schulte hopes to continue in the future. take the test with the possibility of becom- sophomores will take place on Wednes- Tickets are $5 presale and $6 at the door. ing a National Merit Scholar. day Oct. 13, in the midst of exam week. SLUH is fairly different in requiring Announcement Dr. McConaghy would like to remind Latin Club members that t-shirt designs are due by Monday, Oct. 18.