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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Xavier Student Newspapers at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Xavier Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Published by the students of Xavier University since 1915 Fiat justitia, ruat coelum Volume CI Issue 18 January 27, 2016 Caf employee’s dismissal prompts pushback BY TATUM HUNTER ticed,” Johnson said regarding destroyed by some comment an interest in managerial positions, 7KDW\RX·UHQRWDIÀOLDWHGSUHWW\ Editor-in-Chief the alleged inaccuracies, “People employee made. (Employees) Kiah said. In the last 10 years, much.” Ray Johnson took to social started bringing me their pay DUHQ·W KHUH WR ÀQG D FLUFOH RI  only one entry-level employee Yolanda said that if an em- media on Jan. 10 to protest his stubs for me to check.” friends. It’s a job.” applied for a management posi- ployee goes to management suspension from his job as a A confrontation in the work- No other employees have tion, and that applicant withdrew. with a complaint about payroll cafeteria worker at Hoff Dining place between Johnson and lodged complaints about pay- Kiah attributed this to the high inaccuracies, management does Commons. Hoff manager Ed DeVoid was roll, and no employees have been likelihood that managers will be QRW À[ WKH SUREOHP LQ D WLPHO\ “I do not feel the need to the cause of the suspension, ac- shorted, DeVoid said. transferred to different locations, manner. She added that if Hoff bottle myself up for an insti- cording to Johnson. He said the “Mistakes happen. But our de- adding that many employees employees work catering gigs in tution whose founding princi- confrontation stemmed from fault is to go with what the em- don’t have the educational qual- Cintas, they sometimes do not ples are: Education, diversity his complaints about the payroll. ployee says,” he said. LÀFDWLRQV WR SXUVXH PDQDJHULDO receive the catering wage they are and service,” Johnson wrote in Johnson received multiple writ- DeVoid also said that roles. promised. a Facebook post providing the ten warnings about his workplace Chartwells does offer its en- “If I sensed even an iota of “There is no room for Xavier Auxiliary Services email behavior before the confronta- try-level employees opportunities ‘No you’re done and we won’t growth,” she said. “The manag- and asking students and cowork- tion occurred. for advancement. let you be that,’ I wouldn’t let ers will refer to us workers as ‘the ers to show their support. DeVoid declined to comment “There is equal opportunity that happen,” he said. “We have help.’” The post did not go unno- on the incident since the Midwest for everyone. If you want it, it WRWDNHDIÀUPDWLYHVWHSVWRPDNH Directives about interacting ticed by students, with 120 likes Food Service Workers Union is can happen. If you want my job, sure that we do our very best to with students can be confus- and 39 comments expressing still investigating Johnson’s ter- come and get it,” he said. develop the people and make ing and contradictory, Yolanda support for Johnson. mination as part of an appeal Chartwells contracts with sure they have the potential and said. However, personnel decisions process. Xavier Auxiliary Services to op- skills to rise in their careers. We “We’re supposed to talk with in Hoff are not made at the uni- “It’s really hard not to say any- erate Hoff, and cafeteria workers would never sponsor or endorse them or what not. We’re not sup- versity’s discretion. Chartwells, WKLQJEXW,FDQ·WMXVWSXOOKLVÀOH are Chartwells employees. The our contractors doing business posed to touch them. But some the third-party company that and say ‘Here’s a thing, here’s a university has not independently contrary to those principles.” students will walk up and hug operates Hoff, is still in the pro- thing, here’s a thing.’ This was all operated the cafeteria for more Xavier President Fr. Michael you. What are you supposed to cess of terminating Johnson’s VXSSRVHGWREHFRQÀGHQWLDO$QG than 30 years. Graham declined to comment do, push them away? It’s double employment. by taking to social media, he ru- Director of Auxiliary Services on Xavier’s relationship with jeopardy. You want me to talk Johnson worked at Hoff ined that,” DeVoid said. Jude Kiah said that Xavier has a Chartwells or the dynamics to them and love them, but they for three years before he was $W ÀUVW 'H9RLG VDLG WKDW thorough vetting process to make among workers, managers and can’t embrace me? I don’t get suspended for what managers Hoff employees should not be sure the third-party companies it students in Hoff. that. And there’s really nobody deemed disruptive and inappro- on campus if they’re not at work contracts with share the univer- Hoff employee Michael W. that you can tell something to priate behavior in the workplace. and should steer clear of social sity’s values. He added that any has worked at the cafeteria for and get something done.” But tension between Johnson engagements with students, add- claims that Hoff employees are 18 years. He said that he gets Yolanda said that Ray Johnson and his managers had been ing that those situations “always not welcome to attend campus along well with coworkers and was well liked by most of his building for some time, he said. HQGEDGO\µ+HWKHQFODULÀHGWKDW events are “categorically false.” students and that, while prob- coworkers. The causes of the tension, employees are allowed to attend “It’s the other way completely. lems with payroll occur, they are “He’s the kind of guy that asks according to Johnson, were his cultural and educational events I want them to come to events HDVLO\ À[HG +H VDLG KH ZRXOG a lot of questions and calls (the complaints about payroll inac- on campus. and feel part of the community,” feel comfortable attending events managers) out on it. They wanted curacies, his frustration with the DeVoid said that employ- he said. on campus, although he doesn’t to get rid of him,” she said. lack of upward mobility for em- ees are encouraged to inter- Kiah said the directives Hoff make it to many. Although many students have ployees and his interactions with act with students, but are dis- employees receive about their in- “I’ve been invited to a lot of demanded Johnson’s return on students. couraged from any behavior teractions with students are not (events),” he said. “But I don’t social media, Johnson said that Johnson said Hoff manag- that might make students feel problematic. know when I’m going to be on largely, Xavier students remain ers verbally told employees to “uncomfortable.” “None of our people are in- campus.” uninterested in the lives of the refrain from attending campus “Something like saying hi, ask- structed on how to deal with stu- Yolanda O., another Hoff em- people who work on campus be- events like speaker series and ing how classes are going, that’s dents. They’re instructed on how ployee, sang a different tune. cause these issues do not affect theatre shows. He also said that ÀQH%XWZKHQLWJHWVLQWRWKLQJV to deal with customers,” he said, “They’re always saying you students directly. the employees’ pay stubs were OLNHKXJVDQGÀVWEXPSVZHGRQ·W noting that Hoff has sold 1300 can’t do anything with the stu- “It takes distractions,” he said. consistently inaccurate and that really want that,” DeVoid said. meal plans to people living off dents. I don’t feel welcome to “But if at the end of the day, stu- he was not paid for the overtime “Sometime that humor doesn’t campus. do anything at Xavier except dents get to where they want to he worked. cross the line well. Students will Lack of upward mobility cook the food and go home. get to, that’s all that matters to “I’m just the one that no- email me because they’ve been within Hoff is caused by lack of That’s how they make me feel. them.” Toolbox primed for return BY ERICA LAMPERT rehearsals would be at the same quiet, however our ending goal Staff Writer time as rehearsals for the depart- is to get the Xavier community Due to the decline of Xavier’s ment’s shows, understandably re- to say, ‘Let’s go see a Toolbox student-run theatre group, Xavier ducing attendance.” show.’” Eden said. Players, improv troupe Toolbox Toolbox focuses on short Ferrari and Eden are planning LVVWHSSLQJXSWRÀOOWKHYRLG improv games and audience on having a show at least once a The idea for Toolbox original- involvement. month that may involve perfor- ly stemmed from Xavier Players. “We want to give our audi- mances with Xavier’s Don’t Tell Players had been around for ence that Comedy Central feel- Anna (DTA). roughly 15 years and reached 140 ing when they come to see us “We want to entertain stu- members in 2013. After the gen- perform,” Toolbox co-Director dents, and have their own sug- esis of the Theatre Department Tyler Ferrari said. “We plan on gestions come to life within our that year, students stopped sign- having a ton of shows, to develop short game segments,” Eden Photo courtesy of Toolbox ing up. It was only able to con- a large audience and show Xavier said. “They won’t be too com- 7RROER[LPSURYKDVLWVÀUVWVKRZRIWKH\HDUWKLV6DWXUGD\QLJKWDWSP duct two shows last year due to and the community around us plicated, and they’re short and “If people want to feel joy came together, Eden said. poor planning and participation that we are more than just a small quick. All we want is to grab the and happiness, then they really Auditions for the group are within the group. improv group.” people’s attention while we are need to come join us Saturday,” closed until the beginning of “Toolbox is all that’s really left The goal of Toolbox was to having fun.” )HUUDULVDLG´7KLVLVOLNHWKHÀUVW next school year. Out of the 25 of Xavier Players,” co-Director put together a troupe that seeks 7KHLU ÀUVW SHUIRUPDQFH LV DW HSLVRGH RI  D QHZ 1HWÁL[ VHULHV who tried out this year, only eight of Toolbox and Newswire staff to improve its improv tech- 9 p.m. on Jan. 30 at Long Recital — people have to go and leave were cast. Ferrari and Eden en- writer Henry Eden said. “There niques and bring laughter to its Hall in Edgecliff. There is no their legacy.” courage those who want to be was just too many issues with audiences. admission charge in order to While Players’ decline is a dis- involved to follow the group on Xavier Players existing alonside “This whole program has had encourage Xavier students and appointment to some, Toolbox is Facebook and Twitter and come the Theatre Department. Players little improvement and is very community members to attend. excited for this new troupe that to the shows. 2 Edited by: Raymond Humienny January 27, 2016 Campus News [email protected] “Even when we are apart You’ll always be in my heart” Remembering The Eagles’ Glenn Frey

BY RAYMOND HUMIENNY own, Longbranch Pennywhistle. Town” and “Hotel California” ac- Campus News Editor It was not until 1971 that Frey cording to Billboard Hot 100. The Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey would perform alongside Linda latter two songs were a part of the died on Jan. 18 at the age of 67. Ronstadt, touring the country EDQG·V ÀIWK VWXGLR DOEXP E\ WKH The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with drummer Don Henley, bass- same name, “Hotel California.” inductee battled recurring intes- ist Randy Meisner and guitarist It is one of the greatest selling tinal issues in the weeks prior to Bernie Leadon. The crew that albums of all time, ranked 37 on his death. The Eagles published a served as Ronstadt’s backing band “The 500 Greatest Albums of All statement on their website mourn- stuck together after the tour’s con- Time” by Rolling Stone. “Hotel ing the loss of Frey and thanking clusion. From that moment on- California” (album) sold more those who wished him well. ward, they became known as the than 32 million copies worldwide. “Words can neither describe Eagles. “Sometimes I wonder if the our sorrow, nor our love and re- “(Frey) had an encyclopedic other guys in the band know how spect for all that he has given to knowledge of popular music and much I like them,” Frey said dur- us, his family, the music commu- a work ethic that wouldn’t quit,” ing an interview with Rolling nity & millions of fans world- Henley said in a recent interview Stone in 1975. “How much of wide,” the statement said. with Rolling Stone magazine. a foundation they are ... I get so Frey began his career as a mu- “I’m not sure if I believe in fate, caught up in all this — the pres- sician performing with bands in but I know that crossing paths sures of being Glenn Frey of his hometown of Detroit. He with Glenn Lewis Frey in 1970 the Eagles, the guy who talks a eventually left the Motor City changed my life forever, and it lot — that if Randy or Bernie for Los Angeles in the 1960’s eventually had an impact on the QHHGHGVRPHFRQÀGHQFHEXLOG- and lived with singer-songwrit- lives of millions of other people ing, I might be too self-involved to er J.D. Souther right next door all over the planet.” realize it. I worry about that. But to Jackson Browne. Frey and The 1970’s yielded some of the even though there’s a keg of dyna- Souther co-wrote a number of greatest hits for the Eagles, pro- mite that’s always sitting there, this Photos courtesy of thewrap.com, projects for Browne until form- ducing number one singles such as EDQGLVIDLUO\WRJHWKHU,MXVWÀJXUH ultimateclassicrock.com, rollingstones. ing a short-lived duo of their “Best Of My Love,” “New Kid in we can’t lose.” FRPDQGPJWYZÁYDFRP Shown from top to bottom are Glenn Frey of The Eagles, David Bowie, Natalie Cole and Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead. These are only a few of the musicians that have died this year. Despite tensions and a breakup following the release of their 1979 album “The Long Run,” Frey would go on to experience a suc- Gary Loizzo cessful solo career after recording Lead singer of American Breed Top 40 tracks such as “The Heat Is Styx’s live soundman On,” “Soul Searchin’” and “Livin’ Aug. 16, 1945 - Jan. 16, 2016 Right.” The band would reunite in 1994 to produce a second live album titled “Hell Freezes Over.” 'DOH*ULI¿Q The name was coined from a Foumding member, drummer of quote by Henley in 1980 following Mott the Hoople Oct. 24, 1948 - Jan. 17, 2016 the band’s breakup, who said that they would perform again “when Hell freezes over.” The Eagles were nominated and inducted into Mic Gillette the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Brass player for Tower of Power May 7, 1951 - Jan. 17, 2016 in 1998, shortly before complica- tions with Frey’s health would stir erratic pauses in their touring. Today, a memorial is being Kevin Lawrence planned for Frey, hand-in-hand 5DSLG¿UHJXLWDULVW 1963 - Jan. 14, 2016 with the many artists the music community has lost in the month of January. Frey is survived by Jimmy Bain his three children Taylor, Deacon Bassist for Rainbow and Dio and Otis and his wife of 25 years, Dec. 19, 1947 - Jan. 24, 2016 Cindy Millican Frey. Photo courtesy of missingpiecegroup.com Glenn Frey died at the age of 67. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Across all platforms: “So, you want to run a A work of art #OscarsSoWhite pickle farm?” Feature, page 12 A&E, page 11 Op-ed, page 8 Campus news writer “The Awards should not dictate the Xavier Hot Dogs entrepreneur Charlotte Cheek takes terms of art in modern society, but rather Redmond Millerick shares a a look at this semester’s EHDGLYHUVHUHÁHFWLRQRIWKHEHVWRI word of advice to students prominent works in the arts what our art has to offer today.” with business ambitions. department. -Lupita Nyong’o via Instagram Xavier Newswire 3 Edited by: Raymond Humienny [email protected] Campus News January 27, 2016 žœ”’Žȱ’Ž›œȱ˜ěŽ›ȱŒ˜ž—œŽ•ȱ ˜ȱ’‘›˜ ȱ’—Ȃ•ȱœžŽ—œȱ

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Photo courtesy of abcnews.com Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in an effort to secure votes for Trump before the Iowa Caucus takes place on Feb. 1. BY REGINA WRIGHT nominee so far. Palin’s endorse- kneed, capitulator-in-chief has Palin attempted to ignite the crowd. serves as a buffer against Cruz, Staff Writer ment came the same day as Iowa’s decided America will lead from “Are you ready for a com- who has been attracting Iowa’s Thirteen days before the Iowa governor, Terry Branstad, said he behind,” Palin said. mander-in-chief who will let our evangelical voters. Caucus, Sarah Palin, former hoped Senator Ted Cruz would be “We are ready for a change,” warriors do their job and go kick “Palin’s brand among evan- Alaska governor and 2008 vice- defeated in Iowa. Palin said, referring to Trump’s ,6,6 DVV"µ 3DOLQ DVNHG ´5HDG\ gelicals is as gold as the faucets in presidential nominee, endorsed Several times during Palin’s business success and experience for someone who will secure our 7UXPS7RZHUµ5DOSK5HHGFKDLU- Donald Trump at a rally at Iowa speech she compared President with negotiations, “a new com- borders, to secure our jobs and to men of the Faith and Freedom State University. Barack Obama and Trump, most mander-in-chief whose track re- VHFXUHRXUKRPHV"5HDG\WRPDNH Coalition, said. “Endorsements “Are you ready for the leader to notably when she criticized Obama cord of success has proven he is America great again, are you ready alone don’t guarantee victory, but make America great again?” Palin on his recent negotiations with Iran. the master at the art of the deal. to stump for Trump?” Palin’s embrace of Trump may asked at Trump’s rally. “Just last week, we’re watching He is one who would know to Palin’s endorsement could sig- WXUQWKHÀJKWRYHUWKHHYDQJHOLFDO Palin, a Tea Party sensation our sailors suffer and be humili- negotiate.” QLÀFDQWO\ ERRVW WKH YRWHUV ZKR vote into a war for the soul of the and a crowd-winner for grass-root ated on a world stage at the hands Later, echoing many of the go to the booth on Feb. 1. She party.” conservatives, is the highest-pro- of Iranian captors in violation of promises Trump has said he will spent years building a network of Trump currently leads Cruz by ÀOHHQGRUVHPHQWIRUD5HSXEOLFDQ international law, because a weak- IXOÀOO LI  KH EHFRPHV SUHVLGHQW supporters in Iowa, and she also 2.6 points in the Iowa Polls. 6FLHQWLVWVÀQGHYLGHQFHRI SRVVLEOHQLQWKSODQHW BY ANDREW UTZ Earth is near. The announcement was made ery in 1846, changes to other ob- Planets and other space ob- Staff Writer California Technical Institute on Jan. 20, though this planet’s served orbital patterns hinted at jects tend to be noticed quickly Evidence of a possible new physicists Michael Brown and H[LVWHQFHKDVQRWEHHQFRQÀUPHG Planet Nine’s existence. by astronomers, and their paths planet was recently discovered by Konstantin Batygin announced visually. Instead, the duo deter- Smaller dwarf planets on toward Earth are projected ahead physicists lurking on the outskirts they had evidence of a new planet mined Planet Nine’s existence us- similar paths as Pluto have or- of time. of the solar system and has some on the farthest edge of the solar ing mathematics. bits which are too similiar to Senior NASA scientist David people thinking that the end of system. Similar to Neptune’s discov- be natural. Brown and Batygin Morrison said that the event of believe a larger body, such as a another planet’s collison with planet, adjusted their orbits with Earth would be apparent to ev- its own gravity. eryone who looks at the sky long Their calculations show that before something like that actually the planet must be roughly happened. 10 times the size of Earth. “If there were anything The announcement sparked a out there like a planet headed lively debate with conspiracy for Earth, it would already be theorists. (one of the) brightest objects Some people believe that this in the sky,” Morrison said. is actually Planet X, a hypotheti- “Everybody on Earth could see cal planet which would lurk at the it. You don’t need to ask the edge of our solar system. government, just go out and Its orbit would cause it to come look. It’s not there.” near and potentially hit Earth in Finally, Planet Nine’s calculated what is hypothesized as the Nibiru trajectory never gets near our so- Cataclysm. lar system. There are a few facts that nul- By the calculations presented, lify this theory. Planet Nine would be roughly 19 Primarily, with the lack of solid billion miles from the Sun. evidence, Planet Nine may not ac- To put this in perspective, tually exist. Earth is 93 million miles from the The hypothesis drawn up by Sun. Neptune, the furthest planet, Brown and Batygin is a conjecture is 571.9 million miles away. based on data points from other There is still research being spacial bodies orbiting the sun. done on how valid Brown and Secondly, if a planet were Batygin’s hypothesis is, but the to collide with Earth any time solar system will remain an eight- soon, scientists would likely know planet system until this potential Photo courtesy of space.org Physicists Michael Brown (left) and Konstantin Batygin discovered evidence of a ninth planet using mathematics. already. new planet can be seen. 6 Xavier Newswire Edited by: Brent Raines January 27, 2016 Sports [email protected] Xavier topples No. 10 Providence BY BRENT RAINES tice hard every day. Our coach- Sports Editor ing staff does a great job with us. Game Summary: We just kept believing, we never Coming off a disappointing thought that we’re not one of the home loss to Georgetown, Xavier best teams in the country. We al- responded by beating Seton Hall ways had that thought coming and top-10 foe Providence to into the season that we were one remain tied for second in the of the best teams in the country Big East with Georgetown/ to compete with. We just put it Creighton. all together this year, everyone’s The two wins improved bought in, and we’re just reaping Xavier’s record to 18-2 and 6-2 in WKHEHQHÀWVULJKWQRZµ the conference. No. 6 Villanova Looking ahead: (17-3, 8-1 Big East) is the only The Musketeers will travel Big East team with a better record to Chicagoland to take on the than the Musketeers. DePaul Blue Demons (7-12, 1-6 Seton Hall (13-6, 3-4 BE) en- BE) Saturday at 2 p.m. The game tered the game hot, coming off will be televised on the CBS Sports two strong performances against Network, and it will be a rematch No. 12 Providence and then-No. of a Jan. 12 game at Cintas in 4 Villanova. The Pirates went to which Xavier rolled to an 84-64 the Dunkin’ Donuts Center and victory over the Blue Demons. handed the Friars their second 'H3DXO ZRQ LWV ÀUVW FRQIHUHQFH conference loss, before falling just game against Marquette this past short of handing the then-unbeat- weekend and will face Butler HQ:LOGFDWVWKHLUÀUVWFRQIHUHQFH Wednesday night. loss in a 72-71 game. Newswire photo by Adam Spegele The Blue Demons are led The Pirates carried that level ;DYLHUUHGVKLUWIUHVKPDQJXDUG(GPRQG6XPQHUULVHVWRWKURZGRZQDKLJKOLJKWUHHOGXQNDWWKHHQGRIWKHÀUVWKDOIDJDLQVW6HWRQ+DOO by senior forward Myke Henry of performance into the game pull away in the second half and Three Pirates scored at least er to help secure a Xavier victory. and junior guard Billy Garrett against the Musketeers, trading nevered relinquished its halftime 17 points, led by sophomore for- Player of the Week: Jr., who are the only two Blue the lead four times in a competi- advantage en route to an 84-78 ward Desi Rodriguez, who scored There really is not another op- 'HPRQV VFRULQJ LQ GRXEOH ÀJ- WLYHÀUVWKDOI;DYLHUZDVDEOHWR win. 21 points and collected eight re- tion after senior forward James ures at 14.4 ppg and 13.9 ppg, bounds. Xavier mostly played its Farr’s performance in the past respectively. Garrett, the 2013-14 1-3-1 zone and Seton Hall strug- couple of games. Farr scored a Big East Freshman of the Year, Tweet of the Week gled shooting over it, going 6-27 career-high 24 against Seton Hall, has had some success against the (22.2 percent) from beyond the and followed it up with 11 points Musketeers in the past but only arc. Poor shooting carried over LQWKHÀUVWKDOIDJDLQVW3URYLGHQFH PDQDJHG ÀYH SRLQWV  IURP to the free-throw line, where the He also added four assists, three WKHÀHOG DQGIRXUDVVLVWVDJDLQVW Pirates went 10-19 (52.6 percent). blocks and three steals between Xavier in the last match-up. Henry Providence (17-4, 5-3 BE) re- the two games. played well in that game, scor- bounded nicely from its loss to Unlike last week when nearly ing 16 points and grabbing eight Seton Hall and entered Tuesday’s the whole team struggled against rebounds. game coming off an overtime Georgetown, several players road win against previously un- played very well in against Seton beaten Villanova. Hall and Providence. Sophomore The Friars started the game on forward Trevon Blueitt scored 15 a roll, going on an 11-0 run to take points in both games, while red- an early lead. A Remy Abell three shirt junior guard Myles Davis ZLWKOHIWLQWKHÀUVWKDOI JDYH scored 21 points while tallying 15 the Musketeers a lead that would assists and four steals across the last through the end of the game. two games. Sophomore forward J.P. Macura’s They said it: two free throws would give Xavier “We’re just a tough team. its biggest lead at 17 with 7:22 re- It’s a lot of things that people maining, but a late Providence run don’t see behind the scenes.” cut the lead to three with 1:19 left. James Farr said in an interview Former Xavier players meet in Germany. Did you know the guy on the left drove for Uber? Macura dropped the hammer, hit- Newswire photo by Adam Spegele on SportsCenter regarding what )DUUJUDEVDUHERXQGDJDLQVW6HWRQ+DOO ting a dagger three 13 seconds lat- makes Xavier special. “We prac- Opinion: Too early to panic for women’s basketball

BY KYLE TOOLEY However, the three-game have put those plans on hold take the conference. Staff Writer skid did see one big mile- for the moment. Ultimately, the single digit The Xavier women’s basketball stone: Senior forward Bri The team is playing some quarters that the team has seen in team looks to get back on track Glover converted a layup of the best defense in the three consecutive games will not this Friday versus Butler, a team it against St. John’s that gave conference, but the offense get the job done. It is really hard has already found success against her career points 1,000 and ranks toward the bottom in to beat a team like St. John’s in this season. 1,001, making her just the several different categories Queens when you have 17 points Coach Brian Neal’s team is 24th player in Xavier basket- VXFK DV ÀHOG JRDO SHUFHQW- at halftime. coming off a rough three-game ball history to join the 1,000 age, three-point shooting 7KHVHWKLQJVDUHÀ[DEOH$OOLW stretch with losses at home to point club. Although Glover and assists) and tends to lose takes is a few players playing more No. 25 DePaul and on the road to would probably have loved the turnover battle. aggressively and attacking the bas- Seton Hall and St. John’s. those points to be scored in Despite the low-ranking ket to get an offense humming. In a that a win, we still take our hats offense, defense can carry If this team can attack the is still seemingly wide open, it off to her, as she continues them a long way and should EDVNHWVSUHDGWKHÁRRUDQGFRQ- will be nice for the Musketeers to to be a centerpiece of Xavier help them be one of the last vert on some outside shots, the have back-to-back games against basketball. Newswire photo by Adam Spegele teams standing when the 0XVNHWHHUVZLOOEHÀQH/HW·VKRSH teams they know they can beat, Now that a career mile- Glover lays it in to get two of her 1,001 points. Big East tournament is all they can string a few wins togeth- with a home matchup against stone has been reached, it is The Musketeers raced off to a 5-1 record said and done. There were er, starting with a game against Providence coming on Feb. 5, just time for this team to get back in Big East play and were looking to compete times against DePaul when Butler at 7 p.m. Friday night at a few days after Butler. to its winning ways. in a tough conference, but three straight losses this team looked like it could Cintas Center. Xavier Newswire 7 Edited by: Brent Raines  ’ĴŽ›DZȱȓŽ œ ’›Ž™˜›œ Sports January 27, 2016

BlattBY ADAM TORTELLI goes splat: Cavaliers fireof on-the-courtcoach work, the Cavs Staff Writer breezed through their Eastern In unprecedented fashion, the Conference foes despite key inju- &OHYHODQG &DYDOLHUV ÀUHG KHDG ries to Love and Irving. coach David Blatt this past week- Apologies Mr. James, but credit end despite a dominant 30-11 is due for a coach who appeared to start that has positioned the team be nonsensical for riding Matthew atop the Eastern Conference for Dellavedova all season only for the majority of this season. ‘Delly’ to be brightest surprise of 7KLVPRYHPDUNVWKHÀUVWWLPH the 2015 playoff run. since the NBA/ABA merger back Fast forward to this season LQ  WKDW D KHDG FRDFK ZDV because every basketball expert ÀUHGZKLOHKLVWHDPZDVÀUVWLQLWV placed an asterisk next to the respective conference. Warriors’ 2015 Championship due 7KH ÀULQJ QRW RQO\ SURPRWHG to the injury-plagued Cavaliers. associate head coach Tyronn Lue, Despite starting the season but also gave Lue a brand new without Irving, Blatt exceled in his three-year, multi-million dollar two off-season goals by incorpo- contract. The typical steps sur- rating Love into the offense more URXQGLQJÀULQJDKHDGFRDFKFDOO and playing an overpaid Tristan for an interim head coach to be Thompson in pivotal parts of named before rewarding a full- Photo courtesy of factoryofsadness.com games. time position. Blatt watches Lue direct the team in a recent game. Prior to coaching the Cavs, Blatt coached in Russia and Israel. It was not until mid-January Lue played 11 seasons in the LeBron came aboard. growing nucleus. maids and the best man/maid of that the Cavaliers were 100 per- NBA and assisted Doc Rivers In order to refresh one’s mem- Plug in LeBron’s return home honor was his/her high school cent healthy again, but the team before joining the Cavs’ staff the ory, Blatt was hired before James and Blatt’s expectations trans- crush. Not exactly the ideal foun- seldom received praise as neither summer before last season. wrote his infamous “Coming formed from hopeful playoff dation for a healthy marriage, best in the conference nor top-3 Rumors and conspiracies that Home” letter, beating out Lue, contention to championship or wouldn’t you say? in the league behind a histori- Blatt never had a fair chance to who was a very close runner-up bust. Nonetheless, Blatt took the cal Golden State and ageless San succeed spread across the associa- for the position. Wiggins was traded for All-Star roster changes and personnel Antonio. tion faster than the Golden State The Cavs’ big three at that time forward Kevin Love and Waiters changes in stride with complete It is this dominance that has Warriors can score 20 points. were Kyrie Irving, Dion Waiters was shipped away just days after class, never once complaining nor so many still scratching their head LeBron James runs the team and Andrew Wiggins (the number turning over the calendar to 2015. displaying to the slightest bit of and simply asking why? and he wasn’t the biggest fan of one overall draft pick in 2014 drip- Cavaliers’ management took it disrespect toward a franchise that Of all Cleveland sports teams, %ODWW -DPHV ZDQWV WR ÀQDOO\ EH ping with talent and potential). upon themselves to assign Blatt a bows to Akron’s prodigal son. why would the Cavs make such a coached by a former player, so Blatt, coming off a dominant coaching staff that included Lue In essence, Blatt’s job was easy. radical move? 'DYLG *ULIÀQ PDGH LW KDSSHQ coaching career in Europe, was as the top assistant. All he had to do was coach, and Why not wait it out and see if Many think that Blatt was never supposed to learn the keys to suc- Imagine a future spouse as- that is exactly what he did. In what this team can stay healthy and win given a fair opportunity once cess in the NBA together with his signing you groomsmen or brides- many credit as James’s best piece the title that they ‘deserve?’ Track runs wild at UK Opinion: ESPN not dying soon BY DONNIE MENKE The next meet was the Staff Writer BY PAUL FRITSCHNER Gladstein Invitational at Indiana Staff Writer 7KH WUDFN DQG ÀHOG WHDP University in Bloomington. opened the 2016 Indoor Season It was a special day for Xavier A Washington Post article dis- at the Kentucky Track and Field track, as Polk and Sydney Larkin cussed the results of a recently Invitational at the University of both set school records in their conducted survey regarding the Kentucky in Lexington. respective events. health of ESPN, which did not The highlight of the meet for Polk won the long jump with bode well for the Disney-owned the women’s team was the 3000 D GLVWDQFH RI   PHWHUV RQ KLV network. meter race, in which all four run- second jump of the day, breaking More than half of the re- ners placed in the top 30, includ- the school record that he previ- spondents said they would drop ing two in the top 10. ously set during his freshman the network if it meant saving Madeline Britton and Sarah season. Larkin placed seventh in $8 a month, according to BTIG Mazzei, with times of 10:02.65 the 600-meter run, posting a time Research. DQG  ÀQLVKHG VL[WK DQG RI   5DFKHO &ODUN SUHYL- The article mentions 2015 is seventh. The other two runners, ously set the record in 2013 at WKH ÀUVW WLPH LQ QHDUO\  \HDUV Allison Sinning and Gina Genco, the Indiana Relays with a time of that ESPN has less than 100 mil- ÀQLVKHG WK DQG WK ZLWK 1:38.00. lion cable subscribers, with many WLPHV RI   DQG  Besides his record-breaking dropping cable in favor of stream- respectively. run, Polk posted a time of 22.50 ing services. On the men’s side, Zachary in the 200-meter dash to place In turn, ESPN has had to make Photo courtesy of twitter.com Polk placed eighth in the long seventh in the event. Shepherd budget cuts and lay off many em- SportsCenter anchor John Buccigross donned a Xavier hockey jersey last week. MXPSZLWKDMXPSRI PHWHUV DOVRSODFHGÀIWKLQWKHPHWHU SOR\HHV DV LW DWWHPSWV WR ÀQG DQ It does not matter, though, As long as there are sports, He also ran his personal-best in UXQZLWKDWLPHRI avenue to re-establish its viewing how much heat ESPN takes, be- there will be games to be watched. the 60-meter dash with a time of 2WKHU WRS ÀQLVKHV RQ WKH audience. One such proposition is cause there will be no “death” of With those games, there will be VHFRQGV women’s side included Haley to become entirely subscription- ESPN anytime in the near future. a need for commentators. You 2WKHU WRS ÀQLVKHUV LQFOXGHG -HUDEHN·V HLJKWKSODFH ÀQLVK LQ based (i.e. paying $20 a month for It is still the go-to channel for might not like the commentator, Grant Stapleton, who placed 16th the 800-meter run with a time of access). sports news in America. but it still beats silence any day. in the 800-meter run with a time  DQG VHYHQWKSODFH ÀQLVK The public often criticizes If we were to do away with ESPN may need to look into of 1:58.64, and Nolan Daniels, in the 4x800 meter relay. The re- ESPN for its work. Yes, it may put ESPN, how would we be able to some drastic changes, but this ZKRÀQLVKHGQGLQWKHPH- lay team of Sarah Clark, Genco, too much emphasis and attention go from one game to the next to does not mean it will disappear. WHU GDVK ZLWK D WLPH RI   Caterina Karas and Meghan Vogel on certain players. Yes, there have the next on a Saturday afternoon? People are still going to tune into Jordan Shepherd and Grayson SRVWHGDWLPHRI been many cases of ESPN per- 6XUH DQRWKHU QHWZRUN FRXOG ÀOO SportsCenter for their highlights Jenkins also had a good day, plac- Xavier returns to action on Jan. sonalities who have left the net- in, but Fox Sports 1 tried to break and for the Top 10 plays of the LQJWKDQGWKLQWKHRQHPLOH  DW WKH 7KXQGHULQJ +HUG work and vented about their nega- into the scene, and ESPN still es- day. UXQ ZLWK WLPHV RI   DQG Invitational hosted by Marshall tive experience during their time, sentially holds a monopoly on the There will be no “death” of 4:28.56, respectively. University. such as Bill Simmons. sports broadcasting industry. ESPN anytime soon. 8 Xavier Newswire Edited by: Jonathan S. Hogue January 27, 2016 Opinions&Editorials [email protected] XAVIER NEWSWIRE You wanna run a pickle farm? Copyright 2015 Circulation 1,500 Redmond’s advice on the nuances of business Editor-in-Chief TATUM HUNTER And no, I’m not talking about a nudist col- and then make the decision you want to make. Managing Editor GRANT F. VANCE ony. Unless, of course, you’re into that type of Remember, you’re asking for help and advice, not thing. for them to take over your idea. Only you know Opinions & Editorials Editor JONATHAN S. HOGUE What I’m talking about is having the drive, cre- exactly what you want to do with it. ativity and insight to do something bold. Something 3) Be committed to your idea Head Copy Editor AYANA ROWE daring. Something that has played in the back of Look, it’s great to want to make money and \RXUPLQGVLQFHWKDWÀUVWOHPRQDGHVWDQG6WDUWLQJ have a nice lifestyle. That’s a normal goal to pur- Distribution Manager ANDREW UTZ your own business. sue. Do not, however, make this the centerpiece 1RZ EHFRPLQJ DQ HQWUHSUHQHXU LV D GLIÀFXOW to your business. If that’s the only focus you have, Online Editor ALFRED NWANKWO process. It takes time, hard work and the strength your product will begin to fail, and inevitably, so to keep pushing. Above all, it takes an idea. That’s will your business. the reasoning behind the phrase, “So you want to There needs to be something more, something run a pickle farm?” Copy Editors: LUKE BYERLY, HENRY EDEN, MIKE FISHER, that intertwines your story and the products’. As Your idea doesn’t need to be traditional or sen- part of the team that developed Xavier Hot Dogs, ALAN GONOZALEZ, BEN KELLY, ABRENA ROWE, ELLEN SIEFKE, sible. It just needs to function and become some- am I the biggest hotdog fan in the world? Not even JEFF ULLERY thing the public didn’t know it needed. close. Photography Editor: MAC SCHROEDER Look at companies that have popped up in the What I do enjoy is creating new ideas, making Sports Photographer: ADAM SPEGELE & THOMAS VON AHLEFELD last few years — businesses like Dollar Shave Club, people laugh and surrounding myself in a positive Photographers: JESSICA BANNON, SARABETH CUDDIHY, Instagram and Birchbox. and fun environment. My advice isn’t for you to These ideas would have seemed ridiculous a de- be obsessed with the mechanics of your idea, but cade ago, but they are now a part of the common to surround yourself with ideals and a vision, and vernacular. So have faith in what you’re pursuing, make a product that can help achieve them. For your information: friends. To help get you started, here are some 4) Don’t be the guy that passed on “Seinfeld” thoughts to have as you chase your dreams. There’s a man. He wanders the streets of L.A., 1) Understand why they are saying “no” muttering to himself. He says only four words, Each edition: Your idea for a business might get shut down. hour after hour, day after day, year after endless The Xavier Newswire is published weekly throughout the People will hear it and think you’re an idiot. Maybe year. “George.” “Kramer.” “Elaine.” “JERRY.” He VFKRRO\HDUH[FHSWGXULQJYDFDWLRQVDQGÀQDOH[DPVE\WKHVWX- you are. Maybe your idea is dumb. Maybe it won’t is THE MAN WHO PASSED ON SEINFELD. dents of Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH work. That is a real and honest possibility. Then *Slight dramatization 45207-2129. again, maybe your idea is just ahead of its time. Look friends, don’t overlook your potential. The Staff Editorial is written jointly by the editor-in-chief, the Can you imagine going to a company 15 years You might have ideas that get shut down or ridi- managing editor and the opinions & editorials editor. Editorials ago and trying to explain the appeal of Twitter? culed, and you might get laughed out of the room. DUHZULWWHQLQKRSHVRI UHÁHFWLQJWKHRSLQLRQVRI WKHVWDIIDVD You would have been turned down faster than But that doesn’t mean you give up. whole, but do not necessarily do so. someone using a corny joke to try and slide in your Don’t pass on your own creative intentions be- The statements and opinions of a columnist do not necessarily DMs. cause someone thought it wasn’t a good idea. If UHÁHFWWKRVHRIHGLWRUVRUJHQHUDOVWDII To give your idea support, you have to be able you believe it will work, then go for it. The statements and opinions of the Xavier Newswire are not to explain exactly why it’s important, how it will If you don’t, someone else will, and you could be necessarily those of the student body, faculty or administration of ZRUNDQGZKRZLOOEHQHÀW+DYHWKHTXHVWLRQVDQ- forced to see your success and potential go to an- Xavier University. swered before they ask them. In a world where a other, one who Xavier University is an academic community committed to million new ideas are popping up every day, you had a similar equal opportunity for all persons. need to have a strong and secure idea in your mind idea and wasn’t so companies have no choice but to listen. afraid to try. Be 2) Follow the Beatle’s advice — “Help” bold. Be daring. There’s no Beatle’s tie-in story on this one. I just Be stupid. Be wanted to make a song reference. Anyway, this is amazing. Don’t Business affairs: pretty standard. When you’re unsure of yourself be the Seinfeld and where to take this idea, or what the next step Subscription rates are $30 per year or $15 per semester within guy. should be, ask someone. the USA and are prorated. Talk to your friends, professors, business asso- should be directed Redmond Millerick Subscription and advertising inquiries ciates or other people who have started their own to the advertising manager, Amanda Jones, at 513-745-3561. is a senior adver- businesses. One copy of the Xavier Newswire, distributed on campus, is tising & English Remember, this is your idea. Whatever they tell free per person per week. Additional copies are free. double major from you, take it into account, absorb it, internalize it Chicago. Advice: Just drive,Cincinnati This column is part advice, part rant. Write to us: I’ve been living in this city for three-and-a-half years now. There is a lot about Cincinnati I don’t agree with The Xavier Newswire is committed to like taxation, debates on public transportation or deciding which chili is better in town. These debates I can publishing opposing viewpoints and stomach and get over. However, I can’t tolerate the way people in this city drive. opinions in hopes of fostering dialogue During what could have been my last drive from Chicago to Cincinnati as an undergrad student, I got a on campus among students, faculty and bit sappy. I thought about all of the holidays I traveled home to family, the excitement of seeing friends and staff. The Newswire accepts Letters to the being greeted by the “Welcome to Ohio” sign that signals my return to Xavier. That sappy feeling was gone Editor on a weekly basis. Comments can as soon as I encountered Cincinnatians on the road. be submitted online during the week. Please The motorist ahead of me on the merging ramp, like many Cincinnatians, braked for no reason. This oc- contact us if you have opinions and wish curs on highways, side streets and even in parked spaces. People in this town brake at the most useless times. to write on a regular basis or a sense of $OVRLQPRVWFLWLHVWUDIÀFRFFXUVZKHQWKHUHLVDQDFFLGHQWRUEDGZHDWKHU humor and like to draw. Find us online at Cincinnati drivers are the only people I know that have a backup on the high- xaviernewswire.com. ZD\IRUPLOHVDQGVXGGHQO\WUDIÀFÁRZVDJDLQ7KHUHGRHVQ·WQHHGWREHDQ accident or even an animal crossing the road. People use their brakes appar- ently because the pedal is there for fun. Finally, Cincinnati’s roads are not a part of the set of “Driving Miss Daisy.” If the sign says “65 mph,” then drive it. Don’t get in the left lane if you want First Amendment to the United States’ Constitution to play Morgan Freeman, that lane is designed for people who understand what a gas pedal is. Congress shall make no law respecting an To give a little advice, please remember these three things, Cincinnati driv- ers: use the gas, turn signals and just drive. establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free Your car was designed to move, so use the gas pedal and stop excessive exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, braking. It ruins your brake pads and annoys everyone around you. Secondly, turn signals help for instances like merging onto a freeway. If you randomly or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to brake on a stretch of highway designed for acceleration, you should have \RXUOLFHQVHUHYRNHG/DVWO\VWRSDOORZLQJXQQHFHVVDU\WUDIÀFDQGGULYH Jonathan S. Hogue is the Opinions assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress Stop looking at the birds in the sky and focus on the road. & Editorials Editor at the Newswire. If you do this, maybe I’ll stop thinking this town is full of god-awful He is a senior Philosophy, Politics and the of grievances. motorists. Be safe and drive normally, Cincinnati. Public major from Aurora, Ill. Xavier Newswire 9 Edited by: Jonathan S. Hogue [email protected] Opinions&Editorials January 27 , 2015 What is the matter with depression? The tired narrative of a pa- EURXJKW RXWVLGH WR VXQOLJKW HQ- ´VLFNUROHµLWHURGHVWKHHPSDWK\ +RZHYHU LV ´IXQFWLRQDOµ DQ change. 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Photo courtesy of rollingstone.com When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to see, the global collapse of the economy, they come up with an idea that leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking. BY GRANT VANCE terrifyingly charming look into what could have been awkward story. sequences of buying into such a Managing Editor the economic collapse of 2008. story-telling guffaws — such as Clever sound editing tech- crisis. Comedies in the vein of Jumping around from various Margot Robbie explaining eco- niques include a soft laugh track With the addition of Brad Pitt “Anchorman” and “Step characters’ perspectives, “The nomics in a bubble bath and sty- over a pompous CDO manager’s as a hyper-skeptical Ben Rickert Brothers” are lovable, but often Big Short” chronicles the years listic cultural montages — really explanation of his “job,” as well and a well-rounded supporting written off as nothing more than leading to the recession through VKLQHDQGGLVWLQJXLVKWKHÀOP as a carefully chosen, layered cast, “The Big Short” has a lot to goofy Will Ferrell vehicles. the lens of the bankers who 6RPHRWKHUÀOPPDNLQJFKRLF- soundtrack throughout. offer in terms of dynamic, enter- As goofy as they are, direc- caught on to the housing bubble es escalating McKay’s more subtle McKay really shines in “The taining performances. tor Adam McKay is sharper and early, each approaching the ethi- approach to satire lie in skillful Big Short,” considering it is a gen- “The Big Short” has already more socially inclined than a FDO DQG ÀQDQFLDO PHVV ZLWK KLV VRXQG HGLWLQJ DQG ÁXLG FDPHUD XLQHO\ZHOOSXWWRJHWKHUÀOPHVFD- won The Producers Guild Award casual audience would assume, own spin. movement and focus adjustments. lated even further by its talented DQG LV QRPLQDWHG IRU ÀYH DFDG- ÀQDOO\ SURYLQJ KLV WUXH PHULW Adapted from Michael Lewis’s Having an almost documentary ensemble cast. emy awards, including Best with the Oscar- leading “The Big novel “The Big Short: Inside the feel at times, McKay uses cinema- The narcissistic narrator, Jared Picture, Best Supporting Actor Short.” Doomsday Machine,” “The Big WRJUDSK\ WR JURXQG WKH ÀOP LQ Vennett (Ryan Gosling), guides for Christian Bale, Best Director, Taking a more subtle, satiri- 6KRUWµ LV ORDGHG ZLWK ÀQDQFLDO realism. the plot along, from socially inept Best Film Editing and Best cal approach this time around, jargon and drastic time lapses He is also not afraid to break Dr. Michael Burry (Christian Bale) Writing Adapted Screenplay. McKay’s comedic timing and in order to fully encapsulate the fourth wall from time to time predicting the collapse, to Steve Newswire Rating: VNLOOVDVDSURÀFLHQWGLUHFWRUKDYH what was happening at the time. in order to set the facts straight Carrell’s morally-torn loud-mouth shined in “The Big Short” — a McKay’s choices in handling IRUWKHQRQÀFWLRQDVSHFWVRI WKH Mark Baum accepting the con- 'Brooklyn' Film 'does it better' than the book BY ANNA SHAPIRO see if I spotted anything familiar. But I couldn't get the movie times, as opposed to barely being Often, this is the author’s fault, Guest Writer I didn’t. out of my mind. The preview able to keep my eyes open while for using poor characterization. Some people prefer books Later that day I saw the looked very well made. I was reading the actual book. The scen- Sometimes, the author leaves too over movies to convey an image. book, “Brooklyn,” in a pile of drawn to the costuming and HU\DQGFRVWXPHVLQWKHÀOPWKDW much to the imagination, you need I hate to say it, but sometimes the paperbacks at Joseph Beth in Saorirsa Ronan, the lead actress, were so poorly described in the to see it all played out in front of movie is better than the book. Rookwood. “New York Times has fascinated me with her ador- book drew me in immediately. you to really feel it. And some- This statement goes against every best seller” it said. I can't imagine DEOHOLWWOHDFFHQWVLQFH,ÀUVWVDZ The sing-song accents and the times, like in “Trainspotting” and ÀEHURI P\EHLQJ why. her in Wes Anderson’s “The stellar acting only enhanced the ef- “A Clockwork Orange,” you just I am an English major, an avid So I bought it. I sat down and Grand Budapest Hotel.” On top fect. Nick Hornby did an excellent can't comprehend what is going reader, a voracious goblin that read it, cover to cover, in about of that, Nick Hornby, a popular job at taking an utterly dry telling on in the book because you swear feeds on well written sentences two hours. When I closed the author (whose new book sits pa- of an interesting story and adding whatever language it is written in is and metaphors, and yet even I book I was disappointed. It was tiently on my coffee table waiting dialogue and plot intricacies that not English, and you need a mov- cannot deny that the movie some- like so much had happened, but to be read), wrote the screenplay. left me leaving the theater with a ie to do the translations. I think times does the story justice better nothing had really happened at all. Come on, who doesn't love Nick smile on my face, instead of the all of those, besides the language than the book. I was not gripped or enthralled, Hornby? In the case of his book, GLVVDWLVÀHGJUXQW,PXVWKDYHH[- barrier, apply to “Brooklyn.” Obviously, the book is usu- I really didn't care. The book “A Long Way Down,” the book erted when I slammed the book So I’m going to say this one ally better, but in some rare cases touched on so much, maybe it was actually better than the movie. shut. ÀQDOWLPHWKHERRNLVJRRGWKH like “Trainspotting,” “One Flew could have been better had it been Ultimately though, the rav- Sometimes words just aren't book is always good, but some- Over The Couckoo’s Nest” or “A longer, had the plot been more ing reviews and awesome Rotten enough to tell the story. Some times the movie is a little bit better. Clockwork Orange,” the movie played out and the emotion more Tomatoes score of 98 percent stories are too real and alive to be And while none of the ten mil- just does a better job. real. But it wasn't. left me decided: I would bare the captured on paper. They require OLRQ ÀOP DGDSWDWLRQV RI  “Pride Over Christmas break I saw I read 18 books over winter cold and treacherous route to images, sounds, colors and just a and Prejudice”or “The Great a preview for “Brooklyn” while break, and “Brooklyn” was by far the Mariemont theater and see little bit of humanity. Sometimes Gatsby” do either book any jus- seeing Carol at the Esquire movie my least favorite. I shut the book, “Brooklyn.” And I'm glad I did. the characters you picture in your tice, “Brooklyn” GRHV 7KH ÀOP theater. I had helped costume entirely disheartened, and that was The movie was so much better head do no justice to what the version of “Brooklyn”does it some of the extras and wanted to that. than the book. I nearly cried three author had originally intended. better. Xavier Newswire 11 Edited by: Allison Wisyanski January 27, 2016 [email protected] Arts&Entertainment #OscarsSoWhite dominates the media this year’s ceremony in an act of protest. After this year’s Oscars, each academy member is able to vote for 10 years, upon which they will gain renewal if they KDYHEHHQDFWLYHLQÀOPZLWKLQ the last decade. Additionally, a member who is no longer ac- tive in the industry will remain a member with emeritus status, whereupon they are no longer able to vote. Three new govern- ing seats have been established, presumably to allow new mi- nority leadership to begin right away. “The Academy is going to lead and not wait for the in- dustry to catch up. These new measures regarding governance and voting will have an imme- diate impact and begin the pro- FHVV RI  VLJQLÀFDQWO\ FKDQJLQJ our membership composition,” Cherly Boone Isaacs, Academy president, said. These changes have made it clear that the Academy has recognized the need for growth and wants to fast-track their need for diversity. Of the 6000 eligible voting members of the Academy, 94 percent are white people and 77 3KRWRFRXUWHV\RIKXIÀQJWRQSRVWFRP percent are. 9DULHW\RQHRIWKHÀOPLQGXVWU\ VOHDGLQJSXEOLFDWLRQVWDNHVRQWKHODFNRIGLYHUVLW\LQWKLV\HDU V2VFDUQRPLQDWLRQVRQLWV-DQFRYHU It is important to note, how- BY HENRY EDEN These new rules come as a #OscarsSoWhite became a the nominations was not lim- ever, that the Academy is made Staff Writer result of the enormous back- catalyst for a social media upris- LWHGWRIDQVRI ÀOP up of people who have done The Academy of Motion lash the academy faced from ing. Under the hashtag, people Powerful and well-known VLJQLÀFDQW ZRUN ZLWKLQ WKH Picture Arts and Sciences an- fans and members alike when across the world posted opin- working members in the indus- industry. nounced on Friday a series of it was announced that for the ions and shared articles calling try like Spike Lee, Will Smith, Diversity issues at the Oscars changes and voting restrictions second year in a row not a into question the diversity of Jada Pinkett-Smith and Don may be a hot topic, but a gen- designed to increase both racial single actor of any racial mi- the Academy’s membership, the Cheadle have all voiced their eral one-sidedness throughout and gender diversity within its nority was nominated for an fairness of their voting and the displeasure at the Academy’s +ROO\ZRRGDQGWKHÀOPLQGXV- membership and governing Oscar. Soon after the nominees entire makeup of their leader- lopsidedness. They announced try still stands as a greater issue board. were announced, the hashtag ship. The unrest surrounding that they will not be attending that will not be easily changed. Twitter talks The #OscarsSoWhite controversy has received both backlash and support in the Twittersphere

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'The Revolutionists' comes to Playhouse BY KATRINA GROSS playwright Olympe De Gouges, fervent dreams of four dynam- ing the play will be a perfect way adult and older teenage audi- Staff Writer assassin Charlotte Corday, activ- ic historical women and cre- to introduce Gunderson to our ences, with ticket prices starting “The Revolutionists” is a tale ist Marianne Angelle and former ated a stunning voice for them,” community. “The Revolutionists” at $35. of four badass women whose queen Marie Antoinette as they Holdridge said. will have its world premiere this Playhouse will be continuing lives are tossed into adventure plot in an effort to restore Paris’s Gunderson has also received spring season from Feb. 5-March their Sunday College Night, with during the French Revolution. former glory, while defeating the much praise from Playhouse 6. at Cincinnati Playhouse in the all tickets to the 7 p.m. Sunday The play follows the stories extremists in the city. Artistic Director Blake Robison Park’s Thompson Shelterhouse performances priced at $10 with of these four daring women dur- The play is written by as one of America’s up-and-com- Theatre. a valid student ID. ing the height of the Reign of Lauren Gunderson and direct- ing new playwrights. The cast includes Lise Bruneau For more information, call Terror in France, in which the ed by Eleanor Holdridge. “The “Theatres across the country as Olympe de Gouges, Jessica WKH 3OD\KRXVH %R[ 2IÀFH DW women are forced to work to- Revolutionists” has been de- are discovering her unique voice, Lynn Carroll as Mare Antoinette, 513-421-3888 (toll-free in Ohio, gether for the greater good of scribed by Holdridge as history her sense of style and comedy,” Kiera Keeley as Charlotte Corday Kentucky and Indiana at 800- the country. written for the present. Robison said. and Kenita R. Miller as Marianne 582-3208) or visit www.cincy- The action tells the tales of “She (Gunderson) takes the Robison feels that produc- Angelle. The play is intended for play.com.

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From ceramics and sculpture to paint- BY CHARLOTTE CHEEK ing and textiles, true art comes in many Staff Writer forms. Students who participate in the Xavier art department have always created beautiful and interesting proj- ects utilizing these different methods. The inspiration for the following proj- ects, however, may be as unique as the AXavier RT projects and artists themselves. Sarah Sager Hannah Smith While many Xavier students Although her days are taken Junior Hannah Smith is pursu- DUW KLVWRU\ DQG EXVLQHVV DQG ÀQH prepare for research papers and up by her artwork, her freetime is LQJDÀQHDUWVPDMRUZLWKPLQRUV arts with curatorial works is prob- standardized tests, senior Sarah otherwise occupied. She works as in art history and business. ably when I realized what I actually Sager is working on her very a nanny when she isn’t in Cohen. “I always knew I wanted to do want to do in the art world. I know unique senior thesis. “Working as a nanny (after something with art,” Smith said. the whole starving artist scenar- “I came into Xavier knowing school) is good because it leaves Smith is currently working with io—it doesn’t have to be like that.” that this is what I wanted to do,” my nights and weekends open to curators at the Clifton Cultural Her most recent piece is a sculp- 6DJHUDÀQHDUWVPDMRUZLWKDFRQ- do art,” Sager said. Arts Center (CCAC). ture about subtle sexism. centration in painting, said. After graduation, however, “Curatorial studies is sort of “I plan to create a long narrative According to Sager, senior the- Sager has her eyes set on NewYork. like preparing, organizing and pre- and print it on the tongue,” Smith ses are shown at the end of the As far as her plans while she is senting art exhibitions in art gal- said. year and can be used to apply for there, Sager is keeping her options leries and museums,” Smith said. “I was interested in something graduate school. They act as a open. She plans to work with the so bold because it’s a very human resume, portraying exactly what “I applied to the New York CCAC on a few more exhibits tactile nature that we’re facing in skills each artist brings to the table. Academy of Art, and if I get in, this semester to discover what our culture right now. It’s something “It’s the foundational part of with enough funding, I would like research goes into planning an people don’t recognize that they’re your career after you leave aca- to go,” Sager said. “I also applied to art exhibition. After graduation doing, but it’s so engraved in our ev- demia,” Sager said. a couple of galleries. I would like to she plans to pursue an internship eryday lifestyle that you Her thesis, which will be a se- intern with them and get into the or an artist residency and then MXVW GR LWµ 6PLWK ULHV RI  IRXU WR ÀYH SDLQWLQJV RI  scene, no matter how I have to do masters in curatorial studies. said. people who identify outside of it.” Smith decided to minor the gender binary, will be present- There is a student art show on in business because of ed on April 25. Feb. 23 in Cohen. All Xavier art its practicality. students will “Having this show their business back- most re- ground is going cent pieces to be useful in in the large any area of fu- and small ture careers and galleries. studies,” Smith VDLG´,WKLQNÀQG- ing this blend of

Senior Sarah Sager’s painting (pictured above) is one of many she is working on for her senior This clay sculpture (pictured above) was thesis. Sager (pictured to the right), plans for her created by junior Hannah Smith. It attempts to entire portfolio to focus on individuals who identify send a message about sexism in today’s society. outside of the gender binary.