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Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 1998-03-25 Xavier University Newswire Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio), "Xavier University Newswire" (1998). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 2795. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/2795 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]. Baseball.· sweeps· 'Wild Things' doubl~.-dip from makes b .. movie .BGSU.with·· entertainment ·dramatics .~·.-Prof produces pendulum.·· Pub.lie scho()l,'.~ advantages worthwhile P-ge8 Page·~ .·Pi!je7 . ·Stud~nts,faCulty ' . .· -- ; ' . mourn· Talaska BY KARA' BENKEN script of Hobbes. The book, entitled "The NEWS EDITOR . Hardwick Library and Hobbes's - , . _ · Eaiiy : Intellectual Development,'' ·"We gather here tonight sllould be published this year. shocked, stunned, moved to tears by Talaska discovered the manuscript theloss,wehaveiricurred,andmoved while studying in Chatsworth, En to anger by the pain of that loss." gland, at ihe library Hobbes ·con~ Thus the emotions of.those structed. attending last night's vigil service "Only Rich could_have found for Dr.. Richard A. Talaska, Ph.D., amanuscript like this, because 011ly were expressed· by Rev, John he would be so careful and circum LaRocca, S.J., in the opening lines · spectabouteverypageuntildiscov- of his homily. ering the thinghefourid," sirid Quinn .. · · Known throughout Xavier as.. _ . Cliaif of the phllosophy de~ arerriarkableandconscientious'rnan, partmerit Dr. Robert Retliy also .. Jalaska; 43, will be sorely missed spoke of Talaska's _scholarship.__ ._ by, his students and feHow faculty _._• •. ;/'.Xavier J1as,- anunsighed members. Talaska, \\'ho h.ad ~e.en ~- . legacyfrqrri R}ch, w~ich:is thephi .pro.fess.Qf:,Qf.•Phi!~~9PllY.at•!Xavier~osophy.componerit of the·coi"ecilr-·-~ for 14 years, died last 1'hursday in ricufoni;'' he said. his F0rest Parkliome. · . • : · · · Talaska also wrote several ai"- "Ric_~ always admonished us ticlesaboutcriticalre!!Soning,teach- .. -. to.P..~~~-ue ~Ufe ofre_ason aridfriend~ . i~gat Xaviet ~nd university ROTC ship, and he pur;. .· - studies; sued it himself," His involve- saidDr.Timothy S. "Ionly hopethlli ment in Civil War Qyinn; who had what he taught . reenactments was known Talaska for can be strongef evidenced by the 23 years. suit chosen for the "The depth than the difficulty · vigil. of his private sor- "We' II all of hisJoss)' BY STEVE SMITH. rows was an ex miss him," said ample of his gener 'Rethy, "lonlyhope DIVERSIONS EDITOR ous spirit," Quinn DR. ROBERT RETHY' that what he taught said.· PHILOSOPHY CHAIR .. can be stronger Referred to .than the difficulty From start to finish, the Aware Tour rocked through by many as an extraordinarily gen-· ofhis·loss. What we don't lose is·· ·· Ripley's last Tuesday evening, without ever demonstrat- ing a of letting up. _ · erotis and gentle soul, he was known more important than what we do gliI~n1er forhisparticulatinsightandinterest [lose]," said Rethy. · The Aware Tour comes at music fans with a differ- in others. Known also for 'his sense of . ent approach from that ·of big event summer fesitvals. "He was always completely humor, the book left,o~ the d~ski~ There will be no hemp boothes selling bracelets or20,000 with you. Whether he was bored by his office was a new joke bookiather' . s~atvenues.on this tour. Instead, fans encounternmsic at-· your conversation or not, it never than a scholarly masterpiece. its finest, packed' into medium sized clubs across the co.untry and filled \~ith loud and appredativ~ fans that seemed as though he was," said ·~He was. always happy. at Quinn. school, he would share his joke of •niake up thesoul of the. tour's grassroots support. His students reiterated. Jun- the day. He had a truly unclouded A widely accepted approach that is true to the roots ior philosophy major Tony countenance,''. said Rethy .. ·.and motivations that run the company tJ:iat organii:es the Sculimbrene attributes his passion "Xavier was on,e of the places · tour; Aware Recorci~- . • · · · for philospphy to Talaska. where he could really be happy and . At each stop on the tour fans have the opportunity "He was the most com pas- . share the friendships .he wanted to · to s.ee any of a nine bands that have been featured on one sionate man, and he always wen tout share,'' Quinn said; _ .ofthe'Aware compilation albums. Nineteen Whe~ls and ofhiswaytomakesureeveryonein "Philosophy has to be done Train are sharing the headlining billing throughout the the class knew what he was talking with friends and can't be done in tour and wiUbe joined by Aware bands from each region about. He taught the texts in rela- ·private. Rich was, in part, the glue · of the country as they make their way from venue to venue. tion to the dialogue in class,'' said that boundus all,together." · ·_ . ' Sculimbrene. "I don't think any of us will· Last Tuesday's show saw the Chicago based quar Talaska was not only a de- ever get over it," he said. tetDovetailJointas a part of the night's three band lineup. voted.teacher, but also a remarkable Perhaps LaRocca described it Dov_etail kicked the evening's entertainment off scholar. He completed his doctoral best.. "Rich, you are still teachin.g . with a spark, as the high-energy rockers hit the stage · dissertation on the English philosoc us. Even in your death, you still dressed in dark suits.- · pherThomasHobbeswhileatCatho: · teach us.'.' · · Lead singer. Chuck Gladfelterfrorr:z Dovetaithits. "'· '·, .Ready for business, Doyetail wasted no time at all IicUniversity in Washington, D.C.. Talaska will be buried in St. that ever-so-tough high note at the Awafe concert ' -~oving· into their fast-paced, well. const:ructed vib_e that andrecentlycompletedabookbased :}9~n's. Cemetery in Fox River last TuesdaynightiitRipley •s. The concert · npped through a medfocre sized St. Patrick's Day crowd. on a previously undiscoveredmanu- · nextto his mother. featured Nineteen Wheels, Train and 1JovetaiL · Grove: m., . '·.. ,. _.. _. - .. -, .· (Please seeAware, page JO) ' ' - .. , ..· ' . 'TH_EXAVIEF!NEWSWIRE•WEEKOFMARCH25 1998-PAGE,2 :· '· '' ' ' ' , ', ,_,.. ' '•'• ~, ', '~ ·, ' . '·, '•,' •' ~' .. •;.,•••;'' ' ,, . : , ·, ·,~·', ,,,,., .,,. • :! •••,, ~·.• . ,,, . ,,, • ••• 1'"''-'- ,,, T '' :.,, Violence against gays The committee on contemporary iss.ues is sponsoring a· lecture by Dorothy Hajdys tonight at 8:15 p.m. in Kelley Audito- · rium in Alter Hall. Her son, Alan Schindler, was a sailor who was beaten to death in Japan.by his shipmates for being gay. Hajdys will speak on homophobia and violence against gays and lesbians, including how she fought to discover the truth about her son's death · as well as the prosecution of his killers. - Commuter positions . ·. : Beneath .·Xavier's pendulum FoucaultPendufom to Xavier was · Commuter services is looking for people to apply for posi is afloor·nmral which was n:i.ade by . approximately $25,000. nwas paid tions on the Commuter Council board for the 1998~99 school year.· · Di.. Raymond Miller using. ah·· an~.. for by an alumni drive spearheaded . If interested, stop by the CIC in the University Center for a cientartform ciilled intarsia.'Ihtarsia . bY.Miller and others from the phys- · · candidate and election informational packet. Elections are March is the art of creating and enhancing. ics dep~ent. ·. • .. 31 and April 1. The available positions include: president, viee a representation of a person; object · . According to Miller, the ;stu pr:esident, treasurer, secretary and programming implementation or scene by using the i:J.aturhl shades, dents; faculty and all those associ- supervisor. tones; co~ors; tei{tures and ·grains of · ated with Xavie{ are privileged to . · . various \voods. > Using Red Oak, have a Foucault Pendulum. Its hi's Afric'an ·Mahogany;<.• Cherry,. torical-valu_e and scientific.worth Lace~ood; Basswood and Afneri- ·are .evidenced by·oth.erJmportant · Hunger .CleanuP .can, Walnu(Mmer, a professor of . institutions. whfoh .·house similar . · phys_ics; ·ccimpfot~d- the. intarsia-, ·structures, such•as the· General As seinbiy building ofthe United Na~ . · tions and the Smithsonian Museum ()f.Histoty andTe~~nol()gy, . Xavier histor:y JUSTICE is sponsoring a talk about the history of Xavier ~n -·._ Monday, March 30 at~ p.m. in the Buenger Recreation Room. Rev. Leo Klein, S.J;, theology, Dr~ David Flaspohler, math and computer -_- •. · _ science,.andDr. Terrence Toepker; physics, will lead the discussion;· .. · Refreshments will be' provided. · CoNTRIBuTING WRITER -eompiled by Kara.Benken . ,· . Xavler professor and coordi -nator of business law for.the ac- counting and inf~rmation syst~ms 1;,, . department,: ~aul . Fiorelli, will be spendi1,1g next year in Washiri.gton D.c.- . .. ' ' . · · · Thursday; March 19, 6:05 p.m. ·.··. · -. ·_. ·.·· ... -·.. Xavier police officers received a call on· a campus emergency:.· .• ·. phone from a juvenile in the area, reporting his 14-year~old brother·· was beating up his grandmother. The boy was turned over to the .· · Cincinnati police,· · · · · .. · . Sunday, March 22, 8 p.m. · . ,, .: . · . Two male nonstudents were escorted out of the computer lab_'' · . in the