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TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 NEWS // St. Patrick’s Day weekend A&E // MtvU honors up-and-coming OPINIONS // Senior reflects on time SPORTS // High jumper Rebecca VOL. 62 NO. 21 sees successful celebration, little dis- artists at annual Woodie Awards, pg. 7. at UD, pg. 11. Maj leaps over record, pg. 16. turbance, pg. 6. Students celebrate during St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. Chris Santucci/ FLYER NEWS Photo Editor Food insecurity ‘SNUBBED BALL SEVEN’ in Dayton JONATHON KOSTOFF “Facing challenges is what we Staff Writer know how to do.” worries major Sophomore forward Kend- Minutes before the NCAA Tour- all Pollard knew that they were Catholic leader nament bracket was released on snubbed after a 25-win season, and Selection Sunday, ESPN projected commented immediately after he RACHEL CAIN the Flyers as a nine-seed, NBC learned of the tournament pair- Staff Writer Sports a nine, and CBS Sports ing, saying, “we are definitely go- pegged the team as an eight. The ing to go into the tournament with national media thought they were a chip on our shoulder.” Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodri- a lock for the tournament after the The Flyers are an 11-seed play- guez Maradiaga, an advisor to regular season. ing a game on their home court Pope Francis and Archbishop of Hours earlier, Dayton head where they have won 21 straight Tegucigalpa, joined local speak- coach Archie Miller spoke with games. ers in a call for solidarity on food confidence after an Atlantic 10 They are playing in front of insecurity in Dayton, and across Conference title game loss to Vir- a sea of red. With so many local the globe, Tuesday. Catholic Social ginia Commonwealth University fans purchasing tickets months in Services and Weavers of Justice Sunday. advance to enjoy the NCAA First co-hosted the press conference, “To go to back-to-back NCAA Four event, the city’s fans will see which was held at the Catholic So- tournaments ... and to build two in their Flyers inside the arena. cial Services Center for Families a row is awesome … this loss will The Broncos enter 25-8 led by on Brown Street. sting, but the selection show will senior guard Derrick Marks. The “This country is blessed by the reenergize us,” Miller said. Player of the Year in the Mountain Lord with abundance,” Rodriguez- Little did Miller, as well as the West Conference. Marks, who led said. “We must raise conscious- team, coaching staff and Dayton the conference in scoring just over ness that there’s hunger in this fans everywhere know, they actu- 20 points per game, is the senior country. Through solidarity, we ally squeaked their way into the leader the team relies on having can beat the plague of hunger.” Big Dance. played in 128 games during his ca- The Catholic Social Services The selection committee reer for the Broncos. of the Miami Valley’s food pantry thought differently than many Besides Marks, the team, under serves over 18,000 adults and chil- bracket experts as they handed the direction of MW Conference dren annually, making it the busi- the Flyers the final at-large bid Coach of the Year Leon Rice, plays est food-distribution pantry in the in the tournament, forcing them mainly a seven-man rotation. For- greater Dayton area, according to to play a Wednesday First Four wards Nick Duncan and James its website. game at home versus Mountain Webb III present some height-ad- Two speakers who have received West Conference regular season vantage problems for the Flyers. assistance from the food pantry champion Boise State University. Webb III was also named to second gave testimonies about their per- Tipoff is set tentatively for 9:10 Sophomore guard Kyle Davis felt “disrespected” by Dayton’s seeding after the team All-Conference as well as to sonal experiences with poverty. p.m. on truTV. Atlantic 10 Conference. Photo courtesy of Mitchell Leff. the All-Defensive team. “The cost of medicine left me The team watched the selection The Broncos hoist up a boun- with no money to buy food,” Rubi show at Burke’s Bar in Yonkers, know, they had been snubbed. top 50. tiful amount of 3-pointers as 39 Taylor, a Dayton resident with New York, after the A-10 champi- Sophomore guard Kyle Davis Texas finished 20-13 with a 42nd- percent of their made shots come multiple sclerosis, said. “For too onship game. As the announce- felt “disrespected” by Dayton’s ranked RPI, 4-7 record on the road from behind the arc, good for 19th many homes, the first priority is ment flashed across the TV, the seeding. The Flyers believed the and a record of 3-12 versus the RPI in the country. finding money to pay for food.” room flipped from pure jubilation other national bracketologists, but top 50. Boise State, who will be match- Rodriguez said the solution to to shock. according to the committee, every- Dayton finished 25-8 with a 29th- ing up with Dayton for the first widespread hunger is through sol- Players and coaches scratched one was off. ranked RPI, a 5-6 record on the time in school history, has yet to idarity with the poor. He believes their heads. Numerous teams leapfrogged road, and 1-3 vs. Top 50 RPI, but win an NCAA Tournament game. there is enough food to feed the “We were a little confused,” the Flyers comfortably into the was 6-4 versus RPI top 75. The team did, however, play at UD world’s population, but it must be sophomore guard Scoochie Smith tournament including the Univer- The Flyers have certainly been Arena in the First Four in 2013 redistributed because some people said. “Everyone had to re-read sity of California at Los Angeles, doubted before. Nobody thought where they lost to La Salle Uni- waste too much food and others go it, and then we realized we’ll be the University of Texas, and the the “small ball seven” could be versity 80-71. hungry. playing in a couple of days. There University of Georgia. UCLA and anything after juniors Devon The winner of this matchup wasn’t much excitement.” Texas’ resumes seem weak in com- Scott and Jalen Robinson were Wednesday night will meet the No. Smith relayed the room’s dou- parison to the Flyers. dismissed from the team. 11 Providence Friars out of the Big ble-take. The players initially UCLA finished 20-13 with an “We’ve handled so much adver- East Conference at the Nationwide thought it meant Boise State faced RPI of 49, 2-8 record on the road sity, we’ll handle this too,” red- Arena in Columbus. Tipoff is ten- a team in Dayton. Little did they and a record of 2-8 versus the RPI shirt senior Jordan Sibert said. tatively set for 9:57 p.m. on truTV. See FOOD, pg. 5 FOLLOW @FLYERNEWS ON TWITTER FOR MORE UPDATES ON CAMPUS, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS VocAdFlyerNewsNov2013_Layout 1 10/29/13 4:26 PM Page 1 2 NEWS NEWS 3 Online at flyernews.com Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Online at flyernews.com CAMPUS ‘UNNOTICED’ NOTICED THE GANG RECYLES THEIR TRASH If you missed junior Kwynn Townsend-Ri- The Sustainability Club will meet at ley’s play, “Unnoticed,” at ArtStreet’s White the ArtStreet Amphitheater at noon Box Theatre Festival, you have a chance Sunday for spring cleaning at its an- to see it in Sears Recital Hall Thursday at nual Green-Sweep Event. Pick up trash, 7 p.m. as part of Women’s History Month. plant trees and mulch people’s yards The play explores issues of race, gender for free - and for service hours. Follow- and sexual assault on campus. A panel ing the sweep at 3 p.m., refuel with a discussion will follow the performance. cook-out at the amphitheater. RSVP Source: udayton.edu with the Center for Student Involvement. Source: udayton.edu Welcome home ‘A NEW BRAIN’ PROVOKES THOUGHT to a life of community, service and prayer The UD theatre program presents “A New THE ENTERPRISE OF HUMAN RIGHTS Brain” this weekend and the next, starting Brother Victor Forlani and Marc Martens this Friday, in KU Boll Theatre. The musical will discuss the responsibility of business- tells the true story of William Finn and his es to safeguard and advocate for human medical condition, a story that captures rights Friday at 3:30 p.m., in room 217 how art can drive us and heal us. UD of Marianist Hall. “Human Rights: Key to students can attend for $7 with their ID. Success in any Organization” will speak Source: udayton.edu to the lack of attention on human rights Students feed their curiosity of diverse cultures at the annual International Festival Saturday. Jed Gerlach/Staff Photographer in launching and sustaining corporations. Source: udayton.edu NATION LOCAL AND BEYONCE SAID... FAKE POT LEAF PLANTED ON CHILD MIND THE GAP IHOP MARKS ITS TERRITORY GRANDMA BUSTS GRANDDAUGHTER At 1 a.m. Monday, rapper Kendrick La- An 11-year-old Virginia student was As of last summer, major tech companies Seven IHOPs will open in the Dayton- A grandmother called Dayton police to mar tweeted, “Keep calm. All is well.” – a suspended for a year and charged in a have been releasing employee data. This Springfield region, starting this sum- report her granddaughter was abusing response to his album dropped with Be- juvenile court after reports that he told week, tech leaders will head to Austin for mer in Beavercreek, Ohio.