Xavier Newswire Volume XCVI Published Since 1915 by the Students of Xavier University Issue 10

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October 27, 2010 XAVIER NEWSWIRE Volume XCVI Published since 1915 by the students of Xavier University Issue 10 2010-11 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ALWAYS ONLINE: xavier.edu/ BASKETBALL PREVIEW EDITION newswire inside @ Applications up 24 percent Solidarity Day on campus commodate prospective students by revising and increasing the number of campus tours and establishing relationships with counselors at significant feeder high schools. The Division of Student Enrollment has also been includ- ing alumni and parents in the recruiting process and has affiliated with University Communication and University Relations to en- hance Xavier’s marketing strategy. Xavier has seen interest increase in cities and areas that have not traditionally produced many applicants, such as Boston, Newswire photo by Alexa von Bargen Denver and Chicago. A more aggressive recruiting campaign at local feeder high schools has Meis said Conaton Learning contributed to a 24 percent increase in undergraduate applications. Commons, Smith Hall and the BY MOLLY BOES tributed to a number of factors. new residence hall set to open Asst. News Editor “All of our Admission recruit- in the fall of 2011 could also be ment staff have done a great job contributing to the increase in Newswire photo by Jade Sanders The Xavier Undergraduate of building relationships with applications. Freshman Mychiana Banks was a part of the campus-wide effort to support Solidarity Day by wearing purple. Admission office has seen a 24 prospective students earlier in the “Certainly the addition of percent increase in applications recruitment process than we have Smith Hall and CLC, as well as the BY SARAH WIETEN cide awareness resources, pick compared to last year at this time, in the past, in person and on the construction of the new residence Managing Editor up purple and rainbow ribbons an escalation Aaron Meis, Dean phone,” Meis said. hall are getting attention and sig- to show support and fill the vigil of Undergraduate Admission, at- With Xavier seeing two of the nifying that Xavier is an exciting Based on positive student feed- backpacks with reflections and largest classes in school history and growing place. Students want back and attendance, planners prayers. ©2010 the past two years, Meis noted the to be a part of that,” Meis said. were pleased with Wednesday’s Active Minds President, senior THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE spread of the University’s name Xavier is currently in the early Solidarity Day — a day of aware- Luke Beischel, considered the All rights reserved by word of mouth. stages of the recruitment process ness for the recent upsurge in event a success based on feedback The Division of Student and the current number of appli- highly publicized suicides in he received about one student in Enrollment and the continued ad- cants might not accurately reflect young people apparently caused particular. dition of new majors and minors the actual size of next year’s first by LGBTQ bullying. “Because of the events on Advertising (513) 745-3561 has also helped increase under- year class. More than 350 people stopped campus on the 20th, this stu- Circulation (513) 745-3130 graduate applications. “It may only reflect the fact by the Solidarity Day booth in dent had the courage to ask for Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 The Division of Student that students are applying earlier Gallagher Student Center to pe- www.xavier.edu/newswire Enrollment has attempted to ac- to Xavier this year,” Meis said. ruse LGBTQ resources and sui- Continued on page 2 XU welcomes new Cincinnati Catholic Superintendent BY LIZZIE GLASER In collaboration with the Campus News Editor Archdiocese of Cincinnati, CCE has created the Initiative for As the largest Catholic edu- Catholic Schools, a professional cational institution in Cincinnati, development program for Catholic Xavier was among the first to educators in the Cincinnati/ welcome new Superintendent of Northern Kentucky region. the Archdiocese of Cincinnati The program provides a year- Catholic Schools, Dr. James Rigg, long series of workshops related on Friday evening. to a specific theme, with participa- Xavier’s Center for Catholic tion open to any Catholic school Education and School of team in the area. Education jointly sponsored a re- The topic for this year’s pro- ception from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday gram is Creating Professional in the Schiff Family Conference Learning Communities — com- Center to introduce Rigg. munities focused on learning rath- Rigg, formerly the Diocesan er than teaching and holding the Director of Curriculum for the professional accountable for the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Newswire photo by ANdrew Matsushita results. Springs, was appointed the Superintendent of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Catholic Schools Dr. James Rigg (center) met with Xavier President In addition to the Initiative Superintendent of Catholic Fr. Michael Graham (right), Dr. Michael Flick (left) and Xavier other Xavier employees on Friday. for Catholic Schools, Xavier has Schools for the Archdiocese of Dr. Michael Flick, director of programs and the community out- programs while the Archdiocese is assisted the Archdiocese for the Cincinnati in early April, and his the center for Catholic educa- reach mission of our University.” able to utilize the services of our past ten years with a parent sat- position went into effect in July. tion, coordinated with the School Xavier University has a large Center for Catholic Education.” isfaction survey, which identified In April, Rigg told Fox News of Education to bring Rigg to teacher licensure and training At the reception, Rigg was able that the three main reasons that that he was enthusiastic about the campus. program that serves more than to meet key faculty, staff and ad- parents choose Catholic schools position because he was impressed “It was important that Rigg 2,000 graduate and undergraduate ministrators that will be working are: strong academics, a safe en- by the quality of schools within come to Xavier because we are students. closely with his office in the years vironment and a faith-based the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. the Catholic Jesuit University in “Both partners have benefit- to come. atmosphere. The meet-and-greet was held this region,” Flick said. “We have ted from the…partnership,” Flick “Xavier University is proud to The Archdiocese of Cincinnati for approximately 50 Xavier fac- always worked very closely with said. “We have top schools for partner with a strong school sys- covers 19 counties, and the schools ulty, staff, and administrators to the Archdiocese School Office field experiences for the students tem like that of the Archdiocese have a total enrollment of 44,922 meet Rigg. because of our teacher training in our teacher licensure and degree of Cincinnati,” Flick said. students. FIAT JUSTITIA, RUAT COELUM 2 October 27, 2010 News XAVIER NEWSWIRE UC student Sustainability Day highlights attacked Xavier’s growth as a green campus on Dana BY DOUG TIFFT Sustainability Week Editor-in-Chief In the second crime involving Monday, Oct. 25 a college student on Dana Avenue • 1:30-1:45 – Sustainability in two months, a 23-year-old Committee Presentation University of Cincinnati student said he was assaulted by a group • 1:45-2:30 – Keynote Speaker: of children Sunday night — in- William McDonough cluding one he estimated to be 7 years old. • 2:30-2:50 – Questions for After leaving the United Dairy Sustainability Committee and Farmers at the corner of Dana William McDonough Avenue and Montgomery Road, Pharanyoo Choompol was walk- • 2:50-3:05 – Coffee Break ing at approximately 7 p.m. on photo courtesy goldschmidt.info, xavier.edu and harrywalker.com the 1700 block of Dana Avenue Dr. Kathleen Smthe (left), co-chair of Xavier’s Sustainability Committee, and William McDonough (right), author of “Cradle • 3:05-3:30 – Father Michael J. when a group of children between to Cradle”, strive to make Sustainability Week effective. Graham the ages of 7 and 16 approached BY KARI PEGLAR proposed to the University and the Way We Make Things” and him. Staff Writer Resource Council as well as the winner of the nation’s high- • 3:30-4:30 – Community The attackers yelled at Talk of carbon emissions and establishment of a new major fo- est environmental honor, the Discussions Choompol, kicked him and green initiatives filled Conaton cusing on sustainability now avail- Presidential Award for Sustainable reached into his pockets, alleg- Learning Commons as Xavier able to undergraduates. Development. Wednesday, Oct. 27 edly looking for money or a cell hosted Sustainability Day this “Clearly, we are a more sus- In his speech, McDonough re- • 3:30 – Leave Xavier for a 4:15 phone. Monday, Oct 25. tainable campus than we were marked how there is a “fierce need tour of Rumpke landfill "I think they tried to steal my Sustainability Day was packed

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