THE XAVIERITE the EYES and EARS of SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Wednesday, October 4, 2006 Volume 76, Number 6

THE XAVIERITE THE EYES AND EARS OF SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Wednesday, October 4, 2006 www.xavierite.com Volume 76, Number 6 THIS WEEK... CRIME LOW; LIQUOR VIOLATIONS SOAR By Sean Reynolds The overall increase in resident "Students are not going to come to us students has been looked to as a primary if they're having a party. At the beginning News and Copy Editor root of this raw statistic. Paul Kolessar said, of the semester, we tell all the residents that Editorials The campus crime report for the "I believe that the increase in liquor law they can't have alcohol at all in the dorms, period of 2003-05, recently released by violations is related, in part, to the increase whether they are 21 or not...Sometimes Public Safety, revealed that incidents of in resident students as a whole." maintenance will find beer boxes in the theft, battery and assault have remained Kolessar points to the addition of garbage or we'll find cans in the shower According to Max, low to non-existent, while on-campus resident halls over the last four years as a and hold a dorm meeting," said Hollock. liquor law violations swelled dramatically. strong indication of the rise in violations, Braff = Bad As it currently stands, SXU's alcohol In 2005, Public Safety recorded 60 liquor saying, "What used to be just Pacelli and policy states that residents may not possess law violations, up from 21 in 2004 and 29 Regina has, now with Rubloff, become five or sell alcohol—with Gilhooley's as the in 2003. halls for students." obvious exception—unless students over Notably, for the year 2005, the Some Resident Assistants agreed that 21 apply for special permission. Page 4 report discloses no incidents of sex total resident population could account for When asked about alcohol on campus, offense, vehicle theft or aggravated battery. a large portion of the increase. most SXU residents said they could not Reports of burglary (10 in 2005) have "I would say that the increase in discern any dramatic increase in drinking remained consistently low over the three- drinking is proportional to the increase in over the last two years. However, many year span, as have drug law violations students," said RA Chris Coccaro. noted that drinking at times becomes a (seven in 2005). However, while the resident student problem, especially for the freshmen at While the introduction of a private, population has grown steadily over the Regina Hall. armed police force on campus appears as last four years, the liquor law violations One freshman, who wished to remain Features the obvious reason for these trends, SXU's nearly tripled over the course of one anonymous, said, "The first floor of Regina Chief of Police, Paul Kolessar, points out, year. Thus, students and administration can become out of control [with drinking], "I do not think that it is appropriate to officials also point to stricter enforcement almost every night. Students request to be attribute the increase or decrease in the of campus liquor laws—a product of both an moved upstairs just to get away from it." What? Is the paper crime indices to any single program or increase in Resident Assistants and SXU's Another junior resident claimed that on fire? Nope. That's initiative." developing private police force—as an the larger incoming freshmen classes are just "The Hot Spot" He added, "I do believe that you can explanation for the spike in violations. drinking more often than previous, smaller attribute positive change in the University "Crime statistics are what they are, but ones. "When upper-classmen go to buy community through a combination they can't always tell us what the behavior liquor, the freshmen are asking for more of mutually supporting and sustained has been...An increase in violations [alcohol and beer] than anyone," he said. initiatives, that are coupled along with the recorded does not necessarily indicate an Overall, the SXU campus remains Page 8 reinforcement or transference of deeply increase in drinking," said Kolessar. an overwhelmingly safe place to live and held core values." Pacelli RA Chris Hollock, also study, largely a product of it's surrounding Violations of liquor laws, then, stand believed that RAs may have stepped up community. out as the only area of marked increase their enforcement of liquor laws, but that "We have been blessed at Saint Xavier; in crime statistics, leaving many in the it is difficult to tell whether drinking has We are in a very safe neighborhood here on university community to wonder why. increased on campus. the outskirts of Chicago," said Kolessar. Entertainment UNDERGRADUATE CLASS LARGEST EVER Do you think By Nicholas Kerr will help to shape a more vibrant campus setting university records is in the diversity Josh Hartnett is News Editor culture that benefits everyone, including department where they are the most commuter students." ethnically and racially diverse class ever at dreamy? Well, not On the heels of the success in the US Carlson also wants the university SXU. Thirty-five percent of the members his acting, at least. News rankings and celebrating the 160th community to know that another dorm on of the class of 2010 are either African- anniversary of its founding, Saint Xavier campus is not in the plans. She said, "The American or Hispanic. This helped Saint University has something to celebrate. University Campus Master Plan does not Xavier get into the top ten list of most For the ninth year in a row, the amount include the construction of new residence diverse Midwestern universities in the Page 10 of undergraduate students at SXU has facilities on this campus. The University most recent US News rankings. reached its highest level. Along with being the most ethnically, The amount of undergraduate racially and geographically diverse class students is now at 3,339 and marks growth "The University Campus Master at Saint Xavier, the class of 2010 is also rate of 46% since the University launched Plan does not include the excellent in the classroom. Fourteen its strategic enrollment management percent of SXU's freshmen qualified to Sports initiatives in 1997. Also at its highest level construction of new residence be in the freshman honors program. This is the amount of students who live on facilities on this campus." is an increase of 27 percent from the class campus. The current number of resident of 2009. students on campus is now at 720, an Kathleen Carlson In response to the diversity and Not that it is increase from the 280 students who lived academic success of the class of 2010 Beth on campus seven years ago. According surprising, but Gierach, who is the Assistant Provost for to the University's strategic plan, it's the seeks additional off-campus housing Enrollment, said "We are particularly SXU wins again. goal of the university to have a thousand opportunities, including the purchase of proud of the fact that we continue to resident students by 2009. apartment facilities for students. We will expand our racial and economic diversity While some students may be critical inform the University community as soon as we advance the academic profile of new of the university wanting to increase the as there are any developments on that students." Page 16 amount of resident students, Kathleen front." The university has been able to Carlson, Vice President for Research, A big reason for the growth of the achieve this success despite recent larger Planning and Assessment, believes this university is the current freshmen class. trends. The first is that high school can help all students. "There is a growing The class of 2010 is the largest class in the seniors in Illinois are among the most body of scholarly work on the value history of the university with 538 students. likely in the nation to attend college of a residence experience in a college The class of 2010 also hails from 18 states out of state. The second is that in most education. It is generally believed that a from Massachusetts to Washington. of the United States the number of residence experience will lead to higher As a result of this, the current class 18- year- olds is decreasing. levels of student engagement in learning of freshmen is the first class where the Kathleen Carlson also cited this fact to The activities and in co-curricular activities." majority of students (53%) are resident Xavierite as a reason for why it should be She also added that, "A 'critical students. the goal of the University to increase the mass' of resident students on any campus Another area where the 2010 class is number of resident students. 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Her new exhibit at the SXU dictates the next 3700 W. 103rd Street Art Gallery, "No Soldiers in the Scenery: mark, and that the Chicago, IL 60655 Abstract Paintings by Deirdre Schanen" next, layers of paint Visit became open to the SXU community on or glaze are added Sept.

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