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NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY DEVIN MATHIS School of Americas PHOTO COURTESY OF GREG LE SAINT THE X A.v-I ER UNIVERSITY

87th year, issue 13 week of NO\IEMBER 28, 2001 www.xu.edu/newswire/ For the sake of art BY ELIZABETH BONEAU Terrill in· watercolors; and Ms. sculptures utilize anything from Asst. Campus News Editor Kitty Uetz in fibers. water, to old television, and even The Xavier· art department fac-. The art faculty is required to · strategically arranged blankets to ulty is showing their true colors, exhibit theii: work, something make a statement. not to mention graphics, sculp­ they do all over the country, but . "We've had a wonderful turn­ tures and fibers. They have taken it is especially exciting for them out and are quite pleased that oth­ over twq of the Cohen Center's at home. ers seem to enjoy the show. It is art galleries to display their most "Just like any other professor quite an experience to see every­ recent works, in a show that oc­ is required to 'publish or perish,' one else's work, and see how all curs only every other year. the art department must exhibit of the faculty's different facets The work of all 10 art profes­ their works as a form of publica­ work as a whole,'' said Pryor, sors is represented here: Mr. tion. The 'more a professor inves­ whose paintings bookend the gal­ Gagik Aroutiunian in sculpture; tigates his own field, the better he lery. Sr. Ann Beiersdorfer, R.S.M., in is able to .. teach it,::_. said The. exhibit is 'open. from 10 painting; Ms. Suzanne Chouteau K~ragheusian, chair of the de­ a.m. to 4 p.m. every day and runs in prints,· Ms. Marsha partment. through Dec. 20. The gallery is Karagheusian in ceramics; Br. The display is an assembly of located just through the main

Jerome Pryor, S.J., in painting; pieces, ranging from the more doors of the Cohen building. Any­ NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY DEVIN MATHIS Ms. Margaret Copfer in painting; conventional to the most eclectic. · one Interested in additional infor­ "Annunciation" by Br. Jerome Pryor, S.J., is one of the works Mr. Fred Martens in graphics; Ms. Framed paintings and stylized mation can call 745-3811. featured at the faculty art show which opened on Nov. 16. Sue Sweeney in fibers; Ms. Betsy graphics hang on the walls, while Sports Center hosts day of wellness

::~ BY LORI GOETZINGER Nutrition Council, Sunrise Essen­ took place in the gym at the sports ·. !: . ·~" Campus News Editor tial Oils, the Cincinnati Diving center. Students and faculty Center and Mary Kay. could attend various fitness dem­ The Wellness Team hosted a The on-campus associations onstrations and exercises, some day .of wellness on Tuesday in represented a variety of areas. of which are a regular part of the O'Connor Sports Cen.ter. Events These groups included Campus sports center's activities. These included mini-massages, water Ministry, .. the Occupational included jazzercise, fitness chal­ aerobics and Latin dancing. Therapy Association, Emplqyee lenge and weight-lifting demon- The day consisted of two parts. Benefits, Health and Counseiing, strations. First, the lobby of the sports cen­ Safety and Security, Learning Xavier's wellness team con­ ter was converted into a wellness Assistance Center, Tobacco Risk sists of volunteer staff and stu­ fair. Both on-campus and 'off­ Reduction and C.A.R.E. dents at Xavier. The group meets campus organizations set up The occupational therapy pro­ once every three weeks and plans tables of information, according gram demonstrated how to posi­ one large event each semester, ac­ to Dr. Debra Mooney, chair of the tion yourself at the computer and cording to Mooney. campus Wellness Team. also gave away free mouse pads. "We think of wellness as the. "The presentation by the oc­ · whole person. We try to incorpo­ cupational therapy group was re­ rate activities that will enhance ally interesting. I think they ad­ the mind, body and spirit," dressed an important issue that

NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY DEVIN MATHIS Mooney said. many people don't know about," One of the displays at the O'Connor Sports Center's Wellness Off-campus organizations in~ . junior Suzann Johnson said. Day on Tuesd~y. Students could receive information about on­ eluded representatives from the The second part of the day and ~ff-campus .health services available to them. NEWS: OP-ED: SPORTS: DIVERSIONS: OT students honored Students react to Xmen come up short 'Out Cold' rude and war in Afghanistan against Missouri surprisingly entertaining PAGE 2 PAGES 4-6 PAGE 9 PAGE 12

·D M A. J 0 n; E M'' 0 E I ' . c-• · L ' n ....,,... 1· '•.A'' · ,1.·'A' • • • '. • • • " • ' ' " ' ' '" ' . A · , J7\ N ·, · , _., , . ', LJ . '1U .t.\:.''. 1 'rt, J~:l"·-~·· .· ,·, , . 1,' •,.' ·., ~1";:<" ·~'··~i>._, 2 weeko/NOVEMBER 28, 2001 CAMPUS NEWS THE XAVIERNEWSWIRE . . ' . ' BRIEFS >-Lori Goetzinger, Editor Students receive OT award Ramadan >-News Room: 745-3122 BY COLIN A. MCDERMOTT 'the role of occupational. therapy program has:strictacademic reqtiire- . >[email protected] Contributing Writer with the homeless. They also ar- • ments, so they were very well-de­ -observed The Ohio Occupational ranged for other occupational serving. They did a three.:month in­ BY MEHRDAD SAFAVIAN . Tree lighting Therapy Association (OOTA) has therapy students to yolunteer at the ternship at homeless.center; They a Contributing Write1' Xavier will welcome in.. the awarded two Xavier students, homeless center as well. so impressed the center that. it de-. holiday season at a tree lighting Allison Carter and Kathryn Young, Based on their experiences, they . cided tp hfre a full-time oc:;cupa­ . . This year Ramadi;ui started on on Monday, 'Dec. 3 at 4:30 p.m. · the first Occupational Therapy developed their research project, tional therapist,'; said Miller. Friday; Nov. 16. Ramada~ is a holy Rev: Michael Graham, S.J., Sing­ Student- of -the- Year Award. "The Primary Needs of Greater Recently, theAmerican Occupa- • month for Muslims worldwide. It is ers and the Gosper Choir will join The two students were super­ CinC'in.nati's Homeles.s Population·. tional Therapy Association (AOTA) the month in which Muslims be­ students for an ·hour of activites. vised by. Mrs. Georganna Miller, in Relation to Occupational has'emphasized an urge for occupa­ lieve the firstver~e.~ of the Qu'ran; . There will also be coffee, hot M.Ed; oTRIL, who is an academic Therapy," and presente'd it at the tional therapy .t9 venture into areas the. holy books for·;Muslims,. was chocolate, tea and cookies avail­ fieldwork coordinator and instruc­ National Council for Undergradu- . it· has .not b~er1-.'involved .with be­ revealed .to the prophet able. tor of occupational therapy; She ate Research (NCUR), a~ annual . f.ore. ''Theirfocus.onhomelesspopu~ Muhammad. ' Event Schedule: explained, "Our state association conference that draws over 2,00Q .. Jations. :is impressive," Miller said. During Ramadan, Muslims are 4:30-4:40 p.m. - meet on the· [OOTA] created a new award this undergraduates, facu.lty f,ln~ admin.: · · '~The fact th:at. Kathryn and Allison required to fast from sunrise to sun­ "X" and light individual candles year to recognize a student who is istration a year to recognize acc6m~ did that fieldwork is pioneering." set every day. This. means abstain­ 4:30-5: 15 p.m. - carolling in outstanding and has done some­ plishments. · ca·rter and Young will receive ing from food, drink and even wa­ the lo}?bies of Hinkle and .Alter thing that shows their contribution "Kathryn and Allison's name~.· their Bachelor of Scienc·e degre~s ter. Married couples must also ab­ Halls to this field." were submitted because they .~tarted . •.in. occtipational therapy in· Decem­ stain from inter-marital relations 5:15-5:30p.m.- Graham ad­ Although the award is sup­ a program for our club,' where · ber.: · during the hours of fasting. During dresses the Xavier community at posed to recognize one student, it people.would go dowri.to the Drop .. · In regards to the Drop Inn Cen­ Ramadan, Musims rise early for a the residential mall tree. was the collaboration Carter and lnn Center .and hand out snacks: ter, XU's Students Of Occ'upational pre-dawn breakfast mean. At the 5:30 p.m. - official lighting Young performed for. a research They also did their research project Therapy Association is sponsoring end of the day, Muslims ~reak their project that made them co-recipi­ on the role of occupational therapy a '{rim the Tree Party there to hand fast with .the Iftar meal. On-campus ents. with the homeless. They presented out food and hold festivities. There are several reasons Mus­ Aside from individual achieve­ at NCUR in Lexington. lims fast during this holy month. technology forum ments, the research project Carter "They. were active in .the com­ First, the experience allows Mus­ Gordon Suggs, director oftech­ and Young developed focuses on munity and student clubs, and our lims· tq empathize with those who nology services in the Office. of \ ' are less fortunate and under privi­ Information Systems ~nd Ser­ leged. Secondly, it allows one to vices, will be presenting the tech­ develop a sense of self-control and nology of campus at the Resident SCHOOL OF AMERICAS ·wATCH willpower. The most important rea­ Student Association meeting to­ son that Muslims fast during day at 7 p.m. in Albers 103. Suggs Ramadan, however, is because they will review the issues regarding believe that it is an order from God Internet use, technology budget mentioned in the Qu'ran. and use, and entertain questions. At the end of Ramadan; there All interested students and fac­ is a very festive and joyous holi­ ulty are highly encouraged and day called Eid al-Fitr, the Festival welcome to attend. For more in­ of Breaking the Fast. This is cel­ formation, visit www.xavier.edu/ ebrated after the last day of fasting rsa or call 745-3833. and Muslims may then resume their usual way of living after this day. Onte a week , the Muslim ·&tu­ Vagina Monologues den t Association (MSA) will be On Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, the holding an Iftar meal, which is the Office of Multicultural Affairs meal that officially breaks the fast ··will sponsor a trip to the Aronoff for the day. The first meal was held to see the off"Broadway hit, "The at the Dorothy Day· house on Mon~ Vagina Monologues,"' written by · day, Nov. 19. All students are in­ Eve Ensler. "The Monologues" vited to the Iftar meal. Food will be explore women's attitudes about provided. Students are also invited their vaginas in reflective stories to fast the day from sunrise to sun of humor, outrage, mystery and set. Students may share th.eir reflec­ wisdom. To reserve a seat, con­ PHOTO COURTESY OF GREG LE SAINT tions on their day of fasting at the tact OMA by Dec. 10. Tickets are ·meal. Flyers will be posted around available for $15. For more infor­ Students walk in a funeral procession for victims killed by School of Americas' graduates. campus for the days and times. mation, call Aiesha at 745-3110.

Holiday book drive that someone had taken a planter students were cited for underage with a disorderly party on the consumption and disorderly con­ The Xavier Literacy volunteers Police Notes off her porch and placed it on the 4300 block of Ivanhoe Avenue. hood of her car, causing minor dam­ duct. are sponsoring the third annual One student was arrested by the Nov.-~- 20, 9 a.m. - A faculty ages. book drive. Boxes are located Norwood Pol.ice for identifying member on the first floor of Nov.171:40 a.m. -Campus Po­ around campus. Gently used himself with a fake ID. Hinkle reported that foreign cur­ Nov. 15, 10: 19 p.m. - Campus lice observed a male student slap a books can be donated or there is a rency was stolen from the top of Police responded with the Cincin­ female student in the face at the wish list at Amazon.com under Nov. 1711:30p.m. -A stu-· his desk. homecoming dance. The student re­ Xavier Literacy Volunteers. For nati Fire Department to a bulletin dent on the first floor of Brockman sisted officers who were trying to more information, call Laila board fire on the third floor of Hall reported that someone had Nov. 19, 9:30 a.m. - A rug remove him from the event and was Brenner at 745-4734. Buenger Hall. Someone had inten­ entered her unoccupied room and valued at $100 was reported sto­ tionally lit the bulletin board, as eventually escorted off campus. He had pulled out several drawers on len from the sec_ond floor of the well as a piece of paper near the will face interdisciplinary charges her dresser. Nothing was missing. Christmas concert Williams College of Business. elevator. An investigation is under for disorderly conduct and failure The Xavier University Gospel way. to cooperate with university offi- Choir will be holding its Christ­ Nov.13, 4 p.m. - A student cials. · mas concert on Dec. 8 ai 7 p.m. in Kuhlman Hall reported receiv­ Nov. 15, 11 a.m. - Residence The concert is titled "The Gift of ing an obscene instant message Life reported vandalism on the first Nov. 17, 2:30 a.m. - Campus Christ," and· will be held at the from a former friend. and fourth floor of Husman Hall. A Police responded to a fight outside James Temple Church of God and window and a coffee table had been · Kuhlman HalL A student alleged Christ at 1116 Lincoln Ave. Nov. 14, 9:10 a.m. - Em­ damaged. that he was assaulted by an unknown Shuttle service will be provided. ployees reported the theft of a male. The student did not wish to Gestetner printer/fax/copy ma­ Nov. 17, 12:35 a.m. - A stu- · pursue the matter. Clothing drive chine from the second floor of dent attending the homecoming the Fieldhouse. The machine is dance was arrested for disorderly Nov. 17, 6:50 p.m. - Campus St. Vincent de Paul Society is valued at $1,500. There were no conduct while intoxicated and re­ Police assisted Norwood Police with sponsoring a coat and clothing signs of forced entry. sisting .arrest. a loud music complaint in the 2200 drive through Dec.. 16, 200 I. block of Hudson Avenue. This was Boxes will be located throughout Nov. 15, 8 a.m. - A woman Nov. 17, 1:10 a.m. -1\vo stu­ the sixth complaint in three days. . campus to receive donations. For living in the 3700 block of . dents were cited for possession of more information, call Ed Klene Ledgewood Avenue reported fake IDs while attempting to enter Nov. 17, 10:15 p.m.--'- Campus at 531-6451. the homecomin dance. 1\vo other Police assisted the Norwood Police THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE. NEWS FEATURES week of NOVEMBER 28, 2001. 3 CROWD Xavier University Campus Profile Set a little time aside PEACE AND JUSTICE PROGRAMS OFFER AWIDE VARIETY OF EVENTS TO TEACH THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY ABOUT PEACE AND JUSTICE

BY MELISSA A. MOSKO Urmston believes that .it is im­ "We need to gather peqple and News Features Editor portant to determine for what kind recognize that we are not isolated In a time of confusion and anxi- of peace one is in this world, . ety regarding the world around us, working. "The that there is the peace and justice programs Peace of Christ is incredible working out of the Dorothy Day different from po­ beauty in our House offer a week of reflection and litical peace and "The Peace of diversity," vision for the Xavier community. economic peace," Hasenmueller Xavier's annual Peace and Jus­ he said. "It is not Christ is different said. tice Week kicked off this past Mon­ merely the absence from political peace Thursday's day, Nov. 26 with a forum discuss­ of war-it is peace event is a ing alternatives to war; Rev. Ben­ within ourself and and economic peace. vigil for the jamin Urmston, S.J., director of with God." martyrs of peace and justice programs and While students · It is not merely the peace and · Michael Hasenmueller, assistant are still battling justice at 9 director of peace and justice pro­ with the images absence ofwar - it p.m. ·in grams, were very pleased with the and magnitude of is peace within Bellarmine turnout and discussion. the events of Sept. Chapel. This "In the past, Peace Week seemed 11, Urmston be­ ourselfand with event, spon­ to focus on the issues," lieves it is still im­ sored by the Hasenmueller said. "This year we portant to examine God." Voices of are spending more time building a the. alternatives to - Rev. Benjamin Solidarity, war. He believes honors all positive community; bringing Urmston, S.J., director of people up instead of tearing them law is the substi-­ martyrs for down." tute for war. "We peace and justice programs peace and There are uplifting and relaxing should pursue the justice, but ·messages posted all over campus way of law and the specifically to remind students that at the core way ofjustice," he said. "If we want the Jesuits assassinated at the Uni­ of peace is the dignity and good- to work for peace we must work for versity of Central America, whose justice as well." · 12th anniversary falls on Thursday. Today's programming once Peace and Justice Week con­ again begins the search for peace cludes on Friday with a campus­ "Ule can talk about and justice in our world with a wide prayer for peace and justice. guided meditation at 8 p.m. If weather permits, the campus com­ peace on a macro "It is really easy. to lose our vi­ munity is invited to join a prayer sion in times like these," service on the X in front of level but we t;t,lso Hasenmueller said. "We need to McDonald Library. PHOTO COURTESY OF XAVIER WEBSITE have a responsibiliry take time to reaffirm our vision for "Xavier is a place that we can Rev. Benjamin Urmston, SJ., director of ·peace and just~e peace, and just by imagining that, have these conversations," .to work for peace, in programs at Dorothy Day House, takes a hand in programming it becomes more possible. Hasenmueller said. "It isn't pos­ events for Xavier's Peace and Justice Week. "The way of peace is not easy sible everywhere to discuss what peace on a micro ness of all persons. "If we lose sight "We .wanted to offer the campus - it is extremely difficult - but it you believe in, your values, ·your level with our of the good things in life; we can a celebration of a week where we is vital to our freedom and justice." dreams and your fears. easily lose sight of our vision for can reflect on the good things in . Wednesday ends with the "Xavier offers a vision of hope neighbor. " peace," said Hasenmueller. life and share that peace with one . "World Party," co-sponsored by the and honors the goodness in every­ As far as programming is con­ another," Hasenmueller said. "We Romero center and the Office of one," he continued. "If we start with - Michael Hasenmueller, cerned, there has been a forum, re­ can talk about peace on a macro Multicultural Affairs. This event is the goodness in each other, we can· assistant director of peace flection, movie and Mass. The . level, but we also have a responsi­ meant to bring people together and build on that and create peace." and justice programs week's events will conclude on bility to work for peace, in peace celebrate the diversity of the people Friday with a prayer service. on a micro level with our neighbor.'; on campus.

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email [email protected] 4 week of. NOVEMBER 28, 2001 0.PINIONS AND -EDITORIALS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE NEW'SWIRE >-Erin Nevius; Editor >-email: [email protected] -STAFF .EDITORIAL- Strange things are afoot We've all known for years that edly shot his ex-girlfriend and her Cincinnati has its fair share of date while running and wildly firing problems, but recently Cincinnati a pistol through a crowded upscale has taken a turn for the extremely restaurant in Norwood's Rookwood bizarre and unfortunate. The first Commons late Friday." incident of note is the paraplegic · Informative, thorough and factual, driver who plowed into a crowd right? How about classist? Why is it of people outside of a Bengal's necessary to include tight away that game on Sunday, Nov. 18. Darrin the shooter was from Over-the­ Stafford, the driver, allegedly Rhine? Is it because no other patron killed 15-year-old Scott Asbrock in the ."upscale restaurant" would and injured five others. Authori­ have done that? Obviously, there ties suspect the owner of the car, would be no trouble in a place like Frederick Shipman, may have Rookwood Commons if someone been too drunk to drive. from Over-the-Rhine weren't in­ How drunk does one have to volved. be to convince him I herself it's a And finally, our last bizarre event good idea to let their paraplegic didn't actually take place in Cincin­ L E T T E R T 0 T H E E D T 0 R friend drive? And especially to nati, but does involve Xavier. Re­ drive somewhere a lot of people . member Lloyd Price, our esteemed will be? What a horrible and tragic basketball star who left Xavier to Military preserves American way event - our hearts and prayers pursue other "academic interests?" are with the family and friends of Last week, Price allegedly went For an institution that spends a be put off when possible; there are making a difference. Do these posi­ the young.man who was killed. to a convenience store with a ski mask considerable amount of time pro- some situations that call for armed tive actions go unobserved by Another troubling and tragic and a starter pistol and demanded the moting activism, Xavier Univer­ conflict. Like it or not, the military Xavier students, or are they simply event is the shooting that oc­ man behind the counter give him the sity is a surprisingly ignorant place. is a key instrument in preserving too proud to admit their idea could curred Friday, Nov. 23 in J. money in the cash register. While the In my experience here, I have the American way of life. I am not be wrong? Alexander's, a restaurant in clerk was handing him the money seen protests, vigils. and even asking people to accept my views, I realize that it is hard for many Rookwood Commons. Xavier Price dropped the starter pistol, and people putting themselves in but I am encouraging them to stop people at Xavier to admit the posi­ graduate Trina Hatchett was al­ had to remove his mask to find it. wooden cages. While these tactics and learn more about the situation. tive .side of the situation in Af­ legedly shot once in the chest by The clerk later identified him to po­ can be used for meaningful pur­ When doing this research, make sure ghanistan. Instead, it is much easier her ex-boyfriend, Danny Will­ lice, saying Price went into the store poses, it seems like many of the to look up information on both sides for them to sit back and criticize iams. The man she was eating almost every day. protesting students are wasting and use credible sources. Note to the people who are actually doing with, Michael Smith, was alleg­ Now, we don't know about you both time and money. While they some people: the Internet is not al­ something to fix the situation. edly shot several times in the leg guys, but if we were to commit a rob­ are quick to protest the latest so­ ways the best place to look for cred­ While they clamor for peace and trying to wrestle the gun away bery we'd probably choose a store we cial and political issues; they ap­ ible material. justice; they forget that these ide­ from Williams. Both are listed in didn't frequent. And, if we dropped pear to have minimal knowledge als often have to be fought for, We fair condition at University Hos­ the gun; we'd make the clerk turn of the subjects they are so vehe- need only look to our history to pital. around before the mask came off. Just mently opposing. No issue high­ see the value that conflict can pos­ This is a horrible event in and a few suggestions for you, Lloyd. lights this ignorance more than the "While I believe sess in the right circumstances. of itself, but the media coverage Well, those are the strange and recent letters against the war in Af­ In a utopian world, there would leaves much__to be desired as well. unusual occurrences in our adopted ghanistan. that war should be be no wars, diseases or people with The lead of the story in .the Cin­ town of Cincinnati as of late. There Before the misunderstanding bad tempers. However, until that cinnati Enquirer went like this: really is no place like home, is there? starts, let it be clear I am not against put offwhen possible, mythical state is reached, ou_r coun­ "An Over-the-Rhine man alleg- protesting. I do, however, believe there are some try needs to protect its citizens and people should extensively research their way of life. Wake up, Xavier, subjects they decide to argue. I am there are people in this world that COPYRIGHT 2001 · CIRCULATION 3,500 situations that call for merely·asking people to make sure want to kill you. They want. you Editor-in~Chief & Publisher JOEANGOLIA they are actually right before they armed conflict. " to be crushed under toris of debris, Managing Editor JILLGREEN. start to write. to burn to death while trapped in Business Manager LAURA HUGHES Several people have recently buildings or to be infected with Advertising Manager SCOTT KASE written articles about how appalled As for the claim that the govern­ deadly diseases. Advertising Assistant EMILYKUCIA they are the United States is fight- ment and media are covering up the · Protests, vigils and cages are Adviser. MIKE KAISER ing against terrorists. Instead of civilian casualties, I have to laugh going 'to have very little effect in ·· fighting for our protection, they out loud. One of my roommates changing the min_ds of terrorists. . ' ·campusNews Editor .. :Photography have made :suggestions like "be-.·· ,routinely-monitors Middle Eastern , However, as evidenced ·by--the ·LQRJGOE'IZINGER SARAH RICHTER . gin negotiating with the terrorists,''. ·· news ·sources that report on the situ­ progress made so far and so qufokly EUZABEillBONEAU · JACKSONGOODNIGHf or have.told us that the governqie_nt " ation. His. translations have. con­ through the:use of the military; on\!. World News Editor . Contributors is .intentionally tryi11g to. hurt Af~, . curred exactly ·with the. stories on has ioagree thatthe most effective ·· BULSNOOORASS·. ADAM ZIF.MKIEWICZ ghan civilians. Not orily are these: . CNN and other news channels~ To tool was used for thejob. Get edu~ .. Opinions and Editorials News Feature Editor statements ridiculous, they have no say that civilians are being targeted cated a~out this topic, ~nd then if ERJNNEVIUS MELISSA MOSKO logical basis to them whatsoever." is absurd.· In fact, the United States · you still have pi"obleirts with it, MARIA HAJJAR Copy Editors First of all, people must realize has be"n as helpful as ·possible to you can talk to me all night long Sports BECKYMUICH that Sept. 11 was the single largest the civilian population of Afghani­ about your opini9ns. Until then, MAlTMIU.ER AtmlONYMOSKO attack on American soil ever. Hun- . stan. don't waste ·my time with worth­ SEAN O'BRIEN TIM SHIELDS dreds of our fellow citizens were · We have provide4 many pe9ple_. less statements backed by insuffi­ Diversions Accounts Receivable brutally murdered in cold blood. . ·with food.radios, cfothing and·fuel. cient knowledge; MIKEKOHLBECKER · KATIEWil ..KINS The people who perpetrated this • For the first time in a· long time, BRIAN FAUST Distr~bution ac;t c;ould.not care less about nego~ . people are openly smiling on the. - Matthew Raymond Calem,iar JONATHAN MOSKO tiating. The only way to reach streets ·of Afghanistan. Men are· class of '03 · DAN ARBEZNIK them in terr.us they- understand is shaying beardsthey:were forced to Photography Editor militarily: grow against their will. Women are DEVIN MATHIS While I believe that war should able to worship at mosques. We are

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Michael Roman's "Civilian ca­ are dumb enough to confuse a the terrorists who attacked us. sualties unreported" editorial de­ bomb with a ration packet. If in We're succeeding in· getting rid of serves some scrutiny. It is unfocused doubt, don't go near the thing. the Taliban, so yes, Roman, and one-sided, which coinciden­ Roman finds fault with the ~'bombing Afghanistan has been an tally, is one of the things Roman is American government for attack­ effective measure against terror­ apparently railing against - the ing a hydroelectric dam. If your ism" as you said. one-sidedness of the American me­ enemies do not have power, it Roman goes on to cry about the dia. makes things difficult for them. vague terror warnings given by the He lambasts the media for "self­ Should a power plant be off limits U.S. government. In this situation, censor[ing] themselves" by giving simply so that some Taliban and al the government is trapped between little coverage to civilian casual­ Qaeda officials can have running the proverbial rock and a hard ties in Afghanistan. When he states water? I think not. place. If they say nothing and an­ that "other news sources around the other attacks occurs, the govern­ world ... think that civilian casual­ ment will be condemned for not ties are newsworthy" I assume he is ''I am not so naive · being vigilant. If an attack does referring, at least in part, to Al­ not occur, the government is Jazeera, the Qatar-based news chan­ that I believe charged with frightening people nel that has been referred to as the unnecessarily. Those who are so "Arab CNN." America is perfect­ weak-minded that the threat of a Roman fails to mention that Al­ there are many things t~rrorist attack makes life unbear­ Jazeera is not a paragon of objec­ able should grow up. You're more tivity either, as it is home to viru­ about it I do not like. likely to get killed in a car acci­ lent anti-American programming. dent than by a terrorist bomb. And Therefore, it is not surprising that But it is my country if thousands more die in an attack, their coverage of the war features · yes, we will grieve, but life will civilian casualties more than the and my home, and I continue.· American media does -American support it.. " It is easy to condemn, as Ro­ media is naturally slanted more to­ man has shown. However, it is ward the American view, while· much harder to propose a course Arab/Muslim media is naturally Next Roman whips up a very of action. If attacking the Taliban slanted more towards the Arab/ puzzling comment, saying "there as part of the war on terrorism is Muslim view. have been cries that 'the United wrong, then what does Roman This phenomenon is simply the States is the greatest country on think we shquld do? He is silent result of imperfect humans· acting earth' ... But when I see this slogan, on this issue. like the imperfect humans they are. I think, 'Yes, and the most waste­ I am not so naive that I believe Deal with it. ful.' Which, upon reflection, is one America is perfect - there· are Roman· then' goes 'on to· make message th'ar sh'ould have' ·been many thihgs about it I do' not like. uninformed, general attacks on the heard loud and clear when the tow­ But it is my country and my home, American government. He says ers were felled." How in the world and I support it. We have every "The U.S. government's idea·of a does the' murder· of th:ousatlds df rightto'defend ourselve·s~· In war, · war on terrorism is to drop cluster innocents equate to "America is bad things happen. ' Civilians do · bombs in Afghanistan that are the wastefol?" die. I regret the deaths of i.nnocent same color ... and shape ... [as] the Roman also charges the United Afghans, but it is unavoidable. miniscufo amount of rations States with having a "grand impe­ Let's not forget why we went to dropped." The war on terrorism is a rialistic scheme iri Afghanistan." war_:_ the murder of thousands of Jot more than simply dropping clus­ but does not clarify this statement. our civilians. ter bombs. It is unfortunate that How does the United States have the bombs and the rations are the an "imperialistic scheme" in Af- - James Ketchaver same color and shape, but I doubt . ghanistan? We're not trying to take class of '02 many Afghans, who have been Jiv­ over the country, we're trying to end ing with war for over 20 years now, a brutal regime that plays host to

JI.ow do you fee{ a6out tfie war in .9Lfgftanistan? Let us !(now what you tliin/(- emai{ your fe.tters to [email protected]. It wi{{pro6a6(y do more tliari tr9ing to contact tfie president. · 6 week o/NOVEMBER 28, 2001 OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE L E T T E R T 0 T H E E D I T 0 R ' . United States acting in defense against terrorism Last issue, Michael Roman sub­ The point of power is one Ro­ in general also needs to be ad- , No military in modern war .has he truly wants to inform himselfand mitted an editorial to The News­ man spends some time on, and dressed. The Geneva Convention . been as sensitive to the lightof ci- contribute to an intelligent and wire denouncing alleged guilt on needs to' be addressed. He correctly states that civilians are non-com- vilians in· wartime as has the United meaningful discussion of the. war the part of the U.S. government points out that Afghanistan is in a batants and should not be attacked. States Armed Services, and we are on terror. with regards to the conduct cif the desperate power crunch. He then However, if a government places bound by honor, training and regu- . war against terrorism in Afghani­ insinuates that the U.S. bombing military personnel, equipment or lation to respect civilian lives and -Aaron Barr stan. This letter was so full of error of a hydroelectric dam would harm ammunition in civilian areas, that property in all c;if our operations. ' class of 'OJ and misrepresentations of the truth civilians. government makes these areas mili- I would suggest that Roman at­ that it begs a response. tary targets. North Vietnam, Iraq, tend an ROTC course and also read Roman first insinuates that the Yugoslavia and now the Taliban more than the Socialist Worker if cluster bombs we have dropped on have all used civilians as human Afghanistan are similar to the "pro­ ."~ are acting in shields and counted on American paganda bombs" of the rations that sensitivities to preclude the use of we are delivering to the Afghan our own defense to military force in these areas. people. A few points need to be destroy the Al Queda However, if a government places discussed here. weapons in civilian areas, it places First, other than the color, MREs network so that they civilians at risk and is solely to and cluster bomblets do not look blame for casualties that result from similar. Trust me, I've seen both. can never again prey military action in these areas. Let Second, Roman feels that the lack us also remember that the Taliban, of power would preclude many Af­ on innocent through the Al Queda network they ghans hearing this message. The American civilians. " shelter, has deliberately targeted radios we have been delivering to American civilian property. We did 1 the Afghan people are battery op­ not ask for this war, it was brought ' ~'.r{:~~ixtli~~ '··q)"\ffie''He'alflt'& ··•· · .: , , , - .,,,, ..::·-",1 erated and require no external History, however, shows us that to us. Our actions in Afghanistan ·~ .,~ 1 1 ::.~~,,;~-~~~,:,r,:'."~,:r~f" ::~: . ; .~.: ear, ··'<~-:r .; _, ..... ·. · , · ;· 1Gouns .· · fficeand'.tlfonurse; power. even the United States, which was are neither punitive nor retaliatory. It is also worth pointing out that at the height of its productive We are acting in our own defense ·:.n'.:sill:~Ifi~~K~~J,:tji~~;:.s~~t~;;i9_r;,,;').•;c~~).c1~art;~:if;s~':&~~~~(d~t ?r :t~e·· • '~\\;hile~6ut~P.roo§b1i,wont'fhuh>:,.; ·cari'alS:·.Yofr'Jl;need'to:see·a'ph)'~ .. . the reason we must use air dropped power during World War Il, required to destroy the Al Queda network so rations, which are not.sufficient to rationing of virtually all goods and that they can never again prey on the needs of the Afghan refugees, is services. It is the height of naive innocent American civilians. because aid delivered by the folly to believe that any power this Finally, as a future warrior leader · ground carries the risk thatthe aid dam generated wept to any other in the United States Army, I am workers will be robbed or perhaps user than the Afghan military. deeply offended by the insinuation put on show for spreading Chris­ Considering the fact that the that the American military would tianity. Also, if any Afghans are Taliban considers TVs, radios and deliberately target civilians. We, killed looting pombs, they are most other electric appliances evil, most the current and future leaders of the likely soldiers or terrorists attempt­ Afghan civilians probably don't military, pledge ourselves to the ('. ':"dffi"iJ~i!Xo!ffiiirH~:"/Je~lilz~!ffl.:CQouselifif'G.e'itter'or:·~;nqiled. i~• :.:.,· ing to defuse the bombs and use need electric power anyway. highest ideals of professional con­ the explosives therein. The issue of civilians in wartime duct. .ifi~:'tttt~~~l~~f~~t- .i:~\~J?~~~tt~.~t~~;~f~~u~~~*~~~:,r:.~;;1;m~~~.,~1:·,.;,i;.j; ..)\ ..

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BY DAVID JACKSON former captors. "When all of the Dallas Morning News odds were against us and we should not have made it out alive, WASHINGTON -Just two weeks we're standing here today," said ago, Heather Mercer and Dayna Mercer,' 24. ':It's testament that Curry sat in a cold Afghan prison, God answers prayer." wondering ff the next hour would be The Taliban arrested the two their last. Now they're looking for an women in early August, little agent. more than a month before the ter­ D.eluged with interview requests rorist attacks on the World Trade about their three months in jail on Center and Pentagon~ They were charges of trying to convert Muslims imprisoned in Kabul, the Afghan to Christianity, Curry said that she i;:apital. and Mercer have 'just been advised "Hearing about September that it's good to get an agent just to 11th, when we found out about it help us organize things." . while.we were in prison, our hearts just broke," Curry said during MEETING THE PRESIDENT - briefremarks in the Rose Garden. "And we just prayed a lot for the The two spoke on Monday after country while' we were there." a private chat with a high-profile host: President Bush. Speaking later RESCUE FROM TALIBAN in the Rose Garden, Bush called the women's rescue "a wonderful story When Bush accused the Taliban about prayer, about a faith that can · of sheltering the Sept. 11 terror­ sustain people in good times and in ists, he also demanded the release bad times. · of Mercer, Curry, and six other aid "I talked to them right after their workers. Fear for the lives of the PHOTO BY CHERYL DIAZ, DALLAS MORNING NEWS release, their freedom, and I sensed workers - including four Ger­ no bitterness in their voice," Bush mans and two Australians - in- · Northern Alliance soldiers watch intently as Taliban soldiers surrender near the village added. "No fatigue, just joy." creased after the United States of Boreda on Sunday morning. The Taliban has surrendered almost all of Afghanistan The two Baylor University gradu­ launched military action against to the Alliance except for its southern stronghold of Kandahar. ates said they spoke with Bush about Afghanistan on Oct. 7. how the power of faith freed them. When the Taliban abandoned Northern Alliance troops moved Bush went on to give the fami- . They harbor no ill will to the "We talked about how good God is, Kabul, they moved the workers the workers to it field, where they lies a private tour of the Oval Of­ Taliban. "We've forgiven them," and it was the prayers of the people to another prison in the town of were picked up by American spe­ fice. Meeting later with reporters, Mercer said. "There's nothing in that got us out," said Curry, 30. Ghazni, about 50 miles south. Af­ cial forces in helicopters. "We know Mercer and Curry said that while our hearts that's against them." The two volunteers for Shelter ter another battle pushed the. we're here because of the prayers of they might like to return someday Now International denied the accu­ Taliban out of the town, armed people all over the country, all over to a free Afghanistan, they must first sations of the ruling Taliban, but said men opened the workers' cell and · the world," Mercer said in the Rose deal with domestic matters, include they harbor no ill will toward their said the prisoners were free. Garden. ing some 50 interview requests. Sept. 11 casualty list slightly decreases HOWEVER, EXPERTS CAUTION THAT FINAL, DEFINITIVE COUNT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH DUE TO SEVERAL FACTORS

BY STEVENSON SWANSON ment and the medical examiner's The estimated number of miss- included in the relief agency's tally. 50,000 employees. Chicago Tribune office are flying blind," said ing has plummeted as New York po- That number includes relatives of On top of that, a widely varying Steven Stehr, a. \Yashington State lice have culled the list to remove not only World Trade Center vie- number of visitors flowed in and NEW YORK - Ten weeks after University political science pro- duplications and errors. If John Doe ti ms but also those killed at the Pen- out of the complex by the minute, the worst terrorist attack in U.S. his- fessor who is studying the city's· was reported missing following the tagon and aboard the hijacked including tourists to the observa- tory, the toll of the dead and missing response to the attacks. "There's attack and a second missing-per-' United Airlines jet that crashed in tion deck, diners at the Windows at the World Trade Center remains nothing to compare this to." son report came in for John D. Doe, Pennsylvania. on the World restaurant and others an open question, with the numbers the police counted that as two "We want to reach every family there on business. changing almost daily .. people until they determined that By contrast, the Alfred P. Murrah As officials hurriedly compiled the two reports were for the same Federal Building in Oklahoma lists of the dead and missing in the "Because ofthe person. Even so, the city's tally has City, which was destroyed by a chaotic days following the Sept. 11 been consistently higher than num- "There's a certain bomb in 1995, was much smaller, enormous numbers, attack, the numbers soared to a high bers reported from other sources that number [ofpossible and its several hundred occupants of 6,453 missing on Sept. 23. the New York Police have attempted to reckon the hu- at the time were better docu- But this week, the official count man toll of the attacks. victimsJ where we're mented. Even so, arriving at the of the missing stood at 3,275, a 49 Department and Working from a variety of pub- final death toll of 168 took sev- percent drop. Including the 673 con- lie sources, such as the lists of miss- just never going to era] weeks as rescue workers sifted firmed dead, the number of known the medical ing employees from companies that through the building's tangled re- or feared casualties totals 3,948. had offices at the twin towers, the k now. " mains in the hunt for victims. The declining number, while pro- examiner's office are Associated Press, The New York -Stehr Another factor that has compli- viding a measure of grim comfort that Times, and USA Today have esti- cated New York's effort is the large the collapse of the twin towers was flying blind. There's mated that no more than 2,950.were number of foreign citizens who not as deadly as once feared, has ere- nothing to compare killed at the trade center. That is were reported missing by their ated a sense of lingering uncertainty still nearly 1,000 fewer than the possible," said Red Cross spokes- countries. Those numbers proved for charitable organizations that this to." city's latest estimate. man Bob Howard of the importance wildly exaggerated and prone to want to make sure they have con- - Steven Stehr, Another indication that the of reaching a final tally. "We've duplications. Following the at- ··. tacted the survivors of all victims. · eventual toll may be closer to 3,000. been trying to use every source we tack, the Mexican Consulate re- Washington State political sci- It has also raised the question of comes from the American Red can. So if we see someone inter- ceived 1,000 telephone calls and ence professor whether a final count will ever be Cross, which says it has provided viewed in the media about a miss- emails about potentially missing possible. Unlike other disasters, such financial assistance to the families ·ing family member, we jot down the friends and relatives. Those reports as the 1995 Oklahoma City bomb~ of 2,682 victims from the World name." . have since been winnowed to 17 ing, a large number of variables were Attempts to assess the accuracy Trade Center. · As many as 200 police officers people missing. at play in determining who was · of the counting effort have been There are probably more vie- have been checking the accuracy Given the uncertainties, Stehr caught in and around the towers af- frustrated by the city's refusal to tims than that, but, judging from of the city's list, but their job has questions whether a definitive tally ter two hijacked airliners slammed release its list, citing privacy con- another Red Cross statistic, not been complicated by the nature of will ever emerge. "There's going into the 110-story buildings. cerns. The list will not be made 1,000 more. Nearly 500 families the terrorists' target. On any given to be a certain number where we're "Because of the enormous num- · public until it is final, police offi- · that the Red Cross has contacted · day, the World Trade Center housed just never going to know," he said. bers, the New York Police Depart- cials have said. have refused help so far and are not a constantly shifting population of 8 week of NOVEMBER 28, 2001 SPORTS THE XAVIER NEWSWJRE BRIEFS >Matt Miller, Editor XU falls to No. 5 ·Mizzou >Sports Desk: 745-2878 >[email protected] Chalmer's 23 points not enough to upset Tigers in Indy

BY MATT MILLER -Price arrested Sports Editor Former XU basketball player Xavier fell to No. 5 Missouri, Lloyd Price was arrested for 72-60, in _the second game of the armed robbery after holding up Wooden Tradition in Indianapo­ a convenience store in Rocklins,_ lis despite a career-high 23 points NJ. from junior Lionel Chalmers. In Price, who transferred to the evening's first game, No .. 14 Fairleigh Dickinson after leav­ Stanford defeated Purdue 78-62 ing Xavier. last year, was sus­ ·behind All-American Casey pended from school after the in­ Jacobsen's 26 points. cident. Police found Price sleep­ The Muskies started the game ing in a teammate's dorm room, answering every Missouri basket where they recovered the $750 until junior David West's jumper XU in the game, scoring the last of to face San Francisco on Saturday in stolen cash and the weapon, a put XU up, J 1-9. West, who fin­ his 23 points to pull XU back night. . starter's pistol. ished with 13 points and 13 re­ within two with 10 minutes to play .. Next week, XU will travel to A regular customer at the bounds, later hit a three-pointei: "I thought Lionel was excellent to­ West Lafayette, Ind. to battle Purdue · store, Price was picked out of a to give XU its biggest lead at 19- night. He showed me tonight what University. XU fans got an early photo lineup by the clerk. Price's 16, but the Tigers took control NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY BRIAN ANGOLIA I knew he had," said Matta. · look at the Boilermakers in the mask apparently came off when shortly after. Lionel Chalmers dropped a .. After .UM sophomore Ricky Wooden Tradition's first game as he dropped the gun in front of After holding All-American career-high 23 points on UM. Paulding and XU's West traded bas­ nationally-ranked Stanford the clerk. Kareem Rush to just two points to give the Tigers a 36-34 halftime kets, Mizzou unleashed a 12-0run dropped PU 78-62 at Conseco Price came to XU in the fall early, the_6-6 junior exploded for lead. which effectively put Xavier away Fieldhouse. of 1998 as the highest rated re­ seven points in a 9-0 Tiger run as . XU continued to take UM's best for the last time. Besides Jacobsen's 26 points, cruit ever landed by the Muskies. Mizzou held XU scoreless for 4.5 punches in the second half. Trail~ Paulding, who finished with 10 freshman Josh Childress and jun­ His career was marred by disap­ minutes in building a 21~21 lead. ing by seven, sophomore Romain points, passed out two assists and ior Curtis Borchardt aided the Car­ pointment as fans become frus­ As they would throughout the Sato scored off a tip-in and Chalmers scored four points on that run; dinal during their 16-point victory. trated with his unfulfilled poten­ game, though, Xavier rebounded completed a three-point play on a which ended with Missouri ahead, Childress cut his way through the tial. Price left school last year to pull the game close. fast break off a dazzling spin move 66-52. Purdue defense for 21 points, while after not agreeing to catch up on Junior David Young's three­ iri the lane. With that quick burst, Despite beating Xavier by 12 Borchardt dominated the defensive his school work. pointer pulled the Muskies within the Muski~s had cut the Tigers lead points, Missouri head .coach Quin end, grabbing 20 rebounds while two at 29-27 with four minutes left to a pair. Snyder had plenty of good things scoring 13 points. The seven-footer in the half. XU made four of six Rush finished with a game-high to say about this year's squad. "I also blocked six shots. Miami game not shots from beyond the arc in shoot­ 24 points and seemed to squash ev­ think Xavier is gonna have a great As a result, Stanford pulled away to be televised ing 50 percent from the field for ery Xavier run with a rally-killing year. They're unbelievably well­ to an easy win in improving to 3-0. the half. jumper. "Kareem.Rush had one of coached, play great defense and Purdue, led by Rodney Smith's 15 Xavier Athletic Director Mike With just over a minute before the best offensive performances I've. seem to like to play together." points, -dropped to 2-1 with three Bobinski announced a couple of .the break, Chalmers hit a trey to ever seen in person," XU head coach Xavier next travels to Oxford, more games to play before their changes to the men's basketball tie the score at 34, but Mizzou's Thad Matta said afterward. Ohio to battle the RedHawks of matchup with the Musketeers. schedule involving upcoming Rush knocked down a jump shot Chalmers single-handedly kept ·Miami today before ·heading west games against Miami and Purdue .. First, XU's game against the RedHawks today will not be tele­ vised on WB64 as· originally scheduled. "Miami officials de­ cided it was not in their best in­ terest for the game. to be televised and exercised their right as the home team to not allow us to originate our broadcast from their arena," Bobinski said. XU's game with Purdue on Dec. 5 has had its starting time changed from 8 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This game is still scheduled to be broadcast on WB64.

Club volleyball finishes second On Nov. 17-18, XU's men's club volleyball team finished second out of 24 teams in the 12th annual "Back to the Hard­ GAME wood Classic" at Michigan State On Tap University in East Lansing, NRWWl'Ull~111w:U11Wt1NH.lti1:W•111Wllt!.f.onr.:~w'tllll!i'aiUl'.mllt'Jrlllil:r.1W1J\'l.'UtmfiUIUUUX~~u1¥~;~c~nn1~urwawJ.Jl..l'Ml1U~UJA'f~'J.nr~:m1::;:1(tt.i:!ft?.&~J<.'1x of the Mich. Wednesday, Nov. 28 Saturday, Dec. 1 Sunday, Dec. 2 • The Muskies knocked off Cincinnati, Butler, Michigan •Men's basketball at Miami •Swimming at Akron Invite at 0 Swimming at Akron Invite at WEEK and Michigan State on the first (Ohio) at 7 p.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL day of action. VS. CINCINNATI Seeded second heading into •Women's basketball at •Volleyball - 2nd round NCAA •Women's basketball vs. Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. the tournament's final day, the Vanderbilt at 8 p.m. Tournament (Columbus, Ohio) Cincinnati at 2 p.m. at the Cintas Center Muskies were awarded with a at 7 p.m. The women will host the first round bye. In the first-ever Crosstown Shootout quarterfinals, XU defeated Illi­ Friday, Nov. 50 •Men's basketball at San in the Cintas Center on Sun- nois-Chicago. Xavier then Francisco at 1O p.m. Home basketball games take day as they play host to UC. knocked off Ohio State in three •Swimming at Akron Invite place at Cintas Center. The Bearcats were respon- games before succumbing to at 9 a.m. sible for one of Xavier's three Ohio Northern in the finals. Home games are in bold. losses last season. Take ad- -- Their second place finish was •Volleyball -1 st round NCAA vantage of this opportunity XU's best ever performance at Tournament vs. Cincinnati to root against UC and cheer this tournament. (Columbus, Ohio) at 5 p.m. the Musketeers on to a re- venge victory. THE.XAVIER NEWSWIRE SPORTS weeko/NOVEMBER28;2001 9 Volleyball makes first NCAA Xavier wins Atlantic 10 Tournament to qualify for ·Big Dance . BY ANDREW BROWN game, holds a 3.46 GPA as an occu­ in five games to win the-Atlantic Sports Writer pational therapy major. 10 Tournament. The volleyball team is wrapping · .She is the first Musketeer volley­ This year had a much better. up its finest season to date in school ball player to be named to the Aca­ outcome for the Musketeers as history. Xavier concluded the regu­ .demic All-District Team since I 995. the. team swept Temple, 3-0 to lar season with a 23-5 record, fin­ Junior middle blocker Katey win its first Atlantic 10 Champi­ ished second place in the Atlantic Wygant rounds out the list of XU onship and earn its first ever I 0, and received as many as 16 votes honorees as she was also named to NCAA Tournament berth. With in the AVCA!USA Today Top 25 the. A-10 All-Conference Team. the win, Xavier took its third win Coaches Poll, a school-high. This Wygant leads the conference in over Temple (21-10) this season · was only the beginning. blocks with 1.24 bpg and is seve~th and its second straight in A-IO ·XU continued its most impressive in hitting percentage at .299. She was postseason play as they defeated season by winning the Atlantic 10 also named to two All-Tournament the Owls last season in the semi­ Conference Championship and earn­ Teams at the JMU/Days Inn Classic finals.' ing an automatic berth to the NCAA and the Four Points Sheraton Xavier A strong and vocal Xavier fol­ Tournament, both team firsts. Volleyball Invitational in September. lowing witnessed XU history. The Xavier volleyball team is "I've realized this year how im-­ now the sixth team at XU in the past XU DEF RHODE ISLAND portant the fans are and how much two years to advance to the NCAA 30-21, 30-21, 30-19 they can impact the game," said Tournament and the first of the 200 I~ The Xavier volleyball team en­ head coach Floyd Deaton. "Those 2002 school year. tered the Verizon Atlantic· I 0 Volley­ X-Treme fans are great; they've Prior· to the A-10 Conference ball Championship against Rhode really helped us out this year. Championship, the conference dis­ Island with four All-Conference Watching them is worth the price tributed its annual individuai.player players on its roster and each of them of admission-alone." honors which are voted upon by the would play key roles as XU swept The XU faithful also saw conferepce's head coaches. XU Rhode Island 3-0. Bachus named the Tournament's swept these awards. Wygant had a monster perfor­ Most Outstanding Player after re­ Senior right side hitter Sara mance with 15 kills in 26 swings for cording 13 kills, I 1 digs and five Bachus was named Atlantic IO Vol­ a .462 hitting percentage as well as blocks in the Championship leyball Player-of-the-:Year for the nine digs and five blocks. Hamp.ton Match. Bachus is the eighth second straight season. She is the pitched in with a team-high 11 digs, player to win both Player-of-the­ first player in conference history to six kills and three blocks. Year a_nd Tournament Most Out­ win the award in successive seasons The two-time reigning Atlantic standing Player in the same sea­ and only the second player to earn 10 Player-of-the-Year played up to son. the award· twice. her accolades as Bachus had 15 kills Martin and sophomore Kim NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY BRIAN ANGOLIA Bachus leads the Atlantic 10 in of her own in 31 swings (.419 ·hit­ Cockerel were also named to the Sophomore Kim .Cockerel was named to the All-Tournament hitting percentage (.405) and kills ting percentage) to go along with All-Tournament Team. Martin Team for her performance in leading XU to the championship in per game (4.69) while ranking 13th seven digs and three blocks. had 44 assists, 12 digs and four the A-1 O Tournament in Dayton. ·with the win, Xavier clinched its and 28th nationally in those catego­ Martin had 42 assists, seven kills service aces in the championship . first-ever spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Muskies will look to ries, respectively. She also has the and six digs in her conference match. Cockerel followed a .308 avenge last weekend's loss to UC with a rematch this weekend seventh most digs per game in the postseason debut. hitting performance in the semi­ in Columbus, Ohio in the first round. conference at 3.11 dpg. The Musketeers fought through finals with nine kills in 16 swings Setter Molly Martin was awarded a tough first two games before com­ for a .438 hitting percentage in A- I 0 Setter-of-the-Year and Rookie­ ing out of the break to take control the championship match to go the Musketeers back from 0-2 to NCAA TOURNAMENT of-the-Year honors after her highly of the third early and holding on to along with seven total blocks. · the· brink of victory. Hampton had XU will get an opportunity for successful fresl\man season. Martin victory in part because of .355 to Wygant, Hampton and senior 15 kills and 15 digs while Lang revenge against UC as it was an­ leads the Atlantic 10 with 13.82 as­ · .053 lead in hitting percentage as Amanda Lang also had strong contributed with 12 kills and 16 nounced Monday afternoon Xavier sists per game, which is fifth best. in Xavier hit above .300 in each of the performances. Wygant had nine digs. will face _the Bearcats in the first the nation. three games while the Rams hit be­ kills, four digs and two blocks Wygant also had double-digit round of the NCAA Division I Vol­ Martin also ranks seventh in the low .100 for the entire match. while Hampton had eight kills kills with 11 as well as four blocks leyball Tournament on Friday at 5 . A-10 with .42 service aces per game Xavier also held a defensive edge and eight digs to go along with for Xavier. The visitors also ben­ p.m. and is the first ever Xavier player to as they out blocked URI, 11-3, and Lang's nine kills and six digs. efitted from 57 assists and 17 digs Martin said, "It gives us a earn Rookie-of-the-Year honors had a 50-43 edge in digs. Temple had thre.e players with by Martin. chance to redeem ourselve.s. Every­ while also hitting .290 on the sea­ URI was led by a double-double double-digit kills led by Yun Xu's thing happens for a reason." son and averaging 2.9 digs per game. from Amy Kaupilla ( 10 kills, 10 digs) 14. Margaret Majewska had 12 CINCINNATI DEF XU When asked in which areas of Senior outside hitter Jill Hamp­ as well as 33 assists and 12 digs from and Shu Liu added I 0 kills as 32-30, 30-14, 30-22 play XU needed to perform better ton was honored for her performance Juliana Valencia. Temple led Xavier on overall In one of its worst losses of the against Cincinnati the second time both on and off the court as she was kills, 55-49, attack attempts, 141- season, XU was pummelled by cross around, Coach Deaton responded named to the Atlantic 10 All~Con­ XU DEF TEMPLE 122 and digs, 48-47. town rival Cincinnati, 3-0, on Sat­ tersely, but honestly, as he said, ference team and selected to the 30-26, 30-24, 30-27 The Musketeers won the urday in Louisville as the second "Everything." Verizon Academic All-District Third By defeating Rhode Island, XU match from the service line with half of the A-1 O/C-USA Challenge. He elaborated by pointing out Team. Hampton, who ranks second earned the rights to its second a 6-3 edge in aces and with a 9.0- Xavier could not ov'ercome a specific areas of focus: "We need in the Atlantic 10 with 3.64 digs per straight A- I 0 title match. Last year, 4.0 lead in blocks as well as a .311 to .087 hitting edge by the to better improve our scouting re­ game and fifth with 3.46 kills per George Washington defeated Xavier .270 to .191 edge in hitting per­ Bearcats (22-7) as well as four Cin­ port and get out of our comfort zone centage. cinnati players with at least IO kills a little by showing them some to just one for the Musketeers. things they haven't seen from us . LOUISVILLE DEF XU The second game was especially before. We also have to serve 30-23, 30-16, 28-30, lackluster for XU as it was outhit tougher." 25-30, 15-11 .441 to -.032. In the game, Xavier "They don't have one major With an automatic NCAA committed more attack errors flaw we can attack, we just have to berth already locked up, visiting (eight) than it had kills (seven). play our game," said Martin reflect­ Xavier nearly fought off a 0-2 defi­ Throughout the course of the match, ing on the match-up. cit to defeat the University of XU accumulated 27 attack errors The match will take place at The Louisville on Friday in the A-10/ while also recording eight service Ohio State University's St. John C-USA Challenge at. Cardinal errors. Arena and will be followed by host Arena. The Cardinals (24-6) took "They definitely found our Ohio State (25-3), the 13th seed in the win, 3-2, over XU by domi­ weaknesses," said Deaton·. "They the 64-team field, vs. Robert Mor­ nating the first two games and were playing for a higher seed, ris (29-5) at 7 p.m. holding on to squeeze out a four maybe a little icing on the cake." Al_though the Musketeers (25- -point win in the fifth. Bachus had .I I kills and nine 5) were swept by the Bearcats (22- XU was led by Bachus with 18 digs as well as three blocks to lead 7) in the regular season finale, NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY BRIAN ANGOLIA kills and 21 blocks as well as two Xavier. Lang pitched in with nine Xavier has won three of the last four The Xavier front line of (left to r.ight) Hampton, Bachus and others with double-doubles. The kills and nine digs qf her own for meetings between the two schools. Wygant have led the Muskies to a 23"5 record, an A-1 O senior duo of Hampton and Lang the Musketeers, and Martin also Xavier is 8-16 all-time vs. Cincin­ Tournament Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament · each had big nights in bringing contributed 33 assists in the loss. nati. against Cincinnati. 10 weeko/NOVEMBER28,2001 SPORTS THE XAVIERNEWSWIRE . U ·1· t M . · ~1- · . .X ·· .· .·. · swep .··.·.a <, . a1ne~~\J assic After two .opening wins, XU hits skids· in Thanksgiving tourney

BY SEAN O'BRIEN goal shooting and a balanced team The second half was a continua- the 1998 Atlantic 10 Asst. Sports EditOr effort. All 11 Musketeers played tion of the first as Xavier used the . Tournament .. The women's basketball team's and scored in XU's blowout win last tran.sition game to wear down the season is underway and. the young Monday as the team improved to Zips. Another 24-7 Muskie run sent MAINE 79, XU 67 team has held their own, thus far. 2-0 while Akron fell to 0-2. Muskie fans home happy and en­ The 2-1 Muske­ After losing a total of three games · Bell poured in a new career-high .abled head coach Melanie Balcomb teers played the host . last season, the Musketeers have 23 ·points to go with. her seven re­ to unload the bench and allow Black Bears in the already lost two this season but are bounds, another career high, as she some freshmen their first appear­ consolation game ·of looking to improve every game. led all scorers. Kreager, who last ances in a Xavier uniform. Fresh­ the Dead River Com­ The Musketeers knocked off In- · year scored 16 points and grabbed men Dani Statuto, Nikki Wells and pany Classic. Xavier diana State, 80•72, in their season 11 rebounds against UA, chipped Kim Neidermayer all scored their · squandered a 17- opener. In their home opener, they in with 17 points and 11 boards as first points as Musketeers, while point halftime lead beat Akron, 90-44. However, this XU took control early and never classmates Ashleigh Cuncic and and never recovered, past weekend they lost two in a row gave Akron a chance. Alexis Henderson both matched dropping their record in the Maine Dead River Company· Kreager scored the Muskies' first their point performances from the to 2-2. Classic. basket in a game XU never trailed. opener with seven and eight points, Xavier hit nine Waugh hit a three-pointer off an respectively. three-pointers in the XAVIER 80, INDIANA STATE 72 assist from junior Reetta Piipari and first half to build a 44- Xavier hit the road to open their then returned the favor to Piipari WISC.-GREEN BAY 64, XU 51 . 27 halftime lead and season and came away with a hard on the next possession. This put The Musketeers traveled to what appeared to be fought 80-72 road victory. the Muskies up 8-9 and forced Ak­ Maine to compete in tl)e Maine control of the game. The first half featured a couple ron fo take an early timeout. Dead River Company Classic. The Musketeers shot of runs for each team. Indiana State From there, Xavier turned missed Xavier was seeking its third con­ 55 percent in the first ··-?:. took an early 10-4 lead before baskets by the Zips into transition secutive undefeated Thanksgiving half. However, a 10- .,, : Xavier closed the gap to 12-8 and opportunities, and XU converted weekend. In the two previous sea­ minute scoring NEWSW/REPHOTOBYBRIANANGOLIA mounted .a 13-0 run ·to go ahead early and often. A 24-7 run, paced sons, the Musketeers have won drought as well as Senior Guard Shavon Bell notched career­ 21-12. Then it was the Syacamores by eight points from Bell and six Loyola Marymount's and Florida shooting 30 percent highs in points in the Muskies' first two who went on a run of their own to from Kreager to start the game, was State's tournaments. from the field in the games, both XU wins. tie the game at 32 all at the half. a fast-break clinic as Piipari and Unfortunately, Xavier's luck ran second half doomed the Muske- HENDERSON HONORED The secon~ half was a close one Waugh took turns running the break . out this year as they lost their open­ teers. Henderson was named the A-10 in which XU could never pull away, and finding the open Muskie. ing round game to Wisconsin­ Maine came out of halftime and Rookie of the Week. The 6-0 fresh­ but managed to maintain a narrow Piiparri finished with eight points Green Bay, 64-51. went on a 16-4 run to come within man grabbed seven rebounds and lead the entire half. Xavier used an and 10 assists while Waugh scored The Musketeers trailed by only five points of the Musketeers, 48- added three steals and two assists 11-0 run to build a 75-63 lead with 13 points while handing out eight five points 27-22 at the intermis­ 43. Maine took the their first lead to go along with two points against a little over two minutes remaining assists. sion despite committing 18 turn­ of the game with 7:23 remaining Maine. She scored seven points and in the game. The Musketeers shot The first half then slowed down overs in the first half. . and never relinquished it, march­ pulled down three rebounds against­ 72 percent from the field in the sec­ as the referees took over the game, The Phoenix opened up the sec­ ing on to a 79-67 victory. UWGB. AgainstAkron, she scored ond half. calling 25 fouls in the first half.'s ond half by scoring six unanswered Piipari led Xavier with 19 points eight points and grabbed six re­ Sophomore Kate Kreager led the final 16 minutes. Akron wasted its points and stretched their lead. to and dished out seven assists. bounds in just 12 minutes of ac­ way with a career-high 25 points, opportunity to get back into the double digits early in the half. Kreager scored 18 and Bell contrib­ tion. Henderson is averaging 6.3 17 of which she s'cored in the sec­ game by going 4-16 from the foul Xavier made a nice comeback to uted 13 points. Waugh scored points and 4.5 rebounds in 28.5 ond half. Senior Shavon Bell line in the half. trail 49-44 with 6:45 remaining, seven points and seven assists. minutes per game. scored a career-high 12 points and For the first half, the Muskies but UWGB used an 11-2 run to put Henderson pulled down a team pulled down six boards. Junior shot a sizzling 19-34 (.559) from the game out of reach for the Mus­ high seven rebounds. Amy Waugh scored 16 poirits and the field, including a respectable keteers. tied a career-high with 13 assists in 4-9 from beyond the arc. Akron, on Piipari led the way for Xavier the win. the other hand, was held to just 23.3 with 13 points. Waugh added 11 XAVIER 90, AKRON 44 percent field-goal shooting and was and Kreager scored 10 and grabbed In a dominating performance in outrebounded by XU, 31-14, in.the eight rebounds. their home opener, the Muskies half. XU held a commanding lead The 51 points is the lowest scor­ pounded Akron with strong field- at the half, 51-20. ing output for the Musketeers since

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Milimi ;dilfue:1ftwa·· ::with:,ai'jcto··.. :; :;;;:.i.re~ord.of4"2\wliil~:ilie;wbirien'' Basketball Volleyball .. Nov. 14 results Nov. 28 schedule: Nov. 15 results: ll'~~~~~~s~~~f;~:~t~~t~if ~r ~~f~~~~~: .385 62, St. Sabina 21 7:30 Big Shay vs. SP's Keggers def. Griffyndors Team Tex 75, Scholar Ballers 57 8:30 VMX vs. Hardcore You Lose def. Hardcore 6th Floor Hump, Set, Spike def. OSC Nov. 26. results: Shuttlesworth 84, High Life 54 Dec. 3 schedule Nov. 29 schedule: Team Schank 73, Brocktown Shuttlesworth vs. Team 6:30 4Dub vs. Keggers Bombers 60 Schank 7:30 You Lose vs. Hump, Barney's Boys 54, .385 53 The Players vs. Triple C Set, Spike 8:30 OSC vs. Hardcore Nov. 27 r~sults: Dec. 4 schedule Nice & Easy 138, Dynasty 53 Nice & Easy vs. Pre-Med Pre-Med Society 68, 991 61 Society Shawshanks 61, Team Tex 59 Barney's Boys vs. Triple c. 67, Hoopgirls 18 Shawshanks All basketball games and volleyball matches will be played at O'Connor Sports Center. If you have any questions, call the Recreational Sports office at 745-2856. THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE week of NOVEMBER 28, 2001 11

·~1or·ener• ~Op~W Presents Milano 2002 Earn a Master of Science degree in: Xavier. University • Health Services Management and Policy Student Leadership and Involvement Awards • Human Resources Management. • Nonprofit Management Do vou know some.one who deserves to be • Organizational Change Management awarded tor his or lier outstanding workil - • Urban Policy Analysis and Management . Ph.D. degree: • Public & Urban Policy

December 5, 11 & 13 service, commitment leadership and spirit all deserve 6:00 • 8:00 p.m. to be awarded. If vou know someone who projects these qualities; please visit our website at www.xu.edu/leadership and nominate or encourage them to submit materials for a Student leadership and Courses Available: Involvement Award! On-Line· . Day and Evening • · All awards materials due by: Saturday· 12:00 NOON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2002 Site-line (1/z on-line and 1/2 in-class) • Return to Center For Career and Leadership Development · Degree and Non-Degree • (ML 2131) on the I '1 floor of 0' Connor Sports Center Questions should be directed to Patrice Reider@ 745-4882 call for information 212-229-5462 ext. 520 · ·. or [email protected] · 72 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. loon · · www.newschool.edu/milano/ ·· ·

.Xavier Action ·volunteer Calendar Are. you looking for service opportunities? Xavier Action, the university's community service network, receives numerous requests for students to perform service every day. If interested in any . of the following se~vice projects, you may contact the agencies directly or contact Xavier Action at 745-4343 or [email protected] for more information. Annual Luminary Project Students,focultyandstajfare encouraged to donate a few dollars in memory ofa deceased relative or friend. · Loved ones' names will be written on luminaries that will he placed on the academic mall during Xavier's Christmas on the Mall on -Dec. 3. All proceeds will go the Drop Inn Center, Peaslee Neighborhood Center and Crossroads Health Clinic. Stop by the tables outside the cafe this. week to participate. Drop Inn Center Project Help out on Dec. 9 with bringing food, gifts and celebration to the ·· + - homeless. ,The ''evening ofhope and help" will begin at 7 p.m. Students who could cook or help with the small gifts are especially needed. 12 week of NOVEMBER 28, 2001 DNERSIONS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE BRIEFS M 0 V E R E V E W· :>-Brian Faust, Editor . >Diversions Desk: 745-2878 >[email protected] 'Out Cold' a knockout FART JOKES, SEX JOKES AND ALL THAT LOW-BROW HUMOR THAT MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVING CCMconcert The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatbry of Music will present its annual "Feast of Carols" holiday concert on Satur­ day, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2 and 5 p.m. in Corbett . Auditorium. This concert features all CCM choirs, the Concert Orchestra, the Cincinnati Children's Choir, the Harrison Organ and guest choirs from the ~ri-state region. Conducting will be choral de­ partment alumnus Randol Bass. Tickets are $10 general admis­ sion, $5 for non-UC students, and free for UC students with a valid student ID. Tickets can be pur­ chased at the· CCM Box Office at 556-4183.

Ballroom Dance Xavier University has been se­ lected by the Youth College Net­ work to be a host for a Ballroom Dance Club.

The club will offer dance les­ .';' ~ ... sons, social dances and opportuni­ - . ··~: . ties to participate in DanceSport PICTURE COURTESEY OF TOUCHSTONE PICTURES The snowboarders in "Out Cold" prepare to weather another.day of low brow humor. competitions. Special emphasis will be on helping beginners get started. BY JULIE SMALLWOOD or not one can contract an STD from course, highjinks ensue. Other than played by Zach Galifianakis, who If you are interested in helping Contributing Writer a polar bear. There is just something that, it follows your basic stupid frequently passes out after drink­ organize a ballroom dance club, Every day we are bombarded by inherently beautiful about a film gross-out movie: cute guys, hot ing and is constantly the uncon­ email [email protected] this almost Victorian principle that that requin~s no thinking and girls, a close knit circle of friends scious victim of his friends' pranks, and give.your name, mailing ad­ we must constantly contribute to makes you laugh yourself into a who have weird rituals and habits, ·and Pigpen (Derek Hamilton), his dress and phone number. society in some· form: say some­ stroke. including simple-minded younger brother thing witty, talk about interesting There's not poop, fart and who always supplies laughs by do­ books or films you recently saw, or much to the penis jokes ing things such as going "nmnber Classical concert not open our mouths unless it is to plot - it's ac­ and sex - two" instead of "number one" in say something interesting, intelli­ tually kind of typical funny the little plastic cup for his drug Xavier Chamber Orchestra, Con­ gent and will contribute to the well cliched - . but topics. test. cert Choir and Vocal Chamber En­ being of those around us. that doesn't Sometimes '-'Out Cold" was just really funny. semble will be performing their I guess this is alright, but mainly, take away from these methods There's not much else to say. It fol­ annual Christmas show on Satur- we just secretly yearn for a fart or a the film be­ of humor can lows. the same vein as "Animal 1' day, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. belch to break up the static and cause it's hon­ become pre­ House," "Tommy Boy" and Performing in Bellarmine stodgy environment in which we estly not very dictable and "Caddyshack" in the sense that it's Chapel, these groups will be play­ find ourselves trapped all too of­ important. Ja­ stale, but luck­ a stupid, entertaining movie. ing selections from composers such ten. This is why movies like "Out son London ily this is not There's no. moral, no sense of a as Vivaldi, Rutter and Telemann .. Cold" are like Ben Gay for our sore, plays Rick, a the case. Sev­ greater good - it's just a funny Admission is free with dona­ worn out brains. . -~ fun-lovi~g, drunken, pot-smoking eral times I found myself laughing movie with gross jokes that make tions appreciated. We have no hidden meanings or snowboarder who works for a small hysterically for at least 30. seconds you laugh your ass off, and with intricate symbolism to decipher. town ski resort, Just like every other after the scene had ended. Much of. the state of the world right now, I The most difficult question this ski, camp or recreational movie, the the hilarity is owed to the barrage think that's exactly what we need. film leaves you to ponder is whether resort is in danger of being sold. Of of supporting characters like Luke, Taft Museum closed The Taft Museum of Art is now closed foran 18-month renovation. On Nov. 4 the museum broke ground for its newest addition, the Fifth Third Bank Special Exhibi­ tions Gallery. Funded by a $1 million grant, the gallery will be realized thanks to Jacques Aebli III, vice president Private Client Group of Fifth Third Bank. ,.jfP.}1~~-!~!f~'.ii~t: ~o,:m '"" t!lli'll"I' ,.-.111•~·•"'1• oln't .. 1 ~ •HO New Releases· live Wires J::li;n t~..,n. ';~~n u~'~,.;i"'~l i;'~·~~~·ll

Faculty Art Show The following discs are due for release on or before Nov. 27 ... Friday, Nov. 30 Saturday, Dec. I The Xavier University depart­ Saves the Day Oval Opus ment of art presents its annual Fac­ Busta Rhymes, The Genesis (J Records) ... NateDogg, Music and Me w/ Hey Mercedes @ University of Cincinnati ulty Art Show in the Cohen Art Gal­ (Elektra) ... Warren G, Return of the Regulator (Elektra) ... Ludacris, @Bogart's lery, with selected works from fac­ Word of Mouf (Def Jam) ... Smash Mouth, Smash Mouth (lnterscope) ... ulty of all disciplines. Hadacol, All In Your Head (Slewfoot) ... Aria, Haze (Bleep) Friday, Nov. 30 Sunday, Dec. 2 For more information, call M. City High Harry Connick Jr. Katherine Uetz at 745-3811. ... all dates are tentative. w/LFO @ Aronoff Center @Elektra THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE DIVERSIONS week of NOVEMBER 28, 2001 13 R E S T A U R. A N T R E V E W 'Betta' go here for good cheap food GOOD FOOD+ GOOD S.ERVICE +GOOD ATMOSPHERE= ONE GREAT RESTAURANT BY AMBER HAVLIN AND walls are covered with a Vl:!-riety of near feature right up the street from olive salad aild bowtie pasta salad slice of some of the best garlic bread MIKE MICALLEF vintage photos and nostalgic signs, our campus. among others .. we have ever tasted that comple­ Contributing Writer which are interesting to look at We began our meal with two For our main entrees, we tried a mented the meal perfectly. while dining. appetizers that an Italian food-lover sandwich - Betta's Super Sub - Finally, we decided to test one If you have the craving for an The service at Betta's is great. would recognize bruschetta and an and a traditional Italian dish·-'- la­ of Betta's pies, the Chocolate authentic Italian meal, look no fur­ They were not pushy in trying to antipasto salad. The bruschetta, sagna with meat sauce. The Super Spoon Cake, which contained Oreo ther than Betta's Italian Cuisine. make you order-quickly and were priced at $5.95, is toasted Italian Sub can come to you either baked cookies. Each piece of pie is $2.95. Betta's is located at 1026 DeltaAve.­ also extremely polite. The reason bread covered with fresh mozzarella or cold, depending on what you de­ Our piece was delicious; the Oreo on Mt. Lookout Square, less than a the service is so good might be be­ cheese, basil and small tomatoes sire. It was topped with four differ­ cookies mixed with a sweet-creamy IO-minute drive from campus. Mt. cause Betta's, dressed in gar-· ent Italian ineats: Genoa salami, pie filling was tremendous.· Be­ Lookout Square boasts .a great va­ like other res­ ·lie and olive mortadella, pepperoni and sides our pie, there were seven other riety of shops and restaurants, arid taurants we oil. This dish capicola. Then it also included tantalizing pie or cake choices that Betta's is one of its most patron­ have visited, is was a great provolone cheese, fresh lettuce, to­ include a Heath Bar Crunch Pie, ized restaurants. The restauant is family owned starter, very matoes, onions, Bet~a's special New York cheesecake, carrot cake tucked right at the heart of the ac­ and operated: · tasty, and the house dressing, which is a home­ and the popular Italian dessert tion across from the public parking The restau- bread was made Italian dressing, and your tiramisu. Our recommendation is lot that bisects the square. rant was toasted per­ choice of the hot or mild pepper to definitely leave some room in As you enter the restaurant, you . opened in fectly: not .too mix. Needless to say, it is definitely your appetite for dessert because it , pass through saloon style swing­ 1994 and has · soft, but yet not a mouthful. Along with that huge was a great capper to a great meal. ing doors that open to a vintage been a tremen­ burnt to a crisp. sandwich, you also get a dill pickle Once again, if you are seeking jukebox. Tables are then located dous success The antipasto spear and potato chips, all for only an Italian restaurant with all the tra­ on both sides of the entrance. The since its inception. So much so that salad came next, priced .at $6.95. $4.95. It was an excellent sand­ ditional dishes, other great sand­ best seating may be the tables that the owners decided to open another The plate was adorned with freshly wich. The meats and cheese came wiches and desserts at very reason­ are on- raised platforms near the Betta's. The new Betta's will be sliced Italian meats and cheeses, straight from a deli slicer, and was able prices that also can present a front of the restaurant because of located on the corner of Montgom­ along with delicious mushrooms, as fresh as humanly possible. The relaxing atmosphere with outstand­ their position by the two large win­ ery Road and Cleneay Avenue, artichoke hearts·and an assortment mild peppers provided a spicy ing service, drop by Betta's Italian dows, giving a view to the rest of across from the Norwood Cafe. It is of olives and jalapeno peppers in a taste, so if yciu don't like a hot taste, Cuisine and you won't be disap­ the square. supposed to· open in the spring of light, but zesty olive oil. you might want to nix the· pepper pointed. The environment is very pleas­ 2002, and will feature much of the We did not try a salad, however mix. ant and casual, and although same great meriu the original has. our server told us many customers The lasagna was excellent as Betta's does get crowded at times Also, it will feature a wood-burn­ come in just to purchase one of the well, and priced reasonably at (especially on Friday and Saturday ing stove that will cook pizzas and many different salads that are pre­ $8.25. The portion was large, and nights) because of limited seating, a bar area. Be on the look out for pared fresh daily. The choices in­ covered by a marinara meat sauce. they do not take reservations. The this new dining option in the very clude summer salad, tortellini salad, With any entree you also receive a

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BY MIKE KOHLBECKER the CIA's apathy and how to rescue ing look into ~.. l AND BECKY MUICH the agent, who also happens to be the. lesser­ Diversions Editor and Copy Editor. an old friend. known, high­ respectively As time ticks towards the execu­ profile aspects The life of a spy is dangerous, tion, the film tells the story of Muir of. interna­ . filled with many interesting indi­ and Bishop through a series of flash­ tional conflict viduals and full of intense objec­ backs. Bit by bit, it is revealed to (Vietnam tives. What a great idea for a movie. the audience why it is so important sharpshoot­ "Spy Game" details the life of a spy for Muir to save Bishop. ing; Beruit mi­ in the form of a riveting story. "Spy Game" is a captivating litia). What's more? There's more to this film. This is in part because of the Another as­ intellectual action film than guns swift momentum the film stirs up. set of "Spy and explosions. It goes much Also, the film focuses less. on the Game" is the deepe~ · . killing and gore associated with fine perfor­ The film opens in 1991 in a Chi­ being a CIA agent and more on the mances of nese prison. Aid workers are vacci- - inner politics and moral implica­ Redford nating inmates for a recent out­ tions of .spying. From the opening (whose face is break. But, they have an ulterior rescue attempt straight through to beginning to motive. In -a stealthy move, agent the climactic ending, the story look like it's Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) attempts to never misses a on the brink of remove an in- beat. It stays falling apart) . mate from the _ fresh, too, as it and Brad Pitt. PHOTO. COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL PICTURES -prison. Alas! His revisits Viet­ These solid Robert Redfo~d and Brad Pitt engaging in a mysterious conversation in plan is foiled at nam, Berlin actors can usu­ "Spy Games:' _thelastO:toment and Beruit to a 11 y be by a head prison recall the cir­ counted on to deliver convincing lope in terms of being believable. While it is still an excellent film, guard. c um stances performances. Redford captures the At one climac~ic moment, the turn chances are, "Spy Game" Will be As the news surrounding essence of Muir perfectly with his of events are revealed in a rapid buried under holiday blockbuster's ofBishop's cap­ the relation­ sly dealings and hardball tactics .. succession that doesn't even give like "Harry Potter" and "Lord of the ture reaches the ship between The script doesn't pull any punches the viewer time to think about Rings." Keep this one in mind, CIA, they show the two _as far as making the characters lik­ whether or not it was realistic. But, though. It will appeal to the adrena­ no interest in negotiating a deal agents. The constant change of able. Muir is a pompous ass. Pitt, in as with most movies today, it's best line in everyone. with China. This strikes agent scenery helps clarify the compli­ return, is a perfect counterpart as to _check reality at the door. Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) as cated relationship between Bishop an agent who acts more on emo­ Though the film has more than curious. Muir has 24 hours in Wash­ and Muir and also offers a peak into tion than sheer instinct. a two hour duration, audiences ington, D.C. until Bishop's execu­ the world of the international spy. For all of its redeeming parts, ·won't think to check their watches tion and it is up to him to figure out Overall, "Spy Game" is a redeem- "Spy Game" does push the em'.e- once.

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of the weeks before Christmas. The Bengals (no need to insert l~f,:1:~ ~·:Ni joke here) play the Bucs today at 1 November 28 p.m. KTTY Bayside, WNYX, KBBL; WKRP in.Cincinnati, 700 I always get really stressed out WLW. Guess which one you can around this time each year. It could find Thad Matta on for "The be all the tests and papers that By Dan Arbeznik To place an item in the calendar, call 924-8417 or mail to. ML 2129. Coach's Show." I'll give you a hint keep mounting, or it could be the ... contrary to what Zack Morris h3:t:.I'm ~ fraTI.1h:s=ho­ was gonna committ. Don't get me will be hosting a rave. Boxes of will have you believe~ 92.4 doesn't micides I committed a few years wrong. I'm all.for rules and disci­ wine will be the drink of choice. I 1: J: .~~ •J!\'I exist. ago. In any case, it makes me re­ pline ... just not for mf'.. All those people I don't like ally critical of everything and ev­ November 29 should feel free to drink up before eryone around me. So in that spirit, It is Peace and Justice Week . FRIDAY driving up to Canton, Ohio to Calendar Cit)' will have a theme and there isn't a whole lot going watch the Wildcats of Ignatius this week. That's right. It won't on today, so I'll just list some of November 30 trounce the St. X Bombers~ my 'gr~pes that deserve some jus­ In other football action, today The chamber ensemble concert be all incoherent babble. Only part Today is National Call in Well tice. First, does Herald Avenue is the beginning of the bowl sea- is in Edgecliff Hall foda~ at 7:30 ofitwill. Day. The 2001 award recipient of still exist? Which one is it? The . son as College Bowl begins ... and p.m. At4:30p.m. theXavierPlay­ My first problem is with our "Most Worthless Holiday Ever." sign at the Woods says Cleaney ends today. Come watch your fa­ ers will be hosting a tree-lighting, beloved coffee hour. First. of all, My calendar says today is also Full why is it just an hour? I'd like to but the sign at the circle says vorite academic minds flextheir ... cocoa and carolling extravaganza. ~oon Day, so I damn well better see Herald. Second, how come the heads somewhere in Alter Hall to­ Such holiday spirit is almost· see an International Coffee Fort­ one or someone's getting anthraxed 10 p.m. Mass has gone tribal? day starting at 9 a.m. The clear enough to make me forgive those night. That would be something. . .. I mean ... yelled at. Since when are the bongos a favorites have to be the upstarts .. who pronounce this college '.'Ex Then again, I'd also like to see If you want to see what the Ca­ standard instrument of worship oflastyear's tournament: the Spin­ Zavier" or those clocks in Alter some escalators in Alter Hall.. Well, nadians gave us for Christmas, head in the Catholic Church? What's ning Penguins and the Caucasion that give me 5 different times of you can catch this majestic event down to the Firstar Center at 7:30 up with the the "Alleluia" before·· Invasion Part Deux: the day. Finally; today is the much todayfrom3:30p.m. to4:30p.m. in p.m. H's Cyclone1s hockey time. A the gospel, or should I say "Hala. Reinvasion. Today is World Aids . anticipated one week anniversary Alter201-A. You heard right: 201- good gift, not as good as Mike hala hala loo oo ya." Further­ Day. This brings up another com­ of Chris Hanpeter's birthday. Di­ A. The Romero Center has been Myers or the Kids in the Hall, more, is- it really necessary to plaint of mine: why do people call rect all presents to Husman 311 in forsook. though. Those guys are hilarious. Today at 8 p.m., Bogarts pre­ applaud Fr. Graham leaving at the it "the HIV virus?" For that matter the form of beautiful, naked sents "An Evening with Karl end of mass? Moving right why do people insist on saying women. Direct all letters in the Denison's Tiny Universe." Just .along to the Cafe, how come the . ·~Lt:: tJl\Wi "ATM machine?'' Is there any form of anti~sexist hatemail to me. an evening? Arid look at this. The dish rotator thirig-a-maj ig need to again be redundant again? Cuban Film Festival will be in Kelley doesn't work ... still. Not only December 1 To round out this eventful day, Auditorium today. Hopefully, they that,. but every other meal is It's Dec. 1. Is today the first day Afroman plays Bogarts at 8:30p.m. TUESDAY will be showing such classics as served a la plastique. Ifl have to of Christmas? How come there are December 4 the "I Love (to beat) Lucy Show." ~ke another bagel sandwhich, 12 days of Christmas anyway? It's That Fred Mertz just never knew I'm gonna go on a rampage. And also the feast of St. Francis Xavier. Today is the feast of St. John when to involve the police did he? who's gonna stop me? The XU We have the· day off to celebrate: December 2 Damascus, thus insighting centu­ Are you a saint? Want to at least 5-0? They're too busy writing Rumor has it that Fr. Larocca is hav~ Advent begins today. For ries of snide comments by all be called one? Go to mass today piirking tickets. The only crimes ing 40's at 4 to get things going. those who have trouble counting, gradeschoolers ... and me. That in the Husman Chapel with Fr. B. they prevent are the ones that I After that, Fr. Graham's "penthouse" bring in your candles to keep track and Bangkok.

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