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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Xavier Student Newspapers at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Xavier Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. XAVIER Published by the students of Volume CV Issue 14 Xavier University since 1915 November 14, 2018 NEWSWIRE Fiat justitia, ruat caelum xaviernewswire.com Campus celebrates veterans Xavier Veterans Center hosts university’s rst ever week to honor the troops

BY CJ RIPEPPI & AIDAN “Personally, I wasn’t able CALLAHAN to attend as much as I want- Guest Writers ed to... but I think they did a good job of publicizing it,” This past week the Xavier Hutowski said. Veterans Center (XVC) held According to Spencer, the university’s first Veter- throughout the week he dis- ans Week. The goal was to covered faculty members who educate both veteran and were veterans that he didn’t non-veteran students about even know about. While many this large yet often under-rep- student veterans admit their resented section of the Xavier service, they still feel a discon- student body. nect from civilian students, as “I think, as a school with they are experiencing a diffi- such a great reputation for cult transition and a majority veterans, there’s no reason of them are 24 years or older. why we shouldn’t have a Vet- The week encouraged min- erans Week, so I think it’s gling between veteran and really awesome that we’re non-veteran students and had starting it up,” junior Vice ultimately created a desire for President of College Republi- more outreach to non-vet stu- cans Lily Hutowski said. dents by the XVC. The XVC believes the Senior President of Xavi- event was a success, thanks er Socialists Daniel Bowling in part to the work of junior agreed that the week is im- Alfredo Mercedes. Spencer portant, but he believes that Rumley, the associate direc- there should have been more tor of XVC, noted, “Without of a focus on current issues Photo courtesy of Twitter Alfredo we wouldn’t have this affecting veterans. great of a Veterans Week.” Yellow ribbons were tied around trees across campus to show support for active service members and veterans “I thought one thing that Junior Jeff Richardson RIWKH86$UP\DURXQGWKHZRUOG7KH9HWHUDQV&HQWHUKHOGWKHXQLYHUVLW\·VÀUVW9HWHUDQV·:HHNFHOHEUDWLRQ was necessary to do amidst agreed that the week was a held on campus that ranged faculty. This experience al- Some events are still taking Veterans Week was honoring success, and stated that he from veteran speakers to mov- lowed him to talk directly to place this week, such as the the veterans and people who believes it’s important to cel- ies. XVC acted in a supportive veterans about the difficult yellow ribbon display. Yellow have served, but at the same ebrate. role, helping Mercedes find transition moving from active ribbons were tied around trees time acknowledging that this “It’s a necessary observa- spaces and connecting him to duty to civilian life on a col- and remain there to represent country does not treat veter- tion and respect for those who faculty members. Mercedes lege campus. the continued support for ac- ans properly,” Bowling said. have risked their lives to help noted a week was more ap- The campus community tive service members and vet- “(Veterans Affairs) funding is us ahve the quality of life that propriate than a Veterans Day also reflected on the solidarity erans of the US Army. horrible, PTSD goes largely we do,” Richardson said. celebration, as a week allows walk. Members of the Black Ultimately, organizers said untreated, homelessness in Mercedes is a member of events to be more spread out. Student Association (BSA), the week succeeded in creat- veterans is enormous.” the US Marine Corp Reserves The week was also meant to Xavier University Police De- ing on-campus veteran aware- This may be only the first and works as the student in- build up to a climactic Satur- partment and more walked ness, both for student and of many Veterans Weeks. The volvement and leadership liai- day, when there was both a 5k side-by-side with veterans in a non-student veterans. organizers’ ultimate goal is for son to the Office of Develop- for disabled veterans and the display intended to highlight “The biggest thing (vet- the week to become a staple ment in the XVC. veterans appreciation basket- Xavier’s core Jesuit values by erans) need is pure support. of Xavier’s school year, and Rumley spoke highly of his ball game. showing the solidarity among They love support from peo- they will seek support from work at the office. According The event was very well its diverse student body. ple,” Mercedes said. the school for access to more to him, the idea of a Veterans’ received by both veteran and Hutowski also commented Though she wasn’t able to resources and improve the Week has been thrown around non-veteran students. For on the solidarity walk, saying participate as much as she de- event. Ultimately, organizers for years but Mercedes was Spencer, a highlight of the that she believed it was a re- sired, Hutowski agreed that intend the devoted week to be the first to make an attempt. week was the keynote speaker, markable success and that she the week was a success, espe- one of many steps toward in- The week saw daily events Mason Rick, who transitioned was proud of the participation cially due to the advertising tegrating veterans into Xavier from the military to Xavier from members of her club. done by the organizers. culture. In this issue... Campus News, Page 2 Op-Ed, Page 7 A&E, Page 11 Features, Page 12 Django Praxis students The U.S. is experiencing Red Dead Redemption 2 Online editor Trever share their journeys of an epidemic of gun vio- is out, and people are McKenzie gives his transformation regard- lence. It’s time to make going crazy about how expert opinion on the ing their identities. America care again. good it is. turkey emojis available. 2 November 14, 2018 Campus News xaviernewswire.com Django Praxis share their journeys versity as a Jesuit institution were welcomed into the room. Martin — the list went on. could work towards racial rec- Django Praxis’ recounting The resulting discussion onciliation. of their personal journeys was heavy and is what soph- That same spring semester, took the audience from one omore Izzy Childs took away Shahid, associate director of extreme to another through- most from the evening. the Center for Diversity and out the night. “Although I will never fully Inclusion (CDI) and member At one moment, the room understand, I thought it was of the Working Group, be- would be doubled over in really powerful the hurt that gan to teach a course entitled laughter hearing of their hi- was in the atmosphere and “Anti-Black Racism and Epis- jinks in the classroom, and the the feelings that the students temic Violence.” The course next solemn faces were fixed (were) revealing.” explored systemic oppres- on the young men and women While Childs gained a lot sion’s impact on a communal as they recounted moments of perspective from the event, and even personal level while “crucible moments”. she recognizes that there can- developing skills to promote Crucible moments are in- not be growth without more Photo courtesy of Diasporic Soul social justice. stances that shift one’s per- students engaging in the con- Members of Django Praxis pose while on the Diasporic Soul Racial Obrimah and the other spective. The panel mem- versation. Healing Experience in Senegal, which they wrote about in their book. members of the cohort shared bers shared their reactions Students can become in- BY HEATHER GAST experiences in Dr. Kyra Sha- that Shahid’s course had been to the shooting of unarmed volved in the dialogue of ra- Campus News Editor hid’s course, their experience one of, if not the most, im- Black people, such as Korryn cial reconciliation through The first cohort of the on the study abroad and the pactful course they had tak- Gaines, Philando Castille, programming at the Center Diasporic Soul Racial Heal- process of writing a book en- en at Xavier for them to find Michael Brown and Trayvon for Diversity and Inclusion. ing Experience study abroad capsulating their experiences. their purpose. to Senegal, Django Praxis, The cohort was formed in After the trip, Shahid shared their journey to a rapt spring 2017 after a racially sought to publish the written crowd of students, staff, fac- charged winter. The Xavier works that the cohort used to Nov. 12 Student Government ulty and community members community faced two race-re- process their experience. The last Thursday. lated bias incidents during book, which shares the name Association Meeting Recap The cohort, composed of the fall semester of 2016, in- of Shahid’s course, is available Chief of Police open forums, CDO aims five students and alumni, en- cluding a dashiki-clad skel- for $17 online. gaged in a course, the study eton hanging from a noose Shahid’s course is a pre-req- for more internships and safe drinking abroad trip and wrote a book in a dorm window of Bishop uisite for the trip and current- alongside Dr. Kyra Shahid on Fenwick Hall and a Snapchat ly has seats open for the 2019 ‡6HQDWRUVGLVFXVVHGWKHRSHQIRUXPPHHWLQJVZLWKWKH their experiences. Their panel of a student wearing a char- spring semester. candidates for Xavier’s new chief of police. was followed by a silent auc- coal face mask as blackface. In The audience packed into tion to raise money for follow- the spring semester of 2017 Arrupe Overlook to hear the The Career Development Office aims to extend intern- ing Diasporic Soul trips. Dr. Charles Walker Gollar’s student’s stories and theeve- ship opportunities to all students. The goal is to one Django Praxis included research into the history of ning opened with remarks day have every student intern with companies at least senior psychology majors Xavier confirmed that the from Fr. Graham. once while at Xavier. Diamond Brown and Sequoia founder, Bishop Edward Fen- An invocation was next. Egyptia Patterson-Johnson, wick, had owned slaves. Items were laid out on a low, ‡6*$LVZRUNLQJRQSURPRWLQJVDIHGULQNLQJKDELWV as well as alumni Eseogh- At the request of Xavier altar-like table, including sand during the holidays with various events in the coming ene Obrimah, Adrian Parker, president Father Graham, the from an island on the Middle weeks. Jr., and Taylor Zachary. On Working Group was formed passage and a statue of a bao- Thursday, they spoke of their to investigate how the uni- bab tree. Ancestors and spirits Events to be thankful for Get out of the library before exam season kicks

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14 15 16 17 SGA Senate Diwali Celebration CoW Gala: Around CoW Jungle Jim’s Elections Online Kennedy the World Scavenger Hunt, 8 a.m. — 8 p.m. Auditorium buses leave Buenger Leaving Buenger xavier.edu/elections 7:30- 9 p.m. circle at 6 p.m. Circle at 1 p.m. XU eater: Dog Sees God 2 p.m. and 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Xavier Family Dinner Arrupe Overlook, 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m. shows anksgiving Break, university closed 25 26 27 28 29 30 SAC: Bob Ross Chamber Recital Painting Palooza GSC eater, Arrupe, 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m. @xaviernewswire Campus News November 14, 2018 3 Gary Abernathy on Republicans’ past and future BY RYAN KAMBICH New York Times decided to 2SLQLRQV (GLWRULDOV(GLWRU start labelling things Trump In late October, 2016, the says as lies, that’s a step in the Hillsboro Times-Gazette made wrong direction. It’s good to national news when it became point out if the president is just one of six newspapers lying, but reporters shouldn’t nationally to endorse Donald be the one doing it in the con- Trump for president. text of a story. Find someone Since then, the paper’s edi- else to say that. It’s easy to do, tor and publisher, Gary Aber- that’s called journalism. Find nathy, has taken a prominent a critic or find someone else to place in national discussions say ‘what Trump said was not about rural America and the true.’ voters who feel forgotten by So the media is in danger mainstream politics. right now of declaring itself Abernathy now occupies just another branch of politics elected office, serving as a with their very open hostility commissioner for Highland towards Trump. They’ve got County, as well as a columnist to recapture their journalis- for the Washington Post, where tic roots and cover Trump he writes about communi- just like every other politician ties such as his that voted for and with the same standards President Trump. applied to him. If they don’t Following his lecture on do that, they’re just going to Monday as part of the Ethics be seen by the general public 3KRWRFRXUWHV\RIThe Times-Gazette Religion and Society series, I as another branch of politics, *DU\$EHUQDWK\LVDFRQVHUYDWLYHMRXUQDOLVWDQGSROLWLFLDQIURP+LOOVERUR2+$EHUQDWK\ZDVLQYLWHGWRVSHDN sat down with Abernathy to and Trump’s claims of “fake DVSDUWRIWKH(WKLFV5HOLJLRQDQG6RFLHW\VSHDNHUVHULHV&RQYHUVDWLRQV$FURVVWKH$PHULFDQ'LYLGH discuss politics from his per- news” are going to resonate. spective as a longtime politi- RK: I’d like to briefly return you look back at those prima- to an individual rather than had and relying on that to car- cal operative and community to your assertions about the ry seasons, voters were very a movement. I think Trump ry the day. journalist. shift in the Republican Party. divided about who they were does represent a movement, RK: Thoughts on a John Below is a transcript edited You’ve been in politics longer supporting, it took a good a disruption movement, and Kasich presidential run? for brevity and clarity. than I’ve been alive. while to settle on a nominee. what we’re changing the sys- GA: I’ll be the most Ryan Kambich: The theme GA: You really like making No one was really enthusias- tem to is a very good ques- shocked person in Ameri- of this year’s E/RS series me sound ancient, thank you. tic about them. The enthusi- tion. We don’t really know ca if Kasich does not run for is “conversations across the RK: Experienced, I’d call it. asm gap is very important in yet. When Trump goes, un- president as an Independent. American divide.” Is there a The shift in the party caught politics. der whatever circumstances, I don’t think he can resist it. role for “big media” in healing many pundits off guard in So I think that’s been build- can that void be filled that Another guy who I think will that divide? And furthermore, 2016. Did this shift simply ing, and as I mentioned last he uniquely represents. You end up in that same boat is in your experience as a com- explode up in 2016 or is there night, I think people were can’t imitate Trump. He has Jeff Flake. Maybe we’ll end munity journalist, is there a a longer history behind that growing really weary and a unique personality and real- up with a Flake-Kasich or role for small community pa- movement? tired of the stale and prac- ly brilliant political instincts. Kasich-Flake ticket, although pers in also healing that? GA: There has definitely ticed talking points they were But he is doubling down on I can’t imagine John Kasich Gary Abernathy: I think been a longer history. Part of hearing. And we saw this ex- enthusiasm, which is more taking second spot on a ticket. the answer is yes to both ques- the reason that (John) McCain hibited on the left with the important than sheer num- I believe to do so guarantees tions. The media has a huge was not successful in 2008 Bernie Sanders support. It’s bers. He is doubling down on Trump’s election. If there’s role and a huge ability, if they against (Barack) Obama and a rebellion, it’s support of the his 45 percent and not trying a strong Independent candi- want to do it, to lead our dis- (Mitt) Romney was not suc- outsider, the maverick. to expand that by one person, date, they’re not taking a vote course in a better direction. cessful in 2012 against Obama What’s going to be inter- really. He’s trying to have the away from Trump. Trump has They started out going the was because they were kind of esting is to see how uniquely is most energized, enthusiastic his base and they’re not going opposite direction. When the compromised candidates. If the party’s identity being tied 45 percent that anyone’s ever anywhere. Student panel chips away at hookup culture an ambiguity around con- talking about sex. versations about sex due to During the presentation, discomfort. There is a forced the students were encouraged separation of emotional ex- to mull over the presentation periences from sexual experi- before the floor was opened to ences, which makes sex diffi- discussion. cult to process. Many students stepped up Bowling explained that to ask a range of questions, hookup culture is reflected such as “What is the purpose in the words students use to of hookup culture and why do discuss their casual sexual en- we keep participating in it,” counters. “Does the education provided “When you say ‘hook up,’ in Manresa help with preven- you could mean kissing, you tion at all?” and “Should the could mean sex or anything in university take responsibility between. It’s just another way for the education of consen- to not talk about sex,” Bowl- sual sex, and to what extent is ing said. the university liable?” When sex is not discussed Bowling was satisfied with NewswireSKRWRFRXUWHV\RI6\GQH\6DQGHUV 6WXGHQWUHVHDUFKHUVSUHVHQWHGWKHÀQGLQJVRIWKHLUVXPPHUUHVHDUFKDWWKHEHJLQQLQJRIWKHVHPHVWHU7KH openly, expectations from the outcome of the event, par- UHVHDUFKHUVKRVWHGDSDQHOODVW0RQGD\WREUHDNLQJWKHWDERRRIGLVFXVVLQJVH[WRKHOSSUHYHQWVH[XDODVVDXOW persons involved are unclear. ticularly how engaged the stu- Someone who has experienced dents were. BY ALANNA BELMONT sault, BRAVE Peer Educators the root causes of high rates sexual assault may not know “There was a buzz as we 6WDৼ:ULWHU or It’s On X, this event aimed of sexual assault on college how to communicate their sit- gave a break for people to re- The panel hosted by the to spark discussion rather campuses alongside Mescher. uation or emotions to those flect. We got a lot of questions theology department enti- than to educate or illicit spe- To spark conversation, the around them if they do not from the audience,” he said. tled “Why We Need to Talk cific action. panel presented data from for- understand what happened to The road to ending sexual About Sex” discussed the per- The panel was chaired by mer Xavier professor Jennifer them. If sex is something that assault on campus did not con- ils of hookup culture on col- student researchers Dan- Beste’s findings in her book is seen as acceptable to talk clude with the event. The pan- lege campuses and challenged iel Bowling, Riley Head and ,College Hookup Culture and about, students can more eas- el encourage students to con- students to contemplate what Derek Adkins as well as the- Christian Ethics. In the book, ily form a support network if tinue the conversation with more should be done to pre- ology professor Dr. Marcus Beste determined that “hook- they are in need. their friends and branch out vent sexual assault. Mescher. The trio of students up culture” was the leading Conversations like the one to more active forms of sex- Unlike presentations by received a research grant back cause of sexual assaults. held at the panel are part of ual assault prevention, such as on-campus groups Xavier in May to conduct research Hookup culture is hard to dismantling hookup culture joining on-campus groups as Students Against Sexual As- over the summer concerning define by nature. It maintains by breaking the taboo around they are comfortable. Confederate statues debate rages

4 November 14, 2018 U.S. & World News xaviernewswire.com 12 die in Thousand-Oaks shooting Among the victims was a survivor of Las Vegas massacre and a police o cer

BY MICHAEL RAUBER ratic behavior last spring that 6WDৼ:ULWHU suggested PTSD” in which Another mass shooting the authorities were contact- claimed the lives of 12 in ed. Thousand Oaks, California, Long was living with his last Wednesday. 10 other peo- mother, Colleen, at the time ple were injured in the shoot- of the shooting. Their neigh- ing. bor, 79 year-old Donald Ma- The 28 year-old gunman, cLeod, told reporters that Ian David Long, opened fire “he often heard Long arguing at Borderline Bar & Grill that with his mother at all hours, was open to people over the sometimes in the middle of age of 18 and was celebrat- the night.” ing “College Country Night.” CBS News reported that The bar itself is close to many Ventura County Sheriff universities and students were Geoff Dean said “the gun- known to frequent the estab- man, a former machine gun- lishment, especially during ner and decorated veteran of the college nights. the war in Afghanistan, is be- The victims included eight lieved to have killed himself college students as well as a late Wednesday at the Border- police officer, Sargent Ron line Bar and Grill in the city Helus, who was due to retire of Thousand Oaks.” next year according to BBC When asked whether he News. Another victim, 27 felt safe going to bars, Xavi- year-old Telemachus Orfanos, er senior Tom Smith said he died in the shooting after sur- Photo courtesy of AFP - Getty Images does. SHRSOHGLHGDQGDQRWKHUZHUHLQMXUHGLQDPDVVVKRRWLQJDWWKH%RUGHUOLQH%DU *ULOOLQ7KRXVDQG2DNV “Everyone feels safe and viving the Las Vegas Route 91 &DOLIRUQD,WZDVWKHWKPDVVVKRRWLQJWKLV\HDU7KHDOOHJHGJXQPDQZDVDIRUPHU8QLWHG6WDWHV0DULQH Harvest Festival shooting in says it won’t happen to them, October 2017. unfortunately this family got The gunman, a former U.S. to March 2013. He is reported and then when it does happen Another survivor of the hit twice,” he continued. Marine, set off a smoke bomb to have had multiple run ins near them, that’s when people Las Vegas shooting, Nicholas “It is very sad that this type to create confusion before with the law. Some close to think they aren’t safe,” he said. Champion, was also at the bar of thing happens. It especial- opening fire into the crowd. Long have speculated that he The Thousand Oaks shoot- on Wednesday night. ly hit close to home for me be- CNN reported that “investiga- may have been suffering from ing is the 307th mass shoot- “It’s the second time in cause it occurred at a college tors believe that the gunman Post-Traumatic Stress Dis- ing this year. It is also the about a year and a month that bar.” Xavier junior Marissa legally purchased a .45 caliber order (PTSD) as a result of deadliest mass shooting this this has happened,” Champion Busch said, “It is definitely in Glock 21” with an extended his time in Afghanistan. BBC year since the shooting at Ma- said. the back of my mind and will magazine, which is illegal in News reported that he served jory Stoneman Douglas High A few of Champions’ affect my decisions of going California. a tour in Afghanistan from School in Parkland, Flori- friends at the bar were also at out going forward. You do Long, according to the De- November 2010 to June 2011. da, when 17 classmates and the Festival in Las Vegas. not think that it will happen partment of Defense, served USA Today reported that teachers were gunned down “We’re all a big family and until it does.” as a Marine from August 2008 Long “had an episode of er- on Valentine’s Day. Week in Review Herpes B, nostalgia and an explosion ‡ Silver Spring State Park brother-in-law came up in Florida is home to with the idea of burning at least 300 rhesus ma- the dress with exploding     caques, a monkey native targets. The dress went Nov. 6, 5:09 p.m. — A tious IDs were confiscat- to south and Southeast up in a puff of smoke on student reported the theft    ed. Asia. The monkeys have her first shot (Nov. 12). of approximately $60 cash in been rapidly breeding, causing problems because ‡ Nostalgia fans rejoice! Fenwick Place.   Nov. 9, 11:30 p.m.— the monkeys carry a rare Toy Story 4 and Detec- A student reported they and deadly form of her- tive Pikachu have offi- Nov. 7, 12:25 p.m. — A Real phone, were assaulted at an pes virus called herpes B. cially been given a release student reported someone Fake ID off-campus house party on While it is rare for herpes window. The two 90s siphoned gas from their vehi- Hudson Avenue. The sus- B to spread from a mon- franchises are now slated key to a humans, it can cle parked in the C-2 parking Nov. 11, 9:27 a.m. — pect was a non-student, to be released in the sum- cause inflammation of Xavier Police received a mer of 2019 (Nov. 12). lot. and was referred to Nor- the brain and spinal cord cellphone found in Brock- wood Police. leading to brain damage man Hall. The cellphone ‡ Tide has released a more Nov. 7, 1:26 p.m. — A or death (Nov. 9). contained a fictitious ID eco-friendly packaging ‡ student reported the theft in the sleeve on the back. 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6 November 14, 2018 Opinions & Editorials xaviernewswire.com S4L, you are welcomed, but don’t abuse that The views expressed in the fol- on such a personal matter and is completely unfounded. Not lowing article are the opinion of completely disregarding the only is there no evidence that the writers and do not reflect the potential harm you may have their actions were inspired by opinions of the Newswire staff caused. Eric Holder’s comments last as a whole. Your slogans “Love them month, but those comments Students for Life (S4L), you both,” “Two hearts beat to- were not an incitement of vi- are welcomed on our cam- gether, both matter” and “A olence to begin with. His mes- pus. You have every right to person’s a person no matter sage — “when they go low, express your voice here. The how small” all insinuate that we kick them” — was entire- bias perpetrated against you people who have had abor- ly metaphorical. He himself recently was an act of injus- tions are destroying or deval- even explained this moments tice and should not have hap- uing life. Yet in doing so, you after making the comment. pened. However, you should erase the autonomy of people Holder said, “When I say know that you have as much and the power they have to we, you know, ‘We kick ‘em,’ I responsibility to avoid attack- make choices about their own don’t mean we do anything in- ing the students of this cam- lives. You may not have meant appropriate. We don’t do any- pus as they do for respecting that when you wrote your slo- thing illegal. But we’ve got to your right to voice your opin- gans, but that’s how they came be tough, and we have to fight ion. across. for the very things that (civ- We love that you are at- While we understand your il rights leaders) John Lewis, tempting to promote mes- frustration at having your Martin Luther King, Whitney sages of love on campus, but chalk messages erased, the way Young — you know, all those the way you’re going about you’ve responded has been far folks gave to us.” it stands in direct opposition from appropriate. Specifically, What’s even more outra- to that intention. You set up your national organization’s geous is that you attempted a table right in front of the blog post about the incident to misrepresent this comment main doors of Gallagher with was inaccurate and irrespon- to fit a pro-choice versus pro- an intense sible. To life debate. This comment had and trig- While we understand label the nothing to do with that specif- gering dis- your frustration at actions ic debate. Rather, Holder was play when of a few talking about how the Dem- Gallagher having your chalk students ocratic Party needs to adopt is supposed messages erased, the as the ac- tougher tactics when dealing to be an way you’ve responded tions of “a with Republicans. He was not inclusive has been far from mob” and inciting violence or telling place. You to claim people on the left to attack petitioned appropriate. that these pro-life people. You must stop to outlaw students obscuring the truth to fit your abortion entirely. You may perpetrated violence against own narratives. We will not think these actions are for people in the S4L group is a listen to your fabricated ver- the best, but they are harmful grossly inept misrepresen- sions of reality. messages that will push peo- tation of what actually hap- For a group so dead set on ple away from you. pened. Your voice was not revealing “the truth” about There are people on this silenced. There is no need for abortions, you seem willing campus who have had an insipid apologies and senten- to lie if it means perpetuat- abortion at one point in their tious statements. What we ing the false narrative that lives. Not just students, but call for is an end to the hyper- pro-life groups face any more Photos courtesy of Twitter faculty and staff too. Did you bolic narratives you have cre- unjust discrimination than Chalk messages written by Students for Life were scrubbed off on Oct. stop to think about that be- ated and the climate of false pro-choice groups do, or that 17. Xavier’s Bias Advisory & Reponse Team investigated the incident. fore you put up your display fear you continue to instill in conservative voices are being or wrote your slogans on the our student body. silenced in this “politically Your goal to provide preg- We will not entertain voices sidewalk? Did you consider No, they should not have correct” society. You silence nancy resources for expect- that justify denying others’ what kind of stigma your dis- erased your chalk messages, others’ voices, and when they ing mothers is absolutely rights because of tradition play would perpetuate? Did but they did not perpetrate vi- try to speak up, you call your- on-track, and you’ll find that or complacency. We will not you ever think about who you olence. No one was physically self a victim. At least you can many pro-choice people sup- entertain voices that refuse to were hurting? If you want to harmed. No one’s property or put a display up. At least you port exactly that method of acclimate themselves to the promote a pro-life message belongings were destroyed. can fundraise. You have your prevention. Pro-choice people changing world, to the choic- on this campus, you need to They poured water on your voice and people to support it. don’t want abortion any more es and rights of others and to start by approaching it in a messages to erase them. It When are pro-choice groups than pro-life people do. We the well-being of the nation way that doesn’t attack peo- shouldn’t have happened, but on our campus going to get should all agree that educa- we share. ple. Your display attacked it was not violent, and for the that? tion on safe-sex practices and people whether you intended national organization to label If you want to prevent pregnancy resources is the This piece was written it or not. It’s hypocritical for our student base as a violent abortion — if that’s your true way to reduce abortions. Let’s jointly by Trever McK- you to believe in the so-called mob is atrocious. The claim goal — then there are ways stick to that instead of attack- enzie, Online Editor for the Newswire, and Sofia sanctity of human life and that these people were moti- to go about it that don’t at- ing and traumatizing students dignity for all people while vated by “pro-choice politi- tack people in the way your that have gone through a dif- Ordoñez, a copy editor disrespecting people’s privacy cians” who “incite violence” slogans and your display did. ficult and painful experience. for the Newswire.

Opinions & Editorials Staff Writers Mission Statement For Your Information THE STAFF Editor Alanna Belmont, Joe Clark, The Xavier Newswire is The Xavier Newswire is Ryan Kambich Gillen Faenza, Donnie committed to reporting the published weekly through- Interim Editor-in-Chief Menke, Michael Rauber news as well as explaining out the school year, ex- Kevin Thomas Sports Editor and Ryan Spolar LWV VLJQLÀFDQFH WR UHDG- cept during vacations and Luke Feliciano ers. In addition, through ÀQDO H[DPV E\ WKH VWX- Head Copy Editor Photography Editor publishing opposing view- dents of Xavier University, Hannah Schulz Online Editor Sydney Sanders points and opinions, the 3800 Victory Parkway, Trever McKenzie Newswire hopes to fos- Cincinnati, OH 45207. One Campus News Editors Interim Distribution ter dialogue on campus copy is free per person per Jack Dunn Copy Editors Manager among students, faculty week. Heather Gast Alex Ackerman, Kaitlyn Jack Dunn and staff. Clyne, Julia Fabrizi, Colleen *The Newswire has made Features Editor FitzGerald, Kylie Lomelin, Business & Advertising Advertising the decision to stray from Soondos Mulla-Ossman Hannah Paige Michels, Manager All inquiries should be di- the AP Style Guide when 6RÀD2UGRxH]DQG*UDFH Alfredo Mercedes rected to the Business printing the words White Steinhart & Advertising Manager, and Black in reference to Adviser Alfredo Mercedes, at groups of people. We have John Stowell 513-745-3561. decided to capitalize both. @xaviernewswire Opinions & Editorials November 14, 2018 7 It’s time to make America care again In the season premiere of these perpetrators have diag- South Park, the always contro- nosable mental illnesses. versial show tackled the issue This issue is complex and it of gun violence, particularly is not one sided. What makes school shootings. Throughout us so violent? What disturbs the episode, Sharon, Stan’s me most at this point is the mom, tries to convince the shocking extent of our desen- other parents that this is a big sitization. Why are we so will- deal, all while she seems to be ing to offer our thoughts and the only one in town who is prayers and move on? concerned. While we’re on the top- Similar to any subject the ic of thoughts and prayers, show addresses, it stirred out- should we not follow the Bi- rage as being insensitive. South ble in which James 2:17 says Park did not go far enough. “So too, faith by itself, if it is Until the American public is not complemented by action, so “offended” that they decide is dead?” Our thoughts and to do something about the prayers are not stopping the scourge of gun violence, com- bullets. They’re not expand- edy must continue to tackle ing the mental health services. this issue. As I watched the They’re not enforcing the gun episode, I realized the char- laws on the books or introduc- acter I most aligned with was ing new ones. They’re not do- Sharon. At the end of the epi- ing anything. sode, she says “This used to be Newswire photo by Sydney Sanders We’re at a standstill, Amer- Fifth Third building in Cin- and killed 10. I could go on, ica. Columbine shocked us. a big deal. I want it to be a big 2013 that died along party cinnati, a courthouse in Penn- but I would run out of room Virginia Tech shocked us. deal again.” lines. sylvania, a Rite Aid distribu- to list all the other shootings When the threshold is bro- The only thing that seems The second is the coverage tion center in Maryland and a that are not “newsworthy” or ken, we’re shocked. But what to have changed with shoot- that these shooters get. They software company in Wiscon- sensational enough for the is the normal casualty we’re ings is police response time. are glorified in media, or at sin. Also seven law enforce- media to report on. acceptable with? 11 dead? 15? Each shooting, police hero- least used to be. However, it ment officers were shot, two There are a couple things It seems we’re now willing to ically arrive faster to stop the seems that the big media is of whom were killed, while that strike me in all of this. accept it all. carnage. But neither we as a finally starting to follow the serving a warrant in South The first is that our politi- This used to be a big deal. I culture, nor our elected offi- standards of #NoNoriety, the Carolina. Those are just the cians are not willing to end want it to be a big deal again. cials, have done anything to idea being that some of these ones I caught on the news. their careers for the good of Let’s make America care seriously prevent the violence folks are thrilled by the po- In the time since I wrote my the country or constituents. again. from occurring. tential fame brought on by a last op-ed regarding gun vio- They vote along party lines *In the time since I originally What makes American cit- shooting. To help curb that, lence a man went on a spree and they rarely risk their ca- wrote this piece, a gunman killed izens take weapons into our the media should start focus- in Bakersfield, CA, and killed reers to vote for the good of 11 at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. schools, movie theaters, plac- ing on the victims and not the five. A man walked into a Waf- the country. There is no bet- A gunman, fueled by racism, es of employment, churches, perpetrators. Police forces are fle House in Tennessee and ter example of this than the killed two at a Kroger in Ken- diners or parks and open fire? also increasingly responding killed four. A student walked bipartisan Manchin-Toomey tucky. Another gunman killed In the past two months, there to shootings faster, saving into a Santa Fe high school Background Checks Bill of two at a yoga studio in Florida. have been shootings at the lives and putting themselves Another gunman killed 12 at a at risk. bar in Thousand Oaks, CA. And These shooters do seem to by the time the next piece about have some similarities. A lot this is written, more gunmen will of them are men. They have have destroyed countless lives warped senses of women — and leave empty seats at countless they either blame women or dinner tables across this country. are violent towards them. For some of them, their neigh- bors or family members knew something was up, and there may have even been police vis- its to the home before. There may be something highly emotional that sets them off such as a breakup, being fired or financial hardship. They may even have been a veteran. Ryan Spolar is a senior Overall, they tend to be Honors Bachelor of Arts loners either bullied in school major. He is a staff writ- or view themselves as the vic- er for the Newswire from 3KRWRVFRXUWHV\RI$31HZV The Manchin-Toomey gun ammendment would have expanded background checks for the purchase of tims of society. Despite the Cleveland. ÀUHDUPV,Q$SULORIWKHELOOZDVÀOLEXVWHUHGLQWKH6HQDWHDQGIDLOHGWRPRYHIRUZDUGE\VL[YRWHV prevailing rhetoric, not all of 8 November 14, 2018 Sports @NewswireSports Xavier defeats IUPUI & Evansville, falls to Wisconsin BY LUKE FELICIANO one major factor that led to forward Ethan Happ. 6SRUWV(GLWRU Xavier’s success was its con- Xavier defended Happ fair- trol of the glass. The Muske- ly well in the first half, but he Through three games this teers owned the rebounding paced Wisconsin as he was season, Xavier is 2-1 on the battle, 51 rebounds to 22, the Badgers’ leading scor- year after wins against IU- while collecting 19 offensive er finishing with 30 points. PUI and Evansville while boards. Happ also had 10 rebounds. falling to Wisconsin. Junior forward Tyrique Despite being down by 11 Xavier jumped out to an Jones and Scruggs ignited a at one point in the first half, early 10-0 lead after the first 7-0 run with just over four the Musketeers managed to five minutes of play, but the minutes to go in the game. crawl back into the game –– Musketeers allowed the IU- Jones was dominant, trailing by just a score head- PUI to inch back into the matching a career high with ing into the break. game on a 10-0 run near the 19 points while recording a The Badgers went on a end of the first half. personal-best 20 rebounds. 16-2 run in a three and a Graduate transfer for- The rebounding total was half minute time span to re- ward Ryan Welage, however, the most by a Xavier play- gain their double-digit lead. helped vault the Musketeers er since 2001 when Xavier Meanwhile, the Musketeers to victory. great David West grabbed couldn’t seem to get in sync He proved capable of his 21 boards in a game. Scruggs on offense. sharpshooting abilities as ad- had a career day, amassing a Xavier shot 45 percent vertised. The former San Jose team-high 24 points. from the field and struggled State product exploded for a “I thought Paul played to connect from long range, team-high 24 points against Newswire photo by Desmond Fischer really well on the offensive shooting just 20 percent from IUPUI. Through three games this year, junior forward Tyrique Jones and end,” Steele said. “I thought behind the three-point line Welage started to find his sophomores Paul Scruggs and Naji Marshall set career highs in points. he made some shots, made throughout the game. stroke with a quicker catch- half in a seesaw affair against the ability to create offense at some great plays (on) the However, sophomore for- and-shoot release. Evansville. The game was the helm of the offense. pick-and-roll. He played a lit- ward Naji Marshall provided In the first half, he shot knotted up six times and the The Musketeers started tle bit slower (and) finished a bright spot in the Xavier just 1-5 from beyond the arc, advantage switched hands to gain separation from the around the rim. Paul plays to offense. He led the team in but in the second half he three times throughout the Purple Aces thanks to the hot win.” points (24) and rebounds (12), found a rhythm and buried game. hand of Goodin, who helped In the end, Xavier out- notching his first double-dou- five three pointers. Welage Junior point guard Quen- Xavier garner a 9-0 run to lasted a resilient Evansville ble of the season. had 21 points in the second tin Goodin took the floor for go up by 12 points with just squad, 91-85. “I thought Naji bounced half alone. his first appearance this sea- over eight minutes to go in The Musketeers had the back,” Steele said. “… He’s “My teammates got me son after being held out of the first half. He entered the opportunity to win the mar- a tremendous player… I great looks,” Welage said. the IUPUI game because of game off the bench and tal- ble match against Wisconsin thought overall, he played a “Once I hit one or two, they injury. lied 14 points. after defeating the Badgers really nice game. He rebound- really started looking for me. His impact was immedi- Evansville was able to stay on the road last season. The ed the ball, he attacked the Coach (Steele) drew up a cou- ate –– he found sophomore in the game primarily because two teams also met in the rim. He’s one of the best driv- ple of good plays as well that guard Paul Scruggs in the of their shooting from be- 2016 NCAA Tournament ers in the entire country.” got me great looks. I think corner and picked up an as- yond the three-point line –– when Xavier fell in the Round Xavier sliced the lead to it was just about becoming sist as Scruggs buried the the Purple Aces set a record of 32. single digits but was unable more comfortable.” triple. Goodin was among the for most threes in a single The Musketeers had a tall to mount a comeback. As a Xavier found itself trailing Big East Conference’s best in game (17) against Xavier. task in front of them having result, the Musketeers fell 77- in the early stages of the first assists last season, and he has Despite the close outcome, to face Preseason All-Big Ten 68. Ross, Gray lead Xavier past Chicago St. & Tenn Tech

BY DONNIE MENKE 6WDৼ:ULWHU Tennessee Tech started the game strong, outscoring The women’s basketball Xavier in the first quarter by team started its season on a three, 20-17. high note with two victories, Xavier was able to battle beating Chicago State 91-57 back in the second quarter, and Tennessee Tech 70-60 winning it 19-13, and took a in the opening week. Both three point, 36-33 lead into games were played at home in the locker room. Cintas Center. Tennessee Tech contin- Xavier opened the season ued to stay within striking against Chicago State last distance through the third Wednesday. The Musketeers quarter, trailing only 51-46 jumped out to a fast start, heading into the fourth quar- scoring 34 points in the first ter. Xavier managed to keep quarter while only allowing them at arm’s length for the 17. rest of the game, eventually They continued their first grabbing the 70-60 victory. half domination into the sec- Gray built on a quality ond quarter, allowing just five performance against Chicago points while scoring 16 of State to post the team’s first their own. As a result, Xavier double-double of the season, led 50-22 at the break. scoring 24 points and grab- Chicago State gained some bing 10 rebounds. momentum in the third quar- Her 24 points were also a ter however, outscoring Xavi- new career high. Sophomore er 21-17 in the period. guard Aaliyah Dunham also Xavier took the momen- Newswire photo by Desmond Fischer scored in double figures, as tum back in the fourth quar- Sophomore forward A’riana Gray (No. 21) led the way for the Musketeers in their 70-60 victory against did junior guard Tee Owens, ter and closed the game out Tennessee Tech. She posted her second career double-double collecting 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. scoring 13 and 12 points, re- strong, outscoring Chicago and four made three-point Townsend also played a ma- openers at Cintas Center. spectively. State by 10 points, 24-14, in field goals on seven tries. jor role in the victory, scoring Following Chicago State, Up next, Xavier takes the final period. The forward tandem of 15 points and going a perfect the Musketeers took on Ten- on No. 25 Minnesota on Sophomore forward Deja sophomore A’riana Gray and 6-6 from the field. Townsend nessee Tech last Sunday. Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Cin- Ross led the team in scoring redshirt junior Tierra Floyd also had the game high in re- In a game that was much tas Center. After that, the with 22 points on just 11 field also scored in double figures, bounds with eight, and blocks, more evenly matched than Musketeers will take on Fair- goal attempts, of which she chipping in 11 and 10 points, with four. the opener, Xavier managed field at 2:00 p.m. on Nov. 17 in made eight. respectively. The win improved Xavi- to pull out the victory after Cintas as a part of the Lauren Ross also had six rebounds Freshman forward Ayanna er’s record to 19-0 in season overcoming an early deficit. Hill Tipoff Classic. @xaviernewswire Sports November 14, 2018 9 Conners freestyles Xavier to swimming success Junior swimmer has ve of the top ten nishes in the Big East in November BY JOE CLARK ways ask me, ‘do you ever get 6WDৼ:ULWHU bored of freestyle,’ but no, Following a record-setting I love it. I love to swim free- sophomore campaign that saw style, sprint freestyle, I think her earn All-Conference hon- it’s a lot of fun to race and I ors in seven events and set think that’s what keeps me go- school records in three events, ing and what makes me want junior Emily Conners is off to to do even better.” another hot start for Xavier Conners will look to con- women’s swimming in the fall tinue her record-setting ca- portion of the team’s 2018-19 reer with Xavier when the season. women’s swimming travels to Conners, who set school Cleveland State for the CSU records last year in the 100 Magnus Cup meet. and 200m freestyles, has won Xavier visited Cleveland at least one individual event on Oct. 27 for a meet against in Xavier’s last six meets. She Cleveland State, which ended is also a part of a relay team in a tie. that has finished no lower The Magnus Cup Invita- than fourth place in any meet tional will feature swimmers this year. from Akron, West Virginia. “I think that relay is pretty Duquesne, Cleveland State, fun, especially the 200 medley. Youngstown State, St. Francis We all enjoy swimming to- (PA), Delaware and others. gether,” Conners said. “We’re “I think that personally, it’s really comfortable swim- really good competition. We ming together, so I think that get a lot of fast swimmers helps.” 3KRWRFRXUWHV\RIJR[DYLHUFRP from Akron, and so it’s real- Conners also attributed the -XQLRUVZLPPHU(PLO\&RQQHUVKDGDQLPSUHVVLYHVRSKRPRUHFDPSDLJQDQGKDVFDUULHGWKDWPRPHQWXP ly good to get some racing addition of freshman breast- LQWRKHUMXQLRU\HDU7KLVVHDVRQVKHKDVRZQHGDWOHDVWRQHLQGLYLGXDOHYHQWZLQLQ;DYLHU·VODVWVL[PHHWV in against them. As a team, stroker Lydia Schaeffer for has been a major factor that nity for improvement over the only swims freestyle. Cleveland State has always some of the success of the has propelled the Musketeers summer,” Conners said. “The “I’m just sprint-freestyle, been a good match, and we al- relay team. to the No. 2 ranking in the Big girls team really came in this so I only swim the 50, 100, ways go into that meet trying This month alone, Conners East this season. year. We really hit the ground and 200m freestyle. I would to pull out a W against them,” has five of the top ten swims “This summer, I stayed in running. We’ve really been say my favorite event is the Conners said about this week- in the Big East, including the Cincinnati and was able to pretty successful this far.” 100m, and I would say that’s end’s meet. “It’ll be hard, but top three overall according to train with my coach one-on- Conners, a four-time Big where I’m the most successful it’ll be fun.” collegeswimming.com. She one, so I had a lot of opportu- East Swimmer of the Week, too,” Conners said. “People al- MLB o season ripe with key free agents Sports Harper and Machado among most sought after acquisitions Banter BY JACK DUNN day with the Rookie of the &DPSXV1HZV(GLWRU Year for both leagues, with Fortnite and Football Even though the 2018 pitcher/designated hitter MLB World Series ended a Shohei Ohtani winning in the The popular video game little more than two weeks American League and Ronald Fortnite recently teamed up ago with the Boston Red Sox Acuña, Jr., winning in the Na- with the NFL to release new defeating the Los Angeles tional League. avatar skins last Friday. 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Bryce Harper, Patrick Corbin, season that than the first. trolled his contract through Red Sox manager Alex According to a picture from Yasmani Grandal and Dallas Harper, who was selected the end of this season. Cora became the first rookie The Times-Picayune, New Or- Keuchel all declined their of- to be on the cover of MLB The Red Sox have their manager since 2001 to win the leans Saints’ head coach Sean fers. Only Hyun-Jin Ryu ac- ‘19 The Show, is currently pic- own free agent question to an- World Series in his first sea- Payton reportedly smashed a cepted his offer to stay with tured in a training jacket and swer if they want to maintain son after winning the World fire alarm prior to the team’s the Dodgers. not wearing the jersey of a their championship-caliber Series last year with the As- game against the Bengals. roster next year. Star closer Harper has voiced that his specific team. tros as a bench coach. asking price is around the On Nov. 7, Harper rejected Craig Kimbrel declined his The Dodgers will be look- Episode IV: A New Wing qualifying offer on Nov. 2 and $400 million range for his a 10-year $300 million deal to ing for answers after this first next contract, but teams have return to the Nationals. This is expected to attract the at- ever World Series matchup The Air Force Academy mas- already expressed concern is perhaps a signal of his in- tention of the Cubs, Indians, against the Red Sox since cot, Aurora, suffered a wing for consistency. The Yankees, tentions to explore free agen- Phillies and his former team, their relocation to California. injury during a prank prior who were expected to be in cy. the Braves. Despite going to the NLCS for to the team’s football game the hunt for the Nationals’ In the meantime, MLB Six players have turned the last three seasons, and the against Army on Saturday. outfielder, have stated they award finalists will continue down qualifying offers from World Series for the past two, The bird is showing signs of are no longer interested. This to be announced this week. their current teams so far, the Dodgers have not won a improvement and recovery. which seems to be a con- may be due to the dip in Harp- The week got started on Mon- World Series since 1984. 10 November 14, 2018 Arts & Entertainment xaviernewswire.com Dance group dazzles & excites XU The Dayton Comtemporary Dance Company impressed Xavier audiences The final section was ac- Kadt, entitled “This Rhythm companied by the dancer’s Is Not Mine,” accompanied by stomps as they conducted a percussion that emphasized Zimbabwean chant. The danc- identity within community. ers condensed into a diamond As the music transitioned formation, their stomping feet to electronic dance music, the slowly picking up the pace. dancers begin to show their By the time the piece was own individuality. They shed almost over, their feet pound- their jackets and allowed their ed the floor so hard it was a authentic selves to emerge. wonder they didn’t tunnel Dancers showed off high leg through the stage. The au- extensions, dizzying pirou- dience sat transfixed as their ettes and ambitious leaps. One thundering feet reached a dancer threw in a burst of climax in a final deafening flossing, to the humour of the stomp. crowd. The second act of the The audience burst into ap- night included excerpts from plause as the curtain settled. the show Stepping Into Season. First-year nursing major Ali “Stepping Into Season” fea- Hausfeld was impressed by tured the jazz music of con- the group, but not only for temporary African-American their technique. trumpeteer Wynton Marsalis. Hausfeld noted that she Brazen brass melodies and had never seen a modern or 3KRWRFRXUWHV\RIWKH1DWLRQDO$LUDQG6SDFH,QWHOOLJHQFH&HQWHU The nationally recognized Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, as pictured here during a performance for lively percussion were accent- classical dance company that WKH1DWLRQDO$LUDQG6SDFH,QWHOOLJHQFH&HQWHUFDPHWR;DYLHUDQGSURYLGHGDWKULOOLQJVKRZIRUDWWHQGHHV ed with soaring lifts and leaps. was not made primarily of BY HEATHER GAST Association, to kick off Alum- ness, hardness and persever- The expressiveness of each White dancers. Campus News Editor ni Weekend. ance to the Akan people of dancer provided dynamic sto- “Having a diverse presence, The nationally recognized For the past 50 years, Ghana. The choreography ex- rytelling as the audience was whether it’s on a college cam- Dayton Contemporary Dance DCDC has prided their fo- hibited sharp, powerful moves brought through the journey pus or anywhere else, is al- Company (DCDC) dazzled cus on creating performance that highlighted the athleti- of life in community, romance ways important,” she said. Gallagher Student Center opportunities for dancers of cism of the dancers. and personal reflection. Hausfeld also commended Theater on Friday, Nov. 5. color and a platform for per- The first two sections of For their final act, “Shed,” the music department’s ef- The performance was orga- formances that share the Afri- “Wawa Aba” were set to music the curtains rose upon the forts for the event. “I’m glad nized by the Xavier music se- can-American experience. by Afro-Brazilian samba out- dancers concealed in black, that Xavier... makes efforts to ries in conjunction with the The first act of the night, fit Grupo Batuque and tran- raincoat-like jackets. They be- promote events like this so Center for Diversity and In- “Wawa Aba,” was named after sitioned to doo-wop by 70s gan to dance in sync to a spo- that students can get involved clusion, as well as the Alumni a seed that symbolizes tough- group Labelle. ken word poem by John De and enjoy it.” Highway 61 Revisited gets revisited by professors Bob Dylan’s 1965 album receives original reactions from a response project BY KEVIN THOMAS same shirt that Dylan is wear- to. She hails from Minnesota, with this record because of “I liked (the panel) a lot,” Interim Editor-in-Chief ing on the album cover, which a few towns away from where the subversive political at- Herren said, “and I learned a When Dr. Graley Herren, Herren told Michael Fiday, Dylan grew up as Robert tempt he made to communi- lot because... analyzing words chair of the English depart- one of the other panelists, he Zimmerman, and said that she cate with sound, rather than is my specialty. And so, even ment, was invited to partic- had ordered online shortly be- had decided on Highway 61 lyrics. This claim was Her- though I’m aware that a song ipate in a panel about Bob fore. Revisited because of two rea- ren’s highlight of the night. is more than just words on a Dylan, he was ecstatic. The panel was composed sons: Dylan went electric and “Though I was fascinated page, much more, it’s perfor- “I have Tyrone Williams of Yemi Oyediran, a musi- wasn’t explicitly political, and by what Michael and Brian- mance art, it’s music, it’s vari- to blame,” Herren said. “He, cian and historian currently she had a personal connection na had to say, I also just don’t ations in vocal delivery... But somehow, I still don’t know working on a documentary to it because of her hometown have the vocabulary to follow all the lyrical stuff is what I how, but because he’s way art- about King Records, Fiday, a and she had been given a copy everything they were talking tend to focus on, whereas the sier than I am, swims in differ- professor of composition at of it by a boyfriend when she about in terms of chord pro- panelists came from different ent circles. And he knows or the University of Cincinnati, was younger. gressions and notes,” Herren perspectives.” met Brianna Matsky… She and Herren, and was hosted The panel opened with said. “Whereas Yemi’s area of The response project will contacted me, and it took me by Matsky. Oyediran speaking about the expertise was not so far afield continue at 7 p.m. on Thurs- as quickly as I could type out, The panel was opened with sound scape that Dylan cre- with things I was familiar day and Friday evening at the ‘Yes, yes, a thousand times Matsky giving a short recap ated, and eventually evolved with, I could understand more Woodward Theater with the yes.’ I agreed because I will of why she had chosen this al- into him claiming that Dylan of what he was saying and premiers of the nine origi- go anywhere, anytime, to bum in particular to respond essentially created punk rock apply it usefully to my little nal compositions and films. talk about Bob Dylan because niche of Dylan studies.” Thursday night will focus on there’s no subject that inter- Overall, Herren believed the A-side of the album, while ests me more.” the night to be a rousing suc- Friday will be the B-side. The panel, which was held cess because of the different Tickets are available on a in the Blackbox Theater of perspectives of all the differ- sliding scale at www.wood- the Contemporary Arts Cen- ent panelists. wardtheater.com. ter on Nov. 7, was the opening act of “Something is Happen- ing Here,” a response project curated by Matsky, a professor Superhero Stan at Wilmington College. The project was built around in- viting 12 different composers to create original piano pieces Lee passes away responding to Dylan’s 1965 album, Highway 61 Revisited, On Monday, Novem- characters including Ant- though it has grown to also ber 12, comic book legend Man, Spider-Man, the include nine filmmakers and Stan Lee passed away at Avengers, Black Panther, six interdisciplinary artists. the age of 95. Black Widow, Captain As the crowd of only thir- Stan Lee was famous for Marvel, Doctor Strange, teen people gathered, Herren being one of the founders the Fantastic Four, Groot, leaned back in his chair, allow- Photo courtesy of Amazon of the Marvel comic book Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, ing his Triumph Motorcycle Bob Dylan’s 1965 album will be responded to in the form of nine original universe and many of its Nick Fury and many more. t-shirt to be exposed — the FRPSRVLWLRQVDQGÀOPVDVDSDUWRI´6RPHWKLQJLV+DSSHQLQJ+HUHµ @xaviernewswire Arts & Entertainment November 14, 2018 11 Red Dead Redemption 2 seizes the reins of the video game world Released Oct. 26, the much-anticipated sequel to the hit 2010 video game Red Dead Redemption has been attracting players worldwide. Below, read a review of the game and learn about just how much of an e ect it’s had. New game already proves an instant classic

BY OWEN HUNT myself attacking a friendly Guest Writer non-playable character acci- dentally, as Y (or triangle on Video games can be one of PS4) is used to attack and to two things. They can be re- get on a horse. Often, I felt petitive and fast paced, easy to as if my weapon should have pick up and put down over and been hitting my target, yet over again. They can also be instead it caused the bullet drawn out and slowly paced, to oftentimes land behind my requiring hours of devotion target. and play time to fully enjoy The size of the map is also and appreciate. Red Dead Re- so large that it would take me demption 2 falls into the latter nearly 15 to 20 minutes just to category. From, Oct. 26 all the get from one place to another, way to the evening of Oct. 30, especially later in the game. I played Read Dead Redemp- This can become obnoxious tion 2. After about 20 hours after a while. of play time, I completed the Despite its flaws, Red Dead game. Here are my impres- Redemption 2 is a masterpiece sions. of a video game and should Red Dead Redemption 2 is Photo courtesy of rockstargames.com be played by anyone who is a Red Dead Redemption 2 is set in 1899 and follows the story of outlaw Arthur Morgan, a member of the amazing. Beyond amazing. It ruthless van der Linde gang. Players explore the world through acquiring a horse, an asset and a companion. fan of the franchise or video is an experience to play. But games in general. With its honestly, could we expect the player will start to hear of people. is tested and the very lives of gorgeous, picturesque land- anything less from Rockstar a “Blackwater Ferry Heist,” a To explore the world in a our characters are put to the scapes, lovable characters, Studios, the creators of the heist Arthur was not a part of timely manner, you must ac- test as the game reaches its incredible story and exhila- series? Red Dead Redemption 2 that went terribly wrong. Be- quire a horse, an asset and epic climax and leads into the rating gameplay, Red Dead Re- delves into what gang life was cause of this heist, the gang your closest companion as you first Red Dead Redemption. Ar- demption 2 deserves its spot as like for outlaws in the West, was forced to flee the town of explore the wild and danger- thur Morgan becomes an easy the most profitable entertain- during a time when law and Blackwater, leaving thousands ous world. You also must care character to like, as with many ment product at launch. This order was becoming more and of dollars’ worth of valuables for the horse by routinely feed- other members of the gang. game is an instant classic and more common and civilized behind. ing and cleaning it. However, The story does a fantastic job will be remembered as one of life was starting to take over. Once the gang escapes the I would advise not getting too of depicting what life was like the greatest video games of The game starts with the mountains, the world of Red attached to your horse, as per- for outlaws in the West as all time. playable protagonist Arthur Dead Redemption 2 begins to manent horse death can cause the hammer of law begins to Morgan barely surviving a open to the player. The map you to lose your friend forev- come down on them. Outlaws deadly snow storm in a moun- takes place in the five made-up er. For this reason, I prefer to must adapt to society or seem- tain range. Along with re- American states of Lemoyne, choose a horse with a lot of ingly disappear into legend. turning characters John Mar- New Hanover, Ambarino, health and low stamina, just However, Red Dead Re- Total score: ston and Dutch van der Linde, New Austin and West Eliz- so I have that extra safe barri- demption 2 is not perfect. It Arthur must help the gang of abeth. Each state is different er incase things go wrong. has its flaws. To begin, the about 20 people survive the from the last, with different Throughout the game, controls are very difficult to snow storms. Along the way, weather, wildlife, fauna and members pass away, loyalty manage. I often times found Please help me come up with a clever cow- boy title also regarding facts and money?

‡ The success of the ‡ Rockstar’s Red Dead Re- BY JACK DUNN ‡ Red Dead Redemption 2 ‡ Red Dead Redemption game has been largely demption 2 made more Campus News Editor has received perfect 10s 2 has shipped over 17 attributed to the popu- than $725 million on its from thousands of re- million copies of the larity of GTA V. “The opening weekend, and views, and more content game to retailers and original game was well has sold more total copies is expected. There is an even more in online received but because of than its predecessors, Red online multiplayer beta downloads (which are the (western) setting it Dead Redemption (2010) that is expected later this not tracked). Rockstar didn’t, at the time, stoke and Red Dead Revolver month. Rockstar hasn’t has a history of hugely the embers of excitement (2004) did in just 12 days. confirmed exactly what successful games, as Red from traditional Rockstar will be in it just yet, but it Dead Redemption 2 is the fans more used to Grand ‡ Red Dead Redemption 2 is expected to be similar second only to Grand Theft Auto,” Piers Hard- has one of video games’ to GTA V’s online mode. Theft Auto V, which made ing-Rolls, head of games longest campaigns, clock- GTA V has made mil- $1 billion in its first research at IHS Markit, ing in at about 60 hours lions of dollars from three days of release in said. “With Red Dead Re- long. the sale of ‘Shark 2013. Grand Theft Auto V demption 2, the wait has Cards,’ which buys sold 100 million copies, been so long and the millions of dollars and is one of the most critical reception so good of in-game money successful pieces of en- the huge GTA V user base that can be used on tertainment in history. has proved ready to try flying cards, luxury cars out a new product.” and apartments. 12 November 14, 2018 Features xaviernewswire.com Turkey emoji review BY TREVER MCKENZIE 2QOLQH(GLWRU Which turkey emoji should you be spamming throughout the Thanksgiving holi- days? Trever McKenzie breaks it down. Apple – 9/10 Apple never fails to deliver with their emoji. Detailed, vibrant and appropriately thiccc, this turkey brings class and style to the dinner table. Google – 4/10 This turkey looks like it went to war and was never the same again. Microsoft – 0/10 Okay Microsoft, we need to sit down and have a chat, because you clearly have no idea what you’re doing.

Samsung – 1/10 Dreaming Thunder Rhythm I IS W B G BROTHER AT CHING YOU. Starlit Emoji Rainbow Flower Footstep Poetry WhatsApp – 2/10 Timeless Turkey Dance Have any of you ever seen a turkey with a blue head? I almost didn’t, considering this emoji is so tiny that I can barely see it. Twitter – 1/10 “Look Mommy, I made a turkey in class today!” “That’s great sweetie, now put it in the trash where it belongs.” Aries: Dropping all of your responsi- Facebook – 9/10 bilities and obligations in order to cry Facebook turned a leaf this time around. I’d invite this turkey and sleep forever might sound awfully to dinner. tempting right now, but endure long enough to let things calm down. EmojiOne – 8/10 I’m not gonna lie, despite the weird blue head thing, I actually Taurus: You’re that one kid who’s really enjoy this one. Some strong stylistic choices make this thinking about Amazon Echo just so one stand out. you can quote the meme, “Omg this is so sad, Alexa play Despacito.” Emojidex – 5/10 It could be worse. Gemini: Just like how when life gives LG – 2/10 you lemons you should make lemonade, There was an attempt made. if someone hands you a bath bomb, you’d better be getting a bath ready within 24 hours. Cancer: Watch out for people calling Canto IV you crazy. Why? Because you are com- mitting the sin of actually enjoying the Rivulets of Joy: classes you’re taking right now. Sestina to Dancing Leo: If there’s a crazy mess that ap- BY SOFIE SIMONET pears in your home overnight, and you happen to own two dogs, be sure to 6WDৼ:ULWHU interrogate one at a time before accusing Cascades of rhythms dance any of causing it. In the thralls of sound, where a lucent rainbow Emerges from the dark, unfurling in primeval cadences Virgo: You are not ready for this cold Of voiceless, lifted spirits. In the arches of the mind a motion and ice and whatever. Maybe if you Of thunder and kaleidoscopes resounds, where rivulets scream at the snow loudly enough, it’ll go away? Of silhouetted figures pour, where rivulets, Like arabesques of ecstasy, or maelstroms’ dancing Libra: Careful about transforming into Footsteps, whirl in the paths of color, erupting in blossoms of motion. a workaholic leading up to Thanksgiv- A poetry of human movement blooms in the rainbows Beneath the shuddering lights, illumining the complexity of spirits, ing. Your Tamagotchi will die, and it And the carnival of souls, so that every lucent cadence will be your fault. Belongs to an efflorescent joie de vivre, a cadence Scorpio: You’ll either suddenly feel Of painting and motif, leaping, glimmering in the rivulets super motivated to get all those massive Of laughter and anguish, where meaning unfurls in these spirits’ final projects due, or you’ll be doing Pirouettes, iridescent and enchanted; a meaning that dances In the countenance of the rainbow, them out of sheer panic — they’re due The quiet of sunlit rains, the swell of heartbeats, the starlit motion kind of soon. Betrothed to dreams: and it was so, their dancing was the motion Sagittarius: Give those around you Of dreaming. Each dancer softens the leap of consciousness in the cadent (whoever has the pleasure of hearing Harmonies of their footsteps, steady fixities, thudding rhythms where rainbow you snore at night) some space — un- Hues sang out, from the lapis of the soul, in a darkened rivulet less there’s a dirty bowl of ramen that Of starry consonance, where droplets of the timeless dance hasn’t been washed in months. To the rhythms of the spirit.

Capricorn: Got a B+ but really want Are we not the spirits, longing to know the depths of ourselves? that sweet A? Flipping a table won’t How sonorous we sound! We watch the brilliant bodies rise in one human motion, get you there, unfortunately. Flex your Painting the profundity of experience in an aquarelle of dance! diplomacy by asking for extra credit How the beats of ardor and anguish, of art and joy ripple in the cadenzas opportunities. Of breath, entranced in half-awakening, like rivulets Of water caught in sunlight, purling in the rainbow’s well-spring! Aquarius: The weather’s getting colder, but you can counteract that by How glorious is the passageway of souls, pouring in the rainbow’s spicing things up in your habits — try Limpid flutter, dappling all creation with the flush of lilting spirits! a new craft or sport (just don’t make it They belong to us. It is the dance that reveals the universe’s motions, too meme-y or people will hate you). Scintillating the timeless in the light-stepping paths of cadent Songs, where the heartbeat follows eternal rivulets, Pisces: It’s getting time to start And the soul flowers in the radiance of her own dancing. freaking out about finals and whatnot, so keep that nervous energy in check There the rainbow glimmers; there, echoing beneath the stream of light are the dream-sodden spirits. by making a sporadic trip to the exer- In their secret motions are the rivulets of joy, and the soul’s cadence is the renaissance of joy and life. cise place that’s not the HUB. There, it dances! In the wake of its wisdom, it dances, to its lovely rhythms and its gentle sighs.