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Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 2008-10-15 Xavier University Newswire Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio), "Xavier University Newswire" (2008). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 546. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/546 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]. October 15, 2008 XAVIER NEWSWIRE Volume XCIV Published since 1915 by the students of Xavier University Issue 8 SPORTS, pg 9 A&E, pg 11 Club Sports Report “Dear Science” delivers ALWAYS ONLINE: An update of the goings on John LaFollette reviews TV xavier.edu/ of your favorite club teams. On The Radio’s latest album newswire inside @ Betta’s lands lucrative liquor license Xavier. Long-sought Xavier acquired “the Woods” license will bring for $290,000 and its liquor license for an additional, undisclosed alcohol to the sum. Located at the corner of Xavier neighbor Montgomery Road and Cleneay Avenue, Betta’s will pose the near- by week’s end est liquor-selling competition to BY EMILY HOFERER the university, if plans go ahead Managing Editor for the development of a new Betta’s Italian Oven has now Xavier Square. acquired a highly coveted liquor The transfer of the liquor li- license after its owner bought cense from Randy’s to Betta’s Randy’s Sports Bar from Cabana appeared on the agenda at the Boy, LLC. Norwood City Council meet- Will DeLuca, the owner of ing on August 12 as a result of a Betta’s, had tried unsuccessfully to memo from the Norwood Health obtain a liquor license in the past Department, which had no objec- and was still trying to get one. tion to the transfer. DeLuca said he was contacted DeLuca said that liquor licenses by Randy’s owners when they de- are hard to come by in Norwood cided to sell the bar. because local law limits the num- “I purchased the business and ber of licenses to one per 2,000 Newswire photo by Erika Bresee transferred the license to here,” residents. said DeLuca. DeLuca said that this has been Wine and other liquor will soon be sold at Betta’s Italian Oven, according to Will DeLuca, shown in the background above. He would not comment on the a problem particular to Norwood details of the purchase of Randy’s, because of the population de- except to say that Randy’s had crease in the area. NCAA: Freshman Lyons must sit been on the market for a while. Closures of big businesses and Appeal underway, though guard will likely miss 2008-09 season DeLuca received his license in the expansion of others, including the mail on Monday, Oct. 13. Xavier University, have also stifled BY DOUG TIFFT This license gives him the legal Norwood’s growth. Sports Editor right to sell alcohol in his restau- DeLuca said that the liquor li- The Xavier Men’s Basketball rant after being on a waiting list cense will result in better business team was dealt a blow to its de- for over seven years. for Betta’s Italian Oven. veloping backcourt when it was DeLuca said that they would “People just want to drink,” he recently announced that fresh- start serving alcohol “at the end said. “They want a glass of wine man guard Mark Lyons has been of the week.” with their pasta.” deemed partially ineligible for the DeLuca tried to purchase the DeLuca said that before “peo- 2008-09 season. Norwood Café and its liquor li- ple will get up and leave” when Lyons will be allowed to prac- cense last fall, but was outbid by Continued on page 2 tice with the team, and remains on full scholarship, but will not be The Newswire previews “Joseph”: A&E, page 11 allowed to compete in any games this season, and will not travel to any away games. According to NCAA rules, a player is deemed ineligible when they do not graduate from high school, successfully complete the 13 academic credit courses in the appropriate core area or present a core-course grade-point average and a combined score on the SAT verbal and math sections or a sum score on the ACT based on the Photo courtesy of Rivals.com partial qualifier index scale. Freshman guard Mark Lyons, rated the 103rd best player in the high school The Xavier Athletic Department class of 2008, figured to be a competitor for a starting job this season. did not release a statement about the issue, allowing the news to “There is a chance that as we ented player; someone that I am be released publicly when men’s have more dialogue, that that really excited about, and equally basketball coach Sean Miller first could potentially be overturned. disappointed that I am telling you spoke about the issue at a press That is our approach, and that is Continued on page 8 conference on Tuesday, Oct. 14. what we have been told,” Miller Miller did not discuss which said. ©2008 of the three criteria Lyons had “[However], being a partial THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE failed to meet, but many sources qualifier, it would be more of a All rights reserved have speculated that his courses at surprise to us [if he were to be Brewster Academy, a prep school ruled eligible], then if he were in Wolfeboro, N.H., did not meet not.” the core NCAA standards. Expectations were high for Fax (513) 745-2898 Xavier Athletics is undertak- Lyons, the 6’2 guard who was rat- Advertising (513) 745-3561 ing efforts, led by Miller, to regain ed as the 103rd best player in the Circulation (513) 745-3130 full eligibility for Lyons. Still, the high school class of 2008. Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 team is tempering its hopes. “He is also a very, very tal- www.xavier.edu/newswire FIAT JUSTITIA, RUAT COELUM 2 October 15, 2008 News XAVIER NEWSWIRE Xavier student faces felonious assault indictment Burns also faces charges for possession of illegal drug paraphernalia in an unrelated case BY KATHRYN ROSENBAUM mug, said one of the arresting to go before Judge Fred Nelson in The illegal possession case was Oct. 14 and an arraignment is News Editor officers Detective Jeff Kilby of the Court of Common Pleas on filed in Municipal Civil Court on scheduled to be held on Oct. 20. Following the Oct. 1 indictment Norwood. Oct. 22. This motion for discov- of Xavier freshman Kevin Burns Kilby said that alcohol was in- ery hearing will also set a date for on two felonious assault charges, volved in the case. Kilby said that a trial. Burns also faces a misdemeanor Norwood police have the broken Bond in the assault case was set charge in an unrelated case. beer mug, photos of Wynveen af- at $25,000, with a 10 percent cash Burns was initially charged with ter he was assaulted and photos of deposit required. assault after reportedly hitting blood splatters at the assault scene Burns was arrested and posted sophomore Nate Wynveen in the as evidence in the case. bail on Sept. 23, according to the head with a beer mug at the cor- Prior to Burn’s arrest and in- Hamilton County Clerk of Courts ner of Montgomery and Cleneay dictment in the assault case, he website. Avenues on Sept. 21, 2008, ac- did not have a criminal record, A felonious assault charge may cording to the police report filed said Kilby. result in a maximum sentence of in Norwood. However, Burns now also faces two to eight years in prison and/or This assault resulted in a gash another misdemeanor charge in an a fine. Instead of facing jail time, in Wynveen’s forehead that need- unrelated case that occurred after the offender may face probation, ed 60 stitches, said Wynveen. the assault case. said Kilby. Burns was charged with anoth- Burns was charged with pos- Felonious assault is a second er count of assault after attempt- session of illegal drug parapher- degree felony, which is defined as ing to hit witness Patrick Foley nalia after he was arrested on Oct. “cause or attempt to cause physi- with the beer mug. 9 in Cincinnati, according to the cal harm to another or to anoth- Foley chased Burns as he ran Hamilton County Clerk of Courts er’s unborn by means of a deadly away after hitting Wynveen. Burns website. weapon or dangerous ordinance,” Photo courtsey of facebook.com then tried to hit Foley with the Currently, the assault case is set according to Ohio law. Xavier student Kevin Burns faces two felonious assault charges after reportedly hitting Nate Wynveen in the face with a beer mug. Betta’s lands -Paid Advertisement- lucrative liquor JK8IK:FDD8E;@E>8KK<EK@FE% license JK8IKFLKFEKFG% Continued from page 1 they learned that Betta’s did not serve alcohol. DeLuca is excited about the JK8IKI8@J@E>K?<98I% prospects of a liquor license. “Without having a liquor li- cense, profit margins aren’t that great and it’s hard to maintain staff,” he said. DeLuca said that he works about 80 hours a week but with the expansion of his business he can cut back on that. DeLuca hopes to expand his restaurant space to include a European-style coffee bar that will serve pastries and gelato as well as JK8IK?@>?<I% alcohol, in addition to a walk-up, carry-out window for slices of pizza.