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Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 2000-09-20 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" (2000). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 2859. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/2859 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]. THE XAVIER UNIVERSITY 86th year, issue 5 week of SEPTEMBER 20,. 2000 . www.xu.edu/soa/newswire/ Xavier hosts commissioner debate. BY MELISSA CURRENCE nity investment for the county," Campus News Editor said Bedinghaus, citing the 66 ·Xavier University Student percent decrease for welfare in Government Association hosted Hamilton County. the first debate betweeri two can "I am proud to lead the most didates for. Hamilton County successful welfare reform in the Commissiorier .on ··Monday state," said Bedinghaus. Accord evening in the Schiff Family Con ing to the incumbent, 25 families ference .Center. will be cut off the welfare pro The: two candidates, incum gram by year's end. "[The re bent Bob Bedinghaus (Rep.) and formed welfare program] : Cincinnati City Council member changed the philosophy to help Todd Portune mainly debated ing people as they are helping riverfront development and the themselves," he said. Paul Brown Stadium in front of a Portune stated of those who 150~member audience. have gotten off welfare; 58 per Junior Scott Martz was the cent are working at or below the debate's moderator. The candi poverty level. dates fielded questions from the "We are entering a soft time for audience and a media panel in the economy," said Portune, who cluding Barry Horstman, Tlze Cin~ is calling for more sustainable cinnati Post, Dan Hurley, WKRC jobs. Tv, · courtis Fuller from WLWT Junior Amy Krings was disap TV and Jonathan Mosko, editor pointed with county vs. city at in-chief c:if The Xavier Newswire. tacks. Bedinghaus, county commis "Portune has equated the posi sioner since 1995, spearh-eaded Incumbent County Commissioner Bob Bedinghaus (left) fields a question from the audience last tive decisions that City Hall made the campaign to increase the Monday at the debate held in the Schiff Family Conference Center. His opponent, Todd Portune with himself," said Krings. county sales tax to build the new (right) was also present. "Bedinghaus was attributing Bengals stadium leading to the past August. The half-cent in county. Portune said western . As a city council member, those bad decisions to Portune. "rebirth of the riverfront." crease continues to pay for the Hamilton County needs. "respon Portune talked about his "strong, City Council is a nine-member Portune countered that the new Reds' stadium now under sibJ_e planning with managed creative support of investment .in council that works collectively." "stadium betray.ed public trlisr construction. growth" to preserve th'e most ag~ the comnl'unity" through his "While not as many students and misused public funds." · Bedinghaus defended the cost ricultural land. backing of the brownfield rede showed up as we would have The county vote. for a half-cent overruns of the newly completed Bedinghaus cited the growth . velopment project for the city. liked," said junior Mark Mallet, increase to the sales tax passed stadium. "It's a question of are ·the county has recently seen. "In "Brownfields" are abandoned administrative vice-president for in March 1996. The increase paid you getting the value for the the last 10 years, the county has industrial lands often contami SGA, "we were happy with the stu for the $450 million Paul Browri money spent," he said. grown 5 percent each year," he .nated with chemicals and are dents who were there." Stadi.um project that began in The candidates discussed the said: "I'm looking toward 10 to costly to clean up and reuJilize. April 1998 and was finished this future development plan for the 20 ·to 30 years from now." "I've always ·included commu- New D'Artagnan debuts next to Cintas BY ERIN RYAN he looked t.o the paintings by the will take place on Thursday at among the leader Asst. Campus News Editor old Dutch and French masters of 5:30 p.m. in conjunction with this ship donors of the In the latest step in campus the 17th century in order to get a year's annual Founder's Day Cintas Center. renovation, a new D' Art'agnan feel for the period of the piece. event. Past winners of statue was placed on the pedestal But he didn't stop there. The building will also be dedi the Founder's Day in front of the Cintas Center on "I also looked at the function cated and blessed by Rev. James award include Tho Monday morning. of the Cintas Center with the ath Hoff, S. J., who will cut a large mas H. Siemers The 8 1/2 foot tall, 800-pound letic teams playing there· and red ribbon which will be tied (1997), the John J. Musketeer was the brainchild of · thought it should have an active, around the front of the building. Schiff Family Margo Moores, wife of 1935 vigorous pose," he told Cincin The Founder's Day celebration ( 1998) and Robert Xavier graduate Roland Moores. !zati. This fluid pose is in con acknowledges the university's Kohlhepp (1999), Most current students. prob- trast to that of the first statue, in major sponsors and donors. This CEO of the Cintas . ably don't remember the which· D' Artagnan stood up year's celebration promises to be · Corporation . university's original D' Artagnan straight, with his head turned to one of the largest ever, with an ex The invitation statue, a gift from the Class of survey the campus. pected 670 guests. In addition, the only, black-tie affair 1962, which sat near the aca- As a historical figure, the mus Founder's Day Award will be pre will be held on the . demic buildings from 1968 to keteer was a member of the elite sented to James Gardner, retired arena floor, and will 1996. King's Guard of France during vice president of the Cintas Cor include a special When Moores saw the statue, the 17th century, and D' Artagnan poration. video presentation she decided the school needed was one of ihe central figures of The award is bestowed upon and speeches by something a little newer, a little Alexandre Dumas·· novel The those who honor the. spirit of ser members of the flashier and a little bigger. She Three Musketeers. vice upon which Xavier was Xavier community. NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY JACKSON GOODNIGHT funded the project, commission The Musketeer was adopted as founded. This is the last The new D'Artagnan statue was placed ing local artist Tom Tsuchiya to Xavier's mascot in 1925 to sym Gardner and his wife have de· Founder's Day over in front of the Cintas Center Monday sculpt the new D' Artagnon. bolize the feeling of unity on voted time and resources to spe which Hoff will pre morning. Ts1Jchiya told Cincinnati Xavier's campus. cial projects, many of which have side. Inset: The former D'Artagnan statue. Magazine (September 2000) that The statue's offi~ial unveiling benefited Xavier, and were ©2000 The Xavier Newswire All rights reserved NEWS: OP-ED: SPORTS: DIVERSIONS: ~.~i!~§mX~r1slftf.i\1~1(~J;~5;;z:¥.f~e~1~: More political Student's reply to Volleyball takes· second Gold.finger touches Advertising . (513) 745-3561 Web site info Buenger-bashing- place in lili)loming . Cincinnati ~:tm11ttf.i'.O:¥fi!J~1~1w11c~1~>.tl7.~~±~1;~Q Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3.607 PACiE 2 PACiE 5 PACiE 8 PACiE 13 •11 •/f I 2 week of SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 .CAMPUS NEWS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE B.RIEF S Choir sings for spirit Got spirit? · The Millennium Peace Cel ebration is this Sunday: festivi ties include an ii:iterfaith gather ing featuring prayers, rituals, songs and dance at the Cintas Center at 2 p.m. Special guests include the International Inter religious Peace Council. For. more information, email · mpeace@xu. edu or call Dr. Brennan Hill in the theology de partment at 745-2048. Fall's a ball The SAC-sponsored Fall Ball takes place this Friday, Sept. 22 at Music Hall from 9 p.m. to l a.m. Tickets are $8 per person pre-sale and $10 at the doqr. Buses will leave from the bottom of the residential mall from 8:30 . ... u . I h . NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY SARAH RICHTER p.m. to 11 :30 p.m. Tickets are on Th. e Xav1er mvers1ty Gospe C oir sang two songs for the Spirit Celebration Mass. on Sunday afternoon. The Mass took place at · sale through Friday in the CBA the end of th.~ residential mall in front of Buenger. Students, facility, administrators, family and_friends were invited. Rev. James lounge from ll a.m.-3 p.m. and Hoff, S.J., presided over the. Mass and gave the homily. · . in the Cafe from 11 a~m.-3 p.m. and 5 p.m."7p.m. Cyber world of campaign info·· Political cartoons BY ERIN RYAN tion: This site has information about sodation: Charlton Heston him The "Jim Borgman Re Asst. Canlpus News Editor the organization, a guide to politi self couldn't giv~ _you morein cycled" exhibit is currently on To continue with last week's cal action, voter guides and an email formation on NRA services, news display in the McDonald Library.