Graffiti Artists Confuse UD Campus
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015 NEWS // Dayton to Daytona an- A&E // Local band Ghost Town OPINIONS // Marianists evicted SPORTS // UD Women’s basketball VOL. 62 NO. 23 nounces first artist, pg. 4. Silence to host EP release party, pg. 7. from house, pg. 12. season not an outlier, pg. 13. Magic Man performs at the Spring Concert March 28. Chris San- FLYER NEWS tucci/Photo Editor New dean of Graffiti artists confuse UD campus law shares ROGER HOKE News Editor in Marianist community Vandals have been covering the University of Dayton campus with graffiti for over a month now. EILEEN COMERFORD Early Monday morning, stu- Staff Writer dents gathered around a new piece of vandalism outside of the Mary- crest Complex. At that time, the Andrew Strauss has recently piece appeared to displayed the been selected as the new Uni- phrase, “WOMEN ARE ETHERE- versity of Dayton School of Law AL.” Dean. Not only is Dean Strauss an There was more to the message, experienced and qualified interna- but the words had been washed tional law expert, he already has away by the time students were the valuable sense of community able to see the work. The perpetra- intrinsic to UD. tors have not been found and it is “From the moment I set foot still not certain what the motive on campus I felt that UD was a behind the art is meant to be. great fit for me,” Strauss said in This is not the first act of van- an exclusive interview with Flyer dalism to tag this campus in recent News. Describing the sense of memory. community as “palpable,” Strauss For the past month, vandals was immediately impressed and have been tampering with cars and excited to join in toshare his inter- a sorority house on the 400 block of ests and values with those of UD Kiefaber Street. and its Marianist heritage. The crimes have taken place Strauss is coming to UD from when residents were either not Widener University School of Law home or asleep. A resident of the in Wilmington, Delaware, where house and victim of the vandalism, he served as professor of law and senior communication major Gre- associate dean for faculty research ta Hopp, reached out to Flyer News. and strategic initiatives. After the On Feb. 28, Hopp’s car was spray- current dean of the school of law, painted with an almost indecipher- Paul McGreal steps down, Strauss able message. will begin his term on July 1. “At 1:30 a.m., I was still in bed, In the fall of 2008, at Widener, he and my roommate came in and became the first to be awarded the said, ‘Hey, your car got tagged,’” title of Distinguished Professor Hopp said. “I go outside and there’s of Law, along with two other re- red spray paint on my windows, cipients. He led initiatives for the and I thought it said ‘men.’” expansion of international and Hopp notified the police of the graduate programs and helped incident and made a statement. develop other sources of alterna- However, the crimes did not stop. tive revenue for Widener’s School On March 1, a sheet sign hanging of Law. from the front porch of the house Strauss was a leader in reform- was stolen. Hopp said the perpetra- ing Widener law school’s peda- tor later took to the social media gogy. As associate dean, he imple- app Fade to share a picture of the mented multiple assessments and stolen sheet in a VWK room. Top: The “WOMEN ARE ETHEREAL” piece had been partially washed away by late morning Monday, and the whole message applied learning labs to courses, On March 2, residents of the could not be deciphered. Photo courtesy of Saif Alqahatani. Bottom left and right: The word, “MEN!” was tagged on a car as well as promoted active learn- house were notified that their (left) and a sorority house (right) on the 400 block of Kiefaber Street last month. Photos courtesy of Greta Hopp. ing technologies in the classroom. siding had been tagged with the same message. “I think, a week Hopp said. “It said ‘men!’ in red No one has been charged for any vestigation will be available at later, somebody texted us a picture spray paint.”Since the incidents, of the crimes and no suspects have flyernews.com and @FlyerNews saying, ‘I was just outside your UD police have patrolled overtime been named. throughout the following days. house and this is what it says,’” around the area. More information on the in- See DEAN pg. 2 FOLLOW @FLYERNEWS ON TWITTER FOR MORE UPDATES ON CAMPUS, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS 2 NEWS NEWS 3 Online at flyernews.com Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Online at flyernews.com CAMPUS CELEBRATE THE ARTS ANNA DEAVERE SMITH ‘ON GRACE’ Recycle Life As part of Stander Symposium, the Schus- Playwright, actor and professor Anna Dea- ADVERTISE WITH ter Center will become home to UD student vere Smith will discuss community, char- US OR THIS SPACE art – music, dance, theatre, photography, acter and diversity in the KU Ballroom, MIGHT BECOME A Blood Drive painting, sculpture – for Celebration of the Saturday from 7 to 8 p.m. (after being GOSSIP COLUMN. Wed., April 15 Arts. The performances will be held in the rescheduled from her original March date Noon to 6pm: center’s Mead Theatre, 8 p.m. Wednesday, in the UD Speaker Series). Her presenta- [email protected] and the other activities start at 6:30 p.m. tion, “On Grace,” will show what she has UD RecPlex Source: udayton.edu learned from a breadth of people she has UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON interviewed about controversial issues. Sponsored By: SPEAKER SERIES 2014 –15 RUN IN FIGHT AGAINST EPILEPSY The event is free and open to the public. For the eighth year, UD Rescue Squad Source: udayton.edu Alpha Phi Omega, Red Cross Club, Sigma Iota Rho PERSPECTIVES ON PEACE will honor Lesley Smith, a 2007 alumna FREE who devoted three years to the squad and LATINO(A) AND PROUD ANNA DEAVERE SMITH passed away from epilepsy complications The office of multicultural affairs will host a Recycled SATURDAY, APRIL 11 | 7 P.M. in 2008, in a 5K, Saturday from 10 a.m. to culinary celebration for Hispanic Heritage Grocery Tote ON GRACE 2 p.m. Funds raised will be donated to The Month in Alumni Hall, Wednesday from Made from Epilepsy Foundation. Runners will meet 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Authentic Latin Co-sponsored by the Brother Joseph W. Stander Symposium. in front of the RecPlex before the race. dishes will be served for free, whether you Plastic Bottles Playwright, actor and professor Anna Deavere Smith uses Junior mechanical engineering major Andrew Eckrich, senior mechanical engineering major Andrew Koerner and senior chemi- Source: udayton.edu are a faculty or staff member or a student. When You her unique brand of theatre to highlight issues of community, cal engineering major Jack Schleuter perform at Appalachia Club’s Appalachia Night Saturday. Chris Santucci/Photo Editor Source: udayton.edu Register to character and diversity in America. Smith has been listening to people across the country from all walks of life for the last NATION LOCAL Give Blood! several years and using those conversations as inspiration YOU HAVE ONE PHONE HOME DO YOU ONLY DRINK CRAFT BEER? with the goal of bringing “people across the chasms.” During WHITE AND GOLD OR DISCRIMINATION ROLLING STONE RETRACTS RAPE STORY ‘NO, NOT JONI’ Make an online appointment to donate the course of her presentation Smith performs portrayals of Claudetteia Love, a gay high school stu- Rolling Stone retracted and publicly Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was A UD police officer reported that a NASA On April 23, microbrewery Dayton Beer at DonorTime.com & enter Sponsor Code 415 people she has interviewed, recreating a diversity of emotions dent in Louisiana, was told she could apologized for its Nov. 19, 2014 report transported unconscious to the hospi- special agent in charge of the Computer Company will open its doors off the 300 block of East Second Street in downtown Questions? and points of view on controversial issues. Smith was the 2012 not attend her prom wearing a tuxedo. on a University of Virginia rape victim tal March 31 in response to a 911 call. Forensic Lab in the NASA Inspector Gen- 1-800-388-4483 or [email protected] National Humanities Medal winner and was recently selected to Love reported the school was using the referred to as ‘Jackie.’ The magazine The reasons for this transportation are eral’s Office assaulted him, and the agent Dayton. The brewery will include canning deliver the 2015 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. dress code to discriminate against her commissioned the Columbia University not yet confirmed, but musicians rallied has been ordered to stay in the area un- and bottling lines and will host 36 taps sexual orientation. After the case start- Graduate School of Journalism to do a for the singer on social media, one post- der electronic monitoring (EHDP). The with the company’s own brew, as well as Free and open to the public. For additional information or special ed making headlines, the local school report on the article, and came across ing, “No. Not Joni.” Two of these support- agent reported being invited by a woman craft beers from the region and around accommodations, please contact the Office of the Provost at GivingBlood.org board started intervening in the case. numerous errors in the editing and ers included Boy George and Billy Idol.