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Daylight in Recruiting Coventry fans The village known for nightlife New marketing aims has a lot to offer during the to improve game day, p. 5 attendance, p. 9 THE ARROLL EWS Thursday,C September 18, 2008 Serving John Carroll University Since 1925N Vol. 85, No. 2 The dirt on housing Katie Sheridan Campus Editor With more students then ever living in Sophomore Anna Genova has the dorms, complaints are on the rise considered purchasing her own supplies to clean the bathrooms in Hamlin Hall. “It [cleanliness] “When you see that Megan McGinnity, a junior, has become a frequent visitor to Gras- depends on each showers are moldy selli Library since Hamlin no longer has study rooms. individual resident and the walls are John Carroll University students Shower in Sutowski Hall, have always complained about the and how he or turning yellow, it’s 1st floor north wing dorms being noisy and dirty, but she respects the not the students with more students living on cam- Students complain that cleaning whether we are 80 percent pus then ever before, the complaints showers and bathrooms are building.” fault anymore.” or 100 percent occupied.” are becoming more frequent. not up to standards. Doug Gault Anna Genova The cleaning staff is one to three A brief tour of JCU’s residence people, depending on the size of the Soap halls will reveal dirty bathrooms Senior, Campion RA Sophomore residence hall. dish in and limited study spaces. The halls are cleaned seven Sutowski “The bathrooms are the worst. Lanning agreed that the bath- Hall far.” days a week. Cleaning begins each The showers are never clean,” said rooms are dirtier than last year. Juniors Caitlin Lanning and morning at 8:30 a.m. and is com- Genova. “There was no soap for a while. Laurel Serey have lived on the pleted by 4:30 p.m. As the size of the freshmen class Our RA went and bought us soap,” fourth floor of Hamlin for two Evening and weekend clean- increased and a requirement kept all she said. years. They have both seen chang- ing is on an emergency basis only, sophomores on campus, housing The cleaning crew feels that es in the living conditions and feel meaning it is left up to the resi- was in high demand. there was a minimal increase in the dorms are dirtier this year than dents. Senior Jessica Landis, the Senior workload. Andrew Fronczek, di- they were last year. Heather Losneck, director of RA in Murphy Hall said, “I don’t rector of Purchasing and Auxiliary “I’ve noticed, especially the Residence Life, said they consid- think that the increase in residents Services, said in an e-mail, “The bathrooms. Maybe it’s the girls ered the condition of the dorms has really affected Murphy too or maybe it’s the cleaning staff,” common areas (halls and bath- much from what I have seen so said Serey. rooms) require the same amount of Please see DORMS, p. 3 Photos by Mike Spinelli Delayed network Coventry New Carroll OneCards prove to be problematic Watch Cassandra Larson Staff Reporter Photo by Mike Spinelli The new CarrollOne Card was tation to be made to about 24 John Last semester, Student Union began introduced this year to provide a Carroll University administrators said Ward. “Their resources were wide range of benefits and easy ac- this past March. stretched this summer.” looking into the logistics of a John cess to more off-campus vendors. “Our goal is for students to be Students may appreciate the Carroll University bus to Coventry on But, the new cards have been prob- able to use their Carroll Cash on long-term benefits, but are upset by lematic for students as “no network” other campuses besides John Car- the delayed activation and compli- Thursday nights. has become a familiar display on roll,” said Ward. “This is one of the cations. vending machines. many benefits of the new program While the cards are now work- Sophomore Athena Pappis said, and we would like this to be in place ing in the vending machines, the A proposal has now been passed and “There was not enough info given at by next summer.” students feel that as we move into given to the administration. the beginning of the year to explain There were some problems with the fourth week of school it has the cards.” the new Carroll OneCard. The in- taken too long. Diane Ward, bursar and director stallation process took longer than Pappis said, “It hasn’t worked Update, p. 2 of student accounts, discovered the expected. for laundry, but it worked just this Heartland system at a conference “Multiple schools were install- last year. She arranged for a presen- ing the new Heartland system,” Please see CARDS, p. 3 Index Inside this issue of the CN Campus 2 Sports Features World News Arts & Life 5 Arts & Life Sports 8 As fall approaches, the Tom Arth, former JCU Developing Cleveland: Scientists have discovered a Features 10 “Real World” cast came to quarterback and NCAA the Flats, East Fourth St. and “God” particle that they feel can World News 14 JCU to encourage voting, Division III All-American, Euclid Corridor are given a explain the Big Bang Theory. Editorial 17 students anticipate new fall coaches JCU quarterbacks major face-lift. Restaurants, McCain and Obama battle it out for the swing states and the Op/Ed 18 fashion and the Toronto Film and a recap of the volleyball retail stores and other unique Festival predicts Oscar win- tournament at Case Western attractions help to revamp this economic impact of the election Classifieds 20 ners, p. 5 Reserve, p. 8 area of the city, p. 10 explained, p. 14 2 Campus September 18, 2008 www.jcunews.com The Carroll News Campus McCarthy brings experience, new ideas to JCU Jenna Lo Castro vice president, Patrick Rombalski, striving towards finding a Briefs Op-Ed Editor McCarthy was adamant about at- way for other departments to taining the position. “It intrigued collaborate in supporting the One would expect to find rooms me as a new opportunity to expand work of the OMA. adorned with cheap coffee tables my portfolio and responsibilities,” The issue of increasing Chew on This and second-hand couches in off- he said. space is a top priority as campus houses rented by students, In order to meet the position’s well. On Monday, Sept. 22, JCU but not in the house of a John Carroll start date of Aug. 6, the Lancaster, “I want to expand the undergraduates Julie Bastianini University administrator. Pa. native hastily made the move to room available for student and Jim Osinsky will share their One of the University-owned Cleveland, leaving his wife, Mary, gathering,” he said. “There’s experiences at the recent Demo- houses is currently lodging the new a financial analyst, to put their Mil- not a lot of open space for stu- cratic and Republican National vice president for student affairs, waukee house on the market. dents or community members Conventions, respectively. Mark McCarthy. Such a rapid transition, espe- to just hang out and relax. This presentation will begin For the past six weeks, McCa- cially at the start of a new school And this means either adding at 5:30 p.m. in the Underground. rthy has been residing much like a year, has been a difficult one. or redefining space.” This is a part of the “Chew on student with his yellow Labrador McCarthy notes that one of his While McCarthy continues This” series being held in con- puppy, Lucy. biggest challenges has been simply to be busy at work, he finds nection with the upcoming presi- “I have current custody of her learning about the various aspects time to explore the Cleveland dential election and continuing until October,” McCarthy joked. of JCU, including its relationship area, a city he has never lived through early November. All stu- As for the rest of his family and with the community as well as the in but believes is very similar Photo from www.jcu.edu dents are welcome to attend. belongings, they are still back at immediacy for changes. to Milwaukee since it’s “a big VP for Student Affairs Mark McCarthy home in Milwaukee where McCa- “Part of it is just simply learn- city on a lake.” rthy formerly held a similar position ing day-to-day responsibilities,” His schedule has been sibilities, McCarthy is still quick to Phi Alpha Delta at Marquette University. he said. filled with various invitations for give advice to those who essentially It was after 26 years of being a But in between the daily chaos, events from people in the JCU define the University. Golden Eagle that McCarthy de- McCarthy is still setting the bar community. “To put a word out to students, Phi Alpha Delta, an internation- cided to join the JCU Blue Streaks. high with his expectations and “I am really almost overwhelmed I would invite them all to get in- al law fraternity that focuses on “I was ready for new challenges,” goals for the future.