Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 2009-09-16 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" (2009). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 569. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/569 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]. September 16, 2009 XAVIER NEWSWIRE Volume XCV Published since 1915 by the students of Xavier University Issue 5 Pride of Bolivia We won’t tell... Xavier men’s golfer Sebastian MacLean We talk to Ollie Birckhead and Pat AlwaYS ONLINE: enjoyed childhood success and led a Brennan as the improv group Don’t Tell national triumph in his native country. Anna celebrates its 15th anniversary. xavier.edu/ SPORTS, pg 9 A&E, pg 10 newswire inside @ Fall concert: Taking Back Sunday BY MONICA LACO As of now, SAC has no plans About Taking Asst. Campus News Editor to have a fall concert, especially Back Sunday since they are using some of their Cintas Center, supported by resources to help with the Taking Taking Back Sunday began as an the Student Activities Council, is Back Sunday show. alternative rock band (with emo bringing Taking Back Sunday to SAC hopes to use the lack of leanings) in 1999 in Amityville, Xavier on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 8 a concert this semester to save New York. p.m. Cintas is providing the fund- a budget for a concert later this Lead singer Adam Lazzara has ing and accommodations for the school year. been with the band since 2001, concert but SAC is promoting “There are no plans for a spring replacing Jesse Lacey, the current the event and discounting student concert yet,” DeLisle said. “Our frontman of Brand New. tickets. intentions are to have one, but we The band has released four studio Cintas Center, along with the can not know now for sure.” albums: “Tell All Your Friends” help of a booking agent, chose Photo courtsey of Flickr.com SAC will hold a ticket kick-off Taking Back Sunday frontman Adam Lazzara. (2002), “Where You Want to Be” to bring Taking Back Sunday to party for Taking Back Sunday at 1 (2004), “Louder Now” (2006) and Xavier. SAC was not involved Tickets, which are regularly $30, Dougherty, SAC chair, said. p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18 in front “New Again” (2009). Their most in the decision-making process, will be sold through SAC for $23. SAC was not able to discount of Gallagher Student Center. popular song “MakeDamnSure” from “Louder Now” was named said Hattie DeLisle, SAC special SAC can’t discount tickets by Demitri Martin tickets, another “SAC is very excited and the 52nd best song in 2006 by events chair. any more than seven dollars; oth- Cintas-sponsored event, because grateful to have this opportu- “Rolling Stone.” Around 540 floor tickets are erwise “the possibility of a SAC the event had been planned well nity to work with Cintas Center,” reserved for Xavier students only. concert would be in threat,” Emily before the start of the semester. Dougherty said. Baccalaureate Mass will Comm. department move to Cintas after 2010 lawsuit dismissed BY MEGHAN BERNEKING News Editor by Ohio judge also claimed they did not receive The Class of 2010 will be the Discrimination equal pay compared to male pro- last to continue the custom of re- fessors and were discriminated cent years to have Baccalaureate suit, filed in 2007, against because of theirs ages. Mass at St. Peter in Chains still ongoing in They sued for damages to rep- Cathedral. Beginning with the utation and professional standing, Class of 2011, the annual Mass federal court including emotional distress in the will move to Cintas Center. amount of $10 million each, at The decision was made by BY KATHRYN ROSENBAUM least $75,000 a year for back and President Fr. Michael Graham, Editor-in-Chief future wages and $5 million in S.J., in order to better accommo- damages for “intentional, wanton, date the large crowd that will be Former Xavier communication willful and malicious violations” necessary for the Class of 2013, arts professors Dr. Miriam Finch of Finch and Michaels’ rights. though space has been an issue and Dr. Tara Michels’ lawsuit filed They also wanted to prevent their at St. Peter’s for several years, he in December 2007 was dismissed termination from Xavier and fur- said. in the Hamilton County Court ther discrimination. St. Peter’s has a capacity of of Common Pleas, The lawsuit filed in 1,100, though the congregation but still is ongoing in the Court of Common seen at Baccalaureate Mass usu- the Southern District “There Pleas was dismissed ally comes closer to 1,400 people. of Ohio U.S. District is, in the by all parties without This will make it necessary to is- Court. Department prejudice on April 28. sue tickets as crowds grow. The two profes- of Comm. This means the case Mindful that it would be nec- sors filed discrimina- Arts, a culture could potentially be essary to change the location for tion lawsuits against refiled. Baccalaureate Mass for the Class Xavier University. of acrimony, As of June 11, 2009, of 2013, the mass has been moved The original filing in- disrespect, the pretrial and trial to Cintas Center for the classes of cluded academic Vice hostility, but dates in District Court 2011 and 2012 in order to gain President and Provost also deception were vacated and will experience accommodating the Dr. Roger Fortin, and lack of not be rescheduled un- current crowds before the num- Dean of the William’s collegiality.” til a ruling on summa- bers increased dramatically for the College of Business ry judgment is made. Class of 2013. Newswire photo by Katherine Monasterio Dr. Ali Malekzadeh, – Vice President Summary judgment Graham originally decided St. Peter in Chains Catholic ©2009 former Chair of the and Provost allows a judge to rule Cathedral in downtown Roger Fortin at a Baccalaureate for the Class of THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE communication arts on a case without a 2010 would also be located at Cincinnati has hosted the Xavier Faculty Hearing Baccalaureate Mass for 15 years. All rights reserved department Dr. Indra Committee whole trial. The judge Cintas Center, but changed his de Silva and associ- Meeting may rule in favor of decision upon discovering that ago; however, this venue was ate communication Xavier during sum- St. Peter’s, a popular venue that not available at the desired time. arts professor William mary judgment—end- receives many event requests, still Representatives from Campus Fax (513) 745-2898 Hagerty as defendants, but they ing the present case or will deny had Xavier University booked for Ministry in charge of book- Advertising (513) 745-3561 were dismissed from the case. summary judgment and require Baccalaureate. ing the event waited for official Circulation (513) 745-3130 Finch and Michels alleged de the case to go to trial. Graham made the decision to Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 Silva discriminated against them move to Cintas Center four weeks Continued on page 2 www.xavier.edu/newswire because they were women. They Continued on page 2 FIAT JUSTITIA, RUAT COELUM 2 September 16, 2009 News XAVIER NEWSWIRE XAVIER NEWSWIRE Baccalaureate Mass will move after 2010 Continued from page 1 pressing concerns for the change in location. word from the Commencement The students outlined their Committee to change the time reasons for wanting to see the at Cintas Center and cancel the “continued tradition of having reservation at the cathedral, Kelly Baccalaureate Mass in St. Peter Albainy-Jenei, campus minister, in Chains” in a general letter with said. plans to send out a mass e-mail to The all-inclusive the student body with booking fee at St. “I’m with the same content. Peter’s is $600. The Among the stu- cost for hosting the you. There’s dents’ concerns are, event at Cintas Center no way to “Xavier students as- would be approxi- replicate sociate Cintas Center mately $5,000. in Cintas with concert perfor- A group of eight Center the mances, comedians, senior students (Sarah atmospehere and Xavier basketball. Dudek, Dusty Francis, There is no previous Matt Matovina, of St. Peter’s... spiritual connection James McShane, Really it was to the facility, while at Mag gie Prosser, a matter of Xavier there have been John Taravella, Allie accomodating no student Masses in Thompson and Joel everyone.” the space.” Valentino) have taken – President Fr. “Since the Classes up a grassroots ef- Michael Graham, of 2010, 2011 and fort to appeal for the S.J. in response 2012 are not that dif- continued use of St. to the student- ferent [in size] from Peter’s for the Classes led petition that of 2009, we don’t Newswire photo by Katherine Monasterio of 2011 and 2012. believe that space is an Students will continue to petition that the Classes of 2011 and 2012 have Baccaluareate Mass at St. Peter in Chains. In addition to a sig- issue until the class of student-led petition. 15 years or so. having Mass at Cintas Center such nature petition, the students set 2013,” Taravella said. However, he also men- “Really it was a matter of ac- as a more flexible start time and up a Gmail account for students “I’m with you.