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XAVIER Basketball preview edition Published by the students of Volume CV Issue 12 Xavier University since 1915 October 31, 2018 NEWSWIRE Fiat justitia, ruat caelum xaviernewswire.com Brockman’s alarms begin to alarm 21 alarms this semester have prompted questions about updates and safety BY CHUCK COLLINS “I think I like the Guest Writer ÀUHDODUPVEHFDXVH During the past two and WKH\EXLOGFRPPX- a half months, no fewer than QLW\,GRQ·WOLNHWKH 21 fire alarms have gone off DPRQHVEXW, in Brockman Hall, which has OLNHWKHPRQDJHQ- prompted new discussions about how to update the sys- HUDOEDVLVEHFDXVH tem as well as how Cincinna- WKH\JHWHYHU\RQH ti Fire may respond to future RXWVLGHµ alarms. Despite complaints about rowdy first-years, Brock- -First-year nursing man traditionally has more major Sophia Whelp- fire alarms than any other ley on the silver dorm on campus because of lining in Brockman its specific fire alarm system. According to Robert McCoy, +DOO·VÀUHDODUPV a technician with Physical Plant, Brockman’s alarm sys- Currently, Xavier has not tem activates a general alarm expressed plans to update the that calls the fire department alarm system. For Lambert, each time it goes off. the solution is to learn from “(Brockman) was the first the situation. dorm, and at the time, that “All we can do is educate was code,” McCoy noted. students,” Lambert said. This contrasts the system 3KRWRFRXUWHV\RI7ZLWWHU As for the students? While in other dorms, when only 6WXGHQWVZDLWWRUHHQWHU%URFNPDQ+DOODIWHUDÀUHDODUPRQ$XJ6RIDUWKLVVHPHVWHUDODUPVKDYH some Brockman residents ab- campus police are alerted. JRQHRIIUDLVLQJTXHVWLRQVDERXWXSGDWLQJWKHV\VWHPDQGFRQFHUQVIURP&LQFLQQDWL)LUHDQG5HVLGHQFH/LIH hor the thought of waking up “Kuhlman, Fenwick, for what amounts to a false Buenger and Husman were Brockman functions differ- difficult. The oldest dorm on system come concerns from alarm, others enjoy each oth- done after Brockman,” Mc- ently than those used in other campus, Brockman was built Cincinnati Fire. Each re- er’s company while waiting to Coy explained. “When a room dorms, updating the alarms during a time when the idea sponse expends time and re- re-enter the building. in Husman or Kuhlman goes would require the installation of popcorn setting off the sources, and it’s gotten to the “I think I like the fire alarms off, it sets off a supervisory of a new device. alarm did not yet exist. point where the department because they build communi- alarm, not a general alarm, so “We would have to put “The other thing that com- has deemed it necessary to ty,” first-year nursing major campus police will report in- sounder bases in each room so plicates Brockman is that the talk about the situation with Sophia Whelpley said. “I don’t stead of the fire department.” the alarm would go off in the rooms are smaller and ceilings Residence Life. like the 2 a.m. ones, but I like Because of the updated room but not the whole build- are lower, so the opportunity “They want to talk about them on a general basis be- alarm systems, Cincinnati ing,” McCoy said. for some burnt popcorn to ac- it, and the meeting will take cause they get everyone out- Fire rarely reports to other The installation, however, tivate those devices is greater place this week,” Senior Di- side.” dorms besides Brockman. would be an expensive proj- at Brockman than any other rector for Student Affairs Lori Others, however, like first- “If an alarm sounds, any- ect, according to Vice Pres- dorm,” Prues said. “Brockman Lambert said. year nursing major Ally Rew- body in your room in Fenwick ident of Risk Management was built in 1969, so there was Besides the concerns from ers, dislike the disruptive na- can hear it. The campus police Jeff Coleman. no thought for microwaves or the fire department, Resi- ture of the alarms, no matter get a signal, but the entire “It’s expensive, between 60 a lot of devices students use dence Life also has concerns how much community they building doesn’t have to be to 70 grand for Brockman,” in the building. The system regarding students’ safety. may build. evacuated,” Associate Direc- Coleman said. is working the way it was de- “We know if the alarms “They’re annoying because tor of Maintenance and Op- Besides the system itself, signed.” continue, students are less I’m always doing something erations Larry Prues said. the structure of the build- Along with the discussion likely to take them as serious when they go off,” Rewers Because the system in ing makes an update more surrounding updates to the alarms,” Lambert said. said. In this issue... Campus News, Page 2 World News, Page 3 Op-Ed, Page 4 Features, Page 5 Talk surrounding Xavier Members of the Xavier A student shares what Make sure you’re ready Students for Life’s chalk community react to the it’s really like to foster a to vote on Tuesday drawings continues on mail bomb threats and service dog, including thanks to this guide to and o campus. synagogue shooting. the challenges. statewide elections. 2 October 31, 2018 Campus News xaviernewswire.com Chalk incident response: big talk, little action Conversations on follow-up, bias and free speech have yet to yield results BY HANNAH PAIGE MICHELS Catholic school campus. vandals took that voice away 6WDৼ:ULWHU The incident was not dis- from pro-life students. It’s been two weeks since cussed during the Oct. 29 XUS4L exists under the Xavier Students for Life’s meeting. SGA is waiting to larger organization Students (XUS4L) chalk art was hear more information about for Life of America. Follow- washed away from sidewalks the investigation before doing ing the incident, the organi- outside Kuhlman Hall and any follow up, according to zation released a press release near Herald Avenue. Buzz of SGA Adviser Dustin Lewis. and blog post on Oct. 25 de- the incident has permeated XUS4L declined to com- tailing the incident at Xavi- campus life and grabbed the ment further on the incident. er as well as another pro-life attention of a national orga- Students across campus vandalism incident at St. Lou- nization. had mixed reactions to the is University, another Catho- The incident is currently incident. Senior nursing ma- lic institution. being dubbed a “perceived bias jor Tessa Mills said that as The press release, titled incident” by the Bias Advisory a Catholic university, Xavier “The Mob Comes to Catholic and Response Team (BART) should “stand for what Cath- Schools,” criticized Xavier’s and is still under investiga- olics stand for” and not sweep response to the incident, say- tion with the Dean of Stu- the incident under the rug ing it has not been productive. dents Jean Griffin. According simply because it is contro- The press release and blog to Dr. Taj Smith, director of versial. post were written by Matt Photo courtesy of Twitter the Center for Diversity and “Either you’re a Catho- Lamb, a spokesperson for the The Bias Advisory and Response Team has yet to determine if the washing Inclusion, the incident will lic... university or, you’re not organization. away of Students for Life’s chalk drawings on Oct. 17 was bias-related. receive an official bias ruling standing for what you believe “Campus security is inves- everyone, even those who de- people, many students believe after an investigation to de- in,” Mills said. “I think (wash- tigating the issue, but the Bias stroyed the chalk art. it is OK to commit violence termine if it meets BART’s ing away the chalk art) should Advisory and Response Team “To our community mem- against people they disagree bias incident definition. be a bias incident.” initially ruled that the incident bers who participated in the with and for no other reason.” “BART is working with Senior liberal arts major was not bias, even though the vandalism, we would like you Sophomore art major Brid- SGA to consider opportuni- Lauren Dencker also focused students were clearly targeted to know that even though we get Walsh said that campus ties for campus-wide dialogue on Xavier’s Catholic and Jesu- for their beliefs,” Lamb wrote. are hurt, we love you,” XUS4L climate following this incident on respectful debate across it heritage. “BART did send out a vague wrote. “If at any point you could negatively impact pro- differences,” Dean of Stu- “It’s a private institution, e-mail (sic) noting a ‘perceived would like to engage in a di- life students, but not all of dents Jean Griffin said. The and we kind of waive our bias incident’ has been report- alogue with us, you are wel- campus. Student Government Associ- rights away to the institu- ed and are still looking into come to.” “They’re just going to think ation (SGA) discussed the in- tion itself,” Dencker said. it.” The national organization that the university is against cident during its weekly Mon- “Though, the climate of Xavi- The blog post did not orig- referred to students involved them,” Walsh said.