o eXavierite 6 THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSIT LU Features Editorials Entertainment Sports Ask Jack is back! But Just one article this Take a look at the Saint Xavier Softball that is the end of the week. But it will amazing section with and Baseball are on rhyming, so sorry. In BLOW YOUR MIND! more pictures than the winning track. other news, would you Tina is livid about words! Marvel at the Plus, Ron Lavaire like some Green Eggs... ignorant non-voters! use of small headlines! qualifies for nationals Page 4 Page 6 Page 8 Page 16 EVENT TO TEACH PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS By Kevin M. Shannon Committee speaks on can be something The Chicago Police Department will a representative of Peer Ministry, will Editor in Chief as small as a kitchen fire, but they have hold a lecture centering on the Emergency speak on how to best incorporate personal focused more on larger man-made and Communication Center and a new faith while dealing with a life-threatening The Ad-Hoc Faculty Affairs natural disasters. The event on April 19th plan the City of Chicago has created to disaster. Committee for the Saint Xavier University will incorporate both ways to survive all help individuals react in the face of an Marquette Bank will be available Emergency Response Team will be holding kinds of emergencies. emergency. to inform on how to best protect your th a special event Wednesday, April 19 from Providing the expert information The Chicago Fire Department will financial assets during a disaster. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Atrium, located on personal preparedness will be many show 10 steps to fire safety. Also included "What is really important is to within the SXU Diner. It will focus on different groups, from within the University in their talk will be ways of surviving if you get all these institutions together and personal preparedness in the face of an and from the City of Chicago. Included have a disability. working together. Cooperation with emergency. will be: Chicago Police Department, The City of Chicago's Public Health different sectors of the community and "Personal preparedness is the key Chicago Fire Department, the City of representative will delve deeper into more larger surrounding area is very important when facing an emergency or a catastrophe. Chicago's Emergency Management and dire situations, such as to survive a Bio- in the face of emergency, and to get We saw in the governmental response to Public Health, Saint Xavier Public Safety, Terrorism attack. representatives from the University, the city Hurricane Katrina, sometimes you just a Representative from Peer Ministry and Chicago's Emergency Management of Chicago and the financial sector are very have to take care of yourself first, and then Marquette Bank. will speak on their new website, www. important," said Professor Jim Hagen. help those around you," said Jim Hagen, Each different group will have a alertchicago.org. While the Ad-Hoc Committee is a professor at Saint Xavier University in table at the April 19th where their specific SXU Public Safety will lecture on how primarily a faculty-based group, the event Public Health and a Certified Emergency department can share the information on best to handle an emergency and stay safe coordinator for the committee is a student, Response Coordinator. how to best react to a natural or man-made while on campus. senior Brittany Pavlis. Pavlis, who is The emergencies that the Ad-Hoc disaster. Kimberly Henderson, a student and involved as a part of her Senior Project, sees that personal preparedness is truly important in a disaster. "If you can't take care of yourself, then you can't take care of anyone else," said Pavlis. For more information on how to best react in the face of an emergency, please visit www.alertcKicago.org whete there are tips for surviving Bio-Terrorism, tornadoes, Bird Flu, etc. Or attend the emergency response event on April 19th. Happy Easter Wednesday, April 12, 2006 r*112 IMMIGRATION DEBATE HEATS UP By Nick Kerr Colmes " The people who are complaining Deputy News Editor about that have not read the bill. For over 50 years, it has been a crime to aid, and In an election year, most controversial abet, and assist illegal aliens. What my issues are not discussed because the amendment does is to put a knowing and political parties would rather use the issue willful standard in there so that those who for the upcoming campaign and they do are part of a criminal alien smuggling ring not know what the backlash of enacting a can be more easily prosecuted and sent to certain policy might be. The House last jail." Sensenbrenner added, "These are the year passed a sweeping enforcement side people who get those who cross the border bill that had lead to protests before the to carry drugs and, in some cases, they're senate could consider their own proposals trafficking in people into prostitution or Any information or changes that clubs, balked at this plan and said it was giving white slave rackets." The bill also would organizations or other event sponsors would on immigration. amnesty for illegals. In an attempt to quell make it a felony to illegally enter the like to have published in the News Bites The whole thing started on December this concern a compromise bill from two th country. column or the weekly Cougar Calendar, 16 , 2005 when the House passed the Republican Senators Chuck Hagel and Mel please e-mail Copy Editor, Christina Cucci at Sensenbrenner bill by a 239-189 margin. The House bill led to wide scale Martinez was introduced. This bill created [email protected] in advance for requests. Please The bill would require that fences be built protests among the nation. One of the include dates, times, locations and a possible timetables for how long someone was in brief description of the event. in the areas where the most incidents of first and largest protests was right here the country to measure the steps needed th illegal entry into the country happen. Also in Chicago. On March 10 a hundred to obtain legal status in the country. People Memory hoard for Tyesa Bowens those who give aid to illegal immigrants thousand people gathered in the loop. who were here less than two years would The bulletin board outside the SSP office would be subject to criminal prosecution. Mayor Daley told the crowd "Do not have to go back home and apply for legal will be designated as a memory board for There has been debate on how this would allow anyone to tell you that you're an status there while people here longer than Tyesa Bowens. All members of the SSP and affect charities and churches that give immigrant. Everyone in America is an SXU community are invited to come to the five years would have to meet the McCain- SSP office any time during the week to write immigrant." One criticism of the protest Kennedy standard. However by wide whatever thoughts, feelings or memories they was the amount of Mexican flags being margins both bills could not get cloture would like to share. These will be attached to waved at the rallies. In response to the meaning they were stuck on the senate the board so that everyone has an opportunity criticism that a lot of the protestors were floor with the extreme likelihood that the to read and reflect on Tyesa's life. The Student waving Mexican flags at the protests Success Program office is located in room Senate will get nothing done this year. Dolores Huerta said "The Mexican flag is L-lll of the Warde Academic Center. If you When asked by reporters why both the have any questions, please contact Suzanne like a symbol of dignity and identity and McCain-Kennedy and the Hagel-Martinez Cusack at 773.298.3143 or [email protected]. pride for the people who carry it. If people bill failed to get past a cloture vote Senator Thank you, The SSP Staff try to read more into that flag than what Kennedy was blunt in saying "I think it is, they're wrong." In one Colorado politics got in front of policy in this issue." Let's talk about our campus' diversity tensions about the immigration debate got As this year is an election year people Do you think SXU is a racist place? so heated that the local high school had to from both parties were quick to blame Prejudiced? Sexist? Homophobic? Or do you ban were patriotic colors of both Mexico think it is a welcoming place to all people? Are humanitarian services to illegals. Some each other for the fallout of compromise certain people targeted because of who there like Senator Clinton see this as a bad and the United States. talk on the hill. In the daily White House are? Have you been discriminated against thing when in a New York Times she The original senate bill was called press briefing Scott McClellan, the White because of who you are? What do you think said the bill would "literally criminalize McCain-Kennedy and focused on how to House Press Secretary, answered a question we can do to make SXU a better place? Take the Good Samaritan and probably even deal with the illegal immigrants already on this subject saying ""Unfortunately, the this opportunity to speak your mind about diversity on campus! Choose one group to Jesus himself." However the House in the country. Under that bill for some Senate minority leader (Nevada Senator participate in, open to all students.