Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 2009-03-11 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. 558. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/558 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]. March 11, 2009 XAVIER NEWSWIRE Volume XCIV Published since 1915 by the students of Xavier University Issue 22 CAMPUS NEWS, pg 3 A&E, pg 10 Need a spot? Watchin’? ALWAYS ONLINE: O’Connor looks to SGA to pull Felipe Garcia-Wasnich greets the xavier.edu/ some weight long-awaited ‘Watchmen’ premiere newswire inside @ Res Life: Rules are rules Richardson/Conroy/Kelly Tighter adherence announced for sophomore housing elected next SGA Executives Photo courtesy of Richardson/Conroy/Kelly Juniors Tim Conroy, Kiki Richardson, and Jess Kelly (from left) carried 50.8 percent of the vote, though just 18 percent of eligible voters cast their ballot in February’s SGA Executives election. Newswire photo by Jess Thimons More sophomores will be living in Kuhlman Hall (shown above) next school year, after the Office of Residence Life announced tighter restrictions on off-campus housing applications for underclassmen. BY KELLY SHAW this rule than they will allow for occupancy rates, student impact Hale Senior News Writer the 2009-10 school year. In previ- on the neighborhood and student Buckley Students who do not read the ous years, sophomores only need- development research. Res Life Richardson Heckman fine print in their housing con- ed to complete a form and obtain cites student development re- Conroy (47.3%) tracts with Xavier may be sur- parental permission to live off search showing that students who Kelly prised this year, as Residence Life campus. This year, unless a stu- live on campus for their first two intends to allow fewer underclass- dent had a signed lease and paren- years are more likely to graduate (50.8%) men to live off campus. tal permission before Feb. 20, they because they are more involved. Before move-in day, each first- will be required to live on campus Also, some sophomores who have year student signs a housing con- next school year. moved off-campus in the past tract which states that all unmar- Res Life has decided to be- have not been great neighbors to the surrounding community, ac- Other ried first-years and sophomores come stricter with exceptions (1.9%) who are not commuters are ex- this year after a series of meet- cording to Res Life Director Lori pected to live on campus. ings where Res Life, Dr. Kathleen Lambert. The winning ticket is spending the transition period working with the outgoing executives to draft next year’s budget, meeting with However, in years past Res Life Simons, Dr. Luther Smith and administrators and developing goals for their upcoming term. More has allowed more exceptions to two students discussed housing Continued on page 2 executive election coverage on Campus News, pg. 3 ‘Policy conflicts’ lead to short stay in NOLA for AB trips BY AMY WINDHORST a legal driver’s license, and both was directing her group’s service Campus News Editor were smoking marijuana while work. Circumstances in the Big Easy transporting the students. The “[I was disappointed] just put two of Xavier’s Alternative truck was lost for about an hour at how unorganized Common Breaks (AB) groups in a tough before it arrived at its destination. Ground was with having tasks for spot, causing them to cut their After learning of this, the site us to do to help the community,” trips short and return to Cincinnati leaders decided to come home. said Fazioli. three days early. “We relied on the strong leader- “In a sense that was disappoint- In New Orleans, AB volunteers ship of the site leaders, as well as ing, to know that we were doing found themselves in some unex- the staff members on the two trips nothing wrong yet still had to pected and uncomfortable situa- to assess the situation and make a leave,” Fazioli said. tions. This was described as “be- judgment call that they believed Senior Stephanie Ibemere, one havior that did not align with AB would be best for the group,” said of the site leaders who made the policies,” by Evan Werk, the chair Werk. decision to return to Cincinnati, of the Alternative Breaks board. “Our group leaders handled declined to comment on her Two of the three New Orleans the situation very well and in a experience. trips worked with an organization mature manner,” said freshman “We have not yet truly sorted named Common Ground Relief. Sam Fazioli, who was on the trip. out our feelings with ourselves While in the Crescent City, stu- “The decision to leave was based dent volunteers did lawn work, on how Common Ground volun- Continued on page 4 building garden beds and deliver- teers were acting, not people from ©2008 ing soil. Other work included re- Xavier. THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE Photo courtesy of Sarah Steiner building homes that suffered hur- “The volunteers at Common All rights reserved ricane damage. Sarah Steiner, Kaitlyn Culley, and Andy Bilyk in one of the yards in which Ground, where we stayed, were However, there seemed to be they worked. The trip they were one was cut short by three days. acting in ways that conflicted with problems from the beginning. At al students reported two Common back to Cincinnati occurred when Xavier’s AB policies, which is es- their orientation upon arriving Ground volunteers fornicating two Common Ground volunteers sentially why we had to leave,” Fax (513) 745-2898 at the Common Ground facility, in the room next to the students’ illegally drove two Xavier students said Fazioli. Advertising (513) 745-3561 Xavier students were invited to sleeping space. around in the flatbed of a truck. Beyond the AB policy conflicts, Circulation (513) 745-3130 participate in “sexual experimen- The event that triggered the de- At least one of the volunteers Fazioli said that she was frustrated Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 tation;” later during the trip, sever- cision to make the 12-hour drive who had been driving did not have with the way Common Ground www.xavier.edu/newswire FIAT JUSTITIA, RUAT COELUM 2 March 11, 2009 News XAVIER NEWSWIRE New legislation Res Life: Rules are rules Continued from page 1 occupancy rates,” said Lambert. said the student. “The e-mail requires greater “Certainly there is [also] a fi- Although students may have seemed so last minute,” he said. nancial consideration to this deci- signed a contract which “expected” “The e-mail just confused a lot sion. All offices have been asked them to live on campus of people. I’m transparency to look at what they can cut and to meet the university’s “If you [current first still a little con- year student] were BY EMILY HOFERER act focus on communication with what extra revenues they can budgeted occupancy, fused on how this Managing Editor students’ call for full disclosure generate. some sophomores were considering moving is going to work “The Office of Residence Life unaware that it was a out for me,” said The Higher Education Act of of campus crime reports, as well off-campus, but has a budget to meet based on a requirement. the source. 2008 will bring about changes as instituting procedures for fire have not yet percentage of occupancy each se- One student, who Lambert re- and transparency in communica- safety, missing persons and emer- mester. Any empty bed is lost rev- requested that his name signed a lease (as alizes that the tion and costs for college students gency conditions. enue to the university, we are trying not be printed because of today’s date) stricter rules may across the country, including stu- Universities will be now be to minimize this possibility by en- it might threaten future you will not be have surprised dents at Xavier. required to release forcing the policy in the Housing potential employment some underclass- The act was signed the results of insti- approved and you Agreement,” said Lambert. with Res Life, said he men this year, into law in April 2008 tutional disciplinary are required to go Xavier is budgeted for 98 per- and many other first but emphasizes by President George procedures to the vic- through the housing cent occupancy for the fall semes- year students were not that it was in the W. Bush. It covers is- tims, or their next of ter and 96 percent occupancy for aware of this require- selection process.” contract which sues in costs of edu- kin, if the crime was a the spring semester. ment until Res Life all first year stu- cation, communica- violent or a nonforc- – Lori Lambert This past year, the university sent an e-mail to stu- dents signed. tion and reporting ible sex offense. only reached 97 percent occupan- dents living on-campus “ H o n e s t l y, and student aid and Full diclosure of cy for the fall semester and 94.5 last month. the requirement to live on campus admissions. the price of educa- percent for the spring semester. The e-mail, dated Feb. 20, didn’t change, sophomores always Xavier President tion is also required. By meeting the budgeted oc- noted a number of significant had to apply for an exception to Father Michael Lists will be avail- cupancy rates next changes to the hous- move off-campus,” Lambert said.