Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 1996-03-20 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" (1996). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 2741. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/2741 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]. av-en. THE ~. .. 1011\iiDI 81 st Year Week of March 20 Issue 23 News EXECUTIVE Xavier welcom.es President Clinton to cam.pus Saturday. See page 2 form.ore details on this exciting guest visit. 0 Perspectives Budget wars­ Senate attem.pts to bully The Newswire Sports Sm.ydra savors . Xavier experience Diversions 'If Lucy Fell' and ~and.it Queen THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE - WEEK OF MARCH 20, 1996 - PAGE 2 EWS ·President Ointon Se~~te electi<>,;n~ to4,~y ::, "'..) '· Student senate elections will be held today, W cdncsday; March.· BY JEFFREY R. DAVIS· mitside the cafeter,ia .in the . University Center. Faculty and 20, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. and 2 ~5 p.m. in thc:AitcrUall lobbyaiii:I THE XAVIERNEWS\VIHE froml2p.m.-2p.m. and 5-7p.m. in the UnivcrsityCcntcrin.front staff tickets will be available in of the cafeteria. There arc 15 candidates running for 16 seats. The presidentof the United the Alter Hall lobby outside of Write in votes arc encouraged. States is coming to Xavier this' Kelley Auditorium. Tickets arc Saturday.' available on a first come, first The visit will mark the first serve basis. time ever an incumbent A photo ID is required to Entrepreneurial loans president has visited the receive a ticket, and each person .rnust sign his or her The Xavier Entrepreneurial Center, in cooperation with the university. nariu:i when getting· a· ticket. Hamilton County Development Company, announces the cre­ Gene Beauprn, director of In addition, ()nly one ticket ation of a Micro-1,oan fund for Xavier student cntrcjucncurs. Xavier community relations, may be given to each student The Micro-Loan fund will provide loans to students starting said a White House advance for se~urity reasons. Members summer, par·t-timc or immediate post-graduation businesses. ·team came to Xavier on tile photo of the faculty and staff can Students interested in applying for a small business loan should Monday to begin preparing ·receive two tickets each. contact Dr. Sandy Eustis, chair of the Dcpm·tmcnt of Manage­ Sch111idt Fieldhouse fo1· the Presidellt Bill Clilltoiz; the As of Tuesday afternoon, ment. and Entrepreneurship for further information, at 745- presidential visit. 11atioll 's 41 stpresidelll, will be at : Xavier officials did not know 3429. "The White House contacted Xavier's Sc/1midt Fieldhouse 011 us and wanted us to send them Saturday. how many.tickets would be information about the pro- available t9 students. Tickets grams," Beaurpe said. _are non-transferrahle: Beaupre said he was told by members of the national press Anyon·e who receives a ticket Graduate office help White House officials that the with him when he lands at the · for Saturday rimst he s~ated by pr~s_ide~t will speak to a Greater Cincinnati-Northern· . ll:30 a.m. Although doors open Accor«!ing to the Graduate Services Office, more graduate . assistantships are now· available for the .1996-97 school year. Applications 'are available in the Graduate Services Office.(312 ~°i~1~~~~~.····*·~~~Nt~~~~~·;:;~~~f.$i~~~~·· Elet Hall) and the Career Services Center (University Center). s~cfoty~ / .. ·.. · Clinton will~r~iv~;:~t X~vier in ; -,;:.Security will he~very. high for To give students ample time to complete the application and •White· House officials first · . his presid~ntialmot~~c'~de. · · the presidential· vi~it, ~rid . · . · gather the required material, the deaclline for these new positions contacted Xavier becamie of the At 10:30 a.m., Clinton Will Anders advises students. to limit is April 12. For more information or questions, call 745-3360. school's Service Fellow pro~am partieipat~.i~ a roundtable. what they have in their; pockets' as well as the Institut~ for · discussion about the Commu- because they will he going Community Capacity Building nity Youth Collaborative,':a through a metal detector on the program. program that uses citv-wide . way into S~hlnidt Fieldhouse The Community Capacity resources to help tee~s ge.t and they don't want.to hold up. Scholarship winner Building program is a two-year- motivated, in school, and on- the lirie searching for elusive old program which brings trackto graduate. articles on someone. Gina Honigford, sophomore French and secondary education residential leaders from At around 11:40 a.m., Several other.rules are being major, has received a scholarship from Pi Delta Phi and the disadvantaged communities to Clinton will speak to an implemented for Clinton's visit, French National Society to study in Frnncc this summer. This Xavier to discuss how to solve audience at Schmidt Fieldhouse including the following: . scholarship is one of two awarded nationally. She will study at the their problems without the help for about 45 minutes before *Anyone attendirig the American University of Paris. All of her expenses will be covered of others. It is cosponsored by. departing to the Maisonette speech must have a·picturn ID b~ the scholarship. The .United Way.and Corimm- . restaurant downtown. · with them the clay of the visit. nity Chest. · • · · . From the Maisonette, · *The doors to Schmidt Th!}..Service F~llow Program Clinton ,Vin depart for the Fieldhouse will be closed after International -week gives 'students the opportunity airport and leave for Columbus '11:30 a.m., and no·one will be to. do comm.unit)' service while ·w }1cre h e wi ti attend an event a II owcc I m· a f tcrwar· ; " d. s. ' attending the university Oil a ,. I 01 *S' . f ki I . The Jntcr~ational Students' Society and Pax Christi will be'• "' '·" .... ·" .. ,.. ,,,._ . 1or t 1c 1io Democratic Party , 1gns o any 'nc are not. .. presenting this ycal·'s International Festival/Peace Weck '96. · f9IJ:Sc_h()l::irship. · '.: ·~ ,·.v~ '. ..-J~ and two smaller events. , . pdrn~ltted ...: . -. , ~~;t;r :, , ·Bcai•.v' ~e.said Prcs1cic'n.1: ·.>.. :...·.·. x · > ·' "" ·· x· ; "· 'f1·- · ·1 .... :;1·1·""'" Filled with variouscultm~al activities, the even tis aimed at raisinrr . avter 1 resic 1ent Rev. James · avter o 1cm s are sh ·;; >'·· . 0 issues of peace and justice as well as presenting students with Clinton !s visit is an official - . .·' Hoff, S;.J. said, "Xavier working ~ri sc~cr'al aspetts· of~ .. different perspectives on world culture. The event ~iJI open with presidential visit and will not be University as a university is so the'evcnt; including. pa1·king. u.sedas election I d p - I . 'B · . · · · 1· h Wh. a cookout on the residential mall on Monday, March 25 from ll an cam1mi.,··~1 p ease t Jiat rcsic ent Clinton · eaupre smc t e 1te a.m.-l p.m. Later that afternoon, Dr. Howard Tolly of the rally.· has chosen the university as a House advance te~l11 is w9rking University of Cincinnati will give a speech entitled, "The UN Tucscl11y afternoon, venue for discussing issues very cooperatively with Xavier Commission on Human Rights" in Alter 223 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Whiteho.use Midwestern Media critical to the welfare of our in dealing with certain issues to A mini soccer tournament will take place at Cohen Field on Relations Director Brenda nation." make the president's visit a Tuesday, March 26, from 4-10 p.m.' Anders gave the final schedule Tickets will be issued to hassle-free one for White House for the President's visit. students Thursday morning officials ~nd for the Xavier eo'!1pilcd by Virginia Sutcliffe He will bring around 85 beginning at 8 a.m. in the lobby community. THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE - WEEK OF MARCH 20, 1996 - PAGE 3 Newinfonnation technology minor implemented a year ago because th~ college of have an advantage over those course in a student's major that and it can help students to do 8Y~VIRGINIA SUTCLIFFE business found students (both who don't," said Crable.· relates to· infom1ation technol­ their jobs better," said THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE. business and non-business) The basic requirements ogy, we can tailor to the specific Crable. were interested in the informa­ include three classes: Manage­ need of the student such as an Students can sign up for tion systems area. ment of Information Technol­ independent study," said the ~or in the Coll ege of Dr. Elaine Crable said that ogy, DataBase Management, Crable. Business undergraduate Xavier is making physical - . - -- . plans to move into the 21st the minoris helpful to a student and Hardware/Software. The new minor started office. century, but they are also of any major. Two informatio~ technology informally this spring semester For more information, making academie plans as well. "We found from employers electives must also be taken. and includes SL"{ students so far. contact, Dr. Elaine Crable at ·. The new university minor in · that wh~n interviewing people Crable said these may be an The minor will officially 745-2029. information technology will help for jobs, students that have a . elective from the student's begin in the fall semester. students meet the demands of technical understanding, even if major which relates directly to "lthink this is a nice the 21st century, they are for example an · information technology.