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THE XAVIER UNIVERSITY Campus News: Shootout view-out p. 2 Op-Ed: Where’d the hype go? p. 6 EWSWIRE Sports: XU/UC lineups and stats p. 9 NPublished since 1915 by the students of Xavier University Diversions: “The Holiday” at Hollywood p. 10 92nd year, issue 16 week of JANUARY 17, 2007 www.xavier.edu/newswire Police respond to violence during high school games at Cintas Center RACHEL PETERS a minor head cut on one of the six Senior News Editor people arrested. According to the Last Monday, a day that was Cincinnati Police Department, meant to observe nonviolence, most of the arrests were juveniles turned out to be anything but peace- so little information can be attained ful when several violent and chaotic as to their identities and specifi c scenes erupted during the Martin charges. Luther King, Jr. Classic high school This was the second year the basketball tournament at Cintas tournament was held at Xavier, Center. A total of six arrests were as well as the second year vio- made throughout the day. lence and crowd control have been The event began with 30 uni- problematic. Numerous fi ghts also formed officers and 20 security took place at last year’s event and offi cials. After the problems began, there was a problem with traffi c a community bulletin was sent out control. to local police departments and re- According to a statement re- cruited dozens more police offi cers. leased by Leon, “If the tournament Offi cers from Cincinnati, Norwood is held next year and we are asked and Xavier Campus Police were all to host it, we will take a realistic present. NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY BRIAN BOWSHER look at what exactly happened on Over 35 Cincinnati, Norwood and Campus Police cars surrounded Cintas Center on Monday in response to “I live on the campus-side of Monday and consult with Xavier violence during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Classic high school basketball tournament. Cleneay and we all heard the po- Campus Police, Cincinnati Police, lice cars fl ying down the street in their seats. An announcement en- on center court and chaos continued much. But I appreciate the love Norwood Police and others before the middle of the day,” said junior couraging people to take their seats to erupt. Fans were jumping over from the girls. And security did a making a decision. In hosting any Elizabeth Bresher. “It’s always was made, but the game itself was guardrails to get closer to Sammie good job to keep everyone away.” event on our campus, we must give scary when you don’t really know uninterrupted. during his performance. Several During the second quarter of fi rst priority to the safety and best what’s going on right down the “There was a lot of noise and people were tackled; however, an the third game of Withrow vs. interest of our students, our campus street.” yelling in the hallway and cops unidentifi ed Cintas Center security Winton Woods, two fi ghts erupted community, our visitors and the The basketball tournament fea- rushing through the door,” said guard told the Cincinnati Enquirer, almost simultaneously in the upper people who work our events.” tured teams from area high schools junior Ali Chadwell who was “It was dangerous because we concourse of the arena. Punches Leon said that the university including Clark Montessori, Shro- working at the Cintas Center ticket weren’t allowed to touch the girls were being thrown and there was supports the mission of the Student der Padeia, Hughes, North College offi ce during the event. “There were because they were high school speculation that a gun and brass Activity Foundation for Cincinnati Hill, Withrow and Winton Woods. so many people that it was hard girls.” More chaos was reported knuckles may have been involved. Public Schools. “We don’t want [the The tournament produced a to say what was going on exactly after the cessation of the perfor- The game itself was interrupted as problems that arose at the event] to gathering of 8700 people, which but it was definitely scary,” she mance as fans chased Sammie into players and referees even paused refl ect negatively on the good [the included 6500 high school students. said. Chadwell said that she was the Cintas Center hallways when he to look up at what was escalating. foundation was] trying to do.” The event was sponsored by the instructed to stop selling tickets left center court. Order was reportedly restored by The Cincinnati Enquirer re- Student Activity Foundation for for the third game until order was Sammie told the Cincinnati En- halftime. ported Monday that a WIZF (101.1) Cincinnati Public Schools. restored. Many entering spectators quirer on Monday, “It’s not always Kelly Leon, Director of Xavier’s DJ pleaded with the crowd, “Please, Crowd control became a prob- were frustrated and angered by the that crazy where there’s people Public Relations, reported that no people, remember why we are here. lem during the second game of hold up. bum-rushing me and security fi ght- weapons were involved. “It was This is MLK Day, a day of peace Hughes vs. North College Hill as After the second game, 18-year- ing to keep people away. This one described to me as four or five and love. Please don’t do this right several spectators refused to take old R&B singer Sammie performed was really wild. It was a little too people who got into an argument. now.” There was pushing, shoving, throw- One student in attendance told ing punches and throwing food as WCPO Channel 9 Local News, SS Musketeer back on course they were fi ghting. More people “It’s kind of ironic that there would gathered around so it looked bigger be mass fi ghts on his day when he WINS OVER ILLINOIS, K-STATE HIGHLIGHT BREAK GAMES than it was.” fought for non-violence. We should year’s heartbreaking loss to the No injuries were reported except respect him because it is his day.” JOHN LAFOLLETTE In case you missed it: Sports Editor Fighting Illini and dealing Wild- The Xavier men’s basketball cats’ head coach Bob Huggins’ a Men’s basketball since break team seemed to make good on se- loss in his fi rst return to the city of Dec. 29 vs. Illinois: 65-59 W Cincinnati since he was fi red from nior Brandon Cole’s guarantee that Jan. 3 vs. Kansas St.: 76-66 W the Musketeers would “right this the University of Cincinnati. Jan. 6 vs. Temple: 76-68 W ship” during the Christmas break, Xavier finished the holiday winning four of the five games with wins at home against Temple, Jan. 11@ Fordham: 71-56 W it played in the last three weeks, 76-68, and on the road against Jan. 13 @ Saint Louis: 65-76 L including two consecutive nation- Fordham, 71-56, before losing the ally televised games against strong second of the team’s two-game Up next: non-conference competition. Atlantic 10 road trip, to St. Louis, Jan. 18 vs. UMass 7 p.m. The Musketeers notched back- 76-65, over the weekend. Student tickets still available at the Cintas Center box offi ce to-back quality wins over Illinois NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY BRIAN BOWSHER and Kansas State, avenging last See HOLIDAY, page 4 Extra police offi cers were needed to control Monday’s basketball event. ©2007 THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE Inside the ’Wire… All rights reserved • Questioning Xavier’s core and ethnicity in the White House: Op-Ed, page 3 Fax (513) 745-2898 • The Newswire reports on trips to the Swamp and the Lou: Sports, page 5 Advertising (513) 745-3561 Circulation (513) 745-3130 • A Golden recap of the Globes: Diversions, page 7 Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 R E S I P S A L O Q U I T U R 2 week of JANUARY 17, 2007 CAMPUS NEWS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE BRIEFS Muskies fi nd MLK day mystery Kelly Shaw, Editor COLLEEN BOTT News Desk: 745-3122 Parker, a freed slave, was Contributing Writer also a conductor on the [email protected] Twenty-six students and eight Underground Railroad, faculty and staff members didn’t and students visited his sleep in on Martin Luther King, Jr. restored home in Ripley, Day on Jan. 15. Instead, the stu- Ohio, before finishing “Into the Woods” dents, who signed up last semester, with a speech by theology boarded a bus at 8:30 a.m. for a Mys- professor Adam Clark auditions tery Trip sponsored by the Offi ce of on King’s legacy at First Multicultural Affairs and Peace and Presbyterian Church in Justice Programs. Ripley, where Reverend Drew Peters of Peace and Justice Rankin preached against Production Directors Scott Programs commented on the goals slavery. Buzza and Steven Skiles are of the day. “Today, we look to inviting students to acting au- “The goals of the day included Dr.