TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015 NEWS // Politicians gear up for A&E // Outgoing staff members OPINIONS // Response to student’s SPORTS // New website allegedly VOL. 62 NO. 25 2016 presidential race, pg. 4 invite FN onto porches, pgs. 8-9 online attacks of UD speaker, pg. 12 violates NCAA bylaws, pg. 16 John Gibson performs at poetry recital in Torch Lounge Friday. Chris Santucci/ FLYER NEWS Photo Editor College of arts Malott, Hoover graduate to national stage and sciences dean STEVE MILLER announced Staff Writer RACHEL CAIN News Editor A storybook women’s basketball season for the University of Dayton The University of Dayton named capped off Thursday night Jason Pierce, Ph.D., the new dean when seniors Ally Malott of the college of arts and sciences and Andrea Hoover were on March 31, according to the Uni- selected in the WNBA draft. versity of Dayton’s news webpage. Malott was selected eighth “The University of Dayton is overall by the Washington such a vibrant academic commu- Mystics, and Hoover was nity. I look forward to working with selected 31st overall by the others to advance its mission and Los Angeles Sparks. am honored to serve in this capac- Both Malott and Hoover ity,” Pierce said. will graduate May 3 but are Pierce became interim dean of already preparing for their the college the previous summer WNBA seasons, which offi- and served as the chair of the de- cially begin in early June. partment of political science for The training camps start the past five years. in mid-May, barely giving His goals as dean are to increase the women a moment to experiential learning, especially to transition between their enable students to explore differ- college and professional ent vocations. He is also interested careers. in encouraging faculty research. Malott’s selection in the Ally Malott shows off her skills on a national stage against UConn in the NCAA Tournament. Malott was chosen eighth “Jason has demonstrated the first round of the draft was overall in the WNBA draft. Photo courtesy of Leon Chuck/Dayton Athletics. strategic vision, intellectual integ- the third-highest for any UD rity and dedication to the college student-athlete. Only John she can be comfortable at believes in me and gave me Ally as a roommate. She’s Jabir, he’s done so much for of arts and sciences educational Horan (sixth) and James Pax- the 3-point line,” Mystics the opportunity to try out for always been there for me, me and for Ally as individ- and research missions that will son (third) were picked high- head coach Mike Thibault the best league in the nation she’s my best friend at col- uals,” Hoover said. “This equip him to be a highly effective er in the 1955 and 1956 NBA praised Malott in a post- is a real honor.” lege,” Hoover said. tells the nation about this dean,” Paul Benson, the interim drafts, respectively. draft interview. “She’s one Hoover, a 5-foot-9 guard, When asked about the program… It just takes one provost, said. “He brings a strong “It’s super exciting,” Ma- of the best shooters in the led Dayton in points this possibility of playing or two people to go to the commitment to the liberal arts lott said in a press confer- whole draft. She’s got great season with 17.4 per game against Malott in the fu- NBA, for one team to make and sciences, substantial adminis- ence Friday. “I wasn’t really offensive footwork.” and is fourth on the all-time ture, Hoover said, “It’s go- the Elite Eight to open up trative accomplishment and deep expecting to go in the first Thibault said they saw UD scoring list. ing to take me a while to the door and make high- dedication to the University of round…[I’m] just happy to Malott play “eight, nine, Hoover dreams one day get used to…but once we level recruits interested in Dayton’s Catholic and Marianist have the opportunity no 10 times during the year,” of being a college basket- get between those lines, it’s going to Dayton.” vision.” matter where I was picked.” starting her first-year at ball coach and was plan- game on.” Both Malott and Hoover As interim dean, Pierce Malott, a 6-foot-4 for- UD. ning on continuing her bas- The two draft selections, grew up in Middletown and launched the Hanley Sustainabil- ward, led the Flyers in “I had talked to ketball career after college coupled with the Flyers’ Bellbrook, Ohio, respec- ity Institute, introduced a plan for rebounds in 2015 (7.8 per [Thibault] and a couple regardless of where it may Elite Eight tournament tively. Graduating for them renovating the Science Center and game) and was the team’s [other coaches], but so have led. run, speak volumes to the also means moving away began a strategic planning process second leading scorer (15.5 much strategy goes into “I really wanted to stay work Dayton Head Coach from home for the first for the Fitz Center for Leadership per game), right behind [the draft],” Malott said. in the United States, so Jim Jabir, Malott and time and walking from the in Community. Hoover. Malott scored a Until her name was called, the WNBA was really my Hoover have done for the UD graduation stage to the As the chair of political sci- career-high 30 points in a she was unsure of her fu- dream,” Hoover said, “This program. biggest stage in women’s ence, Pierce piloted the develop- January matchup against ture in basketball. is something that every “That’s why we came basketball. ment of the Human Rights Center, Saint Louis University, and Hoover, in the draft of 36 little girl, when they play, here, to make a difference,” McGrath Human Rights Research she hit 28 points to down total selections, had to see dreams of doing.” Malott said. “And elevate The Washington Mystics Fellows Program, Statehouse Civic the University of Kentucky 30 other names before she She and Malott have the program from where tip off its season June Scholars Program and Dayton2DC. in the second round of the saw her own. been roommates and team- it was. Hopefully we left 5 against the Connecti- He began as an assistant profes- NCAA Tournament. “I actually found out on mates for all four years of it in a better place, and it cut Sun. The Los Ange- sor in the department of political “You’re talking about Twitter,” Hoover said of her their college careers. can continue to build next les Sparks begin June 6 science in 2002. someone who’s 6-4. She selection. “But seeing my “It’s definitely going to year.” against the Seattle Storm. Pierce will begin his four-year can play on the block, and name, and seeing that a team be really weird not having “Doing it for Coach term as dean July 1. FOLLOW @FLYERNEWS ON TWITTER FOR MORE UPDATES ON CAMPUS, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS 2 NEWS NEWS 3 Online at flyernews.com Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Online at flyernews.com CAMPUS SERVING UP SWEET TEA DISCUSSING ASIAN IDENTITY E. Patrick Johnson, Ph.D., will perform a Wednesday, the Office of Multicultural reading of his book, “Sweet Tea: Black Gay Affairs will be hosting a forum on the Men of the South - An Oral History,” Tues- perceptions of Asian people in America. day at 8 p.m. in the Black Box Theater. The The event will focus on sources that performance covers topics related to ho- affect how Asians are perceived in mosexuality in the South. Tickets are $7 for America. The event will be from 11:30 UD students, $12 for general admission. a.m. to 1 p.m. in Alumni Hall room 101. • CLASS OF 2015 • Source: udayton.edu Source: udayton.edu SUPER-SECRET DESIGNS SPRING CARNIVAL A design symposium will be hosted in Students looking to let out the pre-finals Congratulations on your graduation from Kettering Labs Thursday, allowing re- jitters can attend the Spring Carnival searchers to present their work in a com- hosted by the Campus Activities Board. mon venue. However, some research The event will include games, raffle prizes, is proprietary, and attendees will need inflatable slides and obstacle courses to sign a non-disclosure agreement. and free food. It’s open to all students Source: udayton.edu from 4 to 7 p.m. in Kennedy Union Field. Source: udayton.edu Students, alumni and family, gather at the luminaria ceremony to remember loved ones lost to cancer during Relay for Life University of Dayton Satuday. Zoey Xia/Staff Photographer NATION LOCAL FIRST CLASS PROTEST GONE WITH THE DRESS KATNISS, NOT A VET CHEESESTEAK FOR CHARITY BEER BRINGS REVITALIZATION Doug Hughes, 61, was arrested Wednes- The original outfit worn by “Gone With Dr. Kristen Lindsey, a veterinarian in Saturday, Submarine House hosted its fifth As part of a development revitalization day after he landed his gyrocopter on the the Wind” actress Vivien Leigh was sold Texas, was fired after posting a photo annual Super Duper Cheesesteak Chal- project, the combination brewery and ARE YOU READY TO PUT lawn of the Capitol building in Washington, on Saturday for $137,000 at an auc- online of her holding a cat that had lenge, where participants competed to taproom Dayton Beer Company will open D.C. The Florida mailman had hoped to tion in Beverly Hills, California. James been shot in the head with an arrow. devour a super-sized cheesesteak the fast- this week.