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Products such as Burt’s Muslim women in France Bees are environmentally may be banned from wearing friendly, p. 5 a full veil in public, p.13 THE Thursday,C AprilARROLL 29, 2010 Serving John Carroll University Since N1925 EWSVol. 86, No. 20 For Life More drops in number of programs participants and donations to come RELAYKatie Sheridan Editor in Chief Emily Gaffney Relay For Life participants raised By the numbers: Campus Editor about $40,000 last weekend roughly 40 percent of the $100,356.86 raised There may be more program in 2007 when John Carroll University options for John Carroll University was named the top collegiate Relay Year Total amount Registered students next semester, in addition event in the country for their bracket. to the recently approved East Asian The $40,000 is an estimate, according raised participants studies major. to Office of Student Activities Graduate Last fall, $50,000 was allotted Assistant Rachel Ball, who served as from the New Academic Programs Relay For Life adviser. Development Funds to further de- The 2007 record-breaking year was 2007 $100,356.86* 832 velop 11 different programs, which also the first year that Relay For Life, would then be reviewed and voted an American Cancer Society fundrais- 2008 $84,743.29 1,009 on by the faculty. ing event, was held at JCU. Since then The 11 programs included a the event has seen varying numbers leadership studies minor; an inter- of participants and a steady decline in 2009 $62,934.89 856 national business major; a human fundraising dollars, dropping around resource management major; and $20,000 from year to year. 2010 $40,000.00** 608 a peace, justice and human rights Ball said, “Every year we rally as major or minor, among others. The much as we can and let it [build] from new EAS major was among the there.” proposed programs. This year, 608 Relay participants Sophomore Hannah Dubyoski *This amount includes a large contribution made by a donor. Please see, RELAY, p.2 **The final tally for this year is still being counted, but is estimated according to Rachel Ball. Please see, PROGRAMS, p.3 Students will soon have new wheels to get around town Student group, City cooperate on a new program to provide students with free bikes for use Claire Olderman use our bikes and exercise, improving Staff Reporter our health and helping the environment,” said Chahoud. Professor Miles Coburn’s legacy rides Students in EIG approached Univer- on as the student-run Environmental Issues sity Heights with the idea of creating Group will implement a bike program in this program, asking if the City would his honor for the John Carroll University donate bikes. community in the fall of 2010. “The City’s involvement has been to “Our goal is to make John Carroll provide bicycles for this University pro- more sustainable and environmentally- gram. As more bikes become available friendly,” said junior Raymond Chahoud, for donation, we will continue to donate president of EIG. them for this program,” said Susan In- EIG hopes this bike program will raise feld, University Heights mayor. awareness about the over-use of cars on The program thus far has 28 bikes, campus. Photo by Taylor Horen “We do not need our cars to go to Tar- The bikes donated by the University Heights may be used for the annual Ride for Miles get, Whole Foods or Cold Stone. We can Please see, BIKES, p.3 event, shown above, which takes place on campus in the fall. Inside this issue Index Campus Spotlight 10 World News 12 The JCU men’s golf The CN reviews Campus 2 Editorial 17 team vies for the MGMT’s latest album, Arts & Life 4 Op/Ed 18 Sports 8 Classifieds 20 OAC title, p.8 ‘Congratulations,’ p. 4 2 Campus April 29, 2010 www.jcunews.com The Carroll News Campus German professor wins Culicchia Award Dan Cooney with the high level of achievement Briefs Campus Editor and also the enthusiasm with which not only [Prof.] Karolle-Berg, but Julia Karolle-Berg, an associate also her students embraced this proj- professor in German in the depart- ect,” Pereszlenyi-Pinter said. Whole Foods ment of classical and modern lan- First, as a visiting professor, and guages and cultures, was awarded now, as a full-time faculty member, initiative to the Lucrezia Culicchia Award for Karolle-Berg has enjoyed teaching start at Dolan Teaching Excellence. According and mentoring throughout her entire to John Carroll University’s Web career. Rip Esselstyn, the au- site, the award is given to a faculty “It is particularly rewarding to thor of The Engine 2 Diet, member in the College of Arts and help students zero in on what they will highlight the kick-off of Sciences “who [has] made a distinct are good at, what they love, and Whole Foods’ “Health Starts difference in the teaching climate of what is important to them over the Here” initiative May 3. the College.” course of their college education,” The program, which starts Martha Pereszlenyi-Pinter, chair she said. “I believe that if young at 7 p.m. in Donahue Audito- of the department of classical and people can identify these things, rium, includes a presentation modern languages and cultures, said they are in a good position to figure and book signing by Essel- Karolle-Berg’s work goes above out what kind of career will fulfill styn, healthy food and bever- and beyond the Culicchia Award them.” age samples, and live music requirements. Faculty are nominated for the by the JCU Jazz Combo. “[Prof.] Karolle-Berg’s students award by other professors in the The event will continue have been overheard to remark that college. The nominations must also May 4. For more information, her teaching methods made them ac- include letters from three current Photo by Emily Gaffney Julia Karolle-Berg, associate professor of German, has won this visit www.wholefoodsmarket. tually ‘think in German,’” she said. JCU students who have taken a year’s Lucrezia Culicchia Award for Teaching Excellence. com/stores/cleveland/store- “Her dedication to helping students course with the nominee and let- calendar.php develop an appreciation and aware- ters from two faculty colleagues. Karolle-Berg’s nominator, agrees. this type of relationship what I did ness of higher order language skills Letters of support from alumni are “She works very hard to create professionally.” Gail Weiss to and comparative cultural analysis also welcomed. a lively and engaging classroom Her work as an adviser to stu- skills are also clearly evident in the Beth Martin, interim dean of the experience for her students, using a dents from Germany, that are at- speak to JCU upper level content courses that she College of Arts and Sciences, said wide variety of in-class activities,” tending JCU, benefits both the offers.” the students were especially im- she said. department and the University. community Pereszlenyi-Pinter noted that pressed that Karolle-Berg manages Karolle-Berg found her love for “Her service as academic adviser Karolle-Berg deserves commenda- the German major entirely on her teaching during her senior year at to the Dortmund (Germany) stu- The Don Shula Program tion for her teaching of German own. She also said while speaking the University of Michigan as she dents is immensely appreciated, not Lecture will take place on Play Production, which was open the language might be unnerving worked with her adviser to write her only by the students themselves, but April 30 at 5 p.m. The talk to students studying any level of for some students, Karolle-Berg honors thesis in German. [also] by the University as a whole, will be presented in Donahue German that were interested in makes it easy. “My mentor was a wonderfully given that having foreign students Auditorium. producing three short plays. The “She turns it into a fun and inter- committed teacher and scholar,” here at JCU adds to the prestige The speaker, Gail Weiss, students put on two public showings esting experience,” Martin said. Karolle-Berg said. “I enjoyed work- of the University and aids in its a philosophy and human of the plays. Gwen Compton-Engle, an as- ing with her on my thesis so much globalization and diversity efforts,” sciences professor from The “I was exceptionally impressed sociate professor of classics and that I realized I wanted to make Pereszlenyi-Pinter said. George Washington Universi- ty, will present “The ‘Normal Abnormalities’ of Disability and Aging: Merleau-Ponty JCU’s EIG puts student bike program in place and Beauvoir.” For more information, about the upcoming speaker From, BIKES, p.1 bike program. or the Don Shula Program which Chahoud said will be painted Student Union President Aman- Lecture, contact the philoso- gold and blue and will be designed “We do not need our cars to go to da Papa is also supporting the phy department. by Peggy Coburn, Miles Coburn’s program. widow. Infeld said that the City will Target, Whole Foods or Cold Stone.