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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 23 week of MARCH 14, 2007 www.xavier.edu/newswire MUSKIES GONE Hippies fail to DANCING hamper helpers XAVIER STUDENTS OVERCOME ODDITIES TO ASSIST KATRINA VICTIMS DARREN LACOUR Senior News Editor Xavier’s Alternative Breaks (AB) program allows students to travel to numerous locations across the country and spend their vaca- tions helping those in need. This past spring break, AB trips trav- eled to Atlanta, the New Orleans area, Colorado, Nashville and even Jamaica. All the groups had tremendous experiences, making NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY ERIKA BRESEE new friends but more importantly making a difference in the lives of the people they touched. One PHOTO COURTESTY ALTERNATIVE BREAKS group in particular, which traveled Not even asbestos, cockroaches and hippies could spoil the AB trip to to Buras, La., underwent quite a Buras, La. remarkable turn of events. Buras is a small rural commu- mold, mice, Porto potties, wild cats The work site had fallen into nity on the Gulf of Mexico, about and dogs, Animal Control, FEMA, disrepair, and a good portion of an hour away from New Orleans unattended convicts, six month the AB team’s service was spent at and most other civilization. The expired food and fl oating tents. the Emergency Communities site, community was devastated by Junior Kyle Wynk, one of the where they moved the kitchen and Hurricane Katrina, and Xavier’s site leaders, said, “Asbestos was washed dishes. After the Health AB crew gutted houses, cooked falling on us like snow.” Department shut down the site on and served meals and volunteered The group was working with Thursday due to three pages worth at local schools. “They aren’t re- an organization called Emergency of health code violations, the team building the levees there, so people Communities, which the United worked extra hard to correct all the are rebuilding without insurance. Way sponsors for one year then problems. They’re doing it for familial tra- leaves the communities on their “I didn’t feel like I led this trip NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY BRIAN BOWSHER ditions, and because it’s home,” own. “We started to run the site since it was so crazy,” said DeL- About 60 students sent the men’s team off to the NCAA explained freshman Anna Russell, we were at,” said senior Megan aney. “I felt like we all just worked Tournament in style on Tuesday as the Muskies prepare for a fi rst- who participated on the trip. DeLaney, the other site leader, who at it together.” round matchup against BYU on Thursday. These things may seem typical explained that the self-proclaimed The experience was no doubt to most service trips, but the Buras hippies who were permanently hectic and unpredictable, but the team also had to deal with a long working at the site seemed much participants all really enjoyed list of oddities, including hippies, more interested in napping and themselves. “It reaffi rmed the need Muskies in the NCAA asbestos, rats, cockroaches, black reading. for organization and structure in the gulf,” said sophomore Jennifer MEN WOMEN Sands. “It was awesome that we Record: 24-8 Record: 26-7 were able to meet the need for the Seed: 9 Seed: 6 week.” Although they were exposed to First Round: First Round: less than desirable living condi- vs. #8 BYU vs. #11 W. Virginia tions, Russell pointed out, “We Thursday, Mar. 15 Saturday, Mar. 17 lived in this for a week, but these 9:40 p.m. (approx.) 8 p.m. people are still living in this. This Rupp Arena Frank Erwin Center is their life.” Sands continued to praise the Lexington, Ky. Austin, Tex. AB experience, saying, “It’s a wonderful opportunity to get to Second Round: Second Round: know a bunch of people that you vs. #1 Ohio State vs. #3 LSU never would have gotten to meet OR #16 Cen. Conn. State OR #14 UNC- Asheville and then you get to know them very Saturday, Mar. 17 Monday, Mar. 19 intimately.” 1:10 p.m. Time TBA Overall, Russell calls her trip to Rupp Arena Frank Erwin Center NEWSWIRE PHOTO BY AARON ARMBRUSTER Buras a “beautiful, life-giving expe- A part of a separate AB trip to Louisiana, senior Andy Freeze was one rience.” Adds Sands, “I’ll defi nitely of dozens of Xavier students to help rebuild the New Orleans area. be doing AB again next year.” ©2007 THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE Inside the ’Wire… All rights reserved • Former NFL lineman to speak about homosexuality in sport: Campus News, page 2 Fax (513) 745-2898 • Newly elected SGA president responds to criticism: Op-Ed, page 4 Advertising (513) 745-3561 Circulation (513) 745-3130 • Controversial performance to present both sides of abortion: Diversions, page 11 Editor-in-Chief (513) 745-3607 R E S I P S A L O Q U I T U R 2 week of MARCH 14, 2007 CAMPUS NEWS THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE BRIEFS Former NFL player to speak for Kelly Shaw, Editor News Desk: 745-3122 [email protected] Xavier Alliance KELLY SHAW other team.” Senate Campus News Editor Other NFL players, such as Todd Being one of three NFL players Steussie of the Carolina Panthers, elections in history to publically announce are not of the same opinion. “I re- ally don’t see it as being that big a All students who are inter- that he is gay, Esera Tuaolo has deal,” he said. Steussie played with ested in running in the Student been the focus of much controversy Tuaolo in Minnesota from 1994 to Government Association Senate among current NFL players. 1996. “It might make some people elections are asked to attend an Tuaolo will speak at Xavier at 7 uncomfortable, but to me it’s a informational meeting which p.m. on Thursday in the Schiff Fam- non-issue.” will take place at 8:30 p.m. on ily Conference Center. The event is Tuaolo states that his decision Wednesday, March 14 Tuesday, free to students and the public, and to retire has made him happier than and 7:30 and 8:30 on March 27 there will be a Q&A as well as a he was while he was a player with and in the SGA Office (GSC book signing after his lecture. a secret. 210). For questions, call or email Tuaolo was born on the island of “I wanted to be happy,” he said. Julio Minsal-Ruiz, Board of Oahu in Hawaii, and grew up on a “They didn’t know who Esera Tu- Elections Chairman, at x8166 or small banana farm as the youngest aolo is. Now they’ll know me for [email protected]. of eight children. In order to get better exposure who I am--a gay NFL, well, former as a football player, he moved to NFL player. I feel wonderful. I feel Relay for California when he was in high like a burden has been lifted. I feel school. He then played for Oregon like I’ve taken off the costume I’ve Life State University, where he became a been wearing all my life.” fi rst-team All-PAC 10 selection, and The Xavier Alliance, in as- If you or someone you know won the Morris Trophy. sociation with groups including is a cancer survivor, please For nine years, Esera Tuaolo BSA, ResLife, the Intercultural let us honor you at the Xavier played in the NFL as a defensive Programming Funding Board and University Relay for Life on lineman. Though spending most Peer Leadership, believe it very April 20 and 21 on campus. of his seasons with the Minnesota important to sponsor Tuaolo speak- PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.CANTON.EDU Anyone who has somehow been Vikings, he played for fi ve differ- ing on campus. Esera Tuaolo played in the NFL for nine years before retiring and coming touched by this terrible disease is ent teams and went to Super Bowl “My mission in fi nding someone out. welcome to participate (students XXXIII with the Atlanta Falcons. to speak about gay, lesbian, bi and ance and understanding something program which has produced over and non-students). Come enjoy a Though he was a successful play- transgender (GLBT) rights on cam- we should always strive for here 60,000 shirts since 2003. catered meal and fun activities. er, many players have commented pus was someone who would break at Xavier.” “Xavier is an educational com- Go to the link on the MyXU about how things would have been stereotypes. Esera does that,” said In accordance with the Alli- munity dedicated to the pursuit of Portal to sign up. For more different if he had not retired after sophomore Patrick McNearney, the ance’s speaker coming this week, knowledge, to the orderly discus- information, email Jamie Gentile coming out.