ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 In this week’s Prep News... Doc Murphy returns to U. High . 2 Pekingbills visit China. 2 Ping pong tables donated to rec room . 4 Sophomores meet President Bush . 4 Footbills drop game 28-27 . 5 Water polo wins Patriot Tournament . 5 Soccer finishes week 0-1-1 (Night Beat, pg. 12). 6 XC sweeps McCluer North meet. 6 Latin club elects ’04-’05 officers. 8 “If nothing else, value the truth” Feature: Paul Chaney Sr. serves in Afghanistan . 11 VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 4 Opinions: CBC AD, Huether write about CBC conduct . 3 Broadcast Club hopes for next Friday premiere Eric Durban and Brian Krebs Preparations for the Broadcast Club However, those who were interested Reporter and Core Staff began as early as the summer of 2003, in the club did not have to wait long. Last when the school summer, Schenkenberg, PHOTO BY ALEX SCIUTO ext Friday, St. Louis U. High’s wired the new TVs history teacher and current N newly-created Broadcast Club hopes along with those Broadcast Club modera- to debut in technicolor with its very first already existing. tor Tim O’Neil, and com- all-school broadcast. The show will be During the puter technician Tim broadcast on about 55 TVs scattered following school Rittenhouse visited a num- throughout the campus. year, ASC teacher ber of schools, including Principal Mary Schenkenberg sees Sean Conway, Nerinx Hall and Ladue the Broadcast Club as a solution to the hoping to launch High, to observe broad- “need for a better facilitation of commu- the Broadcast Broadcast Club members prepare to broadcast. casting facilities on other nication within the whole school.” Addi- Club, began to lay the foundation for the school campuses. Students recruited by tionally, Schenkenberg believes that the Broadcast Club by soliciting interest Conway joined the trips to give their in- capability for live broadcast “will give among students. Unfortunately, without put. (us) the opportunity to engage the entire the necessary equipment for the studio, Their careful research and delibera- school at the same time without having to Conway could not proceed to the next tion over the technology have manifested move a thousand people to the gym.” level. see KUHI, 8 Spirit Week provides Gas leak repaired entertainment for students in Currigan Room Dan Everson gious commissioner/color commentator Kyle Kloster Reporter Marty Wilhelm to dub him “Hot Dog Core Staff Nomad.” he annual SLUH Eating Contest The thrilling competition used a for- ast Thursday night, Laclede Gas Com- T proved to be an exciting opener to mat in which competitors had to finish 13 Lpany repaired a leak found in the gas Spirit Week 2004. While spectators in the hot dogs and four fewer buns (due to time line fueling a stove in St. Louis U. High’s bleachers celebrated Dirtball Day, the constraints), before starting on the half- Currigan Room. competitors went shirtless as they scarfed gallon of tomato juice. Whoever had the Laclede discovered several gas leaks down hot dogs and buns before chugging least tomato juice left when time was in the area, so they shut off the gas line tomato juice (a late switch from egg nog, called would be the winner. fueling SLUH and about fifty surround- which could not be purchased because it At the two-minute warning, a drink- ing houses. Laclede then dispatched in- is a seasonal beverage). ing duel between sophomore Ray Wagner spectors to use a “sniffer” to detect the Students used numerous strategies and Buchmeier began. The two leaned sources of the unwanted gas. After Laclede in the contest, including senior Joe over trash cans (just in case) while chug- finished its repairs, which the company Buchmeier’s plan to eat the hot dogs be- ging the juice as quickly as possible. In the paid for, it resumed the gas supply. fore finishing off the buns. Senior Bob end, Buchmeier emerged as the new SLUH Although Laclede declared the mat- Stretch’s strategy involved eating parts of Eating Contest champion. ter closed, SLUH maintenance workers hot dogs at a time, inspiring STUCO reli- On Tuesday, dance groups enter- further explored lines near the pipe that see BANANAS OF THE WORLD, 3 see PARDON ME, 11 2 SportsNews September 17, 2004 Doc Murphy to supervise library after school Timo Kim not enjoy his major, Murphy switched to a during his tenure as the freshman class Core Staff history major instead. He returned to SLUH moderator, coaching wrestling, and an- as a teacher in 1960, but continued his nouncing football games for the past 19 nowing him only as the phantasmal education, eventually earning a master’s years. Kannouncer at home football games, degree and Ph.D. in history from SLU. However, his most notable legacy St. Louis U. High students will now have Upon returning to SLUH, Murphy has provided Jr. Billikens with athletic a chance to see Deacon Jim Murphy mainly taught American History and Glo- entertainment and school spirit for gen- incarnate. Starting next week, Murphy bal History I and II. However, he also erations: around 1970, Murphy invented will supervise the library past the current taught classes such as P.E., Environmental the SLUH sport of bashball. Originally a closing time of 4:30 p.m. In addition to Science, and Descriptive Geometry, even- conditioning sport for wrestlers, bashball manning the front desk, Murphy will also tually joining every department except has since evolved from its tackling prede- be able to tutor and counsel students after Fine Arts and English. cessor to the safer touch format of today. school. For the eleven years prior to his retire- Murphy will stay in the library from Although largely unfamiliar to cur- ment in 2001, Murphy served as a counse- 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednes- rent students, Murphy’s relationship with lor. In 1991, he also was ordained a dea- days, and Thursdays, and the administra- SLUH has spanned over half a century. con. tion is currently trying to find someone to Murphy entered SLUH for the first time If not familiar with his name, SLUH staff the library on Monday and Friday. as a freshman in 1950, and graduated in students can at least relate to the impres- Of his return, Murphy said, “I feel pretty 1954. After graduation, Murphy entered sion that Murphy had left before his retire- excited... I’ve made a lot of good friends St. Louis University as an engineering ment. His accomplishments include de- among the faculty, and I thought this major, but after discovering that he did veloping the position of Senior Advisors might help people out.” Rec room adds ping pong, loses 5 cents Andrew Mueth monly at the noise of a dropped ball, students were not sure whether to stay Core Staff students yell the word, and the offender with tradition and yell “Nickel!” or to be has to pay the nearest faculty moderator a accurate and yell “Dime!” lthough the freshman may not be nickel. These offenses most commonly This year, according to rec room co- Aaware of them, upperclassmen who include a dropped ball or stick, trick shots, moderator Joseph Nguyen, “To honor the visit the Rec Room this year may notice foul language, or eating food in the pool tradition, we have gone back,” so that several significant changes “Nickel!” means a nickel again. PHOTO BY ALEX SCIUTO from last year. As many stu- The tradition of “Nickel!” is not dents’ favorite subterranean only long but also widespread. hangout, the rec room has a SLUH graduates and faculty have long history full of tradition reported hearing “Nickel!” yelled and fun, providing a place for in pool halls across the country. students to relax during activ- In addition to these legislative ity period and before and after changes, three new ping-pong school. The room contains 29 tables have been added to the rec pool tables, four bumper pool room. There have been ping pong tables, foosball and shuffle- tables in the rec room before, but board tables, a bubble hockey not for several years. table, the ancient, infamous The Turkcan family donated one labyrinth ball maze, and three of the tables to SLUH when they ping pong tables, which SLUH moved. Kevin Turkcan is cur- added this year. The room also Adolescent male humanoids engage in sport. rently a senior, and a member of has a concession stand and an eating area. area. the Chinese Club. Last year, he organized The familiar cry, “Nickel!” is per- Though offenses traditionally cost a a Chinese Club ping pong tournament haps the most infamous rec room tradi- nickel apiece, last year that was not the open to all students, but there were no tion, one that has been around as long as case. To cope with long-term inflation, tables to play on. This created numerous the rec room itself. At the sight or sound nickel offenses went up to costing a dime difficulties, because “We had to borrow of any offense in the room, most com- last year. However, chaos ensued when see DIME, 12 September 17, 2004 OpinionSports 3 COMMENTARY Tim Huether STUCO President Joe Eggleston expressed his disappointment at the ruling, as it takes away from SLUH’s and DeSmet’s spirit Sports Editor (which feature the only squads sporting paint), but no other n a meeting last Tuesday between MCC athletic directors, the schools. Iathletic directors decided that a rule adopted long ago will be Wehner echoed Eggleston’s sentiment; “I think (SLUH’s) reinforced: no MCC cheerleading squads will be allowed to paint and DeSmet’s cheerleaders bring a lot to our spirit, and I think themselves at sporting events held at other MCC schools.