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Creighton adjunct professor Jan Schneider Lund was recently given the high honor of O"cier in the Order of the French Academic Palms. #is award, which is given out by the French Ministry of Education, is the second highest rank in the order.

#is order is considered one of

“chivalry” and dates back to 1808, according to the press release. Being placed in the Order of the Palmes Academiques is due to “distinguished

contribution to academia, education and the expansion of the French culture throughout the world.”

#ough this is the most recent ranking that Lund has received in the order, she has been apart of it in other ranks for years. Lund, who has received multiple awards for her teaching including Nebraska French Teacher of the Year and Nebraska Foreign Language Teacher of the Year, has also held the position of Knight and Chevalier in the order. A$er receiving the position of Chevalier in the late 1990s, Lund was awarded the rank of Knight. She was the only high school teacher across a 12-state area to have it, as it was usually given to professors at the college level.

“Once you have the rank of Knight … and you continue to teach for at least %ve years, they notify you of eligibility for the next rank, O"cier,” Lund said. “I was thusly noti%ed two years ago and was asked to send a new CV plus

letters of recommendation. I asked our acting chair, now Dean Bridgett Keegan, to write for me, as well as former AVP Patrick Borchers. It is largely thanks to these two letters and other support from colleagues at Creighton that I received the promotion to O"cier.”

Lund received a letter from the French Embassy at the start, and will be awarded the medal at a ceremony.

Behind Lund’s obvious talent and passion for the French language lies the pursuit of education and working odd jobs before achieving her dream. Originally from Iowa, Lund pursued writing as well as journalism while in college at the University of Iowa but had an underlying passion for French.

“I decided that if I were going to one day teach French, which had been my dream major coupled with my parents’ goal for me to become a teacher - although truth be told, they were

astute because I believe people are born to teach, and that was me - I would have to study abroad, and the program I chose was at #e Sorbonne,” Lund said. “I received the Degré Supérieur de Langue et de Civilisation Française. I was there for three semesters and by the time I got a B.A. in 1970, I had 72 hours of French.”

Upon graduation, Lund moved to San Francisco, to earn her master’s degree. #ough circumstances arose that prevented her from doing so right away, she got a job as a bilingual legal secretary. In this position, Lund helped private %rms translate legal documents. A$er meeting her future husband and marrying in California, Lund decided she still wanted to pursue teaching.

“On a trip back to Omaha to visit family, I walked into Brownell-Talbot school and asked if they needed a French teacher,” Lund said.

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Creighton is partnering with the Salvation Army and other area colleges to collect school supplies for local children who are in need.

#is rally to collect school supplies for disadvantaged children is part of the “KETV 7 Can Help Kids Back to School Backpack Campaign,” which runs until April 30.

Celeste Hubbard — who served on the sta! service subcommittee of the sta! advisory council at the time this campaign was conceived — emphasized that so many of us can remember

our own excitement of having new backpacks and school supplies as we anticipated the beginning of school each fall.

According to Susan Eustice, divisional

director of public relations and communications at the Salvation Army, this campaign provides tools for success and provides children who

don’t have as much as other children with the opportunity to start school on a level playing %eld as other children.

Several children use their older siblings school supplies, which aren’t necessarily in the best shape. As a result, some of these children struggle with self-esteem issues, Eustice said.

“We hope that this [campaign] would help some of those self-esteem issues go away,” Eustice said.

In addition to helping children gain con%dence, this campaign alleviates parents of the %nancial burden associated with back-to-school. Sharalyn Steenson, chair for the sta! advisory council’s service subcommittee, said that there are many families in the Omaha metro area that cannot a!ord to supply their children with school supplies. However, because of this campaign, parents no longer have to worry about how they are going to pay for their children’s school supplies.

122,000 children have been assisted since this program began in 1998, according to Eustice.

#e Creighton community, which is part of the larger Omaha community, is encouraged to

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Creighton is recognized for its service to others by appearing on the President’s Honor Roll Award for Service. Students may be aware that Creighton has received this honor, but they may not know the process behind it or the implications it has for Creighton.

#e Honor Roll is granted to institutions whose service is regarded as substantial, meaningful and relevant, and have measurable impacts on the community. It was %rst introduced in 2006 by the Corporation for National and Community Service and it annually highlights the role colleges and universities play in solving community problems and placing more students on lifelong path of civic engagement by recognizing the institutions that achieve meaningful and measurable income in the communities they serve.

Creighton has appeared on the Honor Roll since its inception and in 2007 was named to the Honor Roll with Distinction.

Colleges who are eligible for the Honor Roll all have to be accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities. Creighton University is one of the 690 schools that are recognized by the Honor Roll.

Each year schools must reapply for the program and that is where Mary Ann Danielson comes in. Danielson, a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies, has been responsible for that application process for the past years. #is process involves giving institutional information in the Institutional Commitment to Service

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Creighton was recently featured in University Business Magazine along

with seven other universitites for being a “Model of E"ciency” as Creighton’s online parking permit system is considered to be very e"cient and saves both students and employees a great deal of time. A$er years of struggle created by manually entering student parking information into the system, DoIT decided to revamp and update this system to help save valuable time.

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April 1 - 9:49 a.m. A sta! member reported that the tool box in a Facilities vehicle parked near the Jelinek Building was pried open but nothing was missing.

March 27 - 7:24 p.m.A student reported that her purse was stolen from the lost and found in the Skutt Student Center.

April 1 - 7:30 p.m.A sta! member reported the loss of an unattended iPad from a table in the Harper Center Ballroom.

March 27 - 4:45 p.m.A student reported that while she was walking near 30th and Webster a man walked past her and she observed what she thought was a handgun tucked in his pants. Public Safety located the man, a 22 year-old non-a"liate, o! campus on North 30th Street. #e man was arrested for carrying a concealed knife and pos-session of an open container of alcohol. #ere was no handgun.

March 30 - 10:29 p.m.A student was injured while wrestling around with another student and was transported by Public Safety to CUMC for treatment.

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“#ey did and we moved back here. I stayed there for four years until I had our child, and then resigned to be a stay-at-home-mom for a few years.”

A$er time spent at home and the need to re-enter the workforce on the horizon, Lund got a job at Ralston High School, where she taught until 2001.

“I came to Creighton in 2002 and never looked back,” Lund said.

David Vanderboegh, of the Department of Modern Languages and Literature at Creighton, said Lund was a “natural choice” when the university was looking for someone to teach beginning and intermediate French classes, as her study at the Sorbonne and her many awards support her teaching history.

“Jan is a tireless worker, and her o"ce door is always open,” Vanderboegh said. “She does so much for her students, even beyond the classroom. For example, she invites students to her home for French-themed Christmas parties. An excellent singer, she has us all sing French Christmas carols. I can say %rst hand that her students are very fond of her and appreciate all that she does for them.”

In addition to her work for students, Lund is appreciated within the university and department.

“Jan is a terri%c colleague, always quick to volunteer for service within the department,” Vanderboegh said. “She gets along with everyone, and is a good team player. I feel fortunate to have her on our faculty.”

Bridget Keegan, interim dean of the

College of Arts & Sciences, sounds o! on this sentiment as well, and encourages students to take a class with Lund if they can.

“It is de%nitely a true honor for Creighton to have a professor of Madame Lund’s caliber on our faculty,” Keegan said. “Few other places can have a French professor who has been recognized by the French government for her outstanding work. #is is a very rare distinction for an academic.”

In addition to Lund’s outstanding teaching and achievements, both Vanderboegh and Keegan spoke of the importance of taking a modern language in general in a student’s years at Creighton.

“It is rewarding in so many ways, both personal and professional,” Vanderboegh said. “#e Department of Modern Languages and Literatures o!ers majors and minors in French, German and Spanish, as well as a minor in Italian. One may also study Chinese, Japanese and Russian. #ere is no better way to broaden your mind and your knowledge of the world than to study a foreign language.”

Keegan, as not only a professor but as interim dean, expressed a similar sentiment.

“Learning another language opens up entire new worlds to you and enriches your life and your understanding of your own culture,” Keegan said. “I would just encourage students to see learning a language - and learning it beyond just introductory courses - as a way to enrich their education and to live more fully.”

Lund, who has taught at every level including grades four through 12, university

level, night classes with adults and graduate school, %nds that there are great aspects to every level and each one had unique parts to it, including the university level.

“It’s a great thrill to teach on the university level because for the most part the students are taking the class because they want to,” Lund said. “Yes, there are Core requirements, but they choose to take French, and as such, the intrinsic motivation is there to do well and get something out of the class.”

Lund has accomplished much in her years in education, including receiving this prestigious award and continuously being a part of such an order. #ough she takes pride in teaching and has devoted her life to aspects of French and teaching, Lund also has advice for students in how to make the most of their own education.

“You don’t realize now how precious your college years are,” Lund said. “#ey, more than any other part of your youth, de%ne the person you will be for the rest of your life. Savor your university years. Do all you can to make/get the most out of a college education, especially at such a prestigious school as Creighton. Partake of everything academic that Creighton has to o!er and get involved in as much extra-curricular opportunities and college life as you can, also.”

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get involved with this campaign. With the help of the Creighton community, more children can be assisted, and this campaign can continue to grow.

“It is such a great way for members of the Creighton community to make a di!erence right here in our own city! It is a wonderful way to give back, and the children and families are so appreciative,” Steenson said.

It builds comradery between the schools participating — Creighton University, UNO, UNMC, Bellevue University, and College of Saint Mary — Eustice added. #e schools participating come together for one purpose: To make sure the drive is successful.

“Members of the Creighton community can help by making monetary donations to any sta! advisory council representative,” Steenson said. “We will then use the money collected to purchase erasers in bulk at a discounted price.”

A list of SAC members can be found at: www.creighton.edu/sac/sacmembers/index.php. #ere will also be collection sites all over campus — just look for the little red kettles.

Last year, even through Creighton and UNO made their goal of 5,000 erasers/rulers each, the Salvation Army ran out of supplies, Steenson said. #ere were still children in need who did not receive supplies.

“#is year, we would like to challenge

Creighton to increase their goal, and if we collect signi%cantly more money we will be able to purchase additional items for the campaign, such as loose leaf paper and glue,” Steenson said. Another way Creighton students can support this campaign is to attend a media event at the Kroc Center on April 17 at 1:30 p.m. #is media event is similar to a big pep rally.

“#is [media event] is done mid collection, and is meant to bring notice to the school’s e!orts and give energy to the drive,” Eustice said, “I would love for students to come!”

For any questions or additional information, contact Sharalyn Steenson at sharalynsteenson@creighton.edu

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Two Creighton faculty members have advanced to the general elections a!er placing amongst the top two candidates in their races. Joaquin Jasso, who is a videographer with media services, is running for a seat on District 3 of the Omaha City Council, and Psychology professor Jill Brown is running in Subdistrict 4 for OPS School Board. "is is both candidates #rst time running for o$ce.

Jasso decided to run a!er taking an immersion trip with Creighton to South Omaha, where he grew up.

“It was in a talk given in the basement of Our Lady of Guadelupe church that the notion of representing the voiceless #rst came to me, and the rest, short of the election results on May 14, is history,” Jasso said

As a city council member, Jasso hopes to

lower taxes, believing Omaha residents are #nancially burdened enough already.

“"e restaurant tax in particular is one tax I hope to put an end to,” Jasso said. “"is is a tax that I believe should not have been enacted.”

Jasso also said he believes the restaurant tax should have been decided by the voters.

“I want to bring transparency, accountability, accessibility, civility and respect back to City Hall,” Jasso said.

Jasso said he is busy seven days a week going to meetings, talking to groups or preparing himself on the issues and concerns of the people he hopes to represent.

“"e process is grueling,” said Jasso, who has been considering running for o$ce since April of last year. “If I knew about the political process back then what I know now I would be so far ahead of the game. For a person seeking public o$ce for the #rst time the learning curve is quite steep. "e #rst thing I did was to seek

help from people I know who are or have been involved in politics at the local level. "ere are de#nitely a lot of wise people out there willing to help.”

Brown said she decided to run because of the potential she sees in Omaha Public Schools and to make a di%erence in the lives of underprivileged students.

“I want to run because I have always been invested in the lives of the most vulnerable of us,” Brown said. “In Omaha, that is children living in poverty where education is neither a priority or a reachable goal. As a parent and a developmental psychologist, I believe I could have a positive impact on education in OPS.”

Brown #rst had to apply with the Douglas County Election Commission. She then began asking for help from neighbors, friends, Creighton colleagues and her husband, among others.

“Mostly, I have been walking door-to-door

and listening to what people hope for education in Omaha,” Brown said. “I really like that part of the campaign.”

As a member of the OPS School Board, Brown hopes to improve retention and graduation rates while addressing institutionalized discrimination, which she believes contributes to the achievement gap.

“Students need to leave OPS with an education that has a%orded them dignity and an equal opportunity to create life worth living,” Brown said.

Brown also said she believes teachers are given impossible tasks and that the achievement gap is a major problem in the school system.

“I would like to be a part of a board that better understands this perspective and works with the realities and strengths of this community,” Brown said.

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giving institutional information in the Institutional Commitment to Service Statement. "e Honor Roll focuses on three di%erent project descriptions and student service estimations.

For Creighton, the three projects that are focused on for the Honor Roll are the Magis Clinic, the Cortina Community and the Heart Ministry Center. Danielson stated that in the past the CCSJ Fall and Spring Break Service Trips were featured as well as ILAC.

Danielson has been gathering information about Creighton’s service and sending in the

applications for all six years. She says she annually sends out requests about the hours of service done in association with Creighton.

"is year Creighton students engaged in 389,252 hours of community service and 1914 students were engaged in at least 20 hours per term.

One was the Creighton’s Center for Service and Justice, which has students participating at six di%erent service sites and plans Fall and Spring service trips. CCSJ assistant director Je% Peak believes that Creighton’s position on the Honor Roll is good, as long as students remember why they serve.

“We shouldn’t do something just to be recognized but service is such a great part of the Jesuit education and it should be recognized,” Peak said.

Why then should Creighton strive to be on the Honor Roll, if it is already dedicated to service?

Danielson said that one of the good parts of appearing on the Honor Roll is the way that it presents Creighton to the community. She says that last year Creighton appeared on the Washington Monthly’s master university rankings, which ranks schools based on their contributions to public good. "is will

encourage good publicity for Creighton as well as possible higher future attendance.

Danielson also said she believes that, in the end, its important for both Creighton and its students to be recognized for the service they have done.

“In an age where anyone can get any information its important the way we report the information and how we present our story because I think we have a great story to tell surrounding our students and their service,” Danielson said.

Borchers takes new positionMANASWITA TAPPATANews Reporter

"is week, Patrick J. Borchers, Creighton University professor of law and former vice president for Academic A%airs, was named director of the Werner Institute e%ective July 1. "e Werner Institute, a division of the School of Law, was established to be a leader in con&ict resolution and negotiation.

When it was established in 2005 by the Werner family, Borchers played an active role in ensuring that the interdisciplinary program got o% to a good start. "e Werner Institute o%ers programs leading to master’s degrees and graduate certi#cations that are both campus and online based.

“Here at Werner, we are really looking forward to working with [Borchers]. He was the initial creator of the Werner Institute, and we have always worked very closely. It’s a gi! for us that he had decided to be in the position,” said current director of the Werner Institute, Jaqueline Font. Font will be stepping down as director in order to be a full time faculty member and pursue research and writing among other scholarly activities.

As the director, Borchers will be in charge of running the institute in terms of managing the internal a%airs as well as being the external face of the institute. In taking on this new position, Borchers will be teaching more in the law school.

“"ere’s a great team of people in place now

in the Werner Institute, and I’m looking forward to working with them to make the Institute even stronger,” Borchers said. “It also allows me to be located in the Law School and teach basic law courses like Civil Procedure. Although I always taught at least one course a year as V.P., I really missed the day-to-day interaction with students and my faculty colleagues.”

“One thing I really came to believe as V.P. is that the future of U.S. higher education is in interdisciplinary learning,” Borchers said. “"e Werner Institute is a good model for that. It draws on multiple disciplines — law, psychology, economics, sociology, just to name a few.”

Borchers added that in his time as vice president for Academic A%airs, he worked closely with faculty and administrators in every school and college, and this interaction will help him with the interdisciplinary nature of the Werner Institute. With over 20 years of experience in academic leadership, Borchers will continue to build relationships and bring his insights to the Werner Institute.

“We are all very excited to see this transition and to take the Werner Institute to the next level,” Font said. “We have no doubt that the Werner Institute will continue to thrive under [Borchers’] leadership.

Since Borchers has been instrumental in establishing the Werner Institute and is already committed to its mission, Font said she expects a smooth transition in July.

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!e theatrical comedy of “Tartu"e” is considered one of the most famous plays written by Moliere. As Creighton students bring this performance to life, it would not be shocking to see the show become a huge success, with our talented fellow students involved.

“Tartu"e” tells the story of a dysfunctional family who fall victim to a religious pretender. !is hypocrite, known as Tartu"e, attempts to take all of the family’s valuables in order to satisfy his own sel#sh hunger.

!e main characters within this story, are: Orgon, the father and husband who welcomes Tartu"e into his home, played by Arts & Sciences junior Daniel Christensen; the religious hypocrite Tartu"e, played by Arts & Sciences junior Michael Conroy; Elmire, Orgon’s wife, played by Arts & Sciences sophomore Elizabeth Dagle; Elmire’s brother, Cleante, played by Arts & Sciences sophomore Austin Spillane; and #nally the sarcastic, opinionated head maid Dorine, played by Arts & Sciences senior Shannon Lampkin, who tries to protect the family from Tartu"e.

As part of her senior thesis, Lampkin is using “Tartu"e” as her project for her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre performance.

“In all honesty, what excites me the most about this show are the characters and the language,” Lampkin said. “Part of the reason why the play has survived since the late 17th century is because of the social statements it plays and the realistic people it shows.”

Like Lampkin, Conroy is using the production and his role of the title character as a thesis for his degree.

“Playing such a role is a wonderful challenge to take on,” Conroy said. “He’s such a horrible, evil little man, but if he’s played as just that, it comes across quite $at and predictable. It is my goal in portraying the character to #nd his humanity in his actions and make him

multidimensional and interesting to watch.”!e show is an older one, making the

language quite di%cult to both master and memorize. But to most actors performing in this show, the experience is rewarding, bene#ting the actors with more experience and practice.

“I have personally bene#ted greatly from being a part of this production as it has been the greatest challenge I’ve ever had as an actor. !e learning process throughout from rhyming couplets to moving in a corset has been a spectacular journey, and it has been my favorite acting experience to date,” Lampkin said.

!e e"orts of both students and faculty towards the production reach beyond the performers that audience members will see on stage. Along with Lampkin and Conroy, Arts & Sciences senior Mary Kate Gliedt is using the production as a thesis for her Bachelor of Fine

Arts degree in technical theatre. !is production is also enabling two Arts

& Sciences sophomores, Austin Spillane and Elizabeth Dagle, to experience directing #rst hand. However. the production is a learning experience for everyone involved, including director and assosciate professor Alan Klem.

“I have never directed Moliere, and as far as I can tell, neither has anyone else at Creighton. So it’s a #rst for all of us,” Klem said”

“[Klem] has been fantastic to work with as he has really led all of us into this play with a great sense of the style and vision we should strive to achieve,” Lampkin said.

Assistant directors and Arts & Sciences sophomores Ephriam Harnsberger and Emma Rasmussen each got to try their hand at directing scenes in the show.

“[Harnsberger and Rasmussen] have also

been great to work with as they both provided a fresh eye and approach to the script from which we could draw ideas. All around, the directors have been extremely receptive to the creativity of the actors and drawn the best from us while retaining a through line for the whole,” Lampkin said.

“I think that all three provide a great deal of energy and ingenuity into their work of staging such a classic work,” Conroy said.

A&er rehearsing since mid February, Lampkin is most excited to have an audience.

“It’s strange to recognize that ‘Tartu"e’ will be my last production at Creighton, however I couldn’t imagine leaving here on a better note and it makes me even more excited for the future” Lampkin said.

“Tartu"e” might be the last hurrah for graduating seniors, but it is evident that plenty of talented young students will follow in their footsteps.

“!at’s the great thing about working with this cast; everyone gives it everything they’ve got,” Conroy said.

“Its been fun for of all of us I think,” Klem said. “When you get good creative actors on the stage moving and talking the lines, all of the sudden great things come about that I at least didn’t see when I was just reading it.”

Tartu"e will run April 11-13 and 18-20, with a matinee performance April 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets for students are just $5, general admission costs $18 and seniors pay $15.

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SCENETHE CREIGHTONIAN

“Who do you think will win the NCAA

championship?”

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?Question of the Week...?

Nick AvourisBusiness senior

Michael ConroyArts & Sciences junior

Alli HearleyArts & Sciences sophomore

Molly Anne KrebsArts & Sciences freshman

“Michigan all the way! I think they’ve got what it takes.”

“I think Louisville is going to win.”

“Louisville is going to dominate March Madness.”

“Louisville. Woohoo!”

Elizabeth Dagle, Scene Editorscene@creightonian.com

Where should you go to hang out and eat? Brandeis? Maybe, but there isn’t much room to study and talk with friends for long periods of time.

!e library? Nah, it’s much too quiet in there to talk, and food is most certainly not a good thing to have while in the library. Can you imagine opening a bag of potato chips while someone is

trying to study for a big test? You would receive the death glare for sure. No, the place I would recommend is the Skutt Student Center.

!ere are so many options in Skutt to consider. You can sit at a table and study on your own or with a group of friends. What if you get hungry but don’t feel like walking all the way to

Brandeis for dinner? Simply go to the dining area and bring food back to your study area. Either get an entire meal, or just a snack or co"ee from the little convenience store known as Jack and Ed’s. And what about the massage chairs up on the second $oor? Whenever I’m in Skutt, they are unoccupied, even though students continue to complain about sore backs and necks. !is is a great entity that not many students utilize because they have no idea it’s available.

Focusing on one speci#c area that controls many students’ lives, I am going to talk about the food options. In Skutt, you can get Chinese food, Greek style food, sub sandwiches from Blimpie’s, sushi and, now with the newest addition, you can

also get burritos. And these are just the options for dinner. Also o"ered are snacks, co"ee and hot chocolate at Jack and Ed’s. Last but not least, the infamous late night for all the hungry

students stuck studying past 10:30. Business freshman Andrew Rogers said he loves

going to late night because of all the di"erent options and variety o"ered, and it can even be tastier than the normal food available.

Skutt is also a great place to go for fun activities.

“My favorite part about Skutt is the #replace area. !e CSU

Board puts on activities and performances with di"erent speakers, singers, and comedians all the time there, which is a great source of relaxation and stress-relief,”

Business freshman Jonathan Kreifels said. “Plus, the couches and stairs are a great place to meet up, get some homework done or just crash for a while. And when Nebraska decides to throw some crazy cold weather our way, nothing feels better than warming up by the roaring #replace.”

Whether you’re hungry, need a good place to study that isn’t deathly quiet but also isn’t as distracting as your dorms’ neutral zone, or if you want to participate in some great activities, then Skutt is the place for you. Stop by to see what they have in store for you today.

ELLEN HEALYScene Reporter

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L a s t spring, I wrote an Op-Ed, “Why ‘!e Dating Scene’ needs a male voice,” (shameless plug) suggesting, well you guessed it, why the Dating Scene needed a male voice.

I never would have thought I would get a chance to actually be a contributor to this storied column because I am one of the least quali"ed people to do so. I want to make that patently clear, I don’t have inside information or some sixth sense. In fact not even all of my "ve senses are that strong–I wear glasses. All I have is an X and a Y, instead of two X’s, and the opinion that the Scene Section could use a male perspective to run alongside, or in response to, Kassandra Hartley’s weekly column.

My assumption is female readership might want to know what guys are thinking in an e#ort to cut out all of the guess work. At the time I wrote my column last spring, April Payne, but now Hartley, are girls writing for girls about boys and relationships. Both Payne and Hartley were and are always spot on with their observations about relationships, but wouldn’t it make more sense to learn about guys and what guys are thinking from a guy every once in a while? So Hartley called me on it and it is time to put my money where my mouth is.

A$er the steady non-existent drum beat had abated, I considered Hartley’s “situation” for this week. You are hanging out with your signi"cant other when you notice that his or her phone vibrates and you innocently look over and see that the name lighting up is his or her ex. Now what?

!at’s a good question. You could break out that swim move from intramural football season and get past your signi"cant other and read the message. You could begin to question your signi"cant other “Zero Dark !irty” style. You could also not say anything, get up, walk out without any sort of explanation and then proceed to call things o# between the two of you.

Or, you could not make large sweeping

generalizations based on little to no information vilifying your signi"cant other with “how could she?” or “how could he?”

What you do instead seems to hinge on two factors.

First, how long have you and your signi"cant other been dating? If you two have been inseparable for a year or more, then there’s no reason to panic. Now if it has only been a few weeks, well, then you should still not panic. You have to trust your signi"cant other (another topic for another column). You may be calling me an idealist and thinking to yourself, “but there’s a history between these two.” Exactly, bringing me to my second point.

What is the history between these two? Are you the rebound a$er your

signi"cant other and his or her ex were in a committed long

term relationship? !en, you may have reason to be concerned. Does your signi"cant other and his or her

ex have a history of being on again, o# again?

If so, then I’m afraid you may be that special speed

bump in their relationship.However, it could be none

of that. Maybe your signi"cant other and his or her ex are still on good terms. Or the ex accidentally sent your signi"cant other a text message.

No matter what the history is between your signi"cant other and his or her ex, the bottom line is you can’t overreact. Call me crazy (because I’d call you crazy if you were to overreact), but open communication is key and every relationship is di#erent, but if it is something that bothers you, say something. Before you say it bothers you, think about why it is bothersome. Can you even make a good argument to yourself? !ere are many ways to broach the topic– you could even make light of the situation –but as Hartley and I agree, do not go on the attack and do not assume your signi"cant other did anything wrong.

For those of you reading this, I will concede that no relationship is the same - there are an in"nite number of variations and circumstances - but no matter what, in more cases than not, overreacting is the not the answer to this problem.

And for all of you with exes out there, my "nal piece of advice is for you – change your ex’s contact name in your phone and all of this could be avoided.

5 April 2013

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As you saw above I called Mr. Holland out on his column about the Dating Scene needing a male voice. I agree with most of what he says in handling the situations.

As Holland said, it is all about the history. If he or she has a history of going back and forth I would be concerned, but if they had a mutual breakup and are known as friends in public then there is no reason to be alarmed. If the ex has a history of breaking up all of the new relationships your signi"cant other has, then the bells and whistles should be going o# in your head.

Do not under any circumstance overreact. I completely agree with Holland and I beg you to please be somewhat casual about how you approach it. No one likes

someone coming in on the attack, especially without all of the facts "rst.

Typically girls jump to conclusions and over-think, that is common knowledge, but a$er an hour or so the levelheadedness comes back and logically analyzing it takes over. Do not under any circumstance listen to Taylor Swi$ music while thinking about the situation; she is not helpful.

Trust is an important thing and if you cannot trust a simple text message then you should take a long hard look at your relationship.

My "nal piece of advice for you is to tell your signi"cant other to take a life lesson from !e Lion King’s Timon and Pumbaa:

Pumbaa: “It’s times like this my buddy Timon here says: you got to put your behind in your past.”

Timon: “No, no, no. Amateur. Lie down before you hurt yourself. It’s ‘You got to put your past behind you.’”

And leave the ex and all of the drama behind.

EVAN HOLLANDOpinion Editor

“Ex” marks the spot : Two columnists duel

KASSAUNDRA HARTLEY

Scene Columnist

Rising Omaha music sceneMTV recently declared Omaha one of the

top 9 best up-and-coming cities in the world for music.

!e cities named are considered to be more o# the beaten path, located in countries ranging from Malaysia to Chile. Omaha, as the only city named in the United States, might come as a shock to some, but the history of Omaha’s music scene tells a di#erent story.

!e music scene in Omaha has not slowed down since its jazz clubs in the 1920s. During this time, the city quickly became a center for the music of jazz and blues. According to Livability’s list of the top 10 best cities for music, Omaha’s Dreamland Ballroom, built in 1923, was at the heart of the scene for around 40 years. Performances from artist such as Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong were showcased.

A lot of exciting new material pours out of Saddle Creek Records, an independent label that started in 1993 by Justin Oberst and Robb Nansel. !e record label has worked with Bright Eyes and Tokyo Police Club. Nansel also helped open the performance venue Slowdown, which is a place for both locals and those touring nationally.

“Omaha is an underrated city for the quality and array of music we get” said Arts & Sciences

junior Robert Wollschlager, “People can "nd a di#erent concert every week, ranging from some of the smaller groups at the Slowdown or Sokol to some big names that play at Century Link.””

Many names can be connected with the city as well. Terry Lewis was an Omaha native that reached stardom and is now assisting with producing for artists such as Rod Steward and Gwen Stefani.

In the summer, several festivals take place in the city, which include the Red Sky Festival, and the Riverfront Jazz and Blues Festival.

“I think it’s neat that a smaller city like Omaha is recognized for something like the music scene. I’ve been to a couple of concerts in Omaha and de"nitely think the music scene is growing,” said Arts & Sciences junior Anne Schwieterman.

RACHEL CAINScene Reporter

5 April 2013

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Quote of the Week“I should of blocked that shot tho. Lol” - Kevin Ware, injured Louisville sophomore guard, tweeted a!er the Elite Eight win over Duke.

More than just a game

Sunday provided arguably one of the most gruesome, yet inspiring, images in the 75 years of March Madness.

A!er University of Louisville sophomore guard Kevin Ware leaped up to block the 3-point shot of Duke University junior guard Tyler "ornton, he landed horri#cally wrong and broke his tibia essentially in half during the play. But as o!en as injuries occur in sports, this injury was somehow di$erent.

Almost immediately the entire Louisville team sat on the court and looked as if each and every player was going through the same pain Ware felt. Players couldn’t bring themselves to look at Ware and stare at the ghastly scene. "e entire arena #lled with the sounds of silence as fans of both schools understood what had just happened went beyond the basketball game at hand, and the hurt young man deserved everyone’s respect.

As passionate and intense as rivalries can get, especially when a Final Four berth is on line, the display of sportsmanship showed by each and every person is borderline astonishing. In a sports culture increasingly notorious for winning at all costs and taking every advantage possible, the display of respect toward Ware is certainly refreshing.

In sports, it isn’t exactly uncommon to try to use an injured opponent for quick bene#ts, whether it’s a soccer team playing some stall ball with a downed player, track runners continuing to race as someone falls or even football players receiving bounties for injuring certain players on the other team.

Duke easily could have been in a celebratory mood. "ey just knocked down a crucial three to pull the game within one point, and Louisville had just lost a key player and found themselves in a state of emotional trauma.

However, Duke rose above the easy path to take the high road, realizing Kevin Ware represented more than an opponent. He is also a friend, a teammate, a hard-working student who could no longer play for a championship due to circumstances outside of his control. Given the importance of the game, the display is even more commendable.

Outside of the players in the game, the general public also showed great togetherness and depth of character in handling the injury. On Twitter, #PrayforWare was trending for almost three hours a!er the injury, and the few shameless people who tried to parody the situation were quickly removed.

While Louisville would go on to win the game quite easily, citing Ware as their inspiration, his heroism is far from being the only admirable outcome from that Elite Eight game. I can only hope the same would happen if a similar situation occurred during a Creighton game, and that all our student-athletes would act in the same respectful and honorable way.

Sportsmanship isn’t dead and even the biggest stages o$er the subtle reminder that competition is there to drive people to become better, not only in the game at hand but in all aspects of life.

A!er the injury, Ware continues to show amazing strength and composure. According to ESPN, he said he knew he needed to remain calm for his team to keep focused and making sure to let those concerned about him know that he is #ne.

MICHAEL HOLDSWORTHOpinion Columnist

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Social media impact examined

As time passes and the amount of people on social media increases, there will be a signi#cant impact on how we live.

Due to being incapable of living without our technology, we will have to face the consequences of it. "e fact that everyone can be connected in some way or another is astounding, but when it comes to putting information out online for everyone to see, it is di%cult to forget.

Instances of hate, bullying, sexual harassment and hidden identities have been a

part of what people have experienced because people have forgotten the respect that should be given to others, even online.

"e atmosphere of judgment and criticism associated with photos that are shared and commented on on social network sites, and the double standard that applies to boys and girls is something that people need to be aware of.

If our society continues to allow this type of behavior and fails to teach people about what these types of actions can do, then we are allowing younger generations to be surrounded by negative behavior and messages that could ruin their lives.

By controlling their own online reputation they need to understand that they need to think about what they post or do online.

"e repercussions can be tremendous as can be seen through cases like the rape case in Steubenville, Ohio where two kids raped a girl and posted pictures and a video of it online. But it did not stop there, as the victim was cyber-bullied for what happened.

Social media is a very important and helpful part of keeping people connected, but

it can also contain information that can be harmful for people who do not use it carefully.

Social media plays a huge role in how people think and act because they can a$ect the way they see things and make it seem acceptable to do certain actions that would otherwise be inappropriate or disrespectful to others.

People usually just post whatever they want, thinking that it will not matter later. But in reality, it will stay online forever. Social media allows people to post information that most people would not want to know and should remain private to people who don’t even know them.

Social media platforms are places to interact with people, to create, to share information and ideas in virtual communities, but that does not mean it should not be taken seriously. Issues of unintended consequences are becoming more prominent as things are being used outside of their original purpose. Kids are learning how to operate technological devices at ages where they are able to become adept in them and are not taught how to handle what they say or do online. Just because kids are starting to engage with such media sites at younger ages does not mean they know everything about them. Not all of them understand what types of messages they could be sharing and how these messages could be making others feel.

Many of us have grown up in this age of technological advances, so it is a lot more common to see things online that are posted carelessly. For that reason, it is important to share the idea that we should act online the same way we would act if we were actually there in person.

EDITH VILLEGASOpinion Columnist

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Social media users need to be aware of the consequences of their interactions online.

“If our society continues to allow this type of behavior and fails to teach people about what these types of actions can do, then we are allowing younger generations to be surrounded by negative behavior and messages that could ruin their lives.”

5 April 2013

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Matt Bourgault, Sports Editorsports@creightonian.com

!e Creighton so"ball team completed a three-game sweep of the University of Northern Iowa Saturday with a 4-1 victory, propelling the Jays to the top of the Missouri Valley Conference leader board.

Creighton (19-9, 5-1 MVC) dropped UNI (13-19, 3-4 MVC) in a two-day a#air that had the Jays unexpectedly playing in front of their home crowd at the CU Sports Complex in Omaha. Original scheduling had the game set to be played in Cedar Falls, but due to poor weather and $eld conditions the game had to be relocated.

“I was pleased with how we played especially, since it was supposed to be their home game,” head coach Brent Vigness said.

“Last year we lost to them twice. !ey’re the defending league champs with the defending pitcher of the year so getting a series sweep from them is a good weekend for us.”

!e Jays opened up the series strong with a 4-0 win Friday a"ernoon followed by an 11-1 victory later in the day. Junior out$elder Ellen Homan lead the Jays in the $rst contest with two hits and an RBI, and freshman out$elder Kelsey Allender posted four RBIs in a good hitting performance by the Jays in the latter match.

Day two saw similar results for Creighton thanks in large part to a four-hit performance from sophomore in$elder Liz Dike o# of UNI’s Jamie Fisher.

“I know I had struggled the day before a little bit,” Dike said. “I just came in with an attacker mentality and thought positive.”

!e pitching of junior Becca Changstrom can also be attributed to the Jays’ recent success. Changstrom picked up her fourth consecutive victory Sunday and improved her record to 13-4 overall

“Becca threw well as she has been,” Vigness said.

Senior catcher Amy Baker recorded an RBI in Saturday’s match to bring her career total to 154, just three shy of tying the MVC record held since 1999.

“If I get [the record] and we don’t go to the championship or get a championship it means nothing because our team didn’t go anywhere,” Baker said. “A championship is more important.”

Creighton hopes to continue their success and quest for a championship when they take on in-state rival Nebraska Wednesday at the CU Sports Complex at 6pm.

“It’s a good rivalry.” Vigness said, “We’ll have our hands full, but we’re looking forward to the opportunity. If we play the way we did over the weekend we’ll certainly have a chance.”

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Tennis dominates HastingsA"er falling to the nationally ranked Drake

University Bulldogs in their conference opener Saturday, the Jays got back to their winning ways with a 7-0 victory over the Hastings College Broncos Tuesday night.

!e Jays improved to 7-5 overall with the win. !e Jays also improved to 5-1 at home this season.

Tuesday was the Jays $rst clean sweep of the season.

Senior Sean Mathison and freshman Brandon Lee started the night with an 8-3 victory at No. 2 doubles. Freshman Nick !ompson and senior Ryan Norman teamed up for an 8-5 triumph in No. 1 doubles, and freshmen August Nysted and Sam Wells paired up for an 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles.

Freshman Jack Fay made his Bluejay debut with an unblemished victory, 6-0, 6-0 in the No.

6 singles position. Fellow freshman Anthony Rauschenbach won in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 5 singles spot. Freshman Quinn Dippel defeated Leland Dexter 6-1, 6-0, giving the Jays the match victory. Norman defeated Seton Bachle 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, while Mathison defeated McKay Inman 6-4, 6-2 at No.1 singles.

A"er the Jays had sealed the victory, Lee completed the sweep with a three-set win in the No. 4 singles match. A"er winning his $rst set 6-4, Lee dropped his second set 4-6 but managed to come out on top in his third set 10-3.

!e Bluejays travel to Wichita Friday to match-up against the Wichita State Shockers.

“We’re just trying to compete well in conference play,” Rauschenbach said. “We’re trying to get a good doubles lineup that we feel con$dent in, and we’re still just tweaking our lineup so we can match up the best against the teams in our conference.”

ANTHONY ROBINSONSports Reporter

Bluejays beat KU Jayhawks

A"er winning two out of three games against the University of Nebraska at Omaha over the weekend, the Creighton baseball team continued their winning ways with a 6-4 win over the Kansas University Jayhawks.

!e Jays improved to 15-6 on the season with the win.

Kansas struck $rst on Tuesday evening, taking a 1-0 lead in the $rst inning. Junior out$elder Mike Gerber hit his third home run of the season for the Jays in the top of the second inning to spark a $ve-run inning to give the Jays a lead.

Creighton only recorded three hits in the inning but capitalized o# of stolen bases, walks and errors to jump out to a lead.

Both teams had strong pitching the rest of the way, but Kansas chipped away at the lead and entered the home half of the ninth inning down 6-3.

An early error in the inning by the Jays brought the Jayhawks within two.

Kansas then put two men on base and had the potential winning run come to the plate twice, but sophomore closer Jake Peter forced two %y outs to secure the win for the Bluejays.

!e Bluejays only managed six hits in the

game compared to the eight of the Jayhawks but also drew eight walks while only giving up three.

Sophomore catcher Kevin Lamb had two RBIs in the game, bringing in one o# of a bases loaded walk in the second inning and another o# of a single in the eighth.

!e Jays used seven di#erent pitchers on the way to victory on Tuesday with freshman Austin Groth earning his $rst win of the season.

“We don’t ask a lot of our pitchers to do too much, like to go out and pitch six, seven or eight innings,” head coach Ed Servais said. “But we do ask them to go out there o"en and try and get three or four outs ... We have seven freshmen in our top 12 pitchers, the most we’ve ever had during my time here. !ey’re starting to make some progress, and each and every time they’re out there they are getting more comfortable. We’re excited about the future of those young arms.”

!e Jays will try and continue their strong start as they begin their second MVC series of the season with three home games against the Bradley University Braves this weekend.

!e Braves are 11-13 on the season. !e $rst game of the series is on Friday evening at 6 p.m. at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.

AUSTIN SMITHSports Reporter

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OUT OF BOUNDS

Player hating grab bag

If you feel like you’ve already had your !ll of me complaining for the semester, you can stop reading right now. It’s time for another grab bag; welcome to the Player Hater’s Ball.

G a t h e r around, everyone, it’s time for me to honor those who have made me particularly upset over the past week or so. Here are our nominees:

Wichita State men’s basketball team: Never mind the fact that I had the Shockers bounced by Pittsburgh in the second round. "is Wichita State team has been specially designed to annoy Creighton fans. Allow me to be extra petulant for a moment. "is was supposed to be our year. Creighton University was set up to take the leap into national stardom.

We had the returning seniors. We had the All-American forward. Creighton’s schedule was such that they should have been favored in every game. But the Shockers had to ruin everything. For much of the Missouri Valley Conference season, it was Wichita State in !rst place. When the Jays reclaimed the MVC throne it looked like all was right in the world.

Creighton won the conference tournament. Creighton got a call up to the Big East. Creighton was given a No. 7 seed. "e glow was back in Omaha. "ings changed in the NCAA Tournament. Creighton went ice cold against Duke and not in the George Gervin way. Against Gonzaga, the Shockers started hitting threes like they were Mark Price at the charity stripe. Only Florida Gulf Coast prevented Wichita from being the darlings of the tournament. "ankfully, the country has rallied around the more talented Louisville Cardinals.

Backlash against CBS: Speaking of the Cardinals, I have to address the Kevin Ware injury. Because Mr. Ware went above and beyond the call of duty in getting himself injured on television, the rest of us have to live with the consequences. How am I supposed to be an e#ective intramural soccer player with the constant fear of all of my bones trying to escape my body? Now every ache and pain could be a stress fracture ready to explode. I’m not saying that Ware was a glory boy just trying to get more Twitter followers, but I am saying he needs to think about the rest of us before he hurts himself again.

My gripe is not with Kevin Ware, though. I do have a problem with everyone bashing CBS’ coverage of the injury. "ere were very few people who caught it when it happened. "e camera, and most eyeballs, followed the $ight path of the ball instead of the defender challenging the shot. Heck, Jim Nantz had no idea Ware was down until Clark Kellogg said something. With the looks of horror on the court, CBS had to show what happened because it was news. "ey showed both angles of the play, and then it was gone. I thought it was handled tactfully.

If you don’t want to go looking for the injury, that’s !ne. "ere shouldn’t, however, be some sort of moral high ground for not watching it. "e injury is one of the major news stories of the tournament. People need to see what happened if it’s going to be talked about. Trust me, you are going to feel better about watching the injury video when ESPN makes you sit through a 10-minute Tom Rinaldi piece on Ware’s recovery. He probably won’t even be playing basketball by then either. I really don’t want to hear about how Ware lost his scholarship and started a rival cream pu# shop next to Brian Zoubek’s.

I’d like to add Kobe to this list, but he actually had a good game last night. What a jerkface. I hate you, Kobe.

Wrapping up roundball

TEKA BUNDY/THE CREIGHTONIANAll-American junior forward Doug McDermott led the men’s team to the third round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.

It is all over. A%er more than 30 games and four-and-a-half months, the basketball season at Creighton has o&cially come to a close. "e o#season has already begun, and the wait is going to be even more painful than normal for Jays fans.

Because this isn’t the way it was supposed to end.

Head coach Greg McDermott said before the season started that a Sweet 16 appearance was the men’s team’s goal.

A%er successfully navigating the regular season and making it past the University of Cincinnati in the second roundof the NCAA Tournament, all that stood in their way were the Duke University Blue Devils. What promised to be a high-scoring game between two great o#ensive teams turned out to be anything but.

"e tone was set right from the opening tip, but not by the players. Instead, the game turned into the ref show. Neither team was able to establish rhythm with the game stopping every time down the court. In total, 56 fouls were called, which averages out to a whistle every 43 seconds.

But even worse than was the complete inability by Creighton to hit an open shot. "is was the best shooting team in the country. "is was the most e&cient o#ense in the country. "is was the team that featured arguably the best scorer in the country and plenty of shooters around him.

"is was the team that shot 16-53 from the !eld and 2-19 from deep in the 66-50 loss to Duke.

"e Jays, who struggled defensively during the season, put forth one of their best defensive performances of the year against the most talented team they played ... and still lost. "e Jays had every opportunity to accomplish their goal and advance to the Sweet 16, but the ball simply refused to go in the basket.

One gigantic opportunity lost. However, the bitter end does not cancel out what was a tremendously successful season.

"e Jays went 28-8 overall, racking up MVC regular season and tournament titles along the way. Five of those wins came against NCAA Tournament teams including two against the Wichita State University Shockers, who are in the Final Four this year. "e Jays won a game in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

Creighton !nished the regular season !rst in the country in !eld goal percentage and 3-point percentage and fourth in assists.

Junior forward Doug McDermott !nished third in the country in scoring at 23.2 points per game while shooting 54.8 percent from the !eld and 49 percent from 3-point range. He broke the single-season and career records for points at Creighton. He was named MVC Player of the Year for the second straight year and was named a !rst team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the Associated Press, among others, and is a !nalist for the National Player of the Year.

Senior center Gregory Echenique !nished the regular season third in the country in !eld goal percentage at 65.8 percent, and eclipsed 1000 career points at Creighton in just two-and-a-half seasons. Echenique was named to the MVC All-Defensive team for the third straight year as well as the Honorable Mention All-MVC team, and has been selected to play in the 2013 NABC Division I College All-Star Game.

Senior guard Grant Gibbs led the MVC in assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio, was named to the Honorable Mention All-MVC team and !nished third on the team in scoring.

Junior forward Ethan Wragge was named MVC Sixth Man of the Year while sophomore point guard Austin Chatman was named to the MVC Most-Improved team.

But the men aren’t the only ones who had a great season.

"e women’s team !nished with a record of 26-8 and tied for !rst in the MVC regular season. "e Jays were knocked o# in the MVC Tournament, but a strong nonconference slate in addition to the work they did in the

Valley earned the Jays an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

A%er making the Dance last season and falling in the !rst round on a buzzer-beating layup, the Jays knocked o# the higher seeded Syracuse University Orange for their !rst tournament win since 1994.

"e Jays fell in Knoxville in the next round to the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers to end their season.

Creighton !nished with 302 made 3-pointers on the season, setting a school record and coming three treys short of the MVC record.

Guard Marissa Janning led the Jays in scoring at 13.3 points per game as a true freshman and !nished second in the MVC in 3-pointers. She was named to the All-MVC !rst team and also became the !rst Bluejay to be named the MVC Freshman of the Year.

Junior forward Sarah Nelson !nished !rst on the team in rebounding at 7.8 per game and blocks with 47 and second on the team in scoring at 11.7 per game and assists with 105. She led the Valley in !eld goal percentage at 50.3 percent and joined Janning on the All-MVC First team.

Junior guard Carli Tritz, who was named MVC preseason player of the year a%er a strong sophomore campaign, overcame signi!cant knee problems to play in all 34 games and lead the Jays in assists with 122 and steals with 52.

Five-foot-six senior guard Ally Jensen !nished second on the team in made 3-pointers with 72 and third on the team in rebounding at 4.2 per game.

Creighton University’s success on and o# the court this year and throughout the school’s history did not go unnoticed. On March 20, Creighton announced that it had joined the Big East Conference. Creighton can no longer be called a mid-major.

Although both the men’s and women’s basketball teams’ seasons ended with a loss, that cannot undo all the success they had throughout the year. "e future on the court is bright for the Creighton Bluejays. Very bright indeed.

JACOB PADILLAAssistant Sports Editor