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Withrumorscirclingaroundaboutthenewlibraryrenovation,itseemslikepeoplearejustcatchingupontheirBiologyhomework. Is Saint Xavier Universityplanning on renovating, orreconstructing,ormakingawholenew building for the biologicalsciences?Ifso,whichoneisit? Inordertogettherealstorybehind all these ideas, only onepersoncangiveittousstraight. When asked to clear thingsupforus,PresidentChristineM.Wisemanstatesthattheplanningoftherenovationshasbeengoingonforquitesometime. “We worked over severalmonthswith deans, departmentchairs,sciencefacultyandstudentsto create plans that wouldmeettheir long-term and short-termneeds. Ourplan, therefore, is tobuildnewsciencefacilitiesandtorenovatetheexistingsciencelabsasfundsbecomeavailable.” This idea resulted frompersonal interviews and focusgroups that took place last year

thatinvolvedaround200campusleaders that consistedof trustees,staff,faculty,students,andalumni. Fromthesepersonalinterviewsandfocusgroups,Wisemanreportsthattherenovationswereofgreatimporance. “Thesciencefacilitiesemergedasthetopprioritythatdemandedourattention.” Wiseman continues, “TheBoard of Trustees has made acommitmenttoacapitalcampaignto improve our science facilities,raise scholarship funds and tootherwiseenhancethecampusinordertoservethenextgenerationofSaintXavierstudents.” WhatexactlyshouldstudentsatSXUexpect?Wisemanmentionsthat“Ourplanistoaddastate-of-the-artsciencefacilityoverthenextseveralyearsaspartofthecampus.” With these plans currentlybeingpursued,PresidentWisemanexplains the impract that therenovationswillhaveontheentireSXUcommunity,bothpresentandpastmembers. “What is needed in orderto realize that plan is a strongresponsefromalumniandfriends

of theUniversitywho appreciatetheextraordinaryimpactthattheirSaintXaviereducationhashadontheir lives, and are committed togivinggenerouslysothatthenextgenerationofSaintXavierstudentscan access the very best learningopportunities and environment,”shestated. Whatisbeingdoneaboutthisnow?PresidentWisemanexpressesthattheplansfortherenovationsofthesciencewingwehavetoday,aswellas theconstructionof thescience buildingwe hope to seeare ahighpriority and are beingpursued. “The trustees and I arecommittedtoraisingfundstomeetthiscriticalneed. Right now, we are in theLeadership Phase of a capitalcampaigndesigned toraise fundsfor this and other institutionalneeds. A steering committeehas been constituted andmeetsmonthly, a national steeringcommitteeisengaged,andweareactivelyseekingpeople(alumsanddonorsfrommanyareas)tomakean investment in Saint Xavier’sfuture,”pronouncesWiseman.

Nermeen ShaabnehSenior News Editor

Renovations to Science Wing to Come

Safetyhasbeenagrowingconcernattheuniversitylately. The Xavierite

ThesciencewingatSXU. The Xavierite

Sa fet y a t Sa int Xav ie rUniversityhasbecomeagrowingconcern. The most recent concernwith campus safetywas raisedbyanemailsenttothestudentbodylastweek,recountinganeventthatoccurredontheeveningofJanuary28,around8:45pm. The email reported that anunknown male approached agraduate student in the nursingwing parking lot at this time,attempting to take her backpackwithforce.Thegraduatestudent,engaginginself-defense,kneedtheman andwas able to drive awaywithoutbeinghurt. This incident followed therecent reports of safety concernsregarding the previously-ownedSXU apartments at the ParksideVi l lage and the Komenskyapartments. In an interview, ChristineM.Wiseman, President of SaintXavierUniversity, described thesafetymeasures being taken atSXU. “I met with John Pelrine,VicePresidentofStudentAffairs,

towhomPublicSafetyreports. IalsometwithJackTouhy,ChiefofPoliceforCampusSafety,andaskedthemtoprovidemewithareportforourabilitytomeetandaddressthe current spectrum of safety

concerns,”Wisemanexplained. Inthemeeting,Wisemanwasinformedthat theentireCampusPoliceForcehasbecomeapartofStudentAffairs,whichshebelieveswillbenefitthesafetyofeveryone

oftheSXUcommunity. “Theyknowthestudents,thestudentsknowthem,andtheyareapartofthiscampuscommunity,”shestated. President Wiseman also

described the personal actionthatChiefPoliceTouhyhasbeentakingtoensurethesafestpossibleconditionsatSXU. “OfficerTouhytellsmethat,sincehisarrivalhereinJuly,hehasbeen evaluating our equipmentbecause the l ist ing was notcurrent,[including]ourcomputerequipment, our sur veillanceequipment,andotherequipment.He alsohas beendoing buildingsurveys,unitbyunit,toassesstheavailability of safety equipmentand safetymeasures into each ofthosebuildings,andtheyareintheprocessofcompletion. He will be producing aone, three, and five-year plan ofupgrades. This will encompassother departments across theuniversity. They are looking atingress, egress, locks, cameras,swipe access, and ahostofotherissues.” Accordingtothecampusnewspoll,themajorityofstudentspolledidentifiedthattheyfeelsafeatSXU. When asked about herpersonal opinion regarding theuniversity’s security, PresidentWiseman stated that she was

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World BitsVatican City, Vatican City – As of Feb. 10, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI has announced he will be stepping down from the papacy at the end of this month. He states that is from poor health. He will be the first pope to resign since the 1400s. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304)

Sabarmati, India – A recent plan to escape a jailhouse in India has been found out by the Indian authorities. According to sources, the route was 18 feet long (5.4m). Officials state that it “may have been dug with dinner plates and food”. More information is to follow. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-in-dia-21408228)

Panama City, Panama – A Colombian drug lord has been caught in Panama City this last week. His name has not been given yet, but the man is going by the name Pichi. This arrest was made for the murdering of nine people in December. Colom-bia is presently working with the Panama authori-ties on this case. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-ameri-ca-21405849)

ItisnoteverydaythatwegettomeetorlearnaboutthepeoplebehindthecurtainswhenitcomestoSaintXavierUniversity’ssupportstructure. Thisyear,theHenryBrothersCompany,aconstructioncompany,willbereceivingtheShieldofSaintXavierAward, thehighest honorgivenhereatSaintXavier. G i v e n a t t h e a nnu a lPresident’s ScholarshipBall, theHenryBrothersCompanywillbehonoredwiththeShieldofSaintXavierAwardfortheiroutstandingsupportandservicetoSaintXavier

University. PresidentChristineWisemanstated “The Henry BrothersCompany is really a constructioncompany that has been involvedin building this campus andsupporting this enterprise, formanyyears.Since1990ithasbeenadinnersponsorinourscholarshipball.Theyhavebeenveryinvolvedin the evolving enterprise that isthiscampus.” WhenaskedabouttheShielditself,andthesignificanceitholdshere at Saint Xavier,Wisemanexplained, “The shield of SaintXavieristhehighestawardthatwe

Nermeen ShaabnehNews Editor

Henry Bros Company Earns Shield Award

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COUGAR WEEKEND EVENTSThursday, February 147:00 p.m.Bible StudyMercy Ministry Center

Sponsored by: University Ministry

Friday, February 15 2:00 p.m.Strong Interest InventoryPre-registration is required, at least two days in advance. Contact Jean Riordan at rior-dan@sxu.edu to register.Career Services (modular behind Pacelli)Sponsored by: Career Services

Friday, February 15 Trip to Broadview Detention

Center prayer vigil for immi-grants

Friday at 6:10am (returns before 9am classes)

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Friday, February 15 8:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.Valentine’s DanceButler Reception Room

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Sunday, February 17 8:00 p.m. (Choir practice at 6:30pm) Sunday Student Mass

and Social(following Student Mass)Consider a Year of Service with Mercy Volunteer Corps:Visit with Alums of SXU and the MVCMcDonough ChapelSponsored by: University Ministry

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Francis Cardinal GeorgewillcapoffaweekatSaintXavierUniversity commemorating the50th anniversary of the SecondVaticanCouncil. TheCardinalwilldeliverhisaddress entitled “Vatican II anditsConsequences, Intended andOtherwise”onFriday,March1at6:30p.m.intheButlerReceptionRoom. Inthedaysleadinguptothisevent,theOfficeforUniversityMinistr y, together with theDepartment ofReligious Studiesand the Sister Josetta Butler,R.S.M. Fund, will be hosting anumberofevents. An art exhibit featuring theSecondVaticanCouncil-themedworks of FranklinMcMahononMonday,February25will launchthecommemoration.TuesdaywillfeatureaVaticanIItriviagameinthestudentdiner.OnWednesday,a traditional “TridentineMass,”completely in Latin, will beheld inMcDonoughChapel atnoon.Dr. EdwardHahnenberg,anotable theologian,will deliver

an address onThursday evening.Finally, on Friday, a noonMassandLatinBenedictionwillprecedetheCardinal’s address later thatevening. Studentsattendinganyoftheweek’seventswillbeenteredintoadrawing towintwoon-the-fieldticketstoBonJovi’s“BecauseWeCanTour”concertatSoldierFieldinJuly. G r a z i ano Ma rch e s ch i ,ExecutiveDirector forUniversityMinistry,hopesthattheVaticanIIcommemorationwillhelpstudentsunderstand what he calls “thesinglemost important religiouseventofthe20thcentury.” TheSecondVaticanCounciltookplacebetween1962and1965to address a number of issuesinvolving the Roman CatholicChurch and themodernworld.Itendedupmakinganumberofdramaticchangesregardingchurchpractice. MarcheschidiscussedwhathefeltwerethethreemostsignificantchangesthattheCouncilbrought. The first, he said, was thatVaticanIIdecidedthatallpeople“are called to holiness through

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Asthelibraryfinallybeginsits first floor renovations, itwasannouncedthattheMSAPrayerRoomwouldalsoberelocated. The prayer roomwas firstgiventotheMSAalittlelessthanayearago.Theywereexcitedtoreceive the room,whichhadbecarpetedandpaintedfortheiruse,andthoughtatthetimethattheyhad finally found a permanenthomeontheSXUcampus. This changed a fewweeksagowhen theMSA received anemailexplaining that the libraryrenovations were causing theschool to relocate theMSAtoanewprayerroom. Renovations to the libraryarepaid forbya grantprovided

be the state of Illinois. Moneyfrom the grant hasmore-or-lessbeenreceivedbytheschoolintwobatches.Thefirstportionofgrantmoneywasreceivedafewyearsagoandpaidfortherenovationofthesecond floor of the library intowhatitistoday. WhentheschoolestablishedtheprayerroomfortheMSA,theyhadnocluewhentherestof themoneywould arrive to fund therenovationofthefirstfloor. Eileen Doherty, the Deanof Students, was informed thatthemoneyhad finallyarrived forrenovationstoproceedafewweeksagoandcontactedtheMSAaboutthe fact that renovations wouldrequirea relocationof theprayerroom. Being used to beingmovedfromtemporaryroomtotemporary

room, the MSA was initiallyworried but hopeful about theprospective of being relocatedonceagain. “MSA ishopeful ingettinga better space, yet it must bea permanent one before ourcurrentoneistaken,”saidAhlamShaabneh,Co-President of theMSA. The school is planning onmakingapermanentnewprayerroomfortheMSA “Anewpermanentlocationisbeingidentified,”saidDoherty,“In the transitional period, theMSAwill be given a temporaryprayer room in L209 for theirFridayprayer.” TheUniversityhopestohaveapermanentprayerroomreadiedbythefallsemester.

Joshua HumphryNews Correspondent

MSA to Relocate Prayer Room

whatever vocation God givesthem.”No longer did thepriestsandotherclergyhaveamonopolyonbeing“holy.” Hesaidasecondmajorchangewas the shift from the universalLatinMasstothevernacularMass,inwhicheveryonecouldcelebrateinhisorherownlanguage.“TheLiturgyhasbecomemoreaccessibletothepeople.” Finally,hecitedtheCatholicChurch’s “openness to otherfaiths”asathirdresultofVaticanII. Irrespective of religion, “Thesalvation of Christ was madeuniversally to all people of goodwill,”saidMarcheschi. When asked whether theCatholic Church is once againapproachingaturningpointrightnow in the world,Marcheschimaintainedthatintermsofdogmaand practice, theChurch is notabouttochange.Hedoesbelieve,however,thattheroleofthelaityis rapidly transforming. As thenumber of clergy is decreasing,the role of ordinaryCatholics isincreasing. “I think that iswherethefutureisgoing,”hebelieves. Campus News Poll

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In light of recent safety breeches, do you feel safe at SXU?

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confidentintheschool’ssafety. “I feel safe on this campus.I am here at the same hours asmanyofourstudentsandcampuspersonal. The reality is, you cannotprotect against every single issuethatmight arise.As issues arise,people createnewmeasures. It’s

almost impossible to anticipateand protect against every singleconceivablehazard.” Shecontinued,“Ithinkthatweareassafeasmosteducationalinstitutionsofournature.Thereis always a dichotomy betweenrunning anopen andwelcomingcampus environment that doesnotcreateunnecessarysuspicionsaboutpeopleandmakingsurethat

ourpeoplehere,andeveryoneinthiscommunityissafe. That’s really a balancing ofneeds, theneedsofourstudents,ofourcommunities,andthesafetyissues,butweareprepared,andwehavedonelotsofriskassessment.Wehavecampusmeasuresalreadyplaced- emergencymeasures andsecuritymeasures.”

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bestow annually on outstandingpeople, who are nominated bymembers of our community andchosen by our board of trustees.Theyarehonoredfortheirsupportof our mission of academicexcellenceandsocialconcern,andfor a demonstrated commitmentover time to the values that weespouse and we pass on to ourstudents” The criteria, asWisemanwent on to say, are “general andbroad-base. TheHenryBrothersCompany is now involved as theNewGeneralContractorsforourupcomingLibraryrenovations.Wiseman began, “We are a 166yearoldinstitution,wehavealwaysbelievedinthepowerofeducation

toreallycreateopportunitiesforthenextgenerationofstudentsandinsomanywaystheyhavesupportedthat.Theyhave been involved assomeofthemostethicalbusinesspeople I know inmeeting ourconstructionneedsandsupportingourscholarshipefforts.TheywereoneofthefirstpeopletopurchaseadinnerwiththePresident,andtheydidittwoyearsrunning.”Wisemanfinished. The founders of theHenryBrothersCompany (Robert andPatrickHenry) began this ethicalandsupportingfoundationwhichis responsible for the buildingofmanychurches,schools,rectories,convents, and other religiousestablishments. Wiseman explained that itis key tomake sure that students

meetthesupportstructurethatisresponsiblethegreatchangesthathappenatSaintXavierUniversity,butalsoforthosewhoprovidethatstructure tomeet the students.Studentshelpwaittablesasservers,but get tomeet all the peoplebehind the curtains that supportourUniversity. In closing,Wiseman statesthatsheisexcitedandhappythattheHenryBrothersCompanyarereceiving the award, as theywereone of the first people shemetwhenshecametoSaintXavier. The Shield of Saint XavierAwardwillbegivenattheannualScholarshipBallonApril6thattheHiltonChicago,720S.MichiganAvenue.

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Making a Safer SXU

A recent set of incidentson campus have inspired “TheXavierite”toquestionthesafetyofSt.Xavier’scampus. Lastweekitwasreportedthatarobbery/muggingwasattemptedneartheschoolofthenursingwingoftheWardeAcademicCenter. Theassailantwasclassifiedasa30year-oldwhitemale.Hewasreportedasbeingapproximatelysixfeetinheight. The young woman whoreportedtheincidentwasthrownupagainsthercarinanapparentattempt to steal her backpack.Luckily,thegirlwasabletokneetheassailantandwasabletogetaway. “The Xavierite” was alsostruck close to home when anunidentifiedmale came into ourheadquartersandtookacellphone.Also, luckily, the phone wasrecovered. Apar tments of f campuswere also peltedwith aBB gun.In an email sent to studentsand faculty, regarding the firstmentioned incident, certain tipswerementioned by Public Safetyfor students to keep inmind formaximumsafety. Thesetipsinclude:“Awarenessof your surroundings is a criticalkey to crime prevention. Avoidunlitareas,travelingroupswhenpossible, don’twear headphonesor become engrossed in yourtelephone or electronic devices.P l ea se immedia te l y repor tsuspicious activity or persons tothePublicSafetyDepartment.” These are great suggestions.Butwe at “TheXavierite”wouldperhapsliketostressatipthatisnotdissimilar to one of the previoussuggestionsmade. There isdefinite strength innumbers.We are a communityhere at Saint XavierUniversity;weshouldbeinclinedtolookoutforoneanother,whichiswhywewouldfirstliketostressthatifyouknowanythingabouttheincidentsmentioned before please contactPublicSafetyandtellthemallyouknow. Butthebestwaytofightoffthosewhowouldwish to do usharmisbybeingvigilantateveryturnandhavingconstantawarenessofoursurroundings. Thisisnotanendorsementofparanoia.IntheimmortalwordsofEdwardR.Murrow:“Weshallnotwalkinfear,oneofanother.”Buttherearethosewhoseinterestsare

not inclined towards the natureofmankind’sbetterhalf,andwemustremembertobemindfulofthose in our surroundings andimproveourenvironmentinbothamoralsense,butalsoaphysicalone. Studentsshouldbemindfultostay inwell-litareas,butthereareplacesoncampuswherewell-litisnottherealisticcondition. Thisistosay,thataroundtheareaofthenursingwing,itcouldbelighter.Portablesecuritylightscan be set up; they are a cheapandeasywaytoensurethesafetyofstudents. Another concern that “TheXavierite” staff has in regardto safety is the amount of non-studentsandnon-facultyallowedintotheschool,be it fortheuseofourlibraryorcafeteria. The service that this schoolprovides to the community bymakingitslibraryandfoodserviceavailable is admirable.But therehastobesomewaytocheckwhoisenteringintotheschool,signingorswipinginperhaps. The dorms of SXU are allprotected by the necessity ofswiping in, why not apply thesameconcepttothebuildingthatreceivesthemosttrafficfromthosewho arenotmembers of the St.Xavierstudentbodyorstaff? Certain schools make anefforttosupplystudentswithitemslikerapewhistlesorpepperspray. “The Xavier i te” i s notinsisting that the school shouldmakeaconsciousefforttosupplyand(perhapsunnecessarily)scarestudentswith rapewhistles andpepper spray, but these itemsshould be made available forstudents who want the extraprotection for themselves.Thereisnothingwrongwithwantingtobesafe. Attheendoftheday,Chiefof Public Safety JackTouhy putit best saying, “we don’t live ina bubble.” Therewill always berisks,and100%safetycanneverbeguaranteed.Tosomeextent,eachindividualmusttakeresponsibilityforhisorherownsafety.” To ensure the maximumsafety, St. Xavier Universitystudentsmustbevigilantoftheirsurroundings,bemindfulofthosewhocomeintotheirenvironment,andperhapstheschoolshouldbeencouraged to supply studentswhodonotfeelsafewithmeanstomakethemselvesfeelsafe.

The Importance of Film Preservation Part 2

Lastweek,Iwroteatragedy:thefactthattherearenocompleterestorations of the original “StarWars”filmsandthefactthattheymight have been permanentlyaltered when being dubiouslyremastered. I b e g a n a n e m a i lcorrespondencewithSaintXavierUniversity’sRobertMaryMurphyStumplibrarydirectorMarkVargasonthesubjectoffilmpreservation. Mr. Va r g a s i s l a r g e l yresponsible for the large filmcollectionthatSXUhasamassed;it’s certainly a collection to beproudof.Vargasisonethatstandsbehindtherestorationoffilm. Mr.Vargaswrotetome:“Greatfilms from all eras and locales,especiallyforeignproductions,areoftenforgotten,exceptbydevotees.Yetwholenewaudiencesarefoundwhen companies like Kino orCriterionrestoreandmakethemmoreaccessible.” Kino andCriterion are twofilmrestorationcompaniesthatarededicatedtoreleasingolderfilms,classics and obscurities alike, forhomeviewinginthehighestqualitypossible. Mr. Vargas provided anexample of several films that thelibrarywouldotherwisenotbeabletoboastifitwasnotaidedbysuchrestorers–theDVDcallnumbersarelistedincaseyouareinterestedinthesefilms:“EricRohmer’sSixMoralTaleswereinaccessibleuntilCriterion restored and rereleasedthemin2006. Oneofmyfavoritefilmsishis‘LaboulangeÌredeMonceau’(‘TheBakeryGirlofMonceau’)whichisoneoftheTales;it’sshort,brilliant,and available only because of itsrestoration (LibraryDVD1788).Ayearago,theLibrarysponsoreda viewing inMcGuire Hall of‘Metropolis’, the 1927 sciencefictionmasterpiece fully restoredin2010(LibraryDVD4988).Thatwasfun.” When I approached Mr.Vargas about the subject ofmycolumn lastweek,we seemed tobeonthesamepageaboutGeorge

Lucas and the alterationsmadeto perhaps cinema’smost classictrilogy. “Adirector has the right tomake any alterations theywant,”Mr. Vargas commented, “but arealfanofafilmwillwanttoseethe various versions.” Lastweek,I agreed to this statement.Therecanbedifferentversionsofafilm.TerryGilliam’s “Brazil”has threedifferent variations and all areavailableforpurchase. Ridley Scott also falls intoa category similar to that ofGeorge Lucas, in that hemadeconsiderablealterationstohissci-fimasterpiece“BladeRunner”.ButwhereLucasfilmLimitedrefusestorestore and re-release theoriginaltrilogy,Scottandcompanyreleasedafive-discbehemothofaboxsetof“BladeRunner” containing threedifferentcutsofthefilm. The se inc lude : R id l e yScott’s“FinalCut”orre-mastereddirector’scut,hisoriginal1982UStheatricalcutofthefilm,the1982international version of the filmandthe1992director’scutofthefilm. Scott even takes it one stepfurtherby includingaworkprint,ortheversionaneditorwouldusetocutthefilm,printsoaudiencescanseethefilminitsearlieststages. According to For YourEntertainment’s (FYE) website,www.fye.com,the“BladeRunner”five-disc set canbepurchasedonDVDforamere$39.99–thoughwhen I checked theywereout ofstock.I’msurefansoftheoriginal“StarWars”trilogywouldbemorethanhappy to pay somewhere inthat neighborhood for each filmin the trilogy if themovieswereproperlyrestored. Director’scutssuchasScott’s“BladeRunner”areasortofmixedblessing for cinema fans. In oneregard, they’re a great excuse tobringuppictureandsoundqualityon oldmovies and to properlyrestorefilmsfornewgenerations. Ontheotherhand,director’scutscanforcetheoriginalfilmstobecomemuchhardertofind.TakeWilliamFriedkin’s“TheExorcist”for an example.This horror filmclassicwas received the infamousXratingincertainpartsofEuropeandwasbannedfrombeingshownor sold inmost of theUnitedKingdomforthegreaterpartofthismovie’sexistence.

Eventually,ascultureschangedandadapted,thefilmbecamemoreaccessibleand thebanwas lifted.ThenWarner Brothers releasedthedirector’scutor“TheVersionYouHaven’tSeen”,asit’sknown,in2000with11minutestrimmedfromtheoriginalversion.

Quiteafewoftheextrascenesarecreepy and addmore tension toalreadytensefilm.Theproblemistheendingisslightlyspoiledwithan addeddialoguenear the end.The pacing becomes disjointedandtheoveralleffectoftheendingbecauseabitboggeddown. Or ig ina l cu t s o f “ TheExorcist” arehard to findaswell(although the SXU library hascopies).ChancesareifyougointoBestBuyorTarget,theversionyouaregoing to find is thedirector’scut. I’m not upset withWarnerBrothersorLucasfilmforwantingtore-releaseclassicfilmswithaddedtouchesandeffects.It’saneffectiveway to grab anewaudience (andmakeafewbuckswhilethey’reatit).But it’s thetotaldisregardforfans of the original cuts of thesemoviesthatmakesmeupset. By now, many of you areprobably wonderingwhy I’m soupset;Iwasn’taroundinthe1970sand1980swhenmostofthesefilmsarereleased,sowhyshouldIcare,right?Wrong.Ifallintoaseparatecategory of people who believethatfilmimpactsourcultureandwillremainasartifactstohowthepeopleonthisplanetfeltatagiventime. Film is a way of keepinghistoricalrecord.Itisavisualfossilleftforgenerationsthatwillcomeafter us, preserving the attitudesand raw emotions of thosewholivedalongtimeago,inplacesfar,faraway. If you are interested in filmor filmhistory, you shouldbe asenraged about alterations anddestructionof art;we all should.Ifyou’relookingforagreatplacetostart learning,theSXUlibraryisit.ThereareDVDsthatstretchbacktotheearlydaysoffilmonalllevels of obscurity tomainstreamclassicsandcheckouttheCriterionCollectiononlineorlookforDVDsinstores(no,Iwasnotpaidtosaythat).

Crusader of Sanity

Brian LaughranViewpoints Correspondent

Harrison Ford blasting himself and audiences away in his performance in Blade Runner and Star Wars. sources: attheback.com enragedgeeks.com

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Bridget GoedkeViewpoints Correspondent

Everyonehasheardthephrase“a picture is worth a thousandwords”.WithsocialnetworkslikeFacebook,Twitter,Instagram,andSnapchatthatareeasyforeveryoneto use and send your photos inwell….asnap,thatsayingismorerelevant now than ever. Sincesmartphones have sky rocketedto popularity, almost everyone(especially young people) has acamerawithhimorhereverywheretheygo,makingeveryoneseemlikeaphotographer. Gone are the days of letterwriting and landline calls, withbillionsofactiveusers,peopleareliterally documenting their livesvia pictures posted on today’spopular social networks. As acollege student, and a frequentparticipant in this online photo-sharing craze, I began to ponderthese questions… how does thisgeneration’sobsessionwithphotosharing effect the lives and selfimageofyoungpeopleworldwide?Ifpostingandviewingphotosisaseasyasaclickofamouse,howsafeisitreally? Thereisnodoubtthatquickandeasyphotosharinghasmanybenefits.Nooneleavesthehousewithouttheirphonenowadaysandluckily, our cameras come along

too. Somore once in a lifetimemoments are being capture. In asense,everyoneisabletoreportthenews. Likewise, sharingphotos viathe worldwideweb allows us toshare our lives with people thatarehundredsofmilesawayorevenacross the globe.Now, not onlycanyoucallyourparentsandtellthemaboutyournewfriendsandexperiences in college, you canshowthem.Youcertainlycan’tputapriceontheamountofmemoriesandspecialmomentsthatarebeingcaptured and shared and onlinephotosharinghasthatmadethatpossible. However, the photo sharingfeatures on social networks havealso had quite a negative effectontoday’syouth.It isacommonpractice amongst young peopletodesigntheirlivesonFacebook,Twitter and Instagram.One ofthebestandworstqualitiesaboutsocial networks is that you canchoosewhatyoupost.So,wecandisplayourlivesinanywaywewant.Peopleoftenselectandedit theirpictures tomaketheir lifeappearmore glamorous than it actuallyis.Teens especiallywant to seemlike theywear theywear the bestclothes,gotothebestpartiesandhave themost friends. In turn,socialnetworkingandthepictureswepostbecomeawaytocompareourselvestoourpeers. Inanarticlewrittenbyateengirl for theHuffingtonPost, shestates“Peoplebecomeaddictedto

thehigh they getwhen someoneacknowledges them on thesewebsites. Social media quicklyevolvestobeapopularitycontest,wherethelosersarepunishedwithself-doubtandaconstantreminderoftheirfailure.” As a result, the confidenceofmany young Facebook usersdecreases dramatically. As thecommon saying describes, wecompareour“behindthescenes”to everyone else’s “highlightreel”. Teens are thinking aboutthemselvesinanegativelightandcomparingthatself-imagetotheirpeer’smostglamorous(andoftenfabricated)moments.The resultscanbedevastatinganddifficulttoescape. NotonlycanInternetphotosharing kill your confidence; itcan also be dangerous. Postingphotosonlinecanbeanagentofdeception,aconceptbroughtintothespotlightbythenew,hitshowCatfish whichairson MTV, wherenormal, everyday people form aclose relationshipwith someonetheyhaveonlymetonFacebook,onlytorealizethepersontheyhavebeenchattingwithdoesnotmatchthepictureontheirprofile.Thesepeople,andeventhepopularNotreDame Football starManti Te’o,essentiallyfellinlovewithapersonthatdoesnotexist. Unfortunately, the numberof cases of people’s Facebookphotos being stolen and usedfor other purposes has increaseddramat ica l l y. According to

KimberlyPalmer inanarticle forusnews.com, amother inFloridadiscovered that a photo she hadposted of her five year-old onFacebookwas taken andused tocreate a newprofilewithout herknowledge. Thedrasticincreaseinpeopleposting photos from mobiledevices, like smartphones, hasintroduced anewdanger. Thesedevices,andmanyothers,containGPStechnology.Asaresult,photosposted from these devices oftencontaintagsthatrevealthelocationofthedevice,andthus,thelocationoftheperson.Soanyonethatviewsyourphoto,knowswhereyouare. In addition, the photos youpost on social networksnow canalso endanger your future.Moreandmoreemployersandnotonlyconducting face-to-face interviewsand reviewing applications, butalsotheyarealsolookingoverthefacebooks of their current andprospective employees. So thosephotos you posted of the not-so-responsible decisions youmadeovertheweekendmayjustendupinthehandsofyourboss. So what’s the answer? Justclose our Facebook andTwitteraccounts and deny ourselves thepleasureofsocialnetworkingandsharing our lives?Of coursenot.Socialnetworkshavesomanygoodthingstoofferandweshouldenjoythemtotheirfullpotential.Afterall,IamnomorewillingtogiveupmyFacebookaccountthenthenextperson.Butwhatwecandoisdo

everythinginourpowertoprotectourselves.AndwhenIsayprotectourselvesImeanineveryway.Ourlives, ourminds, our self-esteem,andourintegrity.SotohelpavoidthesedangersIofferthesesimplepiecesofadvice toallofyouandmyself: Check your privacy settings:KnowwhoyouareallowingtoviewyourpersonalinformationandyourphotosanddisabletheGPSsettingson yourphonebefore youpost aphoto.

Logoff.Don’tletsocialnetworkingand posting and view photosbecomeanaddiction.Giveyourselfabreak.Justbecauseyourfriendshave posted photos of theirwildweekend doesn’tmean you havetoviewthem. Keepinmindthatthephotosyouseeonsocialnetworksdisplaypeople at their best. Rememberthat everyone has bad days, andeveryone trades in theirmakeupand high heels for jeans and aT-shirtsometimes. Before youpost aphoto askyourself…Willitbeokifmybossseesthisphoto?Myfuturechildren?Myparents? Theconvenienceandfunofonlinephotosharingisundeniable,but the dangers are very real.Trying to follow these rules andkeepingthesethingsinmindcanmakeyourInternetphoto-sharingexperiencesmore enjoyable andmuchsafer.

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These couples seem to have been drawn together...literally.The Must-Read Manga List: Love is in the AirBecki BrownSenior Features Editor

Iwastryingtodecidewhattowriteforthisweek.ItwasdifficultthinkingofsomethingValentine’sDayorloverelatedthatwehavenotalreadycoveredinthisissueorthepreviousissue. Wehavecovereddateandgiftideas,movies,music,andevenfoodplaces. Iwasalmostdesperateenoughtowriteaboutthemostromanticvideogames (The Sims is such aromantic game—you can makepeoplefallinlovewhethertheylikeitornot). Afteralmostpullingmyhairout,IdecidedtotakeabreakandcatchuponsomeRockin’ Heaven,amanga I have almost finished

reading. That’swhenithitme.Ishouldjust write aboutmanga. I havecomiledalistofsomegoodreadsforValentine’sDay. Someareshorterthanothers.Somearecompleted,andsomearestill ongoing. They all have onethingincommon:romance.

Fruits Basket. Fruits Basket is the story ofTohruandtheSohmafamily. Whenshewasyoung,TohruHondahasbeenenamoredbytheChinesezodiac,especiallythecat,whowastrickedoutofhisplaceinthezodiac. TheSohma familyhas beencursed,andeverytimeamemberoftheoppositegenderhugsthem,they turn into one of the twelvemembersoftheChinesezodiac…andthecat. Tohru grows closer to thefamily, especially themysteriousYuki, thehotheadedKyoandtheeccentricShigure. Astimegoesby,Tohrufindsherselfrealizingwhichsignofthezodiac(andtheSohmafamily)shetrulywishestobewith. With 136 chapters in total,thisisabitofalongerread,buttheserieshasbeencompleted,soyouwillnothavetoworryaboutmorechaptersbeingreleased.

Negima! Magister Negi Magi. Negi isa ten-year-oldwizard-

in-trainingwhohas been sent toMahoraAcademyinJapantoteachEnglishtoaclassofteenagegirls. Of course, almost all ofthe girls end up falling for theiradorable teacher, andmost ofNegi’sstudentsformapactiowithNegi. Pactios are very importanttowizardsbecause theyallow thewizard to take on a companionwho is given some of themagicin exchange for being a sort ofbodyguard. The students stay byNegi’sside as he facesmany foes andsearches for his father, whowaspresumedtobedead. This manga is completed,which is probably a good thingbecause ithas355chapters.Thisshouldnotbeconsideredaquickread,andifyoudodecidetoreadthis,Isuggestyouhaveacharacterguidehandy.

Alice in the Country of Hearts. This adaptation of LewisCarrol’sAlice in Wonderlandseriestakes the story to awhole otherlevel. Alice is kidnapped by PeterWhite, an obsessed rabbit. Shesoondiscoversthatthereisafeudgoing on between the world’sinhabitants. TheQueenofHearts keepsmanysecretsinhergarden,aswellasAce,aforgetfulswordsman. BloodDupre,amobbosswith

atophat,andtheElliotMarch,hislongearedfriend,leadtheHatters,adangerousgang. BorrisAirayisatroublemakerwho spends all nine of his livescreatingchaos. ItisawonderthatAlicehasgotten caught in the crossfire.Luckilyforher,itseemsthateverymale character falls hopelessly inlovewithheratsomepoint. Theserieshassevenvolumes,which transition intoAlice in the Country of Clovers.

Yandere Kanojo. For Reina and Tanaka, itwas love at first sight.After that,thingsgetmorecomplicated.Reinaisayankee,aJapanesetermfora

delinquent. Shedoesnotwanttoruinherreputationbybeingassociatedwithsucha“boring”(oratleastnormal)boy. The two begin seeing eachotherinsecret,buttheybothseemtohave a positive impact on theother. Reinaisbecomingabitmoresubdued and friendly. Tanaka isbecomingmoreoutspokenandhasfinallyevengottenacellphone. Thetwolovestruckteenagersdiscover that keeping their lovehiddenisgoingtobemoredifficultthantheythought. This series is currently 48chapters long but is still goingstrong.ReinaandTanakafromYandere Kanojo.

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Creepiest Love Songs Ever Movie List: Valentine’s Edition

Sam’s Snack Time: Lindy’s Chili and Gertie’s Ice CreamSam CotugnoFeatures Correspondent

Damone GriffinFeatures Correspondent

Lauren DwyerFeatures Editor

Lovesongsareadimeadozen.Justabouteveryartisteverhaswrittenatleastonesongabout love.However, sometimes those lovesongsjustdonotsoundrightandtheyendupbeinginsanelycreepyandstalkeranthems.Herearejustafewofthemanycreepylovesongsinexistence.

The Police: “Every Breath You Take” Whenever someone thinks about acreepy love song, typically the first song topopintotheirmindisthisone.“Everybreathyou take/Everymove youmake/…I’ll bewatchingyou”.Wait,what? If this ismeanttoberomantic,ThePolicehaveclearlyfailedmiserably.“Ohyoucan’tseeme/Youbelongtome”arethingsthatonlyaseriousstalkerwouldsay.Thisisnotthekindofstalkerthatjustsitsoutsideyourwindowatnight,thisguyisfollowingyoueverywhere,youcannotseehim,andhethinksyouareanobject.Howromantic?

Death Cab For Cutie: “I Will Possess Your Heart” I suppose coming from a band called“DeathCab forCutie”, you cannot reallyexpectromantic,spillyourheartoutkindoflovesongs.“IWillPossessYourHeart” isagreatexampleofthisanti-romance.Atfirst,the song seems alright andnot too terriblycreepy.Itjustseemslikeaguythatistryingtogetagirltogivehimachance.However,itgetscreepy…reallycreepy.“Yourejectmyadvancesanddesperatepleas/Iwon’t letyou…letmedownsoeasily”.Hey,guy,nomeansno.Iamprettysureifsomeoneisrepeatedlyrejectingyou,itistimeforyoutojustletitgo.Thissongtakesabadturnfromamediocrelovesongtoaseriousthreatinnotime.Maybethiswas

notmeanttobealovesongafterall…

Milow: “You and Me” This song isnot justcreepy,butalsoincrediblyweird.Iwillgiveyoujustataste,buttogetthefulleffectofhowoddthissongis,youwillneedtolookitupforyourself.Thecreepiestlinesinthesongareasfollows:“Iwish youwere a little slower/Not justslowbutparalyzed/ThenIcouldplugyouintoasocket/Soyoucouldneverrunaway”.Apparently,MilowisnotintosomeonethatcanreciprocatelovephysicallysincehejustwantsthispersontosittherePARALYZEDso thathe/shewillnever leavehim.Also,earlierinthesong,hewantshislovertobesofatthattheycannolongerfitthroughthedoor…Iamstartingtothinkthissongislessaboutloveandmoreabouthavingcompletecontroloveranotherhumanbeing.MaybehewillatleastbringhersomeflowersandchocolatesonValentine’sDay.

Imogen Heap: “Goodnight and Go” At first this songdoesnot comeoffas creepy, it seems as though she is justadmiringacuteguy.However,itturnsoutsheisactuallyjuststalkingthisguyoftenandknowshiswholeroutine:“Followyouhome,you’vegotyourheadphonesonandyou’redancing/Gotlucky,beautifulshotyoutakingeverythingoff…/Thenyoufallinthesameroutine…/Andyouthinkyou’realone”.Asyoucansee,girlscanbejustascreepyasanyold“peepingTom”.Thegreatestpartisthatsheblameshimforbeingsoattractiveandpersonable.How could you expecther toresistthat? Thereyouhaveit,someofthecreepiestlovesongsever.So,next timeyoumakearomanticmixtapeforsomeone,besuretoavoidthesesongs…ordon’tandseehowthatworksoutforyou.

Valentine’sDay is the perfect day tocuddleuponthecouchwithyourlovedoneandwatcharomanticmovie.Herearesomeofmytoppicksforthegreatestromanticfilms.

Love & Basketball (2000) Most people probably think love andbasketballhavenothingdowitheachother,but in the filmLove&Basketball, it’s theonly thing two lovers and friends have incommon.ThismovietellsthestoryofMonicaandQuincytwopeoplethatlovebasketballalmostasmuchastheyloveeachother. When theywere both kids,Monica’sfamilymovednextdoorandQuincyquicklyfound out after their first meeting thatMonicawasn’tlikeanyothergirlhehadmet.MonicasharedthesameloveforbasketballasQuincydid,buttheybothhadacompetitivenaturethatdrovethemtobethebestwhichputthematoddswitheachotherthroughouttheirrelationship.Thefilmtellsthestoryofhowit tookhalfa lifetimefor their love todeveloponandoffthecourt.

When Harry Met Sally (1989) Aclassiclovestorybetweentwounlikelyloversthattakesseveralyearstotell.Harry

Burns and Sally Albright are both newcollegegraduateswhentheydecidetosharearidetoNewYorkCity.Theyenduphavingwonderful yet brutally honest conversationthateventuallyspawnsintoanargumentthatcausesthemtogotheirseparateways. Thefilmshowsthemmeetingagainandagainoverthecourseofseveralyearsandeachtime they discover little by littlewhat lovetrulymeans.ThisisanamazinglywittyandentertainingromanticcomedyaboutloveandlifestarringMegRyanandBillyCrystal.

The Notebook (2004) I amputting thismovie on this smalllistonlybecause thereareabout50movieseveryone in this generation should see andTheNotebookisoneofthem.Whetheryouenduplikingthemovieornotyouhavetoseeitforyourselftodecidethat. Youhavetoseethisintriguingfilmbasedon a true story engrossed in true love andunbelievableheartbreak. Thefilmisaboutapoorworkingmanthatfallsinlovewitharichgirllivingthefancylife and even though theyhavehuge socialdifferences, they find away to fall in love.Themoviedetailsthisinterestingstorywithanendingthatwilleitherhaveyouthrowingpopcorn at the screenorhave tears rollingdownyourface.

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Chili and burgers and icecream, ohmy! If that previoussentencemade youdrool, even alittle, Lindy’sChili andGertie’sIceCreamissuretodelight.Withplentyoftastyoptionstotry,youwillhaveagreattimehere. Whether you are trying asweet treat to share with yoursweetheart,orlookingtospiceupyour taste budswith a little chilion a coldday, Lindy’sChili andGertie’sIceCreamhasit. I first tried Lindy’s ChiliandGertie’s IceCream as a girlwhenevermy family would visitmy grandmother in Bridgeview.It was a favorite ofmy dad andmymomfordatenights,andthey

even tell a story about a youngteenagerattemptingtoimpresshisdatewitha“tummybuster”.(Atummybusterisamonster-sizedicecreamsundae.) Needless to say, Lindy’sspecializesinchiliforanentréeorwithanotheritemsuchastheirchilicheese fries, or their chili cheesehotdogs.Iamnotthebiggestfanof chili in theworld,butLindy’susuallyhitsthespot. Itisnottoospicy,butitdoeshaveabitetoit.Italsocomeswithorwithoutbeans,whichyouwouldspecifyuponordering. Gertie’stakescareofdessert.Icecreamfullofflavorandmelt-in-your-mouthgoodness;Iamgettinghungryjustthinkingaboutit! Lindy’sChiliandGertie’sIceCreamhasafewdifferentlocations,

andeachonehavingslight variations inmenu and majorvariationsindécor. Forexample,theBridgeviewlocationis decorated withstuffedanimalsandcarnival prizes, andis home to “TheBeast”.(“TheBeast”isa$50.00sundae,featuring18 scoopsoficecream,apples,brownies,hotfudge,whippedcream,andmuch,muchmore. Ihavetriedthebeast,before.Ittookme and fourofmyfriendstwohoursto

gethalfwaythrough.)Thelocationon111thandKedzie,theoneIwenttoforthisreview,isalittlecozierinsizeanddécor. It does not have that loud,eccentric, andbright feeling thattheBridgeviewlocationhas;ithasmoreofa1950’sdinerfeeling.Itisdefinitelyasmallerlocation,butithasacertainsmall-towncharmtoit. Unfortunately, if you arelookingtotryyourstomachagainst“TheBeast”, youwill have todoa bit of traveling, because thismassive creation is not availableat the111thandKedzie location.However, do not let this lack ofnoveltydeteryoufromgivingthe111thandKedzielocationatry.Itisjustasgood,justasmuchfoodandthestaffisjustasfriendly. Upon receiving our food, itsmelled so good, thatmy friendandphotographerhad to remindme thatpictureshad tobe takenfirst. Iorderedthebarbequebeefsandwich.Althoughthebeefitselfwasa little stringy, the sauceandflavormore thanmadeup for it.Thebarbequesaucewastangyandsweet,andoh-sodelicious.Whenmy friend took a bite, he saidthathe,asabigfanofbarbeque,approved. My f r iend ordered thehamburger.He loved every bite.OnespecialtythatLindy’sfeatures,istherootbeer.Filbert’srootbeerisaclassicChicagobrand,andisextraordinarily creamy with therightamountofspice. If you are looking to do

that whole, cliché “two strawsin amilkshake” scenewith yourspecial someone, or if youwantsomething different to surpriseyoursignificantother,Idefinitelyrecommend Lindy’s Chili andGertie’sIceCream. Lindy’s andGertie’s is trulyamatchmade in foodie-heaven.Cupidmust have been hungryfor chili and ice cream, becausehe certainly struck goldwith thiscombination.

YoucangotoanyofLindy’sChili and Gertie’s Ice Creamlocations, or visit them onlineat lindyschili.com. The closestlocation to campus, though, is at11009S.Kedzie.

Barbequeandicecream.Youcan’tgetmoreromanticthanthat.Brittany Hewing

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SXU Softball and Baseball Teams Sign

Strong Players for 2014

Magee’s MinuteAmanda Magee

Senior Sports Editor

Recently,many high schoolseniorshavesignedlettersofintenttocontinuetheirathleticcareeratSaintXavier.Manyoftheserecruitswill help our athletic programbecome even stronger andmorecompetitive. The softball team recentlysignedCallie Brown, a pitcher/outfielder from Des Moines,Iowa.Following her high schoolsophomore and junior seasons,Brownwashonoredwith a thirdteam selectionon the IowaGirlsCoaches Association All-StateSoftballTeam. TheCougar’s baseball teamhas also recruited a strongplayerinCasey Papp.Currently,Pappisa catcher at Joliet JuniorCollegewhere he played an importantrole in getting the team to theNational JuniorCollegeAthleticAssociationDivision IIIWorldSeries National Championshipduringhisfreshmanyear. I’msureBrownandPappwillcontinuetofindsuccessasCougarsnextyear!WelcometoSXU!

Men’s Volleyball Gets First Win of Season

More Cougars Qualify for Nationals!Will WeyantSportsCorrespondant

This past week the SaintXaviermen’svolleyballteamwenttwoforthree,pickinguptheirfirsttwowinsoftheseason. On Tuesday, February 5,the men faced Robert MorrisUniversity andbeat them in fiveclose sets. The sets ended withscoresof24-26,25-16,25-23,22-25and15-12. Sam Kull,afreshmanmiddleblocker, continuedhis impressivedebut season onTuesday night,racking up 19 of SXU’s 58 kills.Kull also led the teamwithnine

totalblocksonthenight. Sophomoremiddle blockerSean Blackwood alsoplayedwelloffensively,finishingthenightwith10kills. Juniors J.T. O’Connell and Jason Siska were right behindhim with nine and eight kills,respectively. SophomoresetterDan FrenchonceagainhadabignightfortheCougarsandsethisownpersonalbestwith43assistsonthenight. Onthedefensivesideofthenight,Kullfinishedwithninetotalblocks.Frenchledtheteamindigswith13whileBlackwoodpitched

ineight. After their first win, theCougarscarriedtheirmomentuminto theweekend and split theirmatches. OnFriday,February8,SaintXavier fell toNo.5 rankedSaintAmbroseUniversity in three setswithscoresof26-24,25-19and25-22. Despitetheloss,theCougarswereabletocomebackonSaturday,February9tobeatSiennaHeightsUniversityinfoursets.Thescoresofthesetswere18-25,25-14,25-14and25-20. JuniorJustinCousinandKull

ledtheteaminkillsthroughouttheweekend, each totaling 21by theendofthesecondmatch. Frenchalsohadabigweekendandfinisheditoutwith61assists.Nick Piccirillo, a senior rightside hitter, came out strong forthe Cougars defensively andcontributed seven digs towardstheSaturdaywin. The Cougars wi l l onceagaingetachancetotrumpSaintAmbroseonWednesday,February13.Thematchisscheduledfora7p.m.startatSaintAmbrose.

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Amanda MageeSeniorSportsEditor

The SaintXavierUniversitytrack teamswere back competingthispastweekendtakingontheircompetition in theChicagolandChampionshipshosted byNorthCentral College in Naperville,Ill. Both teams had some prettyimpressive weeks with moreCougarsqualifying for theNAIANationalChampionships. Astheyareusedtodoing,thewomen’s track teamhad anothersolid week in the ChicagolandChampionships. In thewomen’s800meterrun,finishinginninthplace out of over 50 competitors

withatimeof2:24.70wasjuniorLeslie Rosario. BehindRosario,finishingin13thplacewas freshmanChrista Pittswithatimeof2:25.71.Takingfirst place in thewomen’s 1000meter runwas senior Jackie Ott finishingwithatimeof3:08.61. In the women’s distancemedley, the team of sophomoreAnn Kolker, juniors Rosario and Anna Galvez, andsenior Ottfinishedinfourthplacewithatimeof12:39.07. SeniorAshley Shares tookfirstplace in the5000meter runfinishingwithatimeof18:19.89.Themen’steamhadasolidweektosaythe least.SophomoreJohn Stancato tookninthplaceoutof

over60competitors inthemen’s60meter dash finishing with atimeof7.14. Stancato also finished ineighth place in the 200meterdashwithatimeof23.17.Inthe400meterdash,sophomoreMatt Krakowski took 14th placewitha time of 51.93. JuniorBrian Corcoran placed fifth out ofmore than50 competitors in the800meter dash with a time of1:56.78. Inthemen’s1000meterrun,freshmanEric Hancockfinishedinsixthplacewithatimeof2:35.30.AgroupofCougarsqualified forNationals in themen’s distancemedley. The team of Hancock ,

Stancato and juniors Shane KenneyandCorcoran tookfourthplaceandfinishedwithatimeof10:19.45. This Friday, the women’strack teamwill be competing intheGVSUTune-UpinAllendale,MichiganhostedbyGrandValleyStateUniversity. Themen’s track teamwillbe competingonSaturday in theMargaretBradleyClassichostedbytheUniversityofChicago. Good luck to all of theCougarsandhopefullywecangeta fewmore runners qualified forNationals!

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Cougars go two for three on the week

Page 11The XavieriteWednesday, February13, 2013

Athlete Spotlight: Romisha TaylorGreg PilafasDeputyEditorinChief

SXU AthleticsRomishaTaylor.

Q: What are your thoughts on the season so far?

A: I feel likewehad a very slowstart and our chemistrywas notreally there yet. Slowly but surelyour better practices turned intobettergames.

Q: You have beaten some pretty tough opponents this year in Olivet (Ill.), Morningside (Iowa) and Saint Francis (Ind.) among others; what does that mean for you guys to be able to beat these top teams?

A:Thatmeansthatrankingsmeannothing.Anybodycanbebeatenonanygivenday.WeplayedtheNo.3teamthatwassupposedtobeone

ofthebestteamsinthenationandtheyonlyhadone loss.Weblewthem out by 15 and everybodyscoredsothatmeansthatnobodyisunbeatable.

Q: Where does this team’s chemistry rank among the teams you have played on?

A:Itisprobablyoneofthetop.IstartedasafreshmanandthisyearIfeellikeIaminaleaderroleandIcanbeinchargeandIcouldtellpeoplewheretheyneedtogoandIfeellikeIamactuallyessentialtothisteaminbeingaleader.

Q: What are your expectations for the rest of the year?

A: Iwant towin it all.Wehavealready proven thatwe canhaveslowstarts,butitisnotabouthowyoustartitisabouthowyoufinish.WehavewonsecondhalfgamesallofthetimesoIjustwanttogoasfarasIcan.

Q: Who is the toughest coach you have had?

A:Ohmy gosh, coachHallberg.Ihaveplayedwithonlyoneothercoach.Heissohardtoreadwhereoneminutehewillsaythatyou’renot supposed to shoot and thenyou’llhitathreeandhewillsaytokeepshooting.Ineverknowwhathe is thinking and Inever knowwhathewants.Iwouldjustratherdo it and then hear him hollerafterwards.

Q: Looking over a t the men ’ s team, is there a n y o n e y o u would l ike to play one-on-one against?

A : I w o u l dplay Roosevelt{G re en } , j u s tbecause we arebothnot knownfor scoring 30points a game,butwewillscoreif we have to. Ifwe have to putthe teamonourbackthenwewilldo that. Iwouldlike to play himjust for fun, butIwouldprobablywhoophim.

Q: What is your favorite sport to watch?

A:Football.Iactuallyjustgotintoitthisyear.IreallywasnotafanofitbecauseIthoughtwhatthepointofitis,butIactuallywatchitonmyownnow.Ijustwanttoseewhogetsinjuredandhow.

Q: What is something that the typical person does not know about you?

A:EveryoneknowsthatIamloud,butIamareallygooddancerandI

amagoodshopperaswell.

Q: If it was not for basketball, what would you be doing?

A: Iwouldbe shopping. Iwouldhavemore time to shop and Iwould probably have a real job,butIwouldshopatanytimethatIcouldget.

To view the video interview ofthis athlete spotlight alongwithothervideointerviewspleasevisitsxucougars.com and click on theCougarClose-Upslink.SeniorRomishaTaylorhasbeenessentialtothisteamthisseason. SXU Athletics

Blackhawks Remain on Top! Capitals Failing to Produce Offense Frank MarkasovicSportsEditorNHL This Week Another week of NHLhockey has past. This pastweekhasbeenfilledwithaction-packedgames, overtime victories, andbare-knuckle bouts. This goeswithoutsaying,thispastweekhasbeennothingshortofhigh-octanehockey. Currently,asofFebruary10,2013, severalEasternConferenceteams have beenmaking a greatimpactatthispointintheirseason.Oneteamthathasgotofftoagreatstart this season is the TorontoMapleLeafs.“Thewho?”ahockeyfanmayask.Yesyoureadcorrectly,TheTorontoMapleLeafsareinfactdoingnotablywellatthispointintheseason.ThismaybesurprisingtosomesincetheLeafshavebeenonthelowerendoftheNHLforquite some time.However, as ofFebruary 10, 2013, theLeafs arerankedat5thPlaceintheEastwitharecordof7-5-0andatotalof14points. TheMaple Leafs successof late has stemmed from goalscorers like James vanRiemsdyk,Matt Frattin, and Tyler Bozak.With solid goal-scoring forwards,the Leafs have also had solidgoaltendingperformanceswiththelike of starting goaltender JamesReimerandbackupBenScrivens.ReimerhasagoodSavePercentage(SV%)of.929andaGoalsAgainstAverage(GAA)of2.30.However,withall thissuccess theLeafsarestillmissingonething.Thatisthegoal scoringof star forward,PhilKessel.Kessel, a 30+ goal scorer

in his last 4NHL seasons, hasonly registered2 goals so far thisseasonfortheLeafs.Althoughheiscurrently6thintheNHLforShotsTaken, he just cannot discover away, as of late, to find the backof the net. If the Leafs’ defenseholdsup,theirforwardscontinueto excel on the score sheet, andKessselturnsuphisgameandstartsproducing goals, the Leafs canholdtheirownagainsttherestoftheEastandhopefullyevenmakeaStanleyCupPlayoffappearancethisseason. On theopposite sideof theEasternConferencespectrum,theWashingtonCapitals have beenstruggling for points. TheCapscurrently,asofFebruary10,2013,sitontheverybottomoftheNHLas the dreaded 30th ranked teamwith only 7 points and a recordof 3-8-1.With players that havesuchoffensivepotentiallikeNHLall-star AlexOvechkin, NicklasBackstrom, and Troy Brouwer,theCapitals have stillmanagedto remain in the bottom of theNHL so far this season. This ismostsurprisingsinceforthepastfewseasonstheCapshavebeenanEasternConferencetoptierteam.FansmaybequestioningtheCapsstartingwithOvechkin andhowhis offensivenumbers just aren’twhere they used to be.He hasbeen an enormous contributorto theCapitals’ success since hewas drafted, however, over thepast few seasonsOvechkin hasexperienced a decline in puttingup the gaudy offensive numbersthat he once amazed the league

with. IsOvechkin slowly fadingaway?Capsfanscertainlyhopenot!Onethingisforsure;theCapitalsmust turn their season around,andfast!Soonerorlaterthepointdifferential from the top eightteamsintheEastisgoingtostartpullingawayfromtheCapsiftheystaywheretheyare.TheCapsneedtostartwinninggames,maximizingoffensive potential, solidifying anot-so-impressivegoaltendingduowithNeuvirth andHoltby, andlight a fire under superstarAlexOvechkin to start producing thenumbersthattheCapsneedtobeconsideredathreatthisseason. IntheWest,teamshavebeennearlyinthesamepositionaslastweek.However, one significantchange is that of the San JoseSharks’ undefeated record. TheSharksundefeated7-0-0recordwastaintedthisweekastheAnaheimDucksandtheChicagoBlackhawksdefeated them. Therefore, theChicago Blackhawks, AnaheimDucks,andtheVancouverCanucksnowleadtheWesternConference.These teams are followed by theusual likes of San Jose,Detroit,Nashville,St.Louis,andDallas. ThoseWestern teams sittingbelow the top eight teams areEdmonton, Phoenix,Minnesota,Calgary,Colorado, LosAngeles,andColumbus. Unfortuneatly,these teamsare theusualbottomeight teams as of the last severalseasons.Calgary,Colorado, LosAngeles, andColumbus are alltied at 8 points each. Nothingimpressive has come from theseteamsthusfar.TheLAKingsare

still struggling to produce winsandverywellmaystillbeintheirStanleyCuphangover,hoping tobreak out soon.Columbus stillhasn’tgotthememothatwinninggames needs to be a consistantpracticeinordertosucceedintheWest. These bottom four teamsmay soon surpass one another,maybeevenescapethebottomfour,howeverattheratetheirallgoing,itwill be a long summer of golfplayingandwatchingtheirWesternConferencerivalsfighttheirwaytotheCup.

Blackhawks Update

The mighty Blackhawkshave stillnot simmereddownontheir hot winning streak so farthis season.TheHawkshave stillmanagedtogainatleastonepointfromeveryoneoftheir12gamesand not to lose a single gameduring regulation; their twopostregulation lossesboth came fromshootouts. TheHawks currently,asofFebruary10,2013,sitontopoftheNHLwitharecordof10-0-2andatotalof22points.

OfcourseastheBlackhawkskeepup their red-hot point streak,there aremany to thank. PatrickKane,MarianHossa, JonathanToews, and Patrick Sharp haveall continued to put up theirspectacular offensive numbersagainst their opponents.Moreimportantly,theHawksroleplayerslikeBickell,Bolland,Stalberg,andShaw have also been pencilingnumbers in their stat sheets by

giving assists and scoring goals.TheHawksdefensehasalsobeenspectacularwithKeith,Seabrook,andLeddyallcontributingtonotonlyastellardefensivecore,butontheoffensivesideoftheiceaswell.GoaltendingfortheHawkshasalsobeengreatwithbothCrawfordandEmery.Crawfordholdsa1.62GAAand a .935SV%whileEmery asa backuphas a 2.59GAAand a.920SV%. Lastly, congratulations torookie forward Brandon Saadonhis firstNHLcareergoal!HisgoalwasscoredatacrucialpointintimeagainstrivalSanJoseandhelpedputtheHawksinpositiontotakeholdofanothervictory.UsBlackhawksfanshopethatthis isthefirstofmanyforSaadandthatwehopehenotonlycontinuestocontribute offensively but also tomatureoffensivelyaswell. TheBlackhawksneedtokeepthispoint streakgoingas longasthey can, continue scoringwhenneeded,andkeepthedefensesolidso that there is noquestion thatthey belong in the StanleyCupFinalsinhopesofbringingtheCupbacktoChicago.

Current Division Leaders

EasternConference:New JerseyDevils(ATLANTIC);BostonBruins(NORTHEAST); andTampaBayLightning(SOUTHEAST).

Western Conference: ChicagoBlackhawks(CENTRAL);AnaheimDucks(PACIFIC);andVancouverCanucks(NORTHWEST).

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Cougars Drop Another to USF; Take It Out on TIUBrandon SwansonSportsCorrespondent The Saint Xavier women’sbasketballteamwasagameremovedfromhavingtheir14gamewinningstreak snapped against PurdueUniversity Calumet. They werenow taking on a big rival, SaintFrancis(Ill.),inapivotalgamefortheCougars. TheCougarswentontheroadlastWednesdayandtraveledtotheUniversityofSaintFrancis,ateamthat they had lost to 74-68 backonDecember16.ItwasaverybiggameforSaintXavier,whowasstilltryingtogetoverthelosstoPurdueCalumet. SaintXaviercameouthotinWednesday’sgameandwaslighting

ituponthefloor.ThroughthefirstsixminutesofthegameSXUled17-4.Ithadlooked,forthetimebeing,thattheyweregoingtobeabletorun awaywith it as SaintXavierwentupdouble digit points veryearlyonandheldthatthroughoutthemajorityofthefirsthalf. However,thatwasnotthecase.Some big three’s from freshmanguardAlexisBrownbroughtSaintFrancis right back into it.Goingintohalftimethemomentumhaddefinitely shifted in favor of theFightingSaintsasitwasonlya33-30leadfortheCougars. Suzie Broski andMorgan StuutwereoffoftheirgameabitasBroskiwas 0-4 from the floorinthefirsthalfandonlyhadtwo

pointsatthehalf.Stuuthadonlyfivepointsandeightrebounds. ComingoutinthesecondhalfitdidnotgetmucheasierforSaintXavier. The Fighting Saintsweredefinitelygoingtotryandridetheirmomentumasfarasitwouldtakethem,andtheydidjustthat. Saint Francis came out andwenttoetotoewiththeCougarsinwhatturnedouttobeoneofSaintXavier’sclosestgamesoftheyear,ifnottheclosest.Itwasbackandforth for the last fiveminutes orsooftheactionanditcamedownto the final possession for SaintFrancis. Debra Jenkins brought theballdownthefloorfortheFightingSaints anddished it off toKatie

Gonnering,whoputupthejumperfromtherightbaseline,anditwasnogood.However,GonneringgotitbackandwasfouledbyStuutwith2.2secondsleftinthegame. Gonneringwent to the linewiththescoreat55-54infavorofSaintXavier.The first free throwwas good to tie the game. Thesecond one went up, it was nogood, but seniorMarissaDrapergottheballandthrewupaprayerandmiraculouslyitwasanswered,astheballfellintothebasketwithless than a second toplay in thegamegivingSaintFrancisthe57-55lead. Chrissy Heine inboundedthe ball hoping to have a prayeransweredaswell,butunfortunatelynosuchluckcamefortheCougarsas the final buzzer sounded andSaintFrancisstormedthecourt. TheCougarsnextassignmentwas this past Saturday againstTrinity InternationalUniversity(Ill.). SXUwent into the gamehungryforawintogetbackontherighttrack. ThedefenseforSaintXavier

SXU AthleticsSophomoreMorganStuuthad28pointsagainstTIUonSaturday.

No. 9 Saint Xavier Continues Climb Up Rankings; Keeps WinningGreg PilafasDeputyEditorinChief

TheNo.9rankedSaintXavierUniversitymen’sbasketballsquadcontinuestowinastheirwinningstreakhashit13consecutivegamesaftertwomorewinsthispastweek.SXUwas rankedNo. 12 in thenation, but theirwinning streakhaspropelledthemintothetop10. The Couga r s had twoChicagolandCollegiateAthleticConference (CCAC) games thispast week againstUniversity ofSaint Francis (Ill.) and TrinityInternationalUniversity(Ill.).SaintXavier had ahard fought victoryoverTIUbythefinalscoreof88-84andpostedabigwinoverUSF,68-41. SXU’s most recent gamecame on the road on Saturday,February9,atTrinityInternationalinDeerfield,Ill.TheCougarswereledbyjuniorguardBrad Karpwithadouble-doubleof26pointstogoalongwith10reboundsagainstthehostTrojans. SaintXavierhadthreeplayershitdoublefigures inthegameinaddition to Karp, senior pointguardAnthony Grant had 20pointsandsophomoreguardJack Kriegerrecorded16pointsin34minutes of action. SXU had atoughtimeslowingdownthehigh-

poweredoffense that theTrojansbroughtastheyfinishedthegameshooting61percentfromthefield. TheCougarsfoundthemselvesdown 10-0 over the first threeminutes of the game, but SaintXavierclawedbackintothegameandtieditat14apiecewithabout13minutes to play in the firsthalf.SXUwent intothehalftimeintermissionaheadbyfiveat48-43. TheCougarscameoutofthegatehotinthesecondhalfbytakingacommanding16pointadvantage,buttheTrojanswouldnotgodowneasy.TIUtrailedbyonlytwointhefinalsecondsonthegamewithanopportunitytotieortakethelead,butacostlyturnoverandstealbyseniorforwardDominique Harveyledtoalay-upbyHarveytoputthegameoniceandgaveSaintXavierthe88-84victoryoveraverygameTrinity InternationalUniversityteam. SXUhad a big victory overUniversity of Saint Francis (Ill.)onWednesday,February6,ontheroadinJoliet,Ill.TheCougarswereledbyGrantwhoscoredagame-best22pointson11-of-12shootingontheevening. Saint Xavier also had niceperformancesbyKarpandseniorpointguardRoosevelt Greenwhohad12and10points,respectively.SXU played lockdown defense

throughout the contest onlyallowingUSFtoshoot28percentfromthefieldinthegameon16-of-57shooting. ThehostFightingSaintsonlyhad one player score in doubledigits,whichwas freshmanguardEdvinasPresniakovaswhoposted12pointsinthegame.TheCougarsforced20turnoversinthecontestwhich led to 16 points for thevisitors. “We wanted tomake surethatwe cameout of herewith awinespeciallyafterthattoughloss

SXU AthleticsJuniorguardBradKarphadadouble-doubleof26pointsand10reboundsagainstTIU.

thatthegirlshadbeforeus,becausetheyloveusjustasmuchaswelovethem,”saidGrant.“WedefinitelydidnotwanttogobacktoCoug-villewithtwolosses.” Saint Xavier only foundthemselves tied one time in thegameasUniversityofSaintFrancisonlyhadanearlyleadthatquicklyevaporated in SXU’s favor. TheCougarshada27-pointleadatonetimewith just over twominutesremaininginthesecondhalfandSaintXavierwentontowinbythatsamemarginaftera68-41victory.

“Wejustwanttotakeitgamebygamerightnow,”saidstudent-assistant coachDeVonChandler.“Wedonotwanttofocusontheconferencetournamentbecausewedonotwanttooverlookanybody,wejustwanttomakesurewetakeitagameatatimeandcomeoutofthesegameswithaW.” Saint Xavier returns homefor its next game against PurdueUniversity-NorthCentral (Ind.)onWednesday,February13.Thegameissetfora7p.m.startattheShannonCenterinChicago.

was stout as they collected 13stealsandforced21turnovers.TheCougars built ahuge lead in thefirsthalf as they led43-26 at thehalftimebreak. ComingoutinthesecondhalfSXUbuilttheirleadtoasmanyas25andlookedtobebacktotheirdominant ways. They were abletoholdoffasmallrallybyTrinityInternationallateinthegameandtheCougarswent on towin thecontest,78-62. Stuuthadanincrediblegamescoring28pointstogoalongwitheight rebounds and four assists.Therewerealotofgoodstatisticalperformances by the ladies onSaturday.BroskiandNiara Harrishad10pointseachinthewinningeffort, while the diaper dandyCaitlin McMahonhadninepointsandeightrebounds. Saint Xavier will now takeonRobertMorrisattheShannonCenter tonight for an out ofconferencegame.Itisalso‘Seniornight’ asRomisha Taylor andMaureen Riley will be honored.Thegameisslatedtostartat5p.m.

SXU AthleticsNiaraHarrishad10pointsagainstTIUonSaturdayevening.