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October 1, 2014

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McGrath Health and Wellness

vaccinations as part of the Week of Wellness.

Jonathon Hogue discusses the importance of voting in mid-term elections, like those taking place later this year.

Men’s and women’s soccer be-gan conference play this week. Staff Writer Matt Stainbrook has more.

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BY TAYLOR FULKERSONManaging Editor

SGA to campaign against cyberbullyingAfter the quick rise of the use

of the app Yik Yak on Xavier’s campus, the Student Government Association (SGA) will be unveil-ing an initiative long in the works. The “Live the Commitment” campaign will be a collaboration

of Student Integrity, McGrath Health and Wellness, Title IX, Xavier police and others.

The campaign will commence after fall break.

According to SGA President Colleen Reynolds, it will give stu-

dents the chance to commit to one of four focus areas. “‘Live the Commitment’ will encourage stu-dents to commit themselves to a particular issue facing our campus this academic year. As the student commitment states that we act with integrity, justice and generos-ity, our hope is to do just that — to act and encourage our peers to do the same,” she said.

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miliarize themselves with the ser-vices available on campus to aid in making the Xavier campus safer. Sexual assault prevention, suicide prevention, anti-cyber bullying

and trainings for active shooters and emergency situations will be offered to students who choose to sign the commitment.

The SGA initiative will be a more action-focused call to students to live the Student Commitment that was featured at the end of last academic year and during the commencement ceremony.

“Our student body created The Student Commitment last year and in the commitment it’s stated that Xavier students ‘act with integrity, justice and gener-osity.’ It is very unfortunate that many members of our community

BY JUSTIN WORTHINGStaff Writer

University Station residents are expressing mixed responses to living in the apartment com-plex following the attempted armed robbery on Sept. 18 and the pool closing on Sept. 6.

According to the police alert that was sent to students, an armed, teenage male approached four Xavier students at about 11:10 p.m., demanding money. He escaped empty-handed after the students started yelling.

Following the event, some stu-dents voiced concerns about the parking lot’s lighting policy.

“I’m concerned about the lack of attention given to issues after

a University Station resident, said in an email. “The Green parking lot lights were not working for the longest time and the only way U. Station would have known this was if students complained.”

“At the beginning of the se-

mesters I (addressed) the building advisor about the Green parking lot lights not coming on at night,” senior Caroline Shrum, anoth-er resident, said in an email. “It wasn’t until recently did the lights just start coming on at night.”

Following the incident, some students have reported better lighting during later hours in the parking lot.

In the wake of the attempt, apartment managers have asked residents to take necessary mea-sures to ensure their safety.

“As with any community we always recommend that resi-dents take precautions such as walking in groups at night and knowing who to contact during emergency situations,” Kathleen Murphy, University Station’s Leasing Manager, said in an email. “These types of personal measures should be taken at all times and be common practice in all communities.”

Others have critiqued U.

Station’s decision to close the pool following student misuse.

“The pool closing down early because a few students trashed the pool, this should have been expected,” junior Seth Phillips, a U. Station resident, said in an email.

Additionally, a few U. Station residents have expressed issues with construction delays, among other issues.

Shrum said. “I hear nearly every-thing the unit above us does on a daily basis.”

“The disadvantages of U. Station are the staff is inexperi-enced and is not consistent with what they tell residents,” Phillips said. “The building was (thrown) up too fast so there are some nui-sances that are taking a long time

Managers have responded to such criticisms by focusing on the newness of the building and their efforts to correct minor issues.

“With newly constructed properties there are always chal-lenges to make sure everything is completed on time,” Murphy said. “We had teams of vendors helping us take care of the minor

moved in and we were fortunate to have assistance from outside teams as well as understand-ing and patience from our new residents.”

Not all resident responses have been criticisms, however. Some students said that they also appreciate the quality of their rooms and U. Station’s conve-nient location.

“The features and amenities that come with the station are awesome,” senior and resident Kortnie James said. “It has a really beautiful design and I love how it doesn’t feel like cramped on-campus housing. I also love having night parking right outside my apartment.”

“The best thing (about living at U. Station) is (having) your own fully furnished apartment, kitch-en, bathroom and nearly walk-in closet,” Shrum said. “The priva-cy is a major plus.”

Because of continued minor improvements and the opening of the remaining venues at U. Station, many residents believe living in the apartments will be an improved experience next year.

that are getting worked out, U. Station has been a spacious, hom-ey, and fun environment that ev-ery student should get to experi-ence,” Gall said. “It makes being in college a lot less stressful be-cause of having your own place to utilize and escape off campus to.”

“University Station is an asset in both Xavier and the surround-ing community, but, as antici-pated, there is a learning curve,” Student Government Association President Colleen Reynolds said in an email.

“Right now, our community needs to focus on keeping our students safe and informed of what to do in an emergency sit-

retail moves in, both the safety and the overall living experience will be improved,” she said.

For more information on U. Station, visit liveatustation.com.

would have a hard time recogniz-ing those values in what they see their classmates saying online,” Director of Student Integrity Jean

The SGA initiative will be a more action-focused call to students to live the Student Commitment that was featured at the end of last academic year and during the commencement ceremony.

The campaign comes on the heels of problems experienced by students with Yik Yak, an app lik-ened to an anonymous version of Twitter, and Fade, with allows for name-free picture sharing in the

style of Instagram.“As a community that com-

mits to acting with integrity, we ought to respect one another and not abuse apps like Yik Yak and Fade to hide behind our words,” Reynolds said. “To address this in the short term, we are not asking students to stop using apps like Yik Yak and Fade altogether, but rather to use them appropriately and encourage others to do the same.”

The push with anti-cyberbul-lying on campus will be oriented towards creating a positive stu-dent culture instead of banning

Photo courtesy of Cincinnati.com

Newswire photo by Adam SpegeleThe pool located in the University Station complex was closed on Sept. 6

Some residents of the new University Station (pictured above) have voiced concerns about the new development.

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Campus News Edited by: Lydia Rogers rogersl2@xavier.edu

X-Perience Day

Local photographers who have taken photos from all around the world are showcasing their mate-rial from Sept. 28 to Oct. 31 in Cohen’s art gallery.

Xavier’s Art Department and FotoFocus 2014 have divided the 33 artists’ work into three separate exhibits.

The largest of the three exhib-its, titled “Global Focus,” features work from 31 local photographers whose photos focus on life out-side the U.S.

Among the works include pho-tos from India and other parts of Asia, among others. The exhibit includes work by Melvin Grier, a Cincinnati Post veteran photogra-pher and Duncanson Award win-ner, who will host a discussion on the exhibit from 2:00 -3:30 p.m. on Oct. 15. Global Focus is locat-ed in the large art gallery in Cohen.

In the smaller gallery are pho-tos from journalist Gerard Pottebaum. The exhibit is called “The Human Face – A Revelation” and includes over 40 photos of faces from around the world.

“The people in these photographs invite you, as they did me, to walk in their steps,” Pottebaum wrote in the exhibit’s prologue. “They

remind us that each person’s life adds still another original part to an all-embracing love story.”

Pottebaum also paired each photo with a quote whose sources include Shakespeare, the Koran, Twain and Thoreau, among others.

“The quotations next to the photographs … invite you to con-nect your story to this unfolding dialogue that leaps over language barriers,” Pottebaum wrote.

Pottebaum’s photos and their corresponding quotes are featured in a book which can be ordered at the exhibit.

Xavier’s Art Department also features a third exhibit titled “The Zendala Series” located on

The exhibit presents works from Tammy L. Brown and is based on the “mandala” art form of Buddhist monks. Brown uses a combination of ink drawings and

BY JUSTIN WORTHINGStaff Writer

McGrath Health and Wellness

vaccination clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 1 in the Gallagher Student Center (GSC) as part of the Week of Wellness event.

Members of the Xavier com-munity will have access to a mist

-fends against four major strains

cost $30, and students will have the option to put the charge on their bursar bills.

-pected to be available at McGrath by Oct. 15.

respiratory illness. In the United States alone, 36,000 people die and more than 200,000 are hos-

-breaks is to get vaccinated every year.

“Students with certain health conditions, like asthma, should

-ble,” associate director of Health Services Mary Rosenfeldt said. “Many community pharmacies

shipments and are vaccinating now.”

Students, faculty and staff should note that it takes about two weeks to develop immunity after receiving the vaccine.

Flu viruses spread mainly by droplets produced when people

talk. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people nearby.

-dents and faculty should wash hands frequently, exercise and get plenty of sleep to boost their im-mune systems and protect against

If you are experiencing a fever, cough, sore throat, headache, fa-tigue or muscular aches, you may

from attending classes and other events that could spread illness.

The Week of Wellness event, which is sponsored by the Student Health and Education Leaders, will take place Oct. 1 - 8.

It will give students, faculty and

mental health awareness, suicide prevention, education and overall personal well-being.

The Week of Wellness will also include a “Mindfulness Experience” sponsored by McGrath Heath and Wellness and the Department of Counseling.

This event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 1 in GSC.

Then, on Oct. 6, Xavier’s Active Minds will sponsor “National Day Without Stigma” to raise awareness for suicide prevention.

The Week of Wellness will conclude with a Warrior Run event, which raises awareness for mental health issues, will be held on Oct. 11 in Mariemont at Bell Tower Park.

BY MADDIE DAYStaff Writer

digital photographs to form her work.

“This concept of achieving peace through the process of releasing our attachment to nar-row notions of self and other

in this collection,” Xavier’s Art Department wrote in a press release.

Xavier University Art Galleries, is excited to host the exhibit for its second year. Xavier has previous-ly hosted the exhibit in 2012 and

“I hope (students gain an) ap-preciation of the breadth of the photographic experiences because the images are from all over the

For more information on the exhibit or FotoFocus’s other events, visit fotofocusbiennial.org.

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Local photographers showcase art

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X-Perience Day at Xavier is meant to give prospective college students the perfect place to start during their college search. On Sept. 28, high school and transfer students had the opportunity to meet faculty, staff and current students as well as take a tour of campus,

ensure they had the opportunity to experience the Power of X. Students and their familes -

Mass at 9 a.m. followed by a variety of information sessions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be another X-Perience Day on Nov. 16.

Edited by: Lydia Rogersrogersl2@xavier.edu

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Rev. Cardenal discusses Jesuit educationRev. Fernando Cardenal, S.J.,

is an internationally recognized authority on Jesuit education. He served as the Education Minister of Nicaragua from 1984-1990.

During his tenure as director of the literacy campaign in 1980, the literacy rate in Nicaragua in-creased from about 50 percent to about 85 percent. Cardenal spoke to Xavier students at 7 p.m. on Sept. 23 in Kennedy Auditorium.

Guest Writer Matt Ahlgren conducted a follow-up interview, interpreted by Professor Irene Hodgson. The full interview tran-script can be found at xaviernews-wire.com.

XU: What do you think are some important ways to ensure that people at universities, especially at Jesuit universi-ties like Xavier, have exposure to the poor and the needs of the poor?

Cardenal, S.J.: That depends on the Jesuits that are working in that university and how they pres-ent the message of Jesus.

This is fundamental. Jesuits shouldn’t just be giving a business administration class, economics,

you’re helping the students, but it’s more important what kind of

religious orientation is presented to the students. It’s pastoral work, we call it.

The spiritual ori-entation presented to the students is the path and it’s present-ed by the Jesuits and their collaborators, lay people who are also carrying forward the message of Jesus.

The important thing is that Jesus’ message be brought forward in the uni-versity, by the Jesuits and by the laity, but the center has to al-ways be the person of Jesus.

XU: How do you think the interaction should take place between meeting the needs and in-terests of young people and meeting the goals of the Jesuits in instilling their philosophy?

Cardenal, S.J.: I think today more than ever it’s important to count on the collaboration of the laity. In all the religious congrega-tions in the world, male and fe-male ones, the number of voca-

tions has gone down, and (there is) a progressive graying of the members of the congregation.

So the General Congregations of the Society of Jesus have said that it’s really important to do the formation of the laity in the spirit of Ignatius of Loyola.

They have to be the important collabora-tors with the Society of Jesus. There’s a complete document in the last General Congregation about the collaboration with the lay people.

There’s an important change: before it was said that Jesuits had to look for the support of the laity for our work. Now it’s changed.

Now it says we have to support the work of the laity. That’s an im-portant change, isn’t it? It gives a great deal more importance to their work.

XU: Why do you think that the Contras thought that education was such a threat?

Cardenal, S.J.: The Contras wanted to de-

stroy the revolution. They saw that this crusade was going to be a very beautiful project. 60,000 young people in the mountains — that’s an extraordinary happening.

And they saw that it was go-ing to be an international triumph

for the revolution. So they didn’t want the revolution to have this success, so for that reason they wanted to stop it.

Their hatred led them to say, “we can’t let them have this suc-cess.” And that was their reason for their profound opposition to the literacy campaign, the great success of the revolution.

And they weren’t wrong in thinking that this campaign was very important. I’ve been asked about the literacy campaign in all parts of the world.

I was in a conference on popu-lar education in Cairo, Egypt, and they said “What can you tell us about the literacy campaign?”

I was invited by different ministries of education in Latin America to talk to them about what this campaign was like.

It had a great international re-percussion. UNESCO gave me in Paris the prize for the literacy campaign.

They also invited the Minister of Education from Nicaragua — both of us went, and they gave us the literacy prize.

So it was a great success for the revolution. I think it was the most important thing that the revolu-tion did.

Photo courtesy of Irene Hodgson

Rev. Cardenal, S.J. expresses his views of the Jesuit tradition.

BY MATT AHLGRENGuest Writer

This October Xavier students, faculty and staff are joining cam-puses around the area by partici-pating in the Warrior Run College Challenge for Week of Wellness on campus to raise awareness about mental health issues in the community.

The Warrior Run will be held at 5:15 p.m. on Oct. 11, 2014 in Mariemont. The Warrior Run is a 5K race with a one-mile walk in memory of Jim Miller, a former staff member at Xavier University.

Following the passing of University of Cincinnati stu-dent Brogan Dulle, The College Challenge was conceived by Race Director, Nancy Eigel Miller. This year’s Run and Challenge are in memory of Brogan Dulle.

“The Week of Wellness events were curated by an informal group of Xavier staff, faculty and students who wanted to leverage the Run and College Challenge to heighten awareness and educa-tion about suicide, mental health, and well-being within our campus community,” director of the Eigel Center for Community-Engaged Learning Sean Rhiney said.

The College Challenge seeks to involve universities from the area in a friendly, fun competition

to raise awareness and funds for programs that support emotional well-being.

Universities will also compete by volunteering service hours to a local

-ness initiatives on their own campus.

The competition will rank Universities based on the percent-age of their students that partici-pate in the challenge.

Cincinnati State, Northern Kentucku University, University of Cincinnati and Mount St. Joseph University will be competing

Xavier students can register untill 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 7 by visiting https://secure.getmereg-istered.com/get_information.php?event_id=9853 and going to “College Challenge.” Registration will cost $10.

Xavier students can sign-up to fundraise for the Warrior Run by visiting https://secure.get-meregistered.com/homepage.php?id=7612 .

Promotion for the Warrior Run will be from Oct. 1-8 and will foster conversation and awareness about well-being on Xavier’s campus.

Events include mindfulness training, a discussion on mental health awareness and a pledge of solidarity for those who experi-ence mental and emotional health issues.

BY REGINA WRIGHTStaff Writer

Photo courtesy of cincywarriorrun.org

Xavier joins Warrior Run

October is Cyber Security Month, and Technology Services is working to make sure students stay informed about the possible dan-gers on the Internet.

“It’s getting way too easy to steal someone’s iden-tity nowadays,” Information Security Administrator James Miller said.

The program aims to emphasize that any infor-mation students share on the Web has the potential to be accessed by hackers or online stalkers.

Students have a re-sponsibility to protect their information by con-ducting their Web behav-ior in a safe way.

Miller talked about how the reality is that students just don’t under-stand the implications of an unsecure Web pres-ence anymore, especially with apps like Snapchat.

“It goes away from your screen, and the rest of the world has control of it,” Miller said.

The Cyber Security Month ac-tivities are mainly geared towards student awareness.

“The new generation has so much capability to share, but it’s so much easier for criminals to steal

as a result,” Miller said. “Think about Facebook. You don’t know all of your friends. Anyone with

anything about you, from your address to your phone number. While people might not share this much, sharing any of this infor-mation leaves room for risk.”

The program also takes poten-tial employers into account. It has

BY MAXWELL BRUNSStaff Writer

Cyber Security Month promotes Web safety

become more common for em-ployers to check Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or any other platform where a potential employee can

post personal content. “Nothing you post can

ever be permanently de-leted, so think twice before posting something,” Miller said. “Employers will see it.”

Cyber Security Month will provide students with the op-portunity to measure their current Internet safety habits.

There will be a table set up in the lobby to the cafeteria in Bishop Fenwick Place where students can take a cyber se-curity quiz on Oct. 17 and 29. Anyone who takes the quiz will be entered for two chances to win an Amazon gift card. The quiz is also available on the Technology Services webpage.

Themed posters will be hanging up around campus to remind students to protect passwords, mobile devices and social media accounts.

There will also be an indus-trial shredder outside Cintas where students can bring and

shred anything for free.“Even physical documenta-

tion of personal information is liable for serious risk,” Miller said. “Security is a makeup of people, process, and technology, and if any of those fail, information can get out.”

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A themed posters warning about password hacking.

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Students (left to right) Pat Parkinson, Margaret Arney, Katie Copp, Alex Cipoletti, Tori Massaro and Taylor Fulkerson studied in Nicaragua in the spring of 2013.

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Renovated tennis courts open

One of Xavier’s newest projects was showcased this September as the university re-vealed its renovated tennis courts.

The tennis courts, which are located north of Cintas Center, were recently renovated and now feature a blue surface.

The tennis courts were origi-nally added to Xavier’s campus after the construction of Cintas Center in the fall of 2000. There are six total courts and they are maintained and scheduled by the Recreational Sports Department.

According to Eric Toth, the men’s tennis coach, the courts were in desperate need of a reno-vation. Because the courts are used as a varsity facility and are

commonly used by students and the community, they began show-ing palpable wear and tear.

The new renovation also opened the doors for the opportu-nity to name the new courts after former head coach Jim Brockhoff, a Xavier Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, who passed away after dedicating 45 years to the men’s tennis program and 34 years as the head coach of the women’s program. Brockhoff passed away in May 2013, just before his 79th birthday.

Coach Toth said that courts

was still much to be done, like adding permanent seating and windscreens, to properly honor the former coach.

Since their construction in

2000, the courts have never been renovated, but have been resur-faced. The courts were built where a creek once ran, caus-

courts whenever there was heavy rain. The new courts, however, are raised eight inches above the

The program received fun-draising help for the estimated $400,000 renovation with about $300,000 raised through pledges from the generosity of friends of Xavier tennis.

“Without the generosity of the fundraising program, this wouldn’t be possible,” Toth said.

The new courts are now open and available for use, but more renovations are expected in the future.

BY JESS LARKINCopy Editor

News in Brief

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Second volcano erupts in JapanA second volcano callled Mount Sakurajima erupted in Japan on Sept. 29. This eruption, which is a common occurrence on Mount Sakurajima, comes just days after Mount Ontake also erupted. The Ontake explosion has resulted in 36 deaths after hikers tried to climb the 10,062-foot volcano before it exploded. The eruption sent ash and toxic gases 1,500 feet into the air.

Afghanistan signs deal allowing some U.S. troops to remain in the country

The U.S. and Afghanistan have signed a pact which will allow the U.S. to keep 10,000 troops in the country after the end of 2014 when most U.S. troops will withdraw. Afghanistan’s new president, Ashraf Ghani, signed the agreement, which allows American troops and other NATO forces to support the Afghan army. Ghani believes the agreement will ensure the stability and security of the Afghan government. Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai had refused to sign the agreement. Though U.S. troops will not have a combat role, some troops will still lead counterterrorism operations.

An Oklahoma man named Alton Nolen is being charged with murder after beheading coworker Colleen Hufford. The FBI has also joined the investigation after Nolen reportedly took interest in the violence in the Middle East. Prosecutors, how-ever, believe that Nolen’s actions were tied to a suspension he received from work.

-rorist group operating out of Syria and Iraq, on Sept. 30. British planes assisted Kurdish forces with an attack on an ISIS weap-ons stronghold in northwestern Iraq. British forces had already

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Pro-democracy protestors gathered in the streets of Hong Kong in response to what they claim to be a threat to the dem-ocratic process by the Chinese government.

Many of the protestors are students who claim that China is refusing to allow genuine demo-cratic reform in Hong Kong. They accuse the government of solely allowing candidates who were investigated by Beijing to run in Hong Kong’s city elections for chief executive.

The elections were scheduled for 2017 and were going to be

Instead, the candidates will be

chosen by a panel. Furthermore, the demonstra-

tors claim that their universal suf-frage is being threatened and that the Chinese government is en-croaching on their autonomy.

Hong Kong has been a semi-autonomous region with main-land China since 1997 after being under British control for over 156 years. The two have existed as “one country, two systems” since 1997.

Throughout the week, many arrests have been made because of the protests. This peaked on Sept. 28 when police began releas-ing tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowds.

The protests are becoming known as “umbrella protests”

because the demonstrators are using umbrellas to block the po-lice’s spray. The crowds have also returned wearing masks, goggles and plastic raincoats.

About60 people have been in-jured due to police involvement.

In response to the violence and protests, the Chinese govern-ment has blocked any media from reaching the mainland, including Instagram. Other media sites such as Facebook and Twitter are al-ready blocked in Beijing.

The United States is watching the situation closely as the U.S. economy depends in part on the Chinese government. The Dow fell 170 points on Sept. 29 in re-sponse to the unrest, but recov-ered by the end of the day.

BY M FRANCISCampus News Editor

While most XU students are getting ready for basketball sea-son, Xavier’s Club Boxing is

against UC and Miami on Oct. 25.The team hopes to continue

its tradition of victory as it is used to “crushing” both Miami University and rival UC, junior Garrett Collins, a new member of the team, said.

Though Collins is a member who has previous boxing expe-rience, he says that everyone is welcome, regardless of his or her level of experience.

Collins provided some insight as to why he has returned to the sport.

“I missed it. It’s a great work out. I needed something to push me to my physical limits and box-ing does just that,” Collins said.

Junior Kendra Tosheff, a rook-ie to boxing, joined for a different reason.

“I joined to learn the sport, meet new people and get a good team work out,” Tosheff says.

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ing new friendships. However, according to the club members, Xavier’s Club Boxing is a fun, friendly environment that encour-

ages athletes to learn from each other.

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gether and then breaks off into groups of three or four.

The club members also spend time during practice brushing up on the fundamentals of boxing.The club works on drills such as heavy bags, speed bags, hand bags and shadow box.

Another event for those inter-ested in boxing is Club Boxing’s “Open Fight Night,” which will take place in mid-November. It entails in-club sparring and an au-dience is welcome.

Collins believes that there are

“There’s no other sport like it,

who’s the better, stronger, faster individual. After practice I feel tired, but accomplished. I know I pushed myself as I was able,” Collins said.

The team meets at 7 p.m. on Mondays, 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, and 4 p.m. on Fridays in the Armory for anyone who wishes to participate.

For more information contact Club Boxing president, Michael Harringon at mharrington9492@gmail.com or join the group’s Orgsync page.

BY SARRIS BALCERZAKCopy Editor

Xavier’s Club Boxing

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Big East soccer season begins

Men’s tennis shows strengths

The volleyball team huddles and prepares for a match in anticipation of game time earlier this season.

Goalkeeper Eric Osswald (left) and Sophomore Todd Pratzner (right) shut down the Hoyas.

Both Xavier men’s and wom-en’s soccer teams competed this weekend in Big East play.

In front of the home crowd, the men’s team won 1-0 against St. Johns in the Big East opener.

Freshman Matt Vasquenza broke free in the 85th minute and scored the lone goal of the game. This win boosted the Xavier team to an overall record of 6-3-0 and

jumping to a quick start in con-ference record at 1-0. This marks the third straight shutout for the Musketeers and led to them taking six of their past seven games.

St. Johns was on a hot streak, coming into this match, having won its past four games. But the

-ing the game with a 12-6 advan-tage in shots.

In the 69th minute of the game, freshman Eric McWoods pro-

vided excitement as

off the far post of the goal, and in the 78th minute, senior Garrett Halfhill had a header saved from a throw-in, leading up to the eventual goal.

Redshirt senior Eric Osswald was named Big East Goalkeeper of the Week after record-ing two consectutive shutouts for Xavier.

The team returns to action on Oct. 4 with a road match at Providence set to start at 1 p.m.

The women’s team, also playing at home, lost a tough battle to the Georgetown Hoyas 1-0.

The Musketeers played strong

couldn’t hold on as the Hoyas scored in the last 10 minutes of regulation play.

This gave Georgetown its

Georgetown is currently ranked 17th in the country according to

TopDrawerSoccer.com. XU played excellent defense in

with only one of those shots on goal.

The Musketeers came out at-tacking on offense, with freshman Kenadie Carlson getting a one-on-one opportunity with the Hoya goal keeper.

Her shot proved to be Xavier’s best of the game but it sailed wide

The Xavier men’s tennis team headed to Kalamazoo, Mich., on Sept. 26 to compete in the Jack Vredevelt Invitational, a three-day tournament hosted by the Western Michigan University Broncos.

The Musketeers entered the tournament with a standing record of 27-26 in singles competition and 9-7 in doubles competition.

The Musketeers gained several wins in doubles play on the open-ing day.

Freshman Connor LaFavre and sophomore Jeremy Schneider

The two defeated a duo from Illinois State in an exciting conso-lation match 8-7.

Freshman Gabriel Chaves Araujo and junior Zach Mueck earned two wins in Flight B on the

came back with impressive victo-ries over their next two opponents.

In Flight C, senior Michael Moe and freshman Arthur Stefani gained two wins, beating Cleveland State 8-6 and the host team, Western Michigan, 8-3.

Redshirt sophomore Matt Bishop and junior Brian Carman closed out the day with wins over Michigan State 8-5 and Cleveland State 8-5.

The second day of tournament play featured two rounds of sin-gles play.

The Musketeers showed true talent and skill with two players advancing to the Flight champi-

onships. Araujo earned his spot in the championship match after a successful tournament.

Senior Freddy Abunku also grabbed his spot in the Flight Championships with impressive wins in the opening rounds.

Abunku and Araujo were runners-up in their Flight Championship when they lost to tough opponents from Wisconsin-Green Bay and Notre Dame.

Abunku has been a strong leader on this year’s team. He is a senior leader that not only sets the precendent on the court, but off the court as well.

Day two of play also featured success by Moe, LaFavre, Bishop and Carman. Each Musketeer shut down his competitor

Xavier men’s tennis ended ac-

two wins in singles competition. Stefani defeated Lucas Waak

of Valparaiso in his Flight Consolation match 6-2, 6-2.

Moe also won his Consolation match in two sets against Stephen Payne of Western Michigan, 6-2, 6-4.

The Musketeers concluded the Jack Vredevelt Invite tallying a re-cord of 36-42 in singles play and 15-14 in doubles.

Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams will next com-pete on Oct. 16-19 in the Ohio Valley Regional Tournament in Nashville.

This tournament precedes the head-to head portion of the sea-son, which begins Jan. 21 for the men and Jan. 23 for the women.

BY ISABEL SMITHStaff Writer

Volleyball team faces first Big East foeOne week into Big East play

Xavier women’s volleyball is still on pace for head coach Mike Johnson’s sixth straight season of at least 20 wins, currently holding a record of 8-6.

The Musketeers opened con-ference play this past Friday in the nation’s capital with a victory against the Georgetown Hoyas.

Great play came from all over the court as freshman libero Jesse Earl led the match with 25 digs, senior setter Aubree Smith set up her teammates with 35 assists and sophomore outside hitter Abbey Bessler carried the team with 15 kills.

After falling behind by three

found itself tied at nine. It went on to a 3-0 run to obtain a lead that would not be lost for

Despite dropping their second set, the Musketeers found their niche in sets three and four by scores of 25-20 and 25-16 to ultimately take the match.

Xavier is now 4-0 all-time against the Georgetown Hoyas.

The Musketeers swept the season series last year during the inaugural season of the newly aligned Big East.

Just two days later, Xavier vol-leyball traveled to Omaha, Neb., where it failed to build on a strong start to the conference season.

The Blue Jays were able to take advantage of Xavier’s short rest, sending the team back to Cincinnati after just three games.

The team reached a low point in the second set when Creighton took advantage of 14 Musketeer errors.

Even during the tough day, there was a silver lining in the per-formance by Smith and freshman

outside hitter Kristen Massa. Smith amassed 12 more as-

Massa shined with nine kills and two blocks.

Apart from her stellar play in the past two games, Smith is also closing in on third for Xavier’s all-time assist record.

The Musketeers now stand with a record of eight wins and six losses. They must elimate costly errors in order to continue com-peting in the Big East.

Even though Johnson has nev-er ended a season below second in the conference (A-10 included),

ten Big East teams.Xavier opens conference play

at Cintas Center with a three-game home stand beginning with a match against the Villanova Wildcats at 7 p.m. on Oct. 3 fol-lowed by matches against Seton Hall and Marquette.

Sophomore forward Tori Doss (above) charges in to challenge the Hoyas offensive attack.

BY MATT STAINBROOKStaff Writer

BY ADAM TORTELLIStaff Writer

of the goal. Another bright spot for

XU was the stat line of eleven shots and zero corner kicks for Georgetown.

The Musketeers will get a three-day break before heading back to action on Oct. 4 in Philadelphia against the Villanova Wildcats, and they will look to improve their conference record with a much needed win.

Newswire photo by Adam Spegele

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SportsBig East soccer season begins Opinion: Jeter ends remarkable career in stunning fashion

Reds’ season falls short of expectationsBY BRENDAN BURRISStaff Writer

With a little more than a week left until the National Hockey

begins, Xavier students are strap-ping on their skates in preparation.

The season begins Oct. 8, with the Montreal Canadiens taking on the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto.

The Columbus Blue Jackets start on Oct. 9, going to Buffalo, to play the Sabres. The Blue Jackets went 43-32 last season

round as a wildcard team.The Blue Jackets have started

their preseason with a 3-1 record, displaying a depth of players that can score.

However, each game has come with a cost. Columbus has a 12-9 total score over the last four games, meaning holes need to be

patched in the defense before the

Center Ryan Johansen led the team with 33 goals last season and is predicted to have just as suc-cessful of a season as the new sea-

son approaches. The talented Canadian is on

the free agency list as well, and Columbus has yet to make a move to reclaim their star scorer.

The Chicago Blackhawks have

also had a rough preseason so far with a 2-2 record. Their opening game is Oct. 9 against the Dallas Stars.

The Hawks didn’t spend much in the transfer market this sum-mer, only acquiring veteran center Brad Richards from the New York Rangers to lead one line.

The Blackhawks are fairly set, with a tested defensive line and multiple forwards.

The Hawks have many star players in roles and adding depth to every line.

In Detroit, Red Wings fans are looking forward to a better season than last. Veterans and younger players alike are the core of the team, but they have not been able to play with each other for long to build chemistry.

Many older players were in-jured after the break for the Olympics and enthusiastic rook-

ies led the team for the rest of the season.

The Red Wings also did little in the transfer period, acquiring only two players. They have a 2-2 re-cord so far in the preseason.

After hiring a new coach and general manager, the Pittsburg Penguins are looking to improve upon last season.

Sidney Crosby is trying to bounce back from injury and has yet to play. Crosby has been some-what absent from hockey conver-sation having struggled with many injuries.

The Penguins are 3-1 in the preseason and are set to start on Oct. 9 against the Anaheim Ducks.

This NHL season should prove to be an exciting one, with teams

the season.

BY ANDREW UTZStaff Writer

Hockey season quickly approaches

Coming into the 2014 sea-son, the Cincinnati Reds were a consensus top-10 team in Major League Baseball and were ex-pected to make a heavy push deep into the playoffs.

Sports Illustrated’s pre-season projections stated that the Reds

71 record and a wild-card berth into the playoffs.

In reality, the 2014 MLB season turned out to be quite the disappointment to a Reds team with lots of talent, namely Johnny Cueto, Brandon Phillips, Todd Frazier, Billy Hamilton and Aroldis Chapman.

projected 91-win season, the Reds

.500 and 14 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central standings.

Entering the All-Star break on July 14, the Reds were only 1.5

games over .500. The second half of the year

was abysmal for the Redlegs, as seemingly nothing was clicking on offense and there was serious in-consistency in the starting lineup due to injuries.

As the playoffs begin, the Reds are left out after making the play-offs three of the last four years under the management of Dusty Baker.

First-year manager Bryan Price did not deliver the type of season that has been expected of the Reds in recent years.

Much of the Reds’ struggles

this year can be attributed to the myriad of injuries suffered

Joey Votto, once considered one of the best players in baseball and a MVP candidate the previous

Second baseman Phillips was put on the disabled list early in the season with a thumb injury and never truly returned to his previ-ous top form.

And the widely publicized head injury to reliever Chapman in spring training caused him to miss much of the early part of the season.

Looking forward to the off-

the ace of their pitching staff, Johnny Cueto, and must address separate deals with players who are eligible for free agency.

With the disappointment of the 2014 season now behind them, the Reds have to turn to 2015 in an attempt to regain their

previous form. Rebuilding and re-organizing may be necessary for the Reds to have a playoff push next season.

With one out and a runner on second base in the bottom of the ninth inning in a 5-5 tie-game, time seemed to stand still at Yankee Stadium.

Derek Jeter crouched down in the on-deck circle, closing his eyes and bowing his head.

The fans rose to their feet, re-alizing the weight of the situation

front of his home crowd, had a chance to do what he had done so many times before: win the game for his team.

“Well, the script is there,” Yankees television announcer Michael Kay said. “The last page is in Derek’s hands.”

Before anyone had time to re-alize what was happening, Jeter

past the outstretched glove of Baltimore’s Chris Davis.

The throw home from right

like that, the game was over. Jeter had managed to end his legendary baseball career at Yankee Stadium in an absolutely perfect way.

Ever since I can remember, Derek Jeter has been the face of Major League Baseball. He has everything: the talent, the fame,

the good looks, the charm and a position at shortstop for the win-ningest and arguably most storied baseball franchise of all time.

Retiring with no hit would not have tainted his legacy, but it

that Jeter is one of the greatest Yankees to ever play, and he surely

"To be honest with you, I don’t know how I played this game,”

at bat, I forgot my elbow guard. I was throwing balls away. I was giving signs to (Stephen) Drew at second base when there was no one on base. I was all messed up.”

Thankfully, Jeter was still able to get the job done, as he has so many times before.

As a fan of baseball, it was such a treat to see one of the greatest players of our generation bring it all back home with one swing of the bat.

It’s going to be weird to see someone new at shortstop next year for the Yanks, but Jeter has cemented himself where he belongs — among the baseball greats.

Photo courtesy of money.cnn.com

Yankees short stop Derek Jeter ended his illustrious career with a storybook ending at Yankee Stadium with a game-winning hit.

Photo courtesy of score.leoweekly.comOne bright spot for the Reds this season was a spectacular season by Cueto.

Photo courtesy of espn.go.comCenter Ryan Johansen (above) looks to lead the Blue Jackets this season.

BY RYAN O’TOOLEStaff Writer

for people to hide behind a screen and be cruel with-out facing consequences.

just bullied as a senior in college? I didn’t realize that instead of college, I was actually attending a high

braces, a nose I hadn’t yet grown into and frizzy hair

I speak directly to the authors of those posts now. --

-ences. I downloaded Yik Yak to see what other kinds

a few clever posts, but there are a lot of inappropriate, offensive

and hateful things. I saw several

are ruining the app for others. I have already deleted -

right poisonous.So please, be kind to others. If you’re going to be

-ation perfectly when he or she said, “People are assholes on

-ter than that.

M e r e d i t h Francis is a senior Philosophy, Politics & the Public and English double ma-jor from Louisville, Ky.

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Last week, Max Bruns wrote an editorial about

never heard of the app until the editorial ran, and I had no interest in downloading it or reading what

the year. It was a good show, and I was proud to be

girls very funny.”Obviously, Laura Birckhead and I, the blonde

-gry. Apparently, there were several others that said

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Generation Y as a whole is well-versed in negativity

-plained about a professor’s personality, lecture style

aren’t enriching enough, and our Catholic values

university budget really be?

questions have their place. But so do gratitude and perspective-taking. (And you thought clichéd

evaluate the world around us. However, when every-

not every thought needs to be voiced.Xavier students attend a quality university with

things we wouldn’t know otherwise, and we will leave

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second to think about all the great things Xavier of-fers us that we so frequently take for granted. Like a

Abusing social media

discussion. The end result is that coming to the theater facilitates self-evaluation of one’s actions and beliefs.

Lastly, to evaluate the impor-tance of live theater in contrast to television and the internet: the actual production of live the-

in several ways, such as the pro-nouncement of movement and speech or the nature of the medi-

can be virtually limitless takes to get a scene right, whereas in the theater there is only one take, which changes slightly with every performance.

These differences aside, it is -

mines the importance of live theater. Film possesses all of the aforementioned qualities of the-ater — those that lead to the edi-

-tainment of its viewers. However, only in live theater does the dy-namic quality of events occurring right in front of you affect you so electrically. Most attribute this to the sense of reality inherent in live performance: the grounded qual-ity of a story being shown to you in real time and real scale, which you see with your own eyes and can hear with your own ears.

Live theater is not an obso-lete art form. It is a vital part of modern life, perhaps even more

television and the internet. It not only forms a part of our human

-ally, culturally and spiritually.

Mac Blais is a sophomore theatre major from Canal Winchester, Ohio.

of college debt, rising levels of income inequality and a political system that passes as dysfunction-al on a good day.

Aside from our domestic woes, Americans need to vote in order to be a proper model of democ-racy for international onlookers.

America will often cite the need to expand democracy as a reason

We internationally purport that

to the democratic process, while domestically less than half of the electorate will vote or even partici-pate in the civic debates that keep our union strong.

Policy with the input of few has little chance to effectively im-prove society as a whole. So no

may want to believe, hypocrisy and ignorance move us nowhere.

To sum up my advice: If you have a pulse, are at least 18 years

-self a favor and vote this Nov. 4.

Our problems were not cre-ated by themselves and will not be

I implore you to vote, review your leadership and help better your community if you care about the place you call home.

If what I’ve said sounds too rosy, look at it this way: If you hate politics and politicians, you cannot complain about a system in which you did not participate.

Bad politicians are elected by good people who do not vote. So all good people, I expect to see you at the polls this election day. Happy voting.

Jonathan Hogue is a junior Philosophy, Politics & the Public major from Aurora, Ill.

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The shows must go onWhy live performance deserves to survive

If it’s an even-numbered year, that means it is election time. The midterm elections have candi-

criss-crossing respective districts in hope of winning our vote this November. Before you think of voting or politics and begin to get cynical, let me offer some advice.

America is a representative

in order for our union to remain strong and meet its challenges ef-

Outside of presidential elec-tion years, people rarely see the importance of voting for local

because the electoral process lacks

of a presidential race. In truth, every election is highly important, but non-presidential years often carry more importance for the

day-to-day order of government. Think about all the issues the

American electorate has voiced concerns about in recent months: taxes, immigration, road projects and quality education. These is-sues will not be decided by the President or even Congress alone, but in conjunction with elected

-islators across the country.

Data shows that in the 2010 midterm elections, a depressing 37 percent of voters came out to vote. Contrast this to the 84 per-cent of Scots who recently voted on their referendum to separate from the U.K., and you will won-der who truly represents democ-racy better.

I am passionate about voting because I understand that my gen-eration needs to hit the ground running to be successful in the future. A majority of us will en-ter adulthood plagued by mounds

Value your voteMidterm elections matter

In the age of television and

as an obsolete art form. However,

understanding of theater’s impor-tance and value. Spending a few extra dollars (and getting off the couch) to experience live theater is worth it, even if our culture is telling us otherwise.

Live theater is one of the oldest human traditions still in practice, and for good reasons. However, theater is more than just enter-tainment, more than just an art form. When we relate a story or tell a joke to our friends, or even imagine the course of a conversa-tion or a future relationship, we are engaging in theater.

Theater’s relevance to our day-to-day existence is undeniable. Beyond its role in our daily lives, live theater serves to enrich our minds and spirits in several ways.

Theater is an integral part of our identity as humans. When we are children, we mimic and make believe in order to learn and grow. Many see the imagination as the-ater in its most basic form. Any time a person creates a scenario in his head, he is drawing upon the same inspiration that fuels play-wrights, directors and actors.

Those who work in the theater live in the world of the imagina-tion. Because live theater is essen-tially a concentrated and sophis-ticated form of a lifelong activity that we all share, seeing our nature

-sure, makes us think and resonates with us in an almost indescribably profound way. Basically, theater is in our blood.

Furthermore, theater natu-rally fosters intellectual growth in its viewers. Only considering what occurs on the surface, the exchanges in a play require the viewer’s full attention to grasp all that is occurring onstage. Factor in the dense use of theme, sub-texts, metaphor, allegory and all of the creative techniques that are combined in the performance of a show, and the viewer is met with a staggering intellectual undertaking.

Those who have been involved with theater in the past, in any position (run crew, management,

-formances that much more enjoy-able because they can appreciate

from an intimate perspective all of the hard work and artistic tal-ent required. Theater is an exciting and enjoyable experience to the layman, but the more intellectually involved a person is, the more sat-isfying it can be.

Theater teaches us about things that we may not have experienced yet and enhances our world view. Perhaps subjects that had previ-ously seemed unimportant take on a little more weight. Maybe after seeing the intimate moments of the life of someone from a dif-ferent walk of life portrayed on a

people we may never have cared about deserve our empathy.

Theater has also greatly con-tributed to many civil movements, breaking down barriers between

demographics and reminding us that when it comes down to it, we

things out as we go along.Theater causes people to

gather together and engage in in-tellectual discourse, resulting in self-discovery or self-evaluation. Plays and musicals can bring to-

and hundreds or thousands of at-tendees. They also by nature en-courage people to discuss what they have seen. This means that attendees will probably be having a more meaningful conversation than they would have otherwise, considering that most plays are in-spired from controversial or pro-found subjects.

Therefore, not only is someone having an inclusive and connec-tive experience with the people around her, but she is forced to examine the foundations of the argument they put forth in the

“Seeing our nature

gives us pleasure,

us in an almost

Mac Blais

pulse, are at least

Jonathan Hogue

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BY ERIC MINIONStaff Writer

U2 continues “leaked album” trendBY ALLISON WISYANSKIStaff Writer

On Sept. 9, Apple unveiled the new Apple Watch, the iPhone 6 and Apple Pay at its media event. At the end, U2 performed, and Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the album would be available for free to iTunes users. A day or so later, the album showed up on the iPhone’s “Cloud.”

U2’s lead singer Bono wrote an online essay entitled “Remember Us?” He wrote that the band wants to get its music to “as many people as possible,” CBS News Online said.

He also wrote, “For the peo-ple out there who have no inter-est in checking us out, look at it this way… the blood, sweat and tears of some Irish guys are in your junk mail.”

The free album provoked somewhat of an outrage from plenty of individuals. For some,

“U2 virus.” Some individuals did not

have the songs automatically download on their devices and their settings controlled wheth-er the songs downloaded or stayed in iCloud on the “Albums Purchased” playlist.

The songs could be deleted from the device but could only be hidden in the Cloud, which irritat-

ed many since they could not “dis-associate it completely from their account,” Business Insider said.

The album was sitting there “like an Ikea catalog. Or a jury sum-mons. Or streptococcus,” Chris Richards of The Washington Post said. Others questioned whether

this could be a sign of things to come, of future albums deposited into online accounts in marketing hijinks disguised as gifts.

Angry tweets about the album -

ing the automatic download of the album. One user stated that he

would “rather have food poison-ing on Christmas,” and another asked, “Why and how did a ran-dom U2 album download onto my phone?”

Many users were concerned with the storage that the album now took up, causing one individ-

ual to express his thoughts on Twitter as well. “I don’t even have enough storage on my phone to take a pic, so what makes Apple think I want the U2 album auto-matically downloaded in my music?” he said.

Although many were ex-tremely upset with Apple, there were still people who thoroughly enjoyed the free album.

One Twitter user wrote, “So people are mad that Apple gave them a free U2 album? We are now scraping from the bottom of the bar-

Apple has over 800 mil-lion iTunes accounts, so the album surely reached a large population. To date, U2’s total album sales have been about 150 million. Its previous album, “No Line

million copies. The band clearly wants to reach out to more people, and having its album downloaded for

free onto 800 million devices will surely do that.

Other artists may follow in U2’s footsteps and release albums for free. “Album dropping” has become a recent trend thanks in large part to Beyoncé’s iTunes surprise last Christmas.

“Songs of Innocence,” the latest album from Irish rock band U2, surprised millions who found it occupying their phone’s memory.Photo courtesy of article.wn.com

Showcase: Xavier improvisational comedyBY GRANT VANCEStaff Writer

Xavier’s Department of Music and Theatre provides different opportunities for students in the realms of performance, stage management, technical work and theatrical design. There are dra-matic, musical and comedic shows produced by the department both for theatre and non-theatre major students.

In the wake of Xavier’s fall show “The Last Five Years” and its next main-stage show “Godspell,”

there are plenty of different the-ater subgroups on campus for in-dividuals to see, particularly in the world of Xavier improv.

Aside from the entirely student-run theater group, Xavier Players, the improv groups at Xavier are the largest voices in student-orga-nized theater on campus to date.

These groups include the im-provisational troupe Don’t Tell Anna (DTA) and the improvisa-tional group Toolbox.

As described by Toolbox co-president Eric Minion, Toolbox

is currently a subgroup of Players and is moving in a more inde-pendent direction. Minion de-scribes a very ambitious future for Toolbox, moving away from short-form comedy into a more dynamic, long form of improv, telling a more expansive story and pushing the art of improvisation to its limits.

Player’s president Kyle Daniels praises Toolbox for its innova-tive take on interaction with the audience.

Daniels recalls a Toolbox per-formance last semester where the group took the audience prompt of “Unarrested Development” and turned it into a high stakes thriller of a husband and wife es-caping the pursuit of two skilled FBI agents. This is just one exam-ple of the long-form storytelling Toolbox strives to create.

In this regard, Minion does not plan on moving away from short-form improv entirely. He hopes to collaborate with DTA

“fantastic.”DTA is one of the university’s

improv troupes, made up of eight student members. The major dif-ferences between the two groups are found mostly in style of hu-mor as well as the different di-rections the groups take during a performance.

As far as improv goes at Xavier,

dynamic direction,” but there is

a “ton of room for expansion,” Minion said.

He believes there is a lot of talent in the student body that is being overlooked or wasted due to the fact that Toolbox and DTA are the only two available clubs on campus offering opportunities to perform this distinct style of theater.

While classes are offered, the options are slim. The only im-prov-centered classes currently being offered are Theatre 160:

“Improvisation” and Theatre 220: “Improvisation for the Actor.” These classes are offered through the Department of Music and Theatre as electives.

Minion highly recommends the book “Truth in Comedy” by Charna Halpern, Del Close and Kim Johnson for those interested in learning about improv.

Be on the lookout for DTA shows in the near future and for Toolbox performances no later than December.

Members of Don’t Tell Anna Improv troupe following a performance on Sept. 26Photo courtesy of twitter.com

Aaron Krick (left) and Tyler Ferrari (right) perform in the 2013 winter Toolbox.Photo courtesy of facebook.com

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Cincinnati Street Food Festival pleases patrons BY AIYANA MOOREStaff Writer

The Cincinnati Street Food Festival, held on Sept. 27 in Walnut Hills, worked to showcase the neighborhood’s diverse population through food, music and games. With 15 food trucks ranging from Red Sesame Korean BBQ to Andy’s Mediterranean Grille to Dojo Gelato, there were plenty of food choices. This festival ap-pealed not only to Cincinnati’s foodie population, but also to the families in the neighborhood.

“One of the things that we like doing with the street food festival is having all of the art events for the kids,” a festival volunteer said. “All of the arts activities and things like that are free for participants.”

Booths were set up along the

street, providing children with opportunities to spin a wheel for prizes, play life-size Jenga or to receive balloon animals from a man on stilts. Also available was a booth that allowed people to voice their opinions on what they would like to see happen in Walnut Hills in the future.

“We have a large community full of diverse people and we don’t really have a thriving busi-ness district, so we don’t have enough opportunity to walk down the street and see your neighbor because you’re both on your way to the local pizza place,” Thea, an-other volunteer, said. “Having op-portunities like this where we put together an event encourages that kind of activity to happen. It gets everyone out in the neighborhood

to meet each other and to spend time with each other.”

The Street Food Festival aims to bring people from all walks of life to Walnut Hills, even those who are not from the community.

“We’re celebrating the neighborhood and getting people that don’t always come to the neighborhood to come and do some-thing in Walnut Hills,” Thea said.

While festival food is notoriously expen-sive, organizers of the Street Food Festival work to make sure that this is not the case in Walnut Hills. All of the food trucks at the festival are required to have at least one item that is $3 or less.

“We’re just trying to make it accessible to as many people as possible,” Thea said. “This is what we can do to make it easy to enter and just come and hang out. Food just seems to be able to bring together everyone.”Patrons enjoy local eateries and new music at the festival at Walnut Hills.

Photo courtesy of urbancity.comThe third annual Cincinnati Street Food Festival hosted 15 food trucks and other activities.

Photo courtesy of walnuthills.us

O’Riley enrapturesBY LIZ SLOCUMStaff Writer

The new “King” of BroadwayBY ZENAB SAEEDStaff Writer

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Professional pianist and radio host Christopher O’Riley made an appearance at the Gallagher Student Center Theatre.

O’Riley is known to the public not only as a piano recitalist, but also as the host of popular clas-sical radio show, “From the Top,” which introduces new Classical music performers. The show has been going on for 15 years and currently reaches audiences through more than 200 radio stations every week.

For his Sept. 28 per-formance, O’Riley an-nounced his own songs to the audience, making the performance a personal and intimate experience.

Between songs, he took the time to describe the background of each one and why the particular song was important to him.

Starting with a Radiohead song, “Airbag,” O’Riley began the performance by walking out onto the stage, taking his place at the

-ing the piece all before introduc-ing the song.

He told the audience a little about the band in case they did not “know Radiohead from a hole in the head.”

with both classic and contempo-rary pieces, featuring songs from

Radiohead and Beach House as well as contemporary jazz en-semble The Bad Plus, mixed in with two classical sonatas, “Sonata No. 9” by Alexander Scriabin and “Sonata No. 2” by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Most of the numbers were O’Riley’s own arrangements, which gave the audience a glance at O’Riley as not only an accom-plished performer but also a musi-cal innovator.

It isn’t very often that one

hears a modern song brought into the realm of classical music style as seamlessly as O’Riley managed to perform.

O’Riley’s unique piano style does an excellent job of fusing to-gether the old and the new with-out compromising either one.

Xavier University is truly for-tunate to have had the privilege of hosting this rare performer of music and radio.

Photo courtesy of xavier.edu

The wait to be king is over. Disney’s Broadway musical “The Lion King” is now the highest-grossing production in entertain-ment history. Grossing over $6.2 billion worldwide following its 17th year on the stage, “The Lion King,” recently surpassed

show ever at the -

ing its crown as the most successful work in entertain-ment. It was also named the highest-grossing Broadway show last year.

The Broadway musical, which is based on the ani-mated 1994 Disney

-ence on the royal lion cub Simba’s journey through the pride lands of Africa on his quest to recover his throne as king of the jungle from his evil uncle through innovative use of dance, costume and puppetry.

The show made its stage de-but in 1997 and has been seen by approximately 75 million people in its 22 productions around the world.

It has music by Sir Elton John

with lyrics by Sir Tim Rice, fea-tures the Academy Award-winning song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” and is the fourth-longest running production in Broadway history, following behind “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats”

and “Chicago.” Though “The Phantom of the

Opera” is still the longest-running Broadway production of all time, it gave up its title of the top-gross-ing production with an earning of $6 billion to “The Lion King.”

“The Lion King’s” earnings make the Broadway production

-

combined. In fact, the Broadway produc-

tion has already earned more than double the amount the highest-

“Avatar” earned: $2.8 billion in total.

“The Lion King’s” impressive earnings, however, only include ticket sales and do not include merchan-dise or revenue from the original

grossed $423 mil-lion domestically.

This fact only makes the show’s feat even more notable since, in comparison to other productions like “Wicked” and “The Book of Mormon,” “The

-cantly cheaper.

There are currently 10 produc--

ing “The Lion King” around the world in New York, London, Germany and on-tour across North America.

The current touring produc-tion will play March 31-April 26 at the Aronoff Center for the Performing Arts in Cincinnati.

Cast member Jason Raize portrayed Simba in the Broadway production.Photo courtesy of broadway.com

Feature Edited by: Hollis Connersconnersh@xavier.edu

Xavier NewswireOctober 1, 201412

BY MEREDITH FRANCISCampus News Editor

Who are Xavier Police and

Management?

Xavier Police, also commonly referred to as Campus Police, is the police force on campus.

deals with the more urgent issues on campus, such as theft reports or intoxicated students on campus.

“We also have mutual aid and concurrent ju-risdiction agreements with Cincinnati Police and Norwood Police, (which) gives us more author-ity to go out into the immediate areas off cam-pus and help our students,” Xavier Police Lt. Bill Smith said.

Xavier Police crime prevention Sgt. Shawn Bryce also leads various safety programs, such as personal safety 101, campus dating, active shoot-

a great thing,” Bryce said. According to Bryce, many people are unaware of these programs be-cause they are so new. Students can register for safety training classes on the Xavier Safety web-site. These programs are available for classroom,

less urgent issues. For example, infrastructural

cameras) and long-term safety goals fall under its responsibilities. Xavier Safety is also responsible for complying with the Jeanne Clery Act, a feder-al law requiring universities to assess and report crime on and around campus.

Ken Grossman is the Clery Compliance and Safety Coordinator. Grossman deals mostly with crime trends, long-term goals and compiling the Clery crime statistics. According to Grossman, the most common crime trends emerge when students are unaware of their surroundings.

“Our biggest crimes on campus are crimes of opportunity,” Grossman said.

Physical Plant also deal with safety issues re-garding sexual assault and safety infrastructure, respectively. But, according to Smith, “safety is everybody’s job.”

How to get informed

-sible threat to Xavier’s campus, there are a num-ber of ways for students, faculty and staff to stay informed.

According to Lt. Smith, the most common

way for students to learn about an immedi-

Students can go to www.xavier.edu/safety and

are signed up.-

cate if there is an immediate threat on campus. We can send a message out instantly to thou-

9,000) subscribers,” Smith said. As part of the Clery Act, Xavier Safety and

Xavier Police must also issue “timely warnings” for recent, less urgent crime trends on or near campus.

Students can also follow Xavier Safety on Twitter at @xavier_safety to receive information about crime trends and public safety notices.

With the revelation that so many cases of sexual assault go unreported or mishandled at colleges across the country, renewed dialogue has emerged in the United States about how to

-sue. Sexual assault is a major problem on college

-sure that this problem is addressed on campus.

efforts to provide a safe and respectful environ-ment for all students, faculty and staff by ad-dressing the issue of sex discrimination, (which)includes sexual harassment, sexual violence, re-

based harassment or discrimination.”-

cludes fairly facilitating any sexual assault inves-tigations, offering support services, and ensur-ing that victims of sexual assaults get the proper resources. She also addresses sex discrimination and its impact on individuals and the commu-nity as a whole.

also encourages students to report the crime to -

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Lawson encourages him or her to contact other support services, such as Xavier’s Advocate

or psychological services on and off campus.Lawson reminds students that the victims of

“No victim is ever to blame for being sex-ually assaulted. There is no poor decision or

violated,” Lawson said.

Students living off campus (including University Station) ought to dial 911 in an emer-gency. Norwood Police or Cincinnati Police will re-spond, but Xavier Police will also be informed and will assist. Report a crime right away. Do not wait.

Students living on campus should call (513) 745-1000 in an emer-gency, or (513) 745-2000 for a non-emergency report.

Be aware of your surroundings and walk in a group when you can.

If you are going out with friends, en-sure that one friend is sober and can get everyone back safely.

Do not walk while texting or with your headphones in, especially if you are alone at night. It shows the criminal that you have an expensive device.

If you are ever in a situation where someone has a weapon, comply with his or her demands. You can replace a wallet and phone.

If you are in a situation where you are being sexually assaulted, fight back as best you can. According to Sgt. Bryce, “If all you have is a pen on you, that can do a lot of damage,” as can a set of keys. Make noise and draw atten-tion to the situation by yelling a word or phrase to catch others’ attention.

“If you see someone isolating anoth-er person who is intoxicated and may not be able to give consent, intervene,” Lawson said.

“Be aware of the effects of drugs used to facilitate sexual assault,” Lawson said. “If you feel extremely tired, out of it or more intoxicated for the amount of alcohol you may have consumed, find your friends and ask them to leave with you as soon as possible.”

If you are the victim of a crime, look for identifying features of the crimi-nal so you can give police a thorough report.

Safety Tips for Common

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It is no secret that we live in a dangerous world and sometimes that world spills past the boundaries of campus and into the lives of Xavier students. Theft, assault, alcohol intoxication and drug use are a few of the common threats to students’ safety both on and off campus. Though Xavier Police sometimes comes with a negative connota-

tion (they are the ones, after all, that break up the parties), they are the people, along with the office of Audit and Risk Management, that work to keep Xavier’s campus and its students safe.

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