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BeginninginFall2012,SaintXavierUniversity’sDepartmentofCommunicationwill implementsignificantchangestoitsprogram. Inane-mailinterview,ReneeRobinson, associate professor ofCommunication, discussed thechanges. The new program, besidesmaintaining an 18 hour core,will offer eight different areas ofconcentration: Advertising andPublicRelations,CommunicationS t u d i e s , C o r p o r a t eCommunication,ElectronicMediaProduction andWriting,HealthCommunication, Journalism,OnlineCommunicationandSportCommunication. Students will choose twodifferentninehourconcentrationsf rom the l i s t above . Theseconcentrationswillalsobeavailableasminorsforstudentsmajoringinothersubjects. This differs from the oldprogramwhichofferedaBachelorofArts inCommunicationwithan emphasis on either mass

communicationor organizationalcommunication and minorsin rad io/e lec t ronic media ,organizational communicationandcommunication. AccordingtoRobinson,thesechanges are being implementedforfivemainreasons:“toprovidestudents cutting edge trainingand development in the field ofCommunication, tomodernizethe curriculum to better reflectwhat the Communication fieldresembles today, to developeight new concentrations andminors of interest to students,to offer students f lexibility inthe classes they take by allowingthem to choose among severalconcentrations and to providestudentstheopportunitytoselectconcentrations thatmatch theircareer interests and professionalgoals.” Robinson maintains thatthis new program will makestudents more marketable forfuture employment or graduateschool, teaching them valuable“product ion , pre sent a t ion ,

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Liars for hire! So long, honesty

By Karina PalenciaNewsEditor

The Irish Tradition Returns

Forthefirsttimesince2009,theSouthSideIrishParadeisback. Afterbeingputonhiatusfortwoyearsduetodisorderlybehaviorfromthe300,000pluscrowd,thefestivitieswillagaintakeplaceonSun.,Mar.11at11a.m.Theparadeis set to go downWesternAve.

from103rd St. to 115th St. andgothroughtheMorganParkandBeverlyneighborhoods. Saint Xavier University’sNAIAfootballnationalchampionsareoneofthefeaturedfloats,beingthesecondinlineoftheparade. “Ifeelhonoredtobefeaturedinthefloat,wearethesecondfloat,anditisverygoodfortheschool.We are after thewar veterans so

itisagreathonor,”saidAnthonyLaBanca,asenioroffensivelinemanwhowillbewithhisteammatesbythefloat. Donations were collectedfromvarioussupportersandbythesurroundingbarsonWesternAve. Sean’sRhinoBar on 103rdandWesternandKeeganPubon106thandWesternhavehelpedbydonatingmoneytobringbacktheparade. Carey Sullivai, a manager,ofsixyearsatSean’sRhinoBarishappytohavetheparadeback. “Theparadehasbroughtinsomuchbusinessfromthestartoftheweekendandmore,”saidSullivai. BartendersatKeeganPubsaidtheyareveryhappythattheparadeisbackandtheysupporttheeventsthathappenthatweekend. Marguer i te Duignan, abartenderthathasbeentherefor15years,saidtheownerisveryexcitedtohavetheparadeonceagain. “The parade is great forbusiness;peoplestartliningupatlike10a.m.thatgoesallthewayto

Domestic violence workshop in Morgan Park

Athletics hopes to hit hole-in-one with new golf team

Students, staff mend hearts and homes on spring’s Service Trip

By Joshua HumphrySeniorNewsEditor

Aselectgroupofstudentsandstaffvolunteeredtoaidstrugglingcommunities by participating intheannualservicetripoverspringbreak. Participants travelled ingroups of around five studentsand two staff to five locationsacrosstheUSinordertoassistlocalcommunities. This year, the fivedestinations to receive volunteerswere Baltimore,MD;GlenmaryFarm,KY;St.Louis,MO;theDarstCenterinChicago,IL;andJoplin,MO,whichwashitbyadevastatingtornadoinMayoflastyear.

The Spring Break ServiceTrips are intended by design togive students a chance to devotetheir timeandeffort towards thebenefit of others in needwhileoffering new experiences andopportunitiesforpersonalgrowthanddevelopment. It isaimedtowardsaffectingboththevolunteersandtheaidedcommunitiesinapositivemanner. ThevolunteersthattravelledtoJoplinspenttheirspringbreakhelpingthesurvivorsofthetornadoremove debris and rebuild thetown. SXUstudentKellyMihalik,in

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SXU students at the South Side Irish Parade in 2008.SXUINTHENEWS.COM

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Effective Fall 2012, SaintXavierUniversitywilldebutitsveryowngolf teamundercoachMikeMandekus,whowasappointedinlate-November. The new golf team has aspecial role at SXU, according totheAthleticDept. “The purpose for the golfteamistohelpincreaseenrollmentandtheShannonCenterisalways

looking for different ways toexpandthedepartment,”saidRobHuizenga,assistantathleticdirectorforSportsInformation. The idea of a golf teamhasbecome very popular around theathleticdepartmentandismeantto become a valuable recruitingtooltoattractprospectivestudents,accordingtoHuizenga. Robert Hallberg, athleticdirector for the ShannonCentersaidthatthenewgolfteamwillbereadytostartnextfall. “We are starting up a golf

teambecausemanyhigh schoolsin the area have golf. It hasbecome very popular and it willbeagoodrecruitingtooltoattractmoremen andwomen to SaintXavierUniversitytoparticipateinsports,”Hallbergsaid. Thegolfteamisforbothmenandwomen.The teamwillworkthesamewayasthecross-countryteam at SXU, where bothmenand women travel together forconferences.

By Macy ZamudioNewsEditor Saint Xavier Universitystudents, faculty, and staff arewelcome to participate in adomesticviolenceworkshoptakingplace Saturday,Mar. 10 at theMorgan ParkUnitedMethodistChurchat10a.m. Theeventisbeingsponsoredby the Church along with theMorgan Park JuniorWomen’sClub. MichelleWhite, a chairmanof the event, highly encouragesindividuals to come take part oftheworkshop,despitethesensitivesubjectmatter.

Whitementioned alarmingstatistics ofwomen experiencingdomesticviolenceinaninterviewviae-mailwithThe Xavierite. “Studiesshowthatoneinfourwomenwill be a victim at somepointinherlife.Thatmeansitisprobable thateachofusknowsavictim (whetherwe are aware ofit or not). And as long as therearewomenandchildrenwhoareabused,it’sthesocietythatpays,”Whitewrote. Even though the issue ofdomesticviolenceisoftenneglectedand placed in the shadows, thisworkshopaimstodirectlyaddresstheproblemandevengivesolutionson how the situation should be

handled. Regardingseveralofthemaintopicsthattheeventwillfocuson,White listed topics ranging fromdefiningwhatdomesticviolenceistoobstacles in leavingor seekinghelp. Other issues that will bediscussedincludeanalyzingthesizeandscopeoftheproblem,realizingwhathappenswhenavictimtriesto reach out for help, and alsolearning about various resourcesthatareavailableforavictim. Alongwith discussing suchtopics, the event will also hostseveralguestspeakerswhospecialize

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WASH. D.C. (HUFFPO)— The Georgetown University law student at the heart of the contraception debate, Sandra Fluke, dismissed Rush Limbaugh’s apology for calling her a “slut.” She said she believed Limbaugh only apologized after pressure from his sponsors and believes his attempts are dishonest.

EGYPT (NYTIMES)—An Islamist lawmaker was expelled from his ultraconservative party after it came to light that he had plastic surgery done on his nose. He was then accused of fabricating a story that two masked gunmen had viciously beaten him. Members of his former party believe plastic surgery to be sinful.

EQUADOR (WAPO)—Equador President Rafael Correa is continuing his agenda in silencing the press by filing a defamation lawsuit against the three directors of the country’s largest newspaper. Press freedom advocates are saying that no other country is moving as fast to restrain the media as Equador.

SYRIA (BBC)—Thousands of Syrians are fleeing into Lebanon, with reports saying security forces are committing horrible atrocities in Syria. The UN said as many as 2,000 people have crossed over from Sunday and Monday. Soldiers slit the throat of a 12-year-old boy in one known case of violence.

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LONDON (REUTERS)—The European Commission moved closer on Monday to forcing companies to increase the number of women on their boards with an imposed quota. Currently, only 13.7 percent of board members at Europe’s largest firms are women. ”Personally, I am not a great fan of quotas,” said EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding. “However, I like the results they bring.”

particular,hadapositiveexperienceparticipatingintheservicetrip. “Though it seemed like anendlessprojectatsomepoints,inthebackofmymindIknewitwastheleastIcoulddo,”MihaliksaidaboutherexperienceinJoplin. “Every piece of debris thatwaspickedupwascontributingtothe rebuilding and restorationofJoplin.” At other sites, service wasdonenot through assisting clean

up after a disaster, but insteadwas given other activities. In St.Louis,MO,forexample,volunteershelpedoutatSt.Patrick’sCenter,an organization that aids thehomeless, by working in theclothingroomandbyservingfoodtothehomeless. They also assisted theOurLadies’Inn,acenterforpregnanthomeless women, by watchingchildren. Volunteers at theGlenmaryFarm site also served in a varietyoftasks.Duringtheweektheywere

inKentucky, volunteers choppedfirewoodandhelpedoutatbothanursinghomeandafoodpantry.Allthreesitesinteractedwiththepeopletheywerehelping. Student Hillary Hardesty,a volunteer at the St. Louis site,recalled one such moment ofinteraction. One day during alunch break, another volunteerandherconversedwithafewofthepeopletheywerehelping. According toHardesty, thepeopletheywereaiding“werejustappreciative of us taking time to

talkwiththem.” ByFridayandSaturdaywhenthe volunteers returned from theservice trip, they had not onlymadeapositiveimpressiononthecommunitiesthattheyserved,buthadalsobeeningrainedwithanewunderstandingof the lives of thepeopletheyassisted. “Ithinkthatallthestudentsbrought back a lot of care andloveforeachotherandthepeoplewemet,” saidGabrielaTorres, astafftripleaderwhoservedattheGlenmaryFarmsite.

Students in CA and NY rally for tax to fund higher ed.By Genevieve BonadonnaEditorinChief Thousands o f s tuden tprotestors in New York andCalifornia gathered at eachrespectivestatecapitolMondayinobviousdisapprovalofthecurrentway in which funds are beingdispersed,callingforamillionaire’staxthatwouldfundpublichighereducation. Bothprotests,accordingtoTheHuffington Post, were organizedseparately but were united insolidarityandfollowedtheMarch1nationwidedemonstrationswhere

OccupyCollegeprotestsdemandedthat universities cease employeelayoffandtuitionhikes. “WearegoingtotheCapitolbecauserefundingpubliceducationis urgent,” saidRichardWalker,co-chair of the Berkeley FacultyAssociation,asquotedinThePost. The protest had addedsignificanceinCAastheBayAreaNewsGroup recently configuredthat going topublicuniversity inCAisover$13,000moreexpensivethangoingtoschoolatHarvardorYaleUniversity. ThePost reported thatCA’spublicuniversitieslostmorethan

Cork&Kerry’s,”Duignansaid. SXU students are excited toattendtheparadethisyearaswell. Jake Cashman, a seniorpolitical sciencemajor, has livedinBeverlyallhislifeandhasbeentoeveryparade. “Ilikethefactthattheparadeis back because I am actually 21yearsoldnowandcanparticipateingoingtothebars. IplantogowithfriendsfromschoolandgotoKeeganPub andCork&Kerry,”saidCashman. Ar turo Perez , a junior,internationalbusinessandSpanishmajor,isattendingtheparadeforthefirsttimeandlooksforwardtoseeing all the great thingshehasheardaboutit. “I have been attendingthe parade since I was young.My grandparents live in theneighborhood so it has becomea time to come together,” saidMelissaNaegele,ajunior,biologymajor. The paradewas taken away

because of the reoccurring fightsandunderagedrinking. “Iworkedthelasttenparades;I was pretty shocked becausewedidn’tknowwhyitwascancelled…Ididn’tunderstandbecause Ihavebeenworkinginthebaranddidn’tseewhatwasgoingon.Ionlylivea couple blocks away from theparade,”saidDuignan. “It was inevitable becauseitwas getting out of handbut itwasupsettingbecauseitwaslikeacommunity gathering; itwas liketheywerecancellingourbigpartyand our only bonding time as acommunity,”saidCashman. Theparadecommitteealongwith the city ofChicago and theChicago police department hascreatedaplantosecuretheparadefrompublicintoxication,underagedrinkingandviolence. Peoplewillbefinediftheyarecaught drinking alcohol throughtheneighborhoodsandduringtheparade(www.southsideirishparade.org). LocalBarsarealsoenforcingpoliciestokeepingthiseventsafe.

Keegan Pub is removing allchairsandtablessothatpeoplecanenjoydrinkingandtokeeppeoplefromdestroyingthefurnitureandharmingthemselves. “WehavetwodoormenatthedoorthatcheckforI.D.’sandnooneisallowedtoleavewithalcoholin their hands and everything isservedinplastic,”saidDuignan. Sullivaisaid,“Wehaveeveryemployeeworkingandtheplaceissafewith eightdoormenworkingtocoveralldoorsandmakingsurethat no one leaveswith alcohol.Onlythoseofagegetin.” By t ak ing these s a fe t yprecautions, students—alongwiththelocalbars—hopethattheparadetraditiongoesonformanyyears. “It was shameful that theytookitawaybutIthinkiftheykeepit safe then the paradewill stickaroundlonger,”saidCashman. Naegele hopes this paradecontinues. “My concern is thatpeople will fight and get superdrunkbecause thiswasoriginallyafamilyeventnotadrunkfest.” Theparadehasbeenaround

since 1979 where it started inthe blocks ofWashtenaw andTalmanandonSun.Mar.1981theparademoved toWestern,whereithasbeenheldeversince(www.southsideirishparade.org).

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New York students protest tuition hikes.INDIEMEDIA.ORG

Security Plan Outline:

•Fines for open alcohol will be strictly enforced throughout the neighborhood

•Security check points surrounding Parade route banning alcohol

•Passengers will be banned from bringing alcohol on Metra Rock Island trains on Parade Day

•Busses that come into the area will be directed to specific drop-off/pick-up points designated by the Chicago Police Department and surrounding suburbs

•Phone number available (with text messaging support) for neighbors to report problems (number will be released soon) *Information cited directly from southsideirishparade.org

$1billioninsupportfromthestatein2011-12cuts. “We’vecutbillionsofdollarsand I’ve hated everyminute ofit,” said Senate PresidentDarrellSteinberg(D-Sacramento),theLATimesreports. An organized march withsuchmassivenumbers has yet totake place inChicago this year.Still,SXUfreshmanBeccaGreve,acommunicationstudent,believesthat those in the Chicago areashouldbepayingattentiontotheprotests. “Ithinktheyshouldwaitandseewhathappenswiththeprotests

inNewYork andCalifornia andmaybethenwecouldgetsomeideason how to approach the issue,”Grevesaid.

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Bully Expert Set to Speak at McAuleyBy Macy ZamudioNewsEditor Inanefforttoraiseawarenessofthegrowingproblemofbullying,MotherMcAuleyLiberalArtsHighSchoolwill be hosting a special,public presentation onMarch14th featuringNewYork Timesbest-selling author, JodeeBlanco.Blanco is best known for hercritically-acclaimedmemoirPlease Stop Laughing at Me. In her book, Blanco sharespersonal accounts of bullyingexperiencedduringheradolescence.Sinceitspublication,shehasbeengiving various presentations thatdealwithaddressingsuchaheatedissue. Herseminarsnotonlyopenlydiscuss bullying, but also helpmotivatepeopletoovercomesuchatroublesomeaspectintheirlife. Blanco’s visit atMcAuley isbeing sponsored by two studentorganizations – S.A.D.D andAction/Reaction.RobertRabe,moderatorofAction/Reactionanda Theology teacher atMcAuley,commented on the school’senthusiasm in having such anevent. “Wefeelverypassionateaboutthisissue.It’sreallyimportantforstudentstofeelbothphysicallyandemotionallysafeintheirschools,”saidRabe. AccordingtoRabe,Blanco’svisitisbeingfundedbyamonetaryaward. “We received a $1,000awardfromthealumnaeboard.We

appliedforthismoneybecausewereallywanted to dedicate aweekdealingwithanti-bullyingstances,”Rabesaid. With the rise of suicides-related deaths inf luenced bybullying and also with the riseof violence in schools, bullyinghas become amajor, nationwideconcernforschoolsofalllevels. Rabe expressed his growingconcernovertheissueandactuallyfeelsthatthethreatofbullyingisrising. “I think that bullying isactually on the rise, especiallywhen considering things peoplecouldpostontheInternet–cyber-

bullying,”saidRabe. Rabe added, “This seriouslythreatens the livelihoods ofindividuals.It’snotabigproblemhereatMcAuley,butwedon’twantit to infiltrate our school. Peopleneedtounderstandthatbullyingisviolence.Itseemsthatourcultureis becomingmorenumb to suchviolentbehaviors.” McAuley is just one ofmany schools promoting anti-bullyingattitudesintheirstudents.Throughout the days leading uptoBlanco’spresentation,studentswill be participating inmultipleanti-bullyingactivities. Severalactivitiesincludeafter-

“This is a great to be costefficientandhaveagreatsupportingteam,”saidHuizenga.“Mandekusisapro-golferandknowswhatheisdoing,” Huizenga saidMandekeusbrings an intense knowledge ofthegame.Theteamwillcompeteagainst other teams in theChicagolandCollegiateAthleticConference(CCAC). Huizenga is responsible forwhere the teamswill travel andwith the recruitment for thenewgolfteam. “Mandekushasbeenworkingvery hard in the recruitment of

schoolmeetingsdiscussingBlanco’sbook and also a screeningof thepopular film,Mean Girls, with adiscussionfollowingtheshowing. Becauseofalltheexcitementand interest that students areshowing,Rabehashighhopesthattheschoolwillcontinuedoingananti-bullyingweekinfutureyears. “We’revery,veryexcitedaboutthis.Wehopethatinthefuture,itwillbeevenbigger.There’salotofinterestfromstudentswhowanttobeapartofthis–it’slikeasparkhasbeenlit,Aweeklikethiscanhelpdispelfearsandcanalsobringhealingtopeopleby lettingthemknowthatthey’renotalone,”saidRabe. WhileBlanco’s presentationwilldefinitelyhaveahugeimpactatMcAuley,Rabe also feels thatitwill have a great effect on thecommunity. “Wewant everyonetoknowmoreaboutbullying.It’sa justice issue that needs to beaddressed. “Bu l l y ing othe r s i s inoppositiontothemessageofJesusChristandthemissionoftheSistersofMercy.Wewant topromote aharmoniouscommunitywhereallcanbelovedandaccepted,”Rabesaid. JodeeBlanco’s anti-bullyingpresentation is free and open tothepublic.Theeventisscheduledto take placeWednesday,March14from7:00p.m.–9:00p.m.atMotherMcAuley’s auditoriumwithabooksigningfollowingthepresentation.

Jodee Blanco. JODEEBLANCO.COM

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indealingwithdomesticviolence. “ThekeynotespeakerisVickiMeilach of the South SuburbanFamily Shelter. Also speakingwillbeLauraParkeroftheSouthSuburban Crisis Center.We’llalso have a representative fromtheChicago PoliceDepartmentto speak as a ‘First Responder,’and amember of theChurch tointroduce the organizationwhorepresents resources available,”wroteWhite. According to White, theChurchhashostedevents similartothisinthepast;butthatthiswillbethefirsttimeitcollaborateswithanother organization to sponsortheworkshop. “TheeventisacollaborativeeffortfortheMorganParkJuniorWomen’sClub and theMorganParkUnitedMethodistChurch.TheChurchheldaneventlastJulyondomesticviolence,butitisthefirsttimefortheWomen’sClub,”Whitewrote. Whiteisenthusiasticinhavingadomesticviolenceworkshopopento the public and also has highhopesoftheoutcomesoftheevent.Regardingwiththeultimategoaloftheworkshopwas,Whitewrote,“toinformthecommunityatlargehowandwhydomesticviolenceaffectsallofus.” “I’d like to see peoplewalkawayarmedwithinformationthatempowerstheminsomeway. They’ve learned somethingnewabouthowtohelpthemselvesorhowtohelpsomeoneinneed,”wroteWhite.

Campus Ministry’s ‘Busy Person’s Retreat’By Joshua HumphrySeniorNewsEditor Campus Ministry will behosting a unique experience,“TheBusyPerson’sRetreat,”fromMarch18-22.Studentsandfacultyparticipating in theRetreat willsetaparthalfanhoureachdayforprayerandmeditation. Participants will thenmeetwith a spiritual companion,whowill listen to and praywithparticipants,laterinthesamedayforthesameperiodoftime. The Retreat will end witha group prayer at 5:00 p.m. on

Thurs.,March22inMcDonoughChapel. “In past years, participantsagreedthatitwasaveryworthwhileexperience,” said Sister MaryLoftus,R.S.M., head coordinatoroftheevent. Schedulesformeetingwithaspiritualcompanionwillbebasedon each participant’s availabilityduringtheweek.Thiswillallowforflexibility indesigning individualschedules and will prevent anyclashes with class and workschedules. The goal of the retreat is toofferstudentsandfacultyameans

to separatea time formeditationandrelaxationfromabusyweek,an opportunity to build deeperrelationshipswithGodorachanceto focus inon themore spiritualaspectsoflife. Student evaluations from2006’s“BusyPerson’sRetreat”wereappreciativeandpositiveinregardstoparticipatingintheRetreat. Participation in the “BusyPerson’s Retreat” is free and allstudents, faculty and staff areinvitedtoparticipate.Registrationformsmust be submitted to theMercyMinistryCenter byTues.,March13.

research, writing, technologicalandtechnicalskills.” She also believes that thespecific skills the new programoffers will make it easier forstudents to understand whatcommunication is and explain ittoothersinmoreconcreteterms. “Communicationcompetencytodaymeansthatindividualsmustbe able to analyze audiences,research and select appropriateinformation related to specificcriteria, createmessages in face-to-face or computer mediatedcommunication channels thatare audience appropriate, andeffectively develop presentationaidsconsistingofaudio,videoandweb-basedmessages,”maintainsRobinson. She believes that the newprogramwillhelpstudentsmastertheseskills,betterpreparingthemfor the field of communicationtoday.

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getting a team started andhe isclose to having a person sign,”saidHuizenga. This is an official team,no different than any othersports teams that are currentlyrecognizedasteams. ItismadetoserveparticularlynewstudentsinterestedinbeingonacompetitivegolfteamwithinSXU’sconference. “ I t i s o u r p u r p o s eat Saint Xavier University toincreaseenrollmentthroughourathletic program.We have totakealookatwhatuniversitiesinourareacompeteinthesesportsandwemakedecisionsbasedoncompetition,”saidHallberg.


Point-Counterpoint: Transvaginal Ultrasounds

ThenewVirginialawseekingtomake ultrasoundsmandatoryforwomenbeforetheycanobtainabortionswouldbeapositivestepindeterringthepractice. Whether you are pro-lifeor pro-choice, you should agreethat abortions shouldbe avoidedbecause,evenifyoudonotthinkalifeisbeingtaken,apotentiallifeis.AccordingtotheGuttmacherInstitute, 38.2percent ofwomenwhohaveabortionshavethemafterthefirstnineweeksofpregnancyintheUnitedStates. Thismeansthatthesewomencarry a baby around for almost aquarter of a year before decidingtoabortit. Fivetosixpercentofabortions,thesamestudyreports,occuraftersixteenweeks. T h i s m e an s t h a t t h eabortions take place in the laterstages of pregnancy when thefetus has significantly developed(GuttmacherInstitute). For thesewomen,especially,having amandatory ultrasound

might make them reconsiderterminatingthefetus. Wi th tha t s a id , I c anunderstand how the particulartype of ultrasound the bi l loriginallydemanded, the invasiveTransvaginal ultrasound, canbe rather extreme and ratherfrightening. This iswhy I agreewith thebill’smodificationwhichmandatesanoninvasivetypeofultrasound. According to theAmericanPregnancyAssociation, there aresix different types of noninvasiveultrasounds. Take a standard ultrasoundforexample.Ituses“atransducerovertheabdomentogenerate2Dimages of the developing fetus”(AmericanPregnancyAssociation). Totally noninvasive andextremelysimple,thereisnoreasonawomancannothavea standardultrasound before deciding herunbornchild’sfate. Suchadecisionshouldnotbemadewithoutthemostcarefulofconsiderations. Other types of noninvasiveultrasoundswhichproduce a 3Dimageofthefetus,includingitsfaceandheartbeat,arealsoavailableforwomen. Yes, this is definitely a caseof the government setting aprerequisite for a privatemedical

procedure. However,since$330milliondollarsoftaxpayermoneygoestoPlanned Parenthood each year,someofwhichisfraudulentlyusedtofundabortions,theprocedureisnotasprivateasitinitiallyappears(Washington Times). Besides,thereislittleuproaraboutthegovernmentmandatingvaccines as a prerequisite forchildrenentering schools, sowhywouldthismandatebedifferent? In the end, this bill is notmeanttoembarrassthewomanorputhertoshame. Itisonlymeanttoshowherthe truth—that there is a livingorganisminsideofherthat,ifgiventhechance,willbecomeahumanbeing. Indeed, how she personallyreacts to that truth is ultimatelyuptoher.Shewilldecideherselfwhethertobeashamedornot. Onemay argue thatwomenalreadyknowthistruth,andIamsuretheydo.Butseeingitthroughanultrasoundwillbemuchmorepowerful. Especially in the later stagesofpregnancy,seeingthebabymoveandhearingitsheartbeatshoulddrastically simplify what at firstmay seem tobe anunimaginablydifficultdecision.

WemayhaveyettooverturnRoev.Wade,butAmericanshavebeenverysuccessfulintheirefforttorollbackitseffectsoverthepastthirty-nineyears. Looking at one obstacle inparticular, six states in theU.S.require awoman to undergo anultrasound procedure before herabortion, and some require a24-hourwaitingperiodforherto“considerherdecision.” Of these st a tes , Texas ,Oklahoma andNorthCarolinarequire women to listen to theultrasound technician’s verbaldescription of the ultrasoundimage. Very recently, lawmakersin Virginia have attempted tointroduce a new and improvedultrasoundrequirement,despiteasimilarlawalreadyinexistence. This new addition is theinclusionof a vaginal ultrasoundto the process of political hoopsawomanhastojumpthroughinordertoterminateherpregnancy. This hoop is particularlytroubling, however, when onelearnsexactlywhatitentails. It is an unwanted foreignobjectpushedintoherbody. Thisprocedureisunnecessaryfromamedicalstandpoint,whichmeansthatitisentirelyapoliticalpush to shame women intofeeling as if they have no choice

in the continuationof their ownpregnancies. AccordingtoaReutersarticle,“UltrasoundMandateHeads toVAGovernor’sDesk,”thebillhasbeenamendedforthetimebeingto include slightly less extremerequirements. LegislatorsintheRepublican-controlled House of Delegatesapproved amendments to thebill this past Thursday. Theamendments include makingan invasive vaginal ultrasoundoptional as an addition to thestill-required standardultrasoundprocedure. It is shocking how littlethoughtisputintothesebills. I—perhapsmistakenly—believethatlawmakersdotheirresearchtoseeifwhattheyarevotingforwillevenbeeffectiveinachievingtheirgoals. Requirements such as thesehave been empirically proven tobeineffectiveindeterringwomenfromcontinuingwiththeirdecisiontohaveanabortion. TheUniversityofCaliforniaprojectAdvancingNewStandardsin Reproductive Health hasconducted two studies in anattempt to determine if this isevenausefulpolitical tool intheanti-abortionmovement that isragingnow. The studies have concludedthatviewingasonogramprovidesno indication that a womanwill then cancel her scheduledprocedure. Thefactthatthesebillsarenotbased inmedical accuracy is badenough,butthattheyareprovento

bepoliticallyineffectiveandyetstillpopupinnewstatesisevenworse. Iwishtheselegislatorswouldatleasttrytolookliketheyknowwhattheyaredoingintheirjobs,enough to check statistics beforevotingtopassnewlaws. Itisalrighttowanttopreventsomething you disagree withmorally,buttheselawsgotoofar. Theymayseemlikeawinfromananti-choiceperspective,butwehavetorememberthatthisisasignofhowcloselythegovernmenthascontroloverourbodies. Thedebateabouttheinvasivetransvaginalultrasoundmayhavesettled into a tense compromiseinVirginia, but it re-framed ourexpectations and the very natureofthedebateitself. The se new u l t r a soundproceduresmay seem bad, butwe should be questioning theexistenceofabdominalultrasoundrequirements forwomen seekingabortionsinthefirstplace. Any law that has the powertoenforceamedicalprocedureonsomeone should raise a few redflags in ourminds, nomatter ifwearesupportersoflargeorsmallgovernment. The circumstances of theselawsaresimplypatronizinglyshort-sighted in terms of lawmakers’opinions ofwomen’s agency anddecision-makingcapabilities. Buttheyareasignthatweasanationhavebecomecomplacentwith the idea of our governmenthaving the ability to mandateunnecessarymedicalproceduresforitscitizens,whichisalittlescarytome.

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Inhonorofwomen’shistorymonth,The Xavierite is taking afresh look at theways inwhichoursocietyviewswomen. Because women are sooftenjudgedbytheirappearancerather than their character, it isdifficultforanywoman’sattemptatmeaningfulself-expressiontobetakenseriously. An interesting analyzationof one form of women’s self-expression, at least in a specificand focused sample group ofwomen, is a look at the socialimpactof thespeakinghabitsofyoungAmericanwomen, Thesehabitsincludetheuseofmany“like’s”filledinthrough,like,mostsentencesinseeminglyunnecessaryplaces. Anothertrendistheuseofwhatiscalled“uptalk.”Uptalkisthetendencytoendeverysentencewithanupwardinflection? Asifthespeakerisconstantlyaskingthelistenerforaffirmationofthesubjectathand? Linguists in the past havespeculatedthatthisvocalpracticeis a sign of youngwomen’s lowself-esteemandneedforapproval,whichis,like,sototallynotokay,guys. Anotherrecognizablepatternis what is known to languagespecialistsas“vocalfry.” Vocalfry,or“creakyvoice,”isthegutteralflutteringofvocalchordscoupledwiththetendencytodrawoutvowelsattheendsofwordsorsentences. Itmay sound strangewhendescribedsotechnically,butasanexample,trytothinkofBrittneySpearsorKe$hasinging. OthergoodexamplesincludeKimKardashian’sorParisHilton’sspeakingvoices. This par t icular speechpatternisthesubjectofarecentstudybyspeechscientistsatLongIslandUniversity. Thestudy,“HabitualUseofVocalFryinYoungAdultFemaleSpeakers,” identifies this vocaltrendasmorethanjustaspecificwayofspeaking. One of the authors of thestudy and a speech scientist attheUniversity of Long Island,NassimaAbdelli-Beruh, said oftheyoungwomen,“Theyuseitasa tool toconveysomething.Youquicklyrealizethatforthem,itis

[used]asacue.” Young women use creakyvoice and slang, as well as fillerwords, as an intricate part oflanguage. These speech patterns areusedasawaytoemphasizepointsandcommunicatemoreeffectively,inveryspecificways. These vocal cues denote amuchmore subtle and nuanceduse of verbal communicationthan young women are usuallygiven credit for being capable ofpossessing. These patterns are typicallysourced to the girls of the SanFernandoValley inCalifornia inthe1980’s. When one impersonates a“valley girl,” oneusually employsallofthesevocaltrends. Not surprisingly, however,the stereotype associated withthis way of speaking is that thesubject is immature, superficial,andrelativelyincapableofcomplexthought. This stereotype is a greatexample of the fact that theway women speak is very oftenconsideredmore important thantheideastheyareexpressing. Given howmuch attentionispaidtowomen’sstyleofspeechover the content of theirwords,onemaybelievethatyoungwomenwouldat leastbegivencredit forpioneeringnewvocaltrends. In fact, in the New York Times article, “They’reLike,WayAheadoftheLinguisticCurve,”anexplanationisgiventotheoverallsocialacceptanceofvocaltrends. Mark Liberman, a linguistat University of Pennsylvania,explains, “It’s generally prettywell known that if you identifyasoundchange inprogress, thenyoungpeoplewill be leading theold people.Andwomen tend tobemaybehalfagenerationaheadofmalesonaverage.” Butdespitetheircontributiontoanimportantelementofculture,language, youngwomen’s voicesareoftentrivializedtothepointofsilence. Weatthe Xavierite believethatwomen’svoicesneedtobeheardbeyond the point of stopping tocriticizethesoundoftheirwords. Weneedtohearwhatwomenaretryingtosay,whentheyexpressthemselvesverballyinordertotrulyandfullyrespectthemasmembersofsociety.

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Ever go on a job interviewwhere the interviewer is doingeverythingpossibletotripyouupwith“gotcha”questions?Worseyet,evergetweededoutfromtheemployeecandidatepoolbyoneofthoseonlinepersonalityteststhatthecompanygives? A recent article in ForbesMagazinewasentitled“WatchOut!10 InterviewQuestionsDesignedtoTrickYou,”anditrevealedhowemployersoftendevelopquestionswhich,nomatterhowyouanswerthem,youlose.Tome,thispracticeisnotonlyatestamenttothevileruthlessnesspresent in theworkingworldbutalso an opportunity for cheatersandliarstogetahead,whilehonestpeoplegetleftinthedust. One of several interviewquestionsonthearticle’slistwas:“Whyhaveyoubeenoutofworksolong,andhowmanyotherswerelaidoff?” The author explained thatemployers know that manyemployeesarebeingletgoduetobudgetcutscausedbytherecession.Insteadoftryingtohelptheselaid-off employeeswho probablyneedthejobmorethananybodytofeedtheirfamilies,manyemployers,in their cold, calculatingminds,figure that thosewhowere firedduetobudgetcutsmusthavebeen“second-stringemployees”attheirold companies and should be

avoided.Thiscreatesadoublewhammyforthelaid-offworker. Notonlywasheorshefireddue to the recession, somethinghecannotcontrol,butnowhe isstigmatizedforit.Thisisdespicable,andemployerswhooperateinsuchawayshouldbeashamedofthemselves. Suchemployers,however,arepotentially setting themselves upfordisaster.Theircruelconnivancecaneasilybackfireiftheyinterviewaseasonedliarwhopaintstheperfectpictureofhimselforherselfandturnsouttobetheoppositeinreality. In fact these tricky interviewquestions are an invitation fortheworld’scheatingscoundrelstosurpassthehonestworkingperson.Forexample,onequestionthearticlelistedthatemployersliketoaskwas:“Wherewouldyoureallyliketowork?”Theperfectanswerwhichtheauthorsuggestedonegiveis:“ThisiswhereIwanttowork,andthisjobiswhatIwanttodo.”Firstofall,thefactthatthereisa“perfect”or“right”answer thattheemployerwantstohearspeaksto the phoniness of the entireinterviewprocess. Insteadof giving the perfectanswer,whynotgivethetruth?Andthetruthisthatsomeoneunemployedduringarecession isprobablywillingtoapplyforajobanywhere, not out of some greatpersonalloveforthecompany,but

outofaneedtosurviveorsupporthisorherfamily.Buttruthfully,manyemployersdo not want to hear this truth;theywantintervieweestosuckuptothem. Well, liars are excellent atsuckingupwhilehonestpeoplefail.Theliar,beforeheorshegoesonan interview or answers one ofthose online personality surveyswill research what the perfectanswersare. He or shewill then presentthemselves as a flawless celestialbeing,while thehonestmanwilltellthetruthandpresenthimselfasaflawedhumanbeing. The result?Moreoften thennot,theselfabsorbedemployerwillbuyintotheliar,whowillprobablyactveryfriendlyandmakehimselfseem like the perfect fit for the

company,whileignoringthehonestpersonwhomaynotpossessthosesametheatricalskills.Now,theemployermayarguethatisexactlythereasonwhytrickquestionsarenecessary,totripuptheliar.Althoughsomemaygettrippedup,thereareexpertliarsouttherewhowill convince you that grassisblue.So,Iwouldsuggestthatthoseemployers develop a greaterappetite for the truth and viewsomeonewithrehearsed,seeminglyperfectanswers,withsuspicionandaskepticaleye. They shouldbasicallydo theopposite ofwhat they are doingnow. Also, they should grow aheartandstopwiththose“AHa!’questions.

Instead, ask about concreteexperiences and skills. Check ifprospective employees have theknowledge set to work at yourcompany. After all, job skill andmeritshouldbewhatmatters inhiringsomeone.ItisOKifthenewemployeeisflawedinotherareas.Allhumansare. As for thepeoplewhomakethemselvesouttobeperfect,theyshouldtakeupacting.

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I love video games, namelyFirst-Person Shooters, becausetheydishoutfastpacedactionbythetruckloads;buttherearesometitlesthatjustgetundermyskin. To keep a game fresh, thedeveloper has to constantly raisethebarforgameplay,graphics,andstorywith every addition to thefranchise. After11gamesandnineyears,Call of Dutyhasfailedtoproducea unique experience with eachprogressinggame. ThefirsthalfofthefranchisewassetonvariousfrontsofWorldWarII,andthesecondhalftakesplaceinrecenttimes,forthelackofbetterterms,becausetheserieswentbacktoVietnamandWWIIfornoapparentreason,thenjumpsbacktoaverynearfuturewar. The series has run on theiDtech 3 game engine sinceCall of Duty 2, but it has had seriousrevampsovertheyearstomakethegamewhatitistoday;whichisstillunderwhelmingforwhat itcouldbe(hupitgaming.com). The graphics undercut theintensityofthestorybecauseitisunimaginativelydull,thetexturingis acceptable if I were playing agamefiveyearsago,andthenon-player characters (NPC) are sodumb that I actually feel reallysorryforthem. I try not to be a stickler oncriticizing a game solely becauseof its graphics, butCall of Duty was eaten alive byBattlefield 3’s

Frostbite2engine.InanImagineGamesNetworkpoll,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3receivedonly19percentofnearly120,000votesfortheirgraphics; so fanboys,getoffyoursoapboxes(IGN.com). Storytellingisveryimportantinmaintainingahealthyfranchise,butCall of Duty drops a two tonboulderonitsfootwhenitcomestostoryarches. Up until Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare,theserieshadnoconnectivestorybetweenitstitlesother than thecharactersare stillfightingthesamewar,whichgetsboringafterafewtitles. Call of Duty 4gavetheplayersastorythatneededresolution,soeveryonethoughtthesequelwouldwrite the next chapter. Surprise!Instead of creating a linear storybetween two consecutive titles,Infinity WarddecidedtogobacktheWWII. Why?!Afterfightingthesamewar for five game titles and fourexpansions,thechangetocurrenttimeswasabreathoffreshair.Thiswassuchanidioticmove;itkilledthemomentumofthestory. This happened again afterModern Warfare 2 when theyreleasedBlack Ops.Iwonderwhatthe thought process was for thedevelopers because there is nological reason for jumping to theVietnameseWar,otherthansimplybeingableto. BlackOpshasnoconnectionto anything in the establishedCall of Dutyuniverse.Finally, theModernWarfare series wrappedupwith its third title;butat thispointthegameplayandtwistsarepredictabledowntothesecond.

Storyandgraphicsaside,theNPCs are downright insultinglystupid.Theenemyrunsaroundintheopenandstandsstraightupjustwaitingtobeshot!Sometrytohidebehindcover,buttheirmovementsaresomechanicalthatIcouldclosemyeyesandhitthem. TheA.I. for theNPCseemsto never change, despitemovingthrough70yearsofcombattacticevolution(asidefromWorldatWarwithJapanesesuicideattacks). Theweapon system annoysme to no end. As cool as theweapons are, they act and soundlike a shadow of their real-lifecounterparts. The guns have next-to-norecoil, are over/under powered(dependingontheweapon),andIhaveheardbettersoundeffectsinDIYYouTubemovies. I n m u l t i p l a y e r t h ecustomizationoftheweaponsandclasses creates an imbalance ingameplayand,consequently,alotoffrustration.Iamtalkingtoyou,campingteamofsnipers!Seriously,jumpupandmovearoundonceinawhile. Call of Duty is a boring andoverratedgamefranchisethatneedsaseriousrevamp. Ihonestlydoubtthischangewill come anytime soon becausetheserieshasproventobereliablyslow to adapt and create newexperiences. So,whenthenextCall of Duty title comes out, do not just runtothestoreandbuyit.Thatonlyenables thecompany tocontinuemakingmediocregames. Anditwouldsaveyou$60intheprocess.

Fanboys get a cool downHadrian’s WallGrant VargasViewpoints Editor

Molly’s foot folly

About amonth and a halfago,IwaswalkingfromtheWardeAcademicCenter back toReginaHall aftermy night class and IwashurryingbecauseIwantedtoget back in time towatchGrey’sAnatomy. Unfortunately,Iwasn’tbeingcareful and I steppedonmy footwrongandIfell.Iendeduphavingtogototheemergencyroomthatnightandgotsomex-raystaken.Iwasthereuntil3am. ThenextdayIwenttoafootsurgeonandIfoundoutthatIhadaseveremid-footsprain. The doctor toldme that Iwouldhavetowearasoftcastandusecrutchesforat leastaweek.Ialsohad towear abootuntilmynextappointment. ThecrutchesmayhavebeentheworstthingIhaveeverhadthemisfortunetoneedtouse.Itwasterrible!Icouldn’tdoanythingformyselfand,Ikidyounot,asquirrelWALKEDfasterthanme. I learned a couple thingsduring this time.One thing isthatthereisanunsaidconnectionbetweenotherpeopleoncrutches. When the elevator dooropenedandIsawanotherpersonon crutches hobble out, we justlooked at each other and said a“hey”thatwasloadedwithamutualsympathy and understandingfor what one anotherwas goingthrough.

Also,itwasduringthistimeIrealizedthattherearetwodifferentkindsofpeopleintheworld:thosekindpeoplewhowillholdthedooropen for you and those ignorantpeoplethatlookrightatyouandthenwalkrightonby. Someofthedoorsdon’thavethebuttonsforhandicappedpeopletopushsothedoorwillopenforthem.Ihadtogointooneofthosedoorsonedayandsomebodysawmeandkeptwalking. I am the person that holdsdoorsopenforpeoplewhoaren’teven injuredand to see someonewhocouldclearlyseethatIcouldnotopenthedoorwalkrightonbymademeveryupset. Anotherpersonfollowedandthisguyhadatleastfivecomputermonitors in his arms.This kindpersonbalancedthecomputersandopenedthedoorforme.Itwasveryniceofhim. Itispeoplelikethisthatmakeme confident that the world isnot completely filledwith selfishpeople. Luckily, after a LONGweekof having people help me doeverything (which I don’t likebecauseI’mthepersonwhowantsto help others, not the otherway around) I finally got off thecrutches! Iwenttothedoctoragaintwoweeksago.Ifoundoutthatmyfootisn’tmuchbetter. IamstillwearingthebootandIamgoingtohavetocontinuetowearthebootforatleasttwomoreweeks. Yes, that is terrible and IwishIdidn’thaveto,butI’mjustgratefulthatIdon’thavetousethedangcrutchesanymore! Thankstoallwhohelped!

Congratulations toTonyBara,DeputyEditorinChiefofTheXavierite, for his well-writtenopinionpiecepublished inthe2/22/12 issue regarding theHealth andHuman Servicesmandate of 1/20/12. Hisarticlefocusedontherealissuesposedby thismandate;HHS’sattack on first amendmentr i g h t s a nd unn e c e s s a r ygovernment interference inthe administrationof religiousorganizations.KeepupthegreatworkTony.

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Hoping for Bowie’s return

One day, as I was scrollingdown the various statuses onmyNewsFeed,Icameacrossalinkthatled to an article thatwasbeyondfascinating. The link led to aRollingStonepolltitled,“10ArtistsWhoShouldMakeaComeback.” The artists on the list werechosen by the site’s readers andamong that list were names ofpopular,high-profileartistssuchasTheSmiths,PinkFloyd,andLedZeppelin. Topping the list, however,wasnoneotherthanthelegendaryBritishrockstar,DavidBowie. While I have alwayswantedBowietoreturnbacktothestage,knowing that other people sharethe same sentiments onlymakesmefurtherbelievethatonedayheeventuallywill. Tobehonest,theverythoughtofattendingaDavidBowieconcertexcitesmebeyondwords! Amidmanyrumors that theentertainer has already silentlyretired from themusic business,there still remains hope amongfans that Bowie hasn’t given upperformingjustyet. Andreally,whyshouldpeopleeven fathom that Bowie doesn’thave the potential to make acomeback? I f fe l l ow rocke r s Pau lMcCartneyandMickJaggercouldstillattractandentertainthousands

ofspectators,thenwhycan’tBowie? After all, his 2004Realitytourwasahuge,worldwidesuccessanditwaseventhatyear’shighestgrossing tour. Needless to say,Bowie’s popularity is definitelysomethingtobereckonedwith. However, asmuch asmanyfans would love for the GlamRocker todoone last tour, if hedecidestodoitornotisultimatelyhis decision. I’m sureBowie hasaperfectlygoodreasonas towhyhe’dchoosetostayawayfromthespotlight. Even though Reality wasamajor hit, several of Bowie’sperformanceshadtobecancelleddue to an emergency hear tsurgery. Ifthesingerwantstostayawayfromhavingsuchastressful,publiclife and instead chooses to live aprivate, tranquilonemaintaininghis health and being with hisfamily, thenheshouldbeabletodosoandhisfansshouldbemorethanunderstandingandrespectfulofhisdecision. After all, he has had a verylong, successful career spanningforfourdecadesalready,so,ifthesinger chooses to have a breakfrom it all, then it’s perfectlyunderstandable. However,ifmydreamBowietourcan’tbecomeareality,thenIwouldatleastloveformyfavoritesinger to write and publish hismemoirs. Nothinginthisworldwouldpleasememore than purchasingand reading David Bowie’sautobiography! EventhoughI’veoccasionally

skimmed through a few Bowiebiographies, they’re not reallyworthmyreadingifthey’remerelysomeone else’s interpretation oftheman. IwanttoreadaboutBowie’slifeinhisownwordsfromhowheremembersthings–hischildhood,his adolescence, andhis eventualrisetostardom. If Bowie decides to publishhismemoirs, thenmaybehe canevenmake a guest appearancepromotinghis book onThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. It’s obvious that Fergusonis a fan of Bowie judging fromhis Tweet-Mail jingle featuringanAladdin Sane skeleton to hismerementioningofBowie inhisautobiography. HavingacomedygeniuslikeFergusonandajokesterlikeBowiein the same room is guaranteedto be loaded with laughs andmaybeevensomefunnyawkwardmoments. Maybe that’s justpushing the envelope a bit, buthey,justputtingitoutthere. Regardless of what Bowiedecidestodonextwithhisprolificcareer, he can be sure to findloyal fans supporting him in hisendeavors. David Bowie is a musicalgenius – an innovator that onlycomesonceinageneration. Hisimmenseimpactonmusicis clearly evident,whether it’s inhis influence on rock or even inhistremendousinfluenceonothermusicians. David Bowie’s music isdefinitely the type that will livethroughtheages.

Campus PollThoughts on the return of Chicago’s South Side Parade?

“I’veneverbeentoonebutmaybeI’llcheckitout.”

“OfcourseI’llbethere!I’mIrish.Whatbetterwaytospendtheday?”

“I’mcurioustoseehowitgoes.Ihaven’tbeentopastparades.”

Angela Salazar, senior, nursing

“It’s unfortunate that somanydrunkswillbethere.Imightgo.”

Samantha Wargowsky, senior, speech pathology

“Gladtohaveitback;Iwenttwoyearsagoandhadlotsoffun.”

Diamond Young, freshman, accounting

Debbie Erhardt, senior, nursing

Fred Vaineo, freshman, undecided

“I’llbethere.It’sexcitingtogoforthefirsttime.”

Anne Marie Perez, senior, speech pathology

Macy ZamudioNews Editor

Knowing the Rules to the Game of Power Structure

I recently read an extremelyinteresting essay about educationandthepowerdynamicsatplayinthesimpleuseof languageintheclassroom. The essay, “The SilencedDialogue: Power and Pedagogyin Educating Other People’sChildren,” by LisaD.Delpit, isnotnewbyanymeans. I t appeared in Harvard Educational Review in 1988. Theideas,however,werenewtomeinthatIhadneverbeforeheardtheconcepts I have struggled to putinto coherent thoughts over theyears so eloquently and explicitlyexpressed. One of hermain points inherdiscussionoftheinfluenceoflanguage is that the rules of theculture of power are a reflectionof the culture of thosewhohavepower. This statementmay seem abitcyclicalatfirstglance.Butuponcloser inspection, one can see itmeans that the dominant grouphastheabilitytoframethegroundrulesofoursociety. So, if you happen to beanything less than powerful inoursociety,you’llhaveadifficulttimelivingbytherules.InDelpit’sopinion,youmaynotevenbeawareoftherulesinthefirstplace. Theauthor’sexampleisthatlanguageisverybigpartofculture.Ifonegroup’sdialectisconsidered

inferior to another group’sdialect, the children speakingin an “inferior” way will havedifficultyexcelling inaclassroomenvironmentthatrewardsonlytheuseof“superior”language. They may all be speakingEnglish; the children speakingformalEnglish,usuallyfrommiddleclassfamilies,willbecomfortablewiththeuseofformalEnglishinthe classroombecause theywereraisedknowingit. Dialectissimplytheelementofcultureusedasanexamplehere.But it shows how the dominantgroup’s culture is consideredprimaryandexclusive. Thechildrenofthedominantgroup come into their f irstclassrooms already knowing the“rules”ofthecultureandthereforehaveanadvantageinlearning. Theyarefarlesslikelytobeconsidered “behavioral problem”kidsorthoughttobeslowlearnersbecause the teaching styles,particularly phonics, are gearedveryspecificallytowardsconformitytotheculturalrulestowhichtheyarealreadyaccustomed. Therecognitionofclassroomsaspartof anoverarching societalpower structure is essential inthe effort to limit its reach intochildren’slives. Delpit writes, “Studentsbegintounderstandhowarbitrarylanguage standards are, and alsohowpolitically charged theyare,”as a result of this new teachingapproach.

Thekidshaveamuchbettershot at seeing their place in anunfairhierarchy,ratherthanseeingtheway they speak as inherentlywrong because it deviates fromformalEnglish. Themost effective teachersaretheoneswhocombinedifferentapproaches to teaching phonics. These teachers understand,“theneedtohelpstudentsestablishtheirownvoices,buttocoachthosevoicestoproducenotesthatwillbeheardinthelargersociety.” This last step is crucial ingivingchildrenthetoolstheyneedtosucceedintheworld. We are each experts onourown life experiences.We eachunderstandourculturebetterthansomeoneofadifferentculture,andthis knowledge is valuable in itsownright. It is just difficult to see thevalueinitwhenthecultureweliveintogetherplacesonesub-cultureaboveallothers. This dominant (sub-)culturegetstobeconsideredthestandardbywhichallothersarejudged.Itisconsideredprimary andobjectiveandotherculturalperspectivesareseen as subjective and inherentlybiased. But we have to realize thateachofushasaculturewebelongto,evenifthatmaybethedominantone.Ittingesourview. Itiseasiertoseehowothers’perspectives are slanted by theirpersonalexperiences,butweeachhaveonlyasubjectivestanceonlife.

Wemay get confusedwhenourstanceisconsideredobjectivebysociety,however. Weareluckyenoughtogrowupseeminglynaturallyknowingtherulesforsuccessandarethereforemorelikelytogainpowerinlife,byeconomicstandards.Butwehavetobecarefultorealizethatprivilegeisnotanaturalvirtue. AnexamplemayhelpclarifywhatIamtryingtosay.Inourworldculture,whites are thedominantgroup,bymostsocialmarkers. Therefore,wegettohavean“objective”outlook.Otherpeoplehave“race”and“culture”;whites,byvirtueofourdominantstatus,are thenorm, the standard fromwhichothergroupsdeviate. Butwhat is “white” culture,exactly?Itisadifficultquestiontoanswerbecausewhitesareagroupofmanydifferentpeoplefrommanydifferentculturalbackgroundswhohappen to share similarmelaninlevels. MyIrishandFrenchheritagediffersgreatlyfrommyboyfriend’sGerman heritage.My family isCatholic,whilehisisLutheran. We have different familytraditions anddifferenthistories.My family is obsessedwith Irishhistory and culture, andwe areacrosstheboardFrancophiles. His, not somuch.Despiteour cultural differences, we arebothapartofthedominantgroupbecausewebothhavetheskintonethat gives us the privilege to beconsideredwhite.

Our shared culture gives usstatistically similar job prospects,similar possibility for educationattainment, similar choices ofwhere we can find good-qualityhousing later in life, andmanyothermarkersofasuccessfullife. Allofthesefactorsareduetothefactthatwearebothprivilegedmembersofthedominantculture. Everyonemust live in thissociety but sincehe and I are inthedominant group,we grewupknowingtherulesprettywell. This knowledge aides us inallwalksoflifebecauseitgivesusaheadstartfromchildhood. Beingraisedinthedominantgroup in the dominant culturemakesitourculture,essentially.Weknowtherulesbecausetheyaretheelementsofourculture. We know the language andthe customs seemingly naturally,but thatmeans that anyonewhodoesnotknowtheserulesbecauseof being born into a differentculture seems to be incompetentat fitting in to what gets to beconsidered“normal”society. The important thing toremember about dominance isthat anything it is applied tohastheadvantageofbeingconsideredthenorm,asbeinglegitimate. Thosewhodonotbelongtothedominantgroupmustnavigateawaytobeheardwhileplayingbythedominantrules.Peopledonothavethetimetoliveintwoworlds.Thedominant group shouldnotexistinthefirstplace.

By Genevieve ButhodSeniorViewpointsEditor


Oftencalled“TheFirstLadyofSong”,EllaFitzgeraldmadeanobviousimpact on theworld ofmusic, especially jazzmusic. Formore thanhalf a century, Fitzgerald was themostpopularfemalejazzsingerintheUS,andshesoldover40millionalbums andwon13Grammysduringherlifetime.Withanextremelyflexiblevocalrangeanddiverse repertoireofsongs,Fitzgeraldwasabletodrawinalargecrowdofallagesandethnicities. Born onApril 25, 1917, Ella livedwith hermother, stepfather, and sister until Ella’smotherpassedawayin1932.ShelivedwithherauntuntilitwasevidentthatEllacould not adapt tothenew circumstances, andher aunt sent her to a reformatory school.After being mistreated bycaretakersattheschool,Ellaranawayfromtheschool,andwentonherwaytoendure through theGreatDepressiononherown.Lookingback, she found that those yearshelpedher tomature, andemotionsdrawnfromthoseexperiencesoftenhelpedherduringperformances. Ella got her chance when she was selected to perform at the Apollo in an amateur night. Atfirst,Fitzgeraldwasintimidatedandhaddecidednottogothroughwithherperformance. However, at the lastmoment,shedecidedtosing“Judy,”oneofhermother’sfavoritesongs.Thecrowdfellinlovewiththegirl,andshesoonwentontowintalentcompetitionaftertalentcompetition. Ella’sfirstrecording,“LoveandKisses,”wasmoderatelysuccessful.Soonafter,shestartedexperimentingwithbebopandscatsinging,whichwasfirstshownin“YouHaveToSwingIt.”TherecordingwowedFitzgerald’sfansandhelpedwinhernewones. Afterrecording“A-Tisket,A-Tasket”in1938,Ellafoundherselfsuddenlyfamous.Therecordingsold1millioncopies.Italsoreachednumberoneandstayedonthepopchartsfor17weeks.Whileontour,EllamarriedBennyKornegay,adockworker,butshesoonfoundoutabouthiscriminalhistory.Thetwoseparatedsoonafter. Then,in1964,shefellinlovewithbassistRayBrown.Thetwomarriedandadoptedason,RayJr. EllabegantoappearonvarietyshowssuchasThe Bing Crosby Show,The Ed Sullivan Show,The Tonight Show,andThe Dean Martin Show.Eventually,stressfulworkscheduleswouldendEllaandRay’smarriage,butthetworemainedfriendsforthedurationoftheirlives. Shefacedmuchdiscriminationbothbecauseofherraceandhergender,butshewasabletoovercomeit.ShewasaidedbysuperstarMarilynMonroe,whohelpedEllabookagigataveryfamousnightclub.ThesingerwouldneverhavetosingatsmallclubsafterMonroestartedpublicallysupportingher. FitzgeraldwentontotouracrossthecountryandperformedwithstarssuchasFrankSinatraandCountBassie. Inherlastyears,sheunderwentseveralsurgeries,includingquadruplecoronarybypasssurgeryandheartvalvereplacement.Ellakeptonperforminguntilfinallyshehadbothofherlegsamputatedbelowtheknees.ShepassedawayonJune15,1996,inherBeverlyHillshome. Source:Ellafitzgerald.com

By Becki BrownFeaturesEditor

InfusingMusicwithSoul

Let’sstartoffwiththinkingaboutsomeoneinthemilitary.Picturethispersoninyourmind.Whatdotheylooklike?Whatareyourassumptionsaboutthetypeofpersontheyare? Nowletmeaskyouthis,wasthatsoldieryouimaginedafemale?Unfortunately,youprobablyansweredno.Evenintheadvancedsocietyweliveintoday,themilitaryisstillmoreassociatedwithmenthanitiswithwomen. However,therearewomeninthemilitaryfightingforourfreedomjustasmuchasmendo.AndIhavethehonorofbeingfriendswithoneofthosebravewomen.ITSNBlairLaholahasservedintheUnitedStatesNavyforalmostthreeyears.SheisstationedatNavalComputersandTelecommunicationsStationBahrain. Lastweek,IcaughtupwithherviaFacebookchattoaskherafewquestionsaboutherexperienceasafemaleinthemilitary. Dwyer:Doyoufeelthatyou’retreateddifferentlyordiscriminatedagainstbecauseofyourgender? Lahola:Sometimes,womenbeingallowedintoactivedutyhavebeeninactionforawhile,butonlyinthelast16orsoyearshavewebeenallowedtostartservingonships.Therearealotofhigherups,mainlymen,whohavebeeninover20years,whostillthinkthatweshouldn’tbehere. Dwyer:Isthereanyspecifictimethatyoucanthinkofthatyouyourselfhavebeentreateddifferently? Lahola:Sometimespeopleexpectmetotryandgetoutofmanuallabor.Unfortunately,thereisapopulationofwomeninthemilitarywhodotrytogetoutofwork,andunfortunatelyitreflectsbadlyontherestofus.Pregnantwomenaretreatedprettyunfairly. Dwyer:Howso? Lahola:Well,usuallyyourcommandwillnotgiveyoutheleniencythatpregnancyrequires.Ifyouarestationedoverseas,youwillbesenttoNorfolk[Virginia]inordertohavethebaby.Singlemothersaregivenalmostnosupport,andalotofthemstruggle.Also,youneedtogetoffbasehousingwhenyouhaveababy.Sometimesthecommanddoesn’tcooperate,andyouhavetopayeverythingoutofpocket.Sometimesyoudon’tgetitback. Dwyer:Sowereyouhesitanttojointhemilitaryatall? Lahola:IwasbecauseIknewitwasn’tgoingtobeeasy.HowcanIputthiswithoutsoundingconceited?It’salotharderwhenyouareasemi-attractivefemale. Dwyer:Whydoyousaythat? Lahola:Uglygirlsare“oneoftheguys”althoughtheywillstillgetalotofattention.Butalotofguyshavethementalitythatwearelazierorjoinedjusttogetthefreecollegemoney.Ifyou’repretty,whywouldyoujoin?Also,you’regoingtodealwitha lot moresexualharassment.Sexualharassmentisunfortunatelyquitetheissue.It’sjustapartoflifeinthemilitary.It’sveryfrustratinginaworksettingespecially. Dwyer:Doyoufeelthatyouarenotseenasanequalwhenthemenaretryingtoflirtwithyou? Lahola:Sometimes.Thereisalwaysthatguywhodoesn’tliketoworkwithwomen,butoverall,it’snotthatbad. Dwyer:Sodoyoufeelthatyoumadetherightchoicejoining? Lahola:Ido,becausewhenwomenlikeme,whoaren’tinitforthecollegeandareinitfortheservicetoourcountry,dojoin,wemakeitabiteasierforthewomentocomebehindus. BlairLaholaandmanyotherwomencurrentlyservinginthemilitaryareaninspirationforwomeneverywhere.Justbecauseyourdreamsmaybeinafielddominatedbymen,itdoesn’tmeanthatyoucan’tpursuethemandsucceed.

By Lauren DwyerFeaturesContributor

AWomanandtheNavy:FullSpeedAhead


Therehavebeenmanywhohavesoughttochangetheworldforthebetter,butfewhistoricnamescomeclosetoNellieBly,thewomanwhouncoveredthemistreatmentofmentallyillpatientsinNewYorkandfoundedtheinvestigativejournalismfield.Blywasbornin1864toalargeandwealthyfamily,butherbirthnamewasactuallyElizabethJaneCochran(NellieBlywasapennameshereceivedlaterinlife). Herearlychildhoodwas filledwithturmoil,duetothedeathofher fatherandthenanabusiveanddrunkenstepfather.Attheageof15,BlywantedtobecomeanEnglishteacher,butsadlythefamilydidnothaveenoughmoneytoputherthroughschoolcompletely.Thus,shebeganherjourneytobecomeawriter.DuringthistimeinAmerica,womenhadanextremelyhardtimebreakingintothemaledominatedbusinessesandpublicfunctions;yetBlywashiredtothePittsburgDispatchattheageof22.ThefieryattitudethatgotBlyhiredalsoforcedhertomovetoNewYorkafteralongdisputeoverherassignmentsforthePittsburgDispatch. OneofthefirstassignmentsfortheNewYorkWorld,hersecondnewspaperjob,wastoinvestigatethementallyillonBlackwell’sIsland.Posingasamentalpatient,Blygainedadmittancetothefacilityandallthehorrorsthatawaitedinside;aftertendaysofbeingundercovershereturnedwithherstory.Thefalloutofthearticlecreatedapublicoutcryforbettertreatmentofthepatientsandanewjournalisticpractice. Blycontinuedherinvestigativestoriesforanumberofyearsandcoveredawidevarietyofissues.OneofthestoriesshebecamefamousforwasthePullmanRailroadworkerstrikesinChicagobecauseshereportedtheeventfromtheworkers’perspective,whichnootherreportedcovered.Fairreportingwasanythingbutacommonbusinesspracticeduringthe1880s.Bly’sstyleofhard-linereportinginadvertentlyhelpedthefemininemovementbecausewomenwritersfornewspaperwererestrictedtocoveringfashionandgardeningtrends. AnotherfascinatingstoryaboutNellieBlyisthatshebeatthe“AroundtheWorldin80Days”challenge.TheoriginalchallengewasthebasisfortheaptlynamedJulesVernenovel,“AroundtheWorldin80Days.”After72daysandsomeoddhours,BlyarrivedatherstartingpointinNewYorkonJanuary20th,1890.Talkaboutjetlag(iftheyhadjets)!AtthestartWorldWarOnein1914,Blyputherselfonthefrontlinestocaptureeverymoment;whichalsomadeherAmerica’sfirstfemalewarcorrespondent. Today,investigativereportersgoonallsortsofhazardousmissionstobringthepublictherealnewsofwhatishappening.Theseassignmentsrangefromundercovercorporatefraudtoprobingarmedandillegalorganizations.ThankstothecourageofNellieBlyandallthosewhofollowed,thehonesttruthwillalwaysbetold. Sources:www.pbs.org&nellieblyonline.com

By Grant VargasViewpointsEditor

NoDangerTooGreat

TheAll-AmericanGirlsProfessionalBaseballLeaguewasfoundedinMayof1943andendedinSeptemberof1954.DuringWorldWarII,playersfromtheMLBwereputtingtheirplayingonholdtoenlistandfightforthecountry.Mr.Wrigley,theowneroftheChicagoCubs,decidedtoenlistthehelpofbusinessmenandfigureoutawaytokeeptheparksinbusiness.ThatiswhentheAAGPBLwasstarted. Overtheyears,thenameoftheorganizationhaschanged.ItstartedoffastheAll-AmericanGirlsSoftballLeagueandhas had different variations of theAll-AmericanGirlsProfessionalBaseballLeague. Themovie,A League of Their Own, isa fictional s t o r ybasedoffthefirstyearoftheAAGPBL.Themovie came outin 1992 and it still continues to delight viewers every time.Whilethecharactersmaynotbereal,theevents aremostlytrue.Andhasalotofhistoricalaccuracyintermsof uniforms, rules,andothersuchthings. Femininitywasthepriority.Eachplayer received a beauty kitandwasinstructedonhowtouseit.The girlsweremade toattendevening charm school classes. The uniforms the players woreconsistedofaonepiece,short-skirted tunicwith a belt and a patchonthefront.Theiruniformswere not very effective in protectingthem andwhen the girls slid, theyusuallyhadbigcutsandbruisesontheir legs.Theplayerswere expectedtoalwaysbemindfulofbeinga proper lady even though they wereplayingasport formerlyplayedbymen. TheAAGPBLVictorysong: Batterup!Hearthatcall! Thetimehascomeforoneandall Toplayball. WearethemembersoftheAll-AmericanLeague. Wecomefromcitiesnearandfar. We’vegotCanadians,IrishmenandSwedes, We’reallforone,we’reoneforall We’reAll-Americans! Eachgirlstands,herheadsoproudlyhigh, Hermotto‘DoorDie.’ She’snottheonetouseorneedanalibi. Ourchaperonesarenottoosoft, They’renottootough, Ourmanagersareontheball. We’vegotapresidentwhoreallyknowshisstuff, We’reallforone,we’reoneforall, We’reAll-Americans!TheAll-AmericanGirlsProfessionalBaseballLeaguewasabigmilestoneforwomeninthewayofshowingtheworldthatwomenarequitecapableofplayingcompetitivesportsusuallyplayedsolelybymen.

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AHomeRunforWomen

SandraDayO’Connor,thefirstfemalejusticeontheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt,wasborninMarch,1930inElPaso,Texas.GraduatingwithalawdegreefromStanfordUniversityin1952sheenteredpolitics,servingasassistantattorneygeneralandstatesenatorinArizonainthe1960sandearly1970s.Duringthistimeshedevelopedareputationasaconservative.In1979,shewasappointedtotheArizonaCourtofAppealswhichbecameaspringboardtoherSupremeCourtnomination. InJuly1981,PresidentRonaldReganannouncedhisdecisiontonominateO’ConnorasthefirstfemaletotheSupremeCourt.Regandescribedheras“possessingthoseuniquequalitiesoftemperament,fairness,intellectualcapacityanddevotiontothepublicgoodwhichhavecharacterizedthe101‘brethren’whohaveprecededher”(NewYorkTimes,1981). Reganwasconfident thatO’Connor representedhis conservativeviewsandwas thushopefulforherapprovaltothehighcourt.Theappointmentwasnotwithoutcontroversy,however,asshecameunderfireforapparentlysidingagainstpro-lifeinterestsinthepastdespiteherpro-lifestance. DuringhertenureasSupremeCourtjustice,O’Connortookmoderatelyconservativeviews,butshewascarefulnottoletherpersonalbeliefsinfluenceherrulings,payingcloseattentiontotheConstitution.HerrefusaltoreversethecontroversialRoev.Wadedecision,forexample,appearedtomanytoindicatethisimpartiality. Sheeventuallybecameknownasthecourt’sswingvote,oftenrenderingunpredictabledecisions.Thiswasfurtherevidencethatshetrulyappliedthelawfairlytohercases,unlikeotherjusticeswhoarguablylettheirpersonalphilosophiesinfluencetheirrulings. AmongherfamousrulingswasWebsterv.ReproductiveHealthServices(1989)whichallowedstates tooutlawsecondtrimesterabortions inwhichthemother’shealth isnot injeopardy. Duringthecontroversial2000presidentialrace,O’ConnorruledwiththecourttohaltAlGore’schallengetoGeorgeBush’spresidentialvictory. In another case,Grutter v. Bollinger (2003),O’Connor voted formaking reversediscriminationinaffirmativeactionunconstitutional. Afterservingtwenty-fouryearsasaSupremeCourtJustice,O’Connorretiredin2006inordertospendmoretimewithherailinghusband. S i n c e O’Connor broke down the gender barrier to the SupremeCourtin 1981, three female justiceshavebeenappointedto thehighcourt:RuthBaderG i n s b u r g , SoniaSotomayor,andElenaKagan.

In2001,LadiesHomeJournalrankedO’ConnorasthesecondmostpowerfulwomaninAmerica,andin2004,ForbesMagazinerankedherasthesixthmostpowerfulwomanintheworld. Most recently, in 2009, President ObamaawardedO’Connor the PresidentialMedal ofFreedomforherlifetimeaccomplishments. Nodoubt,inthemany“firsts”achievedby women,O’Connor’s had perhaps thegreatest influence, as it impacted law andjusticeacrosstheentirenation. Source:lawyersusaonline.com


NotJustAnotherJustice


The84thAcademyAwards(commonlycalledthe“Oscars”)tookplaceonSunday,February26.Thisyear’snomineeswerefilledwithavarietyofworthycontenders,butIwillbeperfectlyhonestwithyou.Ihaven’tseenanyofthemoviesthatwonwiththeexceptionofRango,thewinnerofbestAnimatedFeatureFilm. However,Ididwatchthetrailersforsomeofthewinners,soIthinkIhaveaprettygoodideaofwhatthosemoviesareabout,andluckilyforyou,Iamgoingtosharemyinformedsummarieswithyouincaseyouhaven’tseenthemeither.

The ArtistWinnerofBestFilm,ActorainLeadingRole,CostumeDesign,Directing,andMusic(OriginalScore).

Thereisnotalkinginthisfilm.Notalking.Onlytapshoesand1920sstylemusic.Also,itisinblackandwhite. SilentfilmstarValentinmeetsPeppy,andshesoonbecomeshispartner(andmaybeevenmore). Valentin’swifegetsmadathim,andthingsstartgoingdownhill.NobodyreallylikesValentin’smoviesanymore,buteveryonelovesPeppybecauseshe’syoungandprettyandcanactorsomething. ValentingoescrazyandPeppygoesoffbeingglamorousuntilshegetssadandstartscrying. Eventually,thetwogetbacktogetherandenduphuggingbecausethereisnosuchthingasanunhappyendinginHollywood(unlessyouactuallylivethere).

The Iron LadyWinnerofBestActressinaLeadingRoleandMake-up.

MerylStreepisMargaretThatcher,the“IronLady”thatthetitlerefersto. AswhatappearstobetheonlyfemaleintheBritishgovernmentatthetime,Thatcherissubjectedtomanysexistjokes,butshecomesrightbackwithsomecleverremarksofherown. Sadly,herjobtakesatollonherfamily,includingherhusband,JimBroadbent,andherchildren,whodon’tevenappearinthetrailer,soIhavetoassumetheyaren’tinthemovieeither. SheovercomesadversityandanaggingJimBroadbenttofindherselfoutlinedbyaspotlight,whichobviouslymeansthateverythingendedupok,right?

The HelpWinnerofBestActressinaSupportingRole. EmmaStonegoestocollegeandcomesbacktoJacksonasajournalist. Thenherfriend,ormorebelievablyheracquaintancethatshereallycan’tstand,Hillydecidestotrytopassabilltomakeitmandatoryfor“thehelp”tohaveseparatebathrooms. Thissoundslikestandard,longtimeagostuff,butthatdoesn’tstopEmmaStonefromwritingaboutit. Noneof“thehelp”wantstohelpherforfearoflosingtheirjobs. Luckily,HillyissoexcruciatinglyunpleasantthatwhatseemslikeeverymaidinJacksonshowsupatEmmaStone’splacetohelpherwriteabook,whichbecomesextremelypopular. Hillygetsupsetanddoessomethingmeaninretaliation,butjudgingbytheamountofhuggingandlaughingattheendofthetrailer,everybodyrealizesthatnoneofthemlikeHilly,andtheyalltellhertocramit(orsomethingtothateffect).

Hugo WinnerofBestCinematography,ArtDirection,SoundEditing,SoundMixing,andVisualEffects.

Hugoandhisdad,JudeLaw,findabrokenrobotthattheysetouttofix,butthenJudeLawdiesinafire. Then,HugorunsintoSachaBaronCohenandhisviciousdog,whoproceedtochasehimfortherestofthemovie,leadingtovariouszanyanticsandchasescenesthroughtrainstations. WhilerunningfromCohen,Hugomeetsagirlwithakeythatfitsintothebrokenrobot,whichHugonowbelievesissendinghimmessagesfromhisfather. Thislaunchestheduointomorechasescenesanddangerousstuntsinvolvingclocksthatchildrenshouldnotattemptatanyclocktowertheyhappentofindthemselvesunsupervisedin.

The Girl With The Dragon TattooWinnerofBestFilmEditing.

There’sthisgirlonamotorcycle,andI’mgoingtoassumesheistheonewiththedragontattoo.Shehasenoughotherinkandpiercingsformetocometothisconclusion,atleast. Shedoesn’tgetalongwithpeopleverywell,butsheisreallygoodatstalkingthemtoapointwhereshecanfigureoutprettymuchanydetailabouttheirlife. ThenshegetsteamedupwithDanielCraigtofindsomepersonwhokillsyounggirls. Afterthat,thereareabunchoffightsandgunshotsandabunchofotherexcitingthingsthatnomovieaboutgirlsordragontattoosshouldbewithout.

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By Becki BrownFeaturesEditor

Your Guide To Misunderstanding the Oscar Winners


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By Alan PaapeSportsCorrespondent

TheChicagoBullsareinthemidstofatremendousseasonwheretheyareplayingexcellent basketball. The Bulls and theMiamiHeatarerightatthetopoftheEasternConference,withsuchteamsastheBostonCeltics,AtlantaHawks,NewYorkKnicksandOrlandoMagictrailingbehindthem. The Bulls made it to the EasternConference finals last seasonwhere theylosttotheMiamiHeatinafivegameseries,fourgamestoone.LastseasonwasthefirstyearforCoachTomThibodeauaswellasthearrivalofplayerssuchasCarlosBoozer,C.J.Watson,KyleKorverandRonnieBrewer. CoachThibodeauwon theCoachofthe year award, and theBulls star guard,DerrickRose,wontheNBAMVPawardforhistremendousplay.TheBullsfinishedtheyearat62-20,whichwasthebestrecordintheNBA. Thisteamhassolidifiedthemselvesasalegitimatetitlecontendereachandeveryseasonwith thepieces theyhave together.TheonlythingthatstandsintheBulls’waytoachievingtheirgoalisthedespisedMiamiHeat. TheBullsandtheHeatwillmostlikelymeetagainthisyeartodeterminewhowillheadtothebigdance.TheBullshavesomehealthissuesthisseason,andtheywilllooktogeteveryonehealthybeforethestartofthepostseason.

TheBullshavetheteamaswellasthecoachingstafftomakearuneveryyear.Theycontinuetoupgradeallaroundwhetheritisviafreeagencyortrade. The Bulls have one of the deepestbenchesintheNBA,whichhasreallycomeinhandythisseasonwiththecondensed66-gameschedule.WiththeBullsdepthaswellastheirstrongoffense,theycanbeatanyonethattheNBAhastooffer,includingMiami. TheBullswilldevelopateamthatwillbeabletobeattheHeat,whetherthatisthisseasonora future season that is yet tobedetermined.WithRichard“Rip”Hamiltoncoming backhealthy, hopefully soon, theBullswillbebackatfullstrength. ThisChicagoBullsteamwillbeathreattoanybody intheNBAthatsteps intheirpath.TheBullshavewhatittakestowinatitle;theyjusthavetogooutandperformtothebestoftheirabilitiestoachieveit.

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The Chicago Blackhawks will bethe next team in this great city towin achampionship.IthinkitissafetosaythisbecausetheimmediatefuturefortheCubsandWhiteSoxisnotlookingthatgreatandtheBears have toomany questionmarksincluding a newGeneralManager, andtheyplayinoneofthetoughestdivisionsinfootball. The Chicago Bulls probably havethe secondbest chance to bring thenextchampionshiptoChicagobuttheydohave,asmuchasIhatetosayit,theMiamiHeattogothrough,andwithoutaconsistentnumbertwo scorer to help outDerrickRose theyare goinghave troublewinning their ownconference. If theHawksmake the playoffswitha lower seeding they are a very dangerousplayoffteam.AsofthefirstweekofMarchthreeofthefiveteamsaheadoftheHawkshailfromthecentraldivisionandtheHawkshavingasparkling11-4-2recordagainstthecentral division, including a 3-0-2 recordagainst rival and number two seed theDetroitRedWings. The other two teams in front of theHawksaretheCanucksandtheCoyotes,andweallknowthattheCanuckshavetroublesplaying against theChicago Blackhawks.OverthelastthreeplayoffstheBlackhawksownan11-8recordovertheCanucks.

The PhoenixCoyotes are the teamthat can throw amonkeywrench in theHawk’scupdreamsbecausetheCoyoteshavedominatedtheHawksthisseasonwinningallfourmatchup’s,andthreeofthosevictorieswerebythreegoals. The Blackhawks have a plethora ofsuperstars, JonathonToews, PatrickKane,MarianHossa,andPatrickSharp,aswellasasolidgroupofdefendersandalargegroupofyoungguns. The big question mark for thisteam stems from its defensive depth andinconsistent goaltending. RayEmeryhasreallystraightenedoutallofthegoaltendingproblems over the last few games andhopefullyitcanlastthroughouttherestoftheseason. If the Blackhawks defense can stepupandthisteamcangethealthydownthestretchtheycanmakearunfortheStanleyCupthisseason.

On February 28, Estellereleasedher5thalbumAll of Me.This R&B artist from Londonhasbeenonthemusicscenesince2004. In 2009, Estel le won aGrammy award forAmerican BoyfeaturingKanyeWest.Althoughshe is widely known for thiscollaboration, this album is suretohelp ingivingEstelleherownnameinmusic. For this album,Estelle tookher time to create somethingmeaningful. Instead of rushing


A Woman Who Don’t Need No Man

AsIwonderedoutloud,“WhatiseveninIceland?”AFeaturesfairy,namedBecki, camedown to tellme that, “There is lots of ice inIceland.” Actually,Featuresfairy,thereisanawesomebandfromIcelandnamedOfMonstersandMen.This


There’s no ice in Iceland, just monsters and men

an album that could have beenmediocre, shecradled thisalbumuntilitgrewintosomethinggreatandmeaningful. Overall,thealbumisagoodonewith a bit of an interestingtwist. Several of the tracks onthe album are sound bites fromconversations which transitionsmoothlyintothenexttrack. Estelle bursts back into thescene with her first track “TheLife.”Eventhough, ithasbeenafewyearssinceshereleasedherlastfulllengthalbum,sheisnotlettingherlistenersforgetwhosheis. Estelle takes this track bystormassheglidesbetweensinging

andrapping. Onthesecondtrack,EstelleteamsupwithChrisBrownandTreySongztocrankout“International(Serious).”These three artists arespittingsomeseriousgameabouthowawesometheyare. Estelleandhercomradesrapabouthowtheirinternationalfameisuntouchable. With lyrics like “So don’twatch me / Mind your ownbusiness,”theseartistsarenotgoingtoconcernthemselveswithhaters,sokeepsippin’yourhateradesandmindyourownbeeswax. Oneofmy favorite songsofthe album is “ThankYou.”This

is themost heartfelt song of thealbum. Eventhroughherheartbreak,Estelleislearningthatsheneedstostaystrongandcan’tletanycheatin’mankeepherdown.Sheisastrongwomanwhodon’tneednocheatin’maninherlife. Estelle’s lyrics are powerfulandwith lines like “One thing Ilearned in life /We all gotta beready tosacrifice to survive,” thisR&B singer-songwriter provesherselftobeonthelevelofothergreat singer-songwriters of today

suchasAdeleandMonica. All of Me isanewalbumthatnot onlyR&B fans, but anyonewithasetofearsshouldn’tmiss. Withamixtureofupbeatandslower, emotional songs, EstellegiveslistenersaCDthattheywillenjoyoverandover. If you are a fan ofMary J.Blige, John Legend, or JenniferHudson,thenEstelleisthegirlforyou.Unforunately,Estellehasnotannouncedatouryet,buthopefullytherewillbeoneinthenearfuture.

young bandhas already releasedan EP called Into the Woods onDecember20,2011andiscurrentlyon tour in Iceland, but will beheadedforAmericathismonth. Of Monsters and Men isan indie folkpopbandmadeupof six members. After recentlywinning a battle of the bands atMúsiktilraunir (a battle of thebandsmusicfest)inIceland,they

releasedtheirfirstfourtrackEP.Theirdebutalbum,My Head is An Animal,wasreleasedinIcelandinSeptember2011.Ithitnumberoneonchartsoverthere. As soon as these awesomeIcelandicmusicians step off theboat in America, they will beplaying in Austin, Texas fromMarch14toMarch17.TheywillbeperformingattheannualSouthby

Southwest(SXSW)film,music,andinteractiveconferenceandfestival. After SXSW, the bandwillreallykickoff their cross countrytourinWestHollywood,Californiafortwonights.Bothnightsaresoldout,whichisnotrareforthistour. Even though this band isfresh, they have already sold outfourteenofthenineteenshowstheywillbeplayingintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Sadly,Chicagoisoneofthefourteensoldoutshows. But really, after listening totheirEP,itisnowonderwhytheyarealreadysoldout.Thisbandisjustplaintalented.IhavenodoubtsthatOfMonstersandMenwillgofarintheindiepopworld I will predict it here andnowthatyouwillseetheseguysat

Lollapaloozasomeday. MyabsolutefavoritesongofftheirEP is “LittleTalks.” I couldlisten to this song over and overagain,whichIproudlyadmitthatItotallydo. This track has a big bandsound thatbacks aperfectmale/female duet. Their voices playoff each other perfectly to createa buoyant song that will haveyour toes tapping and yourheadbobbing. Ifyouarelookingforagreatnewindiefolkpopbandtolistento, check outOfMonsters andMen’s EP, Into the Woods. If youareafanoftheirEP,theywillbereleasing“MyHeadisAnAnimal”worldwideonApril3.

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Takeapicture,it’lllastlonger.Whoever first said it knewwhatthey were talking about. Sure,timewilleatawayateverything,oldPolaroids,celluloidnegatives,andeventuallyevendigitalfiles(intheformofnewtechnology). Regardless,pictureshaveawayof capturing amoment in awaystoriesandmemoriesdonot.Whysettle formediocre photographswhenyourmemoryandnarrationare playing a game of telephonewitheachother? Everyoneknowshowtotakeasnapshot,soletthisbeahelpfulguideformakingallyourpicturesjust a littlemore artistic andwaymoreinteresting. Thefirstthingtotakenoteofisthekindofcamerayouhave.Foreverything thatwill be discussedhere,itisokayifyoudonothaveafancyNikonD5100digitalsinglelensreflex(DSLR),althoughitwillcertainlyhelp. Youcanstill gainsomethingfromthisguideevenifall youhave is a standarddigitalsnapshotcamera. Whatalotofaverage,boringsnapshotsseemtohaveincommonis a lackof structure. What thatmeans is that the objects in theframewere never considered inrelationtoeachotherortheframeitself. Here is probably oneof theoldesttricksinphotography;infact,thismayevenbeasettingonyourcamera: the rule of thirds. Take

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Make Those Pictures Work for Their Thousand Wordstheframeofwhateveryouplanonphotographingandmentallydrawaneventick-tack-toeboxonit. There are two ways to usethis.Thefirstistoorganizeyoursubjects, the foreground, and thebackground so that they are inopposing, balances boxes. Thesecondwayistohaveyoursubjectline upwith twoormore of theintersectinglines. Evenifyoufollowtheruleofthirds,therearestillplentyofissuesyoucanruninto.Thebiggestissue,for all photographs, is the lightsource. While it is typical for everycameratohaveanautomaticflashsetting, it is probably one of theworstsourcesoflightavailable.Thereasonforthisisthatitilluminatesthesubjectwithsuchstrengththatitnegatesalltheshadows,leavingyoursubjectlookingflat. Unless youhave a soft lightflash attachment for yourDSLRor the ability to set up you ownlighting, you will be stuck withthe automatic f lash at night,unfortunately. But,when light is available,you need to learn how to takeadvantageofit. Make sure you knowwhereyour lightsource iscomingfrom.Donotputyoursubjectinfrontofyourlightsourceunlessyouwantasilhouette. Make sure the area yoursubjectisinisatleastasbright,ifnotbrighter,thanthebackgroundoryoursubjectwillbeunderexposedandturnouttoodark.

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Greg’s WorldBy Greg PilafasSenior Sports Editor

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Men’s Volleyball Ready For HomestandBy Tony GustinSportsEditor

WXAV set to premier new sports talk show

TheMen’s Volleyball teamhas been on a little break sinceFebruary24,whichisexactlywhatthe teammight need to bounceback for the final leg of theirscheduleinMarch.Lookingattheremainderoftheirschedule,thereisonethingthatgivestheCougarshope. Theydon’tplayanymatcheson the road during their finalstretch.They actually have sevenstraighthomematches,whichcaneasilyturntheirseasonaround. FreshmanSean Blackwoodledtheteamwith13killsandthreeblockassistsagainstSienaHeightsUniversityonFebruary20. It was a non-conferenceloss that took place at the SHUFieldhouseinAdrian,Michigan.

With that loss theCougarsfellto4-12.Thefinalscoresofthematcheswere20-25, 25-23, 17-25and26-28. Aaron Porter,whohaspostedbigindividualnumbersallseason,finishedwith 12 kills and sevendigs.Jim BoyceandAdam Siegerfinishedwith nine digs a piece,helping out on the defensiveend. B oy c e a l s o a dd ed ona whopping 27 assists for theCougars. Justin Cousin finishedwith11killsandapairofserviceaces. Back to Blackwood, hefinishedwithjustoneattackerroronthenight. Now, af ter this loss theCougarswere returninghome toplaynoneotherthanSienaHeightsUniversity. Finally, themen got some

revengeandpostedawinathome.TheCougarshadseenthemistakestheymade on the road againstSienaandwouldnotletthosesamenaggingerrorsdogthemthistimearound. TheyalsohadamatchagainstSt. Ambrose on the same nightthattheywounduplosing.Porterfinishedwithacombined19kills,20digsandnineserviceacesduringthesplitoftheTri-match. TheybeatSienainthreesetsbyscoresof25-20,29-27and25-18.St.AmbrosehandledtheCougarsinfoursets. Thescoresofthatmatchwere11-25, 25-23, 19-25 and 16-25.Cousin combined for 21 kills onthenight,alsoaddingthreeblockassists. Boyce andDan French hada great night setting up for theCougars, combing for 57 assists.

Boycehad30whileFrenchhad27. Blackwoodhadanother fineouting,leadingtheteamondefensewith eight total blocks—onewassoloandsevenwereassists.Siegeralsohelpedout the effortwith acombined20digs. NowitistimefortheCougarstoprovethemselvesontheirhomecourt for the remainder of themonth.

SXU ATHLETICSSean Blackwood.

The New Orleans Saintshavebeencriticizedforapparentlyputtingbountiesoutonopposingteams’ players.This is a horriblethingfortheNFL,asthisscandaleclipsesthewhole‘spygate’scandalinNewEngland. TheNewOrleans defensiveplayers have put out bounties toinjure a player, put a big hit onsomeone,forceafumble,orgetaninterception.ThemainpersonwhohasbeeninchargeofallofthisisGreggWilliams,whoissoongoingto be the former St. LouisRamsdefensivecoordinator. Ifthisprovestobetrue,thentheredefinitelywillbesomeimpactfelt on coaches and playerswhoknewthisgoingon.PlayersshouldbebanishedfromtheNFLifthisistrue. Itisonethingtofineaplayerorsuspendthem,buttheywilljustcomebackfromthesuspensionoreasilypaythefine. ThisisabigdealintheNFLand theyneed tomake sure thatthey fix this problem. TheNFLdoesnotneedanybodyout theretryingtointentionallyhurtpeople.

WXAV is bringing a newsportstalkshowtotheairwavesoftheX.TheCougarSportsDenisgoingtobemakingitspremiereonWednesdayMarch7 at 4:30pm.TheCougar SportsDenwill betalkingCougar Sports includingMen’s Basketbal l , Women’sBasketball, Baseball, Softball,

Football, Volleyball, and IndoorTrack. The Cougars Sports Denwill also feature interviewswithyourCougarcoachesandCougarAthletes.ThehostsoftheshowwillalsobetalkingaboutlocalChicagosportsaswellsuchastheChicagoBulls , Chicago Blackhawks,ChicagoWhiteSox,ChicagoCubs,andChicagoBears. The premier show of theCougar SportsDenwill featurea recap of the season that was

for bothMen’s Basketball andWomen’sBasketball, the start ofBaseball and Softball season aswellastheseasonsofarforMen’sVolleyball. TheshowwillfeatureinterviewswithplayersfromboththeMen’sBasketballandWomen’sBasketballteam. OnthenationalsideofthingstheguyswillhaveaspringtrainingreportforboththeChicagoWhiteSox and theChicagoCubs andhowtheythinktheteamswillfairthis season. The guyswill then

discusstheChicagoBullsandtheirhunt for a title this season andtheChicagoBlackhawk’spush toclimbuptheWesternConferenceRankings.Finally,theguyswilltalkabouttheChicagoBearsoffseasonsituationandwhattheyneedtodotomake this team a SuperBowlcontender. TheCougarSportsDenwillbediscussing any topics that youwanttohear.Ifyouhaveanytopicsyouwouldliketodiscussemailusatwxavsports@gmail.com.

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Cougars get revenge against RMU; but lose to TigersBy Nick PechoSportsContributor

Softball Rolls to a Four Game Win Streak in FloridaBy Greg PilafasSeniorSportsEditor Thewomen’s softball teamexperienced a lot on their tripdowninClermont,Florida.Theyhad four shutoutwins, four splitdouble-headerstogoalongwiththefirstperfectgamethrownatSXUsince formerSXUpitcherAshley ShearerdiditonMarch30,2007. TheCougars have a recordof7-4andhavestartedtheseasonstrong, especially with theirpitching.PitchinghasalwaysbeenastrongsuitfortheCougars,andtheyarereallyproving itearlyonthisseason. TobegintheseasonbackonFeb.26,theCougarsdefeatedtheUniversity ofMichigan-Dearbornwith the final score of 11-3 insix innings. Sophomore pitcherMegan Nonnemacher threw acompletegameandpickedupthewin in this contest. Shehad tenstrikeoutstogoalongwithjustonewalkandtwoearnedrunsgivenup. FreshmancatcherAlexandra Bahner had a tremendous gamewith three hits, one run scored,and five RBI’s on four plateappearances.SophomoreinfielderAriel Hintonpostedtworuns,twoRBI’s,awalkandonehit in thisgame. In the second game of thisdouble-header,theCougarslosttoDavenportUniversity in a tough8-7loss.JuniorthirdbasemanKate Mollohan had twohits and twoRBI’s,whileBahneralsohadtwoRBI’sonjustonehit.

On Feb. 27, the Cougarswould earn another split, losingto theUniversity ofMary 5-4 inthefirstgameandthendefeatingSUNY-Canton- NY 8-0 in fiveinningsinthesecondgame. Junior shortstop Ashley Sullivan posted twoRBI’s, onewalk and one hit in the loss totheUniversity ofMary. Seniorshortstop/catcherAshley Hunter alongwithMollohanhadthreehitsinthegame. Startingpitcher,senior Nicole Derezinski, struggled, going onlytwo inningswhile givingup fourearned runs and three walks.SeniorpitcherAmie Brown cameinasreliefandthrewfiveinningsand gave up just two hits, oneearnedrun,andfivestrikeouts. In the game against SUNY-Canton- NY, the Cougars hadtremendous pitching again fromNonnemacherwho had anothercomplete game posting twelvestrikeouts,twowalksandonlyonehitgivenup.FreshmanoutfielderShannon Lauret and freshmanoutfielder/catcherMegan James eachhadtwohitsandoneRBI. TheCougarswouldearntheirthird split onFeb.28, losing thefirstgametoSaintAnselmCollege5-4 in eight innings and thendefeatingAdrianCollege in thesecondgame2-0ineightinnings. In the loss to SaintAnselmCollege,Nonnemacheragainmadeherpresencefeltwhenshethrew7.2inningswith11strikeoutsandgaveuponlytwoearnedruns.Hunter

had threeplate appearances, andshedeliveredwithtwohits,onerunscoredandtwoRBI’s. Senior pitcherAmieBrownthrewthefirstperfectgamefortheCougars since 2007 in the gameagainst Adrian College. Brownpitchedseveninningsandhad12strikeoutsaswellasaperfectgameofnowalks,nohitsandnorunsgivenup. OnMarch 1, the Cougarsearned their fourth split of theseason,losingtotheUniversityofMichigan-Dearborn8-5 and thendefeatingtheminthesecondgame2-0. In the loss, freshman right-fielderErin Houlihan led theCougars with twoRBI’s on twohits.Brownpitchedanothergoodgamegoingseveninningswithfourstrikeoutsandalthougheightrunswerescored,onlyoneofthemwasanearnedrun. Inthe2-0winoverMichigan-Dearborn, itwas a battle of twogreat pitchers asMeganCookofMichigan-Dearborn andMeganNonnemacherofSXUeachpitcheda complete seven innings.Cookgaveupone earned run and tworunstotal,whichwouldbeallSXUneededtowinthisgame. TheCougars then defeatedHoughton College 9-0 in fiveinnings and then again 10-1 infiveinningsonMarch2.Pitchingdominated these two games asBrown andNonnemacher eachthrew five complete innings,eachgivingup0earnedrunsand

combining for ten strikeouts inbothgames. AgainstDavenportUniversityonMarch3,theCougarscontinuedtheirwinningwayswitha5-4win.SullivanhadtwoRBI’sononehitin this game andNonnemacherpi tched another gem goingseven innings and posting sevenstrikeouts.

ThenextgamefortheCougarswilltakeplaceonThursday,March8,whentheyplayagainstnumber17 rankedUnionUniversity at2 p.m. The Cougars will thentakepartintheUnionUniversityTournamentfromMarch9-March10.Followingthistournament,theCougars will return home fromtheirtrip.

Women start season with a 7-4 mark on the road

On Saturday, Feb . 25 ,sophomoreguardBrad Karp ledall scorerswith 31 points as theSaint Xavier University men’sbasketballteamupsetNo.3rankedRobertMorrisUniversity(IL),99-91.TheCougars(22-8overall/7-3CCAC) scored 56 points in thesecond half to capture the bigvictory on “SeniorDay.” Senior

guardEd Gilgenbach was a keycontributorforSXUaswellpostingeightpoints,12reboundsandsixassists. “It was a great game, thestands were packed, and it wasa great environment for seniornight.Beingasenior,thiswasanimportantgameforme,andplayingRobertMorris,itwasabiggameforthe team. “Thembeating us lasttime was upsetting but itmadethis victory thatmuch sweeter”

saidGilgenbach. There was anoverabundanceo f impres s iveperformers onthe SaintXavierroster Saturdayw i t h m a n yplayers steppinguptohelpdefeatRMU. Junior pointguardRoosevelt Green had 15pointsandgame-highnineassists,wh i l e j un i o rp o i n t g u a r dAnthony Grant came o f f thebenchtoscore17points, shooting7-for-10fromthefield. Junior forwardD o m i n i q u e Har vey was akey factor forthe Couga r s ’success with a

double-double of 16 points and15reboundsaswellasagame-highsix steals.TheEagleswere ledbyseniorpointguardDianteWatkinswith 30points and seven assists. The game s t ayed c losethroughout the first half of playbefore four straight points byHarveyandathree-pointerbyKarpgave SXU a 36-27 leadwith justfourminutestoplayintheframe.AWatkinslay-upwithsevensecondsremaining in the halfmade it aone-pointgame,41-40,butGrantwouldbeatthebuzzerforalay-upofhisown togive theCougarsathree-pointedgeatthehalf,43-40. RobertMorris battled hardto keep the gamewithin reach,69-69, with 11minutes left toplayinregulation.ASaintXavierthree-pointer,byGreenthistime,sparked another big run for theCougarsthatwouldgoontosealthedeal97-91. Tuesday, Feb. 28, juniorsHarvey and Grant combinedfor 40points to leadNo. 3 seedSaintXavierUniversitytoa92-76winoverNo. 6 seededRooseveltUniversity(IL)infirstroundactionof the Chicagoland CollegiateAthletic Conference (CCAC)Division I Men’s BasketballTournament. TheCougars(23-8overall/7-3CCAC) shot an impressive 61percent (36-for-59) from the fieldin the game.Harveywent 11-for-13 fromthe field foragame-best22points to goalongwith sevenrebounds,whileGrantdropped18pointsontheLakers.

The game started off a bitslow,butmidwaythroughthefirsthalf,theCougarsgotintoarhythmanduseda20-8scoringruntopullaway for good. Grant initiatedthe runwithapairof lay-upsonback-to-backpossessions,oneforathree-pointplay.TheCougarswentaheadbyasmanyas20pointsandtooka16-pointlead,43-27,intothehalftimebreak. Inthesecondhalf,Rooseveltplayedhardandcutthedeficittoeightpointsmultipletimesinthefinal10minutesofplay.However,HarveyseemedtohaveananswerforallofRMU’sattemptstorallyandmadesomebigshots,includingthree dunks down the stretch toshut down any comeback. TheLakers were led by sophomoreguardKyleMiklaszwith21pointsoff8-for-12shootingfromthefield,includingfivethree-pointers. Three otherCougars tallieddouble digi ts in scoring inTuesday’spostseasonvictorywithsophomoreguardKarpgetting14points,sophomoreforwardMark Peters scoring13pointsandjuniorpointguardGreenputtingin12.Green also recorded a game-besteightassists. O n Tu e s d a y , M a r c h1, sophomore guard Karp ledall scorers with 26 points, butthe No. 3 seeded Saint XavierUniversitymen’s basketball teamlost aheartbreaker toNo.2 seedOlivetNazareneUniversity (IL),76-71,inthesemifinalsofthe2012ChicagolandCollegiateAthleticConference (CCAC)Division I

SXU ATHLETICSSenior pitcher Amie Brown threw a perfect game for SXU.

Men’s Basketball TournamentThursdayeveningatMcHieArenainBourbonnais,IL. “Itwasupsettingtogodownthisway,butweplayedhardandoverallitwasagreatseasonforus,”saidKarp. TheCougars(23-9overall/7-3CCAC) had a chance to tie thegame in the closing seconds, butmissed a three-pointer with 13seconds remaining and a lay-upwitheightsecondsleft.TheTigersgotthereboundandseniorguardAntonioMarshall sank two freethrowswithtwosecondsremainingtosealthewin. JuniorpointguardGrantalsoscored in double figures for theCougarswith15points on5-for-9 shooting from the field. SaintXaviergaveup19turnovers,with11 coming offOlivet Nazarenesteals.Itwasatightgameinthefirsthalfwithneitherteamleadingbymorethanthreepoints,butONUhit two free throws in the finalminute to take a 39-37 lead intothebreak. TheTigers never trailed inthe secondhalf,but theCougarskept it close, never letting thedeficitreachaboveninepoints.AjumperbyKarpwithjustovertwominutesleftinregulationmadeitathree-pointgame,72-69. Bothteamshittwofreethrowsinthefinaltwominutestosetuptheinterestingfinishintheclosingseconds. But theCougars cameupshortinwhatcouldbethelastgame for the SaintXavierMen’sbasketballseasonthisyear.SXU ATHLETICS

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Athlete Spotlight: Marissa YoungBy Greg PilafasSeniorSportsEditorQ: What is your major?

A:Iamabiologypre-medicinemajor.Iwanttobeadoctor;Iwillbestudyingmedschoolnextfall,justnotsurewhereyet.IhaveafewschoolsthatIhavealreadybeenacceptedto,butIhavenotmademydecisionyet.

Q: Is there one team that you look at across the court and get extra pumped up to play?

A:ItwouldprobablybeOlivet;theyhavebeenourbiggestrivalthesepastfouryears.Myfirsttwoyears,SaintFranciswasgoodandSouthBendwasprettygoodlastyear,butthoseteamshavegoneupanddown.Olivethasbeenourbiggestcompetitionforallfouryearshereandourbiggestgamesoftheyear.

Q: When you hit 1,000 points against Olivet, what was that feeling like for you?

A:Itwasreallycool.YoudonotgetawholelotoftimetoenjoyitinthattypeofgameagainstOlivet.Itwasreallygreattohavemyfamilyandmybrotherandhiswifethere.Itwasreallycooltobeabletocelebratethatafterwards.Basketballisateamsportfirstandforemost,butitwaskindofcooltogetthatthousandthpoint.

Noteveryonecandothatanditwasgreatseeinghardworkpayoff.

Q: How do you feel about the future of this team?

A:Ithinktheyhaveaverybrightfuture.Thisfreshmanclassisphenomenal;MorganandSuziegetalotofplayingtime,butMargaretandMaloreebothhavealotofskillset.IreallythinktheyaregoingtodevelopalongwaynextyearandIthinktheyhaveagreatfuture.WewillneedtoreplaceBrittanyandMaryinside;theyarekindofourtwopostplayersthatplaythemost.Thefactthatwehavetwofreshmengettingsomuchplayingtime,Ithinkthatreallypreparesthembecausenextyeartheyaregoingtobelikeveteransoutthereassophomore.Q: What is one opposing court that you really like and one that you really dislike?

A:IdonotlikeOlivet;theirgymandtheircrowdarenotthegreatestintheworld.Ihaveplayedagainstalotofcrowdsthatcheeredagainstmeandmyteam.Theygetprettypersonalthough.LastyearIwastakingtheballoutofboundsonthesidelinesandoneoftheguysinthecrowdpulledmyponytailandIputtheballovermyheadtopasstheball

inboundsandheputhishandsontheball.Therefsawitandheblewhiswhistleandyelledathim,butthatisalittleacrossthelinewhenthefansaremakingphysicalcontactwithme,soIdonotloveplayingatOlivet.IlikeSaintFrancisthough—itisold,therimsaresoftandyougetalotofbouncesinthere.Thecrowdgetsloudjustbecauseitisasmallgym;Ienjoyplayingthere.

Q: Is there any one girl that you like matching up against?

A:CaseyDavisisasophomoreforRoosevelt.Sheisaverytalentedsophomoreandshedriveshard,likeveryhard.Weplaythatteaminzonedefense,butneartheendofthegamewegoman-to-manandIwantherbecauseIliketoguardtheirbestplayer.Ilikehavingthatpressureonmeofkeepingthemoutandshuttingthemdown.Sheisverytalentedsoshuttingsomeonelikethatdownisabigthing.ItiscoolandIlikethatpressureofguardingtheotherteam’sbestplayerifcoachputsmeonher.

Q: Is there anyone on the men’s team that you would like to go up against?

A:Onthemen’steamIwouldliketoplayRooseveltGreen.HeisthelittlepointguardandIfeellikethatbecauseheisnot

somuchtallerthanmeliketheotherguys.HeisverytalentedwiththeballandIthinkitwouldbefuntoplayhimandseehowitgoes.Hewouldprobablybeatme,butstillIwouldhopeIcouldkeepitclose.

Q: Is there one player on this team that really motivates you?

A:ItwouldprobablybeBrittany.Shehasbeenmyroommateandbestfriendnowforfouryearsandshejustknowsmethebest.Sheknowswhatthingsworktomotivatemeandwhatthingsdonot.IamaveryintenseplayerandwhenIstartgettingreallyintense,sheknowshowtocalmmedown.Sheisgreat,shedoesnotfiremeupwhereIgetmad;shejustcalmsmedownandgetsmemotivated.

Q: Do you have any nicknames?

A:MyfamilyallcallsmeMandwhenIgrewup,everyonecalledmeM.ThereareafewgirlsthatwillcallmeMandthereafewofthemthatwillcallmeRissbecause

Marissaiskindofalongnametoyelloutonthecourt.CoachHallberghascalledmeitonceortwice,butitcatchesmeoffguardbecauseheusuallydoesnot.Hewillgetsointensewherehe’llcallmeMichelleorMelissa;IknowthatI’mneitherofthosepeople,butIknowthatheistalkingtomesoitdoesnotmatter.

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Women’s Basketball Team Wins CCAC ChampionshipBy Brandon SwansonSportsContributor

Florida baseball trip concludes; team returning homeBy Tony GustinSportsEditor

Whilewewereallonspringbreak, themen’s baseball teamwas busywith a packed scheduleofgamesthroughoutFlorida.TheCougars are currently boastinganimpressiverecordof13-7,andreturn home to play RooseveltUniversityonMarch17. Junior third basemanMike Pokers wasonceagainsolidfortheCougars throughout the Floridatrip.Theteamwent3-1duringthefirstweekendofplay, includingadouble-headersweepagainstBethelCollege. Theywonthe firstgame2-0andcontinuedtowinthesecond5-3. Next up against GannonUniversity,theywoundupsplittingthe series, dropping the first 4-2,but then getting some retaliationwitha5-2win. Throughout the two games,Pokerswent6-11attheplatewithtwo runs scored and five runsbattedin.Scott Vachonimprovedhisrecordto2-0ontheseasonafteranimpressiveperformance. Not only did he pitch thecomplete game without lettinguparun,buthealsopostedeightstrikeouts. The scoring in thisgamecamefromBrad Myjak,whostartedoffthesecondinningwithadoubleandwasdroveinbyBryan

Villanova. Then it was time for theCougars to really pick up heatandwintheirnextfouroutoffivegames. Therewas speculation atthestartoftheseasonwhetherthiswouldbearebuildingyearornot,butitcertainlydoesnotlookthatway. Therewerealso thoughtsbycriticssayingtherewasnotgoingtobeenoughweaponsontheoffenseto scorewithout JimPipolo, butthe teamhas also silenced them.DuringthesweepoftheUniversityofMary,itwasrightfielderChris Kleinwholedtheway. They won both games indeciding factor finishing 6-3 and8-3.TheCougarscontinuedontoplayHoughtonCollegeoutofNewYorkandbeatthembyascoreof7-4. Even though the settingwasFlorida,itisstillalwaysniceforaChicagoteamtosendamessagetoateamoutofthebigapple.Duringthe doubleheader withWebberInternationalUniversity,theywonthe first game 5-3, having to goeightinnings. Unfortunately, during thenightgametheylostaclosewhenbythescoreof7-6.Kleinwent7-16,hadfiverunsscored,andtwoRBI’soverthefivegames. On the firstwinoverMary,

Dan Wetzel picked up the winthrowing all seven innings. Hesurrenderedeighthits,twowalks,three earned runs and threestrikeouts. Against Mary, designatedhitterMike Klettwent2-3fromtheplate;hehadanRBIandcrossedhometwice.AgainstWeber,Tom SimekwentoffwiththreehitstwoRBI’sandtworunsscored. Simek’sdoubleintheeighthinning drove in two runs andwoundupbeingthegamewinninghit.Beforethegame,winnerKlettpoundedoneoutoftheparkandAdam Koglin had a clutchRBIsingle in theseventh toopenthedoorforSimek. TheCougarswerenowsittingatarecordof12-4whichisoneoftheirbeststartsinthehistoryofthe40yearprogram. To open up themonth ofMarch they had to play BethelCollege,HoughtonfromNewYorkonceagainandWarnerSouthernUniversity.WehandledBethel4-3andHoughton12-9onMarch1. This was all before gettingshutout and beaten badly byWarner by a score of 7-0. PokersandKlein eachhad twohits andanRBIagainstBethel. Koglinalsocrossedtheplatetwice during that win. AgainstHoughton, the Cougars were

actuallydownbyadeficitof7-0andfoughttheirwaybacktovictory. It was the errors that hurttheminthestartofthegame,butyou cannever count yourself outofagamethisyearwiththeoffensetheCougars have been showing.Thefifthinningwoundupbeinga six run inningwhich includedthree straighthits,being finishedoffwithatworunsinglefromAndy

Kovarik. We t z e l h a d a t o u g hperformanceagainstWarnergivingupallsevenruns.TheCougarsareofficially donewith their Floridatripandnowarewaitingtoreturnhome. TheCougarsnextgameisonMarch17whentheyplayRooseveltUniversityathomeat12p.m.

Sophomore Chris Klein awaits the perfect pitch. SXU ATHLETICS

The SXU Cougars werecoming off a 68-64 win againstIUSB and theywere heading ontheroadtotakeonSaintFrancisUniversity. SFUwas a team theCougars defeated in the firstmatchupbyascoreof79-70. This time thingsweremuchdifferent for theCougars. TheydidnothaveaneasytimewiththeFightingSaints.TheCougarswereoutrebounded56-26. Thatstatwasthestoryofthenight. SXU couldnot get things

moving intheir favor throughouttheballgame. Eighttiesandsixleadchangeswas the story of the secondhalfastheCougarswereneverabletopullawayfromtheFightingSaints.Ultimately, the gamewent intoovertime and theCougars weredefeatedbyascoreof80-71. Marissa Younghad15pointsand eight steals for theCougars.Suzie Broski also tacked on 12pointsandfourrebounds. TheCougarsknewthattheyweregoingtohavetostepuptheirgameintheweeksaheadandtook

thelosstoSaintFrancisasawakeupcall. The Cougars would thenmatchupwithRobertMorris onthelastdayoftheregularseason. It was Senior Day at theShannonCenter whereMarissaYoung,Mary Kusner,Brittany Jones, andMichelle Tourtillott werehonored.Thewomencouldnothaveaskedforabettergame. The senior s a l l p layedextremelywellwithYounggetting26pointsandfourassists.Kusnerhadarguablyherbestgameoftheseasonwheresheownedthepaintandaccumulated21points.

Joneshad an impressivedayas she had eight rebounds andeightassiststogoalongwithsixbigblocks.Tourtillott endedupwithsevenpointsandfiveassistscappingoffagreatdayfortheseniors. RobertMorris never reallystood a chance in this ballgameas the Cougars had completecontrol throughout the entire 40minutes.Broski added10pointsandMorgan Stuutcameupwitha nice game, ending upwith 15points.TheCougarswonthegamewithafinalscoreof89-68. Thenext task that cameupfor theCougars was theCCACtournament.Theywent into thetournamentwithano.2seed.Theyreceived a bye in the first roundandhadhomecourtadvantagefortheSemifinalmatchupwheretheywouldtakeonIUSB. TheCougars came into thisballgamecomingoffareallybigwinandridingalotofmomentum.TheIUSBTitanscameinwiththe#6seedandwerelookingtoupsettheCougars. UnfortunatelyfortheTitans,theCougarswereyetagainontheirgameandclickingonallcylinders.Younghad gamehighs in points(20) and assists (7). Stuut hadanother impressive game like shehasbeenhavingallseasonlong,assheamassedher13double-doubleoftheyearwith18pointsand11rebounds. Inthefirst10minutesofplaytheTitanshad11turnoversandtheCougarstookadvantagebytakinga19-9lead.AtthehalftheCougars

ledtheTitansbyascoreof47-25. The Cougars collected 14stealsintheballgameagainstIUSBandthegreatdefensiveplayoftheSXUCougarsledtoagrandtotalof28turnoversfortheTitans.TheCougarswould goon towin thegame87-67. ThenexttaskwasgoingtobeabigtaskastheyweregoingtobegoingtotheCCACChampionshipgame.MostpeoplewereexpectingtheCougarstobetravelingontheroad to take onOlivetNazareneUniversity. However, RobertMorris University upset OlivetwhichledtheCougarstobehostingtheChampionshipgame. TheCougarswere ready fortheEaglesateamtheyhadalreadybeattwotimesearlierintheseason.Stuutwasespeciallyreadyforthemas she scored a career high 28pointsandcollected13rebounds.TheCougars played a fantasticgameandevenhadtorallyinthesecondhalf toultimatelywin thegame79-65. After the game, YoungwasnamedCCACPlayer of theYearand was named to the CCACAllConferenceFirstTeam.Stuutwas namedCCACFreshman ofthe Year along withCCACAllConference First Team. BroskiwasalsonamedtotheCCACAllConferenceFirstTeam. The Couga r s h ave anautomatic bid to the NationalTournament in Frank for t ,Kentucky. The final rankingsand seedingswill be released onWednesdayMarch7.SXU ATHLETICS

The women’s basketball team poses for a photo with the CCAC Championship trophy.

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