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The Carroll News’ seniors say farewell, p. 14

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John Carroll receives Olympian and JCU Alumna “First in the World” grant speaks to Carroll community Laura Bednar Campus Editor

Abrial Neely Campus Editor The United States Department of Education awarded John Carroll university a $1.3 million “First in the World” grant. President Barack Obama proposed the grant program for universities across the country in 2011, but it was not until 2014 that the Obama administration was able to complete all of the steps required to approve the grant.

In May of 2015, there was an announcement for universities to send proposals to the Department of Education for the second year of the grant. The White House received over 300 applicants for the grant and only gave awards to 17 universities. John Carroll is the only university in the state of Ohio to receive the grant.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, the grant is designed to support the development, replication and dissemination of innovative solutions and evidence for what works in addressing persistent and widespread challenges in postsecondary education for students who are at risk of not completing postsecondary programs.

Terry Mills, assistant provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, was the principal author and project director of the grant proposal and received input from team members.

Members included Graciela Lacueva, external evaluator and associate dean of sciences, mathematics and health; Beth Rosenthal, project coordinator; Tina Facca-Miess, project statistician and associate professor of management, marketing and logistics; Melissa Demetrikopoulos, project evaluator and chair of the division of program development and assessment at the Institute for Biomedical Philosophy; Robert Todd Bruce, adjunct English professor and Chrystal D. Bruce, associate professor of chemistry. The requirements for the grant included having a project director who had prior experience with large grants and an external evaluator.

The group was tasked with creating ideas and writing a proposal in a short six-week time span. They engaged different departments, such as Theology and Religious Studies, Biology, English, Economics and Communications that would partner with them on the project.

Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Moceanu has faced a lot of adversity in her life. On Tuesday, May 3, she spoke to the John Carroll University community about her career as a gymnast and gave advice on how to face and overcome adversity. The event was a part of John Carroll’s women’s mentoring and networking group on campus.

Moceanu is a first generation American and a 2009 graduate of John Carroll. Her parents came

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Pro-Life group organizes peaceful demonstration on central quadrangle Elissa Filozof Staff Reporter On Wednesday, May 4, 2016, John Carroll University’s Respect for Life group organized a day-long demonstration in solemn remembrance of lives lost to abortion, euthanasia and victims of the death penalty.

Student members spent Tuesday night setting up approximately 25 white crosses on the central quadrangle to represent those lives, as well as signs featuring facts and statistics related to the human rights controversies they aim to raise awareness about.

On May 4, the group held a time of reflection and prayer available to all students. The crosses remained standing until that evening, at which point the students who attended the prayer session were invited to walk with group members to the last outdoor Murphy mass of the school year.

Respect for Life president, sophomore Anthony Shoplik, explained, “It’s vital to bring attention to the pro-life cause. The really difficult thing is that none of these issues should be political, but they’ve become politicized. Respect for Life is concerned with three main issues: abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty,” Shoplik continued. “It’s really a shame that these issues have become politicized at all. We’re really trying to seek to get away from the politics and recognize that these issues are human rights issues, so we wanted to do this event to bring attention to that.”

The idea has been put into place on other campuses nationally, but it is the first time in awhile that the JCU group has organized a demonstration of this nature. “Respect for Life has done this kind of thing before, and we agreed that we wanted to do it again,” Shoplik said. “This is just a good way to bring attention to important issues. The crosses are something people notice.”

Signage accompanying the crosses read: “Please pray for those who have lost their lives to abortion;” “Since 1973, there have been 58 million abortions in the U.S.;” “Nearly 40 percent of adults in the U.S., nearly 81.5 million people, have considered adopting a child;” “Please pray for those women who have had to make these difficult decisions in their lives” and “Respect for Life’s mission is to ‘protect, respect and cherish life from conception to natural death.’ Please join us in praying for those who have lost their lives to abortion, euthanasia or the death penalty.”

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O’Malley Center to receive updates and renovations over the summer

Campus Briefs Rev. Valentino Lassiter Memorial Concert

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On Friday, May 6, there will be a memorial concert in honor of John Carroll University’s previous pastor in residence, Rev. Valentino Lassiter.

Lassiter provided service to JCU, was pastor at the East View United Church and was active in the larger Cleveland community.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in Kulas Auditorium.

Tickets are $25 at the door for faculty and staff and $5 for students.

Geoffrey Golden, winner of BET’s “Gospels Best” will be featured at the concert. In addition, Cleveland comedian Jason Earls will be appearing.

For questions or interest in buying tickets, contact Danielle Carter at dcarter@jcu.edu or at 216-397-1505.

Canvas website to receives new look over summer

Ellen Liebenguth Staff Reporter Summer is a time for change. This year, the O’Malley Center at John Carroll University is following suit. The O’Malley Center will be renovated and updated starting May 23, 2016.

The renovations are expected to be completed at the end of August before fall semester.

The O’Malley Center for The Tim Russert Department of Communications and Theater Arts was originally completed in 1994. While it has held up well in the past 20 years, facilities decided it was time for a change and the funds for the project are available at this time.

According to Kris Willis, project manager and facilities planning as well as Carol Dietz, associate vice president of facilities and chair stainability and university space committees, the changes to the O’Malley Center will include newer lounge seating and carpeting, updated common area lighting and new paint in the restrooms. Additionally, OC 211 will be updated in the same manner as classrooms OC 201 and 203 were last summer with new furniture and a classroom configuration. There will also be a new “Meet the Press” display created in honor of Tim Russert, the namesake of the communications department, which is completely donor funded.

As for the purpose of the renovations, it is a reinvestment in the function and aesthetics of the building called “capital renewal.” Dietz says of this initiative, “a planned investment program that ensures that facilities will function at levels commensurate with the academic priorities and missions of an institution.”

While the renovations will take place in the summer and be completed before

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The O’Malley atrium in its current state. Renovations begin on May 23. fall semester, it will have an impact on those taking summer classes on campus and where those classes are scheduled.

Willis said of the impact on students in the summer, “Facilities has been working closely with the Registrar’s office and Manager of Facilities Services and Special Events to schedule summer classes, camps and conferences in other areas of the university so that the space will be available to contractors to get in and complete work with minimal disruptions to the general JCU community.”

Overall, JCU students had positive reactions to the renovations and changes being made to the academic building.

Junior Shannon Kinnear said, “I think it will be a nice change to clean it up. It would give it a nice, clean look.”

Senior Ray McCarthy adds, “It’s a good thing that they are updating the lounging and classrooms.”

The renovations to the O’Malley Center are meant to impact those who study and work there in productivity, creativity and mood. Both Willis and Dietz are excited to see how these plans will become a reality and to see the reactions of both the faculty and students.

“I think its really nice and I can’t wait to see the changes they are going to make,” said junior Marla Shawi.

Willis says of her hopes for the future of the building, “that the physical and aesthetic environment impacts our thoughts and perceptions, thus this project is important in that it influences occupants mood, creativity, productivity, levels of interaction with others and our overall well-being.”

With change occurring in the O’Malley building, it is possible that future changes such as this could be on the horizon for other parts of campus.

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Canvas, John Carroll’s learning management system, will be receiving updates starting May 13 following the end of final exams. The updates provide benefits such as a new look and feel.

There will be a cleaner and more modern look to enhance the user experience for students, teachers and administrators.

The updates will also supply improved navigation.

The primary navigation menu will now take up maximum screen space on modern devices such as tablets.

The final change will be new paths to engage.

The new dashboard will use dynamic course cards for another way to access important updates within a course.

To test the new website visit https://jcu.test. instructure.com using normal canvas login information.

To learn more about the new changes, visit the center for digital media website at http://sites.jcu.edu/cdm.

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Students study and socialize in O’Malley atrium. Students had positive reactions to the changes to come.

Campus Safety Log May 2, 2016

Students notified officers about graffitti written on the third floor of Campion in at 2:22 a.m.

May 1, 2016 JCUPD reported several license plates damaged and bent on cars parked on Main Drive at 2:26 a.m.

These incidents are taken from the files of Campus Safety Services, located in the lower level of the Lombardo Student Center.

For more information, contact x1615.

UHPD Crime Blotter

April 24, 2016 Police are investigating a burglary on Warrensville Center Rd. where someone broke into a woman’s home and poured oil and other liquids on her personal belongings.

April 17, 2016 Two Cleveland women were arrested at the Target on Cedar Rd. for allegedly stealing $100 worth of merchandise.

Incidents taken from the University Heights police blotter at Cleveland.com.

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from Romania to America with only 15 dollars and could not speak any English. Her father had always said that he wanted his first child to be a gymnast. At six months old, her parents began testing her strength by having her hold onto a clothesline until it broke.

At age nine, Moceanu was practicing for 40 hours a week. The local news predicted her to be the next 1996 Olympian based upon her skills at such a young age. “You have to believe in yourself before anyone else does,” said Moceanu.

At 12-years-old, she won the U.S. junior national championship and at age 13, she was the youngest winner at the senior national championship. She then suffered a stress fracture in her right tibia five weeks before competing in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

“Character and strength are always tested through adversity,” Moceanu said. She persevered through and went on to be a member of the first U.S. women’s team to win gold in gymnastics and was the youngest gold medalist in U.S. history.

Throughout her years of practicing gymnastics, she experienced emotionally abusive coaches, a physically abusive father and filed for legal emancipation at age 17. But she said the biggest surprise of her life was finding out she had a sister.

In December of 2007, Moceanu received a letter containing legal papers with her parent’s signatures and photos of a girl who was claiming to be her sister. The papers said that this girl, Jennifer, was adopted from Romania but biologically had the last name of Moceanu. A clerical error on the adoption papers led Jennifer to find Moceanu.

At the time, Moceanu was married, pregnant and in the middle of final exams at John Carroll. “I had to have the strength and maturity to handle it the right way,” Moceanu said. After writing Jennifer a letter saying she believed her, Moceanu put off meeting her until she had her daughter later that month and had finished exams. During her youth, Jennifer idolized Moceanu and did gymnastics among other sports.

After Moceanu and her younger sister got to know Jennifer and bonded with her as a family, she added her experiences with Jennifer in a memoir book that was later published. Moceanu said, “Each of us have something in life that forces you to grow up and challenge yourself.”

Once the fame from her Olympic medal faded, Moceanu decided she needed a new goal. She moved to Cleveland at age 19 and after receiving an associate’s degree from Cuyahoga Community College, she attended John Carroll University. “My time at JCU was transformative,” said Moceanu. She loved the class sizes and the relationships she had with professors.

Moceanu received her Bachelor’s degree in Business in 2009.

Moceanu then told the audience the three things she does to gain balance on a weekly basis. Her first was family. She was married in 2006 and has two children. She emphasized putting away electronic devices and taking advantage of time with her family. Her second point was fitness. She said that she must be fit for her kids and working out releases stress relief endorphins. “Make time for yourselves and form a healthy lifestyle now,” she said. Fun was her final point. She loves to see people interacting and makes sure to include fun with her family in her weekly routine. While she said she does not always achieve all three each week, it is what she strives for.

Moceanu ended by telling the audience to, “never let anyone define you, because only you can do that.” She said that if she believed everyone who told her she could not become a gymnast, she would not become who she is today. She then said that people should put positive energy back into the universe by doing something as simple as an act of kindness on campus.

Debra Rosenthal wins Lucrezia Culicchia Award for Teaching Excellence --Compiled by Abrial Neely, Campus Editor Debra Rosenthal was awarded with the 2016 Lucrezia Culicchia Award for Teaching Excel-

lence in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Rosenthal, an associate professor of English, has demonstrated a balance between com-

passion for her students and a passion for the content she teaches in her courses. In 1995, she received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University. Rosenthal also specializes in 19th and 20th century literature, African American literature, women’s literature, alcohol in literature and environmental literature.

Students and members of the Culicchia Award selection committee found Rosenthal’s teach-

ing methods help students to better develop their ideas and understand more from readings.

Former students credited Rosenthal with providing them with a safe space to explore dif-

ficult topics, especially issues of race, class, gender and equity. Many of her recommendations described Rosenthal as dedicated, challenging, supportive, responsive and innovative.

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Respect for life group made 25 crosses for the main quad for abortion and euthanasia victims Shoplik said that through these signs the group attempted to create “more of an umbrella” which expressly included euthanasia and the death penalty in addition to the currently “hotter” topic of abortion.

“We’re a nonpolitical organization, and what’s really important that students know about us is that we believe in the sanctity and dignity of life,” he added. “We understand that the event might make some people uncomfortable, but we have an openness in sharing our beliefs.”

All involved were glad that the experience was, in line with their hopes, totally peaceful. A few years back, this was unfortunately not the case, says Director of Campus Ministries John Scarano. “In either ’06 or ’07 there was a what I would call ‘mean-spirited’ backlash to a similar Respect for Life demonstration.”

Scarano, who serves as the group’s advisor, hears the students’ proposals of event ideas, usually giving his immediate approval and support. “This [Respect for Life] is a very active group that’s done a number of programs. This [event] was their initial idea. They’re a very thoughtful, gentle group; they want to bring direct awareness to the issue but in a way that’s very prayerful and not offensive. They want people to pray for abortion, for the unborn children; for women who are pregnant, who have a hard decision to make.”

Scarano continued, “It’s all, I think, a really nice way of saying ‘I’m pro-life.’” It is not easy, as he explained, for one to be pro-life on campus.

“I have a lot of respect for these students. These are courageous and respectful kids who want to take a stand for something they believe in, and I think what they’re doing is great,” Scarano said.

Other event staples on the group’s annual agenda include traveling to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life, praying against the death penalty at maximum security prisons and praying silently in front of abortion clinics.

From MILLS, p.1 This spring semester, the group had multiple faculty development workshops with the departments. They worked together in a collaborative way to develop syllabi for aligned courses.

The group decided to use the term “aligned courses” to differentiate between the linked courses of the new core. The aligned courses work in a similar way as the linked courses. Typically, students are not eligible to register for linked courses until they are sophomores. However, with the aligned courses of the grant, students will be able to take these courses in their first semester.

The goal of the “First in the World” grant is to determine whether collaborative curricular development through aligned courses has a positive effect on freshman students’ success in their first year. Mills said the goal is to build a community of learners that support each other. These new courses will have shared assignments across disciplines, it will require students to work together across disciplines, and ideally, it will require students to work together outside of the classroom.

Mills, Demitrikopolus and Rosenthal, along with project directors and evaluators from other universities, were invited to go to Washington D.C. to be trained more carefully on the requirements of the U.S. Department of Education in terms of their projects. The purpose of the visit to D.C. was to bring together the award winners of the “First in the World” grant from 2014 and the awardees of the second grant from 2015 to further discuss projects and studies.

The department has a “What Works” catalogue, which defines the way in which you can establish a program. The catalogue gives guidelines for how to conduct certain trials or experiments for the programs.

Mills and other members met with officials of the Department of Education, including James Minor, deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs; Ralph Hines, director of the fund for the improvement of post secondary education and Ted Mitchell, the under secretary of the Department of Education who specifically deals with post secondary projects.

The two days the awardees were in D.C., they attended panel discussions, technical training and listened to college presidents give talks about the importance of the “First in the World” grants to college campuses. The team members had the opportunity to be in historic places within the White House, such as the White House Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the East Wing, the Indian Treaty room and the Lyndon B. Johnson Office Building.

“In terms of producing college educated individuals, the United States is ranked number 14 in the world,” Mills said. Obama purposefully titled the grant “First in the World” in order to inspire the nation to once again become the first in the world to produce college educated young people.

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Agent 13, Emily VanCamp from “Captain America: Civil War” speaks with the CN achievement in adopting more female roles in their movies. What are your feelings on playing a strong female role and empowering women?

Morgan Osheka Arts & Life Editor

The Carroll News participated in a conference call interview with Emily VanCamp, who portrays Sharon Carter/ Agent 13 in “Captain America: Civil War,” premiering May 6, 2016.

VanCamp: That’s such a huge compliment to hear. These characters are so fun to play, but to know that in doing this it could be potentially empowering to young girls is amazing. I think Marvel is really trying to diversify while incorporating more women in these great roles. It’s heading in the right direction.

Q: What can you tell us about your character’s motivations for taking the side she does in “Captain America: Civil War?” Last time we saw Sharon Carter, she was starting to work for the CIA at the end of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” What brings her to where she is now in this film?

Emily VanCamp: When we find her (Sharon Carter/Agent 13), she’s working in Berlin, the Joint Terror Taskforce. And we meet her at Peggy’s funeral and that’s where Steve finds out who she really is, because her story was never mentioned in the previous film.

Sharon finds herself a little between a rock and a hard place in terms of her loyalty to Captain America. But, obviously, he’s rebelling against the Sokovia Accords and she’s sort of trying to help him while continuing to keep her job. She’s feeding him information that she’s obviously not allowed to be feeding him and you really get a sense of her loyalty to him, which I think is interesting. It’s something that I loved about their relationship in the comic books. So that’s where we find Sharon Carter in this film.

Q: Can you describe what it’s like to work with the Russo brothers and how working with a pair of directors is different than working with a single director?

VanCamp: I think it’s an amazing way to work. They obviously are brothers so they have a tremendous rapport. With a movie of this scale, it’s amazing to have one person focusing on one thing and another person focusing on something else. Because of this, they get really

Q: Fans are picking between team Captain America and team Iron Man for this film. If you were to choose a team independent from the character you play, which side would you choose and why?

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Emily VanCamp returns as Sharon Carter/Agent 13 in the newest film for the Marvel franchise, “Captain America: Civil War.”

great performances and effects. It’s double the power, you know. To keep this huge engine moving, it really helps to have two people who are both brilliant and extraordinary in their own way. Having both of them is a huge bonus and they’re both great guys and are fun to work with. It’s a win-win all the way around.

Q: What new things can audiences expect from your character in this film?

VanCamp: We really planted a seed for the character in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” Captain America didn’t even know she was Sharon Carter within that film so that’s definitely something new we find out. We find out who she is and that inevitably deepens Steve and Sharon’s connection. There’s an immediate trust between them. We really explore that throughout this film and we see that the stakes are high for her. Her job is at stake if she’s helping Captain America. That’s the bottomline, but we see her follow her heart

rather than her head, which is cool.

Q: Did you do any research via comic book reading in preparing for your character and have you been a fan or reader of the comics?

VanCamp: I was not a fan previously, but when I joined the universe as Agent 13, they handed us all of these bibles, which is everything about Sharon Carter. I just sat with it and went to town and fell in love with Sharon and her relationship with Captain America.

It’s really interesting because all of the comic books are different. Sharon’s relationship to Peggy varies from comic book to comic book, but it’s fun to take elements from all the different stories and piece together a character that hopefully fans enjoy. It’s an interesting process, because you don’t always have that kind of information readily available when you’re researching for a part, so it makes a really cool process.

Q: Marvel recently released a featurette highlighting the company’s

VanCamp: I’ve been asking myself that question quite a bit. Because I have such an attachment to Sharon and her loyalty to Steve and Captain America, I just feel that I agree with him. It’s tough because to have superheroes running around, without any sort of monitoring, does seem wild and crazy. But I do see both sides. Even watching the movie, it’s hard to see the Avengers going at each other. You really do see the right and wrong of both sides. It’s a tough one, just because of my attachment to the character, I’d probably go with team Captain America.

Q: As an actor with an extensive experience in television, what was it like to transition from television projects to a role in a film franchise?

VanCamp: I always say that having a T.V. background is amazing, because you move so fast and you really have to be quick on your toes, which prepares you for anything that’s thrown at you.

Obviously films take more time, but it’s a luxury, really, to have that kind of time. I remember doing a little fight sequence on “Captain America” and we were running out of time and had to shoot it in an hour and a half, or

something ridiculous. Because I had that T.V. background, it makes it a lot easier to learn quickly to get it done.

I really enjoy doing both, but to be honest, it was amazing to enter into this universe and experience the grand scale of these films. It’s really impressive and just super fun.

Q: With this being your second time playing this role, what have you done differently this time in terms of how you played your character?

VanCamp: When we met Sharon in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” she was at a rookie stage. She was figuring out her feelings on everything, where her loyalties lie, and all of that.

I mean, we didn’t even know she was Sharon Carter, so I got to have a lot more fun in terms of being genuine to the character. When Captain America knows she’s Sharon Carter, it allowed us to delve into their relationship a little bit more and dig into where her loyalties are. She’s a really fun character to play, now that who she is isn’t hidden. All the research that I did on Sharon, and all the ways in which I admired her relationship with Steve in the comic books, were able to play out in this film.

Q: How do you feel this film differentiates itself from the previous two “Avengers” films and makes itself a new “Captain America” movie?

VanCamp: It’s interesting. It does feel like an “Avengers” film. Everybody’s in it, pretty much. So it is hard to differentiate this film, but it really focuses on the relationship between Tony and Steve and what they represent.

The rest is just people picking sides.

They delve into the depth of what these two characters within the universe truly feel. They are the extremes of those feelings that other people are following, so that’s why it still feels like a “Captain America” film.

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Blog: Slightly Relevint

by Evin Tolentino, junior

About: Evin started his blog because of Tara Daly, who started her own blog, “Tarably Tarafied,” that The Carroll News highlighted last week. He read one of her posts about college, which made him realize that he has a voice that should be heard. Evin’s blog is about himself and the thoughts he wants to share with the world. Evin hopes that his posts are “slightly relevant” to the lives of people who decide to read what he has to say about certain things. Overall, Evin intends for his blog to be a space for people to learn more about him through the things he feels are relevant to write about and to connect with him in a special way through the Internet. In reality, this blog is another way for Evin to improve on his writing skills and to find his voice.

Evin hopes people find joy in his blog as he starts out and sends a special thanks to you, the reader, for supporting his blog, you know who you are.

Blog Link: https://relevint.wordpress.com/

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Cleveland Summer 2016 Concerts Compiled by Omar Meza Assistant Arts & Life Editor

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Friday, May 6 - Tokyo Police Club @ 9 p.m.

(Grog Shop) Saturday, May 7 - Ellie Goulding @ 7 p.m.

(Jacobs Pavilion) Saturday, May 7 - Hemi Devils @ 6 p.m.

(Agora Ballroom) Sunday, May 8 - Festival of Laughs @ 8 p.m.

(Wolstein Center) Monday, May 9 - Silversun Pickups, Foals & Joywave @ 8 p.m. (House of Blues) Tuesday, May 10 - Say Anything @ 6 p.m.

(House of Blues) Wednesday, May 11 - Beartooth @ 6 p.m.

(Agora Ballroom) Saturday, May 14 - Streetlight Manifesto @ 7 p.m.

(Agora Theatre) Sunday, May 15 - Blue October @ 7 p.m.

(House of Blues) Sunday, May 15 - Allen Stone @ 8 p.m.

(Grog Shop) Monday, May 16 - Prong @ 7 p.m.

(Agora Ballroom) Tuesday, May 17 - American Head Charge @ 6 p.m.

(Agora Ballroom) Wednesday, May 18 - Carrie Underwood, Easton Corbin & The Swon Brothers @ 7 p.m.

(Quicken Loans Arena) Saturday, May 28 - Catch Meaning MusicFest @ 4 p.m.

(Jacobs Pavilion) Monday, May 30 - Jacob Whitesides @ 7 p.m.

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Thursday, June 2 - The Wombats @ 8 p.m.

(Beachland Ballroom & Tavern) Saturday, June 4 - Cage the Elephant & Portugal the Man @ 7 p.m. (Jacobs Pavilion) Monday, June 6 - The Joy Formidable @ 8 p.m.

(Grog Shop) Tuesday, June 7 - Death Cab for Cutie @ 7 p.m.

(Jacobs Pavilion) Wednesday, June 8 - Twenty One Pilots @ 7 p.m.

(Wolstein Center) Wednesday, June 8 - M83 @ 8 p.m.

(House of Blues) Saturday, June 11 - The Neighbourhood @ 8 p.m.

(House of Blues) Saturday, June 11 - The Moxies @ 7 p.m.

(Agora Ballroom) Sunday, June 12 - Taste of Chaos Concert @ 6 p.m.

(Jacobs Pavilion) Tuesday, June 14 - B.O.B. @ 8 p.m.

(Cambridge Room at House of Blues) Wednesday, June 15 - Jennifer Knapp @ 8 p.m.

(Beachland Ballroom & Tavern) Monday, June 20 - Motion City @ 7 p.m.

(House of Blues) Friday, June 24 - Melissa Etheridge @ 8 p.m.

(Evans Amphitheatre at Cain Park) Saturday, June 25 - R. Kelly @ 8 p.m.

(Wolstein Center)

August July Friday, July 1 - Awolnation, Death from Above 1979 & Irontom @ 7 p.m.

(Jacobs Pavilion) Friday, July 1 - The Smokers Club Tour @ 8 p.m.

(Agora Theatre) Saturday, July 9 - Joe Jackson @ 8 p.m.

(Trinity Cathedral) Tuesday, July 12 - Brandi Carlile & Old Crow Medicine @ 8 p.m. (Jacobs Pavilion) Wednesday, July 13 - 311 & Matisyahu @ 7 p.m.

(Jacobs Pavilion) Saturday, July 23 - Jane’s Addiction, Dinosaur Jr. & Living Colour @ 7 p.m.

(Jacbos Pavilion) Sunday, July 24 - Bloc Party @ 8 p.m.

(House of Blues) Tuesday, July 26 - Melanie Martinez @ 8 p.m.

(House of Blues) Saturday, July 30 - Brit Floyd @ 8 p.m.

September Friday, Sept. 2 - Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas @ 7 p.m. (Quicken Loans Arena) Wednesday, Sept. 28 - Maroon 5, Tove Lo & R. City @ 7 p.m. (Quicken Loans Arena)

Tuesday, Aug. 2 - Halsey @ 8 p.m.

(Jacobs Pavilion) Friday, Aug. 5 - Polkadot Cadaver & Knives Out @ 7 p.m. (Agora Ballroom) Saturday, Aug. 6 - El Creepo @ 7 p.m.

(Agora Ballroom) Monday, Aug. 8 - Kayla Stewart @ 7 p.m.

(Cambridge Room at House of Blues) Wednesday, Aug. 10 - The Goo Goo Dolls, Collective Soul & Tribe Society @ 7 p.m.

(Jacobs Pavilion) Thursday, Aug. 11 - The Fall of Troy @ 8 p.m.

(Grog Shop) Sunday, Aug. 14 - Flogging Molly & Frank Turner @ 7 p.m. (Jacobs Pavilion) Wednesday, Aug. 17 - Shinedown, Halestorm, Black Stone Cherry & Whiskey Myers @ 6 p.m.

(Jacobs Pavilion) Saturday, Aug. 20 - Walk the Moon & Misterwives @ 7 p.m. (Jacobs Pavilion) Wednesday, Aug. 24 - Bayside @ 6 p.m.

(Agora Ballroom) Saturday, Aug. 27 - Slightly Stoopid, Soja & Fortunate Youth @ 6 p.m.

(Jacobs Pavilion) Wednesday, Aug. 31- Celtic Thunder @ 8 p.m.

(State Theater)

Editor’s Note: Information from Concertfix.com was used in this report.

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John Alfes

Sports Editor

Brace yourself: Summer is coming I might be getting ahead myself a little bit, but this is the time to do it.

In a few short weeks, John Carroll University will be dismissed and summer will finally be upon us. Besides the obvious joys of no school, no homework, home cooked meals and being around your friends and family from back home, there are some other events to celebrate.

The dog days of summer baseball, the Stanley Cup Finals, the NBA Finals, The Major League Baseball All Star game, The Kentucky Derby, The Indianapolis 500, The Monaco Grand Prix and the XXXI Summer Olympics are about to fill up my sunny summer days.

In truth, the summer is the best time for a lot of things, but you have to respect the bountiful feast of sports the three months between the end and start of the school year bring.

In my opinion, there is nothing more enjoyable than a Sunday afternoon Chicago Cubs game in the bleacher at Wrigley Field with some of your closest friends. The non-stop excitement of the Stanley Cup Finals and the NBA Finals trade off days for a three week span to make sure you are glued to your television on any given evening to see who is crowed the new champion of the two most grueling leagues in sports. The ‘most exiting two and a half minutes in sports’ known as the Kentucky Derby kicks off the chase for the elusive Triple Crown, ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ better known as the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix provide racing fans their historically fix every May. But arguably the most important event of the summer is one fans do not see all too often. The XXXI Summer Olympiad is set to kick off in early August, bringing the world together for this amazing global event. The summer Olympics is a personal favorite of mine. It is a time the entire world stops and watches countries unify over the amazing power of sports. For a few short weeks, the summer Olympics allow the world to forget about the troubles that face every day life, and enjoy the universal language of sport.

All these special days are what I look forward to most about summer. I can personally say that these events, like so many, grab my attention and become a part of my life.

These are the times where I have forged some of my best memories with my family and friends. I am a firm believer that sports have a power to bring people together more than anything other force in the world. Summer sets the stage for these great sporting events with friends. With that, brace yourself: Contact Joe McCarthy at jmccarthy17@jcu.edu

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JCU crowned OAC champs Blue Streaks grab OAC title Assistant Sports Editor

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Purvis Park and the Marietta College Pioneers played host to the final game on the 2016 John Carroll University women’s tennis regular season slate this past Saturday, April 30. The result: the first Ohio Athletic Conference Championship since 2006 and the first undefeated conference record since 2000 for the Blue Streaks.

John Carroll lost four total matches in a romping over the Pioneers. Leading the way was freshman Lauren O’Malley with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over junior Carey Becker in the first singles event.

Fellow freshman Madisyn Rini followed by dominating the second singles match with a 6-1, 6-0 win over freshman Elyssa Ackerman.

Sophomore Nicolette Bourlas and

senior Catherine Engel put the finishing touches on the singles sweep with a pair of double bagel victories over senior Alex Seals and sophomore Hannah Stankus.

The doubles matches were very similar to the singles as the teams of O’Malley and Rini, Engel and Jennifer Stroyne and Nicolette Bourlas and Natalie Bourlas cruised to close out the regular season campaign in style.

Next up for the Blue Streaks is the postseason Ohio Athletic Conference tournament where the team will have the number one overall seed. Up first is the Muskingum University Muskies on Tuesday, May 2 at 3:30 p.m. If John Carroll were to win, they would take on the winner of The University of Mount Union and Baldwin Wallace University on Friday afternoon.

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Senior Catherine Engel walked away with perfect 6-0, 6-0 victories in singles competition against Marietta College. Engel has led John Carroll to a perfect conference record this year.

John Alfes

Assistant Sports Editor

Another year, another Ohio Athletic Conference title for the John Carroll University men’s tennis program.

The Blue Streaks clinched their second consecutive OAC title by beating host Marietta College this past Saturday, April 30. Unlike last season, the OAC crown will not have to be shared, as JCU won the title outright. John Carroll will carry a 16 consecutive conference match winning streak into the post season.

The impressive run dates back to March 20, 2015.

The singles tandem consisting of junior Alex Guthrie and junior Nick Siciliano won both of their matches 6-0, 6-0 over freshmen Shane Spencer and Muhammad Kingson, respectively.

The three doubles teams outscored their competition 24 games to zero to cap off the celebratory affair. The first-to-eight-game superset matches were controlled by junior Jad Abdul-Aal and Guthrie, sophomores Scott Adsit and Dillon O’Brien and Tyler Cole and junior Nick Siciliano.

Following the victory, the Blue Streaks have secured the top seed in the OAC tournament. They will play host to this same Marietta Pioneers team on Wednesday, May 3.

The quarterfinal match up is slated for a 3:30 p.m. start time with the semifinals to follow on Friday, May 5 against the winner of the Capital University and The University of Mount Union match. The defending OAC champions will look to build on their NCAA Tournament second round appearance last season.

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Junior Alex Guthrie earned victories in singles (6-0,6-0) and doubles (8-0) competitions with junior Jad Abdul-Aal in the regular season finale with Marietta College.

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Softball evens record to conclude 2016 campaign John Alfes

Assistant Sports Editor

A season with plenty of ups and downs for the John Carroll University softball program found even ground on Saturday, April 30.

The Blue Streaks celebrated senior day in winning fashion and swept visiting Marietta by scores of 8-0 and 5-4 in an afternoon doubleheader held at Bracken Field. The Blue and Gold were anchored by the dominant pitching efforts of junior AnnMarie Kirchner (5 innings pitched, 2 his, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 1 base on balls, 6 strike outs) in

game one and junior Brianna Lach (7 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K) in game two. With the victories, the team’s final record stands at 17-17 and a 9-9 mark in the Ohio Athletic Conference.

The senior class could not have asked for a better finish to their careers. Senior Christie Wade went deep in game one for her third home run on the season and a final tally of 13 runs batted in. Seniors Taylor Tercek and Ally Kleinhans each had a base knock to help fuel the middle of the JCU lineup. Lastly, senior first baseman Alyssa Coleman hit the

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Senior Ally Kleinhans hit a single in her first plate apperance since May 1, 2015. Fellow senior Christie Wade homered and drove in four runs in the Senior Day double header.

go ahead home run in game two to seal the deal and send the Pioneers home. The quartet of seniors all were vital pieces of the Blue Streak roster and played a critical role in leading a team that features 11 underclassmen.

Despite not qualifying for the postseason Ohio Athletic Conference tournament, there are numerous positives to take away from this year’s spring campaign as the program looks to steadily improve for the future.

Key players returning for the Blue Streaks in 2016 include Kirchner, Lach, sophomore Hannah Mizener and juniors Lauren Cianciolo and Carly Simecek.

After playing basketball for JCU her freshman year, Kirchner emerged as one of the best pitchers in the country with a conferenceleading 1.23 era. The junior hurler also made strides at the plate this spring with a batting average of .289 and one home run. An All-OAC first team nomination just might be in store for Kirchner when conference awards are announced in the near future.

Simecek is also slated to return next season after hitting .298 with five home runs and 22 runs batted in this year. The junior provided some pop in the third slot of the JCU lineup by leading the team in triples, home runs, runs batted in

and total bases.

Mizener, the team’s catalyst at the top of the order, finished 2016 with a team-leading batting average of .321 with four home runs and 12 runs batted in to go along with her team leading 34 hits on the season.

The sophomore showcased a fivetool arsenal with her ability to hit for power, hit for average, run, field and throw. Mizener will likely team with Cianciolo and Simecek to round out the top third of the Blue Streaks batting lineup next season.

JCU will miss the offensive production from Coleman and Wade.

Coleman manufactured a .277 batting average through the 2016 season, racking up 26 hits and 16 RBIs. Wade matched Coleman’s 16 RBIs with a .291 average on the year.

To sum it up, JCU had a season in which they competed and established themselves as one of the better programs in the OAC. The Blue Streaks swept three doubleheaders this season over Mount Union, Wilmington and Marietta and finished the campaign on a three-game winning streak.

Head coach Nicole Loudin and staff will look to build upon this year’s success and lead a talented roster to a berth in the 2017 OAC Tournament.

Editor’s Note: Senior Ally Kleinhans was selected as OAC Softball Co-Hitter of the week.

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JCU makes history, wins OAC title Winning streak pushes JCU to playoffs Joe McCarthy Sports Editor

History was made for the John Carroll University men’s lacrosse team on Saturday, April 30. JCU now holds a share of the Ohio Athletic Conference regular season championship for the first time in program history, thanks to an 8-6 victory over Ohio Northern University in Ada. John Carroll holds the honor with Baldwin Wallace University, although JCU holds the tie breaker with BW after a 6-5 victory on Wednesday, April 27.

Sophomore Connor Pike (four goals) and junior Michael Hubert (two goals, two assists) were the leaders for the visiting Blue Streaks in the regular season finale.

It was the hosting Polar Bears that started the scoring in the conference meeting. The breakthrough came just two minutes into the contest, standing as the only lead for the Polar Bears the entire game. Pike and Hubert would combine with back-to-back goals to give the lead back to JCU. Later in the quarter, a man advantage goal for ONU would even things up at two at the end of the first quarter.

Hubert would break the tie again when he opened the score sheet in the second quarter.

JCU had a 3-2 lead early in the second quarter because of the Hubert goal. ONU would tie the game, but the lead would be regained when

sophomore Collin Rice and Pike scored two quick tallies for JCU. Sophomore Logan Calhoun would cap off the half when he scored with just 47 seconds to play in the first frame. Heading into the break at half, JCU held a 6-4 advantage over the hosts.

The third quarter was tamer for both squads. Pike scored when Hubert assisted him to represent the only goal of the quarter.

Junior Kyle Lake stood tall between the pipes for JCU, including six saves in the game. The shutout in the third quarter now put Lake up to three shutout quarters of work through his previous two starts.

Pike would solidify the win with a score midway through the fourth quarter, pushing the JCU lead to 8-4.

A back-to-back goal rebuttal performance from the hosts would end with the final buzzer, giving JCU the 8-6 victory and the conference title.

Junior Tommy Adolf led all players with five ground balls in the game. Sophomore Connor Jones and junior Bryan Neitzelt had four ground balls apiece. John Carroll led in the ground ball batter, 34-29.

The victory not only earns the Blue Streaks a share of the OAC regular season championship, but also signifies the fifth straight win for the Blue Streaks.

Joe McCarthy Sports Editor

Another year and another clinched Ohio Athletic Conference playoff berth for John Carroll University women’s lacrosse.

A sunny Saturday, April 30 afternoon in University Heights set the stage for the 20-9 John Carroll victory over the visiting Ohio Northern University Polar Bears. With the win, JCU finishes the regular season with an 11-4 (5-2 OAC) record and the third seed in the OAC playoffs.

Senior defense Kaley LaForce was honored before her final regular season game at Don Shula Stadium.

Scoring came early and often for the hosts.

JCU exploded to a 14-goal half in the opening frame. The offensive dominance featured nine different JCU scorers, but the efforts were spearheaded by sophomore Gina Vilsack. The attack racked up four goals of her own. Sophomores Grace Curatolo and Meghan Harte and freshmen Brooke McQuinn and Jill Millard each had three goals apiece to add to the final score line. Curatolo also set a program record with nine assists.

The strong offensive performance was showcased early and often for the hosting Blue Streaks. JCU jumped out to a 4-0 lead before three minutes could be shaved off the clock.

The hosts bolstered a 5-0 lead before ONU could have its first breakthrough.

Any rebuttal from Ohio Northern was quickly whipped away when John Carroll finished the half on an 8-2 run. JCU had a 14-5 lead heading into the locker rooms at half time.

It would be Vilsack who started the scoring in the second frame of action. The sophomore sparked a five goal run for JCU in the second half. Ohio Northern would respond with a four goal streak, but it was too little too late for the visitors.

When the final buzzer rang on the regular season, John Carroll walked away with a 20-9 victory and a spot in the OAC playoffs.

The victory also wraps up an important winning streak for John Carroll. Ohio Northern is just the latest victim of JCU’s four goal winning streak that had gone through the OAC schedule. During that span, John Carroll managed to outscored opponents 67-41.

Editor’s Note: This is the second consecutive year in program history the John Carroll women’s lacrosse team has made the post season and will look to reach the title game for the first time in program’s short history. The first game of the playoffs is set for Wednesday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m. in Columbus when John Carroll will take on conference rival Capital University.

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John Carroll finished the conference schedule with a 6-1 record, the best mark in program history. JCU will enjoy home field advantage throughout the post season with the first game on Wednesday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m.

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Kaley LaForce was all smiles as she was honored before the Don Shula Stadium crowd on Saturday, April 30. The senior finished the game with one assist, one caused turnover and four ground balls in the season finale.

Streaks of the Week

Men’s Golf

John Schnur Sophomore

Schnur was a main contributor to JCU’s success at the OAC Championship Tournament. The sophomore finished with a team best seven-over 295, including a two under par performance in the second round. That performance was the best for JCU all weekend.

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Women’s Track

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Baseball

Nicolette Bowersock Sophomore

Ashura Powell Freshman

Christie Wade Senior

Brandon Maddern Senior

An impressive OAC Tournament weekend was capped off when Bowersock shot a team tournament-low 88 in the third round. The sophomore led all John Carroll golfers with a 273 score over the weekend, placing her just outside the All-OAC finishers.

The freshman made school history when she broke a 13-yearold school record and earned AllOAC honors by placing third in the 400-meter dash with a finishing time of 58.42. Powell was also on the 4 X 100 relay team that was just .02 seconds off setting another school record.

Wade racked up four RBIs, two hits and one run in the senior day double header against Marietta. The senior also smacked a home run in the first game to help the Blue Streaks in a sweep of the visiting Pioneers. Wade finishes the season with 25 hits and 16 RBIs.

The southpaw registered victories against Heidelberg and Muskingum over his last two starts. Maddern allowed just two base runners against Heidelberg, posting a 7IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, OBB, 6K line from the game. Only four hits would come from Maddern in the Muskingum game.

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After losing to businessman Donald Trump in the Indiana Republican primary, on Tuesday, May 5, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) dropped out of the running for the Republican presidential nomination, according to USA Today.

“I’m sorry to say it appears that path has been foreclosed,” said Cruz to a crowd of supporters. “Together we left it all on the field in Indiana...the voters chose another path. And so, with a heavy heart, but with boundless optimism, for the long-term future of our nation, we are suspending our campaign.”

The announcement came after Cruz lost to Trump by over 15 points. Ohio Governor John Kasich came in third with eight percent of the vote.

By winning Indiana, Trump has now won seven states in a row, clearing the way for a probable nomination on the Republican ticket, according to CBS News. This win puts Trump within 200 delegates of the 1237 needed in order to secure the nomination.

Cruz’s announcement comes after a week of changes to his campaign strategy. In an attempt to block Trump, Cruz and Kasich announced an alliance where Kasich would not campaign in Indiana in order to better unite voters against Trump, according to

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CNN. Cruz also announced this past week that he chose Carly Fiorina, the former presidential candidate and businesswoman, as his running mate.

The Republican race is now down to only Trump and Kasich. Although Kasich has no forseeable way to reach the designated 1237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination, the Ohio governor plans to remain in the race.

“Tonight’s results are not going to alter Gov. Kasich’s campaign plans,” said John Weaver, Kasich’s chief strategist. “Our strategy has been and continues to be one that involves winning the nomination at an open convention.”

After winning the primary, Trump thanked his supporters in a tweet, writing “we have won in every category. You are very special people – I will never forget!”

Following the Cruz announcement, the Republican National Committee chairman said in a tweet that the presumptive nominee would be Trump, and that the party should focus on defeating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee.

On the other side of the aisle, the Democratic primary in Indiana was a close call, but ultimately the delegates went to Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) in a race that was decided by only a couple of points, according to USA Today.

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announces that he is suspending his campaign to a crowd of supporters Despite this loss, Clinton still leads Sanders the long term, saying after the primary, “I’m really focused on moving into the general by over 800 delegates.

Speaking on the night of the primary, election...We’re going to have a tough Sanders said, “in primary after primary, campaign.”

The candidates will be tested again on caucus after caucus, we end up winning the vote of people 45 years of age and younger,” May 10, when voters in Nebraska and West proving that “the ideas that we are fighting for Virginia will take to the polls.

Editor’s Note: Information from USA are the ideas of the future of America and the Today, CNN and CBS News were used in this future of the Democratic party.”

Clinton, however, is looking more towards report.

Aleppo airstrike blows up hospital, kills civilians Mariella van der Sluijs Staff Reporter

The Syrian peace talks collapsed after the government and the rebels violated the cease-fire that had been put in place on Thursday, April 28, according to Foreign Policy. An overnight airstrike from the Syrian government destroyed a hospital in Aleppo and killed dozens of civilians, including doctors and children, reported Reuters.

Staffan de Misture, the top United Nations consul to the conflict, emphasized the need for the U.S. and Russia to revive the peace talks that ended the day before on Wednesday, April 27, reported Foreign Policy.

AP “This round of talks [has]… been In this image captured from a video, a man carries his son out of the rubble of a hospital. overshadowed, let’s be frank, by a “Such news is merely an attempt to substantial and indeed worrisome high the stakes are for the next hours and deterioration of the cessation of days. So many humanitarian aid workers cover up terrorist crimes which target hostilities. In the last 48 hours, we have and relief workers are being bombed, peaceful citizens in Aleppo,” said a had an average of one Syrian killed killed, maimed at the moment that the military source, according to BBC News.

Aleppo has been the epicenter of the every 25 minutes. One Syrian wounded whole lifeline to millions of people is now also at stake,” said Egeland, Syrian war, which has been under a every 13 minutes,” said de Misture. siege for months now, according to The Jan Egeland, the head of the UN according to BBC News.

Associated Press. About 400,000 people The BBC stated that it was locally humanitarian assistance to Syria, said that the next couple of days are crucial reported that warplanes from Russia or live in the taken over areas by the rebels for the viability of the humanitarian aid the Syrian government were behind the and have no access to humanitarian aid. attacks, whereas the Syrian military Dalia al-Awqati, the director of programs for the majority of the country. for North Syria at the humanitarian “I could not express in any way how denied all allegations.

assistance aid group Mercy Corps, said in an interview with Vox, “The concept of safety is very relative in Syria… But when we look at [Aleppo] today and see the overwhelming concern from our staff about their safety, it’s a clear indicator of the intensity and seriousness of the situation.”

Bombing a hospital is a violation of international law and as it happens, the Pentagon has just remonstrated 16 soldiers for the miscalculations made that resulted in the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital last Fall in Afghanistan, according to The Los Angeles Times. No one, however, will face criminal charges.

Aleppo is also home to the world’s oldest citadel, an ancient fortress dating back to the time of Alexander the Great.

This historical site has been in the middle of the war that has torn the country apart for many years now and it is unsure how much damage has been done to the location. The damage can only be analyzed once the war is over, stated The Guardian.

Editor’s Note: Information from BBC News, Reuters, The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, Vox, Foreign Policy and The Guardian was used in this report.

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Prominent senators who had been working on a new criminal justice reform bill unveiled their proposal on Thursday, April 28, Politico reported.

Some of the goals of the reforms include softening mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenders, addressing the potential for violent offenders to get out of prison more easily, lowering recidivism, releasing elderly prisoners sooner and limiting the use of solitary confinement on juveniles.

According to ABC News, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) tried to block the bill earlier in the year because of the potential for violent offenders’ early release. Politico speculated this issue would have otherwise made the Senate block it.

Specifically, ABC News wrote that the legislation will lose passages that would shorten sentences for people arrested in possession of a firearm as well as prohibit backdated reductions for violent criminals and make stronger sentences for crimes involved with an opioid drug called fentanyl.

At a news conference, the bipartisan group of senators claimed they have gotten support from four more senators: Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Sen. Steve Daines (R-MO) and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS). This gives the bill 37 Senate sponsors, and the drafters of the bill hope that will be enough to convince Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to bring up the bill on the Senate floor for debate.

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During the 80s and 90s, the United States government took a “tough-on-crime” stance. This led to an exponential increase in prison populations and lowering decrease in support of these policies. According to NBC News, a wide range of organizations like Koch industries and Center for American Progress have formed a coalition to address the issue of criminal justice reform.

An attorney for the Koch brothers, Mark Holden, said that while it is good to see senators come together on both sides of the aisle, there is more work that needs to be done. Holden also said this bill would “remove barriers for the least advantaged” that will fall into the criminal justice system.

The bill would not completely satisfy some major critics like Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) who has criticized the proposal, saying “It is the victims of crime who will bear the costs of this dangerous experiment

in criminal leniency and every community’s law enforcement officers who must deal with that cost daily,” Politico reported.

Despite this, other Republicans and prominent organizations like the National District Attorneys Association have put their support behind the bill.

ABC News reported that the Senate Judiciary Committee has already approved other criminal justice bills, hoping to put all related legislation to Congress either one at a time or all at once. Even though McConnell has not, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) has called the legislation a priority. Despite the fact that the president’s support would be very beneficial to these laws, there’s no telling if the legislation will go through this year, nor is there any sign the next president will be as supportive of the legislation.

Editor’s Note: Information from ABC News, NBC News and Politico was used in this report.

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Inmates, like the one pictured, would be affected by the proposed criminal justice reforms.

Puerto Rico calls on Congress to help with debt Associated Press

A spiraling Puerto Rico debt crisis reached a new milestone as the island missed nearly $370 million on a bond payment Monday and officials warned of worse to come if the U.S. Congress doesn’t help it dig out from a mountain of debt.

The default was the largest in a series of missed payments by the struggling U.S. territory since last year and Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla warned it was unlikely to be the last.

Puerto Rico has payments totaling nearly $2 billion coming due on July 1, including about $700 million in general obligation bonds that are supposed to be guaranteed under the island’s constitution. In an ominous warning directed at Congress and creditors that include U.S. hedge funds, Garcia said the outlook for the next payment is bleak.

“We don’t anticipate having the money,” he told a news conference in the capital, San Juan.

The remedy, Garcia warned, is either a restructuring arrangement with creditors or legislation from Congress. U.S. lawmakers left for recess last week while a bill that would restore Puerto Rico’s legal authority to restructure as states are able to do and set up a fiscal control board was stalled in committee.

Garcia, who inherited the crisis when he took office in January 2013, blamed lobbying by “vulture” hedge funds and what he called “racist” attitudes toward Puerto Rico.

“Our worst enemy at the moment is politics,” he said.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday’s default should be another red flag for Republicans in Congress. “This situation requires an urgent response and Republicans in

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Press Secretary Josh Earnest speaks at a press conference about Puerto Rico.

Congress have been dragging their feet for too day before a scheduled $422 million was due long,” Earnest said. on the GDB’s $3.8 billion in debt.

The White House has put forward a plan Puerto Rico managed to reach a that would allow Puerto Rico’s government to restructuring deal with island credit unions that restructure its debt and impose new oversight shaved off about $30 million from the total due on finances, among other measures. Earnest Monday, and paid $22 million in interest. But said the oversight measures distinguish the that still left it short nearly $370 million, and proposal from a bailout - a charge Republicans in default. have lodged against the plan. But, Earnest Garcia said he had no choice but to suspend warned, continued delay in Congress “only the debt payment to avoid cutting essential makes a bailout more likely.” public services such as schools and medical Following Monday’s default, U.S. Treasury care.

Secretary Jacob Lew released a letter to House The default was expected to trigger Speaker Paul Ryan in which he urged him to investor lawsuits, though Treasury Secretary work quickly to resolve the “few outstanding Juan Zaragoza and Justice Secretary Cesar issues” on the legislation to help Puerto Rico. Miranda told The Associated Press before the “Going forward, Puerto Rico’s $70 billion of news conference that none had been filed so debt is unsustainable by any measure. It simply far. It did not cause upheaval in U.S. financial cannot afford to pay its debt,” Lew said. markets, likely because the island’s economic Garcia has been warning since last year that troubles have been known for years. the island’s overall public debt of more than $70 The total debt of the island of some 3.5 billion is unpayable. On Sunday, he announced million people is greater than any U.S. state the suspension of a payment on debt issued by except much more heavily populated California the island’s Government Development Bank, a and New York.

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Ryan’s Report

Ryan Brown

World News Editor

Summer Challenge Since this is the last issue of The Carroll News before summer break, I’d like to pose a challenge to all of my thousands of readers. This summer, there is going to be a lot of news. We have possibly two contested conventions, unlikely, but possible and that is going to be very exciting. There is bound to be many more things that happen in the news, too. Not just stuff going on in the election. Frankly, some of the nonelection stuff is probably more important than Trump’s latest insult or Clinton’s latest scandal.

What I’m asking you to do is simple: read one news article from a reputable news source a day. Now let’s set some ground rules. Scrolling through a news website and solely reading the headlines does not count as reading the news. If you see an article that interests you or you think would be important to read about, then read it! Being informed is the only way to make a smart decision at the voting booth come November.

I understand that every once in a while a Buzzfeed news article of Trump’s top 10 crazy faces will slip in there, and that’s fine.

As long as you follow up that so-called article with a real article from a reputable news source.

A little known fact here at John Carroll is that we all have access to The New York Times. And no, I’m not talking about the hard copies that are all over campus, but we have access online. So over the summer we can all stay informed. Since you will not have a chance to pick up The Carroll News, The New York Times is a nice alternative.

Now I know many college students will have internships over the summer. Most internships take up most, if not all, of a college student’s summer. My challenge to you all is before you kick back in bed and watch Netflix, read one news article from a reputable news source. Just one! Reading one article a day will take no longer than five minutes, and once you’re done with the article, you’ll feel informed and smarter.

Also, you’ll feel less guilty about watching Netflix until your eyes droop shut.

If you decide that reading a news article from a reputable news source (notice the strong emphasis on “reputable news source” in this column) is not your cup of tea, then read some columns from intelligent writers. If this is the way you decide to inform yourself then make sure you are getting a wide variety of opinions.

Not just liberal and not just conservative. If we want to really solve the problems of this country, then both ideologies are going to have to come back to the middle, not more and more to the left or right.

As you read this you might think that my challenge to you seems like a tall order, but I promise you as you get going on this challenge it will get easier and easier.

You’ll find that it does not take that long to read one article a day. You will also find that you will start to feel more connected to the world, which is how we should all feel to begin with.

Contact Ryan Brown at rbrown18@jcu.edu

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER JOHN CARROLL! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR ON THURSDAYS AT 5 IN THE NEWSROOM!!!

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Adjunct teaching faculty Katelyn DeBaun Senior Staff Reporter

John Carroll University prides itself on its reputation as a Jesuit institution emphasizing the importance of leadership and academic excellence while teaching students the value of being men and women for others. As part of recognizing this mission, The Carroll News would like to highlight the efforts of adjunct teaching faculty who make sacrifices every day in their efforts to teach students.

Adjunct teaching faculty are employed by John Carroll to teach on a part-time basis. Some may only teach one class per year, while others teach multiple courses throughout each semester. However, adjuncts are only paid an average of $1,000 per credit hour, according to Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Margaret Farrar, although this varies somewhat by the experience of the adjuncts. In addition, adjuncts do not receive benefits such as health insurance or retirement.

Adjuncts make up 209 of the University’s 399 teaching faculty, according to Farrar. They comprise over half of the University’s teaching staff, but frequently go unrecognized by students and some of their colleagues and superiors.

Struggles

Yvonne Bruce, a part time lecturer in the English department, has spoken out about the treatment of adjuncts, including a Faculty Commentary published in The Carroll News in the fall 2015 semester. Bruce has been teaching at John Carroll since 2004, and has been employed part-time for the entirety of her time at the University. After moving to Ohio from South Carolina, she had hoped to find a full time professorial position, but to no avail. She accepted a

“I have plenty of part time colleagues who qualify for food stamps, or are on Medicare, sell plasma, work at restaurants or do other work just to try to make ends meet.” part time position because she enjoyed teaching, but over time she “became more sensitive to the drawbacks and burdens” adjuncts face.

“One is lack of professional respect, but the two-

tiered faculty is the other problem,” Bruce said. “I don’t understand what the difference is between the two levels of faculty. I think there should be one faculty, and if some faculty need to focus on teaching and others on research, that seems like a reasonable division of labor. To have just a few tenure track faculty and then everyone else with no opportunity for full time employment, retirement benefits or health insurance seems like an unfair division.”

“I have plenty of part-time colleagues who qualify for food stamps, or are on Medicare, sell plasma, work at restaurants or do other work just to try to make ends meet,” Bruce continued. “That’s not all of them, but universities rely so heavily on adjunct labor and M.A.s and Ph.D.s graduate with the expectation that they’ll get a tenure track job that’s just not there. They’re young, they don’t realize it’s a dead end job. Unless you have plans to work in the civilian world, or if you have a partner or household income to support you, it’s not really a liveable profession.”

Carrie Buchanan, a full-time professor in the Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theatre Arts, has also been vocal on this issue. According to Buchanan, adjuncts “should be paid what anyone else gets paid.”

“If they have the expertise to teach a course at John Carroll, then they should be paid what a full-time professor gets paid. The teaching of a course at John Carroll should be something that goes for a standard rate of pay.”

“Why are they being underpaid so badly?” Buchanan continued, referring to adjunct teaching faculty. “Part of the reason is that administrations do it because they can….

The administration might sort of care about the rights of workers, but it’s not their top priority. Their top priorities are different, and at John Carroll, certainly, balancing the budget has been one of their top priorities, and as the cost of education has gone up, they have abused some of their workers by underpaying them quite dramatically.”

Christina Rawls, a part-time lecturer in the department of Philosophy, mentioned the levels of uncertainty adjuncts face at John Carroll. “There’s no real job security each year, and for many adjuncts, there is no job security each semester,” she said. “In fact, you could spend a month preparing for a new course you are asked to teach all of August and then have the class cancelled at the last minute as the term begins.”

“I am currently full-time this term as an emergency situation,” Rawls continued. “I am grateful for the opportunity and pay, but I was not offered any medical benefits, which is technically illegal, although I agreed to the temporary arrangement.”

“I have no benefits from John Carroll, but they did approve, for the first time ever, my unemployment request last summer,” Rawls said. “I wonder what would happen financially for both John Carroll and the state of Ohio if all adjuncts here this term applied for unemployment this summer? Could they approve some and deny others? I just don’t know, but I know we are entitled to it.”

Richard Clark, a full-time professor of sociology and director of the Peace, Justice and Human Rights program, also commented on the hardships adjunct faculty face, including a time constraint that prevents them from conducting research. “They don’t have much time to do research,” he said. “When I do research and bring it into the classroom, it’s a benefit to students. But if I’m not doing that research, students don’t get that benefit.”

“Adjuncts don’t get those opportunities, and I think the classroom suffers,” Clark continued.

Treatment

Rawls also discussed the treatment of adjuncts by other faculty. “I have been discriminated by full-time faculty at John Carroll, yes, but not really in the philosophy department,” she said. ”Luckily, I have had much support, as much as is possible, from the department I teach for.”

“That being said,” Rawls continued. “I have heard administration at John Carroll and other universities state that adjuncts ‘are like crack cocaine’ and to make them full time or even offer a living wage per class per semester is ‘just too expensive.’ I wonder what the parents of our

“We are not offered any resources to continue our research from the University or our departments as well.

It’s as if we don’t exist in academia at all.”

students and students themselves might say and do if they knew that their high tuition costs were not going to pay their professors.”

“Full-time faculty are regularly showcased and honored for their research and original contributions to their fields, but part-time professors are not,” Rawls said. “What goes along with this is that we are then not offered any resources to continue our research from the University or

Numbers game: Statistics pertaining to the conditions and treatment of teachin

Fifteen percent of survey respondents have experienced earning so little that they qualify for Medicaid, food stamps or earned income tax credit.

“Only 23 percent of contingent faculty at Jesuit insitutions report their compensation is fair and competitive.”

Thirty-three percent of faculty feel that their institution values their opinion on curricular decision-making.

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Graphic by Katelyn DeBaun

Though part time instructors make up 209 of the University’s 399 currently employed faculty, they often go unrecognized on campus by their colleagues and students.

our departments as well. It’s as if we don’t exist in academia at all, yet many if not all universities now rely on part time professors in order for their universities to run smoothly each semester.”

Sara Schiavoni, a part time lecturer in the department of Political Science, indicated some positive aspects to her position as an adjunct in the Political Science department.

“We feel like we’re treated by our department as integrated members of the department, “ she said. “We’ve been through three chairs during my time here, and each of them was very supportive. We are invited to faculty meetings. We don’t vote, but we go, and they want our input on things. But, we know that differs in many departments.”

However, Schiavoni also discussed the lack of resources available to part time faculty.“There’s no professional development available for part time faculty, so if we want to do something where we’re presenting research, there’s nothing available for us. There’s no way to even apply for it. We don’t have voting privileges or voting rights on things that impact us or affect us.”

“We don’t have the opportunity for representation on governing bodies,” Schiavoni continued. “We aren’t apprised of those sorts of things. It wasn’t until the new Dean [Farrar] arrived that she made sure part time faculty members were getting information about the campus and what’s going on in regard to faculty.”

Bruce mirrored similar sentiments. “We’re not invited or expected to attend faculty meetings,” she said. “We’re not invited or expected to contribute to curricular development.

We are strictly clock punchers.”

“Any time we want to spend serving on committees or advising students is done on our own time,” Bruce continued.

“And a lot of adjuncts teach on multiple campuses, so even that’s not an option. You come here, you teach and you leave.

It’s a segregated working environment.”

Mona DeBaz, another part-time lecturer in the Political Science department, noted some of the privileges she and Schiavoni personally receive in their department. “I think we are treated well in a lot of aspects,” she said. “We have an office, we share it, but I know that other adjuncts at other universities or departments don’t have that. In our case, we know that we are teaching every semester. So many adjuncts across the country don’t know if they have a job next semester.”

Adjuncts and the Jesuit Mission

Although John Carroll University devotes itself to instilling Jesuit values into students, many faculty within

the community see an irony between this message and the treatment of adjuncts.

“I can certainly appreciate the terrible irony that a Jesuit mission would seem to obviate the use of adjunct faculty,” Bruce said. “It’s not just abstract ideas about social justice and dignity. There are Catholic documents that address labor and how it should be managed specifically.”

“We’re just mouthing the words when we talk about social justice if we’re not treating our people fairly.”

“One suspicion that I have is that the very identity or mission is used as a shield,” Bruce continued. “It’s like they’re saying, ‘We can’t be exploiting anybody, we’re a Jesuit university, so by definition, we’re not doing it.’ I won’t say that it is conscious, but it needs to be made conscious.

It needs to be brought to the surface.”

“It’s an indefensible position to take and it’s hypocritical.”

Bruce said. “I don’t care that adjuncts are cheap and the University can’t afford to hire people full-time. This reliance didn’t happen overnight; it happened over a generation.

Truly, if we demonstrate the will to change it, we can take small steps together to try to reverse or halt the trend.”

Rawls also commented on the situation of adjuncts employed by the University. “Yes, as a Jesuit university interested so often and in many ways so wonderfully in social justice--take the Arrupe Scholars program for example, the work they do all year is incredible–I am amazed and saddened at how badly part-time professors are treated and/or ignored.”

“We are dispensable and so we are used to fill half the courses at John Carroll and disposed of when we’re not needed or can at least be easily and unexpectedly replaced,” Rawls continued. “We are paid well below the national poverty level and we have no benefits.”

Buchanan also discussed the treatment of adjuncts in regard to the Jesuit mission. “It’s appalling that a Jesuit institution would be abusing people this way,” she said. “It’s contrary to our values of valuing the worth and dignity of every person and of just compensation.”

“I think Jesuit institutions have to take this more seriously than other universities because they’re being quite hypocritical,” Buchanan continued. “We’re just mouthing

ng faculty at Jesuit institutions across the country

One in three faculty at Jesuit Institutions do not feel as if they receive adequate support from their institutions

Fifty-seven percent of adjuncts feel as if they lack job security at their current institutions.

-Information from the Faculty Forward Network 2015 Faculty Survey, graphics by Katelyn DeBaun

the words when we talk about social justice if we’re not treating our people fairly.”

Clark commented on the treatment of adjuncts at John Carroll University. “If you’re going to be a Jesuit university and you’re going to live up to those Jesuit values and you’re going to talk about Catholic social teachings and you’re going to live up to those Catholic social teaching values, then how do you treat people at the margins and at the ‘bottom,’ if you will? It’s huge,” he said. “We talk about this stuff but we don’t always do it. I realize we’re human and I realize we have to balance the budget and we have to keep students here. But if you and I or the powers that be are going to say that this is a Jesuit institution, then we need to adhere to Jesuit values.”

Moving Forward

“The major step John Carroll can take is to let adjuncts organize in some fashion to allow us to be heard, respected, and then to start making changes to relieve this inhuman treatment of the ones they rely on in order to operate each year,” Rawls stated. “We deserve better pay, benefits of some kind or opportunities for benefits that are adequate, offices and departmental resources when needed for our classes.”

“I realize that it is not realistic to allow part time professors to become eligible for a tenure track full time position,” Rawls continued. “That’s just not how academia works, at least not yet. But we do deserve for something to change and as soon as possible.”

“There’s no incentive for the University to alter its current system because we are dispensable,” she continued. “If they don’t want you to teach here or don’t like what you’ve done or said, or not done or said, you will simply, quietly not be asked back to teach.”

Schiavoni noted, “I think this is not just a problem that’s isolated to John Carroll.”

“This is endemic to higher education,” she continued.

“When higher education started to be about running like a business and not about its mission of educating students, I think that the bottom line became more important than how they treat people.”

DeBaz said, “Students are interacting with adjuncts every day. I think the student community should essentially be lobbying for them once they know that, one, the amount of compensation is ridiculous; two, there are absolutely no

“I think that the bottom line became more important than how they treat people.” benefits, no retirement, no medical insurance. Yet, these are the professors that are spending their time and energy teaching the students.”

Clark stated, “The adjuncts themselves have said they want more full-time positions.”

“I don’t want to speak for them,” he added, “but I think the University has to do something. You can’t just ignore this.”

Buchanan said, “How the university approaches it is going to be a challenge...but they’re going to have to make a plan to deal with the union because we may have to take a strike.”

“In Canada, the adjuncts at York University went on strike and they shut down the university,” she added. “When you have a majority of your faculty being adjuncts, you’re at their mercy. And if they get unionized, you can bet they will strike.”

“Nobody has a more just cause than these people,” Buchanan concluded. “I think the public would sympathize with them, too.”

Editors Note: Provost and Academic Vice President Jeanne Colleran was unavailable for comment.

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Where in the world are So long, and thanks for all the fish Katelyn DeBaun Former Editor-in-Chief

I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been contemplating what I would write in this final column since I was put on staff as a freshman. Four years of consideration has gone into these words, yet there’s still so much beyond this column that I want to say.

Over time, I’ve noticed that many people use this space to impart advice onto readers. At 22 years old, I don’t think I have much sage wisdom to pass on, other than this—enjoy the ride while you can. Once these years are over, they’re over. Savor them, or at least parts of them, while you’re still living them. Andy Bernard of “The Office” once said, “I wish there was a way to know that you’re in ‘the good old days’ before you’ve actually left them.” Heads up: these are the good old days.

Also, it’s okay if you don’t feel as if you fit into the expected mold of college students. I have never been into the party scene. I’ve always valued getting to bed at a decent hour rather than staying up long enough to see the sun rise. And, admittedly, readers, I’ve stayed on campus for only three weekends out of my entire collegiate career, and I hated doing it every time. It’s alright to value people and events beyond the hallowed brick buildings of John Carroll—you do you.

With what I’ve got left, I’d like to thank a handful of people who have really marked my life and my time here at Carroll.

My parents—Mom, thanks for teasing me in high school when I got a mailer from a college I’d never heard of—“some place called John Carroll,” I said at the time. Your teasing started me down the road to four years here. I’m so grateful to have gotten to go to the university previously attended by one of my idols, for whom our communication department is named. Thanks for keeping me stocked in homemade food, since the dining hall food so frequently made me ill or left me with no desire to eat. Dad, thank you for the often grueling car rides back and forth from campus for the weekends. Thanks for helping along my newfound love of vinyls.

Thanks for congratulating me when I tanked my first job interview. Thank you for endlessly reminding me that you are proud of me, especially when I can’t be proud of myself.

Shay—thank you, baby sister, for pushing me to be the best “me” I can be. It’s a privilege to be your sister.

Watching you grow made has me grow in so many ways as a person. There’s nothing in this world I love more than coming home to you.

Ri—Thanks for putting countless miles on Sten over the last four years to come and see me at least once a week. Thanks for midnight and 8 a.m. phone calls, countless texts and Skype sessions when I was losing my patience. Thanks for joining me as we ate our way through Cleveland and finding what is, in my opinion, the best sushi in the greater Cleveland area (Ginko, in Tremont, though Sushi 86 downtown is quite good). Thank you for being my endless optimist and for remaining steadfastly by my side through these years.

Bob Noll—thanks for convincing me to come to Carroll four years ago and to start writing for the paper.

I know many of us have ended up here because of you, and I know we all appreciate you for it; we all owe you for that. Surely, things wouldn’t have been the same without you.

Dr. B.—Little do you know that when you first had me as a student in your First Amendment class, I was extremely burnt out and planning on transferring to a different university. Your teaching reminded me that I was where I needed to be. I have so enjoyed having you as a professor and I am utterly grateful for all you’ve done for me.

Dan Cooney—Thank you for being such a great Editor-in-Chief, mentor and friend when I first started at the CN. You provided me with such a great model after which to lead my own staff. Know that as I am leaving this place, three years after you did, you made such a huge difference.

The CN Staff—I could not have gotten through this year as Editor-in-Chief without the remarkable staff I got to work with every week. You guys are great in so many ways and it was both a privilege and an honor to work alongside you every week.

The Op/Ed Team—if there is one section I’ve enjoyed working with most this year, it’s you all. You guys gave me new perspectives on the world each and every week. You have provided me with so many laughs and other emotions throughout all of your columns, points of view, and conversation. Keep it up. Ben, you get an honorable mention here for making “e’swag” a newsroom vocab word.

Ryan Brown–you took over the World News section on a whim and have done so beautifully. I’m protective of my old section, so know that I wouldn’t give you credit if you hadn’t earned it.

Carly Cundiff—Thanks for starting on the CN as an ultra-dedicated World News writer, who then became my excellent assistant, to becoming one of my replacements at World News, to Campus Editor and now the managing editor. Looking back, I couldn’t be happier with my choice to make you an assistant. You’ll do marvelous things, my dear, and I’m looking forward to watching it.

Mary Frances—Thanks for being my Joe Biden, my RBG and my sister in the newsroom. I loved our late night rants about God knows what, our endless laughs, random conversations and everything else. I credit you with being the absolute best managing editor I could have ever asked for, but you are also an amazing friend, and I loved having you at my side this year. I’m so happy you have replaced me, and I know I have left the CN in trustworthy and extremely capable hands.

Thanks, of course, to countless other friends, mentors and influences; I am already annoyingly over my word limit, so I can’t thank you all. But hopefully, you know who you are.

Thanks to those of you who have read this newspaper, and especially those of you who have read my column and put up with my liberal ranting for four years.

Last but, well, probably least—a quick thank you to my high school guidance counselor, who told me I wouldn’t get into a private university, that I wouldn’t get any scholarships and that even if I did, I wouldn’t succeed.

Sorry, I can’t make it through even the most sentimental of columns without a little snark.

Farewell, John Carroll.

Take it bird by bird Madeline Sweeney Former Editorial & Op/Ed

In the first writing course I took at JCU we read a book by Anne Lamotte titled “Bird by Bird.” In the introduction, Lamotte told a story of her brother who had procrastinated all summer on a school project that revolved around birds. Seeing how overwhelmed he was, her father sat down with her brother and said, “Take it bird by bird, buddy. Take it bird by bird.” Since reading this book, I have fully embraced life for each moment. John Carroll has showed me what it means to truly live each day, step by step, bird by bird.

My track coach, Kyle Basista, has reminded me numerous times over the last few years the day I first visited John Carroll’s campus. I showed up to JCU in a stubborn and bitter manner, half-annoyed my parents were making me visit their alma mater when I had already put my deposit down at Michigan State University.

As my parents and I were walking around campus I remember my dad saying, “Maddie, you should really talk to the track coaches.” I was immediately caught off guard, and, now that I think about it, I was pretty scared to approach Kyle and our previous head coach, Dara.

Speaking with them meant the possibility of coming to a small school (not my preference at the time) and continuing my running career – I wouldn’t have been able to do that at Michigan State.

Although I am far from the top of the totem pole when it comes to racing on the track, competing is something I’ve always longed for, and being on a team has been the most cherishing and important part of my education over the last 12 years. So, after my dad tracked them down at practice, I met both coaches.

The rest of the process was very typical of me.

I waited until the very last minute (literally) to decline admission from Michigan State and accept my invitation to John Carroll University, thus beginning the first moments of being a Blue Streak.

My mom lived in Murphy Hall for four years when she went to John Carroll, and I remember walking into those same, distinct hallways in 2012 (pre-reconstructive surgery) and hearing my mother say, “Oh, Madeline.

It smells the same.” I can’t help but still laugh at her comment, because after a year in that brick building I could tell you countless stories as to why it smelled the way it did, but we’ll save that for another time.

From 415 Murphy to 305 Millor and now Warrensville Center Rd., I have made some of the greatest friends I will ever have. There is something truly special about the people at John Carroll, and I will never take the relationships I’ve made here for granted.

It is rare to be able to wake up next to your best friend every morning, to jump out of bed and walk across the hall in hopes of borrowing a hairbrush and to always have people (not just one person) who will lift you up from life’s seemingly bottomless pits.

I would like to then thank these individuals – those who have made me feel limitless.

To all of my coaches and teammates–past and present–you have witnessed me feel defeated, but through your kind words and motivational manners I have learned the true meaning of “fall down seven times, get up eight.” You remind me every day what it means to fully be. How lucky I am to know the gift of presence.

To The Carroll News¬ staff¬–especially Katie, Mary Frances, Ben and Noelle–thank you for your words.

You all have incredible talent, and I have learned so much from each of you. You have given me the chance to reflect, learn and develop into the writer and journalist I am today. Years from now, it is this community I will look back on in gratitude for my unveiling passions and career in writing.

To my freshman year roommates–Mackenzie, Julie and Alyssa–you taught me how four strangers from four different states can find a common ground. Thank you for supporting me in my lowest moments and for accepting me for all that I am (including my hardly-organized, laundry-tossing, “Walking Dead”-loving and futon-hogging self). You were my first look into college, and I couldn’t have been randomly paired with a more perfect group of people.

To Munchie–Ugh. You’re such a little brother. But you inspire me, kid. You help me see the world from a different lens. You make me laugh harder than anyone I know, and even though you threaten we won’t be friends after this semester, I promise that I’ll always hold you (and your dad’s sweater) close to my heart.

To all who have resided in The Love Shack at one time or another, especially to Alexus, Jillian, Sarah and Spring (Raechel) Boyko who have stuck with me through it all – Thank you for our late night adventures through the University Heights neighborhoods, for introducing me to sliz cups, for letting me use your clothes for years on end and welcoming me into your homes when I couldn’t make it back to Michigan for long weekends and holidays. Thank you for sharing your love with me. You have each taught me to accept my defeats with open arms and to remember that something greater will make itself known in the end. Thank you for backing me up when I decided to be a different person on West 6th and for allowing me to be my true and imperfect self at all other times. Through each of you I have found balance. I have found a passion and an understanding for the love of life to which we live. I owe so much of my heart to you all. Beautiful girls, thank you for being my shoe stores, my stylists, my late night and early morning laughs and, most importantly, the women who anchor me every single day.

For all those I have missed, classmates and party-goers alike, thank you for each and every moment we spent together, because in those moments I became who I am today: an undeniably happy woman who fears little and embraces all things with open arms. I am proud to call you my friends and companions.

Throughout college I have been introduced to individuals who have completely floored me. From my immersion groups to Honduras and Ecuador, Manresa 29 team members and the John Carroll Track & Field team, among others, I have had experiences I will never forget.

I was given the opportunity to fully embrace a community that resembles more of a family than anything else.

So, John Carroll community, thank you for the parties, the live music, Frisbee on the quad, student conduct meetings and streak week.

But, above all, thank you for four years well lived and for helping me live each day. bird by bird..

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Ending the run

My final fast break

Michael Hurley Former Business Manager

Jacob Hirschman Former Sports Editor

It seems not that long ago, my mother began bawling as she said goodbye to me in the Murphy parking lot.

Until now, I guess I never really thought about what went on in her head on the ride back to Cuyahoga Falls, which is only 35 minutes south of JCU. Knowing Diane Hurley, I’m sure that ride felt like hours on end. She loves her babies a whole lot, which I am grateful for, but it’s kind of funny how quickly she can be overcome by nostalgia and emotion. Maybe it’s just because she’s Italian, who knows. She’s really great–and she is the reason, I too, can become easily nostalgic.

The thoughts circulating in her head were most likely thoughts of wondering about the friends and mentors I would meet, the variety of experiences I would have and whether or not I would be capable of keeping up with laundry. I’m also sure she was afraid I would eat too much sugary cereal, which was not allowed in the Hurley household.

Most importantly, I know neither she nor my father would ever question the degree to which I would be successful. In our family, success is something we (like anybody) are proud of, but it is not the focal point of our existence. My father and mother have always made it a point to teach my siblings and I to be mindful of the people and the world around us, to value faith and family, and to constantly challenge ourselves to always improve. My parents exhibit these qualities at the highest level. However, the most valuable trait my mother and father taught us growing up was to persevere. I am glad this stuck, because in life, success and challenges are relative terms–everyone faces different challenges and different successes. Constantly comparing yourself to others is a destructive process and a waste of energy in this short lifetime we have. However, when growing up (and especially being on your own for the first time in college), this can be a real challenge. Everyone is trying to find their way. But, if you are reading this, chances are you were as lucky as I am to end up at a place like John Carroll University, where a superior depth of purpose is not only emphasized, but practiced.

From day one on campus, I was overcome by the magic of this place. I didn’t have time to think about what Diane was weeping about - I had a new universe to explore! I, along with Andrew Snyder, Matt Chojnacki, Drake Sulzer, Will Cameron and Patrick O’Brien, were welcomed onto the campus for cross-country camp by driven running coaches, Dara Ford and Kyle Basista. These people, in addition to already-current teammates such as Pat Burns, Will Rial, Nick Wojtasik, Chuck Mulé, Tadhg Karski, Johnny Honkala, John Cameron (to name a few) along with a bomb women’s team, helped create my image of John Carroll I so anxiously awaited in the days leading up to becoming a part of the John Carroll team and school. It didn’t stop here - springtime track offered great people to share the newness of JCU in Mike Hydzik, Franco Caponi and Madeline Sweeney. Over the past four years, I’ve also been able to watch younger teammates on the team grow and live their own JCU story, which adds another dimension to this special experience. It begins and ends with the people.

My days here at JCU have been filled with a lot of running, a fair amount of school work, Dr. Welki chirping in my ear and pretty memorable weekends with the people I love. The friends I have met and the familiar faces around campus have created an image of this place that will always resemble a warmth seen in people who care, people who love compassionately and people who make things happen.

I really could write a book about it. There is something different that goes on in the mind of a John Carroll student or mentor. We recognize opportunities. We believe in ourselves. We believe in one another.

I can now tell my mom that I believe college was a success. I met special people. I had memorable, challenging and thrillingly fun experiences. This success was a product of making self-improvement a priority, but more so surrounding myself with those teammates, friends, coaches and mentors who reflect the values my parents emphasized and instilled in us at an early age. I derive any and all confidence or success I have from the people in my life.

Ultimately, it is no coincidence that John Carroll University lies at an intersection of providing appropriate opportunities and bringing a special group of people together that share similar values; values that create a unique depth of purpose in all of us.

Four years ago I joined The Carroll News because I wanted to cover sports as a career. Four years later, my future plans have changed, but my love for writing and covering sports has not. I have The Carroll News to thank for that.

I still remember when I attended my first meeting at The Carroll News. I had no idea what to expect. I didn’t know anybody, so I just showed up, sat down and observed what my next four years would be like.

After the meeting, I got my first writing assignment to cover the men’s soccer team and I sent out a tweet to describe what I had witnessed go down in the planning meeting: “Carroll Newsroom looking like TMZ.” Obviously, that was a bit of an exaggeration, but my point was that everybody was throwing out ideas and laughing, and it was a really fun environment where everybody was talking about the news. From Sports, to Campus, to World News, everybody had something to say and had a funny take on it. I loved the environment, and I bought all in.

Over the next two years, the newsroom changed a ton, the people in the newsroom changed a ton, but the writing stayed the same. I loved that. No matter what was going on in the newsroom, with the people or literally the newsroom itself, the paper didn’t change.

I always had the Sports section, and at the end of the day, I could count on that being consistent week in and week out. I counted on that during my days as a Staff Reporter, and I counted on that as my days as the Sports Editor. My writers and myself knew every week that no matter what was going on, every Thursday they would get a planning e-mail, every weekend they would cover an event and every Tuesday was deadline night.

That consistency helped me stay focused. It kept me wanting to do the paper every single week. I loved that it was always there and every week I had a new opportunity.

The consistency, the opportunities, all of it helped me from freshman year to senior year. And when I look at my writing from 2012 compared to 2016, I can tell The Carroll News helped me more than I probably even realize.

Through the progression of “Staff Reporter” to “Assistant Sports Editor” to “Sports Editor,” I learned a lot. Coming into my freshman year, I knew pretty much nothing about writing. Aside from a few essays for classes in high school, I don’t think I’d written anything in my life, especially when it came to covering sports.

Sure, I read sports articles on a daily basis, but as anyone who writes could tell you, it’s a totally different ball game when you try to write something yourself. Luckily for me, I had some great mentors through the years. From Zach Mentz, to Joe Ginley and Dale Armbruster, I couldn’t have asked for a better group of guys to help me improve my writing and coverage over my four years at JCU, and I’ll forever be grateful to them.

I owe so much to them, and to everyone who has helped me during my four years here, because there’s no doubt in my mind that my time at JCU and at The Carroll News has made me an exponentially better writer than I was in 2012. Sure, I’ve learned plenty in my classes, but I honestly think I’ve learned more writing for this paper than anywhere else. It sounds crazy, but it’s true, and I’ve been echoing that sentiment for years.

When I look back at my time at JCU, I’ll remember a lot of things, but the thing I’m proudest of is my time at The Carroll News. I’ve literally written hundreds of articles covering every JCU sports team imaginable, and even though I never got paid a single penny for any of it, there was never a moment where I wanted to quit. Even now, as I’m about to graduate, part of me wishes I could have another year of The Carroll News.

Now, of course, there are some things I won’t miss. I won’t miss staying up late on deadline nights, or chasing down articles from writers who refuse to meet deadlines, or trying to get quotes at the last second because there’s a paragraph of space that needs to be filled.

But, just as everyone else who ever has been an editor at The Carroll News will tell you, that’s part of the territory. You get annoyed and frustrated, but at the end of the day, it was all worth it.

How the harpist found his chord Matthew Hribar Former Diversions Editor

One facet about me that was never fully understood by some of those those who came across me was that I just wanted to have fun. It wasn’t about being the best, it wasn’t about being a guru, it was about enjoying the experience. And my goodness, did I have an experience!

Out of my four-years, my senior year was the gem that shone the brightest. Freshman year was training wheels and insanity, while sophomore year was wildness eventually tranquilized with reality.

Junior year was an emotional solitude with faint realization. So there I was, moving to the summer of 2015 vowing to make senior year a decisive statement.

It began with the 2015 Streak Week where I could feel my self-prophecy coming true. Here was the diamond formed between freshmen craze and adjustment against the celebration of the upperclassmen. I was now 21 years old, ready to stamp the final year of undergraduate studies and ready to devote myself to passion and people.

I failed somewhat; my stronghold of passion conflicted with my desire for happiness. I felt chained in the 2015 fall semester. I was happier then ever before, but I wanted to fly more. It was hard to admit that it was time to be a little more selfish, a term that I only recently found could be positive. That transition was like puberty; it was not pretty to say the least.

I am quite aware of my weaknesses. I am a natural peace-keeper as I am inherently a war-bringer. My spirit aches for transcendence while my body continues to commune with rubbish and junk.

Impression management was never my thing. I had a few colleagues who told me that I needed to work on confrontation; I needed to be less abrasive. They were right; I had a fire in my belly and a snapdragon tongue.

But how could I take those negatives and make them into positive? I contemplated with my usual demons: over-thinking and over-analyzing.

Finally, in December of last year, it seemed to finally collide. I realized the pressure of being happy, the pressure of my weaknesses and the pressure of identity over the last four years. I gave up the pressure. I was finally at ease, I finally felt happy. I spent my time watching Netflix in Dan McManus’ living room, eating at the best dining places and falling for Hofbräuhaus with Monica Granata, going to the best secret spot on Coventry with Ese Osaghae or studying (but really talking) with the Lambda Chi freshmen. I got to act like security for social weekend events and was so fortunate to be in a fraternity. I was able to write and send copies of my novels to Kelly Fitzgerald while putting on “Talk the Talk” at JCTV4 with my favorite correspondents.

I made coffee drinks with my amazing co-workers and the best boss a guy could have. I was able to spin tunes in the radio station. I got to do an amazing internship and I was able to successfully create research with the guidance of Dr. Barnes. I was able to joke around with Dr. Scmidt when I accidentally called my day “sultry.” There were so many people around me who I had guided and so many people who had guided me.

I’d do it all again in a heartbeat.

There were scary moments to senior year. I’m still trying to find an additional summer gig (so hit me up if you need a helping hand) and I’m still trying to find roommates for September (call me for a fun time). I’m still trying to create a picture of who I’ll be and what I’ll be doing in 10 years. The best life is truly the style of day-by-day.

Thankfully, some of anxiety for the future has been washed away as if I had entered a gas-station car wash. I have been a harp player.

My hard-callused fingers fumbled across gossamer wires in an effort to find the ultimate harmony of my existence. The composition had been struggling to meet unity, coming close but never completing.

The sound was like Rainbow Road on Mario Kart, easy to fall off and frustrating. After years of practice, the melody finally arranged into what I had forever been looking for.

All that’s left is the humming note in my ears, the symphony in my body and a large cheshire cat grin plastered on my face. Peace out for now JCU, I’ll be around undoubtedly.

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Easy Econ

Marielle Buffamonte

Business & Finance Editor

1,300

348

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The precious metal gold hit a new milestone on Monday, May 2, climbing above $1,300 an ounce for the first time since January 2015.

Gold is now up 22 percent this year, crushing stocks, bonds and most other major asset classes and hitting a 15-month high. Gold once again is on the rise, lifting the SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD) nearly six percent over the past

The current jackpot for the national Powerball lottery has reached $348 million after 17 drawings without a big winner.

Currently, the winnings are inching closer to reaching $400 million and cracking the list of the largest lottery jackpots of all time.

The latest Powerball drawing was on April 30, when 1.3 million people won something, for a grand total of $12.8 million in winnings.

Apple’s meager second quarter earnings report just headed towards the longest streak of losses since 1998.

The last time this occurred, Steve Jobs was trying to save the company from the brink of bankruptcy. Shares of Apple dropped 0.10 percent down to 93.64 on Monday May 2, 2016, marking the eighth straight day of losses for the iPhone maker.

Fed Watch There has been much debate recently over when the Federal Open Market Committee will raise interest rates next.

Some argue that the FOMC will raise rates next in June. Others, however, are convinced that the rate hike will not occur until late 2016.

Previously, I was under the impression that the FOMC would, indeed, raise rates again in June. It seemed to me that the market was mostly prepared and with enough notice, it would not affect everyone too much.

After speaking to a few people in the finance world and reading up on the topic, I now have a new point of view.

It appears to me that the market could use a little more time to adjust to the most recent rate hike that occurred in January 2016.

The U.S. is not the only country that appears to be unprepared for another federal rate hike, but the rest of the world seems to be lagging as well.

In the FOMC’s announcement on Wednesday, April 27, they determined that they would not be raising rates in May, which is what caused many spectators to turn their attention to the month of June.

This latest announcement caused a little bit of fluctuation in the markets.

The price of 10-year bonds rose sharply prior to the announcement and then drastically fell afterward, falling 1.85 percent overall.

The FOMC reasoned that although the labor force in the U.S. is considerably better than it has been in the past five years, this is alone is not enough reason to raise rates.

The overall announcement sounded optimistic that economic conditions were, in fact, better than before.

When the FOMC last spoke in March, they mentioned that global economic indicators were weak and would be instrumental in determining when the next rate hike would take place.

During their most recent announcement, the FOMC merely stated that they would continue to watch global growth closely.

Inflation itself has not exactly risen yet even though the FOMC raised rates in January. It appears as though they are waiting a little longer to see if the actual rate will grow closer to its desired target rate of two percent.

With a hesitant committee and economic signals that are slowly growing, I do not see a rate hike in June to be feasible.

I plan to relax this summer and watch as the FOMC continues to debate whether or not we are actually prepared for a rate hike. I advise that you do the same.

Contact Marielle Buffamonte at mbuffamonte18@jcu.edu

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0.5 U.S economic growth slowed to an annual pace of 0.5 percent during the first four months of the year.

This was a sharp fall from the 1.4 percent rate of growth in the last quarter of 2015 and the slowest pace in the last two years.

Consumer spending increased at a rate of 1.9 percent, down from 2.4 percent in the previous quarter.

80 The percentage that economists are warning of a stock market crash. U.S stocks are now about 80 percent overvalued, creating a risky situation resembling to what happening in 1929.

Between 1929 and 1935, stocks fell by 89 percent and 50 percent, respectively.

0.78 The percentage that the S&P 500 index gained Monday, May 2, finishing at 2,081.43. Stocks were up across the board as advancing issues outpaced declining issues on the NYSE by 1.7 to one.

Among individual stocks, the two top percentage gainers in the S&P 500 were Wynn Resorts Ltd. and Sysco Corporation.

Comcast to acquire DreamWorks J.K. Freyvogel The Carroll News Recently, Comcast announced a $3.8 billion deal to buy DreamWorks Animations. DreamWorks is the studio behind movies such as “Shrek,” “Kung Fu Panda” and “Madagascar.” Comcast is also the parent company of Universal Studios.

Per the announcement that took place on Thursday, April 28, Comcast will be paying $41 per share for the company.

DreamWorks founder, Jeffery Katzenberg, will receive a personal payout of $420 million. This is a 51 percent premium on the closing price of the stock on Wednesday, April 27.

Many believe that Comcast may have paid too much for DreamWorks, according to Bloomberg.

The purchase price is similar to the $4 billion deal that Disney made with Lucas Films, the creators of “Star Wars,” in 2012.

Katzenberg will step aside, something that will be hard for him after managing the studio for 20 years.

Katzenberg was quoted by The New York Times, saying, “I rest easy in knowing that the house of dreams that we’ve spent the last two decades building together—the stories, the characters, the joy and the laughter—has found the best possible home.”

Comcast made clear that part of the deal included merging DreamWorks with already existing NBC Universal units, which required Katzenberg to step down.

With the acquisition of DreamWorks, Comcast adds many beloved childhood characters and hopes to try to compete with Disney, NBS News

reported.

Comcast owns NBC Universal’s Universal theme park, which is one of the main rivals to Disney’s multiple theme parks.

Comcast has lots of ground to make up. Disney previously made $4.5 billion in consumer product revenue, five times that of NBC Universal, according to Bloomberg.

Movies like “Frozen” and “Star Wars” drove that growth. NBC Universal executive Steve Burke hopes that the first big deal made during his five-year tenure will help to boost revenue.

Mr. Burke is quoted by The New York Times saying, “In a fragmented world, if you have really powerful intellectual property like ‘Minions’ or ‘Jurassic World’ or ‘Shrek,’ you can leverage it across film, consumer products and theme parks in a way that makes a tre-

mendous impact.”

Consolidation of media companies has become commonplace recently due to the rapid decline of the DVD market in the past several years.

Comcast hopes that the deal will be approved by regulators by the end of the year. Currently, the Justice Department is reviewing the deal to make sure that it does not violate anti-trust laws, NBS News reported.

Last year, the Department of Justice blocked Comcast from acquiring Time Warner Cable. Seeing that DreamWorks is attempting to compete with Disney, the deal is expected to be approved.

Comcast will have to pay a $200 million breakup fee it that deal falls through, The New York Times reported.

E d i t o r ’s N o t e : I n f o r m a t i o n f ro m Bloomberg, The New York Times and NBS News was used in this report.

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Jeffrey Katzenburg, the CEO of DreamWorks Animation, announced at a conference that Comcast purchased DreamWorks for $3.8 billion.

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Oil market jumps to second quarter highs Nicole Spindler

2016: The end of Social Security?

Business & Finance Editor

Oil markets increased three percent on Thursday, April 28, hitting 2016 highs for a third straight day. Since the Fed’s decision to have a weaker dollar, or less purchasing power for every dollar used, investors have been appreciating record high U.S. crude inventories and have major producers continuously pumping oil in various states.

For the past six months, oil prices have surged nearly 80 percent since hitting 12-year lows of around $27 a barrel in late January and about $26 for U.S. crude in mid-February, Bloomberg reported.

Additionally, crude stocks climbed two million barrels last Thursday, April 28, to an all-time peak of 540.6 million barrels.

Bloomberg reported that economists forecast a demand of 2.4 million barrels by the end of the third quarter this year.

In April of this year, the two standards were up about 20 percent, which meant that they were on track for their largest monthly gain in over a year.

The assembly, driven by the five percent drop in the dollar this year, accelerated even though U.S. government data on Thursday, April 28 disclosed that crude stockpiles swelled to all-time highs above 540 million barrels last week, according to CBS News.

In addition, most oil companies settled back up to 96 cents at $48.14 a barrel, after hitting a 2016 high of $48.19, while U.S. crude finished up 70 cents at $46.03, after a year-to-date peak at $46.14, Bloomberg reported.

The market currently seems invincible through the support of the money flow, however, the dollar plummeted as the Fed agreed upon making oil denominated in the greenback more attractive to holders of the euro and other currencies across the globe.

Economists at Bloomberg believe that the global oil glut will start to ease into the second half of this year, while various traders and

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Several U.S. states, such as Colorado and Texas, are planning on striking success with the oil industry by increasing drilling in hundreds of new sites. investors will continue to push prices even higher in the hope of gaining more profits in the third quarter.

While U.S. oil production has been rocking back-and-forth between expanding and falling, imports of crude have risen and the global surplus looks to expand as major exporters such as Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran increase output in a clash for the larger market shares.

Having crude oil be near or above $50 a barrel could make drilling attractive again for U.S. shale producers, adding to the overabundance and pressure prices.

For companies that have been struggling to meet debt payments, rising prices are a chance to lock in future revenue and reduce downside risks.

With crude inventories building and countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia still pumping at record levels, the recent run-up has been mostly fueled by the weakness on the dollar

through the Fed’s decision, according to The New York Times.

The prospect of a production freeze among the world’s largest oil exporters evaporated almost two weeks ago after a meeting between OPEC and Russia ended in stalemate.

As the second quarter of the year closes and both oil producing and oil importing countries look forward towards the other half of the year, numerous countries are enjoying the increased oil production that has contributed to their predominant economic growth.

The United States, for now, will especially be appreciating the success of the oil market.

As the dollar drops it continues to expand their economic growth by investing more and increasing savings since the last recession back in 2007 and 2009.

Editor’s Note: Information from Bloomberg, The New York Times and CBS News was used in this report.

Venezuela establishes two-day work week to save crumbling economy Jackie Witwicki The Carroll News

Venezuela, a socialist state located on the northern coast of South America, has found itself slipping into deep national crisis. 2016 has been difficult for Venezuela. The country has had the second worst Zika outbreak on the globe, with the virus infecting an estimated half a million individuals.

Venezuela is also in the midst of an economic crisis, seeing as inflation is projected to reach 720 percent this year, completely devaluing the Venezuelan bolivar and making it nearly impossible for Venezuelan companies to engage in global trade.

This has led to serious shortages of food and other necessities, such as soap and toilet paper. This economic down spiral has also left thousands of Venezuelans out of work as major corporations have shut down.

Due to this crisis, Venezuela’s largest brewer might have to shut down beer production at their last remaining four factories due to a shortage of imported supplies from other countries, according to Forbes.

Venezuelan citizens have already been protesting over the shortage of beer and the massive unemployment it has already created due to factories closing.

However, this is not where Venezuela’s problems end. The nation, which largely depends on hydropower, is experiencing a record breaking drought.

El Gur Dam, which has been responsible for providing the nation with over half of its electricity, cannot operate under the drought.

This has led to schools closing in order

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to conserve power, creating nationwide blackouts that lasted for four hours at a time.

Also, it has impacted the newly implemented two day work week for individuals in the private sector. The blackouts have caused even more damage to the national food crisis, as individuals and restaurants find the food they have in danger of spoiling and too unsafe to eat.

Despite all of these socioeconomic issues facing the country, the straw that could break the camel’s back may be the new two day work week.

While this provision is meant to last only until the end of May and is targeted at conserving as much energy as possible, the new ordinance was met with serious backlash.

In the coming months, if the state of liv-

ing, health and safety does not improve in Venezuela, the nation could see escalated levels of violence. If the state of the Venezuelan bolívar does not improve then current president and socialist leader, Nicolás Maduro could expect to find his rule incredibly contested.

Venezuela’s socialist government established its entire monetary policy on the country’s previously energy rich economy, but with the nation’s current drought and the price of gas falling, Venezuela is no longer able to back up its social policy with its monetary policy, possibly leading to nationwide collapse.

Editor’s Note: Information from Bloomberg, The Washington Post and The New York Times was used in this report.

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President Maduro and his socialist government ordered a 30 percent increase in minimum wage to deal with inflation and economic stagnation.

American seniors have been worried about our nation’s ability to continue to pay out Social Security, which is what they expect to earn when announcing their retirement. Even middle-aged American citizens are questioning whether they will be able to retire with enough support from Social Security and other benefits that come with age.

Unfortunately, several leaked business reports now confirm that these fears will become an ugly reality this year. James Davidson, a former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan, and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, warns that seniors must plan for “Social Security’s coming crash.”

Payouts will inevitably end, and seniors must learn how to prepare for the end of Social Security now.

For those who do not know, Social Security operates as a classic Ponzi scheme: new contributions are used to pay off earlier contributors. The current issue is twofold: our government tapped into Social Security savings, and there are not enough new contributors to pay those who previously funded the system.

Bloomberg reported that because of how much the government took out of the Social Security savings, there is nothing that President Obama, Congress or any government agency can do to stop Social Security from ending this year.

Davidson explained to Bloomberg that currently, there are five massive cracks in the American economy’s foundation that are converging for the first time in history.

These five economic cracks are the inevitable stock market wipeout, the looming home equity slaughter, the $46 trillion wealth transfer, the dwindling velocity of money and the silent wealth confiscation. Although the stock market index value is growing up to 200 percent, the time has come to start heading downward.

For example, the margin debt, which measures the amount of money that is being borrowed to invest, reveals that banks and Wall Street firms are leveraging all the money they have at dangerous, risky levels. Margin debt rises when investors see benefits and success in the stock market. Once stocks fall though, investors will be forced to pull back and sell their positions immediately.

This is a landmark development will trigger the greatest depression we have ever seen and could become worse than the 1929 Great Depression. Davidson predicted the stock market collapse of 1999 and 2007, along with the fall of the Soviet Union and Japan’s economic downfall Bloomberg reported.

Even though the market is near all-time highs, with the dollar is strong and real estate is booming again, keep in mind that this exact same scenario played out in 1999 and 2007. Davidson warns that a 50 percent stock market collapse is looming, that real estate will plummet by 40 percent, savings accounts will lose 30 percent and unemployment will triple, Bloomberg reported.

Although our future may seem bleak according to the current trend our economy has been in since the last recession in 2009, Davidson stated that there is no need to fall victim to the future as long as people seize the opportunities that come into their lives. History repeats itself; this trend of am expanding economy and then eventually contracting into a recession is what makes completes the business cycle.

Contact Nicole Spindler at nspindler19@jcu.edu

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Keep up the speaking up

Yesterday, the campus’s Respect for Life organization held a demonstration dedicated to raising awareness of their cause among the student body. Respect for Life planted 25 crosses in the corner of the central quadrangle in a manner that is reminiscent of a cemetery and also invited the student body to join them in prayer.

The austere display was intended to bring awareness to the controversial, highly politicized issues of abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty. The display also included facts about these issues and called for the student body to stop and give a moment’s thought to these social problems.

The Carroll News believes that the recent demonstrations put forth by various political and social organizations on campus are refreshing changes from what we have seen in an era in which people are far too concerned with sounding “politically correct.”

Here at John Carroll University, groups have shown that they are not afraid to open dialogue and challenge their peers’ preconToo often have we seen the overly suppressive “P.C.” ideology smother discussion and debate over polarizing, controversial viewpoints, preventing a truly secure learning environment. College campuses stereotypically hold liberal bias, and yet here at John Carroll, a conservative group is able to promote its opinion with campus approval.

As long as beliefs are earnestly founded, all college students should feel welcome to share their viewpoints and values. We would encourage any and every club and organization on this campus to follow the example of Respect for Life and Students for Social Justice. The Carroll News encourages you to share your opinion, educate others on your viewpoints and foster

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OURVIEW

What is your religion now?

Johnathan Desrosiers

Assistant Editorial & Op/Ed Editor

The human race is ordained for the absolute. We can see evidence of this in the world today and the argument for it is explained by St. Thomas Aquinas.

People act toward an end in all of their actions in service to some higher ideal.

This ideal is our highest motivator and what drives our actions throughout the day. For some people, the pursuit of wealth and power consumes them and takes their primary focus. For others, hedonistic pursuits consume them.

For others, it can be a sports team that they fanatically follow or a segment of popular culture that they obsess over.

In short, people, whether they believe in God or not, deify something and hold that as their end, implicitly or in actuality. Everything in nature tends to an end. Man is a natural being, and so Man tends toward an end. Examine now, what is your end?

The current political landscape has thrown into sharp relief that our culture has a scattered and confused concept of

ends and what virtues we may possess. with a captured Jesus, the governor knew With our differing idols and ends, our that Jesus had done nothing wrong. country is more divisive than ever. In When the Pharisees and the mob of Jews my opinion, this is due to decay in the insisted upon Jesus’ crucifixion, Pilate virtue and conviction of our culture infamously said “Quid est veritas,”or and our leader. This can be exemplified What is truth? Pilate then proceeded in the 2012 election cycle during the to wash his hands, signifying Jesus’ debate between Joe Biden and Paul condemnation by the Pharisees and not Ryan. A question was postulated to the by him. Though Pilate did not personally vice-presidential candidates, who are believe that Jesus was guilty, he did not both baptized Catholics. The question impose his views on the crowd and thus essentially asked how their faiths played allowed an injustice to be done. Pilate into their politics and whether or not they served his end, desiring his position and were observant. Paul Ryan said that, relative security of the region over justice yes, he was observant and his Catholic and moral responsibility.

Too often nowadays there are modviews helped to form his political views, such as those opposing abortion and gay ern Pilates who fail to recognize truth marriage. even when truth incarnate is staring them Joe Biden’s answer was far more in the face, scourged and crowned with troubling and whether you are Catholic thorns. Truth by its very nature is absoor not I will explain to you why his lute, something cannot simultaneously answer is disconcerting. Mr. Biden said be true and false, just ask the teacher that he personally believed the teachings you tried to dupe by writing a “T/F” of the Church to be true and he was ob- hybrid on a test in order to give yourself servant, but it wasn’t his business to tell plausible deniability. Too often there others that. This, I think, is fundamen- are people pursuing wrong ends and tally wrong and a symptom of modernist damaging our society, our culture and blight on our society. If something is true ourselves. Perhaps you are like myself in your personal view, how then can it and have already personally noticed this. not be true in public? It is of my opinion However, I urge you to take the words of that this shows that Mr. Biden values Saint and martyr Maximillian Kolbe to power and position more than he does heart. Speak truth, instruct the ignorant his own convictions and his God. Thus, and chastise the wrongdoers and “don’t he deifies an errant part of society rather blush for your convictions.” than what he should.

Contact Johnathan Desrosiers When Pontius Pilate was presented at jdesrosiers17@jcu.edu

Wonderword: Lamprophony

“A false perception of light.”

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“The dimness of light in a small area.”

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“It’s fake.”

Lamprophony: loudness and clarity of voice

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McGowan’s Manifesto:Tamir was our neighbor

Mary Frances McGowan Editor-in-Chief

Every time I think about the death of Tamir Rice, my heart breaks in two.

I remember the first time I watched the security footage of Tamir’s final moments on earth. In my Urban Politics class, we were discussing police brutality right as evidence began coming out regarding the tragedy in our very own Cleveland, an emotional and deeply personal teaching moment that our professor never could have planned.

As I watched the two seconds it took for the officers to leave the squad car and shoot 12-year-old Tamir, it felt like my entire body shut down. I left class numb, rushed to the nearest bathroom and cried until my next class.

In no way am I trying to make Tamir’s tragic death about me. Frankly, though, I am still trying to figure out why the death of an innocent child doesn’t strike a similar level of grief in each and every person the story crosses. I have family in the Cleveland Police Department. I know very well that it is a harrowingly difficult job.

But you need not convince me that his death was justified, understandable or reasonable. In my personal world view, not a single life is more valuable than another. We can’t protect one life so forcefully that it provides others with less than two seconds of consideration.

I know that I’ve written about Tamir in this space before. But my city has given me reason to mourn their misguided decision making in regards to his death once again, so I must write.

Last week, it was decided that Tamir Rice’s family would receive a $6 million settlement that would release the city and two officers involved in Tamir’s death from all claims.

In response to the settlement, Steve Loomis, the president of Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, said in a press release that the Rice family

How C.C. sees it: On the topic of stress

Carly Cundiff Managing Editor

The end of the year is always hard. The couple of weeks leading up to finals week is full of projects, presentations and papers, and there is really nothing we can do about it besides work long hours and drink lots of coffee.

Personally, many of my hours in these past couple of weeks have been spent in the library or in the newsroom, pushing through paper after paper just to keep myself sane.

School has been hard and it seems like the general trend amongst students is the “grin and bear it” technique. So, that’s what I tried to do. I kept my head

down and tried not to complain too much about the mountains of work that kept me awake at night or the number of papers I had to do.

After all, everyone is busy. I am no different, so why should I complain?

That was until this past Sunday. I was in a presentation for one of the groups I am involved in on campus and the presentation lasted four hours. I knew that this presentation was coming and I knew how long it was, so I planned my work around it.

I also knew that I had to take my car back to the Green Road Annex (two more weeks until the promised land of the Belvior Parking Lot) and that I would probably have to walk back because the shuttle wasn’t running yet.

During the meeting, all I was thinking about was what I had to do that night. I tried to be present, and at times I was, but the projects and papers and presentations kept running through my head.

I tore out of the meeting and ran to my car. I sped down the road, eager to get back to my room and get to work. I took a turn too quick and didn’t check my surroundings.

I hit the breaks just as a car, which had the right of way, came within inches of hitting my driver’s side door.

Neither of us stopped and neither of us were hurt, but I burst into tears. Weeks of repressed stress and anxiety came pouring out of me in huge sobs.

Turns out grinning and bearing it isn’t exactly my forte.

I got to Green Road, but I couldn’t get out of my car. I felt embarrassed at my sobbing outburst and the stress became too much. I simply could not take it anymore.

So I called my parents.

As college students, we are encouraged to be as independent as possible. And we do a good job of it. We make choices everyday, like getting up and going to class or going out on weekends,

choices that our parents may or may not disagree with.

We are supposed to relish our independence. It is what separates us from children. We are big, bad adults on our way to conquer the world. Who needs mom and dad?

Well, at that point in time, I did.

The second my mother answered the phone, she knew something was wrong. So, as I was sitting in my car at Green Road, I told her everything that I had been holding in over the past three weeks. I told her about the stress and anxiety and the projects and the presentations. I told her that I wanted to come home and sleep in my own bed and hug my dog.

I broke down.

Here’s the thing about breaking down. It allows you to build something back up again that might be even better than the original. Something stronger and more beautiful will soon stand in the place of something that was broken.

should use the funds to educate Cleveland’s youth about the proper use of firearms and lookalikes.

In a very backhanded way, Loomis managed to blame Tamir for his own death by shifting attention to supposedly misguided youth, which if you remember, is a very similar tone to the way the entire incident has been handled.

City officials filled the air with words that not only decided to reduce Tamir’s short life to monetary value but managed to skirt their responsibility in the process.

I didn’t think that it could get a lot worse than this. Then, I learned that the City of Cleveland recently sent the Rice family the ambulance bill for Tamir’s fruitless transport, adding insult to injury.

Then, I learned even more. On Friday, April 29, Cleveland City officials also announced that the Cudell Gazebo where Tamir Rice was killed would be demolished, which at face value it’s wrong. However, the language used in the announcement failed to mention the death of a young boy, but instead stated, “The City had considered disassembling the Gazebo at Cudell Recreation Center previously, but due to criminal, civil and administrative cases, we could not proceed until it was no longer needed for evidential purposes” Whart about the boy who died there?

It sounds nitpicky, but small messages add up to big messages. And the message that our city, regardless of which fragment of bureaucracy it stems from, is a tone is apathy and unconcern.

I love seldom things more than being a Clevelander, let me make that clear. But for me, being from Cleveland always came with a sense of solidarity with your neighbor, a sense of midwestern humility that I miss deeply every time I travel. It means working hard, taking ownership for one’s actions and never backing down from a fight. But we must extend that sense of concern to every member of our community.

Tamir was our neighbor and when a neighbor dies, we mourn.

It is time to stop blaming Tamir for his demise. It is time to start understanding this for what it was, a death of a young boy. It is time for Cleveland to take ownership.

Contact Mary Frances McGowan at

mmcgowan17@jcu.edu

Sometimes you just need to have emotions; you just need to cry. And that is totally okay. It is unhealthy to grin and bear it for too long. It makes you sick and sad and stressed.

I broke down last week, but that does not make me weak.

It does not mean that I cannot handle independence. It does not mean that I should move back home. It just means that I am human and sometimes I can’t handle it all.

I hope that one day my daughter or son has the courage to call me when they are feeling stressed or sad. I hope that they are strong enough to admit that they cannot be strong anymore.

If you are feeling stressed, and I know that most of you are, take a breath. If you feel the need to cry, do. If you feel the need to call your parents, do.

We are so close. We can do this.

Contact Carly Cundiff at ccundiff18@jcu.edu

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Saluan’s Scribbles: The final race

Noelle Saluan Editorial & Op/Ed Editor

Writing has always been my sense of solace; a way to express myself when I feel words can not do my emotions justice. This past weekend was a whirlwind of emotions for me, so I figured I would take to a pen and paper and bring a story to life to share with the John Carroll community.

As I stood on the cold metal bleachers at Wilmington College, surrounding the turf oval I revolve my life so much around, I was filled with an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. The overcast and rainy atmosphere only emphasized the mood. This past weekend was the track and field OAC meet; for some it was their first championship meet, and for some, it was their last.

Track is an unforgiving sport; a true test of mental and physical strength. The time and effort put into each grueling practice directly correlates to how you will perform on the track. As I walked out into lane five, meticulously setting up my blocks, I took a look around me at the girls I was racing against. To my left was a senior from University of Mount Union and to my right was a senior from Ohio Northern University. Both had rather calm looks on their faces, ready to take the track by storm. Their four years of hard work and effort had finally come to a plateau; this would be their final race.

To be quite frank with you, it didn’t truly register that this would be the last time I would be running with some of my teammates. I have always had the false mindset that “there’s always next time” and “there’s still time left.”

However, upon the second day of competing, I realized this is truly the final race I would have the opportunity to run with not only my teammates, but also my best friends.

To the seniors on the team;

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how did we get so unbelievably blessed to have such a strong group of individuals lead us through this season? Day in and day out, I have seen each and every one of you push yourself to your limits, never settling for good enough and always striving to be better.

This past weekend as I watched every single one of you toe the line, competitive expressions displayed upon your faces, displaying a calm and ready demeanor, I have never been more proud. Our coaches have always told us that there is something special about the OAC’s, a type of “magic” that encompasses the meet and makes it feel as if anything is possible and attainable. Watching Michael Hydzik, Will Cameron and Michael Hurley break a school and stadium record in the 4x800 meter relay leaves me at a loss for words; it was nothing short of an amazing end to their OAC career and set the tone for the meet for the rest of the magical OAC weekend.

When your teammates become more like a family to you, it is something so undeniably special.

Being surrounded by individuals who want you to succeed and be the absolute best you can be is rare in the world we live in today.

I’ve just been lucky enough to have these types of individuals as my teammates. Emily Jenkins, a senior who I have had the opportunity to race with since my high school days couldn’t have said it better: “If you aren’t able to compete as a teammate, at least do your absolute best to be the best teammate there is.” A team is built from support, hard work and effort. But what sets us apart is the lengths we will go for one another to make sure each and every one of us is reaching our full potential.

As this school year and track season comes to a close, I can only realize how truly grateful and blessed I am to have senior teammates that make saying goodbye so difficult. From the bottom of my heart, I couldn’t thank each and every one of you enough for shaping me into the person and runner I am today.

Each time I needed a helping hand or words of encouragement, you were there and always had my back. As difficult as it is to see tho year’s senior class graduate, I only wish the best for you in the future and that you may find happiness wherever life takes you.

Contact Noelle Saluan at nsaluan18@jcu.edu

Ben Gebhardt Editorial & Op/Ed Editor For those of you who are both lovers of literature and professionals in pre-finals procrastination, I would like to issue a call to action.

This week, as you are searching desperately for an escape from your research papers and study guides, go to the movie theater and see “Papa Hemingway in Cuba.”

There is a good chance you didn’t even know that such a movie was ever even in production, let alone post-premier. That is because the media has given it little hype, critics have given it little love and only “select theaters” have given it a spot in their matinee lineup.

But I saw it, and I argue that it is worth seeing. While it is certainly no “Shawshank Redemption,” I really found it to be an underrated film and one that ought to be seen by general moviegoers and American literature aficionados alike– especially those who love Papa’s work.

The average moviegoer would do well to consider seeing this film. Though I do not pretend to be a qualified critic of the silver screen, I felt the movie had some very unique elements to it, regardless of whether or not you care for

Hemingway. It was the first Hollywood film shot in Cuba since the Revolution and the scene settings are beautiful and on-location. The movie was also shot in authentic spots (like the actual Hemingway House) and with authentic props (like the Pilar, Hemingway’s fishing boat). There is a healthy dose of action and violence that makes “Papa Hemingway in Cuba,” at the very least, a well-produced movie, regardless as to how you feel about the plot or the man who inspired it.

For the Hemingway fans out there, I genuinely think that you have to see this movie. I, like you, love the books and short stories of Ernest Hemingway– I love the historical conflicts that he weaves into his settings, the expatriated characters and his terse, blunt language and dialogue. I love the writer’s larger than life, “most-interesting-man-in-the-world-esque” personality that lends his works an inimitable swagger. The man was just cool– he had a paradoxical medley of Indiana Jones’s daredevilishness and Walt Whitman’s love of letters.

“A Farewell to Arms,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “The Old Man and the Sea,” “A Moveable Feast” and “The Sun Also Rises” are all among my favorite books and each of them have had a sizeable influence on me. He is probably my favorite author at this point in my life. His stories, for a number of reasons, appeal to me very strongly– more strongly than the collected works of any other single author, save perhaps Albert Camus.

And he has that effect on a significant group of readers. His work is iconic and, consequently, he is beloved. But he was a remarkably flawed man, as the movie well depicted. While it is no secret that Ernest Hemingway wasn’t a saint by any stretch of the word (one can clearly read that in a number of memoirs and personal accounts by those who knew him), a dramaturgical representation of the Nobel Laureate helped me get a much clearer sense of just how flawed a character he was.

Reading about your heroes is one thing, seeing a corporeal representation of them is another. I think that it is very healthy for those that love Hemingway’s works to see just how troubled he was. It was, at least, good for me to see the extent of his depression, alcoholism, rage, misogyny and remorse– it served as a nice reminder that Ernest Hemingway, while producing iconic literature, should not himself be idolized. Even though his faults are transparent through his work and others’ testimonies, there is nothing quite like seeing them manifested by an actor.

I liked the movie a great deal.

The setting was beautiful, there were some action-packed scenes of the Cuban Revolution, and, foremost, it was glimpse into the downfall of a complicated writer who has influenced millions.

Contact Ben Gebhardt at bgebhardt18@jcu.edu

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