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Vol. 92, No. 12

Office of Residence Life loses resident assistants throughout dormitories Laura Bednar Campus Editor

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Numerous positions through the Office of Residence Life have opened up after several Residence Assistants were dismissed from their positions or chose to step down.

Recently, positions for resident assistants (RA’s) have opened up to new applicants after a number of RA’s were either dismissed from their position or chose to step down.

The position of RA is considered a leadership role with job-like components.

Associate director of residence life for residential education, Lord Edwin Carreon, explained it as “a para-professional position.”

All RAs sign a leadership agreement after they are chosen for the role. This includes general expectation from the office of Residence Life such as recognizing that they are a role model, knowing how to address policy violations, following community standards and federal and state laws as well as developing respect for their residents.

“Like any job, we have expectations and it is important to let them know what we look for,” said Carreon.

Former RA, sophomore Maria Natalia Sikombe, said the rules stress how they are there to serve the community and that they must make the residents feel that they are safe while living on campus. Other rules include that an RA may not drink with a resident under 21 or be in a romantic relationship with a resident in the hall or the building.

“Within a month of the job, they expect you to internalize the rules,” said Sikombe. There is a protocol regarding addressing issues that may arise and Sikombe explained that an RA may have to take a different approach depending on the situation, whether it be sexual harassment, alcohol or drugs.

Sikombe was an RA in Hamlin on the third floor with Beta Theta Pi and

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Student Union passes bill on course evaluations for faculty members Omar Meza The Carroll News Student Union has taken a large step towards changing course evaluations by passing a bill in the fall of 2015. This piece of legislation suggested that all course evaluations done for a professor’s class must be reviewed by another faculty member to ensure that feedback is taken into serious consideration.

Cole Hassay, president of Student Union when the bill was passed said, “When a professor has a fellow colleague or peer look at the course evaluations, it allows the professor to improve, as well as making them accountable for making changes in their courses.”

Student Union hopes that having course evaluations read by fellow colleagues will provide a chance to increase the quality of courses and give students a better quality education.

Faculty perspectives were also taken into consideration. Carrie Buchanan, a professor in the Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theatre Arts explained, “The communication department Chair always reads the evaluations.” In addition to course

evaluations, the Communication department has evaluations for professors eligible for tenure, in which another member of the faculty sits in on the classes being taught. The visiting professor then provides feedback to the professor who was teaching.

This feedback is for professors to take into account when it comes to improving the course material or teaching styles.

Megan Wilson-Reitz, lecturer in the Theology and Religious Studies Department, said that her department also does evaluations where professors are observed and evaluated by fellow professors.

Wilson-Reitz explained that she feels there could be other changes made to the course evaluations to improve the quality of courses.

“I think course evaluations would be much more effective if the questions provided were more in tune with the course material,” Wilson-Reitz said. “Some of the feedback provided by students is not always useful, sometimes lined with unnecessary comments and feedback that does not pertain to the course.”

Buchanan also addresses how “some course evaluations don’t express true feedback needed to improve

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Student Union suggests course evaluations be read by a professor who is not the instructor for the course.

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Campus Briefs A Night in Tel Aviv

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Hillel, Allies and the Student Union Programming board are co-sponsoring “A Night in Tel Aviv” on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the D.J. Lombardo Student Center.

The event is a celebration of Israeli culture and will feature a DJ, dancing and complimentary food.

Distinguished Faculty Award Nominations for the distinguished faculty award are due Monday, Feb. 15.

Nominations must include a letter of nomination from someone in the JCU community, an up-to-date curriculum vitae of the faculty member, information about the professor’s activity in teaching, research and scholarship, advising, professional academic service, university service and service outside of the university; and letters of support from students, faculty, alumni or others.

With questions contact Jacqueline Schmidt at jschmidt@jcu.edu.

Stop Hunger Now

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Campus ministry will be hosting an event on Friday, Feb. 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. aimed at ending hunger. Volunteers will pack 10,000 meals for international aid in 73 countries around the world.

Following the meal packing event, Campus ministry will host a time of reflection and discussion, as well as play a documentary about hunger and provide snacks until midnight.

Reflection is optional for meal packers, but all are welcome and encouraged to stay.

Spots are limited. Register on the campus ministry website.

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From RESIDENCE LIFE, p.1 Gamma Phi Beta. “I didn’t know much about Greek Life. I had to break down barriers because building relationships is important.”

Carreon explained the RA’s set their own expectations on the processes and procedures and maintain the integrity of the position. RA’s may either be dismissed, where they are referred to as “no longer an RA” or they may choose to step down. “Because we treat this as a para-professional position, we don’t disclose why an RA is no longer in a position,” said Carreon. Residence Life also does not disclose how many RA’s are no longer in position.

In the case of stepping down, an RA may do so for personal issues, feeling they need to focus on academics or in as Sikombe’s case, she said, “I felt I wasn’t reaching my full potential. It was taking a toll on me and it wasn’t the place for me at the time.”

She explained being an RA using the concept of a fishbowl. “You are always being watched. You should be an example and always be aware you have a responsibility on campus. It is a highly demanding job and there is no stopping.”

“We empower staff members to engage in honest reflection about themselves as RA’s and students. As an educator, I must support their decision to prioritize,” said Carreon.

RA’s have bi-weekly meetings with the area coordinator to discuss how they think they are doing. They must submit bi-weekly reports on how their progress and address any issues they may have. Sikombe discussed with her Area Coordinator on whether or not to stay. “I think it is a fair process, I was given a good amount of time to reflect,” Sikombe said.

In terms of dismissal, there is a three step process known as the progressive action process that the Office of Residence Life takes. After the RA’s have had conversations over time about a mistake they have made and no change has been made, then they are given a written notice. If the behavior continues, then they are put on probation. Finally, if there is no change, they are dismissed. This process is not necessarily linear as several mistakes can lead to one written warning, whereas one major mistake can lead straight to dismissal.

“Mistakes happen and we work with them. It is a rare situation where an egregious mistake would cause us to question whether or not they can continue in the position,” Carreon said. Dismissal is due to under-performing or an RA conducting themselves in a way unbecoming of an RA. When an RA is going to be dismissed, the Area Coordinator speaks with Carreon about any concerns regarding an RA. The decision is ultimately made by the Area Coordinator, the heads of hall, and Carreon. “Out of deference to other staff members who follow protocol, we have to hold that staff member accountable.” Carreon continued, “The process of dismissing a staff member is difficult but it is still a chance to reflect on behavior and how their actions impact others.”

Brian Hurd hired as JCUPD’s new police chief

By Carly Cundiff Campus Editor

Former assistant director of the John Carroll University Police Department Brian Hurd accepted the position of JCUPD Police Chief on Monday, Feb. 8. He will begin his tenure on March 1, 2016.

Hurd has served as assistant director of JCUPD since 2008, where he managed compliance reports, created the department’s operations manuals and emergency response protocols, conducted and supervised investigations and oversaw hiring evaluation and staff development within the department. He has also served as associate director of police and security services at Case Western Reserve University and was the director of safety and security at Ohio Dominican College.

The newly elected chief is originally from Mantua, Ohio, where he graduated from Crestwood High School.

He earned his degree in political science and criminal justice from Kent State University and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Nonprofit Administration here at John Carroll.

The chief of police “goes to a lot of meetings,” Hurd said during an interview. “The security department is the only office on campus that is open 24/7, so we have a lot on our plate. We have to maintain contact at all times.”

He is also responsible for taking care of several state and federal level matters that come with managing college security, like Title IX documents, student conduct forms, and representing the Security Department in the Staff Council that takes care of John Carroll.

When asked what makes John Carroll so special, Hurd replied that JCU “has a very collegial feel. It is very much like a family, even though that sounds clichéd.”

Hurd also emphasized how wonderful his coworkers are. “There are a lot of good people, it’s that simple.”

He was quick to point out the student body as well, calling them “awesome” and detailing his plans to go on an immersion trip to Guatemala with John Carroll students.

Hurd specializes and provides training and instruction in the areas of personal safety, physical security, crime prevention, event security and emergency management.

Along with being a Certified Protection Professional through the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS), Hurd is a member of the Ohio Crime Prevention

Campus Safety Log

Feb. 4, 2016 At 6:35 p.m., a student at the Career Fair was reported to be impersonating an employee. The student was not properly registered for the event, refused to return taken property and refused to leave.

Feb. 7, 2016 Two computer cords were reported missing from DeCarlo Varsity Center.

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

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Brian Hurd has accepted the position of John Carroll chief of police and will begin his tenure on March 1.

Association, the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement and is a board member of the Ohio Campus Law Enforcement Association.

Tom Peppard, the current JCUPD Police Chief, will be leaving JCU at the end of February and retiring after nearly 50 years of police service.

UHPD Crime Blotter

Jan. 31, 2016 A man on Washington Blvd. reported being robbed and assaulted by three to four males at 3:30 am. Investigators are currently pursuing leads.

Jan. 31, 2016 Target employees held a shoplifting suspect shortly after 5:30 p.m. with around $310 worth of merchandise until police arrive. A Bedford Heights man, 18, earned a citation for shoplifting.

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

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Feb. 11, 2016

What you need to know about campus parking changes -Complied by Laura Bednar

The JCUPD Parking Office has made changes to the parking arrangements for students, staff and faculty for the spring semester. These changes have been made after collaborative discussions between JCUPD and Student Union. The goal is to provide additional student parking in the Belvoir lot, and to give more flexibility to parking in the Carroll Expansion Lot.

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The first row in the faculty and staff lot facing the drive lane is now designated for commuter students. No overnight parking is permitted for these commuter students.

The single row of parking spaces facing Millor Residence Hall is now designated for resident students with overnight parking.

The middle four rows will be mixed use for faculty, staff, commuter students, and visitors.

Military Times names Boler among the “Best for Vets: Business Schools” Business School ranked in the top 50 out of 77 schools based on veterans issues, outcomes Laura Bednar Campus Editor

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The John M. and Mary Jo Boler School of Business was ranked among the top 50 of the 77 business schools listed in the 2016 “best for vets” business school rankings.

“Best for Vets: Business Schools” is an editorially independent news project that evaluates the criteria that make an institution a good fit for military veterans.

Criteria for selection is based on veteran culture and curriculum, cost in the context of military and veteran benefits, overall veteran policies, and publicly available outcome measures.

Rankings are based on a survey and include colleges, career and technical colleges, business schools, franchises, employers and law enforcement.

“It is a great honor for the Boler School of Business to receive this recognition for having academic programs and outcomes that meet the needs of veterans,” said Dean of the Boler School, Alan Miciak “John Carroll University is committed to serving our military veteran students with comprehensive programs that prepare them to succeed,” he added.

The Military Times is made up of The Army Times, The Navy Times, The Air Force Times and The Marine Corps Times.

According to the press release sent by media relations and communication Director Tonya Strong-Charles, the editor of Best for Vets, Amanda Miller said, “Veterans have told us they were attracted to a business degree because it wouldn’t tie them down to a certain industry.” Miller continues, “The survey lets us recognize the graduate business schools with close military connections that truly take vets’ success to heart.”

Rankings are published in full in the issues of Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and Marine Corps Times as well as each organization’s website.

From STUDENT UNION, p.1 classes. There will always be course evaluations with proper feedback, and there will be course evaluations that are just angry students who did not receive the grade they wanted in the course.”

Wilson-Reitz also believes that there should be more quantitative course evaluations rather than qualitative course evaluations, because students can rank a course more honestly when there is a scale.

The result of the bill will be seen after it goes into effect. Bills typically take about a semester to be enforced, so students as well as teachers can expect this new policy in the Fall of 2016.

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Campus Calendar : Feb. 11 - FEB. 17 Thursday

“Night in Tel Aviv” in the Lombardo Student Center from 9-11 p.m.

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SUPB sponsored Pottery Night in the Student Center Atrium from 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

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SUPB-sponsored Shane Mass at St. Francis at and Emily Music duo 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Marinello Little Theater from 10 p.m.12 a.m.

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Mass at St. Francis Chapel 12:05 p.m.

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Campus ministry book club for “Mercy in the City” in the O’Dea room from 12 to 1:15 p.m.

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Ash Wednesday Mass in St. Francis Chapel at 12:05 p.m., 5:05 p.m. and 9 p.m.

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Cleveland celebrates seventh The Carroll News interviews Pine and Affleck for Walt Disney Pictures’ “The Finest Hours” annual Brite Winter Festival Pakinam Moussa Staff Reporter

The seventh annual Ohio City Brite Winter festival will hold its outdoor festivities in Ohio City’s Market District on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The Brite Winter Festival is a community celebration of the winter season. The event’s organizers strive to provide Cleveland residents with a low-cost festival that anyone and everyone can participate in. Brite Winter Festival was created as a way to engage and unite the community with live music performances, art installations and games.

According to the festival’s official website, the mission of the festival is “to embrace the Cleveland winter by celebrating with light, fire, art, music, games and snow.”

The ultimate vision for the festival is to “provide an event where anyone can experience winter through traditional and innovative activities.”

This year’s musical events include artists such as Modern Electric, a cinematic pop band; Cleveland’s Welshly Arms, a blues, rhythm and soul band as well as and rock ‘n’ roll; and Alexandra Huntingdon, among others. There are expected to be 60 bands in total performing.

Hanna Delaney and Eric Ling, the duo behind By Light We Loom, are one of the featured artists in the festivals. In an interview for Brite Winter they said, “We try to be very picky about what we release. A while back we came to the conclusion that we would much rather release a few songs that we are really proud of than stretching to release a certain quantity.”

Another featured band is Common Ave., and in an interview, they said, “Sometimes our stage performances intimidate people. I’ve witnessed it. It’s like some people, when they come to shows are just too cool to have fun, dance and get into the vibe of the music.”

According to Cleveland.com, program director, Justin Markert said, “Cleveland has a very vast and very rich music scene. And sometimes because of that, these different music circles don’t cross over. Programming Brite was an opportunity to take some of the best of each of these circles and put them together and hopefully create a larger circle.”

Brite Winter Festival 2016 is supported by Dominion Community Impact Award; CoverMyMeds, the leader in electronic prior authorization; the George Gund Foundation; and Cuyahoga Arts and Cultures Strengthening Community.

When asked what they were most looking forward to at the festival, CoverMyMeds commented, “We’re talking 60 plus bands (special shout out to Columbus band, Nick D’ & The Believers), compelling art and yummy beer on the rejuvenated West Bank of the flats – who wouldn’t want to be a part of Brite? It’s the perfect spiritlift everyone needs in the winter.”

Editor’s Note: Information from Britewinter.com, Cleveland.com and Everfest.com was used in this report.

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Q: What drew you to this project?

Casey Affleck: It was filmed in Massachusetts. And I like what Disney’s doing. I felt like it was a movie that had a strong message and a good story and good characters.

This one is particularly exciting but it also supports the characters and the core values of Disney. And I might sound old fashioned and hokey, but it’s kind of refreshing to see a movie like that.

Q: I know that you’ve done quite a few films in the New England/Boston area.

What exactly is it that draws you back to your hometown and how did your familiarity with the area affect the filming process?

Affleck: That’s a good question. I guess I like coming back here just because I’m from here. It’s nice to come home. I’m in California for the time being so I can work; that’s where the industry is. But I’d much rather be here. Boston is also a great place to make movies because they’ve been making movies here for a long time.

They’ve got really good crews, which is not always the case. And everyone’s professional. And when the movie comes out and you run into the people who you made it with, from Boston, people in Boston don’t mind telling you if they hated it.

So it’s nice to know, you know, where you stand. And you don’t have to guess about whether or not they actually liked it or not. That was a joke.

Q: I was wondering, from living around there, growing up around there, were you familiar at all with this story before you approached the film?

Affleck: I hadn’t heard it before. I wasn’t totally sure that it’s true. But they say it is, you know, and, I guess that’s enough to make a movie. When I did a little research, I was skeptical. I went to the Coast Guard Museum and it turns out it all really happened. It’s quite an amazing story. It’s great when you can find stories like this, totally forgotten, that you really could write a book about. You could bring cheer to the story in a lot of ways. But these days, movies are pretty great for making a spectacle, you know. All the amazing things that they can do now in movies, they can really bring something like this to life. No matter how much I heard about it or read about it, I was still really surprised, by how big the ship was and to think how big those waves must have been to split a 500-foot oil tanker in half. It’s the kind of thing you want to see someone make a movie of so you can go watch it.

Q: How did the film, being set in 1952, change your approach to the performance?

Affleck: There’s a lot of conversation about whether or not we tried to emulate the style, the acting style, from movies from that period because, stylistically, the movie looks and feels a lot like a movie from back then. In other ways, the writing and story telling, thematically, sort of feels like an old movie. So should people behave that way as well? And we decided “no.” So really I just approach it like any other movie as best I can.

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Cleveland’s seventh annual Brite Winter Festival will be held in Ohio City’s Market District on Saturday, Feb. 20.

Q: I read in the production notes that you were able to shoot at the actual Coast Guard Station in Chatham, where Bernie and the crew returned

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From left to right, Eric Bana, Chris Pine and Casey Affleck take the seas in “The Finest Hours,” based on the 1952 U.S. Coast Guard rescue of the SS Pendleton. after the rescue mission. Can you describe for us what that felt like?

Chris Pine: We shot at the lighthouse that attached to the Coast Guard Station in Chatham.

We got a chance to visit the interior of the station but I don’t think we shot any more interiors there. But we did get to go to the cafeteria, to the same spot where Bernie and his boys took a photo right after the night had ended. You can’t help but be affected by that. They take out the actual CG 36500 in the bar and they go out to the open waters where it happened, which was quite something too.

Q: Were either of you able to meet any of the actual survivors from the SS Pendleton and, if you were, how did that affect how you portrayed your role?

Affleck: A couple of guys from the CG 36500 came over. I didn’t get the opportunity to meet any of the survivors from the Pendleton. But we got to see a boat that’s similar to a T2 and get a sense of what that was like, which is pretty amazing.

CN: Chris, you play Bernie Weber, who’s the main character of this film. What elements did you bring to your character to honor Weber’s legacy?

Pine: I didn’t know Bernie, and really had only a sense of who he was from talking to Andy Fitzgerald who was on the boat with him that night and Moe Gutthrew, who’s his best friend.

And there’s an autobiographical account that Bernie wrote about the night, and then obviously, the book, “The Finest Hours,” and there’s a little audio clip of Bernie describing the events of that night. Those were the things that I used to cull an idea of who the man might have been.

What I like about Bernie, from the script that I was given, he was a simple guy that loved his job and loved the waters. He knew what he was doing out there but was obviously affected by a tragedy that happened a year before and didn’t know if he was up for the task of going out that night. I do love the idea of a regular man up against seemingly insurmountable odds and, more than anything, I kind of related to Bernie’s fear, you know. Bernie is a man that wears his heart on his sleeve. And he’s not like many of us that, you know, put on all this armor and try to be macho and tough. Bernie doesn’t think that way. He wears his heart on his sleeve, wants to do a good job and loves his wife.

Q: Bernie’s character was a really huge rule follower in the film at the beginning. And then at the end, he kind of learned the limits of being a rule follower and broke away from that. Were there any situations in your life where you have broken the rules or taken risks in acting or in life?

Pine: Nothing that comes to mind. We all like stories of the mavericks and the guys that go against the grain, and I think what we enjoy

about men like that is they usually operate from the sense of an inner moral compass. Bernie, by following rules so closely, had lost his voice and, by learning to speak up for himself and to trust his instincts, trust his gut, trust his knowledge of those waters was, I think, part of Bernie’s evolution. Although I can’t think of anything personally that comes to mind, I think all those kind of experiences, balancing, communicating and understanding ourselves, occur on a daily basis.

Affleck: What Chris is doing there is he’s telling some of the bigger themes of the picture. It’s about the inner compass of a man. There’s the compass, they lose their compass and they still find their way because there’s an inner moral compass that guides them. The guiding light here, for Disney, for Chris, for all of us, is selflessness and heroism in the face of 50 foot waves.

Q: Both of your characters are faced with not only overcoming a big storm, but there are also personal struggles to overcome themselves. How can you relate to your character and his determination in the role you’re portraying when filming?

Pine: In our own tiny way, being in the film business is hard enough and there’s a lot of luck involved in it, obviously. You face an incredible amount of rejection. I assume, just by being alive, that people can feel not part of the group or not liked or that they don’t have friends or don’t have as many friends as they want and feel out of place. And I certainly saw that in Bernie. It’s a great thing but, what we get to do as actors, is that even enough? I’ll never know what it’s really like to be a Coast Guardsman, or really never know what it’s like to go up against 70 foot waves and zero visibility and what it’s like to rescue men off a split oil tanker. There are certain kinds of general human emotions and feelings that you can attach to and bring your own experience to.

Q: Did you learn or take away anything from your experience playing your respective characters? If so, what was it?

Pine: What I liked about Bernie is that he’s a simple guy and I don’t mean that derogatorily. I love Bernie because he loves his job and wants to do it well and he loves his woman and wants to love his woman well, and have a bunch of kids, and live happily ever afterward. He did for a long time. There’s an honesty and a truth to him. He’s just a good, solid man who goes about his business not seeking any sort of pat on the back. It’s just because he wants to do right and he knows that’s the only way he can function.

And I learned a lot from him. I think about that, how there is a purity in wanting to do your job well and to serve other people because you don’t need much more than that. Oftentimes in our business, it’s all about stuff that’s completely opposite from getting your picture taken and tweeting and all that stuff that I just think takes away from those good old fashioned values.

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Biracial Spider-Man swings into Marvel’s new superheroes generation Anne Ertle

Staff Reporter

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Marvel Comics welcomes biracial African American and Puerto Rican Spider-Man, Miles Morales with a generation of new superheroes.

Marvel Comics recently released “Spider-Man #1,” which features New York City teenager Miles Morales donning the spandex suit once occupied by Peter Parker. Morales is making headlines because he is the first biracial Spider-Man; his father is African American and his mother is Puerto Rican.

The project is close to the hearts of the team involved. In an interview with Marvel, comic-book artist Sara Pichelli joked that Miles was “their baby”; a real labor of love that the creative team are very pleased to have had the chance to finally come to life with the dawn of his own series. Miles Morales could be previously seen as a major part in “Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man” back in 2011.

“I have children of color and I see what they watch and I see what they read, and I see how difficult it is for them to find something that isn’t the sassy best friend on some Nickelodeon show or something,” Bendis said. “I made a determination to add positivity into that part of our culture for little kids and adults and teenagers. There’s stuff that isn’t represented at all. I’m happy to be part of fixing that as much as I can, when the story allows.”

Morales will be facing the same struggles as the average teenager in the comic series. In regard to the character itself, Pichelli says, “He doesn’t live an ideal life, he’s not a genius, he’s not rich, has a complicated relationship with his family and we lived with him during the conflicts coming just from having super powers.”

Morales will try to balance school, girls, friends and family life while also battling evil villains.

Upcoming developments in the storyline include encounters specifically with Spider-Man’s enemies Black Cat and Hammerhead.

Much like his predecessor Peter Parker, Morales developed his superpowers after being bitten by an enhanced spider at the age of 13.

As a new superhero, Morales will be fighting alongside other diverse characters, such as a female Thor and a Muslim teenager Kamala Khan, more famously known as her superhero counterpart Ms. Marvel.

Initially, there was a lot of backlash against a female portrayal of Thor, which was addressed immediately in the series as Thor takes down a sexist burglar. Similarly, Kamala Khan, whose origin story depicts her as one of two children from a Pakistani family living in New Jersey, was a new character introduced into Marvel’s roster.

Morales is a full-fledged member of The All-New All-Different Avengers, a band of crime fighters that also includes fan favorites Iron Man, Captain America, Vision, Thor, Nova and Ms. Marvel. In a trope familiar to fans of the blockbuster “Avengers” movies, the All-New All-Different Avengers also have to work together against all odds in the hopes of defeating a common enemy.

This renewed focus on introducing more characters into the world of superheroes and comic books is an opportunity to reflect new faces and redefine what it means to be a hero.

Bendis meditates on the importance of giving people the chance to see themselves in their idols, saying, “What Miles represents is, anyone can be Spider-Man. I’ve heard this so much from people – that they could be Spider-Man because anyone could be in that costume.”

Editor’s Note: Information from Daily Dot, The Guardian, Marvel and Vibe.com was used in this report.

How will you be spending Valentine’s Day? Comiled by Grace DeMarco The Carroll News

“I will be hanging “For Valentine’s “On Valentine’s Day, “My tradition is to go night sledding out with all of my Day, I’m sending I will be watching little Valentines: my myself chocolates and the NBA All Star after a nice dinner out with my younger sisters and asking Rhapsody game and eating a boyfriend, but we my mom.”

Blue to sing to me.” steak.” may have to switch - Dominic - Grace Curatolo, - Joshua Dasch, it up.”

DiFranc0, Sophomore Senior -Karoline Porter, Sophomore Junior

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Blue Streaks continue undefeated season with big win Joe McCarthy

Jacob Hirschmann Sports Editor

The legends in Leicester There’s something going on in England that I don’t think many people are paying attention to.

Leicester City, one of the smallest soccer teams in the English Premier League, is currently sitting atop the table with 13 games left in the season.

Let me put that into context, because if you don’t know anything about the EPL, or soccer in general, you probably don’t realize how crazy this is.

In most soccer leagues around the world, there is no salary cap.

Teams are allowed to spend whatever they want. Because of that, the teams with the wealthiest owners and the largest fanbases generally get the best players and win the most games. Yet, in the EPL, at least for this year, Leicester City is turning the soccer world upside down.

Leicester City have never been the kings of England. The closest they’ve ever come to being named champions in England’s highest league was when they were named runner-up in 1929.

Since then, they’ve bounced around the lower leagues of England with the occasional appearance in the country’s highest league.

The current iteration of Leicester City re-entered the EPL for the 2014-2015 season. In their first season back in the EPL, they finished in 14th place and just six points out of the relegation zone.

Because of their mediocre finish in 2015, and because of their low spending budget relative to other EPL clubs, when odds were released for chances at the EPL title, Leicester City were given 5000-to-1 odds. In comparison, the worst odds for an NFL team to win the Super Bowl belonged to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who were 500-to-1 odds to win the Super Bowl. Those numbers are crazy in their own right, but then you realize that the NFL has 12 more teams than the EPL. Bottom line, there was nobody, literally nobody, who predicted that Leicester City would win the EPL. Now, there are still 13 games left, and it’s entirely possible that Leicester City could choke away their potential title, but there’s also a good chance they could win it, and it would legitimately be the greatest upset in soccer history.

For the current season, Leicester City is ranked 17th in terms of player wages, only ahead of the three teams who were promoted for the current season. Leicester City’s player wages add up to $48.2 million. The top six spending teams in the league are all over $110 million.

I’m not saying you have to watch soccer because I know it’s not everybody’s favorite sport, but if you get the chance, read up on what is happening over in Leicester.

It sounds like I’m exaggerating, but I’m not. We could be in the midst of the greatest sports upset in history.

Contact Jacob Hirschmann at jhirschmann16@jcu.edu

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Perfection is still reality with just four games remaining in the regular season for John Carroll University.

A 91-72 victory over Capital University on Saturday, Feb. 6, moves JCU to a perfect 21-0 record, heading into Wednesday’s matchup with Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio.

The physical battle between the two Ohio Athletic Conference programs brought out the best in the starting backcourt of the Blue Streaks. The starting guard duo of senior Danny Wallack and junior David Linane combined for 38 points on the afternoon. Wallack was the game’s leading scorer with a career-high 22 points, after shooting 5-of-6 from the three-point line in the contest.

The scoring domination from the Blue Streaks was showcased early and often. JCU scored the first 13 points of the game, capitalizing on four Crusader turnovers in the opening minutes of the first half.

As a team, JCU forced Capital into 17 turnovers, scoring 21 points from the added possessions.

Capital trailed 18-2 at the 15:56 mark of the first half, prompting a time out for the hosting Crusaders.

When play resumed, Capital entered a 14-5 run to cut the JCU lead to 3427 with just under seven minutes to play in the half.

To slow the Crusader advance, the Blue and Gold looked to the free throw line to supply some much needed offensive support. With just five minutes to play in the first half, JCU had already entered the bonus.

The visiting Blue Streaks would take advantage of the trips to the

Inside The Box Score

Capital

John Carroll

1st 37 50

2nd 35 41

Final 72 91

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Wallack

Kucharewicz

Linane

22

8

5

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Senior guard Danny Wallack (right) and junior forward Doug Caputo (left) run towards the basket on a fast break during JCU’s 91-72 win over Capital on Saturday, Feb. 6. for a 6-0 run to open up the second frame.

Whatever resistance was to come from the Crusaders was quickly drowned out by junior Ryan Farragher, who went on a 5-0 run of his own to give the Blue Streaks a 22-point lead; the largest lead on the afternoon.

Capital managed to cut the lead to 11-points in the final minutes of the game, but the JCU defense saw the win through the final buzzer.

Editor’s Note: The John Carroll University men’s basketball team returned to action on Wednesday, Feb. 10 against Baldwin Wallace University in University Heights, Ohio. Head to jcusports.com for a full game recap and box score.

charity stripe with 72.4-percent shooting percentage from the line.

Capital was just 29-37 from the free throw line for the game.

Foul trouble was an issue for both teams as the Blue Streaks had four players with four or more fouls on the day.

In total, JCU accounted for 33 team fouls and three technical fouls, while Capital committed 21 team fouls and one technical.

The hard fought game aided JCU, as they used the extra points at the line to take a commanding 55-37 at the half.

The strong offensive start from the first half carried over into the second. Seniors Simon Kucharewicz and Will Starks combined

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JCU falls to .500 in conference with loss Joe Ginley Staff Reporter

The shooting woes continued as the John Carroll University women’s basketball team’s offense sputtered in a close loss to Capital University at home on Saturday, Feb. 6, 59-48.

The defeat drops the Blue Streaks to 11-10 overall, 6-8 in Ohio Athletic Conference play entering Wednesday’s matchup with Baldwin Wallace University.

The main reason for the loss to Capital can be traced to a simple re-

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ality – a cold shooting spell for JCU. The Blue Streaks shot just 31.3 percent from the field, including 0-of-15 from 3-point range, against a tough Capital defense.

The first quarter perfectly characterized this reality. As Capital leaped out to an 8-0 lead, JCU struggled to hit shots. The Blue Streaks missed 10 shots before hitting their first of the game, a jumper

by Bri Pittenger, at the 3:31 mark of the first quarter.

The rest of the stanza went similarly, as the Crusaders took a 14-6 lead heading into the second quarter.

Junior guard Katie Battaglia dribbles past defenders in JCU’s 59-48 loss to Capital on Saturday, Feb. 6 in the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center in University Heights, Ohio.

Inside The Box Score

Capital John Carroll

1st 14 6

2nd 9 9

3rd 10 17

4th 26 16

Final 59 48

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Cairnie

Spahar

Pryor/Steiner

17

9

The second stanza played out just like the first, featuring plenty of physical play and stiff defense on both ends.

The Blue Streaks began to heat up as the quarter ended, however.

JCU used a 7-2 run in the final five minutes to bring the score to 23-15 at halftime.

The third quarter began much differently than the first two. The Blue and Gold roared out of the gate, using the pent-up energy to score 12 unanswered points and take their first lead of the game. At the 6:37 mark of the third, JCU led 27-23, thanks to eight combined points by Cairnie and junior Katie Battaglia.

Then, out of the blue, JCU’s offense fell cold once again. The Blue Streaks scored just five more

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points over the next six minutes.

Capital quickly rolled to a 5-0 run, retaking the lead. Capital would hold the lead, leading by a mere one point heading into the fourth quarter.

Fresh out of momentum, JCU’s ship sank in the fourth quarter. The Blue Streaks took back the lead with 8:01 remaining as Cairnie hit a jumper to steal the lead back, 38-37, but the Crusaders soon fought back with ferocity. Capital rolled to a 9-1 run over the next three minutes, eventually sealing the game and a 59-48 victory.

Editor’s Note: The John Carroll University women’s basketball team returned to action on Wednesday, Feb. 10 against Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Head to jcusports.com for a full game recap and box score.

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Broken record highlights weekend for JCU Relay wins help Blue Streaks to top five finish Jacob Hirschmann Sports Editor

The John Carroll University men’s track and field team competed against some of the best teams in the Midwest at the Joe Banks Invite in Ada, Ohio on Saturday, Feb. 6. The Blue Streaks eventually finished fifth out of 14 teams when all was said and done.

Sophomore Matt Andrews was the star of the afternoon. One of JCU’s best distance runners, Andrews proved to only be getting better, as he broke the school record for the indoor mile at the Joe Banks Invite, winning the event with a time of 4:17.01.

While Andrews broke a school record, he wasn’t the only JCU runner to win their event.

Seniors Will Cameron and Frankie Caponi and sophomore Elliot Throkelson also earned victories in their respective events.

Cameron bested the competition in

the 800-meter run, finishing with a time of 1:56.42. Caponi won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.58 seconds, and Throkelson claimed victory in the 3000-meter run, finishing with a 9:04.26.

A handful of other runners contributed to JCU’s fifth place finish, even without victories in their respective events.

Freshman Cole Weirich and junior Jonathan Radney each competed in the 60-meter dash, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively.

Behind Andrews in his record breaking one mile run, senior Pat O’Brien finished in fourth place and freshman Ryan Scanlon crossed the line right behind him in fifth.

Ultimately, the Blue Streaks earned 87 points at the meet, good enough for fifth place. JCU was beaten out by Ohio Northern University (124), Ohio Dominican University (102), the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (97.5) and Otterbein University (90.5).

Jacob Hirschmann Sports Editor

Thanks to two victories in 4x400-meter relay and the distance medley, the John Carroll University women’s track and field earned a fourth place finish at the Joe Banks Invite on Saturday, Feb. 6 in Ada, Ohio.

The 4x400-meter team of juniors Sara Martinko and Joy Nyaanga, sophomore Ashura Powell and sophomore Noelle Saluan bested the field by nearly three seconds in their victory, crossing the finish line with a time of 4:07.77.

Later in the day, the distance medley team, consisting of senior Hanna Sterle, junior Schasia Modrzynski and sophomores Emma Harvey and Lauren Gornik also claimed first place in their event, winning the relay with a time of 13:14.45.

The lone individual victory for the Blue Streaks on the day came in the 5000-meter

run, where senior Martha Bill was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 19:29.96.

Senior Emily Jenkins earned valuable points for JCU in multiple events. Jenkins placed fourth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.09 seconds, and then followed up that performance by teaming up with Nyaanga, Martinko and Powell in the 4x200-meter relay to finish in fifth with a time of 1:49.43.

Junior Becky Rohwer narrowly missed out on a first place finish in the one mile run as she claimed second place, crossing the line just .52 seconds behind the first place finisher from Otterbein University.

Freshman Alainna Schmidt also aided JCU’s cause, finishing fourth in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:29.53 At the end of the day, the Blue Streaks earned 72 points, finishing behind Ohio Northern University (152), Otterbein University (122) and Heidelberg University (91) and beating out Ohio Dominican University (54).

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Senior Frankie Caponi races towards the finish during his victory in the 60-meter hurdles at the Joe Banks Invite on Saturday. Feb. 6 in Ada, Ohio.

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Senior Hanna Sterle (left) and junior Schasia Modrzynski (right) each played a part in JCU’s victory in the distance medley where the team ran a 13:14.45.

THIS WEEK IN BLUE STREAKS ATHLETICS Men’s Basketball

Wrestling

JCU @ Marietta Saturday, Feb. 13 3 p.m., Marietta, Ohio

John Carroll University Open Sunday, Feb. 14 University Heights, Ohio

Track and Field All-Ohio Championships Friday Feb. 12 & Saturday, Feb. 13 Westerville, Ohio

Women’s Basketball JCU vs. Marietta Saturday, Feb. 13 3 p.m., University Heights, Ohio

Streaks of the Week

Men’s Basketball

Danny Wallack Senior

The senior guard led the Blue Streaks in scoring in JCU’s 91-72 win over Capital on Saturday, Feb. 6 in Columbus, Ohio. Wallack dropped 22 points in the contest, shooting 5-of-6 from behind the three-point line.

Women’s Basketball

Wrestling

Sarah Cairnie Sophomore

Will Porter Senior

Cairnie was the star of the night for JCU on Saturday, Feb. 6. Although it came in a loss, the sophomore scored a team-high 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting to go along with seven rebounds in the 59-48 defeat.

The senior, competing at 285 lbs, won the final match of JCU’s 33-21 win over Muskingum on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Porter defeated Antonio Zapata by a score of 10-2 to push JCU’s record to 2-1 in OAC meets this season.

Women’s Track Martha Bill Senior

Bill was the lone runner on the JCU women’s track and field team to come away with an individual victory at the Joe Banks Invite on Saturday, Feb. 6. The senior won the 5000-meter race with a time of 19:29.96.

Men’s Track Matt Andrews Sophomore

The sophomore continued his successful career at JCU on when he broke the school record for the indoor mile at the Joe Banks Invite. Andrews won the race with a time of 4:17.01, breaking the school record by half a second.

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Hillary Clinton is one of the presidential candidates who expresses strong views about the progress of Obamacare and some possible health care plans for the future.

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Since President Barack Obama’s initial start to developing a healthcare program in March of 2010, the purpose of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been to ensure that all Americans have access to healthcare.

This would involve providing subsidized healthcare for individuals who do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid.

Medicare covers individuals over the age of 65 and certain disabled individuals. Medicaid is a subsidized healthcare plan for low income individuals.

It is important to know that the ACA does not pay for healthcare fully and outright for all Americans. It provides subsidies for individuals depending on income and other personal details.

Under this law, all Americans are required to have healthcare under an Affordable Care Act approved plan by 2016, or receive a tax penalty of $695 or 2.5 percent of the individual’s income, whichever is larger according to Forbes.

Official reports state that one out of six Americans received a plan costing $100 or less through the program and that 87 percent of people who utilized the site received some form of financial aid to cover their program, Forbes reported.

In addition, the number of Americans without health care has dropped since 2010, according to The Washington Post.

The number of individuals with pre-existing conditions who possess healthcare has increased under the law, as they are guaranteed protection under it. There has also been no evidence that the law has harmed jobs in any way.

As the Urban Institute reported, the act “had virtually no adverse effect on labor force participation; employment; the probability of part-time work; and hours worked per week by nonelderly adults.”

Not all of the goals of the affordable care act have been met however, and several side effect have been noted with the program. As of this month, millions of individuals living in the

United States still go without health insurance.

In many cases, this is due to the undocumented nature of their residence in the country.

However, many of these individuals either cannot afford the health care offered to them in the Healthcare Marketplace, or are unaware that they are legally required to have health care.

Most disturbingly, approximately 3 million individuals fall into the Medicaid Gap. This means that they are considered too high income for Medicaid, yet they cannot afford Obamacare. This is due to several states refusing to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, as the Supreme Court ruled it optional, reported The New York Times This law has also made a negative impact on big health care. Corporations, now required to cover an unprecedented amount of individuals with pre-existing conditions, have lost reported billions of dollars insuring these at risk individuals.

Having established a knowledge basis on the topic, one can better understand the debate about health care by examining the various views of the 2016 presidential candidates.

According to The New York Times, democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has stated that she fully supports Obamacare and only wishes to “work out the kinks,” by ensuring that women’s reproductive health is covered under the act, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, and make other adjustments.

Republican candidate Donald Trump has expressed a desire to throw out the legislation as a whole and replace it with “something terrific.” This is a major policy change, as 15 years ago he fully supported the concept of Universal Healthcare.

Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has also expressed a desire to eventually phase out the legislation in favor of a more comprehensive, socialized system that would close the Medicaid gap and fill other coverage holes.

Republican candidate Ted Cruz on the other hand, as demonstrated by a 23 hour filibuster on the senate floor, wishes to completely repeal The Affordable Care act.

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

In the fourth quarter of 2015, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. experienced some fallout with the public when customers became sick after eating their food at multiple locations.

There were 60 reported cases of customers contracting E. coli from food at the fast-casual restaurant beginning at the end of October, 2015.

To make matters worse, Chipotle was then linked to an outbreak of a norovirus in California and in a restaurant near Boston College.

While the source of the E. coli infection is still unknown, it has been generally accepted by the company that the norovirus has stemmed from employees that decided to still come into work while they were still sick, according to Bloomberg.

It has been announced that the investigation that was being conducted on the source of the E. coli virus has been concluded.

According to The Washington Post, the spreading of the norovirus has caused Chipotle to be subpoenaed by federeral prosecutors and by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration who are conducting a criminal investigation.

This scandal cost Chipotle greatly.

According to The Washington Post, in the fourth quarter of 2015, the company’s stock price plummeted 26 percent, and its sales fell approximately 16 percent.

Steve Ells, Chipotle co-CEO said, “It has been our aim to serve guests food that is safe, delicious, and wholesome, but the events of the last few months have shown us that we need to do better.”

Chipotle has gone through extensive measures to correct the issue. Their food preparation methods got a face-lift, and the company temporarily closed 43 of its locations in the Washington and Seattle areas.

The company has also urged its employees not to come in to work if they are sick, and has funded a program to help farmers test the safety of the food they are providing to the company, according to Bloomberg.

In a public meeting with other Chipotle employees on Monday, Feb. 8, Chipotle co-CEO, Steve Ells, stated that they will be spending as much as $10 million to fund this new program.

Ells said, “The money will be used to provide safety support and education that’s necessary to meet our standards.”

The program is designed to help offset the cost that farmers would have to pay to conduct new tests and safety protocols.

It is the company’s hope thatwith this new program Chipotle will become a leader in the restaurant business in food safety.

During the company-wide employee meeting held on Monday, Feb. 8, all Chipotle Mexican Grill locations were closed until 3 p.m. so that employees could tune in to a pre-filmed broadcast via the Pericope app, according to Bloomberg.

To further apologize to its customers for the temporarily closed locations, Chipotle offered a free burrito voucher to anyone that texted, “RAINCHECK” to a temporary phone number up until 6 p.m. on that day.

As Time reported, although this was presumably good news for Chipotle fans, stock prices on that day still continued to fall. On that day, Chipotle’s stock fell almost another 4 percent.

It was also announced in this meeting that the company will be cutting back on local suppliers.

Chipotle has previously advertised their food as local grower friendly as means to attract more health-conscious customers.

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

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. posts a sign on their storefront to alert customers of their temporary closing on Monday, Feb. 8 for a massive employee meeting on food safety.

Boler Business : How to improve your productivity in seconds Nicole Spindler

Business & Finance Editor

Everyone occasionally experiences a slump during the day, perhaps because they had to wake up early and walk on the slushy sidewalks, had three classes back-to-back or will be out of their room for ten hours.

Whether in the classroom, in the office, or any working environment, anyone can advance their productivity in simple ways. posture matters more than you might think it does.

In fact, there’s evidence that proves that whether you sit up straight or slouch affects the quality of your work.

These differences to increase productivity could have major implications for students

and office workers looking to boost their productivity.

One key change that occurs when someone sits up straight or stands is that their heart rate can go up about ten beats per minute, providing a possible increase in reaction time and increasing attention span.

Adjust your posture or stand up straight when you have a task that requires extra attention and focus for an extended period of time.

Just don’t expect it to be a cure-all: any posture-related changes to a performance are likely to be most noticeable when an individual is exhausted or coming out of a post-lunch slump.

The more comfortable someone is, the easier it is to crash, lose focus and possibly even doze off.

Sometimes being uncomfortable can help retain focus and increase productivity. Balancing this trade-off between being comfortable and uncomfortable can be resolved by sorting and scheduling your tasks by difficulty.

If you feel like you can stomach the discomfort of standing or sitting up straight for only short bursts, use this time take on your most ted tedious tasks and projects.

If there is a task or assignment that could be done during sleep, that is a good time to get comfy.

Another way to increase productivity is by taking breaks to get up for a few minutes to use the restroom or grab a glass of water.

These short breaks can help boost the brain and zap someone out of that mid-afternoon slump.

It may not be surprising to learn that when

someone feeling depressed or defeated, their bodies tend to slump.

Simply slouching seems to bring out these negative thoughts and generally make someone feel worse, effecting productivity and enjoyment of classes or work environments.

Brains need hopeful and positive vibes in order to be motivated to accomplish various tasks during an extensive school day or work day.

One way to get out of the mid-day slump and lose those negative thoughts is to sit up with proper posture. In addition, having proper posture can makes it easier to recall positive and optimistic memories.

In that brief moment of time, the brain has increased its energy levels and the overall mood of the individual has increased.

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Super Bowl ads went financial this year Nicole Spindler

Business & Finance Editor

Marielle Buffamonte Business & Finance Editor

Is the U.S. headed for a bear market?

After a poor economic start to the beginning of the year, many U.S. economists are speculating that stocks will crash within the first half of the year, and the country will spiral into a recession.

This surprises me greatly because the end of 2015 seemed to forecast success with no end in sight. It seemed as if government officials were so confident in this ability to succeed economically that they raised the country’s interest rates.

However, now it appears to me that they may have rushed this decision.

The Federal Open Trade Committee’s decision to raise interest rates has affected the stock market quite negatively thus far in 2016. The S &P 500 is down a significant 13 percent. The market turns from a bull market to a bear market when stocks drop by 20 percent.

In other words, we’re not quite there, but almost.

While it may seem that we are doomed, some executives offer hope. John Thain, CEO of CIT Group Inc., stated, “Low energy prices do not cause recessions. While the energy sector itself is weak, the U.S. economy is still growing.”

This sounds reassuring until you actually look at U.S. GDP over the last several quarters. It is indeed growing, but it is growing a decelerating pace.

In the words of John Kite, chairman and CEO of Kite Realty Group Trust, “There is a lot of prognostication that we’re very close to a recession, which is not tough to say when your GDP growth rate is on the margin to start with.”

You may be wondering why all of this is happening so fast and so out of the blue. The answer is that it’s not, necessarily.

While it’s true that at the turn of the new year, the FOMC raised interest rates, one cannot simply dump all of the U.S.’s economic woes on this fact alone. It is also important to note that the rest of the world’s economy is slowing as well, and oil is cheaper than ever.

Oil fell to a new all-time low when it dropped below the $30 mark in January, alarming many people invested in the energy market.

Meanwhile, China, the world’s second largest economy, saw a sharp decline in its foreignexchange reserves as it fell $99.5 billion dollars to $3.23 trillion. This is the smallest that China’s foreign-exchange reserve has been in the last three years.

It is a culmination of these factors that currently looms over the U.S.’s head. Without the proper federal initiative, it seems as though we could be headed for a recession to some extent. While the business cycle naturally expands and contracts, a recession would be more noteworthy than the mere cyclical patterns of the U.S. economy.

It is too soon to tell whether or not we are headed down the drain, or these warning signs are merely an economic “head-fake.”

I speculate the FOMC may halt or slow its plan to raise interest rates. While the raised interest rates would be good for the U.S. dollar, it may slow emerging markets which is a huge risk to take.

However, turning back now may make it more difficult to proceed with raising rates in the future.

At this moment in time, only one thing is certain. 2016 may not be the year of the monkey after all, but the year of the bear.

This year, the Super Bowl showed advertisements that went beyond the typical beer, cars and snack corporations. Financial services companies stepped up their advertising to cater to the changing preferences of millennials.

According to Bloomberg, at least six financial brands purchased airtime for the television spectacle that attracted more than 111.9 million viewers this year. According to The Washington Post, a 30-second spot costs roughly $5 million.

Financial companies are aiming to establish a place among more mainstream institutions by promising easy and convenient ways to manage money. The Super Bowl featured just two financial services ads last year and three in 2014.

Although the financial world is changing constantly and rapidly, Americans’ attitude about personal finance has undergone a shift since the global financial crisis of 2008, with more people, practically millennials, now favoring online platforms and digital wallets.

For the first time, PayPal Holdings Inc., SunTrust Banks Inc., Quicken Loans Inc. and Social Finance Inc. –also known as SoFi– have all bought ads during the Super Bowl.

TurboTax is returning for its third consecutive year, and its parent company, Intuit Inc., will make its second showing.

Consumer spending grew the last year since 2005, and purchases of new U.S. homes surged in December to the highest level in 10 months, closing out the best year for housing since 2007, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.

Intuit Inc.’s commercial features a small

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Turbo Tax, which returned for its third consecutive Super Bowl appearance, is one of the six financial services companies to have advertisements throughout the game.

business that uses its QuickBooks accounting software. Quicken Loans makes its first Super Bowl premiere with a spot for its new product, Rocket Mortgage. This product allows users to apply for a home loan online or on their cell phone.

In an interview with Bloomberg, SunTrust head representative, Jenna Kelly, said that they hope their first Super Bowl ad, “Hold Your Breath,” would start an ongoing nationwide movement promoting personal financial health for all Americans. In addition, the campaign directs viewers to a website, on Up.com, to gain financial tips and tools.

TurboTax returned for its third consecutive Super Bowl appearance with an ad campaign demonstrating its, online tax-filing software. A preview for its spot, “Someone Else,” featured James Lipton, host of “Inside the Actors Stu-

dio,” being told he won’t star in a commercial for TurboTax. San Jose, California-based PayPal took advantage of the game being hosted in nearby Santa Clara to air its first-ever Super Bowl ad.

The company told The New York Times that their ad addresses the future of money as the world shifts toward digital wallets and mobile money management.

Social Finance Inc, began in 2011 as an online-lending platform for working professionals across various career fields. This year, it got the opportunity to showcase its financial products on a national stage. Its ad, “Great Loans for Great People,” would be its first Super Bowl spot.

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

Five stocks worth investing in 2016 JK Freyvogel

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2016 is looking to be another volatile year for the stock market. With the uncertainty in China and questions about the Fed moving to raise interest rates many are unsure with how they should invest. Many may suggest a watch and wait strategy in this bearish market, but if you pick the right stocks you can continue to grow your investments.

Over the past week Acadia Healthcare stock has been a hot topic. Acadia Healthcare is part of the health services industry.

Headquartered in Franklin, Tenn., Acadia deals with a variety of healthcare solutions.

According to Acadia’s website, the mission of the company is to “create a world-class organization that sets the standard of excellence in the treatment of specialty behavioral health and addiction disorders.”

It has shown a substantial growth in revenue of 62.2 percent compared to the industry average of 9.9 percent for the 2015 year, according to the Chicago Sun Times. Acadia’s net income has grown 16.3 percent, which will continue to trickle down to the investor.

According to Bloomberg, its net operating cash flow grew 29.7 percent, giving investors’ confidence in the liquidity of Acadia. All signs point to a strong future for Acadia as the young healthcare company continues to grow.

There is another stock that has been a hot topic in the news recently, but not for the same reasons as Acadia. Delphi Automotive’s stock dropped on Wednesday prior to the 2015 fourth quarter earnings report released Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016.

Delphi Automotive is headquartered in Gillingham, U.K., but is a global company with locations in 44 countries, including many in the U.S. According to Delphi’s website, their company’s operations strive to create “a high-technology company that integrates safer, greener and more connected solutions for the automotive sector.”

Delphi reported increased revenues of 3 percent and increased earnings per share of

7 percent, according to The New York Times.

Both of these stats were higher than Wall street’s expectations.

Delphi also acquired the HellermannTyton Group for 1.85 billion dollars. HellermannTyton Group will be part of the electrical department at Delphi and is expected to bolster revenues according to the Chicago Sun Times. Delphi’s continued growth and expansion in strong industry gives this stock major upside in 2016.

Disney’s recent success has been hard to ignore. “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” a Disney production, has soared at the box office as the world cannot seem to get enough.

According to Bloomberg, the Star Wars brand alone is worth $10 billion dollars. Hopefully that brand will help to increase revenue in Disney’s first quarter earnings report, set to be released this Tuesday.

On Sunday, Feb. 7, people around the world tuned in to watch the Super Bowl between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos. Those dressed in light blue may not have been the only ones cheering for Cam Newton.

The young quarterback is one of the newest additions to the Under Armor family, signing a five-year deal worth $103.8 million, according to Bloomberg.

Having successful athletes signed to your brand is essential for your marketing. Just take a look at Under Armors other MVP, Stephen Curry.

Under Armor released a Stephen Curry line of basketball shoes, which spurred shoe sale growth by 57 percent in 2015 reported the Chicago Sun Times. Sales and earnings per share rose beating Wall Street’s expectation in 2015. Under Armor looks to be a first round pick in 2016.

A fifth and final company to invest in is Home Depot. The home improvement retailer based out of Atlanta has seen increased market interest in the past month. Part of that can be attributed to Winter Storm Jonas, which hammered the east coast. This led people to buy rock salt, shovels, and other home care needs.

Aside from the storm, Home Depot has seen continued growth this past year. In the last quarter Home Depot has revenue growth of 6.3 percent, higher than the industry average of 4.4 percent Earnings per share is expected to increase by 13 percent in the 2016 year which should catch investors’ attention according to The New York Times.

Home Depot should continue its healthy growth in 2016 giving investors a solid return.

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

Five stocks to watch in 2016 1. Acadia Healthcare............$55.23 2. Home Depot.....................$114.12 3. Under Armour..................$72.70 4. Delphi Automotive..........$57.94 5. Disney................................$92.37

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Declan O’Grady & Mary Jo Murino

They’ve been together for one year after meeting at Joey’s, a local italian restaurant.

Declan’s favorite memory is when Mary Jo was too scared to watch the movie “Sinister 2,” so they left the theater to see “Shaun the Sheep” instead.

Declan is a junior majoring in marketing. Mary Jo is a sophomore majoring in early childhood education.

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Fred Anger & Mylane Bella-Smuts

They’ve been together for one year and three months. They met after Mylane was stood up for a date. A friend of hers was sitting on the Hamlin Quad talking with Fred. Mylane walked over and told her friend that she got dressed up for nothing.

Fred said, “Well, I still think you look hot.”

Fred’s favorite thing about Mylane is her silliness.

Mylane’s favorite thing about Fred is his goofiness and his smile.

Fred is a junior majoring in environmental science.

Mylane is a sophomore majoring in accountancy.

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They’ve been together for one year and met in London while Kevin was studying abroad and Jackie was visiting friends.

Kevin’s favorite thing about Jackie is her charisma, while Jackie’s favorite thing about Kevin is his outgoing personality.

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Kevin is a senior majoring in business marketing and logistics. Jackie is a senior majoring in business management.

Ren ee Freg au & Stew Smith

They’ve been together for five months after meeting through mutual friends.

Stew’s favorite thing about Renee is her outgoing nature and her ability to try new things. Renee’s favorite thing about Stew is how open he is.

Stew is a senior finance majoring in finance. Renee is a senior majoring in communication integrated marketing.

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Shkreli faces down Congress in price gouging scandal Jonathan Desrosiers Staff Reporter

Martin Shkreli, who earned the ire of many in America for his price gouging of pharmaceuticals, testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the House of Representatives to answer questions concerning his price manipulation of the HIV drug Daraprim.

According to Forbes Magazine, the hearing lasted only 15 minutes and did not provide any insight into Shkreli’s actions.

Shkreli’s former company, Turig Pharmaceuticals, hiked up the price of Darapim over 5000 percent, making the drug nearly impossible to afford to most of its users, according to CNN. Shkreli plead the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer any questions that may have damaged his defense or incriminated himself.

The only question Shkreli chose to answer concerned the correct pronunciation of his name.

Questions ranged from the price gouging controversy, his motives and personal connections, as well as his highly publicized purchase of a one of a kind Wu-Tang Clan album.

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Pharmaceutical representative Martin Shkreli, who is accused of price gouging an HIV/ AIDS medication 5,000 percent more than what it was, laughed openly during his trial. from being dramatic, according to CBS News.

Shkreli, though mostly silent during the questioning or declining comment, laughed openly at the members of Congress. He reclined, posed for pictures and smirked, even while ranking panel members were speaking.

This behavior was denounced by both the Congressional committee and Shkreli’s own attorney who said, “a jury would love

to convict somebody if he acts the same way on trial.”

Rep. John Duncan, Jr. (R-Tenn.) was angered by Shkreli’s “childish smartalecky smirks” during the proceedings.

After a Brooklyn court hearing for his indictment on alleged securities fraud, Shkreli and his attorney made it clear that they planned to use the Fifth Amendment at the Congressional hearing, CNBC reported. Additionally, Shkreli hoped not

to have to show up.

Congress assured the legal team that Shkreli would have to show up regardless, and so the pharmaceutical representative made the trip from New York to Washington, D.C. After the hearing in New York for his criminal case, Shkreli’s attorney implored Shkreli to remain silent about the trial and Congressional hearing, according to CNBC. Shkreli did not heed his legal team’s requests. Although he was silent during the Congressional hearing, he did not refrain from taking to social media to voice his controversial opinions as he is infamous for doing.

“I am confident I will prevail,” he wrote on Twitter. “The allegations against me are baseless and without merit.”

According to CNBC, Shkreli’s pharmaceutical company, KaloBios, fired him as the CEO, and their stocks plummeted from $40 per share to $2 per share.

Also, Shkreli’s E-Trade investment portfolio, which was once valued at $45 million and was used to front his $5 million bond, is now worth only $4 million.

Editor’s Note: Information from Forbes Magazine, CBS News, CNN and CNBC was used in this report.

One hundred feared to be trapped after Taiwan earthquake The Associated Press

At least four people, including an 8-year-old girl, were rescued Monday, F e b . 8 f r o m a h i g h - r i s e Ta i w a n e s e apartment building toppled by a powerful quake two days earlier on Feb. 6, as frustration grew among families waiting for searchers to reach their buried loved ones.

More than 100 people are believed to still be under the debris in a disaster that struck during the most important family holiday in the Chinese calendar - the Lunar New Year.

Saturday’s quake killed at least 38 people in Tainan city located in southern Taiwan, all but two of them in the collapse of the 17-story building. Even though the 6.4-magnitude quake was shallow, few buildings were reported to have been damaged, which experts said was because Taiwan’s building standards are high.

Authorities have managed to rescue more than 170 people - the vast majority in the immediate hours after the quake - from the folded building using information about the building layout and the possible location of those trapped.

Five survivors were believed to have been pulled out on on Saturday, Feb. 6, and at least four on Monday, Feb. 8.

One of them, Tsao Wei-ling, called out “Here I am” as rescuers dug through to find her, Taiwan’s Eastern Broadcasting

Corp. reported.

She was found under the body of her husband, who had shielded her from a collapsed beam, the government-run Central News Agency reported. Tsao’s husband and 2-year-son were found dead, and five other members of the family remained unaccounted for, it said.

Teams also rescued on Monday a 42-year-old man from the building, and, later, an 8-year-old girl, who had been trapped for more than 61 hours.

Mayor Lai Ching-Te told reporters he briefly exchanged words with the girl, Lin Su-chin.

“She is awake, but looks dehydrated, lost some temperature but she is awake and her blood pressure is OK,” he said. “I asked her if there’s anything wrong with her body. She shook her head.”

Shortly afterward, rescue workers also pulled out a 28-year-old Vietnamese woman, identified as Chen Mei-jih, who had been trapped on what was the building’s fifth floor.

Family members of the missing flooded into the city’s information center in search of their loved ones or to wait anxiously.

Te n s i o n s r o s e a s s o m e r e l a t i v e s , losing patience, demanded to speak to rescue workers directly to get the latest information.

A couple sitting in a small room where officials release information said they had heard no news about their daughter-in-law

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Many are trapped after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan. Several more were killed. and two young grandsons. central Taiwan in 1999 killed more than “Does that mean we are here to wait 2,300 people. for bodies?” grandfather Liu Meng-hsun The spectacular fall of the highcried out angrily. rise, built in 1989, raised questions Outside, a woman stood at the edge of about whether its construction had been the rubble shouting, “Your grandma is inadequate. The government says it will here!” Rescuers had detected life within investigate whether the developer cut the area where the 16th-floor apartment corners. of her son and his family was thought to Huang Jia-rui, a structural engineer in be, and were said to have heard the sound Tainan, said Taiwan’s buildings aren’t as of a child. quake-proof as Japan’s, which is a leader Her son, surnamed Wu, got out of the in engineering quake-proof structures, but building soon after the quake, but his the island is catching up. wife and their 4-year-old girl remained The extended Lunar New Year holiday trapped, according to volunteers assisting officially started Monday, but celebrations the family. were subdued and both President Ma Earthquakes rattle Taiwan frequently. Ying-jeou and President-elect Tsai IngMost are minor and cause little or no wen canceled the traditional handing out damage, though a magnitude-7.6 quake in of envelopes of cash in their hometowns.

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Bill Cosby will stand trial after his motion to dismiss sexual assault charges was denied.

Judge Steven O’Neill ruled last week that the sexual assault case against entertainer Bill Cosby will move forward. O’Neill rejected Cosby’s motion to dismiss charges of aggravated indecent assault relating to a 2004 encounter with ex-Temple University employee Andrea Constand, according to NBC News.

During the two-day hearing, Cosby’s lawyers argued that the Montgomery County District Attorney’s office made an immunity, “no-prosecution” deal in 2005. The then-district attorney chose not to prosecute Cosby in return for him testifying fully in a deposition in a civil suit filed by Constand, USA Today reported.

The charges will now yield a preliminary hearing on March 8. According to The Los Angeles Times, the hearing will determine whether the prosecution has sufficient evidence to win in front of a jury. If the new judge, Elizabeth McHugh, determines that it does, the case will move to trial.

Brian McMonagle, Cosby’s lead defense attorney, declined to tell NBC News if he will appeal the judge’s decision, but Cosby’s attorneys have that option.

A former state and federal prosecutor who is now a defense lawyer, Linda Dale Hoffa, told NBC News she believes the ruling was not shocking. “If they have a chance to appeal, they will appeal,” Hoffa said. “And that would take months. They could try to take it all the way up to the Supreme Court.”

In early 2004, Cosby reportedly gave Constand unidentified pills at his Pennsylvania home and then penetrated her with his fingers, according to The Los Angeles Times.

NBC News reported Cosby has denied any criminal wrongdoing. In his deposition in the civil suit, the man best known as Cliff Huxtable in “The Cosby Show” admitted to giving Benadryl and wine to Constand, but said the encounter was consensual.

The District Attorney from 2005, Bruce Castor, testified during the hearing. He said that even though he believed Constand’s story that Cosby had “inappropriately touched” her, she had “credibility issues” that would have made it impossible to get a conviction, NBC News reported. He also said in testimony that he thought her behavior in interviews with police was “inconsistent” with that of a rape victim.

Cosby’s lawyers say they would not have let him sit for deposition if they thought that the criminal case could potentially be reopened. The current District Attorney Kevin Steele charged Cosby in December 2015 after more than 50 women went public with sexual misconduct or assault accusations against him, according to NBC News.

USA Today reported that Cosby’s lawyers have argued Steele should be dismissed from the case because of bias and politics. Steele defeated former District Attorney Bruce Castor in the district attorney race in November, and promised to prosecute Cosby while criticizing Castor for not adequately doing that job 11 years ago.

No other criminal charges have been filed against Cosby, but he is facing lawsuits by accusers in California and Massachusetts, and he has sued some of his accusers for defamation, according to NBC News.

Editor’s Note: Information from NBC News, USA Today and The Los Angeles Times was used in this report.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel discusses refugees at a Turkish conference.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks in Ankara, Turkey on Monday, Feb. 8 regarding how to reduce the influx of people into Europe as reports emerged that another 33 people died off Turkey’s coast attempting to reach Greece from Syria.

Turkey’s coast guard said 22 migrants died after their boat capsized in the Bay of Edremit, while four people were rescued. Further south, another 11 people died in a separate boat accident, according to the private Dogan news agency.

The coast guard has launched a search-and-rescue mission, including helicopters, to try to find 14 migrants who are reported to be missing.

The International Organization for Migration says 374 refugees and other migrants have died so far this year while trying to reach Greece. Turkey, a key country on their route to Europe, is central to Merkel’s diplomatic efforts to reduce the flow. Germany saw an unprecedented 1.1 million asylum seekers arrive last year, many of them fleeing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

In her weekly video message on Saturday, Feb. 6, Merkel said European Union countries agree that the bloc needs to protect its external borders better, and that is why she is seeking a solution with Turkey. She added that, if Europe wants to prevent smuggling, “we must be prepared to take in quotas of refugees legally and bear our part of the task.”

“I don’t think Europe can keep itself completely out of this,” Merkel said.

Her talks in Ankara come as Turkey faces pressure from the EU to open its border to up to 35,000 Syrians who have massed along the frontier in the past few days fleeing an onslaught by government forces.

Turkey, home 2.5 million Syrian refugees, says it has reached its capacity to absorb refugees but has indicated that it will continue to provide refuge.

The Middle Eastern country that acts as a bridge between Europe and Asia agreed in November to fight smuggling networks and help curb irregular migration. In return, the EU has pledged 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) to help improve the condition of refugees, and to grant political concessions to Turkey, including an easing of visa restrictions and the fasttracking of its EU membership process.

Turkey has since started to require Syrians arriving from third countries to apply for visas, in a bid to exclude those who aim to continue on to Greece.

Turkey has agreed to grant work permits to Syrians as an incentive for them to stay in the country. Ankara has also announced plans to increase coast guards’ capabilities and designate human smuggling as a form of organized crime - which would bring stiffer punishments.

Suleyman Tapsiz, the governor of Kilis province located on the border of Syria, said that Turkey was taking care of the 30,000-plus refugees who had gathered around the nearby Syrian city of Azaz over the space of 48 hours.

Another 70,000 may head for the frontier if Russian air strikes and Syrian regime military advances continue in Aleppo, he added.

Carrying their few belongings, Syrians queued in the cold and rain in squalid camps waiting for tents the are being distributed by aid agencies. Others are reportedly sleeping in fields and on roads, it added.

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More than a week after the main figures in a standoff at a Oregon national wildlife reserve were arrested, The Associated Press reports that the final four armed actvists have shown no signs that they will be moving anytime soon.

The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was held hostage for almost a month by Ammon Bundy and his followers to protest federal land policies. Five of the militants were arrested on Jan. 26.

The remaining four have said through online statements that they will not yield.

The Zika virus, which has been attributed to birth defects in South and Central America has reached the United States in the first reported case being transmitted sexually, according to The Associated Press.

The newly infected person has not traveled to Latin America but had had sexual relations with someone from Venezuela, The Associated Press reported. The virus is transfered primarily through mosquito bites.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that it will issue new guidance regarding sexually transmitting Zika.

After initial shock regarding water safety, the residents of the village of Sebring, located in Mahoning County, have been assured by city officials that their water is safe to drink, according to The Associated Press.

The Environmental Protection Agency has been testing water samples for two weeks after lead-tainted water was reported.

Regulators now say that the lead levels are well below the federal allowable limit.

State officials are now working to make sure that lead does not leech into the supply in the future.

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Feb. 6 that the state will begin taking steps to act against gay conversion therapy, which aims to change homosexuals into heterosexuals.

Using his executive powers, Cuomo announced regulations that would bar insurance coverage for such therapies, according to The Associated Press.

“Conversion therapy is a hateful and fundamentally flawed practice” that punishes people “for simply being who they are,” Cuomo said in a statement.

The surviving suspect in a series of “Bonnie and Clyde” style roberies has been booked in a Florida jail, according to The Associated Press.

Brittany Nicole Harper, is accused of robbery, kidnapping, vehicle theft and home invasion after allegedly commiting crimes in Missouri, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

Her boyfriend, Blake Fitzgerald, allegedly aided Harper in these crimes. He died during a shootout with police in which he allegdly used Harper as a human shield.

Harper was hospitilized after being shot in the leg.

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CDC releases new guidelines for women Ryan’s Report Grace DeMarco Staff Reporter

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an announcement on Tuesday Feb. 2 advising women who are not on birth control to refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages.

The report references an increase of Fetal Alcohol Syndrom diagnosis in American infants. The disease occurs when a woman drinks too much alcohol while she is pregnant, according to The New York Times.

The CDC cited 3.3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 who drink alcohol while not using birth control that could potentially risk exposing their infants to the disorder.

“Alcohol can permanently harm a developing baby before a woman knows she is pregnant,” CDC Principal Deputy Director Dr. Anne Schuchat said in a statement.

“About half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned, and even if planned, most women won’t know they are pregnant for the first month or so, when they might still be drinking. The risk is real. Why take the chance?”

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome may result in low birth weight, abnormal features, poor coordination, behavior problems and issues with sight and hearing, according to the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

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World News STORY HIGHLIGHTS • The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is advising women who are not on birth control to refrain from drinking alcohol in order to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome can cause birth defects that include low birth weight, abnormal features, behavior problems and poor coordination.

• Many are regarding the announcement as sexist toward women in regard to family planning according to CBS News.

In an opinion piece for The Los Angeles Times, Jessica Roy wrote, “You may think you’re just another carefree young woman, casually sipping mimosas at brunch or having a glass of wine at the end of a long day. But you’re not. According to the CDC’s new recommendation, you’re a potential fetal incubator -- a fact you should be aware of, and planning around, at all times.”

For decades, experts have researched what effect, if any, alcohol consumption has on a growing fetus.

According to CBS News, most experts agree that the overconsumption of alcohol leads to major birth defects, but they are are still testing whether limitations of drinking would cause substantial problems.

“While the excessive use of alcohol during

pregnancy clearly has a harmful effect on unborn children, advising all fertile women to avoid any alcohol simply isn’t a realistic solution to this public health problem,” Sarah Longwell, managing director of the American Beverage Institute, said.

Social media exploded when users chimed in stating that it felt like the CDC comments were offensive to women, specifically w omen in th e y o u n g e r generation.

According to the posts, many commenters felt they were being judged by their age and the way they chose to have children, according to The Kansas City Star.

Editor’s Note: Information from The New York Times, CBS News, The Los Angeles Times and The Kansas City Star was used in this report.

Obama proposes 10 dollar oil tax Margaret Basie and Carly Cundiff The Carroll News

President Barack Obama is set to reveal a plan that would provide for a 21st century clean energy transportation system, according to Politico. This comes as Obama is preparing to deliver a new federal budget to Congress next week.

The proposal, which would be phased in over a five year span and apply to both domestic and imported oil, also calls for a 50 percent increase in solar, wind and other alternative e n e rg y i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , a c c o r d i n g t o CBS News.

Obama’s clean transportation plan has the goal to create over 300 billion dollars of investments in mass transit, high-speed rail self-driving cars, and other transportation approaches de signed to reduce carbon emissions and congestion, according to Politico, but the price on consumers for oil increases substantially.

Obama’s tax will propose charging 10 dollars per each individual barrel of

oil as a way to pay for all of the clean transportation system items.

“The new fee on oil will also encourage American innovation and leadership in clean technologies to help reshape our transportation landscape for the decades ahead,” the White House said in a statement, adding that the plan would reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil, encourage investment in “clean” energy technologies and create jobs.

Because of this tax, all United States consumers of gasoline will be paying approximately 25 cents more per gallon if Obama’s new budget plan for a clean transportation system succeeds.

The transportation sector, a major driver of the U.S. economy, accounts for roughly a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to the White House.

“A new approach to our transportation system can help to speed goods to market, expand transportation options, and integrate new technologies like autonomous – or self-driving – vehicles

President Obama is set to unveil a new federal budget plan to Congress that would call for a 10 dollar a barrel increase on all domestic and imported oil.

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while at the same time reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, cutting carbon pollution and strengthening our resilience to the impacts of climate change.” the White House said in a statement.

In his January State of the Union address, Obama outlined his goals of improving the country’s transportation system, saying he would “push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet.”

The plan would need to be approved by a Republican dominated Congress in presidential election year.

S p e a k e r o f t h e H o u s e P a u l Ry a n called the plan “little more than an election year distraction” by a “lame duck president” who “expects hardworking consumers to pay for his out of touch climate agenda.”

In an interview with USA Today, Ryan also said, “It’s dead on arrival to Congress, because the House Republicans are committed to affordable Americans energy and a strong U.S economy.”

Jack Gerard, president of the American Petroleum Institute, claims that this tax increase on oil will destroy jobs and even reverse America’s emergence as a global energy leader, according to a post from The Hill.

Environmental groups have hailed the proposal. “This is the right move at the right moment,” said Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council. “It’s the appropriate next step in moving America beyond the dirty fossil fuels that are driving climate change.”

The plan reflects a hard fought war over Congress’s failure to to pay for transportation improvements. The tax would be included in Obama’s last budget proposal as president.

Editor’s Note: Information from Politico, USA Today, CBS News and The Hill were used in this report.

Ryan Brown World News Editor

Not glamourous, but important New Hampshire is one of the oldest states in the country. On its flag is the year it was founded, 1776, the same year the United States declared it’s independence. History is deeply rooted in this small New England state, but even more deeply rooted: politics.

New Hampshire is the first primary in the nation in the process of nominating a party’s nominee for president. Yes, Iowa is the first state in the nomination process, but the caucuses are complicated, and because they are complicated, not all people voice their opinion on caucus day. But in New Hampshire, the primary works just like a regular election. People go to the polls and cast their ballots. And I was lucky enough to be in the state during this turbulent political time.

Our very own governor, John Kasich, is hedging all of his bets on this state. so much so that he straight up skipped Iowa and was going to town halls on the night of the Iowa caucus. His Super PAC, New Day for America, reached out to the John Carroll College Republicans and asked for some volunteers to help them out with the campaign. First, yes, millennial Republicans exist and I just outed myself as one. Second, say what you want about Super PACs and money in politics, but New Day for America paid for our flight, hotel and even some meals. So I was incredibly thankful and happy to help them out and was not worried about who was paying for it.

I thought I had an idea of what it would be like to work on a presidential campaign.

What you see on television are fun events with familiar faces, people at big rallies going crazy and loving every minute of life on the campaign trail. Well, I hate to break it to you, but that is not even close to what it is like to volunteer on a presidential campaign.

We spent the vast majority of the time knocking on doors and making phone calls to undecided voters. Life on the trail is not glamorous. However, it is incredibly important work and even more rewarding. Even if one person answers their door and yells at you because you woke up their kids and tells you that you are wasting your time, it is worth knocking on the next door because it just might be an undecided voter that you can persuade to vote for your candidate. There is no feeling more rewarding than convincing someone to vote for the candidate you believe can fix America’s problems and should be sitting in the White House in January 2017.

Now, there was some fun stuff. We were invited to a debate watch party where John Kasich came and thanked us all for our work. I was lucky enough to shake his hand as he was whisked out by his protective detail (unfortunately, I was not able to grab a selfie with the Governor). But more often than not, you are doing the not-so-glamorous grunt work of the campaign.

This column is not meant to scare you away from volunteering for a candidate you believe in. I strongly encourage everyone to volunteer for a campaign in your lifetime. Like I said, it’s not glamorous work, but it is important and makes a difference. So if you’re upset with what is going on in the country before you complain, do something about it. You might just be able to shake the hand of a future president.

Contact Ryan Brown at rbrown18@jcu.edu.

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“Success is easy to find; it’s down the street from discipline and around the corner from consistency.”

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Exploring pedagogy

Last semester, John Carroll University’s Student Union passed a bill that changed the policy regarding course evaluations. The bill designed a more structured evaluation system in which a professor ’s colleagues–within each department–must examine the students’ feedback. The Student Union believed this bill would hold professors more accountable and be a catalyst for improvement in the classroom. The bill has since been passed and is expected to take full effect in Fall 2016.

The Carroll News commends the Student Union for taking this initiative. While it is already common for some departments to have professors monitor each other ’s evaluations, the University ought to have a uniform policy that applies to all disciplines.

Seeing that teachers critique one another and share their expertise will ensure the most successful teaching strategies get passed around. It is also important for students to take the class evaluations seriously. It has come to the attention of the Carroll News that there are always going to be helpful evaluations and evaluation, students will contribute to the plausable academic standing.

The professors at this University are placed on an educational pedestal, and they take their jobs very seriously. Therefore, it is highly unlikely they will not take into consideration the advice their colleagues offer. With the policy change, classroom learning will largely reflect the University as a whole, and therefore it will become much more effective in improving the quality of each course.

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Hit: Starbucks is offering three limited-time Valentine’s Day beverages Miss: A bus driver in India was killed and three others were injured when struck by a meterorite falling from the sky Hit: JCU Men’s Basketball team will play against Baldwin Wallace University for thier 22nd win in a row Miss: The International Shark File reported that shark attacks are at an all time high worldwide Hit: A rare albino green turtle was newly hatched on an Austrialian beach Hit: British scientists have created an IQ test for dogs Hit/miss: Valentine’s Day is this Sunday, February 14 Miss: Earth, Wind & Fire leader and singer Maurice White died at 74 Hit/Miss: Beyonce’s part in Super Bowl half-time show Miss: China confirms first case of Zika virus Hit: Airline seats are now the cheapest since 2010 Hit/Miss: The Denver Broncos beat the North Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50 Miss: Colorado mine spill dumped more than 888,000 pounds of metal into Animas River

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Here’s to the next 20 years

Carly Cundiff Campus Editor

Last week, I turned 20. I know in the grand scheme of things, 20 years isn’t exactly a huge deal. But it got me thinking and, like the Jesuits say, reflecting, a lot about how far I have come with my life.

Five-year-old Carly loved to draw and listen to music. If you would have asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, she probably would have said artist or singer or actress or something else in the entertainment industry. She loved her pretty pink skirts and lacy socks almost as much as her mother loved dressing her up in pretty pink skirts and lacy socks.

At 10 years old, Carly had just written her first short story. It was called “Going to Paris,” and while it was small and rife with grammatical errors, Carly was so incredibly proud

of it. It was at this time in her life that she knew that she loved writing.

It filled her with a sense of purpose that was new to her. But she knew that she liked it.

By the time she was 15 and in the throws of adolescence, Carly decided that she should be a journalist. Carly thought she knew everything about the world, and therefore knew that she could become a world-renowned journalist easier than becoming the next great American author. She sought refuge in her journals and in her newspaper class.

Now, at 20, I look back at the goals and dreams I have had in the past. Some of those goals, like to win “American Idol” and become a famous singer, sadly went on the back burner when I learned what “tone deaf” meant. Others, like becoming an author, still linger in the back of my mind, latent until I have a burst of creativity that I can’t contain.

But I have done so many things that 5-year-old me never could have dreamed of accomplishing by the time I was 20. I have graduated high school. I have been published in Seventeen Magazine. I have worked for Disney World. I have made so many incredible friends during every single

point in my life that I sometimes sit back and think, “How in the world could I have been so blessed?”

It’s not to say that I haven’t had hardships. Graduating high school was necessitated by the need to get a scholarship so I could afford college.

My Seventeen Magazine article came to be because of my body issues.

Working at Disney World came to fruition because, at the time, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, and I needed time to figure it out.

You take the good with the bad, the ups with the downs. The bad moments make you appreciate the good moments, and the good moments make you appreciate the truly great ones.

What highlights in my mind as I reflect, however, are the incredible relationships I have made with my parents, my little brother, my friends (Wadsworth, John Carroll, and Disney included), my neighbors, my teachers, and my coaches.

I am so excited to see what the next 20 years might bring. Be it happy, sad, angry or loving, I cannot wait to see.

Contact Carly Cundiff at ccundiff18@jcu.edu

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What does zetetic mean?

“A good looking structure.”

“Electric.”

Marcello Hernandez, freshman

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“A strange disease.”

zetetic: proceeding by inquiry or investigation

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Katelyn’s Candor : Can I please be 22?

Katelyn DeBaun Editor-in-Chief

Twenty-two is the hardest age I’ve experienced so far in my “adult life.”

I’m a strong believer that 13 years of age is by far the cruddiest age that exists in adolescence.

The combination of middle school drama, puberty and coming into oneself is absolutely chaotic. Seventeen is pretty awful too. You’re forced to start thinking about what you want to do with your life—as if you can make a judgement on that at 17.

Eighteen was pretty swell. I could finally legally watch Rrated movies—although I’d been watching them at home for years and didn’t see one in a movie theater until I was 20 (“American Hustle,” if you were wondering). I was finally an adult at 18, and had the legal right to let my parents know in full that I was—although I never dared.

I’m still a Toys R’ Us kid.

Now, I’m 22, and it’s the absolutely worst age I’ve experienced since I turned 18.

Honestly, I think Taylor Swift’s idea of 22 is a total sham.

Graduation looms not too far in the distance. While many seniors are reminiscing about their undergraduate days, I, for one, am glad they’re almost over.

I’m sure I’ll mourn the end of these years at some point, but it has been a ridiculously emotional and stressful whirlwind, and I’m ready for some change.

This year has been my least favorite in my short adult existence, and I’ve only been 22 for four months.

Oy vey.

I think my biggest pet peeve is that it feels as if no one allows me to be 22. My parents seem to be the exception to this, possibly because I’m the fourth of

McGowan’s Manifesto: We are all American

Mary Frances McGowan Managing Editor

In the outskirts of Chicago, a young father takes his children to the playground. Like any proud dad, his grin overtakes his kind face as he watches his children collapse in laughter.

When the sun wanes in the overcast sky, his smile is replaced with an all-too-familiar nervousness. As a Muslim man, this is the hour when he is to say his prayers. On any other day, he would have laid down his prayer rug and shown his devotion.

Today was different. In the wake of shootings in San Bernardino, Rumi Nashashibi takes pause as he fears that doing something as beautiful and human as thanking God could put his family in danger. Just as he decides

to keep his identity hidden that day in the park, his seven-year-old daughter gingerly tugs on his pant leg. “Isn’t it time to pray?” she asked. Although fear crippled his heart, he remembered the bravery of men who faced adversity before him. He looked his daughter in the eyes and laid down to pray with all the faith he could muster.

I cannot remember a time in which the grips of misplaced hate and fear controlled our nation so profoundly.

In 2016, we fear “others” for the color of their skin, the country to which they belong to, and the savior to which they pray to. Although every point of contention that I just listed warrants an entire novel, my heart, today, is especially troubled by America’s Islamophobia.

Whether the hate comes from the words of hate-spitting presidential candidates or the fear of the violent unknown is inconsequential. Despite the violent actions of a select few, we must not outsource anxiety to men and women who share our country entirely peacefully. Lately, we seem to have forgotten how to do a very simple thing: look into the eyes of another

person and see ourselves.

The man whose story I told earlier was also discussed by President Obama at his 2016 prayer breakfast.

Nashashibi runs an inner-city mosque on the south side of Chicago, the one, you might recall, to which the president himself recently paid a visit. In terms of Muslim academics, Nashashibi is one of the best. Holding degrees in sociology, theology and Muslim studies from the University of Chicago Theological Seminary, one could be so bold as to say he’s a bit of a master. If he, one of our country’s premier Muslim thinkers, is afraid to lay down his rug and pray, we are failing each other as Americans in a crippling, all-encompassing way.

I have long recalled a conversation that I had two years ago when I contemplate instances of hate. I was volunteering at 2100 Lakeside Avenue, a men’s homeless shelter situated in the blustery lower east side of Cleveland. As I unsuccessfully helped the chef prepare that evening’s meal (my lowest grade in high school was Home-E.c.), I also did something that I’m much better at: chat. Although

admittedly his name eludes me, I remember him distinctly telling me about facing prejudice as an African American man in his former home, the deep south. As he filled the air with stories of overt racism, he paused and said, “You know what, though? They don’t scare me. My aggressors and I, we breathe the same air. I forgive them.”

What courage, I thought.

He, like Nashashibi showed immense faith when it is next to impossible to possess it. We have created a culture where the oppressed are expected to fix their own hardship and the oppressors are coddled in their cowardice. That’s not a world I want to live in.

Our president addressed this very epidemic of fear at the aforementioned prayer breakfast. His remedy for curing our country’s ailment? Faith.

During his address, Obama told the story of faith in a group of undercover American soldiers attempting to save Jews during the Holocaust. One day, the Nazi captors ordered the combined groups of Jews and American soldiers to identify who among them

five children and they’ve lived through this whirlwind with my older siblings.

I’ve come to realize that professors, older friends, family and others around me all expect me to have some grand game plan for the rest of my life.

At best, I can tell you how I’m planning to spend the next four or five years. But please don’t expect me to know what I’m doing when I’m 30, 40 or beyond.

And of course, this extends beyond the world of academia. I’ve spent a year being bombarded by people asking when my boyfriend and I are going to be getting married. Some are already planning our nonexistent wedding.

It’s infuriating and exhausting.

I get it, I should have some sort of general life plan together so that I’m not aimlessly wandering.

And I have one, to a point.

At the same time, I want to enjoy the time I have left before going into the ever-ominous “real world.”

I still think it’s acceptable to lay around binge watching “The Newsroom” and procrastinating on assignments a little more than I ought to (don’t judge, they still get turned in on time). I still think it’s just fine to still be figuring it all out. And yes, I think it’s more than okay that I’m not exactly planning my wedding, especially considering the fact I’m not engaged.

I’m young, allow me that.

The thing of it is, as much as I am looking forward to the end of my undergraduate education and a change, it doesn’t mean I want to throw all this time away.

There’s only so much time where one’s biggest obligation is getting assignments in on time.

For most of us graduating in May, life is going to change. It’s inevitable. Whether you’re going to graduate school or jumping on the career path, changes are a’coming. We’ve only got a short time left to enjoy how things are now.

So, enjoy it. I intend to.

Contact Katelyn DeBaun at kdebaun16@jcu.edu

were Jews. A young American (and Christian) sergeant ordered his 200 men to line up in formation with the Jewish captives. In confusion, the Nazi stuttered, “I only asked for the Jewish POWs. These can’t all be Jewish.” The American sergeant said, “We are all Jews.” The colonel took out his pistol and held it to the Master Sergeant’s head and said, “Tell me who the Jews are.” He repeated, “We are all Jews.” The Nazi relented, and no one was killed.

In an act of faith and patriotism, the American sergeant confronted his own fear and death by uplifting the value our connected lives, not tearing people apart.

This is a lesson we so desperately need to learn. There is nothing patriotic about hate. While it is easy to fall prey to resentful ideologies as our country bears the weight of great change, we must remember that we belong to one another. We are all people. We are all valuable. We are all American.

Contact Mary Frances at mmcgowan17@jcu.edu

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Madeline’s Montage: Crunch

Madeline Sweeney Editorial & Op/Ed Editor We were spinning. I thought we were flipping.

The crunch of metal resonates within me, for I had never heard it in such close quarters until the day it became completely and utterly consuming.

I’ve been having a lot of trouble writing lately, and, if you know me well, that’s extremely rare.

Writing has always been a solace of mine, and no matter my mood or the events I partake in, it will always be my way out of this world and into another. The English language may not seem as beautifully depicted as others at first glance, but, when it is placed on a page just right, it has the potential to be truly inspiring.

A few weeks ago I was in a car accident with my boyfriend, Hayes. I didn’t remember what happened at first: a car ran a red light, the airbags came out, an ambulance came.

That’s all I could recall, and that’s all I could really fathom.

When something “big” happens in my life I write it down. I don’t necessarily lay the whole story out in detail right away–sometimes processing takes a while–and when I had finally made it home that night I could not wait to have a good night’s sleep and see what my fingertips would do as they slid across the matte-black keyboard the next day.

I had nothing, though. I still have nothing.

“Are you okay?” “Are you okay?” The airbags were deployed and the inside of the car was layered with smoke. The smell was a combination of gas and adrenaline.

We had lost control of the wheel, crossed two lanes and had hit one car at this point. The only thing I was paying attention to was the voice of Hayes yelling, “Are you okay?”

It probably terrified him that I didn’t answer.

When the police came there

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was one who was particularly insincere. He was so nonchalant in how he spoke to us, took down my name but not my statement, drilled Hayes who was already scared. We had crossed six total lanes of traffic in the end, totaled two cars, sent one girl to the hospital, and finished head on into a pole because a woman in a fourdoor Volkswagen ran a red light, almost t-boning the driver’s side of our car.

You know how they say before you die your life passes before your eyes?

Well, I knew I wasn’t dying if that car hit us, but I looked at Hayes in that instant and saw fear and thought it’d be the last lively look on his face I would ever get to see.

Watching someone else’s life flash before your eyes…I think that’s worse than seeing your own.

The woman in the Volkswagen fled the scene and we had a witness who saw it all.

“Okay, what did the car look like?” (Said by officer #1 to the witness in a more understanding and sensitive manner.)

“Did you get her license plate number?”

“You didn’t?”

“Not sure we’re going to be able to do anything about it then.”

That was the first time I raised my voice to a superior official.

“You’re kidding,” is what I started with. Then I reamed out the man and his badge for not considering what could have happened if Hayes had let that woman hit his car. Speed limit 45, her car excelling a little faster due to her lack of attention by whatever was distracting her at the time.

Crunch, crunch, crunch.

I don’t feel bad for yelling at him, which is rare for me. I have an emotional guilt plague and bubble of understanding blended into the depth of my conscience, heart and stomach.

I wish I could fully relay what happened to us in that car. I wish I could write in a poetic and beautiful explanation how my boyfriend let go of the wheel and pulled me over when he saw the second car quickly nearing my side. I wish I could ask that woman why she kept going when the noise of clashing motors turned to scrap all over Tuttle Crossing.

I thought I’d be ready to write again. Instead, since returning, I’ve simply been playing with words to fill the space of this column with no logical explanation as to why. My outlet, I’m sure, will revive itself soon, but until then, thanks for being patient.

Contact Madeline Sweeney at msweeney16@jcu.edu

Ben Gebhardt Editorial & Op/Ed Editor I imagine that it happens to everybody—you make plans for the weekend on a Monday or a Tuesday, but come Friday, exhaustion from the long week makes you wish that you hadn’t.

All you’d rather do is sleep and binge watch “How I Met Your Mother,” but you feel a certain obligation to carry out the plans that you’ve made, even if they are social, “let’s hang out” plans.

That happened to me last weekend. My best friend and freshman roommate (from the University of Pittsburgh), John, turned 21 on Friday. And in the preceding weeks, I had promised that I would make the drive out to Pitt and help him celebrate.

I was excited, too, for obvious reasons (I am sure that I do not have to explain that twenty-first birthday celebrations, in our culture, are quite an event).

But man, last week’s was just “one of those weeks” that really took the energy out of me. It wasn’t because of any one class, any one assignment, or any one event—I was just exhausted, plain and simple. The thought of

Alumni Corner

“You discover that an employee has been using company funds for personal use.

What do you do?”

“A psychologist realizes he is romantically attracted to a patient. What should he do?”

Questions like these were regularly sprinkled into broader course content during my time at John Carroll. To me, they seemed easy. Almost too easy. Like the professors knew that we knew what to do but wanted to have a little fun posing different alternatives to see if they could put one over on us.

Then I got further removed from the 15+ years of Catholic education I had completed through graduation at John Carroll. I finished graduate school. I went out into the business world and tried to make my mark.

My naivety led me to believe that the student body of John Carroll was representat i v e o f t h e g r e a t e r p o p u l ation, and that everyone in the world knew and strived to demonstrate the importance o f a c t i n g w i t h i n t e g r i t y. I

a drive to Pittsburgh on Friday, after an eight-hour shift at work (even if for a twenty-first birthday party) seemed laborious.

I considered calling John and taking a rain check. I hadn’t just made “let’s hang out” plans—I had made “let’s have Ben drive 108 miles” plans.

I came close, but I didn’t cancel. I ended up making the drive and getting to Pittsburgh at around 8:30 in the evening.

And the night was, of course, a decently fun time. Going back to Pitt is always enjoyable for me. I caught up with all of my friends from freshman year and had a good night out on the town—nothing legendary, but good, for sure.

But I am very happy that I went. Not because it was any immensely fun night, not because something unforgettable happened. I am happy that I went, if for nothing else, because I was simply able to share a major life event with a close friend.

There is nothing more important when it comes to maintaining friendships and relationships than showing up for “the big moments.”

I learned this lesson once before. Another one of my close friends, Mosier, broke up with his girlfriend of like-a-millionyears when we were in the beginning of our sophomore year.

And poor Mosier, as all people are when they break up with their high school sweetheart, was devastated. was wrong.

Even as I write this, I am still surprised by how frequently people choose the unethical route when presented with an ethical dilemma, especially when the consequences of doing so seem obvious. At John Carroll, people like these were in the minority. In the real world, the proportions are not only approaching one another, they are flipped entirely.

If you are the typical John Carroll student brought up on a healthy diet of social justice content, ethical responses to the scenarios above are likely to be pretty obvious; however, being in a situation where you are asked by someone you admire and have a relationship with to do something that serves a very clear purpose—though maybe not an ethical one—is an entirely different experience.

It takes time to realize the lack of congruence between these two entities: a person you see as a role model in some regards and a request that he/ she has made that would compromise your ethics. Even for the most objective of individuals, the path toward an ethical response is cloudy at best. And

I didn’t really know what I could do to help him feel any better, but I decided to drive to Thiel College and spend some time with him. It was a busy weekend for me (I can’t even remember why) and I couldn’t stay a full day. All I had time for was some dinner at this crappy Italian restaurant in Greenville, Pennsylvania, and listened to Mosier talk about his breakup.

The whole time I probably said ten words, almost all of them clichés—there really is nothing that you can say mend heartbreak, especially one that is immature. But I listened, sat with him and did whatever I could.

I remember leaving Greenville after dinner thinking that I had not really made any sort of impact. But later that night, I got a text from Mosier thanking me wholeheartedly for making the drive out to see him, and to this day, he vows that he will never forget that I made the trip all the way out to little Thiel College after his girlfriend Alana dumped him our sophomore year. For him, it meant the world.

I got a similar text from John after I left Pittsburgh on Saturday morning, and I was reminded of just how worth it is to drive 108 miles in order to be there for your friends’ major life moments.

Contact Ben Gebhardt at bgebhardt18@jcu.edu

whether or not the situation e v e n c o n s t i t u t e s a m o r a l d ilemma can be a point of debate, further confounding the course to an ethical outcome.

On one hand, my eight years since graduation have made me more cautious and protective of my values to ensure they are not subtly receded by the waves of society. But on the flip side, my gratitude for the community that is John Carroll—men and women for others—continues to grow. I clamor for opportunities to work with John Carroll graduates, knowing the values that were instilled in them as they were me.

As I and other alumni continue to connect with one another, the John Carroll network grows and is reinforced.

O n e d a y, t h e s e c o n n e c t i o n s may well serve as the basis for flipping those real world proportions back in the other direction, but this will only be the case if people like you and I continue to live out the values of social justice and ethical fortitude in our daily lives. Onward on.

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