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Volume CI Issue 30

April 27, 2016

‘Pig Roast’ gains official sponsor BY MAX BRUNS Staff Writer ´3LJ 5RDVW Âľ D VWDSOH LQ WKH ;DYLHU FRPPXQLW\ GHVSLWH QRW RIĂ€FLDOO\ EHLQJ VSRQVRUHG E\ WKH XQLYHUVLW\ ZDV UHYLYHG 6DWXUGD\ DIWHU D \HDU ORQJ KLDWXV DW WKH ORFDO ZDWHULQJ KROH 'DQD *DUGHQV ,Q WKH SDVW ´3LJ 5RDVWÂľ has taken place on a predetermined block of student housing in the Norwood area LQ WKH IRUP RI D PDVVLYH \HDU HQG SDUW\ +RZHYHU OHJDO FRQFHUQV HIIHFWLYHO\ FDQFHOHG WKH RUJDQL]HG HYHQW ODVW \HDU 7KLV \HDU VHYHUDO VWXGHQWV DSproached the owners of Dana Gardens and proposed that Pig Roast be held at and sponsored E\ WKH EDU WR DYRLG WKH LVVXHV WKDW DURVH ODVW \HDU 'DQD *DUGHQV DJUHHG DQG PDQ\ ;DYLHU VWXGHQWV RYHU WKH DJH RI Ă RFNHG WR WKH HVWDEOLVKPHQW IRU WKH Ă€UVW RIĂ€FLDO 'DQD¡V VSRQVRUHG ´3LJ 5RDVWÂľ RQ 6DWXUGD\ ´7KLV HYHQW LV QRW DIĂ€OLDWHG ZLWK WKH VFKRRO Âľ VHQLRU 1LFN *ROLDWK RQH RI VWXGHQWV ZKR IDFLOLWDWHG WKH 'DQD¡V WDNHRYHU VDLG ´7KDW EHLQJ VDLG ZH WU\ WR WDS LQ WR WKH ;DYLHU FRPPXQLW\ DQG DOXPV IRU KHOS Âľ 6HQLRUV -DFN &DUH\ 'DYLG Wietlisbach and Michelle Klueppelberg were also inYROYHG ZLWK RUJDQL]LQJ 'DQD¡V

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Williams College of Business selects new dean

BY MICAH PRICE Staff Writer

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Campus News

Former Kroger Executives to speak to Xavier Grads an organization which encouraged supermarkets to donate food which can’t be sold but is still perfectly good to eat to food banks. “She’s been a strong supporter of Xavier for a long

In addition to the guest speaker, the Xavier Commencement Staff Writer is known for a number of other factors. As the school year comes to After the graduates process in a close the class of 2016 is preand the stage party enters, Father paring for the 178th Annual Graham is the last to Commencement. enter. The undergradu“He does a treate ceremony will mendous job at take place on May ramping up the 14 at 9 a.m., and crowd. I’ve been the graduate certo a lot of universiemony will follow ties, and I’ve never at 3 p.m. seen someone who Each year, a gets everyone in the distinguished promood as well as he fessional is invited does,” Chadwick to speak at the said. Commencement In the eyes of and awarded an the administration, Honorary Degree. this is a class to Past speakers have remember. included Adobe Photo courtesy of gannet-cdn.com “I think the class creator Charles XavierFest will take place April 29th on the Xavier Green. The even will of 2016 have done Geschke and a really good job of astronaut Neil time”Scott Chadwick, Provost understanding what the mission Armstrong. This year’s undergraduate and Chief Academic Advisor of the university is and what the speaker will be Lynn Marmer, VDLG ´, ÀQG KHU WR EH DPD]LQJ student commitment is and really the former Vice President of I’ve known her for a number integrating it into what they’re doof years. She really cares about ing,” Chadwick said. “It’s been an Corporate Affairs of Kroger. Marmer, a University of people, and she cares about appropriately productive class.” 7KH FHUHPRQ\·V ÀQDOH LV H[Cincinnati grad, retired early this helping people have better lives. year after 18 years at Kroger. She She tries to empower them, un- pected to impress. However, the is still active in the Cincinnati derstand the systems they live in, details wont be disclosed. “We never say what the ending community and has made strives and educate people all around to reduce hunger worldwide. One KHU VSKHUH RI LQÁXHQFH WR WU\ will be. You’ve got to see it to beof her biggest projects was the to come up with workable solu- lieve it.”” There are slight twists every year,” Chadwick said. Perishable Donations Partnership, tions with people and cities.”

BY CHARLOTTE CHEEK

Xavier Newswire Edited by: Henry Eden edenh@xavier.edu

On Campus This Week: Compiled by Henry Eden

Xavier Music Series: - Spring Choral Concert, (April 27, 7:30 p.m.) The Music Series opens in concert, featuring the XU Handbell Ensemble, Women’s Chorus, Edgecliff Vocal Ensemble, Men’s Chorus and Concert Choir

- XU Symphonic Wind and Percussion Ensembles (April 28, 7:30 p.m.) - Classical Piano: Polina Bespalko (May 1, 2:30 p.m.) Polina Bespalko, Coordinator for the Xavier Music Series perIRUPV DW WKH VHULHV IRU WKH ¿UVW WLPH VLQFH

- XU Opera Workshop (May 3, 8 p.m.) The Xavier Opera Workshop presents several moments from Mozart’s Così fan tutte.

DIFT Senior Film Screening: (Friday, April 29, 7 p.m.)

Seniors in the Digital Innovation Film & Television program SUHVHQW WKHLU VKRUW ¿OPV

XavierFest:

(Friday, April 29) 4 p.m.- Lauren Eid (Acoustic Singer/Songwriter) 5 p.m. - The Filharmonic (A Capella Group) 6 p.m. - DNK (Pop/Rap Duo) 7:15 p.m. - My Body Sings Electric (Alt./Indie Rock) 8:15 p.m. - Magic! (Canadian Reggae, ‘known for ‘Rude’)

A Year in Review: XU Student Involvement

BY ERICA LAMPERT Staff Writer

;DYLHU·V 2IÀFH RI 6WXGHQW Involvement has been busy this year as several new clubs were formed, several new activities were proposed and several new students came to make their mark. This year various clubs on campus had large numbers of students involved in their major activities and events. Wellknown clubs and groups such as Student Activities Council (SAC) as well as clubs such as Home-X, seemed to have components that sparked mass student involvement. “African American Association has had a banner year this year, with strong attendance at events along with a very strong presence on campus,” Associate Director of Student Involvement, Dustin Lewis said.

“American Marketing Association and Accounting Society have also done well with drawing students to their activities.” Several major events received good attendance. Colleges Against Cancer had numerous participants in its Relay for Life event. Dance Marathon also had a large turnout for its Muskie-Thon program which was relocated to the Gallagher Student Center this year. Criminal Justice Society (CJUS) also made a rise due to its work with the Ohio Innocence Project (OIP). Its culminating event was held earlier this week and included speakers from the OIP who were wrongfully convicted and released recently. CJUS also ventured to the Ohio Reformatory for Women earlier this year. Numerous clubs have sprouted and grown as the year comes to a close. “Her Campus Xavier has spent

this year growing their followers and fan base on social media by producing original content geared toward the women here on campus,” Lewis said. “Home-X is also a brand new cooking club that started this year on campus. They’ve partnered with Hoff Dining and SAC on a couple events and have drawn a lot of interest in their DIY approach to cooking and learning to make meals as a student on campus.” Xavier’s Women’s Ultimate )ULVEHH WHDP DOVR KDG LWV ÀUVW RIÀFLDO \HDU DV D FOXE VSRUW 7KH FOXE team was able to attend three tournaments in the fall and planned to attend four this spring. However, the team placed third in its conference and ended up traveling to Oberlin, Ohio, for regionals instead of the previously planned tournaments. “Going to regionals is awesome because it shows that we have not only grown quickly—

the amount of rookies we have are almost equal to the number of our returning players—but we have also improved quickly too,” sophomore team member Sara Kula said. Information Systems Club KRVWHG LWV ÀUVW 7HFK :HHN DW Xavier this year in April, and Muslim Student Association ofIHUHG D QXPEHU RI FRPSOH[ LGHQWLW\ HYHQWV WKDW H[SORUHG DQG shared Muslim culture with others while also increasing awareness about Syrian refugees. Psi Chi has also added several students majoring in psychology to the group through its career panels and graduate school preparation events. SAC, one of the largest organizations on campus, has also had a large amount of student involvement this year. “Student Activities Council hosted a number of new programs this year, including the

Mystery Bus series, the Powerful Women Lecture series and a numEHU RI WULSV RII FDPSXV WR H[FLWing concerts,” Lewis said. SAC’s culminating event, XavierFest, will be held on Friday from 4-10 p.m. Lewis believes that involvement in these organizations will set students apart after graduation. “The power of involvement and learning that takes place outside of the classroom is growing monumentally important as students interview in competitive markets for jobs after college,” Lewis said. “The ability to tell future emSOR\HUV WKDW \RX KDYH H[SHULHQFH with delegation, budget management, working with diverse groups of people, supervising peers and having conversation around accountability are all some of the most desirable traits to be hired in a work place” Lewis said.

Senior Op-ed: Tatum Hunter

Year in Review: Film and Music

Feature: New Staff 2016-17

Outgoing Newswire Editor-in-Chief Tatum Hunter explains why now is a perfect time

Outgoing Newswire Managing Editor Grant Vance takes a look at VRPH RI WKH EHVW LQ ÀOP and music this year

Meet the staff of next years Newswire.

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A&E, page 7

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Xavier Newswire Edited by: Regina Wright wrightr9@xavier.edu

Campus News

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Aug 8, 2:10 a.m. – A summer intern living in the Village reported that his or her vehicle, which was left unlocked with the keys in the ignition, had been stolen overnight. Surveillance video of the area showed a suspect taking the vehicle at approximately 2 a.m. The vehicle was later recovered off campus by Cincinnati Police.

5HVFXH UHVSRQGHG WR D ÀUH DODUP they had chased him or her off. in Cintas Center. The alarm was A description was given, and an set off by staff cooking steaks. investigation is ongoing. Sept. 28, 10:35 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Residence Life with two students in Kuhlman Hall who were having roommate issues.

Nov. 28, 10:45 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Norwood Police in searching the area around the Volkswagen dealership on Montgomery Road and Cleneay Avenue for a suspect who was allegedly attempting to get into vehicles in the lot. The suspect ZDV IRXQG E\ ;DYLHU RIÀFHUV with a Volkswagen key fob in his or her possession and was arrested on outstanding arrest warrants.

Dec. 7, 4:34 p.m. – A student reported the theft of his or her vehicle from the R-3 Lot behind Cohen Center. The vehicle had been left parked overnight with the keys inside. Norwood Police ZDV QRWLÀHG DQG D WLPHO\ ZDUQing notice was issued.

March 18, 11:45 p.m. – An RIÀFHU RQ SDWURO GLVFRYHUHG DQ unlocked ATM in Smith Hall. 86 %DQN ZDV QRWLÀHG March 21, 1:28 p.m. – A student reported the theft of his or her all card which was immediately used to purchase products from vending machines around campus. An investigation is pending.

Jan. 6, 2:46 p.m. – Xavier Police received a report that a statue had been stolen from the 0F'RQDOG 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ Aug. 21, 7:40 p.m. – Xavier It was later determined that the March 29, 4:46 p.m. – Xavier Police and Physical Plant asstatue was located in another Police investigated a report of Oct. 4, 3:15 a.m. – An undersisted a group of approxi- age student was found passed room on campus. a suspicious backpack that was mately 25 students who over- out in the grass near Bellarmine left unattended in the Husman crowded and broke an elevator Circle. The student was issued a Jan. 13, 5:21 p.m. – Xavier Lot. The backpack was rein the new Alter Hall building. citation by Xavier Police. Nov. 29, 4:53 p.m. – Xavier Police, Cincinnati Fire and turned to a student who had The students were safely rePolice investigated a report of Rescue and Physical Plant res- accidentally left it there. moved, but the elevator reOct. 7, 2:37 p.m. – Physical WKUHH Ă€UH H[WLQJXLVKHUV EHLQJ GLV- cued four students who were quired repair. Plant reported a missing wall charged in the Schmidt Memorial stuck in an elevator in Fenwick April 2, 2:26 a.m. – Xavier thermostat in Fenwick Place. Police investigated a report of Fieldhouse by unknown suspects. Place. Aug. 29 12:30 a.m. –Xavier unknown subjects lighting off The area was searched, and ofPolice, Cincinnati Fire and Jan. 23, 11:19 p.m. – An Uber Ă€UHZRUNV LQVLGH WKH KDOOZD\V DW Oct. 17, 12:13 a.m. – Xavier Ă€FHUV ZHUH XQDEOH WR ORFDWH WKH Rescue and Residence Life Police assisted Norwood Police suspects. driver reported that a disgruntled University Apartments. UHVSRQGHG IRU DQRWKHU Ă€UH ZLWK WKUHH VWXGHQWV Ă€JKWLQJ LQ student had thrown a clear sticky alarm in Brockman Hall. An the 3700 block of Spencer Ave. liquid on his or her car in front April 5, 6:09 p.m. – Xavier investigation determined that One student was cited for underof Fenwick Place. Police and Physical Plant re students using hairspray was age intoxication. VSRQGHG WR D PXOFK Ă€UH DW again the cause of the alarm. Jan. 29, 2:32 a.m. – A stu- Albers Hall. It was determined dent observed smoking mari- it was caused by a discarded Oct. 24, 5:31 p.m. – A stuAug. 29, 8:48 p.m. – dent reported that a chair was juana inside a vehicle parked on cigarette. You better watch out, Physical Plant reported that placed on top of his or her ve/HGJHZRRG 'ULYH ZDV FLWHG IRU a window in a Cintas Center hicle that was parked in the C-1 drug abuse. you better shake April 7, 11:53 p.m. – Xavier banquet room had been acci- Lot. Police investigated a smoke twice dentally broken with a ski ball Feb. 2, 10:16 p.m. – A stu- alarm in Husman Hall. during a party. dent reported that an offensive Investigation revealed a stuOct. 30, 7:32 a.m. – Xavier Dec. 12, 7:50 p.m. – A note had been placed on his or dent playing with a Ping-Pong Police and Residence Life invessubject was cited by Xavier Sept. 2, 2:03 p.m. – Xavier tigated a report of a possible her door in Fenwick Place. ball and lighter activated the Police for urinating in the Police, Cincinnati Fire and missing student. The student was alarm. Residence Life will folSycamore Lot while dressed Rescue and Residence Life found sleeping in another room, Feb. 6, 12:27 p.m. – Xavier low up. in a Santa Claus costume. UHVSRQGHG WR D Ă€UH DODUP LQ still intoxicated. Police investigated a report of The subject was intoxicated Brockman Hall. The alarm D GLVFKDUJHG Ă€UH H[WLQJXLVKHU April 8, 12: 58 p.m. – A and released to a friend. was activated by the use of an and three juveniles playing in the juvenile performing lude acts Nov. 4, 3:57 a.m. – An undere-cigarette. The system was age intoxicated student attemptSchmidt Memorial Fieldhouse. in the Center of Innovations reset. ing to climb into vehicles in the Nov. 29, 6:11 p.m. – While The children were issued tres- parking lot was arrested 3600 block of Montgomery investigating another report of pass warnings and released to a and transported to juvenile Sept. 11, 10:20 p.m. – Two Road was arrested by Cincinnati suspicious activity on the west guardian. detention. students urinating on the out- Police for disorderly conduct. side of campus, Xavier Police side of Schmidt Memorial Feb. 6, 8:57 p.m. – Xavier found an unattended backpack April 12, 4:53 p.m. – Xavier Field House were cited for Nov. 6, 7:08 p.m. – Xavier that had been removed from the Police assisted Norwood Police Police assisted Cincinnati underage consumption. The Police assisted Residence Life trunk of a car in the Armory with a large, disorderly crowd of Police at the Marathon gas 35 beers found in their back- with a room search in Fenwick Lot. The owner of the car was juveniles at the Fun Factory on station in the 3600 block of SDFNV ZHUH DOVR FRQĂ€VFDWHG Place. A small amount of para- QRWLĂ€HG Sherman Avenue. Montgomery Road for a posand destroyed. phernalia and marijuana laced sible robbery. Upon arrival Feb. 7, 10:42 a.m. – An of- it was determined it was a EURZQLHV ZHUH FRQĂ€VFDWHG GXUDec. 5, 3:28 a.m. – Cincinnati Sept. 12, 8:26 p.m. – Residence ing the search. Fire and Rescue transported an Ă€FHU RQ URXWLQH SDWURO GLVFRY- dispute between a customer Life reported sexually oriented intoxicated student who was ered a hole that had been kicked and an employee in the store. JUDIĂ€WL LQ RQH RI WKH VWDLUZHOOV Nov. 13, 3:55 a.m. – A stu- found passed out in a stairwell in the drywall in Fenwick Place. Norwood Police handled the in Fenwick Place. dent observed spitting on the in Gallagher Student Center 3K\VLFDO 3ODQW ZDV QRWLĂ€HG situation. entrance camera in Buenger Hall to Good Samaritan Hospital. Sept. 18, 12:28 a.m. – Xavier was cited for disorderly conduct. 5HVLGHQFH /LIH ZDV QRWLĂ€HG Feb. 18, 4:15 p.m. – Contract April 13, 11:45 p.m. – Physical Police, Cincinnati Fire and employees working in Cintas Plant reported that someone Rescue and Physical Plant Nov. 15, 6:28 p.m. – Xavier Dec. 6, 4:10 a.m. – Xavier Center reported that they had had uprooted a “no parkingâ€? UHVSRQGHG WR D Ă€UH DODUP LQ Police and Norwood Police in- Police helped an Uber driver been harassed by two individuals VLJQ QHDU /HGJHZRRG 'ULYH Buenger Hall. It was deter- vestigated a report of a suspi- outside Fenwick Place with an attempting to persuade them to and Victory Parkway. mined that burnt cookies in cious person entering an un- intoxicated student who was join a labor union on campus. an oven set off the smoke locked apartment in University passed out in the back of the veApril 17, 1:56 p.m. – A studetector. March 2, 3:04 p.m. – An em- dent reported his or her vehiStation and attempting to get hicle. The student was woken up, into bedrooms. The suspect was cited for underage consumption ployee reported that several tools cle parked in the West Lot was Sept. 25, 12:19 p.m. – Xavier JRQH ZKHQ WKH RIĂ€FHUV DUULYHG DQG Ă€FWLWLRXV ,' DQG WUDQVSRUWHG were stolen from the tool cage in broken into and a cellphone Police and Cincinnati Fire and and the students claimed that back to his or her room. Cintas Center. charger was taken. Oct. 4, 12:33 a.m. – Xavier Police freed two students trapped in an elevator in Fenwick Place.

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,I \RX¡UH RQH RI WKH Ă€YH UHJXODU UHDGHUV RI WKH Newswire, then you know that the Op-Ed section of the last few issues each year gives seniors the opportunity to hand out life advice or whine about how much they’ll miss Xavier. Well, dear reader, I know that you don’t want to read through all that bullshit, so I won’t make you. How about a story instead? There are many anecdotes from my time here that are worthy to tell. Perhaps the best of which came early my freshman year, back when my former roommate had the alcohol tolerance of a cockroach. I don’t drink to fully enjoy the splendor of a bumbling, drunken idiot, so boy was I in for a treat that evening. My friends and I were trying to watch “Lord of the Rings,â€? but my inebriated roommate was making WKDW TXLWH GLIĂ€FXOW EHWZHHQ KLV VKRXWLQJ DQG IXULRXV button-clicking while playing “World of Warcraft.â€? I decided to have a bit of fun and had him perform sobriety tests; he would be allowed to stay and watch LOTR should he pass. Unfortunately, one does not simply pass a sobriety test when drunk. During the “walk in a straight lineâ€? test, he took two large steps away from us, spun back around and Chuck Norrised my friend’s balls. While hilarious for all but the victim, this incident forced my friends and me to be a little more vigorous in corralling my roommate. Our overwhelming strength must have startled him. He dropped to the Ă RRU FXUOHG XS LQ D EDOO DQG VWDWHG WKDW ZKHQ EHLQJ attacked by a bear one must curl up so that it will leave you alone. We were not as easily fooled as a bear, and we picked him up and laid him in bed. A short while later, my suitemate tried to use the restroom, only to discover it locked. After vigorous knocking failed to reveal the culprit, my undeterred VXLWHPDWH SLFNHG WKH ORFN WR Ă€QG P\ URRPPDWH passed out on the toilet. With the combined effort of several esteemed gentlemen, we were able to ram the door open from my roommate’s leg to free my drunken roommate from his lavatorial cage and lay him in his bed once and for all. What can you take from this story? Probably not

much. In truth, there’s nothing I can really tell you that you don’t already know. But since I am writing a senior op-ed in the Newswire, I must give the obligatory bit of guidance. When my friends are contemplating a serious life decision such as whether to go to Penn Station or Chipotle for dinner, I always give them the tonguein-cheek advice of “Do what your heart tells you to do.â€? That’s my advice for you too: If your heart says you want Blue Gibbon, but your brain says otherwise, you know what to do — YOLO. In all seriousness, there are some groups I have to thank for aiding me on my Xavier journey. Thank you, PPP program, for never letting me undervalue the value of free stuff. Thank you, Xavier Core Committee, for changing the core midway through my career so about half of the requirements went away and I could keep piling on the majors. It made me look like a good student to those who don’t actually know me. Thank you to my girlfriend’s friends, because I Ă€JXUHG WKDW , ZDV LQYLVLEOH WR HYHU\ JLUO XQWLO \RX DOO Ă DW RXW WROG PH RWKHUZLVH 7KDQNV WR \RX ,¡P VWLOO trapped in that relationship three-and-a-half years later. And thank you to everyone who isn’t in my close group of friends, because I’ll probably never see you again after May 14. When I showed up to Xavier, I was a svelte young teenager with a bright future and a clean face. Brent Raines is the Sports Now, I am an unemEditor at the Newswire. He ployed soon-to-be grad is an economics, history, powho has gained at least litical science and Philosophy, 20 pounds and a forePolitics and the Public quadruhead full of acne. ple major from Louisville, Ky. Thanks Xavier!

God works in overt ways A senior editorial is a tough cookie to crack. While I love hearing myself talk, I know not everyone wants to hear one more senior discuss his or her Xavier experience because most (I hope) thank friends, encourage XQGHUFODVVPHQ WR EHQG WKH UXOHV RQFH LQ D ZKLOH DQG LQFOXGH VRPH FOLFKp DQHFGRWHV WR Ă€OO WKH VSDFH 6DGO\ ZKLOH WKLV IRUPDW LV UHSHWLWLYH LW¡V DQ DFFXUDWH UHĂ HFWLRQ RI ZKDW ;DYLHU PHDQV WR PH College has been a long process for me. While I’ll cross the stage victorious on May 14, the diploma did not FRPH ZLWKRXW LWV VKDUH RI GLIĂ€FXOWLHV , VSHQW PRVW RI P\ FROOHJH H[SHULHQFH LQ D PHQWDO KD]H <HDUV RI LJQRUing mental health took a toll on my life, and college was the breaking point. There were numerous times when I completely broke down and couldn’t function day-to-day. I experienced panic attacks during class, had to use anxiety medication before Don’t Tell Anna performances and spent hours alone in my dorm room trying to gather my emotions so I could just walk down the greenspace and get to my next class. Thankfully, throughout all of these bad moments, senior year has shown me one thing: I was never alone. There are people on this campus whom I know and love because they loved me at my worst and best. From professors to students to Xavier guests, I can truly say that I love the Xavier community. There are several moments that really stick out. During a philosophy exam in Dr. Frankel’s course, I felt the room spin and began to have an anxiety attack during the test. Why did this happen? I couldn’t tell you. The only thing I know is that my body said run. While I sat outside trying to manage my thoughts, Dr. Frankel spoke with me and gave me an extension on the test. :KLOH , ZDV KRUULĂ€HG WKDW VRPHRQH VDZ WKLV EUHDNGRZQ KLV IROORZ XS HPDLO DQG PHVVDJHV RI HQFRXUDJHPHQW allowed me to get the help I needed. Last semester, my father was diagnosed with stage four cancer. The doctor originally gave him a year to live, and he encouraged us to prepare arrangements “sooner rather than later.â€? This diagnosis sent me into a tailspin because it came while I was juggling three jobs, thesis prep work and numerous on-campus commitments. When I think about this and other tiring days, I’m blessed to say that God didn’t allow me to keep the painful memories, but He allowed me to remember the warmth of those who exhibited His love whenever I needed it. I saw God through Tommy Bell taking up a surprise collection to help my parents with bills, Meredith Francis reading papers for me when I felt insecure about my writing, Meredith Beamer and Laura Kalynchuk for sending me thoughtful texts on rough days and numerous professors giving PH KXJV ZKHQ , FDPH WR WKHLU RIĂ€FH FOHDUO\ VWUHVVHG E\ WKH GD\¡V HYHQWV , NQRZ I wouldn’t be able to cross the stage and accept my degree if it wasn’t for the countless great people who made my Xavier experience a transformative one. Today, I’m in one of the best places in my life because of the people God works through to help me be my most authentic self. To Xavier underclassmen, know that the college experience is unique to every person. Will Xavier be perfect? Hell no. I understand that there will be people and instances that work your last nerve. Nothing in life will give you everything you want; however, it is up to you to focus on the lessons in your struggles so you may use the experience to bring forth something new. All of you deserve the very best life has to offer. As you continue your Jonathan S. Hogue is the outgocareers at Xavier and beyond, I hope God blesses you all. If you do one WKLQJ ZKLOH DW ;DYLHU WDNH WLPH WR UHFRJQL]H DQG WKDQN WKH SHRSOH DORQJ ing Opinions & Editorials Editor your journey who help you be yourself. They’re the true gifts you’ll cherish, at the Newswire. He is a senior Philosophy, Politics and the Public my friends. major from Aurora, Ill. Be blessed and best of luck to you all.

Xavier Newswire Edited by: Abrena Rowe rowea2@xavier.edu

Opinions&Editorials

5 April 27, 2016

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As a few of my Newswire peers KDYH DFNQRZOHGJHG LW¡V GLIĂ€FXOW WR write these senior-goodbye editorials without getting painfully nostalgic or dishing out condescending advice to underclassmen. While I’m not one for nostalgia, I am totally one for condescension, so I’ve decided to go with the second option. As a college newspaper, the Newswire runs a lot of editorials about dealing with busy schedules and stress. These usually advise students to cut themselves a break — take a step back, make more free time, get drunk, that math test doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. I think this advice is very important. Stress and anxiety are real problems on college campuses, and we live in a culture that worships business for its own sake. Grades should not come at the expense of mental and emotional health. However, a less stressful existence should not come at the expense of personal and intellectual growth. Partly because I’m contrarian by nature, but mostly because I truly believe this, my advice to college students would be to care more and try more.

My goal here is not to contradict my peers’ advice but to point out that pushing yourself to do more than you think you can achieve isn’t always a negative thing. You can’t know which activities, friendships and academic disciplines will be the most meaningful to you until you try them, and you are lucky enough to have four years to try as many as you want. For a lot of us, this will be the time in our lives when we have the least amount of responsibility (even though it doesn’t feel that way). Take advantage of your time and your youthful, spongy brain, and try to treat learning like a privilege instead of an obligation. Trust me, I hated writing that last sentence as much as you hated reading it. But I truly think that we can maintain a healthy perspective about grades and resumes while still working hard if our hard work comes from a desire to improve ourselves and our world and not from a desire to impress professors, parents or future employers. When we embrace the idea that learning, creating and achieving can be just as fun as free time, we lessen our odds of becoming really boring human beings. (I know

WKDW QDPLQJ ´1HWĂ L[ DQG SDMDmasâ€? as your all-time favorite activity is adorable, but it’s also not actually an activity). So do something stressful. Pick up a minor in something you’re not good at. Set an academic goal for yourself that has nothing to do with GPA. Take an improv class. Buy a camcorder and make

Take advantage of your time and your youthful, spongy brain, and try to treat learning like a privilege instead of an obligation. - Tatum Hunter a shitty movie. Learn calligraphy and leave ominous haikus around campus, I don’t really care. Just don’t use “grades don’t matter� as an excuse to get stuck in a rut. Quick self-congratulatory personal anecdote: During these past fours years, I did way too much stuff. There were moments (usually toward the end of each semester) when I seriously considered bailing on my life and running across the country like Forrest

Gump. I was too busy, and I’d end up cursing myself for my tendency to overcommit. But looking back, I wouldn’t change my decisions. Contrary to many college narratives, the “moments I’ll remember mostâ€? are not the times at Dana’s with my friends or the hungover brunch dates; they’re the times my friends and I got to take a bow together after rehearsal 30 hours a week for two months or the times we stayed up until 2:30 a.m. making sure the Newswire ZDV Ă€OOHG with stories. Like any institution, Xavier KDV LWV Ă€QH SRLQWV DQG LWV IRLEOHV It’s easy to make tongue-in-cheek jokes about magis or roll our eyes at “educating the whole person.â€? But there’s a reason that Xavier marketing doesn’t shut up about that stuff — it’s actually meaningful. The vast majority of administrators, professors, staff members and campus leaders are genuinely committed to helping students grow as people. Looking back, I can see that Xavier has been the single biggest blessing in my life. It provides an environment where you can spend four years running back and forth between theater and economics classes, juggling club meetings and

internships and falling into bed every night exhausted but smarter than you were the day before. Oh no. It’s happening. I’m getting nostalgic. Thank you to all the people who have made hard work fun and helped me grow these past four years: the Newswire staff past and present, Stephen Skiles and my theater family, my English professors, my economics professors, Abby King-Kaiser, my roommates and my improv friends. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Tatum Hunter is the outgoing Editor-in- Chief of the Newswire. She is a senior economics, English and theatre triple major from Lebanon, OH.

M e d i t a t i o n s o n t h e X av i e r e x p e r i e n c e By now we all know the things people say about college: This is \RXU FKDQFH WR ÀJXUH RXW ZKR \RX want to be for the rest of your life. All you have to do is pick the perfect major, apply yourself in class, meet amazing people and walk across the stage at graduation having completed the best years of your life. I’m not telling you these things won’t happen, but if my four years are any indicator, college is not nearly as neat and tidy as people will have you believe. Nevertheless, I wouldn’t trade this whirlwind for anything. On picking the perfect major: I’m one of those anomalous creatures that stuck with the same majors all four years. But I didn’t choose both of them. I knew I wanted to be an English major. Doubling in Honors Bachelor of Arts (HAB) was a surprise, kind of like being robbed at gunpoint and deciding that your assailant is best friend material, never mind that he still steals your stuff and threatens to kill you four years into your friendship. But, if given the chance,

I would never undo HAB. I have OHDUQHG WR Ă€W VHYHQ +$%V LQ WKH small Schott elevator. I have also learned about a comaraderie unable to be rivaled. On applying yourself in class and meeting amazing people: school is important, but don’t let that “Aâ€? keep you from living. I VSHQW P\ Ă€UVW \HDU DW ;DYLHU UHlentlessly pursuing academic success with great results. Somehow, I even managed to meet Elizabeth Rancourt, Tatum Hunter and Nick Bergeman, all of whom have walked, ran and limped alongside me these four years. However, beyond those three, I had managed to close myself off from the rest of the people on this campus. At the end of my sophomore year my campus minister told me that I’m not going to remember the grades I received but rather the people whose lives I impacted and who made an impact on mine. I think I alarmed him with how much I ran with that concept. Today, I have to check my transcript in order to remember the grade I received in Latin Prose

Composition. But I’ll always rePHPEHU WKH GD\ WKDW , à HZ D NLWH outside of Buenger with Tatum, Catherine and Caitlin, which ultimately led me to choose to live with these girls (as well as Elizabeth, Maggie, Abbie and Cassie) in Fenwick 408. I’ll remember saying goodnight to Elizabeth at 11 p.m., then talking about race, religion, politics and every other taboo topic until 3 a.m., on numerous occasions. Or the night I sprawled out on her à RRU FRQYLQFHG P\ OLIH ZDV IDOOing apart only to have her tell me how impressed she is by the person I’ve become – so much more FRQÀGHQW LQ P\VHOI WKDQ WKH JLUO VKH ÀUVW PHW I’ll remember planning a double surprise party with Laura GXULQJ ÀQDOV ZHHN WR FHOHEUDWH Elizabeth’s birthday and Leah’s departure to France. I’ll remember watching the basketball game on the big screen in Gallagher last year with Rhandi, Savannah, Donald, Ashante and Abrena,

four freshmen who became my family (Abrena is already my sister). I’ll remember sitting in the Newswire copy editing room durLQJ RQH RI P\ ÀUVW ZHHNV DV KHDG copy editor exactly one year ago tomorrow, word vomiting my life to Max Bruns, who took it all in stride and has since become one of my best friends. I’ll remember looking out over downtown Cincinnati on November 22, 2015, praying with Rhandi the night after we found out our friend killed himself. I’ll remember every person who helped me get through thesis year, especially the professors who cared more about me as a human being than a student – Dr. Renzi, Dr. Hogue, Dr. Quinn, Dr. O’Leary and Dr. Strunk, you are all saints. On these and so many other occasions, I know I had homework up to my eyeballs, but even now, I couldn’t tell you what exactly I was putting off. Homework didn’t make Xavier home; these and so many other wonderful humans have. On graduating: don’t get so

caught up trying to do all the things you’re supposed to do in college that you prevent them from happening. When I walk across the stage in 17 days, I still won’t know where I’m working or living in three months. But I’ll have a plethora of people who will KHOS PH ÀJXUH LW RXW DQG D OLIHWLPH of memories I can’t replace. You only get four years here, use them wisely.

AyanaF.Rowe is theisoutgoing head copy Grant Vance the Managing editor at the Newswire. She is senior Editor at the Newswire. He is a asenior HAB and English double major from English & Digitial Innovation Film and Television double major from Jeffersonville, Ind.

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Xavier Newswire

Sports

April 27, 2016

Edited by: Kyle Tooley tooleyk@xavier.edu

Musketeers prove successful in multiple sports BY PAUL FRITSCHNER Staff Writer

Another year of incredible athletic achievements is in the books for Xavier athletics, so it’s time to take a look back at some of the notable performances. No sooner had students returned to campus for the fall semester than the men’s soccer team begam its season. Expectations were high for the Musketeers, entering the season ranked in the Top 25 and coming off a Sweet 16 run in the NCAA tournament. While the season did not pan out as many hoped, there were VHYHUDO VLJQLĂ€FDQW KLJKOLJKWV $OH[ Ridsdale’s bicycle kick checked in on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays and was recently voted “Play of WKH <HDUÂľ DW WKH Ă€UVW DQQXDO ;63< Awards. As a team, the Musketeers QRWFKHG WKHLU Ă€UVW QRWDEOH YLFWRU\ of the season by taking down No. 2 Notre Dame in South Bend. They weren’t done there, though, as a trip to Creighton loomed large on the schedule. Matt Vasquenza scored a late goal in Omaha to KDQG WKH 1R %OXH -D\V WKHLU Ă€UVW loss of the season. While the Musketeers didn’t make the tournament, a couple of Top-10 plays, victories over the Ă€UVW DQG VHFRQG UDQNHG WHDPV in the country and a record well above .500 contributed to a sigQLĂ€FDQW VHDVRQ

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Matt Vasquenza celebrates a goal with less than two minutes to play en route to Xavier’s 2-1 win over top-ranked Creighton.

Also in the fall, Abbey Bessler continued to cement her name as one of Xavier’s all-time greats in volleyball. She was named the Big East Player of the Year and was recently named the College Sportswoman of the Year by the Greater CincinnatiNorthern Kentucky Women’s Sport Association. Volleyball had a stout 14-4 record in the Big East and will be looking to build off last season as the team prepares for the upcom-

ing year. Women’s basketball was off to a hot start before faltering a bit in conference play. The team reeled off a seven-game winning streak during the month of December, including a victory over Cincinnati in the Crosstown Shootout. Briana Glover was named to the All-Big East Honorable Mention team for her play. A year-in-review would be far from complete without mentioning Xavier’s swim team which has

continuously proved to be one of the university’s most successful athletics programs. Men’s swimming won its third consecutive Big East championship – if you’re counting, that’s

one for every year Xavier has been in the new Big East. Individually, 23 Musketeer swimmers found their names on the All-Big East team; 12 came from the men’s team while 11 women were honored as well. This spring, Jose MontaĂąo has excelled for the golf team. He has already been named Big East Golfer of the Week twice while Ă€QLVKLQJ LQ WKH WRS WKUHH RI PXOtiple tournaments. This, in conMXQFWLRQ ZLWK 6KDQH &UXWFKĂ€HOG¡V individual championship in the women’s Big East golf tournament, bodes well for both golf teams moving forward. As a whole, Xavier had quite a year in the world of athletics. Men’s soccer continues to put itself on the national map, swimming dominated yet again and women’s basketball made strides. Cross Country has a bright future with runners like freshman Caroline Gosser, and women’s tennis has fought its way to a number two seed in the Big East tournament. Things are looking up for the Xavier Musketeers, and the 201617 campaigns should be exciting.

Superstars dominate the professional stage BY BRENDAN BURRIS Staff Writer

2015 proved to be an amazing year in the professional sports world, full of incredible moments and plays, the end of some of the most storied careers of our times and the emergence of new possible dynasties. Here is a look EDFN DW WKH Ă€QDOV RI HDFK RI WKH Freshman point guard Edmond 90-72 victory over Marquette after four major sports and the impact 6XPQHU VKRZHG Ă DVKHV RI VWDUGRP capturing the two seed with a 14-4 the winning teams and their playby leading Xavier to a Crosstown FRQIHUHQFH UHFRUG 7KH VHPLĂ€QDOV ers have had around the sporting Shootout victory over Cincinnati. proved disastrous, however, as the world. Even with a hot start, Sumner’s in- Musketeers ran into the Seton Hall World Series: The National jury during a blowout loss against buzzsaw in a four point loss. League Champion New York Villanova forced the Musketeers Despite the early exit, Xavier Mets, led by their incredible pitchto start their Big East slate over- still received a two seed in the ing rotation as well as the playoff looked once again. NCAA Tournament, but a gut- emergence of Daniel Murphy, The Musketeers responded to wrenching loss to Wisconsin at the took on the stellar lineup of the the Villanova loss by winning 12 of buzzer in the Round of 32 sent the American League Champion their next 14 contests to set up a re- Musketeers home early. Kansas City Royals. In a series that match with the defending Big East “Obviously not the outcome saw the Royals prove victorious by champions. Xavier had yet to beat that we expected, wanted,â€? head a tally of 4-1, both teams put on Villanova since joining the confer- coach Chris Mack said. “Really, re- great performances highlighted by ence, which raised the stakes even ally tough locker room. Told the memorable moments both on and KLJKHU 7KH 0XVNHWHHUV Ă€QDOO\ JRW players in the locker room that the RII WKH Ă€HOG DV ZHOO DV DQ 093 over the hump with a 90-83 victory sun will shine tomorrow. It doesn’t performance by Royals catcher over the No.1 ranked Wildcats in feel like it, but it always does. And Slavador Perez. WKH RQO\ WRS Ă€YH PDWFKXS LQ &LQWDV just grateful. We had an unbelievStanley Cup: The Chicago Center history. able season. It’s hard to end this Blackhawks and Tampa Bay The Musketeers showed their way.â€? Lightning played one of the more prowess in conference play by Xavier (28-6, 14-4) reached its KLJKO\ FRQWHVWHG 6WDQOH\ &XS Ă€relying on their depth, with star highest national ranking in pro- nals in quite some time. In the sophomore Trevon Bluiett lead- gram history at No. 4 and consis- six-game series, the two teams had ing the way. Bluiett, who averaged tently stayed in the top 10. The hockey fans around the world on 15.1 PPG and 6.1 RPG, was one 0XVNHWHHUV ZHUH WKH Ă€UVW 'LYLVLRQ the edge of their seats. At the end of seven Musketeers who played at I team to reach 20 wins, and their of those six hard fought battles, least 19 minutes per game. 28-win season is tied for the sec- the Blackhawks were able to clinch Senior James Farr had a stand- ond-most in school history. the Cup at home, winning 2-0 and out year with 10.7 PPG and 7.8 The season may have ended celebrating in front of their own RPG. Myles Davis added a steady abruptly, but the program is on fans. MVP Duncan Keith scored hand and cold blooded shooting the rise, and Chris Mack, who just the winning goal for his team. with 10.8 PPG. signed a contract extension, reSuper Bowl: The epic storyXavier started the Big East turns a team capable of reaching lines were all over the place when tournament with an impressive new program heights next season. it came to Super Bowl 50. Was this

Men’s basketball celebrates success BY DAVID WOELTZ Staff Writer

Xavier basketball reached new heights this season. It also experienced an excruciating low. The 2015-16 team fell short of postseason expectations, but it was one hell of a ride. After reaching the Sweet 16 last season with an unheralded squad, Xavier entered this year with aspirations of a deep tournament run. The Musketeers, who started the season unranked, quickly surpassed preseason expectations in the AdvoCare Invitational. Xavier dismantled rival Dayton in the tournament championship 90-61 to set the stage for a perfect nonFRQIHUHQFH ÀQLVK

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3H\WRQ¡V Ă€QDO JDPH" :RXOG WKH Broncos’ stellar defense be able to keep up with Cam Newton and a Panthers offense that only lost RQH JDPH DOO \HDU" 7KH %URQFRV underdogs coming into the game, proved the age-old adage that “defense wins championships,â€? and, led by Super Bowl MVP Von Miller, only allowed 10 points to the potent Panthers offense. NBA Finals: The Cleveland Cavaliers attempted to win their Ă€UVW HYHU FKDPSLRQVKLS DQG OHG by LeBron James, faced off against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors reigned supreme, taking the series 4-2 and winning the title in front of the Cleveland fans who have longed for a title to grasp. With all the aforementioned superstars on WKH Ă RRU LW ZDV $QGUH ,JXRGDOD who took home the MVP award, DOWKRXJK -DPHV EHFDPH WKH Ă€UVW player in Finals history to lead both teams in points, assists and rebounds for an entire series.

Xavier Newswire Edited by: Sara Ringenbach ringenbachs@xavier.edu

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Arts&Entertainment

April 27, 2016

2015-16 remembers and celebrates music artists

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2015-16 featured success from Kanya West's (right) The Life of Pablo and posthumous acclaim from Kurt Cobain's (left) Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings and David Bowie's (center) Blackstar.

BY HANNAH SGAMBELLONE

Staff Writer Since the deaths of seemingly immortal stars like David Bowie, Scott Weiland and Prince, many have commiserated 2016 as the year that rock and roll died. The loss of these stars is certainly a staggering blow to the artistic community. In light of these deaths, music has continued to move forward, creating innovative pieces that ZLOO FRPH WR GHÀQH WKH V LQ perspective. Perhaps the most infamous album of the year is Kanye West’s 7KH /LIH RI 3DEOR Aside from publicity stunts and questionable marketing decisions, 7KH /LIH RI 3DEOR

is among the year’s best work. Kanye continues an exploration RI KLPVHOI DQG KLV IDPH LQ D Ă DPboyant yet intimate composition. His skill as a producer also comes across in his many collaborations with other artists, such as Rihanna on “Famousâ€? and Designer on “Father Stretch My Hands pt. 2.â€? Overall, this year proved an excellent one for rap and hiphop: Dr. Dre released Compton, his Ă€UVW VWXGLR DOEXP VLQFH DQG Kendrick Lamar’s surprise album 8QWLWOHG 8QPDVWHUHG also proved a progressive work in the genre. While rap and hip-hop have certainly fared well this year, indie music has continued quietly in the background. With new re-

leases from The Violent Femmes (We Can Do Anything), The Front Bottoms (%DFN RQ 7RS) and The Fratellis ((\HV :LGH 7RQJXH 7LHG), the genre has gone in the direction of raw vocals and rough cuts of recordings, as if in protest to the dreamy synth-pop that dominates the current radio scene. A standout is Say Anything’s surprise release , 'RQ¡W 7KLQN ,W ,V DQ DOEXP WKDW Ă€QDOO\ JLYHV frontman Max Bemis a chance to explore the more experimental sound that the band has toyed with over the past decade. Lana del Rey’s Honeymoon is also a highlight of late 2015, a brilliant combination of the sweeping cinematic tone of 2014’s Ultraviolence

and the almost playful nihilism of 2012’s Born to Die. While new artists have certainly thrived in 2015-16, more established artists have also released reminders of their continued success. 3RVW 3RS 'HSUHVVLRQ, a release from punk icon Iggy Pop, does not show any signs of aging as the protopunk pioneer navigates through the modern music scene. David Bowie’s almost prophetical %ODFNVWDU, released only three days before his death, is an experimental, innovative eulogy of self that peaks at “Lazarus� (with an equally haunting music video to match). Perhaps one of the most moving releases of 2015 was Kurt Cobain’s 0RQWDJH RI +HFN 7KH

+RPH 5HFRUGLQJV The demos, rough FXWV DQG FRYHUV ZHUH Ă€QDOO\ PDGH public after the release of the documentary of the same name. His characteristically dark humor is sprinkled in tracks such as “Silverâ€? and “Been a Son,â€? early demos of “Sappyâ€? and “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattleâ€? and a beautifully nightmarish cover of The Beatles’ “And I Love Her.â€? Modern music is still trying to FRPSUHKHQG WKH LQĂ XHQFH RI DUWists such as Cobain, Bowie and Prince. Through the nostalgia and romance of rock stars past, releases such as %ODFNVWDU and Montage RI +HFN can help guide the way to the innovative, experimental music across all genres today.

Independents and blockbusters reap year's success

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Mad Max: Fury Road, Spotlight, The End of the Tour, The Diary of a Teenage Girl and Batman Vs. Superman are among the many cinematic successes shown in theaters this year.

BY GRANT VANCE

Staff Writer Going to the movies: an experience that can be anything from the benchmark of a budding relationship to a meaningless two hours of escapism. Whatever the motive may be for attending the cinema, there’s nothing like an enlightening retrospective to remind us all of our repressed memories of that guy who continually yelled “jokes� during the runtime or that scene that understood you more than anyone in years. The 2015-16 year had a lot to offer, distinguishing itself with

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ators. This year supplied us with some of the best, with Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight), the Coen Brothers (+DLO &DHVDU), Richard Linklater ((YHU\ERG\ :DQWV Some), Shane Black (7KH 1LFH *X\V) and Jeff Nichols (Midnight Special) DOO RIIHULQJ QHZ ÀOPV WR HQMR\ Superhero movies are slowly taking over the blockbuster palette, with Batman v. Superman: 'DZQ RI -XVWLFH, $YHQJHUV $JH RI Ultron and Deadpool all raking in SURÀWDEOH UHWXUQV IRU WKHLU UHVSHFtive studios, and more entries on the way with Suicide Squad, Captain America: Civil War and X-Men: $SRFDO\SVH on the horizon.

Not every blockbuster is clad in tights and justice, however. This year also brought us well-crafted returns to some of the most respected franchises of all time with Mad Max: Fury Road, -XUDVVLF :RUOG and 6WDU :DUV 7KH )RUFH $ZDNHQV This only scratches the surface of what 2015-16 brought to ÀOP :LWKRXW JHWWLQJ LQWR PRUH JHQUH VSHFLÀF ÀOPV OLNH FRPHG\ (7UDLQZUHFN) or horror (The Witch), there are plenty more that deserve a look. I hope this year in cinema treated you well, and I hope that one guy’s shouting commentary wasn’t too off-putting. Photos courtesy of twitter.com

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