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Volume CI Issue 29

April 20, 2016

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Scholars program shifts gears

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BY HANNAH SGAMBELLONE Staff Writer Xavier students are no stranger to curriculum changes. From the addition of GOA and the First Year Seminar programs to the continual shifting of core requirements, students are expected to be versatile and patient as the university changes what it means to obtain a degree. Over the past year, the University Scholars core has fallen under the cosmetic knife of the University Scholars program (USP) Task Force that now emphasizes the Ă H[LELOLW\ RI WKH QHZ SURJUDP requirements. In the past, the HAB, PPP and University Scholars core has been intentionally rigorous; requiring

courses such as calculus and honors sections of theology, rhetoric and philosophy. According to the task force, the prestige and the intensity of the program will remain the same all the while making the curriculum easier for students to complete. The goal of the program thus far has been to provide students ZLWK DQ LQWHQVLĂ€HG FRKHVLYH OLEeral arts degree. According to Dr. Stephen Yandell, the new leader of the University Scholars program, the changes were made to make the Honors core more accessible to students while upholding the same standard of the previous program. ´,QFUHDVHG Ă H[LELOLW\ IRU VWX-

dents became the key mantra embraced by the Task Force,â€? Yandell said. “We wanted students to have greater choice in what they took and simultaneously double-down on the program’s greatest strength, the Honors courses. We wanted students to EHQHĂ€W IURP ZHOO FKRVHQ ORZHU HQUROOHG +RQRUV Ă€OOHG FRXUVes—those courses that pushed thinking, talking and working to deeper levels. We wanted no more upgrades or waivers.â€? These changes are, on paper, simple. Students who began schooling in fall of 2014 or earlier will need to complete a PLQLPXP RI VL[ FODVVHV Ă DJJHG as honors courses, with no speciĂ€FLW\ WR VXEMHFW

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came with a new core,â€? Yandell VDLG ´6SHFLĂ€FDOO\ ZH KDG WR WHOO ourselves ‘trust the Core; trust WKH PDMRUV WUXVW WKH Ă DJV¡ ZH ultimately had to pull back and UHDOL]H WKDW GLIIHUHQW PDMRUV DOready call on students to do these things. We had to let those programs actually do their intended work. We had to rest easy knowing that all Xavier students will, by virtue of participating in the core, achieve a wide range of learning outcomes already identiĂ€HG E\ WKH IDFXOW\ DV FUXFLDO IRU D Xavier degree.â€? With the new core implemented in the coming semesters, the university hopes that students ZLOO Ă€QG PRUH FODULW\ LQ UHJLVWHUing for classes.

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Xavier Newswire Edited by: Raymond Humienny humiennyr@xavier.edu

XavierFest promotes new artists

BY ERICA LAMPERT Staff Writer ;DYLHU LV KRVWLQJ LWV Ă€IWK DQQXDO XavierFest for the student body on April 29, and it is rumored that this year will be the best yet. XavierFest originated as a new idea to help boost attendance to the Student Activities Council (SAC) events that the previous Cintas Concerts lacked. SAC did not want to completely get rid of the concert for students, but they wanted to stop wasting students’ money on something with low attendance. XavierFest wasnt meant to replace these concerts, however due to its success, SAC has allowed XavierFest to replace the Cintas Concerts for good. “XavierFest has now replaced the Cintas Concert Series, and our attendance is greater than it had ever been at any Cintas Concert held in the past,â€? Chair of SAC’s University Spirit Committee Zeina Farhat said. “Last year, we had 2,400 students attend XavierFest, making it the most student-attended event on campus—including basketball games.â€? SAC started this emerging artist festival to see whether or not Xavier students would enjoy the experience of an outdoor concert.

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XavierFest will take place April 29th on the Xavier Green. The even will feature live music and free food for students.

main act. In the past, SAC has had several headliners such as Well Reds, Tyler Hilton and Smallpools. This year, SAC has collaborated with the Student Government Association (SGA) to have the Canadian reggae fusion band Magic! play at XavierFest. Magic! The event started off with student is most well known for their debut bands, and has continued to grow single, “Rude�, which peaked at each year in the popularity of the number one in several countries,

including the U.S. “We call it an emerging artist festival because the line-up consists of artists who we perceive as on the rise in the music industry. The openers and the headliner have huge potential musically to break

through,� Farhat said. “Since pretty much every student at Xavier has heard the song ‘Rude’ we thought Magic! would be a great emerging

band to bring in that was in our price range.� SAC and SGA were also able to bring in Lauren Eid, DNK and My Body Sings Electric for this year’s acts. The Filharmonics will also be an opening act and may be recog-

nized by students for their appearance in the movie “Pitch Perfect 2.� “XavierFest is intended to introduce Xavier’s campus to new artists

of different genres� Farhat said. “We have had a history of artists who SAC has brought to Xavier’s campus, including WALK THE MOON, Ben Rector and The Hunts (now touring with O.A.R) who have become pretty big names in the industry today,� This year’s vendors will include Skyline Chili, Coca-Cola(Monster), Delicio Coal Fired Pizza, The Pop Shop, United Dairy Farmers, Empanadas Aqui, C’est Cheese Food Truck, Harvest Mobile Cuisine, Hungry Bros Food Truck and Kaimelsky’s Hot Dog Truck. “There’s going to be 10 different food trucks for the students to experience and they’re all going to be really good,� Farhat said. “We even have some returning venders coming back this year as well.� As always there will also be free merchandise for Xavier students to enjoy such as free T-shirts, cups, frisbees and other small items. All students are expected to have their All Cards handy this year as only Xavier students are allowed to attend the festival and enjoy the free food. SAC encourages all students to come and make this year the largest attendance at XavierFest ever. XavierFest will take place on the Greenspace on April 29th beginning at 4 P.M. Magic! is scheduled to perform at 8.

Xavier leads in closing wage gap for professors

BY MICAH PRICE

Staff Writer When rying to decide which section of a class to take next year, keep in mind that choosing a class with a female professor may mean that the instructor is getting paid less than her male counterparts. According to a new study from the Chronicle of Higher Education, the ever-present wage gap between male and female professors at universities is shrinking but is still very much a real phenomenon. On a local level, colleges and universities in the Greater Cincinnati area are affected by the wage gap, at a rate of 13 percent in Ohio and 11 percent in Kentucky. The gap was largest at the University of Cincinnati, where female professors earn, on average, 14 percent less than their male colleagues. In ranking local schools, the second worst was Miami at 13

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Monthly), one of the most noted cases of this occurs at “The University of Maryland at College Park which employs six vice presidents, six associate vice presidents, Ă€YH DVVLVWDQW YLFH SUHVLGHQWV VL[ assistants to the president and six assistants to the vice presidents.â€? It is possible that Xavier’s smaller wage gap in comparison to other local schools is due to proper budget allocation, meaning that a school clearly not short RQ FDVK PLJKW Ă€QG LW HDVLHU WR HQsure that all of its staff are treated equally, even if there may be an H[LVWHQFH RI VXSHUĂ XRXV SRVLtions, but there is no concrete data to support this. Although the wage gap at Xavier is signigicantly lower tha its regional counterparts, the fact remains that universities will have to continue working toward gender-equal pay for some time in order to eventually eradicate the gap fully.

percent, followed by Northern Kentucky University at 9 percent. Xavier University registered at only 2 percent, by far the best in the region. The report also raises major questions regarding the allocation and budgeting of universities, as well as overall salaries, which for the most part have decreased locally. But where is the money once allocated to professor’s salaries going? By some accounts, it is being transferred to bloated athletic departments that fail to stay in the black, and to what President of the Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors John McNay calls “Administration %ORDW Âľ ZKLFK FDQ EH GHĂ€QHG DV a “proliferation of expensive upper-level administrators and administrative activities.â€? According to Benjamin Ginsberg of the (Washington

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Republican candidate Donald Trump promises to tighten Muslim immigration into the U.S. if he becomes the next president.

Restrictive travel bill to pass BY MAX BRUNS

Staff Writer Several weeks ago, Donald Trump was heavily criticized for his scathing comments about the maneuverability of Muslims in and out of the U.S. He promised America that upon his inauguration, movement of people of Muslim faith would be heavily restricted and many AmericanMuslims would be “sent back� to their home countries. Much of the criticism of Trump’s statements comes from the groundlessness of fear he espoused in his rhetoric, which include misinterpretations of current international events. The sitting government is making a more calculated restriction of movement. The Senate passed a bill today by a 95-3 majority that restricts freedom of travel through airports. The bill is in

direct response to the terrorist bombing attacks of an airpot and train stations in Brussels. The response by the Senate constitutes the most comprehensive review of security through airports in a decade, although the House has stopped its passage due to discrepancies with privatization of air traffic control. The Senate was able to bypass the discrepancies, and the restrictive measures now include an increase in teams of bomb-sniffing dogs, a higher level of inspection for bags at baggage claims and a longer vetting process for all airport employees. “Travel [will become] more safe and secure and more passenger friendly,� John Thune, chairman of the Senate Science, Commerce and Transportation Committee said. Some of the personal perks for passengers will be monetary compensation for lost

baggage and improvements to airports. The bill also provides a provision for the extension of the Federal Aviation Administration’s jurisdiction up until September 2017. Right now, that jurisdiction is due to expire on July 15. This is the issue the House has with the bill. Their dispute over privatization of air traffic control is holding up the progress of a bill that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, “will make important strides for out national security and for travelers. It does so withour increasing fees or taxes. It does so without imposing heavy-handed regulations that can stifle consumers’ choice.� If the bill passes, the largest airport security increase in a decade will take place in response to an international act of terrorism.

April 11, 11:57 a.m. – Xavier Police and Cincinnati Police responded to a report of a robbery at gunpoint in the 1600 block of Potter Place. Three male subjects VKRZHG D ÀUHDUP WR WKH VWXGHQW and took an iPhone 6 and three dollars during the offense. No one was hurt.

an employee in the store. Norwood Police handled the situation. April 13, 12:43 p.m. – A student reported an unknown person breaking the window of his or her apartment at U-Station.

April 14, 5:47 p.m. – Xavier Police stopped a car for an expired license plate at the Village Apartments. Subjects were advised of the violation and sent on their way. April 15, 2:20 a.m. – Xavier Police assisted Cincinnati Police with an auto accident on Victory Parkway and Ledgewood Drive.

April 14, 7:50 a.m. – Physical Plant reported damage to the elApril 12, 3:00 p.m. – An of- HYDWRU FRQWUROV RQ WKH IRXUWK Ă RRU April 15, 10:28 p.m. – Xavier Ă€FHU GLVFRYHUHG D PLVVLQJ VLJQ in Fenwick Place. Police cited a student for an from the lower level of the resiopen container of alcohol at the dential mall. O’Connor Sports Center. April 12, 4:51 p.m. – A stuApril 16, 7:09 p.m. – At the redent reported damage to his or quest of Norwood Police, Xavier her apartment door in the Village What would you Police responded to the 200 block Apartments. do... for a parking of Wayland Avenue for a large disspot? orderly crowd. Two students were April 12, 4:53 p.m. – Xavier cited for underage drinking. Police assisted Cincinnati Police April 13, 11:45 p.m. – at the Marathon gas station in the Physical Plant reported that April 17, 1:56 p.m. – A student 3600 block of Montgomery Road someone had uprooted a “no reported his or her vehicle parked for a possible robbery. Upon arparkingâ€? sign near Ledgewood in the West Lot was broken into rival it was determined it was a Drive and Victory Parkway. and a cellphone charger was taken. dispute between a customer and

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discuss the consequences of Congress passing the controversial 9/11 bill.

BY REGINA WRIGHT

Staff Writer Saudi Arabia has warned the U.S. government it will sell up to $750 billion worth of treasury securities and other American assets if Congress passes a bipartisan bill that would allow the families of victims of terrorists attacks on U.S. soil to sue foreign governments. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir made the announcement while visiting Washington in March. The bill is co-sponsored by Sen. Chuck Schumer, (D-New York) and John Cornyn (R-Texas). The Obama administration applied pressure to Congress to block the bill from passing after weeks of discussing the consequences that could arise. 7RS RIĂ€FLDOV IURP WKH 6WDWH Department and the Pentagon warned senators the bill could cause diplomatic and economic backlash. Economists are skeptical if Saudi Arabia would stay true to its threat since selling billions of dollars of American assets ZRXOG EH GLIĂ€FXOW DQG ZRXOG likely cause global turmoil for which they would be held responsible. It could also destabilize the American dollar, to which the Saudi riyal is pegged. “The impact of the sale of the treasuries is not clear. It is possible that the sale decreases the price of the treasuries and pushes up the interest rate, which could impact interest rate sensitive investment and consumption spending,â€? Economics Professor Dr. Ellen Hurst said. “It is also possible that the impact of the sale has an imperceptible impact on the treasury market. We do not have enough information to say anything with certainty.â€? In the past, families of 9/11 victims have tried to hold Saudi royal family members, Saudi banks and charities responsible IRU Ă€QDQFLDO VXSSRUW RI WHUURUism through U.S. courts, but were blocked due to the 1976

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. The act raises the questions of whether a foreign sovereign nation can be sued in U.S. courts. 6DXGL RIĂ€FLDOV KDYH GHnied any connections with Sept. 11 plots, and the 9/11 Commissions found “no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi RIĂ€FLDOV LQGLYLGXDOO\ IXQGHG WKH organization.â€? However, the narrow wording of the commissions’ report left skeptics questioning if less VHQLRU RIĂ€FLDOV RU RWKHU SDUWV of the Saudi government could have had parts in the attacks. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were also Saudi nationals, and in February, the “20th hijackerâ€? Zacarias Moussaoui pleaded guilty to participating in an al-Qaeda conspiracy connected to 9/11 and claimed members of the Saudi royal family supported al-Qaeda. A 2002 Congressional inquiry into the 9/11 attacks produced a 28-page report, including conclusions about evidence of 6DXGL RIĂ€FLDOV OLYLQJ LQ WKH 8 6 at the time and participating in plots. The report remains clasVLĂ€HG GHVSLWH 6DXGL UHTXHVWV LQ 2003 to publish it to the public. “I think it’s a great idea, but realistically and politically it won’t pass because it could jeopardize international policy and relationships,â€? sophomore economics major Tess Sommer said. Passage of the bill would eliminate a nation’s sovereign immunity from being sued if they are found responsible for terrorist attacks that kill Americans on U.S. soil. If the bill passes both Congress houses and is signed by President Obama, then it would allow the Saudi government to be examined in the 9/11 lawsuits that would follow. “Foreign governments need to be cognizant of what their residents are doing,â€? sophomore Tyler Bates said. “If those people attack me, I think that country’s government is partially responsible.â€?

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One thing I want every parting senior and those embarking toward senior year to know is that everything will be ok. Senior year, while it’s fun, is also one of the most stressful years in college. Applying for jobs, preparing for interviews, making killer resumes and writing cover letters upon cover letters can be stressful, but there’s one thing during this year that I’ve always kept in mind: It’ll all be okay. I often get so stressed out about things that are out of my control. This year, I learned to take everything day by day, trying to be as positive as possible when it came to planning for my future. I wanted to focus on getting jobs, schoolwork and still make enough time to have a social life. I wanted to make the most of every minute I had at college, but balancing all these things proved to be more stressful than anticipated. *RLQJ LQWR VHQLRU \HDU , WKRXJKW RK ,¡OO GHĂ€QLWHO\ Ă€QG D MRE E\ WKH HQG RI Ă€UVW VHPHVWHU 7KDW KDVQ¡W been the case. I knew it wouldn’t be a walk in the park, but I didn’t expect it to be as overwhelming as it became. I found myself constantly thinking about what my next move in life would be and I would beFRPH VWUHVVHG QHDU WHDUV %XW DIWHU WDONLQJ ZLWK IDPLO\ members, friends and mentors, I began to see I didn’t necessarily need to know the exact path that I needed to be on. I knew that I had a destined path, and I also knew that I had time to explore what exactly that path would be. There wasn’t a day that went by (and there still LVQ¡W ZKHUH , ZDVQ¡W FRQFHUQHG DERXW Ă€QGLQJ D MRE I tried to apply for jobs every day to get myself out there. I had interviews and phone interviews and, even when I was rejected, I kept my head up and continued to truck through the job application process. It got frustrating at times to have to go through this process over and over again, but I knew that it needed to be done. I saw many of my friends go so far in the interview process only to get rejected in the end, and it PDGH PH VDG %XW LW DOVR UHPLQGHG PH WKDW QR PDWWHU KRZ TXDOLĂ€HG \RX DUH WKH FKDQFH RI UHMHFWLRQ LV VWLOO

there. And I know that rejection is something I needed to be able to take and eventually learned to take. I UDQ LQWR SHRSOH ZKR ZHUH VR VWUHVVHG DERXW Ă€QGLQJ D job that they weren’t even enjoying senior year. So let me explain. My outlook is that everything will work out, no matter how much it seems like it isn’t going to. I know I’ll get a job offer instead of a rejection. I know that there’s a job out there waiting for me, and I know that I may not absolutely be in ORYH ZLWK WKH Ă€UVW RQH WKDW , WDNH %XW , GR NQRZ WKDW it won’t be a forever sort of thing. I’m sure I’ll have several jobs in my lifetime, and I’m sure that I’ll love some more than others. One thing I know for sure is that I will end up where I’m supposed to be, and I’ll eventually wake up every day, eager to do what I love. My advice to everyone is this – don’t let the job process completely bring you down. Don’t let it take away your happiness. Senior year is supposed to be full of fun times and making memories with the friends who became family over the past four years. )RFXV RQ Ă€QGLQJ WKDW MRE EXW GRQ¡W DOORZ LW WR KLQGHU your senior year experience. We only get to be undergraduates once, so make every minute count. You don’t want to look back on your senior year and wish that you did it all differently, wish that you spent less time worrying and more time enjoying life. Live every day to the fullest, put your best effort forward when it comes to applying to jobs and give it \RXU DOO DQG \RX¡OO Ă€QG WKDW MRE $QG ZKHQ \RX GR you’ll realize that what I said was right: everything will be okay.

Allison Wisyanski is the Arts & Entertainment Editor at the Newswire. She is a senior English major from Pittsburgh.

Xavier taught me to balance it all

A part of growing up is realizing you’re not a kid anymore – physically, at least. To attest to this, I’ve barred any media that contains the terms “graduation,â€? “adulthoodâ€? or “grace peULRGÂľ IURP HQWHULQJ P\ FHUHEUDO FRUWH[ $V DQ DGGHG SUHFDXWLRQ ,¡YH Ă€JXUDWLYHO\ EXULHG P\VHOI ZLWK HQRXJK SK\VLFDO DQG PHQWDO ODERU WKLV Ă€QDO VHPHVWHU WR UHIUDLQ IURP FRQFHSWXDOL]LQJ WKH HQG RI XQGHUJUDGXDWH VWXGies. Unfortunately, I burned out quickly, and I began to experience signs of early onset senioritis sometime in March. Luckily for me, my only symptom thus far consists of weekly “I can’t evenâ€? pings, usually rendering me academically inert for one or two hours. ,URQLFDOO\ SV\FKRORJLFDO H[KDXVWLRQ LQYRNHV FOLFKp LQWHUQDO UHĂ HFWLRQ :K\ DP , DQ DSSOLHG SK\VLFV PDjor with a concentration in Asian studies aiming to become a VICE News hipster? If there’s anything I’ve learned from posing this question to myself time and time again, it’s that labeling LV WKH JDWHZD\ WR VWHUHRW\SLQJ , IRXQG P\VHOI DW WLPHV ORDWKLQJ WKH LGHD RI EHFRPLQJ D SK\VLFLVW FRQĂ€QHG to a laboratory simply because I put my imagination in the backseat. It took me four years to look past disFUHWH SULQFLSOHV DQG HTXDWLRQV LQ RUGHU WR UHDOL]H WKDW VFLHQWLĂ€F FUHDWLYLW\ LV HTXLYDOHQW WR DUWLVWLF H[SUHVVLRQ As a result of this, I began to grow more appreciative of the things I actually loved doing, and slowly but surely, my apathy dissipated. However, with the decision to pursue an alternative career path came hard ZRUN DQG UHDOL]LQJ WKDW WHPSRUDU\ VDFULĂ€FHV KDG WR EH PDGH , NQHZ ZKDW , ZDQWHG WR EHFRPH EXW DFNQRZOedged the fact that I would still be crunching numbers. $QG WKDW¡V UHDOO\ LW QRWKLQJ VSHFLDO %XW KDYLQJ WKH FKDQFH WR FRQWLQXH MRXUQDOLVP DQG FRPPXQLFDWLRQV in grad school is truly an opportunity like no other. I feel as though my work has paid off in some sense, though that might just be the senioritis talking. I know I’ve got a long way to go post-Xavier. ,¡P KRQHVWO\ IDU IURP Ă€JXULQJ RXW DQ\WKLQJ EH\RQG P\ IRUHVHHDEOH IXWXUH DV ZH DOO DUH 1DPHO\ EHFDXVH ,¡P VWLOO JUDSSOLQJ ZLWK WKDW TXHVWLRQ ,W FDQ ZDLW WKRXJK %HVLGHV Ă€QGLQJ D FRQFUHWH DQVZHU WR LW SURYHV to be a big waste of time. There is absolutely no reason the remainder of this semester should be anything but an existential bitch fest. Xavier has made me recognize so much potential within myself through the help of my friends, and I owe them the world in return. Without their help, I’d be stuck trying my hardest to become something I’m not, and I will always be grateful for that. I hope they know that despite my present grumpiness with my Ă€QDO PRQWK ZRUNORDG , FHUWDLQO\ FDQ¡W ZDLW WR FHOHEUDWH WKH HQG RI VHQLRU \HDU with them. If I had to summarize my four years, I’d be summarizing everything my friends here taught me. From post-midnight IHOP trips to the late night Nerf EDWWOHV LQ %XHQJHU , FDQ VD\ WKDW ,¡YH VXUSULVLQJO\ OHDUQHG TXLWH D ELW DERXW growing up (jump back to the reminder that I am certainly not a kid, physically speaking). The most noteworthy bit of advice I’ve encountered from everyone I’ve PHW KDV EHHQ WKDW \RX DUH QRW GHĂ€QHG E\ RQH WKLQJ $OWKRXJK LW VFUHDPV “Hallmark Cardâ€? on the cheesiness meter, I do not intend to undermine what I’ve learned from it. Don’t ever stop challenging what you presently are. Take that Japanese class you’ve always been interested in, even though you’re a chemistry major. Go to O’Connor even if you haven’t the slightest Ray Humniney is Campus idea what a macro is. Stop being sorry you don’t have the time and make the News Editor at the Newswire. He time instead. Once you do, you’ll begin to shape who you will become and is a senior applied physics major from live presently knowing that you’ve made a happier you. Steubenville, OH.

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5 April 20, 2016

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A parting thank you to Physical Plant, Xavier’s unsung heroes

Students certainly do not appreciate the faculty and staff of their university enough, and I am just as guilty as everyone else in that regard. However, let’s look at this for a moment. Professors deserve more thanks and appreciation than many students give them, especially those who go above and beyond for students. Administrators should get a little more thanks for keeping the university running. If you ran down the extensive list of people who work at the university and think about all the ways that these fellow hard-working human beings go unappreciated, you would certainly think about being a little more polite, I’m sure. If you went down the list in your mind, what are the chances that you thought of Physical Plant? In my four years at Xavier, I am seriously disappointed in how little appreciation I have shown our fantastic Physical Plant staff. How often have we students walked by an operations and maintenance staff member and not greeted them or thanked them for their work? Just because LW LV WKHLU MRE WR À[ WKH HOHFWULFLW\ take out the trash, mow the lawn,

landscape or clean bathrooms does not mean that we should not thank them or at least greet them. In four years, I have never thought that our carpets were not clean enough. There are no bathrooms on campus that I would avoid because they aren’t clean. Our campus has beautiful trees and immaculate lawns. No trash FDQ VWD\V ÀOOHG IRU ORQJ (YHQ LI our power goes out on a weekend, you can guarantee it will be back up within a couple of hours. (YHU\ EXLOGLQJ RQ FDPSXV VWDQGV VWURQJ DQG ÀUP ZLWK smooth walls and comfortable air. Xavier University owes as much of a debt to physical plant as we do to professors with tenure. Our school would not continue without the dozens of staff members that keep it running. It is as much their school as it is ours. (YHU\ JUDGXDWLQJ VHQLRU ZDQWV to appreciate the people who made their experience a positive one, and I want to thank Physical Plant. I lived in Brockman Hall P\ ÀUVW \HDU DQG LQ )HQZLFN +DOO my second year, so I have a particular gratitude to the staff of those two buildings. However, I have to thank the entire staff

who have maintained the school throughout. I have a couple of memories that I would like to share that stick in my mind and represent the reason I have such love for Physical Plant.

Newswire Distribution Manager, in delivering the paper early Wednesday mornings. One day, I dropped off a stack in the Buenger Hall lobby and went to the drinking fountain for a moment as two Physical Plant emXavier University ployees entered. They did not owes as much of a see me drop it off but must have debt to Physical Plant been able to tell that the paper was new. As I exited, I watched as we do to profesboth of them grab a copy with sors with tenure. excitement and put it under their arms as they walked to their desOur school would tination. I immediately texted not continue without (GLWRU LQ &KLHI 7DWXP +XQWHU the dozens of staff to inform her of what I just witnessed. I knew at least two people members that keep who cared about the Newswire. it running. It is as This fall, I was walking across much their school as the front of Alter Hall to class and saw a young gentleman working it is ours. on some landscaping. We made - Nick Bergeman eye contact, and he enthusiasti:KLOH , OLYHG LQ )HQZLFN , cally greeted me and asked how think I saw Mr. Jerry Vierling ev- I was. I greeted him back and ery day, and I doubt he ever failed made some comment about how to share a friendly greeting if we school was getting me down. As walked by each other or shared I walked by, he told me to stay in the elevator. Though we never school and persevere, so I could had a substantive conversation, do great things and wouldn’t end the simple shared kindness will up like him. always stick in my mind. As I walked away, that struck There was a stretch when me deep in the heart. He doesn’t I would assist Andrew Utz, know me, and I don’t know him,

but that man wants the best for me and for the rest of the students. That statement still makes me feel both profoundly sad and loved. I will carry it with me for the rest of my life. Sir, I don’t know who you are or if you will ever read this, but I want to be the kind of man that you are. I hope I leave some sort of legacy, but mine will likely be quiet. However, I whisper my deepest gratitude as loudly as this paper will allow me to Physical Plant. We have been able to succeed because of you.

-LPP\ )DOORQ KDV WKH ULJKW idea. &ROOHJH LV D ZKLUOZLQG $ VHries of nights staying up late doing homework, hours spent in the caf and memories made with people whom you will regard as your best friends. At times, it has all blurred together for me and left me breathless, either from exhaustion or awe. It’s kind of like when you listen to a favorite piece of music: you’re listening for the good parts, singing along and enjoying each moment until suddenly you realize it’s over and all you want to do is listen to it again. The last few weeks of my senior year before graduation are VXUH WR EH D JORULRXV ÀQDOH IRU P\ time at Xavier, compacted into a few short weeks. Though it terriÀHV PH FKDQJH LV LQHYLWDEOH DQG oftentimes, good. The transition just makes things awkward. In such a fast-paced world, it is easy to lose sight of the things that matter and the people who have touched our lives. However, do not ever underestimate the impact of being kind to someone

or taking a moment to appreciate those who have helped you on your way. $V WKLV ÀQDO PRQWK RI XQGHUgrad races by, I encourage everyone to stop, take a second to UHà HFW DQG VD\ WKDQN \RX WR WKH people who helped make our undergrad years memorable. Don’t worry, I’ll start. Thank you, Manresa Orientation, for carrying all of my things into my dorm room and for giving me a group of about a dozen people who I never really interacted with again DIWHU WKRVH IRXU GD\V ([FHSW IRU Tim, he’s cool. 7KDQN \RX &OXE 6SRUWV IRU the incessant emails and reminders about deadlines and forms that needed to be handled in order for me to go run around and toss a disc. And thank you for the invaluable leadership experience that gave me something to talk about in interviews and helped land me a job for after graduation. Thank you, Xavier Pep Band, for teaching me to be creative when it comes to heckling play-

ers at women’s basketball games when there are hardly any fans there and for taking me across the country to new fantastic destinations to cheer on a team that I have come to love. And thank you for giving me better friends than I ever expected. Meeting Bill Murray was fun, too. Thank you, Newswire, for suppressing my desire to write with Oxford commas, at least for now, and teaching me that it’s not possible to have an all-male a capella group with female members. 7KDQN \RX (QJOLVK GHSDUWment, for the late nights writing UHVHDUFK SDSHUV WKDW , GHÀQLWHO\ should have started a month before and for reinforcing that sayLQJ VRPHWKLQJ ZLWK FRQÀGHQFH LV always good, especially when you are making up what you’re saying RQ WKH à \ Thank you, economics department, for exhausting my demand for learning about economics. You’re interesting, but I’d rather read Shakespeare than

lege, teaching me more about PokĂŠmon than I ever wanted to know, the sore body on Mondays after tournaments, the eight hour car rides through snow and rain, the late night practices in January and for giving me teammates whom I regard as some of my closest friends and have changed me into the person I am today. I will miss you immensely. Thank you, Xavier, for four amazing years. And thank you for reading.

Nick Bergeman is a staff columnist at the Newswire. He is a senior Digital Innovation Film & Television and English double major from Detroit

T h a n k yo u t o e ve r yo n e t h a t m e a n s a ny t h i n g Adam Smith. 7KDQN \RX 8') IRU PDNLQJ delicious chocolate milkshakes and being open 24 hours, just in case I feel like getting a milkshake at 3 a.m. And thank you for your cheery employees who greet me so warmly whenever I have gotten a milkshake at 3 a.m. Thank you, University Station, for giving me a new room to live in junior and senior year that is close to campus. And thank you for the many hours of sleep you stole while your construction workers drilled and worked before 8 a.m. right beneath my bedroom. Thank you, music department, for taking up time the week EHIRUH ÀQDOV WR SXW RQ D FRQFHUW ZKHQ DOO RI P\ ÀQDO SURMHFWV DUH due the same week. And thank you for the opportunity to play music and be part of groups of people who love playing music and performing as much as I do. I couldn’t ask for better ensembles of which to be a part. Thank you, Xavier Ultimate, IRU WKH UDQGRP )DFHERRN PHVsage before I even got to col-

Jeff Ullery is a iscopytheeditor at the Grant F. Vance Managing Newswire. He is a senior English and Editor at the Newswire. He is a senior economics double major from St. Louis. English & Digitial Innovation Film and Television double major from Jeffersonville, Ind.

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Sports

April 20, 2016

Xavier Newswire Edited by: Brent Raines rainesb@xavier.edu

Basketball Notes: Players moving on

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Arts&Entertainment

7 April 20, 2016

Xavier's 'Rent' sends off graduating seniors

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Maya Farhat (bottom right) and Sean Burlingame (top left) are two of the six graduating senior theater majors who will be concluding their Xavier Theatre careers with "Rent."

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Staff Writer ;DYLHU 7KHDWUH ZLOO SUHVHQW D production of the musical “Rentâ€? from April 21-24. The show, loosely based on the opera “La Bohèmeâ€? by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, tells the multifaceted story of young artists living in New York City and the challenges and struggles they IDFH ´5HQWÂľ Ă€UVW KLW %URDGZD\ LQ 1996 and has since won a Tony Award for Best Musical and a Pulitzer Prize. The production is under the direction of Stephen 6NLOHV ;DYLHU¡V GLUHFWRU RI WKHDWHU The musical is known for the complexity of its characters and its dedication to portraying a realistic interpretation of different sides of humanity. Maya Farhat, a graduating senior, is playing the role of Joanne, who is dating Maureen, the ex-girlfriend of one of the other main characters in the

show. “It’s kind of a little joke used at the beginning of the play between Mark and all of his friends, but as the play progresses, the audience gets to know Joanne and everything she’s about,â€? Farhat said. “She’s a smart, independent lawyer who is introduced to all of Maureen’s friends and is sort of like the newcomer to the group.â€? The show’s cast and production teams have been working hard to prepare for opening night. “There is a lot of preparation that goes into any role in a musiFDO EXW -RDQQH LV GHĂ€QLWHO\ GLIIHUent than anything I’ve played before. Since she is a lawyer and she comes from a family that is fully immersed in the judicial system, there is a lot of legal jargon she uses in her songs, so research into that sort of stuff was super helpful,â€? Farhat said. “Vocally, this role is challenging

but also so fun to sing. There’s a lot of personality in Joanne’s lyrics and melody lines. It’s been awesome.â€? Senior Sean Burlingame is a part of the ensemble cast and will play a few roles in “Rent.â€? One role is Kyle, who was renamed from Gordon in the original production to honor the high school theater director of an incoming student who passed away weeks before their show opened. “This role involved researching a lot about the HIV/AIDS crisis in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. The support group is a group of people dealing with having AIDS, which was really a death sentence at the time,â€? Burlingame said. “I sing that ‘reason says I should have died three years ago,’ which to me is such a tragic line. Even though he should have died, Kyle/Gordon struggles with the DIĂ€UPDWLRQ RI WKH JURXS WR ÂśIRU-

get regret, or life is yours to miss.’� Burlingame also plays The Man, a drug dealer. “It’s really fun to play darker roles like (The Man). I had to do some research into the junkie culture of the ‘90s, which is another thematic vein that runs through the show, since reusing needles was the primary non-sex way that HIV was transmitted,� Burlingame said. “For The Man, I really just have tried to embody this really sneaky, secretive persona, but at the same time I think he really loves the attention he gets from the junkies who hound him. “The Man and Kyle exist on two really different ends of life, with The Man really being a representative of the way HIV spread, and Kyle being a voice for people who struggled with their diagnosis.� The show, which will end the Theatre Department’s 2015-16

VHDVRQ ZLOO EH WKH ODVW ;DYLHU SURduction for members of the graduating senior class. “This is my last show as a seQLRU DW ;8 DQG LW¡V VWDUWLQJ WR JHW D little real,â€? Farhat said. “Sounds pretty clichĂŠ, but I have really found my second family with the theatre department. I’ve watched it grow from year one of the major, and to see where we are now compared to other schools who have been around for years before us is incredibly humbling and quite impressive. “Instead of feeling sad when I leave, I know I’ll leave feeling proud and hopeful for where ;DYLHU 7KHDWUH GHSDUWPHQW ZLOO JR long after my class has left.â€? The production opens at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday through Sunday, Apr. 24 in the Gallagher Student Center Theatre. Tickets cost $12 for students and faculty and $17 for general admission.

Blizzard's 'Overwatch' changes the game BY JAMES NEYER

Staff Writer Blizzard Entertainment is known for creating large universes with rich histories, such as their “Warcraft,� “Starcraft� and “Diablo� franchises. For these series, the core of the story is depicted in game, with books and comics focusing on supplementary storytelling. Their new game, “Overwatch,� is challenging this paradigm by telling the story primarily through animated shorts released online. So far, Blizzard has released two animated shorts, “Alive� and “Recall,� alongside a cinematic trailer and a theatrical teaser. Two more shorts, six digital comics and a graphic novel are scheduled to be released leading up to the “Overwatch� May 24 release. These videos focus on four characters, their relationships with each other and Earth as a whole. The characters include the gorilla-scientist Winston, the shadowy mercenary Reaper, the time-jumping Tracer and the as-

sassin Widowmaker. Blizzard is straying from its normal realistic animation style, instead featuring a brightly coloured animation, which has been deemed “Pixarlikeâ€? in quality. “Overwatchâ€? is a multiplayer Ă€UVW SHUVRQ GHVLJQHG IRU ;ER[ One, Playstation 4 and Microsoft Windows. Instead of focusing on different sets of weapons and gear, “Overwatchâ€? features playable heroes who serve one of four roles in unique ways. The 21 heroes in the game can be combined into a multitude of teams with no restrictions, allowing characters with drastically different viewpoints to play together even if the characters are supposed to despise one another. Separating the gameplay and storytelling in this way will allow Blizzard to sidestep one of the largest complaints about multiplayer games: lack of storytelling. Similar games have faced harsh criticism for their lackluster storytelling, with some like “Titanfallâ€? forcing in a campaign

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Winston (pictured above as a baby) is a hyperintelligent gorilla and scientist with a penchant for close-range combat in "Overwatch."

which fell rather short. In addition, Blizzard is able to keep the story from being affected by the gameplay. Other franchises impair Blizzard’s storytelling capabilities, as certain functions of the

game limit what stories can be told. While the videos released so far have only focused on a handful of characters, sneak peeks of later developments show that “Overwatch’s� other characters

will soon have their time in the spotlight. Though “Overwatch� itself is well-reviewed, its lore is anticipated as much as its gameplay, showing that this separation seems to be working. Photos courtesy of twitter.com

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Xavier Newswire

Feature

April 20, 2016

Edited by: Hana Priscu priscuh@xavier.edu

earth day 2016 BY LYDIA REAGAN Staff Writer

Sustainability at Xavier Join the Sustainability Club this week to celebrate the Earth, and remember to carry on the spirit of Earth Day throughout the year. 2Q 0RQGD\ $SULO WKH FOXE toured the Greener Portions $TXDSRQLFV IDUP $VN D PHPEHU about the experience to learn more about the Greener Portions $TXDSRQLFV Throughout the week, keep an eye out for Sustainability Club’s table in front of the Hoff Dining Commons, and join in on the events they have in store for you. $W S P WRGD\ WKH FOXE ZLOO be hanging bat houses around campus. )ULGD\ $SULO (DUWK 'D\ WKH club is hosting a trip over to Moriah Pie, a sustainable pizza restaurant located right here in Norwood. It’s only open on Friday evenings, but the owners grow everything themselves and use only the best ingredients.

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In honor of the day made to celebrate our wonderful Mother Earth, we here at the Newswire decided to compile a few trivia facts about Earth Day and environmental conservation.

a day created with college students in mind. This year’s theme is “Trees for the Earth.� The Earth Day Network is starting an ambitious SURMHFW WR SODQW ELOOLRQ WUHHV ZRUOGZLGH Visit their website, earthday.org, to learn more about different campaigns and events happening in honor of Earth Day.

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