No. 3 (Oct. 4, 2018)

VOL. XCVIII No. 3 / October 4, 2018

Piecing together A common core

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CORE COMMITTEE PUTS PIECES IN PLACE Common Core classes will become the same for all schools across SLU’s campus, making it easier to switch majors

By MEREDYTH STAUNCH Editor-in-Chief Photo Courtesy of Riley Tovornik

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aint Louis University is the second oldest Jesuit university in the U.S., after Georgetown University, but despite its status, it remains without a common undergraduate core across all colleges and schools.

In April of 2018, SLU sought to change this. The University Undergraduate Core Committee, spearheaded by director Ellen Crowell, was charged to develop and implement a common SLU core, based off the vision statement refined by the 2016-2017 College of Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum Working Group and the University Core Curriculum.

The first phase of this implementation occurred on Friday at 2:30-4:30 p.m. in room 353 of the Busch Student Center.

The meeting was titled “Imagining Core Structures” and served as the first of four collaborative sessions in which students, faculty, staff and administrators participated in workshops to explore different curricular models. Each of the three workshops at the first session involved exploring a model and collaboratively reporting out as a group on which classes met the model’s criteria. The UUCC’s intention was to open up the floor for dialogue among the SLU community, so that the committee could start to gauge which classes should be part of the Common Core.

Each round consisted of 20 minutes of exploration and 10 minutes of reporting out. “[By reporting out], we should hear some common elements, and our hope is that people will bring up these different elements at the reception follow-

ing the session,” Debra Lohe, director of Reinert Center for Transformative Learning, said.

“There is no single model that will be right for Saint Louis University,” she said. “These models that we have picked are descriptive models, and not prescriptive models. We came to these models by looking at a bunch of curriculums around the country.”

Lohe explained that the UUCC has not locked in any of these initiatives—but that they serve as a place for exploration. They are “jumping off” points used to foster creativity.

Prior to each round, Lohe gave operational definitions of the models and explained the differences between core and distribution-based curriculums. Traditionally, all students take the same classes under a core curriculum, regardless of major.

“Today we typically think of ‘core curriculum’ as the whole set of undergraduate learning experiences that make up a general education,” Lohe said. “We are more familiar with a distribution-based curriculum, in which students choose a set number of hours across broad disciplinary areas.”

Lohe explained that under a distribution model, such as SLU’s, the courses are rooted in a single discipline. Students choose a set number of hours. Making connections across courses is left largely up to the students, and there is a trend of little collaboration of students with professors.

Under SLU’s new core, the UUCC hopes that students will bring their own perspectives to each of the common core classes, despite their majors. “A flight sciences student would bring

something different to a literature class than someone in the business school, so you see others as students and value what they bring to the table as part of a common SLU experience,” Crowell said.

The current core is traditional in that it offers the central disciplinary humanities and arts classes that are true to the history of Jesuit education. However, the heavy Jesuit liberal arts core meant that students took over half of their credit hours at SLU in the core, Crowell said. This left little room for students to pursue their own interests, and made it difficult for students to switch colleges, as each college housed a different core.

The new core is meant to complement the students’ major classes. “We want to create a core where students see the value of their education to their major,” Crowell said. “Their major area of study should be enhanced by what they’re doing outside of their major.”

SLU plans to use other college and university common core curriculums as inspiration for its own—but it wants to expand upon others’ ideas by “developing something that is truly unique to SLU,” Crowell said. The UUCC does not have an idea of what the new curriculum will look like, but it wants to acquire the ideas through sessions from students, faculty and staff.

The remaining sessions are planned for Oct. 5 and Oct. 26 in the BSC, and Oct. 19 at the SLU Madrid campus. The implementation of the new Common Core is projected to be in effect for all freshmen in fall semester of 2022.

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FOOD FIGHT! THE FUTURE OF GRIESEDIECK DINING HALL

To be a performance and study space or a new location for Career Services?

SGA and Magis square off

By SAVANAH SEYER Staff Writer

t this week’s Student Government Association meeting, there was controversy over the future of the old Griesedieck Dining Hall. According to SGA President Katlyn Martin, the original plan was to convert sections of the old dining hall into a laundry, study and performance space for students. However, she found that this plan was put on hold because Career Resources expressed an interest for the space.

The Magis Operational Excellence Program, which has set up various initiatives around campus, started a group called the OE Initiative to look into how students use Career Resources. One of the things the initiative group planned to do was to heighten visibility of Career Services. Thus, leading them to the Gries dining hall.

However, this decision was not immediately popular with everyone. The OE Initiative group did not include a student, as the Magis initiative groups usually do. Martin said this was a big issue for her from the beginning – and another way the proposal ignored the stu-

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dent body.

The Initiative group took a poll of students and found that 61.29 percent of the students polled preferred Career Services to stay at its current location in the BSC.

According to Martin, performance groups serve over 500 students on campus and there is a lack of practice space for them.

Having a spot in Gries would allow groups an actual practice space instead of having to practice in places like the CGC or the Saint Louis Room, which are not equipped for these groups.

As the space is currently used as a study area, moving Career Services to the dining hall would take away from a residence hall with already limited space. For this reason, the proposed change is unpopular with its residents.

SGA/RHA Senator Pooja Modi announced that the Residence Hall Association passed a resolution to oppose the move of Career Services with a vote of 20-0-0. “Gries is their home, and Career Services moving in would be like a business setting up in their living room,” Modi said, of the Gries residents.

Commuter students and graduate students have also voiced concerns

about moving Career Services to a less accessible and centralized part of campus. The Gries Dining Hall entrance is accessible by going through the residence hall, which would exclude commuter and graduate students. Having Career Services in a central spot in the BSC keeps it convenient for all students.

Martin also brought up the issue that there has not been a full report from the OE Initiative, yet they want to skip ahead to moving the physical location of Career Services. She expressed displeasure that the current students are being unheard.

“I think that a lot of students feel neglected,” said Martin.

“Once they’re here, who’s listening?”

Another of Martin’s issues with the move is that the scope of Career Services will not improve with the change. She says that they are already rolling out several new plans to improve their work, and have been able to do that successfully in their current space. Moving Career Services will also move it away from the other similar services located in the BSC, making it less convenient for students to utilize all the tools that SLU provides them.

It is important to note that the move is not final and new SGA resolutions may be introduced at next week’s Senate. Due to student pushback, the move has been halted. Martin says she appreciated the new willingness to listen to student concerns, but she wished that type of shared governance and student involvement had been there from the beginning.

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Sophomore student Riley Mack stands with her “My Vote, My Voice” gear, getting ready for her first time voting in November. (Trenton Almgren-Davis / Photo Editor)

ver the past few years and the past few elections, voting has been pushed as a right and responsibility, and there has been more encouragement for younger generations to vote. Universities emphasize voting among their students by handing out voter registration forms and setting up voting booths for easy access.

SLU recently took part in this movement over the past few weeks – particularly on Sept. 25, which was National Voter Registration Day. But why should students vote?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 46.1 percent of people ages 18-29 voted in the 2016 Presidential election, while 70.9 percent of people 65 and over voted. Recently, there has been a push to get students and younger generations of Americans to vote, since the majority of voters are working or are retired adults.

Leah Sweetman, an Assistant Director at the Center for Service and Community Engagement, spoke on how she assisted with National Voter Registration Day. The Center was able to successfully register over 125 students on Sept. 25, and plan to continue on-campus registration through Oct. 10, the deadline to register in Missouri for November elections.

Sweetman also said that “having an administration that values voter engagement … reminds us that one purpose of education is to prepare young people … to participate in a democratic society.” She also emphasized that voting not only matters in presidential elections but also local elections as these elections often have the biggest impact on residents.

The CSCE has been assisting students in voter registration since 2016 and focuses on three areas: voter registration, voter education and voter turnout. This year, several students made a video promoting why voting matters to them. According to Sweetman, the CSCE was especially “excited that Billiken students made a great video explaining why voting matters to them,” and that it helped their cause immensely when “President Pes-

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“MY VOTE, MY VOICE”

Along with other colleges across the nation this week, SLU encouraged its students to register and vote in the coming elections

By KIRTI VEERAMACHANENI Staff Writer

tello sent a message to the University Community encouraging everyone to register, be civil and then to vote.”

However, some students prefer to vote in their home states, utilizing the absentee ballot. One such student, Annie Ryan, a senior and native Coloradan, mentioned that she did not want to vote in Missouri since she is used to the politics in Colorado and feels like she is a more informed voter there.

Regardless of which state you are from, it is important for each student to take part in the upcoming and future elections by casting a ballot, whether it be an absentee ballot or a Missouri ballot. America’s history of suffrage has made voting an important American identity, and now students can exercise their right and responsibility to vote easily with the guidance of the CSCE.

If you are in need of assistance regarding voting, please visit the Center for Service and Community Engagement in Wuller Hall Suite 204.

REGISTER TO VOTE AT SLU.TURBOVOTE.ORG

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DPS REPORTS $600 MILLION METROLINK DEVELOPMENT In the wake of a recent proposal to expand the Metrolink, STL Post-Dispatch called for millennial input.

SLU students respond

By SAVANAH SEYER Staff Writer he Metrolink is an important mode of transportation on the Saint Louis University campus.

Students are given free Metro passes and encouraged to get out and explore the city. The Metrolink is often a convenient, and for some students, the only way to get around St. Louis.

This August, the East-West Gateway’s board of directors approved a proposal to expand the Metrolink public transportation system. The new proposed line will be the first to run north and south through the city, from Grand to Chippewa with 16 new stations.

The current Metrolink lines extend from Shrewsbury and Lambert Airport and across the river into Illinois.

Some SLU students think that a new north/south line would be useful, especially for students.

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much better. Because if you’re on the Metro you can only go on the east/west corridor,” said SLU junior Seth Hardin. “Especially for SLU students it is such an economically smart way to get around.”

“I think having quicker access to areas that are north or south of the original line would be nice because it would make it faster and easier for people to access these areas,” said SLU sophomore Erica Mackin. “I would be more encouraged to go check these areas out if they were more accessible.”

However, the new line will not be cheap. The proposed cost of the north/south route is over $600 million and will take close to two years to complete.

Earlier this year, the Northside-Southside Consulting Team announced results of a study about potential users of a north/ south route. The results showed that the route would be widely used, as a substantial amount of the potential users did not have access to a car.

Despite its potential benefits, however, some people are not sold on the idea due to its high costs, as well as the fact that the number of riders of the Metrolink has gone down around 20 percent in the last year. Causes of the decreased ridership are numerous.

The system itself has a number of problems, including security concerns.

This past September, the Metro Public Safety Department

experienced radio issues, which rendered them incapable of communicating with the city and county police departments. St Louis County Council voted to withhold a large chunk of funding from the Metro security until they are convinced that their security concerns are being addressed.

Due to all the issues with the Metrolink system, many SLU students are not convinced that the new, expensive, station is a good idea at present, or that it is even needed at all.

“With the current Metro system, most of the main city hotspots are covered, like the Delmar Loop, Forest Park and Busch Stadium. If someone needs to get to a location not covered by the MetroLink, odds are a Metro bus can take you there right from the Metro stop,” said SLU sophomore Caleb Vetter. “Adding such an expensive addition just to include a few extra stops would not be worth it. I don’t think the decline in current revenue is due to the lack of stops, but caused by the problems with the current system that could be improved on.”

Mackin agreed and said, “The cost of the project does seem like a lot for adding onto a system that already does access these areas.” Although students have varying opinions on the $600 million MetroLink addition, the decision will remain in the hands of Missouri politicians.

On 9/28, a food service employee was helping with the mural on McGannon Hall when she felt dizzy. She fell from the scaffolding and landed on the pavement, but stated she was uninjured.

St. Louis Fire Department was notified and transported her to SLU Hospital.

A SLU employee was exiting the Laclede Parking Garage in a golf cart on 9/29 when the gate arm came down on the top of the cart. The end piece of the arm was broken off, but the cart remained unharmed. The staff member was uninjured.

Two students were inside Littiken Hall on 9/30 when their model airplane battery caught on fire, causing one student to throw it on the carpet. The other battery then caught on fire. Officers arrived and utilized an extinguisher to put it out.

One student may have suffered minor burns but refused medical attention.

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(Luke Vest/The University News)

SHAKEY GRAVES: THE AMERICANA DREAM

By Luke Vest and Graham Vogt Contributors

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he pre-show music that played on the speakers was reminiscent of distinct regions of the world.

One song transported the listener to the jungle, as African drums played exotic beats and panflutes whistled in the air. The next tune experimented in the mystical phrygian mode, evoking desert wind on the faces of listeners. When might we visit these vastly different places in such a short period of time? The answer: In the delirium of a dream.

A year ago, walking into a Shakey Graves concert may have felt similar to entering a cowboy town in a Western film. Imagine listening to gritty acoustic guitar riffs and raspy vocals while sitting down for a drink at the local saloon. The year, however,

is 2018. Walking into The Pageant on Sunday to see Shakey Graves was more like walking into a dream.

Shakey Graves is the name of Alejandro Rose-Garcia—an Austin, Texas native. His new album “Can’t Wake Up” moves far from his Lone Star roots. It dives straight into the happenings of the unconscious mind.

In concert, Rose-Garcia achieves this dream-like state through lyricism, clashing instrumentation and shimmering lights.

To call it psychedelic would be a mischaracterization. Rather, the sum of all the variables puts you in that gurgling state of a dream which, at times is fantastic, and at other times melancholy.

Rose-Garcia opened his set by arriving subtly on stage accompanied by only his guitar and kick drum. The kick drum is fashioned out of an old suitcase and includes a tambourine, and the peculiar instrument helped launch the artist to fame after he used it as the official “busker” on a Mumford and Sons tour. Rose-Garcia breathed in the crowd’s energy and launched into a spellbinding medley of two of his songs, “Roll the Bones” and “Nobody’s Fool.”

Perhaps the most striking performance was of the song “Counting Sheep,” the lead track on the band’s new album. The vocalist proclaims, “I am the very specimen/ Of a sleepwalking gentleman.” The two guitarists played a hypnotic double melody soaked in

delay. Two old-school projectors displayed images of the universe onto four background screens, furthering the dream-like state. Other notable performances were of the cosmic “Mansion Door” and the upbeat sing-along “Dearly Departed.”

The set was punctuated with a variety of dialogue from Rose-Garcia, who avoided pandering to the crowd while he mused about friendship, romance and life. At times, the frontman’s voice was difficult to make out over the pounding drums and throbbing bass line. The lines that the crowd heard from Rose-Garcia explained the origins of songs like “Late July,” which follows a criminal who escapes to Mexico.

Every show has a different crowd, and the one at Shakey Graves was unique in its politeness, good will and eagerness for Rose-Garcia’s peculiarities. When the frontman roared into the microphone and asked the near-sellout audience to repeat, he heard a hearty reply. When the band dipped into one of a several fiveplus-minute jam sessions, listeners tapped their feet and swayed their hips patiently. The authors also appreciated the crowd’s willingness to let them move around between the floor and photography zone.

In the encore, Rose-Garcia once again played solo, and he became sentimental. “You got to seize the time you have… there’s no real reason not to,” he said as his strumming became louder, and he eventually let go to the dreaminess that was so characteristic of the night.

Shakey Graves fans accustomed to the folksy Americana sound of their previous work may have been disappointed, but the new music’s dreamlike quality combined with a delirious, wandering set made the show well worth the price of admission.

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Stephen Sondheim Interview Thursday Oct. 4, 7 p.m.

Sheldon Concert Hall Stephen Sondheim adds to his musical works and awards by being the first musical lyricist to receive the Saint Louis Literary Award. At the Concert Hall, Sondheim will be interviewed by the Muny’s artistic director, Mike Isaacson.

BOOKS

What If It’s Us

by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera Published: Tues, Oct. 9 “Critically acclaimed and bestselling authors Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda which was made into the film Love, Simon) and Adam Silvera combine their talents in this smart, funny, heartfelt collaboration about two very different boys who can’t decide if the universe is pushing them together—or pulling them apart.”

CONCERTS Hippo Campus Oct. 9 The Pageant Shattering their previous appearance at LouFest, Hippo Campus has released their latest record Bambi.

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Beautiful Boy Oct. 12 Starring Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet, this movie delves into a father and son relationship that is being torn over the son’s addiction to meth.

FOOD

Sauce Magazine’s Harvest Festival Oct. 14 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Tower Grove Park Celebrate the bounty of the season among local St. Louis restaurants, breweries, farmers, artisans and musicans.

K-POP BAND GOT7 PRESENTS NEW ALBUM

By Lani Frost Contributor his has been a busy year for Korean pop group GOT7. After a Korean mini album release in March, a Japanese comeback in May and a world tour over the summer, the group has been active for the entire year. In addition, they released their full album “Present: YOU” on Sept.

17. Featuring solo songs by each member, five whole group songs and four versions of the title track “Lullaby” in Korean, English, Chinese and Spanish, this album is full of content that any fan should enjoy.

The first song and title track “Lullaby,” is an excellent opener for the album. This song is anything but a lullaby, as it fits well into the genre of pop and proves to be an excellent dance song. It is perfectly in the style of GOT7, with excellent vocals and rapping and fantastic choreography.

“Enough,” the first of four full group non-title tracks, does not particularly stand out, especially in comparison to the preceding song. Despite this, it still has good production and solid vocal work, as one would expect from the K-pop group.

The third track, “지켜줄게 Save You,” is another song that does not stand out very much and could benefit from a few rest beats between each of the members’ lines. The instrumentals of the song at the beginning, however, does draw the listener in. The song is not a waste of time, but it is also not memorable upon first listen.

The fourth track, “No One Else,” improves the album, as the chorus is very good, featuring well-used vocal filters and tight harmonies. The bridge of the song is also a highlight and main singer Choi Youngjae gets the opportunity to shine throughout.

The fifth and final full group track, “I Am Me,” is even better. It proves to be more interesting and leaves a greater impression than any of the previous non-titles. The rappers in the group get to sing alongside the vocalists here too, which works well for the overall sound of the song.

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“Sunrise,” by Im Jaebum, known as JB, the leader of the group and a main vocalist, is a strong start to the individual songs. Stylistically, it is very similar to songs he has written and produced in the past, which works well for him and suits his voice perfectly.

Second up is rapper Mark Tuan with “OMW” featuring a verse from fellow rapper Jackson Wang.

“OMW” has a very R&B style that serves to be a pleasant listen, though it is not very new or inventive. Tuan has the opportunity to sing and rap again, which shows a side of his voice that does not typically get showcased.

Wang’s solo, “Made It,” is one of the more questionable tracks on the album. It is irrefutably Wang’s style, which can either be an advantage or disadvantage. Also, interestingly, though

Tuan is the member of the group who grew up in California, Wang is the one whose lyrics are completely in English.

“My Youth,” Park Jinyoung’s solo, is another song that seems similar to his previous work, though it is not unpleasant at all. Park gets a chance to truly express himself and show off his voice in this song, especially in the bridge and chorus.

One of the best tracks on the entire album, “혼자 Nobody knows” is Choi’s solo song. Normally having to share singing time with six other people, he truly gets to shine here as a powerful vocalist. The dramatic tone of the song is also a refreshing change and the production is particularly well done.

Following “혼자 Nobody knows” is, sadly, one of the worst tracks: “Party.” This is rapper BamBam’s

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07 first solo song, so the strange musical and production choices could be attributed to the fact that he has not found his own voice yet. The autotune is too much for most of the song and he sounds almost unconfident in himself.

The final solo track from GOT7’s youngest member, Kim Yugyeom, “Fine,” is another one of the best songs on the album. The eerie instrumental is a welcomed difference and works well with his voice and overall performance. Kim, as one of the young powerhouse dancers of the industry, also gives an excellent showcase of his dancing in his music video.

Though some tracks are weaker than others, GOT7 once again does a generally good job of playing to their strengths and presenting fans with a solid album. With their record label, JYP Entertainment, adding its artists to Spotify just this year, GOT7’s music is easier to access than ever and this album is definitely worth a listen.

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By CHANDANA KAMARAJ Arts Editor Hippo Campus disregards the sound that was created in their first album “Landmark” with which they marked their presence at Loufest two years ago.

After one full album and four EPs, the five-piece band regraces their arrival at the beginning of their sophomore album “Bambi.”

The first song on the album “Mistakes” opens with airy beats overlayed by the band’s warm-up concert sounds and builds up to multiple vocalists. The musicallyand lyrically-talented band from Minnesota would have normally been on everyone’s Summer Spotify playlist, with every song being a ray of sunshine, but with “Bambi,”

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HIPPO CAMPUS’ “BAMBI” BREAKS BOUNDARIES Hippo Campus asks for a chance to accompany us on our autumn walks.

This album deters from the happier tone marked by definitive beats and goes to the mellow voice.

Hippo Campus shows the personal side of the band compared to the last album, and their growth and reflection is emphasized with the repetition of the word “Mistakes” in the chorus.

The next three tracks remove the drums and revamp the audio with added techno beats. Although, “Why Even Try” revists the days of “Suicide Saturday” and “baseball,” the sixth track of the album “Think It Over” muffles the drummer over the synth, and the lead singer Jake Luppen almost takes his time with the harmony and uses rhythm as a suggestion.

“Doubt” vibrantly reveals itself with opening offset synth beats on which the vocalist follows suit and it almost seems like the lead vocalist is competing there.

The familiarity and comfort of the piece finally arrives in the chorus which breezily floats in the higher octaves.

“Bubbles” starts out with a syncopated rhythm with Luppen singing “You could call me irregular, I’m a basic fix for a better man, Seasons change I’m a maniac..,” which reaches out with a soft calling. Then the song is then split by a few seconds of heavy metal orchestrated by staccato drums, electric guitar and controlled screams that almost have a melody. These nuances realistically mimic the ups and downs of one’s life, and proves how deep the band is trying to get

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with this new album.

Hippo Campus has shown their growth and their willingness to take risks and become vulnerable with their new music. Already being a phenomenal stage presence, “Bambi” will simply widen their audience into other experimentalist listeners.

“Bambi” is simply the extremist side of Hippo Campus—the tracks that make it up either are louder due to hard-hitting backup vocals or stand out due to solo vocals over the absence of any music. Even with the change of Hippo Campus’ normal vibe, their newest album still scores. The original set of fans will fall in love with the songs, “Why Even Try,” “Honestly” and “Golden,” while appreciating the experimental sound that reinvents them.

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SLU Throws A Grand Homecoming

Photos and Story by TRENTON ALMGREN-DAVIS Photo Editor

As Saint Louis University continues its celebration of the bicentennial anniversay, Homecoming Week manifested the excitement.

Students, family members, alumni and faculty participated in a series of events—including a paint by numbers mural, a golf cart parade and a party

on Grand Boulevard—which showcased this year’s body of scholars and athletes, while also reflecting upon SLU’s history.

The largest public art project in the university’s history was a SLU-spirited, paint by number mural on the outside of McGannon Hall. Later, candy, carts and college students filled

West Pine from the Clock Tower to the BSC during the Golf Cart Parade.

The final note of Homecoming Week came in with a bang. At night, fireworks and a live band enthused those along the beloved boulevard.

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Paint by Number MURAL

Top: The mural points skyward along the brick wall of McGannon.

Bottom: SLU students paint in the numbers with their corresponding colors.

Golf Cart Parade

Top: Suited in their scrubs and stethoscopes, nursing students smile as they drive down the West Pine walkway.

Bottom Left: Madisyn Siebert chaueffers the 33rd president of SLU, Fred Pestello .

Bottom Right: SLU Photography Club members, Lucy Gonzales and Gaby Lawson, cruise their way toward Grand.

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Rock'n On Grand

Top Left: Fireworks illuminate the sky with SLU Blue above Grand Boulevard.

Left: Climbers make their way up the glowing rock wall attraction.

Middle: Galaxy Red performer sings to the crowd, meandering through vendors and attractions on Grand and West Pine.

Right: The spotlight shines on the singer, who looks out into the crowd. She performed during SLU’s Homecoming Weekend.

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Photos and Story By TRENTON ALMGREN-DAVIS Photo Editor

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Billiken Madness prepped athletes and fans for the upcoming season. The event featured a showcase of the men and women basketball teams, a rallying accompaniment by the band, a scrimmage, dunk contest and cash dash, and a chance to meet the student athletes. Along the 94-foot sidelines, the stands were filled from the court to the second tier.

Visit unewsonline.com to read a more detailed article on the event by sports writer Sam Glass.

sports FIELD HOCKEY WINS SHOOTOUT NAIL BITER AT HOME, FIRST CONFERENCE GAME

By RYAN LEFNER Associate Sports Editor he Bills started their first home stand of the year Sept. 21 and continued A-10 play with the Saint Francis Red Flash.

The Red Flash came out of the gate with a red-hot offense, as they were able to take the early lead with a rocket from senior forward, Brea Seabrook.

The Billikens were able to answer with a strike of their own, as freshman forward Lili Wareham needed less than a minute to equalize the game once again.

The scoring outburst was brought to a halt until halftime. However, just a minute into the second half, freshman forward Ashlee Kothenbeutel decided she was done with a tie score, as she put the ball past the Red Flash keeper and gave SLU the lead.

The Bills seemed destined for a victory, until the final five minutes of the match when they allowed goals to sophomore defender Taylor Massage and the third goal of the game to Seabrook off of a penalty corner.

The Billikens then moved on to face the Davidson Wildcats just two days later, again in the comfort of Sportport.

Scoring for the game was again started by Wareham, as she vaulted the Billikens into the lead with a goal in the seventh minute.

Unfortunately for the Bills, that was all of the offense they would get for the day, since the Wildcats defense treated them like a defenseless hiker and mauled them at every scoring opportunity.

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Jordan BeSore, Emily Wastell, and Carly Kissinger’s shootouts secured the win for SLUFH. (Billiken Athletics)

The Wildcats started their scoring midway through the first half, as senior forward Kristin Kisa put the equalizer in the back of the cage.

Then, with under five minutes left in the game, Kisa decided that one goal simply wasn’t enough and she smoked the game winner and second goal of the game past the SLU keeper.

After a heartbreaking loss, the ladies were hungry for a win in their last matchup at home with the La Salle Explorers Sept. 28.

The Explorers weren’t satisfied with their weekend-long exploration of St. Louis, and decided they needed to explore the back of the cage as well, taking a 1-0 lead. However, Kothenbeutel did not let the lead stand for long as she fired back in the 20th minute with a goal of her own to even the score.

The scoreboard read exactly the same from the 20th minute to the 38th, until senior midfielder Megan Kida used the map from the first half to sneak one past SLU keeper Sasha Sander for the Explorers second score of the day.

Just five minutes later, Emily Wastell decided she was not going to deal with another one-goal loss, as she put the equalizer in the back of the cage and sent the game to overtime.

“We knew we had the ability to win,” said SLU sophomore Jordan BeSore, “we just had to show it.”

The score remained deadlocked through two overtime periods, as neither squad was able to end the contest. “Ending in shoot-outs was thrilling, and it was amazing to see the skill of our offensive players,” said BeSore. That skill was evident with Carly Kissinger, as she ripped up LaSalle’s map and left the Explorers scrambling for direction with her shoot-out goal to seal a win for SLU. The ladies will be back in action again Oct. 7 at 11 a.m. in Bloomington, Ind. as they take on Big Ten opponent, Indiana University.

SWIMMING OPENS SEASON AT WASH U

By KAYLEIGH FLEMING Sports Writer LU’s Men’s and Women’s swimming and diving teams participated in a meet at Washington University in St. Louis on Friday. Both teams were unable to come out on top, as the women lost by a mere 4 points, and the men fell by about 30.

Freshman Claire Koh placed first for the 500 and 1000 Free. Also finishing in first place for two events, freshman Emily Smith won both the 100 Back and 200 I.M. Smith finished the 100 back with a time of 58.38 and the 200 I.M. in 2:10.29.

In the 400 Medley Relay, the Billikens finished first with the relay team of Smith, junior Emily Kishish, freshman Brianna Hodgkins and sophomore Natalie Daniel.

For the men’s team, senior Isaiah Williams won the 200 Free. A new pool record was set for the 100 Back by sophomore T.J. Halliburton during the first leg of the 400 Medley Relay.

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The Billikens were back in action on Sunday when they travelled to Fishers, Indiana to compete in the Butler Duals. The men’s and women’s teams competed against Butler University, Xavier University, Eastern Illinois University and University of Evansville.

The women’s team fell to Xavier University, beat Butler University, beat Eastern Illinois University, and lost to University of Evansville.

Koh finished third in the 1000 Free and fellow teammate, junior Olivia Wanasek finished in sixth place. The 400 Free Relay consisted of Daniel, junior Mary First, freshman Claire Brewer, and Smith.

They finished in second place.

Smith placed third in the 200 Back with a time of 2:07.63. Finishing first for the Billikens in the 400 I.M. was sophomore Katie Schmude, who placed third.

Overall, the men’s team swept Xavier University, University of Evansville and Eastern Illinois University.

Helping to earn points for the Billikens was Halliburton, junior Grant Streid, senior Justin Mars and freshman Nick Soltys who placed first in the 200 Medley Relay.

The Billikens also secured second place in the 200 Medley Relay who consisted of junior Keegan Paulson, freshman Janssen Gamilla, junior Collin O’Brien and sophomore Christian L’Italien.

Senior Isaiah Williams placed first in the 400 I.M. The Billikens had the top three finishers for the 200 Fly in Streid, Gamilla, and Williams. Mars also placed first in the 200 Breast and Halliburton finished in first in the 200 Back.

The Billikens travel to Columbia, Missouri on Oct. 5 to participate in the Show-Me Showdown.

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BRONZE BOOT GAME REVIVED BEFORE BILLS BEGIN CONFERENCE PLAY The Bronze Boot soccer match between SLU and SIUe was revived this season after a 20year hiatus. SLU kept the trophy despite the draw since they were the previous owners.

(Trenton Almgren-Davis / The University News)

By SAM GLASS Sports Writer crowd of almost 5,000 St. Louis soccer fans filled the seats at Robert R. Hermann Stadium for a Friday night game on Sept. 21. The special occasion was the famed Bronze Boot match between rivals Saint Louis University and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. The two teams battled it out under the floodlights for possession of the Joseph S. Carenza Sr. Trophy.

The trophy, topped with a cleat coated in bronze, was last up for contention in 1998 when the Billikens defeated SIUE for the rights to the trophy. Twenty years later, the Bronze Boot match was revived thanks in part to SLU head coach, Kevin Kalish, who led the SIUE soccer program from 2008-2013.

“From day one, when [Kalish] got the job here, we talked about rejuvenating the college game. And this game, I think, paints a really good picture for kids, [and] for the community. You’ve got two programs here in St. Louis competing at a high level, and it absolutely paints a wonderful picture of what soccer can bring to St. Louis,” said SIUE head coach, Mario Sanchez.

The first half played out back and forth, with the Billikens edging the Cougars 4-2 in shots. The half wrapped up scoreless. As the current generation of SLU and SIUE soccer players left the field for halftime, soccer alumni from the two schools were invited to step onto the pitch.

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the massive line of alumni spanning almost the entire length of the field.

The second half kicked off with the Billikens reinvigorating the game as they began to dominate play. An early goal from the Cougars in the 52nd minute left the Bills searching for an opportunity.

With just under 16 minutes left in the half, a cross to the head of senior forward Anthony Brown went into the back of the net as the crowd leapt to its feet, but the ball was called offsides and the Billikens remained down.

The Bills kept the heat up and managed to find the equalizing goal with two minutes left in the half. After a shot from junior forward Leo Novaes, Brown picked up the scraps, leveling the score.

A 90th minute PK from SIUE almost dashed the Bills’ hope, but freshman goalkeeper Seth Stiebel stopped the shot, sending the game into overtime.

The two periods played out similarly, with the Bills controlling play and outshooting SIUE 7-0. The game con-

cluded at a 1-1 draw.

The Billikens, the previous holders of the trophy, retain possession until 2019 when the next match will be played at SIUE. Senior defender Lennart Hein was named MVP. After a week off, following the Bronze Boot tie, the Bills traveled to Dayton, Ohio to take on the Flyers of the University of Dayton for their A-10 opener.

The Bills opened conference play with an away match against Dayton on Saturday, Sept. 29. It started as a very even matchup going into the second half with a blank scoreboard.

All of the action came in the second half.

A total of four goals were scored.

Freshman midfielder John Klein opened the scoring in the 59th minute, and Novaes gave the Bills a 2-0 lead under four minutes later with a free kick goal.

A minute later, Dayton cut the lead in half, and then tied the game in the 77th minute. Two periods of ex-

tra time could not separate the sides, and the game concluded 2-2.

The draw brought the Bills to an 0-0-1 start to their conference season.

The Billikens headed up north to Rhode Island after the draw in Ohio.

The score wasn’t in the visiting team’s favor as the final score was 3-1.

Rhody was able to put one in the net just under two minutes into the game to give them the 1-0 lead. They scored again 19 minutes into the first half to bring the deficit now to two for the Bills going into the second.

The Rams’ third goal came in transition in the 54th minute. The Bills were able to get a consolation goal from Novaes for his fourth of the season.

The final in Rhode Island was 3-1 in favor of the home team bringing the Bills conference record to 0-1-1 just two games in.

The Bills play again at Hermann Stadium against La Salle on Oct. 6.

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17 Alyssa Seitzer’s hat trick led SLU womens soccer to a 6-1 win over conference foe Richmond in one of four A-10 wins for the Bills in the last two weeks.

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SEITZER RECORDS HAT TRICK, BILLS ROLL THROUGH FIRST FOUR A-10 MATCHES

By RYAN LEFNER Associate Sports Editor

he Bills kicked off A10 conference play Sep. 20 with a tough opponent on the road in Saint Joseph’s University.

Through the first 45 minutes, the game was deadlocked, as neither team was able to effectively drive the ball into independence square.

Senior forward Maddie Pokorny left her John Hancock on the game, as two of her shots snaked through independence hall, past the goalie, and off the Liberty bell, cracking its shell and signaling defeat for the Saint Joe’s Hawks.

“Our goal was to win the physical battle first, then get the ball down the field and establish our rhythm,” said Pokorny. “Once we dictated the speed of the game and how we like to play, we were able to find the back of the net early in the second half.”

The SLU defense continued their recent dominance, and proved that the sun still doesn’t set on the Billiken empire. They recorded their fourth shutout in the past five games, and their sixth shutout this season.

The Billikens then returned home

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Sunday for a matchup against a struggling Davidson Wildcats squad.

SLU let the cat out of the bag on an early mistake from keeper Oliva Silverman in the 22nd minute, and Davidson took an early 1-0 lead.

Despite the Bills dominating the first half, they were unable to get anything past Wildcat’s goalie Sarah L’Hommedieu. “We really dominated play,” said Billikens head coach about the first half. “But we made a mistake and we learned a lesson from that because we could have been up even by the time they scored.”

The Bills continued to dominate in the second half, as they finally tamed Karen the Cougar in the 50th minute with a Hannah Friedrich goal. The match seemed destined for a draw until Alyssa Seitzer hit a dagger in the 87th minute to seal the SLU victory.

“I was really proud of their grit and resilience,” said Shields about the match. “They didn’t panic, and obviously Alyssa Seitzer with a fantastic finish at the end to put us up a goal.”

The ladies continued their home stand Sep. 27th against a desperate 0-11 Rhode Island team.

Although the Billikens only man-

aged to sneak one Maddie Pokorny header by the Rhody keeper, the team from the smallest state put up the smallest offensive effort in the match, as SLU outshot the rams a staggering 40-2.

Sophomore Defender Haley Cox tallied her first career assist on the Pokorny header, as she placed a ball perfectly in the box off of a drive and cross.

The Bills also set a new school record on corners in a game with 21, breaking the old record set in 1997.

Not so coincidentally, the Rams looked more like lambs in the corner department, as they were unable to muster a single corner kick in the contest.

“Coach Shields put me in off the bench to change the game and add some energy to the lineup,” said Cox about her assist. “I knew as soon as I kicked it, someone would be there to make contact and it was a great header by Maddie to eventually be the game winner.”

The Billikens then left the comfort of Hermann Stadium, and continued on to Richmond just three days later.

The women clearly remembered to bring their Raid spray, as they sent the Spiders scrambling for a new place to spin their web in a 6-1 route.

The offensive explosion was the most goals the women had in one match since 2006, when they were able to notch seven tallies on the right side of the scorecard against Temple.

Alyssa Seitzer had a game to remember, as she recorded the first SLU hat trick since Casi Winchell’s three-goal game in 2006.

Hannah Friedrich also found the net for the sixth time this year, and adding their first scores of the campaign were Sophomore Annabelle Copeland and Junior Evie Lavell.

The ladies will be back in action on Oct. 4 in Dayton, Ohio as they take on the similarly unbeaten Flyers at 6 p.m.

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Chaykowski named A-10 Rookie of the Week reshman libero Cayce Chaykowski has not let first season jitters, or the transition to college, stop her from becoming a force to be reckoned with on the court. She has played in all but three sets so far in her freshman campaign and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.

She earned the nod of A-10 Rookie of the Week for the week of Sept. 24-30 for her efforts against two conference teams—VCU and Davidson—last weekend.

Chaykowski averaged 6.71 digs per set in the two matches with 17 digs against VCU followed by a career high 30 digs in their win over Davidson.

She is currently fifth in the conference in digs per set, averaging about 4.38 on the season.

Chaykowski, a native of Henderson, Kentucky, started playing volleyball in fourth grade. She became a utility player, and eventually captain, for her high school team where she was able to play libero, outside hitter and setter.

Choosing SLU seemed to be a somewhat easy decision for Chaykowski because she “loved the coaches, girls and SLU itself.”

Playing a sport at SLU has opened up so many opportunities for Chaykowski, including playing in Chaifetz Arena.

“All arenas are different and Chaifetz [is] such a cool place to play in,” she said. “It [is] definitely one of the largest

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crowds I’ve ever played in front of.”

Not only does she get to play in front of bigger crowds, but Chaykowski said her favorite part about being a SLU student-athlete is access to the fueling station in Chaifetz Arena, a small room for athletes to get healthy snacks in the mornings during the week.

Despite the fact that she is only about halfway into her first season as a Billiken, Chaykowski said she already has some wonderful memories with her teammates. Her favorite thus far is “spending time with [her] teammates at the [Baltimore] Ravens football game,” an extra experience the team got while playing conference games in Washington.

Chaykowski is looking forward to growing with her teammates to continue beating teams in the A-10.

“We are successful when we believe in ourselves, support one another and play together,” she said.

The volleyball team has the goal of making it to the A-10 tournament for the sixth year in a row and Chaykowski’s personal goal is “to give everything that [she has] every single game or practice for [her] teammates.

She attributes her personal success to her parents because they “have done everything that [she] ever needed to be able to play college volleyball.”

After college, she hopes to either be a Division I volleyball coach or to own her own volleyball club.

Photos by Trenton Almgren-Davis, The University News

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I STAND WITH CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD

By LEXI KAYSER Contributor

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he news this past week has been consistently corroded with two names: Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford.

Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nomination for Supreme Court justice, was accused of sexual assault by Ford.

The incident allegedly happened when the two were in high school, and a hearing was held and televised so that the public and the Senate had all of the information they needed to make a decision on Kavanaugh’s qualification for the position.

The country now stands divided, confused and frightened, on both the left and the right. This controversy is one that isn’t new or surprising to our country—especially in the wake of the #MeToo movement and the sexual assault allegations against President Trump in recent years. It is fairly simple to jump to conclusions and pick sides before entirely dissecting the issue; however, internalized misogyny and ignorance on the nuances of life for a sexual assault survivor can definitely tilt one to Kavanaugh’s side prematurely.

While this country is, in fact, grounded

in the concept of innocent until proven guilty, it is vital to take into account a few key pieces of evidence that clarify and support Ford’s case.

Ford first came forward to her therapist about being sexually assaulted in 2012. This was long before Kavanaugh’s appointment, and it is highly unlikely that she would create a false scenario and tell it to someone under total confidentiality on the off chance that he would ever be nominated for a position of heightened power.

The gaps in her memory and her inability to tell a clear, fully coherent story makes sense, for the

“Scientifically, it would be more disconcerting if Ford gave a story that was entirely filled in, down to exact places, names and times.” brains of survivors of trauma attempt to protect themselves from the harmful reminders of the past. This oftentimes results in blackouts and memory loss. Scientifically, it would be more disconcerting if Ford gave a story that was entirely filled in, down to exact places, names and times.

Most importantly, we must remember that Ford is an incredibly successful professional with a good family life, and would certainly not put her life under scrutiny without due cause. To come out with an allegation such as this is to take a giant risk.

Since Ford’s name was released (from a testimony that she originally wanted

to keep confidential), she has been ridiculed in every sense of the word.

Social media users have bashed her, and even the president has claimed that she was lying.

When Kavanaugh stepped forward to testify at the hearing, he did a whole lot of hiding, of avoiding, of finagling. While Ford answered questions clearly, Kavanaugh tried to avoid them, using his accomplishments, anecdotes of his children and his Christian background as shields against the prosecution.

When asked if he would support an FBI investigation into the claims, he was hesitant. If he truthfully did nothing wrong, then the FBI would not be able to find any evidence against him. Why, then, would he be so reluctant instead of begging for a chance to definitively prove his innocence?

It is for these reasons that I am choosing to believe Ford, and to stand by her through the highs and lows of this nightmarish game that she never asked to play.

We should believe survivors because coming forward is harder than holding it all in.

We should believe survivors because they lived through enough agony and battled enough nagging, ever present fear without having to worry about the believability of their stories.

And to the people who are desperately fearful for their sons, you should be more fearful for your daughters. If your child does not assault, he will not be accused. It is really that simple.

I stand with Christine Blasey Ford and with all of the women who speak their truths, even if it means that the world will seem to crack open upon their impact. You are brave, you are safe, you are heard.

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THE COMMON GROUND: A REFLECTION ON FEELING SMALL

By TARA TABIBI Contributor

f you live east of Grand Boulevard, you might think you’re lucky; you don’t have to scale the hill on West Pine to get to class every morning.

In the past four years, I’ve lived in Fusz, Spring, the Village and, currently, the Standard, which means, with the exception of sophomore year, I’ve gradually moved closer to the intersection between Laclede and Vandeventer.

For someone who’s always in a hurry, you might think it’s not the brightest idea to move farther away from my classes each year (and you would be right in your assumption).

With that said, I want to point to the hill on West Pine, starting from the intersection between Laclede and Vandeventer and ending near Pius, as an important walk for everyone at Saint Louis University to consider taking.

Every morning when I leave the Standard for my coffee fix at Starbucks, I feel extremely small just as I walk past Spring Hall. It’s always this point on the hill that I feel the smallest, because passing Spring seems to drag on for decades no matter how fast I walk. I want to emphasize that it’s important to start the walk at the end of West Pine, because only then will you be

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winded enough to feel microscopic right around Spring Hall. Maybe this is counter to what we’ve been taught our whole lives—that bigger is better—but I want to take a moment and consider the importance of feeling small.

The world we live in now has more than its share of injustice.

I couldn’t tell you if that’s because injustice itself has increased in

“I want to take a moment and consider the importance of feeling small.” recent times or if we’ve just gotten better at covering it on the news, but it certainly seems more visible now than before. Along with a number of my friends, I stopped keeping up with the news altogether for a good amount of time because our current state of affairs presents every day as the end of the world.

The “end of the world” is precisely why taking a walk up West Pine is important: It’s not so much a steep walk (or run) as much as it is a long one. The more you walk, the farther the end of the hill appears.

Even if you’re a fast walker like me, every step feels so small that by the time you reach Spring and Laclede the whole world feels endless.

I’m certainly no champion of sitting around campfires to discuss deep feelings or the hidden

self (though I would never say no to s’mores). I do, however, think it’s important to stop and reflect on how physically small we are, because the smaller you are, the vaster the world around you seems. That vastness presents an even larger number of opportunities—opportunities to show compassion, to gain knowledge or even to make a difference (I would, at this

point, highly suggest chaining yourself to the Dolphin Pond in a bid to leave it where it is in order to make a difference. If anyone is interested in doing this, please contact me). In all seriousness, take a slow walk up West Pine and think about the millimeter of distance you’ve covered compared to the rest of the common ground.

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ABOLISH THE SUPREME COURT?

By JAKOB BENEDETTI Staff Writer

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he biggest story of the past couple weeks has been the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, which has polarized millions of Americans across the political spectrum and touched on some of the biggest issues facing our country today.

Despite heavy backlash from elected Democrats, some Republicans on the ballot in November and the general public, it seems as though Kavanaugh will be confirmed barring any significant discoveries by the FBI.

But if this disgusting episode has done anything for us, it has made it clear that the Supreme Court as an institution has become broken in many of the same ways that Congress has. If we do not reform this branch of government soon, it will remain not as a neutral arbiter of the laws and interpreter of the Constitution, but as another partisan battleground that has the power to usurp the democratic will of the people.

This is unacceptable. Despite passionate arguments that I have observed online and in person, however, I do not believe the answer is to push for the full abolition of the Supreme Court. While I recognize that the Court

has become a little more than a partisan battleground populated by graduates of a handful of elitist prep schools and Ivy League colleges—and that throughout our history the Supreme Court has generally acted in the interests of the managerial class and the status quo— total abolition would be almost as bad, if not worse.

Instead of parties in federal court always being able to appeal their case to a higher authority, the 13 U.S. circuit courts, which are divided upon geographic lines, would be the highest judicial authorities in the land. Judges would be conscious of this, and would not have to fear that their more partisan

“The answer is not to do away with the Supreme Court altogether, but to address specific problems with the current structure of the Court” or controversial decisions could be eventually overturned, so long as they are familiar with the circuit court judges in their region. This means that the outcome of a case would depend heavily upon where the case originated.

It is true that this is a common critique of the current U.S. judicial system, but by abolishing the Supreme Court and doing away with the only higher authority to which all U.S. federal courts have to adhere to, the problem would only be made worse. Moreover, regional governance would be unintentionally exacerbated at the expense of federal authority and national unity.

The answer is not to do away with the Supreme Court altogether, but to address specific problems with

the current structure of the Court and propose rational solutions to abolish the negative side effects that this creates. I take issue with the idea of having lifetime appointments to anything, especially something as important as the Supreme Court. An easy fix to that would be to impose term limits upon all new nominees. Existing justices can keep their seat, but all new justices would be nominated for 10year terms that could only be renewed once. This would ensure that there is a steady flow of individuals in and out of the court, leading to greater diversity of opinion and allowing for the makeup of the court to track more closely with the actual opinions of the American people.

However, simply having more confirmations to get through is not enough by itself. The process by which people are nominated and confirmed must also change. Therefore, I also propose that the threshold for confirming a Supreme Court nominee in the Senate should be permanently raised to 60 votes. If the President’s nominee fails to earn 60 votes in the Senate, one of two things would happen: should the nominee have gained at least 50 votes in the Senate, but less than 60, then the President may nominate someone else. However, if the President’s nominee fails to earn 50 votes in the Senate, a national referendum should be organized with the people choosing between the President’s new nominee and another selected by the Senate opposition leader.

These may seem mundane, and a Constitutional amendment might seem nearly impossible in today’s climate, but I believe that if we were to enact these reforms—and perhaps others—it would be a significant shift in how the court works and would address many of the systemic problems plaguing it and our democracy. Fixing these problems in the Supreme Court is one thing; next, we just need to figure out how to fix Congress.

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THE LIGHT IS COMING

By JACK JOHNSON Contributor ear progressives, dear liberals, dear anybody who is depressed from watching the news, dear anyone who is wary about the future of this country, I would like to remind you of the immortal words of Ariana Grande: “The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole.”

Right now it may seem that the crap has hit the fan, and we’re all getting crap blown onto our faces and into our lives and all over our “I love America” t-shirts—that last part may be just me. That crap may or may not involve a “certain judge.” For me it includes the façade that politicians put up to get re-elected when their legislative actions hurt the citizens who elected them (it doesn’t help that those citizens totally buy into the hate and fear that the politicians sell to get re-elected in the first place). But of course the crap is also hitting our environment, our health and our civil rights.

How could we think that the light

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is coming when we can barely see past the crap? That’s easy for me to answer with one question. Do you think it’s possible for an entire generation to put up with this? Young people definitely didn’t start this mess, but I plan on finishing it. I remember learning about things like “liberty” and “freedom for all” in elementary school, but once I started learning about the real world, I realized that’s not the way it works. It currently “works” for the people who consolidate power and squander the rights of those who could actually get them out of office.

Take for instance the recent plan put forward by officials in Randolph County, Georgia—a predominantly black area. County officials said they wanted to

“The light is coming to give back everything the darkness stole.”

-Ariana Grande close seven polling places because they are “not sufficiently accessible to people with disabilities.” The citizens of Randolph County in return protested this voter suppression saying that they were being racially discriminated against. For the first time in Georgia history, there is a black nominee running for Governor of Georgia for

the 2018 midterm elections, and it’s expected to be a close race. The ACLU among other organizations has taken steps to defend the voting rights of these citizens. Luckily the Randolph County Election Board ended up voting down the proposal, but what type of democratic country even thinks about taking away voting rights?

Apparently the U.S. is that type of country. Now I know that America has a horrible past with voter suppression— especially when it comes to civil rights— but it’s 2018. One thing that the real world teaches us is that the year is just a number, not some sort of measurement of social evolution of how far we’ve come. People of minority populations know all too well how things actually work. Part of the shamefulness is that I am just now seeing these horrible things, and that’s crap.

Yet, as Ari has told us, the light is coming. We know this to be true because we’ve seen little bursts of clarity come through in this time of uncertainty: the Parkland students using their momentum to affect actual change, the unprecedented number of women running for congress this year and the video of sexual assault victims confronting Jeff Flake in an elevator. These things, while originating from the dark shadows, show me that there is in fact light coming from somewhere. We just have to find it, and use it to blind those who consolidate power. The light is coming, and even though it may get darker before we see the sun again, it will eventually rise to a brighter America.

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