84 1 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 2014 WWW.SXUSTUDENTMEDIA.COM Page Page Page Page VOL. NO. 84 6 Sober Week: How to Have Fun Without Alcohol On Wednesday, Oct. 15, the movie Scary Movie was shown in the Butler Reception Room in the evening. On Thursday, Oct. 16, students were given a chance to go through a voluntary alcohol screening in the diner, which would enter them in a raffle to win one of twenty-five $10 Dunkin Donuts gift cards. On Friday, Oct. 17, there was a .08K Run held at the Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field. If students received a red ribbon when they signed the Sober Pledge earlier, they could use it to gain another free food truck ticket, which were also present at the run. A fatal vision goggles demonstration was also held after the run. Here, students could complete an obstacle course while wearing “beer googles,” which were meant to distort the student’s vision as they went through it to get a sense of what it felt like to travel drunk. When asked of her opinion regarding Sober Week, Saint Xavier student Shannon Roche stated, “I think it was really important. I learned a lot that I didn’t know, even though I’m not a drinker myself. But I found it really interesting and worth coming out and participating.” Likewise, fellow student Sam Gundling said, “I thought this week was pretty eye- opening because I learned about what happens when you’re drunk, and I learned that you don’t have to be drunk to have fun, you could have fun while you’re sober.” According to Sarah Schulfer, counselor and coordinator of AODEP, Sober Week was a very interesting opportunity to see how willing the students were to participate in the events. “It’s really cool to have them be like, ‘Yeah, I’ll sign a sober pledge, no problem. I don’t drink anyway.’ I think that’s eye- opening for everybody because there is a stereotype about college students that everybody is out partying and drinking and overwhelmingly we are finding that that is not the case,” Schulfer said. Schulfer also said that the importance of Sober Week was to educate the participants and make them aware of alcohol consumption and the consenquences it could bring, along with trying to bring students away from believing that consuming alcohol is the only way to have fun in college. “I think there’s a lot of people who really struggle with that idea, saying that in college you should be drinking, that’s what you should be doing. But by being sober you can still have just as much fun, if not more because you actually will remember it and you’ll be able to keep control of yourself during whatever event it is that you’re doing,” Schulfer said. According to Schulfer, this is the first time Saint Xavier University has done something this big to educate students and raise awareness of drinking. There are hopes of creating more events and programs similar to that of Sober Week in the future. Gisselle Lopez News Editor Students signing in for the .08K Run. The Xavierite to demonstrate the amount of fun a student can have without turning to alcohol. The week included a variety of events, and not all of them were related to alcohol. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, there were mocktails being served in the diner, along with an opportunity for students to sign a Sober Pledge in which the student promises not to drink alcohol during the week into the weekend. From Tuesday, Oct. 13, to Friday, Oct. 17, Saint University University hosted Sober Week. Sober Week was a week long event that was hosted by Saint Xavier’s Counseling Center and Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Program (AODEP) in an attempt Governor Pat Quinn Visits SXU Jake Alleruzzo Senior News Editor On Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn visited and toured the facilities of the Warde Academic Center, while also investing $2.2 million dollar into Saint Xavier University. The investment being made came from a grant awarded to the school from the state of Illinois’ Illinois Jobs Now! program. The Illinois Jobs Now! program was signed into law on July 13, 2009 in order to spur job growth in Illinois. The $31 billion dollar bill signed was said to promise the creation of over 439,000 jobs from spending used on this bill. The bill’s large budget is used to fund large scale programs aimed at bettering neighborhoods and public/private institutions in the state of Illinois. The event on Saturday 18 was held at the Center for Instructional Design and Academic Technology, also known as the CIDAT, and around the Saint Xavier University campus. The turnout for the event was a mix of administration, science department faculty, and students to see Governor Quinn speak. The overall public address was around 30 minutes total and featured President Christine Wiseman, Provost Paul DeVito, State Senator Bill Cunningham from Illinois’ 18th district, and Governor Quinn. The remarks of each speaker were brief and praised the work being done at Saint Xavier University. Governor Quinn remarked during his speaking portion that his aunt, Sister Mary Quinn, was actually a member of the Sisters of Mercy, and was Chair of the Biology Department at Saint Xavier University. Quinn also described growing up in the area and reminiscing about picking weeds in the nearby area as a young boy. Quinn transitioned his rhetoric towards the expansion of Saint Xavier University and taking notice of the evolution for the campus within the last few decades. The facilities at the Warde Academic Center were later toured after the briefing by Quinn and Saint Xavier’s administration. The $2.2 million dollar grant will be used to help construct state of the Governor Quinn speaking to the SXU Community SXU Facebook Governor page 2
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Sober Week: How to Have Fun Without AlcoholOn Wednesday, Oct. 15, the
movie Scary Movie was shown in the Butler Reception Room in the evening.
On Thursday, Oct. 16, students were given a chance to go through a voluntary alcohol screening in the diner, which would enter them in a raffle to win one of twenty-five $10 Dunkin Donuts gift cards.
On Friday, Oct. 17, there was a .08K Run held at the Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field. If students received a red ribbon when they signed the Sober Pledge earlier, they could use it to gain another free food truck ticket, which were also present at the run.
A fatal vision goggles demonstration was also held after the run. Here, students could complete an obstacle course while wearing “beer googles,” which were meant to distort the student’s vision as they went through it to get a sense of what it felt like to travel drunk.
When asked of her opinion regarding Sober Week, Saint Xavier student Shannon Roche stated, “I think it was really important. I learned a lot that I didn’t know, even though I’m not a drinker myself. But I found it really interesting and worth coming out and participating.”
Likewise, fellow student Sam Gundling said, “I thought this week was pretty eye-opening because I learned about what happens when you’re drunk, and I learned that you don’t have to be drunk to have fun, you could have fun while you’re sober.”
According to Sarah Schulfer, counselor and coordinator of AODEP,
Sober Week was a very interesting opportunity to see how willing the students were to participate in the events.
“It’s really cool to have them be like, ‘Yeah, I’ll sign a sober pledge, no problem. I don’t drink anyway.’ I think that’s eye-opening for everybody because there is a stereotype about college students that everybody is out partying and drinking and overwhelmingly we are finding that that is not the case,” Schulfer said.
Schulfer also said that the importance of Sober Week was to educate the participants and make them aware of alcohol consumption and the consenquences it could bring, along with trying to bring students away from believing that consuming alcohol is the only way to have fun in college.
“I think there’s a lot of people who really struggle with that idea, saying that in college you should be drinking, that’s what you should be doing. But by being sober you can still have just as much fun, if not more because you actually will remember it and you’ll be able to keep control of yourself during whatever event it is that you’re doing,” Schulfer said.
According to Schulfer, this is the first time Saint Xavier University has done something this big to educate students and raise awareness of drinking.
There are hopes of creating more events and programs similar
to that of Sober Week in the future.
Gisselle LopezNews Editor
Students signing in for the .08K Run. The Xavierite
to demonstrate the amount of fun a student can have without turning to alcohol.
The week included a variety of events, and not all of them were related to alcohol.
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, there were mocktails being served in the diner, along with an opportunity for students to sign a Sober Pledge in which the student promises not to drink alcohol during the week into the weekend.
From Tuesday, Oct. 13, to Friday, Oct. 17, Saint University University hosted Sober Week.
Sober Week was a week long event that was hosted by Saint Xavier’s Counseling Center and Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Program (AODEP) in an attempt
Governor Pat Quinn Visits SXUJake AlleruzzoSenior News Editor
On Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn visited and toured the facilities of the Warde Academic Center, while also investing $2.2 million dollar into Saint Xavier University. The investment being made came from a grant awarded to the school from the state of Illinois’ Illinois Jobs Now! program.
The Illinois Jobs Now! program was signed into law on July 13, 2009 in order to spur job growth in Illinois. The $31 billion dollar bill signed was said to promise the creation of over 439,000 jobs from spending used on this bill. The bill’s large budget is used to fund large scale programs aimed at bettering neighborhoods and public/private institutions in the state of Illinois.
The event on Saturday 18 was held at the Center for Instructional Design and Academic Technology, also known as the CIDAT, and around the Saint Xavier University campus. The turnout for the event was a mix of administration, science department faculty, and students to see Governor Quinn speak.
The overall public address was around 30 minutes total and featured President Christine Wiseman, Provost Paul DeVito, State Senator Bill Cunningham from Illinois’ 18th district, and Governor Quinn. The remarks of each speaker were brief and praised the work being done at Saint Xavier University.
Governor Quinn remarked during his speaking portion that his aunt, Sister Mary Quinn, was actually a member of the Sisters of Mercy, and was Chair of the Biology Department at Saint Xavier University. Quinn also described growing up in the area and reminiscing about picking weeds in the nearby area as a young boy.
Quinn transitioned his rhetoric towards the expansion of Saint Xavier University and taking notice of the evolution for the campus within the last few decades. The facilities at the Warde Academic Center were later toured after the briefing by Quinn and Saint Xavier’s administration.
The $2.2 million dollar grant will be used to help construct state of the
Governor Quinn speaking to the SXU Community SXU Facebook
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Community Based Learning Made Easy
As a requirement for all Saint Xavier students, Community Based Learning (CBL) is a general education course which offers students not only a beneficial class experience, but helpful community experience as well.
CBL would not be able to function without its helpful and dedicated staff. The CBL curriculum committee is now led by Dr. Tamara Korenman, which was previously led by Kate Carey.
Dean of Arts and Sciences, Kathleen Alaimo and Director of General Education Michael O’Keefe are also prominent leaders in the CBL program. Robert Gutierrez, recently hired in April, is the
Julie GardnerNews Contributor
first Director of CBL. With the hiring of an additional staff
member, it shows that the CBL program is steadily expanding. “In the 2014-2015 academic year at least 22 instructors will be teaching CBL designated courses,” according to Gutierrez.
The CBL program is one which includes a variety of academic departments, allowing students to choose a course that best fits their interests.
Within the time of the course, it is required that the students complete a service project within the community, hence the title including ‘Community Based.’
Gutierrez comments on the benefits of the program, saying that “combining instruction with meaningful hands on
experiences creates a more impressionable course. Students get to see concepts in action and apply skills and information from their traditional coursework.”
A wide variety of CBL courses are available through many different departments. ‘Health Communications,’ through the Communications Department, ‘Historical and Social Trends in American Schools’ through the School of Education, ‘Special Topics: Making the Ghetto: Chicago’ through the History Department, and ‘Software Engineering’ through the Computer Science Department, are just a few of the
CBL courses have a habit of reaching out beyond the footsteps of the Warde Academic Center The Xavierite
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art science facilities on Saint Xavier University’s campus, replacing the more dated facilities currently on campus in the Warde Academic Center.
The new building will be used to create an advanced learning environment full of state of the art biology and chemistry equipment as stated by President Wiseman.
Grant money has already been used by the university to renovate the library on campus and create the CIDAT, now used by many students for audio and visual work.
The newly planned renovations will continue on with Saint Xavier University’s work towards improving the overall campus environment for students.
The announcement event on Saturday also featured a focus on the diversity of Saint Xavier University, as pointed out by President Wiseman.
During President Wiseman’s speaking portion there were many references to the great diversity on the campus of Saint Xavier University, and how the campus allows students from all backgrounds, races, and ethnicities to obtain a quality education.
In an official statement released by Quinn and included in an email sent to the general Saint Xavier community, Quinn said, “Saint Xavier University has a long history of producing graduates who have done great things for Illinois and the nation, and this investment will help the school stay competitive so current, and future students can continue to make a difference in the world.”
The remarks on the future for students in the state of Illinois appeared to resonate in the crowd as many audience members applauded the remarks and nodded approvingly during Quinn’s statements on
Illinois’s MAP grants. These grants are used to help fund
students pursuit of higher learning in the state of Illinois.
Quinn during his brief speaking section remarked on how he has worked to protect this grant money for students in the state of Illinois in order to protect their future and help reduce their debt later in life.
As stated previously grant money from the state has helped fund projects around the campus of Saint Xavier University.
Past projects worked on include renovations to the Robert and Mary Rita Murphy Stump Library.
Renovations that took place to the library included the renovations to the entrance of the library itself and changes made to the Bishop Quarter Room.
Grants also were what helped pay for the additions to CIDAT and the technology made available there. The CIDAT currently houses state of the art editing and video equipment.
The hope is that later down the line there will be more state of the art equipment being brought into the new science wing addition to Saint Xavier University’s campus.
Be sure to keep an eye out for the beginning of preliminary work on the construction and opportunities to learn more about the intended construction plans.
There has been no official timetable set in stone yet for the proposed construction operation, however the funds secured by the school are certainly a force behind the continued purusit towards renovations.
For more information on the new science building and construction continue to read The Xavierite for the latest information and news.
Recently it was brought to the attention of The Xavierite staff that in last week’s article “Students Raise Money to Volunteer Abroad,” we misreported on the subject of service trips to Belize.
In our report we mentioned that the last service trip to take place was in 2010.
That is apparently false and it was brought to our attention in a letter to the editor (which you can read on page four) that the last trip of this nature took place in May of 2014.
We apologize for this oversight and will continue to strive for better reporting and more accurate coverage of Saint Xavier University and the surrounding community.
We take our reporting seriously and have begun to take steps in making sure that such misreports like this do not happen again.
The Xavierite thanks its readers for their understanding and vigilance.
Respectfully,The Xavierite Staff
A Note of Correction
Page 3The XavieriteWednesday, October 22, 2014
Revamped Summer Program Coming to SXUJake AlleruzzoSenior News Editor
Saint Xavier University is overhauling their Summer course programs in an effort to better accommodate students, and make Saint Xavier University a premiere destination for students looking to take Summer courses. The new programs will begin this upcoming May and June terms for students looking to enroll in taking Summer classes to get ahead in their course work.
Provost Paul DeVito outlined some of the changes to the program that involve pricing and quality of the programs being introduced. DeVito explained that one of the first things done when considering an overhaul of the original Summer program was an examination of what courses students wanted to take and why. These questions were asked via focus groups aimed at diving into the motivations behind students taking Summer classes.
DeVito explained that results showed that students were looking to take courses over the Summer that offered more electives than general education courses. Students also expressed their concern over the cost of taking courses at Saint Xavier University over the Summer.
DeVito explained that the decision was made to lower the cost per credit hour to help bring more students into the Summer and May programs offered at Saint Xavier. The new cost will be below the past average academic year’s cost per credit hour. This lesser cost is what hopefully will draw students away from attending local community colleges over Saint Xavier University for Summer course work.
Another change is that more electives will be offered to students this upcoming Summer and May term in order to provide more course options to students who are looking to have more variety in course selection. DeVito views this variety as a good thing for students who are looking for a particular class to take over the Summer that they may not necessarily be able to take elsewhere.
Course quality is another selling point that DeVito believes will help bring students to Saint Xavier to take courses during the May and Summer terms. With the support of research evidence, DeVito explained that students are given a more quality educational experience in courses taken at Saint Xavier University than at other outside community colleges. The reasoning for this is that the smaller course sizes at Saint Xavier allow for more attention to be paid to students taking Summer courses.
Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education, Becky Copper-Glenz also has expressed her excitement for the new Summer and May terms when she detailed how the programs will offer students options to take courses when they can afford time to.
As stated by Copper-Glenz, “The Academic Departments are trying to offer courses in a variety of formats to help accommodate different schedules. These formats include online course options, evening courses, day-time courses with some online components and also traditional day time classes.”
These options to take classes at different time and different channels are meant to provide students the best options to take course work based around their own schedules, something most students with full time jobs and families will appreciate. Course length has also been adjusted according to what professors
believe will work as an accurate period of time in order to fit their proper curriculum in for their course. This means courses can range in the number of weeks they last based on how the professor sees fit to teach the material.
The benefits of the Summer and May terms are best outlined by Copper-Glenz who said, “Overall, myself and the other members of the summer planning team strongly believe in the value of Saint Xavier’s education and that students who enroll in summer classes benefit in terms of the reduced cost of tuition during the summer, the personalized attention and smaller class sizes and participation in summer term moves students one step closer to graduation.”
Many of the Summer and May term courses will also focus on creating degrees of flexibility on the time in which you can take the course. Online courses serve as a means to take the course around your own busy schedule.
Courses are also to be offered in the day time and night to better fit with students work schedules according to DeVito.
Even if you cannot fit all of your courses into the upcoming Spring semester there are always Summer options available to students.
For more information on Summer and May terms at Saint Xavier University, speak with your guidance counselor, for more information on enrollment, students can visit www.sxu.edu and search for Summer sessions.
Summer and May term options are growing The Xavierite
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many courses CBL offers.These departments then team
up with organizations throughout the Chicago region for hands-on educational experience for the students.
Ranging in size, mission, and organizational type, there are organizations all over the city. A few of Saint Xavier’s partner organizations include the Mercy Home for Girls, Smith Village, The Bronzeville Historical Society, and the Perspectives Charter School Network, addressing concerns such as immigration, poverty, education, and disability.
Gutierrez states that “Students often report these experiences as the most memorable and enjoyable they have had at SXU.”
Though the CBL program is already very successful, Gutierrez expects that it will continue to grow as more organizations join the cause.
He says that “we are constantly working to improve existing CBL courses, develop CBL components for existing courses, and building new partnerships with nonprofits, schools, hospitals, and service organizations.”
If all goes as planned, the CBL program will continue to expand as the years go on.
If you would like to read a complete write-up on CBL by director Robert Gutierrez, be sure to check out the Xavierite’s website or if you have any questions regarding CBL, be sure to contact one of the directors listed.
As well keep an eye out during course registration for the upcoming semester to see what courses are offered as community based learning courses. This can be a great way fulfill an academic need and personal goal of taking your curriculem into the real world.
Page 4 The Xavierite Wednesday, October 22, 2014
V I E W P O I N T S
A Letter to the Editor
To the Editors: The lead story of your October 15th
issue of the Xavierite caught my attention because I have been involved with the Belize service trip since it began in 2008.
I was happy to see the attention given to the trip through the story on an enterprising fundraiser by two students who hope to go on the 2015 trip.
However, I would have been happier if the story also talked about the coming trip, informing students of their eligibility and letting them know about a general information meeting on Wednesday, October 22nd.
I would have been happier if the story had accurately reported that the trip has occurred every year since 2008 and that the most recent trip was last May (2014), rather than incorrectly reporting that the last trip was in 2010. Moreover, last year’s group was one of SXU’s largest, hitting the maximum number (14) that our hosts in Belize can accommodate.
Why didn’t the Xavierite reporter talk with those who are organizing the next International Mercy Service Trip to Belize?
Why didn’t the newspaper use a photo of some SXU students at work building a house in Belize?
I hope that the coverage of the fundraiser will make it a success, and I hope that the story about the purpose of the fundraiser will make the annual Belize service trip more widely known among SXU students. But with a little more professionalism as to sources and readers, the Xavierite could have made a good story an excellent one. Sister Joy Clough, RSM
The Crusader of SanityRequiem for Halloween specials
I do not know if I would like being a kid today.
I remember when I was younger every television show seemed to have a Halloween-themed episode, or there were specials generated specifically for Halloween.
To be fair, I do not watch a lot of children’s themed television shows or things of that nature, but it used to seem like when Halloween was around, T.V. shows were always hyping a new holiday-themed episode.
Last year, one of what I thought to be the best Halloween specials in years came out – Toy Story of Terror.
The special aired on ABC last year and re-aired last week, and focuses around the characters from Pixar’s hit Toy Story franchise encountering different bumps in the night while staying at a motel.
It is a cute special that in the past two years has been a nice, atmospheric introduction to the Halloween season.
This seems to be an oddity. If to prove my point that no one really ever puts out Halloween specials anymore, Toy Story of Terror was shown and immediately after that, they aired It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
There is approximately 58 years between the two specials original releases.
Now, I do not want to seem like I am knocking It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie
Brian LaugrhanEditor-in-Chief
Brown. I love all of the Charlie Brown-related holiday specials and have It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown recorded on my DVR and ready to go on Oct. 31.
But, why is it that we only get a new Halloween special so few and far in-between?
I’m so detached from today’s youth that it is quite possible that kids today do not give a darn about Halloween.
When I was a kid, Halloween was my favorite time of the year and in a lot of ways still is because it allows me to go on a nostalgia trip every time the mood strikes me right.
There is just something to be said for a cool autumn night, porches illuminated with jack-o-lanterns, and candy flowing like a bountiful river.
What more could you ask for other than perhaps something on television to
enhance the experience?I heard that two weeks ago, Saturday
morning cartoons ended. It does not surprise me that a
generation that does not care about Saturday morning cartoons also would not care about Halloween specials.
I am fairly confident most kids today would rather spend time on YouTube and look up dopey videos as opposed to sit down and enjoy a quality television special.
One day, I hope someone like me gets to a position where he or she is an executive of a television station and finds a way to bring back quality Halloween specials.
There is just something to be said for a half-hour of television, dedicated towards nothing but getting into the Halloween spirit.
ABC Family has started their 13 Days of Halloween - 13 days leading up to Halloweeen in which a variety of specials are shown.
So I give them props for keeping the faith and preseving the history of the Halloween special.
It is a grand tradition that is slowly dying.
I’d suggest that we as a population we do something about the lack of Halloween specials that exist and the frequency in which the older ones are shown, but I have no idea where we’d even start.
I know Halloween is more than a week and a half away, and that this column may have been better served for next week’s issue, but I just could not wait.
I am already in the spirit despite the lack of television specials.
My favorite Halloween special imdb.com
No Winner in Last Gubernatorial DebateWritten by
The Xavierite StaffThe final gubernatorial debate took
place on Monday, Oct. 20 on ABC 7. To be honest, it would’ve been equally
effective to watch an hour of Pat Quinn/Bruce Rauner political ads.
The event was largely held together by the moderator – ABC newsman Ron Magers – who did a good job of keeping the candidates from wandering over time on the answers.
It was the answers given that The Xavierite takes exception with.
The night seemed to follow the same formula.
No matter what question was asked, each candidate seemed to always manage to keep their answers away from simple “yes” or “no” responses and always drifted into answering the question as they wanted it to be and not as it was.
Almost every answer from Rauner usually included that Quinn is either a “failure” or a “disaster.”
According to Rauner, Quinn has failed in the jobs department, in education and in almost every aspect of being a politician.
Quinn, in turn, demonized Rauner as a heartless millionaire only interested in serving the needs of the super-wealthy, busting unions and not doing enough
to support the minorities in the state of Illinois.
Watching the debate certain members of The Xavierite’s staff were just waiting for one candidate to give a straight answer to one of the questions.
To be fair, our unofficial count of straight answers was one and it was when Rauner answered that he was not in favor of a moratorium on the amount of charter schools in the state.
It took some pressing by panelist Charles Thomas, a political analyst for ABC, but Rauner gave a strong and clear answer without flipping it on Quinn.
That hardly makes Rauner the winner, though. Ruaner is just as guilty as Quinn in ducking and dodging the questions.
One of our staff members favorite moments of the debate came when Magers wanted to address the fact that neither candidate really seemed to respond in the last debate when the candidates were allowed to ask each other questions and each candidate simply used that opportunity to deliver not-so-sly digs at one another.
No such opportunity was afforded to the candidates during this debate, thankfully. But, that could not stop the mud from being flung.
For another staff member, the key takeaway from the debate was that there was nothing to be learned from the candidates this time around and that they have ceased to be surprising.
We do not feel comfortable saying that there was a clear winner in this debate as that would mean that there were clear points made and that those points were defended against serious scrutiny and not the petty capitulating of preening politicos.
It is a shame that an opportunity that could be used to provide the people of Illinois with serious, concrete answers about pressing matters, but instead use those opportunities to take jabs at their opponent and spend time in the squalor that is mudslinging.
There is no man-on-the-white horse in this political fight.
The people of Illinois are caught between a rock and a hard place and frankly deserve a better execution of the deomcratic process than what they have been given this year.
Whether you vote for the “failure” Pat Quinn or the allegedly miserly Bruce Rauner, there really is no high road to be taken in this election.
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Page 5The XavieriteWednesday, October 22, 2014
As a communications major and a writer for the newspaper, one would think I watch the news quite often. After all, that’s what I want to do with my life, right?
I would say I very rarely watch a news broadcast (cue gasp from communications professors) and while I may have had an interest in news writing at some point, I find it rapidly diminishing as I continue college, and for lack of a better term...grow up.
My mom has always been a religious nightly news viewer. She thinks critically about what she sees and hears, but for the most part, that is where she gets her information.
So do not get me wrong, I fully recognize the importance of news; staying informed is crucial and I try to do it in ways that make the most sense to me.
As I get further into my major classes, I have taken several journalism courses, and I am not entirely certain that this was their intention, but the overarching notion that I seem to get from each of these professors is... “don’t trust anything you hear in the news”.
They are attempting to train us to be good news reporters, while telling us there is no such thing as reliable news. I would love to live in a world where journalist integrity is fully upheld when it comes to
news, but that is just not the case. While the questionable veracity of
news sources and stories does contribute to my hesitation to tune into a news report, I find it is not the main factor.
I can sum up my feelings towards the news in a simple quote that was introduced to me by my English teacher sometime during my junior year of high school, “The evening news begins with ‘Good Evening’ then proceeds to tell you why it is not.’’
Watching the evening news means you will surely be bombarded with depressing, devastating, and worrisome content. Instead of the nightly news, they should
just call it “People who died, tragedies, things you should be worried about, people who are fighting, politics and other sad stories tonight at 6”.
I know I may sound ignorant and naive for not wanting to subject myself to that, and trust me when I say, I know that these things are important; we must know what is going on in our world, in our backyards, and we must know how to protect ourselves from danger, but that is not all we must know.
Part of me feels like media outlets do not need to tell us how bad things are, we already know, we are living it. They are
dropping these information bombs on us every night on top of the personal struggles we face in our everyday lives.
Yes, I know it was a cold winter because my eyes froze shut every time I walked to class. Yes, I know gas prices are high because I just filled up my tank and it cost me $50. Yes, I know doctors are speculating that every food is bad for you and should probably just drink water for the rest of your life, except that it is contaminated, fluorinated, and expensive. Yes, I know there is violence, war, and hate with no end in sight.
I feel as though we do not need 24/7 reminders that things are bad. We live out those bad things every day, in addition to our own personal hells that the news will never report. The news does not need to tell us to be scared, worried, or cautious... because we already are.
It is certainly wishful thinking, but I would love to turn on a news station and hear something like “Ten great things that happened in Chicago today, tonight at six”.
If I were ever to be any type of journalist that is the type I would want to be.
One that encourages readers and viewers to keep going despite these struggles, and constantly reminding them of the beauty that is still left in this world.
There is no doubt that exposing the dark keeps people honest and informed, but we benefit more as individuals and as a community from exposing the light. We need it.
T h e C o l l e g e D i a r i e sThe evening news: a dai ly dose of panic
Bridget GoedkeSeniorViewpointsEditor
A weather report served with a side of impending doom armedservicesforms.house.gov
The Cougar PulseToothbrushing: more than cavities and bad breath
We have all heard and know of the countless benefits that oral hygiene has in our lives. Whether it is keeping our breathe clean or fighting cavities and plaque we know that we should be brushing and flossing several times a day.
While it is not the most exciting task of the day, oral hygiene is much more important than we know and it goes beyond the cleanliness of our teeth and gums. I will be the first to admit that I do not get in as much flossing as I would like to, but after reading the results of some very reputable studies, I am beginning to make it more of a priority.
Recent studies have shown links to some unexpected health conditions including: Cardiovascular disease, Pancreatic Cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. While all scientific studies need to be taken with a grain of salt, they are important starting points for future research into the benefits of good oral hygiene.
Research done by the University of Bristol in England and at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, found that people with bleeding gums from lack of dental hygiene could be increasing their risk for cardiovascular or heart disease.
These researchers found that the increase risk of heart disease is due to the bacteria in the mouth that is able to enter the bloodstream of bleeding gums and eventually stick to platelets to form clots or cause infections. These are both risk factors that interrupt blood flow to the heart and could cause heart disease such as a heart attack.
Dr. Howard Jenkinson, Editor in Chief of Molecular Oral Microbiology says “Cardiovascular disease is currently the biggest killer in the western world. Oral bacteria such as Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis are common infecting agents, and we now recognize that bacterial infections are an independent risk factor for heart diseases.”
Besides possible heart conditions,
Harvard researchers in Public Health reported a strong link between gum disease and Pancreatic cancer. The study followed 51,000 men beginning in 1986 and finalizing their results in 2007.
Harvard researchers found that men with a history of gum disease had a 64% increased risk of pancreatic cancer compared to those men who have never had gum disease. Although this study shows strictly correlation and does not imply causation, it does provide some interesting statistics to take a further look into what is causing these results. In fact the team of researchers admit that it is not an established risk factor, but is certainly something that needs to be further examined.
A study done by New York University
that showed a correlation between gum inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease. This was a long-term study examining a small sample of 152 subjects over a 20-year period. In this study, participants were nine times more likely to score in the lower range of a cognitive test if they had inflammation in their gums.
This study was further built on by a study done by the University of Central Lancashire that took brain samples of living patients with Alzheimer’s and compared them to brain samples of those who did not have the disease.
They discovered that a bacterium named Porphyromonas gingivalis was found in the Alzheimer’s brain sample, but not in the healthy brain sample. This bacterium is associated with chronic gum disease.
Dr. Sim K. Singhrao, co-author of this study, further explained that these bacteria “can use their movement capability to directly enter the brain. One of the paths taken is to crawl up the nerves that connect the brain and the roots of teeth. The other path is indirect entry into the brain via the blood circulation system.”
Further research is needed by the scientific community to further verify these findings, but regardless of the limitations of this research it is important to take the overall message seriously. Oral hygiene is much more important to your overall health than you may be aware.
A few minutes of brushing and flossing is certainly worth the benefits that accompany them and the disease prevention they may facilitate.
Good dental hygiene may help prevent major chronic illnesses. yosemite.epa.gov
Zachary HeppnerViewpoints Editor
Page 6 The Xavierite Wednesday, October 22, 2014
1,000 AND 1 THINGS TO DO WITH PUMPKIN Loving Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Lattes has become synonymous with being “basic”, but you do not have to be that person. A drink flavored with nutmeg does not define your character, there can be so much more to you than that. There is a whole world of pumpkin-ish things you have not explored yet. This is your somewhat definitive guide to everything pumpkin. These are my favorite crafts and recipes (and the sites that I found them from). To start, I would like to state that the title is misleading. While I am sure if you experimented and searched hard enough, you could find a million odd things to do with pumpkin, I do not have the time or patience. So here is to lovers of pumpkin spice who are too lazy to count up to one thousand. Hopefully, you will find something on this list worth slipping into a sugar induced coma for.
Melted Crayon Pumpkin:1.Use a real white pumpkin
2.Unwrap your crayons
3.Cut the crayons in half
4.Glue about 16 crayon pieces using tacky glue to the pumpkin
5.After the glue has dried, use a hair dryer to melt the crayons
Fanged Pumpkin:For vampire pumpkin: Thumbtack or pinSmall white pumpkin, or a foam pumpkin works tooPlastic vampire teethExacto knife or carving tools
1.Outline mouth in pen or pencil. Cut out with saw; remove excess flesh.2.Wedge teeth into hole.3.For eyes, pin map tacks into pumpkin
Lacy Pumpkin:For a sexy pump-kin, dress it up in lace fabric or a black decorated stocking. Your pumpkin will be serving more face than Ru Paul all Halloween long. Just gather fabric from bot-tom and tie up with wire or string around the stem. You may also use hot or super glue or if it’s handy.
Crafts from Martha Stewart, Better Homes and Gardens, and Buzzfeed
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1,000 AND 1 THINGS TO DO WITH PUMPKIN
Pumpkin Spice Crunch Cake:
You’ll need:1 can of unsweetened Pumpkin filling1 box of Betty Crocker ‘Super Moist’ Spice cake1 8 ounce bag of Heath English Toffee bits1 container of cream cheese frosting2 baking pans
1. In large bowl, mix up cake batter according to directions on box, add toffee bits. Reserve ¼ cup for the top
2. Combine pumpkin filling and mix well.
3. Spray pans with non-stick spray and fill ½ to ¾ of the way.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min. Let cool
5. Frost with cream cheese frosting and top with leftover toffee bits
(Recipe and photo from ohbiteit.com)
Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow (Also known as Muddy Buddies):
You’ll need:7-8 cups of Cinnamon Chex cereal, or Rice Chex12 ounces of candy melts or white chocolate3 teaspoons of ground cinnamon1 ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice1 cup confectioners; sugar1-2 cups of mallowcreme pumpkins (substitute with pumpkin spice Hershey kisses, candy corn or whatever halloween themed candy you like, no one is telling you how to live your life).
1. Pour cereal into large bowl. Set aside.
2.Melt the candy melts or white chocolate in a medium micro-wave-safe bowl (20 sec increments) or over a simmering pot of water. Stir after each until melted and smooth. 3. Stir in 2 teaspoons of cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice until combined.
4.Pour mixture over cereal and toss over squares to coat evenly. Be careful, squares break easily.
5.Pour confectioners’ sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon into a large zipped-top bag. Add coated cereal and shake until each piece is coated. 6.Pour back into a large bowl and discard excess confectioners’ sugar. Toss in mallowcreme pumpkins or prefered candy. Cover and store puppy chow for up to 2 weeks.
(Recipe and photo from sallysbakingaddiction.com)
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Pumpkin Spice Latte Bark:
You’ll need :1 {12 oz.} bag white chocolate chips -- Nestle Premier White Morsels are preferable2 tablespoons pumpkin puree1/4 tablespoon pumpkin spice1/2 tablespoon instant espresso powder
1. Line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat. {Foil may also work.} Place in freezer until ready to use.
2. Place heat-proof bowl over a saucepan with simmering water. Make sure the bot-tom of the bowl doesn't touch the water. Place white chocolate chips in the bowl and stir until melted and smooth.
3. Once melted, transfer half of the melted chocolate to another bowl. Working quickly, stir in pumpkin spice and puree a little at a time. Mix until fully incorpo-rated.
4. Remove lined cookie sheet from the freezer and pour pumpkin layer onto the center of the mat. Using a silicone spatula, quickly spread the mixture into a thin layer. Return to freezer and allow to solidify for about 10 minutes.
5.Set aside a few tablespoons of melted white chocolate. Add instant espresso pow-der to the remaining melted chocolate and stir until well incorporated.
6. When pumpkin layer is somewhat solid, remove from the freezer. Pour coffee lay-er over top of the pumpkin layer and smooth evenly over top. Return to the freezer for another 10-15 minutes or until solid.
9. Once it is cold, peel it from the mat or foil as one solid piece. Optional: flip over and drizzle with reserved white chocolate just to make it pretty. Return it to the freezer for a few minutes after drizzling to let the final white chocolate set.
10. Remove from freezer and break into pieces. Keep it refrigerated before eating.
(Recipe and photo kitchenprepblog.com)
Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies:
You’ll need:Brownie Batter1 prepared Brownie Mix (Ghirardelli or Duncan Hines works but you can buy any on the cheap) 1 teaspoon cinnamon Mix according to box adding 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Cheesecake Batter 6 oz cream cheese, softened 1 egg 1/3 cup sugar 2 tablespoon flour1/2 cup pumpkin1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1.Preheat oven to 350°. Grease an 8-inch x8 inch square metal pan.
2.Mix brownie batter and cinnamon in bowl.
3.In separate bowl, beat together cheesecake batter.
4.Spread about 2/3 of brownie batter into prepared pan, and spoon cheesecake batter over top. Dollop remaining brownie batter over cheesecake batter. Swirl together with a knife.
5.Bake for 40 minutes, or until center is set.Cool completely on wire rack and chill before cutting and serving!
(Recipe and photo from tidymom.net)
The Watching DeadWarning: potential spoilers ahead
Jorge PliegoFeatures Editor
Oct. 12, 2014 the fifth season of The Walking Dead premiered on AMC. According to the Washington Post, in an article by Emily Yahr it was said that about “17.3 million people watched the Season 5 premiere Sunday night, the highest ratings in the show’s history — and an absurdly large number of viewers for a cable drama.”
The Walking Dead has been around since Oct. 31, 2010, winning the People’s Choice Award for favorite cable Television Drama 2014. The Walking Dead has had much success in its run and has united new fans with the comic book audience all from the comfort of their home.
In the finale of season four, characters struggled for their survival. The prison that held Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and the rest of the survivors for season three and half of season four was left in ruins due to the battle between the governor of Woodbury and the prison survivors. Some were devoured in a war of brutality.
Many characters didn’t make it to the fifth season, but have left a mark in the memories of the followers of The Walking Dead.
With characters appearing from previous episodes of past seasons, Walking Dead insinuates familiar faces. Season four was packed with a lot of suspense and emotional scenes and in the fifth season,
the suspense is carried over. Carroll opens up the premiere with a deadly vengeance, becoming a force to be reckoned with.
Let’s just say this first episode should have had you going complete fan mode, shouting at the television screen, “You go girl!”
Season five, episode 1 “No Sanctuary” knocked Terminus right off the map. I won’t name any names, but this episode left viewers shocked with the rise of a surprising heroine.
And Tyreese, often a gentle giant, faces difficulties when choosing to save a
life or take a life. Did I mention there’s a surprise
ending to the episode, too? Let’s just say you run into a familiar face. This familiar face leads you to speculate what exactly is the purpose of this character in the upcoming episodes. We also see strange markings that may highlight future events.
Season five, episode 2 “Strangers” The team embarks away from Terminus and celebrates in strength and reunion of the group. The struggle for survival and leading take a toll on Rick Grimes as his appearance becomes more fatigued.
The primary conflict between Rick and the apocalyptic world is trust. In this episode the viewer begins to question if Rick has accepted the new world and lost all hope.
Along the way, they meet a questionable new character.
Part of me wants to believe his appearance reflects his ways. “You’ll burn for this” a terrorizing message outside their safe haven becomes a message that can be nothing, but elusiveness. We have menacing and disturbing episodes up ahead as past characters and objects begin to surface in season five. No more spoilers but just a heads up, The Walking Dead has been renewed.
According to Entertainment Weekly, in a statement AMC President Charlie Collier said, “In advance of Sunday’s season five premiere, AMC proudly confirms a sixth season order of this extraordinary series. Thank you to Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple, the terrific executive producers, and the entire team who brings this is compelling world and these rich characters to life. There’s plenty more Dead ahead thanks to their impressive, collective effort.”
This may come as great news for Walking Dead fans, but will they survive the carnage that is ahead?
Will all characters survive? And will Michonne ever get her sword back?
Stay tuned Walkers!
Andrew Lincoln (left) leads the cast of the hit AMC show blogs.cdc.gov
Page 9The XavieriteWednesday, October 22, 2014
Warner Bros. Drops Big News
The Inkwell
Zhana Johnson
Senior Features Editor
Sister, When I hear your name tears come to my eyes.
Not because I’m sad, but because we are conquers. We have bumped heads, acted lazy, and had to sleep in those beds.
We have been broken hearted, hard headed, silly, childish, and naïve. Put our hearts in the Devil’s hands.
Thought we hung with sheep, but learned with the wolves we danced. We caught snakes and sometimes they mirrored our reflections.
On cloud nine, feeling so divine. But the whole time, we ourselves were out of line.
We laugh now and cover our eyes in shame. We were the girls who thought they knew the game.
We went from pig tails to manicured nails. House phone conversations about bribing a parent to take us skating,
Not even knowing in a couple years we would be dating. Summertime was always rebellious and free, you always had the best birth-
day parties. We tolerated, motivated, collaborated for a sisterhood to be celebrated.
No atoms in the universe could break down the history, To call you a “friend” would be contradictory. If you asked me today, I’d give you my kidney.
Don’t ever question my love for you, my Whitney.
Wonder Woman – June 23, 2017Justice League Part One – Nov. 17,
2017The Flash – March 23, 2018Aquaman – July 27, 2018 Shazam – April 5, 2019Justice League Part Two – June 14,
2019Cyborg – April 3, 2020Green Lantern – June 19, 2020
For the past few months pictures, script details and casting choices have been spilling out through the cracks as filming for Batman v. Superman continues. Recently, rumors have been swirling around Jena Malone’s (Hunger Games) involvment in the film. After an extra broke their silence about her role, the studio was forced to confirm it.
Not mentioned are stand alone Batman and Superman movies as well as author Neil Gailman’s Sandman, which actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been attached to. Most notably, it was reported that the studio was courting a slew of A-list actors for the team up movie, Suicide Squad.
Director David Ayer (End of Watch) just recently worked with Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf on the gritty World War II movie, Fury.
The movie will follow a group of super villains brought together to tackle high-risk black-ops missions for the government. Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Tom Hardy and Ryan Gosling are being fielded for lead roles.
As Gosling has also been approached for an upcoming Marvel movie, and Hardy has already played Bane in The Dark Knight
Rises, the chances of them signing are slim but not impossible.
Aside from the casting of relatively unknown Ray Fisher as Cyborg, it is unclear as to who will assume the role of Green Lantern in the reboot--and stop trying to make Ryan Reynolds happen, it is not going happen.
It has also finally been confirmed that Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) will play Aquaman, which came as a surprise to no one, and Ezra Miller will be playing The Flash, which blindsided many.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower star is the first openly gay actor cast in a leading superhero role.
The cinematic universe cements that actors Stephen Amell of CW’s Arrow and Grant Gustin of The Flash will not be introduced into the movies.
Unlike Marvel’s Agents of Shield on ABC, the DC shows on the CW, FOX and NBC will be in no way connected to the movies.
The ease of Marvel’s success is undeniable (I mean they made $700 million on a talking tree and a raccoon), which is why it would seem like a no brainer for WB/DC to follow the paint by the number template they have laid down for the past four years.
However, the adage, if it is ain’t broke don’t fix it, does not necessarily apply here as to what works for one camp, may not work successfully for another.
Although some may see otherwise, it is perfectly fine for there to be one character existing within two continuities.
No ones head is going to explode. This also gives both the TV and movie studios leeway as far as creative freedom.
Shots have been fired. I repeat, shots have been fired.
A day after Marvel announced that Robert Downey Jr. was contracted to appear in Captain America 3, Warner Bros. released a full slate of release dates for their massive expansion of DC Entertainment properties.
It includes two movies every year for the next five years following the release of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016.
Non-superhero properties include 3 LEGO branded movies featuring a Batman LEGO film that will hopefully bringing back Will Arnett and Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
It was stated that the Fantastic Beasts project will be “at least a trilogy”’ to be released respectively in 2016, 2018 and 2020.
The filmmaking team for the movie is made up of David Yates and Heyman (who previously worked on the Potter films) as well as the author J.K Rowling.
All of these movies are pretty heavy hitters in terms of financial gain, belonging to the highest earning franchises in the industry.
This is the full listing of movies Warner Bros.’ Chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara outlined on October 15 at a Time Warner investors meeting:
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – March 25, 2016
Suicide Squad – Aug. 5, 2014
Spandex and LEGO men abound thenerdsofcolor.net, firstshowing.net
Get your tickets here! For a show not like any other
an arena of misfits.No! My dear boys and girls you too are a part
of this freakshow.You’ve whose minds contour into something oddly.
Not quite godly.The show has begun! the microphone has dropped.
So I ask my dear boys and girls are you ready for a show!Little did you know. The ringmaster has you on tight ropes.
He who releases the untamed beast becomes the false heroine for all to see.He becomes an instrument for the whole world too see.
Little did he know his act is scripted and made to be seen.What if I told you you’re on stage and your role has yet to be played?
because in a way we’re all in this show.Let it be a freakshow.
My time is near and dearPendulum why do you have to cease?
Eternity becomes life’s greatest mystery.Have I reached insanity, maybe so.Cognizance becomes unraveling, tormented by the ticking clocks.
The pendulum swings. Its momentum,nothing, but a mere reminder, even infinity can cease.
This bittersweet rotation There isn’t salvation in a thread
Only self tragedy.
Pendulum
Freakshowby Jorge Pliego
Whitney
by Daneesha Tillman
Page 10 The Xavierite Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Women’s Soccer Close, But Still InconsistentTim CarrollSenior Sports Editor
The Saint Xavier women’s soccer team regained some of its form in a 5-0 win over Calumet College of Saint Joseph last Wednesday.
The win came on the heels of a tough stretch for the Cougars.
They had lost two in a row to ranked opponents. Trinity International University had gotten the best of Saint Xavier in a 6-1 walloping on Oct. 7 and Olivet Nazarene University had shut out the Cougars 2-0 on Oct. 11.
Saint Xavier bounced back from those tough road losses with a big-time day attacking the Calumet College Crimson Wave markers.
It was a breakout game for senior midfielder Danielle Inzinga, who scored two goals for the Cougars to lift them above CCSJ. Her two-goal game now gives her three on the season.
Inzinga was the first to score for the Cougars. She put Saint Xavier on the board in the 29th minute with a strike off a pass from junior forward Lexi Cozzi.
From there, the Cougars scored with regularity.
Cozzi would add to her team-leading points total with another assist on a goal by sophomore Christina Sperando in the 44th minute.
Cozzi’s second assist of the game gave her 14 points for the season (five goals, four assists).
The rest of the goals in the match were unassisted.
Junior forward Christina Szocka cashed in for an unassisted strike in the 39th minute, which gave the Coguars a 2-nil lead.
Inzinga tallied her second goal in the
competition with a shot that beat opposing goalkeeper Lauren Blackledge in the 54th minute.
Then, sophomore Julia Gawlak capped the match’s scoring with her unassisted addition to the Cougar lead in the 78th minute of play.
The Saint Xavier attack was obviously the star of the day. The Cougars’ five goals came on 17 total shots, nine of which wound up directed on goal.
But the Saint Xavier defense had one of its best games too, with sophomore goalkeeper Alex Perry making saves on all eight of the shots that got through to her.
Perry would continue her impressive play into the next match, though it would ultimately turn out to be a Cougar loss.
After Saint Xavier’s offensive explosion against Crimson Wave, the Cougars dropped a match 2-1 at home against Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Trinity Christian College on Saturday.
The match with the Trolls of Trinity Christian was the first the Cougars played at home since a 2-0 win over Purdue University Calumet on Oct. 4.
Although Saint Xavier took the loss, Perry again had a very solid performance in the match.
Perry was forced to stand on her head. The Trolls got off 29 total shots. Of those 29, a whopping 18 were directed toward the net.
Perry made 15 stops in the match and her defenders made one block.
Despite the high shot total for Trinity Christian, their offensive production came early in the match.
The Trolls earned both of their goals within the first 25 minutes of play.
It was in the 15th minute that Troll midfielder Brook Ellis found fellow
midfielder Cassidy Bosselaar about 10 yards from the goalmouth. Bosselaar struck and beat Perry to the right side, giving the Trolls a 1-nil lead.
In the 25th minute, Trinity Christian substitute Lilly Brummel got the ball to forward Rachael Webb, who buried from 15 yards out to make the Troll lead 2-0.
After all the Cougars had done against Calumet College of Saint Joseph, Saint Xavier just could not get the attacking on track.
The Cougars had a solid 12 shots (eight on goal), but they could not find the back of the net until the 90th minute.
That was when senior midfielder Morgan Graves got a cross pass off to her sister, fellow senior midfielder Marissa Graves.
The cross reached Marissa Graves about five yards from the goalmouth, an area of the field where she was not going to miss.
Her strike beat opposing keeper Jesse Bultsma to ensure that, at least for now, the Cougars would not be shut out for the second time this October.
The home stretch of the women’s soccer schedule is upon us. As of today, the Cougars have three more regular season contests before the start of the CCAC tournament.
They will try to improve upon their 4-7-3 overall record and 3-4-1 conference record (as of Monday) with their next match on the road at Roosevelt University on Nov. 1.
They will then conclude their regular season with a 6 p.m. home game against Robert Morris University on Nov. 4 before the CCAC tournament begins on Nov. 8.
Marissa Graves (11) strikes at the ball on defense against Trinity Christian College Saturday. SXU Athletics
@TimCarroll_XAV
Fantasy Football: The Story of a Woman ConflictedTorie Bolster Sports Editor
My name is Torie Bolster and I play fantasy football.
Yes, you read that sentence correctly and there is nothing wrong with your eyes. I am a 21 year old female who is currently in not one, but two fantasy football leagues. And no, I am not just in it for the money, since neither of my leagues play for cash.
I decided to join up with a few friends (after much coaxing from them, I may add) to try out this phenomenon that has become more and more popular over the past few years.
I was skeptical at first and also very confused an annoyed about how this whole system worked.
As a team fan, I found it very hard to root for players on opposing teams to do well...especially if some of them were playing the Bears. Forcing yourself to become a player fan, in my opinion, is the
toughest part of fanstasy.I also am not a big fan of being super
addicted to technology and fantasy football almost requires this of you. You are constantly checking your fantasy app on your smartphone, or flipping mindlessly back and forth from game to game on FOX, CBS, and the NFL network.
But as the weeks have gone on, I have actually started to enjoy fantasy football more than I thought that I would.
Actually, that sentence is a lie. I do not enjoy fantasy football.
It drives me up the wall 95 percent of the time, and the five percent that I AM actually enjoying it is usually when I check to see how my team is doing and I am in the lead.
I am very competitive and hate to lose, but the losing part is not even what ticks me off most of the time (I am actually in first place in both of my leagues in the divisions that I am in). It is the fact that there really is not any skill to it whatsoever.
You just pick the best players you can get your hands on when you draft and hope for the best.
Yup, fantasy football is a game of hope and does NOT involve skill. Religiously following ESPN for all the breaking NFL news, constantly adding, dropping, and trading players, or watching the League and hoping for pointers does not require any skill. The actual football players are the ones with the skills, not us.
All we do on Thursdays, Sundays, and Mondays while the players compete is sit on our butts eating buffalo wings and scrolling through our fantasy apps. Nothing more, nothing less.
You have no control over games. You cannot control whether or not your star running back actually gets the 20 points he is projected to earn. You cannot control your opponent’s normally subpar QB to have his best game of the season. You cannot control anything.
Fantasy football is uncontrollable, frustrating, annoying, bothersome, stupid…I can keep this list of negative adjective going for pages.
But even though I am always uttering the words “I hate fantasy football” more often than not, you will also hear me talking about how much “I loveeeee fantasy football” just as frequently.
I do not know what it is, but fantasy football, I just cannot quit you. I can lie all I want, but at the end of the day, I will not give up on my team.
I hate myself for loving you, yet I love myself for hating you. My addiction to you is almost as bad as my addiction to Grey’s Anatomy and anything pumpkin spiced flavored.
Now, if you will excuse me, I need to find a way to contact Marshawn Lynch and tell him to get his act together…I cannot handle his shenanigans much longer (and
neither can my team). The League: Every fantasy football fanatics favorite show. Deadshirt.net
Marshawn Lynch is crushing my hopes and dreams. Bleacherreport.net
Page 11The XavieriteWednesday, October 22, 2014
A Roller Coaster of a Season for Women’s VolleyballAlexis FlamburisSports Correspondent
The women’s volleyball team has been playing game after game, but it has been quite the roller coaster season for them.
Since the Cougars’ latest comeback after their winning streak was ended, they have lost two games and won two games.
The first loss after their comeback was due to the Grace College Lancers on Oct. 11. The Cougars lost to the Lancers earlier this season.
Grace College took down SXU in two out of three sets (23-25, 31-33, 14-25).
The second loss that night was to the Ashford University Saints (20-25, 23-25, 25-27).
Both of these losses concluded the Davenport University Panther Invite in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Cougars only had an attack
percentage of .143, along with 42 kills and 23 attacking errors.
The best performance came from junior middle blocker and outside hitter Heidi Gregerson. She contributed 13 kills and three blocks (one solo) during the game against Grace College.
Senior defensive specialist and outside hitter Jessica Galotta posted 16 digs. Senior setter Kelli Shaffer ended with 25 assists, five kills and five digs.
Meghan Falsey, a junior right side, contributed nine kills and three block assists for both the Grace and Ashford games.
During the match against Ashford, Galotta recorded eight kills and 12 digs, while senior libero Dominique Aramburu had 16 digs.
Freshman outside hitter Anna O’Hara posted eight kills. Marie Hackert, a senior middle hitter, helped out SXU with six kills and five blocks (one solo).
The Cougars hit the court again on Oct. 14 and defeated Roosevelt University in three out of four sets (14-25, 25-23, 20-25, 19-25). Earlier this season, SXU had lost to Roosevelt.
Hackert and Gregerson were the two leaders in the game against Roosevelt.
Hackert led her team with nine kills and four blocks (one solo), while Gregerson followed with seven kills and four blocks (one solo).
Offensively, Shaffer shone with 26 assists, three kills and 11 digs. O’Hara stepped up with seven kills. Galotta played well on offense and defense, contributing four kills, three service aces and 12 digs.
Freshman defensive specialist Shauna Meagher posted 14 digs, the most for SXU.
At the conclusion of this game, the
Cougars’ Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) record became 6-3.
Just two days later, the women went up against Saint Ambrose University.
After the Fighting Bees took the first set, the Cougars shut them down, winning the rest of the sets (25-22, 22-25, 20-25, 23-25).
O’Hara was the star of this game, tying her career-high of 15 kills. Hackert and Gregerson were a strong duo once again, recording 11 kills each.
Shaffer had an impressive 49 assists, 10 digs and four kills. Galotta played well once again with eight kills, 15 digs and two service aces.
On defense, Meagher led with 17 digs while Gregerson posted five blocks.
At the end of the Saint Ambrose game, the Cougars record adjusted to 16-13.
The ladies do not have to travel far at all for their next tournament, which will take place at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois.
The CCAC Crossover Tournament will be a two-day event and will consist of four matches.
The Cougars will go up against Purdue University-Calumet and Trinity Christian College on Oct. 24.
On Oct. 25, the team will play Calumet College of Saint Joseph and Olivet Nazarene University.
There are only eight more games until the first round of the CCAC Tournament on Nov. 11.
Three of the eight games will allow the Cougars the chance to play previous opponents in matches against Ashford University, Cardinal Stritch University and Robert Morris University.
Gregerson was one of the best performers for Saint Xavier during the Davenport Panther Invite. SXU Athletics
O’Hara took it to Saint Ambrose. SXU Athletics
Bears’ Season on Boos Control
Tim CarrollSenior Sports Editor
Fans do not want their teams to lose.Sometimes, when their teams do lose,
fans are going to voice their displeasure by booing.
That is how some of the fans at Soldier Field decided to demonstrate their feelings after the Bears’ dismal first half against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
“As somebody that is blood, sweat and tears in this locker room like the other guys…to be getting booed at home when you’re walking off the field down two possessions is unacceptable—especially when there’s not a lot of noise being made on third down,” said guard Kyle Long, according to USA Today.
Long has since backed off, first tweeting that he was asked about the booing and did not just go on a rant to the media, then going on the radio Monday morning to clarify that he should not have pointed fingers at the fans.
Another person used the term unacceptable once or twice after Sunday’s
27-14 loss. That person was receiver Brandon Marshall, who called the team’s record unacceptable 17 times, according to the Chicago Tribune.
If Marshall was really pointing fingers at teammates and going crazy in the locker room prior to talking with the media, then he took it too far. That is not productive.
That said, I want players to be unhappy after a loss; the Bears should be upset about the way they played against Miami.
The fans should be upset, too. If that means booing, that is their prerogative.
I know Long is an emotional player, but the onus is on the players to do something on the field that makes the fans cheer.
The fans do not have a responsibility to be delusional and cheer as their team plays with all the enthusiasm and energy of people waiting in line to be infected with Ebola.
Personally, I’m not a booer. But another loss like the one to the Dolphins and my non-booing resolve may go straight out the window.
Fans have the right to boo when the play on the field is as bad as the Bears’ was Sunday. chicagosportsnation.net
Page 12 The Xavierite Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Tim CarrollSenior Sports Editor
The Colder the Weather, the Hotter the Cougars
It is a scientific fact that cold weather means slower kinetic energy.
But cold weather cannot seem to slow down the energy of the Saint Xavier men’s soccer team.
The Cougars have played their best, most consistent soccer of the season in the month of October.
Entering today’s contest against Cardinal Stritch University, Saint Xavier is 4-1 this month. In those four wins, the Cougars have allowed a total of…wait for it…ZERO goals.
In those four wins, the offense has not lacked, either. That is right, the Cougars have 13 goals. When a team outscores opponents 13-0, that team is going to win matches.
Two of the most impressive matches
came recently for the men’s soccer team, who picked up a 3-0 victory last Tuesday at Calumet College of Saint Joseph and a 6-0 trolling of Trinity Christian College at home on Saturday.
The win against Trinity Christian gave Saint Xavier a smooth 7-7-1 overall record and a 5-2-1 mark in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
The CCSJ match did not appear to be an offensive masterpiece on the surface, but while the volume of shots was not there, the efficiency was.
Saint Xavier finished with nine shots, five of which were on goal. The CCSJ Crimson Wave answered with 10 shots, but only four were on net.
Senior goalkeeper AJ Pfatschbacher made good on the few stops he had to make, earning his third shutout of the season. His fourth would come later in the game against Trinity Christian.
Sophomore midfielder Kamil Szczesniak got the scoring started with a goal in the 39th minute off a feed from senior Xavier Corona.
The Cougars’ team points leader, junior forward Marco Gutierrez, tallied in the 50th minute on an assist from senior midfielder Brandon Simoes.
The Cougars’ scoring came to an end in the 76th minute, when senior Tom Lojek buried one past opposing keeper Johnathan Brenner to seal the victory at 3-nil.
It looked for a while that the Trinity Christian game might be quite similar to the game against the Crimson wave, with the Cougars scoring only once in the first half of play.
The second half played out much differently, though, and the Cougars struck for five goals in the final period.
Senior defenseman Rene Leon had a great game on the attack. He got the scoring started for Saint Xavier with his header off a corner kick that junior midfielder Erik Ramirez took.
Leon struck again early in the second half with his second goal of the game and the season. This time, Gutierrez got the assist on Leon’s header goal.
After Leon’s second goal, the pitch really opened up for the Saint Xavier attack.
Junior defenseman Peter London got in on the offensive act with an unassisted goal off a rebound that followed a blocked shot in the 51st minute.
Gutierrez added to his team-leading point total with his previous assist and back-to-back goals in the 59th and 71st minute. Gutierrez’s first goal came via an
assist from Ramirez. The second Gutierrez goal came on a
corner kick from Simoes, who got the ball to sophomore defender Erik Diaz. Diaz got the ball to Gutierrez in front of the net, and the forward scored his seventh goal of the season.
Gutierrez now has 18 points. The next closest Cougar, freshman midfielder Ricardo Aldape, earned his 13th and 14th points on an 87th-minute goal that extended the lead to 6-0. Aldape’s goal was unassisted from about 15 yards away from the goal.
The Cougar offense proved too much to handle for the Trolls. Saint Xavier finished with 19 shots. Fourteen of those shots were on target.
Though the attack of Saint Xavier was clearly the story, the marking was also outstanding.
The Cougars allowed just eight total shots. Only three of those were directed toward Pfatschbacher, and he was able to make the stop on each one. Freshman keeper Frank Valle played the final 17 minutes in net and did not need to make a single save.
Saint Xavier is trending in the right direction as the CCAC tournament approaches rapidly.
The Cougars play tonight at Deaton Memorial Field at 7 p.m. They then have some time off before traveling to Roosevelt University on Nov. 1 and hosting Robert Morris University at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5 to close the regular season.
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Tom Lojek (11) scored and Xavier Corona (5) assisted against the Crimson Wave last Tuesday. SXU Athletics
Fall Down, Spring Season Ahead for Men’s GolfAlexis FlamburisSports Correspondent
The men’s golf season is officially over, but that doesn’t mean they’re taking a break.
The men will continue to practice in order to be properly prepared for tournaments in the spring.
“From now until our first tournament in March, we will focus mainly on strength and conditioning but also work on swing mechanics,” said head coach Mike Mandakas.
The men wrapped up their fall season with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Midwest Classic. The event took place in Silvis, Illinois, on Oct. 13 and 14.
The 19 teams at the tournament experienced a rain delay on the 13th, but they were able to resume play on the 14th.
After taking 15th place after the first day, the Cougars finished the tournament in 14th place with a combined two-day score of 636.
The first day of play, which consisted of 18 holes, the men shot a 323, followed by a 313 on the second day of the tournament.
The men fell short of Grand View University by 53 strokes; Grand View won the tournament with a score of 583 (294, 289).
Individual scores were within their usual range for the Cougars this fall season.
Junior Kyle Bahnick led his team once again with a two-day score of 156 (77, 79), earning him a tie for 46th place out of a total of 96 golfers, even though he was on track for 34th place after the first day
of play. Freshman Michael Perez tied for 58th
place, shooting a 159 (80, 79). Sophomore Kyle Yaeger shot a 160
(83, 77), which landed him a tie spot for 61st place, while fellow sophomore Robert Lively took 64th place with a two-day score of 161.
Mark Kluk, another sophomore, scored a 171 (90, 81), putting him in a tie for 87th place.
“We are a little disappointed with the results from the fall tournaments,” said Mandakas. “I feel that we are a better team than we showed this fall.”
This fall was a learning experience for the team, as well as Mandakas.
After graduating their strongest players last spring, the team has been struggling to get back on track.
“After losing our core golfers a year ago to graduation,” said Mandakas, “we have struggled to fill the roles that we lost. We aren’t as talented as we were a year ago, but we have some very talented golfers on the team that need to work harder to improve.”
As long as the team continues to stick together, has fun with each other and strives for their best, everything should fall into place for them by the time the spring season rolls around.
“[My teammates] all drive me crazy at times, but I feel all families are like that, and I think that’s what we are: a family,” said Bahnick about how his team jokes around with each other.
“I am thankful for my teammates,” he continued.
It also seems that the men’s golf team
receives support from other athletic teams at SXU.
“My favorite part about SXU has been the camaraderie between the students, especially the athletes. I think most athletes and coaches keep tabs on all sports and genuinely want everyone to perform well and succeed. It is just a nice thing to give and receive support from others,” said Bahnick.
Mandakas is already looking ahead to next fall, with the addition of a few new players.
“We have a talented incoming class of 2015 that will supplement our current team, but I feel that our current team has enough talent to make it back to the national championship this spring,” said
Mandakas.Last spring, the Cougars won
the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Championship title for men’s golf, earning them a spot in the NAIA Men’s Golf National Championship.
The team hopes to go down the same path this upcoming spring.
Besides the possibility of a repeat of last year, there are other things that are on the Cougars’ minds.
“I am looking forward to our spring break trip to Arizona, as we play in a very good tournament with some good teams,” said Mandakas.
The team will resume play in March during spring break.
Bahnick led the team during the fall season. He finished in 46th at the NAIA Midwest Classic. SXU Athletics
