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Thursday, November 17, 2011

The Student Voice of John Carroll University Since 1925

Vol. 88, No. 9

Vandalism sparks UH outrage Dan Cooney Campus Editor

Climbing trees, littering, trespassing on to front porches, destroying election signage, urinating and tearing up seasonal decorations – these are some of the many acts committed by John Carroll University students, as described by some University Heights residents, in their neighborhood.

The residents, who live in homes on Meadowbrook Boulevard from Warrensville Center Road to Miramar Boulevard and on Glendon Road from Washington Boulevard to Church of the Gesu, held a meeting with University Heights Mayor Susan Infeld and police chief Steven Hammett last Thursday evening to discuss the vandalism that has taken place to figure out ways to address the problems.

The meeting was the second one that has taken place with those residents, Infeld and

Hammett. The first took place on Sept. 14.

Many of the 15 residents in attendance at the meeting expressed frustration with the University and its students.

One of them, whose husband graduated from JCU and attributes his life’s success to the Jesuits, said she will no longer financially support the University as long as the behavior continues.

She wished not to be identified by name for fear of retribution.

“These parents are paying 40-some thousand dollars a year for their kids to act like animals,” she said. “You better reconsider who you’re admitting as your students.”

Some neighbors don’t mind students having a good time, but say they need to be respectful of residents’ property.

“It’s more the fact of not what was destroyed, but the fact that those items were on somebody’s front porch and that meant that somebody came up to their front door,”

Photo from CSS

Some University Heights residents believe JCU students are responsible for vandalism in their neighborhood. One of the many acts was pumpkin smashing, like in front of this house. said resident Megan Bayhurst. “It feels like it’s getting bolder and bolder. I have noticed it get worse over the years, and the size of the groups increases each year … Now it is literally an entire floor of Murphy [that] goes together to a party.”

Significant steps forward have been re-

Growing out the beards Staff Writer

Most men, those that can grow facial hair that is, always look forward to winter.

It is the time when flannel begins to make wardrobe appearances and a faint shadow begins to creep onto their faces. As soon as November rolls around, men of all ages begin to neglect their face and focus on a bigger goal: growing a face scarf.

This trend has been growing as fast as a mustache at John Carroll University.

When asking students around campus for their reaction to the new hairy plague spreading across campus the most interesting response was this from sophomore

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Christin Van Atta.

“No shave November, in my opinion, is an invention of the male sex which was created to emasculate other men who cannot grow facial hair. Essentially it’s a pissing contest between insecure men who want to make sure they are still ‘better’ than everyone else,” said Van Atta.

The response has not been one of total negativity however. Freshman Dan Kampman said, “My beard may get itchy, but it does protect my face from the cold.

No shave November is a plus.”

It is not just something held up by men either.

Sophomore Sarah Alessi said, “I think it’s hilarious look at all the funny beards.”

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A golden evening

‘No shave November’ is a popular movement on campus this month Andrew Ettinger

cently made in the relationship between JCU and University Heights, and unacceptable actions – like vandalism of neighbors’

Academy Awards for Student Organizations makes red carpet debut

But she also said, “some guys at this school should definitely leave the beard growing to the professionals.”

What people don’t know about “No Shave November” is that there is much more behind it. Once you dig through all of the teenagers who are using the month as a personal rebellion against their mothers, those who are doing it for a good cause.

Originally beginning in the land down under, in Melbourne Australia, “Movember” is actually a movement created to raise money and awareness for men’s health, but specifically prostate cancer.

On Friday, Nov. 11, John Carroll held its first “Of the Year” Academy Awards ceremony in Dolan Center for Science and Technology’s Donahue Auditorium.

Although John Carroll’s version was not necessarily as glamorous as that of Hollywood’s, the attendees were enthused about the event as if it were. Seniors Peter Hayden and Jennifer Holton, the two student hosts, entertained the audience throughout the show.

The ceremony was exclusively dedicated to outstanding student organizations from the past year, as well as students who received leadership awards.

Please see BEARDS, p. 2

Please see AWARDS, p. 2

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Inside this issue: Cross country teams finish successful seasons, p. 9

Cambodian genocide survivor to speak at JCU, p. 4

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First aid for financial aid

Campus Briefs

Federal Pell Grants on the chopping block

Candidates for the Student Union senate The following is a list of all of the students who are running for the Student Union senate. Elections will be held Thursday, Nov. 17.

Class of 2013 Christine Lauber, Becca Magyar, Maurice Redd, Steve Robison, Nick Santucci, Pat Tye, Ryan Zubal Class of 2014 Deirdre Byrne, Danielle Cappellino, Doug DeWysocki, Maggie Fay, Elena Elskins, Adam Morgan, Kim Rossi, Chris Russo Class of 2015 Stephanie Bou-Anak, Jade Clay, Katie Coffey, Tim Ficke, Katie First, Kayla Leech, Steve Henderson, Sarah Hurrell, John Jaicks, Danielle Keane, Danielle Ketterer, Steve LaCorte, Brianna Lazarchik, Danielle O’Connor, Christopher Razek, Christopher Razek, Khadar Soussou, Katie Wilczewski

Winter formal tickets Tickets will be on sale for winter formal on Nov. 17, 18, 21 and 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium.

A JCU ID is required at the time of purchase and only one ticket will be available per person. There are only 450 tickets left, so students are encouraged to act fast.

They are $25 and include admission to the dance, dinner and transportation by shuttle bus service.

This year, the dance will be held at Landerhaven on Friday, Dec. 2.

Lauren Lapoint Staff Writer

The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is asking for assistance in saving Pell Grants and student aid from potential cuts from the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction and the FY12 Appropriations. The students of the John Carroll community are feeling the strains of the recent budget cuts of $30 billion from the student aid programs, cuts which sacrifice benefits of some students to pay for others who need it.

Pell Grants are financial aid programs set up by the Federal Pell Grant Program designed to assist students who demonstrate financial need for a higher level of academia.

Both full-time and part-time students are eligible to apply for a Federal Pell Grant. Unlike loans, Pell Grants do not need to be paid

back. These types of grants are the largest federal grants available and are a valuable resource in helping to pay for the education of those who cannot afford the hefty costs of a private school tuition.

“Pell Grants are geared towards the most needy of the population, and it gives those individuals access to the highest education possible,” said Claudia Wenzel, associate director of financial aid.

Pell Grants are used widely among the students here at JCU. There were 883 students that were given the pell grant this year, according to Wenzel. Since the federal budget cuts were put into effect, John Carroll has been raising awareness to the importance of Pell Grants and has attempted to seek support in order to keep the level of grant money at a sensible level.

“I think Pell grants are an important thing for this institution, it’s

a good thing that Carroll can offer these grants to the people that really need it,” said senior Jordan Kamp.

“We are trying to do our best to get our voice heard, that is why we have really gone out full speed on this, we are asking students to show support for others,” said Wenzel.

JCU is asking for support through a government petition that can be found online at the JCU Facebook page. The brief petition asks for signatures in order to save student aid programs and get people to support the opportunity for education for the less fortunate. The goal for the petition is to reach 100,000 signatures by next week, according to Wenzel.

There are several institutions participating in the petition and “Among the top 30, 18 are Jesuit institutions – that sends a pretty strong message in regards to the Jesuit mission. That is what is spurring on our campaign for this,” Wenzel said.

Students and organizations take home some ‘Johnny’s’ at the first annual JCU Academy Awards From AWARDS, p. 1

The Academy Awards lasted about an hour and a half and granted each organization and student with a trophy as they were awarded. In years past these awards were given out at the Student Union inauguration but this year John Carroll decided to honor student organizations and students with their own memorable night.

Throughout the ceremony, 10 students were presented with their own student leader awards, given to students who have shown exceptional dedication, leadership and hard work to the organizations they are involved in on campus.

Along with the student leader awards, there was one other special award that recognized a single extraordinary individual. The Man for Others award was given to Larry Schwab who has been teaching in the political science department at John Carroll for 35 years. As well as serving as the department chair from 1993 until 2001, he published three books and currently contributes as an online writer for Politico, a political newspaper. Schwab graciously accepted his award, and spoke humorously of his spontaneous involvement with the political science department at JCU. “It is a great pleasure to work with students,” said Schwab.

As well as the individual awards, there were nine more given to orga-

nizations at John Carroll that have made a positive impact on campus.

Beta Theta Pi was awarded outstanding fraternity of the year for its 2011 Greek Week championship win and its numerous brotherhood events. Corresponding with that award, Kappa Delta was named outstanding sorority of the year, and was recognized for its “Clothesline Project” and late night pancake breakfast. Kappa Delta member Taylor Greene accepted the sorority’s award.

“It is nice to be recognized for all of our hard work,” she said.

Rhapsody Blue was given the award for outstanding original arts organization of the year for its fun performances throughout the year.

The president of the men’s a capella group, Brian Bayer, received the

award on behalf of the group.

There was one organization that received two awards that night. The outstanding cultural organization and outstanding emerging organization of the year awards went to Hillel, a program dedicated to enriching Jewish students’ lives throughout their college years.

Along with those organizations there were a few more recognized for their accomplishments at the Academy Awards: the Society of Physics Students, Seeds of Hope, CLC (Christian Life Communities), F.A.C.E.S. (Faith, Action, Culture, Entertainment and Service) and Allies.

After all of the outstanding organizations were acknowledged, the award that the audience members were looking forward to all night was finally revealed.

Last but not least, the organization of the year was given to the John Carroll Conservatives. Nick Tribuzzo, who was also awarded organization president of the year for the Carroll Conservatives, received both awards with much gratitude.

Tribuzzo was proud to say that over the past few years the group has went from about 60 members to now having about 140. The Carroll Conservatives are very active on campus; they organized the 9/11 memorial, the tea party on the Quad and hope to bring more exciting events to the JCU community within the coming semester.

From BEARDS, p. 1 During the month of November people who usually don’t grow facial hair allow their nose to be tickled and their loved ones to be prickled by the slow moving facial hair.

This is the ultimate form of advertising though. For the entire month, men transform their faces into billboards. They are a walking reminder that men need to keep up on their own health.

Movember is also a way to raise money for prostate cancer research. The way people go about this is by joining a beard team and then having people donate money to the cause on the website. At John Carroll there is actually a team, Nike Puma Delta, whose founding member, senior Ned McGrath, shared how he got into

“I read about Movember online and figured it would be a fun way for me and my friends to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer.”

-Ned McGrath Member of Nike Puma Delta Movember team the spirit of facial hair.

“I read about Movember online and figured it would be a fun way for me and my friends to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer.”

It sounds simple enough, and it is.

For the ladies who cannot grow the facial hair, fear not. In the great cause of Movember there is a place for you also, according to the Movember website.

Women who are willing to support the men in this quest to facial hair glory are known as “Mo’ Sistas.” On the Movember website, it states, “A Mo Sista can show support in a number of ways. We suggest they begin by getting comfortable with the moustache, touch it, get to know it, love it.”

All the money that is raised is sent to The Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG. For anyone interested they can contact Ned McGrath or even go online and donate money at us.movember.com.

Campus Safety Log November 9, 2011 At 1:53 p.m., housekeeping reported the possible theft of a blue dolly from the AD building.

November 11, 2011 Student Affairs reported the smell of marijuana coming from Campion Hall room 228 at 10:50 p.m.

November 10, 2011 A student reported a broken window pane in the basement stairwell of Murphy Hall at 7:32 p.m.

November 12, 2011 CSS reported a suspicious situation regarding students with alcohol in the Sutowksi lot at 7:51 p.m.

These incidents are taken from the files of Campus Safety Services, located in the lower level of the Lombardo Student Center. For more information, contact x1615.

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Vandalism, home intrusions anger University Heights residents

The Jesuit University in Cleveland In celebration of John Carroll University’s 125 years of existence, The Carroll News will highlight John Carroll firsts. These achievements outline the history of the University. They are our roots and are now pillars in our culture.

As the University celebrates its 125th anniversary, Grasselli Library celebrates its 50th. The library was completed and first opened in 1961, however the first location of the John Carroll University library was Grasselli Tower. In 1995, with the addition of the Breen Learning Center Wing, the library doubled in capacity. Currently the Grasselli holds over 775,000 books, bound periodicals, and audiovisual items.

Students and faculty alike use the library for research and know that the library offers a 44seated computer commons, Java City, and the Center for Digital Media. However, few people know about the Special Collections section located on the third floor, the GK Chesterton Room next to the balcony.

The GK Chesterton Room, Special Collections is named in honor of English writer Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Grasselli Library has one of the largest collections of Chesterton works in the United States. Chesterton is a diverse writer known especially for some of his Christian apologetics. Some of Chesterton’s sketches are in the Special Collection. Other notable works in the collection include The St. John’s Bible, on display in the library’s atrium, a 1470 publication of Summa Theologiae by Saint Thomas Aquinas, the 1784 publication of an address to the Roman Catholics of the United States of America by John Carroll and a 1936 issue of Illustrierter Beobachter, the Nazi Party’s weekly magazine.

These items noted are kept from regular display because of their value, fragility and uniqueness.

Curator of the collection, Chuck Zarobila, has been working with the University for over 40 years. People may use the Special Collection for research purposes. The age of the materials and their value give esteem to the library and the history it provides.

From Diane Williams

This photo is from the 50th anniversary of John Carroll University being on the east side of Cleveland.

From Diane Williams

The Chesterton Room next to the balcony in Grasselli Library.

– Compiled by John Jackson

Photo from CSS

Pumpkin smashing, like in front of this UH house, was among the vandalism done.

From VANDALISM, p. 1 So, it’s typically adjacent streets or whatever is included – maybe Gesu, Miramar, property – will hurt that progress, say ad- Washington and the surrounding areas ministrators. of campus,” said CSS Assistant Director “While we know there are only a few Brian Hurd. students who behave inappropriately, it is Sophomore Megan Landon couldn’t still not acceptable and will not be tolerated understand why students would vandalize by the University, as it is not a good reflec- residents’ homes. tion on who we are, and our mission to be “Do you have nothing better to do on ‘men and women for others,’” said Dora a weekend than to wreck someone else’s Pruce, JCU’s director of government and stuff?” she said. “Don’t crush a child’s community relations. “John Carroll seeks to jack-o-lantern, that’s just soul-less.” bolster good will with the community, and Freshman Karyn Adams said students when we pursue approval for campus im- are probably being stupid due to their provements that largely benefit the student drinking. body, we need to be able to show that our “It does not make it acceptable,” she students are respectful of our neighbors.” said. “I don’t understand why we [students Neighbors also brought up concerns of a in general] are doing it.” lack of police presence during the weekend Students go through the Shaker Heights of Nov. 4 and 5, when a lot of the vandalism Municipal Court if they are caught for acts occurred. Hammett said University Heights such as vandalism. Fines rank from $600police will make some improvements for $1000, according to Hammett. Students go the next weekend. through a first offenders program, complete “It’s kind of difficult to predict these community service, go through drug or alrandom acts,” he told the residents at the cohol counseling if either substance was meeting. “We’ve identified the weekends involved, donate to the Cleveland Food that are most active and we know what Bank and have a meeting with the dean they are.” of students. Hurd also said those caught After this past weekend, when police vandalizing residents’ property could pay stepped up their enforcement, Hammett restitution if the resident wants them to. said it was a quiet weekend.

Students will additionally go through the “The activity was minimal this week- University’s disciplinary process. end,” he said. “We’re going do what we’ve “[JCU has] a code of conduct that been doing and we’ve added a few other [students] sign,” Infeld explained to the twists that we hope will eliminate the prob- residents at the meeting. lems that existed in the prior weeks.”

After meeting with numerous JCU One of the initiatives by University administrators this past week, Infeld felt Heights police is to patrol using unmarked it best to not invite JCU to last Thursday’s cars. meeting at City Hall with residents.

“That’s one of the things that we did do “I don’t think that that would be prothat we’ll continue to do,” Hammett said. ductive because I knew that people were Campus Safety Services was also in- very upset after last weekend,” she said. “I volved – as they are every weekend, accord- was concerned that we wouldn’t actually ing to Hammett – in the increased patrolling accomplish what I need to accomplish as this weekend. A mutual aid agreement be- the safety director of this city.” tween University Heights police and CSS, At that meeting, one neighbor named which should be finalized by the end of this Brian said he understands how college year or beginning of next year according students think, but offered a statement at to Infeld, will assist both police forces in the meeting asking students not to destroy pooling their resources together. his or his neighbors’ property.

“It’s a legally binding document. The “These are kids. They’re college kids,” purpose of it is it would enable us to have he said. “Drink your beer. Walk home. some jurisdiction to act beyond the campus. Leave us alone.”

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Thursday

Annual Thanksgiving Feast in the Schott Dining Hall, starting at 4:30 p.m.

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“Around the World” international opportunity information session in the Jardine room from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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Comedienne Tracey Ashley will be performing in the Marinello Little Theatre at 11 p.m.

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Matinee performance Mass at 12:05 of the One Act plays p.m. in St. Francis in Marinello Little Chapel.

Theatre at 2 p.m.

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Friday classes meet.

Break commences after last class.

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Thanksgiving Break.

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‘War Horse’ rides in on top

MOVIE REVIEW “WAR HORSE”

Joe Marino Movie Critic

Ever since “Saving Private Ryan,” the work of director Stephen Spielberg has been hit-or-miss. Spielberg’s proven filmmaking brilliance with movies like “Jaws,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and “E.T.” and yet we haven’t seen that brilliance in recent years.

We’ve all hoped for the last decade that we haven't seen the last of that classic Spielberg touch.

Finally, our wait is over. “War Horse” is both the model of cinema done right and, more importantly, the epitome of that Spielberg brilliance.

Based on a children's book and a Tonywinning Broadway play, the story starts with a young boy named Albert (Jeremy Irvine) and the horse, named Joey, that falls under his family's care.

Taking place in Devon, the two form an everlasting bond seemingly right out of a fairy tale. But near the beginning of World War I, the English army purchases Joey and takes him to the front lines. In four years during the war, we watch as Joey – by being moved from owner to owner amid both sides of the war – goes through an amazing, heartfelt journey that tackles the unbiased soul of war

pulls it off as something frank and authentic.

My single complaint is a lack of compelling story during the film's beginning. It is far too mediocre for such a majestic film. Thankfully, the film quickly found its unique voice. As the slow beginning takes up only about 20 minutes and the full runtime is around 150 minutes long, I didn’t care by the end. Trust me; the rest of the movie makes up for those first 20 minutes.

This film holds a very fascinating concept as its primary theme that I found wholly absorbing – for all soldiers during war, they are neither good nor evil. They’re only scared individuals, all trying to survive the horror around them. There is humanity on all sides.

Photo from teasertrailer.com The best example of this Jimmy, right, and his owner Albert are separated by war in Stephen Spielberg’s upcoming film, is evident in what is now my “War Horse.” favorite Spielberg scene of all in all its cruel waste, while Albert later enlists beautiful score, Janusz Kaminski's stirring time. In this scene which involves a German cinematography, and Spielberg's earlier style soldier, an English soldier, Joey, and a casual just to find his companion.

“War Horse” is not only a return to form of directing only enhance these qualities. We conversation about home, we see what drew Spielberg to this incredible story. for Spielberg, but also one of the finest films in have practically everything imaginable.

Spielberg has officially found one of the The battle sequences are sweeping in his illustrious career. In terms of raw humanity greatest stories he's ever tackled and tells it and epic grandeur, this is surpassed only by scope (easy rivals to “Saving Private Ryan”) with the perfect supply of visual panache and the performances (especially Irvine, Tom “Schindler's List.” I can't imagine any scenario and emotional clout. I felt each emotion as Hiddleston and Peter Mullan) are highly where this film isn't in the top three films durif I were a marionette. It's odd, actually. This memorable. ing awards season.

But most of all, the story is flawless. See- isn't the work of the Spielberg we've come to The film has everything an iconic film should have: genuine emotion, unflinching ing something as brutal and appalling as war know in the last decade. This is the Spielberg realism, epic grandiose, effective acting and through the innocent eyes of a horse is an we had from the 70s and 80s: powerful, gutsy, imaginative storytelling. John Williams’ ambitious form of storytelling, and Spielberg candid and effective.

Genocide survivor to speak at John Carroll

Loung Ung, a survivor of the Cambodian genocide, speaks about her new book to students Helen Cestra

The Carroll News

Loung Ung is a Cambodian native who survived the Cambodian genocide during the Khmer Rouge rule in the 1970s, in which she lost her mother and father, as well as two sisters and 20 other relatives.

The now Shaker Heights resident is an author and human rights activist who will be speaking at John Carroll in a lecture sponsored by First Year Seminar, The Center for Diversity and Inclusion and the East Asian studies program.

Ung’s books chronicle her life’s journey from her experiences in Cambodia up to her life now.

“First They Killed My Father,” the first of her three books, is a detailed account of her life in Cambodia and the daily struggle for survival in the 1970s during a time of horror.

Ung’s second book, “Lucky Child,” is about her first few years of adjusting to life in America.

Her newest book, which will come out in April 2012, is about Ung’s life after college,

falling in love with her husband, and the start of her activism career.

“To all [of] those 1 million and more people, they are somebody’s mothers, fathers and sisters, so I wanted to write a book that takes people into what it is like to live through a war, what it’s like to wake up every day and try to survive that when your rights have been taken away. What it is like to go through that,” said Ung. Her lecture will focus on her life’s story as well as her activism dealing with the removal of landmines in Cambodia.

“It’s really important for me that people know what happened in Cambodia. 1.7 million to 2 million people died out of a population of 7 million people,” said Ung. The author and activist has traveled back to Cambodia over 30 times since escaping 30 years ago. She uses this time to bring awareness to the country’s past, present and future.

“Cambodia is a beautiful country. It is a very vibrant, cultural, colorful country. It’s a country that is thriving and working really hard to thrive in peacetime.”

Ung wishes the people of Cambodia

peace, prosperity and justice, and will continue to spread the word to other countries.

Prior to coming to America, her view of the country was that it was a place with “boring food.”

English became her fourth language and growing up in a whole new culture and country was difficult at times. When she decided to become an author, she found that people were unsure of how well she would fair.

“There were people who told me I couldn’t do it,” said Ung. To everyone who has a dream Ung said, “Work hard, persevere, and do not give up.”

As a Cleveland resident, Ung also mentioned that despite all of Photo from 30on30.com her travels to over 35 countries Loung Ung survived the genocide in Cambodia, around the world, Cleveland still and is now an author and activist who lives in holds a place in her heart.

Shaker Heights.

“It has world class art museCleveland and the environment it has.” ums, awesome restaurants, and Ung will speak in the Donahue Auditorium other stuff for a fraction of the cost of when I lived in D.C. and New York,” she said. “I love from 12-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Entertainment Calendar Check out what’s happening in Cleveland this week!

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House of Blues 6:30 p.m. $28

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Scrooge

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 8 p.m. $14

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I-X Center 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. $10

House of Blues 7 p.m. $39-55

I-X Christmas Connection

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JCU alumni cause a

A little over a year ago, JCU alumni Thomas Fox and Adam Wagner teamed up with local sound engineer James Kananen to start a recording company right here in Cleveland. The Carroll News recently got to chat with Thomas Fox about the company, called Bad Racket, and its recent one-year anniversary party. –Interview by Ben DeVictor The Carroll News: What made you want to start a record company?

Thomas Fox: Adam [Wagner] and I were friends at John Carroll. We met living in the dorms in Hamlin Hall and just had similar taste in music. We played some tunes together at JCU open mic nights. Adam, even at that time, was really into recording and had years under his belt tinkering with home recording software. I had some previous experience recording at that time too, having spent time working on my own music and I took some audio engineering classes at Lakeland Community College prior to coming to JCU. Outside of music, we studied marketing [in the Boler School of Business] together, which is a huge part of how we decided to start a business together years later.

We met James Kananen in 2010, he was running the sound at the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights, and had done a ton of live recording for bands from all over the country. At that time Adam had become very serious about audio production and collaboration with James only seemed to make things move faster.

We got some warehouse space on the west side, started recording and named the space Bad Racket in early 2010. When we recorded the first Live From Bad Racket music video that fall, we realized we were onto something good and filed paperwork to form the partnership.

Photo Credit Thomas Fox

CN: What kind of music is recorded at the studio?

TF: The studio itself doesn't specialize in one particular genre as much as individual producers do. Indie rock, alternative country, grunge, Irish folk, punk, hip hop, metal; we've had bands in all of these genres come through. We actually love the diversity and hope to see things continue to branch out.

CN: Any obstacles you've had to overcome?

TF: Running any business [involves] non-stop obstacles and problem solving. No part of it has been easy, and I don't expect it will get easier. Gear breaks, sessions get canceled, money gets tight, clients become unhappy, rumors start, over booking, hardware crashes. The list goes on. This is the music industry [and] it’s crazy. That's what is so awesome about it.

CN: What skills did you acquire at JCU that helped you start up this business and continue to run it?

TF: I took some diverse classes at John Carroll: strategic management, the history of Christmas, religious experience in literature, business law.

Since I transferred [to John Carroll] I was only [there] for three years but I learned a ton. For me, most of what's useful now aren't hard skills, it's, the situational stuff that helps me figure out how to make decisions.

Photo from Bad Racket

CN: Tell us about Bad Racket’s recent one-year anniversary party.

TF: We decided that the "Live From Bad Racket" video shoot on Oct. 17, 2010 marked our official anniversary even though our LLC wasn't filed until December 2010. We threw a party and invited all of our friends and clients to come and celebrate our first year on Oct. 21.

Laine Seliga, Known as Ladybird, played some tunes for us with her boyfriend and our good friend Max Stern of Signals Midwest. Humble Home, a local folk rock group, took the stage for over an hour. They even played some new music which had not yet been played outside of their practice space.

We only had the two groups on the menu for the night but Thaddeus A Greene grabbed the microphone and a guitar to play a set with his drummer, Anthony Foti. It was probably around midnight when Tom Evanchuck and The Old Money strolled in to catch the end of Thaddeus' set. They decided to unload their amps and keep the night going at Bad Racket. It was magical.

Pick-Up Line of the week “You’re so sweet you’re going to put Hershey’s out of business.”

Have a pick-up line you’d like to share with us? E-mail it to colderman12@jcu.edu.

CN: What part of your job do you enjoy most?

TF: I meet a lot of incredible people on a regular basis, that's what I like the best.

Photo from Bad Racket

Celebrity Tweet of the Week This section is dedicated to honor those Twitter-happy celebrities who drop us a line or two of wisdom and humor. If there is a celeb tweet you find worthy, e-mail it to colderman12@jcu.edu!

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi commented on her experience on HSN last week, selling her “A Very Snooki Holiday Gift Special” slippers and gifts.

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Football teams are easily defined by stats and players. But in one word, the 2011 Blue Streaks (5-5, 5-4 OAC) can be defined by their heart. Despite a crushing last second 45-37 loss to cross-town rival Baldwin-Wallace College (8-2, 7-2 OAC) on Saturday, the Blue Streaks stayed true to form and fought through the final whistle.

With the Cuyahoga Gold Bowl up for grabs and only six ticks left, senior quarterback Devin O’Brien’s pass fell incomplete as time expired and John Carroll’s season came to a close.

This offensive contest featured only two punts on both sides all day and 514 total rushing yards. O’Brien had one more career day left in him, leading the offense down the field time and time again. He finished with 14-22 passing for 233 yards and two touchdowns. As he has all season, the dual threat quarterback tacked on 173 yards rushing (13 short of a career-high) and two ad-

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Senior quarterback Devin O’Brien had a career day on senior day on Saturday, Nov. 5, but the Blue Streaks fell short. ditional scores.

The Blue Streaks played from behind from the start as BaldwinWallace took the opening kick down to the 10-yard line and scored one play later. With 4:33 remaining in the first half, junior running back Anthony D’Aurizio gave John Carroll its only lead of the game at 15-14. For the second time in consecutive touchdown drives, the

Blue and Gold failed the extra point attempt. B-W followed with 10 unanswered points and took a 24-15 lead into the locker room.

JCU shot out of the gate at the start of the third quarter. Junior tight end Casey Rouch caught his first career touchdown on a 14-yard throw from O’Brien to shorten the B-W lead to 24-22. Each time JCU narrowed the margin, however, the

Yellow Jackets had an answer – this time a five-yard run for six from junior quarterback Andrew Dziak.

The Blue Streaks then responded with nine runs for 80 yards to make it a 31-29 game.

BW went to work in the red zone, scoring twice on their next two possessions to take a 45-29 lead with just under three minutes left in the game. Badly in need of a spark, junior wide receiver Lane Robilotto took the ensuing kickoff 78 yards to the seven-yard line, where O’Brien ran it in two plays later. Robilotto finished the contest with 226 allpurpose yards, including 147 receiving with a touchdown. With 2:18 left in the game, B-W led 45-37.

Senior special teams stand-out Chris Creel recovered John Carroll’s onside kick, giving the team a glimmer of hope. With one timeout remaining, O’Brien and company took the field one last time. Four completions later, they reached the 12-yard line with only six seconds left. But one final shot at the end zone fell short and the 2011 season became history.

“There have been countless

times this season where we found ourselves in bad situations and we fought back and we won some of those games,” said co-offensive coordinator Tom Arth. “Today, unfortunately, we came out on the short side. But the fight was incredible and at the end of the day, that’s how you’re measured – by the way you fight back.”

Defensively, senior linebacker C.J. Seitzinger finished with 11 tackles, giving him 310 for his career. Seitzinger became only the seventh player to eclipse 300 tackles in program history. He finished the year with 97 stops, good for fourth in the conference.

“One of my biggest goals was to be a leading tackler for the school and it came through,” said Seitzinger. “Those guys up front did their job, which let me do mine. It’s something I’ll remember forever.”

John Carroll University football will return next Labor Day weekend in Dublin, Ireland against St. Norbert College of the Midwest Conference (7-3 in 2011) for the 2012 Global Ireland Football Tournament.

Getting to know former Oakland Raiders QB Rich Gannon The former gunslinger and 2002 NFL MVP offers his thoughts on today’s most prevalent NFL topics 4-3 defense to the 3-4, so that to me is impressive. I think San Francisco is another great example of a team that was awful a year ago; they fired their coach, brought in a new coaching staff that didn’t have any time with the players in the offseason and after being criticized for bringing back Alex Smith, they’re 7-1 and that one loss came in overtime to the Cowboys.

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Former Oakland Raiders quarterback and 2002 NFL MVP Rich Gannon offers insight on today’s most pressing NFL headlines. The following interview took place on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Carroll News: Being a CBS broadcaster who has covered the Browns at times this season, what do you make of Cleveland fans who are joining the “Suck for Luck” campaign? Is Colt McCoy going to be “the guy” for this team?

Rich Gannon: I think the next eight weeks are certainly going to be important for him, in terms of the evaluation process and where the Browns go from here. I will say this; I had concerns coming into the season that they weren’t going to be talented enough on the perimeter.

The receiver position for them is not a position of strength. I think the absence of Peyton Hillis with his injuries and the situation with his contract have hurt them too, and right now they’re struggling.

So has he [McCoy] taken a step back? Yeah, no question. But when you look at the fact that he’s in a completely different system from the one he ran a year ago, going from [offensive coordinator] Brian Daboll to head coach Pat Shurmur, and the fact that he didn’t have an offseason program at all or minicamps, I think you have to expect him to take that step back.

CN: Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is another QB whose name is almost always in the media. Will Tebow eventually develop into a successful starting quarterback in the NFL? Should he consider changing positions?

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Gannon, now a CBS broadcaster, believes that QB Colt McCoy can be “the guy” in the future for the Cleveland Browns.

RG: No, I don’t think he should play another position. I think he’s a guy that is in a similar situation to Colt McCoy. Both teams changed staffs, he didn’t have an offseason, didn’t get a ton of reps in the preseason and now all of the sudden, he’s out there playing. These next eight weeks will certainly determine what the Broncos do and there’s a good chance that none of the quarterbacks currently on the Denver roster will be the starting quarterback in 2012. This is a good opportunity for Tebow to play well and to get better each week. I think you just want to see progress each week from him because there are some things that he does really well.

He’s a tremendous competitor, he’s athletic, he can run around and he can make plays. Where he has to improve is with his throwing. His accuracy is a problem, his footwork, operating as a quarterback under center is a problem for this guy. But, look at Steve Young. When he came out of college, he was a better passer [than Tebow] but still struggled initially, so it took a while for him but eventually he turned out to be a

pretty good player.

CN: Many teams in the NFL are off to unexpected, yet impressive, starts this season including the 49ers, Lions, Bills and Bengals.

Which “underdog” team has surprised and impressed you the most this season and why?

RG: There are a couple of them.

Buffalo, to me, I didn’t give them much of a chance in that tough AFC East division and they’ve been really outstanding. They’ve gotten better on defense, the quarterback play has been good and Fred Jackson is having one of those MVPtype seasons, so that’s been a team that’s really surprised me. As far as a unit that has really surprised me, the Houston Texans defense has really done that. They’re the most improved defense in all of football.

They were awful last year as they finished 30th in total defense, 32nd against the pass and now they’re the number one defense in football.

It’s amazing what Wade Philips has come in and done as he added some new players, went from the

CN: Former Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis passed away last month on Oct. 8, obviously a significant loss for the entire football world. Having played for Davis in Oakland for six years, what was your reaction upon hearing the news and what kind of impact did he have on you?

RG: I was saddened by the news and I think the same is said for anybody that knew him. I was fortunate, as he was a guy that gave me an opportunity to play for the Raiders for six years. He was a controversial figure and I don’t know if there will ever be another owner like him who was as involved as he was in day-to-day operations.

He was involved with finalizing the 53-man roster, player selection, the draft, free agency and all that.

He would go down on the field and spend time with the defensive coaches, he would be out on the practice field and he basically did it all so I don’t know if there will ever be another owner like him. He had a real passion, football was his passion. All he had was his family and football. He didn’t really have any other hobbies like golf, fishing or anything like that. Football was what he did. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to play for him for six years and I certainly will always be appreciative of the time I spent with the Raiders.

CN: Staying on the topic of the Raiders, your former team jumped out to an impressive 4-2 start this season and is now 5-4 with a big win over San Diego recently. What do you like about head coach Hue Jackson and what he’s done with this team so far?

RG: He’s not afraid to take risks.

You watch him and between going for it on fourth down, fake punts and fake field goals, he’s done whatever he’s had to do to win football games.

He’s made some bold moves too with his decision to go out and get Carson Palmer and give up what they did, only time will tell [if it pays off]. He saw a need at the quarterback position and he had a relationship with Carson going back to their days together at USC where he recruited him out of high school.

This is a guy that’s in control. I think it’s clear that he’s the one making the decisions out there. For the first time in 49 years, someone other than Al Davis is making personnel decisions. He’s taking the bull by the horns and he’s doing what he thinks is in the best interest of the team going forward.

CN: Which team is winning Superbowl 46 this season and why?

RG: Well, I’m not going to deviate from what I said in the preseason. Last year, I picked the Packers and I picked them again this year. I think they’re the one team that benefitted from the lack of an offseason. They played into February and they needed some time away from the game. It’s a veteran team and they have essentially the same exact coaching staff, offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and playcallers. It’s a veteran group and they’ve done a great job developing their talent. They’re still, I think, the best team in football.

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Cross country teams end season with impressive finishes Women’s team claims sixth place at the Great Lakes Regional while the men’s team finishes in eighth Zach Mentz Sports Editor

For both John Carroll University men’s and women’s cross country teams, to say it was a successful past weekend would be an understatement. In what was both teams’ final competition of the 2011 season, the Blue Streaks provided great performances on Saturday, Nov. 12. The men’s cross country team claimed eighth place out of 35 teams while the women’s team finished in sixth place out of 36 teams in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional.

The 8,000 meter race was held at the Oberlin College Woodchip Trail.

The men’s team was the top-placing school among Ohio Athletic Conference schools, while the women’s team placed second in the competition among OAC schools behind the second place Ohio Northern University Polar Bears.

Junior Nick Wojtasik led all Blue Streaks’ competitors on the men’s side of the bracket as he finished with an impressive time of 26:06.98.

Wojtasik’s time earned him 36th

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Senior Jake Smith (above) and all Blue Streaks runners can be proud of the successful 2011 campaign they had.

place overall in the event, one spot short of earning All-Region honors, which are awarded to the top 35 runners in each bracket. Sophomore Chuck Mulé and junior Pat Burns were the next two Blue Streaks to cross the finish line in Oberlin, claiming 46th and 47th places with impressive finish times of 26:19.72 and 26:30.77, respectively. Seniors Jake Smith and Will Rial also

finished their final collegiate competition right next to each other, finishing in 66th and 67th place with times of 26:39.98 and 26:42.64, respectively.

On the women’s side of the bracket, freshman Emily Mapes led the pack for JCU as she finished in 48th place overall with a finish time of 22:54.58. Sophomore Anna Busta claimed 56th place overall

in the event, finishing with a time of 23:06.59. The sister duo of both freshman Bridget Hanna and junior Molly Hanna proved to be an impressive pair, as they finished in 58th place and 65th place, respectively, as the freshman Hanna finished with a time of 23:10.07 and the junior Hanna recorded a time of 23:14.56.

“As a coaching staff, we could not be more proud of what the men and women have accomplished this year,” said head coach Dara Ford.

“At camp, they set a goal to be the best cross country team ever at John Carroll. They did just that.”

Both teams finished every competition this season with a top 10 finish, proving that the 2011 campaign was an impressive one for both the men’s and women’s team. As the teams begin to look forward to the 2012 cross country season, there is no question that expectations will be high for these two talented squads.

“Both the men and women really dedicated themselves to the program and it has paid dividends.

They deserve all the success they

achieved this season,” said coach Ford. “These are two teams that have a tremendous future ahead of them. Both teams will be toeing the line at the National Championships next year.”

In the 2010 Great Lakes Regional, the Blue Streaks finished in 22nd place on the men’s side of the bracket and in 18th place in the women’s bracket. With the men improving upon last year’s finish by 14 spots and the women improving upon last year’s placing by 12 spots, it is obvious that coach Ford and the Blue Streaks had more than a successful season.

The sixth place finish in the Great Lakes Regional by the women’s team was the highest finish ever for the women’s cross country team in Blue Streaks’ program history. With the men finishing first among OAC contenders in eighth place, that marks not only the first time ever that the Blue Streaks have been the highest placing OAC school in the event, but it also marks the highest finish in program history for the men’s team as well.

JCU hockey splits weekend road trip, beating Pitt 3-1 Zach Mentz Sports Editor

In a weekend where the John Carroll University club ice hockey team spent far more hours on the road than they did on the ice, the Blue Streaks came away with an equal split of one win and one loss this past weekend.

The Blue Streaks began the weekend by traveling to Pittsburgh, Pa. on Friday, Nov. 11 to face off against the divisional opponent University of Pittsburgh. Needing a win to further pad their first place

lead over the Panthers in the division, the Blue Streaks came up big with an impressive 3-1 victory over the host Pitt Panthers.

Taking advantage of the power play at hand, senior Geoff Abrahams netted the first goal of the game for the Blue Streaks in the second period of action with the assists coming from both freshman Parker Phillips and junior Jesse Dietrick.

Less than 90 seconds later, senior Danny Geiger scored on the power play as well to increase JCU’s lead to 2-0 in the game. Sophomore Danny Potter and junior Sean Lattal

assisted Geiger on the goal.

In the third period, Geiger recorded his second goal of the game with the assist again coming from Lattal. From there, the Blue Streaks held on to the lead as they defeated Pitt 3-1 on the night.

“The win against Pitt was significant for the team. We were able to beat a team expected to contend for the league title on their ice,” said coach Wilk. “[The win] shows our progress from last year and throughout this season. It also showed us what we’re capable of when we stay focused and disciplined for 60

minutes.”

Unfortunately, the Blue Streaks couldn’t complete the clean sweep of victories on the weekend when they faced the divisional opponent West Virginia Mountaineers. Having traveled to Morgantown, W.Va. to square off against the host Mountaineers. JCU struggled from start to finish in the contest, falling to WVU by a decisive score of 4-0.

“We didn’t bring enough energy to the WVU game. They’re a tough team who skates hard,” said coach Wilk. “We caught them on their third game in three days and should

have had an advantage. Our power play has been key over the past three games and we got shut out against WVU.” With the 1-1 split this past weekend, the Blue Streaks now have an overall record of 8-6 on the season.

The team will look to improve upon that current mark this coming weekend as they will travel to Canton, N.Y. From there, the Blue Streaks will take battle against the host State University of New York Kangaroos on both Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov. 19 in the fourth annual Terry Martin Classic.

Streaks of the Week

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Cross Country

Devin O’Brien senior

Nick Wojtasik junior

In his final collegiate game, O’Brien accounted for 406 yards of total offense (233 passing, 173 rushing) and four touchdowns (two passing, two rushing) as the Blue Streaks fell to rival Baldwin-Wallace 45-37.

Wojtasik led all Blue Streaks competitors on the men’s side of the bracket, claiming 36th place overall this past weekend at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional with a finish time of 26:06.98.

Cross Country

Hockey

Emily Mapes freshman

Danny Geiger senior

In this past weekend’s NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional, the freshman finished in first place among all Blue Streaks runners and 48th place overall with an impressive finish time of 22:54.58

The Cleveland native and St. Edward H.S. graduate scored two of the Blue Streaks’ three goals in their impressive 3-1 road victory against the University of Pitt on Friday, Nov. 11.

Swimming & Diving Drew Edson junior Edson had an impressive weekend, finishing in first place in the 200 Free event on Friday against Case Western with a time of 1:47.55. With a time of 10:49.64, he also claimed first in the 100 Free event on Saturday.

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“[The editors of the Journal Sentinel] are attempting to portray via the video here a slow, ignorant, uninformed, unsure-of-himself candidate who really is just outclassed and is totally out of his league. And the video, under that impression, under those auspices, has gone viral.”

Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday defended his decision to clear the park in Lower Manhattan that was the birthplace of the Occupy Wall Street movement, saying “health and safety conditions became intolerable” in the park where the protesters had camped out for nearly two months. Approximately 200 people had been arrested during the police operation, 142 in the park and 50 to 60 in the streets nearby. Most were held on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, among them City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, a Democrat who represents northern Manhattan. Protesters tried to push through a line of officers trying to prevent people from reaching the park. (The New York Times)

Brazilian special forces conduct massive drug raid in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro’s special forces, in armored vehicles and even tanks, moved quickly and didn’t stop to chat Monday as they peered in windows and knocked on doors in Rocinha, the city’s biggest shantytown. In a predawn raid the day before, 3,000 troops seized control of the hilltop favela, wresting from the hands of drug traffickers. They declared victory in just two hours, without firing a single shot. The massive operation was part of efforts to secure Rio de Janeiro and eliminate bloody drug gangs ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the Olympic Games two years later. Rocinha’s top drug trafficker, Antonio Francisco Bomfim, known as Nem, was captured by police last week, days before the invasion. (CNN)

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Cain awkwardly falters on Libya during interview with Milwaukee newspaper

– Rush Limbaugh on Herman Cain’s stumble during interview with Milwaukee’s Journal Setinel on Monday.

“Congress has never done more for consumers nor has the Congress passed more critical reforms of the credit card industry than under the Speakership of Nancy Pelosi.”

– House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) after a CBS News’ “60 Minutes” report that looked at the investments of various lawmakers who reportedly bought stocks around the same time legislation involving those investments was being discussed.

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This time the subject was Libya. The candidate was Herman Cain.

The question was whether he agreed with the way President Obama handled the matter. The answer produced another “oops” moment in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. When asked the question by the editorial board of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Cain leaned back in his chair, looked at the ceiling, closed his eyes and said, “OK, Libya.” He then searched his thoughts for 11 seconds before asking whether Obama supported the removal of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, who was captured and killed in October, seven months after Obama made the decision to try to oust him. Cain said he did not “agree with the way he handled it for the following reason [...] um, nope that’s a different one,” he then said, waving away his though. (The Washington Post).

Arab League votes to suspend Syria in protest of Assad’s rule

Thousands of pro-regime demonstrators gather in Damascus, Syria this weekend to protest the Arab League’s decision to suspend Syria from the international organization.

Katherine Warner Staff Reporter

Strife in Syria mounted once again as protesters took to the streets late Saturday night after the Arab League announced its vote to suspend Syria.

The historic move by the Arab League was the culmination of frustration felt by Arab countries over Syrian’s president, Ashar al-Assad’s, blatant disregard of a peace agreement.

This agreement, accepted by Syria on Nov. 2, was enacted by the League to end

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the violent repression of pro-democracy demonstrators and put a stop to the rising civilian death toll.

The Arab League, officially called the League of Arab States, was originally enacted to foster the goal of working to create collaboration between the Arab states in North and Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia. According to The New York Times, in acting against Syria, a core member of the Arab League, the group took another bold step beyond what had been a long tradition of avoiding controversy.

After an 18 to 22 vote, the suspension

was set to begin Wednesday, providing Syria made no move towards halting the violence and enacting the peace agreement.

However according to The Washington Post, President Assad called for an emergency summit of Arab leaders to avert negative repercussions for the nation if the suspension is carried out.

According to Mona Debaz of John Carroll’s political science department, “Regulation says that 15 of the 22 Arab states have to say yes, we’re now waiting to see if 15 would agree.”

The League’s plan calls for the government to impede violence against citizens, withdraw all security forces from civilian territory and finally release all political prisoners, amounting to tens of thousands of people.

If these sanctions are not met, the League has not only resolved to suspend Syria’s membership but to further impose economic and political sanctions. No detail has been given yet as to the nature of these sanctions.

Officials from other countries as well as some members of the League have doubts as to whether this suspension will have an effect on the growing violence.

Supporters of President Assad’s regime in Syria, infuriated by the League’s vote, took their rage to the streets throwing stones at the embassies of Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

Pro-democracy protesters fear that this suspension will only bring further violence to the already unstable nation.

The pro-democratic faction had hoped for more concrete action sanctioned by the League such as an overthrow of the current presidential regime.

The King of Jordan also called for Assad to step down as leader. His announcement and the League’s decision brings the world into a new phase in the Syrian conflict.

The League is hesitant to take further action necessitating international involvement fearing the looming prospect of a war.

“The implications on a wider scale are that it would really weaken Iran, Syria and Iran have an alliance, [and] the Arab leaders really based their decision on fear of that alliance,” said Debaz.

Some speculate that the suspension of Syria’s membership will have little to no effect.

Others believe it has sent a strong message to President Assad and other governmental leaders that changes need to be made. According to Debaz, “It can go either way, we really don’t know what’s going to happen at this point.”

More violence broke out Monday as soldiers clashed with army defectors. Initially, rights activists estimated that approximately 28 people were killed.

Tuesday, they found that even more people than initially thought were killed in Monday’s conflict. It’s estimated roughly 50 to 71 people were killed in the clash; 34 of which were soldiers. Last April, 72 people were killed in the deadliest day of the uprising.

According to the United Nations, at least 3,500 people have been killed in Syria since the uprising started in March.

The government argues accuracy of the death toll and has blamed the unrest on armed groups which it says have killed nearly 1,100 soldiers and police officers.

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Italy’s Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti meets the journalists at the Senate, in Rome, Tuesday. The former EU Comissioner is a highly regarded economist who is expected to help tackle the economic woes in Italy Joshua Brossman Staff Reporter

After serving three terms, Silvio Berlusconi resigned as prime minister of Italy. He has been a very important player in the country’s politics for nearly two decades. His perceived inattentiveness and various scandals along with Italy’s failing economy left him no other recourse but to resign.

According to the most recent polls, his popularity was down to 22 percent because of his personal problems and the economy. There was so much resentment that large crowds even gathered over the weekend outside his office to celebrate his decision. They even went so far as to chant boos and call him a “fool.” Police had to restrain the crowd as it became increasingly heated.

These responses are partly in response to Italy’s bond interest rates. They nearly

reached 7 percent last Wednesday. This is the same interest rate that Portugal, Greece and Ireland had when they received bailouts. This has led to the fear that Italy would almost assuredly default on its $2.6 trillion debt.

Berlusconi became so politically unpopular he wasn’t even able to pass a routine bill designed to help save the economy. He eventually agreed to step down if the parliament passed such a bill.

The Senate responded by passing an economic bill on Friday. The lower house of parliament also approved the bill on Saturday overwhelming with a 380-26 vote and it is now written into law. The legislation brings austerity actions to Italy’s plummeting economy.

The bill includes spending cuts and mandates to promote economic growth. One of those mandates changes the retirement age from 65 to 67. It also reduces governmental restrictions on some professions and

increases investment in infrastructure. Most importantly, it is supposed to balance the country’s budget by 2014 and avoid the feared inevitable default. “[Italy] must be united to confront a crisis that was not born in Italy; it wasn’t born because of our debt, or because of our banks, it wasn’t even born in Europe,” said Berlusconi.

“It’s a crisis that became a crisis because our common currency doesn’t have the support that a real currency must have.”

Italy has been suffering horrendously since the 2008 financial crisis. However, the country is still the fourth largest economy in Europe and eighth in the world.

Getting Italy’s economy going is very important to prevent a complete economic meltdown in Europe. Berlusconi hoped that he could have solved some of these issues.

But the fact that he is currently in several trials involving fraud, underage sex and corruption made it impossible for him to put through meaningful proposals or amass political support in order to solve Italy’s economy.

The former EU commissioner, Mario Monti, was appointed as Italy’s new prime minster. Monti is a highly regarded economist who is expected to push the mandates of the austerity package and help tackle the economic woes in Italy.

Monti held a meeting on Monday to discuss forming a new government to solve these problems. He said that he would act “with a sense of urgency.”

President Giorgio Napolitano said that Italy needs to have more unity between the different political parties. “[Italy needs to] unleash a collective effort which unfortunately, has been lacking lately,” he said.

He believes Monti will be able to help accomplish that. He describes him as “gifted, competent and experienced.”

Although there is some doubt about the impact of the austerity package, the public overwhelmingly wanted a different leader to help them get through this crisis. Monti is that new leader.

He claims he is “confident” and that he can get Italy to overcome their current crisis. But that remains to be seen.

Gingrich surprises with sudden surge in polls Samuel Lane Staff Reporter

The days had turned into weeks, weeks into months. Everything seemed to be rather bleak. Problems ranged from poor organization, lack of funds and references to a questionable personal life. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s plunge into the 2012 presidential race seemed to be nothing more than a useless quest.

In the last two weeks, Newt Gingrich’s appeal to the Republican electorate suddenly began to gain a little traction and momentum.

Polls have shown him only narrowly trailing the gap behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the current Republican frontrunner. This puts him ahead of other former popular candidates, most notably Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former God Father’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain.

Many may wonder what may be the possible reason for Cain’s sudden surge in the polls for the Republican nomination.

For one, he has certain issues that lean in favor of his candidacy. One of the biggest is to his experience in politics at the federal level, as Speaker of the House in the 1990s. Another factor could also be the range of controversies that have risen against both Cain and Perry and their candidacies. For Cain, it has been

the numerous sex scandal allegations that have failed to go away. Meanwhile, Perry has suffered a wide array of campaign blunders since his presidential bid was launched in August 2011.

Politically, Gingrich can easily be ranked among the more experienced of the Republican presidential contenders. After a career as a professor of history at the University of West Georgia, he was elected to represent the sixth district of Georgia in 1978, a position he would hold for the next 20 years.

His first sign of notoriety occurred in 1989, when he became the House minority whip.

This would be followed by an even greater feat five years later, when the Republican sweep of Congress in 1994 marked the end of 40 years of Democratic control.

Gingrich would become notorious for his political battles with then President Bill Clinton, one factor being the push to impeach the president.

Another was the decision to start a government shutdown, which proved to be an unpopular move. He had left his mark by the time he left the position in 1999, and then generally faded from view in the next decade.

Now, Gingrich has begun to re-enter the spotlight of United States politics. It began with his announcement to enter the race in May 2011. However, pundits quickly wrote of

its legitimacy. Now, he has around 22 percent of the vote among Republicans, according to The Wall Street Journal. This could lead the Romney campaign to begin to direct the focus of its attacks away from Perry and towards Gingrich.

On the Campaign trail, Gingrich also was able add some popularity to his label. He received thunderous applause at one South Carolina function when he stated that the way he defined war “as killing people who are trying to kill you,” according to The Wall Street Journal. These points have given a light of hope to the possibility of his candidacy.

Still, the surge appears to only be momentary and does not appear to be a direct reflection what Gingrich has supported or opposed.

According to political science professor Larry Schwab, “Newt Gingrich gained in the polls because the Republicans have such a weak group of candidates. Gingrich and Romney are only Republicans in the race that a majority of Americans will accept as qualified to be presidential candidates.”

With all this taken into consideration, it seems that Gingrich’s only option is to unhinge Romney’s lead. This still seems to be an uphill battle that his campaign may never overcome. But as we have seen before, this is United States politics, and nothing is impossible in this game.

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REISER’S EDGE

Michael Reiser World News Editor

Republicans missing valuable chance to get ahead for 2012

Mitt Romney will be the Republican candidate for the 2012 presidential candidate – or, rather, should be.

Republicans, whether they like it or not, must select Romney as the candidate if they want to beat President Obama next year.

Newt Gingrich’s ascension back into relevancy is ridiculously embarrassing for the GOP who, in their inability to select a candidacy are dividing party unity needed to beat Obama, seem like spoiled children taken to the toy store by their parents and proceed to throw a fit because they cannot decide which toy they want.

Gingrich was so dead in the water that it was like a whole new candidate had entered the race. I felt déjà vu upon hearing that Gingrich’s campaign had risen from the ashes.

It reminded me of the hype surrounding the rumored-candidacy of Chris Christie.

Supporters can argue all they want about how even if the sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain are true, they should not be taken into account while electing him.

The truth of the matter is, more than half the country will not budge on that.

And after his Libya commentary (or lack thereof) on Monday, Cain might just have to call it quits.

Rick Perry, week after week, delivers his trademark statement that just adds to his nosedive in the polls. This week it was how he’s “a true believer that we need to uproot, tear down and rebuild Washington, D.C. and our federal institutions,” right after he proclaimed himself a “Washington outsider.”

Since the Oct. 6-9 Gallup poll of who Americans would vote for in 2012, the “Republican candidate” or President Obama, the president has gained nearly 5 percent. Nearly two months ago, Obama was losing 38 to 46 percent.

After the Republican candidates’ collective fiascoes, according to the November edition of the poll, Obama is leading 43 to 42 percent.

Obama has gained considerable ground, and it’s not under his own power. He has his enemy to thank for that.

Now that Cain is faltering, Perry is quickly becoming the butt of jokes, and Gingrich’s recent success, albeit large, is most likely not going to last, it is time the GOP select Romney – the only candidate who seems to have not faltered during the entire race – if they want to defeat Obama.

Instead of focusing on how to combat candidates that have the same goal in mind – that is, to have a Republican in office – Romney can focus on preparing for the election.

It would be one thing if there was just two candidates, but now that there are a clear four, Republicans have become their own worst enemy in the quest to build a strong campaign for whoever they send into the fray in 2012.

With the economy as bad as it is, the rest of the candidates as poor as they are doing, now is the time to declare Romney as the candidate.

Whether Republicans like it or not, they are going to have to in order to win in 2012.

Contact Michael Reiser at mreiser12@jcu.edu

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Japanese GDP grows despite disaster Andrew Martin Carroll News

Amid the dismal news circulating across media outlets worldwide, a recent bright spot was seen in a country that experienced a devastating earthquake last March.

According to CNBC, Japan reported a rise of 1.5 percent in Gross Domestic Product along with an economy which grew at a rate of 6 percent in the third quarter.

This increase in value of goods and services produced by Japan is impressive for a country still dealing with the effects of a disaster that greatly damaged manufacturing capacity and supply chains.

This third quarter growth was enough to move the Japanese economy out of its recession.

While this was positive news, the global financial situation is not going to improve drastically in the near future.

The less than optimistic financial outlook for the world could harm the continued growth of Japan.

A major strength and source of growth for Japan is through exports.

For a country dependent on exporting to sustain its economic growth, it is difficult to produce and send their products or services across the world now and for the foreseeable future.

Countries across the world are affected by what goes on with the global markets and the European debt crisis is a concerning issue for not only Japan but for the future of the rest of the world.

The forecasts for its economic growth stem from Europe’s debt crisis that has been harming the growth of economies of the United States, Japan, and the rest of the world.

The fourth quarter for Japan is not expected to come close to the growth experienced previously.

After suffering a destructive earthquake and nuclear disaster, Japan is sure to be impacted by the flooding in Thailand and the slowing growth of emerging economies.

These factors do not build confidence in near-term fiscal expansion. These floods will greatly affect the rate at which Japan

can export and will hinder economic growth for the foreseeable future.

The spending on the recovery of Japan post-earthquake and nuclear disaster should raise the GDP, but any significant growth is not realistic for the near future.

The record amount of yen sold by the Japanese is reported at ¥ 7.7 trillion with the reins on monetary policy loosening somewhat.

This, along with an expected budget for reconstruction costs of ¥ 12.1 trillion, will add to the demand for rebuilding efforts and substantially improve the market to some extent.

This is expected to be short-term and experts around the world are not overly optimistic about Japan’s recent surge out of a recession.

Some are even equating the brief economic recovery to the Wall Street term, “dead cat bounce.”

This term comes from the saying that

even a falling cat will bounce back up to some extent, even for a short time.

In the case of the Japanese economy, the financial strength experienced in the third quarter may only have been a quick “bounce back” after experiencing such devastation and the current worldwide fiscal issues.

There are several reasons why natural disasters cause the market to momentarily jump back up.

The national banks may be hinting that they will stop raising interest rates momentarily, thus opening the door for safe returns.

Construction companies inevitably will have much work ahead seeing as lumber and other construction materials will largely be in demand.

There are a few other factors that play into the reason for the bounce back, but it is important to note that it is only temporary.

The Wall Street Journal

Japan’s GDP. Annualized change from previous quarter, seasonally adjusted.

Stocks fall as Italian government deals with debt problems Associated Press The stock market fell Monday after a jump in Italy’s borrowing costs reminded investors of how much work remains to be done to contain Europe’s debt problems.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost nearly 75 points.

Bank stocks fell the most. European markets also fell and the euro weakened against the dollar.

Major indexes closed higher last week as Greece and Italy moved to form new governments and took other decisive steps to get their debt troubles under control.

However worrisome signs re-emerged Monday.

The Italian government had to pay 6.29 percent at an auction of five-year bonds, the highest rate since 1997.

Italy paid a much lower rate of 5.32 percent at a similar auction last month. That’s a good sign investors are still concerned about Italy’s ability to repay its debts.

Stocks tanked last Wednesday after key Italian borrowing rates jumped above seven percent, a level widely seen as unsustainable. Also Italy’s biggest bank, Unicredit, reported a $14.4 billion loss.

“The problems these countries are dealing with go well beyond their prime ministers,” said Dan Greenhaus, chief global

strategist at the brokerage BTIG. “Italy didn’t get where it is in five minutes. And it’s not going to get out of where it is in five minutes. This is going to take months.”

The Dow fell 74.70 points, or 0.6 percent, to close at 12,078.98. Bank of America Corp. fell 2.6 percent and JPMorgan Chase & Co. fell 2.2 percent, the largest drops among the 30 large companies in the Dow. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 12.06 points, or 1 percent, to 1,251.79.

The Nasdaq composite index fell 21.53, or 0.8 percent, to 2,657.22.

Three stocks fell for every one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was very light at 3 billion shares.

Stocks have risen since early October on encouraging signs of progress in containing Europe’s debt crisis, stronger U.S. corporate earnings and better news on the U.S. economy.

The S&P 500 has soared 13.7 percent since hitting its low for the year on Oct. 3.

That surge has drawn big investors back into the stock market and opened the door to a long line of companies waiting to go public.

The flow of money from institutions into U.S. stock funds hit $7.3 billion last

week, the third largest tally this year, according to fund tracker EPFR Global.

Angie’s List, a customer review website, Delphi Automotive and seven other companies are scheduled to go public this week.

If they all wind up going through, it would be the biggest week for IPOs in four years, according to Renaissance Capital, an IPO advisory firm.

In corporate news, the airline Emirates placed an order for 50 Boeing 777s, one of the largest orders ever placed with the aircraft maker.

Boeing Co. also picked up a new customer, Oman Air, which ordered six 787s.

Boeing rose 1.5 percent. J.C. Penney Co. fell 2.8 percent after reporting a quarterly loss.

The department store operator said its results were weighed down by restructuring costs.

The company also lowered its earnings outlook for the rest of the year.

Lowe’s Cos. rose 1.7 percent after the country’s second-largest home-improvement retailer reported revenue and earnings that beat analysts’ expectations.

The Dow has made gains in six of the past seven weeks, and is still up one percent for the month. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are slightly lower.

The Carroll News

Pat down

Patrick Perkins Finance Editor

Mr. Warren Buffett has and still remains one of the most wealthy individuals in the world. Each week we read and hear about his new business ventures and more importantly the effect he has on the stock market. He has earned the title as being arguably the best investor in the world.

With that said, do the research for yourself.

When Mr. Buffett makes his way to center stage on every news channel, which happens often, study the effects it has on the stock market.

Often times, what happens once investors catch wind that Warren Buffett has invested in a new company, that company’s stock price shoots sky high. This goes to show how respected this man is. Yet again, Mr. Buffett has made his way to center stage of all the news stations. However, this time it’s different for two reasons.

First, for the first time in Mr. Buffett’s investing career he has invested in the technology market. To be more precise, IBM. This shocking type of investment would have been impossible to predict because Mr. Buffett has always been against buying into technology markets. It was very difficult for him to understand. According to The Wall Street Journal, “Just one year ago Warren didn’t know how to check the voice mail on his phone.”

Why IBM? Warren has always been an investor that placed more importance on the internal management of a company versus being only interested in it’s financial statements. According to BBC News, Mr. Buffett “said that he had been impressed by IBM’s road map for how it planned to attract IT firms outside the U.S. to sign up to its services.” He went on to say on CNBC news, “If you’re in some country around the world and you’re developing your IT department you’re probably going to feel more comfortable with IBM than with many companies.”

Second, he practiced an investor’s right to maintain “confidential treatment” and has been investing in IBM since March. According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, “The Commission’s Rule 83 (17 CFR 200.83) provides a procedure by which persons submitting information may request that it be withheld when requested under the Freedom of Information Act.” In other words, Mr. Buffett requested that his investing be held from the public. This request is only allowed by the SEC as long as Mr. Buffett continuously invested in IBM. As soon as he stopped his investing, the news would become public.

Why request confidential treatment? He did this to prevent what is called piggy backing, which prevents someone else from jumping in and the reason for that is because once the information is out his ability to make money on the stock diminishes. It is important to note that the public did in fact know he was investing in something they just didn’t know what exactly it was. Confidential treatment is not completely concealed.

Now, let’s take a look at the numbers. According to the WSJ, Berkshire Hathaway is “one of IBM’s two largest shareholders, with a stake of roughly 5.4 percent, and come as IBM’s stock has repeatedly set all-time highs.” WSJ went on to report that IBM shares rose 0.9 percent to $189 in morning trading, valuing Mr. Buffett’s holdings at about $12.1 billion. That would make IBM the second-largest equity holding in Berkshire’s stock portfolio, behind only a $13.6 billion position in Coca-Cola Co., according to FactSet. In summation, Warren Buffet has been and remains a major player in the U.S. Stock Markets.

I look forward to seeing what he gets into next.

But one thing is for sure, the more Mr. Buffett invests, the better off the American economy will be.

Contact Patrick Perkins pperkins12@jcu.edu

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Boggle Board of the week

Try to find as many three or more letter words as possible. The words must only use a single letter on the Boggle board once and all letters in the word must be connected horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

#HappyTurkeyDay The average weight of a Thanksgiving turkey is 15 pounds.

The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds.

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Each year at least two lucky turkeys get a presidential pardon and avoid the dinner table. The tradition is thought to have started with President Harry Truman.

The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade tradition began in the 1920s.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade draws around 44 million viewers.

NBC Radio broadcast the first national Thanksgiving Day game in 1934, when the Detroit Lions hosted the Chicago Bears.

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Editorial

Carroll Blvd: A turn for the worst There have been complaints from the JCU community about the law which makes turning right onto Carroll Boulevard from South Belvoir Boulevard illegal. This law was implemented because residents of Carroll Boulevard did not want students driving down the street.

This law, though it has been in effect for approximately two decades should not be as significant of a concern as it has been.

Residents of Carroll Boulevard live alongside a university, so through traffic from the JCU community should be expected.

It reflects poorly on the University when someone that is coming here for the purpose of putting on a program or bringing prospective students to take a tour of the campus is hit with a $200 ticket for trying to maneuver the best way to enter campus.

University Heights police should be less concerned with through traffic on the JCU side street, and more concerned with a larger safety issue: since this law has been imposed, instead of turning right down Carroll Boulevard, members of the JCU community drive down South Belvoir, make a legal U-turn and come back toward the University, which seems like more of a traffic and safety concern for University Heights to worry about.

However, the large sign stating this law is strictly enforced from “7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday” is posted on a utility pole for drivers to see before making a right-hand turn down Carroll Boulevard, so those driving around JCU have no reason not to be aware of the law.

With this law comes justified complaints because residents should expect traffic from the University community. Hitting students, faculty, prospective students and others who are involved with JCU in one way or another, with a $200 citation makes it difficult to enter campus, and there are larger safety issues at hand calling for more concern from police personnel

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JCU students disrupt UH residents

This semester, John Carroll has received an increasing number of complaints from University Heights residents about the misbehavior of JCU students in the surrounding neighborhoods.

Incidents of vandalism, trespassing and other inappropriate actions have been reported.

The damage done is not excusable in any circumstances. The students who did these acts have put the entire JCU student body and administration in a bad light.

The University and University Heights haven’t had a very cooperative past. When JCU asks the City for permission to change something, it is well known that UH and its residents have been resistant. These actions by students only set back the improved relationship between JCU and the residents of University Heights.

Students should live social lives and enjoy the breaks they have from their stressful workweeks. However, this can and should be done with complete consciousness of how their actions affect the UH community and the repercussions for these actions. JCU students should be living examples of the University values.

Any students caught performing these acts should be punished accordingly. We ask that the resident’s of University Heights understand that those who committed these acts represent a very small percentage of the student body.

It is our hope that this will only be a minor speed bump in the continued efforts by JCU and University Heights to improve the relationship between the City and its namesake.

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Perks of having a pet

Come together, stop Sandler Ben DeVictor

Arts & Life Assistant Editor

I am, and always have been, very proud to be a John Carroll student. But last week, something happened that made me question that pride. While walking to class through the atrium, my eyes were drawn to the bulletin board. There, posted on the wall between a flu shot ad and a poster for a cultural awareness seminar, was something so hideous, so vile, that I nearly blew chunks right then and there.

I’m talking, of course, about the new Adam Sandler movie “Jack and Jill.”

Normally seeing a picture of Adam Sandler just makes me queasy, but the poster was for a John Carroll sponsored event: Late Night Dinner and a Movie. I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was impossible that the school I love would sponsor such a harmful and grotesque event, and support a movie that literally makes people more stupid.

“But Ben, it’s just a movie.” I beg to differ. “Jack and Jill” is just the latest in a slew of Adam Sandler

movies that have bombarded our movie theaters, tricked freedomloving Americans into buying tickets, and then taken a dump on their brains. I’m not talking about classics like “Happy Gilmore” and “Billy Madison.” I’m talking about the garbage that Sandler has been putting out for the better part of the last 10 years. Not only are these movies extremely unfunny, but they also induce physical and mental disablement.

Don’t believe me? After seeing “Grown Ups” last summer, my sister forgot how to use stairs, and after an accident with an escalator, had to get spinal surgery. Back in high school, I went to see “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” with my best friend Billy. I blacked out after the first fart joke, but I awoke five days later to find that I had completely lost control of my bowel movements, and that Billy was in a catatonic state. Luckily, I was able to pull through, but poor Billy never recovered. He still will only respond to Nick Swardson impersonations.

Yet people are still falling prey to Adam Sandler ’s shameless deception. All four of his recent movies have made over $30 million

their opening weekend. Another disturbing statistic states that they all made over $100 million before ending their theatrical run.

“Jack and Jill” looks to be the worst of them all. The movie has Sandler playing twins named Jack and Jill (really?) who get together for the holidays, despite Jill being a real pain in the butt. It’s painfully cliché in the first place, but then you add Sandler dressed in drag, you have a pure nightmare. My eyes bled for 15 minutes just after watching the trailer.

It may have been some kind of gross oversight, but John Carroll still needs to take responsibility for the event, and take measures to make sure it never happens again. In fact, we all need to take a stand. As my grandpa always said, “Every time an Adam Sandler movie is released, a puppy is eaten alive by cannibals.” If we refuse to buy the ticket, the movie won’t make money, and no more will be released. We can stop the cycle. If we don’t, there may be nothing to stop Sandler’s reign of hellfire from coming down upon us all.

Contact Ben DeVictor at bdevictor12@jcu.edu

Wonderword: What does solipsistic mean?

“Spectacular lipstick.”

“A fancy word for alone.”

Jenna Morell, junior

Daniel Kuszmaul, freshman

“Someone who wears too much lipstick.”

Alise Stawicki, junior

Solipsistic: believing that oneself is all that exists

Kaitlin Gill

Editorial & Op/Ed Editor

After our first family dog died, my parents decided to get puppy.

We drove to a small farm with Black Lab puppies and took one home in a box. On the way home, I named him Dakoda and we decided to shorten his name to Cody. As it turns out, before we bought him, another family had previously purchased Cody, changed their minds about wanting him, and took him back to the farm. I’m sure this was a bit nerve-wracking for my parents, but they decided to keep him.

Thank goodness they did because he has turned out to be the greatest man’s best friend we could ever hope for. But before I fell in love with him, I hated him and wanted to give him away. When he was a puppy, he chewed on everything and I was the perfect size for him to chew on. For months, I walked on furniture because when I’d walk on the floor he’d bite my toes and ankles. Soon, he outgrew me and I became an even easier target for him to practice using his razor-sharp puppy teeth.

After many behavior classes and after growing out his puppy stage, he stopped biting things, including me, and grew into a loving and adventurous friend. So adventurous, that he created some great stories to tell. Once he ran away and got on a Laketran bus, and another time when he wandered off, a family stole him and held him for ransom.

Those were the only two times he ran away, and I am glad we got him back. He will be turning 14 in February and he has turned into a handsome old man. The fur around his mouth is gray and he groans when he lies down and stands up.

Luckily, he is rather healthy for his age. Labs usually live to around 1214 years, but (knock on wood) he is still alive and energetic. Though he doesn’t have the same energy as he used to, he still loves to play catch and play with his toys.

Sometimes I wish he could talk, because I wonder what he would say to me when I talk to him as if he’s a baby, calling him stupid nicknames like Woobie and Lovebug and dressing him up on Halloween. I think he would just stare at me and say something like, “Listen lady, I am 98 years old in dog years and I’m 75 pounds. I’m not your little lovebug.”

No matter how many times I probably annoy him with my nicknames and try to play with him when he’s trying to sleep, he always seems to be happy to see me. It’s so nice to come home every evening after a long day and have him waiting for me, wagging his tail. He is always happy to see me no matter what.

That is something I think everyone deserves in their life. We all should have funny stories about raising a pup, having one waiting to greet us with a wagging tail and lots of excitement. It makes the bad days much easier to get through—to know someone is always going to be excited to see you when you get home.

On top of these emotional benefits, there are proven health benefits to having a pet, even if not necessarily a dog. WebMD features an article on these benefits which shows pets help lower blood pressure, lessen anxiety and boost immunity. Studies have shown that Alzheimer’s patients have fewer anxious outbursts if there is an animal in their homes. Having a pet can provide companionship, naturally raise levels of serotonin and dopamine and for those who are able to walk or run with a dog, this can provide exercise. Heart attack patients who have pets in their homes are proven to survive longer than those without.

In addition to this, male pet owners have decreased signs of heart disease than non-owners.

I love my pup and I love to hear about others who have a Cody in their lives. I hope everyone has an opportunity to own a pet like him at some point in their lives because the benefits are certainly worth it.

Having a Cody is proven to make you happier and healthier, and who wouldn’t want that?

Contact Kaitlin Gill at kgill13@jcu.edu

The Bayer Necessities: Tension is high in the Heights Brian Bayer Campus Editor

Last weekend, the Rev. Robert Niehoff, S.J., presided over the 10 p.m.

Mass in St. Francis Chapel. The mass seemed normal enough … until the homily. Niehoff took this opportunity to openly chastise the JCU students who have embarrassed the University in the past several weeks.

Although I’m not sure a homily was the best forum for this discussion, I am glad it was addressed at such a high level (our school’s president).

Over the past several years, with a huge effort from University Heights Mayor Infeld and our Student Union, the relationship between the City and the University has taken huge steps forward.

This is great considering that prior to Mayor Infeld’s term in office, the

City and the University were virtually divorced from each other. With a city as small as University Heights, this kind of cold-shouldered tension was simply impractical for both parties.

Even now, though, the question remains – are we a university town or a university in a town? I think a fair case can be made for either one. Our presence in University Heights drives commerce very high. JCU also owns many off-campus properties, and the juniors and seniors who live off campus are paying taxes to the city.

Furthermore, JCU animates University Heights. Many local residents feel it’s exciting to see an energetic, buzzing college campus in their own backyard.

However, when this excitement escalates to a belligerent level, then we are not only making a bad name for our university, but for everyone who is associated with it, from students to faculty to administrators. This isn’t fair to anyone.

Just last week, the nation watched in horror as Penn State students rioted

and took over their own town in a shameful display of disrespect. And that’s really what it comes down to – respect (or lack thereof).

As Niehoff pointed out, the biggest problem here is the absence of respect.

It has been at the cornerstone of every major issue for as long as he remembers, ranging from problems of diversity and inclusion to the most recent problems with University Heights, and everything in between.

The idea of respect deserves its own column, so keep your eyes open.

That one is coming soon. But for now, I’d like to give some more attention to the current issue with University Heights.

Above all, it is important to realize that in any situation like this, it is a small portion of the student body that is creating the problem. Unfortunately, in the eyes of the public, they represent the whole student population here at JCU. This definitely contributes to the high tension between the City and the University.

As a whole, I believe John Carroll

students are some of the most respectful college students anywhere. We are a social justice university – we actively promote doing good service in the community and in the world. After all, we proudly say that we are “people for others.” But how can we say that we act in the interest of others globally if we are incapable of demonstrating this in our own backyard?

Just days before these embarrassing events took place, many students went around University Heights and helped rake leaves for the residents.

This is a more accurate portrait of who we are. This is what people should think of when they hear the name John Carroll University. Unfortunately, I fear that it is not.

Yes, we are a fun university. I am in my third year at JCU, and I have personally witnessed what is now considered “intolerable” for students (underage drinking, partying, etc).

When these actions stand alone, they are not harmful. Even under the age of 21, if students are responsible, I think that they can be trusted (and dare I

say expected) to go to parties where alcohol is being consumed.

This is just a part of college life.

And for the most part, I have found the neighbors to be generally tolerant when it comes to a casual Saturday night party. However, when these events get out of hand, when the noise is disrespectfully loud or students are violating the residents’ trust, that is where the line must be drawn.

Regardless of whether we are a university town or a university in a town, we must have respect for the neighborhood. Every single one of us has the responsibility to uphold the values of respect that this university stands for. Our relationship with the City can improve, but it needs to be an effort from us as a student body too. Before we boast being “the Jesuit university in Cleveland,” let’s try being the Jesuit university in University Heights.

Contact Brian Bayer at bbayer13@jcu.edu

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The Jenn is mightier: ‘Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show’ resolution

Pets

1. Puppies 2. Kittens 3. Tropical fish 4. Guinea pig 5. Turtles 6. Caged wild animals 7. Chinchilla 8. A Fennec Fox 9. A pet rock 10. A Chia Pet

Jennifer Holton Managing Editor

-Compiled by Nick Wojtasik and Kaitlin Gill

Nick’s Knack:

Nick Wojtasik

Editorial & Op/Ed Editor

I’ve never travelled anywhere exciting. I’ve never left North America.

I haven’t experienced 39 states of the union. I haven’t touched the salty Pacific or seen a real, honest-to-God mountain. Many find this peculiar since I exude an adventurous spirit, constantly talking about running away, seeing the world, and escaping the constraints of civilization or, at the very least, the obligations of my life.

Most often, I try to make up for the lack of geographical displacement and cultural adventure in my life by doing crazy or intense things.

Almost entirely this materializes in something running related. I usually end up challenging myself (at least subconsciously) to something no one but I will witness being completed.

This Saturday, cross country season ended. On Sunday I decided to do an easy seven miles to shake out the previous day’s race. That seven miles turned into nearly 17. Two hours, four minutes and 25 seconds by myself. I would have preferred to have been among the mountains on some forgotten strip of trampled dirt, the thin air causing laborious breaths but sweeter than those of half the trouble in a sea level city. But, the silence of Sunday night suburbia brought more solace than I would expect.

The streets of Cleveland Heights are filled with some incredible houses.

Not very far away from the mansions on and north of Fairmount Boulevard are the less fortunate neighborhoods of East Cleveland. In both areas, houses represent more than just dwelling places. Their collective presence makes a community. On an individual level, they are the places of families.

Houses solve the problems of exposure to unwanted people and unwelcome natural elements. Though they are an answer, on Sunday night to the outsider trotting down the street, their security and permanence raised more questions. Though neighborhoods are such a common thing, there is much that is unanswerable about them.

Collective confinement

An unexpected feeling of diffidence came over me as I passed house after house. The physical and financial comfort the prosperous homes emanated brought a feeling of insecurity that comes with the realization of an unsure future.

Sometimes the mundane seems incredibly unachievable. Most of the time I’m just trying to figure out what I’m going to do in the next 10 hours. Owning a house is one of those landmarks in one’s life. It’s something most people aspire to do and it shows they’ve reached a landmark of stability. The life college students live is very temporary and though we are more independent than we were for the first 17 or 18 years of our lives, our decisions are usually made easier by the structure of campus life. The world seems to be coming so fast. We are left to fend largely for ourselves.

Where do we go from here? How do we become that comfortable middle to upper middle class family like the ones that seem so happy strolling with their children on Saturday afternoons? Which of us will be forced into lower class neighborhoods, struggling to get by?

In the words of Lord Byron, “There is pleasure in the pathless woods, /There is a rapture on the lonely shore, /There is society, where none intrudes, /By the deep sea, and music in its roar: /I love not man the less, but Nature more, ...” Everything is simplified in nature. There is hardly ever injustice in the “wild” and though the functioning of ecosystems is complex, everything is reduced to simple forms. Because of the uniform material necessities of all organisms, living conditions are equal; it all makes sense. Though nature is much more awe-inspiring, civilization is indubitably more fascinating because of its peculiarity.

Perhaps to experience adventure we don’t need to see the great monuments or exotic locales of the world.

Almost equally moving experiences can be found if one becomes locally separated from the immediate environment and is able to realize and question the intricacies of our conventional habitat.

Contact Nick Wojtasik at nwojtasik13@jcu.edu

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Ladies, drop the Einstein’s bagels and pick up a celery stick, CBS’ Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is now less than three weeks away, which means the heavy workout sessions begin right about now.

Only kidding.

The much-anticipated bra and panties runway show premieres on Tuesday Nov. 28, and needless to say, it’s going to have me thinking twice about grabbing that extra helping of stuffing next Thursday at the Thanksgiving dinner table.

Unfortunately, I am one of those girls who has watched the fashion show every year, incredibly envious of those super long legs, curly hair and—who could leave out—those obnoxiously beautiful angel wings.

While I’m embarrassed to admit that for the past two years I’ve watched the show while running on a treadmill in the Corbo Room, because of the workout I always felt a little better about myself after the last angel had walked down the runway. Sad? Yes. I’m completely aware of that.

This is why I am making a drastic change in the way in which I watch the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show this year.

No treadmill, no celery stick, and certainly no outwardly expressions of envy. Instead, it will be me, a large spoon and a pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. I’m forgoing the complaining attitude this year, and opting for something that’s really going to allow me to enjoy the fashion show and my night.

There’s always room for regret the next morning.

It’s obvious that there’s no point in agonizing over the stick-thin figures, with top halves looking as if their “cup runneth over.”

It’s a quixotic figure for the average person, and there’s no sense in getting nitpicky about your own figure upon seeing theirs. Last year’s performer Katy Perry had no problem showing off her curves as a nice contrast to the tiny-framed figures of Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel.

Unfortunately, no curvy women will be performing at the show this year (I was really pulling for Beyon-

cé). In fact, there will be no women performers at all. Cee Lo Green, Maroon 5 and Kanye West will take on the runway as the night’s musical guests. The famous “Fantasy Treasure Bra” will debut on supermodel (and new mommy!) Miranda Kerr.

Covered in Swarovski Elements crystals, its price—a whopping $2.5 million—is going to give viewers a run for their money. I’m expecting an “Occupy Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” protest to occur with the embellished lingerie’s presence.

As the many Kate Moss lookalikes strut their heel-cladded feet down the catwalk, feathered wings in tow, I’ll be more mesmerized by their ability to walk in four-inch heels than their six-packs. I’ll be happy upon the show’s conclusion and my last bite of ice cream, because there’s always time for working out the next day, but only one occasion each year to watch halfnaked supermodels while indulging in ice cream and feeling 100 percent confident in your own skin.

Contact Jennifer Holton at jholton12@jcu.edu

Alumni Corner Written by Lisa Foster Smith, Class of 2000

I never went to the Thanksgiving dinners in the dining hall when I was at Carroll. I have no idea why. It probably had something to do with not thinking the cafeteria would be a good place for Thanksgiving dinner.

Looking back, I wish I had. I now realize that Thanksgiving is more about relationships than turkey (although turkey is important, don’t get me wrong). It would have been nice to share that quirky little moment with my college friends.

I never went on the spring break trips either. My father was probably thrilled about it at the time, but there are stories and experiences on which I missed out. In the moment, I decided I wasn’t a warm weather or beach person, so why would I go on spring break? Reflection tells me that of course it was about fun in the sun, but it was also about sharing

new adventures with friends.

There are plenty of things I am glad I did, like join The Carroll News staff and spend seemingly endless nights cropping photos and putting together ad layouts – by hand nonetheless. I made friends that are still my close friends today. It seems to me that a well-rounded college experience is as much about what you learn in the classroom as it is about what you learn in between classes.

I learned responsibility whether I liked it or not. I discovered the things that were important to me and the things I wouldn’t compromise.

College, for me, was about relationships. It was about connecting with people who will be your friends for the rest of your life. People who helped you grow up while in college, people who struggled alongside with you all the way until Com-

mencement. Those are the same people who know my shortcomings today and still support me. As I am reminiscing in this short space, I am not necessarily advocating that you must go to the Thanksgiving dinners in the dining hall or that you can’t miss the spring break trip. What I am advocating is that you look around you and appreciate all the benefits of both inside and outside the classroom.

Of course, I learned a lot academically and I am sure my education lead me to where I am today in my career.

But there is nothing like going to a reunion and seeing someone you haven’t seen in a while and being able to pick up right where you left off. That is definitely something for which I’m thankful.

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