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Thursday, April 21, 2016

The Student Voice of John Carroll University Since 1925

Vol. 92, No. 18

John Carroll alumnus survives earthquake in Ecuador Laura Bednar Abrial Neely Campus Editors While hundreds died after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador on Saturday, April 16, John Carroll alumnus, Brian Bayer ’13, survived.

Bayer went to Ecuador three years ago as a year-long volunteer with JCU’s immersion program affiliate, Rostro de Cristo. Afterwards he was invited to return to work on a nonprofit journalism project and was later offered a job as a 10-12 grade English teacher at Unidad Educativa Nuevo Mundo.

Bayer lives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, which is the country’s biggest city. He was 200 miles from the epicenter in the Esmeraldas province.

Before the earthquake, Bayer said, “It was just a lazy Guayaquil Saturday. No one was prepared for this, and although the death toll in Guayaquil was relatively low, there was still major damage done to roads, bridges and several high-rise buildings.”

Since Ecuador is on a plate boundary, geologists said that an earthquake was just a matter of time. The last time there was an earthquake of this magnitude was in 1979. Bayer said, “In a developing country like Ecuador, many of the buildings just weren’t built to withstand a seven plus magnitude earthquake.”

Bayer was in his apartment building when he felt a tremor. While tremors are common a few times a month, he still decided to put on his shoes and go outside as a precautionary measure. By the time he had unlaced one of his shoes, the building was jumping up and down and swaying back and forth. Bayer said, “The sound still gives me chills, like an airplane was landing inside my building; you could literally hear the building shaking apart.”

Glass shattered and the plaster ceilings collapsed in the hallways. “I made it out to the street, and the shaking stopped a few seconds later as people continued to leave the building, sobbing and traumatized. The whole thing probably lasted less than two minutes, but it was without a doubt the scariest two minutes of my life,” said Bayer.

Photo courtesy of Brian Bayer

Bayer survived an earthquake in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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JCU knitting group “fiber bombs” trees on campus Anna Artkowsky The Carroll News

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“Fiber Bombing” is covering an area with a type of quilting or stitch work to surprise people.

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Walking around outside of campus as of late, students may have noticed an added touch, making campus a little more colorful.

This act is known as “fiber bombing,” which is creating quilts and covering an area with them, spreading them around to surprise people and brighten their day. Administrative assistant in the psychological science department Ruta Marino said, “I thought it would be fun to do, to make people smile and bring the community together. It brings brightness to a winter campus.”

Marino has conducted “fiber bombings” before. About two years ago, she constructed one in conjunction with a quilt exhibition. Ever since then, she has loved creating quilts and “fiber bombing” areas.

Marino was on the JCU Staff Council last year and a part of the Development Committee where she has met with people who have the same interests. When meeting, Ann Buda, administrative assistant in management, marketing & logistics suggested she would like to learn how to knit, and so the knitting club began.

The knitting club ranges between having 12 to 16 people. During the school year, they meet on Thursdays at noon in the Rodman Alumni Lounge, but in the summer they will be held in the courtyard of Grasselli Library.

“We wanted to make it a secret once we got permission, because we thought it would be great to surprise students on campus,” said Marino. “But anyone can get involved.”

Marino would love to get students involved in this active and lively group.

“We want it to be an annual event where different organizations can knit their own colors; we want sororities to knit their colors or football players as well,” said Marino. “People can do a lot of good with such a small skill.”

Marino has been passionate about making quilts for the past few years. When she was in Overland for a national exhibit, she wrapped a quilt around a giant white oak tree and got strong responses.

Marino feels students should get involved in this group because you can do it anytime, anywhere.

Junior Emily Mastroianni said, “I didn’t know what it was for. It worked, but I was confused.” Freshman Claire Messina said “It was pretty but I’m not sure what the point was.”

“It is a stress reliever. Students are under pressure to do well in school, and this gives them a chance to learn a skill that they can then translate to a service activity,” said Marino. “There is so much going on at JCU right now and this is meant for a sit back and take a deep breath kind of thing.”

Editor’s Note: Students interested in getting involved should contact Ruta Marino at rmarino@jcu.edu.

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Review of theater department’s musical, “Sweet Charity,” p.4

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Russian fighter jet flies near American aircraft carrier, p. 10.

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Holocaust survivor tells story of “The Miracle of Life” Ellen Liebenguth Staff Reporter

Excel Workshop

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The Accounting Association and Investment Club will be holding a workshop for the computer program, Excel.

The topics include pivot tables, if functions, lookups, keyboard shortcuts, concatenate and formatting.

It will take place on Thursday, April 21 at 5 p.m. in room BR34 in the Boler School of Business. The workshop will help students practice beginning and intermediate skills.

All students regardless of major or year are welcome to attend.

Email rcameron16@jcu.edu with any questions.

Take Back the Night week The Violence Prevention and Action Center will be hosting several events throughout the week of April 18-22.

The purpose of these events is to bring awareness to interpersonal violence and create safe communities with loving awareness to respectful relationships.

On Thursday, April 21, there will be a march and survivor speak out in the D.J. Lombardo Student Center atrium at 6 p.m. The first 300 attendees will receive a free t-shirt.

There will also be a “Take a Stance and Dance” event in the Intramural Gym on Friday, April 22, from 8 p.m. until midnight. It is presented by the alumni non-profit group, “Love Doesn’t Shove.”

Contact the Violence Prevention and Action Center at 216-397-2175 with questions.

Donations for Veterans

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Sigma Phi Epsilon and the student Veteran Association will be collecting hygiene products as a part of a donation drive called, “Shampoo for the Red, White and Blue.”

Products such as travel sized shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, wrapped bar soap and toothbrushes will be accepted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the D.J. Lombardo Student Center atrium through Friday, April 22.

Donations will be used in care packages for Veterans in the Veterans Affairs Domiciliary in Cleveland.

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In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Roman Frayman came to speak about his experience as a Holocaust survivor. Frayman (far right) was only three-years-old when he escaped the Srodula ghetto during Germany’s occupation of Poland during World War II. His talk was titled, “The Miracle of Life.”

John Carroll University students marched on campus and held a memorial service for Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, April 18 in order to honor the victims of one of worst genocides in history. One victim, survivor Roman Frayman, came to share his own personal story of survival in a lecture titled “Miracle of Life.”

Frayman was born in 1938 in Sosonowiec, Poland, a year before the German Nazi regime led by Adolf Hitler invaded his country. He told the audience the story of how the Holocaust impacted his family, his experience living in the Srodula ghetto and how he was able to escape at the age of three to the home of a righteous gentile, Maria Balagova.

He lived with Balagova from 1941 to 1945, when he was reunited with his parents. He believes that the reason he lives today is because of the existence of miracles.

Frayman said, “Every time I tell my story, I say the only reason I am here to speak to you is purely a miracle. Miracles are defined as something that happens that should not have happened.”

It was a miracle that Frayman survived when the Nazis came for the thousand Jews remaining in the Srodula ghetto.

Infants and young children could not be taken to the death and work camps; they often were killed on the spot. He remembered standing outside, huddled in a blanket with his family, hoping the Germans did not notice him.

“It was another miracle that the Germans did not find me,” Frayman said of that experience, “I can’t explain it. I mean we just stood there and the German shepherds walked around. None [of them] barked and then we were told to march.”

This was not Frayman’s only miracle. His mother befriended a German soldier within the camp and it was with his help that he was able to escape the work camp within a suitcase.

He was then taken to the home of his mother’s Catholic friend, Balagova. He lived with her for four years, and was raised Catholic during that time, until he reunited with parents after the camp’s liberation in 1945. A few years later, the family traveled to the United States in search of a better life and opportunity.

Frayman believes that through sharing personal stories and remembering the past, we as human beings will be able to learn from our mistakes.

“I think that one of things that bothers me the most is that human beings have not learned a lesson from the war,” says Frayman. His statement was said in regards to the repetition of was through World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and what is currently going on in the Middle East.

“When will people learn? I wish I had an answer,” he said.

The Jewish cultural group on campus, Hillel, brought Frayman to JCU to share his story so that people could learn from the message that he shared. Senior Nicolle Simonovic, president of Hillel, is related to a survivor and believes in the power of collective memory.

Simonovic said, “As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, it is especially meaningful for me to participate in Holocaust Remembrance Day. We came together as a community to ensure that we not only remember, but that we must also never forget the senseless atrocities that were committed against innocent people.”

The JCU students in attendance had an overall positive response to Frayman’s story and message about the importance of remembrance in the preventing of such tragedy.

Freshman Emily Schwabenbauer said, “I thought it was a very beneficial experience and it is something you hear about and read about all the time and it is just so different to hear about it in person. It makes it more real. It is important not to forget, so it doesn’t happen again.”

Senior member of Hillel, Zak Zippert said, “I think having Mr. Frayman come in was a great experience for JCU students and faculty. To read or watch a movie on the Holocaust is one thing, but to actually listen to someone who lived through it tell their story is completely unreal.”

Freshman Liz Nies said, “I thought it was a really great experience and hearing it from someone firsthand makes it so much more personal.”

Hillel is an organization on campus that celebrates Jewish traditions including holidays, activities and the Sabbath on Fridays. As a religious affiliated organization on campus, their mission is to bring awareness about Jewish culture and support Jewish graduate and undergraduate students.

Campus Safety Log

April 17, 2016 JCU student warned for underage public intoxication and transported back to campus by UHPD at 1:21 a.m.

April 13, 2016 Attempted theft of merchandise in the Inn Between at 11:31 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.

UHPD Crime Blotter

April 18, 2016 Dollar Bank on Warrensville Center Rd. was the target of a robbery.

Investigators are currently searching for a suspect who allegedly used a note to threaten a bank teller to give him an undisclosed amount of money.

The Cleveland Division of the FBI reported that no one was harmed in the robbery and a monetary award is available for anyone with more information on the man’s identity and whereabouts.

Incidents taken from the University Heights police blotter at Cleveland.com.

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Former JCU student Brian Bayer describes impact of earthquake on his town of Guayaquil, Ecuador After the earthquake, Bayer said the atmosphere was somber and there was a sense of community. “It felt like the world has been in solidarity with Ecuador as the country continues to reel from this disaster,” he said.

Most of the buildings in Guayaquil remained intact but others, including Bayer’s apartment building, have been condemned until they can be repaired or demolished.

The school buildings must also be checked for structural soundness. The timing of the earthquake has created a lot of uncertainty about when classes can begin. “We’ve joked that instead of a snow day, we’re getting earthquake days,” said Bayer about being able to teach his classes.

After the destruction of his building, Bayer made temporary living arrangements with his friend’s family but hopes he will be able to find a new place to live within the next few days.

He is grateful for how generous and hospitable they have been and believes this to be the attitude of most Ecuadorians in this difficult time.

Multiple news outlets like CBS, NBC and ABC have reached out to Bayer in the hopes of getting more information on the disaster. Bayer admits he is in denial about what happened.

“Hundreds are dead. Entire towns are rubble,” Bayer said. “You see things like this on the news, but it’s hard to really understand until you’ve actually felt it firsthand.

There’s a complete feeling of helplessness. Every time I get upset about having lost my apartment, I have to remember to count my blessings that I’m even alive.”

A 19-year-old girl was killed in the mall adjacent to Bayer’s building by a falling piece of concrete. After processing this, he realized how fragile life is.

“This event was one of those rare moments when you realize how precious it is in the most harrowing way,” Bayer said.

There has been an outpouring of support for Bayer. He said, “The love and prayers that have been sent from home are so reassuring. In the darkest moments, it’s comforting to know that there are so many people keeping our little corner of the world in their thoughts and hearts. It truly does make a difference.”

Photo courtesy of Brian Bayer

Above is a picture of the damage to Bayer’s apartment building. He will be living with friends until the building is deemed suitable for residing.

John Carroll hosts panel on inequalities in higher education Julie Hullett Staff Reporter John Carroll University will be holding a panel discussion on the growing problem of inequality in higher education. The panel will discuss problems such as racial, economic and gender inequality, along with the student debt crisis and pay wages for adjunct faculty.

The panelists include adjunct professors, advocates of higher education equality, and a student. Panelists will include Gary Rhoades, the department head of educational policy studies and practice at University of Arizona.

Richard Clark, the director of John Carroll’s Peace, Justice and Human Rights program; Robin Sowards, the secretary and treasurer of the Duquesne University chapter of the American Association of University

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John Carroll University will hold a discussion to talk about inequalities in higher learning.

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Professors; Harriet Applegate, the executive secretary of the North Shore Federation of Labor and John Carroll junior Brittney Seals. Maria Maisto, the founding president of the New Faculty Majority (NFM), will be the moderator for the event.

David Wilder, art history adjunct professor at John Carroll, Cleveland State and Cuyahoga Community College, invited the panel to speak at JCU. The headquarters of NFM are located near Cleveland, so it worked well for Maisto, the founding president, to come to campus. Wilder felt the need to address inequality in higher education because of the negative impact that it has on the entire university community.

The adjunct crisis has been a growing problem in the past 10 years. There have been more adjunct professors in recent years due to higher student enrollment and lower university budgets. It is known as the “dirty secret” of higher education.

Adjuncts are professors who have a contract that only lasts for one semester. After the semester is over, the university has no lasting relationship with the professor. Adjunct professors do not receive any benefits and have lower pay than full-time faculty. If a tenured professor and an adjunct teach the same class, the pay difference is 90 percent.

Christina Rawls, an adjunct professor in JCU’s Philosophy department, is eager to see change across the nation in higher education equity. “This social justice issue is a huge deal and it’s being ignored,” said Rawls.

Since adjunct professors are not full-time faculty members, they are not required to hold office hours or give student surveys at the end of the semester. An adjunct’s class could be cancelled soon before it begins and the professor would receive no compensation. Many adjuncts work at multiple universities just to make ends meet.

Adjunct professors have small real wages, so they rely on psychological wages. Psychological wages are the benefits reaped from being a university professor. The three main types of psychological wages are: the fulfillment of working with students, the joy of being scholars, and the belief that if a professor is a good adjunct, then he or she will eventually be rewarded with a tenure-track position. There are countless adjunct professors at colleges and universities across the country. Often professors with a PhD make less than half of the poverty level.

At JCU, adjuncts are encouraged to join the JCU Part Time Faculty Association. The problems that adjuncts face are not just for professors. These forms of inequality can affect all members of a college or university.

Maisto and NFM are working to resolve these problems. NFM works to improve the quality of higher education by advancing equity and academic freedom for all faculty. NFM also engages in advocacy and educates the public about these issues.

Seals is looking forward to the panel discussion. “I think it’s good that they’re coming here because of the school’s mission,” she said. “We’re supposed to be addressing social justice.”

The panel discussion, titled “Cultivating an Ethics of the Public Good in Higher Education” will take place Friday, April 22 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Jardine Room. A lecture by Gary Rhoades will be held at Cleveland State University on April 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Monte Ahuja Business College room 118.

Campus Calendar : Apr. 21 - APR. 27 Thursday

Woelfl Seminar in Public Policy: The United States, Iran and The Middle East at 6 p.m. in the Jardine room.

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Friday

“Finding Nemo” Pool Night from 10 p.m. to midnight in the Johnson Natatorium.

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Sunday

LAUNCH leadership Mass at 6 p.m. and training all day in the 9 p.m. in St. Francis D.J. Lombardo Student Chapel.

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Start of Greek Week.

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Tuesday

Rosary at noon in Rodman Hall.

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Wednesday

Men’s Lacrosse game vs. Baldwin Wallace University at 7 p.m. at Don Shula stadium.

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JCU’s “Sweet Charity” gave sweetly thrilling performances Omar Meza

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John Carroll University’s performances of “Sweet Charity” over the past two weeks came to a close on Sunday, April 17 in the Kulas Auditorium. The show provided audience members with vibrant entertainment and gave audiences a captivating theater experience.

With a push into the lake, Charity Hope Valentine’s future began. In the beginning of this musical production, Charity is in love with a man who only acknowledges her for her career choice at the Fandango Ballroom, a dance hall in 1960’s New York City.

Trying to make it in the world, Charity, portrayed by senior Jackie DiFrangia, is a dance hall hostess who is looking for love.

Her two best friends, Nicki and Helene, tear Charity apart for wanting more out of life than being a dance hall hostess.

Sophomores Shae Maresco and Elizabeth Evankovich portray Nicki and Helene as diva-licious hostesses, who deep down don’t want their friend Charity to leave the ballroom for good.

As the show progressed, DiFrangia displays Charity falling in love with a shy man, Oscar, who she meets when they get stuck in an elevator together.

Oscar, portrayed by sophomore Dylan Reagan, was a man of few words. He ran into Charity by a sudden disaster. As Oscar enters a panic attack, Charity calms him down, starting their relationship on a good note.

Charity and Oscar move up in their relationship status. During their dating process, Nicki and Helene doubt that Charity will stay with this man very long. They truly believe that she is in love with another clueless man who will leave her the second he finds out she is a dance hall hostess.

Towards the end of the show, Charity and Oscar decide to get married, and this is when Charity truly believes that she won’t

be stuck in the Fandango Ballroom for very much longer. As she comes closer and closer to her dream of being in love, there always seems to be something that holds her back from truly reaching it: her profession.

As Oscar is introduced to what Charity does for a living, he tries his best to look past it, but at one point, he is torn apart when he realizes his soon-to-be wife might actually be more than a ballroom hostess.

He takes Charity to the lake she fell in at the beginning of the show and tells her of his negative feelings toward her job. Charity is devastated and tries to grab onto whatever she can before she loses her relationship entirely.

As Oscar pushes Charity into the lake, Charity truly realizes that her life will change for the better. As she crawls out of the lake, Charity believes she will meet another man that can make her life feel complete once again, giving her the fulfilling life she always dreamed of.

“Sweet Charity” allowed JCU cast members to alternate leading roles for certain nights, creating a different show and experience every other night, under the guidance of the director Keith Nagy.

The main roles of Oscar and Charity were double casted. When the role of Charity wasn’t played by DiFrangia, sophomore Alexandra Montesano portrayed her while freshman Keegan Kennedy took over as Oscar.

The environment of the show was welcoming and exciting, creating a sense of thrill and fun. The actors and actresses went in depth with their characters, expressing vivid emotion and creating a show to remember.

Each cast member was comfortable with who they were working with and the cast as a whole had good chemistry.

The relationships formed on and off stage could easily be seen when it came to body language as well as ensuring that each cast

Photo courtesy of Jackie DiFrangia

Members from the JCU ensemble of “Sweet Charity” pose for a picture outside the theater, decked out in their retro, 70’s era inspired costumes and accessories. member did not fall through when it came to portraying their roles.

The show truly tugged at the heartstrings.

With a simple storyline, the audience could easily fall in love with the characters and Charity’s future.

The actors and actresses led the audience

down a path of reality, displaying how the world can throw things at you that might be unexpected.

The story keeps the audience grounded and the sense of reality is shown through struggle, emotion and hope, all expressed through the characters and their storylines.

What will you do to protect the environment for Earth Day? Compiled by Pakinam Moussa Staff Reporter

“ I want to know more about the environmental activities on campus, read more on environmental issues and maybe subscribe to National Geographic.”

- Claire Ba, Senior

“As the president of the Environmental Issues Group, we are opening the bike co-op on Earth Day. We are also going to Earth Fest on Sunday the 17th of April to celebrate earlier.”

- Monica Angelotti, Junior

“Keep the outdoors beautiful so I can go outside and enjoy the warm weather.”

- Morgan Gallogly, Freshman

“I am going to try to unplug from electronics for the day as much as possible.”

- Michalena Mezzopera, Sophomore

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JCU crew connects philosophy to horses in “A Horse for Alhazen” Morgan Osheka Arts & Life Editor

Part-time JCU philosophy professor, Christina Rawls, along with a crew of student volunteers created an original documentary entitled, “A Horse for Alhazen,” which incorporates elements of philosophy that connect to behaviors and communication of horses and the history of filmmaking.

Being Rawls’ second documentary made alongside JCU students, “A Horse for Alhazen” will premiere on Sunday, April 24 at 6 p.m. in Donahue Auditorium.

After a year in production, Rawls and her student crew took a different approach to this project in comparison to her first documentary that premiered last spring entitled, “The Delay.”

Rawls immediately began working on “A Horse for Alhazen” on May 2, 2015, the day after “The Delay” was debuted on JCU’s campus. “‘The Delay’ was on racism in America and it was sad and hard to really enjoy the aesthetics of making art in a documentary,” said Rawls.

“However, this one turned out to be a little sad too, by default. It took on a life of its own, interweaving the history of film with clips on filmmaking and related issues. The first film ever was made about a galloping horse.”

Rawls continued, “But before that came the philosophy reference from the Arab polymath Alhazen who discovered some of the mathematics that led to the way optics and light work, which led to the creation of the camera.

I have to put philosophy in everything I do. It’s in my blood. In this film, there’s this wonderful connection through the history of film and photography and light all from this philosopher.”

Rawls’ angle for the film stretched even further to include a relationship with another species, horses.

“This year, I had been watching broadcasted horseraces, mostly because one particular jockey’s name was Victor Espinoza and I am a doctor in the philosopher Baruch Spinoza, who was the leading world lens grinder in optics for microscopes in the seventeenth century,” said Rawls.

This connection between Rawls’ study in philosophy and interest in horses led to a deeper understanding of these beautiful animals.

“Just last year, right in the middle of

when we started production, they discovered that horses use more facial expressions and muscles to communicate to each other than chimpanzees,” added Rawls. “They have high levels of intelligence and they communicate with each other, forming friendships even with their human companions, and they heal people without people knowing why or how. Equine therapy is exploding right now. This is how we formed these connections to make this documentary.”

Junior Brittney Seals, a communications major and philosophy minor who has been the lead on this project since the summertime, said, “The horse communication within the film creates a philosophical connection and shows how there’s more than one way to communicate. It’s not just us. This can really open peoples’ minds.”

“I have a totally different perspective on horses now, just from being part of the documentary,” said senior Mohamed Yugo, who worked in postproduction on the film. “There’s a lot of room for us to learn from these animals.”

Junior Brittany Antognazzi, who helped with creative input, editing and project decisionmaking, shared, “This project opened my eyes to so many things, especially how these philosophical issues are connected to horses. People take horses for granted.”

Ironically, the healing power of these animals became evident through one of the crew member’s survival stories.

Junior Shanna Etchinson, who is featured in an interview section of the documentary, had previously suffered from an injury that paralyzed her for six months.

“It was our third meeting I attended, we were talking, and I mentioned that I had owned a horse.

Chris asked me why I had owned a horse, and I explained that a horse was donated to me to use as a type of therapy after breaking my back,” said Etchinson. “I used the horse to help me. The horse saved my life.”

She further explained how the horse would physically become her legs throughout the healing process and helped her feel as if she was walking again.

“Her horse would take her to beautiful, scenic places she couldn’t get to on her own,” said Rawls. “Her story became a huge part of the documentary.”

With the help of the Center for Digital Media and the Philosophy Department at JCU, in addition to two crews made entirely of students

volunteers, Rawls created this documentary and simultaneously taught her students using up-todate editing software and newer film cameras while providing hands-on experience visiting horse farms during the summer.

“This time we also used an iPhone setting that slows down footage for you. We’ve literally been trying to incorporate all kinds of technology, whatever we can, in this project,” said Rawls. “I just can’t believe we are pulling it off, but we’re having fun and learning.”

Yugo added, “I wish that everyone could be part of an experience like this. It gives you a lot of perspective and perception about these topics.”

“Last year, we did a documentary on race and social justice issues. I think this documentary is also about social justice issues but in a very different way. The issues are very intersectional.

They relate to each other, whether you realize it or not,” said Seals.

“People look at horses as if they are just animals and they don’t have feelings or that they

don’t communicate. But they do. I think this documentary really shows the connection between humans and animals. I hope people who see this documentary will respect animals more and think more about those deeper connections that you can make with people or other species,” Seals said.

Antognazzi added, “I want audiences to realize how many things can be connected to each other, even things I wouldn’t typically notice.”

“Philosophy can be connected to anything and anything can be connected to anything else,” concluded Etchinson. “Philosophy isn’t its own little thing. Everything is philosophy. Everything can be connected.”

With a surprise ending in store, “A Horse for Alhazen” pushes understandings on philosophical ties to animals and calls audiences to action to take better care of animals that have such an effect on their surrounding species.

Editor’s Note: “A Horse for Alhazen” premieres on Sunday, April 24 at 6:00 p.m. in Donahue Auditorium.

Photo courtesy of Christina Rawls

“A Horse for Alhazen,” created by Christina Rawls and a JCU student crew, connects philosophy and the history of film to the unexplainable power of horses.

JCU student blog spot Blog: Words Past Midnight

by Zachary Thomas, sophomore About: “I’m whatever I put my heart and mind toward, but my name is Zach.” Zach loves storytelling. Every two weeks or sooner, he will post a new creative work on his blog site as part of a challenge made among his friends for the entire year called the Creator’s Pact. Zach encourage his readers to express themselves the best way they see fit because “we all deserve the opportunity to share our stories. Because stories have the potential to change minds and eradicate stereotypes.”

Zach’s Favorite Quote: “I rarely sleep, but always smile.”

Blog Link: WordsPastMidnight.Wordpress.com

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Conference play rejuvenates baseball for second half John Alfes

Assistant Sports Editor

Joe McCarthy Sports Editor

Ready for another parade Hello, April. I have been patiently waiting for you to come up on the calendar. For when April rolls around, so does my favorite time of the year: playoff hockey time.

The NHL playoffs just make me feel like a kid on Christmas Day, except I get to feel those feelings of jubilation for the next six or so weeks. Through the long journey, I will reach my highest highs and my lowest lows, but like so many other hockey fans, we do it for one reason: It’s the Cup. Hailing from Chicago, I have been blessed to see, hold, kiss and enjoy the Stanley Cup three different times over the past six years.

There is nothing quite like the feeling of seeing your team win a championship, but I can assure you that watching your team in the middle of a dynasty is an quite the unexplainable experience. Although I have for sure shaved some precious years off my life with the strain the excitement three championship runs does to the heart, I’m definitely ready for another parade.

Am I overconfident? You better believe it, but I have my reasons.

The Blackhawks have the beyond solid core of players in Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa, Brent Seabrook, Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane that the league has ever seen. Any other team in the league would pay and an and a leg to have one of these players on their side, and the Blackhawks have all six together. To make it better – or worse for opponents – Kane has been having a career year with 46 goals and 106 points.

The talent continues with Corey Crawford between the pipes, who has registered 35 wins and a league leading seven shutouts during the regular season. The depth stretches with rookie Artemi Panarin, who led all rookies with 30 goals and 77 points during his first regular season in the league. The next closest rookie registered just 56 points on the year.

Are the stars aligning for another Blackhawks championship? Will the Blackhawks win back-to-back Stanley Cups for the fourth time in seven years? Will I lose some more precious years off of my life because of the drastic mood changes I will undoubtedly go through over the next few weeks? It seems as if all answers point towards yes, and I sure hope I am correct.

It is amazing to really watch every second of the championship run, and it is another completely different thing to see a championship parade with your own eyes.

There really is nothing like a championship parade. What the Blackhawks have been able to do for the City of Chicago is indescribable. It is truly amazing to see a sea of red sweaters in the summer heat coming together for a chance to see the most coveted trophy in sports.

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The beginning of the Ohio Athletic Conference portion of the 2016 schedule has brought new life to a resilient John Carroll University baseball program. After suffering an early six-game losing streak, the team has fought back and won six of its 10 conference matchups, four of which came this past week.

This past Tuesday, the Blue and Gold swept the Wilmington Fightin’ Quakers by scores of 14-5 and 9-2.

Less than 24 hours later, the team split a doubleheader with Mount Union by winning the first game 6-1 and falling short in the second game by a score of 10-9. To conclude the weekend, JCU split another doubleheader with Otterbein by winning 11-4 and losing 14-10. All in all, it was a huge week for a resurging program.

One of the essential pieces of the Blue Streak bullpen is Steve Virost, a sophomore that hails from Notre Dame Cathedral Latin High School.

In his two bullpen appearances this week, Virost only surrendered one hit and did not allow a run in his four innings of work.

Virost commented on the team’s recent success, saying, “The reason for success this week has been an all-around team effort. Everyone is helping each other out. If someone makes a mistake, our teammates are quick to pick them up and help them out. If the hitting is lacking, our pitchers pick them up. If the pitchers slack, the fielders will get

hits and make plays for us. It has made for a fun couple of games and is a testament to how our team trusts one another,” said Virost.

After only pitching in one inning in his first collegiate season, Virost has shown steady improvement throughout his sophomore year. He is currently fourth on the team in earned run average (3.63), number one in appearances (12) and has only walked three batters in 22.1 innings pitched.

Under head coach Marc Thibeault, JCU baseball now finds themselves in a three-way tie for second place on the highly-competitive OAC conference ladder. The team is bolstered by a strong pitching core led by seniors Aaron Lapaglia (4-2, 2.25 ERA) and Brandon Maddern (4-4, 3.86 ERA). Sophomore Mike Raschilla and senior David Crowley have combined for four home runs on the campaign while both hitting well above .350. Senior Rob Cifelli is the team’s catalyst at the top of the lineup with a .333 average and 12 stolen bases, the second highest total in the conference.

It’s worth noting that the 41man roster is not only headed by seven seniors who all play crucial roles, but it also is jam-packed with loads of freshman talent waiting to blossom.

The first-year class consists of 22 players led by Patrick Keohane and Joseph Franke. Keohane has seen plenty of exposure to the middle of the JCU batting order by tallying 18 hits in only 55 at bats. Franke has found himself a role on the pitching

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Senior center fielder Rob Cifelli currently ranks fourth on the team with a .333 batting average. Cifelli has driven in 16 runs from the lead off position for the Blue Streaks.

staff in both starter and relief roles thanks to a 1-0 record with 13 strikeouts in only 19 innings pitched. Look for these names to continue to appear in the box score as the season progresses.

Up next for the Blue and Gold is a twin bill against Heidelberg University this Tuesday. The first game is slated for a 1 p.m. start time with the second game to follow shortly thereafter.

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Men’s and Women’s Track and Field By: James Blake, Staff Reporter

Men’s and Women’s Golf By: Jake Hirschmann, Staff Reporter

Men’s Lacrosse

Offensive production shines in conference victory Madison Horning Staff Reporter

The John Carroll University Men’s Lacrosse team moved into fourth place in the Ohio Athletic Conference after defeating Capital University 13-10 in an April 16 contest.

Sunshine, warm weather and clear skies drew the largest crowd Don Shula Stadium has seen this spring season.

The momentum started in Capital’s favor at the start of the first period as they scored a quick two

goals, but the tables turned as junior midfielder Dakota Thomas started a rally for JCU. Just 30 seconds later, junior midfielder Declan O’Grady added another goal to even out the score. In the last minute of the opening quarter, junior attack man Michael Hubert scored his first goal of the day to give the Blue Streaks a 3-2 advantage to close out the first stanza.

Capital was held scoreless in the second quarter until the 5:44 mark of the frame, where JCU nearly doubled their score going into the second half. Junior midfielder

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Junior Kyle Patterson was major contributor for the Blue Streaks at the face-off dot. In the game against Capital, the Blue Streaks won 18-of-27 faceoffs on the afternoon.

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1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Capital 2 1 4 3 10 John Carroll 3 4 4 2 13 Goals

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Gary Anile, sophomore attack man Connor Pike, freshman midfielder Collin Riley and Hubert all found the back of the net to give the squad a four-point edge.

The third quarter featured strong offensive battles from both squads.

JCU and CU enjoyed an eight goal quarter with both teams contributing an equal four goals apiece.

JCU maintained the four-point lead the remainder of the game, until Capital’s freshman attack man Brennan O’Callaghan shaved the gap with his two goals in the final fifteen minutes of play. With just over 10 minutes remaining in the game, Pike went coast-to-coast to locate O’Grady, who scored JCU’s 12th goal of the day. Hubert put the finishing touches on the victory with his fifth goal of the day, and the final one for the Blue Streaks.

Hubert led the Blue Streaks with five goals and one assist.

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Additionally, O’Grady contributed two goals, as a total of eight different players scored for the hosting Blue Streaks. JCU more than doubled the number of shots Capital took, 50-23, and won 18 of the 27 face-offs.

The Blue Streaks move to 6-5, 2-1 in the OAC, while the Crusaders falls to 9-4,1-2 OAC, and to the bottom half of the conference.

Each team has four more conference matchups left to play. John Carroll is now tied for third place with Otterbein University in the conference standings.

This was the third all-time matchup for these teams. Capital won last season’s contest 10-8. JCU won the first face off in 2014 9-4.

The trend has been that the home team walks away with the victory.

The Blue Streaks are 5-1 inside the confines of Don Shula Stadiums. season so far.

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Hitting woes sink John Carroll Slow start plagues JCU in Columbus Joe McCarthy Sports Editor

Air temperatures warmed up over the spring weekend in University Heights, but the John Carroll University women’s softball team bats fell cold in the double header with Otterbein University.

The Blue Streaks were outscored 14-1 after only registering eight hits throughout the double feature at Bracken Field.

Junior pitcher Brianna Lach started in the circle for the Blue Streaks and she found trouble early. In the top half of the first inning, Otterbein managed to score two runs. Otterbein starting pitcher, sophomore Rachel Owens, helped her own cause when she hit a RBI double in the third inning. The RBI was the second for Owens in the game and pushed the visitors to a 3-0 lead early.

Activity on the base paths for the Blue Streaks came when junior Carly Simecek hit a stand up double to lead off the home half of the fourth inning. Owens worked out of the jam, stranding Simecek on second. JCU stranded a double of five base runners in the first act of the double header.

Owens would go the distance and help the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory in the game one. The sophomore earned a complete

game, four hit shut out of the Blue Streaks, registering seven strikes outs and no walks in the early afternoon outing.

Sophomores Hannah Mizener, Maggie Gannon, senior Alyssa Coleman and Simecek were the only Blue Streaks to register a hit on Owens.

In the second game, trouble found the hosting Blue Streaks and starting pitcher, junior AnnMarie Kircher, when Otterbein sophomore Maddie Flasco hit a first inning home run to deep center field.

Kircher would settle in, keeping the Otterbein offense at bay for four innings. Between the Flasco home run and freshman Gabby Johnson’s RBI double, Otterbein only saw four base runners.

After 11 and two-thirds scoreless innings for the Blue Streaks, it was Simecek who answered the offensive call with a two out RBI single in the fifth inning.

Otterbein answered with a seven run outburst in the top half of the sixth inning.

The game would be called in the sixth inning.

The double header sweep drops the Blue Streaks to 13-13 on the year. JCU is 2-3 in their last five games after enjoying a 5-1 stretch over the previous six games.

JCU is tied with Marietta University for the fifth spot in the conference.

Ryan Tyransky Staff Reporter

It was a battle of top three Ohio Athletic Conference teams when John Carroll University women’s lacrosse team traveled to Columbus, Ohio for a meeting with Capital University.

A seven goal first quarter for the hosting Crusaders set an earlier tone the Blue Streaks could not match. JCU dropped their second straight conference game after a 10-7 final with Capital.

Capital found the scoring column first, but sophomore attack man Gina Vilsack evened the score on the next JCU possession. Vilsack led JCU scorers with four tallies in the game.

Freshman attack man Jillian Millard followed up Vilsack’s performance with a goal of her own just over a minute later. From there, Capital took over the first half with a six goal run to wrap up the opening half. Heading into the break, JCU trailed 7-2.

Tides seemed to turn when the squads returned to the field for the second half. Vilsack started things off with a goal just 47 seconds into the half. JCU supplied some resistance later in the half thanks to goals from freshman attack man Mariella St. Amand, who supplied two tallies in the second frame. St. Amand and

Vilsack were the only goals scorers for JCU in the second half.

Sophomore goaltender Caroline Smith had a career best 12 saves in the net. The sophomore was busy between pipes, facing 26 shots from Capital. The hosts also had the advantage in the draw circle with a 7-3 advantage in controls.

John Carroll only saw three goal scorers in the game. Vilsack, St. Amand and Millard were the leading force on the offensive side of the ball. Senior Kaley LaForce and sophomore Meghan Harte each grabbed four ground balls in conference match up.

With the loss, JCU drops to 7-4 (1-2 OAC) on the season. The loss also marks the first back-to-back losses for JCU on the year.

The two losses produced the lowest scoring games so far on the season for JCU. In both conference losses, John Carroll was held to just seven goals.

John Carroll is now tied for fifth place in the OAC. Ohio Northern University has an equal 1-2 record in the conference. Both squads will meet in University Heights for the season finale.

Editor’s Note: JCU returns home to Don Shula Stadium on Wednesday, April 20 for a conference meeting with Muskingum University.

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John Carroll pitching held the first place Otterbein Cardinals to six scoreless innings in the weekend double header. Junior Brianna Lach allowed nine hits in seven innings of work during the first game.

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Sophomore Gina Vilsack led all John Carroll scorers with four tallies and an assist in the game with Capital. Vilsack ranks second on the team with 34 goals and is tied for second in conference with 50 assists on the year.

Streaks of the Week

Men’s Golf

John Schnur Sophomore

Schnur had a solid week at both the Ohio Athletic Conference Spring Golf Tournament and the Heidelberg Invitational.

The sophomore placed 15th individually with a total of 115 and sixth individually with a total of 153 at each event, respectively.

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Women’s Lacrosse

Natalie Bourlas Sophomore

Michael Hubert Junior

Jackie Weisenberger Senior

Gina Vilsack Sophomore

Bourlas had a phenomenal Sunday afternoon in Columbus thanks to a pair on convincing victories. In the singles competition, she knocked Capital’s Annika Wachtman in straight sets.

Bourlas teamed with her twin sister for victories by a score of 8-0.

Hubert filled the stat sheet with five goals and an assist in a crucial victory over visiting Capital this past Saturday. The junior has now tallied 14 goals and 20 assists on the campaign.

Hubert is also ranked second on the team with 34 points.

The Blue Streak women’s golf team traveled to Wooster this past weekend for the Wooster Spring Invitational. Weisenberger represented JCU well by finishing in a tie for 28th place with a total of 181 (+37).The senior shot a low score of 89 on the weekend.

Despite the team’s 10-7 loss to Capital on Saturday, Vilsack put forth an incredible effort in Columbus by netting four goals on the afternoon. The sophomore also registered an assist to give her a total of 16 on the season, which ranks her second on the team.

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Trump, Clinton win New York primary election Ryan Brown World News Editor

After a long string of loses from both businessman Donald Trump and Secretary Hillary Clinton, the two presidential nominee frontrunners won the New York primary, according to NBC News. Senator Bernie Sanders had won the last seven primary votes for the Democratic race, according to The New York Times. Senator Ted Cruz had won the Utah, Colorado and Wisconsin primaries on the Republican side. Both Trump and Clinton were the resounding favorites to win the New York primary, according to the polls.

There were a number of problems at the voting booths the day of the election, according to CNN. The Board of Elections had four times as many calls into the office to report problems. Many Democrats said they were currently listed as Republicans or unaffiliated. A judge ruled early on Election Day that those people would not be granted access to a ballot, according to CNN. For the Republicans, it is all about the delegate count before the convention.

There were 95 delegates up for grabs at the New York primary. In order to win all of those delegates, Trump needed to win 50 percent of the vote in each of the voting districts, according to NBC News.

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Businessman Donald Trump poses for pictures at Trump Tower after his victory in the New York primary. Secretary Clinton gave her victory speech just blocks away. winning certain districts. said. “You know, it’s really nice. Nobody Cruz had a disappointing night by should be given delegates, which is a ticket finishing in third place behind Trump to victory, and it’s not a fair ticket, and and Kasich. Cruz also did not win any even though we are leading by a lot and delegates after the final results of the we can’t be caught it’s impossible to catch primary. Kasich’s team, on the other us, nobody should take delegates and claim hand, is optimistic about the future. He victory unless they get those delegates with had a strong second place finish in New voters and voting.” He continued, “It’s a York, and is polling second in many of the crooked system it’s a system that’s rigged upcoming primary elections. and we’re going to go back to the old way.”

In Trump’s victory speech, he spoke Exit polls showed that Trump won six at length about the rules and the way the out of ten voters who defined themselves delegates are being distributed. “It’s really as “very” and “somewhat” conservative nice to win the delegates with the votes, he voters which he, in the past, has done

poorly with, according to The Washington Post.

Senator Sanders, who thought he might surprise some people on Election Day with a strong showing, left the state of New York before the results came in and gave two speeches in Pennsylvania, including one at Penn State University. After those speeches, Sanders flew home to Burlington, Vermont to “recharge,” according to NBC News. Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, went on MSNBC after the race had been called saying that Sanders does not plan on leaving the race and is ready to take the Democratic race all the way to an open convention.

Clinton made it clear not to attack Sanders in her victory speech, but thank him and congratulate him on a good race in New York.

She also talked right to Sanders’ supporters in her speech saying, “I believe there is much more that unites us than divides us,” according to The Los Angeles Times. Clinton all but declared victory in the nomination process for her campaign in her speech after winning the New York primary.

According to ABC News, Clinton said, “The race for the nomination is in the home stretch, and victory is in sight.”

Editor’s Note: Information from ABC News, NBC News, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times was used in this report.

Russian fighter jet buzzes American aircraft carrier Mariella van der Sluijs Staff Reporter

Two Russian jets flew extremely close to a U.S. warship called the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea on Monday, April 11. The following day, a second incident occurred when two Russian helicopters circled above the USS Donald Cook and apparently took several pictures. Two more jets made multiple close passes of the Navy destroyer, stated CBS news.

The crew on the ship tried to contact the Russian pilots, but they did not respond, according to ABC News. “We have deep concerns about the unsafe and unprofessional Russian flight maneuvers,” said the U.S. European Command in a statement, according to CBS News.

A U.S. official stated, “They [the jets] were so close they created wakes in the water,” according to CBS News.

Furthermore, the U.S. European Command statement said, “These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries and could result in a miscalculation or accident that could cause serious injury or death,” stated CBS News.

It is not the first time that something like this has happened. In 2014, there

were also reports on a Russian fighter making low-level passes for over an hour near a U.S. ballistic missile defense in the Black Sea. This time the Russians also did not respond to the attempts at radio communications, reported USNI News.

The Telegraph mentioned that an agreement was made in the ‘70s, which Russians no longer take into account, that is supposed to prevent these types of incidents from happening.

The Russian Air Force is trying to push the boundaries of the defenses of NATO countries and compared the current situation to some of the more treacherous situations during the Cold War, The Telegraph reported.

The Telegraph continued also reported that if Russian airplanes are trying to challenge NATO air defenses, they automatically fail to follow up with the safety procedures that come along with preventing accidents to happen with civilian airplanes.

The NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, has stated numerous warnings that this kind of behavior makes for a serious safety treat, said the Telegraph.

The statement from the U.S. European Command also mentioned that, “These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries and

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Russian jet flies close by a US Navy destroyer USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea. could result in a miscalculation or accident that could cause serious injury or death,” according to The Telegraph.

The U.S. Navy ship was in international waters during the encounters. The Russian air force has been testing its boundaries in the past few years with various nations, said NBC News.

“We have seen a pattern on the part of the Russians of undertaking these kinds of actions that we think that that they intend to be provocative,” said White House

spokesman Josh Earnest, according to NBC News.

The U.S. has since formally protested these actions by the Russian government, according to CNN. The White House made Moscow aware of their concerns with the provocative actions from the Russian jets.

Editor’s Note: Information from NBC News, The Telegraph, CBS News, ABC News and USNI News was used in this report.

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A man walks around the wreckage after a 7.0 earthquake hit southern Japan.

Puerto Rico debt crisis looms Carly Cundiff Managing Editor

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Thousands of individuals are fleeing the country after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Southern Japan on Saturday, April 16. Nine people have been confirmed dead, eight people are in serious condition and more than 850 individuals were injured.

43 people are reportedly trapped and 23 people have been buried alive. This occurred after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 14, The Guardian reported.

The earthquake struck near Kuamoto city, on the island of Kyushu around 9:26 p.m. Japan time, at a depth of 11 kilometers. The most affected area was in the town of Mashiki, which is 15 kilometers east of Kyushu. Luckily, there is no risk of a tsunami, according to The Associated Press.

Thousands of people evacuated their homes and gathered outside Mashiki town hall and sat on tarps until the middle of the night. Some people were wrapped in blankets while being faced with frigid temperatures. Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, told reporters that the Japanese government has mobilized police, firefighters and self-defense troops, according to NBC News.

The Japan Broadcasting Corporation, also known as the NHK, reported the entire area of Kumamoto city, with a population about 730,000, is out of water. Nishihara village is being evacuated because there are fears that a nearby dam may break. CBC states that officials are considering moving patients from hospitals that they fear to be unstable from the quake.

The Japan Meteorological Agency warned citizens that it is likely that Japan will face strong aftershocks during the next week. People are advised to stay away from buildings that look unstable, The Guardian reported.

Many are concerned with how the earthquake will affect the volcanic activity. The island of Kyushu is a vastly volcanic area. The Guardian mentioned that a level two warning has been placed for this area, meaning that people should not approach the volcano’s crater.

Gavin Hayes, a research geophysicist working for the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado, told BBC News that the latest earthquake would delay the earlier rescue plan that was already in store after the first hit of the quake. He stated that more damage could have been probable if the earthquake had been shallower, and if the fault-line was larger.

“The ground surface would have moved in the region of four to five meters. So, you are talking very intense shaking over quite a large area. And that’s why we’ll probably see a significant impact from this event” said Hayes to BBC News.

The Guardian states that the intensity of this earthquake is equivalent to the earthquake that struck eastern Japan in March 2011. However, the damage caused in the island of Kyushu is not as significant as the past earthquake.

Members of the United States military have joined forces with 25,000 Japanese troops, medics and firefighters. The troops are sending water and tents to those who have evacuated the dangerous area.

Editor’s Note: Information from BBC News, ABC News, The Guardian, The Japan Broadcasting Company, NBC News and The Associated Press was used in this report.

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The Puerto Rican flag flies outside the country’s capital in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico has no clear path forward after a plan stalled in the United States Congress to help with the crippling debt that the U.S. territory is currently facing, according to Reuters.

Puerto Rico is currently looking at a May 1 deadline to repay about $422 million to Government Development Bank bankholders. In total, Puerto Rico has about $72 billion worth of debt, according to The New York Times.

According to Reuters, the Republicans who control the House of Representatives met privately for around 90 minutes on Friday, April 15, to discuss ideas.

“There may be different ways to fix a problem that may include doing nothing and allow it to work through the court system,” said Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C) following the meeting.

Legislation to help Puerto Rico restructure its debt was introduced to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 12. The text of the bill, according to The New York Times, showed various revisions written by hand, suggesting that representatives had engaged in last-minute edits to satisfy all parties involved.

The bill would give Puerto Rico certain powers that are usually only available to areas declaring bankruptcy. According to The New York Times, the bill is scheduled to be addressed on the floor of the House of Representatives sometime in the week of April 18.

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) praised the Natural Resources Committee, which has been in charge of the negotiations thus far, according to USA Today.

“Congress has a constitutional and financial responsibility to bring order to the chaos that is unfolding in the U.S. territory — chaos that could soon wreak havoc on the American bond market,” Ryan said. Without naming names, he said the bill “holds the right people accountable for the crisis.”

The bill also contains provisions that are meant to reassure the Puerto Rican citizens that Congress does not want to overstep the local elected government during the upcoming debt negotiations. A previous draft of the bill contained amendments that would have allowed for the creation of an oversight board, run by the United States, which would have significant power over Puerto Rican affairs, according to The New York Times.

Puerto Rico’s governor, Alejandro García Padilla, called this draft “shameful and degrading” because it would deprive Puerto Rico of its own elected government.

“If the board is able to impose taxes and reduce services and to fire people from their jobs, it would not only be undemocratic but it would also be unfair,” he said, adding that he had not yet had a chance to read the bill and did not want to evaluate it until he knew what was in the details.

The new bill also gives Puerto Rico the power to impose the terms of a broad debt settlement even on holdout creditors, a power usually only available in bankruptcy.

But Puerto Rico and its supporters in Congress and the Obama administration have argued that without this provision, the island will likely be hounded by creditors for years, according to USA Today.

Editor’s Note: Information from The New York Times, Reuters and USA Today was used in this report.

Problems arise over Iran nuclear weapons deal The Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met behind closed doors Tuesday following Iranian complaints that the United States isn’t fulfilling last year’s landmark nuclear deal and providing adequate sanctions relief.

The two ministers shook hands before the meeting at U.N. headquarters started with Kerry standing in front of the Iranian flag and Zarif before the American flag - where small signs on the floor signaled they should stand. Kerry greeted the media but neither he nor Zarif made any comments.

Zarif said Saturday that he would ask the United States to ease restrictions on non-American banks doing business with the Islamic Republic, saying it would help reassure Iranians over the nuclear deal. He said the U.S. “is required to implement its commitments in banking cooperation.”

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Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Mohammead Javad Zarif meet in 2014.

A day earlier, the head of Iran’s central bank, Valiollah Seif, accused the U.S. and the European Union of failing to honor the nuclear agreement by keeping Iran locked out of the international financial system.

Yet, officials say the Obama adminis-

tration is considering easing or formally clarifying financial restrictions that prevent U.S. dollars from being used in transactions that enable business with Iran. The officials have ruled out granting Iran access to the U.S. financial system or direct

access to the dollar, but they have left the door open to other steps to encourage trade that is now legal under the nuclear deal.

In a speech Monday night, Kerry defended the nuclear agreement, in which Iran curbed its atomic program in exchange for sanctions relief, to the pro-Israel, pro-peace advocacy group J Street that supports the deal. But his comments may have put a price tag on Iran’s anger over sanctions relief.

“Despite the skeptics’ most dire predictions, we are in a place that some people thought was unimaginable and others unacceptable,” Kerry said.

“Do you remember the debate over how much money Iran was going to get?,” he asked. “We calculated it to be about $55 billion, when you really take a hard look at the economy and what is happening,” Kerry said. “Guess what, folks? You know how much they have received to date as I stand here tonight? About $3 billion. So what we said to people was true.”

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday appeared on the verge of losing office after a congressional vote to impeach her and with seemingly slipping support in the Senate, which would vote on whether to remove the leftist leader amid a national political and economic crisis.

The 367-137 lower house vote in favor of impeachment Sunday sends the issue to the Senate. If a majority there votes to put Rousseff on trial, she’d be suspended while Vice President Michel Temer temporarily takes over. The exact date of the Senate vote is not known, but it’s widely expected by the middle of next month.

Local news media report that 45 of the 81 senators have said they will vote to hold the impeachment trial.

The vote worsens the confusion over the country’s political landscape as Brazil, already reeling from a sharp economic recession and a massive corruption scandal, prepares to host the Olympic Games in August.

The impeachment vote has deeply divided Brazilians, tens of thousands of whom demonstrated in front of Congress during the vote.

Many hold Rousseff responsible for everything from the devastating recession to chronic high taxes and poor public services.

At the same time, a broad swath of the population attributes its rise from poverty to her Workers Party and decried the vote as anti-democratic.

“I’m happy because I think Dilma had to go, but I’m also both sad that it came to this and also really worried that the next president could be even worse,” said Patricia Santos, a 52-year-old small business owner who was the demonstrators outside Congress. “I quiver to think what awaits us next.”

Neither Rousseff nor Temer have yet reacted publicly to the vote, but local news media suggested the vice president was already putting together his team and sketching out potential policies.

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff speaks at a meeting in Brasilia, Brazil.

The impeachment proceedings against wrong,” he said.

Rousseff are based on accusations used illegal Rousseff, a one-time guerrilla fighter who accounting tricks to shore up flagging public was tortured under the military dictatorship, support through spending. was picked by charismatic former President Rousseff says previous administrations used Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to succeed him such fiscal maneuvers without repercussions. becoming Brazil’s first woman president. But She insists the accusations are a flimsy excuse seven years of galloping economic growth for a “coup” by Brazil’s traditional ruling elite under Silva began to flag after she took office to grab power back from her left-leaning party, in 2011, and she only narrowly won re-election which has ruled the country for 13 years. in 2014.

The political standoff has dragged on for Temer, the vice president, has been months, hamstringing efforts to respond to implicated in the Petrobras case and also the country’s worst recession in decades and signed off on the some of the same allegedly a corruption scandal centered on the state-run illegal fiscal maneuvers Rousseff used.

Petrobras oil company that has entangled The second in line to replace Rousseff, political and business leaders - though not Chamber of Deputies Speaker Eduardo Cunha, Rousseff herself. has been charged with taking $5 million in Sunday’s vote came about 24 years after the bribes in the Petrobras scheme. lower house opened impeachment proceedings With the country’s leadership besmirched against Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil’s first by corruption, calls for general elections democratically elected president after more have been growing. A Rousseff spokesperson than two decades of military rule. Collor faced acknowledged that her team was examining corruption allegations and ended up resigning the possibility of calling for elections - a before the conclusion of his impeachment trial move which has no constitutional basis, in the Senate. although it appears to enjoy considerable While their alleged misdeeds were different, public support.

Rousseff ultimately made the same political Gerivaldo Oliveira, a taxi driver in Brasilia, mistakes that Collor did, said Luciano Dias, a said he would applaud such an initiative.

Brasilia-based political consultant.

“I want to see all the corrupt politicians “She was arrogant with Congress for a in jail,” he said. “Brazil needs a clean slate, long time and her economic policies were just otherwise we’re lost.”

Canada introduces ‘assisted suicide’ legislation Quynh Tran The Carroll News

Canada introduced legislation to legalize assisted suicide for Canadians who are inflicted with a “serious and incurable illness” that causes them “enduring physical or psychological suffering,” according to The New York Times.

The law specifies that only those consenting adults who are mentally competent can request an assisted suicide. The law states that doctors must diagnose that the patient’s death is “reasonably foreseeable” after considering all medical circumstances, The New York Times reported. Patients have to present a written request or have another person do it if they are unable. Then the request must be approved by two independent doctors. A waiting period of 15 days, during which patients can withdraw their requests at any time, must pass before a drug can be administered to the patients. The law also allows a patient’s closest family members to administer the drug, according to Reuters.

Assisted suicide has only been made legal in a handful of countries including Switzerland, Germany, Albania, Colombia, Japan as well as a handful of states in the U.S. including Washington, Oregon, Vermont, New Mexico and Montana.

However, assisted suicide only applies to those who are part of the Canadian national healthcare system, which means that patients that do not reside in Canada cannot travel to Canada to participate in an assisted suicide. The assisted suicide rule in Germany applies to both Germans and non-Germans and doctors in Netherland, Belgium and Luxembourg are only allowed to perform assisted suicide under strict conditions,

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks about the assisted suicide law passed in Canada. according to ABC News.

Jody Wilson-Raybould, the justice minister of Canada said at a news conference on Thursday, April 14, “For some, medical assistance in dying will be troubling. For others, this legislation will not go far enough.”

Cardinal Thomas Collins, the archbishop of Toronto, refers to assisted suicide as “killing,” according to ABC News. Collins also said in an interview with The Associated Press that, “If we don’t know the difference between helping a person medically when they are naturally dying and causing them to die, I think our society has lost its moorings. That’s very troubling. That’s down a dark path when you describe something in a soothing way.” But Shanaaz Gokool from Dying with Dignity Canada, an organization that advocates assisted suicide laws, said the law doesn’t go far enough. She gives examples of a 16-year-old with cancer who cannot make a

request and those who have been diagnosed with dementia or Parkinson’s are unable to make a request ahead of time, according to ABC News.

And those who support the passing of this law reason that the law gives the dying patients their dignity and autonomy while respects their rights and choices, according to Reuters.

Prior to this legislation, anyone who counsels, aids or abets suicide would be sentenced 14 years of prison in Canada due to a Supreme Court ruling in 1993, BBC News reported. This law is expected to be passed this June since it is supported by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the liberals hold the majority of seats in the Parliament.

“This will have a positive, significant impact on the lives of Canadians,” Trudeau said. “It is important to respect the choices made by Canadians.”

Editor’s Note: Information from ABC News, BBC News, Reuters and The New York Times was used in this report.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador has caused hundreds of deaths and thousands more injuries. The physical damage is beyond what one country can fix all on their own, queue all of the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) like Red Cross or Catholic Relief Services to come in and help with the clean up. These organizations do great things in times of strife for countries just struck by a natural disaster. The problem is, they never leave.

Let’s look at Haiti. In 2010 a 7,0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti and did incredible damage to the country. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, so there was no way they could have dealt with that disaster all on their own. Plenty of NGOs came and helped that country in that time of dire need. But they’re still there. There are people in Haiti that are ready for these agencies to leave. The Haitian people want to fix their own country on their own. That’s every country’s dream is self-determination. But if you keep the country dependent on the free resources that NGOs handout Haiti, or any country that goes through a natural disaster, will never build themselves back up and create a system that works for them.

Now I know I sound like a curmudgeon telling charities to get out a country that needs help, but keep reading. There is something to this. I’m a conservative, but I’m not one that says all poor people are poor because they are lazy. Some of course are, but not all. And especially people in third world countries that are born into, quite frankly, a horrible situation. The only thing that is going to help people out of poverty is a job. Now the main driver of work and creator of jobs with good opportunity is a business.

There are now more less people in the world living in extreme poverty than ever before. I know it’s shocking but it’s true.

What made that happen was people finding work that they were able to live a life off of and send their children to schools. It was not Catholic Relief Services handing out rice on the corner of the street. That fills the immediate short-term need, but what about the long term?

I write about this now because I see a great opportunity in Ecuador. A country that is currently reeling from a devastating earthquake and of course, needs all the help they can get at this very moment. But after a while, those NGOs need to get out the country and let the Ecuadorian people build themselves up. This is a country that is well on it’s way to becoming a shining economic light in that region. In 2010 the unemployment rate was 32.8 percent. In 2014 it was 22.5 percent. That’s a 10 percent drop in four years, that’s phenomenal for a country of that region!

There is great opportunity in Ecuador.

Let’s not make the same mistakes we’ve made for many years when it comes to aid packages and NGOs. The help is absolutely needed at the very beginning, but please, let’s let Ecuador build itself up.

Contact Ryan Brown at rbrown18@jcu.edu.

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Marielle Buffamonte

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Oh, Yeezus!

In every industry, there are certain individuals that exceed expectations time and time again. They accept praise with grace, and know how to continually improve themselves after continued success.

Kanye West is not one of those people.

This why I heavily roll my eyes in response to one of his fans suing him for fraudulent behavior.

West announced to his fans on Twitter that his latest album would only be available on Tidal, a declining music streaming service.

West is a part owner in the site along with rapper Jay-Z. It stated, “My album will never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale… You can only get it on Tidal.”

The album was then made available for free on Apple Music and Spotify at a later date.

Justin Baker-Rhett was one of millions of users who swarmed the site on Feb. 14, for the release of West’s album, The Life of Pablo.

Rhett filed the $5 million class-act lawsuit with the The United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

The site charges users a minimum of $9.99 per month. Rhett claims that West used his influence to draw millions to the failing site.

The lawsuit claims that the new users added $84 million to the company’s revenues.

The lawsuit states the album gave Tidal an additional two million subscribers, and the album was streamed over 250 million times within the first 10 days of its release.

It has been requested that the site deletes all information from those who signed up for the website just to hear West’s album.

This information might include credit card information, birth dates and addresses of those who registered on the site.

I simply can not fathom why anybody would care enough to sue over this. If the ten dollars that you lost is so detrimental to your bank account that you need to sue over it, I would advise you to just not spend it in the future.

I can, however, understand why some users may be upset over providing their credit card and other personal information online.

It may just be smarter not to provide the information in the first place.

Online spending is continually on the rise, and consumers must be weary of where they spend their money, and who they provide their personal information to.

As for Kanye West, I hope that he can afford to get sued. The rapper publicly tweeted that he was $53 million in debt.

Contact Marielle Buffamonte at mbuffamonte18@jcu.edu

Recently, many consumers have recognized the pink mustache on the front of a car as the signature of a Lyft driver.

Lyft is a ride sharing service that has been burning through cash to try to increase their market share in the United States. Their major competition is Uber, a well-known ride sharing service.

Lyft has been trying to close the gap between the two with a large spending spree.

They have raised $1 billion in the last month with investors.

Lyft caps their losses at $50 million a month, in an attempt to make sure that they are spending responsibly. Last month, Lyft had 11 million rides, compared to Uber’s 50 million rides, Bloomberg reported.

Those numbers provide a good picture of the market shares each have nationwide.

Profits are hard to come by with the nature of the ride sharing industry. Uber has just recently become profitable, a goal that it set for the second quarter of 2016.

Ahead of schedule, Bloomberg states that Uber is making an average of 19 cents on every ride, according to The New York Times.

Twenty-five percent of that profit goes towards marketing, research and development.

Since ride sharing is a somewhat new industry, research is key in trying to gain the upper hand over the competition.

Uber’s ride profitability is strictly found in the U.S. and Canada. Lyft has seen good responses from their increased spending and believe that they can close the gap with Uber quickly, according to CBS News.

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Last month, Lyft and investors raised $1 billion, which is related to their increased spending spree to close the gap between them and Uber.

Although the competition with Uber may seem daunting, Lyft is in a secure place in the ride sharing industry.

Competition is limited because previously, there were many ride sharing companies that failed, leaving the industry a two horse race.

Lyft’s operation is strictly in the U.S. at the moment and has the ability to channel all its resources into expanding there.

Uber is currently attempting to expand internationally, specifically in China and India.

Uber is currently losing $1 billion a month in China. It plans to increase its spending in India to $1 billion a month, according to The New York Times.

Spending large amounts of money on advertising may be the key to expanding Uber’s international footprint.

However, in India, Uber has stiff competition from the company Ola. These distractions

abroad allow Lyft to continue to strengthen their foothold domestically, as they spend large sums of money.

Uber was recently valued at $62.5 billion, and they lost $1.7 billion in the first three quarters of 2015, CBS News reported.

Although they have crossed over the threshold of profitability in the U.S., they have incurred losses similar to Lyft in the recent years.

This shows the model of big spending just might work. It could lead to major expansions for Lyft in the near future, increasing the competition with Uber.

If Lyft continues to increase its spending, it could surpass Uber by the first quarter of the year 2017, Bloomberg reported.

Editor’s Note: Information from Bloomberg, The New York Times and CBS News was used in this report.

36,000 Verizon workers go on Strike Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders cheered on striking Verizon workers Wednesday after 39,000 landline and cable employees walked off the job.

Sanders told workers at a picket line in Brooklyn they displayed courage by standing up to the telecommunications giant.

“I know your families are going to pay a price,” Sanders shouted. “On behalf of every worker in America who is facing the same kind of pressure, thank you for what you’re doing. We’re going to win this thing!”

“Verizon should come back to the bargaining table with a fair offer for their workers,” Clinton said. “To preserve and grow America’s middle class, we need to protect good wages and benefits, including retirement security.”

Later, Clinton met striking communications workers outside a Verizon store in midtown Manhattan.

The two striking unions, the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, represent installers, customer service employees, repairmen and other service workers in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., for Verizon’s wireline business, which provides fixed-line phone services and FiOS Internet service.

Verizon spokesman Rich Young said the company was disappointed by the strike. He said Verizon has trained thousands of nonunion workers to fill in for striking workers and “we will be there for our customers.”

But some customers said the strike was affecting them.

Jennifer Aguirre, 27, said she and her husband had an appointment scheduled for Wednesday to install cable and In-

ternet at their home in Washington. Her husband called to confirm and was told that systems were down and the appointment was canceled.

“We’re kind of stuck, waiting to see what’s going to happen,” Aguirre said. She said Verizon is the couple’s only option for home Internet service.

Keith Purce, president of CWA Local 1101 in New York City, said the unions have been without a contract for eight months.

Between 300 and 400 union members walked a picket line outside the company’s office in downtown Albany, where workers set up an inflatable “greedy pig” and rat.

In Philadelphia, about a hundred striking workers took to the streets near the company’s regional headquarters and chanted, “Scabs, go home!” at nonunion replacement workers.

The unions say Verizon wants to freeze pensions, make layoffs easier and rely more on contract workers. The company has said that health care issues need to be addressed for retirees and current workers because medical costs have grown and that it wants “greater flexibility” to manage its workers.

Verizon also is pushing to eliminate a rule that would prevent employees from

working away from home for extended periods of time. In a television ad, the unions said the company was trying to “force employees to accept a contract sending their jobs to other parts of the country and even oversees.”

“The main issues are job security and that they want to move workers miles and miles away,” said Isaac Collazo, a Verizon employee who has worked replacing underground cables in New York City for nearly 19 years.

“We have a clause currently that they can’t just lay anyone off willy nilly and they want to get rid of that,” said Collazo, a single father of three children. “I feel if the company had the opportunity, they would just lay people off.”

But Young said the unions’ talk about offshoring jobs and cutting jobs is “absolute nonsense.”

“These contracts have provisions that were put in place decades ago. ... They need to take a look at where the business stands in 2016,” he said.

Some 45,000 Verizon workers went on strike for about two weeks in August 2011.

Verizon Communications Inc. has a total workforce of more than 177,000 employees.

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Verizon workers on the East Coast walked off the job on April 13 after little progress in negotiations since their contract expired nearly 8 months ago.

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Prime Minister David Cameron, left, helps to campaign for a ‘Remain’ vote in the forthcoming E.U. referendum at a phone centre in London on April 14. been hit by the worries over the course of the past two years, and the study predicts government and corporate borrowing costs would rise, The New York Times reported.

Separate from this report, the Bank of England warned on April 14 that leaving the E.U. could damage the British economy, saying the uncertainty surrounding the vote is already weighing on economic activity and investment, creating both severe regional and global damage, according to Bloomberg.

Over the weekend, Britain announced that they will vote on June 23 whether to stay in the European Union. Opinion polls show the country is deeply divided, The Washington Post reported.

Currently, British Prime Minister David Cameron is leading the campaign for the U.K. to remain an E.U. member, saying the economic benefits outweigh the negatives.

Even big international banks are overwhelm-

ingly backing up the Prime Minister by donating large sums of money to support the cause.

However, numerous high-profile politicians, including members of Cameron’s cabinet and the popular London mayor Boris Johnson, are arguing that E.U. membership is costly and it allows unlimited immigration.

The financial sector is an important part of the British economy, because it accounts for eight percent of the country’s GDP and 3.4 percent of all British jobs, reported The New York Times.

London is the world’s top location for foreign exchange trades and the global center for commodities and derivatives trading. Even though June 23 is a little over two months away, Britain still remains a divided nation over the decision on whether or not to leave the E.U. Editor’s Note: Information from Bloomberg, The New York Times and The Washington Post was used in this report.

Putin’s response to Goldman Sach’s involvement with Panama Papers Jackie Witwicki The Carroll News

In the past few weeks, new details have been consistently coming to light regarding the information leaked in what is now being called the Panama Papers. These previously confidential documents, from the Mossack Fonseca law firm in Panama, have implicated some of the most powerful leaders on the globe.

The documents indicate that these individuals have engaged in having Offshore Shell companies. There are some illegal circumstances where these Offshore Shell companies are not real companies at all but facades for tax evasion, according to The New York Times.

Instead of individuals paying taxes, they would mark the funds as non-tax deductible investments. Instead of actually investing the money, Mossack Fonseca would then stash the funds under one of these false companies, to be accessed at a later date.

Individuals named in these documents include the new top brass of FIFA, Prime Minister David Camron’s father, British Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson of Iceland, King Salman of Saudi Arabia, family members of President Xi Jinping of China and other members of the Chinese Communist Party, Politburo Standing Committee, President Mauricio Macri of Argentina, Jackie Chan, the soccer star Lionel Messi and individuals closely associated with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, including his close friend and personal cellist, reported NBC News.

The response to this leak has been completely across the board. Through dramatic protests, Iceland has forced Gunnlaugsson to step down as prime minister. David Cameron has publicly apologized and admitted that he

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Leaving the European Union could cost Great Britain’s financial sector as many as 100,000 jobs in the coming years, according to The Washington Post. The sector’s contribution to the country’s GDP could shrink by as much as £12 billion ($17 billion) by 2020 if voters decide on the option to drop out of the European Union in a June referendum.

The report was commissioned by TheCityUK, a trading body representing the financial services industry, according to The New York Times. Its authors warned that the financial sector would be hit harder than the overall economy because of its reliance on doing business with other countries currently a part of the E.U. This report found that finance and insurance jobs generated £65 billion in export earnings for Britain last year, nearly £2,500 per household.

This contribution from these two services will be at risk if Britain’s trading relationships with Europe and the rest of the world are disrupted by them planning to leave the E.U. Britain could potentially recover some of its losses by striking new trade agreements with their E.U. partners and other countries. However, negotiations could take several years and may not be guaranteed, Bloomberg reported.

The study conducted by TheCityUK reviewed the two scenarios for a British exit from the E.U., since they depend on how easy it would be for the country to renegotiate new trade agreements with other countries.

Although the financial sector would struggle under both scenarios, the impact would be worse if Britain didn’t manage to secure a separate tarifffree trade deal with the E.U. and had to rely on existing World Trade Organization agreements, according to The Washington Post.

Banking and other financial services would suffer from the uncertainty that would follow a decision to leave the E.U. The pound has already

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had benefited from his father’s less than legal investments, reported USA Today. While there has been minimal response from countries like China and Saudi Arabia, there was still a significant flow of information to the public that was heavily censored.

While all of the countries affected have been handling this case slightly differently, Putin’s response has been singularly unique. When it initially came to light that one of the closest members of his inner circle was named in the papers, Putin initially blamed the American corporation Goldman Sachs, stating that they were merely using their influence to spread American propaganda, citing the fact that very few Americans were named in the leak, The New York Times reported.

This initially seems like a somewhat sturdy defense, until it was learned that Sueddeutsche

Zeitung is not owned by Goldman Sachs or any other American cooperation. The Kremlin later apologised for this mistake in a public press release.

Despite this apology, Putin still holds that the leak is somehow related to American propaganda and that he is completely innocent. He has cited the defense that, since his friend is a world famous cellist, he needed the funds, $2 billion, solely to buy instruments, according to NBC News. Therefore, there was nothing illegal about the transactions.

With this information coming to light along with the recent 30 foot fly by of Russian fighter jets past a U.S. Navy vessel, tensions between the two global superpowers are beginning to peak.

Editor’s Note: Information from NBC News, USA Today and The New York Times was used in this report.

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Putin blames U.S. corporation Goldman Sachs for using influence to spread American propaganda on a late call-in show in Moscow on April 14.

Emboldened by strong demand for workers, Americans have flooded into labor market over the past six months at an extremely fast pace. Many have found work, while others are still looking. Either way, their presence allows employers to hire more workers without having to get into a bidding war with competitors.

This rapid expansion of the workforce has helped justify the decision of the Federal Reserve under Chair Janet Yellen not to raise interest rates in March.

With plenty of workers available, companies can expand hiring without having to jack up wages, which could contribute to inflation, resulting in the participation of the workforce picking up speed in a high pressure labor market.

Unfortunately, economists recently predicted that as more baby boomers retire, the share of the population that participates in the labor force will resume the downward slide that began in late 2000, complicating the Fed’s job and overall purpose of lowering interest rates.

In order for the U.S. to grow without the excessive wage inflation, the U.S. economy needs a big group of active workers with a smaller group of people who are available and looking for jobs. Those two groups combined make up the labor force (the number of employed plus the number of unemployed)— which has never added more workers than it has over the past six months.

Economists have recently focused on the labor force participation rate, the size of the labor force as a share of the entire civilian population age 16 and over (that is not in prison or other institutions).

It rose for 35 years as more women entered the workforce, peaking at 67.3 percent in 2000. It fell slowly until 2008, then rapidly during and after the recession, touching bottom at 62.4 percent last September. As of April 10, it is now 63 percent, Bloomberg reported.

Demographic forces are an influential force that will continue to push down the labor force participation rate by 0.25 percentage points a year. A strengthening economy should help offset the drag for a while, but that continues to leave a projected annual decline of 0.15 percentage points in the labor force participation rate from here on, since currently the U. S. is experiencing that peak.

David Mericle, a senior U. S. economist at Goldman Sachs, reached a similar conclusion in early March by breaking down the decline and recent rebound in the participation rate into its various components, Bloomberg reported. These components include retirement, disability, discouragement and school enrollment. Some discouraged workers on the sidelines could still return to work.

However, now the U.S. cyclical participation gap is within 0.1-0.2 percentage points of being closed. It may come as a shock if more than 600,000 discouraged workers re-enter the labor force within the next two years.

While their ranks have fallen from 1.3 million in 2010, they could eventually drop further: there were fewer than 300,000 discouraged workers in 2000, Bloomberg reported.

Another source of workers that could be participating in the labor force could not actually be going to the workplace. More and more employees are getting more opportunities to working from home, which makes employers realize that some of their workers either no on site or in the same region.

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Gettin’ more from the core

John Carroll University alumni have shared their talents on a worldwide scale, but a few success stories have come to the attention of the JCU community, and The Carroll News feels they are worth telling. In the most recent issue of the alumni magazine, editor John Walsh shared stories of individuals and their careers post-graduation. Stanley Hales, Ph.D. and Julie Bjorkman, Ph.D. have used their liberal arts education to excel in the years following their time at John Carroll.

These two individuals are praiseworthy figures because they are not exceptions to the rule. They simply have taken their JCU education and used it to pursue and meet their goals. This is something students must acknowledge in order to fully realize the importance of the core curriculum at JCU. The broad variety of courses may seem pointless, but the skills and opportunities presented in these classrooms can be pathways to success.

Hales, now an Ernst & Young partner, is leading the global financial services’ transfer pricing practice, attended to the University and received a chemistry degree.

“I only worked in the field for about a year,” he says. “I never touched chemistry, with the exception of my home beer brewing kit.” Hales, havcurriculum, praises his background in liberal arts education.

Bjorkman, similarly, thanks her philosophy and Catholic theology courses for helping her to think critically and to excel as a corporate communicator in her family-owned company, Magnetrol. She also teaches part-time at Benedictine University. “I’ve had a cyclical career back and forth between the corporate communication and HR functions,” she says.

“But one thing remains the same– the ability to communicate, write well and be persuasive.”

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When I was younger, my first exposure to politics was hearing news about President George W. Bush’s election and the controversy surrounding the Electoral College. At the time, I did not understand the nature or purpose of the Electoral College. If we live in a democracy, why don’t we just directly elect the President? Why would we need a complex system in place that could potentially undermine the will of the people?

I used to be a liberal democrat. I used to see “democracy,” meaning a direct democracy, as the best form of government. After all, if the people want something, shouldn’t our government oblige? It is a government by the people and for the people. This rudimentary and oversimplified thinking changed when I began to seriously examine politics in the 2012 election and think about my future in college and the world.

I took almost a complete 180-de-

gree turn in my political views based and spread perverse laws, ideas and on the logic and history of the Repub- ideology. All of this strife in the name lican party and the republican system. of “progress.” Death, destruction, irI realized that conservatism benefits rationality: progress toward what? our country more, and that a repubThankfully, our founders avoided lican system is a superior system of the tyranny of the majority by esgovernment. tablishing a republican system. We Make no mistake; our system are protected from the insanity of of government is a republic that the General Will, as, like in Roman times, founders set up, inspired by the gov- our executive is appointed rather than ernment of Ancient Rome. While we directly elected. We do not vote directly directly elect our legislatures, we do on most laws, as we elect and entrust not directly vote on many issues, and our legislatures to represent our best we do not directly elect our president. interest. This is a true government by In fact, it wasn’t until 1913 and the 17th the people and for the people; we help Amendment that we directly elected create the government, which in turn senators; they used to be appointed by acts either in accordance with or against State Legislators. The reason for this the will of the people, but always for removal from democracy and direct our best interest if working properly.

The republican system is not perpower given to the people is that the founders recognized its dangers before fect, but it prevents some of the more the rest of the world did. inane movements from taking hold if it Why would America trade one is utilized properly. In this time of prodictator 10,000 miles away for 10,000 tests, hurt feelings and movements to dictators one mile away? The founding empower fanatical and immoral fringe fathers recognized Jean Jacques Rous- groups that represent less than three seau’s philosophy of direct democracy percent or .5 percent of the populaand the “General Will” will benefit all tion, we must remember that no matter and will always be right was a danger- what popular support is, we trust our ous concept. These fears were justified government to act against these things when they saw the Reign of Terror and if they are harmful to us. In short, your the destruction that the “enlightened” opinion does not matter to the federal supporters of the French Revolution government. And that’s a good thing. carried out at the behest of the “General Will,” where the revolutionaries spread Contact Johnathan Desrosiers at jdesrosiers17@jcu.edu death and destruction for thousands

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What does frondeur mean?

“A type of fancy cheese.”

“When you enter a home.”

Johnathan Radney, junior

Lauren Mangan, sophomore

Frondeur: a political rebel

“Icing that goes on top of pastries.”

Matt Andrews, sophomore

McGowan’s Manifesto: Dear scared white student

Mary Frances McGowan Editor-in-Chief

Dear scared white student: Let me introduce myself. My name is Mary Frances McGowan, and I, like the students who you so callously called murderers, thieves and encouraged to “go back over the wall,” hail from an immigrant background.

I know that it is hard to comprehend, scared white student. My complexion, with the exception of a dusting of freckles, is as milky and pale as yours. Unlike you, however, I feel a deep empathy with individuals who have immigrated or are trying to immigrate from Central America and Mexico. My family, like theirs, fled the persecution of their home country.

My folks were persecuted Catholics in a Protestant-controlled Northern Ireland, where they were barred from decent housing, jobs and the ability to take control of one’s life.

Northern Ireland was and still is, in some ways, marked by persistent violence and the omnipresence of potential death and political turmoil.

Although my family will always have an unbridled love for the North, at the time, it was no place to live.

My family, like the people you are so willing to hate, simply longed a better life for the children that would someday carry their name.

When my family got here, scared white student, they faced the biting intolerance that you are now doling out generously to the immigrants of the here and now. The Irish were considered to be the scum of the earth heathens, the lowest of the low.

As Irish immigrants separated themselves by county, Irish Republic folks turned their heads away from the Northerners, making my family strangers even amongst their own countrymen.

Being the stranger isn’t easy, scared white student, but it makes

How C.C. sees it: A kid at heart

Carly Cundiff Managing Editor

Hi there. My name is Carly, and on the outside, I look like any other 20-year-old basic white girl. I go to school at a university, drink way too many chai tea lattes and am a little bit more than slightly obsessed with my favorite red lipstick.

However, on the inside, I would probably more resemble an eight-year-old. On the inside, I color, play outside after school and eat mostly macaroni and cheese. However, I am not ashamed of this part of me in the slightest.

I love being a kid at heart. It makes me feel lighter and free of some of the responsibilities

that plague me during harder times.

I dream big. One day, I see myself as the Press Secretary for the President of the United States. Think C.J. Craig a la “The West Wing,” but in a classy and stylish pencil skirt. The next day, I am sitting in a classroom surrounded by my students. I am throwing truth bombs about the real world all over the place, and my students are absolutely enthralled by what I am teaching them. Other days, I am at home.

I take care of my kids and write novels that are known around the world.

Who knows if these dreams will come true or not? But that is the cool thing about dreams.

They are yours and no one else’s. People can step on them, but no one can truly take away your dreams. So why not dream as big as you possibly can?

Because I am basically a kid, a huge part of my heart is carved out and dedicated to all things Disney. As I write this,

Spotify is playing my finetuned “Dream a Dream” playlist, which is a collection of my favorite Disney songs. And, since you were wondering, it is fantastic.

I have also seen “Zootopia,” Disney’s latest animated feature, twice in theaters, because I am a child.

Disney is something that I think is special to everyone. We can all name our favorite (or top five, in my case) Disney movies, and we all know that the Disney Channel we grew up with was so much better than the Disney Channel that today’s kids are forced to watch (I mean, c’mon.

“Dog with a Blog?” What the heck is that?)

But being a kid at heart has huge benefits. For example, I love unconditionally. Words are usually my weapon of choice, and I love using them to build people up instead of tearing them down. I love the rain and I love the sun, and I even love the snow (with the major exception

of when it decides to come at the beginning of April).

Love is something that we all share. Even the most pessimistic of people love something. I am about to sound a little Beatleesque, but I do believe that all we need is love.

I have always been curious and horrible at keeping secrets, which is something that used to get me in a lot of trouble, particularly when it came the endings to movies or surprise birthday parties.

I want to know how the world works and why some things happen. I want to know the motives behind actions and how those actions effect others. After all, isn’t asking a million questions better than asking none at all?

Today’s society forces kids to grow up so fast. And while this is happening, I think that people lose some of what is great about being a child: loving unconditionally, creativity, curiosity. Kindergarteners today are getting homework. When I was

you stronger. If you’re smart, like my family, the sting of intolerance slowly blossoms into a compassion for all people living on the margins that is indiscriminate.

My grandma, who immigrated to the United States very recently, has always stressed the importance of the dignity of all people. For so long, my folks weren’t considered to be valuable human beings. We don’t want anyone else to feel that way. We’ll never, ever, forget where we came from.

Unless you’re a Native American (which I’m very confidently going to say you’re not), scared white student, I know for a fact that somewhere in the story of your family, you can conjure up a similar tale, considering that quite literally every immigrant group has faced discrimination.

Some of the very first immigrants to our fine Nation after the founding fathers and English settlers were Germans. Ben Franklin, despite his many positive traits, went out of his way to attempt to keep German immigrants out of this country, thankfully to no avail. Immigrants from Eastern and Western Europe were lumped in the same lowlife category as the Irish, and were presumed to be gypsies, thieves, undereducated and void of morals. There were quotas put on Asian immigrants, and later Asian Americans were put into internment camps. And now, immigrants face the same arduous plight that so many of our ancestors did, with people like you calling them criminals, rapists and drug lords.

Why can’t you see that your family, most likely, went through the same thing? Why is that you so conveniently forgot your past? Our nation would be nothing without the intellect, entrepreneurship, drive and passion of your forefathers and foremothers paving your way. Our friends from Central America and Mexico have already and will continue to provide the United States with the richness and talents of the immigrants of ages past. I, for one, stand in solidarity with all immigrants. Somos unidos.

Contact Mary Frances McGowan at

mmcgowan17@jcu.edu

in kindergarten, I can remember getting off the school bus and running around outside with the rest of the neighborhood kids until the streetlights came on.

That doesn’t happen as much anymore.

We all have a kid inside of us. It’s the part of us that gets excited when we see puppies or cupcakes or Lizzie McGuire.

It’s the part of us that wonders why the sky is blue or why Tarzan doesn’t speak with a British accent (think about it: he was taught English by British people. So why does he have an American accent?)

I encourage each and every one of you to embrace your inner child. Watch Hercules on a rainy day instead of Saw IV. Fly a kite on the quad. Skip around your dorm rooms. You would be surprised at how happy you feel when you let go just a little bit.

Contact Carly Cundiff at ccundiff18@jcu.edu

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Things to do on the quad

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Saluan’s Scribbles: Worth-ful

Noelle Saluan Editorial & Op/Ed Editor

Expressing myself though writing has always been my constant safety net.

Whenever I felt as if my life was starting to fray at the edges and things were not going as I planned, I took to a blank sheet of paper and a black ink pen and let it all out.

As I scribbled down idea after idea, I realized each notion was an extension of the last, building upon each other.

However, every “building” needs a strong foundation.

In my instance, my strong foundation is of self-worth.

Self-worth is defined as “a judgment of oneself as well as the attitude toward oneself”.

As a young twenty-something college student, this concept has seemed to overwhelm me at times, leaving me to question what I am really even doing with my life.

This past year has undoubtedly had its ups and downs.

More often than not, I found myself replaying scenarios over and over in my head wondering what I could’ve done better. I’ve especially come to realize the impact of my self-worth on myself during track season, a sport solely based on how you perform as an individual.

As track athletes, there always comes a time in our career when we will not run a race correctly, and the bright red LED lights of the scoreboard reveal a cringe worthy final time. Some athletes will become discouraged, some will become angry and some will constantly replay each meter in thier heads, wondering where they went wrong.

But I’ll let you in on a little secret: kicking yourself when you’re already down is useless.

What might have seemed

6. Sleep 7. Flirt 8. Sun bathe (burn) 9. Water gun fight 10. Jam session

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of dire importance in the heat of the moment sometimes amounts to nothing; the past is the past and you should leave it where it belongs.

Comparing my season last year to my season this year at this exact time is almost laughable; on paper you would not have thought I was the same athlete. Truth to be told, I really was not the athlete I was used to being due to injury.

As saddening as it was to not be the same athlete I once was, I was able to gain a new persepctive and truly challenge myself to overcome the difficulties.

As the old cliché saying goes, everything happens for a reason. Last year I was ready to hang my spikes up and call it quits with my running career. The immense amount of disappointment I had after each injured race last season ended up taking a bigger toll on me than I imagined. A sport that I once revolved my life around was not giving me the same love that I had for it, and I couldn’t accept that.

Although it may be hard to admit to yourself, if you’ve learned anything from what has happened, you should know that after a period of darkness there will always be a light at the end of the tunnel.

Yo u r s e l f - w o r t h i s c o m pletely up to you, shaped and molded by how you act and react to life. It can only be demolished and stolen from you, if you let it. Don’t waste your life worrying about what others think of you, do what you need to do to be the best version of yourself.

Learn to appreciate every moment for what it’s worth; take advantage of every inv i t a t i o n y o u g e t a n d d o n ’t let yourself live with regrets.

Surround yourself with the people who truly bring out the best in you and live your life with no reservations.

Every day I think to myself what a blessing it was that I was able to pull through the difficulty of last season. While my self-worth seemed to be damaged, I had the support of an amazing group of individuals that I am blessed to call my team to help me get through the dark times. Ultimately, through the good and the ugly, never lose sight of yourself as an individual.

Contact Noelle Saluan at nsaluan18@jcu.edu

Ben Gebhardt Editorial & Op/Ed Editor Most are familiar with the rudimentary characteristics of any legitimate, liberal democracy—freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion (or the freedom from religion, if you’re French), etc. Those qualities are what make a liberal regime and are basic human rights that governments in North America and Europe believe ought to be had by all.

Yet despite being one of the most preeminent pillars of democratic ideology and western culture, the right of free speech, it seems, is of little import to Chancellor Merkel. The German head of state recently appeased the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his wishes that the Germans prosecute a comedian who violated an anachronistic, seldom enforced law that forbids Germans from publically insulting foreign leaders— a concerning gesture affirming that the West may be more desperate to solve short term political problems than to defend their base ethics, and one that we all should reflect upon.

On March 31, a German comedian named Jon Böhmermann recited a lewd, blatantly offensive “poem” defaming the Turkish President on German television.

The performance immediately drew controversy, not so much for the content

A letter to the Editor In defense of

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I am not normally enthused about American politics for two reasons. First, I come from another country, and second, I dislike talking about politics or anything really political. However, what happened at the mock border wall this week gave me pause. I want to explain my experience, tell you my story and tell you what I observed.

I am a documented student alien (alien is a little harsh, but that’s the terminology), so I have an F-1 visa to be here. Just to apply, I had to pay hundreds of dollars, do hours of paperwork and get sponsored by a school. Then, I had to travel to the U.S. embassy, which costs even more, and do an interview with them. At the embassy, you are not allowed to take anything in with you except your documents. Consequently, my mum had to wait outside with confusion for five hours. After finally passing security, I waited, and waited and waited. When my number was called, I went to the window, handed the lady my documents, and answered her questions: where are you going?

Why? How long for? Can I have the proof that you are able to pay

of the piece (which, if you read the manuscript, is almost tastelessly vulgar), but for its political implications. Böhmermann seemingly knew the consequences of the German legal code and was trying to test Merkel’s commitment to upholding the freedom of speech against Erdogan’s low tolerance for political criticism-- and she chose to forego free speech.

Turkish officials demanded that Böhmermann face punishment for violating the archaic German policy. And Merkel, to the disappointment of many, issued a wishy-washy statement that essentially gave the go-ahead for the Turkish President to pursue a lawsuit against the satirist that could result in him spending time in prison, according to the BBC. So why should you care? Well, this event is overshadowed by a complicated international political situation that would suggest that the Germans are more willing to strengthen intrastate relationships than to defend their values.

The first of said overshadowing factors is the changing political landscape in Turkey. The current regime has become known for suing journalists and media figures that try to either criticize or lampoon its policies. Its political agenda has, over the course of his tenure, limited the freedom of the press and has shown other not-so-subtle inklings of authoritarianism.

Thus, one can hardly blame the Turksih President for imposing his influence in this situation-- one can, though, be dissapointed and surprised at the powerful Germany abetting Ankara’s persecution of political critics.

Secondly, this mutual condemnation of a basic mainstay of free speech “suspiciously” comes in the aftermath of a Euro-Turkish deal in which the European powers ceded way too much to

convince the Turks to limit the flow of migrants that enter the E.U. vis-à-vis Turkey—something many feel that Ankara, under to the (albeit toothless) network of international law, ought to be doing anyway.

Again, it is deplorable that Merkel is letting Erdogan pursue this in her own country. Remember, it is not as if Böhmermann went to Turkey and publicly aired the vulgar criticism—this happened in Germany. If, hypothetically, he had gone to Turkey and delivered such a performance, knowing good and well that the nation has different laws and standards when it comes to the freedom of expression, then some sort of repercussions would be more conceivable (but not excusable, mind you).

But he didn’t. He did it in Germany, one of the foremost democratic powers in the entire world. That he faces retribution from a foreign leader from within his own borders sends a message that Germany needs to rethink its policymakers’competence in standing for their basic, Western principles.

In her defense, this was a pretty uncomfortable situation for Merkel.

The relationship between Germany and Turkey is very important, especially now, in the height of the migrant crisis. But she shouldn’t softly consent that a comedian be prosecuted for a routine in order to stay on Ankara’s good graces. The freedom of speech includes satire and political criticism-that somebody may be punished for exercising that freedom in a major Western power should concern us all.

Contact Ben Gebhardt at bgebhardt18@jcu.edu

your first year’s tuition in full?

Are you a prostitute and do you plan on being one in the United States? Are you a terrorist? Do you plan on being a terrorist in the United States?

I do not have to point out how ridiculous these last questions are. She kept all my documents, including passport, and said they will return it to me within two months, either with a visa in it or not. By the way, I had to pay for the processing of this and the returning of my passport. Then I waited until I got my stuff back weeks later, scared and nervous to see whether I was allowed into the country. Thankfully, I was, and I am here now, but I know there are many people who are denied.

This process is expensive, long, arduous, scary, nerve wracking, and tiring. And at the end of my four to five year student visa, I had to say I did not intend on staying. So now, as a rising senior, I will be attempting to redo all of this again so I can either get a job or continue my education here.

I’m a citizen of the United Kingdom, America’s friend. If this is what it is like for me, God only knows what torment is in store for poor families from South America, or refugees begging for a home away from war. I can hardly imagine what it would be like for those without money, support, or those unable to get documentation in their own countries.

America is a country of immigrants, for the most part.

I regularly hear how much Italian or Irish people have in them. That means their ancestors might have been those undocumented immigrants, or those refugees. It is good that their ancestors, if immigrants illegally, were allowed to stay, otherwise all the wonderful people I have met might not be here.

You need not agree with groups that say that immigration should be broken down completely nor do you have to agree that a wall is necessary.

Control is good in moderation, just like eating is good in moderation. But, as humans, we need to be empathetic towards our fellow humans, to understand their situation, to understand our own history.

This requires conversation, not necessarily agreement but civil, empathetic, respectful discussion. We are called to lead others in this type of discussion, the first step in any conflict, and hopefully the last. We can only expect our governments to be able to do this, to not leap into fighting immediately, if we too are able to converse like this with each other.

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