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‘A u t i s m S p e a k s U ’ brings awareness to campus Madeline Smanik Campus Editor

Bridges, buildings and monuments turned blue on Wednesday, March 26, in recognition of Autism Awareness Month. This April, the JCU chapter of Autism Speaks U is joining in the celebration.

Wednesday, April 2 marked the international “Light It Up Blue” celebration of World Autism Awareness Day and commemorated its seventh year as a United Nations-sanctioned event.

JCU’s Autism Speaks U brought Autism Awareness Week to campus through four days of fundraising and advocacy events, ranging from a table in the atrium to tiedying t-shirts.

Sophomore Tim Schifferle, president of the Autism Speaks U JCU chapter, described one of the group’s upcoming events.

“This year on April 11, we’re partnering with SUPB. They’re doing a bingo night, and all the prizes are going to be blue in honor of Light It Up Blue week,” he said.

Autism Speaks U is not solely focused on raising money and spreading awareness.

The JCU chapter also works with children from Milestones Autism Resources, a local

organization in Beachwood, Ohio.

Schifferle, who is serving his second year as president of the organization, said the group will be hosting an event at the end of April specifically for children with autism.

“We’re actually going to be doing a Spring Fling event, where the kids are going to come here and we’re going to do a spring formal dance with them,” he said.

Autism Speaks U, the division of Autism Speaks targeted towards college students, states that autism affects 1 in 88 people. The organization compared this statistic with 1 in 500 people affected by juvenile diabetes and 1 in 1,200 people affected by leukemia. Autism receives $79 million in funding, while juvenile diabetes receives $156 million and leukemia receives $277 million.

According to Schifferle, autism is the “fastest growing disability in the world.”

He also emphasized Autism Speaks’ goal to spread autism awareness.

“A lot of people are scared to go and talk to kids that have autism,” Schifferle said.

“In Autism Speaks U, one of the things you realize that all you have to do is just go and talk to them.”

“They’re just normal kids like you and I. They’re super fun and they like having fun.

They play games, watch TV and they do everything a normal kid does. Except they have those disabilities which kind of draws them back from society.”

As a nonprofit organization, Autism Speaks donates much of the money it raises to families affected by autism, as well as to research efforts.

“There isn’t a cure, but there are ways to diminish it greatly if it’s found early on,” said Schifferle.

On Friday, March 28, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the number of children with some form of autism has risen to 1 in 68. However, the CDC clarified that only children in certain communities were studied, and the data was not comprehensive enough to be attributed to the entire country.

“It’s not that there are more kids with autism,” said Schifferle. “Through the spreading of advocacy, more people realize what autism is.”

JCU’s Autism Awareness Week concludes today, April 3, with a table in the atrium. Members of the organization will be selling raffle tickets, lollipops and t-shirts.

For more information, visit autismspeaks.org

JCU takes back the night

Students Empowering Women sheds light on sexual assault through advocacy Abrial Neely Staff Reporter

On April 7-10, John Carroll University will present “Take Back the Night,” their annual sexual violence awareness event. The main goal of the program is to raise awareness about the dangers and injustices of sexual violence.

Take Back the Night is not only a JCU tradition, but also an event celebrated internationally, serving to create safe communities and respectful relationships through awareness events and initiatives, predominantly marches and rallies. The foundation seeks to end sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual abuse and all other forms of sexual violence.

The Take Back the Night Foundation stresses the importance of women across the world and aims to take back their voices by speaking out against such crimes.

In October 1975, the first Take Back the Night event was held in Philadelphia, Pa., where people came together after the murder of Susan Alexander Speeth, a female microbiologist who suffered fatal stab wounds.

JCU’s Take Back the Night chapter is sponsored in part by Students Empowering Women and the Violence Prevention and Action Center. Senior Rachael Greuber and junior Brynn Doherty–both members of SEW and co-organizers of the event, have planned all year to make the event possible. “[Take Back The Night] hasn’t had a really big presence until the past couple of years,” said Greuber. “Brynn and I did it last year as a requirement for a philosophy course and ended up falling in love with the event and the organization. We had such an amazing and powerful experience that we decided to do it again.”

According to Greuber, TBTN has gained notoriety amongst the student body and faculty members in the most recent years.

“Students Empowering Women has always helped with Take Back The Night and really helped us a lot last year,” added Greuber.

“About 70 people showed up to the event last year, and it was so cool to see people rally together around this cause. A lot of the philosophy professors require their classes to be involved with our event, which is really nice because they have great resources.”

The activities for Take Back the Night are intentionally demonstrative to bring awareness and advocate to specific women’s issues.

“There are four events all through the week. There is a “no-bake” sale, where we are selling hot chocolate, lemonade, coffee and we are charging women 77 cents, and men a dollar. On Tuesday, there will be a bystander intervention program with free

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Wrongfully convicted: Kirk Noble Bloodsworth speaks out Mary Frances McGowan Campus Editor

“The most hated man in the state of Maryland.” “Murderer.” “Rapist.” “Monster.” These titles are not lightly given to any individual without total certainty that the accusatory titles are valid.

When Kirk Noble Bloodsworth was convicted and sentenced to death in 1985 for the killing and sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl, he was called all of these names and more, all while being innocent.

After battling crippling prison conditions and abuse from inmates, Bloodsworth was exonerated on June 28, 1993. Bloodsworth was the first prisoner to be freed using DNA testing. On Monday, March 31, the John Carroll University community gathered to hear Kirk Noble Bloodsworth and law professor John T. Rago from Duquesne University speak in the Donahue Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

Sponsored by the Program in Applied Ethics, Arrupe Scholars Program, Peace, Justice & Human Rights Program and the Students for Social Justice organization, the event shed light on the topic of DNA exonerations and wrongful convictions.

Bloodsworth began the event by explaining his story to the audience. In 1985, Bloodsworth was convicted in the state of Maryland for the murder of a young girl found dead in 1984. Police reported that the girl had been brutally strangled, raped and beaten with a rock.

After the police used anonymous phone calls leads, obtained eyewitness accounts from children and purposefully withheld information, Bloodsworth was arrested for a crime he did not commit.

After long nights pacing in his jail cell knowing that the true felon was still free, Bloodsworth began to search for ways to prove his innocence. With only the limited prison library at his disposal, Bloodsworth unknowingly found his path to

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How do you see community in public life?

Entries for the Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theatre Arts’ Annual Photo Contest are due Tuesday, April 9 at 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “How do you see community life?”

Submissions will be accepted from JCU students, staff and faculty. Sony or Fuji digital cameras will be awarded to students receiving first, second and third place.

For more information, contact Mary E. Beadle at mbeadle@jcu.edu

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John T. Rago, professor at Duquesne University School of Law, also spoke at the event. exemption: DNA testing. Bloodsworth fought countless legal battles to obtain the evidence that would prove his virtue, only to find that the prosecutor intentionally withheld incriminating information against the man that was legitimately guilty. While telling his story, in a moment of frustration, Bloodsworth said, “I can’t see how this can happen to

anyone in America.”

Although Bloodsworth’s situation may seem extreme, the members of the Wrongful Convictions Committee say that the injustices that he faced are all too common. Junior Claire Grega, co-chair of the Wrongful Convictions Committee with sophomore Julie Lazanich, spoke on this sentiment.

“Kirk Bloodsworth’s story is unfortunately not completely unique.

144 people have been released from death row since 1973. These human beings were subjected to inhumane treatment at the hands of the government,” Grega said. “The people in government are elected to act in the perceived will of their constituents. When Ohio executes death row prisoners, their death certificates read, “Homicide by the State of Ohio. We can’t let this go on.”

John T. Rago from the Duquesne University School of Law also commented on the flaws that the judicial system has in terms of convicting individuals wrongfully and our responsibility to work for justice as members of a Catholic and Jesuit institution. Rago also spoke on the flaws in the death penalty itself. On a personal note, Rago described an event that hits particularly close to home, an execution of an inmate in the state of Ohio this May. “We are all responsible and cannot let ourselves be removed from this injustice,” said Grega. “I don’t want my hands to be dirty with death anymore.”

Blue Streaks go green for sustainability Haley Kocisko The Carroll News

Photo from thestudyabroadblog.com

This Friday, Late Night at Carroll will host a scavenger hunt. Participants will be given a list of photographs to take around campus, and the winners will receive a prize.

The event will start in the Underground at 10 p.m. on April 4.

JCU class to attempt Guinness World Record The JCU leadership and managerial skills class, MN 550, will attempt to obtain the Guinness World Record for the longest selfie relay chain on Wednesday, April 9.

The record will be attempted at 5 p.m. in the Jardine Room in the Lombardo Student Center. Raffle prizes and free pizza will be available for participants.

Like “JCU Guinness World Record 2014” on Facebook and follow @JCUGWR2014 on Twitter for more information.

Anyone interested in participating can register at go.jcu.edu/selfierecord

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With Earth Day just around the corner on April 22, the common phrase “go green” might be on our minds. But what does it mean to “go green?”

Here at John Carroll University, there’s a sole week dedicated to educating students and staff about this phrase, also called sustainability, as well as allowing different opportunities to put this into action.

Each day this week, different activities will be offered, as well as a unique theme to promote a more sustainable environment.

Monday, March 31 was “Make a Change Monday.” This event was an open mic night, from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Underground that featured many performances by John Carroll students. There were also representatives from UNICEF, the Students for Social Justice’s fair Photo by Thuy Le trade committee and the “Clothes Closet” at Junior Christian Cronauer performs at “Make a Change Monday,” the first event of the event to teach the audience about how they Green Streak Week. can make a change.

Sophomore Nicolle Simonovic, co-president of Environmental Issues Group, said, “Make a Change Monday was a great way to begin Green Streak Week. Those in attendance listened to wonderful open mic night performances of music and poetry from our very talented JCU performers, [and had the opportunity] to visit our table and pledge personalized changes that would promote sustainability in their lives.”

When asked about the overall success of the event, “master of ceremonies” for the event, sophomore Zak Zippert, said, “I think it went really well. We got to see some of the great talent John Carroll has to offer.”

Tuesday was “Take a Tour Tuesday.” Students met on Auxiliary Drive at 4 p.m. to see how Murphy Hall has become more sustainable and environmentally efficient. The tour allowed exclusive access to Murphy, therefore only allowing a limited number of students to participate.

On Wednesday, the event was called “Wise Up Wednesday.” From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Lombardo Student Center Atrium, students had the chance to learn more about sustainability at JCU, as well as in Ohio. The Enterprise Car Share program and the Alliance for the Great Lakes, along with other organizations, were present to discuss how to develop a more eco-friendly environment.

Thursday is called “Theater Thursday.” The movie “The Lorax” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in the LSC Conference Room. Free refreshments will be provided.

Friday’s theme is “Field Trip Friday.” Thanks to the Bike Co-op program at JCU, students will have the opportunity to bike on the Shaker Lakes trail. Students will then bike to Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream to not only grab a sweet treat, but also to learn about sustainable business practices that Ben & Jerry’s incorporates into their business culture. This field trip will be from 4 to 6 p.m.

On “Shoreline Saturday,” students will be cleaning Edgewater Beach from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. After picking up litter, students will test the air and water quality. Transportation will be provided.

Throughout the week, different clubs and organizations will also help to promote a more eco-friendly environment. The dining hall will provide food that is sustainable, local, or organic in support of Green Streak Week.

This week is filled with many events to become a more sustainable campus. However, opportunities to become more eco-friendly do not end after this week. One of the major goals of this week “is to get the word out to promote a culture of sustainability,” according to Simonovic.

“If students need to go to Target or other places less than one mile away, they can check out a bike to get a little exercise, as well as cut down on the burning of fossil fuels,” said senior Andras Ponti, co-president of the Environmental Issues Group.

There are recycling bins in dorm rooms and classrooms to help promote a more sustainable environment.

Whether you prefer to attend open mic night, clean Edgewater Beach or participate in any of the other activities in between, Simonovic and Ponti encourage the JCU community to “come out and get your Green Streak on.”

Clarification: The article, “Student Union votes against SAF budget for the first time in history,” incorrectly reported that the Student Activities Fee budget is funded by student tuition. The Student Activities Fee is a separate fee that is charged to all full-time undergraduate students.

Campus Safety Log March 25, 2014

A criminal trespass report stated that a male solicited money from staff and students at 1:33 p.m.

March 25, 2014

A vehicle on Main Drive was booted for an altered permit at 12:30 p.m.

UHPD Crime Blotter

March 21, 2014 A female resident reported at 1:34 p.m. that a 40-pound dog had attacked her dog the previous day around 7 p.m.

March 22, 2014 A female resident reported an unknown male banging on her door after 12 a.m. The intoxicated male believed that he was at the house of a friend. The police arrested him for disorderly conduct.

These incidents are taken from the files of the Campus Police Department, located in the lower level of the Lombardo Student Center.

For more information, contact x1615.

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

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Tour of Murphy Hall displays sustainability efforts JCU students and faculty get a glimpse of the residence hall renovation progress Laura Bednar Staff Reporter

With Murphy Hall coming close to the end of its transformation, the Environmental Issues Group at John Carroll University decided that students and faculty should see what has been going on inside. The EIG wanted students to see the building’s environmentally friendly and energy saving updates as well as why the building was Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certified.

Facilities Director and Head of the Sustainability Committee Carol Dietz and Residence Life organized the exclusive tour.

Space was limited, and students had to preregister for the tour. Sign-ups were at the EIG sponsored open-microphone night on Monday, March 31. The sign-ups were a part of Green Streak Week, as the day entitled “Make a Change Monday.”

Junior Chris Razek, JCU Student Union chairperson of facilities and residence life, said, “The tours are for students to not only see that the building is LEED certified, but to be able to see the premier dorm on campus.

People can see what their tuition is going into and students who lived there previously can see how it changed. Residence Life is being responsible and transparent in letting people tour the new hall.”

Photo by Mary Frances McGowan Leaders of the tours were Dietz, Assistant The chapel was one of the rooms viewed during Tuesday’s tour of the renovated Murphy Hall, which is scheduled to open in Director of Residence Life John Mack and two August. project architects from the Krill Construction the building is a much more economical process, as each room will have its own thermostat.

Company. On the second and third floors, Mack explained that tourists would see final The windows are not only insulated, but have a solar-coefficient. This means that heat work being done such as light covers and painting. Carpeting and flooring were all secured. will not enter the room when the sun shines through the windows.

The first floor and the basement are a work in progress, as the dry wall is still being placed.

There will be recyclable bins built into each common area and every floor will have its The tour lasted for an hour. It started off with a PowerPoint presentation about the own water-bottle refilling station. ways that the building is maintaining sustainability and is energy efficient. The presenOverall, the plan is to have more natural light in the building, so windows have been put in tation was given by the lead project architect. He explained the LEED certified process on every floor including the ground floor. On certain floors, rectangular blocks of glass have and the point system. This rank is given by the U.S. Green Building Council. The rank been included as part of the floor so that natural light may shine down on the floors below. that Murphy is currently aiming for is “silver certified,” which equals 50-59 points out Tour guides stressed that the carpeting in the rooms is 50 percent recycled material. of 100. So far the building has been approved for 38 points.

Another energy-saving change was the elevator system, which is no longer using the same The point system is based off of areas such as site location and proximity to businesses pulley system that elevators in other dorms would use. Elevators now move to each floor and modes of transportation. Murphy Hall obtained points in these areas quite easily. electronically, which only takes six horsepower, compared to the previous 60 horsepower Advantages to having the building become LEED certified are that foundations tend to for the old elevator system. base grant offers to universities on how many LEED certified buildings there are on that Each double, triple and quad room will have its own sink, complete with a vanity mirror. campus. After this project is completed, Murphy Hall will be the first LEED certified There will also be two washers and dryers on each floor for use. building on campus.

The next step is commissioning, which means that expert engineers will analyze all operatMurphy was originally built in 1964. The builders had the option of demolishing and ing systems and train the maintenance staff to work with the new equipment. starting new, but opted for the challenge of working with the existing structure, not only As of June 2, the building will have substantial completion and furniture for the dorm for the tax incentives that went along with preserving historic buildings, but for the oprooms will be moved in. Beginning in July, suite and lounge furniture will be moved into portunity to keep the project more environmentally friendly. There is new insulation in the hall as well. the walls, in the roof and overall a tighter building envelope. The cost to heat and cool

‘Take Back the Night’ works toward an end to sexual violence From NIGHT, p.1 Chipotle burritos,” said Greuber. “Then, Thursday is the march and ‘Speak Out.’” “We do the march around campus first, and stop about four times for someone to read something or share a statistic about the gender wage gap. Then, we end back in the atrium for the ‘Speak Out,’” said Greuber. “It is set up with one chair in the middle and there is a microphone on the chair, so anyone who wants to go up and tell their story or some sort of experience that they’ve had,” Greuber said.

She added that “it’s a way for victims to start their process of healing and feel that they have a community to surround them. And, it is also for those who may not know how big of a problem this is.”

For this year’s event, Greuber and other memebers of Students Empowering Women are hopeful that it will be the best TBTN yet.

“Now that we have more of an understanding about what Take Back The Night is, we are so much more passionate about going into it now, with this one year under our belt and we have a better idea of how to plan it. We’ve had meeting for months versus just throwing it together last minute,” said Greuber. “A lot of people who came last year are really rallying around the cause this year. It’s so exciting to see a lot of people excited about the cause,” Greuber said.

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SUPB movie night in PBS Point of View Film Screening of “Up Donahue Auditorium Heartbreak Hill” in the from 9 to 11 p.m.

Jardine Room from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

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SUPB West Side Market and lunch offcampus.

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Mass at the St. Francis Poetry reading Chapel at 6 p.m. and 10 featuring Simon p.m.

Armitage in Donahue Auditorium at 7 p.m.

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“Brewed in Japan: The Evolution of the Japanese Beer Industry” in Donahue Auditorium at 6:30 p.m.

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“The Arts at Night” in the Underground located in the Lombardo Student Center from 9 to 11 p.m.

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Sophomore slump. Kind of...

Katherine Oltmanns Arts & Life Editor Welcome to my very first column.

As the new Arts & Life editor, it is part of my job to come up with a weekly column idea that pertains to either the arts or to life. And as tempting as it is to write a couple hundred words on a painting none of you care about, this week I chose to write about my life.

Also, my idea for this column, to no surprise of The Carroll News staff, didn’t arrive until deadline night. I didn’t have a weird dream where “it just came to me,” nor did I channel the columnist within to summon some wondrous and earth-shattering idea. Instead, I saw my idea.

I was walking across campus when I happened to catch a glimpse of Murphy Hall. I realized that I miss that place more than I’ve missed anything in a while.

The caution tape and hard hats still throw me off – I remember waking up this time last year to the sound of the crews breaking ground behind the dorm. I had the pleasure of rising every morning in April and May to the melodic sound of drills and dump trucks doing whatever it is that they do right underneath the window of my suite.

It was the epitome of hell on earth.

But Murphy was heaven.

Sure, the Dirty Murph was dirty. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get the stench of urine-filled washers and burnt popcorn out of my nose. Such was life in that god-forsaken place. But I can say with complete confidence that Murphy was half the reason my freshman year of college was the best year of my life thus far.

There was no better way to kick off my college experience than to be living in a building with 400 other kids who were just as excited to be there as I was.

Even living in a suite with three other people made the transition from high school to college so much easier.

From ragers in the Cranium, to emails every weekend about the money we owed for vandalism, to 4 a.m. fire drills because someone forgot how to use a microwave, Murphy was a good time.

Living in Murphy eased the stress and anxiety of being a college freshman and I will be forever in its debt for being that second home for me.

But that was then. This is now. And sophomore year is hard. My classes are so much more difficult and the workload follows suit. Keeping a somewhat normal social life is being put on the backburner. Oh yeah, I also don’t sleep.

My laundry piles up faster than I want to admit in print and everything is much more fast-paced than it was a year ago.

I know I shouldn’t complain. There are kids in my class who have busier schedules than I do and they never complain about it. And that’s great for them.

No, seriously, keep up the hustle.

But here I am complaining that sophomore year is hard.

If sophomore slumps don’t already apply to college years, they do now.

Finding an internship and a part-time job is the cherry on top of this year that flew by.

But despite the many breakdowns about school and the countless times I’ve wished I could get this year over with, being a sophomore is also kind of awesome.

I have to do the work. It’s not like it’s going to get any easier from here. I have to find a job. It’s kind of why I’m in school to begin with. I have to get over both of those things.

As much of a wake-up call as this year was for me, I’ll miss it just as much as I miss the last one. The reasoning will just be a little different.

I’ll miss the comfort of knowing I still have two more years to figure things out. I’ll miss not having to pay rent. Or cook. Or clean more than a room the size of a cupboard. I’ll miss being one floor above or right across the street from all of my friends.

Having a house will be really nice, but the dorm life will be missed.

Lastly, I’ll miss the caf – just kidding, no I won’t.

I know I will miss this year, just not right now. Right now, I miss Murphy and all the consequences that came with living there. Next year, I’ll miss both Murphy and Millor and the shenanigans, though there weren’t many, that happened there too.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that being a sophomore was a lot more difficult than I was expecting it to be, but it was still one for the record books.

After all, this is the year I became the editor of the Arts & Life section, which I am so excited about and very grateful for.

I only have a few weeks left of sophomore year. I think I can tough out another month or so of this sophomore stuff before I pull up my big girl pants and go to work this summer.

Contact Katherine Oltmanns at koltmanns16@jcu.edu

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March of Dimes spreads awareness at JCU Katherine Oltmanns Arts & Life Editor

As of this semester, John Carroll University is teaming up with March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting healthy, full-term pregnancies.

JCU will be posting flyers on Friday, April 4 to raise awareness for the mission of March of Dimes.

But here’s where the JCU community gets to be proactive: every year, March of Dimes runs its March for Babies fundraiser to promote its mission.

The money raised through the march goes toward research efforts for premature birth prevention as well as to help more mothers carry out full-term and healthy pregnancies.

Junior Istvan Baricz, JCU’s representative from March of Dimes, commented on how he came to start communicating to students on campus about the organization, “I got an internship with this organization,” said Baricz.

“They wanted to get closer to John Carroll students.”

“They gave me the job of developing a communication campaign.”

Founded over 75 years ago by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March of Dimes began funding for its research, which included the invention of the polio vaccine.

Roosevelt’s history with polio was the inspiration for its foundation in 1938.

Additional scientific contributions include screening tests

for newborns to prevent mental retardation, bone marrow transplants to treat deficiencies, treatment trials and studies of the effects of harmful substances such as alcohol and nicotine.

In 1972, March of Dimes became the first organization to find that alcohol has negative effects on pregnancies.

Since then, March of Dimes has provided not only the funding and technology to study genomes and vaccines, but information, support and comfort for families as well.

According to marchofdimes.org, 2.3 million families received information to better the health of their infants in 2013.

That same year, 90,000 families were offered the support of the organization through their support program.

This year, the March for Babies in Cleveland is on Sunday, April 27 at the Wade Oval in University Circle.

The March of Dimes team wants to spread its mission and for people of all ages, especially students, to support the mothers and families that have suffered through the premature birth of a loved one.

“The mission of March of Dimes, is first of all, for pregnant women to have full-term pregnancies, but educating students is also very important,” said Baricz.

But most importantly, March of Dimes wishes to raise support for the children.

Baricz is more than happy to answer any questions students may have about the march or the organization itself.

For more information, please contact Baricz at ibaricz15@jcu.edu or visit marchofdimes.org.

Cleveland exhibits modern Japanese art Morgan Osheka Staff Reporter

To add to its array of artwork, The Cleveland Museum of Art welcomes “Remaking Tradition: Modern Art of Japan” from the National Tokyo Museum, supported by the Japan Foundation.

This exhibit is said to be one of the largest exhibitions in the United States since World War II focusing on Japanese modern art.

The exhibit aims to physically show the transition of Japanese art from its traditional painting style with Chinese influences to its changed style due to outside interactions with the West.

This exhibit will display over 50 Japanese masterpieces, highlighting the evolution of modern art. The exhibit takes spectators through the five defined periods of Japanese art: the Edo period (1603-1868), the Meiji period (1868-1912), the Taisho period (1912-1926), the Showa period (1912-1989) and the Heisei period (1989-present).

The exhibit is arranged both chronologically and thematically.

The museum’s curator of Japanese and Korean art, Sinéad Vilbar, commented on the variety of reactions that could go along with the array of artwork in the exhibit.

“It’s hard to say what people will gravitate to – and that’s what I love about people and art,” said Vilbar. “You never know whose mind will change when they see that one piece they didn’t like in the catalogue and say, ‘Oh – now I get it!’”

The most anticipated works of art include “Dancing Lady Maiko Girl” by Kuroda Seiki, “Portrait of Reiko” by Kishida Ryusei, “Mount Fuji Rising above Clouds” by Yokoyama Taikan and “Spring Rain” by Shimomura Kanzan.

According to Akron.com, the “Portrait of Reiko” is said to be the “Mona Lisa” of Japanese art. The portrait is supposed to be of Ryusei’s daughter, but in reality, the painting looks nothing like Reiko. This was done purposely so that the painting can have a “Mona Lisa” -like appearance.

Many of the exhibit’s works display the art of storytelling as well. For example, “Spring Rain” – a pair of six-fold silk screens – displays three women huddled close together under umbrellas at one end of the picture while an isolated woman stands away from the group.

The artwork tells the story of gossiping tension between the four women.

An additional element of the painting is that the artist, Kanzan, painted on both sides of the silk to create an emphasized depiction of rain.

Since the exhibit will feature a number of light-sensitive works, the display will shut down temporarily in order to rotate some pieces out, while new pieces will make an appearance in their place.

This is done to encourage audiences to make a double appearance at the exhibit. Tickets can be purchased for $20. The exhibit will be on display through May 11.

For more information, visit clevelandart.org/events.

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Madeline Smanik Campus Editor

The Palace Theatre buzzed with chatter and music as guests waited for the PlayhouseSquare 2014-2015 KeyBank Broadway Season Launch Party to begin.

The event on Tuesday, March 25 marked the announcement of PlayhouseSquare’s upcoming year of programming.

At the start of the event, KeyBank Vice President of Community Relations Karen White announced to the audience that the upcoming season will be KeyBank’s tenth year sponsoring the series.

“You are in for an incredible treat,” she said.

White quipped about the unfortunate reputation of Cleveland sports in comparison. “You could say PlayhouseSquare is the only team delivering,” she said.

After White, PlayhouseSquare’s President and CEO Art Falco came on stage.

Falco described the chandelier PlayhouseSquare plans to reveal on May 2. The “Dazzle the District” event will unveil the outdoor chandelier, which, according to Falco, will obtain the Guinness World Record for largest outdoor chandelier.

He called the upcoming Broadway series “a sensational season” before handing over the stage to what he dubbed “the Gina Show.”

Senior Vice President of Theater Operations Gina Vernaci took the stage for the main event.

Why call it a launch party? “We call it a party because it’s so much bigger than an announcement,” said Vernaci.

Vernaci encouraged social media use to share the news of the lineup. Behind her, the screen showed a picture of President Barack Obama making a comical face while using a cell phone.

“What a season this has been,” Vernaci said referring to the 2013-2014 season. “The KeyBank Broadway Series has taken us on quite the musical journey.”

Then, the moment of truth finally arrived.

“Motown” was the first show to be announced. The cast of the show appeared

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onstage for a performance. They sang songs such as “Get Ready,” “Dancing in the Street” and “My Girl” among others.

Vernaci came back on stage and talked about the musical acts that Barry Gordy, the originator of Motown, brought notoriety. These included the Jackson 5, Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson. She also brought up Leo’s Casino, the Cleveland venue where many of these acts once performed. “Motown” will open the season and run from Oct. 3 - 19, 2014.

Vernaci then announced the second show of the season, Disney’s “Newsies.” She talked about the history behind the show, including an actual protest of newsboys that was overshadowed by events centering on a railway in Cleveland. The show will be performed from Nov. 4 - 16, 2014.

During the holiday season, PlayhouseSquare will host Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.” Vernaci pointed out that the title song remains the “best-selling single of all time, worldwide.” She also joked that she wouldn’t ruin the ending for anyone who happens to be the only person in the world who hasn’t seen it. The show will run from Dec. 2 - 14, 2014.

Stephen Schwartz’s “Pippin,” a musical that possesses a unique accolade, will also be performed at PlayhouseSquare. The character called “Leading Player” is the only role for which two people of opposite gender, Patina Miller and Ben Vereen, have both won a Tony award. A 2013 graduate of Baldwin Wallace University will play “Leading Player” in the version that will come to Cleveland. This musical will play at PlayhouseSquare from Feb. 3 - 15, 2015.

Before it even goes to Broadway, “Dirty Dancing” will come to Cleveland as well.

Vernaci talked about the once-controversial dance moves that the show features, such as the mambo.

“It was considered the twerking of the time,” Vermaci said. The show will be performed from March 3 - 22, 2015.

From April 7 - 19, “Kinky Boots” will

make its way to PlayhouseSquare. Director of Programming David Greene walked out on stage in bright red, knee-high boots.

“Make sure you get those back in Falco’s closet before he knows they’re missing,” Vernaci said. Cyndi Lauper’s Tony award-winning score accompanies the musical Vernaci called “heartwarming” and “loads of fun.”

The last show of the season will be Roger’s and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.”

“The physical production is magical in and of itself,” said Vernaci. She explained the costume designer’s vision of Ella’s dress as symbolic of her “unfolding love” with the prince. The show will be in Cleveland from July 21 - Aug. 2, 2015.

The theater portion of the event wrapped up with the cast of “Motown” appearing once more on stage to perform, “Do You Love Me?” While many people at the event were season ticketholders, that was not the case for every attendee.

Chardon resident Brenda Zapotosky won her tickets to the event on Facebook.

She said, “I entered to win tickets to the launch party and I won.” Commenting on the live performances by the cast of Motown, she said, “That was a fun surprise.”

Greene, when asked about the upcoming series, said, “It’s a fantastic season.” He stated that PlayhouseSquare currently has over 29,000 season ticket holders, and that number is expected to rise.

During the event, Vernaci revealed that PlayhouseSquare is home to more season ticket holders than anywhere else in the U.S. Greene said PlayhouseSquare sees the “very best of touring Broadway every year,” citing the successful show “Once” as an example.

“We knew it would be an audience favorite,” he said.

Vernaci said that during the event, before she even announced the titles, “people were already cheering.” She continued, “The excitement just continues to build.”

For more information about the KeyBank Broadway series, visit playhousesquare.org.

and cream in all of their pastries. They also offer healthier options including gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian meals and desserts.

These options are made with rice flour, tofu and butter substitute.

The restaurant also has a coffee bar located next door. The coffee bar serves drinks, including hot chocolate, lattes, Carroll Cappuccinos and Fairmount Mochas. They also have muffins, bagels and scones, along with all of their other sweet treats you can grab on the go. Katie Darley, a barista at Sweet Melissa, recommended their cakes and cheesecake for college students on a budget.

“The triple chocolate cake is to die for. I also love the lemon budino,” Darley said. “It is similar to a cheesecake but light and airy.

Both are signature dishes that we always sell out of and only cost five dollars.”

It is clear to Sweet Melissa patrons that a lot of time and work went into the design of the restaurant. It has a chic modern feel with slate gray and white walls.

The booths and tables are sleek and finished with dark wood and black leather. The ceiling is adorned with pendant lights that provide the perfect mood lighting.

Behind the hostess stand is a wall decorated with signature wines, which leads straight into the kitchen. The restaurant is also quiet and provides the perfect atmosphere to grab a cup of coffee and study.

Sweet Melissa also has a diverse menu.

For brunch, they have the classics, including pancakes, eggs and bacon. They also have unique meals, such as corned beef hash, tofu

scramble and bagel sandwiches with salmon, eggs, tomatoes, avocado and goat cheese.

Their lunch and dinner menus offer a variety of salads, sandwiches, seafood and soup.

Shawn Paul, a local business owner who stopped in on opening day, ordered the fajita wrap. He described it saying, “I thought the wrap was inventive and delicious. The brussel sprouts were fantastic. It was all just the right amount.”

Although Sweet Melissa offers a refreshing change of venue for locals, it does have some problems that could prove to be major issues in the foreseeable future.

The menu does not feature a lot of traditional or classic restaurant dishes. When dining at Sweet Melissa, visitors must be willing to have an open mind and try unique dishes such as pistachio encrusted barramundi or brook’s blackened mahimahi tacos.

Other drawbacks to dining at Sweet Melissa are the prices. Most entrées offered for lunch and dinner range anywhere from $12 to $22.

Sweet Melissa also only serves brunch until 11 a.m. This may prove problematic, considering large portions of the restaurant’s customers – college students – don’t wake up until noon on the weekends.

Another problem was the staff. The waiters and waitresses took a while to bring out food and checks. My waitress was unable to answer any of my questions and had to go and get the hostess. The staff seemed confused on prices, the menu and what time the restaurant stopped serving both brunch

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Sweet Melissa doors finally open for business RESTAURANT REVIEW

Sweet Melissa

Brooke Hollowell Staff Reporter

Sweet Melissa finally opened its doors to John Carroll University students and local residents after postponing opening day from November to March 23. This destination for refreshing mimosas, stacked sandwiches and mouthwatering desserts has taken over North Parke Grille on John Carroll Boulevard.

Sweet Melissa’s other location is in Rocky River, Ohio.

All of the pastries located at the restaurant in University Heights are made daily at the Rocky River location. These include a variety of tortes, cheesecakes, fruit tarts, brownies and specialty cakes. The company bakes with organic eggs, butter

and lunch.

Freshman Sammy Sloat said that overall, her first experience with Sweet Melissa was very disappointing.

“I thought the place was cute but it wasn’t accommodating for college students.

I know that it was opening day, but our waitress didn’t know anything,” she said.

“I ordered a hot chocolate and it was the worst hot chocolate I have ever had. It was lukewarm and tasted like watered down chocolate milk. I paid $5 for something I could have made better in my dorm room.”

Sweet Melissa has many improvements to make after opening day.

The best option for college students may prove to be the coffee bar, where they can grab a latte and bagel to-go.

However, the restaurant’s food is unique and tastes phenomenal. In the upcoming weeks, it will be made clear if Sweet Melissa will be a hit or miss restaurant with the local community.

Freshman Christine Gaab is optimistic of the future of Sweet Melissa.

“I really liked the atmosphere,” she said. “I think that the restaurant has a lot of potential, and hopefully I will go back and they will have worked out all of the kinks.”

The University Heights location is open daily.

Brunch is served until 11 a.m., lunch ends at 4 p.m., and dinner is served until closing.

Visit www.melissa-rriver.com/locations for more information.

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ciff vamps up the vampires MOVIE REVIEW “Only Lovers Left Alive”

Jackie Mitchell

Senior Staff Reporter

Akron native and renowned indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch’s latest gothic masterpiece, “Only Lovers Left Alive,” screened on Sunday, March 23 at the Cleveland International Film Festival. The darkly witty, beautifully-shot vampire love story offers a smart and original take on the attempted paranormal romance genre.

Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston sizzle as Adam and Eve: ethereal, elitist vampire lovers. Hiddleston and Swinton both capture the swagger of rock stars, from the melodic sounds of their voices to the way they strut down the streets of Tangier and Detroit to Swinton’s completely uninhibited and carefree dance moves.

The film has the feel of one continuous glam-rock music video, kicking off with the moody opening scene in which the camera focuses on rotating record, then moves on to a rotating view of the elaborately-costumed vamps from above.

At its core, the unassumingly weird and funny film is a passionate, centuries-old love story. These vampires are brooding,

but not vicious – the film shies away from blood and gore (except for the pure blood the vampires occasionally swig from tiny chalices). Instead, they find pleasure in the little things, like sucking on blood popsicles and taking long, exploratory nighttime drives together.

Adam and Eve refer to anyone who is not a vampire as a zombie.

Adam idolizes some of the zombies, such as his favorite writers, artists and scientists, whom he commemorates on an expansive photo wall. But many disappoint him, and he often feels suicidal at the thought of the state of the world.

Mia Wasikowska brings a youthful, exuberant energy to the film as the reckless Ava, Eve’s vampire sister, who wreaks havoc on the duo’s relationship when she pays an unexpected visit.

The film uses two distinct settings to showcase its characters. The story is mainly set against the stunningly beautiful decaying backdrop of Detroit to the mesmerizing Tangier, Morocco.

The beauty of this film is in the details.

An expertly-curated soundtrack complements the tone of the film.

The costumes speak for the characters before the viewer even learns their stories – right down to the black and white Tibetan skulls that Adam and Eve each wear whether together or apart.

Swinton sports cream-and-gold colored costumes and wildly teased hair, while Hiddleston typically wanders around shirtless and bedraggled in his dilapidated Detroit mansion.

There’s a joke in the film for Clevelanders, too: when Adam suddenly and mysteriously appears in the hospital, the doctor who provides him with blood in exchange for cash mutters, “That guy’s gotta be from Cleveland.”

Jarmusch was in attendance during the screening at Tower City Cinemas and treated the audience to a question and answer session after the film. His wildly unkept

Pick-up lines of the week -“You must be yogurt because I want to spoon you.”

-“If you were a Transformer, you’d be Optimus Fine.”

-“You smell like trash. May I take you out?”

-“Your hand looks heavy. Let me hold it for you.”

-“Is your face from McDonald’s? Because I’m lovin’ it.”

-“It’s so dark in here . . all of the light must be shining on you.”

-“I wish I was cross-eyed so I could see you twice.”

-“I sneezed because God blessed me with you.”

Have a pick-up line you’d like to share with us?

Email it to koltmanns16@jcu.edu.

gray hair and vampiric all-black attire made him appear as if he strolled right out of the screen as a character in the film.

“Only Lovers Left Alive” received accolades at several festivals, including Sundance and Toronto.

At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, it was nominated for the Palme d’Or, the highest prize awarded at the festival. The film will be released in the U.S. on April 11.

For more information on “Only Lovers Left Alive” and the Cleveland International Film Festival, visit clevelandfilm.org.

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Renowned poet becomes temporary professor at JCU Rachel Vadaj Clara Richter

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How often can university students say they have taken a class by an award-winning English poet? John Carroll University students can.

This class is taught by Simon Armitage, the author of 13 mainstream published collections of poems, 21 works used in TV shows and films, three for theatre and 12 radio works.

He is also a member of a band he founded called The Scaremongers.

Before publishing his full collection of poems, he had five poem pamphlets that were printed in smaller numbers by local poetry presses.

Four more publications were also printed at local poetry presses.

At JCU, Armitage has become professor Armitage.

He is currently in the middle of teaching a three week-long class for the department of English, in which he will discuss poetically mixed media in partnership with associate English professor and director of the graduate program Brian Macaskill.

However, these are not the only two outlets of getting in touch with your poetic side.

Armitage has managed to fit yet another event for the JCU community. He will be conducting a poetry reading on Monday, April 7. Both the seminar and the reading

have been funded by the Schubert family and brought to JCU by the Hopkins Program.

Armitage, born in 1963, was not always a full-time poet, traveling the world for readings, seminars and book releases.

He was even unavailable to speak with seeing as he was in the U.K. at the time.

Armitage attended Portsmouth University, where he studied geography.

After graduation, he attended Manchester University to earn his master’s degree. Until 1994, two years after his first mainstream publication, he was a probation officer.

Aside from writing, Armitage is also of vice president of the U.K.’s Poetry Society.

Since 1988, Armitage has earned 17 major awards and honors, making him one of the most decorated poets alive and writing today.

One of these honors is royal. In 2010, Armitage was awarded for his service to poetry from the Commander of the Order of the British Empire Honor List for the Queen’s Birthday.

JCU is not the only school where Armitage has become a professor.

He was a professor of poetry at the University of Sheffield in 2011.

It won’t be long before Armitage will be gone from JCU, so don’t miss this chance to hear his poetry and let your mind dance.

For more information on the event or Armitage’s works, visit jcu.edu or simonarmitage.com.

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Blue Streaks off to historic conference start Dale Armbruster

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Jacob Hirschmann Sports Editor

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The John Carroll University baseball team played eight games in six days to start their season. In the three weeks since, the squad has only played six games.

The good news: their postFlorida record is still perfect.

After a hard fought 4-1 win against Ohio Wesleyan University on Thursday, March 27, the Blue Streaks demolished Wilmington College in a doubleheader on Monday, March 31. JCU outscored the Quakers 20-2 in the afternoon series.

With the wins, JCU is now 6-0 since their spring break trip and 11-6 overall on the season. Interestingly enough, the last time the Blue

Streaks were 4-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, head coach Marc Thibeault was a senior pitcher and outfielder for the team.

After sweeping Mount Union on March 24, the Blue Streaks had momentum going into their contest with OWU in Delaware, Ohio.

Junior Andrew Doring started the contest for JCU, giving up one hit in just two innings in the victory.

Freshman Mark Materise, seniors Billy Turosky Kevin Rosinski and junior Anthony Libertini and all saw action on the mound.

Libertini earned his second win of 2014 and Rosinski recorded his third save.

The Blue Streaks plated all but one of their four runs in the first inning.

Senior Mitchell Herringshaw

Growing up as a Detroit sports fan has been a blessing.

Seeing the Detroit Red Wings win multiple Stanley Cups in my lifetime, watching the Detroit Pistons hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy against all odds in 2004 and even having the privilege to see the Detroit Tigers go to two World Series has been amazing as a growing sports fan throughout my childhood.

But, as tends to happen, dynasties do not last.

This can be for many reasons: ownership overhaul, coaching changes and economic problems just to name a few.

And as the 2014 MLB Season approaches, I’m beginning to fear that my Detroit Tigers may be headed towards a downward spiral.

While the Tigers have not been a dynasty, they have been one of the most successful teams in the MLB for the last decade.

The city and the organization have been all in for a title ever since (now former) manager Jim Leyland took over in 2005. But, the Tigers always seem to come up just short.

In the past eight years, the Tigers have been to the World Series twice (2006, 2012), but were only able to muster one win in the two Photo Courtesy of JCU Sports Information appearances.

Junior infielder Mark Huddle throws out a runner at first in And now, with our team getting game one of JCU’s doubleheader agaisnt Wilmington College older and older, the window for a World Series triumph is closing quickly.

When teams are in “win now mode,” it usually turns into “desperation mode.”

This appears to have happened Ashley Bastock books, the Blue Streaks were dewith my beloved Tigers.

Staff Reporter termined to leave Alliance, Ohio On Thursday, March 27, the with at least a split. That started Detroit Tigers committed $292 milJohn Carroll University softball with a bounce back game from the lion over 10 years to the best hitter once again found themselves in the starting pitcher. in baseball today, Miguel Cabrera. mix of a competitive doubleheader Despite giving up four earned I’m sure when Cabrera is 40 on Tuesday, April 1, when they travruns in the first game, junior Rachel years old, he will still be able to hit eled to Alliance, Ohio to face the Byrnes came back with a vengeance the ball a mile, but that’s not the University of Mount Union. on the mound during game two of problem.

After dropping the first game to the doubleheader, and the JCU ofPaying $30 million to a player the Purple Raiders, 6-3, the Blue fense was right behind her. Byrnes who is bound to become a strictly Streaks came back with an offensive only allowed four hits and held designated hitter is going to hurt vengeance, putting up an incredible Mount Union to zero runs, earning Detroit down the road.

11 runs in game two while holding the 11-0 shutout and her sixth win The Tigers already have Torii Mount Union to zero runs, JCU’s of the year.

Hunter and Victor Martinez, who third shutout of this young season.

“Mount Union has always been are bound to retire within the next Mount Union started game one a good team with good hitters so three years. off strong, scoring six runs in the it’s great that we were able to hold We just traded away pitcher top of the first inning. The Purple them to no runs in the last 11 inDoug Fister to the Washington Raiders would not score the rest of nings,” said Brynes. “It was aweNationals, which I refuse to believe the game, but it was enough for the some dominating Mount Union the was anything other than a salary win, as the Blue Streaks were not second game.” dump.

“Winning the second game was able to find their offensive groove And most recently, we were not early enough, remaining off the essential in order to keep our postable to come to an agreement on scoreboard until the top of the third season hope alive. All of the teams an extension with Max Scherzer, inning. in the OAC seem to be pretty much which leads me to believe he will Senior Morgan Robinson got evenly matched right now, so every be gone next year as a free agent to things started for the Blue Streaks win counts,” said Byrnes. the highest bidder.

The offensive onslaught began in game one by slamming a solo If the Tigers aren’t able to scrape homerun to right field in the third. with a Robinson RBI single in the out a World Series title soon, the The second run for the Blue first inning, and she had plenty of city will be outraged because, even Streaks wouldn’t come until sopho- help the rest of the way. if we do win a World Series, the more Alyssa Coleman recorded a Senior Colleen Brady’s RBI Tigers future financial situation may double that plated freshman Mikki single in the first inning scored have us headed towards mediocrity Vance in the sixth. freshman Carly Simecek, and would once again.

Coleman’s plate discipline pro- turn out to be the last run until the I trust general manager Dave duced another run in the seventh fourth inning, when senior Beckie Dombrowski, but I hope he realizes when a sacrifice fly gave JCU their Reid recorded an RBI single of just how costly this deal might be. third and final run of game num- her own.

Follow @JacobHirschmann Becker and Coleman continued ber one, scoring senior Samantha on Twitter or email him at the steady swinging for the Blue Becker. jhirschmann16@jcu.edu While game one was in the Streaks. They were joined by junior

Weekend Highlights

Pitching: Brandon Maddern: earned his first career OAC Pitcher of the Week honors, only Blue Streak pitcher with a sub3.00 ERA. Hitting: Jimmy Spagna: entered Tuesday’s game with 21 RBI, leading the team and tied for fourth in the OAC Chet Lauer: leads the OAC going into Tuesday’s action with a .489 batting average.

Team performance: The Blue Streaks are 4-0 in conference play for the first time since Marc Thibeault was a player for the Blue Streaks. smoked a double to score junior Bobby Sabatino, and senior Chet Lauer crushed a home run two batters later to give JCU a 3-0 lead.

The final run came when freshman Jake Miller reached base on a fielder’s choice, scoring sophomore Tyler Gentile.

The Wilmington series felt more like an exhibition for the Blue Streaks. In game one, sophomore Aaron LaPaglia won his fourth straight start, tossing eight innings in the 11-2 win.

Junior Mark Huddle plated two doubles, while Sabatino earned three hits off Wilmington pitching.

The final score was padded by a five-run ninth inning, including a home run off the bat of senior Jimmy Spagna. Huddle, Sabatino and Spagna all had three-hit games.

In the second game, pitching was once again strong for JCU. Sophomore Brandon Maddern fired the first complete game shutout in five years, adding more accolades days after being named the OAC Pitcher of the Week.

Maddern struck out the side in the first inning and tied the second most single-game strikeouts in program history, fanning 11 Quakers.

With the sophomore on the mound, JCU rolled to a 9-0 victory in game two. Junior David Lykens drove in two runs in the contest, while Huddle brought his hit total for the day to seven after reaching base four times.

Editor’s Note: JCU defeated Ohio Wesleyan 16-5 on Tuesday, April 1. For stats and a recap of the game, check out jcusports.com.

Softball

Offensive outburst salvages trip to Alliance

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Senior outfielder Morgan Robsinson rips an RBI single in game one of Tuesday’s double against Mount Union.

Ashlee Unrue, who came through with an RBI single of her own in the fifth.

Sophomore Gina Tosti capped off the afternoon for the Blue Streaks when she belted a threerun homerun in the top of the fifth, stretching the lead to 11-0, which would turn out to be the final score.

The steady scoring throughout led to a victory that Robinson says was brought about through simplicity.

“For the second game today, we just returned to our roots of the game. We remembered to have fun and work together to win,” Robinson said.

In regards to the recent pattern of splitting double headers, head coach Nicole Loudin says it’s a matter of

consistency.

“We just need to make sure that we are consistently performing every day in every phase of the game,” she said. “It is going to take quality pitching, defense and solid hitting to win games, which we know how to do. It is all just a matter of putting it together for an entire double header.”

The Blue Streaks now sit at .500 on the season with an 8-8 conference overall, and a 2-2 conference record.

Editor’s Note: JCU hosts Wilmington College for a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 2 and Denison University for a doubleheader on Thursday, April 3. For stats and a recap of the games, check out jcusports.com.

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JCU weather rain and cold with strong performances Blue Streaks produces top finishes at Don Frail Invitational Haley Turner Staff Reporter

The John Carroll University men’s track and field team endured rain, wind and nearly freezing temperatures on Saturday, March 29 at the Don Frail Invitational held at Marietta College in Marietta, OH. The precipitation and cold eventually led to the early departure of the team, depriving several athletes of a chance to compete in the meet.

Despite the unfortunate circumstances, there were several athletes who still managed to pull off high-scoring performances.

Senior Chuck Mulé had a strong thirdplace finish in the 1,500-meter run, crossing the finish line at 4:11.91.

Junior Nick Williams also finished in the top five, completing the 110-meter hurdles in 15.48, landing him fourth place.

“The weather made it really difficult to compete,” Williams said. “People were having trouble warming up because it was so cold outside. Overall though, I think our team still came out here and gave it our best.”

Junior mid-distance runner Will Cameron had a strong race as well, finishing third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.00.

Following close behind Cameron was

junior Mike Hydzik, who clocked in at 52.91 (6th place).

In the field events, junior Gage Marek had the best performance of the day for the Blue Streaks, placing fourth in the javelin with a throw of 49.90 meters.

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Junior Gage Marek earned the highest place of all field events for JCU, finishing fourth in the javelin.

Joe McCarthy Staff Reporter

Braving the rain-soaked course and cold temperatures, the John Carroll University women’s track and field team traveled to Don Drumm Stadium for the 2014 Don Frail Invitational. Several top finishes highlighted the Blue Streaks’ efforts during the cold afternoon on Saturday, March 29 at Marietta College.

Impressive times were posted early for the Blue Streaks. Junior Haley Turner placed second (4:56.73) in the 1,500-meter run while freshman Becky Rohwer posted an impressive time of 5:04.29 to capture fourth in the field of 42.

Capturing the only championship for the Blue and Gold was freshman Alyssa Biedron.

She finished close to a full second ahead of the rest of the field in the 400-meter dash, with a winning time of 1:02.26.

Senior Caroline Kapela was in a tight race in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The time of 11:41.22 earned her third and was JCU’s third top five finish in the first four events of the afternoon.

“We have been putting in a lot of work at practice, more than ever before, and it’s starting to show on the field and track,” said

Kapela.

In the 4x100 relay, the squad of sophomore Emily Jenkins, junior Megan Martinko, junior Danielle Sample and freshman Joy Nyaanga grabbed fifth. Crossing the line at 53.56, the quartet was in a tight four-way battle for the top three spots.

Jenkins also grabbed a top ten finish in the 100-meter dash. The sophomore was just .20 seconds off a top five finish in a tough field of 24.

Sample wasn’t finished either. She earned second in the triple jump. Placing with 10.50 meters, Sample was just .20-meters off the lead.

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Junior Danielle Sample finished topfive in the 4x100 and the triple jump.

JCU to celebrate 40 years of DIII athletics with large celebration Jacob Hirschmann Sports Editor

The week of April 7-13 is quite significant for the entire NCAA Division III community, and John Carroll University is doing its part by filling the week with events and giveaways for students and athletes alike to take part in.

On the 40-year anniversary of DIII athletics, the NCAA is asking all DIII schools to schedule and publicize events with an emphasis on academic, athletic and extra curricular activities for what is officially known as “NCAA Division III Week.”

JCU specifically has four events scheduled throughout the week. The men’s soccer team will host an autism soccer clinic on Monday, April 7, the baseball team will play Case Western Reserve University on Tuesday, April 8 at 4 p.m. and Baldwin Wallace University on Wednesday, April 9 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

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President Courtney Fallon, along with her All of these events culminate on Thurs- executive board consisting of sophomores day, April Jane Kosko, Sara Kaminski and Joe Ginley, 10, when who are all there is a excited for T-shirt givethis celebraaway in the tion week to Atrium from take place.

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“This is (first come, the time for first serve) the student and a party body to show to wrap it all their support up from 8-10 for the stup.m. in the The Carroll Crazies is the JCU organization plan- dent athletes To n y D e and their sucning for the celebration of 40 years of DIII athletics.

Carlo Varcessful seasity Center. sons,” Fallon said. “There will be free food, This entire week has been planned by giveaways, a DJ, a screen for videos, a photo JCU athletics, several student organizations booth, games and more [at the party]. This and the Carroll Crazies, led by sophomore event is to celebrate the athletes, but it is a

JCU-wide event so we can all show support.”

Being one of the few schools who have been a part of DIII athletics since the creation of the division in 1974, JCU has a lot of history to celebrate.

“We don’t ever have a chance to gather all of our teams in one place for a social event and this is a great reason to,” said the Assistant Athletic Director of External Operations, Jane Evans. “Our history is special and our future is bright.”

DIII athletics have given many studentathletes opportunities to play sports that they otherwise never would have received.

The NCAA and its student-athletes are all thankful for the opportunities that this divisional institution has given them, and celebrating that opportunity with the schools and communities that have helped keep DIII athletics so successful is one of the major reasons DIII Week has remained prominent.

Streaks of the Week

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Chuck Mulé senior

Rachel Byrnes junior

Jad Abdul-Aal freshman

Brandon Maddern sophomore

Alyssa Biedron freshman

Mulé set the pace early for the Blue Streaks as the senior earned a third place in the 1,500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:11.91 – just half a second behind the second place finisher at the Don Frail Invitational on Saturday.

Despite a rough game one, the junior ace improved to 6-4 on the season by tossing five shutout innings, along with six strikeouts, in route to a 11-0 win for the Blue Streaks in game two against Mount Union on Tuesday.

Abdul-Aal was a key performer for JCU in their 5-4 win over Mount Union on Tuesday, winning his singles competition 6-3, 6-2 as well as winning his doubles competition 8-3 where he was paired with freshman Nik Siciliano.

The southpaw ace struck out 11 batters in a complete game shutout in game two of the doubleheader against Wi l m i n g t o n C o l l e g e o n Monday, propelling the Blue Streaks to their first 4-0 start to OAC play since 1998.

The freshman earned the only first place for JCU over the entire weekend when she sprinted past the competition in the 400-meter dash, finishing with a time of 1:02.26 at the Don Frail Invitational hosted

by Marietta on Saturday.

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A major mudslide devastated an area four miles east of Oso, Wash. when part of a hillside collapsed early morning Saturday, March 22. The mudslide was reported to have reached one square-mile, destroying everything in its path. More than 30 homes were demolished by the slide as the mud and debris blocked a one-mile stretch of state highway Route 530.

The main explanation for the sudden tragedy is an excess of rain in the past several weeks. Although it was not raining on Saturday when the mudslide occurred, experts say this is the primary reason a 1,500 foot-wide segment of hillside in Snohomish County was cut away.

“That soil tends to be loose, which has allowed rivers – like the Stillaguamish River along the mudslide site – to carve out valleys and steep hillsides,” said David Montgomery, a geologist at the University of Washington.

He further explains that hillsides often give way when they become overly saturated by rainwater, and are affected by pressure and gravity.

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Despite all the assistance that residents are receiving, some locals were angry with officials who refused to allow residents access to the mudslide site immediately after the incident. Many complained that it was their right to be able to help with the rescues. Authorities kept the area sealed off in an attempt to keep out the residents. However, on Tuesday, they finally allowed volunteers to enter.

President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration Monday ordering governAP ment assistance in relief efforts. The relief A home lays in ruins as a result of a mudslide that ravaged parts of Snohomish account had nearly $50,000 by Thursday.

County, Wash. Rescue crews have determined at least 30 people are still Snohomish County Emergency Manageunaccounted for. ment Director John Pennington said Wednessigns of life, but with the rising death toll, day the biggest day-to-day change was in to predict when and how the mudslides will many residents of Snohomish have lost hope. the number of people confirmed missing. As occur.

The debris field was roughly one square of Monday, March 31, the number of unac“It’s not certain places at certain times. mile, and 30 to 40 feet deep in places. It also counted people remained at 30. Rescue crews But we don’t really know why that is,” said has a surface that includes quicksand-like confirm that at least 18 people have died as a Brent Bower, a National Weather Service muck, rain-slickened mud and ice. The area result of the mudslide. hydrologist. “We’ve had storms that produce Due to the lack of any new leads or resincludes fallen trees, septic tanks and shards thousands [of mudslides] in one storm, but from destroyed homes. The terrain is still dif- cues, Governor Jay Inslee said Wednesday, we can’t be real precise about the location ficult to navigate on foot and makes it nearly March 26 the only conclusion he can make and the timing.” impossible for rescue teams to bring in the is that the death toll will rise significantly in Since Saturday, rescue teams have been heavy equipment they need to dig people the next few days. sent to Snohomish County in an attempt to Editor’s Note: Information from CNN, the out of the mud. save those lost in the debris or at least bring Snohomish County Fire Chief Travis Hots Los Angeles Times and The New York Times consolation to family members by discoverhailed the rescue crews on Thursday, March was used in this report. ing bodies. The teams have searched for any

Bin Laden’s son-in-law convicted of terrorism Katie First

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Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the son in-law of Osama bin Laden, was convicted of conspiring to kill Americans, and other terrorist charges, on Wednesday, March 26 by a federal jury in a United States civilian court. He was the first and highest-ranking terrorist to be tried in a U.S. civilian court since the Sept. 11 attacks.

On the night of Sept. 11, he was with bin Laden and admitted to knowing “something big was coming,” but said that he did not have a role in the plot. He then issued statements with the intent to spread terror across the globe, energize al-Qaeda fighters and recruit more; his statements also indicated that more attacks were likely to come.

Abu Ghaith was the highest-ranking senior confederate for bin Laden and has been tried for conspiring to kill Americans and providing material support to terrorists – in particular being a spokesman for videos. He pled not guilty to the charges.

He will receive his sentence on Sept. 8, but could receive life in prison for conspiring to kill Americans.

Over a year ago, Abu Ghaith was turned over to the United States in Jordan and taken to New York to face charges. The trial took three weeks and deliberations

lasted six hours.

During the trial, it was revealed that Abu Ghaith was interrogated by an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a U.S. Deputy Marshall. During his flight to New York for the trial, Abu Ghaith admitted to being with bin Laden during the interrogation. As a result, the lawyers requested the case be dismissed. Nonetheless, the statute of limitations had expired.

In his testimony, Abu Ghaith denied any constant role in al-Qaeda affairs and said he only assisted bin Laden as a religious speaker. He admitted that he assisted bin Laden after the Sept. 11 attacks by recording a series of video messages published worldwide calling for more attacks.

The decision in the case of Abu Ghaith sparked controversy regarding the debate of sending terrorists to civilian court or to put in them in military custody to be sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

“This verdict is a major milestone in the government’s unrelenting efforts to pursue justice against those involved with the Sept.

11 attacks,” Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement. “It was appropriate that this defendant, who publicly rejoiced over the attacks on the World Trade Center, faced trial in the shadow of where those buildings once stood.”

Holder’s statement went on to say other cas-

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Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the son-bin-law of Osama bin Laden, was convicted of terror ism charges in a U.S. court this week. Abu Ghaith associated with al-Qaeda after the Sept. 11 attacks, filming a series of videos for the terrorism group. es in civilian courts have been successful and the ongoing debate must be put to rest.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina, as well as other Republicans, has been critical of the Obama administration’s decision because they did not want to bring high-threat terrorist suspects into the country. Graham said that, while he agrees with the verdict, he believes that Abu Ghaith should have

been kept in military custody “as an enemy combatant for intelligence gathering purposes.” President Barack Obama has been supportive of sending international terrorists to civilian court and the successful prosecution of Abu Ghaith may potentially pave the way for future cases.

Editor’s Note: Information from the New York Times and Politico was used in this report.

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President Barack Obama met with Pope Francis on March 27 in an effort to strengthen the relationship between the United States and the Roman Catholic Church. This was the first meeting between Obama and the pope since Francis took over for Pope Benedict XVI in March 2013.

The meeting – which took place in the Pope’s Papal Library within the Vatican – lasted for 52 minutes; 22 minutes over what was originally scheduled.

According to Time Magazine, the White House released an official statement saying the meeting between Obama and Francis would be used as an opportunity to “discuss their shared commitment to combating economic inequality.”

Multiple issues were discussed during the meeting, including the issues of immigration reform and the “common commitment to the eradication of human trafficking throughout the world,” according to a Vatican statement obtained by CNN. In a press conference held after the meeting, Obama stated, “I was grateful to have the opportunity to speak with him about the responsibilities that we all share to care for the least of these: the poor, the excluded. And, I was extremely moved by his insights about the importance of us all having a moral perspective on world problems and not simply thinking in terms of our own narrow self-interests.”

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President Obama and Pope Francis exchange gifts at the Vatican following their first meeting which lasted nearly an hour. The leaders discussed several topics, including immigration reform, in an attempt to strengthen U.S.-Catholic Church relations.

Obama’s visit to the Papal State came two days after Congress heard arguments against the health care mandate, specifically the clause mandating that religious nonprofit organizations provide contraceptive coverage to their employees. While Francis has made his views on abortion and contraceptives clear, it was unlikely that he tread into the politically-charged debate during the meeting.

Obama and the pope exchanged gifts at their meeting – as is customary when two heads of states convene. Obama presented the pontiff with a seed chest made from leather and reclaimed wood from the

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The chest was filled with seeds from the White House garden, and was presented to the pope after it was announced that Francis would be opening the papal summer residence gardens to the public this summer.

Francis, in return, presented Obama with two gold medallions. One was inscribed with a message calling for the peace and solidarity between the two hemispheres, as well as a copy of his book, “The Joy of the Gospel.”

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United States lawmakers voiced immense support for a $1 billion bill to provide aid to Ukraine and further impose sanctions on Russia.

On Friday, March 28, several members of the House and Senate announced the legislation will not become law until next week, as the final version of the bill has not yet been officially approved in The House of Representatives.

The Senate and House passed separate, similar bills regarding aid to Ukraine. The House ultimately approved the Senate’s bill, which will be sent to President Obama by the end of the week to sign into law.

The bill provides $1 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine to stabilize its economy and provides $100 million in direct aid. The bill also attempts to pave the way for stronger democracy and governance in Ukraine, as well as enhanced security cooperation. According to PBS, it reaffirms sanctions already put into action against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“The sanctions freeze any assets those being sanctioned currently hold within U.S. jurisdiction and prohibit Americans from doing business with those targeted,” noted PBS. The bill could not escape partisan bickering, though. The White House pushed for International Monetary Fund reforms in the bill, which were met with much resistance from Republicans in the House and Senate. In order to pass the legislation in a timely manner, Senate Democrats agreed to drop the IMF provision. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) voiced his opinion: “Pass this legislation as soon as possible and fight about less important issues later on. If we get hung up for another week because of our failure to act, it sends exactly the wrong signals.”

The bill is expected to pass in the coming week.

Editor’s Note: Information from PBS and Reuters was used in this report.

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Following a ban on Twitter on March 20, the Turkish government banned access to YouTube after audio of a confidential conversation among top government officials leaked Thursday, March 27.

For several weeks, social media and broadcast stations have been the main source of the leaked recordings of phone calls between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other members of the government.

The ban against YouTube was evoked after the government banned Twitter as a result of similar leaks. Although neither website can be accessed in Turkey, many citizens are utilizing technology like Google DNS in order to hide their location when getting online. According to TwitTurk, a site used to record Turkish Twitter data, over 500,000 tweets were posted within 12 hours of the block.

The YouTube block was a response to the leak of a conversation between Erdogan and other officials pertaining to the possibility of going to war with Syria. Unlike the other recordings, which seem to emanate from recorded phone calls, experts have analyzed that this audio was recorded from a microphone planted in the room.

Representatives from the Turkish government have stated that social media platforms have been utilized to “spread false information and lies,” according to CNN. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry released a statement last Thursday, saying the leaked conversations “are a despicable attack, an act of espionage and a very serious crime against the national security of Turkey.”

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In the last two years of preparing to be the World News Editor of The Carroll News, I have spent a lot of time contemplating the power and sanctity of the press. I believe in the glory of the printed word. Unlike the spoken word, there is a sense of preservation and permanency accompanying it, seemingly forever accessible.

As French philosopher and journalist Albert Camus once said, “A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.”

We are blessed to live in a country with the right to a free press. Because of this freedom, journalists are able to accurately encapsulate moments in time. But therein lies the problem: accuracy.

Lately, it seems as if the need to be entirely precise has taken a backseat to the yearning of new sources to be the first to break a story.

In April 2013, after the bombing at the Boston Marathon, the media scrambled to provide the country with facts surrounding the disaster.

In this case, the desire for speedy coverage outweighed the necessity of accuracy.

The New York Post ran an article identifying a minor as a suspect in the bombings before Dzhokar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev were identified as the perpetrators. In reality, the only connection between the minor and the perpetrators was a group photograph found on Facebook.

Similarly, within three days of the bombings, CNN, the Associated Press and Fox News all prematurely reported that an arrest had been made.

More infamously, following the presidential election in 2000, most news stations reported that Al Gore won the presidency based on exit polls and prediction data. However, once Florida announced George W. Bush had won the swing state, stations had to correct themselves and report that Bush won the presidency.

In 2007, Politico, only two months old at the time, posted an article stating that John Edwards would be suspending his campaign to become the Democratic presidential nominee in light of his wife’s recent cancer diagnosis. The reporter only used one source. Athough the source was considered knowledgeable in the happenings of the Edwards campaign, it was a dire mistake. At a press conference days after the report, Edwards said his wife’s illness was not severe enough to end his campaign.

While nothing extreme seemingly happens as a consequence of these mistakes in journalism, the credibility of the news source at hand is put on the line. Major mistakes such as those discussed above are becoming more common, and I find that disappointing.

When did the press decide that it’s acceptable to sacrifice the truth in order to be one of the first news sources to break a story? The press can only thrive when it strives to be precise instead of racing the clock.

In all, I guess what I’ve learned in two years at The Carroll News is that accuracy is key. If we are going to strive to capture moments in time, accessible to all, we must make sure that we do so as correctly as possible.

We are guaranteed the right to a free press, and we must cherish that right. The best way for us to do so is by ensuring accuracy.

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The Senior Challenge Katii Sheffield

Business & Finance Editor

I never really thought I’d get my own column. For the past year and a half, I’ve been sitting on the couch in the newsroom copy editing on deadline nights – occasionally writing an article here or there. But now I get my own desk. Well, I share it with my co-editor Sam Freiberg, but it’s basically the same thing. But alas, here I am—moving up in the world.

Some of you who know me might be wondering, “Why is an English/History double major the one of the new Business and Finance editors?” It’s a valid question, and I can’t blame you. I’ve asked myself that question before while writing articles for the former Business and Finance Editor, Anthony Ahlegian.

Our world is influenced by economics, by business. The Nazi Party in Germany rose to power when Germany was in a depression, as they appeared to offer the best hope for the people. I think we all know what happened after that rise to power.

Economic strife is often mirrored by internal government strife. Although the recession in America has been officially announced as over, our generation is still experiencing it.

My point is that business and finance effects everything today, as it always has (I could rattle off some more history examples, if you want). Just because I’m not a business major doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t understand it. If anything, it means that I, even more than a business major, need to research, read and question even more to understand.

And in journalism, you need to understand what you’re reporting.

This is my senior year challenge. I won’t be perfect in this challenge, but as I’m challenging myself this year, I want to pose a challenge to you as well: What is something that you’re not good at and you want to improve? What’s something that you want to understand more of? Go out and do it.

Learn something new, try something different or work on becoming better. Just because you’re not good at it now doesn’t mean you won’t be good at it by the end.

Contact Katii Sheffield at ksheffield15@jcu.edu

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Nearly four years ago, Greece was on the rocks. But, signs show that Greece may be moving away from its recession.

In 2010, Greece lost control of its public finances, and international confidence in the country’s ability to pay sovereign debt fell.

As a member of the economic and monetary union of the European Union, known as the Eurozone, Greece has been promised €240 billion, or $330 billion, from Eurozone.

Instead of preparing for a third bailout, Eurozone is instead focusing on the disbursements of the loans from the previous two bailouts given.

Greece has also undergone austerity measures, which has raised numerous protests from Greek citizens over the past few years over the measures taken.

Despite this, Greece has been successful in their austerity cuts, reaching a primary balance—when revenue exceeds spending—a

year ahead of schedule, according to Bloomberg.

On Monday, March 31, Greece approved a reform bill to secure bailout aid. This includes hundreds of reform measures that lawmakers have agreed to over the past six months during negotiations with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.

Under this new law, Greece can acquire €9.3 billion of debt that is maturing in May. Included in this bill was also a €527 million spending package for poor citizens who were hit hard by the austerity measures.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is now hopeful for the disbursement of funds and how to continue to provide debt relief for the country. It is probable that Samaras will look for the extension of bond maturities and a continuing low interest rate on loans, according to Reuters.

This law was passed in preparation for the meeting with Eurozone finance ministers on April 1 to discuss Greece’s austerity progress.

But Greece is seen to be coming back from

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the world’s largest sovereign debt crisis that seemed to isolate the country from international money markets.

Piraeus Bank SA and Alpha Bank SA– Greece’s second and forth largest banks by assets and lending – have raised €2.95 billion in capital from foreign investors. This comes as a sign for new international confidence in Greece.

In Greece, the state-funded construction of a new opera house and national library, and a new subway line that will connect Athens to the main port Piraeus, has begun. OET (Greece’s largest cell phone service) and Hellenic Petroleum have both seen a rise in demand for the first time in nearly five years.

While the government expects the economy to grow 0.6 percent in 2014 and Greece has already obtained €218 billion of the €237 billion bailout, it cannot be said for certain how far along Greece is on the road to recovery.

Editor’s Note: Information from Bloomberg and Reuters was used in this article.

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German software company SAP brings innovative program to North America.

Business Basics Bonds

Bonds are a debt investment where an investor, such as a bank, company or government, loans money to a company or government that borrows funds. The funds are borrowed for a determined amount of time and with a fixed interest rate. This interest is typically paid every six months, and the funds are to be returned at a set date, known as a maturity date.

Greece, along with the United States and many other countries, take out bonds as debt builds over time. As May approaches, so does Greece’s €9.4 billion maturity deadline. Greece has been discussing a return to bond markets— the trading of debt securities. Although the stock market receives much attention, it is the bond market that is vital to both the private and the public business sectors.

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After being named the new CEO of General Motors this past January, Mary Barra has promised to run the company with transparency. On March 20, GM put a stop order on Chevrolet Cruzes, the company’s best-selling sedan, but did not give any reasons why. GM took a day to explain that the recall on Chevy Cruzes is for axle problems, questioning Barra’s promise for transparency. GM has recalled 4.8 million vehicles since February.

German-based software company SAP aims to have one percent of its employees be those who identify as having autism by 2020. After hiring employees with autism in Germany, India and Ireland, this new program is coming to North America. SAP believes that those with autism can bring new and creative insights, as well work as software testers and debuggers based on their strong attention to detail. Currently, an estimated 85 percent of those with autism are unemployed.

Building credit for a college student Katii Sheffield

Business & Finance Editor

I “I’m 20 years old, I don’t even need to worry about credit yet.”

While in college, it’s easy not to think about what’s going to happen after you get your diploma. Beyond not living with mom and dad after graduation, and that you need to get a real job, after college plans are nil. But there are many more details that need to be considered for life after college other than not living at home, like your credit.

Your credit reflects your record for paying back loans—like if you’ve only been paying the minimum balance, your skipped payments and your debts.

Landlords, car salesmen and even companies looking to hire you can ask for your credit report and make decisions based on it.

So how can a broke college student, already in debt and looking for loans, keep their head above water and have a credit score over 650? Don’t worry—you don’t need a lot of money to have good credit, just practice being smart with your money.

Helpful tips:

1) Pay your bills on time. If your bills are too high to pay off every single time, set up an automatic minimum payment, so you’re paying something every month.

2) Don’t rely on just one card. Having the credit card in your wallet is nice, but paying with your debit card instead, and bringing high credit card balances down is better.

3) Be careful of how many loans and credit cards you are taking out and applying for.

4) Keep track of what your score is. Between free credit reports online, and myFICO.com, you can learn just what your credit is.

5) If you’re brand new to credit, talk it over with parents or business professors, and do your own research about opening up your own credit card.

If you spend $20 a month, and pay that off on time, you’re already practicing building good credit that can help out upon graduation.

Editor’s Note: Information from CNN was used in this article.

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Early last Thursday, March 27, the Federal Reserve, the entity charged with setting U.S. monetary policy and with regulating some banking activities, announced the results of its 2013 stress tests. Of the 30 institutions that were examined, five banks did not pass. Most alarming among the names of banks failing the exam were Citigroup, Inc. and HSBC North American Holdings Inc., with Citigroup reigning as one of the largest banks in America and as the 17th largest company in the world, according to Forbes.

These stress tests have taken place every year since 2009, when they were implemented to combat the systemic risk issues of the “too big to fail” (TBTF) banking institutions, such as JP Morgan, Bank of America, Cleveland-based Keycorp, Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group and 26 other institutions of similar size.

These yearly evaluations, formally known as “Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review,” (or CCAR) are incredibly important, as they assess the TBTF institution’s relative ability to demonstrate adequate capital reserves and comprehensive capital planning, with an emphasis on planning for the possibility of an economic downturn, such as the housing and banking crisis of 2008.

These tests evaluate TBTF institutions’ ability to continue their main courses of business in the event of a significant economic downturn. In laymen’s terms: can they continue to lend money to businesses and households, while servicing their existing debt obligations?

Contrary to what its failure might lead investors to believe,

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Citigroup is actually one of the best capitalized of the TBTF banks, according to Bloomberg.com. The reason for its failure was qualitatively based.

According to Forbes.com, the Federal Reserve objected to Citigroup’s planning scenarios for its international divisions, failing to accurately forecast possible downturns in regions in which it has significant exposure to, such as Asia. The report states that “practices with specific deficiencies included Citigroup’s ability to project revenue and losses under a stressful scenario for material parts of the firm’s global operations, and its ability to develop scenarios for its internal stress testing that adequately reflect and stress its full range of business activities and exposures.”

The CCAR also evaluates the viability of banks plans to return capital to investors, in the form of share-buyback programs and dividends.

In the case of Citigroup, they planned to quintuple quarterly dividends (to 5 cents) and institute a $6.4 billion share-buyback program. These proposals were denied as a result of Citigroup’s failure.

Investors shouldn’t be spooked by this turn of events; Citigroup remains one of the best capitalized banks with solid earnings and positive future prospects. Of the major banks (excluding Zion Bancorporation) that failed the CCAR on March 26, all of them remain in good financial standing. The Federal Reserve failed them for “qualitative reasons.”

Imagine turning in a paper that your professor won’t accept because the font isn’t in Times New Roman, 12 point font. It’s the same kind of thing.

Editor’s Note: Information from Bloomberg.com, the Federal Reserve, and Forbes.com was used in this article.

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Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is the total value of all goods and services produced domestically by a nation during a year. GDP provides a measuring stick for the development of individual nations.

Some nations, such as the United States, have a very large GDP and continue to grow. China has emerged as a powerhouse due to its rapid growth as a nation. Today, it is one of the world’s largest exporting nations.

While the United States continues to be an economic powerhouse, several other countries are beginning to emerge in the marketplace. China has developed into one of the largest economic hubs in the world.

However, other countries’ GDPs, such as India and Turkey’s, are also growing at an accelerated rate. It appears that a new generation of economic powers is moving to the forefront of the economic world. The world is no longer focused on just the United States and Europe. Asia is establishing itself as a new economic hub.

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3D Systems Corporation is a provider of three-dimensional (3D) content-toprint solutions, including 3D printers, print materials and on-demand custom parts services for professionals and consumers. According to MarketWatch, 3D Systems (symbol DDD) returned a profit of 44 per share in the last trailing 12 months. As of Monday, March 31, one share of DDD was trading for $59.53, giving this stock a P/E ratio of 135.3. P/E ratio stands for price to earnings ratio, and according to Investopedia.com, the P/E ratio is the valuation of a company’s market value per share divided by a company’s earnings per share. In this case, investors are willing to pay 135.3 times the earnings of the company (over one year) for this stock.

In comparison to the technology sector’s average P/E ratio of 21.6, 3D Systems investors are willing to pay a large premium for this companies future earnings.

This new technology has been stirring up quite the buzz in financial and investor news lately. 3D Systems, along with competitors Voxeljet and Organovo, have been catching investors’ attention due to the high growth potential of the industry on the whole. According to MarketWatch, the companies in this industry will grow, but share prices will remain turbulent along the way. This will make 3D Systems stock more appealing to short term investors and traders. Short-term traders take advantage of quick price movements in a stock with the goal of trying to make a profit within as little as a few days to as much as a few weeks.

3D printing is an exciting new industry which will forever change the way we manufacture all kinds of products and how we deliver services. Although the industry faces numerous barriers, 3D Systems is worth watching nonetheless.

Editor’s Note: Information from MarketWatch and Investopedia was used in this article.

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Full disclosure: as my good friend Anthony Ahlegian said last week, we at The Carroll News interpret full disclosure as “transparent, unbiased, encompassing and relevant information.”

I agree wholeheartedly, but in my tenure as the editor of the Business and Finance section I’d like to take this idea to the next level.

How do events and trends in Business and Finance affect you, the reader? While it’s tempting, I will try as hard as I can to not stray into the realm of politics, or share my own opinion. However, in the words of the great Peter Griffin, sometimes things “really grind my gears.”

I’m an accountancy major, and I’m hoping for some kind of career in the tax industry.

So, tax policy is something that I’m really interested in, and pay attention to. As the end of tax season approaches, more and more articles keep appearing in the mainstream business news outlets with headlines along the lines of “Company avoids massive tax bill with offshore shelters.”

If you, as an individual, moved all of the money you made over the course of the semester offshore, and refused to pay taxes on those earnings, you would be severely penalized by the IRS. Then why are companies able to do just that, seemingly with the approval of regulators and government auditors, and avoid any kind of punishment or sanctions?

This is an issue that hits home for me.

Every Saturday, I volunteer at the Famicos Foundation in East Cleveland. I help people file their taxes. You would not believe the lengths the IRS will go to in order to get a paltry $12 from someone, even if they are below the poverty line. The IRS will pass the debt on to a collection agency, garnish your wages and even go as far as to out a lien on your house. Why should the impoverished person have to pay more, while multi-billion dollar corporations like Apple and Caterpillar avoid multi-billion dollar tax bills by hiding profits overseas?

Caterpillar was most recently in the news because they avoided paying $2.4 billion in taxes since 1999 by shifting profits to a Swiss subsidiary. Why would an American corporation, based in Peoria, Ill., be allowed to stash its profits in Geneva?

“What Caterpillar did here is pretty routine U.S. multinational tax planning,” said Kenneth Kies, a Washington tax lobbyist who represents Caterpillar. “This is pretty normal stuff.”

You might ask, “Just how does this affect me?” Well, as tax revenues either decrease or stay flat, the federal government has resorted to borrowing massive amounts of money. According to the Pew Research Center, the federal government now pays 6.23 percent of all the money it spends on interest payments. I’m not sure if you’ve driven down the highway or across Warrensville lately, but the roads are falling apart. Schools are closing down.

As those interest payments gets closer to 10 percent of total outlays, will it make more sense to raise taxes on the people of the United States, or enforce the existing tax code toward corporations, less loopholes and other special treatments? It’s a complicated choice, but the issue boils down to this: who is paying their fair share? Either look to see your tax bill go up, or corporate earnings go down.

I’m working towards a career in the corporate tax world. Even though that’s my goal, I can’t help but ask the question “Is this fair?

Are high corporate profits worth giving up good schools and roads that are driveable?”

Like I said, some things just really grind my gears.

Contact Sam at shfreiberg16@jcu.edu

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Aries

April 3, 2014

Libra Sept. 23 - Oct. 22

March 21 April19

You definitely need to take some time off before you stress out over that midterm that the professor has continuously pushed back.

To de-stress, think about making something, like a picture frame or a homemade candle.

Taurus Apr. 20 - May 20

Scorpio

You better watch out today! You might be getting hit up by someone who wants to take away your Einstein’s coffee...! Taurus, look out for suspicious activity, or perhaps just make amends with anything amendable.

Gemini

Libra! You’re going to conquer a lot this week!

But even with that, maybe you’ll be able to make a pie, a cake or some other tasty treat for all your hard work. My goodness, you deserve it!

Scorpio, do something awesome within the next week, like going to Coventry, spending time in a new part of the library or simply trying a dish that you otherwise wouldn’t try in the cafeteria.

Sagittarius

May 21 June 20

Gemini, be wary of your travels. Before you arrive at Admin or the atrium, you may wish to be more observant. Be careful for ice patches or oil spills that will make you apt to fall on the atrium stairs!

Cancer June 21 - July 22

Get yourself active today! Take a run outside, go to some campus programming or maybe go visit a friend who lives away from JCU. Get off campus, perhaps to tame your wild side, Cancer! Live it up and don’t stop!

Nov. 22 - Dec. 21

Pray that you will be released for your classes, Sagittarius. Your advisor doesn’t seem keen to let you go. But in situations of letting go, just remember that the power of goodbye is more important then everything.

Capricorn Dec. 22 - Jan. 19

You recently worked really hard for something and only half-achieved. Do not see that as failure, Capricorn! Simply see failure like a walk to the Dolan Center for Science and Technology from Hamlin/Campion Hall, a short intermission before upcoming success!

Aquarius

Jan. 20 Feb. 18

Leo July 23 - Aug. 22 You missed a huge opportunity recently because you were too busy with things that don’t matter! Get rid of the resumé and grab an Inn Between beverage.

Virgo

Aug. 23 Sept. 22

High success is on the rise, Virgo. Just sit tight, be yourself and keep calm… everything, and I mean everything will work out as planned just like that treadmill that never works in Corbo.

Oct. 23 Nov. 21

Aquarius, go ahead and do new things for once. Maybe take notes in that class you that you are constantly falling asleep in. Perhaps attend a sketch party just to do it!

Pisces

Feb. 19 March 20

Leave all your books in your dorm/offcampus housing today, Pisces! There’s always time for education and core classes, but today, take the chance to drop in on an extracurricular or toss a frisbee.

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In the next few weeks, two John Carroll University student organizations will be sponsoring a series of events to increase awareness about two different issues on campus. While the issues are very different, they both push students to act more conscientiously.

Beginning Monday, March 31, the Environmental Issues group began sponsoring a series of events to increase awareness about environmental sustainability.

These events have been taking place each day of the week, ranging from an open mic night on Monday, to a service opportunity taking place this coming Saturday, April 5.

Considering the growing concern over global warming and environmental issues, these students are taking the first step in the right direction by addressing problems and making changes in their own small way. By combining education with recreational activities, this group will hopefully be able to attract a large crowd.

The rest of the student body needs to take notice of these events and become more cognizant of the impact they can have.

It is important to keep in mind the effect that even small actions can have. For example, turning off lights when leaving a room or riding a bike to the store instead of taking a car may seem insignificant on a small scale.

However, such small actions can start influential trends, and this group makes students aware of that fact.

Although it is only one organization in a small private university, educating students on the importance of their actions is the first step to making a significant difference.

Similarly, another group of students is hosting their annual sexual violence awareness event, Take Back the Night. This group is part of an international organization that seeks to empower women and raise awareness about the injustices of sexual violence.

These students provide a way for women to talk about things that they may not have felt comfortable talking about before. Through different events - such as the annual march on campus - these students encourage women to push back against the mentality that sexual violence has to be kept quiet.

This group also will be holding a “no-bake” sale in which men will be charged $1 and women will be charged $.77 to represent the wage gap between male and female employees. This approach is a novel and concrete way to demonstrate an issue that affects a large number of women in the work force.

The students of Take Back the Night confront longstanding issues through inventive means that engage students directly and personally. Both of these organizations encourage students to address these issues and help them become men and women for others.

Futhermore, the knowledge students gain at JCU will help them make an impact on a larger scale, even after they graduate from John Carroll.

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OURVIEW

A better campus starts with you

Dale Armbruster

Assistant Sports Editor

Pay close attention to what I’m about to say. Brace yourself, because this might be a shock to your delicate system that never hears this.

You are not that important.

How do I know this? Well, if you’re reading this column, you’re most likely a John Carroll student; which lately seems to make you among the most entitled and selfrighteous people on the planet.

If you’re reading this sentence, you did not toss this issue in the trash can yet, so I thank you. And before you go on, understand something. This is not a blind rant about this campus.

My goal is not to bash the place I’ve called home for four years. I’m just trying to figure out we got to a point where people in positions on campus became so factionalized that this “us vs. them” mentality developed.

Looking at the smiling faces and blue skies on our marketing materials, we’re painted as a happy family. In the real world, all I’ve heard this year is “Person A and Person B can’t work together,” or “these two groups just can’t get along.”

You walk around this place, and it almost feels like a funeral sometimes.

Why? People are too engrossed in their cliques and text conversations to notice the world around them. If they do notice, its often to put down another person or group. It’s like some of us suddenly developed Napoleon complexes and forgot who we really are.

In all seriousness, there are some simple lessons I’ve learned on John Carroll’s campus in the last four years.

Take them for what you will, and if you’re one of these people that is struggling with your own “demi-god” status, maybe they’ll help you come back to Earth with the rest of us.

What you say in 140 characters does not matter, especially your catty subtweets about your supposed friends. You’re allowed to make friends with people that are no t “brothers” or “sisters.” You can eat on the “B side” of the cafeteria: nerds don’t bite. I know, I’m one of them.

The segment you’re taping for JCTV-4 or the show you’re hosting on WJCU does not make you a rockstar, it makes you one of a group of kids trying to learn new skills. Heck, even this column doesn’t make me anything more than a guy with an opinion.

You are not better or worse than anyone else because you belong to the Greek Life, athletics, service, diversity or girls who wear North Faces and UGGs communities. Being in these groups, sitting in the same row at Mass every week and giving tours does not place you on a pedestal above the people who work full-time to pay for

school and don’t belong to any clubs.

And oh by the way, business majors, you will make more money than most of us. But stop hating on people who like communications, art history or exercise science.

The changes each of us can make to build a better community are simple.

First, stop with the drama. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard of someone trying to take another student out at the knees to advance their own agenda this year, I would be able to pay off all of my loans twice.

Second, make a list of what you do.

If it makes you happy, check it off. If you do it for a resume line or because the people around you want you to, quit. You’ll make everyone happier, including yourself, in the long run.

Don’t get me wrong: I’ve been guilty of some of the things I’m complaining about. But a good friend reminded me recently that nothing that happened to you yesterday, today or tomorrow defines you. Your friends and enemies don’t either.

The happiest people are the ones who are content with who they are without seeking the approval of others. So wake up tomorrow and be the best person for yourself and others that you’ve been in years. Unless you think I’m full of it, in which case, ignore me.

I await your angry tweets.

Contact Dale Armbruster at darmbruster14@jcu.edu

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Higl’s Squiggles:

Alexandra Higl Editor in Chief

It gets to a point in life that bingeeating a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby can only provide so much solace. Sure, the initial experience may be quite heavenly: the sensation of digging your spoon into the sweet and salty good goodness; smacking your lips together in satisfaction after the first few divine spoonfuls; curling under your fluffy zebra blanket, shoveling spoonful after spoonful into your mouth.

But, when you near the end of the container, and you begin to see the depressing, white papery bottom only fifteen minutes after swiping your Carroll Card at the Tween, you know it’s just downhill from there.

As you revel in those last few bites, you realize that in just a few minutes, you’re going to be ice cream-less, nauseous, fat and just utterly dissatisfied. (Our lactose intolerant friends may entirely regret the experience after realizing they’re going to spend the next few hours locked in the community bathroom).

Ice cream only provides instant gratification. Sure, it comes in handy when it’s 2 a.m. and you realize you have a 20-page paper on the Arab Spring due the next day. However, when life chucks about an entire stockroom full of lemons at your face, and you can’t find your juicer to make lemonade, it’s time to bring out the big guns.

Sure, you can choose to throw them back in life’s face. However, this is just fighting fire with fire.

There’s always the shot that life could get mad that you threw them back in its face.

No, you’re going to need backup.

It just gets to a point in life that you turn to the man upstairs. You know who I’m talking about: Yahweh, Allah, the Lord, the Big Guy – whatever you crazy kids call him nowadays.

Sometimes you just need Him. This could be my 16 years of Catholic education talking, but getting down on my knees, whipping out my prayer cards and just entirely surrendering myself to the guy in the big fluffy

When ice cream doesn’t do the job white clouds provides me with a sense strength.

This strength isn’t temporary.

And, it usually doesn’t give you a stomachache or the runs.

This past weekend, I sat down at my kitchen table with my hairdisheveled, head in hands, sporting my brother’s old, worn-out St. Ignatius sweatshirt from the 1992 state football championship, comfy elastic pants with a giant whole in the derrière (I’ve worn those things to death).

At that point, I just let whatever tears I had left from my whirlwind of a week stream down my face.

My dad went over to our fridge, and whipped out one of our Jesuit prayer of the month cards (courtesy of St. Ignatius High School). Yes, we are one of those families.

It was entitled the Prayer of Generosity, attributed to the man, the myth, the legend – Iggy of Loyola.

And, if you would be so kind, dear friends, I would like to share it with you: “Lord, teach me to be generous.

Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to ask for reward, save that of knowing that I do your will.”

I stared at this for a brief moment, and then practically squealed.

Hey, St. Ignatius knew what was up.

In this moment of clarity, I realized this prayer is a guideline to how I want to live my life: To give and give, but never expect anything in return; to be wronged by others, but to pick up the pieces and have strength to move on; to work for the greater glory of God, and never rest doing it.

Okay, I understand if you’re not religious. To each his own. But, there is truth in the words even if you aren’t that tight with the man upstairs.

Be generous. Find a deeper meaning to life. Find a reason to give. And, when those hurt you, take a deep breath, move on and continue to give.

Contact Alexandra Higl at ahigl15@jcu.edu

Cup of Joe: Another step in the journey

Joe Ginley

Managing Editor

I never imagined I would be here.

At John Carroll, at The Carroll News, in this column spot.

Growing up, I wanted to be an athlete, railroad engineer, or meteorologist. But as fate would have it, I decided to take up writing, chose JCU and started writing for The Carroll News.

And now, I find myself as the Managing Editor of an award-winning newspaper at a well-respected institution.

My journey began in the spring of my freshman year of high school

at Saint Ignatius, with one man showing faith in me.

Our world history class teacher told us we could receive extra credit by taking our essay to the writing lab. Always one to take advantage of extra credit, I nervously entered the writing lab looking for someone to read my paper.

Sitting in a tall chair at the back of the room, an ominous figure sat with a newspaper shielding his face.

As I timidly approached him, he dropped his paper and cheerfully greeted me. I relaxed a little as he began to read.

He remained silent while he perused my essay. I squirmed in my chair. But then he uttered a sentence I will never forget: ‘You’re good at this, son, you should write more often.’

I took his advice.

I joined the school newspaper (The Eye) and yearbook (The Ignatian) and also started writing for SpartanNation.com. Before I knew it, I was moving my things into my

dorm in Sutowski Hall as a nervous JCU freshman.

I decided to join The Carroll News, and was quickly part of the family. From the start, I felt welcome. Dan Cooney, Brian Bayer, Spencer German and Zach Mentz made me feel like a beloved younger brother. I moved up the totem pole from Staff Reporter to Assistant Sports Editor to Sports Editor.

I received many exciting opportunities, including traveling to Chicago and New Orleans, and interviewing Don Shula and Jim Tressel. I grew along the way as both a writer and person.

Then last week, I received the thrilling news that Alex Higl had chosen me to be the next Managing Editor of The Carroll News.

I was honored but intimidated.

I had a huge responsibility: uphold an outstanding 90-year tradition.

So many amazing men and women have come before me.

As I began the transition process, my initial anxiety subsided. While

obstacles confront me, my confidence is rising and I realize that this is where I belong.

Now, there is no doubt in mind that Alex and I are ready to lead this award-winning newspaper.

But before I launch into a litany of promises, I first have to thank those who have helped me reach this point in my journey.

First off, thank you for reading this column. Without you, the reader, my work would be meaningless.

Your support keeps me going during those super-late deadline nights.

I owe a debt of gratitude to all the coaches and players who have made my time as Sports Editor both memorable and enjoyable. Always ready to supply a quote or a bit of encouragement, you’ve made my job fun. Some of my fondest memories at JCU have come from my visits to the athletic department.

Thanks also go to all of my colleagues, friends and mentors at JCU. You know who you are – know that I really do appreciate you. I’m incred-

ibly blessed to know so many great people at John Carroll.

I must also say thank you to all those who have believed in me from the very beginning. I don’t need to mention their names here: they know who they are. Without their help, I wouldn’t have made it through Saint Ignatius, let alone gotten into JCU. One last thank you also goes to my parents. They have been in my corner since day one, and have always believed in my abilities. I’ll never be able to repay them for all they’ve done.

But while I can’t repay everyone who has helped me reach this point in my journey, I can pay it forward.

I hope to do this by mentoring my younger colleagues and helping others move ahead.

If I am able to do this, I will have succeeded in my job as Managing Editor.

Contact Joe Ginley at jginley16@jcu.edu

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Goodness Gracious:

Grace Kaucic Editorial & Op/Ed Editor

Last week, I went to a leadership training seminar that focused on identifying and understanding different leadership styles. Barf, right?

I mean, how many of these things are there? At least a thousand – maybe more. I can’t be sure. Anyways, I went into this seminar expecting it to be the same old song and dance that I’ve seen countless times before. Surprisingly, I came out of it inspired to write my next column.

Before you run away, I promise this isn’t a shameless plug for leadership or personality seminars and all the wonders they hold (I still stand by my previous theory that once you’ve been to one, you’ve been to them all).

Rather, I’d like to briefly explore some of the common misconceptions people make about leadership and, more specifically, what constitutes strength in my book.

Now, everyone knows that there are a handful of different personality types. When it comes to books or seminars or programs, personalities are identified by names, colors, animals, symbols – pretty much anything you can think of. The one I went to last week divided us up by four animals: eagles, bluebirds, bunnies and fish. Anyone who knows me personally could easily guess which category I fall into, but for those who don’t, I am a bunny. This means I’m cute and bouncy and hungry and whatever other qualities bunnies typically have.

Actually, all jokes aside, “bunnies” are generally identified as the team players – the ones who thrive in group settings and strive to promote harmony. We are often characterized by our tendency to avoid conflict like the plague which, speaking for myself, is absolutely true. However, many others view us as weak and unable to take a stand for ourselves or get what we really want. That’s where my real issue lies.

It’s true that I avoid confrontation whenever I can. I’m definitely not the loudest voice in any group, as my family can surely attest to. However, my question is, when did being loud or confrontational become the definition of strength? Yes, being loud is considered an intimidation method, and oftentimes intimidation can force

Wanna fight? a person to back down. However, I’ve found that battles are best won when tackled from a calm and rational angle. Sure, fighting with all the pomp and circumstance that you can muster up will definitely draw a lot of attention to you and perhaps gain support from others, but it’s also an easy way to burn bridges. A fiery temper can only do so much before it becomes harmful to you and others.

More importantly, not every battle needs to be fought. A good rule of thumb I continue to embrace is that if the issue at hand doesn’t involve you directly and personally, stay the heck out of it. Seriously. Don’t touch it with a 10-foot pole. I don’t claim to be perfect and there have been many times when I’ve jumped headfirst into someone else’s mess. The result?

More miscommunication, more hurt feelings and overall, a much bigger mess to clean up. I’ve also learned that sometimes it’s best to sidestep a battle even if it does involve you.

I’m not saying you should let other people walk all over you, but sometimes it’s just best to let the small things go without a fight for the sake of maintaining peace and harmony.

I suppose I can understand why doing such a thing would appear weak to some. After all, forfeiting means losing, and losers are weak, right? Wrong. In my eyes, the strongest people are those who can accept some losses as an inevitable part of life and also know how to defend what is important to them without completely wreaking havoc around them.

That being said, there are times when it is essential for you to stand your own in a battle. You have every right to defend what you believe, and if someone is threatening you in a way that can’t be ignored, then you should absolutely stand up for yourself. However, there is a smart way to do so that will earn the respect of others. Everyone always preaches about putting yourself in another person’s shoes before you judge them, and although it’s super cliché, it’s also pretty wise. Being considerate of someone’s situation can make all the difference when it comes to resolving conflict.

So, when it’s all said and done, I’m pretty proud to be a bunny. When it comes to conflict, just remember that us bunnies do know how to hold our own and we may just have a thing or two up our sleeves. If you think you can just step all over us, think again. Bunnies out.

Contact Grace Kaucic at gkaucic15@jcu.edu

April 3, 2014

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Tim Johnson Editorial & Op/Ed Editor I was diagnosed with senioritis as a freshman. I’m not quite sure how I contracted the bug, but I wasn’t able to recognize the symptoms inside me until my junior year.

Now, premature as it still is, I’m battling a full-blown infection. The amount of “sick days” I’ve called in to the Office of Productivity continues to grow.

Some days, I’ll fully recognize the mountain of homework waiting to be completed and all I can bring myself to do is worry about how little of it I’ve accomplished. Then, exhausted from my worrying, I resign myself to sleep, having accomplished nothing demonstrable whatsoever. The worst part about avoiding your work is that it doesn’t go away. Hiding from it doesn’t solve the problem, it adds to the very issue you were avoiding in the first place.

It’s a sad routine, and college students know it all too well. Between heavy homework assignments and the dread of impending finals growing every day, students tend to feel more deflated and less motivated as spring rolls around. Those concerns, coupled with personal relationships and extracurriculars, is enough to make any student’s head spin. So it’s very easy to see how we, as

students, fall into a less-than-stellar academic routine this late into the semester.

If you’re feeling the same symptoms as me, don’t despair. The cure to late-semester lethargy is much more simplistic than you might think.

It’s no secret that everybody needs motivation. Without it, even the most capable people don’t end up accomplishing anything. Identifying your own form of motivation is the first and most important piece in pushing through any senioritis symptoms that might be creeping in. Whether it’s a countdown to summer or the satisfying feeling of finishing an assignment that you’ve been putting all your time into, focus on that motivation.

After finding your motivation, apply it to all of your work. Let’s face it, nobody enjoys taking classes to meet core requirements. I can safely say that I would not miss math class if the core didn’t insist that I take it. In fact, I’d be thrilled if I could strike that requirement. But, if you focus on what’s driving you to get through, even your version of math class won’t seem so bad.

The strange thing about motivation is that it can change the way you view the work you do. Assignments you formerly viewed as painful tasks become less stressful and, I dare say, can actually be enjoyable. With motivation and goals in mind, the drudgery of school work disappears.

As finals approach and the sweet release of summer follows closely behind, I’m feeling a lot less under the weather these days. It seems as if I’ve found my motivation. Whether you blame it on the increasing temperature (it’s about time) or the decreasing number of classes left to attend for the semester, I’ve found my antibiotics. I’m finding that proper motivation can change your perspective and cure your senioritis symptoms.

So, as the warm weather starts begging you to go outside when you should be studying, don’t dote on your current assignments and lose faith that you’ll get them done. If you choose that, you’ll ensure that you meet your expectations.

Reinvigorate your inner bookworm by focusing on what lies ahead. When you’re stuck in a rut, remind yourself of your motivation and keep working hard. The relentless grind of classes and studies will feel like less of a grind.

With this attitude guiding me, I find myself getting excited about finishing my homework. It sounds strange, I know, but as I get closer to finishing my work, I also know that I’m getting closer to whatever was motivating me in the first place.

So, even though I’ve still got senioritis, I think I’ve found my remedy. Simply, if you learn to whistle while you work, before you know it, nothing will feel like work at all.

Contact Tim Johnson at tjohnson15@jcu.edu

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CLASSIFIEDS For Rent BEST RENT AVAILABLE!!! Duplex UP and DN. Warrensville Ctr. Rd. Ea. Floor 3 bedrooms, 2.5 updated bathrooms, large closests. Completely remodeled hardwood and carpet floors, living, dining, and sunroom.

Central air, drier in basement, 2 car garage. $1200 + S. Dep. schedule a personal tour today. 216-932-5555.

Beat the rush!! Three bedroom, single family home, modern kitchen with stove, fridge, dishwasher, modern bath, dining room, living room, washer and dryer, finished attic, hardwood floors, new paint, two car garage, patio, fenced yard. Walking distance to JCU. 3941 Washington Blvd. University Heights, Ohio.

Call 216-276-3583 or 440-526-1723.

FOR RENT: 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath house on Colony Road in South Euclid available June 1st. Rent is $400 per month, per person and tenants pay all utilities. Call or text Jeff at 216.496.4279 with any ques-

Beautifully Renovated 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 2-story brick colonial home on quiet street. Detached 2-car garage.

Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer, dryer included. Hardwood floors in living room, formal dining room, and bedrooms. Large Kitchen. Full basement with laundry. One month security deposit. Utilities not included. Secure now for June 1st for 14/15 school year. $1300/ 4br- Nice home for rent. **Great for Students** Call 216-347-0795.

2 BR/ 1 BA, 2nd floor unit of a duplex along Cedar Rd near Whole Foods area.

Includes washer, dryer, refrigerator, car garage and basement storage. Close to campus and owned by a professor. $700 + one month deposit. Tenant pays electric and gas. Call Rollie at 216-233Remodeled house less than 1/4 mile 5795 or email at creamtop@aol.com. to campus. Updated kitchen, bathrooms and appliances. Text 216832-3269 for complete details.

Very clean, well maintained, large 2-family home. One unit available.

3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, living and dining room, kitchen with appliances included, dishwasher, central air, washer and dryer. Large finished basement. Ideal location. Approximately 1 mile from campus. 216-536-4148.

Two rooms for rent. Walk to JCU. Appliances and utilities included with some furniture. $400 per person, per month. Call 440-241-8657.

4 BR/ 1.5 BA, Single home with carport, hardwood floor and all amenities included. Located in Cleveland Heights. 5 min. drive to JCU. $1250 + one month deposit. Tenant pays all utilities. Call Rollie at 216-2332 or 3 bedroom. Walk to JCU. Updat- 5795 or email at creamtop@aol.com. ed and spacious. Call 440-241-8657. Duplex for rent. Spacious & well-

Brockway Properties: Voted #1 off campus housing by JCU students! Go to brockwayproperties. com. To see all our available properties or call Michael at 330-388-7798.

4 BR, 3 BA Newly Renovated House Adjacent to Campus (Meadowbrook, right behind Gesu). Large bedrooms, Dishwasher, Washer/ dryer. Local owner who responds quickly. $1580/mos. 216-551-0197.

2br./1ba 1st floor unit of duplex on Warrensville Rd. Includes washer/ dryer/refrigerator/ac and 1 car garage with patio. Tenant pays gas and electric. Call Timmy @ 216-212-9025.

maintained. Each unit has 3 bdrms, 1 ½ bath. Ÿ mile from JCU. Call JCU alumni @ 440-336-2437.

4 bedroom, 2.5 bath house for rent in University Hts on Loyola Road.

Rent is $1400 a month for more information please call (216)382-7689

Help Wanted

Local landscaping company looking for spring and summer help. Must be hardworking and reliable. Flexible schedules avaiable. Call Mike 440-446-9105.

Home City Ice Co., Walton Hills, Ohio hiring for summer route delivery drivers. Excellent summer job, great pay. Return every summer to your position. Apply online at: www.homecityice.com Cleveland division, or call: 800-376-5388.

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