September 11, 2014

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Vol. 91, No. 1

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Inside this issue:

John Carroll through the eyes of the Rev. Robert Niehoff, S.J.

Photo courtesy of Rev. Bernie McAniff

Remembering Pat and Adam, p.3

Resident Assistants look on as the Rev. Robert Niehoff, S.J. unveils the newly renovated Murphy Hall.

Computer system switch-over, p.3

Alexandra Higl Joe Ginley The Carroll News

Student aid, action on sexual assaults and future residence hall renovations are topics the Rev. Robert Niehoff will focus on as he enters his tenth year as president this fall with the promise that his appointment is secure through the end of 2020.

Niehoff discussed these issues among others last week in an interview with editors of The Carroll News.

According to Niehoff, his contract renewal gives him an opportunity to bring the Forever Carroll Campaign home.

“My ultimate goal is to leave John Carroll better than I found it,” Niehoff said.

Forever Carroll Campaign expected to impact students in near future Photo by Morgan Osheka

JCU Dance Team kick-starts season, p. 7

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Since the Forever Carroll Campaign first launched, alumni and donors have pledged just under $77 million. According to Niehoff, most of that money will go towards student aid. “We found out early on that everyone wants to support the students, which is something we didn’t expect,” Niehoff said. “The income will be spent over time to support students forever.”

Additionally, the John Carroll community can expect to see changes within the next few years. “We received a significant gift to support the new sports studies academic program,” said Niehoff. “The support of the program will not only allow us to hire more faculty in this area, but provide additional resources for students.”

Niehoff noted that one of the goals of the campaign is to use donor funds to create more paid internships for students.

“We are already doing more than we did last year, and the goal is to continue to provide more of those opportunities.”

Title IX: John Carroll tweaks action plan

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In lieu of the new requirements implemented by the federal government within the past few months, John Carroll University has updated their process of reporting, monitoring and reacting to sexual assaults on campus. “The federal government has changed its requirements multiple times with the

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last year,” said Niehoff. “Every few weeks, we get another letter with another demand.”

This past summer, the University updated the student handbook in order to meet the new requirements. Currently, JCU is in the process of hiring a Title IX Coordinator.

“It’s not a new position,” Niehoff clarified. “It was a function mandated by Title IX when the law passed in the ‘70s. However, because of the significance of the new regulation and because of our need to ensure that the processes are fair and that we’re complying with both our moral and legal obligations to do everything we can to keep our students safe, we’re hiring an individual that should be officially announced within the next few weeks.”

Niehoff explained the Title IX Coordinator will have the experience and ability to monitor what the university is doing in terms of Title IX. “It’s my belief John Carroll has always been responsive [in terms of sexual assault on campus]. Now the question is how quickly we can respond. That’s always a challenge.”

Service According to Niehoff, one of the most important characteristics that sets John Carroll apart from other institutions is students’ initiative to serve in the community.

“Since I first started at John Carroll, service is radically different,” said Niehoff. “We were doing service before I arrived, but we were not engaged at the level we are now.”

Niehoff remarked about how many people in the community are impressed with JCU’s commitment to service. “When I go around town, it’s something I constantly hear about,” said Niehoff. “I hear about our students who are working with Catholic charities, government officials, foundations and third party individuals.”

Transforming the “Dirty Murph” Freshmen students have populated the rooms of Murphy Hall for much of its existence. As the residence hall aged, first-year students bestowed the building with the famous nickname, “The Dirty Murph.”

Just over two years ago, Niehoff announced that the dormitory would be renovated. This summer, the project was completed.

Built in 1964, Murphy Hall was due for a makeover.

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Campus Briefs 13 Hands de-stress fest

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Late Night at Carroll presents an evening of relaxation. Grammy nominee and national yoga instructor Dalien “13 Hands” will be holding a yoga class.

This event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 10 p.m. in the Jardine Room.

Refreshments will be served, as well as a chance to win a yoga starter kit.

Bring a yoga mat or towel and wear comfortable clothing.

For more information, email mdodds17@ gmail.com

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his performance.

In December, he received chemotherapy treatment from the Roswell Asst. Campus Editor Park Cancer Institute located in his hometown of Buffalo. As time went John Carroll University suffered two losses over the summer: on, the cancer became more aggressive and attacked his lungs. sophomore Patrick Waldron and freshman Adam Shergalis.

He was in and out of the Intensive Care Unit with respiratory failure. He could not attend the Rhapsody Blue spring concert, but was on Patrick Waldron Skype during the performance so that he could view his fellow singers.

The Rev. Bernie McAniff said that when he went to visit Waldron in Buffalo, even though he had been through treatment, Waldron was still hospitable and asked McAniff if he would like a drink and got it for him.

Waldron passed away on May 19, 2014. A prayer service was held on campus in the St. Francis Chapel on May 21 in his memory, where 115 people attended and members of Rhapsody Blue sang. His funeral was held in Buffalo at St. Gregory the Great church, where there was standing room only. One hundred John Carroll students took a bus to the church and joined the others in attendance, bringing the total close to 900 people.

At the mass, they played “Let It Be” and the church was in tears.

Waldron was described by his friends and professors as being smiley, outgoing and having tremendous faith.

Sciarappa said, “He could laugh in the face of hardship, and knew that his reality of fighting cancer could bring people closer to God.” There will be a memorial mass for him on campus in the St. Francis Chapel on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 4:30 p.m.

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Adam Shergalis

Pajama party A pajama party will be held on Friday, Sept. 12, in the LSC Conference Room from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m.

The party includes movies, snacks, video games, henna tattoos, hair braiding and fort building. There will also be a competition to see who has the best pajamas.

The event will be hosted by the Office of Residence Life.

Call 216-397-4408 for more information.

Dave & Busters off-campus event This Saturday, Sept. 13, there will be a trip to Dave & Busters in Westlake.

A deposit of $20 will hold a spot for you to attend. This deposit will be refunded to each student on Saturday, Sept. 13. You can sign up in the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness in Murphy Hall.

Sign-ups will be held on Monday, Sept. 8 from 3-5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept.

10 from 9-12 a.m. and Thursday, Sept. 11 from 1-3 p.m.

Students will receive food buffet access and a game card.

The bus leaves from Washington Drive behind Murphy Hall at 8:30 p.m on Saturday and will return to campus at midnight.

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Photo courtesy of the Rev. Bernie McAniff, S.J.

Patrick Waldron participated in golf and Rhapsody Blue at John Carroll University.

Patrick Waldron was a son to his mother, Julie, and brother to his sister, Maddie. Hailing from Williamsville, New York (outside of Buffalo), he attended St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, where he was a member of the golf team. Through his involvement with this sport, he met his future college roommate, junior Nick Boccio. Their friendship blossomed throughout high school. After speaking with the JCU golf coach, both young men decided to attend John Carroll.

Waldron would later represent John Carroll at the OAC golf championships.

“As a person, Pat was the first one to make anyone feel important,” Boccio said. “As a friend, he would do anything he could to help out. As a roommate he was a slob, but I would trade living in a mess to have him back. It’s a shame that people only got to know him for one year.”

Waldron was a resident of Pacelli Hall, where he could be found hitting ping pong balls into a cup and starting a mini-golf game with his floor-mates.

After his Resident Assistant, alum Nick Sciarappa, taught him how to play the ukulele, he could also be found singing “Let It Be”

by The Beatles, strumming while walking into random dorm rooms.

Waldron was extremely involved on campus as a Student Union senate member, a member of the golf team, a volunteer at a juvenile detention center through the Carroll Ballers program and a member of Rhapsody Blue. In his free time, he also enjoyed sailing.

Waldron became sick with what the doctors thought was just pneumonia early in the fall of 2013. In October, Vice President for University and Identity Edward Peck had seen Waldron in class and noticed a pattern of prolonged sickness. He escorted him to the health center on campus, and later to the hospital. It was there that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. His fellow Rhapsody Blue member, Sciarappa, came to visit him as soon as he heard. When he asked Waldron if he could tell people about his condition, Waldron responded, “Only if you tell them to pray for me.”

Later, through the Twitter account @JCUcompliments, Sciarappa tweeted “#JCUprayforpat.” The response to the tweet was overwhelming.

People who didn’t even know Waldron, began tweeting #JCUpatstrong.

After being diagnosed at the Cleveland Clinic, Waldron still came back to campus for the Rhapsody Blue fall concert, where he sang solo the song “Let It Be.” He received a standing ovation for

Campus Safety Log

August 27, 2014 Reported missing computer monitor from the Boler School of Business at 3:29 p.m.

September 1, 2014 Intoxicated student passed out in Murphy Hall 1st floor East wing at 1:27 a.m.

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

For more information, contact x1615.

Photo courtesy of the Rev. Bernie McAniff

Adam Shergalis was a commuter student who was involved in Autism Speaks at JCU. Adam Shergalis was a commuter student from Bainbridge, OH. He was the son of Jan and Howard, and brother to his sister, Andrea. He graduated from Kenston High School, and was a member of the Fellowship Bible Church as an Evangelical Christian.

He participated in John Carroll’s chapter of Autism Speaks.

When he wasn’t at John Carroll, he was very busy at Training Grounds Cross-Fit Gym in his hometown, where he worked out and acted as a trainer for other gym members. He would attend the gym every day for hours, and the gym was where he was headed on Sunday, June 1, the day of his accident.

Shergalis was riding his motorcycle to Cross-Fit Gym when he got into an accident with a car at the intersection of Route 422 westbound entrance ramp and Chillicothe Road. He was thrown from the motorcycle and passed away soon after from internal injuries.

His girlfriend, sophomore Kelsie Doran, had known Shergalis since elementary school, as she grew up in Auburn, a city ten minutes away from Bainbridge. Both attended Kenston High School, and began dating during their junior year. “Adam was the kind of person who had no bad words to say about anyone,” Doran said. “He was courteous, and wanted everyone to be as happy as he was.”

See STUDENTS REMEMBERED, p. 3

UHPD Crime Blotter

August 31, 2014 A woman reported her purse was stolen from a house party on Warrensville Center Road around 2 a.m.

A recently-fired employee of Dave’s Cosmic Subs on John Carroll Boulevard admitted to adding fraudulent charges to the restaurant’s credit card transactions at 4:31 p.m.

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

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Transition from Blackboard to Canvas begins Haley Turner Staff Reporter

Students and faculty alike have been talking about the current switchover from the familiar Blackboard system to Canvas, a new learning management system being introduced this semester. The 2014-2015 school year will be used as a transition period for the change in systems. Some classes will be displayed on Canvas while others remain in Blackboard, depending upon the teacher.

Jim Burke, Associate Chief Information Officer at John Carroll, spearheaded the committee that decided to change to Canvas. After exploring six total options, Burke is confident that Canvas will best serve the university.

“Canvas is a new system which has been built to easily integrate with social media,” said Burke. “This makes it easier for students to integrate the learning management system into their daily lives. Canvas is more intuitive than Blackboard and easily integrates with many other systems to provide a collaborative learning experience.”

Brent Brossman, associate professor in the Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theatre Arts,

President discusses changes on campus From NIEHOFF, p. 1

“The Murphy renovation is something we worked on for years,” Niehoff said. “The planning of it to get it done in 14 months, all those things, that’s a big deal. And we’re very pleased with the outcome. Our goal over time is to do something with the other more senior – time and service/older – residence halls. But nothing will be as comprehensive as Murphy.”

Don’t expect any other halls to receive complete makeovers any time soon, as Murphy will serve as the premier upperclassmen residence hall on campus.

“As you can appreciate, given all the planning and cost of Murphy, we won’t be doing anything nearly like that for quite a while,” Niehoff said. “I’m delighted that it’s done and that it enhanced our campus. “[Other halls] don’t need it at the level Murphy needed it, and they aren’t of the scale. We may choose some year to take Pacelli, for example, offline for the year. I’m not sure we would have to do that, because much of what we need to do we would do in a summer. Whereas with Murphy, it was unrealistic to think you could do half of it and take half of it out for a year,” Niehoff continued. “One of the smaller halls we might be able to do that – a side type of thing. Because we do want to do all those same things. We do want to upgrade the electric and heating and ventilating of systems and the quality.”

Under construction Murphy Hall might be complete, but the rest of the construction projects on campus are still underway.

As students have noticed upon their return to campus, yellow caution tape and construction materials can be found all across campus.

Niehoff didn’t hide his disappointment with this reality.

“One of the things that irritated me as we start this school year is all the construction. The construction that’s happening on the outside of the Administration Building was something we couldn’t really plan for because of the level of leaks after the huge August rainstorm,” Niehoff explained. “We got something like three inches in an hour. People around town have basements that leak and standing water and all of that.

So this piece, we had to do it because of the significance of the leaks. The Dolan project should’ve been finished. The campus ministry steps should’ve been finished. Murphy was finished and we needed that to happen.”

There has plenty to celebrate this fall, but as Niehoff noted, the construction puts a damper on the celebratory mood.

“It’s not my intention for campus to be a construction site as we start school. And I worry that there are piles of dirt by Dolan. And I get the sense that the construction things are not finished. And I don’t know what more is going to need to be done or what the impacts of that are going to be. But it certainly was not my hope. We wanted to be celebrating Murphy and to be celebrating our great freshman class.”

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was a member of the committee headed by Burke and he admitted it was a unanimous decision, with all 19 members agreeing to switch to Canvas.

“When communicating with other universities that had made the switch from Blackboard to Canvas, there went from being about a 50 percent usage rate from professors to over 80 percent,” Brossman said.

According to Brossman, the main goal of making a change in learning management systems was to “maximize student educational experience and faculty usage.”

Brossman also emphasized the need for assessments and how Canvas was a great tool for this.

“In order to meet the departmental learning goals that have been outlined in the various syllabi, it’s important to conduct more assessments and Canvas has additional tools for rubrics to help with this.”

This does not mean giving students more grades, but rather evaluating whether or not they are learning what is outlined in the syllabi. With the switchover being a brand-new phenomenon to every student, inevitable frustration arose.

Senior Tracy Gibson expressed her frustration with the switchover in her final year at John Carroll. “I feel very overwhelmed with Canvas,” she said. “It’s really hard as

From STUDENTS REMEMBERED, p. 2

a senior because we’re graduating before all the teachers switch over so we’re sort of just stuck in the middle.”

Sophomore Stephen Leous agreed. “I just don’t see why we needed the switch. Blackboard worked just fine in my opinion.”

Junior Frankie Caponi had a more optimistic opinion about the transition. “From what I’ve heard, Canvas is a better system overall. Of course, it’s confusing with some teachers still using Blackboard, but I think it will be better for John Carroll in the long run.”

Whether you are confused, annoyed, or excited about the new change in learning management systems, there are many resources available to help ease students and faculty alike through this year-long transition.

“Canvas has a robust online help center populated with many articles and videos to help students and faculty to learn the system,” said Burke.

E d i t o r ’s n o t e : Yo u c a n f i n d t h e h e l p c e n t e r here: https://help.instructure.com/home. The Center for Digital Media (CDM), a division of JCU ITS, is offering in-person orientation sessions for students who would like assistance learning how to use Canvas. You can find the schedule for these sessions on the CDM website: http://sites.jcu.edu/cdm/.”

Shergalis could make everyday situations fun. He would wear gym shorts, a T-shirt, and a bathrobe to the store because that is what he wanted to do, even if it was freezing outside. He enjoyed talking with other people on campus and could talk to anyone for an extended period of time. He once talked to a cashier in a store for 45 minutes.

“He had the same amount of respect when talking to someone homeless on the street or a CEO of a large company. He could change people’s lives everywhere he went,” Doran said about his sociability.

McAniff told a story of when Shergalis was riding his motorcycle in Downtown Cleveland, he stopped at a gas station and saw a fellow motorcyclist there. They began talking and Shergalis ended up following the cyclist to a park where he met a whole motorcycle gang. He went to shake the leader’s hand, but was rejected because he hadn’t been initiated. He took the steps and was able to shake the leader’s hand before he left.

About a week before he died, Shergalis was talking to Doran when she was feeling down. “He told me to live each day like it was my last,” said Doran. “He told me that if he died tomorrow, he would be a happy man.” She said that every day with him was an adventure and she can rest easy knowing that he lived better in his short time than some people who have made it to their seventies.

The funeral took place at the Fellowship Bible Church in Bainbridge, Ohio.

There will be a prayer service in his memory on Sunday, Sept.

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‘Yik Yak’ app hits JCU Mary Frances McGowan Campus Editor

Photo courtesy of articles.philly.com

A new social media craze has taken the John Carroll University social-scene by storm. Yik Yak, the infamous “anonymous sharing” site geared towards college students, has both entertained and disgusted JCU students since gaining popularity this fall.

According to Yik Yak’s profile on iTunes, the creators of Yik Yak intended to create a “local bulletin board” for communities to create and view posts within a 10-mile radius of their smartphone. Users of the app can communicate anonymously by “voting or downvoting” for “yaks” that they feel strongly about. This pseudo-sense of security has made many JCU students a bit more liberal with their social media consciences, pushing comments and messages that would normally go untold into the open.

Although some “yaks” are playful commentaries on college life, generally, common themes presented by the JCU community on Yik Yak include topics of questionable propriety. Areas of discussion include but are not limited to bowel movements, sexual activity and illegal or lewd behavior.

For upperclassmen at JCU, this nascent social network was a virtually non-existent part of social-life in years past. Consequently, some older students attribute the spike in Yik Yak’s usage to the freshman class.

“Anonymity breeds boldness. Yik Yak is another way that social media provides a shield for real human interaction and lessens accountability,” said senior Claire Grega. “Many of the comments are incredibly objectifying of minorities, especially women, which is not a culture that we should be supporting at our school, especially with the future of our school, the freshman class.”

Freshmen Sarah Cullo and Lea Breedlove disprove of Yik Yak, despite its popularity amongst their age group. “Yik Yak is awful,” said Cullo. “The lack of accountability gives people license to be terrible people.” Breedlove agreed, saying “[Yik Yak] is basically talking badly about other people, hooking up and cafeteria food.”

Although the younger generation of JCU appears to use the app frequently, it would be unrealistic to assume that other age groups don’t utilize Yik Yak. “I like Yik Yak a lot. It’s really entertaining, and I check it all the time,” said sophomore Alex Bremer. Fellow sophomore Abby Posadini disagreed. “Some yaks give a lot of negative images about our campus, but some are funny and legitimately make me laugh out loud.”

With the campus buzzing with either the humor or shock that Photo by Peggy Turbett The Rev. Robert Niehoff, S.J. said the Mass of the Yik Yak can bring, it’s safe to say that neither yikking nor yakking Holy Spirit at the Church of the Gesu last Tuesday. is going to end in the near future.

Campus Calendar : Sept. 11 - Sept. 17

Thursday

SUPB Culture Event Step Africa from 9 to 10 p.m.

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Friday

Student Involvement Fair from 3 to 5 p.m. in the IM Gym.

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Monday

Dalien 13 Hands Yoga Inner Fraternity council JCU men’s golf OAC in Jardine Room from recruitment and open Fall Invitational at Alliance Country Club in 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. house.

Alliance, Ohio, all-day event.

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Tuesday

JCU men’s soccer vs.

Case Western Reserve University on Hamlin Quad at 7 p.m.

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Wednesday

JCU volleyball vs. Case Western Reserve University at CWRU in Cleveland, Ohio at 7 p.m.

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Faculty transition to new roles and restructured departments Madeline Smanik

Campus Editor Students at John Carroll University will be seeing quite a few new faces this fall—and they won’t just be fellow students. The University has hired several new faculty members who will begin their term this academic year.

Many JCU professors retired last spring, leaving various positions open. Over the 2013-2014 academic year, faculty retired from seven different departments. Carl Spitznagel and David Stenson, both mathematics professors, were two of the faculty members who retired.

Spitznagel worked at JCU for 42 years. According to Spitznagel, teaching has evolved since he began in 1972. “While it has been a challenge to keep up with changing technology and learning styles, these challenges have also helped to keep teaching from becoming a stale activity that is simply repeated over and over.”

Other retirees included theology and religious studies professors John Spencer and Thomas Schubeck, S.J.; classical and modern languages and cultures professors Antonio Perez-Romero and Thomas Nevin; finance professor LeRoy Brooks; history professor Robert Kolesar; communications professor Joseph Miller; and English professor Thomas Hayes.

As a result, the University was left with many vacant positions to fill.

Associate Academic Vice President Jim Krukones explained that each department seeking to fill a vacant position must submit a request to one of the deans. The deans then decide which positions need to be filled first.

“Sometimes the request to hire a tenure-track faculty member is temporarily put on hold, and permission is granted to hire a visitor instead,” said Krukones. Then the deans send their decisions to the Provost and Academic Vice President, and from there to the President of the University.

According to Krukones, “Once permission to hire is granted to a department, a search committee within that department is formed.”

JCU issued several press releases this past summer informing the JCU community of new additions to the faculty.

One of these new faculty members is Rodney Hessinger, who joins the University as Associate Dean of the humanities. Hessinger previously worked at Hiram College as Associate Dean and professor of history for 14 years. “When I saw that JCU was looking for someone to lead the Humanities division, it seemed like a natural fit and exciting opportunity for me,” said Hessinger.

Since beginning at JCU, the campus has already left an impression. “Because most students live on campus,” he said, “there is a tremendous energy here.”

In addition to the new hires, several positions were created.

Terry Mills will be the University’s first Assistant Provost for Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer. During The Carroll News’ weekly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 4, the Rev. Robert Niehoff explained his aspiration for JCU to become a more diverse community, as well as his excitement to have Mills at JCU. “If I could do one thing to change John Carroll, I would make it more diverse,” Niehoff said.

Pamela Mason, associate professor of political science, recently became associate dean of social sciences, education and global studies. Mason said that she was honored to be given this position.

As associate dean, Mason said she looks forward to “working with faculty and departments across the University to advance the liberal arts.”

Several visiting assistant professors have joined the University, including Joseph Consiglio and Christopher Lin in mathematics, and Kristen Tobey in theology and religious studies.

New assistant professors include Sokchea Lim in economics and Kristen Ehrhardt in classical and modern languages and cultures. Both instructors were previously visiting professors, and now hold tenure-track positions.

Assistant professors who are new to the University are Feng Zhan in finance, Marcus Gallo in history and Elle Wu in management, marketing and logistics. Wu, assistant professor of marketing, comes to John Carroll from the University of Wisconsin-Steven’s Point, where she taught for two years. “Everyone [at JCU] is extremely friendly,” Wu said. Wu encourages undergraduate students to use their summers to gain professional work experience through internships. “Use that time to really find out what you want to do,” she added.

The Boler School of Business also gained William B. Elliott, who is the Edward J. and Louise E. Mellen Chair in finance.

However, professors are not the only new additions. Jaleh Fazelian has joined the Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center as the head of research learning and information. According to Fazelian, she likes that “JCU is a small campus with a focus on service.” Additionally, she is looking forward to getting to know the students and faculty at JCU. “It helps me help you,” she added.

The Center for Service and Social Action welcomes a new director this semester, Katherine Feely, and the department of counseling gained Martina Moore as a visiting instructor.

In the spring of 2015, James Watling will join the JCU community as assistant professor of biology, and Coburn professor of environmental science.

Despite the departure and subsequent influx of faculty members, the professors and staff are handling it well so far. According to Krukones, “Faculty, as well as the other members of the University community, are good about dealing with changes, especially when they can see the benefit that will come of them down the road.”

Construction continues around and throughout John Carroll University’s campus

Photo by Anne Brennan

A safety sign is set up between O’Malley Center and the Administration building.

Photo by Anne Brennan

Small blockades and construction tape can be seen in front of Dolan Center for Science and Technology.

Former dean Jeanne Colleran appointed new provost and academic vice president Karly Kovac

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Candidates from all over the country were considered for the position of provost and academic vice president, but the position ultimately went to one of John Carroll University’s own.

Jeanne Colleran, the new provost and academic vice president of JCU, is a 1976 graduate of Carroll and has worked at the University since her appointment as a visiting professor in the English department in 1987.

“After graduating, my other choice was to teach at large, public universities. However, I was more drawn to come back to a small college with primarily an undergraduate populationand to a Jesuit college,” said Colleran. “I like it here and if I hadn’t gone to John Carroll, I wouldn’t have had any of the opportunities that I have now.”

The focus of Colleran’s work is on integrating the student learning experience, prioritizing academic programming budgets and implementing the Higher Learning Commission report. She is the first woman to hold the position at JCU. “The provost position should help to integrate conversations around mission, diversity, student and academic affairs—as all of those are a part of the student experience here,” she said.

Colleran has worn many hats in her time at JCU, holding positions including the chair of the English department and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

“They are administrative roles that, in part, help you to prepare for another administrative role,” noted Colleran.

“Some things are in common, a lot of things are new that I am learning to do—but the common thread for me is knowing the John Carroll community very well from all of these years.”

In her time as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Colleran worked to establish new core curriculum around health and globalization.

“They’re getting ready for what they want to do in life, but all along the way, to be asking the bigger questions—thinking about the answers. It’s about being able to inspect their own presumptions and assumptions and take responsibility for those opinions and how they play out in the world,” she said.

Colleran seeks to put students into learning situations with difficult and intellectually daunting tasks, in an attempt to challenge them academically.

“I had very good teachers and they didn’t put up with sloppy writing,” noted Colleran about her John Carroll education. “The teachers didn’t put up with cliché…If you are in an intellectual dead end, then you are going to be at an ethical and moral dead end.”

Colleran specializes in political theater, contemporary fiction as well as Irish and South African literature. Her passion for global efforts has driven her work with fellow faculty to enable greater student networking opportunities abroad.

Some of the global opportunities Colleran has spearheaded an Mayo Society scholarship in Ireland, JCU student study abroad in China and exchange programs of faculty in Vietnam. Her scope of community is not only on the global stage, but is also centered on the local area.

Colleran said, “I want to be more present in the larger Cleveland community and the communities where our alums are. I want to be able to go out and tell the good news about John Carroll and about our students.”

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An integral part of her focus in Cleveland is opening up internship availability for JCU students. Recently, she worked to help the University receive the Great Lakes Internship Grant, giving 38 students opportunities to have paid internships in the Cleveland health field.

As a whole, Colleran seeks to guide students through the mission of the University.

“John Carroll has always done something exceptional in its support for students,” she said. “ It’s not a quantifiable thing necessarily—it’s ethos. We have been recognized for that—being particularly good teachers. But, until you get to know this institution well, you may not know as deeply what the commitment is to student learning.”

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Sweet Carrollines steal the spotlight during National Anthem Last Saturday, Sept. 6, John Carroll’s one and only female a cappella group, the Sweet Carrollines, performed the National Anthem at the Cleveland Indians game. View their performance on YouTube!

“We sang very well, bonded as a group and enjoyed a great night of

baseball and fireworks. I definitely want to get more opportunities like this for our group,” said President, senior Rachel Distler.

Katherine Oltmanns Life & Entertainment Editor One of my least favorite phrases to hear is “do you know what I mean?”

Nine times out of 10, I actually don’t know what the person is talking about.

There’s usually more than one reason for that, too.

AKA I don’t pay attention.

When someone asks me if I know what they mean, I usually feel obligated to say “yes.”

But a few weeks ago, I moved back on campus and my mom, who graduated from John Carroll in 1976, wanted to see what our campus looks like now.

She knew there were some changes made within the last two years I have been here, and she wanted to see for herself what the campus looks like today.

After acknowleding the renovations, she said, “There’s just something about this place, you know what I mean?”

Let’s eliminate the obvious. Murphy is fully renovated, and it looks like a University Heights version of the Plaza Hotel.

We have a Starbucks on campus now.

Kind of.

The St. Ignatius Fountain makes the edge of the quad look even more spectacular in Instagram photos than it did last fall.

We also have a new floor in the Corbo room with some new equipment as well.

But my mom was talking about much more than what our campus looks like.

She clearly thought that the fountain and the new Murphy Hall were a huge improvement for JCU. I mean, any time a university gets rid of the washers that smell like urine, it’s usually considered a plus.

But I knew what my mom actually meant.

She was referring to the feeling you get when you set foot on campus and you feel like you never left.

It’s a feeling that can’t be enhanced by fountains, new Carroll Cards and apartment-style dorms.

Those things help, but it was never about the exterior.

It has always been and will always be about knowing you’re at the right school.

JCU has some key events that really bring this feeling to light.

The best part is that most of these happen right around this time of year.

One of them is the Mass of the Holy Spirit that was held at Gesu on Tuesday, which attracts such a big crowd from campus and starts off the year with a reminder as to what it means to be a part of the Jesuit tradition.

Football season is another factor.

There’s nothing like a Division I attitude at a Division III school. The support of our athletic programs, the football team in particular, has skyrocketed since my freshman year.

Greek recruitment will begin soon, which is another great opportunity for students to further immerse themselves in the community and have a new place to call their own.

Homecoming weekend is also right around the corner, which includes family, football, dances and a comedian.

By the way, a big thanks to the Student Union Programming Board for booking two comedians from my two favorite shows two years in a row: B.J. Novak from “The Office” last year, and this year, Retta from “Parks and Recreation.”

Get your money’s worth this year and take advantage of all that this school has to offer.

Go to Don Shula Stadium to see the football and soccer teams this season.

Join the Carroll Crazies.

Sign up for service.

Go on Cabbie D and don’t look back.

Go to the Student Involvement Fair tomorrow. Go to parties and audition for the play and take all the classes that you want.

There is so much to do on this campus and I promise that there is a place for everyone that enrolls here.

Combined with the close-knit community that we have, JCU can really make someone feel like they have found their second home. I know I do.

John Carroll University is the Beyoncé of the OAC. And if you disagree, you probably haven’t been here long enough to understand.

But don’t worry, give it time. You’ll know what I mean.

Contact Katherine Oltmanns at koltmanns16@jcu.edu

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The Sweet Carrollines took a quick picture before their performance at the Cleveland Indians game on Saturday, Sept. 6.

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If Men Played Cards as Women Do by George S. Kaufman If Women Worked as Men Do by Ellen Goodfellow -Sept. 16 @ 7-10, Sept. 17 @ 3-5, Sept. 19th @ 3-5 Jacques Brel is Alive and Well book by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman -Sept. 11 @ 3-5

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John Carroll University is known for spreading school spirit through academics, sports and music. Yet one of the organizations gaining momentum on campus spreads school spirit through dance.

The JCU Dance Team, a dynamic group of 16 female dancers, kicked off the year at Saturday’s football game at Don Shula Stadium.

The dance team performs at every home football and basketball game in addition to other sporting events.

They also perform off campus for the community at large.

They have previously danced at

Cleveland Cavaliers games, Cleveland Freeze professional soccer matches and multiple fundraisers.

“We are a group of high energy performers who have previous dance experience, whether from high school or competitive dance teams, who come together to promote JCU sports at games and events,” said captain, senior Amanda Santa.

“We plan to perform more than just at halftime for football games,” added Santa. “By performing three to four times more during a game, we hope to create a better game day experience for students and fans.”

The dance team is entirely student led.

“This is what sets us apart from a lot of teams and organizations

on campus,” said junior Kirsten Biddle.

“Every year, we elect a captain and she then takes charge of the team,” added Biddle. “There are then a few smaller leadership positions that help support the captain.”

“We take turns coming up with choreography,” said Santa. “We lead our own practices. We are self-run.”

Junior Christina Iafelice explained what inspires the choreography and song selections.

“I try and choreograph a dance that will work for all of us,” said Iafelice. “What’s cool is that we all really contribute and it’s not just one person.”

When asked what goals the team has for the upcoming year, junior Rachel Rheingrover added they

“want to perform to the best of our ability and to learn from each other throughout more practices.”

Freshman Alex Montesano shared her experience thus far as one of the newest members of the dance team.

“As a freshman, I was nervous to come and join,” said Montesano. “I didn’t know what to expect, but they created a welcoming environment and held a friendly and professional first practice. After only having two practices for this season, I feel that I already fit well with the team.”

“The girls have become a family. Not only has JCU been supportive of the dance team, but so has the city of Cleveland,” said Biddle.

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Biddle spoke on behalf of the dance team about their hopes for the JCU Dance Team and the athletic events in the upcoming season.

“We look forward to a successful season for all sports.”

Aside from having a Facebook page, JCU Dance Team also has Instagram (jcu_dance_team) and Twitter (@danceteam_jcu) accounts.

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Jacob Hirschmann Sports Editor

Fall and Football It’s early September, and there’s no time better in the sports world. college football and the NFL have kicked off, the MLB playoff races are in full swing and this year, we’ve even got the FIBA World Cup to satisfy your basketball needs.

While all of those sports are exciting and draw my attention, none do more than the beautiful sport of football.

I don’t know if it’s the fact that we don’t have it on every night, or if it’s the intensity of every game that’s on television-- no matter the teams. Either way, I could sit down and watch any two teams play each other, and I’m immediately hooked.

Unlike most people, the NBA and college basketball are my favorite sports to watch. But even with those sports, especially in an 82game NBA season, the games can drag on. I find myself disinterested from time to time.

That feeling has never hit me while watching football, and these last two weekends have proven the point to me: there is no better sport to watch than football.

In week one of NCAA football, Navy nearly upset Ohio State, West Virginia took Alabama to the brink, LSU managed a comeback victory over Wisconsin and the new Johnny Football emerged at Texas A&M in Kenny Hill.

In week two, we were blessed with an incredible Oregon vs. Michigan State grudge match. We saw Norte Dame destroy Michigan in the final game of a 30-year rivalry. We witnessed Virginia Tech march into a hostile Columbus against Ohio State and knock off the Buckeyes.

And even with all of that, I haven’t even grazed the surface of the excitement of the first two college football weekends, or discussed what madness the next three months are bound to bring.

Then, you have the NFL, where things are supposed to be predictable.

That is, until week one. The Bills beat the Bears in Chicago, the Jaguars took a 17-0 lead on the Eagles in Philadelphia before enduring an epic collapse, and the Panthers beat the upstart Buccaneers without their franchise quarterback, Cam Newton.

It’s beautiful. It’s unpredictable.

It’s football.

Before the season started, my prediction for the Super Bowl was the Seahawks vs. the Patriots.

Seattle kicked off week one with a stomping of the Packers, while New England lost by double-digits to the Dolphins.

Needless to say, I don’t feel too comfortable with that pick. But, that’s the beauty of it.

No matter what I picked, I probably was going to be wrong. Football is unpredictable, and that’s why we love it.

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JCU handles St. Vincent in season opener Jacob Hirschmann Sports Editor

“Defense wins championships.”

It’s a motto heard across the sports world time and time again.

A motto that the John Carroll University football program seems to believe in.

For the second year in a row, the Blue Streaks opened up the season with a shutout.

After 2013’s 41-0 trouncing of St. Norbert, JCU kicked off its 2014 campaign with a 44-0 win over St. Vincent College.

Granted, The Bearcats haven’t won a collegiate football game since 2011, but the point remains the same: the suffocating JCU defense is back.

Sophomore quarterback Jake Schaefer started the game for the Blue Streaks over the injured Mark Myers, but only lasted until midway through the first quarter when senior Wes Keller took over and rejuvenated the JCU offense.

In his first five minutes of playing time, Keller lead the Blue Streaks on three scoring drives.

Keller was blessed with a short field on Saturday, as all of his first half scoring drives started in Bearcat territory.

A 19-yard touchdown catch from last year’s leading receiver Aramis Greenwood opened the scoring for JCU with 4:21 left in the first

quarter.

After a diving interception by sophomore Reese Armstrong on St. Vincent’s following drive, Keller wasted no time. This time, he hooked up with sophomore Marshall Howell on a 36-yard touchdown pass down the seam.

Senior running back Tommy Michals added two touchdown rushes of his own in the first half to send the Blue Streaks into the break with a 28-0 lead.

While the offense did its part, the JCU defense continued to dominate.

The first half consisted of six forced punts and two interceptions that carried over into the second half.

The Bearcats continued to struggle to find any way around the different packages the Blue Streaks threw at them.

“Everyone on our defense was focused the entire game and knew what we wanted to achieve,” said Armstrong. “The leadership on our defense is second to none and I think that contributed to our success.”

The Bearcats, throughout the entire second half, trotted out three different quarterbacks to try and change the look against the JCU defense, but alas, nothing changed.

The Blue Streaks dug in deeper and managed to force five punts and a safety, all while holding St. Vincent to just nine yards of total offense in the second half.

Keller began the second half off

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Senior Wes Keller throws a first quarter touchdown to fellow senior Aramis Greenwood giving JCU a 7-0 lead. with just as much zip as he had in the first. He connected with Howell for a second time, this time for 25 yards to give JCU a 35-0 lead.

Schaefer returned soon after that to toss a touchdown of his own to junior receiver Rich Miller for the final score of the game, putting the cap on the 44-0 victory.

It was an important, confidence building win for the Blue Streaks as they head into a bye week before their Ohio Athletic Conference opener at home against Heidelberg University on Sept. 20.

“I think there is still a lot of work

that we have to on the offensive side of the ball,” said Keller. “The defense helped us out tremendously after we turned the ball over a couple times, but with the amount of penalties that we had on special teams and the turnovers [we had] on offense, I feel good about having this week off to clean up everything and be ready for a great Heidelberg team.”

JCU headed into last year’s Heidelberg game at 8-0 and with all the confidence in the world. They hope to enter the Sept. 20th game with a similar mentality.

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Blue Streaks go for clean sweep over weekend Ashley Bastock Staff Reporter

The John Carroll University volleyball team began the season in fantastic fashion.

The team now stands at 6-1 on the season after securing four wins in the Marcia French Memorial Invitational. This is the strongest start to the season that JCU volleyball has had since the 2011 season.

One thing that makes this team so promising is the depth and number of contributors that head coach Laura Rodeffer has on her team. On Friday, the team swept both Grove City College and the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford at Case Western Reserve University. The Blue

Streaks had an All-Tournament team member in the form of freshman Julianne McGervey, who averaged a team-best 3.67 kills per set and a .347 hitting percentage over the four-match tournament.

During a rally in the second set against Grove City, the Blue Streaks prevailed 25-18, 25-23, 25-15 in three straight sets. Offensively, the Blue Streaks were powered by the duo of sophomore Leah Switalski and junior Sarah Orlandi. Defense arguably sealed the win for JCU, when junior Sarah Kaminski recorded 20 digs for the match. The Blue Streaks only allowed Grove City a .047 attack percentage.

In the first set, a pair of kills by sophomore Katie Cosker helped

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Freshman Julianne McGervey spikes the ball for another point in the team’s first match against Grove City College.

push the JCU lead to eight.

Sophomores Alexa Webber and Kit O’Shaughnessy sealed the set at 25-18 with two kills.

During the second set, the Blue Streaks found themselves trailing before a pair of kills by junior Alex Ehrett knotted the set at 21. Switalski and Orlandi recorded the final points for the Blue Streaks to secure the nail-biting win, 25-23.

JCU took a 3-0 lead, demolishing Grove City, 25-15.

JCU continued the domination after their second set of the day, and easily swept Pitt-Bradford, 2511,25-17, 25-15. Freshmen Marge Carroll and Kayla Major, along with Switalski and Webber each contributed five kills a piece.

In the first set, after two straight aces from O’Shaughnessy, the Blue Streaks sat on a 15-point lead at 216. In the second set, five freshmen started for JCU lead by McGervey who converted half of her swings to kills. After jumping out to an 8-0 lead in the third set, JCU would coast and head into Saturday.

The Blue Streaks kept the momentum rolling with a win over Hiram College (25-15, 28-26, 25-18). McGervey once again led the offense while Kaminski and O’Shaughnessy recorded a combined 31 kills. After an ace from senior Jessica Kodrich that put the Blue Streaks up 13-11, they continued to dominate. Three errors by Hiram allowed Switalski to close out the set.

JCU faced adversity in the second set, as the squad rallied behind from a 19-14 deficit. McGervey tied the score at 21, and along with Switalski, they were able to secure the victory after going into extra points, 28-26.

In the third set, however, JCU never lost the lead. Kodrich recorded her third ace of the match to push the lead out to seven. The JCU defense never allowed Hiram to rally or record more than two points in a row.

To end the tournament, the Blue Streaks swept Wooster 25-19, 2624, 25-16. Five players recorded at least six kills with Orlandi’s eight leading the way.

In the first set, Wooster tied the score at 18 after two JCU errors. The trio of Ehrett, Switalski and sophomore Maddie McDowell closed out the set with a series of kills. In the second set, despite jumping out to a 10-2 lead, the Blue Streaks found themselves down 24-23.

However, after an error, an Orlandi kill and a Cosker ace, the Blue Streaks were able to pull away.

During the final set, the Blue Streaks carried their weekend momentum over to pull out the final win of the weekend.

“It’s great for our team because everyday in practice there is competition in the gym making everyone better,” said O’Shaughnessy.

“Having a lot of depth on our team gives us an advantage over our opponents.”

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Blue Streaks go .500 at Stockton Seashore Classic Jacob Hirschmann Sports Editor

A weekend away in Galloway, New Jersey was far from a vacation for the John Carroll University men’s soccer team. The Blue Streaks traveled to the east coast for the Stockton Seashore Classic and a two-game weekend slated against The College of New Jersey and Richard Stockton College.

The Blue Streaks confidently entered Friday’s game after a 5-1 demolition of Muskegon Community College on August 30.

JCU kicked off Friday, Sept. 6’s game against the College of New Jersey with a bang. On just the second shot of the game, junior Kevin Pachuta found the back of the net, rocketing a shot by the Lions’ keeper to give the Blue Streaks the 1-0 lead.

While the Blue Streaks peppered the opposing keeper with shots, the team couldn’t find the back of the net again by the time halftime rolled around. The Blue Streaks headed into the break with a 1-0 lead and a 10-2 shot advantage.

The College of New Jersey wasted no time once the second half began. Just 24 seconds into the period, on just the Lions’ third shot of the game, Sean Etheridge slotted one past sophomore goalkeeper Zach Fehrenbach and

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(Left) Junior Kevin Pachuta rips a shot past the Lions’ keeper.

(Right) Senior Liam Switalski clears a loose ball against the Ospreys. knot the game up at one.

JCU soon struck back. In the 66th minute, junior defender Jimmy Mattina headed in a corner kick off the foot of senior Brian Potocnik. After taking the 2-1 lead, the Blue Streaks played lock-down defense, only allowing one more shot the rest of the game, to start off the weekend right with a win in game one of the Seashore Classic.

“This weekend was another great allaround team win,” said Potocnik. “We are continuing to work on our weaknesses and build on our strengths. As we get closer to

October and OAC play, Friday’s win was exactly the confidence builder we needed.”

Unfortunately for JCU, game two of the weekend was not so kind. The roles were reversed, as Richard Stockton College beat the Blue Streaks, scoring two goals in the first five minutes en route to a 4-0 victory.

After Richard Stockton College’s two early goals, JCU looked to respond quickly.

JCU outshot the Ospreys 4-0 over the next 15 minutes, including a shot that ricocheted off the post in the 6th minute. Nevertheless, the Blue Streaks just could not find a way to slip

it past the Stockton keeper.

The Ospreys added one goal more before half to go up 3-0, and that’s when head coach Hector Marinaro decided to put junior Derek Jenkins in the net.

Jenkins played well in his season debut, facing six shots and only allowing one goal, which was essentially unreachable thanks to some technical passing in the box by the Ospreys.

At the end of the day, the Blue Streaks lost 4-0, but brighter skies are ahead as their home opener is on the horizon.

“Playing on the road is always much tougher than being in front of your home crowd, especially when playing good competition,” said Potocnik.

Editor’s Note: The John Carroll University men’s soccer team defeated Denison University 5-1 in the team’s home opener at Don Shula Stadium. Head over to jcusports.com for a full game recap and boxscore.

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Blue and Gold find their stride in win over Kenyon College Joe McCarthy Staff Reporter

The John Carroll University soccer team has already failed twice out of their first three games of the season to put a goal on the board.

Fresh off a double overtime 1-0 loss to Allegheny College, the Blue and Gold found their scoring stride in Gambier, Ohio with a 3-1 win over Kenyon College Ladies.

Now at 3-2 on the season, JCU was treated to an offensive showcase in the fifth-ever meeting with Kenyon, handing the Ladies their first loss of the year.

Freshmen Dana Roman and Maggie Reilly both found the back of the net for the Blue Streaks in the first half, preventing a third shutout in four games.

Roman headed in the first of three goals for the Blue Streaks in the 14th minute. The assist from sophomore Andrea Regrut, her first of the season, snapped JCU’s scoreless streak, and gave JCU its first goal since a doubleovertime loss to Allegheny in the last outing.

Making her starting debut as a Blue Streak, Reilly added the second goal of the game near the end of the half.

Sophomore Mollie Zugger came off the bench to earn her first assist of the year and help Reilly score her first career goal in a JCU uniform.

Scoring efficiency was a high point for the Blue and Gold, as scoring chances came at a premium. Kenyon had the shot advantage, holding a 25-5 lead over the Blue and Gold.

JCU continued to produce though, finding the

back of the net on nearly every shot placed on net. The Ladies struggled to slot one past senior goalkeeper Haley McDonald, who kept Kenyon scoreless in the first half. Of nine shots on net, Kenyon only managed to get one passed McDonald in the 54th. McDonald managed eight saves on the day, raising her save percentage to .809.

The second half only saw one goal, scored

by JCU captain, senior Kay Akerly. An unassisted goal marked the first score for Akerly in the 2014 season, and the 29th of her JCU career.

Akerly was glad to see her young teammates come through in the 3-1 victory over Kenyon.

Akerly hopes the squad can continue to put points on the board.

“The offense is getting such good opportunities because our team works as a unit.”

Akerly continued, “We are very happy that we have been able to capitalize on the opportunities that we have created.”

Now 3-2 on the season, head coach Mike Marich is happy with the Blue and Gold’s work.

“The team has really worked hard through preseason and through the first four games of the season,” said Marich. “They are using every training to get better and I believe you have been able to see that in our games.”

Editor’s Note: The John Carroll University women’s soccer team defeated Ohio Wesleyan University 3-0 at Don Shula Stadium. Head over to jcusports.com for a full game recap and boxscore.

Streaks of the Week

Women’s Golf

Jackie Weisenberger junior Weisenberger was once again a bright spot for the women’s golf team, as she led the Blue Streaks to a 13th place finish, shooting a 92 on day one and an 88 on day two for an overall score of 180 strokes, tied for 38th overall.

Men’s Soccer Kevin Pachuta junior Pachuta scored the first goal of the Stockton Seashore Classic in Galloway, New Jersey for the Blue Streaks, finishing a beauty early on against the College of New Jersey, igniting the team to its eventual 2-1 victory.

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Wes Keller senior

Maggie Reilly freshman

Julianne McGervey freshman

The freshman midfielder scored her first career goal at the end of the first half in JCU’s win over Kenyon College on Saturday. The goal, which came during her first career start, turned out to be the game-winner in the 3-1 victory.

The rookie, who averaged a team-best 3.67 kills per set and a .347 hitting percentage over the four-match tournament, helped the team go undefeated last weekend. She was also named to the All-Tournament Team.

The senior stepped in midway through the first quarter and rejuvenated the JCU offense, passing for 126 yards, three touchdowns. He also tacked on 17 rushing yards in just over three quarters in JCU’s win over St. Vincent.

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ISIS initiates mass slaughter in Middle East Abrial Neely Staff Reporter

The Middle East is currently facing conflict with border conflicts, air strikes, hostages and militant groups. ISIS, also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, guided by leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is causing much of that extreme havoc in the Middle East.

The primary goal of the terrorist organization is remapping their region’s borders in the Middle East. ISIS rules by Sharia law and is widely recognized for their killing sprees, public executions and crucifixions.

The problem in combining Syria and Iraq to form a continuous state lies in the sectarian divide between competing Muslim religious groups, Sunni and Shia.

As of now, the Shia population controls Iraq’s government, while the ISIS militants gaining control in Iraq are Sunni.

According to the BBC, Iraq is one of a few countries with a Shia majority. The increasing violence between the Islamic militants and the government has threatened to become an even greater regional conflict.

The Sunni militants’ advanced military weapons had previously caused concern in the United States, but until rebels entered the northern city of Erbil and trapped hundreds of refugees on a mountaintop, the U.S. has not been directly involved.

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American photojournalist James Foley (above) went missing while working in Syria in 2012. A video released Aug. 19 shows a masked ISIS representative executing Foley.

Another video was released Sept. 2 showing the execution of Steven Sotloff.

Erbil plays a significant role in the U.S. movement in Iraq. Over 800 military personnel were placed in the city early this year. The Kurds have become a major ally to the U.S. and a stabilizing power among the divided religious factions in Iraq.

From the beginning of the ISIS campaign, Kurdish forces, also known as the Peshmerga, have proven the most impressive group to fight against the militants. Too many of Iraq’s own security personnel left behind their posts, uniforms and weapons as ISIS advanced. ISIS promises to kill any Kurd if they do not convert to Islam.

The U.S. started a campaign of airstrikes

and humanitarian-aid deliveries to the trapped Iraqi civilians in early August. The airstrikes target ISIS artillery and installations while providing support to Kurdish forces protecting Erbil.

In addition to supporting the Peshmerga with airstrikes, the U.S. is also directly supplying weapons. Australia, France and Britain have all offered aid to the trapped refugees in Erbil, but decided against military action. Iran has expressed an interest in defeating the Sunni militants. It is still unclear what role Iran is currently playing.

Obama has dismissed the idea of sending U.S. ground troops into Iraq, but warned that

American involvement against ISIS will be a long-term process. The problem will not be solved in just weeks.

The videoed beheadings and threats by ISIS have turned the group into one of the most urgent threats against the U.S. president. The Islamic militant group released a video on Sept. 2 showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff and placed the blame on President Obama for the murder. The video increased the pressure on the president to order military strikes on the group in its sanctuary in Syria.

The exact timing of Sotloff’s execution is not clear. Many American counterterrorism and intelligence officials had assumed that he died earlier, possibly the same time as James Foley, the first journalist to be executed on video, roughly two weeks ago.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called the “core coalition” to fight the ISIS militants in a rushed organized meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit debates.

Diplomats and defense officials from the United States, Britain, France, Australia, Canada, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Poland and Denmark came together to construct a new two-part strategy involving strengthening allies on the ground in Iraq and Syria, while bombing Sunni militants from the air.

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

Violence continues between Russia and Ukraine Catie Pauley Staff Reporter

In light of the current conflict between the Russian and Ukranian governments, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) finds itself returning to its origins in facing the growing territorial conflict between the conflicting governments.

Founded in 1949, its purpose was to preserve freedom and combat the growing threat of the Soviet Union. Today, it addresses its rising priority of protecting Ukraine’s sovereignty from a territory-hungry Russia.

Recently, Russia has been consistently violating international law with its actions in Ukraine. The conflict began in March when Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, the beginning of months of violence between the two states and increasing international unrest.

Now, Russia is accused of sending troops into Ukraine to aid pro-Russian separatists.

The United States and the U.K. have spoken out against Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron issued a joint statement last Thursday criticizing Russia’s dismissal of international law, and its actions of undermining a sovereign nation state.

According to NBC, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki stated: “These incur-

sions indicate a Russian-directed counteroffensive is underway in Donetsk and Luhansk.”

Western officials have demanded Russia withdraw their troops and pull away from the border. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen put the recent events in historical perspective: “This is the first time since the end of World War II that one European country has tried to grab another’s territory by force.”

Jan Techau, director of Carnegie Europe, commented on the NATO Summit to NPR. “It’s pretty amazing how that summit became something very, very different in a very short period of time and then producing results,” said Techau. “You rarely get as much substance out of a NATO Summit, but here, the pressure was clearly so high that they felt they needed to do something and they did.”

At the Summit, President Obama revealed that actions would be taken going forward, including a “ready rapid response force that can be deployed on a very short notice.” He also emphasized NATO’s increasing presence in Central and Eastern Europe in order to deal with the conflict.

Ukraine and NATO are now working closer than ever before, despite the fact Ukraine is not a member of the alliance. CNN reports NATO just provided Ukraine with $20 million to build up their military and their

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A Ukrainian serviceman (above) aids the fight against pro-Russian separatists Aug. 26. During NATO peace talks last week, Ukrainian President Poroshenko said Russian violence has threatened peace in the Ukraine. cyber-defense, logistics and command and control capabilities.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said they had received “strong, enormous support” and “Cooperation is at the highest level during the 20-year history of the partnership between Ukraine and NATO.” Along with the increasing aid and support to Ukraine, President Obama said that the

United States and Europe have prepared more sanctions towards Russia.

A short-lived ceasefire, orchestrated Sept.

5, was recently threatened by attacks near Ukraine’s southeastern city of Mariupol, a city important to Russian rebels due to the fact that it is on the route to Crimea.

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Katelyn’s Candor

Ciara Crossey Staff Reporter

The Ebola virus that brought West Africa into the world’s spotlight this past August is the most deadly outbreak ever recorded, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC statistics show that as of Aug. 31, 2014, there have been 3,707 suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola. Of those 3,707 cases, 1,848 people have died.

Researchers have been searching for a cure for Ebola, as well as a source of the outbreak. Ebola is easily transmitted, and can be spread through contact with blood secretions, organs and other bodily fluids.

The corpses of those who succumbed to Ebola are still highly infectious. In Africa, where funerals and burial ceremonies are largely public affairs, the risk of infection is significantly higher.

According to the World Health Organization, Ebola is also spread through the health centers and treatment facilities set up for Ebola victims.

The U.S. government became concerned with the Ebola outbreak when it was revealed that two U.S. citizens who were working as missionaries in Liberia contracted the deadly disease.

Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol were working at the Samaritan’s Purse Ebola Consolidated Case Management Center in Monrovia, Liberia when they tested positive for Ebola.

After much debate, Brantly and Writebol were sent to Emory University Hospital, near

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Amerian Ebola survivor Nancy Writebol, alongside her husband and Bruce Johnson, president of SIM (left), speak at a conference in North Carolina on Sept. 2.

Writebol had been working in Liberia for a year when she contracted the disease. the headquarters for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. There, Brantly and Writebol were placed in isolation and received treatment of the experimental drug, ZMapp.

After three weeks of intensive treatment, it was determined that both Brantly and Writebol were cured of the Ebola virus disease. In order to be deemed “cured,” two separate blood tests for the disease must both come back negative.

Researchers believe that Brantly and Writebol are now immune to the disease, although they cannot be sure.

CNN is now reporting that another American doctor, Dr. Rick Sacra, has been diagnosed

with the Ebola virus. Sacra was working in Monrovia, delivering babies at a general hospital when he came in contact with the disease.

He started showing symptoms on Aug. 29, and was tested for Ebola. Sacra had been to Liberia many times before, and had volunteered to go back when he heard Brantly and Writebol contracted Ebola. Sacra was flown to the Nebraska Medical Center on Sept. 5, where he is currently receiving treatment in Omaha.

Doctors are working to develop a cure for the Ebola virus, and hope this latest outbreak will be its last.

Editor’s Note: Information from CNN, NBC and the WHO was used in this report.

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Environmentalists, recreational fishermen and people who make their living on the Gulf of Mexico are hailing a federal judge’s ruling that could mean $18 billion in additional fines for BP over the nation’s worst offshore oil spill.

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled Thursday that BP acted with “gross negligence” in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster. Under the federal Clean Water Act, a polluter can be forced to pay a maximum of $1,100 in civil fines per barrel of spilled oil, or up to $4,300 per barrel if the company is found grossly negligent. Barbier’s finding exposes BP to the much-higher amount.

BP previously agreed to pay a record $4 billion in criminal fines and penalties over the Deepwater Horizon disaster, plus more than $27 billion in cleanup costs and compensation to people and businesses harmed by the spill.

BP made “profit-driven decisions” during the drilling that led to the blowout, the judge concluded in his 153-page ruling. “These instances of negligence, taken together, evince an extreme deviation from the standard of care and a conscious disregard of known risks,” he wrote.

Government experts estimated 4.2 million barrels, or 176 million gallons, spilled into the Gulf. BP urged the judge to use an estimate of 2.45 million barrels, or nearly 103 million gallons, in calculating any Clean Water Act penalties. Barbier hasn’t ruled yet on how much oil spilled.

BP faces still another set of potential penalties, under the federal Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Uhlmann said those claims could cost BP more than $10 billion. He said those claims could be difficult to resolve because of varying assessments of how much damage was done to the environment.

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Department of Justice will begin an investigation into the Ferguson, Mo. police department after the shooting of Michael Brown. Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed on Aug. 9 by Darren Wilson, a white, six-year veteran of the police department.

The shooting spurred riots and looting of local businesses. One peaceful daytime protest run by the NAACP and local volunteers quickly transitioned into a violent volley of rocks, homemade Molotov cocktails and tear gas between the protestors and police as night fell.

The shooting and subsequent protests pushed Attorney General Holder to travel to Ferguson to assess the situation, before ordering an official investigation, citing “deep mistrust” between the citizens of Ferguson and the police force, CBS reported.

According to NBC, Holder said the investigation would determine whether the Ferguson officers had “engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the U.S. Constitution or federal law.” It will also look into the police use of force, traffics stops, searches and treatment of detainees.

Ferguson, where two-thirds majority of the citizens are AfricanAmerican, has only four black officers out of the department’s 54 total members. Citizens of Ferguson are welcoming the federal investigation, criticizing the local officers for being biased.

The Department of Justice’s investigation, along with a separate civil rights probe and Ferguson’s own inquiries, have propelled the city into the national spotlight. According to CBS, it will be several weeks before the results of these investigations are made public.

Editor’s note: Information from CBS, NBC and CNN was used in this report.

Several weeks ago, I was perusing my Facebook feed and saw one of my friends had posted a status regarding the recent Ebola outbreak.

He stated the American government made a thoughtless decision to allow Ebola survivors Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol back into the United States and if the outbreak continues, the American government should consider dropping nuclear bombs on the entire African continent.

Many other people posted responses agreeing with my friend’s remarks.

At the time, I decided to bite my tongue rather than engaging in an argument with people who, in my opinion, stated such irrational and ignorant opinions.

I understand the fear of such a deadly disease, but the idea of our government abandoning two of its citizens and destroying an entire continent absolutely stunned me. That said, as I’ve followed news of the outbreak and the seemingly miraculous recovery of Brantly and Writebol, I have continued to think about my friend’s remarks.

Before they fell ill, Brantly and Writebol were both working as missionaries for Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian organization sent to build a new hospital in Liberia. They worked to contain the virus as it spread and Brantly helped to keep patients comfortable as many of them died excruciating deaths.

As someone who attends a Jesuit university, if that is not an absolute embodiment of men and women working for others, I am not sure what is.

After both were infected, they returned to the United States to remain in quarantine while receiving treatment. Meanwhile, many Americans voiced their fear of an epidemic hitting the U.S. As this continued, I saw more comments and blog posts where people said the best preventative measure would be to bomb Africa altogether.

I had to ask myself, ‘How could such a large amount of people come to have such a destructive point of view?’

Brantly and Writebol have reportedly recovered and a third American is currently receiving treatment in quarantine. It is extremely improbable that the U.S. will face an ebola epidemic.

Rather, what we are truly suffering from is an epidemic of fear.

While it is perfectly sound to be concerned about the spread of Ebola overseas, please think before subscribing to the panicked remarks of others concerning a supposed “inevitable” outbreak. Panic breeds panic. Rather than buying into the irrationality of your Facebook friends, educate yourself.

The spread of Ebola cannot be vanquiched overnight. However, the spread of panic can be controlled with common sense and continued critical thinking.

Contact Katelyn DeBaun at kdebaun16@jcu.edu

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Sam Freiberg Business & Finance Editor More and more U.S. companies are taking advantage of a tax strategy called a corporate inversion, more commonly known as a tax inversion. Under the U.S. Tax Code, a company may relocate its corporate headquarters on paper to a nation with a lower income tax rate, while maintaining operations in the United States.

Why are more companies using this strategy to minimize their tax liabilities? The United States is unique, in that we alone tax the repatriation of the profits U.S. companies conducting business overseas at a top marginal rate that hovers around 40 percent. Combined with the fact that income U.S. companies earn is already taxed in the nation in which it is earned, many U.S. companies are caught in a double taxation trap.

In other words, if U.S. companies conducting business overseas want to bring the money they earn back to the U.S., they are subject to both the taxes they have already paid overseas and additional taxation when that money is repratriated.

This creates huge incentives for companies to take advantage of corporate inversions and relocate to countries such as Ireland, the U.K. and the Netherlands, all of which have more reasonable top marginal income tax rates, ranging from 12.5 percent in Ireland to 25 percent in the Netherlands, according to the accounting firm KPMG Global.

While the practice is legal, many prominent financial figures worry about the potential implications to the domestic tax base, most notably Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew and Warren Buffet (Wall Street Journal). Many politicians are concerned about the immediate consequences stemming from the loss of tax revenue, and the long-term consequences of the erosion of the U.S. tax base. President Obama has gone as far as saying that he is considering using executive action to stem the tide of American companies leaving U.S. shores according to USA Today.

Congress is trying to take action. According to Bloomberg, Senator Chuck Schumer, the third most powerful Democrat in the Senate, has drafted a proposal to make inversions less attractive to U.S. companies. If Congress were to pass the law (which at the present seems highly unlikely),

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companies that have engaged in a tax inversion in the last 20 years would only be able to deduct interest on 25 percent of the foreign debt incurred in the process of a tax inversion, as opposed to the current 50 percent deductible limit.

Robert Willens, a tax professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business, told Bloomberg, “[The proposal] would have a very profound and immediate effect on these companies and would be very effective at reducing the attractiveness of inversions.”

Prominent companies such as Medtronic, AbbVie and even Cleveland-based Eaton Corporation would be heavily affected by the proposed reforms. Companies that have used a tax inversion to relocate their corporate headquarters would face heavier tax bills as a result of Schumer’s proposal. But will penalizing companies that have already relocated to overseas addresses really discourage others from following suit?

Editor’s Note: Information from KPMG Global, The WallStreet Journal, Bloomberg.com and USA Today was used in this article.

Tyler’s Tips: Spotify eyes IPO Commentary by

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According to Bloomberg, Stockholm-based music-streaming company Spotify Ltd is seeking a line of credit from banking institutions, which signals a major step toward an initial public offering.

According to Investopedia, an initial public offering is the first sale of stock by a private company to the investing public.

Spotify currently has about 6 million subscribers paying subscription fees of ten dollars a month. This accounts for Spotify’s main source of revenue, while additional revenue is made through ad sales.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. which is currently invested in Spotify, is also the lead consultant guiding the company through the IPO process, which typically takes six to nine months.

When analyzing an IPO, other competition within the industry is often used to provide ideas as to potential valuation. Pandora Media Inc., offers a music streaming service similar to Spotify’s and has watched its stock price jump nearly 146 percent since its shares started trading in June of 2011. This is positive news for Spotify since Pandora’s success demonstrates the potential for growth within the industry.

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Personally, I exclusively used Pandora until my roommate introduced me to Spotify about two months ago. Since then, I use Spotify at least once a day and can say that I enjoy Spotify’s vast music library over Pandora’s music radio, which does not allow the user to directly select what they want to listen to. What I find particularly innovative is the social aspect of Spotify, which allows the user to follow friends and access their customized playlists. The social aspect helps the user explore their friends musical tastes in and discover new artists and songs. In my opinion, even though Spotify is the more expensive choice at $120 per year versus Pandora’s $36, Spotify’s value surpasses Pandora’s by a long shot.

Spotify will generate lots of hype as we get closer to the offering date and will move into investors’ cross hairs especially after reaping huge profits from Pandora. In conclusion, Spotify will be an exciting company to watch go public and will most likely generate waves in the financial news in coming months.

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

Conor’s Corner: Coffee Market Commentary by

Conor Long The Carroll News

This year has been one of the worst harvests on record for coffee growers in South America. The largest contributing factor was widespread drought in Brazil, which, according to National Geographic, is the world’s largest coffee exporter by a significant margin. Brazil outproduces its nearest competitor, Colombia, by almost 12 million bags.

The dire state of the Brazilian coffee harvest has led to high levels of anxiety among commodities traders, who saw the price of coffee futures hit highs that haven’t been seen since the global recession hit growers hard in 2009.

The predicted yields from this year’s harvest will be a seven-year low for Brazil. Bloomberg.com also reported that “global production will fall 8.1 percent to 142.7 million bags, a three-year low, as consumption climbs two percent to 151.5 million bags.”

ScienceWorldReport has recently raised attention to some of the less obvious affects of the shortage. Due to the shortage, farmers in other coffee producing countries are beginning to cut their coffee, adding other ingredients such as corn, rice and other grains that affect the purity of the product. This leads to retailers, such as Starbucks and Keurig Green Mountain Coffee, selling coffee with impurities.

Volatility of this kind is indicative of the possibility of a second market contraction on the scale of what happened in 2009, which could spell disaster for Brazilian farmers that depend on stable harvests to pay their bills and remain current on loans they used to finance their crop, including equipment financing and mortgages

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on their farms.

On a more global scale, volatility in the coffee market will spell trouble for commodities brokers and others who trade agricultural commodities: coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world, trailing only crude oil. The question on everyone’s mind is, will price volatility in the futures market drive up retail prices? We had best hope not, or else we might not be able to afford the caffeine fix so many of us enjoy every day.

Editor’s Note: Information from ScienceWorldReport, National Geographic, and Bloomberg was used in this article.

I’d like to start this column with a small request. My purpose is not to stir up controversy, but to inspire real and meaningful dialogue about an important issue that affects us as JCU students and the community at large.

Last Thursday, Sept. 4, Bloomberg News published a story about certain universities and public retirement systems that had invested in a large private equity fund, the Vector VI LLLP Fund. The fund’s purpose is to raise large amounts of capital and to invest in and rejuvenate struggling technology companies.

Vector raised $1.2 billion in 2007 from investors such as The Harvard Management Company (which manages the $30 billion Harvard University Endowment, according to its website), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Public Employees Retirement Systems, among many others.

In 2012, with nearly half of that cash remaining unspent, Vector was pressured to invest quickly. According to Bloomberg, they chose to buy into Cane Bay Partners, a company that operates numerous online pay day lending sites. Since its operations are based in Belize and the Cayman Islands, Cane Bay Partners, through its websites, was able to ignore U.S. consumer protection laws and other regulations that specifically outlaw predatory lending practices and set maximum allowable interest rates.

In 2013, Cane Bay Partners was sued in a class action lawsuit, along with Montel Williams (who is a paid representative of MoneyMutual, another online payday lender) and Bank of America, for its participation in the pay day loan industry. The lawsuit contends that these entities violated strict laws regarding pay day loans and illegally exploited people who had nowhere else to turn for emergency cash, charging as much as 30 percent every two weeks, and as much as 525 percent for an eight-month loan.

Its fairly standard practice for large universities and pension funds to invest in a private equity fund as a way of reducing management costs, and to get the best return on their investment. It is no different than contracting GCA to clean our campus buildings, or Aramark to run our dining hall.

The implications of this situation are, I believe, straightforward. The purpose of this column is not to create controversy, but to ask a sincere and genuine question of the JCU administration. Who manages the JCU endowment? Who manages the Carroll Fund?

Does the JCU administration have any control over what those entities choose to invest in?

The JCU administration has chosen to not divulge this information. The only information that is readily available comes from the annual report, which states that the JCU endowment realized a 16.3 percent return for the 2012 fiscal year (ended May 31, 2013).

According to Vanguard, average portfolios are posting returns of around ten percent. This statistic begs us to ask the question: what kinds of companies is our administration investing in, on our behalf, that are leading to these kinds of gains? Coal or other mining interests? Oil and gas companies? Or military contractors such as KBR or Fluor Corp.? More importantly, are the decisions that are made about the JCU endowment in line with the Jesuit philosophy, and with the mission of JCU? I’ll leave you to reach your own conclusions, and encourage you to contact the JCU administration and ask them to compile and disclose this information.

Contact Sam at shfreiberg16@jcu.edu

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The fate of being a senior is currently a part of my top five worst things that has ever happened to me.

When I was a senior in high school, I couldn’t wait to be in college. When I was a freshman in college, I couldn’t wait to finally be away from the stigma of freshmen-hood. When I was a junior, I couldn’t wait to finally be a senior, and be one step closer to graduation and freedom from college politics.

I’ve spent so much time looking forward to being a senior, now that I’m here, I wish I could go back to simpler times. I wish I could be anything but a senior.

You see, when you’re a senior, people start assuming that you know what you’re doing with your life. A cliché and frequent conversation I’ve had in the past two months goes something like this: “Oh, I’m a senior at John Carroll University.”

“What are you studying?” “I’m an English/history double major.” “Oh, so you’re going to teach?”

It is, I suppose, a valid connection to make. What practical use is there for history majors in a world so ingrained in economics and finance? Of course there’s nothing wrong with teaching, but I don’t want to teach—not in the next five years, at least.

Being a senior means that everyone assumes that you know what you’re going to do with the rest of your life. People expect you to know what you’re doing for the rest of your life at the ripe old age of 21.

If you’re one of the people who knows for 150 percent what you’re going to do for the next 44 years, then God bless you, because I don’t.

But I think it’s okay not to know. I think it’s 200 percent A-okay to not know what you want to do.

Once you’re a senior, there are another 44 years left (assuming that the retirement age doesn’t change) until retirement is even an option.

So, many people change their career, their workplace, their location and their mind from college graduation to retirement—even if they believe that they know what they’re doing with their life.

Don’t let society’s perceived expectations that you should know what you’re doing with your life stress you out. More importantly, don’t let society’s expectations of your major, background or your skill set affect what you want to do with your life.

Maybe you don’t know right now. Maybe you won’t know what that path is in 10 years. But you’ll figure it out.

As for myself? I’ll let you know in 44 years what I did with my life.

Contact Katii Sheffield at ksheffield15@jcu.edu

Business Basics Labor Unions

Labor unions are organizations that represent the interests of employees to their employers. These interests include wages, hours and working conditions.

In instances where workers don’t feel as though their needs are being met, their union fees continue to pay them during a strike in a worst-case scenario.

These unions are typically industry-specific, encompassing fields such as manufacturing, construction, teaching, transportation and more.

Currently, fast food giants like McDonald’s and Burger King do not allow for their employees to form unions.

As seen at from events throughout the country in recent weeks, unionization is becoming more than just commonplace in factories and among teachers.

- Information compiled by Katii Sheffield

They made their mark in personal computers, smartphones and as of Sept. 9, Apple Inc. has broken new ground yet again.

On Sept. 9, Apple announced the launch of its newest products the sleeker, larger iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, software update iOS 8, Apple’s first smartwatch, Apple Watch, and now Apple Pay. Apple Pay is a new service for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus that offers a secure and private payment method. In partnerships with American Express, MasterCard and Visa, credit and debit card information will be secured in a chip called the Secure Element.

When Apple Pay is used to make a purchase in a store or restaurant, cashiers will not be able to see the name, credit card number or security code. All that needs to be done is wave the iPhone 6 in front of a reader, and scan a thumbprint before making a purchase.

With all debit and credit information literally at someone’s fingers, one doesn’t need to constantly enter in shipping and billing information–it’s all on file in the Secure Element chip.

As Apple CEO Tim Cook said, this will be the end of wallets. No longer will people fear losing their wallets. The always close-by phones will contain all information that someone would need.

Apple Pay gives the promise of security in an otherwise frightening period of online hacking with continuous threats and breaches from large corporations like Target Corp.

Every product Apple officially announces breaks ground in its field.

The iPhone 6 has a larger screen at 4.7 inches, compared to the iPhone 5S, which measures at four inches.

The battery is larger for these new iPhones, and for the first time there is an option to purchase an iPhone with Photo from apple.com 128 gigabytes of storage.

While smartwatches have long been on the market, the Apple Watch becomes Apple’s first product in this field.

They’re already claiming that the Apple Watch is their most personal device yet.

While the smartwatch will not be available until early 2015, there are 11 different watch faces available and exclusive apps that connect the Apple Watch and iPhone 6. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be available for purchase on Sept. 19.

Editor’s Note: Information from CNN, Apple and Wall Street Journal was used in this article.

Hot Topics Fast food workers throughout 150 cities walked off the job Sept. 4. Workers representing McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and KFC have been fighting for a pay raise to $15 an hour, and allowing them to join a union. Currently, the average pay for a service worker is $8.74, equaling $18,000 a year—which is $5,000 below the poverty line for a family of four. Nearly 500 people were reported as arrested from the demonstrations.

For the first time in six months, the Federal Reserve reported less than 200,000 jobs added to the economy. While the unemployment rate fell from 6.2 percent to 6.1, only 142,000 jobs were added.

While Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist for the Federal Investors, believes that August is simply inconsistent with the rest of the economy, there is a general attitude among Americans that the job market has yet to recover from the Great Recession.

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McDonald’s workers protest their inability to unionize and demand a pay rise in New York City on Sept. 9.

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Former employees line up to register for unemployment benefits earlier this month.

Meet the majors: What is IBLC anyways?

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the culture that students have studied and interned in, Many students at John Carroll University don’t entirely which includes an appreciation for variations in culture understand what it means to study International Business and lifestyle. This cultural appreciation is not only learned with Language and Culture. through the experience of living, working and studying It’s certainly one of the newest fields of study in the Boler abroad, but also through two program-required culture School of Business. While the enrollment is certainly not as specific courses. high as that of in majors such as marketing, the students and IBLC graduates are expected to be able to analyze faculty enrolled and involved in the program are enthusiastic contexts for international business. More specifically, about what they are doing and where they are going. graduates will need to understand cross-cultural marketing International Business with Language and Culture strategies, or financial arrangements with countries that not (IBLC) students are required to not only participate in a only have different currencies, but also have an entirely study abroad program in a non-English speaking country, different political and economic system. but students also hold an internship abroad during the spring IBLC students will learn to analyze change, risk and semester of their junior year. uncertainty associated with working with different corpoThis means that students have to be quite proficient in rations based out of different countries. Not only do the the language that they choose. While this may seem very required internships help in this hands-on learning process, daunting at first, it is very manageable after taking 300-level but the Boler curriculum, along with the IBLC-specific language courses at JCU. courses, play an integral part as well.

When returning from their study abroad program, IBLC If you are interested in the program, contact Jim Martin students are required to have a domestic internship in which in the Boler Dean’s Complex to learn more. Or, simply they are utilizing the skills learned abroad. ask around. The students in the IBLC program will be The major also requires a proficient understanding of glad to answer any questions associated with the program.

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Anonymous social media accounts have become quite a trend among today’s younger generation. Most recently, Yik Yak has hit the scene. Advertised as a local community bulletin board, this website has devolved into a gossip site marked by rumors, bad language and crude humor. The site accepts anonymous contributions from users within a 10-mile radius, and is currently trending among undergraduates at John Carroll University.

Cleaning up the site would be the most effective solution, but, short of that, the anonymity it provides should be done away with.

Similar websites have had their share of popularity in recent years. One of the most popular sites is Collegefession.

This Twitter account also accepts anonymous confessions from college students from around the country with topics mainly centering around sexual activity. Additionally, many John Carroll students on Twitter have contributed to other anonymous accounts such as JCU Crushes and JCU Confessions.

These accounts differ from Yik Yak, however, in the severity of comments submitted. The Twitter accounts are censored by their creators for obscenities and overly inappropriate comments. The anonymity and lack of accountability on Yik Yak has turned the website into a sounding board for people’s most outrageous comments.

Furthermore, the fact that the site was created with good intentions and has become what it is now speaks volumes about the immaturity of many contributors. Students, who otherwise wouldn’t vocalize such thoughts, hide behind their computers and rely on the lack of accountability for their submissions.

This is not a singular occurrence, which unfortunately negatively reflects upon today’s society. In addition, Yik Yak’s popularity among John Carroll students does a disservice to the community by perpetuating lewd negativity.

The most basic solution would be for students to refrain from using this website – both for submissions and for reading others’ submissions. However, due to the website’s popularity, this may not happen in the near future.

Therefore, those who insist on continuing to use the website should be more conscientious of their submissions and the potential repercussions of those submissions. It is important to remember that anonymity does not truly exist on the Internet, and such comments can almost always be traced back to the original user.

Another option would be for Yik Yak’s creators to disallow anonymous posting. By eliminating the factor of anonymity, it is entirely plausible that submissions will be much less inappropriate and cruel.

John Carroll students are expected to excel in learning, leadership and service. While many schools have similar problems, John Carroll’s concern for social justice should compel students to rise above such behavior. Thus, it is time to begin a new trend of conscientious use of social media.

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Hit: John Carroll University’s varsity football team won its first game of the season against St. Vincent by a score of 44-0 miss: Baltimore Ravens’ running back Ray Rice was cut from the team and suspended indefinitely from the NFL after a video was released of him knocking his wife unconscious Hit/miss: A group of people from Bay Village, Ohio, tricked an autistic boy into dumping a bucket of urine, feces and spit on his head in support of the “ice bucket challenge”; three celebrities offered a reward for finding those responsible, and the police have identified the culprits Hit: Apple unveiled two new iPhones, a smartwatch called the Apple Watch and a mobile payments platform called ApplePay on Tuesday miss: A couple from Indiana was arrested Monday after kidnapping a 30-year-old woman and holding her captive inside a dog cage for two months Hit/miss: A pilot’s prosthetic arm fell off mid-landing, but he still managed to land the flight without any of the 47 passengers being injured Hit: Princess Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, announced her second pregnancy miss: The recent supermoon caused a large wave to strike in China, injuring some spectators Hit: A British explorer ship that vanished in the Arctic Ocean in 1845 has been found by the Canadian government, which has been searching for it since 2008

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Sept. 11, 2014

OURVIEW

Mary Frances McGowan Campus Editor

This week, we come together to “Celebrate the Spirit,” which to me, is all about honoring the community that we have built together as members of John Carroll University.

In my small stint on earth so far, I’ve been lucky to witness communities that exemplify what it means to love.

I’ve seen the fierce interdependence of migrant workers in Immokalee, Florida, the deep cultural enthusiasm of the members of the Bronx and Harlem, NYC and of course, the community that makes up our beloved Carroll.

Despite all the love that is presented in many communities, it would be naïve to say that each community I listed, including our own, is free from conflict.

The same passion that fuels love also fuels hate. The migrant workers in Florida not only loved, but also battled with, opposing immigrant populations for job opportunities. In the Bronx, widespread poverty led community members to do arguably malevolent things to one another. Spanish Harlem was in the process of reconciling with a history of turmoil between cultural groups.

And although it may not be what you want to hear, our own campus has quite a bit of work to do.

I often witness small, everyday occurrences that add up to an accepted perpetuation of dis-

Let’s learn to love

respect. For instance, the soft but intentional snicker when a woman dares to defend her gender in class. The unrealistic ridicule of a foreign-born professor. The dehumanizing lack of eye contact given to a cafeteria worker. Usage of derogatory comments about minorities being treated as playful commentary.

We pride ourselves on being “men and women for and with others,” but at times, we forget what it means to live up that title.

I know what you’re thinking.

Many of the claims and examples that I just provided do not pertain to everyone, and you’re right, they don’t. Overall, I believe that we belong to a loving and supportive community. Yet, failing to talk about our shortcomings is a form of backhanded acceptance of our faults.

Maybe in this week of community building, we could think about just how unnecessary it is to fuel hate, not just on our campus, but in a broader sense.

One would think that in 2014, the barriers that tear us apart would be irrelevant. We’ve sent men (and women) to space, we’ve cloned animals, developed seemingly boundless technologies and despite that, we haven’t figured out how to love one another.

Pardon my ignorance, but I really don’t understand why that is. Why is it that the color of our skin, no matter how much we try to deny it, divides us literally and figuratively in neighborhoods and opportunities? Why do we try to claim God as our particular creed, gender and nation’s, sending those people that don’t fit in our mold to the depths of hell? Why do we still question the reliability of a

woman’s power? Why do we deem what is love and what is not?

You and I, we’re all just fallible humans. We don’t have that kind of power. The power that we do have, however, is the power to love. No one said that that was out of our reach.

If loving should be so organic, why have we opposed it for so long? Why did we enslave our brothers and sisters because of differences in pigment? Why do we speak poorly of brothers who love brothers and sisters who love sisters?

Kids, we all start in the same place. Whoever or whatever made us, made all of us. I know that I’m certainly not the first person to ask for a more loving world, but I’m asking now because I know that I won’t be the last. If we’re all stuck together on this big ol’ planet, we might as well help each other out.

We’re all we’ve got.

Picture a time when we look back at this conversation with a trivial scoff. A time when whether you’re black, white, purple, blue, gay, straight, unsure, male, female, transgender or whatever doesn’t even begin to matter. I really believe that we, as John Carroll students, can fight against small acts of unkindness by remembering the commitment each of us has to one another as members of the same community.

The time when we finally realize that we’ve wasted so much precious energy trying to change things about each other that can’t be changed.

If we turn that energy into love, who knows what we could do?

Think about it, friends.

Contact Mary Frances at mmcgowan17@jcu.edu

Wonderword:

What does colposinquanonia mean?

“Some weird disease amongst jellyfish” Nicole Shellenbarger, senior

“When bad people get pneumonia” John Park, junior

“A deadly disease where you die from cold quinoa” Mara Esber, junior

Colposinquanonia: Estimating a woman’s beauty based on her chest

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Higl’s Squiggles: What do you want to be remembered for?

Alexandra Higl Editor in Chief

New year, new you – right? Maybe

not.

Let me tell you, the whole “nervous pit in your stomach feeling that you’re going to spill your cookies the night before classes” still exists senior year. Oh yes, believe me. And, it’s perfectly acceptable to slam a whole pint of Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby in an act of extreme stress eating. There’s no shame. I repeat: there’s no shame.

After all, you’re a senior now. The big cheese. The wise, old Buddha. The next ones to get thrown headfirst into “the real world.” You start questioning everything.

Is it too late to change my major? What is the meaning of life? Will four years of cafeteria food give me life-long digestive problems?

Yet, the number one question the “elders of college” deal with is the same question we’ve pondered for ages: “who am I?” If you haven’t asked yourself this, you’re in denial.

So, why not reinvent yourself? In fact, maybe this is the first step on the quest of finding the real, true you? If I had a nickel for every time I heard, “It’s a new year – reinvent yourself,” I’d be a rolling in the dough. From firsthand experience, reinventing yourself is simply a recipe for disaster. You may disagree, but hear me out.

In grade school, I was Princess Mia from “The Princess Diaries.” No, not Anne Hathaway. No, not Princess Mia post-makeover. I was the awkward, frizzy-haired, plaid skirt-wearing, clumsy dork who would start babbling incoherent sentences and then run away in a state of panic if a guy even glanced at her. Oh yes, it was a dark time. The resemblance was uncanny. (However, I’m pretty sure I burned all the pictures so good luck finding the evidence.)

In high school, I vowed that these days were over. I wanted to be popular. I wanted to be pretty. I wanted to string together at least a three-word, coherent sentence if a boy approached me. I was dreaming big.

So, I did what all sad, desperate high school freshmen do: I reinvented myself. I looked like Blair Waldorf in “Gossip Girl” (or at least I think I did). I wore decorative headbands that rivaled the funny hats from the royal wedding. I accessorized my uniforms to a T. I quickly associated myself with the “in-crowd.” On the first day of high school, I was glowing. I had

pretty, popular friends. People wanted to hang out with me. I finally achieved what I was so desperate to attain my entire life: the feeling that I was liked.

However, this new “popular girl” shimmer didn’t last. I hated sitting at the popular girls’ table eating nothing but rabbit food. I hated tagging along on our giant group visits to the bathroom, picking apart our appearances. I hated being tapped on the shoulder in my Honors English class during our group discussion about Richard Connell to gossip about our classmates.

For starters, I didn’t want to get in trouble with the teacher. And secondly, “The Most Dangerous Game” is one of the most brilliant American short stories ever written.

I didn’t want some petty girl’s addiction to gossip to ruin my nerd moment. I hated following the crowd.

So, I quickly reverted back to my old ways. Sure, I was no doubt at the bottom of the high school food chain, but I was content. It was natural. Every year since then, I’ve had this grand ol’ idea at the beginning of the school year to reinvent myself and finally discover who the real “Alexandra Elizabeth Higl” actually was.

Usually, this ended with me falling on my face two weeks out into the school year and then reverting back to my pre-makeover Princess Mia ways (except I’d like to think that my appearance has improved a bit). In college, I became content with who I am. Okay, at long last, the search for the true me was finally over – right? Wrong.

During the summer, I had a breakdown, as do many students entering their senior year. It’s not uncommon, I swear. On one of my morning walks at our family’s vacation on the lake, I stumbled upon a flag draped across someone’s home with this philosophical question: “What do you want to be remembered for?” It wasn’t until later on when I was sipping on some adult grape juice (relax, people – I’m 21) that the gravity and relevance of this phrase hit me.

“What do you want to be remembered for?” Not to get all morbid, but when I die, I don’t want to be the person who followed the crowd, or was fake, or didn’t eat carbs.

I want to be remembered as authentic.

In this day and age, there is nothing more terrifying than standing alone and breaking off from the clique.

But then you realize, as cheesy as it sounds, there is nothing more important in this lifetime than just being you. (Sorry to go all Dr. Phil on you.)

And, if we can all remember that this school year, we’re going to be just fine.

Contact Alexandra Higl at ahigl15@jcu.edu

Cup of Joe: Is Cleveland close to a championship?

Joe Ginley

Managing Editor

Much has changed since I last wrote a column here in May. Johnny Manziel, LeBron James and the Republican National Convention chose Cleveland this summer. Many are saying that Cleveland is in the midst of a resurgence.

Cleveland sports teams are the talk of the nation. The Indians are in the wild card race. The Browns have Johnny waiting in the wings while the hometown quarterback follows his dream.

The Cavaliers welcomed back LeBron with open arms.

Despite the excitement swirling around the city, one question lingers

in the back of my mind: “How much closer are we to a championship than we were in May?” May’s NFL Draft seems so far away now, but the image of Johnny Football flashing the money sign after putting on his brand-new Browns jersey still stands out. The city swooned after the Browns selected Manziel late in the first round.

Local media personalities hailed him as the savior of the Cleveland Browns.

Fans bought into the hype.

As the summer wore on, Johnny’s partying habits became a hot topic.

Though urged to slow down, Johnny kept on his merry way. That caught up with him in training camp as North Olmsted, Ohio native Brian Hoyer beat out the rookie.

It’s clear now that Manziel isn’t ready to save the Browns. At best, his preseason performance was below average. His lack of experience with a playbook showed.

Without a doubt, the media over-

hyped Johnny. He’s at least two years away from being the franchise quarterback this team needs. The Browns aren’t much better off than they were in May. The media circus in Cleveland turned into a frenzy in July when LeBron announced his decision to come home.

The Cavs acted quickly, bringing in cheap, veteran free agents to fill roster space before making a blockbuster deal to get Kevin Love. The team shipped away Anthony Bennett, Andrew Wiggins and a first round pick for the AllStar power forward.

With LeBron, Love and Kyrie Irving, the Cavs are the popular pick to win the Eastern Conference. But how close are they to winning a championship?

Answer: not as close as you think.

Two of the team’s core players, Love and Irving, have well-known injury problems. In three of his six seasons in the NBA, Love has missed 20 or more

games. Irving has missed 10 or more games in each of his three seasons in the league.

Team chemistry could also be a big problem. Most of this team has not played together before. Only Irving, Tristan Thompson, Dion Waiters, Matthew Dellavedova and Anderson Varejao were on this team last year.

Remember, LeBron didn’t win a title in his first year in Miami with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.

Also, this team’s only proven defenders are James Jones and Shawn Marion. Without at least a mediocre defense, you can’t win in the playoffs.

The Cavs will soon win a title, but not this year.

Last but not least, we come to the Indians. While the Tribe is in the Wild Card hunt, this team is clearly not ready for title contention. The starting rotation has promise, but the offense simply isn’t there.

Injuries have played some part in

that. Outfielders Michael Bourn and David Murphy spent significant stints on the disabled list. First baseman Nick Swisher is out for the season.

But that doesn’t change the fact that Jason Kipnis and Carlos Santana are both hitting below .250. Michael Brantley is the only consistent clutch hitter, and the only starter hitting above .300.

There’s no reason to panic, though.

The Tribe has plenty of young talent in the majors and a healthy minor league system. In another two or three years, the Indians could be a pennant contender.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for a Cleveland team to win a championship this year. We’re getting close, but we’re not quite there yet.

Hang in there, fellow Cleveland fans. We’re going to win that elusive championship one day soon. It’s only a matter of time.

Contact Joe Ginley at jginley16@jcu.edu

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Follow in their footsteps

Hits and misses of the summer 6. Gay Games in CLE 7. Ebola crisis 8. Ice Bucket Challenge 9. Gaza – Israel conflict 10. Murphy Hall renovations —Compiled by the Editorial staff

Goodness Gracious:

Grace Kaucic Editorial & Op/Ed Editor

Well, hey everybody. We’re back and we are ready (kind of) for another year of college. For myself and many others, it has come to our final year, the home stretch. Per usual, I have mixed emotions about this – excitement, sadness, hopefulness and hella anxiety.

However, I feel especially different coming into this year.

Over the summer, I was blessed with an amazing opportunity to travel through some parts of the world that I never thought I would see. I went on a backpacking trip with my sister, Gloria, through several cities in Spain, Italy, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. All I can say for certain is that I am a different person now than the one who boarded the plane the first time.

Cliché? Definitely. Still true? Absolutely. My trip completely changed my perspective of the world. While my personality and style are more or less the same, I have totally different ideas of other cultures, religions, lifestyles and so much more. More importantly, I have different ideas about myself – ideas that I am sure will shape me for the rest of my life.

I won’t attempt to describe the entirety of my trip in this one column, because that would be nearly impossible and not very fun to read. In fact, I’m still processing a lot of the lessons I learned on my trip, so I’ll need some time before I can pump out 700 words that are worth reading. So, stay tuned, folks. You will be reading about this trip for quite awhile (but only if you’re interested, of course).

Okay, so first things first – last year, I had made some pretty serious plans to study abroad in Madrid during the spring semester of my junior year. In fact, up until about two days before the application was due in October, I thought I was going for certain.

However, good ol’ life likes to throw wrenches in everyone’s plans, and for multiple reasons I ended up not being able to study abroad.

Not to be dramatic, but I was honestly heartbroken. I had wanted to study abroad since before I came to college, and the fact that I am majoring in Spanish and have somewhat of a love affair with the language made it the most perfect opportunity I could imagine. Therefore, the disappointment of not being able to go was quite devastating.

Now, fast forward to the beginning of June. I had just finished one of the hardest years of my life. Why was it so

Sweet discomfort

hard? One word – discomfort.

Nothing traumatic happened to me, so don’t freak out. But I had to handle quite a few disappointments, and even more incredibly uncomfortable and painful situations. I lost sight of what I really wanted and what I had known for my entire life.

That sounds like the beginning of a bad soap opera, but I’m sure some people can relate to the feeling of just being lost in a place you thought you knew.

Anyways, I was trying to pull my life back together when I got the news that I was going on this trip. If I could explain how I felt when I got the news, I would. But the truth is, I don’t even know what my thought process was at the time. I do know it was a mixture of fear, anxiety, doubt and above all, unbelievable excitement. I immediately began fantasizing about all the places I would see, people I would meet, pictures I would take, etc. I was essentially lost in a European dream world for awhile.

Now, fast forward again to the first week of my trip in Barcelona. I am sitting in a hospital with the worst eye pain I have ever had because stupid, irresponsible me slept with my contacts in and woke up with an awful eye inflammation.

I mentioned that I’m majoring in Spanish, but I was absolutely not prepared to be a partially blind patient in a predominantly Spanish-speaking hospital. Long story short, after an incredibly uncomfortable and frustrating day, I left with some eye drops and my eye was completely healed a few weeks later.

However, the “hiccups” in our trip, shall we say, didn’t stop there.

Throughout the remainder of the trip, my sister and I were often put in awkward or uncomfortable situations that forced us to think on our feet or take a hefty dose of humiliation. More details on this later, I promise. But the point of describing these situations is that I ended up learning one of the most valuable lessons ever – life is not meant to be comfortable all of the time. Furthermore, discomfort is an absolutely essential part of growth and learning.

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Thank you, Neale Donald Walsch, for putting into words what I have always needed to know and will always need to remember.

Not just in terms of my trip, but also in relation to my difficulties the previous year and the difficulties I will continue to face for the rest of my life.

I have learned to embrace discomfort like the blessing in disguise that it is.

I know that with this brand-new perspective, I can march head first into this final year of my college career.

So, here we go, seniors. Let’s bring on the sweetest discomfort of our lives.

Contact Grace Kaucic at gkaucic15@jcu.edu

Sept. 11, 2014

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Tim Johnson Editorial & Op/Ed Editor Summer’s over. School’s in session. And, as per usual, people have arrived back to God’s Eighth Wonder of the World, JCU, riding high off of their summers of relaxation and restoration.

While tanning, taking a dip in a pools, traveling and the like are typical for a summer vacation, mine didn’t fit that stereotypical mold. And to be honest, I’d be willing to bet that my summer without fun in the sun has far exceeded any other that I’ve had. My summer experiences have taken me further in my personal formation than any ever before. And it all took place in boring, old, corporate America.

Everybody’s heard the cliché that big things come in small packages. In fact, I’m sure most people have heard it enough that it has lost any luster or meaning for them. But has anyone considered whether green things come in blue packages? What about bright things in dull packages? Great things in lousy packages? But I’ll stop before I get too far ahead of myself, because all this talk of packages might have you wondering whose birthday is coming up.

Over the summer, I worked at an

investment firm. As the lowly, coffeepreparing intern charged with dutifully handling the monkey work of the office, I’ll admit that I sometimes did not look forward to the workday when I woke up in the mornings.

Instead, as I hit snooze on my alarm clock at 5:45 a.m., I dreamt both literally and figuratively of ways to avoid the humdrum work week.

As a naïve and inexperienced intern, the monotony of a pencil pusher’s life came as an incredibly deflating experience. My dreams of being a hotshot quickly began to melt away.

However, as my caffeine tolerance and remaining time as an intern waned, I began to find myself enjoying the previously-dreaded work. Why? Good question. It wasn’t until recently that I figured it out myself.

Instead of dragging my feet at work each day (which I was tempted to), I adopted a slightly more jovial approach.

Reviewing documents laden with financial jargon transformed from monotonous to manageable. The garble of daily meetings no longer plagued me. Instead of shutting down, I tuned in to each meeting’s frequency so that I wouldn’t miss a beat.

I searched high and low for ways to add excitement or fulfillment to each day. Because at the end of the day, I realized that my attitude towards the

work was just about the only thing I could control. Whether I wanted my workload to disappear or not, it wouldn’t. But, at any point during any given day, I had the power to push the boredom from my mind and try to focus on establishing an uptempo approach to my day.

Some of you, like some of the other interns who I worked with daily, might think my approach is slightly lame. To that, I offer no rebuttal. But I do refuse to accept that it wasn’t worthwhile. Even a slight adjustment to my perspective allowed me to chart an entirely new course for my summer’s work. Where I was once sailing smoothly towards a would-be dull summer, I redirected my attitude and replotted my course.

So before you tune me out because you don’t think this column applies to you, give my approach a shot. On your next daunting assignment, get excited about what grade you could get (which should be an “A,” in case you’re unsure).

Be hopeful for the next big opportunity you could land. Consider this: every event in your life can be a gift.

It might not come in the shape or size that you expect, but it can still be the best present you’ve ever received. You just have to unwrap it the right way.

Contact Tim Johnson at tjohnson15@jcu.edu

YOURVIEW Letter to the editor

Written by Jessica Pontious, Class of ‘15

Father Niehoff’s recent email lauded the newly renovated Murphy Hall as “a campus gem.” Not all of the new residents agree.

Nobody will deny the beauty of the common spaces, the luxury of the furniture, the use of attractive wall stones, nice color choices in the halls or community televisions. But, some things are just not right. Upon move-in, residents found many things were still missing, despite the University’s insistence that “the project [was] completed early and under budget.”

Problems are presenting themselves both in individual rooms and common areas. The modernized, new main lobby is plagued by a mosquito-like tone that makes staying in the space for any length of time quite annoying.

As many residents have discovered, the shower stalls of both suite and common bathrooms drain onto the floor. The floor drains are not the lowest point in the room, therefore water is left to soak the floor.

Additionally, the common bathrooms are lacking trash cans, allowing used paper towels to be strewn about the room, falling into the numerous puddles of water collecting on the floor. Murphy was also billed as having kitchenettes on each floor with a full kitchen on the basement level. As of the start of classes, the stove/oven had not yet arrived.

As for in-room troubles, the “John Carroll recommended” method of hanging wall decorations – blue tape and command strips – have been causing damage to the freshly painted walls.

On Aug. 26, some Resident Assistants sent out emails alerting residents that command strips would bubble and peel the paint from the walls. This damage will incur a $100 per wall repainting fee upon check-out. Many students had already installed them. RAs are currently working with Residence Life to remedy the situation and the Area Coordinator, Adrian Tamas, assures students they will not be charged for damages from command strips. Many rooms and suites were without trash cans or screens when students arrived and duty offices are still without trash bags and toilet paper to distribute to students. There are no towel bars for either the sink or shower area in the suites with bathrooms. The furniture does not include bookshelves to accompany the desks; although the clever two-part desk chair and improved lighting are appreciated.

Many students might not even know of one of the most alarming deficiencies in the new Murphy Hall – the American Disabilities Act accommodations in single rooms. By government standards, wheelchair accessibility has been met.

There is no specific set of guidelines, but John Carroll is on the border of illegality.

The University has failed to take into account anything the students bring with them, only accounting for the university provided furniture. This means that John Carroll does not account for studentpurchased essentials, like a fridge. Or anything to sit on besides a desk chair.

With the addition of anything, the ADA approved room becomes impossible for wheelchair accessibility. Stacking

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the furniture is not an option due to the caster wheels. Even though John Carroll isn’t required by law to think about students bringing a fridge or other personal belongings, one would think they might have considered the functional use of their rooms and the comfort of their students.

While residents have been busy moving in, some have discovered the malfunction of the East wing door. Only one of the two undersized doors opens when the accessibility bar is pressed, not making a big enough space for a wheelchair to fit through. The new Murphy boasts building-wide accessibility, but it certainly isn’t very student friendly.

Within the first week of classes, many students experienced alarming and potentially dangerous problems.

Multiple rooms have had water leaking into their rooms, most often via the bathroom. The water bowed the walls and ceilings, ruining paint and drywall.

More alarming was the water dripping from light fixtures. One room even reported losing power along with these plumbing issues. Even after putting in emergency work orders, there was no action until later the next day. Once the plumbing was fixed, students were told to file additional work orders to fix the bowed walls and bubbled paint.

These issues range from annoyances to safety hazards and should have been addressed before the arrival of students.

All of these things take the focus of Murphy Hall residents away from their education, and makes day to day living difficult.

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