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JCU parody Twitter accounts are a ‘trending topic’ on campus Ryllie Danylko Campus Editor

JCU students who have something to say about the University and its students have found an anonymous outlet for their feelings.

On campus, students are eagerly following the several JCU-themed Twitter parody accounts that have popped up recently. The accounts range from funny to encouraging to potentially embarrassing.

But parody accounts are not a new phenomenon. Accounts parodying everyone from the pope to the president to “Condescending Willy Wonka” have upwards of 10,000 – and in some cases – hundreds of thousands of followers who “retweet” and “favorite” their humorous or satirical content.

A more recent trend that has swept across college campuses is accounts that poke fun at, satirize, flatter and sometimes potentially embarrass students and their university.

Among JCU students, one of the most active accounts is JCUcompliments (@JCUcompliments). While all of the people behind the accounts asked to remain anonymous, the student behind JCUcompliments gave The Carroll News some insight into the account.

JCUcompliments began as a reaction to another account, called “JCU Hot or Not” (which has since been deleted), that posted pictures of JCU students and rated them as either “hot” or “not,” and often provided other commentary on the person’s level of attractiveness.

“There was so much negativity, and I realized there isn’t a single positive parody account on Twitter, so why not me?” the student behind JCUcompliments said.

He started complimenting his friends and acquaintances based on good qualities he had noticed and recruited friends who had diverse friend groups to help his compliments reach a wider audience. Later,

he opened up the opportunity to his followers to send him a message with a Twitter handle of a friend who needed a compliment, and he would mention them in a tweet from JCUcompliments.

At press time, JCUcompliments had 840 followers, and, according to the person behind it, many positive reactions.

“If you look at my interactions, it’s showered with retweets and favorites – at least four per tweet,” he said. “Occasionally, I’ll get people who will tweet at me saying the compliments are shallow.”

Another one of the more recently created accounts, JCUcrushes (@JCUcrushes), experienced overwhelming popularity since its creation in March. The account had 1,069 followers at press time, and 1,138 tweets.

The creator of JCUcrushes says she was inspired by a friend from another university that had a crushes account.

“They said it blew up at their school, and so I figured I would give it a try, since JCU didn’t have a crushes account,” she said.

Unlike JCUcompliments, JCUcrushes’ tweets aren’t directly from the person running the account. She created a link where people can send in a tweet about someone at JCU they’re crushing on, and she copies and pastes the tweet as is.

The account experienced extreme popularity within the first two days of its creation. JCUcrushes said the account grew at an overwhelming rate, gaining 1,000 followers by its second night.

“The second day that the Twitter had been active, I had people tweeting anonymously at me like crazy, so I was posting an insane amount of tweets. I actually was locked out of Twitter several times, which put me even more behind in tweeting, because people were sending in and I couldn’t post,” she said.

Like JCUcompliments, JCUcrushes has gotten mixed reactions, but

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The Plain Dealer cuts staff and delivery services Abigail Rings

Assistant Campus Editor

With the rise of the Internet, print media has been struggling more and more to compete with the instant gratification that online news and information sources offer. It seems that almost no city has been untouched, including Cleveland.

The company that owns The Plain Dealer, Advance Publications, has been making cuts to its newspapers across the board this year, and the new changes are in response to the growing concerns that electronic media is overtaking print media in a way that is requiring newspapers to cut back.

Months ago, The Plain Dealer announced that they were going to have to lay off workers and reconsider their printing and delivery schedules. This news alarmed many, as concern for Cleveland’s daily paper grew. As more information was received, the people of Cleveland learned the negotiation process was most likely going to be long and drawn out, but Advance Publications has finally reached a decision.

On April 4, The PD announced that it is going to continue printing seven days a week, but home delivery is going to be cut down to three days a week. The days the newspaper will be delivered is still being determined, but Sunday will be one of those days. The changes in the delivery schedule will start later this summer. The PD will still be available, in print, at thousands of locations across Cleveland.

In addition to home delivery being cut down, one-third of the newsroom staff will be cut. The layoffs were announced in February and then originally scheduled for May, but are now being pushed back to later this summer.

The changes are not just limited to The PD. In order to meet the demands of the local readers and advertisers, a new company is being formed that is going to partner with The PD. The Northeast Ohio Media Group is going to begin this summer to focus on the digital aspects of the newspaper, including all ad sales and marketing and the management of Cleveland.com. Andrea Hogben, current senior vice president of sales and marketing at The PD, will take over as president of the new company.

Together with The Plain Dealer Publishing Company, the Northeast Ohio Media group is going to

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The Carroll News takes home 9 SPJ awards

Each year, the Society of Professional Journalists hosts regional conferences across the country for professional and student journalists, journalism educators and public relations practitioners across the country.

The Carroll News is part of Region 4, including Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia and the western part of Pennsylvania. The CN is in the category of small schools.

Awards given out at these conferences recognize outstanding student journalists for their work during a calendar year.

This year received The CN numerous regional awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, including: Non-daily newspaper: The Carroll News, second place General column writing: Brian Bayer, “The Bayer Necessities,” first place; Clara Richter, “Off the Richter,” second place; Dan Cooney, “Cooney Meets World,” third place Sports writing: Zach Mentz, second place for “The beginning of a new era: Former Blue Streak and NFL QB Tom Arth named head football coach.”

Feature writing: Dan Cooney, second place for “Presidential perspectives: The CN’s exclusive interview with Niehoff.”

In-depth reporting: Spencer German and Zach Mentz, second place for “Learning from scandal: What Penn State’s failure to report sexual abuse can teach our University;” Brian Bayer and Ryllie Danylko, third place for “Contraception, health care coverage discussion reaches John Carroll University.”

General news reporting: Dan Cooney, second place for “Campus Safety Services seeking permission to carry guns.”

Because he received a first place award for his column writing, Brian Bayer will be moving on to the national competition.

Congratulations to all of the staff and writers on their excellent work.

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Where are they now?

Two JCU alumni discuss their post-graduate lives

Jeff Hatgas

Jon Hatgas

Year Graduated: May 2012 Year Graduated: May 2012 Major: Psychology Major: Psychology Current Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Current Location: Boston, Mass.

What was your favorite thing about attending school at John Carroll?

I liked how I was able to be involved with a lot of different clubs and activities and meet so many different people.

What was your favorite thing about attending school at John Carroll?

That’s tough. JCU has a lot of great things going for it. The one thing I consistently go back to is the community. There are so many great people so close who are smart, driven and have their priorities straight.

What are you currently doing and what are the details of that work?

I am a youth minister in Los Angeles at Dolores Mission Church. I’m in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, which is a year-long volunteer program. I run a youth group, coordinate immersions, am in charge of the Confirmation program and help out with a scholarship program. Mostly, I work with high schoolaged youth to help them grow and strengthen their spirituality.

What at JCU, if anything, prepared you most for your current job?

Two things helped a lot: service and campus ministry. Service helped give me a glimpse of what different people face in life and help prepare me for the type of community in which I’d be living. Being involved in campus ministry showed me how essential spirituality is in life. By going on retreats and helping lead them, I became more comfortable talking with other people about their spiritual lives.

What are you currently doing and what are the details of that work?

I’m a Jesuit Volunteer in Boston. I coordinate an after school-program for second to fifth graders and also help with ESOL classes for adults at Casserly House.

What is the best part about your current job?

Casserly House is small, so I love having a variety of responsibilities. I also love getting to learn about new and different cultures by talking with our students (right now we have students from 16+ different countries)!

What advice do you have for someone looking to enter a similar career?

Keep an open mind and open heart. No matter how much you think you know coming into work, reality will always be much different than your expectations. Surprises always come up. You just have to learn to be flexible and not stress too much.

How can JCU students contact you for more advice in following a similar path?

Check out the Post-Graduate Volunteer Fair at John Carroll next year or email me at jmhatgas12@ jcu.edu! I’m always happy to talk with people even remotely considering doing a year of service.

From PLAIN DEALER, p. 1 provide everything for both the print and digital services of the newspaper. The two companies will have the biggest newsgathering operation in the region and 10 times the number of journalists than any other local media outlet. The Plain Dealer Publishing Company indicated that their current combined print and digital audience is bigger than ever. The company thinks that the new digitally centered company is an important investment in the newspaper’s future.

With the creation of the new company, The PD also announced that they would be offering an enhanced e-edition of the newspaper, free of charge, to all of their subscribers.

The e-edition looks just like the printed newspaper but can be accessed on a variety of technological devices, including smartphones. The e-edition of the newspaper will be available for purchase by anyone, including those who do not wish to receive The PD to their homes. Cleveland.com will also be enhanced to provide readers across the country with updated and important news from Cleveland and the surrounding areas.

When asked what they thought about the changes to The PD, students acknowledged the importance of newspapers in cities such as Cleveland. Sophomore Rachel Distler said, “Cleveland, being the city that it is, should have a daily newspaper. There are constantly new developments being made here and around the world that the people of Cleveland should know about. The city is desperately trying to build itself back up. If the city is looking to gain businesses and tourism,

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What at JCU if anything prepared you most for your current job?

I think that being involved with a variety of things at the same time while at JCU taught me how to prioritize tasks, as well as how to shift from one set of tasks to another easily.

What advice do you have for someone looking to enter a similar career?

Just be open to trying new things. A year is just that, it’s only a year. You’d be surprised how much you can learn about yourself in that amount of time!

How can JCU students contact you for more advice in following a similar path?

Feel free to email me: jhatgas12@jcu.edu

a daily newspaper would be very helpful in strengthening the community and credibility of Cleveland.”

Sophomore Tim Ficke also expressed his concern. “I think it is important for Cleveland to have a daily paper. It is a very convenient way for people in the city and surrounding area to get to know what is going on news and event-wise in their city,” he said.

He continued, “Newspapers give different and more holistic views on things, which often times the news media does not.”

Distler added, “I believe that newspapers and journalism will always be relevant. There will always be a market for it, because there are people who believe information more when they see it on paper.”

Some professors seemed to disagree with how The PD dealt with the crisis. Carrie Buchanan, assistant professor in the Tim Russert Department of Communications and Theatre Arts, said, “The company that now owns The Plain Dealer has shown, through the very secretive way it is carrying out major changes in its own procedures, that it cares little for public input.”

While some are angered about the cuts and changes to The PD, students seem to think that they did the best they could with a difficult situation.

Distler said, “Although it is disappointing that The Plain Dealer will not be delivering daily, they are still continuing to print daily, which gives Clevelanders the opportunity to pick up a paper everyday. The Plain Dealer is not shutting down, they are just changing their format to get back on their feet again.”

Introducing The Carroll News 2013-2014 staff Editor in Chief Zach Mentz Managing Editor Ryllie Danylko Campus Editors Abigail Rings Jackie Mitchell Arts and Life Editor Alex Higl Mitch Quataert Editorial & Op/Ed Editor Clara Richter

World News Editor Sam Lane Katelyn DeBaun Business and Finance Editor Anthony Ahlegian Sports Editor Joe Ginley Diversions Editor Nicholas Sciarappa Cartoonist Nicholas Sciarappa

Campus Calendar : April 11 – April 17

Thursday

SUPB hosts Thursday Night Live, featuring Paul Varges, at 9 p.m. in the LSC Atrium.

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Friday

“Style Your Sole” event with the TOMS club in the Underground from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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Saturday

Kulas Grant hosts “War Horse” at the Palace Theatre from 7:30 to 11 p.m.

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Resident Campus Club men’s lacrosse versus Oakland at home Ministry intern applications due. from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Tuesday

Last day for spring 2013 course withdrawal.

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Wednesday

Take Back the Night march and speak-out in the LSC Atrium from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Campus Briefs

Provost’s Office hosts lecture by Andrew Delbanco

Andrew Delbanco, the Mendelson Family Chair of American Studies and the Julian Clarence Levi Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University, will be visiting John Carroll University as part of the 2013 Celebration of Scholarship. He will be giving a presentation on his recent book, “College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be.” In the book, Delbanco argues that college is becoming a privilege, something only open to the very wealthy. His argument focuses on explaining what a college education should be and why it is something that needs to be available to everyone.

The event, sponsored by the Provost’s Office, is free and open to the public and will take place in the Donahue Auditorium in the Dolan Center for Science and Technology on Thursday April 11, at 5 pm.

Mayo Clinic of Cleveland offers study abroad scholarship

The Mayo Clinic of Cleveland is offering scholarships for John Carroll University students to study abroad at the National University of Ireland-Galway.

The scholarships are open to students of all majors and NUI-G offers courses in over 30 disciplines for exchange students.

Students are reminded that tuition for this program is at the standard JCU rate and that there are a few competitive scholarships offered by JCU for this program.

The scholarship application can be obtained at JCU’s Center for Global Education or it can be downloaded at http:// www.jcu.edu/global/study/funding.htm.

More information can be found at this same website. The deadline for study abroad programs in Spring 2014 is October 1.

JCU baseball celebrates 40 years

John Carroll University is celebrating 40 years of baseball this spring. Alumni players and their families are invited to come to JCU on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4 for a weekend of celebration.

On Friday, there will be an alumni social hosted at Jake’s Speakeasy, where alumni players can meet the 2013 baseball team. Tickets are $10, and food and a cash bar will be provided. On Saturday, there will be an alumni batting practice at Schweickert Field, campus tours and lunch in the Shula Room. The cost is $15, but children under six are free. The final event on Saturday will be a double header against Ohio Northern University.

The celebration will continue rain or shine. More information and the form for the weekend is available at https://johncarrolluniversity.wufoo.com/forms/celebrate40-years-of-john-carroll-baseball/.

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JCU’s dedication to service recognized:

University wins ‘President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll’ Karly Kovac Staff Reporter

John Carroll University’s dedication to service is again being recognized at the national level. Having devoted over 70,000 hours of efforts in 2012 alone, JCU was recognized with 14 other schools amongst 690 contenders as a finalist in the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

The program’s purpose is ultimately to acknowledge universities that have made a distinct and lasting impact on their surrounding communities, according to a press release on JCU’s website. The University’s Center for Service and Social Action director, Margaret Finucane, said, “For students who are interested in service, a major part of the Jesuit mission is commitment to the community and serving others. This award puts us in the top two percent of schools that won the award, and that recognition in itself is a national appreciation of the work that the John Carroll students do in the community. It is a strong endorsement for anyone looking at us as an institution, and our student involvement is a real draw.”

Finuncane also said that JCU President, the Rev. Robert Niehoff, S.J. has been “very intentional about providing support and building service here, making it an important part of the student experience at John Carroll.”

JCU also works towards seeking out community leaders to be a part of programs like the Arrupe Scholars. With an estimated

two-thirds of JCU students lending aid and with 86 service-learning courses offered in the curriculum, the President’s Community Honor Roll recognition reflects this engagement that Finuncane believes sets John Carroll service participants apart from the rest.

“If you’re going to rake leaves, we ask that you talk to the person you are raking the leaves for. It’s about creating relationships,” she said.

Maryellen Callanan, associate director for CSSA, added, “The reason community partners want John Carroll students is because they engage with people in a unique, personable way.”

CSSA offers diverse opportunities that can be one-time, weekly or immersion-based service experiences. Of the variety of volunteer services that John Carroll offers, work in the St. Clair/Superior Neighborhood, Footprints for Fatima and the Ohio Graduation Test Tutoring Program were among some of the programs highlighted to show John Carroll’s commitment to the Cleveland community.

The “We the People” and “Youth for Justice” programs are also among some of the programs that reach out to the Cleveland metropolitan area. Offered for fifth and eighth graders, and at the high school level, the “We the People” program is the main social studies curriculum for many schools in the area, providing a hands-on education on the Constitution and how to engage its ideals within communities. Through these programs, many

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plenty of retweets, favorites and responses. Often times, someone will tag the person mentioned to show him or her that they were talked about on the account, according to JCUcrushes.

“I saw some people tweet how they loved the account and found it hilarious, and others tweeted that the account was immature, or that the account was tweeting too fast and to slow it down,” she said.

One of the many satirical JCU accounts, which goes by the handle JCUNEVERSAYS (@JCU_NEVER_SAYS), tweets about “things that the general population of John Carroll students would never say, and pokes fun at the things that generally bother students on a regular basis,” according to a student who runs it.

While JCUNEVERSAYS did not experience the same instantaneous growth that JCUcrushes did, 224 people follow it, and, according to the student, it gains an average of 10 followers per week. The reactions to JCUNEVERSAYS have been largely positive, the student said.

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jcuSQUIRREL regularly tweets from a campus squirrel’s perspective and often interacts with other parody accounts.

students research topics of injustice, law and collective action to teach ways in which their voice can make positive difference in their communities.

Over 200 of the eighth grade students involved in the Youth for Justice program will be having a fair hosted at John Carroll this Friday, displaying boards of their various research topics of acts of injustice. They will present these boards to a panel of judges, and the winning team will show their presentations in Columbus to the Ohio Center for LawRelated Education.

Callanan feels that John Carroll’s commitment to programs such as these “is leadership that challenges you. It is a service in which your presence makes a difference in their lives, as well as they make a difference in your life.”

The distinction of the recognition to Finucane is “not to do something for someone else as a ‘check it off the list, put it on my resume, let’s move on,’ it’s about finding opportunities to learn from those experiences, to service others and to engage with people and learn from them—to learn about your life and to grow and to challenge yourself. It’s easy, in some respects, to work with people who are just like you, but that does not force you to grow in the same way. Working with someone different than you—either socioeconomically, racially, ethnically, religiously—it challenges you to step outside yourself and see the world differently,” she said.

A more playful account, jcuSQUIRREL (@jcuSQUIRREL), tweets from the perspective of “the most notorious squirrel that runs around campus,” according to its profile. jcuSQUIRREL was created in November 2011, making it one of the oldest parody accounts on campus. jcuSQUIRREL tweets about events on campus, the weather in Cleveland, popular culture on campus and food – with a common theme of nuts working its way into much of the content. The student who created jcuSQUIRREL said that people often take pictures of squirrels on campus and send the pictures to her account.

“I have gotten a lot of people tweeting photos of a squirrel and tagging it with silly comments such as, ‘@jcuSQUIRREL should probably go on a diet. #chunker,’” she said.

One popular theme among college parody accounts is to report who kissed whom at weekend parties, usually with photographic evidence to prove it. A JCU student followed this trend and created JCU Makeout (@ JCUmakeout) in fall of 2012. The content from this account is comprised of retweets from JCU students who post pictures of other students caught snogging in public. However, this account, like many others, quickly died out (at press time, its most recent tweet was posted Feb. 22).

Other accounts include Overheard At JCU (@overheardatJCU), JCU Probz (@JCUprobz), JCUpassouts (@JCUpassouts) and JCU ADVICE (@JCUadvice).

The University does monitor the accounts, to an extent. According to JCUcrushes, someone from the University contacted her asking her to change the account’s picture from the JCU seal to make sure that the account would not be mistakenly affiliated with the school.

JCU faculty and staff members do not underestimate the influence Twitter can have on students. Senior Director of Creative Services and E-Marketing Mike Richwalsky said, “If done in a positive way, [these accounts] can serve to bring the community together. Accounts like @ jcuSQUIRREL and @JCUcompliments are fun and bring a bit of levity to the day-to-day work we all do.”

He noted that the anonymity of Twitter can become challenging because there is no accountability if a negative or demeaning account is created.

Public relations expert Jennifer Catellier, assistant professor in the Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theatre Arts, thinks these types of accounts are here to stay.

“When one account dies out or the owner loses interest, another will often pop up in its place,” she said. “It’s just so easy to create an account and tweet that people will likely keep doing this as long as Twitter is popular.”

Campus Safety Log April 1, 2013 Theft of altar wine from St. Francis Chapel at 2:35 p.m.

April 3, 2013 Permit reported stolen from a vehicle in Main Drive at 4:36 p.m.

April 5, 2013 April 2, 2013 Missing prescription medicine reported in Dolan Hall Damage to a third floor men’s restroom of Murphy Hall reported at at 4:04 p.m.

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Drug paraphernalia reported in Sutowski Hall at 10:39 p.m.

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

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Arts & Life The power of music creates community

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JCU faculty form intergenerational choir to debunk stereotypes of Alzeheimer’s disease Alexandra Higl Arts & Life Editor

It’s a few minutes before 5 p.m. on a Thursday, and people begin to enter Room 24 of the Lombardo Student Center. The group reconnects with friendly conversation, catching up on the week’s happenings. Energized and ready to go, the community gets down to work.

They warm up their bodies, their voices and review the material from last rehearsal.

They may look different. They may come from different backgrounds. Some are John Carroll students from different states, while others are older adults from surrounding neighborhoods. Their ages vary from 18 to 88.

Yet, this intimate group of 26 people shares a common ground: music.

Penny Harris, chair of the sociology and criminology department and director of the aging studies program, and Cynthia Caporella, director of liturgical music and musical arts, formed the first intergenerational choir for college students, people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and families at John Carroll.

Harris first created the choir as part of a research project to help fight Alzheimer’s stigma, and conquer the stereotypes that come with the diagnosis. “When a person is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, that is how they are defined,” said Harris. “Many don’t see the person behind it – just the disease.

With the diagnosis comes many misunderstandings and confusions.”

In hopes of combating these misunderstandings, Harris joined forces with Caporella to form a community on John Carroll’s campus through the healing powers of music.

Although Caporella had never done anything like this before, she jumped at the chance to implement this social justice initiative on campus. “Once I heard the idea, I was really excited about it,” said Caporella. “It was a good opportunity for [John Carroll] students and myself to work in a new environment.

The process has delighted me.”

According to Harris, John Carroll students are no different than anyone else when stereotyping someone with Alzheimer’s disease. “They have a lot of misunderstandings about the disease, and one of the ways of lessening the misunderstandings is bringing people with Alzheimer’s disease and students together in an enjoyable setting, and working towards a common goal,” she said.

Freshman Catherine Calhoun described the overall experience as rewarding and enjoyable despite her initial apprehension to joining the unique group. “I didn’t know what to expect when I first entered the choir room,” said Calhoun. “But I am so glad that I signed up. The people I have met are all friendly, and they always make me laugh.

They show you this whole other view of what it is like to live with Alzheimer’s.”

Although the group is in full motion and ready for their upcoming performance on April 17 at the 23rd annual Alzheimer’s Disease Educational Event held in Donahue Auditorium, the choir faced the challenge of having a small timeframe to rehearse.

Harris first got the idea to form the choir when one of her past students from an aging studies class worked in marketing and advertising for a film called “Young at Heart.” This documentary followed an older singing group,

showing how music helped them deal with the aging process in an enjoyable way.

This concept sparked an idea. Harris began the research project to form an intergenerational choir before Christmas Break by enlisting Caporella’s support, approaching the Cleveland Area Alzheimer’s Association with the idea and getting the research approved by the JCU Institutional Review Board for the protection of human subjects.

From there, the recruitment process began.

Word of mouth spread, and students from John Carroll not only had to complete a vocal audition with Caporella, but were also screened

by Harris for the research component. Upon completion of the process, 13 students were chosen.

The response of interested students was overwhelming. Sophomore Danielle Goddard expressed her immediate desire to join the choir once word had spread. “Service and singing are my two favorite things to do at John Carroll, so when I first received an email about the intergenerational choir, I was so excited,” said Goddard. “I had no previous experience working with adults with Alzheimer’s, so I was not exactly sure what to expect.”

The research team partnered with the Cleveland Area Alzheimer’s Association, where they drew 13 people from both the west and east sides of Cleveland. Many of the participants chosen grew up singing in their church or city choirs.

Valentine’s Day marked a milestone for the research project: day one of rehearsals. The members of the choir were buddied up to help one another, fostering an interaction between a student and someone with Alzheimer’s and

their family members.

“When I was first introduced to the couple I was paired with, I was so happy,” said Goddard. “They both had the best sense of humor and made the first rehearsal so much fun.”

The first rehearsal surprised both Harris and Caporella. “I remember by the end of the first rehearsal, I had tears in my eyes,” said Harris.

Caporella added that “the blending of voices was amazing.”

Not only were the faculty members surprised by day one, but so were the students.

After receiving feedback that will be used as part of the research project, Harris noted that “the students in particular were just blown away.” She added that she had a research assistant with her that day who reacted in a similar way. “[The music] sent chills down her body,” said Harris.

Senior Maria Simone applauded the way music has transformed the group into a community. “I have learned that music has the power to put all obstacles aside and connect with those around you,” she said.

Although the future of the choir is uncertain, the group is eager to perform at the educational event on April 17 at 7 p.m., which will be free and open to the public. The event will feature five well-known songs that were carefully chosen by Caporella to fit the needs of the choir.

Harris and Caporella hope that the audience will gain delight and joy from listening to seemingly diverse people coming together to make music. “In the end,” said Harris, “it’s all about forgetting differences and understanding commonalities.”

JCU play, ‘Blink: Can you see me?’ addresses contemporary prejudice Madeline Smanik Staff Reporter

This weekend, students at John Carroll will have the opportunity to see a play that was written by one of JCU’s very own professors. Mary Weems, assistant professor in the Department of Education and Allied Studies, wrote “Blink: Can you see me?” which addresses tough issues that are especially prevalent on college campuses today. The play was also directed and performed by members of the John Carroll community.

The opening scene shows a variety of students walking to class at a private university, meant to resemble John Carroll. Almost right away, they begin to demonstrate the vast presence of discrimination in everyday life.

“Blink” does not waste any time getting to important issues.

Each scene is relatively short in length, but packs a punch when it comes to taking an in-depth look at the reality of discrimination.

Because prejudice plays an unfortunately large role in society, everyone who attends this play will see something unnervingly familiar.

Junior River Onwudinjo, an actor in “Blink,” said he noticed the audience “showing strong reactions” during a scene that involved signs depicting discriminatory words and phrases.

The characters cover everything from homophobia and racism to the bigoted acts and

slurs that come from these ways of thinking. However, the play does not ignore the voices of those opposed to prejudice. It recognizes the existence of people who are against hate, especially those who are willing to speak up.

Director Karen Gygli said simply, “Diversity is challenging, fun, dynamic, energetic and beautiful,” and that “everyone is welcome at the table–or should be.”

The events of the play are based on real experiences. After the performance, there was a discussion where the audience members were given the chance to ask questions of the cast.

About the play in general, Weems said, “The purpose of this play is to use the experiences of the participants to prompt constructive, critical dialogues which lead to a greater understanding of how important empathy, acceptance and interculturalism are as we move forward to becoming a more unified society in the 21st century.”

When asked what she hopes students will take away from the performance, Weems said, “Learn to ‘see’ the prejudice and bias which is happening in the blink of an eye on college campuses and other venues all over this country and the world.”

Photo by Keith Nagy

The cast of ‘Blink: Can you see me?’ performed last weekend at Kulas Auditorium.

“Blink” will be performed April 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m. and April 14 at 2 p.m. in Kulas Auditorium. The show is free to JCU students with a valid student ID.

Editor’s Note: To report incidences of bias at JCU, please go to sites.jcu.edu/ bias and click on “Report Bias.”

Entertainment Calendar

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Danceworks 2013

Cleveland Public Theatre 7 p.m. $10

Check out what’s happening in Cleveland this week!

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The CN sat down with actors Ryan Gosling, Dane DeHaan and Eva Mendes, and director Derek Cianfrance – Interview by Mitch Quataert to discuss their new film, ‘Place Beyond the Pines.’

The Carroll News: This very real place (Schenectady) is embedded in the story and characters’ lives; how did it informed your work?

Derek Cianfrance: Schenectady is where my wife is from, and for the last 10 years [that] I have been visiting her family, I felt like I was doing a location scout. Every time I drove past the bank that’s on the poster, I thought it would be a cool place for a bank robbery. Then I met this writer and found out he was from Schenectady, too. It has had a brighter day, it’s sort of like what happened in Detroit or in Rochester. We just decided it would be the right place to make a movie. The movie is about legacy, and Schenectady has a real past.

Eva Mendes: Derek has this idea and said to me, “Why don’t you go work at the diner you work at in the movie on your days off? Go be a waitress.” And so I went and got to know the women who worked there, and I got to hear some amazing stories. They were born and raised there, and it was great because they didn’t recognize me, so it wasn’t like, “Oh, actress trying to be normal.” It has this ghost town vibe about it, and it really helped me get into my role.

Ryan Gosling: I’m from the Canadian equivalent of Scranton, so I felt at home there; it’s very similar to where I’m from. I spent about a month just riding around.

CN: Can you talk about the process of making the opening scene?

Derek Cianfrance: We thought we needed to start the movie off with an epic opening shot like so many of our favorite films. I feel like in the first five to 10 minutes of any movie, you kind of teach the audience how to watch, and I wanted the audience in this movie to be alert and active. I wanted their imaginations to peak, because I want them to be watching the movie; I didn’t want to manipulate them, and they are part of the movie. We came up with this idea of Ryan starting in this trailer and walking through the carnival and people are taking pictures of him, and we keep learning something new about him – you are going to learn something as this shot unfolds.

CN: Was it difficult working in a movie as a cast that is broken up into three different stages?

CN: Was there a defining moment reading this script where you knew you wanted to take on this project?

Eva Mendes: When they told me the director was Derek. Basically I saw “Blue Valentine,” and I really wanted to meet with him.

Ryan Gosling: I think we were all pretty excited about that structure. You have to admire Derek, because even though it can be frustrating at times, he’s the most stubborn man of all time, and everybody told him to cut it and change it, and everyone I think assumed he would cave in the edit, but he didn’t. You have the construction of everything you love in a movie, but he has constructed them in a different way; and for someone who loves those kinds of movies, it’s nice to experience them in a different way.

CN: Did you guys have to improvise a lot on set?

Dane DeHaan: I think what Derek does is he creates incredibly real environments and just throws us in there to see what happens. You kind of show up every day knowing the scene and what’s on the page. But more importantly you need to understand what that scene needs to achieve for the movie.

Derek Cianfrance: By the time we shoot, I’m so sick of the script and myself. All of the sudden I’m on set with these magical people who are courageous, and all I can do is instigate things. I have so much respect for them and what they can do, and their courage. What’s most important for me with actors is I want them to surprise me, and I want them to fail; I feel like if they can surprise me, as an audience member I like feeling surprised. And also if they can fail, I ask them to push themselves to failure because all of the sudden there is no more judgment, and that means they can succeed greatly because it’s okay to fail.

Eva Mendes: I had never really thought about it that way before, and it really made me rethink when you are on set and about to do a scene and they say, “and ACTION!” and it made me hate that, because when they say ‘action’ that’s an incredible amount of pressure to just go and perform – that’s basically wrapped up into what “action” means, and it’s frightening. When Derek would say, “Okay, no go fail!” I’d be like, “Cool!” because the pressure is off. He would say, “Let’s make our first pancake” because you know how usually your first pancake sucks? Well there’s just so much freedom in that, and I loved it.

The Carroll News talked with director Harmony Korine Here’s what director Jon Chu had to say and actress Ashley Benson from the new movie ‘Spring about the new ‘G.I. Joe’ sequel: ‘G.I. Joe: Breakers.’ Here’s what they had to say: Retaliation’: – Interview by Alexandra Higl

The Carroll News: Can you tell me about deciding to cast this film? I understand actresses like a change, but it seems like this is not something that their fan base is going to be able to see anyway. Can you talk about that?

Harmony Korine: Sure. But I disagree that their fans won’t see it. I mean, I think that their fans will also grow up and eventually see it. So I think that we make a movie, and the movie exists forever, and so eventually people will find it – people that aren’t old enough to see it now will be old enough to see it in a few years; and hopefully they’ll enjoy it. I wanted to work with these girls, first and foremost, because they were the best for the part. They were the most interesting for the part. And then, on top of it, I liked the fact that they were connected culturally to this kind of – almost this kind of pop mythology. And I thought it was an interesting counter to their perception and what they’ve done in the past. And I thought it was exciting for them. They were all at a place in their life where they wanted to try things that were more graphic, more extreme – a different type of acting. And so that was obvious; and that’s what they did. And it was great.

CN: You’re known for your role on “Pretty Little Liars,” and most of your audience – they know you as that role on “Pretty Little Liars.” So why the huge jump on to a provocative film?

Ashley Benson: I don’t know; I mean, I’ve been on that show for four years now, and I feel like people have just seen me in a certain way for such a long time. And I really wanted to do a film where I was different from anything I’ve ever done. And I read Harmony’s script, and it was exactly what I wanted to do. And I liked how edgy it was; I liked how different it was. And I wanted a chance to work with Harmony, to work with James, and I wanted to do something different.

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– Interview by Alexandra Higl

The Carroll News: What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in making G.I. Joe? Jon Chu: One of the biggest challenges was I think just the sheer enormity of the production. Sometimes you have 700 people on set. And it’s hard when you are used to smaller movies – you’re used to doing everything; you’re used to controlling everything; you’re used to overseeing everything. There’s a certain point where you literally, physically can’t see everything. You can’t see every button on every costume; you can’t see every explosion; you can barely keep up with understanding how the explosions are working to know exactly what’s there.

It took a lot of communication in pre-production with each of the heads of each department to communicate what story we’re trying to tell, what feel we were trying to give, what look we were trying to create. And then, there’s a certain point where you have to just let them fly and trust that they’re going to get it done. And of course, you can do last-minute changes and things like that. But ultimately, there’s only so much you can do. So that trust – that importance of crewing up with the right crew was a big, big challenge for me.

And also, once you get all that stuff, sometimes the biggest challenge was not using everything, because you can’t, because you have enough money to throw pyro, and throw crazy music, and have the thing move, and do all this stuff. A lot of the answers, most of the time, the better answer was not to use everything that you could, and to restrain yourself for the sake of the storytelling. So you constantly had to remind yourself to focus on the story and not get carried away with all the other stuff you get access to. I think that was a constant battle and struggle that I had to go through.

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‘Spring Breakers’ makes a splash Mary Ellen Riley Staff Reporter

Where can you find four fresh-faced, college-aged girls trekking to Florida for the ultimate spring break, and James Franco portrayed as a drug-dealing rapper? The newest hit flick, “Spring Breakers,” written and directed by Harmony Korine, has all of this and more. Yes, more.

“Spring Breakers” sheds light on the real spring break, not the kind of break spent drinking tea with grandma or catching up on sleep, but rather the week that most college students head down to the streets of Florida to let loose and have some fun.

What may seem like a movie featuring the ultimate spring break full of lazy days and wild nights sharply turns to a plot engulfed with danger and uncertainty as the spring breakers themselves get caught in the world of crime and running from the law.

Ashley Benson, Selena Gomez, Rachel Korine and Vanessa Hudgens star as Brit, Faith, Candy and Cotty who, respectively, portray your typical bikini-clad best friends under the influence of a rapping drug dealer called Alien, played by James Franco, who bails them out of jail.

The Carroll News sat down with director Harmony Korine and actor James Franco to get the inside look on how a movie like “Spring Breakers” is unlike anything seen before,” Korine said. I think everyone can identify with teenage debauchery, getting in trouble and meeting bad people.”

Korine focuses on the raw realities of spring break and puts careful consideration into all the details, from the location of the movie to the music played during certain scenes.

James Franco, a long-time fan of Korine, weighed in on his enthusiasm for creative plots that are creative and unexpected for films such as “Spring Breakers” compared to his inspiration for this particular film, “but he is also interested in popular culture, or a version of it, that is pushed to the extreme so that it becomes something both flashy and attractive, and at the same time distorted and very ugly,” said Franco.

It is obvious that “Spring Breakers” is a collaboration of genius directing, stellar acting and a riveting plot line. This is one spring break you will never forget.

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JCU baseball dominates Wilmington in doubleheader Pair of games against Wilmington yields 5-3 comeback victory, 20-0 thrashing Zach Mentz

Zach Mentz Sports Editor

Go back to your roots, baseball

If you know me at all, you know this: I’m obsessed with baseball. I started playing the game at the age of five, and now I coach my local 18U team back in my hometown of Fairport, N.Y. To put it simply, my entire life has been surrounded by the sport, and it is, in many ways, my best friend.

Few things in life are perfect, and baseball might just be one of them. The game itself – the way it is played, the way it is celebrated, the way it is remembered – baseball is perfect. However, the designated hitter rule in Major League Baseball is anything but perfect. When it comes to the DH in baseball, I’m old school. There’s simply just no need for the designated hitter.

Since 1973, Major League Baseball has used the oddly inconsistent rule of allowing a designated hitter in the American League and disallowing a DH in the National League. It’s almost likely playing two completely different versions of baseball. How are you going to allow for one team to use the lethal bat of someone such as David Ortiz or Edgar Martinez but tell another team that they must have their pitcher bat instead? That’s the definition of unfair and imbalanced.

The DH was only added to increase the amount of runs scored, which in turn increases home runs, ticket sales and revenue. By my definition, the DH is a “new-era” fixture to the sport centered around increasing ticket sales and popularity rather than staying true to baseball roots. The MLB wants “fringe” fans to stay interested, so they try to boost the scoring as much as possible. Don’t believe me? Maybe you should wonder why the MLB turned the other cheek during the steroid era when Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds were destroying home runs and looking like The Hulk.

The option of having a designated hitter makes baseball almost too easy for a manager. How so?

Consider this example: Your pitcher is throwing a shutout through seven innings. Your team has the bases loaded with two outs and the game tied at zero. Stepping to the plate is your pitcher, not your DH. Here’s where strategy is key: Do you use a pinch hitter, thus removing your stud pitcher from the game, in attempt to claim the lead? Or do you leave your pitcher in to hit, hoping he can reach base somehow?

These are the decisions that make baseball so tantalizing and strategic. It’s my theory that until you fully understand all that goes into the game, you can never fully appreciate baseball. Major League Baseball shouldn’t be catering the game to fringe fans who don’t know what RISP stands for. Instead, Major League Baseball should be catering to the die-hard fans that spend all winter staring out the window, waiting for baseball to return.

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The John Carroll University baseball team put together an impressive weekend on the road, as they swept the host Wilmington Quakers in an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader on Saturday, April 6. The Blue Streaks used a late three-run rally to win the first game 5-3 before manhandling the Quakers in game two by a final score of 20-0.

Coming into Saturday’s games against Wilmington, the Blue and Gold had dropped two consecutive games to both Baldwin Wallace and Denison, losing 13-10 and 174, respectively. However, the Blue Streaks transitioned back to their winning ways against the Quakers.

In game one of the doubleheader, the Quakers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning before JCU responded in the top of the fifth. An RBI double from freshman Rob Cifelli allowed for sophomore Mark Huddle to score from second, cutting the deficit to 2-1 for JCU. Immediately following the RBI hit by Cifelli, sophomore Bobby Sabatino knocked in an RBI of his own with a single that allowed senior Connor Marrero to score and tie the game at two.

After shutting down the Quakers in the bottom half of the fifth, the score remained tied at two heading into the sixth inning.

Wilmington was able to squeak in a run in the bottom of the sixth

to give themselves a narrow 3-2 lead heading into the seventh and final inning.

In the top of the seventh inning, Cifelli started the Blue Streaks’ rally with a lead-off walk. Sabatino was then able to reach base following a fielding error by Wilmington’s third basemen, giving JCU runners on first and second with no outs. Junior Mitch Herringshaw, who currently leads the team with a .438 batting average, then ripped a single to load the bases for the Blue Streaks.

Following a pitching change by the Quakers, senior Aaron Miller singled through the left side of the infield to score Cifelli from third and tie the game at three.

With the game tied at three and no outs yet for JCU, senior Ryan Konsler lifted a sacrifice-fly to left field that allowed Sabatino to score from third, giving the Blue Streaks a 4-3 lead. Freshman Tyler Gentile eventually drew a bases-loaded walk that allowed Herringshaw to score, giving JCU a 5-3 lead going into the bottom of the seventh. From there, freshman Zach Verner closed out the game with three consecutive outs, sealing a 5-3 win for the Blue Streaks.

Following the narrow victory in game one, the Blue Streaks wasted no time in securing the lead early in game two.

A five-run first inning for the Blue Streaks was highlighted by a double-steal by Huddle and Konsler, who stole second and home plate,

Photos courtesy of JCU Sports Information

Junior Jimmy Spagna did work on both the mound and at the plate this past weekend as he helped lead the Blue Streaks to a weekend sweep over Wilmington. respectively. offense as well. Senior Patrick Two runs in the second inning O’Brien tossed six innings while increased the Blue Streaks’ lead to allowing only five hits and striking 7-0 before they broke the flood gates out four. wide open in the third inning.

“It was crucial to take both A pair of two-run homers from [games] from Wilmington,” said both junior Jimmy Spagna and Spagna. “The bats finally came alive Konsler played key roles in a six-run like they were in Florida, and it was third inning, where the Blue Streaks great to see. We needed to rebound watched their lead balloon to 13-0 after our previous two losses, and I over Wilmington. From there, the felt that we responded quite well.”

Blue and Gold were reluctant to With the win, the Blue Streaks take their foot off the gas, winning have now four of their last six and game two of the doubleheader by a sit at 15-8 overall. whopping score of 20-0. “[These wins were] very imIn game two alone, Konsler and portant. We knew we had to come Spagna went a combined 8-for-8 at out of there with two wins to stay the plate while recording nine RBI’s near the top of the OAC standings, and scoring six runs themselves. especially with tough matchups this Sabatino and Miller each recorded week against Mount Union and Otthree hits a piece to help guide the terbein,” said Herringshaw.

Softball sweeps Quakers thanks to prime pitching Home opener a success for the Blue and Gold; team tabs 2-0, 6-4 triumphs

an easy 9-0 win in the first game.

Byrnes, named OAC Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday, tossed a four-hit shutout and Erica Chudioni hit a bases-clearing triple to lead JCU to victory. The Raiders nabbed a 9-2 triumph in 10 innings in the second contest. Following Tuesday’s action, JCU holds a 14-6 record, tied for the OAC lead with Mount Union and Mariettta at 6-2.

Jake Hirschmann Staff Reporter

Expecting a disappointment?

The home opener doubleheader for JCU’s softball team was anything but. On Saturday, April 6, John Carroll played its first game games of 2013 at Bracken Field against the Wilmington Quakers. Behind some strong pitching and key timed hits, the Blue Streaks were able to sweep the doubleheader, and at the same time, send a message to the rest of the OAC that they are a force to be reckoned with.

Game one of the afternoon was won due in large part to sophomore starting pitcher Rachel Byrnes. The star sophomore pitched a complete game two-hitter, along with 10 strikeouts, and had the Quakers looking like little leaguers nearly the whole game.

The two runs for the Blue Streaks came rather early, in the first two innings, and were both scored by junior second baseman Sam Becker.

Photo courtesy of JCU Sports Information B e c k e r JCU ace pitcher went hitless Rachel Byrnes in the game, prepares to hurl a but her abilpitch. ity to get on

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April 11 vs. Case Western ReJunior infielder Lia Locey led the JCU offense in the second serve University at 3:30 p.m. game of Saturday’s doubleheader, hitting 3-3 and scoring 5:30 p.m. two runs in the contest.

April 13 @ Otterbein at 1 p.m.,3 base turned out to be the difference the two-game sweep, Byrnes said, in such a tightly knit contest with “Wilmington was a very strong team p.m. the Blue Streaks, coming out on top both offensively and defensively. April 17 vs. Muskingum at 3 Our hitters were able to string hits p.m., 5 p.m. at a 2-0 final.

Stats, recaps and box scores Game two was a bit more dra- together to get runs when we needed from each game can be found at matic for the Blue Streaks, as the them. Since Wilmington is in our Quakers were able to put some conference, it was very impor- jcusports.com runs on the board this game and tant that we swept continued to fight back whenever them to maintain it seemed like the game was out good standing in the OAC.” of reach.

These two wins The scoring for the Blue Streaks was once again led by Becker, who continued the Blue went 2-3 from the leadoff spot with Streaks’ run towards two runs batted in as well as scoring an OAC title.

Editor’s Note: the first run of the game. Two home runs for the Quakers, one by third The Blue and Gold baseman Caitlin Schilling in the sec- traveled to Alliance, Photos courtesy of Samuel Young ond and another by Schilling in the Ohio on Tuesday fifth, kept the game close; but in the afternoon to take Catcher Mackenzie Griffin continued her end, it was not enough, as JCU was on first-place Mount successful season on Saturday as she went Union. The Blue 2-3 with an RBI in the first game, and has a able to pull out the victory 6-4.

In regards to the importance of Streaks cruised to remarkable batting average of .582 this year.

Photos courtesy of Samuel Young

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Men’s tennis easily snags first OAC New JCU football defensive coordinator victory against Wilmington Jerry Schuplinski hired by Patriots Joe Ginley

Assistant Sports Editor

At long last, the JCU men’s tennis squad achieved their first Ohio Athletic Conference victory of the year on the road against Wilmington. The Blue Streaks have been plagued by bad luck and a grueling schedule this season. They received an opportunity to relieve their frustrations on Saturday.

The Blue and Gold have faced tough foes such as Emory & Henry College, Oberlin College and Ohio NorthPhotos courtesy of JCU Sports Information ern, which Paul Olexa captured wins in resulted in a singles and doubles play on 1-8 overall record for Saturday.

the Blue Streaks heading into Saturday’s match. So when the team was handed an easy opponent in the form of the 1-4 Wilmington College Quakers, the Blue Streaks took full advantage of the opportunity.

The Blue and Gold did particulary well in singles play, as each of the team’s six competitors defeated his opponent in straight sets.

Juniors Eric Grimaldi and Hunter Pellegrini posted particularly impressive performances, as the two beat their adversaries 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles play, the Blue Streaks had just as much success. Senior Ryan Mullaney and junior Sean Graham paired up to take down Josh Kincaid and Justin Arehart of Wilmington by a score of 8-3. Freshman Sawyer Dina and junior Paul Olexa snatched an 8-3 win over Quakers’ duo Connor LaVille and Cullen Corcoran. JCU’s Pelligrini and Grimaldi combined in the final doubles match to defeat Wilmington’s Jesse Ingels and Ron Sansome, 8-1.

With the win, the JCU men’s tennis team improved to 2-8 with a 1-3 conference record on the year. On deck for the Blue Streaks is a contest with Mount Union on Wednesday, April 10, and Otterbein on Saturday, April 13.

For stats, recaps and box scores from these matches, check out jcusports.com.

Joe Ginley

Assistant Sports Editor

One never knows when opportunity will come knocking. For Jerry Schuplinski, opportunity showed up at his doorstep recently, in the form of a job offer from the New England Patriots. Schuplinski, who was serving as defensive coordinator under head football coach Tom Arth at John Carroll, did not turn down the chance, deciding to join the Patriots as an offensive quality control coach.

In early December, Arth was named the head football coach following the departure of Regis Scafe. Arth slowly assembled a collection of football minds from both inside and outside of the program. The man Arth chose to run his defense was Schuplinski, formerly the special teams coordinator at Case Western Reserve University.

Schuplinski, a JCU alum who graduated in 1999, served as a graduate assistant from 2000-2001. Arth played quarterback for the Blue Streaks from 1999-2002. Though Schuplinski’s responsibilities were running backs and special teams, the two still developed a close relationship.

In fact, Arth’s presence was a significant factor in Schuplinski’s return to JCU, as he

told Blue Streak Nation (a web site covering JCU sports) in March. “Having the opportunity to work with a guy I have a lot of respect for, Tom Arth, and a lot of other guys on the staff who I know, it’s been awesome,” he said.

“I think John Carroll is a really special place.

It always has been for me.”

But anytime the National Football League comes calling, it is hard to turn down the opportunity. Naturally, Schuplinski jumped at his chance. Though Schuplinski’s late departure shakes things up on the defensive coaching staff, Arth was excited for his friend and colleague. “I am very happy for Jerry and his family. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and it couldn’t have happened to a better person,” Arth told The Carroll News. “I am very proud of Jerry and all of our alumni who have built such an incredible legacy in the NFL.” Schuplinski becomes the fourth JCU alum to join the Patriots. Josh McDaniels, New England’s offensive coordinator, graduated in 1999 with Schuplinski. Nick Caserio, director of player personnel, also graduated with the two. Frank Ross, assistant scout, graduated from JCU in 2010.

Arth said he has not set a timetable for announcing a new defensive coordinator.

Track and field teams impress at Homon Invitational as tune-up Men’s Track and Field Gabriella Kreuz Staff Reporter

The men’s track and field team is showered with talented runners and jumpers who often bask in the most glory due to their high scoring. But this weekend at Mount Union’s John Homon Invitational meet, it was the throwers who came out and put on the show.

Although the meet was unscored, many athletes participated to reach personal bests and seize another opportunity to compete amongst OAC competition.

Senior thrower Anthony Chizmadia took full advantage, winning the discus with a toss of 41.93 meters. The senior also finished second in the shot put, throwing 14.82 meters.

“This weekend was a test for myself. It was a day to focus on improving on every throw,” said Chizmadia. “Going into OACs, I need to

Baseball

Jimmy Spagna junior Spagna played a key role for JCU in Saturday’s doubleheader with the Quakers. The junior tossed four innings in the first game, allowing only one earned run on five hits.

He hit 4-4 in the second game, knocking in four runs.

improve on every throw to get to the top ” Sophomore Rocky Mitolo also put together a strong performance, placing third in the discus with a throw of 40.67 meters and fourth in the shot put with a toss of 4.07 meters.

Senior Mike Minjock won the long jump title by clearing 6.96 meters, while freshman Jack Kelly finished fourth in the triple jump (12.72 meters).

In the hurdles, sophomore Nick Williams finished in second with a time of 15.77 seconds in the 110-meter event while sophomore Hayes Chrispin finished fourth (59.67). John Carroll had a pair of relays finish runner-up as well. The 4x100-meter quartet ofWilliams, Minjock, Kelly and sophomore Nick D’Amico ran a blazing 43.33. In the 4x400 meters, it was Dan Loya, Anthony Colbert, D’Amico and Mike Hydzik who finished second in 3:24.83.

Women’s Track and Field

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After finishing in fifth place among five teams at the OAC Gold Meet on March 30, the Blue Streaks needed to use this past weekend’s John Homon Invitational as a tune-up for the upcoming All-Ohio Championships.

Fortunately for the Blue Streaks, they were able to find success at the unscored Homon Invitational, which was hosted by the University of Mount Union, on Saturday, April 6.

Junior Nicki Bohrer started the day off strong for the Blue Streaks, as she placed second (2:20.49), while sophomore Haley Turner placed fourth (2:24.34) in the 800-meter dash.

Freshman Emily Jenkins placed fourth in the 100-meter dash, with a time of 13.58 seconds to pick up points in short distances for JCU.

Streaks of the Week

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Softball

Ryan Konsler senior

Rachel Byrnes sophomore

The veteran outfielder powered the Blue Streaks offense in a 20-0 win over Wilmington on Saturday. Konsler went 4-4 in the second contest on Saturday, hitting 4-4 with a double, homer, two runs scored and five runs batted in.

The JCU pitcher was brilliant against Wilmington in a home doubleheader on Saturday. She threw a two-hit shutout in the first game, leading the Blue Streaks to a 2-0 win.

Byrnes also won game two, increasing her record to 9-1.

The Blue and Gold also fared well in the 1,500-meter run, as sophomore Bridget Hanna took second place and junior Taylor Whisler took third, finishing with respective times of 5:00.89 and 5:03.47.

Freshman Madeline Sweeney took third place in the high jump event (1.48 meters), while freshman Hannah Suttles (4.72 meters) and Karissa Manko (4.52 meters) finished third and fourth, respectively, in the long jump event.

In the 4x100-meter relay events, the quartet of Jenkins, Suttles, sophomore Megan Martinko and junior Shanelle Mosley finished second with a collective time of 52.02 seconds. On the flip side, in the 4x400-meter relays, the foursome of Bohrer, Martinko, Turner and senior Maureen Creighton also placed second, crossing the line with a finish time of 4:11.59.

Track & Field Anthony Chizmadia junior Throwers often go unnoticed, but Chizmadia was an exception on Saturday at the unscored John Homan Invitational. The junior won the discus (41.92 meters) and claimed a runner-up finish in the shot put (14.82).

Track & Field Nicki Bohrer junior Bohrer put together a strong weekend, as she finished in second in the 800-meter dash with a finish time of 2:20.49 while also helping the Blue Streaks finish in second in the 4 x 400-meter relay events, finishing with a time of 4:11.59.

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Tension has been rising around the world due to increasing threats made by the North Korean government after its decision to move a medium-range missile to its east coast. Although the country’s military forces have given no indication of preparing for a conflict, the United States and South Korea are preparing for any likelihood that an attack might occur.

Following North Korea’s choice to terminate a military hotline with South Korea several weeks ago, U.S. President Barack Obama sent the South Korean government nuclear bombers. Furthermore, when the North declared war on the South recently, the U.S. sent stealth fighter jets as a sign of military strength and unity to North Korea and its newly-appointed leader, Kim Jong Un. Despite Kim’s actions, several experts believe that a nuclear attack on any country is improbable. Stephan Haggard, a professor of Korean Studies at the University of California of San Diego, told CBS News that many of the threats in this case are “rhetorical,” as Kim tries to prove himself a worthy leader to his country.

The missile, called the Musudan, can travel distances of nearly 1,800 miles,

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making it unlikely that it will ever reach Hawaii, let alone the U.S. mainland. However, Guam, a U.S. territory that is about 2,000 miles from North Korea, is in danger, as Kim has previously threatened to send missiles to U.S. military bases there. In response, the U.S. government sent landbased missile defense system. While many strategic experts believe that there is no feasible way for the North to strike Guam, newly appointed U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel remarked, “It only takes being wrong once, and I don’t want to be the secretary of defense who was wrong once.”

While the Musudan cannot reach the U.S. mainland, North Korea reported in March that it was fully prepared to fire rockets at various American targets. In response, the military is planning to deploy more ground-based missile interceptors on the West Coast in addition to the ones already in place.

Both Korea’s have technically been at war with each other for several decades since their 1950’s conflict ended with only a truce. But in March of this year, North Korea invalidated it. North Korea’s military, which is twice as large as that of South Korea, make Kim’s terrorizations strongly felt throughout the country. While many people in the main peninsula of South Korea are used to the North’s seemingly empty threats,

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A recently released photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from March 31.

After weeks of war-like rhetoric, Kim declared building nuclear weapons. He has since stepped up threats of launching nuclear weapons.

those on the South’s Yeongpyeong Island remain in constant terror after North Korea’s brutal attack on the island in 2010.

Even Fidel Castro, a longtime ally to North Korea, has asked their government to stop their promises of violence, warning that could provoke a large-scale nuclear war, which would alienate North Korea from the vast majority of the world.

While many experts are not taking Kim Jong Un’s threats seriously, the United States

government remains on high alert, awaiting any word of attack on the country.

The threat of nuclear weapons being used by the North Koreans has been prevalent for much of the last decade. That being said, unlike Iran, whose nuclear program has also been under watch, North Korea has caused less concern.

Information from CBS News, ABC News and The New York Times was used in this article.

US diplomat killed in Afghanistan

The Associated Press A young U.S. diplomat killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan was an up-and-coming public servant who loved

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This undated photo shows Anne Smedinghoff, 25. Smedinghoff was killed Saturday, April 6, 2013 in southern Afghanistan, the first American diplomat to die since September.

working directly with Afghan residents, those who knew her said Sunday.

Anne Smedinghoff, a 25-year-old foreign service officer, died Saturday when the group she was traveling with was struck by an explosion in southern Zabul province. They were en route to donate textbooks to students.

The Chicago-area woman is the first American diplomat to die on the job since last year’s attack on the U.S. diplomatic installation in Benghazi, Libya.

Those who knew Smedinghoff described her as a positive, hard-working and dependable young woman.

While a student at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, she worked part time for Sam Hopkins, an attorney near campus.

He described her as ambitious, “but in a wonderfully quiet, modest way.”

S m e d i n g h o ff ’s p a r e n t s s a i d i n a n emailed statement to The Washington Post

that their daughter joined the foreign service straight out of college. But she had shown an early interest in foreign affairs and was one of the key organizers of the university’s annual Foreign Affairs Symposium in 2008, a weeks-long event that brings high-profile speakers to campus.

“She was an exceptional woman,” said Hopkins, who kept in touch with Smedinghoff over the years. “Capable, gracious, and she would just rise up to the top.”

Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday at a news conference in Turkey that Smedinghoff was “vivacious, smart” and “capable.” Smedinghoff had assisted Kerry during a visit to Afghanistan two weeks ago.

Kerry also described Smedinghoff as “a selfless, idealistic woman who woke up yesterday morning and set out to bring textbooks to school children, to bring

them knowledge.”

Tom and Mary Beth Smedinghoff said that their daughter died doing what she loved.

“Working as a public diplomacy officer, she particularly enjoyed the opportunity to work directly with the Afghan people and was always looking for opportunities to reach out and help to make a difference in the lives of those living in a country ravaged by war,” they said in the statement.

Smedinghoff previously served in Venezuela, according to the Associated Press.

There have been other statements.

Friends also praised her for her charity work. Smedinghoff participated in a 2009 cross-country bike ride for The 4K for Cancer — part of the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults — according to Hopkins and the group’s website.

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The Associated Press Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping anti-abortion measure Friday night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins “at fertilization” while blocking tax breaks for abortion providers and banning abortions performed solely because of the baby’s sex.

The House voted 90-30 for a compromise version of the bill reconciling differences between the two chambers, only hours after the Senate approved it, 28-10. The Republican governor is a strong opponent of abortion, and supporters of the measure expect him to sign it into law so that the new restrictions take effect July 1.

In addition to the bans on tax breaks and sexselection abortions, the bill prohibits abortion providers from being involved in public school sex education classes and spells out in more detail what information doctors must provide to

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patients seeking abortions.

The measure’s language that life begins “at fertilization” had some abortion-rights supporters worrying that it could be used to legally harass providers. Abortion opponents call it a statement of principle and not an outright ban on terminating pregnancies.

“The human is a magnificent piece of work at all stages of development, wondrous in every regard, from the microscopic until full development,” said Sen. Steve Fitzgerald, a Leavenworth Republican who supported the bill.

Abortion opponents argue the full measure lessens the state’s entanglement with terminating pregnancies, but abortion-rights advocates say it threatens access to abortion services.

The declaration that life begins at fertilization is embodied in “personhood” measures in other states. Such measures are aimed at revising their constitutions to ban all abortions, and none have been enacted, though North Dakota voters will have one on the ballot in 2014.

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But Kansas lawmakers aren’t trying to change the state constitution, and the measure notes that any rights suggested by the language are limited by decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. It declared in its historic Roe V. Wade decision in 1973 that women have a right to obtain abortions in some circumstances, and has upheld that decision while allowing increasing restrictions by states.

Sen. David Haley, a Kansas Democrat who opposed the bill, zeroed in on the statement, saying that supporters of the bill were pursuing a “Taliban-esque” course of letting religious views dictate policy limiting women’s ability to make decisions about health care and whether they’ll have children.

This year’s legislation is less restrictive than a new North Dakota law that bans abortions as early as the sixth week of pregnancy and a new Arkansas law prohibiting most abortions after the 12th week. But many abortion opponents still see it as a significant step.

Margaret Thatcher: 1925-2013

The Associated Press Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain.

The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a faroff war and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prosperous nation by the time a political mutiny ousted her from No. 10 Downing Street.

Thatcher’s spokesman, Tim Bell, said the former prime minister died from a stroke Monday morning at the Ritz hotel in London.

As flags were flown at half-staff at Buckingham Palace, Parliament and Downing Street for the 87-year-old, praise for Thatcher and her leadership poured in from around the world.

President Barack Obama said manyAmericans “will never forget her standing shoulder to shoulder with President (Ronald) Reagan, reminding the world that we are not simply carried along by the currents of history. We can shape them with moral conviction, unyielding courage and iron will.”

Queen Elizabeth II authorized a ceremonial funeral — a step short of a state funeral — to be held for Thatcher at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London next week with military honors.

Prime Minister David Cameron cut short a trip to Madrid and Paris to return to Britain following news of Thatcher’s death, and said Parliament would be recalled from recess on Wednesday so lawmakers could pay tribute.

“Let us not kid ourselves. She was a very divisive figure,” said Bernard Ingham, Thatcher’s press secretary for her entire term. “She was a real toughie. She was a patriot with a great love for this country, and she raised the standing of Britain abroad.”

Thatcher was the first — and still only — female prime minister in Britain’s history. But she often found feminists tiresome.

A grocer’s daughter, she rose to the top of Britain’s snobbish hierarchy the hard way, and envisioned a classless society that rewarded hard work and determination.

She was a trailblazer who at first believed trailblazing impossible: Thatcher told the Liverpool Daily Post in 1974 that she did not think a woman would serve as party leader or prime minister during her lifetime.

Like her close friend and political ally Ronald Reagan, Thatcher seemed motivated by an unshakable belief that free markets would build a better country than reliance on a strong, central govern-

ment. Another thing she shared with the American president: a tendency to reduce problems to their basics, choose a path and follow it to the end, no matter what the opposition.

She formed a deep attachment to the man she called “Ronnie” — some spoke of it as a schoolgirl crush. Still, she would not back down when she disagreed with him on important matters, even though the United States was the richer and vastly stronger partner in the so-called “special relationship.”

Margaret Hilda Roberts was born on Oct. 13, 1925. She learned the values of thrift, discipline and industry as the dutiful daughter of Alfred Roberts, a grocer and Methodist lay preacher who eventually became the mayor of Grantham, a modest-sized town in Lincolnshire, 180 kilometers (110 miles) north of London.

Thatcher said she learned much about the world simply by studying her father’s business. She grew up in the family’s apartment just above the shop.

Educated at Oxford, Thatcher began her political career in her mid-20s with an unsuccessful 1950 campaign for a parliamentary seat in the Labour Party stronghold of Dartford. She earned nationwide publicity as the youngest female candidate in the country, despite her loss at the polls.

She was defeated again the next year, but on the campaign trail she met Denis Thatcher, a successful businessman whom she married in 1951. Their twins, Mark and Carol, were born two years later.

Margaret Thatcher first won election to Parliament in 1959, representing Finchley in north London. She climbed the Conservative Party ladder quickly, joining the Cabinet as education secretary in 1970.

As prime minister, she sold off one state industry after another: British Telecom, British Gas, RollsRoyce, British Airways, British Coal, British Steel, the water companies and the electricity distribution system among them. She was proud of her government’s role in privatizing some public housing, turning tenants into homeowners.

She ruffled feathers simply by being herself.

She had faith — sometimes blind faith — in the clarity of her vision and little use for those of a more cautious mien.

Success in the Falklands War set the stage for a pivotal fight with the National Union of Miners, which began a 51-week strike in March 1984 to oppose the government’s plans to close a number of mines.

The miners battled police on picket lines but couldn’t beat Thatcher, and returned to work without gaining any concessions.

She survived an audacious 1984 assassination

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attempt by the Irish Republican Army that nearly succeeded. The IRA detonated a bomb in her hotel in Brighton during a party conference, killing and injuring senior government figures, but leaving the prime minister and her husband unharmed.

Thatcher won a third term in another landslide in 1987, but may have become overconfident.

She trampled over cautionary advice from her own ministers in 1989 and 1990 by imposing a hugely controversial “community charge” tax that was quickly dubbed a “poll tax” by opponents. It was designed to move Britain away from a property tax and instead imposed a flat rate tax on every adult except for retirees and people who were registered unemployed.

That decision may have been a sign that hubris was undermining Thatcher’s political acumen.

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in London and other cities, leading to some of the worst riots in the British capital in more than a century.

Eight months after the riots, Thatcher was gone, struggling to hold back tears as she left Downing Street after being ousted by her own party.

It was a bitter end for Thatcher’s active political career — her family said she felt a keen sense of betrayal even years later.

She suffered from dementia in her final years, and her public appearances became increasingly rare. British media reported that Thatcher had been staying at the Ritz because her Belgravia home did not have an elevator and she was having difficulty getting around.

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A time to remember In light of all the recent news stories and headlines that have been shown, I must say that I never thought this kind of event would happen. Not after all of my political science classes that told me that conflict between the United States government and other foreign governments were essentially over. But then again, the present has proven otherwise.

If you have not figured out yet what I am referring to, it is the nuclear threat coming from Kim Jong Un and North Korea. This is something definitely worth noting, because there is no telling when we may see something like this again. Now understand that I am not necessarily trying to glorify events such as this, because they are worthy of cause for concern, especially if innocent soldiers and civilians are involved. But at the same time, history has convinced me that we have had far greater crises that have ended well, so I would not recommend dropping under your desks quite yet. I am only trying to point out what is happening.

So yes, it seems that this is just another day in the world of threats aimed at the United States and its allies. Not quite. As I mentioned earlier, this is a conflict between two governments. Lately, most of the enemies the U.S. has dealt with are terrorist organizations. That is not very good on any level. These are often groups from humble backgrounds who are able to gain members by pointing to American actions that led them to such a cause. They also blend in much easier with the civilian population.

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has none of those factors going for him. Here is a leader of a state whose government brutally suppresses its people. They censor and punish them when they step out of line. Then they threaten their neighbor without being provoked. Good luck on obtaining sympathy and support!

Now I must apologize if it sounds like I am treating this lightly, but there are other reasons that this situation is fascinating as well as entertaining. First of all, it’s nice to see a change in media coverage. Of course I would prefer that we had no enemies to cover, but since that is not the case, why not switch it up? I am tired of the Middle East!

The terrain makes it far more different to fight our enemies. North Korea, being a peninsula, makes it so much easier. Not to mention if we did go to war, we would be fighting identifiable soldiers.

Kim Jong Un himself makes the conflict what it is. A spoiled, silver-spoon-fed (punintended), chubby dictator.

Finally, the best things to get out of something like this is all the comedic observations.

Whether it is Jon Stewart having a field day with mocking North Korea being completely out of date with the rest of the world, Saturday Night Live, or the many memes you can find on Google, it’s all hilarious! Just think, if only they had that kind of technology or Stewart’s mentality during the Cuban Missile Crisis, it would have been over in six-and-ahalf days instead of 13. Well maybe not, but we are not dealing with anything like we did half a century ago.

So in the meantime, just kick back and enjoy this political melodrama reflecting the 20th century before it draws to a close.

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Business & Finance Alcoa, Inc. boasts strong earnings report

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Patrick Burns Staff Reporter

First quarter earnings season is beginning to roll around for many companies. Alcoa, Inc., a world-leading aluminum maker, is sitting pretty with a 59 percent rise in net profit. In numerical terms, it rose to $149 million/13 cents per share from $94 million/9 cents per share the quarter before. This impressive increase could be attributed to two factors: aluminum pricing and special items.

Aluminum prices were low as a result of excess supply in the market. As a result, many aluminum producers throttled back their production, and the supply levels fell back, which rose prices. Although companies such as Alcoa can be at risk for pricing of this commodity, this quarter demonstrated one of the instances where it could be beneficial.

These pricing effects contributed to approximately 15 percent of the increase in profit. There were many one-time events in this quarter that drove the vast majority of the increase in profit.

These included a tax benefit, positive changes in the value of energy contracts and recovering of an insurance claim from a fire.

Klaus Kleinfeld, Alcoa’s chief executive officer, was incredibly pleased with the results and believes that there will be more good things to come. Kleinfeld believes that this earnings report reflects “a different Alcoa,” with aluminum pricing gradually becoming “less and less of a risk.”

To hedge potential side effects from aluminum price drops, Alcoa is beginning to focus moreso on later stage products, such as automotive design and parts for aerospace applications. Simply

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put, Kleinfeld said that “Alcoa is less and less about digging stuff out of the earth and melting it.”

In addition to shifting its specialties, Alcoa is closing expensive smelters, negotiating power supply contracts and upgrading technology. These strategies result Photo from usatoday.com in a much more Alcoa, Inc. is a world-leading aluminum maker. profitable position for Alcoa. be interpreted as very good news for a wide array Alcoa’s vital signs for the remaining months of users of aluminum. of the year look promising. Aluminum demand is Alcoa serves producers of airplanes, cars, expected to rise by seven percent this year, driven trucks, beverage cans and consumer electronics, largely by growth in China and the expansion of all who rely heavily on aluminum. If sales are the U.S. economy. increasing for Alcoa, it could be inferred that Alcoa’s CFO, William Oplinger, argued that these firms are also selling more of their product, despite this expected surge in demand, growth or at least increasing production of inventory. will also leave the supply of aluminum “essential- Therefore, it could be possible that there will be ly balanced.” In additon to aluminum, Oplinger promising financial results from other industries perceives that demand from aerospace and auto who rely heavily on Alcoa’s product. industries will continue to be strong.

So far, Alcoa is having a fabulous start to their Alcoa is not a company that many people are fiscal year. If Kleinfeld and Opplinger’s outlooks well aware of as a result of its products being so on their company’s future hold true, great things close to the beginning of the supply chain. Yet, can be expected out of the coming quarters. as a combination of their position and being one Information from The Wall Street Journal was of the first companies to report earnings, it could used in this report.

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Coming soon to Beachwood Place is a store many are surprised to see coming.

On Saturday, April 13, Microsoft will be opening its doors to customers in the Cleveland area. Upgrading from their current kiosk for customers to ask questions about their products, Microsoft will become a full brick and mortar store starting this weekend. Why the sudden change for Microsoft, who is known for being a primarily online company?

More and more, online stores are starting to create “brick and mortar” stores, with dreams of increasing profits.

This is the opposite of what many business analysts assumed would happen due to the increased technological abilities of the Internet and smartphones.

Companies like Microsoft, which was only an online retailer at one point, are now joining the “brick and mortar” world. They are doing this by showrooming, which means allowing customers to visit physical stores only to have them buy the product online at a later time.

Sucharita Mulpuru, an analyst at Forrester Research, said, “The single biggest reason people don’t buy online is that they want to touch and feel merchandise. A store helps to resolve that issue, at least for the people who live near that store.” Consumers want to try out large ticket purchases, such as computers, to make sure they are quality products that are easy to use.

IBM, a global retailer, found eight out of 10 shoppers made their purchase in-store, versus buying online. This only highlights the amount of consumers who like to physically see products in person instead of only online.

The vice president of International Business Machines said, “If there’s one thing showrooming teaches us, it’s that consumers still want to see what they are

Federal Reserve stress tests aid recovery Anthony Ahlegian

Asst. Business & Finance Editor

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta held a financial markets conference this past Monday night, where Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke shed light on the results of annual stress tests performed on major U.S. banks. Bernanke stated in a speech that the U.S. economy is “significantly stronger” than it was in 2009 when the Federal Reserve launched the first round of stress tests, according to The Wall Street Journal. The WSJ also reported that Bernanke commented that economic conditions are “clearly still far from where we would like them to be.”

Months after a financial crisis struck in 2009, the Federal Reserve launched the first round of stress tests on the major U.S. banks in order to convince investors that the largest banks could survive another downturn. These tests served as a way to provide investors with credible information about prospective losses at banks. Bernanke has stated that in the ensuing years, the Federal Reserve has worked to improve the stress tests so they could “serve as a resource for banking regulators to monitor and detect threats to the financial system,” according to cbsnews.com.

These stress tests are annual and have become a cornerstone of the revamped bank-supervisory process, according to The WSJ. In the tests, the Federal Reserve subjects banks’ loan and security portfolios to various hypothetical economic conditions.

Furthermore, the biggest banks must outline dividend and repurchase plans with the central bank. The results of the tests are used to determine whether the banks can repurchase shares or increase dividends.

Bernanke said in his speech Monday night that The Federal Reserve’s annual stress test process has “helped make the U.S. banking system stronger and more resilient than before the 2008 financial crisis,” reported The WSJ. This is inferred from how the stress tests have held banks to a higher standard, and stronger banks have then contributed to economic recovery and expansion by providing credit to households and businesses.

Recent evidence from the stress tests shows that the tests have lived up to their purpose. Stress test results released last month demonstrated that banks have gained more high-quality capital to serve as cushion against losses. This is shown in two statistics.

Photo from blogs.technet.com A new Microsoft store will open in Beachwood Place on April 13.

The WSJ states that since 2009, the aggregate Tier 1 common-equity ratio of major buying in person—whether it’s checking customers to shop. the fit of a pair of pants or judging an However, allowing customers to U.S. banks, which measures high-quality item’s quality—so naturally, e-tailers are view a product in person comes with capital as a share of risk-weighted assets, has deciding to set up physical stores.” increased expenses. Maintaining a retail doubled from 5.6 percent to 11.3 percent.

This increase represents a gain of nearly It’s not just technology and computer location involves high fixed and variable stores that are opening locations around costs, like paying a mortgage, employee $400 billion in high-quality capital in the the country; clothing and beauty product wages, inventory costs and electricity, to banking system. Furthermore, all but one ‘e-tailers’ are also starting to show up. name a few. They also tend to carry less of the 18 major U.S. banks tested had test Retailers such as Etsy, Bonobos and inventory compared to what the com- results that showed they were better preBirchbox are now allowing customers pany offers online in order to cut down pared to withstand a severe U.S. recession to see and test their products at physical on expenses. Marketing and advertising and an upheaval of the financial markets, locations around the country. these new brick and mortar stores have according to cbsnews.com. The exception was Ally Financial, who fared the worst on Bonobos CEO Andy Dunn stated, “In not been easy, either.

2007, we started the company, and we Changing a consumer’s image of a the stress test.

The Federal Reserve will continue to push said the whole world is going online brand only sold online to a physical locaonly. All we’re going to do is be online. tion has proven to be these companies’ banks to strengthen their independent riskBut what we’ve learned recently is that biggest challenge. Microsoft has made a management practices and capital plans, as the offline experience of touching and smooth transition from e-tailer to brick the U.S. economy recovers and the banking feeling clothes isn’t going away. People and mortar store by testing out how industry grows healthier. Bernanke stated still want to try stuff on, and so for a kiosks in malls were received by cus- that banks still have to make more progress brand like ours, that’s built on fit, we tomers. Business analysts may say the on “ensuring they have adequate liquidity” want to provide that.”

Internet is the only way consumers will and “not relying on short-term funding.”

Dunn has changed Bonobos’ busi- shop in the future; but for the time being, Both of these situations proved to be problems during the 2008 financial crisis. ness model to reflect their change from consumers are proving them wrong.

Information from The Wall Street Journal being an online retailer to providing Information from CNBC News was and CBS News was used in this report. both online and physical locations for used in this report.

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— Margaret Thatcher, Great Britain’s first female prime minister; she died on Monday at the age of 87

Starting this summer, Advance Publications, the company that owns The Plain Dealer, will be laying off a large number of employees as well as reducing the number of home delivery days from seven to three.

Instead of reducing the number of home delivery days, The Plain Dealer should instead cut back on the number of papers sold in news stands. This allows for the continued convenience of home delivery to subscribers, who are more likely to read the paper on a daily basis, yet also allows for enough cuts.

The Plain Dealer will also be partnering with a new company, The Northeast Ohio Media Group, which will be responsible for revitalizing the digital media aspects of the company. This will be a positive addition, because devoting more attention to the newest medium of news will strengthen an already strong newspaper.

These changes are a result of recent concerns about society’s transition from print to electronic media. Company executives feel that updating the Cleveland.com website as well as offering a free, enhanced e-edition of the newspaper online will better meet the needs of its subscribers.

The employee cuts and delivery changes have sparked some backlash from Plain Dealer subscribers. These cuts are indeed unfortunate, yet necessary in times of financial difficulty. Furthermore, the company should be commended for addressing the recent shift to electronic media and working to accommodate the interests of its subscribers.

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With the increase in popularity of the social media site Twitter over the past few years, anonymous parody accounts have been created. Recently, accounts with the parody theme of John Carroll have begun to pop up.

These accounts have various themes ranging from anonymous campus crushes, compliments or hook-up sightings.

While many of these accounts are entertaining, some of them have a very damaging potential.

The creativity behind parody accounts is encouraged. More light-hearted entertainment or confidence-boosting encouragement is needed. However, students must seriously consider the effect their posts will have on other students, as well as the overall tone of their accounts. Students who have created outwardly negative accounts should take immediate action to either change the tone or delete the account.

Twitter accounts like “JCUpassouts,” “JCU Makeout” and the deleted “JCU Hot or Not” comment on personal situations and have the potential to damage a person’s reputation.

Tweets on these subjects can damage a person’s self esteem by evaluating them superficially. When pictures are posted without a person’s permission, the situation becomes increasingly complicated and violates a person’s privacy. Though students should be cautious and aware of what they do in public, having these accounts can exacerbate a person’s mistakes. Such accounts can only have negative consequences.

Many of the parody accounts are light hearted and entertaining. “JCU Compliments” and “JCU Advice” are encouraging to students, which is very positive and necessary. Other accounts like “JCU Crushes” and “JCU Probz” receive mixed reviews but the content of these accounts is harmless. These simply serve as entertainment, and their creativity is commendable.

HIT & miss

Hit: 70 degree weather all week miss: The Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher died at 87 Hit/miss: Jimmy Fallon is officially taking over for Jay Leno on “The Tonight Show” starting next spring miss: An ex-waitress is suing Hooters for making her wear a wig after receiving brain surgery, which prevented her scars from healing Hit: Animal Planet’s show “River Monsters” takes on the Loch Ness Monster miss: A 4-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 6-year-old playmate in New Jersey Hit/miss: The Scripps National Spelling Bee is adding multiple-choice vocabulary tests to the annual competition miss: A court ruling made emergency contraceptives available to all, including minors miss: Nickelback Hit: A 93-year-old man celebrated his birthday by cycling 100 miles miss: 14 people were injured in a stabbing at Lone Star College in Texas Email your hits & misses to jcunews@gmail.com

Editor in Chief DAN COONEY

dcooney13@jcu.edu

Managing Editor Brian Bayer

Adviser

Editorial Adviser

Robert T. Noll Richard Hendrickson, Ph. D

Business Manager Gloria Suma

Photographer Zak Zippert

Campus Editors Ryllie Danylko Spencer German Jackie Mitchell Abigail Rings

Arts & Life Editors Alexandra Higl Mitch Quataert

Editorial & Op/Ed Editors Grace Kaucic Nick Wojtasik

World News Editors

Cartoonist

Sam Lane Katelyn DeBaun

Nicholas Sciarappa

Business & Finance Editor

Copy Editors

Andrew Martin Anthony Ahlegian

Sports Editors Zach Mentz Joe Ginley

Diversions Editor Brian Bayer

Allison Gall Alyssa Giannirakis Katii Sheffield

Delivery

Lexi McNichol Matt Riley

Op/Ed

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April 11, 2013

OURVIEW

What I’ve gained and where I’ll go

Spencer German Campus Editor

Ilovetraveling.IfIcouldgetpaidtotravel anywhere and everywhere, I would sign on the dotted line right now.

That being said my senior year has providedmewithquitetheseriesoftripsthatwere not only fun but furthered my connection to JohnCarrollandthehandfulofqualitiesithas further strengthened in me. Those characteristics are knowledge, service, friendship and love, in that order.

ThefirstofthosetripsstartedbackonHalloween 2012. On that morning, The Carroll News staff and I rose bright and early after a long deadline night in the newsroom to head totheClevelandHopkinsairport,preparedfor a flight to the great city of Chicago. Chicago was host to theACP/CMANational College MediaConvention,anannualconferencethat invites college students looking to excel and gain knowledge in the field of media journalism,broadcastingandmore.Thetripallowed me to gain expertise in a field I not only love, but see myself working in throughout the entirety of my life. Looking back, I realize how valuable the experience was for me, and I have used many of the things I learned already.

The next trip came exactly two months after, at the turn of the year, when I returned to JohnCarrollaweekearlierthanmoststudents to embark on an immersion trip to New Or-

leans, La.As many of us here know, immersion trips are an opportunity to go to various locations, both domestic and international, to do service for a community with which we aren’t completely familiar. This year I co-led the trip and with an amazing group of students; we participated in manual labor all week, building and cleaning up houses from damage done by hurricanes in the area. Not onlydidthistripprovidemequalitytimewith someofJCU’sbeststudentsandfaculty,butit alsoallowedmetodedicatemyselfevenmore to the importance of service in our world todayandlearnaboutacultureIknewverylittle about. Service has always been an important aspect of my life but my time at John Carroll has enhanced it and allowed me to give back in ways I never could have imagined.

Spring Break provided the opening for my next trip, which involved the renting of a mini-van, a 16-hour drive, and a group of some of my best friends I’ve made at JCU. If you haven’t guessed, I went to Panama City, Fla., and it was a trip I will look back on and always remember the great time I had with solid friends. We’d hit the beach during the day, eat at delicious restaurants for dinner and go out at night to enjoy various versions of fun. It was the first time I had a chance to doanythingforSpringBreakoutsideofgoing home to Rochester with the same old cold weather as Cleveland. Wisely, I jumped on theopportunity.Itwasherethatfriendshipoutshinedeverythingelse. ThegroupoffriendsI was with are people I see in my life for years to come and to have the chance to enjoy their presence with no stress on our minds was

better than I could have imagined.

Then , a week ago today, I was headed down route 80 through Pennsylvania to NewYorkCitywithmybeautifulgirlfriend.

Although my home resides in New York State, I had never actually had the chance to make it to the Big Apple. However, I couldn’t pass up the chance to see my favorite baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, playingtheNewYorkYankeesinthebiggest rivalryinallofsportsliveatYankeeStadium.

Although Brittany ended the day with bragging rights for her Yankees winning, it was still an amazing experience that I wouldn’t tradeforanything.Thiswasaninstantwhere I felt completely consumed by love. Love for traveling, love for a new amazing place I explored, but even more importantly love for Brittany and the relationship we have.

Loveisanamazingfeeling,andthatfinaltrip allowed it to grow even more with me.

So there you have it. Four trips that proved even further I made the right choice in building myself into the man I am today at John Carroll University. The qualities that stood out and presented themselves in these very different journeys directly connected to what has been instilled in me deeper in my four years here. Knowledge. Service.

Friendship. Love.

When your time at John Carroll finally comes to an end, I hope you’ll believe you discovered these four characteristics in yourself as well.

Wonderword:

Contact Spencer German at sgerman13@jcu.edu

What does jackanapes mean?

“A jackalope that eats fruit.”

Austyn Jablonski, junior

“An odd virus that causes you to sneeze, hiccup and fart all at the same time.”

Dave Schillero, sophomore

“Jack spending time with the apes.”

Nicole Shellenbarger, sophomore

Jackanapes: An impertinent, presumptuous person

The Bayer Necessities: Brian Bayer

Managing Editor

The Carroll News

www.jcunews.com

And just like that, my writing days were over.

Not so, my friends, not so. It’s true – this is my last official column as a staff writer for The award-winning Carroll News, and it is most certainly bittersweet. (Don’t worry; there’s one more after this in the senior special edition in a few weeks, but this is the last installment of “The Bayer Necessities.”)

And let me say, I have loved being here for you these four years. For some, I am glad I could serve as your Virgil through the nine treacherous levels of Niehoff’s Inferno, a.k.a. JCU (just kidding, Father – I’m sure if we met, we’d be great friends). And for others, I am glad I could serve as your last-minute giftwrap or your bathroom reading material when your phone was dead and my face was lying on

the floor.

Alas, I have reached the end of my time in this sacred spot on the bottom left-hand corner of page 18 in The Carroll News. I don’t know who will be taking my place, but I can only hope that it is someone with the courage to inspire, entertain and offend people in the name of free speech and humor.

It seems that I’ve written on just about every subject that seemed relevant, so in many ways, I feel that I’ve given you the key to understanding the meaning of life. Now your job is to figure it out.

That being said, how can I possibly come up with an ending that ties together all of these collegiate themes in one culminating column? The answer is simple: I can’t. That is why I have decided to offer you several “deus ex machina” endings. You may choose the one that best suits you.

Option A: The Ignatian tear-jerker As I move onto this next chapter of my life, I can’t help but give thanks.

Foremost, I thank God for guiding

me through this chapter of my life and helping me realize that the journey truly is the destination; also to the amazing people in my life who have kept my Jesuit swag off the charts; and to the educators at this school who have gone out of their way to educate me both in the classroom and as a person for and with others. Thank you.

Next year, I will be working towards peace, by fighting for justice in Ecuador at Rostro de Cristo. This is not a path I could have ever anticipated, but the overwhelming guidance and support I have gotten from my family at home and at Carroll has made me confident that this is the best way to leave my handprint on the world right now.

So, in honor of our little school in Cleveland, here is my senior adaptation of our fight song: Onward, On John Carroll, For you’ve given me four great years; Onward, On John Carroll, Onto Jesuit dreams and noble careers; Onward, On John Carroll, You’ve helped me conquer all my fears;

Cooney Meets World:

If I were Millor Orator

Dan Cooney Editor in Chief

Today, in some ways, marks the end of an era.

With this new edition of The (award-winning) Carroll News, you hold in your hands the last installment of “Cooney Meets World.” This edition is also my last as editor in chief of The Carroll News.

The past four years at The Carroll News provided some of the best learning experiences I could have ever asked for. Those experiences will gain even more meaning and practicality once I enter “the real world.”

Exiting the newsroom for the last time as a Carroll News staffer is bittersweet. John Carroll University has been my second home, but it is time to move on to the bigger and better things that lie ahead.

Plenty of blood and sweat went into each of the issues I helped to put out each week. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights were spent meticulously laying out pages, researching my next story or crafting an article or commentary. I always hoped that you, the readers, felt what I had to say was important.

That brings me to the title of this, my final column. I offer my deepest apologies to my millions of adoring fans, but I won’t be giving the commencement address as Millor Orator.

I didn’t even apply. But if I had, the theme of my speech would have gone something like this …

I found my niche at JCU through my work at The Carroll News. Countless late nights were spent, horrible slices of pizza were digested, friends were made, and jokes were cracked in our newsroom. In the end, our goal was to put out a quality product every Thursday.

Many traveled to areas of Cleveland where others don’t frequent. They were called more to service, whether

that was through mentoring, teaching kids about civics, delivering food or simply by being there for someone who just needed a person to talk to.

Their goal was to enrich the lives they touched – to brighten someone’s day by giving them something (food or a friend) they didn’t have before.

Others took to the court, field, pool, track or diamond. They built camaraderie with their teammates through tough practices or time spent together on the bus before a game. They spent grueling hours in the weight room or running drills just for the chance to play. Their will to win pushed them towards their ultimate goal – a championship.

The point is that whatever paths we chose or goals we pursued, we did our work with great passion. We toiled with an incredible amount of enthusiasm. We did what we did because we cared.

The fierce zeal everyone shared was evident from the moment I stepped on campus as a freshman. That quality in the people I’ve met along the journey, thankfully, has not changed. I’ve seen it in my friends, professors, colleagues and alumni I have met.

JCU is a place that embodies that spirit of “ad Majorem dei gloriam.”

Now, it’s our turn to go forth and set the world on fire, as St. Ignatius of Loyola said. We are ready to make the world our own and share that passion we have with others.

This time might signal the end of an era. But it’s time to also see this period as a new beginning. Right now, we have an opportunity to carpe diem and passionately change the world for good. Will we seize the day?

A new staff, led by Editor in Chief Zach Mentz and Managing Editor Ryllie Danylko, takes over the reigns of The (award-winning) Carroll News today. They are talented and ready to do a magnificent job.

And now, in my new role, I’m excited to see them seize their opportunity.

Contact Dan Cooney at dcooney13@jcu.edu

Deus ex machina

Dear Alma Mater, brave colors gold and blue, you’ve led me to new frontiers.

Option B: The good riddance Finally! No more 5:37 a.m. deadline nights, no more writer’s block, no more 12-hour-old Guy’s Pizza.

Tuesday nights are mine again.

So what should I do with all this time? Go to The Pub, right? Nope – I’m sleeping. I haven’t slept on a Tuesday night since high school. I don’t even know if my body will let me. But, darn it, I’m going to try.

So here are a few good riddance secrets that I’ll share with you: 1) I never know what the WonderWord means either, so stop asking me. 2) I’m a mostly sarcastic person. Good luck figuring out if I’m being serious about that. 3) In November, I voted for the candidate with both an “M” and an “O” in his last name. And 4) More of you need to write letters to the editor.

Seriously, you’ve got the gift of free speech – use it. Apathy hates everyone equally.

Option C: The M. Night

Shyamalan I have a confession to make. I know this whole time you’ve been reading these columns, you’ve ascribed them to a fellow you think is Brian Bayer.

Well, that’s not entirely true. You see, there is no Brian Bayer.

Here’s the twist: the person you think is Brian Bayer is Dan Cooney.

Think about it … You’ve never actually seen the two together. You might think you have, but it’s always been when you’re really hung over – you’re just seeing double.

Thing is, I, Dan Cooney, have a lot that I want to say, but I don’t want to tarnish my reputation as the friendliest guy on campus. That’s why I secretly live a double life as the distancerunning, five o’clock-shadowed, sexy journalist you know as Brian; through that name, I have been able to conquer every topic, from sex to Jesus. Just like Pokémon, I got ‘em all.

Roll the credits. Bayer out.

Contact Brian Bayer at bbayer13@jcu.edu

Op/Ed

The Carroll News

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The Op/Ed Top Ten: 6. Do you have a map? Because I just got lost in your eyes.

7. Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?

8. Did you have Lucky Charms for breakfast? Because you are looking magically delicious.

9. Are you religious? Because you are the answer to all of my prayers.

10. Do you know what my shirt is made of? Boyfriend/girlfriend material.

—Compiled by Grace Kaucic

Nick’s Knack: The column column

Nick Wojtasik

Asst. Editorial & Op/Ed Editor

This week started just like many others do. Sunday was filled with relaxation and procrastination. Monday was typically dreadful. Tuesday rolls around with little hope of the weekend in sight and the standard barrage of tasks and assignments doing all they can to hold one back from basking in the change in weather that assails in like a miraculous deluge this time of year. Alarge portion of the commencement weeks of the past two years have, for me, included a factor uncommon among most students. This week, like the others, began with me searching for a column topic. The stakes are a little higher though, since this is my final regular-issue column.

So, I’ve decided to bore you one last time by illustrating the “Life and Times” of a columnist.

When any given person picks up an issue of The Carroll News, the colorful or shocking headlines typically grab the attention of the reader. The performances of our sports teams are rousing, the economic news, compelling and the behavior of the world’s leaders, titillating. The Op/ Ed section closes the issue with the writings of some of the editors of the paper.

Some readers might laugh at our thoughts. Others, cry. The mildly offensive, yet humorously-intended words of “The Bayer Necessities” has been known to bring people to arms. A fresh perspective to the section can be found in the upper left corner of page 18 in “Our View” from an editor of one of the neighboring sections. Then there is me, who you’ve obviously found, in “Nick’s Knack.”

Among other things, I’ve become known as that kid with the mustache in his picture, who writes things only professors can/choose to read and/or understand: a questionable assessment.

The life of the columnist begins with the clever name pun that will become the over-arching name of one’s personal body of work. This is usually a collaborative effort of the entire staff and doesn’t usually reflect the theme or style of the author’s work whatsoever. In “Cooney Meets World,” Dan Cooney writes about much more than his formative years influenced by the ‘90s sitcom “Boy Meets World.”

To date, no one has discovered if I have any knacks at all, excluding those likened to the tendencies of Ambien or delirium.

Being given the privilege of getting a column space is quite the exciting thing.

The writer has to fill 600 to 700 words with whatever they want. Everyone wants to be revelatory or funny or both. When given my debut in an “OurView” column,

I had a hundred ideas rolling through my head, a hundred topics about which to write, and doing so would change the world. The end of this column will give me 39 titles to my name, totaling 28,274 words. I ran out of ideas a long time ago.

I’ve gotten less funny than I was in the beginning. My seven loyal readers have pointed out that my general topics are few in number, typically going conformity, nature, society, NativeAmericans, nature, The System, nature, repeat. It seems I try to cover my lack of creativity with extreme length, which will be turned in no earlier than 9 p.m. on deadline night (sorry guys).

In professional publications, the columnists typically take a topic from current events, analyze the situation and give their personal commentary. This style can be seen in our World News and Business and Finance sections. The Op/Ed columns are surely a different breed, deviating from this standard procedure and commenting on nearly every topic imaginable. Some might say this devalues what we write.

On the contrary I find this fact to give more value to our oeuvre.

Anyone can look anywhere to find somebody praising Mitt Romney “solving” the economic situation or telling Americans to step up and get back on top in the world education ranks. While we’ve occasionally written on these topics, we usually hit a little closer to home, though not obviously.

Column topics come from the world around us and the things we experience.

A conversation with a friend, a break up, a bad performance in school or on the playing field of athletics, or observing our fellow humans as we roam the streets can, at least for me, inspire a myriad of mildly philosophical revelations, not always having continuity. I’ve also named my coffee press “The Idea Factory.”

Writing columns has helped me realize that the things around us, no matter the immediate genesis, tend to follow similar trends of humanity. Though we might think that we have diverse and flexible minds, capable of opening up and absorbing or adopting anything, when one sits down and puts the pieces together 39 times, that person might realize they stick to a certain way of thinking and being.

The Op/Ed columns of The Carroll News might not add to the bucket of commentaries on “important” topics the world faces, like those in The New York Times. Rather, they reflect the life and times of every one of us, the things we experience and the ways we live, exhibiting how our generation processes it all. Not as a whole, but as individuals of a greater consciousness.

Contact Nick Wojtasik at nwojtasik13@jcu.edu

Off the Richter:

April 11, 2013

European adventures, continued

Pick-up lines

1. Help! I’ve fallen for you, and I can’t get up!

2. Let’s make like fabric softener and snuggle.

3. There’s something wrong with my phone. It doesn’t have your number in it.

4. Kiss me if I’m wrong, but dinosaurs still exist right?

5. If being sexy was a crime, you’d be guilty as charged.

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Clara Richter Staff Columnist

DUBLIN – It’s now April 11, and I’m sure you’re all wondering the same thing: “How is St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland?” Well, to be honest, it was fairly anticlimactic. As much as I would have liked to have been sipping on multiple Guinnesses in a Dublin pub, I was, unfortunately, sick, and therefore my festivities were a little lackluster.

The day after St. Patrick’s Day I boarded a plane to Portugal, the hidden gem of Europe. Most people have never been there ( it’s not really Europe’s number one tourist attraction for those who live outside of the E.U.), but boy, is it beautiful.

Most of my time was spent in Lisbon, which reminds me a lot of San Francisco. Steep hills, trolley cars, mild weather. It really is a lovely city filled with tons of history and interesting things to see, including a castle, Europe’s widest river, a bridge that was designed by the same man who designed the Golden Gate and sidewalks that qualify as works of art.

The most difficult thing about being in Portugal was not speaking the language. Yes, they speak their own language in Portugal (you’d be surprised at how many people don’t know that).

Portuguese sounds like a mix between Spanish and Russian. I’m sure that no Portuguese person would appreciate me saying that, but that’s the truth. It’s like Spanish, but a lot of sounds are softened.

It sounds most beautiful when it is sung (listen to “The Girl from Ipanema” if you don’t believe me).

The trip was at least 10 times more of an adventure than it normally would have been because of the language

barrier. Imagine having pink eye in a foreign country and trying to explain to a pharmacist what was wrong with you. Do you have that image in your mind? Okay. That’s what happened to me in Portugal. I’m pretty sure I got the sketchiest eye drops ever. But hey, the pink eye cleared up, so I guess our sign language conversation actually worked out for the best.

We missed a train and had to take an overnight bus, meaning that we were dead tired when we got into London on Sunday afternoon. At the time, we were absolutely distressed and over-exhausted and “hangry” (when you’re hungry and the low blood sugar makes you angry).

While all of these travel experiences were happening, we were thinking about how terrible our lives were; but now, even though it’s barely two weeks later, we are able to laugh about it. Whenever any one of us mentions our disaster-ridden trip to Portugal or London or Scotland, none of us can help but laugh.

One of the most important things that being abroad has taught me is to just roll with the punches and take things as they come.

So, something bad happens, you’re in a foreign country. Calm down, put your thinking cap on, and come up with some ideas about how to solve the problem. You have a mouth and vocal chords, don’t you? Ask questions. Ask for directions, or when the next bus is, or where you are.

Maybe you don’t speak the language. Smile, use what few phrases you know, and talk in a kind tone. Kindness is the universal language. Even if you don’t speak the same language, people can understand when you are being nice and genuine; and even if you can’t understand the words that one another are saying, you can still understand the

general tone and way in which they are being delivered.

While in a bus station, Maggie and I had to ask where we could purchase tickets for a bus back to Lisbon, if we had gotten off at the wrong stop (which we had). The bus driver didn’t speak English, nor did any of the people getting off of the bus with us.

One elderly woman, even though she didn’t speak English, seemed to understand our dilemma, and very sweetly tapped Maggie’s arm, babbled something in Portuguese, gently grabbed her sleeve and led us in the right direction.

She then began to explain our situation to the woman working at the ticket counter.

Even though she didn’t really know what we were saying, and even though we didn’t really know what she was saying, there was an understanding on her part that we needed help, and there was an understanding on our part that she was helping us. Kindness crosses language barriers.

Studying abroad is unique, in that it pushes a lot of kids to the edge of their comfort zone. I have to talk to people in something other than my native tongue.

A lot of times I have to approach strangers and trust that they are going to help me. When things go wrong, I have to relax and figure out, on my own or with the help of only a few others, how to remedy the situation.

The most important thing is to remember to laugh at yourself and the ridiculous situations you get yourself into. To every problem there is a solution and a crazy-ridiculous story to tell your friends and family when you get home.

And that’s something that doesn’t just apply when studying abroad, but in all situations in life.

Contact Clara Richter at crichter14@jcu.edu

YOURVIEW Letter to the editor Written by Noah Lamprecht, Class of 2011

I’m glad. I’m glad that I’m a man.

I’m glad that my penis is a symbol of both carnival fun and patriarchal oppression. I’m glad that when I don’t shave for a week and sport what is, at best, a questionable beard, that I’m exerting an innate hegemonic power over the women in my life. Most importantly, I’m glad that Brian Bayer is around to speak up for me.

I’m glad that Bayer’s right: being a man is “awesome.” He’s also right that his last piece on gender relations was less than perfect. Hey, you say “sexist as the day is long,” I say “tomato.”

Let’s be real: every man categorically enjoys meat. Something about blood dripping down your chin, knowing you killed another creature to survive, feeling how powerful you are – simply because – makes eating all the more powerful. Stereotypes be damned.

Nobody could disagree with this. It’s impossible to see how there could be alternatives to Bayer’s points.

But wait. Aren’t all vegetarians gay?

I mean, come on: they don’t eat dead animals. No, it’s okay; those are only the views of some “crude and insensitive” people. Brian is accepting of all kinds of men. I’m glad that everybody is welcome in Bayer’s “manily.”

Nevermind that subtly paralleling both vegetarians and homosexuals as outsiders in the same sentence is horribly offensive. Ignore the bias behind the curtain, Dorothy.

I’m glad that if my girlfriend (Hi, honey) and I stay together long enough for her to become my “baby mama,” we can both be at peace in our roles.

We can share in the knowledge that I will be holding my penis like a carnival water gun (such efficiency!) , trying to win her the biggest stuffed bear at the lavatory amusement park while she squeezes out our children.

I’m glad that great thinkers such as Aristotle are on my side of the male vs. female fight. Bayer is spot-on in noting that no matter how rational a man can be, he’s always doomed when he tries

to reason with the hen-pecking monster at home. The illustration is clearly begging to be made: Aristotle (he invented logic!) can’t even win an argument with his wife. He can’t win, despite the fact that he’s a brilliant thinker, and she – in his estimation – isn’t a complete human (check “Poetics” and “On the Generation of Animals”). Again, it’s not offensive, it’s a compliment. Bayer isn’t stereotyping, he’s complimenting, obviously.

I’m glad that Bayer speaks for all men. I’m glad that his writings don’t fly in the face of the tremendous, ongoing efforts to eliminate bias on John Carroll’s campus. I’m glad that “at the end of the day,” the fact that I can “pee standing up” sets me above my female colleagues, coworkers and students.

I’m not glad at all. I’m offended, I’m ashamed, and I’m concerned – both as an alumnus and as a current student – that such a sexist, offensive voice is allowed a weekly column in an official school publication.

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This unit is located directly across the street from John Carroll annex on Green Road. The unit has a large living area, decorative fireplace, screened in back porch, spacious rooms, large closets, garage parking, washer and dryer and all appliances included. Rent $750.00 each unit./mnth 440-542-0232.

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Beautiful Lakefront Yachting Club seeks outgoing, motivated, individuals.

Will train qualified candidates as: Servers, Bussers, Host/Hostess, Bartenders, Dock Attendants, Lifeguards, Line Cooks/Banquet Prep, Sailcamp Counselors, Snack Bar Attendants. Incentive programs/flexible hrs, excellent pay, interview now for the best positions.

Wednesday thru Sunday. 200 Yacht Club Dr. Rocky River, OH 44116. (440)3331155. Ask for Kathy/Marc.

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Party good store in South Euclid looking for a stock person. Must be responsible, organized, able to lift heavy items, and drive. Flexible hours. Please call 216509-2282

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Student Employment Oppurtunity Sarah, our intelligent and engaging fifteen-year-old daughter, has cerebral palsy and is hearing impaired. We are looking for someone to productively occupy her while mom and dad attend to everyday tasks and to accompany her to her local day camps during the summer. $11 per hour during first 90 days. Then $18 per hour for the first hour worked each day plus $14.50 per hour thereafter.

Hours are very flexible. Next school year is available as well. For consideration, please contact Ben and Teri Chmielewski at 216-577-0114. benchmielewski@ gmail.com . Our Shaker Heights home is located near JCU.

Are you a lifeguard? The Shoreby Club mansion, is looking for summer lifeguards. Pay is 10-12/hr and you can work 20+ hours/week. Only 20 minutes away.

Send resume to ndirishkern@gmail.com Looking for dog walker/sitter in Shaker Heights for daily walks and occasional overnights for two small dogs. Must be responsible, have experience with dogs, and references. Pre-Veterinary students preferred. 216-255-3071

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