November 10, 2011

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The Student Voice of John Carroll University Since 1925

The ballots are in

Carroll Blvd: an inconvenient turn

Only nine candidates run for executive board and less than one-third of the student body casts vote Brian Bayer Campus Editor

Last Wednesday and Thursday, 897 of John Carroll University’s total undergraduate enrollment of 3,009 students cast their ballots, representing 29.8 percent of the total student body.

Last year, a similar 28.1 percent of the student body voted.

There were nine candidates and seven officer positions available.

Junior Greg Petsche won the presidential election with 716 votes, or 87 percent. Sophomore Matt Deboth was Petsche’s strongest opposition, as a write-in candidate, with 51 votes, or 6.2 percent.

Petsche said, “My leadership is going to be focused on building relationships between students and the University, students and the city of University Heights, as well as students and their Student Union.”

He plans to keep his platform promises of “fostering a more diverse and inclusive campus community, further building the Student Discount Partnership program, holding town-hall forums where students can more comfortably bring forward concerns and ideas to their Student Union, improving communications between the Student Union and the student body and creating a National Jesuit Student Government Association made up of the 28 Jesuit universities across the United States.”

Sophomore Steve Palmieri was elected executive vice president with a total of 702 votes out of 777, or 90 percent.

Palmieri also ran uncontested.

“As executive vice president, I want to cultivate a spirit of school unity and pride through better communication, and mutual support of organizations and athletic teams,” said Palmieri. “I will also continue the hard work that Greg has done to improve relations between University Heights and John Carroll.”

Palmieri encourages student feedback and suggestions to

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One of the newest programs to John Carroll’s curriculum will have your resumé screaming “molto bene!” to prospective employers. The new official major, called international business with languages and cultures (IBLC), has been developing over the past three years within the Italian major and the Boler School of Business with the help of Italian professors Luigi Ferri and Santa Casciani.

What has come to fruition is a new major that

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By the numbers: Students who voted: 897 29.8 percent Students who did not vote: 2112 70.2 percent

Students pulled over, fined for turning right off Belvoir Dan Cooney Campus Editor

Junior Brian Kovacs had no idea that turning right on to Carroll Boulevard from South Belvoir Boulevard was against the law until the University Heights police officer pulled him over.

“I wasn’t too upset until the officer told me he was writing me a citation,” Kovacs said via email. “At that point, I was rather upset, considering the thought of receiving a citation for making an illegal right hand turn. I tried explaining to the officer how I had no idea that the sign was present notifying drivers of the illegal right hand turn until I went back to look at the sign.”

The sign, posted on a utility pole at the northwest corner of the intersection, depicts a no right turn symbol. Below the symbol, the sign says the law is in effect from “7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Friday,” and is “strictly enforced.”

According to University Heights Police Chief Steven Hammett, the sign has been in place for approximately two decades to curtail traffic in the residential area. Hammett, who began his duties in August, said resident complaints played a part. He said the most recent complaint from a resident came approximately a week and a half ago.

“We do get complaints regularly,” he said. “[They say] that the traffic sign has been ignored and students are still making a right turn coming down their street.”

Timothy Peppard, director of Campus Safety Services, believes University Heights may be looking more for more offenders.

“There might be a little more enforcement going on.

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improve the JCU experience for students.

“At the end of my term, I hope that our senators and all students will feel empowered to create real, lasting, positive change on campus,” said Palmieri.

The vice president of communications for the next semester will be junior Lizzie Trathen, who was in contention with sophomore Deirdre Byrne. Trathen received 456 votes, 53 percent, while Byrne received 381 votes, 4 percent.

Trathen wants to make sure that the bond between the students and their Student Union is strong.

“I want John Carroll students to realize that they are an integral part of the Student Union’s success. I hope to make meetings more inviting to students so they want to attend and share their ideas and concerns,” Trathen said.

With 726 votes, junior Joe Hayek won vice president of judicial affairs with 94 percent of the vote. He also ran

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allows students to study abroad at a partner university during the spring semester of their third year, places the student in a summer internship with a company in the country in which they are studying, and finally, upon his/ her return, provides an internship in Northeast Ohio with an international company that does business with that specific country.

For Ferri, the central focus of the international business with languages and cultures major is problem solving in an international context.

“In a time when ‘globalization’ is the

key word, I believe that an employer would be very happy to consider someone with a background including a variety of courses in international business, a fluency in a foreign language, an advanced knowledge of the culture of another country and a direct exposure to that market from both sides, here and abroad,” said Ferri.

Last weekend, JCU faculty and administration traveled to Milan, Italy to formalize an agreement with The Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, the Italian institution where students will study during their spring semester

of their third year. The agreement was signed after the meeting with the rector, professor Lorenzo Ornaghi and John Carroll Provost/ Academic Vice President John Day. The major requires five categories of courses: language, country-specific culture, the business core, international business courses, and international business electives. These electives, with the 302-level of the language of choice, are taken during the student’s time abroad.

Senior Steve Borowy is the University’s

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

Arguably the most recognized symbol of John Carroll’s campus is the Grasselli Clock Tower. The tower never stood alone, it has always been a part of the Administration Building. The AD Building is the oldest building on campus and was the first building to be completed after the University moved from the West to the East side of Cleveland.

On July 5, 1931 the cornerstone of the Administration Building was laid.

It was a major ceremony for the community with speakers at the event like U.S. Sen. Robert J. Bulkley and other figureheads like Right Rev. Joseph Schrembs, bishop of Cleveland. In total the 1930 pledge amount for the building’s construction was $2,541,382. The construction of the building continued for two years until the Great Depression hit Cleveland. This setback delayed the construction for three years.

It wasn’t until May 1935 that the construction continued. Once it resumed the project moved to completion for the upcoming school year. In October of 1935 the John Carroll community was excited and celebrated the opening of the building with the new school year. Since 1935 the additions to either side of the Administration Building, the O’Malley Center From hcap.artstor.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=p877.3 and the Boler School of Business have brought a symmetric look to the building and changed its original look.

However, whenever the Grasselli Clock Tower is pictured, remember the John Carroll community that has been looking up to it since 1935. It truly is a symbol of our history.

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first student to go through the program’s process. Borowy studied at The Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, which was minutes from the Duomo, Milan’s breathtaking 14th century cathedral. At this university, Borowy took three international business courses along with courses in Italian language. Following the spring semester, he interned with SMC Italia S.P.A., an Italian manufacturer of pneumatic automation products.

“Working at an international company in a foreign market is one of the most unique and exciting aspects of this new program,” said Borowy. “My internship [with SMC Italia] lasted eight weeks in which I conducted market research for the pneumatics sector of the Italian market, along with working alongside top managers in each of SMC’s department.”

Now back at JCU, Borowy is completing his major and is set to begin his internship in January at a domestic company that does business in Italy.

While Borowy’s focus of language study within the international business major is Italian, Ferri explained that Italian is the pilot language for the IBLC major, yet the idea is to extend the program to as

many languages as possible of those taught at John Carroll. However, for each language interested, a network with the specific country must be created, including a university that can teach courses of international business in English and companies willing to offer internships to JCU students.

So far, he said, the numbers are looking good.

“We have several students who have expressed an interest in the IBLC major, mainly in combination with Spanish and Italian, but also French and German,” he said.

“Some agreements have been finalized with universities in Italy and Spain, but contacts are available for any country a student may choose.”

For Borowy, the program has not only allowed his network to grow, but also it has instilled confidence in the senior that there will be great job opportunities post-graduation in May. “Having the international work experience is something that really catches the eye of a potential employer,” he said. “The wonderful thing about this program is that I have to opportunity to ask myself, ‘Do I want to work in the USA or in Europe?’ I don’t know how many other programs can offer you that sort of opportunity.”

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unopposed.

Hayek said that he is very excited to have been elected to this position.

“My main goals for this position are to keep a consistent board and to reach out to the student body. I want to hear what others have to say regarding our rules or sanctions,” he said.

In addition to regular meetings with the judicial board, Hayek said he will also keep his email open to the public, so that anyone with suggestions or disagreements can bring them up.

“I will emphasize that each student appearing in front of the board will be dealt with respectfully and will focus on the educational aspect of the hearing board,” said Hayek.

Junior Charlie Trouba received 93 percent of the vote with 710 votes, and will be the vice president of business affairs.

As vice president of business affairs, Trouba said his main duty will be to make sure that the budget is properly managed and to audit the organizations which receive the most funding from the budget

boards are using their funds fairly.

“The purpose of these audits are intended to inform myself and members of the budget board of how SAF [student activity fee] funds are being used. As VP of business affairs my ultimate responsibility is to maximize the use of the SAF budget to benefit all JCU students,” said Trouba.

In the vice president for student organizations race between junior Bill Cook and sophomore Chris Wetherill, Bill Cook won with 60 percent of the vote, representing 479 students. Chris Wetherill got 293 votes, or 37 percent.

Junior Taylor Horen was elected the vice president of programming and received 743 of 775 votes, or 96 percent. She also ran uncontested.

“As the new vice president of programming, I strongly believe that better communication with the student body, unique marketing tactics, more popular events, and most importantly, enthusiasm, is what will make the programs we offer even more successful than they already are,” said Horen.

By the numbers Out of 3,009 students, only 30

percent, or 897, voted in the Student Union elections.

According to President Elect Greg Petsche, this could have been because five of the nine candidates ran unopposed.

“With uncontested elections there are less candidates campaigning and thus engaging students personally. Uncontested elections also create a feeling of apathy in that many believe there is no point to voting when there are only two contested races,” said Petsche.

The reason that so many positions were uncontested was because many nominees for the positions either couldn’t make the time commitment or did not have the experience necessary.

“The reason many people didn’t accept [nominations] was because of the commitment in terms of time and energy that would conflict with a heavy course load, internship, prior obligations, etc.,” said Petsche. “On top of this, three of the uncontested positions (president, vice president of programming and vice president of judicial affairs) have more stringent qualifications due to the positions’ responsibili-

ties.”

Despite the lack of competition for the candidates, compared to last year, this voter turnout was actually higher by 62 students. According to Petsche, many of the students who did not vote were either seniors or live off campus, two factors that discourage them from coming to the polls.

“Those that live off campus are harder to reach, and many seniors are in a graduating mindset and have a lot more going on outside of Carroll,” said Petsche.

Some of the recently elected officers are disappointed that so many freshmen are applying for the senate but so few upperclassmen accepted nominations for the executive board elections.

The Student Union has received 34 letters of intent for students who will run for senator positions. Of these, 19 are freshmen.

Horen feels that a better-publicized and explained election process will promote a higher number of people running for positions and voting.

Junior Ashley Aberl did not vote in this election, because she felt that

the campaigning did not allow her to get to know the candidates.

“I don’t think the [candidate] forums were well advertised,” she said. “I wasn’t approached by a candidate until the day before.”

Sophomore Chuck Mulé agreed.

“I only knew three of the candidates.

Greg was running uncontested so I didn’t see the point in voting. And the two other people [I knew] were running against each other and I thought they would both do a good job, so I didn’t vote.”

Sophomores Andrew Ettinger and Sarah Alessi, who cast their ballot in the election feel that voting is an important duty for JCU students and citizens alike.

“It’s an important governmental aspect of our lives that furthers the democratic process,” said Ettinger.

Alessi said, “It’s important because it effects us directly and we see the benefits of it.”

Looking forward, Petsche believes that active student participation in the Student Union is essential to the student body’s success.

“We wouldn’t have any authority if people didn’t participate,” he said.

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Thursday

SUPB Coffeehouse presents Slam Poet Carlos Robson in the LSC Atrium at 9 p.m.

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Student Union is hosting the Student Organization Academy Awards at 7 p.m. in Dolan Science Center.

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Register by Friday for GUTS Late Night. The competition start at 10 p.m. in the IM Gym.

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Mass in St. Francis Chapel at 6 and 10 p.m.

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The Center for Career Services is hosting a Student and Employer Networking Event from 4:30-6 p.m. in the LSC Conference Room.

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The last lecture, of the fall Tuohy Lecture Series will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Donahue Auditorium.

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Wrestling kicks off its season in the DeCarlo Varsity Center against Case Western Reserve University at 7 p.m.

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State of Ohio recognizes JCU’s anniversary

Campus Briefs

Historical marker placed outside Grasselli Library, dedicated in recent ceremony

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine ranked John Carroll University among the top 100 private schools in the nation for value. JCU ranked 81st, behind George Fox University in Newberg, Ore. and ahead of Hood College in Frederick, Md. Six schools from Ohio, including JCU, ranked in the top 100. Case Western Reserve University ranked 41st, Xavier University ranked 71st, Franciscan University of Steubenville placed 73rd, University of Dayton was 90th and Baldwin-Wallace College placed 99th.

T h e m a g a z i n e d e t e rmined the rankings based on a school’s cost, financial aid given, competitiveness, academic support, graduation rates and amount of debt a student can incur.

Sims retains seat, Murphy loses in UH council race

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John Carroll University students might be wondering what they see when they stroll through the campus and see an oversized plaque displayed outside of Grasselli Library between the Administration Building and Dolan Center for Science and Technology. This plaque is an Ohio historical marker that has been granted to JCU to celebrate and honor the 125th anniversary of the University. Sept. 6, 2011 marked the anniversary of the first day of classes 125 years ago in 1886. The marker was revealed and celebrated during a ceremony on Oct. 28.

Among many other universities in Ohio, John Carroll has received a historical marker, being the 104th in Cuyahoga County, for its dedication to serving and educating the greater Cleveland community. A historical marker represents dedication, identification, and commemoration in honoring important people, places, and events that have contributed to the state's rich history. There are a total of 1,346 markers in the state of Ohio.

In order to receive a historical marker from the state, JCU’s 125th anniversary committee, a group formed earlier this year, was required to fill out an application.

Specifically, Dora Pruce, the Uni-

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A tale of two incumbents took place during Tuesday’s general election in University Heights. Four at-large seats on City Council were up for grabs among nine candidates.

Steven Sims won back his council seat by placing fourth in the voting, with 1,286 votes.

Fellow incumbent Kevin Patrick Murphy fell 20 votes short, placing fifth.

The top three vote-getters were Adele Zucker, Pamela Cameron and Tom Cozzens.

Zucker has previously served on Council.

Conor McLaughlin finished 15 votes behind Murphy to place sixth, Steven Bennett took seventh, Dan Hanna placed eighth and Al August took ninth.

The results were posted on cleveland.com, coming from all 10 precincts, at 12:21 a.m.

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I don’t know that for sure,” he said.

However, Peppard said, he has not received complaints from students.

“To be honest, I have not heard from any students whatsoever,” he said. “But I have heard from other people that have had an acquaintance, or a visitor, or somebody coming to the campus for some kind of business that had been given a ticket.”

Kovacs couldn’t remember exactly how much his ticket was, but he said it was in the $200-$225 range.

“I was really pissed off at this point considering it was an absurd fine for such a petty violation,” he said. “I went to court and I remember paying an additional $25-$30 in court fees which made me even angrier. It was a very quick appearance at the courthouse, I think I was there for no more than five minutes.”

Peppard said he didn’t expect the traffic law to be a student issue.

“You don’t want students to get

versity’s director of government and community relations, completed a grant application and personally delivered it to the Historical Society of Ohio. “We made the determination to go through with the marker, I kind of spearheaded the grant application,” said Pruce.

The application was submitted to the society at the end of March and the committee received a response in late April.

The committee decided this was the perfect time to implement a marker here on campus. With the 125th anniversary fresh in the JCU community, “The committee thought it would be good to pursue.

I don't know if this has come up in discussion before, but the time is now to do this,” said Pruce.

The eligibility for a historical marker includes a specific identification of where the marker will be located and why the place is significant at a local, state, or national level. The statement of significance was an important aspect of the application because it told the Historical Society why JCU deserves to receive a marker, according to Pruce. The statement emphasizes the historical importance of JCU, and how it was the first successful Catholic institution of higher learning in Northeast Ohio. “We gave a little history, we further talked about what we have hit for $200, for goodness sakes,” he said. “But, more often than not, [students] figure [the law] out real quick.”

Hammett said the fines imposed on tickets are set by the Shaker Heights Municipal Court, which includes University Heights in its jurisdiction. A phone call to the court on Tuesday afternoon went right to voicemail, as the court was closed in the afternoon due to Election Day. The Office of Admission, on its website, directs prospective students and their families to enter campus through the Carroll Gate, off North Park Boulevard. At another University webpage, jcu.edu/about/ map.htm, visitors are directed to the gate at South Belvoir Boulevard.

If the gate is closed, the directions tell visitors to continue down South Belvoir to Fairmount Boulevard.

After taking a right on Fairmount, visitors should take the first right on to Hadleigh Road, veering left at the fork and continuing straight into Carroll Boulevard, where they turn right into the Carroll Gate.

“You sure don’t want somebody that’s coming here for the purpose of putting on a program or bringing

been committed to which is academic excellence and social justice and we further talked about our economic impact to the Cleveland area, which is r o u g h l y $ 11 5 million,” Pruce said.

The historical marker is placed outside of the library with the Administration Building being the backdrop. It was placed in this location because the 125th anniversary committee wanted it to be near the roots of the University.

The Ohio Historical Society From sites.jcu.edu/newsroom/2011/10/28/celebrate-john-carrolls-ohio-historical-marker/ “preferred that historical mark- Grasselli Tower offers the perfect backdrop ers don’t turn into to the new Ohio historical marker, which sits just a drive by outside the entrance to Grasselli Library. situation,” which is why it was not placed near any a place where you can stand and parking lots or driveways, Pruce reflect. Being our tour route, it is a well-traveled spot and we thought it explained.

“They want it to be more of would be the best place.”

Belvoir Gate into campus

Intersection of Carroll Blvd. and South Belvoir Blvd., where sign indicating traffic law is posted Don Shula Stadium

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their children with them to take a tour of the campus, or interview students for employment, or whatever to be put in that situation,” Peppard said. “The signs are big.

It’s not like they aren’t visible or anything. It’s [just] not something you anticipate.”

Peppard believes there is a larger issue. Drivers can come down South Belvoir, make a legal U-turn and come back.

“I think that’s probably not the safest thing to do,” Peppard said.

“People go down, go past the intersection and turn around and come back. I wish you could turn right [at

Carroll Boulevard] personally.”

Hammett does not see the traffic law being lifted in the near future.

“In the morning, you would have a significant increase in traffic, and I believe in the evening probably between 3 and 5 [p.m.], you’d have a significant amount of traffic on a residential street. That’s a lot of traffic,” he said. “And our complaints [that we get] would drastically increase.”

The entire situation left Kovacs with a sour opinion of the University Heights Police Department.

“I’ve never been more angry about receiving a ticket,” he said.

Campus Safety Log November 5, 2011 At 1:26 a.m., broken windows were reported at the third floor level of the Murphy Hall West stairwell.

November 5, 2011 A broken window was reported on the east end of the third floor of Murphy Hall at 4:47 p.m.

November 5, 2011 A student reported seeing two students taking the television from the second floor lobby of Sutowski Hall and loading it into a car at 1:38 p.m.

November 6, 2011 A student reported vandalism in Hamlin Hall at 7:23 a.m.

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

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The third time is the charm Harold and Kumar are back for their third movie, this time popping out in 3D

MOVIE REVIEW “A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas”

Mitch Quataert Staff Writer

Harold and Kumar are back and better than ever in their third movie of the Harold and Kumar series. John Cho and Kal Penn deliver another “stoner classic,” only this time it’s Christmas style and 3D. Taking place six years after the last movie ended, Harold and Kumar have moved on from each other to find new friends, new jobs and duller lives.

Harold has done very well for himself, marrying the stunning Maria from the previous films, while Kumar finds himself left without the love of his life, Vanessa, who was last seen in “Harold and Kumar 2: Escape from Guantanamo Bay.” The journey begins with a mysterious present left outside of Kumar’s apartment on Christmas Eve that is addressed to Harold.

Kumar, still smoking his life away, drives to Harold’s house to drop off the package and seemingly ruins Christmas within moments of being reunited with his old partner in crime.

Before Maria and her family get back from Midnight Mass at 2 a.m., the boys set out in search of the perfect Christmas tree after Kumar burns down the tree of Harold’s father-in-law.

As the two set out on a voyage to save Christmas, trouble naturally finds its way into their lives.

Accidental use of hard drugs at a Christmas party leads the crew to even more danger, as they are now in trouble with a mob boss for a misunderstanding with his daughter. On the run from being murdered, Roldie – as he is formerly known – and Kumar come across a couple of old friends, including the infamous and presumed dead Neil Patrick Harris.

Harris, as always, plays a sick and vulgar man who plugs in a few good jokes about “How I Met Your Mother” (the CBS show in which he stars), as well as his sexual orientation, while he also hints at a fourth movie for the series. His return to the movie is a great scene and more than lived up to expectations.

With the film set around Christmas time, movies such as “A Christmas Story” are referenced and used to foreshadow events later in the film. This was a great attribute and was used as classically as “Stay Puffed Marshmallows” was in “Ghost Busters.”

Granted, this is not a Christmas movie you want to bring your younger sibling or child to see.

There is no shortage of sex and drugs

throughout the movie, the Harold and Kumar go-to themes, and jokes about religion are prominent as well.

As the duo comes to the end of the night, Santa Claus appears in a gory fashion and brings them together. Yes, even Santa is subjected to the scandal of Harold and Kumar.

However, he ends up coming to the rescue in an unexpected way.

Although the 3D theme may seem a little overplayed, Harold and Kumar plug in little punches against it and it makes the film just that much better.

As you would expect from these two, the 3D effects include blowing smoke into the audience and throwing eggs that all add to the viewing experience.

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Kal Penn and John Cho get ready for the holidays in “A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas 3D.”

Forget diamonds, chocolate is a girl’s new best friend Recent studies show how a small amount of chocolate per week can lower the risk of a stroke in women Claire Olderman Arts & Life Editor

In society, women seem to constantly be watching their weight; both in order to look good, and to maintain a healthy diet.

There are some foods that in moderation are OK and others that just seem to be bad no matter how little the intake is.

In a recent study conducted at the National Institute in Environmental Studies in Stockholm, Sweden, researchers have found that women who have approximately two chocolate bars per week have a lower risk of having a stroke.

Senior Stephanie Czaplenski said that she doesn’t have a huge sweet tooth in general.

“If it was proven that it lowers the risk of having a stroke, I wouldn’t force myself or go the extra mile to eat more chocolate,”

she said.

The study consisted of more than 33,000 women between the ages of 49 and 83, in which they were asked how often they ate chocolate along with 95 other different kinds of food in a year.

The reasoning behind why chocolate lowers the risk of a stroke has yet to still be determined, though it is thought to have to do with the amount of cocoa. The more cocoa, the lower the risk.

Cocoa and chocolate contain flavanols found in plant-based foods, and also aid in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol.

Dark chocolate can have up to 90 percent cocoa, making it most likely the healthier choice over milk chocolate, which contains milk solids, milk and butterfat. This is especially in comparison with white chocolate which by law must contain a minimum of 20 percent cocoa, but also allows for a maximum of 55 percent sugar.

Pick-Up Line of the week “I moustache you a question but I will shave it for later.”

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Dr. Javier Provencio, an intensive care doctor at the Cleveland Clinic’s Neurological Institute, did not participate in the study but did comment on the effects.

“For right now, it seems that chocolate is not bad – it may be helpful. But it also has risks to consider, such as weight gain and diabetes control, and everybody should think about that carefully before indulging too much,” Provencio said.

Other students are also a little skeptical.

“There are always

new studies coming out saying one thing is good for you and then in a week it changes again. I think that having a balanced healthy diet can do nothing but help you in having a healthy future,” said junior Rebecca Secula.

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

Kourtney Kardashian commented on her sister Kim Kardashian’s recent divorce from Chris Humphries, her husband of a mere 72 days.

“Our sister is going through a difficult time, but we’re a close family and sticking together like always.”

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‘Tis the season for movies Some of the year’s biggest movies are coming out just in time for the holidays Now that Halloween is over, it's officially the holiday movie season. A time where Oscar hopefuls and Christmas movies take over the local multiplexes, this year there are almost as many sequels being released as in the summertime. But amidst the predictable holiday fare, there are a few that are standing out as must-see movies. -Compiled by Ben DeVictor

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Dec.21) The extraordinary bestselling Millennium Trilogy is being remade by Hollywood for an American audience. This might sound off-putting to people who prefer to see the original Swedish versions, but this one might be too amazing to pass. Director David Fincher, coming off a terrific streak (“Zodiac,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” and “The Social Network”) promises to deliver a thriller unlike any you've ever seen before. After losing his credibility in a libel trial, journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) is recruited by billionaire Martin Vanger to solve the murder of his daughter Harriet, who disappeared 40 years ago. Vanger is certain that someone in the family killed her. Blomkvist brings in the girl that Vanger hired to do the background check on himself to be his assistant. Her name is Lisbeth Salander, a genius computer hacker with a love for mohawks, piercings, and eating disorders. Together they start investigating, and become targets themselves. Fincher has reteamed with cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth and music composer Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, making “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” one of the biggest Oscar frontrunners of the season.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (Nov. 18)

Part One of the finale of the massively successful franchise hits theaters next week. The hype for this “Twilight” film is ridiculously high among teenage girls and bored housewives. Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) decide to have a vampire baby, which doesn't make Bella's werewolf ex-boyfriend Jacob (Taylor Lautner) very happy. Heavy breathing and deep staring ensue.

Hugo (Nov. 23)

The Sitter (Dec. 9)

Martin Scorecese directing a children's movie? Starring the girl from “Kick-Ass” and Borat himself in 3D? It's less strange than it sounds. Based on Brian Selznick's captivating and imaginative New York Times bestseller “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” the movie, set in 1930s Paris, tells a magical tale about a young orphan boy named Hugo (Asa Butterfield) who lives in a train station where he is constantly chased by the station’s inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen). Hugo tries to solve the mystery of a mysterious machine that his father (Jude Law) left him before he died. His new friend (Chloe Grace Moretz) holds the key to unlocking the machine’s secrets.

Jonah Hill of “Superbad” and “Moneyball” stars as a foul-mouthed babysitter in this upcoming comedy. A normal night of very unorthodox babysitting all goes very wrong after Noah (Hill) decides that having sex is more important than watching the kids. He takes them along to a party, and on the way, meets drug dealers, strippers and flatulent jokes.

The Muppets (Nov. 23)

Arthur Christmas (Nov. 23)

The Muppets are back on the big screen for the first time in over 10 years.

With their popularity dwindling, the Muppet gang teams up with three fans to save their old theater from oil tycoons and revitalize their careers. Not only will Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and the rest of the Muppets be present, but the film also has an all-star human cast that includes Amy Adams, Neil Patrick Harris, Zach Galifianakis, Mila Kunis, Selena Gomez, Whoopi Goldberg, Jack Black and Jason Segal, who also wrote the script. If that's not enough, Bret Mckenzie of “Flight of the Conchords” wrote the majority of the movie's songs.

This year's CGI Christmas adventure features James McAvoy as the voice of Arthur Christmas, Santa's youngest son. In a world where Christmas is treated as a military operation, with elves moving in and out of houses, dropping off presents like some kind of task force. After getting tired of being overshadowed by his older brother Steve (Hugh Laurie), Arthur realizes that a little girl has been missed and thinks Santa has forgotten about her. No one but Arthur thinks it matters, so it is up to Arthur to save Christmas the old fashioned way: by using a sleigh and reindeer.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Dec. 16) Sherlock Holmes is back, and better than ever. Both Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law return as Sherlock Holmes and Watson, respectively. Director Guy Ritchie has chosen to up the action with this new installment, which has Sherlock Holmes going against his arch nemesis Professor Moriarty.

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

11.10

Erik Rivera Improv

Cleveland Improv Comedy Club 7:30 p.m. $15

11.11

Veteran’s Day Ceremony

Lakewood Park 11a.m.-12:30 p.m.

No cover/charge

11.12

Beachwood Arts Council Holiday

Beachwood Community Center 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

No cover/charge

11.13

Dance Your Soul

3750 Grant St. in Richfield 11a.m.-12:45 p.m. $10-65

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Men’s soccer ends 2011 season with OAC title loss to ONU

Playing against Ohio Northern University marked John Carroll’s 11th appearance in the 20-year history of the OAC postseason playoffs.

Coming into the OAC finals as the clear underdogs, John Carroll kept Ohio Northern at bay to start the game until Nathan Bascom

snuck a shot into the empty net after his first shot was deflected. From then on, the Blue Streaks could not keep up as the Polar Bears would go on to score two more times in the first half and two times in the second half as well.

It was a tough loss for the Blue Streaks, but to say that the season

wasn’t successful would be incorrect.

Not much was expected from the Blue Streaks after graduating 12 seniors and seven starters from last year’s season. JCU upset BW, who spent a decent portion of their season in the regional and national rankings, twice this season at Don Shula Stadium.

Senior goalkeeper Carl Contrascier ended the season with 85 saves and eight shutouts. Junior Wycliffe Odhiambo had a total of 15 points, 51 shots and 28 of them on goal.

Sophomore Kevin McKamish had a total of 13 points, 34 shots and 22 of them on goal.

The Blue Streaks will say goodbye to six seniors, who tallied over 40 wins and four OAC tournament appearances together: Carl Contrascier, Jake Milli, Corey Rider, Ben Vietmeier, John Gabriele and Joey Grace. They became the 20th consecutive senior class at John Carroll University to play in at least one Ohio Athletic Conference title match during the course of their careers.

against IUP set the stage for senior Danny Geiger. With assists coming from freshman Tyler Rhodes and sophomore Danny Potter, Geiger was able to score to tie the game.

Early in the second period senior Geoff Abrahams scored unassisted to give the streaks their first lead of the game. However it would prove to be their only lead of the game.

Three quick goals from the Hawks in the second period gave them all the momentum. In spite of a power point goal in the third period by Abrahams, the Hawks came up with two more of their own goals to finish the game 6-3.

Despite losing game one of the series on Friday night, the Blue Streaks responded with a ven-

geance. In game two on Saturday, Nov. 5, the Blue Streaks took care of business and ended up winning 6-1, bouncing back with an impressive and much needed win over IUP. The team came out strong in the second game of the weekend as they pounced on the Crimson Hawks early, scoring with 18:13 left in the first period. Sophomore Lou Morici scored less than two minutes into the game at the 18:13 mark with an assist from Dietrick.

Soon after, Dietrick scored a goal of his own with 11:53 on the clock and Abrahams had the assist.

Following an IUP goal late in the first period, senior John Walter scored just seconds later off of an assist from Potter to give the Blue

Streaks a 3-1 lead after the first period.

The Blue Streaks continued to take advantage of opportunities as their last three goals all came during power plays. With 2:57 left in the second period, Dietrick scored his second goal of the night and Abrahams his first of the night with 1:49 remaining in the same period. Junior Sean Lattal went on to extend the team’s lead, scoring with 4:57 left to play in the game and thus sealing the victory for JCU. “Our team played very hard this weekend. Even though we didn't win game one, we played hard both games and got the bounces we needed to win the second game,” said junior Jesse Dietrick.

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After an extremely successful season, the journey ended in Ada, Ohio this past weekend for the John Carroll University men’s soccer team after a loss to the Ohio Northern Polar Bears in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament championship match by a score of 5-0.

After losing four of their first five games, the Blue Streaks ended the 2011 regular season with a 12-8 overall record, including a 7-2 mark in the OAC. The Blue Streaks entered the OAC Tournament as the second seed and received a bye in the quarterfinals. In the OAC semifinals, JCU played host to the visiting Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets and came away with the win, defeating BW 2-0 in the game. The win over the Yellow Jackets earned the Blue Streaks a berth in the OAC finals against a heavily favored, topseeded Ohio Northern University team.

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Despite the loss in the OAC Finals to ONU, the Blue Streaks had a very impressive 2011 campaign.

2011 JCU men’s soccer season highlights

• On the season, the Blue Streaks outshot their opponents by an impressive mark of 359252.

• JCU averaged 18 shots per game while their opponents only averaged 12.6 shots per game.

• Junior Wycliffe Odhiambo led JCU with seven goals on the season while sophomores Mariusz Trzeciak and Kevin McKamish had five and four goals, respectively.

• The Blue Streaks biggest win of the season came in their season opener as they defated Oberlin College 6-0.

• The Blue Streaks won 11 of their final 15 games of the season.

JCU hockey splits series with IUP, wins game two 6-1 Molly Bealin Staff Writer

The Blue Streaks hockey team took advantage of power plays and battled through tough breaks to finish the weekend with an even 1-1 split in two games against Indiana University of Pennsylvania this past weekend.

In game one on Friday, Nov. 4, the Blue Streaks fell to the Crimson Hawks by a score of 6-3 as IUP proved they are a talented team and wouldn’t be a pushover.

In game one, IUP’s first goal came early with 11:13 left in the first period. The Crimson Hawks held onto their lead until the 2:25 mark in the same period when a penalty

“We knew we were the better team and we knew in game two we would have to capitalize on chances to score. There wasn't much negativity in the locker room after Friday's game so it made it easier to show up for game two with a good attitude,” said Lattal.

With the split over the weekend, the Blue Streaks’ record now stands at 8-6 overall this season. The team will go on a lengthy break from playing at home, as there next home game does not take place until Dec. 10. For this coming weekend, the Blue Streaks will take to the road as they travel to play the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University on Friday and Sunday nights, respectively.

Streaks of the Week

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Soccer

Devin O’Brien senior

Colleen Harmon senior

O’Brien completed 26 of 42 passes for 329 yards and three touchdowns this past weekend as the Blue Streaks fell to the visiting Heidelberg Student Princes in a 41-28 shootout on Saturday, Nov. 5.

Hockey

Hockey

Alex Vereschagin senior

Jesse Dietrick junior

Justin Camuto sophomore

Vereschagin helped lead the Blue Streaks to their first win of the season against Mount Union on Friday, Nov. 4 by claiming first place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22:09.

Dietrick had two goals and an assist to boot as he helped lead the Blue Streaks to an impressive 6-1 victory over the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks on Saturday, Nov. 5.

The Rochester, N.Y. native played outstanding in net for the Blue Streaks this past weekend as he made 28 saves on Saturday in JCU’s 6-1 home win over Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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In the final game of her collegiate career, Harmon scored a goal in the 78th minute against Ohio Northern in the OAC Finals, but it wasn’t enough as the Blue Streaks fell short by a score of 4-2.

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Football can’t slow down Heidelberg, loses 41-28 Blue Streaks fall to 5-4 on the season following a loss to the Student Princes Brendan Gulick

Zach Mentz Sports Editor

Sorry Joe Paterno, but it’s time to go

Unless you’re living under a rock, you have already heard the recent news stirring at Penn State University. Penn State is now facing a monster that no school can simply sweep under the rug, no matter how hard they try.

Former PSU assistant football coach and defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky is facing charges beyond most peoples worst nightmares.

On March 1, 2002, a PSU graduate assistant walked into the football locker room at approximately 9:30 p.m. The graduate assistant expected to walk into an empty and silent locker room, but instead heard the showers on. The graduate assistant went to check who was in the showers only to find Sandusky, who was once considered the heir apparent to legendary PSU coach Joe Paterno, pinning a 10-year-old boy against the shower room wall and raping him.

The following day, the GA told Paterno what Sandusky had done.

Paterno then relayed that information to Athletic Director Tim Curley.

According to the grand jury report, Curley and Gary Schultz, who is PSU’s senior VP of finance and business, met with the GA for him to re-tell his story. From there, Curley did not notify university or local police. In fact, he didn’t do anything besides ban Sandusky from bringing children on to PSU’s campus.

For the last nine and a half years, Sandusky, who opened a group home in 1977 for troubled young boys, walked as a free man around the PSU campus. For years, Joe Paterno did nothing. He knew what Sandusky had done, although he denies knowing the significance of what exactly took place. For years, no one in a position of power at PSU did anything. Adults are supposed to protect children, and instead the adults at PSU did nothing.

Meanwhile, Sandusky allegedly raped numerous more young boys.

Paterno never followed up with the incident, ignoring the report of what Sandusky had done.

Paterno has done more for PSU than just about anyone, but that doesn’t excuse his lack of action.

Didn’t Paterno ever wonder why Sandusky was still a free man?

Yes, Paterno did do something.

But not enough. Had he notified police from the start, or at least followed up with Curley, Paterno could have saved those other young boys.

At 84 years old, it’s likely safe to say that this is the end for “Joe Pa.” His illustrious coaching career at PSU will end with a black eye, and rightly so. Paterno could have saved those young boys. Instead, he now needs a miracle to save his legacy from being tarnished. Funny how life works, isn’t it?

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For the 19 seniors that suited up in their home navy jerseys for the final time at Don Shula Stadium, it was an emotional defeat at the hands of a revitalized Heidelberg Univertsity Student Princes football program. In a game that featured 954 yards of total offense between the two teams, the Blue Streaks fell victim to the big play in a 41-28 home loss on senior day.

Senior quarterback Devin O’Brien led John Carroll (5-4, 5-3 OAC) offensively, as he has done throughout his senior campaign. The veteran signal-caller set career highs with 26 completions, 42 passing attempts and 329 passing yards and tied a career-high three touchdown passes. Heidelberg (7-2, 6-2 OAC) ran for 305 yards against the Blue Streaks in the victory.

On the first play from scrimmage, Blue Streaks junior defensive back D.J. Debick picked off Michael Mees for his second interception of the season. Unfortunately, the offense could not convert the turnover into an early lead. After punting the ball back to Heidelberg, the Student Princes marched down the field and cashed in for six points on a third and short.

O’Brien answered the following drive with a 17-yard scamper of his own to knot the game at 7-7. On the season, he has accounted for 22 touchdowns (13 passing, nine rushing).

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

“We have been an outstanding rushing team all year long,” said O’Brien. “I think our offensive line deserves a lot of credit; blocking for the triple option is tough and they make it look easy.”

The battle between two of the top three offenses in the Ohio Athletic Conference proved somewhat of a let-down the rest of the half. Dan Kilger added a 20-yard field goal for Heidelberg to put the Student Princes back on top late in the first quarter, but neither team would find their way on to the scoreboard during the second quarter. JCU trailed 10-7 at the break.

Unfortunately, that was as close as the Blue Streaks would get.

Not two and a half minutes into the second half, Mees connected

with wide out C.J. Powell for an 80yard touchdown strike to extend the Student Princes’ lead to 10 points.

The Blue Streaks drove down the field after they gave up the deep ball, but junior kicker Brad Marchese could not convert a 31yard field goal, keeping the deficit at 10 points.

The defense refused to give in, however, as junior safety Dominique Hopkins came up with his first pick of the season. That interception marked the first time since Oct. 9, 2010 that the Blue Streaks had more than one interception in a game (a span of 13 games). Heidelberg intercepted O’Brien two plays later to regain possession and scored less than three minutes later.

The game was essentially sealed

after the Blue Streaks fumbled the ensuing kickoff and gave the ball right back to Heidelberg. Strong defense held the Student Princes to a field goal on a fourth and goal inside the five yard line, but the visitors took a 27-7 lead.

Down three touchdowns, O’Brien and the offense continued to fight.

Thanks to a defensive penalty on fourth and 20 that extended the drive, O’Brien continued to work the Student Princes’ defense. He eventually found senior fullback Corey Castro in the end zone for Castro’s first career receiving TD. Heidelberg answered immediately, as Cartel Brooks returned the ensuing kickoff 92 yards for a score.

After another Heidelberg interception, Brooks ripped off a 57-yard dash for six. O’Brien tacked on two more touchdowns to sophomores Alex Kline and Anthony Libertini, but it was too late. Heidelberg kneeled out the clock and sealed the 41-28 win.

“It turned out that whenever we fought back to make it a game, Heidelberg countered,” said coach Scafe after the game. “They are a very good team. I do like that we were able to score 21 points in the fourth quarter, but we need to refocus this Saturday against B-W.” The Blue Streaks will take on their cross-town rival in the 2011 finale. Since the two schools began competing for the Cuyahoga Gold Bowl, the overall series is tied at 11-11.

Women’s soccer falls short in OAC title bout to Capital Spencer German Staff Writer

The emotional roller coaster that became known as the 2011 John Carroll women’s soccer season concluded this week with the same moments of glory and sorrow that we have witnessed all season.

The Blue Streaks held off crosstown rival Baldwin-Wallace College in an Ohio Athletic Conference Quarterfinal show down at Don Shula Stadium, 2-1. That momentum carried over into the semifinal match on the road against No. 11 nationally ranked and regionally top-ranked Ohio Northern University, as the Blue and Gold celebrated a 1-0 victory in Ada. Unfortunately, coach Blasius and company fell short of an OAC title, losing 4-2 in Bexley to conference champion Capital University.

Arguably, the highest point of the 2011 ride came in the semifinal victory over ONU. The Blue Streaks held Ohio Northern without a shot on goal throughout the first half of the match, while chalking up three of their own. In the 79th minute, senior forward Colleen Harmon extended her playing career with a game-winning goal that was deflected off of a free kick. The Blue Streaks’ defense held over the final ten minutes to seal the victory.

The Polar Bears, who ran the table in the OAC during the regular season (outscoring opponents 27-2),

finished with only two blemishes on their record at 15-2-2. They have since received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Business for the Blue Streaks was not finished though and when last Sunday rolled around, the team was ready to take on Capital University in the OAC title match.

Early on it was Capital’s ability to be aggressive and control the ball that gave them two goals in the first 12 minutes of play. Despite the adversity, the Blue Streaks once again showed how to stay positive and play hard.

In the 30th minute of play, freshman forward Kaylin Akerly gave her team the lift they needed as she netted her ninth goal of the year, cutting the Crusaders lead in half at 2-1.

That score would hold until halftime as the teams walked off the field with one half of the championship game in the books.

The Crusaders struck early in the second half of action, as goals in both the 53rd and 57th minutes for the Crusaders all but dashed the Blue Streaks’ hopes for a championship.

With an assist from sophomore Genny Goergen, Harmon made the game interesting by scoring her 11th goal of the season in the 78th minute. However, Harmon’s goal wasn’t enough as the final score stood at 4-2 and Capital walked off the field as the 2011 OAC Champions, earning

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Freshman Kaylin Akerly notched the first of two goals for the Blue Streaks in the OAC Championship game. an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA tournament.

“The thing we struggled with the most on Sunday against Capital was keeping them from serving long balls into their forwards, which was crucial in their attack on goal,” said senior defender Mari O’Neill following the final game of her collegiate career.

O’Neill has been the defensive leader on the team all year and her effort on defense helped the soccer team get to the OAC Championship match.

“Overall, there were definitely more highs than there were lows throughout the season,” said O’Neill. “We started off our season on the road 0-2 and that broke some of our spirits, but we turned that around quickly, came together

and made a strong run to the OAC Championship.”

As the team moves forward, the seven seniors from the class of 2012 will be missed by coach Blasius.

However, O’Neill believes the future is bright for the Blue Streaks.

“As for my teammates who will still be a part of the team next year, they possess so much skill and there is so much depth among them that if they continue to work together, there is no doubt in my mind that they can win an OAC Championship next year and in the years to follow.”

John Carroll finished with a program-record 14 wins, surpassing the 13 wins posted during the 1999 campaign. JCU finished with a 14-8 record, including 6-3 in the OAC and a 9-1 mark at Don Shula Stadium.

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JCU Green Gator rugby advances to ORU Championship

JCU Green Gator rugby 2011 quick hits

Zach Mentz Sports Editor

For those who may be unaware, John Carroll University does have a rugby team – and it’s a winner. For a sports team that is relatively unknown on campus, the JCU Green Gator rugby team is a consistent winner in the Ohio Rugby Union.

After defeating their archrivals, Ohio Northern University, on Saturday, Nov. 5, the JCU Green Gators have earned themselves a berth in the ORU championship. The match will take place this Saturday, Nov. 12 at Columbus Crew Stadium as the team takes on Ashland University. Ashland University handed the Green Gators their only loss of the season back on Oct. 11.

JCU will be looking for payback in their biggest game of the year. This will be the team’s first championship appearance since 2005, when the Green Gators took home the ORU league title.

For those who are unfamiliar with the sport of rugby, it is a rather popular game and the team at JCU is always looking to add new, interested players to their squad.

“Rugby is an English sport in origin, beginning in 1823 by English students playing soccer who decided it was more fun to tackle than simply kick the ball around. It is currently the fastest growing team sport in the United States, with participation growing by 50 percent the last three years and there are currently 92,000 registered rugby players in the US from the high school, collegiate and

Green Gator rugby is the oldest club sport at JCU, dating back to 1966.

JCU defeated Ohio Northern in the ORU semi-finals by a score of 28-5.

The team will be competing in their second ORU Championship appearance in six years on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Photo Courtesy of Bill Cook

spring, the Green Gators play against local Ohio teams and also in tournaments around the state of Ohio, including the Ohio Rugby Classic, which is held annually at the Ohio State University.

The team practices every Monday and Thursday from 7:30 to 9 p.m at Wasmer Field.

The team is always looking to add new players to their roster, even those with no prior experience.

“We normally play on Saturdays. It's never too late to join the team as we are always looking for new players and previous experience or knowledge of the sport of rugby is not

necessary,” said Cook.

After a successful regular season that included wins over Oberlin College by a score of 45-0 and Hiram College by a score of 46-3, the Green Gator team is now one win away from claiming the 2011 ORU rugby title, proving they are consistently one of the most successful teams at JCU, despite only being a club sport. With a win over Ashland University this Saturday, Nov. 12, the Green Gators will have won their second championship in six years, an impressive feat.

“This will be our first championship appearance since 2005 when we won, so needless to say we are all very excited to bring home the trophy to John Carroll where it belongs,” said Cook.

played in Cleveland for almost 100 years now.

Mike Pap, a JCU graduate from the class of Even still, many people in the area are unfa- 1998, has played the sport of Gaelic football miliar with the sport,” said Cleveland native ever since he graduated from college.

Steve Pickett, who is a member of the local “I learned about Gaelic from my uncle, Jim Cleveland St. Jarlath team.

Coyne (JCU class of 1979) who “Cleveland St. Jarlath played for St. Jarlath’s has been around for since it began and about 30 years, then has coached and has focused us ever since,” on recruiting said Pap, whose American born brothers Chris and players (many teams Kevin are also JCU are dominated by Irish born graduates on the St. Jarlath ‘ringers’ who come over team. “St. Jarlath has had a to play for the summer). huge impact on me since We have a number of team joining the team. It has members who are JCU algiven my brothers and I a ums and former basketball great sport to play and at and soccer players there. In the same time have games the past decade, we've had matter a little more than a lot of success, with two just playing in a recreational national titles and a number of league.”

Midwest titles.”

Every year, the team While being a relacompetes at Nationtively new and unknown als during Labor Day sport, Gaelic football weekend. The national Photo Courtesy of www.clevelandstjarlaths.com has become increasingly tournament is in a different popular over the years. Nearly a city ever year, including Chicago, San dozen John Carroll University graduates are Francisco, Philadelphia and Boston, among currently on the roster of the Cleveland St. other cities.

Jarlath team since graduating, with graduates “I would tell any JCU student if they want ranging from the class of 1997 through the to play a very competitive sport at a high level, class of 2008. meet some great people and travel to some

fun places, this is a great sport for them,” said Pap. “In the United States, we don't have that many great outlets for amateur athletes. When most men have reached the end of their high school or college athletic careers, they look for a competitive outlet to fill that void,” said Pickett. “Gaelic football is a unique opportunity to stay active because it’s a highly competitive sport that allows you to represent your city and club. The history and rivalries between the clubs makes the game more meaningful than your average men’s league basketball game.”

Often times, it’s hard for athletes to not only stay in shape after college, but to find local recreational leagues or athletic facilities to use and play in order to stay active. That’s exactly why Gaelic football is such an interesting and increasingly popular sport.

Gaelic football is a sport on the rise in the broad landscape of sports in the United States and us another option for athletes looking for something different from the normal beerleague softball games or pick-up basketball games, joining the Cleveland St. Jarlath team might be for you.

Cleveland St. Jarlath is a proud Gaelic football organization. The team is always looking to welcome new members to join the squad as well.

For more information, please visit www. clevelandstjarlaths.com.

The JCU Green Gator Rugby team (right) is in the middle of a scrum as they battle to advance the ball upfield. The team has only one loss this season. club levels,” said team president junior Bill Cook. “Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have played the sport. Rugby has also been added to the 2012 London Olympics, the first time since 1924 when Team USA defeated France for the gold medal.”

JCU Green Gator rugby is the oldest club sport at John Carroll University, as it has roots dating back to 1966. The team plays in both the fall season and the spring, taking full advantage of the opportunist weather in Cleveland. During the fall, the team competes in the Collegiate Men's Division III North in the Ohio Rugby Union (ORU). During the

While relatively unknown, Gaelic football is rising in popularity Zach Mentz Sports Editor

“What in the heck is Gaelic football?”

To describe it loosely, Gaelic football is a sport that is a mix of rugby, soccer and football all compacted into one game.

After college is over, many people “hang up their cleats” entirely for numerous different reasons. But many post-college graduates have continued to fuel their competitive fire in Gaelic football.

While Gaelic football is still a relatively unknown sport in the United States, there is no doubt that is an increasingly popular sport with participation numbers on the rise The sport of Gaelic football is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end. The primary objective of Gaelic football is to score by kicking or striking the ball with the hand and getting it through the goals. The team with the highest score at the end of the match wins. Players advance the ball up the field with a combination of carrying, soloing (dropping and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands), kicking, and hand-passing to their teammates.

While the idea of the sport may confuse some at first, don’t let it discourage you from possibly playing.

“Gaelic football was brought to the United States from Irish immigrants and has been

JCU Blue Streaks upcoming winter athletic schedules Wrestling:

Women’s Basketball:

Men’s Basketball:

11/16 vs. Case Western Reserve

11/15 @ Wooster College

11/18 @ No. 20 Centre College

11/19 @ Catholic Invitational Tournament (Erie, PA)

11/18-11/19 @ Allegheny Invitational

11/19 @ Mount St. Joseph Tournament Consolation/ Championship

11/22 @ Cleveland State

11/22 vs. Ohio Wesleyan University

11/25-11/26 @ Spalding Thanksgiving Tournament

Swimming & Diving:

11/11-11/12 @ CWRU Veale Classic (Cleveland, OH) 11/18-11/19 vs. Carroll Swim Classic 11/29 @ Cleveland State

We, the undersigned members of the JCU faculty, are united in our opposition to racism, sexism, homophobia and all forms of oppression that work to silence and marginalize members of our community. We are especially sensitive to the power of words to harass and exclude some of us on the basis of our identities.

We are issuing a call to action to all of us at John Carroll to work toward a more just and inclusive campus that engages all its diversity in the service of student learning. This commitment to inclusive excellence requires the practice of civil discourse on the John Carroll University campus in and out of the classroom. Universities have historically been sites for a free and robust exchange of ideas. That exchange, though, is meaningful only when all participants listen to one another openly and speak to one another respectfully.

In such a community all members must feel and be welcome and valued and bystanders must be empowered to speak out against violations of these community values. There is no place for epithets or slurs in civil discourse since name-calling serves only to marginalize and wound some members of our community and to undermine mutual understanding.

We strive to promote and ensure civil discourse in our classrooms, and we feel called upon to seek civil discourse throughout the campus. We are saddened and dismayed that so many members of our community feel excluded.

Thus, we hope all of us will think before we speak to ensure that we are talking to one another in ways that are civil and respectful.

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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, right, arrives for a cabinet meeting at the parliament in Athens on Tuesday. Leaders in Europe called for Papandreou’s resignation because of his role in the Greek financial crisis.

Rita Rochford Staff Reporter

The debt crisis in Greece is forcing Greek leaders to make concessions in the face of this controversy that features politically charged solutions. The crisis now has the potential to destabilize other nations in the eurozone such as Italy, and impact other countries outside of Europe, like the United States.

At the helm of these concessions is concern for Greece’s acceptance of the eurozone’s proposed debt deal. The goal of this debt deal is to contain the economic crisis within Greece as much as possible and to protect Italy, a more sizable economy from experiencing similar struggles. Although attempts to isolate Italy are being made, delays in the acceptance of the debt deal by Greece have begun to spread greater fears in the area and now Italy is facing higher rates of borrowing. The cost of borrowing for Italy is higher than 6.5 percent and is the highest rate it has been since Italy adopted the euro. The high costs were among the reasons that swayed countries like Ireland, Portugal, and most recently Greece to neces-

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sitate a bailout.

Andrew Welki, of the economics department at John Carroll, said, “I would imagine the higher rate [for] borrowing may involve the lenders looking at Italy’s situation and becoming increasingly concerned about the ability of Italy to put its financial house in order. If Greece could have established a plan or template to resolve or start to resolve its fiscal and financial challenges, the Greece plan would have offered a path for other nations in similar situations [e.g. Italy]. Without a Greece path, it may suggest that Italy won’t find a path as well. In addition, it may embolden groups in Italy to resist a plan.”

Outlined within the debt deal, Greece is required to pass a number of reforms in the hopes that their economy will be reenergized.

Among such changes, Greece must comply with a number of unpopular measures such as being forced to lay off government employees and providing for foreign oversight to monitor Greece compliance with their reform promises. Many within Greece believe this latter requirement to be an infringement upon national sovereignty.

Despite these internal hesitations, the political leaders of Greece are compelled to comply. This country indicates that it requires $11 billion to prevent defaulting on its debt; however, this $11 billion will not be released by eurozone finance ministers until the measures of the debt deal are adopted by the Greek Parliament.

In order to accomplish such controversial changes, Prime Minister George Papandreou of the Socialist party has been engaged in thorough negotiations with the New Democracy opposition leader, Antonis Samaras.

The New Democracy party is more conservative than the Socialist party and is opposed to many of the stipulations found in the debt deal.

These talks reached new levels of compromise this past Sunday, which followed Friday’s vote of confidence in Papandreou’s government.

The conversation Sunday centered around the formation of a unity government and the creation of a time line and action plan to implement the debt deal.

Also in the these discussions was the agreement for Papandreou resign the office of prime minister of Greece at the behest of the New Democracy party’s condition that he step down.

His resignation, however, is contingent on the unity government implementing a seven-point plan outlined by Papandreou that virtually fulfills the mandates of the debt deal and that an interim leader is named. This was agreed to by both the Socialist party and the New Democracy party as well as the election date of Feb. 19, 2012.

As a result of these agreements, Papandreou was able to call off a referendum to the Greek population that would have determined Greece’s acceptance of the bailout that many see as a requirement for financial stability.

This referendum, which appears to have been a bluff by Papandreou to establish support from the New Democracy party, created a great deal of anxiety for the rest of Europe as to the outcome of this bailout plan. Now, only time will tell if enough was done to prevent the crisis from spreading and if Greece can revitalize their economy.

Republicans pondering taxes to reduce deficit Associated Press Capitol Hill Republicans say the GOP members of a deficit-reduction supercommittee are showing flexibility on revenue increases as the panel heads closer to its Thanksgiving deadline.

GOP aides said Tuesday that a plan floated

by Republicans, including tea party favorite Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, is one that would place sharp limits on the total amount of tax deductions and credits that a person could claim, in exchange for significantly lower income tax rates. At the same time, Republicans are willing to accept nearly $300 billion in net increases of individual income tax revenues.

The idea, discussed by a bipartisan subgroup of supercommittee lawmakers Monday evening, is similar in concept to a proposal put forward last summer in negotiations between House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), and President Barack Obama. Boehner and Obama discussed a complete overhaul of the tax code that would have garnered some $800 billion in new revenue over a decade.

The plan proposed Monday was more modest, congressional aides said, raising about $250 billion from individual tax reform and another $40 billion from using a new inflation adjustment when updating the

income levels for tax brackets. An overhaul of the corporate tax code could raise another $60 billion, the aides said.

The plan also would include about $700 billion in spending cuts, as well as other revenues from proposals such as auctioning broadcast spectrum, raising Medicare premiums and increasing aviation security fees.

Aides to supercommittee Democrats pushed back sharply, saying the GOP plan for a top individual tax rate of 28 percent would give wealthier earners large tax cuts while many middle income taxpayers would lose tax deductions important to them. The GOP assumes that the full menu of Bush-era tax cuts – including a generous cut in the estate tax enacted last year – would be made permanent when calculating the revenue “baseline” from which to start tax reform.

Obama wants to eliminate the Bush tax cuts for upper-income earners, which would generate about $800 billion over the coming decade. The top tax bracket is presently 35 percent and is set to rise to 39.6 percent when the Bush-era tax cuts expire at the end of next year.The aides required anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the negotiations. Democratic aides said the offer was mostly spin, but some Democratic members of the panel weren’t as quick to dismiss it.

Asked whether Republicans were negotiating seriously, supercommittee member Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont) said, “Oh, yes, I think so. On balance, yes.”

Toomey was the chief sponsor of the offer but has support from other Republicans on the panel. The supercommittee is charged with producing legislation to cut $1.2 trillion from the deficit over the coming decade. The fact that Toomey, who was elected last year with tea party support, was willing to entertain higher tax revenues was a noteworthy break from an earlier GOP proposal forwarded two weeks ago that assumed revenue would come chiefly from non-tax sources like Medicare premiums and economic growth spurred by a simplified tax code.

“We’ve made a little bit of progress but it’s not enough, in our judgment,” said Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass), a member of the deficit panel. “We have some distance to go.”

Republicans are asking a high price – cuts to important benefit programs like Medicare and Medicaid – in exchange for potential revenue hikes. Democrats are pressing for more than $1 trillion in revenue over the coming decade.

“I have yet to see a real, credible plan that raises revenue in a significant way to bring use to a fair, balanced proposal,” said Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) the panel’s co-chair.

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Michael Reiser World News Editor

Ohio and Mississippi: signs of hope for Obama in 2012?

It seems American voters can just never make up their minds.

Over the last few months, the president’s approval rating has fallen considerably, including his lowest month registering a 41 percent in September. Republicans took over the House in last year’s midterm elections. In a recent Gallup Poll, “The GOP Candidate” is beating Obama 46 percent to 38.

On Tuesday night, two very important votes took place in Ohio and Mississippi, one a key battleground state, and the other, a traditionally Republican state.

In Ohio, voters shot down Issue 2, which would have cut some rights for unions, including strikes and banning promotions based solely on seniority. Ohio, which is perhaps the most important of the battleground states come presidential election time, signaled that it’s not sold on abandoning liberal ideals and perhaps is willing to give Obama four more years in office.

Mississippi, which has only voted for the Democratic candidate once in the past 10 presidential elections, would have become the first state to define a person as an embryo “from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the functional equivalent thereof,” had voters passed Amendment 26.

There was speculation had it passed, the amendment would not have been held as constitutional when held up to Roe v. Wade, but what’s important is that it was shot down in a strongly Republican state. This could signal that Mississippi may be warming up to some more liberal social issues, rather than the strict conservative stance the state has traditionally taken.

The question that remains is do these two left-leaning results mean America is leaning towards Obama for 2012?

In Ohio’s case, voters forcefully shot down the Republican-backed bill with a 62-38 percent landslide victory.

Could this suggest Ohio is willing to work with the Democratic way of doing things?

It’s the 18 electoral vote question, and potentially the fate of President Obama’s success in 2012.

With the economy being the most important issue of the presidential election, the vote on Issue 2 in Ohio could potentially be a forecaster for how the nation really feels about the direction of the economy. Sure it’s one thing to vote one way in a poll, but a voter’s mindset is totally different when he/she is standing in the actual ballot box.

In the wake of the sexual allegations against Republican candidate Herman Cain, including a fourth woman who came forward Monday, his stock is considerably falling according to Gallup’s “positive intensity score” rating over the past few weeks.

Just when it seemed that Republicans had a front-runner, Cain’s campaign is on the verge of falling of the rails and it looks like Republicans must put their trust in what many seem to see as a bland candidate in Mitt Romney.

The plot can never be thick enough for the American voter.

Contact Michael Reiser at mreiser12@jcu.edu

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed he intends to resign after key economic reforms have been approved. His announcement follows a vote in parliament on the budget in which he appeared to lose his majority. Both allies and opponents have been urging Berlusconi to step down as Italy’s debt crisis grows.

Borrowing rates have shot up in recent days, raising concerns over whether Italy can service its debts. While Italy’s deficit is relatively low, investors are concerned that the combination of Italy’s low growth rate and 1.9 trillion euro debt could make it the next country to fall in the eurozone debt crisis. Berlusconi has dominated Italian politics for the last 17 years. (BBC)

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“The information indicates that Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device.”

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Obama health care reform upheld by U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. The sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama was upheld as constitutional by another federal appeals court Tuesday. The decision is not part of a half-dozen other appeals pending at the Supreme Court. The justices could decide this week whether to take on one or more of those legal challenges to the law.

Those suits were brought by more than two dozen states and a coalition of private groups and individuals. Tuesday’s 2-1 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a victory for the administration and its congressional supporters. Three appeals court have upheld the law, while one has ruled it unconstitutional. (CNN)

– Statement released Tuesday by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

The organization cited “credible” intelligence provided by 10 countries that directly contradicts Iran’s steadfast assertions that its nuclear intentions are entirely peaceful. (The Washington Post)

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Ohio voters reject Republican-backed law limiting some rights for unions The state’s new collective bargaining law was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment. In a political blow to GOP Gov. John Kasich, voters handily rejected the law, which would have limited the bargaining abilities of 350,000 unionized public workers. Labor and business interests poured more than $30 million into the nationally watched campaign, and turnout was high for an off-year election. The law hadn’t taken effect yet.

Tuesday’s result means the state’s current union rules will stand, at least until the GOP-controlled Legislature determines its next move.

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“Should the term ‘person’ be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof?”

– The question asked of Mississippi voters Tuesday defining when human life begins. The measure would confer rights on an embryo from the moment of conception, effectively outlawing abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. (BBC) AP

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Cain maintains innocence in sexual harrassment scandal

Presidential hopeful Herman Cain has maintained his innocence amidst allegations from multiple sources of sexual harrassment.

Samuel Lane Staff Reporter

At the beginning, the influence of his candidacy appeared to be a long shot. He was what they once called a longshot candidate, just another face in the crowd. It would only be a matter of time before he faded into the horizon.

For Herman Cain, this seemed to be the natural way to follow suit. It was Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, with everyone else too far behind. Then came the day of the Florida Straw Poll, and Cain’s victory sent his campaign off. He was the new populist candidate;

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the man who came out of nowhere and now was trying to turn the tide.

As with any popular candidate, Herman Cain enjoyed his newfound success with a respectable lead in the polls. But he would also have to face typical scrutiny. Over the last few weeks, he found this trouble in an array of sexual harassment allegations. It began with a comment last month.

One woman who had previously worked for the National Restaurant Association, with which Cain was involved, claimed he had made sexually explicit comments. Another woman making a similar argument soon followed it. Not long after, a third woman from

the same background came out and voiced these claims.

The route of these accusations at first remained unclear. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Cain camp had initially ignored these charges.

Soon, as the charges began to mount, they came forward implying that they acknowledged the charges but they were false. Cain then claimed the source of the attacks was Rick Perry’s campaign.

According to The New York Times, Cain accused one of Perry’s top advisers of leaking information. There were claims that the incidents involving Cain had occurred in 1996 and again in 1999. Cain shot down again that this was true.

As soon as these three accusations began to falter, another one began to rise. This time, the woman’s named was revealed, it being Sharon Bialek.

Her claim is that in the late 1990s, Cain sexually assaulted her by trying to fondle and touch her in an inappropriate manner. This seemed to be a damaging blow for his candidacy, but Cain has proceeded to fight back on the matter. In a recent interview with ABC News, he addressed the issue and implied that Bialek was nothing more than a liar.

He mentioned that he had never met or come in any contact with her. His staff also backed him up in defense. It has been reported that Bialek has had a history of making skeptical and obscure remarks. Some of these included false accusations in a paternity scandal and tax issues, as reported in The Huffington Post.

Cain seems determined to put this accusa-

tion to rest, as well as the entire scandal once and for all, and keep his mind on politics.

Recently, he met with fellow Georgian Newt Gingrich in a debate. The two candidates mostly covered policy, primarily on issues such as the economy. Gingrich, perhaps not wanting to bring up his own personal history, never referred to the scandals.

Many felt that Cain failed to outshine the former Speaker of the House on certain matters of policy, with one viewer reporting to The Wall Street Journal that he gave off a “deer in headlights look.”

Some reporters did try to mention the scandal, to which Cain replied, “Don’t go there, we are getting back on message, end of story,” according to The Wall Street Journal.

So what would this all mean for Herman Cain’s candidacy? It is unclear and many factors would have to be taken into account.

Looking at history, sex scandals have obliterated previous potential candidacies. Two examples would be Gary Hart’s campaign in 1988 and that of John Edwards’ in 2008. At the same time, others have survived, such as Bill Clinton’s in 1992.

Cain’s candidacy may not even be determined by these allegations of sexual harassment, though.

According to Larry Schwab of John Carroll’s political science department, “I believe that Herman Cain will not be able to compete with Mitt Romney because of this scandal and his problems with campaign funds and organization.”

If this is the case, the surprise success of Herman Cain’s candidacy may come to an end fairly soon.

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Norman Thomas, of the Socialist Party, has run for president of the U.S. more times than any other candidate. He ran a total of six times (1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948).

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Grover Cleveland is the only candidate ever to be elected to one term, defeated for a second term, and then elected again four years later. He was both the 22nd president and the 24th .

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Students vote in favor of apathy Last Wednesday and Thursday JCU held Student Union executive board elections. All but two positions were uncontested and a mere 897 students voted.

The fact that the majority of the elected positions were uncontested shows a lack of commitment and interest in working toward making the University a better place.

Since less than a third of the total undergraduate student body voted, this demonstrates complacency and disinterest in Student Union involvement.

Members of Student Union need to step up, and accept nominations because the student body is directly affected by the issues dealt with by JCU’s student government.

There are many students who participate in Student Union, so they should be willing to assume more of a responsibility in the organization. By not running for these elected leadership positions, they are shirking their duty. The effort of those who both ran and voted in this election is commendable and sets an example for students to follow.

Students often complain about problems in the University community, yet when they get an opportunity to voice their opinion and elect the best candidates or run for leadership positions on campus, they drop the ball.

It is a responsibility and right of all students to participate in the democratic process to ensure their voices are heard. Students should be excited to take advantage of this opportunity.

However, some students found they did not have enough information from candidates’ campaigns to make an educated vote. The students running for government need to make sure that their principles and goals are clearly stated and accessible to benefit the entire student body.

Elections took place at a time in the semester when students are swamped with work before the end of the term. If elections take place at a time, such as directly after midterms, when there is more of a lull in schoolwork, students will be more likely to put forth time and effort into elections.

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Editorial & Op/Ed Editor Last spring I wrote of the complacency that has taken over an uncomfortably large percentage of my generation.

I called for action from the student body pleading for them to offend me and help me think more deeply about my positions on various issues.

As adamantly as I felt about this, over the past few months I have felt my mental sharpness decline and it seems that I, too, have been swept away by the undercurrent of apathy.

Recently, much of my time has been devoted to finding a better way to practice my daily life. There are ever-present mundane tasks that usually aren’t too appealing. More often than we would like, problems arise with friends, family members, or significant others. Whether they are simple or complicated, these things are tough to deal with.

I’ve found that often the best approach is the most simple: to calm and clear your mind and proceed dealing with whatever difficulties you face. It’s not that your mind is shut off, but focused and not thinking negatively about what you’re doing. With interpersonal problems this changes slightly, but the principles of rationality and objectivity remain.

Aristotle separates intellectual virtue into two categories: philosophic wisdom and practical wisdom. The former is concerned with competence in theoretical and abstract thought. You mustn’t be well versed in the thoughts of others, but rather capable and practiced in your personal philosophical thoughts.

Practical wisdom refers to the ability to live tactfully well in the tangible world.

Having practical wisdom helps one to make good decisions and form good relationships among other things.

From my observations, Aristotle is pretty on point with this. We’ve all seen drastic imbalances in these two wisdoms in people around us. There is that tool or ditz you see everywhere.

They have many friends and live pretty well practically. But, ask them to read Emerson or to write down the most intellectual original thought they’ve had and the results will probably be unsavory. Yet, there are also those that live too deeply inside their heads. They’re

A squirmish Cain forebodes weakness Jennifer Holton

1. Sean Connery 2. Pierce Brosnan 3. Robert Redford 4. Denzel Washington 5. Michelangelo’s David 6. John Hamm 7. George Clooney 8. Elvis Presley 9. Harrison Ford 10. Cary Grant

Dangerous dichotomy

often brilliant students and writers, but incapable of having a normal conversation or enjoying anything around them for simple reasons. Ernest Hemingway said, “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” Though that may be true, those people aren’t very intelligent if they’ve settled for constantly being miserable, are they?

My quest to focus and calm myself has made me better at doing annoying little things, enjoying each day, not letting negative things wear me down and running what some consider absurd distances at an absurd pace. However, I’ve noticed my philosophic mind die a little bit. I’m not as good at explaining, arguing, or figuring things out as I used to be. Comprehending and composing thoughts has become more difficult.

Though enjoying simple, external things is great, if we cannot use our minds to their full potential it feels like a piece of us is missing.

I’ve learned the importance of overlooking many of the problems we come across everyday. A lot of them aren’t worth the trouble that fighting for them will bring. On the same token, unless we take note of worthwhile troubles (and maybe even get upset about them), work on understanding them, and coming up with solutions, rust will form on the magnificent philosophical part of us. Every intricacy of life is worth contemplating because it has a cause and an effect. Figuring out the fundamental solution to the troubles of the world (we should still live in small, nomadic tribes) does not allow us to throw in the towel.

Our friend Mr. Hemingway also said, “The man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without.” He and I are more on the same page this time. We all live complicated lives filled wall to wall with obligations. Too often, our lives are so consumed with fulfilling these obligations, that we don’t have time to think for the sake of thinking. If we live more simply without, we will be able to live more complexly within.

The key lies in maintaining balance between the philosophic and practical wisdoms. Heavily focusing on one will surely cause disappointment with the other. We should simultaneously exercise our intellect and work toward figuring out the best methods of living.

This needs to begin now. First on my agenda: Why doesn’t everyone think like I do?

Contact Nick Wojtasik at nwojtasik13@jcu.edu

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If anything can be learned from the Herman Cain campaign thus far, it is that a potential presidential nominee should not ignorantly question the ethics of a journalist.

Cain, the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO, is now a presidential frontrunner for the GOP 2012 race, but has come under fire in the past week; allegations of sexual harassment during his days with the National Restaurant Association have spurred controversy. This past Saturday, Cain and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich were taking part in a Lincoln-Douglas style debate focused on entitlement reform. All was well until a Washington Post reporter began asking a question about the sexual harassment allegations at a press conference following the debate, putting Cain in the hot seat and igniting the same frustration we’ve seen in the past week. Reporter Phil Rucker was cut off mid-sentence, while asking about the woman who

filed a sexual harassment complaint against Cain. “Don’t even go there,” Cain interrupted. Rucker asked if he could finish his question, yet Cain ardently responded, “No. Where’s my chief of staff? Please send him [Rucker] the journalistic code of ethics.”

This reaction comes after a week of Cain attacking the press for repeatedly asking questions about the allegations, all while refusing to answer questions himself. The manner in which Cain and his campaign manager, Mark Block, have acted in relation to the allegations is indicative of anything but grace under pressure. In reality, it shows the weakness of a thin-skinned man who would rather ignorantly throw the book [of ethics] at a journalist than handle the question with dignity.

His reactions are diminishing his credibility as a leader because one would think a man who has reached this point in the campaign (and as a former CEO) would understand how the media works. Yes, the media is accepted by both sides of the fence to be more liberal-leaning, therefore it’s accepted that Cain may be harshly targeted by the press when it

comes to sexual harassment allegations. But at this point in the race, Cain should know the reporters are not going to stop asking these questions, even if he and his staff believe the media is beating a dead horse.

Still, at the heart of this issue is the fact that Cain should have thought before attacking the reporter’s ethics. Those who bother to read the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics will easily see that there is nothing unethical about a reporter asking Cain to respond to the question about the allegations. The allegations aren’t going to be fatal to his campaign, but the way he has handled it could lead to the death of his chance at winning the ticket for the GOP in the 2012 presidential race. I want a president who can respond to questions of the press with poise, someone who can handle the pressure of politics and someone who will be able to take the heat from many critics, not only the press. Mr. Cain has a lot of work to do in those three areas.

Until then I could never see him as my commander in chief.

Contact Jennifer Holton at jholton12@jcu.edu

YOURVIEW Letters to the Editor “J’Accuse!”

With Apologies to Émile Zola Pietro Shakarian Class of 2012

On Oct. 19, here at John Carroll University, I attended an open forum discussion on the issue of racism on campus. I found the discussion and the personal accounts of students to be both enlightening and tragic.

It is an indignity that racism, or any form of intolerance, exists on a campus whose mantra is social justice. The brutal truth is that this terrible phenomenon does exist at John Carroll and seems to have only become progressively worse. The distressing stories that I heard at the forum about physical altercations and verbal abuse towards AfricanAmerican students only seemed to underscore this fact.

However, what really bothered me was the attendance – or rather the

lack thereof – at this well-publicized event. The vast majority of the individuals present appeared to be members of the university staff and administration.

Unfortunately, most are literally “tuned out” to the rest of the world.

They are constantly texting, heads down, listening to music, and could really care less if an act of intolerance or discrimination occurred within 15 feet of them.

The tragedy of this is that most of our students are not racist at all.

Indeed if anything, the vast majority would consider themselves to be anti-racists. However, by remaining silent, walling themselves off from reality, and immersing themselves in a virtual cyber world of texting, Facebook and Twitter, they effectively acquiesce to the intolerant and hateful actions of an ignorant few.

So in the words of the great French writer and anti-racist Émile

Zola, to all of you – “j’accuse.” In other words, “I accuse.” Yes, I accuse the students of John Carroll University of social and intellectual indifference. I accuse the students of John Carroll University of haughty self-interest and arrogant inaction. I accuse the students of John Carroll University of not reacting, of not doing enough.

What is the solution? What can we, the students, do? How about breaking free of our insular worlds, recognizing the issue, and acting immediately to prevent it? Why must we need to be “enlightened” by faculty and staff? We do not need them to tell us when something is not right. Only we, the students, can foster an atmosphere of tolerance and acceptance by speaking out courageously when we witness an injustice.

Only then can we have genuine and sincere change.

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Time to cheat time John Jackson Staff Writer

Time is a funny thing. I can never seem to get a handle on it.

Looking at it from an objective standpoint there are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, seven days a week, and about 52 weeks in the year.

Even though it seems so finite I still find myself asking where does all of the time go? The hours of the day, and even the days of the week have been flying by lately, which is scary because I’m starting to sound like my father when I say that.

I was prompted to think about time because of the recent shift in hour, Daylight Savings Time. Last Saturday, I along with many others rejoiced in the fact that I would have one more hour to the day.

With this hour I could look forward to more sleep, more time to spend with my friends, even more time to accomplish homework; the choice was mine. It being Saturday night I decided to spend this hour with my friends. As I sat in my room talking with them it was a somewhat liberating feeling to know that although

the clock read 11 pm it was really 10 pm. The night was young. There was a freedom and an ease to the conversation because we knew we had an extra hour that night.

I know some people complain about there not being enough time in the day, and I admit it, I am one of those offenders. The 24 hours in a day never seem to be enough for me. Not enough time for me to complete all of my assignments for class, attend my meetings, work, eat full meals, exercise, spend time with friends, and even sleep.

I always seem to be saying to myself, “If I just had one more hour in the day…” Well last weekend I was awarded that gift, and for the first time in my life I realized it Daylight Savings Time is the one 25-hour day of the year. What’s funny though is that I really didn’t do anything different because of that extra hour. I still stayed up late with friends and had fun. So although I pine away for that 25th hour of the day all the time, it’s important for me to remember it wouldn’t change any of my poor time management skills.

The only thing that really changed for me was my peace of mind. I was in a good mood because I knew that in a way all

of my friends and I were cheating time. I now have an understanding why some people always have their clocks set to either five or 10 minutes fast. They are reveling in the fact that in a way they are cheating time. Now this little gift doesn’t happen all of the time. In only happens in times of stress or panic, or forgetfulness. They may look at the clock and think that they are running late or they won’t get a certain task finished. But then they remember in a split second, that they actually have more time. They have a few extra minutes to complete some work, enjoy someone’s company, or even sleep.

I never could comprehend why anyone would set their clocks to a time other than the present hour.

I’m not a huge fan of math and the constant mental subtraction of figuring the exact time irritates me.

If not all of the time pieces were the same time how do you know which one is right? But after realizing the beauty of daylight savings time I kind of get it. I like the idea of cheating time.

Kaitlin Gill

Editorial & Op/Ed Editor

Legerdemain: sleight of hand; trickery

A wise man named Jimmy Buffett once said, “When life gives you limes, make margaritas.” This is better than the original saying because let’s face it, limes are much better than lemons and margaritas are much better than lemonade.

Here’s the thing; college is a time when your life is always changing.

Plans fall through, you change your mind about things, goals change and some relationships grow while others fall apart. But, this is OK. I wasn’t OK with these changes at first, but I’m now learning to accept them.

I’ve learned to accept that when other people are involved in your plans, those plans are going to change because peoples’ schedules are constantly changing just like mine are. I’m learning not to get my heart set on any plans until they actually happen. But this is difficult for me because I have a tendency to get my heart set on things, which at times, ends with feelings of disappointment.

My goals have changed quite a few times since I began my college career at JCU. I’ve had many different academic and social interests I’ve considered pursuing after school. While I’m sure this was annoying for my family and friends to have to try and keep up with my changing interests, it has been exciting for me to find what I most want to do.

I change my mind frequently, which can be stressful at times, but I am trying to accept it as more adventurous than strenuous. One day I want to be a vegetarian, and the next I want a cheeseburger. One day I want to live in an apartment, and the next I want to live in a dorm.

One day I can never picture myself in a sorority, and the next I am a new member of Gamma Phi Beta. I’m trying to look it as being less indecisive, and more as opportunistic.

I’ve had friendships fall apart

found that pessimism, cynicism and negativity are more dangerous venoms than the deadliest of poisons.

In my own life, I will admit that I have let myself become a victim of these forces. They have a dreadful way of taking over our thoughts and polluting others’ smiles.

That simply isn’t fair to anyone.

With the yuletide season just around the corner, I like to think of Buddy the elf, who says proudly, “Smiling is my favorite.” What a simple but fantastic motto to live by.

And as any Star Wars junkie can confirm, the dark side is not actually more powerful, and it always leads to worse outcomes.

If you are fortunate enough to be able to overcome occasional negative feelings on your own, then congratulations. Spread your happiness to the world. But if you can’t seem to shake off your frown, for whatever reason, I may have some

Examen.

It was explained to me in five very easy steps: First, be grateful for every experience, both positive and negative.

View all of your positive experiences to be your “free spaces” on the “Bingo board of life;” and think of your negative experiences not as bad things, but as opportunities for you to grow spiritually.

Next, open your mind and your heart to see things from a different point of view. Sometimes, this will require you to become very vulnerable. Although making yourself vulnerable can be a scary idea, it will help you achieve a more accepting view of your world.

The third step is to consider honestly your emotions. If something is weighing heavy on your heart, open yourself up to it. Take a deep breath and center your thoughts. Remember, you aren’t in this alone.

Contact John Jackson at jjackson13@jcu.edu

Wonderword: What does legerdemain mean?

“Someone’s judgement on your handwriting.”

Nolan Schade, sophomore

“To make something of yourself.”

Kailyn Petocchi and Sophia Nobrega, sophomores

“A really long edge.”

Mike Hlatky, senior

and others grow. I’ve learned who I can count on when I need a good friend, and I know who will take advantage of me. What I have found hurts the most is when longtime friendships fall apart. Friends make other friends and they make choices that you don’t necessarily agree with. People change and this is a fact we need to face at this point in our lives. Sometimes we realize that trying to keep up a friendship is more work than it is worth and people no longer value a friendship as you do.

Though it hurts to realize a friendship has come to a close, I am learning that there are so many friendships blossoming in my life.

While things are always changing, and much of the time it hurts, I try to remember the aspects of my life that are constant.

While plans are going to change, it will always turn out the way it is supposed to happen. When my goals change, it is because I have discovered something new and positive, and new and positive things can always be found in the fine print of my life.

When I change my mind, even if on a whim or a sudden impulse, it is because I am learning to be more adventurous. I am learning to take risks and make choices and be more independent. Learning to make choices, whether big or small, will always be a factor of my life.

It’s important to remember that relationships are always going to change, sometimes crumble, but there will always be opportunity for other relationships to grow.

I will always have loved ones who I can turn to. I know that these people will love and accept me with open arms just as I do with them.

Hold on to these people. Don’t let them go. I am realizing that they are the most important constants in my life. The other constants are reliable, but not tangible.

I most value the people who support me when life hands me limes. I owe that to them. They’ve taught me to make a pretty mean margarita.

Contact Kaitlin Gill at kgill13@jcu.edu

The Bayer Necessities: Looking for a reason to smile Brian Bayer Campus Editor

In the world today, you don’t have to look too far if you want to become depressed about something.

Like @FatChris216 says, a lot of the time we’re just “staring out this window and looking for a reason to smile.”

We all deal with struggles in our daily lives, and sometimes these can seem overwhelming. Negativity can cloud our mind and affect how we respond to the people who are closest to us.

I have experienced first-hand the consequences of this kind of thought. One of the most contagious diseases in this world is a frown.

As elementary as it sounds, I have

helpful thoughts for you.

For a long time, I was looking for an easy solution to this plague of discord that often subtly manifests itself as a smug remark or a few cold words to a close friend. But when I noticed this wasn’t a particularly good way to make and keep friends, I figured it was about time to figure something better out.

After exhausting my own introspective solutions, I decided to rely on an old friend who also did some thinking about this subject – St. Ignatius of Loyola. As JCU students, we should always seek to embody the Jesuit ideals, but I think that we frequently forget about their Ignatian roots.

In order to solve personal attitudinal problems, I think that Ignatius’s “Spiritual Exercises” are tremendously helpful. So, for you Negative Nancys out there, I think the best one to turn to is his Daily

The fourth step follows very naturally – choose an experience from your day and evaluate it. Figure out what went well and give thanks.

Then admit what went poorly, and resolve to fix it for the future.

Finally, look towards tomorrow.

As Little Orphan Annie always used to say, “Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you, tomorrow. You’re only a day away.” Find your bearings and follow down that path.

Adhering to these values requires gratitude, humility and love. But if you allow these to enter your heart, then you will be cured of your frown forever. Follow in the footsteps of St. Ignatius – stop, think, breathe and smile.

After all, the glass might not always be half full, but maybe it is just twice the size it needs to be; and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Contact Brian Bayer at bbayer13@jcu.edu

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