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Pacelli Hall ClosedLack of resident students forces temporary shutdown

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Library Plans for Future While physical renovationsto the university librarymaynothave occurred this year, majorplansforfuturerenovationsintheartdepartmentareaare currentlyunderway, with construction setto begin as early as the springsemester. “Thenextphaseofrenovationwill be renovating the old artdepartment space. Sometimein the spring semester – spring

2013 - we will start the actualrenovation,demolition,work,andmoveforward,”saidMarkVargas,Directorof theRobertandMaryRitaMurphyStumpLibrary. Although several mattersare still in the process of beingfinalized, Vargas explained justwhatexactlywouldbeputintothenewarea. “The general thing thatwillgointhereisquietstudyspaceforstudents.That’sabigrequestthatwehave–morequietstudyspace.Thelibrarywillhaveateachinglab

andwewillalsohavemediaservicesand a center for instructionaldesign and technology –CIDAT.Therewill be a recording studio,editing rooms, a studentmediacenter,andaninstructionaldesignlabaswell,”Vargassaid. “Thelookwillbecompletelydifferent, opened-up – it’s goingtolookspectacular!Weplanneditverycarefullytomakesureitcomesinontime.” According to Vargas, themoneythatisbeingusedtofundsuch a huge project is coming

directlyfromagranttheuniversityreceived. “This does not cost theuniversity anything. This is allgrantmoney,so,nostudenttuitionmoney is going into this. Severalyearsago,theuniversityappliedforandwonagrantfromthestateandthat’swhat’spaidforthepreviouslibraryrenovations;it’llpayforthisaswell.” The library has been usingseveraloftheroomsintheoldartdepartmentonatemporarybasis. A recording studio and

teaching lab are currently in thespace. However, both of thosefacilities will soon be highlyupgradedbecauseof theplannedrenovations. Va r g a s d i s c u s s e d t h eimportanceofstudentsandfacultyhaving up-to-date, high-qualityfacilities. “A twenty - f i r st centur yuniversityishigh-tech,high-touch

PacelliHall,oneofSaintXavier’soldestdormitories,willbeclosedforthe2012-2013year.Photo: The Xavierite

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On July 23rd, Saint XavierUniversity’s resident studentsreceivedanemailstatingthattherewould be changes to universityhousingforthe2012-13academicyear. AssociateDean of Students&DirectorofResidenceLifeKatyThompsoninformedresidentsthatPacelliHall, which housed bothtransfer and first-year students,wouldbe closed for thedurationoftheschoolyear. “Dur ing the economicrecessionofthelastfewyears,wehaveseenadistincttrendofmorefulltimefirstyearstudentsoptingto commute to SXU rather thanresideoncampus,”saidThompson. Thompson states thatwhilethenumberof first year studentshas been stable, the number offirstyearstudentsoptingtoliveoncampushascontinuedtodecline.Thenumberoffirstyearresidentshasdroppedfrom56percentto35percentinthelastyear. In order to be more cost-efficient, theOfficeofResidenceL i fe in coa l i t ion wi th theEnrollmentManagement staffreviewedtheprojecteddemandforhousinganddecided that closingPacelliHallfortheacademicyearwouldbethemostfeasibleoption.StudentsthatwereassignedroomsinPacelliHallwere reassigned tootherbuildings.FirstyearstudentswereconsolidatedintoReginaHall.Thompson said, “This allows usto focus ondeveloping a vibrantfirst year community of residentsinReginaHall.” Resident Assistant (RA) inReginaHall and junior biology

secondar y educat ion majorTimothyStrongsaid,“It’sawesometohaveallthefirstyearsinonehall.Ihopemorestudentsdecidetoliveoncampus.” Upperclassmen transferstudents were placed in roomsthroughouttheQuadHalls. “I think that putting thetransfer studentswith people intheir own age range or level is agoodidea,”saidNiayaEllis,junioraccountingmajorandcommuter.“I used to live on campus until

financialissuesgotintheway,butIthinkthatthismoveissmartasawaytobuildcommunity.” LessthanfiveresidentswerereassignedtotheQuadHallsandtheelevenstaffmembersthatwereoriginally contracted to live andwork in PacelliHallweremovedtoeitherReginaHallortheQuadHalls. Thischangeofstaffingcreateda need to divide theQuadHallstaffintotwo.TheRAstaffintheQuadhasbeenseparatedintothe

McCarthy-RubloffstaffunderRaeJoyce Baguilat and theO’Brien-MorrisstaffunderJasonOrtiz. While thebedroomson theupper levels of the buildinghavebeen closed, the lounge in thehall is currently being used forclassroomspace. JohnPelrine,vice-presidentofStudentAffairssaid,“Idon’tthinkitwillhaveahugeimpact.” Pe lr ine st a ted that theuniversity will gain someminorsavingsfromtheclosingofPacelli

fromtheuseoflessutilities,butthebuildingwillbeheatedthroughoutthewinter as the lounge area isbeingusedforclassroomspace. WhiletheuniversityhasputPacelliHall’sloungetosomeuse,somestudentshavecomeupwithother ideas tonotonlymakeuseof the space but to attractmorestudentstoliveoncampus. “I don’t like that Pacelli isclosed for the year because I feellikeitcanbeusedforsomeotherpurpose,” saidBiancaChalokwu,a resident and senior clinicalpsychologymajor.“Itcouldbeusedforclasses,storage,orassomethinglikeaguesthouseforresidentswhohaveguestsstayingover.” OtherstudentsfeelthatPacelliHall could be used as a studentcenterorarecreationcenter. “MakingPacelli a rec centerwouldkeeppeopleoncampusorattractpeopletoliveoncampus,”saidVeronicaHill,aresidentandjunior business administration/financemajor. “Thiscouldbeanoptionforresidents instead of having to gooutandfindsomethingtodoonourown.” Since a trend of decliningdemand foron-campus livinghasbeenseen,theuniversityisworkingto find ways to both increasedemand as well as to take cost-effectiveactioninthecomingyear. Considerations for endingleases with one ormore of theuniversity apartments (UA) hasbeenbroughtup. “Wewilldothat[collaboratewithEnrollmentManagement todeterminedemandforhousing]

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Severaldrug-relatedmurdershavebeenreportedinCamden,NewJersey.31-year-oldOscarRiverawasrecentlyconvictedforthemurderofasix-year-oldboy,aswellasthenear-fatalinjuryofhis12-year-oldsister.Theincidentfollowedareportofamother’ssuicideafterthedecapitationofhertwo-year-olddaughter. RiveraadmittedtohavesmokedmarijuanalacedwithPCPbefore attacking the children. AccordingtotheCamdenCountyprosecutor’soffice,thedrugcauseshallucinationsandincoherencythatoftenleadtoviolence.~http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19471649

Portugal has been suffering from a summer ofuncontrollableforestfiresandisnowseekingassistancefrom theEuropeanUnion. Reports state that around1,700 European firefighters have been deployed tonorthernandcentralareasofthecountry.Injuriesandfatalitieshaveoccurredasdirectresultofthesefires.Apilotandco-pilotwereabletoescape,althoughwounded,fromahelicoptercrash,wherethehelicopterwaspouringwateronvariousfires.Thewildfireshaveoccurredduetoasummerheatwavesweepingthecountry.~http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19471508

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Flame War Turns FatalTeenager paid to kill girl because of

fight on FacebookBY RUBY VENUSNEWS EDITOR

OnMon.,Sept.3rd,15-year-oldJinhuaK.fromtheNetherlandswasconvictedforstabbingagirltodeath over a fight that occurredthroughFacebook. “Jinhua, whose surnameis not given under Dutch law,apologized to the court for hisactions,”reportedBBCNews. ThecontractforthemurderwasbroughttoJinhuabyPollyW.whowas in a Facebookpostwarwiththevictim. Saint Xavier Universitystudentsweigh in on their viewsaboutthisincident. “Killingthegirlisn’tgoingtosolveanything;sheshouldactuallytalk to someone with higherauthority about her problems,including what was stated onFacebook, instead of jumpingstraightintothewrongthing,”saidfreshmanbiologymajor,ChristinaRoman. SeveralnewssourcesincludingTheHuffingtonPost,BBCNews,andYahoo!News have reportedthatthisincidenthasstirredmuchdebate about the influential rolethatsocialmediahasonoursocietyasawhole. Polly and her unnamedboyfriendpaidJinhua1,000euroswhichroughlyequals$1260tokill

thevictimatherhome. Larry Sturghill, a seniorcriminaljustice/vocalperformancemajorsaid,“Ikindoffeellikethereis a lack of guidance andmoralswithyoungpeopletoday.Notonlythefactthathedidit,butalsothefactthattheyoungcouplefeltthatthis “enemy”did them sowrongthattheyhadtodie.” Jinhuawassentencedtooneyear in juvenile detention andup to three years in a psychiatricinstitution. Some students feel that thissentenceissimplyinadequate. “I feel that the sentence isjust absurd.Murder ismurder.If you care about someone else’sargumentenoughtokillsomeoneover theirwords,youneed togeta life. It’s justnotworth it,” saidMeganHokanson, a sophomoreelementaryeducationmajor. Thevictim’sfathercommentedthathefeltthatJinhua’ssentencewas not nearly equal to the costof his daughter’s life, but that itwas the lawandhecouldnotdoanythingaboutit. Yahoo! News quoted himsaying, “I am not happy withone year formy daughter’s life,butthat’swhatthelawbooksays.Wewerepowerlessandsowerethe

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and students need the tools andthe spaces – students and thefaculty need these spaces - to doa job in this environment.A lotofstudentsaredoingmulti-mediapresentationsandmightneedthattechnologytodoit,”saidVargas. He continued, “You needthehardwareandthesoftware todothesekindsofthingsandthesespaceswillprovidethat.Itwillgivethefacultyaplacetolearnhowtousenewtechnologyandimplementitintheclasses.” Althoughactualconstructionfor the new facilities has yet tobegin, the library has alreadyexpanded its online resources sothatstudentsandfacultymayhave

awiderselectionofsourcestouseforanymulti-mediaproject. “We’ve added a number ofresources and services over thesummerandimprovements.We’venowaddedthousandsofhoursofstreaming video andmusic. So,whetheryou’relookingforclassicalmusic,opera,theatreoryouneedsomething in a criminal justiceclass, a science class, or business–we’vegotthousandsofhoursofstreaming videowhich you couldselectfrom,”Vargassaid. “Wejustkeepaddingtooure-journalcollectionaswell.We’reupto46,000onlinejournalsandthat’s as good as anyone in thestate,”headded. According to Vargas, the

Beginning on Sun, Aug.26thandcontinuingtotheendoftheweek,SaintXavierUniversityhosteditsannualWelcomeWeekfornewandreturningstudents. WelcomeWeek took placeduring the first official week ofthefallsemesterandconsistedofvarious on-campus activities forSaintXavierstudentstoattend. Someoftheeventsincludedwere a comedy show, hennatattooing, caricature drawings,andafoamparty. These events allowed forfirst-year and returning studentsto interactwithoneanother inasocial setting,helpingstudents to

an easier transition into the fallsemester. Alongsidethesesocialevents,a Student Involvement Fair washostedonWed,Aug.29th.Manycampus clubs and departmentswererepresentedthroughthisfair,allowingnewstudentstoseewhatgoesonaroundcampusandlearnhow to become involved in theactivitiesthatinterestedthem. Although shewasunable toattend any of the events herself,LaurenMurray,afreshmannursingmajor,saidshewouldhaveenjoyedbeingabletoparticipateandmeetotherstudents. “They were helpful and itwouldhave been fun to go. Allofmyfriendswentandsaiditwas

reallyfun,”Murraysaid. TheWelcomeWeek eventsalsocaughttheinterestofsomeoftheuniversity’sreturningstudents.ChristianRosales, a sophomorepsychologymajor, attended thecomedy show that started offthis year’sWelcomeWeek andwas surprisingly pleasedwith itsturnout. “Hewasgood,”Rosalessaid.“Ilikedhowheinteractedwiththeaudience. HewasfunnierthanIexpected.” Withthesecondweekofthefall semester already in progress,the annualWelcomeWeek hasserveditspurposeinwelcomingthestudentsofSaintXavierUniversitytotheupcomingschoolyear.

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Campus Hosts Annual Welcome WeekBY NICOLE ROSALESSENIOR NEWS EDITOR

renovated area – which will befinishedby the beginning of thefall2013semester-willbeaplacewhere students and faculty couldlearn how to integrate audio,visual, or videomaterials into apresentation. “It will be a transformativespace downstairs, just like therenovationuphere inthe librarylastsummerwhichstunnedpeoplewithhowwellitcameout.We’reveryproudnowtoshowoffthesespaces.We could now competewithotherschoolswiththesekindsof learning spaces.These are thekinds of facilities that studentswantandneed.Thecampusisjustgoingtobeoo-ingandah-ingwhentheyseethis,”saidVargas.

Saint Xavier UniversityRelations has transformed theway students, faculty and staffobtaincampusnewsbylaunchingagroundbreakingnewSaintXavierNewswebsite. Thewebsite,namedSXNews,replaces the daily “Saint XavierToday”e-mailsthatstudentsusedto receive, offeringmultiple newfeatures. AccordingtoKarlaThomas,Executive Director of MediaRelations,thenewwebsite“coversalloftheinternalandexternalnewsoftheuniversity.” Updateddaily, thewebsite’smainnewspagepresentsfourtopstorieswith additional news andupcomingeventsinaneighboringcolumn. There is also amultimedia

tab containing university-relatedvideos,suchasstudentandfacultytelevision interviews and guestspeakers. Fu r the rmore , SXNewspresents an innovative way foranyoneinthecampuscommunityto interact with Univers i tyRelationsviathewebsite. Under the “SubmitNews”tab on the website, anyone canrequest that a particular newsstorybepublished, thataneventbepromoted,thataphotographerfbe present to cover an event orforamarqueebyfillingoutashortsubmissionform. StudentscanaccessthebrandnewsitefromthemainSaintXavierwebsitebyclickingunder“News”onthehomepageorgoingtonews.sxu.edu. “All information posted onSXNewsisopentothepublicand

University Relations Launches SXU News WebsiteBY TONY BARAEDITOR IN CHIEF

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32% The Dark Knight Rises

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againthisyearandannounceanychanges to the capacity withintheUA,” said Thompson. “Wehave already communicatedwiththe property manager at theParksideVillageComplex, 11053S.Lawndale,thatwedonotplantorenewourleasebeyondthisyear.”For the Fall 2012 semester, 760residents are contracted to liveon campus, whether in theresidencehallsorintheuniversityapartments. To raise more interest inon-campus living, ResidenceLife alongside Admission andUniversityRelationswork closely

will NOT require accessing theSXUintranet,”stressedThomas. Sheaddedthattoalertmorestudentstothewebsite,UniversityRelationswill send out periodice-mailstostudentsintroducingthenewsite. Students already seem toprefer SXnews to the previous“SaintXavierToday”e-mails. StephenMoran, a seniormusiceducationmajor,saysofthenew site, “Themost importantthingistheeaseofaccesstovariousarticles and events...It is a vastimprovement,Ithink.” “The website is easier tonavigatethanthelistformatintheSaintXavierTodayemails.Iwillbelesslikelytomissanyeventsgoingonatschoolwiththenewlayout,”saysLisaVondrak, a seniormathsecondaryeducationmajor.

authorities.” Other students called forsomechangetotakeplaceonthepartofthegovernement. “The Netherlands shouldprobablyamendsomecurrentlawsifthekidonlygetsoneyear,”saidChanceCutrano,ajuniorpolitical

science/philosophymajor. He continued saying, “Hetookalife;ifayearofhislifeequalsone girl’s life, herwhole future,andthegriefofherfamilyIdon’tunderstandwhy there isn’t somesortofprotest.” Thecouplethatcommissionedthemurderaresettobesentencednextmonth.

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AstudentlooksatthenewSXUnewswebsite,SXNews.Photo: The Xavierite.

togethertomarketon-campuslivingtoprospectivestudents.PelrineworkswiththeCabinetandtheBoard ofTrustees in lookingatprojecteddemand forhousing,national trends seen in collegeswithstudentswhoseekon-campusaccommodations,andthecurrentstate of SXU’s housing systemto determinewhat to do for thecomingyears. “We examine the abilityof students to live on campusand annually evaluate and adjustfinancial aid to help residentstudents,”saidPelrine. The university hopes toreopenPacelliHallforthe2013-14academicyear.


July20waswithoutadoubtone of this past summer’smostunforgettabledates.Many lookedforward to this day with greatanticipation,itbeingthepremiereofTheDarkKnightRises,thefinalchapter inChristopherNolan’sblockbusterBatmanseries. Across America, crowdspoured intomovie theaters tocatchthefilm’smidnightscreening.InAurora, a suburb ofDenver,Colorado,therewasnoexception. The film opens with theintroductionofthecentralvillain,Bane, a masked terrorist whohighjacksanairplane.TragicallyfortheinnocentaudienceinAurora,thenight’srealvillainwouldbenotonscreenbutinthetheateritself. By now we all know whathappened.Amurderous gunmanslaughtered twelve people andinjuredmanyothersastheywere,ironically, watching a shootingsceneinthefilm. Thisreallife“Bane”injectedfear into theunsuspectingmovieaudiences across America, and,likeitornot,thememoryofthismassacrewillforeverbeattachedtoTheDarkKnightRises. IfeltthismyselfwhenIwenttoseethemovieaboutaweeklater.It seemed like the tragedy had aresidualeffectonme.AsIwatchedthefilmshiftfromscenetoscene,Icouldn’thelpbutthink:“Isthisthepointinthemoviethatpeoplestarteddyingonthatfatefulnight?” Furthermore,Ifoundmyselfpaying farmore attention tomysurroundingsinthetheaterthanI

usuallydo.Nodoubt,thatgunmanstoleAmerica’speaceofmind.Apastimemeanttoberelaxingnowhasaverydarkconnotation. Since the shooting, therehas been seemingly unceasingspeculation about the gunman’smentalstate,theavailabilityofgunsinAmerica and even, sadly, howthis tragedy affects election yearpolitics. Allthisaside,thegunmanwassimplyaterrorist,nodifferentfromtheoneswhodestroyedtheWorldTradeCenterin2001.HisevilactscarredAmerica’scollectivemind.Just like thepeoplewhosurvivedthat shooting will never be thesame, neitherwill Americans ingeneral. Now, everymovie theater,shopping mall, carnival andcompanypicniccouldbeapotentialdangerzone.Thisfearcouldcrippleusall—ifweletit. Notice, inthisentirearticle,I have not once referred to theshooterbyname.Isimplycallhim,“the gunman.” Unfortunately,I cannot say the same for ournewsmedia, whichmade him ahouseholdname a fewdays aftertheshooting. Certain individuals cravein f amy. Famous c r im ina l sthroughout history—from theoutlawJesseJamestoAlCapone—haveforeverbeenenshrinedinthepagesofworldhistory,famousonlyfortheirevilacts. People l ike the Auroragunman are aware of thismediasensationalism.The unfortunatetruth is that doing somethingterrible to another humanbeingis thequickest andeasiestway tobecomefamous. Hence, I refuse to use thegunman’sname.Perhapsifwestopmakingourcriminals famous,we

willhavelessofthem. But famous or not famous,therealwayswereandtherealwayswill be criminals in the worldbecause humans are flawed andsusceptibletoevil.Theworldisaverydangerousplace. Wegoaboutourlivestryingto repress this harsh truth, andevery so oftenwhen it comes tolight,we are shaken to the core.We desperately seek to find anexplanation—wasitmentalinsanity,hatredor drugs that caused this?Inmostcaseswefindacauseforthatparticularcasebutnotfortheproblemingeneral. We refuse to accept thatwecannot always have control overeverything.We cannot controlwhatwillhappentomorrowornextweek. That audience in Aurorahad no reason to believe thattheir liveswouldbe indanger atamovie premiere.Most of themhadprobablyseencountlessmovieswithoutincident. The same could happenanywhere.Aurora,Colorado,couldjust as easily have beenAurora,Illinois. Ifweacceptthisastruth—thatevil canoccuranywhereand thatweoftenhavelittletonocontrol—wewillbeabletoliveourlivesasnormal nomatterwhat happensaround us.We will, essentiallyminimizeevil’sfar-reachingeffects. After all,most of us donotfeardrivingbecauseofthechanceofanaccident.Weareawareonecanhappenanddoeverythingtoavoidone,butwecanneverhavefullcontrol. So l e t u s a l l r i s e andcourageouslyliveoutourlives.Ifwedothat,the“Banes”oftheworldwill sink into obscurity, foreverbecominglostinthegrandcourseofhumanevents.

Fight Evil by Accepting its Existence

The Unbarable TruthTony BaraEditor in Chief

VIEWPOINTSGods Among Men

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Terminal Curiousity

There are few things thatcan actually be proven as partof human nature and one ofthem is our condition of beingterminally curious,meaning wewillaskquestionsuntildeath.Thisis a crucial trait to have becausewithout itourcivilizationswouldbecomestagnantandcollapse. However,thedisintegrationofhumanitystartsonapersonallevelwitheachandeveryoneofus,buthowarewetoassuresuchacalamitydoesnotoccur?Theanswerisquitesimpleinprinciple,yetexhaustinginpractice: always challenge thestatusquo. Nearlyeveryaspectofourlivesis,inonewayoranother,controlledbytheteachingsofsomeoneelse. Asbabies,wehavenoinbornknowledge of how to interact orunderstandtheworld.Overmanyyears of growth into adulthood,there was a parent, friend or

mentor teaching us those rulesandguidelines. Then, aswematured, thoseteachingsbecamesubjecttochangeasweencounteredsituationsthatwentbeyondwhatweweretaughtor revealed that our teachingswere faulty.Having thisability toalter our perspective is based inourconditionofbeingterminallycurious.Ifweneverwonderaboutwhyorhowthingshappen,thenwecannotchangeourerroneousways. Insideof the skull sits threepounds of the most complexstructure in the knownuniverse,soletusnotwastesuchaprofoundgift. The exploration of causalityis fundamental in the awakeningof the full human potential, thedevelopmentofaconsciousness. Consciousnessistheawarenessof the sentient-self. However,the self is not just an individualbecause humans do not age asindividuals,forweareproductsofasociety.Thustounderstandtheindividualself,onemustexamineitsrelationshiptothecollectiveself,thesocialorder. Whenanindividualdoesnotquestionwhy they do something

in a cultural context, they areforegoingtheirindividualliberties.They become lemmings in anycombination of economics ,education, politics,morality, orspirituality. Unti l recently, I was alemming. I had deceivedmyselfviatheuseoffaultylogicbecausethatwaswhat I hadbeen taughtand accepted.That was the key:acceptance.With the collapseof examination, I underminedmyability toknow the truthandundermined the truth, for Iwasspreadingdeceptionunknowingly. Allmylife,failureatanythingwasmymost terrifying thought,but now I realize Iwould ratherbe proven wrong 10,000 timesthenumberofatomsintheentireuniverse than to be believe insomethingfallacious.Onlythroughknowing truth can I develop aconsciousness and live up to thehumanpotential. Learn about theworld andyouwill learnabout yourself.Goout andquestion everything yousee, hear, or feel; if you are notamazedbywhatyoufind,justlookalittleharder.Trustme,itisthere.

Hadrian’s WallGrant VargasViewpoints Editor

Our culture has a certainfondness for deification. Be itfor objects, like designer clothes,pastimes,likebaseballorfootball,or even people,we seem to loveholding up what we admire asinherently worthy of praise andadmiration.Wedothistocertaincelebrities,politicians, and sportsfigures,aswell.Forexample,let’stakealookatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity’slate head coach and assistantcoach.LateHallofFamecoachJoePaternohad409winsinhistime,putting him ahead of any otherFootballBowlSubdivisioncoach. AssistantCoachandlongtimeDefensive Coordinator Jerr ySanduskywassuccessfulaswell,inhisworkunderPaterno.Footballisaprettybigpartoflife at PennState and the regionaround. It affects the culture,social events, and economyfairly significantly. Paterno, thevictorious longtime coach of theNittanyLions football team,wassynonymouswithsuccess.Hewasanidolattheuniversity,tothepointwhereheishonoredon a campusmural andhadhisimage cast in a life-size bronzestatueoutsideofBeaverStadium.PennStatelovesfootball,andtheycertainlylovetheircoachPaterno. Weneedtotakeaminutetostepback from this appreciation,however,tothinkaboutwhetherornotthismanisinfallible.Ifwelookathiseffigyaroundcampus,ifweremembertheriotofsympatheticstudentsthenighthewasfired,wecanseethatheseemstohaveaglowabouthimthatprotectshimfromcriticism.Ahalo,ifyouwill.Butthethingaboutthismanisthatnomatterhowmanytimesheledafootballteamtovictory,nomatterhowmuchthecommunityand the university lovedhim forit,he isnot infallible.He isonlyhuman. The troublewith all of thefootball and subsequent coachworship is that people grewtoo attached to the ideals theyassociated with their team andcoach.Theystartedtobelievethathecoulddonowrong,thathewasincapableofmisdeeds. Unfortunately, idolworshiphasitsdownfalls.Peoplesometimesmakemistakes, and in this case,enormous ones.WhenAssistantCoach Jerry Sandusky was ontrial for sexuallyabusingchildren

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this past year, the FreehReportinvestigation verified Paterno’sinvolvement in covering up theabuse. When Sandusky’s abuse ofchildrenwas first witnessed andreported, top school officialsplannedtoreporttheincidenttotheDepartmentofPublicWelfare.But they discussed the decisionwithCoachPaternothenightprior,andwereconvincedtorefrainfromtakinganyactionaboutthematter. T h i s momen t i n t h einvestigation is a turning pointin proving Paterno’s culpabilityin covering up child sex abuse.Butbecausehewas so loved andadmired, people had a difficulttime accepting thathewas guiltyofanyfault.Hehimselfseemedtohaveadifficult time accepting that hissubordinate, Sandusky, held anyfault for the 14 years he was aknownchildsexabuser. Admir ing something i sperfectlyfine.Itgivesusincentivetoemulatewhatwethinkisgoodand right. It helps us improveourselves. But when admirationgrowsintoblindworship,whenitcloudsourjudgmenttothepointwherewecannotseethatacoachcanalsobeasexoffender,weknowwehavegonetoofar. Perspective and objectivityaregravelyneededincaseswhereextremeharm isdone toanyone,especially to young vulnerablechildren.Asarule,blindworshipandobjectivitydecidedlydonotgohandinhand.Whenwedeifysomethingorsomeone,weloseabilitytoconsideritcritically.Wenolongerpausetoquestionwhether its actions areappropriate. Anything it does isgoodandpraise-worthy,becausewehavetoldourselvesitisinherentlygood. Hopefully,most people canagreethatsexuallyabusingchildreniswrong.Andwhile peoplehaverivalries over football and sportsin general, we can also agreethat reporting sex abuse takesprecedenceoverkeepingawinningcoachinhisposition. Keeping Sandusky in hispositionforfourteenyearsbeyondthe point at which he was firstrecognized as a sex offenderessentiallygavehimpermissiontocontinuetovictimizechildren.ButnoonewantedtotellhimthathecouldnotbeapartofPennState’swinningsanymore,becausefootballisjusttooimportant.


While itmay seem early totalk about theAcademyAwards,nowisactuallythepropertimetobegin discussing possible futurecontenders. The Venice Film Festival(generally thought of as thebeginning of “awards season”)beganonAug. 29 andwill cometoacloseonSept.8. Thisismylistofbest-betsforOscar contenders to be releasedthisfall. Paul Thomas Anderson(director of the exuberantBoogie NightsandthemasterfulThere Will Be Blood), will be headlining theVenice Film Festival with whatis sure to be one of the year’smost talked about films –The Master,featuringJoaquinPhoenixasadriftersufferingfromstressinpost-WorldWar IIAmericawhobecomesamemberofamysteriouscultleadbyLancasterDodd–anL.RonHubbard-esquefigureplayedbyamustachioedPhilipSeymourHoffman. The film allegedly takesinspiration and critiques themodern-day a l leged cul t ofScientology. I remember being equallyparts shocked, entertained andenlightenedbyAnderson’s razor-sharp critique ofChristianity inThere Will Be Blood and I cannotwait to behold his critiques andobservationsof themostmodern

religiousenigmasuponitsreleaseSept.21.BenAffleckwillbereleasinghislatestpictureafterhismuchunder-appreciatedThe TownonOct.19. The film isArgo, an insidelookathowtheCIAmanagedtorescueUSambassadorsduringtheIranianrevolutioninthe1970sbymasqueradingasafilmcrewfromCanadamaking a B-list science-fictionthriller.ThepictureseemstotakeafterSteven Soderbergh’s Syrianna –anotherwittylookintothecomplexrelationship of theUnited StateswithanArabnation.ItseemsAffleckisgivingusahistorylessonmixedwithanedgypoliticalthrillerandwithbonafidecommercial and artistic hits likeThe Town andGone, Baby, Gone underhisbeltAffleckthedirectorhasmadeincrediblestridestoshedhiseasy-goingactionpicturestatusforreal, smart filmsandthisonelookslikeitjustmightbehisbest.DenzelWashington,along-timestrangertotheOscars,maymakehis valiant return sincewinninggoldforTraining Dayin2002withRobertZemeckis’Flight. Thislookstobeagrittydramaabout a pilot (Washington)whomiraculously saves a plane fromcrashing, but once drawn intopublic scrutiny is revealed to beanalcoholicandperhapsanunfitpilot. Iamanxioustoseeifthisis

notonlythereturnofWashington,but also of director Zemeckis,whose career post Castaway hasbeen less than spectacular…

*cough*“Beowulf”*cough*. Flight is set for theatricalreleaseonNov.2. You know your film is acontenderwhenaphotooftheleadactor sparks an IMDBdiscussion

board titled “GiveDaniel Day-LewistheOscarAlready!” A f t e r l a s t y e a r ’ sunderwhelming (at least forme),

b u t O s c a r -nominated justthe same, entryof War Horse StevenSpielbergi s r e t u rn ingthis year witha biographicallook at the lifeo f A b r ahamLincoln,simply/un insp i red l ytitledLincoln.Pictures havesurfaced of thechameleon-likeDan i e l Day -Lewis in thetitleroleandhecertainly looksthepart.Though War H o r s e a n dS p i e l b e r g ’ sa l s o l a r g e l yignoredTin-Tin did not c l i ckwith audiences,

Lincoln could behisway back tomaking big, cinematic filmswithmassiveimpactandwithanactorlikeDay-LewisinthefrontseatthiswilldefinitelybeafilmtokeepaneyeoutforonNov.16. Thosearethebigcontenders

prematurely taking upmyOscarpool, but here are some goodiesthatmightbeabletoslipthroughthecracks. Brad Pitt could come intothe ring of Best Actor with hisupcomingroleinthemobdramadyKilling Them Softly. Pitt’s vastlyoverlooked performance in lastyear’sMoneyballmightevenwarrantasympathynomination. Clint Eastwood and AmyAdams’ baseball dramaTrouble with the Curvecertainlycouldenterthetwoleadingactorsforpossiblenominations. Though if one film listedhad the least chance of gettinganynominations, Iwouldbetmymoneyon Trouble with the Curve. Having not received anyawards attention for his last fewentries –Gran Torino, Invictus,Hereafter and last year’s greatlyundervaluedJ. Edgar -Eastwood’sOscarluckseemstohaverundry. I know that this article istaking a look into what seemsa distant cinematic future, butremember that awards seem torevolvearoundspeculation. Many Oscar pools wereprematurely screwed-over whentheWeinsteinCompanymovedThe Great GatsbyfromaChristmasreleasethisyeartoasummerreleasenextyear. So,withVeniceunderway, Isay…letthespeculationbegin!

Falling into Awards Season

On behalf of the StudentGovernmentAssociation,Iwouldliketoextendawarmwelcometothestudents,faculty,andstaff. I hope that everyone hadrestfulandenjoyablesummers,andthatweallarepreparedtofacetheyearahead. I know that I amvery eagerand excited forSGAaswebeginthisacademicyear. First,IwouldliketointroducetheExecutiveBoardforthe2012-2013academicyear. My name is KellyMihalikand I am the President of SGA,VictoriaMartelloistheExecutiveVice President, Brian Robin istheVicePresident ofCommuterRelations, Kelly Knudsen is theVicePresidentofPublicRelations,Michelle Thompson is theVicePresident of Financial Affairs,andDarrylBrownistheExecutiveSecretary/Treasurer. Thereisavarietyoftopicsonouragendathisyear,butnoneareas important as your suggestionsandconcerns. We will do our very bestto voice your concerns to thea dm in i s t r a t i on and makeimprovements around campusthatwillbenefitthestudentbody. Besides dealing with thedirectconcernsofthestudents,theStudentGovernmentAssociationwil l be address dining andStarbucksthisyearbyseeingwhat

thedemandsofthestudentbodyare, and addressing their diningsuggestions. We also hope to promotethe 2012 Presidential Electionby encouraging those who areable to vote to register to vote,encourage students to go theVoicesandVisionsSpeakerseriesonNovember 1stwhereAriannaHuffingtonandMaryMatalinwilldiscussthe2012election,andhostaviewingpartyoftheresults. One of our biggest itemson our agenda this year is toencourage commuters to becomemoreinvolvedonthecampusandinstudentorganizations. As we all prepare for theupcoming year, know that nomatter how busy or hectic theyear becomes, your StudentGovernmentAssociationwill behere to hear your voice and tocommunicate your ideas to theadministration.

You can contact us in theStudent Organization Center(L-209B)orinCampusLife.

Bestwishesonthisupcomingyear!

Allmybest,

KellyA.MihalikP re s i d en t o f t h e S tuden tGovernmentAssociation

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A Dark Night for the Dark Knight Rises

-Ruby Venus

OnMarch23,2010PresidentObamasignedtheAffordableCareAct,whichprovidedamuch

neededoverhauloftheAmericanhealthcaresystem.

Thelawhasavastnumberofaugmentationstopersonalinsurance,suchas:childrenuntilage26

canstayontheirparents’insurance,apersoncannotbedeniedcoverageduetopreexistingconditions,

containsaPatient’sBillofRights,andahostofotherprograms.

However,aconflictaroseoutofIndividualResponsibilityclause,section1501and1502,which

makea,“Requirementtomaintainminimumessentialcoverage[andreport]ofhealthinsurancecover-

age.” Twomainpointswereraisedaboutthelegalityandreasoningforthisclause.Somepeople

claimedthatthefederalgovernmenthadnopowertoforcepeopletobuyhealthcare.

Whileotherssuggested,thatasignificantamountofanindividual’shealthinsurancebillisto

coverthecostsofthosewhoaretreatedandarenotinsured;sobymakingeveryonehaveinsuranceit

willbringthecostofindividualinsurancedown. WhenChiefJusticeRobertsexplainedinhismajorityopinionontheSupremeCourtrulingthat,

“UpholdingtheAffordableCareActundertheCommerceClausewouldgiveCongressthesamelicense

toregulatewhatpeopledonotdo.” TheChiefJusticegoesontoupholdtheindividualmandatebyusingCongress’abilitytolevy

taxes.Whatthismeansisthatindividualscanchoosenottobuytheirownhealthinsurance,insteadthey

willhavetopayafeefornotengagingintheprogram.

Aspreviouslystated,achunkofanindividual’shealthcareplanismeanttocoverthecostof

thosenotinsuredandtomakesureAmericansreceivequalitycare;theACAprovidesdifferentsolutions

basedonwhatgroupanindividualfallsunder. Forthosemakingunder$250,000ayearwillhaveagreatnumberoftaxcutsandnewflexibility

intheirhealthcareplan.Forthosewithouthealthcareandcannotaffordit,therewillbeanexpansionof

MedicaidtomeettheirneedsandnewTeachingHealthCenterwillbeestablished.TheseTHCs

willbealocalprimarycareprovider,andtheyareanon-profitentity.Ifyouwishtolearnmoreaboutthe

AffordableCareActandhowitaffectsyou,visithealthcare.gov.

Sources: healthcare.gov, supremecourt.gov, kaiserhealthnews.org, healthreformgps.org, senate.gov

Health Care

-Grant Vargas

The 2012 Summer Olympics in London con-cluded back on Aug. 12 after running from July 27. The Olympics featured a lot of memorable events that took place as well as some very exciting con-tests. There were 204 nations featured in this year’s games and there were a total of 10,820 ath-letes who participated in the events.

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Gabby Douglas became the first African-American gymnast to win the individual all-around champion as well as the first American gymnast to win gold in both of the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympic Games. The participants that also won gold for the US team competitions were: Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney.

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OnMarch23,2010PresidentObamasignedtheAffordableCareAct,whichprovidedamuch

neededoverhauloftheAmericanhealthcaresystem.

Thelawhasavastnumberofaugmentationstopersonalinsurance,suchas:childrenuntilage26

canstayontheirparents’insurance,apersoncannotbedeniedcoverageduetopreexistingconditions,

containsaPatient’sBillofRights,andahostofotherprograms.

However,aconflictaroseoutofIndividualResponsibilityclause,section1501and1502,which

makea,“Requirementtomaintainminimumessentialcoverage[andreport]ofhealthinsurancecover-

age.” Twomainpointswereraisedaboutthelegalityandreasoningforthisclause.Somepeople

claimedthatthefederalgovernmenthadnopowertoforcepeopletobuyhealthcare.

Whileotherssuggested,thatasignificantamountofanindividual’shealthinsurancebillisto

coverthecostsofthosewhoaretreatedandarenotinsured;sobymakingeveryonehaveinsuranceit

willbringthecostofindividualinsurancedown. WhenChiefJusticeRobertsexplainedinhismajorityopinionontheSupremeCourtrulingthat,

“UpholdingtheAffordableCareActundertheCommerceClausewouldgiveCongressthesamelicense

toregulatewhatpeopledonotdo.” TheChiefJusticegoesontoupholdtheindividualmandatebyusingCongress’abilitytolevy

taxes.Whatthismeansisthatindividualscanchoosenottobuytheirownhealthinsurance,insteadthey

willhavetopayafeefornotengagingintheprogram.

Aspreviouslystated,achunkofanindividual’shealthcareplanismeanttocoverthecostof

thosenotinsuredandtomakesureAmericansreceivequalitycare;theACAprovidesdifferentsolutions

basedonwhatgroupanindividualfallsunder. Forthosemakingunder$250,000ayearwillhaveagreatnumberoftaxcutsandnewflexibility

intheirhealthcareplan.Forthosewithouthealthcareandcannotaffordit,therewillbeanexpansionof

MedicaidtomeettheirneedsandnewTeachingHealthCenterwillbeestablished.TheseTHCs

willbealocalprimarycareprovider,andtheyareanon-profitentity.Ifyouwishtolearnmoreaboutthe

AffordableCareActandhowitaffectsyou,visithealthcare.gov.

Sources: healthcare.gov, supremecourt.gov, kaiserhealthnews.org, healthreformgps.org, senate.gov

Health Care

Gabby Douglas became the first African-American gymnast to win the individual all-around champion as well as the first American gymnast to win gold in both of the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympic Games. The participants that also won gold for the US team competitions were: Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney.

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Final Medal Count

USA (104 Total): 46 Gold, 29 Silver, 29 Bronze

China (88 Total): 38 Gold, 27 Silver, 23 Bronze

Russia (82 Total): 24 Gold, 26 Silver, 32 Bronze

Great Britain (65 Total): 29 Gold, 17 Silver, 19 Bronze

Germany (44 Total): 11 Gold, 19 Silver, 14 Bronze

-Greg Pilafas

Layout by: Becki Brown


TheAvengers

WhatIthoughtbeforeIsawit:Overall,The Avengershasthecapabilitytopackamightypunchaslongasitavoidsgettingweigheddownbytoomanyheroesspoilingthe

supersoup.

WhatIthoughtafterIsawit:TheAvengersworktogethertomakethismovieamust-see.Ifevenonecharacterwouldhavebeenremoved,thewholemovie,andtheworld,might

haveverywellbeendestroyed.

SnowWhiteandtheHuntsman

WhatIthoughtbeforeIsawit:Overall,Snow White willhavetoovercomeobstaclesithassetupforitselfinordertowinoverbothSnowWhitefansandcasualmoviegoers.

WhatIthoughtafterIsawit:Allpost-releasescandalaside,Iwasratherimpressedwiththismovie,aswellasalltheactors’performances,especiallyChrisHemsworth.Itwasaninterestingmixtureofvisualstunning,fantastic

adventure,andintenseaction.

DarkShadows

WhatIthoughtbeforeIsawit:Overall,Ithinkthatthismovieshouldfollowinthezany,yetdark,footstepsof[Tim]

Burton’sothermovies.

WhatIthoughtafterIsawit:Iwasseriouslydisappointedwiththismovie.Theplotjumpedaround,andpartsofitfeltforced.Creepy,yetforced.Plus,theendingtotallyset

upforasequel,whichinthiscaseismostlikelyafateworsethandeath.

Brave

WhatIthoughtbeforeIsawit:Overall,BraveshouldsetthestandardsforfutureDisneyprincesses,andIanticipate

thisnewstandardwillbeforthebetter.

WhatIthoughtafterIsawit:MeridaisthekindofprincessIwouldbeproudtohaveany

(metaphorical)daughterofminelookupto.IreallylikedthelessonsthatBraveteachestheaudienceandhopethat

theywillcontinue.

TheDarkKnightRises

WhatIthoughtbeforeIsawit:Overall,thereisnodoubtinmymindthatthiswillbeatrulyfineendtoagreat

trilogy.

WhatIthoughtafterIsawit:TherewouldhavebeennobetterwaytoendthisBatmanseries.Ilovedhowmostendsweretiedup,butsomewereleftopenenoughtoletuswonderwithoutworryingaboutasequel.Thisherohas

beendonejustice.

AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter

WhatIthoughtbeforeIsawit:Overall,Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter shouldbeabletocrosshistoryandtheparanormaltogetherinaremarkableway.

WhatIthoughtafterIsawit:Thismoviewasanexcellentadaptationofthebook,especially

consideringthetimeconstraints.Iamalmostconvinvcedthatthiscouldhaveactually

happenedandcouldevencontinuetoday.

Summer Movies: Hot or NotDid these summer movies live up to, exceed, or fall short of expectations?

Photos courtesy of COLLIDER.COM, TENGOSSIP.COM, JOBLO.COM, and MOVIEPOSTER.COM

By Becki BrownSenior Features Editor

At the end of last semester,Ipreviewedsomesummermoviesand gavemy opinion on how Ithoughttheywouldturnout. ThereweretwomoviesthatIpreviewedthatIdidnotsee. Men in Black IIIsoundedlike

ithad thepotential tobea goodthirdinstallmenttotheseries. However, I did not see itbecause Iopted instead togo seeMadagascar 3. Iamnotevengoingtotrytohide it. I lovedMadagascar 3. Itwasgreat,andIendeduphaving“CircusAfro”stuckinmyheadforweeks.

TheothermovieIpreviewedbutdidnotseewasPirnha 3DD.Inmydefense,IflatoutsaidIwasnotgoingtoseeit. IwasabletoseetheothersixmoviesIpreviewed,andI foundmyselfconflicted. Some movies exceededmy expectations, while otheresleft mefeeling unfulfilled and

unsatisfied. Regardless of expectation,I can safely say that this summerdidhavesomemajorblockbustersalongwithafewfizzlingflops. Luckily forme, I was ableto predict both blockbusters andbombswithatleastsomeaccuracy. If youdon’tbelieveme, justcheckoutwhat I said at the end

oflastsemesterandcompareittowhatIthinknow. You can even compare ittowhat you think about thoseemovies. Ornot.Dowhatyouwant.Iamnotthebossofyou,butIampretty darn good at summarizingsummermoviesand their successorlackthereof.


The 2012 Chicago ComicConConventionthatwasheldattheDonaldE.StephensCenterinRosemont,IL.,didnotdisappoint. The convention ran fromThursday, August 9 throughSunday,August12. Thousands of fans turnedout in costumes or plain clothestocheckoutwhattheComicConConventionhadtooffer. Therewereplentyofoldcomicbooks along with autographedmemorabiliaandposterstocheckout. Ou t s ide o f the comicbooks and the artists, therewerecelebritiessigningautographsandtakingphotoswithfans. Some of the highl ightsincluded Stan Lee, WilliamShatner, Walking Dead starsNormanReedusandJonBernthalandWWE superstarsCMPunkandJohnCenaamongothers. Everywhere you lookedpeopleandcomicfanssurroundedyou. There were people dressedup as popular superheroes suchasSupermanorBatmantopeopledressed inWWE gear for thecurrentand formerwrestlers thatattendedtheevent. For theWWE fans, such asmyself, the current and formersuperstars that turned out wereJohnCena,CMPunk,BookerT,Maryse,BellaTwins,KevinNash,Lita,JohnMorrisonandMelina.

2012 Chicago Wizard World Comic Con Draws ThousandsBy Greg PilafasDeputy Editor In Chief

Everybodywasreallyniceandverytalkativesoforanyfanthiswasahugetreat. Everywhere you looked fanswere talking to some of theirfavoritecelebritiesthattheywatchall the time on television.All ofthe celebrities charged for theautographs aswell as any sort ofphotoopportunitywiththem. Everyone in the buildingwas a fan of something thatwasbeingpromotedattheComicConConventionanditwasgreattoseeeveryonecomeoutandsupporttheevent. TheComicCon is nothingthat youhave experience before,yougettomeetsomeofthebiggestcelebritiesintelevision,wrestling,comics,etc. TherewerealsoVIPpackagesfor a fewof the bigger stars thatwere therewhich includedphotoops, autographs, alongwith earlyaccesstotheconventionaswellasyourownVIPbadge. The prices on those varieddepending onwho the superstarwas and there were many VIPpackage holderswalking aroundallovertheplace. The employees were veryhelpfulthroughoutandtheywerewillingtohelpanyonewithalloftheirquestions. TheComicConalsohadanappwhichyoucoulddownloadonyourphoneormobiledeviceandthatwould tell you exactlywhereeverythingwas in the conventionaseverythingwasnumberedtoletyouknowwhatwaswhere.

Theparkinggaragewas verypackedwithcarsandthemajorityofthemweretherefortheComicConConventionastherewasalsoagemshowrunningintheupstairspartoftheconventioncenter. Eventhegemshowwaspackedwithpeopletocheckoutwhattheyhadtooffer. TheComicConwas in thedownstairs sectionof theDonaldE. StephensCenter and in the

mainlobbyyoucouldcheckouttheBack to the Future caraswellastheECTO1,theGhostbusters’vehicle. Everyone in the lobby wastakingpicturesofpeoplewhoweredressedupandthatwasgreattosee. GoingtotheComicConisagreatfeelingespeciallyifyougoandmeetsomeofthepeople. Also, if there is no one insomeone’s line, you canwalkuptothem,shaketheirhand,andtalk

withthemabitwhichalsoaddstothewonderful experience of theWizardWorldComicCon. TheComicConConventionhas many different shows indifferentplacesintheUnitedStatessuchasNewOrleans,Philadelphia,Chicago,OhioandTexas. If youhavenot been to theComicConConventionbefore,besuretocheckitoutnextyearwhenitcomestotheChicagoarea.

Greg finally got to meet one of his heroes, John Cena. The Xavierite

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By Greg PilafasDeputyEditorinChief

Hole In One for Cougar Athletics By Amanda MageeSeniorSportsEditor SaintXavierwelcomesitsfirstevermen’sgolfteamthisacademicyear. To kick off the inauguralseason, theCougars have hiredMikeMandakastocoachtheteam. Coach Mandakas bringsyears of experience to the teamfromhis twelve years of playinggolf professionally. He recentlyopened a golf club in Justice, Ill.thatprovidesanexcellentsite forhisteamtopractice. Hehopes to continue SaintXavierAthletic’s rich traditionofproducing successful, nationallyranked teams.CoachMandakasstated thathe is “excited to starttheprogramandhonoredtoworkforaprogramwithsuchtradition.” In theNAIA,men’s golf isconsideredaspringsportwithitsNationalTournament beingheldover a span of four days at theconclusionoftheacademicyear. For the team tournament,thetopfivegolfersfromeachteam

compete. Even though the team ismonths away from theNationalTournament, themenhave beenpracticingsincebeforeclassesevenstartedinanticipationfortheirfalltournaments. Mandakas found a greatgroupofsixtransferstudentsandonefreshmantomakeuphisfirstrecruitingclass. FreshmanZack Trent saidthatinthefewweekstheteamhasbeentogether,theyhaveformedagoodbond. “We went to the Air andWater Show together,” statedTrent. “I ammost looking forwardtoplayingwellasateam.Wewanttomake a name for ourselves. IknowthateveryoneisonthesamepageandwearealltryingtoreachourteamgoalofqualifyingfortheNationalTournament.Our teamgoal iswhat’s important tome,”saidTrent. EventhoughitisboththefirstyearoftheprogramandMandakas’firsttimecoachingatthecollegiate

level,hehasloftygoalsmuchlikeTrent’s. Mandakasstatedhewantsto“get the golfers acclimated to theschool.” He also hopes that his firstteamcancreateastrongfoundationandultimatelywintheconferencetournament, thus qualifying theteamfortheNationalTournament. With eleven teams in theChicagolandCollegiateAthleticConference(CCAC)thisyear,the

menwillhaveplentyofcompetition,butMandakasbelievesthathisteamhastheability tobeaconferencetitlecontender. Mandakasconcludedwithhise xc i t emen t to “wa t ch thegolfers compete and see [their]improvements.” The team kicksoff its year with a tournamentbeginningonSeptember17th.

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Mandakas with five of his first recruits. SXU Athletics

BobHallberg,women’sheadbasketball coach and athleticdirector, will be inducted intotheChicagoland SportsHall ofFame onWednesday, Sept. 19.ThislatesthardwarewilladdtoanalreadyillustriouscareerforCoachHallberg. Hallberg will be inductedalongwith19othermenincludingBo Jackson, PaulHornung,OtisWilson,JohnCalipariandJennieFinch. Last year TomO’Malley,Cougar men’s head basketballcoach, was inducted into theChicagolandSportsHallofFame. “We are both recognizedas long time Chicagoans, thefact that we are both lifelongSouthsideChicagoresidentsshowssignificance.Unlessyouareaproathlete,IthinkpeopleintheHallof Fame have to recognize youforsomethingaboveandbeyond.I think that longevity and thefact thatweboth coached in the

Chicago area fornumerous yearshelped.Themajoraccomplishmentisthatwearerecognizedasbeingvery loyalChicagoland coaches”saidHallberg. BothHallbergandO’Malleyhave had tremendous careers atSXUandtheyhaveplentyoftimeto addmore accomplishmentsand honors to their careers. Atonepoint in time though, coachHallbergwaslearningthatcoachingwasinhisblood. “Iwasalwaysorganizingevenasachild,Ilivedacrossthestreetfromaschoolyardandwewouldplaysportsalldaylong.Sincetherewas no parental involvement, Iwas always put into a leadershiproleofputtingsidestogetherandputtingateamtogetherfromourneighborhood,”saidHallberg. “Therewasnoreasontostayinthehouse,therewasnocomputers,Iphones,orvideogamesandallwehadwas four television channelswhichwereveryboring.AfteryougotdonewatchingGarfieldGoose

on television, therewas nothingelse to do. I always had a knackfor organizing teams and gettingpeopletosignupandaskfortwobucks or so for entry fee,” saidHallberg. CoachHallberg got his firsttaste of coaching at a very youngageandbecameknownasaplayercoach early on.Hallberg startedcoaching while he was still incollege. “MybrotherJackandIstartedvolunteer coaching at Saint Leogrammar school andwe coachedfootball, basketball and baseball.I was only 18 years old andmybrother was 20 and we werecoachingpeoplewhowere14yearsold,”saidHallberg. “I’minprettygoodcompany,it is a prestigious group and ithumbles you because you thinkwhoBobHallbergisinrelationshiptotheseotherguyswhoaremuchmorefamous.Itisanhonorformetobe among somepretty famouscompany,saidHallberg.

This is indeed a prestigioushonor thatCoachBobHallbergwillbereceiving,butthere isstillonehonor that hewould like toachieve.Winning an award forNAIAnational coachof the yearwouldbe an award thatHallbergwouldliketoaddtohiscollection. “I’mineverypossibleHallofFame that I canbe inbecauseofalltheschoolsI’veplayedat,I’mintheIllinoisbasketballcoach’sHallofFame,theSaintXavierHallofFameandtheUICHallofFame.IthinkonehonorthatIwouldlikewouldbetobenationalcoachoftheyearintheentireNAIA,thatissomethingthatIhavenotachievedyetthatwouldbequiteanhonorforme,”saidHallberg. TheHallofFamewillhappenat Hawthorne Race Course inCicero and it will take place onSept. 19. Individual tickets are$125 and proceeds benefit theFather JohnSmythStandingTallFoundation. CongratulationsCoachHallberg!

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Magee’s MinuteAmanda MageeSenior Sports Editor

The Saint Xavier women’svolleyball team has started itsseasononastrongnotethisyear. Manyofthewomenhavehadincedibleperformancestoestablishacurrentrecordof7-1. Kelly Knudsen, a senioroutsidehitter,hadacombinedtotalof50killsinthepastfourgames. AnotherkeyplayerhasbeenfreshmanrightsidehitterMeghan Falsey.Inhercollegiatedebut,shehad18killsoverthreematches. Desiree Aramburu,aseniorsetter,hasbeenrackingupassiststhis season. In a single game sheposted44assists. SeniorliberoChristine Bowe hasalsobeenakeyplayerfortheteam’ssuccessthisyear.Inthefirstgameoftheseason,sheposted20digs and has continued to playtoughdefensivelyeachgame. AfteranabruptendingtotheseasonlastyearwithalosstoTrinityChristian in the ChicagolandCollegiate Athletic Conference(CCAC) semifinals, theCougarsare playing tough this season toensurethatanotherupsetdoesnotoccur.

Women’s Volley-ball Starts Season

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SXU Cross Country Teams Kick Off SeasonBy Will Weyant SportsEditor

Freshman Eric Hancockhad an impressive debut for theCougarsplacing2ndontheteamand 12th overall with a time of21:56. JuniorsChris Shellenbergerfinishing 21stwitha 22:18 time,Shane Kenney25thwitha22:37time,andChris Sarna26thwitha22:48timepackedwellintheeventfinishingwithinsixplacesofeachother. InthelatestNAIAWomen’sCrossCountryPreseasonCoaches’Poll, the Saint Xavier womenare ranked24th. Last season theCougarswere ranked16th in theNAIAPostseasonCoaches’Poll. Thewomen’sracewas2mileslong.SeniorAshley Shares finishedin 8th for theCougars with an11:51 time.Three of thewomenpacked togetherwith sophomoreElise Prieto finishing 17thwitha 12:12 time, Jordan Wallaceplacing 19thwith a 12:20 finishandfreshmanDana Martin havingan impressivedebut for the teamplacing20thwitha12:22time.

ThatwasDana’sfirstraceofhercollegiatecareer.JuniorLeslie Rosario finished 29th with a12:41time.HeadWomen’sCrossCountryCoachLisaEbelhadsomeencouragingwordstosayafterthefirstmeetingoftheseason,“Itwasagreatwaytostarttoourseason.This teamhasa lotof talentand

I’m excited to seewhat the girlscandoasweprogressthroughtheseason.” TheCougarswillbecompetingthisFridayinBourbonnaisattheMidwestClassic.Starttimeforthiseventis5PM.GoodlucktoalloftheCougars!

Last season, themen’s crosscountry team had a roster thatconsistedofthirteenrunners.Thisseasonhowever, the team’s rosterhas fallen to only nine runnersafter five of the key seniors havegraduated. EdMcAllisterisbackastheHeadCoachoftheteamgoingintohis9thseasonastheteam’sHeadCoach. Back on September 1, themen’sandwomen’scrosscountryteams kicked off their first racesoftheseasonina4.1mileraceatHorsetailSloughinPalosHeightsfor theUIC home opener. Sixteams competed in the race andSaintXavierwastheonlynonD1Schoolinvolved. Leading the way for theCougar s was Junior Brian Corcoran whoendedupwinningtheraceinatimeof20:58.Hehadatwelvesecondleadfromthe2ndplacefinisher.

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Cougars Cruise to Victory in Opening Game; Win 41-12

The SaintXavierUniversityCougarscameintothe2012seasonrankednumberoneinthenationafterwinningtheNAIANationaltitleaseasonagoinRome,Georgia.TheCougarsarelookingtoreturntoRomethisseasonandthefirstobstacle in theirway this seasonwastheOlivetNazareneUniversityTigers. On Saturday, September1, theCougars traveled down toBourbonnais, Illinois to take ontheOlivet NazareneUniversityTigers. Last season theCougarsplayedtheTigersathometoopenup the seasonand theywon thatgame55-10, and they looked forthesameresulttoopenupthe2012campaign. TheCougarsoffensecameoutof the gate slow, registering onlyone first downon their first twodrives. But theCougars offenseended up finding their groovebeforethefirstquarterofplaywasover,withalittleovernineminutesleft to play in the first quarterJimmy CoyhitShane Zackerywithasixty-fouryardtouchdownpasstoopenupthescoring.AfterOlivet

answeredbackwithafieldgoaloftheirowntocuttheCougarleadtofourpoints,Coyonceagainhookedup with Zackery this time on atwenty-twoyardpitchandcatchastimeexpiredinthefirstquartertoputtheCougarsup14-3. TheCougar defense forcedtheTigerstogothreeandoutontheirfirstpossessionofthesecondquarter. On the Cougars firstoffensivepossessionofthesecondquarterCoyorchestratedanelevenplay,seventy-fiveyardscoringdrivecappedoffbyaNick DeBenedetti twelve-yardtouchdownreception. T h e C o u g a r d e f e n s econtinuedtostandstrongontheTigers next offensive possessionforcinganotherthreeandoutandTiger punt. After starting theirdrivewithgreatfieldpositiontheCougarsdrovedownthefieldfiftyyardsontenplaysfortheirfourthtouchdown of the day and theyextendedtheir leadto28-3. TheTigerswouldlateraddanotherfieldgoaltoendthefirsthalfofplayandat the half theCougar leadwastwenty-twopoints. Thethirdquarterofplayonlyregisteredone scoringplay,Coy’sfifthtouchdownpassofthenightthisone a thirty-two yardpass to

Wes Gastel. ThefollowingpointafterattemptfailedbuttheCougarlead bloomed to twenty-eightpoints. TheCougars second stringoffensecameintothegamehalfwaythrough the fourth quarter andregisteredone touchdown. Afterthrowing an interceptionwhichwasreturnedforatouchdownonhisfirstseriesofthegame,Joe Gill came back strong onhis secondseriesandthrewathirty-threeyardpasstoDeBenedettiresultinginatouchdown.TheCougarswentontowinthegamebyafinalscoreof41-12. TheCougarsreturntoBruceR.DeatonMemorial Field nextSaturday, September 8 for theirfirst home game of the seasonagainst thenumber seven rankedteaminthenation,UniversityofSt.FrancisIllinois.Ifyouarenotable to attend the gameWXAV88.3FM andwxav.comwill havefullcoverageofthegamestartingat5:30pm. Come on out and supportyour Cougars as they look tocontinue their title defense inthe second game of the regularseason.

Cougars begin title defense with blowout win over Olivet Nazarene

SXU AthleticsJimmyCoywent35-of-53for426yardsand5touchdownsagainstOlivet.

Men’s and Women’s Soccer Start Season on High NotesBy Will Weyant SportsEditor To start off the season, theSaintXavierMen’sSoccerteamwasrankednumbertwenty-fiveoverallintheNAIApreseasonrankings.Last season, theCougars fell tothenumberone rankedHastingsCollege in the second round oftheplayoffstofinishtheirseason.Theteamfinishedtheseasonwitha14-9-0recordtogetthemrankedtwenty-fiveforthesecondyearinarowtobeginthisseason. The Cougars have somefamiliarfacesreturningthisseason,leading the way are returningSophomore Midfielder Luis Medina and SeniorMidfielderKyle Breitenbach. Since lastseason, the teamhas a few newadditions including SeniorLuke

Zeiler,atransferstudentfromNovaSoutheasternUniversity(FLA.) Back on August 18, theCougarskickedofftheirfirstgameoftheyearinanexhibitionmatchagainstEasternIllinois.Thegameendedina1-1tiewiththeCougarsscoringwithonly33secondsleftinthegame. OnAugust 24, theCougarsopened up the regular seasonagainst the fourth ranked team,theUniversityofRioGrande.Thegamewasheld scorelessuntil thesecondhalf. SophomoreMedinascored theonly goal of the gamewith an assist fromBreitenbachtoupset the fourth ranked team.Medina’s goal was one of onlytwoshotsongoalbySXU.JuniorGoalieKyle Held had his 8thcareershutoutfortheCougars. OnAugust 29, theCougars

tookonAquinasCollege (Mich.)at home. The game ended in a2-1SXUvictory.FreshmanMarco GutierrezhadagoalandanassisttoleadtheCougarspastAquinas.Medinahadhissecondgoaloftheseasoninjustthesecondgameoftheregularseason.WithgoalkeeperHeldsittingoutduetoaninjury,sophomore AJ Pfatschbacherstarted the game in goal for theCougars. OnSeptember1,theCougarsplayedatthenumberonerankedLindsayWilson(Ky.)TheCougarsweredefeatedforthefirsttimethisseason in a 4-0 loss.Breitenbachhad theonly shot attempt in thegameforSXU. Coming up on September6, theCougars will be travelingtoGoshentotakeontheGoshenCollegeMapleLeafsat6pm.TheCougarsarecurrently2-1-0tostarttheseasonwhileGoshenis1-1-0.Thestarttimeforthegameis6:00pm.

The XavieriteSaintXavier’sLuisMedinahasstartedoffthisseasononahighnote.

Goingintothenewseason,theSaintXavierAthleticsDepartmentnamedEvanStrehlauthenewheadcoachoftheWomen’sSoccerteam.Strehlauhadservedasanassistantcoach for the past four seasons(08-11)workingunderHeadCoachJeremyEkeler. LastseasontheCougarslosttoJudsonUniversity1-0intheCCACwomen’stournamentQuarterfinalroundtofinishofftheiryearwithan8-10-1record.Thisseason,theCougarshavelostsomekeyseniorsincluding last year’s goalkeeper,Ashley Shugar. OnAugust 24, theCougarsfaced off against the SavannahCollegeofArtandDesign(GA)intheirfirstgameoftheseason.TheCougarswonthegamewitha2-1victory. OnAugust 26, theCougarsplayedUniversityofSouthCarolina– Beaufort. Freshman forwardAlexis Cozzi scored her second

andthirdgoaloftheseason.TheCougarswonthatgamewithafinalof 2-0. Freshman goalieCortney Jerzyhadherfirstshutoutinhercollege career in just her secondgame in goal. TheCougars hadsixshotsongoal.ThisvictorygavetheCougarsa2-0-0recordontheseason. OnAugust 31, SXUplayedGraceCollegeathome.CozziputtheCougarsontheboardwiththefirstgoalofthegame.LaterJuniorAnita Balciunas headed the ballin to break a 1-1 tie. The gameendedina2-2tiegoingintodoubleovertime.JerzyrecordedeightsavesfortheCougars. TheCougars will be facingoff against LawrenceTechnologyUniversityathomeonSeptember8.CurrentlytheCougarsare2-0-1.Thestarttimeforthegameis1:30pm. Come on out and supportyourCougars!FreshmanAlexisCozzihasbeenonahotstreaktostarttheseason. The Xavierite

SXU AthleticsShaneZackerycaught14passesfor237yardsand2touchdowns.

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