In this issue...Op-Eds, Page 4
Joseph Cotton shares his newly developed perspective on Medicare for All.
A&E, Page 7
Writers spar over Taylor Swift’s surprise eighth studio album, folklore.
Campus News, Page 2
changes it’s name in response to federally instated policies.
Op-Eds, Page 4
The fate of collegiate sports are bleak as Big Ten, Pac-12 cancel fall season.
Published by the students of Xavier University since 1915Fiat justitia, ruat caelum
Volume CVII Issue 2April 13, 2020xaviernewswire.com
Pay for parties with probationViolation of Community Commitment to be met with hefty consequences BY HEATHER GASTEditor-in-Chief
As Manresa leaders wel-come first-years and cam-pus prepares for classes to begin next Monday, parties have sprung up on Cleneay, Lexington, Regent and oth-er nearby streets as students have returned to the area. T
he Office of Student Affairs recently developed a strict policy to address such gather-ings.
Universities across Ohio and the nation are opting for remote learning to start the semester remotely to avoid further outbreaks of COVID-19. A key concern of students returning to college campuses is the high poten-tial of COVID-19 spread at off-campus parties.
On Aug. 9, the Xavier community received an email about the Community Com-mitment, which details proto-cols students are expected to follow.
Assembled by Dean of Students, Jean Griffin, the Community Commitment in-cludes overarching themes of caring for the community but also direct expectations, such as wearing a face mask on campus and for students to report if they test positive for COVID-19.
All students are expected to pledge to before return-ing to campus. Regardless of whether they complete this pledge, violations of the Com-munity Commitment will go through the same disciplinary processes as violations of the codes found in the Student Handbook.
A post provided by the Of-fice of Student Affairs and shared on Resident Life’s In-stagram account on Aug. 8 outlined unacceptable and ex-treme risk behaviors.
Extreme-risk behaviors, such as planning, hosting or attending off-campus gather-
ings which do not adhere to proper COVID-19 guidelines are at risk of university pro-bation, removal from univer-sity housing, suspension or expulsion.
Knowingly coming in con-tact with people exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 or not complying with quaran-tine and isolate protocols are also considered extreme-risk behaviors.
Unacceptable behaviors, such as repeatedly refusing to wear face masks on campus, rearranging furniture that is in compliance with social distancing or not complying with the on-campus guest pol-icy are at risk of probation or removal from Xavier-owned housing.
“What we’re asking stu-dents is to take personal re-sponsibility and collective responsibility as the student population to help ensure that we’re able to stay healthy and safe,” Dean of Student Affairs Dave Johnson said.
“We really believe that our ability to be on campus re-quires individuals to make really deliberate and deter-mined decisions about how we study together, how we work together and how we socialize together.”
But Johnson doesn’t believe that most incidents will come to the level of reporting ac-cording to the 4R’s approach laid out in the Community Commitment. The 4R’s, re-mind, request, remedy and
report, serve as a guide for the Xavier community to ap-proach those who do not take proper COVID-19 precau-tions.
Johnson stresses that the Xavier community should show patience concerning vi-olations of the Community Commitment.
“No one expects anyone to be able to figure out over-night how to start to act in new ways. We’re all in this to-gether.”
Johnson also emphasiz-es that while these precau-tions must be taken to reduce spread of COVID-19 and to protect those in the Xavier community with underlying health conditions, these mea-sures are not intended to de-
Photo courtesy of Andie Parady.
ter all socializing.“(Xavier) is a place to find
community. We want students to socialize, we want students to spend time with one anoth-er, we want this to be a place that they feel at home... It’s just that we have to do that in some new ways.”
Students can report vio-lations of the Community Commitment to the Student Concern Form on the xavi-er.edu Student Hub and the anonymous Ethics and Com-pliance Hotline at 855-481-6238, which is processed by Risk Management.
For time-sensitive con-cerns, Xavier University Po-lice Department’s non-emer-gency line can be contacted at 513-745-2000.
Xavier’s Title IX Office will change its name to the “Title IX and Interpersonal Violence Response Office” af-ter new policy guidelines for U.S. colleges were laid out by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
However, Xavier’s current policies and procedures will remain largely unchanged.
The new standards require that Title IX offices pro-vide live hearings for allega-tions of sexual misconduct and allow students’ advisers to cross-examine witnesses during these hearings. They also narrow the definition of what is covered by Title IX.
DeVos’ update was first announced in 2018, after the removal of an Obama-era pol-icy known as the “Dear Col-league” letter.
The prior Title IX guide-lines encouraged colleges to use a “preponderance of evi-dence” to determine whether a student should be removed from campus due to sexual misconduct. The new guide-lines state that colleges may choose to use a preponderance of evidence or a “clear and convincing” standard with a higher burden of proof.
Chief Title IX Officer Kate Lawson noted in her June 30 letter to campus that Xavi-er would continue to use the
“preponderance of evidence” standard, which has a lower burden of proof.
“We believe it results in the most equitable, appropriate standard for an institution’s internal sex discrimination complaint resolution process,” Lawson wrote.
Lawson also noted in her letter that DeVos’ Title IX guidelines “narrow the defini-tion” of what is now covered by the Title IX Department. She clarified that Xavier will continue to address the issues no longer covered by Title IX in “a set of non-Title IX in-terpersonal violence and sex discrimination policies”.
Despite the changes to the official names of the title IX office and policies, Lawson reiterated that current proce-dures will remain mostly the same.
“Our interpersonal vio-lence policies are essentially our (current) policies,” Law-son said of the new half of the office’s name. Lawson also added that Interpersonal Vio-lence will also address sex dis-crimination towards students abroad, which is now no lon-ger covered by federal Title IX regulations.
The new requirements also permit schools to use informal resolution methods in cases of sexual misconduct, such as mediation and restorative jus-tice. Though Xavier will con-tinue to use the formal reso-
lution methods it has utilized in previous years, Lawson announced that Xavier plans to research how other schools enforce informal resolution methods.
“We do not plan to change that policy. We do plan to study it, maybe to see how other schools are doing it,” Lawson said of informal reso-lution. “I think what’s import-ant to me is to not close out what might feel like a good or appropriate response from a reporting party’s perspec-tive.”
DeVos’ requirements are not impacting Xavier’s man-dated reporter policies, which have been in place since 2013, according to Lawson. The new requirements align with Xavier’s current policy re-quiring all employees, except those designated confidential or privileged communication informants, to report any knowledge of sexual discrim-ination or misconduct on cam-pus.
“This policy... has been ex-tremely effective in connect-ing individuals impacted by sex discrimination to appro-priate resources and receiving accurate, comprehensive in-formation on their rights, op-tions, and resources,” Lawson wrote.
The new rules also do not require colleges to follow a specific timeline when ad-dressing Title IX complaints,
though Lawson stated Xavi-er would continue to address complaints “promptly and comprehensively.”
Like some critics of the new guidelines, Lawson said they can add hurdles to the response process.
“This creates additional barriers for people impacted by sex discrimination,” she said.
She noted that though the controversial policies may bar some students from receiving support from Title IX, Xavier plans to continue supporting
all reporting parties. “There was a learning
curve for our community when I got there in 2013, and there will be a learning curve again… Our goal is to help students. I will always try to be highly accessible to stu-dents,” Lawson added.
In an Aug. 6 email to stu-dents and staff, Lawson an-nounced that she would host various forums this fall re-garding the new office re-sponsibilities. Dates for these forums have not yet been an-nounced.
“�e pandemic will de�-nitely impact the ways our campus organizations op-erate, but I hold con�dence that they will continue to �nd ways to create opportu-nities for students to devel-op personal communities and skills. �e Mock Trial team, for instance, will still participate in tournaments. �ey will just be virtual instead.” - Christo Fosse, junior Philosophy, Politics and the Public major and Manresa leader.
“One challenge and di�er-ence our Xavier community will face is overcoming the social barriers face masks create. For example, it will harder for everyone to read facial expressions and emotions because of the facemasks.” - Ben Leraris, junior computer science major and Manresa leader.
“I know what will stay the same is Xavier’s ‘all for one and one for all’ spirit! Re-gardless of the circumstanc-es, we will all stand with and for others, especially in these unprecedented times!” - Becky Kron, junior public relations and com-munications double major and Fenwick Hall resident assistant.
“One thing that will stay the same is feeling con-nected and supported by Xavier sta�. For example, even though many classes will take place over zoom, teachers are making great e�orts to still be available and stay connected to their students.” - Armadus Chaney, junior communication studies major and Brock-man Hall resident assistant.
“I have no doubt that the community will be the same. I feel as though the empathy and compassion that exists on campus will only grow stronger. What will look di�erent, however, is how we show it. Instead of embracing a�er team’s win, or sharing a meal in the caf, we will have to �nd new ways to show our ap-preciation for one another.” - Emma Kubelka, sophomore social work ma-jor and University Apart-ments resident assistants.
Given the unique circum-stances of the fall semes-ter, we decided to ask some student leaders on campus what’s going to be new this year, and what’s going to stay the same.
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In this issue...Op-Eds, Page 4
Joseph Cotton shares his newly developed perspective on Medicare for All.
A&E, Page 7
Writers spar over Taylor Swift’s surprise eighth studio album, folklore.
Campus News, Page 2
changes it’s name in response to federally instated policies.
Op-Eds, Page 4
The fate of collegiate sports are bleak as Big Ten, Pac-12 cancel fall season.
Published by the students of Xavier University since 1915Fiat justitia, ruat caelum
Volume CVII Issue 2April 13, 2020xaviernewswire.com
Pay for parties with probationViolation of Community Commitment to be met with hefty consequences BY HEATHER GASTEditor-in-Chief
As Manresa leaders wel-come first-years and cam-pus prepares for classes to begin next Monday, parties have sprung up on Cleneay, Lexington, Regent and oth-er nearby streets as students have returned to the area. T
he Office of Student Affairs recently developed a strict policy to address such gather-ings.
Universities across Ohio and the nation are opting for remote learning to start the semester remotely to avoid further outbreaks of COVID-19. A key concern of students returning to college campuses is the high poten-tial of COVID-19 spread at off-campus parties.
On Aug. 9, the Xavier community received an email about the Community Com-mitment, which details proto-cols students are expected to follow.
Assembled by Dean of Students, Jean Griffin, the Community Commitment in-cludes overarching themes of caring for the community but also direct expectations, such as wearing a face mask on campus and for students to report if they test positive for COVID-19.
All students are expected to pledge to before return-ing to campus. Regardless of whether they complete this pledge, violations of the Com-munity Commitment will go through the same disciplinary processes as violations of the codes found in the Student Handbook.
A post provided by the Of-fice of Student Affairs and shared on Resident Life’s In-stagram account on Aug. 8 outlined unacceptable and ex-treme risk behaviors.
Extreme-risk behaviors, such as planning, hosting or attending off-campus gather-
ings which do not adhere to proper COVID-19 guidelines are at risk of university pro-bation, removal from univer-sity housing, suspension or expulsion.
Knowingly coming in con-tact with people exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 or not complying with quaran-tine and isolate protocols are also considered extreme-risk behaviors.
Unacceptable behaviors, such as repeatedly refusing to wear face masks on campus, rearranging furniture that is in compliance with social distancing or not complying with the on-campus guest pol-icy are at risk of probation or removal from Xavier-owned housing.
“What we’re asking stu-dents is to take personal re-sponsibility and collective responsibility as the student population to help ensure that we’re able to stay healthy and safe,” Dean of Student Affairs Dave Johnson said.
“We really believe that our ability to be on campus re-quires individuals to make really deliberate and deter-mined decisions about how we study together, how we work together and how we socialize together.”
But Johnson doesn’t believe that most incidents will come to the level of reporting ac-cording to the 4R’s approach laid out in the Community Commitment. The 4R’s, re-mind, request, remedy and
report, serve as a guide for the Xavier community to ap-proach those who do not take proper COVID-19 precau-tions.
Johnson stresses that the Xavier community should show patience concerning vi-olations of the Community Commitment.
“No one expects anyone to be able to figure out over-night how to start to act in new ways. We’re all in this to-gether.”
Johnson also emphasiz-es that while these precau-tions must be taken to reduce spread of COVID-19 and to protect those in the Xavier community with underlying health conditions, these mea-sures are not intended to de-
Photo courtesy of Andie Parady.
ter all socializing.“(Xavier) is a place to find
community. We want students to socialize, we want students to spend time with one anoth-er, we want this to be a place that they feel at home... It’s just that we have to do that in some new ways.”
Students can report vio-lations of the Community Commitment to the Student Concern Form on the xavi-er.edu Student Hub and the anonymous Ethics and Com-pliance Hotline at 855-481-6238, which is processed by Risk Management.
For time-sensitive con-cerns, Xavier University Po-lice Department’s non-emer-gency line can be contacted at 513-745-2000.
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Arts & Entertainment xaviernewswire.comAugust 13, 20207
BOPYou may love her or hate
her, but no one can deny that Taylor Swift is one of the most talked about artists of our time. She’s been named “Artist of the Decade” at the American Music Awards and has broken countless re-cords, including becoming the �rst female musician to have seven of her albums de-but at number one. With the surprise release of her eighth studio album, “folklore,” you can add one more reason for people to talk about Taylor Swift.
Released on July 23, “folk-lore” is an indie-folk experi-ment that is a stark contrast to her previous country and pop endeavors. Swift collab-orated with Ohio native Aar-on Dessner of The National on the majority of the album, along with Jack Antono�, who has been a co-writer on her last three albums.
With “folklore,” Swift proves once again that she can do just about anything when it comes to music as she seamlessly weaves be-tween genres. Swift has al-ways had a chameleon-like ability to blend into any cat-
Swift’s folklore: Bop or Flop?
BY JOSEPH COTTON
Campus News Editor
egory she chooses. Perhaps that’s a notion she explores on “mirrorball” about midway through the album: “I want you to know / I’m a mirror-ball / I can change everything about me to �t in.”
She re�ects on how hard it is to please critics, fans and the general public as she tries to navigate what she wants to write about and share with the world while also trying to remain relevant before the world gets bored with her. “I’m still on that trapeze / I’m still trying everything to keep
you looking at me,” she sings on the 80s-in�uenced track.
However, this latest genre switch-up is a risk even for Swift, especially since she has done it more than once. In the past, country fans weren’t so pleased to hear the lead single of “1989,” “Shake It O�,” blasting through car radios and bars across the U.S. Yet, the switch to pop wasn’t so surprising. There were un-dertones of anthem-like pop on Fearless track “You Belong With Me” and synth-EDM in-�uence on “I Knew You Were
FLOPTaylor Swift has de�nitely
cemented her place as one of the leading pop artists for our generation. I’ve always been fascinated with her ca-reer. From the early years of country-pop love songs that soundtracked my middle school dances to the moodi-er “1989” that seemed to ex-ude this “country gal moving to the big city” energy that I envied, and �nally the album “Lover” which seemed to marry the two worlds seam-lessly.
When “folklore” was an-nounced, I was excited to see what she was going to do next. Would she build on the dream-pop sounds of “Lov-er?” Or would she �ex her songwriting abilities and take her music in a whole di�erent direction?
Unfortunately, I got a dud. “folklore” is a one-trick pony. While the haunting, low-key aesthetic of the album �ts with the mood of quarantine and is sweet on the ears, it sounds as if Taylor Swift and
her collaborators decided to rewrite the same song 16 times.
That’s not to say that Swift’s vocal performances aren’t heartfelt or that the songs aren’t well written in any mu-sical or lyrical sense when listened to on their own. It’s just that the love-sick ballad-ry gets old after the �rst few tracks and that the produc-tion doesn’t do much to help that repetitiveness.
Jack Antono� and Aaron
Dessner, the producers of the album, really dropped the ball on this project. The entire album has one gear, the “over-produced, cloudy dreamscape vibe,” and it feels like the monotone drone of a shy public speaker.
Not to say that some songs do that “one trick” better than others. “cardigan” is a genuinely sweet song with a smooth instrumental that carries the powerful imagery of your favorite old cardigan
BY CADYN HEALY
Guest Writer
that becomes a part of you. Swift’s voice seems to �ght to stay just above the waves of piano chords and count-er-melody as the understated drums move the song for-ward. All the small elements of the song come together to make a beautiful soundscape.
“betty” was also a high point on the record for me. Swift’s voice pops out of the mix and the childish lyrics are playful. The strings, gui-tar and synths combine with
Swift’s powerful voice to pull your ears through the song.
On the other hand, there are some terrible misses on the tracklist. Take “this is me trying” for example. The vo-cals are drowned in this reverb e�ect that does no service to Swift’s voice and covers for the fact that song is the mu-sical equivalent of wallpaper. “epiphany” is another song that falls into a similar trap but the vocals are a bit more palatable.
I can appreciate that “moody” was what they were going for, but expecting one emotion to carry the entire 1 hour and 3 minutes run time was a miscalculation. I felt that “Lover” was bloated and has a few songs that could have been cut, but with “folk-lore” Swift would have been �ne with stopping at the �fth track and releasing a small EP or something along those lines.
Overall, it’s forgettable, re-petitive and dull, but some of the songs have touching lyrics.
Trouble” from the album Red. Even today, some people say that they miss the “old Taylor.”
Yet, for the fans who have stuck around, one thing with Taylor Swift has always been consistent — and that is her beautiful talent to tell stories. With “folklore,” Swift extends beyond already-high expec-tations and really shows what she is capable of.
She steps into the shoes of di�erent characters: the oth-er woman in “illicit a�airs,” a dead person being grieved at their funeral in “my tears
ricochet,” two people who are going through a breakup as she duets with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on “exile.” Three tracks in particular surround a high school love triangle on “cardigan,” “august” and “bet-ty.”
“folklore” not only gives the listener hauntingly beau-tiful tracks but also showcas-es that the “old Taylor” never left. She is still able to paint an image that plays out like a movie scene in our minds with poetic and carefully crafted lyrics. With nearly all songs done acoustically with piano and guitar, listening to “folklore” feels personal, like sitting by a camp�re swap-ping stories with old, familiar friends.
On “seven”, Swift croons “And just like a folk song / Our love will be passed on,” cleverly playing on the fact that we will be discussing and passing down the sto-ries she tells us on her eighth album. “folklore” reads like a Hemingway novel, slow but well worth the time and un-forgettable overall. There are certainly no skips on Swift’s latest masterpiece.
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Xavier’s Title IX Office will change its name to the “Title IX and Interpersonal Violence Response Office” af-ter new policy guidelines for U.S. colleges were laid out by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
However, Xavier’s current policies and procedures will remain largely unchanged.
The new standards require that Title IX offices pro-vide live hearings for allega-tions of sexual misconduct and allow students’ advisers to cross-examine witnesses during these hearings. They also narrow the definition of what is covered by Title IX.
DeVos’ update was first announced in 2018, after the removal of an Obama-era pol-icy known as the “Dear Col-league” letter.
The prior Title IX guide-lines encouraged colleges to use a “preponderance of evi-dence” to determine whether a student should be removed from campus due to sexual misconduct. The new guide-lines state that colleges may choose to use a preponderance of evidence or a “clear and convincing” standard with a higher burden of proof.
Chief Title IX Officer Kate Lawson noted in her June 30 letter to campus that Xavi-er would continue to use the
“preponderance of evidence” standard, which has a lower burden of proof.
“We believe it results in the most equitable, appropriate standard for an institution’s internal sex discrimination complaint resolution process,” Lawson wrote.
Lawson also noted in her letter that DeVos’ Title IX guidelines “narrow the defini-tion” of what is now covered by the Title IX Department. She clarified that Xavier will continue to address the issues no longer covered by Title IX in “a set of non-Title IX in-terpersonal violence and sex discrimination policies”.
Despite the changes to the official names of the title IX office and policies, Lawson reiterated that current proce-dures will remain mostly the same.
“Our interpersonal vio-lence policies are essentially our (current) policies,” Law-son said of the new half of the office’s name. Lawson also added that Interpersonal Vio-lence will also address sex dis-crimination towards students abroad, which is now no lon-ger covered by federal Title IX regulations.
The new requirements also permit schools to use informal resolution methods in cases of sexual misconduct, such as mediation and restorative jus-tice. Though Xavier will con-tinue to use the formal reso-
lution methods it has utilized in previous years, Lawson announced that Xavier plans to research how other schools enforce informal resolution methods.
“We do not plan to change that policy. We do plan to study it, maybe to see how other schools are doing it,” Lawson said of informal reso-lution. “I think what’s import-ant to me is to not close out what might feel like a good or appropriate response from a reporting party’s perspec-tive.”
DeVos’ requirements are not impacting Xavier’s man-dated reporter policies, which have been in place since 2013, according to Lawson. The new requirements align with Xavier’s current policy re-quiring all employees, except those designated confidential or privileged communication informants, to report any knowledge of sexual discrim-ination or misconduct on cam-pus.
“This policy... has been ex-tremely effective in connect-ing individuals impacted by sex discrimination to appro-priate resources and receiving accurate, comprehensive in-formation on their rights, op-tions, and resources,” Lawson wrote.
The new rules also do not require colleges to follow a specific timeline when ad-dressing Title IX complaints,
though Lawson stated Xavi-er would continue to address complaints “promptly and comprehensively.”
Like some critics of the new guidelines, Lawson said they can add hurdles to the response process.
“This creates additional barriers for people impacted by sex discrimination,” she said.
She noted that though the controversial policies may bar some students from receiving support from Title IX, Xavier plans to continue supporting
all reporting parties. “There was a learning
curve for our community when I got there in 2013, and there will be a learning curve again… Our goal is to help students. I will always try to be highly accessible to stu-dents,” Lawson added.
In an Aug. 6 email to stu-dents and staff, Lawson an-nounced that she would host various forums this fall re-garding the new office re-sponsibilities. Dates for these forums have not yet been an-nounced.
“�e pandemic will de�-nitely impact the ways our campus organizations op-erate, but I hold con�dence that they will continue to �nd ways to create opportu-nities for students to devel-op personal communities and skills. �e Mock Trial team, for instance, will still participate in tournaments. �ey will just be virtual instead.” - Christo Fosse, junior Philosophy, Politics and the Public major and Manresa leader.
“One challenge and di�er-ence our Xavier community will face is overcoming the social barriers face masks create. For example, it will harder for everyone to read facial expressions and emotions because of the facemasks.” - Ben Leraris, junior computer science major and Manresa leader.
“I know what will stay the same is Xavier’s ‘all for one and one for all’ spirit! Re-gardless of the circumstanc-es, we will all stand with and for others, especially in these unprecedented times!” - Becky Kron, junior public relations and com-munications double major and Fenwick Hall resident assistant.
“One thing that will stay the same is feeling con-nected and supported by Xavier sta�. For example, even though many classes will take place over zoom, teachers are making great e�orts to still be available and stay connected to their students.” - Armadus Chaney, junior communication studies major and Brock-man Hall resident assistant.
“I have no doubt that the community will be the same. I feel as though the empathy and compassion that exists on campus will only grow stronger. What will look di�erent, however, is how we show it. Instead of embracing a�er team’s win, or sharing a meal in the caf, we will have to �nd new ways to show our ap-preciation for one another.” - Emma Kubelka, sophomore social work ma-jor and University Apart-ments resident assistants.
Given the unique circum-stances of the fall semes-ter, we decided to ask some student leaders on campus what’s going to be new this year, and what’s going to stay the same.
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Lawson responds to title IX changesAfter DeVos’ federal actions, XU is set on changing policies and procedures
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BY ANDREW ZERMAN
Sports @NewswireSportsAugust 13, 20206
Morikawa wins �rst major at PGA Championship
golfers tied for the lead or within one shot.
Many players had an op-portunity to receive a histor-ic victory, and Morikawa did
just that. His two-under front nine had him right in conten-tion, but a few shots solidi-�ed Morikawa’s exceptional weekend. On the 14th hole,
Morikawa chipped in from about 55 feet to take the lead at 11 under.
Runner-up Paul Casey would soon tie Morikawa.
Collin Morikawa’s aggressive approach helped him come on top of a packed leaderboard and win the PGA Championship on Sunday. The win at TPC Harding Park was Morikawa’s �rst major, and second win of the season.
Photo courtesy of golfdigest.com
Big Ten cancels fall sports season due to COVID-19
However, hole 16 at TPC Harding Park played short on Sunday, as the pin was just 336 yards from the tee.
Morikawa decided to choose a driver and attack the pin. He hit a beautiful cut that rolled onto the green and was just 7 feet from the pin.
Morikawa would then sink the putt to record an eagle and take a two-shot lead to win the tournament.
“Never lay up. Why not hit a great driver? Why not hit that little left-to-right shot with the wind help-ing o� the left?” Morikawa said to reporters about his approach on the 16th hole.
The win at TPC Harding Park on Sunday was Morika-wa’s third of his young career and second of the season. He recently beat Justin Thomas in a three-hole playo� to win the Workday Charity Open in July. He also won the 2019 Barracuda Championship.
Morikawa’s aggressive approach throughout the tournament was the key that helped him win him the Wa-namaker trophy and likely his �rst of many major golf championships.
On Wednesday, the Big Ten became the �rst Power Five conference to cancel their fall sports season. It’s expected more conferences will follow in the coming days, which could mean no collegiate fall sports in 2020.
Photo courtesy of Big Ten Conference
On Monday, the Big Ten conference voted to cancel their fall sports season, and on Tuesday it made an o�-cial announcement con�rm-ing the cancellation of their fall sports season.
The Pac-12 followed suit on Tuesday, while the Big East announced Wednes-day night that all fall sports would be cancelled with hopes to play in the spring. All other conferences are likely to follow in the coming weeks.
Individual conferences at the Division Two and Divi-sion Three level started o� by cancelling their seasons over the summer, and the Foot-ball Championship Series (FCS) quickly followed.
However, there was cau-tious optimism that the Foot-ball Bowl Subdivision (FBS) would still play due to the �nancial implications that could follow if they don’t.
That optimism went out the window on Saturday when the Mid-American Con-ference (MAC) announced they were cancelling their fall football season. The Mountain West became the second conference to cancel their season on Tuesday, but the Big Ten’s decision was especially important as they
were the �rst Power Five con-ference to make the decision to cancel.
The high-risk nature of football made it di�cult to realistically expect a season to be played, but with col-lege football likely no longer happening, the revenue gen-erated from the sportcould lead to other sports being cut in the future.
Financial implications due to COVID-19 have already led schools to cut various athlet-ic teams-and with no football
it’s expected another wave of teams will get cut at schools across the nation.
With no football, a serious question is raised about the viability of playing any colle-giate sports in the fall, which could lead to no college sports at all until the winter. The Big Ten’s decision to can-cel all fall sports means other conferences will likely follow suit.
The loss of a college football season also has a serious impact on the
Collin Morikawa birdied the 18th hole on Saturday at the 2020 Professional Golf Assocation (PGA) Champi-onship to shoot 65 for the round and ignite some mo-mentum heading into the �nal Sunday.
Starting the day, the 23-year old phenom was two shots back of then-leader Dustin Johnson. Morikawa would go on to shoot 64 on Sunday to win his �rst ever major at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California.
Morikawa’s overall score of 129 on Saturday and Sunday marked the lowest closing 36-hole total score in golf major history.
Morikawa joins Rory McIl-roy, Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win their major champion-ship at the age of 23. It was also just Morikawa’s second major ever, as he tied for 14th at the 2019 U.S. Open.
This PGA Championship was one of the more exciting majors in recent memory. At one point on the back nine on Sunday, there were seven
players who may have been looking to make an impact in their �nal collegiate sea-sons to try and get the at-tention of NFL teams.
Joe Burrow, the �rst over-all pick in this years’ NFL Draft tweeted, “I feel for all college athletes right now. I hope their voices are heard by the decision makers. If this hap-pened a year ago, I may be looking for a job right now.”
Burrow wasn’t projected to be an NFL prospect be-fore last college football sea-
son, but his historic numbers helped him become the �rst pick in the draft.
In recent days, college football athletes have been tweeting with the hashtag #WeWantToPlay, and mul-tiple college coaches in-cluding Michigan’s John Harbaugh and Ohio State’s Ryan Day have also spoken out in support of playing this season.
If a college football season doesn’t happen, college bas-ketball will be the next sport likely to be impacted by COVID-19, and college pres-idents and athletic directors will have to try and �gure out a way to safely play basket-ball.
Stadium’s Je� Goodman reported last week that the Big East and Big Ten have looked into the idea of playing games in a bubble but given that players may still have to attend classes it doesn’t seem like a possi-bility.
In the Pac-12’s announce-ment on Tuesday, they an-nounced that no team in the conference would play sports until 2021, which would nix the non-confer-ence portion of the league’s basketball schedule.
That decision could be fol-lowed by other conferences, which would make for an in-teresting basketball season.
BY JOE CLARKSports Editor
Schools cited safety concerns, all conferences expected to cancel shortly
BY JAKE GEIGERStaff Writer
The 23-year-old came out on top of a packed leaderboard at Harding Park
Arts & Entertainment xaviernewswire.comAugust 13, 20207
BOPYou may love her or hate
her, but no one can deny that Taylor Swift is one of the most talked about artists of our time. She’s been named “Artist of the Decade” at the American Music Awards and has broken countless re-cords, including becoming the �rst female musician to have seven of her albums de-but at number one. With the surprise release of her eighth studio album, “folklore,” you can add one more reason for people to talk about Taylor Swift.
Released on July 23, “folk-lore” is an indie-folk experi-ment that is a stark contrast to her previous country and pop endeavors. Swift collab-orated with Ohio native Aar-on Dessner of The National on the majority of the album, along with Jack Antono�, who has been a co-writer on her last three albums.
With “folklore,” Swift proves once again that she can do just about anything when it comes to music as she seamlessly weaves be-tween genres. Swift has al-ways had a chameleon-like ability to blend into any cat-
Swift’s folklore: Bop or Flop?
BY JOSEPH COTTON
Campus News Editor
egory she chooses. Perhaps that’s a notion she explores on “mirrorball” about midway through the album: “I want you to know / I’m a mirror-ball / I can change everything about me to �t in.”
She re�ects on how hard it is to please critics, fans and the general public as she tries to navigate what she wants to write about and share with the world while also trying to remain relevant before the world gets bored with her. “I’m still on that trapeze / I’m still trying everything to keep
you looking at me,” she sings on the 80s-in�uenced track.
However, this latest genre switch-up is a risk even for Swift, especially since she has done it more than once. In the past, country fans weren’t so pleased to hear the lead single of “1989,” “Shake It O�,” blasting through car radios and bars across the U.S. Yet, the switch to pop wasn’t so surprising. There were un-dertones of anthem-like pop on Fearless track “You Belong With Me” and synth-EDM in-�uence on “I Knew You Were
FLOPTaylor Swift has de�nitely
cemented her place as one of the leading pop artists for our generation. I’ve always been fascinated with her ca-reer. From the early years of country-pop love songs that soundtracked my middle school dances to the moodi-er “1989” that seemed to ex-ude this “country gal moving to the big city” energy that I envied, and �nally the album “Lover” which seemed to marry the two worlds seam-lessly.
When “folklore” was an-nounced, I was excited to see what she was going to do next. Would she build on the dream-pop sounds of “Lov-er?” Or would she �ex her songwriting abilities and take her music in a whole di�erent direction?
Unfortunately, I got a dud. “folklore” is a one-trick pony. While the haunting, low-key aesthetic of the album �ts with the mood of quarantine and is sweet on the ears, it sounds as if Taylor Swift and
her collaborators decided to rewrite the same song 16 times.
That’s not to say that Swift’s vocal performances aren’t heartfelt or that the songs aren’t well written in any mu-sical or lyrical sense when listened to on their own. It’s just that the love-sick ballad-ry gets old after the �rst few tracks and that the produc-tion doesn’t do much to help that repetitiveness.
Jack Antono� and Aaron
Dessner, the producers of the album, really dropped the ball on this project. The entire album has one gear, the “over-produced, cloudy dreamscape vibe,” and it feels like the monotone drone of a shy public speaker.
Not to say that some songs do that “one trick” better than others. “cardigan” is a genuinely sweet song with a smooth instrumental that carries the powerful imagery of your favorite old cardigan
BY CADYN HEALY
Guest Writer
that becomes a part of you. Swift’s voice seems to �ght to stay just above the waves of piano chords and count-er-melody as the understated drums move the song for-ward. All the small elements of the song come together to make a beautiful soundscape.
“betty” was also a high point on the record for me. Swift’s voice pops out of the mix and the childish lyrics are playful. The strings, gui-tar and synths combine with
Swift’s powerful voice to pull your ears through the song.
On the other hand, there are some terrible misses on the tracklist. Take “this is me trying” for example. The vo-cals are drowned in this reverb e�ect that does no service to Swift’s voice and covers for the fact that song is the mu-sical equivalent of wallpaper. “epiphany” is another song that falls into a similar trap but the vocals are a bit more palatable.
I can appreciate that “moody” was what they were going for, but expecting one emotion to carry the entire 1 hour and 3 minutes run time was a miscalculation. I felt that “Lover” was bloated and has a few songs that could have been cut, but with “folk-lore” Swift would have been �ne with stopping at the �fth track and releasing a small EP or something along those lines.
Overall, it’s forgettable, re-petitive and dull, but some of the songs have touching lyrics.
Trouble” from the album Red. Even today, some people say that they miss the “old Taylor.”
Yet, for the fans who have stuck around, one thing with Taylor Swift has always been consistent — and that is her beautiful talent to tell stories. With “folklore,” Swift extends beyond already-high expec-tations and really shows what she is capable of.
She steps into the shoes of di�erent characters: the oth-er woman in “illicit a�airs,” a dead person being grieved at their funeral in “my tears
ricochet,” two people who are going through a breakup as she duets with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on “exile.” Three tracks in particular surround a high school love triangle on “cardigan,” “august” and “bet-ty.”
“folklore” not only gives the listener hauntingly beau-tiful tracks but also showcas-es that the “old Taylor” never left. She is still able to paint an image that plays out like a movie scene in our minds with poetic and carefully crafted lyrics. With nearly all songs done acoustically with piano and guitar, listening to “folklore” feels personal, like sitting by a camp�re swap-ping stories with old, familiar friends.
On “seven”, Swift croons “And just like a folk song / Our love will be passed on,” cleverly playing on the fact that we will be discussing and passing down the sto-ries she tells us on her eighth album. “folklore” reads like a Hemingway novel, slow but well worth the time and un-forgettable overall. There are certainly no skips on Swift’s latest masterpiece.
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The Back 2 School Page xaviernewswire.comAugust 13, 202012
Taurus: You’re an awful person, but this week you’ll almost do
something good. It’ll be like how Trump almost banned TikTok.
Gemini: The most erotic tension you’ll get during this pandemic is
the switch for a lamp so you have to get all handsy with it under the
lampshade. Cancer: Quit acting like you’re hot
minutes of fame, now crawl back into the irrelevancy cave with Tiger
King and The Last Dance.
Leo: It’s always good to be pre-pared! For example, don’t unpack
when you arrive at school so you’re prepared for when we inevitably get sent back home in a month!
Virgo: There’s currently a coin shortage going on. You probably
haven’t noticed because it isn’t the year 1952 and no one’s putting a dime in the jukebox at the local
diner to play WAP.
Aries: The stars are wishing every-one a safe recovery after Hurricane
Isaias lol just kidding no one cares about New England lmao
go order a breakfast sandwich or something.
Libra: Stop trying to be special.
not an airbender and you’re CERTAINLY not divergent.
Scorpio: Only you get to decide your own destiny. If you want to die by getting COVID-19 at a Smash Mouth concert, get your game on
and go play.
Sagittarius: This one’s for all you DIFT majors out there: PLEASE make a movie that takes place in Cincinnati, we’re tired of only
having Rain Man.
Capricorn: Try not to be a pessimist. All of the horrible
events going on in the world right now barely hold a candle to the
time they gave Annoying Orange a TV show.
Aquarius: Before the craziness of this school year starts, it’s nice to harken back to simpler times: like when all of our moms collectively
forced us to watch Hamilton on the third of July.
Pisces: This semester might be
summer job money on Father Graham’s OnlyFans. But it was
well worth every penny.
at Xavier, and I’ve got to say, I’m re-ally bummed out. Just like most teens, I’ve spent years looking forward to going to college. And, also like most teens, my expectations of what college will be like are almost com-pletely shaped by how Holly-wood portrays the university
An Extremely Goofy Movie. As I’m sure every-one can relate, I’ve long looked forward to the day I would be able to expe-
time, like drinking cheddar whiz out of a can and competing with my pals in the X Games competition. Now sharing canned cheese with my dudes is a safety concern and sporting events have been cancelled.
dad isn’t even going to be my roommate anymore because he fears his age puts him in the “at-risk” population. Next they’re going to tell us there won’t even be a disco dancing competition this year! As Goofy would say, “Hyuck this!” Sincerely,
Almanzo,Dear
An Extremely Disappointed Muskie
Dear Muskie, The pandemic has forced everyone to make a lot of compromises. As you get older, you’ll real-ize that’s just a part of life.
Humans like to make plans and goals for the future and unfortunate-ly those plans don’t always work out. But sometimes your most memo-rable experiences are when unexpect-ed events occur. Goofy’s son, Max, was very upset when Goofy showed up on
campus, but by the end of the movie the two were closer than ever and had a great year. I’m sorry this isn’t how you want-
to go. But if you keep your mind open then I guar-
antee that you’ll have a great time. You’re going to make memories that wouldn’t be possible during any other year and you’ll be glad you started college in 2020. This year isn’t going to be perfect, but it’ll be extremely goofy — and that might be better. Sincerely,Almanzo, M.D.
BY TESS BREWER
Adennoyed (AH-den-noid): An irritated feeling spurred by the inevitable itchiness of one’s nose while wearing a mask.
Transplatlantic (trans-PLAHT-an-tick): A desire to be immediately transported overseas to some hid-den European village and assume the identity of a blacksmith.
Chile con carnage: Graphic destruc-tion of the type that results in a restrain-ing order issued by your toilet.
in-FIN-a-year): A year that feels much longer than the calendar indicates it is (e.g. 2020).
FirstionaryYour weekly well of wacky words™
Here at the Newswire we’re not allowed to encourage cheating, but
encouraging you to play a game about cheating? Now that’s fair game.
The Classroom 2 is a stealth game
they try to cheat their way through school. It’s both surprisingly challeng-
ing and surprisingly funny, though the dialogue can be a little cringy at times. But it’s a classic web game, not a Telltale game, so if you were expecting award-winning dialogue I
don’t know what to tell you.
The Classroom 2newgrounds.com/portal/view/201306
This game isn’t about school, but by god did I play it a lot in school, along with the whole
Cool Math Game catalog. Do your good deed for the day and check in on ole’
CMG, it’s like our collective grandma whose nursing
home we’ve neglected to visit in years (Don’t use COVID-19 as an excuse, it’s been lon-ger then that). And trust me, this game is as hard as you
remember.
World’s Hardest Gamecoolmathgames.com/0-worlds-
hardest-game
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