January 30th, 2013

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Saint Xavier has recentlyannouncedthecampusbookstore’supcomingpartnershipwithFollettHigherEducationGroup(FHEG). ThedecisiontopartnerwithFHEGwasmadebytheSXUBoardofDirectorsbecauseofthegroup’spotential to enhance theway thebookstoreprovidesforstudents. “We’reconfidentthatFollett,who has demonstrated a strongabilitytodrivenewprograms,willpositively impact our classroomsandthecommunitiestheyserve,”stated ChristineM.Wiseman,SaintXavierUniversityPresident. Because of this, beginningonMarch11,Follettwilltakeovermanagementofthebookstore. ThepartnershipwithFHEGisexpectedtobringinover8,000publishers’resourcestotheuseofstudentsatSaintXavier,aswellasaccesstoFollett’sonlineresourcesatwww.efollett.com.Throughthiswebsite,studentswillalsobeabletomakepurchasesonline. Students at SXU will alsobeabletorenttextbooksthroughFollett’s Rent-A-Text program,a popular program that savesstudentsanaverageof50percentontextbooks. AccordingtoapressreleaseinSXNews,theprogramisreportedtohavesavedstudentsthroughoutthe

nationmorethan$300million.ThroughFollett,studentswillalsobe able to accessmore textbooksdigitally. Students are hopeful of theanticipated changes in terms ofmoreaffordablematerials. As of current, many SXUstudents choose not to purchasetheirbooksfromthebookstoreduetocost,oneofthembeingAlexisMedina, a sophomore nursingmajor. “I actually don’t buy mybooksfromthebookstorebecauseof the simple fact that they areexpensive.Igotothelibraryandscanmy books or borrow booksfromothers,”Medinasaid. Manyofthestudentswhodopurchasetheirbooksareunhappywithhighpricesoftheirrequiredtexts. “Ifeellikepeoplewouldbuymorebooksfromthestoreifpriceswere cheaper instead of going toAmazon,Chegg and eBay,” saidMedina. Pat Stepp, a sophomorebiologymajor,statedthat,althoughhe purchases his books from thebookstore,itdoesnotsitwellwithhisbudget. “I think that [this change]would be better for students,because a lotofpeople complainabouthowmuchbookscost,”saidSteppafterbeinginformedofthecomingchanges.

M e d i n a a l s o s h ow e dexcitementforthecomingchanges,as they would allow her newopportunitiestowardshermajor. “I’mprettyexcitedforthenewchanges because I can now buymyownnursing books and keepthem,”Medinastated.

Nicole RosalesSenior News Editor

Bookstore Changes to Benefit Students

ManagementischangingattheSXUCampusBookstore. The Xavierite

Regina Hall Receives New ResCenterJoshua HumphryNews Correspondent

On January 15, ResidenceLifeunveiled thenewResCenterinReginaHall’sLobby. TheredesignedspacereplacedFigaro’s, a pizza shop that hadoccupiedthespaceuntil theendofthefall2011semester. It had sat in a state oftranslation for two semesterswhiletheuniversitydecidedhowtorenovatethespace.

After the two semesters ofinoccupation,thespacewasfinallyrenovated. The end result : a placeintendedasaspacewherestudentscanhangandchillafterclass. Wheretheovensandservingcounters of Figaro’s once stood,thereisnowasmall,unraisedstage,theCenterStage. This new Center Stage iscapable of hosting a variety ofstudent activities ranging fromsmallscaleimprovshows,musical

performances,openmicnights,orspeakers. Slightly to the rear of theCenterstage,wherestudentsusedtolineindrovesforpastatwiceaweek,isamultipurposearea. Thisanareawherestudentscan do anything from eat theirlunchtostudyorplayaboardorcard gamewith their other SXUstudents. The space is equippedwithimproved lighting, a printer, ascanner, and a bunchof circular

ThenewCenterStage(left)andandapooltable(right)inthenewResCenterinReginaHall. The Xavierite

tablesandchairs. Themain area of the space(right in front ofCenter Space)is also occupied by tables andchairs. However, there is also bothanairhockeyandapooltableforstudentstoenjoyduringtheirdowntime. A62”TValsodominatestheroom and is fully equippedwithaNintendoWii, complete withseveral new games that can becheckedout.

Anothernewfeatureisanewsoundsystemtowhichavarietyofelectronic devices canbehookeduptoincludingiPods,laptops,andDVDplayers. ThespacealsosawupgradestothevendingareawhichbecametheSnackCenter,asmallsideroomequipped withmicrowaves andvendingmachinescarryingavarietyofsnacksandmicrowavablefoods. AllresidentstudentsareabletovisitandenjoytheResCenter.

In a press release, ThomasChristopher, president of FollettHigher EducationGroup statedthat FHEG looks forward toworkingwiththeuniversity. “We ’ r e e x c i t e d t o b eserving SaintXavierUniversity,”Christopherstated.

He continued, “At Follett,we’recommittedtodrivingstudentsuccess and we look forwardto working with Saint XavierUniversitytoidentifysolutionsthatmake coursematerials affordableandaccessibleforstudents.”

Changes to SXU Intranet

Colonizing Mars?

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As temperatures plummet below – 40 C, Town of Norman Wells, Canada, has been evacuating several buildings due to the town’s natural gas service not working currently. A children’s daycare center is being used to relocate a senior citizen’s home. Other residents are also moving to the town’s school to keep warm. Norman Wells has been able to use a back up supply of energy until this problem is dealt with.(http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2013/01/28/north-norman-wells-natural-gas-evacuation.html)

After 33 years of rule, Queen Beatrix of the Nether-lands is stepping down from her throne and passing the throne to her son, Prince Willem-Alexander. In her national address, she states that she will “stand down on April 30”. She states, “it was time for the throne to be held ‘by a new generation’. When he takes rule, Prince Willem-Alexander will become the first king since 1890. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eu-rope-21237254)

On January 27, a plane crashed into a mountain slope where three men met their marker in Antarctica. Both the US and New Zealand teams have made the decision to stop the search and rescue teams. Chris Henshaw with the New Zealand Rescue Co-Ordination Centre states the path that the plane was intended to take was plausible. Canadian investigators are trying to probe the area to see what went wrong.(http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/01/27/antarctic-crash-investigation.html)

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OnFebruary4,2013,anewSXUIntranetPortalwillopenupfor faculty, staff, and students touse. “By definition, a portalis a gateway, or entrance, toinformation. The purpose ofthenewmySXUistoconsolidatethe applications and informationmost widely used by students,faculty and staff. The portalwillbring access, news, resources andinformation into one landingpadforeaseofuseandimprovedinternalcommunication.Allinoneplace!”saysMaggieEaheart,ProjectManager,IT. Eaheartstatesthatthisprojectwillnotonlyallowaneasieraccessto the portal, but an access sign-in tomymail right awaywithout

working throughotherportals togettoit. “S tudent s w i l l bene f i tfrom single sign on tomyMail,myCourses, and CLAWS. Forcurrent students, faculty andstaff,CLAWSwill reside in theportal,identifiedasCLAWS(SelfService).Alongwithlinkstonews,eventsandimportantinformation,everythingyouneedcanbefoundthroughtheportal,”Eaheartstates. Eaheart explains that thischangeiscenteredonthefeedbackstudents, faculty, and staff havesent. Whenaskedaboutwhowasbehindthisproject,Eaheartrepliedthat this project is “Lead by theAdministrativeTechnologiesteamof the InformationTechnologiesdepartment, this project benefitsfrom a true inter-departmentaleffort.”

She continueswith “We’vereachedouttoStudentGovernment,Faculty,Administrative andStaffleadership.” Eahear t states how thedepartment collaborated withI n fo rma t i o n Te chno l o g y ,UniversityRelations,TheCenterfor Instructional Design andInstructionalDesign&AcademicTechnology, and all membersof the Colleague OperationsGroup (COG). COG is madeup of representatives from allthe administrative offices suchasRecords&Advising,CampusLife,ResidenceLife,FinancialAid,Bursar, Admission,Accounting,HumanResources, Payroll, andAcademicAffairs. Althoughmanydepartmentsandpeople are involved,Eaheartexplains that “The bulk of theaccomplishments are attributed

to the dedication and creativityof Christine Rorer, SeniorWeb Applications Developer,BrandonNigro, SharePoint/DBAdministratorandSherryWelch,WebContentEditor.” She goes on to say that“Christine and Brandon havetakenonthe“heavylifting”fromthe technical side and Sherryhasputforthgreateffortonthenavigation and content of theinformationsites.” When asked about anyfurtherprojectsthatwouldlaunchFall 2013, Eaheart said “Weare continuously looking forways to improve. Right now,we’re working toward a three-year institutional technologyplanunder thedirectionof theTechnology Task Force lead byBobTenczar,Vice President ofUniversity Relations. They are

reviewingavarietyofpossibilitiesfor the future, including thedevelopment of an institutionalmobilestrategy.” Eaheart goes on to tell thatone feature that students canget excited over is the ability forstudents to get to themyMailthrough their smartphones.Studentscan lookintothatafterthenewportalgoeslive. Eahear t expresses that“In the immediate future, wecontinuetobuildthenetworkandinfrastructure, improve studentadministrative processes andenhance the student academicexperience.We’re looking toexpand the scope of s inglesign on access to reach beyondmyMail,myCourses,CLAWSandColleagueandwelookforwardtoexpandingtheuseoftheportal.”

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Easy Intranet Access Coming to SXU New Intranet Portal Airs in February

l ibrar y staf f, this event willfeature a performance by Ellisentitled“CharlesDarwinandHisRevolutionaryIdea”. Duringhisperformance,ElliswilldescribethescientificprocessfromDarwin’s perspective, alsopullingscientificthoughtfromtheaudience. E l l i s h a s w r i t t e n t h eperformance also as a comedy,making for both an entertainingandlearningexperience.

Next month, Saint XavierUniversity will host “CharlesDarwin”intheformofactorandauthorBrian“Fox”Ellis. The event will be held onTuesday,February12at5:00–6:00p.m. ItwilltakeplaceintheWardeAcademicCenterinMcGuireHall. Coordinated by the SXU

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Technologyineducationisaquicklygrowingtrend,startingwithoverheadprojectorsandwheeled-incartscarryingVCR’s.NowwehavemovedonuptoDVDplayersandremote-controlledprojectors.Asofthismoment, there are currentlyonlythreeroomsonSaintXavier’scampusthatarenot“smartrooms.”Thatmay seem likeagood thingonthesurface.Moretoolsshouldequalmore efficient learning, bymoststandards. MollyCaldera,OperationsManager atMedia Services, saidthatstudentssimplyhavedifferentlearningstylesthantheyhavehadin the past. Youngpeople are soaccustomed to fast-paced, highlyvisual content that they needteachingmethods that entertainthem and keep them interested.The new smart podiums withaccompanyingpenscanhelpkeepstudentsengagedintheclassroom,whichwillhopefullyleadtobetterlearning. Inaddition,teacherscannowusenewly-availablepodcastingkitstoposttheirrecordedlecturesontoBlackboard after class. PanoptoLectureCapture is video-capturemanagementsoftwarethatteacherscan easily employ to record theirlectures visually, as well. This iscertainly useful if one wants tolistentolecturematerialandstudyafterclass. Allofthisnewtechnologymayseemlikeagoodideaforaschooltoprogressandkeepupwiththetimes.Abigpartofanyuniversity’sjobisrecruitment,afterall,andifnewcomputers sellparentsonKthrough12,itshouldworkforthenext four years aswell.And thequestion ofwhether or not newtechnologyisasellingpointisnolongerevenupfordebate.Inhighschool, itmayhave been laptopsandsmartboards.Now,itseemstobesmartroomsandnewsoftware.It seems as thoughwemayhavegivenupontheideaofeducationatthispoint. Ifwearemoreconcernedwiththe precise number of expensivetoys(sorry,tools)thataschoolcanaffordthanwiththeactuallearningexperienceatthatschool,wehaveamassive imbalanceofpriorities.Wehavetolearntosniffoutthedifferencebetweenwhatweactuallywantandwhatwearetoldwewant,however.Perhapsadvertiserssimplygive consumers what they don’tknow they have asked for.Morelikely,advertisersfindwaystogiveconsumersveryattractivepackagesofthingstheydonotactuallyneed.

The Xavieritewelcomesandencouragesletterstotheeditor.Letterswillnotbeeditedforcontentreasons,thoughwereservetherighttonotprintlettersthatarelibelous.Wealsoreservetherighttoeditforlengthbutpromisethatnocontentwillbecompromised.

Agoodexampleofsomethingstudentsaresoldbutdonotneedis expensive technology in theclassroom. We involuntarily buythese new smart podiums andlecturerecordingtoolseachtimewepayourtuitionbills.True,wehandoveramassiveamountofcashwiththeunderstandingthattheschoolcanessentiallydowhateveritwantswithourmoney.Thatisthedealwemakewhenwepurchaseamoderncollegeeducation. Butwiththatdealcomestheassumptionthattheschoolknowsbestwhat todowithour tuition.We trust them to do their bestleading us through our expectedfour years, cramming the bestqualityeducationintothesmallestamountoftimeandspace.Bettertechnology can only help in thenameofefficiency,seemstobetheargument. We do not need smar tpodiums, to start with. Ourgeneration does not need to beconstantly stimulated in orderto learn anything.We are fullycapable of reading actual bookswith sewnbinding andpaper ontheinside.Anadulttryingtoguesswhat adolescents think is coolorinterestingwill absolutely alwaysbe wrong. They oftenmake themistake that what is advertisedto us is preciselywhatwedesire.Unfortunately,thatisanincrediblybackwards, i f unintentionalapproach. Take, for instance, labswithMac-mini computers. Theyseem fun anduseful at first, butthey do not necessarily improveacademic performance. Leigh L.Linden, an assistant professor ofeconomics and public affairs attheUniversityofTexasinAustenhas found interesting results inherwork studying the effects ofpersonal computers in schools.Lindenhasfoundthatinthebestscenarios, computers can onlymatcheducationalgainsthatcomefromthingsassimpleasusingextrateachingaids.Andsometimes,theintroductionofpersonalcomputersin a classroomcan actually lowerstudents’testresults.(NYTimes) Insteadofspendingsomuchof ourmoney on expensive toyswith questionable benefit, ourschool decision-makers shouldthink about what actually helpsstudents learn.Talented teachers,focused attention and solidhardwork help us get through ourcollegeyears.Wealreadyhavejobs,clubsandfamiliestodealwithonadailybasisontopofourclasses.WedonotneedanimatedPowerPoint’stokeepusawakeinclass.

SaintXavier’scommutersareoften an overlooked bunch. Yet,theyaretheschool’ssilentmajority,its underappreciated lifeblood. Ifthey disappeared, so would theuniversity. So thisweek, I dedicatemycolumn to them, specifically totheirdailyburden—parking. Being a commuter myselffor three and ahalf years now, Ihave observed and experienced anumberofparkingsituationsthatrange from themildly annoyingtotheextremelyinfuriating.Iwillsharethemwithyouhere. First,however, letmeclarifythat this article is notmeant tobemalicious in any way towardanyone.Rather, I hope you finditentertainingandhaveacouple“Ohyeah...thathappenstometoo”moments. Sowithoutfurtherado,herearemy fivemost vexing parkingsituationsatSaintXavier.

The Narrow Parking Spots of Death:

Ifyoueverattempttoparkinparking lot 2,which is the smallone in between the bookstoreand Pacelli Hall, then you areattempting topark in thenarrowparking spots of death.Gettinginisnotashard,butbackingout

is agonizingbecause there is verylittle space between you and thecarparkedopposite toyou.Now,IamsurethereareafewhotshotsreadingthiswhocouldsuccessfullymaneuveranM1tankinthere.Fortherestofyou,however,IsuggestyouavoidthatlotunlessyoudriveaVolkswagenBeetle.

The Vultures: Let ’ s face i t , a l l o f uscommuters have been vulturesat one time or another, circlingaround lot12,waiting topounceon the first person to pull outto take the spot. It’s survival ofthe fittest.Only the patient andperceptive drivers are rewarded,while the rest eventually give upandareforcedtoparkinlot1—thehugerookielot.Ofcourse,thereisalwaystheluckyguywhogetsaspotonthefirsttry.Wedon’tlikehim.

The Generally Annoying Layout of Campus:

Nothing against the peoplewho designed our campus, butboydidtheymakeitinconvenienttogetfromonesidetotheother.Basically,thehalfthatcontainstheShannonCenterandLakeMarionisseparatedfromtheotherhalfbytheWardeAcademicCenter andtheResidenceHalls.Soontoughparking days, it becomes quite aridetocheckallofthelotsbecausethereisnowaytolegallycutacross,unlessyouarePublicSafetyandcandriveacrossthatniftylittlesidewalkofcourse.

The First Week Frenzy: Forsomereason,itisalmostimpossible to findaparking spotoncampusthefirstweekofeverysemester, especially onMondaysandWednesdays.Yetbythesecondweek,Ineverhaveaproblem.Whathappenstoallofthosepeople?Dothey all drop?Do they suddenlyfindasecretundergroundparkinglot to go to?My theory is thatthey get so scaredof the parkingsituation at SaintXavier the firstweekthattheytransferoutonthespot.

The Parking Spot Hoarders: Now,Iknowfindingparkingspots on campus can often bedifficult,but that isnoreason tohoard spots when you do findthem.Here I am speakingof thefellowswhotakeuptwospotswithone vehicle, essentially taking aspotawayfromsomeoneelsewhoneedsit.Letmebeclear:Ifyoudothat,youarepartof theproblemandneedtochange.Thesepeoplenodoubthaveaserioushoardingcondition anddeserve their owninterventionshowonA&E. So there they are—my fivemost vexingparking situations atSaintXavier.Now,I’msuremanyofyoucanextendthelistfurther,sotellmeaboutyourownparkingannoyancesorifanyoftheabovereallyspoketoyou.

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The Unbarable TruthTony BaraEditor in Chief

VIEWPOINTSVIEWPOINTSLetter to the Editor

SaintXavierNewspaperEditorialBoard,

IwouldliketocommentaboutyourrecenteditorialontheParksideApartmentstudentrelocationandwhat,ifany,stepsthePublicSafetyDepartmenttooktoassistintheoverallsafetyofthestudents.

Ifeltyourreadersde-servedclarificationonthePublicSafety’sroleandactionstaken.Firstandforemost,youreditorialstatedthat“perhaps”thePublicSafetyDepartmentcouldhavedonemoreforthesafetyofthestudents.

Hadyourstaffaskedme,youwouldhavebeeninformedofthefollowing:DuetothefactthatthedamagebeingcausedattheParksidebuildingwascriminalinnaturetheoverallresponsibilityforreporting,investigating,andfollow-upfellundertheChicagoPoliceDepartment‘sjurisdiction.Aswithothercriminalactionsoncampusweworkjointlywiththeinvestigatingagencyandinthe

Parksidecaseitwasdeterminedthatthedamageappearedtotar-getthebusinessesonthebottomflooroftheParksideApartmentsandwasnotdirectedtowardstudents.

Thatsaid,theUniversitywasstillconcernedaboutthedamageandpotentialofstudentsbeinghurtandasaresultaspe-cialattentionwasplacedonthebuildingwhichincreasedPublicSafetypatrolswhilewekeptincommunicationwiththeChicagoPolice,andthebuildingowner.

UniversitypersonnelstartedongoingdialoguewithParksideresidents,Parksidebusi-nessoperator,thebuildingowner,theChicagoPoliceDepartment,andthe19thWardAlderman’sOffice.

ThesituationwasconstantlymonitoredandastheincidentscontinuedsodidtheUniversity’sresponse;ultimatelyleadingtoadiscussionwithPresi-dentWisemanandtheCabinetwhoafterbeingapprizedofthe

factsdecidedthesituationwascontinuingtobefluidandthatforthesafetyofthestudentstheUniversitywouldenditsrelation-shipatParkside.

Inclosing,althoughthePublicSafetyDepartmentcannotalwayssharefactsorstrategiesabouteveryon-goinginvestiga-tion,IhavecertainlymademyselfavailabletothenewspaperstaffandIwouldaskgoingforwardthattheEditorialBoardtakeduediligencetoconfirmfactsandnotpublishtheiropiniononspecula-tiononly.

RestassuredthePublicSafetyDepartmentstrivestoprovidethebestserviceandsafetytoouruniversitycommunitybyworkingjointlywithotheruni-versitydepartments,faculty,staffmembers,studentsandcommu-nitypartners.Safetyiseveryone’sresponsibility.

Thankyou,

JackTouhy,ChiefofPolice


Greetings, Earthlings

It has been 50 years sincethelastmannedtriptoacelestialbody,butnowagroupofprivatecompanies are looking to shatterthis period of regression andestablishacolonyonMars. This is not an opening lineto a science fiction story.This isan actual proposal that alreadyhassevencompaniestosupplythematerials and a dozen financialbackers.Thisisgoingtohappen. The project is called,MarsOne,andisleadbytwoscientistsf rom the Nether lands , BasLansdropandArnoWielders. They and a small group ofscientists and engineers fromaround the world have beenorchestrating one of the greatestprivateenterprisesinhumanspaceexploration, since theAnsari XPrize(competitiontobuildandflythefirstprivatespaceship)in2004. MarsOne’sgoalistoestablishapermanentcolonyoffoursettlersby2023andtohaveanotherfourjointhecolonyeverytwoyears,but

there ismuch to be done beforethen. Thecolonistswillbeselectedbytheendof2013andtrainforthenext10years(afewmonthsoutoftheyear),thefirstsupplyshipmentand roverwill arrive onmars in2016,anothershipmentandlargerrover in2018arrive tobeginpre-humanconstruction,constructionandsupplymissionsarefinishedin2021,thefirstteamofcolonistswilldepart fromEarth in September2022,andhistorywillbemadeonApril2023withthefirsthumanstostepfootonMarsandlivethere. “Whogetstobeanastronaut?”isthebiggestquestionandithasthebiggestanswer:anyone. Obviously,thereareaseriesoffilterstoselectthebestcandidatesfor the colony such as age and avarietyofpersonality/psychologicaltreats,butthereisnorequirementforpriorknowledgeofscienceandmedicine, however, therewill beyearsoftraininginthosefields,ifselectedforthemission. Itisallabouthavingtherightattitude andmindset to survivein extreme conditionswith onlyahandfulofpeoplefortherestoftheirlives. After all the screenings andtrials,thefirstexoduswavewillbe

composedof24colonists(sixteamsof four). Each team of fourwillarriveintwo-yearintervalsbecauseofthecostofshippingeverythingandplanetaryproximity. After the initial colonistselection,therewillbeaconstantstreamofcolonistsintraining,sotherewill always be someone onthelaunchpadforthatwindowofopportunity;butmoreimportantlywehave tomake surewedonotmiss thiswindowof opportunitytofurtherhumanity. Going to live onMars willbe one of the greatest events inhuman history and will createan unfathomable amount ofrepercussionsonEarth.Renewableenergy, sustainable food,mineralresources,andwholenewindustriesforcolonizearejustafewpossiblethingstocomeofthisfirstmission. Withapricetagof$6billionMarsOneisextremelyaffordableforwhatitistryingtoaccomplish.By comparison, aNimitizClassAircraftCarriercostsanestimatedfinal cost of $22 billion andwehave10ofthemorNASAspending$2.5billionoftheCuriosityrover. Aerospaceindustriesareoneofthegreatplacesforinvestmentrightnowbecausethereare11,800jobs being created annually by

private space exploration andresearch, but now think abouthowmanymorewillbecreatedbycolonizingspace. Thisisthedawningofthenewspace agewhere nations are notcompeting for national prestige,butforeconomicgrowthandforanewunifyingdreamforthehumanrace;whichissorelyneeded. In these dark t imes ofeconomicfrailtyandsocialunrestacross the planet, we need amarvelous achievement to worktowardstogether. MarsOne is offering to bethat beaconof inspiration to theworld because it requires globalcooperation,however,itwillnotbesponsoredbygovernmentbecauseMarsOnedoesnotwantpoliticalbaggagewhenhumanity journeystoanewhome. Also, they will only acceptonefinalcolonistfromacountry,as to ensure a relatively fairrepresentation of the humanrace and build a society witha great amalgamation of ideas.Except,somepeopleseemtohavea different set of ideas about theMarsOneprogram. As I talked to friends aboutthismission to colonizeMars, Iwas constantlymetwith an over

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whelming amount of negativityabout its feasibility andnecessity.Peoplesaidwecouldneverfly,splitthe atom, go to themoon, driveover50mph,orhaveadesegregatedclassroom. Each and every single timesomeone has uttered that self-limiting phrase, “It will neverhappen,” they have been provenwrongbycourageouswomenandmendespitetheperilandmockery. Yes, theMarsOnemissionisaone-waytripandwillneverbeabletotouchtheirlovedone’sfaceagain,but their sacrificewillpaleincomparisontosocialparadigmshifttheywillfoster. Iamnotaskingforeveryonetodropwhat they are doing andsignup forMarsOne, but I amasking that you give them andanyone else tr ying to do theseeminglyimpossibleyoursupportinanyshapeorform. Thechoice isours, toeithercontinuetrudgingthroughthemudandhowlingatthenightorwecanturnourgazetotheheavensand,asone,answerthecalloftheuniverse.

History on Celluloid

Ifyouarethekindofpersonthatgoestothemoviesalot(likeme), thenyouknow that it isnostrange occurrence to seemaybetwoor three trailers that containthewords:“Basedonatruestory”. For somepeople thismeansthat the film being advertisedis an almost documentary stylepresentationofthetruth. While I amnotdiscountingthe amount of people who arewell aware of the boundary thatliesbetweeninterpretationofthetruth and the truth itself, I havecomeacrossquiteafewpeoplethatseem tonotbe able tomake thedistinction. I had this experience lastNovemberwhenthefilm“Lincoln”cameintotheaters.Ihadnumerousdiscussionswithpeoplewhohadseenthefilmandquiteafewpeopleremarked, “You actually thinkthatDanielDay-LewisisAbrahamLincoln.Helooksandsoundslikehim!” Wait…huh? He looks andSOUNDSlikehim?Iwould lovetoknowhowthatparticularfriendknowswhatthe16thPresidentoftheUnited States sounded like,considering the fact thatLincolnlived in the age before recordedsound. I amwell aware thatDanielDay-Lewisheavilyinvestigatedthemannerisms andmechanics ofPresidentLincoln in preparationforwhatcouldbehisthirdOscar-

winning performance; includingtrying to replicateLincoln’svoicewhich is often referred to byhistoriansasbeing“reedy”and“ahightenor”. Butisn’tabitpresumptuoustosaythatDay-Lewisnailedexactlywhat Lincoln sounded like? Itis a great performance, which isprobablywhysomanyareeagertosay thatDay-Lewis nails Lincolnperfectly, despite the fact thatweknownothingofthephysicalandvocal characteristics of good ol’HonestAbe. But while Day-Lewis hadmuchhistoricalcontexttogooninordertoprepareforhisrole,Oscarwinning screenwriterMarkBoal(“TheHurtLocker”)hadverylittlehistorical record to go onwhilecrafting his screenplay for “ZeroDarkThirty” – a gritty depictionoftheeventsinbetweenthe9/11terroristattacksandtheraidonacompoundinPakistanthatwouldleadtotheeventualdeathofOsamabinLaden. ChicagoTribune film criticMichael Phillips hailed the filmas the best of 2012 and “a firstdraft of history”.While I willagreewithMr.Phillipspointthat“ZeroDarkThirty” is a rich andfulfillingmovie, complete withthrillsateveryturn,Idofinditabitpresumptuoustocallthisfilma“draftofhistory”. There are scenes in “ZeroDarkThirty”thatringwithtruth–especiallythewonderfully/brutallyexecuted films featuring torture– but there is somuch that wedon’t know about the binLadenmanhunt and raid carried outby the stillmostly nameless andfacelessSealTeamSix.

I wonder still how manypeoplewilltakethewordswrittenbyBoaltobegospeltruth.Iamnotdiscountingthehistoricalcontextthatfilmscangivetheiraudiences. Fo r e x amp l e , G eo r g eClooney’s brilliantlywritten anddirectedfilm“GoodNight&GoodLuck.”providesitsaudiencewithajarringpresentationoftheparanoiaandfearthatmanyUnitedStatescitizens probably felt during theyearsofMcCarthyism. WhileeverywordofClooney’sscript(co-writtenbyGrantHeslov)maynotbetrue,certainlythespiritoftheworkistrue;samegoesforTony Kushner’s “Lincoln” andBoal’s“ZeroDarkThirty”. That is ultimately what isimportantwhenafilmclaimsthatit isbasedona truestory.Not ifit records history as it happenedword-for-word,but if thespiritofthematerial rings truewith thetimeperioditisreflecting. Sometimeswhenafilmtriestorecordhistoryitendsuplosingsightoftheimportantaspectofthespiritoftheeventsitisrecording. Such is the case ofMichaelMann’s“Ali”–afilmthattriestotake its audience into every backroomconversationthatthefamedboxerMuhammadAlihadduringhisprime. The film becomes a stalerecitationofeventsasopposedtoa coherent narrative.While I’msureMichaelMann can claim alot of the things that happen inthe film “Ali”mirror that of thelife of the real Ali, he cannotboast a successful film (with thenotable exceptionof thebrilliantperformance ofWill Smith inthetitularroleandJonVoightas

HowardCosell). Again,thereinlaysthetrickydistinctionofentertainmentfromaccurate information. Perhapsthat’swhysomany films thatarebasedon truestories leaveeventsout or overly dramatize them;sometimes history only makesperfectsensewithanarrativearchrunning through things to jointhemtogether. (One exception that I canthinkofisRonHoward’sbrilliantlyexecuted“Apollo13”;duringthatfilm’s production Jim Lovell’sinsightandconsultingwasusedingreatfrequency.) Yet, there are people whohaveahardtimeseparatingsheerentertainment from adelivery ofinformation. AnotherfriendofmineuponviewingQuentinTarantino’sWorldWar II pulp-fest “InglouriousBasterds” was livid and angry,insistingthatthethingsTarantino

put on screen never actuallyhappened. Iwillnotspoiltheendingofthefilmforthoseofyouhavenotseen thepicture – shameon youthathaven’t–butthefilm’sclimaxisobviouslyhistoricallyinaccurateandthat’sthepoint. Tarantino’s pulp fest isobviously an exception. Fewfilmmakers would dare to bendhistoryinsuchablatant,yetboldway in the same vein asQuentinTarantino. Films canbe a great tool toshowtheattitudesandspiritofahistoricalevent,butseldomshouldtheybebelievedasabsolutetruths.Ijusthopeonedaymykids(shouldthat day ever come) don’t walkup tome and tellme how theylearnedAbrahamLincoln endedthe establishment of slaver, wontheCivilWar,restoredtheUniontoitsfullestANDkilledvampires.

Crusader of Sanity

Brian LaughranViewpoints Correspondent


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toTVusuallytakestheformofcartoons.T

hiswasthecaseforme.Ire-

memberthemenagerieofwonderfulcartoonsthatIwatchedduringmychild-

hood.Theyhavelongsincebeencancelledandreplacedwith(inthenicestterm

Icanthinkof)garbage.Cartoonsfromthe90'sneedtocomeback.

TherewerethreechannelsthathadthecartoonsthatIwatchedon

them:Nickelodeon,CartoonNetworkandtheDisneyChannel.Allofthesechan-

nelshavegonedownhill.

NickelodeonusedtobehomeofRugrats,RenandStimpy,Doug,Catdog,Rocko's

ModernLife,andHeyArnold,justtonameafew.NowithasSpongebob(which

wasgoodinit'sprimebutseemstoberunningoutofgoodideas),apoorlyre-

vampedversionofWinxClubandBigTimeRush.

CartoonNetworkonceairedthePowerpuffGirls,Dexter'sLab,Johnny

Bravo,andCouragetheCowardlyDog.NowitshowstheStarWarsCloneWars

Cartoon,whichmightbeasbadasitsmovienamesake,andTheAnnoyingOr-

ange.IwillgiveCNthefactthattheydohaveonecartoonthatisactually

prettygood:AdventureTime.

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Family.Nowtheonlyworthwhileshow,animatedorotherwise,isPhineasandFerb.

TheothershowsaremostlyliveactionandveryHannahMontanna-esque.

Ihavenoticedthattherearelessandlesscartoons,andthecartoons

thatarelefttodayarenothingliketheonesthatusedtobearound.Iam

saddenedbythefactthatchildrenwillneverknowthejoysIwassoluckyto

havewhenIwatchedmybelovedcartoonsasachild.

AlongtimeagointheJurassicPeriodofgaming,gameseriesincludingthelikesofSpyro,TombRaiderandRaymanroamedtheEarth.Severalofthesegameshaveeitherseenasequelorhavebeenrebootedinthepastfewyears,withtheexceptionofCrashBandicoot. Mostofyoureaderswhogrewupduringthelate90sandearly00'sandhappenedtoownaPlayStation1,probablyrememberaresilent,orangemarsu-pialcomrade.Itisalmostdifficultnotto.Inanagewhereplatformgameswereattheirheightandgraphicswerestillprettysimple,CrashBandicootwasaforcetobereckonedwith.Inthetimeperiodbetween1996and2000,fiveCrashBandicootgameswerereleasedincludingaracinggameandapartygame.Allofthemarenowconsideredclassicgames. Andthentheseriesslowlydwindledoutofexistence.Since2008,theworldhasnotseenanewCrashBandicootgame.IthasseenSpyrogetre-bootedtwice,RaymangetnumeroussequelsincludingonefortheWii-U,andwillseearebootoftheTombRaiderlaterthisyear;butnosignfromCrash,NeoCortexandthegang.Thisisjustwrong. TheworldneedstoseeanewCrashBandicootgame.Ifalltheseothergameshavemanagedtomakecomebacksbasedineithernostalgiaorsomesortofbreathoffreshlife,Crashcanaswell.Why?Becausetherearestillpeopleouttherewhogrewupthwartingtheplansofthediabolical(ifsome-whatincompetent)Dr.CortexorplayingCrashTeamRacingwiththeirfrienduntilitwastimetopassout.ThatandifthesuccessofSkylanders:Spyro'sAdventureprovesanything,it'sthatrebootsofretrogamescanbemarketable.Hopefully,theWii-Uorthe3DSwillbegracebyCrashandhismarsupialhijinkssoonerratherthanlater.

Manypeoplewouldgoaheadandsaythatt

hethingsthatreallyneed

tocomebackarethingslike90'scartoons,

Driveinmovies,orevenbadvideo

games,lookingatyouCrashBandicoot.Howev

erallofthesethingspaleincom-

parisontothatwhichreallyneedstocome

back,themajesticDodoBird.Sitting

atthepeakofevolutionaryefficiency,this

wonderfulavianwhilegroundedhad

drivenoutallofitsnaturalpredatorsthoug

hsheerforceofwill.

FirstencounteredonanislandintheIndia

nOcean,byDutchsailorsin

thesixteenthcentury,itwascalledanext

remelyfriendlyandcuriouscreature.

OftencalledagiantDove,thiscreatureobv

iouslyhasbecomeahugelosstothe

worldenvironments,whoseuncountedimpact

supontheworldwillnevertrulybe

known.Thiswouldbepethasbeenlosttousallthou

ghmercilesshuntingand

savageryofdogsbroughtbyfurtherEuropea

nsailors,whofailedtonotethe

untoldcompanionshipthattheDodobrought

toeveryone.

Thesevastlysocialbirdshadasingleeggper

clutch,whichwasfoundto

bedelicioustosailors.Compoundingenvironme

ntalchangesanddepressivequali-

tiesbeingbroughtonthroughhavingtheiregg

sstolen,broughtadrasticchange

totheDodo'slifecausingmanytoceaseea

ting,whichfurtherbroughtextinc-

tiontolight..Whatcouldhavebeenanamaz

ingpetandevenreplacethedog

orcatshallnevercometolightbecauseof

theunknownsavageryofhumans.I

finishbysayingthatIwanttheDodotoco

meback;Iwouldtoughlyenjoyhav-

ingalargemajesticavianforapet.Nocr

eaturehasevercreatedsucha

profoundimpactontheworldthatisnowl

ostcomparedtotheDodobird.

Photos: dan-dare.com, tv-facts.net, tvtropes.org, wordinfo.info

Articles:

Friends:NermeenShaabneh,Drive-Ints:Gra

ntVargas,Dodo:RayGalvin,Carsh

Bandicoot:JoshuaHumphry,90'sCartoons:B

eckiBrown

Layout:

BeckiBrownandLaurenDwyer

ThingsThatNeedtoComeBack

Lastsemester,theXavieritestaffcameu

pwithafewthingsthatneededtoend.No

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eedtocomeback.


Sam’s Snack Time: Lucky BambooSam CotugnoFeatures Correspondent

On the corner of 99th andKedzie, diagonal fromEvergreenParkHigh School, is a 7-Eleven,nailsalon,andaBaskinRobbins.However in between the BaskinRobbins and thenail salon is anextremelysmallshop,whatwouldlook like nothingmore than afewtablesinyourtypicalChineserestaurantwithalargeemphasisoncarry-out.ThisisLuckyBamboo. Upon en t e r i n g Lu ck yBamboo,onemight find the sizeunderwhelming.Tosayitissmallisanexaggeration.Donotletthesize deter you;Good things cancomeinsmallpackages.Therearemenusplacedonthewindownexttothedoor,andnexttothewindowwhereyouorderyourfood. There is a wide variety ofChinese options, such as porkselections,chicken,beef, seafood,

vegetables/tofu, and variouscookingstylesforeachcategory.Ihad themoo shupork and thecrabrangoons.Thecrabrangoonswereperfectlyfriedandareactuallyverylargeinsize. The filling is more of thecream cheese filling than actualcrab,butitwasveryrichandverygood.Thecrabrangoonscome6toanorderthatfillsupawholetake-outbox,andyoucangetthemforonly$4.50. The moo shu pork was asomewhat adventurous pick forme, since Iamnot reallyused tohands-oneating. With moo shu pork, youare given 4 rice pancakeswhichareusedasa tortillawouldbe inMexicanstylecooking.Youfillthepancakeswiththeporkandveggiemix,addtheplumsauceandvoila!AChinesefajita! All joking aside, it wasextremelygood.Ifoundtheplum

saucetobeabittootangyandsweetafter a few bites, though. Afterwhatwouldsoonbemylastbiteoftheporkwiththeplumsauce,thetanginessofthesaucehitthebackofmy throat, sendingme into asmallcoughingfit. Theporkitselfwasverygood.Itwasjuicy,tender,andalthoughalittlestringy,itwasverytasty.Themix of the pork and veggieswasexcellent. I actual ly found myselfignoring the pancakes and plumsaucealltogether,andjustdivinginwithaforkfortheporkandveggies. Myfriendswhoaccompaniedmehadthewontonsoupandthechop suey with beef. I had thechancetosampleawontonaswellassomeofthechopsuey. Thewontonwas very good.Normally,wontonsformehaveasort of chemically taste to them,butthiswontondidnot.Ittastedveryfresh.Thechopsueybeefwas superb.Ithadaveryrichtasteto

it,andthemushroomsin itwerecookedtoperfection. I have to say that of the 3dishes, the chop suey beef ismyfavorite,althoughifIweretohaveanyofthethreeagainIwouldnotgohungry.Theportionsizesgiveyou a lot for a littlemoney.Thesmallchopsueybeefwasplentyforadinner,letalonealunch. MyfriendsandIdidhavetowaitabitforourfood,whichmyfriendwho recommendedLuckyBamboo tome initially saidwasbecauseeverythingisfresh. If you don’t mind a littlewaiting for your food, I would

definitely recommend LuckyBamboo to any college studentlooking for a cheap meal oftraditionalChinesefood. Thefoodtastedfresh,tender,andverywellprepared,anddidImentionthatLuckyBamboouses100%vegetableoil?NoMSGinanyoftheirdishes. YoucanfindLuckyBambooat9852S.Kedzie,EvergreenPark,Illinois.TheirhoursareMondays5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.,TuesdaysthroughThursdays 11:00 a.m. –9:00 p.m., Fridays andSaturdays11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., andSundaysNoon–9:00p.m.

YousurewillbefeelingluckywhenyoueatatLuckyBamboo!Brittany Hewing

Brittany HewingHey,appearancesarenoteverything.Thisplaceisdelicious!

Discover the Joy of Twenty One Pilots

Lauren DwyerFeatures Editor

LatelyIhavebeenintothisreallysweetbandnamedTwentyOnePilots.IjustrecentlyheardaboutthemsomyapologiesifIamalittlebehind,hipsters.Ifirstheardtheirsong“HoldingOnToYou”onQ87.7andwasabitconfused,becauseatfirstIthoughtitwasMCChrismaking a songwith some indierockkids.However,Iwasclearlywrong. ThankstoShazam,Ifoundoutthenameofthebandandthatiswhentheloveaffairbegan. If youhave never heard ofTwentyOnePilots, then I highly recommend thatyoucheckthemout. TwentyOnePilotsisaduomadeupofTylerJosephandJoshDunfromColumbus,OH.AccordingtotheirFacebook,theyhavefiledtheirgenreunder“SchizoidPop”.SinceIhadnoideawhatthismeant,IlookeditupandfromwhatIhavegathered,itmeansthatthesoundhasmanyinfluences.Andthatisnojokewiththeiralbum,Vessel.Thisalbumis so eclectic and all over the place and itworks. Manyofthesongsincluderappingontop ofmusic that youwouldhear comingfromabandsuchasFun.orsomeotherindie

popband. They have two albums, however theirlatest album,Vessel, is theone that I reallylove. FueledByRamen releasedVessel onJanuary 8th. This is the same label thatbrought us other bands such as, Paramore,GymClassHeroes,andmanymore. Therearesomanydifferentsoundsandinfluences on this album that it is hard todescribe itwithwords.Theonlyway togetafullgrasponthealbumistoactuallylistentoit.Someofthetopsongstocheckoutare“TheRunandGo”,“HoldingOnToYou”,“OdeToSleep”,and“HouseofGold”.Eachofthesesongshastheirownsoundandarenotlikeeachotheratall. While “House ofGold” is light andpoppy,“OdeToSleep”hasadarkerfeeltoit.ThinkEminemandMyChemicalRomancehadalovechildandcalledit“OdeToSleep”togetanideaofwhatyouaregetting. According to thegrandInternet, theseguysputonanexcellentliveshow,too.Theykeepitupbeatandfun.Unfortunately,theywillnotbecomingtoChicagoanytimesoon. However, ifyouareupforaroadtrip,theywillplayinginLansing,MIonFebruary12th!Definitelybesuretochecktheseguysout,youwillnotregretit.

JosephandDunaresomegoodlookingcreativedudes.highlightmagazine.net

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Rainy Day Movie List: Soccer EditionDamone GriffinFeatures Correspondent

Thisweek’smovielistbringsyou the greatest soccermovies ofalltime.Grabyoursoccerballandsomefriendsandcheckoutthesesweetflicks.

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Thisisagreatsoccerfilmthatnota lotofpeoplehaveprobablyseenbutthatdoesn’tmeanitwasn’tan incredible film.Bend It Like BeckhamtellsthestoryofanIndiangirlnamedJessminder,orJess,thatcan thinkaboutnothingelsebutplayingsoccerbutherfamilyfeelsthatitisnotrightforIndiangirlstoplaysoccer. One day while Jess is inthe park she is offered a hugeopportunitybyaBritishgirlnamedJulestoplayforalocalgirls’soccerclubcalledHounslowHarriers.JessformsagreatfriendshipwithJulesandturnsouttobeagreatadditionto the teameven though shehasnever played organized soccerbefore yet she still faces differentobstaclesinherquesttobecomeaprofessionalsoccerplayer. Jess desperately wants theapprovalofherfamilysothatshecanplayatahigherlevelandshemustalsodealwithfirstloveeventhoughthe love isalso forbiddeninherculture.Thefilmshowsthestory of girl that will go againstalmost everything shewas taughtjusttoplaythegameshehaslovedsomuchsincechildhood.

Goal! (2005) Every boy has a dream nomatterwheretherefromandinthefilmGoal!SantiagoMunoz’sdreamistoplayprofessionalsoccer.ThemovietellsthestoryofayoungmanfromMexico thatmoves to L.A.withhisfamilywherehehelpshisdadandlittlebrotherruna lawncarebusiness. He just plays soccer in alowly local league until he getstheopportunityofalifetimefroma scout forNewcastleUnited, aEuropean SoccerClub.At first,thetwobiggestthingsthatstophimfromgoingtoEuropeismoneyandhisfatherwhobelieveshisplaceisinL.A.helpingoutwiththefamilybusiness. Eventually,hisgrandmagiveshimthemoneyandconfidencetogotoEuropetofulfillhisdream.Whenhe gets there he finds it’sa struggle to adjust to playingand living in a different placebutthankstohisteammateandanew loveSantiago finds away totriumphevenwhenothersdidnotbelieveinhim.

Gracie (2007) Ihavebeen abig sports fanformany years and Iwatchmenandwomen’ssports.Irealizethatwomen’ssportsarenotaspopularasmen’s because people believetherenotasentertaining,athleticortough. The film Gracie tells thestory of a 15-year-old girl thatfought to repel these stereotypes.Themovie follows a young lady,

Gracie, determined to take herdeadbrother’s place on thehighschool’svarsitysoccerteam.Peoplein her school and other guys ontheteamdon’tbelieveshehastheskillorjustthestraightupruggedtoughness because she is a girl,butsheworkshardtoprovethemwrong. The filmGracie sends themessage to girls out there tonotfeedintothestereotypesandchaseafterwhatyoubelieveinevenifyouareagirlcompetingwithabunchofguys.Sheshowedthatitshouldn’tbeaboutyourgenderitshouldbeaboutyourskillandheart.

The Big Green (1995) Disneyseemstohaveaknackformaking pretty goodmoviesabout amisfit groupof kids thatgo from chumps to champs (seeThe Mighty Ducks). The filmThe Big Green isaboutaBritishschoolteacher that begins teaching at asmallschoolinElma,Texas. Shehasahardtimereaching

herstudentsastheyprovetobearowdybunchthatdoesn’tseemtobelieveintheirabilitiestobegoodstudents or good anything elsefor thatmatter. Eventually, theirteacherMs.Montgomery shareswiththemherloveofsoccer.Sheinformsthemthatshewantsthemalltobeonasoccerteamsotheycancompeteinalocalleague. Of course, these kids knownothingaboutthegameofsoccersowiththehelpofthelocalsherifftheycoachthekidsandteachthemtobelieveinthemselves.Themovieshows that sometimes playing asimple game such as soccer canteach a lot about life and that itonly takes one person to show abunchofkids theyarenot losersbutwinnersaslongastheytryhardandshowconfidence.

Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women’s Team ThiswasagreatdocumentaryaboutthedevelopmentoftheU.S.Women’s SoccerTeam andhow

much inf luence there amazingplayers had on soccer in thiscountry.BeforeTitleIX,obviously,therewasnowomen’ssoccerteam,but afterwards theU.S. saw thebirth of a women’s soccer teamthatwould represent the countryininternationalplay. Theteameventuallyflourishedandtheyreachedthepeakoftheirpopularity in 1999 when theywon theWorldCup at theRoseBowlinPasadena,California.Thedocumentarydetailshowpopularthatteamandwhatiswhatliketosee thatmany peoplewatching awomen’ssportingevent. They wanted to show howfar women’s sports have comeand thatU.S.Women’s Soccerhadahugeinfluenceonthat.Thedocumentary talks about howmanygirlstheteaminspiredtoplaysoccerinthiscountrybecausetheywantedtobelikeMiaHammandJulie Foudy players that are nowlegendsinwomen’ssoccer.

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WithValentine’sDay just afewweeksaway,IfiguredIwouldthrowoutsomeideasforaperfectmovie datewith your significantotherormovienightwithagroupoffriends(whoamItotellyouwhotoseethesemovieswithorwhentoseethem;itdoesnotevenhavetobeforValentine’sDay).Thereisanarrayofdrama,comedyandlovetobefoundinthemoviescomingtotheatersinFebruary.

February 1st-Warm Bodies. Vampireromancemovieshavebeen done.Werewolf romanceshave been done.Now it is timefor…azombieromancemovie! Warm Bodiesisnotyourtypicalundead love story. R, a zombie,sees Julie, an uninfected humansurvivor,anditislove-at-first-failed-attempt-by-her-to-shoot-him. R is slowly starting to turnhuman again. However, R andJulie’slovehastoovercomeafew

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obstacles,suchasthefactthatRisstillundead,viciousmonstersthatwill attack anythingwith a pulseandJulie’sdad(theworstofall). Will R’s transformation becomplete?Willitbeabletocuretheotherzombies?ThebetterquestioniswhenwillIbeabletogoseeit?

February 8th-Identity Thief.Jason Batemanisavictimofidentitytheft, andMelissaMcCarthy isreaping all the benefits in thiscomedicgameofcatandmouse. Sandy(Bateman)isabusinessmanwho lives inDenver.He isshockedtofindthatallofhisfundshavebeendrainedfromhiscreditcard.He discovers that someonehas beenmaking purchases inFloridausinghisidentity. He heads down to theSunshineStatetofacehisidentitythief(seehowcleverIamusingthetitleofthemovieinmysummary). He finds the culprit,Diana(McCarthy)butshe isnotwillingtogodownwithoutafight. SandyhastotrytogetDiana

allthewaytoDenver,andheonlyhasaweektodoitbeforehislifecomescrashingdownonhim.

Fe b r u a r y 14 t h - B e a u t i f u l Creatures. Lenaisanewgirlintown,andsheisnotreceivingawarmwelcome.Studentsinherclasswhisperaboutherandherfamily,”I’veheardthatthey’reallSatanists”. This is not quite true. Lenaandher family are casters,whichmost peoplewould call witches.When a caster turns 16, theirpowersareeitherclaimed for thedark or the light, and Lena hasonlyafewmonthsuntilshehastochoosealifeofgoodoralifeofevil. Tomakemattersworse,anevilcasterwants to useLena’s powertotakecontroloftheplanetawayfromregularhumansandgiveittoherself. EvenLena’s love forEthan,a boy from the town, provesdangerousas she facesadecisionthat will change the course ofhumanity.

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Men’s Volleyball Aims to Improve 0-4

Record This Week

Magee’s MinuteAmanda Magee

Senior Sports Editor

Despite falling to ClarkeUniversity in three sets this pastweek, themen’s volleyball teamhasbeenhighlightedbyconsistentperformances from a few keyplayers. TheCougars put up a fightinallthreesets,butcameupshortwithscoresof22-25,19-25and21-25. Justin Cousin , a junioroutsidehitter,onceagain led theteaminkills, finishingthematchwithnine. Dan French, a sophomoresetter,wasalsokeytotheoffensiveperformanceagainstClarke.Frenchposted22assistsinadditiontotwokillsandtwototalblocks. Sophomoremiddle blockerSean Blackwood added five killsandandablocktothematch. Cousin added six digs toFrench’sfourtoputupafightondefense. The Cougars will look toimprovetheir0-4recordthisweekastheytraveltoMilwaukeeSchoolofEngineering.

Bold Super Bowl Prediction Picks

Dean and Stancato with Big Weeks for SXU!Will WeyantSportsCorrespondant

VS.

BrandonSwanson-San Francisco

ThisyearsSuperBowlisgoingtobeagreatone!Brotheragainstbrotherwillbeonefortheages.JoeFlaccoandtheRavensareonaroll,butthedefenseoftheNinersmaybetoomuch.SanFranwinsthe2013SuperBowl.

A.J.Paape-San Francisco

IamgoingwiththeFortyNinersinthisone.Bothteamshavegreatdefenses but I give the edge toKaepernickandtheSFoffense.

AmandaMagee-San Francisco

The49ersdefensehaslookedgreat

thepast coupleweeks and itwillultimatelygivethemtheedge.

GregPilafas-Baltimore

BaltimoreseemstobeateamonamissiononceRayLewisannouncedhis retirement.They beat two ofthebestquarterbacksontheroadin back-to-backweeks in PeytonManning and TomBrady. Thiswillbeanepicgame,butI thinkRayLewisgoesoutontopandthe

RavenswintheSuperBowl.

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The 49ers haven’t won a SuperBowlinawhile,whereastheRavenshave.

WillWeyant-San Francisco

The49ershavebeengreatonbothoffenseanddefense.Idon’tthinktheRavensoffensecanmatchup.

BoththeSaintXaviermen’sandwomen’strackteamswerebackin action this pastweekend, butcompeted inseparateevents.Thewomen’s team competed in theFindlayUniversityClassicwomen’sindoor track and field event inFindlay,OhioonFriday,Jan.25thandSaturday,Jan.26. In the women’s 800meterrun, sophomoreLeslie Rosario,finished in third place for theCougarswithatimeof2:25.05.Inthe1000meterrun,seniorJackie Ott placed fifth with a time of3:01.75.

After placing first place lastweek in thewomen’s 800meterrun,seniorRachael Deanfinishedsecond in thewomen’s onemilerunwithatimeof5:10.41. SeniorAshley Shares hadanother impressiveweek leadingthewayinthewomen’s5000meterrunwith a time of 18:14.04 andalmostanentireminuteleadoverthesecondplacefinisher. In the women’s distancemedley, two Saint Xavier teamsfinishedinfirstandsecondplace.The first place team consisted offreshmanAnn Kolker,sophomoreAnna Galvez,Ott,andDeanwitha time of 12:35.06. Finishingdirectlybehind themwitha timeof13:12.44wasRosario,freshman

Lexi McDermid,freshmanChrista Pitts,andfreshmanDana Martin. Themen’s team competedin the Titan Open, hosted byIllinoisWesleyanUniversity inBloomington.Tostartofthemen’sraces, sophomore John Stancato placedeighthinthemen’s60meterdashwithatimeof7.14. Stancato later placed thirdinthemen’s200meterdashwitha time of 22.88. Junior Shane Kenney tookseventhplaceinthemen’s400meterdashwithatimeof52.45.Inthemen’s800meterdash,sophomoreMatt Krakowskifinished in seventh placewith atimeof2:03.79andfreshmanEric Hancockplacedninthwithatimeof2:04.58.

This coming weekend, theSXU women’s track and fieldteamwillbecompetingatWildcatInvitational inMarion Indianahosted by Indiana WesleyanUniversity. The SaintXavierUniversitymen’s track and field teamwillcompete in the ParksideClassicinKenosha,Wis.,hostedbyUW-Parkside. Both track teams willbe ready to build on an alreadyimpressiveseasonsofar. TheCougarslooktokeepuptheirwinningways thisweekend!GoodlucktoboththeSaintXaviermen’sandwomen’strackteams.

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Chicago Blackhawks on FIRE!Frank MarkasovicSportsEditorNHL This Week

The firstweek of this 2012-2013Seasonwasfilledwithhigh-octane hockey, bare-knucklefighting, andbone crushinghits.NHLfansallovertheUnitedStatesandCanadawereinhockeyheavenoncethefirstpuckdropinitiatedtheseasononSaturdayJanuary19,2013. After awholeweekofNHLHockey, plenty of stories havesprouted up amongst the teamsand fans alike. One notablesituationisthatofthegoaltendingdilemmainVancouver.AlthoughotherWesternConferenceTeamsare cheering in the streets,morespecifically Blackhawks fans, thegoaltendingprobleminVancouveris a serious issue Coach AlainVigneault must address, andquicklyatthat. Canucks’ goaltender CorySchneiderwasdubbedtheCanucks’startinggoalie thisoff-seasonandwastalkeduptobeatoutlongtimeveteranRobertoLuongo.However,on openingnight January 19, intheir game against theAnaheimDucks,Cory Schneider did notliveuptoVancouver’sexpectations.Cory let up 2 goals in the firstperiodalone, followedby3moregoalsinthesecondperiod.WhileSchneiderletup5goalsinlessthantwowholeperiods,thehomecrowdofVancouverlethimhaveitwiththeir“Lou”chantsechoingthroughRodgersArena. However, Rober t “Lou”

LoungodidnothelptheCanucks’situation,especiallyaftergivingup2moregoalsinthethirdperiod. TheDucks rolled over theCanuckswitha7-3victorytokickoff the season. For their secondgameagainsttheEdmontonOilers,CoachAlainVigneaultdecidedtogowithRobert Luongo to startinnet,whichwouldbe themostobvious choice after Schneider’sper formance. However, theCanucks lost once again in ashootoutagainsttheOilers. Withintheirfirsttwogames,theCanucksgoaltendingunithaslet up10 total goals.This, alongwiththeirdefense,shouldbethemain focus for theCanucks thisseason. If they actually plan onwinningthecupthisyear, that iswheretheyneedthemostfocus. Similarly, the PhiladelphiaFlyers have been struggling overthelastweek.Theircurrentrecordis2-4-0.Thisisabigdealfortheother EasternConference teamssincetheFlyersareusuallyatoptierteam.ThisissurprisingconsideringtheamountoftalentontheFlyers’squadwith players likeGiroux,Hartnell,Couturier,Briere,Read,andVoracek. Now that the Flyers alsohave acquired other talentedplayers like Luke Schenn, EricWellwood,RuslnFedotenko,andMikeKnuble,thereisnoreasonfortheirpoorstart.Phillyneedstopickitupbigtimeorelsetheymayfindthemselvesstrugglingforaplayoffspotlaterdowntheroad. On the brighter side of theice,otherteamshavefoundsuccess

duringthispastweek.IntheEast,teams like Boston, New Jersey,TampaBay,Ottawa,andPittsburghhaveallhad success earlyon thisseason.IntheWest,Chicago,SanJose,St.Louis,andAnaheimhavealsobeenfindingsuccess intheirteams.

Blackhawks Update

Since opening night onJanuary19,theChicagoBlackhawkshavebeenonfire! As of January 27, 2013, theHawks have a record of 6-0-0.Startingtheregularseasonoffwithsixstraightwinsisanewfranchiserecord theChicagoBlackhawks.ThisrecordwassetonSundaynightwhen defenseman Nick Leddyscored an overtime goal againstbitterrivalDetroitRedWings. TheBlackhawkssuccessasoflateconsistsuponmanydifferentvariables. First off, oneman to thankfor theHawks’ success is forwardMarianHossa.NotonlyhasHossabeen playing up to the teamsexpectations,hehasbeenplayingbeyond them. Now that he ishealthyafterthenastyhitdeliveredby Coyotes’ Raffi Torres fromlast season,Hossa has been anenormous threat on the ice.Hecurrentlyhas,asof January27,5goals,and3assists,puttinghimatan8pointtotal.Hossa’s8pointsgo a very longway,mostnotablyinarecentovertime-winninggoalagainst the Dallas Stars whenhe delivered a “one-timer” pastgoaltenderKariLehtonen.IfHossa

keepsuphispaceandstayshealthythis season, theBlackhawkswillkeep theirwinning record goingwithoutadoubt. Secondly, key players likePatrick Kane, Jonathan Toews,DaveBolland, andPatrick Sharphavecontinuedscoringgoalsanddeliveringassists.Iftheycontinuetoputupthestatsasoflatefortherestoftheseason,theHawkswillcontinue their onslaught on theroadtotheStanleyCup. Thirdly, goaltender CoreyCrawfordhasbeensolidinnet.Hecurrently, asof January27,has aGoalsAgainstAverageof1.78andaSavePercentageof.933.HeneedstomakeafewminorimprovementsbutotherthanthathehasbeenaverydependablegoaltenderfortheHawksthisseason. Lastly, theHawks’Defensehasbeenverygoodinmyopinion.AlternateCaptainDuncanKeith,

forexample,hasmadesomegreatplaysincludingseveralgoalsavingattempts.Hehasalsoregistered3points,amongthosebeingagreatslapshot goal against theDetroitRedWingson January 27. If thedefense likeKeith,Hjalmarsson,Seabrook,andLeddykeepputtingupoffensivestatsalongwiththeirphysicalplay,theycansolidifytheBlackhawkssuccessthisseason.

Divison Leaders In theWesternConference:ChicagoBlackhawks(CENTRAL);San Jose Sharks (PACIFIC);MinnesotaWild(NORTHWEST). In the EasternConference:New JerseyDevils (ATLANTIC);Boston Bruins (NORTHEAST);T a m p a B a y L i g h t n i n g(SOUTHEAST).

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Athlete Spotlight: Ashley SharesGreg PilafasDeputyEditorinChief

SXU AthleticsAshleyShares.

Q: Last season, Rachael Dean led the cross country team a lot; did you receive any advice from her?

A:Notaboutrunning,butjustaboutschoolingeneralandnotgettinginovermyhead.

Q: What are the best running

shoes?

A:Mizunoisthebesttypeofrunningshoes.

Q: Who is someone that you look up to as a role model?

A:AsfarasrunninggoesIwouldsayEmilZatopek.HeranfortheCzechRepublicintheOlympics.

Heranthemarathonandthe10,000meter(10K)whichisreallyhardtodoasadouble.Justasapersonthough,Iwouldsaymymom;sheisprettycool.

Q: What is your favorite breakfast food?

A:Pancakes.Lotsofthem,lotsandlotsofpancakes.

Q: What is the most exciting trip you have been on?

A:Liketwoyearsago,IwenttoCanadaandIstayedonahalf-acresizeislandwithmybestfriend,herstepdadandmymom.Wedidnothavemuchstufftodo,butwejustwentswimmingallthetime.

Q: You are a history major, what do you want to do with that?

A:Iwanttostudyarchivesandcemeteries.Ascreepyasthatis,thatiswhatIwanttodo.

Q: Do you have any pets?

A:IhaveabunnynamedPicklesandIhaveadognamedLily.

Q: What is your favorite time of year?

A:Myfavoriteseasoniscrosscountryseason.IlikeallseasonsthoughotherthanwinterbecauseIdonotlikethecold.

Q: What is your favorite kind of animal?

A:WellitiskindofatiebecauseIlikehorsesandIlikesharksforvaryingreasons.

Q: Have you ever run a marathon before and would you like to run another one? What was the training like for it?

A:Iwouldnotliketorunanotherone,butIhaverunoneat

Nationalslastyear.Thetrainingisjustlotsandlotsofrunningprettyfastandexhaustingyourself.

Q: What is one thing that has happened in your life that has made a big impact on you?

A:ComingtoSaintXavierobviously.

Q: If you had a million dollars, what would you go about spending it on?

A:Iwouldprettymuchgivemost

ofitaway;IneverwanttoberichbecauseIdonotlikemoneyverymuch.

Q: Fill in the blank, I’m a blank and proud of it.

A:Iamastudent-athlete,andIamproudofit.

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Women Cruise to Lucky #13, Force Three Way Tie in CCACBrandon SwansonSportsCorrespondent The Saint Xavier women’sbasketballteamhasbeenimpressivetosaytheleastthroughoutthepastmonth; and they have just beengettingbetter.ThenextteamthatstoodinfrontofthemwasRobertMorrisUniversity. Robert Morris and SaintXavierhavealwaysseemedtoplayeach other very tough. The twoteamsareextremelyphysicalwhentheymatchupagainsteachotherandthiscontestwasnodifferent. ThelasttimethatSaintXavierplayedRobertMorriswas in thefinalregularseasongamelastyear,

which Saint Xavier ultimatelywon to become theChicagolandCollegiate Athletic Conference(CCAC)Conference champions.The Cougars came out in lastWednesday’sgamehopingforthesamesortofresults. Both teams seemed to playeachotherprettytoughinthefirsthalf,asbothteamshadsolidrunsoftheirown.However,itwasSaintXavierwhohadthe37-30leadathalftime. SaintXavierheldtoughinthesecondhalf as they pushed theirleadto44-30atonepoint inthegame.RobertMorris did cut theleadtojusttwopoints,butitwasgooddefensebytheCougarsthat

heldRobertMorrisdown. Suzie Broski came upwitha huge game, going 12-15 fromthe floor and scoring 25 points.Morgan Stuut also had anotherimpressivegameasshecollectedher14thdouble-doubleof theseasonscoring 11 points and bringingdown14rebounds. Anotherpersonwhohadanimpressive for Saint Xavier wasjuniorpointguard Jordan Brandt.Brandtscored11pointsandwentaperfect3-3frombeyondthearc.ItwasalsoBrandt’s21stbirthday. SaintXavierendedupgoingon to defeatRobertMorris by afinal score of 71-66. Itwas SaintXavier’s12thvictoryinarowand

theywere ready to take on theirnext opponent,CalumetCollegeofSt.Joseph(Ind.). This past Saturday SaintXaviertookonCalumetCollegeofSt.Josephandwaslookingfortheir13thwin in a row.TheCougarscelebrated yet another birthdayas senior point guardRomisha Taylorturned22yearsofageandshemadeeveryminuteofthegamecount. Saint Xavier showed theirdominance yet again in this one,astheyled32-14athalftime.Andifthatwasnotabigenoughlead,theCougarscameoutinthesecondhalfandreallyputthegameaway.SaintXavierhelda47-16leadoverthe CrimsonWave with 15:23remainingintheballgame. Everyone for this Cougarsquadchippedinwiththescoring.Both the starters and the benchplayersplayedverygoodgamesandledSaintXaviertoyetanotherbigwin,76-40. Broski had another solideffortasshescored17points.Stuutrackedup12points,7rebounds,and three blocks. Defensively,BrandtandTaylorcausedhavocallafternoonfortheCrimsonWave.Bothteammatesrecordedfivestealseachfortheteam. ItwasaverywellplayedballgameforSaintXavierUniversityastheyextendedtheirwinningstreakto13 straightgames.Nextuponthe schedule for Saint Xavier isJudsonUniversity.ThatgamewillbeplayedWednesdayJanuary30at5:30p.m. TherearesomanyreasonsforSaintXavierbeingonthis13game

SXU AthleticsSeniorRomishaTaylordrivesdownthelaneagainstCalumetCollege.

No. 16 Saint Xavier Extends Win Streak to Nine; Defeats CCSJGreg PilafasDeputyEditorinChief The No. 16 ranked SaintXavierUniversitymen’sbasketballsquadhasextendedtheirwinningstreaktoninegamesaftera100-64victoryoverChicagolandCollegiateAthleticConference (CCAC) foeCalumet College of St. Joseph(Ind.) onSaturday, January26 attheShannonCenter inChicago.SXUhasnowwon17ofitslast18gamesandisonamajorroll. The Cougars were led byjunior guardBrad Karp whotallied his 10th double-doubleof the seasonwith 26 points togo alongwith12 rebounds; bothweregame-highs.SaintXavierhadfourdouble-digitscorersincludingsophomoreguardJack KriegerandseniorpointguardAnthony Grantwho recorded 10 and 14 points,respectively. SeniorpointguardRoosevelt GreenplayedjustfiveminutesinthefirsthalfofactionduetofoultroubleandGreendidnotrecordapoint.InthesecondhalfGreenputonashowposting17pointsand7assistsin18minutesofaction. “IfeltlikeIhadtocomeoutinthesecondhalfandbeapresencebecauseinthefirsthalfIreallydidnot givemy teamanything,” saidGreen. “Our goal is to not loseagainthisseason.”

Also,gettinghisfirstplayingtime with his new teammates,star footballwide receiverShane Zackery has joined the men’sbasketball team andhe recordedeight points on a perfect 3-of-3shootingfromthefieldincludingtwo three point shots. Zackerybecame eligible on January, 19againstCardinalStritchUniversity(Wis.), but he did not enter thegame. “Roosevelt {Green} toldmebeforethegamethat if IcameintothegametoshoweveryonethatIcanplay.Itmeantalottocomeout here in front of the footballteamandmyfamilyandtomaketwothreepointshots.Thisteamisjustunbelievable,IamcomingouthereandseeingifIcangetasecondNationalChampionshipundermybelt,”saidZackery. Senior forwardDominique HarveyhadaniceoutingforSXUwith eight points and a career-high five blocks. The Cougarsdominated on the boards in thegame out-rebounds theCrimsonWave53-35.SaintXaviergrabbed18offensivereboundsandturnedthose second chances intopointsscoring 20 on second chanceopportunities. “The rest of our scheduleis not that tough sowe have tomake sure that we do not take

theseteamslightlyandwehavetocomeout andmake a statement.We are hopefully going to playCardinalStritchintheconferencetournament championship, wehavetomakesurewetakecareofour ownbusiness andnotworryaboutwhatotherteamsaredoingthough.Wehavetomakesurethatwe keep getting our wins,” saidassistantcoachDeVon Chandler. CalumetCollegewas led by

SXU AthleticsSeniorShaneZackerymadehisseasondebutforSaintXavierSaturdayagainstCCSJ.

sophomoreguardDamonteLoweryand freshman guard JamesHuntwho recorded 12 and 10 points,respectively. TheCrimsonWavehadashootingpercentageof35.8percentontheafternoonon24-of-67shooting. TheCougarshavebeenonatearasoflateastheycontinuetopushtowardsthepostseason. SaintXaviertravelstoElgin,Ill.,foritsnextgameagainstJudson

University (Ill.) onWednesday,January30.Thegamewill tip-offat7:30p.m. ThenexthomegameforSaintXavier is on Saturday, February2 against CCAC foe PurdueUniversity Calumet (Ind.). Thegame is set fora3p.m. tip-offattheShannonCenterinChicago. Ifyoucannotmakeitouttothegame,WXAV88.3FMwillbebroadcastingtheevent.

winningstreak,buttherearesomefactorsthataregreaterthanothers.“Themainreasonforour13gamewinningstreakwasourmotivationfromourearlylosses.Weknewwewere a better team thanwhatwehadshown,soweallcametogetherthenightbeforeweleftforFloridaandlitafireunderourtushes,”saidStuut. IthasbeenagreattimetobeaCougarbasketballfanandthegirlshopethatthewinskeepcoming. However, they are realisticaboutthefactthattheywillneedto continue to play well downthe rest of the stretch.The gamenext Saturday is against Purdue-Calumet,ateamtheCougarslostto85-70inthefirstmeetingagainstthem. “Wehavebeenplayingsowellasateamthesepast13games;butthatwinningstreak isn’tgoingtomeanmuchifwecan’twinthesenext five conference games.Wedidn’t play well against Purdue-Calumet last time, so I thinkweareallverypsychedtoshowthemhowfarwehavecomesincethen.Ifweplaylikewe’vebeenplaying,thereshouldbeagoodoutcomeonSaturday,”saidBroski. Thegirlsareveryfocusedrightnowandareplayingsomeoftheirbestbasketball.Theyhavetherightmindsetandaregoingtocontinuetoimpressdownthestretch,sodonotmissamomentofit. Come on out and supportyourCougarsastheycontinueontowardsthepostseason.

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