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Published by the students of Xavier University since 1915 Volume C Issue 4Fiat justitia, ruat coelum
The XavierEWSWIREN
September 10, 2014
President, Fr. Michael Graham, S.J. announced that the university would undergo an-other budget shortfall this aca-demic year during the University Convocation on Sept. 8.
Graham noted that there was a budget shortfall for the summer period, and “that there is going to be a shortfall in the fall, and that that will be several orders of magnitude larger than the sum-mer numbers. We don’t yet know what those numbers are going to be exactly because of a variety of reasons,” he said.
Graham addressed faculty, staff and students, explaining university projects and goals for the next year in addition to the budget shortfall. There are plans to reassess the use of student space in the Gallagher Student Center, to launch the new School of Arts and Innovation next year and to assess the feasiblility of building a new sports complex to replace O’Connor Sports Center.
To address the budget short-fall, Graham explained that the administration needs to know
what the numbers are and “where they came from,” but declined to
“For example, there are still people who are enrolling, es-pecially in graduate programs, which have different enrollment cycles,” Graham said. “So we will know what those fall numbers are with greater certainty by the time that the Board of Trustees meets two weeks from (Sept. 12).”
The administration can reduce
the shortfall several ways. One way Graham noted is to focus on retention from fall to spring and to assess why there has been a “downtick in enrollment from the local area” recently.
Graham stated that the issues currently facing Xavier are com-mon in higher education today.
“I’m telling you the Xavier University version of a higher ed-ucation story that’s almost every-where these days,” he said. “This is not something that’s unique to us. It’s happening just about any place you can name that’s not a marquee brand with a billion-dol-lar endowment and a bulletproof catch-all pool for students. This is just the landscape in which we currently are. It is what it is.”
Graham responded to ques-tions from faculty and noted that the administration needed to “project (numbers) better” this year to get a better picture of how large the shortfall might be to maintain better commu-nication between faculty and administration.
“I think the most import-ant thing we do, frankly, is keep talking,” Graham said.
Graham announces budget shortfall
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Xavier will soon host a series of lectures on sustainability and energy justice. Copy Editor Richard Meyer has more.
Alumni David West and James Posey will return to Xavier for an NBA exhibition game in October at Cintas Center.
Columnist Amelia Ryczek discusses the ethics of the re-cently-released nude photos of multiple celebrities.
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Every year, a week in September is dedicated to raising awareness about suicide. Active Minds, a national organization dedicated to “changing the con-versation about mental health,”
uses this time during the year to educate college students about the reality of suicide and how it can be prevented.
According to suicide.org, sui-cide is the second leading cause of death on college campuses and for people between the ages
of 15 and 24. Roughly 1,100 stu-dents commit suicide each year. These statistics urge organiza-tions like Active Minds to take action and inform college stu-dents about suicide and how to help someone who may admit to having suicidal thoughts.
Each year, Active Minds sets out a display known as “Send Silence Packing” to demonstrate the reality of suicide on college campuses.
“Send Silence Packing is a national tour of backpacks put on prominent parts of cam-pus to showcase how suicide effects campuses and individu-als,” Lindsey Mooney, president of the Xavier chapter of Active Minds, said. “Stories of college suicide victims will also be dis-played with the backpacks.”
Members of Active Minds will spread backpacks around campus on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12,
each containing a story of a stu-dent who committed suicide.
“We want this week to cel-ebrate life, not just prevent deaths,” Mooney said.
Active Minds had a table set up on Sept. 8 in Gallagher Student Center, where the group presented information about sui-cide prevention and general men-
7 p.m. on Sept. 9. The group is inviting all students on campus to wear either turquoise or purple for National Suicide Prevention day on Sept. 10. The week will end with the Send Silence Packing display.
“Suicide Prevention will not end with our week,” Mooney said. “Active Minds would also like to advocate for the Warrior Run, Oct. 11 and the Out of the Darkness Walk, Oct. 19 — two races that strongly promote and fundraise for suicide prevention.”
Students promote suicide awareness
In Focus:Spirit Celebration
BY JESSICA LARKINCopy Editor
Newswire photo by Sarabeth CuddihyJuniors Ryan Dipaulo (left) and Matthew Kehling (center) speak with fellow junior Katie Solszmon (right) at the Active Minds table in GSC.
Suicide Facts and Figures
Photos courtesy of the Center for Faith and Justice
Continuing a tradition dating back to 1940, Xavier joined other Jesuit institutions around the world in celebrating the Mass of the Holy Spirit as a way of beginning the new school year.
Graham (above) recently discussed Photo courtesy of bizjournals.com
Students from different choirs
on campus joined together to provide
music for the service.
Program Director of the Center for Mission and Identity, Br. Darrell Burns (left), Visiting Professor Bryan Norton, S.J. (center) and senior Joe McGrath (right) participate in the entrance to the mass.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, in the United States:
38,364 Americans die by suicide each year.
On average, 105 people die by suicide each day.
79 percent of sui-cide victims are male.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death be-tween the ages of 15 and 24, and is 10th overall.
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Campus NewsEdited by: Lydia [email protected]
Correction: The Campus News story, “University transitions to new Core” stated that “staff and faculty se-lected the new Core, currently entitled Core B, by vote last semester, with 85% supporting it over alternative Core A.” Only the Faculty Assembly consisting of full-time, non-temporary faculty, academic staff and full-time librarians voted. Additionally, Core A was approved by 68.7% of the vote and Core B was supported by 86.6%.
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Managing Editor Taylor Fulkerson sat down with Jesuit Scholastic. Bryan Norton, S.J. to talk about coming to Xavier, teaching and how he began study-ing classics.
Xavier Newswire: How did you get into classics?
Bryan Norton, S.J.: The Jesuits got me into classics. I’m from Cleveland, Ohio. I graduated from the Jesuit high school there, St. Ignatius, in 2003 and received a really solid foundation in the clas-sics there.
I took four years of Latin and three years of Greek. And there were so many of us who did that. There is a real thriving classical program there: 1,500-plus stu-dents there and over half of them take Latin by their own choice. More would like to, but they can’t accommodate.
I went abroad my junior year to England and studied at Oxford for the year. It was really there as I got deeper into philosophy and theolo-gy studies at Oxford that I realized, “Oh, I’ve been given something re-ally precious in these languages.”
I was realizing then and there that “I don’t know what I want to
do with my life, vocationally yet, but whatever I do, I feel drawn to the Catholic intellectual life and these languages are a really impor-tant part of that tradition.”
When I got back to Williams my senior year in college, I resumed my study of Latin and Greek but I didn’t major in it.
Fast for-ward to the novitiate, the
Jesuit forma-tion: I gradu-ated from Williams in ‘07, entered the Society (of Jesus) in ‘08.
In the no-vitiate, my formation as-sistant said, “What do you want to do in studies?” I said, “Well, Ray, I want to keep studying phi-losophy. I love philosophy, but I already have one degree in philos-ophy, and if I never get another, I
can live with that. But if I never make something of the classical education that I received as a high schooler, I’m going to regret that for the rest of my life.”
XN: How did you end up at Xavier?
BN: I’m a Jesuit scholas-tic. I have tak-en my vows. I am not yet a priest, but studying to be a priest.
It takes about 11 or 12 years, this f o r m a t i o n process. I’m in the begin-ning of year seven. Now I’m in a phase called r e g e n c y , where basi-cally you’re
working full-time as a Jesuit. The idea is that this is what the
rest of your life is going to look like after your studies are over, after ordination, God-willing. Regency is kind of the centerpiece, both
chronologically, it falls in the middle of formation, and also in terms of importance, this is the rest of your Jesuit life.
At Xavier, there is a long tradi-tion of regents coming here (Matt Dunch preceded me), including Fr. Graham, who came here as a regent.
A big draw for me was the H.A.B. (Honors Bachelor of Arts) program and the strength of the classical languages here.
It’s kind of a holdover from an earlier age in Catholic and Jesuit education, when to be edu-cated was to be working in these languages.
I’m coming to Xavier from four years of study in St. Louis.
-phy and theology, Jesuit stuff, and the last two were full-time
Louis), just down the road, where I was doing a Master’s in Classical Languages in Latin and Greek.
XN: Do you have a favorite book or favorite author?
BN: It’s hard to pin down, but “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo, which I read a couple summers ago. “The Brothers Karamazov” (by Fyodor Dostoyevsky) would be up there too.
BY TAYLOR FULKERSONManaging Editor
Professor Profile: Bryan Norton, S.J.
Photo courtesy of Xavier.eduJesuit Scholastic Bryan Norton, S.J. speaks about his decision to come teach at Xavier.
The national online maga-zine Her Campus has launched
Campus was founded in 2009 by three Harvard undergrads and targets the female college student demographic.
The online magazine features articles and blog posts about top-ics that college women are meant to relate to. The website includes a number of different sections such as Style, Beauty, Health, Love and Career.
Her Campus is represented on over 200 campuses across the na-tion, Xavier now included. Juniors Danielle Curtis and Brittany Dillard co-founded the Xavier chapter and serve as the Her Campus correspondents.
“We thought Xavier could use a forum for fun, lighthearted articles about things that are relatable to Xavier students,” Curtis said. “Her Campus gives us the freedom to talk about everything from Xavier’s nightlife to the Core curriculum.”
Xavier’s Her Campus website includes all the same sections as the national web magazine and
Xavier such as Campus Celebrities
and campus snapshots.Her Campus will accept
Celebrity, Cutie and snapshot nominations through email, Facebook and Twitter.
Campus Cutie was junior Nick
Campus Xavier published was “The Ten Ways to Make the Most out of Your Freshman Year,” which lists points meant to reso-nate with the Xavier community.
Although Her Campus Xavier has already launched, both Curtis and Dillard hope to see their team expand.
“It’s a great opportunity for students who are interested in journalism, public relations, edit-ing or photography to get some real world experience,” Curtis said.
“We’re open to whoever wants to help,” Dillard said. “There are a lot of different dimensions out-side of the writing portions like managing the social media and coming up with promotion ideas.”
“We feel the stronger the team gets, the better Her Campus can be,” Curtis said. “We want differ-ent opinions and perspecitves.”
To check out Her Campus Xavier or to learn more about get-ting involved, visit http://www.hercampus.com/school/xavi -er and follow them on Twitter @HercampusXavier.
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Xavier’s Student Activities
annual Amazing Race: Xavier Edition event on Sept. 6.
The event was organized by SAC’s Live Entertainment Committee, which includes Kaitlin Whelan, Brianna Cloney, Terrence Ferguson and Kassie Mier.
Participants met at 1 p.m. at the Xavier Yard, but the event led them to various locations across campus.
Students were asked to form teams of four to six members to complete various tasks.
The Amazing Race included seven different one-minute obsta-cles and challenges ranging from an Oreo-eating challenge to a hula hooping contest.
The top three teams participat-ing in the event received prizes.
-ets to The Fray concert on Sept. 11 at Horseshoe Casino.
The second and third-place teams won gift cards.
“It was the perfect day for some friendly competition,” SAC president Kelly Kleier said.
“The students had a lot of fun during the race, and SAC had a great time running the new event on campus.”
-tees, including Campus Traditions, Late Night Programming, Life & Culture, Live Entertainment and Publicity.
collectively from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays in Gallagher Student Center Room 214.
All SAC meetings are open to the student body.
Council members encourage other student clubs and organiza-tions to collaborate with SAC in the programming of student events.
In addition, SAC is currently seeking eight new members to join the organization this school year.
SAC members regularly enjoy
Her Campus comes to XavierBY HAILEY DEZORTGuest Writer
SAC hosts Amazing Race: Xavier Edition
BY MADDIE DAYStaff Writer
Photo courtesy of Kelly Kleier
leadership experiences, develop friendships and get involved with campus issues.
Applications are available online on the SAC page of the Xavier website.
They are due online by 5 p.m. on Sept. 15 and should be submit-ted online.
For more information on the Amazing Race event or how to get involved with SAC, contact president Kelly Kleier at [email protected].
A student participates in the pie-in-the face obstacle in the Amazing Race.
Campus News Edited by: Meredith Francis [email protected]
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Xavier introduces SWAG program
Maybe you should branch out.
Sept. 3, 9:10 a.m. – A student reported that a tree branch fell on his or her vehi-cle overnight in the Commons Lot, causing damage to the hood of the car.
Sept. 2, 4:22 p.m. – A stu-dent reported being harassed by another student.
Sept. 2, 7:15 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Norwood Police with a prisoner search at the Norwood Police Department.
Sept. 2, 11:33 p.m. – Two students found in the Victory Family Park after hours were advised to leave and sent on their way.
Sept. 4, 2:50 p.m. – Xavier Police and Physical Plant as-sisted three students stuck in an elevator in Fenwick Place.
Sept. 5, 2:00 a.m. – Xavier Police investigated a vehicle with suspicious occupants in the C-1 Lot. One non-student was arrested on an outstand-ing warrant and was released to Sharonville Police.
Sept. 5, 8:25 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Residence Life with a room search in Brockman Hall. A small amount of mari-juana and paraphernalia were
follow up.
Sept. 5, 10:26 p.m. – A stu-dent walking on St. Francis Xavier Way carrying a cup of beer and a bottle of liquor in his or her backpack was cited for underage consumption.
Sept. 7, 1:25 a.m. – Xavier Police assisted Residence Life with a room disturbance in the Commons. Residence Life will follow up.
Sept 7, 1:46 a.m. – Xavier Police assisted Norwood Police with an intoxicated, underage and disorderly student at Cleneay
Avenue and Montgomery Road. The student resisted arrest and had to be restrained by several
Sept. 7, 1:54 a.m. – A student -
rying an open beer on Cleneay Avenue was cited for underage consumption.
Sept. 7, 2:00 a.m. – Xavier Police assisted Residence Life with a noise complaint in Manor House.
Sept. 7, 2:06 a.m. – Xavier Police assisted Norwood Police when a student was being “ex-tremely disrespectful” to an of-
pedestrian violation on Cleneay Avenue and Montgomery Road. The Dean of Students was
Sept. 7, 9:35 p.m. – A student reported that his or her smart-phone was stolen after being left unattended on the picnic tables near the sand volleyball courts. Xavier Police wants to remind all stu-dents to not leave valuables unattended.
In order to accommodate stu-dents and to encourage studying abroad as an educational option, Xavier’s Center for International Education (CIE) has imple-mented a peer advising team of students with study abroad expe-rience to meet with prospective study abroad students and eventu-ally act as mentors.
Peer advisors will answer ques-tions prospective study abroad students have about their par-ticular area of expertise, give ad-vice and make recommendations, such as how it feels to be away for a number of months or how the food is in a given country.They will also speak about their recent experiences and how it has changed and shaped them.
“I want to be a peer advisor so that other students will get to ex-perience the same sorts of things I did. (Students) don’t know what’s out there, and it’s really im-
DeVincenzo, a CIE peer advisor who studied in Buenos Aires said.
The CIE is hoping the peer ad-vising program, along with other
increase the number of Xavier students studying abroad from previous years.
“One of our goals is to triple the number of students studying abroad on semester programs in
assistant director for the study abroad program, said.
This goal was set in conjunction with the Institute for International
study abroad organization, and its new program called Generation Study Abroad. This program aims to double study abroad numbers across the United States by 2019.
According to Diehl, the major-ity of students studying abroad at Xavier go on shorter programs. For example, spring break and summer term study abroad pro-
-mon than a full semester.
The CIE hopes to work in conjunction with departments to
CIE to offer peer advising for study abroad programsBY SARRIS BALCERZAKCopy Editor
are looking for eight peer educa-tors (PEs) for their new Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG).
If accepted, PEs will facilitate events and programs which will
-ness issues, such as sexual health, gender identity and alcohol and drug use. PEs will also receive a $1,000 stipend over one year.
“(SWAG) is the result of a (two-year) grant that we re-ceived from Xavier’s Women of
do peer education around well-
of Student Integrity, said. “(SWAG will address) areas
where Xavier can do more to help students think about their choic-es… and we believe that’s going to be most effectively delivered
said.If accepted, all PEs will be
trained by professionals from the renowned BACCHUS Network, which has trained students and college staff on related issues since 1975.
“The coolest thing is that we’re bringing in BACCHUS, which is a national organization that’s well-known and (uses) evidence-based
training for peer facilitation. The students that are selected … will get really solid facilitation and in-tervention skills in early October,”
After training, SWAG PEs will begin hosting events and partner-ing with other organizations in
They intend to meet with a va-riety of students to arm them with skills to make smart decisions in college.
“SWAG educators will have a lot of independence,” Megan Bowling, SWAG graduate coor-dinator, said. “But we hope to change the minds of X students (on these issues).”
Although their primary re-sponsibility is leading programs on wellness, students will also be trained to make referrals for indi-vidual cases. They will not handle any individual incidents, but they will know who to direct students to if approached with a case.
Bowling is to credit for the group’s name.
but it does get people’s attention,” Bowling said. “It’s interesting and catchy and kind of fun.”
For more information, contact Megan Bowling at bowlingm3@
application through Xavier’s Title
edu/titleix.
BY JUSTIN WORTHINGStaff Writer
for their majors.“If (students) can dream it, we
Xavier faculty-led programs and third party programs are avail-able to Xavier students.
According to the CIE, students
study abroad program should be aware that many programs have a comparable cost to a semester at Xavier.
Students interested in partici-pating in study abroad programs should visit the CIE, located in room 230 Gallagher Student Center. The center is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for advising.
A group of Xavier students participate in the Rome program during the summer of 2014. This program is one of the university’s many study abroad options.
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Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife
peddling on Sept. 4. The two were charged with receiving gifts “with corrupt intent.” Both were found guilty of conspiracy to
to appeal their case.
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ecutive action on immigration until after the midterm elections in November. This decision comes after pressure from fellow Democrats who feared that acting on the controversial immi
Fighter jets pursued the plane after it became unresponsive in
who was piloting the plane, was said to be “unconscious and slumped over” according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Prince William and Dutchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton an
nancy, Middleton was hospitalized for acute morning sickness.
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President Obama addresses the NATO summit in Wales, where NATO leaders met to address further sanctions on Russia.
The U.S., along with help from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), broadened sanctions against Russia last week.
NATO leaders met for a summit in Wales to discuss a possible
ing that has been occurring since
talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
plan for the truce which included
the Ukrainian government forces pulling back to a distance that
civilian areas impossible as well as
agreements.“[W]e are hopeful, but based
cal,” President Obama said on the
Despite the negotiations between the two leaders, NATO will continue its sanctions against Russia as further incentive for the two countries to reach a peaceful agreement.
NATO countries have already restricted their involvement in
the Russian economy, giving the
as limiting the importation and
countries.NATO’s aid to Ukraine will
also be in a delicate balancing act, deciding which sanctions will go forward while staving off military involvement.
According to USA Today, “the U.S. and other NATO nations have so far ruled out providing weapons to Ukraine for fear
goods with Ukraine.
BY FCampus News Editor
Xavier will be hosting a series of lectures on sustainability as a way to raise awareness on topics related to water.
“Xavier University is becoming known as a major convener of sustainability discussions in Cincinnati, engaging issues and sponsoring speakers and panels
regional, national and global
chair of Xavier's Sustainability Committee, said.
The lectures come as a part of the Sustainability Committee commitment to educating people on the injustice surrounding water.
This year’s theme comes in the wake of several water disasters nationwide and abroad.
“This academic year, the
Sustainability Committee seeks to raise awareness on the topic of ‘water justice,’ building on last year’s theme of ‘energy justice,’”
ter problems is education, which
the Sustainability Committee intends to do through these lectures.
“Sustainability Committee is pleased to make many of our events free and open to the public, as part of our educational mission, and in keeping with our
“As our campus sustainability plan states, ‘Care of the environment affects the quality of our relationships with God, with other human beings and with creation itself,’” she said.
The series welcomed several speakers last year and will con
year.“The Distinguished Speaker
Series of the Williams College of Business has recently sponsored major presentations on sustain
BY Copy Editor
The Xavier Sustainability Committee will host a series of lectures that are free and open to the public and will pertain to water justice issues around the world.Photo courtesy of www.xavier.edu/green
Gamble’s Senior Vice President for
who speaks on ‘Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
The speakers will not only discuss water injustice on a local level, but also on a global level, taking into consideration the effects of a lack of clean water.
people don’t have access to safe water; more people have a mobile phone than a toilet. Diarrhea due to poor sanitary systems and impure water is the second leading cause of death among children; this kills more children than malaria, AIDS and measles com
“ ”As our campus sustainability plan states, ‘Care of the affects the quality of our relationships with God, with
other human beings and with creation itself.’Dr. Nancy Bertaux, co-chair of Xavier
Sustainability Committee
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Xavier NewswireSeptember 10, 20146
West and Posey set to make return to Xavier
Club Football returns to campus
BY ADAM TORTELLIStaff Writer
The Xavier community is ea-gerly awaiting David West’s home-coming next month.
With tickets going on sale this week, now is the moment to ex-plore West’s career, including his impact on Xavier, so that fans may appropriately prepare for Cintas Center’s mid-October headliner.
In his freshman year (1999-2000), the product of Garner, N.C. began his lengthy list of accomplishments by leading the Atlantic-10 in rebounding on his way to being named to the conference’s all-rookie team. Unfortunately, these efforts end-ed with a second round loss in the NIT.
In his sophomore year, West appeared in the elite form that would soon be characteristic of the three-time A-10 Player of the
Year after leading his team in scor-ing, blocks and ranking fourth na-tionally in rebounding.
Punctuating his stellar efforts all season long, West recorded just
of the A-10 during his 26-point and 21-rebound frenzy against George Washington.
Prosser era (Xavier men’s basket-ball head coach, 1994-2001), West led the Musketeers to the NCAA tournament after a two year hia-tus, where the team was knocked
seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
To go along with changes dur-ing head coach Thad Matta’s in-augural Xavier season, West’s on-court ownership carried the team
-
West dominated the confer-
ence by taking home both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors at the end of the season.
West cemented himself in Xavier history by recording the
over Long Island University that included 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.
The 2002-03 season may ar-guably be known as the year that West made the infamous jump into elite status in terms of his college basketball career.
While West’s senior season did not end with the postseason suc-cess that many Musketeer faithful had envisioned (a 64-77 loss to no. 6 Maryland), his performance throughout the season placed the school on national headlines.
West scored in double digits every single game of his senior season — including a 47-point
escapade that crushed conference and I-75 nemesis Datyon Flyers— to combine with his keen ability to rebound and block shots en route to becoming Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year.
At the end of his illustri-ous Xavier career, West held the school record for blocks (228), double-doubles (68), free-throws made (662) and free-throws at-tempted (874).
His jersey hangs in the Cintas Center rafters for all to see every game. The number 30 will always be hanging in the arena to honor the legend.
let West go when he was drafted 18th by the New Orleans Hornets in 2003.
-ning of his NBA ca-reer, West made the Western Conference
and 2009 while also making the Eastern Conference Finals each of the past two seasons as a member of the Indiana Pacers.
West not only put up superstar caliber statistics, but he layed the groundwork for basketball excellence that leads students to wait in line out-side Cintas for hours before tip-off dur-ing November and through to March.
In addition to West, James Posey will be re-turning to Xavier as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Posey was a key
component to Prosser’s squad that won the A-10 championship in 1998.
Posey’s scoring and rebound-ing continually forced opposing coaches to plan their defenses around him.
It was his defense that caught the eyes of NBA executives, ulti-mately leading him to get picked 18th to the Denver Nuggets in the 1999 draft.
Throughout his playing career, Posey was a key contributor to championship teams, including the Miami Heat in 2006 and the Boston Celtics in 2008.
His experience gained by bouncing around the league and working for various organizations earned him his current position on the Cavaliers’ coaching staff.
return to campus in an announce-ment made on Mar. 28.
This return has been in the works since the abrupt end to the 2012 season, which was riddled with injuries that forced the club to lose its funding and eventually its standing as a club sport.
Football has always been syn-onymous with injuries, but se-
and senior Vice President Jerron Taylor assures fans this time will be different.
In an interview they said “a physician will be at every practice to diagnose injuries early, plus new helmets to prevent concussions, which was an issue in the past.”
Once approved, the guys took
for the upcoming season. This season the team will square
off against Bluffton University on
12 and Anderson on Oct. 27. Football season would not be
the same without a homecoming. The team will play against Ohio
Technical College on Nov. 1. All of this is exciting, but noth-
ing compares to what the players are feeling.
“It’s a great way to get to know more people and play a sport that I really like playing,” sopho-more defensive end and tight end Kerwin Ferrete said.
It is not just the players who -
plained their feelings toward hav-ing the club back.
“We think it means a lot for us to be able to showcase our pride that we have for Xavier University
told us the meaning of having a club football team on campus.
“It adds a different element to Xavier. People here love football- especially college football.
“Having club football adds a new experience for the students here both as fans and players” Hernandez said.
nicely-what makes it even better is the fact that it is here at Xavier for students to enjoy for as long as it remains a recognized group by the university.
BY MARA MEERSMANGuest Writer
The Xavier men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Queen City Invitational this
second respectively. The race took place at Kingswood Park in Mason, Ohio, and was hosted by Northern Kentucky University.
As the season was beginning both teams were looking for strong starts to the season. Hot temperatures made for a tough test for all runners as they ran the
The men’s team, which ran
a time of 15:54 and placed 20th
for the Musketeers included se-nior Connor Buchholz (22nd), se-nior Corey Zielinski (27th), soph-omore Aaron Peterson (32nd) and sophomore Grant Parelli (48th).
Knapik noted that he was hap-
and that he was pushed by his fel-low teammates.
On the women’s side, freshman Gina Genco ran the fastest time
for the Musketeers, notching a
ten on the Musketeers were senior
-omore Meghan Vogel (10th).
Also competing for XU was ju-nior Caterina Karas (11th), soph-omore Delainey Burnett (22nd)
Coach Ryan Orner understood that the teams battled brutal con-ditions and thought that the men’s side had a good difference in the
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On the women’s side, Orner believed they had a phenomenal race, falling just behind Eastern
place. He also noted that the
Musketeers held back three of their top returning runners be-cause of the heat conditions.
The cross country teams will return to action amd race at the National Catholic Invitational
the University of Notre Dame in
Cross Country season beginsBY MATT STAINBROOKGuest Writer
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Blair (left) recorded a career high 14 kills against Oakland University.
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BY ADAM PURVISGuest Writer
Volleyball team shows success in Missouri
Club soccer season begins
Indians fight for final playoff pushBY RYAN O’TOOLEStaff Writer
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Soccer sweeps weekend gamesBY BRENDAN BURRISGuest Writer
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Members of the soccer team line up to defend a free kick against Cornell.Newswire photo by Liz Goold
“Someone actively sought out these
photos in an attempt to humiliate these women, and boy did we let them
succeed.” Amelia Ryczek
appear as something that these women should be ashamed of, and I don’t think they should be.
Now that I am older and wiser, the idea of seek-ing these pictures out, calling it a scandal or acting like these women did anything wrong is the last re-sponse to come to my mind. They are all adults tak-ing pictures of themselves on their own phones. No
one should ever presume to tell you what to do with your own body or phone.
saying that these photos are scandal-ous. There are worse, and far more scandalous, things for people to do besides take a picture of themselves.
James Franco allegedly asked a 17-year-old girl to go to a hotel room with him and received almost no backlash for it, and football play-ers who essentially got away with murder are allowed to remain in
the NFL, but it is a scandal when Jennifer Lawrence takes a picture of her own breasts.
We should be ashamed of ourselves for thinking that these women did anything wrong, and those of us who partici-pated in seek-ing the images out should be doubly so.
A m e l i a Ryczek is a ju-nior electronic media major from Chicago.
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During my freshman year of high school, there was a girl on my basketball team who I wasn’t really fond of. The friends of the boy I was dating knew this, so one night, when we were all hanging out, one of the boys asked me if I had seen her latest photo. Thinking it was another ridiculous Myspace-esque
phone. The picture was of my teammate
entirely naked. Apparently she had sent the photo to a friend of theirs, and for all I knew, anyone could have seen it by then. The next morning at practice, she found out that the picture had circulated pretty widely.
I feel guilty to this day for how I responded to the situation. I didn’t hug her while she cried in the locker room. I didn’t chastise the boys who were passing around her picture. I laughed.
People seem to react initially to that kind of situa-tion with a “well, what did she expect?” attitude, and I was no different. I can’t say that I think taking nude photos of yourself is that great of an idea, but that common response places the blame on the individual for expecting someone that she trusted not to violate her privacy.
The recent unauthorized circulation of nude pho-tos of celebrities is just as much of an invasion of privacy as what happened to my teammate.
Someone actively sought out these photos in an attempt to humiliate these women, and boy did we let them succeed. We called it a scandal. People searched for the images, subreddit after subreddit, until they found them.
We need to realize that when any of us does any of those things, we allow this invasion of privacy to
Leaked celebrity nude photos
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Subjects of photos have no need to be ashamed
University Station Pool: Week 3
Newswire cartoon by Taylor Fulkerson
Last year, students protested the construction of a fence around the campus basketball courts, arguing that the fence was a symbol of Xavier’s failure to live in solidarity and community with the surrounding neighborhoods.
This past summer, another wall was built between Xavier and the Norwood community.
Although the University Station complex does not serve as a physical barrier, it is a towering emblem of Xavier’s continued withdrawal from the community of which it claims to be a part.
As the apartments are not owned by the universi-ty, they offer the ease of campus housing without the bothersome boundaries and surveillance of Resident
to U. Station, this new housing option marks yet an-other retreat into what is nicely called the “Xavier
of privilege.The opportunities students have to interact with
community members and learn about the neighbor-hoods surrounding campus are becoming fewer.
promote concepts like solidarity and responsible community engagement. How are students expected to care about the welfare of a community that is en-tirely nameless and faceless to them?
Off-campus housing was one of the key con-nections between the university and the community. Now, U. Station offers students yet another opportu-nity to send well-wishes in the general direction of the community, all without leaving the bubble that is looking more and more like a bastion. Oh, and the couch is included.
At the Mass of the Holy Spirit,
As far as I am aware, everyone present had a basic knowledge
present who needed Spanish to understand the Mass, then it was a tremendous failure since Spanish was only employed in music at
The second possible reason, to -
diversity of the Xavier commu-nity, but I’m not sure that using Spanish during the Mass is the
Frankly, it is cultural appro-priation and the desire to appear diverse that motivates the usage of Spanish, not appreciation for
the full diversity of the commu-nity, why would we not make it a bilingual Mass?
Lastly, the aesthetic pleasure of Spanish during Mass seems
simply cannot pronounce it cor-rectly, thus rendering two parts of
Furthermore, almost every part of the M ass serves a pur-
-ent cannot understand the words, then we should not continue to privilege aesthetic pleasure over
Taylor Fulkerson is the Managing Editor of the He is a se-nior philosophy major with minors in history and Latin American studies from Lanesville, Ind.
This does not mean that we should completely rework every spiritual service performed on
chapel, Common Ground
meditations shouldn’t be stripped
I’m suggesting that a “Spirit Celebration” ought to celebrate a variety of religions and not be
beliefs of the Roman Catholic tradition, especially if the univer-
I consistently refer back to that interfaith service which I was a part of during my time
-tion, late start time and hoarse speaking voices, I felt that this
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community more than anything
members a time to come togeth-er as Musketeers and observe different methods for prayer and
motto of Xavier University may
its individual student and faculty components bring something both beautiful and unique to the
Prayer and respect go hand--
gether for a cohesive and all-en-compassing “Spirit Celebration”
Alexander Spindler is the Arts & Entertainment Editor of the
He is a senior Honors Bachelor of Arts and Spanish double major from Indianapolis.
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September 10, 20149
The need for interfaithFor the past three summers, I
have dedicated myself to sleep-less nights, sore limbs and sat-isfying interactions with some of the most wonderful people I
I’m conditioning for a Division I
I am volunteering as a member of
has shaped me in tremendous
There remains a crucial com-ponent of the program that in-forms students of the inclusivity and respect that Xavier has to-
-sion of the four-day event, the
Engagement sponsors an inter-faith service featuring readings
This connectivity is an invaluable asset to our campus community and especially to our incoming
Unfortunately, this type of communal interfaith experience has not been made available for
Recently, the university held its annual Spirit Celebration as a sort of theological kick-off for
states that the celebration was “an opportunity for the Xavier com-munity, composed of people of a variety of faith traditions, to gather together and be united in common prayer asking for God’s blessing on the new year,” the vague title of “Spirit Celebration”
Many returning students (my-self included) knew that the cel-
and transfer students were left un-aware of the service’s nature and
As a method of increasing at-tendance to the event, the univer-sity cancelled all classes and most
two hours while the celebration -
ing hall was also closed, as boxed lunches were being served to the
-lation of classes sparked unani-mous cries of jubilation through-
out the student body, the closure of the dining hall crowded popu-lar on-campus restaurants and angered those students who only
is a lack of inclusive celebration – that spiritual exploration that so drew me to the Jesuit identity of
cancelling class and work con-
Celebration demonstrates that the university only wants us to come
Our student body deserves spiri-tual services that are as eclectic
Retention statistics state that
roughly 60 percent of our stu-dents identify as Catholic, but a large portion of these individuals either do not practice or are ques-
what can we say about the remain-ing 40 percent? Are they expected to attend a “Spirit Celebration” with customs and dogma strik-ingly different from their own? Though different ordained reli-gious leaders were represented at the service, the trajectory for
It seems as if the university failed to uphold one of its pillars
-tion that encapsulates a variety of opinions that don’t necessarily fall under the same theological um-
who were fearful to attend due to
not insisting that the university attempted to shove Catholicism down our throats, but rather that an attempt at campus-wide spiri-
Spanish unnecessary at Spirit Celebration
About a week ago, the Xavier community held the Spirit Celebration to kick off the aca-demic year, a tradition that dates back to 1940 at Xavier and much further back for Jesuit schools
There has already been some contention among students over how inclusive or exclusive the event was, especially considering the closure of the Hoff Dining Commons during the time of
event planners were “starving
about what inclusivity might look like and how well the event this year may or may not have achieved that, I do not wish to
Instead, I want to address one
the use of music in Spanish at
First, I want to make it clear that I am a gringo and I recog-
Spanish, but rather in a relatively homogenous, English-speaking
That said, I believe this critique is
Mass? There are several reasons one can list: to facilitate the un-derstanding of Spanish-speakers
-versity of the audience or merely
Spirit Celebration ignores campus diversity
An eclectic student body calls for an inclusive
celebration.
“It is cultural appropriation
and the desire to appear diverse that motivates the usage of Spanish, not
appreciation for diversity.”
Taylor Fulkerson
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Xavier Newswire
Joan Rivers dies at 81BY ALLISON WISYANSKIStaff Writer
Joan Rivers died unexpected-ly at the age of 81 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, N.Y., a shock to the entertainment industry, her family and her in-ternational fan base. The cause of death has been linked t o h e a r t d i s e a s e .
She was taken to an o u t p a t i e n t surgery clinic after going into car-diac arrest and losing consc ious -ness during a surgery p r o c e d u r e on her vocal cords. The State Health Department is studying the cause of her death.
Rivers was one of the most recognized stand-up comics. Her career moved from television to international fame. Rivers’s out-going yet brutally honest person-ality set her apart from others, and she never failed to say what everyone else was thinking.
Rivers served as a role model
to other female comedians. She led a busy lifestyle, balancing ex-cessive cosmetic surgeries with her time on television.
She began her career in the ear-ly 1960s, performing in comedy clubs and working as a writer and performer on “Candid Camera.”
She made a few appearances on “The Tonight Show,” but left NBC when the pay wasn’t enough. Rivers started a show entitled “The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers,” but it was not a hit. Her career plummeted and Fox pro-ducers replaced her on the show.
In the early 1990s, she jump-started a daily talk show called
“The Joan Rivers Show,” which
Directly after, Rivers became an icon on the E! Network.
She hosted red carpet events and judged the celebrity fash-ion choices with help from her daughter, Melissa Rivers. Rivers
is best known for her harsh c r i t i c i s m of oth-ers and, a l t h o u g h she caused mayhem at points, she truly rein-vented the red carpet.
R i v e r s appeared on a few televi-sion shows such as “Celebr i ty Apprentice”
and “Nip/Tuck.” She also starred on the reality show “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work,” which dis-cussed her stresses of aging and remaining culturally relevant.
Rivers remained driven and dedicated to her career until her death. She has left a mark on the industry and will indeed be missed by many.
Known for her overt vulgarity, Joan Rivers broke new ground for women in comedy.
“The Last Five Years” opens with acclaim BY LIZ SLOCUMStaff Writer
Xavier University’s rendition of Jason Robert Brown’s musical, “The Last 5 Years” opened on Sept. 5 at the Gallagher Theater to fantastic results.
The plot follows a young
to the development of mutual infatuation, followed by engage-ment, marriage and eventual breakdown.
The story line offers a pain-
fully honest portrayal of what happens in relationships between
-ests and busy lives who both fell a little too fast.
Cathy, played by junior Maya Farhat, is an aspiring performer who is revealed to the audience as having not yet found a man who treats her well and wants to commit.
Jamie, played by junior Griff Bludworth, is a rising author who has also had bad luck in his past
attempts at dating. In the midst of the lofty goals
they each strive to attain, they meet and fall in love.
What is unique about this mu-sical is that the end of the story is
number. Cathy’s point of view begins
with the emotional end of the re-lationship and works its way to the beginning, while Jamie’s point of view does the opposite — starting at the optimistic beginning.
In the end, the audience is given a bit-
with Jamie la-menting the end while Cathy simulta-neously cele-brates the start of an exciting new adventure.
With very little spoken dialogue, this musical does an excellent job telling a story mostly through song instead of dialogue.
E v e n though the audience al-ready knows how it ends
by the time the first number is over, it is still left with the mys-tery of how the story began in the first place.
Farhat’s and Bludworth’s mu-sical and theatrical talent made a show consisting of only two char-acters come to life the same way a cast of many would.
This innovative, intense, two-person musical was something truly awesome that has graced
-duction of the year.
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The cast, crew and pit orchestra following their final performance of “The Last Five Years.”Photo courtesy of facebook.com
The original, off-Broadway production opened in 2002 to mixed reviews. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org
Schnipke takes overBY ZENAB SAEEDGuest Writer
Dr. Richard Schnipke has tak-en over as the director for Xavier’s concert choir. Dr. Schnipke, who was initially hired as the direc-tor of music education, is in his second year at Xavier and is now the Director of Choral Activities. In addition to directing Concert Choir, Schnipke directs both the men’s and women’s choruses.
Xavier’s concert choir is a cho-rus group comprised of 40 to 55 students or, “as many students
-ing,” Dr. Tom Merrill, the Head of the Department of Music and Theatre, said.
The audition process includes an evaluation of sight-reading skills, a range check and ear tests.
The class, which meets three times a week, has two major per-formances a semester, including the March performance with the Cincinnati Ballet at the Aronoff Center, during which they will sing Mozart’s Requiem.
Prior to Schnipke’s involve-ment, Dr. Matthew Phelps, who worked to complete his doctor-ate at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music during his time on Xavier’s fac-ulty, directed the choir.
As Phelp’s departure ap-proached, Schnipke seemed like
Schnipke was heavily involved in the music department at Ohio State University and as a vocal music educator in Ohio public schools before coming to Xavier.
“Dr. Schnipke’s experience was a key factor when he was chosen for the position, and I feel that he can take Concert Choir to the next level,” Merrill said.
Merrill looks forward to see-ing how Schnipke will contribute to the future of the choir and hopes that the group will par-ticipate in more tours and choral competitions under his guidance.
-dent that this year is going to be the best concert choir (Xavier) has had in a while. On our choir retreat this past Friday, you could feel the energy in the room. There are some people everyone wants to perform well for, sim-ply because that person draws a better version of yourself out of
-nitely one of those people,” ju-nior and choir member Elizabeth Rancourt said.
The Xavier Department of Music and Theatre is looking forward to Dr. Schnipke’s leader-ship and to the Concert Choir’s
semester, which will follow the theme “The Life of Singer” in late October.
Correction: The “Last Five Years” preview
in the Arts & Entertainment sec-tion from the Sept. 3, 2014 edi-tion should have read, “Director of Theatre Stephen Skiles has two plays and three musicals sched-uled for the 2014-15 school year.”
Edited by: Alex [email protected]
Xavier NewswireSeptember 10, 2014
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Columbus “turns blue” for Black KeysBY CAMPBELL TUELHead Copy Editor
The Black Keys opened their “Turn Blue” world tour last Friday at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus to a nearly sold-out crowd. Hailing from Akron, child-hood friends Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney formed The Black Keys in 2001. Meeting in a base-ment and recording a demo, they eventually landed a recording con-tract with Alive, a small indie label out of Los Angeles.
In an interview on National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air,” Carney explained that the name “The Black Keys” came from a friend of their fathers’, Alfred McMoore, an artist with schizophrenia, who would call and leave messages on their fathers’ machines, call-
names of other black piano keys when he was upset. When the two began playing together, the name became an obvious choice.
The band’s eighth and new-est album, “Turn Blue,” was re-leased on May 13 of this year and Auerbach and Carney have an 11 country, 69 show tour scheduled from September to mid-April.
The tour features appear-ances at various shows by Cage the Elephant, Jake Bugg and St. Vincent. The Schott was packed from the minute doors opened and fans rushed to the front of the general admission pit, anxiously waiting for Cage the Elephant to take the stage.
Formed in 2006, Cage the Elephant signed with Relentless
Records after performing in the South by Southwest festival of 2007. The band relocated from Bowling Green, Ky., to London and released a self-titled album to favorable reviews. Their third single, “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked,” launched the band onto the radio and into the public eye.
-ments and strange clothing, Cage the Elephant frontman Matt Shultz cued the band into “Spiderhead,” kicking off the
show. Shultz incorporated dance moves from Mick Jagger and Tina Turner, keeping the performance entertaining, unpredictable and fresh.
Shultz’s vocals never faltered even while diving into the crowd or shedding his clothing. Combining elements from 60s garage rock, 70s punk rock and 80s alternative rock, Cage the Elephant walked off the stage leaving the crowd released from their spell and beg-ging for more. Audience members
weren’t disappointed for long, however, as soon Auerbach and Carney took the stage, joined by touring musicians Richard Swift and John Clement Wood.
Backed by a tall red velvet cur-tain, the set resembled a vaude-ville stage, illuminating Auerbach and Carney at the center.
After opener “Next Girl,” the group jammed to “Your Touch,” dropping the vaudeville curtain
lights and illuminated screens, cre-
ating a new, edgy backdrop. The band launched into “Gold
on the Ceiling,” proving the best was yet to come.
They weren’t wrong. “It feels so good to be back in
Ohio,” Auerbach breathed into the microphone before he struck up the next song. The band per-formed fan favorites like “Fever,” “Howling for You,” “Leavin’ Trunk,” “Tighten Up” and a blue-sy cover of Edwyn Collins’ “A
-ished out the scheduled setlist and the arena went dark, illuminated by cell phones and exit signs.
fans screamed and cheered until Auerbach and Carney reappeared, playing a song off of 2004’s “Rubber Factory,” a cover of The Kinks’ “Act Nice and Gentle.”
“You knew we were gonna play a couple more for ya, didn’t you?” Auerbach joked. The lights went down and Auerbach was spotlighted with an acoustic gui-tar and what sounded like tun-ing morphed into “Little Black Submarines.” The audience erupt-ed and the band launched into an extended play.
faded, Auerbach threw his pick to the crowd, blew a kiss and the duo walked offstage to roaring applause.
High energy, hometown sup-port and bare-bones blues-rock carried Cage the Elephant and The Black Keys through the con-cert and made the set one for the books.Patrick Carney (left) and Dan Auerbach (right) make up the successful, American rock duo from Akron, Ohio.
Photo courtesy of ixdaily.com
“Hands on a Hardbody” raises the roofBY TAYLOR FULKERSON Managing Editor
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC) began its season on Sept. 2 with “Hands on a Hardbody.”
The rockabilly-themed musical is based on a true story of 10 Texans who had the opportunity to win a new pickup truck simply by keep-ing a hand on it through 144 hours of excruciating sun and heat.
The audience witnesses the whole ordeal through de-ceptions, mental anguish and the American Dream slipping
every character.“Hands on a Hardbody”
features a riveting story. The chance to win a truck is the chance for every character to have a better life and to achieve dreams.
Director D. Lynn Meyers writes in the Director’s Notes that “it’s the dreams that we won’t compro-mise that keeps us uniquely hu-man and perpetuates and inspires dreams yet to be born.”
Playing on the diverse weak-nesses and strengths of each character, it is the quintissential
American Dream story for our times.
The vulnerability of every character humanizes even the least likable personalities.
It is no stretch for the audience members to place themselves in the story as well, rethinking what their own American Dreams look like and to what lengths they will
go to reach them.Though the staging of the mu-
sical may be simple, it is key to the engaging performance.
One might imagine that a truck on stage could be unwieldy and spacious, but the actors utilized it in every way possible, yielding a dynamic production.
A rotating center stage allows
the actors abundant movement without ever taking a hand off the prop. The ambience of ETC fa-cilitates the lively production.
There is no bad seat in the house — the action is visible no matter where you are. Even from
is in full sight.The cast in “Hands on a
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Hardbody” is impressive. No character in the script
actor is at his or her best. Combining Texan ac-
cents and energetic move-ment, the actors transport you to the Floyd King Nissan dealership lot, where all the action takes place. The vocal perfor-mances of the cast are also impressive.
While some individ-ual vocalists may not be outstanding in their own right, the strong harmo-nies employed throughout the performance are remi-niscient of a gospel choir.
The cast packs a punch with the music through and through.
ETC provides a lively performance that is sure to please audiences.
“Hands on a Hardbody” runs Sept. 2-21. Tickets can be purchased online at ensemb-lecincinnati.org or by calling 513-421-3555.
ETC’s regional production of “Hands on a Hardbody” expertly blends gospel blues with lively, energetic and realistic storytelling. Photo courtesy of tickets.savvycities.com
Feature Edited by: Hollis [email protected]
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BY HOLLIS CONNERSFeatures Editor
LivingFrugallyIf there is one thing many college students
are constantly thinking about, it’s money: how much they need to pay rent, how much debt they are drowning in and how much they shouldn’t have spent at the bar last weekend. Every cent counts, so here are a few tips and tricks to save up some extra cash and live frugally.
For Dorm Dwellers For Commuters
General Well Thought Out Advice
1. Ask for student discounts: They are everywhere— Cinemark in Oakley, stores in the Kenwood Mall like JCrew and Madewell and Buffalo Wild Wings are just a few examples.
2. Drink water: When you go to restaurants, don’t order a Coke. Get a cup of water for free while also saving the calories for more food. Also, don’t buy bottled water. A package of water costs about $10. Instead of spending that every week, spend $10 one time on a water bottle and get free water all year from a sink or water fountain. If you still hate the taste of tap water, get a Brita Filter, or a cheap version of a Brita. It will still save you more money overall and is more environmentally friendly.
3. Make coffee on your own: Buying Starbucks or Coffee Emporium every
is $25 a week, but you can buy a bag of Folgers Ground Coffee that will last at least a month for $10. In the long run, buying a cheap coffee maker will cost less.
4. Create a budget: Having a limit to how much you can spend per week will help monitor your spending and reduces the “little purchases,” such as getting gum at the store or a bag of chips from the vending machine. Small purchases add up fast.
5. Make a change jar: It seems silly, but a month’s worth of change can really add up.
6. Avoid spending money at the bars: A drink at the bar can range from $7 to $10. Is it really worth spending $50 at the bar in only one night?
1. Use your meal plan: Having cafeteria food two or three times every day can get old, but going out to eat a couple times a week can re-ally make your bank account dwindle. Students often have leftover meal swipes at the end of the semester. Use all of them; you paid for them anyway. If you still don’t want the Caf, try to attend free events on cam-pus that include food. Check out the Student Government Association (SGA) calendar on Orgsync for some of these events.
2. Use Amazon: Books are often cheaper on Amazon than the book-store. You can even rent from Amazon. Posters and other dorm acces-sories are also cheap. Many posters and picture frames cost between $2 and $3 if you look hard enough.
3. Go to free events: Constantly going to the movies and the mall can be fun, but these places will suck the money out of your pocket. Attend the late night movies on campus or go to Muskies After Dark and Xavier sporting events, all of which are free to students.
4. Go to class: It’s already paid for, so you might as well go. Skipping a lot of classes is almost like throwing money out the window.
1. Get a Kroger Plus Card: Not only will it let you utilize some great deals when you shop at the grocery, but you can also gain fuel points to save money on gas.
2. Make a meal schedule : Plan out your meals ahead of time, make a list of all the food you need and only buy from the list. Don’t buy food you don’t need simply because it is a “good deal.” Also, shop on a full stomach. Shopping while you are hungry will entice you to buy excessive amounts of food.
3. Find alternative transportation: Gas prices are high, so if you live near campus, consider walking, riding your bike or carpooling with friends who live in your house or near you.
4. Turn off the lights: If you live in a house off campus, chances are you are paying for utilities. Leaving lights on and chargers plugged in the walls can rack up the electricity bill. Take some extra steps and turn off lights and electronics you aren’t using.
5. Pay bills on time: Late fees are not your friends. They are in fact your bank account’s mortal enemies.
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