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The Xavier University October 31, 2012

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Founder Frank Warren signs a book for senior Lauren Boxell.

Newswire Photo by Libby Keller

BY RACHAEL HARRISEditor-in-Chief

Alpha Epsilon Delta hosted Xavier University’s fi rst annual “Bra Bash” on Oct. 25.

Students purchased bras for $5 each and deco-rated them however they chose. Xavier’s swim team then modeled the bras in a fashion show.

Students purchased tickets to the show for $5 each.

All proceeds benefi ted the Susan G. Komen Foundation to support breast cancer research.

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Xavier hosts “Bra Bash” for breast cancer

BY HOLLIS CONNERSStaff Writer

Frank Warren visits XavierOn Monday, Oct. 29th, SAC,

Active Minds, Artists for Others and Residence Life brought Frank Warren, founder of Post Secret to Xavier University.

Post Secret is a project where people around the world can mail their personal secrets anonymous-ly to Warren. [The only rules state that the secrets must be completely true and can never been spoken of before.]

The secrets go directly to his house, and to this day, he has re-ceived over 500,000 secrets, and is receiving more each day.

Those who mail secrets are en-couraged to write and decorate their secret on a post card in order to fur-ther express their feelings behind the secret.

Warren has published five books so far, each full of secrets that range from funny and light hearted, to deep and thought provoking. Other secrets are posted on his website, postsecret.com.

Warren started his website by

printing out 3,000 self-addressed post cards which were blank on one side, and while walking through the streets of Washington DC, he handed the post cards out randomly, encouraging people to send him their secrets.

Warren stated during the lecture that the most common reaction from people who received postcards was “I don’t have any secrets.” He then pro-ceeded to say that he believed “those people had the best ones.”

However, the idea went viral, and he then started receiving secrets from all over the world.

He also gave examples of the wide range of secrets he had received in the past.

In order to demonstrate the vary-ing degrees of seriousness of the secrets, Warren stated that the most common secret he receives is that the sender “pees in the shower.”

However, the second most com-mon was along the lines of the sender

wanting to meet one person with whom they can share secrets.

Along with showing secrets, Warren invited anyone in the audience to come up to the microphone and share their own secrets with the crowd.

Warren believes that secrets connect people, and having audience members stand up and share their secrets made the connection even more evident.

He believes every secret is a “finger-print” and tells a story, which brings people together and brings compassion

to their lives.Warren ended his lecture with easy

instructions, “If you ever feel alone, write a secret on a postcard and mail it to me.”

Students can mail a post card with a secret on it to:PostSecret

13345 Copper Ridge RdGermantown, Maryland

20874-3454

Post Secret founder captures the hearts of students

The Xavier swim team smiles for the camera and

models their beautifully decorated bras.

Dr. Dan McCloughlin smiles for the camera.

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SAC hosts movie on the Yard BY REBECCA BAYENSStaff Writer

Last year, a collaboration of Xavier undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds suc-ceeded in bringing the fi rst TEDx, standing for Technology, Entertainment Design, (“x”is an independently organized TED event) to Xavier and plan on do-ing it again this year.

This event is based on an an-nual TED conference with the theme of “ideas worth spread-ing” that is hosted by the non-profi t organization TED.

The idea behind TED is to al-low speakers 18 minutes to talk about an idea they personally feel is worth spreading and speeches can vary in topic from writing methods to stem cell research, from music to the economy.

Once the initial TED confer-ence was seen to be a well-attend-ed event, the TEDx program was started in order to create smaller conferences across the country.

Last year was the fi rst time that a TEDx conference was held on Xavier’s campus and it was named TEDxXavierUniversity.

This conference featured speakers including Andrew Gibson, a global brand manager at Procter and Gamble; Rashmi Assudani PhD. an associate

professor of Management and Entrepreneurship for the Williams College of Business and Todd Henry, the founder and CEO of Accidental Creative.

Last year’s conference had the theme of “touching the hearts and minds of others through ser-vice, leadership and innovation.”

This year’s board, consisting of seniors Michael Farwell and Nick Turon and juniors Sean Kallmeyer and Sam Seigle, has already started planning the event.

They have established their mis-sion as: “TEDxXavierUniversity is a student-led collaborative ex-perience that inspires innovative thinking, moving others to pur-poseful action” and have declared this year’s theme to be “Igniting Passion, Inspiring Minds.”

The board has confi rmed April 17 the date for the conference.

For more information and updates on the event, vis-it their facebook page for TEDxXavierUniversity.

From 8 to 10 p.m. on Oct. 25, Student Activities Council, (SAC) celebrated Halloween with a “Movie on the Yard” event.

According to SAC Campus Traditions committee member Megan O’Donnell, the event was a combination of SAC’s popu-lar Late Night Snack event and a movie night. A Sweet Life, a local cupcake bakery, provided cupcakes for attendees as they watched The Ring.

BY MOLLY BOESManaging Editor

“The students who attended the event loved the cupcakes and enjoyed watching the scary movie in such nice weather,” O’Donnell said. However, she said SAC received some feed-back from students who would have preferred a non-scary Halloween movie.

Overall, O’Donnell thought the feedback was positive and stated that SAC “decided to do an event like this in order to give Xavier students an oppor-tunity to relax while celebrating and enjoying Halloween.”

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Photo courtesy of Libby Keller

October 31, 2012

Becky Griesmer, Katie Keller and Tiffany Hudson experience the phenomenon that is The Blue Man Group with the Student Activities Council in downtown Cincinnati.

XU Mortar Board chapter receives national award

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By jenny mendozaCampus News Editor

The Mortar Board chapter at Xavier University recently received a national award from Mortar Board, the premier na-tional honor society for college seniors.

The D’Artagnan chapter at Xavier University was among the outstanding Mortar Board chapters to be recognized at the 2012 Mortar Board National Conference, held in Chicago in late July this past summer.

Xavier’s chapter received the Silver Torch Award, which is presented to chapters that exe-cute timeliness and dedication while simultaneously exempli-fying the ideals of scholarship, leadership and service.

Recipients are selected based on a review of national records that require that the chapter meet all of the national minimum stan-dards and deadlines.

Chapter President Rebecca Engle accepted the chapter’s award.

Since its founding in 1918, the Society has grown from four to 229 chartered collegiate chapters

with more than a quarter-million members across the nation.

The D’Artagnan chapter at Xavier University was chartered in 1994 and currently has 35 members.

Mortar Board provides oppor-tunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to colleges and universities and en-courages lifelong contributions to the global community.

Some notable Mortar Board members include pioneering en-gineer Lillian Gilbreth, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Emmy-winning actor Rue McClanahan, astronauts Judith Resnik and Janice Voss, ad-venturer Aron Ralston and life-style expert Bruce Littlefield.

Learn more about Mortar Board at www.mortarboard.org.

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Mortar Board is a Society that was founded in 1918 that acts a a national honor society for college seniors. The D’Artagnan chapter on campus recently received a national award.

Campus News4 Xavier NewswireOctober 31, 2012

Police

Notes

Notes of the

Week

Oct. 24, 12:48 p.m. – Xavier Police received a re-port from Physical Plant of a cigarette burn on the roof of Xavier Yard.

Oct. 24, 1:04 p.m. – A stu-dent reported that they had been harassed off campus earlier in the day. Cincinnati Police have been notified.

Oct. 24, 11:21 p.m. – A non-student asking people for money in front of the Cona-ton Learning Commons was escorted off campus.

Oct. 25, 7:55 a.m. – Xavi-er Police received a report from Physical Plant of graffiti on the storage shed at Hayden Field.

Oct. 26, 2:02 p.m. – Two students reported that their cars had been broken into in the A lot. Norwood Police have been notified.

Oct. 27, 2:00 a.m. – Cin-cinnati Fire and Rescue transported an underage in-

toxicated visitor to Good Samaritan Hospital to treat a head wound. The visitor had hit his/her head after falling while walking down Cleneay Avenue.

Oct. 28, 11:40 a.m. – Xavi-er Police received a request from a concerned parent who could not reach their son/daughter. The student was lo-cated at his/her residence on Floral Avenue and advised to call his/her parents.

Oct. 28, 12:20 p.m. – A student reported someone damaged their vehicle which was parked overnight in the R1 lot. A large scratch was found on the passenger-side door.

Oct. 29, 12:36 a.m. – A non-student on campus for an event was arrested after Xavier Police received re-ports that the suspect was ob-served going through purses left unattended in a changing room at Cintas Center. Cin-cinnati Police were notified

Fancy a late night dip in the pool?

Oct. 28, 12:06 a.m. – A student observed kicking one of the windows of the O’ Connor Sports Center swimming pool was cited for criminal damage and under-age consumption of alcohol.

Don’t worry, that’s just how I roll...

Oct. 28, 12:57 a.m. – Xavier Police and Cincinnati Fire and Rescue checked on an underage, intoxicated stu-dent who had rolled down the hill next to Schmidt Fieldhouse. The student de-clined medical attention but was cited for underage con-sumption and was transport-ed to his/her apartment.

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Xavier’s School of Nursing was recently awarded a 3-year, $827,000 federal grant de-signed to provide training with emerging technology that will improve collaboration across professions.

The grant will be used to support the infrastructure of a new interprofessional pro-gram including faculty devel-opment and purchase of tele-health equipment, as well as other project related activities.

The newly established pro-grams will focus on educat-ing students to provide qual-ity health care for a variety of situations and settings using technologically-supported in-terprofessional collaboration.

In addition, the grant will fund travel for faculty so oth-er universities can learn from Xavier’s model.

Faculty from across Xavier’s College of Social Sciences, Health and Education (CSSHE) will participate in a faculty development program to better teach students en-rolled in undergraduate and graduate-level programs re-lated to health care.

“It is very exciting and cut-ting edge. It will help prepare the next generation of health professionals and educators to collaborate better and pro-

vide critical primary, second-ary and tertiary prevention to all populations,” Director of the School of Nursing Susan Schmidt said.

The grant, issued by Health Resources and Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will help Xavier work towards four goals.

These include integrat-ing technology and interpro-fessional education into the nursing curriculum, preparing CSSHE faculty to teach inter-professional education curri-cula using enhanced technol-ogy and providing nursing and health-related students with requisite knowledge of inter-professional collaboration and technological skills.

The early training stages of this program are scheduled to begin soon and progress quickly.

“Next week faculty from Nursing, Health Services Administration, Athletic Training, Mental Health Counseling, Social Work and Occupational Therapy are going to Texas to become certified as Interprofessional Trainers,” Schmidt said.

By early 2013, students in remote locations will be taught the curriculum via teleconfer-encing technology that Xavier has used since 2008.

Nursing program receives $827,000 federal grant

By david maxwellStaff Writer

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By ReBecca BayensStaff Writer

Summer MBA class stirs interest among students

A new summer course en-gaged Xavier graduate students in the community around them between July and August this year.

Professor George Gordon and senior Owen Raisch edu-cated Xavier MBA students with their Management 654 class: “Project Management.”

Raisch stated that this class was centered around the idea of experiential learning, which is an alternative learning theory that competes with the tradi-tional university practice of edu-cation through memorization. According to Raisch, this mem-orization theory reflects Jean Piaget’s “Genetic Epistemology” and his ideas for a more experi-ential approach came from these publications.

Raisch believes that Xavier’s future lies in implementing more classes that include this expe-riential component because a proliferation of online class of-ferings across the country that make learning more affordable could potentially decrease the value of campus offerings.

Experiential learning, how-ever, enhances the quality of education in several areas that are not necessarily provided for

in online learning environments: attendance, engagement and learning, according to Raisch.

“The crisis (for universities in the future) is a choice of how to move forward (with education),” Raisch said. “It is a choice be-tween involvement with online education, enhancing the class-room experience through expe-riential learning or a combina-tion of the two.”

This management class is just one example of an overall ef-fort by Raisch, other students and faculty to create a Center for Small Business Engagement.

“This effort is strongly ser-vice oriented, because serving local, independent businesses is serving our community,” Raisch said.

Ways in which the summer class served local businesses in-cluded planning a coffee tasting for Betta’s Italian Oven as well as assisting in launching its re-cent Festival of Saint Rocco.

“This class really connect-ed two needs with one com-mon solution,” Raisch said. “Independent businesses need access to the education of the University. They need to know how to hire, make financial deci-sions, etc. The University needs businesses to provide students with experiences.”

In addition, the students

supported the Cincinnati Independent Business Alliance (CiNBA) by organizing their first meeting with local businesses owners. CiNBA promotes inde-pendent businesses in local com-munities throughout the Greater Cincinnati area.

“Students really seemed to love the class,” Raisch said. “We got great feedback.”

Similar examples of the kind of experiences that this Center would support are ex-emplified by current Small Business Consulting courses with Professor Joe Carter and a Xavier Design Studio with Professor Jonathan Gibson. Raisch said that the enthusi-asm for these projects is what instigated the Center for Small Business Engagement.

At press time, Raisch stat-ed that a recent meeting with Williams College of Business Dean Brian Till garnered much support for the beginning of the center.

“This project has so much potential,” Raisch said. “Dozens of students, professors and busi-ness owners are stepping up to support this, [in fact] fundrais-ing for the center has already started.”

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This week, the Xavier Newswire sat down with Accounting professor Ann Randolph.

Xavier Newswire: What drew you to Xavier?

Ann Randolph: My hus-band, David, teaches in the Accountancy Department at Xavier. I had enjoyed teaching at Miami University and Indiana University in the past, so when the opportunity arose here at Xavier, I was happy to get back into the classroom.

XN: What was your experi-ence as an accountant for large companies such as Skyline Chili like? Did you work for any other companies?

AR: I worked for Ernst & Young in Cincinnati as a CPA before I entered the academic world. My job was to audit the financial statements for a variety of clients. Some of the clients that you would recognize are Skyline Chili, College of Mount St. Joseph and many of the United Way agencies.

XN: What inspired your choice to move from profes-sional accounting to teaching?

AR: My father was a col-lege professor in the School of Business at Murray State University (he is retired now). I grew up seeing the lifestyle that he had and how much he enjoyed working with students. I knew that I would enjoy it as well. I also knew that it would afford me some flexibility as I was raising my two children, John and Hope.

XN: Where did you grow up?AR: I grew up in Murray, Ky.

XN: Where did you go to college and what did you study?

AR: I attended the University of Kentucky and majored in accounting. Later I attended Miami University and earned a Master’s degree.

XN: What is something most people do not know about you?

AR: I married my high school sweetheart and I also happen to be standing next to him in our kindergarten picture!

XN: What do you enjoy to do in your free time?

AR: I enjoy spending time with my family, watching my kids participate in their sports activities and reading good books.

By kRis ReillyStaff Writer

Professor profile: Ann Randolph

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ing meaningful dialogue with each other.

The most disconcerting mat-ter during this election season has been students’ blind faith in any particular candidate, whether it be our sitting President or the most challenging competitor.

We’re not saying that it is bad for students to be active and in-volved, but to simply fall in line with any particular party’s plat-form for no apparent reason does not make sense whatsoever. Do students even know the ramifica-tions for whichever side they may come to choose?

Candidates will always come and go, yet their rhetoric never seems to change. Whether it be promising to cut the deficit, cre-ate jobs or some repeated jargon about hope and change, politi-cians have a scary track record of not only failing to deliver on their promises, but also even avoiding their promised issues entirely if it means keeping their cushy gov-ernment jobs. It is not fair and

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Staff EditorialOn Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, the

people of the United States of America will, by way of voting, choose the next President of the United States. This is a decision that is not to be taken lightly. In fact, we encourage all able of-age citizens to participate. Through our balloted voices, we have the option to continue with the in-cumbent, President Obama, or find an alternative to replace him. Among the challengers include Governor Mitt Romney, the consensus Republican nominee, and former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, represent-ing the Libertarian Party.

So who should you choose? We at the Newswire are electing not to endorse any particular can-didate because we don’t believe it is our role in this election season. We’ve done our best to stay away from political discourse because we have found that it inevitably breeds useless partisan rhetoric and blinds people, students or otherwise, from actually produc-

it is not right, yet it remains the way our system of government operates.

As long as we (the people) do not invoke our constitutional duty to remove those who do not work with us (the masses) or with oth-ers in government, from all sides and parties, then our government’s leaders will continue to be ineffec-tive and self serving. This goes for everyone in office; no one is immune to the pressures of cam-paign contributors and donors.

The Newswire urges all stu-dents to perform their civic duty and vote for whomever they feel is best to lead our nation into the future.

If you believe that it is President Obama, then vote to keep him in office. If you believe the country needs a new direction, perhaps Governor Romney or Johnson is your cup of tea.

But most importantly, if you have not done so already, get out to vote and let your voice be heard.

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B-2 Basketball PreviewOctober 31, 2012 Xavier Newswire

2012-13 Men’s Roster

Chris Cantino

Philadelphia, Penn.

6-7 Forward Jr.

Dee Davis

Bloomington, Ind.

6-0 Guard Soph.

Semaj Christon

Cincinnati, Ohio

6-3 Guard Fr.

James Farr

Evanston, Ill.

6-9 Forward Fr.

Justin Martin

Indianapolis, Ind.

6-6 Forward Soph.

Isaiah Philmore

Bel Air, Md.

6-8 Forward Jr.

Brad Redford

Frankenmuth, Mich.

6-1 Guard Sr.

Jeff Robinson

Indianapolis, Ind.

6-10 Forward Sr.

Erik Stenger

Cincinnati, Ohio

6-8 Forward Jr.

Travis Taylor

Union, N.J.

6-8 Forward Sr.

Chris Mack is a confusing head coach. No, I’m not making any judgments about who he is; I’ve never said more than “Good luck” to him.

Heck, he might even be a lik-able guy. It certainly seems like it — we’ve seen him dance to “Call Me Maybe” and escort his daugh-ters to NCAA tournament games.

I’ve even been the recipient of a Chris Mack pep-talk the night before the game previously re-ferred to as the Crosstown S h o o t o u t and been im-pressed by what he had to say. But he still confuses me. Here’s what I mean.

In three years, Chris Mack is 73-30 (71 percent) as a head coach and has taken us to the Sweet Sixteen two out of three times.

He’s won against Dayton every time we’ve needed him to and tak-en two out of three against Cincinnati.

I think it’s fair to say that he exceeded most people’s expectations, a l t h o u g h , that might be reaching a lit-tle far

But there’s also been the bad that’s come with his ten-ure, too.

In four recruiting classes, Mack has a retention rate of 67 percent.

Even if you consider that a passing letter grade, it’s hard to look the other way when three out of the eight play-ers that have stayed have had to sit out due to eligibility issues.

Of course, who knows how much of that is really

Mack’s fault?The point is,

there’s been good, and there’s been bad. I can’t put a stat on off-court issues, so I’ll let you find that el-ephant yourself.

My focus here is on the court. The bottom line is he’s a hard coach to have feelings for one way or the other, if you’re go-ing by what he’s done statistically.

But since I’ve been here, I’ve heard a lot of complaining about Mack, and under-standably so — I’ve been frustrated at a lot of games, too.

Despite a track re-cord defined mostly by winning, there’s been a lot of negativ-ity thrown the head coach’s way.

If there’s a season to be critical of Coach Mack though, it’s this one.

This is the first year that fans can give him full responsibility.

Sports Opinion: Coach Mack’s teamBy Tim WilmesStaff Writer

Newswire file photo

Head coach Chris Mack cutting down the net after an A-10 title his first season.

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Head coach Chris Mack is now in his third season coaching at XU.

This will be the first time that Mack will have all of his guys (besides redshirt senior Brad Redford) out on the court. With the graduation of Kenny Frease and Tu Holloway and the depar-ture of Mark Lyons, this is now Mack’s team.

Gone are the days of a Lyons or Holloway-centric offense.

Despite criticisms of team play in the past, there was never only one finger that fans could justify in pointing. But maybe now there is.

There will be no doubt this year who will take responsibility if things don’t go well. And, just as importantly, if the Musketeers post another good winning per-centage, the perception of this team will be different. It will be Chris Mack’s team, and he’ll get most of the credit.

So for those of you itching to use your magnifying glass, this might be the season to do it.

CoaChing Staff

Head coach Chris Mack

Fourth season

Xavier Alum ‘92

Assistant coach Ashley Howard

Assistant coach Mike Pegues

Assistant coach Travis Steele

Graduate assistant Ben Botts

Graduate assistant Dante Jackson

Atlantic 10 Preseason Rankings

1. Saint Joseph’s2. Saint Louis3. VCU4. Temple5. Massachusetts6. Butler7. La Salle8. Dayton9. Xavier10. Richmond11. St. Bonaventure12. Charlotte13. George Washington 14. Fordham15. Rhode Island16. Duquesne

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2012-13 Women’s Roster

Jenna Crittendon

Union, Ky.

5-10 Guard Fr.

Briana Glover

Mason, Ohio

6-2 Forward Fr.

Lakeisha Crouch

Antioch, Tenn.

6-0 Forward Soph

Amber GrayWest Chester, Ohio

6-1 Forward Sr.

Shatyra Hawkes

Baltimore, Md.

5-3 Guard Jr.

Tykiesha O’NeillBeebe, Ark.

5-6 Guard Jr.

Jessica Pachko

Cincinnati, Ohio

6-2 Forward Sr.

Kristine Rose

Miramar, Fla.

6-1 Guard Fr.

Ashley WanningerCincinnati, Ohio

5-10 Guard Jr.

Aliyah Zantt

Reynoldsburg, Ohio

5-7 Guard Fr.

Sabrina Brown, Sports EditorPhone: [email protected]

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Women welcome four new facesBy Kyle IssacsAsst. Sports Editor

The Xavier women’s basketball team, coming off an 8-20 season, welcomes four new players to this year’s squad. The Musketeers hope that these newcomers will add talent to a roster that is more experienced this season.

Freshmen Jenna Crittendon, Brianna Glover, Kristine Rose and Aliyah Zantt will don Xavier jer-seys for the first time on Nov. 10 against Bucknell University.

This year’s freshman class in-cludes three guards (Crittendon, Rose and Zantt) and one forward (Glover).

Though none of the incom-ing players were rated above three stars according to ESPN.com, they will none-theless be relied upon to cont r ib - ute to Xavier’s s u c -

cess for the 2012-2013 season.

Head coach Amy Waugh was pleased with the progress these in-coming players have made thus far in practice, noting that there is a defi-nite growing pro-cess for first-year college basketball players.

“We expect them to contribute right away for our team,” Waugh said.

“Our up-perc lass-men have done a great job

of bring-ing them

along so far in practice,

which has re-ally helped their transition.”

Unfortunately for the Musketeers, the fifth member of this recruiting class will not suit up for Xavier this year due to a medical condition.

Freshman Ce’Dra Evans was diagnosed with “hypertrophic car-diomyopathy” and has not been medically cleared to play this sea-son. While the future for Evans is still unknown at this point, the Musketeers will have to play this season without her.

Waugh was especially im-pressed with the progress that Crittendon and Glover have made so far at Xavier.

“We have thrown a lot at them, but they both have been getting better every day,” Waugh said. “All

Newswire photo by Andrew Matsushita

Freshman Jenna Crittendon from Union, Ky. is one of three incoming guards for the Xavier this season.

of the freshmen have been ener-gized in practices, which only im-proves our team chemistry.”

The Musketeers only return six players from last year’s team, so the freshmen will receive qual-ity minutes early and often this season.

If they are able to make a positive impact on the court, the Musketeers will be the benefac-tors of more victories this winter.

“We have high expectations for this year’s newcomers, but we believe they can handle it,” Waugh said.

Atlantic 10 Preseason Rankings

1. Dayton 2. Richmond 3. Charlotte 4. Duquesne 5. Temple 6. Saint Joseph’s 7. St. Bonaventure 8. George Washington 9. La Salle 10. Xavier 11. Fordham 12. Butler 13. VCU 14. Saint Louis 15. Massachusetts 16. Rhode Island

Head coach Amy Waugh

Second season

Xavier Alum ‘03

Assistant coach Brian Neal

Assistant coach Carla D. Morrow

Assistant coach Bryce McKey

Graduate assistant Nick Workman

Director of Basketball Operations Maureen Hester


Freshman Briana Glover being announced at Musketeer Madness.


Challenging non-conference for men

Season breakdownDante Jackson returns to leadBy saBrina BrownSports Editor

By Kyle issacsAsst. Sports Editor

The Xavier men’s basketball team is no stranger to a tough slate of games and this season’s sched-ule is no different from previous years. The Musketeers’ sched-ule includes some difficult challenges that will test Xavier early and often.

A c c o r d i n g to ESPN’s non-c o n f e r e n c e s c h e d u l e analysis, the Musketeers have the third tough-est out of c o n f e r e n c e schedule in the 16-team Atlantic 10 conference.

Following the season open-er against Farleigh Dickenson University, Xavier welcomes the newest A-10 member, Butler University, to Cintas Center as part of the ESPN 24 hour College Hoops Marathon.

In a strange turn of events, this game will be the first of two contests against the Bulldogs, though only the second game in Indianapolis will be con-sidered as a conference game.

The next test for Xavier will come at the DIRECTV

Classic in Anaheim during Thanksgiving Break. The

M u s k e t e e r s open against

Pacific University with possible games

looming against Saint Mary’s University, Georgia Tech and the University of California.

While no team in this tourna-ment field is ranked, it does in-clude many NCAA Tournament contenders. Coming out on top in this tournament could boost the Musketeers’ postseason resume.

Xavier will have a difficult two games following the DIRECTV Classic when they return to the Midwest to face Purdue U n i v e r s i t y i n W e s t La f aye t t e , Ind.

A f t e r this road game, the Musketeers will play host to Vanderbilt University, whom the men’s basket-ball team beat last year in an over-time thriller. The

C o m m o d o r e s boast a far dif-ferent roster

than their 2011 squad, but if the past is any indication,

they will be a difficult

opponent c o m e

December. When the rest of the

student body heads home for Christmas break, the Musketeers will hit the road for three key games.

The re-v a m p e d C r o s s t o w n Classic against ri-val University of Cincinnati will be a

tough game, a s usual, but will have a new feel to it this sea-son since it will take

place at US Bank Arena. The Bearcats are

on the cusp of the preseason top-25 rank-

ings and return some key starters, so this contest could

be a crucial turning point in the Musketeers’ season.

Near the beginning of the new year, Xavier will travel

By caleB childersStaff Writer

The past year has been a mem-orable one for Xavier fans in many good ways and plenty of bad ways. Last year Lyons, Holloway, Frease, Wells and Walker were the start-ing five and none of them will be wearing the Xavier uniform this year. The team is going to be fielding a team that is drastically different and features players like Robinson, Davis and Philmore. Transfer junior Isaiah Philmore is going to miss the first three games due to a paperwork problem with his transfer request.

Heading into this season the team certainly has their work cut out for them. The leading re-turning scorer for the team from last year is senior forward Travis Taylor, who is also the leading returning rebounder with 133 rebounds.

While it is easy to think that the team is in an even deeper hole with these statistics, you have to remember that Taylor averaged 14.7 minutes a game, much less than that of a typical starting play-er. Taylor has the potential for a breakout season and could be a welcome boost for the team.

While Taylor is expected to in-crease his production, possibly the biggest bright spot for this Xavier team is freshman guard Semaj Christon. Last year ESPN and other scouting sights ranked him as a four star recruit and generally had him in the top 40 players in the country.

Christon was named a part of the pre-season all-rookie team for the Atlantic 10. With all of the chaos in the starting lineup, Christon is hoping to play signifi-cant minutes and have a true im-pact on this team.

Another player that is looking to perform at a higher level is se-nior forward Jeff Robinson. Last season Robinson stepped into the starting lineup on a few occasions and was capable of making the big plays at times. This season there is going to be a lot more pressure on his shoulders with the absence of Frease and Walker.

The Musketeers are cur-rently predicted to finish ninth in the A-10 this season behind teams such as Temple, Butler and Dayton. This year the A-10 fea-tures 16 teams and is quite possi-bly the best mid-major conference with the potential to be an even stronger conference than many major conferences.

While this Musketeer team has significantly less experience than previous teams, there are still many positives going into the sea-son. Head coach Chris Mack has a team full of players that he re-cruited and he is looking to get the best out of each of them.

Xavier has a tradition of go-ing to the big dance, but unfor-tunately the road for them this year is significantly more challeng-ing. Because of the inexperience of the team this season there are a lot of question marks, but the team has the potential to make the tournament and history is on their side. Xavier’s streak of tourna-ment appearances looks to con-tinue in 2013.

There’s a myth in basketball which states that players who can’t play, coach. For beloved Xavier basketball alum Dante Jackson, the newest graduate assistant coach for the Musketeers, this myth is anything but true.

While he was a player at Xavier, Jackson was a fan favorite and leader of a team that saw Atlantic 10 titles and Sweet 16 and Elite Eight appearances. He was hon-ored to learn from Xavier greats such as Stanley Burrell, Derrick Brown and Drew Lavender, and he was a mentor for those who came after him. Now, Jackson is

eager to again have the oppor-tunity to shape young minds at Xavier.

“I love helping people. As a coach, I think you get to help young men and young women achieve greatness,” Jackson said.

Before returning to Xavier, Jackson was a graduate assistant at Ohio University and helped lead the team to its first Sweet 16 ap-pearance in recent years. He was all set and happy to stay at Ohio, until he received the opportunity of his dreams.

“I love Xavier. I love Coach Mack and the staff. Coming back here was like a dream come true. Xavier’s the best, in every catego-ry,” Jackson said. “The culture that is Xavier is mind, body and spirit. When you’re here, you k i n d of take those things for granted.”

But Jackson is not a person who takes things for granted. Starting at Xavier as a freshman, Jackson didn’t un-derstand what it meant to be held accountable, to have people re- lying on you day in and day out.

“Xavier is bigger than me. It’s bigger than a lot of dif-ferent people, but as a play-er, I felt like I owed it to the

fans, my family, my teammates and my coaches to give great effort ev-ery day and to represent Xavier in the way Xavier’s supposed to be represented,” Jackson said. “As a coach, it’s kind of the same thing. Coach Mack could have hired anybody as his second GA, but he trusted in me that I would come back and bring that sense of ener-gy, respect for Xavier and knowl-edge of the program.”

In addition to his responsi-bilities as a coach, Jackson has a strong sense of responsibility to his family, but for Jackson, it doesn’t seem like much of a re-sponsibility at all.

“I have a daughter that turned two in August, so any time I get to take her to the park and just spend time with her is great,” Jackson said.

In adding Jackson to this year’s staff, head coach Chris Mack has

added so much more than a graduate assistant that loves

the game; he’s added a man that believes in Xavier and

believes in the young men on this season’s team.

“Some people would say that losing everything

we’ve lost and going through everything we’ve gone through that the bar’s going to drop. That’s not the case

here. The bar will never drop. It’s not a coach’s

job to lower the standard because that’s not who Xavier is,” Jackson said. “We’ve got banners hanging in the Cintas Center that say ‘Elite 8,’ that say ‘Sweet 16,’ that say ‘A-10 Champions.’ That’s the bar, and every one of our guys in the locker room understands that.”

Jackson’s a breath of fresh air for a Xavier team that has seemed at times to be drowning. He isn’t worried about where this team’s been, just where they’re going, and with Jackson helping lead, where they’re going is sure to be bright.

Newswire file photoRookie coach Mack discussing the game during Musketeer Madness.

Newswire photo by Andrew MatsushitaJackson made his Xavier coaching debut at Musketeer Madness.

Newswire file photo

south to Knoxville to take on the University of Tennessee.

The Volunteers have won twelve straight home games, in-cluding victories over some ranked teams, so this late December tilt will be no easy task.

The Musketeers conclude the majority of their non-conference slate with a game at Wake Forest University in the Skip Prosser Classic.

The final out-of-conference game will take place in the midst of the A-10 schedule, when Xavier hosts the University of Memphis.

The Tigers are a top-20 team in the preseason rankings and will be a very difficult challenge for the Musketeers.

Xavier has multiple op-portunities to pick up qual-

ity wins, both in-confer-ence and out. The Musketeers will experi-ence some

growing pains with their youth and inexperi-

ence, but will have numerous games to

gauge their growth as a team. Though it is too early to pre-

dict if they will be dancing come March, one thing is for sure: the lack of quality games will not be the culprit if we miss out on the tournament.

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Humble Robinson stays focused on road ahead

Coach Profiles: Men’s assistant coaching staff

By Danny O’malleyStaff Writer

Jeff Robinson, senior for-ward on the Xavier men’s bas-ketball team, grew up living with his grandmother and father in Indianapolis, Ind. Robinson began playing basketball at a very young age, particularly pick-up games with his cousins as a child.

His father is someone that he

looks up to more than anyone else in his life.

Growing up, his father was always working in an attempt to make a good living for their family and be a good father for Robinson.

Robinson’s father taught him two qualities that he is passion-ate about — hard work and perseverance.

When life gets hard it is sometimes difficult to move for-ward. Robinson says that his fa-ther showed “more perse-verance than anyone else he knows,” and it has allowed Robinson to get to where he is today.

Robinson says that while he does have a lot of natu-ral basketball talent, most of his success comes from the hard work t h r o u g h o u t his life that he has learned from his fa-ther. Robinson played in his first orga-

nized basketball game in 7th grade and since then has continuously trained and improved his game, allowing him to play basketball at Xavier.

One motivation in Robinson’s life is the relationship he has with his siblings. All of them look up to him, reminding him that he is their role model.

Robinson makes sure that he is setting a good example for his siblings in everything he does so that they may grow up to become

By nikhil JelaJiStaff Writer

great people. Family is an element in

Robinson’s life that has been in-strumental in his development. Every year, his family holds a re-union where he has a chance to catch up with everyone. It’s one of his favorite times of the year.

The successful Robinson has been known to be very humble according to the student body. When asked about his grand-mother and what she has taught

him, Robinson said she has taught him to be humble.

“My grandmoth-er always reminded me to be humble in whatever I do,” Robinson said.

This attitude has allowed Robinson to stay focused on his goals and con-tinue to put effort into his passions.

He explained that his biggest pas-sion in life is bas-ketball, and after college, he plans on playing more basketball.

“I’m not sure which direction I want to go, but what I do know is that I want to keep play-

ing basketball,” Robinson said. With the help of his family, fi-

ancée and friends, Robinson will continue being humble, persever-ing and most of all working hard in order to achieve his goals of playing basketball after his senior year here at Xavier University.

Newswire file photoRobinson is one of three seniors on this season’s Musketeer squad.

Newswire file photoRobinson is the tallest player on this XU’s roster this season at 6-foot-10.

Ashley Howard

XN: What made you interested in coming to Xavier?

ashley howard: Xavier is a great pro-gram and is one of the top 25 programs in the country. It gave me an opportunity to get away from home, branch out and spread my wings. I have a lot of respect for Coach Mack, and it

gives me an opportunity to learn from him and his system. It has been a great transition.

XN: What role has your college career at Drexel played? ah: Playing at Drexel and staying close to home helped my

transition into coaching a lot easier. It allowed me to get into contact with people that have been around the game. I got in-volved in summer leagues and some coaching opportunities in college. It really helped me reach out to young guys.

XN: Your father was a second round pick in the NBA. How did he influence your basketball life?

ah: My dad has had a stellar rep in the game of basketball. He has had an impact on the community and the country. He is the most influential person in my life when it comes to bas-ketball. He set the standard for me and helped me to be a hard worker and taught me to be the best you can be.

XN: Favorite restaurant(s) in Cincinnati?ah: Montgomery Inn and Mohogany’s.

Fun Fact: He helped coach the Jamaican national team.

Mike Pegues

XN: You are a pretty decorated athlete. How have sports impacted you as a person more than a player?

mike Pegues: I am very competitive in everything. This ultimately translates into coaching. I have been fortunate enough to be successful as a player. I go out of my way to compete and win. It has given me a sense of teamwork and sportsmanship. Being an athlete taught me the game of life.

XN: You have worked under legendary high school coach, Morgan Wooten. Talk about him a little more.

mP: He has the most wins in high school basketball history. He is a legendary coach and a mentor to me. He taught me the basics and the fundamentals of the game and of life. He taught me to work hard and was consistent in everything he did. He also got me in the door of coaching. He was just a great teacher.

XN: How are you fitting in so far, coming into your first season on Xavier’s coach-ing staff ?

mP: I am fitting in very well. I am getting to know the guys and the staff. We have done a lot of team bonding. It’s been a good transition so far.

XN: What’s on your iPod? mP: I am taking donations for an iPod, but I like

hip-hop and R&B. My favorite artist is Jaheim.

Travis Steele

Xavier Newswire: How does being the most experienced assis-tant coach under Coach Mack impact your role on this year’s Xavier squad?

Travis Steele: Just having the overall familiarity. When it comes to practices and games, I am able to help guys get prepared. These new coaches have been around the game a

long time, and we are looking to build a lot of chemistry so that we are on the same page.

XN: What is some-thing you’ve taken from previous coaching experi-ences outside Xavier that you bring to the table?

TS: Making our guys better has been my biggest goal. Being invested with our team and work-ing out with them. Watching film is also

important. I want to highly motivate my guys, and it’s our job to motivate them each and every day.

XN: What do you look to accomplish this year?TS: A conference championship and of course the NCAA

tournament. But most importantly, to graduate our seniors.

XN: Who is your role model?TS: My brother coaches for the University of Illinois. He’s

always been someone that I looked up to. But Coach Mike Krzyzewski from Duke is someone I believe does things the right way.

Newswire file photo

Robinson interracting with fans following a Musketeer victory last season.


XU women’s basketball 2012-13 season prognosisBy Nikhil JelaJiStaff Writer

The Xavier women’s basketball team is looking to rebound after a disappointing season last year.

The Musketeers finished in ninth place in the conference last season, recording a 5-9 record in the Atlantic 10. Xavier has four returning starters from last year’s team and is welcoming four fresh-men to this year’s team. Ty O’Neil will also be returning to the squad after being sidelined last year after knee surgery.

Top returning scorer (10.6 ppg) and rebound-er (8.1 rpg) Jessica Pachko returns this year as well and is one of two senior team members this season, along with Amber Gray.

Juniors Shatyra Hawkes and Ashley Wanniger are the other two starters return-ing to seek redemption from last season.

“I feel like any team out there, everybody’s goals are high,” Gray said. “Every day we come in, we work hard and we get the things done that our coaches ask of us.”

The Xavier women’s basketball team is predicted to finish 10th in the A-10 standings this season.

Pachko was also named the Preseason All-Conference Second Team in voting by league coaches.

The freshmen looking to con-tribute this season are Briana Glover, Kristine Rose and Aliyah Zantt.

The Dayton Flyers are predict-ed to finish first in the conference this season. The Flyers posted a 12-2 conference record and return six players from a team last year that posted the best winning per-centage in head coach Jim Jabir’s

career. The 12 A-10 victo-ries were the best in

Dayton’s program history.

The Musketeers will be led by sec-ond-year coach Amy Waugh, who is coming off of

an 8-20 overall re-cord. This will be

her fourth year with the program.

Coach Waugh looks to turn a disappointing record from last year into a winning one. With vet-erans on the team to help build up the younger ones, Waugh’s job will be much easier.

“The most important thing is that we have to stick together,” Gray said. “We are a family and we know that we will have ups and downs this season, but at the end of the day we stick together.”

Family-oriented Pachko seeks to empower othersBy Tim WilmesStaff Writer

Throughout the year, college athletes constantly try to balance their academic and personal lives while simultaneously working to improve in their particular sport. It’s a daunting task for any col-lege athlete, especially considering how difficult it is to maintain that balance.

There is one Xavier athlete who has remarkably gone above and beyond in this area, however, and she carries with her an amaz-ing secret.

Xavier basketball’s Jessica Pachko didn’t need a cos-tume for Halloween this year — she’s already Superwoman.

Pachko, a red-shirt senior from Cincinnati, has suc-cessfully balanced her social work and psychology ma-jors, remained committed to her family and excelled at keeping a steady produc-tion in basketball.

While many ath-letes do their best to keep a social life, Pachko makes sure that what she cares about most are impor-tant parts of her life.

One of these areas

is her degree in social work. She is devoting a lot of her time pursu-ing this passion at Xavier, spend-ing two days a week working at Twin Towers Community Center for her field work placement.

For Pachko, her social work degree is a way of life. After she graduates she plans to get a Master’s in social work, potentially with a focus in becoming an ad-diction specialist.

“I love social work be-cause it focuses on the

strengths of people, c o m m u n i t i e s a n d populations in-

stead of focus-ing on the person

as the problem or fixing weaknesses,”

she said. “Social work is about empowering people

instead of merely advocat-ing for them. It focuses on community instead of just the individual.”

A n o t h e r facet of Pachko’s life re-volves around her love of family. She makes it a priority to see her family whenever she gets

time off and especially loves spending time with her nieces and nephews.

A person who places a heavy importance on fam-ily, Pachko, transferred from

Marquette after her sophomore year to be closer to her family, and said that her “family comes to all of [her] home games and even some of [the] closer road games… We have Sundays off, so it’ll be a family day.”

Of course, one of Pachko’s obvious passions is basketball but for her, there is no disconnect be-tween her love of basketball and t h e other passions that she

makes priorities in her life. In fact, all of

her experiences in the things she loves help her in basketball.

“In [social work], it’s all

about community to garner change, and [in bas-

ketball] it’s basically the same thing,” Pachko said. “You en-gage in community to produce

an outcome — winning games. Both are really hard, but really worthwhile.”

Jess Pachko makes it a priority

Fend off boredom until the season officially begins


to maintain a balance of her many commitments, and even more so to make sure that the things she spends her time doing are also the things she is most passionate about.

Amazingly, Pachko somehow flies under the radar at Xavier, de-spite her many achievements. But it’s all in a day’s work for Xavier’s Superwoman.

Xavier’s SuperwomanLed the team in rebounds last season

Double majors in social work and psychology

Volunteers at Twin Tours Community Center

Newswire file photoJessica Pachko transferred to Xavier inorder to be closer to her family.

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The Unseen Athlete: women’s practice playersBy CaleB ChildersStaff Writer

While fans watch the women’s basketball team on the floor of the Cintas Center defeating their opponents, most people do not see all of the people involved in their practices.

Specifically, the piece missing on game day are the practice play-ers who play with the team at ev-ery single practice.

The women’s basketball team has over ten male practice players that attend every practice and as-sist the team in any way possible.

An average practice for them involves helping the team with conditioning, setting up the drills and participating in full court team scrimmages directed by head coach Amy Waugh.

All of the members of the practice team joined the squad by invitation only, but there are a few different ways that they became a part of the group.

Some of the members were invited after playing basketball relentlessly in O’Connor and dis-playing their skills.

Other team members joined the squad by initially trying out for the men’s basketball team and not making the cut.

A few days later they received a phone call asking if they would like to join the women’s practice team, and many of them joined the team.

Freshman Kyle Schuler joined the squad after initially not mak-ing the men’s squad.

“I was a bit bummed when I found out that I didn’t make the men’s team but having this experi-ence has been great and I’m glad that I got the chance,” Schuler said.

While being a practice player is

not what some of the members had in mind when they tried out for the men’s team, they are still an integral part of Xavier basketball.

Before each game, the women’s team studies their opponent and uses the practice players to help prepare for their opponents style.

For instance, if their next op-ponent has a dominating center that takes the majority of the

Tough road ahead for womenBy danny O’malleyStaff Writer

As the 2012-2013 Xavier wom-en’s basketball season approaches, it is apparent that there are some tough games on their schedule.

The team plays its first seven games at home against talented teams such as Michigan and Duke. Pre-season RPI power rankings place Duke at the No. 7 overall position, making them Xavier’s highest ranked opponent on the schedule.

The team plays the University of Cincinnati in their eighth game of the season, which is also their first away game.

This as-pect could make this a difficult game for the Musketeers.

A few weeks after playing the University of Cincinnati, the team moves on to play against the neighboring Wright State.

Following Wright State, the team plays Indiana University, who went 6-24 last season and has not made many roster changes for this upcoming season.

On Dec. 28, the team will take part in the Cavalier Classic, which is a two-day tournament consist-ing of Xavier, Northern Illinois, Norfolk State and Virginia.

The Musketeers will play all their conference games in the latter part of the season. The team begins against Duquesne on Jan. 13 and plays 14 confer-ence games ending the season at

Massachusetts. One of the more difficult

matchups in conference play will be the game against St. Bonaventure, who is expected to be successful this season. In the RPI rankings they are ranked No. 15. They had a record of 31-4 overall last season.

One of the two televised games this season for Xavier will be against a very talented Richmond Spiders team. In the 2011-2012 season the Spiders went 23-9

and were able to get many people talking.

Look for this team

to give X a v i e r

some trou-ble this year.

A n o t h e r tough confer-

ence game for Xavier will be

t h e Dayton Flyers. They will be playing the Flyers in Dayton. Last season the Flyers posted a 23-7 record with a 12-2 conference record and they look to continue this domination in the upcoming season.

Conference games against Fordham and Butler should prove to be good games for the Musketeers since these two teams have similar records of 12-18 and 13-17.

The Xavier women’s team needs to win these matchups in order to be in the top tier of the Atlantic 10 teams this year.

The A-10 Tournament will begin on Mar. 8 in Philadelphia, Penn.

Come support the women’s basketball

team at their home opener against

Indianapolis at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Newswire photo by Andrew MatsushitaBrian Volpenhein took the floor in the women’s scrimage last weekend.

Newswire photo by Andrew MatsushitaPractice players hit the court at Musketeer Madness last weekend.

shots, the practice team will use their biggest player and continuously feed him the ball during the team scrimmages. This element of practice pre-pares the women’s team for the games in a way that would not be possible without the help of the practice squad.

Being a part of the practice team is a major time commit-ment for the guys involved, but there is still some flexibil-ity to the schedule.

Each team member is as-signed to certain practices on a week-by-week basis that fit their class schedule. Most practices are in the early after-noon, but there are also early morning practices that the members are required to at-tend from time to time.

Occasionally the guys on the practice team obtain some of the Nike gear that the wom-en’s team has, but according to the guys, the biggest reward is their friendship with the wom-en’s basketball team.

The members of the practice squad get to know the women’s team in a way that regular stu-dents do not. They see the fun, friendly side of the players that comes out during the long hours of practice and share a close bond with them.

Newswire photo by Andrew MatsushitaVolpenhein is a senior English major at Xavier this year.

Although they are not seen during the games, and most peo-ple do not know who they are, the practice team is an important part of Xavier’s women’s basketball program.

The experiences they have are unique to the program, and each member enjoys all of the work that they put in for Xavier basketball.

Your checklist for the 2012-13 Xavier basketball season

Buy a blue beer from Andy’s Mediterranean at Ryan’s Pub.

See the Frisbee Dogs perform at halftime.

Catch a Skyline Chili Parachute at a game.

Catch a ball during the ball toss (extra points if you dance to “Party in the USA”).

Paint up for a game.

Travel to an away game at least once.

See the Quick Change show at halftime.


Atlantic 10 adds two: Butler and VCUButler Bulldogs

VCU Rams

Enrollment: 4,034Location: Indianapolis, Ind.Record Against Xavier in Men’s Basketball: 30-16, last played in 2011-12 seasonWomen’s Basketball: 14-16, last played in 200-01seasonPrevious Conference: Horizon LeagueBest Basketball Finish (Men’s): National Runners-Up in 2010 and 2011Best Basketball Finish (Women’s): First Round NCAA tour-nament 1996

Enrollment: 31,899Location: Richmond, Va.Record Against Xavier in Men’s Basketball: 1-2, last played in 2006-07 seasonWomens Basketball: Never playedPrevious Conference: Colonial Athletic AssociationBest Basketball Finish (Men’s): Final Four 2010Best Basketball Finish (Women’s): NCAA first round 2009

Staff Sweet Sixteen PredictionsSabrina Brown, Sports EditorRachael Harris, Editor-in-Chief Meredith Francis, Copy EditorPeter Adams, Op-Ed EditorMolly Boes, Managing Editor

1. Louisville2. Indiana3. Kentucky4. Murray State5. Florida State6. Kansas7. Syracuse8. Duke9. UNLV10. Michigan State11. Memphis12. Saint Louis13. Florida14. Minnesota15. Baylor16. North Carolina

1. Louisville2. Indiana3. Kentucky4. Tennesse5. NC State6. Kansas7. Syracuse8. Duke9. Missouri10. Michigan State11. Arizona12. UCLA13. Florida14. VCU15. Creighton16. North Carolina

1. Arizona2. Kentucky3. Iowa State4. Indiana5. Xavier6. Louisville7. Syracuse8. Kansas9. North Carolina10. Maryland11. North Carolina St.12. Michigan State13. Michigan14. SLU15. Florida16. Memphis

1. Kentucky2. Indiana3. Ohio State4. Xavier5. North Carolina6. Arizona7. UCLA8. VCU9. Kansas10. UNLV11. Michigan State12. Duke13. Louisville14. Syracuse15. NC State16. Memphis

1. Michigan State2. Indiana3. Kentucky4. Louisville5. Duke6. North Carolina7. Syracuse8. Kansas9. Florida State10. Saint Joseph’s11. Vanderbilt12. Ohio State13. Arizona14. UCLA15. Florida16. Michigan

15Xavier Newswire October 31, 2012arts&entertainment

Cloud Atlas film is an epic mental workout

Alex jAbreStaff Writer

Tame Impala release psychedelic Lonerism

Katherine Colborn, A & E Editor Phone: (440) [email protected]

TAylor FulkersonStaff Writer

PATrick PhilliPsStaff Writer

kyle GrimStaff Writer

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Photo courtesy of blackfilms.com

P i t c h P e r f e c t : a s h a r p a n d f u n n y c o m e d y

In a time with prominent psy-chedelic pop groups such as MGMT, Animal Collective and The Flaming Lips, it would appear that there is no more room in the genre for another band. Australia’s Tame Impala begs to differ; their sophomore effort Lonerism is a fine addition to the genre. Band member Kevin Parker han-dled most of the recording for the album, and his musical prowess is immediately evident. Harmonious synthesizers, powerful guitars and lush vocals layer the songs. His strength as a multi-instrumentalist allows him to create an album that is entirely his vision, and it defi-nitely shows. No song really stands out on the album; it all flows together as one cohesive unit. It is meant to be listened to in one sitting, track by track. This is a refreshing change compared to most music these days, which is dominated by sin-gles. Some songs in the psyche-delic haze are better than others, especially “Be Above It,” “Why

Won’t They Talk to Me?” and “Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Can Control.” The vocals are usually difficult to hear on the album, buried in the mix by the other instruments. Parker uses his voice more as an instrument or simply for atmo-sphere rather than to say anything important, and it really aids the psychedelic feel of the album. His voice is fantastic, sounding al-most exactly like John Lennon in some songs. Lonerism is clearly inspired by Revolver-era Beatles, but it adds enough new ideas to stand up on its own. Those who enjoy the Beatles’ psychedelic phase or those who love psychedelic rock in general will definitely love this album. Lonerism is currently one of the best albums of 2012.

If you’re like me and not a fan of Glee (although you still enjoy mov-ies and shows about singers), then you’re in luck. The universe has been kind to us with Pitch Perfect, a funny and entertaining flick about the high and low notes (literally) of competitive a capella singing. The lovely Anna Kendrick stars as Beca, a hopeful DJ and reluc-tant college freshman, who finds herself agreeing to audition for her college’s all-female a capella group, the Bellas, after her vo-cal chops are discovered in the shower. It turns out that the Bella mem-bers are nothing but an island of misfit toys, led by Aubrey (Anna Camp from True Blood) whose unbearable perfectionism drives the group to near-insanity and creative frustration. There’s also a brewing tension between the Bellas and the all-male a capella group, The Treble Makers, whose rivalry creates competitive and ro-mantic sparks as they both com-pete their way to the finals. Jason Moore, director of the

Broadway hit Avenue Q, adds some pleasant touches to the film and helms the performance se-quences quite well. The film is also nicely writ-ten (if a little predictable) and features many hilariously awk-ward moments, including the opening scene, which – well, I don’t want to spoil it for you. You’ll just have to see it to be-lieve it. The characters are also fairly three-dimensional, other than Bella member Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) who is, like most of Wilson’s char-acters, the predictably overweight goofball. Although there is a fun-ny subplot involving one member (Brittany Snow) who suddenly gets vocal nodules – or “nodes,” as she calls it – and treats it as if it’s some horrible disease. One of the film’s only missteps is Elizabeth Banks, who is miscast

as one of the performance com-mentators. Maybe it’s because we’ve seen her in so many films

this year, but her per-formance just seemed a little flat to me. According to IMDb, her role was originally written for Kristen Wiig, who probably would’ve been bet-ter able to pull off the character’s deadpan delivery. I also wish the film spent more time exploring Beca’s fractured relationship with her father (John Benjamin Hickey); it

added quite a bit of realism to the story. But Pitch Perfect is so enjoyable that you don’t really mind these things. It’s a fun movie, and though it won’t rock your world it’ll at least put a little smile on your face after you leave the theater. That’s good enough for me.

Calling a film “epic” is often a gross overstatement; however, I do not reserve the use of that word for Cloud Atlas. The midnight pre-miere on Oct. 26 may have been understated at best, but the movie certainly speaks for itself. The film is based on David Mitchell’s 2004 novel Cloud Atlas. The story is a constellation of six narratives, all of which are tied together and tell a human story of connectedness, liberation, re-demption, memory and sin. Every character’s journey is experienced by the primary character of the following temporal narrative. Cloud Atlas chronicles ramifica-tions from fictional events that take place in 1849, 1931, 1975, 2012, the 22nd century and a post-apocalyptic future that exists after “The Fall.” The film intricately wraps these time periods into one story and one message. To give a better synopsis would be to show the film itself; its complexity is staggering. The film stars Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant and many more. The most daring part of this film — apart from weaving six temporal se-quences together — is the inclu-sion of most major characters in all six sequences. Yes, that’s right: Tom Hanks has six roles, Halle Berry has six roles and so on. On

account of the superb production, easily missed on a first viewing, the presence of the same persons underneath their characters begins to sink in as the film progresses. Clocking in at 172 minutes, the film is a mental workout. Some re-viewers have compared the mag-nitude and boldness of the film to last year’s Tree of Life, but the narrative nature of Cloud Atlas seems to lend itself more to the audience. Cloud Atlas certainly has the potential to be over the audi-ence’s head: many commentators have offered mixed reviews and audience reviews have placed the film around the average-to-good range. Despite its detractors, Cloud Atlas is still one of those films that beckons to be seen again; a first viewing leaves the audience silent and stunned. If anything, the sheer fullness and richness of the film provides enough content for the viewer to experience it again and again, both in the story line and the emotional reaction. It is, if anything, an epic story.

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Newswire comic by Pat Phillips

Have you ever started writing a novel, screenplay or poem and stopped midway or hid it in your desk because you thought it was not good enough? Do you have an awe-some idea for a song but are wor-ried that people won’t like it? Well, my friends, I’m here to say get that novel out of the drawer, put your sheet mu-sic out on the table and commit. Art takes construc-tion and reconstruc-tion, thinking and rethinking, trying and retrying. We all get self-conscience when it comes to presenting our per-sonal work before our peers. We al-ways say something along the lines of, “It’s not finished yet,” “It’s a little rough” or “I’m still working on it.” We try to hide our vulnerability, but that is exactly

what art is: being vulnerable. Art is expressing yourself the way you want to and sharing it with your community. Getting caught up in how others will critique your work

will only hold you back. Commit to trying hard, failing a few times and never giving up. Only then will you be able to reach your full, creative potential.

A call on behalf of artistic creativity

Feature Xavier Newswire

Katherine Colborn, Feature EditorPhone: (440) 829-1379

16 October 31, 2012

ha r s p ri ayaThe Department of Music and Theatre’s first big success

Erica Krasienko as Tracy Turnblad

Jessica Baskin and company performing “Big, Blonde and Beautiful”

Alex Antonelli as Corny Collins

Motormouth and company singing “I Know Where I’ve Been”

Tracy (Krasienko) and Link Larkin (JJ Long) in “I Can Hear the Bells”

Cast performs “The Nicest Kids in Town”

Amber (Maya Farhat), Velma (Jackie Hart) and Spritzer (Alex Spindler) in the last scene of the show

Penny (Catalina Briola) and company rocking to “Good Morning Baltimore”

The full cast busts out their final and most energetic song “You Can’t Stop the Beat”

Wilbur (Sean McMahon) and Edna Turnblad (Griff Bludworth) sing their duet “Timeless to Me”

Newswire photos by Andrew Matsushita: Numbers 1, 3, 4,5 and 8

Photos courtesy of Stephen Skiles: Numbers 2, 6, 7, 9, and 10

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