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Piros Sentenced to 42 Months

SusanPiros, the former vicepresidentofBusinessandFinanceatSaintXavierUniversity,hasbeensentencedto42monthsinprisonforembezzlingmorethan$850,000fromtheuniversityoverthecourseofadecade. “Andso,wegoforward,”saidPresidentChristineWiseman. Wisemanwroteanddeliveredan oral impact statement to thecourtroom on Thurs., Feb. 16.According toWiseman’sMessagefrom the President, which wasposted onmySXU and sent viaemail last Friday, the impactstatementweighedheavily in thecourt’sdecisiontoadministersuchahighpenaltyforPiros. Piros pled guilty inOct. forembezzling $854,493 from theuniversity in false claims from atleast1998toJuly2009. SXU’sclaimwithitsinsuranceproviderhassincebeensatisfied. “TheU.S.Attorney’sOfficeindicated that the sentence was

something of anew standard forwhite collar crimes of [Piros’]nature,”Wisemansaid. Piros’ guilty plea stipulatedthat she could face a prisonsentence of 37 to 46 months.She will have to pay restitutiontoTravelersCasualty and SuretyCompanyofAmericaandundergotwoyearsofsupervisedreleaseonceoutofprison. Using school-issued andpersonalcreditcardsandknowingexpenses under $10,000 onlyneeded her approval , Pirossent fraudulent requests forreimbursementfor“school-related”expenses in amounts less than

$10,000.Shedidnot submit anyreimbursementrequestswhenSXUdiditsannualaudit. Piros sought reimbursementonfictitiousloansthatsheprovidedtoSXU,accordingtoareleasefromtheU.S. Attorney’sOffice. Therelease further states that Pirossought and obtained checks onamonthly basis (except July andAugust)byidentifyingtheexpensesasa“paydown”ofthefakeloans. SXU’s policy at the time,according to the release, wasto write a checkmade payabledirectlytotheemployee,withtheunderstanding that the employeewould then pay the credit cardissuer. Piros took the checks andconverteduniversityfundsforherownbenefit. After being questioned byuniversity investigators, Piroscreated false documents—suchas spreadsheets—that containedfalse information to cover hertracks. The release states thatapproximately $828,005.96 was

By Genevieve BonadonnaEditorinChief

The State of the University

By Macy ZamudioNewsEditor

“WeareChicago’sUniversityonthesouthside.” Sowere the boomingwordsfromPresidentChristineWisemanasshedeliveredhersecondannualStateoftheUniversityaddress infrontofapackedButlerReceptionRoomcrowdonTues.,Feb.21. The words echoed thethemesofre-establishingvisibility,revitalizingSaintXavierUniversity’s

identityand forgingnew thoughtleadership inside the communityandbeyond. Wisemanspent themajorityofherhour-long speechrevealinganddiscussing a set of initiativesintended to refine SXU’s role asaninstitutionofhigherlearning. “To change ourwords is tochangeourstrategies,istochangeour outcomes,”Wiseman saidbefore unveiling six goals to be

By Genevieve BonadonnaEditorinChief

New documentary course in Fall 2012

Anewcourse,History250-02:DocumentaryFilmmaking,isbeingoffered to SXU students for theFall2012semester.Thecoursewasinspiredbyadocumentary-makingprojectthatSaintXavierUniversityhistory professorGrahamPeck’sstudents worked on extensivelyduringtheprevioussemester. On Feb. 1, students fromPeck’sIllinoishistoryclassscreenedtheir documentary based on thelifeofIllinoissenatorStephenA.Douglas.Many students, faculty,and staff were present at the

screening. After the showing, alivelydiscussionabouttheprojecttook place and Peck’s studentsreceivedhighrecognitionfromtheaudience for being able to createsuchanamazingwork. Among the many peoplewhowerepresentatthescreeningwas SXU President ChristineWiseman.Wiseman enjoyed thedocumentaryandwasawedbytheendresultsofthestudents’work. “Iwas very impressed. Iwasimpressed by the level at whichstudentscanfunctionwhentheyarementoredtohighlevelexpectations.Ithinkyousawthoseexpectationsreflected inDr. Peck’s approach

tothisprojectwithhisstudents.Iwasalsoveryimpressedbythelevelofinterestincollaborationamongour academic wants andmediaservices,”Wisemansaid.“I’mveryhappythatIwasabletobethereforthescreeningandthediscussion–thesethingsmakemyday.” The high levels of interestthattheprojecthadhelpedsparktalksofhavingacoursededicatedtomaking suchworks.Wisemancommentedonpreviouseffortsbyseveral facultymembers to enactsuchacourse. “What struck me as well

MSPJ hopes to put dent in hunger

By Karina PalenciaNewsEditor

TheMercyStudentsforPeaceandJustice(MSPJ)atSaintXavierUniversity has started collectingmoneyforlocalCatholicCharitiesthat provide food for pantries.Students can visit the cashiersat the diner after check out anddonate$10fromtheirCougarCardoranyothermoneybase. MSPJ i s do ing th i s inconnectionwith their successfulhungerbanquetthatwasheldonThurs.,Feb.16th. “Webelieveitisveryimportantnotonlytoraiseawarenessaboutlocalandglobalhungerissuesbut

alsototakeactioninmakingeffortstowards reducing the amount ofpeoplethatgohungryeverydayintheworld,” said JordanHamrick,vice president and peerministerforMSPJ. ThedonationsstartedonFri.,Feb.17andwillgountilFri.,Feb.24th. DonationsarebeingcollectedthroughChartwellsatthedinerarebeing called “swipe donations.”MSPJ hopes to make as muchmoneyaspossible. “Wedonot have a set goalbecausewehavenever done thisbeforeanddonotknowwhatexactly

The Xavierite takes home four ICPA awards at banquetBy Karina PalenciaNewsEditor

TheXavieritestafftookhomefour awards at the 29th annualIllinoisCollegePressAssociation(ICPA), an award banquet forcollegenewspapersaroundIllinoisthattookplaceonSat.,Feb.18. The Xavierite, which isclassifiedasanon-dailynewspaperwithmorethan4,000studentsinenrollment, went up against thelikesofColumbiaCollege,Loyola

Chicago andDePaulUniversity,amongotheruniversities. Kane McKeown, seniorfeatureseditor,andBeckiBrown,features editor, took first placefor their “Chicago on aBudget”middle-spreadfromFall2011. KellyLindsey, former seniorviewpointseditor,wonsecondplaceforbestcolumnintheviewpointssectionforherarticle:“ThisJustin:FacebookDoesn’tCureCancer.” Brown got and honorablementionforhercriticalreviewof

thefilmNoStringsAttached. GenevieveBonadonna,editorinchief,tookhonorablementionforhernewsstory regardinganti-abortion messages written onsidewalksaroundcampus. Therewassomescandalthisyear, however—opinion piecessentinbystaffacrossILwerenotreturnedbecausethejudgeofthecategorydidnotreturntheentriesorrespondtoinquiries. All colleges were asked toresubmittheiropinionpieces.

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President Wiseman delivers her State of the University address Tuesday.GENEVIEVE BONADONNA/THE XAVIERITE

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VIRGINA (WAPO)— Virginia’s House of Delegates and Senate have passed a bill that mandates ultrasounds prior to an abortion. Several people have been outspoken about the bill, claiming the procedure—which in many cases will involve inserting a probe into the vagina—is state-sponsored rape. EGYPT (NYTIMES)—The

transitional government of Egypt agreed on Sunday to sign a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund, woth $3.2 billion. The loan is a much needed lifeline to Egypt, a country that is experiencing an economic crisis and social unrest.

MEXICO CITY (REUTERS)—At least 44 people have died in a prison fight between rival gangs in Mexico on Sunday. Victims in the riot were beaten, stabbed, and stoned; it is not yet clear who instigated the attacks. About 50,000 people have been killed in Mexico in the past five years.

INDIA (HUFFPO)— A school bus plunged into a river in New Delhi Saturday, killing six children and one adult. Police say the driver lost control of the vehicle. Both the driver and conductor jumped from the vehicle as it was hurling in the river and were unharmed.

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achievedby2017. The goals , as stated byWiseman and posted on SXU’swebsite,areasfollowed: •GoalOne: “By 2016, theUniversity will be recognizedfor providing an excellent andaffordableeducationanchored inthe traditions of the liberal artsandCatholicsocialresponsibility,andresponsivetotheprofessionalandpersonalneedsofourdiversestudentbodyaswellasthedemandsofthe21stcenturyworkforce.” •GoalTwo:“TheUniversitywill ensure that it continues todevelopandimplementpoliciesin

supportoftheMissionandVisionregarding the hiring, retentionandprofessionaldevelopmentofadiversefacultyandstaff.” •GoalThree:“TheUniversitywill strategically seek and buildmutually beneficial relationshipswithexternalpartnersthatleadtoimprovededucationalexperiencesfor our students and the abilityto attract new resources to theUniversity.” •GoalFour:“TheUniversitywil l increase the scholarly/professional productivity andinternal and external recognitionof faculty, staff and studentscholarship.” •Goal Five: “By 2016 the

University will strengthen thequality and rigor of academicprograms.” •GoalSix:“Local,regional,s t a te and nat iona l l eader sin the business, philanthropicand political communities willrecognize the University as avibrantcommunityassetandfindit increasinglybeneficial to investinitssuccess.” Eachofthesixgoalsbroughtdistinctive objectives andmetricsfor SXU to completewithin thenextfiveyears. Wisemansaidthattherewillbeareducedinterestratefrom$3.2million to $1.9million anddebtcovenantswillbeloweredfrom1.3

percentto1.2percent. Itwasalsonotedinthespeechthat retainment from Fall 2011to Spring 2012 dropped by fivepercent.Wiseman said it is vitalthatSXUretainitsstudents. Wiseman concluded theaddressbylookingaheadatSXU’sfuture. “As the events of last weekunfolded,allofuscouldappreciatehowmuchisbehindus,”Wisemansaid.“Now,withthenewstrategicplans, all of us could appreciatehowmuch is before us andhowwelcomeitis.” Check out thexavierite.comfor amore in-depth look at thestory.

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SXU not immune to meme crazeBy Macy ZamudioNewsEditor

Similartoothercollegesacrossthecountry,SaintXavierUniversityhas joined in the popularmemefrenzy currently dominating theweb, as 190 people have joinedtheSXU-inspiredFacebookgroupsinceitscreationonFeb.10. “I created it as a joke. Ihonestlydidn’tthinkthatitwouldkickoff,” saidMohammedTalib,creatorof thesite.“OnceIsawacouple people posting on there,I was excited to see that otherstudentscouldenjoyafewlaughsabouttheschool.” A meme, as def ined byKnowYourMeme.com, is “a pieceofcontentoranideathat’spassedfromperson toperson, changingand evolving along the way.” Acertain imageof a figure is oftenused and a sarcastic, humoroussaying always accompanies theimage. The phrase changesdependingonthegroupusingthememe. WithpeoplewidelyusingtheInternetandwithsocialnetworkingsitessuchasFacebookandTwitter,memeshavequicklygarnered fanbases across the web and havealreadybecomeastapleofInternetculture. Studentsrandomlypostfunnyimagespoking funat things suchas the school’s shuttle buses orthenewhoursthatclosethedinerfrom 2:15-4:20 p.m.One imagethat gainedmany “likes” amongstudentswasonethathadMufasawarningSimbafromtakingclassesatthePulaskiCenter. Eventhoughtheyhaveexistedfor a long timenow, it’s recentlybecome a trend among collegestudents to usememes as away

to poke fun at certain aspects ofvariousthingsoncampus.SeveralofthemrangefrommakingfunofstudentswearingNorthfacejacketstohumorouslymockingaresident’slifeoncampus. KellyLoney,ajuniormajoringinnursing,sharedheropiniononthememephenomenon. “They’re funny, but youshouldn’ttakethemtooseriously.That’snotwhat they’re for.Theyshouldn’t be taken offensively atall,”Loneysaid. SeniorMichele Zagorski, astudentalsomajoring innursing,likewise felt thatmemes are notmeant tooffend. “Someof themcould be funny. They’remeantto serve entertainment purposes,not to be taken seriously,” saidZargorski. Althougha lotof the thingspostedon thepage aremeant tobe taken lightly, Talib remarkedonanincidentthatcausedhimtotake action against certain groupmembers. “At first, itwas pretty good.Thentherewasthewhole“flamewar” incident going on betweenmembers of the group. I didn’tappreciate that. I didnot intendforanyfeelingstogethurt.Imadeitasajokeforeveryonetohaveacoupleoflaughs,”saidTalib.

Talib added, “I immediatelyrespondedtothehatefulwordsthatifitwascontinuedIwouldremovethemfromthegroup,whichmademe change the policy. Before,anyone could add anyone to thegroup.Now,onlytheadmincouldaddpeopletothegroup.” Whatwillhappentoitinthefuture is still unknown, even toTalibhimself. “I’mjustgoingtoseewhereitgoes.Ihopeeveryonewillplaynice.Ifanythinggetstoooutofhand,Iwillgetridofthegroup,butsofar,Ihaven’tseenanythingthatcouldn’tbecontrolled,”saidTalib. Even though the future ofthegroupisstillyettobepreciselydetermined,studentsarecurrentlyenjoying the pagewhile it’s stillat the height of its popularity.Talibevensharedwhathisfavoritememesare. “Anythingthathastodowiththe new diner hours. That wasoneofthefirstthingsaboutSXUthissemesterthatIwasnothappyabout,”Talibsaid. Whether it’s the FuturamaFrymeme,thepopular“YUNO”manmeme,ortheCondescendingWonkaone;memes,itseems,havedefinitely helped connect SXUstudents in an entertaining andharmlessmatter.

was the excited conversationamong facultywhowere presentat the showing. Some toldmethat proposals like this hadbeengenerated by faculty in the past.Well, it’s timenowto implementsomeof those proposals. I knowtheprovostiseagertodothat,asamI,”saidWiseman. Measures have already beentaken to enact a documentary-makingclassandPeck, instructorof the future course, commentedonwhatstudentsmayexpectiftheydecidetoenrollinit. “Studentswilllearnhistoricalresearching techniques aswell asfilmmaking techniques. Some ofthe timewill be split into doingresearchandlearninghowtomakea scriptwhile the other amountof timewill be put into actuallymakingthemovie,”Pecksaid. While the idea of having acoursededicatedtodocumentariesmay seem new, communicationprofessor James Walker haspreviously experimented withmakingsuchworks,butatamuchsmallerscale,withhishonorssocialscienceclasses.WalkerwasamongthemanyspectatorsattheDouglasdocumentaryandwasalsoanactiveparticipant in thediscussion thatfollowedtheshowing. “We’vedone things like thisbefore, butmore as a relatively,small class project. Peck’s idea istohavea full-blowncourseon it.Itsoundslikeagreatidea.There’salotofinterestindoingworkwithfilm production. There’s also astrong,growinginterestinlearninghistory through documentarymedium.Thiscouldbesomethingthatcouldbeveryvaluable,” saidWalker. Similar toWalker’s remark,Peck also noted how the courseref lects the new way history is

commonlybeingtaughtnowadays. “Ithinkthatwhatisstrikingofthisisthatstudentswillputhistoryand filmmaking together.This isrelativelysignificantbecausehistoryis nowbeing popularly projectedthrough visual formats such asdocumentaries. The techniqueslearned could be used for thosegoingintoteaching,”Pecksaid. Alongwithmentioningcoursematerial,Peckalso remarked thatthe finisheddocumentarywillbeshown at StephenA.Douglas’stomb, an important historicalsiteofIllinois.Thetombisoftenvisitedbyhistorians,residents,andtouristsandthedocumentarywillserve in informing themonwhoDouglaswas. “I think that this not onlyhelpstoservethecommunity,butit also raises the stakes. Imean,thisfilmisgoingtobehavingournamesonitandmanypeoplearegoing tobeviewing it.With thatinmind,wedefinitelywant it tobegood,”saidPeck. EventhoughPeckhopesthattheclasswilleventuallybeofferedasatwo-semestercourse–thefirstsemesterbasedonresearchingandthe second on filmmaking – thecourseis,fornow,beingtaughtasa one semester class. Eitherway,studentswillstill learnimportantskillsthatwillbenefittheminthefuture. “Ithinkthere’salotofvalueintakingaclassthatteachesdifferentskillsandinlearningthem.Skillsare becomingmore specializedand just knowing thesewill helpincrease a person’s chances ingettingajob,”saidPeck. Documentary-FilmmakingiscurrentlylistedontheCLAWSwebsite.StudentsmaylearnmoreaboutthecoursebysearchingforitonCLAWSortheymaycontactPeckiftheystillhaveanyquestionsregardingtheclass.

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Two SXU-based memes—the philosoraptor and Boromir from Lord of the Rings.FACEBOOK PHOTOS

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toexpect,”Hamrick,asophomoreorganizational communicationstudent,said. MSPJistheonlyorganization

involvedincollectingthedonations. Advocatingforthepoorandmarginalized is one of themainmissionsthattheSistersofMercystrongly uphold and adhere to,whichiswhyMSPJaimstofulfill

themercyheritagebydoingwhattheycantohelpmakeadifferenceintheworldtoday. At a recent banquet,MSPJgave out action sheets that haveways where students can help

peoplelocallyandacrosstheentireglobe. There are signs next to theregisters in the diner that canreference students to makingdonations.

MSPJdoesnotcurrentlyknowhowmuchtheyhaveraisedsofarbut they hope that students cankeepdonating tobe able tohelpdotheirbesttofeedthosewhoareinpoverty.

obtainedthroughthismethod. F u r t h e r m o r e , P i r o sfraudulentlyreceivedatleast$4,095forpersonalexpensesoutofabout$700,000 and she searched forreimbursement usingher school-issuedcreditcard.Atleast$26,486was fraudulently obtained afterPiros sought reimbursement of$284,00thatsheclaimedwasmadeonbehalfofSXUonherpersonalcreditcards. Considering the amount ofmoneyandprolongedtimeperiodof her crime, some students saidtheyfeelPirosgotofftooeasily. “Forhowmuchpain [Piros]caused theuniversity communityas awhole, I think this sentencewas far too lenient,” said juniorbiology studentBrennanWeaver.“Really,it’samajorblackmarkonourschool.” Senior ear ly chi ldhoodeducation student Kristyne BlyagreedwithBrennan’ssentiments,saying sternly that “absolutelynosympathy” should be offered toPiros. Other students, like seniorsociologystudentElizabethKlyczek,

said although Piros’ conductreflectspoorlyonSXU,shefeelscompassionforPiros. “IunderstandwhatPirosdidwas wrong but she’s paying forthose bad decisions now.We allmakebadchoicesatsomepoint;Ithinkweshouldjustmoveonandkeepcalm,”Klyczeksaid. SXU has taken a series ofinitiativessincefiringPirosin2009in an effort to prevent anotherindividual from taking advantageoftheirpositionagain. The ini t ia t ive inc ludesrequiring multiple levels ofapprovalforrequests,centralizationofthereviewforallcontractsbytheBusinessOffice, constant reviewofcreditcards,monthlyreviewoffinancialstatementsandseparatingthedutiesofAccounting,FinancialAidandStudentAccounts. Vice President of Businessand Finance RayCatania, whowasalsoinattendanceFriday,wasquoted in The Xavierite’sOct.26, 2011 issue saying, “This newadministration is striving towardsbettertransparency,moreopennessandconsistentcommunicationonalllevels.” SisterSusanSanders,R.S.M.,

from page 1PIROS > provost Angela Durant, VicePresident ofUniversityRelationsBob Tenczar, General CouncilKathleen Rinehart and boardmembers—amongothers—werealsopresent atThursday’s sentencinghearing. WisemanexpressedsympathytowardsPiros’ family—particularlyto her daughter who sat withher head down throughout theproceedings. “Thefactremainsthatthereare other compelling victims inthiscase,”saidWiseman.“[Piros’family]hasatoughroadahead.” ThoughWiseman believesit is within the nature of SXU’sheritagetoextendmercytoPiros,shesaidmuchofhersympathyhasbeendirected to students, facultyand staff who have suffered animmediate and tangible impactbecauseofPiros’actions. Wisemandeclineda requestbyTheXavieritetoreceiveacopyof the impact statement, sayingshewouldratherfocusonmovingforward. “ Th i s m a t t e r i s n owconcluded,” saidWiseman. “Ibelieve Saint Xavier has a verybrightfuture.”


VIEWPOINTSA Commitment to Ethics in Journalism

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By TheXavierite Staff

AportionofTheXavieritestaff attended the 29th AnnualIllinoisCollegePressAssociationAwards conference thispreviousweekend. Beforetheawardsceremony,the staff members attendedseveraldifferentworkshops,eachpertaining to our own separatesectionsofthepaper. The one sessionmost ofus were enthusiastic to attend,however, was called, “Why aPersonal Ethical Compass isIndispensable to a Journalist:Things IWish I Had KnownWhenIFirstStartedSwimmingwithSharks.” LongtimeChicagoTribuneEditor Don Wycliff led thediscussion and granted all of usseasonedadvice. Hedescribedhisexperiencesas a young writer, from seeingterrible examples in his seniorcolleaguestowonderfuladvicehelearnedearlyoninhiscareer. He told us one particularlesson he learned after writinganarticleheknewtobelessthantruthful, or, at the very least,severelyillogical. Hesaidthelessonhelearnedwastoalwaystellthetruth,anditwillworkoutintheend. Someone had told him atthetime,“Actboldly,andmightyforceswillcometoyouraide.” This lesson isone that canbereadilyapplied toallareasofwork and life. But it takes onan especially strong meaningwhenconsideredinthearenaofjournalism. Thewriters, photographersand editors atTheXavierite allhaveanobligationtoprintwhatweknowtobethetruth. We have no right to callourselvesjournalistsifwedonotfully embrace our responsibilityas a conduit of informationbetween any reliable source andourreaders. Wycliffcontinuedtotellusthatifweseesomethingwrong,wemustspeakup,becauseeventuallysomeonewilllisten. Whenweknowsomethingisright,wehavetodoeverythingwecantobeheardevenifthatmeansworkingaroundcensorship. We at The Xavierite feelpressured to err on the side ofcaution.Weareoftenfearfulthat

speaking out will have negativerepercussions. We cannot have a trulybeneficial relationship withmembersoftheadministrationatSaintXavieruntilwecanovercomethe challenges of this powerimbalance. Aslongaswerelyonthemforinterviewsandinformation,wefeelwecannotquestiontheirauthoritytocensorwhateverwewriteaboutthem. Ourethicsmustnolongerbecompromisedby our concern forjobsecurity. Weareallwellawareofatensesituationatplay,butwecanonlyskirtaroundnewsworthyissuesforsolong. Silence is not synonymouswith diplomacy.As long aswhatwe write is true and presentedtactfully,weshouldbeallowedtosay itwithout fear that itwill bepulledfromthepaper justbeforeitgoestoprint. Wemustbeabletohonorourobligationtothetruth. Wycliff sharedwith us onebeliefthattrulystruckachord.Herespondedtoourquestionsaboutthe administrationby saying, “Aseducators, they have a certainresponsibilitytoallowyoutogrow,todevelopyourmoralcompass.” Asstudentsandasjournalists,wecannotpossiblylearnandgrowunlessweareallowedtheroomtodoso. We need the freedom towritewhatweknowtobetrueandrelevant before we can actuallydo so, because our attempts toact boldly in the past have beencensored. We at TheXavierite, whenforced to choose between actingsafelyandacting in linewithourethics, will always choose to actethically. Noamountof fearorworryforourjobsorreputationswillkeepusfromdoingeverythingwecantoprinttruth. Webelieve thatourdrive toprintpossibleincendiarymaterialis exactlywhatmakes our paperworthreadinginthefirstplace. We will not be afraid toinspire controversey among ourreadersoramongourselves. Withoutactivedialogue,therecanbenowaytogetclosertothetruth.Andifwestoptryingtoreachit,wewill have lost our sense ofethics.

Editorial PolicyTheXavieritewelcomesandencouragesletterstotheeditor.Letterswillnotbeeditedforcontentreasons,thoughwereservetherighttonotprintlettersthatarelibelous.Wealsoreservetherighttoeditforlengthbutpromisethatnocontentwillbecompromised.

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PresidentObamahasrightfullycomeunder fire after the recentdictate,bytheHealthandHumanServicesDepartment (HHS), thatprivate health employers, whichinclude religious organizations,must cover birth control in theirinsuranceprograms. After the United StatesCouncil of Catholic Bishops(USCCB) and people acrossthe country, includingmany ofPresidentObama’sallies,expressedtheirdisgust,thepresidentofferedahalfheartedcompromise(Reuters). Now,insteadoftheemployershavingtocoverthebirthcontrol,the insurance companies mustprovide it. Religious institutionsmust violate their consciencesanddirectly or indirectly providecontraceptiveservices. Thus,religiousfreedomis,infact,underattackasCatholicpriestsall across thenationpreached intheirhomiliestwoweeksago. Cardinal Timothy Dolan,presidentoftheUSCCB,claimedthat“theadministrationisonthewrong side of the constitution”in its pursuit of this mandate(USCCB.org). “Thisshouldn’thappeninalandwherefreeexerciseofreligionranksfirstintheBillofRights,”he

emphasized(USCCB.org). As a Catholic, I too amdisgusted that the governmentis attempting tomeddle in thechurch’s affairs. Separation ofchurch and state goes bothways.You cannot impose religiousdoctrines in public schools;likewiseyoucannotimposeseculardoctrinesuponreligiousgroups. TheCatholicChurchteachesthat birth control, including the“morning-afterpill”iswrong. It is irrelevant that hugenumbers ofCatholics use birthcontrol. TheCatholicChurch’sofficial doctrine opposes it, andthatisallthatmatters. Therefore, if the CatholicChurchteachesthatbirthcontroliswrongbutCatholicinstitutionsaremandatedtoprovidebirthcontrol,thatmandate is infringing upontheirfreedomtopracticereligion. Thisistheheartoftheissue;not that the Catholic Churchis telling women not to usecontraception, but thatmany ofits followers are being forced tosurrenderafirstamendmentright. Andthisisnotthefirsttimethatthegovernmenthassoughttointrudeonreligiousliberties. Last year, a case entitled“Hosanna-Tabor EvangelicalLutheranChurch and School v.Equal EmploymentOpportunityCommission”wenttotheSupremeCourt,whereawomansoughttosueaLutheranchurchforfederalworkplacediscrimination.

Ifthesuithadbeenallowed,it would have set a precedentfor government regulation ofchurch hiring and ministerialappointments. Fortunately,inaunanimousdecision inJanuary, theSupremeCourt ruled that “churches andotherreligiousgroupsmustbefreetochooseanddismisstheirleaderswithoutgovernmentinterference”(NYTimes). But unfor tunate ly, thegovernment has not learned itslesson as it attempts to imposeconscience-violating regulationsonCatholic and other religiousinstitutions. All of us, whether religiousor not, have core values thatwewouldfeelsickviolating.Allofushave consciences that come intoplay whenwe feel we are doingsomethingthatiswrong. All of us should respectreligiousinstitutions’rightsnottoprovideservicestheyfeelarewrong. Itisnotasifwomenarebeingprevented from receiving birthcontrol.WomenintheU.S.havefullrightsunderthelawtodoso.Theyshouldn’texpectaCatholicinstitutiontoprovideitforthem. Wemustprovethatwehaveaseparationofchurchandstateandcompletelysquashthismandate. Forthisreason,Istandbehindthe bishops, priests and othercatholicandreligiousleadersastheycontinue their uncompromisingfightforreligiousfreedom.

The Unbarable TruthTony BaraDeputy Editor in Chief

Point: Contraception mandate goes too far

In their article, “BishopsRenewCall toLegislativeActiononReligiousLiberty,”theUnitedStates Conference of CatholicBishops(USCCB)reiteratedtheiropposition of the Health andHuman Services mandate oncontraceptivecoverage. One of themain points intheircalltoactionisthatCatholicseverywhereshouldbeoutragedthatCatholic institutionsarerequiredto provide what the USCCBbelieves to be an abortifacient toemployees. I have heard this argumentmanytimes,andIamgettingprettytiredofhearingitacceptedasvalid. Believing something is truehardenoughforlongenoughdoesnotmakeitso,asconvincingasthecasemay seemwhen consideringthe USCCB’s take on humanbiology. In their article, theUSCCBclaims, “...forcing plans to coverabortifacients violates existingfederalconsciencelaws.Therefore,we called for the recissin of themandatealtogether,”(usccb.org). The con t r a c ep t i ve s in

question arenot, and cannot be,abortifacients.That is simplynothowthesecontraceptivesfunction. AsIstatedinanearlierarticleaboutHealthandHumanServicesSecretaryKathleen Sebelius, thecontraceptive in question, themorning-after pill, is simply notanabortifacient.Themost it candoispreventafertilizedeggfromimplantingontheuteranwall. I have said it before andI will say it again--this does notqualifythemorning-afterpillasanabortifacient. TheAmericanCongress ofGynecologists andObstetriciansstate that pregnancy begins atimplantationofthefertilizedegg,notatthemomentoffertilizationitself. This point is one that bearsrepeating, because theUSCCB,among others, still believe thatemergencycontraceptionqualifiesasanabortifacient. Their belief that this pillis an abortifacient is the root oftheir claim that the newHealthandHumanServicesmandateoncontraception coverage shouldbe considered a “grave moralconcern,”(usccb.org). Once the actual biologicalfactsareconsidered,however,theConference ofCatholic Bishopsloseallgroundingtotheirprimaryargument.

IbelieveitistellingthatthattheUSCCBdoesnot completelyconsider scientific facts whenforming their essential moralarguments. Idonotbelievethatthefactswereeverreallyaconcerntobeginwith. Themoralissueatstakehereisaveryoldone.Onemightevenconsideritentirelymisplacedinthecenturywelivein. The Catholic Church isdoctrinallyopposed to theuseofanykindofcontraceptionbecauseitprevents life.But,bynotbeingconsistentlypregnant,IguessIampreventing lifemost of the time,too. I find it difficult to drawany kind of rational line whenwegettothepointwheretheuseof contraceptives is consideredimmoral,especiallywhenwomen’suseistheissueatstakehere. Ibelievemyrighttoahealthplanthatcoversmysexualhealth,be it the use of contraceptionor sterilization, if my medicalcircumstances cal led for i t ,entirely trumpsmy employer’spersonalbeliefthattheveryuseofcontraceptionisimmoral. If aU.S. Bishop is ever inposessionofauterus,perhapsIwillreconsidermystance. But I do not see tha thappeninganydaysoon.

Journal of the ApocalypseGenevieve ButhodSenior Viewpoints Editor

Point-Counterpoint: Catholics & Contraception

Counterpoint: Same old story with USCCB


Campus Poll

What do you think of the new birth control mandate?

“Lookatthepregnancyrate.Weneedthesepreventivemeasures.”

“Thereshouldbeabetterseparationofchurchandstate.”

“Yes, it should definitely beoffered.”

Jordan Juarez,freshman,math

“It’sagood idea.Womenshouldhavebetteraccesstobirthcontrol.”

Katie Gonzalez,senior,marketing

“Itshouldbeanindividualchoiceforallinvolved.”

Cesar Alejus, sophomore,business

Emily Klyczek, senior,psychology

Hiba Anaqrah,senior,biology/pre-med

“I don’t know if it should benecessary,butitisencouraged.”

Andie DeMoss, sophomore,psychology

They started the fire, we set it ablaze

A new definition of “potty language”

WeareinaWorldWar. Across the nations of earththereragesawarnotfoughtbytwoormorenations,butbetweenthevoicesofmillionsandtheweightoftrillionsofdollars. Therearenobattlelinesand there are no prisoners, juststreetsfilledwithbodiesinthelaidtowastecities;andthisisjustthestart. This war is fought for ahundred different reasons, butwhat it really amounts to is theinequalityofwealthandtherightofexpression. S ince the 2008 g loba leconomic collapse, the people oftheworldhavebecomeawareoftheinjusticescommittedtothemandtheyaregoing to fight to the lasttoothandnailtoseejusticedone. In the past year continuinginto 2012 the fight for justicehad grown from two differentmovements:theOccupyWallStreetprotest and theTunisianDay ofRage. TheorginialOccupyprotestwasheldinZuccottiParkinNewYorkCity during September of2011. Now the Occupy protestshavespreadtoeverycontinent(yes,evenAntarctica),951cities,and81countries. Tunisia’s Day of Rage on

Janurary 14th, 2011 in protestof the two decade incumbentPresedentZineal-AbidineBenAli. Shot were roared into thecrowd, and several people wereinjured. This sparked a countrywidedemandforthepresidenttoresign. TheTunisian uprising grewintotheArabSpring,whichripplesacrossmuchoftheMiddleEastandNorthernAfrica. Th e p e a c e f u l Oc cup ymovement has beenmet with asymphony of cracking batons,exploding tear gas grenades, anddismissivemediacoverage. Thousands of people havebeen assaulted by police andhundredsinjured. Rightthisverymomentthereare people fighting to take backourpoliticalandeconomicsystemfromthepeoplewhodroveitintotheground. Ac ro s s t h e o c e an t h etyrannicalreignofmultipledictatorgovernmentsarebeingbroughttoanendbytheverypeopletheykeptunderboot. Decadesofoppressionfinallyerupted into open conf lict inTunisia,Egypt,Syria,Yemen,andLibya. Sadlytheattemptstosilencetheprotestswereactuallymadeatgunpoint. Thearmiesofmanyofthoselistednationsopened fire on thedemonstrators,which resulted inacollectiveconservativenumberof40,000deaths;butstillthepeople

fighton. Inbothofthesebattlefrontsofthewarusergeneratedinformationiscriticaltosharingthenewsfromthefrontlines. However, user generatedcontent is a double edged swordwhenitcomestothecredibilityofthecontent. Onthenegativehand,anyonecan post things on socialmediawebsitesandclaimtobetrue;butnormallytheInternetcommunityisquicktodiscoveranddenouncetheseliars. On the positive f lipside,theusergeneratedcontent isnotfilteredbycorporatemedia. The only person limitingwhatisseenorheardisthepersonposting the content, instead oflayers and layers of profit drivennewsorganizations. When Ihearabouta recent

development in theOccupyWallStreetmovement, I look for thesourceandtherelatedinformation.Often I find heart wrenchingstories,photos,andvideos. I watched peaceful collegestudents,whowere simply sittingon the ground, being dosed inmilitary grade pepper spray by apoliceofficer. I saw the battle ofOccupyOakland where Scott Olsenwas critically injured by a policeprojectile.FromtheArabSpring,Iwitnessedtheprotestersclashingagainsttheriotshieldofthepolice,astheypushedintoTahrirSquareinCairo. This war is a real war thatcannotbeignored,eventhoughourpuppetofficialsandmediatalking-headswouldliketothinkso. The information is outthere, we have technology, and

assaultingourrightsonlymakesusstronger. IfIdidnotconvinceyouthatthe humannation is engaged inbattle,walkdowntothelocalstripmall and see howmany emptystores. Look at howmany billionsof dollars the banks are sittingon,while people are losing theirhomes. Listen to the criesof all thepeople that the government triestosilence. When history looks backon thismonumentalmoment inhistory,whatwill you be able tosay about your action?That youwatched it on the news betweencommercials,orthatyoujoinedthefight? Sources: bbc.co.uk, usnews.com,culturewars.com, cnn.com, guardian.co.uk,occupytogether.org,reuters.com.

No one is above the law, not even those who enact and enforce it.

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Cellphoneshavemadetheirwayintoprettymucheveryaspectofourdailylife. People use calculators ontheirphoneswhen they’re sittinginmathclass. People use cameras ontheir phone for those necessary(or perhaps more correctly,unnecessary)Kodakmoments. Peopleusethemediaplayersontheirphonesinrestaurants,onpublic transportation, and at themall. After all, it wouldn’t bea successful trip out in publicwithout alerting everyonewithinamileradiusofyourspecific(lackof)tasteinmusic,butIdigress. Youknowwhat?I’mfinewiththat. I fully accept the imminenttakeoverofcellphonesandsociety,aswellaspeople’spoorchoiceinveryloudmusic. However,thereisoneplaceinmylifethatIwillnotletthephonehavecontrolof:thebathroom. Oneofmybiggestproblemswith people bringing their cellphones everywhere is that theyreally dobring them everywhere,includingthebathroom. YouwouldbesurprisedhowoftenIaminoneofthebathroomsat school, and someonewalks intalkingontheirphone. Yes.Thisdoeshappenquitefrequently.

I can under s t and tha tsometimes you have conflictingemergencies,andonerequiresyoutousethebathroomwhiletheotherrequiresyoutomakeanimportantphonecall. I’mnotsurewhatexactlythesituationwouldbeformostpeoplethatwould require that, but I’mwilling to give these people thebenefitofthedoubt. Who knows? You mighthave to talk someone throughdismanteling an explosive thatwill take outCityHall but youjustchuggedthe80oz.NASCARComereativeCupyougotonyourwaytoclass. By the way, that totallyhappens tome all the time, butonceagain,Idigress. Ifyou’rejustgoingtohaveacasualconversation,pleasekeepitoutside. I’msureyourfriendcanwaitthetwominutesitwilltakeforyoutofindaroomwithoutabunchoftoiletsinit. Andyes,Icantellwhenyouarehaving a pointless, small talkfilledconversation.Why?BecauseIcanheareverword,syllable,andletteryousay. Everyone in here can hearyou. In case you had forgotten,otherpeople are inhere. It’snotyourownprivatebathroom. If you want to do that, gohometoyourownbathroom(wheretherehopefullyaren’totherpeople)andtalkallyouwant. I won’t complain unless Ihappentobethepersonthatyou’retalkingto. I really can’t stand it when

I’m talking on the phone withsomeone, and then suddenly allI hear on the other end is theoverpowering sound of flushingfollowedbyrunningwaterandoneof thoseunnecessarily loudhanddryers. Really? It would have beenjustaseasytoaskifyoucouldcallme back. I would understand. Ipromise. Ifeelreallyawkwardknowingthat I just listened to you andwhoever else in that bathroomdo their business, their hair,and anything elsepeopledo in abathroom(crosswords,theirnails,or finding a way to solve worldhunger,maybe?) I don’t know why peopledo this. It might be crippling,overwhelminglaziness. Itmightbecompletedisregardfor anyone else’s sense of privacy(honestly, Idon’twantanyonetohearme while I’m peeing. Thethoughtofitkeepsmeupatnightsometimes). Itmightevenbeaninsatiableaddiction tomultitasking that isslowlyconsumingthatperson’slife. I think itmightnot be thatlastoptionasmuchas some sortofcombinationofthefirsttwo. Thenexttimeyouwalkintoa public restroom, remember tosavethephonecalluntilafteryouleave,orsavethepottybreakuntilafter you get off the phonewithgrandma. Think of the children, theenvironment,andanythingelsethatmightinspireenoughpatriotismtojustsayno…totalkingonthephoneinthebathroom.

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“Iwasatelevisionhostinpublictelevision.IlivedinMemphis,Tennesseefortenyears.IamfromCentralPennsylvaniaoriginally.IalsoworkedatthecollegeofagricultureatPennState.”

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TheWordswithFriendsappisbasicallylike playing Scrabble on the go.Theonlythingthatisreallydifferentbetweenthetwoisthepointsystemandhowthatisbrokendown. WordswithFriendswascreatedbytwobrothers,PaulandDaveBettneroutoftheDallas,TX,area. These two brotherswanted to createagamethatwouldnotbethatexpensiveaswellasagamethatwouldbedifferentfromallothergamingconsoles. ThefirstcellphoneversionoftheappcameoutinJulyof2009andhastakenoffeversincethen. Thisgameisnotonlyjustwhattheyhadsetouttocreate,butitisasocialinteractionaswell. This game allows you to use instantmessages to talkwith theperson that youareplaying,evenifyoudonotknowthem. You can live in California and beplaying someone inMaine andnot knowanythingaboutthem. This application is especially excitingforpeoplewhowouldliketotesttheirwitsandsmartsagainstsomeoneelse. Ifyouaredownbyalargemargin,thereis still a chance in the game, and you arenevercompletelyoutofit. Thisgamealsoallowsyoutoplaywithabunchofdifferentplayersatthesametime.

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AttheendofJanuary,NadaSurfreleasedtheirseventhAlbum“The Stars are Indifferent toAstronomy” and they nailed itagain. If you’venever listened tothese guys before, it’s about timeyoustart. Nada Surf is an alternativerock band that has been goingstrongsince1992. The band consists of threemembers:MatthewCaws (guitar,vocals), IraElliot (drums,backupvocals) andDaniel Lorca (bass,backupvocals). From their instrumentals totheirlyrics,thisisanalbumworthcheckingout. The band kicks off theiralbumwithanupbeatsong,“ClearEye CloudedMind”. This alsohappens tobe a favorite ofmineonthiscd. Although the lyrics in everysongareexcellent,thisonecontainssomeofmyfavorites,suchas“nowto be alonewith a clear eye buta clouded mind/the stars areindifferenttoautonomy”. Withcatchylyricslikethese,it’llbehardtostopyourselffromsingingalong(nomatterhowbadyoumightsound). These guys decide to slowit down at the third song with“When I Was Young”. Cawscroonsbeautiful lyricswithElliotand Lorca backing him up on

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ETSelections for the Apocalypse Reader

Inthisworld,thereispoliticalcorruption, there iswar, there isthe ever-looming threat of globalwarming, and there is famine,disease,anddeath.Buttwothingthisworldisnotaredystopianorapocalyptic. Sure, it can be argued thatthosearegoodthingsforourplanetnottobe.Butinactuality,itwouldgive us all somuchmore to talkabout. Until the cosmos gets wiseandcreatessomekindofMadMaxworld forus to live in, it’s up toliteraturetogiveustheexperience.Andherearethreebooksthatdosomerealjusticetotheidea. ShadesofGrey,thefirstbookinaseriesby JasperFforde, takesplaceinapost-apocalypticworldinwhicheverypersonisassignedtoasocialcastebaseduponwhatcolortheycanseebest. The envisioned world is astrangeone:complimentarycoloredcastememberscannotmarry; thecolorblindareconsidered“Greys”andmakeuptheworkingclass;lawsarebasedaroundanancientbookofRules; and there is a extremedeficitofspoons.Itisacleverbook

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In December of 2009 a game wasreleasedthatwouldgreatlyimpactsocietyasawhole.ThatgamewasAngryBirds. AngryBirdsisasimplegamewhereyouslingshotdifferentcoloredbirds,whoallhavedifferentabilities,intotheirgreenfoes,thepigs. AngryBirdsisagamethatanyonecanplay,IadmitIplaythisgamemorethanIshould,myparentsplaythisgame,andeverytimeIamatafamilypartymylittlecousinsbegmetoletthemplayAngryBirdsonmycellphone. AngryBirdscanbeplayedanywhereitisavailableforallsmarthphone,itisavailableforMP3players,itisalsoavailableonyoutabletpc’sandhomecomputer.AngryBirdscanbeplayedanywhereatanytime. AngryBirdshasbecomesopopularthat

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Raindropswiththeirtinyprismsfalldown;Tinymirrorssinkingintomyface.ThewindblowstheirliquidtexturetilltheyfallAndburstontheground.Morekeepcoming—itisunavoidableUntilthesuncomesoutwithfieryrays.Raindropsforcemetoreflectonthings.Dividemefromthestreets,noisyandwet.Raindropsseepintothecreasesofmyboots—drenchmyclothes.Tinymirrorssplatterintomythoughts.Splashinthesepuddleswithme.Savemefromthegloomycloudsabove—grayandheavy.IwantthemliftedOffme—don’twanttobeweigheddownanymore.

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I’msurethatalmosteveryonewhohasevertakenahighschoolEnglishclasshasreadatleastoneworkbyShakespeare. Justafewpossibleplaysmighthave beenMacbeth,King Lear,Romeo and Juliet,AMidsummerNight’sDream,Othello,JuliusCaesar,ormaybeevenHamlet. I’msureyoureadsomeofhissonnets,too. ShallIcomparereadingthemtoasummerday?No?I’llsaveyouthepainfulflashbacks. Therearesomeworksthatarefar lesswellknown(orwellread)that you shouldcheckout if yougetthechance.

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Titus Andronicus WhenyoureadShakespeare,didyouthinkthathewastoolovey-doveyorjustplainuncreativeinthewaysthathekilledofhischaracters? If youanswered“yes” to theabovequestion,Icansafelyassumethat you have never readTitusAndronicus. It iswithoutadoubtoneofthemost,ifnotthemost,creativelyviolentplaysIhaveeverread. It involves decapitation,tongueremoval,soylentpies,andhumansacrifice. That’s just a short list of alltheinterestingthingsthathappeninthisstory.Ihadneverheardof ituntil lastsemester,andassoonasIreadit,itbecameoneofmyfavorites.

Twelfth Night I’msureatleastsomeofyouhaveheardofthisone,butIdoubtverymanyofyouhaveactuallyreadit.Ididn’tknowwhatitwasuntiloverhalfwaythroughhighschool. Theonly reason Iknewwasbecause I decided to read fiverandom Shakespeare plays overwinterbreakofjunioryear.TwelfthNight justhappened tobeoneofthem. If you have ever seen themovie She’s theMan, you haveseen amostly accuratemodernadaptationofShakespeare’sworkaboutlovetrianglesandswappinggenderroles. It is definitely a comedy.Nobody dies, and everyone endsuphappyintheend.

Sonnet 73 Thi s sonnet i sin all actuality quitedepressing. It discussesdeath,love,andseasonst h rou gh b e au t i f u limage r y o f f a l l ingautumn leaves andglowing embers slowlyfading. Itsmessage:deathcomes sooner thanyouthink,soenjoythoseyouloveasmuchasyoucanasoftenasyoucan. As strange as thismay sound, if I knew Iwasdying,thissonnetishowIwouldwanttotell

mylovedones.

Sonnet 128 Somepoets talk about love.Sometalkaboutmusic.Sometalkaboutlove,music,andstalkingthelivingdaylightsoutofamusicianwhile wishing you were theirinstrument. Thissonnetisveryrelatable,especially to those pre-teen andteenage girls that idolize bandmembers (lately I’ve seena lotofstuffaboutsomebandcalledOneDirectiononmytumblr). This seems like a perfectsummary of what runs throughmyheadwheneverI’vepinedoverabandmember(famousornot).

Sonnet 133 This guy has serious girlproblems. In this sonnet, thespeakertriestocutadealwithhisoverlycontrollingladyfriend,whohas somehow “captured” bothhimselfandhisfriend. He comes to the realizationthatnomatterhowhetriestosavehis friend,he endsupunder thewoman’scontrolsomehow,andhisfriendisstilltrapped. Ithinkitisreallyinterestingtoseehowthespeakerdescribesthishorriblyunhealthyrelationship. It leaves somany questionsunanswered,but it iseasyforthereader to comeupwithdifferentendingsforhim.

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Cougars fall to Olivet in tough rematch; defeat IUSB in barn burner 20-7By Brandon SwansonSportsContributor

Men’s Volleyball Searching for Answers

SXU intramurals in midst of busy spring season

By Tony GustinSportsEditor

Greg’s WorldBy Greg PilafasSenior Sports Editor

TheSaintXavierCougarsmetupwithOlivetNazareneUniversityonValentine’sDayforroundtwobetween theCCACpowerhousesquads. TheCougars came outlooking to avenge their 30 pointloss theysufferedat thehandsoftheTigersattheShannonCenterbackonJan.24. TheCougarscameoutroaringastheyhadaquick5-0runtobegintheballgame.Suzie Broskihadoneofhersignaturebaselinejumpers,andMarissa Young completed athree-point play to start up theCougars. TheCougars continued tofight throughout the entire firsthalfandtheytooka53-46leadintohalftime.TheCougarshada62.2FGpercentageinthefirsthalfandhadthreegirlsindoubledigits. The second half has beenthe story for the Cougars thisyear;theycameoutandwerejustnot able to get back into theirrhythmoffensively.Theyhada25.6shootingpercentageinthesecondhalf. Reboundingendedupbeing,perhaps,biggestkeycomponentinthisgame.TheCougarswereout-rebounded 61-50.Denita PhelpshelpedtheTigersoutinabigwaybycollecting16totalreboundsinthegame. TheCougarshadarunwherethey turned the ball over in fourstraightpossessions,andcouldnothitshotsinkeymoments.Itwasnot

alackofintensityorheartbecausetheCougarsput italloutontheflooragainstOlivet. TheTigerscameoutthebetterteaminthisoneandwontheballgamebyaclosescoreof88-81.TheCougarsdefinitelyimprovedfromthefirst timetheymettheTigersbut SXU still wanted to get theneededwin. Romisha Taylor helped toprovide a spark for theCougarsin the gamebyher high level ofintensity. She also added fourpoints, four rebounds, and threesteals. Senior Guard Michel le Tourtillott said, “It was animprovement from the f irstcontest, butwe are not satisfieduntilweputa full40minutesofSaintXavierbasketballoutonthefloor.Iamhighlyanticipatingournextmeeting in the conferencetournament.” Tourtillott also chipped ineight important points to theCougars’effort. TheCougarswillbelookingto play Olivet again in theConference tournament, whichwouldhopefullybeathirdtimeisthecharmsortofdealforSXU. “EventhoughwelostourlastgameagainstatoughOlivetteam,I think it was a big confidencebooster knowing that we candefinitely beat this team—andweactually should have won thatgame,”saidYoung. Young added, “We had atough time, especiallywith somemental lapseswherewe lost ourcomposure.Ithinkwecangoover

thereandsurprisepeopleandtakeawinawayfromOlivet,Iamveryconfident.” However, even though theCougars lost toOlivet they camebackhomeandgotabigwinagainstIndianaUniversitySouthBend. TheCougarsusedtheirbenchtobeattheTitansonSaturday,astheyscoredacombined21points.Mary Kusnerwasahugefactoroffthebench,asshewent5-6shootingandendedwith12points. Kusnerwas happywith theoutcome, but talked about theCougars’ struggles. “We playedwell,butwestillhavetoworkonbeing consistent throughout theentire game rather than just onehalf.” Kusner was not the onlybench player to step up big fortheCougars. Jordan Brandt andMaureen Riley were big for theCougarsaswell.Brandtconnectedonbothofherthreepointshotsofthedaygivinghersixpointsoverall,andRileywent1-1fromthreepointland. Youngwas also big for theCougars,assheledtheminscoringwith 21points. Shenot only ledthescoringbutshealsohadsixbigstealsintheballgameaswell. TheCougarshada15-pointleadwith12:42lefttogointheballgame.TheTitansmadeapushandwentona17-5run. However, theCougarswereabletoovercometheadversityandtheypickedupthebig,andmuchneeded,wintopushthemto20-7overallintheconference. The Cougars’ next home

gamewillbeagainstRobertMorrisUniversity, a team they beat byjustthreepointsthelasttimetheyplayedthem. CoachBobHallbergcurrentlysitsat298careerwinsasthecoachof the SXUwomen’s basketballteam. Hallberghasachancetoget

win number 300 at home if theCougars are able to takehome avictoryatSt.Francisandthenwinthe next game—at home againstRobertMorris. ThenextCougarhomegamewillbeagainst theRobertMorrisEaglesforSeniorNightonFeb.25at1p.m.

Romisha Taylor looks to drive against Purdue Calumet. SXU ATHLETICS

NBA Slam Dunk

Competition

The 2012NBA slam dunkcompetitionaswellastheAll-Stargameiscomingthisweekend.ThedunkcontestisonFeb.25at7:30p.m. The four competitors thisseason areChaseBudinger fromtheRockets,PaulGeorgefromthePacers,DerrickWilliamsfromtheTimberwolvesandImanShumpertfromtheKnicks. Defending championBlakeGriffinwillnotbecompetingthisyearandthisleadstothequestion:Does anyone care about the dunkcontestanymore? Thiscontestusedtobesucha big deal in the era ofMichaelJordan, but now it has becomereallykindofboring.Allofthebigguysdonotwanttocompeteandalotoftimes,thewinnerdoesnotgoforarepeat.Theonlypersontowinback-to-backslamdunktitlessince2000isJasonRichardsonandNateRobinson. These players are fearfulof getting injured but the slamdunk contest used to be such ahighly respected highlight andnow,guyslikeLeBronJames,KobeBryantandDwyaneWadearenotparticipatingwhentheyshouldbe.

SXU ATHLETICSAaron Porter.

Afteranothertwolosses,theCougarscontinue tostruggle thisseason.OnWednesday, Feb. 15,theCougarsreturnedhometofaceCardinalStritchUniversity. Even though the team lost,Aaron Porter,whohas been thestaroftheteamallyear,hadanothersolid individual performance.Heposted11killsand11digs. Portercontinuestoputupbignumbers,buttheteamjustcannotfind the right chemistry to puttogethersomewins.TheydidtakeonesetfromnumberninerankedCSU,whichwasencouraging. ArayoflightfortheCougarsis freshmanDan French. Heposted16assistsinthisgame,andit

isalwaysgoodtoseeaperformancelike this from someone who isplayingontheteamfortheirfirstyear. Frenchwill be able to comebacknextyearwithmoreexperienceandinevitablyhelptheteampushforward.Evan Muys had11killsinthismatchandAdam Siegerledtheteamdefensivelywith12digs. Justin Cousin showed hisversatility,postingsevenkills,fourdigs,andthreeserviceaces.AfterthislosstoCSU,theCougarsfellto2-6inconferenceplay. Next, theCougars traveledout toMilwaukee to take on theMilwaukeeSchoolofEngineering.Once again, they fell short—thistime in three setswith scores of17-25,20-25and23-25.

Junior Joe Zahalka led theteamwithsevenkillsand11digs.Cousinledtheteamwithninekills. Sean Blackwoodhadagoodgame,posting twoblocks and sixkills. French once again led theteamwith15assists. The other freshman, Sieger,had a solid defensive gamewithninedigs.OnceagaintheCougarsare showing that they just reallycan’t put anything togetheroffensively. There is not much of theseason left,and it is time topickthings up.OnFebruary 24, theyreturn home to the ShannonCenter to take onSienaHeightsUniversityat4p.m. The star t of this matchagainstSienaopensuptheperfect

opportunity for theCougars toturnthewholeseasonaroundandstartonacleanslate. ThroughthemonthofMarch,theywillembarkoneightstraighthomematches. Everyone knowswhathomecourtadvantagemeanstoateam,andthismaybeexactlywhattheCougarsneedtogetbackontrack.

By Greg PilafasSeniorSportsEditor SXU intramurals are in fullswing during the spring season.The five-on-fivebasketball regularseason is finished up nowwithteam Stocks and Bonds as thechampions. Other intramurals thathavealready transpired are indoorsoccer, ping-pong anddodgeball.Still going on is f ive-on-fivebasketballandthebowlingleague. Ping-pongfinishedwithTeamMomkeys taking home the titleof ping pong champions afterdefeatingteamSkippitySkip. I n t h e i ndoo r s o c c e rintramural tournament, thatwas

won by YouWish You LookedThisGood.Thefinalscoreofthismatch-upwas4-3. In the five-on-five basketballleague, team Stocks and Bondsdefeated teamStrokeCity towinthe title. RudeBoyz finished inthirdplaceandMonstarsinfourth. Upcoming events for SXUincludethebeanbagtournament,3-on-3 basketball against TrinityChristianCollege,volleyballleagueandthefloorhockeytournament. ThebeanbagtournamentwillbeonMarch6,andthevolleyballleaguewillstartMarch8. March 14 begins the f loorhockey tournament, andMarch19 begins the 3-on-3 basketball

tournament that will be playedagainstTrinityChristianCollege. If youwould like to signup

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SXU ATHLETICSSXU Intramural Basketball is finishing up.


Athlete Spotlight: Brad Karp

Q: What is your major?

A:MymajorisbiologyandIamaminor inmarketing. I amnot100percentsurewhatIwanttodowiththatyetthough.Medicalsales or something along thoselines,butnotsureonthat.

Q: What made you get in to the game of basketball?

A:Ihavealwayshadabasketball.Every picture I look at when IwaslittleIhavehadabasketballwithme. InDisneyWorldIamcarrying a basketball so I guessIwasjustraisedintoplayingit.

Q: Do you have an NBA idol?

A:EitherKevinDurantorGordonHayward.KevinDurantbecausehe is sonaturallygiftedand he is so smooth.GordonHayward because he is a smalltown guy and went to a smallschool. Hemade it and he isplayingfortheUtahJazz.Lookingattheguy,hedoesn’tlooklikeanNBAplayer,butheishavingsomuchsuccess.

Q: Is there anyone in the NBA that you model your game after?

A:Ialwayshearpeoplesayingthat

Imodelmy game after this guyorthatguy,buthonestlynoIdonotmodelmygameafteranyone.IwishIcouldsaythatIdo,butIcannot.

Q: Is there anyone on the men’s or the women’s basketball team that you would like to play one-on-one against?

A:Iambadatone-on-one,buttheone person Iwould like to playagainstwouldbeCoachChandler.HealwaysgivesmecrapsooneofthesedaysIamgoingtoplayhim.

Q: Who is one team that you love playing against?

A:RobertMorrisbecausetheyaregoingtobenationallyranked.Theyaregoingtobequickandathletic.They are a good team and theyarewellcoached.Itisfuntoplayagainst teams that are good; youwant toplayagainst the superiorteams.Theyarefuntoplayanditisalwaysgoodcompetition.

Q: Is there anything that you do pre-game to get extra pumped up?

A: I try not to get pumped upbeforegames.Itrytojustrelax,staycalmandjuststayfocused.

Q: When you hit 1,000 career points against Purdue University Calumet a few weeks ago, how did

it feel and did you envision getting it on a free throw?

A:Thereisactuallyafunnystoryaboutthis,becausesomeonetoldmeIwasgettingclose,butIamnotkeeping track ofmyownpoints.IwasatthefreethrowlineandImadethe free throwandIheardsomethinggooverthePA.Ididnothearitthough,butIwascuriousastowhysomethingwouldgooverthePAduring free throws. IwasaskingRosieandEddiewhotheywereguardingandIturnedaroundandeveryonewasclappingformeandIwasthinking,Whatareyouguysdoing?Weareinthemiddleofagamewhyareyouclappingforme, Imadea free throw.Then Irealizedthatitwasmythousandthpoint,itiscool,butIdonotreallythinkanythingofit.Itiswhatitis.

Q: Is there one loss this season or last season that really sticks in your mind?

A:This season as of nowwouldhavebeenSaturdayagainstRobertMorris, losing to themby three.Weout-rebounded them andwebeat them in themajorityof thestatistical categories and just didnotcomeawaywiththeendresultand that is frustrating. Last yearitwouldhave tobebetween twogames which were both againstRobertMorris.When theywereranked number one and it was

their senior night,wewent intoovertime against them and inthe semi-finals of the conferencetournamentwelostbyten,butitwasmuchcloserthanten.

Q: Do you feel that when it is all said and done here at Saint Xavier, you will pass Mike Walaszek from 1978, who had 2,517 career points?

A:Iwouldnotthinkso;Iamnotouttheretryingtoscore.EveryonejustputsmeinpositionandallofasuddenIamundertherimwiththeballandallIhavetodoisshootalayup.Allofmyteammatesdotheworkforme;Iwouldnotseemyselfpassingthatmanypoints.

Q: If it was not for basketball, what sport would you be playing?

A:That iskindofhard; Iwouldprobably say a baseball player.I used to play baseball, but thereasonIquitbaseballwasbecauseofbasketball. I likebaseballa lotandIliketowatchit.Iamnotgoodatit,butIlikethesport.

Toread theentire interviewwith Brad Karp, please visitthexavierite.com.Underthesportstab on thewebsite you can findthisinterviewalongwithpreviousathlete spotlight interviews thathavebeendone.

Q: What is your major?

A:Psychology.NextfallIwillstartgoingformyPhDinPsychologyat theUniversity of SouthernMississippi.TheUniversityIamgoing tohas amarinemammalbehavior and cognition lab so Iwillbestudyingcommunicationindolphins.

Q: You broke the blocks record against Purdue Univers i ty Calumet. What was that feeling like for you?

A:Itfeltgood;ithasalwaysbeenmy favorite part of the game. InhighschoolissortofwhenIfoundmyknackforblockingshots.Ithassortofbecomemynicheon thisteamtoosoitisfun.Itmaysoundsilly,butIliketoplaydefensemorethanoffenseandreboundingandblockingshotsisjustwhereIlike

tobe.Togetarecordforitandberecognizedforsomethingthatyoudoisalwaysexcitingandspecial.Q: Did you pick the number 00?A:Yes,ithasbeenmynumbersinceforever.SinceIstartedplayingclubbasketball in fourth grade it hasbeenmynumber. InhighschoolI had to drop it becausewe didnothave00as a jersey so I tookmy brother’s numberwhichwas23.WhenIcamehere, theyalsodidnothavenumber00soItooknumber30.JackieHeine,whoisourassistantcoach,wasnumber30whensheplayedandherlittlesistercameheremysophomoreyear.Weweregettingallnewjerseysandshewanted number 30 to wear hersister’snumber.SoItalkedtoJayBattlesandasked ifhecouldgetmenumber00; Iwouldgivehernumber30.Soitallworkedout.

Q: Who has been your biggest supporter?

A:Iamreallyluckytohaveagreatsupport groupwithmy family. Iwoulddefinitelysaythatmymomismynumberonefan,butbothofmyparentshavecometoalmostallofmygames.IdonotthinkthatmymomhasmissedagamethisseasonandthatincludesallthetripslikeTennesseeandHawaii.Afterthat,mygrandparentsarealways thereandmygodmotherisalwaysthere,soIamreally lucky.Icannottellyou the last game that I didnothavesomeonetheretosupportme.

Q: What is one team that you really enjoy playing against?

A:Union,TennesseeisourbiggestrivalandIlovegettingupforthosegames. I don’t like playing thembecause it is always a trackmeetanditisconstant.Wehavetoplaytotheirstyleandwehavetochangeourgamestyletoplaytotheirs.Ireallydonotlikethat.

Q: How is the balance between basketball, school and being the president of the Student Government Association?

A:Itdependsontheweek,becausesometimesitistricky.Ipersonallydo not like to tell anyone “no,”really. For example, we had agame on aWednesday and ourSGAmeeting is onWednesdayand I had tomiss themeeting.I don’t like that. Everyone hasbeen really understanding andverysupportiveaswell.Mycoachis very understanding when Ihave tomiss certain things forStudentGovernment.The smallfamilyatmosphereofSaintXavierreallyallowsyoutogetinvolvedineverythingthatyouwantto.

Q: Any memorable games here?

A: There have been tons ofmemorablegamesalongtheroute.Definitely beatingUnion inmysophomoreyearwassuperexcitingandmemorable.Ithinkthegamethat I broke the career blocksrecordwas reallymemorable for

Athlete Spotlight: Brittany Jonesmetoo.Ihadtheseasonrecordlastseason,butthatwasnotquiteas exciting and I tied the singlegame one. The career one feltreally substantial and I didnotplay a lot inmy freshman andsophomore year so the careerrecordwassomethingthatIneverexpectedIwouldobtain.Ithinkseniornightisgoingtobeoneforthebookstoo.

Q: With you being a senior, what are you going to miss the most?

A:Definitely this team and thepeoplebecauseIamnotgoingtobe able to stick around and seethesepeopleeveryday.I’mleavingandIamgoingfar.Myroommate,MarissaYoungismybest friendandwe have lived together forthree years, even during thesummers.Soitisgoingtobereallyhardtomoveawayfromher. For the other seniors, wehavespentfouryearsandatleasttwohourseverydaytogether.Iamdefinitelygoingtomisstheteamand the coaching staff. CoachShaw, the assistant, andCoachHallberg,Ihaveknownthemforabout ten years now frombackwhenIstarteddoingcampswiththem.ThereisgoingtobealotthatIamgoingtomiss. ToreadtheentireinterviewwithBrittany Jones, please visitthexavierite.com. Under thesports tab on the website youcan find this interview alongwith previous athlete spotlightinterviewsthathavebeendone.




SPORTSCougars take a punch; bounce right back

By Nick PechoSportsContributor

Baseball team begins season down in Tennessee

Softball brings eight new faces and eight returning faces

By Tony GustinSportsEditor

By Greg PilafasSeniorSportsEditor With the softball seasongettingreadytostartrightaroundthecorner, this teamwill looktobuildonagreat2010-11campaign.Therewill be eightnew faces ontheteamthisyear,aswellaseightfamiliar faces returning to thediamond. The entire pitching staff isreturning this season, which isbelievedtobeoneofitsstrongestassetsoftheteam. “[Pitching]hasalwaysbeenastrengthofours in thehistoryofthis program,” saidHeadCoachMyraMinuskin. “Wehavea verytalented pitching staff and theyneedtoperform.” Having the entire pitching

staffbackin2012isahugeplusforthisteamastheylooktogetintothenational tournament this season.Lastyear,theCougarsendedwitha tough loss at the hands of thealways difficultOlivetNazareneUniversityintheconferencefinals. TheCougars finishedwitha strong 34-16 overall record lastseason. St. Xavier fell one gameshy of going in to theNationaltournament, butwill look to getpastOlivetandintothebigdancethisseason.TheCougarshavebeenrankednumber 24 in theNAIApreseasontop25poll. “I think it is well deserved.I thinkbasedonourhistoryandourtalentofplayersreturningandcomingin,itiswelldeserved.We

obviouslyhave toprove iton thefield, and I hope that we proveenoughtoberankedhigherastheseasongoeson,”saidMinuskin. Half of the Cougars teamwillbenewplayers,butthisteamis loadedwith talent from top tobottom.TheCougarswillneedtoplaytheirbestandtrytogainthatchemistryon the fieldas soonaspossible. “I think we are incrediblytalented.Peoplewillseealotofnewfacesonthefield,butIlovewhatIhaveseensofarinthefallandwhatwehavedoneinthewinter.Ithinkwewill be a fun team towatch;we are not going to rely on thelongball.Wehavetomanufactureruns,”saidMinuskin. “I love this team. I love the

character.Ithinkthatifweplaythewaywearecapableofandcontinuetogetbettereveryday,weshouldbetoughtobeat,”saidMinuskin. This team is loaded withtalent on the current roster, andtheyevenhavesomerecruitsthatwill be coming in for the 2012-2013 campaign.This team is setandreadytogoforsometimenowas toprecruitsarechoosingSaintXaviertogotoschool. The softball seasonwill getunderway on Feb. 26, down inClermont, Florida. TheCougarswill be opening their seasonagainsttheUniversityofMichigan-Dearbornat8a.m.Thatgamewillbe followed by a 12 p.m. gameagainstDavenportUniversity. TheCougarswill play their

first home game onMarch 17,when they go up againstClarkeUniversity at 1pm. Each timesoftballplays, itwillbeadouble-header, so after the game againstClarke at 1pm, theCougarswillagaingrabtheirmittsandbatsandtakethemonshortlyafter.

OnTues.,Feb.14,theSaintXavierCougarmen’s basketballteamtravelled toMckieArena inBourbonnais,ILtotakeonaverystrongOlivetNazareneUniversityTigers(ONU).Despite19points,with12pointsfrombeyondthearcbyseniorguardEd Gilgenbach,theCougarscouldnotcompletealaterallyandfellshort85-77. “I knew they were a greatteam,andifwewantedtowin,wewereallgoingtohavetoplayourbest,” saidGilgenbach.The rimsfeltprettytightinwarmups,soIhadtoadjustmyshotbyputtingalittlemorearconit,tomakesureIdidn’ttouchiron.ItfeltgoodsoIknewIwasgoingtoenterthegameshooting.” AntonioMarshall led theTigerswithagame-high24points.Olivet led 45-42 at halftime, butuseda14-7runtoopenthesecondhalfandbuilda10-pointadvantage,59-49, with 13:20 remaining inregulation. SaintXavier(19-8overall/4-3CCAC)trailedformostofthegame,but with some clutch shootingbyGilgenbach, and some toughdefense by sophomore forwardMark Peters with 3:10 to play,

theCougars trimmedwhat wasasmuchasa10-pointdeficit,toaone-possessiongame,76-73. Conversely,with36 secondsleftinthegame,ONU’sMarshallmade a three-pointer from thetopof the arc andwas fouled tocompleteafour-point,playmakingthescore84-77, sealinganOlivetvictory. SophomoreguardBrad Karp finishedwith13points forSXU,whilejuniorpointguardAnthony Grant and freshman guard Jack Krieger each scored 11 points.TheCougars hit just 38 percent(26-for-68)fromthefield,mostofthe shooting struggles coming inthesecondhalf. On Sa turday, Feb . 18 ,sophomore guard Karp led theCougars with 29 points and11 rebounds as Saint Xaviercompleted a 90-53 win overChicagolandCollegiateAthleticCon fe renc e (CCAC) r i v a lIndianaUniversity-South Bend(IUSB), at the ShannonCenter. “We all were playing well,Rosie[Roosevelt]andGrantwerescoring, Brianwas playing greatD and after that toughOlivetgame, it was good to have agame like this where everyonewas playing well,” said Karp. TheCougars(20-8overall/5-3

CCAC) dominated from theopeningtipwithan8-0runinthefirstfiveminutesandnevertrailinginthe37-pointvictory.SXUshotanastounding63percent (32-for-51)fromthefieldwithKarponceagainleadingthewayshootingatanimpressive82percent(9-for-11). Th e T i t a n s s t r u g g l e doffensivelythroughoutthecontestshootingjust30percent(18-for-61)from the floor, including just 19percent(5-for-19)inthefirsthalf.TheyjustcouldnotseemtokeepupwiththetoughplaybytheCougars. JuniorpointguardsRoosevelt GreenandGrantalsohelpedtheCougars solidify a victory.Greenfinishedwith16pointsandagame-highsixassists,whileGrantwasaperfect4-for-4fromthefieldfor14points. TheCougarscameoutonfireshooting70percent(16-for-23)intheopeninghalftomakethescore39-20athalftime. TheCougars didnot let upin the second half and kept theleadat30ormorepointsformostof the period. IUSBwas led bysophomoreguardChrisBeamwith20points. SXU Senior forwardBrian Sherwoodplayedsomehardnosedefense,with threeblocked shotsandacoupleofsteals.

ThenextgamefortheCougarswill be a seniornight showdownagainst arch rivalRobertMorrisUniversity. This game will takeplaceonSaturday,Feb.25at3p.m. Last time theCougars faced

off againstRobertMorris,RMUbroughtahugeamountoffanswiththemtothegame.TheCougarswillbelookingforsomestronghomesupportastheygoupagainsttheirrivals.

Mark Peters drives for a lay-up against Robert Morris. SXU ATHLETICS

Myra Minuskin. SXU ATHLETICS

The men’s baseball teamopeneduptheirseasononFebruary17withtwogamestokickofftheTennesseeValley Invitational inChattanooga,Tennessee.TheirfirstmatchwasagainsttheUniversityofRioGrande, and the secondwasagainstBryanCollege. Theysplittheseries,winningthefirstandlosingthesecond.Itisalwaysnicetostarttheseasonoffwithawin. ThefinaloftheRioGrandegamewas5-2.Mike Stirlingpickedup his first win of the season,pitching6innings.

Stirlingonlyallowedtwohitsandadded three strikeouts inhisfirst outing of the year.Austin Lehmann came in to finish thegameandrecordedhisfirstsaveoftheseason. Lehmann struck out two ofthe three batters he faced. ThecomboofStirlingandLehmannisgoingtobeaforcetobereckonedwithfortherestoftheseason. TheCougarshadfourrunsintheseventhinning.TwooftherunsweredriveninbyMike Pokers. Laterinthedaytheysufferedtheirfirstloss,fallingtoBryan2-5.Mike KlettstartedfortheCougarsandhadaroughoutingpickingup

theloss. Hepitchedfourinningsandgave up all five earned runs.Ontheoffensivesideoftheplate,therewasnotmuchtoshowforexceptthe twohits and twoRBI’s fromdesignatedhitterJosh Harris. After thesplit,TheCougarshad another two games thenextday.Obviously playing the twogamesthedaybeforehadnofactorontheteam,astheyrolledthroughnumber 23MadonnaUniversityandAshburyCollege. Before the season started,therewasspeculationastowhethertheCougarswere going tobe anoffensive force after losing a big

batinJim Pipolo,buttheyreallyquietedthecritics,winningthefirstgame9-2andthesecondgame10-8. Adam Koglinhadamonstergame againstMadonna, postingfourhits,scoringtwice,andanRBI.Scott Vachon pitched six stronginnings, picked up thewin, andhadanimpressiveeightstrikeouts. In thewin againstAshbury,Koglin came up big again withthreehitsand threeRBI’s.Lucas Fritsch pitchedthefirstcompletegameoftheseasonfortheCougars,finishingwithfourstrikeouts. The team is now headingto Florida. The trip spans fromFebruary 25 untilMarch 4. The

baseballteamwillnotreturnhomeuntilMarch17,whentheygoupagainstRooseveltUniversityat12p.m.Thatgamewillbeadouble-header.

SXU ATHLETICSMike Stirling.

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