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Campus News SportsHere’s how the new meal plan structure is hindering one campus group from feeding the homeless.

Xavier’s cross country team is off to a speedy start.

page 3 page 7 Newswire image by Thomas vonAhlefeldPhoto courtesy of dineoncampus.com

Athletics curbs club logo useThe Xavier University

Athletics Department is increas-ing efforts to stop the use of proprietary Xavier logos by stu-dent organizations.

“This year XU Athletics is better protecting their own-ership of the logo,” Crystal Guffey, student organizations

of Student Involvement, told the Newswire in an email. “The

is supporting them in this effort and is making a bigger effort to communicate that.”

Part of the effort at in-creased communication came at the student organization work-shops for club leaders, at which Guffey told student leaders to avoid using the “Athletic X,” the D’Artagnan logo and the “Xavier sword” logo on any club T-shirts or merchandise,

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properly features the logos. Guffey said that this policy

has not changed. “The ‘Athletics X’ has always

been off-limits to clubs and or-ganizations,” she said.

Many of the head coaches for Xavier Athletic teams were unavailable for comment.

“I work closely with [Crystal Guffey] as it relates to logo us-age requests from student orga-nizations,” Brian Hicks, associ-ate athletic director for external relations, said. “Since the univer-sity unveiled a rebranding policy in 2010, there haven’t been any changes related to the universi-ty’s identity.”

Hicks said that there “may be some truth” to claims that cer-tain logos are off-limits to club and recreational sports.

“We worked closely with James Alexander (assistant di-

rector of recreational sports) to create a new identity for the club

sports teams,” Hicks said.“We are now limited by the

logos that the Athletics depart-ment allows us to have for the team merchandise for which we pay,” vice president of Club Sports Jeff Ullery said. “It is frustrating because it feels to me like our collegiate athletics is trying to set themselves apart from the rest of the school by reserving certain logos when we should be a united body that represents Xavier University through all the different organi-zations on and around campus.”

Athletics has also students to include the trademark sym-bol after all uses of “Xavier University” on merchandise.

“Protecting the university’s identity and having a consistent system is important for brand standards,” Hicks said.

Club pro�le: Habitat for Humanity

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cation is yet to be announced.“We go where we’re needed,”

Kelly Stockelman, vice president of Xavier H4H, said.

Stockelman added that this year, H4H will broaden its appeal on social media, hoping to reach out to students via Instagram, Twitter and Facebook about up-coming fundraisers and events.

According to Stockelman, the club is looking for ways to improve fundraising, increase member sign-ups and maintain student involvement.

“We’re always throwing around ideas, like last year – or the year before that – we had a spaghetti dinner. It was kind of

-thing different,” Stockelmann said.

“Another thing we’ve done in the past that’s always been talked about is this thing called Shantytown where students basi-cally pick up materials like card-board boxes, wooden pallets and tarps and ropes, and they build shanty-houses,” she said.

“They did (Shantytown) in the academic mall…to bring awareness to what substandard housing is and to homeless-

ness and how bad it is especial-ly within the Cincinnati area,” Emmalee Phelps, co-president of Xavier H4H, said. “It’s a big thing in Cincinnati. I feel like we live in this Xavier bubble, and even when you step out of it you really don’t see (homeless-ness). If you go to the historic district of Newport or OTR – the northern part of OTR – it’s not quality houses.”

H4H aims to better broadcast the issue of substandard housing in the Greater Cincinnati region.

According to the ‘‘fact sheet” of the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition webpage, it is estimated that 25,000 locals suffer annually from homeless-ness. The Institute for Child, Poverty & Homelessness re-leased a study in Feb. 2015 that showed a decreasing amount of affordable rental housing for low income families.

Phelps and Stockelman both said that a sense of community is what draws them to weekly service.

“One of my favorite things about Habitat, in general, is that you go because the people that are in it, so we kind of have

a tight little community in it, and we love having new people there, and we love building that community and especially being around the kind of people…who are very willing to go out and bet-ter our community,” Stockelman said.

Phelps talked about the in-spiration her friend’s mother has given her throughout her life, al-ways advocating the importance of social justice and awareness.

“She was my Girl Scout lead-er for twelve years, through kin-dergarten to senior year,” Phelps said. “One of her big missions was substandard housing, and every year we made a Habitat house for her, and so that’s what got me involved in Habitat …

week here at school and it’s been my passion ever since.”

Xavier H4H will host weekly meetings at the aforementioned time, date and place preceeding the “Fall Call Out.” Anyone interested in joining H4H can visit the club’s page on OrgSync or send an email to Kelly Stockelman at [email protected] or Emmalee Phelps at [email protected].

BY MAXWELL BRUNSStaff Writer

BY RAYMOND HUMIENNYCampus News Editor

H4H co-president Emmalee Phelps and vice president Kelly StockelmanPhoto courtesy of Xavier Habitat for Humanity

Xavier Habitat for Humanity (H4H) will hold a “Fall Call Out” meeting at 8:00 p.m. on Sept. 14 in Albers 103 for students wish-ing to join.

Xavier H4H is a stu-dent-based organization under the advisory of the Dorothy Day Center for Faith and Justice. Every year, H4H is

assigned a location within the Southwestern Ohio and Northern Kentucky region to help build and renovate substan-dard housing for the homeless.

During the past three years, H4H has helped build homes in Cumminsville, Over-the-Rhine (OTR) and the historic district of Newport, Ky. This year’s lo-

Photo courtesy of sportslogos.netXavier Athletics is cracking down on the use of proprietary logos by clubs.

Campus News Edited by: Raymond Humienny [email protected]

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BY TATUM HUNTEREditor-in-Chief

BY NICK BERGEMANStaff Writer

The campus show choir Xavier Singers is taking the group in a new direction this semester and operating without a non-student

According to senior direc-tor of student affairs Leah Busam Klenowski, representa-

Involvement contacted Singers’ leadership during the summer and suggested that the group reorga-nize its leadership and forego a

Klenowski said that budget and space issues were threatening

Since the Department of Music and Theatre was formed in

-partment to reserve space in the

for student groups to get access to Gallagher Theater, and it’s be-cause the space is being used for

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This semester, Singers will be

and will look for student musicians

will ease the pressure to fundraise

in order to commission a non-stu-

Singers, as well as groups like Gospel Choir, used to exist as part of the Division of Student Affairs before the inception of the Department of Music and

was created, groups were given the choice to function as an en-semble within the department or

chose to exist as a student orga-

nization and fund its activities through Student Government Association (SGA) budget alloca-

There was no change in Singers’ SGA budget allocation

Student Involvement to prog-ress the group in a more stu-dent involved direction” Singers

group saw the potential to have more students involved with the entire performing process, in-cluding directing, music arrange-ment, musicians, choreographers,

looking for current Xavier stu-dents to be involved in these po-sitions, giving them a unique ex-perience to show off their talents

Singers member Redmond

Millerick said the group still plans on performing in the

Millerick said that the group is considering shorter, more fre-quent shows instead of one large production at the end of

“There is so much talent among students and organiza-tions on campus,” Millerick

On the list of items on the bill

surprise that the cost of tuition

the list for undergraduate students is a small $115 per semester charge

club, most on-campus events and -

to the airport shuttle to Student Activities Committee events to

Association to the Newswire ex-

to 2011, a miniscule percentage of each student’s tuition, which was about even to the current amount, was given to Student Government Association (SGA) to distribute for student services

Resourcing Council, the activities fee became an independent source

A large part of the reason that the fee was established was to cre-ate a protected manner to provide

Dustin Lewis, associate direc-tor of student involvement, said,

The actual allocation of that

of Student Involvement, where it -

Student Involvement, who over-sees club activities and provides

-ership grants,” according to senior director of student involvement

include grants for the SGA execu-tives, the student rights represen-tative and student conduct liaison,

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After those are deducted, the rest of the funds is sent to SGA to

process begins with clubs and or-ganizations submitting a proposed

Student Organizations Committee -

makes a recommendation and report for the SGA executives to

-tion between the outgoing and in-

Andrew Redd said that the cur-rent budget was crafted over the

broke up $860,000 to more than a hundred different clubs and ser-

-nal uses for SGA, with $739,000

of student involvement to ap-prove before being sent to the

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with what activities the clubs have

explained that if a club was given

$3000, but provides concrete rea-

“The challenge is to give the

-plete, the students have their mon-

this investment, the students place their trust in their SGA repre-

funds, according to the best inter-

Students should be aware that joining clubs requires an activity fee payment in order to participate in club events.Photo courtesy of xavier.edu

Singers change leadership

Singers aims to allow creative individuals to express their musical talents through big performance numbers. Musicians and vocalists are welcome to join. Photo courtesy of xavier.edu

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Upcoming SAC Events

“Ain’t I A Woman?” An Evening with Laverne Cox

Thursday, Sept. 175:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Gallagher Student Center

Late night movie: Inside OutThursday, Sept. 17

11 p.m. to 1 a.m.Gallagher Student Center theater

Community Action DaySaturday, Sept. 19

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Students will meet at Husman Stage

Jose Barrientos comedy showTuesday, Sept. 22

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.Gallagher Student Center foodcourt

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* Limited ticket event. Ticket information coming soon.

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Xavier University Dance Marathon (XUDM) will

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BY EMILY LINGINFELTERStaff Writer

Debate viewing scheduledThe Communication and

Political Science Departments will collaborate to present “Xavier Debate Watch,” a lively, interactive screening and tweet-ing session for the Republican presidential debate at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 in Alter Hall room 204.

Guest speaker Howard Wilkinson, an experienced jour-nalist for local and state political campaigns, will make a special ap-pearance to begin the event and discuss basic information regard-ing the debates.

The various topics cover gen-eral viewing expectations, politi-cal tactics frequently used by the speakers and tips for evaluating the candidates.

A brief presentation is scheduled to follow, which highlights the new digital me-dia and political communica-tion minors that the university launched in August 2015.

Representatives from each de-partment plan to describe how the process of modern commu-nication challenges the antedilu-vian campaigning strategies of American politics.

“As of today, social media opens the space for participation,” Ashley Hinck, coordinator of the new digital media minor said. “In our own community, we are mak-ing a strong attempt to intervene

on the barriers of limited-access cable and give all Xavier students the opportunity to watch some-thing that will impact the rest of their lives.”

The Republican Presidential speeches air at 9 p.m. on CNN. Those who plan to attend the “Xavier Debate Watch” are encouraged to bring their smart phones, computers and tab-lets to connect with a larger audience on social media.

Comments or questions post-ed onto Twitter, Facebook and other platforms of digi-tal communication should end with spe-

-ate a clear, connec-tive conversation.

The local hashtag #XUDMWatches creates a kind of “Twitterverse” spe-

community, and the -

cial hashtag launch-es these tweets into the broader, nation-al conversation.

Both hashtags are susceptible to change and may be updated prior to Sept. 16.

“Our hope is to make these debate viewings a continuous event throughout the academic year,” Hinck said. “It truly em-powers Xavier students. You are the speakers and powerful agents of change.”

BY JESSICA GRIGGSCampus News Editor

Only YOU can prevent

Sept. 2, 2:03 p.m. – Xavier Police, Cincinnati Fire and Rescue and Residence Life

Brockman Hall. The alarm was activated by the use of an e-cigarette. The system was reset.

Sept. 1, 2:15 p.m. – An em-ployee in the alumni center re-ported the theft of his or her wallet which was left unattend-ed during a lunch hour.

Sept. 1, 9:53 p.m. – Two stu-dents were cited after Residence Life discovered that they had in-

in Brockman Hall.

Sept. 3, 8:10 p.m. – A staff member reported the theft of his or her wallet from Hailstones Hall. A suspect description was obtained and the investigation is pending.

Sept. 3, 6:06 p.m. – A non-student asking for money in the C-1 Lot was arrested on out-standing warrants.

Sept. 3, 9:43 p.m. – A stu-dent reported that someone who was believed to be another student was looking into his or her window in Fenwick Place.

is following up.

Sept. 4, 3:30 p.m. – A student reported a theft of property that was left unattended in Gallagher Student Center.

Sept. 5, 6:52 p.m. – A student’s vehicle sustained damage in the Commons Lot when a tree branch fell on it during a thunderstorm.

Sept. 6, 12:30 a.m. – Cincinnati Police recovered a student’s stolen vehicle on Pogue Avenue that had

been left parked and unattended in the Commons Lot.

Sept. 6, 2:42 a.m. – Cincinnati Fire and Rescue transported an underage intoxicated student to Good Samaritan Hospital for pos-sible alcohol poisoning. Residence

Sept. 6, 2:42 a.m. – A Xavier

by a motorist at Victory Parkway and Jonathan Avenue who report-ed that someone had thrown an unknown object over an overpass that damaged his or her vehicle.

Sept. 6, 10:11 a.m. – Xavier Police assisted Physical Plant with a possible water main break on the academic mall. Physical Plant found a leaking irrigation line from the sprinkler system, and the issue was resolved.

Sept. 6, 10:41 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Residence Life in dis-banding a large party in the Village. Residence Life will follow up.

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Her Campus Xavier (HCXU)

campus from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 9 in Alter Hall 207.

HCXU is just one chapter of the national organization that sponsors nearly 300 chap-ters on campuses across the country.

They will be hosting a party to celebrate the anniversary of the chapter’s founding and to inform students interested in getting in-volved about how to do so and what that entails.

Current members of the or-ganization will be present at the celebration to chat with every-one and to answer any questions students may have. There will also be treats.

In general, Her Campus is a website geared toward female college students that allows stu-dents to write and publish con-tent about a wide variety of topics that have an impact on ev-eryday life.

In an email to the Newswire, HCXU president Brittany Dillard described the mission for Xavier’s chapter of Her Campus.

“We aim to be a fun enter-taining site where students can engage with content that they

are interested in and is relevant to their lives on campus. Our student team writes, edits, and publishes all of their own work,

a week,” Dillard said. Although anyone who is in-

terested is welcome to join and contribute to HCXU, there are a few specific types of students who would find being involved with the organization especial-ly appealing.

Dillard noted that there is a need for students who are effi-cient with technology and handy with a keyboard or camera.

“We are actively recruiting writers, bloggers, photographers, social media gurus and marketing savvy members,” Dillard said.

Her Campus was created by three Harvard students in 2009 with the aim of impacting pri-marily college-aged females.

Sections of the website range from My Campus, where the ar-

to different universities, to typi-cal magazine sections like Health and Beauty as well as somewhat more serious sections like Career and LGBTQ+.

Students interested in contrib-uting to HCXU can attend the birthday celebration to get more information or visit the website at www.hercampus.com/school/xavier.

Her Campus plans

Photo courtesy of hercampus.comHer Campus facilitates an online community where college students can contribute content. Xavier’s chapter is one of almost 300 chapters.

Photo courtesy of Ashley HinckDuring the event, students are encouraged to live tweet some of the highlights of the debate.

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Early in the morning on Sept. 2, a small boy’s body washed ashore on a Turkish beach. The image has become the symbol of the refugee crisis that Europe is experiencing.

Syrian native, the two-year old was found lying on the beach wearing

a red T-shirt and black shoes, with sand covering his face.

mother, Rehen, brother, Galip,

in Turkey manned by two smug--

ple. Faced with civil war at home,

home country and trying to reach other countries such as Canada,

Traveling across the choppy, rough water of the Mediterranean Sea, the ship was abandoned by one smuggler before it capsized,

family to drown.

one that survived. The family was trying to

reach Greece, then planned to travel through Switzerland to

-ter lives.

and his brother’s bodies were transported from the Turkish city of Istanbul to their home-

that he will stay in the war-torn city where his family is to be buried.

Europe’s shores are the des-tination of many migrants and

pursuit of a better life.

Organization for Migration, more than 2,600 people have died this year trying to cross the Mediterranean, with numbers only increasing.

an estimated 350,000 people have arrived in Europe this year.

washed ashore has sparked criticism of Europe and its lack of action regarding refugees.

It has also put a spotlight on the crisis refugees face while try-

Pope Francis has called for all Catholic institutions in Europe to provide shelter and other necessi-

are making their way across the Mediterranean.

Refugee crisis in Europe continues to escalate as Syrian civil war rages on

Clerk jailed for defying Supreme Court

BY REGINA WRIGHTStaff Writer

Photo courtesy of wcpo.comProtestors advocating for the release of Kentucky county clerk, Kim Davis, gather outside Judge David Bunning’s home.

Breaking the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling made in June

-riage licenses to same-sex cou-

contempt.

works as the county clerk. On Friday Sept. 4, Rowan

deputy clerk for 26 years.

has been criticized for her per-sonal life. She has had four mar-riages, two to the same man.

a time before she became an

half years ago.

strict moral code to follow and in-terprets the bible literally.

She has also been criticized for failure to separate her reli-

in which she earned 53 percent of votes during the general elections

He also refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses but will not be

-ment will allow her to continue

her name on same-sex marriage licenses.

a Christian martyr standing up for her rights and the beliefs of her religion.

Regardless of public view,

cooperates by issuing same-sex marriage licenses or resigns

Iran nuclear deal continues to gather support

President Obama’s Iran Nuclear deal garnered enough support

no longer have to veto a forced Republican resolution. Since the

American woman beaten to death in Nepal

England’s Queen Elizabeth II reaches milestone

Nepal last month. The 25-year-old was visiting the country to backpack and to help in the aftermath of the earthquake that

is known.

Wednesday, Sept. 9 will mark a milestone for England’s Queen Elizabeth II. She will become Britain’s longest reigning monarch at approximately 5:30 p.m., having served for 63 years, seven months, and three days on the throne and breaking her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria’s record. Elizabeth is already England’s longest-lived monarch and the world’s oldest-serving sovereign.

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Photo courtesy of businessinsider.comRelatives of the boys who drowned after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea release balloons in their memory.

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Bengals look to take next step and advance in January

College football season kicks off Storylines from the NFLWhile Xavier men’s soccer

continues to impress, most col-leges and universities across the country are coming alive for a new season of college football.

I-71 neighbor Ohio State may be the most intriguing team in the nation. Last season, the Buckeyes got off to a rocky start when start-ing quarterback Braxton Miller hurt his shoulder during training camp. The injury required surgery that sidelined Miller for the entire season, throwing freshman J.T.

After squeaking out a win against Navy and suffering an un-warranted loss to Virginia Tech, Barrett catapulted the Buckeyes back among the nation’s elite and himself into Heisman consid-eration. After Barrett suffered a season-ending ankle injury against rival Michigan, third-string Junior Cardale Jones assumed his spot on the quarterback carousel.

Jones carried the team to a national championship in the

Playoff system, leaving the Buckeyes with three quality quar-terbacks as they went into spring training.

Since last season’s end, Miller switched positions to wide receiv-er in an effort to better prepare

-ing Heisman-hopeful Barrett and a constantly improving Jones in a battle to be the starting signal-call-er – placing coach Urban Meyer in an enviable situation.

Jones was eventually named the starter and will have an abun-

long seasons since Cincinnati was able to capture a playoff victory,

exits, the team is ready to take the next step.

Blame has shifted from head coach Marvin Lewis, who has kept the Bengals competitive, to

quarterback Andy Dalton, who has put up an abysmal one passing

in the playoffs.

Cincinnati will have a team option on his contract after this season, so for Dalton it may be a playoff victory or bust.

Star receiver A.J. Green, who was injured for the Wild Card

game versus the Colts last sea-son, will continue to be the Bengals’ number one option.

Third-year tight end Tyler Eifert adds another weapon to the Bengals’ arsenal after return-ing from injury and is expected to have a breakout year.

Even with a talented receiv-ing corps, Cincinnati will utilize their rushing attack led by sec-ond-year running back Jeremy Hill and Giovani Bernard. The tandem combined for over

on the ground last season de-

in their postseason matchup against the Colts.

The rushing attack will rely on one of the Bengals’ stron-gest units, the offensive line.

Anchored by left tackle Andrew Whitworth, the offen-sive line paved the way for the second-most rushing touch-

also superb, allowing the third-fewest sacks.

Rey Maualuga and Vincent Rey will lead the linebackers while

an injury. Defensive end Carlos Dunlap,

who led the Bengals with eight sacks last season, will combine

with Geno Atkins and Michael Johnson to lead a talented defen-sive line.

Veterans Leon Hall and Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones headline the secondary, which might see an added contribution from Dre

spot in the starting lineup.The bottom line for the

Bengals is they have a talented roster with playoff experience

and they should make a run in the playoffs.

Andy Dalton will have another opportunity to prove he is worth the money and Marvin Lewis is

with the Bengals since he took

The Bengals open up the sea-

battle with the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum.

Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the New England Patriots. Here are some of the biggest storylines as we rush into a new year of football.

Clearly, the story that ruled the

offseason surrounded Tom Brady,

scandal. Now, with his four-game suspension overturned and Brady set to start week one against the Steelers, the Patriots are once again the overwhelming Super Bowl favorites headed into the season.

its headlines during the offsea-son and now, with week one right around the corner, the football world gets to see the impact of what was certainly an entertaining draft.

With headliners Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston tak-ing the starting roles for their

second overall picks will face off

the season. Elsewhere, rookies like TJ

Yeldon, Amari Cooper and Leonard Williams are looking to make big impacts on their new teams.

teams as of this moment, you will see a litany of quarterback “bat-

one bad drive or one bad week could see an instant change in starting roles the next week.

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Several teams such as the Buffalo Bills, the Cleveland Browns, the Houston Texans and the Washington Redskins have a potential controversy brewing.

Perhaps the most intriguing controversies are in Cleveland and Washington, where two highly drafted quarterbacks have been benched after years of whirlwind media attention.

see if the Browns’ Johnny Manziel or the Redskins’ Robert Griffen III can regain their starting jobs over Josh McCown and Kirk Cousins, respectively.

week one hits full swing on Sept.

All signs point to this being an-other incredible season for foot-ball and its fans.

dance of weapons at his disposal between Miller, standout junior running back Ezekiel Elliott and the expected cushion that will come from a dominant Buckeye defense led by a slew of potential All-Americans.

The Buckeyes will certainly have their hands full now that storied rival Michigan hired the entertaining John Harbaugh. Harbaugh’s highly confrontational approach to the game led to suc-cess as the head coach for both

Among the remaining college football landscape, nearby Notre

quarterback position with sopho-more Malik Zaire after riding the Everett Golson roller coaster for three seasons. Golson led the

to Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game.

season due to academic issues.

Golson was benched and eventu-

where he hopes to take over for a

1 overall pick in the most recent

Oregon also hopes to replace an elite quarterback since Marcus

Playoff snub TCU will have to overcome the high-octane offense of conference foe Baylor to prove their worth this season behind the salient quarterback Trevor Boykins.

-tined for a playoff berth before being jumped by Ohio State at the last possible moment after the Buckeyes and Cardale Jones shut-out the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten championship game.

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BY DAVID WOELTZStaff Writer

BY DAVID WOELTZStaff Writer

BY BRENDAN BURRISStaff Writer

Photo courtesy of bleacherreport.com

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Edited by: Brent [email protected]

Xavier Newswire

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Sports

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Volleyball struggles at Ohio

Xavier’s men’s soccer team came off its overwhelming victo-ry over Eastern Illinois University (8-0) to play three games in the past week.

The Musketeers traveled to Madison, Wisc., to compete against the Badgers on Aug. 30, before heading down to Nashville on Sept. 3 to face off against the Lipscomb Bisons. They returned home to play against Virginia Tech on Sept. 6.

Whether it was the good en-

of the season or the below 90°F weather out in Wisconsin, the

Musketeers took home a solid win over the Badgers with a score of 2-0.

The teams each took six shots and four corners with only Xavier being able to come through.

not go well for Xavier, however. They only managed one shot and scored a couple of yellow cards.

The second half would change

match came 35 seconds into the second half from a header by sophomore Josh Grant. The sec-ond goal of the match ensured victory for the Musketeers after senior Alex Risdale capitalized off a penalty kick in the 79th minute. Senior Vince Shaw continued his streak with his second shutout in a row.

This loss left the Badgers at a record of 0-2 while Xavier kept strong on a two win streak.

The next match of the week would end both streaks for Xavier, sadly. The Musketeers ex-

season against Lipscomb with a score of 1-2.

The men’s team outshot Lipscomb 13-6 and had 11 cor-ners throughout the match. Even with these impressive numbers,

Men’s soccer drops two

Xavier’s men’s and women’s cross country teams started down the long road on Sept. 5 as they competed in the 31st annual Queen City Invitational.

The event, hosted this year by the Musketeers, took place in near-by Mason, Ohio, at Kingswood Park.

Freshman Caroline Gosser christened her Xavier career by

side with a time of 21:53 in the 6k race, about 15 seconds ahead of her closest competitor. Behind Gosser, in third place, was sopho-

-ished in 22:09.

Elsewhere in the top-10 for the Musketeers was se-nior Sarah Mazzei and red-shirt freshman Gina Genco, placing fourth and seventh respectively.

The women’s team ran away from the rest of the

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Similar to golf, a team aims to have the lowest score.

Aided by seven top 50

score of 39 points. This total was 37 points better than Indianapolis, the sec-

with 76. Cincinnati ran their way

into third place with a total of 88 points.

On the men’s side, the Musketeers also held their own and placed in the top

freshman Charlie Korodi, who

place in 19:02. Right behind Korodi was sophomore Garrett Knapik in 15th and freshman Grayson Jenkins in 17th to cap a strong performance with three Xavier runners in the top 20. The

points.Cross country will look to

build off of the Invitational and use it as momentum for the rest of its season.

The next meet for the Musketeers will be the National Catholic Invitational on Sept. 18 in South Bend, Ind.

Cross country keeps running

The Xavier volleyball team had a rough weekend at the Bobcat Invitational hosted by Ohio University.

Wolverines.

two sets from Xavier, scoring 21-25 and 18-25. Xavier managed to win the third set 27-25, but the Wolverines took the fourth and

Junior Abbey Bessler led the team with 10 kills, as well as two blocks and two aces. Sophomores Lauren Frilling and Kirsten Massa both contributed nine kills during the match.

On the defensive side, redshirt freshman Meridith Klare made a career and team high 31 digs against Michigan. Bessler contrib-uted an additional 23 digs.

The Musketeers took on the host Ohio University on Sept. 5.

-tively, but could not hold back Ohio in the third and fourth sets (18-25, 25-27).

The highlight of the Musketeers’ night was a career

performance by Massa, who post-ed 17 kills throughout the match.

Bessler followed that with

continued leading the team de-fensively with 23 digs. Freshman McKena Estes and redshirt soph-omore Mackenzi Humm each contributed 22 assists during the match.

Xavier wrapped up the invita-tional on Sept. 6 against LSU. The Musketeers lost 3-1 across the

The Tigers grabbed the remain-

Massa led the team in kills, post-ing ten.

Redshirt junior Sophia Peterson added eight additional kills. Bessler was held to single

compiling six in the match. Humm again led the Xavier assists board, setting 23 kills for the Musketeers. Defensively, Klare had a team-high of 21 digs in the loss.

The LSU loss marks the fourth straight for the Musketeers, who

Xavier next plays against Florida A&M on Sept. 11 in the Aloft Seminole Invitational in Tallahassee. The team will also face Coastal Carolina and host Florida State as part of the same even.

Newswire photo by Adam SpegeleJunior forward Jalen Brown (6) celebrates with redshirt junior Chris Moore after Moore’s goal against Virginia Tech gave Xavier an early lead.

BY ANDREW UTZStaff Writer

BY ADAM PURVISStaff Writer

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they could not come out on top. Xavier’s lone goal of this

match came from Risdale in the 21st minute from another penalty kick.

In the next six minutes, Lipscomb would score twice to take over the lead. Xavier came close to equalizing with Lipscomb with numerous shots, but the weather would cause problems with a half-hour rain delay in the 66th minute.

Even with three more head-ers after the delay, none of them could get past Lipscomb goal-keeper Micah Bledsoe.

Returning home after these matches on Friday, Xavier suffered another defeat from Virginia Tech (3-1) after play was postponed on Friday until Sunday morning.

Xavier would take the lead ear-

from junior Chris Moore follow-ing a ball from sophomore Cory Brown. Virginia Tech would pro-

half and one more in the second half leading to the second loss for Xavier this season.

Xavier is now 2-2 for the sea-son and will continue play at 7 p.m. this Friday against Cincinnati at UC.

Men’s basketball schedule releasedAfter another run into the

Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, Xavier’s men’s bas-ketball team was able to release the rest of its schedule today after the Big East released the confer-ence schedule.

Home highlights include the Crosstown Shootout on Dec. 12

conference game against Butler on Jan. 2 and a match-up on Feb.

should be highly ranked. The Musketeers will start conference play with a New Year’s Eve game at Villanova.

Xavier’s schedule features three games that will be showcased na-tionally on Fox. Seventeen of Xavier’s other 29 games are sched-uled to appear on Fox Sports 1.

Following a run to the Big East title game last season, the Musketeers will return to Madison Square Garden between Mar. 9 and 12 to try to repeat last year’s success.

Soph. forward Matt Vazquenza dribbles.Newswire photo by Adam Spegele

BY PAUL FRITSCHNERGuest Writer

Copening and his girlfriend, Brianna Denson. Like most couples, they were sexually interested in each other, and they shared explicit pictures over text. After police searched through Cormega’s phone for a reason not yet shared and found the texts, they were both charged with sexual exploitation. Denson pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and got 12 months of probation, while Copening is still fac-ing two counts of second-degree sexual exploita-tion and three counts of third-degree exploitation, according to the Fay Observer. The charges against Copening come from the pictures he took of him-self. It seems like an incredible oversight that some-one can get charged for exploiting themselves.

Technology can change things drastically over the years, and the laws need to understand and respect this. It seems ridiculous that kids are being charged for having pictures of themselves. There were good intentions when the laws were set up. Putting teenagers on the sex offender list will surely protect them from the vicious predators who prey on them. Locking teenagers in jail, keeping them away from their peers and forcing them to live in a limited

keep predators away from their prey.

James Neyer is a copy editor at the N e w s w i r e . He is a se-nior Honors Ba c h e l o r s o f Arts ma-j o r f r o m C i n c i n n a t i , Ohio.

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Technology has improved a lot since I was in high school. I remember when Snake was the pin-nacle of entertainment that one could play on his or her phone. Now, I run an emulator on my smart phone so that I can play Legend of Zelda, Pokémon or Golden Sun. However, this rapid improvement

have a camera, and my second one took pictures with roughly the same prowess as a potato. Now, my phone can take high quality pictures that correct for light and movement, or even take a video in slow motion. It is great using my phone to take photos of monuments and art collections and videos of my niece crying after she remembers that she does not remember who I am. The phone can be used for many reasons and by many people. Teenagers use their phones constantly, as it allows them to keep in touch with each other without inter-ruption or oversight by their parents.

This lack of oversight can cause many problems, as many 16 and 17 year olds have learned, to their dismay. There have been a couple cases in North Carolina recently where teenagers are being charged for taking naked pictures of themselves and send-ing them to their boyfriend or girlfriend. They are being charged for sexual exploitation of a minor.This charge can land them on the sex offender list,

It is ridiculous that teens can be charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, when they are the person being “exploited.” Even more ridiculous is that some are being charged as an adult. They are both adults and minors when it comes to the law. Adults who deserve to be horribly pun-ished, yet minors who need to be protected from adults.

Hormones run hot when you are a teenager, and this is especially true for teenager Cormega

Adult minors cor rupting themselves

Forces of evil and memory of where you put your keys beware, there’s a new superhero in town to dra-matically overlook the streets of Ohio. The “super-hero” in question is Buddie, a mascot with a bud of cannabis for a head, being used to promote the le-galization of marijuana leading up to the November election. Established by the legalization advocacy group, ResponsibleOhio, Buddie has been traveling to different campuses around the state in order to promote voting yes on Issue Three, which would grant the legal use of marijuana for anyone above the age of 21, as well as its use for medical purposes through the Marijuana Legalization Amendment.

Buddie is doing little to steady the waters of this already controversial debate, calling into question what his intended demographic truly is. Opponents of legalization claim that the choice to use a super-hero to promote the drug is “irresponsible,” compar-ing his cartoonish aesthetic to the former cigarette mascot Joe Camel, often criticized for being used to appeal to children. Is the use of a superhero for a mascot as irresponsible as the opposition of legal-ization make it out to be? Though this argument is valid, and I of course agree that kids should stay in school and away from drugs, it hardly seems fair to call out this aspect of their campaign as something malicious. Don’t get me wrong, a smirking bud of pot with tights and a cape is laughably ridiculous, but its intended audience seems very clear.

For one, this mascot is being used in order to appeal to people on a state-wide level to vote, rather than being used as a marketing campaign to sell the product. This distinction is an important one that is being drastically overlooked. Buddie isn’t being used in commercials between “Rugrats” and “Jimmy Neutron,” but rather walking around campuses to at-tract the attention of humans with the actual legal ability to vote.

The double standard here is the general promo-tion of alcohol, which of course is also a recreational drug illegal to anyone under 21. Not only are adver-tisements for alcohol everywhere, readily accessible to anything with eyes and ears, they’re more often than not portraying alcohol in a fun, lax manner. Not

to mention their variety of kid friendly features, in-

pirates. Alcohol and marijuana are entirely two different entities in their own right, but their analogous aspects reveal a troubling insight into the mentality of those opposing the legalization of the latter. Wouldn’t the best solution for parents to prevent their kids from smoking legalized marijuana be the same as their so-lution to prevent their kids from drinking alcohol? Smoking cigarettes? Medicinal and economic ben-

threatening to parents than alcohol. A bad night with alcohol could lead to a life-threatening, potentially re-lationship-crippling mess. A bad night with marijuana is passing out before the B-side of “Dark Side of the Moon.”

If legalized, marijuana should be treated in the same regard as every other legal substance available to the public. Once they reach a certain age — en-couraged in moderation and clear about potential health risks. Buddie is an absurd concept, but his in-tentions are grounded in a group with positive, well-grounded intentions. Until Disney buys the rights to his intellectual property for an animated series to promote Buddie brand marijuana cigarettes, parents have nothing to fear.

Grant Vance is a staff writer at the Newswire. He is a se-nior English and Digital I nn o va t i o n Film & Te l e v i s i o n triple ma-jor from Lou i s v i l l e , Ky.

The misconcept ion of “Buddie”

rather see students camp outside the Cintas Center than see them looking disinterested at a sporting event they were coerced to attend.

Attempting to manage de-mand for tickets to the Crosstown Shootout and Men’s Big East Tournament is understandable. Undoubtedly the demand for Crosstown Shootout tickets will be very high and there may not be enough tickets for all interest-ed students to be able to attend. This does not justify ignoring dif-ferences in student interests and making unrealistic demands on their schedules.

Michael Gilmour is a senior business management major Beverly Hills, Mi.

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The problem with X-PulseThe number of undergradu-

ate students left on campus who have experienced a Crosstown Shootout at home is little to none. As the long awaited homecoming of Xavier’s most beloved rivalry approaches, students have been presented with a new point sys-tem that will give priority to some students seeking tickets. Students will receive ticket priority based on the amount of points they have accumulated by attending Xavier sporting events. The emergence of the new X-Pulse point system has been called by some a “natural exten-sion of rewarding students for showing school spirit.” However, I refuse to embrace a system that places an unrealistic time demand on students and fails to address differences in student interests.

Competing for a place on top of the X-Pulse leaderboard will

with already busy academic work-loads. It is unreasonable to expect all students to be able to compete to stay atop this leaderboard with weekends that have three events

in one day. I have a tremendous amount of school spirit, but I do not have the ability or inclination

-end to stay on top of the X-Pulse leaderboard.

I, like many students, have al-ways set aside time in my busy schedule to attend the events that interest me the most. Now, I have been incentivized to attend every possible event in order to earn a chance to attend the Crosstown Shootout. Some students have to balance work, class, homework and club involvement, but others have countless hours to spare and go to various sporting events around campus. Is it fair for students with higher workloads to miss out on an opportunity to attend the Shootout?

The new X-pulse system awards students different point values for different types of sport-

men’s basketball games are worth ten points, while all other games

Does attending a soccer game

somehow demonstrate more school spirit than attending a bas-

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ing men’s basketball games in a system that will determine student priority for major men’s basketball events. This system has devalued the very sport that students will be competing to attend.

The point system seems to be incentivizing students to attend certain selected events rather than allowing students to attend sport-ing events that align with their interests. Students interested in

men’s basketball will have to at-tend three men’s basketball games in order to match the point value awarded by the upcoming volley-ball game against the University of Kentucky. That seems more than a little ridiculous. Student fans of the men’s basketball team that want to attend the season’s premier men’s basketball event

so than students who have dem-onstrated a great interest in vol-leyball and decided to go to the Crosstown Shootout on a whim.

I understand that school spirit involves supporting all Xavier sports, but attending the Crosstown Shootout involves basketball and only basketball. The rise of this new X-Pulse sys-tem will likely put an end to the longstanding tradition of students camping out for tickets. That tra-dition was about fans of men’s basketball demonstrating their support of men’s basketball. It only required a one day commit-ment for busy students and did not require students to attend games they did not enjoy. I would

Democratic Party: Be more democraticIn a speech given to the

Democratic National Committee (DNC) in Minneapolis in August, former Maryland Governor and Democratic presidential candi-date Martin O’Malley attacked the party leadership for design-ing a “rigged” primary process.

-cally levied at the small number of debates the DNC announced it would allow, even going so far as to accuse the party of doing little more than facilitating Hillary Clinton’s “coronation.”

From an outsider’s perspec-tive, O’Malley’s point makes a lot of sense. The Democratic presi-

especially given that the incum-bent is ineligible for reelection, the Republicans have more than a dozen candidates, and the presi-dency is theoretically wide open.

have declared, and only three (Clinton, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, and O’Malley) are very visible, while the other two (for-mer Secretary of the Navy and Virginia Senator Jim Webb and

express themselves and attempt to persuade voters. If this is true (doubtful, since O’Malley’s claims seem too exaggerated to be taken seriously), then the Democratic Party has created a very undemo-cratic primary process.

The fact remains that primary debates are a good thing. Individual candidates simply can’t meet or have personal contact with every potential supporter because there isn’t enough time. Primary debates allow them to reach potential sup-porters, present their ideas and attempt to establish themselves as the best choice for the nomi-nation. Moreover, debates force candidates to talk to, as opposed to at, each other more than they do during campaign events.

There’s a very easy way to opti-mize the good that can come from primary debates and that is to have a healthy number of candidates in the process. The Democrats should not have as many candi-

dates as the Republicans do, since with so many, it can be somewhat

candidates. However, even one more solid candidate could do some good for the Democratic primary by making it more democratic.

Enter Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President of the United States and six-term senator from Delaware. Biden is no stranger to running for president (he ran in 1988 and 2008), and there’s no doubting that he’s a veteran politi-cian with intimate knowledge of the inner workings of American politics. Sure, he has an embar-rassing propensity for gaffes, but his experience is valuable (it’s one of the reasons Barack Obama chose Biden as his running mate in 2008).

Speculation about Biden run-ning has been around for several months. He himself has expressed interest and he has yet to deny he’s running. There have even been some signs recently that he may be preparing to launch a late entry into the race.

Regardless of his odds of win-

former Rhode Island Senator and Governor Lincoln Chaffee) are virtually unknown. Clinton was clearly the Democratic front-runner long before she declared candidacy, and while Sanders has made astonishing gains in the polls, Clinton remains in the lead.

To be fair, the DNC does not bear all of the blame for the few primary debates that will be held.

of an incumbent is very rare in recent presidential elections, and therefore less debate time is needed, since there are fewer candidates requiring less airtime to propose their ideas and per-suade voters to join their cause. Additionally, the degree to which American society is saturated by media allows voters easy access to the candidates beyond the debates.

Nonetheless, O’Malley is right to oppose the DNC’s moves. Airtime, he argues, is too restrict-ed for the candidates. O’Malley seems to think that it’s a veiled move to keep Clinton out of too much scrutiny and minimize the chance her competitors get to

“The point system seems to be

incentivizing students to attend certain

selected events rather than allowing students

to attend sporting events that align with

their interests.”- Michael Gilmour

ning, Biden should run. He’s led a long and prestigious political career and he has very little to lose. In addition, he could very

-leviate some of O’Malley’s criti-cisms. The bottom line is this: Biden could be a serious candi-

a reason to keep an extra set of ideas and knowledge out of the primary. He may very well not win the Democratic nomination, but the candidate that does will be better off for it.

Benjamin Giles is a sophomore Philosophy, Politics and the Public ma-jor from, Lafayette, Co.

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2nd Annual Improv Festival returns to Cincinnati

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-tion in nature, the melancholy introspection of “End of the Tour” delivers a dynamic charac-ter study of the late David Foster Wallace on his last days of tour-

”Centered on the relationship

of Wallace and Rolling Stone journalist David Lipsky, “End of the Tour” challenges the line between friendship and profes-

of fame and loneliness as Wallace and Lipsky struggle to

What truly works about this

Eisenberg give great perfor-mances for their respective roles, providing nuanced looks into

connection through their personal

Though Segel is most com-monly known for his comedic roles, he brings his A-game to portray the charmingly introvert-

There are of course comedic

of the Tour” is far from a com-

drama, creating a great deal of sympathy for the renowned

Eisenberg should also be acknowledged for his perfor-mance, providing a compelling turn as Lipsky — an aspiring novelist with a high respect and slight jealousy for his

Throughout their interview sessions many different themes are explored, shining a light on

addresses his premature death at its opening, setting the tone for the deep introspection that

Wallace is portrayed as a tor-tured character attempting to sep-arate himself from egoism despite

Lipsky is used primarily as a parallel to Wallace, highlighting the mentality of someone unable to cope with the idea of being

Aside from an occasionally me-andering pace, “End of the Tour”

Fan of David Foster Wallace or not, “End of the Tour” is a won-derfully written exploration of a great mind, providing testament to the dark places in which an art-

“End of the Tour” is showing now at the Esquire on a limited

This year the second annual Improv Festival of Cincinnat (IF Cincinnati) will be held at the

theater located in Cincinnati's his-

The Know Theatre's house troupe, OTRimprov, performs at an Improv Festival preview on June 1 at the Fringe Festival at Woodward Theatre in Over-the-Rhine.

"End of the Tour" portrays artists' struggles

toric Over-the-Rhine neighbor-

as an artistic playground where artists and audiences can come to-gether to produce and experience work that could not be done any-

Improv comedy is a live form

of theater where the game, char-acters and plot are made up right

the audience and makes them feel

For those who are interested in performing improv comedy and want to sharpen their skills,

IF Cincinnati will hold work-

workshops will be held earlier in the afternoon before the evening shows and are led by experienced

If performing improv is not your calling and you just want to

laugh and have a good time, have

performers from all across the

One group, known as IMPROVable, hails all the

are local entertainers, as well, such as Cincinnati’s very own

Night and Xavier’s troupe,

Toolbox will not be the only

Northern Kentucky University’s improv troupe Ain’t No Mango

If you are too busy to make it to the festival Thursday night, make sure to check out one of

Friday and Saturday night have

and the second show begins at 9

will feature performers such as Dudesical from Indianapolis and Manbaby from Chicago, along

For more information re-

garding IF Cincinnati and the troupes performing this week-end, head over to their website

There you will be able to pur-chase tickets for shows or reserve

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Life After Sunday (LAS) is a student led organi-zation that focuses on living the Catholic faith be-yond going to church on Sunday. The organization meets multiple times a week in order to pray the rosary, partake in Eucharistic adoration, organize student-centered mass, participate in power-hour prayer meetings and partake in a monthly commu-nity dinner. The organization states that its mission is to provide students with a practical means for

integrating their Catholic faith into daily life. “Our club chose the name ‘Life After Sunday’

because we think that living the Catholic faith is more than just going to Sunday Mass. To live a truly authentic Catholic life, we are called to seek Christ daily through prayer,” the LAS mission statement said.

LAS president Mallory Smarto emphasized the mentoring and support the club has offered her through the community. According to Smarto, the motto of the club is “Come when you want, come when you can.” As a faith organization, their mot-Life

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Staff Writerto is oriented toward helping students with their individual faiths.

“Leading has been awesome, because I get to serve and do my best to give people opportunities that have made, and help make my Xavier career good. The club has helped students a lot giving them a community. Trying to foster that commu-nity for others has been a real blessing,” Smarto said.

For more information about the club visit its Xavier website page or email [email protected].

Muskie Tigers is a student run organization centered on tutoring, mentoring and integrat-ing refugees studying at Withrow High School (WHS). The refugees come from very diverse backgrounds including Central Africa, Central and South America and Nepal. The organization

the service-learning component of an immigration and ethics theology course, decided that building long-term relationships was an essential part of

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rs “We emphasize building relationships because we think that has a huge impact on academic performance. They can open up and ask us real questions. Because of the language barriers the kids who are too scared to participate and ask their teachers questions have an additional outlet to understanding American culture and academ-ics. There is proof mentoring is effective, be-cause the relationship component, because there is that relationship,” club president Stephanie Arias said.

Arias also stressed the unique impor-tance the club places on reaching to help the community in a multi-cul-tural and interfaith dialogue.

“It’s a really good experience. Clearly it’s a cultural and in-ter-fa i th

exchange. There are a lot of Muslim students, so it’s really cool that it’s an interfaith club. Also we are mentoring refugees so its clearly a social jus-tice club, but ultimately we mentor people our own age,” Arias said.

Given the diverse background of the students, as well as a wide range of academic abilities, Xavier students are given peer leadership roles helping refugee students with skills from reading English

to advanced placement programs. All Xavier stu-dents are welcome to come help mentor stu-dents on a weekly basis.

The organization meets from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays at WHS. For more informa-tion contact [email protected].

BY MAX CREAGERStaff Writer

The Yoga and Holistic Awareness Club is a relaxing group that meets from 7 to 8 p.m. on Mondays in the Clock Tower Lounge of the Gallagher Student Center. As opposed to the yoga classes offered in O’Connor, Yoga Club focuses

on the relaxation and stress relief that the exer-cise can bring. Nothing is needed besides a positive mental attitude and a willingness to get comfort-able. Yoga mats are provided for those who do not have them, and the club provides a welcoming en-vironment for people of all different types of abil-ity. The group is for everyone, from those who can effortlessly do the one-footed tree pose to those who can barely do child’s pose.

“I was only able to go there one time, but it was amazing. It helped me release my stress that was piling up from my homework,” senior Ben Kelty said.

There is no better cure for the ails brought by frantic studying and typing for tests and papers that should have been started weeks ago. Starting next Monday, students are free to unwind and get their yoga on with a diverse welcoming group.

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