HILLTOP VIEWSSt. Edward’s University • Wednesday, February 20, 2012 • Volume 33 • Issue 4 • hilltopviewsonline.com

7 | LIFE & ARTS

Over 200 students participated in the Harlem Shake on the Hilltop on Sunday.

A St. Edward’s University softball coach was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

An Olympian’s arrest raises questions about gun laws and sexuality in media.

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The Modern Languages Living and Learning Community, LLC, will be introduced this fall as the second ever upperclassmen LLC, following the Faith and Service LLC that is finishing up its first year this semester.

Normally, LLCs are only open to freshmen students, but these LLCs open the window for upperclassmen to participate in the program.

The website for the LLC program reads, “Each LLC lives together on the same floor of a residence hall. Students in the community take one or two courses together and participate in dinners, discussions, special events and service activities.”

The Modern Languages LLC gives students the opportunity to hone their language skills and develop a global perspective.

“The language and the culture are two aspects of the same phenomenon, and they go hand in hand … One of the best ways to promote modern languages and cultural awareness is to encourage students to study abroad,” said Cory

Lyle, assistant professor of Spanish.

The Modern Languages LLC could also be a viable alternative to studying abroad, with foreign language students and international students socializing, studying together and improving their language skills, Lyle said.

Lyle said learning a new language and understanding a new culture can be a great

advantage. As the world changes, it is increasingly important to have a global perspective. Also, he said students proficient in multiple languages are often more competitive and more enlightened.

“You learn a new language and all of the sudden you can talk to a billion more people than you could before,” Lyle said.

The program currently

includes French and Spanish students, but Lyle and other faculty sponsors hope to see the program expand and diversify with other languages. They also encourage international students to join so they can improve their English writers skills and the other students can learn from native speakers.

New LLCs bond upperclassmenCheryl Cedilloccedill3@stedwards.edu

Photo by Cheryl CedilloStudents promoted the Faith and Service LLC during homecoming festivities this month.

Donors gift $20 million to university scholarship

St. Edward’s University has received a $20 million donation, which is the largest single donation in university history.

The gift, given by Bill and Pat Munday, will be used to fund the Munday Scholarship. The schol-arship funds 25 percent of a student’s tuition and is expected to annually ben-efit 125 to 150 students.

For example, for the Fall 2103 semester tuition price of $16,660, a student would receive an estimat-ed $4,165 of aid.

As of press time, there are 51 current students benefitting from the Munday scholarship. The scholarship is provided on basis of financial need.

With this gift, the Mun-days have now given a to-tal $36 million. Previous donations include $13

million in 2011 for the Munday Library, sched-uled to open in Fall 2013, and $385,000 to help raise funds for the John Brooks Williams Natural Scienc-es Building - North.

“As donors and friends, this gift is an expression of our steadfast commitment to education for all and not just the privileged few,” Pat Munday, a member

of the Board of Trustees, said in a statement. “We believe that St. Edward’s students, transformed by their educational experi-ence, are better able to fulfill their potential, meet future life challenges and become socially respon-sible individuals with the intelligence and character needed to make a differ-ence in the world.”

Adam Crawleydcrawle@stedwards.edu

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“As donors and friends, this gift is... commitment to education for all.”

-Pat Munday, Board of Trustees member

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Next semester, the St. Edward’s University’s English Writing and Rhetoric,ENGW, depart-ment is preparing to adopt a journalism, JOUR, special-ization within the major.

Jena Heath, assistant pro-fessor of English Writing and Rhetoric-Journalism, had idea to develop the new specialization. The special-ization will focus on journal-istic writing. Its courses will be adapted from the current journalism minor.

Heath, who earned her Master’s degree in Journal-ism from Columbia Univer-sity, has worked in the field for over 20 years and is cur-rently the adviser to Hilltop Views.

Earlier this semester, Heath and a professor of English Writing and Rheto-ric, Mary Rist, drafted a proposal for the new JOUR specialization. The proposal was accepted by the academ-ic advisors soon after.

Although a journalism minor has existed at St. Ed-ward’s for six years, Heath believed a journalism spe-cialization in the ENGW major would be an impor-tant addition to the depart-ment. With the journalism minor, courses began to overlap with those in the ENGW major, resulting in the challenge of creating course substitutions.

“With the new journal-ism specialization, students can have the JOUR special-ization with the ENGW major and still minor in an area they may want to write about in the future,” Rist said.

The new journalism spe-cialization would give stu-dents the chance to learn

and develop their journalis-tic skills, according to Heath.

“I wanted ENGW stu-dents to have an opportuni-ty to specialize in journalism that didn’t put them in the position to have to choose between journalism or their major,” Heath said.

Although the creation of a new journalism special-ization was intended for ENGW ma-jors interested in journalism, Heath said journalsim mi-nor is a great complement to any number of majors.

“This is a wonderful minor for anyone from a political science ma-jor to an education major to a religion major. There are a lot of different ways to spe-cialize in journalism,” said Heath.

Heath contends that un-derstanding journalistic writing is an important quality for any students in-terested in working with any form of media.

“The new specialization would endeavor to not only teach students about ethics and specifics involved with journalism, but also how to write a clear, comprehensive

piece,” said Heath.The new journalism spe-

cialization will emphasize more than just the interview process or concise sentence construction. It will prepare students for the real-world concerns of potential em-ployers, like AP style, Rist said.

Associated Press, AP, style

refers to the Associated Press Stylebook, which is the writing style and usage guide developed by Associ-ated Press editors. It is used by many news outlets.

“Lots of the internship supervisors I have worked with for professional writ-ing internships want interns to know AP style since that is the style that many orga-nizations use for their in-house communication, for their web content and for their publications,” said Rist.

According to Heath, the new journalism specializa-tion will strive to connect

students with the world around them. With St. Ed-ward’s becoming a more globally connected univer-sity, she hopes students will learn to further explore and understand their world.

“St. Edward’s is a global in-stitution. What’s more glob-al than journalism? You’ll become a better citizen if you know what’s going on in your world,” said Heath.

Brooke Lewis, junior and ENGW major, intends to switch her specialization to journalism in the fall. She believes journalistic writing is an effective tool in her aca-demic career.

“Journalism basically pre-pares you for any type of writing out there. I know I have become a better writer in all areas because of it,” said Lewis.

With the ENGW de-partment’s new journalism specialization, Heath hopes students will become better readers and consumers of journalism. Heath also had a response for anyone who believes journalism is a dy-ing institution.

“Tell that to people all across the Arab world, who have just undergone societal transformations thanks to citizen journalism. Journal-ism is changing, it is far from dead.”

Jonathan Cokerjcoker@stedwards.edu

Both upperclassmen LLCs are open to all sophomores, juniors and seniors who desire to be a part of a close-knit community of like-minded people, said Christy Brown, Residence Life’s assistant director of Academic Initiatives.

Both the freshmen communities and upperclassmen LLCs seek to create a sense of family and a sense of inclusion for the members.

Upperclassmen LLCs are a little more a u t o n o m o u s and since the students are more e x p e r i e n c e d , they may have already declared their majors and involved themselves in service projects, Brown said.

The Faith and Service LLC, which set the precedent for other student driven upperclassmen LLCs, was actually a student initiative.

Senior Molly Hynes pitched the idea to Residence Life after working as a Residence Assistant her sophomore year. Hynes realized her desire to be part of a close-knit community on campus where she could talk about her faith as she served those around her.

“The thought of being in a group of people that could eat, live, pray and volunteer together brought me so much joy,” Hynes said.

In its first year, the LLC students served at Marbridge, a home for disabled adults, and participated in SERVE

Austin, while developing their faith in a group of supportive and encouraging peers.

Although the Faith and Service LLCs first year was a success, it faced some struggles. Originally, Ed Shirley, professor of religious and theological studies agreed to sponsor the group. Shirley passed away on Aug. 15.

“Ed Shirley was just always a big proponent of talking about spirituality and how spirituality can be expressed,

so he was really on board,” Brown said.

Shirley’s death last fall was a personal loss for many involved in the creation of the LLC, but with much support from the religious studies faculty, the LLC was able to proceed.

“Angelique Montgomery Goodnough was our faculty sponsor in the fall, I think she has described herself as being a disciple of Ed Shirley, and she was very eager to take on the project walking in his footsteps,” Brown said.

Rev. Dr. Jennifer Veninga, assistant professor for humanities, will most likely be the program’s faculty sponsor as it goes on, Brown said.

Applications are still being considered for both LLCs.

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Communities fostercultural awareness

Writing degree to start journalism track

Photo by Renee CornueStudents in Introduction to Journalism class take a news quiz to understand current events.

“The thought of being in a group of people that could eat, live, pray and volunteer together brought me so much joy.”-Molly Hynes, senior

“St. Edward’s is a global institution. What’s more global than journalism?”-Jena Heath, assistant professor of English Writing and Rhetoric-Journalism

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The Hilltop Student Vet-erans Association, HSVA, is starting the semester with service and unification in mind as they attempt to break down the barriers that often separate students from former and current service members.

"Students always have these misconceptions of vets when they first see them in their classrooms," said Chris Garcia, head advisor for the HSVA and assistant to the Veterans’ Association on the St. Edward’s University cam-pus. "We want to break up those misconceptions and try to unify the student body around this idea of a larger

community."HSVA will primarily be fo-

cusing on gaining new mem-bers in order to make a team for the upcoming Tough Mudder event, held on April 20-21 to benefit American veterans.

Tough Mud-der is a 10-12 mile mud-filled obstacle course that includes over 25 different obstacles from monkey bars to the dreaded "Mt. Everest,” the final and most difficult challenge, according to Chase Younger, vice president of HSVA.

Younger and Garcia both

feel that by getting a team together and participating in the Tough Mudder, the

HSVA will be able to finally show off the benefits of an or-ganization that few realized even existed.

"The Hilltop Student Vet-eran's Association has actu-ally been around since about

early 2010, but so few people ever did anything to get the group active that nobody even knew it was a thing," Younger said.

It was not until about last semester that the group really got moving, Younger said.

"We realized that if we wanted to get seen on cam-pus, we had to start doing things. So, we pulled out the calendar and started figur-ing out events to put on it," Younger said.

Younger said the HSVA continued to change and re-vise the group’s constitution so as to better facilitate a community that fosters ser-vice while showing the social side of St. Edward's veterans.

"I'll have people come up to me and ask me why I'm

always so serious in class," Younger said. "I guess be-cause we're in the military people assume we're really high-strung, but we're actu-ally a pretty laid back group."

The HSVA wants to inte-grate more non-veteran and non-serving students into their organization by hold-ing movie nights and doing service projects with the mi-grant students organization on campus.

“We don’t care if you aren’t a military veteran. We want everyone to join the HSVA,” Younger said.

The HSVA will next try to raise money to support the Austin Honor Flight chapter in its efforts to transport ag-ing World War II veterans to the memorial in Washington,

said Patricia Perry, advisor to the HSVA.

“We’re looking to do events that will both be exciting for ... the Hilltop Student Vet-eran’s Association and benefit the soldiers overseas by gen-erating revenue that will then be donated,” Perry said.

Most of the service done by the HSVA consists of adopt-ing military units currently fighting overseas and giving them gifts on holidays or let-ters from students, Garcia said.

The HSVA will hold its third meeting of the semester on March 1. The organiza-tion will discuss events such as the Tough Mudder and the blood drive sponsored by HSVA and the migrant stu-dents group.

Bag ban affects campus

Starting next month, campus convenience stores will have to comply with the Austin plastic bag ban.

Quick Dip and Out-takes will no longer be able to provide plastic bags due to the ban that takes effect March 1.

For some shoppers, a ban on plastic bags may pose an inconvenience.

“When they take away of lot of stuff in large quantities it helps if they have a plastic bag,” said Augustine Guerrero, su-pervisor of the Hunt Hall Cafe.

Bon Appétit will make the transition away from plastic bags as smooth as possible for customers.

“Bon Appétit will have several free bags to give away at first, but I encour-age you to get a reusable one or reuse the ones you have,” said Michael Smith, general manager of Bon Appétit.

It is estimated that in Austin alone about 263 million plastic bags are used each year, according to austinbagban.com.

With the ban in place, Austin businesses are re-quired to hand out reus-able bags with handles in place of single use plastic bags.

The ban was passed last March by the Austin City Council.

Campus convenience stores will be required to post signs in regards to the rules of the ban once it is in effect.

BRIEF

Taylor Bencomotbencom@stedwards.edu

Feb. 2 3:23 a.m. Evading arrest or detention South Congress Closed by Arrest

Feb. 3 8:33 p.m. Grafitti Water Tower Closed

Feb. 6 2:14 p.m. Theft Dujarie Hall Active

Feb. 10 5:50 p.m. Sexual Assault Teresa Hall Active

Feb. 12 3:06 p.m. Lost/Stolen Wallet SEU Closed

Feb. 17 9:20 a.m. Physical Disturbance Ragsdale 24-hour Lab Closed

POLICE BLOTTERDate Time Incident Location ResolutionFeb. 1 2:58 a.m. Verbal Disturbance Apartments Closed

Feb. 2 11:21 p.m. Theft University Circle Active

Feb. 5 4:19 p.m. Theft East Hall Closed

Feb. 8 3:05 a.m. Vehicle Stop – DWI & PI Theater Pass/Woodward Arrest

Feb. 11 8:40 a.m. Damage to SEU Property Lower Soccer Field Closed

Feb. 15 11:09 a.m. Accident RCC Active

Student Veterans Association benefits military and communityAustin Hestdalenahestda@stedwards.edu

“We don’t care if you aren’t a military veteran. We want everyone to join the HSVA.”-Chase Younger, vice president of HSVA

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LIFE & ARTS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012 • HILLTOP VIEWS 5

The Marcia Kinsey Visiting Writer’s Series announced the visit of the fiction writer and memoirist Monica Wood.

In collaboration with the Center for Religion and Culture, the reading will take place on Feb. 25 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Maloney Room.

An acclaimed author, Wood was born and raised in Mexico, Maine by a single mom due to her dad’s unexpected death when she was nine years old. In spite of

these circumstances, Wood left Maine in 1972 to study at Georgetown University.

Since then, she has become one of those rare writers who has the ability to write a story both moving and entertaining, yet utterly brilliant, to transmit her feelings.

Wood will share her memoir, “When We Were the Kennedys,” which details the fateful morning of April 25, 1963 that changed her life.

This memoir was the runner-up for the New England Book Festival award.

Through the release of

this memoir, Wood has used her memories to create an emotional account of one of the most l i f e - c h a n g i n g experiences that a child can suffer: the loss of a parent.

For her, writing is not only an escape to imagine another e x h i l a r a t i n g world, but she also uses it as a way to play rendition to her family and their traditions.

“If I have any obsessions as a writer, it’s the notion of the

family into which we were born: the collection of people

who accompanied us, for better or worse, through the process of learning how to find our way into the world,” Wood said.

She is the author of five novels, as well as a short story, “Ernie’s Ark,” which won the 1999 Pushcart Prize.

Additionally, Wood has written numerous short stories that have appeared in publications such as “The Best American Mystery Stories” and “Sudden Fiction International.”

Monica will be presented by one of her former colleagues, Professor Alan. J. Altimont, who is an associate professor of English Literature on campus. They attended the same university, meeting in 1973 when Altimont joined one of the two magazines of

the school and she was the editor of both.

“I was her assistant editor,” Altimont said. “From all the people I knew, she stood out. Even back then, she was talented in all kinds of things.”

The Marcia Kinsey Visiting Writer’s Series, formerly the Visiting Writer’s Series, was renamed last year to commemorate the deceased St. Edward’s professor of humanities.

The next visiting writer will be poet A. Van Jordan presenting his collection “THE CINEASTE” on Apr. 18.

Visiting writer to share deeply personal memoirSchaddai Pinaspina2@stedwards.edu

Book People hosted a debut on Friday for author Todd Michael St. Pierre’s new cookbook, “Taste of Treme; Creole, Cajun and Soul Food from New Orleans’ Famous Neighborhood of Jazz.” The

book includes cultural facts about the music, a r c h i t e c t u r e and dining that make up New Orleans’ unique neighborhood of Treme.

St. Pierre is a Creole and Cajun foodie and New Orleans native. He is the author of several cookbooks and children’s picture books, as well as a recipe developer for Cooking Light magazine. He is also a contributing writer to elementary and middle-school textbooks published by Oxford University Press. His favorite thing to do, however, is pay tribute to his hometown of New Orleans through his books.

Pierre grew up amidst the vivacious and lively culture of jazz and soul cooking. From a young age, he fell in love with the rich flavors and spices of southern Louisiana style

food.“My grandmother is Cajun,

and I remember she would whip up the best dishes when I was a child,” Pierre said. “No one makes gumbo like she can.”

The cookbook includes many recipes for favorite New Orleans dishes such as Crawfish and Corn Beignets, shrimp and okra hush puppies, chicken and Andouille gumbo, Po’ Boys, bananas foster and much more. If that does not make you hungry, the book has more to offer than just recipes. In addition to facts about the culture and history

of New Orleans, Pierre includes a poem he wrote about Hurricane Katrina in the Appendix section.

“After Katrina, I was in a hotel in Austin, Texas and watching all of the events unfold on CNN. I was crying my eyes out ... I just started writing something. I knew it wasn’t the best thing ever, but it was how I felt,” Pierre said.

The poem is titled “Storm Child,” and it is about

overcoming Hurricane Katrina as well as the many “storms” in life.

“It’s really difficult to watch the place you grew up in and love so dearly become completely drowned under water,” Pierre said.

The author insisted that he is definitely no poet, but went ahead and read a verse from “Storm Child.”

“May your life be filled with jazz / All the beauty this

world has / May joie de vivre fill your soul / May good gumbo fill your bowl,” Pierre said.

He hopes that this cookbook shines a positive light on New Orleans and all the rich culture it has to offer, and also that people will remember the city as “the mighty storm child.”

“This book is a reflection of myself,” Pierre said. “I am the storm child.”

New Orleans native writes cultural cookbook about the regionJoanna Horvathjhorvat@stedwards.edu

“From all the people I knew, she stood out. Even back then, she was talented in all kinds of things.”-Professor Alan Altimont

Photo by Joanna HorvathSt. Pierre wrote a poem about Hurricane Katrina, entitled “Storm Child,” to add to the book.

Photo by Joanna HorvathCultural facts can be found in St. Pierre’s culinary book.

“My grandmother is Cajun and I remember she would whip up the best dishes when I was a child. No one makes gumbo like she can.”-Todd Michael St. Pierre, author

6 LIFE & ARTS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012 • HILLTOP VIEWS

No matter where you look on the St. Edward’s Univer-sity campus, information can be found promoting Body Awareness Month and its goal to inform students about healthy life choices.

Many students would agree that its primary concentration is on the maintenance and health of the body.

While this is true to some extent, body awareness has more of an emotional signifi-cance than most are led to be-lieve.

To clarify this, body aware-ness relates to “having an emotionally healthy view of your body” as well as “being

comfortable in your body,” Wellness and Outreach Co-ordinator for the Health and Counseling Center Peter Er-ickson said.

Erickson con-tinued to discuss the importance of “being con-sciously aware of your body so that you recognize when it’s out of balance.”

Despite the physical con-notations Body A w a r e n e s s Month may hold, it also advocates “the phi-losophy of behavior-centered health, which emphasizes healthy lifestyle choices and

behaviors and de-emphasizes a focus on size, weight or shape,” Erickson said.

In other words, healthy be-

haviors, such as exercising and eating well, will eventual-ly lead to the ultimate weight and overall shape one was “ge-

netically destined to be.”Body awareness promotes a

healthy attitude which aims to dissuade one from falling into social pressures, such as the “model look” endorsed in American media.

This ideal appearance adver-tised in our country encour-ages diseases such as image or eating disorders.

Studies have shown that 25 percent of college-aged women engage in binging and purging as a weight manage-ment technique, according to Erickson.

More frightening statistics demonstrate 10 to 20 percent of college-aged women suffer from clinical eating disorders, as well as four to 10 percent of male college students.

These statistics alone stress the significance of Body Awareness Month.

“From the wellness perspec-tive, body, mind and spirit are intimately interconnected,” Erickson said. In other words, if one is suffering mentally, this will ultimately affect the body.

It is important for St. Ed-ward’s students to understand that improving one’s overall health will help students per-form optimally in school, ac-cording to Erickson.

There are numerous events and programs occurring throughout this month that encourage Hilltoppers to par-ticipate in Body Awareness Month.

Movies, informative presen-

tations and programs relating to stress and exercise manage-ment will be offered.

All of the events promote a healthy attitude towards one-self and one’s body. Addition-ally, their intentions are to re-store a positive outlook within the St. Edward’s community.

“Taking the time to help the body become healthier also helps the mind and the spirit become more healthy,” Erick-son said.

With school, work, extra-curricular and social activities, life can sometimes become hectic.

Students can take advantage of Body Awareness Month to relieve stress and gain a more positive perspective on their health.

Body Awareness Month puts personal health into perspectiveAlexandra Miertschinamierts@stedwards.edu

WEEKLY ‘FLIX FIX|House of Cards

Netflix original series a successJacob Sanchezjsanchen@stedwards.edu

“From the wellness perspective, body, mind and spirit are intimately interconnected.”

-Peter Erickson, Health and Counseling Center

[slapdash] Harlem shake and bake

In the first scene of the first episode of “House of Cards,” a new series on Netflix, a dog gets run over.

Congressman Frank Under-wood, played by Kevin Spac-ey, goes to check on the dog, comforts it, and tells it that everything will be okay.

Underwood then breaks the fourth wall and begins to tell the audience about how there are two types of pain: one makes a person strong, the other useless. He then proceeds to put the dog out of its misery with his bare hands, declaring he has no patience for useless things.

This scene sets the tone for the entire show — Under-wood is willing to do anything

to do what has to be done.The basic premise of “House

of Cards” is that Underwood is a congressman who wanted to be Secretary of State for the newly-elected president, but does not get the coveted po-sition. For being passed over, the congressman conceives an elaborate revenge plan.

Political junkies will love this show because it shows the inner workings of Congress and the White House.

“House of Cards” is not just for fans of politics, though. It can keep any person inter-ested with its twists and turns.

The best part about this show is that people do not have to wait week after week to find out what happens next. Every episode of season one is on Netflix so people can binge on all 13 episodes at once.

Audiences may find it odd that Underwood breaks the fourth wall and talks directly to them when they first watch, but breaking the fourth wall is necessary to understand the character. Some of the show’s best moments come when Spacey breaks the fourth wall.

“House of Cards” is a peek into the future of television. Soon people will not be turn-ing on the TV and changing it to a channel at a certain time.

Instead, people will go to Netflix and watch their show at their pleasure, whether that be a few episodes at a time or watching an entire season in one sitting.

“House of Cards” is a must-watch for anyone that loves television. It is well-produced, well-acted and is quite frankly the future of television.

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7LIFE & ARTSWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012 • HILLTOP VIEWS

The Internet is currently ablaze with a massive cos-tumed dance craze known as the Harlem Shake.

While the song “Harlem Shake” by DJ Baauer has exist-ed since May of last year and a dance of the same name has been around since the ‘80s, nei-ther have received much expo-sure until they were combined as a YouTube sensation in early February.

The 30-second-long viral video starts with only one person dancing while every-

one else in the shot seem-ingly ignores them. Then, 15 seconds in, the beat drops and massive amounts of people wearing ri-diculous outfits begin “twerking,” shaking and raucously undulating to the song. At the end of the 30-second video, a tiger-like growl is heard and everything goes slow motion for a mo-ment.

This formula remains the same whether it takes place underwater, in a snowy field or in this case, in front of Main Building at St. Edward’s.

Freshmen Tamara Bonilla and Iliana Sarabia were co-cre-ators of the Facebook “HAR-

LEM SHAKE AT THE HILLTOP” event that invited more than 1,500 members of the St. Edward’s community to gather at the iconic red doors

of Main Building on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 4:30 p.m.

“I saw videos on YouTube and thought we should do one ourselves,” Bonilla said. “People always downgrade St. Edward’s and I thought we should show them how big and school-spirited we are.”

Junior Josh Phillips also saw the event as an exhibition of school spirit.

“I definitely felt some school pride,” Phillips said. “I heard more pride there than in the rest of Homecoming.”

Freshman participant Bren-don Hoeferkamp assumed it was only a matter of time until

the sensation hit St. Edward’s.“I anticipated someone

would organize a Harlem Shake here,” Hoeferkamp said. “I knew about it from You-Tube and knew I wanted to be a part of the St. Edward’s one.”

However, nobody anticipated the success of the event.

“There were probably 200-250 [people] there,” Sarabia said. “We never expected it to be as successful as it was.”

The success only grows as the video grows more popular. Within 24 hours of posting, “Harlem Shake: St. Edward’s University” had received more than 7,500 views on YouTube.

Harlem Mitch Harrisrharris7@stedwards.edu

Shakest eds edition

“I saw videos on YouTube and thought we should do one ourselves.”

-Tamara Bonilla, event co-creator

Photos by Matt Nuñez

SPORTSWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012 • HILLTOP VIEWS 8

Men’s lacrosse captain and president Michael Small was recently selected to play on the USA Starz international tournament team for the European trip to Germany and Amsterdam. The majority of the team members come from the West Coast with Small included in this count being from San Diego, but the application is open to any American lacrosse player between the ages of 18 and 25 who plays at the club lacrosse level up through NCAA Division I. Comprised of only 22 players from across America, the USA Starz is an incredibly elite team, and

acceptance onto it is a great honor both to Small as well as to St. Edward’s University.

The application process was a rigorous one, as only a maximum of 22 players could be accepted onto the team. After submitting his basic b i o g r a p h i c a l and contact i n f o r m a t i o n , Small had to provide all of his player stats as well as his offices and honors achieved during his collegiate career. With the résumé he has compiled, including earning honorable mention All-American

honors from the MCLA, first team All-Conference LSA in 2012, the office of club lacrosse president as well as both midfield and speaking

captain two years in a row, the reasoning behind his acceptance on to the team is obvious.

The European trip consists of a roundtrip

flight, transportation from Germany to Amsterdam and to the competitions, tours around Berlin and Amsterdam, hotel stay for their time in Europe, three team dinners and most breakfast meals. The only cost Small will have to pay is the $2,000 dollars for all the custom USA Starz equipment. The rest is being paid for him.

This trip is a huge opportunity for him and will greatly enhance his résumé for future endeavors both in and out of the sport. Small mentioned an interest in going on to work for the Adrenaline Lacrosse after graduation.

Adrenaline Lacrosse is a

company that promotes and facilitates club lacrosse teams at both the middle and high school levels. Director of Campus Recreation Andy Lemons mentioned that Small considered continuing on to law school after graduation, and that he has already secured an internship in the District Attorney’s office this semester.

“I don't know if Michael has a future in lacrosse [in mind], but I do know that his experience serving as a club president will serve him well as he plans to attend law school when he is done at [St. Edward’s],” Lemons said.

Whether he chooses a future as a lawyer or as a member of the Adrenaline

Lacrosse company, Small plans on continuing to play lacrosse for as long as he is able.

St. Edward’s University Assistant Softball Coach Cat Osterman was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on Monday, Feb. 18. Osterman joins New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, former Milwaukee Braves third baseman Eddie Mathews, former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal and former Dallas Cowboys running back Walt Garrison.

Osterman played softball at Cypress Springs in Cypress, a suburb in Houston. Her time at Cypress Springs included a 33-strikeout performance.

She went on to pitch for the Longhorns after graduating from high school. During her freshman year at UT, Osterman was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association Second All Team All-American, as well

as the Big 12 First Team. She was also dubbed Pitcher of the Year. Her freshman year ended with Osterman’s breaking and setting UT’s single-season records for wins, innings pitched, games started, shutouts, strikeouts, strikeout ratio and appearances.

As a s o p h o m o r e , O s t e r m a n repeated honors as an All-American. She also won the Big 12’s Female Athlete of the Year honor and her first USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year Award. Osterman is the only pitcher in Big 12 history to strike out 1,000 batters in only two seasons.

She was scouted for the USA Women’s Softball Team and red-shirted after her sophomore year so that

she could go compete. The USA Women’s Softball Team won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. After her time in Athens, Osterman returned to UT. Her junior year, Osterman was named

the 2005 Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation and continued to break her own records at UT until she graduated.

She then pitched in the National Pro Fastpitch softball league after being drafted by the Connecticut Brakettes. She went on to play for the Rockford

Thunder in 2007.The USA Women’s

Softball Team nabbed the silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Osterman was undefeated in 28 appearances during the USA Softball National Team’s 60-game tour, contributing 15 wins to the team’s 59-and-1 record. The team ultimately lost to Japan in the gold medal match, which ended the team’s winning streak. This upset to Japan was the team’s first loss since 2000. Osterman gave up two runs on three hits while striking out nine batters.

Osterman was hired as an assistant coach in 2011 and has been working with friend and former teammate Lindsay Gardner, another Longhorn and USA National Team alum.

Shelby Colescole2@stedwards.edu

Jordan Villemairejvillem@stedwards.edu

Coach inducted into Texas Sports Hall of Fame

Erich Schlegel/Dallas Morning News/MCTOsterman helped the U.S. national softball team win gold.

Men’s lacrosse president selected to compete internationally

Photo by Kevin GarzaSmall plays midfield for the Hilltoppers’ lacrosse team.

“Osterman is the only pitcher in Big 12 history to strike out 1,000 batters in only two seasons.”

“I do know that his experience serving as a club president will help him well.”-Andy Lemons, Director of Campus Recreation

9SPORTSWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012 • HILLTOP VIEWS

Senior shortstop Taylor Johnson currently leads the baseball team in stolen bases and runs and is third with a .467 batting average. John-son, a four-year player, was selected for the First Team All-Heartland Conference last year. Nolan Green: First off, where are you from?Taylor Johnson: I am from Dripping Springs. NG: What made you come to St. Edward’s University?TJ: I was talking to one of the old assistant coaches before he left — they were one of the first that really looked at me — so I just decided to sign early.NG: You currently lead the team in steals. Are you the fastest player on the team? TJ: I think so. I hope so. I mean, it is probably genetic. My sister runs track at LSU. I guess we got lucky.NG: What are the best and worst parts about being on the team?TJ: The best part about

being on a team is that it is like its own little world. It is like its own special clique. I would say the worst part is probably the long roadtrips, especially if we lose. That is brutal.NG: Do you guys play any pranks? I know baseball teams are notorious for that.TJ: Oh yeah, all the time. Me and Marshall Burford head that department.NG: What is the best prank you have played on anyone?TJ: Sometimes we will hide peoples’ gloves and

zip-tie them to the top of the dugout. It is easier on roadtrips because you have time to plan stuff out.NG: What are you plans after graduation?TJ: [I hope to] be able to keep playing baseball. And if not, I am going to try and be a firefighter.NG: Have you received any exposure from scouts or farm teams? Do you think this season will help you get more exposure?TJ: A little bit here and there, but not as much as I

would like ... We have got a good team, and we have got to make it as far as we can get. The College World Series, that would be awe-some to go and play there.NG: Do you think Stephen Johnson being drafted brought some scouts?TJ: We have got a guy who can probably be drafted if he wanted to. He is doing really well. It has definitely put us on the map.NG: Why do you want to be a firefighter?TJ: My uncle is a firefight-er. I am a family person, so I like having the ability to come home for 48 hours to spend time with my family. It would be hard to do that with baseball.NG: What are your work-outs like?TJ: We work out twice a week. It is a cross between a crossfit and a regular workout. It is a lot differ-ent than it has been in the past. I think it has helped. A lot of people are more in shape. Usually we start off slow, but we have really hit the ground running this year.

NG: Do you have any big games coming up?TJ: Every game is a big game, but there is more stress on certain games. After we play McMurray this weekend, we will play UT-Permian Basin, but the next weekend after that — the first weekend in March — is where we really start to grind. We will be playing St. Mary’s at home, that is always a good game. That is confer-ence, and that is always a huge series because they are ranked No. 1 in pre-season. So it would be awesome to win the series and maybe sweep; it would give us a leg up.NG: What do you think about the coaching staff? Has it changed a lot since you started playing?TJ: Yeah, it has changed a lot since I have started. This is my third assistant coach that has been here since I have been here. I like the coaching staff a lot. They helped me out a lot, have helped me grow and develop as a player, and I appreciate that.

Nolan Greenngreen2@stedwards.edu

ATHLETE PROF I LE

Senior second baseman is top team prankster

Courtesy of Taylor JohnsonJohnson currently leads the team in steals and runs.

Hilltopper basketball suffers losses to DustdevilsNolan Greenngreen2@stedwards.edu

SPORTS CALENDARBASEBALLFri. 2/22 | 12, 3 p.m.@UT-Permian Basin Sat. 2/23 | 1:00 p.m.@UT-Permian Basin Tues. 2/26 | 6 p.m.@Incarnate Word

MEN’S BASkETBALLThurs. 2/21 | 7:30 p.m.@UT-Permian Basin Sat. 2/23 | 4 p.m.@Panhandle State

MEN’S TENNISFri. 2/22 | 3:00 p.m.@Dallas Baptist Sat. 2/23 | 10 a.m.@UA-Fort Smith Tues. 2/26 | 2 p.m.@Tyler JC

WOMEN’S TENNISFri. 2/22 | 3 p.m.@Dallas Baptist Sat. 2/23 | 10 a.m.@UA-Fort Smith Sun. 2/24 | 9 a.m.@SE Oklahoma

SOFTBALLSt. Edward’s Tournament2/23-2/24

Austin, TX

WOMEN’S GOLF2/25-26 | All DaySt. Edward’s InvitationalAustin, Texas

WOMEN’S BASkETBALLThurs. 2/21 | 5:30 p.m.@UT-Permian Basin Sat. 2/23 | 2 p.m.vs. Panhandle State @Goodwell, OK

MEN’S LACROSSESat. 2/23 | 6:45 p.m.vs TrinitySun. 2/24 | 4 p.m.vs Mary Hardin Baylor

Homecoming this year was not as welcoming as the Hilltoppers would have liked. Both men’s and wom-en’s basketball chalked up losses during the Saturday games against Texas A&M-International University, TAMIU.

The men’s team fared bet-ter than the women’s, bring-

ing some excitement to a low-scoring game. Hilltop-per via New York, senior Shimeek Johnson drove into the lane with two seconds left, making a floater to tie the game. TAMIU threw the inbounds pass into the rafters, resulting in a turn-over and giving the Hill-toppers a chance to score with two seconds left. The shot rattled out, sending the game into overtime. From

there, the Dustdevils pulled away, and despite a strong push by the Hilltopper men, they fell short, losing 64-62. At 3-7 in the conference, the Hilltoppers have a slight chance to make the last seed in the conference playoff, only by winning out the re-mainder of their games — a tall order for the men.

The women started off strong, coming out firing and taking a 10-2 lead over

the Dustdevils. The lead did not last long as the Dustdev-ils’ junior Samantha Chacon dominated play in the first half, scoring 14 of her team’s 20 points during the first 20 minutes. The Lady Hilltop-pers tried to close the gap in the second half, bring-ing TAMIU’s lead to one point on multiple occasions. Again, the Dustdevils had a player step up for them. This time it was junior Tina

Dang, scoring 17 points, nine of them from behind the arc, and putting the game out of reach for the Lady Hilltop-pers. This loss marks their fourth in a row, the largest losing streak of the season and one coming at a crucial time as the Heartland Con-ference Tournament is only four games away. The Lady Hilltoppers sit in third place with a game against No. 1 seed UTPB on Thursday.

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Since its U.S. debut over a year and a half ago, Spotify has exploded as one of the most popular sources of digital music. This increase in popularity marks a growing trend of music listeners

who prefer streaming music services over purchase-based download services like iTunes or illegal downloading through file sharing clients like BitTorrent.

While the increase in streaming music was initially welcomed by the industry for curbing illegal downloading,

many musicians are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the lack of royalties generated by the use of Spotify and other online services.

Are streaming music services any better than illegal downloading?

Since the advent of online music in the late ‘90s, the problem of decreasing royalties has plagued the music industry. And the tiny cut of music purchases that actually goes to the artist has gotten tinier.

While record companies have always benefited from the other side of the purchase cut, streaming companies are becoming the new multi-billion dollar moguls of the industry.

Ever since music became available for purchase online following the creation of the

first primitive mp3 format, people have been figuring out ways to avoid paying for music.

The original Napster is a perfect example. Since illegal downloading became a thing, artists have had to figure out other ways to make money besides album sales.

The modern venture of being a musician is no longer about making it big selling records. It is a touring gig, and it has been a touring gig for years. No serious musician who is aware of his own profession would say otherwise.

The most shocking component of the Spotify revolution is that the detractors are musicians themselves, hailing from a subculture with a rich, long history of promoting and

adapting to change.Making money as an indie

musician today is not the easiest task. For the most part, you are either starving or you become the next Tame Impala. And even if you do make it big in the world of indie music, you are not going to be making money like The Who or The Rolling Stones did back in the day.

Because it is so difficult, musicians who are not filling up venues on tour will not be able to make a sustainable living. Smart musicians are releasing their music for free to increase their popularity and the presence at their live shows.

Musicians who are not cutting it with live performances would not have been able to make a sustainable living before

online services like Spotify came on the scene. Therefore, they should be thanking Spotify for allowing them to burn out their short-lived dream in a slightly shorter time frame.

Touring and merchandise sales make up such a large portion of the modern musician’s income that royalties are now just icing on the cake. So, essentially, some musicians are up in arms over Spotify swiping off just a bit of the icing ribbon from the bottom of the cake with their collective finger.

To these sensitive musicians, here is some advice: get out and tour more, and quit complaining, because it is bad for your image. The era of online streaming is here to stay, and Spotify is its brilliant champion.

South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, known as “Blade Runner” for his artificial legs, was recently charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, model and activist Reeva Steenkamp, who was inside Pistorius’ home on Valentine’s Day.

Pistorius’ trial and Steenkamp’s death expose South Africa’s problems with gun violence, as well as the dark side of the media’s obsession with depicting women as sex objects, even after death.

Last year, Pistorius made history when he became the first double-amputee runner to compete in the Olympic Games. A few weeks after

the London Olympics, Pistorius made history again, breaking a record at the 2012 Paralympic Games and winning the men’s 400.

Pistorius quickly became a national hero in South Africa.

Following his murder charge, Pistorius’ reputation had been ruined.

Much of the discussion surrounding this tragedy has to do with South Africa’s high amount of gun violence.

South Africa’s rate of gun ownership is ranked 50th in the world, which is low compared to the United States, where there are 88.8 guns for every 100 people.

After a violent time period in the 1990s, South Africa

enacted extremely strict firearm regulations that made obtaining firearms a difficult process.

H o w e v e r , South Africa ranks incredibly high when it comes to global gun homicides.

More than 8,319 homicides occur per year in South Africa, according to The Guardian, and more than 45 percent of these homicides are attributed to firearms.

While gun homicides are rampant, crime rates are actually declining in South Africa, according to The Washington Post. It

has been decades since the end of the apartheid, but extreme instances of violence

still occur in South Africa. Steenkamp’s murder and Pistorius’ trial further expose the high number of homicides due to gun violence.

Moreover, the fact that Steenkamp of all people fell victim to an act of gun violence is both tragic and

ironic – Steenkamp herself advocated for women and spoke out against violence toward women.

What is worse is the media’s portrayal of Steenkamp. Few media outlets have emphasized Steenkamp’s activism as well as her law degree, instead focusing on her other work as a swimwear model.

In fact, several media outlets – of varying credibility – seemed to focus mostly on Steenkamp’s body, even in the wake of her death.

The Sun, a low-brow British tabloid, notably featured a picture of Steenkamp in a bikini, juxtaposed with sensational headline about her murder.

Women ought to be worth more than their bodies. Even though Steenkamp was a swimwear model, and that is a respectable profession, she also spoke out against violence.

Steenkamp was brutally killed, and this is not the time to focus on her body.

Pistorius was a national hero in South Africa, so his arrest for murder is certainly a cause for concern.

It brings to light the fact that our heros are not so perfect after all.

But there are more disconcerting issues at hand: both gun violence and the media’s hyper-sexualization of women, even murder victims.

Music streaming services provide musicians with exposure

Michael Darlingmdarlin@stedwards.edu

Spotify/MCTSpotify leads the trend of online music streaming services.

“Steenkamp’s murder and Pistorius’ trial further expose the high number of homicides due to gun violence. ”

South African Olympian arrested in murder case

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If you drive to Houston on U.S. Highway 290, then you have passed through the town of Giddings. On one side of a business, the small town has a colorful mural that says “Hometown Hos-pitality, Some Things Never Change!”

The town still has a brown Wal-Mart, a Bealls, a gigantic “Jesus Light of the World” sign and a deli proudly named “Reba’s.”

The town is so small that the only mark of the county’s end is a gigantic tree and the corner of small, blue ranch house.

Giddings is home to Go-van Garage & Wrecker Ser-vice. Doward Govan and his family own a thriving, Black-owned business in a town

where old plantations were converted to cattle ranches.

Opened in 1961, the busi-ness is the only Black-owned wrecking service for almost the entire stretch of highway between Giddings and Bren-ham.

For nearly 35 years, Govan worked at the local factory located 11 miles from Gid-dings. After his father passed away, he took over the family business.

Govan has lived in Lee County his entire life. After 58 years of living in a county named after Confederate leader Robert E. Lee, Govan can point to where the old plantation homes used to be before they were finally torn down.

Govan lived through seg-regation, integration and the election of the first Black president. He predicts the

next president will be His-panic, and smiled at the mention of the possibility of electing Hillary Clinton to be the first woman president

“We’ll see,” he said.This man and his family

are a part of Black history in

our state. Their success seems almost insignificant, but it is truly remarkable. He is a re-minder that Black history is forever.

Whether it is the result of apathy or ignorance, Black History Month has become

tolerated instead of celebrat-ed. This man’s proud telling of his story is truly inspiring.

Black History Month is about celebrating this victori-ous resilience and celebrating this virtual drop in an ocean. American history is written in his proud smile.

Black History Month should never just be a section in a Social Studies lesson plan, but the organic celebra-tion of the historic resilience of entire race of people.

Any month dedicated to the empowering of a once disen-franchised group should be cherished. Racial and ethnic disharmony are prevalent in our country. We should not relax just because our presi-dent identifies as Black.

Govan and his family are Black history. Black History Month should idolize and highlight the contribution of

a miraculous and courageous people from a specific decade.

The local contribution of millions of Black men and women should be studied along with the Little Rock Nine, the Freedom Rides and the Birmingham Campaign.

Govan is neither President Barack Obama, Medgar Evers nor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. However, his contribution to a part of Tex-as that most people will never hear of is extraordinary.

Black History did not con-clude with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Black History Month should not be degraded to a 50-min-ute video in a class.

Black history is eternally organic. It is the celebration of the election of the first Black Congresswoman as well as a first and only Black owned wrecking service.

Small-town man exemplifies the spirit of Black History MonthLesli Simmslsimms2@stedwards.edu

Arizona still faces criticism for its controversial 2010 im-migration law which required officers to check the citizen-ship status of any persons they believed suspicious.

The state legislature has once again made headlines for introducing what critics have called unconstitutional and divisive bills.

In late january, State Repre-sentative Bob Thorpe intro-duced a bill to the Arizona State Legislature that would require high school students to take an oath of Constitu-tional loyalty under God be-fore they could receive their diplomas.

Thorpe and four other Arizona house members also signed a bill that would make

it illegal for any state or feder-al officer to enforce a ban on assault weapons or limit the size of ammunitions maga-zines. Thorpe and two of his colleagues are also sponsor-ing a bill that would require hospitals to check the citizen-ship of patients.

These bills, es-pecially Thorpe’s Constitutional oath bill have received criti-cism from both Democrats and Republicans.

D e m o c r a t s have argued that it violates the constitutional rights to freedom of speech and reli-gion and the separation of church and state. Republi-cans have called the bill “divi-sive” and “esoteric,” according

to Mojave Daily News.Politicians on both sides

agree that the legislature’s time would be better spent focusing on issues like bal-ancing the state budget and improving education.

There is also the fact that the oath stipulates “that I take this obligation freely.”

There is no freedom for the student because they would be denied their high school diplomas if they did not com-

ply. This is coercion.The oath ends in “So help

me God,” which caused im-mediate allegations of viola-tions of Constitutional rights.

Thorpe has argued that the Constitution only prohibits Congress, not the state leg-islatures, from making laws “respecting an establishment of religion” or “abridging the freedom of speech,” according to The Blaze, an online news site.

Thorpe is implying that, while it is a heinous crime for the Federal Government to encroach upon the rights of its citizens, the state govern-ments are free to do as they please, inalienable rights be damned.

That is extremely problem-atic, especially for someone who claims that he is fighting for the rights of the citizens.

Arizona continues to create controversyKelsey Acostakacosta@stedwards.edu

Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCTA ceremony honoring Martin Luther King in Washington D.C.

“The state legislature has once again made headlines for introducing what critics have called unconstitutional.”

12PHOTO ESSAY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012 • HILLTOP VIEWS

homecoming 2013St. Edward’s celebrated homecoming week in style. A record number of homecoming teams were created, allowing students to participate in a week-long competition that included events like ice cream eating and dodgeball. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams gave up a good fight, but fell to their opponents. Parents and alumni headed to the Hilltop to take part in other exciting events like Casino Night and the tailgate barbecue.

Photos by Joe Arellano and Cheryl Cedillo