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Thursday, November 9, 2007

Dreaming white

by Sylvia Lesisz on

John Carroll University’s Winter Formal theme received a mixed response last week, prompting an apology from the Student Union Programming Board and the Office of Student Activities.
According to a statement made by SUPB and the Winter Formal Committee, the Winter Formal theme “I’m Dreaming of a White Cleveland,” was not meant to be offensive […]

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UH council passes landlord bill

by Kate McCall on

Living off campus will now hold more responsibility for John Carroll University students. The University Heights City Council passed four ordinances on November 19 that will allow for heavier fines and penalties on both landlords and renters who are labeled as nuisances.
Junior Executive Vice President Molly Delaney addressed the mayor and Council. Delaney pointed out […]

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Candidacy approval

by Editorial Staff on

The Student Union passed legislation that would require candidates to receive written approval from the dean of students before they can run for a student government position. The SU should revoke this legislation because it gives the administration more power over who can serve in the student government and diminishes the power of the student […]

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The argument about debate

by Andrew Rafferty on

Secret societies exist at colleges across the country that love printing stuff and then arguing about the stuff they printed.
The more widely used term for these societies is “debate teams.” There is one at this school, and from what I hear they’re pretty good. After a semester of debate class, I walked away […]

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Winter formal mistake

by Editorial Staff on

There is no reason to believe the decision to have the theme for Winter Formal be “I’m Dreaming of a White Cleveland” was intended to be hurtful. The theme was based off of Bing Crosby’s “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.”
However, financial and racial problems were created because of this poor judgement.
This controversy […]

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Candidacy approval

by Editorial Staff on

The Student Union passed legislation that would require candidates to receive written approval from the dean of students before they can run for a student government position. The SU should revoke this legislation because it gives the administration more power over who can serve in the student government and diminishes the power of the student […]

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SU bill to limit the field

by Max Flessner on

The Student Union Senate passed a bill forcing students to get written approval from the dean of students before they can run for the Senate or Executive Board.
Vice President of Business Affairs Mike Dietz cast the tie breaking vote in favor of the bill. Normally, the tie-breaking vote goes to the Executive Vice President, […]

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Holiday cheer spread to youngsters

by Max Flessner on

The John Carroll University community welcomed 85 children on Saturday to share in the magic of the holiday season.
Through the Eyes of a Child is an annual event in which children are able to participate in crafts, listen to a story, decorate cookies, watch a play, take a picture with Santa Claus and enjoy […]

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Platooning their way to greatness

by Chris Ostrander on

John Carroll University men’s basketball team does not follow the traditional standard in basketball. Rather than running a usual sub-package, JCU employs a much different strategy.
When head coach Mike Moran was still in the high school ranks, he began to develop the platoon system. While the system was not in the form it is in […]

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Two in the box: Let the celebration begin

by Chris Ostrander on

It is about time that the NCAA football enters the 21st century.
They still don’t have a playoff format as Ohio State and the team that has not been beaten in regulation, LSU, backed into the National Championship. Also, it is somehow illegal for 18-22 year old kids to act their age and celebrate.
While […]

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