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TheXavierite THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY Wednesday, April 5, 2006 Volume 75, Number 20 Features Some say that the play, 'Wicked' is wicked good. But they all live in Boston and don't matter. Page 4 Editorials Editor in Chief Kevin Shannon was not a big fan of The Cougars Papers. Page 6 Entertainment Inside Man stars Denzel, Clive and Jodie and was directed by Spike. Is anyone named Bill anymore? Page 8 Sports SXU Softball and Baseball have begun, but doesn't everyone just really care about the White Sox? Page 16 Saint Xavier mourns passing of Tyesa Bowens By Kevin Shannon Editor in Chief The campus of Saint Xavier University is mourning the loss of freshman Tyesa Bowens. The 18-year-old SXU student was found murdered, along with her father and mother, in their Matteson, IL home on Tuesday, March 28th. The family was described as quiet but friendly to reporters after the gruesome discovery was made in the upscale Chicago suburb. Tyesa Bowens, despite being a freshman, was an integral part of the SXU community as she was a member of the Student Success Program here at Saint Xavier. SSP is a program that targets students who are first generation, low-income, and/or students with disabilities. In a letter written to SXU Today, President Judith Dwyer noted of Ms. Bowens that she was "majoring in biology in her second semester at Saint Xavier. She was a quiet, bright, articulate, conscientious student who was very meticulous with her schoolwork, always getting it done on time and correctly." In addition to her brief but stellar tenure at SXU, Tyesa Bowens was Valedictorian of her high school class at Fenger High School, which had a graduating class of 184 students. As of Monday, April 3, a bulletin board was placed outside the SSP office, which will be designated as a memory board for Tyesa Bowens. All are invited to come to the SSP office any time during the week to write whatever thoughts, feelings or memories they would like to share. The thoughts will be kept outside the offices of SSP so that students can read them and reflect upon the life led by Tyesa Bowens to show all the lives she touched. Funeral services for Tyesa Bowens and her family will be held on Friday, April 7, at Salem Baptist Church, which his located at, 11816 S. Indiana. Student Services will be providing bus transportation to all members of the Saint Xavier community who would like to attend the services. A bus will leave from the Warde Academic Center at 9:30 a.m. If you would like to go to the funeral services and would like to ride the bus, please sign up in Student Services (L-208) or call ext. 3123. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. at the church and services will begin at 11 a.m. KlRSTEIN AND HOROWITZ DEBATE WAR, ACADEMIC FREEDOM By Nick Kerr and Christina Cucci Deputy News Editor and Copy Editor Last week, Saint Xavier University held a controversial debate on "The Iraq War" in the campus' McGuire Hall. McGuire Hall would have been over-flowing with members of the Saint Xavier community plus many more who were interested in attending, if it weren't for several Security Officers standing firmly at their posts. This now notorious debate featured nationally known author David Horowitz who wrote "The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America," and Saint Xavier University Professor of History, Dr. Peter N. Kirstein, who is proud to be featured in Horowitz's book after his contentious letter to a soldier back in 2002. Provost Dr. Dominic Hart gave the first few words of the presentation, explaining that events like this "rarely change minds, but are to open the discussion." Saint Xavier Professor of English, Dr. John Gutowski, was the moderator for the event, and began the presentation by thanking the many sponsors from SXU and beyond for coordinating such a controversial debate. The debate's sponsors included The American Association of University Professors-SXU Chapter, the Department of History and Political Science, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Criminal Justice, the Political Science Forum, Women and Gender Studies Program, and Young America's Foundation. As moderator, Gutowski explained that the motivation for staging that evening's event when he said that no matter what side of the debate you stand your ground, and even though Horowitz defends the war and Kirstein opposes it; these two men, along with those present Dr. Kirstein and moderator Dr. Gutowski at the debate, are all "concerned with the Iraq War." Gutowski asked "that the audience courteously respect their rights to free speech" and he notified that a period for questions and responses would follow the debate itself. How well the audience, as well as the speakers themselves, would attest, was soon to be observed. Kirstein, followed by Horowitz, kicked off the debates by offering their opening statements on the Iraq War. In their interpretations on whether the war was just, the two men conflicted the most in regards to the United States' role in the global community as well as how they each viewed International Law. Professor Kirstein began by attacking politicians from both parties who supported the war, though he was the harshest on Senator John Kerry who was the Democratic Party nominee for President in 2004. Kirstein criticized the war by pointing out the fact that no Weapons of Mass Destruction were found in Iraq, and he blasted the Bush Administration for a lack of planning the war and failure to let listen intently to Mr. Horowitz's opening remarks. UN Weapons Inspectors finish their job. Kirstein also discussed the abuses that had been committed in Iraq such as the Abu Ghraib scandal and other violations of the Geneva Convention. Kirstein tried to make a point that a pullout from Iraq would help ease tensions with Iran. He closed his remarks by contradicting an argument made by many people who support the war when they allege that an immediate pullout would mean that the many causalities from this war were all in vain. He quoted John Kerry's remarks at a 1971 hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake." Horowitz started off his case that the war was just, as it was part of a global war he called "the threat of our lifetime." He stated how Saddam violated sixteen UN resolutions. He used the argument that if nothing was done against Saddam, then the United Nations would mean nothing. Horowitz criticized nations that did not back the war for the war itself, for he felt that if those nations would have joined the United States, Saddam would have been backed in a corner to comply with the UN resolution which authorized the weapon inspections prior to the war. He also downplayed Kirstein's concern about events like Abu Ghraib by saying, "Abu Ghraib was a crisis for the New York Times, [the paper ran 32 front page stories on the topic] not for the Iraqi people." The debate then shifted towards the issue of academic freedom. Horowitz, a proponent of regulating professors to talk about the subject they are experts in, started off by talking about how students should not have to deal with professors who go off the intended subject of the course. He also stressed that some professors seek to indoctrinate rather than to educate their students. In an almost accusatory tone, aimed toward Kirstein, Horowitz proclaimed, "Teachers should stay clear of political activism...we have to respect the roles that we play in society... teachers should not be using the classroom as a political soapbox." Then, Kirstein gave his argument why there should not be any kinds of regulation in the classroom by saying, "Professors must not be silenced. If professors are not free [to speak] then neither are the students. To deny professors their right to speak is to deny their sense of freedom." Kirstein further stated, "I want to protect students' rights; I respect safe and open forum... each participant contributes to the search for knowledge and truth." Kirstein went on to describe a laundry list of classes when talking about the Iraq War or other litigious current event type material would be appropriate subject matter for the classroom. "Debate" continued on page 2
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Transcript | TheXavierite THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY Wednesday, April 5, 2006 Volume 75, Number 20 Features Some say that the play, 'Wicked' is wicked good. But they all live in Boston and don't matter. Page 4 Editorials Editor in Chief Kevin Shannon was not a big fan of The Cougars Papers. Page 6 Entertainment Inside Man stars Denzel, Clive and Jodie and was directed by Spike. Is anyone named Bill anymore? Page 8 Sports SXU Softball and Baseball have begun, but doesn't everyone just really care about the White Sox? Page 16 Saint Xavier mourns passing of Tyesa Bowens By Kevin Shannon Editor in Chief The campus of Saint Xavier University is mourning the loss of freshman Tyesa Bowens. The 18-year-old SXU student was found murdered, along with her father and mother, in their Matteson, IL home on Tuesday, March 28th. The family was described as quiet but friendly to reporters after the gruesome discovery was made in the upscale Chicago suburb. Tyesa Bowens, despite being a freshman, was an integral part of the SXU community as she was a member of the Student Success Program here at Saint Xavier. SSP is a program that targets students who are first generation, low-income, and/or students with disabilities. In a letter written to SXU Today, President Judith Dwyer noted of Ms. Bowens that she was "majoring in biology in her second semester at Saint Xavier. She was a quiet, bright, articulate, conscientious student who was very meticulous with her schoolwork, always getting it done on time and correctly." In addition to her brief but stellar tenure at SXU, Tyesa Bowens was Valedictorian of her high school class at Fenger High School, which had a graduating class of 184 students. As of Monday, April 3, a bulletin board was placed outside the SSP office, which will be designated as a memory board for Tyesa Bowens. All are invited to come to the SSP office any time during the week to write whatever thoughts, feelings or memories they would like to share. The thoughts will be kept outside the offices of SSP so that students can read them and reflect upon the life led by Tyesa Bowens to show all the lives she touched. Funeral services for Tyesa Bowens and her family will be held on Friday, April 7, at Salem Baptist Church, which his located at, 11816 S. Indiana. Student Services will be providing bus transportation to all members of the Saint Xavier community who would like to attend the services. A bus will leave from the Warde Academic Center at 9:30 a.m. If you would like to go to the funeral services and would like to ride the bus, please sign up in Student Services (L-208) or call ext. 3123. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. at the church and services will begin at 11 a.m. KlRSTEIN AND HOROWITZ DEBATE WAR, ACADEMIC FREEDOM By Nick Kerr and Christina Cucci Deputy News Editor and Copy Editor Last week, Saint Xavier University held a controversial debate on "The Iraq War" in the campus' McGuire Hall. McGuire Hall would have been over-flowing with members of the Saint Xavier community plus many more who were interested in attending, if it weren't for several Security Officers standing firmly at their posts. This now notorious debate featured nationally known author David Horowitz who wrote "The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America," and Saint Xavier University Professor of History, Dr. Peter N. Kirstein, who is proud to be featured in Horowitz's book after his contentious letter to a soldier back in 2002. Provost Dr. Dominic Hart gave the first few words of the presentation, explaining that events like this "rarely change minds, but are to open the discussion." Saint Xavier Professor of English, Dr. John Gutowski, was the moderator for the event, and began the presentation by thanking the many sponsors from SXU and beyond for coordinating such a controversial debate. The debate's sponsors included The American Association of University Professors-SXU Chapter, the Department of History and Political Science, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Criminal Justice, the Political Science Forum, Women and Gender Studies Program, and Young America's Foundation. As moderator, Gutowski explained that the motivation for staging that evening's event when he said that no matter what side of the debate you stand your ground, and even though Horowitz defends the war and Kirstein opposes it; these two men, along with those present Dr. Kirstein and moderator Dr. Gutowski at the debate, are all "concerned with the Iraq War." Gutowski asked "that the audience courteously respect their rights to free speech" and he notified that a period for questions and responses would follow the debate itself. How well the audience, as well as the speakers themselves, would attest, was soon to be observed. Kirstein, followed by Horowitz, kicked off the debates by offering their opening statements on the Iraq War. In their interpretations on whether the war was just, the two men conflicted the most in regards to the United States' role in the global community as well as how they each viewed International Law. Professor Kirstein began by attacking politicians from both parties who supported the war, though he was the harshest on Senator John Kerry who was the Democratic Party nominee for President in 2004. Kirstein criticized the war by pointing out the fact that no Weapons of Mass Destruction were found in Iraq, and he blasted the Bush Administration for a lack of planning the war and failure to let listen intently to Mr. Horowitz's opening remarks. UN Weapons Inspectors finish their job. Kirstein also discussed the abuses that had been committed in Iraq such as the Abu Ghraib scandal and other violations of the Geneva Convention. Kirstein tried to make a point that a pullout from Iraq would help ease tensions with Iran. He closed his remarks by contradicting an argument made by many people who support the war when they allege that an immediate pullout would mean that the many causalities from this war were all in vain. He quoted John Kerry's remarks at a 1971 hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake." Horowitz started off his case that the war was just, as it was part of a global war he called "the threat of our lifetime." He stated how Saddam violated sixteen UN resolutions. He used the argument that if nothing was done against Saddam, then the United Nations would mean nothing. Horowitz criticized nations that did not back the war for the war itself, for he felt that if those nations would have joined the United States, Saddam would have been backed in a corner to comply with the UN resolution which authorized the weapon inspections prior to the war. He also downplayed Kirstein's concern about events like Abu Ghraib by saying, "Abu Ghraib was a crisis for the New York Times, [the paper ran 32 front page stories on the topic] not for the Iraqi people." The debate then shifted towards the issue of academic freedom. Horowitz, a proponent of regulating professors to talk about the subject they are experts in, started off by talking about how students should not have to deal with professors who go off the intended subject of the course. He also stressed that some professors seek to indoctrinate rather than to educate their students. In an almost accusatory tone, aimed toward Kirstein, Horowitz proclaimed, "Teachers should stay clear of political activism...we have to respect the roles that we play in society... teachers should not be using the classroom as a political soapbox." Then, Kirstein gave his argument why there should not be any kinds of regulation in the classroom by saying, "Professors must not be silenced. If professors are not free [to speak] then neither are the students. To deny professors their right to speak is to deny their sense of freedom." Kirstein further stated, "I want to protect students' rights; I respect safe and open forum... each participant contributes to the search for knowledge and truth." Kirstein went on to describe a laundry list of classes when talking about the Iraq War or other litigious current event type material would be appropriate subject matter for the classroom. "Debate" continued on page 2 |
Collection | Xavierite (Saint Xavier University) |
Relation | Saint Xavier University Publications |
Subject(s) | Saint Xavier University (Chicago, Ill.) -- History. |
Type | text |
Format | image/jpeg |
Language | eng |
Publisher | Saint Xavier University |
Year Published | 2013 |
Rights | The items digitized in this collection are the property of Saint Xavier University. This image may be used freely, with attribution, for research and educational purposes. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact archives@sxu.edu. |