2006 Vol.75, No.21 Xavierite

              TheXavierite
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITy
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Volume 75, Number 21
Features
Ask Jack is back! But
that is the end of the
rhyming, so sorry. In
other news, would you
like some Green Eggs...
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Editorials
Just one article this
week. But it will
BLOW YOUR MIND!
Tina is livid about
ignorant non-voters!
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Entertainment
Take a look at the
amazing section with
more pictures than
words! Marvel at the
use of small headlines!
Page 8
Sports
Saint Xavier Softball
and Baseball are on
the winning track.
Plus, Ron Lavaire
qualifies for nationals
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Event to teach personal preparedness
By Kevin M. Shannon
Editor in Chief
The Ad-Hoc Faculty Affairs
Committee for the Saint Xavier University
Emergency Response Team will be holding
a special event Wednesday, April 19th from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Atrium, located
within the SXU Diner. It will focus on
personal preparedness in the face of an
emergency.
"Personal preparedness is the key
when facing an emergency or a catastrophe.
We saw in the governmental response to
Hurricane Katrina, sometimes you just
have to take care of yourself first, and then
help those around you," said Jim Hagen,
a professor at Saint Xavier University in
Public Health and a Certified Emergency
Response Coordinator.
The emergencies that the Ad-Hoc
Committee speaks on can be something
as small as a kitchen fire, but they have
focused more on larger man-made and
natural disasters. The event on April 19th
will incorporate both ways to survive all
kinds of emergencies.
Providing the expert information
on personal preparedness will be many
different groups, from within the University
and from the City of Chicago. Included
will be: Chicago Police Department,
Chicago Fire Department, the City of
Chicago's Emergency Management and
Public Health, Saint Xavier Public Safety,
a Representative from Peer Ministry and
Marquette Bank.
Each different group will have a
table at the April 19th where their specific
department can share the information on
how to best react to a natural or man-made
disaster.
The Chicago Police Department will
hold a lecture centering on the Emergency
Communication Center and a new
plan the City of Chicago has created to
help individuals react in the face of an
emergency.
The Chicago Fire Department will
show 10 steps to fire safety. Also included
in their talk will be ways of surviving if you
have a disability.
The City of Chicago's Public Health
representative will delve deeper into more
dire situations, such as to survive a Bio-
Terrorism attack.
Chicago's Emergency Management
will speak on their new website, www.
alertchicago.org.
SXU Public Safety will lecture on how
best to handle an emergency and stay safe
while on campus.
Kimberly Henderson, a student and
a representative of Peer Ministry, will
speak on how to best incorporate personal
faith while dealing with a life-threatening
disaster.
Marquette Bank will be available
to inform on how to best protect your
financial assets during a disaster.
"What is really important is to
get all these institutions together and
working together. Cooperation with
different sectors of the community and
larger surrounding area is very important
in the face of emergency, and to get
representatives from the University, the city
of Chicago and the financial sector are very
important," said Professor Jim Hagen.
While the Ad-Hoc Committee is
primarily a faculty-based group, the event
coordinator for the committee is a student,
senior Brittany Pavlis. Pavlis, who is
involved as a part of her Senior Project,
sees that personal preparedness is truly
important in a disaster.
"If you can't take care of yourself, then
you can't take care of anyone else," said
Pavlis.
For more information on how to best
react in the face of an emergency, please
visit www.alertchicago.org where there are
tips for surviving Bio-Terrorism, tornadoes,
Bird Flu, etc. Or attend the emergency
response event on April 19th.