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"If nothing else, value the truth."
Volume LXIII
Friday, October 9, 1998
Issue 7
Dauphin Players' 1998 Cafeteria music
season debuts with Our Town meets with
Jon Crane
Reporter
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the ftrst time in twenty years, the
most-produced play in American theater will be presented at St. Louis U.
High.
s
The Dauphin Players are opening the
1998-99 theater
season
with
T hornton
Wilder' s awardwinning play Our
Town. T h e
play is set in three
ac ts, each covering different time
periods following the lives of
citizens of a small
Ne w E ngland
town, Grover' s
Comer. The play
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focuses on two
fa milies, the
Gibbs and the
Webbs.
The children of these two families-. George Gibbs, played by junior Steve
Kratkey, and Emily Webb, played by Cor
Jesu's Meaghan O'Keefe- are high
school students who eventually fall in
love and marry in the second act.
While the love between the two is an
important aspect of the play, Wilder's
drama also takes a look at all the people of
the town and the ways in which their lives
change over the course of time.
Our Town is commonly produced in
high schools because, from a technical
aspect, the show is very simple.
While most schools draw from the
traditionall938 Broadway version, director Mark Cummings intends to "rethink
and represent the typical high school
show." This version of Our Town will be
based on the
1988 Broadway revival
which remains
more faithful to
Wilder's original intentions.
Cummings
believes Our
Town is that
special type of
play that makes
us rethink ourselves and our
world. The play
connects to all
those who see
it in almost unexplainable
ways, according to Cummings.
Senior Ryan Auffenberg, who plays
the Stage Manager, believes those who
see the play will come away with a new
appreciation for how precious life is, no
matter how monotonous it may seem. This
theme is reinforced by the journeys of
characters throughout the show.
Our Town will likely affect those
who see it, but it has already sent a powerful message to those actors performing in
see IN THE SPOTLIGHT, 8
mixed reactions
Tom Morefield
Reporter
nyone wno has been in the cafeteria
this week has surely noticed a
change. Emanating from the two new
ceiling speakers are the greatest hits of the
80s.
The idea to play music in the cafeteria belongs to Food Service Supervisor
Kathy Hylla. Music is played in the other
schools where Food Service works and
the cafeteria staff thought it would he
something fun for SLUH students.
The administration approved the idea
see LETTUCE LISTEN, 8
A
•
14 seniors
chosen as
semifinalists
Tom Wyrwich
Core Staff
he N~tional Merit Scholarship Corporauon (NMSC) has released this
year's list of National Merit Semifinalists, and 14 seniors from St. Louis ll.
High were included.
These students, who were in the top
half of one percent of all students taking
the test, received a selection index of at
see FOURTEEN, 8
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10
My only friend, the end
by Phil Rutterer
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
Schedule #2
Tomado Drill @ Activity Period
Our Town @ 7:30pm
JV/B-XC@ Metro Invit.@ 4:30pm
CSP @ Our Little Haven @ 3-Spm
Calendar
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
No Classes--Grading Day
V -FB vs. DeSmet @ 7pm
C-SC vs. St. Mary's@ 4pm
CSP @ Our Little Haven @ 3-Spm
SATURDAY.OCTOBER17
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 10
V-FB@ Ladue@ 2pm
C-FB vs. Belleville East @ lOam
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 11
C/JVN-XC@ MCC@ Forest Park
@lOam
B-FB @ DeSmet @ lOam
V -SC vs. Parkway South @ 6pm
B-SC vs. Parlcway South @ 4pm
JVN- WP @ MICDS Invitational
MONDAY.OCTOBER12
Special Exam Schedule
Exams: Theology, English, Economics,
Psychology
CSP @ Karen House 3-6:30pm
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 13
Schedule#S
Sophomore Prayer Service
V -SC vs. Springfield-Sacred Heart
@6:30pm
B-SC vs. Springfield-Sacred Heart
@4:30pm
C-SC@ DeSmet@ 4pm
CSP Tutoring @ 3-Spm
WEDNESDAY.OCTOBER14
8: I 5-Language
9:30-History
10:45-Computer Science, Prob/Stats,
American Politics, Conflicts
JVN- WP vs. Ladue @ 4/Spm
CSP @ Our Little Haven @ 3-Spm
CSP @ Truman Home @ 3-Spm
THURSDAY.OCTOBER15
8:15-Science
9:30-Math
10:45-Film, Anatomy/Physiology, Con-.
flicts
C-FB vs. DeSmet @ 6pm
V -SC @Francis Howell North @ 6:30pm
B ·-SC @ Francis Howell North
@4:30pm
CSP Tutoring @ 3-5pm
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SUNDAY. OCTOBER 18
October 9, 1998
October 9-23
Texas Christian University
Trinity College-Connecticut
Webster University
William Jewell College
William Woods Univesity
C-XC@ HazelwoodFrosh. Invit.@ Sioux
Passage @ 4pm
C-SC @ Duchesne @ 4pm
CSP @ Our Little Haven @ 3-5pm
CSP @ Truman Home @ 3-Spm
TUURSDAY.OCTOBER22
Schedule #2
Senior Prayer Service
Freshman Advisement
CSP @ Tutoring @ 3-5pm
MONDAY. OCTOBER 19
Schedule #2
Freshman Prayer Service
Sophomore Retreat
Senior Class Meeting
V -SC @ Granite City @ 7pm
B-SC @ Granite City @ 5:30pm
C-SC vs. CBC @ 4pm
CSP @Our Little Haven @ 3-Spm
TUESDAY.OCTOBER20
Sophomore & Junior PSAT exam
No classes for Seniors & Freshmen
C-FB @St. Mary's @ 4pm
CSP Tutoring @ 3-5pm
JVN @ Chaminade @ 7 /8pm
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 23
Schedule #1
North Central Survey
Sophomore Retreat
Freshman English Tutorial
College visits: Claremont -McKenna College (seniors see Mrs. Berger)
Drake University
Harvard University (seniors see
Mrs. Berger)
Ripon College
Valparaiso University
B-FB vs. McCluer@ 4pm
JVIV-WP@ Parkway West@ 4/5pm
C-SC @ Chaminade @ 4pm
CSP @ Our Little Haven @ 3-5pm
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 21
Schedule #2
Junior Prayer Service
Junior Class Meeting
College visits: Brown University (seniors
see Mrs. Berger)
Duquesne University
Emory University
Holy Cross (seniors see Mrs.
Berger)
University of lllinois at UrbanaChampaign
University of Iowa
University of Notre Dame
Quincy University
Southeast Missouri State University
Auditions for the November and December shows of the Dauphin Players, Beyond the Fringe and Terra Nova, will he
held on Tuesday, October 13 and Wednesday, October 14, at 1:30 p.m. Callbacks
will be held Thursday, October 15. All
auditions will be held in the theater.
The Dauphin Players will be presenting
Our. Town tonight and Saturday in the
SLUH Performing Arts Center. Tickets
are $5 in advance and $6 at the door.
News
2
NHSreviews
book sale,
plans service
for the year
Joe Hoffman
Reporter
D
uetostacksofEnglish, science, math,
and other textbooks, room M205
was almost impassable after the final exam
on May 29 last year. Tbese stacks were
books that had been collected for the
National Honor Society's annual book
sale.
By book day 1998, seemingly magically, ttie books that were taken in May
had been organized and stacked neatly in
the commons, ~dy to be recycled back
into use. Students flocked to purchase, by
cash or credit, school books at savings
over the school bookstore's price.
The book sale, which wa_sagreat deal
more successful than last year's, was run
e ntirely by stud.eJ;tts in the NHS. Pat
Dooling, NHS officer and organizer of
the book sale, estimates that a minimum
of 35 service hours were put in by each
NHS member.
These service hours, in conjunction
with the students' participation, allowed
for the sale's success. $25,576 worth of
books were purchased by the NHS at the
end of the school year and sold for a total
of $26,284, for a profit of $708.
With some money yet to be collected,
the fmal profit is projected at $750. At the
NHS meeting on Tuesday, Dooling presented a check to Charles Merriott as a
donation to the Honduras project.
This presentation was only one of the
items on theNHS meeting's agenda. Other
topics discussed were the service that the
NHS plans to carry out at the Caroline
Mission and the tutoring of individual
SLUH students in various subjects.
The N ational Honor Society plans to
make its service inside and outside of the
school more visible this year than it has
been in the past.
october 9, 1998
A1nbassadors to improve
al11rnni-studet1t relations
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Brendan Kane
Reporter
,
he newly-created President's Ambassadors Program, under the leadership of President Paul Sheridan, SJ, will
work throughout the YC¥ to bring about a
closer relatiqnship betWeen alUmni and
current SLUH students as well as assist in
events such as CASHBAH and the St.
Matthe~'s Project.
One of the main functions · of the
group will be to improve the relationship
between the alumni and c urrent SLUH
students. To work toward this goal, the
Ambassadors will participate in alumni
reunions throughout the year.
At these events the Ambassadors will
talkwitbfonnerstudentsaboutthechanges
made silnce they graduated, as well as the
core aspects of student life that have remained the same throughout generations
of SLUH students.
The Ambassadors will also give individual speeches at Board ofTrusteesmeetings dL'Iring the year. The speeches will
seek to give the Board better insight into
T
the daily experiences of SLUH students.
Members of the President's Amba<>sadors
will also assist in planning and participate
in several Masses during the year.
The foc.us of this group, according to
Sheridan, is the leadership of the students.
Sheridan feels that much can be gained
from a closer relationship between students, alumni, and the administration.
"We are working to give back to the
community and the school," said senior
Chris Keys, who serves as co-captain of
the organization with fellow senior Chris
Schaeffer. Seniors Brad Goff"and John
Grimaud will help the group by working
as photographers, and junior Ken Nesmith
will take care of the secretarial duties.
Events during the year will be led hy
different members of the group, giving
each student an opportunity for a leadership role. ·
"The program has a lot of different
jobs allowing us to work in areas we are
best suited for," said Keys about the diverse events handled by the Ambassadors
throughout the year.
Gingrich addresses Young GOP
Peter :Barnidge
Reporter
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T
he Young Republicans club b as
st<:llted this year with an elephantine
roar.
Around ten Pachydermbills took a
field trip last week to Carbondale, Illinois
for a fund-raiser for United States Congressional hopeful Bill Price, father of
senior Michael and sophomore Stephen.
The Young Republicans saw congressman Newt Gingrich of Georgia. at
the local high school, where they also
encountered several protesters yelling
profanities at thecrowdattending the rally.
Upon returning to the Carbondale
Civic Center, the GOP bills were allowed
to attend a $250 plate luncheon at no
charge, at which they had pictures taken
with Gingrich and Price.
After a hectic day, the Republicans
returned to St. Louis by 4:30 p.m.
Young Republican Mike Palumbo
said that he found the day "intellectually
stimulating."
The Young Republicans elected Mike
Price as president of the club after a unanimous vote.
Price said that he plans to have a
"very active year in this political season."
Events in the future might include
such guest speakers as Bill Federer, a
SLUH grad who is running against Congressman Dick Gephardt, or Congressman Jim Talent, who has spoken to the
group in the past.
Price said that the club is going to
"have great t-shirts." New members are
welcome at the meetings on Thursdays in
room Ml12.
October 9, 1998
Editorial
3
SCHOI.ARSHIP
Noble ends, questionable means
A donation, freely given, means far more than a solicited
contribution.
The freshman class scholarship plan, however, solicits and
virtually requires students to make a $25 donation each semester
they are at SLUH. As President Paul Sheridan, SJ, tl:1e creator of
the plan, describes it, "It's more obligatory than ' if-you-want-todo-it, do-it."'
A number of Senior Advisors hlive raised concerns about the
plan. "I think it is a bad idea for the $25 scholarship to be
mandatory. Many kids at SLUH are in work grant and need help
paying tor high school already," said one Advisor.
Though Fr. Sheridan's idea of establishmg a scholarship
fund for poor students in order to allow them to attend SLUH is
a noble concept, the method of raising the money needs to be
changed. Obligating students to donate money contradicts the
very idea of a donation, turning it into a required payment in
addition to tuition.
Developing the virtue ofcharity through requirement should
not be one of tlie policies of this school. Charity should be
developed out of a desire to help others. For this reason, the
money for the scholarship should be given voluntarily.
This is not to say that the' plan should be scrapped. We
encourage students to donate, and we believe the idea behind the
scholarship is good. Currently, though, 15 percent of the student
body receives fmancial aid. These students cannot afford SL l fH
as it is, and now they are being required to give money for a
scholarship. Any money that these students can raise should go
to paying for their own education first
Under the current plan, those who feel they cannot afford to
give can meet with Fr. Sheridan to discuss the situation. If a
student absolutely cannot give the money, be will not be required
to do so. However, the option of talking to the president of the
school personally about such a sensitive matter may intimidate
some students, particularly freshmen.
Making someone give to a charitable cause clouds the
motivation behind the gift If students believe in the cause and
want to give to it, they should. Only then will their $25 donation
truly be a donation.
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LETTERS 'fO THE EDITORS
Student upset about pep rally
Dear students,
Last Friday, STUCO put on a belly brigruhl and pep rally for
the sports events happening over the weekend. Unfortunately, the
cross country team's race on Saturday was mentioned only once
in the entire proceedings. At the pep rally, STUCO Sports
Commissioner Eric Wood said he was going to introduce the
captains of all the fall sports teams. Evidently, he meallt all sports
except cross country or perhaps it was because he does not even
know the captains of the team. We understand that people do not
want to wake up early on their Saturday momings to watch a race
that takes 20 minutes to complete, but what about the 30 members
of the team who do get up early? How about some words of
support for them?
It seems to me that if the school is going to can cross country ,
a fall sport, then it should treat it like one. The sport is in fac~ one
of the best of all the fall sports; finishing third in the state last year
and contending for the title again this year. Also, the team has
never lost the MCC title. What other fall sport can say that? It
would be understandable if the team was not supported because
of its poor quality. However, SLUH ·oonsistenly has one of the
best teams in the state, and we are not even recognize<l by our own
school. This year, we face our toughest competition ever at the
conference level. It would be admirable of STUCO and the
student body to show their support for the team.
Phil Rutterer '99
Student addresses theft
Reports of stolen objects have increased. In Spanish books.
alone, six have been stolen from the senior class. Wallets have
also been stolen from the lockers. This inflation of theft has been
countered not by school channels but instead by group intimidation and non-violent negotiation. A personal example of this is
a couple of weeks ago I found a student with a calculator of my
friend, so I took it away. However, instead of turning him in I
made an agreement: if he found my Spanish book, which had
been stolen, I would forget about his own theft. As I was starting
to write this letter my book was returned to me.
I thank all students involved in the return of my Spanish book
and encourarge a continuation of this non-violent policy. Gentlemen, the school is ours. If the theft is to be diminished, we the
students must take action.
Nick Epps '99
Editorial
October 9, 1998
LETTERS TO THE EDITORS
STUCO apologizes, pep rally reviewed
Hello from the STUCO Office. Things have been operating
even with the absence of STUCO Moderator, Mr.
Malihorski. Mr. Mal was out last week because be was expecting
the birth of his frrst child. Mr. Maliborski is now the proud father
of his new baby girl, Emma. So if you see him, be sure to
congratulate him, and I'm sure he'll show you some pictures.
Last week was filled with excitement. There was everything
from belly brigades to a pep rally. STUCO made a big mistake
in the belly brigade by not including cross country. We then
failed to announce the captains at the pep rally. We apologize to
the captains, runners, and coaches of the cross country team. Last
weekend the cross country team showed as much dominance if
not more as the football team. I know the football team pounded
CBC 28-0, but the cross country team swept the meet it ran in last
wekend. AU three levels took frrst place with the JV team taking
positions one through nine. I would also like to mention that the
captains of the team this year are Alex Speiser, Matt Schaefer,
and Ken Reichert. We apologize for our mistakes and would like
to wish you guys good luck.
Last Friday, the pep rally seemed to be a big hit among the
~.moothly
students. The favorite event always seem s to be the sumo
wrestling. This year Mr. Clark stripped "T-Bone" Murray of hi~
belt, but broke his big toe in the process. The fan favorite this yc;u·
turned out to be "Happy Thoughts" with Tony Puleo. Tony got
laughs from everyone with his " Vianney, Vianney, Vianney you
are sooooooo greasy" line. The biggest surprise was the special
guest. STUCO brought out Malcolm Briggs to get the sports
teams going. He gave us the "elixir," and we went out ond
potmded CBC, and we also beat MICDS in waterpolo. The next
day the cross country team dominated its meet. Another highlight of the weekend was the mixer Saturday night. Eric Schreiner
says, "You can never get enough bumpin' and grindin' ." This
weekend, keep the spirit going and go see the football team play
Ladue Saturday afternoon. The waterpolo team and soccer teams
have games throughout the week and the cross country team runs
Friday at Jefferson Barracks. Be sure to get your tickets for 011r
Town also. Have a great weekend.
Kevin Doherty
PN Nightbeat
In the SLUH sports world last night, the soccer team
took on John F. Kennedy bigb school and defeated them 20 in the fourth round of the Hudson Memorial Tournament
at theAnbeuser-Busch Sports Complex. Junior Dave Minges
netted the rrrst goal of the game off of a direct, free-kick from
22 yards out. Fellow junior Matt Sebek scored the second
goal of the night and was assisted by Minges. Juniornetminder
John Quinn recorded the shutout for the team. The team
continues its tournament play this Saturday at 6 p.m.
Quote of tfie WeeK_
(~mem6e1i Information is not
'T'he STUCO Fall Mixer, held last Friday night, was attended
by approximately 250 people. Despite the low turnout, the
mixer raised $425 for STUCO.
K._.nowfetfge; !J(nowfetfge is not wisdom;
Wisdom is not trutfi; rr'rutfi is not
6eauty; fJ3eauty is not fove; Love is not
music; !Music is tfie 6est."
-Frank Zappa
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October 9, 1998
Sports
5
Water polo Gravy Train rolls over CB
outscores
M I CDS T
Justin Scott
Reporter
Ryan Keefe
Reporter
F
he Jr. Billiken football team did to
CBC last Friday night what it has
previously done 49 times-it handed the
Cadets a loss.
The Foothills started strong and
never relented, finishing ahead of CBC
28-0. SLUH improved to 4-1 on the
season and 2-1 in MCC play. It was
CBC' s flfth loss of the season.
On the opening Jcickoff,junior Brent
Holtgrewe recovered a CBC fumble for
the Jr. Bills, a turnover which led to a20yard touchdown run by senior Jae Phillips
just fifteen seconds into the game.
.
"The offensive line was excellent,"
said Phillips. "Jordan Rouff also provided great blocking."
AfterCBC' sfustseries stalled, juniorMark Kornfield marched the Gridbills
90 yards downfield for their ~econd seore
with a three-yard pass to fellow junior
Joe Tbaman. SLUH lead 14-0 at the eM
of the frrst quarter.
The offense continued to dominate
CBC' s defense and scored on its third
consecutive drive when senior running
or the second consecutive Saturday,
the water polo team traveled to the St.
Peter's Rec-Plex to battle rival MICDS.
Before taking on the Rams, however, the
Polobills traveled to John Burroughs to
take on the Bombers.
Despite corning out relatively flat,
tlle team got off to a quick start. Tbanks to
a stellar defense that has become the team' s
s!rongpoint, the Bills shutdown theBomb·ers.
.
Once again the Speedobills were led
by senior captains Ryan Keefe and the
goaltending of senior Dave Nahrn. Nahrn
made several spectacular saves, while
Keefe led the team with four goals. Also
contributing were captains John Penilla
and Aaron Christoff, as well as fellow ·
senior Jack·.Wideman. After the waters
calmed, the score was 12-7 and the Bills
were ready to battle MICDS.
The Bills carne to the Rec-Plex hopat four.
With 25 seconds left SLUH called a
ing to avoid digging a 7-0 hole like the one
time-out. Coach Charlie Busenhart set up
they found thernsel ves in the week before.
They did just that. SLUH got on
the board frrst when Penilla
scored on a pass from Keefe.
They added another score to the
tally when Wideman drew a
four meter penalty shot. Penilla
buried the penalty and the Bills
found themselves up 2-0 and
with a lot of confidence.
At halftime the Bills were ·
clinging toa2-llead. The Rams
opened the second half strong,
scoring three quick goals. But
the Bills would not quit. Showing the resilience that kept them
close the week before, the
B usenbills fought back. Keefe
scored an unassisted goal to cut
a play, and the Bills executed it to perfecthe lead to one, and Penilla scored on
another four-meter shot to tie up the game
tion. After Penilla drew a kickout, the
back Jordan Rouff plowed through the
Cadet defense for a three-yard touchdown run. making the score 21-0 at the
half
The Jr. Bills scored once more during the night, in the third quarter with
another touchdown run by Rouff, this
time from one yard out.
The defense once again played a
strong, dominating game, coming up
with its second shutout of the season.
They held CBC to a mere 168 yards of
offense. Intense coverage by the secondary heldCBC's air attack to only 45
yards. Junior Brent Holtgrewe led the
team with nine tackles and one sack.
Fellow lineman Matt Graves also turned
in a strong performance with seven tackles.
Head coach Gary Kornfeld said, "I
was very excited about the way we
played on both sides of the ball; on
offense we moved the ball at will, and
defensively we shut down their top offensive threats."
The Gridbills return to action tomorrow at Ladue, where they will take
on the Rams at 2 p.m.
ejected Rams' player interfered with him
and another four-meter shot was awarded.
With one second left, the Rams called a
time-out in attempt to "ice''
Penilla. With the victory on the
-1,_- line, Penilla beat the MICDS
goalie to give the Jr. Bills the
lead for good. A last second
MICDS shot was deflected, and
the Bills found themselves with
their first win over MICDS since
the 1996 state championship
game.
While PenilJa and Keefe led
the team with four goals and one
goal, respectively , other
standouts were Wideman and
Christoff, who lead the team in
kickouts with three. Junior goalie
Nick Bellon and sophomores
Charlie Maitz and Kevin Rose
also were major contributors.
see MICKEY D' s
Sports
6
October 9, 1998
Sports Matter
Rob Hutchison
Sports Editor
JV Water Polo:
" record: (7-2)
10/1 W, SLUH: 12,JohnBurroughs: 2
Zach Hartwig 3 G
John Pimmel 2 G
Matt Herrington 1 G, 2 A
Nick Hellwig 1 G
Sean Leahy 1 G
Nick Crow 1 G
Chris West 1 G
Patrick Rosen 3 A
Dan Klein 1 A
10/3 L, SLUH: 4, :MICDS: 5
Zach Hartwig 4 G
Sean Leahy 1 A
Brian Rea 1 A
10/5 W, SLUH: 11, DeSmet: 4
Nick Hellwig 4 G
Zach Hartwig 2 G, 1 A
Sean Leahy 2 G
Brendan Sanders 2 G
Brian Rea 1 A
Nick Crow 1 A
Patrick Rosen 1 A
Greg Szewczyk 1 A
Greg Auffenberg 1 G, I A
tOn W, SLUH: 15, Clayton: 1
Matt Herrington 3 G
Don DesPain 2 G, 1 A
Nick Hellwig 1 G , 2 A
Brendan Sanders 1 G , 2 A
Mike Seger 1 G, 2 A
Sean Leahy 3 A
Greg Szewczyk 2 G
Zach Hartwig 1 G, 1 A
Se,an Reidy 1 G, 1 A
Chris West 1 G
Jeremy Ziegler 1 G
Patrick Rosen I G
Nick Crow I A
John Pimmel I A
B-Football
10/8
SLUH I4
28
Ladue 0
record:(5-0)
7
7
0
0
0
0
SLUH-Zack Schmidt 40 yds. (Scott
kick)
SLUH-Zack Schmidt 4 yds. (Scott kick)
SLUH-Zack Schmidt 3 yds . .(Scottkick)
SLUH-Jason Hahn I6 yd. pass to Siju
Job (Scott kick)
B-Soccer:
record: (10-0)
10/2 W, SLUH: 3, DeSmet: 1
John Doyle 1 G
Kevin McCarthy I G
Ross Taylor I G
Tony Albrecht I A
David Brooks I A
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:
10/3 W , SLUH: 3, Vianney
John Doyle 1 G
Tim Fetter I G
Ross Taylor I G , ·
Tony Albrecht I A
David Brooks I A
Neil Sanders I A
Shutout recorded by Mark Valdez
C-Soccer:
record:(4-4-1)
10/3 L, SLUH: 0 , Hazelwood Central: I
10/4 W, SLUH: 2,
Rock,w ood Summit: 0
John Beck 1 G
Ian Walsk 1 G
.Shutout recorded by Pat Meyer and
· · Greg Florek
C -Football:
record:
10/3
SLUH 7
7
7
7
CBC
6
0
0
0
SLUH -Mike Wolf 14 yd.
(Drakesmith kick)
CBC-60 yd. pass (kick failed)
SLUH-Mike Wolf 34 yd.
(Drakesmith kick)
SLUH-Mike Wolf 27 yd.
(Drakesmith kick)
SLUH-Mike Wolf 8 yd.
(Drakesmith kick)
Cross Country:
10/3.
Varsity XC:
Nathan Tower
· Matt Schaefer
; Tim Huegerich
Mark Monda
Matt Crow
Dan Westlund
Matt Brice
3rd
5th
7th
8th
14th
18th
25th
(5-0)
2X
6
run
run
run
run
17:18
17:24
17:27
·. 17:30
17:42
17:47
17:57
JVXC:
Dan Graesser
Sean Bums
Alex Speiser
Ryan Hatch
Chris Abbott
Jon Crane
Bill Freeman
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
18:12
18:13
18:24
18:25
18:26
18:28
18:32
CXC:
Patrick Leinauer
Ken Chik
Pat Kim
John Parr
Andy Skosky
Andy Wahl
Matt Pitlyk
3rd
7th
9th
lOth
14th
19th
27th
18:35
19:15
19:20
19:22
19:33
19:44
20:32
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Sports
October 9, 1998
XC
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Dan Graesser
Reporter
Though three of its strongest runners
were injured, the St. Louis U. High cross
country team tmveled to Parkway Central
High School last Saturday with high expectations for the Parkway West Invitational.
The varsity anticipated success even
thougb it would be competing without
juniors Murphy O'Brien and Ted
Snodgrass and senior captain Ken
Reichert.
Taking advantage of the cool weather
and fast course, the Junior Bills surged to
the front of the pack from the very beginning of the race. This strategy enabled the
team to maintain a good position even as
the course narrowed upon entering the
woods.
Using a very strong third mile, junior
Nathan Tower led the procession of SLUR
runners to the end, with a third place
overall finish .
killing
He was followed by senior captain
Matt Schaefer, who displayed an extraordinary fmishing kick and passed numerous runners to fmish in fifth place. The
top five were rounded out by junior Tim
Huegerich in seventh, junior Mark Monda
in eighth, and senior Matt Crowe in fourteenth place.
Also participating and medaling in
the varsity race werejuniors Dan Westlund
and Matt Brice, in eighteen th and twenty:fifth places, respectively.
These strong perfomtances allowed
the team to defeat handily the field with a
score of37 points. This score is especially
:impressive considering that the field contained the sixth and ninth ranked teams in
the ar.;: a.
1 he members of the varsity team will
train through the next week in order to
prepare for the Metro Catholic Conference meet, at which SLUR hopes to maintain its bold on the conference title.
The JV team displayed complete
dominance of the field at the Parkway
West meet, taking the first nine places in
7
out
West
the race, and 17 of the 25 medals.
The top five, who scored a perfect
fifteen points, included junior D an
Graesser in frrst place overall, seniors
Sean Burns and Alex Speiser in second
and third places, sophomore Ryan Hatch
in fourth place, and senior Chris Ahbm in
fifth place.
The JV squad will also be preparing
for the conference meet, where it expects
a challenge from rival DeSmet.
The freshman team also competed at
Parkway West and proved that it is definitely one of the best freshman teams in
the area. Leading the way for the freshmen was Dan Leinauer in third place
overall. He was followed by Ken Chik.
Pat Kim, and John Parr.
These results were important for the
team because many of the members of the
team were running only their second 5
kilometer (3.1 mile) race ever.
The freshman team's next competition is at the large freshman race at the
Metro Invitational in Jefferson Barracks
Park.
Kickbills impro·ve record; Martel reaches 100 wins
Mark Grebel
Reporter
This past week, the Jr. Bill soccer
team trooped through three games, despite being plagued by injuries.
All three captains were out with various ailments: Matt Hicks with a groin
injury, Ryan Ossola with a leg injury, and
newly appointed captain Blake
Schaefering with mononucleosis.
In addition, senior Tim Vogelgesang
was recovering from a knee injury.
Playing at home, but backed by only
a few fans despite the significance of the
game, SLUH was defeated by the Vianney
Griffins. It was Vianney's frrst victory
against SLUR this year.
Vianney struck first with a goal eight
minutes into the game. The Griffins would
later score two more goals. Junior Ricky
Vigil scored the lone goal for the Jr. Bills,
bringing the fmal score to 3-1 in favor of
Vianney.
Senior Kyle Warwick put the game
into Pf!rspective, claiming that "every once
in a while you just lose."
1his Saturday SLUH has the possibility of playing the Griffins in the semifmals o f the Hudson Memorial to urnament.
Entering the Hudson Mem01ial Tourname:atas defending champions, the team
has h lgh expectations. So far it bas responded well undt,'f the pressure, handily
defeating Lafayette and Parkway South.
Senior goalkeeper Doug Kerr, facing
the fe:west number of shots this season,
recorded the shutout in coach Charlie
Martel's lOOth career victory .
"Lafayette's forwards were no match
for our defenders," said Kerr.
With key players out due to inj uries,
the team is experimenting with man-toman defense instead of the heralded Italian zone system for this tournament.
Juniors John Barringer and Ricky Vigil
scored goals for the Jr. Bills, while
Warwick added two goals of his own.
The 4-0 win against Lafayette propelled the team into its next match, against
Parkway South with high spirits.
SLUR jumped ahead early in the game
with a goal from Steve Elias. Elias blasred
a shot off a rebound into the back of the
net.
Fellow junior Matt Sebek added another goal to the tally ten minutes later.
Not long after Sebek' s goal, Warwick
added one more, his third goal in two
games.
Despite its continued dominance in
the game, the team was unable to score
another goal in the second half and the .T r.
Bills won by a score of 3-0. Senior Iohn
Antal recorded the shutout, the second in
a row for the team.
Last night SLUH played Kennedy ar
the Anheuser-Busch Sports Complex.
Check the PN Nightbeat for highlights
and the score.
8
FOURTEEN
MIC-:KEYD's
(from 1)
least 212 on the Preliminary Scholastic
Aptitude Test (PSAT).
To hecome finalists, semifinalists
must confirm their PSAT score with a
similarly strong score on the Scholastic
AptitudeTest(SAT). Theymustalsokeep
a high grade point average, be a full~time
high school student, and plan to enter
college next fall.
Most, if not all of the semifinalists
from SLUH will become finalists. The
fmalists can then compete for scholarships from the NMSC as well as various
corporate sponsored scholarships
Many people in the SLUH community were surprised by the drop in the
number of SLUH semifmalists. Twentyone SLUH students were named semifinalists last year.
"It's really bard to explain," Bonnie
Vega said, commenting on the drop.
Some speculate that the Writing Skills
section of the PSAT, added last year, may
have thrown SLUH students. The same
class performed well on the SAT, which
does not have a Writing Skills section.
"This year's class is really smaller
than last year's," said Principal Robert
Bannister, also puzzled by the drop.
This year's senior class has about
twenty fewer students than the previous
year· s senior class. This difference statis~
tically accounts for a drop of about a
single semifmalist.
Vega said, "Juniors need to take the
test more seriously rather than blowing it
off." Most students, she noted, take a
cavalier attitude toward the PSAT, view~
ing it simply as a preparation test for the
SAT.
Vega also said that the PSAT "rewards readers. Those who read for pleasure usually do well on standardized tests."
Vega speculated that many SLUH
students do not read in their spare time.
Whatever the cause of the drop, the
counseling department and others in the
SLUH community hope to see the usual
number of semifmalists next year. Sopho~
mores and juniors will take the PSAT on
Tuesday, October 20.
(from 5)
--
Keefe said, "Last Saturday, we
came out too confident and we dug
ourselves too deep a hole. Tonight, we
came :ready to play."
"Getting the early lead gave us
confidence that helped us win the
game," Christoff added.
On Tuesday night, the Jr. Bills
took on a tough DeSmet team and beat
the Spartans by a score of 9-6. Keefe
and Ptmilla led the scoring, while Rose
and Wideman got in on the fun, too.
The victory upped the team's record to
10-1 .However, the team acknowledges
that tltey still have a long way to go.
Senior Pat Mullen said, "We still
have to play tough teams like Oakville,
Parkway South, and MICDS at least
one more time, so we know we still
have work to do in terms of proving
we're number one around here."
The following seniors achieved National
Merit semifmalist status:
Jim Germanese
Dan Grubbs
Eric Grunzinger
Ben King
Marty Koehler
SeanLobmar
Matt Marsh
Mike Miles
Stuart Miller
Tom Morefield
Billy Richoux
Alex Speiser
Marlc Winkler
John Wright
Qjlote of tfu Wee~ again
S£m, your ego's writing
cftec~
your botfy can't
casli.
-The bald '80s character actor in Top
Gun (Actually, we're just too tired to
find his real name.)
October 9, 1998
IN THE SPOTLIGHT .
(froml)
the show.
Ursuline senior Anna Agniel, who
plays Mrs. Webb, says, "This play forces
audience members of all ages to consider
what they feel to he the most important
things in their life."
Senior Jake Wright sums it up as a
"spectacular show with a third act so
breathtaking you will leave U1e theater
wanting more."
Tickets are on sale now at the theater
box office for $5 presale and $6 at the
door. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday
and Saturday night.
LETTUCE LISTEN
(from 1)
and shared in paying for a CD player and
speaker system. Because of the odd protruding shape of the ceiling speakers, rumors arose that video cameras had been
placed inside them. When questioned
about the cameras, Plant Manager Paul
Owens would "neither confirm, nor den y''
these reports.
Reaction to the music has been varied. Many love the music, and it is not
uncommon to see students walking to
their tables, chocolate milk and pretzels in
hand, strutting to the funky beats of the
80's Clubhouse CD. Some students admit
they fmd themselves involuntarily bobbing their heads to the music as they eat.
A number of students are opposed to
music in the cafeteria completely, regardless of what is played. Senior Mike
Borchardt said, "It's ridiculous. It's like a
circus in here. It's making me crazy."
Others wish the variety and quality of
music could be increased. The three original CDs were 80's Clubhouse, Superstars
of the 80's and Best of Kentucky Headhunters. Students are free to bring in their
own music, provided that it is not vulgar
or offensive. There is also a sheet of paper
in the cafeteria where students can write
down suggestions for music they want 10
hear.
Feature
october 9, 1998
9
Murray Dethroned, Clark Crowned
tTitans cfasli, toe:crack§ in suttW-suit sliowcfown
Ryan Fox
Features Editor
C
hange is tlle only constant: just as sure as the present is built
upon the past, the future will lay its roots in.to today' s
defeated existence and grow in its own time. Perhaps the dinosaurs who once thundered across the ground have taken to tlle
sky. Upon the ruins of Rome tlle Popes eventually built Christ's
kingdom. But who would have guessed tllat Charle~:; Darwin's
"legacy of perpetual change" would fall upon the sum;, wrestling
belt of Terrence "T-Bone" Murray?
For four years of fall pep rallies, students wimessed M;urray
affect the meanest game-face ever seen. Four times Murra.y and
inferior challengers donned tan, plasticized "sumo" costumes-which Murray estimates at 50-70 pounds, and which make the
contestants look more like miniature Asian versions of the StayPuft marshmallow man than
highly skilled athletes- and
fourtimesMurrayprevailed.
Murray didn' t just wear the
belt as temporary ornamentation. He owned it. A challenge to compete with
MW'ray on stage in front of a
rabid, testosterone-drenched
SLUH pep rally crowd was a
not-so-cordial invitation to
eat mat.
Enter H. Eric Clark.
Clark, who had been
asked before to compete in
this event, decided that this
was to be his "fmt and iast
tilne" donning the cumbersome attire and squarin_g of1f against an
opponent.
"And that was before I broke my toe," he added with a grin.
Clark now wears a pale gray sandal on his left foot that, well,
doesn.~·1Jq'y-iiefmat¢h'the rest of his decidedly dapper attire. He
broke the toe in the fourth round of the six-round match, but
fouglii through the pain to win over the crowd and eventually
drive' the towering Murray from the ring, taking his belt in the
process.
Murray extrapolates from the events that Clark's injury was
a result of the ''poor condition of the ring," and adds that "there's
definitely satisfaction when pain is involved .. . not that I wish
pain upon anybody, you just know it was a grueling match when
the champion feels it the next day.'.'
But Clark's pain wasn'tlimitedtothe workplace. "My wife
told me rio~ to come home bruised. So I eamebome with a broken·.
toe." Needless to say, said Clark;·"she wasn;t too happy." Clark
emphasized the fact that this was his only time in the competition,
and he said, "Tllat's why I threw the belt into the crowd. To tell
the students 'I did it for you."'
In Clark' s.fl!St and final appearance in the sport, he may have
proved that he is the king of the SLUH ring, but the future of the
sport looks terribly unclear, a fogginess that Murray only increased with shocking announcements of his own.
"I'm retiring," announced Murray · on· activity period .at
Monday in the cafeteria, with a hint of nostalgia almost breaking
up his always confident and commanding voice: Murray will no
longer be seen waddling up to an opponent to initiate a match,
citing that; "the training is becoming too grueling:" The training?
"It mostly consists of mental preparation-psyching yourself
up-and putting on the girth," said T~Bone, confiding, "it' s all
about eating, actually."
Murray bas dominated and shaped the evolution of sumosuit wrestling since its heginning. The shoulders he
lowered time after time to
drive opponents from the
ring, the same shoulders over
which he strapped his sumo
suit and prepared for competition: these shoulders carried the sport from its humble
beginnings to the mythical
status it presently enjoys. As
Murray stood on his zenith
for the final time before last
Friday afternoon's match, not
one mortal could have
guessed the tumble that wao;
about to transpire. The glare
upon his face, so well-known amongst followers of the sumo
tradition, etched itself into his sweat-glazed, reddened visage.
This infamous grimace had changed from ·what·it once represented~ What bad been used as a weapon ofintimidatibn, instilling
fear iil' opponents as Murray would work himself into a frenzy.
became an outward expression of exhaustiml: It was, as Murray
put it, "fear of a heart attack."
Murray acknowledges the necessity of his retirement, however. "It's time for a change," be said with regret, "I wanted to quit
at the top of my career. The integrity of tlle sport is1 the most
important thing."
Change is the fuel of progress, but with Clark and Murraytwo fierce competitors whose physical grandeur·is matched only
by their intensity-both vowing not to lend theii talentS to this
sport in the years to come, one is left wondering whether progress
is possible. Perhaps we who gathered in the theater on October 2
wimessed the apex of athleticism. It is nearly impossible to
imagine a physical spectacle matching this one.