Chartwells recognizes communication gaps
Kathryn Rosenbaum
News Editor
Chartwells is offering student workers opportunities for work outside Ryan’s Eatery and Pub because their hours were suddenly cut. However, these opportunities may not offer as many hours or regularity as employment at Ryan’s did.
Senior Director of Dining Services Walter Silka said that “just like any restaurant, Chartwells built up their staff in the beginning and then adjusted accordingly.”
Silka said that they could have better communicated with students that their hours were not guaranteed. Chartwells is trying to offer other options for students; however, these jobs might only offer students a few hours a week.
Silka said that student workers have the opportunity to work three to four hours a week during the Sean Miller Show, broadcast from Ryan’s on Mondays during basketball season.
Furthermore, “students affected by the staffing adjustments were notified of work opportunities in the Cintas catering program and concessions,” said Lilkeisha Smith, Marketing Director for Xavier University Dining Services.
Both working at Ryan’s and serving at Cintas are customer service jobs, thus the responsibilities and pay are comparable. Student workers receive $9 an hour at Ryan’s and $10 in catering.
However, the “availability of those opportunities is dictated by the type, size and schedule of the event,” said Smith. Thus, students’ schedules may from week to week and these hours may not make up for the hours lost at Ryan’s.
Silka wrote in a statement although hours part-time employees receive will continue to fluctuate, Chartwells will try to better communicate this with employees before surprise changes occur.
Chartwells is also trying to offer paid students opportunities besides serving. However, these may be temporary or one-time jobs. For example, students assisted with a survey for Chartwells.
Many opportunities for student employment, are in the planning stages and are dependent on Chartwells’ growth on Xavier’s campus.
Silka wants to develop student manager positions with the help of the Entrepreneurial Center. These positions would allow available work to be dispersed from one location.
Silka has yet to contact the Entrepreneurial Center about starting this program.
Fight Night hits campus
The Martial Arts Club, Boxing Club and Dance Team join together for a night of city-wide competition
Amy Windhorst
Campus News Editor
Amy Windhorst
Xavier’s Ryan Newburn (right) fights his competitor in a Taekwondo match.
On Saturday, Nov. 8, Xavier’s Martial Arts Club, Boxing Club and Dance Team collaborated to put on the first ever Xavier Fight Night.
Boxers came from Miami University and Northern Kentucky University to compete with Xavier students. A large boxing ring was set up on the Armory floor for the event.
Boxing was not the only competition. Tae-kwon-do matches took place—two at one time—on large floor mats.
The competitors consisted of members from the Xavier Martial Arts Club, students from the University of Cincinnati and individuals from Ahn’s Tae-kwon-do, a local martial arts establishment.
“The event was not a tournament, but more of an open forum,” said the Martial Arts Club president, senior Dan Dery.
“It was rather informal, primarily an opportunity for participants to fight several different opponents in a semi-competitive environment.”
The Xavier Dance Team also offered a performance to begin the festivities of the evening.
While Fight Night was ultimately a success, parts of the event appeared disorganized. After a half-hour delay, there were still several speed bumps in the proceedings, including an embarrassing false-entrance and equally embarrassing performance by the band, To Be Announced.
The event assumed the audience had familiarity with the format of tae-kwon-do and boxing matches.
But for students who had little knowledge of either sport, the judging might have appeared random or trivial.
Fight Night was held in the Xavier University Armory, where the clubs charged $3 for students and $5 for general admission. Concessions were sold throughout.
Part of the proceeds went to Xavier’s branch of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Though there are currently no concrete plans for another Fight Night on Xavier’s campus, Dery hopes the tradition will carry on after he has graduated.
For students interested in getting involved, newcomers can attend Martial Arts Club practices from 6-8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays in the Armory.
Those interested in the Boxing Club can contact its president, senior Shannon Lloyd, for more information.
New board funds student clubs
Emily Hoferer
Managing Editor
The Co-Curricular Funding Board is now available for student inquiries regarding funding for the clubs, organizations and programs.
The board is made up of money that was previously dispersed among other departments, including the president’s office. It is now all concentrated in one area.
The Co-Curricular Funding Board will be the other source of funding for student clubs and organizations along with Student Government Association.
According to Dr. Kathleen Simons, the Associate Provost for Student Life and Leadership, the board was created “to eliminate students going office to office to get pieces of money to support programs.”
The fund was not affected by the recent budget cuts. It includes $30,000 from the president, Fr. Michael Graham, S.J., $25,000 from Weekenders and $10,000 from the Intercultural Program Funding Board. Fr. Graham’s fund will eventually run out, but Weekenders and the IPFB are permanent budget allocations. Simons also said that her division of Student Life and Leadership as well as others will set aside programming money.
The Co-Curricular Funding Board was an idea from Fr. Graham. He then gave the task to Dr. Simons, who assembled a task force headed by J.B. Bailey, the assistant director for student involvement. The task force worked over the summer to form the board.
Dr. Simons laments that it was not available for programs in September and
October, but now that it is operating she is excited to see where it will go.
SGA President Craig Scanlon said that the board helps streamline the process
for clubs to get funding.
“The board has a lot more funds to work with,” said Scanlon. “Timing is an issue—students will have to be deliberate and more prepared, but it will make [receiving funding] easier.”
The application process for the funding board requires a presentation if the club or organization is requesting more than $1,000. They must schedule everything three weeks prior to their proposed event.
Programs develop when given more time, Simons said. The board will also require a very detailed budget form.
The board is chaired by Lynda Simon and includes three faculty, five administrators and two students.
Applications are available online, through the office of Student Involvement and through SGA.
Professor Profile: Dr. Thomas Hayes
Meghan Berneking
Managing Editor
As someone who has literally grown up around Xavier, Dr. Thomas Hayes, a professor in the marketing department, has seen hundreds of students come, grow and leave. He shares with the Newswire his thoughts on students, vacations and ringtone wisdom.
What classes do you teach?
Marketing Strategy and Marketing Services, primarily.
What degrees do you have?
A B.S. from Xavier in Psychology; an M.B.A. from Xavier in Marketing; an M.B.A.
in Organizational Behavior from University of Cincinnati; Ph.D. in Marketing
from University of Cincinnati.
Why Xavier?
This is unofficially my 15th year at Xavier. My dad started teaching here in
1957. I started teaching 32 years ago in 1976. I have literally grown up around
Xavier. I’ve been attached in some way, shape or form for 50 years.
What is your favorite part about Xavier?
The students. If you don’t like students, you shouldn’t be in a
university. This is my fourth year that I’ve had students whose parents
I’ve taught also. It’s fun to see what happens. It’s just
really exciting. My favorite day is the first day of classes, and my least favorite
is watching everyone pack up and leave. It’s kind of depressing to watch
everyone leave the dorms.
What is one thing you would change about Xavier?
That’s a really tough one. Can we come back to it? [Later in the interview]
All universities tend to have a bias towards reflection verses a bias towards
action. Sometimes I wish we moved faster, although I realize this is not always
possible.
What do you do in your free time?
I really only have two speeds. So I’m either working out or sitting still
doing nothing.
What would you be doing if you weren’t teaching?
Well, my high school vocational test said I should be a military police officer,
so maybe my kids would agree with that. But I’d like to think that I’d
be in some sort of adventure field—something that involved adrenaline.
I’ve always said you can do a psychological profile on someone when you
hear their ring tone. My ringtone is the theme song for “Indiana Jones,”
if that says anything.
Any advice for your students?
I like to use this quote: “You can either fight change, invest in change
or create change; but there’s only one sure way to lose.”
Describe your dream vacation.
Simple. A beach in the Caribbean, or someplace warm, with a book, music and
an adult beverage. And with nowhere to be and nothing to do.
Any particular book?
Something mindless. Some sort of mystery or detective novel. Some people may
think this is appropriate because they probably think I’m mindless.
You are on a desert island for an undisclosed amount of time and can only
listen to three songs over and over again. What are they?
“Amor Narcotico” by Chichi Peralta, “Moondance” by Van
Morrison, and I guess since I’m on a beach, “A Pirate Looks at 40”
by Jimmy Buffet.
Police Notes
Nov. 3, 4:59 p.m. — Campus Police assisted a professor in the A.B. Cohen Center with a student who was banned from their class due to disruptive behavior.
Nov. 6, 12:29 p.m. — A student reported the theft or loss of a $3,500 hearing aid from the student government office in the Gallagher Student Center.
Nov. 7, 4:20 p.m. — A Norwood resident reported ongoing trouble with students yelling obscenities and slurs in the neighborhood on or near Hudson Avenue.
Nov. 8, 1:23 a.m. — Two students urinating in the Kluener Plaza behind Alter Hall were cited for underage consumption.
Nov. 8, 3:48 a.m. — Norwood Police arrested a student on Hudson Avenue for criminal damage after the subject kicked the side view mirror off of a parked vehicle.
Nov. 8, 10:06 p.m. — Campus Police and Residence Life investigated the report of someone smoking marijuana on the second floor of Brockman Hall. A small amount of alcohol was confiscated and one student admitted to smoking marijuana in the room.
Nov. 9, 1:11 a.m. — A student was observed walking through the Health Center lot with a large amount of alcohol including bottles and cans. The student was cited for underage consumption and possession of a fake ID card.
Nov. 9, 1:15 a.m. — Campus Police assisted Norwood Police with breaking up a loud party on Ivanhoe Avenue.
Nov. 9, 1:51 a.m. — Campus Police assisted Norwood Police with a loud party on Williams Avenue. The party was broken up and four students were arrested by Norwood Police for operating a disorderly house. A stolen Xavier construction sign was also recovered from the house.
Nov. 9, 2:51 a.m. — Two students observed tampering with the reunion weekend tent on the greenspace were cited for underage consumption. One student was also cited for possession of a fake ID card.
Police Note of the Week
Nov. 4, 5:30 a.m. — Campus Police and Residence Life investigated the report of an intoxicated student in Kuhlman Hall who had wandered into the wrong room and passed out in a bed with another student. The intoxicated student was awoken and relocated into the proper room.
