When you look back on recent months, it’s crazy to think just how fast the time has passed here. As the old adage goes, “Time flies when you’re having fun,” and if that’s the case, I’ve probably had my fair share of fun.
As we inch closer to Finals Week and summer becomes more and…
Volume 88
Mentz’s Minute: My 2011-12 Blue Streaks athletics awards
Blue Streaks baseball stumbles against Heidelberg
Having won seven of their previous nine games coming into their doubleheader against the Heidelberg Student Princes, the John Carroll University baseball team certainly had momentum on their side. With the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament right around the corner, the Blue Streaks seemed to be peaking at the right time with their recent hot streak.…
JCU softball sweeps Heidelberg on Senior Day
The John Carroll Blue Streaks softball team has gone 3-1 in their last four games dating back to last Wednesday, April 25, to clinch the second seed in Friday and Saturday’s Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament in Ada, Ohio.
The Blue Streaks split their doubleheader with crosstown rival Baldwin-Wallace last Wednesday, taking game one, 5-0, and…
Track and field teams end season with impressive finishes at OACs
Men’s Track and Field
[Written by Gabriella Kreuz]
In most seasons, men’s team scores of 76 and 73 for the John Carroll University track and field teams would be enough for a top-five finish at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships. Despite the efforts by the Blue Streaks, the men’s and women’s teams finished in sixth…
JCU tennis teams gain steam heading into OAC Tournament
Men’s Tennis
The John Carroll University men’s tennis team has caught fire recently, ending the 2012 regular season by winning three of their final four matches. The Blue Streaks first defeated the Marietta Pioneers by a shutout score of 9-0 on Thursday, April 26 before also defeating the Heidelberg Student Princes by a score of…
Nick's Knack: Who, if not we?
Presently, we are at a very tense juncture in time. The end of the scholastic year is here and the seniors, our friends, are graduating in just over two weeks. Without a doubt, they have learned a lot throughout their 21 years, however short of a period that seems to some.
The over-used advice about…
Cooney Meets World: Embracing change
Wow, is it really the last day of classes already? It feels like just yesterday that my roommate and I were moving in, setting everything up in our dorm room and getting ready for another year here at JCU.
But as I sit here at my desk in the newsroom and type this column, that…
Go phish
One week ago, a phishing attempt was reported to the John Carroll ITS Department. The scammers were attempting to get personal information from students via email. Unfortunately, two students responded to the email.
The email sent used the JCU logo and appeared to be an official email from the University.
Information Technology Services sent out…
OurView: Law and order
Law and order: It has been one of the biggest components for every society.
It is designed to help maintain stability among the people. There are supposed to be no barriers according to the book. Everyone is eligible to be liable and no one, or case for that matter, can be overlooked. Of course, this…
Letter to the Editor: Open up
Thank you for the recent editorial supporting campus moves toward sustainabililty and encouraging further moves in this direction. One of the areas omitted from the current discussions has to do with campus access.
A few years ago, Sasaki Associates, Inc., the firm retained to do a space study on campus, recommended increased access to campus…
Entrepreneurs d’jour
Only three years after its creation, John Carroll University’s entrepreneurship minor program has been named the best undergraduate program of its kind in Northeast Ohio and 43rd best nationwide by Bloomberg Businessweek.
The students who graduate from this program have gone on to do great things and it’s wonderful that John Carroll has such an…
Off the Richter: Avada kedavra and the like
I’m a nerd.
That being said, let me launch into a great display of my self-proclaimed nerdiness.
Being a reader of many books, I have read about some of the most fantastic wizards of all time. The list boils down to a main six.
So, my big question is: Who would be the ultimate victor…
The Bayer Necessities: Onward, on, John Carroll
Ever since grade school, my district’s slogan was, “The best is yet to come.” During my time at North Allegheny, I loved this motto. I thought it was inspirational, a message that I could truly embrace – I could be the best that NA has to offer.
However, when I graduated and they did not…
John Carroll ‘goes green’ for Green Streak Week
Things at JCU have been getting a little greener this week. In honor of Earth Day, on April 22, the Recycling and Sustainability committees, partnered with the Environmental Issues Group at JCU, held the first of what they hope will become an annual tradition: Green Streak Week.
Throughout the past week, and continuing until Saturday,…
Diversity initiative makes progress with workshop and forum
John Carroll students and faculty have joined efforts recently to make the campus more accepting and inclusive of the diversity of the student body. This week, open forums, workshops for faculty members and the “Stop Bias” campaign have all taken place in an effort to celebrate diversity and speak out against acts of prejudice at…
New shopping center to open near campus this fall
Come the fall semester, JCU students and surrounding residents will have a new stomping ground to satisfy their restaurant and retail cravings. Cedar Center North, the plaza located off of Cedar Road, west of Warrensville Center Road, is currently undergoing a renovation that includes almost a dozen new restaurant and retail stores.
The “Cedar Center…
SUPB to lose $12,000 in funding
The Student Union Programming Board is known best for its success in putting on various events and activities both on and off campus throughout the year for students to meet new friends, have some fun and enjoy all that JCU and Cleveland have to offer. From karaoke nights and movie screenings, to Indians games and…
Presidential Perspectives: The CN’s exclusive interview with Niehoff
The Rev. Robert Niehoff, S.J. didn’t know a lot about Cleveland before John Carroll University came calling. He wasn’t interested in moving from his job as associate provost and vice president for planning and budget at the University of San Francisco, nor was he very familiar with JCU.
“I had already been through other presidential…
Rolling with NBA author Roland Lazenby
When it comes to the world of basketball, specifically the NBA, there are more than a few great basketball writers and minds. However, of the plethora of basketball writers and basketball minds that I’m familiar with, Roland Lazenby stands out among the rest in his own way.
Lazenby, the author of more than five dozen…
Mentz’s Minute: The 2012 NBA playoffs: Get your popcorn ready
With so many different sports taking place during this time of year, it’s difficult to find the time to focus on just one thing at a time. However, for the next few weeks at least, my attention will be 100 percent directed towards the 2012 NBA playoffs.
The playoffs start this Sunday, and for me,…
Blue Streaks baseball beats No. 1 ranked Marietta
After having their doubleheader with the Marietta Pioneers originally postponed, the John Carroll University baseball team made sure to take advantage of the opportunity before them as the Blue Streaks split a pair of games with the Pioneers on Sunday, April 22.
Traveling to Marietta, Ohio to take on the No. 1 ranked team in…
JCU softball bats come to life against Marietta
It took 11 games before the Blue Streaks hit their first home run of the season. Twenty-five games later, that total has risen to 20 due in part to a record-setting performance by the Blue Streaks in their 10-8 game one victory over the Marietta Pioneers Saturday afternoon at Bracken Field.
The Blue and Gold…
JCU track and field teams excel at Kenyon Invite
The John Carroll University men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Gambier, Ohio this past weekend to compete in the Kenyon Invitational. Despite the event being an unscored meet, the Blue Streaks took advantage of the opportunity to use the event as a “tune-up” for the upcoming Ohio Athletic Conference Championships.
On the…
Men’s, women’s tennis teams prepare for OAC title runs
[Written by Chris Sala]
As the seasons come to a close for both JCU men’s and women’s tennis teams, each team looks to finish out their respective season strong.
After defeating Muskingum by a whopping score of 9-0 on Thursday, April 18, the Blue Streaks men’s team now has only two matches left in the…
Go green or go home
This week, in honor of Earth Day, the John Carroll community is celebrating the first annual Green Streak Week. The Recycling and Sustainability committees, in partnership with the Environmental Issues Group, are working to raise awareness about environmental issues on campus.
Awareness needs to be raised to get students on track so that they are…
