Tech Talk
iPredictions for an awesome iPhone 5
by Bryce Boron ’15
We all love our cell phones. From old to new, internet to non-internet, flip phone to touch phone, we all stand by our cell phones. The iPhone 4 came out recently, but it is not the last installment to Apple’s amazing products. There are many predictions on what the new iPhone 5, said to be coming out in September or October of this year, will look like. One rumor is that it will not be upgraded except for bug fixes. This promised iPhone will look almost the same as the iPhone 4, although it will be a little squarer.
Another rumor is that it will have a slide keyboard. The iPhone 5 will retain Apple’s signature touch screen, but the back will slide down for a complete keyboard.
Yet another rumor is that the screen will be see-through when turned off. If this is true, than you would be able to see what the person is doing on the iPhone from the back. I have talked to three Ignatius men, two of which said they would like it. Even though it is the most extraordinary rumor about the iPhone 5 out there, it seems to be a popular feature.
The new iPhone 5 is due to be introduced either this September or this October. It will sure be interesting to see how people react!
Dr. Michael Modic, Chairman of the Neurological Institute of the Cleveland Clinic is Guest Speaker
The Science department has arranged for a Dr. Michael Modic to address our students on Weds., October 26th in the Breen Auditorium. The topic will be new information and studies concerning brain injuries and concussions. Dr. Modic is the chairman of the Neurological Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and oversees all research currently being conducted by the Cleveland Clinic and its satellite hospitals (e.g., the Lutheran Hospital Spine Center). Some of our athletes (football and soccer players) are involved in a few of those studies.
Last year’s speaker, Dr. Brian Grimberg, gave a very worthwhile talk on the disease malaria and his research at Case Western Reserve University and in New Guinea. Dr. Modic will present his talk twice; once during 4th period and again during 6th period.
Dr. Modic, an expert in brain MRI and all things involving the brain, travels a great deal and has blocked out the day on his schedule for this activity. Currently, he is in Las Vegas testing a group of mixed martial arts fighters who have volunteered for one of the Cleveland Clinic studies.
Biographical Sketch
Michael T. Modic, MD, received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1975. He completed his residency in radiology and fellowship in neuroradiology at Cleveland Clinic.
From 1979-1980, he spent a year as Assistant Professor of Radiology and as a Staff Neuroradiologist at University Hospitals in Cleveland. In 1980, he returned to the Cleveland Clinic as a Staff Neuroradiologist. In 1982, he was appointed Head of the Section of Magnetic Resonance. In 1985, he returned to Case Western Reserve School of Medicine/University Hospitals as Director of Magnetic Resonance and Neuroradiology, positions he held through 1989. During that time, he also held the rank of Professor of Radiology, Neurology, General Medical Sciences and Neurosurgery.
In 1989, Dr. Modic returned to the Cleveland Clinic as Chairman of Radiology, and in 1993 was appointed Professor of Radiology, Ohio State University. In 2000, Dr. Modic was appointed to the Board of Governors at Cleveland Clinic. In 2004, Dr. Modic was appointed Professor of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. In 2007, Dr. Modic switched roles, and was appointed Chairman of the Neurological Institute.
Dr. Modic has served on the editorial boards of the journals Radiology, American Journal of Neuroradiology, Neurology, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and of the Board of Directors of the Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He was President of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine for the 1992-1993 year, and in 1991 was the recipient of the Society Gold Medal in Clinical Science for his research activity related to the spine.
He is co-author of the text Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spine, which is in its second edition, and the author/co-author of over 190 peer-reviewed articles related to neuroradiology.
Betty Williams – Peace Prize Winner
BETTY WILLIAMS
From: http://dept.kent.edu/violence_symposium/betty_williams.htm
In 1976, along with Mairead Maguire, Betty Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work against violence in her native Northern Ireland. Together, Williams and Mairead founded the Community of Peace People, an organization which is still involved in the betterment of life in Northern Ireland.
But, as Williams herself has said many times, the Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded for what one has done but for what one will do. For more than twenty years she has traveled the world, working with fellow Nobel laureates in trouble spots throughout the world where the cause of peace, and especially the safety and well being of children, is at risk.
Betty Williams Visited St. Ignatius in 2004.
Chorus’ Commissioned Piece Performed
Jason Falkofsky
Director of Choral & Liturgical Music
As many of you know last school year the Chorus commissioned an original piece by local composer Kevin Foster. The piece, a fresh new arrangement of the popular spiritual “Somebody’s Knockin’ At Your Door”, was immediately picked up for publication by Santa Barbara Music Publishing and has been rolled out with their new Fall Choral Catalog.
The Chorus is featured choir on the sample audio for the piece and the Cat-o’-Tonics a featured in a YouTube video from their Spring Concert this past May. You can access the publishers website by following this link: http://sbmp.com/SR1.php?
Due to demand the publisher suggested he create and SATB version as well. You will hear a totally different choir under this version.
As another bit of bragging rights…Every piece sold will bear the inscription “Commissioned by the Saint Ignatius High School Men’s Chorus, Jason Falkofsky, Director”
Unfortunately, we do not receive any residuals but I am extremely proud to have been part of this creative process and to know that our guys played a significant role in bringing this piece to life.
If you did not catch one of our performances of the piece last year you will the opportunity to do so on Friday, October 21 @ 7:00pm in the Breen Center. Come also to hear and support the singing men from Saint Xavier High School as they will be joining us in concert that evening for our annual collaboration. The concert is free and open to the public.
Paul Rusesabagina – “Hotel Rawanda” Hero
Paul Rusesabagina was never the most idealistic man. As manager of the Belgian-owned Mille Collines, a luxury hotel in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, he knew when to slip a bottle of Scotch to corrupt colonels to keep them in his pocket. Those street smarts became his salvation when Rwanda plummeted into genocide ten years ago in an event that transformed the genial businessman into an unlikely hero.
As ethnic Hutus began killing their Tutsi neighbors, Rusesabagina”
Sr. Helen Prejean – “Dead Man Walking”
Sister Helen Prejean was born on April 21, 1939, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille (now known as The Congregation of St. Joseph) in 1957 and received a B.A. in English and Education from St. Mary’s Dominican College, New Orleans in 1962. In 1973, she earned an M.A. in Religious Education from St. Paul’s University in Ottawa, Canada. She has been the Religious Education Director at St. Frances Cabrini Parish in New Orleans, the Formation Director for her religious community, and has taught junior and senior high school students.
Sister Helen began her prison ministry in 1981 when she dedicated her life to the poor of New Orleans. While living in the St. Thomas housing project, she became pen pals with Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers, sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana’s Angola State Prison.
Upon Sonnier’s request, Sister Helen repeatedly visited him as his spiritual advisor. In doing so, her eyes were opened to the Louisiana execution process. Sister Helen turned her experiences into a book that not only made the 1994 American Library Associates Notable Book List, it was also nominated for a 1993 Pulitzer Prize. Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States was number one on the New York Times Best Seller List for 31 weeks. It also made the International Best Seller List and has been translated into ten different languages.
Sister Helen and Dead Man Walking have been the subject of numerous media stories and reviews in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Holland, England, Scotland, France and Australia. She has been featured in the New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Good Housekeeping, the St. Anthony Messenger, the Ligourian, the Chicago Tribune, the Atlanta Constitution, the Times Picayune, the San Francisco Chronicle, the New Orleans Magazine, the Tablet, Sisters Today and numerous other print media.
Sr. Helen visited with St. Ignatius students in the Fall of 2004.
Eli Wiesel
Eliezer “Elie” Wiesel KBE (English pronunciation: /ˈɛli vɨˈzɛl/; born September 30, 1928)[1] is a Romanian-born Jewish-American[1] writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He is the author of 57 books, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz, Buna, and Buchenwald concentration camps.[2] Wiesel is also the Advisory Board chairman of the Algemeiner Journal newspaper.
When Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, the Norwegian Nobel Committee called him a “messenger to mankind”, stating that through his struggle to come to terms with “his own personal experience of total humiliation and of the utter contempt for humanity shown in Hitler’s death camps”, as well as his “practical work in the cause of peace”, Wiesel had delivered a powerful message “of peace, atonement and human dignity” to humanity.[3]
Wiesel visited the St. Ignatius campus in 2007.
AS EYE SEE IT: Legislating Food Choices
The 2011-2012 school year brought many changes to our campus. The new mall, learning center, and turf on Wasmer Field have been welcomed by students. The removal of chocolate chip cookies, Lucky Charms cereal, and Arnold Palmer iced teas from the dining hall? Not so much. We asked two Ignatians to square off on this question: should schools be in the business of limiting students’ food choices?
Banning sugary snacks doesn’t teach anything
JOSEPH GINLEY ’12
There is no denying that obesity in America is a major problem. Thousands die every year in the United States because of obesity and its health effects. The government is trying to find ways to curb obesity among Americans. Ohio Senate Bill 12 is one such way.
The bill, passed in July, is a law with restrictions on what a school cafeteria can and cannot sell. It aims to help children build good eating habits. The law, in theory, is a good idea. The only problem is that it applies to high school cafeterias.
The new bill negatively affects us at St. Ignatius. Our decisions are greatly hindered by the restrictions of the bill. The old snack machine, cookies, Mentos, and
many \”sugary drinks”
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Hey Ignatius:
The Eye needs your support
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As Editor in Chief, I am prepared to give my heart and soul to this newspaper. I believe we can produce a newspaper we can all be proud of, a paper we will be proud of 50 years from now. We have already begun to work towards this goal. The moderators and the entire Eye staff worked hard to bring you the finished product. The newspaper you hold in your hands is a result of our work– during free periods, weekdays after school, and weekends.
Ignatius teaches us to strive for \”magis”
