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Snowmen for Others

Arrupe program puts Ignatius manpower to good work

By THOMAS KING ’12
Eye Staff Reporter

Every winter since 2004, the Arrupe Snowmen have patrolled the streets of Ohio City. Even though they don’t sing and dance like Frosty the Snowman, they still bring smiles to many faces in the surrounding neighborhood.  When the snow flies, a group of dedicated students meet at the Arrupe House to pick up snow shovels and rock salt, then fan out through the neighborhood to shovel the driveways, sidewalks and steps of elderly or disabled persons living in our neighborhood.

Who are these individuals, known to many as the \”Snowmen of Saint Ignatius”

Students Travel to DC for Jesuit Summit

By CODY MASON ’12

\”Yeah, I’m not sure. I’ll think about it.”

How the Movies Stole Christmas

By CODY MASON ’12
Eye Staff Writer

With the Christmas holiday approaching, it is important to look at the most important tradition of this time of the year, the movies. The following five films are essential to get you into the spirit of the season or to save you from the annoyance of it.

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Worst Christmas Music Ever

By MATT HRIBAR ’12
Eye Staff Writer

I don’t particularly care for Christmas music. Especially when Christmas music begins playing on 106.5 on November 9th. However, I do indulge myself in the richness of Christmas music once December rolls in. This year, I decided to scout out the worst Yuletide music that has ever been written and played:

5) 12 Days of Christmas
This song is an annoying and repetitive song. I know that I wouldn’t want to receive 184 birds in 12 days, so why would I give that as a gift? It sounds like a Hitchcock movie.  And lastly, who has $87,403 to spend on their true love in those twelve days? Last time I checked, we were in a recession. Sorry, true love I’m not Oprah.

4) Last Christmas (I Gave You My Heart) by George Michael
You can add this horribly corny song to Michael’s charges. It’s the season of love and family, not the time of bad relationships and swindling. George, or should I say Debbie Downer, needs to save the drama for his mamma. During Christmas Dinner.

3) Santa Baby
To me, Christmas music is about Jesus and maybe Santa Claus. Well, Santa Baby takes Christmas Music to new levels of inappropriateness.   And besides, this song is slower than molasses in January.

2) Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer
It wouldn’t be Christmas, if one’s grandmother doesn’t get hurt. Also, doesn’t it give you guilt knowing that she got ran over: ‘walking home from our house Christmas Eve’? And you didn’t even offer her a ride home! Everyone’s sitting at your house eating Christmas ham and opening gifts while elderly ladies are walking home in below degree whether. If a reindeer ran over my grandmother, she would be serving it with cranberry sauce the next day.

1) I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Can you say awkward? To be serious, who can even think that this song is acceptable? As for the mother and Santa Claus, I hope this song doesn’t violate a commandment. What example does that set for little ones when their parents are cheating on each other with Christmas characters?

Restaurant Review

KIM SE CAMBODIAN CUISINE
West Side Market,  Cleveland, Ohio
Rating: 4 Paws
Price:  $

The next time you walk into the West Side Market, take note of the little food stand in the southeast corner of this bustling marketplace. You or any other hungry customer may see this stand as just any ordinary concession, but think again. This stand, numbered A-12 is the location of the critically acclaimed Kim SE Cambodian Cuisine.

Kim SE certainly tops the charts among Southwest Asian foods. On a bitter, snowy winter night there is nothing like a warm, filling meal for such a great bargain. With a $10.00 bill in hand and an empty stomach, I experienced this culinary masterpiece first-hand. After a few minutes of pondering my selection, I chose the Chicken and Rice for the main course with sides of 7 pork dumplings and an egg roll. Prepared with authentic Asian seasonings, the chicken and rice was truly one of the most appetizing and filling meals I’ve had in recent memory. The Kim SE soy sauce is a great complement when ladled upon the dumplings. Of course, as I expected, the egg roll was deliciously packed with cabbage, carrots, ground pork and other satisfying ingredients.

For all those planning a party, Kim SE offers a catering service for private parties and celebrations of up to 100 people. Their menu provides something for every one of your guests: the award-winning duo of Shrimp or Chicken Pad Tha, Stuffed Chicken Wings with Lemon, Grass, and Peanuts or their appetizing Chicken and Rice. The Wildcat vegetarians out there have their own variety of selection with salads, spring rolls with rice paper wrappings, or Authentic Cambodian sticky rice in a banana leaf wrapper.

In the always active and lively atmosphere of the West Side Market, at the corner of West 25th and Lorain, Kim SE should be your first stop. With such a variety of dumplings, rolls, wings, chicken, salads, sauces, and Pat Thai’s, there is no way you can be disappointed. Kim SE has been recognized by Scene Magazine in the category of Asian Culinary Delights as one of the best in Cleveland. The Cleveland Plain Dealer has also acclaimed this stand as home to the best quality and value for a meal under $10.00. There is even an offer of a jaw-dropping deal of 6 egg rolls for $5.00! Kim SE has been awarded and recognized by many critics, and have now received a recommendation from the St. Ignatius EYE with a rating of 4 paws.  — Scott King ’13

Man On The Mall

by Jack Barendt ’13

Question:  Throughout all the years and Christmases you have celebrated, what is the best present you have ever received?

Khalil Clements ’14 “PS3.  It was the year it first came out.”

Tim McVey ’13 “A few Christmases ago, my parents first allowed me access to the weight room–do you think ‘this’ just happened?”

Rory Dayton ’12 “The teddy bear I got a couple of years back.  I named him Mr. Eynon.”

Brendan Crowley ’11 “That’s easy–my two front teeth.”

Product Review

Pillowtie should be on every Iggy student’s wishlist

Are you searching for that perfect gift for your dad, fellow student, or even a teacher? Look no further than pillowtie.com, which sells the ingenious device that is the pillow tie.

This gift is perfect for that person on your list that craves sleeping. The pillow tie serves as both tie and pillow: it looks like a tie, but there is an empty air bag inside. Whenever you are feeling sleepy during that long lecture in history class, just whip the tie out and inflate it. The pillow tie allows you discreetly sleep in class without insulting your teacher, or getting a JUG. Just think of the possibilities: you can sleep in class, at the lunch table, or even on the bus ride home!

Lumberjacks take over mall; trees remain

by Joseph Ginley ’12

“Who knew that Lumberjack Day would be a success, eh?”  This was a question asked by numerous Canadian-Ignatians after the successful Lumberjack Day put on by Student Senate on Friday December 11th. The event was a rousing success, despite the predictions of pessimistic Tree Huggers.   Senior Brian Chambers was an inadvertent participant: the West Park native wears flannel shirts and boots every day.   Plus, he really likes pancakes.

No one could fathom that hundreds of Ignatians would embrace their inner Lumberjack and wear the apparel of a true Canadian. Countless students hunted through closets to find their father’s old flannel shirt collection that was hidden away from the embarrassed eyes of the woman of the household. Upon arriving at school, many were stunned to find that Lumberjack Day was a widespread phenomenon. During lunch periods, Chris Razek and Co. ran competitions, including log sawing, flap jack eating, and log running. The cafeteria even sold flapjacks at $0.75 a piece- a true bargain for any Canadian-Ignatian.

Lumberjack Day is a tradition that dates back at least as far as the 1970s.   Whether it returns next year remains up the air.  According to one participant, “Well, I guess we’ll know aboot it next year. Pass me my knapsack and a cold one, will ya? The ‘Leafs are on the telly, eh?”

Senior Christmas Wishlist

Free days, a funnier Eye top holiday hopes for Class of 2011

Steven    Abriani    – A box set of \”Simply Ming”

Get In the Game

By NATHAN PEEREBOOM ’12

Jim Tressel and Rich Rodriguez had a press conference. They’ve decided that Ohio State and Michigan will no longer play games. Football, as we know it, will be replaced by ‘skills contests’.

\”Games are really stressful. The outcome of an entire season can be decided by just a one hour of play. Its really not fair to the kids,”

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