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13 Songs For Your Back-to-School Playlist By Mitchell Kreitzman Here are 13 songs for the tough, the fun, and the crazy parts of going back to school. 1) Broke – Jason Derulo — Mo money mo problems, right? At least that’s what you’ll be telling yourself when you spend about $500 on books you’ll use about two times over the course of the semester. But hey, at least you’re getting $20 when you sell them back! 2) Eye of the Tiger – Survivor — It’s the day before classes start. You got this! You can do this! You’re getting all A’s this semester and getting ripped at the gym! You are absolutely determined to rule the world and everything is awesome! 3) Dust in the Wind – Kansas — It’s 3am the night before classes. You’re still watching Netflix. You’re supposed to get up in five hours. You don’t got this. You can’t do this. You’ll probably struggle for B’s and C’s like the rest of the world, you’ll probably keep eating Dorito’s significantly more than the normal amount. The world is a black hole and school is the worst. 4) We’re Going to be Friends – White Stripes — It’s the first day of classes and you’re excited to meet new people. You know your classes will be more enjoyable if you can get to know some people you like in there, so you’re going to do your best to start up conversations. 5) Cool to Hate – The Offspring — You’re done with your first day. You just remembered that people are still dumb and you hate them and you probably shouldn’t have even bothered. Just stick to your normal friends, at least they’re pretty cool 6) Bang on the Drum All Day – Todd Rundgren
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Chancellor Mone Requests Help Managing The Structural Defcit During The 2015 Fall Plenary Address Danielle Stobb UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone asked for help, patience and understanding at the 2015 Fall Plenary Address regarding the financial future of campus. Per the recent $250 million UW system budget cuts, with $30 million coming from UW-Milwaukee, Chancellor Mone reiterated that the Budget Planning Task Force is continuing to work on cost containment. “We are hiring only necessary positions. We are putting a hold on out of state travel with exceptions for grant and gift-funded travel for research and academic purposes,” Chancellor Mone said.
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By Mitchell Kreitzman Here are 13 songs for the tough, the fun, and the crazy parts of going 1) Broke – Jason Derulo back to school. — Mo money mo problems, right? At least that’s what you’ll use about two times you’ll be telling yourself over the course of the when you spend about semester. But hey, at least $500 on books 2) Eye of the Tiger – Survivor you’re getting $20 when you sell them back! — It’s the day before classes at the gym! You are absolutely start. You got this! You can do this! You’re getting all A’s this semester determined to rule the and getting ripped world and everything 3) Dust in the Wind – is awesome! Kansas — It’s 3am the night before classes. You’re still watching got this. You can’t do Netix. You’re supposed this. You’ll probably struggle to get up in ďŹ ve hours. for B’s and C’s like the Dorito’s signiďŹ cantly more You don’t rest of the world, you’ll than the normal amount. probably keep eating The world is a black hole 4) We’re Going to be Friends and school is the worst. – White Stripes — It’s the ďŹ rst day of classes and you’re excited to meet new people. You you can get to know some know your classes will people you like in there, be more so you’re going to do 5) Cool to Hate – The O your best to start up conversations enjoyable if spring . — You’re done with your ďŹ rst shouldn’t have even bothered. day. You just remembered that people are still dumb and you hate Just stick to your normal them and you probably 6) Bang on the Drum All friends, at least they’re pretty cool Day – Todd Rundgren — You’re already being given homework on your ďŹ rst week of classes, who the hell does that, right? It’s pretty obvi-
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TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN SEPTEMBER By: Mitchell Kreitzman 1) Anthems for Doomed Youth by The Libertines Release Date: September 4th Popular Track: “Don’t Look Back into the Sun” — Forming in 1997, British pop rock band the Libertines almost immediately cemented themselves as one of the best bands in the U.K. with their debut release Up the Bracketsin 2002. With their eponymous album and second release immediately reaching number one on the British charts, they became living legends across the pond. The band had broken up in late 2004, seemingly to never make new music. However, last year the band announced that a new album was to be released in 2015. Since then, a single has been released for the album entitled “Gunga Din”. Based on the single, this long-awaited release has some promise to be a strong album rooted in classic punk rock, with accents of alt rock and Britpop. This album, and other work by the Libertines, may appeal to you if you like Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks, or Kaiser Chiefs.
2) The Story of Sonny Boy Slim by Gary Clark, Jr. Release Date: September 11th Popular Track: “When My Train Pulls In” — Known as an a proficient guitarist, a smooth singer, and an incredible live act (see: Summerfest this year), Gary Clark, Jr. is a popular blues rock solo artist out of Austin, Texas. Famous for infusing classic rock, gospel, and even hip hop into his blues rock, Clark has been active since since 2004, releasing albums in 2004 and 2008 under an independent label, and releasing his first major label album entitled Blak and Blu in 2012. Reaching number six on the U.S. charts, Blak and Blu put Gary Clark, Jr. in the forefront of modern rock music. Since announcing his new album, he has released two songs from the album, entitled “The Healing” and “Grinder”. Based on these songs, his album could go in a couple different directions, either more rock based or more soulful, but regardless should be an exciting release to listen to. This album, and other work by Gary Clark, Jr., may appeal to you if you like The Black Keys, Stevie Ray Vaughan, or Jimi Hendrix. 3) Go:od A.M. by Mac Miller Release Date: September 18th Popular Track: “Donald Trump” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74TFS8r_SMI — Originally coming to prominence off of mixtapes and music sharing websites, Mac Miller has been one of the driving forces of alternative and indie hip hop in the last half decade. With his first full album, entitled Blue Slide Park, being released independently and reaching number one on the charts, Miller has already become prominent for his signature style hip hop, citing his influences as artists such as Lauryn Hill, Beastie Boys and OutKast. He has just recently released two songs that will be on the album, entitled “100 Grandkids” and “Break the Law”. Based on these releases, it sounds as though Miller may be trying to approach more organic, Macklemore-style beats, while still keeping his signature flow, punch lines and stylistic choices involved, which will be really interesting to hear develop on this album. This album, and other work by Mac Miller, may appeal to you if you like Kid Cudi, Asher Roth or Childish Gambino.
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— You’re already being given homework on your first week of classes, who the hell does that, right? It’s pretty obvious you’re not in any kind of mental state to approach homework yet, so you’re just ignoring that until it’s a necessity. 7) I’m So Tired – The Beatles — You just got finished with three months of going to bed at 3am, waking up at noon, and eating your Lucky Charms and 1pm, So having to wake up pretty early in the morning isn’t exactly conducive to your lifestyle. You’ll most likely develop a habit of drinking a wild amount of caffeine everyday and crashing every night. 8) Celebration – Kool and the Gang — The first week of classes is finally over! that five days felt like five years, and you’re so incredibly psyched that you get two free days to sleep like you never have, and do nothing for as long as you possibly can. 9) Party Hard – Andrew WK — You’ve decided to go to your first house party if the year, because a little party never killed nobody, right? Hosted by your former roommate’s coworker’s ex-girlfriend, you walk a mile and a half from your apartment to get absolutely plastered with people you sort of know at first, but end the night as the best friends you’ll ever have. You wake up the next morning in a George Webb’s with a well-deserved shame. 10) School’s Out – Alice Cooper — It’s the Sunday morning before the second week of classes, and you’re in full denial mode. You’ll wake up the next morning and eat your Lucky Charms like the grown-ass adult you are as if school never started and never will. 11) Everybody Hurts – REM — Sadly, your denial was just fantasy, and you wake up Monday morning and go to class like the responsible person you are, but it is certainly with a heavy heart. Classes just make you sad at this point, and you wish you could just drop out and be a beet farmer in Pennsylvania. 12) Three Little Birds – Bob Marley — It’s later in the week, and you feel like you may not die from going to classes anymore. You’re starting to get in the groove of school, and who knows, maybe it’s only a matter of time until you bask in the glory of knowledge 13) I Hate Myself and I Wanna Die – Nirvana — Just kidding, school is literally Satan and you’ll seemingly never escape. But on the bright side, there’s a new Dorito flavor for you to devour entirely in one night.
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Eaux Claires 2015
By Bo Bayerl The inaugural Eaux Claires festival happened this summer (July 17-18) in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Close to 22,000 people joined together along the banks of the Chippewa River to enjoy two days of music and art. Curated by two big name musicians in the indie rock world, Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner, it had success written all over it when they first announced the festival back in February. But, with it being the first year, there were bound to be some hiccups. These were mostly logistical issues, like long lines at the entrance, merch tent, and the mass exodus Saturday night when the festival was over. Those issues were mere, though, com-
pared to the numerous successes seen elsewhere during the weekend. What set Eaux Claires apart from other music festivals is that it truly was a celebration of music. Here are some things you missed at the festival: The people: Being surrounded by people who love music as much as you do is a great feeling. Sounds cliché, but this was definitely felt there. This excitement for music and creativity made for a festival that was entirely for the music fan. These music lovers felt at home with each other and quickly became friends, gallivanting across the grounds to see bands. With the 22,000 people roaming the
grounds, Eaux Claires turned into a little community for a few days. We sweat under the beating sun, stood for hours in crowds, cried during sad songs, and danced during upbeat songs together. Again, sorry for the cliché, but music really does bring people together. The art installations: Eaux Claires was not just a celebration of music, but also creativity and art. There were multiple art installations throughout the festival grounds. Many people took pictures as they were walking in the entrance of the festival as above them was a rainbow of yarn pieces hanging beneath the trees. Eric Rieger, better known as his street art name HOTTEA, was commissioned by the festival to create this installation.
Another popular art installation was Antic Studios’ “The Big Eaux,” which was basically the Hollywood Sign for the festival. Nestled right along the river path, it was a prime spot for many pictures to be taken with it. But at night, the sign had a video display projected onto each letter that changed periodically. The artist collaborations/surprise sets: Another key to the feeling of community at the festival was collaboration amongst the people as well as the performers. Practically every single band and artist performance featured someone else in their performance, whether it was a group or a member from another band. The National, Friday’s headlining show at the Lake Eaux Lune stage, featured
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Justin Vernon and Sufjan Stevens. The two took their turns the next day inviting people to the stage during their headlining slots. Vernon had someone featured in almost every single song in his closing Saturday night set. The No BS! Brass Band joined many different acts throughout the weekend as well from Hiss Golden Messenger Friday afternoon to Sufjan Stevens Saturday night. The UW Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble made a special appearance on Saturday afternoon when they played with S. Carey during his set. There were also spontaneous, surprise sets happening throughout the day. The festival’s app alerted people of these events so they would not miss anything. The sets were casual and usually happened in a random spot on the grounds. Phox’s Film Premiere: Baraboo,Wisconsin native band Phox played the festival Saturday. Friday night, the band premiered its film created specially for the festival called “Amor Fati.” In Latin, the phrase can be loosely translated to “love of one’s fate.” The 45-minute film had two parts to it. One, documentary and two, an actual story with a plot. Clips from over the previous years and interviews with members culminated the documentary part of the film, as a story was told on how the band has progressed since its beginnings. Keeping with the theme of Phox’s quirkiness, the plot of a story alongside the documentary told of the band’s journey to the Eaux Claires festival to fill in for the fictitious band, Kevin & The Wuhrms. The band jokingly told the crowd on Saturday that a make up show for Kevin & The Wuhrms would happen in Eau Claire in the next couple months. Sufjan Stevens’ set: Hearing a recording of one Sufjan Stevens’ albums is greatn and all, but his live performance is a captivating experience. Amidst his celestial melodies and falsettos, Stevens definitely won the weekend for most memorable and hilarious quotes when he mentioned to the crowd, “I don’t usually play these things, I don’t really like crowds and I’m terrified I’ll get Lyme disease or an STD or whatever.” Stevens got the crowd laughing after his slightly more upbeat “Casimir Pulaski Day,” when he apologized and said, “Even my happy, strummy songs are about death. Sorry!” He also compared Eaux Claires to a “48 hour episode of My Little Pony.” Stevens’ set mostly featured songs off his new record, the somber Carrie & Lowell, with some older tunes sprinkled throughout. The No BS! Brass Band joined his band onstage for “Chicago” to close out the set. Although the songs he sang had much grim emotion, especially songs off ofCarrie & Lowell, Stevens still managed to astound the crowd with his unique falsetto voice backed by his band. Bon Iver’s Saturday night closing set: Everyone who came to Eaux Claires came for Bon Iver. And what a way to close out a festival than with the one who had the idea all along, Justin Vernon, serenading the crowd along the banks of the Chippewa. Before taking the stage, festival narrator Michael Perry said a few words that sum the two-day event: “We’re pretty much an unbeautiful bunch, man. We are flatfooted clodhoppers who feel inside like maybe we could dance, and we really don’t know any other than to just get at it and have at it. And we know it wouldn’t happen without our neighbors, without those who raised us, with this Chippewa Valley, and without you. If you hold yourself still and silent now, you can feel that river behind you. Runnin’ through the night. Runnin’ through all time. It’s good to have music near a river. There’s this idea of baptism. Of absolution. No matter what you believe. Better yet, it’s good have music near a place where two rivers come together. A confluence. For what are webut a confluence – a confluence that lives and breathes, a confluence of dream and song, a confluence of 22,000 beating hearts. And so here we are, cradled by a river in a sanctuary of sound. Craving consecration. Exultation. On bended knee, seeking…benediction.” And what a benediction it was. The stage went black and the crowd roared as the band opened up with “Heavenly Father” joined by The Staves, who played the previous day on the same stage. Along with The Staves, many others joined the stage with Vernon and his band like yMusic, No BS! Brass Band, Josh Scott, Colin Stetson, Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner. There were new faces next to Vernon for practically every song in the set, except the ones sacred to the band’s name: “Calgary” and “Holocene.” Between songs, Vernon found it hard to wrap his head around what had happened the last two days and could not put it into words. Towards the end of the set, though, he found those words: “I just think that if you don’t have friendship, you don’t have anything, and I know that might sound like a Hallmark card or something, but I keep asking myself lately, ‘Is there anything greater than us? Is there anything more powerful or greater than us?’ And I don’t think there is. I think it is just us and I think what we give each other and how we believe in each other, that’s how we can become greater. I saw that happening in full effect this weekend and I’m so humbled and happy to share with my friends from us to you, thank you very very much.” Stevens’ set mostly featured songs off his new record, the somber Carrie & Low-
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School’s beginning and you might already be sick of your time on campus. By Matthew Heimiller Cheer up! You have Netflix! You have Hulu! You have Amazon Instant! On long, library filled days you might be looking for something fun, funny, beautiful or stimulating. Here are 5 picks that you can enjoy from your couch: 1. Kingsman: The Secret Service Kingsman is not a James Bond movie, It’s more than a James Bond movie. The Bond franchise is filled with heightened and cartoonish classics, but Kingsman oneups them so spectacularly and so comprehensively that I’ll never see a Bond film the same way ever again. From the go for broke bloody kinetic stylized violence to the world’s cutest tea cup pug, Kingsman hits all the right notes. There’s a genocidal lunatic villain with lots of money played by a lispy Samuel L. Jackson and a slicing and dicing knife-legged ballerina who is his minion. Colin Firth is deadly and dapper in his incredible suits. Newcomer lead and revelation, Taron Egerton is an underclass guy who’s never realized his potential until he’s inducted into a secret society of tailors who are really spies. There is just so much to love and even a little to hate. Some of the gender-politics and politics-politics towards the end are a bit icky. There is literally a rescued princess who is used as a sexual reward and *spoilers* President Obama’s head explodes. Kingsman is this list’s fun but generally not entirely stupid blockbuster. You can rent or buy Kingsman online at Amazon here. 2. Sriracha Sriracha, it’s a hot sauce. That hot sauce has inspired hilariouscomics and even one crowd funded documentary. Everybody knows someone who loves Sriracha. This person might seem normal but whenever their sauce is around they become a True Believer. “You must try the sauce!” They insist. Even if you don’t like the sauce you’ll enjoy this humanizing look at the devotion to something seemingly silly. The small but passionate 1300 kickstarter backers made this beautiful short little piece possible. If you are interested in how independent documentaries and films do financially and logistically you can check out the filmmaker’s write up of lessons and figures here where he details how generally putting out an independent film is a tough gamble even with all that built in kickstarter backing. He says that vimeo is the
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Transportation Updates Coming to UWM for Fall Semester By Rob Hullum
A few changes are coming to the transportation system of UWM starting this fall. These changes look to save money for students who do not use these services, as well as encourage an active lifestyle for students. The UWM Student Association has decided to decrease funding to subsidized parking, citing that all students were paying about $1,500 per parking spot even though a majority of students did not use them. The Student Association hopes that this change will not only free up spots for students who actually need them, but will help create a culture in which students rely less on cars to get around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This policy change will cultivate a more modern and sustainable transportation culture for UWM students in years to come,â&#x20AC;? claimed the Update on Changes to Parking Subsidies for 2015/16. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultimately, the decrease in funding will assist UWM to provide parking for those who truly need it, while making strides to become a more bicycle and pedestrian friendly campus.â&#x20AC;? In addition to the changes to the parking system UWM will also be launching its Bublr Bikes stations on campus. There will be six bike stations on campus that will allow UWM students to rent bikes for free with their free one-year Bublr Bikes memberships. Non-UWM students will also be able to use the stations and UWM students will be able to use any station in the city for free. chancellor<<page 1
The task force has previously allocated $15.7 million in cuts for the 2016 fiscal year and is currently working to cut an additional $14.5 million for 2017. The cuts are equal to the budget of the colleges of nursing, information studies and engineering combined. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While we are really dealing with a budget cut, there are larger, deeper, ongoing issues that also need to be addressed. Namely, the structural deficit,â&#x20AC;? Chancellor Mone said. Although college application and admissions are up, enrollment is down. Nationally, college enrollment fell 2%, primarily in students ages 18-24. The older adult enrollment rate is lowering as well, for it coincides with the lowering unemployment rate. In Wisconsin, approximately 1,200 fewer students graduated from high schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We peaked in enrollment in 2010 with about 30,400 students. We declined through 2014, stabilized last year, and we may decline a bit this year. That alone accounts for $20 million in base budget,â&#x20AC;? Chancellor Mone said. From 2003 to 2012 an average of a 6.8% tuition increase helped boost the UWMilwaukee reserve. Chancellor Mone called four-year tuition freeze part of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the perfect storm of eventsâ&#x20AC;? leading to the structural deficit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen overnight. This is something that was a function of set decisions and events that have occurred. UWM has been underfunded...our reserves have declined. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were hoping we would have a reprieve from the tuition freeze. There were some very good indicators of positive progress...We had a $90 million reserve, and today we have $61 million. At a structural deficit rate of $30 million, we have about two years before the lines cross,â&#x20AC;? Chancellor Mone said. The Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Enrollment Management Action Team (CEMAT), comprised of working groups based on scholarship, advising and comprehensive retention, had 246 meetings since last spring to help improve enrollment rates and other issues surrounding the structural deficit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t share these (number of meetings) because the volume is important, I share these to show the communication efforts, the transparency, and the inclusion with which weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried to bring people together to understand some of the most significant issues we have faced,â&#x20AC;? Chancellor Mone said. Looking forward, Chancellor Mone states the central purpose is around education, research and engagement, and stresses the importance of shared governance and preserving tenure. By October, CEMATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to have a plan detailing the progression of budget cuts. By February, Chancellor Mone will select some recommendations to evaluate and share with the campus community. He closed the plenary by saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I ask for your help, for your patience, and your understanding that none of us asked for or created this fiscal and political scenario. But we have to manage it - and we will. I need and I value your help. And with 5,300 people that work here and over 27,000 students, this is a tall order.â&#x20AC;?
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Philanthropists Sheldon and Marianne Lubar have donated $10 million to create an entrepreneurship center at UWM. Chancellor Mark Mone made the announcement, which also included the plan to build a welcome center that will house the Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship. ““The objective of the Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship is to teach and motivate students, as well as business people in large and small companies, to take advantage of the opportunity that ownership brings,” said Sheldon Lubar. This news comes as Wisconsin ranked dead last in start-up activity, according to the Kauffman Foundation’s annual Index on Start-up Activity released in early June. “I think that this will be a great addition to the numerous things UWM does to promote start-ups and entrepreneuership to its students,” said Jake Wandrey, a business student at UWM. The welcome center will be located on the corner of E. Kenwood Boulevard and Maryland Avenue. It will be used as the first stop for prospective students and university guests. Investment in the center will be around $25 million and come from the UW system along with private donors. It is expected to be opened in late 2017 or early 2018. It will be a two-story 28,000 square foot building. The Lubars previously donated $10 million to UWM in 2006 to create what is now the Lubar School of Business. The entrepreneurship center, along with the newly built innovation campus and app brewery, shows a growing trend of UWM embracing start-ups and entrepreneurship for their students.
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THE PANTHER ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE ON LAST SEASONS 6-10-3 MARK.
By: John Gittings
THE TEAM IS OFF TO A GOOD START, AS SENIOR DECLAN RODRIGUEZ SCORED TWO GOALS AS PART OF A SEASON-OPENER THAT SAW IT SCORE THE MOST GOALS IN A KICKOFF GAME IN 19 YEARS. The Panthers’ men’s soccer season is upon us, having opened Friday with a 52 win vs. Evansville at Englemann Field. Milwaukee is looking to improve upon a rough 2014 season that saw the squad finish with a 6-10-3 record, this following an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2013. The team is off to a good start, as senior Declan Rodriguez scored two goals as part of a season-opener that saw it score the most goals in a kickoff game in 19 years. In addition, the Panthers doubled the shot total of the Purple Aces plus one, 27-13. Two of the team’s many freshmen, Matthias Binder and Francesco Saporito, scored a goal apiece, and senior Aaron Horvat added the final score of the three-goal win. Head coach Kris Kelderman spoke after the win. “It’s a great result for us,” he said. “Going into the first game, a lot of new guys, a very young team, not knowing really what to expect. A lot of nerves out there and we were a little shaky the first minute and a half of the game but it got a lot better from there. We are very pleased with everybody – all 11 guys and the reserves played a very good part as well.” Many injuries, a tough schedule and youth were the three main reasons for the uncharacteristic losing season. Kel-
derman elaborated. “It was very frustrating, especially coming off a very successful season in 2013,” he said. “We had some injuries to some very key people and it felt like each game we were challenged with a couple of major contributors being out of the lineup for various reasons. At the same time, I don’t want to use it as an excuse. It was an opportunity for other players to step up and get the job done in their place. We didn’t do as good of a job at that as we hoped.” Growing pains and the lack of depth resulting from injuries played a large role not only in the win-loss record from 2014, but the decline in defensive play. After a school-record 0.63 goalsagainst-average in 2013 that included 10 shutouts, last season saw a spike to 1.47 GAA and only 3 opposing zeros. In addition, freshmen accounted for almost 70 total starts and three Horizon League all-Freshman honors. Two of the four top-four scorers were first-year players last season. This bodes well for this season and future ones, according to Kelderman. “These guys had starting positions, played a lot of minutes and still have three years ahead of them,” he said. “That means a lot. They are going to be better players. Already in preseason you
can see that those players look a lot different today than they did as freshmen 12 months ago – a lot different. And that is the challenging part. We are going to have a young team whether we like it or not. A lot of these guys will be getting that experience whether they like it or not. If we can be pretty good this year – and that is definitely our goal – then Declan Rodriguez that means that there is a very bright future here at UWM.” Despite the team being young as a whole, experience does return on the back line. Goalies Liam Anderson (junior) and Agustin Rey (senior) were the net-minders for every minute of play last season. In addition, two seniors: Horvat and Dustin Ashley, with 33 combined career starts, have the experience to make the Panthers’ back defense formidable. Milwaukee faces a much stiffer test Sunday afternoon, as the team travels to Omaha, Neb. to take on the sixth-ranked team in the country in Creighton.
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Missouri State Wins Panther Invitational
By: John Gittings Milwaukee was unable to defend its home court on Saturday night, as the women’s volleyball team lost the final match of the Panther Invitational to Missouri State, 3-0. All three sets were competitive, but the Bears managed to take all three. This was the first loss of the season for the Panthers, who finished the weekend tourney in second. Milwaukee coach Susie Johnson spoke following the runner-up finish. “Missouri State is a very good team,” she said. “They’re going to be a contender in the Missouri Valley and I thought we played them tough. We needed to be better after 20 points. I thought we let them off the hook a little bit, but they earned it.”
Despite the setback, Johnson is optimistic reflecting on the weekend and the team’s chances the rest of the season. “This weekend showed that we have a very deep bench this weekend and that our defense is very, very strong,” she said. “We need to work on our serving and putting the ball away sooner, but we can tweak that. This is a wonderful team to coach and we’re just planning on getting better every day.” “We continued to play a lot of different people,” she said. “I think this is a great team that we have and we’re just going to continue to grow and get better as the season goes on.” Lily Johnson and Kinsey Batten led the charge for the Bears, as each had 15
Mens Soccer Struggles in Omaha By: John Gittings The Panthers could not get any offense going in their road test against sixth-ranked Creighton, dropping their first game of the young season, 4-0. After a relatively competitive and defensive first half, the Bluejays opened up the game with two secondhalf goals in a four-minute span. Head coach Kris Kelderman spoke optimistically following the defeat, but he was not too fond of the defensive effort late. “We played against a very good team, arguably one of the best teams in the country and we knew going in that we had our hands full,” he said. “I don’t hesitate to say that we got beat by a better team today. No matter what, we can chalk it up as a great experience for our guys. It shows that we have to improve in various areas and we know that we will.” “I’m not discouraged about the result, considering we are such a young and inexperienced team still trying to find our way,” he continued. “The only thing I am a little discouraged about is that I didn’t like the way we gave up the goals that we did.” The main reason why Milwaukee struggled so much offensively was Creighton master goalie Connor Sparrow, who is coming off a 2014 season in which he sported a 0.49 goals-against-average. Sunday afternoon was his 16th career shutout. The Panthers had a golden opportunity go for naught early in the second half. Freshman Francesco Saporito sent a free kick over the right side of the goal that beat Sparrow, but it hit the crossbar to preserve the two-goal Bluejay lead. From there, the home squad cruised. Between the 64th and 68th minutes, Creighton put the dagger goals in. It finished the game with a 25-4 shot advantage, including a 6-0 corner kick gap. Milwaukee better rebound quickly, as one of the most significant games of 2015 is on tap. The “Milwaukee Cup” tilt vs. Marquette is Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Englemann Stadium.
kills and 36 assists, respectively. Batten was named the MVP of the tournament, and she, Johnson and Lynsey Wright represented Missouri State on the allTournament team. As for the home squad, senior Kayla Price and junior Myanna Ruiz rounded out the all-Tournament team and finished the match with 28 assists and 10 digs, respectively. In addition, seniors Maggie Dunbar and Sammi Herron contributed 21 combined kills. Johnson spoke on her honored players. “I thought those two (Price and Ruiz) were the steady players for us over the weekend,” the coach said. “There are going to be some bumps and bruises during the season and our players are maturing all around, but especially those two. Myanna was very steady and did an excellent job this weekend and Kayla ran a good offense and kept calm. We’ll continue to get better but those two did a great job for us this weekend.” The first set saw Milwaukee take an early 7-2 lead, but the Bears rebounded to tie it at 16. They subsequently outscored the Panthers, 9-7, to take the first set by two. The latter two sets both started well
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eaux<<page 9 ell, with some older tunes sprinkled throughout. The No BS! Brass Band joined his band onstage for “Chicago” to close out the set. Although the songs he sang had much grim emotion, especially songs off ofCarrie & Lowell, Stevens still managed to astound the crowd with his unique falsetto voice backed by his band. Bon Iver’s Saturday night closing set: Everyone who came to Eaux Claires came for Bon Iver. And what a way to close out a festival than with the one who had the idea all along, Justin Vernon, serenading the crowd along the banks of the Chippewa.Before taking the stage, festival narrator Michael Perry said a few words that sum the two-day event: “We’re pretty much an unbeautiful bunch, man. We are flat-footed clodhoppers who feel inside like maybe we could dance, and we really don’t know any other than to just get at it and have at it. And we know it wouldn’t happen without our neighbors, without those who raised us, with this Chippewa Valley, and without you. If you hold yourself still and silent now, you can feel that river behind you. Runnin’ through the night. Runnin’ through all time. It’s good to have music near a river. There’s this idea of baptism. Of absolution. No matter what you believe. Better yet, it’s good have music near a place where two rivers come together. A confluence. For what are webut a confluence – a confluence that lives and breathes, a confluence of
dream and song, a confluence of 22,000 beating hearts. And so here we are, cradled by a river in a sanctuary of sound. Craving consecration. Exultation. On bended knee, seeking…benediction.” And what a benediction it was. The stage went black and the crowd roared as the band opened up with “Heavenly Father” joined by The Staves, who played the previous day on the same stage. Along with The Staves, many others joined the stage with Vernon and his band like yMusic, No BS! Brass Band, Josh Scott, Colin Stetson, Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner. There were new faces next to Vernon for practically every song in the set, except the ones sacred to the band’s name: “Calgary” and “Holocene.” Between songs, Vernon found it hard to wrap his head around what had happened the last two days and could not put it into words. Towards the end of the set, though, he found those words: “I just think that if you don’t have friendship, you don’t have anything, and I know that might sound like a Hallmark card or something, but I keep asking myself lately, ‘Is there anything greater than us? Is there anything more powerful or greater than us?’ And I don’t think there is. I think it is just us and I think what we give each other and how we believe in each other, that’s how we can become greater. I saw that happening in full effect this weekend and I’m so humbled and happy to share with my friends from us to you, thank you very very much.”
fifischool<<page 11 encroaching future that sell that last tragic bit. I’m not an expert on the female or asian perspective but others have said that it is strong and fair in its portrayal. Advantageous is this list’s unique personal statement film. You can see Advantageous on Netflix. 5.Seinfeld I was 4 years old when Seinfeld stopped airing new episodes. It’s a big gap for me. What is a soup nazi? What is a Kramer? Why is the guy from Bee Movie rich??? These are all questions I had answered last week when I sat down to watch every episode of Seinfeld, now streaming at Hulu. I only got through a season and a half but I’m hooked. Friends over 30 are going to have to forgive me but you deserve a fair warning, there’s a lot of moments that feel like when they use pagers in the first season of The Wire. “Oh that’s how they did that” old people anthropological moments might rub you the wrong way but I found them to be essential parts of the texture and character of the show. Seinfeld is this list’s comedy recommendation because Seinfeld is funny. This needs to be said. It is very funny. As a genre situational comedy never quite did it for me not like a good standup comic or some borderline academic insufferable book of witty quotations. Like the humor of Jerry Seinfeld himself, the show that bears his name is straightforward and polished comedy, the jokes are cut from marble. It doesn’t rely on hyperactive cutaways or time bending meta post modern stuff. It’s clear and observational. I have warm memories of The Fresh Prince/My Wife and Kids/Bernie Mac Show block and the Different Strokes/Cosby Show block of programming that played after I came home from elementary school. I never considered the space to be high art or even that varied. Rather I showed up as a bright eyed kid looking to learn what grownups were like with a few giggles here and there. Before Seinfeld I saw the whole genre as some sort of delivery system for “very special episodes” about social issues or easily consumable educational lessons. Seinfeld has some pretty atrocious people. Atrocious in the way that modern people can be though. The show doesn’t talk down to the audience like we’re not people who can’t make our own decisions or have our own thoughts. It’s not going for broad in the way that family sitcoms do, but in its own specific way it ends up reaching wider than any pandering could. When people talk about sitcoms they seem to measure things by Seinfeld and now I know why. Like some sort of pinnacle of situational comedy Seinfeld represents the best possible thing that is now being inverted and played with in today’s more experimental landscape of cheap indie shows on Comedy Central, FX, or (god forbid) Yahoo! Screen.
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Six Observations FROM MY SIX MONTHS ABROAD IN EUROPE
By Emily Talapa 1: You become two people. The singular person you were before you left divides into two and each one feels like it belongs in different places. It feels like there is another Emily still in England, wrapped in a wool scarf, tripping on cobblestone, buying Austrian vanilla wafers for 75p. 2: The way you see your own country changes. I appreciate things I never previously noticed and I notice things that bother me. I was visiting my cousin and her friend in Spain and the three of us went to La Fería in Sevilla. There were women clad in traditional flamenco dresses and tall structures of lights standing in rows for miles. Around each corner, under spouts of water, there were fresh slices of coconut for sale. In the tangle of rides, there was one called Barca Vikinga. It was like any regular Viking Ship except on either side were tall metal cages - each the size of a large closet. Basically, you stand inside as the ship rises and flings itself nearly horizontal to the ground. My cousin is pretty crazy and as the ship gained speed and began to reach its highest point, she started to fling her body into the air. I decided to do the same and, dude, I was terrified. As the ship pulled us higher above the fair, I let my body float with the loss of gravity. I was screaming so loud, I turned to the alarmed boys near us and yelled, “¡Lo siento!” When we finally walked
off the ride, my hair looked like the end of a broom and my stomach was liquid. We never would have been able to do that in the States. Over here rides are fun but they’re also buckles and height requirements and liabilities. Immediately after us, I watched a girl no older than six climb into one of the cages with her family. Different cultures, I guess! 3: You resist the temptation to splurge on certain things. I used to go to Tesco, which is a cheaper-end grocery store chain in England. They had a small section in the back, sort of a poorly lit aisle, dedicated to American foods. It had it all: Hot Fudge PopTarts, blue Gatorade, Skippy peanut butter, M&M’s - snacks you couldn’t find anywhere else. I remember the first day I saw Captain Crunch’s mustached face smiling at me from the shelf. I practically highfived him. I was looking for syrup because I was hosting my Hong Kong friends and they had never had french toast before. “Heck yeah, Aunt Jemima, we are going home.” But as I grabbed the small bottle I noticed the price: £8. I nearly cried; twelve bucks for a bottle of syrup! I bought it though, because who eats french toast without syrup? After that day I never went back to that aisle. As much as a craved a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, I refused to spend my savings on overpriced American food. 4: You start to get a sense of how other people view your country. During a week trip in both France and Ireland, I talked to taxi drivers who randomly told me they would never go to the States. “I’d be shot down on the street, it seems!” Said a plump Irish driver as we drove through Dublin. “Anyone can get a gun over there. I’ve never even held a gun. The only guns I’ve ever seen are the ones on the telly!” 5: There’s a huge focus on environmental conservation. Most of Europe charges for plastic bags at stores so you’re motivated to bring your own. It’s just a natural custom over there but for me it’s the easiest way to reduce your ecological footprint. At first I was like, “Crap, I’m never going to remember to bring my backpack every time I get food.” But sure enough, it became an inherent part of my weekly routine. It was as regular as brushing my teeth. 6: Traveling sets you apart from the other things in your life. When on a water bus in Venice, feeling salt air on your face, you’re not thinking about work or supervisors or budgets or bills or relationships or payments or rent. All you can think of is, “This water is so bright, it hurts my eyes.” I’ll never forget sitting on a city bus in southern Germany as it followed its way up twisting roads and thicks of forest. The sky was so clear. I didn’t think about my future or the classes I was taking or the grades I needed or my resume or a career. The only thing I thought was, “This makes me happy to be alive.”
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Eight Reasons Why Going Back to School Wont Be All That Bad
By: Amber Jorgenson
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It’s time to dig your backpacks out of storage and order those overpriced textbooks that you will probably never use, because as of Sept. 2, school will officially be back in session here at good ol’ UWM. While it’s always hard to bid farewell to a summer that went by way too fast, well, we really don’t have a choice. Here are a few reasons why school starting up again isn’t a totally terrible thing. 1. Fall Welcome Week always has a ton of fun activities. Especially if you’re looking to meet new people, get a jump on student involvement or just to get free food. As per usual, there are some whacky events concocted by UWM, such as the Sex and Drugs Show on Monday, Aug. 31. The show converses about “a provocative, in-your-face look at the highs and lows of dating, sex, alcohol, drug use, and relationships on college campuses,” according to UWM’s Welcome Week events page. Or, you know, there’s always the Condom Olympics on Tuesday, Sept. 1, which combines condomrelated activities while educating you on sexual health. If you’re looking to get involved with student organizations, be sure to check out the Fraternity & Sorority Showcase on Wednesday, Sept. 2 or the Sports Clubs Fair on Thursday, Sept. 3. 2. The Pantherfest performers don’t suck this year. The Marcus Amphitheater welcomes the up and coming duo Twenty One Pilots and rapper Hoodie Allen for this year’s Pantherfest. You’ve prob-
ably heard Twenty One Pilots hit “Tear In My Heart” on the radio, but the rest of their music doesn’t seem as poppy to me, which I think is a good thing. Their genre is kind of hard to categorize. I’d guestimate them as indie hip-pop, even though I totally just made that up. As for Hoodie Allen, his underground raps will be sure to jive up the crowd and pretty much force you to dance and attempt to spit as sick as he does, whether you like it or not. 3. Taco Bell is once again open in The Union. Yes, I’m going to go ahead and throw in this completely biased one, because Taco Bell is delicious and has been closed all summer. Bring on the burritos. 4. The end of summer means the beginning of fall. Which is without a doubt the best season. Where do I even start? The sweltering heat has been beat and sweatshirt season begins once again, giving all of us an excuse to scrub it up. Leaves will begin changing, rendering UWM to be as beautiful as it will be all year. Ice lattes are replaced with hot chocolates and all will be right with the world once again. Oh, and Halloween. Don’t even get me started on how glorious Halloween is. 5. Two words: Packer season. It’s no secret that Wisconsinites go absolutely nuts over Packer season. Campus will be bleeding green and gold from September to January, giving students an excuse to drink too much beer on Monday nights
and skip class Tuesday mornings. Even if you’re from out of state like myself, it’s hard not to succumb to the fun that is Packer season in Milwaukee. And let’s face it, the Minnesota Vikings suck anyways. 6. Your summer job might have been really awful. Many of you probably worked outside in the sweltering heat or inside scrubbing dishes at a mediocre restaurant that paid you too little. A lot of us worked full time over the summer to save money or simply to write out that rent check every month. So the start of school might give you the chance to say goodbye to that god forsaken place. 7. We again have access to all things campus. If you stayed in Milwaukee over the summer and didn’t take any classes, you were cut off from things that get taken advantage of during the school year. Since school is starting up again, we now get access to MCTS bus passes, free use of the Klotsche Center, and the advantage of B.O.S.S. extending their midnight summer hours back to 2 a.m. 8. Classes starting = being able to learn more and more about our major. Which reminds us of our passion and why we are here in the first place. So when you’re dreading that first day of class, just remember that we are all here for a reason and that this whole college thing is actually pretty awesome. Except for those disgusting icebreakers that happen on the first day. Those will always be a pointless chore.
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Make Us Feel Safer on Campus By Amber Seifert The crime rate around UWM has seemed to spike over the course of the last few years. The Campus Safety Alerts that appear in our school e-mail accounts and on UWM’s website appeared to be more frequent during the 2014-2015 school year, especially with armed robberies within the vicinity of campus. Eight alerts were sent out in the last academic year for armed robberies on or near campus. There was also one alert for a sexual assault and another for an attempted sexual assault. This can be an incredibly scary thing for students and staff, especially for those walking alone. It’s not just at night that these crimes happed last year, they moved to the daytime as well, with half of these eight armed robberies that occurred last year happening between 1 and 5 p.m. That’s an even scarier thing to think about. The people committing these crimes either don’t seem to care about being seen or view the UWM area as an easy target. So what do we do about this? Well, I have a couple of ideas that I think should really be taken into consideration. Firstly, I think that it would be incredibly beneficial for self-defense classes to be offered more frequently on campus, and for free. During Fall Semester 2014, the UWM police department offered three free self-defense classes, according to a Sep-
A Quick Note TO INCOMING FRESHMEN By Amber Seifert Coming to a university, especially one with close to 30,000 students, can be an incredibly intimidating thing. You may not know anyone or you may know a few people, but chances are that you don’t know too many. It is because of this situation that incoming freshman, and all students and staff for that matter, need to not judge a book by its cover. I’m an adult student veteran and a person who doesn’t look injured, but I have a lot of pain from past injuries. One thing that I have learned from this is that people have a tendency to judge others, even on things that can’t be seen with the naked eye. I often can’t take the stairs because of my mild degenerative disc disease that radiates pain from my mid-back into my hips and knees, ultimately making the stairs my official worst enemy. But how would anyone know that? I don’t exhibit that I’m in pain but as I enter the elevator as a healthy looking young woman, I get glares. So next time you see someone in
Sandburg or Bolton Hall taking the elevator from floor one to three, think twice before automatically passing judgment. Now I’m not saying any of this for sympathy or empathy, I’m simply trying to prove a point that we don’t know what goes on in the lives of others, which makes it extra important to love everyone and show everyone support. When we judge others by their looks or ailments, we close ourselves off to new possible friendships, love and experiences. We’re in college to have all of those things, right? So why would you close yourself off to new people simply because they don’t look like someone you would usually be friends with? College is a place filled with diverse people around every corner, so why not embrace these new people that you could really learn something from? When we open ourselves up to new people and things, we open ourselves up to love, happiness and knowledge. I’m not trying to sound like I’m a hippie from the 70’s, but maybe they had a point with their whole “peace and love” mindset. All I’m asking is for everyone, especially freshmen, to really embrace new people and things so that you can have the most amazing college experience as possible. Once you have embraced this concept, it will be a whole lot easier to say, “I have lived.”
tember 2014 e-mail to UWM students about campus safety. However, aside from this e-mail, advertising for these classes must have been minimal, because I, and many others I know, weren’t aware of these events. These free classes should have been given one of those huge banners hanging in The UWM Union. The question is, were these three classes enough? I personally know someone who is qualified and trained to teach self-defense and offered his services for free to women on campus, but the Klotsche Center wouldn’t budge when it came to simply giving him a space to teach these classes. They talked about liability issues and this person was willing to take on all responsibility for teaching these classes, but they said it would be too much. I think this is crap. How do you expect women, and even men, to defend themselves against robberies and assaults around campus if most aren’t aware of these classes to learn how to do so? Secondly, I think that those who carry a concealed carry weapon permit should be allowed to carry their weapons on campus. Even if the police have to do an extensive background check on these students before allowing them to carry their weapons and have them check in every day that they carry their weapons, I think there would be more hesitation by the criminals to commit crimes if they know a lot of people walking around campus have their weapons. Of course this always runs the risk of the bad guys having their concealed carry permit; however, this also allows for more of the good guys to defend themselves and others against those committing the crime. I think these two things are especially important now that free parking was taken away in the Northwest Quadrant. Students will be parking further away and will be forced to either walk in, bike in, or take the bus. The park and ride can also be a dangerous place for people just waiting for the bus or just getting off of the bus at night. How well is this campus really protecting its students? And how do they expect us to protect ourselves without self-defense courses or our own weapon? I can easily say that I don’t feel safe on campus anymore, I am constantly paranoid that someone may rob or assault, and I would feel so much better if I were able to carry my weapon on campus. I am a veteran and I have had extensive weapon training, and I’m the type of person who feels the need for protection, although that could just be my motherly instincts. I often wonder how many people feel paranoid like I do. I wonder how many people can’t enjoy their experience on campus because of this paranoia and I wonder if many people don’t even go out to enjoy their freedom because of the rise in crime around campus. I’m very passionate about this type of subject and I think that we should all have the right to carry our weapons on campus so that we can feel safe
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