October 2011

Marquette Journal The student magazine of MArquette University

October 2011

Meet Milwaukee’s Dreamers and Dream Makers

6 things

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Captive

in Libya: one alum’s story of survival

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October 2011 Vol. 107, Issue 1

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16 college dreams 22 imprisoned on the cover 16 College dreams

Meet 13-year-old Zach, and the people helping him get to college.

22 Imprisoned

One Marquette alum’s tale of capture, fear and faith in Libya.

26 Stock your fridge

Six things every college student’s refrigerator MUST have.

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features

Three graduates are making a difference on a global scale.

20 Welcome to Milwaukee Explore the city’s ethnic roots.

wellness

24 Roeders

Women’s soccer coach brings family values to the field.

college life

25 Ready, set, train!

Decorate on a dime

27 Help! I’m homesick

Letter from the editor

Turn a bland dorm room beautiful with these cheap, easy design tips.

MBA

Ranked among the country’s best, these programs mean business.

Dear my freshman self

Journal seniors reflect on what they’ve learned since arriving to campus.

10 Profreshional

Ditch the traditional button-ups for classy, colorful work attire.

meet pat.

13 Call to serve

Volleyball player, Danielle Carlson, takes you through calorie-burning exercises.

What to do when there seems to be no place like home.

culture

28 Brew City beats

Looking for good music? Look no further than your own backyard.

30 9 Best MKE Bars The votes are in.

31 Journey: Joe Kearney

Cover Photo by AJ Trela

We weren’t quite sure what to expect when we brought junior Patrick Farrell in for our cover shoot.

Apparently, neither was he. “When I agreed to do it, I thought I’d be eating the food,” he said.

He caught on quickly. We started off by throwing yogurt, jam and spaghetti at Pat, and moved on to applying a manly nutella beard and cream cheese mustache.

“My dog loved me when I got home,” he said.

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Editor-in-Chief Jen Michalski

Marquette Journal Managing Editor Alexandra Engler Art Director Dylan Huebner Photo Director AJ Trela Departments Editor Allie Zahn Assistant Editors Features: Kevin Griffin College Life: Sarah Butler Wellness Heather Ronaldson Jabber: Colleen Herrmann Style: Katie Harris Marketing Director Eric Ricafrente Multimedia Producer Crystal Schreiner Writers Jennifer Zahn Willy Christensen Kendra Carruthers Brynne Ramella Cassidy Wilson Le’Ashia McDaniels Joe Carey Photographers Andrew Wynykoski Alex Alvarez John Pontarelli Gabriella Belzer Rebecca French

Contributors Advertising Director Courtney Johnson Publication Adviser Dr. Stephen Byers Business Manager Kimberly Zawada Magazine Consultants Kurt Chandler Dr. Ana Garner Dr. Pamela Nettleton Dean, College of Communication Dr. Lori Bergen Technical Director Michael Andre SMI Director Kaellen Hessel

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editor’s note In September, I had the opportunity to meet Mike Sager, writer-at-large at Esquire, novelist and award-winning journalist. And not just meet him, but attend several classes he taught, get his feedback on the Journal and even grab a bite to eat with him on campus. I couldn’t let him leave Milwaukee without trying Sobelman’s.

Between telling on-the-job stories of getting attacked by white supremacists in Texas and hanging out with Kobe Bryant, Sager said something that stuck with me.

“You are your work, and your work is you,” he said.

He doesn’t mean let your work consume your whole life and being. He means put your character, values and passion into what you do. Whether it is writing or accounting, painting or nursing, volunteering or architectural design — let your identity and whatever makes you be you shine through into your work. Your product and accomplishments will reflect that infusion of work and self.

Journalism is my work and passion.

Class articles, internship assignments, Tribune and Journal stories all have my name, my byline on top. My stories exhibit the skills I have gathered over the years and my distinct writing style.

Another College of Communication guest last month epitomized Sager’s mantra. Peter King, NFL writer for Sports Illustrated and a sports fan’s psychic of the sorts, is everything a journalist should be: trustworthy, respected, truthful and a bit vivacious.

I went to hear him speak for one major reason: I interned at Sports Illustrated

this past summer, and was looking for a taste of my “old life in New York.” But instead, I left with great admiration for him, a reporter who radiates passion for his work, and a journalist who puts his all into what he does. His humor, knowledge, down-to-earth character and sincerity resonate in his writing.

Sager’s statement is something by which we all should live. In this issue of the Journal, you will meet several people whose work exemplifies their character and ardor.

Joe Kearney spent this past summer in Panama, teaching English, administering vaccinations at a clinic and bonding with the locals. Brian Harper, one of the three Marquette graduates featured in “Call to Serve,” is taking his undergraduate service experience and love for volunteering to Peru.

You’ll read the story about James Foley, a Marquette alum and GlobalPost journalist, who was taken captive in Libya while reporting on Qaddafi conflict. As you read this issue, Foley, freed in April, is now back reporting in Libya. You could call it finishing what he started, but if you ask him, he’d tell you he’s just doing his job.

“You are your work, and your work is you.”

It’s a quote that has gotten me through late nights working on the Journal or writing class assignments. It has accelerated my motivation to continue doing what I love to do.

Don’t be afraid to invest yourself into your work. Be passionate. If you love what you do, you’ll love the product, too.

—JM

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College Life Photo by AJ Trela

DECORATE ON A DIME Lighten up your room without weighing down your bills

By Cassidy Wilson

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Photo by Andrew Wynykoski

Thrift

Designing on a college budget is all about finding the best deals, as shown in this Sovereign apartment. The coffee table pictured was purchased at a thrift store and painted a sunny yellow, all for only $25. Don’t be afraid to haggle for a lower price!

Lighten  Dorms are dark — it comes with the territory.

You can fix this with a much-needed desk lamp.

It provides a warm glow for studying. Or, you can create a totally different atmosphere by switching out plain bulbs with colored ones.

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Be creative in bringing the outside in. This kitchen window sill is stacked with live herbs, which are useful for cooking. The branch on the side has been spray-painted a vibrant green to bring a modern, but natural, pop of texture and color to an otherwise boring college kitchen.

Photo by AJ Trela

When it comes to her sixth-floor McCabe Hall dorm room, Regina Rubio, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, thinks she and her roommates could use some direction.

“It’s a little dark and dim,” Rubio said. “We could use brighter light.”

And for Paige Briggs, a freshman in the College of Communication and Cobeen Hall resident, her room just doesn’t feel like home.

“I feel like it is more of a bedroom than a living space,” Briggs said.

Three things, however, can make any apartment or dorm room more appealing: a rug, seating and good lighting. You can easily and cheaply turn a plain, gloomy room into a comfortable living space by supplying the three.

Sandy Carlson, an interior designer at Steffen Furniture in Spencer, Iowa, has helped many college students do just that.

“I see a lot of college kids come in asking for help or even calling for advice,” Carlson said. “Our designers make their way to North Carolina every year and pick out cheaper options for our younger customers.”

She said a rug will give any room a pop of color. While they typically cost anywhere from $50 to $100, you can save money by checking local furniture stores for leftover pieces of carpet. Some sell scrap carpet for as little as $25.

But a rug isn’t everything. Having a place for friends to sit is also necessary.

Ask family and friends if they have an old futon they’re willing to sell or bargain a deal for. You can always sew patches of interesting fabric onto a futon to make it a bit more unique, or to hide the mysterious food stains. Pillows make it cozy and add some charm.

And let’s face it. Dorm rooms don’t have great lighting. However, table and floor lamps are an easy way to rectify the problem.

Orry Deyoung, an employee of Rubin’s Furniture in Milwaukee’s Third Ward, said the store sells lamps from a company called Lightforce, which caters to younger buyers.

“The best time to purchase items for a dorm room or apartment is during the early fall,” Deyoung said, “because the demand for products is so high.”

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Mba

3 letters that make the difference

By Willy Christensen

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uccessful” is a word aspiring business students hope to one day use when describing their careers. But for many institutions promising such a future, the idea of success is sometimes just an admissions tool used to attract potential students. The exception to this occurs when the high-spirited terminology on the brochure actually translates into real world success.

Just look at Edward Sendele.

With two semesters before graduation, Sendele first made the decision to pursue his master’s of business admin6

istration at Marquette based on factors like reputation and alumni networks. But, with a degree now in reach, Sendele plans on moving up the business ladder at Sears Corporation after a recent promotion to regional technical manager. “(The M.B.A.) rounds you out to understand all aspects of the business,” Sendele said. “I hope to take my current position along with a new M.B.A. to leverage a director position next year.”

Stories like this aren’t uncommon among students in Marquette’s business programs. In fact, since the Graduate School of Management’s establishment in 2006,

several of these programs have reached levels of national prestige.

In the 2012 U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of the country’s best business programs, Marquette’s part-time M.B.A. program was ranked in the top 20 and the Executive M.B.A. program was ranked in the top 50. The Graduate Entrepreneurship program earned the ranking of 24th best in the nation.

The reason for these numbers start with the faculty. David King, associate professor of management, points out the quality and real world experience of professors.

On the other hand, Dr. Linda Salchenberger, dean of the College of Business Administration, attributes the rankings to a global perspective, ethics and strong community of faculty and students. All three echo the enduring sentiment of Marquette’s mission-based approach to education.

“We believe that our programs are successful because we are mission-driven, that is, we focus on educating ethical and socially responsible global leaders,” Salchenberger said.

More than flashy marketing on an admissions pamphlet, the Marquette mission is, without a doubt, a key reason why students choose Marquette.

From freshman year onward, Marquette’s mission statement is engrained into every student’s mind. The mission itself becomes a basis upon which students pursue their education and eventually live out their future careers. Jacqueline Keidel, a 2010 graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences and current Marquette M.B.A. student, wouldn’t have it any other way.

“The best part about an M.B.A. from Marquette is that it entails so much more than a piece of paper,” Keidel said.

“Marquette’s M.B.A. program does an amazing job of showing students that we can be phenomenally successful while still conducting ethical business practices and serving others."

With an endorsement like that, “successful” may be a word Marquette can legitimately use to describe its business programs for years to come.

College Life Richie’s got it

Marquette graduate Richie Burke isn’t wasting any time putting his business degree to work. At the end of August Burke launched GoGeddit, a web-based daily deals community dreamed up by Burke in an effort to leave his mark on the business world.

“I wanted to start a business, to go out and do something on my own,” said Burke, who graduated from the College of Business Administration in May. Similar to big name competitor Groupon, GoGeddit offers consumers deals and discounts for an ever-growing list of businesses located in the Milwaukee and Madison areas. Unique to GoGeddit is the ability for users to customize categories.

GoGeddit also encourages interaction between businesses and consumers, and will be contributing a percentage of all profits to the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Foundation Fund.

Burke believes interaction and his socially responsible approach to business will strengthen both the local community and economy.

The transition from learning about business to running one seems to come naturally to Burke, even as a recent graduate.

“The most important thing I got from Marquette was building relationships and meeting new people,” he said.

Burke said while he hopes to reach consumers beyond Marquette, there will be promotions for students. Among the growing community of campus businesses on board with GoGeddit, Burke was proud to announce a recent agreement with The Broken Yolk restaurant.

But the Marquette connection goes beyond Burke’s current endeavors, and even past his days as a Golden Eagle.

Burke’s grandfather, Richard Burke, graduated from Marquette in 1956 before founding the Trek Bicycle Corporation.

The elder Burke, who passed away in 2008, spent much of his career working on various philanthropic projects throughout the Milwaukee area, all while running a successful company.

Now, Burke hopes to do much of the same. “I still think about him a lot, and I try and follow in his footsteps,” he said. Although, as Burke admits, “those are some pretty big shoes to fill.”

Photo by Crystal Schreiner

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Richie Burke, graduate of the College of Business Administration, created GoGeddit, a web-based coupon community.

Interested in reading more about students’ business ventures?

Check out www.marquettejournal.org for Willy Christensen’s article on Zaarly’s recent partnership with Marquette.

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Letters to my freshman self Photos by Gabby Belzer

Journal seniors reflect on lessons they’ve learned over the past three years Dear Jenny, You’ll think you can do it all. You’ll assume accumulating several high-profile obligations and juggling three jobs while competing for the track team is feasible. Beware: your tenacity is a double-edged sword. It can be your key to success or the catalyst for your mistakes. Remember, balance is crucial. Instead of spreading yourself too thin, dedicate yourself fully to the few things you’re really passionate about, and excise the excess. Sleep, but don’t oversleep. Have fun, but try not to end up with a lampshade on your head more than a few times. Lastly, college is when you really find out who in your life is most important to you. Make time for the people who make time for you.

Dear Jen, Three years from now as you begin your senior year, you’ll wonder where the time went. You won’t remember the countless nights of studying, and the numerous hours spent slaving away in the student media offices, but you will always remember the small things — the first time you met your roommates, weekend Cobeen brunches, waiting outside the Bradley Center in a blizzard, the late night chats with good friends in dorm lounges. Enjoy the little things, because in the end, they are actually the big things. Realize there is more to the world than what you see on a daily basis. Volunteer.

Travel. Explore. Be independent. In three years your eyes will have opened to a world of exciting possibilities. And don’t forget to call home every now and then.

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College Life Dear Kendra,

You’re not naïve—you’re simply 18 and ready to see what college has to offer. You’ll soon learn going out multiple times a week and achieving the 4.0 grade-point average you had in high school won’t happen unless you complete all your assignments by Wednesday at, say, 3 p.m. The friends you had in high school probably won’t share the same mentality as your new classmates, and your “friends for life” list may end up being slightly shorter than you imagined. Nonetheless, you will see all of this in perspective four years from now.

Dear Allie, You should know you’re going to make mistakes, but they won’t always be bad ones. So don’t be afraid to take risks and try new things. Making mistakes in college help us become who we are. Don’t regret your mistakes — learn from them.

Also, remember that your college experience only happens once. Take advantage of the opportunities the university offers you. Get involved with things that interest you, even if they’re totally outside of your comfort zone. College is your time to shine — make the most of it. Oh, and beware the freshman 15.

Dear Joe,

Newsflash: you do not attend an all-male high school anymore. There are members of the opposite sex in class, and, they are shockingly, in earshot of you. Let’s you and me work on not dropping f-bombs to your fellow all-male expatriates in public.

While I have you, Joe, Kilbourn is North and Clybourn is South. Or is it Kilbourn is South and Clybourn is North? Well, you figure it out; you have the time. It's not like you're going to get a job until the second semester anyway.

And Joe, for God’s sake, drop Spanish class already. You’re going to give up on a high-paying future and join the Comm school soon anyway.

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Profreshional

By AJ Trela and Katie Harris

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Photos by AJ Trela and Crystal Schreiner

For some, this fall semester marks a fresh beginning. For others, it will be the start of their journeys into the working world. No matter what stage you’re in, college represents a transition into the adult world, and it's never too early or too late to start dressing the part. When picking pieces for your professional wardrobe, strive for sophisticated, yet fun; polished, yet casual. When it comes down to it, you need to dress to impress, whether for an interview or just a stroll to class.

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S I M P L Y SO P H I ST I CA T E D This season, trade in bold patterns for a simple wardrobe with nude tones that make your skin glow. Start with what no closet is complete without: the ever-so-versatile black cigarette pants (1). Never be afraid to add a touch of sparkle to your ensemble with statement jewelry (1) like a teardrop collar necklace. Gold and white accents can make even a simple outfit feel luxurious.

To take on the traditional dress shirt, try subtle patterns and dainty details (3). For a statement, show some skin with an open back top (2) and let your clothes accessorize themselves with beaded details (5). As for color this fall, red is the right choice whether you are out on the town or walking to class (4). Finally, as the chilly weather sets in, get cozy-chic with a cropped blazer that has unique, texturized fabrics and bold accents.

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Sartorial Charm Creating a more sophisticated style for men takes just a few key pieces to put together a classic look. The first important item needed in every college student’s wardrobe is the whitecollar shirt (3). A clean-cut button down shirt can be dressed up with a blazer and a pair of slim cut slacks for an interview.

Or, for a polished look around campus, try a pair of dark wash skinny jeans. A sharp-looking blazer (5) can be equally versatile. Pair it with neutral pants for an internship or with clean-cut jeans when you’re on a Friday night date. Spice up your look by substituting a blazer with a casual solid-colored cardigan paired with a button-down shirt (4). As for accessorizing, the backpack will have to go when you get a serious job, so why not prepare now? You will be sure to make work look fashionable with a vintage leather briefcase (1).

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FEATURES

Photo by Gabby Belzer

SERVICE

call to serve

by Sarah Butler

For Marquette students, service opportunities aren’t confined between 9th and 20th streets. They stretch far and wide, reaching out to all corners of the country, all countries of the world.

Marquette alumni Caroline Corcos, Lauren Stoxen and Brian Harper know this first hand. Each continued answering the call to serve, even after graduation. capacity in non-profit organizations and communities to help bring individuals and communities out of poverty,” she AmeriCorps VISTA said.

For recent graduate Lauren Stoxen, Stoxen began her work with it’s the perfect time to volunteer.

AmeriCorps in Minnesota immediately “I just graduated and don’t have after graduation. There, she spent her many things tying me down,” Stoxen mornings working one-on-one with seven said. “I know this is the most opportune children in a Minneapolis public school. time in my life to spend a year doing In the afternoon, she volunteered at a service.” community center in St. Paul.

After considering several service “Minnesota has the highest programs, Stoxen decided to go with (educational) achievement gap in the AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to country, which is really horrible,” Stoxen America, and work in both Minnesota said. “So it’s rewarding even if I can help and San a few kids “This is the most opportune time in improve or Francisco. my life to spend a year doing service.” sustain their But this reading and isn’t her first writing over the summer.” time volunteering. Stoxen participated in high school mission trips, Midnight This past August, Stoxen was hired and Noon Run meal service programs, as the Habitat for Humanity VISTA tutored ESL students and served on outreach coordinator in San Francisco, the Hunger Clean-Up public relations where she’ll work for a year. committee at Marquette.

“After living in Milwaukee and “AmeriCorps VISTA appealed to seeing how the housing crisis affects me because their mission is to build so many people, I wanted to work for

Photo Courtesy Lauren Stoxen

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As the Habitat for Humanity VISTA outreach coordinator, Stoxen (center) helps find volunteers for the program.

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Brian Harper Communication ‘11 Jesuit Volunteer Corps Before he came to Marquette, Brian Harper didn’t know what a Jesuit was.

But after playing music for campus ministry and getting to know some Jesuits along the way, Marquette’s Jesuit mission became his focus.

Now, four years later, he’s planning on spending two years working with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Andahuaylillas, Peru.

“I was really attracted to (the Marquette Jesuits’) mission and what they were all about,” Harper said. “I sort of like the idea of continuing to learn about that, but in a little bit more of an intensive way.”

Harper’s time studying abroad in South Africa also sparked his interest in doing long-term service outside the U.S. “I like the idea of being in the culture itself, not just doing it for a couple hours and then going back home,” he said.

Harper, with a Zulu tour guide, said studying abroad in South Africa prompted his decision to join the Once he leaves for Andahuaylillas in Jesuit Volunteer Corps. He will begin his two-year program in Peru this November.

November, he will either teach or work for a parish. And for the two years he poor, but actually living with the poor in it can be,” Harper said. “And I think that’s serves, he isn’t allowed their situation.” fine, but I think it’s important to make to go home.

But he didn’t take sure it’s not the only reason you’re doing “I like the idea of being “For the people his decision to join the it. You need to make sure that you really in the culture itself, not that we’re going to be JVC lightly. want to be doing it.” just doing it for a couple working with, it’s not “I think there’s When he was accepted into the JVC, hours and then going really an option for them probably a tendency he was asked to take a couple days and back home.” to leave or just hop on to pursue these kind think about it before he agreed. a plane and go to the of programs more now “I thought in the future if I’d want to U.S. for Christmas,” Harper said. “There’s with the economy not being that good look back and say I did this,” Harper said. this idea of not really just working for the and the job market not being as good as “And the answer was yes.”

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an organization like Habitat that helps provide affordable housing to people who need it,” Stoxen said.

As outreach coordinator, she works to increase Habitat’s presence in the San Francisco Bay area and improve community relations, preparing families for homeownership.

“I strongly believe in working for something, not for someone,” Stoxen said. “And with my position at Habitat and in future jobs, I hope I can keep helping people and doing work I enjoy.”

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Callings Looking for the perfect service program? Here are some worth checking out.

Peace Corps

Focus: Living and working with the poor in developing countries; spending time on various issues such as health, education and environmental preservation.

Countries: Global Duration: Two years Perfect for: The free spirit www.peacecorps.gov

AmeriCorps

Caroline Corcos, a Peace Corps volunteer, sits with her students in the Azerbaijani village of Kechili, where she has taught English, trained teachers and worked at various youth camps for the past year.

Caroline Corcos Arts & Sciences ‘10 Peace Corps Caroline Corcos, a 2010 graduate, is a Peace Corps volunteer in Azerbaijan, a country north of Iran.

Graduating with a double major in history and political science, Corcos became interested in volunteering after she studied abroad in South Africa.

“I felt a sense of fulfillment and purpose there that I really missed when I came back to the States,” she said. “(I) thought maybe I could get that from the Peace Corps.”

Since September 2010, Corcos has lived in Kechili, a small farming village of 2,000. There, she teaches English and trains teachers, helping them improve their language and learn new teaching techniques. She will complete her program in December 2012.

Corcos said when Azerbaijan was under the control of the Soviet Union, the country’s education system was very lecture oriented, and still faces repercussions today.

“Students would listen to the teacher,

memorize and repeat,” she said. “This helped to really reduce the amount of critical thinking abilities in Azerbaijan.”

To help children continue to think outside of the box, Corcos teaches an art and games class in the village, and works at several camps, like GLOW (Girls Leading Our World), a Peace Corps girls leadership camp, and a youth civic leadership camp.

“I have noticed that a lot of the people I work with, especially the women, have been changing,” Corcos said.

But she has had to adapt to some change herself.

“In Azerbaijan, in public, people don’t really smile,” Corcos said. “But I’m a happy, joyful person and I laugh easily. And it’s really hard not to laugh when you see an old lady screaming madly and running after chickens with a broom!”

Read about 2009 Marquette grad Tony Guzzardo’s service experience with Global Brigades online at www.marquettejournal.org

Focus: Serving the U.S. and its citizens; aiming at educational improvement and environmental protection.

Country: United States Duration: Varied lengths Perfect for: The conscious citizen www.americorps.gov

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

Focus: Faith-based approach to addressing social injustice and poverty in developing countries and struggling communities.

Countries: U.S., Belize, Chile, Micronesia, Nicaragua, Peru, Tanzania Duration: Two years Perfect for: The spiritual volunteer www.jesuitvolunteers.org

Global Brigades

Focus: Student-led program improving the quality of life in under resourced communities via nine objective-specific, short-term brigades.

Countries: Honduras, Panama, Ghana Duration: Week-long, varied short-term lengths Perfect for: The college student www.globalbrigades.org

Teach for America

Focus: Ensuring a quality education for children growing up in poverty.

Country: United States Duration: Two years Perfect for: The patient believer www.teachforamerica.org

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Dreamers and Dream Makers

DREAMS

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By Kevin Griffin Photos by AJ Trela

The alarm rings. It’s 8 a.m. on a Monday morning — time for statistics class. You roll your eyes, groan and sludge out the door. But across town, there are middle and high school students dreaming of their chance to do just that.

The Dreamer Zach Simmons gets uneasy when he talks about where he’ll be in two years. It’s his future, after all. He’s applied to several schools — some with higher admissions standards and some designated as his “safety” schools. To these schools, he is a number, stored in a database, judged by his grades and performance on standardized tests. He can show them what he has done in the classroom, what he does after school. And, if he’s lucky, he might land a face-to-face interview.

But Simmons isn’t ready for college yet. He’s only 13.

Zach Simmons looks Simmons is going to high school. to his mother, Jenny His seventh grade year at Wedgewood Park International Omernick, as a source School in Milwaukee had a parallel reminiscence to what his of motivation and guidjunior year of high school will be like. In the Milwaukee Public ance on his academic journey.

School system, middle school students go through a system similar to a college application process, choosing and applying to the high schools that fit them best. education has prevented her from job promotions to the point Now, ask Simmons where he will be in five years. He sits up where she feels she may have to go back to school. in his chair. His uneasiness becomes indomitable confidence.

When Simmons talks about college, his every sentence “I want to go to Marquette, and if they won’t take me, then starts with a soft pause, an indication of thought and genuine someone will,” Simmons says. “All I know is that I am going to purpose for what he is about to say. college. Just ask my mom.”

“I have no choice. I am going to college,” Simmons says. “I It’s his mom, Jenny Omernick, who Simmons glances up at would let too many people down if I didn’t: myself, my teachers, whenever he starts to talk about college. It’s his mom, the only my family and anyone else who has taught me anything.” parent in his home, his academic advisor, his life advisor. She And Simmons’ mother is the one teacher he does it all.

And when she talks about Simmons going to “I want to go to refuses to let down.

“I trust what my mom tells me and what she college, it’s him she can’t take her eyes off. He’s Marquette, and if knows,” Simmons says. “When she tells me how the last kid she has left in the house; he keeps her they won’t take important college is, I believe her.” busy. He’s her baby. me, then someone For a kid who has yet to enroll in a high school “I am hoping to do it differently with Zach,” will. All I know is class, Simmons’ college dreams might seem overOmernick says. “Different than what I did.”

Omernick, an MPS product like her son, that I’m going to ambitious.

“That comes from his school,” Omernick says. doesn’t have a college degree. Neither does Simcollege.”

“They start them so early in learning about the mons’ father. process and thinking about college.”

“And that is why Zach will,” Omernick says.

Simmons echoed his mom’s assessment.

“He knows that while he is living under my roof, he will get a “Our teachers want us to get through high school, but they college education. I know first-hand how important education is tell us how important college is and show us what happens if now.” you don’t go to college,” Simmons said. “And it doesn’t scare me Omernick, who is an administrative assistant for Aurora because I won’t be that guy who doesn’t. I will be the one who UW Medical Group in Milwaukee said she has learned the went to college.” importance of education the hard way. Her lack of a college The Marquette Journal

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Vanessa Harris was an MPS student in the EOP program.

The Achiever Vanessa Harris was Simmons’ age, a seventh grade student at John Burroughs Middle School, when she started thinking about college. Today, she is living Simmons dream: an MPS alum and a junior at Marquette University.

“I never really felt pressure to go to Marquette,” Harris says. “And I wouldn’t say I even felt pressure to go to college, because it was expected. I was going to do it.”

Yet her confidence needed a direction, which came from Marquette’s Educational Opportunity Program, a grant-based organization started in the 1960s that aims to get Milwaukee high school students the opportunities and resources they need to go to college.

“I heard about EOP because my older cousin did it and it was her who gave me direction,” Harris says. “She made me realize that Marquette was a good fit.”

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Harris grins when asked about the challenges MPS students face that other public students may not.

She knows what people think when they hear about MPS schools. They think about the statistics they see in a newspaper. According to the Department of Public Instruction, a statewide proficiency test administered last year showed only 47.8 percent of MPS students score proficient or better in math, and 59 percent of students scoring proficient or better in reading. When it came to low-income MPS students, reading proficiency dropped to 55.3 percent.

“People do sometimes seem surprised when they hear I went to MPS, because people think they are bad schools,” Harris says.

“There are students who want to learn.

There are teachers who want to teach,” Harris says. “I have met such passionate people at MPS.” Harris said it was the sense of com-

munity that she found at Rufus King High School and through Marquette’s EOP program that helped make her college decision. Harris’ community means a lot to her, and she wasn’t going to venture too far from it.

“I think a lot about MPS students who are in high school right now and what they are thinking, and I sometimes worry about the ones who don’t have a support system,” Harris says. “If they can just work to get here, they will find someone who will believe in them and challenge them.”

The Believer T Ullrich is that believer.

Ullrich is associate director of the precollege division of EOP, the program that motivated Harris to start thinking about Marquette and the program into which Simmons hopes to be accepted this year.

Ullrich visits eighth-grade students from

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DREAMS 50 different Milwaukee middle schools each fall — there are few corners of the city he doesn’t see. Every school year, Ullrich will interview 200-300 applicants, all eighth grade students looking for someone to give them a chance. He can only take 45.

“That’s the hardest part of my job right there,” Ullrich says. “But it’s a reality. All I can do is offer opportunities, not dwell on those who I can’t.”

EOP is a four-year commitment for high school students, which includes an intensive six-week program every summer while the students are in high school. The program puts students through classes, workshops and labs on Marquette’s campus.

“When these students go through these yearlong programs and are on campus, they begin to see that Marquette is a possibility,” Ullrich says. “It no longer looks like a palace they pass on the way to school in the morning.”

During the school year, EOP students come to Marquette for tutoring, two to three days a week depending on the individual needs of the student.

“What we are doing here is connecting

parents and students with Marquette University,” Ullrich says. “And they don’t have to go to Marquette when the program is over, but through this program they really start thinking about college.”

Ullrich, however, says Marquette’s connection to MPS might have some natural roadblocks.

Ullrich says Marquette has a reputation in Milwaukee for rigorous academic standards, which can be intimidating to some people. But, he says, “these students in EOP go through a program which puts them here on campus and when they are here they realize, ‘Hey if I have made it this far, I can go to school here someday.’”

Ullrich says EOP’s influence is even noticeable in Marquette’s student body.

“I think EOP has raised the profile of underrepresented students on campus, and I like to think my (EOP) students are in the game for the same reason,” Ullrich says. “They are not just coming here for an education — they want to be a part of a university where they feel like they can contribute.”

But for a program that has created such promise, discouragement still lingers.

The Teacher

Tammy Kukla encourages her students to start thinking about college at an early age.

Tammy Kukla sees the thousands that weren’t touched at the right time, the ones who go unnoticed and the thousands that don’t finish high school.

“Ms. Kukla” is a sixth-grade math and reading teacher at Milwaukee’s Lincoln Center for the Arts, and has been an MPS teacher for 16 years.

Her classroom is unconventionally decorated. Since she started teaching, emails, drawings, thank-you notes and anything else she’s received from a student has gone from her humbled hands to a corner of her classroom. The corner is a showcase of her work.

“These are my credentials,” Kukla says.

“This is what I am here for, to be someone they can go to, to be someone who will support them.”

It’s a lack of support from all different areas in a student’s life that Kukla says keeps them from going to college, or in some cases, finishing high school.

“These pictures and emails I keep on my wall are noticeable when kids come

T Ullrich helps Milwaukee students realize college is possible.

“I can’t help but think about it sometimes,” Ullrich says with hesitation, “How restrained we are with what we can do. I would love to help everyone but here is the reality: for every one person we serve, there are thousands that we didn’t touch at the right time.” in; they see that I have taken an interest in them, I care about them,” Kukla says.

“They see someone cares, and that now motivates them to stay in school.”

Kukla says even as young as sixth grade, she gets her students to start thinking about college.

“Every pamphlet, handout, website I get, I tell them,” Kukla says. “I have to because these kids grow up with challenges not every kid grows up with. They need support any place they can get it from.”

Marquette Dreams This fall, Simmons and his mother will interview to be part of Marquette’s EOP. He will be among more than 200 eighth-grade students across Milwaukee vying for the same opportunity. Less than 25 percent will be accepted. Among last year’s high school seniors who were a part of the four-year EOP program, 100 percent went on to college.

“I don’t get worried about it,” Simmons says. “I trust myself, and I rely on the people around me. We will all get there together.”

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GERMAN

but it’s also famous for its guava and caramel-filled pastries.

3500 W. National Ave.

Get your toes wet — Brat House

Located on Old World 3rd Street, it serves bratwurst and the famous “big pretzel,” which can feed about four people.

1013 Old World 3rd St.

IRISH

Get your toes wet — Mo’s Irish Pub

Go for their specialty item, corned beef and cabbage with potatoes and carrots, but stay for the fun, lively atmosphere.

142 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Dive in deep — Mader’s

This German standard in Milwaukee has been open for 106 years, and served everyone from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan. Try the delicious German Sampler or their self-proclaimed most famous dish — for more than a hundred years — the pork shank.

1041 N. Old World 3rd St.

HISPANIC

Get your toes wet — La Perla

Dive in deep — Mekato’s

Mekato’s Bakery and Café on the south side not only has an array of hot dishes,

Brocach serves all the Irish classics like Irish stew, shepherd’s pie and the big Irish Breakfast, which is available all day.

1850 N. Water St.

ITALIAN

Get your toes wet — Louise’s

Louise’s offers fresh pastas, specialty pizzas prepared in a wood-fired oven and unlimited warm foccacia breads baked right in front of your eyes.

801 N. Jefferson St. Dive in deep — Carini’s La Conca D’Oro

This authentic Sicilian restaurant serves Chef Peter Carini’s hand-crafted selections including spiedini. Or try the La Conca D’Oro, made with fresh mussels, clams, scallops, shrimp and calamari.

3468 N. Oakland Ave.

Groceries — Looking for authentic Italian groceries? Try Glorioso Bros. Italian Foods on East Brady Street. This market sells top-shelf olive oil, pasta and cheese imported from Italy.

— There are also Hispanic grocery stores and markets including El Rey and La Hacienda, where you can stock up on pinto beans, mole and Goya pastas.

1840s

Germans arrive in Milwaukee to flee a revolution at home.

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1855

German immigrant Frederich Miller establishes Miller Brewery.

1889

Pabst Brewing Co. is born.

1895

Captain Frederick Pabst opens the Pabst Theater.

Interested in a tour?

Stop by after Sunday’s 10 a.m. mass

Early 1900s

First Italian immigrants arrive in Milwaukee.

1929

Basilica of St. Josaphat established on Milwaukee’s south side.

Photo illustrations by Dylan Huebner and AJ Trela

Located in south Milwaukee, La Perla, home to the mechanical chili pepper, serves traditional (and delicious) Mexican cuisine, including tacos and enchiladas 734 S. 5th St.

Dive in deep — Brocach

In the late 1800s, Captain Frederick Pabst established some of Milwaukee’s most historic and prominent landmarks, including the Pabst Theatre and Pabst Brewing Co. One of Pabst’s architectural marvels stands on Marquette’s very own campus, at 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave. — the Pabst Mansion.

Italian immigrants began arriving in the early 1900s, establishing their culture via art and design. The Pfister Hotel is adorned with intricate marble work and fine Italian paintings, and the Milwaukee Public Library has a decorative mosaic entrance, hand-laid by master Italian craftsmen.

The Irish Cultural and Heritage Center of Wisconsin boasts two libraries: The ICHC Irish Library, with a collection of Irish literature, and The Irish Emigration Library, sponsored by the Irish Genealogical Society of Wisconsin.

The 110-year-old Basilica of St. Josaphat pays tribute to Milwaukee’s Polish heritage.

As the first Polish basilica built in North America, the Franciscan parish still holds regular services.

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By Heather Ronaldson and Colleen Herrmann

Celebrate Polish Fest (mid-June) Home of the Polish vodka & spirit tasting lounge, Polish Fest is three days of Polish entertainment, food and artwork. One of the main events is “Walk with Me Milwaukee,” a charity walk for Easter Seals Disability Services.

Festa Italiana (mid-July) As the largest Italian-American festival in the United States, Festa Italiana offers Italian food galore. With everything from pizza to Italian sausage to pasta, it’s easy to satisfy the largest Italian appetite.

But it doesn’t stop there. The festival also celebrates the culture’s art, music and religion.

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Rio West Cantina

Fitzgibbons Irish Pub 127 N. Water St. Go for: Wednesday’s Retro Night Retro prices on Milwaukee Brews, like $5 pitchers and $2 mugs of PBR and Schlitz Stay for: Fitz, the bartender

Miller Brewery 4251 W. State St. Go For: Weekday tours According to MillerCoors, it’s the best time to see the brewery’s production Stay for: The Mil-tabulous gift store

GERMAN BAR CRAWL

It’s midnight on a Saturday. Ready for the Journal’s German bar crawl? Get ready.

Get set. Get crawlin’.

12 a.m. — Old German Beer Hall 1009 Old World 3rd St. Order .3L of the Hofbrau Original – $4 Play a game of Hammerschlagen.

Try a shot-ski of some ununpronounceable German alcohol.

2730 N Humboldt Blvd.

Go For: Taco Tuesdays Dollar tacos and an expansive tequila list Stay for: More tacos

Trinity Irish Pub 25 East Juneau Ave. Go For: Tuesday’s specials Half price appetizers; $2 360 Skyy Vodka Bombs Stay for: The good-looking singles

Old German Beer Hall 1009 North Old World 3rd St. Go For: Thursday’s college night Think mug night, only with a liter of beer Stay for: The giant pretzels, with cheese dip

Order a glass of Franziskaner and a pretzel.

1:35 a.m. — Buck Bradley’s 1019 Old World 3rd St. Take a shot of the German classic:, Jagermeister.

2 a.m. — Bar close. Make it home safe.

Call a cab.

12:45 a.m. ­— Milwaukee Brat House 1013 Old World 3rd St.

11 a.m. — Mader’s Restaurant 1041 Old World 3rd St. Crawl out of bed and head to one of Milwaukee’s most famous brunches.

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Irish Fest (mid-August) It started as an Irish music festival, but has since turned into a reason to celebrate everything Irish — from food and dance to even an all-Jameson whiskey lounge.

Polish Center of Wisconsin www.polishcenterofwisconsin.org Irish Cultural Heritage Center of Wisconsin. www.ichc.net The Italian Community Center. www.italianconference.com German-American Cultural Center of Wisconsin www.german-americanculturalfoundation. blogspot.com Latino Community Center latinocommunitycenter.org

We are Marquette Somos Marquette Siamo Marquette Jesteśmy Marquette Wir sind Marquette Tá muid Marquette

1953

1981

2010

German Fest (late July) As Milwaukee’s original “haus” party, German Fest is four full days of drinking, eating and celebrating. Each year, visitors eat 20,000 bratwursts, 10,000 pounds of sauerkraut and 8,000 pounds of onions, according to the German Fest website.

Mexican Fiesta (late August) The Mexican Fiesta brings the tastes, sounds and celebrations of Mexico to Milwaukee. While attending, don’t miss the various competitions, such as the annual dance contest or the OMEGA Jalapeño eating contests.

Polanki, Polish Women’s Cultural Club of Milwaukee, founded.

1970

Roberto Hernández leads the city’s Latinos in a quest for educational opportunities.

Blarney, an Irish Band, starts the very first Irish Fest.

2000

The Polish Center of Wisconsin opens its doors.

The Hispanic population increases by more than 35 percent in Milwaukee County.

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The annual Polish Fest celebrates its 30th year in Milwaukee.

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imprisoned

An alum’s tale of captivity, faith

By Emily Pettinger and endurance Photo submitted by James Foley

James Foley found himself in the line of fire while reporting outside of Brega, Libya.

Bullets flew at him. The gunfire grew so intense that James Foley collapsed to the ground for protection. His mind went blank. The shooting continued.

Foley, a 1996 Marquette graduate and correspondent for the GlobalPost, was in Libya, covering what had started off as peaceful protests but then erupted into a civil war—Muammar Qaddafi’s regime versus Libyan rebels.

At the time, Foley and three other journalists, Clare Morgana Gillis, an American freelance journalist; Manu Brabo, a Spanish photojournalist; and Anton Hammerl, a South African photojournalist, were traveling with a group of Libyan rebels just 22

outside Brega, Libya.

Shortly after rebels alerted them that Gaddafi forces were approaching the area, Foley heard heavy shooting.

“That’s when I realized it was all going downhill. It was a really bad realization,” he said. “We were all being shot at.”

Gaddafi forces were upon them.

“My mind was trying to think of ways out. I was thinking, ‘Maybe it’s a mistake.

Maybe they think that we're rebels.’ My body was just trying to keep out of the line of fire,” Foley said. “It’s like my mind couldn't keep up with what my body needed to do.”

Foley, who does not speak Arabic, could only recognize a few Arabic words. He desperately tried to explain he was a journalist by showing the gunmen his camera.

In the midst of the shooting, Hammerl was shot. Foley shouted out to his

friend and fellow reporter but Hammerl could barely respond. His body was left in the sand as Foley, Brabo and Gillis were beaten, tied up and thrown into a van.

“That is a day I’ll regret for the rest of my life,” Foley said.

The three were first taken to a house in Brega, and were then transferred to a prison in Sirte for two days. From there, they moved through a series of prisons in Tripoli.

Foley said they were treated humanely

by Gaddafi's regime, but that the frightening part was the unknown.

“We just didn’t know what was going to happen next,” Foley said.

To pass time, Foley prayed every day. “I started praying the rosary. I prayed for a miracle. I prayed to keep from despairing,” he said. “All you had was your faith.”

Finally, on April 23, a miracle happened.

FOLEY

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Q&A with James Foley

Foley returned to Libya this fall to continue reporting on Qaddafi conflict.

He was able to call his mother. “Can’t you Pedraza called news stations, reporters and feel all the prayers coming your way?” sent emails every day to people he knew.

Diane Foley asked her son. “Your friends at “You never know who knows who,” Marquette are having a vigil for you,” she Pedraza said. “It was one of these things said. where you really see the wheels of gov“I took that with me back to my cell and ernment, media and influential people it kept me smiling on the inside,” Foley working towards a goal: getting these said.

Americans out.”

Thomas Durkin, a 1996 Marquette Finally, on May 18, Libyans moved the graduate and close friend of Foley, helped three journalists out of detainment and to to spread Foley’s story throughout the a hotel in Tripoli. From there, the Hungarcountry. ian Embassy transferred Foley and Gillis “People from Marquette would call me across the border into Tunisia (Brabo was to ask what they could do to help,” Durkin handled by Spanish diplomats). said.

It was at the hotel in Tunisia where Durkin started a Foley gained Internet access “Can’t you feel all the and realized the enormity of petition, which ended up with close to 40,000 prayers coming your support he had been receivsignatures. Pretty soon, way?” Diane Foley ing throughout the entire America seemed to experience. asked her son. “Your know who Foley was.

“I just thought, ‘What in friends at Marquette “His story spread the world?’ I was so blown are having a vigil for like wildfire,” Durkin away and so humbled. It was you.” said. “It was kind of amazing,” he said. insane.”

“Everyone who had ever While Foley's story was made national, known him went to bat for him,” Pedraza it also caught the attention of the Hungar- said. ian Embassy, who had already been helping Finally, after 44 days in captivity, Foley European Union citizens with diplomatic flew home on May 21. issues.

When asked about his future in conflict “That was our first ray of hope,” Foley journalism, he said, “Reporting is what I said. enjoy doing. I find passion in the stories Another one of Foley’s friends, Peter and this is what I'm interested in."

Pedraza, a 1997 Marquette graduate, was Foley is now back in Libya, finishing constantly trying to spread Foley’s story. what he started.

Marquette Journal: How has Marquette affected you throughout this whole experience?

James Foley: Marquette was very influential initially because it is what made me so interested in liberal arts and service.

Throughout my stay in Libya, Marquette was huge. Huge. I had friends behind me 100 percent of the way and overwhelming support.

MJ: Where did you live when you were a student?

JF: My freshman year I lived in O’Donnell Hall. You build such close friendships there. It’s just a bunch of idiots running around having fun. Some of my buddies and I still get together — about 20 of us guys. Sophomore year I lived in Schroeder Hall and my junior and senior I lived in Campus Town. And this is when they were new. I feel old.

MJ: What about classes … any favorites?

JF: I really enjoyed this Russian history class I had with Dr. Alan Ball. It really got me interested in history. I also took a German philosophy class. I loved it but didn’t really understand it. I had fun trying to understand it.

MJ: Where did you like to eat on campus?

JF: We loved going to Real Chili.

MJ: Did you and your friends have a favorite bar?

JF: Jim Hegarty’s Pub was the bar back in the day.

MJ: What were your most memorable moments at Marquette?

JF: There are so many. It’s a place where you could really develop strong friendships. I loved the bar scenes on the weekend but the volunteering aspect also really influenced me.

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man team family

By Jennifer Zahn and Lauren Haberkorn

Markus Roeders, head coach of the Marquette women’s soccer team, appreciates it when his players net hat tricks. But this time, the players are appreciating their coach’s hat trick.

Following Marquette’s success in the Big East Conference with a school record of 12 successive wins, Roeders’ resume expanded to make room for his third overall and second consecutive Big East Coach of the Year award. But these are by no means Roeders’ only formal awards; they merely add to the dozens he accumulated during his 15-year coaching career at Marquette.

To name a few, Roeders garnered eight Coach of the Year awards: one Conference USA Coach of the Decade award, two back-to-back Big East Conference regular season division titles and now, nine NCAA tournament appearances after the 20102011 team advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in school history.

Indeed, it seems Roeders didn’t waste any time establishing a tradition of success since he began his head coaching spot at Marquette in 1996. He received his first Coach of the Year award during his inaugural season with women’s soccer for guiding the team to twice as many wins as had ever been recorded in the team’s history.

In spite of these tremendous accomplishments, Roeders doesn’t put himself on a pedestal; he insists it was a team effort.

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Coach Roeders attributes his success to his 31member soccer family.

portant to me personally. I know that none though, he has been successful on the field of these awards would be forthcoming if because of the way he goes about things we didn't have a great team,” he said. “I am off the field,” Nakada said. “He genuinely humbled that my name has been attached cares about our players. He wants them to those awards, but the rewarding part is to succeed on the field, obviously, but he that we have done it as a team.” wants them to succeed in life more than But underlying all the accolades and anything else.” milestones is Roeders’ specific coaching For coaches, one of the most central philosophy that emphasizes the inherent aspects of constructing an elite team power of a team with the importance of starts with recruitment. But when Roedfamily; this provided the catalyst for the ers recruits for new additions to his soccer women’s soccer program’s family, he doesn’t just go “He genuinely cares for the really good players, prosperous history.

“Our overall success about our players ... according to Ashley Stemcomes from representing a meler, a redshirt-sophomore he wants them to wonderful university that succeed in life more midfielder. has brought outstand“It’s more about their than anything else.” personality, how they do ing student-athletes to Marquette wanting to be in school; all of that plays part of it on and off the field,” Roeders a factor in his recruiting, and that’s why said. “Within the university and even more we have the team we do: just a bunch of specifically our program, we put tremenreally great girls who get along really well, dous value into family. What we do as a play well together and just have a great team is much more than competing on the time on and off the field,” Stemmeler said. field every day.”

“He recruits really solid people that come Assistant coach Hideki Nakada from good families, and that comes back to agreed that Roeders’ holistic approach to everything—family.” team building is central to the program’s Roeders truly personifies the ultimate winning legacy. “Markus is a good soccer family man. According to senior goalcoach, no doubt about it. In my opinion, keeper Natalie Kulla, Roeders knows how

WELLNESS to balance time appropriately between his 31-member family at Marquette with his wife and son in Cedarburg, Wis. “He has a lot of things to focus on, but he knows the right times to put us first and knows when he needs to help his family,” Kulla said. “I respect him as a person because I think there are a lot of really hard days for him, but you could never tell because he’s so high-spirited.”

Stemmeler also sees Roeders’ dedication to the team through his fun, energetic approach to coaching, which has an infectious effect on the team’s dynamic.

“He is just always very positive and

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wants everyone to play the best they can and make everyone better. He’s really about the family aspect, and that’s what I really like about our team, that everything is together,” Stemmeler said. “The environment here is so great to be a part of; it’s just fun.”

Nakada also believes in Roeders’ big, happy soccer family strategy.

“He has a way of making the girls work as hard as they can while having fun doing it. The girls know how much he cares and that he would do anything for them and do everything he can to make them better,” Nakada said. “I truly believe they cherish

and enjoy playing for him. They buy into his system. It is a powerful thing when all 31 players are all on the same page.”

Although Roeders is the last to credit himself, it is very apparent he created an unrelenting phenomenon that resonates with his players and their success as a result of his family-focused coaching methods.

“Trust, hard work, dedication, tradition, pride, communication, humility and unselfishness—they have all played a part in the achievements,” Roeders said. “I think it has proven to work well for us and our women's soccer family at Marquette.”

Ready, set, train! Danielle Carlson, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and middle hitter for Marquette’s women’s volleyball team, took a break from blocking, serving and dominating to give you a glimpse into the team’s favorite workouts. “A lot of times we are intimidated by our workout,” Carlson said. “But it’s amazing to see what you can actually do when you’re pushed to do it.”

Hip Mobility

Photos By REbecca French

Hold each position for 30 seconds, while keeping your hips and back straight. Start with one leg, then repeat with the other.

Begin in a plank position with your hands flat on the floor, arms shoulder-width apart and toes raised.

Pull your knee into your chest. Move the knee from your chest into the nearest elbow.

Pull the knee into the opposite elbow. Repeat with other leg

Hang Clean

Make sure your hands are shoulder-width apart before picking up the bar for this exercise. Complete steps 1-3 and repeat.

Keeping your back straight, hinge at your hips to lower your upper body. Raise bar above knees and return to an upright position.

Standing on your tiptoes, raise your shoulders into a shrugged position. Then, lower shoulders and return to a flat-footed stance.

Lift the bar to your collarbone while keeping elbows pulled in tight toward your torso. Lower the bar back to its rest position.

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THINGS YOUR FRIDGE NEEDS

Cold Cuts

Ham, Bologna, Turkey, Salami, Pastrami, the list goes on.

Aside from being perfect for sandwiches in your room if you don’t feel like making the trek to the dorm cafeteria or Jimmy John’s, lunchmeat can also be used to spice up omelettes or oven-baked pizza. Even if you don’t have anything to eat with your cold cuts with, they’re a delicious protein boost by themselves.

Frozen Fruit

On a college student’s schedule, it’s difficult to keep fresh fruit fresh for long, so go for frozen fruit instead. It’s cheaper, just as delicious, and it doesn’t go bad in five days. Mix thawed fruit with yogurt and granola for a healthy and delicious treat, or just eat it by itself. Frozen fruit pieces can also serve as an alternative to ice cubes in juice beverages, or, ahem, mixed drinks.

Milk (or soy milk)

Even though you’re in college now, you still need to drink your milk.

Not only is it chock-full of healthy stuff — calcium, potassium, protein, Vitamin A and Vitamin D — it’s a pretty useful item to have on hand.

You’ll need it for your morning cereal or oatmeal, not to mention your daily coffee. Don’t like the taste of regular milk? Drink chocolate or strawberry milk. On behalf of your mom, we’re telling you to drink up.

Hummus

Cheese

Hot Pockets

Step one: Unwrap from package. Step two: Put Hot Pocket in the microwave for two minutes. Voila! Dinner. From flavors like pepperoni, sausage, barbecue chicken and ham and cheese to deep dish or pretzel bread varieties, there’s something for everyone. Eat it on the go between classes, or as a quick snack while studying. Hot Pockets even has a breakfast version, and a Lean Pocket for those watching calories.

What’s not to love?

Easy as 1-2-3 recipe ½ cup frozen berries 1 (6 oz.) carton vanilla yogurt 2 tbsp low-fat granola cereal 26

1 Pour berries into a small bowl 2 Spoon yogurt on top of (thawed) fruit 3 Pour granola over top of yogurt

Photo by Andrew Wynykoski

Many people can agree that cheese makes food taste a whole lot better. Another dairy product rich with calcium, proteins and vitamins, it’s also a beneficial food item to have around. You can use it to make a quick nacho snack in your microwave (or oven). If you have a stovetop and some bread, a grilled cheese sandwich never gets old. Dress up a ham sandwich with a slice of cheese. Throw some cheese in your scrambled eggs or on top of a baked potato. This is Wisconsin; it’d be unusual not to have cheese in your fridge.

Chips and salsa are so last year. Instead, eat pita chips with hummus, which is high in protein and fiber. Arabic for chickpeas, of which it is made, hummus is a vegetarian’s best friend.

And, it also goes great with raw vegetables like baby carrots and celery.

A perfect mid-day snack.

Not prepared to take the lunge at a whole tub of hummus? The Brew sells individual snack packs of hummus and pretzels.

Give it a try!

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Help! I’m Homesick

By Brynne Ramella Your alarm clock buzzes early in the morning. Waking up in your overly springfilled dormitory bed is just not the same as waking up in your comfortable, plushy bed at home. Lunch at a dining hall becomes bland in comparison to home cooking. And talk of a friend going home for the weekend only seems to intensify your own longing for home. Homesickness strikes again.

Whether you’re a freshman living away from home for the first time or a senior readjusting to college life after summer, the odds are that most students feel some form of homesickness during their time at college.

According to Pediatrics, a journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, homesickness is the, “distress and functional impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from home and attachment objects such as parents.”

Tony Callahan, junior in the College of Engineering, still has these feelings from time to time. “As a freshman, I mainly missed my family and home,” Callahan said.

“But after freshman year, I became homesick for my friends from home since I spent my summer with them.”

The first step to alleviating homesickness is involvement in extra-curricular activities and student organizations. Shannon Rohn, junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, found that her own involvement in

Active Minds and Alpha Chi Omega helped her get over the homesickness hump.

“Alpha Chi Omega has given me sisters who care about me and are willing to go to great lengths to ensure that I am OK and feel loved,” Rohn said.

Dr. Angela Zapata, a counselor in Marquette’s counseling center, says everyone feels a little homesick in one way or another, but suggests that along with campus organizations, students can have an easier transition by becoming familiar with other outlets, such as the Center for Peacemaking and Campus Ministry, and even your resident assistant.

Jackie Adler, junior in the College of Education and resident assistant in Mashuda Hall, uses a hands-on approach when one of her residents approaches her with feelings of homesickness. Adler said, “It’s easiest to connect [my residents] to people on their wing by finding people with similar interests and then finding clubs based on those interests to make them more comfortable.”

Aside from campus involvement, a little interior decorating can go a long way.

Photos and other sentimental items make your dorm or apartment feel more like a home away from home than a hotel room.

Anything from a collage, to a gift from an old friend or a souvenir from a family trip can instantly warm up your room.

But no matter how many pictures are plastered to the wall, a room lacks the famil-

iar voices of loved ones. To fill this void, students can embrace certain technology, such as Facebook, Skype or Google Plus to stay up to date on friends’ lives.

Ryan Lifka, sophomore in the College of Health Sciences and new Skype member, believes Skype is very helpful for a homesick student. “It benefits the student by providing a ‘passageway’ into the world back home, the world they’re used to, the world they miss,” Lifka said.

Lorena Martínez, sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, left her native Puerto Rico to attend college at Marquette.

She remembers having the urge to return home during the first semester of her freshman year. But after visiting friends at another college, she realized how much she loved Marquette. “I came back with a different perspective,” Martinez said. “I really needed to be away for a few days to realize what I had in front of me [at Marquette].”

5 reasons to be glad you’re not home

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You don’t have to make your bed if you don’t want to – or do any chores for that matter.

That terrible high school nickname didn’t follow you here. We’re looking at you, Pugs.

Rooming with a student is better than sharing a room with a sibling. Usually.

You don’t have to climb through your window when you miss curfew.

Your after class hangout is no longer the local mall – or its parking lot.

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Sounds of Milwaukee maritime

local and national hype this spring for their progressive, contemporary method of post-hardcore rock.

The aggressive barrage of remorseless gnarls emitted from George Ananchev’s guitar and fellow vocalist Andy McGuire’s bass add to the percussive assault led by drummer Charlie Hosale, melding a vicious blend of sharp, earsplitting and calculated mayhem.

“It’s really hard for me because I can’t really describe it in genres,” Ananchev It’s a cure for the intolerably boring iPod blues. It’s a quick fix said. “I mean, I don’t mean to sound prefor your inner music junkie. From hip-hop to indie-pop to gritty tentious, but it kind of hops over barriers grunge, we bring you the electric, vivacious and innovative and genres because we’re influenced by a lot of music, but for me, especially 1990s sounds of Milwaukee.

By Jennifer Zahn grunge.”

Whether you are looking to turn After making waves with their Earlier this month, The A.V. Club’s your swag on at a nightclub downtown, sophomore album “We, The Vehicles,” Steven Hyden nationally highlighted get down with your hipster self at a ware- Maritime began their steady ascent to “Learns to Love Mistakes” as one of the house in the Third Ward or mosh into national renown with two more well-retop albums of the year, along with critics underground oblivion in an East Side ceived albums, the latest being this year’s from local entities like The Shepherd basement, Milwaukee’s eclectic hotbed of “Human Hearts” featuring the single Express. local music makes it easy to find some“Arizona Air.” Now under the direction “Yeah, no slowing down,” Ananchev thing that satisfies your musical predilec- of indie label giant Dangerbird Records, said. “The album has just picked us up. tions. which touts big-name acts It has gotten such an aweFor those about to rock, Milwaukee Silversun Pickups and Hot some response; like things I “... melding a salutes you. The BoDeans, Citizen King Hot Heat, Maritime’s previvicious blend of dreamed about, that people ous splashes in the music and The Violent Femmes – Brew City sharp, earsplitting in newspapers would say, scene might swell into torsuccess stories – heralded the advance‘Check these guys out.’ That’s and calculated rents. ment of contemporary rock groups such really keeping us going; we’re mayhem.”

Rock also flourishes in as Maritime, a powerpop quartet with a going to keep doing this.”

Milwaukee’s gritty garages penchant for melodic, hooky ditties.

As burgeoning as and basement brawls in the East Side Following the fortunate demise of Milwaukee’s rock scene is, the hip-hop mecca of hardcore as a result of local the unfortunate side-swooped bangs and community also offers many notable peralternative record labels and ambitious apathetic teen angst of the emo genre formers. In the last two years, Milwaukee underground bands. that plagued the mid 2000s, The Promise rapper Ray Nitti’s infectious club banger Hot off their debut album, “Learns to “Bow” became a staple not only in WisRing disbanded, checking its adolescent Love Mistakes,” Milwaukee punk threeblues at the door to greener, cheerier consin, but around the country, climbpiece Absolutely quickly accrued a whirlpastures in the indie-pop field under the ing the song charts and receiving steady wind of media buzz, critical acclaim and name Maritime. radio spins on pop and urban stations.

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Though Nitti hasn’t produced anything momentous since then, the hip-hop culture in Milwaukee is anything but stagnant. Emcee Melissa Czarnik brings a little sugar and spice to a dominantly masculine hip-hop game, but not in the crass, outlandish ways of her female contemporaries Lady Sovereign or Nicki Minaj. The soulful elision of Czarnik’s throwback beatnik rhymes pay homage to Lauryn Hill, while her winding, introspective personal narratives emulate Atmosphere’s storytelling.

“Raspberry Jesus,” Czarnik’s most recent effort, offers a rebuttal to modern rap’s frequently chauvinistic vernacular by weaving together female flair, alluring spoken word poetry and the Eric Mire Band’s jazzy instrumentation.

So, next time you feel your brain melting into an aural abyss as a result of KISS FM’s interminable, generic fivesong loop, try looking in your own backyard. Tune into 88.9 FM or go to a local show. Even if you don’t end up hearing the next big thing, you just might find something you like.

Melissa Czarnik

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Best MKE Bars

Whether you’re looking to hang with hipsters on Brady Street, or just get off campus, we’ve got your back. Here are our picks for Brew City’s best watering holes. By Kendra Carruthers

Cheap Date AJ Bombers

Guys’ Night Out Brother’s Bar and Grill

Hipsters Incorporated Hi Hat Garage

Game

Day The Annex

Ladies’ Night Kenadee’s Ultra Pub

Beer Lovers Unite Old German Beer Hall

Milwaukee’s Happiest Happy Hour Duke’s on Water

Best of Brady Street Crisp

Live Music Milwaukee Ale House

If you are an advocate for a college campus-savvy, “it’s okay to write on the walls” pub-style restaurant with a peanut-shell covered floor, rowdy crew and juicy burgers, AJ Bombers is a great place for an inexpensive date. Contrary to popular opinion, Bombers and its Milwaukee Burger won television show Food Wars’ “Best Burger in Milwaukee” faceoff with Sobelman’s Pub and Grill.

Another bonus? It’s located on Water Street — a perfect start to a night out on the town.

1241 N. Water St. | 414-221-9999

Not a basketball season ticket holder but looking for a place to eat some delicious grub, watch a game and hang with friends? Look no further than 16th and Wells streets. Home to the World of Wings, a bowling alley, Marquette Warrior — we mean Golden Eagle — memorabilia and flat screen televisions abound, the Annex is the place to be on game night. Not only are the wings and wraps delicious, but the Annex is the perfect place for students to catch up with friends after class.

729 N. 16th St. | 414-288-7769

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“Who runs the world? … Girls!” We’re sure Beyonce would agree Kenadee’s is the place for those of you who like to look pretty and mingle when you go out. The chic-urban club promotes ladies’ night on Friday (ladies drink free 10 p.m. to midnight).

And unlike some other unnamed Mil-town joints, Kenadee’s won’t charge you a pretty penny just to get in. Providing the right lighting and seating, Kenadee’s is the scene for you and your ladies to enjoy a sophisticated Milwaukee nightclub experience.

725 N. Milwaukee Ave. | 414-431-5556

If you appreciate an abstract pizza menu — and by abstract, we mean, everything from The Brat (for you Wisconsin-bred sausage addicts) and The Steakhouse (for the meat-lovers), Crisp is a bar that any risk-taking pizza lover should experience at least once. Located on Brady Street, Crisp not only emphasizes using high-quality ingredients, but the bar also provides reasonable drink specials throughout the week. Crisp’s lavish, loft-style appearance allows for a comfortable and fun night out.

1323 E. Brady St. | 414-727-4217 AZ

As the East Side continues to show us the hipster (and wannabe hipster) population of Milwaukee, Hi Hat Garage caters to not only this group of self-proclaimed cool kids, but also to the rest of Milwaukee’s art aficionados. With a line of attentive bartenders serving from a full bar, Hi Hat is noted for providing a unique drinking space (that allows smoking) and “mystery beers” on Mondays. Not only is the food delicious, but who wouldn’t enjoy a giant $5 Bloody Mary with their Sunday brunch?

1701 N. Arlington Pl. | 414-220-8090

What’s better than a traditional German beer hall in the drinking capital of America? The Old German Beer Hall of Milwaukee represents the spirit of Hofbräuhaus München, with a kitchen serving authentic German dishes, bringing to life the replica of a traditional Bavarian Beer Hall atmosphere. Imported from Munich, beer is brewed and served daily, using original recipes handed down by the Duke of Bavaria, Wilhelm V, from over 400 years ago.

Prost to that!

1009 N. Old World 3rd St. | 414-226-2728

Music and beer. Sometimes it can’t get any better than that. With a housebrewed selection on tap and a full-line food menu complete with a smoked Gouda bruschetta appetizer, this Water Street joint does not disappoint. One hundred years old and still running strong, the Milwaukee mainstay hosts a weekend lineup of blues, rock and jam band acts, introducing crowds to local musicians.The Ale House is a great place to enjoy some tunes, good friends and of course, a pint of fresh beer.

233 N. Water St. | 414-276-2337

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Corporate Milwaukee employees are clocking out of work — and someone somewhere has the munchies and wants a few cheap drinks.

Though Duke’s is noted for it’s music and a lively atmosphere, the real crowd pleaser is the daily $1 happy hour, which ends at 9 p.m. That leaves customers plenty of time to “drink responsibly.”

And for the billiard-lovers, yes, there is a pool table to practice your aim on. For Thirsty Thursdays and exam week doldrums, get your afternoon drink at Duke’s.

152 N. Juneau Ave. | 414-221-0621

It’s Friday and the guys are ready for a night on the town. As one of Water Street’s most infamous night-spots, Brother’s Bar & Grill has a multi-level bar, complete with a pool table, dartboard, miniarcade and a full second-level outdoor patio. And let’s not forget the 10-cent wing special on Wednesdays. With 16 locations throughout the Midwest, Brother’s is the place to be — right along with the influx of Milwaukee’s college student crowd. TGIF. 1213 N. Water St. | 414-224-1690

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journey

By Colleen Herrmann

Joe Kearney Age: 20 College: Arts & Sciences ‘13 Major: Biochemistry Campus activities: Sigma Chi, Midnight Run Site Coordinator, tutor through Summit Educational Program

This summer, Joe Kearney went to Panama. But he didn’t go with a study abroad program, his family or his friends.

He went with little more than his luggage.

Kearney spent two months volunteering in the western town of Boqueté, teaching English to schoolchildren, working in an orphanage and helping doctors at a medical clinic.

Kearney’s journey to Panama began a long time ago – in high school, in fact.

Although he has always enjoyed working with children, even formerly

aspiring to be a history teacher, it was a high school trip to the Dominican Republic that made Kearney realize he wanted to work with the poor in a direct way.

He wanted to be a doctor.

“That was it,” Kearney said. “It became more than a hobby. I tried to surround my life with it.”

So Kearney did just that. For three and a half years, he saved money to afford a plane ticket to Panama. He researched, made contacts and cemented plans to go.

During the first four weeks of his stay, Kearney taught English in the mornings, and helped at the orphanage in the afternoon. In the next five weeks, Kearney worked at the clinic, administering vaccinations, taking vitals, providing early childhood check-ups and shadowing doctors.

Although Kearney said it took some time to become acclimated to his new surroundings, the locals greeted him with

smiles and welcomed him into their community. He played soccer with the local children, and played rugby with Boqueté’s regional team.

But the people there weren’t just looking for help. “They don’t need an outsider to tell them how to do things. All I could do was show them love,” Kearney said.

Kearney is grateful for his experience.

“I wanted to do something by myself and have something to show for it,” he said.

“It was an incredible thing. I’m really glad I got to do it.”

Although he hopes to return to Panama in the future, for now Kearney said he has to focus on classes and his commitment to Midnight Run and Summit Education.

Through his time in Panama, Kearney found something he’s in love with: helping people. “Just give up and let life take you where you want to go,” he said.

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