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Walker gains lead in latest MU Law Poll Incumbent governor edges ahead against Democratic candidate By Rob Gebelhoff
robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
Gov. Scott Walker’s lead over Democratic challenger Mary Burke widened, according to the latest Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday afternoon.
The incumbent Republican now leads Burke 50 to 45 percent among likely voters, up from 49-45 in the last poll released two weeks ago. Walker’s lead among registered voters also edged up to 46-45, which was tied at 45 percent in the last poll. Although this figure remains in the margin, Charles Franklin, director of the poll, said the results of those who say they are likely to vote on Nov. 4 should be given more weight as election
day grows closer. Franklin announced the latest numbers from Marquette Law, which is considered the standard for election data in Wisconsin, as a guest at an “On the Issues with Mike Gousha” event. Franklin noted at the event that the gender gap between the two candidates is “fairly astonishing,” with Walker leading Burke 54 to 39 percent among registered men and Burke leading 5040 among registered women. Walker’s job approval rating
dipped in the latest poll with 48 percent approving and 49 percent disapproving. Two weeks ago, those numbers were at 49 and 46 respectively. Walker and Burke now head into the final month of their campaigns, drawing national figures like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and First Lady Michelle Obama to Wisconsin this past week to boost voter excitement. The Wisconsin governor’s race is among the most competitive in the country.
Robberies increase on campus Alcohol referrals fall 48 percent in yearly MU crime report By McKenna Oxenden
mckenna.oxenden@marquette.edu
Robbery violations are on an upward trend from 2012 to 2013, according to the Department of Public Safety’s annual Security and Fire Safety Report, released Wednesday. While no robberies were reported in the residence halls, two were found on campus grounds. There were eight reported robberies on public property, which is up 38 percent from 2012. The report includes items that are not reported in any police reports, such as disciplinary referrals that are issued through the university. Six referrals for drug disciplinary actions were present on off-campus property - a 100 percent difference from 2011. Additionally, residence halls increased their numbers by two, going from 55 to 57 citations. Marquette’s latest report stresses safety while walking around campus, noting that there is access to more than 450 blue light phones, LIMOs and escort services. As always, DPS also emphasized walking with another person after it gets dark. These resources are available for the students, but it is up to them to use them. INDEX
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Kelly Regan, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, claims that for the most part she feels safe on campus. She also said that while DPS cannot predict when robberies or crimes will occur, she thinks more officers should be stationed around
campus to help prevention. Three new categories were added to the annual report: domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Of the three, domestic violence was the most common, with three instances taking place in
the residence halls. Just as last year saw a decrease in the number of alcohol referrals, this year saw a 48 percent decrease of residence hall referrals, going
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MU mirrors federal loan default rate decrease By Julia Pagliarulo
julia.pagliarulo@marquette.edu
Marquette’s student loan default rate saw a slight decrease last year, mirroring a 1 percent decrease in the national average for student loan defaults, according to data from the Department of Education. The university’s most recent three-year average loan default rate came in at 2.5 percent for 2011 according to the National Student Loan Data System, meaning that only a small minority of Marquette students who began paying their loans in 2011 could not make their payments. This number marks a dip from the previous rate of 3.6 percent, but that’s well below the national three-year default average of 13.7 percent, which fell from 14.7 percent the previous year. Even in comparison to the average student loan default rate of 7.2 percent for private, nonprofit universities, Marquette’s rate is still significantly smaller. That means Marquette also avoids government sanctions for student loan default rates greater than 30 percent. These sanctions do not allow offending colleges to participate in federal student aid programs. A defaulted loan can be rehabilitated one time with the completion of a loan rehabilitation agreement that the office then approves. The benefits of this option are that the loan is returned to normal status, the defaulted payment is removed from the borrower’s credit history and the borrower regains the benefits of the initial loan. According to a Forbes article, default rates are based on the number of students who have defaulted on at least one student loan three years after college. When a student fails to make payment on a loan after 270 days, that student has defaulted on a loan. Beyond just
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Gonzalez: The city’s parks
O’Donnell Park sale may lead to loss of important urban green space.
Volleyball readies for Hoyas
First conference homestand starts Friday, continues into weekend.
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Acatoberfest Invitational
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Fransen: Gender differences
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Wisconsin attornet general candidates Republican Brad Schimel (right) and Democrat Susan Happ will appear at Marquette for their first debate.
Kimberly-Clark CEO speaks at MU Kimberly-Clark Corp. CEO Thomas Falk spoke Wednesday, emphasizing social responsibility for businesses as the keynote speaker at Marquette’s Business Leaders Forum. “There’s more than a billion people in this world, mostly in Africa and India, that don’t have access to sanitation so we’re working to provide sanitary toilet facilities,” Falk said at the forum, hosted by the College of Business Administration in the Alumni Memorial Union ballrooms. The forum was part of an annual speaker series for the college. Falk’s speech, titled “The Sustainable Enterprise,” was introduced by University President Michael Lovell. “For those of you who study leadership, you know that organizations take on the personalities of those who are leading them,” Lovell said. “In the past year alone, (KimberlyClark) was chosen to be among the world’s most ethical companies for the third consecutive year.” When Falk was younger, former University President the Rev. John Raynor was on the Kimberly-Clark board of directors before he passed
away in 1997. In addition, Falk’s son is a Marquette alumnus. “(Raynor) put me through my paces, so I remember the clear impression I got then of what a Jesuit education can do for you,” Falk said. Kimberly-Clark, a $21 billion company, serves around 1.6 billion people every day. It was founded on principles of “quality, service and fair dealing,” which has kept the company sustainable and exercising social responsibility, Falk said. In addition to his CEO role, Falk serves on the boards of Lockheed Martin, Global Consumer Goods Forum, Catalyst and the University of Wisconsin Foundation. He is also a national governor of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He received his master’s degree in management from Stanford University and bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin.
according to deeds records released Wednesday. That purchase includes the former UMB Fund Services building, 803 W. Michigan St., and the land around it. It is the first part in the university’s attempt to expand its boundaries in the area. The total expansion is also expected to include a purchase of a 4.6-acre lot owned by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, which was put up for sale for $4 million last month, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported. That plot sale would have to be approved by the governor’s office. University President Michael Lovell announced plans to expand in his inaugural address Sept. 19.
MU spends $5.25M for expansion
The Marquette University Law School and WISN 12 will partner to host the first attorney general debate later this month. The debate will be held Oct. 12 at Eckstein Hall and will be the first between Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad
Marquette paid $5.25 million to a local commercial real estate group as part of its 7-acre acquisition of property on its eastern edge of campus,
DPS Reports Sept. 30 At 1:03 a.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette trespassed in Structure 1 and was taken into custody by MPD. Between 9:35 and 9:55 a.m., unknown person(s) vandalized a wall in McCormick Hall. Two students reported the incident at 2:10 p.m., and Facilities Services was contacted. At 9:59 a.m., a person not affiliated with Marquette trespassed by Lot A
MU to host attorney general debate
Schimel. Both seek the seat held by incumbent Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen, who is not seeking reelection. The Marquette University Law Poll released Wednesday shows the candidates deadlocked. “We are thrilled to, once again, partner with Marquette Law School in bringing this important political dialogue to our viewers,” said Jan Wade, president and general manager of WISN-TV, in a news release. “In-depth political journalism is a cornerstone of our longstanding commitment to important local coverage.” Mike Gousha, host of “WISN 12 News UPFRONT” and distinguished fellow in law and public policy for the Law School, will moderate the hourlong, commercial-free debate. “We are grateful to the candidates for agreeing to this debate,” said Joseph Kearney, dean of the Law School. “We are pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with WISN 12. Through the leadership of our mutual colleague, Mike Gousha, the debate will help inform the community about this important statewide race.”
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and was cited by MPD. At 6:29 p.m., a student reported that his property was vandalized some time on Wednesday, Sept. 24, in O’Donnell Hall. The incident appears to have been motivated by sexual orientation bias.
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Nov. 3 At 2:13 a.m., a student was in possession of three false IDs in Structure 1.
Thursday 2 Engineers Without Borders Donut Sale, under the Raynor Library Bridge, 7:30 a.m. Marquette Health Sciences Career Fair, AMU Ballrooms, 1:30 p.m. NEWaukee Social @ O’Donnell Park, O’Donnell Park, 6 p.m.
Friday 3 “Million Dollar Arm,” Varsity Theatre, 8 p.m. The Original Milwaukee Oktoberfest, Pere Marquette Park, 12 p.m.
Saturday 4 Star Wars Day, Discovery World, 10 a.m. MKE Haunted History Pub Crawl Tour, Milwaukee City Tours, 6 p.m. An Evening with John Williams, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 8 p.m.
Saturday 5 Family Weekend Concert, Varsity Theatre, 11 a.m. College of Education Student Council annual blessing, St. Joan of Arc Chapel, 2 p.m.
Sunday 6 Colleges Against Cancer general meeting, Cudahy Hall 001, 8 p.m.
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Crime: DPS report adds new violation categories from 722 to 345. accessible. Maddie Malone, a freshman “If I need them, I can reach in the College of Health Sci- them easily.” ences, said she feels like she It is also notable that for the regularly sees first time within DPS officers the past two years, around campus one weapon referand feels safe. ral was also re“I see them ported in the resiall the time,” dence halls. Malone said. “It The report promakes me feel vides details on good to see them the rules and walking around. guidelines for I feel like I am staying safe and protected.” what to do in cerMalone added tain situations, and that in an urban Maddie Malone, freshman in the requests that stuenvironment, College of Health Sciences dents identify and crimes like robhelp people who beries are inmay be in trouble. evitable. She said she takes DPS Chief Paul Mascari did comfort in the fact that even not respond to phone calls for if she does not need DPS, it is comment by press time.
I see (DPS) all the time ... I feel like I am protected.”
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Whelton spurns proposals to publish course evaluations MUSG president says evalutaions need more participation By Joe Cahill
joseph.cahill@marquette.edu
Marquette Online Course Evaluation System (MOCES) results cannot be published until the university receives a higher participation rate and more accurate results, said Marquette Student Government President Kyle Whelton. “The firm stance of the provost is that there are not enough responses at this point for it to be scientifically valid,” Whelton said. “The participation rates are very low. Some classes are rather high, but it is really scattered across the board.” The biggest concerns, Whelton said, are that the only students who fill out evaluations are the outliers, providing skewed results. “We don’t get a lot of the ones in between, we are getting data from the polar ends,” he said. Whelton said Ratemyprofessor.com, a website that provides reviews of faculty, does not always provide the most
The firm stance of the provost is that there are not enough responses at this point for it to be scientifically valid.” Kyle Whelton, Marquette Student Government President realistic results, claiming that most people on the website have an agenda. Meaghan Bau, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said she used Ratemyprofessor.com as a way to research potential professors. “I use it every time, but I always take it with a grain of salt,” she said. “Most of the people on that site are extreme.” Bau said she used the MOCES program for two of her classes, one because she enjoyed the professor and the other because she disliked the course. Whelton said the reason students do not fill out the course evaluations is because it does not directly benefit them. “The biggest complaint that we hear from students is that there is no incentive to fill it out, and that their comments have no impact.” The MUSG academics board and the university are looking into ways to increase student turnout. Whelton explained that
the university already provides small incentives such as drawings and prizes for those who fill out the evaluations. Whelton said the MOCES data is not available to students or the public, but is reviewed by the professor who taught the class, the department chair, the dean’s office and the provost’s office. Whelton and Hau both said course evaluations may not be fair to all professors or classes. Whelton explained that the content of the class could change a student’s perspective of the course and professor. “There is never going to be a positive review from someone who takes organic chemistry,” Whelton said. “The course is hard and the workload is intensive.” MUSG legislation was passed in 2010, Whelton said, to open up the course evaluation data to students, but it was denied by the university.
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Loans: MU default rate remains well below national, 4-year private averages
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a lack of financial literacy, default can happen due to a failure to graduate from college or the inability to find employment post-graduation. Leaving college prior to graduation leads to a lower chance of finding employment and consequently means a lack of money to pay back loans, similar to how not finding postgraduation employment creates student loan defaults. For that reason, a low default rate is evidence of a high graduation rate, as well as finding employment following graduation. Still, that doesn’t mean Marquette students aren’t intimidated by the daunting debt that can pile up while attending the school. “I think the interest rates on students loans are quite high, placing a greater burden on students after they graduate,” said Jenny Garbarz, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. “I am mildly scared for student loans.” Marquette offers loan assistance for students through the
THREE-YEAR STUDENT LOAN DEFAULT RATES 14.7% 13.4%
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Sources: Office of Institutional Research and Analysis for Marquette numbers, National Association of College of University Business Officers for private school numbers, and U.S. Department of Education for federal numbers. Infographic by Rob Gebelhoff/robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
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A cappella groups from MU, midwest schools to perform By Phillip Ghuneim
phillip.ghuneim@marquette.edu
Marquette will host its first a cappella group showcase at the Varsity Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. The festival will feature a total of seven a cappella ensembles from around the Midwest, including Marquette’s own groups, The Meladies, The Naturals and Gold ‘n Blues. All are guaranteed to captivate music fans. “The audience can expect high energy and a good variety of music,” said Cate Beauchamp, a founding member of the all-female group, The Meladies. “There will be seven different groups, so the audience is bound to get a little bit of everything.” The Meladies is the newest of the three a cappella groups at Marquette, as it was established just two years ago. “We created the group because there were both an all-male and a co-ed group at the time, but there wasn’t yet an all-female
presence in a cappella,” said Beauchamp, a senior in the College of Engineering. With support from Gold ‘n Blues, Beauchamp and friends were able to complete the a cappella triad and subsequently provide more of an opportunity for female vocalists around campus. Beauchamp and The Meladies will be performing two or three contemporary pop songs, which should appeal to the massive projected turnout. Parents tickets already sold out, and student tickets will be distributed first come, first serve at the door Saturday. Considering that the show is free for Marquette students, she encouragesthemtotakeadvantageof the privilege. Since there was not an all-girls presence in a cappella before The Meladies, females were not offered the opportunity to sing a cappella on campus until the founding of Gold ‘n Blues. “Gold ‘n Blues was established by a number of girls living in McCormick who wanted to create the chance for girls to get involved in a cappella at Marquette,” said Allison Jacobs, a senior in the College of Health Sciences and a member of Gold ‘n Blues. Similar to The Meladies,
Gold ‘n Blues will be debuting two relatively modern-day pop songs in hopes of charming what is expected to be a young audience. “The audience can count on a fun and entertaining show as well as new music,” Jacobs said. While both the Meladies and Gold ‘n Blues are certain to deliver a captivating performance, Acatoberfest in its entirety would not be possible without the all-male group and “founding fathers” of a cappella on Marquette’s campus, The Naturals. “The Naturals was created in 2003 as an offshoot of choir,” explained Nick Clerkin, president of The Naturals and a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. “As a cappella grew bigger, more and more people from the choir decided to branch off into it.” Clerkin, who helped create Acatoberfest, clarifies that even though the group was established in 2003, it was not until just three or four years ago that it was able to thoroughly establish its own individuality as a student-led group and build off of that identity. A predominant figure in Marquette’s a cappella scene, Clerkin can attest to the extraordinary amount of talent audiences can experience this weekend.
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The Meladies officially became a musical group on campus in 2012.
“The audience can definitely expect a level of a cappella that has really never happened on this campus before,” Clerkin said. “The production will be phenomenal, and I think that people are going to be blown away by how professional the show is.” All three Marquette-based a cappella groups will have individual shows this fall, as well as a Christmas concert in which all three will be collaborating. However, for Clerkin, the goal is to make an invitational such as Acatoberfest an annual event on campus.
Other performers include: State Of Fifths - Michigan State University DMaC - DePaul University 7Days A Cappella - University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Treble Makers - Miami University
‘Postcards From America’ shows MKE in new light Exhibit at MKE Art Museum features 11 photographers’ work By Stephanie Harte
stephanie.harte@marquette.edu
With the Milwaukee Art Museum offering free admission the first Thursday of every month, students have the perfect opportunity to check out the current exhibit, “Postcards From America: Milwaukee.”
“Postcards From America” is a collaborative photography project that sets out to capture interactions and relationships that define places across America through multiple perspectives. The Milwaukee edition of the project came to the Milwaukee Art Museum July 10 and runs until Oct. 19. The exhibit was started by a group of Magnum photographers. Before coming to Milwaukee, the group made stops in the mountains of Utah, Rochester, New York and the presidential election in Florida for editions of the project. “Postcards from
Photo courtesy of Kristin Settle
Donovan Wylie shows downtown Milwaukee from a bird’s eye view.
America: Milwaukee” features work from 11 Magnum photographers: Bruce Gilden, Jim Goldberg, Susan Meiselas, Martin Parr, Paolo Pellegrin, Mark Power, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Jacob Aue Sobol, Alec Soth, Zoe Strauss and Donovan Wylie. Magnum became the first cooperative agency to be completely established and operated by photographers in 1947. Today, photographers in the agency carry on the mission of their founders to unite in creative freedom, while maintaining their distinct points of view. “(Magnum) came together as an association to work on the project,” said Lisa Sutcliffe, Milwaukee Art Museum’s curator of photography. “Experienced photographers don’t come in expecting to portray people a certain way in their pictures, but let people portray themselves.” Photo in exhibit by photographer Susan Meiselas The photographers captured the exhibit’s work during visits to Wisconsin from Aug. 2013 April 2014. The exhibit captures life in Milwaukee and other parts of Wisconsin through photos of food, the working class, students, individuals at the State Fair and other events that took place over the last year. The photographers showed their distinct styles in the exhibit by focusing on different aspects
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Martin Parr captures scenes of visitors at the Wisconsin State Fair.
of life. The 11 photographers expose 11 different perspectives to audiences. “The photos are as much about the photographers as the subjects,” Sutcliffe said. Photographer Martin Parr chose to show how Milwaukeeans spend leisure time, while Susan Meiselas’ photos focus on work life through portraits of factory workers. “The character of Milwaukee’s architecture, as well as the magic of its rural life, come through in the photos,” Sutcliffe said. Sutcliffe said the exhibit gives locals a chance to see their city in a whole new way. “Not often do you get to see your own time
period depicted in a museum,” Sutcliffe said, “It gives you a perspective on your own life.” She encourages students to come to the exhibit in order to fully see the city they live in and to rethink how they take their own photos. Students may even see their own neighbors or neighborhoods in the pictures. A reason Sutcliffe came to focus on photography is its powerful connection to social engagement, as displayed throughout the exhibit. “The thing I love most about photography is its unique way of connecting to the world we see,” she said. “Its ability to show us things in a new way is kind of magic.”
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Peculiar Netflix Picks: “Nymphomaniac: Vol. I” By Jack Taylor
jack.taylor@marquette.edu
“Nymphomaniac: Vol. I” is surprisingly more impressive than the title suggests. No, it is not a porno – there is far more to the story than that – but it does make viewers extremely uncomfortable. With the film’s lack of a rating, it is not hard to imagine where director Lars von Trier takes the story. The film opens up on a cold winter’s night. Everything in the city is quiet as the snow blankets the ground. The camera focuses on a woman, Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg), lying unconscious in the middle of an alley, covered with cuts and bruises. Middle-aged Seligman (Stellan Skarsgård) discovers Joe and brings her back to his home, giving her food and a place to rest. When he asks Joe how she ended up in the alley, Joe answers with a
line that she repeats often throughout the film: “Because I’m a horrible human being.” Joe goes on to tell her story through a series of flashbacks, beginning with when she was just a two-year-old who discovered the sensation of her genitalia. She talks about her curiosity, how she grew up just itching to feel a sexual sensation. Sensation, Joe says, is something she came to love. Objects in Seligman’s home cue Joe’s memory of different “chapters” to her story. “Vol. I” is split up into five chapters. Each chapter is labeled with a title in the film. The chapters serve as a foundation to one another as Joe describes the many lives she ruined in order to selfishly achieve sexual pleasure. The story becomes surprisingly multi-dimensional at times. von Trier, who also wrote the screen-
play, works in fascinating analogies to Joe’s story, like Seligman’s comparison of fishing to pursuing sex where Joe is a fisherman and men are fish. A variety of familiar faces appear during the flashbacks. Uma Thurman plays Mrs. H, the wife of a man with whom Joe has an affair. Thurman’s performance is rather electric, fitting nicely into the context of the story. Jesper Christensen, known for playing Mr. White in “Casino Royale,” plays the boss of a printing company. The most surprising supporting actor is Shia LaBeouf as Jerome, Joe’s one and only love. Plus, there is nothing weirder than seeing Louis Stevens from “Even Stevens” getting it on between the sheets. The strong chemistry between Joe and Seligman becomes a particularly intriguing element of
Competitions, food make MKE Oktoberfest authentic
Marcus Center brings traditional German celebration to city
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a typical nymphomaniac. She tells her life-story, attempting to explain to Seligman why she is a “terrible human being.” The further she goes on, the more she and Seligman realize that she is defending her personality. “Nymphomaniac: Vol. I” sets up an interesting backstory to an intriguing character.
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By Hannah Byron
hannah.byron@marquette.edu
With the closing of September, it is officially time to say, “Auf wiedersehen,” to summer and “Willkommen,” to October. The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts and Pere Marquette Park host the free MKE Oktoberfest from noon to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. John Hassig, the director of programming and events at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, has been involved with coordinating the event for the last two years. He said the MKE Oktoberfest is able to stand apart from the other Oktoberfest events in the city due to its authenticity. The first Oktoberfest took place in 1810 to celebrate the wedding of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The king ordered that the last 16 days of September would be set aside for feasting and drinking. Based on the turnout and crowd enjoyment, the celebration continued for more than 200 years. Similar to the Oktoberfest layout in Munich, Germany, Milwaukee’s celebration joins two festivals on each side of the Milwaukee River. The festivity opens with the official keg tapping by Mayor Tom Barrett. Hassig said this is done to resemble the Munich festival and to create a larger celebration and impact. Hassig’s favorite part about programming the event is witnessing the solidarity and tradition. “It is such a joyful energy and sense of community during this time. People are really just out to celebrate the start of fall and have a good time,” Hassig wrote in an email. “I love seeing all the different traditional outfits and hats, smelling all the traditional foods and listening to some fantastic
the film. The two have polar opposite personalities; one lives a reckless, erotic lifestyle, and the other a tranquil, reserved one. Yet Gainsbourg and Skarsgård exchange dialogue so naturally that we forget about the difference in temperaments. One fault I did find with the film is von Trier’s excessive nudity and graphic sex scenes. Both male and female are completely exposed during spontaneous sexual encounters throughout the film. While I understand why von Trier would choose to do this, the film would have been just as effective without the exposure. This film is certainly not one to watch with the parents. In all honesty, I came into “Nymphomaniac: Vol. I” not knowing what to expect, and it blew me away. The flashbacks reveal that Joe’s character is deeper than just
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Locals can get a taste of the more than 200 year-old food and beer festival.
joyful music.” Participants must be 21 or be accompanied by someone who is of age to drink. However, an adult over 21 can only bring three guests to the festival. Wristbands will be distributed to eligible drinkers. Guests under 21 are not allowed to partake in events sponsored by MKE Oktoberfest that involve drinking. With that said, underage guests can enjoy a range of non-alcoholic activities over the weekend. Authentic German food from Sazama’s River’s Edge Patio and Usinger’s Famous Sausage will be made available on both sides of the river. Other events include a bratwurst-eating team relay competition held Saturday, a harvest polka mass in the Peck Pavilion at 11 a.m. on Sunday and Masskrugstemmen, which translates to stein holding. This strength competition tests who can hold a full one liter glass stein the longest. The winner will go on to compete in New York in September 2015. When guests are not taking part in German competitions or cuisine, they can also listen to local polka bands. Hassig said the festival will play a total of 29 hours of music on
each stage. One band that will be performing at the MKE Oktoberfest is The Brewhaus Polka Kings. Grant Kozera is the leader of the group and plays the accordion. He said he first fell in love with the music genre when his parents took him to a Frank Yankovic gig when he was sixyears-old. Kozera said that his band plays what some people call American polka music like “too fat” polka, or Milwaukee polka, a form of Yankovic’s style with a banjo in the group, but modified to play some German and Austrian songs too. Kozera said his group has performed at many German festivals and likes to share the craft while exposing people to the country’s culture. “I enjoy people tapping and smiling to the music, and especially dancing to it,” Kozera said. “The children like the tempo and the bouncy happy carefree sound to it.” Kozera encourages guests to not let the fear of dancing in public keep participants glued to their seats. “We need to destress and enjoy these days, and sometimes a beer with this music can do the trick,” Kozera said.
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The Marquette Wire Editorial Board:
Elena Fransen, Opinions Editor Jasmine Gonzalez, Assistant Opinions Editor Joe Kaiser, Executive Director Rebecca Rebholz, Managing Editor Matt Kulling, News Editor Ben Fate, Copy Chief
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O’Donnell Park sale puts urban green space at risk
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Our view: The anonymous nature of misconduct reporting websites may keep them from collecting factual information from students and university affiliates. The university is using a university-specific website and hotline number through EthicsPoint, which it has worked with since 2006, this year. The site allows members of the university, or anyone who has access to the site, to register misconduct claims of any sort, like academic dishonesty and sexual harassment, under the guise of anonymity. As we can see from this year’s overhaul of sexual misconduct training for employees, the Marquette administration believes students and staff are responsible for reporting any misconduct. Working with EthicsPoint provides another avenue for individuals to feel free to speak up without facing unwanted repercussions. The site maintains a positive purpose, yet it is not completely clear whether this will be an effective tool in reporting. The basis of anonymity could result in false or malicious reports and misuse of a critical resource. The goal of honest reporting may fall by the wayside. Anonymity allows us to say whatever we feel without assigning ourselves to the consequences. We can come forward with information, fact or opinion based, without being held accountable for any positive or negative ramifications. People tend to abuse this positional power through the Internet, and EthicsPoint could be just another forum for people to air their grievances. Another Marquette partner site, Course Evaluation Manager, relies on the anonymity quotient to encourage truthful and constructive feedback for instructors. Staff evaluations are used to determine tenure and salary while providing an outlet for students to give professors their view. However, the site is not well utilized by students as it is not a requirement to submit course evaluations and, due to anonymity, people are not held accountable for
what they do or do not say. The result is the majority of students do not participate, and those who do often use it as a way to give instructors a piece of their mind at the end of the semester. In the past there was a student proposal to Marquette Student Government for aggregate teacher evaluations to be published at the end of each year. This could be a good way for students and faculty to understand the importance of the evaluation process though the university rejected it outright because not enough people participate. Clearly some of these issues result from anonymity’s implementation. When you can say anything, some people may just do that or not say anything at all. Unfortunately, we cannot mandate reporting without concealing one’s identity from everyone and expect reporters to just deal with the repercussions that could follow. Confidentiality and being able to protect one’s identity can be important factors when one considers reporting serious cases. Perhaps the manner in which we approach being anonymous should change in order for these sites to do their job on campus. EthicsPoint can be effective only when people submit honest reports and seriously consider the gravity of what they are reporting and its possible implications. Being anonymous may allow us to not be held immediately accountable for what we say, but that does not mean we should be ignorant to possible consequences. Anonymous reporting, with both EthicsPoint and Course Evaluation Manager, is a serious matter, and reporters should understand the weight of various reports. For cases and evaluations to be representative of facts and lead to the proper recourse, students as well as university employees should be aware of how their actions may have great implications, without relying on their anonymity to exempt them from accountability. University affiliates should embrace the honesty granted in anonymity while considering its potential drawbacks as well.
Jasmine Gonzalez O’Donnell Park, located at the lakefront end of Wisconsin Avenue, is actually the top of a parking structure located on 910 E. Michigan Street. A clever example of urban green space, the structure offers 1,300 parking stalls in a high-traffic tourist zone, as well as a serene, grassy hangout nestled between the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum. Its future, however, is up in the air. As part of ongoing renovations in the downtown area, Northwestern Mutual proposed to buy the O’Donnell Park structure from the Milwaukee County Parks Department for $14 million. Through the deal, Northwestern Mutual would take on the financial responsibility of structural repairs and improvements, which would remain open to the public, according to a company news brief released in July. While it seems like a mutually beneficial deal on the surface, certain members of the Milwaukee County Board and county residents are discontent with the bid. A public park has never been sold to a private entity in Milwaukee County before. To finalize the sale, a specific deed restriction, which designates the park as a public-only space, would need to be lifted for Northwestern Mutual to take control of the land. While the company reassured community members the park would remain open to the public under their ownership, local organizations like Preserve Our Parks worry the agreement will not be honored once the park passes into private ownership. There is also the concern that the O’Donnell Park sale would set a precedent that would allow any county park to be up for grabs by a private entity. Parks on the lakefront such as Veterans, Juneau and McKinley, all in prime real estate locations, would be in danger of sale by the county and conversion into private property. While taking down and reconstructing a building is possible without major
restructuring, parks cannot be replaced so easily. The city cannot afford to lose its green space. Ongoing studies show the many benefits of having natural elements, such as parks, incorporated within cities. According to the University of Washington, the presence of parks provides a stress-relieving sanctuary in the middle of a bustling city. Green spaces promote increased physical activity and healthier cognitive and emotional development in people of all ages. Having a park in the vicinity inspires greater creativity and fosters improved productivity at work and school. In its downtown location, O’Donnell Park offers the city many of these benefits. It adds diversity to the local landscape and offers a quiet space where downtown employees can take a walk and enjoy their lunch surrounded by nature. We may take its presence for granted now, but its absence will surely be felt if it is removed or significantly altered. Of course, the Northwestern Mutual deal is not without some benefits. With the park under Northwestern Mutual’s ownership, more resources could be directed to the park’s maintenance, as it would no longer be sharing resources with other county parks. As part of the bid, the company pledged to commit over $6.5 million to immediately begin repairs on the park. In 2010, a falling slab of concrete killed a teenager inside the structure, so it would be beneficial to begin repairs as soon as possible with the more direct source of construction funding. However, it will not do much for the community if the park and structure are well-maintained but turned into private property. It would be better to see Northwestern Mutual investing in the park’s maintenance rather than looking to buy it entirely. By making a donation for the park’s upkeep, it would demonstrate Northwestern Mutual’s commitment to the surrounding community. As a local resident who enjoys the lakefront, I would much rather be able to walk openly through O’Donnell Park—and maybe have to look at some sponsored Northwestern Mutual trash cans while I’m there—than find myself wondering if I am trespassing on a company garden, or worse, see O’Donnell’s natural haven turned into another corporate building. Jasmine Gonzalez is a senior studying political science and history. Email Jasmine with comments or suggestions at jasmine.a.gonzalez@marquette.edu and follow her on Twitter, @_jasberry.
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Gender difference at center of debate over possible athletic policy changes
Elena Fransen If you are a normal human being with a good grasp on reality, you know high school is not the best time for everyone. While some look back with nostalgia and long for simpler days of less homework, I try to keep in mind the challenges that also came with those times, especially as a (self-identified) speech team nerd who ate lunch in the school theater. High school is where we start to solidify our identities and see whether we measure up to the norm or not. And though we would like to think we move past it, its derogatory conception of difference tends to stay with us in some form or another. My home state Minnesota is dealing with this concept of identity right now. This Wednesday, the Minnesota State High School League discussed whether to change its policy on gender for athletes. The policy in question would allow transgender athletes to play on teams based on their gender identity rather than their registered sex at birth. On the tails of recent petitions for
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gender neutral bathrooms on Marquette’s campus and elsewhere in the US, this policy seems in line with where our culture is moving in its acceptance of LGBTQ communities. This policy change would mean great things for inclusiveness of trans-identifying peoples in team sports without having to deny their gender identity. However, in the push for progression, the push back is inevitable, as peoples’ binary conceptions of biological sex and gender identity come to the forefront. Minneapolis newspaper The Star Tribune ran an anti-transgender ad paid for by the Minnesota Child Protection League. The bleak, black and white ad stated “A male wants to shower beside your 14-year-old daughter. Are YOU ok with that?” Clear as day, transgender peoples’ identities are rejected and assimilated into the normal conception of boys and girls. The biological sex of the body is taken as the only display of gender, and any deviation is not acknowledged as acceptable. The focus is on the biological male taking a shower, while the policy aims to ensure a female-identifying person may play with a team she feels comfortable with. Other conversation points include boys’ “superior” athletic ability and how this could create unfair advantages for some teams. By this logic, biologicallyassigned boys/transgender girls would have an unfair advantage while biologically-assigned girls/transgender boys would be at a disadvantage. Possible
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discrimination could also result from the policy as young teammates may not understand and my consequently abuse those who present gender differently. At the heart of the transgender policy dispute is what defines gender and who can be a boy and who can be a girl. The discussion is heated as parents fear what their children will be exposed to at impressionable ages. It makes sense for people to be scared, as even in a pretty progressive state like Minnesota, where same-sex marriage is legal, gender is not something many people talk about. We tend to see gender as intrinsically tied to our individuality, and when the presentation of gender is questioned, it may be hard to accept that one’s own gender may not be as determined as one thought. Yet it is something we should consider. In Minnesota, it is a fast moving case, with the MSHSL voting on the amended policy Thursday afternoon. Even if this policy change does not go through, the conversation about gender and how we try to establish its “normal” categories of boy and girl should continue. The way we look at differences, in individuals and gender, may be more similar to high school than we would like and, ultimately, it is for the better to leave that kind of thinking behind. Elena Fransen is a senior studying history, philosophy and women's and gender studies. Email Elena with comments or suggestions at elena.fransen@ marquette.edu.
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McCarthy returns to MU, weighs in on EthicsPoint EthicsPoint, which allows students to anonymously report misconduct taking place at the university, was not around in the 1930s, much to the dismay of deceased Marquette alum Joseph McCarthy, his ghost said in an exclusive interview with the Turnip. “Back then, I wanted to blacklist everyone to DPS,” McCarthy said. “Communists in MUSG, basketball players who skipped class, people who don’t clean up their dishes at the dining halls. But I had no venue to do it.” McCarthy, who would be 105 if he were still alive, added that EthicsPoint is the perfect outlet to make sure all the people are reported for all the things, and he encouraged students to make use of it. He would neither confirm nor deny if he will run for MUSG president this spring, but he is exploring the possibility. This article is written as satire and does not in any way reflect real situations. If you choose to believe it as fact, do so at your own discretion.We have no problem with that. Follow The Turnip at @muturnip on Twitter for more legitimately fake news.
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MU victorious against Badgers
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Redshirt Forward David Selvaggi continues to dominate since transferring in Wednesday night’s match against the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers, aiding in the team’s 2-0 win.
MU adds sixth win in shutout against in-state rival Badgers By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
Redshirt junior C. Nortey scored two goals as Marquette continued their scoreless streak last night in a 2-0 victory over in-state rival Wisconsin. No. 12 Marquette (6-2-0) won six games in a row and has not given up a goal at home in 651 minutes. Redshirt senior Charlie Lyon was in net for every match, and with his 26th shutout last night, he is now two clean sheets away from the school’s all-time record. Wisconsin controlled play early on in the match, testing
Lyon with four quick shots in the opening minutes. However, the momentum began to swing in the Golden Eagles’ direction around the 20-minute mark. The back end shut the Badgers out of any more dangerous chances, and the offense took more shots than it had all season. Both Nortey’s goals were the final touches of excellently executed passing play. On Nortey’s first goal, redshirt junior defender Axel Sjoberg tipped a throw-in to redshirt senior David Selvaggi in the box. Selvaggi put the finishing touch on the play with his cross to Nortey, who had a wide-open net to shoot at. Marquette’s defensive unit was involved in the second goal as well. Junior Adam Hermsen’s long pass hit sophomore forward Coco Novarro per-
fectly in stride on the left side. After gaining complete control Novarro crossed to Nortey, who finished the play in the same fashion as his first. “Everybody put in the work,” Nortey said. “It just happened that I scored the two goals, but anyone could have scored those goals. We do that in practice every day.” “He does so much work,” head coach Louis Bennett said in regards to Nortey. “We purposely had him go through two defenders so he would draw both of them. He never complained, he just did his due diligence.” Marquette had 22 shots Wednesday night, topping its 18 against Gonzaga as its highest single-game total. “I thought it was probably the single-best performance
we’ve had all year,” Marquette coach Louis Bennett said. “We were sat down and watching a great game. We didn’t have to do much.” “In the beginning it was a little bit hectic, and we couldn’t really implement the style we wanted,” Bennett said. “We corrected it. That’s the way you’ve got to (play). That’s going to happen in some games. You’ve just got to roll with it.” Bennett believes the high frequency of scoring chances were the cause of the full squad’s play. “Our movement off the ball and our ability to go from one side of the field to the other (created chances),” Bennett said. “It was our patience at the back. When we did break pressure we broke pressure with support to keep the ball.”
Lyon made three saves in the victory, while redshirt sophomore keeper Casey Beyers made five saves for the Badgers. While one Golden Eagle returned, another will be sidelined. Senior midfielder Sebastian Jansson entered in the 72nd minute, the first time he’s seen game action since suffering an injury in the Gonzaga match. However, sophomore forward Nick Parianos could miss significant time after suffering an undisclosed injury. He’s listed as out indefinitely. The Golden Eagles are back in action Saturday, when they head to Washington D.C. to face Georgetown. The match will be their first of the Big East slate after their game against Providence was postponed.
Two golfers place in top 10 at Badger Invitational Cloete’s +1 marks best three-round card of his season By Robbie Cowles Special to the Tribune
The Marquette men’s golf team finished fifth out of 13 teams at the 2014 Badger Invitational Tournament at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison. Marquette’s top finishers were senior Brandon Cloete, tied for fifth place, and junior Pat Sanchez, tied for 10th place. Marquette sat at second place
after the opening round Sunday, thanks to Pat Sanchez’s blistering opening round score of 68, four-under par. Regression from the team in rounds two and three led to a fall in the final standings. “From what I saw (during round three), just a lot of sloppy play,” coach Steve Bailey said. “A lot of three-putts, when you get a little behind, you try to make some things happen.” Cloete was the standout performer for Marquette, finishing with his best three-round score this year so far, one-over par. He explained he relaxed his approach coming into this tournament. “This week, I felt really calm,
really in control of what I was trying do do,” Cloete said. “I had a really good game-plan going into every single hole. All-around my best ball-striking day tournament from day one to three. I hit it better and better everyday.” Bailey said Cloete played a complete tournament. “It wasn’t the finish he was looking for, but he struck it nicely all week,” Bailey said of Cloete. “He led the tournament in par five scoring, at seven-under par.” Bailey stressed the importance of strong play from all team members in order to finish better as a team. “I think we’ve relied a lot on our top three guys the last few events,
and at some point you can’t always do that,” Bailey said. “You have to have five guys show up, and I think (in this tournament) it really cost us.” The rest of Marquette’s finishers included junior Nick Nelson, sophomore Henry Klongland, and junior Zach Gaugert, who finished tied for 22nd, tied for 54th and tied for 60th, respectively. Cloete also emphasized that strong play from the whole is key to unlocking his team’s potential. “We’re waiting for that round where all four or five of us are in it, and that’s when something special’s going to happen,” Cloete said. “Unfortunately this time we didn’t
bring that fourth and fifth score together all week.” Bailey highlighted that consistent play throughout a tournament is the difference between potential and results. “That’s what championship programs are made of, is being consistent, through a whole event,” Bailey said. “We can’t show up and play 18 or 36 holes and expect to be a team that’s going to make it through regionals or be conference champs.” Marquette will stay close to home for its next tournament Oct. 5-7, as it competes in the Erin Hills Intercollegiate Tournament at Erin Hills Golf Club in Erin, Wis.
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Women head to NY to face off with St. John’s Soccer hits the road for a first place showdown with Red Storm By Jacob Born
jacob.born@marquette.edu
The only two unbeaten teams in Big East conference play will battle for first place when Marquette travels to St. John’s for Thursday’s prime-time matchup. The Golden Eagles (6-5-1) came out of the gates with a slow start to the season, but the team turned it on during its most recent homestand, giving the team major momentum to start off Big East play. During the four-game winning streak, Marquette is outscoring its opponents 11-3, showing the team has the ability to score often, while the defense is improving compared to earlier in the year. “After the kind of start we’ve had, a few games slipped away from us a little bit,” head coach Markus Roeders said. “Being 4-0 at home over the past two weekends and 2-0 in the Big East to start off that part of the season, we couldn’t be in a better position.” Now, Marquette will put its improvements to the test when they travel to Queens, N.Y., to take on the Red Storm. The game will be a change of pace for both sides, as this is the first conference home match for St. John’s, and it’s the first Big
East road match for Marquette. Regardless, Roeders said he believes the team will be ready for the tough road match. “Playing at St. John’s, we’re both the league leaders so far,” Roeders said. “I’m sure we’re going to face a real tough opponent. We’ve been on the road and I think we’ve battled some good teams already, and we just have to be ready for St. John’s.” The Red Storm is riding a threegame winning streak, and has the tools to extend it to four games. St. John’s runs the offense through junior Rachel Daly. While the team does not score many goals, with just 14 in 11 games, Daly accounted for five of those, giving her the team lead in goals and points. The next closest is freshman Shea Connors with three goals and seven total points. Daly and Connors will surely test the Golden Eagles’ defense, and should provide a good benchmark to see how the back line can play against the conference’s top talent. “She’s a special player, you can’t deny that,” Roeders said of Daly. “She has a uniqueness to her game that you’d love to have as a striker. You can never count her out.” Roeders said even though Daly has great individual talent, St. John’s is more than just one talented player. “St. John’s is a team,” Roeders said. “You can’t just focus on (Daly). They have a lot of other good players.” Another interesting matchup is
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The women’s soccer team is hopeful to add a win to their 6-5-1 record when they face St. John’s on Thursday.
between the two Big East players of the week. Marquette sophomore midfielder Liz Bartels was named Big East offensive player of the week for her five-point weekend, while St. John’s sophomore goalkeeper Diana Poulin earned Big East defensive player of the week for her shutouts against Xavier and Creighton.
Bartels is just one of the Golden Eagles, who will look to end Poulin’s shutout streak, which stands at three games and 293 minutes. Senior midfielder Mary Luba and junior defender Jacie Jermier will be key in getting past Poulin. But, as the team showed against Creighton, Marquette has the ability to net goals against
a quality keeper. “I think we’ve been pretty good at creating chances,” Roeders said. “I expect it to be a real tough match.” Kickoff between the top teams in the Big East is Thursday at 6 p.m. Marquette will then travel back to Valley Fields for a home match against Xavier Sunday.
Milwaukee basketball has potential to come back
Dan Reiner The Milwaukee Bucks opened training camp Monday with all eyes on forwards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker. Both are just 19 years old, but they’re already embracing their roles on the big stage. The young duo is expected to lead the team statistically, but more importantly, they’re leading the revitalization of basketball in Milwaukee. To put it nicely, Milwaukee
suffered through a miserable basketball season last year. The Bucks finished an NBA-worst 1567 and Marquette’s men’s team went 17-15, missing all postseason tournaments. Milwaukeeans had to cheer for an unlikely Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s team in the NCAA Tournament. Yet, after their respective dismal seasons, the Bucks and the Golden Eagles were able to address much-needed changes in the offseason. The Bucks took Parker with the second overall pick in the draft, while Marquette hired Steve Wojciechowski from Duke after Buzz Williams’ departure. Wojciechowski takes over a Marquette program with only three seniors and 10 active players on the roster, with two more players sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules. However, he’s landed three
four-star recruits for 2015, with the realistic possibility of national consensus top-5 big man Henry Ellenson joining the group. The Rice Lake, Wis. product trimmed his list of schools to Marquette, Kentucky and Michigan State. A lack of depth and experience may restrain the Golden Eagles this year, but fans should be excited about the long run for Marquette basketball. The Bucks, meanwhile, have a median age of just 23.8, the youngest in the NBA. The Bucks have three teenagers on the roster – Parker, Antetokounmpo and rookie Damien Inglis – outnumbering Marquette’s two: Sandy Cohen and John Dawson. Last season, Antetokounmpo became a national phenomenon on a team with little to get excited about. Now, with the addition of Parker, the Bucks have a frontcourt
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in which the two can grow together. It will surely take time for the players to develop, but Parker and “The Greek Freak” could become a dangerous duo in the near future. The Golden Eagles and the Bucks also share a newfound bond with Wojciechowski and Parker. Wojciechowski coached the now-pro at Duke in his lone NCAA season, and the two have a close friendship. Wojciechowski could now use his connection to Parker as an enticing recruiting mechanism going forward. Parker was present for Henry Ellenson’s official visit to Marquette Sept. 26 – an exciting factor for any high school player. Parker also reportedly mentioned he will try to make an appearance at Marquette Madness Oct. 10. If the young star can continue to consistently volunteer his time to Mar-
quette, Wojciechowski will have an advantage unlike any program in the country. “I come from an environment where the expectation is to win, and that is why I chose Marquette,” Wojciechowski said at his introductory press conference last May. Two months later, Antetokounmpo tweeted: “I’ll never leave the team and the city of Milwaukee till we build the team to a championship level.” Wojciechowski and Antetokounmpo show strong commitments to basketball in Milwaukee. And with the new youth movement underway, it’s hard not to believe them. Dan Reiner is a junior in the College of Communication. Email him at daniel.reiner@marquette.edu
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Volleyball starts Big East home play G’town, Creighton head to Milwaukee for weekend matches By Matt Barbato
matthew.barbato@marquette.edu
The Marquette volleyball team plays its first homestand of the Big East schedule this weekend, starting with Georgetown Friday night and conference favorite Creighton Saturday evening at the Al McGuire Center. The Golden Eagles are coming off a proficient weekend, during which they swept their first six sets of conference play against Providence and St. John’s in a convincing fashion. Sophomore Autumn Bailey led the team throughout the weekend with 34 kills and 27 digs. Defense is something Bailey said she put an emphasis on improving this season. “Recently Eric, our assistant coach, has been working a lot with me on staying deep and trying to make reads on the balls and the hitters,” Bailey said. “We’ve
definitely been looking at where the hitters tend to hit the ball. I’ve been working hard on my defense and just trying to learn to adjust.” Creighton (10-6, 3-0) enters Milwaukee Saturday as one of the top teams in the conference, while Georgetown (6-10, 0-3) is one of the weaker teams in the Big East. Bailey said it will be a pivotal weekend ahead and that concentration will be crucial. “They’re both great teams,” Bailey said. “Creighton is predicted to win the Big East, so they’re going to be a challenge for us for sure. (For) Georgetown, we’re going to have to be on our game and aware of the scouting report, and I would say the same for Creighton.” Before the Golden Eagles can shift their attention to Creighton, they will need to take down a Georgetown team that finished 4-12 and in ninth place in the conference last season. Although Georgetown seems to be heading in a similar direction this season, Marquette will need to be careful of a trap game against the Hoyas. Marquette went 15-1 in conference play last season, with the lone defeat coming at the hands of the Bluejays in Omaha, Neb., just less
than a year ago. Although Creighton is only in its second season in the Big East, Bailey said she thinks a rivalry is brewing between the two programs. “I think that’s definitely developed a little bit of a rivalry, especially because they were predicted to be the winning team in the Big East,” Bailey said. “I think that’s kind of a chip on our shoulders, and we did win the Big East last year and now they want to take that title. They’re a really good team and we’re a pretty strong team, so I’d say that’s going to be a good game for sure.” Bailey reminisced about Creighton’s raucous arena in the game that cost them a perfect conference record last year. She said she hopes the crowd at the Al McGuire Center is similar to the one she experienced in Omaha last season. “I hope it’s just like that,” Bailey said. “The fans definitely make a big difference when you’re playing and kind of creates an environment. I hope we kind of create that uncomfortable environment for them so it’s a little bit more difficult for them to stay on their game.”
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Vuoncino excels both on and off the ice Senior captain a big part of club hockey’s fast start this season By Sterling Silver
sterling.silver@marquette.edu
Matthew Vuoncino, captain and four-year player for the Marquette club hockey team, is described by head coach Will Jurgensen as someone who will “never back down from a challenge.” The star senior’s leadership through example on the ice and his strong voice in the locker room are among the many reasons the Golden Eagles are off to a successful start this season. These qualities are also what Vuoncino will look to exemplify after Marquette in his career as an Air Force Active Duty physician. Vuoncino grew up in Elmwood Park, a north New Jersey suburb of New York City, in a family with a military background. His grandfather served in the Army during World War II and his father works
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as an aerospace engineer on numerous military projects. Vuoncino pointed to his family history and an impulse to serve others as reasons to enter the service. “I think through medicine and the military, I’ll really have a chance to give back,” Vuoncino said. His hockey interest began at age four when he first began to skate. By the age of five, Vuoncino began playing competitively and fell in love with the sport. He saw his interest in hockey as something that made him unique. “I was the only kid in my grade school who played hockey, so it was kind of my thing,” Vuoncino said. “It made me unique and different from all the other kids and I liked that.” The drive to play led him to AAA-level club teams and eventually junior hockey. He knew that playing in college was the next step. He began looking at schools where he could play four years, attend a strong medical school and join an ROTC program to combine his interests. The Jesuit connection with his high school in Manhattan, Regis High School, guided him to take a trip to Milwaukee, even though Marquette was not at top the of his list. However, his opinion began to change after walking around the city, meeting the students and learning about the biomedical sciences program, which he said was a tipping point. Following his visit, Marquette became the school he wanted to attend. Hockey was the next step in Vuoncino’s college immersion. His hard work and on-ice success through his first three seasons paved the way to being voted a captain for his senior season. Along with fellow seniors and assistant captains Tyler Schwichtenberg, Dave Fabris and junior Brendan Natwora, he works to instill a winning attitude throughout the program. Jurgensen’s most vivid memory of Vuoncino’s prowess as a leader comes from the first home-stand of the 2014 season against Bradley University. After two periods in the first game of the series, the Golden Eagles were down and struggling to get anything going offensively. “It was only our second weekend of the season, but Matt challenged himself and his teammates to decide what type of character they had in order to come from behind 2-1 entering the third,” Jurgensen said. “Not only that, but he came out and led by example and was a big part of our eventual shootout victory. He is vocal, but also works incredibly hard and backs up what he says to the guys by always giving 100 percent.” At the conclusion of his Marquette career, Vuoncino will attend medical school. While earning his medical degree, he will be working for the Air Force Medical Corps as a military doctor and after earning his degree, he will become a full-fledged Air Force Active Duty physician. While Vuoncino doesn’t know how long his military career will be, the future looks bright for the player looking to serve his county. “I can see myself being in the Air Force for my entire career, but at this stage, without having actually been on active duty, who knows?” Vuoncino said. “I am just excited to take my next step, and start my career as a leader and an officer.”